Blah, blah, blah! I know, I should be studying for my algebra test but I just don't feel like it right now. Screw algebra! I'm gonna write!
BlackShield: Dude! Hasn't anyone told you that you shouldn't type in capitals?! It's like you're yellin' at me. I just put chapter 9 up just recently and I'm typing this one as fast as I can. Also, with the whole Queen Tigris incident, you'd think people would be a bit nicer. Don't worry about my cliffhangers, worry about your patience. When I review people, sometimes I say, "Update Soon!" but I also say, "Take your time!" and even if I do tell them to update soon, I only say that because I have nothing else to write. But I actually want them to take their time so that they can work magic in their writing. Anyway, next time try not to use capitals like that. I'm not sure if you actually wanted to yell at me or not, but I'm just telling you to be careful. That's all
Sakura of the Ninjitsu: Soul Calibur is a great game, but I never played it before. I have Soul Calibur 2 and Kilik is my number one character. He's so hot!!
Raven: bashes t-e on the head with a fish Get your head out of the gutter.
Anyway, the QT comments were just plain hilarious and I will try to read your story when I get a chance to. I've just been so busy lately since there's only one month of school left and I'm trying to finish SCHOOL WOES! before summer. Don't say that your story isn't as good as someone else's because everyone has their own style of writing and their own life experiences and inspirations to go along with it. I'm sure that you are a great authoress! I'm glad that I'm your favorite author. It makes me so flattered. When I first wrote SCHOOL WOES! I never expected it to be so good. I have about over 200 reviews! Thanks to all of you guys, you made my writing experiences a whole lot enjoyable!
The Drewfus: Are you saying that BB's gay? Just asking. I think I'll try to read your story too.
Raven A. Star: I've been saying over a thousand times that I was making a sequel to SCHOOL WOES! But don't worry about it. How can I not make a sequel. If you wanna find out more about it and what it's called, go to my bio. My cousin said that she will update when she goes to her aunt's house(it's in the neighborhood). Her dad won't let her go on the computer.
Showstopper: That Starfire kicking nerd kid scene was a little random idea that just popped into my head. I have ways of putting the plot together. That's why I have a sequel coming up.
IamnottakingRAVENsname: You're probably mad at me for not AIMing you. I've been busy writing this chapter and I might be pretty busy writing the last two. I really thought it would be a good idea to have you hugging Beast boy since you like him so much and I'm glad you liked it!
Maria: So you're a friend of Sakura? Any friend of Sakura the Ninjitsu is a friend of mine. You're new here too? Well, hope you enjoy your stay. Sit down and be cozy. I'm glad you enjoyed my story. Did you read all of the chapters? If you didn't, that's okay, take your time and enjoy. -
Carrot the LuvMachine: More BB/Rae cuteness in my sequel when it comes out! I'm glad that you read it in school—that's like just about the perfect place to read it since your in the atmosphere of the most evillest place in the world! I'm making up words now. I'll try to read the sequel to Heartless Shadows when I get a chance because I really, really, really, really want to! Beast boy Yasha sounds like a pretty funny story, so I'll read that too.
One more important message for you people...I FINALLY GOT MY BRACES OFF!!! REJOICE!!! I'm soooooo happy! It felt so weird too! I'm glad it's over. I feel like I'm wearing dentures though because my teeth are so straight, it's like their not even real! I have to go back to the orthodontist to get my retainers next week. Now let's get this party started!!
Raven: Hi, I'm Raven, but right now you can call me disclaimer. Troubled-ego does not own the Teen Titans even though she draws really good pictures in the middle of algebra class.
troubled-ego: You forgot to mention that I make my own comics!
Raven: No one cares that you're making a SCHOOL WOES! comic.
troubled-ego: playing with her fingers I care...
SCHOOL WOES!-Identity Revealed
The seat turned around to reveal...
an old man with long white hair and a long beard and mustache, smirking. Robin stood his ground. Something didn't feel right. "So you're the principal, huh?"
The old man pointed to the nameplate on his desk. "Principal Wilson to be exact."
Robin looked at the principal dead in the eyes. In a flash of light the principal was lying on the floor while Robin recovered from his attack. The principal was holding one side of his face. The Titans looked at Robin, then at Principal Wilson. The elderly man released his hand from his face; his façade. Four of the teens gasped. Once the mask was chipped away, they could clearly see the mask of...
