Teen Titans Season 8
Episode 12: Help!
Author James the Lesser
Warning, I do not own these characters, or the other DC and/or Marvel I may use
Hive Five
Red X talks with the others. "I don't need your help. This suit was designed for defeating the Titans."
"Then why did you come here?"
"Because the Titans whooped you and I knew it would annoy them if I saved you." Red X, Ravager, taps her foot. "But I am interested in what that is." She points at the Time Matrix.
"This will defeat the Titans once and for all. If all we do is zap them they will be sent in to a time warp that will make one hundred years pass for every day in our world."
"So they would starve in only a few minutes in our world?"
"Far too little time that even if one or two Titans escaped and reversed it for any one to be saved." Professor Chang laughs.
"I can dig that."
"So you sticking Red X?"
"I can make the Hive Five seven members if you don't mind."
"We don't if you don't. Just don't distract us."
"With what?"
"The Time Matrix."
"Wait, it doesn't work yet?"
"Well, only three of us can work on it because they," Gizmo motions towards Kyd, Mammoth, Billy, and Lobo. "Have slime for brains."
"And I probably can't do much better. So I guess the rest of us with slime for brains are going in to the city and creating chaos?"
"I would recommend against it. I have come from a time where the Titans have wiped out almost every villain. So few remain we mostly hide. We must not draw them here before we are ready."
"If we do this right there will be fewer too draw." Red X turns to leave. "You guys coming?"
"I want another shot at Logan." Lobo cracks his knuckles."
"We're on it!" Billy, and Billy, and Billy follow after Red X.
"I'll smash that walking computer chip this time."
Kyd Wykkyd simply nods and disappears.
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Titan Tower
Raven knocks lightly on Logan's door. "Hey, come on in." She opens the door slowly and sees Logan carving a piece of marble with a claw. She steps in and closes the door behind her.
"What are you doing?"
"Sculpting. What do you think does this look like a ball?" She raises an eyebrow at the misshapen lump. "I just started thought it might be fun."
"Why? Why aren't you out looking for Seraph or the Hive Five?"
"I did all night but I can't sleep lately so been looking for time killers. Tried balloon animals but well," He waves a couple claws and laughs.
"How long has it been since you've slept?"
"I slept but not for long. I'm sure you know why you probably have the same issues." Raven nods.
"Dealing with what we've seen lately is more then most can handle. But that's not why I came over."
"Came over? We live in the same building that just sounds weird." Logan tries laughing again but it falls flat.
"Well, you know about Deathstroke's voice, how I hear it." He nods. "What if he isn't dead? What if when I died and my powers absorbed him and Lucifer he didn't die?"
"But if you absorbed both why would only Deathstroke have like, a voice?"
"I don't know. He found a demon and some how controlled it. He even had a plan for killing it and taking its powers. How could he control such a powerful demon? How did he find them and how did he even know it existed? What books did he have? What ancient runes did he translate, I don't know."
"Are we sure he did all that though? Is that what happened with your, um, last demon you fought?"
"Not that we know of."
"Maybe we should ask Ravager?"
"I already tried contacting her and she never responded."
"Is she ok?"
"I don't know Logan. I tried contacting the local police there but they won't respond either. The person I did get in contact with said the crime had spiraled out of control and Ravager had not been seen for awhile."
"She can't be killed so maybe she was captured. But who would want her? Could the Hive Five have taken her?"
"No. They couldn't take Kid Flash and Jinx I highly doubt Ravager would have been troubled by them." Raven leans against the door. "It must have been some one stronger and far more dangerous."
"The person who took the Red X suit?"
"They killed Red X and while in that suit? They may have taken her first. They may have seen those two as the most dangerous."
"Dangerous? Ravager yes but Red X?"
"Then maybe they just wanted the suit. Nightwing and Red X made several modifications on the suit that make who ever wears it dangerous. It can nullify my powers when it activates the shields. It has armor that makes it nearly impossible too break the wearer's bones. And the weapons it carries can defeat all of us."
"Why did Nightwing make that suit so powerful? Red X wasn't always a good guy and if some thing like this did happen, well, duh."
