WeaselChick: This chapter was fun to write, for some strange reason. And I forgot to mention that there's a new character in this one.

Robin and Cyborg looked at each other, then back to the man who was now on their screen. "Who are you?" Robin asked.

"Yeah," Cyborg said. "And why'd you interrupt our game?"

"I shall not talk," the man said. "until all of you are assembled."

Robin glanced at Cyborg again, and then stood up and called the other Titans using the emergency button. In seconds, Raven, Starfire, and Beast Boy had gathered with them. "So," Robin demanded. "who are you?"

"I am," the man began. Then he spotted Beast Boy's black outfit. "Well, now," he said smiling. "What happened here?"

"Who are you?" Robin repeated.

"Oh, yes. How rude of me. My name is Thorn."

"Thorn?" Raven asked.

Beast Boy snorted. "What kind of name is Thorn?"

Thorn grinned. "Never mind that," he said. "Right now I'd like you to meet my team."

"Team?" Robin asked.

"Of course," Thorn said. "Did you think I'd take you on by myself?" Without waiting for an answer, he continued. "I believe you already met Jinx, Gizmo, and Mammoth, correct?"

Robin nodded.

"Well, I've also recruited Red X and-"

Beast Boy spotted Terra. "Terra!"

Thorn looked down at him. "Yes, dear Terra was my second recruit. Right after I got the HIVE." He turned to look at her. "She's pretty isn't she?" he asked. When he turned, Dayna, who was fiddling with the restraints on her chair, came into view.

"Dayna!"

Thorn looked startled and turned back to the Titans. "Dayna is my barganinng chip," he said.

Beast Boy scowled. "No she's not!'

Thorn smiled again. "Why, yes she is, little green one. I will let her live for two more days."

"What!"

Thorn nodded. "Exactly. I am giving you Titans two days to locate me, and after you do, I'll give you two more hours to get down here. If the time runs out before you come, I will kill her."

"Oh, come on!" Dayna yelled in the background.

Terra stood up from her seat and faced Dayna. "Let him talk!"

"I am not going to die at the hands of a nutcase!" Dayna yelled at her.

Thorn scowled and was beginning to yell at them, but Red X did it for him.

"Both of you SHUT UP and sit down, Terra!" he yelled.

Terra cast a look at Thorn, who nodded, and she sat back down, restraining herself from turning around and crushing Dayna with a slab of rock.

Thorn relaxed a bit and looked back at the Titans. "Remember what I said, Titans," he said roughly, anger in his voice. Then he disappeared.

"Oh, Robin, what shall we do?" Starfire asked, worried. "This 'Thorn' will kill our friend!"

Robin looked at his team. "No he won't."

"How can you be so sure of that?" Raven asked.

"He has a weak spot," Robin said. "Terra and Dayna don't get along too well, and Red X seems to have anger problems."

"So?" Cyborg said. "How does help us?"

"Leave that to me," Robin said. "You guys locate Thorn there." He stood up and left the room, leaving the others to their business.

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Meanwhile, Thorn

Thorn swung his chair around and glared at Terra and Dayna. "Terra, I respect you for standing up for me, but next time keep your mouth shut!"

Terra hung her head. "Yes, master Thorn."

"Dayna," he sighed. "I'll get to you later. Now, all of you get out of my sight." He waved his hand and they all left, Xanka pulling Dayna along to lock her back up.

In the hallway, Terra and Dayna started fighting again. "How could you?" Terra hissed.

"He's insane!" Dayna said. "I don't see how all of you can work for the man!"

"He's our master!"

"Well, he ain't mine!"

Terra's eyes turned yellow and she prepared to hit Dayna with rocks from the walls. Mammoth layed a hand on her shoulder.

"You don't want to do that," he told her. "Master Thorn will hear you."

Terra looked at him and her eyes returned to normal.

Dayna rolled her eyes as Xanka reached her room. "There's another thing I'll never do," she told her as Xanka threw her in the cage and locked it. "I'll never stop fighting someone who's a stupid little loser just so that nutcase can't hear me."

Terra glared at her. "Who are you calling stupid!"

Dayna smirked. "You. And you forgot the loser thing, so I guess you really are one."

Terra scowled. "I am not!"

