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JIM'S NORTH SIDE HQ

"Alright, we go to a club on 1st Avenue in disguise usually," Robin said cautiously, not knowing where this conversation was going.

"Just as I suspected, let me guess, you got some "friends" that the two of you hang out with when you go there," Jim began with a smile.

"Yeah? So what, everyone does," Robin replied still not understanding where Jim was going.

"Probably mostly guys, and she probably laughs at all there jokes and they probably flirt with each other, and you just stand by thinking she is being polite," Jim continued, pretty much spelling out what he thought.

"I know she is just being polite," Robin responded defensively, ticked that Jim suggested his girlfriend was cheating on him.

"All these pretty girls are the same you know," Jim said as he lit a cigarette. "They just use you, squeeze you for what you're worth, then either they dump you or you find her in between the covers with one of those "friends," Jim said bitterly recalling old memories.

"She is different," Robin replied.

Jim laughed, no humor in it, and he stated, "All girls are the same, they put a cloud around you, they put a fog around you and you fall for there every command. Women make men into obedient dogs, especially those girls with the mystical eyes that seduce you to passion, God I wish we didn't need to reproduce or live with them. All they do is weaken us and ruin our lives!" Jim yelled as he slammed his fist on his desk.

"So, you had some bad girl experiences," Robin said after several moments of dead silence.

"I caught her, I caught her with my best friend, my right hand man, the man I would have replace me if I ever felt the need to leave or if I died. I found the two of them, in my room!" Jim growled.

"That's terrible, what a bastard," Robin responded, feeling for Jim.

"It wasn't really his fault, you see, I was surrounded by this fog, not just of that bitch, but of this little fantasy world I was living in that everyone had to have morals and everyone had to follow the rules, written and unwritten. I thought, it doesn't matter, if nobody follows the rules but me I won't stop following them, I will have the moral high ground. But Robin my friend, there is no such thing as a moral high ground. Look where that got me, it got me a barely struggling organization, it got me a backstabbing partner, and a slut," Jim said in an emotionless voice.

"What did you do to your partner?" Robin asked, fascinated about Jim.

"I kept him, told him about my revelations, I realized, he was polluted by that girl, then we got out of the haze and then I got rid of the girl. I did that to insure she wouldn't do what she did again," Jim explained. He continued after adjusting himself in his chair, "However, my ideas weren't fully developed. I decided to make a small inner circle of a few trusted advisors but then came my next temptation and destroyer, money. We had formed our organization to fix Jump City but we found ourselves taking money and booze from the same people we were trying to defeat," Jim paused as he put out his cigarette.

Robin just sat there listening intently to Jim. He was so mesmerized he hadn't realized Jim had confessed murdering a girl for making one mistake.

"Then, after Phil's betrayal, I saw a new light, I saw something I needed to strive for, something that was noble and could never weaken me, only strengthen me," Jim said as he smiled remembering the day he came back after killing Phil.

"What was that?" Robin asked, desperate to know.

"Power, ambition, complete power, that is the most powerful goal to strive for. Since that happened I had my thoughts all put together, I got rid of my weak, corruptible, advisors and took a lot of there powers away. After I gained complete control of the organization I put my plans into motion. I forced my willed, forced my will on my organization, making everyone in it completely obedient, there will never be another Phil. When I did that, when I got everyone obeying me, I let ambition take over my so called "morals" and I threw them out the window and took out Isaac and gained control of the North Side," Jim explained his transformation.

"How are you so certain about your philosophy?" Robin asked.

Jim gave that same smile, that same humorless smile and responded, "Before my changes, I owned seven men, and a rundown warehouse. Now, since I changed, I own an entire section of the city and my ranks grow daily, look at me, people like you beg for information and help from me daily. I am so powerful right now!" Jim declared.

"What is it? What is this philosophy, I still don't understand how I can use your philosophy to my team," Robin said.

