Chapter IX: Battle
Jack stood at the stage in the auditorium, the Tamaranians and Ludiquil searching for the entrance. Fayrii's trail had ended here. Jack wondered what his brother would think when he was returned to normal.
Fayrii had been a mage novice at age 9. At age 10, one becomes an Initiate of the Light. For two years, one could only cast white magic and light spells. Jack had just been raised to one. At age 12, one became an Initiate of the Dark, and encouraged to fight and cast black and dark magic. Fayrii was one right now. He needed to be raised to an Initiate of the Balance, now that he was 14. At this rank, one practiced both types of magic. After these two years, one was finally a mage.
Then there was the Order of the Psy. At age 8, one was a novice. When one was age 10, one became an Initiate of the Mind. After four years, you were raised to Brother/Sister for four years, and then you finally became a Psychic within the order.
Jack felt Fayrii's trail. He looked down and found the trapdoor.
"This way!" Jack shouted, and the forty soldiers from two planets came. Jack's eyes turned green, and green psychic energy blasted the locked door open. Jack climbed in, and the others filed in.
Fayrii sat dragging his butt in circles again. The six prisoners watched him, since there was nothing else to do.
"Doesn't he get tired of that?" Raven asked meekly, still fazed from her wound. Fayrii stopped and made a low growl, and Raven's eyes widened in fear. Then Fayrii continued to drag his butt in circles.
A rumbling noise was heard from the entrance. They turned, and heard fighting noises. Slade walked over, and stood by the cell. Fayrii backed over to the computer.
"Apparently, some one has come to rescue you. I doubt their ability to succeed," Slade said. The six stood silent.
Jack fought Slade's henchmen and robots, although he followed his rank's responsibilities by not entering combat. Instead, Jack ran around, healing with magic, laying paralyzing traps with his psychic, and creating objects to tangle and confuse the enemy. It did take a lot of his will power not to jump in and fight. Jack kept a cool, civil, and peaceful disposition throughout the fight.
The Tamaranians and Ludiquil broke through and now were fighting very close to the cell, Slade, prisoners, Fayrii who was hidden in the shadows. Starfire brightened upon seeing her people.
Lover Robin! They are my soldiers! Starfire thought happily. Robin felt her joy and heard her thought, and he brightened instantly.
You're right! Those are Tamaranians! And aren't those Ludiquil? And is that Jack? Robin thought back. Starfire looked around. There was Jack, casting white magic.
It is him!
See, didn't I tell you we'd get out of here together? Robin thought. Starfire gave him an exasperated look.
Lover Robin, you know I love you, but you can be strange at times
Hey, that's not nice Robin teased, and the two watched the battle. Raven watched this conversation with her eyes. She had gotten the feeling that they were talking, but their mouths didn't move. And they couldn't talk with their minds, right? Something about that bothered Raven, but she didn't think on it anymore. She was getting close to passing out again. Beast Boy saw her.
"Raven, are you gonna be alright?" Beast Boy asked as he shifted her so she wouldn't fall.
"I'm fine," she said, and pulled herself up on her feet. She wobbled a bit, and Beast Boy stood up and put her arm around him. Everyone else stood up. Starfire and Robin stood close together, while BB and Cyborg had started chanting. Batman wondered how much crazier those two could get.
"Boo-yah! Go guys!" was what BB and Cyborg chanted. Slade was forced to fight alongside his minions, but Fayrii stayed hidden in the dark. He watched, and thought to himself, It doesn't make sense. Why would the villains be winning? Something is definitely not right. It must be...I don't know.
Slade knocked a Ludiquil away. He came face-to-face with Jack.
"So, are you ready to join your brother?" Slade taunted, his voice more drawling than usual.
"Be defeated, Slade!" Jack yelled, and his eyes burned green with psy. He brought his hands up and said, "Argoth Linquain Xasthas!" Green psy enveloped coils. The coils ripped themselves out of the ceiling and wrapped around Slade. It was then Raven noticed a golden brooch on Jack's and Fayrii's cloak. She looked down at the ruby on hers. She allowed a smile to herself.
Slade ripped himself free from the coils, and found all his minions were beaten. Jacks stood in front of the Ludiquil and Tamaranians.