Xanka pulled his mask off and looked down at Gizmo, a grin on his face. "Make some popcorn, Gizmo," he told him.

Gizmo grinned up at him. "And you make 'em even angrier!"

Xanka nodded and turned to the girls as Gizmo made some popcorn. "Hey, Terra!" he called. "Did you see how much more worried Beast Boy was about Dayna then about you?"

Terra stared at him and then glared at Dayna.

"What?" Dayna said. "It's not my fault he likes me more."

Terra screamed and launched herself at the cage door.

Dayna started laughing. "You idiot! This is steel! You can't ram through steel!"

Terra screamed in anger again and bombarded the door with rocks. When the smoke and dust cleared, there was a hole where the door used to be. Dayna looked at it, then up to see Terra in midair. "Oh-" was all she got out before Terra landed on her.

Gizmo walked over to Xanka who was sitting on the floor laughing. "Got the popcorn!" he said before sittingdown next to him and enjoying the show.

20 minutes later...

Xanka reached his hand into the popcorn bowl to find out everything had been eaten. He sighed. "Gizmo, we're out of food."

Gizmo looked down at the empty bowl. "Huh," he said. "I guess the show's over."

Xanka nodded. "Hey, Mammoth," he said, standing up. "Restrain Terra. I'll get Dayna."

Mammoth nodded and pulled Terra off of Dayna. Xanka pulled Dayna and put one arm around her waist and the other around her neck. "Move, Dayna, and I swear I'll choke you."

The door opened at that time and Thorn entered, looking around at the mess in interest. "What exactly has been going on in here?"

"Well," Jinx began. "Apparently the boys must have thought Terra and Dayna had some tension that they needed to get out, so they let them fight."

Thorn looked at Terra and Dayna being held by Mammoth and Xanka. "Clean up the mess, boys," he ordered after a while. "Dayna, come with me."

Xanka let go of Dayna and she walked stiffly over to Thorn, who stepped outside and closed the door behind her. "What?" she said sharpley.

Thorn smiled at her. "We need to have a talk, Dayna," he said, putting an arm around her shoulders. "In private."

Dayna looked up into his dark eyes and raised one eyebrow. "Why?"

Thorn grinned. "You'll see, Dayna. You'll see." He guided her down the hallways and into a small room. "Dayna," he said after closing the door and positoning himself so he could look into her bright eyes. "I have something I need to tell you."

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That Night, Titans Tower

Red X appeared in Beast Boy's room. He looked over at Beast Boy and covered his mouth. Then he pulled a communator out of his pocket. "Mystery," he whispered into it. "I've got him."

"Gotcha," a voice crackled over, then a bright flash of light erupted in the middle of the room. Beast Boy awoke from this light and got only a glance at a young woman dressed in black before he was rendered blind by the brightness.

"That's useful," Red X told Mystery.

She smiled. "I know," she said as Beast Boy began to see again. "It's very useful."

Beast Boy stared up at Red X and Mystery with wide eyes.

"Ah," Mystery said softly, seeing he was up. "Now, Beast Boy, we need you to get us Mad Mod's cane. If you don't, Red X here will cut your throat and leave to die of blood loss."

As if to make Beast Boy believe, Red X held up a sharp knife that glimmered in the moonlight.

Mystery pulled Beast Boy out of his bed and held his arms behind his back. "Walk us to the evidence room," she hissed in his ear.

Beast Boy, afraid for his life, walked through the Tower to the evidence room. Red X opened the door and Mystery shoved Beast Boy in. "Now get us the cane," she ordered him. Beast Boy walked through the room and spotted the cane. He looked back at Mystery and Red X before picking it up, and Red X held his knife high. When he handed the cane to Mystery, she waved and disappeared in a bright light. After Beast Boy regained his sight, the X was off of his mouth, and Red X was gone. "Oh, man," he whimpered. "I just commited a crime against my own team."

WeaselChick: Woo-hoo, that was some ending. Who is Mystery? Find out in some later chapter, I don't know. Maybe the next one. I'm not entirely sure how that's gonna go. What did Thorn tell Dayna? You're gonna be waiting a while for that one, cuz I don't know...yet. Why does Dayna hate Terra so much? Use your brains! I can't tell you everything.

What will happen in the next chapter: Well, let's see...Hmm...I guess I don't know yet.

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