Seeing Stars
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Chapter 9: Star City Showdown!
The forest in Star City was a massive, thick hive of trees. Of course, since this forest was created by the star's power, there was also a massive, thick hive of killer bees, Wigglers, Piranha plants, mushroom enemies, and, of course, Bowyer and his crew of living arrows. (1)
However, that was not going to deter Geno and the Titans from getting that Star Piece. The doll hero fired his Star Gun at several enemies, making them disappear. (2)
Cyborg and Raven were laying out suppressive fire to keep the group together. Risk tried to pick up a tree. However, he found it a bit difficult,
"What the hell? This thing's rooted to the ground!"
Geno shouted,
"GENO BEAM!"
A blue beam shot from the doll's hand, incinerating everything in its path. He said,
"The forest is magically created. You can't use the trees as weapons."
Cody shook his head,
"That sucks."
He bashed a piranha plant,
"What are you looking at, ugly?"
Geno had gone off ahead, leaving the Titans to clean up whatever enemies were still coming at them.
Deeper in the forest, Bowyer and his cronies were laughing it up as they saw the citizens of Star City being terrorized. Bowyer, whose machine body looked like an oversized bow, chuckled evilly,
"Nyeah! Nyeah! Nyeah! 500 already. Bowyer goes for five hundred more!"
The arrows he was using cackled with him,
"Stupid humans! They can't hide from us!"
Suddenly, Geno's voice echoed,
"GENO BLAST!"
Bowyer turned around, quick enough to see Geno raise his arms and slam the ground, showering the area with brightly colored lights. Most of the arrows were destroyed. However, unknown to Geno, several of them had taken cover.
Bowyer growled,
"Geno! Bowyer no like what you did!"
He readied another paralyzing arrow. The blue doll looked at him,
"Don't even think about it, Bowyer. I won't let you give Smithy that star."
One of the arrows grumbled,
"We really should have just gone, but no, Bowyer had to play this game of his."
Bowyer fired his arrow. Geno dodged it and lashed out with his Star Gun. The star shots pummeled the bowed menace, but it was far from over. Bowyer shouted,
"You think you can hurt me!"
He raised his hand,
"Static E!"
In moments, a bluish light shined on Geno and caused the doll to get thrust back. He was on one knee when Bowyer shouted,
"G'night, loser!"
He readied another arrow when Cyborg leveled Bowyer deeper into the forest. Raven came near Geno,
"Are you all right?"
Risk cheered,
"Oh, yeah! That got him!"
Bowyer stood up,
"Four on one! Nyat fair!"
Cyborg readied his cannon again,
"Life's not fair. Get used to it."
He readied another shot and fired. Bowyer screamed in agony as he was reduced to ashes.
Geno stood up,
"That was pretty hardcore, Victor."
The former athlete looked at him,
"Wait, you know who I am?"
Geno nodded,
"My boss does."
Risk asked,
"Who's your boss?"
The blue costumed hero shook his head, chuckling,
"Let's just say he's a lot more observant than you realize. Plus, he told me about what happened to each of you and promises to make reward you fully when the Star Road is restored."
Cody gasped,
"I know who you work for!"
Geno blinked. The cocky hero concluded,
"You work for Santa Claus, don't you?"
At this, the other heroes collapsed on the ground. Raven said,
"We should get the star before I decide to kill him."
Cody blinked,
"What? Was it something I said?"
The star, a shining purple star, began hovering, until it was over Raven. Her eyes opened wide and a bright light illuminated her. She said,
"Wow."
She smiled and began laughing. Cyborg swallowed,
"This is bad!"
Geno shook his head,
"No, it's a good thing. The star is reacting to her."
In a moment, Raven's traditional costume changed from all blue to all white. She unveiled her hood and smiled,
"Vic, it's all right. This star…it's unlocked something inside me."
The star disappeared inside her. Risk whined,
"I thought your boss was gonna give us something after the Star Street was paved!"
Geno looked at him evenly,
"First, it's called the Star Road, and, second; I think my boss felt as though Raven can handle this new power now in the fight against Smithy."
Raven looked at her hands,
"What is it? I feel my emotions, but my powers are not going berserk."
She continued,
"It was like; I could hear my mother's voice. She's proud of me. I…I don't know what to say."
Geno said,
"The power given to you is through the star. The star pieces, when more are collected, will resonate, giving us their power."
He smirked,
"When we get back, the stars will show us the way."
As the heroes were leaving the forest, Risk complained,
"When am I getting my power? I've been good."
Raven smacked him upside the head,
"Shut up."
Next Chapter:
Two teams head off for two very different stars. One finds it a cake walk, the other is anything but. Find out more, next time!
