Satan's Child
Castles: This is the part where it starts to get juicy! I have several of the next few chapters lined up and already planned out, and if you refer back any of my previous Teen Titan stories, you may pick up that I've 'taken' some of the original ideas from it! I'm committing an act of plagiarism on myself! And if you've ever watched Buffy the Vampire Slayer, then you'll recognise some of the bits in here. Changed, but 'borrowed' from Buffy!
Kitty: :-D We like that one. You're not going to sue yourself, - are you?
Castles: No, but I need to go find my plot planning book, so that I can plan out the chapters!===
Change-Of-Heart2: Don't worry, this is the part where lots begins to happen, - and the whole background plot begins to emerge! Plus, you get to find out a bit more about Shinta's mysterious boss!
Evil Knievel: Plenty of action in this chapter! You have good ideas, I like it! And baby making! Yay! Rae is 6 months pregnant now, so Star and Robin will have to wait a while…
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Kitty: Castles does not own the Teen Titans, or Buffy the Vampire Slayer and anything relating to it…She owns only Shinta, Shinta's mysterious boss, and Satan's Sign, NOT Brother Blood…
Castles: Whoa, go read 'The Lies Beneath' by ChocolateCurlz. I've just read the latest chapter, and I'm on the edge! It has a really good storyline!!! Uh, on with the ficcie?
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==1 Month Later==
"We have to find them!" Cyborg protested, striding up and down the lounge.
"We don't even know where they are!! Or who took them!!" Raven snapped from beside him, causing him to jump, and move away from her.
"Whoa, easy, both of you. We can't just go out and 'try' to find them, we could get killed!" Beast Boy, who had surprisingly taken on the role of peacekeeper, and partially the role of leader, intervened, making both back away. Everybody had been edgy throughout the half a month that had past, Beast Boy was worried in particular, Raven more moody as well.
Perhaps the best, and worst thing was that the true demonic nature of Kiya's powers had started to come out, as she was accidentally blowing up things, and constantly getting told off by her mother. But she'd learnt to respect that, after all, there was only 3 months left 'til the baby's birth.
"Hey guys, why don't we just cool it for a while? I mean, it's me they're after, not Robin and Starfire. It's clear they're going to try and trade them in for me." Kiya's voice was quieter than normal, meaning to suggest, not annoy or aggravate.
"She has a good point. " Raven whispered loudly.
The sound of breaking glass as a window shattered made everybody jump. A small, black box shined below the lights of the lounge, scratches lining the varnished surface. Cyborg ran a finger across the lid, before gently teasing it open.
"What's in there?" Kiya asked.
"A ransom note. For Robin and Star." He answered grimly.
"What do they want?" Beast Boy snarled through gritted teeth.
"Kiya." The hybrid softly whispered. "And a cult called Satan's Sign has them."
"They are so dead…" Raven casually added, forming a fist with her right hand.
"It says to come to the rooftop of the tower at 1 am. They'll be waiting for us."
"Should I stay down here then?" Kiya enquired.
"Sorry, but, we'll need you for bait, and we're not giving you to them, no matter what." Beast Boy reassured.
"Lets hope you're right." Raven solemnly remarked.
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By the early hours of the morning, everyone was shattered, Kiya curled up and fast asleep next to her mother, leaning gently against her side. Sure enough, as clocks far off in the distance chimed 1 o clock, a helicopter could be heard in the distance, coming into view through the cloudy skies, landing squarely on the helicopter pad there.
"Show us the girl." A voice called out from the helicopter.
"Only if you show us Robin and Star!" Cyborg shouted out in reply.
"Very well." The voice returned.
Within the next two minutes, the two captives were dragged sleepily from the plane, and forced in front of the still whirring blades that sent blasts of wind across the rooftop. Equally, the Titans stepped out, Kiya carefully guarded in between her parents.
"Well? Give us the girl, and we'll give you back your friends." Called a military looking man who stood next to the two.
"In the middle. We'll exchange then." Beast Boy ventured.
"As you wish." The man replied, shoving Robin and Star forwards. Worry still within her, Kiya also stepped forwards, equal fear inside he parents.
"They are between us. Now let us exchange." With his words, Kiya turned back to the group behind her, giving a small nod. At a return nod, she turned back, confidence building within. As the men stepped forward, the young changeling leant towards Robin and Starfire, taking hold of their wrists.
"Please trust me, and we'll get through this." She whispered. When the two nodded in a silent reply, she took a tight grip, and swung them behind her, refusing to release her grip. As she was still attached, all three tumbled forwards and crashed into the group of remaining Titans.
"They tricked us! Get the girl!" The men shouted, running towards the dishevelled bundle lying on the hard concrete ground.
