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A Challenge Chapter 8: Identities Revealed!!!

Cyborg, Beast Boy, and Raven neared the end of the staircase when they saw the light. They covered their eyes until the light went away. Their eyes bulged when they saw two large craters in the room.

"Dude, what happened here?" wondered Beast Boy out loud. By the time he finished talking, Raven and Cyborg were at the crater where Starfire had been. They were lifting all the rocks they could, and Beast Boy quickly joined them.

'Starfire.....' thought Raven. Her thoughts and worry would have increased, but Cyborg interrupted her thoughts.

"FOUND HER!" yelled Cyborg. "Hurry up!"

Raven and Beast Boy ran over to where Cyborg was and froze in place. Starfire was lying there unconscious. Her body seemed completely broken. She had many wounds on her arms and on her back. She was still alive, because her chest was slowly moving up and down.

"Come on Raven! Heal her." Said Cyborg. Raven broke out of her trance, and began to heal her wounds.

"I wonder what happened here." Said Beast Boy.

"Whatever it was, it was powerful." Responded Cyborg.

Within a few minutes, Raven had healed Starfire's wounds.

"Will she be alright?" asked Beast Boy hopefully.

Raven was silent for a moment before she used her powers to lift Starfire into the air. "She needs medical attention, or she might not live. I'll head to the hospital with Star, you two go help Robin. Don't forget that Blaze and Tyler are probably down there."

Raven was about to head up the staircase when a green barrier appeared in front of it. Then a familiar voice was sent through the room. Slade.

"Now Titans, do you really think you could escape so easily. Especially when robin is so close to becoming my apprentice."

"We have no choice. We have to defeat Slade." said Raven.

The four titans hurried down the hallway and entered the large room where Robin and Slade were fighting. Slade was standing and hadn't even broken a sweat, while Robin was down on his hands and knees in obvious pain. Raven put Starfire down, knowing that it would take everything the Titans had to finally defeat Slade.

"So, my allies have arrived." Said Slade.

Robin looked over and saw the unconscious Starfire. Much to the surprise of his friends, Robin was smiling.

"Good job you three!" said Robin.

"Yo, Robin, we need to beat Slade so we can get Starfire to a hospital NOW!" yelled Cyborg.

"She joined Slade. I saw her align herself with one of Slade's allies" said Robin quietly.

"No..." said Raven.

"She wouldn't..." added Beast Boy.

"Face the facts Titans.." Tyler and Blaze appeared behind Slade, and Starfire began to move. "It's 4 vs. 4 now!"

Slade would have continued, had he not been hit in the forehead with a starbolt. The mask shattered, revealing the face underneath.

"I...knew....it....." said Starfire as she felt herself fall into darkness.

"STARFIRE!!" yelled Beast Boy and Cyborg. Robin quickly joined his friends. They then saw the face underneath.

"I am not Slade." laughed the mysterious enemy. "I am Daemon, the most powerful being on Earth!!"

"Face the facts Titans, I am at full strength, and you four are exhausted. How can you possibly win?" taunted Daemon. A black aura surrounded Daemon. "Is this the best that you have to offer, Raven?" Daemon hit the shield with one finger, and shattered it.

"This is hopeless, he's too powerful" whined Beast Boy.

"He has to have a weakness." Said Robin.

"Determined as always, aren't you Robin? However, I have no more use for you." Said Daemon.

"What do you mean?" asked Robin.

"All I needed you for was a warm-up. You have served your purpose."

"Titans, GO!" yelled an extremely annoyed Robin.

Cyborg launched a sonic blast at Daemon, who dodged it with ease. Beast Boy and Raven were too tired to do anything, and Robin's disks were easily dodged as well.

"This is pathetic." Said Daemon.

"Are we pathetic?" asked Tyler and Blaze.

"How about us?" asked Glare and Dregos, who both suddenly appeared next to Blaze and Tyler.

"Do you four think you can defeat ME?" asked the angered Daemon.

"It appears that your usefulness has worn off," said a now at full strength Glare. "Are you ready to lose?" Blaze grabbed his shoulder.

"We agreed that you would get what's left of Daemon once Tyler, Dregos, and myself were finished having fun." said Blaze.

"Fine. Leave him conscious, OK?" asked Glare.

"Sure, man." stated Tyler.

Tyler and Dregos charged straight at Daemon, who was surprised by this turn of events. They connected with punches to the stomach, which sent Daemon back into a wall, which exploded on impact.

"I guess I should have held back," said a disappointed Dregos. "That wasn't fun at all."

When the smoke from the wall disappeared, Daemon was standing there laughing.

"I hope that was a joke," said Daemon.

Then Blaze launched fireballs, which all connected with Daemon's head, causing another explosion. Yet again, the smoke cleared and Daemon was laughing.

"I suppose I should end this now," said Daemon.

Three sickles quickly flew out of Daemon's arms and sent Tyler, Blaze, and Dregos into unconsciousness.

"I suppose that you and I shall fight now" said Daemon to the surprised Glare.

"I will say it once more, are you ready to lose?" asked Glare.

"Your ego has led you to win many battles Glare, but you cannot comprehend how powerful I am." confidently said Daemon.

While this was happening the Teen Titans were watching.

"Should we get involved?" asked Cyborg.

"No, we need to use this time to rest and prepare. One of these two is going to win, and it'll take everything we have to win." replied Robin. 'How could I have doubted you, Star? I was such a fool, and you might...' Robin stopped his thoughts there. He couldn't bring himself to think of such a disaster.

So, finally some romance, sort of.. Daemon and Glare finally get to fight! Will Starfire be all right? Will the Titans be able to defeat the winner of Glare/Daemon? I love putting questions in people's minds!

Since I got reviews, here comes the Chapter 9 preview!

PREVIEW: Glare vs. Daemon fight really heats up. Glare brings a full plan into action.