A/N:Hey y'll,this story takes place one year after 'The End' does and well...hope you like it!Also,for those of you who read Eternity Of Our Lifes and are currently reading Of,Stars,Fires And Flares,this story has absolutely nothing to do with it.I've just been anticpating the re-return of Red-X for so long now that I'm finally writing about it.Anywho,onwards to the storyboard!Thx for so many reviews on my other storys by the way
Gothem City...One Year After The Supposive End...
From the time the incandescent sun with it's mixtures of a pink,red and orange blend,rose from beneath the horizon and ascended it's self until it was directly focusing in on Robin's room,he knew that this wasn't going to be an ordinary day.He grunted irratably,as he yanked the maroon covers over his head to try in vain to shield off it's ever resplendent rays but to no avail.He simply couldn't put off getting up and out of bed anymore.
Sighing ineluctably,he somehow found the strength to slide his legs off to the side of his queen-sized bed and even begin to take his first stand of the day.The day of which otherwise may have not even occured if it wasn't for the fact that they had managed to vanquish the incarnation of evil himself exactly a year before.As he finally was able to find his bearings,Robin started over towards his closet and pulled out one of his many trademark costumes.Ones,he had worn for as long as he could remember and had never before given much thought to.
"Maybe I should consider a wardrobe change,"He said to himself mock-seriously,but somehow found little humor in his statement,as he took it off the hanger and made his way back to the other side of the room.
There wasn't much noise going on through out the tower,as Robin stepped out of his room expectantly,usually around this time in the Morning his friends were up and about doing whatever it was they had planned if no crimes were in progress or warning signals were going off.But as he made his way down the long hall,he thought he could hear some soft murmurs from behind him.Bracing himself for whoever it might be,Robin paused for a brief second to gather his discreetion in knowing how bad it was to be attacked from the rear,as hesnatched one of his bird-o-rangs from his utility built.Was about to counter his offender's assault,when he heard a loud wailingyelp echoing from the living room.
"Starfire!"He yelled occulsively,taking off down the rest of the hall as fast as his steel-footed boots would allow him to,all sorts of disturbing thoughts crossed his mind as he neared the enterance,"Starfire I,-"but was cut short when he saw that she had merely hit her knee on the counter while trying to balance some of her old Tamarian trinkets and trying to walk at the same time,"You...just hit you're knee on the counter?"
"Well,it was still very unpleasant,"Starfire commented with slight agitation,as she squated down to retrieve a few parcels of oddly-shaped leafs that had drifted from the top of her pile,"You are up later then you usually are,"she cocked her head from heap and offered him a cheerful smile,"I've been busy all Morning with the spring of cleaning since dawn."
"But Star,it's the middle of November,"Robin told her briefly,as he continued from the hallway door and assisted her with picking up the remains of her leaf collection,"And besides,were suppose to be keeping an eye out for Control Freak,"he finished by handing her up his few gathered leafs and then heading right for the fridge,"By the way,have you seen Cyborg?We were suppose to go over the exact number of electronic and television shops there were scattered around the city."
"I have not,as far to my knowledge,our friends took off nearly an hour ago to run some errands,"She said to him informatively,as she finally managed to get a good intergration with her towering boundless supply of bagatelles,"I think I remember them saying something about being back around the hour on noon but then again I could have misheard them..."
But she suddenly trailed off when she felt something moist and squishy underneath her feet,with unsurely widened emerald eyes,Starfire glanced down at her feet only to discover with much discontent a flattened Silkie,
"Ohh!"she gushed concernedly,dropping her load to one side as she dropped to her knees and started to pull up onthe stubbornly stuck mutated larva,"I amso sorry,Silkie.I did not see you there...but perhaps you should be more careful next time and not lay down where othersmay step on you while probably having not a clue that they had in the first place and therefore leaving you to be nothing but a poor pan of cake."
Robin paused from taking out a carton of orange juice to watch Starfire,as she carefully cradled the now deflated-looking insect close to her chest and cooeing to it tenderly as if he were her own.Although he was still too macho and concerned for his reputation to express how he truely felt for Starfire,he felt more drawn and enraptured by her every growing day.And even though the time wasn't yet right for him to reveal his deep and hidden affection for the funny,fast-paced,intellegent and not to mention in his eyes...beautiful Starfire,he still held fast for when the right day would come and he wouldn't have to keep it all too himself.
"Alright!"Cyborg's loud and sometimes just a bit supercilious voice reverberated off the metallic walls from the hall that Starfire had only come outof just a minute ago,"Finally,"he cried triumphantly,as he and Beast Boy came strolling in with Cyborg holding up a copy of some gamethey had just purchased,"After a successful night of camping out,I finallyhave the new Catacomb Radar game I've been dying to play for weeks now.With all new graphics,levels,this game is SO awesome!"
"Uh,hello,'we' both camped out over night to get the game that 'we' both agreed to share once we got it,"Beast Boy reminded him promptly,as he rose up onto his toe's and started to try and make a quick grab for the game ineffectually,"No fair!"he cantered with a frown creasing his aestival facial features,lowering back down and crossing his arms over his chest,"Dude,you said you weren't going to hog it like last time when we got a new game and that you wouldn't boast like you really got it."