"Oh that's simple, I was hoping you would ask that, all you have to do, is first take absolute control of the team. Before you can do that, you have to get rid of the fog, take your girl out, when she starts flirting, then confront her and she can join you or be against you. Even if she joins you, insure she doesn't get much power, make her feel as a leader but really take complete control, if she doesn't join, treat her like girls like her should be treated. Then when you get rid of the fog, take complete control of the Titans, have them obey your every command and do anything you ask them, force your will, I know Guardian has a lot of influence on you, put him in his place, and I know you have a close relationship with Darkness, put her in place as well. Once everything is set, don't hesitate to kill your enemies, the only reason you can't beat the HIVE is you try to fight and they try to kill. So to win you have to get your team willing to kill. How to do that, simple, get them to obey you completely," Jim explained. He had been waiting for a long time for Robin to come.

Robin sat there lost in thought at what he was learning from Jim.

CRIMINAL BAR

Guardian walked into the club looking for information. He walked straight to the bar keeper and grabbed him and growled, "Anybody named Ismael or Iqbal come in here."

"N-no," the bartender mustered, scarred stiff. The other people in the bar, gangsters just starred not daring to pick a fight with the most feared Titan, the only Titan known to have killed mercilessly.

"Damn it!" Guardian yelled as he pushed the bartender back and he began leaving. He heard a thump and turned to see an old man sitting on a black rock; he had a cane and had banged it on the floor to get Guardians attention.

The old man was very interesting looking, he had a big white beard that actually reached his knees, he had weak, watery blue eyes, and looked very frail and old. Guardian, mesmerized by the old man walked towards him, and when the old man spoke, he spoke wisdom.

"What is your name," Guardian asked the old man who looked at him with deep searching eyes.

"I am old man Time and my son; well I have been waiting for you so long. I can see that your hurt and I can see you are so pained. But you must listen to this thing I say and live through it for the rest of your life. You must lose that anger, lose all that hate, it isn't going to work any more I said this world is run by love! Absolutely NOTHING MORE! the old man cried out.

Guardian actually looked down in slight shame while listening, and when he lifted his head to confront the man, he had vanished; all that remained was that big old black rock. The other people in the bar were just starring, wondering what Guardian was doing just standing there. Guardian turned to them, wondering why no one else noticed the man, then, confused, he just left the bar. The old man had touched him deeply, but Guardian hadn't figured out how yet.

IQBAL'S HIDEOUT

Raven sat at the small desk in her luxury suite she was being kept in, she really found it strange, "Never had kidnappers treat me so well before," she thought dryly. She patted her stomach, "At least the child isn't a target or anything like that, just a bargaining chip, just like me," she thought sadly.

Iqbal entered the room with a smile, "I take it you are enjoying your stay."

Raven gave him a cold stare, she wasn't intimidated, she never was, "No, I want to go home," she said simply.

"Really? Do you need anything else? I got you the TV with the Jump City channels, I got you the newspapers, what else do you need, don't be shy," Iqbal said as he bowed.

As much as she hated to admit it, Iqbal actually was acting humble and submissive to her, which bothered her; he wasn't acting stuck up or cocky or anything like that.

"Why do you want me as a hostage?" Raven asked.

"Revenge and I want to marry your daughter," Iqbal honestly answered as he took a seat in the room.

Raven, still starring looked hard at Iqbal, "What?" she asked.

"I love your daughter and she loves me, the only way to be together is to do it like this. Guardian ruined my chance to do it the right way, but, true love finds its way," Iqbal said with a smile.

"You sicko, she isn't even eighteen, and neither are you, what are you going to do to her?" Raven accused. One thing she learned was to play cool, not yell, speak calmly, and make the kidnapper feel guilty or stupid, and then they might weaken and give up.

"I want an Azarathian marriage, like you and Beast Boy had. You really are disappointing me, I don't want her for something as trivial and animal like as sex, I am a modern man, who needs a woman's touch to help him along these difficult times," Iqbal said as he left the room.

Raven didn't know why but Iqbal was making an impression on her.

TITANS TOWER

Guardian stumbled into the Tower with his eyes wide, and he wasn't really thinking clearly. Fireteen saw Guardian and said with a smile, "What's wrong, you look like you saw a ghost," she said with a hint of humor.

