CH. 10
Hatch awoke not long after Beast Boy's statement. He was down in the breakfast hall five minutes later. There, Beast Boy attacked him with questions about Walt's generals.
"I don't know much about them but Pyro won't go down easy." Hatch said darkly. Beast Boy nodded. Starfire walked up with concern on her face.
"Beast Boy, why has Walt not taken more precautions with his Generals?" she asked. Beast Boy smiled at her.
"Simply because he doesn't know which one we will hit. I'm sure he will start thinking and send only one out soon. And I'm sure he will be lying in wait for when we attack," Beast Boy replied. Robin and the others walked up. Raven was still asleep upstairs.
"I've got a bad feeling about this," Robin said with a grim look on his face.
"So do I. I have the feeling he will be laying a trap. On our next attack we must take every precaution. No one can die. We are short on man power as it is," Beast Boy stated.
"So what do we do?" Starfire asked. Beast Boy looked to Hatch.
"Does our target follow a fixed path?" Hatch cleared his throat.
"My source within their forces has told me that they are getting nervous. The Generals are as cocky as ever however, and that will be their downfall. But since the source is only a grunt, he doesn't know anything about their movement patterns. I've tried tailing them a couple of times but they always evade me somehow. I know for a fact that they haven't noticed me," he said.
"So in a nutshell, we know nothing?" Beast Boy asked with disappointment. Hatch blushed.
"Pretty much," He mumbled. Beast Boy sighed. Raven and Cyborg joined them.
"What's up?" Cyborg asked as he looked at the long faces, "Beast Boy you should turn into a horse if you want to make a long face." Beast Boy raised an eyebrow.
"Wow, and I thought my jokes were bad," he said moodily.
"Beast Boy already is a horse," Raven said with a sly grin. Cyborg looked sick.
"Ew. I could have gone my whole life without hearing that. Now I've lost my appetite," Cyborg said with distaste.
"Cyborg not hungry for meat cause of a perverted joke? That's a shocker," Robin joked.
"Ok so maybe not all my appetite," he said and reached for some eggs and bacon and left for the kitchen. Raven looked to Beast Boy.
"Bad news my mate?" she asked with concern. Beast Boy smiled slightly. He had missed that so very much.
"Just a little love," he said and kissed her cheek as she sat down next to him.
"We don't know how to target Pyro," Hatch stated. Raven thought for a minute.
"Ever thought of luring him out?" Raven asked.
That night, they all stood at the ready. Raven had promised she would get him out. Walt wouldn't want them together so he'd do anything to reclaim them. And for that he'd send his right hand man and strongest soldier Pyro. So to lure him out, Raven used her powers to pick up two twenty story buildings and hurl them at Walt's hideout. After she was noticed, she flew as fast as she could toward Beast Boy. Pyro was after her with his men close behind. Since they still had no electronics, they were forced to run as fast as they could over the new bridge and into the city.
Raven flew to Beast Boy who stood in the middle of a deserted road. Raven kissed him quickly before he told her to take cover. This fight was between him and Pyro. With his powers, things were going to get destroyed. They finally rounded the corner and Pyro stopped in his tracks. Beast Boy did a two finger salute and al his men from in the buildings and on top appeared and aimed their weapons at them.
"Oh fuck me," Pyro seethed.
"Sorry but I'm afraid I don't swing that way," Beast Boy said with a smirk, "On my mark, my men will end your lives. If you wish to live, join my side. Fight Walt and help me win. This world of death and poverty can't be better than what we used to have." Pyro laughed loudly.
"My men are loyal to the end! None of us will turn!" But before he was even finished, Men were raising their guns above their heads and getting on their knees. Pyro turned around and growled.
"How dare you betray Walt! You will all die for this!" He roared in rage. But Beast Boy's men were moving in to take their weapons and tie them up. Pyro dared not move or he'd be shot down. When 90% of the men had been taken to safety, Beast Boy spoke once again.
"Last chance," he said.
"Go to Hell!" Pyro yelled.
"Been there. I own the place," He said, "Very well, so be it; everyone but Pyro." All the men let loose their arrows or guns. The remaining men fell dead.
