Chapter Six - Assassins

Tsukuyomi and the rest of the Teen Titans meet up with Dr. Roquette at a nearby warehouse. The hunted Doctor was less than confident upon seen the Titans.

Roquette: I thought I was going to help from the League! Instead they send kids!

Robin: The League had other matters to deal with. 

Roquette: Excuse me if that doesn't raise my confidence.

Beast Boy: A little appreciation would be nice....

Artemis then elbows Beast Boy to quiet him down. Tsukuyomi began to feel annoyed at Roquette's attitude. Dark Shadow then appeared to voice that.

Dark Shadow: You know we have a right to refuse service?! We can just leave you to deal with whoever's chasing ya down! 

Tsukuyomi: Dark Shadow! Enough! 

Cyborg: I know weren't exactly your best option, but we're the best you got right now! 

Starfire: We will do our very best to keep you safe!

Roquette: We need to neutralize the Fog! We can do that from my lab at Gotham University! 

Robin: Then let's go!

The Titans soon escorted Dr. Roquette to Gotham University where she gets on a computer and attempts to locate the Fog. Robin and Cyborg would wait on standby while the others stayed to protect Dr. Roquette. Tsukuyomi was in charge with the protection team. 

Tsukuyomi: Starfire and Beast Boy will patrol outside. Raven and Artemis will stay with me! 

Starfire and Beast Boy left the lab to patrol outside. As time went on, things seemed quiet. Too quiet.

Tsukuyomi: How close are we to tracking it?

Roquette: This takes time! This isn't as simple as it looks!

As Roquette says that, Tsukuyomi sees a later sight aiming at Roquette's head. He quickly summons Dark Shadow to take the shot. He then commands Dark Shadow to hit the room to block the window's view.

Tsukuyomi: Assassins! Raven! Artemis! 

Suddenly, Deathstroke and Cheshire attack Tsukuyomi. He was able to fend them off with the help of Dark Shadow.

Cheshire: My my aren't you interesting! 

Deathstroke: Enough fooling around Cheshire! Move aside hero. We have a contract with Dr. Roquette. 

Tsukuyomi: You're going to have to go through me!

CheshireL That's the idea!

As Cheshire attempts to attack, Artemis fires an arrow at Cheshire. Cheshire grabs it and is amused. 

Cheshire: This gets better and better! I'll handle little miss Green Arrow! You can handle the rest!

Cheshire then chases after Artemis. Raven soon joins Tsukuyomi in his fight against Deathstroke. The experienced assassin pulls out his Promethieum sword and inspects his opponents. 

Deathstroke: If you two are not going to let me do my job, then I'm going to have to apply force!

Raven: Good luck with that. Azarath Metrion Zinthos!

After saying the incantation, Raven unleashes blasts of dark energy at Deathstroke. Using his enhanced reflexes, Deathstroke dodges them. Deathstroke then pulls out his Remote Claw and shoots a claw at Raven an a nearby crate. The crate is then launched at Raven, knocking her down.

Tsukuyomi: Raven!

Tsukuyomi then pulls out his staff and attacks him along with Dark Shadow. Both were unable to land a hit onto Deathstroke, who then kicks Tsukuyomi down. 

Deathstroke: Your tactics are predictable! Even a novice could read them a mile away! Show me what you can do!

Tsukuyomi then thinks of an idea. He then activates his Black Ankh move. Dark Shadow begins to envelop Tsukuyomi's upper half and soon became an exoskeleton armor. Deathstroke took interest in this. Meanwhile, Artemis and Cheshire begin fighting outside the University. 

Cheshire: This should be fun little sister!

Artemis: Only you could make something like this fun! 

Cheshire: Nice team you're in! Would be a shame if they learned that one of their friends has a mercenary for a sister.

That taunt sent Artemis in a rage as she attacked Cheshire. As they fought, Deadshot sees the fight through his scope from a vantage point. 

Deadshot: Why do you have to make things difficult? 

Deadshot aims at Artemis and as he was about to pull the trigger, Starfire and Beast Boy come up from behind him. 

Starfire: I highly reccomend that you surrender! 

Beast Boy: You might wanna listen to the lady! She's in a good mood bro!

Deadshot drops his sniper rifle and turns around slowly. Suddenly, Deadshot begins to shoot at the Titans with his wristed mounted pistols. Starfire flies around while Beast Boy transforms into a small rat to scurry around. 

Starfire: Shooting at people isn't nice!

Beast Boy: I don't think he cares Star!

Deadshot: You're friend is right kid! I don't! 

Starfire then shoots a Starbolt at the mercenary. The blast sends Deadshot over the edge. Beast Boy turns into a pterodactyl and grabs Deadshot by the leg. 

