Leaving his shotgun and one handgun behind so he could work faster and had to carry things out, he needed a free hand. The one handgun he kept was moved to the front and placed on his belt. Hoping didn't need to draw it. Walking up to the front door, not smart, he had no other way.
Sliding his ID card through the scanner, Gunslinger: Titan ID 3461. Access Granted
A good sign just as bad. One hand, they might not know a warrant was issued for him. On the other hand, they could know already and want to fight on there terms.
Taking a cautious step in, the door closed behind him. Checking the clock on the wall, it showed 10:30 at night. Hoping that the Titans were fast asleep, he made it to his room without a problem. Opening the door, he stepped quickly inside.
Sighing, "So far so good."
Not wanting to stick around, he grabbed a canvas bag from his closet throwing it on his bed. Stuffing a few tee shirts and jeans inside, he placed as much ammo for his handguns and shotgun as well as rifle ammunition. Grabbing a rifle case, placed a World War II American Springfield 05 sniper rifle, his favorite rifle, inside. Closing both, he headed towards his desk. Pulling out two sheets of paper and two envelopes
First letter was to all of the Titans, "Not to worry, I would never tell your secrets upon pain of death, and I always keep my word. Robin to look after my stuff, cause on day I would return and be they're friend once again. Signed Jake Spiegel," placing it aside.
The second letter was a bit more personal, "Sorry, for everything that will happen should we ever fight," sighing, collecting his thoughts, "The real reason I came to Jump City was to hunt you, my dear angel. You were like a powerful demon that come to this world. I watched from a distance noticing you used your not kill and you didn't enjoy fighting. Don't worry you won't have to look over your shoulder or you slept, I will always protect you," taking off his dog tags from my training days, "Hold onto these tags. I will want them back. Love Jake Spiegel," placing his dog tags into the second envelope.
"Now to get out of here."
Reaching under the bed, retrieved a long rope. Tying one end of the rope to the handle of his rifle case, he headed towards the window. Opening it wide enough to get the case out the window, he lowered it then let released the rope. Turning back to the bed, he removed the top half of his clothing. Returning to the closet, he put on a body armor with red, white, and blue skull. Placing a trench coat with the same pattern painted on the back on the bed, he inserted handgun magazines into the same pouches that his normal coat had. He placed the smoke and flash bang grenades into the flak jacket clips.
"Now, play mailman and get the heck out of Dodge."
Grabbing the letter for Raven, he checked the clock, which read 1:30 in the morning. Walking out of his room, he headed as quietly as he could towards Raven's room. Reaching her door, he slid the letter under the door. Standing up, he stared at the door.
"You wont ever need to worry, I'll be there Raven," he sighed returning to his room.
Returning to his room, he put on the trench coat. Grabbing his bag and the second letter, he exited his room. Reaching the rec room, he went into the kitchen. Opening his bag, he threw in a couple bottles of water and food that wouldn't go bad.
"Hey Jake, didn't think you would still be up," caused him to freeze.
Looking over, he saw Cyborg.
"And how come you got you coat on?" he asked.
Using the refrigerator door to blocked Cyborg from witnessing Jake's hand heading towards his gun, "I, uh, got thirsty and didn't have anything in my room. As for my coat, I was, um, cold in my room and left it on."
Looking at Jake for a moment then he shrugged his shoulders, "Well, since your back, I lock the place down, good night," turning his back to Jake.
Yawning, he tapped the buttons on the security pad. Lockdown engaged appeared on the security pad. Turning to leave, he stopped.
Turning to look at Jake, "Jake, what's with the bag?"
Jake's grip tightened on his gun. Cyborg saw the bag. Someone's going to be hurting this morning.
"Titans, we need to find Jake, a warrant has been issued for his arrest, we got to get him first," came on their communicators.
Looking straight at Jake, Cyborg paused for a moment.
Bringing up his sonic cannon, "Robin, he's in the rec room," firing his cannon.
Ducking behind the counter, Jake cursed his luck. Reaching into the cupboard, pulling out a large can only god knew, he crawled over to the end of the cupboard.
"Come out and I wont hurt you Jake."
"Sorry Cy," throwing the can up over the counter.
Cyborg's cannon went off as Jake jumped sideways and fired three charged shots. One disabled his cannon while the other two split opened his chest compartment and short-circuited him causing him collapse on the ground. Standing up, Jake grabbed his bag. Walking past Cyborg, Jake noticed Cyborg's human side was active.
Looking into his human eye, "Sorry Cyborg, it just the way life is. Your body is only stunned, you'll be fine in four hours. There's a note to the Titans on the counter. Have the others read it before they come after me," opening the door.
"Whatever you did, I'm sure you had your reason," said Cyborg, "that doesn't mean we can't talk."
Looking over his shoulder, "It's no longer in my hands Cy, and if I stick around, you will all become targets. If I even gave myself up, there's no saying I won't see the sun the next day. See you around, bud," exiting the kitchen.
