Note: I do not own the Teen Titans, blah, blah. But I do own the character Sterling. Steal her character ans I'll murder you.
Sorry, Dave, but the name fit perfectly! Sterling is the name of a complete different character in a complete different story. But rights to you, I stole the name. Please don't get pissy!"
Raven's mind traveled as she hovered in the air above Titan's Tower. As she said her three usual words, Raven pictured herself levitating above a stone in a dark place. No one was there to bother her. She was in complete silence. "Azarath Metrion Zenthos," she chanted in a deep monotone voice. I wish I could just go away, be alone, Raven thought for a mere second.
Suddenly she opened her violet eyes. Something was different, something had happened. Raven cursed lightly under her breath. She didn't know what it was.
"Don't you just wish you could travel away from here?" Came a sharp metallic voice in her head as she began to medicate again. Raven sucked in a breath. The voice came from her mind. "Like you just want to go away, a bit like transporting. Of course, people like us can't do that, can we?"
Raven opened her eyes and looked around. "I'm in your head, you moron!" The silvery voice hinted with an accented mock. "Anyway, we can't travel to a different place like we wish...like you wish. But I can."
Screaming in pain, Raven put her hands against her temples, as to stop the stinging. What was going on? What was happening to her? It felt as though her brain was being drained...almost as if something was pulling on it. But then it stopped.
Raven lifted her head and blinked. Her vision was fuzzing and she couldn't see in front of her. Someone was there now. Probably one of the Titan's running to see if she was okay. But it wasn't. "No!" she cried out loud, recognizing the person. "No, It cannot be, you're...you're..." Raven could not spit the words out. It was impossible.
"Dead?" The girl finished for her. "Yes," her face turned to a sign of pain, "I remember that. "'course that's why it pays to be like me!" She paced back and forth. Her name was Sterling. She had jet black hair, short and gelled out from her face. She wore a low leather black halter shirt and an extremely low-cut black skirt. Over the skirt was a white skirt that was tied to one side. She wore thigh- high black boots that had a streak of light gray on the top. Her eyes were pure white, but a little darker where her pupils were. She also was Azarathian.
"I put a hex upon myself," Sterling continued, "So when I died, I would come back. Of course there were some slight...obstacles to work through." She looked down at her right hand, which became translucent. Raven, still in a state of shock stood up and looked at her former acquaintance. Sterling cocked her head and concentrated, them her hand became almost invisible. "Observe!" She yelled and shoved her hand into Raven's stomach.
Doubling over, Raven screamed again. Why was she acting so weak? Why didn't she just throw out her power and throw Sterling half-way across the city? Why was she allowing her to do this to her? Raven moaned, what was happening? Sterling smirked. "Doesn't it hurt?" she asked quietly, "Doesn't hurt to feel like you're dying?"
Suddenly a flash of green light came in front of her, hitting Sterling. Sterling yelped and twirled away, bringing her hand out of Raven. She looked over at Starfire, whose eye's were glowing green. Cyborg's right arm was extended into it's laser fire, BeastBoy in the shape of a wolf, and Robin, three exploding discs in his hand. "You will leave her be!" Starfire shouted.
Starling, who had already recovered, smirked evilly again. "But who's going to stop me," she asked looked at the Titans with confidence. "You are your silly power tricks?" She turned to Cyborg, "You pretty little laser?" Then Robin, "Your exploding toys?" BeastBoy was last, "A shifter?" BeastBoy looked down at himself and changed back in a human.
Then Cyborg fired his 'pretty little laser' at her. Fully expecting this, Sterling became tranluscent and smiled as the beam went right through her. Starfire gasped and threw some star bolts at her. These, too, went right through her. "Told you, you wouldn't stop me!" She laughed, an echo ringing through their ears. She glanced at Raven who was standing against BeastBoy, weak, yet still angry. "Au revoir, Raven!" Sterling yelled becoming corporeal again. "And trust me, it won't be long."
The Azarathian girl smirked again, this time quite darkly, and transported away from the Titan's roof, leaving them all in shock, wondering what actually just happened.
