Teen Titans Fan Fiction

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Italics: Individual thoughts and recollections.

SACRIFICE

As the Titans prepare for their final confrontation with their worst enemies, Slade has uncovered something from Robin's past. Can our heroes overcome seemingly impossible odds by themselves?

Chapter 30 - Cyborg's Retribution

The morning sun was about to rise. Bats flew back into their caves while small birds starting coming out of their own nests, looking for an early worm. As the morning light rose into the top floor of the resort, a beam came through the window, and shined on Starfire's face. She woke up several seconds later, sat up on the bed and looked around the room. Rubbing her eyes, she got out of bed and stretched out her back. Starfire yawned and smiled, it was another great day to be alive. Looking around the room, she had remembered where she slept the previous night. Giggling, she started to look around the room. The other side of the bed was a bit messy from Robin sleeping, but he was nowhere to be found.

"Robin? It is I, Starfire! I seek your companionship..." Starfire asked around the large hotel room. Perhaps he is using the restroom...

Starfire flew over to the bathroom door, but the light was on and the door was open. Robin was nowhere to be found. Starfire called out Robin's name several more times, on occasion she shouted for him. Finally, Terra banging on the wall shouting, "Star! Knock it off! I don't think the people in Antarctica heard that last one!!!". Where did he go? Starfire's heart sank as she shouted, "I am sorry for the disturbance! Have you perhaps seen Robin?" back through the wall.

"No, but he maybe went for a walk!!!" Cyborg's voice came bellowing through the other wall. "Come on, Star, you woke up half the hotel! Just be patient, k?"

Defeated in her attempts to find her beloved, Starfire landed on the floor and walked over to the table. She didn't notice it earlier, but there was a note on the table. Quietly, she read it back to herself as it read: Star, I went to get us some breakfast. If you read this in time, please take the time to freshen up. - Robin.

Starfire read it back to herself several more times before shouting loudly once again, "I have located where Robin has gone to!! Thank you all for your assistance!!!"

Through the walls, Starfire could hear a loud roar. Beast Boy had apparently also been woken up from his slumber and had transformed into a lion or tiger to express his displeasure with Starfire's situation. Raven had made her own appearance known by Beast Boy's shouting. His roaring had apparently also woken her up, and she was equally displeased.

Starfire's cheeks were red from the embarrassment of waking up her friends in her attempts to locate Robin. I shall apologize with the Tamaranian folk song of regret once we are all reunited! Reassuring herself, she went into the bathroom, preparing to shower and change for the new day. Starfire took off her silver bracelet, as it was a keepsake from him, she hardly let it out of her sight. The silver wasn't particularly her choice of color, so she thought one day she would repaint it to a different one someday. Turning on the lights, she held it up so she could read the engraving. As long as we're together...

Starfire was able to see herself in the mirror. The mirrors in the bathrooms were rather large, big enough for anyone to see their entire body if they backed up a few feet. Starfire twirled to an imaginary song in her head, dancing with someone only she knew. She turned on the water and let it become hot enough for her preference before she herself finished undressing and hoped in. Letting the water soak into her hair, she started wiping away some of the dirt on her skin. Looking around for some soap, she eventually found another large basket with soaps, shampoos, conditioners, and some Starfire didn't recognize of all sorts. Picking one that was artificially labeled "Strawberry-scented" she continued to wash herself. Picking a shampoo that was labeled "Spring Breeze" she washed her hair, and as the instructions listed, she rinsed, lathered and repeated.

Finishing up, Starfire reached for a towel and started drying herself off. She pulled the last three towels from the shelves, one for the floor, one for her hair, and one for herself. Hoping out, she hovered towards the mirror to see herself once more. Wiping the mirror of fog, she got a clear look at herself. Satisfied that her skin was a brighter color, she remembered something well...important. I forgot my things in my room!!!

Starfire flew out of the bathroom and was very surprised to find Robin sitting with a warm breakfast, waiting for her. She "Eeeped," turned red, and then around, so her back was to him. Covering herself, her towel that was drying her hair fell to the ground from her sudden movements.

