I've decide to tribute one of my favourite comic scenes in this chapter which I'm sure some of you will recognise. I should update again by the end of the week, please R and R and all the usual. Any question just message me. Enjoy and thanks for reading.
Chapter 9
Nightwing waited for the rubble to hit him and Starfire, but it never did. Nightwing looked up to see the rubble suspended in the air by black magic. Nightwing looked over to see Raven approaching with a red glow in her eyes. "Thanks Raven..." Nightwing said floated by before rising up to reveal black magical tentacles. The tank driver clearly panicked as the tank started reversing, firing another shot which collided with one of Raven's force fields.
Using her magic, Raven peeled the tank open like it was a banana and plucked the crew from within, pulling them towards her. She lifted one of the shaking men up and leant in close. She pulled a sly smile, "Take me to your leader," Raven said as the man screamed.
"Raven, the helicopter!" Nightwing shouted pointing towards the onrushing helicopter which span so the gunner could line the group up. Raven projected a shield to hold back the gunfire which crashed around them. Almost as quickly as it had started the gunfire stopped. Raven was about to lower her shield when a sudden explosion crashed of it.
She slowly lowered her shield to see the helicopter lying flaming and broken in the street, with a half robotic man stood atop it. "Booyah."
Wintergreen fired several shots into the next onrushing group before taking cover and turned to face Deathstroke and Beast Boy, "Looks like this is it lads," Wintergreen said before looking at Beast Boy, "you'll probably want to change to an insect of something and make your way out of he..." An explosion tore through the air and gunfire sounded from above. The team stared up as Sergeant Hive and Private Mammoth abseiled into the room.
They took up position on the catwalk above and began firing down at the enemy survivors. After a short battle the enemy forces had been beaten and two men waved down to their commanders. "We have been unable to find the Brotherhood sir," Hive said as he threw a robe down. The men started climbing it whilst Beast Boy flew up as an eagle. He reached the top and could feel the two new arrivals staring at him. He looked to see two masked men, but his attention was quickly drawn to the shield one of them was carrying.
Beast Boy recognised it from as the one held by the armoured Hive Five member. Deathstroke clawed his way onto the catwalk and quickly noted the tension. He had read the Hive and Mammoth records; he knew how they had found themselves warming a prison cell. He turned to pull Wintergreen over who also noted the situation. "You're on the same side now chaps," Wintergreen said as walked between the trio, "so if you don't mind, we have some terrorist to topple."
"Mr Steele," Deathstroke said down his radio as the group reached a staircase, "report."
"The Brotherhood are not on the Bridge," a voice responded, "I'm beginning to suspect that they may not be on the ship."
"But we know the radio signals are coming from this loca... a submarine, they're on a bloody submarine." Deathstroke said as he had a realisation, "Mr Steele I need you and Ravager to steer the ship. Mr Wilson, gentlemen we need to get to the deck."
Raven holding Cyborg flew towards the deck of the ship in the middle of the bay. Starfire with Nightwing in hand flew alongside her. The team crashed onto the deck before rising to their feet. Across the deck from them, they could see four heavily armed men and Beast Boy staring over the side of the ship.
They ran over to join the others before Beast Boy spoke, "I'm getting that sub," he yelled stepping back ready to throw himself into the water. An arm grabbed hi shoulder and he turned to face Raven, "Let me go Rae, I have to do this." Raven slammed him into the railing and glared into his eyes.
"No you don't, you know it won't make happy," She said almost pleading with him, "there's a fine line between good and evil Garfield, become too consumed by your hatred and could well cross it."
"They killed my family, I have to..." Beast Boy responded, "For them and... I want revenge ok is that what you want to hear." Raven sighed and shook her head before extending her arm. Seemingly with no strain or effort she lifted the sub out of the water in the same way she wound lift a book. She held the sub above them; she peeled the bottom open and began pulling crew members from within.
Zahl knew something was wrong when the sub began jarring violent, the depth gauges began rising rapidly before seeming failing completely. An alarm pierced the air and Zahl looked over to Immortus, "It appear we have a problem," He said as he took a look from periscope and could see that they we're above rather than below the level of the city.
The screeching of tearing metal and the screams of crew members as they fell from the ship, echoed through the long dark halls. "We should leave," Zahl said as he began scaling the ladder that leads to the escape hatch.
The team looked up to see two figures leap from the top of the sub and through the large bridge window, but had their attention taken by the huge gorilla that fell from the inside of the ship. The gorilla landed on its feet and caught the large brain carrying jar the followed. The gorilla stood weapon in hand surrounded by several armed crewmen.
"Mr Mallah, Mr Brain I'd like to inform you that you're both under arrest," Deathstroke said as he and his team advanced weapons poised towards the dozen or so Brotherhood troops that remained. Starfire floated behind them starbolts at the ready, as Cyborg and Nightwing both moved into flanking positions. "There's no way out from here."
"Actually there is," Mallah responded as he fired a single shot in the direction of Raven who was still focused on removing people from the sub to realise. Reacting almost instantly Beast Boy push her out of the path of the oncoming bullet, saving her life but causing her to lose her hold on the sub which plummeted towards the deck of the ship.
The two vessels smashed together with the sound of scrapping steel being over awed by the crash of the impact. The sheer force of the collision split the ship in two launching both halves briefly upwards before they began breaking apart.
Zahl and Immortus crashed through the bridge window at an alarming pace, Zahl was surprised his old bones didn't break. The two men rose to their feet feeling pleased with their escape only to find a large robotic figure and an armoured man staring back.
"Zahl, Immortus!" Robot Man growled as the two men stood battle ready. Ravager drew his swords; Immortus did the same with his.
