Disclaimer: I do not own Teen Titans. I only own Red-X's secret identity (which is not Jason, I'm so sorry).
PS: this is my first attempt on real RaexRed fanfic and English is my second language. So for grammar nazis out there, please don't be too hard on me (:
"We're going to patrol around the museum tonight," Robin notified all of the titans. "The Red Hat has come to town."
"What's Red Hat?" Beast Boy asked. He folded his feet up on the sofa, hugging them.
"An expensive crown," he read the email he'd just printed. "We're asked to guard it. The urban legend in the place where it came from said that it should never be taken out of the glass box. Some children stories, but it had been effective in keeping any thief from taking it."
"Well, but we have a thief in town that wouldn't stop just because of an urban legend," Raven spoke out.
"True," Robin nodded.
"Red-X," Cyborg mentioned the nick of the notorious thief.
"So, friend Robin, our task is to prevent Red-X from taking the Red Hat, yes?" Starfire confirmed.
"Yep. The museum will be closed at 9. We'll get there around that time."
Red-X pulled out his mini binocular and eyed the titans through it. They had been patrolling around the museum since 9, and they wouldn't leave soon. He heard they'd got request from the museum to guard the crown with rubies, which was, unfortunately, his target for the night. He also knew that there was something about the crown that it might not be put outside its thick glass box. Stupid urban legend wasn't enough to stop him from stealing that beautiful crown, though.
He pushed his binocular into his belt and moved fast, teleporting himself from the rooftop of a building he was on to the top of the museum. He was slightly surprised by how windy it was on top of the tall building, that he couldn't wait making his way in to the museum. His costume had never been the best in keeping him warm unless he activated the heater, but he got no time for that.
He monitored the titans' whereabouts first before deciding to enter the building. Cyborg was outside with some of the guards, just right in front of the entrance—Red-X sighed at that. Only amateur thieves would try to enter the building that way, since the building was too tall and they probably couldn't afford the technology or transportation to get them to the rooftop. Beast Boy was nearby the back door, where all the precious paintings and statues entered the building from. The other three were nowhere to be seen, so he assumed that they were all inside.
Silly, he thought. No one was guarding the rooftop. Too cold? Perhaps.
He jogged toward the door to the rooftop and pressed himself against the wall next to the steel door. Coming inside directly wasn't a wise decision—if they weren't on the rooftop, one of them might get him sudden attack once he tried breaking into the building. He'd better get ready for a fight.
The door was unlocked, and as soon as it flew open, Robin leaped out, rod on his hand. Red-X chuckled as he did a flip backward, creating the distance between him and Robin. It was a nice appetizer—he got to fight the leader first. Surely Robin had known where he'd enter the building from.
"Playing the security, kid?" he mocked.
Robin gritted his teeth. "You're not getting the crown."
"Oh, you think so? That's too bad," he laughed.
Robin hurled himself toward Red-X, launching his first attack with rod swirling on his hand. Red-X threw the shurikens and Robin parried quickly, striking him with the rod. Red-X leaped back when the edge of the rod almost struck his stomach.
Robin charged again, swinging the rod skillfully, but for Red-X his movements had become readable and tedious. As Robin aimed for his feet, he jumped and landed a kick on Robin's chest. Robin staggered back. As soon as his feet touched the ground, Red-X threw a punch on Robin's cheek, but he evaded it well. Robin's rod was on his way to his face when he swiftly kicked it from Robin's hand.
Both weaponless, they fought hand-in-hand. Punches and kicks were thrown around but there was none of them hit any of the masked guys—they were equally fast and well-trained. Red-X sighed after a minute or so of the combat, bored. He hated wasting time when he was in the middle of trying to steal a precious number one.
He actually didn't mind fighting—it had a weird way to entertain him. But fighting with Robin was his least favorite—his movements were nimble and perhaps the best of his team, but it was so humane and he wished for something more exciting. Not that he expected to fight an animal—rhino, monkey, all those ridiculous species—but the others were surely more exciting than Robin in fights. He found it very interesting to fight with the girls in particular. They weren't humans and he liked something new, just like their power.
Deciding that it had consumed too much of his time, he leaped backward after avoiding Robin's kick. He flung an X to tie Robin's feet together that he fell on the floor, face-first.
"I'll see you in another chance, Bird Boy." Chuckling, Red-X made his way into the building and locked the door.
