Author's Notes: This chapter was incredibly hard to write. Not only because of my insanely hectic work schedule and all the action scenes (probably more than there should have been really), but I also had to write the girls talking to each other. I don't know how girls talk to each other. I'm not even sure how to talk to girls myself. I met my last two girlfriends when I've woke up next to them the morning after getting blind drunk. So I'd like to apologise for anything I've done wrong in advance.
Many of you have commented on the fact that Dick Grayson was the first Robin (and therefore the one in the TV show) and that mine is Tim Drake instead. This was done for 3 reasons:
1) When I first started reading comics Tim Drake was already Robin. I have seen him in action and know a lot about his personality as the Boy Wonder.
2) Again when I started reading comics Dick Grayson was Nightwing. And thought he is incredibly cool, he seems to playful for the Robin I wanted to do.
3) The final reason is that, along with the slightly gay shorts, pixie boots and the old Batman TV programme (which I watched purely for the comedic value), means that I could never take Dick Grayson seriously as Robin. I never had that problem with Batman though, because in my eyes it wasn't Batman on the TV show, it was Adam West in a Batman costume.
Here are the Titans ages, just so everybody knows:
Robin: 17
Raven: 17
Terra: 16 (soon to be 17)
Starfire: 16
Cyborg: 19
Beast Boy: 16
Wildebeest: 4
Every other teen in this fic is between 16 and 18, just so no one can say they are to young to be up to any shenanigans.
The Tournament of Heroines takes place in this chapter (something I believe is another cliché but I can't be sure of). Now I haven't seen that episode yet, but from what I know, at the end, after the boys leave, the girls are summoned and it fades to black. This didn't make any sense to me, if only because you don't find out what happened next. So as far as my time line is concerned, the Master of Games waited a couple of months to get his shit together before he summoned the girls. The boys decided to keep what happened to themselves as they knew Raven would mock them for being so stupid. And nobody likes that.
And on a personal note: OH MY GOD! SHINIGAMI-VIRUS READ MY FIC! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! One of my favourite authors read my little attempt at Fanfiction. If you haven't read his brilliant Rob/Rae vampire fic, The Houkounin Sagas, go do it now. Seriously. Don't bother with mine until you've read his. Then after you have sent him a million reviews telling him how great it is you can come back and read mine. GO NOW!
Teen Titans: Blood, Earth and Shade
Author: The Omakeer
Disclaimer: Teen Titans belong to Warner Brothers and DC Comics
Beta'd By: Daybreak25 (the writer of a thousand fanfics)
Chapter Eight: It's How You Play the Game
The past twenty four hours had been anything but pleasant for the Teen Titans. Early on Friday morning Mumbo Jumbo had broken out of prison and, instead of going into hiding, decided to go on another crime spree. After spending most of the day dodging all the mail boxes, street lamps and cars he had bewitched to life, the Titans had managed to catch up to the twisted mage.
Because all of his spells reversed themselves after his wand was broken, and therefore all the evidence of his crimes disappeared, the Titans had to find a way to capture him whilst he was still blue. Thankfully Raven had discovered a curse to bind him without disrupting his spells. After a quick battle, Raven managed to cast her hex, but not before Mumbo shot one of his own at the Titans. Raven was able to block it from herself and Terra and Robin managed to dodge the spell with a quick aerobatic display. The other Titans weren't so lucky. Thankfully the spell wasn't harmful. Although being transformed into the opposite gender would no doubt leave psychological scars for years to come.
Mumbo laughed all the way to jail.
Early the following morning and Raven had just found the spell that would reverse Mumbo's transgender magic. The Titans all waited in the Ops Room while Raven mentally prepared. She floated in the middle of the room, meditating peacefully. Terra sat cross legged on the kitchen counter eating a bowl of her favourite cereal and Robin stood in the doorway watching over everything.
Starfire looked very different as a male, her hair was shorter than Robin's was and her facial features were a lot more masculine, she even had a slight five o'clock shadow. Her body was as muscular as Aqua Lad's was and she now wore sweatpants as her skirt was inappropriate. She floated about anxiously waiting for Raven to change her back. Aqua Lad looked like a movie star, his hair was slightly longer, his breasts were full and voluptuous and his body was slim and elegant. He stood next to the counter patiently watching, his regular uniform hugging his form. Cyborg now had long, braided hair that was pulled back into a sloppy ponytail. His cybernetic parts were more feminine and streamlined, he even had breasts, which he soon found out opened up to reveal rocket launchers. He sat at the dinning table fidgeting, not sure how he was supposed to be sitting. Beast Boy paced about the room impatiently, his hair was shoulder length, his breasts were average size and he was only slightly slimmer and more feminine then he normally was.
"How much longer are you going to be Raven?" Beast Boy asked in a high feminine voice.
"Patience is a virtue, Beast Girl," Raven said, trying not to smirk at Beast Boy's girly voice.
"I've been patient enough," Beast Boy growled, choosing to ignore the name calling until he was back to normal, "I'm finding it very hard to figure out what the hell is going on with my body and its new hormones, we haven't had any breakfast yet and I hardly got any sleep last night… But that's mostly because my breasts were keeping me awake."
"I would have thought you'd be happier now BG," Terra smirked after finishing a mouthful of cereal, "you have a lot more chance of pulling a girl now than you ever did before."
Beast Boy glared at Terra before smirking himself, "we ran out of milk last night by the way. So Cyborg had the idea that I should change into a cow and… top us up shall we say. How's your breakfast taste?"
Terra sat frozen with her spoon halfway to her open mouth. She stared down at her half eaten bowl of cereal with a look of horror, the colour draining from her face. Pushing her bowl down the counter, Terra ran from the room clutching her mouth.
"Okay, I'm ready now," Raven said as she floated the open book to her lap. She read the words written in an ancient language as mystical energy began to swirl around her body. As the energy increased in speed Raven pointed her hand at each changed Titan, zapping them with the magical power. The energy covered them completely for a few seconds before quickly dissipating, leaving the Titans back to their original genders.
Raven floated back onto her feet and took the book from the air, clutching it to her chest, "everything's as it should be now."
"Good job Raven," Robin said solemnly from the doorway, "I'm going to have a shower and get changed before breakfast." He turned and exited the room without another word.
"Okay, now despite the fact that a second ago I was a chick, that was just plain weird," Cyborg said as he stood up.
"What was weird?" Beast Boy asked as he padded himself down to make sure everything was back to normal.
"Robin didn't give us his usual "you've-made-a-mistake-but-you-can-learn-from-that" pep-talk that he always gives after we screw up," Cyborg said as he moved into the kitchen and started making breakfast for everyone.
"Oh yeah," Beast Boy said with a frown, "the speech that's usually followed by about five hours of intense training and going over all the abilities of every single criminal we've ever faced. Why do you think he didn't do it this time?"
"Perhaps friend-Robin feels that this time our mishap does not need vocalizing," Starfire said as she continued to float about, "and that we got our "just desert" by spending the twilight hours as the opposite gender."
"That's "just desserts" Star," Cyborg corrected, "and I doubt it. No that spell Mumbo hit us with could have done some serious damage if he wasn't such a goofball. And we all know how paranoid Robin can be about that kind of thing. Something must be wrong."
"I'm sure it's nothing Cyborg," Raven said as she sat down at the dinning table, "Robin is probably just focused on something else at the moment. He knows you will all be more careful in the future." Though she said it, Raven didn't believe it. Even though she couldn't sense Robin's emotions she could tell something was troubling him.
"Dude, he just needs to get a girlfriend," Beast Boy said with a shrug, "or hell, he just needs to get laid."