"Ok Pyro, just you and me. Let's go," Beast Boy said. Pyro opened both his hands and fire encased them.
"My fire can melt every metal known to man. You sure about this?" Pyro sneered. Beast Boy smiled at him. Then without warning, he rushed him. Pyro lifted both his arms into the air and brought them down hard. A large ball of fire flew toward Beast Boy. He leapt into the air and over it in time to see Pyro throw another. He was caught. He crossed his arms to block his face and was engulfed in the flames. Beast Boy's men yelled out in shock. But as the fire kept going, Beast Boy reappeared hovering in midair smoking. He slowly lowered his arms and looked at his body.
"Guess being ruler of Hell has its little perks," he said in amusement. Pyro was glaring at him with all the hate he could muster.
"It appears, Pyro, that your attacks have no effect on me," Beast Boy taunted.
"Maybe not that kind of attack. Try this on for size!" he yelled and stood stock still. Then his face began to slowly pull away from his face. Then with a jolt, a second head was formed, jutting out of his neck. Then the shoulders, the arms, the torso, and the rest of his body did the same till there was a perfect clone of himself sneering at Beast Boy.
"That is an interesting technique," Beast Boy said with a frown.
"I can create an army of up to a thousand," Pyro bragged with a cocky grin.
"I see now why you are Walt's right hand man," Beast Boy said and landed on the road. He reached behind him and took out his bo-staff spear. He twirled it expertly as Pyro created five more clones. He smiled and folded his arms.
"Kill him," Pyro ordered. The six clones opened their hands and a fire sword appeared. They simultaneously gripped them and they turned into real samurai swords. Beast Boy wasn't going to lie. He was highly impressed and surprised. He hadn't expected this at all. He had underestimated Pyro. The first ran at him with the others close behind him. Beast Boy ducked his wild swing at his head and speared the second through the gut. He fell back with a yell of pain and burst into flames; he was gone in seconds with not a trace left behind. His weapon also burst into flames and was gone before it hit the ground. Beast Boy looked at his bo-staff spear and gasped. It had been melted.
"We have no blood," Sneered one clone.
"Molten magma runs through our veins," Claimed another.
"Don't think the ruler of hell can say as much," jeered a third. They had him surrounded. Beast Boy looked to his men.
"Stand down. I can handle these pests," he yelled to the roof tops. Hatch waved his hands and they all pointed their guns at the ground. Hatch glanced at the man in command after him.
"If he shows signs of losing, take them out all at once on my order. Spread the word," He said. Beast Boy glanced back and forth. He wasn't sure what they were waiting for. He dodged to the left as fast as he could. He grabbed the wrist of the clone that had just tried to run him through and yanked it to his left. The clone on his left tried doing the same so Beast Boy grabbed his wrist as well and used both of their swords to gut them both. He placed his hands on both of their chests and pushed back. He immediately grabbed the hilts of the swords and threw them to left and right. Two more clones were struck through their chests. He faced the last one with a glare as the other four and their weapons burst into flames. The clone raised an eyebrow.
"You're good," he said. The original laughed.
"But I'm better," he said. Beast Boy's eyes widened as white hot pain assaulted his body. He looked down at the blade jutting through his stomach. He had made another clone while he was busy with the other four. The clone in front of him walked up with an evil smile. Hatch's eyes narrowed. He whirled around to see a massive amount of clones, all with samurai swords.
"We are so fucked," he whispered. Beast Boy fell to his knees. If he didn't get this sword out of his gut he'd bleed out before he could re-heal. The clone grabbed his hair and forced him to stand by pulling hard. The original Pyro walked up to Beast Boy's side, his own sword forming in his right hand.
"Beast Boy, you thought you could defeat me. I'm Walt's number one man for a reason," he said quietly with a smile.
"You know the difference between you and me?" Beast Boy gasped as blood dribbled down his chin from his mouth.
"What's that?" Pyro asked as he tested the sharpness of his blade on the concrete. It sank through like a hot knife on butter.
