MoonDeity: Ooooo...cliffy! What shall happen? Will Beastboy get plugged? Are the Titans DOOMED? Will Porsche unleash the Ebola on the earth?
Disclaimer: I do not own the Teen Titans, the C.D.C, or USAMRIID.
Claimer: I own the characters Porsche and...the special mystery new character.
Chapter 5:
Mercedes
Raven squeezed her eyes shut, waiting for the bullet to fire. Instant thoughts of regret flashed past her vision. Did she tell him she loved him? She clenched her teeth as she waited for that shot which would not only end Beastboy's life, but hers as well.
"STOP!"
To Raven's surprise, the gun didn't fire, and she heard the weapon being kicked from Porsche's hands. The Goth opened one eye, then the other. Beastboy wasn't shot!
He was lying on the ground. Raven crawled over to him and touched his shoulder. The Changeling's eyes opened and he groaned. Raven supported his head as she stared at the shadowed figure that stopped Porsche.
They had landed across from the villain, and as the shadows melted away from their figure, Porsche's eyes widened.
It was a girl, and the exact opposite of Porsche. Instead of having brown hair with black eyes, boots and shirt, she had black hair and brown eyes, boots, and shirt. Instead of insanity in her eyes, there was warmth and love.
Porsche got up, holding her wrist that appeared to be dislocated. With a sickening crunch, she popped it back into place and flexed it.
"Mercedes, what the hell are you doing here?"
Mercedes, looking uncomfortable, reached into her pocket and pulled out a pair of handcuffs.
"To be honest, Porsche," she said; her voice kind, yet determined. "I am here to put a stop to your chaos."
The villain, still twisting her wrist in the socket, looked bored.
"How funny. Seriously, sister, if you aren't going to tell me, then you might as well get out of here before you contract Ebola."
Over where they lay, Raven and Beastboy were incredibly confused.
"Now hang on a minute!" the Changeling yelled. "SISTER?!?!"
Porsche gestured to Mercedes.
"She's my twin. Do you have a problem with that, spinach boy?"
Beastboy gulped and shook his head, cowering behind Raven. Turning back to her twin, Porsche picked up her gun and reloaded it.
"Put down the gun, Porsche."
"Make me, Mercedes. If you really are here to stop me, then you'll need back up. Or at least sedatives. How to you plan to capture me with a pair of handcuffs? You need to plan out things more, my sister."
Twirling the handcuffs around her index finger, Mercedes hid a smile.
"Now Porsche, before you begin to lecture me, remember how you once told me 'If you can't do it yourself, then get back-up'?"
Porsche raised her eyebrow suspiciously and cocked the gun.
"What of it?"
Mercedes bit her lip to keep from smiling.
"Is the entire USAMRIID biohazard team plus the Center for Disease Control operatives good for back-up? Because as we speak, they are arriving in Jump City."
The gun clattered from Porsche's hands and her mouth swung open as she stared disbelievingly at her twin. Mercedes was looking very pleased with herself.
"You...did....WHAT?!?! I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!!"
Porsche charged at Mercedes like a tiger, claws and all, with fire in her eyes. Mercedes smugly pulled out a small beeper, clicked it, and in an eye blink, four helicopters hovered by the roof edge of the tower. And all four shot darts that hit Porsche in the chest.
Her eyes grew wide in surprise, the darts stopping her charge at Mercedes. She looked down in shock, and then slumped to the floor. Beastboy and Raven looked up from cowering in shock as military men in germ-proof space suits slid down from the helicopters and onto the roof.
Mercedes crossed over to the Titans and helped them up.
"Don't worry," she said as she led them over to where her sister lay. "She'll be okay; the sedatives only last for a few minutes. She'll be thrashing around in no time."
The two Titans looked at the limp Porsche, dreaming sleep-drug ensued dreams. Mercedes patted them on the back and motioned for two biohazard men to come over.
"The city is being restored its power as we speak. The USAMRIID team has already de-activated the electric barrier in your tower and they are evacuating your friends. It's all over," she said soothingly.
She stepped back and left the two heroes clinging to each other. Warm rain slowly began to sprinkle on Jump City as electricity was restored across the bay. Beastboy and Raven fell to their knees holding each other.
"I think its really over, Rae," the Changeling whispered. "It's really over."
To Be Continued...
MoonDeity: WAIT! You can't leave! Don't you want to know if they survive the Ebola? Don't you want to read the "Aftermath"? After all, the Ebola is not picky...and it makes no exceptions, even when it comes to cartoon characters...