"He wore it first so he could beat us. And once Red X showed he had changed his colors he was a powerful ally. And of course Red X made some changes of his own. Who knows maybe this is all being done by Deathstroke."
"No, how? If you absorbed him then he couldn't be doing this with out you knowing."
"I could be blacking out and not realize it when I meditate. Or the times I can sleep I may be acting on his behalf. He would want either revenge or try and make her what he wanted. And the suit, no, Ravager."
"What?" Logan is confused.
"Deathstroke may have worked through me and sent Ravager after Red X. Deathstroke may be dead but still he gives orders. I should be stopped."
"Raven if it happens when you are sleeping or meditating it isn't your fault."
"I still need a place where I can not get out. Both physically and spiritually. I can't be allowed too contact Ravager again."
"No, we need you." Logan goes to her and grabs her by her arms. "You're the strongest of all the Titans. With out you we don't stand a chance of stopping Seraph. She nearly killed Starfire and Nightwing."
"I could get us all killed like I got Red X killed."
"We don't know that for sure. For all we know this has nothing to do with you or Deathstroke. We don't even know for sure it is Ravager but the person who captured her before going after Red X."
"If she was captured which we don't know either. This is all speculation but I feel that Deathstroke has some part in all of this. We don't know what happened with Grant. We think he died after Lucifer was destroyed but we didn't look for his body. We only knew of him because of what Ravager said."
"Then it isn't Ravager or Deathstroke but Grant."
"On Deathstroke's orders."
"You don't know that!" Logan squeezes her arms tightly. "We need you if we are ever stopping Seraph." Her eyes glow.
"Let, go." He does.
"Sorry."
"If we wish too find out if this is Ravager or Grant or some one else we must face Red X again."
"So we should look for them instead?"
"No. I will look for them. You searched all night you must be tired," She looks at the marble. "If you think that looks any thing like a ball more tired then you know." A smile appears on her face then quickly disappears.
"So art isn't my strong point." Logan laughs. "I can keep looking."
"Not the way I look. Get some sleep we may need every one at full strength soon." Raven leaves his room.
Seraph
After finishing with a meal she looks for an appropriate place too dump the body. "After messing with my meals I must make the Titans pay for this. But where? Maybe that woman who was with Robin and Starfire would like a gift." She closes her eyes and feels the energy of every one around her. "Yes, I still remember her energy it was strong for a human."
Later that Day
Nightwing and Starfire land in the backyard of a house. "Lieutenant Dallas? I just heard over the com that a body was found how did you get here so fast?"
"This is my house, that is my pool, but that is not my pool boy." Floating on a pool toy were the remains of Seraph's latest meal. "At least I hope it wasn't him."
"Seraph is sending you a message. Do you want protection? We can," Lieutenant Dallas shakes her head.
"No, I've had messages before. Whiplash slashed my police issued vehicle in half because I went after his girlfriend for questioning. The Green Goblin blew up another after I chased after him. Magneto used another one as a shield blocking a missile fired from the special task force sent after him. Need I continue?"
"You've dealt with people who have powers a lot. Why not transfer to a city with out them? Portland, Seattle, San Andreas, Liberty City, you know?"
"But what fun would that be? After all some one must testify at the trials. Several times muggers and robbers got off because Spiderman never showed up. How can we prove he didn't do it and framed the person? Damn defense attorneys. You've had the same problems here with criminals getting off because you won't testify at trial."
"The last time I tried I was asked my true name and since I couldn't give it I was discredited as a witness."
"Again damn defense attorneys." She motions towards the body. "Once the crime photographers show up and take what they need we can pull it out and you can analyze it."
"I have no doubt this was her work."
"Her work is very disgusting." Starfire makes a face.
"Yes but it is procedure. Or do you want her defense lawyer saying we broke the chain of custody?"
"She won't need a lawyer. Seraph has died more than once but she keeps getting a body. We will find a way of separating her from the newest host and destroy the soul once and for all so she can find peace."
"You two have fun with that. I will probably be staying in a hotel for a few days since this is now considered a crime scene."
Titan Tower
Raven focuses on a small black stone hovering over a map of the city. "I've dealt with her enough times I should have no trouble." The rock starts moving north when Raven grimaces in pain.
