Don't Let Your Eyes Deceive You

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I am really sorry for not updating faster, one word… homework. A common foe between us, anyway here's chapter 3.

Chapter 3


"NOOO!" shouted Robin and Raven in unison.

The note said it was Chameleon who had kidnapped Beast Boy, Cyborg and Starfire, but was smart enough not to say where he was keeping them captive.

"No!" shouted Robin putting his face in his hands, how did he get into the Tower right under his nose? Why did this always happen to him?

Raven on the other hand being the calm one, was on typing furiously on the computer.

Robin hearing the tapping of keys looked over at Raven.

"What are you doing?" he asked, walking behind her.

"Trying to find where our friends are," said Raven not looking at him.

After a few more moments of furious typing Raven slammed her fists on the desk,

"Dam it their locators have been de-activated."

"What else can we do?" just as the words escaped out of Robin's mouth the alarm started blaring.

"Chameleon down town, let's go," stated Raven as she ran toward the garage.

Raven took to the skies while following the roaring engine of Robin's R cycle.

Arriving at the scene Raven was cautious, after meeting Chameleon you could never be sure what to expect. Robin appeared at her side, looking around for anything that might give them a clue to what or where Chameleon was.

"Hello my little birds," came Chameleon's hissing voice, from behind the heroes.

Raven and Robin whirled around only to see nothing, "Show yourself Chameleon!"

"And why would I do that?" the air spoke again somewhere to the right.

Chameleon was just toying with them and Raven knew that, but couldn't pin point the exalt place Chameleon was.

"Where are our friends?" Raven shouted, frantically looking around.

"Sommmewhere," Chameleon hissed into her ear.

Raven threw a punch because she wasn't able to see her opponent, Raven only punched air. Chameleon ducked and kicked Raven in the gut, causing to fall to her knees in pain.

"Raven!" Robin called, running to her aid.

"What's wrong?" Chameleon hissed again, Robin started and whipped around. Chameleon saw his chance and pushed Robin backwards, Robin tripped over Raven's slumped form landing on top of her, temporarily disorientated.

"Well Titans it's been fun," with that Chameleon took off to his lair, not that Raven or Robin could stop him.

"Get off of me!" Raven grunted as she pushed the dazed teen off of her. Raven dusted herself off and extended a hand to Robin. He took it and pulled himself up from the ground.

"Thanks," he muttered.

"Let's get back to the Tower, there's not much we can do here," Raven said before levitating into the sky.

Robin watched her go, admiring how graceful she looked.

Robin shook his head of these thoughts and mounted his bike and sped to the Tower.

Back at the Tower the two remaining Titans were very frustrated to say the least.

"How can we fight something we can't see!" roared Robin slamming his fists onto the coffee table, making it crack in half, "Oops."

"Well what do we know about Chameleon?" asked Raven, growing tired of Robins' rants.

"He can blend in with the background and he is very strong," Robin listed.

"Right, just like a chameleon… and do you know what eats a chameleon?" Raven quizzed.

"No," said Robin looking intently at her.

"Snakes, they also adapt to their backgrounds to ambush them!" Raven explained.

Robin caught on, "So we have to become like snakes in the way of attacking!"

"Exactly!" Raven said, jumping up.

"But how?" asked Robin looking confused again.

"Training that's how, you teach me martial arts and I teach you meditation, both of theses will help us sharpen our senses.

"Well let's going then!" Robin shouted gleefully, whilst grabbing Raven's hand and running down to the gym.


Deep in the forest, hung three figures from the highest tree by thick vines. One was a girl and the other two were boys, they were gagged and if they tried to wriggle free they would fall fifty feet into a large ditch full of poisonous snakes, and the snake hadn't been fed in a while.

Starfire was doing her best not to struggle, but it was proving difficult as she hated snakes, occasionally and snake tried it's luck and sprung a couple of feet into the air, then it would hiss angrily as it missed.

"Happy thoughts, happy thoughts, HAPPY THOUGHTS!" Starfire screamed in her mind as another snake jumped up.

Beast Boy and Cyborg weren't doing any better, Beast Boy wasn't scared so much about the snakes it was the height that got to him.

Cyborg was very much like Starfire, he hated snakes even more that half of him was made of metal.

"Having fun?" Chameleon hissed behind Starfire, she thought it was snake almost lost bladder control.

Chameleon chuckled, as he watched the reactions from Starfire and Cyborg as the snakes jumped up, but he did have to admit he hated snakes too, being a chameleon and all. Chameleon winced as one leapt up close to where he was, but everyone didn't notice as the tried to remain in control of their bladders.


Sweat dripping down from their heads, both of them were panting heavily. Raven and Robin had been sparring for well over two hours. Robin had taught Raven everything he knew about martial arts and now she gave him a run for his money.

"Let's… leave it… there for… today," panted Robin, his hands were on his knees trying to regain a steady breathing pattern.

Raven nodded in reply, unable to talk she would certainly feel this in the morning, Raven thought as she hobbled towards her bathroom.

Robin watched her go he never thought she would catch on so fast; Robin stood up and all over his body was black or blue bruises that Raven had given him. She was definitely stronger than she looks, Robin mentally noted as he also hobbled to his own bathroom.


The next morning Raven and Robin woke up at sunrise to continue their training. Today meditation was on the agenda, Raven sat in a lotus position levitating a few feet from the ground, while Robin sat in an Indian position on the ground. Raven taught Robin how to clear his mind and find his centre.

Robin was well disciplined and meditation came to him easily as martial arts had come to Raven.

"Robin?" asked Raven as she lowered herself on to the ground.

"Hmm?" Robin acknowledged by opening one masked eye.

"Snakes also use heat seeking pits on their faces to catch prey," stated Raven.

"Interesting… I'll be back in a minute," with that Robin rose from the ground and disappeared into the Tower, leaving a confused Raven.

Robin returned, but there was something different about him,

"Robin is that a new mask?" Raven said in surprise, Robin's mask was similar to his other one but the thick black outline was replaced by a red outline.

"Not just a new one but a heat seeking one!" he relied gleefully!


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Looks like Robin and Raven are ready to face Chameleon... again! Or are they?

Later! - Dark Shadows 01