[ALERT] [ALERT] [ALERT]

Five pairs of feet raced to the common room. Once there, Robin went to the terminal that showed the team where the emergency was. After selecting the alert, its location appeared on the map.

"We're heading to an animal facility on the west side of Jump. There's an intruder there, we'll see what they're up to. Titans, GO!

They jumped in the T-Car and sped to the facility to see what this intruder was up to.

—-

Logan hung back, as the rest of his friends charged this guy. They were… not doing so great. This guy… Adonis. Was standing his ground, and his overly confident attitude was really annoying. Robin unleashed combos he trained in during his time in the gym, and Ravens improved agility allowed her not to get hit. But… they weren't stopping him. Cyborg did a damn good job of pummeling him, but then his fist got caught, and he was thrown through a wall. And Starfire, after throwing heavy furniture at him, was hit with a desk before rocketing into the wall.

Adonis turned sharply to Logan, who was standing there. He smirked.

"You just gonna stand there wimp? Not gonna try to fight like your loser friends?"

"… what are you even doing in a facility for animals?"

Not in the mood to talk, Adonis charged and delivered a punch to Logan, who dodged out of the way.

Logan landed on his feet, then turned to Adonis. "You're a pretty small guy, in that big suit of yours." That pissed Adonis off, then he lunged forward. And Logan dodged again.

"Logan! Stop antagonizing him, hurry up and fight!" Robin yelled.

Adonis made a grab for Logan, and was able to wrap his hand around the Titans neck. He grinned, then pulled him towards himself to gain momentum. Then slammed Logan into the wall. Logan looked at him, unfazed.

"Just what I thought, another weakling that can't fight!" Adonis laughed.

Logan raised his arm, palm facing Adonis's face. Then a snake slithered out of his sleeve, and shot with lighting speed towards Adonis's face.

And bit him right on his nose.

"AAAHHHH!"

Adonis flew back screaming, reaching up to grab the snake, but it whipped around his neck.

And Adonis punched himself in the face with his robotic gauntlet. Knocked out cold, he crashed to the ground.

The others stared at him.

"... in my defense, his face was exposed."

Cyborg palmed his forehead. He should have just punched Adonis in the face. They all should have. So Cyborg walked over to Adonis, and began to tear at his power suit.

The others were lost in their own thoughts, after hearing Logan point out their foes weakness.

"Hey Cy?" Cyborg turned to look at Logan.

"Yeah?"

"What makes this guys suit of armor different from yours?"

"… it could be a number of things. Who designed it. What the materials that make up the parts are. It's energy sources." He finished.

Logan nodded.

"Can you update yourself with his suit?"

Cyborg never thought about that. He'd always relied on repairing his cybernetic parts or replacing them with spares he received from his father.

"I… could. But it depends on if I'm compatible with his tech. Not to mention, if he stole this suit, I can't take another persons designs." That's all Cyborg could tell.

"The police will confiscate his suit, they should do a check to see if it was stolen. If not, maybe you can take it apart."

Cyborg shrugged. "We'll see."

Robin sent the alert to the authorities that the issue was handled, then hearing the police arrive after, he turned to the others.

"Titans, let's go."

The car drive back to the tower was awkward.

"Are you mad, that I took out Adonis? In a pretty stupid kinda way…?"

Robin sighed, "No… It was just, anticlimactic that's all."

"…"

"When we get to the tower… let's talk in the common room." Robin said.

The others were curious what he wanted to talk about. He hadn't talked much since he walked away from Logan the other day.

"Okay."

—-

Robin stood in front of the others, their eyes were on him.

"I want to apologize… Logan. For leaving the room the other day, I didn't hold a grudge against you for marking me. And I spent some time thinking about our discussion concerning Slade." Logan nodded.

Robin looked to the team, and prepared himself.

"I spoke with Batman."

"Really, that's cool. What was Batman doing?" Cyborg asked.

"He was recovering, just after he jailed Scarecrow."

"Batman was your teacher, right friend Robin, before you joined the Titans?"

"Yes Starfire, he trained me to be a hero when I was young." She smiled, she would thank the Batman for helping train the young man than would later become her friend.

"What did you talk to Batman about, was it Slade?" Raven asked. Robin nodded his head.

"Actually… his name is Deathstroke."

The others were surprised, but his name was more interesting than anything.

