"Absolutely not!" Lord Wayne bellowed as he stared down at his next heir. "The princess needs my help though, and besides you said I need to meet some women anyway" Richard tried to explain. "No you are not going. Have you heard of the legend of the princess of Tameran?"
Richard looked confusedly at his mentor. "Not really, but I still need to go help her." Lord Wayne shook his head. "I guess I'll have to tell you" Richard looked up with expectant eyes. "Uh yes, anyway the princess of Tameran her name was Koriand'r, but in our language her name is Starfire. When she was born she had extraordinary powers, and this scared the people. When she was five they sent her away to Azarath. Now they sent her here because they knew no one would bother them. Azarath used to be a beautiful kingdom full of peace, but it was ravaged and is now a forbidden wasteland. Starfire was sent there to the only place that survived which was an old castle with a huge tower. They took her to the top and as they left they saw a horrific sight. Blood red eyes stared at them as the fierce beast growled menacingly. They barely escaped with their lives. Many had tried to go and save the princess but they weren't quite as lucky. Soon the land became forgotten as well as the princess." Lord Wayne told his charge.
"So this means you're not letting me go?" Richard asked. "I won't let you go" Wayne sighed. "But I will let you pick some soldiers to send off to save her. We will hold a tournament tonight. Now can you inform Alfred of the tournament" Lord Wayne said as Richard grinned. He nodded and ran off to find the butler. Lord Wayne sighed, what has he gotten himself into?
As the metal man and the green bean walked into the town they noticed most of the finest knights heading towards the huge castle. They exchanged a look with each other and continued their leisurely pace through the kingdom. "Hey look at this" Beastboy exclaimed as he pressed a red button on a blue box. Cyborg groaned as he walked towards Beastboy.
The box sprung open and played a merry song that was both catchy and annoying. "Welcome to Gotham, such a perfect kingdom, here we have some rules, let us explain it for the dumb, please don't steal, respect property, killing will make King Wayne break your… Face… Gotham is, Gotham is, Gotham is a per-FECT PLAAAAACE! Doo dooodoo doo doo dooooo duh!" The box then promptly snaps a photo of the shell-shocked duo. (Gotta love my parody of the Duloc song) The box spits out the photo to reveal a not very flattering photo of a Cyborg with a 'what in the world' face, and Beastboy with a 'this is super weird' face. "Let's hear it again" Beastboy said as he was about to click the button but Cyborg wrenches his had away yelling "NO." Beastboy shrugs and they continue on with their walk, now heading towards the palace. They reach the doors of what they think is the palace and they swing open the doors. As they waltz on in they realize that they took the wrong entrance. They were in a colluseum.
"Change of plans" Lord Wayne announced as all went silent on the arrival of the two unlucky fellows. "Whoever can defeat the Cyborg will be declared winner" he said and the crowd roared in excitement. Cyborg and Beastboy looked at each-other and smirked. "I'll take the ugly one" Cyborg said and they both sprang into action. Cyborg punched the closest person to him then kicked the one advancing upon him from behind. He spun around and threw the first soldier into another then tackled a third.
Beastboy ran towards a few soldiers who cracked their knuckles confidently but the smug looks they gave him soon vanished when he morphed into a wolf. He snarled at them and bit one that had no armor on in the arm. Then he shifted into a falcon and flew high into the air. He quickly shifted into a Kangaroo and kicked two in the face. He bounded into the air again and shifted into a lion. Using his big paws to his advantage, he landed and then struck another soldier.
Suddenly a soldier came up from behind Beastboy but wasn't able to exploit his weakness as Cyborg tackled him from the side. As the dust settled Lord Wayne realized that the Cyborg and Changeling had won. He thought for a moment then stood. He raised his hands up high and said "and we have a winner!" The crowd roared.
"So why are we going to Azarath?" Beastboy asked cautiously. "So we can get my lab back" Cyborg explained. "Why didn't you just demand to get it back" Beastboy pressed. "Because contrary to popular belief, I'm not a monster" Cyborg yelled. Beastboy visibly deflated. "Don't worry, we just have to save princess Starfire and then we can go home" Cyborg said happily. Beastboy grinned. "Lost Kingdom of Azarath, were coming for Starfire so watch out!" Beastboy shouted.
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In a dark place a shadow moved silently. It seemed anxious like it heard something. It hissed, it's four eyes glowing blood red. A set of fangs gleamed in the light. It glared harshly at the world outside. It stared at the smoldering remains of a once beautiful kingdom, then looked down at the boiling lava. It turned around and disappeared from sight.
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Dun dun dun! Still too short of a chapter for my tastes but I got what I wanted for this chapter.
Also, I am not very good with fight scenes, but I figured I had to put something for that.
Read on!
~Barracade
