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Chapter 16: Daemon's Return
The Titans were standing around about to start training.
"Starfire, are you sure that you're ready?" asked Robin. This would be the first time Starfire would be training since the fight with Daemon, and her ribs were still bandaged.
"Do not worry, Robin. I will be fine"
And so the training began. (I'm can't think of how to describe it, so just imagine the training at the beginning of Only Human, minus the Cyborg failing, if you haven't seen Only Human, put it in a review and I'll describe the training in place of this.)
"I'm ready to take it up a notch" said Cyborg. Robin looked over at Starfire, who was breathing heavily.
"You okay Star?" Starfire smiled weakly.
"Yes, I guess I just need time to get used to fighting."
Then the Titan alarm went off. Cyborg, Raven, and Beast Boy quickly ran out the door, and Starfire was about to follow, but Robin grabbed her wrist.
"You're still in no condition to fight. You need rest."
"But, what if this is Slade? What if you need my help?"
"Don't worry. Everything will be fine. Trust me."
Starfire sighed. "Just... be careful. I do not know what I would do if something happened to you."
Robin smiled. "Just relax, the sooner you're fully recovered, the sooner you can help fight again."
Robin then ran outside to join the others. Starfire floated to the living room and looked at the city from the window.
Overload and Control Freak were attacking an electronics store. When the Titans arrived, Control Freak was laughing.
"Hello, Titans, I knew we would fight again, and now I have a new ally!" Immediately Overload and a few shelves charged at the Titans.
"Titans, Go!"
Cyborg and Beast Boy took on Control Freak's shelves, while Robin and Raven fought Overload. Beast Boy charged at the shelves as an elephant, and Cyborg shot his sonic cannon at the shelves, but more took their places.
Control Freak laughed. "Is that the best you can do?"
He was about to use his remote again, when it was surrounded by a black aura.
"Hey, no fair!"
Control Freak looked over at Overload, who had backed up against a window. Robin stared at Overload.
"It's over, now come quietly and you won't be hurt."
Overload touched a nearby television, and a face appeared on it, Daemon's face.
"Hello Titans! It's good to see you again!"
Robin clenched his fist in anger. "Daemon! You're still alive?"
Daemon laughed. "Yes, and I'm ready for revenge! But first, thank you Control Freak and Overload for being a wonderful diversion. "
"You won't hurt Starfire! We won't let you!"
Daemon grinned. "Poor Robin, I'm one step ahead of you!"
The television screen zoomed out to show Daemon standing in front of Titans Tower. Robin backed off slowly.
"No..."
"Hurry Robin. My attack begins... now."
The screen went blank. Robin ran outside and jumped on the R-cycle. Beast Boy turned into a bird, and Cyborg and Raven got in the T-Car.
'If Daemon lays one hand on you Star... He'll pay.' Robin thought.
Back at the tower...
Starfire had been looking out the window, and knew Daemon was there.
'Think of a plan, Star. You can do it. You need to find a way to return to your friends.'
Daemon was about to turn around when he felt a sharp pain in his back. He then turned around to see Starfire flying towards him, starbolts ready. Daemon shot a starbolt towards Starfire, and she responded with the same. The two starbolts collided and created a large flash, temporarily blinding Daemon. Daemon looked around when his vision returned.
"Where did you go?" Daemon then saw Starfire flying away, towards the other Titans. Daemon followed quickly.
"You can't escape Starfire! I'll make sure of it!"
Robin was pushing the R-cycle as fast as it could go. 'You need to be okay, Star. Hang on, I'm coming.'
Robin then saw someone flying towards him. Starfire.
"Starfire! You're okay!"
"Get ready! Daemon's coming!"
Starfire was devoting every breath and ounce of strength to staying ahead of Daemon and get to her friends. She was closing in on Robin. Two hundred feet. One hundred fifty feet. Daemon was closing in fast. One hundred feet to her friends. Fifty. Twenty five. Ten. Five. Then, disaster struck. Daemon had reached Starfire. He fired one starbolt at her side. It hit exactly where it was aimed at. Starfire was sent into an alley, blood dripping down her side. Robin's eyes widened in fear and anger.
"STARFIRE!!!!" Robin drove the R-cycle into the alley, or was about to, but the alley didn't seem to exist anymore. The blast had gone straight through the cement. Daemon was still floated, and laughed at the Titans.
"Well, that was boring. Hopefully you four will provide a better challenge than she did."
Robin took off his helmet and stared at Daemon, tears forming behind his mask.
"Why? Why did you come for Starfire?"
"Why shouldn't I? She tried to kill me, so I repaid the favor."
"You wanted her dead first!"
"Why dwell on the past? She performed the more recent action, and even so, I had to regain my honor."
"That's what this is about? Honor? Where's the honor is defeating an injured opponent?"
"It doesn't matter what a weakling like you thinks. Since you obviously want to fight me now, your death will be next."
"Don't forget about us!" Raven, Beast Boy, and Cyborg were all standing next to the T-Car, ready to fight.
"When you mess with one Titan, you mess with 'em all."
Slade was watching this unfold with happiness. He pushed a button on a communicator.
"Cinderblock, do you have the girl?" The response was a grunt that sounded somewhat like a 'yes'.
"Is she alive?" This response was the same.
"Good, perfect."
Slade smiled wickedly. 'Soon, I will have one, no, two apprentices.' Slade stared at Daemon and Robin and imagined his plan.
There you have it! I couldn't stand another 'Is Starfire dead?' cliffie, so instead we have a 'What's Slade thinking?' cliffie. Please Read and Review.
Preview for Chapter 17: We find out Slade's plan, and Daemon fights the other Titans.
SereneDolphin: I'm getting scared right now...
