Saying that Robin was angry was an extreme understatement. The infirmary was filled with a tense silence as the team stared at the door at which their leader stormed out of harshly. The three Titans looked at each other confused and concerned. After Cyborg checked the two unconscious girls vitals Beast Boy asked in effort to lighten the mood.

"So who is going after Robin now?"

Cyborg gave Beast Boy a look. Starfire quickly took the initiative and offered on Beast Boy's behalf.

"Perhaps friend Beast Boy means that we should see if friend Robin is the okay?"

Cyborg exhaled then suggested.

"I think that he just needs some space right now."

Everyone slowly separated into a corner of the room and the room was quiet except for the rhythmic beeping of the machines. Cyborg occasionally went to check the machines, Beast Boy flipped through a comic book he had found behind the sofa he was lying on, and Starfire fidgeted impatiently in her chair. She then stood up and asked .

"What is it do you suppose happened to our friends?"

Beast Boy put his comic book down and said harshly,

"Isn't obvious? Sage tried to kill Raven!"

Starfire and Cyborg's eyes widened at their friend's direct comment, Beast Boy continued,

"What? We all know Sage hates Raven and lets face it, with Raven gone Robin could be all hers."

Starfire responded slightly outraged,

"Sage would not do such thing!"

"How come? We know nothing about this Sage girl except she Slade's daughter and that she's rude, inconsiderate, and hello? TRIED TO-"

Sage flinched causing Cyborg to check her vitals again. Once her heartbeat became rhythmic Cyborg said quietly,

"You know what I think? I think maybe Sage was trying to stop herself..."

Beast Boy's expression softened slightly as he asked,

"From what?"

Cyborg simply shrugged as he turned to look at Raven whom levitated peacefully and Sage whom looked like a corpse the way the moonlight hit her face.Cyborg then said solemnly,

"I don't know but I don't think we shouldn't let our personal opinions effect our judgment."

Starfire tilted her head as she asked,

"What is it you suppose we do now?"

Cyborg then exhaled and said,

"Wait until one of them wakes up..."

"How long will that take?"

Beast Boy asked. A small smile ran across the robotic man's features as he said.

"Judging by their vitals and wounds Raven will be up in about an hours time due to her abilities."

"What about friend Sage?"

Starfire asked hopefully but from the look on Cyborg's face she knew that the odds were not exactly in Sage's favor. Cyborg began to walk towards the door as he said to his fellow teammates.

"You guys watch over them...I gonna go and check on Robin. If anything happens page me on the communicator and please you guys...don't do anything stupid."

The two titans nodded in agreement as Cyborg left.

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Robin's face held a deadly expression as he zoomed down the streets of Jump City on his motorcycle in search for no one other than Slade. He had no leagues as to where that scumbag was but Robin was determined to him and make him pay for what he did. Robin had no intentions of sending Slade to jail no he want him dead because only that was going satisfy the red hot fury that he had now posed. Robin's domino mask widened slightly as two bright head lights flashed behind him. Part of him wanted to ram his foot on the gas but he decided otherwise and spun and stopped on the still wet asphalt. Robin stepped off his motorcycle and removed his helmet just as Cyborg stepped out of the T-Car. Cyborg's face was filled with anger as he said.

"Man, what the hell do you think your doing?"

Robin's eyes narrowed as he said quite harshly.

"What I am doing...I'm looking for Slade so I can kill that son of bitch."

Cyborg walked and stood face to face with the angered boy said harshly.

"Robin have you lost your mind? Your out here trying find Slade when Raven injured and Sage is almost dead! Your obsession with Slade has gone too far man!"

"Obsession what the hell do you mean? I'm doing this for Sage."

Cyborg was furious as he yelled at Robin.

"Sage this. Sage that. Blah blah blah SAGE! WHAT ABOUT RAVEN! REMEMBER THE GIRL YOU USED TO BE IN LOVE WITH! THE GIRL WHO SAVED YOUR LIFE COUNTLESS TIMES! THE GIRL YOU'VE KNOWN FOR YEARS!"

Robin was silent as Cyborg face turned to disgust.

"Man how can you forget about Raven that easily. She loves you Robin more you'll ever realize yet you don't know how bad you hurt her Robin."

Robin said silently,

"I'm done with this conversation."

Robin began to walk away when Cyborg grabbed Robin by his collar and held him in the air.

"Robin...you say you love Sage...but if you really loved her you would be by her bedside hoping that she be okay instead of trying to kill her father."

Cyborg place Robin on the ground and Robin said angrily.

"That man's no father. You saw what he did to her."

"I know... but do you think Sage sees him that way? That man's all she's got left and even though he treats her like shit maybe she still loves him... still hopes that maybe one day he'll be that father she's always wanted? Think about that before you go around taking lives."

Cyborg began to walk back to the T-Car as he said.

"Raven's probably up now and she probably wants to see you."

Robin nodded as he returned to his motorcycle and both the titans sped off.

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The night was strangely quiet well at least by Blüdhaven's standards for he could see a couple of grave robbers and junkie or two in the distance. Slade walked though the cemetery quietly. He felt he that shouldn't be here but he continued to walk down the long aisle of graves until he saw it, "Jade Evangeline Wilson" carved on the tombstone. Slade closed his eye, took a deep breath and said,

"Hello...Jade. It has been a while since I have came here to visit you. I would have brought you roses but I remembered you have always had a disliking that sort of thing."

Slade removed his mask not caring and knelt down then reached into one of his pouches and pulled out a picture of Sage and placed it on to stone.

"I figured that you would prefer that to roses...I will get to the point. The reason I am here is to apologize again...to you for everything."

Slade stared at grave stone as if looking for an answer.

"Not that I regret it. I am just sorry that I...that I did that to you. I know that apologizing like this will not change it or bring you back."

Slade hesitated as he placed his hand near the engraved lettering. He continued emotionlessly,

"Sage and I had a run in today...I enjoyed it at the time...I do not regret it...yet I am not proud of it and I do not understand that."

Slade stood.

"So after that I went to the Titan's I didn't ask them to help her...well at least directly. I do not know what is wrong with me Jade. I do not know why I feel any emotions other than hate towards this creature."

With that a knife went to his throat as a husky voice said

"Empty your pockets!"

Slade just laughed as he grabbed arm holding the knife and flipped the man causing him to fall on his back. Slade said as he approached the would be mugger.

"The youth these days have no respect or intelligence at all. The golden rule of being a criminal son is to not fuck with Deathstroke."

Slade place his steel toed boot on the boy's head.

"And the diamond rule is to not fuck with Deathstroke especially when he's visiting his wife.

"Deathstroke sir I am sorry!"

"Too bad...I do not give second chances but worry your in the right place."

"PLEASE DON-"

With a sicken crunch Slade's boot crushed to boy's head. Slade laughed as he said,

"Sorry about that... well this is goodbye for now at least and if anyone of those sick naive bastards try to rob your grave let me know and they will end up just like chubby over there."

With that Slade place his mask back on and left.