Darker Days with Brighter Nights


Read Darker Days first! - As Slade takes the upper hand Robin has to fight to keep the big bad villain from taking over the 'once a video game, now a reality' world. With help from an outside source, can Robin defeat Slade or will Slade complete his evil ploy?


Disclaimer: I do not own the Teen Titans. I do own the plot line to this story.


Chapter 3 – The Great Return

Robin felt sweat trickling down his face. His muscles ached as he struggled to remain in place. The blood had rushed to his head long ago and he began to feel light headed. Still, he couldn't make his move. He watched as his target took a few steps and walked towards the only door to the warehouse. As quietly as he could, Robin released the ceiling's metal rail and dropped down to the floor behind.

"Hold it right there!" Robin shouted, his arms raised and finger pointing right at the enemy. The masked figure halted and turned around.

A growl was heard a green tiger stepped out of the corner of the room. Beast Boy let out a ferocious growl and raised his paw, nails outstretched and clawing in the man's direction.

A clicking was heard as Cyborg walked out and held his sonic canon arm up, a glare on his face. He looked beyond mad as he stared at the guy.

Finally a dark shadow formed and a girl stepped out of the darkness. Her face was hidden under the hoods darkness, but the aura around her shifted uneasily as she struggled to keep her emotions in check.

"You won't leave here! You'll pay for what you did!" Robin shouted, standing up.

Slade smirked.

"My, my Robin. Such a fire I see in you. Are you angry because of your little friend? She was weak unlike the rest of you." Slade laughed out.

Beast Boy turned into his normal form, an angry look clear on his green face. "Don't talk about her like that! You have no right!" Cyborg chorused an agreement and tensed as he readied to fire. Slade simply crossed his arms.

"We have been through this. I always win." Slade smirked. "And you think that was my big plan? No. I have something even bigger planned than last time. I will not fail."

Suddenly a laugh came from someone behind Robin. Speedy stepped out of the darkness, bow and arrow in hands. "Don't make me laugh. Don't make us laugh." The light turned on and Slade froze. Multiple superheroes stood around and looked ready to attack.

"Titans, go!"


Robin cursed. The fight was easy enough, but as he held the mask of Slade everyone knew it was a pointless battle. Robin let the robotic body slump to the ground. They had been tricked once again. Turning away, he brushed past his friends and headed back to the R-Cycle.

Putting his helmet on, he got on and started the vehicle. With a nod to the rest of the Titans, he raced off. His mind went straight to her. Starfire. Robin couldn't get her voice out of his head. Her touches, smile… Everything about her raced through him. He needed her. Was she alive? Dead? He needed to know. This was a game so if you died here, was if officially game over?

Glancing up, something caught his eye. Slamming down on his breaks, he screeched to a stop. His eyes widened as he looked back at the banner. The girl smiling on the banner had bright green eyes, long auburn hair, orange skin… Blinking a few times, he noticed he was wrong. The woman on the banner was completely different then what he thought he had just seen. Was he going insane? He had to be. Why else would he see Starfire?


Bruce stared at the computer screen on his desk. This was the game that was making everyone disappear? He had done research and nothing seemed to make sense. The disappearing people only had one thing in common. Darker Days. Bruce Wayne closed his eyes and recalled the information he had been given.

"Slade?"

"Yes. Slade. That's his name."

"And why do you expect me to believe anything you are saying?"

"Because I was there."

He opened his eyes. Looking out the window, he watched as the rain fell. What was he supposed to do? Richard and friends were all missing and he could only sit back and play a damn video game…

Sighing, he leaned forward in his chair and clicked the button to start the game. The screen opened as if it was any other game. Moving the mouse over, he clicked the character creation button. He truly did not care for the game so choosing his appearance went fast. Sighing, he moved the mouse once again and clicked begin.

Suddenly the screen went blank. He raised an eyebrow. Of all things, the game was going to stop? He knew the information given to him as useless. Suddenly a small tremor began as his tea began to ripple in the tea cup. The tremors grew violent and he stood up, only to feel a dizzy feeling take over him. He fell to his knees as he aimed for the door and slumped over to his side as the feeling took over. Darkness was all that was left.


The lights on the store were off and the darkness was unsettling. The figure hugged the black sweat shirt closer as the store came closer. As the figure neared the store, a hand reached down out of the sweatshirt pocket. Gloved hands tensed into fist and with a deep breath and a large drawback, the fist was thrown forward and slammed into the glass door. No alarm went off and that did not surprise her. Why would he need security to come and help when he was capable of doing some serious damage himself?

The figure entered the building and tossed the wrench to the side. A security camera looked directly down onto the figure in the dark store. Turning away, the figure turned to do what it came there for.