O.K., I've seen the Disney movie, "The Tower of Terror", the other day. It was cool for a TVG movie but their story line is different from mine. Oh well. And BeastBoyluver, I'm glad you're doing a comic about the Titans and the Tower of Terror. If you could, can you give me your website address so I can look at your comic? On to Chapter Eight. The Titans fight through hell to find the identity of Malgibon's son. What they might found would shock them.
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Chapter Eight: Thirteenth Floor
Seventh Floor Hallway
Robin: Titans, Go!
All the Titans start fighting the creatures when Robin gave out his battle cry. Robin took out another Bo Staff out of his utility belt (don't ask me why he had a second one) and blocked the attacks from a baton wielding creature. He then used his staff to strike the creature in the gut, then gave it a stiff upper cut. Robin took out a birdarang and stabbed the creature's head with it, killing it in an instant. Starfire used her star bolts to take down the mannequins left to right. An undead bellhop came out of nowhere and holds her for the last of the mannequins. The mannequin jumped towards her, but Starfire used her eye beams to blow up the mannequin. She then stomped her foot on the bellhop's foot, jumped flip over it, and twisted its head around snapping the neck in the process. Cyborg was beating up bellhops and mannequins when a big bloated creature came out from the bloody ground and approached the hybrid. Cyborg activated his sonic cannon and fired it at the bloated creature, creating a hole in its body. Raven created a dome around herself to protect herself from two baton wielding creature. She then used her powers to rip them in half. She let down the dome and threw some pot plants at a couple of dead bellhops. Beast Boy turned into a lion, slashed a bellhop holding a wrench and shaped into a rhino to ram three mannequins. Terra floated some sharp pointed rocks and threw them at three bellhops and two baton-wielding creatures. She dropped her glowing hands to the ground as the floor underneath the bloated creature collapsed, sending it one floor down. LM fired his G36 rifle on anything that moves. An undead bellhop jumped in front of him and struck its hammer down on LM. LM blocked it off with his rifle and gave the creature a stiff hard kick at its gut. So far the team is doing good, unfortunate for them that someone was watching them.
Unknown Location
The mysterious man was watching the Titans on the crystal ball with a small smirk on his face.
???: They are stronger then I thought. Let's see if they can handle my second armada.
Seventh Floor Hallway
The Titans continued their assault on the creatures in the hallway. Starfire and Terra teamed up and fired star bolts and pointy rocks at five bellhops. Cyborg punched a hole through a bloated creature's gut, causing blood to gush out from the insides. Robin threw multiple birdarangs at another bloated creature then threw an exploding disk to finish it off. Raven fired dark like needles out of her fingers and fired them at two bellhops. Beast Boy morphed into a Velociraptor and sliced both bellhops and mannequins to pieces. LM dropped his rifle, took out his Mac 11's out of his trench coat, and took out multiple mannequins. He then backed up behind a room door and kept firing with determination on his face.
LM: Looks like we're winning!
Suddenly two steel like blades went through the door right between LM.
LM: Then again...
LM jumped away from the door as the door got smashed through and a monster with two drumstick arms appeared. LM immediately grabbed his rifle from the floor and fired at the monster. More steel like spikes came down from the ceiling striking the Titans, fortunately they all dodged the attacks and Terra used her powers to collapse the ceiling, revealing more drumstick monsters. Every member tried every known method to take the creatures out but they keep on coming. They all immediately backed away to the service elevator using any type of firepower they had.
Starfire: They're to numerous to fight!
Cyborg: Yeah and the more we take them out, the more they keep coming. What are we going to do?
Robin: We keep fighting until the end.
Just then the service elevator made a ding noise and the doors automatically opened. All the Titans turned their heads and saw another bellhop. But this bellhop wasn't like the undead ones; this one had a face with glasses.
Bellhop: Hurry, you don't have time!
Robin looked back at the monsters then look at the bellhop.
Robin: Titans, fallback!
The team quickly went into the elevator as Robin threw three exploding disks at the monsters. He quickly went into the elevator as the doors immediately close on them. The shaft moved downward but the bellhop pushed the emergency stop button. The elevator made an immediate halt between the sixth and seventh floor.