"Deathstroke… the Terminator" Robin said.

"He's not just some villain, like Dr. Light or Mumbo, huh?" Logan asked.

Robin shook his head, he was completely serious.

"No, he's not."

"What aren't you telling us Robin?" Raven asked.

Robin sighed. "He's a super soldier. He has a long history of assassinations for contract. He's killed a lot of people over his career, and at some point even fought Batman to a standstill."

The common room was quiet.

Robin turned to Logan. "I told Batman about your… abilities, in finding Slade." Robin said guiltily. But Logan brushed them off.

"I trust your judgement Robin." Robin was surprised, did Logan really trust him so much to share such information? "You didn't go out and tell everyone, that could cause a panic." Logan grimaced, but continued. "You told Batman, a respected hero that trained you. Of course I would be okay with you sharing that information about me." Robin nodded slowly. Appreciating that level of trust given to him. So he continued.

"Batman wants to meet you." Logan looked surprised. "And I told him… I'd like to introduce the team to him." Robin gave a small smile.

Now they were ALL surprised. They would meet Batman.

"When is he coming?" Cyborg asked, excited to meet a Justice League legend.

"Actually, I arrived before you got here." A gruff voice spoke out behind them. Three heads turned quickly, and right in front of them was none other than Batman.

"How did you do that?!" Cyborg yelled and asked.

"The darkness is my preferred atmosphere, but your attention to Robin helped me slip in unnoticed." Robin gave a grin.

"I silenced the double doors earlier today." They were shocked, Robin played a trick on them. They laughed, but remembered they had a professional in the tower.

Robin stepped towards his mentor. "Batman, I'd like to introduce the Teen Titans to you."

Batman nodded, and made his way to the front of the couch.

"This is Starfire, she's an alien from the planet Tamaran. She arrived in Jump City the day we formed our team"

"It's nice to meet you Starfire."

"It is a pleasure Mr. Batman." She smiled.

"This is Logan, the one I spoke about the other day." Robin said seriously.

"Logan."

"Batman."

"This is Cyborg, our technical specialist and medical administrator." They gave Robin a weird look, but that was probably how him and Batman talked amongst themselves.

"Cyborg, you're very gifted in your talents. Such skills are life saving in our line of work."

Cyborg was blown away for receiving such a compliment from THE Batman.

"And this is Raven, our sorceress on the team."

"…"

"…"

The common room was quiet. The others looked at the two, not understanding why they didn't greet each other.

"… Raven."

"…Batman."

They looked away from each other.

Not wanting to dwell on this issue, Robin continued with the topic of Slade.

"Batman is here to help us take down Slade." They were all surprised. They would work with a veteran. A living legend.

Batman looked to Logan.

"Robin told me about your abilities. And I heard your approval for him to share them with me. I want you to know that your secrets are safe with me, under the conditions that you don't abuse your powers or use them for nefarious purposes."

"I would never do that. And thank you." Batman nodded.

"Certain… topics may come up when we discuss how we approach Deathstroke. Would you prefer to speak privately?"

Logan looked to his friends, they seemed to understand Batman's words. But before they could tell Logan it was okay to leave the room, he spoke.

"I want to be completely honest with the team, my family. I wont hold anything back from them. If they're willing to listen, I'll share anything and everything." Logan said confidently.

Logan… was there anyone else who could be so trusting? They really had to live up to the faith he had in them.

Batman wasn't as emotional as the rest of them, Logan's trust was a double edged sword. What could help them, could also hurt them. But he wasn't here to preach or analyze the team dynamic. So he went straight to business.

"Do you know where Slade is?"

"Yes. He's in an underground facility in the outskirts of Jump City. Close to where we met the meta human Terra." The others gave a sorrowful look, but knew that she was safe. Batman nodded his head, hearing about the details from Wonder Woman.

"How are you tracking him? Can you be discovered?"

"I track him by microscopic organisms in the air, and also small rodents and snakes in the desert. He's aware of some of my abilities. But my multiplying and reconnaissance haven't been discovered." Batman nodded his head. The others were surprised. It was like Logan had reported to a superior before.

Now Batman had to ask a difficult question. He needed an answer that would set the tone for the rest of this discussion.

"Can you kill him?"

Silence. Complete silence. The others were completely shocked that Batman would ask such a question. That he could even think of such a thing. All of them, except Logan.

