OK, I know, I haven't updated in forever, but I had so much trouble writing this chapter. I'm crap at fight scenarios, I'm a romance writer at heart. So here's my attempt, I tried my best, I hope you enjoy it!
"What brings you here, Daddy dearest?" Rose growled, her gun still between her fathers eyes.
Slade grinned and pushed his gun a little harder against the bridge of her nose. Rose didnt flinch or move; her dad had done this to her since she was a child.
"I came to destroy those who tainted you, honey." Slade said. Rose growled and pushed against his head harder with her gun.
"They weren't the ones who tainted me daddy, that was all you. You drugged me, you lied to me, you traded my childhood for a militant slavery. The Titans freed me daddy, they let me be Rose instead of Ravager. They let me feel like I was a regular human, not a terminator. You tainted me daddy, and I wont let you hurt those who saved me from you."
Terra watched all this with her eyes wide. She never thought she'd see Slade again. After all, she'd trapped herself in a statue for 5 years to ensure he never returned!
"You..." Terra began, but she felt her mouth being shut. She turned to see Ravens hands encased in black. Terra's eyes glowed threateningly but Raven held the black magic across her mouth.
"Keep quiet Terra, you can take you vengeance later. This is between Rose and her father."
Terra growled angrily beneath her magical mouth but remained still. Raven may actually be right this time. Lets see what little-miss-big-shot does now! Her smile was hidden by the black magic, but Raven could feel it. She felt a momentary rush of anger towards Terra before she regained her normal, emotionless state. Terra had a right to be mad, Ravager had after all threatened to mutilate her. She released Terra from the magical bind on her mouth.
Slade glared angrily at his daughter, love mixing with hate to form the purest rage in his mind. She had once followed in his footsteps, idolising the ground he walked on. She had once been his little girl, following his every command and loving him like any daughter should. Now the blasted Titans had tainted her, just as they had his son. His poor, sweet Joey (A.N. Jericho) lost forever in the depths of hell. He glared at Rose, at the daughter he lost, and his finger tightened on the trigger.
Rose felt her life flashing before her eyes; her blind devotion to her father, cutting out her eye in a drug induced insanity, finding the titans, meeting Eddie. She felt a tear slide from her solitary eye at that thought. Eddie. He'd never know how she felt. She sighed and waited for her father to pull the trigger all the way. She didn't even bother to pull the trigger on her own gun. She knew her father well enough to know that she wouldn't even have it pulled half way before her dad had put a bullet through her head.
She held her breath. This was it.
A yellow blur rushed between the two and Rose felt the pressure slacken against her head.
"Man, why do bad guys always wait, like, 3 years before they shoot? With the fastest kid alive about a metre away? Duh!"
Rose turned and saw Kid Flash grinning, the gun dangling from his index finger.
Ravager grinned and pulled the trigger. A small click was heard, nothing else. Slade laughed happily.
"Oh dear, did you forget to load your gun honey?" Slade grinned and pressed a button on his chest. His suit beeping, Light flew up, blasting the ground with captured light to elevate himself. I didnt even know I could do that! he thought happily as he sped towards the Titans. He knew who his target was. That yummy newbie Terra.
Raven and Beast Boy rushed in front of her, ready to fight. The rest of the titans stayed where they were, but got into fighting positions.
"You cant WIN!" Light screamed as rushed towards them. Raven raised her hands slowly and blasted him with a powerful burst of dark magic.
Light grinned and captured the magic in mid air. He flung it back at Raven. She gasped and fell to the floor as it struck her in the chest. "That wont work, witch. Your magic may be black as your heart, but you use it for the purest reasons. It may be dark, but its use is light enough for me to control it. You're really neither here nor there, are you? A dark angel? A light demon? You cant be both girl." Light laughed and flew towards Wonder Girl. The yummy noob was protected, but Wonder Chick was a good consolation prize.
Light flew at super speed, knocking the titans down as he went. Cyborg fired blast after blast of his sonic cannon at him but Light dodged them all. Miss Martian fired lasers from her eyes, stretched her arms to capture him, even tried to sneak up on him invisible. But Light was too quick, dodging all her attempts to capture him. He knocked her to the ground. "I'll be back for you later, Green babe" He leered a her before flying again towards Cassie. Robin and Kid Flash stood in front of her. Robin flung tear gas canisters in an attempt to stop him. "You're going down, nut job!" Robin yelled, throwing boomerangs and shurikans towards the freak. He dodged and weaved his way through Robins numerous attacks and knocked him unconscious with a blast of light. Bart rushed to his side, running at his speed. "You cant outrun me weirdo, just stop it!" Bart yelled smugly. Light grinned and flew towards a wall. Bart kept his eyes on Light, determined not to let him get away. He watched confused as light flew straight up and over him. His confusion was intensified when his running came to a halt with a sickening crunch. He fell to the floor, cradling his broken jaw in his hands. Wally always said always look forward. Damn, hes always right.
