I don't own Teen Titans

Author's Note

I'm Baaaaaaack!... I don't know if that's a statement, or a threat, but oh, well. On we go!

Robin

Oh, this is bad!

"Come on, Mary, you have to focus," he says, dragging her down a long corridor.

They can hear all kinds of screaming, and wailing. The inmates are tearing each other apart out there.

Robin keeps calm, working quick, thinking through everything, trying to find the best course of action. He sees more cameras as they work their way down the hallway.

They hear a a few tones coming through speakers, then a voice cracks through.

"Robin," the voice of The Joker crackles through the speakers. "Where are you running to, little birdy? This place is mine, and you will not escape me."

Robin leads Mary down the corridor, opening a door with her security pass, then stepping through, and slamming the door behind them.

The room is completely dark, but Robin can still see using special lenses in his mask. The room is small, filled with cleaning supplies and equipment, and is barely large enough for the two to stand toe to toe.

"What are we doing in the janitor's closet?" Mary whispers, her breath tickling Robin's cheek.

"They can see us wherever we go," Robin says.

"So, we're hiding here? With no escape?"

He rolls his eyes, but doesn't say anything. He pulls a device from his belt, and carefully aims it at the grate in the ceiling. It fires a grapple hook that catches the grate. Carefully, so as not to elbow Mary, he rips it down, catching it before it lands on Mary's head. He sets it aside, then interlocks his fingers.

"Up you go," he says.

"Wait, what?"

"Your foot, please."

Hesitantly, she places her foot in his hands.

"Ready?" he says.

She nods, and he shoves her up into the hole, holding his hands straight out above his head, supporting her weight as she crawls into the vent. He waits for her to crawl a good distance in, then leaps up, grabbing the threshold, and pulling himself in. He uses his grapple line to pull the grate back up, and places it back on as best he can. He takes a breath to gain his bearings. Okay, first things first.

"Follow me," he says. "Nice, and slow."

"Got it," she says.

"And stay quiet."

(******)

Raven

"Where do we start?" Raven says.

The Dark Knight smirks. "We start by coordinating with local authorities."

"Why?" she says. "With all the power and tech of the league, wouldn't it be faster to just get out there, and look?"

"Most of the league may have superpowers, but the authorities have manpower and resources, and that is much more useful here. As for the technology at our disposal, we are already doing everything we can."

"So what can I do?" she says.

Batman leads her to a computer station, and types away for a second, then steps aside, and motions for her to take over.

"Read through these police reports, and tell me if anything strikes you."

"Strikes me?" she pauses. "Strikes me how?"

But the Batman is already walking away.

"You'll know it when you see it," he calls over his shoulder, then types away at his own console, and starts talking to someone through a comm link in his cowl."

(******)

Robin

A shirtless inmate with his face painted like a clown walks down a gray hallway, an assault rifle at the ready. He turns and looks at his comrades, each of them dressed similarly; some in orange jumpsuits, some in black jackets that they stole from the guards, each have their faces panted, and each have an assault rifle.

"Found anything yet?" Joker's voice squawks through the speakers.

The shirtless inmate brings a two way radio to his mouth. "Nothing yet, boss."

He looks up, and crashes down on the ground as Robin falls right on top of him, immediately knocking him out.

The other guards jump in surprise, and Robin seizes the advantage, launching a few discs from his belt. Small explosions go off in rapid succession, filling the hallway with smoke.

The guards start coughing, and cursing.

Robin draws his staff and extends it. He grins and charges right at them, seeing through the smoke with his lenses. He slams one inmate's forearm, causing him to drop his gun while also kicking another in his manhood.

Robin twists and sidesteps as one of the inmate's fires blindly in his direction. He kneels down, swinging the staff in a wide, sweeping arc, knocking the enemies legs out from under them, then he pounces on the last goon standing, driving his shoulder into his abdomen, and lifting his legs to drive him back first into the ground. He mounts him, and one good blow from his staff puts him unconscious.

He stands up, and pummels the others on the ground quickly.

"Robin, Robin, Robin," Joker says, his clown-like image appearing on a screen under a camera. "Shouldn't you be in school?"

Robin grabs the radio from the shirtless inmate.

