A/N
Disclaimer: I do not own teen titans or its characters. They are owned by DC Entertainment. I also don't own Danny phantom he is owned by Butch Hartman.
Thank you to everyone who reviews, criticizes, and suggests.
Questions & Answers
KaijuBoy455: So, in this story, Terra doesn't betray the Titans?
Alpha: yes, she won't betray them willingly.
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The night sky was filled with dark storm clouds and flashes of lightning. The Titans are rushing through the city responding to an emergency. The T-car makes a sharp turn that causes the tires screech. Cyborg was behind the wheel swerving through the streets. Raven sat in the front passage seat beside him. Beastboy, Terra and Starfire were seated in the back-passenger seats along with Cujo. The three would lean to one side ever time cyborg took a sharp turn. Robin on his R-cycle was riding in front of them, the tail lights looking like ribbons as he darted around obstacles. Danny flew above his ghostly tail propelling him through the night sky. The faint glowing aura around him making him stand out against the dark clouds. The Titans arrived at a large video store. They quickly dashed toward the entrance, but Terra took a moment to use her powers to grab chunks of the parking lot. They entered the store, only to see a Fat, long straggly haired, man dressed after the fashion of Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars, a dark gray overcoat topping off the ensemble (Control-freak). Next to him a television monster stood on many cables which sparked with electricity. Two such cables heading for an innocent clerk cowering behind a counter. Cyborg reacted quickly, blasting the monster with his sonic cannon throwing it in to the far wall. The villain looked at the Titans and gasped.
"Well, well, well. If it isn't my old arch-nemesis...ses...the Teen Titans!" shouted Control Freak. The overweight movie nut hops nimbly from one shelf to the next, approaching them.
"Um, yeah. Who is this guy?" questioned Beast Boy to his friends a question mark above his head. Danny and cyborg look at each other then, they shrug at Beastboy. All the screens in the store shift to an image of Control Freak at the click of his remote.
"I am the master of monsters! I am your darkest nightmares come to life! I am... Control Freak!" yelled Control Freak along with all screens. The real control freak stands up hands and produces applause and clapping with the right button.
"A couch potato with a souped-up remote. I'm petrified." Spoke Raven monotoned. Danny and terra chuckled at raven's quip.
"You will be. You will be." Said Control Freak darkly as he stepped forward. He laughs and fires up the controller; near Raven, a video drop box grows considerably and turns its deposit slot into a toothy mouth. She gasps and backs up from its expanding shadow as its growls' in a very rusty manner. The drop box's growls, then cut to it as it stomps toward her. Cyborg leaps in and hits the thing broadside with a flying shoulder to knock it away, but it soon recovers and locks up with him.
"Don't worry, Raven! I can drop the drop box!" spoke Cyborg, picking it up over his head. With a grunt he tosses it across the store; it fetches up against several sets of shelves, and he leaps in with a yell to do a little old-school clobbering.
"Get his remote!" ordered Robin as he dashes toward control freak, followed by the others.
"Show's not over, Titans. And if you thought Part One was scary, just wait for the sequels!" yelled Control Freak.
He aims his remote at the two cash registers; as the cowering clerk cries out in fear, evil faces appear on the price displays and the handheld scanners float up of their own accord. The Titans, save Cyborg, look from here to Control Freak, who has dropped to the floor and now brings a set of shelves to life. The video boxes on the top level are red while those below are white, and most of them fall away to leave the unit with two eyes and a snarling mouth. It moves in.
Control Freak then kneeled into a shooting pose. He shoots 4 portable movie players causing them to float the screens showed evil faces as the inbuilt lasers used to read CDs began to glow brightly. Control freak with a running start did a power slide blasting several shelves of cables. The numerous cables of many functions slithered together into a teaming mass. The mass then congealed into a pair of massive snakes like constructs, electricity danced over the creatures as they reared up towering over the nearby shelves.
The portly enemy begins twirling around the floor. Another click, this one with the remote aimed under his upraised leg. a large cardboard cutout of a man in samurai armor. Its eyes glow red as it brings the blade back for a swing, to the sound of the geek's laughter. Control freak shifted like a gunslinger for a western he shoots a trio of sabretooth tigers that were part of a display for some caveman movie. The plastic megafauna growled and advanced together toward the teens.
The large felines circle the larger Cujo, their massive fangs bared. Cujo Growls and takes the initiative leaping at one, bringing his teeth down into its back. The other big cats jumped Cujo. As the four beasts lash out with tooth and claw. The two-dimensional Samurai and Robin face off, and as the former charges, the latter brings his fighting staff out, extends it, and leaps away. He comes down behind it and sends it flying with a well-placed swing; in an instant, though, it stretches its body and strikes at him like a snake. Robin is sent flying across the room.
A stream of coins lances through the area like a machine-gun fusillade. Here comes Starfire, swooping through with the two cash registers in hot pursuit and spitting their change at her. The chase swings low down one aisle as the cable snakes slither toward Danny at great speed. The ghost-boy shot ghost rays at the cable snakes who weaved to avoid the blasts as Danny backpedaled.
Red lasers caused scorch marks and gouged out holes in the Rock Terra was using as a shield. She ran past aisles with the movie players chasing her. A laser punctured the shield grazing her, in retaliation, she took a small stone she was carrying molded it with her powers into the rough shape of a throwing knife and with a flick of her wrist sent it straight through the screen of one of her assailants.
Beastboy slowly backed up as the mutated set of shelves is bearing down on him here. In no time flat, he has transformed into a roaring tyrannosaurus rex; the unit screams shrilly, all its "teeth" and "eyes" falling out, and he tears into it. Control Freak approaches Raven at a leisurely pace.
"You like bad movies, right?" spoke Raven as She levitates several scattered videos and propels them toward him. His first response is to work the remote, bringing them to a stop in midair.
"Yeah, but they like you!" responded Control Freak as he sends them right back at her; they line up into an unbroken string, like a group of dominoes laid end to end, and wrap her up from shoulders to waist. Cyborg, meanwhile, has hoisted up the shelving unit Beast Boy fought and slams it to the floor. He wipes his hands smugly, but his mood quickly changes to one of surprise.
"Huh?" said Cyborg in surprise. Control Freak, was once again spinning across the floor, he hits a button. The candy counter behind Cyborg is affected; all the goodies leap off the shelves and come snarling after him.
"Eat him! Who's delicious now, big man?" yell the Various candies. The sugary horde leaps at him and attaches itself all over his body. Cyborg cries out and tries to back away.
"Bad candy, bad candy! Get off! Hey, hey! Stop that! Stop! That's not yours!" cried Cyborg as the tiny treats bite him all over.
Danny lets out a scream in pain and spasmed as electricity courses through his body. He is bound up in the coils if one of the Cable snakes. He bites his lip and concentrated, green electrify jumps over him as he builds power. Then his ghost stinger took effect electrocuting his captor. The mass of cables and wiring fell apart the individual pieces smoking. Danny's attention shifted to the other mass of plastic and copper. His eyes and hands glowed blue as he tapped into his ice core as he dashed toward it.
