Satan's Child
Castles: Well, after a bit of darkness, there comes light! Well, slightly, as I patch up a few broken hearts I shattered in the last few chapters. Don't worry, everything will be sorted, but a fight is gonna commence in this chapter…But first, how about a bit of fluff?
Change-Of-Heart2: Yep, let's all kill Terra. Well, she's probably gonna get killed sometime anyway…
MyNameIsMud19524: Please, peace with so much language. If you'd like to read something with lots of swearing, check out my blog, and leave a comment! And don't worry, the fight with my best friend wasn't that bad… www.castleskingdom.blogspot.com
DragonWriter2: TERRA'S A SLUT!!!! Let's stake her!! Oh wait, this isn't Buffy the Vampire Slayer….
Kasumi: Stupid stick girl? Hey, we all have different opinion's but still, that's a new one! Updates for you all!
peachesLordOHeck : Hmm, I don't do currencies…Let's just imagine that it's more of a right amount, and leave it at that…
Evil Knievel : Meh, just wait…BB is gonna show us what he can do in this chappie…And things will sound like their going okay, but just wait…I've had a brilliant storyline idea….
Scribs: lol Why aren't they out making babies? Because Star hates Robin! THAT'S WHY!!!! And you're not really going to sleep with your boyfriend if you hate him…are you?
StarFireStarBolt: I love a bit of spice in a story, and what better way to break up characters than have one sleep with somebody else! Besides, you're probably a excellent writer too!!
Kitty: Castles does not own Teen Titans….DC Comics does….
Castles: Well, on with the ficcie….Why am I dying to make this dark and depressing? It's gotta have some fluff, I like a bit of fluff in a story.
"Please smile. Please? Come on, just one little smile?" Kiya tried to make Starfire smile, but it was to no avail. The alien was just like everyone else that evening, - upset, depressed, and so down that it felt like there was nothing to live for.
In fact, the only thing that mattered to her, despite BE, even though there was Terra and Jinx running around, the only thing that mattered was getting her parents to make up. Maybe if she gave Dad a few days he would calm down, and then Mum would speak to him. Maybe, maybe it wasn't meant to be at all.
No, that's not right, it was meant to be. I wouldn't be here if Mum and Dad weren't meant to be.
She determinedly kept telling herself that as she made her way back down to the lounge.
Raven however, lacked the strong willed character her daughter was that evening. Instead, she was inside the room she and Beast Boy were sharing, - and crying her eyes out. No matter how much she told herself it would be alright, something inside her was saying different, that she had made a terrible mistake, and it was unlikely the Beast Boy would forgive her. This thought had already made itself at home in her head, and however much she tried, it wasn't going to go away.
Maybe we weren't meant to be…Maybe Terra was the one after all. Then again, thinking about what happened 7 years ago is certainly not happy memories….
#FLASHBACK#
Terra stood before the Titans, her clothing ripped and torn. The rain poured down on them, the thunder and lightning crashing and storming across the skies. This fight was because of Slade. It was because of what Slade had done to her.
And she was too badly turned to the dark side to ever see the light of life again.
"Give it up Terra, you know you'll never get what you want this way!" Robin shouted.
"I know what I want! I want Beast Boy, and you, " she pointed to Raven, who's cloak was practically in half, "stole him away from me."
"I never stole Beast Boy, you betrayed us, and Beast Boy turned to me for comfort! You know my dark side prevented me from expressing emotions!" Raven snapped back.
"That's a lie! You took advantage of the situation, and stole him! There's only one way to settle this, and that's by a fight to the death! Whoever wins gets Beast Boy." Terra struck her challenge, eager to sweep the floor with the angered demon.
Fine! Lets just get this over with!" Raven shouted back.
"No! You can't do this!" Robin tried to stop them, but Terra flung rocks at him, two sharp ones slashing across his arm, leaving deep bloody wounds across his pain strung arm.
"Now, let us begin!" Terra gleefully called.
Raven and Terra fought for hours, the battle going on into the depths of the night. By morning, both were to the point of exhaustion, Raven standing her ground, Terra nearly fainting from lack of sleep, standing next to the broken pier.