"You know, I don't think I've seen him with a girl in all the time I've been here," Aqua Lad said as he started to help Cyborg with breakfast, "hell, I never even heard him mention being with a girl."
"Dude, I've NEVER seen him with a girl," Beast Boy said with a thoughtful look, "and I've NEVER heard him mention one, and that's in almost two years of knowing him. The guy's like a monk. You know, one of those bald, kung-fu ones. All work and no play makes Robin sexually frustrated."
"Maybe he just doesn't feel the need to advertise it like you do grass stain," Cyborg said while flipping waffles, "he does go out on his own a lot. Maybe he meets up with girls when we aren't around and just doesn't feel comfortable talking about it."
"Or maybe friend-Robin is just waiting for the right mate to come along," Starfire said. No one noticed the dreamy look appear on Raven's face.
"Well, I've certainly spent enough of my Saturday morning talking about the Boy Wonder and his lack of sex drive," Beast Boy said as he moved towards the door, "I'm bursting for the toilet. I quite frankly wasn't brave enough to try it as a girl."
"I too must wash up and change into my usual attire," Starfire said as she floated out of the room, moving passed Terra who came in and sat next to Raven.
"Did I miss Robin's speech?" Terra asked, "Which one was it? The "you-can-improve-yourselves one" or the "you-can't-fight-crime-without-your-limbs one"?"
"He didn't give a speech," Raven said with a frown.
"Wow, really?" Terra asked in a worried tone, "something must be wrong. Oh, we should go and see if he's alright."
"You know how he is Terra," Raven said, shaking her head, "if something is bothering him he won't talk about it, if anything he'll want to sort it out on his own. He probably just wants some space."
"Oh come on," Terra said, bouncing up and down in her seat.
"You're not going to stop nagging me until you get your way are you?" Raven asked. Terra just smiled and fluttered her eyelashes. Raven let out a defeated sigh, "come on then let's go."
The girls left the Ops Room and quickly made their way to Robin's bedroom. Terra knocked twice. With no response she was about to knock again when the door opened to reveal Robin, dripping wet with only a towel wrapped around his waist and his mask on. Both girls were stunned to silence. Terra stared in awe at Robin's muscles and the various scars covering his body. Raven couldn't stop thinking about how she wanted to pull that towel away so she could see the rest of him. Both girls momentarily wondered if he showered with his mask on.
"Did you want anything in particular or did you just come for a look?" Robin asked after a minute of waiting for them to talk.
"We, err… we just wanted to see if-if everything was okay," Raven said, recovering first.
"Yeah, you didn't give the others one of your usual "how-not-to-be-a-screw-up" speeches," Terra said with a half laugh, "seriously though, is anything the matter?"
Robin looked from one Titan to another before walking back into his room, "come in then and sit down."
Though Raven was a little apprehensive, seeing Terra almost hypnotically walk in, staring at the muscles and bullet wounds on Robin's back, she soon followed.
After being in the chaos of Robin's evidence room, his bedroom surprised Raven. Everything was in order. The bed was made, books were filed alphabetically on the shelf, the floor and desk were free of clutter, there was even sunlight pouring in through the large windows. If she didn't know any better she would have thought this was the first time anyone had been in the room. Seeing how much training and research Robin did, Raven doubted he spent more than a couple of hours in here each day.
Raven and Terra sat on the end of Robin's bed, watching him as he stood staring out of his window, looking across the bay. Just as it looked like he wasn't about to say anything Robin spoke up.
"I… learned something the other day," he said, leaning his head against the window, "something about me."
"What do you mean?" Terra asked in a slightly worried voice, "you're not… you're not dying are you?"
"Nothing that bad. No, it's just…" Robin let out a heavy sigh before he turned towards the girls, "what are your mothers like?"
This unexpected question stunned both girls.
"Erm… why-why do you want to know?" Terra asked, recovering first.
Robin leaned back against the window and looked up at the ceiling before answering, "I found out who my birth parents are the other day."
"Oh…" Raven said uncertainly, not sure if this was good news or not, "are they not… nice?"
"Nice? No. Homicidal sociopaths? Yes."
"Oh my god," Terra said, not sure what she was meant to say, "Are they… are they super villains or something?"
Robin looked like he was about to say something for a second, before he shook his head, "That… isn't important right now."
"Are you okay Robin?" Raven asked. Without the psychic-blockers in his costume she didn't sense the usual blank spot she did when she used her empathy on Robin. It was more of an emotional emptiness, like he wasn't sure what he was supposed to be feeling.
"It's just… I'm not sure how much of who I am is from the way I was raised, and how much I get from… them. Nature verses nurture and all that."
"Just because your parents are evil doesn't necessarily mean you are," Raven said reassuringly, "my father is a demonic monster; it doesn't mean I am does it?"
"And while my father isn't as evil as hers, he's not exactly Superman either," Terra said with a smile.
"But at least you have mothers that are decent," Robin said, finally looking at both girls, "My family tree is fertilised with the bodies of others."
"They can't be that bad surely," Terra said, reassuringly, "maybe they aren't as terrible as you think they are."
Robin turned to Terra with a deadly serious expression, "my mother travels the world finding the best martial artists she can and then beats them to death with her bare hands… my father is even worse."
"Oh…" Terra said, turning away from Robin's gaze.
"Robin you're nothing like them," Raven said, trying to sound reassuring, "you're a hero. You've saved hundreds of peoples lives and you've never killed anyone have you?"
Robin didn't respond as he turned to look out the window.
"Have you?"
"No Raven I haven't," Robin said, still not looking at either girl, "but I've come close. Very close. And who knows what might happen in the future. I'm not a boy scout at the best of times."
Robin's words left an uncomfortable silence in the room. Neither Raven nor Terra knew how to respond to his statement.
"Okay," Robin said, facing the girls again, "I think I've depressed you both enough for now and I don't mean to be inhospitable, but I have to get in touch with someone for a bit of information and I need to get dressed before I call. So, if you wouldn't mind…"
"Oh… yeah, of course," Raven said, as both girls got up and made their way out into the hall way.
Robin followed them to the door, "I'd appreciate it if you didn't mention any of this to the others."
"Sure Robin, we…" Raven's words were cut off by Robin's door closing. Both girls made their way down the hall towards their own bedrooms.
"Huh… you know, I never really thought about how much my mother means to me," Terra said, almost to herself, "she could be a little strict at times, but at least there was no chance of her beating the crap out of me. Do you think Robin's going to be okay?"
"I'm sure he'll be fine," Raven said as they stopped outside their bedroom doors, "maybe not right away but Robin is strong, he'll get through this."
"I guess you're right," Terra said, moving to her door, "well I'm going to go wash up; I'll meet you back in the Ops Room."
Raven nodded as she moved to her own door. She never made it though. Both girls vanished from the tower in a blinding flash of light.
Raven and Terra materialised inside a strange building. The domed, stained glass ceiling was at least a hundred feet high, the walls and floors seemed to be made of solid gold, and a number of pillars were placed around the room. There were no doors into this room save for the one leading from the balcony fifty feet above them.
Raven and Terra quickly noticed that they weren't alone. Six other girls, all of them roughly the same age as them and also wearing costumes, stood around them with the same look of confusion.
"Welcome champions!"
The girls all looked around, trying to find the source of the voice. They soon spotted the figure up on the high balcony. A large powerfully built humanoid male smiled down at them, his ears were pointed and he was covered in white fur, except for exposed skin on his face and chest which was grey and his scalp had short black stubble. He had golden bands on his biceps, wrists and shins; he wore a loincloth-like garment similar to that worn by Roman soldiers. He had a gold belt and necklace with a large red jewel.
