Now I will do some serious stuff.
Weirdo coffee high girl: Don't worry; I'll still have funny bits.
Tsuki-chan: Lee's powers are like Deirdre's, only it looks white when she does it. Will controls water, in all its various forms. Everybody else is clearly explained this chapter.
To the fic!
~~~~~
Raven was once again in the dream. It was almost the only dream she ever had since the death of Jorryn. She was in the final battle again.
"Fiona!" April called, wheeling high on the wind above them, "Up here!"
She went into a dive directly toward Fiona. When she pulled up, she held Fiona firmly by the shoulders. Fiona shot a blast of fire at Jorryn from the air, which he easily dodged.
April shifted her grip on Fiona, and put her hand right next to Fiona's. Working together, their powers fused, and they sent a blast of lightening at Jorryn.
Jorryn jumped back and sent the lightening bolt back at them, it hit April in the wing. She gave a scream of pain that sounded more like a birdlike than human.
Deirdre watched in horror as April and Fiona plummeted to the ground. She heard a sickening crunch as Fiona's arm twisted underneath her and snapped.
She saw Will out of the corner of her eye. Crouching like a cat, she launched herself into the air towards Jorryn, her ice knife aimed at his throat. He stepped back and sent a quick upper cut into Will's jaw, sending her flying backwards into a rock. She tried to lift her head, but it fell back again.
Lee's voice rang clearly in her head /Ericka, you know what to do. Deirdre and I will distract him/. Ericka nodded almost imperceptibly and slowly edged around behind Jorryn.
Lee sent a blast right at Jorryn. The light hung over his face, blinding him. He stumbled back, almost into the chasm that Ericka had opened in the earth behind him, stopping just before it. The evil he radiated as he looked at them was something to be felt.
He flew straight at Ericka, causing her to stumble back and trip over a rock. She fumbled furiously in the pouch at her waist and pulled out a seed.
She flung it to the ground and pointed. The seed dug its roots into the ground and grew rapidly. It finally stopped at about eight feet tall. Deirdre recognized it as Dragonvine, a mercifully rare plant that was carnivorous, voracious, and SMART.
The Dragonvine did not last long against Jorryn, but it was long enough for Ericka to get her feet back under her. The girl sent a boulder flying at Jorryn but he stopped it. He tried to send it back at Ericka and they became locked in a battle of strength. Jorryn was quickly tiring. He knew that Ericka would be able to hold up against him forever if she kept focused.
Releasing the boulder a little, Jorryn sent a small rock flying at Ericka's face. She dropped her concentration in surprise. Realizing her mistake, she tried to regain control of the boulder, but not quickly enough.
The rock slammed into Ericka at full force, knocking her down and coming to rest a few feet higher up the hill.
Lee gave a strangled cry and jumped at Jorryn, forgetting the cardinal rule of 'never attack in anger'. Lee's eyes had gone a demonic red, showing her thirst for blood. Deidre stepped back quickly, there was no telling what Lee might do while in this blood-lust, and it would not end until she had drew blood.
Jorryn easily threw Lee into the chasm Ericka had opened. Lee grabbed on to the very edge of the crevice, her feet trying desperately to get a purchase. Jorryn walked over to the very edge and said something to Lee. Deirdre had always wondered what he said.
Lee swung up a punched Jorryn in the nose. She licked the blood she drew off her fist. Her eyes returned to normal. /I'll be back. For now, he's yours, Deirdre/ Lee released the edge and dropped.
Jorryn turned and sent a wave of energy that knocked Deirdre off her feet. He sent another blast, this one clearly meant to kill her. Deirdre tried to dodge, but found herself paralyzed. Deirdre saw the bolt come at her and could only think one thing, 'I'm going to die now.'
She never felt the blast. Opening her eyes, she saw Jorryn standing, breathing heavily and screaming at something in front of her, "You stupid beast! Why did you get in my way?"
Deidre scrambled to her feet to see Pitch, her Pitch, her beloved pet, lying on the ground. She did not have to check to know that he was dead.
"You killed him," she said, rage building in her body, "I'LL KILL YOU!"
With those words, she swung at Jorryn, intent on causing him as much pain as possible. Jorryn flipped Deidre over his shoulder. She landed on her hands and knees, panting heavily.
