Here it is! The chapter you've all been waiting for! The chapter that
reveals what's going to happen to Starfire. I'm not going to give hints on
what's about to happen so you'll just have to read to find out. I'm sorry
for the wait but I had school to deal with. Anyway, I don't own the Teen
Titans or anything else, so on with the chapter.
Chapter 5
Rain fell onto the city while lighting flashed across the sky. Not a good time to be outside for anything. No one in his or her right mind would stay in this kind of weather. Except for Blackfire, who almost seemed oblivious to it. She didn't care that she was soaking wet, or the fact that her hair was a mess. All that mattered to her was the unconscious body in front of her. The one that would soon be dead and gone. She almost laughed when her sister pleaded with her to spare her life. Starfire was useless and weak, no good to anyone. Her constant cheerfulness and stupidity made Blackfire sick. But in a few seconds, all of it would be gone forever. She figured a blast to the head would surely do the job. She took careful aim and prepared to fire, but that was as far as she got.
"Azarath...Metrion...Zinthos!"
Blackfire spun around, only to be hit by a black wave of energy that sent her flying onto the ground. Although she wasn't really hurt, her pride took a severe blow. She stood up and looked over to the edge of the building and saw Raven floating there.
"You're going to pay for that you bitch!" Blackfire snarled.
"The only bitch I she around here is you." Raven replied calmly.
Blackfire gritted her teeth. "You'd better watch it little Miss dark and depressing, or I'll do to you what I did to her." she indicated by pointing at Starfire lying on the ground.
"How could you do that to your own sister?" Raven asked while glancing over at Starfire.
Blackfire smirked. "I have my reasons. Why do you care what happens to her anyway?"
"Because she is my friend, you're trying to kill her, and I cannot allow that to happen." she explained.
"Well isn't that touching," Blackfire mocked. "And here I thought that you were anti-social."
Raven remained silent. She knew that this conversation really wasn't going anywhere. All she wanted to do was get Starfire to safety so she could tend to her injuries, but with Blackfire there, it wasn't possible. She could try to fight her, but she wasn't sure she could take her all alone. Watching Blackfire fight proved how strong she had become. Raven needed a plan, and she needed one fast.
"So, enough with the idle chit chat." Blackfire said while getting into a fighting stance. "Shall we begin?"
"As you wish." Raven replied.
Blackfire charged at Raven, attempting to deliver a kick to the side of head. But Raven ducked and rolled to the side, and started to launch black waves of energy at Blackfire, who dodged all of them easily. Blackfire then fired a barrage of star bolts at Raven, who created a shield to protect herself.
"You can't keep that shield up forever Raven!" Blackfire called while continuing her assault. "You'll tire out eventually, and when that happens you'll be in a whole mess of trouble!"
"Damn it! She's right." Raven thought to herself as she struggled to keep up her shield. "I need to distract her for only a few seconds so I can get Starfire out here, but how?" Then she spotted a large pipe of some sort than ran into the building. This was what she needed, but it had to be done quickly. While still maintaining the shield, she used her telekinetic powers to cause the pipe to burst. The hot steam shot out from the pipe and burned Blackfire in her left arm, causing her to cry out in pain and stop her attack. Raven wasted no time in dropping her shield and running over to Starfire's side. She gently placed her hand on her shoulder and began to chant. "Azarath...Metrion...Zinthos...Azarath...Metrion...Zinthos."
A black circle formed and closed around them, then it began to shrink. Blackfire was clutching her left arm in pain when she noticed what Raven was up to.
"What the hell is that?" she thought. "Well whatever it is, it's not going to work against me. They both can die together."
She used her good arm to fire a blast at the two of them, but it was already too late. In a puff of black smoke both Starfire and Raven were gone before the blast connected.
"Damn!" Blackfire shouted angrily. She brushed away the wet hair from her face and sighed heavily. "You got lucky this time little sister, but when we meet again, you won't have anyone to come to your rescue. And I will have my revenge, you can count on it." She flew off through the rain, making her way back to Slade's base.