The cash registers rocket over the aisle spilling bills here and there, with Starfire now chasing them and firing Starbolts. She shoots one down with ease, but the other takes evasive action and slows down to fall in behind her. It then starts to fire off coins; she is thrown briefly off balance, but gets herself under control and bounces off a wall straight back at the thing. One point-blank shot puts the crazed piece of retail hardware out of action for good.
Her boots touch down amid the clinking change and fluttering currency. she picks up a coin and looks at it with a curious smile. An instant later, one of the big-screen monster's cables whips, wraps her up and gives her a shock that forces a loud squeal out of her. She is quickly hauled toward the face of the TV.
Robin was trading hits with the cardboard samurai. It goes into a new charge, and he gets a bird-a-rang ready. Robin leaps at the charging warrior in stoic silence. After coming down from a leap he starts to run toward the villain as the cardboard samurai falls apart, having been split down the middle by his throw.
That set of deranged shelves slides backward on the floor. Its "face" shows how scared it is, and for good reason, as Beast Boy charges it as a bull and gores it. The thing skids farther and crashes into other shelves, throwing up a curtain of dust. Out comes the green Titan, back in human form and badly dazed from the collision. He staggers a bit and stops when another cardboard cutout enters his view. This snaps his brain back into its groove; he stares silently for a second and then flails his arms with a high-pitched scream. The display's base, which shows a movie title in red letters that look as if painted in blood-Wicked Scary. Above this are several tentacles issuing from under the hem of a long, tattered robe. The rest of the figure-very tall, hood up, no facial features visible within except for one glowing red pinpoint of an eye.
"Dude! Wicked Scary is out on video?" spoke Beast Boy. Stars appear in Beast boy's eyes. Control Freak comes up next to him, his eyes doing likewise.
"I know! Director's cut, digitally remastered, alternate ending-it's great." informed Control Freak as hearts float up around the portly villain.
"Cool!" commented Beast Boy. The happy moment ends when he realizes that this man is actually an enemy.
"Not cool." Spoke Beast Boy as Control Freak grins nastily and fires up his remote. The display again comes to life. It's tentacles flash toward Boy, who lets off a terrified scream.
Raven is still bound by the videos she tried to sling at the foe. Her legs are free, and she backs up as a swarm of cassettes floats toward her; each has long loops of tape hanging down, and the reels have become red eyes. Those loops snap out and bind Raven from head to toe. She starts to topple backward, then gathers herself and breaks free with a mighty burst of her powers.
"You don't scare me." said Raven as her hands glow.
"Look out, he'll eat your brains!" screams Beast Boy running past her. The Wicked Scary cutout chasing after him. A moment later, more tape strands from the flying cassettes lash toward her and she dives away.
Terra dove avoiding another laser, landing on the cheap carpet of the store. from her position, she flung 4 stones at the movie players. Two more of her opponents fell their internal components scattered on the floor as she scrambled to cover evading several lasers from her final opponent. The final movie player let loose a barrage of laser fire pining terra in place.
The laser fire abruptly stopped, Terra peeked from her cover. The final movie player was crushed underneath a mass of half-frozen cables Danny floating above it one hand still smoke. He looks over at her and gives her a smile while she walks up to him. That's when Beastboy ran past them screaming as the tentacle monster chased him. Suddenly a pair of TV monsters appears before them. Terra looks at Danny as she lifts Chunks of rock from the floor. Danny looks at her and gives a single nod as he grasps the stopwatch shifting it into a hammer. Danny charges as Terra launches her rocks them.
"Ow, ow, ow, ow, OW!" cries Cyborg as he stands up." ALL RIGHT! If y'all are biting Cyborg, Cyborg's biting back!" yells Cyborg tearing several loose. He shovels the handfuls into his mouth, chews happily, and swallows.
"Mmm-mmm! Never knew evil tasted so good," said Cyborg licking his lips. The other candy's scream in fear, detach themselves from his body and beat a hasty retreat. As he stands there grinning, a loud rumble makes itself heard from within-what he just ate has disagreed with him violently. His face goes slack, then green and sweaty.
"Oh, boy." Spoke Cyborg before he rushes out of the store and vomits into the first trash can he finds.
Back inside Starfire is still held fast in one of the big-screen monster's snaking cables, but Robin's birdarang cuts her loose before sticking in the ceiling. He rushes up, staff ready to swing, and lands a thundering blow that would shatter the screen of any normal television set. This one just gets knocked backward, hard, and crashes into the wall. Robin leaps and catches the still-bound Starfire, whose cables fall off when they both touch down.
He looks across the store and sees Raven and Beast Boy backing toward each other from their respective threats. On the other side of the store, Danny and terra are behind one of Danny's green shields as the t two monster TVs slam their cable appendages into it.
His focus is then drawn to Control freak who presses another button. The insane television that they were fighting moves back into the free-for-all. A swinging cable forces Robin and Starfire to dive in opposite directions. when he lands, he looks up at the ceiling noticing the fire sprinkler heads. They gave Robin an idea as the big screen closes in, Robin brings out two birdarangs. Making a huge leap that takes him higher than any regular pair of legs can carry a person, he lets them fly; they weave all over the place and slice through all the sprinklers.
Water gushes down from the broken pipes. The attacking cassettes yield under the deluge and tumble to the floor; the cardboard display softens and crumples. Beast Boy laughs, Raven smiles, and the clerk peeks up over the counter. Last to fall are the massive TVs the ones attacking Terra and Danny spark and fall over. Terra and Danny high five each other. On the last standing tv a big drop of sweat slides down the edge of the screen, the static winks out, and the face becomes very uneasy. Sparks crackle from the shorting circuits as it topples backward and crashes to the floor at Control Freak's feet. He voices a strangled cry.
"My remote! I can't live without my remote!" yells Control Freak as he punches buttons uselessly. Robin takes the remote away and grabs a fistful of Control freak's shirt.
"Ever think maybe you watch too much TV?" said Robin as he gave the villain a bat glare.
"This isn't over! You hear me? This isn't over!" raved Control Freak flailing his arms. Cyborg walks back into the store hands on his stomach.
"Looks pretty over to me," states Raven as the Titans gather. Beast Boy waves his arms excitedly as Cyborg staggers a bit, moaning and clutching his gut.
"Guys!" said Beast Boy as he rummages through a pile of scattered movies on the floor. Cyborg's stomach rumbles anew. The Titan who overindulged claps a hand to his mouth and runs back out to vomit again. Beast Boy stands up, holding a copy of Wicked Scary. The hooded creature is on the cover, as are a couple of terrified people.
"Check it out! Movie night!" spoke Beast Boy with a big smile. He walks over to the counter, where the clerk has not yet gotten to her feet. He sets the video down and starts to fish around in the pouches of his belt. Raven stands behind him, her posture and face showing just how little she thinks of the whole run-in, Terra is conversing with Danny and Robin and Starfire are drag Control Freak away.
