Chapter 26 My Fault

Robin sweat so much that his skin had its own climate. He barely comprehended what was happening in the stadium, but he didn't really need to. Since he was heavily trained as a superhero (specifically the leader of a superhero team), he knew how to think on his feet. He could react with lightning fast speed, as well as needle like accuracy. Two skills that really benefited him in this instance because the two teams of Titans needed to get out of the stadium now!

"Cyborg, free and grab the other Titans!" He commanded. Cyborg aimed his frequency emitter toward the crystal cages housing the Goofy Titans, causing them to shatter. Once Cyborg had grabbed all of them, Robin shouted at the top of his lungs "LET'S GET OUT OF HERE!"

And so they did. Every single Titan present ran (or in the Starfire's case flew) as fast as their bodies would allow. Robin was very much aware of the timer counting down in the arena. Mentally, he kept track of how much time they had left before the explosion sent them all to oblivion. Five seconds. Four seconds. Three, two…

"AHHH!" He yelled. He jumped off the stadium, feeling the wind whip through his hair at violent velocity as he plummeted toward the Earth. He braced himself, ready for the explosion as well as the ringing in his ear that said explosion would cause.

BOOM!

Despite the deafening noise, Robin actually breathed a sigh of relief. Everyone had gotten off of the stadium in just the right time. They were all alive, and would live to rescue the Ravens from the wicked clutches of Trigon the Terrible. His heart beat sped up as he thought about this. On top of that, a very unpleasant emotion made itself known in his mind. It trapped him, ensnaring him with a slimy, cold touch. That emotion was guilt.

"Robin!" Starfire yelled. It was when that was said that Robin was reminded of the fact that he was still falling. Thankfully, Starfire zipped over to him and hoisted him up by the arms. He smiled at her, feeling so many more positive emotions than just gratitude as he looked into her emerald eyes.

"Thanks, Star."

"You are ever most welcome, Robin," Starfire said. She turned toward the other two team members. Beast Boy had shifted into a bird, but Cyborg still fell without anyway of stopping it. Starfire readjusted her hold on Robin so that she held onto his hand, and zipped towards Cyborg. The half robot grinned when she did.

"Thanks Star. You're a lifesaver!"

Starfire blushed. "I…I…thanks, Cyborg."

"AAHHHH!"

Robin blinked. He noticed the Goofy Titans, still plummeting toward the Earth. The sight of them made Robin do a double take. They…they were superheroes! They had powers that allowed them to stay airborne! Why were they still screaming their lungs out?

"Uh, guys?" he said to them. Starfire, Beast Boy, and Cyborg noticed him, which caused their faces to light up.

"Oh!" Starfire exclaimed. "I can the fly!" She slowed her descent down. Beast Boy, much like his double, transformed into a bird, and Cyborg activated a jet pack that rested on the inside of his back. All three of them giggled, as if laughing at themselves and their faulty memories.

With the gracefulness of a feather, all the Titans landed on the roof of Titans Tower. With his feet safely planted on a solid, immovable surface, Robin let out a breath and looked at both teams. "Everyone alright?"

The Goofy Titans opened their mouths, looking like they were about to speak up. Before they did, a screechy, shrill scream could be heard. Robin blinked and looked up into the sky. In what seemed like only a micro second, Robin landed face first onto the roof of the Tower. Robin, as well as his team, cringed. The crack that was associated with breaking bones could be heard when Robin landed.

Robin cautiously approached. "Robin, are you okay?"

Robin hoisted himself up. Teeth fell out of his mouth, and his face was as bruised as an overripe pear, but he still managed to give Robin a disapproving look. "I'm peachy. No thanks to you." He collapsed back down on the floor, letting out an exhausted breath as he did.

Robin took in a pained breath. "Man, I bet Raven could have healed him if she was here." This sentence only made his guilt from before grow stronger. Pushing it to the side as well as he could, he turned to Cyborg. "Cyborg, do you have any medical supplies that can patch him up?"

Cyborg grinned. "You know it." His hand retracted into his arm, and when it reemerged, he had a medical kit. He approached Robin, using a gentle voice as he did. "Don't worry, dude, I'll have you patched up and ready to fight crime in no time at…"

Before he could finish his sentence, Robin smacked the medical kit out of his hand. He lifted his head, wincing at the pain but not stopping himself from rising to his feet. "I don't need your help."

"You sure?" Cyborg asked. He reached for him. "That nose looks like it could use some attention…"

"I DON'T NEED YOUR HELP!" Robin yelled.

That sound was so powerful that it caused Cyborg to back away. "Okay, okay, sheesh…"

Once Cyborg was back with his team, Robin put his head in his hands. Now that they all were safely on the ground, with no giant demons or self destructing stadiums that could harm them, Robin had time to process everything. And the more he did, the more he felt guilty, inadequate as a leader, you could say.

"The Ravens are gone…" he muttered. He bit his lip and curled his hand into a fist as he looked at the rest of his present team. "How could I be so stupid? I didn't even bother asking myself what the Master of Games was, nor how he got his power! I was just so caught up…" He sighed. It felt like his body was going to fold in on itself. "The Ravens are now who knows where, and it's all my fault."

