Hola, reviewer dudes and dudettes!!! :( I'm so sorry it took me so long to update! Again! Arrgh I've had so much homework lately!!! Please forgive me!!
Well, I won't distract you with meaningless author notes. Here's the chapter!
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The Night Skies of Jump City, 11:02 p.m.
Xathaiel looked out over the sleeping city and grinned wickedly. Soon, everything in his field of vision, all of the people and buildings and technology of Jump City would belong to his father- which ultimately meant it would be his. It was only a matter of time now... judging from the Teen Titans' performance in their earlier battle, victory would be his, no question about it. It was the angel, Caela, that worried him. It was obvious that she would be more of a threat to his cause. But now, Xathaiel had help- three powerful teens as dedicated to evil-doing as he was.
"Hey, bat-boy! Are we gonna go, or are you gonna waste all night looking at the stars?" the super genius Gizmo yelled at him. He, Xathaiel, Jinx, and Mammoth were all hovering above the city- Gizmo with his jet-pack, and Jinx and Mammoth being carried telekinetically by Xathaiel's power.
Gizmo's outburst was greeted by a swipe of the demon's claws. "Insolent fool! Do not question me! And you will refer to me as 'Master,' not 'Bat-Boy.'" Xathaiel frowned and looked back out over the city. His red eyes then spotted what they had been searching for. "There," he said, pointing over towards the power plant. "That is our first target." No one dared to speak out against him. The scratch marks on Gizmo's face were a painful reminder of Xathaiel's cruel and impatient nature.
The four landed outside the power plant, and approached the large complex on foot. "This is Lesson 1, my minions, about how you conquer a city- take out their communications, transportation, and power first. Without electricity in Jump City, it will be much more open to our invasion." The devil-boy looked around. This late at night, there were few, if any guards around the complex. It would be easy to shut down power to the city. But Xathaiel didn't notice the Titans and Caela slowly approaching them.
Xathaiel opened his huge bat-like wings and with one powerful flap, glided over the power plant's gate. Jinx, Gizmo, and Mammoth followed suit. They walked towards the main building of the complex when they heard a voice behind them.
"Going somewhere?" Robin asked.
The four spun around. Gizmo crossed his arms haughtily. "Ha! Is that the best one-liner you or any of your snot-nosed friends could come up with?"
"Caeruleum telum!!!" (English: Blue beam of light)
Gizmo frowned quizzically. "Huh? What's that supposed to mean- YAAH!" The boy yelped as a beam of solid blue light shot out from Caela's extended hands and threw him against the wall of the building.
"It's on now!" Jinx exclaimed, hands up and glowing with her pink aura. She shot a wave of her magic out at the Titans, and the fight commenced. Xathaiel and Caela both shot up into the sky, sending beams of red and blue light out at each other. Robin, Cyborg, and Beast Boy took on Mammoth, and Raven and Starfire began attacking Jinx.
"Mammoth will squash you!!!" Mammoth cried. He pounded his fist into the ground and sent a huge shock wave towards Beast Boy. BB evaded the attack by transforming into a hawk and flying up above the ground. The green bird then swooped down and began clawing at Mammoth's face.
"Stop! Stop it, you stupid bird!" the huge, hairy teen yelled, swatting at Beast Boy. Mammoth's huge hand then collided with BB, and the impact sent the shape-shifter plowing into the ground.
Robin whipped out his bo staff and charged at Mammoth. "Heee-YAH!" the boy wonder yelled as he swung his weapon out at his enemy. Mammoth responded by simply grabbing a hold of Robin's cape. This caught the black-haired teen off guard. "Wha- HEY!" Robin yelled, kicking in vain at his attacker. Mammoth didn't respond to his outburst. He effortlessly swung the boy wonder around by his cape, and then let him fly. But Robin's highly trained reflexes enabled him to right himself in mid-air and land on his feet.
"Hey, Robin!" Cyborg yelled. He grinned as his hand morphed into a blue cannon. "I got the sonic, if you got the boom."
Robin smiled in response, and took an explosive batarang out of his utility belt. "Let's go," he said.
The two friends charged at Mammoth, who looked at them haughtily. "No one defeats the Mammoth!" he cried, flexing his giant muscles.
Robin smiled. "Heh. Wanna bet?" The boy wonder then sent his batarang flying towards Mammoth. Just before the weapon hit the hairy teen, Cyborg fired his cannon at it, and Mammoth was suddenly engulfed in a bright blue explosion. "YAAAAH!" he screamed. When the smoke cleared, Mammoth laid there on the ground, obviously down for the count.
Meanwhile, Starfire and Raven had their hands full with Jinx. "Azarath Metrion ZINTHOS!!!" Raven cried. A nearby oak tree was engulfed in a black aura, ripped out of the ground, and rocketed towards Jinx. The pink-haired teen extended her hands, and sent her power towards the huge missle. The oak promptly exploded into thousands of splinters.
Jinx turned to Raven and Starfire, hands glowing with her power and poised for attack. "You girlies might as well give up now, 'cause there's no way you're gonna defeat Xathaiel. He's WAY more powerful than any of you all."
"Why are you working with him, anyway?" Raven asked, equally ready for battle. "I thought you all were better than that."
Jinx laughed. "Are you kidding? In exchange for our help, we get a seat of power in the new world ruled by Satan. We'll be waited on hand and foot! There's no way we'll pass that up."
