Teen Titans Fan Fiction

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A/N: I'm especially proud of this chapter, particularly the first part. I hope you all will find it entertaining. Any reviewer gets a free mention on the next chapter! That being said, let's get it started!!!!

Legend -

Normal Font: Basic read and insight.

Bold: Change of location or time.

Italics: Individual thoughts and recollections.

SACRIFICE

As Robin speeds off, Slade seems to know exactly where he's going. The other Titans return to the tower and wait. As the clock continues to tick, Terra's fate hangs in the balance, who will win in the showdown of wits?

Chapter 21 - Showdown

The docks were rather quiet as it was already well into the night. The full moon was covered by dark clouds. Televisions announced that it would be dark, so they asked that citizens take extra caution when moving at night. It was the perfect time for crooks and cons to come out and make their move. A red motorcycle came into view, its lights were dim as it made its way.

Robin's motorcycle came to a halt at the docks. He got off his motorcycle and opened up a compartment in the rear. He opened it, put his helmet inside and pulled out a small briefcase. He opened the briefcase, it had several gadgets of sorts that he could probably use. A small blow torch, extra batteries, as well as lock picking materials and a small camera. He placed them all into various places around his utility belt, placed the briefcase back into the compartment and closed it. He pushed a small button on his utility belt, the motorcycle's wheels locked as the round steel covered them. The dashboard covered up in the same steel as the handles folded automatically to the dashboard. The lights in front soon grew dark as steel covered it as well. Glancing over at the sea, he looked ahead and saw several people in the distance, they were talking by a lamp post.

There were three grown men discussing a business transaction of questionable ethics.

"Look, the shipment's supposed to arrive in 4 days, we'll have our stuff, ready to sell it back on the streets." One man spoke as his voice was the first one came into Robin's hearing. He dressed the part of a Mafia member, expensive navy blue suit with a jet black tie. His shoes were polished to show off the alligator skin.

"4 days isn't enough, the customers on the street want their stuff now. This whole town's supposed to be on the rise. The only obstacle we face are those damn kids. You'd think we were Metropolis or Gotham City with the way some of them move." The second man spoke up, he was wearing a hat and had answered the first. He was wearing brown slacks with a trench coat over him.

"Yeah, take it easy. Look, the boss wanted to expand his territory over to this here town. He'll be arriving next week at this very spot. He wants the merchandise delivered and we were the "lucky" ones who got to make sure it get done, ya hear?" the third man spoke up and addressed the first. Dressed in black slacks with a dark red vest and white collared shirt, a holster with a pistol hung from his left armpit.

Robin moved behind some crates. He took out a birdarang and it opened. The 3 men turned and looked at each other. They weren't alone anymore.

"Did you hear that?" One of the men asked. His hand was already reaching into his vest.

"Yeah...we ain't alone..." The second picked up a metal pipe that was nearby.

"Where did it come from? Did anyone see anything?" The third man asked, he reached down into his sock and pulled out a small knife.

Their attention was drawn upward as the birdarang collided with the light, covering them all in the darkness of the night. One of the men motioned for the others to move out and find the source. They both nodded and all 3 started moving down the docks. They all moved down further along the docks. The differences in humans when they walk came into view. Each human being walked at a certain speed, it was rare to have all 3 human beings walk the same speed when pressure was applied. The 3 men were now in a line, the first armed with a pistol, the second equipped himself with a large metal pipe and the third wielded a knife. All 3 stopped for a second.

A shadowy figure darted for the man in the rear. With a single punch, he was thrown into the water. The two men looked behind them and saw a dark figure. The first man pointed his gun, but the dark figure threw another birdarang at him before he could shoot, and it hit his hand, causing the gun to fall into the pitch black darkness of the night. The second man charged at him, raising the metal pipe. He swung it several times, none of them hit the mark. Damn it! I can't see him!! Where is he?! The dark figure pointed something at the second man and with a cocking sound, rope was shot from the dark figure. It wrapped all the way around him several times, covering his arms and legs, forcing him to fall to the ground.

The first man was holding his hand. He reached into his pocket and found his flashlight. He took it out and turned it on. He saw his comrade, he was tied up and struggling. His other comrade he could not find. From behind him, the cape rose upward as the shadowy figure had appeared behind him. Fully aware that someone was behind him, the first man quivered. He slowly turned as the light hit its target. Robin walked towards him, "Alright, scumbag, I've got a few questions and you're going to tell me."

"Like hell, as if I'd tell that sort of stuff to some rotten kid!" The first man threw a punch at Robin. With his left arm, he blocked it and jumped, using his right knee to hit the man in the jaw. He fell backwards and clenched his jaw with his hands. He tried to scream but he couldn't find the words as Robin was in his face now.