"Slade!" Robin screamed. "Just as I thought!"
Slade stood up and peeled the rest of his mask off. "You're a very clever boy, Robin. I knew that I could only fool you for so long." Slade began to take his suit off revealing the regular attire of Slade's uniform.
Raven, Starfire, Cyborg, and Beast boy decided it would be the best to remain silent and keep their attention focused on their opponent.
"Why did you do this?!" the boy wonder spat.
Slade softly cackled, "Maybe I wanted to lure you into a trap and take you out one by one."
"Innocent children are here in this school! You could have hurt them!!"
Slade cocked his head. "Why would I care? Listen boy, I planned this ever since you defeated me. I captured the real school board and took over the school myself. I hired new teachers and convinced the older ones that I was the new principal. From then on, I made a letter and sent it to your tower. On the first day, I just observed what was going on through cameras in the school. You seemed to already be having trouble with peer-pressure, classes, and paints— "
Raven interrupted for a moment. "Wait, you wouldn't happen to put some cameras in the girls' locker room, would you?"
Slade seemed amused. "I am a man...of course I did."
Raven's eyes widened to the size of beach balls. She tried to lunge at him but Cyborg and Beast boy held her back. "Bastard!" she yelled. Starfire powered up her starbolts and gave Slade a look that could kill.
Slade chuckled. "From where I left off, I decided to wait for the perfect time to start the torturing. I decided to first allow the HIVE to attend the school and put them in a class or two that the Titans would be in. I made Raven and Jinx get into a fight and they were forced to visit me. I sent Raven to detention the next day to get rid of the most powerful Titans first. I hired Mad Mod and Jinx to hypnotize and dispose of her."
Raven screamed again, "You sick, delusional, twisted, son of a bit—"
"Ah-ah-ah," Slade waved his finger. "No profanity in school. Anyway, that failed much to my disappointment. So I scheduled the Homecoming dance to see if I could get rid of you all at once. I let you have your fun before I released the trouble. Sadly, you defeated the HIVE along with Dr. Light and Cinderblock. I was surprised at that. You have gotten a lot stronger than from the last time we had met. Now, I'll just have to take all of you on myself. It's so hard to find good help these days...and a perfect apprentice." he gleamed.
Robin grit his teeth and clenched his fists. "I'll never be your apprentice!"
"Such need for aggression my dear Robin?" Slade teased. He seemed to smile behind that metal mask of his. "I'm done with my little monologue. Would you like to say anything?"
Robin snorted and held a button on one of his belt pockets. "Three words Slade," he flipped the button open and pulled a small metal cylinder out of the pocket. "Teen Titans, GO!" with that, Robin pulled one end of the cylinder until it became a long Bo staff. He launched himself toward the mighty villain, as did his teammates.
Robin slammed his staff down to hit Slade, but his opponent dodged causing Robin to slam the staff only on the floor. Robin mentally cursed and countered with a horizontal swing of his staff. It was once again dodged as Slade hopped back but soon tripped when Beast boy, in snake form, coiled his body around Slade's legs. Beast boy hissed and stuck his tongue out. Slade growled and flipped back to his feet, grabbed Robin's staff, and pried the snake off of him. Next Slade slapped Robin in the face with his own staff. Robin flew back into Starfire's arms. Slade laughed as he threw five electric balls from his utility belt. Only Titan hit by one was Cyborg. Raven ran up to him to see if the android was alright.
"Starfire," Robin whispered. "Can you distract Slade?"
"Yes, I will try." Starfire then let Robin down on his feet and flew around Slade. He tried to kick her with his long legs but Starfire was swift in the air. Raven grasped a bowling trophy from the desk and hurled it to Slade. He knocked it out of the air. Starfire tried hitting him with some of her starbolts but Slade would run, roll, and dodge. Robin threw a bird-a-rang at his opponent cutting open his shoulder.
"Aargghh!!" Slade skid across the floor and landed on his side. He clutched his bleeding shoulder in pain. The Titans surrounded him.
Robin narrowed his eyes. "Are you gonna call it quits?"
"Or are you going to try and keep fighting?" Cyborg asked.
"You might wanna give up." Beast boy suggested.
"Because you can't win." Raven added.
"Please turn yourself over now." Starfire commanded.
