Broken Robin

by Shattered Moon

Apprentice' Au: Slade has taken over the world, Robin is his heir. Heros are few and far between. What happens when one is captured by the opposition?

5. Escape

Broken Robin

By Serene's Magick

Disclaimer: Do I sound like I own the Teen Titans?

Melee: Thank you. I'm honored that you like my writing style so much.

shiroi-hana: Thank you...you don't need to apologize for the Robin bashing I agree with you on many of your points. He's just too goody-goody in the series but otherwise I like him.

KaliAnn: You already started school!?! That's horrible...I don't start for awhile more. Loved the idea, loved it even more when it was written out..

Cathy: Thank you. I wasn't going to let Raven get away that easily ...where's is the fun in that? I'll try to keep up the good work.

KelseyAlicia: Thanks, I'm glad you like it.

CloudedDragon: You actually liked the parody...wow...I thought I was the only one that thought it was funny. Blushes Both favorites and the author alert?! I'm very glad you like the story that much; I think the pressure to keep the story interesting just increased twelve fold.

Griffin Slash: Yea, I hear my style is a little hard to understand but I've grown accustomed to my style of writing and I prefer it. You said you have a story...may I have the title so I can read it?

Amethyst Eyes RobxRae: Thanks you're one of the two people who enjoyed the parody...I don't think it was well received by others. Actually I really enjoyed you fic I just thought Raven was OOC and I'm glad I've held your attention thus far.

she-who-is-insane:...1) I don't really care for Ro/St paring and in my story Robin is evil. 2) Cyborg is dead to lack of me needing him in my story. 3) I like BB/ST as a pairing. But thank you for the review non-the less.

Sara: It's okay I really don't mind. Thank you, I'm glad you approve of the other chapters. Hehehe, I liked Rage too, but I'm glad Raven keeps a tight rein on Rage during the series because if she didn't...I don't think BB would still be alive.

fiddler jones: I try.

Drumming Femme: Eh...thank you. But about the second part...that's illegal.

Peace215: Thank you and I agree with your comments about the dialogue. Yea, I agree with your comment about the breaking point mine would most likely be at the same time as yours.

h: Um...yes and no.

Chapter Four

Escape

"Raven I didn't know you were that anxious to get into my bed."

'What the hell?'

I sat up groggily, this movement bringing my face inches from Robin's.

'Shit.'

I was awake faster than you could say 'Azarath'. I jumped out of the bed and ran to the opposite side of the room, my eyes wide with shock.

"What are you doing here?"

"I'm going to go to sleep."

I finally made the connection between Slade giving me this particular room and Robin's response, "I'm in your room."

He gave me one of those pretty boy smiles that he used to always wear when he was a Titan, "It is...but that doesn't mean we can't of you." I said unamused, I shifted my gaze towards the unguarded door behind Robin before I took action, "But I have a different idea."

I sprinted across the room and whipped open the door...only to be greeted by a pair of burly guards standing on either side of the door. When I had opened the door they turned to look at me, looking had turned to giving me a once-over and that had turned to gazing unabashedly at my legs.

"Azara...mumph."

'I really wish people would stop touching me.'

Robin had come up behind me, thrown one had over my mouth and wrapped his other arm around my waist effectively trapping my arms to my against my body.

"Raven perhaps you should stay inside my room." He said softly, "After all...walking around in a spandex leotard isn't the best idea people will think you're a demimondaine."

'When I get my hands on him, I'm going to...'

Robin pulled me back into the room but kept his arms around me for a little while more. When he did let go I wasn't exactly a happy person, so I mumbled the three words everyone who opposed me seemed to hate so much.

"Azarath Metrion Zinthos." I watched in morbid fascination as Robin's sheets, clothes, and other items of clothe came to life and attacked him. The articles of cloth wrapped around encasing Robin in a makeshift cocoon, I could hear him screaming things at me but due to the thickness of the cocoon I didn't understand him.

'I feel as if justice as been served...no I don't.'

After I had settled my cloak upon my shoulders, I looked around the room again hoping against hope I could find an escape route that wasn't the door. I scanned the room over and over looking for a better exit than the one that I had found...I would do it but not if I had I another options.

