A/N: Woah…I'm actually updating a…STORY?! WOAHHH *ahem* anyways thanks to Ana Karoliny for following and favoring the story! Thanks to PercyJGirl for favoring the story and thanks to susanne isaccs for reviewing! Without further ado, I give you:

Chapter 2: Cyborg's Trap Part 1

The door slid wide open only to reveal four exhausted people. None of them spoke for a while until they reached the sofa, spreading out.

"Man…that guy takes a punch." Cyborg muttered, cracking his shoulder.

"Tell me about it." Raven replied before she released her power in order to get herself back to normal.

"In order to defeat this guy, we need to make a plan that will take him down for good." Beast boy responded after a while.

"Hate to say it but Beast boy's right." Raven said.

"Yes. I believe we need to make some sort of a trap for him, yes?" the alien girl asked.

Cyborg stared blankly at her until his eyes lit up with delight before he chuckled evilly.

"And I got a perfect trap for him…we call it…Cyborg's Trap Part 1!" he exclaimed, gleefully. "I know just what we need."

:(/\):

"Are you sure this will actually work?" Starfire asked, eyeing the contraptions.

"Of course it will. If this trap fails then there are more options." Raven replied before Cyborg could even speak.

Because of that, it made Cyborg to glare at her. "My trap won't fail and I'm going to prove it to you!"

Right on cue, the infamous alarm blared out though that only made Cyborg to grin as he shot a smug look at Raven.

"Don't get cocky. You wouldn't be so happy if it fails the first time."

Scowling, Cyborg muttered under his breath before he shouted the words:

"Titans, Go!"

:(/\):

Something lurked in the shadows of the shop, instantly having the feeling that something was inside and it looked like it was ready to steal since it was jumping from place to place until it reached its destination.

"This is too easy. But hey, finders keeper…losers weepers." the figure replied, slyly.

He was about to grab the precious jewel item until a voice interrupted its "moment."

"Being too confident will be your downfall, my friend!"

Pausing halfway, the robber turned around only to place on a crooked smile.

"Ah, the Titans…I was beginning to worry if you would make it." he responded.

"Oh we never go down without a fight!" Cyborg said though he secretly held an evil look since there was a small gleam of madness in his eyes.

He just really wants to capture this thief.

"Titans…go!"

The thief instantly got ready, showing his two birdarangs. He then threw it but the team got away before it could hit them. Cyborg came first as he threw his fist at the criminal but unfortunately, the foe leaped backwards into the air at the right time.

Cyborg's arm instead struck the ground, creating smoke to arise from the ground.

Out of the smoke, Starfire burst through and started to hit the thief with her green bolts but since the robber was quicker than she was, he threw three round disks that seemed normal. But when thrown, it was deadly as it caused explosions which struck Starfire from the blast.

She fell down from the mid-air explosion, smashing at the ground. Groaning, she eventually pulled herself up and shortly joined Cyborg.

"He is…a quick opponent, is he not?" Starfire asked, walking towards Cyborg.

"He may be able to dodge our moves but he won't be able to escape from Cyborg's trap!" he exclaimed, cheerfully. "Cyborg calling Raven!"

It was static at first but it eventually cleared up.

"Raven here…"

"The mad thief is about to enter our first phase of the trap. Be ready."

"On it."

"We better get there too…"

:(/\):

The shadowy figure ran as he did not looked back since he thought he had defeated them. Having that thought, the criminal placed on his signature smirk.

So much for a fight, he thought as he continued to leap from tree to tree until he landed on the ground on his own two feet.

The black cape covered half of his body, making him to blend with the night. Scanning the area, he observed if there was anything unusual but once there wasn't, he continued to run.

However, halfway throughout his run, there was a noise that sounded like a wire was being released and then a gasp emitted out of the robber. He was then pulled upwards, being encased what it looked like a net.

He gave out a small scoff, narrowing his eyes as he struggled to get loose.

"Told you we would get you." a sudden voice said, instantly gaining his attention.

"Who's there?!"

"Relax."

Out of the ground, a shadow that looked like a black raven appeared and in front of the shape, revealed a person.

Raising an eyebrow, the thief once again placed on a crooked smile.

"You're Raven, right?" he asked.

Narrowing her eyes, Raven flew towards him. "Wouldn't you like to know? Now talk. Why do you keep on stealing those jewels?"

"I don't talk to amateurs." he glared at her before looking down at the net. "And do you honestly think this net is going to keep me in?"

"What?"

In his hand was a birdarang and in a flash, he quickly cut the net while also he pulled out the grapple which was used to tie around Raven. The string tied around Raven, pulling her down while also taking out the criminal.

Raven grunted as she fell down.

"Thanks for the lift, Raven."

With that, the robber resumed his running. When he was gone, the communicator started to ring and at last, Raven untied herself from the string and grabbed the communicator.

It revealed Cyborg.

Raven sighed, knowing what he was going to ask. "He got away."

"What?! He got away?! What do you mean he got away?! I specifically designed that net to be escape-proof!" he raged though the rage didn't affect Raven.

"Well so much for escape-proof…it's up to Beast Boy now."

"And us. We're at the last phase. Join us there since we could use your help."

:(/\):

The criminal continued to run throughout the night like bat since he barely even made a sound whenever he's running. Since he probably thought that was the only…"trap" they had placed, he resumed running with no interruptions.

Trap…

He scoffed mentally.

That was a pretty pathetic trap.

If making a trap, don't use nets. They are so overused and very easy to escape from.

With thoughts running through his head, he again leaped into the air and then landed on the ground. He was about to take off until he heard a sound…a beeping sound—the kind where a bomb would soon be triggered off.

The beeper got louder and he soon realized that something about the ground was off. Eyes wide, he quickly went in full speed but once he reached the "finish line", the mines went off, sending smoke everywhere and it managed to strike the robber since he was falling off-course.

