Alrighty, chapter 12.
Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titans, but I do own that shadow-monster thing.
Earthshine
Chapter Twelve: The Battle Begins
Everyone turned and stared at Terra in amazement. Terra was just as shocked. Only Raven didn't do anything, because she already knew. She just looked at the creature in front of them, guilt racking her brain.
The creature was now looking at the city behind them. Ignoring the Titans, it tried to walk past them to the city. A strange intensity burned in its eyes.
"Titans go!" Robin shouted. All the Titans began attacking the thing, trying to prevent it from getting to the city. At first it merely ignored their attacks, but it soon grew annoying and started attacking them back. It lashed out with its claws, missing Raven by a hair, and they went straight through a boulder. A moment passed and the top of the boulder fell on the ground, cleanly cut off.
"Watch out for the claws!" warned Raven.
She focused on the boulders, chanting her usual words, encasing them in black energy. They flew at the creature, grazing its shoulder. There was a grinding sound, like the sound you here when you rub two rocks together. Part of the creature's shoulder was scraped off, but it didn't seem to notice.
Starfire now took Raven's place in the fray, firing green starbolts and lasers. They didn't hurt the creature at all, only making it angrier. The creature seemed annoyed that it couldn't reach Starfire because she was up so high, but its annoyance was turned to surprise when it turned and found itself looking into the eyes of a large lizard.
The lizard was actually Beast Boy in tyrannosaur form. He opened his mouth and gave an earsplitting roar. The creature screamed back and lunged. Beast Boy dodged and sank his dinosaur teeth into the creature's already wounded shoulder. The creature screamed again and knocked Beast Boy off, and began slashing rapidly at him with its front claws.
Beast Boy did his best to dodge the razor blades. It wasn't easy, being a dinosaur, and the creature didn't let up one second to give him a chance to transform. He walked backwards, evading the creature's attacks as best as he could. A rock wall loomed behind him, giving him nowhere to run. The creature's claws drew ever closer.
"Leave him alone!"
A rock flew out of nowhere, hitting the creature's paw. It growled and looked up, to find Terra floating a few yards away.
"I don't know what the heck you are, but why can't you leave us alone?" She remembered when that strange voice kept talking to her, arguing with her. Is this really the thing that's been talking to me ever since I was freed?
The creature ignored Terra and turned back to Beast Boy. To its surprise, the dinosaur was not there. A hawk flew up to Terra and brushed her arm with a feather, as if saying thanks.
"Hey, someone's gotta save you when you get into trouble", Terra replied, rubbing her hand and shoulder.
Robin and Cyborg were now running toward the shadow-creature.
"Everybody take cover!"
Raven, Terra, Starfire,and Beast Boy all ran behind the rocks just as a force of energy and blinding light filled the small desert. Mud and small rocks billowed and flew as if they were in a tornado. Sonic-boom.
It finally subsided and the four Titans looked up from behind the rocks. Robin and Cyborg had also gotten behind rocks before the sonic-boom activated. The shadow-creature was on the ground, not moving. Then, it got up and shook dirt and rocks off of it. It wasn't even hurt.
Robin motioned for the other Titans to join him and Cyborg.
"This thing's unstoppable, man!" exclaimed Cyborg.
"I agree, we have done everything in our power to stop it", said Starfire.
"I don't think it really wants to fight us, it just wants to get to the city", put in Beast Boy.
Terra was sore all over. She rubbed her shoulder, which hurt more than any other part of her body. I haven't even really done anything today!
"Alright, here's what we're going to do. We need to all attack at the same time with all our might. Maybe all of us together can stop this thing", said Robin. "Okay?"
The Titans nodded. They turned to face the creature, which had been looking at them intently.
"Titans go!"
All of them attacked at once. Robin got out his bo-staff and began striking the creature with a force that could break bones. Cyborg turned his right arm into a sonic cannon, and Beast Boy changed again into a tyrannosaur. Starfire shot lasers and starbolts, and Raven and Terra flung rocks.
The creature was irritated. Everytime it turned to get one titan, another attacked it. It screamed and tried to defend itself, but to no avail. Finally, it collapsed. The crystal eyes closed and the creature seemed to stop breathing.
The Titans stopped their attacks and hesitantly moved closer to the fallen monster.
"Is it…dead?" asked Starfire.
The others didn't say anything. They just looked at the creature. They turned and looked at each other.
Suddenly, the creature's eyes opened and with fling of its arm, knocked the Titans into a rock wall. It got up and a new looked burned in its eyes. The lust to kill. The creature was barely hurt while they were tired and gasping for breath.
They were losing.
This is my last update for two weeks, since I'm going to the beach. Sorry, if this chapter is so short. Bye for now!
