Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titans. Or there would be a new episode this weekend!
Dedication: Whoever came up with the idea of Spring Break.
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"Raven?"
"Yeah Beast Boy?"
"Are you scared?" She contemplated the question for a moment before deciding she could be honest with her boyfriend.
"A little." She admitted. He took her hand.
"Me too." He smiled a bit. "But like I told you before, I'm not going to let anything happen to you."
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"Where are we?" Mel asked.
"Evidence room."
"You have one of those? Cool!" He smiled. Either she was fearless, or she could hide it really well. It didn't matter to him. She still lightened the situation. "Wow! These are cool." He looked over. She was staring at the wooden puppets of the Titans.
"Not so cool when you're trapped inside one." She gasped.
"You guys were trapped inside these things?"
"Most of us. Raven did something, and instead of getting stuck in the puppets, her and Star switch bodies." A crash was heard to their left, making Melissa jump.
"What was that?" She asked in a whisper.
"I dunno." Cyborg replied, shining the light in the direction of the sound. "I don't see anything…"
"Look!" Mel cried, picking something up. Cy took it, examining it.
"Slade…"
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Star jumped, letting out a yelp. Robin turned to her quickly.
"What? What is it?"
"Nothing…" She said, letting out a sigh. "Just a rat." He rolled his eyes.
"Let's keep moving." They kept walking. Star jumped suddenly. Robin glanced at her. "Another rat?" She glared.
"No. We've just been locked down here."
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"Everything looks clear." Beast Boy said.
"Everything but that." Raven replied upon seeing the Slade symbol painted on the wall.
"Slade doesn't usually make himself this obvious…"
"He does when he's trying to distract us…"
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"Slade?" Mel asked. Cy shook his head.
"Explain later." He took her arm, dragging her from the room. "C'mon!" He locked the door once they were back in the hallway.
"What's going on?"
"Slade. He's bad news…"
"How bad are we talking here?"
"The worst." His communicator went off. He pushed the button. "Cy here. What's up?" His voice echoed through the empty hall.
"It's Slade. He's the one doing this." Beast Boy said.
"We know. Meet us in the living room."
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"Ok, so Slade's in our house making himself obvious because…?"
"Star! Remember what he said?" Cy yelled, pulling out his communicator.
"Star? Robin? Can you hear me?" No answer. "If you can hear me, then get up here now!"
"It's no use. Their communicators have been thrown offline." Raven said with a sigh.
"Then we'll just have to go to them."
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"What?" Robin yelled, running up the stairs, followed closely by Star. He tried the doorknob.
"No use, it's jammed."
"Or blocked." He gave her a look. "What? I heard it! Someone put something against it to trap us in!"
"Star, the wind could have blown it shut…"
"Yeah, cos there's a whole lotta wind in the Tower…"
"Star…" He said in exasperation, starting back down the stairs.
"Where are you going?" She asked, following.
"To fix the lights…"
"Oh…" She landed next to him, back on the basement floor.
"Starfire!" The two turned.
"Flame?"
"Forget it Star, it's a trap!"
"What if it's not?" Slade's laugh echoed through the empty concrete room. He stepped forward, holding Flame by his shirt collar.
"Flame!" She jumped forward, grabbing for her brother, but met nothing but air, and instead slid into some crates a few feet behind Slade. Slade's robots dropped down around them, separating the two titans.
'Oh shit.'
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"This is bad." Beast Boy muttered as the four looked at the basement door from their hiding spot around the corner. Slade's robots had the door blocked and were guarding it.
"Well, at least we kinda know what his plan is…"
"Now we just have to get to the basement."
"Just what are we up against?" The titans looked at Mel. They had almost forgotten she was there.
"Ok, Slade is our toughest enemy. Expect the unexpected. And those robots? They don't play around. You had better stay close to one of us. Slade wouldn't think twice about kidnapping you to use against us." Cyborg quickly explained.
"In fact, you'd be safest with Raven. She's the only one who can produce a shield. Me and Cy are more offensive." Mel nodded.
"Alright ya'll, let's go."
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Star could hear Robin fighting, but the robots didn't attack her as she got to her feet cautiously. Instead Slade, or the hologram of him, stepped forward.
"Hello Starfire." She got into a defensive position. "Relax child. I'm not going to attack."
"Then what do you want?"
"It's like I said before. I want my new associate."
"I already told you. No." He held Flame up. Her eyes went wide.
"You may want to reconsider."