I DO NOT OWN ANY RIGHTS TO THE TEEN TITANS. The Teen Titans are owned and
copyrighted by DC Comics. Onikazee is an original character of my own
creation.
Author's note: I'm kind of new to the DC universe so please excuse any mistakes to character origins.
*** Chapter 2
The day passed with little event and Raven had spent it in her room, concentrating on quelling the rising tide of loneliness inside her, when the call came.
The alarm was blaring it's monotone warning that some unknown crisis had befallen the city. The Titans rushed to the common room to assess their dilemma.
Raven passed a window on her way and was surprised to find that day had slipped into early evening as the sun had begun sinking into the horizon in a sky of orange and purple. She quickly returned her attention to the maze of corridors that was Titans Tower and marveled at how quickly the day had passed in her meditative state.
As she turned a corner she encountered Cyborg.
"Any idea what's goin' on?" He asked as he matched Raven's pace.
"No clue, but you can rest assured it isn't going to be good." She replied grimly.
Raven simply couldn't shake the feeling that whatever was happening out there wasn't going to be pretty.
As they entered the common room they could see that Robin and Starfire had arrived before they did and were already cueing up the monitor to show them what was going on. Beast Boy entered moments after Raven and Cyborg, huffing and panting like a dog.
They all crowded around the immense screen as it began showing the far area of the bay in the warehouse district. Their eyes were riveted to the screen save for Beast Boy's, who had directed his attention to a newly formed bruise on Starfire's neck.
Suddenly, an explosion filled the screen and fire leapt in all directions.
Robin closely examined the images on the screen.
"Computer," He commanded. "amplify image, grid D3."
The warehouses began to pixelate and gradually recombine to form a closer view of the burning buildings. There among the flames, stood a hulking silhouette of what could only be.
"Cinderblock." Stated Robin. "Titans, let's go!" He shouted, turning from the monitor.
"Wait!" Exclaimed Starfire. "Someone is in there!"
The Titans strained their eyes at the screen and there was indeed a smaller figure nimbly leaping through the flames, dodging the slow and powerful fists of Cinderblock.
"We gotta save 'em!' Cried Beast boy. "There's no way someone can handle Cinderblock all on their own!"
Raven sighed in exhaustion. "Well, why don't we do something instead of just talking about it?"
A sheepish grin spread on Robin's face. "Uh.Good point."
"Titans!.Go!"
***
As the Titans arrived on the scene Robin slipped into his role as general.
"Ok, Titans," He quietly commanded."fan out, but don't lose sight of each other. I don't want anyone being caught alone in a fight."
The others nodded their affirmation and began moving out.
They darted from shadow to shadow, looking for anything out of the ordinary when Starfire gave a short scream.
The team rushed to her aid, ready for battle, only to find her standing over a pile of rocks.
"Hey," Beast Boy chided. "what's the big idea, Star? You scared us half to death."
"Yeah," added Cyborg. "it's just a bunch of debris from the explosion."
Starfire continued to stare at the rocks, a terrified look upon her face.
Raven followed her gaze to the stones and began to realize what had spooked Starfire so much.
"Starfire, give us a little light." Raven commanded more than asked.
Obediently, Starfire stretched out her hand as it became enveloped in green light and exposed the rocks for what they really were.
Robin's eyes widened in horror as he realized one of the large rocks was the upper part of what could be a statue's arm. Laying across it was the lower half and to the side were what he could only assume had been at one time fingers.
Beast Boy was the first to speak.
"Is that."he began shakily, and then correcting himself, "Was that Cinderblock's arm?"
"Good money say's it is." Cyborg answered.
Robin broke from his trance. "All right, something's up here and we'd better find that oversized brick before he does anymore damage."
"Oh, you won't find him." Came a voice from behind them.
The Titans wheeled around and found themselves facing the owner of the voice.
"He's probably headed back to his master right now. I would have followed him if he hadn't have jumped off the dock."
The man who speaking to them was wearing a black leather biker jacket, boots and jeans. A red sash was wrapped around his waist and tied at his side, giving him an almost gypsy like appearance. Most notable of all was the gray cloth that was wrapped around the lower half of his face and his neck. And to top it all off, he wore a pair of sunglasses that gave him the appearance of a predatory beast as his dark hair hung in his shrouded face. In his left hand, he held a black laquered stick that was around four feet in length.