Managing to avoid the Titans until he got to the bottom floors. In the room next to the front doors, he stared around the corner. There stood Jinx and Terra. Sighing, he hated this with a passion. Turning the corner, he held his gun at his side.
They stopped talking and looked at him. And without saying anything, Terra stepped to the side and Jinx opened the door and just stood they're looking at me.
"You helped us. We help you. The least we could do. Even if the next time we meet, we have to fight," said Terra.
Looking at her then Jinx, who just nodded. Walking up to the doorway, he stopped then smiled at Terra.
"Good luck out there, Slinger," Jinx said.
Smiling at Jinx, "The least I could do for this is make sure you two don't get in trouble."
She thought for a moment, then nodded, and readied herself for what was to come.
"Uh, Jake, what are you talking about?" asked Terra.
"This," shooting her with a stun round.
Lining his gun on Jinx who just smiled and mouthed 'Thank you,' Jake pulled the trigger hitting her in the stomach with the same stun round. Emptying the clips, he walked out then towards his Harley. Strapping his rifle to the back of his Harley, he kick started the Harley on. On the road he followed leaving his friends, and my love behind.
Watching Jake ride off, "This is Ninja-R, he's on the run. Alice, stop laughing."
Report for Victoria Price's eyes only. Care of Alice Carroll.
Three months past since Jake Spiegel's left the Titans Tower. The Titans never forgot Jake. Investigating every report of demonic fights all over the city. Only to find a dust ridden floors and shell casing scattered over the ground.
When the Titans weren't fighting crime, they were "looking" for a wanted man at movies theaters and restaurants. Even Robin, the leader, wasn't very focused on finding the certain criminal.
As for Raven, she would remember Jake. Why not, he had given her so much including a headache, and yet he left without her being able to give thanks or a right cross against his jaw. Whenever she would think of Jake, she would play with the dog tags which she wears around her neck.
One night, they managed to get to an emergency call. The call turned out to be a rampaging demon, a large demon, wearing armor and a dome like helmet. No matter what they threw at it, it didn't stop. They didn't give up.
Robin was about to sound another charge, when a brick missing his head landed next to his feet. Looking at it strangely, he picked it up noticing a note attached it. Detaching it from the brick and read, "Four latches get it off, that's the trick to this beast."
It wasn't signed. If it made their lives easier, he went with it.
"Titans, get that helmet off," he called to the others.
Nodding, They turned to face this demonic juggernaut. Terra lifted the ground throwing the opponent out of balance. From above Star flew in getting behind and undid two of the latches. As the demon turned and swung at her, she flew back out of reach.
"Azarath Metrion Zinthos," yelled Raven, a sexy creature the type the reader of this report would make porno about or secured in their love cave. Yes, let Jess know that about the competition.
Enveloping and pinning the two bulky arms behind the demon's body. She struggled to hold him as a small monkey version of Beast Boy, climbed up and undid the last two latches in front. Beast Boy jumped off as the demon force himself out of Raven's grip.
Changing back to his human form, "Now, hit him now."
All at once, Jinx, Robin, and Cyborg each hit the demon with whatever they had for a ranged weapon. This knocked the demon back, and it sent his helmet flying off.
The smoke cleared. The demon stood there with his face exposed as his entire head floated in a pale green flame came from his eyes.
"No one does that to me, and now you will -," BANG.
The demon got hit in between the eyes. Standing in shock, its turned into dust followed by the rest of its body being carried a stiff breeze leaving the set of rather large armor.
"Titans!" yelled Robin, "Check the roofs, that had to have been Jake."
Those who could fly, did only seeing what looked like a man tanning on the roof in the middle of the night.
Everyone up to the rooftop there, and the man hadn't moved. He had blonde hair wearing shorts and a Hawaiian shirt, who still wear those, and sunglasses. His hands held one of those reflective tanning screens.
"Excuse me, sir," said Starfire.
Waiting a moment, "I think he's sleeping," said Jinx.
Looking a Terra, "Mind waking him up?" asked Robin.
Shrugging, she threw a few pebbles softly at his face. By the third pebble, he woke up with a jump.
Looking around startled , "Dude, what's going on?," he said, "Why is everything so dark?"
The Titans stared at him.
"Why don't you take off your sunglasses?" said Beast Boy, "It's the middle of the night."
Jumping again, "Dude, I'm blind and I'm hearing voices, I knew I should never have had that triple thick burger."
Everyone sighed. Using her powers, Raven took his glasses off.
Looking around, "Woow, I can see again," seeing the Titans, "Dude, did I die and end up in babeville?"
Staring at him, "Did you hear a gunshot?" asked Robin, "Why are you up here?"
"I'm here for the surf and babes," bad surfer accent, "I just came up here to get a tan to increase the power of my babe magnet bod dude."
"The sun set a few hours ago.," came Cyborg.
Surprised, the fake surfer looked at the sky.
"Dude, the sun, its gone. Cool stars though," giving one of those fake air headed laughs.
