Hello everyone! This is my first 'Teen Titans' fanfic, though not my first fanfic. Iusually write'Ronin Warriors' fics. I began writing this before I saw "Birthmark," so for my purposes, that episode never happened. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this first chapter.

Disclaimer: If I owned it, would I be posting my stories on the internet?

Oblivion

Chapter 1: The Signal

Everything was normal in Titans Tower. Cyborg and Beast Boy were arguing over a videogame. Raven was in her room meditating. Robin was out training. Starfire was rambling excitedly about yet another Tamaranian holiday to Cyborg and Beast Boy, who were clearly not listening. "Friends! Must you continue to argue with one another? I am attempting to impress upon you the importance of this special day!" Starfire said, exasperated. Cyborg and Beast Boy paid her no attention.

Starfire slumped against the back of the couch, accepting her defeat. She sighed, mentally picturing what each Titan was doing, and realizing that none of them would listen to her at the moment.

Cyborg suddenly let out a "Booyah!" and jumped to his feet, performing a celebratory dance. Beast Boy, defeated stalked into the kitchen area, and pulled out a soy shake.

"Wonderful! Now will you listen to me?" Starfire asked.

"Starfire, I'm not really in the mood," Beast Boy responded. He walked back over to the couch.

"That's because you just got served!" Cyborg shouted.

"Yeah, whatever, time for a rematch!" Beast Boy said.

"If you want to lose again…" Cyborg laughed, picking up the game controller.

Suddenly, the Titan alert sounded.

Robin raced into the room, interrupting the game when he switched on the monitor. "The city's being attacked," he announced redundantly. However, what he saw next made his masked eyes open wide. On the screen was a large group of robots… Slade's robots. "We have to get down there!" Robin announced. He turned and took off, not waiting to see if the other Titans were following him. "If you're back, I'll get you…" Robin whispered as he ran.

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By the time the Titans arrived, the city was swarming with Slade-bots. Robin could barely mask his anger as he tackled the mechanical beasts. Cyborg busied himself with shooting them with his cannon. Starfire stayed above the crowd, and carefully watched where her friends were as she shot her Starbolts at her foe. Raven spent her time casting shadows on the enemy, and using her azarath metrion zinthos to destroy them. Meanwhile, Beast Boy transformed into a myriad of animals to take down the robots.

As they fought, they found themselves nearing a large warehouse. It did not take Robin long to realize where they were. Slade's old hideout, the one where Robin had stayed during the brief time he spent as Slade's apprentice. Robin hated the place, and just the sight of it made his heart race with anger. 'Damn him, damn Slade, just what is he planning this time!' Robin wondered. Starfire, still levitating above the ground, noticed Robin's obvious anger. She lowered herself until she was standing next to Robin who was kicking down the robots. "Do not become angry Robin," Starfire warned. She was worried about his temper kicking in, and him losing control. Robin ignored her and continued to fight. Telling him to not become angry was not going to help. No one could understand how strong the hatred he had for Slade was.

It felt as if they had been fighting for hours when they suddenly found themselves within Slade's old lair. Robin felt anger rising in his chest as he entered the detestable building. However, he did not have time to linger on his anger, or the awful memories the warehouse contained. The place was swarming with robots, who were strangely more aggressive than before.

As the group continued to battle, they ended up destroying much of the interior of the building. The gears were continually hit, with starbolts, Cyborg's cannon, Raven's azarath metrion zinthos, and from the number of Slade-bots that were slammed into them. The building was becoming chaotic. Metal, broken gears, and wood flew everywhere, sometimes posing more of a threat to the Titans than the robots themselves.

Running out of nearby pieces of the gears to throw, Raven began ripping apart the beams. Starfire and Cyborg also found the beams and supporting structures of the building to be in their line of fire.

Robin, who was taking down robots with his bo-staff looked up just in time to see a piece of the roof cave in. He dodged to the side and just missed being crushed. Aggravated, he looked to see why it had fallen. "RAVEN! STARFIRE! CYBORG! BEAST BOY!" he shouted over the din, getting the other Titans' attention. "STOP DESTROYING THE BEAMS! IF YOU DON'T THIS WHOLE PLACE WILL COME DOWN!" Robin warned. The Titans nodded, however, only Starfire and Beast Boy were actually careful about the beams. Once she returned to fighting, Raven did not think twice about what she was doing, and Cyborg was having a difficult time actually hitting some of the robots with his cannon, and other things were destroyed instead.

Raven was now just above Robin, as the two of them fought their hardest against the seemingly endless swarm of robots. "How many could there possibly be!" Robin shouted angrily, while hitting another with his bo-staff. "Dammit! Where are you Slade!"

"Robin, calm down. We don't know for sure whether or not Slade is behind this," Raven called down to him, her eyes glowing in mid-attack.

"Would you all stop telling me to CALM DOWN!" Robin shouted. "Who else could be behind this!" He kicked a robot in the face, knocking it into another. The battle continued, and none of the Titans spoke to one another. It seemed they would soon be victorious, as the number of Slade-bots was dwindling.

Suddenly, as if fulfilling Robin's prophecy, the ceiling and the walls began to cave in. If the scene was not chaotic before, it certainly was now.

Well, that's a wrap for chapter one. Please join me again for chapter two.

Feel free to review, if the desire so strikes you, I definitely enjoy feedback.

Sarah Shima