With you (remix)

Dis: Come on; by now you know what I have to say.

Btw: You may be surprised as to who dies, but I won't say whom. If you read it to the end of the chapter, I think you'll be surprised.

Intro cartoon

nobodyslistening[LP: Well, here is chapter six of Something Wicked this way comes. And... oh shit!

Mental hospital person: GET HIM! YOU'RE GOING RIGHT BACK TO SOLITARY!

nobodyslistening[LP: oh, shit. Again. Guess I have to pull out my secret weapon! *pulls out a chainsaw*

MHP: DAMN! RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

nobodyslistening[LP: *insane laughing*

MHP: *pulls out a tranquilizer gun* Time for your medication.

nobodyslistening[LP: NEVER! Now, on with the chapter, because I gotta take care of a problem!

Titans Tower, nighttime

"You really know where Trigon is?" Robin asked, incredulous. Usually Robin figured out where the bad guys were.

"Yeah, when he told Toby to rob the bank, he gave us more than he may have realized." Vampyre said.

"Alright, let's go get Trigon, together." Robin said, stepping forward.

"No good. I need you guys to stay by the portal. Make sure no demons come through. Believe me, they'll try to. Me and Raven can tackle Trigon." He said, walking towards his room. The rest of the Titans followed. Raven broke off to her room, to get her cape and such. Vampyre also changed, but he did that before letting the Titans in his room. (eye twitch). They all filed inside, looking horrified, (except of course for Vampyre and Raven) and terrified.

"When Raven and I go in, we may not come out. Don't dwell on our fate, but on how we lived, and all of the good times we've had together. Stay back, and keep the demons in," Vampyre said, "cutting" the air, and forming a dimensional rift. When Vampyre and Raven stepped through, they were no longer visible to the Titans.

Somewhere in a demonic realm...

Their path was clear, which was good, because they expected much resistance. Vampyre led the way into a labyrinth of passages. For about 20 minutes, they walked in silence. But, as they neared Trigon, Raven had to hold on to Vampyre as he crawled along the ceiling. They entered his chamber, and found it full of demons of all kinds. They crawled until they were directly over his head, and dropped down, causing a commotion. At first, the demons seemed anxious to dispose of Raven and Vampyre, but he stopped them with a wave of his hand.

"What have you come here for? Have you accepted my offers daughter?" He thundered.

"No-"

"We haven't come to accept any offer of yours." Vampyre cut Raven off. "We have come with but one purpose in mind: your destruction."

"You think you can destroy me? You're welcome to try, but you have to face my army too." Trigon said, standing up.

"I'm not going to try to kill you Trigon. I'm going to do it!" Vampyre yelled, running forward, and leaping at Trigon. He knew it wouldn't work, but he was going to put his demon army in the middle of Trigon's. Vampyre was thrown from Trigon, and into the midst of the army. When he struck the ground, his hands erupted in flames, and split the ground, and out poured the Army of Shadows. That's all they were, shadows. They were killable, but only if you could catch them.

"Now Trigon, you have to worry about both of us!" Vampyre yelled, leaping over to Raven in a single bound. An incredible feat really, considering the distance between them was about 300-400 feet.

"Raven, hold Trigon off for about 30 seconds, so I can transform into a Shadow Creature." Vampyre whispered in Raven's ear. Raven nodded and flew up to fire black energy bolts at Trigon. She flew around his face, like a fly, firing energy at him. After 30 seconds, a huge wave of black energy washed over everything, signaling the coming of Vampyre's ultimate form: The Hellbringer. All of the battling demons stopped where they stood. Even Trigon stopped trying to get Raven. He stepped forward, the ground trembling with every step, and came face-to-face with Trigon. This seemed to give Raven a confidence boost.

"Not so high and mighty now are you?" She said, flying over and landing in Vampyre's shoulder.

"Hold on tight, otherwise, you might get thrown off." Vampyre said, summoning his most powerful emotion from the dark corners of his mind. An emotion so powerful, that it drives many to crazy things, and has a polar opposite. It was his rage, fury, anger, and hatred, all in one. His plan was to make Trigon think he was going to use these emotions to fuel his attacks. Since Trigon fed on these emotions, he would probably think that that was all Vampyre would use. But he was wrong, he had hate's polar opposite, love. Let's face it shall we? Raven and Vampyre love each other, and Vampyre can use this to fuel his attacks.