Slade narrowed his one eye. The Teen Titans inched closer and the more near they came to him, the louder Slade would chuckle. "I think he's lost it." Beast boy commented. Slade laughed even louder.
"What's so funny!?" roared the Boy Wonder.
Slade did not move. "You think that I have been defeated by the likes of a few children?! I'm not as weak as you think. The battle will not end this soon. The teens cocked their eyebrows. Unbeknownst to them, Slade pushed a button on his glove behind his back. Panels in the walls flipped open to reveal many robot drones. Some the Titans were familiar with. Others looked like robotic spiders with four legs and a single red eye in the center of their almond shaped heads. The Teen Titans spun around to take a look at their new army of opponents. There was a whirring noise behind them. They turned back around to see a clear window-like barrier separating them from Slade—who now stood up and watched. Cyborg and Robin began to pound on the window.
"Fools. That won't work. The outer covering of the window is thick two layers of plastic on each side while the middle consists of six layers of glass. You won't break it," Slade laughed. "Especially with my drones after you. Turn around."
The teens listened and saw that they were surrounded on all sides. They crowded closer together; bracing themselves to unleash their full potential to beat the horde of robots that Slade had unveiled upon them.
"You can't win. You can try, but you'll fail. It's not too late to turn back now. Robin, become my apprentice and we shall rule the world together! Whaddya say?" Slade pressed his hand against the window.
Robin didn't look back at Slade. "Not a chance. I'm with the team."
Slade nodded. "So be it. Attack!" he commanded.
::Commercial::
(Why is there a commercial? We need some humor in this chapter.)
Beast boy: Knock Knock!
Raven: Who's there?
Beast boy: Nobody.
Raven: sighs Nobody who?
Beast boy: Nobody knows! laughs
Announcer Person: Are you tired of people knocking on your door and bothering you every second?
Raven: Is this thing one of those stupid infomercials??
AP: Are you tired of your boyfriend acting like a jerk?
Raven: Uhh, he's not my boyfriend. I don't even like him!
AP: Uh-huh, sure. Anyway, would you like to figure out how to get rid of this house hold pest?
Raven: Why not?
AP: All you have to do is call: 1-800-GET-THIS-PSYCHO-LUNATIC-AWAY-FROM-ME-BECAUSE-HE-IS-ANNOYING-THE-CRAP-OUT-OF-ME-AND-I-WANT-HIM-TO-LEAVE-AS-SOON-AS-POSSIBLE!
Raven: Is this a real phone number?
AP: No, it isn't but just call within three seconds and we'll give you our Beast boy repellent spray!
Raven: This is so stupid.
AP: Yes, it is! But order now and we'll give it to you free for only $99.99 plus tax!!
Raven: Wait a minute, you just said it was free.
AP: Yes I did! Get your free Beast boy underwear collection for only $19.95!
Raven: But you were just selling Beast boy repellent!
AP: Is this Robin speaking?
Raven: No! This is Raven.
AP: Oh, Raven from That's So Raven!
Raven: blink Okay, this commercial is getting stupid! I'm outta here!
AP: Remember, just call our hotline within one second and we'll give you a free family vacation to the sun!
Beast boy: Kewl! I wanna go! dials number
(Later...)
Beast boy is on fire in the sun
Beast boy: I think I'm getting a little crispy. X-X
Snickers Guy: Stupidity. Another sign of hunger. Don't let this happen to you! Grab a Snickers!
:: end commercial::
(I know, it was stupid.)
The robots all charged at the same time. They jumped the Teen Titans and were now pounding them. Suddenly, starbolts began flying out of the crowd along with a blue beam, and bird-a-rangs. Robots broke apart when a familiar black aura surrounded them and a green bull pounded several robots against a wall. "Let's finish this!!!" Robin screamed. He ran up to a drone and sliced its arm off with a bird-a-rang, then he kicked it into one of the spider drones. A laser scratched against Robin's arm and he yelled in pain. It was one of those spider things. They shoot lasers! Robin hopped on some of them like stepping-stones as he made his way to another drone.Cyborg tossed robotic body parts and shot his sonic cannon at a few spiders. One of them jumped on his back and shot him. Cyborg screamed and slammed his back against a wall to squish it. Next, he raised his fists high in the air and slammed them onto the floor causing a mini earthquake and shattering the drones standing in his path. "All of you robo-dorks are gonna get fried!" Cyborg smashed two spiders together. "How ya doin' Rae?"