He walked over to her, grinning evilly, "So, it's this easy to get rid of you. With your reputation, I was expecting more of a challenge."
"Funny," she said, turning around, "I could say the same for you."
Jorryn looked truly shocked, "What?"
She held out her hand, revealing a small crystal, "Goodbye."
The darkness wrapped itself around the crystal, making it crack, "Clever, putting the oily rag you call a soul into this."
Just as Deirdre was about to shatter the crystal completely, a shriek wrenched her out of the dream. She awoke in her own bed, her hand still outstretched in the darkness in front of her. Somehow, she didn't think this boded well.
***
Everyone else in the tower was also awakened by the same shriek. They all rushed downstairs to find Lee in the kitchen, curled into a fetal position and rocking back and forth.
"Lee? What happened? What's wrong?" April asked.
Lee pointed a shaky hand towards the fridge, "Something in there MOVED!"
"I'm sure you were just seeing things," Fiona said comfortingly.
"Then how do you explain it BITING ME?!" Lee yelled, showing them a very clear bite mark on her hand, which was turning a nasty shade of green.
"I have a balm that works wonders," Ericka said, "Be back in a sec."
Lee looked at the still open refrigerator. The lunchmeat blinked back.
"That's it!" Lee yelled, "I am cleaning out the fridge!"
***
About fifteen minutes later, Lee came through the living room with a huge bag over her shoulder.
"Hey, what's in the bag?" Beast Boy asked.
"All the stuff I need for cleaning out the fridge," Lee swung the bag off of her shoulder and opened it, "One rubber glove, the other one's in here somewhere, trash bags, scouring pad, Ah! -- There's the other glove! -- Goggles, and a flamethrower."
"FLAMETHROWER?" Ericka said in disbelief, "Lee, don't you think that that's just a tad bit EXTREME?"
"You wouldn't be saying that if the lunchmeat had bit YOU," Lee grabbed the bag and walked into the kitchen.
"Okay...That was weird even for Lee," Fiona broke the silence.
Within five minutes the room returned to its normal state of noisiness.
***
Three hours later Lee came out of the kitchen, holding several sodas, "These, the orange juice, the mustard, the ice cream and a couple of frozen T.V. dinners were the only things in that fridge not fuzzy!"
April grabbed one of the sodas, "Caffeine! Yayness!"
Lee spoke through clenched teeth, "Gee, thanks, April. For appreciating all the hard work I did to clean out the fridge."
"Yeah, don't mention it!"
KA-POW! The force of Lee's punch sent April flying across the room. Lee spun on her heel and walked out.
Will walked over to April, "Just as a rule of thumb, when someone is talking through clenched teeth and still manages to come out perfectly clear, it's generally not a good time to say anything other than what they want to hear."
April sat up, hand pressed to the side of her face, "Thanks, I'll remember that. Ow."
***
"Lee?" Raven said, stepping out of her room, "is something wrong?"
"Gee, what gave you that idea?" Lee replied sarcastically.
"Maybe the fact that your emotions are so strong I can feel them while I'm meditating? Or perhaps the fact that the tower just shook." she said dryly, "Tell me."
"I just got angry at April for no good reason. I completely lost control of myself."
"You need to learn how to control your emotions."
Lee snorted, "Oh, like you do? You don't feel anything!"
"My emotions are dangerous," Raven's voice was cold, Lee had touched a nerve.
"So are mine! We do have to be careful to control our emotions, but that doesn't mean that we can't feel any."
"Well then, if you know so much about it, tell me how I'm supposed to control my emotions," Raven's voice took a rather dangerous edge.
"I don't know."
"Thought so."
"Listen, if you don't want to help me, then just LEAVE ME ALONE!" She turned as if to leave.
The whole tower shook violently.
Lee turned, "Was that me?"
"Yes."
***
In the living room, the power went out.
"Aw, man," Cyborg whined, "I was about to win!"
"What a time to have a power failure!" Beast boy said.
"My headphones are dead!" Will moped.
"That is strange," Starfire commented, "I do not believe that a normal power outage is supposed to affect things that run on the power of batteries."
"It's not a normal power outage," Fiona said, "something is very wrong."
"Then let's go see what it is," Ericka said.