"Um, I-I know I've got my rental card somewhere," spoke Beast Boy as he removes one boot and shakes it to see if the card is stuck in there. The video is thrust toward him by the clerk.
"Just take it!" said the Clerk clearly still shaken and wanting the situation to end. Beastboy blinks bemusedly down at the offering.
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The microwave beeped loudly Danny pulled out the bowl of caramel popcorn from the appliance. Danny walked over to the couch sitting in between Terra and Raven. Robin rushed into the room ready for action, due to Beastboy calling him with the intercom.
"Report! What's the problem?" yelled Robin his eyes finding his teammates. Beast Boy is standing on the far side of the coffee table, while the other Titans are on the couch.
"The problem is, it's showtime-and you're not in your seat," stated Beast Boy holding up the video. Robin steams at having been called up for something as trivial as this, and a vein throbs in his forehead. As Raven reads a book, Starfire holds a large bowl of candy. Danny took a sip from a glass of ectoplasm and Terra is trying to catch popcorn in her mouth.
"Cyborg? You are certain you do not desire unhealthy sugar candies?" asked Starfire offering him some candy. Cyborg recoils and moans weakly.
"Make it go away..." Groans Cyborg as Robin vaults onto the couch landing between Terra and Starfire.
"Ladies and gentlemen, get ready for the scariest night of your lives. Maybe Control Freak's monsters didn't scare you, but this movie is going to freak you out." Stated Beast Boy popping up here and there around others. The last word puts him right next to Raven, who has not looked up from her reading.
"Whatever." Said Raven flatly. Sight gag: Beastboy mouth falls half off as if it were a suspended sign with one end loose, and then drops away entirely to shatter on the floor.
"Can't be any creepier than the documentary on hot dogs Starfire made us watch," spoke Robin gesturing to the alien girl.
"It was fascinating! I had no idea that Earth people ate so many pigs-and insects," said Starfire genuinely fascinated. Her words set off a new wave of indigestion in Cyborg's gut; his face goes green, and he hangs over the back of the couch to vomit once more.
"Yeah, yeah, bugs and hot dogs, big deal. (picking up the video again) This movie is supposed to be cursed. When people watch it, strange things happen evil things." states Beast Boy ominously. he backs off and laughs maniacally. Lightning cracks out through the windows behind him.
"Maybe you should leave the ghost stories to Danny." spoke terra as Danny made his eyes glow and gave Beastboy a wink.
"Boo!" cried a clone Danny as it appeared behind Beastboy. Beastboy jump in surprise and gave out a small scream. Not a bit of this has changed Raven's demeanor or made her close the book.
"Just start the movie," spoke Raven in monotone her face a stoic mask.
Beast Boy's face falls and a vein throbs in his temple as he pulls out the television remote. The window/screen fills with static and blacks out. The movie's title fades in, appearing as it did on the box. later Raven and Robin, are staring wide-eyed with mouths agape straight ahead toward the screen.
The lights have been shut off so that the only illumination is from the screen and the night sky outside. Terra is clutch Cujo like a stuffed animal she has also commandeered Danny's cloak as a blanket that she is cowering in. Danny is stock still, he is so stunned that he has forgotten to breath or blink. Starfire and Cyborg, in that same stunned silence, to the sound of low, unearthly chuckling from the speakers. Starfire has grabbed the end of Robin's cape and is huddled behind it.
The storm outside raged on as on the screen a woman backs up in the approaching shadow of the tentacled creature seen on the box and screams in pure terror. Snap to black, against which the word "END" fades into view in big red letters. Cyborg, Starfire, and Robin are still frozen from the sheer horror of what they have just witnessed. Starfire's eyes are now shut tight. Terra is clinging onto Danny like a sister might cling to an older brother, both are cowering under their makeshift blanket. Beast Boy carefully peeks up from behind the couch-he has been hiding here the entire time.
"Is it over?" asked Beast Boy cautiously.
"I dare not open my eyes to find out," replied Starfire keeping her eyes shut and still hiding behind robin's cape.
"Well, I'm not sleeping without Cujo tonight." Declared terra as the ghostly dog popped its head out of the improvised blanket.
"I think, I almost became all ghost," said Danny clutching a hand over his core.
"Now I'm really sick to my stomach," spoke Cyborg holding his stomach.
"I've fought psychotic villains, robot commandos, and giant oozing monsters. But that is the scariest thing I have ever seen." Comments Robin. Raven is still shocked with her hood down, but she quickly composes herself, puts it up, and turns away from the others. The other teen's trade wide-eyed stares for a long, tense moment-and then break out in exuberant laughter and chatter.
"Did I tell you or did I tell you?" spoke Beast Boy with pride.
"Thrilling, Beast Boy! It was wonderfully horrible!" commented Starfire happily.
"It made me turn invisible on reflex. Good choice BB." Commented Danny.
"Yeah, when she went into the basement" spoke Cyborg.
"And it was right behind her and she turned and" added Robin.
"I was freaking out! I wanted to turn it off." finished Cyborg flailing his arms.
"I can't wait for our next movie night." Spoke Terra excitedly. Raven puts her hood down as Beast Boy leans over to her.
"So... come on, Raven, admit it. You were totally scared." Said Beast Boy nudging raven with his elbow.
"I don't do fear," replied Raven drily.
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The rain pelted down onto Slade and his robot commandos as they approached a decrepitated Victorian-style mansion on the very edge of the city's limits. The robots opened the front door for him as he stepped into the pitch black of the building. As he enters the first thing he noticed was a thermos on a pedestal near one of the walls. As he cautiously got closer he noticed that it was damaged. But the logo on the device is what drew his full attention, on the side of it was the Fenton logo. With a quick gesture, a Slade-bot stepped forward and reached to grab the device. The robot was viciously torn apart by a pair of giant molten bats that appeared on either side of the pedestal.
"Please don't touch the display." Mocked someone in the darkness as several more fire elemental looking beings appeared in the room. The Slade-bots all raised their blasters as Slade stood stoically in the center. A very exaggerated and clearly fake sound of disappointment came from the container.
"So close, I wanted to hear the great Slade scream in terror before I finished him for the second time." Spoke Dan. A dark chuckle came from the thermos. Slade's one eye narrowed at the thermos. But suddenly the pedestal was picked up and carried out of the room by a pair of the creatures.
"That's enough out of you. Mr. Wilson shall we get back to business?" asked the voice coming from the scarlet eyes. Slade decided that he would research the thermos and its contents at a later date.
"Very well," replied Slade as two of his larger robots brought in a large sophisticated container the size of a small car. Slade walked up to it and pressed a button on a small interface built into its side.
