Red X smirked under his mask as the Titans give chase. When would those kids ever learn that no one can stop him for he is number one. "I see him!" Cyborg shouted, whose pointing at the thief as her climbs the fire escape.
"You're not getting away this time, X!" Robin declears. How many times has the kids said that? Too many to count. The Boy Wonder shoots out his grappling hook to the roof. Red X calmly waits for the bird to catch up. "End of the line, X." Robin stated.
"As much as I enjoy our little playdate, kid, I got places to be and sights to catch." Red X mocks.
"You're not going-"
Too late. Red X pressed a button on his belt and just like that, he's gone.
"Away." Robin finishes. He lets out a frustrated groan and punches a nearby wall. Soon after, the rest of the Titans join their leader.
Seeing how angry Robin looks, Starfire place her hand on her boyfriend's shoulder. "Worry not, Robin, for one day we will apprehend the Red X." She assures him.
"Thanks, Star." Robin smiles, feeling better already.
At the other side of Jump City, Red X climbs inside of his apartment window with the loot he stole. He opens the bad to reveal hundreds of Diamonds that can set someone for life. "Hopefully this would be enough to start over and get away from this city." Red X mumbles. After he leaves the city, he will forever hang up his cape and lead a normal life.
He was about to remove his mask when he felt a presence behind him. He quickly constructed a large 'X' shape shuriken and was ready to throw it at the introducer, when he froze.
Right in front of him is a 6'4 ft man with a half orange mask showing one eye. The giant man is crossing his arms as his lone grey eye narrows at the teen. Slade aka Deathstroke is standing in his hideout, his home. Crap. Underneath X's mask, his teeth clenching in fear What's Deathstroke's doing here, Red X has no idea. Unless…
No! There's no way he can no. He made sure of it. Red X took a deep breath and crossed his arms, mirroring Slade's. "Never realized the big bad Deathstroke wanted a tour of my lovely home." Red X greeted.
"Oh, so you know who I really am?" Slade asked in an amused tone.
"Unlike those five wacko children, I actually done my research. And plus, having one eye is a dead giveaway." X mocked.
Slade narrows his eye as a warning to watch who Red X is taking to. "Speaking of those 'wacko children'," The mercenary began. "I heard you had a run with them."
"Yeah, what about it?"
"You're the reason why Robin is always motivated in stopping you. In other words, you're the reason why he's been improving."
"I'm flattered. Now what do you want?"
Slade took a step forward, which made Red X involuntarily step back. "Stay away from the Titans. Especially Robin. They and only they, are mine too mess with." He warns.
"Geez Deathstroke, I didn't know you had dibs on the bird and his friends." Red X rolled his eyes. Slade suddenly threw his fist against the wall, inches from Red X's face. "What the fuck!?" He cries out.
"That was a warning shot. Next time I won't miss. Just remember, stay away from Robin." Slade threatens. He began to walk back to the fire escape.
"I know the real reason why you're after Robin!" Red X calls out. This makes Slade freeze in his tracks. "And I'm pretty sure bird boy won't fill whatever is left in your life." Red X continues.
"Do you now?"
Beads of sweat are running down his face underneath his skull mask. Red X is deathly afraid, but he'll be damned to show his fear. "If you manage to get Robin and successfully kill his friends, there's no way in hell he'll ever forgive you."
Slade said nothing and jumps down the window. As soon as the cost his clear, Red X let out a breath of air as he collapses to the floor. His heart is racing so fast that he thought it would burst out of his chest. "What was I thinking?!" He hisses. "I could've given myself away right there!"
He calmed down for a bit, before his neighbors could hear him. There must be a reason why Deathstroke threaten him today since he antagonize the Titans before.
There is only one thing that's gonna happen, Deathstroke is planning to kill the Titans soon and Red X is the only one that can save them.
"Fuck my life." Red X mutters to himself. "I just have to been born with a conscious."
The thief is now standing in front of Titans Tower currently thinking on how to convince the Titans he's on their side. Unfortunately for him, he didn't have enough time to think since a bunch of starbolts are coming down at him. Red X backflips away from them when a green monkey lands on top of him. Beastboy was blocking his eyesight so he couldn't dodge Cyborg's blast.
Red X went flying and landed harshly on the ground. He manages to get Beastboy off him only to see a bunch of crates engulf with Raven's magic hover above him. She release the crates, which Red X somersaults away from it. "Guys, calm down! I'm not here to fight!" Red X yells. Either the Titans didn't hear him or simply didn't believe him, but they kept on attacking. "Screw this." He says.
He summons a bunch of shurikens and begins to fight back. In self defense of course. A bunch of arm movements later, all five Titans are captured. All of them are stunned at the fact Red X took them down so easily.
"Dude, you beat us in less than a minute." Beastboy stated.
"Have you've been holding back when we crossed paths before?" Cyborg asked
"Unbelievable." Raven mutters.
"Why did his victory feels so familiar? Like we have been defeated like this before?" Starfire wonders.
As the Titans are asking questions, Robin is struggling to get free from the xenothium. "What do you want, X!?" Robin shouted. "Have you come here to humiliate us?!" Red X raised his hands in mock surrender.
"Relax, kid. I'm just here to talk." Red X answered honestly.
"Yeah right! If you just wanted to talk, you shouldn't have attacked us!" Beastboy disagrees.
"Uh, you guys were the one who attacked me first." Red X reminded him.
A sweat drop appear on Beastboy's head as he chuckles awkwardly. "Hehe… Right."
"Whatever it is, I know you're full of it!" Robin shouted.
"I swear on my life, I just want to talk." Red X promised. "On gesture of my word," He pulls out the bag of diamonds he stole earlier and tosses it in front of them. "You can have them back." He says.
The five teens looks at the diamonds that are spilling out of the bag and back to the thief. "Do you look at us as fools? Surely this is a form of trickery you are planning." Starfire accuses.
"I'm not!" Red X retorted.
"I can sense his sincerity." Raven spoke. Now all eyes are on her.
"You believe me?!" Red X exclaimed happily.
"I can only sense that you're feeling scared, but not for yourself and you feel overprotective." Raven explains.
"What happen to only looking out for number one? Have you gotten soft, X?" Robin smirks.
Red X clenches his fist and took a deep breath. "Listen here, Kid. Have you ever considered the seriousness of me coming to your home like that?! No! So shut up and listen!"
Robin didn't respond back. It may be due to the fact that he never heard him yell like that. And if it wasn't for the voice modifier, they would've heard his fear. "What is it you want to talk about?" Starfire asked.
"Before I answer that, I need your word you won't arrest me the moment I release you guys." Red X demands.
Robin swallows his pride and nodded. Red X reaches into his utility belt and pulls out a spray can. He walks up to them one by one to spray some solvent at the xenothium. The xenothium begins to melt away, thus freeing them.
"Alright, now tell us what you want to talk about." Robin says.
"Slade's back in town." Red X bluntly stated.
"Yeah, we know. BB ran into him last week." Cyborg replied.
"But what you don't know is the whole story."
"What story?" Raven asks.
"The whole story of Slade. I know who he really is."