Hello kids, been readin' your reviews on RavenOnline's story (Little boy: but I thought you are RavenOnline!) oh, silly me, I forgot to introduce myself, Red-X here and I'll be writing this chapter seeing that our dear RavenOnline is a little…preoccupied (Red-X looks back and sees RavenOnline struggling with his restrains) anyway, I've been thinking about changing the story's name to Red-X: The Musical (hears a snapping voice and looks back, the red restrains are torn on the floor) oh crap…I'll be…off now
(gets hit in the head with a frying pan)
RavenOnline here, bringing you the next chapter of Tales of the Closet
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Chapter 5: Crossing the Line
"There is good and there's evil. There are those who commit crimes, and those who stop them. The two sides are opposite, as different as day and night. And the line between them is clear. Or at least, it's supposed to be"- Robin, "X"
"But what if someone crossed that line, in the name of a worthy cause, let's say…love?" - Unknown
Starfire flew over and under the black steel beams, launching a barrage of starbolts at her target, an illusive criminal who kept dodging each and every one of her attacks by jumping, ducking and performing impressive acrobatic moves, the criminal vanished into a black shimmer and Starfire could feel two feet landing on her bottom. She turned around with rage and resumed her pursuit of the criminal who was now leaping from beam to beam, his black cape flapping behind him, Starfire flew at top speed after the criminal and suddenly she noticed he was no longer in front of her. She heard the sound of a sharp object, cutting through the air and turned around, only to be pinned against the wall by a large red X. the criminal landed in front of her and raised her face to watch his
"You know cutie" he said "The only crime here is that you and I haven't gone out on a-" he was blasted by two beams of green energy that emerged from the young Tamaranian's eyes. The event rolls back and starts again; the picture is now viewing only Starfire and the criminal's face
"You know cutie, the only crime here is that you and I haven't gone out on a-" again, the event rewinds
"You know cutie, the only crime here is that you and I haven't gone out on a-" the screen went black and a dark figure rose from its seat
"I WILL have her" said the figure with determination and left the black room.
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"Here we are, Titans Tower" said Cyborg, he opened the car door and walked towards Lisa's side of the car, intending to open the door for her
"Trust me sugar, I can take care of myself" she said while stepping out of the car
"Well let's go inside, I'm telling you Lis, they'll be surprised"
"I just hope they won't be too surprised" Lisa's voice had a bit of fear in it
"Don't be silly, they'll love you"
"I sure hope so sugar, I sure hope so"
Cyborg stepped into the living room, Lisa following close by
"Anybody home?" he cried, no response "B? Robin? Star? Anyone?" still nothing
Cyborg shrugged "Guess none's home, c'mon Lis, let's fix you something to eat"
Lisa followed Cyborg into the kitchen and started sorting through the numerous cabinets, searching for something Fresh to eat, her search lasted about a minute, she opened one door and looked inside
"Wha…"
"…Hoo!!!" screamed Starfire, she was sitting in the back seat of the R-Jet, which was now traveling at high speed through the rainy skies of Jump City, cutting through the rain drops on its path
"This is most enjoyable friend Robin! But tell me, are we able to go any faster?" she asked with excitement
"Let's just put it like this…" said the Boy Wonder with a grin. He pushed the small throttle up, making the aircraft speed even further
"I enjoy traveling in these high speeds friend Robin; may I express my excitement with an earthly expression that I have recently heard?"
"Of course you can Star"
"YEEEEEEEEEEEHAWWWWW!!!!" she screamed at the top of her lungs, making Robin burst into a wave of friendly laughter
"If you 'Yee-haw'ed about that, you're gonna love this one" he flipped a small black covering, underneath it was a green button, Robin pressed his finger against it and the R-Jet screamed into supersonic speeds, leaving the young Tamaranian gasping with excitement, smiling from ear to ear. Robin turned his head back and looked at her smile; he couldn't help noticing the warm build-up inside him
"Hey Star?"
"Yes Robin?"
"Want to take it for a spin?"
"What is this spin you refer to?"
"Do you want to fly it?"
"I most certainly do, but I do not know how"
"See that little stick in front of you?"
"Yes"
"If you pull, you go up, if you push, you go down, left is left and right is right, get it?"
"I think so, may I try?"
"Go for it"
Starfire grabbed the stick with extreme delicacy and slightly pulled it towards her, as if she was afraid it will hurt her, the aircraft slightly rose, making her squeal and drop the stick
"Don't worry, it won't bite" said Robin, trying to calm her down "C'mon Star, give it a good pull"
"I shall try Robin" she said and pulled the stick towards her, the jet blasted up towards the heavens and Starfire seemed to be getting the hang of it, she now had both her hands around the stick and was smiling widely
"May I proceed Robin?"
"Sure you can"
She pulled the stick and tilted it right, forcing the R-Jet to make a wide diagonal flip
"That was what you call 'loop-the-loop' correct?"
"A bit rough around the edges, but yeah, how did you know?"
"I heard Beast Boy and Cyborg talking about it while playing a game of air combat with their computers"
"How about I let you fly us home Star?"
