(Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titans)

"Going somewhere?"

Moonlight froze. "R... Robin? What are you doing –"

"Shadow said you'd try to sneak out after Chaldor."

Moonlight growled demonic threats at the absent Shadow. She closed her eyes to take a deep breath and almost disappeared in the darkness. She was wearing a cloak like Raven's, but hers was black. The hood shadowed her entire face. "Robin, I'm going."

"You're going to get yourself killed."

I'm going to kill, she thought. "I'm not as easy to kill as you seem to think."

"True, you're extremely hard to kill, but you're not invincible," Shadow murmured, materializing out of the darkness.

Moonlight and Robin both demanded how he escaped. Shadow smirked at them. Moonlight sighed and grumbled, "Forget it."

Shadow met Robin's masked eyes. "I told you. We mercenaries keep our word."

Robin shook his head. "That's hard to believe. Mercenaries are sellouts."

"No one would hire them if there was a threat of them turning on their employers," Moonlight muttered.

"We deal harshly with anyone who impairs our livelihood," Shadow added darkly. "They live to wish they were dead and couldn't regret it. Hold on, Moonlight." Shadow grabbed the girl's arm. She was trying to slip away while he and Robin weren't looking. "You aren't going after him."

Moonlight's silver eyes narrowed. Robin caught her other arm as she tried to cut Shadow with one of her knives. "He's right. I've called the others. Until we have a plan, you stay here."

"I've got a plan," Moonlight growled. "Storm his hideout and slice him to pieces along with anyone who gets in my way."

"Bad plan." Shadow wrenched the knife out of her grasp. He knew she could make another if she wanted, but she did not know she could also make the blades come out of the rest of her body. She could force Shadow and Robin to release her by generating porcupine-like quills from her arms. "You don't know what he can do. You don't even fully know what you can do. You are not a one-girl army, no matter how quick and talented you are with your blades. You need help. You need the element of surprise."

"Let me go. Both of you," Moonlight hissed.

"I can't just let you walk off all by yourself. The others will be here in a moment. Just wait," Robin ordered.

"No. Just let me go."

Shadow couldn't help but smirk at Robin's frustrated expression. "Not used to being disobeyed, Boy Wonder? She's not a Titan."

Robin glared death at Shadow. "She's not, but Raven is."

"What is wrong, friend Robin?" Starfire flew into the room. Cyborg and Beast Boy weren't far behind. "Friend Robin, why do you and Shadow play the war of tug with friend Moonlight?"

Moonlight jerked her arms out of Shadow's and Robin's grasp. "Starfire, we're not playing. They're trying to keep me from going to rescue Raven."

"We're trying to keep you from getting yourself killed," Shadow snapped.

Everyone stared at him.

"Wait a minute," Cyborg said. "Aren't you supposed to be trying to kill Moonlight?"

"Dude, I'm so confused," Beast Boy mumbled.