Drewfus, I'm glad you like the chapter, however I'm sorry for making the Titans look like a bunch of overgrown Smurfs. I'm just trying to make this story more interesting. I didn't get any other reviews from the others. Wonder what's taking them so long. Oh well, here's chapter 10. This is it; the biggest battle that the Titans will have. They are going to face Richard Malgibon, a power warlock. Will the team succeed or will their souls be stuck in the sixth dimension forever?
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Chapter 10: Going Down
The Church
Robin: Teen Titans, GO!
The team heard their leader's cry and attacked Richard full force. They started with both LM and Robin throwing exploding disks and grenades. It all exploded at Richard but he formed a blue shield to protect himself from the blast. As he let down his shield he let down his guard as well, because Starfire was heading towards Richard full speed with her fist ready to punch. Richard jumped out of the way seconds before Starfire hit the marble floor. Richard flew up to the ceiling and starts shooting blue beams of light at the team. They thankfully dodged the attacks by hiding behind the church benches. Richard seize fire at the same time, LM pointed his M-29 OICW Rifle at him and fired. Richard formed a light blue shield to protect himself from the bullets. He then used his power to levitate the gun out of LM's hands and crumble it like a piece of paper. LM looked in shook at what he saw.
Richard: Now dear boy you shouldn't by playing with guns now. (dropping it crumpled gun) You could hurt someone.
LM: The only person that I'm going to hurt, is YOU!
LM flew up and attacked Richard with a number of punches and kicks. Starfire joined in and attacked the sorcerer in the back. Richard blocked all the punches and kicks and grabbed Starfire's leg after her final kick. He then tossed Starfire to LM and they both flew down to the ground smashing a church bench in the process. What Richard did not know is that Raven floating at the other end of the church.
Raven: Azarath, Metrion, ZINTHOS!
Raven levitated a church bench and threw it at Richard. Richard suddenly disappeared but the bench is flying towards the glass prison where the guests and Dewey are in. Raven quickly used her powers to stop the bench and placed it on the ground. Robin looked at what happened and understands that this is going to be hard for the team.
Robin: Careful team, we don't want to hurt the hostages.
Beast Boy: Uh... I don't need to brag but they are just ghosts.
LM: Yeah but we don't want to risk it. If anyone has an idea on preventing any damage, now is the time.
Robin: Beast Boy, Starfire, free the prisoners. The rest of you are with me; we're taking down Richard.
Richard: (echoing voice) And what makes you think you can stop me?
Two benches suddenly float up off the ground between Robin. Robin jumped flipped backwards seconds before the benches hit each other. Robin landed with the rest of the team the same time that Richard materialized in front of them.
Robin: (looking at Beast Boy and Starfire) What are you two waiting for? Get over there and free them!
Starfire and Beast Boy hurried to save the prisoners while the rest of the Titans fought off Richard with everything they had. Beast Boy, in his eagle form, flew up to the top of glass box and changed back to his human form.
Beast Boy: Don't worry; we'll get you out of there in a sec.
Gilbert London: Make it quick young man, we're not getting any livelier you know.
Starfire flew up in front of the prison and shoot her eye beams at it. The beams however deflected off the glass and hit the ceiling. Beast Boy morphed into a gorilla and pound the glass roof with his fists. Unfortunately, the glass was harder then he thought and it made his hands turn from green to bright red. He changed back to shake the pain out of his hands.
Beast Boy: (in pain) This is going to take longer then I thought.
Meanwhile, the rest of the team continued to fight Richard anyway possible. Robin gave him many types of punches and kicks but Richard avoided them like they're nothing but air. He then grabbed Robin's fist and tossed him to the other side of the church. Cyborg fired his sonic cannon at Richard but Richard created another small portal for the laser to go through it. Cyborg knew this trick since he got caught off guard last time. He waited for the right moment just as the portal opened up. He jumped out of the way seconds before the laser appeared then landed back down with his foot ready to stomp. Richard flew out of the way before Cyborg had the chance. Cyborg's shoulder blades open and multiple rockets fired out of them. Richard created a blue shield to protect himself from the blast. He let his shield down but two rock columns suddenly came out of nowhere and approached Richard in maximum speed. He quickly vanished before the columns made impact. Terra, who controlled the columns, just look to see if she got him. What she didn't know is that Richard appeared behind Terra and sweeped her, causing her to fall to the floor. A small dagger appeared out of his hands and he was about to stab her, but a stray bullet hit the dagger off Richard's hand. He looked up and saw LM with a pistol in hand. LM started firing on him but Richard used his powers to turn the bullets into rose petals. He got distracted when a dark aurora surrounded his body, trapping him in it. The Titans slowly approached Richard just in case.