As he was about to land, something hard struck him at the side which caused him to grunt in pain and rolled down the hill until he reached the ending line.

Groaning, he placed his palm on his forehead in order to stop the dizziness. After that, he looked to the right and there, a huge form that was in the shadow was breathing heavily as if it was warning him that it was ready to strike.

The two glared at one another before the huge form made its attack. Placing on a smile, the thief waited until at the right moment, he leaped into the air and took out his grapple in order to pull down the rhino.

The grapple tied around its horn and the foe pulled down the animal as he was going down. He could feel his back scraping against the ground but he ignored the stinging.

The animal didn't got up since it was being dazed.

"Better luck next time." the opponent replied before taking off once again.

The minute the animal was normal, it changed back to its original form which was a human.

"Beast Boy to Cyborg…" Beast boy responded, sloppily. "Second phase failed. Over."

:(/\):

2 to me and 0 to Titans…ha, this is kids' stuff.

The thief continued to run. But I'll give them a thumbs up…the land mines was a pretty clever idea…but not too clever enough for a robber.

He then stopped running since he was walking now, considering the fact that he thought he was in the "clear".

Like what more traps can they have?

Without knowing where he was looking, he suddenly tripped over something—it felt like a rope. And then, another beep sound was heard but it was a faint one. As he was about to take another step, something got to him first since it closed him in.

Curiously, the thief looked at the front only to have an unimpressed look.

"A cage?"

"Ha! Now we got you!" the voice exclaimed.

Out of the shadows revealed the Titans. Out of the group, Cyborg placed on a huge triumph smile.

"Oh no…you caught me…" he replied with a dull voice. "With that much confidence, are you sure you actually caught me?"

Blinking, Cyborg stared deeply at the grinning eyes of the thief.

"Yes I do! Because I made the cage! And when Cyborg makes something, nothing can get out!"

"…which is why he escaped our two traps." Raven replied though it only made Cyborg to scowl.

"Hey have a little faith!"

Sighing, the criminal went at the back of the cage and sat down. As he was staring at the cage's ground, a shadow flew towards the cage and that caught his attention.

It was the other girl—the alien girl…

"Please…why do you do what you are doing?" she asked.

Smiling a little, he answered. "It's what I do. I'm a thief and that's what thieves do. They steal."

"Why do you steal? For what purpose?"

"Some thieves steal for money. To be honest, I have no purpose in stealing."

Starfire stared at him. "Then why be a thief if you have no purpose in stealing?"

He chuckled a bit. "It's complicated."

With that last answer, Starfire once again looked at him before she flew away. The thief sighed, running his hand through his hair. That was until he noticed something at the bottom of the cage. Curiously, he stared at it until a grin was plastered on his face.

Having an idea, he took out a few pellets…

"…oh so you're saying it's my fault?! I've double-checked and everything looked fine to me!" Cyborg grumbled.

"Well maybe you didn't check good enough!" Beast Boy retorted.

"Friends, please. Why must you fight? It is okay to fail but that is how you learn from the mistakes." Starfire said.

"Starfire is right. If you're planning to catch this…thief, bickering won't get you nowhere. We just need a better plan." Raven responded.

Just as Cyborg was about to reply, an explosion came which alerted the group and they ran towards the smoking cage.

"Aww, man! You gotta be kidding me!" Cyborg raged, storming towards the cage. "If he escaped, I'll throw myself off a…" he trailed off once he opened the lid.

It was still hard to see since the smoke was still in the way but after a short silence, a charging yell came and out of the smoke, came out the thief who leaped into the air and then smacked Cyborg in the middle of his chest.

"Woah!" Cyborg shouted, falling off the cage.

As he fell, the robber landed on the ground.

"Titans…capture that thief!" Cyborg shouted before he used his arm-cannon to blast that robber.

With quick timing, the robber jumped out of way and then he avoided the green bolts that came from Starfire. Once that was cleared, Beast Boy changed into a T-Rex which caused the boy to halt in his tracks. The T-Rex brought his head at him to stare menacingly at him then gave out a roar.

Grunting, the boy leaped out of the way by jumping backwards in order to avoid the sharp teeth. He again jumped into the air only to throw marble-sized bombs. Blinding flashes appeared in the night sky and it forced Beast Boy to change back into his human form—his eyes still flashing from the blinding light.

He continued to run until he stopped since he thought he had heard a noise that was rustling through the woods which was beside him. Eyes narrowed, the masked boy scanned the shadowy woods. However, when the scan failed, he resumed running.

He continued to run until that same noise was heard. He was about to turn around until without a warning, something hard smacked at his stomach which forced him to fly backwards. Instead of falling to the ground, he managed to save his fall by doing a handstand flip then landed on the ground with his feet sliding back until he halted.

It was Raven who now had white eyes but it now vanished, returning to her normal eye color.

Eyes narrowed, the thief started to run the other way around but Cyborg came which blocked his path. Pretty soon, Starfire and Beast Boy had also blocked the other two paths.

"We got you now."

Raising his eyebrow in a cocky way, the robber replied.

"Doubt it."

Irritated with this boy, Cyborg began to charge at him. Right on cue, the thief pulled out smoke pellets and threw them at the ground just as Cyborg lunged forward. Instead of getting the thief, Cyborg caught air which made him to dive head first into the smoke then at the ground.

When the smoke was cleared, it revealed that the criminal had once again…escaped.

"He escaped!" Cyborg growled, slamming his fist at the ground with anger.

A/N: …wow…this was a long…chapter…O_O heh but I had fun writing it even though it took me long =D but man, that thief is…sneaky and slippery. Poor Cyborg…he is going to lose er um his circuits? Until next time!