I seem to have this bad thing with long waits. Sorry.
Review Answers:
Sorceress of Demon Otters: Me neither. That's why I wrote it!
fanficaddict, Fish Head The 3rd, Arezal: Thanks-a-lot!
DarkRavenna: Good muffin (munch). I kinda blew the updating soon, but I didn't give up! I liked the Slade/nice thing, too. It probably the funniest thing I've wrote (lol)
Gryfffinrose: Continuing. Here's a cookie for G. Rose, and two for Sasha.
Darkest Midnight: Slade used the RAD and changed everyone's clothes to his liking. Glad you like it!
Raidersrule76: Thanks. I'll try to incorporate it, but the story is kinda based around the original titans, but I may...WAIT! I know! You're gonna have to wait until next chappie though.
BlanchietheBlonde: Me too OO.
Continuing!
Reality is Perception Chapter 8
The End (of life as we know it, at least.)
GRRRRRR...
The T-Car wined. Cyborg had never used the drill before, and apparently, it didn't have enough horsepower.
That's when it sputtered, and died.
Everything was dark in the cabin.
Then, the "Check Engine" light came on.
"C'mon, c'mon..." Cyborg turned the key. The car whined, but didn't start.
"Man! 100 yards more and we'd be there! How can this car not have not have enough power—it has a ROCKET ENGINE for crying out loud!" Cyborg was literally pulling his hair out.
Except he didn't have hair.
"Umm... people?" Raven's voice echoed throughout the car. All eyes turned to Beast Boy. Beast Boy pointed to right beside him, where Raven sat. The only thing was, she looked to be in her own body. The distinguishing difference was, though, her eyes were still green.
Starfire was first to speak. "Raven, if you can simply be yourself, then why do you keep Beast Boy's form?"
"Concentration, Starfire. You have to stay concentrated to be someone else, but it takes no concentration to keep your original form." Raven paused. "Anyway, I was going to say, I think we have enough power Between Beast Boy and I, we can move rocks pretty well. Starfire, you can use your eye beams, and Cyborg can blast the rock with his Sonic Cannon."
"I guess I'll track how close we are. I might need my explosives later." Robin sighed. He wasn't one to spectate.
"I am sure you will be of much assistance later, friend Robin." Starfire gave Robin a reassuring smile.
"Thanks, Star."
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The Titans had blasted out the rock around them, and were now situated in a small cavern.
"THREE...TWO...ONE...TEEN TITANS GO!" Cyborg made the call, and everyone started blasting the wall. They weren't getting very far, though.
10 minutes later, they had achieved a full ten feet. "THIS IS GETTING REALLLLLY OLD!" Shouted Beast Boy over the blast.
Ten more minutes, five feet.
Ten more, three feet.
40 minutes from when they started—now they only had about an hour left before Slade went full force—a yellowish glow appeared in the cave. They turned toward where the glow was coming from...
Beast Boy had turned into Terra.
Of course, it had crossed Raven's mind now and again, but she thought it might offend Beast Boy if she impersonated Terra.
There was now a gaping hole down to Slade's fortress.
As soon as Beast Boy changed back, he turned to the other Titans. "Not a word," he said with a grim expression.
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The Titans jumped down into the underground cavern. Machines were beeping and clinking, but other than that, Slade was no where to be found. The Titans hid behind a large piece of machinery. They looked across the room, at a huge device connected to a computer. "The RAD?" whispered Cyborg. Four heads nodded.
"I'm gonna see if I can shut it down," said Cyborg while a spinning satellite popped out of his arm.
"It's too hard to—" Cyborg started.
"—Crack?"
All heads turned to see the grandaddy villain of them all.
Slade.
"Slade," said Robin in a sickly tone.
"Slade!" Starfire was caught off guard.
"Slade?" Cyborg was perplexed at the new cape Slade was wearing; it screamed "supreme ruler."
"Slade!" Beast Boy said in a "hey! he's actually here!" sort of tone.
"Never saw that coming..." Raven said, sarcasm dripping off her lips.
"Hello Titans. I suppose you're here for the big show?"
"Your big show is canceled, Slade." Robin said one of his signature cheesy remarks, and threw a Birdarang at the RAD.
Slade didn't even flinch. He pulled out a remote control, and with a press of a button, the Birdarang dematerialized.
"Why bother, Robin? I control everything. the laws of phisics are like clay. I manipulate them as I please."
"You—CAN'T—WIN." Robin threw a freeze disk, only to have it stop in mid air, turn around, come back, and freeze him.
Cyborg had had enough. "TITANS, TAKE HIM OUT!"
The Titans attacked, while Slade yawned. He pressed another button, and he disappeared, and reappeared ten feet to the right. The Titans collided in mid air. They got up and regrouped for another attack, but Slade simply said:
"You've run out of time."
He pressed the button.
Pop!
"Stop him—" shouted Cyborg, but before they could do anything, Cyborg stopped.
The last thing he saw was "FATAL SYSTEM ERROR CODE 1328"
"Not...1328..." Cyborg clasped, his systems going gray.
Starfire stared. A knife with a black blade materialized in front of her.
She gasped. "The Blade of Despair!"
It struck right through her heart.
Raven turned into the Beast Within, and shredded herself to pieces.
Robin had a change—of mind.
Beast Boy just stared.
Slade had finally won.
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Is this the end? I think not!