"Move! Get Kiya inside!" Raven yelled back to Cyborg. He took Kiya immediately, setting her down inside the doorway. But the soldiers were too quick, lunging for the remaining dazed Titans. Beast Boy reared up as a tiger, growling and scratching, but was knocked down by the oncoming men. They aimed for Raven, who used her powers to brush them away.
"Behind her! Now!" Voices echoed on the wind, and Raven didn't see the man behind, who smacked his rifle across her head. She slumped forwards, and in two seconds, backup came to the lone man, as they attached metal cuffs to each of her wrists. Raven, who had only been dazed, regained consciousness rather quickly, finding herself surrounded by the soldiers, - the metal cuffs blocking her powers, leaving her vulnerable and defencelessness.
"Raven!" Robin shouted, trying to push his way through the many soldiers. There was too many, and within seconds, the frightened demon was pulled onto the helicopter, men holding the remaining Titans off.
"NO! RAVEN!" Robin and Beast Boy yelled in unison. In two seconds, any left over soldiers had boarded the copter, which was in the middle of taking flight, and the Titans were left dazed, and injured.
"Raven…" Beast Boy whispered, sinking down at the edge of the tower, tears silently dropping from his green eyes as he watched the helicopter take off into the distance. "I promise I'll get you back, I promise…"
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Raven was not happy at all. She was a born fighter, and the men had a hard time holding her down. Just getting the wrist cuffs on to seal off her powers was enough, they couldn't chain her to the sides of the plane no matter what. Eventually, it was only when one of the soldiers gave her a rough smash around the head that she slumped to the floor, unconscious and with a nasty cut to her forehead, that they were able to chain her up properly.
"Finally. I thought you'd never get her under control." Came the drawled voice of Slade's son from the front of the craft.
"Deathstroke, she has a very strong willed character. I almost feel for her, but that is not allowed." Came the reply of a man rubbing some scratch marks from Raven.
"Hmm, yes these things are very difficult. And I highly doubt that she will be any less dangerous when tied up at the tower. " Deathstroke, having taken the name from his father's past, often lived up to his name, bringing death to others, striking them down, and impaling them to death. Sadly for him, he was going to have to watch her bleed to death, and destroying the world with it, but still, these things had their advantages.
"Approaching HQ now." The captain called automatically from his seat beside Deathstroke.
"Huh…ow…" Raven stirred from her position, trying to rub her aching head, but found she couldn't with her hands chained tightly above her. The demon struggled to free them, panic settling within her.
"Now, now my dear, don't panic. You're only going to die, nothing much." Deathstroke laughed sarcastically as he strode to stand in front of the terrified woman, her breaths coming in fast and slightly harsh.
"Oh yeah…dying isn't much, - is it?" She replied, with her eyes looking towards the floor." And you can kill me, or anybody you like. You'll never get Kiya, so you can hand her over to Business Enterprise.. Beast Boy will defend her till he breaths his last breath. " She raised her head proudly, focusing her gaze on the tall villain in front of her.
He slapped her across the cheek, hard. A red mark came up almost immediately. "Oh but my dear, you are very much mistaken. I don't want Kiya, she was merely bait. Bait to get you my sweet. And I'm certainly not giving you to Business Enterprise, I'm shipping you to Brother Blood, or Satan's Sign as they're more commonly known. " He smiled, as realisation dawned in Raven's mind, the demon finally understanding why she was wanted by Brother Blood.
"Now do you get it? That pathetic daughter of yours will be killed along with your boyfriend." He laughed again, fresh fear playing through her mind.
"Kiya's not Satan's Child…I am….I'm Satan's Child…And Brother Blood…They want to resurrect Satan…" Raven stammered, as she finally comprehended with her role, and everybody else's roles in the evil plan.
"Well done. I thought you'd never get it. " Deathstroke laughed again, this time throwing back his head and roaring with laughter.
"But why Brother Blood? Why not Business Enterprise? " She managed to say, her mind slowly going into shock.
"Why? Why give you to Business Enterprise, and only gain money, when if I give you to Satan's Sign, why I'll get money, and a chance to take over the world!" He declared with anticipation.
"You'll never get away with it. Want me to tell you why, as it's what all the good guys say without a good reason?" Raven snarled from the floor.
"Go on then. Tell me. Why won't I get away with it?" He answered in a bored tone.
"Because Trigon is dead. And when a demon is dead, you can't resurrect them. And even if you could, the other Titans will come to my rescue. " She retorted, pushing against her bonds.
