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Chapter 14: The Apprentice Pt. 1
Sora was sleeping in his room as dusk settled in Jump City. Not much happened the day before for the Titans except the normal amount of crimes. As the days went by, Sora started to notice that Robin was getting more and more obsessed with finding Slade, to the point where he couldn't sleep due to constant nightmares. Because of this, Sora kept looking for ways to destroy Slade's device with Rose but sadly they couldn't find anyway except for a trigger that Slade kept on his person at all times. If they could get their hands on that trigger, they can stop the device. He just hoped they had enough time to get it.
However, his peaceful sleep was broken when someone knocked on his door and it slide open. Sora untangled himself from his blankets and saw Raven standing there, dressed for something.
"We have a situation, Slade has called and wants to talk to us," Raven said and Sora's eyes widened.
'We're out of time,' Sora thought to himself.
"A-alright, just let me get dressed," Sora said as he got up from bed. Raven nodded and the door closed again. Sora frantically ran to his communicator and sent a text message to Rose.
"We're out of time! Slade is going to reveal the device to us!" The message said as he hit the send button. A few seconds later Rose replied.
"I know. We have to act now. Meet me in the city when you get the chance," Rose's text said.
"Alright, see you soon," Sora sent as he pocketed his communicator. He then put on his jacket, shoes and necklace on as he raced out of his room and into the living room where the other Titans were. He looked up at the main screen to see Slade standing in some sort of industrial building.
"Good morning, Teen Titans. I do hope I didn't wake you," Slade said.
"What do you want?" Robin asked in an angered tone.
"Well, that's precisely what you've been trying to find out, isn't it? And in spite of all your efforts, you're still in the dark about my intentions. Disappointing, Robin. I expected a little more from you," Slade mocked and Sora could see Robin practically seethe with anger.
"Like I care what you-" Robin countered but was stopped by Sora.
"Robin, please, I know your angry but let's hear him out," Sora said.
"Yes, Robin. Listen to your fellow Titan and let me reveal my plan for you," Slade said as his camera panned from him to a tarp-covered object. Two robot commandos then pull the tarp away, revealing the object as a big, egg-shaped device with two red lights on the surface.
"I'm sure your all familiar with the concept of a chronoton detonator," Slade said as the upper portion of the device opened up, revealing more of the circuitry inside. As the other Titans took in this info, Sora was looking at the device, looking for any weaknesses.
'Rose was right, the only way to make sure it doesn't go off is if we get the trigger,' Sora thought to himself.
"Though it seems one of you have been aware about the makings of this device long before it was created," Slade's voice said and Sora's eyes widened in response as he and the Titans looked up at Slade.
"What are you talking about?" Robin asked.
"For some time, one of you has been spending time with a girl by the name of Rose Wilson, correct?" Slade said as the Titans all looked at Sora in confusion. "Well, with that time, your teammate has come to learn that Rose Wilson is actually my daughter and second in command, Ravager, who I sent to get closer to him" Slade said as pictures of Rose and Ravager were displayed and all the Titans turned to face Sora in shock and anger.
"Yes, your teammate has been hanging out with my daughter and didn't even bother telling you, Robin. Now I shall leave you to deal with this information but just know that with my finger on the detonator, time is not on your side," Slade said as the transmission cut out. Sora looked at his fellow Titans to see them all glaring at him while Robin stared at the screen.
"N-now I know what you guys are going to say-" Sora said when he was suddenly punched in the face and was sent flying to the wall. He was then suddenly grabbed by the collar by Robin.
"You knew who she was this entire time and didn't even bother telling us?!" Robin yelled.
"I-I was worried what you were going to do to her," Sora croaked out.
"She's working for Slade. She deserves to be in jail just for working with that madman!" Robin yelled.
"Not anymore. She realized how bad he is-" Sora said.
"Get out," Robin said.
"W-what?" Sora asked.
"Get out!" Robin barked. Sora looked at the other Titans for help but they had their heads down in thought. Sora pried himself from Robin's grasp and made his way to the door slowly.