Robin, having seen the events transpiring right in front of his eyes, dropped the fork as the sight in front of him. He was also embarrassed, and wasn't quite sure how to respond. Go with your instincts, damn it! Wait a second, I never had training of any kind for this! Turning red, Robin stood up and also turned his back to Starfire. Whoops, but damn...

"Starfire...why are you here? I thought you'd be over in your own room." Robin said at almost a mumble.

"I was not thinking clearly and decided to shower here, but when I got out, I realized I had forgotten my articles of clothing and accessories in my own room." Starfire responded, albeit a bit hesitantly. She turned slightly to see Robin's back was turned, so it was a bit hard for both of them to hear each other.

"I'll get them, where is your room key? You can't exactly go from here to there without someone seeing you again." Robin was coughing as he spoke. Geez, this is bad...why didn't I buy those muffins down the street instead of at the corner?

"It is ..." Starfire started. She tried to remember where her key was, but was having some difficulty locating it. Trying to go back further, she finally remembered where it was, on the table in her own room. She had left it there when she picked up the pizza and headed straight over to his room.

"Over in my room." Starfire finished speaking. She heard a slap, and turned to see what it was. Robin had smacked own forehead, but soon recovered and started walking over to his phone. Picking it up, he got the front desk and requested another room key for Starfire. The downstairs manager agreed and sent the bellhop to go open it for them. Robin thanked the manager and hung up the phone before turning around to tell Starfire the news. Robin's eyes widened at what he saw, now clearly, but still with some embarrassment. Starfire had turned around fully so she could hear him speak, but water was dripping down from her hair to the floor and on her feet. The towel was a bit small for her, so it barely covered her exposed areas, and barely at that. Must stay in control, must stay in control...

"The bellhop's coming up to let one of us into the room. I'll go back and get your stuff so you don't well..." Robin was trying to finish speaking, but his voice kept giving out on him. Starfire giggled a bit at Robin, completely forgetting about the situation at hand. She started walking towards him and eventually rested her head on his shoulders. Robin's arms gave out on him, he could only stand there as Starfire began speaking.

"It's ok, Robin. I trust you..." Starfire began as she could feel just how warm Robin was, he had also recently showered and changed as she could smell him as she breathed. Starfire continued, "It'll be alright, as long as we're together..."

"We can overcome anything, right?" Robin found his strength and put his arms around her, bringing her close to him. They stood here silently for several minutes before Robin's door opened. The bellhop announced he was there and had opened up the door, but closed it as fast as he had opened it upon the sight he gazed at. Whoopsie...damn, why doesn't that ever happen to me?! Starfire went "Eeeep!" once more and flew into the bathroom, closing the door. Robin soon went outside to greet his sudden visitor.

The bellhop had his hat off and was sweating when Robin walked out of his hotel room. His eyes narrowed as he spoke, "Mention that to another soul and I will hound you like Batman does Joker, understand?"

The bellhop nodded his head several times before putting his hand out to show Robin the way.

Approximately one hour later...

Cyborg and Terra were scarfing down as many eggs, bacon, sausages, and pancakes they could. Whether or not they were having a contest to see who ate the most, only they knew. Raven soon appeared minutes later, but was content with a small muffin and tea. Robin and Starfire arrived minutes later, Starfire was explaining to him again the secret to travel faster than the speed of light. They both soon found a table by the others and waited for Beast Boy.

Beast Boy came down finally after another 10 minutes, he was having trouble lugging around his suitcase and his eyes were half open, he looked very tired from some sort of ordeal.

"Man, how many times do I have to tell you..." Cyborg started, "That you don't sleep with the game station controllers under your pillow!"

"It's not that, dude. I couldn't sleep very well last night and Star's yelling didn't help." Beast Boy walked over to the counter and poured himself some coffee. He didn't like it very much, but he drank it when he often didn't get enough sleep.

"Oh, that's right!!!" Starfire exclaimed to the group. She stood up and flew around in several circles before continuing, "I must relay my regret for awakening everybody earlier with the Tamaranian folk song of regret!"

