Teen Titans Fan Fiction
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THE FORGOTTEN
As Starfire continues on her journey to the top of the mountain, the other Titans begin to fight Motaro, one of the Forgotten Five. Can Raven, Beast Boy, and Cyborg overcome this foe, or will this be the beginning of the end?
Chapter 8 - Power of the Gods
Starfire noticed the temperature had started to drop as goosebumps prickling up on her forearms. It was getting cold and the air was thinning out. Slowly, she rose to her feet as the sun's rays provided her with some warmth. As she looked up into the sky, she noticed something coming down from the sky. It wasn't very large, yet for some reason it looked like it was...flapping? As it came into view, the overlying figure of a gold and purple butterfly flapped its wings happily, oblivious to anything going on around it. Starfire smiled at the gentle creature and raised up her index finger, offering it a place to set down. Without hesitation, the gentle bug set down and its wings stopped for a moment, allowing Starfire to gaze at its beautiful glowing wings. It had a variation of different colored stripes, and its wings moved very slowly, allowing the light to reflect off its wings. Starfire gleamed at the butterfly once more, and raised her hand a bit higher. The butterfly started flapping its wings again, and left Starfire to watch it fly away into the distance. The white monkey, her opponent for the third and final test, watched with a careful eye. His eyebrow was raised as if he knew something she didn't.
Starfire's attention came back to the monkey as she heard him screech several times. Turning, she saw that he had already taken his position on top of several large bamboo poles, as there were thousands of them, all at various heights. Concentrating back onto the task at hand, she took a step onto the first bamboo pole. Her foot slipped towards the right, maintaining balance was definitely not going to be easy. Fighting the monkey was laughable, defeating him seemed impossible. The monkey chuckled several times and whirled around several more poles, nimbly moving from one to another, dodging quickly one way, then the other.
After several near falls and a bruised shin, Starfire had made her way to face off against the monkey. She bowed at him slightly, signifying that she was ready to begin. The monkey in turn, also bowed before pounding its chest several times and screeching at the top of its lungs.
It happened before she knew what was going on. The monkey had leaped forward, weaved around several poles and knocked the back of Starfire's knee. Instantly losing her sense of balance, she began to wave her arms around wildly, trying to regain herself. As she hunched over, the monkey leaped into attack again. He spun himself around several times on a nearby bamboo pole and with a loud THWAK! Starfire's right cheek was met by his white tail. She fell downward and narrowly avoided landing on the ground. The monkey leaped around several more poles and lunged forward with his two feet. Starfire barely avoided him, but the monkey spun around and knocked her in the stomach. Coughing, she picked herself up to her knees and watched as the monkey was laughing, thoroughly enjoying his current state.
"It would appear that unless you are able to compensate for my speed, it would seem that I am the one with the advantage! He he!!!" The monkey laughed diligently, its screech becoming a bit more irritible to Starfire. What the monkey said wasn't false, however; her greatest ability, her strength, was useless in this kind of battle.
Starfire had no sooner stood up on both feet before she realized she lost sight of the monkey. He had dropped into the bamboo, but the only thing she could hear was the sound of leaves blowing through the air. She felt another large kick in her back, as the monkey had found a way around her. Falling down to one knee, she countered. Throwing a blind kick backwards, she felt it only hit bamboo, as the piece broke in half upon connecting with her foot. She thought she saw him to her right and swung her fist, only to be met with air. The monkey started to make its screeching noises again, but she couldn't tell exactly where he was. She leaped from bamboo to bamboo, but was never able to get a clear sight of him. Suddenly, she felt something wrap around her left ankle.
The monkey had wrapped its tail around her ankle and leaped in the opposite direction, causing her to fall as he let go. She missed the first bamboo pole with her hand and ended up slapping it instead. The bamboo weaved back before it slammed into the one on the opposite side, causing a chain reaction. Several bamboo poles started vibrating, and the monkey lept high into the air to avoid them all. As Starfire held on, she observed what had transpired, and it gave her an idea...
Meanwhile, back in Jump City...
A green gorilla was flung backwards and crashed into a glass window on the opposite side of the street. It changed back into Beast Boy as he started to rub his back. Things weren't exactly going as planned. Motaro had easily adapted to Cyborg's sonic cannon, it was basically useless at this point. Motaro didn't give him a chance to use it, as the both of them were engaged in a hand to hand fight. The problem was Cyborg was playing the part of a punching bag to Motaro. Raven's attempts to slow him down were all thrown back into her face, as she was knocked away from the fight early on. Motaro had flung a piece of a bus at her, and it knocked her into a garbage bin.
Shaking off his injury, Beast Boy changed into a ram and darted towards the pair. Motaro caught a glimpse of him as Cyborg threw another punch. He grabbed his forearm, spun him around in a giant circle and hurled him back towards the charging ram. The green ram tried putting on the brakes, but it was too late. Cyborg crashed into him and the both of them bounced several times on the asphalt. The giant of a man put his hands on his hips and started laughing.
"Is that all you've got?! Come on, I wish you Titans would take this a bit more seriously..." Motaro wiped under his nose, looking very smug. A medium sized sedan suddenly came flying towards him, covered in dark energy. Motaro reached for his sword and sliced the car in half as it almost hit him. He looked towards his right as Raven's attempt to beat him failed. His giant sword started to emit a strange glow, the Titan's had seen it once before, but on a different weapon.
Motaro smirked a bit, "Let me give you a taste of why I'm known as the God of Destruction! Ground Crusher!!!!"