"I'm smarter," he said and threw himself back into the clone behind him. He yelled in pain as the blade went into him all the way to the hilt. He grabbed the clone's hands, firmly grasping them to the sword and ran into the clone in front of him who burst into flames. He elbowed the clone behind him, jamming the nose into the brain and killed him instantly. He burst into flames and Beast Boy reached behind him and grasped the hilt of the sword. With a cry of agony he ripped it from his back and made to cut Pyro diagonally. But in all that time, Pyro knew what was coming and made to stop Beast Boy. He had raised his sword and attempted to also cut Beast boy diagonally. Their blades met halfway and clanged loudly. Beast Boy's blood flew onto Pyro's face. They glared at each other.
"You're right Beast Boy, you are indeed smart," Pyro sneered, "but smarts won't help you win in this situation."
"No, but skill will," Beast Boy said and kneed Pyro in his nether regions. He grunted and Beast Boy kicked him in the stomach. He flew back and landed on top of a car, his sword flying from his grip. Beast Boy leapt through the air and landed on top, sword piercing through his gut and through the top of the car. He chocked as blood flew from his mouth. He yelled in agony as Beast Boy slowly pushed it through. He stepped back on the hood of the car. Blood was running down the front and dripping over the sides. Pyro gripped the sword, grunting in pain and attempting to take it out. Beast Boy looked up at where his men were supposed to be. Instead of loyal followers he saw the top of the building on fire. Hatch and his men appeared through the front door, some carrying wounded.
"You did it?" Hatch asked.
"Are you kidding me?" Pyro yelled. Everyone looked to him. Blood coated his teeth as he smiled and laughed.
"You will never defeat Walt! He's impossible to kill!" He laughed harder, "My only regret is that I won't be there to see him rip you all, limb from limb." Beast Boy grabbed Hatch's side arm from his holster.
"It's time to die now," Beast Boy said quietly. Pyro cackled.
"You know what he has planned for Raven?" he asked, his red smile still in place. Beast boy stopped, his blood going cold.
"He's going to rape her. Then he will let his men rape her. Do whatever the hell they want to her. Then when she's in labor he will shoot the baby inside her and let her suffer before he finally kills her slowly and painfully by cutting her apart, piece… by… piece," Pyro said. He was baring his teeth in loathing now.
"It is my regret! My regret I won't be there to get a piece of-" He was cut off because Beast Boy had shot him through his left eye. He stomped up to the car and stood over his dead body. He emptied the entire clip into his chest and stomach.
"Mag!" he roared as he threw the empty one away. No one argued as Hatch threw him another. He loaded it, cocked the gun and emptied the entire clip into Pyro's head. He climbed down and threw the gun to Hatch.
"Set up a fucking flare! I want Walt to know I'm not fucking around! I will kill his ass!" Hatch turned to the men.
"Do it. Now," he ordered and ran to make sure Beast Boy was ok.
Walt was pacing his room when Screech burst through the door.
"What?" he asked.
"You need to come see this," she said softly. When Walt got downstairs he stopped short in shock. He couldn't believe what he was seeing. Pyro was lying on an operation table, his one remaining eye staring blankly at Walt.
"Beast Boy set up a flare. He wanted us to find him," Screech said. Walt could feel his hatred rising. Just when he didn't think he could hate someone any more.
"Why would he shoot him so many times?" Screech asked.
"Pyro wanted to piss him off. So he told him what I planned for Raven," Walt said, "it's his message saying he is going to kill me." Walt did not even seem fazed by this.
"Well he's going to find I'm much harder to kill than any of my men," he stated. He turned to Screech.
"You are now my number one General," he said eyeing her, "Make me proud." Screech sauntered over to him and took his hand. She led him to their room with an expression of deep lust and wanting.
"Beast Boy stomped through the hideout, not speaking to anyone. He felt if he did, he'd be very cold hearted and evil to them. And it wasn't fair to anyone for him to take his rage out on them. So he stomped to his room and slammed the door. Raven looked at Hatch with worry.
"He's ok. Just mad at what Pyro said," Hatch assured her.
"What did he say?" she asked. Hatch bit his lower lip.
"I'd rather not say. It's pretty graphic. If you want to know you will have to speak to Beast Boy," Hatch said with a frown. Raven walked upstairs and knocked on the door softly. Beast Boy didn't answer so she walked in and closed the door behind her.
