Hi, everyone! Sorry that took so long.I get into really bad writer's block after every chapter. But, after I saw the Batman movie, I was strangely inspired! Now, onto the chapter!

Chapter 4: What does it mean?

"Now that I look at it," Terra said, staring at the message. "I wonder why none of us figured it out earlier?"

Raven glared at her. "Does that really matter?" she snapped. Terra looked at her.

"Jeez, Rae. What's wrong with you today?" Jinx asked. Raven continued to glare.

"I don't know what to do. I am supposed to believe that note? Is it a trick?" she asked, rubbing her throbbing temples.

"I have no idea. He's a criminal. Maybe he's just trying to trap you or something. It's probably a trick," Jinx said.

"Yes, friend Raven. The Robin person is a very bad man!" Starfire said. Raven sighed.

"You know that none of you are helping, right?" she asked, annoyed with her friends.

"Who is this Slade guy anyway?" Terra asked. Everyone shrugged. Raven turned her chair to face the computer, and turned it on.

"What are you doing?" Jinx asked. Raven typed in the Jump City search engine.

"I'm trying to find out who Slade is," she answered. They gathered around her chair, and stared at the screen. Raven clicked on one of the results. It was a police report from Gotham. "Slade is a notorious thief who has evaded every police department for three years," Raven read aloud. "He has never been caught, finger-printed, or photographed. Slade hasn't recently been stealing."

"Well…" Jinx said. "Now we know who Slade is."

"No we don't," Raven said. "We know what he does. We don't know him at all."

"So…what, in order to defeat one's enemy, one must know one's enemy?" Terra asked. She picked up her sandwich, and took a bite.

"Basically. If he's never even been photographed, this guy must be really good," Raven replied. She furrowed her brow. Jinx picked up the note and read it again.

"What would this mean if it was true? 'I'm being trapped by Slade'?" she asked.

"Maybe the Slade man is forcing the Robin man to do his work," Starfire suggested.

"Well, whatever's going on, I'm going to get to the bottom of it," Raven muttered, staring at the ground. She stood, and walked over to the Department Mainframe computer. She typed in the two locations that Robin had stolen from, and told the computer to show potential robbing locations. Starfire, Terra, and Jinx walked over and stood behind her. The computer showed a map of the city, and red dots flashed all over the screen.

"Wow…that's a lot of places…" Terra said, her mouth open. Raven banged her fist on the keyboard.

"We're never going to catch him…He's just another thief! Why can't I get him?" she cried. Suddenly, the alarm sounded, and one of the dots on the screen lit up. Jinx smiled.

"Well," she said. "Now's our chance."

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Robin smiled, as he lifted a small machine out of the vault. He slipped it quietly into his belt, and turned to leave. Suddenly, he heard running footsteps, and the next thing he knew, he was on his back with a gun pointed at his head. Raven Roth stood above him, holding a pair of handcuffs.

"Raven. I was wondering when you'd show up," Robin said smoothly.

"Don't…move!" Raven hissed. She pushed her foot harder onto his chest.

"I know, off to jail with me. But first, I'd like to ask you: did you get my note?" Robin asked. Raven's eyebrows twitched.

"Yeah, I did. What do you mean?" she asked, eyes narrowing. "And no funny business!"

"Raven, it's all true, to answer your question. He keeps cameras on me. Except when I'm doing a job. I-"

A gunshot was heard, and the clanking of metal next to Robin's head. Starfire, Terra, and Jinx stepped out of the shadows. Terra had a gun raised and smoke issued from it. "Raven meant it when she said 'no funny business'," she threatened. Raven looked over at her friends.

"Terra, I can handle it. Put it away," she said, motioning to the gun in Terra's outstretched hand. Terra scowled, and pocketed it. Raven turned her attention back to Robin.

"Now, what did you-" She was stopped dead when Robin's foot connected to her leg. He jumped up as she fell, and ran off.

"Raven!" Starfire cried, running to her. Raven jumped to her feet.

"I'm fine! Get him!" she yelled, chasing Robin down the hallway. The three looked at each other, and ran after her.

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