I sighed, there was no other way...I had to go down the garbage chute.

'I officially hate my life.'

I walked over the chute that was marked garbage, it was conveniently placed right next to the laundry which would've been a much better option if I knew where it let out.

I took a deep steadying breath and opened the door for the small shaft, I went in feet first and as I let go of the sides I saw Robin cut through the cocoon, I cheekily waved goodbye and slid down the shaft.

I took a deep breath because from experience being dropped into a pile of rancid things didn't smell extremely pleasant. My feet hit air and I was prepared for the disgusting place I was going...Splash!

'What?!? Water?'

I flapped my arms trying to reach the surface before I drowned but to my dismay I was only sinking deeper into the body of water, my cloak was weighing me down. I discarded the heavy burden and quickly rose to the surface, the cold night air hit my face it knocked my already scant breath from my lungs.

'Of course the fortress would be in the middle of a lake.'

I began to swim the channel of water...it couldn't be more than four or five miles, right? Even though I didn't look it I had some muscle just enough for minor hand-to-hand combat and swimming. When I was about half way to the shore, I heard a buzzing sound I turned slightly so I could see behind me and I saw the thing I was trying escape pursuing me on a jet ski.

'Lucky bastard.'

Robin gave me a look that rivaled the one he gave me after I had kneed him. He was covering more ground than I could swim and I was running out of ideas for escaping or attempting to escape.

'I'm an idiot.'

He was roughly twenty feet away, "Azarath..."

Ten feet behind me, "Metrion..."

Robin reached out a hand to grab me while still trying to steer the jet ski, "ZINTHOS!"

I was up and out of the water flying away, smirking at the shouts of obscenities coming from the former leader of the Teen Titans.

'I guess living on Azarath taught me one thing...how to escape. What a valuable lesson.'

As I flew a peace fell over, flying was one of the only things that helped me clear my mind since the war started...this horrible war. I let out a harsh breath, this war is all our fault...Robin's right, if we were faster this would have never happened.

I shook my head, these thoughts will not help me. I need to find a place out of Jump City to stay...I can't let the last safe house in this city be discovered.

'BB and Star...probably wouldn't mind me staying for a few days.'

I altered my course slightly towards the mountains in the far distance, the flight took about four hours but by the time I was there I was more of an ice princess than ever before. What I mean is, I had a sheet of ice covering my limbs and my leotard...I was freezing.

I landed in a small clearing with a with a nearly invisible trail leading into the pine trees to my left, the path lead me to a debilitated cottage with a door hanging askew on its hinges. I hovered in carefully, painstakingly making sure I wasn't disturbing the dust in the room, I dodged the collapsed pieces of roof and broken glass. I hovered until I reached the pantry in the far back of the cabin, I opened the door and walked down the stairs to the mountain base.

I kept walking down the stairs until I found myself staring down the barrels of a machine guns.

'Nice welcome.'

"Dudes, down." The guns were retracted slowly still not trusting, even at their leader's assurance.

"Hello Beast Boy."

The green elf smiled, he too had changed the death of his child lingered in his smile, left a haunted look in his eyes, "Hey Rae. How are you?"

"Cold, wet, and hungry. You?" I snapped at him, BB just raised his hands in the 'I surrender' way chuckling softly.

"Same old Raven." I lifted an eyebrow an his comment, "O-kay, well before we fix your problems, I want you to meet the security detail..."

"What detail?" I said coldly, interrupting him. "Do you mean those children with the guns?"

"Rae...their not children. They're older than we were when we started fighting." BB said softly his eyes showing the wear of this war as well, "The one on your right is Micheal, to his left is Sam, Terry, and Ken."

I spared them a glance but tensed as I saw where their gazing had landed. I narrowed my eyes, seriously having to keep Rage in check as their gazing turned to leering and drooling.

'I though I left the perverts back in that fortress.'

"If you wish to keep your eyes, I suggest you remove them from my figure." There was a pause before the boys figured out I was serious and did as I...suggested.

