AN: I'm on a roll. Now we get to see where the hideout is!
Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titans.
STORYTIME!
"Son of a swordfish."
Robin gave Annabel a weird look.
"Sorry, but not all of us can be teens you know. We have nine-year-olds."
"Well, that's helpful." Bill called from the corner of the room. Annabel scowled at him.
"How LONG have we been waiting?!" She demanded.
Bill looked at his wrist. "About two hours."
More time passed. Annabel started playing imaginary chess with Bill. (You know, when you don't have a board so you just tell each other your moves)
The door swung open. The rooms occupants jumped in surprise. Annabel tensed and glared at the man who stood in the doorway. But it wasn't the Captain who walked in.
"You," Annabel hissed, "you son of a bi-"
"No disrespecting the King." Bill called.
"Thank you, Ben." The King replied in a smooth tone.
Annabel turned to Ben, all traces of anger seemingly disappearing. "So THAT'S your name! I was so close!"
"Shut up!" The King thundered. He glared at Annabel.
"I've waited for this, Robin Hood." He snarled.
"For me to tell you that you're a pile of sh-"
"A!" Ben warned.
"No, Robin Hood, or A. Whichever you prefer."
"I prefer Robin Hood, thank you."
The King glared at her.
"No, Robin Hood. I meant, to find out who you are!"
He grabbed the mask. Reflexively, Annabel kicked him in the shin an bashed her head against his forehead, knocking him unconscious. Ben sprang up, but Annabel slid her hands out of the chains and tossed him into the wall. She glared at Robin.
"You coming?"
He scowled at her and got up. She could hear alarms.
"Okay, NOW is when we escape. Let's go." Annabel called, already out the door. Needless to say, Robin was ticked off.
"Do you even know what you're doing?!" He shouted.
"No! But I'll figure it out!"
She flipped over one of the Nobles and swiped his feet out from under him. Robin was fighting too, but, they were actually after Annabel, so…no real danger for him.
Annabel reached the door first and pulled on the handle.
"CRAP!" She ran back into the hallway and grabbed a fire extinguisher. She bashed it against the lock until it broke off.
She turned to Robin, who was fighting the replacement Sheriff.
"DUDE! LET'S GO!"
He knocked the Sheriff unconscious and they ran out the door.
"Follow me! Back to the hideout!"
She climbed up a fire escape ladder and started running across the rooftops. Robin followed, because he figured the Titans would still be tracking their separate targets.
He wasn't sure how long they ran. It felt like an hour. Finally, they reached the edge of the city and came to a large forest. The trees were the size of skyscrapers.
"Redwood trees." Robin Hood said. He walked ahead through the forest until they suddenly heard shouting and sounds of fighting.
"WHERE IS HE!" A familiar voice shouted.
"Who was that?" Robin Hood shouted over the noise.
"My friends! They must think your team captured me!"
Robin Hood swore and started running, turning sharply to the left.
"No time to admire the scenery!" He called. "Time to use the back door!"
He reached a tree as thick as a soccer goal and pushed away a small boulder leaning against the side, revealing a wooden staircase inside the hollow tree.
"These stairs lead right into the main room." Robin Hood told him. "I believe that's where the fight is."
They dashed up the stairs. Robin Hood opened the trapdoor and climbed out into the room, which was in total chaos.
Furniture was scattered, there were burn marks on the walls, masks were lying on the ground. Robin Hood looked furious.
"STOP!" He shouted.
The JT immediately froze and stared at their leader. The Titans stared at Robin.
"But…you aren't captured?" one of the youngest JT asked.
Robin Hood had his arms crossed as he glared at his team.
"The Kingdom captured us," He said icily, "but I KNOW, that you all know I can get out of that. What I DON'T know, is HOW YOU GOT INTO A FIGHT WITH ANOTHER TEAM. SOMEONE, PLEASE, EXPLAIN THIS." He shouted.
The JT were silent. Finally, one of them pointed to the Titans and said, "They started it."
Robin Hood turned on them.
"What happened?" Robin asked. (Not Robin Hood, the other one)
"Well, uh…we thought you got captured?" Beastboy stammered.
Robin Hood pinched the bridge of his nose and sighed.
"Alright: Jason, Millie, Tim, and Ryan clean up this room. Jim, escort the Titans to the war room. War advisers, go to the room as well. I'll be there in a moment. Now, the rest of you can go make sure we don't need to rebuild anything! And someone go outside and make sure the backdoor is shut!" Robin Hood stalked out of the room, practically steaming with anger.
The JT exchanged looks, and one of them was shoved to the front of the crowd. He looked around the room and straightened.
"Kyle, show the Titans the war room. I'll check on An. Everyone else, you heard your orders. Let's go!" The crowd dispersed.
The boy they had seen earlier with the two knives walked up to them, his mask off. He was tall and thin, with dark blonde hair and pale green eyes. He pulled a pair of glasses out of his pocket and slid them on.
"Okay, guys, my name's Kyle, I'll show you the war room. Come on, it's upstairs."
They followed him warily as he walked out the door. They stopped as they balked at the hideout.
It was a giant treetop city, stretching across both ends of the forest, with wooden rope bridges connecting each treehouse. There were rope ladders leading to the upper and lower levels of the city, both of which had more treehouses. The top level had a large room located near the edge of the forest.
Kyle pointed to the large hut. "That's the war room. It was one of the first things Robin built when the Justice Teens were created."
They followed him up the ladder to the war room. It was large, with a long table in the center and at least twenty chairs crammed around it.
"Guests sit here." Kyle showed them to five seats next to the chair at the head of the table.
"Now what?" Raven asked.
"Uh, we're just gonna wait for An and the councilors to get here."
They sat in silence for about five minutes.
"So, what are you guys?" Robin asked.
Kyle sat up quickly, having nearly fallen asleep in his chair.
"Sorry, what? I had watch last night."
"I asked what you guys are."
Kyle shifted in his seat. "Well, the best person to ask would be Robin, but I guess we're just a bunch of kids trying to make the world better."
"Do you have a problem with the Kingdom?" Raven asked.
"Personally? I just think the world doesn't need people like them. But a lot of us have been hurt by the Kingdom before, we just want to see them get what they deserve."
"Revenge?" Robin asked.
Kyle shook his head. "No. All we want is to see the King behind bars, and for him to stay there. Well, Robin might severely injure him, but not really get revenge."
"Why would he want to hurt this king?" Starfire asked.
Kyle scratched the back of his neck. "Well, uh, that's not my place to say…"
The door opened, and a tall Native American girl walked in. She had mid-back black hair with a bright silver streak on the left side, and dark brown eyes. She shut the door behind her and walked to the head of the table.
"Alright, Titans, my name is Annabel, you may call me Robin Hood. Do not call me Annie, An, Rob, or Hood. Is this clear?"
The Titans just stared at Robin Hood while Robin smirked.
"Knew it." He said.
AN: Okay! That's over! I've already started typing the fifth chapter, it shouldn't take too long to finish, I just might not get around to publishing it for a day or two.