"I am the Master of Games," he said in a deep, booming voice, "and you are hereby invited to compete in the Tournament of Heroines!"
The jewel around his neck flashed momentarily and a large, rotating holographic image of the Master's head appeared above the girls.
"The Tournament is a friendly competition between the world's greatest young champions," the image said with the Master's voice, "a true test of your vast and varied abilities."
The hologram quickly faded and was replaced with the image of Raven, floating in the lotus position.
"Raven: The gothic empath with the supreme power of her soul self."
The image of Raven flickered to Bumblebee, flying through the air, firing her blasters.
"Bumblebee: The techno genius with an attitude to match."
Another flicker and the form of Terra, flying about on a chunk of earth, appeared.
"Terra: The geomancer with the world at her finger tips, literally."
The image changed to another girl. She had blonde shoulder length hair and a full, very well developed figure. Her mask covered her forehead as well as her eyes and her gloves were red. Her top was blue and skin tight, with three white stars running up each arm and one large one on her chest, it was cut short and showed off her stomach. Her blue shorts were also tight with white stripes running up the sides. Her belt was red with a large circular buckle and her boots were mid-calf army style. She carried a large golden staff with a sharp, pointed hook on the end.
"Stargirl: The wielder of the powerful Cosmic Rod."
The hologram shifted to another girl. She had long black hair and deep blue eyes, and though her body was well developed, it was more like the body of a gymnast. Her red top was tight, sleeveless and showed of her toned stomach, with double golden W's across the chest. Her pants hugged her hips and her black boots were knee length. She wore silver bracelets and a golden lasso hung from her hip.
"Wonder Girl: An Amazon warrior and emissary of peace."
The image of Jinx appeared above them now, showing off some of her back flips.
"Jinx: A gymnastic sorceress with a dark side."
Starfire's hologram was of her flying through the air with her ever present smile.
"Starfire: An alien princess with a warrior's soul."
The final hologram was of Kole, sitting on the ground with little pieces of crystal flying about her in geometric patterns.
"And last but by no means least, Kole: A weaver of fantastic crystal constructs," the hologram flickered back to the Master's head, "eight brave and worthy champions, but only one shall win."
"What is the meaning of this abduction?" asked Starfire, flying up until she was level with the Master.
"Please forgive me," the Master said humbly, bowing deeply, "I wished to invite you all to partake in the Tournament, but I had no other way of contacting you besides bringing you directly here. The Tournament takes place over the next twenty-four hours, where you will be paired off against each other in three rounds of combat; those that lose each round will be sent home immediately. Don't worry about your time spent here though, while a whole day will pass in this dimension, only an hour will pass on earth. Of course you don't have to participate if you do not wish too, and are free to go home any time you like… Although you would forfeit your right to any of the prizes."
"Prizes?" asked Bumblebee, flying up next to Starfire, "what kind of prizes?"
The smile on the Master's face was closer to a smirk, "prizes beyond your wildest dreams. All of them up for grabs, unless of course any of you would like to go home?" The Master looked at each girl in turn, none of them made a move, "very well then. The Tournament will begin in a few minutes, please take the time to meet your fellow champions or to ready yourself for the battle ahead of you."
The hologram faded as the Master walked out of sight. Both Starfire and Bumblebee floated back to ground level, at which point Starfire began hopping about the room, greeting the other girls with smiles and hugs.
"Something about this doesn't feel right," Raven said, looking intently at the balcony where the Master was previously standing.
"Why didn't you say anything then?" Terra asked, watching Starfire pull one of the other girls into a bone crushing hug.
"If this "Master of Games" is up to something, then we can't stop him if we aren't here. Besides, there's no guarantee that instead of being teleported home he wouldn't just send us to the bottom of the ocean or something."
"You're just being paranoid," Terra said with a shrug, "maybe he just wants to see a bunch of young girls wrestling with each other. I know I would."
Raven rolled her eyes, "you just want to get your hands on those prizes."
"That's true," Terra said, with a cheeky smile, "plus, when else would we get the chance to spank other heroes without being a bad guy."
"I know I've always enjoyed spanking heroes," said a voice from behind them.
Raven and Terra turned round sharply to find Jinx standing there with a smile on her face.
"What are you even doing here?" Terra asked with a frown, "you're not even a hero."
"But I'm not exactly a villain any more either," Jinx said with a bigger smile, "I've paid my debt to society. My record is cleaner Superman's"
"That doesn't matter to the Titans," Raven said, her frown matching Terra's, "not after what you did to our Tower."
"Not all the Titans feel that way," Jinx said with a knowing smile.
"Just because Cyborg tries to talk you out of committing crimes…" Terra said.
"…and because Beast Boy constantly tries to hit on you…" Raven continued.
"…and because Robin had wild, passionate sex with me…" Jinx said with a smirk.
"…doesn't mean that any of us…" Terra stopped mid-sentence as Jinx's words sank in, "WHAT?"
"You mean he didn't tell you about the club and our night of passion?" Jinx said, smirking at Terra's shocked expression, "I guess he really doesn't kiss and tell after all."
"WHAT?" Terra asked again, still not believing what she heard.
Jinx had to admit, if only to herself, that she felt a certain thrill from Terra's continued reaction to her revelation. Jinx secretly loved pushing people's buttons but she never got much of a chance in the HIVE. After all it was never a good idea to antagonize super powered sociopaths. Superheroes however were fair game.
"It was a wonderful evening," Jinx said, a dreamy look spreading across her face, "he touched me in places a Rampant Rabbit couldn't even reach. He had me moaning like a catholic school girl."
"You're lying," Terra said with conviction, "you have to be lying, she's lying isn't she Raven."
"No she isn't Terra," Raven said, her voice monotone and her face devoid of any emotion, "from what I can sense she most certainly did sleep with Robin."
"Though I wouldn't exactly say "sleep with"," Jinx smiled innocently, "it was more like lustful fucking. I'm telling you, I could barely move afterwards, but in a good way you know."
"Why would Robin have… sex… with someone like you?" Terra asked through clenched teeth, trying to contain her anger, "he's a hero and you're a villain."
"Apparently I'm not the first villain he's had sex with," Jinx said with the same innocent smile and a shrug, "maybe he just thinks blondes… sorry, I mean heroines, are too boring."
Terra finally snapped. Her hands were reaching for Jinx's throat when black energy surrounded her body. Raven pulled her fellow Titan back, dragging her away from her quarry. She ignored Jinx's laughter as she tried to calm Terra down.
"Terra you need to calm down. If you attack Jinx here the Master might send you away, and then we'll never find out if he is up to something."
"I know, I know," Terra said, clenching and unclenching her fists and breathing heavily, "it's just… urgh… it bothers me that Robin fucked HER. Doesn't it bother you?"
"Not particularly," Raven said with a shrug, "Robin is a healthy, good looking young man. He's bound to have had his fair share of sexual conquests. I'll admit I never expected Jinx to be among them but I can see why. She is a highly attractive, highly sexual girl."
"Oh, so you think she's attractive do you?" Terra asked, folding her arms across her chest.
Raven raised a suspicious eyebrow, "and I suppose you don't?"
Terra opened her mouth as though she was going to respond, but quickly closed it. "I thought we were talking about Robin."
Terra was saved from any of Raven's snide comments by the Master's voice sounding throughout the room, "Ladies, prepare yourselves. And let the games begin."
The girls all vanished from the room in another flash of light.
Raven vs. Stargirl
Raven appeared in a large open arena. The floor was covered in, or possibly made of, soft soil. A number of large rocks and boulders were dotted about the area, no doubt to be used as cover or possibly as projectiles for the champions. Standing across from her was Stargirl, her Cosmic Rod resting on her shoulders.