They walked upstairs to see Lee, apparently still very angry, yelling at Raven, "I will NOT calm down! I'm angry and I have a right to be that way!"
"Lee, you're going to hurt someone," Raven said.
"Well good!" she shouted, "maybe then people will stop thinking I'm some kind of a happy-go-lucky pushover!"
"Lee. Look at me," Raven said staring directly at Lee.
Lee looked up at Raven and returned almost to normal, "What's wrong with me?"
"I'd like to know that too," Fiona said.
Lee suddenly went angry on them again, "It's none of your business!"
She stormed off, the tower shaking with each step she took.
They heard a door slam above them.
"Does anybody else get this feeling of impending doom?" asked April.
Eight people nodded as the tower violently shook again.
"I'll be right back," Ericka walked into her room.
She reappeared a few seconds later holding a small bunch of blue leaves in one hand.
"What are those?" Beast Boy asked.
"Sersai leaves," Ericka replied, "they make a good sedative."
"You CAN'T be serious!" Fiona cut in, "You want us to drug Lee?"
"If she doesn't calm down, she's going to hurt or maybe even kill someone," Ericka replied, "She's not in control!"
"But..." Will began.
"Do you have a better idea?"
"No"
"Well then we go with this."
They walked up to the roof to see Lee hanging over the edge.
"I feel sicker than the time I ate Ericka's 'special' Dragonvine salad," Lee moaned. She looked like she was about to throw up.
"I hadn't cooked it yet," Ericka defended herself, "of course you got sick!"
"Leave me alone!" Lee shouted. The tower shook again.
"Well," said a cool voice from behind them, "that was easier than I expected."
They all turned around to see a dark haired man standing before them.
"That's not possible!" Will exclaimed, "You're-"
"Dead?" he interrupted, "well, I was, but now I'm back. And you owe it all to your dear friend Lee."
Lee really did throw up.
~~~~~
Ooooh, first cliffie I've ever written.
All the OCs are mine (Jorryn I might consider selling). Use them without permission and I will sic Jorryn on you
Jorryn: *monotone* Roar.
Not much more to be said, really except...review!
Weirdo coffee high girl: Don't worry; I'll still have funny bits.
Tsuki-chan: Lee's powers are like Deirdre's, only it looks white when she does it. Will controls water, in all its various forms. Everybody else is clearly explained this chapter.
To the fic!
~~~~~
Raven was once again in the dream. It was almost the only dream she ever had since the death of Jorryn. She was in the final battle again.
"Fiona!" April called, wheeling high on the wind above them, "Up here!"
She went into a dive directly toward Fiona. When she pulled up, she held Fiona firmly by the shoulders. Fiona shot a blast of fire at Jorryn from the air, which he easily dodged.
April shifted her grip on Fiona, and put her hand right next to Fiona's. Working together, their powers fused, and they sent a blast of lightening at Jorryn.
Jorryn jumped back and sent the lightening bolt back at them, it hit April in the wing. She gave a scream of pain that sounded more like a birdlike than human.
Deirdre watched in horror as April and Fiona plummeted to the ground. She heard a sickening crunch as Fiona's arm twisted underneath her and snapped.
She saw Will out of the corner of her eye. Crouching like a cat, she launched herself into the air towards Jorryn, her ice knife aimed at his throat. He stepped back and sent a quick upper cut into Will's jaw, sending her flying backwards into a rock. She tried to lift her head, but it fell back again.
Lee's voice rang clearly in her head /Ericka, you know what to do. Deirdre and I will distract him/. Ericka nodded almost imperceptibly and slowly edged around behind Jorryn.
Lee sent a blast right at Jorryn. The light hung over his face, blinding him. He stumbled back, almost into the chasm that Ericka had opened in the earth behind him, stopping just before it. The evil he radiated as he looked at them was something to be felt.
He flew straight at Ericka, causing her to stumble back and trip over a rock. She fumbled furiously in the pouch at her waist and pulled out a seed.
She flung it to the ground and pointed. The seed dug its roots into the ground and grew rapidly. It finally stopped at about eight feet tall. Deirdre recognized it as Dragonvine, a mercifully rare plant that was carnivorous, voracious, and SMART.