Serval panels of blast shielding retracted revealing the figure of the container's occupant. a green-skinned ghost with red eyes, she is bald with five black prominent spikes, and her most notable characteristic is that her body is covered in tattoos. She has several piercing and wears a metallic black cuff on each arm. Her clothes consist of a long red cloak, a black cleavage-exposing corset and matching underwear, along with black boots. This is Lydia a former ghost of circus gothica. Lydia's eyes narrowed at Slade then at the scarlet eyes in the shadows.
"Lydia." Spoke the voice in a quiet tone. A man stepped out of the shadows. His skin is pale and chalky-white almost anemic, he is bald, and has red eyes. He wears ringmaster attire consisting of a red unitard, a black vest and bow tie, and black boots with red buckles. He also wears a long dark gray jacket with three red buttons on each cuff and a red stripe near the bottom trim of the jacket. Atop his head is a small black bowler hat with a red stripe. But the most striking features are the glowing mark of Skath on his forehead and his right arm, which looks similar to his minions only bulkier and was more stone the fire.
Lydia stared at Freakshow for a moment before her face shifted to one of hatred and contempt. Freakshow stepped forward a few steps but he stopped when several Slade-bots blocked his path, weapons raised and humming.
"First things first, Mr. Showenhower. My pay, acquiring her from the . was troublesome." Spoke Slade one hand extended out.
"Call me Freakshow! here is your payment." Spoke Freakshow growling lowly as he dug through the inner pocket of his jacket and pulled out two necklaces. The first was a simply volcanic stone with a single symbol etched into it. The second was a small red gem perfectly round. Both were hanging from induvial leather straps. Freakshow tossed both to Slade, the latter caught the items with little issue and scrutinized the trinkets.
"Are they to my specifications?" asked Slade glaring at Freakshow attempting to read the man.
"Yes, it will be very difficult to detect through magical/supernatural means. Just wear the gem and have her wear the stone. Then you will have control over her body. I recommend you start with controlling her while she sleeps to get a handle on it." explained Freakshow with a wave of his hand. Slade looked at the items again.
"Excellent," spoke Slade darkly. Then without another word Slade turned around and left. But right before he passes the threshold Freakshow speaks.
"A pleasure doing business with you." Spoke Freakshow with a smirk on his face. Slade didn't react as he and his robots left. Freakshow attention once again shifted to his former minion, she still looked at him with pure contempt.
"My master said this was how you'd act, I'm well aware of ghosts hate for my master and his servants. I know that you will never willingly sever me again and without my staff, I can't force you…" Spoke Freakshow as he stood in front of the prison.
"But that doesn't mean that I don't have a use for you." Said Freakshow a cruel smile on his face as he hit a button on her prison's interface. Electricity coursed through the cell electrocuting Lydia who opened her mouth give a silent scream.
After a few minutes of this, he shut off the current. Lydia fell onto the floor of her cell barely able to move. Freakshow reached out with his demonic arm muttering some form of incantation under his breath. The fiery appendage passed through the ghost shield with no resistance. He reached into Lydia's chest causing her great pain as she attempted to resist. But her defiance stopped when freakshows hand wrapped around something within her. Lydia froze in place her solid red eyes lock with Freakshow as tears ran down her cheeks and her features show true terror.
"Scream to your king if you want." Spoke Freakshow, an unhinged and sadistic smile on his face. Her tore Lydia's core from her chest, she made one last silent scream and dissolved into nothing. Freakshow held the ghost's core up letting it catch the light from his fire demons.
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Danny shot up on his bed in a cold sweat breathing heavy and with a hand over his heart. Danny looked around his room. But nothing was wrong the sound of thunder and rain hitting his window was all he could hear. 'I know I heard a scream.' Thought Danny. he could shake the horrible feeling in his gut saying that something was very wrong. He eventual shrugged and laid back down.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" The terrified scream pierced right through the walls. Danny due to his uneasy feeling and obsession to protect reacted swiftly. he shot out of bed already calling the white rings of his transformation as ran toward his door just as his transformation finished he phased right through the door and kept phasing until he made it to the ops center. The lights were on and Robin, Starfire, Cyborg, and Beastboy stood near the couch. Danny's boots hit the ground just as Terra on top of Cujo phased through the opposite wall. Danny rushes toward his friends clearly concerned, he looks over his friends ensuring they are alright. But his worry turns to the absent raven but before he could make a move, the operations center's side door opens wide. Raven emerges from the door with her cloak back on.
"Who screamed?" asked Raven as she stood in front of her friends. Danny lets out a quiet sigh of relief at seeing that raven is ok.
"Sounded like something from the movie. Did we leave the TV on?" questioned Robin looks to the other.
"We did not. And the movie is right here," answered Starfire picking up the video.
"Ooook that's definitely weird." Said Terra, as she suddenly lighting flashed outside and then out went the lights. The only light came from the faint glow that Danny gives off.
"And that's creepy," stated Cyborg as he extends a small flashlight from his shoulder and turns it on. Swiveling slowly in place, he lets the beam play over the kitchen, from counter to tables. Robin steps into the circle of light. Danny notices Cujo stiffen, the canine's droopy ears raised in attention. Danny looks in the direction his loyal canine's gaze is glued too, his natural night vision letting him see clearly into the dark. His ghost sense goes off he immediately tenses, muscles coiled and ready to spring into action.
"The storm. Probably just tripped a circuit breaker." reasoned Robin. A tentacle reaches into view to touch his shoulder. Robin gives it only a raised eyebrow, he says nothing else as Starfire, Cyborg, Terra, and Raven cry out; now he smiles.
"Okay, Beast Boy, you got us. Good one." Spoke Robin pushing the tentacle off his shoulder. The onlookers remain stock-still as Beast Boy leans into robin's view.
"Uh...dude?" said Beast Boy. the Boy Wonder's eyebrows are all the way up as he turns his attention back toward the source of that touch. Cyborg's flashlight moves that way and rests on the robed one-eyed terror now standing in the operations center.
It rips away the garments to show all of itself: blue-gray skin, mouths all over its body, long tangled hair, two normal arms in addition to the tentacles, and a large red eye to either side of the one seen under its hood. It backs up and lets off a primal roar; the Titans stare, their feet nailed to the floor with terror, as lightning flash in the background.
The monster moves forward, the couch is grabbed in one long tentacle and tossed aside with ease; now many others lash out and force the five to scatter. Robin tries to deliver a kick but gets knocked backward before he can drive it home. He tumbles past Beast Boy, who becomes a T-rex and roars in the creature's face. Its answering yell scares him so badly that he changes into a cat and runs off with a startled little yowl. Now the thing smiles broadly from all its mouths, but its mood goes sour when a Starbolt blast into its back. It turns and finds Starfire floating in midair; she throws several more shots, which it deflects with one arm before snaking a tentacle up and seizing her. She is reeled in with a scream, at which point Cujo tackled the creature sinking his fangs into the things shoulder. The creature screams as it tears Cujo off. Cyborg and Danny both jump into the fray, cyborg wrestling with the monster as Danny lashes out with fists coated with ectoplasm. Terra lifted a part of the kitchen counter and slammed the tentacle that held Starfire. The blow was enough for the creature to loosen its grip, Starfire started to pelt the thing with more Starbolts. As the other Titans struggle against it, Raven steps up.