"Rae...you really haven't changed have you?"

I glared at him for a moment, "No."

"Oh...guess that can't be helped. Come on." I followed him through the labyrinth of passages and doors until we came upon a living room that reminded me of the one in the Tower...a little too much. In the center of the living room in was Star with two toddlers and a orange-ish green kitten.

"Star, we have a guest." Beast Boy shouted over the happy laughter and cheerful gurgling of the toddlers.

Star looked up and her eyes brightened when she saw me, she flew up and hugged me tightly, "Raven!"

"Starfire."

"It is so good to see you...but I must inquire why are you wet?"

"Robin." I hissed lowly and BB and Star looked at me slack jawed.

"Dude, Robin did this to you?"

"Yes. Now may I have some food and dry clothing?"

"Yes, you can partake of our 'leftovers'." Star said happily whilst pulling me to the adjoining kitchen, she shoved me into a seat and pulled various foods from the fridge; she put the food on a plate and put it in front of me.

"Thanks Star." I said before I rapidly began eating. It was tofu but at the moment I didn't care it was the only food I had eaten in the last two or three days so it was heaven...well almost.

"You are very welcome friend Raven."

When I was finished I took the plate to the sink and washed it off before placing it on the drying rack beside the sink.

"Raven I brought you some clothing. I'll take you to the room of bathing so you may cleanse yourself."

"Oh...thank you Star. Really thank you." I said truly appreciating the effort.

As I followed my companion, I watched the kitten morph into a little girl maybe four years old. The little girls flaming curls were about the only thing that showed she was Star's daughter and everything else was BB.

When I got to the shower I stripped down without even looking at the clothes Starfire had left for me. After a thirty-minute shower, that was interrupted once when I could've sworn someone came in, I felt like I could take on an army or something along that line.

Drying off I looked at the clothes Star left for me.

'No. How can she know?'

I sighed and looked for my other clothes...which were gone. So someone did come in while I was showering. Seeing as I had know choice I changed into the clothes.

I looked into the mirror and was astonished at the change in me that this set of clothes brought. With the clothes Star gave me I had to face the reality...that I was no longer a child and I could no longer wear a Azarathien child's uniform...I was an adult and I had to dress like one.

The clothes consisted of a shirt and a skirt. The black skirt nearly brushed the soles of my feet and had a slits running up the sides to about the middle of my thigh. Star had left a pair of combat boots to go with the skirt that ended right below my knees and laced up the sides, the toe of the boots were like Robin's encased in a layer of metal.

The shirt was a dark shade of red and matched my chakra to a certain degree anyway. It was a turtle neck that showed off my midriff; one of the sleeves only went down ¾ of my arm and the other sleeve nearly passed my fingertips and laced up on the inside to my elbow.

'I can't believe this. Starfire shouldn't know Azarathien customs. I guess I'll have to...inquire where she learned about this.'

"STARFIRE!" I shouted as I left the bathroom slightly angry at my bubbly friend.

"Yeas Raven?"

"Why?" I said while pointing to the clothes I had on.

She smiled, "Because even though you don't like the customs of your home world, I felt that you should at least dress as an adult." Star smirked which shocked me, "After all you've been putting it off for three years now."

"I know that...but if we're going to talk about traditions and customs Star. Shouldn't you be on Tamaran ruling over your people?"

"I should but...I prefer earthen life with Beast Boy."

"Fine." I said, decided that this conversation had become pointless. "Where will I be sleeping?"

Starfire smiled guiltily as she pointed to the couch, which happened to be made out to form a makeshift bed. "I'm sorry but it was short notice when you arrived."

"It doesn't bother me." She looked relieved as she flew off to tuck in her children and go to bed herself.

'I'll never tell anyone this but I think I like wearing this better than that leotard.'

I shortly went to bed after I meditated for a while.

Author's notes: Sorry about the late update...I got caught up in a few other things. I hope everyone enjoyed this chapter and everything else.

Questions, comments, flames, or complaints will be received with an open mind so if you have a problem with the story please tell me.

Because if you tell me I might be able to fix it...at least I think. Hehehehe...

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