Robin kicked open the doors to the main lounge and stomped right in. Gritting his teeth and feeling his face boil red, Robin sat on the couch and rammed his fist into an open bag of Doritos. Mumbling to himself with all the chips in his mouth, Robin grabbed the remote and turned on the television set.

"Of all the stupid things, why did I have to let my guard down and let Dr. Light..." Robin flipped from channel to channel, finally stopping at the Action Channel. Feature Presentation: "The Matrix: Revolutions." While Robin watched his favorite movie, Beast Boy and Cyborg started laughing to themselves while preparing breakfast.

"... I heard that, you two," Robin growled.

"Sorry, dude. We're trying to leave it... behind," Beast Boy said, chuckling. That only made Cyborg burst with laughter.

"Yeah, Robin. That was good way to TURN THE OTHER CHEEK!" Cyborg blurted. Cyborg and Beast Boy laughed uncontrollably and dropped to the floor. Starfire entered the main lounge, smelling the aroma of Beast Boy's and Cyborg's tastiest breakfast yet.

"Good morning to you all, my dear friends," Starfire announced. When she spotted Robin watching the movie, Starfire smiled and felt her face blush.

"And I greet you a very, VEEEERRY special good morning to you, Robin...," Starfire said, letting her smile widen and giving him a wink. Robin blushed and looked away from the green-eyed beauty. When Starfire glided into the kitchen, Robin felt some relief and focused back on his favorite film, enjoying the Super Burley Brawl between Neo and Agent Smith.

"I can't believe what happened three days ago. I can't even believe they're still picking on me because of it," Robin said to himself, letting out a sigh as he nibbled on another chip. He could hear his three friends mumbling about the incident, and he didn't like it one bit.

Back in the kitchen, Cyborg and Beast Boy were making pancakes and scrambled eggs while Starfire helped with the waffles.

"Oh, man! That was the FUNNIEST thing that ever happened in superhero history! It's too bad I didn't take my camera with me," Beast Boy said, adding pepper to the tofu eggs.

"Don't worry, B.B. I got it all recorded right... here," Cyborg said slyly, pointing to his brain. Beast Boy smiled in an evil way as well.

"Yes, it was quite humorous. But don't you think we'd, how do you say, 'bugged' him for too long?" Starfire asked.

"Don't worry about it, Starfire. That incident will be long forgotten, and everything will be back to normal, Cyborg said.

"Got that right, Cy. But that's one moment worth treasuring! I can still remember it like was... and hour ago..." Beast Boy said.

Three Days Ago

The Titans have been locking horns with Dr. Light for quite awhile now. Cyborg and Stafire combined their firepower and blasted at him. Dr. Light shielded himself from the blasts and threw his own balls of light at the two Titans, knocking them into different buildings.

Seeing his guard down, Beast Boy transformed into a rhino and rammed right into his enemy, sending Dr. Light skidding into the street. Raven hovered into the air and had her dark aura surround her.

"Azarath Metrion ZINTHOS!!" With her powers, Raven lifted five cars into the air and had them flying right for her target. Dr. Light waved his hand and let the energy from his suit rip right through the cars like paper. Raven saw a lot of car debris heading right for her, but she didn't have enough time to dodge it or deflect it with her magic.

"RAVEN!!" Robin swung from his Birdagang and caught Raven by the waist. The debris crashed into a building and the streets, missing its target.

"Raven, are you all right?" Robin asked.

"I... I am now," Raven replied. Robin and Raven landed on the street, seeing Dr. Light heading their way. Beast Boy transformed into a bear and lunged at Dr. Light, but the doc knocked him away like a rag doll with his light powers.

"With the power of light, I can rip every one of you like paper bags. I think it's time for me to stop playing around and end this once and for all!" Dr. Light boasted.

The mad scientist created another ball of light, making it three times bigger than a basketball. Just as he aimed it at Robin and Raven, Cyborg and Starfire unleashed their own powers at Dr. Light from behind. Dr. Light turned 180 degrees and threw his energy ball at Cyborg's and Starfire's firepower, causing an enormously colorful yet destructive chain reaction. Dr. Light shielded his eyes from the collision of the three powers.

A steel staff smashed right into Dr. Light's waist, causing the doc to bend his body in a very uncomfortable position. Robin somersaulted over Dr. Light and continued to beat him with his incredible staff, bruising Dr. Light up big time. Robinlet out a battle cryand delivered a flying spin kick to Dr. Light's face, making the doc spin 720 degrees and collapsing to the ground. The five Titans regained their composure and surrounded Dr. Light, making sure he's definitely out cold.

"Well, Titans, it looks like another bank robbery has been foiled," Robin said.

"He sure was tougher than the last time. Good thing every one of us played a role in taking that psycho out," Cyborg said.

