Our Time in Reverse - What it Takes –
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Chapter 17: About to Go Down – Who is Slade?
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They waded to shore; he did from a distance as the piece Slade had given was only a small button in case….
Robin gulped. In case, he drowned on his way over to see the team. They all sat growling, droopy eared and saddened by the loss. Entirely human to him as his binoculars from a piece of driftwood he'd snagged carried out their plans well enough. Starfire said something in that distance as he crawled up to the sand bar, making himself look as decent as he could. The squish of his boots and their shocked eyes on his silhouette brought the teammates of a fabled future team player, to throw on that mask.
He held only his arm, but the cape still flew as Robin smiled.
"Looks like you all did miss me. Now. How are we going to get back our home from the HIVE?"
"They took Cy's arm – Gizmo is such a sweep I can't stand it! They're gonna mess up my room first. I know it. I'm like the cool slash retro need and I don't want my comic collection burned before we get in there!" Bb yelled, howling as a dog until Raven shot him a glare. "I didn't think they'd win, but we underestimated these opponents. It won't happen again. Jinx will pay."
"Please. Robin must, know about what he can add to our plan in eradicating the threat."
"We lock em up." Cy brought a fist to his hand. That, was pretty cool. Robin wondered if that significant pose was for him later, when he took Cy out of the running as leader.
"We got our team together. That's gonna save us a'lotta time getting through the security I set up.
Slade would remember to swap the controls to Cy, right?
He had to. This was a shot he wouldn't give up for the world. Over and over. "Let me throw the first stone." He volunteered. "Mom had a way with security systems. I sometimes read her manuals. Could teach me later, but let me know if I'm good enough. Teach."
Cy grinned. "You're full a' surprises today, lil man. You got it. Bb? We need to get to the fall-back spot. This ain't a place to go over attack plans. Ya dig?"
"DIG? I'M GONNA?" Bb whined. "A mole or a –
"Just, keep watch. I think I can be that mole for today."
"YOUR ARM!" Kori said aloud. "Gizmo will not know he is being hit by us! That is "the genius" plan, Cyborg!"
"Wait, so you are going to activate your arm to –
"Spy time, Rave." Bb made his brows do the wave. "Cy has got the arm for this covert job! I'm excited. How bout you, newbie?"
"Totally." Robin grinned. "This is not only going to let the HIVE know we're here, but we will return that favor in full."
"Indeed! We shall…all of us, partake?"
"We go when I give the signal."
Cy grinned while Robin let Slade listen in.
He was a real spy, a real mole on the team. The boy kept staying to keep his cool. Yet, he didn't think Slade would up the ante on his training even during the boy's main trial.
Trying to one up Cy was still the plan. There was only to go forwards from here.
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The blinking eye of a bolted down cybernetic arm was missed; Jinx was in the bedroom of one empath, a fashion show by the steps down to the main room was not a trouble. Mammoth was clearing out the fridge by eating anything he could touch or smell to be less than spoiled. Iron stomach, dunce cap for a brain…
The eye from the arm looked to see Gizmo after the cd collection Beastboy had so painstakingly shoved into a cabinet to listen to at any time. Any place. This era still enjoyed the physical sounds of a good disc, while rumor had it that going digital was the way of the future. Chips for computers were becoming rarer these days. The teen frog – goggled loud mouth of the group constantly criticized the discs from back to front. The eye watched on and grew curious. Oh, target locked on.
It hopped down quietly from its hiding spot as Raven's robe made a poor impression of Jinx's already somber mood. The blue gunk was consumed in vast quantities as Mammoth continued to consume of every last glob of teal and oceanic aqua.
All while the arm crawled in a tip toe, almost comedic motion. The spy bugs Slade had put, watched. He leaned in to see the rest of his plan come to order.
Any moment now…
The arm struck!
It used cables built into it to bind around the mini – genius of the three as it flew him by a small rocket on it – to the first air duct's grate it could find. In a flash, the security came back on. Slade let Cy have that small victory as he let go control for a second to see the looks on their faces. The HIVE leader was pulled up to the first top floor by a projectile arm – magic. Raven's excellent touch and timing, Slade grinned.
The next was a star bolt from literally thin air. Mammoth went toppling as he was flung out and God knows.
The rest, Jinx and Gizmo had ended up on the roof as Ravens' magic made sure to transport the lug Mammoth at the very last second to fall onto the ground where a giant H was being erected to replace the T, standing for…
"Time's up, HIVE."
The boy wonder smiled as his team backed him up. As Slade did, he inwardly reminded himself.
"You lost, our home is here,"
" Yours is the nice county cell block across the river." Bb grinned almost eagerly.
"No backing out now, so tell us you'll come quietly."
"Or…are we going to need to bring you in ourselves." Raven ended.
"Say you shall stop and return all that you have stolen." Starfire demanded coolly. "You may not have to stay in the prison long if you cooperate with the proper authorities."
"You're not the boss of us! We can still wipe the floor with you "snot – sniffing Titans." Gizmo sneered at the teens.
"Attack pat –
"I don't think so, Star?"
Robin turned to Kori as she bent the metal H to warp and trap the hero's enemies, Raven reinforced the cell as she helped to do the same. Even Mammoth could not fight the hot ball of metal that still had yet to cool. Robin moved in quick as Cy followed with BB sniffing along behind. "We got um?" He woofed out as a terrier mix.
"You don't even know the half of it, we'll get out." Jinx promised with a wide grin. "When we do, you'll give up. No more playing fair…"
"Yeah, you say that now, but –
Bb started growling as a spark of electricity was snatched up in the form of a small receiver. Bb barked as Gizmo's last to was taken by Robin, knew what that meant. Getting ready, he heard Gizmo mutter the name.
Show time.
Part one, engage.
" Grr…AHh…...Mr. Slade isn't gonna take no –
" Who is Slade??" Robin shoved his face in Gizmo's view. The cameras saw it and Slade looked to the headmistress as she sat just a seat away. Drinking her tea quietly as if this were a hostage situation.
~ WHO IS SLADE? ~
SLADE…
SLADE ….
WHO IS…~
~ WHO IS SLADE? ~
"The board is set, now…we move as intended." Slade put the screen up and Robin popped up on every one of them. Stretching across the entire upper and lower level of the haunt.
"That's right, you're going to keep playing the hero. What a good boy, a wonderful, apprentice I have." He purred to himself, while Addie said not a word. "Very, very good…"
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