The Dragonvine did not last long against Jorryn, but it was long enough for Ericka to get her feet back under her. The girl sent a boulder flying at Jorryn but he stopped it. He tried to send it back at Ericka and they became locked in a battle of strength. Jorryn was quickly tiring. He knew that Ericka would be able to hold up against him forever if she kept focused.
Releasing the boulder a little, Jorryn sent a small rock flying at Ericka's face. She dropped her concentration in surprise. Realizing her mistake, she tried to regain control of the boulder, but not quickly enough.
The rock slammed into Ericka at full force, knocking her down and coming to rest a few feet higher up the hill.
Lee gave a strangled cry and jumped at Jorryn, forgetting the cardinal rule of 'never attack in anger'. Lee's eyes had gone a demonic red, showing her thirst for blood. Deidre stepped back quickly, there was no telling what Lee might do while in this blood-lust, and it would not end until she had drew blood.
Jorryn easily threw Lee into the chasm Ericka had opened. Lee grabbed on to the very edge of the crevice, her feet trying desperately to get a purchase. Jorryn walked over to the very edge and said something to Lee. Deirdre had always wondered what he said.
Lee swung up a punched Jorryn in the nose. She licked the blood she drew off her fist. Her eyes returned to normal. /I'll be back. For now, he's yours, Deirdre/ Lee released the edge and dropped.
Jorryn turned and sent a wave of energy that knocked Deirdre off her feet. He sent another blast, this one clearly meant to kill her. Deirdre tried to dodge, but found herself paralyzed. Deirdre saw the bolt come at her and could only think one thing, 'I'm going to die now.'
She never felt the blast. Opening her eyes, she saw Jorryn standing, breathing heavily and screaming at something in front of her, "You stupid beast! Why did you get in my way?"
Deidre scrambled to her feet to see Pitch, her Pitch, her beloved pet, lying on the ground. She did not have to check to know that he was dead.
"You killed him," she said, rage building in her body, "I'LL KILL YOU!"
With those words, she swung at Jorryn, intent on causing him as much pain as possible. Jorryn flipped Deidre over his shoulder. She landed on her hands and knees, panting heavily.
He walked over to her, grinning evilly, "So, it's this easy to get rid of you. With your reputation, I was expecting more of a challenge."
"Funny," she said, turning around, "I could say the same for you."
Jorryn looked truly shocked, "What?"
She held out her hand, revealing a small crystal, "Goodbye."
The darkness wrapped itself around the crystal, making it crack, "Clever, putting the oily rag you call a soul into this."
Just as Deirdre was about to shatter the crystal completely, a shriek wrenched her out of the dream. She awoke in her own bed, her hand still outstretched in the darkness in front of her. Somehow, she didn't think this boded well.
***
Everyone else in the tower was also awakened by the same shriek. They all rushed downstairs to find Lee in the kitchen, curled into a fetal position and rocking back and forth.
"Lee? What happened? What's wrong?" April asked.
Lee pointed a shaky hand towards the fridge, "Something in there MOVED!"
"I'm sure you were just seeing things," Fiona said comfortingly.
"Then how do you explain it BITING ME?!" Lee yelled, showing them a very clear bite mark on her hand, which was turning a nasty shade of green.
"I have a balm that works wonders," Ericka said, "Be back in a sec."
Lee looked at the still open refrigerator. The lunchmeat blinked back.
"That's it!" Lee yelled, "I am cleaning out the fridge!"
***
About fifteen minutes later, Lee came through the living room with a huge bag over her shoulder.
"Hey, what's in the bag?" Beast Boy asked.
"All the stuff I need for cleaning out the fridge," Lee swung the bag off of her shoulder and opened it, "One rubber glove, the other one's in here somewhere, trash bags, scouring pad, Ah! -- There's the other glove! -- Goggles, and a flamethrower."
"FLAMETHROWER?" Ericka said in disbelief, "Lee, don't you think that that's just a tad bit EXTREME?"
"You wouldn't be saying that if the lunchmeat had bit YOU," Lee grabbed the bag and walked into the kitchen.
"Okay...That was weird even for Lee," Fiona broke the silence.
Within five minutes the room returned to its normal state of noisiness.