"You will never win!!" Terra growled.
"I believe," Raven replied, using her powers to flick the girl towards the waters edge, "I just have."
Terra plunged into the icy cold depths below her, vanishing before their eyes. Raven merely fell to the ground, sleep getting the better of her.
After that, Raven rarely went near water again.
#END FLASHBACK#
We never saw her again, until tonight. Well, I saw her two days ago, but we never spoke to her as a team until tonight. She was thought dead.
How very wrong we were….
Raven merely curled up in a ball, fresh tears dropping from her violet eyes.
"Raven?" A very quiet, nervously shaking voice emitted from behind her. She lifted her head at the familiar voice, not quite sure if she was hearing things, to find Beast Boy standing there, a very sorry and guilty look on his face.
"I thought there was nothing to talk about." She said softly.
"Maybe I said that then, but I was angry. For the wrong reasons, - and at the wrong person." His words were hushed and serious, but he gained confidence with every word he said.
"You mean…" Raven whispered, barely believing what she was hearing.
"Yes Rae…" He uneasily replied. "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I never meant to hurt you like that, but I didn't take in that it wasn't your fault."
"We all make mistakes. It just depends whether we realise it or not." Raven sat up, a smile back on her face.
Beast Boy lifted his head a bit, smiling himself. Almost without thinking, he leant forward, and softly kissed his girlfriend on the lips. She caught him before he pulled away, using a bit of work to pry open his mouth, and slip her tongue in. It didn't take long for him to respond, and before long, the two were all over each other, Beast Boy pushing her to the bed, and getting on top of her.
Unknowingly to the two lovers, someone was watching at the crack in the door. A green eye watched silently, a feeling of relief flooding her as her curiosity was satisfied that her parents had forgiven each other. All was well between the odd, but united family, - for now.
And secretly, underneath Beast Boy, Raven knew Kiya was there. She sensed her daughter was watching, and she felt the relief and reassurance that Kiya felt. The demon knew it was wise not to stop because Kiya was silently outside the door, deciding that it would be better to let sleeping dogs lie.
To let life continue….until evil reared it's ugly head once more.
"You failed me. Failure is not an option, I thought I taught you that a long time ago." A stern, angered voice spoke from the shadows, a single spotlight shining on the shamed girl.
"I hear you, and understand Master, I made a misjudge in his commitment to her." Terra replied using the best words she could find, it was best not to anger the man in front of her, the one who had crushed any spirit left in her a long time ago.
"Then break her commitment to him! She is easily influenced, that has been proven by your last attempt!" The voice snapped angrily at the girl, who drew in a long breath, and lowered her head in humiliation.
"Master, her influence comes from alcohol. Without alcoholic consumption first, she is hardly as vulnerable." Terra made sure her answers were not seeming to overpower her Master, who would destroy her in an instant if he ever heard anything that was a sarcastic or a chat back remark.
"SILENCE! Then use the same tactics you did before. She thought she killed you 7 years ago, and tonight you proved that you are certainly most alive. That incident was something that you should have won, and you did not. And tonight, you have failed me once more. "
"I hear and understand Master. Such inaccurate assumptions shall not happen again." Terra lowered her head in submission once more.
"NO! I have heard enough! You are dismissed from your duties, as I can see you are unfit to do such work!" With that, the man stepped out of his shadowed kingdom, and slapped the girl across the face so hard, that he left a red raw weal on the bruised and broken skin.
"Master please! I will not fail you again!" Terra begged with the man, but he would not have any of it.
"Enough! Shinta! You are summoned!" He bellowed into the shadows.
A tall graceful woman stepped from a corner somewhere. She was beautiful, but her expression showed arrogance, rage and self-pride. Her hair was dyed a sleek black colour, pinned back with several jade highlighted clips. Her slender, thin body was covered by a black, leather cat suit, which shone with an almost wet look to it in the dim light. With her wonderful figure, she could have been a elegant dancer or a fine actor. But she served her Master with her life, something she remembered as she bowed before the tall man.
"I hear you and obey Master. What is it that you require of me?" Shinta's voice was equally delicate, as she spoke.
