The Spurious
Ch. 1 Hope
"Its over! We gave it all we have!"
"There is a way, there has to be a way!"
His eyes opened reluctantly. He groaned in pain and lethargy, not wanting to see the world before him. He closed his eyes again, and visions passed before them. A world in ruin, crimson skies, and her. Her face beckoned to him, urging him to go on, to fulfill his mission. He had to do this, for her.
"She'll help us, they all will. They must!"
He wandered out to the street. "I need something to get their attention, but how?" In the distance, and alarm rang into the night. "Perfect," he smirked.
***
Raven silently groaned to herself as she awoke from her sleep. Cyborg's and Beast Boy's antics were always a nuisance, but today it was even worse. Water balloons crisscrossed every room as pies collided with them, and noise of laughter pierced her ears at every turn. "3:00 A.M., April 1st. A whole day of this, to look forward to." she groaned. Finally, she reached her room, her cup of herbal tea intact. She sat down on her bed, picked up a book, and started reading.
"Those boys are such a nuisance," she said to herself. Normally she didn't talk to herself, she guessed Cyborg and Beast Boy really were driving her crazy. She then realized she left her bookmark outside, and ventured out to retrieve it.
She passed by the large window, were Robin and Starfire were hanging out, talking. A pang of jealousy ran through her. She shook her head to get such feeling out. "I shouldn't feel that. My emotions are dangerous enough as it is," she thought. She sighed, retrieved her bookmark, and got back to her room before further incident. She once again sat on her bed, and began to read when the alarm went off. Raven grumbled, and made her way out.
She arrived as Robin was punching up something in the computer. Why? Who knows, it never seemed to do much. And how the Hell he always manages to know what's going on by punching some random keys unnerved Raven at times.
"We have trouble team!" Robin said.
"Oh really?" Raven thought to herself.
"There's some sort of disturbance downtown," he continued, "Let's go!"
"Yes, lets fly blindly into a completely unknown situation against an unknown foe with no briefing. Pure genius." Raven thought as she flew alongside Starfire. "Damn prettygirl..."
The team arrived downtown, at a small computer chip manufacturer. Several cars were strewn about, and the door had been blasted off its hinges. Amidst the wreckage, a young man stood. "There he is!" Robin yelled. "Attack!"
Robin went to kick the young man, but he quickly swerved out of the way and threw Robin away. A gas mine erupted behind the young man, revealing his features. Raven gasped. A stranger, he was, but oddly familiar.
He was tall, about 6'5" with short black hair. He wore a black leather vest with "No Hope" printed on the back and an ankh, black shirt, black leather pants with a scarab printed on the right leg, and metallic vambraces and shin guards. He slowly removed his glasses, revealing his eyes. They were black, with no pupils or irises. His glare left Raven stunned.
"So, who are you supposed to be?" Robin asked.
"Call me... Spurious. And you are Robin, Cyborg, Starfire, Beast Boy, and... Raven." Her name seemed to stick in his throat, as if it meant something to him that the others didn't.
"Okay, now that introductions are out of the way, get him!" Robin ordered. Spurious produced a whip from his belt, using it to tear up the ground under Robin's feet. He, Cyborg and Beast Boy fell while Starfire launched an assault with her starbolts. He swiftly dodged each, and then used his whip to grab hold of her leg and throw her to the ground. Raven charged, but found herself frozen by his glare. He smiled, as Beast Boy in the form of a Gorilla grabbed him. He threw him off and into Cyborg, but the distraction was enough for Robin to disarm him.
"Okay, Spurious. We have your whip, now surrender!" Robin ordered.
"I don't think so. That whip is just an ordinary piece of leather, I have the real power!" Spurious's hand glowed green, and he fired an energy blast into the middle of the Titans.
"That was one of Starfire's starbolts! How?" Cyborg asked.
"Don't know, we'll ask when we've beaten him!" Robin went on the offensive, but his every move was matched by Spurious, until Spurious transformed into a rhinoceros and batted him away.
Raven realized that, no matter how familiar he was, she had to take him down. "Azerath..." she began.
"Azerath Metrion Zinthos!" Spurious yelled. Raven gasped as several girders wrapped around her. They weren't tight, but still prevented her from using her powers. Across the street, Spurious was wrapping up the rest of her teammates, except one.
"Robin..." he muttered. He scanned the horizon, then a look of concern swept over his face. "Dawn... I have to get out of here!" He picked up a cowl from the ground and ran off, but Rabin grabbed his arm and stopped him. He fired a starbolt directly at him, and vanished into the shadows. The others started to free themselves as Robin picked up a small piece of metal that had fallen off Spurious's hand. A ring.
***
"Nothing!" Robin said. "Its almost as of this 'Spurious' doesn't exist!" he pounded the computer in frustration. You'd think there would be some record of a man with black eyes."
"Did ya check the ring he dropped."
"Yeah, nothing that indicated any sort of power source. Its just a normal, ordinary wedding band," Robin answered.
"Dude, you mean someone married that guy? They sure must have been desperate!" Beast Boy added. Starfire moved in closer to inspect the ring.
"There is an inscription on the inside of the ring!"
Cyborg picked it up, and focused his eye. "To my dearly beloved Spurious," he read aloud, "Yours forever..." His eyes widened in shock.
"What is it, dude?" Beast Boy looked in, and had a similar reaction. Robin and Starfire followed suit, with similar reactions.
Raven took the ring, and looked closely at the inscription. "To my dearly beloved Spurious," he read aloud, "Yours forever..." her eyes widened as she said the last word, a name.
