Second Chapter's up. Before I start however, let me reply to some reviews I've gotten.

Athena Fenton- You're right about Sokka being more freaked out. I had some dialogue set up, but deleted it and never got around to rewriting it. You'll see some more of that in chapter 3. As for Cyborg, I forget the episode name, but there was one where he was teleported 3000 years into the past. Or maybe it was 5000. But anyway, in the episode they just assumed it was some type of freaky armor. I'm going with the same thing here, as the avatar's friends have seen weirder.

IBleedDukeBlue- Glad you liked it. Thanks for reading and reviewing.

beargeek15- I agree with the imagery thing. But I wrote this chapter before I even posted the first one, and I really don't feel like changing this up. So if the imagery still needs improvement, you'll probably have to wait until the third chapter. Which is almost completed by the time of writing this.

AlsoSprachOdin- I'm thinking of giving them bending abilities here, but only one or two of the team. Starfire will be able to use her powers soon, and so will Beast Boy. I'm unsure about Raven. For your first sentence, that's exactly why I wrote this. I wanted to see a crossover that didn't stop after 3,000 words where the titans came to the avatar's world. The others either involved Terra (I liked the one where Terra replaced Toph, but sadly I think its discontinued) or the avatar going to the titans world. And then there was that one with the OC character, but that had too much cursing for my liking. So then I decided to try and do things my way. This is the result.

Robin leapt from rooftop to rooftop, avoiding the sweltering crowds below as he followed the beacon to Beast Boy's location. It was easy to tell when he was getting closer, as the changeling was in the richer part of the city. That particular section had the smaller crowds, and was still a long way off. He glanced down for a second as his communicator began to buzz, and missed his jump. As he twisted and fell through the air he reached out wildly and grasped a clothesline.

"Robin, I got directions. I've been heading the wrong way all this time! Uh… is this a bad time?" Cyborg's voice came through, obviously having a good time.

"Cyborg? You almost got me killed!"

"Sorry man." He rubbed the back of his head sheepishly.

"Did you contact Beast Boy yet? His communicator's working again and I'm tracking him down now." Robin hoisted himself up back onto the green roof of a two story building.

"No, I'll contact him in a sec. I found out more on why the energy works differently here though. Something to do with the air. There are a lot less chronotons samples in the atmosphere too. This whole place is just… weird."

"I'll call you later, Cyborg. I need to find Beast Boy before sundown and he's a long ways off. I've got at least six more miles of buildings to cover before I even reach his district."

"Alright. Just remember, if there's trouble, you know who to call." With that closed his communicator.

"Now I've just got to find Beast Boy before nightfall…" Robin looked up at the setting sun. But even with the dying day, the crowds seemed as tightly packed as ever. He prepared himself to return to his rooftop gymnastics when suddenly out of the alleyway two hands composed of rock shot out and pinned his legs to the roof.

"What the..?" Robin almost collided with the roof in the ensuing fall, but his bonds prevented him from slipping all the way. He whipped out a birdarang and sliced one foot free as two figures clad in green and black robes seemingly flew up the sides of the building with surprising speed. As the first approached him with an intention of knocking him out with one blow to the head, he ducked to avoid the attack with a second to spare. Pushing upwards with what momentum he could muster he knocked the man off the roof.

The second had simply stood back to watch the encounter, and smirked as his partner was launched from their battlefield. "You are under arrest for disturbing the peace of Ba Sing Se. Your… acrobatics have spurred the community into speaking about the war. There is no war in Ba Sing Se…" He raised his hand and jabbed his fingers out, and Robin lurched back at the last second to avoid a jagged rock shot directly at his head.

"Who are you!?" Robin reached for another birdarang to cut himself fully free, but found himself blown backwards from the impact of another airborne rock fist. As he struggled to stay conscious he vaguely heard the screams of the crowds as various shingles rained down from the roof. All his attention was focused on the man who stood over him with one more fist poised and aimed straight at his chest.