"Terra has failed me too many times. She is dismissed, and you are to take her place, and finish what she has started."
"And the Shing La shipping? I am dismissed from my duties in my current mission?"
"Yes, a replacement will be found. You may go, and begin work on the Titan Child. " The man was very tall compared to Shinta, he towered above both of the girls.
"With pleasure Master. I will not fail you." With that, Shinta turned, and walked away into the ever growing shadows.
"And as for you Terra, a punishment will be fitting for you. Torture Chamber 6 should suit your needs.
"No, no please, not chamber 6…" Terra fell to the ground, tears streaming from her eyes.
"If you want to go to Torture Chamber 25, keep complaining. In fact, I'll send you there anyway. Father." A very familiar, masked man stepped into the light as he spoke. "Take her away. Now. And see to it that she never sees the light of day again…"
The last thing the man heard was Terra's desperate screams, as she was dragged away to her doom…..
The sun rose on a mixture of feelings inside Titans Tower, some of the many superheroes disheartened, and even slightly depressed, others more upbeat, and positive. A few members were even in the middle, happy and sad about their current situations.
Starfire reflected on these things as she walked back down to the lounge from the bathroom. It wasn't that she hadn't forgiven Robin for their constant battle of emotions over those last few days, it was merely the fact that she needed to know that Robin had taken in what she was saying, that he was willing to try and at least attempt to change to save their relationship. She knew that in life it was hard to change, hard to change one's ways, but if he was willing to try, then she was willing to forgive him.
Ultimately, she was leaving him an invisible choice: Try to change your ways, - or I won't forgive you.
It seemed like a terrible thing to her, but it also seemed to be the only way to make Robin realize what was happening.
As Starfire came into the lounge however, she also understood that Robin wasn't picking up the hint. She was going to have to spell it out to him if he was ever going to comprehend with her decision.
It was now or never….
"Robin?" She said slightly coldly.
"Yes? You actually want to talk to me?" Robin's mood seemed to lift slightly.
"Don't get your hopes up yet. I'm still very pissed at you, and I've come to a decision. Only you don't seem to get what I'm saying, so I'll tell you in person." The alien was sharp and snappy with her words, somehow glad when she saw the crestfallen look on his face.
"What is it then?" Robin asked in a quiet voice.
"I have been trying to get your attention for a good three years. For those three years, you have started to spend more time focusing on your work, - and less time to spend with me. I have told you time and time again that I feel dejected and left out of your life, and as it won't sink in, you have a choice: Either you try to change your ways at the very least, or I will not forgive you for this, and you can watch as our relationship falls apart. The choice is yours, I've already made my judgment." As her words sank in, Robin couldn't believe what he was hearing. She was forcing him to choose? He was so shocked by this, that he asked her out loud.
"You're saying that you're forcing me to choose? My ways or my girlfriend? I can't just change overnight!" Robin angrily defended himself.
"I never said that. I said TRY to change your ways. I know it takes time, but even if you just find half a hour most nights to be with me, it could make so much difference. Understand what I am telling you Robin!""Oh." Robin's original anger died down as he finally understood. Starfire wanted change, change she had been asking of him for three years, and he had been too blind to see it. "I…I need to be alone…" He gasped, running for the door. Starfire merely noted the understanding in his expression as he left, finally contented that she had got through to him.
Things are certainly looking up….
"Well? Have you any new ground on the Titan Child? And her parents for that matter? If the two are not re-captured soon, we may lose everything that we have achieved." Ivan Mac Gregory spoke with a very different manner to his normal business look. Instead, he spoke with a haughty, even stuck up voice, one that normally always won over the many criminal overlords that roamed the underworld.
"Patience Ivan. The former operator of the mission has failed too many times, and I have now only just set a more, able worker in charge of the mission. With any luck she will succeed." A man stood in the front of the desk in the dim room. If one took close notice of his appearance, he almost looked like Slade. But this villain was not Slade, he was Terra and Shinta's boss, - and a man with great ambition.
"And the former worker punished I hope?" Ivan asked arrogantly.
