Before the others could eat, the alarm went off. They ran to the master computer and turned on the screen. A look of shock covered all their faces. They never thought they'd see him again...
"Slade!"

"Hello Titans! It's so good to see all your cheerful faces again! By the way, Raven, have you been in touch with you father lately?" the masked man hissed. Raven looked at him with pure hatred in her eyes.

"He's NOT my father!" she said with an angry voice. Beast Boy put a comforting hand on her shoulder. "Don't listen to him. It's ok!" he said in a whisper, so only she could hear it.

"What do you want, Slade?" asked Robin with a very angry voice. He remembered every confrontation he had with the madman. Being forced to be his apprentice; defending Raven when Slade was helping Trigon to fulfill the Prophecy; being Red X ... He remembered every detail. And he was very frustrated about his comeback. Slade was dangerous. He was an evil mastermind. He never gave up, he always came back, and he always had a clever plan to strike the city. 'He must be stopped! He's not taking over this city again!"

"If you really want to know, come and find out! You can try to stop me! But this time, you won't! Be warned Titans!" with that he disappeared. The Titans continued to stare at the screen for a few seconds.

"Did you manage to trace the signal?" Robin asked Cyborg. The half robot pressed another button and a map appeared on the screen. It had a circle with a 's' in the middle, pointing the origin of the signal.

"No way! The old observatory?" Beast Boy said, while looking at the screen. "Isn't that Dr. Chang's old lab? Do you think they teamed up?"

"But... Isn't the Doctor Chang locked up?"

"Let me check." Raven walked over to the computer and typed a few commands. "Well... My guess is that someone helped him escape. There is no way that idiot could get out of jail on his own. But... How come no one noticed?"

"It must be Slade. But it's obvious that this is a trap. He wants us to go there."added Cyborg. The others looked upon a thoughtful Robin.

"Something's not right here... Why would he team up with Chang? It makes no sense." asked Robin.

"Maybe... he needs help. I know it doesn't sound like him, but think about it! Chang's a scientist! Maybe Slade's making a new weapon. Remember his croton detonator? Maybe Slade needs him to make a new weapon. Though I can think of better people for that. And that still doesn't bring us anywhere because he always makes 'top choices'" stated Raven."I hate that guy."

"You're not the only one. I'm gettin' sick of always dealing with him! Is this like the tenth time or what?" added Beast Boy.

"What are we to do then?" asked a concerned Starfire. She walked behind Robin waiting for his answer.

"We go. This may be a trap, but if it is, at least we'll be have to do this carefully. I'm sure that once we leave the Tower, he'll be watching our every move. Now one thing I've learned while fighting with you guys, is that together we stand a better chance, so this time we don't split up. We stay in tight formation." decided Robin.

"Yes, general!" said Cyborg in a mocking tone. Robin glared at him. "Chill man! I was only trying to lighten up the mood a little. Don't get obsessed with Slade again!" the mechanical man said in defence.

"This is no time for jokes, Cyborg! We have to stay focused!"snapped the Boy Wonder.
"That answers my question. You're at it again Robin!"
"I'm trying to save the city! We have to stop Slade!"Robin shouted.
"I know! We all are! Don't you get it? You're gettin' angry when you should stay calm!" Cyborg raised his voice.
"How can I be calm at a time like this?"

"Enough!" shouted Raven. "Robin, you have to calm down! The rage and anger clouds your thinking! It won't bring you any closer to catching Slade!" she explained in her usual monotone voice.

But, of course, Robin wouldn't let anyone lecture him. Raven's advice only made him angrier. "So, you're on his side?"he pointed at Cyborg.
"I'm not on his side and I'm not on yours! You said it yourself, Robin! We need to work together!"

Robin knew she was right, but his pride was too big for him to listen to her. "Don't lecture me Raven!" he said through his teeth in a threatening manner. Beast Boy stepped in front of Raven.
"Robin! You know she's right! Put away your pride and calm down!"
"Shut up Beast Boy!"

The changeling's eyes sparkled dangerously, showing his anger. Starfire decided to finaly step in.
"Friends! This is no time to fight! We must work together in order to stop Slade!"
"You're wasting time!" Robin snapped.
"So are you!" said Beast Boy.

Robin looked at all his friends. He knew he was wrong. He took in a few deep breaths and calmly stated "Alright, Titans! We have to act smarter than Slade. So we must not under any circumstances split up. We have strength in our teamwork."
"Yeah... We know! Get on with the plan." Cyborg rushed him.
"Ok, he'll probably have a whole drone army to send on us, so... We'll work in pairs on them, to make sure no one gets knocked out, then we'll probably have to face Chang's henchmen, we'll apply the same strategy. Raven, you're with Beast Boy. Cyborg, you're with Star! I'll handle it alone."
They all nodded. Starfire looked at him concerned."Are you sure you want to fight alone, Robin? What if-?"
"I'll be fine! Trust me! Titans! GO!" Robin cried out.

In less then five minutes the Titans found themselves in the T-car and fastened their seat belts. Cyborg turned on the engine and the T-car zoomed out of the tower garage.
"Hurry up! Can't this thing go any faster?" Robin asked in an impatient tone.
"HEY! This is my baby you're talking about! And we're going really fast!"

Negative vibes filled the air. This gave Raven a headache.
"Robin, you have to calm down" she said. "I'm calm!"he snapped at her.
"No you're not! You're radiating anger!"
"How-? Oh, right!"
They fell silent, preparing themselves for the upcoming encounter.

Meanwhile...

"Well, well, well... Looks like we managed to get the Titans to fight themselves. We'll use this to our advantage! REAPERS! Get ready!
"HA HA HA! The Titans are in for a surprise now!"
"Yes, apprentice, they are!"

Here you go, the second chapter. I really hope you like it. I don't mind if you leave a review. :)

The characters may be a little OOC. I know I managed to do that to Raven in the previous chapter. But still, I'm trying my best!

I'll try to upload the next chapter soon. :) Thanks for reading! :)