Chapter One
Unexpected and Uninvited
A loud explosion erupted from inside the Jump City Theater. Cyborg and Beast Boy flew out through the front doors, skidded on their backs and came to halt at the curb. The other three Titans; Robin, Starfire, and Raven, soon emerged and after them and knelt down next to their comrades.
"You guys alright?" Robin bent over Beast Boy who saw nothing but stars.
"Sure dude, just give me a minuet to get off the super coaster," he said flopping back over. Starfire tapped Robin's shoulder as their adversary came out to join them.
"This is certainly some fight you kids are putting up!" He held two small orbs in his hands and floated a few feet off the ground. Cyborg and Beast Boy finally got back to their feet while Robin whipped out his staff.
"You haven't even said why you're here like all the other villains do!" The man laughed and juggled one of his orbs.
"Because I just love to laugh at the feeble effects movie-goers enjoy so much. They positively shrivel in comparison to the brilliant works of Illusionist!" He stretched out his hands and beams of light shot out at the Titans.
"TITANS GO!" They dispersed to avoid the bright lights and encircled Illusionist. Cyborg, Starfire, and Raven began their assault by launching sonic blasts, starbolts, and pieces of public property at the evil doer. He snapped his fingers and disappeared before the attacks could hit him. He reappeared behind Starfire and whistled. She turned just in time to see a very bright light. She fell to ground and lost her ability to see for a moment. Beast Boy morphed into a raptor and charged at Illusionist accompanied by Raven and Cyborg. Robin went over to Starfire and helped her up.
"Star! Are you alright?" She rubbed her eyes and when they refocused she saw not Robin but Illusionist. She gasped out loud and lit up her fists as Robin backed up in shock. She let loose a barrage of starbolts making Robin do the only thing he could do, run. "STAR IT'S JUST A TRICK! SNAP OUT OF IT!" While an unaware Starfire continued to attack Robin, the other three Titans did what they could to quickly end the battle. Cyborg rolled out of the way as Illusionist sent a ball of light after him.
"You're so going down MAN! I'm gonna hit you with everything I've got!"
"Duly noted, but you can't hit what you can't see. HA!" He hit Cyborg in the face with a small shot forcing Cyborg to stop dead in his tracks. When he opened his eyes he saw nothing around him. The street, the battle, the Titans; everything had gone. Before he knew what happened he was knocked backwards by a tremendous blast. Illusionist stood over him with a smirk but was suddenly rammed off to the side by Beast Boy. Raven then floated between them and put her hands together.
"Azerath Metrion ZINTHOS!" Black energy covered his orbs and within moments they shattered into a million pieces. He looked down at his hands sadly when Raven finished things off by wrapping him up with a lamppost. Starfire backed Robin into a corner and raised her ready fist.
"Now justice shall be done unto thee!" She stopped however when the image of the villain changed back to Robin. "Robin? You are the Illusionist? Shame on you," she said crossing her arms. Robin sweat dropped and but gave her a smile none the less. He walked over to the tangled Illusionist and secured him further for the police.
"Sorry, but no encore tonight." (Had to maintain Robin's corny one-liners). Soon the police arrived and carted yet another defeated villain off to prison.
LATER THAT NIGHT……………………..
The Titans had picked up a pizza on the way home and looking forward to a much needed vacation. They had been planning a road trip for the past three weeks, and needed anything but more bad guys trying to make a mark on something. Cyborg and Beast Boy fought valiantly at their game station determined to be victorious over the other. Cyborg finally jumped up and let out a triumphant yawp!
"BOOOOOYAH! CYBORG IS KING!"
"Hooray," said Beast Boy waving a tiny flag. "Fine your king now, but a rematch is right around the corner!"
"Uhh sorry dude, but I don't have anything to prove I've already beaten everyone here!" Cyborg smiled a smug smile.
"Except me." The green elf and half man half robot turned to see Robin loading up a controller. "Your only king when you've beaten the champion," said Robin matching Cyborg's grin. Cyborg glanced down at the screen and saw the Robin's score was indeed still the highest of all.
"Ohhhh you bet you've got a game. Right here right now!" The two sat down to begin their battle while Raven ignored them completely with the help of her new Stephen King novel.
Starfire lay on her bed writing in her diary about the day's events. Robin had given it to her last Christmas and it had become one of her most treasured possessions. Once Robin explained the use of a diary she had come to rely on it so much that she stressed not being able to vent her feelings and thoughts every night. She wrote in magnificent cursive and paused in between each of her thoughts so as not to miss anything of importance. She ended her last sentence and began a new one.