Bellhop: Phew, that was too close. Are you guys-
The bellhop turned his head only to see LM pointing his pistol at the bellhop's head.
Bellhop: Hey, what's going on?
LM: Let's just say we want to be sure that it's not a trap, like what happened back there.
Robin: You have a point LM. (holding out a birdarang) He did save us, but we don't know if he's on our side.
Bellhop: Please I am on your side, you have to believe me. My name is Dewey Todd; I'm a bellhop at the hotel, and one of the victims from the 1939 incident.
Robin: (looking at Raven) Raven...
Raven closed her eyes and probed Dewey's mind. She then opened her eyes to give the others the answer.
Raven: He's telling the truth. He didn't had anything to do with what happened back there.
Both LM and Robin dropped their weapons and gave a suspicious look.
LM: O.K. Dewey, thanks for saving us back there.
Dewey Todd: You guys were out numbered, I had to do something.
Starfire: That is true, the undead army were too strong and we had no other choice.
Terra: Tell me about it. Those drumstick freaks almost got me last night. I don't want that to happen to me again.
Robin: O.K. team let's not talk this over, right now we have to get to the basement to find some clues on this Icalbob fellow.
Dewey Todd: Oh I think I can help you on that.
All the Titans: (looking at Dewey) You can?
Dewey Todd: Of course, I know this place from top to bottom. I can guide you through the basement to where Mr. Icalbob does all his private work.
Raven: And you know about it because...
Dewey Todd: Because my father built the Tower Hotel.
Dewey pushed the button labeled B and the shaft made a decent to the basement.
Unknown Location
The mysterious figure gave an evil stare as he saw the Titans and Dewey head down the shaft. He immediately tossed his books off the table in pure rage.
???: I can't believe it, that damn Dewey going to show them all my secrets. If they get to my other secret quarters, then I'm a dead man.
The mysterious figure walked up to a glassy throne and sat on it, pondering.
???: There's got to be a way to stop them, but how? (pause) I got it! LEONARD!
Another figure appeared out of the darkness.
Leonard: Yes my lord.
???: Leonard, I got a couple of guests at the hotel that are nosing around in my business. You know what to do.
Leonard: Yes my lord.
The shadow quickly disappeared into the darkness leaving the mysterious man with an evil smirk on his face.
???: This should be good.
Basement Level
The Titans walked down a long narrow hallway with Dewey leading the way. After a couple of run ins with a couple of straight jacket wearing creeps, they continued their way deeper into estate.
Robin: So Dewey, you said that your father built this place right?
Dewey Todd: Yep, my father was the owner of The Hollywood Tower Hotel. He always had a vision about a place where people would call, "Heaven"
Raven: If this is heaven, I don't want to know what hell looks like.
Dewey Todd: Anyways, I always want to stay close to dad. That's why I got the job as a bellhop. Sometimes, I want to be the owner of this hotel but I can't.
Robin: Why's that?
Dewey Todd: Because I'm a klutz that's why. I always screw up on anything and everything. Messing up the hallways, putting luggage's in the wrong rooms, wrinkling up the uniforms, you name it, I screw it. Heck, the only thing that I'm good at is operating the main elevator. I never had a problem with that up until... that night.
LM: I see. Let me ask you something Dewey. Do you know Mr. Icalbob before the incident?
Dewey Todd: Indeed, I was the one who took him to his room. I never got a chance looking at his face as it was covered completely with a hood. There were a lot of other things that made him look suspicious but the staff didn't get around to it.
Robin: Like what?
Dewey Todd: Well he didn't want a maid to go and clean his room, we get complaints about strange chants coming from room 1014, and his meals would only be sent to his room.
Raven: Do you know his full name? If you do then we'll solve this case once and for all.
Dewey Todd: I wish I could but I can't. You see Mr. Icalbob gave us a chance to come back to this world, as ghost to be exact. If we tell anyone about his real name, then we'll be sent back to the other world.
Terra: And I thought Slade was strict.
The team continued their way down the hallway until they stopped at a dead end.
Beast Boy: Looks like this is the end of the line.
Dewey Todd: Not quite.
Dewey approached an old mop and bucket that a janitor left a long time ago. He touched the mops handle and pulled it like a lever. The Titans watched in amazement as a brick wall slowly slid open.