"Azarath Metrion Zinth-*puff*" chanted Raven. she is cut off sharply when cold air is forced out of her lungs. But her attention was more focused on her hands, which should be black with her powers by this point in her incantation, are still completely normal in appearance. She regards them with considerable surprise.
"My powers!" spoke Raven in disbelief as an involuntary shiver runs up her spine as another visible breath escapes her lips.
Robin rushes in with Cujo to give the others some backup and both are seized in tentacles. Beast Boy, as a hawk, swoops along next and dodges a swipe. He turns into an octopus just before reaching the three-eyed face and wraps all eight of his own tentacles around it. His teammates redouble their assaults on the limbs that hold them, and Raven begins a charge. A tentacle slams into her, driving her back next to the stairs that lead up to the side door. The monster disappears without any warning and leaves the other Titans tumbling to the floor in a heap.
"Someone's claws are on my grebnaks!" cried Starfire.
"Heh...my bad." apologized Beast Boy as he stands up in human form-whatever form he had taken, some part of it touched her in the wrong place.
"Terra I'm all for getting closer but this is not what I meant," spoke Danny his voice muffled. Terra shots up off of him her face slightly red.
"Sorry." Said terra rubbing the back of her head with one hand as she uses the other to help Danny stand.
The other three Titans in the pile straighten up as well, they are thoroughly bewildered by this turn of events. Cyborg's shoulder flashlight has retracted leaving Danny as their sole light source.
"There was a monster here, right?" asked Cyborg. only to get a nod form, Danny.
"But where did it go?" questioned Robin looking around the room in case it snuck up on them again.
"And from where did it come?" asked Starfire clearly unsettled by the encounter.
"Umm guys. Where's Cujo?" asked terra everyone's attention shifted to her. Danny's eyes widened in panic.
"Cujo! *whistle* here boy!" called Danny panic seeping into his voice. He kept trying ever command he could remember. He only stopped when Starfire put a hand on his shoulder.
"Worry not Danny we shall recover our little Bumgorf from whatever that foul creature is." Reassured Starfire. Danny gave her a grateful smile.
"Hel-lo? Isn't it obvious? The movie's curse! Watching it opened a portal to another dimension. The monster came through the portal, now it's going to hunt us down and eat us! And I'm probably delicious!" yelled Beast Boy freaking out a bit as he holds up the video. Cyborg, Starfire, and Robin. They are having big trouble swallowing even one word of this theory. Danny seems to be honestly considering it given his many weird run-ins with the supernatural.
"Or..." started Cyborg.
"Control Freak must have escaped and come to the Tower to get his remote-and to take his revenge." theorized Robin. Starfire cries out and steps aside. Only to reveal Raven who was standing behind her.
"But that doesn't explain why my powers aren't working." rebutted Raven as she Stepped forward.
"If that remote can turn candy evil, who knows what else it can do?" reasoned Cyborg.
"Whatever's going on, we need to get to the bottom of it. Split up and search the Tower!" ordered Robin. All but Beast Boy and Danny scatter. He turns into an octopus again and yanks them back, then resumes human form.
"Split up? Split up?! Did you not see the movie? When you split up, the monster hunts you down one at a time, starting with the good-looking comic relief guy. Me!" cried Beast Boy grabbing Robin's tunic with both hands. He shudders and curls himself around the shoulders of the leader, who struggles to pull him off.
"Get a grip, Beast Boy! The monster's not going to eat anybody," yelled Robin finally forcing the changeling off.
"He's right. There's nothing to be afraid of," stated Raven.
"But he does have a point that thing is tough and it snuck up on us. I think I'd be best if we stuck together or at least in pairs especially you raven." Spoke Danny adding his own thoughts on the matter.
"And why is that?" asked Raven a slight edge to her tone.
"It's just that with your powers not working, I don't think it's a good idea for you to go alone," replied Danny explaining his concern for the dark titan. Raven just looked away from him to hide her gave a nod acknowledging Danny's point.
"Fine, we'll stick together." Spoke robin making the final call.
Xxx
Walking through the dark hallways of the tower Cyborg leads the Titans along the passage. His flashlight beam cutting through the darkness. Beast Boy is bringing up the rear and keeps looking back the way they came. As they pass the stairs, a small voice floats up to them.
"Help! Help me!" cried a drawn-out voice.
"This way!" ordered Robin. He moves off moving down the stairs following the voice which leads to Beastboy's room. The door slides open and the group peers in. The flashlight moves across the pigsty that is the green goofball's living space and stops on a closed door.
"Help me!" cries the voice again. Robin steps into the room moves toward the door and wraps his fingers around its handle. He braces himself as the other Titans hunker down behind him as best they can. A sudden heave slides the portal open on its track; behind it, something very large starts to move. As all seven screams, panic-stricken, the mass tumbles over them-dirty laundry and lots of it. Robin has just opened Beast Boy's closet. When the pile has settled, we see on top of it a small toy monkey banging a pair of cymbals together. The unwashed clothes have entirely covered the Titans. The plaything speaks with the same voice they have been hearing.
"Help me, help me, help me count! One...two...three...four...five...six...seven...eight..." spoke the Toy monkey grinning widely. As it counts, Beast Boy and then Raven put their heads up from the pile. The former grins sheepishly as a big drop of sweat rolls down his temple; the latter is just annoyed.
"Um...I really oughta get rid of that thing," said Beast Boy chuckling awkwardly. Cyborg leads the team out of the room and makes exaggerated horror-movie moans, poking fun at the encounter.
"Look out, Y'all, big scary monkey!" said Cyborg as he broke down laughing.
"Yeah, Raven. You shoulda seen the look on your face," commented Beast Boy laughing.
"You mean this look?!" suggested Raven On the last two words, her face goes bright red and she thrusts it toward him. Her normal color resumes as he speaks.
"No, that's more angry than scared," replied Beast Boy. Flames kindle in Raven's eyes; her face reddens again.
"I already told you, I don't get scared," spoke Raven speaking through clenched teeth. Danny put a hand on her shoulder calming her with his ghostly aura.
"BB not the time dude. We still got a monster in our house." Said Danny in a serious tone. Before Beastboy could respond a loud growling came from the unlit area of the hall past the three. Danny was surprised and unsettled when he wasn't able to pierce the darkness. A familiar red eye appears in the darkness followed by all of its teeth that were bared and ready to strike.
"Titans! Move!" ordered Robin. The teens turned and run the other way.
Raven is at the rear of the group, and the look on her face when she glances back toward the pursuer gives the lie to her repeated denial of fear. The apparition races after them, scraping sparks from both walls with its clawed fingers, and they turn into another hall to give it the slip. Cyborg's shoulder checks a door causing it to fling open with his momentum. All but Danny drop screaming into the empty space as soon as his/her feet cross the door's threshold.
