Lonely Paths Come Together
Chapter Nine
Underground
Circling your, circling you, circling your head,
Contemplating everything you ever said,
Now I see the truth,
I got doubt,
"What's the matter my dear? Aren't you happy that I let you see your hero?" Slade's voice smoothly said to Raven.
She was still half out of it from the drug Slade gave her only hours before. Slade chuckled softly when no reply was given back to him, but that changed quickly when he back-handed her on her right cheek, sending her head to the side, with a red mark growing on the cheek. She only muttered a soft moan, before her head slumped down, resting her chin close to her chest. Her eyes were now half lidded and she was fading back into un-consciousness. Her breathing slowed, and her chest moved up and down more gently beneath the robots arms.
Her body was tired, as well as her mind, but she still believed in Robin. She had seen that he was still alive, and she knew that he would be coming for. She just had to hang on for a little while longer.
"What's the matter Raven? I remember someone with a defiant attitude, well I must say I am surprised, how the mighty have fallen."
"You're going to eat those words when Robin comes." Raven whispered.
"My dear, Robin does not even know where we are, so how do you think he will find us?"
"By the locater chip he placed in my mouth when he took me too his home. He put it there incase I came into some trouble." Raven said, a small smile appearing on her face.
Slade turned his back toward Raven, placing his hands behind his back as well, Raven knew that he was trying to think of a way to rectify the situation that she had presented him.
"Even if he does find this place, do you believe he will defeat me?"
"I know so." Raven whispered.
A different motive in your eyes and now I'm out,
See you later,
I see your fantasy,
You want to make it a reality paved in gold,
See inside,
Inside of our heads,
Well now that's over,
I see your motives inside,
Decisions to hide,
"Thank you for the vote of confidence Raven." Robins voice came from out of the shadows as he walked, half of his form appeared.
"Robin we meet again, you seem a little tense, perhaps you would like to sit down and relax." Slade grabbed a hand-full of Ravens hair pulling her head up to look at him.
"So you've come for her, have you? Well you won't make it out of here alive, you've been a thorn in my side for long enough." Slade said, as he hit the pressure sensitive spot on Raven's neck, making her head fall back down to her chest, unconscious. He gestured for the robot to take her away, as Slade put his arms back behind his back and walked to the middle of the room, stance relaxed.
"Well Robin, how far will you go to get her back? Let's find out shall we?" Slade said calmly.
Robin ran toward Slade, arm rose prepared to hit him. He brought his arm down just as he was close, but Slade side stepped the move, grabbing Robin by the raised arm, jerking him back and hitting him the stomach making him step back, clutching at his wounded stomach. He recovered fast enough to duck and avoid the fist aimed for his head. While down close the ground, Robin spun his leg, trying to trip Slade, but he jumped into the air, and landed several feet away from Robin.
Back off I'll take you on,
Headstrong to take on anyone,
I know that you are wrong,
Headstrong we're headstrong,
They both ran toward each other, and got caught in locked hands, both trying to gain dominance over the other. Robin succeeded first, and got the upper hand, he pushed Slade back some what and grabbed his left arm flipping him over his shoulder and tossing him into the air, but Slade did a turn and landed on his feet only to get slammed in the head with Robins foot, as he swiftly planted his foot in Slade's head, sending him flying to the side.
Slade jumped up on to some crates, and then jumping and landing on the machinery above. He disappeared seconds later. Robin followed suit, jumping up and taking out his bo-staff as he did so. He landed on his feet, weapon at the ready as he looked around for any sign of Slade.
"Robin that was viscous, dishonorable and ruthless, excellent, you are more like me than I could have imagined." While Robin listened to Slade's voice he did not hear him jump down at him. He looked up, only to see Slade's fist come crashing down on top of him, only missing by inches, as he back-flipped several times to avoid Slade but misplacing his bo-staff.
Slade came at him again trying to hit him but he was unable to do so, because Robin kept moving to the sides and dodging the blows. As Robin stepped back, Slade threw out his leg at Robin, but missing again as Robin turned to the side, giving Slade a chance to get up behind him and grab him by the chest, pulling him close and squeezing until he heard a sufficient crack to Robins ribs. Robin swung his legs up at Slade hitting their target, Slade released Robin as he stepped back fixing his mask.
Robin jumped into the air back at Slade, extending his leg out to bring it down on his head but missing when Slade, grabbed it, and swung Robin full around, throwing him in the air. Robin landed on another large metal gear, grunting as he skidded to a stop. He jumped back to his feet looking around as he did so. This time he noticed when Slade came at him again. He saw Slade jump into the air and come down on him, arm extended. Once again Robin back flipped and avoided the hit, as Slade brought it down on to the metal gear, making a large dent in it. Slade stood up again, cracking his fist as he did so.
Back off I'll take you on,
Headstrong to take on anyone,
I know that you are wrong and this is not where you belong,
I can't give everything away,
I won't give everything away,
"Is this the best you can do Robin? Obviously Raven means little to you, forget about her Robin, you don't need someone to pull you down, she will just get in your way to better things."
"I'm not like you Slade; I don't hurt innocent children for no reason."
