Whoa. It's been a loooong time since I've written a chapter. Sorry, yall! I'll make up for it by writing more chapters, how about that?
Chapter 9
Prelude the Face-off
The two Titans pushed aside all thoughts of Trigon, for now. They had to face the immediate problem, which was getting Raven out of the red ball.
"I know how to bust this thing open. "Cyborg growled, activating his sonic cannon. He blasted at the ball, but for all his trouble, nothing happened. The explosion had merely set off a series of ripples along the outside, which disappeared quickly.
Beastboy snickered quietly. Cyborg turned on him.
"Hey man. Why don't you give it a shot?" Cyborg said.
Beastboy twisted his neck, cracking the bones. He flexed his fingers and took deep breaths. Twisting this way and that, he loosened his muscles. Cyborg took a step back, wondering what Beastboy was planning on doing. Beastboy breathed deep, then raised his hands to the side of the orb.
"Open sesame."
Beastboy breathed out. "Well, that's about all I can do." he said cheerily. "Now let's get out of here and get Robin and Starfire to get Raven out."
Beastboy turned, about to march off. Cyborg grabbed him by the back of his shirt.
"We can't."
Beastboy struggled wildly to get out of Cyborg's grip. "We can't what?"
"We can't get out of here. Unless we get Raven out, we're stuck here. And blasting that ball to pieces is looking to be pretty hard right about now."
Beastboy turned around. "Why didn't you tell me that before?!" he said, flailing his arms wildly. "We can't get out of here!"
Cyborg grabbed BB's arms and held them until Beastboy could get a hold on himself. "I didn't know that. I thought we were just gonna get in here, find out what's wrong, and get out. We're just gonna have to give it all we got."
Beastboy ran off, away from Cyborg. He skidded to a stop and faced the ball. Turning into a bull, he snorted and pawed the ground. Setting off at high speed, Beastboy crashed into the ball. The orb barely budged. Beastboy changed back, stars spinning around his head and eyes crossed.
"Nice try man. It ain't gonna work." Cyborg said trying not to smile.
Beastboy got up woozily. "And you couldn't tell me that before I bashed my head." he muttered.
"Hold on. I have an idea." Cyborg opened a panel on his right arm and began pushing buttons furiously. He muttered frantically to himself, shaking his head at times.
Beastboy sighed. "Oh great. Another one who's gone psycho. If this is spreading, I'm outta here."
"I'm not psycho. The last time we battled Trigon, I got a complete scanning of him, side, back, front, the works."
"And where did you get the time to do all that?" Beastboy asked.
Cyborg grinned. "While you were getting your butt kicked. Now, with the scannings I got of Trigon, I can set up a 3D copy of him with my projector."
"And that's gonna do what?" Beastboy said, crossing his arms.
"This ball takes orders from Trigon, right? Well, if it thinks Trigon is here for it, it might be fooled into spitting out Raven."
"Ohhhhh. I knew that."
"Well. Here goes nothing." Cyborg set up his projector. A life-size, 3D of Trigon roared to life. Beastboy cowered behind Cyborg, peeking out from over his shoulder.
The fake Trigon pointed his finger to the ball. The red orb began bubbling, Jets of lights burst from the inside. It vibrated madly. And suddenly, it exploded, Beastboy's and Cyborg's eyes ere blinded from the burst of bright light. As everything came back into view, they realized the ball was gone. So was the fake Trigon. A dark figure was slumped on the ground.
"Raven!" Beastboy cried. He ran to her side, closely followed by Cyborg. Beastboy grabbed Raven's arm. She stirred slowly, then opened her eyes.
"Beastboy? Cyborg? What are you guys doing here?" Raven struggled to sit up.
"We came for you." Cyborg said.
Raven stood up. "I guess you figured out what happened to me."
Beastboy grinned. "Yep. I figured it all out."
Cyborg glared at him. Beastboy faltered. "I mean...he figured it all out. But now we can get out of here, right?" he said hopefully.
"We still can't. As long as Trigon runs free, he could choose to do this all over again. Next time, we might not be so lucky."
Beastboy groaned. "So now we gotta..."
"He's over there. Beyond the tunnel. We have to finish him for good. Or at least stop him for a while. And the sooner the better too."
The three Titans ran off, ready to meet Trigon. Quicker than they thought, they were at the tunnel. Beastboy clung to Raven's side, eyes darting all over the place.
"He's there. He's hidden from us, so we have to be ready for a surprise attack." Raven pointed to the dark cliffs ahead.
Beastboy sighed. "Great. Guys, if something happens to me..."
"Yes?" Raven said quietly.
"Cyborg, you stay away from my funeral."
Muahahaha! Off our heroes go, the battle what lies in the unknown. Oh, and one more thing? Things are gonna be a little more serious from here on in. I mean, they are about to fight Raven's father...