"… yes. I can…" he answered

They turned to Logan, beyond shocked that he could say such a thing.

"What?!"

"Logan… you're not actually thinking… how?"

"Friend! You can't!"

Raven stared at him.

"Would you?" Batman asked, not blinking at Logan.

Logan stared right back.

"I… was tempted. But I could never forgive myself if I did. I could never look my family in their eyes if I did something like that…"

Batman nodded. He didn't need the details on 'how' Logan could do it. He needed to know Logan's frame of mind. And his resolve to solve their issue with Slade.

"What's he doing in the desert?"

"He's receiving and building large machines. I don't know what they are, but it's a lot of equipment." The others were worried. Slade was preparing to attack them, and Logan knew, but was doing nothing.

"What was your plan if I didn't arrive?"

"… I was either going to cripple him, or I was going to show myself and convince him to back down." The others were curious and wanted to know more.

"Convince him?" Batman asked.

"… I was going to offer to be his apprentice. So he would leave the Titans alone." That shocked the others. Logan was willing to go to Slade, to protect them.

"What if he refused? And if he accepted, what if he ordered you to attack your team?" Logan shook his head.

"It didn't matter if he accepted or refused, I would have stayed with him. And I would undo and destroy everything that he did. He wouldn't be able plan or scheme, because I would tear down everything he did, I'd alert his location to every authority 24/7. I'd overwhelm him at every step he took."

They couldn't believe Logan would choose to stay with Slade, just to stop him. Just to stop him from completing his schemes.

"What if he killed you?" Logan shook his head again.

"He can't kill me. He can destroy my body, or the animals around his base. But he can't actually end my life."

They were quiet. Even Batman was thinking about his words. That was a very serious claim to make. A double edged sword to the T. The rest of the team couldn't fathom what Logan said. To say that he couldn't be killed… that was scary.

"Does Slade have any surveillance for this base. Is it accessible to us if we choose to invade it?"

"He has almost a hundred Slade bots doing the construction of his machines and patrolling the lair, his second 'army' is stored in shipping containers in a private company port east of Jump City Harbor. And for his base, there are tunnels he uses to enter and exit the base. But they're not large enough for our group to travel through them." The others watched the back and forth between Logan and Batman.

"Do you have a suggestion on how we could enter the base?"

"Raven has teleported the team to a location I showed her on a map. I can do the same for the base."

"If you can mark or disable any security for one of the tunnels, I'll travel through and wait for an opportunity to engage him. We'll have Raven teleport her and the others inside. We'll find a way for yourself to get inside. With such a large group, it's best we don't all enter at once."

Robin stepped forward to Batman, and everyone looked at him.

"Can I make a suggestion and a request?" An idea came to him when Logan mentioned the Slade bots. Everyone was quiet, giving Robin room to continue.

"Logan knows the location of the Slade bots near the harbor, I'd like to call the police to execute a raid on the port that is housing them. But I don't want to put law enforcement lives in danger."

Batman nodded.

"Is it possible to request the help of another hero? Just so they could aid the police. We don't know if Slade can remote activate them, and if he can, would he send them to the base? Or he could send them to the city, forcing us to split to defend Jump. Any chance he can get at escaping, he would most likely take."

The team were happy to see Robin make a really good suggestion. Logan especially.

Batman thought about Robins suggestion.

"I make it a habit to know where the Justice League members are." The team looked at Logan, who shyly grinned. "And I know that most of them are preoccupied in either their personal affairs or fighting their respected enemies."

The Titans deflated.

"But I also know of a member who happens to be free at the Watchtower."

The Titans perked up.

Batman took out a communicator that neither Robin or the others recognized. He pushed a radio button and spoke.

"Flash. Are you available?" After a few seconds, Batman received a response.

"Bats? What's up, I didn't expect a call from you."

"I'm helping my former apprentice and his team with a local arch villain. Are you free to travel?"

"And here I was making myself comfortable on the couch with a bowl of popcorn, I was about to watch my shows."

"Barry…"

"Alright… alright. Where to Dark Knight?"

"Jump City California."

"Hey, my nephew is in that part of the state. I'll have to visit him."

"Can you be here within the hour?"

"One teleportation and a quick jog, and I'll be there."

"Alright, Batman out."

