As if the group of teenager had any choice, they left to meet The Virus. Flamethrower, although she was taking the most risk, knew that The Virus was not joking around. She wasn't going to let her friends die, and convinced everyone to come.
They approached the building, although it wasn't as if Robin hadn't already guessed where they were headed.
"A cryogenics laboratory?" Starfire indicated the sign above them.
"It figures," Robin sighed, "that place used to do human experimentation, but they were shut down a long time ago."
"There's probably still a bunch of chemicals in there, though." Raven pointed out, "Things one would use to make weapons."
"We aren't staying out here to ponder it." Demanded Flamethrower, "Let's go."
They entered the lab, coming into what was once a reception area, but now had all the walls knocked down and looked like a big battle arena. Large machines sat against every wall. A groan came from what, a minute ago, looked like a black lump in the room.
Robin ran towards it and turned it over: it was the unmasked Batman. Surprise would have swept over the group at his true identity had they not already been either tensed for battle or scared of where they were.
Robin replaced the mask, mostly out of respect, "Batman?"
"Robin, it's a trap!"
Several figures leaped from the darkness and surrounded the group. A tall figure wearing a robotic mask like Darth Vader stepped forward and appeared to be laughing.
"Tsk, tsk, Robin. I didn't expect you do bring so many people. I was only planning on taking a few hours to force your surrender; now how long will it take? And here I had so many plans for tomorrow."
"We will never surrender!" Starfire declared. She suddenly felt herself being pulled forward into the hands of The Virus. If she could see his face, she was sure he would be smiling.
"Well, aren't you an over-confident one?" He held her with one hand by her cheeks, "If I were you, I would worry less about fighting and more about making me happy so that I might avoid harming that pretty little face."
Starfire's eyes glowed green and she grabbed his arm with both her hands, releasing her usual attack. He dropped her and stepped back, screaming in pain.
"That was a mistake, pretty one. Now I won't hold back." He snapped his fingers and the figures in the room flew, ran, and slithered into battle.
Cyborg was taken on by a harpy-like girl with a sonic screech that almost made his electronic eye crack.
BeastBoy and Tiger were confronted by a foe that could teleport himself in a manner of seconds, disappearing when they were about to attack and reappearing behind them.
Flamethrower and Drake, as luck would have it, were confronted with an enemy who controlled water.
Starfire found a boy who had powers very similar to hers, and matched her in both speed and strength.
Raven and Phantom were doing well for themselves, but were taking on four people at once.
"And, you, Robin," The Virus jumped in the air and appeared to be suspended there, "you are mine."
Robin chucked several throwing stars at The Virus, but he dodged each one of them in mid-air. He landed on the ground and a bright flash came out of his hand, leaving Robin temporarily blinded. When his eyes focused he was being lifted into the air by his cape. He managed to take out his staff and attempted to hit The Virus, who didn't even flinch as the staff broke apart against his head. Robin found himself being dragged across the room and thrown into what appeared to be a cryogenic pod. Before everything went dark, he saw how the battle was going outside.
They were losing.
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Author's Notes
Second chapter as promised. Do you like it so far? PLEASE DON'T KILL ME! T,T