"Wh...what do you want from us?" the first man asked, he was still trembling.

"Where's your boat?" Robin asked and his mask eyes shortened. The first man got the point, talk or I get grumpy.

"It's over there, the one that's still on. We were about to leave town, see? Why not cut us some slack and just let us go this one time?" he asked.

"I've got much better things to do with my time than taking scum like you to jail." Robin spoke up, his voice was much deeper than it usually was. The first man sighed before speaking, "then...you'll let us go?"

"Like I said, I've got better things to do, but I'm sure the police would love to hear all about it." Robin slammed the first man back against the ground.

The large boat the 3 men had arrived in took off, with the 3 criminals tied up, hanging upside down from the broken lamp post. "Why didn't I listen to mom and go to dental school?" One asked.

"Oh shut up..." the other 2 answered.

Back at Titans Tower...

Raven, Cyborg and Starfire all walked into the living room together. Their attention was immediately drawn to the kitchen area. Something had decided to eat part of the table. On top of the table, a large lightly colored worm the size of a full grown cat was walking around in circles. Starfire flew over to the table, "Silkie! No!!!" She picked up her pet and flew him to her room, she apparently had forgotten to feed him today. Shaking their heads, Cyborg and Raven walked up to the main screen. Cyborg pressed a button on his forearm and the screen replayed Joker's last transmission.

"I set the computer to trace any new feeds of power where Joker could do his broadcast and I got a hit." Cyborg started. The main screen showed an area downtown, where the city was planning to announce the grand opening of Joker's Pub.

"That's too obvious and way too easy." Raven replied back at him. The city was planning on holding a citywide opening and was also going to broadcast it to the entire city. Cyborg's lead had hit a dead end.

"I don't think that's where Robin went. He mentioned something about oil." Raven pointed out.

"Oh yeah, that's right!" Cyborg walked over to the computer terminal and keyed in "Oil" as a search word. Up on the main screen, dozens of dots lit up over the city. "Ok, now we just have to figure out which place Joker is."

"What does Robin know that we don't?" Cyborg turned and asked Raven. She shrugged, she really had no idea. Robin was good at putting the pieces together faster than anyone she had ever seen. His mind was truly exceptional at things like these.

"Well...what do we know?" Raven asked in response. They both thought for a minute. Raven's mind was playing back the events. Let's see... Joker was first planning on using Joker gas to wipe out the parade but Beast Boy stopped him. Terra was captured in the middle of that fight and Robin said something about oil. What does Terra have to do with it? Terra...uses her powers of controlling the earth. Wait a minute...

"Cyborg, run a search for off shore oil refineries." Raven turned suddenly and asked, startling Cyborg for a second.

"Why off shore?" Cyborg inquired.

"Terra...if she was captured, she could have easily used her powers to get free. Terra maybe many things, but she's not that kind of person. And where do oil and Terra not being able to use her powers mix in?"

Cyborg got it. If Robin had found oil and then saw Terra struggling, he would have deduced that she was being held someplace where she couldn't use her powers. And since an off shore oil refinery is out in the middle of the sea, Terra wouldn't be able to use her powers to break out. Cyborg ran an advanced search. Dozens of lights went out until only 3 remained. There were 3 off shore oil refineries in the city. He typed in one more parameter until only one remained

"What did you enter in?" Raven asked curiously as she finally took her hood off, exposing her eyes and short purple hair.

"Oil refineries that aren't currently in use. This one shut down 3 months ago due to continuous environmental hazards. I'd bet my left arm that's where Robin went." Cyborg took off his left arm to reinforce his statement.

Raven nodded and stood there for a moment before responding again, "It's brilliant in a way, you can't approach the refinery without being spotted. Joker's going to know someone is on the way."

Cyborg stared at her for a moment. He looked back at the map. "Yeah, but Robin knew what he was doing. Sometimes, I really do hate that guy..."

Raven almost smirked, but she understood what he had meant. He didn't mean that he really hated him, just that sometimes, Robin did things Robin's way and didn't let anybody else know. If you wanted to know, you had to do the work.

Cyborg walked back to the computer, he turned to face Raven once more, "Look, I got things covered here, why don't you go fill B.B. and Star in?"

Raven nodded and she walked to the living quarters to find Starfire. She was in the hallway, Silkie had managed to squirm from her arms and was chewing on the floor. Raven shook her head. Why me?

Meanwhile, in the medical wing of Titan's Tower...