LM: Another secret passageway? Man, this guy is a very secretive person.
Dewey Todd: Let's hurry before he finds out.
They then proceed down a circular stairway.
Dewey Todd: These passages underneath the hotel used to be fallout shelters during the Civil War. When my dad built this place and discovered these shelters, we sort've used them as storage space just in case our storage room gets over crowded.
Cyborg: Looks like your boss had other intentions.
LM: Yeah, just like the room where the spell book was.
They continued downward until they reached another steel door. Dewey slowly opened the door but decided to give the Titans a fare warning.
Dewey Todd: I should warn you, once I open this door it could be disturbing.
Robin: We're ready for anything.
Dewey Todd: Very Well.
Dewey opened the door wide and let the Titans in. Once they were inside, they couldn't believe what they saw. The room looks like an surgery lab. There was an operation bed that's filled with blood, next to it a tray filled with operating tools and strange torture devices, an operating lamp, and a billboard filled with old papers and pictures.
Beast Boy: Dude, this place looks like something out of House of 1,000 Corpses. What is the place?
Dewey Todd: This is where Mr. Icalbob performs his operation on the guests. Basically, what he does is send their souls to the other world and use their limp bodies to turn them into abominations.
Robin: That could explain all the creatures we faced back there.
LM: And I got a feeling that if we don't get out of here, we could be next.
Everyone got a shiver on that thought except Raven. Dewey then approached another door and opened it.
Dewey Todd: We should move quickly before it's too late.
The team quickly exited the surgery room.
Unknown Location
The mysterious figure watches the team on his crystal ball.
???: That's it, get a little closer. You'll be in the hands of Leonard soon enough. (small snicker)
Dark Hallway
The Titans and Dewey continue their way down a dark hallway when Starfire smelled something bad.
Starfire: (covering her nose) Ew, what is that smell?
The team looked at Beast Boy with pure suspicion.
Beast Boy: (sweatdrop) Wasn't me.
Dewey Todd: We're underneath an old sewer line. That would explain the smell.
The team the approached another steel door as Dewey opened it. As the Titans entered they noticed that they're on a catwalk of a sewer intersection. Beneath them was a big pool of sludge and multiple tunnels that connected to different sewer lines.
Raven: Please tell me we're not where we think we are.
Robin: O.K., we won't. But if we don't watch our step, it's going to be a long way down.
The team and Dewey made their way to a large circular steel floor. Around the circular catwalk are four doors, one the Titans already went through. Dewey looked around the place and pointed at one of the doors.
Dewey Todd: That door will take us back to the hotel. Hurry before-
Suddenly everyone heard a vicious cackle all over the dome.
Mysterious Voice: Isn't this interesting. A bunch of kids trying to stop my master's plan, well you won't be able to succeed.
Beast Boy: O.K. am I the only one who's paranoid around here? Cause I'm starting to hear voices.
Mysterious Voice: Oh your not hearing things my green friend, I'm here. As a matter of fact, I maybe watching you even as we speak.
The Titans looked around the dome to see where the voice is coming from. LM pointed his rifle but looked at Dewey and noticed he's defenseless, even though he's a ghost.
LM: Dewey, you better take cover.
Dewey Todd: I'll be waiting for you guys at the exit.
Dewey hurried to the exit as the team kept searching for their mysterious intruder.
Mysterious Voice: That's it, just make sure your friend will be safe while your lives are at stake.
Robin: That's it! Where are you? Show yourself!
Mysterious Voice: As you wish.
Suddenly, a creature rocketed down to where Robin was standing, making a loud scream. Robin looked up and saw the figure. He jumped flipped out of the way seconds before the creature landed on the floor. When it landed, the team got a good look at the creature. The creature looked like a normal human but its skin was completely dry and decaying, its head is almost a complete skull, and its hands were replaced with sharp bony like blades. The creature just stood up and gave the Titans a friendly bow.
Mysterious Figure: Permit me to introduce myself. My name is Leonard, and you must be the Teen Titans that the lord talked about.
Robin: The lord? What are you talking about?
Raven: It could be referring to Icalbob as the lord.
