Author's Note: All right sorry it took so long for me to update. I was losing some sleep for a while, so I decided to take a break from this story for a while. But now I'm back and fully rested. This chapter actually took alot longer than I thought it would, but hopefully you be disappointed by what I have. And now part 3 of the Endgame Saga. Chapter 25 of Teen Titans All Stars, enjoy.
Teen Titans All Stars
Chapter 25
Endgame, Part 3
Doomsday stepped out of the crater in the middle of the street and made his way towards Nightwing and Ravager.
"Any suggestions?" she asked.
"Stop him any way we can." He said.
"Oh yeah great, no problem Dick!" she replied.
"I never said it was easy." He said and ran to intercept the threat.
Drawing a pair of staff from his belt the Titan Leader threw himself towards Doomsday and swung his right staff at the beast that was blocked by the monster's wrist. Grayson threw his other staff at the creature's waist and didn't have any affect on him; Doomsday punched him in the face and sent him rolling across the street. Ravager jumped over him with sword in hand and raced towards the beast and lashed out at him. The monster stepped back as she sliced his arm but did no real damage to him as he broadsides her with his arm and knocks her into a streetlight and bent it over and shattered glass rained down upon her. Grayson got to his feet clutching his side and had another go at the monster but was no match against him as Doomsday punched him in the chest and sent him into the windshield of an occupied taxi. Glass shattered as he laid on the hood, the driver quickly abandoned his vehicle. The creature picked up a nearby gray Volvo and flipped it at Grayson, seeing the vehicle spiraling towards him he fired off a grappling hook to an opposing street light and sailed out of the way as the car crushed the taxi. He landed on the other side of street on one knee; his ribs were killing him and coughed up blood.
"Ugh, This is going to be harder than I thought." He said.
The creature then turned his attention to the injured Ravager and went to pick up a motorcycle with one hand. A small gray object flew at him and latched onto his chest, the device beeped and exploded knocking him a few steps back from Ravager. Nightwing threw a birdarang hitting the gas tank on the motorcycle and explodes consuming the beast in a massive fireball, the creature roars and staggered back as Nightwing rushed over to Rose.
"You all right?" he asked.
The girl moaned her hair flipped over covered her face as she tried to get up.
"Yeah I'll be fine, I've taken worse hits than that. What about you?" she said.
"I'll let you know once my ribs stop throbbing." He said as they help each other up. She looked up and saw Doomsday emerge from the flames.
"Oh boy, here comes handsome." She warned.
"Did you really think that'd stop me?" he asked.
"Figured it was worth a shot." Dick shrugged.
"Yeah well congratulations you just won yourself a trip to the morgue." He said bringing his hands together to crush them.
Before the final blow was delivered a red sedan flew through the air and smashed him in the face. The villain staggered back as the crumpled car crashed infront of Nightwing and Ravager.
"You always pick on guys smaller than yourself?" someone asked.
"Who are you?" he demanded.
"What like the 'S' on my chest isn't an indicator? I'll give you a hint, you tried to kill my cousin once and then he came back and kicked your ass. My friends call me Conner or Kon-El, but you can call me Superboy." He said.
"Conner!" Nightwing said.
"How's it going guys? Mind if I cut in?" he joked.
"I never thought I'd be happy to see you." Nightwing replied.
"Hey, hey I just saved your lives." He told him.
"So the Boy of Steel finally shows himself." said Doomsday.
"So you have heard of me." he replied.
"For some reason I thought you'd be taller and a little more ripped." He said.
"Ouch." Conner said.
"Like he hasn't heard that before." commented Rose.
"Hey you mind? I'm trying to save the world here. So what do they call you, gruesome?" he said turning his attention back to the creature that was in the process of picking up another car.
"They call me Apocalypse!" he yelled Superboy quirked his eyebrow.
"…Your named after a dude from the X-Men? Oh poor form bro." he said.
Apocalypse growled and threw the car at him, Superboy grabbed it by the bumper as the monster rushed towards him and punched through the sedan driving Kon up the street into a building. Conner threw the car aside with one hand and went toe to toe with Doomsday/Apocalypse with the sound of punches filling the air. At that same time another Titan touched down next to Nightwing and Rose.
"You guys all right?" Wonder Girl asked.
"Yeah we're fine." Nightwing said getting up.
"How did you guys find us?" he asked.
"Wasn't exactly difficult. We got a message that Titans Central had been attacked we was on our way there when we found you guys." she said.
"We better get over there then." Nightwing said.
"Me and Conner can handle Doomsday or whatever he calls himself." she said.
"All right, be careful." He told her.
"You do the same." She nodded.
"Come on Rose." He said.
Rose nodded and quickly followed her teammate. As they continued up the street he took an extra communicator from his belt and gave it to her.
"As of right now, your officially a member of Titans NY. From the way it looks we're going to need all the help we can get." He said while running. The Ravager looked at the logo and held it tightly in her grasp.
"Thanks, that means a lot. You sure your not just doing this cause I'm only other person on hand?" she asked.
"Not at all, when I give a communicator to someone I mean it. Your loyalty to Kid Devil cements that." he told her.
She looked at him intently as they ran up the street and could tell he was telling the truth. She closed her eye and nodded.
"At least I finally belong somewhere." She told him.
"No matter what the others say, you're a Titan from here on out." he said.
"Thanks. Now let's go save our team." She said.
