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Ch. 9-Titans Strong
Batman's heart stopped as he realized that Jay and Robin were probably still fighting. On that nearby rooftop. That Slade had just disappeared toward.
"Oh no," Batman spoke. Before the Titans could ask what was wrong, the Bat had already fled toward the rooftop that Jay had flung Robin onto. He could hear the Titans begin to follow him in close pursuit. Reaching the edge of the rooftop, Batman leaped from the steel and onto the rooftop where Robin and Jay were-
"Where are they?" Batman asked anxiously as he looked around the empty rooftop.
"Excuse me, man of bats, but where are who?" Starfire asked.
"Robin and Jay," Batman replied as he began to scour the rooftop for any clues or indications of where the duo had run off to. "This was the last place Slade and I saw them fighting."
"Not good," Raven's hoarse voice sounded from across the rooftop. Hearing the distress in her voice, Batman ran over to where she was standing, his face turning pale.
"Dude," Beast Boy whispered, his eyes widening as he saw the pool of blood at Raven and Batman's feet.
(Robin's POV)
"Ow!" I yelled for the fifth time as I squeezed the chair I was sitting on and closed my eyes in pain. "Ow ow ow!"
"Just hold still," Jay barked. My arm flared in pain as her stable hands began to pull slightly on the broken bone. "Now I'm going to realign your bone so it can heal properly. It's going to hurt a little bit, but after that you shouldn't feel anything."
Before I could protest against Jay jamming my arm back into place, she had already twisted the bone and realigned it, sending a huge tidal wave of pain throughout my whole body.
"OW!"
"There," Jay stood up. As I looked at her, she seemed to be looking at my arm, admiring her work. I was about ready to tear her to shreds with my one non-broken arm when suddenly, I realized that the pain had gone away.
"Now how about I make us some sandwiches," Jay continued, heading into the small kitchen that took up a corner of the apartment room we were in. The room wasn't much; just the small kitchen that Jay was in, the living room I was seated in, and a bathroom.
"I don't want a sandwich," I snapped. "I want to go home."
"Look mister," Jay pointed a spoon she had just grabbed at me. "You're not going anywhere tonight. Your arm needs to heal."
"You're the one that broke it in the first place!" I replied.
Jay only looked at me skeptically before turning back to her sandwich making. I sat in silence as she continued, looking around the room. My eyes finally settled on the broken window that Jay had boarded up.
The fight had been short but brutal. There were a couple of lucky hits, and the next I knew, I had given Jay a bloody nose and she had broken my arm. The rest of what happened was still a blur to me, but I did remember Jay taking me by my good arm and carrying me through the city until we reached this apartment building.
Jay's approaching footsteps broke me out of my reverie. Eyeing her warily, I took the plate holding my sandwich with my good hand.
"Sorry about your arm," Jay apologized. Moved by her attempt to make peace, I reverted to my old, dignified self.
"It didn't hurt that bad, actually," I replied.
"Really? You seemed to be in a lot of pain while I was carrying you here," Jay smirked.
"You weren't exactly calm when your nose started bleeding," I countered. "Sorry about that, by the way."
At this, Jay smiled. "Just be careful bird boy, I haven't forgotten about that."
"Hey, I'm already injured, cut me a break! Jeez, you superhero types can be so pushy," I rolled my eyes, unable to hold back a smile. This time, both Jay and I laughed. Still, our happiness was short lived.
"Robin!" Starfire's faint call rung through the city and into our apartment. "Jay!"
After hearing this, both of us became silent. Jay walked over to the window, and at first I panicked, worrying that she would reveal our location to my ex-teammates. But Jay only stared out the broken window, and then went back to the kitchen.
"Why did you help me? Why did you heal my arm?" I asked, unable to handle the silence any longer. Jay turned to me.
"Because I wasn't my intention to hurt you," she replied. "I only wanted to get you away from…"
Even though Jay didn't finish her sentence, I knew what she was getting at. She wanted to get me away from Slade.
"He said something about…you making a fool out of him," I remembered. "How do you know Slade?"
Jay opened her mouth to speak, but then turned away. As I watched her, her back arched as a choked sob forced its way out of her mouth.
"Jay," I spoke softly, getting out of the chair. "Look, whatever happened, put in behind you. Slade's a different man. He can help you. He's helping me reach my fullest potential."
"No," Jay snapped, before releasing another sob. "He's manipulating you. Why can't you see it Robin? You have to see it! You have to look past what he's allowing you to see to understand the big picture! "
"I don't understand," I replied, moving closer to her.