"Always. She will never see the light of day again. With luck, her body will be used for torture to other failures. And there's no need to get so uptight, I am only carrying out what you hired my company to do."
"But we need the child. She is the only one who holds the youth and innocent nature enough for us to corrupt her mind and turn her against the other Titans. And with that, we may succeed further with her parents." Ivan was enraged by now, his rather large, chubby face red with his anger.
"My servants are doing the best they can. Give us more time, and I will achieve the desired result. Shinta is planning right now as to how she is going to rid the Titans off the surface of this planet."
"And Jinx?" Ivan reminded the villain.
"I have no idea as to her whereabouts. She escaped father, who then lost the child to the Titans."
"Your father is getting increasing useless to us. See to it that he is not involved in any further part of this mission." Ivan's orders did not impress the man, who smashed his fist down onto the desk in front of him, causing the red-faced gentleman in front of him to recoil in fright. When he removed his fist, there was a huge cracked dent in the desk.
"NEVER INSULT MY FATHER!!! OR YOU WILL ANSWER TO ME AND MY ARMY OF SERVANTS, WHO WILL TEAR YOU LIMB FROM LIMB!!!" The man roared.
"I apologise Sir, but your father hardly touched the Titans in his day. What makes you think he will do any better now?" Ivan was very sarcastic in his reply, and not wanting to hurt him, the man merely turned to the door.
"My father was a great man in his day. He is still of use to me, and although an overlord of this underworld never lets his guard down, he is my father, and I do care for him. Now, I bid you good day." The man turned to go, but was stopped by a final comment from Ivan.
"You may care about him, - but does he care about you?" Ivan remarked as the man opened the door.
"I know my father more than anyone else on this planet. We trust each other, which is more than you can say for your own slaughtered family." With that, he slammed the door behind him, and turned towards the aged Slade, standing on guard waiting for him at the end of the corridor.
"It did not go well my son?" Slade coolly asked.
"He demands more results, and demands that you are removed from all aspects of the mission. Which, despite your lacking ability in combat, cannot be allowed." The man replied.
"I may have failed in my day, but I know the Titans well enough. I know their strengths, weaknesses, and flaws. " Slade carefully answered.
"Which is why the mission shall continue the way it is. Ivan will wait, wait until I am ready that is."
"To a grand victory son. A victory in which the Titans will finally be gone." The old gleam was back in Slade's eye.
"Until then…" His son responded dangerously.
"Okay. What's wrong?" Kiya prodded her uneasy mother, who, upon first hearing Kiya's words, broke up into laughter.
"What?! What'd I say?" The girl looked strangely at the laughing demon, as she slightly backed away.
"Sorry, it's just…you sound so much like your dad. He always said something like that. Never did learn the art of being subtle." Getting what the joke was, Kiya equally laughed, until mother and daughter were giggling like school girls. As the laughter died down, Kiya asked her question again.
"No, honestly, what's wrong? You look, well, bummed."
"Nothing for you to worry about. Although I have a certain inkling as to what might be up with my poor body at the moment." Raven slyly replied.
"What? What's up with you? Other than the fact that you're normally moody."
"Kiya! That's for me to know, and for you to find out when I'm sure that's what's wrong with me."
"Titans! Trouble! Quickly! Is Kiya coming or staying?" Robin burst in on the two, shouting his orders.
"Depends on who, or what it is." Raven reacted.
"Don't know yet. Doesn't appear to be too strong though." Robin motioned towards the door. "Come on, lets go."
"Well? Can I?" Kiya asked.
"Okay, you can come. But only if you promise to do whatever any of us tell you, it could save your life. "
"Promise." Kiya smiled.
"Then come on, we've got work to do." Raven got up from her seat, and rushed after Robin, followed by Kiya.
The streets were filled with screaming people, as Shinta, also known as the Dark Goddess amongst her fellow villains, released her dark minions upon the world. Bearing the dark powers of resurrecting lost souls, and using them as pawns for her own means, she was a very formidable and possibly fatal woman to mess with.
Her current mission was simple, - destroy the Titans, and take the girl. But kill the girl's parents, and she would be killed herself in a matter of hours.
