Located somewhere near the outskirts of Jump City in an isolated and secluded area stood a large and unusual building. It resembled an vertical office block complete with three tall chimneys and a huge rusted satellite dish on it's roof. The faded words 'GHOST PLANET INDUSTRIES' were displayed just above the variously smashed and boarded up windows. Clearly the building had long since been abandoned but in spite of that it still consisted of one resident. Sat at a crest-shaped desk in a relatively spacious room was young individual, dressed in monochrome stripped tracksuit and hoodie with abnormally long sleeves that overshot his hands. Completing his look was his trademark ear-flap hat that shade half of his pale colored face. He was currently listening to some music as he held an old Sony Walkman in his sleeve covered palm.

"I've bin tellin' everybody that your my girl, cuz I'm not one to be shy."
"You don't have to go with me if you don't want, just tell everybody I'm your guy."
"You and me girl, it's forever, shalalala!"

As the song ended he glanced up to see that he now had an audience. "Oh, greetings and salutations awesome people, nice to see the lot of ya again." He switched off the old device and slid his headphones out. He leaned back in his chair and smiled. "If your new to this story then let me introduce myself: the names 'Anonymous' but you can all call me Arny, and I'm gonna be your host tonight. By the way... check out my new crib. It may look like a dump on the outside but everything that I need for what I've got planned tonight is working perfectly... and OH BOY... are you all in for a wild ride... cuz this story is gonna be somthin' else I tell ya. Even I'm a little unnerved at what my creator has in store for the Titans (Which he doesn't own by the way.) in this Horror story. But unlike most horror fics I'm gonna up the ante by displaying Music Start And Stop Points (MSP) that will request you to listen to certain types of music, this should give you the full effect and atmosphere as you read."

Arny then grabs hold of a lever on his desk and shifts it forward. There is sound gears moving as an old style television lowers from the ceiling, a few electric sparks emitted from the cables as the TV screen showed static. He then leaned back in his chair with legs propped up on the desk and took out a TV remote. "Alright, now without further ado... grab some toilet paper cuz alotta bricks are gonna be shat..." Then In one swift motion Arny points the remote at the TV and presses 'Play'. "Please enjoy!"

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THE DISPATCH part 1: Headlight

Ever found yourself running across a city after a heavy night out?

Or suffering half asleep from working overtime for the hundredth night in a row?

Ever found yourself driving home on a empty stretch of highway outside a deserted town?

Ever chanced a look into your rear view mirror?

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"Okay Star... I'll give you another hint. It being's with 'S', it's inside the car and it's used to save you life in a crash." Beast Boy explained to a confused Starfire. She pondered a moment before she quickly gasped and answered.

"Oh! it is not the visor of the sun yes?" She pointed at the said object placed above Cyborgs head. BB let out a defeated sigh, covering his face with his hands. The team were heading back to the tower from having just halted another attempted heist by the since disbanded H.I.V.E. Five members. Cyborg proudly sat at the wheel of the T-Car, dreaming up his next modification he was going to add to his baby. Robin who was ridding shotgun was planning on looking into another possible Slade lead when he got back. That left Raven who was seated behind the masked detective and was using the time to rest her eyes and catch up on some much needed meditation. This was soon proven difficult due to Beast Boy starting up a game of eye spy with Starfire. He had been trying to play a friendly game with the team's resident Tamaranean for the past five minutes, only for her to be still stuck on the first go.

"No Star that's not it either. Look, I'll make the next hint it super easy for you... your practically wearing it!" He motioned to her and she looked down at her attire. She pondered for a moment before answering. "Oh! are you referring to my belt of safety?" Almost instantly a triumphant smile spread across his green face. "YES! THAT'S IT! you got it!" The alien girl squealed with delight "OH JOY!" Their sudden cheering caught the attention of the now fully awake Empath. "Great. Now can you please put an end to your childish game already?" She dryly spoke. Starfire blushed awkwardly and covered her mouth while Beast Boy turned and eyed her for a second. "It's not childish, we were bored so I'm just keepin' us entertained." He spoke defensively. Raven rolled her eyes "Whatever. Only you could come up with such a game to pass the time." She faced away and looked out her window at the night sky that seemed to be way more darker than usual.