Rose and Slade continued staring at each other angrily. Neither pulled their weapons out and neither spoke. They merely stared at each other, hatred almost flying from their eyes. Rose willed him to draw a sword so she could kill him. But they merely stared, father and daughter, contemplating the best way to kill the other and destroy the bad blood in the family.
Beast Boy rushed to Raven, who was lying on the floor motionless. Terra rushed to his side, placing a hand on his shoulder.
"Er, Terra? There's a fight going on you know, can you focus on more important things?" Beast Boy said as he gently lifted Ravens head onto his knees. Terra growled angrily and her grip tightened, causing Gar to wince in pain.
"Look whos talking! How can you tell me to focus on important things while you're comforting some stupid witch? You know, I wish that blast had just killed the bitch so finally you'd pay attention to ME!!!" She yelled. The titans all stared at her, Light stopped his assault on Cassie to turn round, even Slade and Rose stopped staring at each other angrily to look around at her.
A silence fell over them, no one could believe how selfish Terra had just been. Even the most evil men in the world, who were hell bent on destruction and pain, were staring at her in disbelief. The only sounds that could be heard were Garfield's breathing becoming steadily more rapid and Rose softly muttering 'Jerry, Jerry, Jerry...'
"What did you just say Terra?" Beast Boy growled, his hands growing steadily more clawed and furry. Raven groaned slightly and her eyes fluttered open. Gar looked down at her happily. Terra watched this, fuming.
"ENOUGH!" She screamed. She used her powers to knock Gar out of the way.
"No! Don't hurt her!! DON'T YOU TOUCH HER!!" Gar cried as he rushed to his feet. He ran towards her but was knocked back again. Terra forced a huge boulder to rise from the ground and elevated it so it floated just above the still weak Raven. She stared up at it. Her powers were weak, she couldn't destroy it in time. The other Titans began to rush forward, but Light forced them back with a blast of white energy.
"You're not interrupting the show, kiddies!" He laughed.
Rose began to run forward to defend her friend, but Slade grabbed her arms and twisted them back. She cried out in pain. Eddie ran towards her but was knocked back again by Light.
"I see I chose the wrong path to your destruction. I needn't have bothered with even showing myself. Its clear that you are all already destroying yourselves!" Slade laughed. The Titans watched in horror as Terra lifted the boulder higher and higher. Gar sat on the floor, tears running down his cheeks.
"Please....please, don't do this. You already broke my heart before Terra. Why must you do it again?" Garfield sobbed. He watched his love on the floor, weak and helpless, staring at the girl she'd traded her happiness for.
Terra turned slowly, her hair falling in front of one eye. She had once again crossed over the very thin line between good and bad, right and wrong, love and hatred. She was now as evil as her heart had always been.
"If she is not here, you will be mine." Terra growled, a grin forming on her face. She lifted her arms dramatically and brought them down.
The boulder raised into the air and came flying down, whooshing though the air as it fell. Raven watched with wide eyes as it came closer and closer. She willed her powers to do something, anything. Her arms flew in front of her face and she stared at Garfield.
He stared at her frightened eyes with his tear filled ones. The split second they locked eyes seemed to last a lifetime as he saw all the fear and regret buried in her amethyst eyes. He felt his heart pounding faster than a hummingbirds wings, his breath halted in his throat. And suddenly his head was filled with one thought, sent by the terrified angel in front of him.
I love you Garfield. I always have and I always will.
Raven felt the air rushing to her face and knew this was it. She used every ounce of her strength to force something to materialize, for her powers to save her. The boulder was merely inches away. Anything...anything....
Raven was surrounded but nothing but silence and darkness. No light or sound could be seen or heard. She sighed.
She hadn't been fast enough.
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I know, I know, Im evil for ending it there, but I just LURVE a cliffie!
I wont take as long to update this time, dont worry. Hopefully the new chapter will be out in a couple of days.
Hope you liked it and thank you so much for reading. And thank you if you've reviewed. If you haven't, no biggie. Only review if you want to, I aint gonna force you.;)