'And it was during the motion picture that we suddenly had to do battle with a bad man who called himself the Illusionist. He disrupted our movie and my time with Robin! Forgive me; I did not intend to 'loose my cool'. In the midst of doing battle I was forced to see Robin as my opponent. I suppose had you witnessed such a spectacle you might have thought it amusing, I on the other hand found it slightly humiliating. But thankfully Robin did not press the matter after the battle was won and seemed to forget it instantly. He never fails to make better my feelings. I hope someday I will be ready to tell him some if not all of what I have told you. Thank you as always,
Starfire'-
She closed her book and set it back into its box. She slid it under her bed and sighed in thought. She always entered deep contemplation after adding an entry into her diary. It almost seemed like she needed to be alone in order to express some of her most closely guarded feelings. She began walking out of her room when an audible alarm went off. She rushed back over to a small screen on her wall and displayed a layout of the tower. She focused in on a certain level of their home and a red dot came up on the screen. She watched it move down the hallway then pressed the comm. device on her wall.
"ROBIN TEHRE IS AN INTRUDER!" Back in the common room Robin abandoned his game with Cyborg and switched the large screen to match Starfire's. He noted the moving dot and responded on his comm. link.
"We've got a lock! Stay were you are Star, track him and if he comes your way take him down."
"Understood," she replied and hung up the comm. link. Robin did the same and turned to his remaining teammates.
"Titans fan out! Cyborg lock down the tower, Raven get to the lower levels and cut off his retreat. Beast Boy come with me!" They nodded and followed his orders.
Raven phased through the walls hoping to take him by surprise. Each time she entered an empty hallway but stayed to make sure he didn't come back that way. Cyborg put his hand to the security pad and the exit indicators faded from green to red. Cyborg then brought out his cannon and began prowling the halls. Robin and Beast Boy silently made their way past their rooms and toward the intruder. Robin followed the signal on his comm. link with a bird-a-rang in the other hand.
"Robin," said Beast Boy. He pointed up ahead and they saw someone run across the hallway.
"FREEZE," Robin shouted. When he didn't they took off after him. Beast Boy morphed into a cheetah and quickly caught up to the man. He pounced on him and held him down by his shoulders. He wore an assortment of navy blue robes and a tri-corn hat Robin stood over him and scowled down at him. "What do you want and how did you get in here!"
"Let me up!"
"Yeah what for, if you've come to get revenge or something then your in the wrong tower cause we've never met." The man lost his patience and muttered something under his breath. With a loud crack Beast Boy was thrown off of him and landed way down the hall. He quickly stood up and pointed a long stick at Robin.
"I'm not your intruder boy! We need to hurry, he's getting close to one of your own." He gestured to Robin's comm. link. He flicked it open and saw the red dot moving up to a fellow Titan's room.
"Starfire! Come on!" Robin, the man, and Beast Boy made a mad dash down the hall.
Starfire stood watching the screen intently, bent to carry out Robin's orders. She saw him round the corner towards her room and she switched off the screen. She readied her fists and prepared to leap out of her door. As she waited she noticed something different about her room; it suddenly felt strangely cold. She looked over at her window and saw it fogging up and becoming frozen, a picture of Robin and herself did the same and the glass soon cracked. She started to shiver and found herself backing away from the door. An ominous darkness filled her room and she heard a loud bang against her door. She squealed somewhat and backed up against the wall. While shivering she held up a trembling fist.
"D-Do not enter, I-I am armed." The banging stopped for a moment. She let her herself relax somewhat hoping whoever it was had moved on. She then saw he panel next to her door spark and brake to pieces. The door scratched open slightly and a dense fog entered at its base. Starfire gulped while keeping her hand outstretched. "W-Who is there?" A dark, cold and clammy hand reached around the door and gripped the edge. Starfire pressed tighter against the wall hoping to force it back. The hand moved the rest of the door aside and a tall figure in a shroud darker than the blackest midnight entered. Starfire's mouth hung open and her fading hand slowly sank back to her side. Each breath the intruder took in and out blew a stream of icy cold air into her face. It hovered over her and she suddenly felt as if she were being drained. She tired to move out from its shadow but found she couldn't move. Her vision now very blurry Starfire sank against the wall and to the ground. As she was sure that this was the end she heard a faint voice call her name. She slowly turned her head seeing the world in a complete blur but aloes made out a vague image of Robin coming towards her. The last thing she remembered before backing out was Robin shielding her from the walking nightmare and man standing between them. A strange white light, and then all faded into peaceful darkness.
So did you like it? I know there are a lot of these types of crossovers out there, but I'll do my best to make this a really good one. Hope you like it and I'll get the next part soon. Laters!