Leonard: You're quite right my dear and my lord is getting annoyed of you pests nosing around in his business.
Raven: How could you say that he's the lord? His father got banished from Azarath because he was obsessed about the sixth dimension. Now his son is following his dad's dream, tortured so many innocent people and turned this hotel into hell itself.
Leonard: You don't know anything about hell dear girl. I had spent an eternity in a damnation hoping to be freed. My master freed me from that prison and I am grateful for him.
Starfire: Your master is nothing but a Rosthum Yonozilka Thusmasia!
Beast Boy: Yeah, what she said.
Leonard: I don't care what that means but I won't let you ruin my master's plan.
Robin: We will stop him and take you along with him.
Leonard: (small laughter) You got courage my boy, I like it. What are you waiting for? Come and get me.
Leonard positioned itself in an unusual battle stance. Robin and the others got themselves ready.
Robin: Careful team, we don't know who we're dealing with.
Leonard: Prepare yourselves.
Leonard jumped high enough, rocketed back down, and pointed its blade like hands at the Titans. All the members jumped and flew out of the way in different directions to avoid Leonard's first strike. Leonard then rushed towards Robin and did some wicked slicing with his blades. Robin used his Bo staff to block the creature's attack and made a couple strikes himself. After a couple of blocks and attempted strikes, Leonard made a hard head butt with his thick skull on Robin's head. It was about to strike down on Robin but was hit by an exploding green ball. Lying on the ground, Leonard looked up and saw Starfire flying up in the air with her hands glowing green. She threw an arsenal of star bolts at the creature but Leonard dodged them with a number of flips and cartwheels. It then clapped its blade hands together as a red lighting bolt came out of them. Starfire immediately flew out of the way as the lightning hit the dome wall, creating a little crater on the ceiling. Cyborg watched the whole thing with his sonic cannon on.
Cyborg: Great, now this guy fires lightning.
Cyborg charged right in firing his sonic cannon at Leonard. Leonard ran toward Cyborg dodging his blaster. It was about to make a strike at Cyborg's face, but Cyborg quickly dodged the attack and uses an arm drag to throw the creature at the other end. Leonard flipped back and landed feet first on the cold steel catwalk. LM took the opportunity and fired his G36 rifle at the creature; however, Leonard used its blade like hands to shield himself from the bullets. It then jumped up and used its blades to slice LM up. LM quickly used his rifle to block the attack. Leonard strikes down, slicing the rifle in pieces and forcing LM to fall on his back. It was going to slice LM's head off, but Beast Boy rushed right in, turned into a bull, and rammed the creature in full force. Leonard once again laid on the ground looking at the green bull and used one of its blade hands to fire multiple red lightning bolts at Beast Boy. Beast Boy morphed into a humming bird and dodged every bolt the creature fired. Aurora blasts came from behind Leonard, it turned around and saw Raven levitating a stone pillar above her head. She threw it at the creature but Leonard chopped the stone pillar to avoid the impact. It then jumped up and attacked Raven with its blade hands. Raven used her dark magic to block off Leonard's multiple strikes. She then uses all her energy to form a black ball and fired it at the creature, sending it flying back down to the floor. Leonard lied there for a moment but jumped back up for another attack. Just then, pebbles start falling to the ground The creature looked up and saw the dome ceiling starting to crumble. It then looked around and saw Terra holding her glowing hands up threw them down. The creature looked back up and saw large pieces of stone falling towards it. The ceiling pieces collapsed on the ground that Leonard on. The team slowly approached the rubble.
Beast Boy: Well that was easy.
Raven: Yeah, almost too easy.
Starfire floated toward the rubble just to take a closer look.
Starfire: Are we victorious?
Starfire moved a little closer as Raven started to sense something wrong.
Raven: LM, something is wrong here. Check the area.
LM used his sunglasses to look through the matrix in code. The only thing he saw was the Titans, which they had an orange glow. But then he discovered a disrupted code coming in front of Starfire.
LM: STARFIRE, GET BACK!
Suddenly, without warning, Leonard appeared in front of Starfire and sliced her up the middle. Fortunately, Starfire quickly flew out of the way seconds before Leonard had a chance. She flew back to her teammates only too see that her purple blouse was cut between her breasts. She quickly covered it up and her face was blushing.
