A/N I've been writing a lot this summer... and any character you recognize is not mine, just the story I put them in. R&R and enjoy!
Chapter One: Mary Sue gets Mauled
Dark clouds parted in the black midnight sky revealing a full moon. "Oh Johnny!" the bouncy blonde bombshell gushed, "Tonight is such a perfect night! I still can't believe you're taking little ol' me out to Lover's Lane!"
"Well Mary Sue baby, you are the prettiest girl in school," Johnny said, turning on the radio of his vintage convertible, as they parked at a scenic outlook overlooking the city, deep in the woods. "I like chicks like you, beautiful, smart, popular, captain of the cheerleading squad and you have just enough mystery with your dark past to keep you sexy and interesting."
Mary Sue giggled, "Johnny, you sure know how to impress a girl! Wanna hold hands?"
Johnny flashed his dazzling smile, and brushed back his dark hair with his fingers before putting his hand on Mary Sue's perfectly tanned cheek, "Actually baby, I have something a little more grown up in mind." Johnny kissed her neck.
"Johnny!" Mary Sue pushed him away playfully, "Now I'm a good girl, I don't do that on a first date."
"Sorry baby," Johnny said, "I didn't mean it I..."
Mary Sue giggled and let down her hair, "You silly boy! I was totally kidding!" She let out a playful growl and tackled him as Barry White played on the radio. Suddenly the make out music stopped. "Hey! What gives?"
"We interrupt this song to give an important message. A monster has been spotted in Murphy's Woods near Lover's Lane, I repeat a monster is on the loose near Lover's Lane. People are warned to remain indoors until further notice. If you have to go out, be very careful." The voice on the radio said.
"Whatever," Johnny shrugged before advancing on Mary Sue.
"Johnny!" Mary Sue pushed him back, "That's where we are. I'm scared!" She wrapped her arms around him.
"Oh don't worry Mary Sue," Johnny said, using that as an opportune moment to look down her partially unbuttoned blouse at her ample bosoms, "I'll protect you from any monsters."
Mary Sue looked at him lovingly and wistfully, "You mean it?"
"Of course," Johnny shrugged.
"Then take me home," Mary Sue said, "I don't want to be out here when there's a monster on the loose."
"But baby..."
"Now I mean it Johnny," Mary Sue buttoned up her shirt, "I think we should..." Suddenly there was a sound coming from the bushes. "What was that?"
They looked into the bushes as they started to shake. A low growl could be heard. They jumped at the sound of a twig snapping. "It's the monster!" Johnny and Mary Sue exchanged glances and Johnny turned the keys in the ignition, but the car wouldn't start.
"What do we do?" Mary Sue cried.
Johnny reached for his conveniently placed baseball bat in the back seat, "Maybe it's not the monster. I'm going to check it out."
"Johnny!" Mary Sue called him back, but Johnny flashed her his winning quarterback smile and disappeared into the bushes. "Johnny, come back!"
Suddenly the bushes began to shake violently, and Johnny's terrified screams echoed into the night. Mary Sue shrieked during the commotion until there was silence. Then she heard a low howl.
"Johnny?" Mary Sue cried, "Are...are you all right?" Mary Sue slowly climbed out of the car and called her boyfriend's name again, carefully edging closer to the bushes. Suddenly something jumped out at her. It was the Wolfman. Mary Sue put her hands delicately to her face and screamed, holding her damsel in distress pose as the Wolfman howled.
"Oh please," Raven rolled her eyes, "This has got to be the lamest movie I've ever seen." She put her nose back in her book. "It's not even scary."
"That's the point," Beast Boy said while taking in a few deep breaths to calm his nerves as the movie cut to commercial, "It's a B-movie, they're supposed to be lame."
"Why?" Starfire asked, her face buried in her pillow.
"To give the audience cheap thrills and a few good laughs at the cheesy special effects," Robin explained as Starfire gathered the courage to peak out from the pillow. "It's all in fun."
"Oh I see, fascinating!" Starfire exclaimed. "So then the Wolfman is not real then?"