And so Vampyre set into motion, his plan for Trigon's downfall. He made one simple mistake though. Only the eighth devil's kin can kill him. Vampyre was not in any way related to Trigon, so therefore, he couldn't kill Trigon. This mistake turned out to be the fatal flaw of a seemingly perfect plan. Something Vampyre overlooked in his haste to kill Trigon.

Meanwhile, Raven was holding on for dear life, trying to ignore the vibes Vampyre was giving off. She understood all of his negative emotions all at once. What is he thinking? She wondered He knows my father feeds on these very emotions, but I guess I have to trust Vampyre's judgment. He's come through before, so I'm sure he's got a plan now.

With each blast Vampyre hit Trigon with, each time he hit Trigon, he was slowly switching over to love. By the time he was though, he didn't have enough energy, and he was reverted back to vampire form. When he collapsed, he could only watch the battle, watch Raven try to fend Trigon off. He could only watch as she was hit, and fell at Trigon's feet. That sent Vampyre over the edge, and into a rage he had never felt. He rose, having complete control over his powers, (with a white cape) and only one thing on his mind: revenge. With a mere shift of his hand, he sent Trigon flying. He ran over to Raven and lifted her. He tried to feel her pulse and, finding it, tried to wake her up. But Trigon had other plans. Vampyre also had his plans, and again, with a mere shift of his hand, sent Trigon flying. This time though, Raven woke up, with a pounding head.

"Where am I?" She asked, her voice barely more than a whisper.

"With me, fighting your father. I can handle him, no need to worry." He set Raven down, and wondered about Trigon's absence. He appeared, but he smiled.

"You fools. Seeing as how I can't physically kill you, I'm going to blow this whole place up." Trigon said, still smiling.

"But if you blow it up, then you and your army come with it." Vampyre said.

"No. They don't mean anything to me. You will not be able to escape. They will hold you down so I can escape. Your deaths will tear the Teen Titans apart. Mwahahahahahahaha." Trigon laughed. Vampyre had a decision to make, try to hold Trigon down, or escape. He chose to try to hold him down. But first...

"RAVEN! TAKE THIS PORTAL! IF YOU DON'T YOU WILL DIE!" He yelled, opening another "rift".

"NO! I WON'T TURN MY BACK ON YOU!"

"DO IT! DO THIS ONE LAST THING FOR ME!" he pleaded. She did as he obliged, and stepped through into the Tower.

3 days after Vampyre's self-less sacrifice...

His death had a ripple effect on the Titans. None of them wanted to do anything. But they went on with life, they knew he didn't want them to grieve too long, but Raven seemed oblivious to that fact. She had been in her room for 3 days, not eating, sleeping or doing anything but crying her eyes out. She knew that almost nothing in life was fair, but this seemed to her to be the most unfair thing in her life. Just when someone understood her, it was taken away. It's as if the gods just want to torment me, she thought. On the third day, Raven did come out though, she looked like a skeleton. She got herself some tea, something to eat, and returned to her room. The Titans had been bringing her food, but only at 8:30, 12:00, and 8:30. So, when a knock came at just 3:00, she couldn't think of who it would be.

"Go away." She said, miserably. But the knock came again, more of a rapping sound though, like something Vampyre would do... Hope leapt in her heart, but only to be shot down. They must be trying to cheer me up, she thought, extremely depressed.

"I thought I said 'Go away,'" Raven said again.

"Doesn't sound like the type of a greeting you'd give me." The voice said... "Can I come in?"

"I guess so" Raven said, anger building inside, and anger brought on by her friends attempts to imitate Vampyre. When the door opened, it seemed to take an eternity. When he stepped in, she went from suicidal, to boundlessly happy. She ran to, and threw her arms around, Vampyre. He lifted her head up, and it finally came (the kiss). (A/n: Okay, who'd been waiting for that? *crickets chirping* (nervously) okay, let's finish this) She looked at him with tearful eyes, and hugged him even tighter, afraid to loose him again.

"Raven?"

"Yeah?"

"Do you know what my saying is?"

"No"

"Well, I look at things this way. Once something is done, you can't change it. But you can either try to make it better, do nothing and let it rule your life, or you can accept it and move on. Try to make it better, and nobody can say you didn't try. Do nothing, and it will probably destroy you. Accept it and move on, it shows you have the strength. You let my "death" rule your life, and almost died because of it." Vampyre explained, stroking Raven's hair. She looks so much like a child, but she really isn't, he thought.

