Chapter III: Death Visits Again
Starfire sat by the window, looking outside. The door still zapped constantly, and it took loud voices to talk over it. Raven was meditating, and Cy and BB were arguing about what to eat. Starfire couldn't eat. Robin had just died two days ago. There wasn't even a body left. She just wasn't hungry. The only reason she had had breakfast was Raven had forced her to. Raven, despite her darkness, was a good friend to have around.
She looked back out the window. The city was peaceful, unlike the tower. Suddenly, Raven collapsed on the ground. BB helped her up, and Cy and Starfire gathered around.
"He's here," Raven said, and stood up, running over to window. The three titans followed her, and looked out the window. A hole was forming in the sky. A small sailboat passed through, with only Fayrii aboard.
"Fayrii does not know about the evil figures!" Starfire shouted, and instantly the four titans began yelling warnings and waving their hands. Fayrii landed the boat, and jumped off. He looked up at the titans, and mistook the gesture. Smiling, he waved back, and then walked in the front door.
"Fayrii is going to die like Robin!" Starfire cried, and tears began running down her face again. However, Fayrii was a fighter from birth, and the instant he stepped in the tower he sensed something was wrong. The Titans should have come to greet him. He tiptoed up the flights of stairs, looking around cautiously. Someone was watching him.
In the kitchen, Raven slapped herself on the forehead. "I'm an idiot. I'll warn him with psychic. Hold hands, everyone," Raven ordered. The four formed a circle, and Raven's black psy lit up.
Fayrii was in the living room, next to the kitchen, when he heard the message from the titans, Fayrii, look out! Dark figures will kill you like they did Robin!
Figures came out from the darkness, surrounding Fayrii. The Titans ran to the door and opened a 2 foot square glass panel, to watch.
"So, you killed Robin, and you're gonna try to kill me?" Fayrii asked coolly. His left hand with the black glove created a black magic ball. The figures moved closer.
"Not going to happen," Fayrii said, and the figures leaped at him. Fayrii's black magic ball was thrown, and it exploded with a brilliant black, only consuming the figures. More figures appeared, and Fayrii jumped at them, shredding with his ever deadly sharp claws. They tore through them, killing, but no blood poured. Fayrii's eyes became consumed with blue, and he tilted his head in all directions. The floor rumbled and cracked in two with each direction, a blue line going up it. A black, white and blue aura surrounded Fayrii. He shot white magic, and raptors came to life, ripping through figures. Furniture moved around and attacked more figures. More figures continued to pour.
Then Fayrii simply vanished. The figures stood, puzzled, holding off attacks from his creations. Then Fayrii appeared in the middle of them, and dropped a psy ball. It erupted in an amazing small blue explosion. A blue shockwave sped through the room, ripping figures in two. The figures finally stopped pouring. Fayrii ceased his onslaught, and the raptors disappeared, while the sofa returned to normal. Figures faded away into nothingness. Fayrii stood victorious, grinning widely. The titans simoultaneously gave a sigh of relief, and Fayrii began to walk over. He didn't see the evil man from Star's dreams creeping up behind him with a knife.
"Fayrii, behind you!" Starfire shrieked. Fayrii stopped and began to turn, but the man jumped up and slit Fayrii's throat. Fayrii's eyes widened, and he turned around, his right hand holding his throat. With blue blood spurting from his neck, Fayrii shot black beams at the man. The man dodged them, and ran up. Before Fayrii could fire again, the man ran the knife up Fayrii's stomach, the handle almost buried in. Fayrii's eyes widened more, and blood poured freely from his stomach and throat. Fayrii coughed up more blue blood, and the man stood in front of him, grinning fiercely. Starfire screamed, Raven's eyes widened, and BB and Cyborg had to grab Starfire to stop her from going into the living room.
Fayrii fell to his knees, and looked up at the grinning man. Suddenly, Fayrii jumped up and shot a black beam at the man's head. It ripped through him, blowing up his head. Fayrii then fell, dead.
The Titans stopped and watched. Fayrii was dead, killing the enemy. Starfire started crying terribly, and Raven muttered, "No, no, no, no, no, no..."
Cyborg sat down, and Beast Boy sat next to him. "Dude...he...he...can't be..." Beast Boy stumbled.
"Nothing could...kill him," Cyborg finished. Starfire looked back out at Fayrii's body. The man's body was still standing. Then it bulged at the neck. Another head replaced the one that was lost. The new head looked at Starfire lustfully.
Starfire screamed, and shut the glass panel firmly. The others immediately stood and walked over to her. "What is it, Star?" Cyborg asked.
