Chapter 7: Fire In The Sky
The Titans flew over to Brother Blood's aerial base. How did the titans know where to find Blood's headquarters? Cyborg's robotic eye picked up Blood's location, and J.T. knew all of Blood's tricks inside and out. Blood's base was still not operational, so they went to the one place you can hide an aircraft: the abandoned airfield. The Titans flew in a V-formation with Starfire leading the charge, J.T. and Beast Boy (who had transformed into a pterodactyl) behind her and Raven and Terra on the backlines. Starfire was holding Robin by the wrists and Cyborg was riding on Beast Boy.
"So what do we know about Brother Blood's plans," J.T. asked.
"Almost nothing. Aqualad said that he, Speedy and Bumblebee were trying to get away from him when their transmissions got interrupted," Robin replied.
"Just perfect," Raven commented.
"Hold, there is someone down there," said Starfire.
"That's Aqualad," Cyborg exclaimed.
"Titans, let's get down there," Robin commanded.
The seven headed down to the ground to meet up with Aqualad.
"Aqualad, what's up?" Robin asked.
"We barely escaped, that's what's up," the atlantian replied. "Blood's airship is almost operational."
"Any information on the inside?" Cyborg added.
"We got jack s#$. It looked like some kind of heat cannon or something," Speedy answered.
"Who's the two behind you?" Bumblebee asked.
"That is correct, you have not had an introduction," Starfire responded. "This is J.T. Blade and Terra."
"Terra? Wait, she's a traitor," Speedy retorted.
"Wait! It's a misunderstanding! It's," Terra exclaimed.
"Save it for someone who works for Slade," Aqualad yelled.
"Hold it! She doesn't work for Slade! You've got it all wrong," Robin shouted.
"She doesn't?!" Bumblebee asked. "Last time I checked, she did!"
"That was then, this is now. And now isn't the time to be pointing fingers. Now's the time to kick Brother Blood's ass outta here," J.T. said, interrupting Bumblebee.
"All right. We'll sort this out later," said Bumblebee.
---------------------------------In Brother Blood's Control Room---------------------------------
"What is the status of the defensive systems," Brother Blood asked.
"Defensive systems are operational," one of the assistants called back.
"What is the status of the guidance systems," Blood called to another assistant.
"Guidance systems are having the last of the malfunctions worked out. The gyroscopes are still offline," his assistant replied.
"Get more men on the guidance systems. What is the status on the fuel supplies?"
"Tanks are filling. They should be filled in five minutes."
"What is the status of the weapon?"
"The weapon is nearing completion. All that remains is a powering system."
"Excellent. Even IF those fools the Teen Titans find out what my plans are, there is no way they can stop me! AH HAHAHAHAHA!" Brother Blood continued to cackle until his alarm system started going off. "What?! What is going on?!"
"It seems the Teen Titans have broken into the base! Awaiting orders, sir," the assistant replied.
"When was this?!"
"Umm…when the alarm started going off?"
"WHY IS IT I AM CONSTANTLY SURROUNDED BY INCOMPETENCE?!" Blood exclaimed with a blood red aura around his body. "STOP THE TEEN TITANS AT ANY COST!!! KILL THEM AND TOSS THEIR BODIES OVER THE SIDE!!!"
"Uh, it looks like there's two people down there I don't recognize, sir."
"What?" Blood looked over at the screen and saw J.T. and Terra on it. "Hmm, the elemental soul keepers. I should thank the Titans for bringing them along. Kill all but those two. Capture them and throw them in the brig.
-------------------------------In the Cargo Bay--------------------------------
Down in the cargo bay, the Titans had their work cut out for them. Blood's soldiers were firing shot after shot, but the Titans were holding their own. Everywhere you look, Robin was bashing the soldiers with his battle pole, J.T. was slashing away, shooting streams of fire and throwing fireballs at the soldiers, Speedy's energy arrows were flying every which way, Starfire was throwing her starbotls at the soldiers, Raven took control of a steel panel and blocked the shots at Speedy (not to mention bashing the soldiers with it), Bumblebee and Aqualad went all-out and continued to thrash the guards, Cyborg was kicking the guards' butts all over the cargo bay and Beast Boy (after turning into a Burmese tiger) was scaring the guards off or slashing them with his claws. As the guards ran, Terra commanded the earth to rise up under the doorways and cut off their escape.
"These are Blood's elites?! This is an insult," J.T. commented.
"Who cares if these are his elites, we need to stop Blood," Robin shouted.
"Works for me," J.T. replied.
As the guards fell one by one, they also started falling quicker. Eventually, the guards were all gone.
"Man, that was way too easy," Cyborg stated.
"Who cares how easy it was, Blood is still somewhere in this base, and we need to find him," Robin retorted.
"Here's the plan. Terra and I will find Brother Blood. Cyborg and Bumblebee will find the weapon and disable it. Robin, Starfire and Beast Boy will find the bridge and assume command. Speedy, Aqualad and Raven will take out the fueling systems to provide a distraction for everyone else," J.T. stated. "Any questions?"
"Yeah, uh, why can't I go with Cy and Bumblebee?" Beast Boy asked.
"No offense, but you aren't exactly tech-savvy. Cyborg is half machine, and Bumblebee knows Blood's tech inside and out. Plus Blood might still be using Cy's tech. That's why," J.T. replied. "Anything else?"
"What are we supposed to do when we take out the fuel lines," Aqualad inquired.
"Either make your way to the bridge and help out Robin and the others or keep Blood's men out of our hair," J.T. answered. "Any more questions?"
Everyone shook their heads.
"Ok then, let's do it! Titans, go! Oh man, I've always wanted to say that."
With that, everyone went their separate ways. J.T. picked up some dirt and a few rocks and handed them to Terra, calling it 'ammunition'. Robin had a slightly down look on his face, since J.T. stole his line.