"Titans, GO!" Her trail of thought was disturbed by the faint, but clear shout from Robin, as the Titans made their way towards Shinta.
"Ahh, the Teen Titans. I was wondering when you'd appear." Shinta's drawl was very similar to that of Slade's, pride and self-worship standing out in her voice.
"Shinta, the Dark Goddess. I was wondering if we'd ever meet in person." Raven retorted.
"Dude, you know this girl?!" Beast Boy asked. Shinta gave a snort of disgust.
"My name is in every historical book there is in the demonic world. I may be no more than a half breed, but at least I'm something…" Her last words were deliberately aimed at Raven, who snarled in anger at the offending phrase.
"Just because I actually have a conscience doesn't mean I'm any less than you are. And besides, I'm not the one committing mass destruction of the city." Raven retorted.
"Whatever. Just shut up, and give me the girl already." Shinta snapped back in rage.
"Over our dead bodies." Raven slyly replied. "Bring it on." Her smile showed eagerness to get back into the action.
Shinta's answer was a blast of fire, that shot from her hand. Raven blocked it, protecting the entire group.
"Kiya, stay close. Don't put yourself in danger." Raven ordered, as the Titans moved into position for a fight.
"Titans! GO!" Robin yelled, as they swung themselves into the action.
By the time Shinta had brought everyone, apart from Beast Boy, Kiya and a somewhat partially knocked out Robin, to the ground, she was extremely pissed off with the whole affair. Both Starfire and Cyborg had thrown up a fairly good match, Star attacking from the air, getting some good hits in, before Shinta raised demons from the dead, and brought the alien down in a matter of seconds. Cyborg, only having the advantages of his own body, as well as his sheer size, was no match for the graceful villain, who side-stepped every attack with the air and elegance of a cat.
Raven provided Shinta slightly more of a battle, using not only her powers, but the slight edge of telepathy that years of experiments had given her. But without the aided souls of the dead, Raven was overcome by the shadows, horrific memories triggered by the dead forcing her into submission. They surrounded the traumatised demon, sharing the warmth of the human blood she carried in her veins. Had it not been for Robin's quick actions, distracting the dead souls, Raven would have most likely had the life and blood sucked out of her. She had then collapsed, overcome by the trauma.
That left only Beast Boy, Robin and Kiya. Kiya, who had loyally never left her father's side, finally understood what being a superhero was like. You didn't just waltz in, save the day, and get praise and glory. Kiya realised that now. She had been lulled into a sense of safety, a world which she thought was safe, but her parents hadn't quite got that far in informing her about that. Now she knew, and also gathered quite quickly that if she was going to survive, use of her powers and abilities was going to be a great asset.
"Hand over the girl, and I won't torture you to death, - just kill you." Shinta snarled.
"Get real Shinta, we're not just gonna hand her over like that." Robin retorted.
Shinta didn't answer, she merely swung for Robin, her fist connecting with his head, and sending him flying towards the ground. Beast Boy, who rammed her from behind as a rhino, wasn't expecting her next move, - raising a few more demons, and setting them on the changeling. Overwhelmed by the dead, BB was unable to get free, as Shinta turned towards a very scared looking Kiya.
"Now my dear, I think you'll come with me…" The villain advanced, moving to grab Kiya's arm. Something snapped within the terrified girl, and suddenly she glanced around her.
Nobody was left to protect her. She was alone, and it was time to defend herself. Remembering what her mother had taught her, she summoned a small ball of energy in the palm of her hand, lightening flashes darting and surrounding the little ball.
"What the…" Shinta was taken aback by the little energy ball, and Kiya's sudden burst of confidence.
"Take a hint." The girl added, chucking the ball at Shinta. It took a direct hit, given added accuracy with the enemy's distraction. Shinta screamed, Kiya taking advantage of her pain, and falling back to check a rather dazed Robin.
"You little bitch!!" The demon cried through gritted teeth. She got to say no more, as Beast Boy, in full tiger form, and very pissed off, lunged from behind, pinning her to the floor. The tiger had a much bigger size than any other big cat, with long, sabre-toothed-tiger fangs, and very sharp claws that left long, deep scratch marks in Shinta's shoulders and thighs. The most incredible thing was the way his fur seemed to have a 'wet' look to it, added by sharp plates along his back. Three streamlined tails whipped in fury, the fur along his shoulders and the back of his neck bristling in anger.