"Hold up B,let me re-phase to sound even remotely like the truth,"Cyborg awnered abruptly,while still held the game nottoo high but high enough to where Beast Boy still couldn't reach it,"Although it's true you came with me after 'I' told you about it,you were too busy flirting with that preppy, blonde cheerleader instead of helping set up camp and finally in the Morning Icouldn't even get you to get off that hollow noggin you call a head,"he told him with a satisfied look that he had effectively accomplished saying what he felt,but with adisgusted grimance he averted his eyes to his hand and murmured queasily,"And it really didn't help when the dude drooled on me when I tried to wake him up either..."
"You guys become more of a mystery everytime I turn my back,"Robin interjected casually,as he carefully finished spreading peanutbutter on a planning piece of toast and placing the carton of OJ back in the fridge, finished by saying as he walked into the living room,"If you guys can't agree over a video game,then don't go together the next time either one of you go.That way,you won't have anything pointless to argue about."
The two just stood completely still for a moment,but not because of what Robin had just suggested,but because at that moment a very frustrated-looking Raven came speeding through the very door they had come through and right past them as she headed as fast as her long,slender and slightly ashy legs would carry her into the hall Starfire had entered.
Robin had witnessed it to,as he sat his unconsumed meal down on the table and as thoughts of what he had been afraid of started to resurface all over again,he gave chase past two still bewildered Titans and followed Raven as she ran down the long corridor.Finally he haulted as she dissappeared into her room and didn't even bother to shut the door,but even though she most likely knew he was there,started to get to work at taking the tools necessary and started hastily at crushing certain herbs,
"Don't worry,"she told him calmly after a few akward seconds,as she took her crunched up bits and sprinkledthem into a tall glass bottle which was narrow on top and increasinly round on the bottom,"There's no danger,I'm just conjouring an elixier that helps enhance the senses and if it isn't just another allergy reliver,then I could use it in some of my practices.That,or I make a small fortune by selling it on the market."
"My bad,I've just been a little flinchy today."Robin apologized bashfully,not meaning to appear intruding,"Ever since I got up,I've felt like someone's watching,"he leaned againist the doorframe and sighed heavily,while crossing his arms and shifting his gaze to concentrate down the hall,"I've been a little unsure about alot of things for the last few days to tell you the truth and I think it's starting to make me on edge."
"It's not good to fight what you feel,Robin,"Raven repiled coolly,standing up and holding her yellowish-looking concoction up to the light of the now high xanthous sun,"If you set aside you're insticnts and good judgement,that's when things start looking somewhat bleaker,"she shrugged as she corked the bottleuseingher telekensis and started to shake it well in the midst of it all,"You're the only one who remembered though,that today's the today everything nearly,well,did come to and end."
Instantly,Robin knew what she was talking about and wasn't the least bit surprised when she had brought it up without even having to say what it was she was referring to.The thought had indeed lingered in the very back of his mind,but he hadn't wanted to burden anyone else with the horrid memories of Trigon,who had long since vanished.And although they heard minor rumors and the occasional cryptic clue,nothing about Slade since the day they had salvaged back the desolated Earth from Raven's Father and Robin and him had exchanged their last bit of final dialouge,had ever been sighted or even mentioned much through out the Tower.
Robin sighed again,"I guess it's best we try to put the past behind us,"he started to say partly to himself,his eyes now focused on the top of her doorway,"It's time to put the search for Slade and thetrouble over Trigon to rest,that is,unless we ever need to prepare to battle either one again."
"Slade's a real possiblity,but if any remnants of my Father remained I would have sensed it by now,"Raven told him more seriously that time,as she crossed the room and sat the corked bubbling bottle on the shelf,"However,"she started comprehensively,the shadows under her eyes casted from the book case seeming to start to cover one whole side of her face,"There is someone out there watching us and from what I've experienced,I'm telling you right now,whoever it is will strike as soon as the time is right and that time I'm afraid could be very,very soon."
Her words left Robin feeling almost completely stunned,which was something the self-aware young man didn't have the pleasure of experiencing too often.For he too had felt the exact same way for some time and knowing all of what Slade had done in the past,didn't help to ease the uncomfortableness that was washing over him.But he only nodded his head stiffly at her in unspoken agreement,as he then turned from her doorway and proceeded back down the long corridor.
Something's going to happen,he decided right then in there,coming towards the sliding metallic door,Raven's right about that...And I don't know why,but I feel he's going to pull off one of his biggest scheme's yet.Maybe this won't be his worst,but then again it would be good.
Little did either of them know...things were going to turn out more unpredictable and sinister then either one of them could havepresume.
Well,hope you liked it!I may continue on with this and put my other TT story on hiatus.Not saying I won't be finishing it,but I have a feeling this may get a bit more publicty.Thanks for R&Ring!Byez 4 now.
LP