"Oh believe me, there is a way to ensure Trigon the Terrible is reborn. And that is to use your blood to initiate a ritual that will bring Trigon to Earth, - or what will be left of it, as the ritual alone will bring mass destruction to the world. Unfortunately, you will die a rather painful and tortured death in the process, along with your unborn child. " He smirked with glee, as a look of horror crept across her face.
"Oh fucking hell…What if I commit suicide in the meantime? " She piped up. This earned her another slap, which broke the skin across her cheek.
"Say anything like that again, and I promise your baby is as good as dead before you even get as far as the ritual." He spat in anger. "And we need your blood, so if you stick a knife in yourself, that's fine, cause that's all we need. Killing you is much easier if it's done by the ritual, and it also strengthens it as well."
"Ensuring that Trigon will come to Earth. Great, remind me to chuck myself off a cliff so you never find my dead body." She sarcastically commented. He aimed to kick at her stomach with this, but she merely closed her eyes and prayed. Sure enough, the young child pushed up a protective shield, meaning that the villain's kick got him nowhere.
"Forgot to tell you that they can defend themselves when not being sacrificed in life or death rituals." She added, further angering Deathstroke.
"But then my dear, who's going to protect you?" He reminded her with a satisfied smile.
"Oh shit…" She remarked, biting her lower lip in worry.
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By the next evening, in the blood stained HQ of Satan's Sign, Raven was extremely beaten and battered, ready to give up and curl up into a ball and die. Her child was fine, she could sense that, her baby bump ever prominent inside the small dingy cell she was in. Outside the tiny, barred window, bright lights shone through, dancing off the walls. Although she couldn't see it, the lights were from the flickering flames of fires and constant sparks, as a huge construction took form in the courtyard outside the cell.
She herself was chained by her wrists to the wall, the height forcing her to stand, which was very tiring. Her stomach was beginning to complain from lack of food, the edge of the window above her head digging into the back of her skull. She was alerted from her slight doze by footsteps echoing down the long corridor.
"She is in here Master, all tied up as you asked." A male voice boomed down the corridor.
"Excellent. Take her to the tower, and prepare her for the ritual." A more aged voice sounded from beside the first, Raven picking up signs of the cell door being swung open, the rusty hinges squeaking slightly.
Within the next 5 minutes, Raven was roughly taken from her cell, and pulled along down the stone corridors. The flickering lights grew brighter as they took her closer and closer to the ragged cloth that served as a door to the prisons there. As they shoved the cloth aside, and pushed Raven forwards, her eyes widened in horror as she saw what was standing in the middle of the courtyard.
A huge tower stood there, many hundreds of men all over it like a swarm of bees. It was practically built, but from what Raven could see, it was extremely unstable. At the top, two huge platform extended in opposite directions like diving boards at a swimming pool. At one end, to Raven's right, a small, blonde haired girl stood there, tied up at a huge level above the ground. The main construction in between held a stairwell, that twisted up to the two ledges. Still in awe, Raven was hauled towards the base of the tower, the stairs approaching her.
It was at this point that sense knocked into the demon's head, as she struggled to get away, despite still being handcuffed , her powers also blocked. The men had a hard time pinning her down, trying to drag her up the steps.
It took them nearly an hour to get the desperate demon up the entire flight of stairs, and carefully manoeuvre her down to the end of the empty platform. Once there, it took a further 10 minutes to tether her arms in the metal cuffs, her frantic cries of despair only gaining her rough clouts around the head.
"I wouldn't bother complaining or struggling my dear." A deep, familiar voice called on the harsh winds that whistles around them.
"Why would you care, you fucking bastard!" She screamed back at Deathstroke, who stood tall in front of her. "You're the one who's behind me being here in the first place!"
"But don't you see, we do care. We need your blood, and the best way to ensure that Trigon isn't at risk of being destroyed again is to kill you in raising him!" This came from a second voice, who stood behind Deathstroke. This man was much older, appearing to be in his late 50s. His name was Rubinis, head leader of Brother Blood, and determined to get what he wanted.
"I hope the Gods of Azarath have no mercy on you!" She shouted again, trying in vain to get out of her bonds." And I hope you all rot in hell forever!" She added in anger.
The two men looked at each other, both giving equally little titters of amusement. Then they turned, striding off to walk back down the steps.
Raven could only take in deep breaths as the wind whipped around her up on the end of the tower, her heart wishing with all her hope that the Titans would come for her in time.
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Castles: And that, ladies and gentlemen, is what the bad guys are planning to do with Raven! Quick, send BB up to save her!! :D
Kitty: So It wasn't Kiya after all, she was just the bait… Tune in for the next chapter, we promise lots of stuff that sounds remotely like Buffy, but is actually adjusted for our own means…
Castles: C ya when we update! : )