Okay, so I swear, i didnt forget about this story, I just needed to wait until I got a flash drive to upload. I hope you all dont hate me for taking too long. I am sorry...once again
Chapter 19
Red X and Nightblade stepped into the Operations room so see Slade staring at them.
"Hey." Nightblade smiled, but Slade didn't.
"So you are baby-sitting again tonight?"
"Yes. The mother is just trying to get enough money to support the two of them. I am doing her a free service and babysitting."
"you are babysitting her daughter every night for free!" Slade's voice grew louder.
"Hey, I told her I didn't do much on nights. I told her that I would help her out whenever she needed it, and she needs it. I am going to help her out whether you like it or not!" Nightblade started to advance closer to Slade, "Besides, Kori is a sweetheart. I like her, and we get along well. The mother said the if 'Kevin' wants to come along sometimes, he can too. But she told me that it's hard for her to pay the bills every month, and she needs to work some extra hours."
Slade let out a loud groan. "FINE!" he finally said, "If that is how you want to spend your nights off, then go ahead. But just know, that when you get up in the morning, you have combat practice."
"Okay." She smiled and ran out the door towards Kori's apartment complex.
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Nightblade reached into her purse, pulling out the duplicate key that Kristine had given her. She slowly unlocked the door, and opened it.
She smiled when she saw who was there. One the couch was Robin, sitting with his arm against the arm rest, Kori was next to him and her head was in his lap, she was sleeping too. Raven and Beastboy lay on the floor at Robin's feet. Beastboy's arm was around Raven and her head was buried in his chest. Cyborg just lay on the other couch, spread out on it. Red X hadn't come with her tonight, and now, Nightblade was glad he hadn't.
Tonight, Slade didn't force her to put in the hearing aide so he could listen and watch everything. He was starting to trust her, and promised not to monitor anything tonight, because she assured him that Kori wanted to talk about…well…girly things, and Nightblade couldn't do that with Slade in her ear.
Nightblade instantly went to work. She picked up the pizza, taking a look inside the box to see it was empty. She threw it away, then picked up all the plates and started washing them.
By the time she was finished picking up everything, a whole hour had passed by.
Nightblade took a look at her watch, it was eight o'clock. Nine was Kori's bedtime, but it looked like the Titans had already warn her out. She walked over, picking up the tiny girl and carrying her into her room and placing Kori into her bed.
"Mom?" a weak voice whimpered.
"No, it's Starfire." She smiled. "Looks like my friends wore you out. Try to get some sleep, okay?"
"Okay…" Kori yawned and leaned back onto her pillow. Nightblade pulled up the sheets, covering the girl up, then she turned on the nightlight and turned off the light. "Good night, Kori. Have the Sweet Dreams." She whispered as she tucked the girl in, giving her a gentle kiss on her forehead, then closed the door silently before she walked over to the sleeping Titans.
Cyborg picked up his head to see his friend. She smiled at him and glanced at Robin. She put her index finger to her lips before she lay down slowly next to Robin, laying her head in his lap. She felt his fingers run through her hair and she looked up at him.
After around ten minutes, Nightblade looked up to see Robin staring down at her. "I'm sorry." She let out a weak whisper.
"It's okay." He smiled at her, pulling her up into a hug. She let herself fall onto him, falling into a comforting embrace. "I still love you." He whispered.
"You got my letter?" she asked.
"Yeah, but let's not talk about that now."
"Okay." She whispered back and he cupped his hand around her cheek.
"I love you so much." He whispered and she wrapped her arms around his neck as she reached in, kissing him.
Cyborg at this moment, got up and woke up Raven and BB. He silently pointed at Robin and Nightblade. They sleepily looked up at the couple, smiling.
Kori had taken this time to walk across the room and crack the door open and watched the two kiss. It seemed like they would be suffocating by this time…but then again, she was only six.
Robin broke the kiss for some well needed air, and Raven, BB and Cyborg started clapping.
Kori didn't clap, she opened the door, and let out an "EWWW", running over and jumping into Nightblade's lap. Nightblade wrapped her arms around the small girl, holding her tight. "One day you'll think this is so wonderful." She whispered in Kori's ear.
"Yeah right!" Kori answered.
"I am so sorry." Nightblade said to Robin.
"It's okay, girl. We understand, we would do the same thing if we were you." Cyborg answered.
Nightblade sighed and Robin turned so she could lean against his chest, and still be able to hold Kori. They sat in a circle and started talking about their plan. .
"Okay, so let's plan." Cyborg said and they all starting talking non stop until nine when Nightblade put Kori to bed, and they kept talking until Kristine came home.
Nightblade left immediately at that time, and the four stayed behind to give Kristine the plan.
"Okay, well, have a great night." She smiled at them when they left.
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"Five…four…three" the door burst open and Red X came in.
"Hey baby, you are getting even more speedy." She smiled and he pushed her into the warm shower.
"So, was babysitting fun?" he smiled, pushing her against the wall.
"So much. The Titans were there. We have a plan."
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"You guys ready?" Robin asked.
"Yeah…" Beastboy answered
"Remember, X is on our side." Raven sighed.
"Okay." Cy said
"What if her directions were a trap?" Raven asked.
"Doubt it." Robin said as they walked under the long tunnel.
"Wow…" Beastboy stared at the few crystals that surrounded the cave. They pushed further back.