Beast Boy becomes a hawk to stay aloft. Starfire catches Cyborg by the shoulders and brings him up, while Robin fires a grappling hook that embeds itself in the ceiling of this place. The line pulls taut under his weight and he grabs Terra around her waist stopping her fall. Raven falls past her friends still screaming. Danny dives after her, he quickly catches up to her and catches her. raven finds herself in Danny's arms. he holds her tightly against his chest not wanting to drop her. he flies them back toward their friends.
"Thanks." Said raven a blush dusting her cheeks under her hood as she hooks her arms around Danny's neck for her own stability. He simply gives her a smile and a quick nod as they make it back to their teammates. Starfire is peering gingerly out into the hallway. Nothing there.
"The creature is gone," informs Starfire leading them out each titan enjoying solid ground. Last out of the room with a bottomless pit were Danny and raven. Danny carefully puts raven down.
"looks like we're safe for now anyway." Spoke Terra sighing in slight relief. Beastboy turns to raven a grin plastered on his face.
"Okay. Don't even try to tell me that didn't scare y.-" started Beast Boy only to be cut off when some tentacles that snaked up behind him, take a firm hold and begin to drag him away, causing him to trail off into a scream. Starfire's voice gets stuck on one horrified, quivering note as she stares.
"Beast Boy!" yells Robin & Terra simultaneously they both charge a patch of writhing tentacles that were blocking the path to Beastboy.
"What did I tell you? Funny guy goes fiiiiirrrrrsssssttttt!" cries Beast Boy as he disappears through an open door and into the shadows. It slams shut just before Robin runs up; he struggles to force it open Danny move beside him hands aglow ready to rescue Beastboy. The door slowly gives way under robin's efforts revealing the evidence room. Except for him and the other six Titans, no living thing is in sight here. Starfire gasps.
"Beast Boy! He is-" started Starfire a hand in front of her mouth.
"-gone." finished Raven shock in her tone.
"Give me some light." Asked Robin Danny lifted his hand and made it burst into flame. The ghostly fire bathed the room in green light. The room has many objects from the many encounters the Titans have had up to this point.
"The evidence rooms. What are we looking for?" asked Cyborg.
"Something that shouldn't be here." Replied Robin. He leads them in, straight down a center aisle, and stops at the far wall to pick up...
"Control Freak's remote," spoke Raven.
"Right where I left it," stated Robin.
"But how could he conjure these monsters without his technology?" questioned Starfire.
"Maybe he had an extra remote. I mean, we got, like, nine." reasoned Cyborg.
"I'm starting to think Control Freak doesn't have anything to do with what's been happening." Spoke Robin his face scrunched up in thought.
"Well, we know it's definitely supernatural because my ghost sense went off." Added Danny.
"If you can sense it why can't you track it or Cujo down?" asked Terra bringing up a good point.
"Well, I can sense it. it feels like when I first got my powers I know its nearby. but I can't pinpoint where it is." Explained Danny with a bit of frustration toward himself.
"Well, whoever or whatever is doing this, they're not gonna scare us." Spoke Raven. Robin thinks hard for a moment.
"Fear! That's it! The movie, the monsters, Raven's powers-the answer's right in front of us! If Control Freak isn't behind this, it has to be-" spoke Robin clearly knowing who was causing this.
Red eyes appear behind him as he says this, followed by a couple of tentacles. Before he can finish the sentence, his head is securely wrapped up and he is yanked toward the wall. The tentacles have passed through it from the other side. His body slams up against it, stuck for a moment, and Raven and Starfire attempt to pull him free; they are stopped when more tentacles emerge and swat them away. Now he starts to disappear into the wall, but Cyborg moves in and grabs his free hand to begin a tug-of-war with the Titans' leader as the rope and the prize. Danny quickly wraps his arms around cyborg and helping the cybernetic teen pull. Robins glove slips off, Cyborg & Danny tumble to the floor. But they stay there for only a moment; as the wall seals itself again, they dash to the spot. Danny phases through the wall stopwatch in hand much to cyborgs.
"ROBIN! Danny!" yelled Cyborg, lets off a frustrated groan, then cocks one fist back and punches out the wall. Dust and debris fly everywhere. Danny phases back into the room sword in hand. He looks at his remaining teammates and shakes his head. Cyborg turns to the girls.
"I don't suppose any of you know what he was about to say," asked Cyborg. they all shake their heads.
Xxx
The storm continues at full force. Inside the operations center, Starfire leans over the kitchen counter and checks behind it, using a spot of light from her hand to help the view, while Cyborg inspects a couch cushion.
"Robin? Beast Boy?" spoke Starfire calling for her friends. Raven comes into the room Danny right beside her.
"They aren't here. We've already looked here." Said Raven flatly.
"We've already looked everywhere." rebutted Cyborg.
"Almost everywhere, we still haven't searched the garage, Danny's lab, or the lower levels" spoke Raven.
"Fine, we'll start with the lower levels then go up from there." Said cyborg laying out a course of action.
Cyborg opens the door revealing a long staircase leading down to the basement. The five remaining Titans are here, and Cyborg turns on his flashlight. Danny leads them down the stairs, his stopwatch drawn at his side the ectoplasm flowing off the blade resembling a lava lamp as the sword cast its eerie light. When they reached the bottom, Danny went to check on the towers primary electric generators that were just to the left of the stairs. The other titans move to give the rest of the room a look. Huddled behind Cyborg, Starfire peeks out, looks around, and gasps sharply.
"Oh, well. Our friends are not present. Let us quickly go back up and see if they-" said Starfire hastily, smiling as she backs up to move toward the stairs the stairs. cyborg plants one oversized hand and yanks her bodily off the stair causing Starfire to release a terrified little squeal.
"Not yet. We have to get to the bottom of this." Spoke Cyborg as he turns around and follows raven deeper into the basement.
"This unpleasant room is not the bottom?" questioned Starfire a shiver going up her spine.
"Hey Danny did figure out what's wrong with the generators?" asked Terra looked toward the generator. Danny turned toward her from his crouched position.
"Yeah, most of the wiring looks like it's been chewed up. I can fix it and get us some power I just need time, 30mintes an hour at most." Answered Danny. His hands still messing with the internal components of the machine while addressing his teammates before he returned to the task at hand.
"Come on," spoke Raven lead the teens, Terra moved to catch up with the others falling in behind Starfire. Their steps illuminated by both the flashlight and Starfire's glowing hand. A dark shape, resembling a giant rat with glowing red eyes, darts at the edge of the light. The high-strung Tamaranean shrieks and throws a Starbolt toward it. No hit, but a lot of smoke.
"What is it?" asked Cyborg his flashlight illuminating the spot she had struck.
"The floor! I saw something!" replied Starfire panic and fear crawling in her voice.