The Teen Titans were even more excited that they would meet another Justice League member.

"Great idea Robin, we weren't taking into consideration the rest of Slade's robots." Cyborg said. The rest of the team nodded.

"I'll call the police chief, and ask her to assemble a armored swat force. I'll notify her about The Flash assisting." Robin said.

Batman turned to the rest of the team. They were all still surprised at the turn of events. The questions towards Logan, and especially his answers. Now the raid and additional help of two Justice League heroes. He gave them a few seconds to gather themselves.

"If you are all ready, we can head to the outskirts where Deathstroke is. I'll fight Slade, and you guys will destroy his robots and any equipment he has stored in the base." He turned to Logan. "Make the details on where we will travel in the tunnels."

Logan nodded.

Robin stood before the team, they were all nervous. Even Robin, but he would be ready, and so would they.

"We'll head out, and put an end to this. "

"Titans. GO!"

—-

The Teen Titans and Batman stood on the cliff overlooking the dunes. It was an unsettling feeling, being at the meeting place where they met Terra. Just a few days ago, she was in their home, and now. They were charging ahead to the Mastermind that wanted to use her, that wanted to kill them.

Raven was staring down at the base of the cliff. Robin looked over to her, seeing that she wasn't moving.

"Raven?"

She still didn't move.

"Friend Raven?" Starfire said. She finally looked to them.

"Yes?"

"Is something the matter?" Cyborg asked.

Raven looked around the dunes, "No… it's just…

"Does Deathstroke know we're here?" Batman off to the side, asked Logan.

"I've had animals patrolling the sands these past few days. We're in a blind spot, and the animals in the tunnels are telling me everything is continuing as normal inside. Raven should be able to teleport the team from here. She's traveled a greater distance than this." Logan said.

Raven nodded. Ignoring the worried looks from Robin, Cyborg and Starfire.

"And an available tunnel for me to go through?"

Logan pointed to a rock formation a ways to the north. "That tunnel has a few sensors along the walls. But there's no explosives on them. I've learned the smell of chemicals used in explosive devices."

Batman nodded.

On a boulder, was a rough sketch made by Logan of the inner base. The inner base had explosive sensors, but only small enough to hurt those nearby and not the structural integrity of the base. So Batman advised Raven to teleport them to either an open area, or near equipment that Slade couldn't afford to damage.

Batman nodded to Robin. And the leader knew this was the time to address the others. He looked to Raven, but she nodded her head, and gave him the gesture to continue.

The Teen Titans needed a moment.

They were about to invade Slade. With the help of Batman. But Logan said there was a hundred bots in his base. Their failure to take down Adonis still stung, now they were going to take on five times what they fought in the caves from before. With one less fighter.

"If this mission is successful, this could be the last time we encounter Slade." Robin said. The others nodded. "We'll be extra cautious, and we can afford to watch each others backs, knowing that Slade will be occupied with Batman."

"I received a message from the Flash, him and his nephew are with the police near the port. We'll enter the base and they will storm the port at the same time. Hopefully they can destroy the bots before Slade can activate them." The Titans nodded their heads.

"Logan, if you could travel ahead and mark the sensors. I'll come from behind and deactivate them. When we're close to Deathstroke, stand in a safe area, and send a message to Robin. Then Raven can teleport you all to Logan's location."

They nodded.

"Be careful, keep a cool head and best of luck. All of you." Batman said.

Logan nodded to the team, then took off to the rock formation, with Batman not too far behind him.

"Raven, what's wrong?" Robin asked. He was regretting not stalling the invasion.

She didn't say anything.

"Raven." He spoke louder.

Raven looked to him, like she wasn't listening before.

"It's nothing." She said.

"It is something Raven, you're just not telling us." Cyborg said.

"Please friend, what is bothering you?"

Raven shook her head, "It's just a feeling. That's all. I'll get over it."

Raven never shook her head.

Robin walked up to her, and looked her in the face.

"If somethings wrong, if you're having any doubts. You NEED to let us know. Right. Now." Robin stressed.

"It's not a problem. I'm getting over it. I'm just as nervous as the rest of you, and we're close to where we met Terra. We're going to invade Slade."

The others stared at her.

"Are you ready?" Robin asked in complete seriousness.

Raven looked Robin in the eyes.

"Yes. I am."