Beast Boy shot her a look before shifting his gaze back to Starfire, who was now fixated with the very object that he'd been trying to get her to identify. Sighing he turned to the two front seat Titans who were more interested in what was on the road ahead. They were currently driving along the city bypass route that was currently lit up buy the endless street lights. To their left were the rows of various lights being cast out of various buildings, showing there was still life within the city at these late hours. The ocean that surrounded the city ran along their opposite side but if one were to look at it at this time of night, it could easily be mistaken for an endless void of darkness. Cyborg glanced in his rear view mirror at his back seat friends, thinking that the atmosphere needed to be less dreary he made an announcement. "Hey ya'll, mind if I put on a little music?" At hearing his metal friend's suggestion BB's expression piped up. "Sure Cy, that sounds great!" The others didn't seem to mined with the exception being Raven warning him to keep it a low volume. Satisfied, Cyborg then reached over and turned the audio knob to the right. Click! A random static noise leaked out of the door speakers.

Cyborg raised an eyebrow and tried to search for a different station. Click! the static noise remained. Click! more static but only in a different pitch. "Yo, this is weird man. All the stations have no signal." After a minute of search and receiving noting but endless static Robin took notice of his confusion and opted for an solution. Reaching forward he opened the glove box and took out one of his CDs, one that he knew would work. "Here Cy, let just put a CD on. It's a lot less of a hassle." He held the reflective disc in front of the bionic man who had given up trying to find a station. Groaning in defeat he grabbed the disk and inserted it into the small disc slot under the radio. The three boys waited patiently as the disc loaded... then they were all completely dumbfounded when the digital display read 'ERROR NO DISK' "Uh... Cy? you did put it in the right way up, right?" Beast Boy tempted a logical explanation.

"Hey of course I did man, I mean look for ya self." He then ejected the CD revealing the band's colorful title, showing he had indeed inserted it the right way up. "I am the most confused, we are unable to receive any music for our liking?" Starfire inquired. "I don't know Star. Maybe there's a problem with the T-Car's radio." Robin assumed only for Cyborg to get defensive. "No way man! I put this radio in mahself! the disc would have to be broken in order for it to not work." Robin looked at his CD for a moment before speaking again. "So why can't we get a radio signal?" Cyborg looked back towards road and shrugged. "That... I can't explain it man."

The street lights and building lights all instantly blacked out.

(MSP): Dark Ambient Background Music - Elise will take you and show no mercy

"DUDES! what's happening?!" The alarmed changeling gasped.

"Robin? why has our city done the turning off of all it's sources of lights?" Starfire expressed her confusion.

"OK nobody panic, I'm pretty sure this just a temporary situation." Being their fearless leader Robin's focus shifted to the metallic Titan. "Cyborg, can you tap into the city's mainframe power supply?" He hoped in reassuring his distressed comrades. "Sure thing man, this'll just take just a few seconds." He quickly tapped a few buttons oh his right arm then continued to steer the T-Car with his right. The stretch of highway they were on was now completely submerged in darkness, only the T-Car's headlights remained illuminating a few yards of the road ahead. After a few moment the words 'Cannot trace output' appeared on his arm. "Hmm... that's strange." Cyborg frowned. "Mah scanner's acting like were outta range form the city's power station." Robin quirked an eyebrow at his response. "And yet were still within the city limits... that doesn't make sense." He rubbed his out of habit.

Undeterred by the strange outcome Cyborg searched again for some kind of connection. His concentration now mainly on his computer arm the T-car's speed slow to a low 35MPH. Robin pondered a thought and took out his communicator and flipped it open. It cackled and fizzed at him, not even displaying a signal. Feeling uncertain he turned to his fellow Titans occupying the back seat. "OK, everyone check your trackers and see if you can get any kind of signal." Following his order the three Titans flipped open their respective devices only to bear looks of defeat.

"Sorry dude, mines gone all static-y."

"I'm afraid mine is doing the electric of static too."