Robin: It's over Richard.
Richard: It's not over dear boy, not quite.
Richard created big blue explosion causing the aurora to tear apart and the team to fly in different directions. Starfire and Beast Boy are still trying to free the prisoners with any thing they can use. Suddenly Terra landed on top of the glass prison with her eyes reading "TILT".
Terra: O.K., someone needs one hell of a time out.
Beast Boy: Forget about him Terra, help us open this thing.
Richard: I should let you know that it's impossible to break.
Richard levitated in front of the three Titans.
Richard: You see, that prison is impenetrable. Not even your powers can break through it.
Starfire: Then we'll break you!
Starfire shot out some star bolts at the sorcerer but Richard formed a shield to stand off the bolts. Beast Boy jumped in and morphed into an orangutan to attack. Richard quickly blasted Beast Boy in close range with a blue beam. He then was under attack by Cyborg's sonic cannon and LM's Mac 11s. Richard formed a shield behind him to block the ground assault then tripped them by raising the floor beneath them and flipped them over. He was going to crush them into a pancake but Terra used her powers to form a yellow outline, stopping the broken floor above the two Titans. She then pulled her hands back, causing the ripped floor to rush towards Richard. Richard waved his hands to turn the rock floor into a huge puddle of floating water. He quickly dodged the flying water but Terra just got splashed with the water and was dripping wet head to toe.
Terra: This is really embarrassing.
Richard: You know-
Richard looked at Terra with static electricity coming out of his hand.
Richard: If you mix water with static electricity, someone would get electrocuted. Let's put it to the test.
Richard raised his hand out to fire a lightning bolt while Terra was covering her face knowing that it's the end for her. Suddenly, an exploding disk came out of nowhere and hit Richard to the side, causing him to fall out of the air and crashing into a church bench. He slowly stirred and looked at who threw it, which was Robin. He levitated a candle stand off the ground and pointed the candlesticks at Robin. The candle stand was launched full force at Robin, but he jumped up seconds before the candle stand got implanted in the wall. He landed on the end of the candle stand and used it as a diving board to jump up, flip over, and gave a torpedo kick slam Richard hard on the floor. Richard quickly disappeared as Robin landed on floor. Robin looked around to see where Richard went; unknown to him is that Richard was above him with a big ball of bright blue light in his hand. He was about to fire it on Robin but Starfire was behind him firing her eye beams at Richard's back. Richard felt the impact, turned around, and fired light blue beams at Starfire. Starfire retaliated by shooting star bolts and dodging Richard's beams. The sorcerer fired the last beam but Starfire dodged it. Unfortunately, the beam turned around and hit Starfire's back stunning her. She started to fall but Robin caught her before she hit the floor. Richard was about to shoot them down, but he was fired by glass shards. He formed a blue dome to block off the attack. He turned around to see who threw them and saw Raven levitating glass shards that came from the Chamber of Mirrors. She threw the rest of the shards at Richard, but the sorcerer waved his hands to turn the shards into white doves flying away. That made Raven was a little ticked off as her eyes glow bright white.
Raven: Azarath, Metrion, ZIN-
But before she finished her chant, Richard surprised her by shooting a powerful beam at her gut. Raven flew to the floor after the hit and was impacted to the ground, leaving a small crater. The ceiling suddenly crumbled after the crash and started rip and fall. Raven shook off the pain and slowly opened her eyes. But when she looked up, she saw the debris inches towards her face. The remnants of the ceiling crushed Raven leaving only a big pile of rocks. The team was completely shocked at what they saw.
