"Titans, move!" Cyborg orders.
All around them, the neon letters of Wayne Tower explode and collapse, sending dark plumes of smoke into the night sky. Cyborg freezes, his heart pounding as he desperately searches for an escape. He hears a mechanical groaning behind him, but sparks and smoke overwhelm his vision. A large bat— Beastboy— flies over his head. There isn't time to get out of the way! The neon 'A' falls forward, and in a final grasp at safety he ducks. The letter crashes to the ground, Cyborg standing in the gap. He's safe, he's fine! He straightens, hardly able to believe his luck. A thought almost forms in his head: Did Robin plan this? He clenches his fists and dismisses it. His teammate— his friend— is...
"He's gone." Raven says, sadness scratching through her stoic surface. Cyborg runs over to her and Starfire's side, calling for a check-up, but everyone seems to have made it through relatively unscathed.
"Uhh..." Beastboy starts as he drops from the sky, assuming his 'human' form. "I know where Robin picked up that heat ray, but... where did he learn that little glow-y hurt-y trick?"
"I don't—" Starfire hesitates, looking resigned. "I don't know."
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The Apprentice
FanfictionWhat if Robin stays Slade's apprentice? What if the Titans don't find the nano-bugs? Robin is alone. No one can save him from the situation he's in. It's up to him to somehow make contact with the Titans, or better still... Batman.