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Three Way Mirror	By : tenohikari Category: DC Verse Cartoons - Teen Titans > Slash - Male/Male > Robin/Slade Views: 5588 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Three Way Mirror
Written By: Teno Hikari
email: teno_hikari@yahoo.com / tenohikari@cs.com
Summary: Takes place in the 'Aftershock' episodes. Slade has taken over the city, and all the Teen Titans, except Robin, has fallen. Can the boy wonder stop Slade alone? Or will Terra clip his wings? (Slade/Robin)
Disclaimer: Well you know what I'm gonna say, I own nothing. That includes the Teen Titans. ::walks off to go sulk in the corner::
Warning: Spoilers for the show - at least for the 2 seasons.
Slash, Yaoi, M/M pairings. Adult situations. Mature readers only.
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Chapter Three
Despite the cold wind and rain, Robin was sweating underneath his guise as Red X. He could hear the mechanical wheeze of his mask's respirator, along with the panting breaths of the ones who followed him. They had been running down several street blocks, taken several twists and turns through alleys, until finally losing sight of their pursuers.
"H-How much further...?" rasped the girl trying to keep up with him. "And who the hell are you?"
He didn't have time to answer, or even give her a second glance. Quickly, he skidded to a halt, placing his hand up to gesture the others to do the same. As much as the teenager wanted to catch his breath, he had to hold it, picking up the sound of yet another android squad approaching.
Damn. No escape that way. Couldn't go back down the east end. Was there any other way to reach Sanctuary?
The three of them silently took cover behind a dumpster in a dead end alleyway. If it were just Robin, this would have been easy. All he would have had to do was go invisible and walk out. He doubted his companions were so lucky.
He heard a small scuffle beside him, and quickly glanced to see the girl trying to wrench her hand free from the giant. Her other companion, who practically had to squat down on the concrete to hide himself from view, shook his head. Nodding down to the small bundle - no, a person - unconscious in his arms, he shook his head again. Finally, the Sorceress relented and lowered her hand, shivering as she braced herself.
Peering around the dumpster, Robin caught sight of enemy squad. His eyes nearly popped out of their sockets at the sheer number of soldiers lined up in perfectly straight lines. It was as if he were watching a parade, one that seemed to go on forever. How and when did Slade manufacture all of these?
They continued to wait patiently. Remaining perfectly still and quiet, even with the harsh weather beating down upon them. The ones he had left Sanctuary to assist, were huddled together, trying to keep warm.
Every few minutes, Robin had to make sure the others remained conscious. He wasn't able to study them at the moment, but was content that all three of them were still breathing and alert. If they didn't find decent shelter soon, they would catch their deaths out here. One way or another.
It felt like hours later, when he spotted the last of the black-armored clad soldier pass the alley by, Robin stood up. Then quickly scrambled back down as single, but louder footsteps echoed across the entire street. A much larger and threatening form had lagged behind.
Cinderblock. One of Slade's mutant criminal subordinates. Just another puppet. From the look of it, the solid killer rock had grown in massive proportions with an extra set of arms. It was obvious he had been upgraded somehow. Cinderblock looked ten-times stronger than before. If possible, even ten-times uglier.
As the hulking mass of moving rock ascended up the road and no longer in sight, Robin signaled to his companions. Thankfully they were still awake, despite the weary and sick expressions on each of their faces. How long had they been on hunted down by Slade's army?
Narrowing his eyes, Robin resisted the urge to run and chase the enemy down. Nothing better than blind attack from behind. He hated hiding like this. Hated this weakness, and the fact that no matter how strong the enemy got, he remained the same.
'No,' he thought angrily. 'Never the same. Never again.'
If he planned to stop Slade, and for good this time, he would have to eliminate any who would prove to be a threat. After all... you couldn't throw a punch if all your fingers were broken. The Boy Wonder would find a way to deactivate all those damn robots.
Then there was the rest of Slade's henchman. Cinderblock, Plasmus, Overload. Terra. Robin seethed under his mask, thinking about the traitor who had lived among his friends while they still lived.
No more second chances.
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For an instant, static filled the monitor but it rapidly dissolved into a split screen of text and image. Slade, sat back on his throne like chair, one visible eye looking over data displayed before him. So, aside from the last teen Titan, there were a few idiots who did not clear out from his city.
Apparently there was a pursuit in the sewers that had lasted several hours until the targets had gotten away. Interesting, not many could outrun his foot soldiers. Not ordinary human beings, these vermin were.
Standing perfectly still beside Slade, stood the masked man's aid. Wintergreen. An elderly gentleman, who's stark white three-piece suit, not only made him stand out in the dim-lighted room, but out of place altogether. Bending down, he set a cup of coffee on the arm of the chair.