The Titans: RAVEN!!!
Richard landed back on the ground and approached the debris with an evil smirk face.
Richard: Note to yourself dear girl. When you cross over to the other side, say shorter magic words.
A birdarang came out of nowhere behind Richard, but Richard felt it coming and used his mind to stop the birdarang inches up his spine and dropped it to the floor.
Robin: Titans, take him out NOW!
All the Titans were charging to Richard either by running or flying. Richard on the other hand waited for the right moment with his hand glowing blue whispering a chant in his breath.
Richard: (whispering) Altuzar Cumanima Wontuzar (loud voice) ROTAKA!
Richard fired the blue beam and it went into different directions, hitting each of the Titans and filling the room with bright light. The light soon faded and the team soon stirred. But when they opened their eyes they were hung on the metal crosses on the stage. (No offence for all the religious people reading this story.) They tried to get out but they couldn't because white swirling restraints were around their wrists and ankles.
Richard: Don't bother getting out. (levitating towards the Titans) Those restraints contain a special spell to block off any physical strength and supernatural power. You won't be getting out of there anytime soon.
Robin: What are you going to do to us?
Richard: Dear boy, didn't you see my decorating? I'm going to extract your souls and place them (pointing at the far end of the stage) in that big portrait behind you. Once I'm done with that, I'm going to turn your useless bodies into my greatest creations yet, dark soldiers to protect the Tower Hotel against trespassers. It's almost like a slow painful torture, except you won't feel a thing.
LM: You won't get away with this.
Richard: Am I? I transformed the hotel into a world worthy for me, I have my dead-like servants that will follow me to the very end, and now I have single handedly did what others have failed to do, defeat the Teen Titans. And when I'm done with all of you, (looking up) I'll send my prisoners to the point of no return.
Starfire: You won't succeed in your evilness. Once the other find out we're missing they will search for us and-
Richard: Now what makes you think they're going to find you? I'm the most powerful sorcerer in the universe. No one's going to stop me from continuing my father's legacy.
Richard's hand started to glow purple, inches from Starfire's waist.
Richard: And I mean no one.
Raven: (evil voice) Wanna bet?
Everyone immediately heard what appeared to Raven's voice, only it sounded darker then usual. Richard turned around and looked at the pile of rubble that Raven was under. The rubble soon shook as a black aurora covered the pile and then exploded. Richard formed a shield to protect the church's stage from the flying rocks. He let down his shield and looked at a cloud of smoke that replaced the debris. Suddenly, a figure slowly appeared in the smoke and walked through it. That figure was Raven, but she looked a little different. She didn't have her hood on as her purple hair was wavy, a dark aurora outlined her entire body, and her eyes were bright blood red with another set red eyes above her normal eyes. The team looked in amazement at Raven's unusual looks and were speechless. Richard, on the other hand, observed the look knowing that she look somewhat familiar to him.
Richard: Those four red eyes, the Chakra on the forehead. (small laughter) Now I see who you really are. You are the child of the infamous demon, Trigon. (louder laughter) I heard rumors about an offspring of Trigon on earth; I didn't know it was you dear girl.
Raven: (evil voice) Expect the unexpected. I may be a girl cursed with pure evil, but I will use this curse to defeat you.
Richard: Defeat me? Silly girl, I could tell that you're half demon, but the other half of you is human.
Raven: (evil voice) So?
Richard: So half of you are just plain weak.
Raven got pissed off when she heard that remark and levitated off the ground with full force. Richard did the same as they flew up in the air and did their aerial combat leaving Titans stuck in the crosses just looking at the battle. Raven fired two aurora blasts at Richard, but Richard dodged them and blasted a full blue beam out of his hand. Raven flew around the church avoiding the beam then rocketed towards Richard and gave him a hard boot to the chest. The sorcerer crashed down to the marble floor, leaving a crater around him. His eyes suddenly glowed light blue as he suddenly disappeared from the crater. Raven looked around to see where the sorcerer went until he appeared in front of Raven face to face and blasted her with his blue beam. She got smashed to the church's wall above a vacant pipe organ and was implanted to it. Richard flew towards Raven in warp speed and was about to make the final blow until Raven surprised him by opening her four red eyes and shoots her eyebeams at Richard's waist. (Which are the same type of eyebeams Trigon had on "Nevermore") He was sent flying to the other side of the church, crashed through the main stain glass window, and continued soaring through the sky of the sixth dimension. He quickly flipped back and landed on one of the white doors. The door positioned itself right side up (that means it acted like a floor) as Richard looked up and see a levitated Raven already looking at Richard.