"Are you ok love?" she asked gently as she sat next to him on the bed. He was glaring sourly at the ground as if he wanted it to die a slow painful death.
"It's an inanimate object. It can't die," she said to him. He grunted.
"Yeah but I still hate what happened today," He growled.
"What did he say?" Raven asked. Beast Boy's only response was his lips pursing.
"That bad?" she asked softly.
"Worse," he muttered. Raven stood up and got in front of him. He looked into her eyes and she smiled.
"It's ok my mate. He can't hurt us now," she said quietly. Beast Boy hugged her tightly.
"I don't ever want to lose you again," he said with tears flowing down his face.
"You won't. I'm here forever," she said and kissed him. Beast Boy was about to pull he down with him when there was a static sound in his head. He flinched and concentrated on it.
"Master. Come at once." It was Damien.
"I'm being paged," he growled, "I will be back A.S.A.P. love." With that he disappeared. In Hell, he appeared before the yorkie terrier and hamburger.
"Damien… Ice… what do you want?" he growled, "I was with my fiancée. What the fuck do you want? And it better be important."
"There's been a revolt sire," Damien said spitting grease with every word.
"Revolt? How in the hell can there be a revolt down here?"
"I told you that as the new ruler you cannot leave. There was a reason. The inmates of hell will only take orders from a terrier and hamburger for so long. We have no respect in these bodies," Damien said, trying to stay respectful of Beast Boy. Beast Boy thought about it. It was most likely a trap.
"Where are the revolting prisoners?" he demanded.
"We locked them in the last chamber. They are trying to break in as we speak," Damien said. Beast Boy walked toward the large double doors that were booming with the inhabitants of hell. Why were the demons not at their stations? Something wasn't right. He whirled to face the two who shrank back.
"What ails you master? You must take care of them," Damien said.
"Nice try Damien. Who helped you? Certainly not your brother so who was it?" Damien quivered and began to shift back to human form. His brother was also changing back.
"We found dad's cell and he used the last of his power so that we can control Hell once again," Damien said with an evil smile.
"I bet you ordered the demons to pretend that they were the escaped inmates huh? And when I began to fight them, under the rules of Hell I'd be stripped of my powers for turning on my own men and the next in command would take over, i.e. you. Smart Damien but I'm afraid it didn't work," Beast Boy said with a smirk.
"You're soooooo cocky. Dad gave us a bit of power to. So you have a fight on your hands whether you like it or not Beast boy," Ice sneered. Ice and Damien began to move so that they were both on either side of him.
"I had hoped that you would be smart. Now I will have to wipe Satan and his family out of existence," Beast Boy said shaking his head.
"Let's see if you can!" Ice yelled and they both pulled swords out of thin air and rushed him at the same time. They got two feet from him before the earth underneath them gave way and they fell to the magma below. Beast Boy put both his hands over either hole and they stopped falling. They rose out of the holes and Beast boy manipulated his hands so that they stood before him unable to move.
"I could end your despicable lives right now," he seethed, "There is nothing I hate more than a betrayer. I spared your lives and this is how you repay me?" Ice began to sweat.
"But no. That would not be very sporting of me. Here's what I'm going to do. I'm going to play puppet. I control one person. The winner gets to fight me," Beast Boy said with a smile.
"We won't fight each other!" Damien yelled.
"You have no choice. And it seems you're the winner Damien," Beast Boy said. Damien felt himself become in control of himself again. He was about to rush Beast boy when Ice moved in front of his field of vision and swung at his head.
"Ice stop it!" Damien yelled as he parried and blocked. Ice just growled as he fought hard to get through Damien's defenses. Finally, Damien was cut lightly on his forearm. He leapt back and landed lightly ten feet for his brother.
"You will never win unless you come at him with the intention to kill," Beast Boy said. Ice leapt forward, sword high above his head. Damien knew he was purposefully given an opening to thrust his blade through his chest. All he had to do was jump up. He instead jumped back as Ice's sword landed heavily on the ground, causing sparks to fly. Then He lunged forward, shouldering Damien in the stomach, winding him. Then in a swift upper slice, cut His entire face off. Damien fell to his knees and collapsed. He reappeared five feet away, sweating and breathing heavily. He was still in pain from the attack.