"We are the Dai Li. There is no war in Ba Sing Se." He punched forward, and Robin blacked out.

"Friends, is it possible that I may lodge here for the night? I can not seem to locate my friends as this city is rather large, and it is not possible for my people to live without food."

"You are welcome here anytime. Please, come in." Iroh held the door open and motioned for Starfire to enter the apartment.

"I believe the expression is... thanks." (Not gonna elaborate much, but on Starfire's part while she was out searching for the others she discovered that they were in an alternate universe or something. However I choose to describe it later in the story. The manner of speech is a bit different from their universe.)

"Uh…" Zuko had a puzzled expression glued onto his face.

"The manner of speech is very different from the place from which I have come." Starfire replied in a downcast voice. She'd hoped to find at least a clue as to where they were. Something told her they were nearby, something drew her to stay in the city.

"Yeah, we kind of noticed." Zuko returned to trying to use the spark rocks to heat the tea kettle.

"Do not mind my nephew. He is struggling with his inner self right now, so please excuse his rudeness." Starfire nodded. They chatted idly for a while until sometime after dinner, most of the questions either revolving around Starfire and her friends, or Starfire's questions about Ba Sing Se. When asked the other titans she refrained from speaking of their powers. Their conversation came to a halt when a knock resounded at the door.

"Zuko, would you mind getting that?" Iroh asked his nephew.

Zuko groaned and heaved himself out of his cot. He slipped past Starfire and opened the door.

"Here you are sir." A messenger had been at the door, and Zuko opened the letter as he closed the door. After a moment his mouth dropped open, and then slowly morphed into a smile.

"What is it?" Iroh asked.

"Did something terrible happen?" Starfire asked.

"Uncle, it says here we've been invited to appear before the Earth King tomorrow to serve him some tea!" Zuko stared at the letter in disbelief.

"That is most wonderful!" Starfire exclaimed.

"She's right; this has been a good day." Iroh closed his eyes for a second, savoring the moment.

(Bear with me here. I don't have any way to explain this but let's just say BB went with Sokka during The Crossroads of Destiny episodes. Anything else I've forgotten with the rest of the Gaang just forget about it. I'm fully aware that Zuko and Iroh didn't get the message in the middle of the night inviting them to serve tea to the Earth King.)


Sokka looked up as he moved to join the men in their raid. With a pang of sadness he noticed Appa's figure soaring down, coupled with the stretched out grunt Appa always gave. As Appa approached the groan Beast Boy walked over to join them. Beast Boy caught the grimace on Aang's face as he landed. The next words he could tell wouldn't be good.

"Katara's in trouble." Beast Boy didn't waste a moment. Before Sokka was done talking, he'd scrambled up on top of Appa.

"Let's go."

Starfire plopped herself down in a chair and rested her head on the back. Her face held a downcast expression and she felt her shoulders sag once again. For two days she'd tried to locate the rest of her team, but to no avail. Twice she thought she'd seen Beast Boy but upon further investigation it was revealed that a boy had painted his face green for money. Twice. She'd come back for a snack as hunger overtook her. Both of her hosts had left a couple of hours earlier to serve tea to the Earth King, of whom she had not the slightest notion about. Starfire walked over to the window and rested her elbows on the windowsill as she gazed outside, taking in the view of the street.

She let the sounds of the voices and birds chirping overwhelm her for a moment, and smiled as the sunlight washed over her face. Her first reason to smile all day, aside from being happy for the prestigious position her hosts had achieved for the day. Chances were she'd have found her friends if she took to the skies, but like her decision to stay inside the city, something kept her from using her powers. Flight obviously wasn't all that common around here, and neither were superheroes.

Zuko had explained earthbending to her the previous night after Iroh had fallen asleep, so when she first witnessed it Starfire experienced a dulled surprise. She was yanked from her thoughts suddenly by the sound of the door opening roughly. She spun around with her fists raised to meet the threat, only to spot Iroh raising his hands in front of his chest.