"Let them go, Slade," Jack warned. Instead, Slade pulled out another needle, and grabbed Starfire, ripping her out of the cage and immobilizing her in front of Slade. He put the needle close to her arm.
"Starfire!" Robin yelled. Slade bashed Starfire's shoulder injury, sending both into pain.
"Anyone approaches me, and both Robin and Starfire go under my control!" Slade warned. No one dared moved. Slade had the upper hand, and began to back away. Pain, fear, and grief swept through Starfire and Robin. BB and Raven held each other close, while Cyborg was frozen in place. Batman didn't move from his spot. Jack, the Ludiquil, and the Tamaranians froze.
"Koriand'r," the Tamaranian captain softly called his name. Slade might have won this time, except he had forgotten someone.
Fayrii sat under the desk, the name Koriand'r running through his mind. A scene came to mind of when he had been talking to Starfire onboard his ship, leaving the Altar of Kaniqua...
"Starfire, I have a question," Fayrii said, while Starfire patted Robin's head with a cloth.
"What is it, Fayrii?" Starfire asked.
"Um, I was wondering, what's your real name?" Fayrii asked, "Not that Starfire isn't a bad name, it just doesn't seem like your real name."
"It is not. My real name is Koriand'r," Starfire said. She giggled watching the child try to pronounce it. After seven tries, Fayrii got it down.
...Her name is Koriand'r. It all flooded back to Fayrii, and the mind control finally broke away.
Slade continued backing up, and no one followed. He lifted the needle high, and started to thrust it into Starfire's arm.
"NO!" Robin yelled. Suddenly, glass splintered everywhere. It shocked everyone. Slade turned to see Fayrii standing behind him, one of his hands outreached. He was standing normally, like a human.
"Jack here, as much he hates, can't kill you," Fayrii said. His eyes turned blue with wild psy, "But I am an Initiate of the Dark, and I am encouraged to."
Slade blinked incredulously, and then snapped his fingers. More minions appeared. Fayrii's psy broke open the cell bars, and the prisoners filed out. Slade released Starfire and backed to where his henchmen were.
"This fight is not over yet," Slade said, and his minions and he pulled out laser guns.
"No it is not," Fayrii said, and the two sides lunged into each other.
Jack stood at the stage in the auditorium, the Tamaranians and Ludiquil searching for the entrance. Fayrii's trail had ended here. Jack wondered what his brother would think when he was returned to normal.
Fayrii had been a mage novice at age 9. At age 10, one becomes an Initiate of the Light. For two years, one could only cast white magic and light spells. Jack had just been raised to one. At age 12, one became an Initiate of the Dark, and encouraged to fight and cast black and dark magic. Fayrii was one right now. He needed to be raised to an Initiate of the Balance, now that he was 14. At this rank, one practiced both types of magic. After these two years, one was finally a mage.
Then there was the Order of the Psy. At age 8, one was a novice. When one was age 10, one became an Initiate of the Mind. After four years, you were raised to Brother/Sister for four years, and then you finally became a Psychic within the order.
Jack felt Fayrii's trail. He looked down and found the trapdoor.
"This way!" Jack shouted, and the forty soldiers from two planets came. Jack's eyes turned green, and green psychic energy blasted the locked door open. Jack climbed in, and the others filed in.
Fayrii sat dragging his butt in circles again. The six prisoners watched him, since there was nothing else to do.
"Doesn't he get tired of that?" Raven asked meekly, still fazed from her wound. Fayrii stopped and made a low growl, and Raven's eyes widened in fear. Then Fayrii continued to drag his butt in circles.
A rumbling noise was heard from the entrance. They turned, and heard fighting noises. Slade walked over, and stood by the cell. Fayrii backed over to the computer.
"Apparently, some one has come to rescue you. I doubt their ability to succeed," Slade said. The six stood silent.
Jack fought Slade's henchmen and robots, although he followed his rank's responsibilities by not entering combat. Instead, Jack ran around, healing with magic, laying paralyzing traps with his psychic, and creating objects to tangle and confuse the enemy. It did take a lot of his will power not to jump in and fight. Jack kept a cool, civil, and peaceful disposition throughout the fight.
The Tamaranians and Ludiquil broke through and now were fighting very close to the cell, Slade, prisoners, Fayrii who was hidden in the shadows. Starfire brightened upon seeing her people.
