Disclaimer: I do not own the Teen Titans, nor I do own or am associated with the Sheraton Four Points hotel. Everbody happy now?
Last Time…
"How do we know where to look?" Terra asked. "It could be any headquarters building anywhere in the world!"
"We just need to know how to get information. Robin can help us with that."
Chapter 11(or ten, I can't remember…or twelve! Whichever, it's in there somewhere…)
Robin moved stealthily along the dark corridor. He was barely a shadow, and he was as good as gone the second he appeared.
Looking up and around the hallway for cameras, and signs of who exactly was breaking into the lair, Robin's feet softly padded the floor where they touched. Jumping into a corner, Robin pulled a pair of night-vision goggles out of his utility belt.
Placing them over his masked eyes, he gazed through them, and saw several heat forms moving through the lens. He grinned, replacing the goggles. Jumping to the wall for a liftoff support, Robin leapt above his opponents, and----
----Was smacked out of the way by a hard kick from Raven. He smiled, standing up. "So, you know who I am?"
Raven's hard stare turned to a glare of frustration. "You talk to me like that? A common thief off the streets?!"
Robin's smirk turned to a look of strict attention. "Raven, I know you know who I really am. And I know that you know who we were."
Raven calmly stepped up in front of him. "In the dark of the night…" She prompted.
Robin smiled. A true, genuine, glad to see you smile. "…Ye shall not waver…"
"…Glory to the true being…"
"…Who rides the horses of the sea…"
Raven through herself around Robin in an embrace so tight, she didn't think she'd ever let go. Tears came to her eyes. "I missed you so much, Robin…"
Robin returned her embrace, smoothing over the back of her hair. "I know…and I didn't know until recently…about the team. Or I would have been setting off alarms left and right to get your attention."
"How did you find out, Robin? Your memory was wiped."
"My Master…showed me tapes. He wanted me to know. He laughed at me when I began crying in pain because of what I had lost…because of all the information I was getting in. But it's backfired now." Robin said, frowning.
Raven let go, sniffing, and wiping her eyes. "It'll all be okay, Robin, I promise. I just need your help. And we can return the memories, the powers…we can restore the world to the way it used to be…before Them…"
Robin glanced over at Starfire and Terra, who were rooted to the spot, confusion written on their faces. He nodded at them. "Starfire. Terra. 'Evening."
"How do you know-" Terra started, panic in her eyes.
Robin tapped a finger to his temples. "We used to be friends."
"Right…Look, Raven, this is weird…what was with that weirdo…ocean horse thing? With the true being thing? Damn, I'm confused…" Terra muttered, stepping backwards.
Raven looked at her, and then back at Robin. "There isn't time now, Terra. I promise, I will explain everything when I get the chance, but right now- Robin, I need to know…Are you in?"
Robin looked from Terra and Starfire's confused faces, back to Raven's pleading one. He nodded, exhaling. "I'm in."
Relief and happiness shone on the policewoman's face. "How fast can you get us the information?"
"I'm scheduled to steal a computerized chip tomorrow night. 1:00. Be there?"
Raven smiled, looking back at her friends. "With backup."
"After him!" Raven cried, pointing towards Robin, who was running off in the distance, chip in bag, and bag in hand.
Terra, Starfire, and now Jinx too, had no trouble acting enough to make it look real. They raced down the street, twenty steps behind Raven, forty behind Robin himself.
Jinx pulled her gun out of its holder, and "pointed" it at the criminal. She shot, missing on purpose, just to get that on the video cameras.
The four officers continued the chase, though thoroughly tired, until Robin turned a corner into a small ally. He stopped, and turned.
Raven sprinted behind him, pocketing her gun, and placing her hands on her knees, attempting to catch her breath. Terra, Starfire, and Jinx were just behind her, doing the same.
Robin held a sheet of paper in his out-stretched hand. He handed it to her, before turning to leave.
"Robin, wait!" Raven called.
Robin turned, a questioning eyebrow raised.
"Aren't you coming?" Raven asked in confusion, still holding the sheet of information.
"Well, I wish I could, but…" Robin started. He turned fully, walking back towards them. "I've got a master…I need to be back so that I don't get a punishment."
Raven stood up straight, looking him square in the eye. "But…I need you, the whole world needs you. After this, you won't even have to go back to that awful Slade. We'll need you once everyone's memories return. I'm going to re-group the Titans."
Robin stared at the ground. He wanted to, he so desperately wanted to, but…But nothing. "I'll go with you, Raven."
Raven stared out of the 747 plane's small, circular window. She glanced over the countryside below, as they passed it by. She turned back to her seat, once again un-folding the sheet of paper. She smoothed it out, and placed it on her open tray table. "Hey!" she called softly. Terra's head next to her turned, and three other heads popped up from their prospective seats. "We'll be landing in JFK soon. Let's go over it one more time."
Groans issued from the four people surrounding her.
"Again, Raven?" Robin asked, his masked eyes surely rolling under the fabric.
Raven nodded hotly. "Yes, again, dammit! We're going over it until that's all you know how to do! Breathe, blink, and run this over in your mind!"
Everyone fell once again into silence.
