School was weighing me down, so it took awhile to write this chapter. Sorry bout that. Anyways, please review, I beg you! Ok, I'll shut up now. ;D
Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titans.
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Chapter 4: Mysteries Revealed
The four Titans were awestruck. Kulex and Breaker were already hard enough in their normal forms, but how tough would they be in this enhanced form? Breaker launched the first attack. He teleported and appeared behind Raven, then did a slide charge with one of his clawed hands stretched out in front of him like a spear. Breaker hit Raven with such force that the dark witch went crashing into the ground, leaving a deep crater. Kulex now also teleported, and instead appeared right over Beastboy. He dove down, slashing his sword, cutting right into Beastboy's left shoulder, close to his neck. From the extreme pain as well as exhaustion, Beastboy collapsed to the ground, unconscious.
Neither Cyborg nor Terra knew what happened before they too were thrown into the air by Breaker's super plasma slice, which was similar to his uppercut except now with much more force. Cyborg landed and rebounded, firing his cannon Kulex. The beam hit him head on, but didn't even leave a scratch.
"Wow, what the?!" Cyborg was shocked to see one of his best attacks fail. Kulex just flashed a wicked smile before telepathically making Cyborg crash down into the ground hard. Terra was now floating on a summoned boulder, and summoned a large, sharp stone that she aimed at Breaker. The alien robot caught it with his metallic hands, and chucked it right back at Terra, who was immediately thrown off her boulder and sent towards the unforgiving earth below her.
When all the Titans were on the ground, most unable to move, Kulex and Breaker went in for the kill. Just as Kulex was about to plunge his sword into Cyborg's skull and Breaker about to slice Beastboy into pieces, Breaker's communicator rang. Lord Firesprite appeared on the screen, and he did not look too happy.
"Where are you two? I told you to get the damned jewel, does it really take you that long just to get it?!" Lord Firesprite roared.
"We are very sorry, my lord. We just ran into a... minor interference." Breaker responded.
"You see, the Teen Titans showed..." Kulex began.
"I could care less who it is! Just drop whatever you are doing and get your asses over here! Now!" Firesprite yelled back. He then disconnected from Breaker's communicator.
"Come, we must deliver the Gem of Power to Lord Firesprite before he goes nuclear on us again." Breaker said to Kulex.
"But look, we practically have the Titans dead!" Kulex countered.
"Doesn't matter, we could kill them at a later time. Now let's go." Breaker said. Kulex, having little options, agreed. The two of them teleported out.
By now, Robin had reached the battle. "Hey guys, I'm... back?" Robin stopped talking as he saw the scene before him. All the Titans except Raven and Terra were down on the ground. Raven was slowly moving to each of them, trying her best to heal each one.
"Raven, Terra! What happened?!" Robin asked as he ran over to help Cyborg up as he became conscious again.
Terra was barely able to talk out loud. "Kulex and Breaker... they transformed... and were too powerful for us..." She then almost fell unconscious, but Raven came and healed her a bit, restoring some energy. She thanked Raven, and crawled over to where Beastboy was laying.
"Beastboy?" She shook him lightly, but he didn't wake up. "Beastboy, please wake up... please..." Tears started to stream down her face as she hugged the shapeshifter. By now, Beastboy had woken up, and noticed that Terra was crying. He sat up and hugged her tightly (A/N, like in the episode "Terra" xD). Terra snuggled into his warm chest and cried on his shoulder. Beastboy rested his head on hers, and rubbed her back soothingly.
"It's ok... just let your emotions out, you'll feel better..." Beastboy gently whispered. Terra just continued to cry, but started to stop soon. Beastboy felt a bit relieved that Terra stopped since he hated to see her like this. Even though she stopped crying, Terra still stayed in Beastboy's arms.
While Beastboy was comforting Terra, Cyborg and Raven finished explaining to Robin what was going on while he was away. "And then he just hit me and Terra with some kind of move and we were sent into the air. I tried firing my cannon at Kulex, but the beam hit him and did nothing. Then everything went black..." