Well, hope everyone had a happy holiday (which ever one you celebrate) and a happy new year… It is 2005 and who knows what the future will hold… But, you know one thing for sure, fan fiction will go on… And so, the next installment of my story is finally here (after 3 weeks)… But before we get to what you've been waiting for, we must go through the reviewer answer thingies… You know the drill…
VeltaIO: I too agree that my writing has greatly improved since "Trust"… To tell ya the truth, "Trust" was actually the first thing I had ever written just for the hell of it… I have never written anything for fun… Its always been for school and what not… But I actually enjoyed it… Another reason why I believe I improved was because my last one was based off a dream I had… I didn't stray away from the dream and didn't try anything new, and in my opinion the story suffered for it… But this story is just spontaneous, and I'm loving every minute of it… So, glad you like the story and thanks for the support
RayRayOtega: I know it was short, and to tell ya the truth, it was originally supposed to be part of this chapter, but I had no idea where to go after that point so I just posted what I had… But I'm glad you still liked it despite the shortness
Soon to be world renown Gracie: Nope, still don't fear your countless nagging… And there is nothing wrong with sounding Canadian, though I do put a little accent into some of my speech when I get bored… Oh, and your idea about your reviewing me anonymously until I update isn't a bad idea… I don't fear it, I encourage it… I always like to get reviews, and to me, the more reviews, the better… And if you think that little thing of riddle me this Batman scares me, you'd be wrong… I say way stranger stuff randomly all the time, so keep trying
wouldntyouliketoknow?: Yes, I would… Haha, just kidding… I thought that OC stories were those with one real character in a relationship with a made up character… Spidey isn't made up, he is just from another comic series, Marvel to be precise… But I can see were you are coming from… But as for Raven/BB stories, it sickens me to the core… Wrong on soooo many levels… Hate it, hate it, hate, it… I just don't like that pairing and I wish the show would stop dropping subtle hints about those two… Keep Raven the loner of the group… Relationships not needed… But as for Raven/Robin stories, I can tolerate… I never said I liked, and you do give some good points that just because they have bird names, that doesn't mean they're meant for each other… I can tolerate certain things, but others I flat out hate… And don't get me started on Raven/Cy stories… But anyway, glad you liked the chapter and its good to know that I'm not the only one with little patience
Comics Girl: Yes, I do agree that Raven/Spidey pairings are the best… That's the only Raven pairing I actually like… Glad you thought my last story was awesome and I hope this one is even better… I know you said that this chapter will be freaking amazing, and I hope I don't disappoint you… But you will have to wait to see the Slade/Carnage thing in action… That will happen in the next chapter, but he will make his grand appearance in this, so enjoy
Corsair: Glad you really like this story… I do look at my Ultimate Spider-Man comics to try and get a feel for the humor, so I'm also glad that you liked my portrayal of it… I never said I was a huge Venom fanatic… I am a huge Carnage fanatic… But I will not get into more arguments about which symbiote is better… So, once again, glad you think this story rocks hard
Absolutely Pointless: I surprised you thought the last chapter was sweet, even though it was really short, but I'm glad to hear it… I'm pretty sure you know exactly what Raven has in mind (I pretty much gave it away) but we will just have to wait till chapter 10 to find out, wont we… And yes, Raven does care for Spidey, and blowing stuff up just proves it… Isn't it romantic (I cant believe I'm typing like this… Gonna gag… Don't like mushy fluffy stuff)… But, you will see the fight between Venom and the Titans so I hope you like it… And as for the new guy, he will show up, but he will fight in the next chapter… More things to look forward to…
jbtheman: Plot drivers always work to help the story along… I don't know why or how, they just do and I ain't asking questions… I really don't want to get into another argument about which symbiote is better ::cough::Carnage::cough:: but I will agree that all the extra symbiotes after Venom and Carnage just got on the nerves… They were not needed and I too could have done without them… Actually there are a couple other TT/Spidey crossovers… The best one in my opinion is done by this guy called The White Dwarf… His story is called "The New Guy" and it is definitely the best TT/Spidey crossover out there (my opinion of course)… The only bad thing is that he hasn't updated in like forever so it will just leave ya hanging, but its still worth looking at… Anyway, glad you liked the story so far