The Titans stared at him in wonder for a moment until Robin regained his composure.
"Who are you?" He said in an accusing tone and thrusting out an equally accusing finger. "And what happened to Cinderblock?"
"I caught him stealing some of the super computers that were being stored in one of these warehouses," the stranger answered with a matter of fact sensibility. "so I stopped him."
An astonished look crossed Beast Boy's face.
"Wha?" He began with a start. "Dude, you BROKE OFF HIS ARM! Don't you think that was a bit harsh?"
The stranger replied again as if none of this bore any consequence.
"I didn't break off anything. Look, I know you are the Teen Titans. Perhaps we could help each other."
The stranger waited for a response.
He received none.
Undaunted, he continued. "You tell me where I can find Cinderblock and I'll get out of your town as soon as I've taken care of my business."
"First of all," Robin began, " we don't make deals. Second, you're business seems to involve a lot of violence and explosions and we could do with less of that in this city as it is."
"I'm sorry to hear that." The stranger said. "But I won't be leaving until my business is tended to."
"Hey, Beast Boy." Cyborg said as readied his sonic blaster. "I think this guy is asking for a fight."
"Sure sounds like it." Beast boy responded before changing into a great green ape and beating his chest.
Starfire rose into the air, watching for Robin's signal to attack.
Raven alone was apprehensive to confront this black clad man in combat. There was something strange about him. Something that felt both familiar and frightening.
"No, wait," Robin said, holding up his right hand, but never letting his gaze fall off the stranger. "There's no need to fight."
"True," said the stranger. "and there is no further need to talk either. You will not aid me and are therefore of no use to me. I bid you farewell."
The stranger turned on his heel and began walking back toward the city.
"Wait a second!" Robin said through gritted teeth as he reached for the man's sleeve. "We still don't know what your nam-"
But Robin was cut short as the stranger wheeled around with lightening quickness and planted the butt end of his stick in Robin's chin. Robin felt his feet lift off the ground and the Earth fall away.
He quickly spun himself end over end with the force of the blow and landed safely on one knee in front of his teammates. He stood slowly and looked his attacker in the face.
"Titans." He said quietly.
Robin suddenly struck an attacking stance, each hand holding a pair of birdarangs.
"GO!!!"
Author's note: I'm kind of new to the DC universe so please excuse any mistakes to character origins.
*** Chapter 2
The day passed with little event and Raven had spent it in her room, concentrating on quelling the rising tide of loneliness inside her, when the call came.
The alarm was blaring it's monotone warning that some unknown crisis had befallen the city. The Titans rushed to the common room to assess their dilemma.
Raven passed a window on her way and was surprised to find that day had slipped into early evening as the sun had begun sinking into the horizon in a sky of orange and purple. She quickly returned her attention to the maze of corridors that was Titans Tower and marveled at how quickly the day had passed in her meditative state.
As she turned a corner she encountered Cyborg.
"Any idea what's goin' on?" He asked as he matched Raven's pace.
"No clue, but you can rest assured it isn't going to be good." She replied grimly.
Raven simply couldn't shake the feeling that whatever was happening out there wasn't going to be pretty.
As they entered the common room they could see that Robin and Starfire had arrived before they did and were already cueing up the monitor to show them what was going on. Beast Boy entered moments after Raven and Cyborg, huffing and panting like a dog.
They all crowded around the immense screen as it began showing the far area of the bay in the warehouse district. Their eyes were riveted to the screen save for Beast Boy's, who had directed his attention to a newly formed bruise on Starfire's neck.
Suddenly, an explosion filled the screen and fire leapt in all directions.
Robin closely examined the images on the screen.
"Computer," He commanded. "amplify image, grid D3."
The warehouses began to pixelate and gradually recombine to form a closer view of the burning buildings. There among the flames, stood a hulking silhouette of what could only be.
"Cinderblock." Stated Robin. "Titans, let's go!" He shouted, turning from the monitor.
"Wait!" Exclaimed Starfire. "Someone is in there!"
The Titans strained their eyes at the screen and there was indeed a smaller figure nimbly leaping through the flames, dodging the slow and powerful fists of Cinderblock.
"We gotta save 'em!' Cried Beast boy. "There's no way someone can handle Cinderblock all on their own!"
Raven sighed in exhaustion. "Well, why don't we do something instead of just talking about it?"