"I don't think so Raven. If my daughter has some how changed and come back to me I will not let you stop her." Raven's head feels like a bomb has gone off between her ears.
"Aaaa!" Blood starts coming out of her ears and nose as she passes out on top of the map and the black stone.
Logan wakes up when he hears the scream. "I just fell asleep." Tired, cranky, and annoyed he gets out of bed. "Wait that was a scream, Raven!" Logan runs out of his room for Raven's.
Logan can't get the door open so cuts through it with his claws. "No, Raven what happened?" He rushes over and kneels down. "Raven what happened?"
"The same that will happen with all you Titan scum. My daughter will find a way yes she will of killing all of you."
Logan steps back from Raven. "No, Deathstroke, it's not true!" Raven's body floats up to its feet.
"I have not given her any orders but I know it is her. She fooled you all until she could get a suit of immense power. And now she will use what I taught her and manipulate the Hive Five in to becoming her pawns."
Raven collapses again.
Hive Five
Red X and the Hive Five not helping with the Time Matrix move south towards the city with a plan that would not just amuse them for a few hours but hurt the Titans.
Titan Tower
Raven's eyes open slowly. She looks up and sees Logan. "You, what, what happened?"
"I don't know. You screamed and it woke me up."
"Did, did I do any thing else?" Logan shakes his head. "Are you sure?"
"Uh, yes. Do you remember any thing?"
"No, just the pain." She sits up and sees two bloody towels. "What happened?"
"You were bleeding from your ears and nose so I cleaned it up. I couldn't get all the blood off of the map," Raven turns and looks towards the map seeing the small black stone moving towards the city.
"I found them. They're attacking right now."
"Are you sure? The alarm hasn't gone," Logan is cut off by the alarm. "Off." He yawns. "I'm ready for it. That big guy, Lobo I think they called him, is a pretty good fighter. I want a rematch."
"I believe you will get the chance right now." Raven pulls her communicator out and contacts the other Titans.
Jump City
Mammoth and Lobo are teamed up attacking a bank.
Kyd and Billy attack a jewelry store.
Red X goes alone attacking the Mayor's house.
Elsewhere
Nightwing and Starfire are flying over the city and see the Mayor's house is on fire. "Starfire take the back I'll take the front." Nightwing and Starfire split.
Red X looks through a CD rack. "Wow this guy has crap taste."
"Maybe you should shop at a store with better selection?" Red X turns and sees Nightwing.
"Hey buddy you wanna see the changes I made on my own now or later?"
"Now," Nightwing leaps at Red X but hits an invisible shield.
"Gizmo may be annoying but he has some pretty cool ideas." Red X laughs.
"Who are you? Why did you steal Red X's suit?"
"I am Red X, and because this suit is awesome." Red X has an X form on his wrist that starts spinning. "You can't touch me."
"Is that a dare or a bet?"
"A bet. Touch me once and I'll turn myself in."
"If I didn't know you weren't the real Red X I might think you were. No one else was that cocky." Nightwing throws a batarang and it hits the shield. Instead of bouncing off the batarang sticks and starts vibrating. The shield soon breaks and the batarang falls.
"I guess it needs some improvements." Red X ducks and Starfire flies over her and nearly crashes in to Nightwing. "But that still works."
"How did you know she was attacking?"
"Built in sonic radar." Ravager smiles underneath the suit. Of course it was her powers and not the suit. "Gizmo thought of every thing."
"Why did you kill our friend? Why did you come here? You are a very bad person!" Starfire's eyes glow. "I am filled with righteous fury! I am filled with the strength and power of light!"
"Blah blah. You can't touch me and neither can your boyfriend. I am invincible in this suit."
"We will see the truth of that." Starfire fires energy from her eyes but Ravager had already started dodging it before it was fired.
Logan and Raven land near the bank and see Lobo walking out with two boxes. "Put em down so we can have another round." Logan does a couple of mock punches.
"Perfect!" Lobo tosses the boxes over his shoulder. "Mammoth can take care of the emo."
"I'm GOTH!" Raven's powers expand around her and pick up a car.