"I saw old man Time," Guardian said as he took a seat and just stared at Fireteen, he had no humor, he was dead serious. Fireteen interested quickly sat in front of Guardian and leaned forward to listen.

"I went to the bar looking for some answers on Iqbal when I met him. He sat on a black rock, in a corner. I was very confused, you know when I get like this I am upset all the time, that's what the confusion does. I was ready to do anything for answers, I was ready to do something wrong, I was feeling kind of frisky, and I was ready to fight. I felt likeIwas surrounded by so many people but many nights spent all alone. Then he told me something I will never forget," Guardian said.

Fireteen leaned even closer and whispered from intrigue, "What did he say?" she had never seen Guardian so inspired before.

"He said, he said he wished the world was run by love and absolutely nothing more, than he disappeared. Because of that I know what I am fighting for, not revenge, not victory, but for that world he wished we lived in," Guardian said.

Fireteen leaned ever closer, "Then what happened?" she asked, she loved these inspirational stories, she was raised in the South, where inspirational stories were very important.

"He-he disappeared, everyone looked at me like I was crazy, but I saw him, I heard him, and I listened," Guardian said.

Before Fireteen could speak, "What are you two doing?" Robin said with anger in his voice.

"Nothing?" Fireteen responded as she turned to Robin, wondering what was bothering him.

"Nothing? You were making out with my best friend right in the main room, the nerve of you!" Robin screamed at her.

Guardian and Fireteen burst out laughing; Guardian said "Are you serious? I just had an inspiration and you come in saying I am cheating on Fireteen!" Guardian said in between his laughter.

"Lighten up handsome," Fireteen said.

Robin just stalked off to his room. "Jim is right, I have to gain control," Robin thought as he prepared to sleep.

When Robin walked out Guardian turned to Fireteen and said, "I realized, you can ran as fast as you want to but you are stuck with yourself all the time, I now know I have to live life for that world and be satisfied with what I have and be thankful," Guardian said.

"That is a great story and philosophy," Fireteen said with a nod as Guardian left to his room and Fireteen awaited Darkness's arrival from the watchtower.

WATCHTOWER

Darkness flew to the immense building and entered with no problems. She got hellos from old friends and went to her father's room. She noticed however, the station seemed to have minimum staff and people were busily moving down the hallways. Darkness reached the door of her old home and she opened the door. She heard the cries and laughter of her siblings when she entered the apartment.

"Raven? Is that you, thank God, I don't think I could take care of the kids by myself for much longer. Oh, its you beautiful, come give your old boy a hug," Beast Boy said with a smile to his daughter.

Darkness gave her father a hug and then Beast Boy said, "Where is your mother? Did you get Terra? Why do you look sad?" Beast Boy had concern in his eyes. Darkness was exceptionally down at the moment.

"Mom's been kidnapped," she said quietly.

Beast Boy looked at Darkness in disbelief, "What? How? Who?" he was in complete shock and devastation. His wife and unborn child were kidnapped.

"She was coming to the Tower, and in the downtown area the HIVE ambushed her and took her prisoner," Darkness replied gravely.

"Did she get hurt?" Beast Boy asked in fear that the child might get hurt.

"No, they knew she was pregnant, apparently we were being spied on and mother I guess didn't want to risk hurting the child so she surrendered," Darkness explained what the Titans had come up with and from witness's reports.

"Why did the HIVE kidnap her? What is there game?" Beast Boy asked. He just wanted answers, the news was overwhelming him.

"The HIVE is following a man who we now know as Iqbal Khan, Guardian's cousin and former agent for an intelligence agency. Guardian got him fired and they have some bad blood with each other from the past, he is also my, I guess he is my ex-boyfriend," Darkness said slightly embarrassed.

Beast Boy raised an eyebrow, "Boyfriend? You dated a kidnapper and an ex-spy who wants to kill your teammate?" Beast Boy said.

"I didn't know his job or even his name! He was undercover when I met him, and Guardian didn't even know much and he still doesn't know much about why Iqbal hates him," Darkness replied defensively.