Beast Boy was at the computer screen. He had just finished replaying all of Joker's transmissions over the air. He was clenching his fists, hard. He didn't realize how hard until he looked at his hands, they were bleeding from the excessive force. Beast Boy had some free time to think as he layed back into the hospital bed. He was upset that Joker had caught him off guard and shot him with the laser beam. He was angry that Joker had beaten him in battle. However, he was absolutely enraged that he took Terra as a hostage.

Beast Boy had learned something more from reading all those newspaper articles. He didn't just learn that Joker was an absolute nut, he learned that Batman and Robin had gotten a few breaks that helped them. Most of all, they were able to prevent any widespread damage. Joker's Achilles' Heal seemed to be his obsession with Batman and Robin. If anyone stood a chance at beating him now, it would be Robin. Joker loved to torment Batman and Robin by testing them to see if they could save not just hostages, but other people as well. He read about an incident with Joker Fish, where Joker had poisoned a large number of fish with Joker gas, causing them to have Joker-like smiles. Batman had saved Detective Bullock from captivity and stopped Joker. He had put together a random piece of the puzzle and it led straight to Joker's hideout.

Beast Boy knew Robin was the only one to take down Joker without risking anybody else. Since he was taken hostage by Slade, Joker's plans were able to flourish, and he wondered if that was part of the plan as well.

Man, what a nut job...Robin, I'm counting on you. Bring Joker down and save Terra!

Back at the Oil Refinery...

Joker was pacing back and forth. He glanced up at the clock. 11:50 was the time the clock showed. He paced several more times. Grog and Frog were at the table scarfing down a stolen 6 foot sub sandwich. Joker slammed his hand down on the table. "Where is he? He should have been here by now... Oh how I hate it when the good guys don't show up on time..." Joker's slam woke up his special guest, Terra.

Terra was definitely not enjoying her stay. She still couldn't figure out why she couldn't use her powers the way she wanted to. The only conclusion she could up to was that she was somewhere on the ocean, either in a ship or a special island of the Joker's. She sighed quietly to herself as she watched Joker kick over the table. Her life, flashing before her eyes, was a somber one. She remembered doing things she wished she hadn't. Most of all, she remembered her time with a special green boy. She had made a choice and saved them all.

Deep in the heart of Slade's lair, Beast Boy's legged was trapped underneath a heavy rock. Unable to get free, Slade, controlling Terra's body, took advantage. She made a large stone spike and it held just above Beast Boy's head. The Titans all soon arrived to help, each one ready to strike if she even thought about it. All the Titan's were ready to strike, each trying to talk her out of it. Terra looked down at Beast Boy, his voice was the only she heard.

"It's your life, Terra ... your choice. It's never too late to change."

"I'm sorry, Beast Boy ... for everything I've done." Having retaken control of the situation, Terra launched an attack on Slade. He soon fell prey, and fell into the lava below. She had used too much power, though, as a volcano below them was about to erupt, it was big enough to take out the whole city. All the Titans were retreating, Beast Boy knelt to get Terra out.

"Terra...come on...we gotta go!" Beast Boy told her as lava spurted all around.

"I have to stay..."Terra's head was looking down at the dirt. She didn't feel like she deserved to live, she wondered...if she ever did.

"Noooo." Beast Boy knew what road this meant for Terra, he didn't want her to have to face it alone. He was still trying to protect her, even then.

"I'm the only one who can stop it." Terra looked back at the lava, pressure was building. It was going to blow soon.

"Please, Terra, you can't...it's too late!" Beast Boy was almost begging, his eyes showed dear and genuine concern.

"It's never too late!" Terra smiled and brushed her hair from her right side, exposing both of her beautiful, blue eyes. The Terra Beast Boy had known and cared for, was back. She was going to make it up to him, and the rest of the Titans. It was truly never late to turn around and do the right thing.

Terra reached out and hugged him. Beast Boy, initially surprised, received it as tears from Terra's eyes flowed with her last words, "You were the best friend...I ever had." Terra used her power to move Beast Boy to the other Titans. She thought that was the last time she'd ever see him again. Turning around, she faced what she had to do. With one loud shout she let out all of her power, saving the city from the volcano, but she turned to stone as a price. The price for everything and she went into it with no more regrets.

Loud siren sounds interrupted Terra's train of thought. Red lights in the ceiling started swirling. "Whoopsie! Looks like I spoke too soon." Joker skipped over to the control panel. He pressed a few keys and the outside of the refinery was being shown. He pressed a button, and it switched to another area. Pressing it one more time, he found it. A small boat was approaching the refinery Joker did a few jumping jacks before laughing to himself. "Oh goodie! He did figure it out...hahahahaha!"

