Epilogue The next days passed painfully slow with only minor thieves trying to rob either a passing civilian or a jewelry store. The thief that tried to rob the civilian was rather easy to take care of since he was all by himself…and because he had fear of heights as Starfire found out after tackling the escaping man and flew into the air after which the man turned white as a ghost and had literally begged for his life. The gang that followed proved to be a bit of a problem since they were armed. And the fact that Robin got a little distracted when they arrived and his eyes fixed on one of them as he tried to carefully remove the glass panel of the display case. And as his gloved hand shakily reached out for a diamond covered necklace, Robin remembered Slade's voice – he heard his voice like he was standing right behind him, alive.
"It was a thrill, wasn't it?"
And suddenly the robbery faded into nothing and Robin found himself sneaking through highly guarded military area. His hands worked to deactivate the security system and reached out for the detonator of the bomb that was supposed to 'be used to render other villains he might encounter useless', not knowing that it was the weapon that would eventually destroy all his ties to his former life - friends and home included. And as his hand reached out for the round, metallic device…he realized that Slade was right.
He did feel a certain thrill, simply trying to get something he shouldn't have…and the soldiers he fought while trying to escape only added to the rush he felt…and in a sense, he liked it. He knew that he was improving drastically ever since he became Slade's apprentice again. And at the same time…he hated it!
Because that only confirmed Slade's claim that they were similar!
But somehow his devotion to his friends…to his home only increased with that realization and managed to pull him out of his own fall into complete villainy. He was only brought back to reality when the security alarm went off and the man had aimed his gun at him. After that, a short scuffle occurred and the Titans managed to emerge victorious.
But after seeing Robin's pensive expression, nobody said much on their way home, realizing that he must have been thinking about recent events.
The next morning all 5 friends woke up rather early as hunger plagued them yet again after coming home much too late to be in the mood to make any dinner.
They had just finished their breakfast when the Tower was filled with the lights and noise of their crime alert. "Aww, just when I wanted to beat my high score," Beast Boy whined, obviously talking about one of his numerous video games. "You can't beat your high score," Raven stated bluntly as they made their way outside. "So you wanna tell me that you beat my high score? Just tell me you're jealous of my skills," Beast Boy grinned and Raven gave him a death stare.
"Why would I be jealous of wasting my time on something I have already done only to see if I feel better about myself after getting higher numbers on a thing as trivial as videogames?" Raven replied.
"Because…it's not as boring as books."
"At least it requires some kind of knowledge and I don't have to read it repeatedly to get enjoyment out of it…unlike your videogames…even a monkey can play them," she finished her sentence and the shape-shifter looked annoyed after her as they were dashing out of the Tower.
Cyborg sulked, realizing that his 'baby' had to sit this crime out.
Their mainframe computer had located a crime close to 'Murakami High School'. Not knowing what to expect, Robin randomly guessed what villains might encounter them, ranging from the HIVE to Professor Chang.
Starfire looked up at the mention of his name. "Robin? When we were looking for you, I have come into contact with Red X…and he said that your sudden disappearance…was a disappointment…for someone specific."
Robin's head shot upwards.
Red X had someone that knew him?
"Who?"
"I do not know," Starfire replied, realizing that Robin couldn't provide her with answers.
Could it be…that Robin knew that 'certain someone'? They turned the corner and were running along the wall of a certain school yard when the looming image of a certain killer moth appeared in the distance.
Nobody slowed their steps…as a school girl was passing them, eager to get to her school – a girl with blonde hair.
They were only fixed on the villain that was about to unleash trouble for their city.
Only Beast Boy turned his head slightly and green eyes met blue ones…before the girl gave a small smile. The shape-shifter smiled back before he turned his attention to his friends who had stopped in front of the mutant insect. "Titans! This time your city will belong to me!" Killer Moth dramatically declared as hundreds of his mutant 'children' flew up behind him.
The blonde-haired girl stopped in her tracks, her smile still on her face but didn't turn around.
