Chapter 22
"Good Morning Titans, I hope I did not wake you."
The Titans assembled in the Situation Room. Slade was jeering from the screen at them.
"Dude! What are you an insomniac, its like 5 in the morning – ouch."
Beast Boy rubbed his side after Terra elbowed him.
"What do you want?"
"I am surprised you haven't figured it our, Nightwing. Disappointing. I expected better."
After a pause Nightwing answered.
"You want Raven."
"Very good, and since you all have been so uncooperative I have a special treat for you."
Slade stepped back. The HIVE students they fought the day before took off a canvas uncovering a large device.
"A Chronoton Detonator."
"Oh, no."
"No."
Oh, boy."
"Oh my Gosh! Uh, what's a Krewton Detonator?"
"It stops Time, permanently."
Beast Boy freaked loudly for a moment.
"Deliver the Gem or I will trigger the detonator, and since I control the detonator with the press of a button, time is not on your side."
Slade's transmission ended.
The Titans stood in silence.
They all looked at Nightwing.
"We have got to find that detonator, and we won't be turning over Raven."
"I agree, but where do we start looking."
"Here. Slade gave us more information than he knew."
The Titans turned to Raven as she had the image of the device on the screen.
She enhanced a section making it larger.
"Sqwiggly lines."
"Way informative Raven."
The image cleared and reversed.
"Pier 41."
"The docks."
Raven stared down Beast Boy and Terra for their comments, as they tried not to look at her.
"Let's go Titans, before Slade hits the trigger."
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After the Titans left to stop Slade, the security panel was activated, and the front doors of the Tower opened.
Brother Blood walked inside, a vile smile of triumph on his face.