"Well, I thought I l-l-lost you. You're th-th-the only one I can say re- really understands me." She said, still trying not to fall apart again.

"I understand. I really shouldn't be the one to lecture you, because, I would've done the same thing in your situation." He said, picking Raven up. He carried her over to her bed, and set her down.

"Raven, you need to get some rest. Call me, when you wake up." Vampyre said, walking out and closing the door as she shut her eyes.

About 5 hours later...

Raven woke up, feeling sticky and hot. She called out mentally to Vampyre, not having the energy to lift herself up. He came in, with a tray of soup, and a cup of tea. She sat up in her bed, and started to try eat the soup. Vampyre stopped her before she got to the spoon though. He pulled out a vial, put it to her mouth, and poured its contents in. Instantly, her energy was revitalized, but she was still famished, and almost completely dehydrated. She took the cup and drank the tea in it. She was still dehydrated though. So she decided to ask Vampyre if he would get her more tea. He was already ahead of her though, and had a second cup. When she finished that, he had a third cup too. She finished that, and started to eat the soup. She felt better after the soup and three cups of tea. She realized that she hadn't taken a shower in three days, and decided to get that done.

But when she got off the bed, she fell, until Vampyre caught her.

"I think you still need help. I'm guessing you want a shower now, right?" He asked, still holding her.

"Yes, please. But I don't have enough energy to stand." She said, her limbs still hanging limply.

"Then take a bath. I'll start the water, then you take it from there." He offered, finally pulling her up, and putting one of her arms around his shoulder, for support. He always thinks of everything, she thought.

"But how do I take my clothes off?" She asked, suspicious.

"Easy, I've got a revitalization vial ready. Give you a boost for about 1 minute. Enough time for you to get your clothes off, right?" He asked, grinning. She nodded, looking relieved. He helped her to the bathroom, and started the water. He waited until he thought it was good, pulled out a vial, gave it to Raven, said: "Drink it." And left. He waited outside the bathroom door, for Raven to come out. He realized she only had the clothes she'd been in before. He ran to her room, got her a new outfit, ran back to the bathroom, opened the door, threw it in, and waited. Again. After about an hour, she came out, looking thoroughly refreshed. Her hair was still dripping, but she looked like her energy had finally returned.

"Thank you." She said, helping him to his feet

"For what...?" He asked, looking confused.

"Well, just now, for getting me some new clothes. And for everything else you've done for me. You've been, well, my friend when I needed you most." Raven replied, hugging him. Again.

"And I guess I could say the same for you." Vampyre said, hugging Raven back. As for Beast Boy, who had been eavesdropping, (BB is a bad boy, I'll have to punish him) he didn't like Vampyre and Raven being together. Although he had never admitted it outright, or made any attempt to, he loved Raven too. But, he never thought he would have any competition, so he hadn't really done anything about this. So he decided to challenge Vampyre for Raven's love. Right here, right now. He walked out of the shadows.

"Raven, how could you? I thought you loved me..." Beast Boy said, startling the two.

"What are you doing?" Vampyre asked, looking particularly dangerous.

"I was talking to Raven."

"What are you doing?"

"Stop. Beast Boy, what is this about?" Raven asked, blushing, because the two were fighting over her.

"I want you, Raven. I love you. I don't want you to be with him." Beast Boy said, pointing at Vampyre, who, in return, shot BB a malevolent look. That look was full of hatred, pain, and anguish.

"Okay Beast Boy. Let's let Raven decide. Raven, pick who you want to be with, and the problem will be solved forever." Vampyre said, still look malevolently at BB. He had no choice, but to agree.

"Fine." They waited tensely for Raven to choose. When she finally did, she chose Vampyre. But, Vampyre did not seem to take any pleasure in Beast Boy's pain. But, he did tell Beast Boy flat out: "You got 3 choices BB. Get over it. Try to make it better. Or let it destroy your life."

He and Raven walked down the hall, to go to her favorite depressing café.

"How did you get back anyway?" Raven asked.

"Long story, tell you at the café." Vampyre replied.

* well, that's it. Something Wicked this way Comes, is done. But I gots'a a sequel for it. Death's Unrelinquished. Please read it if you enjoyed this story. Plus, it takes off from where With you (remix) left off. SEE YA!!!!!!!!*