J or the Blind: Well, now you don't have to wait anymore cause here is the next chapter… Hope you enjoy… And yes, the villain does look bad ass… I upgraded his looks so he looks even more bad ass
Moonjava: I look forward to your big review at the end of this sequel (at least that's what I think you meant)… I can understand why you don't like crossovers very much… I, on the other hand, like certain types of crossovers, but I wont get into that… I too have noticed that there aren't enough scenes with Jameson in stories and wonder why… He is a major character and everyone loves to hate him… I'm glad you like how I write Jameson, so thank you for the compliment… I will continue writing, but I don't think I will continue with the Spidey/TT stories… I think this might be it, unless I get a really solid idea to end it with a third to make it a trilogy, but that is highly doubtful… I do have another story in the works, but I cant write two stories simultaneously… I get lost… So I finish one then go to the other, its just how I work
Well people, sorry for the really late update… So much stuff going on and writers block and everything, its just a huge hassle… But, as you can see, I finally got around to it and wrote the damn chapter… Now, even though this is definitely the longest chapter so far, I had originally planned for it to be much longer… In fact, the Raven chapter, this chapter, and the final fight were supposed to be all one chapter, but that would have been hell for all of us, so I decided I would stretch it out over the span of 3 chapters… It also means I will be getting more reviews (I like reviews hehe)… Now, the new villain in this story does finally show up, but his fight scene isn't till the next… But, I have drawn a picture of him for you all to get an idea of what he looks like… Actually, I wanted to finish the drawing before I posted this chapter so you all could see… I am an artist, not a writer, so I put more effort into my drawings than writings… Give me a break… So, if you want to see him, just tell me so in a review or e-mail me… Just leave my your e-mail address (if its in an anonymous review) and I will send it to ya as soon as I can… Now enough of my rambling, its time for the moment you've been waiting for… So, on your marks… Get set… READ!
Disclaimer: I don't own the Titans or Spidey… I don't own the Titans or Spidey… I don't own the Titans or Spidey (holy crap its like the freaking Energizer Bunny… It just keeps going and going)… I don't own the Titans or Spidey… I don't own the Titans or Spidey…
"Do you believe that friend Raven will be well? She seemed very distressed" said Starfire.
"Distressed? More like crazy coo coo labanza" Beast Boy exclaimed. The Titans were in the T-Car racing towards Venom, Spidey, and who knows what else. And as luck would have it, Beast Boy was stuck in the back seat between Starfire and Black Cat.
Robin was in the front passenger seat. Even though he was the leader, Cyborg wouldn't let him, or anyone else for that matter, drive his 'baby' as he so called it.
"Don't worry Star. I'm sure Raven will be ok. She just needs some alone time."
Cyborg was getting tired of all this concern talk and decided to change the overwhelming mood. "Hey guys, how bout some tunes?" Cyborg reached over and cranked up the volume to the radio. What came out of the speakers sounded something like a mix between hard rock and techno. Thanks to the custom sound system that Cyborg installed, the music could be heard by pedestrians a mile away. Maybe even two.
"Oh ya baby! Doesn't this just get ya in the mood?" Cyborg started to do something that resembled head banging, but he still had to keep his eyes on the road. The others in the car put their hands over their ears to try and block the noise. It didn't work too well.
"Hey, could you turn it down?!" Robin yelled.
"What did ya say?!"
"I said, could you turn it down a bit?!"
"I cant hear you!"
"Turn it…" Cyborg lowered the volume, "down!" Robin instantly closed his mouth and stared at Cyborg.
"What? I guess not everyone can appreciate high quality music with a booming sound system." Robin's stare turned to a death glare, but Cyborg just ignored it, or at least tried to.
Beast Boy was still nervous sitting next to the beauty that was Black Cat. He tried to turn his focus to what was outside the front window, but he kept stealing glances at her. 'How does Peter do it? He has two girls fighting over him, and what do I got? Nothing, that's what. I mean, what's he got that attracts the ladies that I don't got? I mean besides the height factor, and the fact that he doesn't have pointy ears, sharp teeth, and his skin isn't green. I guess I'll just have to go with the ole Beast Boy charm.' He stole another quick glance at Black Cat, then turned away hoping she wouldn't notice.
Black Cat did notice though. She had been staring out the side window the entire time, but she did see the reflection in it of Beast Boy looking at her. A smile crept on her face and she decided to play around with him a bit.
Beast Boy turned in her direction again, only to find her staring back at him. 'Oh crap.'
She cocked an eyebrow in that sexy way she did everything and just stared back at him.
Beast Boy smiled sheepishly and gave a weak "Hi" accompanied by a small wave and a lot of nervous sweating.
Black Cat smiled at the fact that her prey had taken the bait. She proceeded to gently brush the few strands of hair from her eyes and then let her hand slowly go down her body in a sultry and seductive way. She made sure that it went over every single one of her curves. A smile of satisfactory was on her face as she saw Beast Boy's eyes follow every movement of her hand. Bingo.
Beast Boy just stared, but quickly realized what was happening to him just then. He quickly crossed his legs trying to cover something up, put his hands on his legs, and stared at the floor of the car. He looked back at her quickly to notice that she was once again staring out the window, but he noticed a smile on her face and her position had changed to pose he didn't need, yet wanted to see. A very seductive pose.
'That's so not fair.'
"Heads up guys, we're almost there." Everyone raised their heads at Cyborg's statement.
"Ok team, this is it. Let's do this" Robin said.
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On top of a building, two pairs of lifeless white eyes were staring down, watching the T-Car speed down the streets below. The two pairs of eyes looked at each other, then turned in different directions. One returned to monitor the streets below, while the other pulled out something that resembled a laptop. When the screen turned on, the figure was exposed to the light. His entire face was black, with one orange circle on the forehead. When the fingers reached to the keypad, it was revealed that they were silver metal claws instead of fingers.
The hench-bot typed a few things into the device. There was a slight pause until a smooth voice emitted from it.
"Excellent. The Titans are coming to the rescue, but they have no idea of what is in store for them. Keep an eye on them."
Then the voice died out, the screen turned off, and the hench-bots were once again shrouded in darkness.
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"Keep an eye on them." The screen died down and Slade turned away from it to look down at his prisoner, Spider-Man. "Well, it seems that the Titans are coming to try and save you. How typical of the heroes. It will be too bad for them when the fail."
"You know, I normally try and look for the good in everyone, but you are just plain psycho. What happened to you in your childhood? You were dropped as a baby?" Spidey said jokingly.
"You should learn to be quiet."
"Or, or maybe you were neglected by your father and all you wanted was some attention."
"Silence." Slade was getting very pissed at Spidey's remarks.
"Aw, does someone need a hug? That is, unless that brings back memories of some guy dressed in black standing next to a black car asking you if you want some candy and what happened after that. If that's the case then spare me the-"
"That is quite enough!" Slade yelled out with malice in his voice.
"Oh, looks like I hit a nerve. Did someone just lose their temper? Tsk tsk. You know, I have a friend that loses her cool every so often, but she meditates and it all goes bye-bye for a while. Maybe you should mellow out and-"
"Do you ever stop talking?!" Slade had heard quite enough and was starting to get a headache. 'Maybe keeping him alive for now was a bad idea. But no, it will all play out according to plan.'
"Didn't your mother ever teach you any matters? Its not polite to interrupt someone when they're talking. But if you wanted me to be quite, you should learn to say please." Spidey was having fun torturing Slade with words. But in reality, he was scared out of his mind and was only buying time until the Titans showed up.
'I mean, this guy tossed Venom around like he was nothing. I have a hard enough time defeating Venom on my own, so what does that say about this guy? It means this guy could kick my butt any day of the week and I am in big trouble. I'm lucky he hasn't already killed me already for what I've been saying to him. But I guess its either be the smart mouth, or I pee in my tights.'
"You can joke all you want, but it wont change a thing." Slade's voice had returned to its usual, calm tone. "It doesn't matter what you say. The Titans will fall this very day."
Slade walked to where Spidey was restrained. Since the tranquilizer drug had worn off, Spidey needed to be contained.
"You know, I usually try and persuade people like yourself to become my apprentice. I had tried to farce Robin, but it didn't turn out too well. I almost succeeded with a young girl named Terra, but that ended up being disastrous."
"Aw, you poor thing" Spidey said in sarcasm.