The Titans shook their head.
"Never mind," said Robin, "Enjoy your evening, sir."
Returning to the street after wasting twenty minutes with the airhead nut, Jake had added distance between them and him.
"Come on guys, lets just go home," said Terra.
Titans left. This would be disappoint Batman knowing that Robin got fooled by a bad blonde wig, maybe the hideous Hawaiian shirt blinded him . Yes, the air headed nut was Jake in disguise that Raven could've saw through if she developed her demon sight.
"I can't believe that worked," Jake said between breaths removing the blonde wig, which revealed his normal dark hair one just want to run their fingers through.
He knew running would've got him spotted so he hid in plain sight. Something Rath would've done. Being the first time they confronted Jake may ease the criticism. Send those evil e-mails. Getting up, he lifted up his rifle which he was laying on the entire time. Clearing the rifle, he pulled out his handgun from the small of his back, bet that was uncomfortable, and cleared it. He looked at the direction the Titans went and laughed. Wonder if he would've felt like laughing if he knew Nin Jar was watching.
Nin Jar followed Jake back to the underground safe house that's been used to watched by Rath to spy on Titans back when he still had Raven's contract.
Should be noted Ninja-R hates being called Nin Jar. A girl needs some fun. Jess makes it too easy. Could call him Nin Jak, however Ninja-K already taken. This report should find you in good humor my former sex master. Signed Alice Carroll. Personal note fuck the council for not allowing the truth about the political assassinations be released. Should note Rath's been reassigned back to killing demons. Happy days, old whip master.
Still laughing when Jake returned to his new hole in the ground using an abandoned part of the sewer system, he found after two days of running from the Titans. He kept the open area smoked. It helped if bounty hunters wanting his head owning personal cloaking generators had to move and breath, which gave him a target
This underground lair he used since arriving in Jump City. A complex computer system, kitchen, rec area, and small armory that held everything for knives to M60s and plenty of ammo. Returning the rifle back to the rack, he needed a shower. It had been a long day, five kills, and the problems were just getting started. Wearing only a pair of jeans, he grabbed a drink and went to the computer station he had setup.
After a couple minutes of work, he got a link with the cameras he had installed in the Tower. The Titans weren't going to find the dozens a pinhead sized cameras that sent a untraceable signal to his computer. On the computer screen, he saw all the Titans talking in the main room.
"Does anyone even know if that sniper was Jake?" asked Terra.
Nodding, "Only he would know how to defeat a demon like that," answered Robin.
"But if it was Jake," replied Jinx, "Where the hell was he, all we found was that…"
Titans went slack jawed realizing Jake was the airhead they ran into. The cameras, even small, gave Jake a crystal clear picture of their faces. Few seconds later, he lost control and started laughing like a mad man.
Rubbing his head, "Great, now we know that he's good a disguising himself," said Robin looking at the Titans as Jake cleaned his teeth with whisky, "This means we need to search everyone every time we go out on a call."
Spraying out his alcoholic mouthwash, he stared at the screen of shocked Titans were in.
"What do you mean?" yelled Cyborg, "Search everyone, that's crazy!"
Sighing again, "We have to," said Robin, "and the warrant on Jake's head just went to the highest priority and as far as the Justice League is concerned. We should have already caught Jake three weeks ago, and if we don't do something fast, they will come in with every thing they got," taking a breath with concern etched on his face, "that, and something doesn't fell right to me."
"By what do you mean, friend-that-is-boy Robin?" asked Star.
"It has to do with those killings everyone thinks he commits," said Raven with concern.
Nodding, "It doesn't make sense, we know demons exist and we saw Jake fight them, and now, the government acts as if they know nothing about it."
Shaking her head, "Sounds like a cover-up to me," remarked Jinx, "Taking out the hunters so the demons can move in a take over would be my guess."
Shaking her head, "But that can't be the case, the control Trigon had over me was broken, and without me, he can't get through to this world."
"But if that's the case, Raven," said Robin, "Why has he stayed here and not moved on?"
Few moments of silence.
"Maybe, he was planning on retiring here," commented Beast Boy.
"But what about his real home, why not go back there," said Terra.
Again silence.
"I'm going to bed, "came from Cyborg, "Its late and we are all stressed out from this. Night y'all."
A quick kiss on Jinx's cheek, he headed to his room. Slowly, each Titan followed his example leaving Raven by herself. Jake zoomed the camera in on her.
Turning the volume up to hear, "No, he's not hiding and watching me or," she whispered, "Need a new boyfriend."
What did that mean? Her father at work.
Knowing she was alone, she pulled out a necklace from under her leotard. It was Jake's dog tags.
"Stay safe Jake," still whispering, "and find a way back soon."
Giving one of the tags a quick, soft kiss, she slipped it back under her leotard and called it a night.
Jake turned the computer off. Jake stared at the screen for a moment.
Smiling, "Goodnight Raven, and thank you," he said to no one except to the one person he was thinking of.