Raven didn't let the disappointment show on her face. She had hoped she would be paired against Jinx. Though she wouldn't admit it to Terra, she was a little jealous that Jinx had gotten to bed Robin before she had. She had been entertaining the fantasy that she would be his first, just like he would be the first man she would be with. Just like in the romantic novels no one knew she read and romantic teen comedies she pretended she didn't like. Though she had to admit she was more than a little relieved to know that he liked dark girls.
"Wow, you're Raven," Stargirl said, her eyes lighting up, "I'm a big fan, huge fan, of you and all the Titans. I have to say it's, like, an honour to face you in this Tournament."
"Err… thank you, I guess."
"Let the contest begin," said the Master's voice, filling the entire room.
"I suppose we better get started then," Stargirl said, sounding almost disappointed.
In an instant her Cosmic Rod was pointed at Raven, firing volley after volley of energy blasts at the empath in quick succession.
Raven's vampire reflexes were the only thing that saved her. She dove to the side, rolling to her knees and activating a dark shield, all in a split second. Though the shield was powerful, with the amount of hits it was taking it would soon give out. Reaching out with her soul-self, Raven launched a boulder at her attacker.
Stargirl blasted the rock almost on instinct, turning it to dust that quickly engulfed her body, obscuring her from view. Raven took the opportunity to take to the air. Her hand glowed in dark energy as she fired her own blasts into the cloud.
Raven floated in place, confident that her tactic had worked. Her confidence was shattered however as an energy blast from above narrowly avoided her head. She looked up to see Stargirl flying a couple of feet above her.
"Bet you weren't expecting that were you," Stargirl said smugly, levelling her rod at Raven.
Raven ignored the comment as she flew at her opponent; using all the skills she had learned from training with the Titans to dodge the energy blasts. Once she was close enough, Raven spun around in the air, kicking Stargirl in the stomach. The Cosmic Rod flew out of her hands as she plummeted to the ground, impacting with a loud thud.
Raven landed a couple of feet away from Stargirl, careful to keep her distance in case she tried to attack.
"You have lost your weapon," Raven said, moving slightly closer, "are you willing to surrender?"
"You wish," Stargirl said defiantly.
She pointed her hand at Raven as red, star shaped energy balls fired from her fingertips. Raven dodged a second too late, as the energy struck her right arm. A feeling of complete numbness spread throughout her arm, rendering it useless. In desperation she fired a couple of rocks at Stargirl, only to watch them get punched away as if they were balloons.
"Aren't I just full of surprises?" Stargirl smiled, as the Cosmic Rod flew from the ground into her out stretched hand.
Raven ignored her words and moved in close to Stargirl, grabbing to Rod with her still working hand. Raven had a lot more strength than people actually realised, probably more than the girl she was facing. Unfortunately, Stargirl still had use of both her hands, giving her the edge.
"I just want you to know how much fun this has been for me," Stargirl said, struggling against Raven's grip, "though I can see how me beating you is more fun on my end."
Raven resisted the urge to grind her teeth. She could never understand peoples need to talk so much during a fight. She remembered talking to Robin about it once. She also remembered what he said. "It's all about getting the other person angry, or even confused enough to distract them and make them let their guard down. Sometimes the enemy is so busy listening to what you have to say that they don't realise they've been beaten until they're face down in the dirt." This gave Raven an idea.
"You're right, this has been fun," she smirked, almost seductively at Stargirl, "are you as turned on by all this as I am?"
"WHAT?" Stargirl yelled in shock, leaning back from Raven.
This was the opening Raven had wanted. She kicked out, knocking the rod into the air and causing Stargirl to stumble back slightly. Raven caught the rod in her left hand, pointing it at Stargirl's feet and firing. Stargirl was knocked into the air from the blast, slamming into a boulder and falling to the floor unconscious.
Raven smiled slightly as Pride and Happy danced about in her head.
'I believe that is what Beast Boy would call a "cool move",' Knowledge said with a smile, 'unfortunate that no one was around to see it.'
Raven ignored Knowledge's comment, deciding to focus on Pride and Happy instead.
"The winner by knock out: Raven," said the Master's voice.
Both girls vanished from the arena in another flash of light.
Jinx vs. Bumblebee
The arena that Jinx materialised into was a lot like the dojo she practiced in at the HIVE. It was open planned with lots of space to move about; the floor was hard wood and polished to the point that you'd have to have a death wish to walk across it in your socks. The walls seemed to be made of paper but were actually quite solid with a number of sliding doors throughout them. The ceiling was high and porcelain white with small lamps spaced out evenly across it to light up the whole area.
As Jinx looked at her opponent and was more than happy to see it was someone she knew, "I guess I'm not the only reprobate here after all."
"Jinx?" Bumblebee said with a smile, pulling her into a friendly hug, "Damn girl, it's so good to see you."
The HIVE didn't have as many girls as it did boys, as such Jinx and Bumblebee became fast friends. They did everything together. Training, studying, shopping, discussing boys and breaking each other out of jail. Bumblebee was one of a handful of people Jinx genuinely missed from the HIVE.
"So where have you been for the past couple of months Pink?" Bumblebee asked, frowning playfully at her friend, "no one at the HIVE knew if you were dead or alive after the Government took you away. Why didn't you get in touch and let me know you were still breathing?"
"I'm sorry Queen Bee I just… well I…" Jinx said apprehensively before letting out a sigh, "I'm giving up on the whole villainess thing. I've decided to go straight. I just… wasn't sure how to tell you."
Bumblebee looked shocked for a moment, before she burst out laughing, clutching her sides and doubling over.
"What the hell's so funny?" Jinx asked, frowning, "you don't think I can be a good guy?"
"No, it's not that," Bumblebee said, wiping away a stray tear.
"Then what?" Jinx asked, starting to get angry.
"Girl, I'm a good guy too," Bumblebee said with a laugh, "I've been working undercover at the HIVE to try and bring it down. The only reason I didn't bust it open a long time ago was because of you."
Jinx looked even more shocked than Bumblebee had, before she joined in the laughter.
"That is pretty funny," Jinx laughed, "so… any gossip from the HIVE? You got yourself a boyfriend yet?"
"There isn't much point in me getting a boyfriend if I'm planning to take the place down," Bumblebee said, rolling her eyes, "as for gossip… not much has happened since you left. Mammoth seems to think he's in charge of the seniors now that you aren't there. Gizmo has been amazingly quiet; I think he might actually miss you. See-More did try and look through my top yesterday, so I broke his arm in three places." Bumblebee paused while Jinx laughed, "what about you though? Has any lucky guy been in your life lately?"
"Well," Jinx said with a slight blush. Talking to Bumblebee about her sex life was different than talking about it with Terra. She actually cared what Bumblebee thought. "About two weeks ago I had sex with… Robin."
"Robin…?" Bumblebee asked, clearly confused. Suddenly her eyes lit up with recognition, "Robin the Teen Titan? Oh my god! I need details. How did it happen? Where did it happen? Was he any good?"
Jinx smiled to herself, she had missed her friend more than she realised.
The girls didn't get the chance to continue their conversation however, as the Master's voice interrupted them, "let the contest begin."
"I guess I'll have to hear all the ins and outs later," Bumblebee said with a sigh, "we'll have to meet up for lunch or something back on earth. Unless of course I'm too busy enjoying my prizes."
"You wish Queen Bee," Jinx said with a smirk, "you could never beat me when we trained together at the HIVE."
"I have to be honest with you Pink," Bumblebee said with an even larger smirk, "I was holding back."
Bumblebee's wings buzzed to life as they lifted her off the ground. Her Stingers were drawn in an instant and she was firing even quicker. Jinx started back flipping across the room, easily dodging the blasts.
