Red Sorrow
Ch 6
The legacy of X
Robin looked up at his foe as he walked slowly to Starfire, "You know Robin, I thought you would put up more of a fight then that." he said as he cupped Starfire's chin with his index finger and thumb, "especially for this girl, but that was a disappointment, After I finish you." Slade said as a clicked a button on his staff and a spear protruded from the end, "I take my time in killing her." he said,
"No…don't I'll do anything, just don't hurt her." Robin gasped in pain and sadness,
"Oh, really, anything?" Slade asked turning to Robin as he pulled out the metal S's "Very well Robin, I'll let her go free if you honestly swear, to become my apprentice again." Slade said sinisterly, Starfire started tearing and biting down on the gag, Robin got up and looked at Slade,
"I will."
"Good, Robin." Slade said,
"Now…call me master." Robin balled his hand into a fist,
"Yes, mas-"
"NO ROBIN!" Starfire screamed somehow removing the gag,
"Silence!" Slade roared, as he slapped Starfire hard with the back of his hand. That had done it, he may have not been half-demon and a shape shifter, but Robin had awoken his own sort of inner-demon. At first he gasped, but then anger boil up in his heart and he grasped his staff and, with a roar, charged at Slade, This caught Slade off guard, and Robin slammed his staff hard into Slade's stomach, Slade
coughed and Robin hit Slade hard in the side of his head, enough to break his staff. Then he picked up Slade and flung him across the room into the same stack of metal pipes he, himself fell into a few minutes ago. Slade slowly got up only to receive a hard kick in his chest and a final blow to the face of his mask. Slade roared with pain as he fell in front of the door to the room,
"It's over, Slade." Robin growled,
"So it is." Slade said looking at the floor his mask crumbling to pieces. "For both of us." he said as he clicked a button on his console and it started to countdown. Slade looked up to see Robin, and Robin's eyes widened, Slade's entire mask was broken to reveal his face, He was at least forty years old, h had white hair, and a white eye patch covering his left eye. "In ten minutes, this warehouse will self-destruct, killing everyone in here, you can either leave with your friends and the girl or finish me, your choice." Robin glared at Slade, but he knew what he had to do.
"I'll get you next time Slade." he vowed and ran for Starfire. Slade chuckled and held his left rib,
"Oh, and say hi to Jericho for Me." he whispered, but Robin didn't hear him.
Red X POV
I looked at the barrel of the crude weapon in front of me, my life flashing in front of me, remembering everything, that happened in my life, and then something came to me a vow I made.
Flashback
I held her body in my arms the rain hitting my already wet face, cleaning the blood fro our wounds. I looked at her, "I swear." I huffed "I swear I will avenge your death…Maria."
End
I couldn't die, not without killing the man in front me. With a roar I ripped off the arms that bound me, and looked into the surprised face of the Professor,
"This is were it ends Chang!" I yelled at him making my X-sword, as I saw something appear on the monitors a timer that was counting down from ten minutes,
"So it is boy." he said pressing a button on his control box and a squad of Robot's appeared behind him, "Good-bye boy." he smirked and started running,
"Your not going to get away that easily!" I yelled throwing a sharp X slicing one of Chang's legs. Chang cried out in pain as the army of robots charged at me. I grasped my sword, and charged at them slicing all the robots in my path. I looked over at Chang his eyes filled with fear and pain, good, he's feeling how I felt a year ago. I finished off the last robot and turned to the monitors it was at a minute and 3 seconds, I couldn't make it out in time I knew that I had run out of xinothium so I couldn't teleport, but I wasn't going to be the only one to go. I tuned to see Chang holding that gun of his,
"Good bye, bad boy!" he chuckled as he fired. I brought up my cape to surround myself, "That will do no good, it will pass right through it!" he sneered, and the beam hit.
No POV
Chang chuckled as the smoke filled the space where Red X stood. "He's dead!" he laughed,
"Not yet." Chang's eyes widened to see Red X without his cape or mask, and stared at him. His face had a dark tan he had long black hair and brown eyes, and blood was coming out of his mouth and many parts of his body. "I'm not going to be the only one going." He said his mechanical voice now had a Hispanic accent.
"No...No…HOW DID YOU SURVIVE?" he demanded,
"Because, I am something more than a boy, I am what is onme an idea." he said pointing to the Red X suit. "Something, that was meant for evil, but in the end turned to good, and not even a genius like you Chang can kill ideas." he said as he brought his arm with the sword back and quickly thrusts it forward at Chang.
Titan's POV
The Titans made quick work of the robots at the exit of the warehouse,
"We made it!" Cyborg cried as they ran to the T-car,
"Wait, where's X?" Beastboy asked, Robin (who was holding Starfire) turned wide-eyed and turned to the warehouse
'He's still in there…" He whispered.
"5...4.…3.…2.…1" Cyborg counted and a large and loud explosion came from the shack as it erupted into flame,
"He's gone." Robin said and the Titans looked at the burning building with remorse.
Later.
The Titans had put Starfire in the med room and were walking to the main room, all relieved Star was okay, but were wondering about Red X.
"I wonder what it was all about." Cyborg said,
"What?" Raven asked turning to him,
"Him helping us and all." none of the Titans could answer, at first they all though it was sexual attraction to Starfire, but he wouldn't give his life for something like that.
"Who knows?" Beastboy said as they walked into the Main room, and all gasped. There on the Tabled was the original Red X belt.
"What the?" Robin walked over and found a note next to it and read it out loud.
Dear Titans,
Hey kiddies, how's Starfire? I hope she's fine I don't these medical bills to have been for nothing.
"It's him alright." Raven interrupted, Robin continued to read.
I want you to have this back, since I have a better one I can't see why I need that thing. Your probably wondering how I lived, sorry won't tell ya I always liked making people think, and as for crime, I decided to take a little break, I've had enough excitement for a good few months, oh and check under the couch when you done reading this, I have another surprise, well catch ya later Titans, I'll see sometime later.
Signed,
X
Cyborg picked up the couch and saw the bas of money Red X had stolen,
"I guess we'll have to give these back huh?" he joked then a small envelope fell slowly to the ground. Raven picked it up and opened it and it contained a picture. There was a boy with dark tanned skin long black hair, and brown eyes, he was wearing a black sweater, and long tan khakis. Next to him was a girl, that had the same eyes, facial structure and hair length as Starfire, she also had black hair, and brown eyes, and a cute smile on her face. Robin flipped the picture and a small note was there
Give you one guess which is me.
P.s. I'm not the girl.
The note was unsigned. They all smiled and collapsed on the couch and turned on the TV,
"Everything's smooth sailing from now on, We know who Slade is, all the villains are iced, and Red X is taken a break everything's goin to be fine."
Red X's POV
I was perched on top of the Tower listening to Cyborg's Speech,
"Yeah." I whispered, "Everything is going to be fine." I stood up and looked at the moon, squinting my masked eyes, "Wait for me Maria." I whispered and teleported off.
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Well that's the end, hope you enjoyed it and thank you still to everyone who has reviewed, I won't be writing TT stories for a while, I'm going to try my hand at my other favorite show, Naruto! I hope you'll come see how I'm doing if you ever have so free time and comment well, Peace-out.