A sheepish grin spread on Robin's face. "Uh.Good point."
"Titans!.Go!"
***
As the Titans arrived on the scene Robin slipped into his role as general.
"Ok, Titans," He quietly commanded."fan out, but don't lose sight of each other. I don't want anyone being caught alone in a fight."
The others nodded their affirmation and began moving out.
They darted from shadow to shadow, looking for anything out of the ordinary when Starfire gave a short scream.
The team rushed to her aid, ready for battle, only to find her standing over a pile of rocks.
"Hey," Beast Boy chided. "what's the big idea, Star? You scared us half to death."
"Yeah," added Cyborg. "it's just a bunch of debris from the explosion."
Starfire continued to stare at the rocks, a terrified look upon her face.
Raven followed her gaze to the stones and began to realize what had spooked Starfire so much.
"Starfire, give us a little light." Raven commanded more than asked.
Obediently, Starfire stretched out her hand as it became enveloped in green light and exposed the rocks for what they really were.
Robin's eyes widened in horror as he realized one of the large rocks was the upper part of what could be a statue's arm. Laying across it was the lower half and to the side were what he could only assume had been at one time fingers.
Beast Boy was the first to speak.
"Is that."he began shakily, and then correcting himself, "Was that Cinderblock's arm?"
"Good money say's it is." Cyborg answered.
Robin broke from his trance. "All right, something's up here and we'd better find that oversized brick before he does anymore damage."
"Oh, you won't find him." Came a voice from behind them.
The Titans wheeled around and found themselves facing the owner of the voice.
"He's probably headed back to his master right now. I would have followed him if he hadn't have jumped off the dock."
The man who speaking to them was wearing a black leather biker jacket, boots and jeans. A red sash was wrapped around his waist and tied at his side, giving him an almost gypsy like appearance. Most notable of all was the gray cloth that was wrapped around the lower half of his face and his neck. And to top it all off, he wore a pair of sunglasses that gave him the appearance of a predatory beast as his dark hair hung in his shrouded face. In his left hand, he held a black laquered stick that was around four feet in length.
The Titans stared at him in wonder for a moment until Robin regained his composure.
"Who are you?" He said in an accusing tone and thrusting out an equally accusing finger. "And what happened to Cinderblock?"
"I caught him stealing some of the super computers that were being stored in one of these warehouses," the stranger answered with a matter of fact sensibility. "so I stopped him."
An astonished look crossed Beast Boy's face.
"Wha?" He began with a start. "Dude, you BROKE OFF HIS ARM! Don't you think that was a bit harsh?"
The stranger replied again as if none of this bore any consequence.
"I didn't break off anything. Look, I know you are the Teen Titans. Perhaps we could help each other."
The stranger waited for a response.
He received none.
Undaunted, he continued. "You tell me where I can find Cinderblock and I'll get out of your town as soon as I've taken care of my business."
"First of all," Robin began, " we don't make deals. Second, you're business seems to involve a lot of violence and explosions and we could do with less of that in this city as it is."
"I'm sorry to hear that." The stranger said. "But I won't be leaving until my business is tended to."
"Hey, Beast Boy." Cyborg said as readied his sonic blaster. "I think this guy is asking for a fight."
"Sure sounds like it." Beast boy responded before changing into a great green ape and beating his chest.
Starfire rose into the air, watching for Robin's signal to attack.
Raven alone was apprehensive to confront this black clad man in combat. There was something strange about him. Something that felt both familiar and frightening.
"No, wait," Robin said, holding up his right hand, but never letting his gaze fall off the stranger. "There's no need to fight."
"True," said the stranger. "and there is no further need to talk either. You will not aid me and are therefore of no use to me. I bid you farewell."
The stranger turned on his heel and began walking back toward the city.
"Wait a second!" Robin said through gritted teeth as he reached for the man's sleeve. "We still don't know what your nam-"
But Robin was cut short as the stranger wheeled around with lightening quickness and planted the butt end of his stick in Robin's chin. Robin felt his feet lift off the ground and the Earth fall away.
He quickly spun himself end over end with the force of the blow and landed safely on one knee in front of his teammates. He stood slowly and looked his attacker in the face.
"Titans." He said quietly.
Robin suddenly struck an attacking stance, each hand holding a pair of birdarangs.
"GO!!!"