Hundreds of citizens of Jump City came out of hiding and cheered for their guardian angels. The Titans reluctantly waved to all who praised them. Beast Boy, however, had no problem at all taking in the glory.

"This is a waste of time. We're not celebrities or anything," Raven said dryly.

"Oh relax, Raven. Let's enjoy the moment while it lasts! WOO-HOOOO!" Beast Boy said, waving to a lot of young ladies.

Right behind the Titans, the beaten Dr. Light crawled to the closest Titan: Robin. Seeing him too busy waving to all the citizens, Dr. Light slowly got up to his feet, powered up one last time and grabbed onto Robin's cape.

"At least... at least I'll take one of you down. Let me... show you... the light..." Dr. Light said. Robin didn't notice Dr. Light grab his cape at all. Eating up the glory, Robin raised his fists in victory for himself and his team. Vision blurring, Dr. Light powered down and started losing his strength. However, his grip was tighter than ever. Dr. Light began to fall.

A ripping sound echoed throughout much of Jump City. The entire crowd stopped cheering and gasped big time. All they could do was gawk at Robin, cover their mouths and point at him.

"Uh, did I miss something? And where did that draft come from all of a sudden?" Robin asked himself. Robin looked to his friends, who were gawking at Robin the same way as everyone else. Beast Boy was the first to start laughing. Then Cyborg. Then Starfire. Raven blushed big time, looked away and sunk into the street's shadows. The Titans started a chain reaction, causing the entire capacity crowd to laugh at Robin's situation.

Finally, it hit him.

(... I'm ... naked...)

Robin quickly turned around and saw Dr. Light, out-cold and holding Robin's outfit. With a shriek, Robin grabbed the torn outfit and wrapped the cape around his waist. That made everyone laugh even harder.

Never had Robin felt so embarrassed in all his life. All the men laughed and pointed at the Boy Wonder. All the girls laughed, whistled at him and took snapshots of him wearing only his cape. Beast Boy, Cyborg and Starfire were eating it up just as much as everyone else!

"NNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!" Robin screamed. The nearly naked Boy Wonder dashed down the streets and zipped right back to the Titan Tower, leaving behind himself a trail of dust.

Now

"DUDE, THAT WAS HILARIOUS!! Remember 'Codename: Kids Next Door?' I thought Kid Number One had it bad when he lost his swimming trunks!!" Beast Boy said, getting teary-eyed from all the laughing.

"I could see it on Entertainment Tonight! BOY WONDER FIGHTS CRIME IN HIS BIRTHDAY SUIT!!" Cyborg blurted out. The three Titans collapsed to the floor and laughed on. Starfire wiped away the tears from all the laughter but continued laughing.

Robin frowned and turned off the television. Robin slowly got up and karate-chopped the enormous coffee table, splitting it perfectly in half. The laughing suddenly stopped, but Robin didn't care. Robin stomped his way out of the lounge.

Walking down the hallway, Raven was reading another one of her favorite books: The Life of Edgar Allen Poe. Raven's focus was top-notched as she turned to the next page.

"Hmmm. I wonder what it really feels like to get chained to the wall and get covered up by bricks?" she asked herself. Suddenly, her focus on the book was interrupted when someone bumped into her. Who she saw was Robin, and he was nowhere close to being in a happy mood. Robin stopped at his tracks and faced her.

"Look, I'm really sorry, okay? It's just that I'm having a really bad morning and-"

"Hey, hey, just take it easy, Robin. It happens. I don't want you stressing out or anything," Raven said in a monotone yet gentle way. Raven could easily notice how stressed Robin was, ever since Slade stressed him out so bad that he was incredibly close to a heart attack.

Raven refused to let that happen again.

Raven walked closer to the angry youth and placed her hand on Robin's cheek. Robin felt a tingle when she stroked his hair to get a better feel his skin.

"Uh, Raven? What are you doing?" Robin asked.

"Shhhhhhh. Just relax. Let me take some of the stress away from you," Raven replied. Raven closed her eyes and chanted to herself, giving Robin a sense of relaxation. Robin couldn't believe how nice Raven was being to him. Usually, they would treat each other as comrades, nothing more. However, he noticed that Raven has been much kinder to him than before, ever since Slade's suit placeda strange ingredient onhim to make him believe Slade was still alive. The leader of the Titans couldn't tell which was making him feel better: Raven's chant or her very touch.

Raven took her hand off Robin's face, letting her fingertips slide off his chin.

"Robin, why not have breakfast with us? If they crack on you, I'll-"

"It's okay, Raven. Being around those three is stressing me out enough. I need to hit the bags. That'll help me out a little," Robin said. Robin headed down the hallway to the main gym. Robin suddenlystopped at his tracks.

"Oh. Thanks for helping me out. I really needed it," Robin said. Even when Robin disappeared from Raven's sight, she couldn't help but look down the path Robin took.

(... Anytime, Robin... anytime...)

... to be continued.