Lover Robin! They are my soldiers! Starfire thought happily. Robin felt her joy and heard her thought, and he brightened instantly.
You're right! Those are Tamaranians! And aren't those Ludiquil? And is that Jack? Robin thought back. Starfire looked around. There was Jack, casting white magic.
It is him!
See, didn't I tell you we'd get out of here together? Robin thought. Starfire gave him an exasperated look.
Lover Robin, you know I love you, but you can be strange at times
Hey, that's not nice Robin teased, and the two watched the battle. Raven watched this conversation with her eyes. She had gotten the feeling that they were talking, but their mouths didn't move. And they couldn't talk with their minds, right? Something about that bothered Raven, but she didn't think on it anymore. She was getting close to passing out again. Beast Boy saw her.
"Raven, are you gonna be alright?" Beast Boy asked as he shifted her so she wouldn't fall.
"I'm fine," she said, and pulled herself up on her feet. She wobbled a bit, and Beast Boy stood up and put her arm around him. Everyone else stood up. Starfire and Robin stood close together, while BB and Cyborg had started chanting. Batman wondered how much crazier those two could get.
"Boo-yah! Go guys!" was what BB and Cyborg chanted. Slade was forced to fight alongside his minions, but Fayrii stayed hidden in the dark. He watched, and thought to himself, It doesn't make sense. Why would the villains be winning? Something is definitely not right. It must be...I don't know.
Slade knocked a Ludiquil away. He came face-to-face with Jack.
"So, are you ready to join your brother?" Slade taunted, his voice more drawling than usual.
"Be defeated, Slade!" Jack yelled, and his eyes burned green with psy. He brought his hands up and said, "Argoth Linquain Xasthas!" Green psy enveloped coils. The coils ripped themselves out of the ceiling and wrapped around Slade. It was then Raven noticed a golden brooch on Jack's and Fayrii's cloak. She looked down at the ruby on hers. She allowed a smile to herself.
Slade ripped himself free from the coils, and found all his minions were beaten. Jacks stood in front of the Ludiquil and Tamaranians.
"Let them go, Slade," Jack warned. Instead, Slade pulled out another needle, and grabbed Starfire, ripping her out of the cage and immobilizing her in front of Slade. He put the needle close to her arm.
"Starfire!" Robin yelled. Slade bashed Starfire's shoulder injury, sending both into pain.
"Anyone approaches me, and both Robin and Starfire go under my control!" Slade warned. No one dared moved. Slade had the upper hand, and began to back away. Pain, fear, and grief swept through Starfire and Robin. BB and Raven held each other close, while Cyborg was frozen in place. Batman didn't move from his spot. Jack, the Ludiquil, and the Tamaranians froze.
"Koriand'r," the Tamaranian captain softly called his name. Slade might have won this time, except he had forgotten someone.
Fayrii sat under the desk, the name Koriand'r running through his mind. A scene came to mind of when he had been talking to Starfire onboard his ship, leaving the Altar of Kaniqua...
"Starfire, I have a question," Fayrii said, while Starfire patted Robin's head with a cloth.
"What is it, Fayrii?" Starfire asked.
"Um, I was wondering, what's your real name?" Fayrii asked, "Not that Starfire isn't a bad name, it just doesn't seem like your real name."
"It is not. My real name is Koriand'r," Starfire said. She giggled watching the child try to pronounce it. After seven tries, Fayrii got it down.
...Her name is Koriand'r. It all flooded back to Fayrii, and the mind control finally broke away.
Slade continued backing up, and no one followed. He lifted the needle high, and started to thrust it into Starfire's arm.
"NO!" Robin yelled. Suddenly, glass splintered everywhere. It shocked everyone. Slade turned to see Fayrii standing behind him, one of his hands outreached. He was standing normally, like a human.
"Jack here, as much he hates, can't kill you," Fayrii said. His eyes turned blue with wild psy, "But I am an Initiate of the Dark, and I am encouraged to."
Slade blinked incredulously, and then snapped his fingers. More minions appeared. Fayrii's psy broke open the cell bars, and the prisoners filed out. Slade released Starfire and backed to where his henchmen were.
"This fight is not over yet," Slade said, and his minions and he pulled out laser guns.
"No it is not," Fayrii said, and the two sides lunged into each other.