"Leave your communicator," Robin said in a quiet, angered tone. Sora stopped in front of the door and pulled his communicator out of his pocket and placed it on the kitchen counter.
"I-I'm sorry," Sora said as tears started falling from his face as he left the living room. The Titans sadly went back to work except for Raven who sadly stared at Sora's communicator.
(Later, in Jump City)
Rose was hopping from rooftop to rooftop looking for Sora. They agreed to meet up in the city but she couldn't find him anywhere.
'Where is he hiding?' She asked herself.
"Rose," She heard. She turned to see Sora gliding to the roof and land.
"Oh, there you are-" Rose said but stopped when she saw the tear stains on Sora's face.
"Sora, what happened?" Rose asked.
"S-Slade told the others about you and they kicked me out," Sora said trying to wipe the tears away. Rose gasped in shock and embraced Sora.
"Oh, Sora I'm so sorry. I didn't mean for any of this to happen," Rose said. Sora started to calm down as he returned the hug.
"It's not your fault. It's Slade. We stop him, then we can explain everything to them. Are you sure he doesn't know anything about our plan?" Sora asked wiping the tears away.
"No, he only knows the things that he wanted to know. Every time we talked, I made sure he wasn't around," Rose said.
"Okay, do you know where he is set up?" Sora asked.
"He's at the docks, Pier 41," Rose said.
"Alright, let's go. We have to stop that device before Slade decides to freeze frame the city," Sora said as he and Rose leapt from the rooftops towards the docks.
(Pier Forty-One)
Sora and Rose landed in front of a warehouse where the detonator used to be but instead there were pieces of robotic parts all over the place. Sora crouched down to pick up one of the parts.
"Well, looks like the Titans beat us here," Sora said.
"These robots were placed here to move and protect the device. Now it looks like they were just here for an ambush party," Rose said as she looked around the building for any clue to follow. "If it was the Titans, wouldn't the robots have been destroyed in other ways like explosions or cut in half. They all look like they were beaten or bashed with something," Rose said.
"It must have been Robin who got most of them? He was really angry when I left," Sora said sadly.
"Does he always get angry when it comes to Slade?" Rose asked.
"Oh yeah! There are some moments when he stays up all night trying to figure out who Slade is and what he wants," Sora said as the two walked out of the warehouse.
"Hopefully he can keep his anger in check," Rose said.
"Yeah, me too," Sora said.
"We should look around to find out where they went," Rose said.
"Don't you know where they would take it if they moved it," Sora asked.
"No, I know how it was made but they didn't tell me where they would move it," Rose said.
"Alright, let's look around," Sora said as he and Rose split up to look around the warehouse. Sora looked at the robot pieces to see if they had anything of use.
'Darn it, I can't believe they don't have anything. But Rose wasn't kidding, all of the robots were beaten to destruction, not blasted or torn to bits. Did Robin really beat all of these robots by himself and if so, what were the other Titans doing? Hopefully, we can catch up to them and I can explain everything,' Sora thought to himself.
"Hey Sora!" Rose yelled from outside and Sora ran out to see Rose standing in front of a circle of smoke. Sora kneeled down next to the circle.
"Burn marks, Starfire was here," Sora said as he saw a trail of burn marks leading towards the sewers. "Star, you are a life saver, follow the burn marks," Sora said as he and Rose followed the marks.
(Meanwhile, with the Titans)
As the Titans followed Starfire, who was constantly sneezing energy due to her being allergic to metallic chromium, making her their tracker to find the detonator, Raven was trailing behind holding Sora's communicator, wondering where he was and if he was okay. She knew there was something going on with that Rose girl but Sora must've had a good reason to defend her, though he wasn't given the chance to explain. Slade must've had Rose get close to Sora so that he can keep tabs on the Titans. Sora must've found out about it and kept quiet about it for some reason.
"Raven?" She heard and she looked up to see Robin walking next to her.
"What?" She asked.
"Are you alright?" Robin asked.
"We're looking for Slade in the sewers while Sora is out there alone doing who knows what. How do you think I feel?" Raven said in a sarcastic tone.
"Look, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have kicked him out without giving him a chance to explain. It's just- when it comes to Slade I just-" Robin said.
