Chapter 2: First Strike
"The first report of an explosion on the outskirts of the city came in at 8:32 PM. We have to find and stop whoever it is that do this." Robin said as he raced though the city streets on his R-Cycle.
A large explosion occurred some distance ahead of the Titans.
"We have to stop those explosions or else innocent people will be hurt." Raven said from the T-Car.
"You will not have the city! Not while men defend it!" Maximus shouted as he killed a number of Orcs.
"Carve him up!" an Orc shouted as twenty more approached.
Maximus continued to hold them until there was a roar in the forest. A very large Orc with almost no armor and a huge double-edged sword ran toward him.
"Roma victor!" Maximus charged toward him and fought his hardest. He stabbed the Orc a number of times, but still he would not fall. Flaming stones continued to hit the city and Maximus could not close with them.
The Orc continued to hack at Maximus, until Maximus was no longer able to defend himself. Maximus tried to block to massive sword with his gladius, instead his gladius was knocked out of his hand. He fell over and hit his head on a rock hard. On the edge of consciousness, Maximus awaited the Orc's death blow. The next thing he remembers is that something or someone stopped the Orc and killed it. He finally went unconscious, last remembering five figures standing over him.
The Titans raced though the forest to the source of the flaming stones and found two catapults there. Starfire and Raven were the first there.
"We have to kill those monsters and take out those catapults" Raven told Starfire.
"Look! There someone down there!" Starfire shouted with alarm.
Raven looked down to where Starfire was pointing and saw a boy, in a full suit of armor armed with a sword and shield, under attack by a very furious creature.
"I'll help him! You destroy the catapults!" Raven ordered.
Raven flew to the aid of the swordsman. He was tiring and the monster knocked the sword out of his hand. He fell over and hit his head on a rock.
"Azerath, Metrion, Zynthos!" Raven used her powers to take the monster's sword and killed him with it. With a final roar, it fell over and died.
Starfire did an excellent job destroying the catapults with her starbolts and the remaining monsters ran away into the forest. Cyborg, Robin, and Beast Boy came out of the forest.
"Sorry we're late, we got held up back there." Cyborg told them.
"This boy's injured. We must get him back to the tower." Raven said to Robin.
"All right, let's go. The monsters are in retreat. The police can take it from here." Robin picked the warrior up and put him into the T-Car.