As Jinx reached the end of the room she planted both her feet on the wall and pushed off high into the air. She somersaulted through the air a couple of times, her hands glowing with pink energy which she fired at Bumblebee's weapons, causing them to jam.
In the split second that Bumblebee took to look at her Stingers, Jinx's foot connected with her chest, knocking her to the ground. Before she had a chance to move, strands of pink magic encircled her body, binding her to the floor.
"The winner my incapacitation: Jinx," said the Master's voice.
"I have to be honest with you Queen Bee," Jinx smiled as the light started to envelope them, "I was holding back too."
Starfire vs. Wonder Girl
The third arena was like a cross between an ancient Greek temple and an extravagant palace. Everything from the floor to the ceiling was made of marble. A number of archways ran along each wall, though none of them seemed to go anywhere. Pillars stood in odd places all over the room, most likely to be used as cover for the champions.
Starfire and Wonder Girl stood across from each other. Starfire was more than a little apprehensive while Wonder Girl just smiled calmly.
"I… I do not wish to fight you friend-Wonder Girl," Starfire said, rubbing her left arm nervously.
Wonder Girl smiled kindly at the alien princess, "I have read about your people in the Justice League files, Starfire. Like my people, you are all warriors. Do not think of this as a simple fight. Think of it as a challenge between new friends. A battle to prove the honour of our people to each other."
Starfire nodded in agreement, moments before the Master called for the challenge to begin, "then for honour and friendship, I will make this quick."
In an instant, Starfire was twenty feet in the air. She fired a volley of starbolts down at Wonder Girl causing dust to rise up and obscure her from view. Starfire charged one large bolt with both hands and threw it into the centre of the cloud causing even more dust to form. Starfire smiled confidently, certain of her victory.
"You'll have to do better than that."
Before Starfire could wonder how she had survived, Wonder Girl flew up out of the centre of the cloud, her fist impacting with the aliens jaw. Her Tamaranean physiology meant that Starfire wasn't usually affected by normal human punches. But she certainly felt that one.
Starfire tried to throw her own punch at the Amazonian. This proved to be a mistake. Wonder Girl deflected the hit easily, slamming her knee into Starfire's stomach and ramming her elbow to the base of the alien's skull. Starfire dropped to the floor below.
She got shakily back onto her feet, looking up to see Wonder Girl standing in front of her. She vainly attempted to punch her again, only to be flipped across the room, slamming into a pillar.
She got back to her feet, wobbling slightly as her vision blurred, lighting her raised fist with a starbolt. Wonder Girl took off her lasso, throwing one end at the alien. It sailed over Starfire's shoulder, rapping around the pillar behind her.
"You… have missed, friend… Wonder Girl," Starfire smiled almost smugly.
Wonder Girl just smiled as she pulled on her lasso. A chunk of the pillar it was attached to came free, impacting with the back of Starfire's head, knocking her out.
"The winner by knock out: Wonder Girl."
Wonder Girl smiled fondly at the unconscious alien, "until we meet again Starfire. I look forward to the rematch."
Terra vs. Kole
A large boulder sprung out of the ground just in time to protect Terra from the crystal shards that were flying towards her body.
The fight wasn't going as well as Terra would have liked, she and Kole were just too evenly matched power wise. And the arena they were in, a large underground cave with plenty of boulders and crystal formations, was perfect for both there abilities. The fight could very well go on for hours. Terra smiled though. This just meant she would have to use the moves that Robin had taught her.
Robin had always said that most super villains, and superheroes for that matter, relied too much on their powers. If they were ever without their abilities they wouldn't be able to fight their way out of a wet paper bag. Terra just hoped Kole was one of those heroes.
She quickly focused her powers on using one of the tricks she had mastered from working with Raven. Large pieces of rocks broke away from the surrounding boulders and attached to Terra's body, covering her in a crude armour. The rocks in the arena weren't the strongest she had come across, and probably wouldn't stand up to gun fire, but they were more than enough to get her up close and personal to Kole.
Terra dashed out from behind her cover and charged towards her adversary. The rocky armour protected her from the shards of crystal Kole was firing. Her powers made the rocks as light as air, enabling her to use her acrobatic skills to avoid the larger crystal formations.
As Terra charged at her, a crystal wall formed in front of Kole. Terra smiled at the predictability. She jumped and flipped over the barrier, landing behind Kole. Terra slammed her stone covered fist into the base of Kole's skull before she had a chance to react, knocking her out.
Terra stared down at her fallen foe, barely listening to the Master's words. She couldn't help but feel a little disappointed that she didn't get to tryout more of her moves. But Robin always said it was more important to get your opponent down than to dance about like some idiot in a kung fu movie. She couldn't wait to tell him about this. He'd be so proud.
Raven, Jinx, Wonder Girl and Terra reappeared back in the domed room. At the sound of his voice they all looked up to the Master's balcony.
"Congratulations, young champions. You have all passed Round One. Your opponents have all been returned home safely, though no doubt they will be nursing their bruises for some time to come. But think not of the vanquished, now is the time for rest. You will be transported to a room with a full buffet, complete with bedrooms down the adjacent hall. I must tell you that anyone who attempts to attack or sabotage a fellow opponent will be instantly disqualified and sent home. Please, eat, drink, and get some rest, for tomorrow morning you come face to face with Round Two."
The four girls were gone in another flash of light, appearing in a short corridor. There were four doors along the walls, two on either side, behind them was a dead end, but the other end of the corridor led to a large open room. Jinx and Wonder Girl entered the room eager for something to eat. Raven and Terra stayed back to talk in private.
"Do you still think the Master is up to something?" Terra asked in quiet tones.
"It's just a feeling I'm getting," Raven said, rubbing her right arm as the feeling came back, "I can just sense when others are up to no good, something I no doubt get from my father. I know when someone is under the influence of a sin. But because of the distance I'm just not sure which one it is. It could be nothing; it could be that he's just pleasuring himself watching girls knock each other about."
"How about we make a pact then?" Terra said thoughtfully.
"A pact?" Raven asked, "What are you talking about?"
"Well, if we both make it through the next round, we make a pact that we don't fight each other. If the Master lets us go with the prizes, then we know nothing was wrong. But if he gets angry with us then we know he's up to something and we can take him down."
"You're only saying that because you know you can't beat me," Raven smirked.
"You know, you're such a smug cow when no one else is around," Terra said, sticking her tongue out at Raven and walking into the main room.
The room was large and circular with a floor, walls and ceiling that were all golden. A large, extravagant buffet curved along the wall at the far end of the room. A single, round table stood in the centre of the room, both Jinx and Wonder Girl were already seated, enjoying their meals and talking.
Raven directed Terra towards the buffet, hoping to delay any sort of confrontation between her and Jinx. They got their treys and plates, getting themselves a quick meal and some drinks. Raven was especially happy to find her favourite herbal tea on offer. They sat down at the table, Terra sitting across from Jinx and glaring at her.
"Are you going to give me the evil eye all night?" Jinx asked, rolling her eyes once she noticed the geomancer staring, "I'm sorry about before okay? I was just trying to push your buttons earlier. I didn't realise it would upset you this much. No hard feelings?"
Terra didn't say anything, not until Raven gave her a nudge in the ribs, "yeah, yeah okay. And for the record I wasn't angry. Just surprised. I never expected Robin to have sex with a villain."
"I'm not a villain anymore," Jinx said with a frown.
"Wait a minute," said Wonder Girl, turning to Jinx, "you had sex with Robin? Robin, the Boy Wonder, Robin?"
"Yeah," Jinx sighed with a dreamy expression.