"It's only me." Iroh said slowly. "My nephew has been captured. I fear we will have to flee the city after I break him out. You may choose either to come with me to rescue my nephew, or to move on and continue searching for your friends."

"I can not abandon my new friends in your time of need. I will assist you in your quest." Starfire said firmly.

"Thank you." Iroh inclined his head slightly in thanks. "But there is a stop we must make first. There are some people in this city that can help us."

"The Kyoshi Warriors aren't here." Sokka said with surprise.

"I told you Katara's in danger." Aang slapped a hand onto his forehead. "We need to go back and talk to the Earth King again."

"Pssh. They're probably just off doing girl stuff like getting their hair done. You know Katara likes that kind of thing." Sokka brushed Aang's misgivings away lightly.

"Maybe they are in danger. I haven't been getting the safest feeling in this city." Beast Boy suggested as he examined a vase.

"Wait. There's someone at the door." Toph had her back turned, but using earth bending she could easily feel the vibrations of almost everything. It was almost like she had three hundred and sixty degree vision. "Actually, I know who it is. It's an old friend of mine." She walked over to slide open the double door.

"Hello Iroh." Toph smiled, ignoring the expressions of shock she felt form on Aang and Sokka's faces.

"You know him!??!" Sokka exclaimed.

"Please, I need your help." Iroh stepped inside. "My nephew has been captured and the Earth King is in danger."

"A dangerous lady who goes by Azula is in control of the Dai Li. They are planning a coup." Starfire interjected. Seeing Beast Boy her faced formed into a smile, bigger than Beast Boy's matching grin. "Beast Boy!" She pulled him into a bear hug.

"Umm… who is she?" Sokka asked as Starfire ran over to the changeling.

"Azula? Here?" Toph asked with the alarm in her voice evident.

"I brought somebody along who can help us find your friend, and my nephew." Iroh motioned for them to follow. Toph was the first outside aside from Iroh and immediately brought up two shelves of earth to further encase the captured Dai Li agent in rock.

"Have you made contact with Robin yet?" Starfire asked Beast Boy.

"Yeah. But I think something happened to him. His communicator's been smashed. Either that or he disabled it somehow." Beast Boy replied unsteadily. "But don't worry Star," He continued, seeing the look of worry cross her face, "He's probably okay. Robin can take care of himself."

"I know he will be alright. He must be okay!" Starfire raised her voice as she finished the last bit of her sentence.

"If he has disappeared, he might be being held with the other two we are searching for. We can help you find your friend." Iroh stepped back inside, and motioned for them to follow.

"Here's the plan." Sokka began. "Toph, Beast Boy, Starfire, and I will head over to warn the Earth King, while Aang and Iroh head over to rescue the Katara and the fire bending jerk. No offense."

"None taken." Iroh chuckled.

"The coup is happening right now! Get down!" Sokka hissed as he grabbed Beast Boy and whipped him behind a pillar. Toph did the same with Starfire. They peered out from around the pillar to see two Dai Li agents hanging on pillars up ahead, and a general walking down the palace entrance grand steps. As he walked handcuffs appear seemed to shoot out of nowhere and whip him up into the shadows.

"Should we assist?" Starfire whispered tentatively.

"No. We need to get to the Earth King before it's too late." Sokka replied. He waited a moment longer, and then motioned for the others to move. As they weaved their way in through the palace they encountered two more Dai Li agents, but Toph trapped them before they were able to even shout. As they entered the room where the king and Bosco (the bear) were being held Toph encased Ty Lee's feet and hands in rock so she couldn't move.

Toph brought up a rock and held it out in front of her threateningly, but was surprised to see Mai simply shrug her shoulders and roll her eyes. "Just take them away from here." She said in a bored voice. Sokka shrugged his shoulders and the Earth King and the bear swiftly walked over.

