Chapter One
(Hello, friends. Emu here with another story that I will hopefully finish this time. *fingers crossed* So...enjoy! For the reference, though, for any foolish enough to believe I own anything to do with DP or TT, I don't. Just thought I'd put that out there.)
Danny gasped, clutching the wound in his side as it dripped blood onto the unfamiliar city far below. He looked up again with malice and desperation at the man who had single-handedly destroyed his entire life.
"What more do you want, Plasmius? You've already taken everything from me. Quit toying with me and finish it already."
"Now, Daniel," Vlad mused conversationally, as though the two were having a pleasant chat over tea time, "Why on earth would I just kill you? You're way more valuably to me alive, my dear boy. I can make the pain stop, you know. Just join me, and it will all go away."
Danny's eyes flashed at Vlad's words, a glimmer sparking across them of a horrible, possible future.
"No..." he whispered, almost to himself, "I promised them...I PROMISED!" With a ferocious shout on the last words, Danny flew like an arrow at Vlad. His eyes burned with emotions and his fists covered themselves in a glowing green.
Vlad saw it coming, though. So fast that Danny didn't see it coming, Plasmius created a pink shield and manipulated it so that it wrapped around Danny's arms and torso, completely restraining him. Danny tried to struggle, his eyes still burning with a lust for Vlad's blood, but he received only a zap of ectoplasm and a malicious grin for his efforts.
"Struggling will only make it worse, Daniel. Just give in. You have so much power, and I could teach you to use it...Just join me, and start your life where you only have to think about you. No more hiding your powers and almost getting killed every other day. Think of how it would be, little badger, if you just let yourself be evil."
Danny's eyes dimmed for a moment in devastation, but then a memory again surfaced in his mind: that of his evil future self. He had promised them he wouldn't turn into that, and he intended to keep that promise. With a new passion, Danny began to harness his energy for one last attack. His ghostly aura brightened, and Danny sucked in one last breath before letting loose his most deadly power: the ghostly wail.
The bonds holding Danny melted away and passing birds were blown out of the sky. Vlad did his best to remain airborne, but the attack was simply too strong. He was knocked from the sky as easily as a piece of lint is blown off of an active fan.
Danny kept the wail going as long as he could, until his energy was depleted and Vlad was nothing more than a speck flying off into the horizon. Gradually, he stopped, as black spots appeared on the edges of his vision and he felt lightheaded. Though he tried with all of his might to stay conscious, eventually the darkness of unconsciousness overcame him, and he passed out. Rings spread from his torso as he was sent crashing to the earth.
LLLLLLIIIIIINNNNNEEEE BBBBBRRRRRREEEEEAAAAKKKKK!
"No fair, Cyborg! Dude, I want a rematch!"
Beastboy's plaintive cry was heard throughout the Titan Tower, adding to the already cacophonous sounds echoing from various points of the five teens' home. The stereo was blasting from the opposite corner of the living room from where Beastboy was being thoroughly whooped at video games by Cyborg while Starfire sang along from her spot in the kitchen, where she was preparing some from of (most likely inedible) food. The large computer hummed from where Robin, the leader of the Titans, was pouring over new villain reports. The only silent one was Raven, who floated, quietly meditating, in a corner.
Suddenly, Raven's eyes snapped open. She was on her feet in a millisecond, adrenaline coursing through her veins.
"Guys," she said, barely more than a whisper. Though it was quiet, her words resonated with such a sense of disquiet that all sound within the room ceased instantly.
"What happened, Raven?" Robin asked quickly, his voice taking characteristics of his leader with a crisis voice. He knew enough to know that whatever scared Raven should definitely scare him.
"I don't know exactly what, but something big is about to happen," Her eyes were troubled, to say the least, as she looked around at her teammates-her family. Raven didn't know why, but she had the distinct feeling that everything she knew was about to change.
Just then, something collided with the tower, causing the whole building to shake.
(What do you think so far? Please leave me a review to let me know if you think I should continue it. I probably will, but it is still nice to hear what you think, dear readers!)
