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Power of the Mind: Acquaintance
The Titans, after the trials of the night, had finally reached their tower. After entering the large building Raven quickly ascended the stairs to her room. Robin followed suite, and left to study in his room.
"I get first player!" yelled Beast Boy as he ran into their living room. "Oh no you don't!" yelled back Cyborg, but before running off after the green changeling, he turned to Starfire, "Hey Star, I found this in the mail slot, and its addressed to you." She took the parcel that he held out and eyed it carefully. I looked just like any ordinary package, save for a few minor details. It was a black box, adorned with a carefully tied deep red ribbon. The strangest feature was that underneath the exquisitely tied bow, was a single black rose.
Starfire pulled the rose from underneath the bow, and gingerly sniffed it. She could not quite determine the flowers aroma, but nonetheless, it still smelled wonderful. "Who's it from?" questioned Cyborg, "I have no idea, there is no card, just this rose" she replied as she held up the black rose. "Heh, looks like someone has a secret admirer" joked Cyborg. Starfire blushed a deep crimson, gave a quick 'thank you', and squealed in delight as she hopped up the stairs to her room.
Cyborg just shook his head while smiling before turning. "Hey! Get your grubby hand off that controller," he yelled before dashing into the other room.
*****
Starfire flopped onto her bed with the black parcel clutched close to her chest, and the black rose clenched in her hand. She giggled as she thought of who might send her a gift. "Robin perhaps, no, he's to busy, and Beast Boy and Cyborg don't think of me in an intimate sense." She closed her eyes and tried to guess what her mystery admirer might look like. "Hmm, maybe he has blonde hair, no, possibly black, and I guess he may dress the same. . ."
She continued to think of how her 'dream guy' would look like, and drifted off to sleep. She awoke later, and noticed the sun descending behind the mountains; she had slept the whole day. She noticed the package held in her arms. "Oh my, I haven't even opened it yet." She carefully undid the red bow, and lifted the top off. She pushed aside the soft tissue wrappings, and gasped in surprise as she withdrew a beautifully ornate hand mirror. She inspected it very closely, admiring the beautiful black frame (black seemed to be a becoming theme here) with its polished shine. Smiling, she looked into the mirror, and pushed back her auburn hair.
Suddenly, a blinding flash of light expelled from the mirror. Her expression became vacant, and her arms fell to her sides, though she still held the mirror. Her eyes half closed and glazed over. She stood in the same spot for a few minutes, not moving, and not making any sounds. "Starfire. . .Starfire, walk out into the hall Starfire." Starfire did not recognize the strange eerie voice, but she listened anyway, and walked out into the hall, the vacant, emotionless look still on her face. "What's the matter Starfire?" The voice inside her mind asked. "N. . .Nothings wro. . .wrong" she replied out loud in a feeble almost pleading voice that did not sound anywhere close to the truth. Still in a trance like state, she continued down the hall. "Do not lie to me Starfire, I can see all your innermost thoughts, you feel that you do not belong in this world, and you are correct, you don't." "I. . .don't?" "No, you don't, you belong with me, I am the only one that can truly understand you. You try to make yourself believe that Robin and the others care about you, but you are only trying to fool yourself." "I. . .Is that true?" "It IS true. Come to me Starfire, and be happy for real, for once."
Starfire stopped. She was on the roof of the tower. She looked of into the starry sky, and saw a shadowy figure. "Come to me Starfire, and be happy, for once, for real." Starfire smiled, and lifted her arms up, making it look like she had wings. "Come to me Starfire, you are an angel, you are better than them, they do not deserve you, they cannot have you, come to me." She slowly tilted forward, the smile still on her face. The shadowy figure moved towards her, ready to catch her it's outstretched arms. But something went wrong.
The shadowy figure let out a scream of pain, and grasped its head as Starfire fell forward. She sped towards the ground, the vacant smile still on her face. As she fell, the mirror escaped from her grasp, and shattered on the approaching ground. The vacant expression left Starfire's face, and she became fully aware of her surroundings. She screamed as she watched the ground come closer and closer. She fortunately stopped just in time, her feet slammed into the ground, cracking the earth beneath her.
She fell to her knees, and started to breath heavily. She sighed as she finally calmed down. She looked over towards the shattered mirror, only to find it was repaired, and had a black rose resting on top of it. "I am sorry my dear." She looked up to see the shadowed figure, though it, or more appropriately he, was no longer covered in shadows. Her eyes traveled upward, black shoes, black pants, a black shirt and gray sweater, and a black coat to go with it all. She could not distinguish the face though, which was still hidden by the shadows. "I am truly sorry, another time I suppose, au revoir mademoiselle." He bowed obsequiously, and slowly disappeared back into the shadows.