"Uh oh." The other 5 Titan's said in unison.

"HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!" Starfire had begun her singing of the folk song. Cyborg and Terra had to drop their forks to cover their ears, Raven's tea cup cracked, and Beast Boy was all of a sudden awake. Robin, covering his near ear, reached up and put a hand over Starfire's mouth to stop it.

"That's ok, Starfire, we have more important things to do. Everybody ready?" Robin asked his team, and each gave a reassuring nod. Starfire instead made it up to everyone by carrying all of their luggage to the T-Ship. It was quite easy for her, and the others were happy to oblige. Robin turned to the others as he asked, "Do I even want to know what happened earlier?"

The rest of the Titans just gave him a dark glare, and Robin dropped the subject.

"Ok, team. Listen up!" Robin started as he gained all of their attention, "Here's the situation. We've got all of our worst enemies waiting for us in the mountain range. Dealing with one on their own was hard enough, but now we've got at least 5 opponents in there. They definitely have the advantage in terms of their power and knowledge but there is one thing that we have that they never will..."

Each Titan listened carefully as their own fighting spirits started to kick in. Cyborg grinned, Raven smirked, Terra nodded, Beast Boy gave a thumbs up and Starfire gazed at Robin intently as he continued.

"We have each other, and that's something no one can take from us!" Robin put a fist in the air before he commanded as he had done so many times earlier, "Titans...Go!!!"

Meanwhile in the mountain fortress...

Slade was sitting in his chair, enjoying the peace and quiet of the moment. He had allowed the Teen Titan's one final night. Soon, everything would end, and with the 6 strongest Titan's gone, the rest of the world would soon follow. Slade believed this to be one of his greatest schemes he'd ever come up with. The fortress itself was large enough for anyone to battle, and if you got lost in the labyrinth, there was little hope of return. To top it all off, Slade had the absolute trump card, he knew who Robin was, and who his mentor was as well. The perfect scheme to defeat the Teen Titans, and he was going to relish each and every moment of it all.

A familiar face came into the light, as Brother Blood walked up to his new throne.

"I hope you do not mind if I kick start our little show?" Brother Blood bowed as he asked.

"Certainly not. I trust you've something deliciously vicious for our guests? They should arrive very soon..." Slade responded. To him, it didn't matter the order of the fights, only that he would be the last one to face them.

"Of course, I have a new student I'd like to introduce Cyborg to. His initial reaction will be something I'll delight in before I send him to the next world!" Brother Blood powered up. His armor was similar to Cyborg's, but it was red in color instead of blue. Brother Blood had also made several improvements of his own to give him an added bonus of power Cyborg didn't have.

"Very well then, but don't expect a turn, Slade. I plan on recruiting them all once Cyborg is out of the picture..." Brother Blood soon vanished back into the shadows, his new student followed behind him.

As Brother Blood vanished, Blackfire walked into the room and addressed Slade.

"Hey, is he serious? I didn't come all the way here just to get cheated out of my revenge!!!" Blackfire shouted at the throne, but Slade said nothing, as if he didn't hear her. He slowly rose to his feet before he addressed the older sister of Starfire.

"My dear Queen Blackfire, if the Titan's can't beat through the first few stages, then they obviously aren't worthy of facing you. Don't you agree?" Slade stood up completely and walked over to Blackfire. He bowed once more before continuing, "Why don't you wait in Stage 3? I expect the Titan's to brush through the first two stages, but whether or not they break through Stage 3 will be up to you..."

Blackfire raised an eyebrow and smiled. Slade was indeed many things: cunning, wicked, smart, and strong were just a few words that could describe him. Blackfire nodded to Slade as a Queen would before she herself set out into the darkness.

"That means you'll take Stage 4, understood?" Slade spoke into the darkness. Malchior was in the room the entire time, and he spit fire from his nose as the dark dragon too disappeared.

Madame Rouge made her appearance next, she walked in through the large doorway before she started speaking.