"Oh my goddess," Wonder Girl said, scooting her chair a little closer to Jinx, "does he still do that amazing thing when he's going down on you and then touches all the pleasure points on your body that makes you tingle all over?"
"Wait, you slept with Robin too?" Terra asked.
"Yeah," Wonder Girl sighed with a dreamy expression.
"Why? Does it matter?" Jinx asked with a suspicious look.
"No. It's… it's just a surprise. I mean, well…" Terra paused apprehensively, "I just always thought Robin was a virgin."
Raven, Terra and Jinx jumped in shock as Wonder Girl suddenly burst out laughing.
"Robin? A virgin?" Wonder Girl said through bursts of laughter. She calmed down before she continued, "I admit I though that when I first met him too, but only because he spends most of his time training or patrolling. But according to him his first time was when he was thirteen."
"THIRTEEN?" Terra practically yelled in shock.
"Wow, he's quite the little stud isn't he," Jinx said with a smirk.
"And he… told you this?" Raven asked, a little hurt that Robin had never been so open with her.
"You'd be surprised how open he is after you have sex with him," Wonder Girl said.
"When did you even meet Robin?" Terra asked, her shock being overwritten by her curiosity.
"Well, I first met Robin about four years ago," Wonder Girl said, "I joined the team called Young Justice he had started with some other teen heroes. We had our base in a deserted resort hotel in the Catskill Mountains, which was great as we got our pick of the rooms and use of the sauna. When I first met Robin I have to say I wasn't that impressed. He was just this little human with a bunch of expensive toys. But then I saw him in action. He could crack skulls and dislocate bones with incredible speed. He pulled of moves I had never even heard off before. Needless to say I saw him in a different light after that.
"Our team wasn't like your Titans, we usually only met on the weekends or if there was an emergency. That was because most of the members had school during the week. Anyway one particular weekend it was just the two of us there as the others either had family issues to deal with or were helping their mentors. We spent our time in the gym training with each other and, well, one thing led to another…
"We must have moved through most of the rooms in the place. The gym, the game room, the kitchen. It wasn't until we got to the bedroom that we got really wild though. In the morning I wasn't sure what to do. I didn't expect anything, but growing up on an island full of women I wasn't sure how he would respond. I wasn't sure if he'd want to be my boyfriend or if he'd just treat me as some one night stand. Neither seemed particularly appealing to me.
"In fact he didn't do either of these. He never asked me for anything, and he was a lot friendlier and more open then he was before. We've kept in touch since our team disbanded, he gives me a call once a week to see if I'm okay and I still get birthday and Christmas presents but that's about it. Can I ask you two something? Does he spend most of his time training or doing research?"
"Yeah pretty much," Terra admitted.
"He used to do that when our team first started," Wonder Girl said with a fond smile, "but after we had sex I got him to open up a bit more with the others too. He'd spend some of his free time watching movies with us instead of training. He'd go out to clubs with the guys. He'd even stop whatever he was working when we talked to him."
"I noticed he does that," Terra said with a frown, "he'll listen to you, but he'll still be fiddling with a gadget or typing on his computer."
"He's told me all about you guys of course," Wonder Girl said with a smile.
"He has?" Raven kept her voice calm, but couldn't help but wonder how much Robin had revealed.
"Yeah, the Teen Titans. He says you guys do a lot of good."
"Damn," Jinx said with a playful frown, "I was hoping he had told you some of their dirty little secrets."
"Oh Robin would never do that," Wonder girl said, "he'll never tell you personal details about someone and he'll never tell you who he's had sex with. Any of his stories would always be "I knew a guy who did this…" or "I knew a girl that did that…" never anything personal."
"He said that to me," Jinx said, "though his words were "I don't kiss and tell"."
"Did you ever…" Terra said, pausing to think of the right words, "did you ever think of asking him to be your boyfriend?"
"Once or twice," Wonder Girl said with a shrug, "but I decided against it. Robin isn't really boyfriend material."
"Why not?" Raven said, a bit more urgently that she intended.
"Well," Wonder Girl said thoughtfully, "he's definitely nice enough. He remembers everything so he wouldn't forget an anniversary. And if you asked him to he'd take you to a nice restaurant. The problem is you'd have to ask him. The majority of Robin's life is spent trying to end crime. That's not his fault it's all he's ever known. The rest of his time is spent researching and training. You'd have to ask him for every date. Ask him to cuddle. Ask him for romantic gifts. He just has too much going on in his life to think of anything else. I could be wrong of course; he could be the most romantic guy in the world. I just wasn't willing to find out. Though it might have been worth it for the sex."
"Amen sister," Jinx said with a smile.
"I… I think its time I went to bed," Terra said. Before any of the girls could say anything she got up and made her way towards the bedrooms. Raven quickly got up and followed her, leaving Jinx and Wonder Girl to discuss their experiences with Robin.
Raven caught up with Terra leaning against one of the far bedroom doors, "what's wrong Terra?"
Terra let out a heavy sigh before she answered, "It's just… those two. Talking about Robin and what they did with him."
"So you're feeling a little jealous then," Raven said.
"No…" Terra said without looking at Raven, "…well, maybe. It's just that Robin slept with Jinx after meeting her one night. He did it with Wonder Girl after some training session. And we've practically been throwing ourselves at him and nothing's happened. Maybe we just aren't doing whatever it is they did. Maybe we just aren't his type."
"You know that's not the case," Raven said with a frown, "I'm sure Robin knew that both of them were just after one-night stands. And he also knows that we both want more. He just needs more time to get himself sorted. Probably more so now that he's found out about his parents. We just need to be patient."
"…I guess you're right," Terra said with a small smile.
"Now come on," Raven said with a mischievous smile, taking Terra's hand, "I know how to cheer you up."
Raven pulled open the bedroom door, dragged Terra inside and locked the door behind her.
The following morning and the remaining champions were given a wake up call bright and early. And after a shower and a light breakfast they were teleported back to the domed chamber. The four girls stood about patiently waiting for the Master to arrive.
"So what did you to get up to after you left us?" Jinx asked Terra with a smirk.
"Nothing we didn't do anything why what's it to you?" Terra said fighting a blush.
"Oh nothing really," Jinx said with a smile, "you're just glowing is all. And there's only one way I know of that a girl glows like that."
"I don't know what you're talking about," Terra said turning away from Jinx to hide her blush.
"It's nothing to be ashamed of," Jinx said with a shrug, "it's always best to do it in the morning after you wake up, it "relieves tension"."
Terra's eyes widened as she began realise what Jinx was talking about, "I wasn't doing what you think I was doing, you pervert!"
"Hey everyone does it," Jinx said with a smile, "I do it twice a day, though it's never as much fun on your own. So how was yours?"
"Listen you bitch, I wasn't masturbating," Terra practically yelled, "and even if I was I certainly wouldn't discuss it with you."
"Masturbating?" Jinx said with an obviously fake surprised expression, "I was talking about having a shower. You have a filthy mind Terra."
Terra's face turned bright red as she realised Raven and Wonder Girl were staring at her, "I hate you so much Jinx."
Terra was saved from any further embarrassment as the Master appeared on his balcony, "it is time for the second round, ladies. The winners of this round will go on to battle each other for the title of Tournament Champion. Prepare yourselves champions and then we shall begin."
Terra vs. Wonder Girl
Terra and Wonder Girl materialized into the arena of Starfire's downfall.
"I have read your Justice League file Terra," Wonder Girl said with a warm smile, "I know you don't have any martial arts training, you will have no chance against me. I'll try to make this quick."