"Ditto."

Robin furrowed his brows, he faced forward and paused, looking at the darkened road before him. "Any luck on your scans Cyborg?" He chanced for a good outcome. "Nah man, I still can't get a-"

A bright white light shone through the T-Car's rear window, illuminating everyone.

Completely taken off guard by this the three back seat Titans whipped their heads behind them. "Dudes! there's something behind us!" Beast Boy yelped. "Yeah, like it couldn't be more obvious." Raven sarcastically remarked as her hooded face was now fully lit up. The brightness of the unknown light source increased causing the trio to shield their eyes "AH! it is the too bright! I cannot face it!" Starfire cried as Cyborg glanced up at his rear view mirror and was dazzled by the light. "YO! what's goin' on back there?!" Reacting quickly Robin whirled down his window, the moment it opened the resounding noise of a loud revving engine could be heard emitting from the glaring light. The masked detective hoisted himself out the window to get a better look, his mask squinted as he tried to make out just what was tailing on their rear fender. Another sound was heard as the light changed direction and made to over take the T-Car on the left hand side, drawing up alongside it while matching it's speed.

The other Titans looked over to see the silhouetted shape of a mid-sized dilapidated car with one failed headlight. It's withered paint job made it blend in with the darkness surrounding it, complete with blacked out windows that only seem to reflect the group of teen-aged superhero's muddled expressions.

"Um... Cy?" Beast Boy unnervingly raised a pointed hand.

"Yeah I see it too B... and I don't know what this guys playin' at." The car lingered beside for a few moments before it accelerated and sped off at a high rate of speed just as Robin clambered back into his seat. They all looked ahead to get one last look at the car's dimly lit taillights before they were swallowed by the horizon darkness.

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"I am... the most confused." Starfire awkwardly broke the silence. "You and me both, that was just... weird." Cyborg gripped the steering wheel tightly. "Soooo, any idea of who that might of been?" Raven ask nonchalantly. "Well when I climbed outside I caught a gymslips of something on it's roof, it was hard to see but it looked like a small red light... looking straight at me." The masked detective revealed. Scratching the back of his head. Beast Boy voiced a theory "Hey um... you don't think... this could be the work of Dr. Light?" The other Titans pondered on that thought. "Nah man, this ain't his style. Why would he blackout the city if he's obsessed with everything bright?" Cyborg dismissed.

All the street lights and building lights flickered simultaneously before regaining power.

"Oh joy! we are no longer surround by the darkness!" Starfire cheered in relief. "Hmm... I was just beginning to get used to it." Raven sighed. "Well I'm glad that's over, I can finally look forward to gettin' back to work on mah baby." Cyborg grinned proudly. Robin rolled his eyes at his friends over attachment to his car. Just then an alert sound came from his communicator, he instantly flipped it open, relived that it was working again. He was met with a not so detailed distress call. "Um dude? you OK?" Beast Boy hesitantly asked. "No, we've got trouble." The Tin Man beside him sighed in annoyance. "Ya gotta be kiddin' me, who is it this time?" Robin studied the limited information he had been given before snapping the device shut. "I'm not to sure, the details are unclear, all I know is there's been a break in at the Gemini Research Facility." He explained. Cyborg shook his head. "That old place? it's been abandoned for years, not to mention that all contact with it has been officially lost."

"I know, but it's security system is still active and we have to intercept whoever it is that's triggered the alarm." He stated in his leader tone. "I hear ya man but for all we know it could be just a homeless person lookin' for a place to sleep." Although his theory did seem plausible Robin was still weary. "Yes, but considering our encounters in the past, minor things lead to bigger things. So it's best for us to make sure that nothing big is transpiring." His fellow titans all shared glances before reluctantly agreeing. "OK, Cyborg set the course for Gemini." He ordered.

