Hi again! This was a long Chapter and I left out a large chunk because it had nothing to do with the story. sigh I absolutely hate rewriting chapters sometimes but it has to be done. Disclaimer: I do not own Teen Titans. I do own the green thief though!!!! he's hot.(sorry people only I see him truly )
Chapter 8
The Green Thief
A couple weeks had passed. Robin stood in front of his stereo, thinking to himself. Slade had broken out of jail only days before. The Titans had tried hard to locate him, but they had failed. Robin feared he would try to attack the tower. If he did, the boy wonder often worried, Raven would be in great danger.
The Titan's leader glanced over at the disabled Titan playing a video game with BB and Cyborg. She was beating both of them. The determined expression on her face gave some hope to Robin, for he had seen it many times before during battle, but he knew she would be unable to defend herself now.
Starfire and Terra walked in suddenly. Robin transferred his gaze to the two girls. They were talking quickly in excitement. Robin sighed. Raven had yet to give her vote for Terra's stay. The other Titans had become re-acquainted with her, but Raven had remained stand-offish. The two had barely exchanged a word since the geomancer's arrival.
But Robin had little more time to ponder over these matters, for the alarm rang.
The boy wonder's motorcycle screeched to a halt in front of the crime scene. It was a small mini mart. The owner was standing outside with some police officers. Robin approached them.
"Male, he was a male. Wore a long green cloak, with the hood up. Had green eyes, and had some kind of power. He stole some food." The owner was saying.
Robin lifted an eyebrow. It was not just odd that a super powered freak was stealing food instead of valuables, but that the thief had been striking many places for the last week. Always for food or medicine.
Robin's communicator beeped. The owner and officers looked over at him with surprise as if they had not known he was there. He raised a finger to signal he would be a moment. Then he walked a few meters away and opened the communicator.
Raven's face appeared on the small screen. "The thief isn't carrying anything electronic. It can't track him. I've been looking at his former robberies. I can't figure out why he's stealing food, unless he's trying to starve the town. I bet he's homeless."
Robin nodded his head. "Good work. See what else you can find out."
Raven nodded and the screen went blank. Robin returned to the shop owner. The officers had left. The owner, who was an elderly woman, looked a little shaken. She glanced up at him hopefully.
"You'll catch that no good robber, won't you?" she asked.
Robin nodded. "The Titans will catch him. Could you describe him to me?"
"Well, he looked like that friend of yours that got disabled a little while back. His eyes were like gemstones. Light green peridot. Didn't speak at all." The woman said.
Robin's brow was furrowed, deep in thought. He thanked the lady for her description, and then walked away. He opened his communicator. "Titans, be on the look out for a green cloaked figure. That will be our thief."
Then he contacted Raven. She reported, "I've come across nothing more on the thief. Did you need something?"
"The owner of the store said that the thief looked like you. He had a green cloak and brilliant eyes." Robin said.
Raven lifted an eyebrow. "Are you saying you think the thief is an Azerathian? Need I remind you that Azerath and all of its inhabitants were destroyed just before "The End"?"
"Yes, but could one of them have escaped?" Robin pointed out.
Raven shook her head. "I doubt it. But if you can get proof this thief is Azerathian, I can guarantee I will most likely know who it is. But you have to bring back something of theirs."
Robin nodded. "I'll stay in touch."
He then said into the communicator, "Star, Terra, search from the sky, BB Cyborg take the west half of the city. I'm taking the east side."
The other Titans responded. Robin put the communicator away then walked into the nearest ally way. He stuck to the shadows. Nothing stirred in the streets. Building after building flashed by as the boy wonder hunted for the green thief.
Robin had searched almost all his half of the city when, as he peeked around a corner, he saw a green shape huddled near a wall. As the figure stood up, Robin saw the long, light green cloak. He had no doubt this person was Azerathian.
"Hey, Freeze!" Robin cried and charged from his hiding place. The cloaked figure turned around in surprise, his light green eyes flashing. Then he darted. Robin sprinted after him. He shot out a grappling hook and it wrapped around the thief's legs. The thief crashed to the ground, some of the stolen food falling from under his cloak. He untangled his legs and left ran on, leaving the fallen food. But Robin had enough time to catch up.
Robin grabbed the thief's shoulder and hurled him into a wall. The green cloaked figure responded by shooting black blasts of power at the boy wonder. Robin easily dodged, and reached out to grasp the thief's shirt. But the thief grabbed his wrists. Robin was pushed back but not before he had grabbed an object that was on the front of the cloak. Robin recovered quickly to see the thief darting away. The Titan's leader pulled out a birdarang and threw it at the thief. The green cloaked figure made it around the corner just in time and the birdarang clanked off the corner.
Robin raced around the corner just in time to see the figure sink into the ground in a form of black energy. The boy wonder stopped. As he caught his breath, he looked down in his hand. He had gotten what Raven had asked for.
The Titans were all gathered around a table. Robin told them his tale. Raven was amazed at the description of the thief. He did, indeed, seem Azerathian. But Raven had not seen the person and could not say for sure.
"We had a small skirmish. He used powers, just like Raven's." Robin said.
Star exclaimed next, "Then he must be Azerathian!"
Raven shook her head. "Just because the powers are black doesn't mean they are Azerathian. Look at Negative Man, and Kidd Wikked."
"Then how do you explain this? I got it off of the front of his cloak." Robin said as he slid the object over to Raven.
Raven didn't pick it up for a moment. Then gently, she grasped it and held it. It was a broach made of pure silver. It was shaped like a skull with two dark blue gemstones serving as the eyes. Raven whispered, "I…I don't believe it!"
"Believe what?" Terra asked. For once, she didn't get a hard glare from Raven. The dark Titan was absorbed with the broach in her hand.
"So…Is the person Azerathian?" Robin asked.
Raven nodded silently, not even looking at the leader. He lifted an eyebrow. "I assume you know who it is."
Raven looked up at him. A sly light entered her eyes. "Yes. Shasta. That is his name. Will you guys do me a favor?"
The other Titans nodded. Raven smiled. "When you catch him, will you bring him to me? I have a few words to say to him."
Robin shook his head in wonderment, but smiled slightly. "Will do."
Then Raven turned her attention back to the broach in her hand. Her eyes became far away, and she absently stroked the object.