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At the Titan headquarters, Cyborg and Beast Boy had managed to get Robin in a stable condition in the medical room that had been built for these such emergencies. But Raven was the one who had the best medical experience of them all, so they still weren't relaxed yet until she took a look at him. Plus, she could heal all of his minor injuries.
"Aw man, where could Raven be?" Cyborg asked as he paced back and forth in the room.
"I have no idea. She said she had bad feeling about something and left." Beast Boy answered him. "Do you think it had anything to do with Starfire?"
"I hope not. We don't need anymore injured team members" Cyborg replied.
Then all of a sudden, they heard a whooshing sound from outside.
"What was that?" Beast Boy asked,
"I don't know, but I'll go check it out. You stay here and watch Robin." Cyborg ordered.
Beast Boy nodded and Cyborg ran out of the room and outside. He gasped when he saw both Starfire and Raven lying on the ground.
"Hey! What happened? Are you guys ok?" he asked worriedly as he ran up to them.
"Starfire's a little banged up, and I used up a lot of energy teleporting us here. But other than that were fine." she replied weakly.
"Did you guys run into Cinderblock again?" Cyborg asked.
"No, it was Blackfire." she answered.
"What?!" he asked with a surprised look on his face. "Why would Blackfire attack you guys?"
"I will explain it all to later." Raven said as she stood up weakly. "But first I need to tend to Robin and his injuries. Then I will check on Starfire, but she should be fine anyhow. Take her and follow me."
Uh...sure." Cyborg said, not really understanding what was going on. He picked up Starfire and followed Raven inside.
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"I take it things didn't go so well." Slade said as he watched Blackfire punch a whole through the wall.
"Really? How could you tell?" she asked sarcastically. "Robin is still alive and to make things worse, my sister got away!"
"Well, at least you disabled him for while. Something good came out of today." he said.
"I guess so." she mumbled.
"I've seen how the Titans are when it's just the four of them. They don't seem to function as well as they do when there're all together. Now it will be easier to dispose of them and you'll get to kill your sister in the process." he explained to her.
"Yeah, but I still wish I could've done it then." she replied. "Oh well. So what do we do now?"
"It's simple. We wait a while, then launch an attack at their home." Slade said.
"Cool," Blackfire responded. "But me and stone man will still be outnumbered won't we?"
Slade chuckled lightly. "I was just getting to that. I've got three other villains that will assist you. They've dealt with the Titans before, and almost came close to beating them the first time they met. They have been in training since they were defeated and are much stronger than before. I think they could be very helpful to you and Cinderblock, since it would be four against five. That is, if you're willing to work with them."
Blackfire thought for a moment. She wasn't sure if she was comfortable or not working with people she didn't know. But then again, she did decide to work with this guy whom she also didn't know. Besides, it wouldn't be a good idea to take on the Titans two against four.
"Sure, why not." she finally answered.
"Good." Slade said smiling.
"So who exactly am I working with here?" she asked.
"Oh that's right, I forgot to tell you. You'll be working with the H.I.V.E." Slade answered.
Blackfire laughed. "Well that's a pretty weird name for a group that's suppose to be a menace to the Titans."
"Oh don't be fooled by their name. They are a force to be reckoned with." Slade reassured her.
"If you say so." Blackfire shrugged. She sometimes wondered what was the deal with this guy. He was so mysterious and creepy. Always halfway hiding in the shadows and always coming up with ways to destroy the Titans. It was like he had nothing better to do than destroy the Titans like it the most important thing in the world.
"Glad I'm not like that," she thought.
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Hmm....interesting thought there Blackfire. Anyway, that's it for this chapter. Hooray for Raven! She came to Starfire's rescue! Amazing how she can stay calm even when she was called a bitch. For those of you that saw that "Nevermore" episode, did any of you detect a hint of Raven/Beast Boy? I did. So those of you who said there wasn't any sign of it on the show, there it is. I'll try to update soon, but don't get your hopes up. I mean with school and everything, but as I said, I'll try. Please read and review!
