Teen Titans – Video Games Are Fun!

2. Chapter 1: The Awakening

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WARNING: There will be some vulgar language in this chapter. But, I feel that it was tastefully done. Plus, the point of this story is that… aw well, you'll find out pretty soon. Let's get it on!

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"Fuck" I couldn't think of anything at all intelligent to say when I awoke with a crazy headache and the feeling of something soft… like… grass… under me. 'I don't remember the carpet being grass-like.'

I suddenly leapt to my feet in shock. Either I was laying on wet grass, or I had wet myself in my sleep. But, upon standing and opening my eyes, my worries were gone… and replaced by an entirely new set.

I had found myself in the middle of a massive field. I was kept in this field by mountains, bodies of water, and manmade structures at all sides. I looked to what I assumed was the south, due to the sun's placement, and saw a massive and thick forest. To the west, where there was a large round structure that seemed to be built into the ground around it. To the east, there was a small river leeding into the mouth of a short tunnel, as well as a flight of stairs which I assumed to be leading to a village of some sorts. But, looking to the north not only sent a shiver up my spine, but caused me to realize exactly where I was. "Hyrule…"

"What the hell…" I heard a voice to my right and looked in its direction to see Raven slowly rising from the ground. "Where…?"

"Hyrule" I said simply fully aware of her cluelessness.

"What are you talking about?" asked Raven incredulously.

"You remember the game I convinced you to play today?"

"Yeah, how could I forget?"

"And, you remember what your powers did when I started pissing you off?"

"Fuck" was all she said as she suddenly came to the same realization that I had. "I don't believe it."

"I'm having a hard time with it, too" I replied sympathetically. It's not everyday that you find yourself smack in the middle of your favorite game.

"No" she said slightly more forcefully this time. "I shouldn't have been capable of this… even in the state that I was in."

"Well, I don't see any other possibility, do you?"

"Yes, actually" she began with a hint of annoyance in her tone. "Something POSSIBLE happened."

"Hey!" I said irritated. "Anything's possible. Some things are just more likely than others."

"Fine, let's do a little experiment to see who's correct."

"What kind of experiment?" I asked slightly unnerved.

"What's one thing that would prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that we're in your game?"

"If we ran into one of the monsters from the game" I replied simply yet still on guard.

"And, where would we go to find a 'monster'?" asked Raven performing the quotation gesture while saying the word "monster".

I thought for a second and finally replied. "Judging from the eerie atmosphere of the field, we're in the game when Link's supposed to be an adult, so we should run into a bunch of ReDeads in Hyrule Castle."

"Okay then, where would we find this 'Hyrule Castle'?" she asked, once again performing that finger quote at the words she didn't like.

"Right over there" I stated simply pointing at a massive castle. I had been pointing at the opening where the drawbridge would have spanned the gap across the moat, but was now partially collapsed.

I heard a slight sharp intake of breath from Raven, but decided to let it go… for now.

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I gasped slightly when I saw where he was pointing. It was a little disturbing. It looked like the outer walls of a castle city-type-situation. But, it was in complete disarray, and I suddenly had fewer doubts about the possible existence of these 'ReDeads' if they're what I think they are.

I then noticed that Beast Boy was no longer next to me, and was instead running toward the structure. I let out an exasperated sigh and began to run after him.

When we were about half way there, I suddenly came to a realization and slapped myself for being so stupid. Why am I exerting all this unnecessary energy by running when I could just save myself a lot of annoyance by flying. With that, I chanted my mantra, "Azarath Metrion Zynthos!" and began to hover slightly above the ground and continue after Beast Boy.

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I had just reached the area of the moat with the broken drawbridge and had stopped to wait for Raven to catch up. But, she landed directly next to me at the exact moment that I had stopped. It was a bit startling, so I jumped slightly when she landed.

"You're so easy" Raven said with the shadow of a smile on her face.

"You have no idea" I replied in a surprisingly successful attempt at a sly voice. I could tell that she hadn't ggotten what I had said and wasn't about to let her get it while I was within hurting range. So, I leapt across the moat in cheetah form and ran into the city after returning to normal.

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It was at that exact moment, just as he was across the moat and running into the city that I realized what he had meant. It wasn't a joke at my expense, but it was a filthy remark known as a double-antaundra. I stood there dumbfounded, for Beast Boy had actually been slightly clever (emphasis on "slightly"), with that remark.

I just stood there and continued to stare until I heard a shrill scream. It wasn't a scream of terror as much as one of a sort of agony. I was just about to dash after Beast Boy, when I came to a sudden realization. He was just messing with me. So, I decided to let him know that I wasn't being fooled. "How many times has Robin told you not to scream like that?" There was no reply… and still none… and…

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BB's POV

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I had run into the city laughing quietly to myself. I'd completely forgotten what was supposed to reside in the market. But, I was reminded quickly when I heard a shrill scream coming from my left. For some reason, I couldn't move while I heard the shriek. I tried with all my might. But, I couldn't move… until the shriek came to a sudden halt and I fell forward with all the force that I had attempted to run with just a bit ago. In simpler terms, I shot forward and smacked my face right into a building in front of me. In my current, stunned state, I once again, couldn't move. I just lied there.

