ODH Titans
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Chapter 2: The Dead Come Out
Black Condor was the mysterious Titans Miami hero. A flyer and a knife expert, the mysterious teen had been a silent and stoic, yet loyal member, of the teen heroes. Normally, he would never maliciously target any of his friends. But…
He did an aerobatic maneuver out of the way, watching as his teammate Haroud, the former Hellion and now, Titans Miami member Jetstream, flew into him. Jetstream was transformed into a Black Lantern, a horrific creature of undeath. Jetstream groaned,
"Give me your heart, Condor!"
Black Condor swooped by and threw a knife at the cybernetic teen. He growled, and Jetstream could see rage, will, and hope emanating from Black Condor.
On the ground below, Marie Colbert, the mutant Tarot, was also afflicted by the Black Lanterns and was now donning a black ring and a black costume. She pulled out a card,
"Death!"
A reaper spirit appeared and seemed to chase after Black Condor. The aerobatic teen began flying as fast as he could, riding the currents all over Miami. He needed to get away from this, and fast. He circled around and got behind the spirit of death, but, it seemed to follow him wherever he went. He then got an idea and flew right at Tarot. Tarot looked on with empty, lifeless eyes. She then watched as Black Condor narrowly avoided her and the death spirit came into contact with her. The French precog let out a scream and she fell unconscious.
At this time, the other Titans Miami heroes got on the scene. Risk blinked at both Jetstream and Tarot,
"What happened?"
Black Condor shook his head,
"I don't know. One minute, we were on patrol, and then the sky darkened, and it sounded like flies buzzing. The next thing I know, two of the three lights came into contact with them and now, they are wearing black rings."
Headway tried a telepathic scan, but shook his head,
"It's odd. I can't sense anything from them. It's like they are dead or something."
Grace cracked her knuckles,
"Then, let's send them back to the graveyard."
Kaede shook her head,
"We don't know what will happen to them if we kill them."
Risk quipped,
"I know exactly what'll happen. They'll eat our brains!"
Catseye said,
"Not brains. Hearts."
Laska looked on and saw Sharon now donning a black ring. The contortionist heroine blinked,
"I think I know where our third ring is."
Meanwhile…
Superboy was wide-eyed with fear,
"Did any of you guys hear something?"
Leonid, the Russian hero Red Star, shook his head,
"Bah! It is only a little storm. You are such a girl sometimes."
Connor snapped,
"Oh, yeah! Well, it's this type of weather that brings out undead zombies!"
M'gann swallowed nervously,
"Zombies?"
Supergirl sighed,
"There are no such things as zombies, Meg. Stop listening to my idiot cousin over here. He's watched way too many monster movies."
A shadowed figure could be seen in the window and, for a brief moment, during a flash of lightning, a disfigured, undead looking face could be seen. It was hideous, but familiar.
Connor Hawke, the son of Green Arrow and the teen hero Hawkeye, looked up,
"There's definitely something out there. Something's moving around the mansion."
Superboy stood up,
"It's zombies! They're coming here to eat my brain!"
Holly Granger, the teen powerhouse Hawk, folded her arms,
"Then, what are you scared of? They eat brains, and you don't have one."
Superboy breathed a sigh of relief, then realized he was insulted,
"Hey!"
Dawn Granger, the teen pacifist heroine Dove, shook her head,
"Holly, please. This storm is getting on everyone's nerves."
Kid Devil nodded,
"Yeah, but imagine if zombies were real."
Just then, the glass to the window shattered and everyone screamed in fright. There, standing before them, was a familiar face. The frame was distinctly feminine, and she carried a sword at her hip. The woman was decayed, but, she spoke in a hauntingly familiar voice,
"Give me your hearts!"
Hawkeye studied her for a moment,
"Wait, that's Selene!"
Hawk blinked,
"The Amazon chick?"
Superboy nodded,
"Come to think of it, yeah, it does look like her. But, she was killed in the battle with Smithy!"
The Black Lantern then closed in on them with her sword, intent on feasting on their hearts…
Next Chapter:
We change gears now and focus on Titans West, and an undead Jericho and his undead Wildebeest Society! Stay tuned, fellow readers!