"I forgot. You can die over and over in Hell. That was the test to show that this is survival. It's you, or your brother," Beast Boy said. Damien growled at Beast Boy. Ice stood poised, face full of rage as he fought Beast Boy's control. Damien didn't want to, but he had no other choice. He attacked. Ice's expression was shocked. He blocked and parried, punching Damien in the face hard. He stumbled to the side and saw another upper slice that would decapitate him. He spun to the left and felt the blade roll off his body before he hit the ground. He felt his neck and found a thin cut going all around his neck.
Not to deep to kill; he was lucky. Ice jumped forward, jabbing with his sword. Damien threw ash in his face. He yelled in pain and fell back. Damien got up, turned to Beast Boy and threw the sword. In the blink of an eye, Ice was in front of him. Damien's eyes widened. It was too late. The blade made a wet "shiiink" noise as it sank into Ice's chest and out his back. Blood splattered the ground wetly. Ice leaned back, then stumbled forward and Damien caught him in time. He was becoming transparent.
"Damien," he rasped, blood flowing out of the corners of his mouth, "I don't blame you." He coughed, spewing blood across Damien's front. His head lolled and he disappeared, allowing the sword to clatter to the ground.
"You win again Damien," Beast Boy said with a smirk. The sword scraped across the rock ground and flew to Beast Boy's hand, "That was quite a battle. Who knew that bastards like you two could have feelings for one another; perhaps homosexual incest?" Damien glared at Beast Boy.
"Now. I'm going to be nice once more. This is your last chance to join me. Or I'm going to kill you right here and right now," Beast Boy said, his eyes narrowing.
"Fuck you!" He roared and rushed at Beast boy, sword held high, ready for a wild swing. Beast Boy blocked with his own sword and landed a punch into his stomach. Then he kicked him where he had punched him, doing more damage. Damien flew back and landed hard on the ground with a loud grunt of pain. His sword flew through the air away from him.
"This is no challenge," Beast Boy complained, "You guys almost killed me the last time we fought. Where's the spirit?"
"It's gone! My brother's and my life were intertwined. When you made me kill him, I lost more than half my strength. You might as well kill me because I'm not working for you and I'm unable to give you a good fight," Damien snarled. Beast Boy walked forward and he forced Damien to his feet with his new abilities. He placed a hand on Damien's shoulder and Damien screamed in pain. Beast boy saw in his memories, Satan's cell and his power that still lay dormant within him.
"So that's how it is," Beast Boy said. Damien looked at him.
"What? What is it?" he yelled in rage, "Just kill me already!"
"Your father gave you such a miniscule amount of power because he wanted me to finish you both off so if I came to fight him, I'd go in thinking he was powerless and underestimate him. I'd die," Beast Boy said. Damien was shocked.
"My father may be Satan, but he loves his sons!" Damien yelled in anger.
"He's Satan Damien. He doesn't know the meaning of the word love. He only knows the word tool," Beast Boy said, looking him in the eye. Damien looked about to break. He had killed his brother and now Beast Boy was saying his father only ever used him.
"Damn you for making me mortal. I never had such feelings till then," Damien cursed.
"Swear loyalty to me, and we can defeat your father together. And I swear upon my throne as ruler of hell, that you will inherit your father's powers," Beast boy said. He stepped back and offered his hand. Damien looked upon it with doubt.
"The enemy of my enemy is my friend," Damien said and grasped Beast Boy's hand. He jerked as power flew through his entire being. It felt so magnificent! He was flying; he was so high on power! Finally, it stopped flowing, but the feeling stayed.
"Since I'm the one who bestowed your powers, the rules of hell say you are my servant whether you like it or not," Beast Boy said, then he smiled, "But you shall be treated like a comrade. Now let's go destroy the man you once called "father"."
HA! bet you didn't see that little twist coming did you? Sory it took so long. damn writers block complete with my move to texas and school sorta took up a lot of my time. anyway, hope you enjoy reading it as much as i enjoyed writing it. Read on and Rock on!