StarfireLover: I like how I've done their relationship too.
Chapter 16: Daemon's Return
The Titans were standing around about to start training.
"Starfire, are you sure that you're ready?" asked Robin. This would be the first time Starfire would be training since the fight with Daemon, and her ribs were still bandaged.
"Do not worry, Robin. I will be fine"
And so the training began. (I'm can't think of how to describe it, so just imagine the training at the beginning of Only Human, minus the Cyborg failing, if you haven't seen Only Human, put it in a review and I'll describe the training in place of this.)
"I'm ready to take it up a notch" said Cyborg. Robin looked over at Starfire, who was breathing heavily.
"You okay Star?" Starfire smiled weakly.
"Yes, I guess I just need time to get used to fighting."
Then the Titan alarm went off. Cyborg, Raven, and Beast Boy quickly ran out the door, and Starfire was about to follow, but Robin grabbed her wrist.
"You're still in no condition to fight. You need rest."
"But, what if this is Slade? What if you need my help?"
"Don't worry. Everything will be fine. Trust me."
Starfire sighed. "Just... be careful. I do not know what I would do if something happened to you."
Robin smiled. "Just relax, the sooner you're fully recovered, the sooner you can help fight again."
Robin then ran outside to join the others. Starfire floated to the living room and looked at the city from the window.
Overload and Control Freak were attacking an electronics store. When the Titans arrived, Control Freak was laughing.
"Hello, Titans, I knew we would fight again, and now I have a new ally!" Immediately Overload and a few shelves charged at the Titans.
"Titans, Go!"
Cyborg and Beast Boy took on Control Freak's shelves, while Robin and Raven fought Overload. Beast Boy charged at the shelves as an elephant, and Cyborg shot his sonic cannon at the shelves, but more took their places.
Control Freak laughed. "Is that the best you can do?"
He was about to use his remote again, when it was surrounded by a black aura.
"Hey, no fair!"
Control Freak looked over at Overload, who had backed up against a window. Robin stared at Overload.
"It's over, now come quietly and you won't be hurt."
Overload touched a nearby television, and a face appeared on it, Daemon's face.
"Hello Titans! It's good to see you again!"
Robin clenched his fist in anger. "Daemon! You're still alive?"
Daemon laughed. "Yes, and I'm ready for revenge! But first, thank you Control Freak and Overload for being a wonderful diversion. "
"You won't hurt Starfire! We won't let you!"
Daemon grinned. "Poor Robin, I'm one step ahead of you!"
The television screen zoomed out to show Daemon standing in front of Titans Tower. Robin backed off slowly.
"No..."
"Hurry Robin. My attack begins... now."
The screen went blank. Robin ran outside and jumped on the R-cycle. Beast Boy turned into a bird, and Cyborg and Raven got in the T-Car.
'If Daemon lays one hand on you Star... He'll pay.' Robin thought.
Back at the tower...
Starfire had been looking out the window, and knew Daemon was there.
'Think of a plan, Star. You can do it. You need to find a way to return to your friends.'
Daemon was about to turn around when he felt a sharp pain in his back. He then turned around to see Starfire flying towards him, starbolts ready. Daemon shot a starbolt towards Starfire, and she responded with the same. The two starbolts collided and created a large flash, temporarily blinding Daemon. Daemon looked around when his vision returned.
"Where did you go?" Daemon then saw Starfire flying away, towards the other Titans. Daemon followed quickly.
"You can't escape Starfire! I'll make sure of it!"
Robin was pushing the R-cycle as fast as it could go. 'You need to be okay, Star. Hang on, I'm coming.'
Robin then saw someone flying towards him. Starfire.
"Starfire! You're okay!"
"Get ready! Daemon's coming!"
Starfire was devoting every breath and ounce of strength to staying ahead of Daemon and get to her friends. She was closing in on Robin. Two hundred feet. One hundred fifty feet. Daemon was closing in fast. One hundred feet to her friends. Fifty. Twenty five. Ten. Five. Then, disaster struck. Daemon had reached Starfire. He fired one starbolt at her side. It hit exactly where it was aimed at. Starfire was sent into an alley, blood dripping down her side. Robin's eyes widened in fear and anger.
"STARFIRE!!!!" Robin drove the R-cycle into the alley, or was about to, but the alley didn't seem to exist anymore. The blast had gone straight through the cement. Daemon was still floated, and laughed at the Titans.
"Well, that was boring. Hopefully you four will provide a better challenge than she did."
Robin took off his helmet and stared at Daemon, tears forming behind his mask.
"Why? Why did you come for Starfire?"
"Why shouldn't I? She tried to kill me, so I repaid the favor."
"You wanted her dead first!"
"Why dwell on the past? She performed the more recent action, and even so, I had to regain my honor."
"That's what this is about? Honor? Where's the honor is defeating an injured opponent?"
"It doesn't matter what a weakling like you thinks. Since you obviously want to fight me now, your death will be next."
"Don't forget about us!" Raven, Beast Boy, and Cyborg were all standing next to the T-Car, ready to fight.
"When you mess with one Titan, you mess with 'em all."
Slade was watching this unfold with happiness. He pushed a button on a communicator.
"Cinderblock, do you have the girl?" The response was a grunt that sounded somewhat like a 'yes'.
"Is she alive?" This response was the same.
"Good, perfect."
Slade smiled wickedly. 'Soon, I will have one, no, two apprentices.' Slade stared at Daemon and Robin and imagined his plan.
There you have it! I couldn't stand another 'Is Starfire dead?' cliffie, so instead we have a 'What's Slade thinking?' cliffie. Please Read and Review.
Preview for Chapter 17: We find out Slade's plan, and Daemon fights the other Titans.