"Of course it's not real!" Beast Boy exclaimed, "And if it were, I'd show it who's boss. No stupid wolf monster can get past me. I'd turn into an even bigger wolf and..."
"Whatever," Raven shook her head. "Excuse me, I have to go meditate before I go to bed."
"You know Raven, you wouldn't be so miserable if you'd just relax a little," Beast Boy said.
"You know I can't," Raven replied.
"What? You can't relax and have a little bit of fun once in a while?" Beast Boy asked, "I don't see what the big deal is."
"Of course you wouldn't," Raven sighed, "You don't understand, you can't understand. It's easy for you. Excuse me." Raven put her hood up and headed to her room.
Cyborg shook his head, "Don't worry Beast Boy, Raven is just being Raven."
"I know," Beast Boy frowned, "But really, why can't... oh! Shhh! The movie's back on! Oh I love it when there's all night monster movie marathons!"
Robin, Cyborg and Starfire exchanged looks before watching as the Wolfman mauled Mary Sue in an unrealistic bloodbath. Unbeknownst to the other's, Raven lingered for a moment, she frowned at what she heard, not liking what was said, and how quickly she was disregarded. They had no idea. Once she was in her room she sat down in her lotus position and took a glance outside at the full moon. In the distance she heard a wolf howl. She closed her eyes, "Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos." She repeated her mantra over and over until she was deep in meditation so she could fight the evil within her. It was a lot stronger lately and took a lot of energy to keep it inside.
A knock on her door interrupted her meditation. She opened the door to see Starfire, "What?" Raven glared at her.
"There is trouble, we need you, did you not hear the alarm?" Starfire said with a yawn, "It is so late, I was about to go to bed myself." She added noticing the tired and annoyed look on Raven's face.
Meanwhile in the woods just outside the city a young camper barricaded herself inside an outhouse as a giant wolf clawed and howled, trying to force it's way to her. There was something unnatural about the wolf, even though it looked like a regular silver wolf. It was the size; it was much larger than most wolves, and there was something about the eyes and the way it tried to force it's way inside as it gnashed at the door and growled baring long, sharp white and bloody teeth. The wolf finally broke down the door and grabbed the woman, wrapping its mouth over her torso and dragged her out into the open. She screamed until the very end, only growing silent as it bit down on her neck, puncturing her jugular. It tore at her flesh, making her its midnight snack.
Moments later the Titans arrived horrified at the sight. Starfire put her hands to her mouth in horror and looked away. The wolf noticed their presence. It looked into Beast Boy's eyes for a moment, causing him to shiver. Raven raised her hands in concentration as black energy shot out from her hands and wrapped around the wolf, throwing it off the woman. It howled in pain and ran off. Raven and Beast Boy pursued it as the others tended to the woman, but it was clear from the very beginning that they were too late. "Come on," Robin said, "Let's go after that thing."
"When I get my hands on that monster," Cyborg said, "I'm going to kill it."
The others had the same thing in mind as they followed Raven and Beast Boy, who had turned into a wolf himself. They regrouped and looked around. The wolf was remarkably fast and the five Titans lost it. "Now what do we do?" Starfire asked.
"We split up," Robin replied, "That beast just killed a woman, and possibly others. If you find it, destroy it, or if you can at least restrain it so animal control can destroy it properly. An animal that vicious will not make it. Titans, go!"
Starfire and Robin went in one direction, Beast Boy and Cyborg went in another and Raven followed her search towards the ocean shore.
Raven came into a clearing by the beach and looked around. It looked as though the woman was one of many victims. The full moon revealed a trail of blood disappearing into the bushes. Raven followed the trail's crimson glow until she found the shredded carcasses of an old man and his dog. Raven's stomach churned and she backed up. Only a creature of darkness would do that, she knew that a normal wolf was not what she was looking for, normal wolves were not that vicious. She heard a twig snap and turned to the noise, slowly backing up. She levitated a few feet and hovered closer to the shore to get a better view of the bushes. Raven sensed movement in the bushes and heard a low growl. Raven levitated some debris washed up by the ocean waves, preparing to defend herself.