I then saw a dark, relatively humanoid form approach me. It was brownish, kind of like rotting meat… how do I know what rotting meat looks like? I try to avoid the crap as often as possible. Plus, meat never gets a chance to rot at the tower, for Cyborg eats it all before it would ever get a chance. All this crossed my mind in the second that it took the creature to reach me. I was just about to leap up and run away when I felt it place its lips against my shoulder. I struggled as much as I could for a short bit, but soon found my will thinning. It felt as though the creature was sucking out all of my positive emotions, all my happy memories, leaving nothing but sadness, loneliness, and despair…

Then, the feeling changed from sadness to an unreasonable anger that seemed to strengthen with every second. I saw multiple glimpses of things that only seemed to piss me off more.

Flashback 1

I was strapped to a table and Robin was hovering over me and I felt annoyance flowing through my body. He began to shout at me. "What did you do to Raven?"

"I didn't do anything" I replied trying to sustain my calmness.

"Don't give me that crap!"

"I don't remember anything!"

"Come on! There must be something!"

"I suddenly saw a flash of slight memory. "Fangs… claws… a scream… then… nothing…"

"Fangs, claws, a scream? That isn't nothing! If you don't tell me what happened, I'll have to send you to prison!"

"I told you!" I was now in great pain and didn't know why. "I don't remember!"

Flashback 2

I had just been trying to talk to her when she surrounded me in her black energies and shot me against a wall. Then, she just stood up and left the room. I got up and began to wipe myself off. But, Robin approached me with his arms crossed.

"You should apologize" he said with an expression of annoyance on his face.

"But, I didn't do anything!" I shouted irritably.

"Still, you should just apologize" was his only reply.

"But…" I had tried again.

"Just…" he placed his hand over his eyes attempting to calm down. "Apologize. That's an order!"

Flashback 3

I was just minding my own business, vacuuming my room for the first time ever, when my blanket got stuck in the mouth of the vacuum. I began to attempt to pull it out, but to no avail. So, I turned into a gorilla and continued my attempts, but still, nothing came of it. Then suddenly, I heard a sound, kinda like metal being knocked out of a metallic frame, and turned my head just in time to be crushed against the wall by my door. I was just conscious long enough to hear Star's voice screaming "Florghnofl!"

Flashback 4

I was smacked against a wall by her black energy.

Flashback 5

I had just beaten him in a game for the first time in quite awhile and was performing my 'small victory' dance. He got so ticked off that he smacked me so hard that I collided into the wall, falling unconscious once again.

Flashback 6

A book slams into my head surrounded by a black aura.

Flashback 7

I'm shot up against the ceiling and stuck there with a claw of black energy. I had no chance of escaping. That bitch had me completely at her mercy. And, she just left.

Flashback 8

Her black energy had engulfed the controller, the cord, and the game console itself. I leapt up to her to try and calm her down. But, what does she do in return? She engulfs me in her powers and I am sent into the darkness of my subconscious.

End Flashbacks

The darkness and rage was slowly consuming everything good in me. I found myself sinking into the darkness… and enjoying every second of it.

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Raven's POV

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I dashed into the city. I was beginning to get truly nervous. And, this was only amplified when I saw what was happening to Beast Boy. He was lying on the floor, unconscious. Plus, as if to maximize the effect, there was a dark form crouched over his body. This of course filled me with rage… but not that rage that could potentially kill me with my own powers, the kind of rage that gave me complete control as to have been able to defeat my father once and for all (The End).

I heard myself shouting "You bastard" Then, I immediately chanted my mantra. "Azarath Metrion Zynthos!" with so much vigor that I nearly lost it. I shot a concentrated burst of my powers at the dark figure on Beast Boy. But, this only caused it to release a moan of both pleasure and agony… how both could occur at the same time, I couldn't answer… or even care to answer at this point in time. The moan was followed by an odd force seeming to grab onto my power and suck it from me. It took a great deal of strength to pull my power back from the being's grip. But, when I had, I came to the conclusion that a direct attack from my powers would only strengthen it. So, I began to look around for some debris that I could smash it with without injuring its meal.

But suddenly, I saw it! There was a metallic pole. I used my powers to grab it and, with a quick chant as to maximize the effectiveness, I sent it flying straight at the creature. Due to my current angle, the metal pole impaled it straight through the chest, from the left side to the right. I, remembering its earlier affect on my powers, had allowed the last moment of piercing to be performed by the metal pole on its own. The last thing I needed was for my powers to get stuck INSIDE the creature.