"Grog...Frog!! Stop stuffing your faces and let's go greet our guest! We'll spray him with some gas and make him eat your sub...talk about a happy meal...hahahahaha!" Joker laughed as both Grog and Frog stood up from the table. They both followed Joker, but Grog went back and grabbed another half foot of sub sandwich before following.

Just Below the Refinery..

Robin brought the boat to a stop just below the refinery He looked up as it was quite higher than he had expected. He jumped and landed on the front of the boat. Looking around him before he moved, he reached into his utility belt and pulled out a grappling hook. He fired it upwards and it latched onto the railing. Pushing the button, he rose up to the base of the refinery As he set foot back on solid ground, he decoupled the grappling hook and put it back into his utility belt. He looked around to see if anyone had seen him come in. After seeing it was clear, he took out a flashlight and turned it on. The outside definitely had not been used for 3 months. The entire floor was covered in bird droppings. His light moved around it as he saw footprints leading in and out of a door.

He walked up to the door and tried opening it. It was locked. Reaching into his utility belt once more, he pulled out a small blow torch. He went up and down the side for about 2 feet that had any kind of lock on it. After turning the blow torch off and putting it away, the door easily swung open. As he entered, lights came on throughout the entire facility. Joker's familiar voice boomed at him, "I never thought you'd figure it out Bat Brat. I must say, you are becoming more like Batman than even I would like. Last thing this world needs is another caped crusader to stop my smiling face!"

Robin looked around him. There was no sign of Joker or his goons, it was just his voice. He continued to walk deeper into his new fortress as Joker continued, "That's right, just keep walking, you're no where close to where I am." As Robin walked through the next door, Grog stuffed an empty oil drum over Robin's head. "Oopsie! Guess I should have mentioned that Grog and Frog were near you...hahahahah!" Joker's voice echoed as Frog hit the drum with a large metal pipe.

"Oooooo...that had to hurt." Robin, in the oil drum fell down from the sheer sound that echoed through his head. Grog picked up the drum with Robin inside and walked over towards the edge of the foundation that he stood on. Looking down, several large spikes stood up from the ground. "Look alive, Robin, you're about to make one heck of an impression as a Vampire...hahahaha!"

Grog threw the oil drum down into the pit. The drum fell off Robin's head, as it did, Robin fired his grappling gun across from where Grog and Frog were. It latched onto the railing and not a second later did Robin hit the button. His body swung just over the spiked pit below as he landed onto the railing. Grog and Frog, watching everything, started charging at him. Robin decoupled the hook and fired it again at the closest one to him, Frog. It latched onto his arm, causing him to stop and look at it. He felt a slight tug as he tried to pull it off his body, but as he looked up, he said, "uh oh" as he saw Robin flying towards him. He had used the grappling hook to pull himself towards him, giving him momentum. Robin threw a hard right punch that hit Frog in the right cheek. Letting go of the grappling hook, Robin watched as Frog flew back into a large pile of oil drums.

Grog had finally reached Robin. He threw a right hook, followed by a right jab. Robin avoided the first one, but the second hit him in his left shoulder, causing him to slide back several feet. Grog smiled as Robin rubbed his left shoulder. He charged towards Robin again, his fists ready to fly once more. Robin leaped up and backwards and threw several small black balls at his feet. They all exploded, releasing a dark gas. Grog coughed several times as Robin swung a special rope with several metal balls attached to several ends. He threw them at Grog's legs, the rope wrapped itself around Grog's legs, causing him to lose balance before he fell over.

Robin had just finished handcuffing Frog to the door and Grog to the railing when Joker's voice came over the loudspeaker again. "Oooooo...you're harder to kill than Santa on Christmas..." Joker's voice was clearly agitated. Robin stood alone in silence for a moment and listened.

"Come on, Robin, I'm really looking forward to introducing you to my very special guest...hahahahaha!" Joker's laughter continued to ring as Robin turned and ran deeper into the refinery, towards the central command post.

Robin's new abilities pay off dividends as he easily deals with Grog and Frog. With only Joker remaining, can Robin finish what he started? What fate now awaits Terra as she is held captive?

Next time: Chapter 22 - The Present

Joker gives Robin a graduation present. Robin comes face to face with the worst enemy of his mentor. Don't miss it as Part 3 wraps up!! What?! Starfire and Robin aren't the only ones who go out on a date?! You won't wanna miss it!!!!

A/N: The next chapter will conclude Part 3. Thanks for staying and I hope you continue to enjoy Part 4!!!!