Richard: Tell me girl, why are we fighting like this?
Raven: (evil voice) Because you're a cruel man doing evil things.
Richard: Why my dear, I'm not doing anything evil. I'm just doing what's right for my father. The only person who's evil around here is you.
Raven: (evil voice) Me?
Richard: Can you sense it dear, your father's blood coursing through your veins, your father's influence in the center of your very soul? You have all the strength and power your father had and you're waisting it being part of such a pathetic team. Why not join with me, together we could not only control the sixth dimension, but also rule the universe with an iron fist. What do you say girl?
Raven: (evil voice) No. I will never betray my friends, I won't let my father take over me, and I will never join forces with the likes of you.
Richard placed his hand behind his back as it started to glow bright blue.
Richard: Then you leave me no other choice.
Richard held out his hand and fired bright light blasts at Raven. Raven formed a shield to defend herself from the attack. She let her shield down but found out that Richard disappeared again. Just then, she immediately got hit multiple times by Richard, who's using a warp speed technique, as he finished her off with a spinning back kick at Raven's waist. She was sent flying across the star sky and went through a floating window, letting the pieces fly with her, but she managed stay a float with the glass shards levitating with her. When Richard appeared in front of her, she threw them all at the sorcerer. Richard stopped them and used his magic to form them together to make a huge glass spike. He threw it at Raven, but she covered herself with a dark aurora. The spike hit the aurora but instead of blood coming out, the black aurora broke into pieces forming a flock of ravens. All the ravens flew around Richard ready to strike. Richard fired blue light blasts at each of the birds. Suddenly the rest of the birds formed into a huge raven with four red eyes and used its talons to grab Richard. The raven was about enclosed the sorcerer in total darkness but Richard's eyes turned light blue and created a blue explosion, disintegrating the big raven and revealing Raven.
The Church
While the fight was going on outside, the rest of the Titans were in the church, trying to break free from the restraints on the crosses. But no matter how hard they try, they still wouldn't budge out of there. Robin was using the pick to find something mechanical in the cross but he was losing hope.
Robin: It's no use, there's no way getting out of this.
Beast Boy: Well the dude said that none of our strengths would break through there things.
Starfire: But we must figure out a way getting out and help friend Raven.
LM: And how the hell are we going to do that?
Sally Shine: I think I know a way to get you out.
The team looked up to see Sally and the others in the glass prison.
Robin: O.K., I know this is weird talking to a ghost but tell us.
Sally Shine: One time I was playing around in this temple when I headed to the church. From there I saw Richard taking out another soul out of a person's body. I hid behind a bench to take a look at what he was doing. Strangely enough after he placed the person's soul in a picture, he approached the limp body and a dagger made of glass appeared out of his hand. When the glass touched the white cuffs, the cuffs quickly disappeared and the limp body fell on the floor.
Robin: So what you're trying to say is that if we use something that's made of glass, the restraints would disappear and we would be freed.
Sally Shine: Yup.
Gilbert London: Ah yes, leave it to a girl who likes to be observant.
Carolyn Crosset: (looking at London) Gilbert!
Gilbert London: Sorry...
Terra: Well this would be easy. I mean there are lots of broken glass shards all over the church.
Cyborg: Well in case you didn't know girl, we're stuck here and the only person who can float all the glass here is out there going "Story of Ricky" with that crazy bellhop, sorcerer, or whoever the hell that guy is.
LM simply laughed at what Cyborg said.
Cyborg: Hey, what's so funny?
LM: Apparently, Raven's not the only person who could levitate things off the ground.