Starfire gathered the mirror and black rose, and turned back towards the tower.
She saw Raven standing only a few feet away
The two stared at each other for a while, neither saying a sound, nor making any moves. Finally, after a while, Raven turned away from Starfire, and slowly walked back towards the tower. Starfire watched as Raven continued towards the tower. She felt a tear slowly slide down her cheek, but did not bother to wipe it away. After a while, she followed suite, and walked back towards the tower, the rose and mirror clutched close her heart.
*****
Jinx Sighed, it was bad enough being in jail, but being in jail with these complete morons was almost unbearable. She narrowed her eyes into a glare as she watched Mammoth, who was currently with her and a large number of others in the jail mess hall, dump the food from his tray into his waiting mouth, and then take Gizmo's, Control Freaks, and The Amazing Mumbos' food and do the same. Her glare deepened as flecks of food hit her face, and purple electricity flared from her eyes. The nearby guard caught sight of this, and gave her a sharp jab with the butt of his rifle, and walked back to his post.
"What's the Matter Jinx, you haven't even touched your food," asked Mammoth as he grabbed her plate and shoveled down her would be food. "Oh nothing, just wondering how I ended up here with all you idiots" she answered and gestured to all the other inmates. " Now just wait a tick, you know very well why you're here my saucy young lass, you got thumped by those brat titans like the rest of us lot" said the nearby Mad Mod with his crisp British accent, and Mumbo agreed with a nod. Jinx glared again, but said nothing.
The guards started to move towards them, signaling that their 'lunch' was almost over. Jinx's eyes shifted back to Mammoth, and she noticed that he was perspiring profusely. "Did it just get hot in here, or is it just me?" Jinx was about to respond, but she also felt the room heat up. Suddenly, the room began to shake, and the guards looked around for the cause.
The room started to get unbearably hot, though that didn't deter Jinx from taking advantage of the moment. She mumbled a few words under her breath, and one of the guards flew across the room with a jolt of purple energy. She was about to make a break for the exit, but another tremor knocked her off her feet. She looked up, and saw part of the floor begin to bubble. She scooted back as the ground in front of her melted and something slowly rose up from the newly made hole. She gasped as she made out the form a female rise from the hole, covered in flames. The figure stepped forward and the flame died down, leaving a quite attractive young female standing.
She had deep red hair, red eyes; she wore thick brown leather clothing, such as gloves and boots. She looked to be in her early twenties, and had slight Asian features. The female looked around, then turned back to the hole, "All clear!" she called into the hole, and two more people crawled out, one male, the other female. The male looked to be in his late thirties or early forties. He had tan pale skin and was very muscular, VERY muscular. Though his height, around 7 feet or more, proportioned well with his muscle. His eyes were light blue, and an army green beret covered his hair, which was short and blonde. This matched the rest of his clothing. He wore an army green jacket with the sleeves folded back, revealing his thick muscular arms. He also wore camo pants, which were bloused over his large combat boots. He wore black leather fingerless gloves.
The second female looked quite young, around nineteen or twenty. A large contrast to the sultrier woman with the red hair, this one had short dark pink hair, and had an almost girly air about her. She was around six feet, maybe a few inches taller, though she was close to the same height as the red haired woman. She had creamy white skin, and in contrast to the red haired woman's more appropriate clothing, the pink haired girl wore normal black shoes, tight fitting black leather pants, and a tight black tank top with a wavy gray design, which complemented her ample bosom.
The pink haired girl turned to the inmates, and smiled, "Hi, I'm Dominique, and this is Mikhail, and Eulad" she said, and gestured to her two friends. Jinx raised an eyebrow at the Dominique's exuberance. Mikhail, the muscular male, shook his head, and leaned against the nearby wall, while Eulad also raised an eyebrow at Dominique. "Well I suppose your wondering why we are here, so I guess tell you; we are here," she gestures to Mikhail and Eulad, "to give you your freedom," she stated as-matter-of-factly. "Not without a price I suppose, my little ducky," said Mod. Dominique smiled and nodded "Of course, you think we'd do all this for free," she chuckles, "our master wants to make use of your powers, so in exchange for freeing you all, you agree to follow our masters orders."