After a hurried ten minute drive they arrived at the large facility which was located up in the hills and out of the clear from the city. Emerging from the T-Car they all took in the sight of the derelict structure before them. "Oh yeah... this place definitely looks homely." Cyborg muttered sarcastically as he took in the sight. It was a two story building that stretched far back along the hillside. All the second floor widows had metal shutters over them. There was a small hut-like building attached to the main building that acted as the entrance, complete with one single metal door and a small window that had been poorly boarded up. It's ominous state gave the Titans a sense of unease. "Dude, are sure about this? cuz this place just screams horror movie cliche." Beast Boy elaborated. "I must do the agreeing, this place is giving me the bumps of the gooses." Starfire felt a slight chill at seeing such a place.

Undeterred by the building's haunting appearance the fearless leader addressed his team. "OK, Raven can you sense any activate inside the base?" The empath placed her hands to her head and gently probed the old building ahead of her, feeling for anything unusual. "Hmm... weird..." Her brows furrowed and her teammates faced her. "What is it friend?" Starfire asked. "For a brief moment I sensed some form of life but it disappeared before I could identify it." The was a short pause before Robin spoke. "Alright... we'll just have to go in and be prepared for who... or what is in there."

The last part of his sentence caused Beast Boy to shudder.

"Lets go Titans." With their leaders order they walked over to the entrance. "Hmm, no sign of a forced entry." Robin inspected the metal door which feature a valve handle like the ones used in submarines. He reached out and took hold off the valve. He tried turning it clockwise but was very stiff, it groaned in protest. "Hang on man, I'll me give ya a hand." With Cyborg's assistance and added strength the rusted valve turned with a few clunking sounds of metal shifting. The door adjusted back and slide left within the wall. The doorway was low and narrow so they had to enter individually with Cyborg having to duck to get through. Stood inside the small hut building, a small room that connected to a hallway was presented to the Titans.

The metal door slide back into place with a loud SLAM!

(MSP): CO AG - A Gothic Symphony

Startled by this the Titans whirled around to face it. Beast Boy paled. "Dudes... what did I tell you? total horror movie cliche!" Starfire shivered and hugged herself for comfort. Raven's hooded face remained stoic but she could help feel a strong sense of dread within the complex. Robin let out a sigh and tried to assess the situation. "Alright... let's not get worked up. There is surely a logical explanation for this sudden lock-in." Cyborg took a close look at the door then let out a frustrated groan. "Your not gonna like this ya'll, it's an emergency seal door, that can only be opened from the outside." With this revelation an uncertain thought crossed Robin's mind. "Hmm... why would they need to seal a research base from the outside?" He rubbed his chin letting the though sink in.

"So... I guess the only way to go now is forward?" Raven droned. "Sure looks like it." Cyborg added as they all gazed down the distressed looking hallway that lead further into the facility. To the surprise of everyone, the overhead emergency lights were on. The hall consisted of two lights, one straight above them near the entrance and the other all the way at the end above the entrance to a large room.

Starfire lit up a star-bolt to use as guidance as they cautiously advanced further on, taking in it's dreary atmosphere. Robin lead them towards the end of the hall, when an ominous rat scurried across their path, disappearing into a nearby hole in the wall.

Starfire let out a sudden 'eep' and was about to throw her star-bolt. Robin swiftly grabbed her wrist.

"Wait Star! it's just a Rat!" He quickly informed her. Lowering her arm she fidgeted awkwardly.

"Forgive me friends... I-I am... feeling the most... unnerved." The tanned alien huddled close to Robin who slid his hand into hers. "Don't worry Starfire, we'll look for a way out as soon as we've caught the intruder, if we still can't find an exit we can always rely on Raven to teleport us out." He looked towards the said titan who nodded in response. This seem to calm the nervous redhead who smiled lightly. Beast Boy and Cyborg shared a humorous knowing look as their leader guided his precious princess by the hand. Raven just rolled her eyes and followed.

Arriving at the large room the team surveyed it's surroundings. The place had been ransacked. Papers had been strewn across the tiled floor while filing cabinets and tables had been unturned. Beyond the wreckage was an enormous security barrier, made up of crosshatch bars. It took up most of the room's perimeter. There were fortunately two thresholds on the accessible side of the barrier... unfortunately neither were very appealing. To the right was a dimly lit passage that ended at a pair of closed double doors. To the left was the entrance to a room that was pitch black from lack of light. One could only guess where it lead.

