Chapter 8: Ironheart Attacks

Back on the surface, Ironheart sought out Trigon and looked to end his rampage. It wouldn't be long before he got his wish, either.

"So you wish to stand before me and try to defeat me? You are brave, but none too smart," Trigon boomed.

"It don't matter if it's one or one million goin' against you, you're goin, down, mate," Ironheart shouted.

Ironheart turned to metal, jumped at Trigon and punched him right in the jaw! Ironheart continued to assault Trigon, but he was putting more of a dent in his hands than Trigon.

-Back At The Hideout-

Back at the others' hideout, the other six warriors were having second thoughts as to letting Ironheart attack Trigon alone.

"We can't just let him go. It's suicide," said Aura.

"Suicide? That's an understatement," said J.T.

"He's right. We can't just let him go and get himself killed," said Terra.

"She is right. We must assist him, even if it means our lives," said Thunder.

"You guys want to get iced? Fine. As for me, I'm staying right here," said Aqualad.

"And I wondered why you were kicked out of Atlantis," said J.T. "It's because you're a royal pain in the ass!"

"Enough! You can kill each other later. Right now we've got to save Ironheart," said Raven.

"You know what Rae? You're right. Let's go," said J.T.

So Terra, J.T., Aura, Raven and Thunder headed back to the surface. Aqualad simply folded his arms and stayed put.

"Should we get him?" Aura asked.

"Let him sulk. I think he needs some time to himself," said J.T.

-Back On The Surface-

Back on the surface, Ironheart was still pummeling Trigon, but he was hurting himself more than Trigon. And to make matters worse, he was getting tired.

"This is bull shit. This is just getting me a pair of broken hands," said Ironheart.

"Give up! There is no way you can defeat me," Trigon shouted.

"I'll never give up! Not as long as I've got air in my lungs," Ironheart shouted.

"Then die!" Trigon shouted.

Trigon balled his hand into a fist and delivered a bone-cracking hit. Ironheart fell to the ground with enough impact to cripple an elephant!

"I'm…alive?" Ironheart asked.

"Not for long you're not!" Trigon shouted.

Trigon's foot flew directly over Ironheart and crushed him flat into the ground! Ironheart's power couldn't defend him against the impact of the hit and Ironheart was destroyed. Then the five of the other superpowered youths emerged from their hiding hole and saw the dead Ironheart.

"No," Aura cried. "We've got to get revenge for Ironheart!"

"She's right! Let's go! Incremus Impact," J.T. shouted.

The five superheroes attacked with their full strength, but Trigon shook off their attacks. Even with J.T.'s power-enhancing Incremus Impact, they couldn't stop Trigon. Their attacks lasted an hour, but the human forces couldn't damage the great beast.

"J.T., this isn't working! There's got to be something else we can do," Aura shouted.

"I don't know anything else we can do! We've got to just keep this up and hope for the best," J.T. shouted back.

Hours passed by, and the humans' attacks did less and less, provided they did anything at all. Terra kept dropping the ground under Trigon's feet and kept him down, but it didn't do much of anything other than annoy Trigon.

"Annoying girl! I shall end your pathetic attack," Trigon shouted.

Trigon formed a ball of energy in his hand and roared in anger. Terra trembled as his power grew. J.T. saw this and knew that he had to defend Terra.

"No!" J.T. shouted.

J.T. teleported in front of Terra and stood in front of Trigon's attack.

"J.T., what're you doing!" Terra shouted.

"I can take this! Stay behind me," J.T. shouted.

Trigon fired and made direct contact right on J.T.'s chest. The ball exploded with force comparable only to a hydrogen bomb and J.T. went flying! He landed a good 145 feet away, destroying the ruins of many buildings and approximately 20 feet into the ground. Terra quickly ran to J.T. to see if he was alive, never mind all right.

"J.T.! J.T., please, say something. Anything. Move, take a breath, do something. Just don't die," Terra cried.

J.T. moaned in pain. He tried to roll over, but only moaned in immense, unimaginable pain.

"Guys, back to the hideout! We need to regroup," Terra shouted.

By some miracle, everyone heard her and headed back to the caverns. Back in the caves, everyone was starting to get worried because Terra wasn't there, and nor was J.T.

"So where's Terra and J.T.?" Aqualad asked.

"We…don't know," Raven replied.

"Speaking of M.I.A.'s, where's Ironheart?" Aqualad asked.

"He's gone, Aqualad. He's…dead," Aura replied.