Raven: I knew something was wrong. That freak has the powers of warp speed.
Leonard: You are correct my dear girl. Now catch me if you can!
Robin threw three birdarangs at Leonard, but Leonard simply vanished into thin air. He quickly appeared the other side of the circular catwalk.
Leonard: Is that the best you can do.
Soon enough everyone threw star bolts, sonic blasters, aurora blasts, gunfire, and sharp pointed rocks. But everytime they threw something at it, Leonard keeps moving from one place to another. The creature then used its speed as an advantage, by getting close to each member and give cuts on both their uniforms and skins. The Titans slowly backed to the center and Raven formed a black shield to protect themselves from Leonard's warp speed and the blade hands. The team then looked at the shield and noticed the markings that Leonard made.
Raven: I can hold this up for a short time. After this it's all over.
Robin: Leonard is too fast, we have to find a way to take this monster down.
LM: Let me handle it.
Beast Boy: Dude, are you serious?! It attacked us in one shoot, you think you can stop it with your guns.
LM: You forgot Beast Boy, I got the best weapon to stop this creep. And that is focus.
Leonard suddenly stopped in its tracks and looked at the Titans in the black dome.
Leonard: What's wrong, afraid to take me on?
Robin took a good look at Leonard then looked back at LM.
Robin: LM, be careful.
LM: I will.
Raven formed a hole on the shield so LM would step right through. When the hole enclosed, LM was the only person on the outside looking dead straight at Leonard.
Leonard: Oh, what's this? You want to take me on without help.
LM: Sometimes when you're a freedom fighter, you either work as a team, or you work alone.
Leonard: Well this choice you made is going to be the biggest mistake of your life.
LM did his own karate stance and did his "bring it on" gesture. Leonard crossed its arms and once again used its warp speed move to confuse LM. However, LM knows that he has something that could disable Leonard's warp speed. He used his focusing ability and watch as time slowed down on the world around him. He then noticed Leonard slowly running in place, which was technically warp speed in slow motion. It was running toward LM with one of its blades raised up ready to slash LM. LM took the opportunity and gave a spinning roundhouse kick at the creature's stomach. The world around LM went back to a normal pace as Leonard was on its knees in pain, looking at LM in booth shock and anger.
Leonard: How did you-
LM: Number one rule friend, don't mess with a soldier from Zion.
Leonard: I am not your friend, and you're going to pay for THIS!
As soon as it say that, Leonard charged one of its blade hands at LM's face, but LM jump flip out of the way, seconds before the strike. Leonard then ran towards LM and gave him multiple strikes. LM blocked and dodged them all and grabbed one of its arms, twisting it in two. He then threw Leonard up in the air and flew after it. The Titans looked at the action that LM performed as Robin had a confident look on his face.
Robin: Raven, when I give the word drop the shield. Titans, be ready to take Leonard out.
LM flew up above Leonard and gave it a torpedo kick at its face. Leonard starts falling to the ground.
Robin: NOW!
Raven let down the shield and the Titans went after a falling Leonard. Robin gave a flying spinning back kick at Leonard's side. Cyborg threw a right hook at its gut. Beast Boy morphed into a pteradactle and used his talons to grab Leonard and throw the creature high in the air. Starfire and Raven combined their powers to give Leonard the final blow. They fired star bolts and aurora blasts as they joined together and they hit Leonard full blown and sent it to the wall with a full impact. Once all the smoke was cleared the team gathered at where the creature was hit, but the only thing they saw was a big crater with no monster.
Cyborg: Yo, where did it go?
The team looked around until they heard a clank below them followed by another. Robin looked down and saw Leonard using the blade hands to climb up the sewer wall.
Robin: Down there!
The rest of the Titans joined Robin and looked down to see Leonard climbing.
Leonard: I won't give up, I won't die, and I won't be defeated by a bunch of children.
Robin: I'm afraid that you've been defeated. Terra...
Terra closed her fists as they started to glow yellow. The wall that Leonard was climbing started to crumble then the entire wall around Leonard fell off the foundation.