"This is only the beginning," Slade nodded to his six-panel split screen that showed all sectors of Jump City. Once a vibrant city filled with life. Always protected by the young heroes who resided in a T-shaped building. The masked criminal mastermind had been successful in exploiting the youths. Their unity had collapsed, and so did the threat of the Teen Titans. No, this was not Jump City anymore. This was now a No-man's land.
"Once everything is taken care of here. We shall move on, and expand." Slade spoke his sentences with a slow intensity. It made him simultaneously engaging and authoritative. Wintergreen nodded mutely in understanding, looking up at the information on the monitor.
"Hmm... It seems quite a few cameras from Sector D have gone offline in the past few hours," Slade mused as he typed in a few commands on his control panel. The monitor went blank for a few moments as he enrouted information from the remaining cameras, placing them all up on the monitor. "Those little sewer rats managed to call for outside assistance it seems."
Wintergreen was at a loss, not understanding how Slade had come up with such a conclusion. The digital footage displayed on the screen, all eight of them, showed no one. No sudden movement whatsoever, nothing but some rooftops and the dull gray storm clouds in the background.
Rewinding the recording, Slade played it again and paused to freeze frame, before enlarging it. With a metal and leather gloved hand, he tapped on a faint, but distinct outline. The fact that Slade had seen it right a way, was proof of his enhanced senses.
"Right here."
Zooming in even closer, both men were clearly able to see the outline was indeed a humanoid figure. With another command entered into his computer, the background was removed. The outline was ran by a few scanners until it was completely filled in.
"Interesting," Slade purred almost seductively, as if his aid were not in the room. "I never thought Red X would appear again."
Completely clothed in black from head to toe, the stealth thief's costume looked very similar to Slade's androids. With the acceptance of the menacing white half-skull on the mask front. He wear his trademark 'Red X' on the skull's forehead.
"Who is this?" Wintergreen spoke finally, curious at Slade's interest. "Another Teen Titan?"
Leaning forward, Slade's single eye focused completely on the frozen visual of Red X's face. No, just a mask over another one. How amusing.
"Oh, you could say that..."
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They found shelter in a five-story parking garage just above Robin's lair. The androids in that sector had completed their rounds and marched back to their posts. All immediate danger had long since passed, but no one seemed relieved.
It had continued the pour, and when they finally made it back, Robin was completely soaked. Not to mention dead on his feet. Wishing for the hundredth time that night, that he had finished repairs on his R-cycle. Or at least got it to run again.
"So tall, dark, and creepy-looking, you got a name?"
Turning his head and attention towards the girl, he was surprised how up close and personal she was being. Her magenta eyes were practically glowing and for a moment he wondered if she was trying to see through his mask. Angrily he pushed her away.
The push must have caught her by surprised. She cried out, unable to regain her balance. Cursing under his breath, Robin caught her before she hit the ground.
"What's wrong?" he asked, wearily. "You were doing all those cartwheels and back flips during the chase."
The girl in his arms struggled, and gave him a short glare, before wincing in pain. Robin automatically released her when the giant stalked forward, letting her lean against him. Robin blinked, those two, including the little sleeping midget boy, were starting to look awfully familiar.
"I'm not a robot, you know," she informed him, wringing out the water in the tattered purple goth-styled baby doll dress she wear that covered dark leggings. Trying to stand on her own again, she wobbled and hissed. "I must have sprained my ankle."
Robin uttered a small apology, but was relieved to know that they were normal human beings. Okay, not so normal - but living thinking humans. Not some metal puppets that had dominated the city.
Absently, he tapped the side of his mask and studied them. There was something about their stance. The way the three stood (minus the little guy) together. It was like a battle formation...
[ 'This is attack pattern alpha' ]
A light bulb switched on above Robin's head.
"The H.I.V.E."
They were a trio of fighters, the teen remembered. Ones who had beaten the Titans and briefly stole their tower. It had been a wake-up call for his team to start working together. And together, they kicked these three out of their home and into prison. It was a day to remember, and the first time the Teen Titans had heard the name of their arch-nemesis.
[ 'Who is Slade?' ]
"We were calling for the Teen Titans," the giant - Mammoth, if Robin remembered correctly - said hoarsely. "You one of them?"
So this girl, the Sorceress, is Jinx. The unconscious bundle resting in the crook of Mammoth's arm must be Gizmo. It was a little hard to tell, the boy's face looked like one big bruise.
Slade's agents.
Robin frowned under his second mask. This had to be the hateful man's trap after all. He had anticipated Robin's emotions. Knowing his former apprentice would put his own life on the line for others.
Fuming, he tried to turn invisible and heard a small glitch in the device. It must have been all the rain. His bike wasn't the only thing Robin wished he hadn't neglected to repair. So instead of the disappearing act, turned and began to walk away.