***
Three hours later Lee came out of the kitchen, holding several sodas, "These, the orange juice, the mustard, the ice cream and a couple of frozen T.V. dinners were the only things in that fridge not fuzzy!"
April grabbed one of the sodas, "Caffeine! Yayness!"
Lee spoke through clenched teeth, "Gee, thanks, April. For appreciating all the hard work I did to clean out the fridge."
"Yeah, don't mention it!"
KA-POW! The force of Lee's punch sent April flying across the room. Lee spun on her heel and walked out.
Will walked over to April, "Just as a rule of thumb, when someone is talking through clenched teeth and still manages to come out perfectly clear, it's generally not a good time to say anything other than what they want to hear."
April sat up, hand pressed to the side of her face, "Thanks, I'll remember that. Ow."
***
"Lee?" Raven said, stepping out of her room, "is something wrong?"
"Gee, what gave you that idea?" Lee replied sarcastically.
"Maybe the fact that your emotions are so strong I can feel them while I'm meditating? Or perhaps the fact that the tower just shook." she said dryly, "Tell me."
"I just got angry at April for no good reason. I completely lost control of myself."
"You need to learn how to control your emotions."
Lee snorted, "Oh, like you do? You don't feel anything!"
"My emotions are dangerous," Raven's voice was cold, Lee had touched a nerve.
"So are mine! We do have to be careful to control our emotions, but that doesn't mean that we can't feel any."
"Well then, if you know so much about it, tell me how I'm supposed to control my emotions," Raven's voice took a rather dangerous edge.
"I don't know."
"Thought so."
"Listen, if you don't want to help me, then just LEAVE ME ALONE!" She turned as if to leave.
The whole tower shook violently.
Lee turned, "Was that me?"
"Yes."
***
In the living room, the power went out.
"Aw, man," Cyborg whined, "I was about to win!"
"What a time to have a power failure!" Beast boy said.
"My headphones are dead!" Will moped.
"That is strange," Starfire commented, "I do not believe that a normal power outage is supposed to affect things that run on the power of batteries."
"It's not a normal power outage," Fiona said, "something is very wrong."
"Then let's go see what it is," Ericka said.
They walked upstairs to see Lee, apparently still very angry, yelling at Raven, "I will NOT calm down! I'm angry and I have a right to be that way!"
"Lee, you're going to hurt someone," Raven said.
"Well good!" she shouted, "maybe then people will stop thinking I'm some kind of a happy-go-lucky pushover!"
"Lee. Look at me," Raven said staring directly at Lee.
Lee looked up at Raven and returned almost to normal, "What's wrong with me?"
"I'd like to know that too," Fiona said.
Lee suddenly went angry on them again, "It's none of your business!"
She stormed off, the tower shaking with each step she took.
They heard a door slam above them.
"Does anybody else get this feeling of impending doom?" asked April.
Eight people nodded as the tower violently shook again.
"I'll be right back," Ericka walked into her room.
She reappeared a few seconds later holding a small bunch of blue leaves in one hand.
"What are those?" Beast Boy asked.
"Sersai leaves," Ericka replied, "they make a good sedative."
"You CAN'T be serious!" Fiona cut in, "You want us to drug Lee?"
"If she doesn't calm down, she's going to hurt or maybe even kill someone," Ericka replied, "She's not in control!"
"But..." Will began.
"Do you have a better idea?"
"No"
"Well then we go with this."
They walked up to the roof to see Lee hanging over the edge.
"I feel sicker than the time I ate Ericka's 'special' Dragonvine salad," Lee moaned. She looked like she was about to throw up.
"I hadn't cooked it yet," Ericka defended herself, "of course you got sick!"
"Leave me alone!" Lee shouted. The tower shook again.
"Well," said a cool voice from behind them, "that was easier than I expected."
They all turned around to see a dark haired man standing before them.
"That's not possible!" Will exclaimed, "You're-"
"Dead?" he interrupted, "well, I was, but now I'm back. And you owe it all to your dear friend Lee."
Lee really did throw up.
~~~~~
Ooooh, first cliffie I've ever written.
All the OCs are mine (Jorryn I might consider selling). Use them without permission and I will sic Jorryn on you
Jorryn: *monotone* Roar.
Not much more to be said, really except...review!