Leonard: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Those were Leonard's last words as it plummeted down to the bottom of the sewer filled with sludge, drowning to death, well another death to be exact. So the entire team sighed that it was over and approached the door that Dewey went to. They went through the door and saw Dewey passing back and forth. When he saw the Titans, he was glad that they survived.
Dewey Todd: Thank god you guys are all right. What happened back there?
Robin put his hand on his cheek, which was cut by Leonard and bleeding, and gave the answer.
Robin: Let's just say we were cut short, (chuckle) but nothing that Raven's healing can handle.
After the Titans were healed up by Raven's powers, they continued following Dewey down a hallway.
Unknown Location
The mysterious stranger watched as the Titans and Dewey went down the hallway and approached a ladder. As soon as they climbed up, his face showed pure anger.
???: So Leonard failed on destroying the Titans, DAMMIT! (pause) That's it I can't take this anymore. If you want something down right, you got to do it yourself.
The figure suddenly disappeared into thin air, to take matters into his own hands.
Lobby Lounge
The lounge in the lobby was quiet until a loud banging was heard coming from the fireplace. A hidden door opened by a forceful kick. Out came Robin along with the rest of the Titans and Dewey. They looked around noticing that they've been going around in circles.
Robin: We're back at the lobby?
LM: This is so confusing.
Beast Boy: Tell me about it. This is making my brain hurt.
Dewey Todd: Sorry guys, it's just that this hotel had many secret passages. It's hard to know where they'll take you.
Terra: Is there a passage that can get us out of this place.
Dewey Todd: I don't know. Even if there's a way out, Mr. Icalbob might have used his magic to block it off.
Raven: That makes a whole lot of sense.
Suddenly, the main doors of the lobby suddenly closed shut, making a loud bang and causing the Titans to jump. When they noticed what happened, both Terra and Cyborg approached the door and tried to open it. But no matter how hard they try, the doors wouldn't budge.
Cyborg: No use, they won't open.
Dewey Todd: I was afraid of this.
Robin: (looking and Dewey) Afraid of what.
Dewey Todd: Mr. Icalbob realized that you all know too much. I'm afraid that he's keeping you in this hotel for a long time.
LM: Not if we have anything to say about this.
LM picked up a nearby wine stand, knocked off a lounge table that was close to a window and start smashing the window. But after the first blow, the shattered window started to reverse itself, leaving it completely normal. LM couldn't believe his eyes when he saw what happened.
LM: The hell...
LM kept smashing the window, hoping to break it to pieces.
Robin: Titans, we find a way out of here!
Soon enough the each Titan smashing the main doors and every window with either their fists or powers. But the only person that didn't do anything was Raven, she just stood their thinking that it was hopeless. Just then, she sense a stronger presence coming but she didn't know what. That's when a ding sound came through and got all the Titans attention. They all approached the two out of order elevators and noticed one of the doors had opened.
Beast Boy: Hey, should this elevator be out of order?
Dewey Todd: It's supposed to be. This is the exact elevator that both me and the others were in when the incident happened.
Raven slowly approached the elevator, knelt down at the entrance, and placed her hand on the elevator floor.
Terra: Uh, what are you doing Raven?
Raven: I have to know what happened to the guests (looking at Dewey) and you Dewey.
Raven looked down at the floor and closed her eyes. A bright light came out of nowhere then disappeared. As soon as the light faded, she was in the elevator with the guests that disappeared. On her left side was Carolyn Crosset and Gilbert London, on her right was Sally Shine and her nanny, Ms. Partridge, and in front was Dewey Todd, trying to figure out what's going on. Just then the shaft was filled with static electricity and then they were all zapped. Once the static electricity was cleared, the shaft turned bright blue. The elevator doors slowly opened revealing a bright white light. Raven opened her eyes letting her mind back to reality.
Robin: Well Raven, what you found out.
Raven stood up and looked at the Titans.
Raven: I think I found out what happened. Those guests that disappeared in 1939, well they didn't. They seem to have been transported to that other world. This elevator is actually a doorway to the sixth dimension.
Man: Yes, congratulations Titans! You have solved the case. Too bad you won't tell the whole world.
The Titans turned their heads around and saw Richard standing there.
Robin: Richard? What's going on? What are you talking about?
Richard: What I'm talking about is that you are ruining my father's dream.