"My my, Robot Man this is a most unwelcome reunion," Zahl said taking hold of the ships control console to support himself. "It's been what, five years, much too soon. I was rather hoping that the next time we met would be at my funeral but alas it is not to be." Robot Man almost smirked at the comment before speaking.
"The pair of you are under..." Robot Man was cut off as a submarine passed by the bridge window and crashed into the deck below launching Robot Man forward. Immortus sensed his opportunity and leapt back through the window from which he came. Ravager unwilling to let him get away leapt after him.
"It looks like it's just me and you my old enemy," Zahl said looking out of the bridge window, "Though an arrest looks unlikely, unless you suddenly light enough to swim." Zahl looked at Robot Man who was rising to his feet, "It's a shame it has come down to this," Zahl declared as he drew a gun and pointed it a Robot Man.
"You know that won't kill me Zahl," Robot Man said laughing, but Zahl simply smirked back.
"Who said it was you I'm trying to kill," he said as he squeezed the trigger causing a round to collide with Robot Man's chest and ricochet back towards Zahl striking him at the waist. Zahl crumpled and Robot Man ran over to cradle him. "I wasn't about to risk you taking me alive, brother," Zahl said as he coughed blood, "You'd never let it down." Zahl slowly raised his arm in a salute before uttering his last words, "Heil Hitler."
Starfire grabbed Cyborg and Nightwing as the fell towards the water, Raven did the same with Mammoth and Hive who were also plummeting like lead weights. Wintergreen and Deathstroke leapt from their position to a large floating section of the broken subs hull. "Mr Stone, we need an evac now." Wintergreen yelled down his radio as chaos erupted around them. The bodies of dozens of crewmen floated around them but there was no sign of Mallah or the Brain.
The two men heard a smash as Immortus landed further along the hull. Wintergreen was about to take the shot when Ravager crashed down in front of them and began duelling the General, causing Deathstroke to run over and aid his son.
Wintergreen's attention was caught by the arrival of Silas' heavily modified Blackbird; he was about to wave at it when something else grabbed his attention. Mallah, Brain in hand, clawed his way onto the hull. "Gentlemen," Wintergreen nodded as the climbed aboard raising his weapon to aim at them.
"You really think your bullets will stop me," Mallah said as he raised his own weapon to level with Wintergreen who simply shook his head.
"It doesn't look like they'll have to," Wintergreen said as Mallah turned just in time to see the jaws of a great green shark clamp around his throat.
On the other side of the hull Ravager and Deathstroke took repetitive sword strokes and plunges at Immortus who deflected them all expertly. Ravager started to swing wildly at Immortus who kept dodging and blocking, waiting for his moment to strike. He found that moment when his two attackers came forward at the same time and Immortus spun round Deathstroke and plunged his blade through a gap in Ravagers armour.
Ravager collapsed in a heap causing Deathstroke to enter a fit of rage attacking Immortus furiously till his forced him to the edge of the broken hull, where with one sharp swift kick he sent him plunging into the icy depths. Deathstroke then ran over to his dying son.
"I'm sorry if I failed you father," Grant said as he felt his life slipping away from him. Slade cradled him in his arms.
"I've lost your mother already I'm not losing you two. You know Joey and Rose won't last without you, you've been more of a father to them than I have," Slade said as he pulled Grant close to him. Grant let out a weak laugh before leaning in so his father could hear.
"You'll be great, just tell Rosie that her brother loves her and Joey better not touch my stuff," and with that Grant was gone. Slade slammed his fist into the deck and screamed. He felt Wintergreen's reassuring hand on his shoulder.
"We have to go sir, I'm sorry." Wintergreen said as he lifted Slade to his feet and began taking him towards the open hatch of the hovering heavily modified Blackbird.
"But I can't just leave him" Slade said trying to pull back, "What happened to never leave a man behind."
"No offence sir, I truly am sorry for your loss, but this thing is sinking," He said as the pair increased to running speed, "we don't have time to drag him all this way. And if I may be frank sir, I'm British, we dropped the never leave a man behind shit long ago." The two leapt through the hatch just as the hull went below the surface; Slade just gazed back towards his son as he sank below the depths.
Just as the doors began to close a green hawk flew through the gap and landed next to Raven and the other teens. Beast Boy reverted to human form and looked at her, "It's done." He said without emotion just as she always did.
But this time she shook her head and responded in a voice close to tears, "Did it make you happy, did it in any way make up for the loss of your loved ones, Garfield. Has it is some way compensated for the fact that you've murdered someone in cold blood. Not to save a life this time, or in the heat of battle, you've just murdered them. I hope you feel mighty pleased with yourself Garfield." She turned away from him, not wanting to face him anymore. He stormed off muttering something about having his revenge.
Dick watched the argument and stopped Garfield as he passed. "I'm not going to judge you, Garfield. My parents were murdered too. I know that desire to bring their killers to justice; I know that need for inner peace." Dick said placing his arm on Garfield's shoulder, "But remember, there is a very fine line between good and evil, and you know what we'll be forced to do if you cross it." Garfield nodded before walking past towards the cock pit.
Slade had his head in his hands, "How am I going to tell Rose and Joey," he muttered to himself, "They just lost their mother they can't be dealing with this too, I'm going to have to ring them, make sure their home."
Victor was sat in the cock pit discussing the modifications made to the Blackbird with his father and Robot Man. "You made it so the Blackbird can take off and hover Harrier style, that's incredible."
Wintergreen walked over to the distressed looking Rachael who was being comforted by Starfire, well Starfire was trying to hug her anyway. "If it makes you feel any better mam, I can vouch that he did save my life in taking them out," Wintergreen said with a smile before he headed off to comfort the disillusioned Hive and Mammoth who were feeling the loss of their new comrade. "With the loss of a Titan," Wintergreen muttered to himself as he sat down next to his soldiers.