"I didn't," spoke Raven in her monotone. Star looks at terra seeking validation in what she saw.
"I didn't see anything either." Said terra. Cyborg's robotic eye begins to glow.
"My night vision scanners aren't picking up anything either. Let's keep moving," spoke Cyborg as him and raven move forward. Terra gives Starfire a shrug as she falls in behind cyborg. Starfire too scared to pick up her feet; after a moment, she gathers her nerve and goes to catch up. More small critters zip across behind her, and she cries out and fires one off after them. This blast causes Cyborg and Raven to flinch.
"Please stop doing that. There's nothing to be afraid of, all right? It's probably just a few rats." reasoned Raven clear agitated.
"Those are not rats!" yells Starfire pointing upward. They look up at the overhead girders. Many pairs of small red eyes open in the blackness here. Cyborg's beam moves across the creatures, which number in the thousands.
"Run!" yells cyborg as the teen's dash toward the exit. The mass of bizarre vermin surges forward from both the girders and the floor. Raven and Cyborg pass Starfire, who has again frozen in place due to sheer terror; Terra grabs hold of Starfire trying to snap her into action. Cyborg fires a cannon shot back toward the creatures, Starfire gets her feet and Starbolts in gear while Terra causes stone spikes to rise up from the floor.
The fourteen run full speed toward the stairs. Danny is standing by them as he starts flinging ghost-rays at the swarm of vermin chasing his friends. The "fearless" Titan is first to reach the stairs, Cyborg is not far behind her, and Terra is already floating toward the door on top of a platform of rock. but Starfire stops and floats up from the floor to unload on the rodents. She looks up with a startled cry and is buffeted back and forth by the dropping bodies. Raven starts to climb and Cyborg catches up to her while terra and Danny float above them.
"Hurry! We're almost-Starfire!" yelled Cyborg as Starfire screams stops them cold. The creatures have swarmed up to her waist. She fires a few point-blank shots into them before being sucked into the pile with a final scream that would have been audible ten miles away. Cyborg and Danny both hurl themselves toward her, but an instant too late; the horde evaporates, leaving Cyborg to crash down on the empty patch of floor where Starfire had stood and Danny hovered above them in complete shock.
"Star?" crooked Cyborg as he ran his hand over the floor.
"No!" said Raven her voice hollow.
Xxx
The four remaining titans exited the door. Terra stifles and wipes her eyes quickly.
"We should go back! Maybe there's still a way to save her!" yelled Raven move back toward the basement door. But Danny stopped her.
"We won't save anybody if whatever this is getting us too. We have to get outta here and come back with help," spoke Cyborg He breaks out his cannon and trains both it and his flashlight down the hall.
"We can escape through the ghost portal and at the same time get help." proposed Danny his tone of voice was different, unsettling. Danny began to float down the hall, the other titans glanced at each other then followed after him with cyborg in the back.
As the four moved down a hall they passed a bank of windows. The storm outside was horrible but what immediately caught enough of their attention to stop them in their tracks was that some of the lightning was a very familiar green.
"Um, Danny? are you feeling ok?" asked Terra carefully.
"I'm fine, let's keep moving." Answered Danny in the same cold tone.
"Last I checked green lightning is a good sign of you not being ok." Spoke cyborg in an I'm not buying this like tone. Raven approached Danny she notices that it progressively got colder as she got closer.
"Danny what's wrong? "asked Raven sternly but with concern evident in her voice as she places a hand on his cold shoulder. Danny turned to them his eyes glowing blue, He sighed before looking away.
"The people I care about, are being taken." Spoke Danny. his grip tightening around the handle of his weapon as several more flashes of green lightning flashed in the distance. "I'm trying to keep my emotions and my powers from going nuts. Ghosts get dangerous when their obsessions are involved." Finished Danny. Raven's thoughts immediately recalled her talk with Danny about the origins of his ultimate enemy.
"Don't worry Danny we'll save the others." spoke terra with confidence.
"Yeah once we get into the zone, we can get help." Reassured Cyborg. Danny smiled at his friend as they resumed heading toward the lab. As they walk the light of cyborgs flashlight that was playing across their backs goes out.
"Cyborg, we could use a little lighter." Asked Raven. But when she got no response she turned around. Danny and terra both turn to look.
"Cyborg?" called Raven looking back at the way they came. Cyborg was nowhere in sight. The unexpected sound of a horrendous screeching from the hall they had come causing them to jump in surprise. An enormous winged creature flaps around the corner toward them.
"Run!" yelled Danny as he grabbed raven dragging her with him. The black, four red eyes, long-tailed bird chases after them around corner after corner before they make it into the garage. Danny still holding onto raven grabbed hold of terra. The three phases through the door into the lab. As the three land on the floor. The bird slams into the door denting it severely. Danny and terra both turn around ready to strike at the creature should it break through. The creature slams into the door two more times before it seemingly leaves.
"I think it's gone," stated Danny. as he turns to face the portal, which was lifeless.
"I thought the portal was on an independent power source?" asked Raven as the three approaches the machine.
"It is. the portal siphons energy from the zone. So, after the startup energy, the portal is self-sustaining." Answered Danny as he examined the machine.
"Can you turn it on?" questioned terra.
"Yes. I'll have to provide the startup energy with my powers. Raven could you grab that toolbox?" spoke Danny, pointing to a toolbox on one of the workbenches. Raven went to retrieve the tools as Danny phased off some of the outer paneling.
Terra just stood a few feet away from Danny. she was glancing around paranoia about the slightest sound or the barest hint of movement. Terra felt something wet drop onto her arm. she examined the black liquid for a moment. But a second drop hit slightly to the left of the first. Terra looked up toward the ceiling, hanging high above her was a massive spider. It was solid black, its legs like a black widow, with eight glowing red eyes, and a pair of gleaming fangs dripping with a black liquid. But that wasn't the worst thing as more eyes and more eyes appeared above her.
"Guys!" cried Terra as she activated her powers. Danny and raven both looked at Terra and then followed her gaze. The smaller spiders pounced dropping down at them. Terra tore chunks of concrete from the floor and flung them at the giant spider. Raven had grabbed an ecto-pistol and was blasting away. Danny hacked, slashed, and blasted any spider that got close to Raven or terra. The massive spider nocked Danny away using one of its legs. Danny crashed into one of his workbenches dropping his weapon and was immediately jumped by several dog-sized spiders.
"Danny!" yelled terra as terra and Raven fought to get to Danny, one of Terra's arms were wrapped in webbing then her legs. Terra was lifted up into the air and the massive spider began to cocoon her as it lifted her up into the dark. Danny in the meantime has frozen his attackers.
"Terra!" yelled Raven as she was being overwelled. One of the spiders jumped her knocking her to the ground. The arachnid started to web up her legs as it tried to bite her but raven blocked the bite with the pistol. The spider wrestled the weapon from her grasp and crushed it. But be for it could attack again a blast of ice sent it flying. Danny was immediately at her side eyes solid blue. he phased her out of the webbing and pick her up in his arms as he flew up evading the spiders before he phased the tow of them out of the room. An into one of the higher floors.