"Toss that some where else we have a fight too settle." Logan and Lobo say it at the same time.
"Whoa, crap, not who I wanted. Kyd is at a store on the east side." Mammoth dodges the car dropping the bags filled with money.
"You do not choose who you fight." Raven's power wraps around a fallen pillar inside of the bank and swings it like a club at Mammoth.
Changeling and Cyborg see Billy and Kyd. "Drop the sparklies!" Changeling becomes a raptor. "Now!"
"Whoa, when could you talk as an animal? We didn't know that." Billy, and Billy, and another Billy come out wearing several necklaces and rings.
"New device from a friend of mine." Cyborg aims at Kyd. "Surrender or we'll kick your butts."
"You and what army?" Billy splits apart several more times. "Cause we brought one." Billy, and Billy, and several other Billy's laugh.
Elsewhere
Seraph detects the energy of Brother Blood and is drawn by it. When she sees him she confronts him. "Your energy is dark who are you?"
"I am Brother Blood little girl and if you wish no harm then I would suggest leaving. Now." Brother Blood glares at her.
"I am no little girl." Seraph walks towards him deliberately. "I am a monster who strikes fear in the hearts of the Titans."
"Fear?" Phobia appears. "What do you know of fear?" She laughs lightly. "Little girl please go we are busy."
"I am not a little girl!" White mist escapes from Seraph's body. "I am far more now!" She moves so fast neither Brother Blood nor Phobia could see her.
When Seraph returns she has blood on her clothes and face. "I just killed some one. When is the last time you killed?"
"Killing is so barbaric when it has no purpose. A child can kill even if by accident." Seraph is enraged by the dismissal of Brother Blood.
"I won't kill you by accident." Seraph launches herself at Brother Blood who gets a magical barrier up just in time.
"Be gone child." A magical blast sends Seraph through the fence behind her. "We are busy."
Seraph stands back up and feels some thing wet on her stomach and back. She looks down and sees part of a fence post had pierced her. She rips it out and walks forward with the fence post in hand. "Is that the best you can do?"
"Child you need help. Go to a hospital before you bleed out."
"I am not a child!" She throws the fence post at Brother Blood but his magical barrier protects him. "I am a monster!" She leaps at Brother Blood. When she hits the barrier she leaps off of it and tackles Phobia. "If I can't eat him then I'll eat you!" She leans down towards Phobia's throat when an image appears in her mind.
Seraph is on the Island of Nevermore. All around her are the bodies of Elves ad Fairies. She was covered in blood and gore. "No, I didn't want this. This was my home. They were my people."
Seraph rolls off of Phobia and Phobia stands up.
"Foolish girl. My powers are only made stronger by skin contact." She dusts off her clothes.
"But she is strong for a child. She is not dead and yet she received a death wound. Maybe she could be useful in the future."
"We will consult with the Dealer on her later. For now we must keep an eye on Ravager.
Elsewhere
Red X dodges a batarang then kicks a waste basket at Nightwing. Nightwing knocks it aside but with the distraction Red X throws a sticky X and captures Nightwing with it. "You never touched me so I'm off."
"I am not yet done with you!" Starfire had been hit hard earlier but recovered.
"But I'm done with you." Red X disappears as she becomes invisible.
"Starfire let him go the others might need help." Nightwing struggles against the binding. "In my belt is a small cutter, could you pull it out and cut this?"
"Which pocket?"
"Very front, just right of the clip." She gets it out and frees Nightwing.
Raven is beating Mammoth easily. "Where is Kyd Wykkyd?"
"At the other place we attacked." Mammoth is bruised and bleeding. Raven's power wraps the lamp post around Mammoth.
"Logan do you need help?" Logan is in a headlock and struggling against Lobo.
"No, go help, others." Logan throws his weight forward and slings Lobo over and lands in an awkward armbar.
Kyd Wykkyd teleports behind Cyborg and grabs a panel ripping it open. Cyborg turns and fires on Kyd but he teleports behind Cyborg again and grabs at the exposed wiring. "Stay out of my systems!" Kyd Wykkyd starts pulling on the wires when Starfire tackles him.