Slade ignored Spidey's last comment. "But you," Slade grabbed Spidey's face and forced him to look at him, "I despise you. So instead of offering you an apprenticeship, I'm just going to kill, but in due time. Due time."
"Lucky me. You know, you could be a little more gentle. If it's my last day alive, you think you could be a little nicer?" Slade ignored this statement and turned away. "I guess not."
"Venom!" At the sound of Slade's command, Venom appeared from the shadows. "Ah, Venom. It seems that we will be having a few guests. Do go and greet them and be sure they feel… welcomed." The tone of Slade's voice was darker than usual, and it actually sent shivers down Spidey's spine.
Venom glared at Slade, then turned his attention to Spidey. He didn't move or speak, he just glared at the one person he hated the most, Spider-Man.
"Now!" Slade said and his usually calm tone was once again giving way to anger and impatience.
Venom turned his attention back to Slade. "No matter what, Spider-Man will die by our hands, not yours, and we will even go as far as killing you to get to him."
"We will see."
"Gee, looks like I'm Mr. Popularity. Just great."
Venom turned from the two and walked away. He hated every little thing about the partnership, if it could be called that. Sooner or later, Slade would let his guard down, and after Venom got threw with him, Spider-Man would be all his. But for now, he would wait it out and play by Slade's rules. In the meantime, killing the Teen Titans would be a pleasurable distraction from what was troubling his mind.
"We are going to enjoy this."
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The Titans were running down an empty hallway, wreckage was strewn about, due to the fight between Spidey and Slade and the aftereffects of the battle.
"Cyborg, you got anything yet?" Robin asked.
"Let me do a quick." A screen appeared on Cyborg's left arm and he put his right hand to his metallic ear while the optical lens in his robotic eye started scanning the area.
"Well?"
"Well, the good news is I'm picking up multiple heart beats, so that means that Spidey is still alive."
"And the bad news?"Beast Boy asked.
"The bad news is that there is more than just Spidey and that Venom freak here" Robin answered.
Starfire noticed the perplexed look on Cyborg's face and knew something was wrong. "What seems to be troubling you friend Cyborg?"
"Well, we know that Spidey and Venom are here, and Raven said that someone else was as well, so that accounts for three people. But I'm picking up five heart beats. Two seem to be in sync with each other and that is also happening with two others."
"So, what does that mean exactly?" Beast Boy asked.
"It means, something weird is going on in this place" Cyborg answered.
"Well kids, we aren't going to figure this out just by standing here" Black Cat said while stretching out her whip. "Lets go make our presence known."
The Titans continued down the deserted corridor and came upon a large, steel door. Beast Boy morphed into a triceratops and charged it, knocking it down, and a cloud of dust erupted from the heavy door's landing.
"Uh, guys?" Beast Boy asked as he turned back to his original form. The others rushed in to see what was going on. "Something tells me we were expected."
"What makes you say that friend Beast Boy?"
"Him." Beast Boy pointed through the dust to the middle of the wrecked room, and standing there was Venom.
"Where is Spider-Man?" Robin commanded.
Venom sneered. "He is fine, for now. But you will never see him. We will make sure of it."
"Dude, who is 'we?' I only see one guy standing here and that's you" Beast Boy said.
Venom's eye twitched slightly but nobody noticed. He started to lick his lips with his giant, serpentine tongue. Saliva was dripping from his teeth and tongue. "We are going to enjoy this very much."
"We'll just see about that. Titans, Go!"
Beast Boy morphed into a bull and charged forward while Starfire took to the air and started to lay down a barrage of star bolts.
Venom crossed his arms in front of his face to deflect some of the star bolts. When the attack ceased, he looked up to see a green bull charging straight for him, but Venom just sneered.
Right when Beast Boy was about to hit his target, Venom stopped the charge by grabbing onto his horns. He was pushed back a bit, but no damage was done. Venom then started spinning around with the green bull still in his grasp. Venom then let go and Beast Boy was sent careening through the air, straight into Starfire, then into a nearby wall.
Black Cat pulled out her whip and whipped it towards Venom. He raises his arm and the whip wrapped around it. Then, his symbiote suit started to create black tendrils that wrapped themselves around the whip, which then went down the length of it towards Black Cat. She tried to let go, but it was too late. The blackness grabbed onto her hands and kept going up her arms.
