Chambers of the Heart
Ch. 2
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Darkness. That was what Raven awoke to. Ok so darkness and a blaring alarm clock. She really didn't want to wake up but she had to. The Titans were having their mandatory group night out. Admittedly she could use a mini-vacation. A new villain was in town and he was running the team ragged. Voltigian drained energy, any energy, and then shot it back. They were making progress in at least minimizing damage, but no one could figure out how to stop him. They only thing remotely close to working was Robin's staff, and the Boy Wonder had trouble getting close without becoming a withered lifeless husk himself. Fortunately "Volty", as Beast boy had dubbed him, was being quiet lately so the night out, which had previously been postponed was back on. A new club had opened up in town and of course Cyborg and BB had to go.
"Come on Rae!" Beast Boy shouted through her door, "You'll have a blast!"
"I'm coming just let me get dressed." She replied. Raven had her clothes laid out. Black midriff shirt with the team insignia, dark blue denim jacket, how-on-earth-did-she-get-those-on low rise black jeans that showed of a black rose tattoo (she was drunk), leather boots in full gothic spider motif, and of course a set of fake vampires fangs, all topped off with a bit of crimson nail polish and bright red lipstick. If it was possible for the Goth queen of Titans Tower to get any more boner inducing hot she couldn't think of it without quite a bit more flesh showing. Starfire and Terra had started this silly little contest and she was sucked in after Robin made a crack or two along the track of "Raven doesn't do hot." The next time they went out the boy wonder was whistling the loudest.
The club was slightly crowded when the group of five arrived and the music was LOUD. Light was sporadic at best and there were many a corner where darkness lingered. A raised platform on the first level constituted a dance floor the second and third levels were primarily just for eating and drinking although each had a few platforms for dancing. All in all it looked promising for a little fun on Saturday nights if one was in a group, had a date, or were incredibly good at finding one of either. After a minute or two of gaping like fish they separated into their own little groups, which of course left Raven alone. Well alone might have been the wrong word considering there were now ten cough "gentlemen" cough asking for a dance or offering to buy her a drink.
The alley shuddered under the base coming from the other side of the three foot thick brick wall on its left side. At the entrance to the alley stood two men, one holding a sword his face fixed with a glare toward the back of the alley dressed as a samurai from feudal Japan, the other decked out in black leather smirking as he leaned casually against the wall next to the samurai. At the other end of the alley stood another man, tall dressed in a like manner to the samurai smiling contemptuously at the pair and covered head to toe in black scales.
"So Shadow you tracked me all the way to this pathetic little planet. I'm impressed." The scaled man said.
"Voltigian… You killed everyone I held dear for the sake of power. My vengeance has come." Shadow replied.
"Tsk, Tsk, Is that anyway to greet an old friend like me? You seem to have forgotten your manners at home. No matter even with your little friend there you are no match for me." Voltigian spoke as his body began to shift. Changing even more reptilian and growing larger till instead of a man there stood a dragon, black scaled with glowing red eyes. Shadow tensed and readied himself for a fight.
"You ceased being my friend the moment you killed Deidra." He was just about to leap when his companion spoke.
"Hey Shadow, can I hit this guy he's starting to piss me off?"
"Fine. But hurry up, Fear, I want to kill this bastard." Voltigian chuckled at this, leaned down and pointed to his face in a taunt.
"Why would you do this Robin? Do you not love me anymore?" Starfire was almost in tears. Robin was breaking up with her.
"That's just it Starfire, I don't think I ever really did. I'm sorry Star, but I don't want to lead you on. I know it hurts, and I'm sorry, but I don't love you that way. It was a crush Starfire, that's all." Robin was calm and sincere. He hadn't really felt anything for the alien princess in a while. Yes he thought she was pretty, and funny, but she was to up in the clouds. He needed someone more down to earth, more realistic. Raven was too depressing to be around for more than an hour at a time and Terra was taken so he couldn't really date within the team. It was one of the reason's he chose this club he wanted to try and find someone here in the darkened premises where he could just be him and not try to appease anyone else. "Starfire can we please still be friends?"
"I don't know Robin, I must think." Starfire flew as fast as she could out of the bar. She had just made it to the doors when...
BAM! Fear kicked Voltigian as hard as he could and considering that he was a decently powerful vampire that was no small amount of force. The large dragon crashed through the wall of the club disrupting whatever party was going on and alerting the Titans of their presence. It took a few seconds for the shock of a giant black dragon, which had previously been terrorizing the city, crashing through the wall to wear off and the panic to set in. En masse the patrons rushed the doors, screaming like the devil was after them, and running off into the night. As the panic set in the Titans were in motion preparing to stop the rampage of their latest enemy. They did not expect to see the beast crawling its way out of the ruble and shake its head as though it had just woken up with a hangover. They also didn't expect to see a samurai leap, sword drawn, through the hole to attack said beast with a hangover, or the calmer more nonchalant approach of his smug biker companion who addressed them.
"Ah, yes the Titans. I must insist that there be no help from the peanut gallery. My comrade wishes to fight on his own as long as possible. If anyone has a problem with that they can submit their complaints and comments in writing, in triplicate, and wait five months for our automated phone call, or can try to get past me to speak with the management, who is rather busy at the moment."
End Chapter two
To DCDesperado: Seriously man I need some help.
Perilaxis