"Wait a minute!" Jinx callet, ht, her voice tinged with desperation. "Aren't you going to help us?"
Help them? Take in some more rouges who will most likely betray him like Terra had? Did Slade think he was dumb enough to make the same mistake twice?
"I did," he responded coldly. "Go tell Slade, I took the bait. Hook, line and sinker."
Wincing, Jinx half walked, half stumbled over to him. "Slade? We don't work for Slade!"
"Oh? But you used to." Robin removed the skull mask and turned, revealing himself to them. The Sorceress looked completely stunned, as did the strongman behemoth who made a step in their direction. "He sent you to annihilate the Teen Titans. This time he used you as bait. Tell me, what did he promise you? The T-Tower? Your own part of the city?"
The two H.I.V.E. members blinked at the venom in the Boy Wonder's voice. It would have stung horribly had it been true. His accusations were understandable though, they had expected this.
"Only that one time," the young Sorceress began to explain. "The H.I.V.E are mercenaries, loyal to no one but ourselves. We were on our way in becoming top graduates. Slade was in charge of our final exam...and we failed. So we're not H.I.V.E anymore."
There was a long pause, but Robin made no reply, hands fisting at his sides. Clenched and unclenching his fingers, he wondered if he should attack. Or just leave. They were already too close to his hideout, and there was no way he would let them in.
'But look at them!' his conscience shouted out. Grudgingly, Robin obeyed. The three were definitely a sorry sight to behold.
They were shivering and drenched by the chilling rain. Jinx appeared to be feverish, her clothes torn in places and clinging to her skin. Mammoth was bruised all over the visible parts of his body, and he had an ugly gash across his face. Then there was Gizmo, who looked like a combination of both his partners, and was drawing ragged breaths as he slept.
Robin inwardly swear. He knew he couldn't turn them away. Despite their history as enemies to his team, they were still people. He couldn't let them die. If his friends were alive, they would have agreed.
"All right," he said at last. "I'll give you shelter, food, and protection. Until I can get you out of the city." Before they could sigh in relief, he held up his hand to let them know he wasn't done. "In return, you have to do exactly as I say. Do we have a deal?"
The two former mercenaries blinked before glancing down at their passed out comrade. Wishing he were at least conscious to have a say in this. But there wasn't time. Not with Slade's inhuman henchman patrolling the entire city.
Numbly, both of them nodded.
"No second chances," Robin informed them. Though it was more like he was reminding himself. "If youp oup out of line, I will not hesitate to destroy you."
It was harsh, Robin k But But the former Titan leader couldn't afford to trust anyone in the first place. Let alone a couple of criminals who were undeserving of it. They paled just a little at the threat, but made no comment.
Without a word, he raised both his hands and fired two X's towards them. They immediately wrapped around both the other teenagers, pinning both their arms to their sides. In Jinx's case, her hands were covered to ensure she didn't use her 'bad luck' hex powers. Mammoth was completely covered on one side, with the tiny Gizmo strapped to him.
As they tested their unbreakable restraints, the masked crime fighter nodded to himself. "That should do it."
"What in the hell is this?!" Jinx demanded, both glaring at the boy who had his back to them to press the button for an elevator.
As the elevator doors opened, Robin gestured for them to approach. There was some resistance at first, until they remembered their agreement. In their current health and being bound effectively, Robin could easily pick them off if he wanted to.
"I thought you were going to trust us!"
Scowling, they obeyed. Pissed off as they felt that the last Titan was herding them like cattle. Robin followed them inside with the doors shutting closed behind him. With his back to the others, he opened up a secret panel and typed in password.
"Trust is easy to destroy," Robin began as the elevator descended beneath ground level. "But it takes time to build. Be patient."
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Author's Notes:
Like Robin's last lines?
Again I've traded three hours of sleep to finish this chapter. Need to get as much plot written down as I possibly can before I can get to the good stuff: the slash =P
For those of you who have only seen the new animated version of Teen Titans (like me), you're probably wondering who Slade's "butler" was from the end of 'Divide and Conquer', he's Wintergreen - Slade's right hand man from the comic version. He just appears in that one episode, but who knows if he'll show up again.
Now that I think of it, Slade is like a darker version of Batman. He had a bat-cave, a butler, enough money to make all those damn androids; so all he needed was a sidekick. But anyway...
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Claire - Don't worry, at this rate, I'll be writing several chapters a week. I'm a starved review-crazed-monster, FEED ME! =P
TheDudeLordOfFantasy - Thanks for giving the story a chance despite your feelings towards slash. There will be some nc-17 content, but I won't post it up on ffnet. As for killing Terra, well Robin's thinking about it.
Agent182 - Awww! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! As for the city, I don't think it's Gotham, considering it's Batman territory.
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