"Oh can I? Thank you most kind friend of mine!" the jet took a wide left turn and began streaking towards the Titans Tower.
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Jump City's J.C.P.D warehouse
The small back door knob started twisting and turning, about five minutes later, it opened, a dark figure snuck in, its cape trailing behind it, a small steel red X was left at the outside keyhole
"I seriously need to brush off my lock picking skills" muttered the figure to itself as it walked through the long isle of shelves, sorted by alphabetical order
"Let's see here…Racer-D, no, Radioactive Death, no, Rambler, no, Rampaging Danger, no, R&B Man? You've gotta be kidding me. Ah, here we go"
The figure reached to a shelf and pulled out a box, it took out a strange looking belt and placed it around its waist
"Now things get interesting" said the character and vanished into a black shimmer. The box, which was still placed on the floor, had four large black letters on it
RED-X
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"That was so much fun friend; will we be able to ever repeat that wondrous experience?" asked Starfire while stepping out of the R-Jet
"Of course we will Star, I just to rest a little and-" he was interrupted by a ringing sound. Robin reached to his pocked and took out his communicator, placing it to his ear
"Hello. Yes chief Cosgrove, it's me, what's wrong? Someone broke into where? What kind of a stupid, moronic idiot will…forget it, what did they take?" his eyes widened with sheer horror "I…I see chief. Yes, we'll take care of it. Bye" he closed the communicator and started walking slowly towards the hanger's exit, his fists clenched
"What is wrong Robin? What did the chief of police say?"
"It's him Starfire, he's back" he said with a heavy tone
"Who is Robin?" she asked with worry in her eyes. Robin gulped a huge wad of spit, beads of sweat on his forehead
"Red-X, he's back Star, he stole his belt from the police confiscated weapons warehouse fifteen minutes ago"
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"Hey Rae, you hungry?" asked Beast Boy; they were once again in Raven's room and he was dangling upside-down from a chin-ups bar, mounted right next to the door. Raven was again in bed, covered with her purple blanket, sipping on a cup of tea
"Not really" she replied "Why, are you?"
"Kinda" he said while swinging back and forth "Why do you keep this thing in here anyway?"
"Huh?"
"The chin-ups thingy, why do you keep it around here?
"What does it look like? For chin-ups"
"So you can actually do them?"
"Of course I can!"
"Prove it"
"Pardon?"
"C'mon, I dare you to do…let's see…ten chin-ups!"
"Are you nuts? I'm sick!"
"Wussa matter? Chicken?"
"Beast Boy…I am SICK and besides, who said you can do it?"
"Why should I do it?" he said defensively "I dared you!"
"Because, if you dared me than that means you're also able to do it"
The boy giggled and scratched the back of his head "So…are you hungry?"
"Not any hungrier than two seconds ago, when you asked me the LAST time" she said coldly and narrowed her eyes
"Simple answer, Da or no?" he asked in a halfwit Russian accent, making Raven giggle.
"Come to think of it, those last two seconds did make me a little hungry, but aren't we supposed to stay in quarantine until this flu thing wears off?"
"Like I care, when Beast Boy's hungry, Beast Boy eats! And as for now, Beast Boy is VERY hungry!" he grabbed hold of his stomach and a painful expression appeared on his face
"Very, VERY hungry"
"Okay" she replied with a giggling voice "let's go and eat something"
"No, no, no, no, you stay here; I'll get you something to eat"
Beast Boy started creeping slowly out of Raven's room, walking heel by thumb (A/N: a very useful covert operations tracking method, trust me) towards the kitchen. It was about halfway when he remembered he could take the form of animals and morphed into a small ladybug, crawling towards the corridor's end. When he reached the end, he bumped into something
"Oh yeah…the plastic barricade" he thought, a second later a green cat slipped through the thick plastic layers and onto the living room. Beast Boy regained his human form and walked towards the kitchen. When he got there, he saw a figure raiding their fridge
"Hey you!" he cried, the figure turned around
"C…C…Cyborg? Dude, what happened to you?" he asked the figure standing near the fridge
"What is wrong with me?" asked Cyborg's head, popping from behind two boxes of hamburgers
"There are…" Beast Boy pointed at the figure standing near the fridge, his finger turned towards Cyborg, back to the fridge and he fainted
"Told ya it'll be a bad idea bringing me here" said Lisa. Beast Boy woke up and looked at her
"Two of you…" he said and once again fainted
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"So, you're really love her eh Mr. X?"
"For the umpteenth time Slade, yes, I do"
"And you're willing to do anything for me so I'll kidnap her and bring her to you?"
A red X shaped throwing star appeared in Red-X's hand, he threw it towards a target with Robin's picture on it, the X jabbed itself into the picture's left eye and detonated
"Anything" he said to himself
Author Notes:
OOOOH…tensions are high aren't they? Will Red-X get his hands on Starfire? Will the Teen Titans accept Lisa? Will Beast Boy ever stop fainting? Will I ever stop writing stupid question even when I know no one will answer?
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