LM looked for the longest shard on the marble floor. When he found it he, opened his hand and concentrated on the shard. Suddenly the shard floated up off the ground, leaving the team completely speechless for words. The shard then flew to the stage and was placed into LM's hand. LM carefully moved the glass shard to the white swirling restraint. Once the glass touched the restraint the white light exploded into small sparks and the restraint disappeared. LM moved his free arm around then used the glass to get rid the restraints on his other wrist and feet. After that he jumped off the cross stretching his body.
LM: Not bad for a freedom fighter don't you think.
Robin: Peachy. Now get us off these crosses will you!
LM: Oh, huh sorry guys.
LM, still holding the glass shard in his hand, removed the restraints on the rest of the Titans. The Titans jumped off the crosses and looked at each other to know what to do now.
Robin: All right team, we have to find Raven and help her stop Richard.
Cyborg: Wait a sec, (pointing at the glass prison) what about the others?
Dewey Todd: Don't worry about us. We'll find a way out of here ourselves.
Robin: O.K. Titans, let's hurry.
The Titans quickly head their way out of the church and got out of the temple.
The Sixth Dimension
Raven the Richard continued attacking each other with a number of blasts and spells. Raven used her magic to cover a dark aurora on the EMC2 equation and threw it down at Richard. Richard stopped the floating equation and launched it back at Raven. Raven flew out of the way and soured up in the air above the clouds. She rose up her hand up as the clouds form a dark storm and a black lightning bolt came out of the clouds. Richard flew all over the place avoiding the lightning bolts as the black bolts hit and destroyed two white doors, a flying wooden doll, and a floating clock. Richard stopped flying and fired a very powerful blue beam at Raven.
Raven: (evil voice) Azarath, Metrion, ZINTHOS!
Raven fired her aurora beam and both beam collided with each other. Both sorcerers concentrated hard to keep their beams stronger then the other. Quickly, Richard used all his power to make his beam strong enough to take down Raven. The blue beam disintegrated and then hit Raven as blue electrical energy surged through her body. She falls from the sky, but luckily she landed on the crocked glass road, too bad she landed the hard way. She slowly got up and opened her now normal eyes to look up at Richard, who was floating down to the glass road.
Richard: Oh, I'm so sorry. I'm afraid I took your edge.
Raven: I don't need Anger to stop you. I only need a way to take you down.
Richard: And how will you do that my dear? I'm a powerful sorcerer you can't defeat me.
Raven: Maybe I can't beat you, but I know a way to stop you.
Raven hand started to glow black as a book appeared in her hand. But it isn't any book, it's The Book of Pasies. Richard look at the book then look at Raven with a wicked smile.
Richard: (small laughter) Silly girl, only the powerful sorcerers could withstand that book. You may be a half-demon, but you're not strong enough to use a book like that.
Raven simple smirked and an evil giggle came out of her mouth.
Richard: What's so funny?
Raven: I should let you know, a special wizard taught me many spells, even strong ones. That wizard's name is Malchior.
Richard's eyes grew in shock after hearing that name.
Richard: No, that's impossible! Malchior was banished by the good wizard Rorek in a book!
Raven: Let's just say he used me to free him. But he made a mistake and I sucked him back in the book. And since Malchior was kind to teaching me dark magic, I can use this book to end this nightmare once and for all.
The book floated out of her hand and opened itself in front of her. She then started to chant one of the spells in the book.
Raven: Alculied Izotah Toranu Rozo. Kalydad Wotydad Quluza Togo.
Richard heard those words and understood what spell she was chanting. The spell, once called forth, would trap a person in that book and will be stuck there. Just like what happened to Malchior.
Richard: NO! I will not let you stop me!
Richard fired blue lightning bolts out of his hands to destroy Raven, but Raven formed a black dome to protect herself from the attack and continued reading.
Raven: Mulderate Azucas Wanzna Yoka. Natuyard Ozushi Tanuko WYASA!