Starfire was immediately by Robin's side. "Oh Robin, you shouldn't blame yourself. None of us questioned the Master."

In front of him, Robin snorted. "Well, I questioned the Master." He smirked. "My amazing detective skills allowed me to see that he was evil this whole time."

That filled Robin with rage. He stomped toward his double, his face contorted into the most threatening expression imaginable. "No you didn't; you did squat in the arena! You were just caught up in stroking your own massive ego; you didn't even bat an eye when Raven turned into a demon!" That particular realization made Robin shudder. Robin, who was supposed to be the fearless, caring leader…he couldn't even be bothered to worry about his teammate going through a horrible transformation. Robin felt like shrinking into a puddle at that thought. After all, Robin was his interdimensional double. If this was what he was like, what did it say about Robin?

Robin brought him out of his questioning mind with a snort. "Why would I bat an eye at Raven when she came closer than anyone else to whooping you guys' butts!" He smiled. "We would have won the tournament if your Trigon never showed up to ruin everything."

Robin growled. This was not how a superhero should act! Heroes, at least the type of heroes that Robin looked up to and aspired to be like, were selfless, humble, and kind. They put the needs of others before their own want, valiantly stepping into battle with the goal of protecting as many people as possible. The attitude of Robin not only offended Robin, but also spit in the face of that ideal, the very one that had brought him through some of the darkest times and hardest challenges that his team had ever faced.

"I'm gonna slap you," he said. He stomped toward Robin, raising his hand as he did. "You and your ego…you are not a superhero! You are not…!"

"Robin!" Starfire stood in the way of her leader, her eyes locked on his hand while leaking concern and fear. "Violence is not the answer right now! We have some Ravens who are in need of rescuing, and we can't do that if we are engaged in the physical violence against one another!"

Starfire grinned. "Man, I am liking her."

Robin looked between Starifre and his double before lowering his hand. "You're right, Star." Shame filled him; violence should never be done unless it was absolutely necessary. "I'm sorry." He took in a deep breath. "We need a plan to rescue the Ravens."

"Yeah, we do." Beast Boy took a step forward, a serious expression on his face that Robin honestly felt was uncharacteristic of the Goofy Titans. "Raven had a very hard past few days, with her demon being released and with her struggling to keep her powers in check. If she's in the hand of the Trigons, then she is in more danger than we could think of. We need to rescue her, no matter what"

Robin blinked before smiling. "Huh. That's very mature, Beast Boy."

"HA! Mature my butt!" Robin faced his version of the changeling. "You have not been yourself ever since the Gentleman Ghost battle. I think you're just going out of your to impress your precious Mama Rae rae."

"So what if I is?" Beast Boy asked. He stood toe to toe with Robin, not looking afraid in the least. "The fact be that Raven be needing help. And we are the only people who can do the providing of that help." He crossed his arms. "As much as we hate doing so, we need to be taking this situation seriously."

Cyborg looked impressed. "Dang. Who are you, and what have you done with BB?"

Robin smiled. "You are absolutely right." He faced all of the present Titans. "This is possible one of the most dire missions we have ever faced. Both of us have lost a member of our team, and now we are tasked with the mission of rescuing them. If we all put our heads together, I'm sure we can figure out a way to rescue the Ravens."

Starfire smiled. "I agree. We all need to work together."

"And I will most definitely work together with the you guys," Starfire said. She sighed. "Especially if the tall, handsome Robin is involved…" she swooned, much to the confusion of her Cyborg.

Regardless of that display (which actually kind of made Robin feel uncomfortable), he continued talking. "Now, what we need is a way to cross dimensions so we can find where the Ravens are being held." He put his hand to his chin. "What would that be though?"

Everyone thought about this, some even tapping their foot and biting their lip as they did. After about a minute, Beast Boy shrugged. "Beats me, dude."

"Yeah," said Cyborg, his face sinking. "I don't have any idea on how to do it."

Robin sighed. "There hs to be a way, though! I know there is a way, we just need to keep thinking until we…" Before he could say the last word, he froze. A seering, sharp pain occurred in his forehead, one that made him want to scream. He gripped the sides of his head, hurting so much that he couldn't even talk.

"Robin, what's wrong?" Starfire asked.

Robin continued to writhe and wriggle. Before he could do anything about the pain, a blob the color of his skin shot out of his forehead. This, thankfully, caused the pain to recede. He breathed a sigh of relief as everyone looked at the blob. In a split second, it morphed itself into a tinier version of Robin with a big head, similar to Robin but much more pronounced.

"Yay!" The miniature version said. He grinned at everyone. "It's so nice to be here!" He looked right at the Serious Titans. "And I'm so happy to see you guys again!"

Starfire gasped before squeeing. "Oh my goodness! Larry is back!"

AN: Yes yes, it's Larry, our Lord and Savior lol! The reason I included him was because I saw a video talking about the lack of original Teen Titans fanservice in the original Teen Titans Go vs Teen Titans, and one of the examples the person pointed out was Larry's absence. After all, the movie is about hopping dimensions, and Larry is a dimension hopper. Very weird he wouldn't even be mentioned in the original story.

So, he's here, and he's going to affect the plot in his own Larry-like way! I hope you guys enjoy that! :)