"Okay, we've discovered that the POCS headquarters and training facilities is just outside New York City-"
"Figures that the center of evil is in the good ol' USA" Terra commented.
"Anyway," Raven emphasized. "This also includes its storing facility, and its main power source for all of the POCS units all over the world. If we can shut down this central power core, we can release the memories and powers from storage. We'll have about a thirty minute window to complete this. Once we land, we'll be checking in to the Sheraton Four Points hotel. We need to look like just any other tourists. At precisely…" Raven prompted.
Jinx sighed. "1:00 AM, AKA 0100 hours."
"Now, we will all be dropping out the window, yes, this is necessary. We can't just go through the lobby, we'd be spotted. Now, we will have transportation waiting for us near the entrance to the highway. We will pull up to the POCS area. Six buildings are on this one place, and there is an electric fence set up all around it with barbed wire at the top. There is one weak point on this entire fence, and that is exactly 63.4 feet to the left of the back guard post. Once we're inside, Starfire. You will…"
"I will make my way to the building on the nearest right, which houses the training facilities. I am to shut down the power of that building alone, which will cause an uproar in the main building. I am to then take the uniform of a POCS officer, and imitate one until the power is shut off completely. I will then meet up with you and Robin at the main Headquarters building," Starfire stated in a bored voice. Something unusual for her.
"Good. Terra and Jinx, you will be…"
Jinx answered. "Terra and I will go to the building at the far left of the complex, the storage facility, where they store and suck the memories and powers. Once the power is shut off, we are to release as many as possible as fast as possible, and you, Robin, and Starfire are going to meet us there, and help us finish the job."
"And Robin, you and I-"
"-already know the plan. Thank you," Robin finished.
Raven glared at him. "You and I will infiltrate the main headquarters building. This is where the main power is stored. Now, there were no blueprints available on the power source, correct?"
Robin rolled his eyes again. "Yes, Raven…"
"So we'll find the power, and find a way to shut it down. The power, it says, has an automatic reboot program, but it takes at least a half hour to get all systems online, and ready. This is our window. Once we shut it down, we'll get out of the building, and meet with Starfire. Then we'll go and help Jinx and Terra release the stored power. Everyone understand?" Raven asked.
They all nodded.
"Good. Because…" Raven glanced at her watch. "We strike in five hours' time."
A thick, brown coiled rope fell down the side of the Sheraton Four Points Hotel. It hit the side a few times, before stilling. A dark figure, clothed entirely in black, climbed out the window, and began sliding down hand over hand. The figure hit the bottom with a soft, barely audible tap. They tugged twice on the rope.
Another figure, also clothed in black, climbed out the window, repeating the first one's actions. Then a third, then fourth, then a fifth. One of them then took the end of the rope, and tossed it back through the window.
"Phase one, complete," one of them whispered. They all looked around, and took off towards the road, sprinting with their backs bent. They reached the pavement, and rounded the metal fence. They continued walking for another few minutes, before coming upon a small black Mercedes.
Raven calmly made her way to the driver's window, and tapped twice on the tinted glass. It rolled down slowly. A dark voice prompted them from within the car.
"In the dark of the night…"
And Raven answered. "Ye shall not waver…"
"Glory to the true being…"
"Who rides the horses of the sea." She finished off.
There was silence, before the car door opened, and out stepped a tall bulking man. He smiled, metal gleaming in the light of the full moon. "Good to see you again, Rae."
"You too, Cyborg," Raven answered, wrapping her arms around him in a hug.
"Raven!" another voice called from within the car. A short green man stepped out, practically tackling her.
"Not so loud, Beastboy. We don't know who's out here," she scolded, pushing him away.
"Rob, Star, Terra, Jinx," Cyborg said, nodding. He tapped fists quietly with Robin, who smiled.
"Glad you could make it, Cy. You too, Beastboy," he said.
"Wouldn't miss it for the world. When we found out from Rae what happened…well, let's just say we'd do anything to help," Cyborg answered.
"Hold on!" Terra started, anger in her voice. "Are you telling me that us three were the only ones who had no idea of what we all used to be?!"
Raven looked downward. "Well…yeah. I was the only one that knew, but then Slade showed Robin the tapes, and well…I knew that we really needed Cyborg and Beastboy…It was just too dangerous for all of the Titans to know, in case any of us were really being watched…I'm sorry, guys…"
The three of them said nothing for a while. Finally, Starfire spoke. "Friend Raven, I know that you did not have much choice in the matter. And I accept your apology," she said, placing a hand on her friend's shoulder.
"Us too, Rae. We know that it was hard for you to know those things for so long," Jinx said. Terra nodded, though not entirely convinced.
"Alright," Cyborg said, climbing back into the car, "Pardon me if I'm wrong, but I believe we've got some POCS butts to kick."
And...THE END!!! For now. I already had some of this on my computer, and I just re-discovered it, and said HOLY CRAP, TIME TO WRITE!!!! So, yeah. I know you all hate me for not updating, but don't kill me, or you'll never read the end of the story!!! Even though it's guessable from here...well, LOVE TO YOU ALL!! -Switchfoot13