Back at the battlefield Doomsday roared as he rushed towards Superboy with his fist drawn back. Conner readied himself as best he could when the monster swung his fist, the Boy of Steel ducked but wasn't quick enough for the second punch and was sent through a storefront window. Kon-El groaned as he came back through the shattered window when Doomsday was right on top of him in the next second, a large explosion went off behind Nightwing and Ravager as they briefly looked back.
"You think he'll be all right?" she asked.
"I hope so, he's all we have that can stand up to him." Dick said as they continued towards the clocktower.
Several streets away Doomsday grabbed Conner by the hair and threw him across the street into a corner traffic light and destroyed it. The Teen of Steel remained facedown as Apocalypse walked towards him, Superboy groaned as he tried to get up.
"This is the best they have to offer? For somebody that calls himself Superboy I would have expected a lot more from the likes of you. To think you would even compare yourself to the Man of Steel is laughable." He said.
"I'm just saving up for the big show." He said as he tried to get up, his arm wobbled and gave out on him.
"Look at you, weak as a lamb. Your very presence sickens me, you don't even deserve to wear that shield." he said.
"This coming from a guy that treats the city like his personal mosh pit?" Conner said finally getting to his feet and held his shoulder.
"Oh yeah, I'm shaking in my boots." he added.
Doomsday growled and raced towards him, the gigantic juggernaut threw his fist at Superboy only to be caught with both hands and managed to hold his ground against the mutant terror stopping him dead in his tracks. The beast struggled against him and saw the look of determination on the Teen of Steel's face.
"Not this time." he said and threw him over his shoulder and through a building.
Meanwhile uptown, Nightwing and Ravager raced up the street towards Titans Central.
"All right, I want you to head back to Titans Central and provide backup, from what it sound like the guys are in serious trouble." He told her.
"What about you?" she asked.
"I'm going to put a stop to all of this at its source. I'm going after Blockbuster." He said.
"Are you sure that's wise?" she asked.
"It has to be me Rose. It started between us and that's how it's gonna end." He replied.
"Just be careful, he's not someone you want to underestimate." She advised.
"Believe me, I know that better than anyone." He said.
The Ravager lowered her eye and tried to figure out why he was so determined to go after him.
"What'd he do to you exactly?" she asked.
"He took away my friends." He said grimly. Rose closed her eye and nodded.
"I understand. Do what you have to." She said.
"I'll call for backup if I need it." Nightwing replied.
"All right. Be careful." She told him.
The Titan Leader nodded and went up separate streets that ran parallel to each other. Back at the battlefield Doomsday emerged from the rubble and ran towards Conner and got him with a soaring uppercut that sent him flying high into the air.
"See ya!" he yelled.
The Boy of Steel yelled as he shot over buildings and across the New York skyline, an arrow pointed at him as he flew over the Empire State Building and came crashing down over Broadway bouncing off the street end over end leaving massive potholes in his wake. The teen grunted and groaned as he bounded down the avenue, taxis screeched to a halt before he slammed headfirst into the grill of a yellow cab. A burst of steam hissed from underneath the bent hood as the driver got out to check on him. Superboy groaned and was still conscious.
"Kid you all right?" he asked.
"Ugh, now I know how a pigskin feels." He groaned and cradled his head.
The Boy of Steel staggered to his feet and shook it off. A few minutes later Superboy marched over to Doomsday with a sordid look on his face.
"Enjoy your trip?" he quipped.
"You did not just punt me down Broadway like that!" he told him.
"You havent even seen the bulk of my power yet." Doomsday said. The Boy of Steel removed his jacket and tossed it aside.
"Right back at ya, Cassie go on and help the others. I'll handle this guy." he said.
"Are you sure?" she asked.
"Positive." he said getting into fighting stance.
The monster growled and raced towards him.
"Cassie go!" he yelled. The creature was right on top of him as Conner drew back his fist and launched it.
Back across town, Rose raced up the street towards the decimated clocktower, when a red and yellow blur raced past her. The Ravager skidded to a halt in astonishment.
"What was that?" she said.
In the next instant she heard a loud noise overhead and saw Kid Crusader fly through the air on a rocket powered rod carrying Kid Devil by the tail.
"Oh man. Hang on Kid!" she yelled and raced after them.
Meanwhile at the base the Titans continued to hold thier own as best they could against their contenders. While Azrael was holding off Sun Girl, an enraged Cluemaster lunged himself at the iron angel and slashed him across the back with his giant hook.
"Traitor!" he yelled as he did the deed.
Azrael groaned as the blade tore through his armor and sliced open his back. The assassin collapsed to his knees with the rest of the team looking on.
"Azrael!" yelled Spoiler.
The angel leaned heavily on his hands and knees as the Cluemaster kicked him in the side as hard as he could and tried to knock him over but couldn't. He went for the assassin's helmet and proceeded to tear it off and threw it across the floor. To everyone's shock and amazement a large chunk of flesh appeared in Cluemaster's hand, in what appeared to be Azrael's face.
"What the hell?" Captain Boomerang asked. At this point Azrael started to laugh.
"What's the matter Cluemaster? You look like you've seen a ghost." he said looking up at him.
The man under the mask had severe burns to his face and had a series of skin graph patches and a shock of blonde hair.
"What? How? It cant be you! It just cant!" he yelled.
"Azrael's the Cluemaster?" said Orpheus.
"I dont believe it." Inertia said.
"Daddy?" Spoiler asked.
"Yeah it's me." he replied.
"But if he's Cluemaster, then who the hell's that guy?!" Boomer said looking up at the cloaked fiend.
"I think somebody's got some explaining to do." Inertia said cracking his knuckles.
To Be Continued.
Author's Note: Well...are you shocked?
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