"No," Jay sobbed to herself. "Not Karina…not again…"
"Jay," I grabbed her hand and swung her around. The sight that greeted me startled me. Jay's normally calm and collected face was red and her eyes were puffy and wet.
"Not again…" Jay whispered, her eyes seeking mine. "I can't let it happen again…"
"Jay, it's okay," I soothed, wrapping my arms around her, embracing her. "Slade isn't manipulating me. He's helping me. He can help you. Come with me." But just as quickly as she had embraced me, Jay suddenly pushed me away. Backing up, I saw her eyes hardening.
"No," she said resolutely. "Not again. I won't let him do this again."
And with that, the door to the hallway had flung open and closed, leaving me alone in the room with my questions still unanswered, with one question above all else?
Just what did Slade do?
(Beast Boy's POV)
"Jay!" I shouted. "Jay!"
"Enough," Raven's voice rang through the device in my ear, which allowed her to communicate with me from back at the tower. "Beast Boy, if she's coming back, then your annoying screaming isn't going to make her come back any faster."
"But what if Slade got to her?" I asked as I jumped across the rooftops of Jump. It was still dark out, but I knew that the sunrise was coming. We had been searching for hours to find Jay, but so far nothing had come up.
"Friend Raven," Starfire's voice spoke. "Do you think Slade has kidnapped her?"
"It's hard to tell," Raven replied. "But if he kidnapped her, something tells me he wouldn't hide it."
"But where could she be?" I exclaimed. "Oh man! This is just like when Robin disappeared and then-
"Beast Boy!" Raven's infuriated voice cut me off. "Jay can take care of herself."
"Yeah man," Cyborg's comforting voice now joined their conversation. "Rae's got a point. All we can do now is wait."
"What good has waiting ever done for us?" I argued. "We waited for Robin when he disappeared and he became Slade's apprentice. We waited for Terra to control her powers on her own and she became Slade's apprentice. We can't risk Jay by waiting!"
"At peace, friend Beast Boy," Starfire's voice replied. "I do not believe Jay would ever join Slade."
"Why?" Raven asked.
"When we were on the wheel of Ferris, she told me about her past," Starfire explained. "She did not share much, but from what she did, I do not think we have to worry about her joining Slade."
"What did she say?" I asked, a little jealous that Jay had entrusted Starfire with knowledge of her past but not me.
"She seemed very upset when she began to remember whatever did happen," Starfire replied. "And she mentioned something about her sister."
"What about her sister?" I prodded, hoping to learn more.
"Well…she said something about her sister, a bridge, and-
Static filled Beast Boy's communicator. At first Beast Boy assumed Starfire had flown out of range, but then the static cleared and something even scarier happened.
"Friends, help me! Sladebots are attacking!" Starfire's hysterical voice rang through Beast Boy's ear.
"Beast Boy!" Raven called. "You're the closet to Starfire, get over to help her as quickly as possible!"
"I'm on my way!" I replied, and morphed into an eagle. Soaring high above the city, I looked around until I spotted green bursts of light that could only be star bolts. Zooming toward the green, I noticed the army of Sladebots surrounding Starfire. But just as I was about to morph into an elephant, a stick swiped me out of the air and pinned me to the ground. Looking up in horror, I realized it was Mad Mod. Then my anger about Jay's disappearance returned, and I changed into a tiger, breaking Mad Mod's stick in the process.
"You and I are going to have a long talk," Mad Mod growled.
Letting out a roar, I lunged for Mad Mod. But the psycho seemed to be expecting my attack, because he pulled something out of his pocket and flung it at me. All at once my body was alive with electricity and I had morphed back into my original form.
"But first, let's put you out," Mad Mod reached behind his back and then pulled out a ray gun. "Nighty night," the Brit went to pull the trigger, when suddenly, a star bolt connected with his fist.
"You will not harm friend Beast Boy!" Starfire flew up, her hands glowing with star bolts.
"Oh yeah, and who's going to stop me?" Mad Mod teased.
"The Teen Titans," out of the shadows, Cyborg and Raven emerged. But they weren't the ones who said it. It was the girl who came out after them, with a clever smile on her face, that pulled out her bo staff and yelled,
"Titans go!"
Aw…happy ending for once! So thanks for your input guys on question 1, it's nice to hear other people's opinions. There's no obligation to answer, but if you want to, it's very helpful!
So…
Question 2: Would you rather learn about Jay's history next chapter, or continue to get hints and then at the end of the story learn how she and Slade are connected?