"I just hope Aang and Katara are okay. Come on; let's meet back up with the invasion force like we planned."

"Ungh…" Robin groaned and rolled over. He attempt to raise himself to his feet and vaguely felt hands hoisting him up.

"Hey, are you okay?" A boy's voice first. This helped Robin to clear his head, and he now decided to look at his surroundings. There seemed to be a lot of green crystals. Crystals everywhere and they were underground.

"Hang on, you're hurt." A girl's voice this time. A pair of hands gripped his head, and in a moment the throbbing in his head ceased.

"Where am I? And who are you?" Robin asked, not dropping his guard quite yet even after seeing their warm expressions.

"Underground. Under the royal palace of Ba Sing Se. The Dai Li got to you. They're earth benders in robes, kind of like secret agents for the Earth Kingdom." The girl explained. "I'm Katara by the way."

"My name is Zuko." The boy said. If Robin was surprised to see the scar on his face, he made sure he didn't show it.

"You can call me Robin. This earth bending… do either of you know how to use it? Robin asked, even though he already guessed the answer.

"No. I'm a fire bender." Zuko said shortly.

"And I'm a water bender." Katara replied.

"Is there any way out of here?" Robin asked.

"I don't think so." Katara raised her eyebrow for a moment.

"We haven't really checked. But if the Dai Li have thrown us down here in prison we probably can't escape." Zuko elaborated for her.

"Then maybe we should. I've got a feeling that with a 'prison cell' this large there's got to be something they missed." Robin raised a grappling hook and grinned. He spun suddenly as a small section of the wall next to them seemed to cave in. He relaxed as through the smoke and debris emerged a bald boy and an old man.

"Aang!" Katara rushed forward to hug the bald headed boy who must be Aang.

"Zuko!" The old man enveloped Zuko in a bear hug. "Uncle. Good to see you again."

Robin noticed that Zuko opened his eyes while still being hugged by the man. He was glaring at the monk over the man's shoulder, and Aang was doing likewise over Katara's shoulder.

"They must have history…" Robin thought to himself.

"Uncle, what are you doing here with the avatar?!" Zuko demanded suddenly.

"Saving you, that's what." Aang replied, the hostility clear in his voice.

"Grrr!" Zuko lunged forward, only for his uncle to reach out in front of him to stop him. "Aang, you go back up and meet your friends. Zuko, the time has come for us to talk about you. You are reaching the crossroads of destiny. The time has come for you to choose. For you to choose good."

"Thank you, Iroh." Aang inclined his head and turned to walk farther off into the caverns.

"Are you Robin?" Iroh looked at the Boy Wonder.

"Um… yeah." Robin replied, bewildered on how Iroh could've known his name.

"Your friends are awaiting your return along with the Avatar's friends. Go with Aang and Katara if you want to see them again." Robin nodded.

As he followed Aang and Katara through the caverns they came to what seemed to be a set of hot springs or something of that sort. Before them lay two pools of water as well as an underground waterfall. He almost enjoyed it, if not for the feeling that someone was watching them. As a rock fell from the top of the cave his suspicions were confirmed.

"Wait." Robin held his hand up. "We're being watched."

"Hello Avatar." A sharp voice echoed in the caverns, and the trio turned to see Azula stalking towards them.

"Azula. Give it up, you can't win! There's three of us, and one of you." Aang shouted as he readied his staff.

"Three? I counted four." Azula chuckled to herself as Zuko ran up parallel to Azula, fists raised in a threatening position. "Brother."

"Azula." Zuko replied.

"Zuko, I've plotted every move of this day carefully. In the end, a victory all comes down to your decision. Victory rests in you. I can't win this without you. You can choose to help the avatar, and betray your country. Or you can choose to fight with me, and together we will destroy him. Your honor will be restored, and father will welcome you home with open arms." Azula's voice changed into a manipulative tone. Robin noted with dismay that Zuko didn't hear the difference. He observed as Zuko closed his eyes and took a deep breath and then… spun and punched his fists out angrily in Aang's direction.