"We have to go back we have to save her!" yelled Raven as Danny put her down. Danny just grabbed Raven's hand in a firm grip and began to semi-drag her down the hall.
"No," said Danny his voice stern and barely hiding the emotions he was trying to control.
"what do you mean no?! we can't leave them!" yelled Raven anger as she struggled against Danny's grip. Danny whirled around both his hands wrapped tightly on her arms.
"I can't lose you too!…..." yelled Danny his eyes leaking tears as his grip slacked "… I just can't…. not you…." Finished Danny his voice raw with emotion and his head downcast. Raven was stunned she hasn't seen Danny like this before, and his words made her blush.
"Danny…" spoke Raven uncertainty in her tone. She knew she wasn't the best when it came to comforting others more so when she couldn't use her empathetic abilities.
"We'll figure something out. we'll get through this... together." spoke raven reassuringly as she tentatively placed a hand on Danny. The halfa looked up meeting her eyes, she could feel her blush grow redder as she stared into Danny's eyes.
Their moment was shattered when the creature emerges from the darkness behind Danny its tentacles writhing. Raven's eyes widened she quickly grabbed one of Danny's hands and ran. Danny shot a ghost ray back at the creature but it seems barely phased. They turned a corner spotting an elevator. Danny raised a hand as it glowed blue with his ice powers as he constructed walls of ice behind them as raven rapidly and repeatedly hit the elevators call button. They waited anxiously for the elevator to arrive as the icy obstacles slowed the creature down. They dove into the elevator but the creature has grabbed hold of Danny and tried to drag him out of the elevator with a pop his shoulder was dislocated causing Danny to scream in pain and struggle against the monster. Danny is able to use a ghost ray to free himself. raven lunges toward the controls and gets the door to close. The elevator begins to move as Raven looks at Danny's shoulder which hung limply. Raven feels a bit helpless given she doesn't have the power of supplies to help. Both teens are panting heavily.
"You know with all this running feel like I'm in doctor who." Joked Danny chuckling dryly as he freezes his shoulder to numb it.
"This is not the time for jokes. Your hurt." Chastised raven as she lets off a sigh of annoyance. but the mood changes to one of panic as the sound of something boiling is heard. The floor has turned into some thick, glutinous liquid, which begins to rise with alarming speed within the car. In almost no time, the level has passed their heads. The elevator doors open, spilling both the foul tide and the screaming girl across the floor. Raven coughs as she stands up not far from the couch in the ops center. She stands up and shakes off some of this muck. She looks around with growing dread when she realizes That Danny was not in sight.
"Danny," said Raven in a quiet voice. 'they're all gone' thought raven.
A loud thump from behind the closed elevator door catches her by surprise, as does the bulging of the barrier due to the monster on the other side. Backing up toward one side door, she is again brought up short by growling from its shadows and the appearance of two red eyes. Sure enough, here comes the tentacled beast that first attacked the Titans. It advances out of the passageway and stands up to its formidable full height. Raven backs up fearfully toward the couch as lightning rages outside, then whirls into a run for the other side door. While the huge creature comes up fast behind, she stops with a gasp; there, in the gloom, hundreds of doubled pairs of eyes wink up and the rat-like critters from the basement swarm out. One reaches her feet, then another and another, and she retreats onto the coffee table; her temporary refuge ends when the giant spider spears the coffee table throwing her to the ground. As the black rodents move in a body toward her, she gets to her feet and jumps onto the ledge that runs in front of the windows. With them closing in from the sides and in front, and the glass at her back, she is now completely hemmed in. Behind the mass, the huge terror looms over her, and the windows turn black while two pairs of red eyes appear on them. She turns toward this.
"Stay back!" yells Raven as She steps back. From the flat black expanse, a colossal animal shape begins to emerge and reach for her.
"You don't scare me!" yelled Raven. The new apparition comes out far enough to show itself as a wolf-like thing with a bird's head. She turns her face away and closes her eyes.
"I'm not afraid...I'm not afraid...I'm not afraid!" repeated Raven as It roars; she drops to her knees, hands to head.
Her eyes shut tight and teeth clenched so hard they might break at any moment. After a long second, she relaxes and opens her eyes wide. Her next words have the tone of someone who has finally accepted an inevitable and immutable truth.
"I... I am afraid. I'm afraid." states Raven. Her eyes turn pure black, with no sign of irises or whites, and she stands up.
"But that doesn't mean I can't fight back!" yelled Raven The rat-things back up in uncertainty; along with the other monsters.
"Azarath Metrion Zinthos!" chants Raven A huge wave of black energy radiates out from her which instantly evaporate the hordes of vermin. The tentacled giant is engulfed, then the wolf-thing that came from the window.
Raven, descends toward the floor. The remains of the unearthly onslaught swirl around her in a large circle, from which the head and wings of a four-eyed bird emerge. This apparition emerges from the roof-fully formed, with a wingspan at least ten times the width of the structure. It lets off one long, tortured screech as lightning rips the heavens, then disintegrates into random pieces that are sucked back in through the roof. Inside the operations center, Raven drops to the floor and collapses insensate.
Xxx
Raven feels something wet on her face. Raven's eyes slowly open only to see Danny's relieved face and hear Cujo's happy barking.
"Raven." Spoke Danny giving her a big smile.
"You're all okay?" asked Raven as Danny helps her up.
"We were never in any danger," answered Robin.
"Say what?" spoke Cyborg clearly confused.
"Did you not see the monsters?" asked Beast Boy rhetorically.
"We saw them, but they were never really there. Raven was afraid but when she wouldn't talk about it the fear found another way out." elaborated Robin.
"Her powers!" spoke Starfire with a gasp.
"So, it was Ravens' power's that dislocated Danny's shoulder?" Said terra gesturing to Danny's frozen shoulder. Robin simply nodded in the affirmative as raven feels guilty.
"Once you accepted your fear, you regained control over it," stated Robin to Raven.
"You mean Raven made all those creepy-crawlies by accident?" questioned Beast Boy.
"Uh...sorry?" said Raven blushing, smiling nervously. "cute," thought Danny his core swelling with joy.
"I'm just glad you're all okay," said Danny suddenly pulled his friends into a hug.
Light steals over the room from the window causing Danny to release his hug. The Titans look toward the source-the sun coming up over the shore of Jump City Bay. Robin and Starfire head for the side door, with Beast boy and terra not far behind.
"Sunrise, Time for bed" states Cyborg as he yawns and stretches expansively as he too turns to leave. Danny and Raven, who have stayed put. She aims a slightly worried look out the window.
"Hey, Rae. Would you like some tea?" asked Danny. raven turned to Danny looking at him the sunlight washing over him.
"Sure. But maybe we should fix your shoulder first." Answered raven with a small smile. The two supernatural titans left to start the day.