Wonder Girl shot across the room towards Terra with incredible speed. But Terra was ready for her. She narrowly avoided the punch aimed for her head, grabbed Wonder Girl's arm, and flipped her over her shoulder into one of the pillars.
Wonder Girl got up wearily and stared at Terra in shock, "well it seems that the Justice League needs to update their files. I guess I'll have to put all of my abilities into this fight. It's time I showed you how the Amazonians kick ass."
Terra gulped. Wonder Girl was obviously a better fighter than her, and she was definitely stronger than her. Terra would have to try another one of the tricks she had learned with Raven, though this one was far from perfect and always left her felling groggy. Taking a deep breath Terra sank into the ground, lucky avoiding a punch from Wonder Girl.
"You can not hide forever Terra," Wonder Girl said, looking around for the geomancer.
"Oh, I'm not hiding Wonder Girl. I'm winning."
Wonder Girl didn't have time to move as a large hand formed out of the ground around her. It grabbed her body and pulled her into the ground until only her head was visible. Wonder Girl struggled vainly to free herself, but the ground was just too thick.
Terra came out of the ground in front of her, wobbling slightly with a bright smile. She wiped away the drop of blood that was trickling out of her nostril. She definitely needed to practice that one more. She turned to Wonder Girl with a smug expression.
"And that's how the Titans kick ass."
Raven vs. Jinx
Jinx appeared in the arena where Stargirl was beaten with high expectations. Those expectations crumbled when she saw her opponent.
She had been hoping to face of against Terra, who she had gotten angry enough to fight without thinking. Even Wonder Girl would have been better as she had spent most of last night watching the Amazonian, looking for flaws that could be exploited in a fight.
Raven would be tougher than the both of them.
Jinx moved in close to Raven before she could do anything, surprising the dark Goth slightly as she grabbed her wrists. From what Jinx had learned at the HIVE, the trick to fighting Raven was to keep her distracted enough so that she couldn't focus her powers. Jinx just hoped she could do this long enough to think of a way of taking the Titan down.
"You know, I noticed that Terra wasn't the only one that was bothered that I fucking Robin," Jinx said with a slightly forced smirk, "are you harbouring some illicit thoughts about the Boy Wonder too?"
"You have to do a lot better than that Jinx," Raven smiled as her eyes began to glow.
Jinx cursed mentally. Raven had to firm a hold on her emotions to be bothered by something as simple as being teased about a boy. Jinx would just have to force an emotional reaction.
Thinking quickly, Jinx moved in closer and kissed Raven on the lips.
She held the kiss for over a minute, even going as far as to slip her tongue into Raven's mouth. As Jinx pulled back she expected Raven to be shocked and either outraged of blushing furiously. She definitely wasn't expecting to see her smiling.
"That was very nice Jinx, but it still wasn't good enough."
Jinx didn't have time to react as Raven head butted her, knocking her out. Raven smiled at the unconscious girl. It had been a nice kiss, though it was probably best if she kept what happened to herself.
Terra was angry enough with Jinx as it was.
Raven and Terra were soon back in the domed room. They gave each other a small smile. A silent congratulation. Though Terra momentarily wondered why Raven was wiping her mouth with the back of her hand.
"Congratulations champions," the Master said from his balcony, "now that the others have been vanquished it is down to you two. The final round shall take place here. Let the contest begin."
Raven looked to Terra, who just nodded in response, "No."
"No? I don't understand." the Master looked confused, his eyes trailing from one girl to the other.
"We've decided that we don't want to fight each other," Terra said, "we're willing to share the title of Tournament Champion. And of course, share the prizes."
The Master looked stunned for a moment, but then let out a cold, mirthless laugh, "You poor deluded girl. The prizes aren't for you. They are for me."
A hologram came to life in the centre of the room. It showed a close up of the gem hanging from the Masters neck. Raven and Terra looked in horror as they saw the other champions trapped inside. The hologram faded as the Master laughed again.
"And since you both refuse to fight…" the Master jumped from his balcony, landing a few feet in front of the Titans, Stargirl's Cosmic Rod materializing in his hand, "…then I will have to just win you myself."
Raven erected a black shield to cover her and Terra a second before the Master fired.
"What the hell?" Terra asked, realising time was against them and that she only needed the cliff-notes.
"Magic gem," Raven said, pouring more power into her shield, "others trapped inside. Gives him their powers. Smash it and they will be released and he loses their powers."
"How do you know that?" Terra asked. She didn't want to smash the gem and end up killing the others.
"I remember it from one of my books," Raven said with a shrug, "I didn't get a good enough look at it before. That's why he brought us here, to steal all our abilities."
"Bet you wish he was just playing with himself now," Terra said with a sigh.
A nearby pillar glowed yellow with Terra's powers, shattering into pieces. She launched the pieces through the air at the Master.
A crystal wall formed in front of him, blocking him from the barrage. The wall then shattered into sharp shards before flying towards the two Titans. Terra raised her own wall from the ground to block the crystals. This was soon destroyed by a blast of pink magic. Raven dropped her shield and both Titans moved to opposite sides of the room.
Raven used her powers to pull the Cosmic Rod from the Master's grip. It was travelling towards her when Bumble Bee's Stingers formed in the Master's hands. He blasted Raven off her feet and into a wall, knocking her out.
"You are a truly excellent prize," the Master said as he moved towards Raven.
"I don't think so pal," Terra said, with new stone armour made from the floor. She executed a perfect roundhouse kick; her foot connecting with the Master's jaw and knocking him face down on the ground.
As Terra moved over to grab the gem when the Master turned round and blasted a starbolt into her chest, destroying the rocks covering her chest. She was knocked off her feet and hit the floor with a heavy thud. Terra looked up to see the Master standing over her.
"You never had a chance of beating me girl," the Master said with a mirthless smile, "I have the combat knowledge of six heroes. I have more strength, more speed, more power than you."
"Yeah? Well you have something else that I don't," Terra said with a smile.
"And what's that girl?" the Master asked with a smirk.
Terra didn't answer. She just slammed her foot between his legs with a sickening crunch.
The Master doubled over as he let out a howl of pain. Terra grabbed the gem and pulled the Master close enough to hit him. The chain snapped as he fell back from the force of the punch. Terra quickly smashed the gem on the ground. With a blinding flash of light the six girls were all back in the room. All of them looking incredibly pissed.
The Master attempted to jump back to his balcony, only to be blocked by a black barrier.
"You're not going anywhere Master," Raven said, rubbing the back of her neck, "I think these young ladies would like to have a few words with you. I'll leave you in their capable hands while I see what you have up in your little room."
Raven took to the air as the other girls advanced on the now trembling Master. She entered the room connected to the balcony and took a look around. On one wall there were about twenty monitors, each one showing a different arena. On the other wall was a very large and expensive looking computer. At the far end of the room was a large circular bed with expensive bedding, next to this was a wardrobe, two small cabinets, a large fridge and a door leading to an on suite bathroom.
Raven took one of the pillow cases before using her powers to shred the bed and everything in the wardrobe to pieces. In one of the cabinets were another twenty of the magic gems. Raven took one and smashed the others. In the other cabinet was something that shocked Raven. It was a large, brightly coloured glass snowflake. As Raven looked closer, she saw that all the little dots of colour were actually little planets. She had read of the Dimensional Snowflake in her books, but never actually thought she would see one. It was a magical item of phenomenal power. Not only enabling someone to teleport to other planets, but other dimensions. Next to it was an idiot-proof instruction book on how to use it called 'Teleportation for Dummies'. Raven put both of them in her pillow case.
Raven then moved over to the monitors. There was a hard drive connected to them which Raven put in the pillow case. Robin would probably be able to devise new combat strategies from watching the fights, and if not then at least someone else could see how she took down Stargirl. With a quick burst of power all the monitors were smashed too.
