Chapter 7: X: Part I

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A/N: Hello and welcome to another chapter! I hope you all enjoyed the last chapter, especially when Robin and Starfire kissed (you're welcome). Anyway, an old enemy (or ally?) is returning in this chapter. "X" is going to be a two or three part chapter, probably two, as I want to keep this story rolling. I want to go ahead and give a hint of what is to come. So, pretty soon in the story, the Bat-Family is going to pay the Titans a visit. That is Batman, Batgirl and Robin (Tim Drake). You may be asking why Jason Todd isn't Batman's new sidekick after Robin (Dick Grayson) left him. Is this story/TV series following the Death in the Family story? No, it's not. It will be explained later why Jason Todd isn't Robin anymore. You can theorize all you want, you could even ask me if your theory is correct. But I won't confirm it. So, without anything else to say, I hope you enjoy this chapter!

Robin

I woke up the next morning, with just a little bit of light coming in through my slightly open blinds. These blinds weren't the kind of blinds that you'd find in a normal house. They were mechanical and open and close with the press of a button. Of course, you can adjust how open they are. I looked down at Starfire, who was still snuggling up against me. Last night, we kissed. And it was amazing, to say in the least. We didn't do anything, we're nowhere near ready. I mean, well, I shouldn't have to explain. After our first kissed, she apologized, and I told her she didn't have to and after that, we confessed our love for each other. After that, she finished with bandaging me and then, we just went to sleep. I gently lifted her off of me and placed her beside me. Surprisingly, she didn't wake up. I silently got up and went over to my dresser, opened the doors and grabbed the top of my uniform, leaving the hanger empty. I slipped on the top of my uniform and buttoned it up. To complete the look, I put on my steel-toed boots, put my green gloves on that nearly went up to my elbows and put my mask back on, that I had left on my night stand the previous night.

I silently left my living quarters and walked towards the Common Room. I walked in, to find Cyborg working on the computer. "How long have you been up?" I asked, as I walked up to him. "Oh, hey Robin." Cyborg said, turning to greet me, before looking back at the screen. "I never went to bed." I grunted, in approval, seeing he was so dedicated to tracking Slade's work throughout the globe over the years. "Well, have you found anything?" I asked. Cyborg shook his head. "No. His only known activity is in Jump City. He has an extensive history here." he said. "Damn it." I grunted. "But, something stands out." he said. I looked back at him. "And what is that?" I asked. "About three hours ago, I saw that he has a history on the other side of the world. Most specifically in Asia. Well, it never mentioned the name 'Slade'. But I still know it's him." Cyborg said. "How can you be sure?" I asked. "There was a man going under the name of Slade Wilson for four or five years there." Cyborg said. "What was he doing?" I asked. "He was spending most of his time there training in martial arts and studying in mathematics, science, history, basically any subject you could think of." Cyborg said.

"Slade Wilson?" I asked. "I think it's just a fake ID or name." he responded. "Why do you say that?" I asked. "Because his birth records are no where to be found. I searched all over for them, but I never found them." Cyborg said. "What country was he in?" I asked. "Unknown. The records I found just said that he was somewhere in Asia." Cyborg said. "What group or person was he training with?" I asked. "A group called the League of Assassins." Cyborg said. This sent a chill down my spine. I already knew the answer to my next question, but I asked anyway. "Who's their leader?" I asked. "A mister Ra's Al Ghul." Cyborg said, pronouncing Ra's as "Raz". "It's Ra's Al Ghul." I said, pronouncing Ra's as "Ray-sh". "How do you know? Do you know this guy?" Cyborg asked, turning to face me. I sighed. "I have to go make a call." I said, as I walked back towards the door of the Common Room. "Keep it up." I walked out of the room before Cyborg could protest and walked towards the stairs to the roof, so I could make my call in private.

Beast Boy

I woke up, hoping to find Terra to be awake, but unfortunately, she was not. I sighed. "Will you just wake up?" I asked. No answer. I sighed again, but didn't say anything this time. "You mean to tell me that you didn't leave this room all night last night." Raven said. I looked up to see that she had walked into the Infirmary. "Good morning?" I asked. "Good morning." she returned my greeting. "She hasn't woken up yet." I said, hanging my head. "Cyborg said it might take a while for her to wake up." Raven reminded me. "I know. I just wish I could make her remember. Hey! Speaking of Cyborg, where is he?" I asked. "I uh, don't know." Raven said. "I was up till ten or eleven last night reading in the Common Room. When I wrapped up my reading, he was still in there, going through all of the records on Slade that we have on the T-Computer. He could have been up all night doing what Robin asked of him." I shrugged. "Slade's back. And he's even worse than he was before." I said. "I think that Robin isn't telling us something." Raven said, putting her hand on her chin. "And I'm going to figure out what it is."