"Come on, this way." Deciding it was wiser to stay where there was light Robin lead his team around the wreckage towards the right hand passage.

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A loud feminine computer voice echoed through a PA system!

"SECURITY BREACH! IN! WEST WING! LOCK-DOWN ENABLED!" The Titans came to a halt, looking around in defensive positions. Then the unmistakable sound of metal screaming caused them all to look up towards the high ceiling. Another large security barrier was lowering itself down towards them and it was descending fast. Thinking quickly Robin grabbed Starfire and dove forward, the two landed on the floor inside the dimly lit hall with a heavy thump. SLAM! the noise echoed throughout the facility. Sprawled out on the floor Robin lifted his head to find he had landed on top of Starfire, who was currently shielding her face with her arms form the preceding danger. She lowered her arms to be met with the Boy Wonders face.

"Robin...?" She blinked.

"Are you alright?" She felt her cheeks warm but Robin was too busy being concerned to notice. "Yes, I am the 'okay'." She reassured him and they got to their feet. "Is everyone else okay?" He looked around to find Raven who'd also joined them in the hall. She raised herself off the ground and held her head. "Uugh... yeah... just peachy." She groaned. "Yes, I am also the most peachy." Starfire added innocently. Robin sent her a smile when he head Cyborg awkwardly call out. "Uh... that's great that ya'll are OK and all but... me and BB have a slight problem." Turning to face them he paused to find that his two other teammates were trapped on the other side of the barrier. When he and the two girls had jumped forward, they'd done the opposite. Letting the situation sink in Robin sighed before contemplating a solution.

"Raven, can you teleport them to this side of the barrier?" He asked.

She closed her eyes and focused as her dark magic surrounded her. She was just about to fade when a wave of nausea caused her magic to suddenly repel, she staggered back in a daze. "Friend! are you okay?!" Starfire and Robin were quick to catch her from hitting the ground. "What happened Raven?" Robin's concerned voice brought her senses back. "I... I don't know... I was in complete control... my powers should have worked." She uttered. Starfire tried to light up another a star-bolt, only for a peculiar tingling to spread throughout her body which made her green lit energy dissolve.

"Starfire! Robin cried as she too fell weak at the knees. He quickly caught her before she could fall to the ground. Powerless to stop herself. "I... do not understand... my powers failed just like friend Raven's." With paranoia starting to seep across his team Robin looked toward the two male Titans. "Beast Boy, can you still transform?" Bracing himself the shape-shifter concentrated before successfully morphing into a hummingbird. He held it for a few seconds before switching back to human. "Yeah, my powers are still working." Relieved he the turned to his robotic friend. "what about yours Cy?" Immediately flipping open a section of his arm and pressed a few buttons. After a tense pause he sighed in relief. "Mah power levels at 100% and everything still functions." He closed the hatch and glanced up at the large barrier.

Robin put a finger to his chin, musing over the problem. He then turned back to the two girls. "Raven, can you try and sense for any kind of presence again?" Raven did the same method she used when they were outside the building. This time her focus didn't last long. "No... nothing... the place is a dead cell. What's more weird is I can't even sense you... and your standing right in front of me." This news seemed to unnerve the others. "Perhaps we are just in need of rest?" Starfire opted for an explanation. "No..." Raven replied with a troubled look. "You know well enough that our powers work from our emotions. This place is having an affect on us." The alien gave her a curious look. "By what do you mean friend Raven?" Lowering her hood she explained out in full.

"What I mean is something within this complex is letting off some kind of aura that is affecting our powers, I'm unable to sense it but I think it's acting like some kind of invisible force field. I don't know how or why but it's only affecting thous of us who's powers and emotions are connected. So my only guess is it can detect our fear." A long pause followed as each Titan took in her theory. "Oooh kayyy." Cyborg dragged out the word. "So what are we gonna do about gettin' past this divider? blasting it with mah sonic cannon would be too dangerous. "Robin pondered before considering their next move. "Alright, Cyborg and Beast Boy, you two are gonna have to scour the east side of the base. Me, Starfire and Raven will continue searching for the intruder in the west wing. If you run into trouble, contact us immediately." The others nodded in agreement though Beast Boy paled slightly at the idea of separating.