"And if we refuse" asked Jinx. Dominique smiled, turned to Eulad, and nodded. Eulad walked over to the nearby guard who was on the ground nursing his burned leg. The guard caught sight of her, and tried to scramble away, but to no avail. Eulad kicked him over, and picked him up by the little piece of material that connected his helmet to his breastplate. Eulad smiled, and flames started to cover the guard. He screamed and kicked as his armor melted off, leaving his skin to the fire. She dropped him, and he writhed and screamed on the floor as he burned to death.
Dominique smiled turned back to Jinx. "I guess you get the idea" she said, and turned away, knowing that none would object to their 'terms'. She walked over to the guard that Jinx had sent flying across the room. She kneeled down and removed his helmet, "Now tell me," she said "where do keep their things?" the guard glared at her defiantly. "Not talking eh?" she made a tutting sound, and snapped her fingers. A black metal staff appeared in her right hand. She smiled and twirled the staff. The ends glowed red, and she stopped twirling. She held the staff above the guard, and smiled before jamming it down into his back. He screamed and writhed as red energy coursed through his body. "BASEMENT, LEVEL THREE!!!" he screamed, and Dominique lifted the staff, and rested it on her shoulder. "But that's not all," breathed the guard "the Teen Titans have an evidence room where they keep all the dangerous items." Dominique smiled again. "Mikhail!" she called, and Mikhail moved from the wall towards her. He kneeled down, and grabbed the guard by the shin, his hand nearly covering the entire thing. Mikhail then swung the guard over his head, and slammed him into the ground with a sickening crack. The guard coughed up blood, and struggled to breath, but soon he stopped moving altogether.
Dominique giggled, and turned to Mikhail and Eulad, "You two take them back, I'll go grab their things," she said. Without another word, she slowly phased through the floor, obviously heading for the third level basement. Mikhail turned to the inmates, "Okay, all of you, into the hole, it leads outside," he said, with a thick Russian accent, and every one complied.
Eulad was about to follow Mikhail into the hole, but turned around at the last second. She smiled at the two dead guards, reached into her coat, and threw a single black rose to the ground before jumping into the hole.
To be continued.
I hope you all liked this chapter; it is much better than the first if you ask me. Though I had a few problems. For one, I used italics for the mysterious voice inside Starfires head, but they aren't showing up, which is a pity because the italics looked much better than normal typing. Any help would be appreciated. Au revoir.
Power of the Mind: Acquaintance
The Titans, after the trials of the night, had finally reached their tower. After entering the large building Raven quickly ascended the stairs to her room. Robin followed suite, and left to study in his room.
"I get first player!" yelled Beast Boy as he ran into their living room. "Oh no you don't!" yelled back Cyborg, but before running off after the green changeling, he turned to Starfire, "Hey Star, I found this in the mail slot, and its addressed to you." She took the parcel that he held out and eyed it carefully. I looked just like any ordinary package, save for a few minor details. It was a black box, adorned with a carefully tied deep red ribbon. The strangest feature was that underneath the exquisitely tied bow, was a single black rose.
Starfire pulled the rose from underneath the bow, and gingerly sniffed it. She could not quite determine the flowers aroma, but nonetheless, it still smelled wonderful. "Who's it from?" questioned Cyborg, "I have no idea, there is no card, just this rose" she replied as she held up the black rose. "Heh, looks like someone has a secret admirer" joked Cyborg. Starfire blushed a deep crimson, gave a quick 'thank you', and squealed in delight as she hopped up the stairs to her room.
Cyborg just shook his head while smiling before turning. "Hey! Get your grubby hand off that controller," he yelled before dashing into the other room.
*****
Starfire flopped onto her bed with the black parcel clutched close to her chest, and the black rose clenched in her hand. She giggled as she thought of who might send her a gift. "Robin perhaps, no, he's to busy, and Beast Boy and Cyborg don't think of me in an intimate sense." She closed her eyes and tried to guess what her mystery admirer might look like. "Hmm, maybe he has blonde hair, no, possibly black, and I guess he may dress the same. . ."
She continued to think of how her 'dream guy' would look like, and drifted off to sleep. She awoke later, and noticed the sun descending behind the mountains; she had slept the whole day. She noticed the package held in her arms. "Oh my, I haven't even opened it yet." She carefully undid the red bow, and lifted the top off. She pushed aside the soft tissue wrappings, and gasped in surprise as she withdrew a beautifully ornate hand mirror. She inspected it very closely, admiring the beautiful black frame (black seemed to be a becoming theme here) with its polished shine. Smiling, she looked into the mirror, and pushed back her auburn hair.