Shinta took one look at the fangs, and quickly used a dead soul to distract, and get the tiger off her. Beast Boy however, didn't want to play. Within seconds, the skeleton-like creature was torn into a thousands pieces, as the changeling turned and roared in annoyance and rage. He slammed into Shinta, taking every hit she threw at him, Kiya and Robin watching in awe as he gradually overpowered and wore down the demon. This was further added by the many nasty bites and deep scratches he left on her battered body, as he rammed her into walls, bit and clawed her, and reared like a horse, only to come crashing down on top of Shinta, pinning her painfully to the ground. His power was above hers, and the speed and gracefulness he added was enough to crush her.
Eventually, realising she was outnumbered and overpowered, Shinta quickly fell back, gathering her army of dead souls, and mysteriously vanishing like magic into the dark shadows. Beast Boy merely relaxed, as Robin and Kiya quickly ran around, checking everyone was alright. In general, everyone was mainly recovered, even Raven, who'd calmed down, and realised reality was a good thing to be in.
The battle was over, but the war was just beginning…
The Titans dragged their tired and battle worn bodies into the tower, Kiya in a reasonably good condition considering that she had just faced her first major fight. The night had dragged over into the early hours of the morning by that time, and everyone was bitterly cold and exhausted.
"Can we go to bed or what?" Kiya asked sleepily.
"Go on scram. We'll be following shortly anyway." Beast Boy replied, yawning himself. This yawn was accompanied by a stretch, causing Raven to poke the changeling gently in the stomach, tickling and startling him. Raven merely giggled, before rubbing her eyes and collapsing on the sofa.
"Hey! What was that for?!" Beast Boy complained.
"No apparent reason." Raven replied.
"Okay, who ate all the ice cream? " Star asked, from where she was bent over the freezer of the fridge.
"Not me…" Robin answered.
"Nuh uh." Came a grunt from Cyborg.
"Wasn't me…" Raven added.
"I'm a vegan, remember? Ice cream has milk in it!" Beast Boy shook his head, before heading for the door. "Come on, I'm going to bed."
"Yeah, and why would you want ice cream right now Star?" Cyborg queried, whilst following Beast Boy.
"See you tomorrow…." Raven called, yawning and taking a different exit from the room. This left Robin and Starfire alone, who merely looked at each other. Starfire could only look for a few mere minutes, before the coldness of the open freezer forced her to look away. Robin simply sighed, and turned to go, silently brushing a tear away.
If only things were so simple…. Star thought, closing the freezer door, and carefully following.
The night was surprisingly humid considering the cold temperatures. Everyone turned and tossed, no matter where they were, or who they were with. Raven and Beast Boy were quite uneasy, and not very sleepily in particular, after all they were sharing the same bed. Raven was pretty certain she was hallucinating, as strange thoughts and feelings kept wandering in and out of her head. On top of that, she hadn't been feeling too good that week anyway.
God, I feel really ill…Must of caught a bug or something…Still feel extremely nauseous…The intense heat did not help, and she was certain that she was going to throw up in a few minutes. Beast Boy was turning a lot beside her, but for some reason, she didn't want him there, she didn't want his company.
Maybe something cold will help…Like ice cream or otherwise….Hang on a minute…
Realisation dawned in her mind, and she sat up with a jolt, nudging Beast Boy awake beside her.
"Hey, what's going on? Why are you still awake?" Beast Boy mumbled below his girlfriend. She turned to him, breathing deeply as she replied.
"I…I think I'm pregnant."
Castles: Whoa, Raven pregnant? Now that's a shock! And Beast Boy said he forgave her…but did he completely forgive her? Hmm… I have been away on my hols for a week tho, and I've had a really bad writer's block, so I haven't updated for you, I'm really sorry.
Kitty: There's gonna be a lot of explaining in the next chappie, and Kiya's gonna get a mouthful from Mum….
Castles: C ya when we update!