Raven's eyes narrowed. "How do you know Xathaiel will keep his promise? You all are just a bunch of minions to him, puppets that he'll use to do his dirty work. If Satan wins, he'll just throw you back onto the street. 'Cause that's all you are to him." She smiled wickedly. "Puppets."
A furious scowl came over Jinx's face. "You'd better take that back!" she yelled. She sent her powers flying towards some nearby power lines, which came alive and reached out to Starfire.
Star yelped and flew away from the lines, successfully avoiding a deadly shock of electricity. Flying backwards away from the ground, she threw starbolts at the power lines, and the conflicting energies caused them to explode. Starfire smiled. "Ha!" she exclaimed, and swooped downward towards Jinx. The witch was soon showered with more starbolts- but with speed nurtured by her training at Hive, she evaded them all.
Raven growled, hovering up above the battle. I've had enough of this, she thought. She focused her powers on more of the power lines surrounding the plant, and- "AZARATH METRION ZINTHOS!!!"- they came alive and wrapped around Jinx, disabling her.
"HEY!" Jinx cried. "Untie me!!!" Raven and Starfire paid no heed. They had to go help the others.
In the meantime, Caela was waging her own battle with Xathaiel, the most powerful of them all. Both of them were flying high above the power plant, casting various spells at each other. Their power levels of both the angel and the devil seemed to match each other.
"You will not win, Xathaiel. All of heaven's forces will stand in your way. There is no way you can defeat us," Caela said as she shot a blue light beam at him.
Xathaiel shifted his wings and swerved to avoid the attack. "And where are heaven's forces, angel?" He looked around skeptically. "I see no armies of winged soldiers ready to attack." Xathaiel smiled wickedly. "Only the puny Teen Titans."
"They are not puny!" Caela yelled. "Look down, Xathaiel. They have already defeated your minions. I say again, you will not win!"
Xathaiel darted over and grabbed a hold of Caela's arm. "Won't I?" he whispered in her ear. The devil-boy then tucked his huge wings back and fell into a swoop towards the power lines, Caela in tow. Xathaiel shoved the angel into the lines. Caela screamed as volts of white hot electricity flowed through her body. She fell to the ground with a thud.
"CAELA!!" Robin screamed. He and the other Titans had been watching the battle from the ground, and saw what had happened. They ran to Caela, and helped the weak angel stand up. Xathaiel hovered a few feet above them.
"I will defeat you all. A new age is beginning, Teen Titans. You had better switch to the right side now, before it is too late," the demon-boy said.
"We already are on the right side!" Robin yelled. "Good will always triumph over evil!"
Xathaiel raised an eyebrow. "Will it? What about your parents, Robin? Did good triumph over evil then?"
Robin looked down. Damn him. Damn him for bringing that up, he thought. Before Dick had donned a mask and a cape, he worked in the circus business with his parents. One day, when the three were doing their trapeze routine, someone cut the ropes. His parents fell to their deaths. Many years had passed since that fateful day, but the pain was still strong in Robin's heart.
Xathaiel didn't stop there. "And what about you, Starfire? Your parents were forced to give you up as a sacrifice to their enemies so that Tameran would not be destroyed. Did good triumph then?"
Tears shined in Starfire's green eyes. She had tried to understand when her parents, the king and queen, gave her, their only daughter, over, but it was so hard. Why did it have to be that way?
Xathaiel looked over to Cyborg. "And you. Robot. The chemical accident your father caused killed your mother and injured you. He was forced to fuse what was left of your body with cybernetic parts. It ruined the life you once knew. And your father wasn't hurt at all. Yes, he caused the accident, but did he pay for it? No!" Cyborg looked down, too. He had hated his father for all those years because of what had happened. Before the accident, sports had been his life. But once he was given robotic limbs, all the coaches claimed they gave him an unfair advantage. Cyborg had lost almost all he had ever cared for. (Author's Note: Yes, yes, I know, in the cartoon series, nothing like that happened, for Cyborg, Starfire, or Robin. I'm using all the character's histories from the comic books. Bear with me, 'kay?)
Xathaiel looked down at all the Titans. "All of you have such traumatic pasts. Why should you fight for God, when he allows these things to happen? Is that fair? You have fought for good all your lives. God doesn't deserve such devotion. Join me, Titans, and your efforts will be rewarded." His red eyes flicked over to Caela. "Why should you trust this angel? Do you think that she will fulfill your deepest desires? I doubt it. Fight with me, and everything you have ever wanted will be yours."
"No, Titans!" Caela cried. "You must not listen to him! He is trying to trick you! Do not lose faith in our cause! If you do, even a little bit, he will bring you over to the dark side! Please! These promises he makes are empty! I beg you, do not listen!"
Caela gasped when she did not get a response. If they lose faith in God, Xathaiel will gain control of them!, she thought. They must not bow down to him! She paused. They mustn't... but will they???
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Dun dun duuuuun!!! Oooooo how creepy is that!?
If anybody else has any other ideas or suggestions for me, please lemme know! Should the Titans fall into Xathaiel's trap??? Will Caela be able to prevent it??? Please tell me what you think!
Okie dokie... well I need to stop talking and sign off!!!! Okay well yeah see ya! :)
Until next chapter,
clouded leopard :)