Venom then grabbed hold of the tendrils and pulled up on it, causing Black Cat to go flying upward. He then yanked down on it, sending her back down to the ground, hard. She let out a cry of pain, but he only laughed.
Venom was about to repeat this attack when two bird-a-rangs cam flying in and sliced through the tendrils. Venom looked up to see who his attacker was and saw the two air born projectiles return to the hands of Robin.
Venom held out his left hand and the disconnected pieces of his suit returned to him. He then reached out with his other hand and a pure stream of blackness fired out straight for Black Cat.
Robin charged towards her and scooped her up right at the last moment and dodged the onslaught.
"Looks like we're even Bird Boy" said Black Cat.
"Glad to hear it. No I think its time this guy chills out a bit." Two disks appeared between Robin's fingers and then he threw them straight at Venom.
Venom, thinking these were explosive disks, crossed his arms again. He knew the symbiote could handle it. What he didn't expect was that when the disks hit his arm, a burst of cold air erupted and covered his arms, freezing them both instantly.
Robin then spun out his bo staff and attacked the frozen arms, shattering them, but to his surprised, Venom didn't seem to care.
Tendrils shot out of the arm stumps and started wrapping around each other, reforming the missing limbs. Venom then raised his hands and the ice shards, still encasing parts of the symbiote, came towards him, but they had to go through Robin first.
Robin sun his bo staff in front of him to create a barrier, and hew was able to deflect most of the shards, but a few did get through his defenses and shredded bits of his clothing on the arms and legs. All the shards rejoined to Venom and even more tendrils shout out and grabbed Robin's bo staff, then snapped it in two.
Robin then pulled out two bird-a-rangs, put them together, and a blade grew from the weapons to create a long sword. He then charged forward slicing through oncoming attacks and eventually arrived at Venom himself. Robin sliced downwards to the left, then sliced straight to the right. The then pulled the sword into an upward slice, then brought it straight down.
Robin smiled, thinking he had dealt some serious damage, but the smile faded and was replaced by a look of shock and horror as the wounds on Venom started to close in on themselves. The wounds soon disappeared, leaving Venom unscathed.
"You are such a fool if you can think you can defeat us with such pathetic toys." Venom gave Robin a hard punch right in the stomach, and dust could be seen flying away due to the force of the blow and the wind it created. Robin doubled over in pain, but Venom responded to that by punching him in the face, which sent Robin flying backwards.
"No one can defeat us, especially you pathetic whelps."
"You sure about that tall, dark, and ugly?"
Venom turned around to see Cyborg's seismic cannon pointing right at his face.
"Eat this ya freak!" Cyborg fired his cannon, which was accompanied by his trademark, "Booyah!"
Venom tried to dodge but the blast was shot at point blank, and Venom felt the sudden sheer pain rip through his face. In fact, the pain went through his entire body. The symbiote was spasming and started to bubble up. In one final cry of pain, the symbiote exploded off of Eddie Brock and left him falling to the ground.
Cyborg walked over to where Robin was trying to get up. He reached out his hand to Robin.
"Need a hand?" Robin smiled and grabbed hold of the hand and proceeded to pull himself up.
"What took you so long?"
"Well the new modifications I made to the cannon was able to defeat him. But it takes a long time for it to charge up enough power to do so. Thanks for buying me some time."
Robin smiled at that. "No problem. Any time."
The two teens then looked over to their friends. Black Cat was being helped up by Starfire and a nervous looking Beast Boy. They all had a few bruises and cuts, but other than that, they looked fine.
Robin looked over to where their enemy had fallen. Venom, now Eddie Brock, was laying face down on the floor. His back was slowly going up and down, which meant that he was still alive. But nothing else was moving which suggested he was unconscious.
Robin drew in a deep breath then sighed in relief. "Well, it looks like this battle is over.
"So, we are victorious?" Starfire asked hopefully.
"On the contrary, the battle has just begun."
Everyone cringed and turned to where the voice came from. It was the one person who the Titans hated the most and the one person the hoped to never see or fight again. It was Slade.
"Slade, what do you want?" Robin spat out.
"Why Robin, I merely wanted to drop in and monitor your performance. You've improved quite a bit since our last encounter." Slade then looked down to the unconscious form of Eddie Brock.