Raven just finished chopping a drone in half with her index finger. She blew on it as if she was blowing off a gun and jumped out of the way to avoid some incoming lasers from the spiders. "Better than you." she panted. Cyborg flipped a drone over that was behind him. "Really?"
"Definitely." Raven smirked. She levitated as her hands and eyes glowed a dangerous black. The aura surrounded two spiders and made them shoot the drones around them. When Raven was finished possessing the spiders and clearing out all of the drones around her and Cyborg, she mentally smashed the both of them together. "Beat that."
Cyborg smirked while charging his sonic cannon. "Watch me."
Beast boy had just finished scrapping two drones and prepared to finish the four spiders around him. He transformed into a crocodile so big that it would make Steve Erwin say, "Crikey!" Beast boy opened his massive jaws and prepared to clamp down on the robotic arachnids but suddenly, a wave of starbolts came his way forcing him to leap out of the firing zone.
"Hey! I was gonna take those!" Beast boy complained as he swiftly changed back to his "human" form.
Starfire scratched the back of her head. "I appologize Beast bo—" her apology was cut short as one of the spiders shot her. She came crashing down on the floor.
"STAR!" Beast boy screamed, running up to his alien friend.
Robin noticed what happened and attacked the spiders in fury. "Eat my fist you rust-bucket!!" he yelled punching holes in the metal frame one blow after another. Raven spotted something shiny on the floor. It was the Bo staff that Slade took from Robin. He must have dropped it. Raven used her telekinesis to pull the staff to her hand (kinda like using the force in Star Wars). "Robin!"
Robin ceased pounding on the robot for a moment to witness Raven tossing him the metal stick. He caught it and continued pounding on each of the spiders. "I'll handle all of the spiders while you guys take care of the rest of the drones!"
Cyborg placed his hands around his mouth and called out, "Robin, we're a team! Don't forget that!"
Robin nodded and hopped on the head of another spider. They we're shooting like crazy, but with Robin's acrobatic swiftness, they didn't leave a scratch. Starfire was okay now since Tamaraneans can heal quickly as well as demons. So now she was shooting drones down with her infamous starbolts and she even used her eye lasers. Cyborg and Raven we're still in competition with seeing how many drones they could take out.
"1...2,3...4,5,6.…11..." Raven counted while pounding them down. Her hands were surrounded by a black aura, which enabled her to slice through her opponents with one chop. It was a technique that Raven didn't use very often. She probably only used it twice. The first time was in the junkyard when they were fighting all of Fixit's robots. She managed to chop a few down to scrap metal. The second time was by Courage—her emotion. Courage only used her first two fingers to dissect the evil statue. Yep, those were the times she (or some part of her) had used it. It was very reliable now since there was so many enemies to fight. She continued counting, "...13...14...16!" All the drones around her smashed into tiny pieces.
Cyborg held up an index finger. "Well...you cheated."
Raven looked down at her hands, then at Cyborg again. "What!?"
Beast boy and Starfire stood back-to-back to attack/defend in some fixed manner. They also did it that way because Beast boy saw it in movies and said how "kewl" it was. Two drones came their way. Starfire held onto Beast boy's hand and hurled him to one of them. He turned into an armadillo and collided right into the drone's chest. Sparks, nuts, and bolts, as well as other pieces came flying out. Starfire flew up to the flying ball of armor and caught it but soon ricocheted it back at the other robot. More sparks and explosions occurred. Slade watched safely from the isolation of his window. He sat down on a comfy chair and sipped at his coffee. There was so much smoke debris from the fighting and exploding of robots (plus a few occasional lasers) that it was hard to see what was going on. Nonetheless, Slade wouldn't let this bother him. He'll just wait for the smoke to clear up.
The heavy smoke wasn't the only obstacle for the Titans; they had the robots to fight still. This time it would be harder with the smoke blinding their eyesight. Starbolts flew everywhere. One almost hit Beast boy. "Hey! Watch where you're throwin' those things!" he ordered. The smoke began to clear up as the last of the robot drones fell. Beast boy and Starfire jumped and high-fived each other. Cyborg nudged Raven's arm with his elbow to get Raven to smile. She just smirked. Robin held thumbs up to all of his teammates and smiled. The Tamaranean squealed and ran up to Robin giving him a hug.