Suddenly, a blinding flash of light expelled from the mirror. Her expression became vacant, and her arms fell to her sides, though she still held the mirror. Her eyes half closed and glazed over. She stood in the same spot for a few minutes, not moving, and not making any sounds. "Starfire. . .Starfire, walk out into the hall Starfire." Starfire did not recognize the strange eerie voice, but she listened anyway, and walked out into the hall, the vacant, emotionless look still on her face. "What's the matter Starfire?" The voice inside her mind asked. "N. . .Nothings wro. . .wrong" she replied out loud in a feeble almost pleading voice that did not sound anywhere close to the truth. Still in a trance like state, she continued down the hall. "Do not lie to me Starfire, I can see all your innermost thoughts, you feel that you do not belong in this world, and you are correct, you don't." "I. . .don't?" "No, you don't, you belong with me, I am the only one that can truly understand you. You try to make yourself believe that Robin and the others care about you, but you are only trying to fool yourself." "I. . .Is that true?" "It IS true. Come to me Starfire, and be happy for real, for once."
Starfire stopped. She was on the roof of the tower. She looked of into the starry sky, and saw a shadowy figure. "Come to me Starfire, and be happy, for once, for real." Starfire smiled, and lifted her arms up, making it look like she had wings. "Come to me Starfire, you are an angel, you are better than them, they do not deserve you, they cannot have you, come to me." She slowly tilted forward, the smile still on her face. The shadowy figure moved towards her, ready to catch her it's outstretched arms. But something went wrong.
The shadowy figure let out a scream of pain, and grasped its head as Starfire fell forward. She sped towards the ground, the vacant smile still on her face. As she fell, the mirror escaped from her grasp, and shattered on the approaching ground. The vacant expression left Starfire's face, and she became fully aware of her surroundings. She screamed as she watched the ground come closer and closer. She fortunately stopped just in time, her feet slammed into the ground, cracking the earth beneath her.
She fell to her knees, and started to breath heavily. She sighed as she finally calmed down. She looked over towards the shattered mirror, only to find it was repaired, and had a black rose resting on top of it. "I am sorry my dear." She looked up to see the shadowed figure, though it, or more appropriately he, was no longer covered in shadows. Her eyes traveled upward, black shoes, black pants, a black shirt and gray sweater, and a black coat to go with it all. She could not distinguish the face though, which was still hidden by the shadows. "I am truly sorry, another time I suppose, au revoir mademoiselle." He bowed obsequiously, and slowly disappeared back into the shadows.
Starfire gathered the mirror and black rose, and turned back towards the tower.
She saw Raven standing only a few feet away
The two stared at each other for a while, neither saying a sound, nor making any moves. Finally, after a while, Raven turned away from Starfire, and slowly walked back towards the tower. Starfire watched as Raven continued towards the tower. She felt a tear slowly slide down her cheek, but did not bother to wipe it away. After a while, she followed suite, and walked back towards the tower, the rose and mirror clutched close her heart.
*****
Jinx Sighed, it was bad enough being in jail, but being in jail with these complete morons was almost unbearable. She narrowed her eyes into a glare as she watched Mammoth, who was currently with her and a large number of others in the jail mess hall, dump the food from his tray into his waiting mouth, and then take Gizmo's, Control Freaks, and The Amazing Mumbos' food and do the same. Her glare deepened as flecks of food hit her face, and purple electricity flared from her eyes. The nearby guard caught sight of this, and gave her a sharp jab with the butt of his rifle, and walked back to his post.
"What's the Matter Jinx, you haven't even touched your food," asked Mammoth as he grabbed her plate and shoveled down her would be food. "Oh nothing, just wondering how I ended up here with all you idiots" she answered and gestured to all the other inmates. " Now just wait a tick, you know very well why you're here my saucy young lass, you got thumped by those brat titans like the rest of us lot" said the nearby Mad Mod with his crisp British accent, and Mumbo agreed with a nod. Jinx glared again, but said nothing.
The guards started to move towards them, signaling that their 'lunch' was almost over. Jinx's eyes shifted back to Mammoth, and she noticed that he was perspiring profusely. "Did it just get hot in here, or is it just me?" Jinx was about to respond, but she also felt the room heat up. Suddenly, the room began to shake, and the guards looked around for the cause.
The room started to get unbearably hot, though that didn't deter Jinx from taking advantage of the moment. She mumbled a few words under her breath, and one of the guards flew across the room with a jolt of purple energy. She was about to make a break for the exit, but another tremor knocked her off her feet. She looked up, and saw part of the floor begin to bubble. She scooted back as the ground in front of her melted and something slowly rose up from the newly made hole. She gasped as she made out the form a female rise from the hole, covered in flames. The figure stepped forward and the flame died down, leaving a quite attractive young female standing.