"...Raven."
"Its over! We gave it all we have!"
"There is a way, there has to be a way!"
His eyes opened reluctantly. He groaned in pain and lethargy, not wanting to see the world before him. He closed his eyes again, and visions passed before them. A world in ruin, crimson skies, and her. Her face beckoned to him, urging him to go on, to fulfill his mission. He had to do this, for her.
"She'll help us, they all will. They must!"
He wandered out to the street. "I need something to get their attention, but how?" In the distance, and alarm rang into the night. "Perfect," he smirked.
***
Raven silently groaned to herself as she awoke from her sleep. Cyborg's and Beast Boy's antics were always a nuisance, but today it was even worse. Water balloons crisscrossed every room as pies collided with them, and noise of laughter pierced her ears at every turn. "3:00 A.M., April 1st. A whole day of this, to look forward to." she groaned. Finally, she reached her room, her cup of herbal tea intact. She sat down on her bed, picked up a book, and started reading.
"Those boys are such a nuisance," she said to herself. Normally she didn't talk to herself, she guessed Cyborg and Beast Boy really were driving her crazy. She then realized she left her bookmark outside, and ventured out to retrieve it.
She passed by the large window, were Robin and Starfire were hanging out, talking. A pang of jealousy ran through her. She shook her head to get such feeling out. "I shouldn't feel that. My emotions are dangerous enough as it is," she thought. She sighed, retrieved her bookmark, and got back to her room before further incident. She once again sat on her bed, and began to read when the alarm went off. Raven grumbled, and made her way out.
She arrived as Robin was punching up something in the computer. Why? Who knows, it never seemed to do much. And how the Hell he always manages to know what's going on by punching some random keys unnerved Raven at times.
"We have trouble team!" Robin said.
"Oh really?" Raven thought to herself.
"There's some sort of disturbance downtown," he continued, "Let's go!"
"Yes, lets fly blindly into a completely unknown situation against an unknown foe with no briefing. Pure genius." Raven thought as she flew alongside Starfire. "Damn prettygirl..."
The team arrived downtown, at a small computer chip manufacturer. Several cars were strewn about, and the door had been blasted off its hinges. Amidst the wreckage, a young man stood. "There he is!" Robin yelled. "Attack!"
Robin went to kick the young man, but he quickly swerved out of the way and threw Robin away. A gas mine erupted behind the young man, revealing his features. Raven gasped. A stranger, he was, but oddly familiar.
He was tall, about 6'5" with short black hair. He wore a black leather vest with "No Hope" printed on the back and an ankh, black shirt, black leather pants with a scarab printed on the right leg, and metallic vambraces and shin guards. He slowly removed his glasses, revealing his eyes. They were black, with no pupils or irises. His glare left Raven stunned.
"So, who are you supposed to be?" Robin asked.
"Call me... Spurious. And you are Robin, Cyborg, Starfire, Beast Boy, and... Raven." Her name seemed to stick in his throat, as if it meant something to him that the others didn't.
"Okay, now that introductions are out of the way, get him!" Robin ordered. Spurious produced a whip from his belt, using it to tear up the ground under Robin's feet. He, Cyborg and Beast Boy fell while Starfire launched an assault with her starbolts. He swiftly dodged each, and then used his whip to grab hold of her leg and throw her to the ground. Raven charged, but found herself frozen by his glare. He smiled, as Beast Boy in the form of a Gorilla grabbed him. He threw him off and into Cyborg, but the distraction was enough for Robin to disarm him.
"Okay, Spurious. We have your whip, now surrender!" Robin ordered.
"I don't think so. That whip is just an ordinary piece of leather, I have the real power!" Spurious's hand glowed green, and he fired an energy blast into the middle of the Titans.
"That was one of Starfire's starbolts! How?" Cyborg asked.
"Don't know, we'll ask when we've beaten him!" Robin went on the offensive, but his every move was matched by Spurious, until Spurious transformed into a rhinoceros and batted him away.
Raven realized that, no matter how familiar he was, she had to take him down. "Azerath..." she began.
"Azerath Metrion Zinthos!" Spurious yelled. Raven gasped as several girders wrapped around her. They weren't tight, but still prevented her from using her powers. Across the street, Spurious was wrapping up the rest of her teammates, except one.
"Robin..." he muttered. He scanned the horizon, then a look of concern swept over his face. "Dawn... I have to get out of here!" He picked up a cowl from the ground and ran off, but Rabin grabbed his arm and stopped him. He fired a starbolt directly at him, and vanished into the shadows. The others started to free themselves as Robin picked up a small piece of metal that had fallen off Spurious's hand. A ring.
***
"Nothing!" Robin said. "Its almost as of this 'Spurious' doesn't exist!" he pounded the computer in frustration. You'd think there would be some record of a man with black eyes."
"Did ya check the ring he dropped."
"Yeah, nothing that indicated any sort of power source. Its just a normal, ordinary wedding band," Robin answered.
"Dude, you mean someone married that guy? They sure must have been desperate!" Beast Boy added. Starfire moved in closer to inspect the ring.
"There is an inscription on the inside of the ring!"
Cyborg picked it up, and focused his eye. "To my dearly beloved Spurious," he read aloud, "Yours forever..." His eyes widened in shock.
"What is it, dude?" Beast Boy looked in, and had a similar reaction. Robin and Starfire followed suit, with similar reactions.
Raven took the ring, and looked closely at the inscription. "To my dearly beloved Spurious," he read aloud, "Yours forever..." her eyes widened as she said the last word, a name.
"...Raven."