Chapter 5
Rain fell onto the city while lighting flashed across the sky. Not a good time to be outside for anything. No one in his or her right mind would stay in this kind of weather. Except for Blackfire, who almost seemed oblivious to it. She didn't care that she was soaking wet, or the fact that her hair was a mess. All that mattered to her was the unconscious body in front of her. The one that would soon be dead and gone. She almost laughed when her sister pleaded with her to spare her life. Starfire was useless and weak, no good to anyone. Her constant cheerfulness and stupidity made Blackfire sick. But in a few seconds, all of it would be gone forever. She figured a blast to the head would surely do the job. She took careful aim and prepared to fire, but that was as far as she got.
"Azarath...Metrion...Zinthos!"
Blackfire spun around, only to be hit by a black wave of energy that sent her flying onto the ground. Although she wasn't really hurt, her pride took a severe blow. She stood up and looked over to the edge of the building and saw Raven floating there.
"You're going to pay for that you bitch!" Blackfire snarled.
"The only bitch I she around here is you." Raven replied calmly.
Blackfire gritted her teeth. "You'd better watch it little Miss dark and depressing, or I'll do to you what I did to her." she indicated by pointing at Starfire lying on the ground.
"How could you do that to your own sister?" Raven asked while glancing over at Starfire.
Blackfire smirked. "I have my reasons. Why do you care what happens to her anyway?"
"Because she is my friend, you're trying to kill her, and I cannot allow that to happen." she explained.
"Well isn't that touching," Blackfire mocked. "And here I thought that you were anti-social."
Raven remained silent. She knew that this conversation really wasn't going anywhere. All she wanted to do was get Starfire to safety so she could tend to her injuries, but with Blackfire there, it wasn't possible. She could try to fight her, but she wasn't sure she could take her all alone. Watching Blackfire fight proved how strong she had become. Raven needed a plan, and she needed one fast.
"So, enough with the idle chit chat." Blackfire said while getting into a fighting stance. "Shall we begin?"
"As you wish." Raven replied.
Blackfire charged at Raven, attempting to deliver a kick to the side of head. But Raven ducked and rolled to the side, and started to launch black waves of energy at Blackfire, who dodged all of them easily. Blackfire then fired a barrage of star bolts at Raven, who created a shield to protect herself.
"You can't keep that shield up forever Raven!" Blackfire called while continuing her assault. "You'll tire out eventually, and when that happens you'll be in a whole mess of trouble!"
"Damn it! She's right." Raven thought to herself as she struggled to keep up her shield. "I need to distract her for only a few seconds so I can get Starfire out here, but how?" Then she spotted a large pipe of some sort than ran into the building. This was what she needed, but it had to be done quickly. While still maintaining the shield, she used her telekinetic powers to cause the pipe to burst. The hot steam shot out from the pipe and burned Blackfire in her left arm, causing her to cry out in pain and stop her attack. Raven wasted no time in dropping her shield and running over to Starfire's side. She gently placed her hand on her shoulder and began to chant. "Azarath...Metrion...Zinthos...Azarath...Metrion...Zinthos."
A black circle formed and closed around them, then it began to shrink. Blackfire was clutching her left arm in pain when she noticed what Raven was up to.
"What the hell is that?" she thought. "Well whatever it is, it's not going to work against me. They both can die together."
She used her good arm to fire a blast at the two of them, but it was already too late. In a puff of black smoke both Starfire and Raven were gone before the blast connected.
"Damn!" Blackfire shouted angrily. She brushed away the wet hair from her face and sighed heavily. "You got lucky this time little sister, but when we meet again, you won't have anyone to come to your rescue. And I will have my revenge, you can count on it." She flew off through the rain, making her way back to Slade's base.