Slade stood up from his chair and smirked behind his mask. "Congratulations Titans. You passed the first test. Now for your demise." He pushed another button on his glove. The ceiling opened up revealing guns that stuck out from it. "Uh-oh!" Beast boy snapped his fingers. "Son of a gun!" The guns took aim at the Teen Titans. Cyborg shivered. "I don't have a good feeli—" The guns started shooting lasers. "Aaack!!" the android yelled while trying desperately to avoid the lasers. The guns were shooting fast and accurately.
"Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos!" a barrier surrounded all of the teen superheroes. Robin wiped a bit of sweat off his brow. "Whew. Thanks Raven!" Raven nodded. The guns were still shooting at the barrier. Robin looked around at his teammates for a damage report. Robin knew he had that bloody scratch on his arm from a laser. It was numb now. Cyborg had several loose wires but it was nothing serious. Starfire's injury worried Robin. She had a bloody wound on her back and a few scratches from flying robot parts. Beast boy's costume had many tears in it and he was bleeding a few places on his arms and legs. Raven looked fine except for the single cut on her left calf leg. It looked deep but not threatening. He still worried about Starfire's injury the most.
"How long can you hold this up?" Boy Wonder asked.
Raven opened her eyes to reveal a glowing white. "For a while." she slowly spat out.
Suddenly, the blasts of the guns started to increase in power. The lasers turned from small red lines to large meteor looking blasts. They crashed and hammered and pummeled the barrier. Raven groaned, trying desperately to continue holding it up. "This might be a little difficult. I can't hold it for too long now."
The Titans panicked. What to do? Every gun was aimed at them! They had no place to go nor any place to hide. They were trapped!
Starfire held onto Robin's hand and quivered. "What do we do now, Robin?"
Robin tried to think. "I don't know. As soon as the barrier goes down, we run and attack with all our might!"
"Wait!" Beast boy yelled. "Raven! Can't you make your barrier expand so that it covers this whole room and crushes the guns as it reaches the ceiling?!"
Raven opened her eyes again. "That's got to be the smartest thing I've ever heard you say. Alright, hold on. This could get messy." Raven started to concentrate her powers further as the barrier began to rise. It grew larger and pushed aside furniture, cracked the wall, and eventually crushed the ceiling guns. It didn't cause much damage to the window though. Only made a crack. The barrier disappeared and the Titans exhaled. They all put their attention on Slade and the window that kept them from reaching him. Robin squinted his eyes. "Combine powers! We have to take that window down!"
Slade chuckled. "You might have beaten my robots and my guns but you will not break this window."
Robin smirked. "You sure about that? Titans! Attack that window!!!"
Cyborg used his sonic cannon up to 100%, Starfire used her eye beams to melt the plastic, Raven used some kind of force power to push the glass, Beast boy kept ramming into the window thoroughly, and Robin threw some explosion disks. The window's outer covering melted in an instant of coming in contact with Star's eye beams. The glass shattered completely thanks to Raven, Cyborg and Beast boy. The last layer of plastic was completely destroyed by Robin's bombs. Robin crossed his arms over his chest. "You were saying?"
Slade's eyes went wide. He reached for a switch—probably to bring in more robots or dish out another window—but his hand snapped back when Starfire pelted it with a starbolt. He backed up to the wall. "How's it like to be the hunted?" Beast boy questioned. Slade grunted and jumped over the Teen Titans. He landed on all fours and back-flipped; ending it with a jump kick that sent Beast boy flying to the bookshelf. Raven ran over to the shape shifter and helped him up while Cyborg punched at Slade, but the villain mastermind hopped back to avoid the punch and as it was lingering in the air, he climbed on Cyborg's hand, made his way over to the android's back, grabbed his shoulders, and jumped down, flipping Cyborg on the hard floor. All of this happened within three seconds. Robin and Starfire rushed over to Slade with Beast boy and Raven gaining on them from behind and Cyborg stumbling up to his feet. Robin whacked Slade with his Bo Staff and as soon as Slade touched the ground, he was pelted by starbolts. He screamed in burning agony. An aura of black covered him and he was smashed into the wall six times before being dropped and having a bull ram into him. The final touch was Cyborg's sonic cannon and Robin's light disk combined.