Motaro slammed his sword into the ground, causing a rippling effect. The ground started cracking from his sword and made its way towards Raven. She was taken a back by the sudden shaking of the ground. Looking up, she wasn't able to put up a defense as Motaro's charging shoulder rammed her into a building's side wall. She shook her head but found herself eye to eye with the tip of Motaro's giant sword. It edged an inch closer to her own throat.
"Too easy..." Motaro's evil smile covered almost his entire face as Raven prepared for the impact. There were still so many things she wanted to do, so many things she wanted to tell her friends. You guys were the best friends I ever had...Beast Boy...I...
With a sudden WHOOSH!!! Raven vanished from the spot as Motaro's blade struck the wall. He heard something from behind him, but couldn't tell what it was as pink waves of energy flew into the top of the building, causing the entire building to fall right on top of him.
Beast Boy helped Cyborg to his feet and without even looking spoke, "What took you guys so long?"
Raven felt herself being let down gently onto the sidewalk. She had closed her eyes, and was a bit perplexed at her recent destination. She looked up to find a young man dressed in a yellow and red jump suit reply back.
"Sorry, we would've been here sooner, except we took a wrong turn in Gotham City..."
Back at the battle between Starfire and the Monkey...
A kick, two punches, an elbow strike...all hit nothing but air as Starfire's attacks were easily avoided by the monkey. She had pink marks on her arms and legs. The monkey was dancing around her, apparantly the fight was not going well for her either. She grimaced as she moved, her stomach was aching from repeated blows. Her breathing had quickened significantly, and while she had not fallen from the branches yet, she sould not last much longer in her present condition.
The monkey stopped about two or three feet from her and tilted his head towards the side.
"Are you sure you wish to continue? My dear friend, it would appear you have finally met your end here..." The monkey asked tentatively. Even a blind person could tell how beat down Starfire was.
Starfire continued to breath heavily as her right eye closed. Her mind suddenly was reliving past images of what had transpired the last couple of days. She remembered waiting in the Tower, waiting for Robin's return from his morning exercises. She could see almost clearly how his limp body had crashed through the window, and the desperate fight in order to save not just him, but everyone else's as well. She remembered how determined she was at the start, and the drive which had propelled her up to this point had returned. She couldn't turn back, she couldn't stop. Robin would not have given up, and so, neither would she!
Starfire stood up firmly, ignoring her current aches and pains. The monkey was suddenly taken a back, her eyes had shown a focus he had not seen before. He was about to leap but Starfire had taken the offensive this time. She swung her foot right at his torso, but he leaped backwards to avoid it. With another spin, Starfire kicked the bamboo pole he was originally standing on. A chain reaction took place, the bamboo hit another and another, all the way towards where the monkey landed. He leaped high up into the air, trying to get over Starfire.
Starfire seemed ready for him this time. She leaped up into the air and did a large backflip and pulled down on a single bamboo post. As the monkey was about to land, she let go. The bamboo swung so fast the monkey didn't know what to do. It slammed straight into his chest, knocking him into another post before he fell to the ground. Starfire had finally done it, she had overcome all three challenges!!!
Leaping from one to the next, Starfire eventually came to a halt right above the monkey. He was rubbing his chest with both hands as she extended her hand towards him. The monkey smiled and gladly accepted the help. The both of them sat there for a moment silently to recompose themselves before the monkey finally spoke.
"Hehehe. I haven't had that much fun in a long time. The other warrior was too serious. Monkey have much fun with you!"
Starfire chuckled a bit as the monkey made his way towards an isolated part. Pulling a hidden lever, parts of the bamboo rose in an upward like fashion, not unlike a stairwell, to a road which led to the peak of the mountain. Starfire bowed towards the monkey and then waved goodbye as she made her way towards the road.
As her feet hit firmly on the ground, Starfire looked back down at her recent feat. The mountain was quite large, and she had learned so much from her journey. It was not quite complete yet, but she thinks she knew now why Robin was much more confident after spending some time with the True Master.
The walk up to the peak was nothing strenuous, which was good for her as she was going to need a long rest after the ordeal was complete. As she made the final turn up the stairs, she eventually was face to face with the True Master's home. It looked more like an Asian palace than a home. There were several stories stacked perfectly on top of one another, the entire building fit in perfect symmetry. She made her way towards the sliding door and opened it. The True Master was sitting in front of a pot of hot tea, and Robin was laying directly opposite of her, his eyes closed, but physically looked much better.
"I see you have completed all three tasks. I knew there was nothing that could stop you. Please, come sit and rest, I dare say you have earned at least that much..." The True Master spoke in a firm tone, almost order like.
Starfire did not hesitate and took a seat by Robin. As she looked down on his sleeping face, she noticed that his clothes had been changed to a karate uniform she had seen in several of Beast Boy's samurai movies. The only remaining thing was his mask, it was something that gave him his power.
"His recovery has been coming along much faster than I had hoped for. I do trust, however, you remember that he will not remember any of us?"
Starfire did not answer her, instead grabbed his hand. Perhaps she had imagined it due to wishful thinking, or perhaps his body was just involuntarilly responding, but for a split moment, she thought she felt he had squeezed back...
Starfire has finally made her way through all three challenges of the True Master. Will she and the True Master be able to help restore his memories, or will Robin be doomed to lose his past forever? And what will happen to Beast Boy, Raven, and Cyborg, now that reinforcements have finally arrived?
Next Time: Chapter 9 - Starfire's War
Robin finally wakes up from his long slumber as Beast Boy, Raven, and Cyborg launch a counterattack against Motaro. The hardest thing about love is that it always presents seemingly impossible challenges to overcome. You definitely won't want to miss it!!!!