She had deep red hair, red eyes; she wore thick brown leather clothing, such as gloves and boots. She looked to be in her early twenties, and had slight Asian features. The female looked around, then turned back to the hole, "All clear!" she called into the hole, and two more people crawled out, one male, the other female. The male looked to be in his late thirties or early forties. He had tan pale skin and was very muscular, VERY muscular. Though his height, around 7 feet or more, proportioned well with his muscle. His eyes were light blue, and an army green beret covered his hair, which was short and blonde. This matched the rest of his clothing. He wore an army green jacket with the sleeves folded back, revealing his thick muscular arms. He also wore camo pants, which were bloused over his large combat boots. He wore black leather fingerless gloves.
The second female looked quite young, around nineteen or twenty. A large contrast to the sultrier woman with the red hair, this one had short dark pink hair, and had an almost girly air about her. She was around six feet, maybe a few inches taller, though she was close to the same height as the red haired woman. She had creamy white skin, and in contrast to the red haired woman's more appropriate clothing, the pink haired girl wore normal black shoes, tight fitting black leather pants, and a tight black tank top with a wavy gray design, which complemented her ample bosom.
The pink haired girl turned to the inmates, and smiled, "Hi, I'm Dominique, and this is Mikhail, and Eulad" she said, and gestured to her two friends. Jinx raised an eyebrow at the Dominique's exuberance. Mikhail, the muscular male, shook his head, and leaned against the nearby wall, while Eulad also raised an eyebrow at Dominique. "Well I suppose your wondering why we are here, so I guess tell you; we are here," she gestures to Mikhail and Eulad, "to give you your freedom," she stated as-matter-of-factly. "Not without a price I suppose, my little ducky," said Mod. Dominique smiled and nodded "Of course, you think we'd do all this for free," she chuckles, "our master wants to make use of your powers, so in exchange for freeing you all, you agree to follow our masters orders."
"And if we refuse" asked Jinx. Dominique smiled, turned to Eulad, and nodded. Eulad walked over to the nearby guard who was on the ground nursing his burned leg. The guard caught sight of her, and tried to scramble away, but to no avail. Eulad kicked him over, and picked him up by the little piece of material that connected his helmet to his breastplate. Eulad smiled, and flames started to cover the guard. He screamed and kicked as his armor melted off, leaving his skin to the fire. She dropped him, and he writhed and screamed on the floor as he burned to death.
Dominique smiled turned back to Jinx. "I guess you get the idea" she said, and turned away, knowing that none would object to their 'terms'. She walked over to the guard that Jinx had sent flying across the room. She kneeled down and removed his helmet, "Now tell me," she said "where do keep their things?" the guard glared at her defiantly. "Not talking eh?" she made a tutting sound, and snapped her fingers. A black metal staff appeared in her right hand. She smiled and twirled the staff. The ends glowed red, and she stopped twirling. She held the staff above the guard, and smiled before jamming it down into his back. He screamed and writhed as red energy coursed through his body. "BASEMENT, LEVEL THREE!!!" he screamed, and Dominique lifted the staff, and rested it on her shoulder. "But that's not all," breathed the guard "the Teen Titans have an evidence room where they keep all the dangerous items." Dominique smiled again. "Mikhail!" she called, and Mikhail moved from the wall towards her. He kneeled down, and grabbed the guard by the shin, his hand nearly covering the entire thing. Mikhail then swung the guard over his head, and slammed him into the ground with a sickening crack. The guard coughed up blood, and struggled to breath, but soon he stopped moving altogether.
Dominique giggled, and turned to Mikhail and Eulad, "You two take them back, I'll go grab their things," she said. Without another word, she slowly phased through the floor, obviously heading for the third level basement. Mikhail turned to the inmates, "Okay, all of you, into the hole, it leads outside," he said, with a thick Russian accent, and every one complied.
Eulad was about to follow Mikhail into the hole, but turned around at the last second. She smiled at the two dead guards, reached into her coat, and threw a single black rose to the ground before jumping into the hole.
To be continued.
I hope you all liked this chapter; it is much better than the first if you ask me. Though I had a few problems. For one, I used italics for the mysterious voice inside Starfires head, but they aren't showing up, which is a pity because the italics looked much better than normal typing. Any help would be appreciated. Au revoir.