A large white flash filled the room. The Titans stood around Slade who was on his knees. "Please don't come any closer!" he pleaded.
Robin's rage took over. "Are you kidding?!?!?! Many people have begged you for mercy, but you never showed any!" He striked Slade in the face with a kick. "You tried to kill my friends!! You made me steal for you!!!!"
"You corrupted an innocent girl and made her into a villain!" Beast boy furiously added.
"And you, Slade, of all people, beg for mercy when looking defeat straight in the eyes!!" Robin screamed.
Raven narrowed her eyes. "What do you have to say for yourself?"
Slade looked down on the floor. He was holding something behind his back. He dropped it. As soon as it touched the ground, gas started pouring out of it. "Pepper spray." he said. The room was filled with it. The Teen Titans weren't expecting this. They coughed, gagged, and sputtered. They couldn't breathe and couldn't open their tear filled eyes. After some time had passed and the spray had evanesced, the teens stood up, rubbing their sore eyes and looked around the room.
Slade was gone.
The Teen Titans ran swiftly around the school to see if they could find Slade. "Maybe he is in that underground place." Starfire suggested.
Beast boy looked around. "You mean hell? Yeah, I think the world would be better off if he was there."
"No, not hell! The room under the other rooms. I think it starts with a B."
Robin stroked his chin. "The basement! Good thinking Star! No one goes there."
The five teenagers raced to the school's basement. They looked for a light but couldn't find one, so they had to use light from Cyborg. Some shouts were heard that freaked Beast boy and Starfire out. "What is that terrible noise?" Starfire fearfully inquired, half wanting to know and half not wanting to know. The noise grew louder.
"Beast boy, I would appreciate if you would stop holding onto me like a stuffed teddy bear." Raven commented.
Beast boy let go. "Sorry." The changeling continued walking until he tripped on something. "Guys...?"
They ran over to him. "What is it?" Robin asked.
"I fell on something," his voice began to squeak, "and it's breathing on me!"
The Titans shivered. Cyborg shone some light on the area. Beast boy was most certainly on something alive. Cyborg pulled the vegetarian up by his collar. When they were able to see who or what it was, they gasped.
They were people!
The Titans untied their mouths and bodies. One of the men gave Robin a handshake. "Thank you so very much for rescuing us! I'm Mr. Slogan. The principal of Gotham High."
The assistant principal hugged Starfire. "Yes, thank you so very much Teen Titans!"
"There's so much to tell you." Principal Slogan said.
Robin smiled and gestured the way out of the basement. "How bout we get out of here first."
So the real Principal told the Teen Titans of how they met the old man and he tricked them, locking them in the basement. They all discussed this on a large cafeteria food feast since the school board had been locked up in the basement without a decent meal for a little over a week. Sadly, Slade had escaped, but Robin knew he would meet him again. There was no doubting it.
"So," Principal Slogan began. "Are you planning on staying here for the rest of the school year?"
Robin inhaled. "I think a week was enough experience of school for us. We've decided to quit. What's education to a superhero anyway?"
Principal Slogan nodded. "I understand. But this is going to have such a heavy impact on our students. They love you! It would be heart breaking to see you all leave. Can't you stay for one more day?" The Teen Titans looked very unsure. School was the greatest hell on the face of the planet. It was the hardest challenge they ever had to fight, but they never defeated school. School still picked on them, humiliated them, chewed them up and spit them out. They haven't had a chance to fight the school back yet. A wicked smile passed on all of their faces as if they were thinking the same exact thing.
"We'll stay for one more day." Robin declared.
The principal rejoiced and danced around. "Glorius! So very, very wonderful! We shall make tomorrow's school day officially Teen Titans day! It will be the best day of school ever!!" He shook all of their hands. "Thank you, thank you, thank you! Now go to bed, get a proper rest, you're going to have a big day!" he laughed. "Goodnight! Thanks again!!" Principal Slogan waved as the Teen Titans drove away in the T-Car.
Tomorrow is the last day of school for the Teen Titans.
IT'S ALMOST OVER!!! Just one more chapter left!! Then it's done! Finished! Hasta Luego!! I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. The people who wanted to be in this story before will get a chance to be in the next and final chapter of SCHOOL WOES!