"Good, we'll all meet back here if we don't find anything. Titans, split up!" He ordered and proceeded out of the room with his two female comrades.

(MSP): Kevin MacLeod - Anxiety

Beast Boy and Cyborg turned to face the other threshold leading into a blacked out passage. "Aw great... why do we have to go down the path with no lights?" Beast Boy groaned. "I don't like it either B, but we have little choice. so lets just get goin' and hope for the best." He advised and activated his shoulder-light, flicking on and casting a bream of brightness into the shadows. He advanced into the room with Beast Boy following close behind. Searching this way... then that... there didn't seem to be much inside."Mmm..." Being a man of technology he began to wonder just how the emergency lights were still working, wasn't this place supposed to be condemned? and just how was the security system still functioning? something didn't add up.

He shone his touch around the room, until it fell onto a pair of closed double doors. Approaching them he reached out to grab the handles.

"Heeeeenooooooosaaaaakiaaaaa..." It was soft but it vibrated the air around them. Both boys froze in shock and fear. Were they close to finding the perpetrator?

"Dude... d-did you hear that?" Beast Boy stammered.

"Yeah... I heard it B... and I've never heard anything like it before." Placing his hands back on the handles he heave them open with a loud creak of metal. They were greeted to another hallway, only this one was partly lit by constantly flickering lights. Unnerved yet grateful that they could see better the two ventured forward. The corridor was long with multiple doors on each side. Now and then they'd come across a door that was open to discover rooms that looked like a tornado had paid a visit to the facility. Nothing of importance was found so they kept moving. The hall ended at a 'T' junction, staying on high alert they moved slowly towards the end.

A darkened four-legged animal ran across the junction.

They both froze again, eyes wide and jaws hung open. "MOVE!" Cyborg immediately yelled and sprinted forward. Beast Boy yelped and quickly followed. Cyborg deployed his sonic canon while a green raptor appeared beside him. They jumped out form the hallway, instantly greeting them in the connecting hall was...

...Nothing.

The two of them stood there, poised in battle positions and searching the hall for any sign of movement. But there was none to be found. The mysterious animal had vanished into thin air, much to the pursuing Titans confusion. Beast Boy returned to his human form before glancing at his robotic friend. "Uh... Cy? w-we did just see... something... right?" Retracting his cannon Cyborg stared down the decrepit hall. "Oh we definitely saw somethin' B, the real question is what?! that thing moved so fast my sensors couldn't even detect it." He looked back at his green friend who seemed to be zoned out. "Err... BB? you okay?" Shacking out of his stance he looked up Cyborg. "Dude, I don't know what we just saw... but my animal senses tell me that it wasn't an earth animal." There was an eerie pause between the two before Cyborg spoke. "Uh... wha'd'ya mean by that B?" With a troubled expression he explained in full. "What I mean is earth animals cast off various scents of smell that I can sense when I'm near them. Whatever that thing was didn't cast any sort of scent... not even an alien scent."

Cyborg raised his human eyebrow. "So what you sayin' is, we could possibly be dealing with some kinda interdenominational creature?" He received an uneasy look from the changeling.

"It wouldn't be the first time Cy."

"Aw great..." He huffed.

Faced with this unsettling possibility, the two reluctantly continued their search, heading further into the unknown.

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Arny hits 'Pause' on the TV remote and faces the audience. "Welp, I can't say for sure whether this concept has been done before... sure hope not, cuz that would be a real bummer. Anyhow, the next chapter is currently being written, so please review and have a awesome evening! now lets rock n roll!" Arny then grabbed his Sony Walkman, slipping his headphones and re-winded the tape. He pressed 'Play' and began dancing to the music.

"It's a rad rad world, in a mad mad town."
"let them run um' outta site, rad rad world."
"It's a rad rad world, in a mad mad town."
"Upside down n turn around, rad rad world."