"My love, what if the Titan's are truly defeated here before they reach us?" Madame Rouge put her hands on her hips. She didn't like the fact that she wasn't getting first crack at the Titan's. They had embarrassed her, humiliated her, revenge was something she would take much pleasure in.

"If they can't, then I was truly wrong about their strength. I have no desire fighting against weaklings, don't you agree my dear?" Slade asked in almost a mocking attitude. Madame Rouge smiled and walked away, her hips intentionally swinging broader as she walked to her own stage.

"Come...Robin. It's time for you to show me that you are still a worthy adversary..." From behind Slade, the door opened. A man in a purple suit stood as Slade addressed him, "Don't worry, Robin will make it this far even if he had to fight everyone by himself. He'll be here so just have a bit of patience..."

Approximately 45 minutes later...

The T-Ship landed near the entrance to the mountain fortress. Each Titan hoped out and started walking towards the entrance. Robin had explained that until they were into the fortress, they didn't have to worry about surprise attacks or ambushes. He went on further and had also explained that the mountain fortress had dozens of bottomless pits inside, and if you fell in it, you might not come out of it. Robin had handed out maps of the entire fortress to each member of the team, but it was several pages long, so staying together was going to be key if they were going to make it in and out alive.

"Remember team, failure is not an option. If any of us fails, we all fail. We have to win this fight! This is our fight, our story, and I'm not going to let some psycho take away the things precious to me!" Robin pounded his fist into his other hand as he finished. The other Titan's nodded as all 6 headed up to the entrance of the fortress.

They reached the entrance doors, but each one said "CLOSED INDEFINATELY" but the chains around them were cut and on the floor. Pushing the door open, Robin led his team in. The old shrine was built inside a very large cave. It had been reconstructed so that people could walk among everything, so it was easy to see how if you fell into any of the pits, you could indeed be lost forever. As the team made their way deeper into the shrine, it showed signs of deep wear and tear. The main entrance was torn up, the sign was on the floor, and rat droppings were everywhere.

Robin saw the way they were supposed to go, as footprints leading in and out of only one direction. Plus, there was a sign that said "THIS WAY", which served as their basic guideline.

Robin led the team further in, they came up to a rather old bridge that was used to cross a very deep pit. It was wooden and the rope holding the bridge together didn't look very sturdy. They all looked at each other, but Terra had used her powers as the entire cave was made of earth to lift them over it entirely.

"Nice thinking, Terra." Robin stated what everyone was thinking. Saving up energy was also going to be key, and Terra's appearance with them probably wasn't in the initial equation.

Terra nodded and the rest of the Titan's kept walking up until they found another door. Kicking it down, Robin first observed around the area to see if Slade or his allies had perhaps layed a trap for them. There was none, but they had found their way to the first part of the shrine. It was a very large room, with a giant Buddha overseeing everything. At the bottom, Robin could barely make out two dark figures standing at the bottom of it. The door the Titan's had led to an overseeing balcony, you had to take some special stairs to reach the sacred Buddha statue.

"Ah, you've finally arrived. I really do hate it when former students of mine aren't very punctual." Brother Blood's familiar voice finally rang out to the Titan's. He was going to be their first opponent.

Cyborg didn't even flinch, he pushed his way to the end of the balcony and shouted, "Brother Blood, I think it's time we finished this once and for all! You're going down and I'll be the one to put you back in jail where you belong!!!" Cyborg's right arm changed into a sonic cannon as he pointed it right at him. Brother Blood did not move a single muscle, but he had something rather important to say to Cyborg first.

"Oh come now, Cyborg. Did you honestly think I'd make it that easy for you? I have here a little bit of insurance..." Brother Blood shouted back at Cyborg. He continued when Cyborg paused, "I'd like you to meet my newest student. She's quite the fighter, I believe you two have actually met before..."

Brother Blood snapped his fingers as lights came on all across the room. Slade had been quite busy with the shrine, as it was now modernized with video cameras, candles, and even a mini bar area. The Titan's looked down off the balcony at Brother Blood. He was standing in his cloak which covered up his entire body, but his head had been modified to look like Cyborg's. Behind him, they saw another figure, also in a cloak but unable to see her face.