Robin stepped back as three fire blasts dissipated next to the avatar in quick succession. Aang's expression changed to one of rage and he charged, faster than anyone Robin had ever seen before except for Kid Flash. Azula shot out a burst of blue fire at Katara, who parried using the water.

"So this is water bending and fire bending…" Robin thought to himself. "Should I get involved in this? Aang and Katara can take me to the others…" In a heartbeat after that thought Robin had made his decision. But as he glanced either way to see who needed his help more, his opponent was decided for him. Two hands made of rock shot out of the darkness of the caverns and Robin ducked with a second to spare. Three Dai Li agents emerged from the depths of the cave and Robin assumed a fighting stance.

"They won't be expecting an explosive disc, but once they see it they'll be wary. I'll have to make this quick and fast." Robin raised his hands above his head as if giving in. As the Dai Li agents approached him the battle raged on behind them. When they were only a few feet away and prepared to cuff him again, he lashed out suddenly let a disc loose, freezing two of the agents to the bone.

The third leapt backwards immediately. He brought up a boulder and sent it flying at Robin. Robin easily sidestepped the projectile and charged his opponent. A birdarang forced the agent on defense, and gave Robin just enough time to deliver a flying kick to his face.

The man recovered being knocked a couple of feet backwards and used the rocks to propel himself into the air, soaring several feet above Robin. He sent rock molds of his fingers propelling down, similar to a hail of bullets, straight for the Boy Wonder. He whipped out his Bo Staff to block the deadly rain, spinning it rapidly to intercept the projectiles.

Suddenly the fighting intensified. Instead of one opponent, Robin found himself faced with ten. A quick glance around told him the other two found themselves in the same position. Another glance gave him a count of about fifty agents, not to mention Zuko and Azula. Thinking quickly he reached for his belt to drop two smoke bombs to cover his escape. Aiming a grappling hook upwards Robin shot for ceiling of the cave as the bewildered agents prowled the smoke for his whereabouts.

Robin gazed across the battlefield, and gasped at what he saw. Aang began float, the arrow tattoos all across his body glowing brightly. As he floated up the energy in the air was palpable. Then, right when the energy reached its zenith, a flash of light hit Aang. Robin was taken by another bout of surprise as Aang fell through the air he realized the girl named Azula had shot a blast of lightning, another ability of the fire benders for him to tuck away in his mind.

Katara used her water bending to create a gushing wave to reach Aang before he hit the ground. Robin guessed it was safe to slide back down to the ground as the wave had temporarily taken out their opponents.

"Aang!" Katara shouted, grief clouding her voice.

"We need to go!" Robin yelled. Katara looked up as tears formed in her eyes. "He's still alive for the moment. If we leave now we might get away." Katara didn't seem to hear him.

"Go!" The strong firm voice of Iroh commanded them. They both glanced back to see the old man approach them.

"I will hold them off for as long as I can. The boy is right, you must leave now!" Iroh shouted again. Katara finally was brought back to her senses and nodded. Robin shot a grappling hook up to the top of the waterfall. Katara used water bending to carry Aang and herself up as more tears fell from her eyes, and she hoped as she heard Iroh's furious fire bending, that there would be just enough spirit water left to heal Aang's injury.

End of second chapter. Once again excuse me if I skewer the timeline of the avatar a little bit. Sometimes I will skewer it intentionally, as previously mentioned to advance the plot without too much complication. At other times I will skewer it unintentionally just cause. I'm aware I skipped Toph and Sokka getting captured

My writers block has lifted, but I'm not abandoning this story as I've had a lot of fun writing it so far. But my other story, An Unusual Traitor, won't be abandoned either. I promised two updates, so I'm going to be typing like a mad man to pump them out without rushing them. See you next time.