"Here's our army Billy." Changeling morphs in to an ant eater and sticks his tongue out before becoming an octopus and grabbing three Billy's.
"We better scram!" Several Billy's take off in different directions.
Kyd Wykkyd teleports away.
Elsewhere
Brother Blood and Phobia leave a healing Seraph behind as they follow Red X. "She planned this attack. She has already taken the position of leader." Brother Blood's eyes glow.
Logan backs away from Lobo. "What did I do?" He sees Lobo's eyes glowing. "Or is it Raven doing it?" He looks around for her.
Later that Night
Lieutenant Dallas is standing over a body. "Are you sure it is the same killer? They weren't eaten and not left in a public place."
"We found no weapon marks yet the person was killed so brutally I can only suspect the cannibal."
"We will check missing person reports but this body is pretty fresh they may not have had time for entering one in yet."
Titan Tower
The Titans are in the living room with Psykick on the screen. "We want your help. The person who stole the suit is designed with defeating us and now they have teamed with the Hive Five."
"I, they need me here."
"You are a Titan and we are calling you for help. Don't you want revenge for what they did to Red X?"
"I, I do." Psykick. "I'll be there as soon as I can. Maybe if we can get the suit back he will," The connection breaks.
"Psykick?" Nightwing tries contacting her again but can't get through. "Well, she's on her way here. Let's see if we can contact Jericho." Soon his face appears on the screen. "Jericho we need help. Can you come to Jump City and help us?" He nods. "Thank you. We will send the T," The connection cuts out.
"Again? Some one is doing this." Cyborg walks over and checks several controls. "Some one set a set limit of connection? But that is only for emergency energy saving. Who could have set it?" Cyborg looks at the others.
"I have no idea what you're talking about." Logan nods.
"Yeah, same here."
"I also do not know what it is you are talking about."
"You and Nightwing are the ones who mess with that stuff. I read books and meditate." Raven pulls the hood of her cloak up. "I am going to my room and doing both now."
"I'll uh, escort you." Logan follows after her.
Raven's Room
Raven opens her door and goes in. "Why did you follow me?"
"Because I have a question."
"Yes?"
"Do you still think it is Ravager? And if so on Deathstroke's orders?"
"I don't know and I don't know. Why would he have them rob a bank and a jewelry store while she attacked the Mayor's home? He used the Hive Five before but not for this."
"Exactly. I doubt he has any part in this. Maybe it is just residual? Or uh, like, demonic energy being evil and he was evil so it is his voice you speak in?"
"I know some still resides deep inside of me but it doesn't affect me."
"Except some times you hear and speak in Deathstroke's voice. But yeah, that's my theory."
"I hope it is just that. We can not have him come back. Nightwing is useless when Deathstroke is around."
"Like we don't have enough on our hands."
"We have more then enough." Raven pulls her hood down. "Logan, I'm sorry."
"For what?"
"Fighting before. You are, concerned, about me. The others are too I guess. But you're right I do keep myself closed off. Before my emotions could have killed every one around me. Even now, months after defeating my father, I still can't open up. Even with some one I am concerned about." She blushes lightly.
"Hey, no problem. People fight with those they uh, are concerned about, all the time I'm sure. Especially if they live together and work together." Logan blushes a little.
"Yes, well, I need meditation." She sees Logan yawn. "And you need sleep."
"Yeah my last nap was interrupted. Maybe this time I'll get more then a few minutes." Logan hugs Raven quickly then leaves.
Raven closes the door behind Logan and leans against it. "He won't tell me about what happened after I passed out. I know some thing happened. But he doesn't want me worried about it."
"Tick Tock Raven. The time is almost here. Yes soon I will return." Raven's heart nearly stops. "Tick Tock."
A/N Uh oh, Deathstroke is speaking through Raven, or is he? Is it just the Hell energy still trapped inside of her? And the Dark Triad are still manipulating Ravager but when will they spring their trap? And Seraph is still on the loose when if ever will she be captured? With Phobia we saw a small part of Moon Myst is still there. Her greatest fear is the rest of her people being killed. So is there a chance of saving her? We must wait and see!