"The evil man's head grew back," Starfire whispered, and went to huddle in a corner on the floor.
As night approached, Cyborg checked the living room. The figures had returned. Cyborg restarted the zapper, and all night, it was heard. Fayrii's efforts had amounted to nothing. He was dead in vain.
Starfire's eyes were extremely sore, red, and dry. She was not used to this. She never remembered anyone before actually dying.
Morning came cruelly, and none of the Titans had slept. Cyborg had plugged into the wall, and stood by the door. Raven's eyes drooped, and she tried to meditate. BB went check the food supply.
"Uh, guys?" he said. The others looked at him. Starfire knew it would be bad news, and she didn't want to hear it.
"We're outta food," he said. Raven groaned softly, and sat. Cyborg simply continued to recharge. Starfire stood and looked out the window. BB went and sat next to Raven, allowing her to rest her head on his shoulder.
"What are we going to do, friends?" Starfire asked. No one had a reply. Until a banging was heard at the door.
"The electric guard's dead, they're breaking in!" Cyborg shouted, and the four ran to the opposite side, ready to fight. The door broke down. Cyborg shot a plasma blast, Raven fired short psy blasts, Starfire threw starbolts, and Beast Boy threw whatever came to hand. Figures were hit, but it seemed to go right through them.
The figures formed two large hands, and they grabbed Cyborg. Cyborg shouted, and shot plasma blasts everywhere at them. The others ran up and tried to help. A third hand knocked them away. Cyborg was dragged out of sight, and his screaming suddenly stopped. The horrid noise of metal parts being ripped was heard, then a clunk. Beast Boy risked looking. All that remained of Cyborg was metal parts. Beast Boy yelled in horror, and the hands split back into figures. They charged. Beast Boy changed into a dinosaur, and swung his tail at them, knocking them into the wall. Raven and Starfire ran up to him.
A laser blast hit a screaming BB. He caught fire instantaneously, and yelled in pain and fear as fire rippled through his body. After two seconds, the fire vanished, and all that was left of the shape-shifter was a pile of ash.
Raven stood numb with shock, her purple eyes wide. Then she screamed and walked backwards. Starfire recovered temporarily, and grabbed Raven, bringing her against the wall. The figures slowly crept forward toward them.
(A/N: I don't believe I have the nerve to do this.)
Starfire sat by the window, looking outside. The door still zapped constantly, and it took loud voices to talk over it. Raven was meditating, and Cy and BB were arguing about what to eat. Starfire couldn't eat. Robin had just died two days ago. There wasn't even a body left. She just wasn't hungry. The only reason she had had breakfast was Raven had forced her to. Raven, despite her darkness, was a good friend to have around.
She looked back out the window. The city was peaceful, unlike the tower. Suddenly, Raven collapsed on the ground. BB helped her up, and Cy and Starfire gathered around.
"He's here," Raven said, and stood up, running over to window. The three titans followed her, and looked out the window. A hole was forming in the sky. A small sailboat passed through, with only Fayrii aboard.
"Fayrii does not know about the evil figures!" Starfire shouted, and instantly the four titans began yelling warnings and waving their hands. Fayrii landed the boat, and jumped off. He looked up at the titans, and mistook the gesture. Smiling, he waved back, and then walked in the front door.
"Fayrii is going to die like Robin!" Starfire cried, and tears began running down her face again. However, Fayrii was a fighter from birth, and the instant he stepped in the tower he sensed something was wrong. The Titans should have come to greet him. He tiptoed up the flights of stairs, looking around cautiously. Someone was watching him.
In the kitchen, Raven slapped herself on the forehead. "I'm an idiot. I'll warn him with psychic. Hold hands, everyone," Raven ordered. The four formed a circle, and Raven's black psy lit up.
Fayrii was in the living room, next to the kitchen, when he heard the message from the titans, Fayrii, look out! Dark figures will kill you like they did Robin!
Figures came out from the darkness, surrounding Fayrii. The Titans ran to the door and opened a 2 foot square glass panel, to watch.
"So, you killed Robin, and you're gonna try to kill me?" Fayrii asked coolly. His left hand with the black glove created a black magic ball. The figures moved closer.
"Not going to happen," Fayrii said, and the figures leaped at him. Fayrii's black magic ball was thrown, and it exploded with a brilliant black, only consuming the figures. More figures appeared, and Fayrii jumped at them, shredding with his ever deadly sharp claws. They tore through them, killing, but no blood poured. Fayrii's eyes became consumed with blue, and he tilted his head in all directions. The floor rumbled and cracked in two with each direction, a blue line going up it. A black, white and blue aura surrounded Fayrii. He shot white magic, and raptors came to life, ripping through figures. Furniture moved around and attacked more figures. More figures continued to pour.