Robin

"Damn it! No help at all!" I said, stomping my foot on the floor of the roof. "I talked to the one guy who could help me with information on Ra's and the League of Assassins and he tells me that he doubts Slade ever spent time with them!" I stood there, thinking to myself. Then, as my luck would have it, I was kicked. Someone or something, kicked me from behind. I fell off of the roof of the Tower, but grabbed the ledge at the last second. I was left hanging on by one hand to the roof's ledge. You left me to die! Slade's voice boomed in my head. I looked up to the man himself standing above me. "Robin." Slade said. "Take my hand. Be my friend!" I grabbed the ledge with my other hand than reached to take Slade's hand. Just as I was about to grab his hand, he pulled his hand back and I lost my grip on the ledge, sending me falling. Luckly, I stayed calm and grabbed my grapnel gun from my utility belt. I fired it and grappled back up to the roof.

Once I got up there, I just sat there on my knee for a second. "Slade, why would you do that?" I asked. When I didn't get an answer, I looked up. Slade wasn't there. He was no where to be seen on the roof. "Oh, what the hell?" I asked, as I looked back down. I finally summoned the strength to get up and stood up. I walked back through the door and back down to the Common Room, where I assumed Cyborg was waiting. Once I walked back into the Common Room, I saw him still at work. "Anything new, Cyborg?" I asked. He shook his head, not turning to face me. "I haven't found anything interesting. Who did you call?" he asked. "A friend." I lied. Well, that's not necessarily a lie. I just don't want to get them excited that I'm letting them back in my life. "A friend?" Cyborg asked. "That's all you need to know for the time being." I said, in a sort of gruff tone. "Well, sounds like someone has a secret." Cyborg said. "It sounds like you need to keep working." I said, in an even more gruff tone. "Jesus. Fine, I'll keep at it. Sorry." Cyborg said.

"I'm sorry too. I've just been under a lot of stress since last night." I said. "Dude, we all have! Stop kicking yourself! It's not your fault that we were captured." Cyborg said. "No." I said. But I could have stopped Slade. I should have unmasked him a long time ago. Just then, the emergency alarm went off. In the three seconds it was going off, I looked at Cyborg. "Turn that off!" I hissed at him. He nodded and turned the alarm off. "What was that all about?" I asked. He minimized the window he had open and clicked the alerts button we had on the desk top. The window, in front of the terminal, which also served as a projection screen, lit up, to show us what was going on in the city. On a rooftop, not far away from the Tower, was a big, burning X. "You want me to assemble the Titans?" Cyborg asked. I shook my head. "No. I'm going in solo on this one." I said. "But, oh forget it." Cyborg said. I walked out of the Common Room, to be met with Raven's intense gaze, who had been standing in the hallway. "What's going on? Is everything okay?" she asked.

"Everything is fine. I'm just going to investigate a potential crime." I said. "What's happening?" Raven asked. "That's not important right now." I said. "I'm going out to investigate. I need you to stay here." Raven just looked at me. "Anything you need other than that?" she asked. I thought about it for a second. "Keep everyone from leaving the Tower. Especially Starfire." I said. "Why? Did something happen between you two?" she asked. "That's not important. I just need you to do whatever it takes to keep everyone from coming after me. Can I trust you to do that?" I asked. Raven nodded. "Good." I said, before turning around. "Just keep them here." I walked towards the garage, to get ready to head into the city, to investigate the signal that the T-Computer had tracked down.

Robin

Fifteen Minutes Later...

I grappled up to the roof and looked around for clues. All I saw was the flaming X, that was steadily burning on the roof. "Cyborg, I'm here. What have you got? Anything to report?" I said, after turning on my communicator. After a few seconds, I saw Cyborg's face. "Nothing to report about Slade. But I do have something that may be related to the signal." he said. I hesitated. "Report." I said. "There seems to have been some violence going on in an alley not too far from there. Perhaps you should investigate." he said. "I'm on it. Thanks for the help, Cyborg." I said, before I turned off my communicator. I grappled around to different buildings, searching the alleyways, but with no avail. But, a few minutes later, I grappled up to a building and looked down into the alley below. And I saw it. I saw maybe two dozen men, all wearing the same attire. Jeans, black shirts and leather jackets over their shirts. And, the faces of all the men were wrapped up in bandages or gauze, most likely bandages. And on the bandages, painted in red, were X's. "Oh," I said, as I frowned in disgust. "my body hurts already."

To Be Continued...

A/N: And so, that is the chapter folks. I'm sure you know who is trying to get Robin's attention. Any questions you have about this chapter? I'm sorry there weren't any Robstar moments in this chapter, but they will happen throughout the story, even if someone (or something) get's in their way. So, I hope you enjoyed this chapter and please favorite and follow the story, as it helps me out. Also, don't hesitate to PM me or submit a review if you want to give me input on the story. But, I think I'm going to go though, so have a good day and bye!