Raven: You father's dream? Then your father was-
Richard: The Astronomer and member of the Azarathian Council. My full name is Richard Mali Icalbob and I am what you like to call a warlock.
Beast Boy: The bellhop did it? That's messed up.
Richard then gave Dewey a death glare.
Richard: I'll deal with you later.
Soon enough Dewey disappeared in a blue lightning and went into a lobby lamp.
Raven: Why did you do it Richard?
Richard: Because it's what my father wanted. He wanted to prove the Azarathing council that the sixth dimension exists but didn't have the power to do it. When he died, he gave me that opportunity to follow in his footsteps. I succeeded to what my father wanted made this place into my own heaven.
Cyborg: You call this heaven, this looks more like hell.
Starfire: You've sent many innocent souls to your so-called world.
Beast Boy: And turn their bodies into beasts and monsters. Why you did that?
Richard: The people before you were foolish in going into this estate. They should've known any better then to mess with me. However I gave them a permanent home and made them part of the family. I've been keeping this secret for over sixty years, up until now. You pesky kids know too much about my work, I won't let you tell the world about this. And as far as I know, you're going to be in this hotel for the rest of your life.
Robin: Not if we take you down.
Robin threw an exploding disk at Richard making an explosion that made half the furniture fly and the windows to break. Once the smoke was cleared, the Titans couldn't believe what they saw. A light blue shield protected Richard and all the windows that were broken retreated back to its original position.
Richard: How interesting, you're going to kill a sorcerer.
Robin charged right in with a hard right fist but Richard dodged the punch, grabbed Robin's arm, and tossed him into the shaft. Cyborg turned on his sonic cannon and fired at Richard, but Richard waved his arms around to form a small portal. The sonic laser went into the portal and the portal disappeared. Cyborg didn't know what happened until another portal opened up and the sonic laser appeared and hit Cyborg, sending him to the shaft. Starfire shoot out star bolts at Richard, but Richard formed another shield to block them off. Starfire then launched up and torpedoed down with her feet heading to Richard. Richard's eyes glowed bright blue as Starfire made contact with the sorcerer. As she hit Richard, Starfire got heavily electrocuted and got zapped right into the elevator. LM took out a pistol out his trench coat and pointed it at Richard. Richard raised his hand and closed it. LM didn't know what the sorcerer was doing until he noticed his collared shit being tugged. LM got raised up off the ground and was tossed into the elevator. Raven levitated a couple of old lugages and threw them at Richard, but he stopped them with one hand and threw them back at Raven. Raven formed a shield to protect herself from the lugages as Terra pushed her glowing hands and the floor formed a wave at Richard. Richard holds both of his hands up and a blue beam disintegrated the floor wave. Richard then noticed Beast Boy in his rhino form and was ramming to him. But with one hand, Richard stopped Beast Boy then raised him up in the air. He then tossed Beast Boy to Terra and Raven, sending them all into the elevator shaft with the rest of the team. Robin slowly looked up and saw Richard walking close to the elevator. He quickly went after the sorcerer but some sort of clear wall knocked him off. The rest of the Titans got up and gave a dead stare at Richard.
Richard: For too long I kept my father's dream a reality, I'm not going to let you ruin it all.
Robin kept banging on the clear wall but it was too strong, letting his anger build up.
Robin: Where are you taking us?
Richard: Thirteenth floor.
LM looked at the elevator counsel then looked back at Richard.
LM: Are you blind? There's no thirteenth floor.
Richard: There is where I'm from. Going up. (evil laughter)
Richard's laughter soon faded as the elevator doors closed and the shaft moved up.
Beast Boy: Great, now what are we going to do.
LM: Looks like we'll wait to see where this elevator is taking us. If what Richard said is true, then we're going to be the first superhero team to experiance his world.
They all looked up and saw the arrow indicator reaching to twelve but then the shaft started to shake as it moved slowly up to another floor. Static went below twelve and formed the number "13" as at the same time everything around the shaft turned light blue. The arrow indicator went up to thirteen, the elevator made a stop, and it made a ding noise.
Raven: Here we go.
End of chapter. Another long chapter and it took me eleven days. Oh well, Happy late Halloween. Please Review.