Any other situation Beast Boy would have probably continued to pick on Darkness but his wife had been kidnapped and he needed to get information so he could get some stuff done. "What are his demands for her release, or has he not given any?" Beast Boy continued asking for information.

Now Darkness turned a little red and looked down, "He wants Guardian to figure out why they have a bad blood from the past and he wants me... he wants me to marry him the same way you married mom," Darkness finished the last part quietly.

"He wants a companionship!" Beast Boy yelled, his eyes widening, Darkness nodded; "With you?" he continued in disbelief, Darkness again nodded. "Shit!" Beast Boy finished, now Darkness looked up, she had rarely, if ever heard her father curse.

"We have three months before he wants a final answer," Darkness added.

"He is playing with us, three months, what do we do," Beast Boy said nervously as he began pacing the hallway.

"The Titans were hoping if the Justice League would like to help, get involved, because we, the Titans could use all the help we can get," Darkness asked.

Now Beast Boy frowned even more, "Have you noticed the children aren't here and the Watchtower is almost empty?" he asked Darkness, who nodded in an affirmative. "Well, Brother Blood, his new team called the Blood Bath, along with six other supervillain teams have united in a group call the League of Destruction. They are wrecking havoc in Europe and pretty much the Justice League is all down there, the children have been evacuated to a safer location, the situation is very tense and difficult. We are of course, keeping a lid on how serious it is, the Watchtower was actually attacked yesterday, that was very hard to fight back which is why there are still people in the station," Beast Boy explained.

"I heard of the fighting in Europe but I didn't know it was so serious, can you help us at least, we are kind of desperate for some extra firepower," Darkness asked.

Beast Boy gave a pained expression, "I would go with you right now if I could, we need all the help we can get right now, once the fighting is secured, I will be there, but right now I can't leave my post," Beast Boy felt so bad he couldn't go get his wife.

"But we need another man or woman, or boy or girl, or someone to help us!" Darkness said desperately. She knew how strong the HIVE was and how clever and deceptive Iqbal was, she knew the team needed extra firepower.

"What about Terra?" Beast Boy asked.

"I can't revive her without Mom," she responded.

Beast Boy stood there silent for several moments before smiling, he had an idea, "Come with me," he said as he led a confused Darkness to the records room.

Beast Boy pulled out several files and handed them to her, "These are files of teenage superheroes who are applying for the Justice League but are too young and they don't have any other obligations, get your firepower and get my wife back," he said with a smile.

Darkness gave Beast Boy a hug, took the file and said, "Thanks Dad."

TITANS TOWER

"I guess I can see her true loyalty on Valentines Day next week," Robin thought as he entered the main room to see the other Titans already there and Darkness with some files in her hands. "What is going on?" he asked.

"Since we need some more firepower and the Justice League is busy, my father gave me these files on teenage superheroes, we can get some firepower and then we can go find the HIVE and take them down along with Iqbal and save my mom," Darkness summed up her plan.

"Lets go find our guy or gal," Fireteen said as she snatched a file from Darkness and began looking, the other Titans also grabbed files and opened them to look for someone who could help the Titans get out of there losing streak.

Now for the important message,I will be bringing in another new Titan, if you have a suggestion, tell me and I will pick one, it was a great suggestion I got, so I am using it, so got any ideas for a New Teen Titan, tell me.

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Now for my authors note. Great set of positive reviews, glad everyone is enjoying the sequel so far, but a lot, I mean a lot more drama will be coming up. Those of you have already guessed, this is a lot more RobinxFireteen focussed when it comes to Tower scenes, but it is a lot more GuardianxDarkness focussed when it comes to battles and that stuff, the opposite of the last story. There was one question about why Raven didn't just fly away, and I should respond, because I respect that persons reviews andI probably should explain. The reason is, if Raven were to fly away, then Rocket would have slammed right into her, or Rocker would have shot her down with her sonic blasts, and who knows how the sonic blast would effect the baby, that is why I had Raven surrender like that, hopefully that explains that, thanks again to all the reviews and concerns!

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