Hey people! I bet you're all really excited about Beast Boy and Jinx's little predicament in chapter 22. I know I am!

Well, let's not keep us waiting!! ONWARD!!!!!!

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I've Never Been Kidnapped Before

Slade smirked down at the two limp bodies. Really, this was just too easy. He would kidnap the changeling of the Teen Titans, and then force him to reveal Robin's one weakness. The witch Jinx was simply an added bonus. Perhaps she would join him…Hmmm.

Slade pocketed the tranquilizer-gun as two hunched-over robots came into the room. He gestured to the pink-and-green pile of bodies on the floor of the Titans Tower. The robots, as obedient as always, each picked up one teenager, and they moved to stand patiently at the doorway.

Slade tapped at a keyboard for two minutes before leading the way from the Tower and to his secret headquarters.

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Lemme see…You probably want to know what woke Jinx and Beast Boy, don't you? Well, let me tell you, it was not pleasant. In fact, the two were brought out of their drug-induced slumber by the feeling of being thrown against a titanium wall. No indeedy, not pleasant at all.

Slade's robots threw the teenagers into the specially designed cell, and the door slid shut with the faint shhh of escaping air. Jinx let out a cry as her back hit the hard, metal wall. Beside her Beast Boy groaned and clutched his head.

"Did'ja get the number of that truck?" the shapeshifter inquired blearily. Obviously, his mind had yet to even begin comprehending the situation.

Jinx could not call upon the powers of articulation just yet to respond to her companion's simile. The air had not yet returned to her lungs, but it was getting there.

When the pain finally dulled, the two gazed around in order to get their bearings.

They were in some type of cell, that much was clear to the color duo. The walls were a sturdy, grayish metal that wasn't reflective, as some people would be inclined to believe. The small room was a perfect cube with its walls seamlessly joined together. There was not even the faint sign of soldering. There was absolutely nothing inside the cell's four walls save Beast Boy and Jinx. The only reason the two captives knew the location of the door was because of the small, glass window in the wall directly in front of them.

One dark eye peered in at them through the diminutive window. It spotted the two teenagers awake and disappeared. Seconds later the near-invisible door slid open with an ominous hiss. Jinx and Beast Boy immediately tensed.

The door once more slid shut as Slade stalked in. Though his mask concealed his entire face, the color duo could see his smirk in his one visible eye. It made Jinx want to slap him. Thankfully, she seemed to compose herself before following out this vicious instinct.

Slade halted in the center of the room and stared at his captives, his hands clasped behind his back and out of sight. He spoke.

"Welcome to my humble abode." The smirk was evident also in his deep voice.

"Why—" the changeling began, but was cut off by his ex-roommate-turned-cellmate.

"Why are we here?" Jinx demanded angrily. Her eyes sparked electric pink. Slade stared at her impassively.

"You are here to supply me with information."

In that moment, Slade finally brought his hands out from behind his back. He drew a…

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HA HA!!!! Another cliffhanger!!!!!! Let's see if we can get three in a row!!

I missed last week's update due to internet-malfunction. So I'll give you two chapters today. Chapter 24 will be here this evening.

REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please...I'M DYING HERE!!!!!!!

JA