"Believe me Robin when I say that she is not innocent. If you knew how much power that child carries in her, you would want it for yourself. Raven is nothing but a weapon to be used. If you leave now, I promise that I will leave this city, and you will never see me again."
"But you would take Raven with you."
"Of course, I intend to make her my apprentice, her powers and mine combined, we could to anything. Right now her powers are little at the most, but with me, she will become more. Her powers could be used to their full extent."
"She's not something that you can use and then discard once you're done with her. She is a human being."
"My dear boy, I could not throw away something as strong as her. She will become my apprentice, and she will become something else. She will use her powers to what I want them to be used for. She is mine Robin, and there is nothing you can do about that, so I suggest you take my offer and leave."
"I won't allow you to use her as your own pawn Slade; her powers will grow when she chooses it, not you." Robin said and came at Slade.
"You'll regret that decision." Slade said. Robin jumped into the air, as he came close to Slade, and did a flying round-house kick to Slade's head, missing there mark, but Robin did another and this time hit, sending Slade of the metal gear and flying down to the ground below with a loud grunt.
"You're going to regret that boy." Slade said as he sat up from his lying down position. He mask was cracked down the right side to the left. When Slade returned to his feet, Robin knew that he had truly pissed Slade off this time.
Conclusions manifest,
Your first impressions got to be your very best,
I see you're full of shit,
And that's alright,
Slade came at him, throwing punches and using both legs to do double kicks at Robin's chest. Robin back flipped several times, to dodge the attacks. Slade came up fast toward him, and swung his legs out, hitting Robin in his legs knocking him over. Slade grabbed Robin's right leg and swung him around, but Robin skidded his hand across the floor turning around in the air, and used his free leg to hit Slade in the head, and making Slade release his leg. Robin turned his body in the air and landed on his hands and feet.
Robin stood, but Slade was already beside him, he grabbed his arm and brought Robin crashing to the ground on his back. Slade put his knee on Robin's chest pushing down painfully, causing Robin to give a shout of pain. Robin tried to breathe in air but was un-able with Slade on top of him, so he took his free hand and slammed it into Slade's head, hitting him and making his head snap to the side, giving Robin a chance to knock Slade off of him. Robin got up again, catching his breath.
Once recovered, Robin did another round-house kick to Slade's head, and he flew back with a loud grunt. Robin acted fast and hit Slade in the stomach while he was on his knees. When Robin was about to do it again, Slade grabbed his leg, and spun him around, jerking it and tripping Robin. He landed face forward. He rolled to the side when
That's how you play,
I guess you'll get through every night,
Well now that's over,
I see your fantasy,
You want to make it a reality paved in gold,
See inside, inside of our heads,
Well now that's over,
I see your motives inside,
Decisions to hide,
Slade tried to hit him. Robin got up again and took out several small explosive devices from his belt.
Robin threw them at Slade. They landed around him, going off in several different places. Robin got out another bo-staff and ran into the smoke. He felt a swift air go by him, so he turned quickly to block the attack that was aimed for him, with his bo-staff. He knocked Slade's weapon back and swung his bo-staff around in the cloud. He heard a loud yell and knew that he had hit Slade. He waited a couple seconds trying to locate Slade again. Robin jumped into the air as Slade's weapon came down on him. He launched his own attack, and hit him again in the mask, this time sending him to his knees, as the smoke cleared, grasping the place where the part where his mask had once been.
Robin swung his weapon around and hit Slade again in the head, sending him flying to the side, and landing in a corner where no light reached, but this time Slade did not get up. A red alarm started to blare on and off, and a count-down began.
"Damn it." Robin ran through a corridor, hitting the robots that came at him, before continuing.
"Two minutes till detonation." A computerized voice rang through out the cave.
"Where are you Raven?" Robin said to himself. Finally coming across a large metal door with several locks on it, Robin stopped. He got out a small tool from his belt, and got to work on the door. He used a laser to melt the hinges and the locks off the door, and let it slam to the ground. He went in and saw Raven strapped down to a metal bed, he undid the straps and picked her up carefully.
"One minute till detonation." The computer sounded again.
"Oh shut up." Robin said as he ran toward the exit he had made before engaging in combat with Slade.
Back off I'll take you on,
Headstrong too take on anyone,
I know that you are wrong,
Headstrong we're headstrong,
Back off I'll take you on,
Headstrong too take on anyone,
I know that you are wrong and this is not where you belong,
I can't give everything away,
I won't give everything away,
"We're almost out of here Raven." Robin said to the unconscious child. As he approached the exit, he turned for a second, and he could have sworn he saw Slade standing there watching him, with his hands placed, once again behind his back, but Robin didn't stop to investigate, as the count-down ended. Robin got out just in time to jump to the side as the ground beneath exploded. Robin looked down at the sleeping Raven, and gave her a slight smile.
"He won't hurt you again, and that's a promise." Robin whispered to her.
I know, I know all about,
I know, I know all about,
I know,
I know all about your motives inside,
And your decision to hide,
You're headstrong.
Author's Note
Songs by:
Green Day: Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Godsmack: Hard to find
Evanescence: Going under. My immortal. Whisper.
Simple Plan: Me against the world
Trapt: Headstrong
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Lonely Paths Come Together Two: Destiny