Teen Titans Fan Fiction ❯ Vindicated ❯ The Appearance ( Chapter 8 )

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Vindicated

Chapter 8

 

Morning came soon after. In fact, morning came and gone. We didn't crawl out of bed till 1 pm. I hadn't had such a good night sleep in a long time. I suppose it was that Em was there with me. I have never actually slept in the same bed with someone else and now that I have I can see what others see in it. It felt very reassuring and secure with someone else there. I know by her just being there didn't actually make it safer, but I felt that way anyway.

 

“Good morning BB. How did you sleep?” she said with a grin on her face.

 

“I never slept so well in my life.”

 

“I know, me too. I don't know why, but when I was under the covers with you I feel like there isn't a world beyond the bedposts. God, listen to me, I must sound like an idiot.”

 

“It's fine; I was thinking the same thing.”

 

She smiled at my reassurance that she wasn't alone in her stray thoughts. After we had a big breakfast we finished setting up the equipment and living areas. I plugged in my television and gamestation in and Em and I played a racing game. We were pretty evenly matched against each other. Stray memories of playing against Cyborg popped into my head and I shuddered at the thought of my former life. It's amazing how drastically my life has changed in the last two days. I was suddenly pulled out of my thoughts when Em rammed me of the road.

 

“HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA!!! You'll never be able to beat me green boy.”

 

“Oh we'll see about that.”

 

We played for anther couple of hours and she repeatedly knocked me off of the track. I could have fought back, but I just let her punish me like that. I don't really know why though. After we had enough of that I decided that we needed to get to work.

 

“What do we need to work for BB? It's not like we have to or anything.”

 

“It's simple Em. The Titans think that you might be involved with the serial crimes that are being committed. If they come up with any information to support that theory, they'll come for you. I don't know if I can stop all of them. So that means that I have to find the bad guy before they do. Now all we really have to do is wait for the next crime to be committed and then do some investigations. People may think that Robin is the only detective on the Titans, but we'll show them right?”

 

“Ok, I guess you have a point. So what do I do?” Em said with an almost worried look on her face. It was a look that I hadn't seen on her since I walked out of the tower with her.

 

“Well the first step is a backup plan. I can't very well take you on the mission with me. I will most certainly run into the Titans out there and they will try to take you. So I need for you to stay here while I'm out. Do not leave the warehouse while I am gone. Now they will eventually find this place, so you will need to know the escape route.” I took her downstairs and pointed to a small hatch pretty well hidden behind a water heater. “You can escape to one of the other neighboring warehouses from here. Hopefully you won't have to use it, but if it comes down to it this will get you out of here. DO NOT try to fight them. You won't stand a chance.”

 

BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!

 

The alarm is going off. Good, that means that the next crime is being committed. “Ok, Em stay here.”

 

I didn't even give her a chance to respond before I was out of the room checking the location of the break in. Let's see. A chemical deposit factory. It's closer to me then the tower. I should be able to get there before they do. What kind of alarm is going off, a silent alarm. Good, I can get the jump on him before he knows what happened. I ran over to the take off platform and it flung me into the sky. I transformed into a falcon and took off at blinding speed. I took a look back toward the tower and could see that no one had even left yet. That is probably on of the great advantages of being able to change into an animal, my senses become heightened and there isn't an animal with better sight then a falcon.

 

I could now see the chemical processing plant and started my descent. I had to keep low in order to mask my arrival. I could see where the creep broke in and started my investigation from there. I transformed into a common house cat and I crept along the floor. So far I didn't see anyone. That is kinda strange considering that it is mid-day and the place should be teeming with workers. This isn't looking good. I'm really beginning to worry here. I turn the corner and I finally see some movement. I honestly don't know if that is a good thing or a bad thing. Oh well. I guess that I am about to find out.

 

I walk through the door and I see a sight unlike any I have ever seen before. The room I had entered is about the size of a high school gymnasium and the entire room is filled with bodies. Body parts are strung out like Christmas lights in December. I had to hold in the vomit in order to remain undetected. This guy was close. I can feel it. I look around worried that he is still in the room but I don't see anything that is still alive. Those poor people.

 

I wade through the room trying my best not to step on any of the dead bodies but not even coming close to succeeding. There were things I have never even seen before. I even think I may have stepped in someone's brain. I am gonna make this sick son of a bitch pay. I can see some of the looks on these people's faces, they made me cringe. The terror that was imprinted on their face made me wonder if I should wait for the Titans to show up. NO! Fortune favors the bold. He who hesitates is lost and all of the crap. I need to take this guy down now before he hurts anyone else.

 

I make it to the exit and turn down a corridor. I see an open door at the end of the hallway and I make my way toward it. I can hear rustling in beyond the doorway. I pause before I enter to take a deep breath and transform into something a bit more useful in a fight. I decide that my best advantage is the element of surprise so go with something fast. I chose the quick reaction time of the cheetah. Ok, one last breath to gather my senses. I turn the corner and see a man covered in blood lifting a big drum f chemical waste onto fork lift. I charge at him and raise my paw to strike but pass right through him as he morphed a around me as I struck the air where he used to be. I was a bit surprised but glad that I now know one of his powers. I can use that to my advantage. Since I'm on my own here I have to play this smart. Not my strong suit.