The 5 heroes smirked at their villain before Robin spoke. "Sorry but no pets allowed!" he replied and the 5 heroes readied for attack.
Terra quietly murmured the same words that the Titan leader shouted to his team at the same time before the 5 heroes charged at Killer Moth – words that might someday be directed at her as well. "Titans…go!"
"It was a thrill, wasn't it?"
And suddenly the robbery faded into nothing and Robin found himself sneaking through highly guarded military area. His hands worked to deactivate the security system and reached out for the detonator of the bomb that was supposed to 'be used to render other villains he might encounter useless', not knowing that it was the weapon that would eventually destroy all his ties to his former life - friends and home included. And as his hand reached out for the round, metallic device…he realized that Slade was right.
He did feel a certain thrill, simply trying to get something he shouldn't have…and the soldiers he fought while trying to escape only added to the rush he felt…and in a sense, he liked it. He knew that he was improving drastically ever since he became Slade's apprentice again. And at the same time…he hated it!
Because that only confirmed Slade's claim that they were similar!
But somehow his devotion to his friends…to his home only increased with that realization and managed to pull him out of his own fall into complete villainy. He was only brought back to reality when the security alarm went off and the man had aimed his gun at him. After that, a short scuffle occurred and the Titans managed to emerge victorious.
But after seeing Robin's pensive expression, nobody said much on their way home, realizing that he must have been thinking about recent events.
The next morning all 5 friends woke up rather early as hunger plagued them yet again after coming home much too late to be in the mood to make any dinner.
They had just finished their breakfast when the Tower was filled with the lights and noise of their crime alert. "Aww, just when I wanted to beat my high score," Beast Boy whined, obviously talking about one of his numerous video games. "You can't beat your high score," Raven stated bluntly as they made their way outside. "So you wanna tell me that you beat my high score? Just tell me you're jealous of my skills," Beast Boy grinned and Raven gave him a death stare.
"Why would I be jealous of wasting my time on something I have already done only to see if I feel better about myself after getting higher numbers on a thing as trivial as videogames?" Raven replied.
"Because…it's not as boring as books."
"At least it requires some kind of knowledge and I don't have to read it repeatedly to get enjoyment out of it…unlike your videogames…even a monkey can play them," she finished her sentence and the shape-shifter looked annoyed after her as they were dashing out of the Tower.
Cyborg sulked, realizing that his 'baby' had to sit this crime out.
Their mainframe computer had located a crime close to 'Murakami High School'. Not knowing what to expect, Robin randomly guessed what villains might encounter them, ranging from the HIVE to Professor Chang.
Starfire looked up at the mention of his name. "Robin? When we were looking for you, I have come into contact with Red X…and he said that your sudden disappearance…was a disappointment…for someone specific."
Robin's head shot upwards.
Red X had someone that knew him?
"Who?"
"I do not know," Starfire replied, realizing that Robin couldn't provide her with answers.
Could it be…that Robin knew that 'certain someone'? They turned the corner and were running along the wall of a certain school yard when the looming image of a certain killer moth appeared in the distance.
Nobody slowed their steps…as a school girl was passing them, eager to get to her school – a girl with blonde hair.
They were only fixed on the villain that was about to unleash trouble for their city.
Only Beast Boy turned his head slightly and green eyes met blue ones…before the girl gave a small smile. The shape-shifter smiled back before he turned his attention to his friends who had stopped in front of the mutant insect. "Titans! This time your city will belong to me!" Killer Moth dramatically declared as hundreds of his mutant 'children' flew up behind him.
The blonde-haired girl stopped in her tracks, her smile still on her face but didn't turn around.
The 5 heroes smirked at their villain before Robin spoke. "Sorry but no pets allowed!" he replied and the 5 heroes readied for attack.
Terra quietly murmured the same words that the Titan leader shouted to his team at the same time before the 5 heroes charged at Killer Moth – words that might someday be directed at her as well. "Titans…go!"