"I found a heartbeat and thermal readings." Cyborg said, staring at his arm.
"Where?" Robin asked.
"Right above us…" Cy answered, looking up.
"Beastboy?" Robin said, "Can you turn into a mouse and get through there?"
"Yes sir!" Beastboy jumped onto the ceiling, turning into a mouse very fast, and crawled up through the mud until he reached a tiny light.
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Nightblade threw a starbolt at X who quickly dodged it. He grabbed her foot quickly, bringing her down hard on her back. He bent over her body, holding his dagger to her chest.
"They aren't here yet…" X whispered.
"They will be." She whispered back, when she noticed a green mouse next to her. She smiled and pushed him off her and got up again quickly. She threw a starbolt at his right side, and he moved left. Instead of hitting him, she hit the wall…
An idea went through her head.
She ran at him, grabbing her second dagger, and tried to stab him. But he was too quick, using his sword to move both daggers to the side. She slid under him, through his legs, and quickly, without notice, she threw one of the daggers at a machine sitting in the corner of the room.
"Nightblade…" Slade walked in, with a warning tone in his voice.
"Oh…my GOD!" she shouted, "I didn't mean…it slipped! I am so sorry."
"Sorry isn't going to help you…that was my weapon. It isn't like I can just rebuild it!" he grabbed her by the throat, squeezing gently. Nightblade had dropped her second dagger onto the ground. She gasped for air… "You are choking me…" she gasped.
"That's the point" Slade said as Nightblade's feet started to float. Her hands were grabbing onto his, trying to pry his fingers off of her.
Please hurry… she thought when she saw the earth move just a little before Slade let go.
He jumped up just as the ground fell under his body. He landed over on solid ground, rolling from his back to his feet. "Nightblade, Red X! Attack!" he yelled, but the two just stood there.
Red X charged after the four teens, but Nightblade stood there.
"NIGHTBLADE!" Slade yelled, "What are you doing? I said, attack!"
"Who, you mean me?" she asked, innocently. "But that isn't my name!" she yelled, "It is Starfire!" she ran at Slade, charging her starbolts and hitting him right on target.
"You will regret this…" Slade said, as he charged, attacking all six of the teens.
Raven screamed her famous phrase and Slade's wrists were stick together inside a black force. Slade pulled, but Raven focused her energy on keeping his wrists tied.
X took an 'x' shaped substance and threw it at the man, hitting his ankles and knocking him over. Red X ran over to the wall, disappearing though it, just as he and Nightblade planned. He jumped up, onto the roof, and watched through a window in the ceiling.
Beastboy turned into a goat and charged Slade, bucking him as he fell over slightly. But Raven's grip was loosening as he twisted and turned to get out.
"I got the sonic if you got the boom…" Cyborg smiled at Robin.
"Titans! GO!" Robin yelled as he and Cyborg moved along, jumping and twisting around each other. Cyborg shot his sonic cannon and Robin threw a disk in the cannon's trail causing a huge explosion.
Then it was Starfire's turn. "You are not in control of me anymore." She yelled, taking her daggers, pushing him up against the wall. She charged a starbolt in the hand that held him, burning his suit next to his heart. Then she took the dagger, and stabbed him in the chest. When she pulled out the bloody dagger, Slade fell lifelessly onto the ground. "I had to do it…" she whispered as she turned around, walking towards the door. As she left, she looked up, and gave Red X a fake smile, trying to assure him that all was okay. When he saw that, he disappeared from sight.
Robin didn't follow. Starfire just killed his worst enemy. He walked over to the masked man. He heard a rumble, and the cave started to shake vigorously.
"Man, we gotta get outa here!" Cyborg yelled. Beastboy, Raven and Cyborg ran towards the exit. Starfire turned around to see Robin, bending over the man, slowly reaching down to grab the mask.
"Robin!" she screamed as some rock started to fall. She flew as fast as she could, grabbing him, pulling his sweaty body out of the cave just in time to watch the entire section of the street fall to the ground. The cement, the mud, the cave…it all collapsed, and the repairmen of the city once again had a lot of work to do…repairing all the Titan's damage. But one thing was certain…Slade was Dead, Starfire was back, and X was gone.
Robin fell to his knees, burring his head in his hands…his enemy…he never got to see the man's face. He wanted to look into the face of the man who had caused him so much torture for the past years. He wanted to scream at the dead corpse, but Slade was dead and crushed under about five layers of ground.
Starfire walked up behind him. "I am sorry." She whispered as she bent down next to him, placing a comforting hand on his shoulder. Robin looked up at her…
"I just wanted to see his face" Robin sighed.
"I know you did. We all wanted that. And maybe, when they repair the streets, they'll find his dead corpse, and you will be able to see him then"
"But by then, he will be smashed and his bones will be all disoriented." Robin sighed again.
"Maybe…" She said, kissing his cheek and standing up. "You ready to go?"
"Yeah…Team…let's go home." He smiled, taking a hold of Starfire's hand and they walked home, back to the tower
Starfire smiled, "Home…that sounds good." She felt her body lift into the air, carrying her boyfriend and best friend there.
Only one more chapter left, I was thinking about ending it here, but I decided not to. Anyways, I hope you loved, please review if you feel like it, and I will talk to you all later! smooches, and I love you all!