One down, four to go. But he expected only two of them—the girls, as the rest of the boys were guarding outside.
He ran down the stairs, going to the second floor, where the biggest exhibition hall was. It was tiring, but he didn't want to waste his Xenothium on teleporting too often. He needed that for the fight and the escape.
He threw the X-tapes on the cameras as he made his way downstairs.
He panted when he reached the second floor. The door was equipped with alarm, but it was a glass door with wooden white frame. The alarm cable was attached to the wooden part of the door. He shook his head, couldn't believe of how stupid people could be. The X blade emerged on the back of his hand. It was sharp enough to make neat cut on the glass—he cut the lower half of the door and caught the glass before it fell and crashed the floor.
He slowly lied the glass on the floor before crawling into the hall. The hall was dark—there were only some tiny yellow lights on the tall ceiling, poorly lighting the vast room. He looked around. There were precious historical things placed in glass boxes and shelves, all were set for exhibition. His aim, though, was right in the middle of the room, surrounded by bulletproof glass.
It was the most beautiful crown he'd ever seen in his life. As he drew himself closer to his target, he saw that it was a golden crown with intricate design, swirling here and there with red rubies to perfect the beauty. The crown was so big that he knew why it was called a hat.
His chest was filled with lust. He loved beautiful objects—especially those who others couldn't get, as money couldn't buy them. The number ones.
He was so close to the box when a husky indifferent voice stopped him, "Not so fast, Red-X."
As he turned his head around to see the owner of the voice, a blow on his chin sent him flying, but before his body harshly hit the floor, his hand had already touched the floor to prevent his fall. He performed a flip and landed with feet parted far, one hand on the floor like a pole to keep him steady.
"Ambush," he smiled, seeing the flying Tamaranian and the ice princess. "It's nice to finally see you again, Cutie and Sunshine," he casted his eyes on Starfire, then to Raven. "I've missed you."
His two favorite members of the team—he smiled in satisfaction. Raven made a low sound like a growl on the nick he gave her, and Starfire had already flown straight toward him, throwing bright-green energy spheres. He easily jumped to avoid them, and placed his attention more on the pale girl.
Raven could be deadly if she didn't get stopped prior to anyone else in the team—it was one thing he'd learned during the previous fights he'd had with them. She was possibly the strongest of them all, strength-wise, and he always found her dark aura both intriguing and uncomfortable.
She floated toward him. The black energy she hurled toward him was as easy as Starfire's green spheres to avoid, but when she started murmuring a mantra, he had never liked it.
He was just making a smooth land on the floor when she was about to do that. "Azarath Metrion Zin—"the X-tape he flung had successfully muted her. He laughed. The bigger tape from his palm sent her trapped with her back against the wall. She struggled helplessly.
Now, the only one left was the pretty girl he'd always thought Robin liked. He'd actually flirt with her just for fun if only the crown wasn't too tempting.
Starfire was on her way to him, spheres pelting the floor around him as he evaded them. He was glad he was quite nimble that he could handle that girl without difficulty—all that he needed was right timing to pin the girl on the wall.
She was flying close to the wall, about to dash toward him like a rocket but he used the chance to throw her against the wall, like what he'd done to Raven. Starfire struggled furiously but it came to no avail.
He pulled a triumphant smirk beneath his mask and walked toward the box. Now, the red beauty would be his.
He cut the bulletproof box with his X-blade—his decision to change those blades on his gloves with diamond blades was never wrong. It always came in handy in every stealing attempt he executed.
The second glass was cut and he'd had the crown in his hand when someone struck him from behind. Raven had freed herself from the tape, but the tape on her mouth was still there. They rolled on the floor, grasping each other on the arms like classic wrestling. The crown fell on the floor, skittering.
Red-X hated this. First, he hated when his precious number one hit the floor. Second, he hated grappling with girls. It made him feel less than a gentleman, which was bad.
The next thing he knew before he could throw Raven away was the crown gleaming eerily, and then the floor below them was opened. They fell not into the first floor but into a deep, black hole. They let go of each other with a scream—Raven's was a muffled scream. Then, all that he knew was complete darkness.
Please tell me what you think! :D I hope the characters aren't too OOC, but Red-X is a hard character to write since he's just... badass. So yep, I guess my Red-X is OOC :(