Luckily… for Beast Boy, the pole had caught the creatures attention and it lifted itself off of Beast Boy and stared at me. I then used my powers to grab a large stone and smack the creature so hard that it literally crumbled to dust. I then used that same rock to crush all the other… creatures in the area.

Then, I heard him moan. It was a moan of pure agony. I immediately dropped the rock right where it was and ran to his side. I crouched next to him and wrapped my arms around him and buried my face in his chest. I was terrified that I would lose him. But, what I heard next made my blood run cold…

"Get off me" he had said with such calm that I thought I had just imagined it. But, all denial was shot out the window and chopped into tiny bits when he repeated himself, plus a word. "Get off me, bitch!"

I jerked back in surprise. But, it apparently hadn't been enough of a jerk for the next thing that happened was a sudden feeling of pain in my cheek sending me reeling back. I just laid there for a second wondering what had just happened when I felt a trickle of fluid coming out of my mouth. I panicked for a second but calmed slightly when I realized that I had just bitten my cheek from the surprise of the… punch? He had punched me? I suddenly shot up into a sitting position.

"What was that for?" I asked with a hint of annoyance in my voice.

"Payback" he replied in a horrifyingly calm tone.

"Payback?" I asked out loud. "For what?"

It was at that point that he lost it. He released some sort of unintelligible shout that sounded almost like a roar. "All I've ever tried to do is be nice to you!" he shouted leaping onto me, knocking me back into a lying position. "But, all I ever get is grief… from Robin… from Cyborg… from Starfire… and especially…" a sickeningly satisfied smile spread across his face at this point. "… you. And, now… for… payback!"

He had nearly screamed the last word before hitting me again, and again, and again, and… I grabbed his wrists with my own hands. "Azarath Metrion Zynthos" I said in a near whisper. But, it had been enough. Beast Boy was enveloped in a claw of my powers. I held him up into the air. I had finally realized what was wrong. The creature didn't just feed off one's life force, it forced all of their negative emotions to the surface, but not before amplifying them.

I just held him there, just trying to catch my breath as he struggled ferociously. But, I finally turned to face him. I didn't care if he saw me, even in my currently frail state. I had to save him, no matter what it took.

"Beast Boy!" I shouted just to get his attention. He ceased his struggling just long enough to growl viciously at me. "You're right" I said in a sad, yet still powerful voice that I knew would carry up to him. "You're right to be angry, even hateful! But, you aren't! This isn't you! That creature did something to you! This isn't the Beast Boy I know! This isn't the Beast Boy I lo-" but I was interrupted.

"Well, that's too bad! I'm done being mister nice guy all the time! It's about time that I got some damn gratitude around here!" he shouted all of this with such venom that I almost forgot that he was in fact Beast Boy.

"Yes! You're entirely right!" I interrupted in my ever present calm voice. "Thank you for everything you've ever done for the team! Thank you for everything that you've done for me!"

"It's not good enough!" he shouted sounding almost as if he was in pain.

"Thank you for trying to make me laugh! I may not like your jokes!" I almost slapped myself when I said that but quickly recovered. "But, I love that you care so much! Thank you for never leaving me to stew in my own emotions! Thank you for always being right where I need you!" I was almost entirely out of breath at this point. So, I just stopped to see what his reaction would be.

But, what came filled me with a mixture of joy and apprehension both at once. "R-raven? W-what's wrong with me?" he began to whimper. "I-I can't c-control it!" After that last thing, he began to flail about randomly.

I knew that I had one last job to do to bring him back. I brought him closer but not close enough to hit me with his random flailing. Then, in the most caring voice I've ever heard escape my throat, I said "It's okay. You can calm down now." I brought him even closer. I put my hands on either side of his head, closed my eyes, and sent a short quick volt of my rarely used holy energy into his head. He twitched a few times more and finally fell unconscious in my arms.

Author's Notes:

Sorry if either of you were at all offended by this chapter. There will be a little cussing here and there throughout the story. Teenagers swear, it's an unavoidable fact of life!

And, now for a slightly more embarrassing note. I'm thinking that I might (emphasis on "might") have a lemon at some point in this story. So, I'm gonna have a pole to ask people when they want it to happen. This pole is only for those who are slightly familiar with "The Legend of Zelda; Ocarina of Time". It will happen some time after… or even during… the water temple. So, any point from the water temple on is fair gain… for now. I may decide on my own to go even slower. So, there is the distinct possibility that more and more votes will be ignored because I just can't seem to make it work so early. But, vote all the same, all two of you! By the way, I was kidding about that whole abortion/vampirism thing. I would never do anything like that… even though I am pro-choice… and I do think that vampirism is hot… but… eh! That's all beside the point! R+R or I'll talk about something even more disturbing to try and make you!

Signed,

The Cheese!