"I know. We all know how you are when it comes to Slade: you become angry, obsessive, and very compulsive to the point where you think you're the only one who can stop Slade You have to remember that you're not alone in this fight and I'm pretty sure that Sora was trying to do something to help stop Slade with that girl," Raven said.
"Yeah, next time I see him, I'll apologize to him," Robin said and Raven gave a small smile.
"Uh, guys?" Beast Boy said as he pointed down the sewers where a commando was getting a speed boat ready to go with the detonator in tow. The commando sees the Titans and revs the boat ready as he speeds away.
"Titans go!" Robin shouted.
(Later, with Sora and Rose)
Sora and Rose were walking down the sewers still following Starfire's trail. They continue walking when they come to a hole in the wall and see a defeated Cinderblock lying on the other side.
"Cinderblock?!" Sora asked confused.
"He was placed here as a trap for Robin. I know the rest of the way to the lair from here. C'mon," Rose said as she took off from the room with Sora right behind him. They made their way to a rocky hallway where they found a door blown open. They walk in to see a bunch of monitors showing the Titans chasing after the detonator and they look down to see Robin being thrown to the ground by Slade while the trigger to the detonator was on the ground.
"That's the trigger, we get our hands on that, then we can stop the detonator," Rose said as she pulled out her swords.
"Got it," Sora said as he summoned his keyblade. They jumped down from the railing and Sora threw his keyblade at Slade, knocking him away from a beaten Robin.
"Robin! You alright?" Sora said as he ran up to help the beaten Boy Wonder.
"Sora? What are you doing here?" Robin said.
"I'm here to stop Slade, with a little help," Sora said as Rose walked up to them. Robin reluctantly nods to Rose as she nods back in confirmation.
"Oh, Ravager. You betray me, your own father?" Slade said as he came out of the shadows.
"I'm not going to let you take over the city," Rose said as she pointed her swords at her father.
"Earlier, you would have been with me as we conquered the city and had no care in the world for the Titans, what changed?" Slade said as he got his bo staff ready.
"I realized that you're not the best father and I met Sora," Rose said as she charged at Slade and swung at him.
"Robin, get the trigger, we'll hold Slade off," Sora said as he went to help Rose. Robin nodded and ran after the trigger when some commandos landed in front of him to stop him. Meanwhile, Rose was striking at Slade with her swords while he blocked her strikes with his bo-staff when Sora leapt in and struck at Slade from above, which the masked man blocked and punched Sora away. Rose continued with her assault but Slade countered her and bashed her away. Sora came back in and attacked but Slade held his own and managed to grab Sora's arm and twist it, making the boy scream in pain before he was tossed into a nearby steel pipe. Rose threw ninja stars at Slade but he easily blocked them. Slade went on the offensive and easily knocked one of her swords out of her hands and kicked her to the ground.
"You disappoint me, daughter. You obviously still have so much to learn," Slade said as he raised his staff at the ready to strike again when Sora came in and blocked the strike.
"You're not in charge of her anymore," Sora said as Rose got up and kicked Slade in the face, knocking him back. Rose grabbed her sword and the two charged at Slade together. Slade was about to bash Sora when the boy slid on his knees and knocked Slade's feet out from under him, allowing Rose to kick Slade further into the air.
"Together!" Sora and Rose shouted together as the two leapt into the air and unleashed a barrage of strikes and attacks on the masked man before ending it with a combined spinning attack with Rose's swords on one end and Sora's keyblade on the other, sending Slade flying and crashing into the wall. The two landed on the ground as Robin walked up to them holding the trigger in his hands.
"It's over Slade," Robin said.
"On the contrary, Robin," Slade said as the trigger suddenly sparked up and broke apart in Robin's hand. Slade suddenly walked out of the shadows looking like he didn't have a scratch on him. "This is only the beginning," Slade said.
"Where's the real trigger?" Sora asked.
"Right here," Slade said as he held up a trigger in his hands and pressed it. Suddenly, Rose screamed in pain as she fell to the ground, shaking and hyperventilating.
