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Ch. 7-Colliding Forces
(Jay's POV)
"STARFIRE!" I shouted, tears stinging my eyes. *No no no no NOOOO!* I wouldn't let that happen again. I would let anyone else down!
As I fell in close to Starfire, I grabbed her by the waist, and pulled my S shooter (similar to bird-a-rang shooter) from my belt, shooting it so one of my S hooks wrapped around a pole that supported the Ferris Wheel.
"Come on Starfire," I tried to shake Starfire awake with the hand that was holding her, but she didn't move.
*Not good,* I thought, panicking as another bomb flew through the air, barely missing Starfire and me.
"Starfire, wake up!" I shouted. Still getting no response, I looked around desperately for any way of escape, but potential buildings I could swing to were too tall and too far away.
The sound of bombs and canon fire echoed through my ears. Turning around, my heart froze as I watched a canon ball come straight toward us.
"AZERATH METRION ZINTHOS!" Raven's battle cry came out of nowhere, and suddenly there was a large chunk of ground between the canon ball and Starfire and me. As the canon ball exploded into the rock, I was thrown by the force of the impact and let go of my S shooter as well as Starfire.
"Starfire!" I shouted, just as a green pterodactyl grabbed onto my arms and Raven caught Starfire mid fall. Looking down from Beast Boy's arms, I realized we must have at least been a quarter mile high.
"Don't drop me," I pleaded to Beast Boy.
"He won't," Raven replied. Above me I heard Beast Boy caw in agreement. Canon fire and bombs lit up the boardwalk, and debris was flying everywhere.
"What's going on?" I shouted to Raven.
"An ambush," Raven answered. "Luckily the Titans East were nearby in case we needed them, but I don't think they'll be enough."
"Don't you have any allies in the city?" I asked.
"Well all of the Titans were here until after the big battle. We sent them off to be stationed nearby, so that in case we were defeated, they could step in. There are others that are near Jump. Do you think we should call in more reinforcements?"
Suddenly, many several distinct evil laughs rang up from all sides surrounding the boardwalk.
"I would," I replied.
"Do what you can Jay," Raven stated. "Just hold them off until the other Titans get here."
"Alright," I responded. Then, looking up at Beast Boy, I pointed to the ground. "Let's go Beast Boy!"
After cawing again, Beast Boy began to fly toward the ground to drop me off. But as we were making our descent, several bombs lit up the space before us, and I felt the impact of one of them hitting Beast Boy. As it exploded, I was sent flying away from my teammate.
What I expected to be hard pavement when I landed on the ground felt more like steel. Strangely, I didn't feel that hurt after falling that far, even though I landed on steel. As I gingerly looked around, though, I realized I wasn't on the ground. I was on a rooftop. And as my eyes settled on the lean figure standing only feet away, I realized I wasn't on that rooftop alone.
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(Robin's POV)
I stood frozen as Jay stared at me from across the rooftop. She was just as motionless as I was, refusing to make a sound or take her eyes off of me. Or at least that was what it appeared to be. Like mine, her eyes were covered by a domino mask.
As I stood there, everything seemed to become rather distant. What was this girl doing with the Titans? Had they replaced me with this Jay? But who was Jay? And what exactly could she do?
"So," Jay spoke, breaking the silence. "You are the one called Robin."
Nodding my head, I tensed my muscles as I saw her move to get up.
"I'm not going to fight you," Jay smirked, eyeing my now ready muscles.
"You could see that?" I asked before I could stop myself.
"I have a…eye for detail," Jay replied, her voice calm and composed.
"You remind me of someone I know," I stated, as I thought of Slade. I wasn't sure exactly why I was thinking of him now, but something about this girl reminded me of him. Maybe it was her voice; calm and calculating…the voice of someone who didn't need to fear anything. Maybe it was the way she watched me with those watchful eyes that reminded me of his all-seeing eye.
"I can only imagine who," Jay's comment broke my reverie. As she reached back into her utility belt, I placed my hand on my bo staff, ready. But when she found whatever she was looking for, she tossed it to me. Catching the object in my hand, my eyes widened as I saw it was Slade's silver S emblem.
"Where did you get-
My question was interrupted by the raging shout that echoed across the rooftop. I looked up to see Slade himself punch Jay right in the chest sending her off the rooftop. My old reflexes kicked in and I went to go help her, but as I soon as I moved, Slade put his hand up, signaling for me to stay on the other side of the rooftop.
"Stay put Robin," Slade ordered. "I just have some old, unfinished business to attend to."
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(Slade's POV, and in case anyone didn't get it, Jay=Reyna)
After telling Robin to stay put, I made my way over to the side of the building that I launched Reyna off of. And sure enough, there was Reyna, gripping the edge of the building as she dangled in the air.
"My my, it's been a long time, hasn't it?" I asked.
"Slade," Reyna growled, infuriating me. Lifting my boot up, I stepped on her hand, enjoying hearing the bones crush beneath my wait.
"AH!" Reyna cried, but still managed to hold on.
"You have some nerve coming here to Jump after everything you put me through," I hissed.
"After everything I put you through?" Reyna coughed, her voice cracking in pain.
"Stop blaming me for your mistakes, girl," I threatened. "I don't know why you're here, but you're the last person I want running around making a fool of me again."
"It's what you deserved," Reyna spat back.
"And this is what you deserve!" I yelled, raising my foot to kick her off the side. But as my foot was going down, a huge mass tackled me out of nowhere, sending me skidding across the rooftop of the building.
"Batman!" I heard Reyna cry.
Oh sh-
My face was suddenly bursting in pain as Batman's fist connected with my face. Staggering back, I barely missed his other arm. Dodging out of the way, I sent a bomb near his foot exploding the ground in front of him.
But as I backed up to make sure he hadn't taken Robin, I received a hard kick to my back, forcing me to the ground. As I wheezed in pain, a cold hand picked me up by the fabric of my suit, and soon I was face to face with Batman.
"Time's up Deathstroke."
Yay, Batman's here to save the day! Wrong! Well…not entirely. Batman is here to save the day…but will he…that's a different question. I hope you guys liked Robin and Jay as well as Slade and Batman, the next chapter's going to have a lot of fighting!