Meanwhile Cyborg and Beast Boy, who turned into a big green bloodhound, followed a scent BB picked up. The trail led them to a cave deep in the woods. Cyborg shined his built in flashlight into the cave, they were horrified at what they saw. The remains of a couple were sprawled out on the ground, ripped apart, a blood trail revealed that they had been dragged in the cave by something ravenous. It smelled as though they were dead for a while, perhaps a day or so. Both Cyborg and Beast Boy felt like they'd lose their lunch. "No wonder they called us instead of animal control. We're dealing with a monster here," Cyborg said.
Beast Boy nodded, not feeling much like talking. He noticed a pendant lying on the ground, covered in dried blood, it was a pewter wolf and probably belonged to the dead woman. He shivered and followed Cyborg as they continued their search.
Robin and Starfire ended up in a campground. Trailers were lined up, lights were on, but no one was outside. "Wise of them to remain indoors," Robin said.
"Robin, I am scared," Starfire said, "That woman... what kind of monster would do that? I did not know wolves were that vicious towards humans. It was my understanding that they hunt smaller animals, correct?"
"Don't worry Starfire," Robin replied, "We're going to make sure that wolf doesn't harm anyone else. You're right about the odd behavior of the wolf, they are supposed to be more afraid of you than you are of it or at least that's what I've always heard. They also travel in packs, but I think this wolf is working on its own. It might be angry that humans are populating their home, or maybe it was protecting some cubs, but there is something not normal about that wolf, something else. Animal control usually deals with this sort of thing. They wouldn't call us unless it was something they can't handle."
"You know," Starfire said, "You do not help to make me feel any better, especially after watching that movie."
"Wolfman's Revenge is just a movie," Robin assured her.
"That may be," a third voice said, "but there is something unnatural about that cursed wolf."
Robin and Starfire turned to see a plump, gruff old man holding a shotgun lingering at his camper door. "Did you see it?" Robin asked.
"Sure did," he replied. "Shot it twice with my rifle. It did nothing, it didn't even injure the creature."
"Are you sure you hit it?" Starfire asked.
He laughed, "The name's Bill Kreiser, NRA target shooting champion Western Division three years in a row missy. I never miss. Even if I wasn't, I know I hit it both times because it still felt it. It gave a pained cry, lay there stunned for a moment and ran off, showing no sign of injury." Bill stepped out of his camper holding an industrial flashlight, "I can show you where it fell."
He led the two Titans to the spot where the giant wolf fell. There was a large pool of blood, partially soaked up by the ground. "That's a lot of blood," Robin nodded. He noticed some gray fur and added, "You definitely hit it."
"When it ran off it went this way," Bill shone his flashlight along where it ran, "Notice anything strange?"
"No blood," Robin murmured, "An injury like that would cause a blood trail." Robin shone his own flashlight around the scene. There was no blood anywhere. "Bizarre."
"I'm no expert, but I think I probably should've used silver bullets," Bill hinted before going back to his trailer.
Meanwhile Raven watched the bushes, behind her some driftwood hovered, cloaked in black, ready to fly at her command should the unnatural beast show itself. The low growl grew louder as it suddenly leaped towards her. Raven stepped back a few steps and threw black driftwood at it. The wolf took the blows like she was throwing paper airplanes at it. Raven ducked and the wolf jumped over her, recovering quickly it turned towards her again. "Azarath, Metrion..." Raven started, but the wolf leapt at her again before she could finish. Its head made contact with her chest and she was thrown backwards. "Oof!" she groaned as the wolf's hard head slammed into her. She twisted her body and threw her hands down to break her fall but she didn't anticipate a steep four foot drop next to her. She went over the ledge and landed awkwardly, rolling closer to shore until her forehead slammed hard against a heavy log, and she lost consciousness.
The wolf growled and slowly crept up towards her motionless form.