"Rose?!" Sora yelled as he fell to the ground and tried to help her. "What did you do?! What did you do to her?!" Sora yelled.
"What about the detonator?!" Robin yelled.
"Oh, there is no detonator and to answer your question, Sora, it is a little something that I gave to Rose when she was younger. You see, I was always worried about her, always worried if she would get hurt. If she was ever captured or anything like that, it would let me track her and I could listen in on anything she says or hears," Slade said as an x-ray of Rose appeared on the screen and in her neck was an orange colored chip implant. "And if in the act she was interrogated or turned against me, the device will send an electric shock through her body. The first charge will paralyze her, the second charge will continually hurt her and the third charge will kill her if exposed to it for too long," Slade said.
"You- you monster! How could you do that to your own daughter?! Was she even given a choice?!" Sora yelled in anger.
"Of course not, she was far too young to have a choice," Slade said. Angered, Sora charged at Slade but stopped when Rose released another scream of pain as electricity surged through her body.
"As for you Robin, there is not detonator. Instead, I had another plan in mind," Slade said as a screen came on and showed the Titans being shot by a red turret, sending them flying into the sewer waters. Suddenly, four screens came on with each Titan's names on the tops, showing their blood cells being attacked by small Slade probes.
"Nanoscopic probes. The chronoton detonator was merely the bait for a much larger trap," Slade said. "You see, with the push of a button...my probes will destroy your friends from the inside out," Slade said as revealed another button.
"You can't control them. No matter what you do, they'll never obey you," Robin said.
"This isn't about your friends. It's about you two. It's always been about you two," Slade said.
"What are you talking about?" Sora asked.
"Sending Ravager to get close to you. Leaving cryptic clues for you to unravel. I was testing you. For some time, I have been searching for an apprentice. Someone to follow in my footsteps and Sora and Robin, I've chosen you. Congratulations," Slade said.
"Why us? Why not Rose, I mean she's your daughter," Sora asked.
"Yes, but like any father, I am meant to teach her all I know before sending her off on her own into the world and I always feared that she would be taken from me early, so it doesn't hurt to have a back-up," Slade said.
"No way would we ever-" Robin said but stopped when Slade held up the buttons.
"If you join me, if you swear to serve me, if you never speak to your friends again, I will allow Ravager and the Titans to live. But if you disobey even the smallest request, I will annihilate them and I'll make you both watch. So, do we have a deal?" Slade asked.
"Sora?" Sora heard and he turned to see Rose trying to stand. "Please don't do it. My life isn't worth it. Please-" Rose said but once again screamed in pain as she fell to the ground.
"Rose!" Sora yelled as he grabbed her before she fell and he turned to see Slade pushing the button again.
"Do we have a deal?" Slade asked again slower this time. Sora looked down at Rose's face to see tears streaming from her eyes due to the pain.
"Okay, okay...just please stop," Sora said in anguish. Slade took his hand off the button.
"Robin?" Slade asked and the Boy Wonder reluctantly nodded.
"Very good, your equipment we'll be ready shortly," Slade said as he walked away into the shadows.
(Later)
Sora and Robin reluctantly dressed out of their uniforms and dressed into orange and black jumpsuits with sliver armor and Slade's S on their uniforms but while Robin kept his domino mask, Sora now had a black hood to wear. Suddenly, Slade stepped out of the shadows behind them.
"I know it seems bad now but trust me, you'll learn to like it," Slade said before walking back into the shadows, leaving the two boys.
"Sora, I'm sorry," Robin said.
"Me too," Sora replied. Suddenly, the lights cut out and the two boys are left in darkness.
And that's it. Sora and Robin are now Slade's apprentices so what will happen in part two, you ask? Come back later and you'll see. For now, on to the reviews:
Guest1: Don't worry he's all good.
Guest2: Well, I hope you enjoyed the revelation. Also, have you seen the final trailer?! I can't wait!
Guest3: I'll have to do some research on this person if I do. We'll see.
Xytan: If it was him, then I would've had him say something to Sora, so it was just a random person.
I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter and I'll see you guys in the next part. Please review, please favor, and please follow. Peace out.