Then Fayrii simply vanished. The figures stood, puzzled, holding off attacks from his creations. Then Fayrii appeared in the middle of them, and dropped a psy ball. It erupted in an amazing small blue explosion. A blue shockwave sped through the room, ripping figures in two. The figures finally stopped pouring. Fayrii ceased his onslaught, and the raptors disappeared, while the sofa returned to normal. Figures faded away into nothingness. Fayrii stood victorious, grinning widely. The titans simoultaneously gave a sigh of relief, and Fayrii began to walk over. He didn't see the evil man from Star's dreams creeping up behind him with a knife.
"Fayrii, behind you!" Starfire shrieked. Fayrii stopped and began to turn, but the man jumped up and slit Fayrii's throat. Fayrii's eyes widened, and he turned around, his right hand holding his throat. With blue blood spurting from his neck, Fayrii shot black beams at the man. The man dodged them, and ran up. Before Fayrii could fire again, the man ran the knife up Fayrii's stomach, the handle almost buried in. Fayrii's eyes widened more, and blood poured freely from his stomach and throat. Fayrii coughed up more blue blood, and the man stood in front of him, grinning fiercely. Starfire screamed, Raven's eyes widened, and BB and Cyborg had to grab Starfire to stop her from going into the living room.
Fayrii fell to his knees, and looked up at the grinning man. Suddenly, Fayrii jumped up and shot a black beam at the man's head. It ripped through him, blowing up his head. Fayrii then fell, dead.
The Titans stopped and watched. Fayrii was dead, killing the enemy. Starfire started crying terribly, and Raven muttered, "No, no, no, no, no, no..."
Cyborg sat down, and Beast Boy sat next to him. "Dude...he...he...can't be..." Beast Boy stumbled.
"Nothing could...kill him," Cyborg finished. Starfire looked back out at Fayrii's body. The man's body was still standing. Then it bulged at the neck. Another head replaced the one that was lost. The new head looked at Starfire lustfully.
Starfire screamed, and shut the glass panel firmly. The others immediately stood and walked over to her. "What is it, Star?" Cyborg asked.
"The evil man's head grew back," Starfire whispered, and went to huddle in a corner on the floor.
As night approached, Cyborg checked the living room. The figures had returned. Cyborg restarted the zapper, and all night, it was heard. Fayrii's efforts had amounted to nothing. He was dead in vain.
Starfire's eyes were extremely sore, red, and dry. She was not used to this. She never remembered anyone before actually dying.
Morning came cruelly, and none of the Titans had slept. Cyborg had plugged into the wall, and stood by the door. Raven's eyes drooped, and she tried to meditate. BB went check the food supply.
"Uh, guys?" he said. The others looked at him. Starfire knew it would be bad news, and she didn't want to hear it.
"We're outta food," he said. Raven groaned softly, and sat. Cyborg simply continued to recharge. Starfire stood and looked out the window. BB went and sat next to Raven, allowing her to rest her head on his shoulder.
"What are we going to do, friends?" Starfire asked. No one had a reply. Until a banging was heard at the door.
"The electric guard's dead, they're breaking in!" Cyborg shouted, and the four ran to the opposite side, ready to fight. The door broke down. Cyborg shot a plasma blast, Raven fired short psy blasts, Starfire threw starbolts, and Beast Boy threw whatever came to hand. Figures were hit, but it seemed to go right through them.
The figures formed two large hands, and they grabbed Cyborg. Cyborg shouted, and shot plasma blasts everywhere at them. The others ran up and tried to help. A third hand knocked them away. Cyborg was dragged out of sight, and his screaming suddenly stopped. The horrid noise of metal parts being ripped was heard, then a clunk. Beast Boy risked looking. All that remained of Cyborg was metal parts. Beast Boy yelled in horror, and the hands split back into figures. They charged. Beast Boy changed into a dinosaur, and swung his tail at them, knocking them into the wall. Raven and Starfire ran up to him.
A laser blast hit a screaming BB. He caught fire instantaneously, and yelled in pain and fear as fire rippled through his body. After two seconds, the fire vanished, and all that was left of the shape-shifter was a pile of ash.
Raven stood numb with shock, her purple eyes wide. Then she screamed and walked backwards. Starfire recovered temporarily, and grabbed Raven, bringing her against the wall. The figures slowly crept forward toward them.
(A/N: I don't believe I have the nerve to do this.)