The Book of Pasies suddenly glowed bright white as white magical strips appeared out of the pages and approached Richard. Richard acted fast and fired multiple blue beams at the white strips. No matter how many beams he shoots out, more strips keep on coming. The white strips grabbed Richard's arms and legs and dragged him into to the book. He tried flying out of the strips grasp but that didn't work either.
Richard: No. No! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Richard screams faded as he got pulled into the book and disappeared without a trace. The book closed by itself and landed gently on the floor. Raven then lifted her glowing hand up into the sky as a black lightning bolt came out of the clouds and made a direct hit at The Book of Pasies, burning it to ashes.
Raven: Consider your father's dreams shattered.
Raven soon collapsed on the floor after her battle, just as the Titans arrived to the scene.
Robin: RAVEN!
The team gathered around Raven's body, as Cyborg check her diagnostics on his mini computer.
Starfire: Is she-
Cyborg: She's breathing normally and her heart rate's cool. She must've lost conscious, that's all.
Robin: Richard must've done this. Where is he?
Terra: Uh, I think I know the answer.
LM and Beast Boy approached where Terra was and looked at the pile of ashes on the glass floor.
Beast Boy: Something tells me that was the spell book that Richard used, right?
LM: Looks like it. If I'm correct, Raven was using the book to finish off Richard, possibly trapping him in the book itself. She must've destroyed the book so that Richard won't escape again.
Robin: So Raven took down Richard all by herself. I gotta say, I'm real impressed.
Suddenly a storm above the night sky started to manifest all over the dimension. All the floating objects started to fall off from the sky as the church started to crumble and fell to the bottomless ground. The team looked around both confused and scared.
Robin: What's going on here?
LM: Richard's magic is starting to fade. Now that the book is gone, the Sixth Dimension is starting to fall apart.
Cyborg: We should get out of here, NOW!
The Titans started to run to the elevator with Cyborg carrying Raven on his shoulder. They went into one of the missing wings of the hotel. The hallway lights flickered on and off and the walls, floor, ceiling starts to crack. The team approached the elevator doors as Robin pushed the down button. Soon parts of the ceiling collapsed and parts of the floor began to give in. The elevator doors quickly opened and the team entered the shaft. The doors closed the same time the entire floor got destroyed. In the elevator shaft Robin pushed the button labeled L and the shaft moved down and the blue background changed back to a regular color. The rest of the team sighed in relief.
Beast Boy: Phew... Glad that's over.
Terra: You and me both BB. I'm never going back there again.
The arrow indicator moved up from a now disappeared thirteen to twelve. But when it pointed to twelve, the elevator made an abrupt stop. Robin kept pushing the L button repeatedly but it didn't respond at all.
Robin: Come on, come on!
LM was kneeling beside Raven on the ground when he felt something not right.
LM: Something's wrong here, very wrong.
Robin: What the hell are you talking about LM?
As soon as Robin asked that question, the elevator made a ding noise. Everyone looked at the doors as they opened, revealing the back of The Hollywood Tower Hotel sign and the view of Hollywood itself. LM stood up and approached the doors until he heard a strange. He looked up and found out that the cables that are holding the elevator are starting the loose it's support.
LM: Wake up Raven.
Robin: What?
Suddenly, one of the cables started to snap, causing the elevator shake a bit and the lights flicker. The team got startled for a moment then look at LM.
LM: Wake up Raven!
Quickly, the Titans approached Raven's body and anything to wake her. The cables continued snapping one after another making the shaft shake furiously. No matter how hard they try, they still wouldn't wake her up. The elevator was hanging by the last cable. LM couldn't take it anymore as he came close to Raven's face and start screaming at her.
LM: DAMMIT RAVEN, WAKE THE HELL UP!
Suddenly, Raven's eyes opened and glowed white the same time as the final cable finally snapped. The elevator quickly plummeted down the shaft from 12 to 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Soon the elevator went down to the lower level of the hotel and made a ding noise. The elevator doors were blown out of their entry way and the shaft imploded, filling the whole floor with smoke and dust.
End of Chapter 10. A major cliff hanger there. What happened? Did the Titans made it out alive? Did the prisoners made it out of the sixth dimension? All these questions will be answered on the next chapter. Please Review.