"At this time of night?" Robin says into the radio. "Your joke doesn't even make sense. You're not slipping, are you?"

"Hahaha! Oh, Batman never engages me in witty banter. This might just be more fun with you after all. A shame I still have to kill you."

"We'll just have to see about that."

"Don't get too cocky, little Robin. Those guys were just the beginning. I have plenty in store for you."

"Yeah, like what?"

"Ah, ah, ahhhh, and spoil the surprise? Nooo... Oh, you impatient little imp, you. You'll see." He lowers his tone. You'll see. Haha! Hah!"

Robin turns from the screen, and sprints down the corridor, knowing that more goons will be arriving any second.

(******)

Raven

She grumbles under her breath while reading through an endless screen of police reports. This is pointless, she thinks. She should be out there helping Robin, not pouring over reports of traffic stops, and low level B&E's. It's pointless. It's just pointless!

She's about to tell The Dark Knight so when her eyes find a report of a speeding vehicle. She pours over the report, then reads it again.

"I think I've got something," she calls out.

Batman, Plastic Man, and Green Lantern all turn to look her way.

"Bring it up on the main feed," Batman says.

Green Lantern types away, then it appears on the large holo display in the center of the room.

"Young blond woman pulled over in her 99 Jeep Cherokee-" Green Lantern says.

"It says she had copious amounts of fertilizer in the S.U.V," Raven says.

Batman smirks. "The name on her I.D was Jo Ann Kerr."

"Jo," Raven says. "Kerr."

"Jo-Kerr!" Plastic Man shouts. "Could it be a coincidence."

"I don't believe in coincidence," Batman, and Raven both say at the same time.

Batman smirks. "There may be hope for you as a detective yet." He turns to Plastic Man. "Get me the address on the report, and Harley Quinn's last known location."

He turns to Raven. "You're coming with me."

(******)

Robin

Alright, he thinks. Last one.

He sticks a small square of a clay-like substance on a large piece of heavy machinery. He's in the power room, and he's planting explosives on the power generators.

He steps out of the room, and into another gray hallway.

Three face-painted goons step around the corner pointing their guns at him.

He puts his hands up. "Relax guys," he says. "Let's go see your bos-"

A deafening explosion goes off, followed by another. The ground trembles beneath them, and all the lights go out, leaving them in pitch black.

Robin smirks, and takes off, knocking out all three in blow. He climbs back into the ventilation shaft, where Mary sits waiting for him.

She curses wildly when she sees him. "What was that!?"

"I took out the power generators," he says.

"Why?"

"All primary systems are down. The backups will kick in, giving us door control, and other basic systems like the P.A, and lights, but," he says. "But, the cameras are down."

"So they can't track us?"

"And that gives me a huge advantage."

Author's Note

Thank you Templetongal for the review. I'm glad you liked the balance, and I'm so glad you found it exciting! I wasn't too sure about the Joker's plot, so thank you for that.

Thank you Ahsokalo for the review. lol, you liked the Dante's Inferno reference, huh? I thought it was pretty fitting.

Thank you The Samurai Prince for the review. I'm glad I've caught your attention. It's a bit like the game, but there's no "Titan formula", or anything like that here. Yeah, unfortunately Raven hadda be away. Yeah, The Joker's awesome if he's done right, but he's one heck of a challenge to write. Maybe it's Slade. Maybe it's not. We'll have to see. You like my writing?.. You are now my favorite person in the whole world! lol!

Thank you Red X for the review. Yeah, I've noticed how many stories have Slade as the main villain. Thank you for reading.

Thank you Psychic,soul for the review. I love to hear that! Thanks!

Thank you TexMurphy for the review! Thanks.

Yeah, I'm not saying that I'm against romance, but I'm not so good at it, so I try to just weave a balanced story. Romance is always better when it's a part of the larger story, and not the sole focus.

So, Raven's part is getting bigger. I'm not there yet, but...

Thanks.

Thank you psychic soul, LuiBiao, Wolftaoist, shannon,l,sipes for favoriting. Thank you so, so much!

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And finally, thank you everyone who has read the story so far. Thank you all so very much.

That's it for this part.

Hope life finds you all well. Until next time.

mojo