 

I transformed into a crocodile and swung my tail around where he was reforming. He didn't expect me to change so quickly and catch on so I connected, connected hard. I actually threw him into the wall causing it to collapse and we went dragged the fight into the next room. I changed into a gorilla and charged at him narrowly missing him. Unfortunately he was ready for me this time and he slammed me onto the ground. He knocked the wind out of me and I automatically transformed back into my human form. I got back up and morphed into a pterodactyl and took to the air. I should be able to have an advantage in the air. I dove in and hit the bastard and took to the sky again and dove in again. We repeated this little dance for a little while. He tried to strike at me but I was fast enough to keep out of his range. I think I have this in the bag.

 

Suddenly out of no where he transformed into this purple blob and stretch up to take hold of my left wing. I couldn't keep myself in the air with only one wing so I fell to the ground where he enveloped me in himself. I had better think fast or I'm gonna end up suffocation to death. I couldn't seem to pierce the guy in order to get some air. What am I gonna do? Ok BB don't panic. Cooler heads will prevail. Lets see, how am I gonna get out of this one. The titans should be here any second. No! I can not depend on them anymore. I have to beat this guy on my own. The silence is deafening in here. This guy hasn't even said a word, I was hoping that I would be able to get him into a monologue but I guess that isn't going to happen today. The lack of air must be getting to me, I can't think straight. I suddenly began to think about Em. I got it. I transformed into a brontosaurus and he could no longer stay wrapped around me. I put a little distance between us so I could catch my breath. He threw a lead pipe that was lying on the ground and he threw it at me. It cracked me on the head and nearly knocked me out. He sprinted toward me and changed into that blob again. He lunged at me slamming me into the wall. The blow knocked me unconscious.

 

I woke up. I couldn't have been out for that long; the Titans haven't arrived yet. But it was just long enough for him to get away with those chemicals. I have to regain my senses before the others get here. I can't have them see me like this. I took out a couple of small vials and took samples of the goo that I scratched off of him. I also took a couple of pictures of the room where the fight took place, the room where he was stealing those chemicals, and the room where all of those bodies were. I walked into the chemical storage room and took down a list of all of the chemicals that were in the room and compared it to the list of chemicals that was supposed to be there. Ok. With this info I might be able to narrow down what this guy is up to. I was walking out of the building when the rest of the Titans showed up. They walked up to me and I just kept on walking. They tried to stop me to talk and ask me what happened.

 

Star grabbed me by the arm and said, “Friend Beast Boy what has happened here?”

 

“He's already gone Star, don't worry. But Star…”

 

“Yes?”

 

“Please don't go in there. I don't want you to see what happened in there. Its… disturbing to say the least. Goodbye Star. I miss you.”

 

After that was said I took off and didn't look back. I could feel everyone's penetrating gaze staring at me, burning a hole right through me almost. I really hope she doesn't go in there and see what that thing did. I know that she won't listen though. I can just see the look on her face when she walks through that door and sees the scores of dead men and women strewn about the room. I can just imagine the screams she will unleash when she is scared out of her sleep by the nightmares that those corpses will induce. I shudder at the thought of her covered in sweat screaming in the middle of the night.

 

I take my mind off of it by keeping low to the ground in order to make sure that I am not followed. I pass by the park in order to intermix with some of the birds that live there. No one could be able to determine which out of the hundreds of birds that I was flying with was me. After I was assured that I wasn't followed I flew home and immediately got to work. Em walked into the lab and asked me what was wrong.

 

“I saw things that were frightening, and that guy nearly killed me. I was lucky to escape with my life today. I'm gonna have to be a lot better if I'm gonna take this guy down. But on the bright side of things, I got some evidence that I am confident will lead me to the perp.”

 

She had this concerned look on her face and wrapped her arms around me. “Please don't die. I don't know what I would do without you.”

 

“I know. I'm sorry. I won't underestimate this guy again. I love you sweetie.” I was shocked that those words had come out of my mouth but I didn't bother to try and take it back. It was the truth and all. She blushed and kissed me passionately. I guess that means she loves me too. This is great. “The news is almost on. Could you go watch it and see if they have come up with anything new? I'll stay down here and try to get these pictures developed and the genetic code down into the computer.”

 

She beamed with this light and smiled at me. “Sure thing BB. I'll take notes for you. Try not to stay down here to long.”

 

“Ok Em, I'll see you in a little while.”

 

I hadn't used any of this science equipment in a LONG time. Usually Robin did all of this kind of work. Oh, well. I suddenly remember him and his suspicion of Em. I walked up to the living quarter and took one of her hairs off of the pillows. I can try to prove that she wasn't involved in these crimes. After the DNA scan is done on the goo from the crime scene I can scan Em's hair and compare the two DNA strands. Hopefully there will be no connection.