"Stay out of this one guys, Brother Blood's mental capacities allow him to brain wash people. I'm the only one who can resist his control, so let me handle this alone." Cyborg spoke to his teammates. As much as they didn't like it, Cyborg had a point. In their last experience with Brother Blood, his mind control had almost destroyed all of them. Robin, however, did speak up.

"We understand, Cyborg, but take these with you..." Robin reached into his utility belt and pulled out several small white balls. Handing them to Cyborg, he offered one final piece of advice, "When the time comes, I know you'll know when to use them. Kick his butt!"

Cyborg smiled and lept from the balcony onto the main floor. The other Titan's where cheering for him as he landed with "Go Cyborg!", "You're the man!", "Take him down!", and "Defeat the glumporg!!!". Cyborg started walking and stopped when he was within talking distance of Brother Blood. "Let's get it started, Blood. When I'm finished with you, I'll make sure they can't repair you..."

"You insolent child!!! How dare you talk to the headmaster that way!" Brother Blood instinctively responded. He calmed down as the cloaked figure behind him took a small step forward. She was just under Cyborg's height, but Cyborg couldn't shake the uneasy feeling he was starting to get at the pits of his stomach.

"Yes, I had almost forgot. Cyborg, if you even want to face me in combat, you'll first have to go through my newest student..." Brother Blood started. Both his human and mechanical eyes glowed red as the commands were issued to the cloaked woman. Her eyes also glowed red, and she took several more steps forward.

"What's the matter, Blood, afraid of getting your butt kicked again?!" Cyborg raised his voice. Brother Blood was stalling, refusing to initially fight. He was going to have his student attack him, and until he beat this mystery girl, he wasn't allowed to fight Blood. I doubt that I'll be able to fight Blood AND this girl at the same time, I don't really have a choice at this point...

"On the contrary, Cyborg, I thought long and hard about my revenge while locked away in prison. After I received some VERY valuable information from Slade, I had a special guest brought to me." Brother Blood was now smiling, something that Cyborg knew was never a good sign of things to come.

"What did you do, Blood? Who have you brainwashed this time?!" Cyborg raised his sonic cannon at Brother Blood once more, but the new student kicked his arm, causing him to fire at the far wall. As she did, her hood came off and Cyborg got a good look at the new student.

While the other Titan's weren't quite sure who the girl was, Cyborg did know. He took several steps back. This can't be...this just can't be...

Brother Blood started laughing manically as Cyborg fell to both knees. Standing there, with gorgeous blue eyes and jet black hair that sparkled in the light was the girl who helped Cyborg once thousands of years ago. The warrior named Sarasim was now Brother Blood's pupil. The horror Cyborg saw didn't end there. Sarasim had been redesigned. Brother Blood had changed almost her entire body with a mechanical one to match his. Her arms and legs were now red and white with cybernetic parts. Half of her face was gone, the beautiful face Cyborg dreamed of was now a mere shadow of itself. Her left eye glowed red as Brother Blood had used his mental powers to communicate orders to her both telepathically and now, mechanically as well.

With one swift kick, Sarasim knocked Cyborg backwards several yards. He landed on his back, causing a small crater in the ground. Picking himself up onto one knee, he saw the woman who had shown him kindness and respect, even as a cyborg. Sarasim's eyes glowed red as she started to charge, the last words from her mouth were, "Die, Cyborg..."

Sarasim has returned, but as the slave of Brother Blood. Without backup, can Cyborg find a way to rescue not just his long lost friend, but defeat Brother Blood as well?

Next Time: Chapter 31: Cyborg's Retribution, Part 2

Cyborg can not find the strength to fight Sarasim. He receives consul from an unlikely source, as Sarasim continues to attack without mercy. The feelings of love begin their transcendence once more. You won't wanna miss it!!!

A/N: Told ya it was dark stuff, didn't I?