ChapterOne: Puzzles to Solve
"Yo Robin whats up?" Cyborg said as he walked into there surveillance room as Robin watched what happened on the roof with Red X and Slade's drones. "What is Slade doing helping Red X?" Robin asked as Cyborg walked and stopped next to his right side. "Don't know, but from the looks of it, X didn't know it was coming." Cyborg replied. "That's what troubles me Cyborg. Why would Slade go out of his way to help Red X? And what is it that X he took from that museum? From the looks of it, he didn't take anything."
Replaying the scene over and over on screen Robin then paused the screen and saw something barely visible from Red X's side. "What is that... a disk?" "Hey Robin, you think he could of just been there to get data off of the computers down in the basement." "Cyborg!! That's it! But what kind of data would be useful to him from a museum?" "Maybe something to make his suit better."
"I highly doubt it Cyborg, I made sure that suit was at the top line quality. Not too many know about the materials that were used to make that suit." "Well then I don't know what to tell you man. Or..." "Or what?" Robin said as he turned his head towards Cyborg, interested in what he had to say. "Maybe he didn't get it for himself." "So what your saying is that he is working with Slade." "It's possible, and Slade didn't trust him and send some drones to watch over him. Or he's working for someone else." Robin placed his right hand under his jaw and looked back at the screen. Thinking hard, Robin knew that Red X wasn't the type to work with anyone, and also knew Slade wasn't the type to help anyone.
"Yo Robin, what's up?" "Cyborg, nothings adding up. Stay here at the tower with everyone else." Walking towards the door, Cyborg stopped Robin as he wondered what was going through Robin's head. "Robin, I know your not about to go out looking for Red X on your own?" "No, I'm going back to the museum. He maybe left something behind or I can probably see what it was that he downloaded off the basement computers. Don't worry, I'll contact you as soon as I find something."
Getting to the basement, Robin walked over to his morph bike that Cyborg built and saw that it's been tuned up. "Cyborg is really keeping these things in good shape. Guess I better make sure nothing happens to it." Hopping on the bike and placing in his code on the small touch screen panel, the engine started up and sounded better than ever. "Hey, good job Cyborg!!" Watching as the garage door opened to the ocean right outside the tower, Robin quickly turned the throttle and drove up a ramp placing him into the air right outside the tower. Pressing the button on the touch screen, the motor bike wheels turned face flat towards the water and became a jet ski bike.
Landing in the water with a big splash, Robin raced to town as he herd this titan communicator buzzing. Taking his communicator out of his pouch pocket, Robin opened it up to see what was going on. "Something happening already Cyborg?" "Only that your buddy is back at the museum." "X..." "Yeah, want us to come tag along?" "Naw, I got this one." "Well if it gets too heated for you, give me a right." "Right. Will do. Robin out." Closing his communicator and placing it back in his pocked, Robin then gripped both throttles and gave them a twist, making the bike go as fast as it could.
Finally making to the museum minutes after being off the ocean water, Robin parked his bike in front of the stairs and kicked down the bike stand to hold up his shiny red bike. "Cyborg said that Red X is already here, I need to get to him and find out whats going on with him and Slade." Walking up the stairs to the museum, dust feel from above Robin's head. Looking upward, Robin saw a body and didn't know if it was Red X, or either one of Slade's drones. Taking no time to think, Robin rushed through the front door of the museum and saw everything as it was earlier. "Everything is still in place. Whatever he's looking for, I guess he knows the whereabouts to it, because most likely the place would be trashed." He thought to himself and continued. "Where is he? Huh?"
Stopping his thinking and listening to his surroundings, Robin herd the sound of quick footsteps getting fainter and fainter. "That must be X I gotta hurry up and see what he's up to." Quickly but quietly rushing towards the stairs, inside the museum, Robin place his back to the wall and slowly took step after step up the stairs. Making it to the top and peaking around the corner, Robin missed his first real chance to see who it was and only saw a shadow walking on the wall. Not hesitating, Robin hopped over to the other side of the wall and walked alongside it as he reached the end of the hall.
"Huh!?" Looking around the corner, Robin watched as X stood in front of a steel door with a key code panel built on it. Going into his pocket and pulling out a decryption device, Red X placed the USB into the port socket and pressed the on button. With a minute blowing by, the decryption device quickly beeped seven times, letting Red X know that the safe's code has been broken.
Pulling out the USB and taking a few steps back, the door slowly opened as a cold fog lurked inside. Taking his time, X slowly walked into the foggy room as Robin watched, knowing that it was in his best interest if he stayed outside the room to see what would happen. Waiting unpaisontly, Robin continue to argue with himself to go inside only until Red X emerged from the room with a notebook computer and a red diamond. "Can't this line of work get any easier?" "No, just harder." Robin replied as he came from around the corner. "I knew I was being followed By a pint size kid. What do you want Robin?" "Whats the connection between you and Slade?" "Who!?"
As Robin took a step towards Red X, Slade drones dropped from the ceiling and stood between Red X and Robin. With their backs towards X, Red thought the obvious. 'Looks like these guys aren't here for me Robin." "Oh, but he they are here for you... Red X." The voice of Slade came from a drone behind him. Turning around, Red X watched as the drone's face opened and a small screen came on, showing Slade's face. "It's nice to finally meet you... Red X." "And you are?" "I'm known as Slade. Robin's teacher in combat." "Your no teacher of mine, X don't listen to him! He just want to use you!" Robin yelled as X looked at Robin, then placed his attention back on Slade.
"He's right I do just want to use you, the same way you will use me." "What do mean?" X asked. "You want a more updated suit than the one your waring now don't you?" "Naw, not really." "But you do want it for you won't have to 'juice' it up every time before you go out don't you?" "What do you want from me Slade?" "In do time my friend. Right now isn't the time to talk 'business'. I'll contact you to work for me soon." "I work alone." "Not anymore." "Huh!? Whatever." Tossing the diamond into the air, X grabbed the screen and pulled it out of the drones face as he kicked the body of the drone to the wall. Crushing the screen, X dropped the screen and caught the stolen red diamond and disappeared. "X wait!" Robin said as he took a step towards where X was standing. Stopping in place, Robin looked around him only to see that he was surrounded.
-Not a bad chapter huh? So I guess X decided that he's not going to work
for Slade huh? Will Slade try to contact X again? Will X take Slade's
next offer? And what's going to happen to Robin in the museum?
Stay tuned and until next time... Have fun and stay safe.-