Beast Boy: Looks like your aim was off! 

Starfire: I do not get the joke friend Beast Boy.

Beast Boy groans as he knocks out Deadshot. Meanwhile, Deathstroke and the Dark Shadow fused Tsukuyomi continue to fight while Dr. Roquette works on the computer. 

Roquette: I got the location! Sending it now!

Raven slowly gets up. Tsukuyomi sees her get up. 

Tsukuyomi: Raven! Get Dr. Roquette out of here!

Raven rushes to Dr. Roquette. Deathstroke attempts to shoot Dr. Roquette, but Tsukuyomi knocks the gun out of his hand. Raven then takes Dr. Roquette and teleports her to Titans Tower. Away from the University, Robin and Cyborg get the location of the Fog. Robin is shocked.

Cyborg: What's wrong?

Robin: The Fog is going to Wayne Enterprises! Get a Boom Tube there now!

Cyborg opens a Boom Tube to Wayne Enterprises. They see that nothing has happened. 

Robin: Looks like we still got time!

Cyborg: More like company!

Robin and Cyborg see the Fog coming towards the entrance to Wayne Enterprises. 

Robin: Cyborg! Shut it down! 

Cyborg: Already on it! 

Cyborg then accesses the systems in his cybernetic body and begins uploading a virus into the Fog. After a brief moment, the Fog was destroyed. 

Robin: Nice going!

Cyborg: No prob!

Back with Artemis, she gains the upper hand and knocks Cheshire down. She aims her arrow at her. 

Cheshire: Looks like I'm a your mercy little sister. 

Artemis hesitates for a moment as she stares down her sister. Seeing her sister's hestation, Cheshire blindsides Artemis and uses a smoke bomb to get away. 

Artemis: Damn it!

Raven: What's wrong?

Raven's sudden appearance scares Artemis a bit. 

Artemis: Ah! Don't do that Raven! Are you trying to give me a heart attack?!

Raven gives her an emotionless look. After a second to cool down, Artemis speaks.

Artemis: Sorry. One of the assassins got away. 

Raven: We managed to get Dr. Roquette to safety. Now we finish this.

Artemis: You and me both!

Back inside the University, Deathstroke and Tsukuyomi continue fighting. 

Deathstroke: You fight well for a novice! But it's going to take more than simple palor tricks to take me down!

Tsukuyomi: How's this for palor tricks?! PIERCING CLAW OF THE DUSK!

Tsukuyomi then extends his arm and Dark Shadow's claw reaches out and slams Deathstroke to a wall. He then finishes him off with a punch to the face, knocking him out. Some time later, Deathstroke and Deadshot are tied up and interrogated by the Titans. 

Tsukuyomi: Why were you after Dr. Roquette?

Deathstroke: We were under contract.

Deadshot: Looks like you didn't get all of us.

Artemis didn't like Deadshot's smug comments and prepared to punch him in the face, but Raven stops her.

Raven: Leave it. It's pointless to get angry.

Artemis calms down as Tsukuyomi resumes his interrogation.

Tsukuyomi: Who hired you? Tell us.

Deathstroke: As a professional, you know I can't reveal that information. My word is my bond. Nothing personal.

Tsukuyomi then activates Dark Shadow and attempts to intimidate him.

Tsukuyomi: How about now?

Deathstroke: I've seen and done things more horrifying than this. You're not going to get anything from me. 

Tsukuyomi: Cuff them and leave them for the police.

Tsukuyomi and the rest of the Titans reconvene at Titans Tower to celebrate their victory on their first mission. Tsukuyomi was out of his costume and into his Tokoyami persona. 

Beast Boy: We totally rule! GO TITANS!

Cyborg: You know it baby! BOO YAH!

Starfire: I congratuate you all on this!

Dark Shadow then suddenly appears from Tokoyami.

Dark Shadow: It was mostly me!

The Titans continue to celebrate by eating pizza. Tokoyami went to Raven.

Tokoyami: Are you okay?

Raven: I'm fine. It was nothing. 

Tokoyami: You did well Raven. You all did.

Raven lets out a slight blush at Tokoyami. Suddenly, he got a communication from someone he didn't know. 

Tokoyami: Could you give me a minute Raven?

Raven: Of course.

Raven leaves Tokoyami alone as he answers the call. 

Tokoyami: Who is this?

Voice: Let's just say you got a problem involving a certain Sliver Monkey. 

Hearing that tensed Tokoyami.

Tokoyami: What are you talking about?

Voice: Meet me in the Sionis Steel Mill. Alone. Now.

The voice then ended the call. Something seemed off, but Tokoyami suited up as Tsukuyomi and left for whatever this stranger wanted for him in the Sionis Steel Mill. 

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