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WAR ROOM
TITANS TOWER

"Before we start talking about killing and revenge, shouldn't Darkness be in the room?" Fireteen asked.

"She is gone," Guardian said coldly.

"Gone? What the hell does that mean?" Robin asked with an edge in his voice.

"She left alright, retired, resigned, quit, gone," Guardian said even more emotionless as he dropped her ring on the table. Silence took the room.

"How? We just lost one of our best teammates just because you couldn't give her any time," Robin said, now enraged.

"You are blaming me? Who was the one who always called for help, called for aid, it was your call about Kruger that caused her to snap," Guardian shot back.

"Guys please, lets just move on, what's done is done," Nightfire said, holding back her tears. The whole team was getting demoralized by the scene unfolding.

"Alright, fine," Robin said backing off from his aggressive posture. Guardian also relaxed his own posture.

"So are we going to deal with Freeze's killers or not?" Avengement asked in frustration at how the meeting was seemingly getting nowhere.

"Don't worry, we will deal with them, believe me, we will," said Robin darkly.

UPPER WEST SIDE

Arthur Hunt had just entered the shower; he loved a nice hot bath after a long day at work. Work being harassing, robbing, and assaulting victims who had crossed any of the bosses.

As he washed himself he noticed the lights flicker on and off, noticing this Arthur left the shower and peered outside the small window at the power box to make sure no one was messing with it. The power box was right next to the window. What he saw scared him, he saw Guardian using his powers on the power box. Guardian saw Arthur, only a window separating them and gave him a death sign. Arthur's eyes grew wide as he saw electricity pour from his hands and towards him.

Arthur suddenly noticed he was wet with water, he tried reaching for a towel but he didn't have time. The window was smashed and the electricity reached Arthur who tried to let out a cry but was silenced by the burning sensation he was feeling.

Three minutes latter Arthur was a skeleton and on his charred remains Guardian left the evidence and a small slip of paper which said: "Complements of the Teen Titan Guardian."

NORTH WEST SIDE

"Honey, what's for dinner?" Luke Jacobson asked his wife Janet who was cooking in the kitchen. Luke had just changed out of his suit into something a bit more comfortable.

"Roast beef and chi-," she was cut off and Luke heard a plate smash to the floor.

"Janet!" yelled Luke with much urgency as he rushed to find out what had happened.

Luke entered the kitchen and what he saw scared him. He saw the Teen Titan Avengement with a knife to his wife's neck while Robin stood by looking through his papers from work.

"So, I don't seem to see anything in these papers about raping and murdering teenage girls," Robin said casually as he continued to flip through the documents.

"What is he talking about Luke?" Janet asked in fear.

"I-I don't know," Luke lied.

"Don't lie you bastard, we read all the files, we have more than enough evidence on you," Avengement growled.

"Don't hurt my wife, please, this is between you and me," Luke said with a controlled voice. He had always feared that night would come back to haunt him.

"What? Your wife doesn't know about what you do?" Robin said savagely as he approached Luke.

"Listen, we can talk about it alright, but leave her out of this," Luke said, not wanting to tell his wife.

"No, if you want to solve this issue you have to tell her what you and your boys did to my teammate that night," declared Avengement.

"What are they talking about Luke?" Janet asked as Avengement let her go.

"Before I got my new job, I-I had to work with Arthur on a job he said he had. I didn't know any details, all I knew was that it had to do with one of the bosses," Luke began confessing.

"Arthur? Arthur, y-you worked with him after you lost your job! You know what I think about that perverted bastard and to top it off you did a job for a boss?" Janet said full of emotion.

"I-I-I had you provide for you, we needed money or we would have been kicked out of the apartment and there was no way in hell I would have you out on these streets again," Luke explained to her.

"But Luke what happened?" Janet said.

"Yeah, tell her what happened," Robin put in.

"We arrived at the Titan named Mistress Freeze's house, Arthur said we were just going to leave a sign, nothing else. With the money I would get I felt it was an easy job for a good pay. However when Arthur, Bill, and I entered the room it turned out that wasn't the plan. The two of them told me to trash the living room and kitchen while they dealt with Freeze. I did what they told me to, but I heard some noises from the room and when I arrived I-I-I saw something I don't even want to explain to you," Luke said as tears began rising.

"Why didn't you stop it then?" Avengement asked slapping Luke hard in the face.

"Don't hurt him!" Janet yelled.

"Avengement, please, let him finish," Robin said as he held back the now hysterical woman.

"I told them to stop but Arthur took me out of the room and told me to wait in the car. He said that I would still get my fair share and all I had to do was sit in a car, not actually do anything. I had to provide for my family, don't you guys understand! I had no choice! Do you know what those bosses made her do before I took her off the streets!" pleaded Luke.

"Not good enough," Avengement said as he threw his dagger at Luke, upset that Luke could have prevented this from occurring.

"NO!" Robin yelled as he pushed Luke but the dagger did enter him.

"LUKE!" Janet screamed as she ran to her falling husband.

Robin broke his fall and laid him down slowly to the floor. Janet was crying hysterically as she went on her knees to help her husband.

"Its okay, the blade just missed him, he will be okay," Robin said as he cleaned some blood with a napkin. "Just call an ambulance," added Robin.

Avengement leaned back against the table, in shock at what he had just done. "I-I just threw a knife at him out of anger, what if I killed him? How would his wife had reacted," thought Avengement as he saw how hysterical the woman was, he had never realized how important human life was until that moment.

This chapter was a quick one to show I haven't quit this story, I just fixed my computer problems and am working on a great chapter, so just review to show your still in and I will get next chapter: The third thug is dealt with and Kili and Anna get "rescued"

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