"Though I guess he wasn't much of a challenge. You, my dear boy, can put up more of a fight than he ever could." Slade kicked Eddie in the stomach, hard enough that a grunt of pain escaped Eddie's lips. "I guess you get what you pay for. Pity though. I was hoping for more of a show."
"Slade, how are you here? I mean, that last any of us had heard, your arm was completely mangled and you were most likely crushed under your own collapsing base. This base" said Robin.
"Ah yes. That little incident did leave me in a little bit of trouble." Slade started to pace back and forth but did not advance on the Titans.
"It is true that I was defeated by that wall crawling menace Spider-Man that fateful day. I underestimated his abilities. But with that mistake, I gained something beyond my wildest dreams. You quite well remember Carnage, do you not?"
"How could we forget?"
"Yes, well. I was the one who sent him after you. My instructions were for him to destroy you Titans, but bring back Spider-Man alive. But he failed, as you well know
"But, before I sent him on his mission, I collected a sample of the symbiotic suit. I examined it and what I found was astounding. it's a living organism that bonds to a host. It is capable of magnifying the host's abilities tenfold. It is truly the power of the gods.
"But when I initiated the self destruct on my base, I was caught in the down pour of debris. My mangled arm was in tremendous paid, as you can well imagine, and it kept slowing me down. Then, something came down from the ceiling, forcing me to the ground. The impact destroyed the containment vial that held the sample.
"Once it touched my bare flesh, it reacted and started to spread over my entire body. It sought out my injury and started to heal it. The pain was excruciating and unbearable as the bones were being reset and fused back together. But then, the pain turned to something I never expected. It turned to pleasure.
"It seemed to magnify my deepest desire and it used that to construct a physical form, and appearance. An appearance of my deepest desire, death. Death for the ones I hate most."
Slade stopped his pacing and turned facing the Titans. "And so Titans, here I stand before you. A new man. You are about to witness the power of the gods."
Slade then let out a horrible cry, which sounded like a laugh as well. His body started to twist and contort in unnatural directions. His eye started to turn blood red, and what looked like blood started to seep out of his eye slit and the slits at the mouth on his mask. The blood like substance started to cover his entire body. Tendrils wrapped themselves around each other around his right arm to form a three clawed hand at the end. Two giant tendrils sprouted from the substance at the shoulders. Bones in the shape of teeth shot out from them. His form started to grow and his mask couldn't hold the growing figure inside. The black part of the mask burst open to reveal a face that looked like Carnage. Before the orange side of the mask could fall to the ground, tendrils wrapped themselves around it to keep it in its rightful place on his face. A giant tongue came out from the fang surrounded mouth. With one final grunt, more teeth shaped bones sprouted around his neckline from the collar bone. Tendrils spontaneously sprouted from his arms and legs.
The Titans stood in true horror at what Slade had become.
"Now, unlike Venom, I have bonded completely with the symbiote, so I can use all the untapped power he could only dream of" the new monster said in a smooth, yet knife like voice. "Now Titans, I will grant this symbiote's deepest desire. I shall kill you all. But before you die, I want you to say the name of the one who will kill you. I am no longer the man you knew as Slade. I have been reborn. I am now that which my symbiote so much desires. I am Deathstroke."
Ok, now that is definitely the longest thing I have ever written… So if it is ok with you guys, I think I am going to take a little break before starting the next chapter… But what did ya think? Was it worth the wait, cause I sure hope it was… I put a lot of thought into this and I think it had definitely paid off… If anyone didn't know, Deathstroke was actually what Slade was called in the original comic books… His name was Wilson Slade and his alter ego was Deathstroke the Terminator… So, I thought I would use his original name for this new guy I created… I usually don't use original characters, but this was such a good idea, which was given to me by RayRayOtega (thanks again) that I just had to use it… All credit goes to him for thinking him up, but he give me credit for giving him form… Like I said earlier, I have drawn a pretty decent picture, according to RayRayOtega and myself, so if any of you want to check it out, please don't hesitate to ask… Just drop me an e-mail, or say so in a review (and leave your e-mail if you sign in anonymously) so that I can get it to you as soon as I can… Well, that's enough from me… Hope you like this chapter as much as I do, and I hope the wait was worth it… And always remember to read and review… Till next time my faithful readers… Laterz…