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At the Titan headquarters, Cyborg and Beast Boy had managed to get Robin in a stable condition in the medical room that had been built for these such emergencies. But Raven was the one who had the best medical experience of them all, so they still weren't relaxed yet until she took a look at him. Plus, she could heal all of his minor injuries.
"Aw man, where could Raven be?" Cyborg asked as he paced back and forth in the room.
"I have no idea. She said she had bad feeling about something and left." Beast Boy answered him. "Do you think it had anything to do with Starfire?"
"I hope not. We don't need anymore injured team members" Cyborg replied.
Then all of a sudden, they heard a whooshing sound from outside.
"What was that?" Beast Boy asked,
"I don't know, but I'll go check it out. You stay here and watch Robin." Cyborg ordered.
Beast Boy nodded and Cyborg ran out of the room and outside. He gasped when he saw both Starfire and Raven lying on the ground.
"Hey! What happened? Are you guys ok?" he asked worriedly as he ran up to them.
"Starfire's a little banged up, and I used up a lot of energy teleporting us here. But other than that were fine." she replied weakly.
"Did you guys run into Cinderblock again?" Cyborg asked.
"No, it was Blackfire." she answered.
"What?!" he asked with a surprised look on his face. "Why would Blackfire attack you guys?"
"I will explain it all to later." Raven said as she stood up weakly. "But first I need to tend to Robin and his injuries. Then I will check on Starfire, but she should be fine anyhow. Take her and follow me."
Uh...sure." Cyborg said, not really understanding what was going on. He picked up Starfire and followed Raven inside.
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"I take it things didn't go so well." Slade said as he watched Blackfire punch a whole through the wall.
"Really? How could you tell?" she asked sarcastically. "Robin is still alive and to make things worse, my sister got away!"
"Well, at least you disabled him for while. Something good came out of today." he said.
"I guess so." she mumbled.
"I've seen how the Titans are when it's just the four of them. They don't seem to function as well as they do when there're all together. Now it will be easier to dispose of them and you'll get to kill your sister in the process." he explained to her.
"Yeah, but I still wish I could've done it then." she replied. "Oh well. So what do we do now?"
"It's simple. We wait a while, then launch an attack at their home." Slade said.
"Cool," Blackfire responded. "But me and stone man will still be outnumbered won't we?"
Slade chuckled lightly. "I was just getting to that. I've got three other villains that will assist you. They've dealt with the Titans before, and almost came close to beating them the first time they met. They have been in training since they were defeated and are much stronger than before. I think they could be very helpful to you and Cinderblock, since it would be four against five. That is, if you're willing to work with them."
Blackfire thought for a moment. She wasn't sure if she was comfortable or not working with people she didn't know. But then again, she did decide to work with this guy whom she also didn't know. Besides, it wouldn't be a good idea to take on the Titans two against four.
"Sure, why not." she finally answered.
"Good." Slade said smiling.
"So who exactly am I working with here?" she asked.
"Oh that's right, I forgot to tell you. You'll be working with the H.I.V.E." Slade answered.
Blackfire laughed. "Well that's a pretty weird name for a group that's suppose to be a menace to the Titans."
"Oh don't be fooled by their name. They are a force to be reckoned with." Slade reassured her.
"If you say so." Blackfire shrugged. She sometimes wondered what was the deal with this guy. He was so mysterious and creepy. Always halfway hiding in the shadows and always coming up with ways to destroy the Titans. It was like he had nothing better to do than destroy the Titans like it the most important thing in the world.
"Glad I'm not like that," she thought.
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Hmm....interesting thought there Blackfire. Anyway, that's it for this chapter. Hooray for Raven! She came to Starfire's rescue! Amazing how she can stay calm even when she was called a bitch. For those of you that saw that "Nevermore" episode, did any of you detect a hint of Raven/Beast Boy? I did. So those of you who said there wasn't any sign of it on the show, there it is. I'll try to update soon, but don't get your hopes up. I mean with school and everything, but as I said, I'll try. Please read and review!