Raven took a moment to look at the computer. She knew Cyborg would never forgive her for what she was about to do but it couldn't be helped. She extended her powers out, smashing the computer but leaving the hard drives intact which she floated into her hands. Raven took one last look at the destruction she had caused before putting the now full pillowcase over her shoulder and floating down to the other girls.
The Master was lying on the floor as a bloody mess. He had a lot of bruises, even more broken bones, and tufts of his hair had been pulled out. Even Starfire, who didn't like hurting people at the best of times, had left him with a few scorch marks.
Jinx looked at the pillowcase Raven was carrying, "Where have you been? The gift shop?"
"Just taking away his little toys," Raven said looking down at the beaten man, "so Master of Games, are you going to tell us how to get home of do I get the girls here to give you another beating?"
"Err… he can't answer you Raven," Terra said, rubbing the back of his neck nervously, "I kind of broke his jaw while I was fighting him. He couldn't tell you if he wanted to."
Raven let out a heavy sigh before she pulled the teleportation book out of her pillowcase, "okay, give me a few minutes to figure out how to send us all home then. Keep an eye on him."
It didn't take long for Raven to find the right passage as there was a table of contents. She took out the Dimensional Snowflake and let it float in front of her.
"Is everyone ready to go?" Raven asked. When the other girls nodded yes, Raven read out the words, "return from whence you came."
After another flash of light only Raven, Terra and the Master remained.
"Return from whence you came?" Terra asked with a raised eyebrow.
"I didn't write the stupid thing," Raven said defensively, she then looked down at the Master, "what should we do with him?"
Terra looked down at him with a comforting smile, "let's leave him here."
"Okay then," Raven said. She took hold of Terra's hand and floated the Snowflake into her arms, "goodbye Master, I doubt we'll meet again. Return from whence we came."
With a final flash of light the Master was left alone to nurse his wounds.
Raven and Terra found themselves back outside their bedrooms. While Raven put the stuff she had collected in her room, Terra checked the time. It had been just an hour since they had left for the Tournament of Heroines.
"What should we do now?" Terra asked, "Should we talk to Robin about what we found out?"
"I don't think that's a good idea," Raven said with a frown, "he's still dealing with finding out about his parents. He might not appreciate us finding out about his private life."
"I guess you're right," Terra said, "Well at least we're Tournament Champions now."
"Only because you never had to fight me," Raven said with a smirk. She walked towards the Ops Room with Terra grumbling behind her.
Raven and Terra entered to Ops Room to find Starfire telling Cyborg, Beast Boy and Aqua Lad about their battle with the Master. They joined in with their own experiences, although they left out personal details about themselves and what they had learned of Robin. The boys then, reluctantly, told them of their own experience with the Tournament of Heroes. Beast Boy was more than a little bit annoyed when he realised he was beaten by the four year old Wildebeest.
Starfire left the others laughing at the changeling to fetch the mail. As Robin hadn't returned from his room yet, the boys told Raven and Terra what they had been discussing in their absence.
"We were thinking that maybe we should set Robin up with someone," Cyborg said as he finished off the last of his breakfast, "I have a couple of old high school friends I'm sure would be interested or maybe we could find him a little super heroine he could hook up with and they could patrol together."
Raven and Terra exchanged looks. They didn't want the other Titans to know their feelings for the Boy Wonder, but they didn't want him to be set up either. They briefly thought about telling them about what they had learned in the Tournament, but decided against it. Not only would they feel outraged to learn about Jinx, but neither Cyborg nor Beast Boy would stop nagging Robin until they had all the juicy details on Wonder Girl. And Robin probably wouldn't want them to advertise his personal life.
"Or you know I could just set him up with one of my old flames," Beast Boy said offhandedly.
"I'm sure Robin could buy his own blow-up doll, Beast Boy." Raven said, rolling her eyes.
"We just thought it would be good for Robin to meet a nice girl," Cyborg said as he put his dishes in the sink, "it can't be good that he spends most of his spare time in his evidence room or training."
"Maybe he got his heart broken by some girl and he just hasn't gotten over it," Aqua Lad said sagely, "or maybe he's just gay."
"NO," Raven and Terra said loudly. With the boys giving them strange looks Raven continued, "I mean, I'm sure he isn't gay and I doubt Robin would appreciate you interfering in his life. I'm sure, given time, Robin will find the right relationship for him."
"Are you kidding me?" Beat Boy exclaimed, "The guy will never get a girl unless we help him. He's more fridged than Mr Freeze. I bet he's never gotten his end away."
The rest of the Titans conversation was interrupted by the strange way Starfire entered the room. She was walking instead of floating, which was never a good sign. She only had one newspaper in her hands as apposed to the usual five. She stared intently at the front page with an extremely shocked expression etched on her face. She sat at the dinning table and continued to stare at the paper.
"Starfire?" Beast Boy asked with a worried look, "what's wrong Star?"
When she didn't respond he took the paper out her hands, she stayed in the exact same position.
As Beast Boy read the headline he took on the same expression as Starfire. The other Titans looked over his shoulder and soon looked just as surprised. Beast Boy opened the paper so that they could all read the story connected to the headline.
"Well Beast Boy," Cyborg said, recovering first, "I guess that blows your theory out of the water. Who knew Robin had it in him."
"Wow," was all Beast Boy could manage to say at the moment.
"I… I don't believe it…" Terra said, reading through the story again.
The Titans all looked up as they saw Robin enter the room.
To Be Continued…
Author's Notes: There you go, the longest chapter I've ever written and yet another cliff-hanger, I think I'm getting addicted to them. I never like reading them myself, but I like the fact that everyone responds to them. And for those of you wondering, the mysterious girl that Robin slept with isn't anyone that has been mentioned in this fic so far, so get the idea of Wonder Woman out of your head now.
I had originally planed to have a little lesbian sex scene to go in between the scene where Raven and Terra go to bed and the morning after scene. I made several attempts at writing it (which is why it took so long for me to put this one online) but have since realised that I need to do a bit more research before I can write it properly. Once I have it written at a level which satisfies me I will put it in its proper place and write an author's note to let all you fellow perverts know it's there.
Young Justice was the first comic that I ever bought (other than the crappy English comics like the Beano and Sonic the Comic I bought in my youth) and started me off buying other DC and Marvel comics. It's because of it's witty stories and excellent art work (Todd Nauck Rocks) that I fell in love with the current Robin (the manly, heterosexual kind of love not the girly, playing with yourself kind). If you ever read it then I'm sure you know what I'm talking about. You can expect more characters from Young Justice to appear in the future.
If you don't know who Stargirl is and want a better idea of what she looks like, then you can find a picture of her on the favourites part of my devientART page. If you don't know who Wonder Girl is then stop reading my fic right now. Your lack of common Teen Titans knowledge disgusts me.
Like my Robin is a mix of all the Robin's, my Wonder Girl is an amalgamation of all the Wonder Girls. I haven't decided which one she will be named after yet, either Donna Troy or Cassandra Sandsmark, as I'm not sure when she will be back in the fic. If she is back it would probably be to talk to the girls, or possibly Robin.
I changed Kole's powers to what they originally were in the comics. Because as far as I can tell from the screen shots I've seen, Kole's power in the cartoon is to turn into a crystal statue… need I say more?
The Dimensional Snowflake originally comes from the Planetary comics series written by Warren Ellis, the only comic book writer besides Stan Lee who's name I always remember.
Next Chapter: Bad things always happen in threes. At least as far as Robin is concerned. First he finds out that his parents are monsters, then his private life becomes public knowledge, what else could possibly go wrong…?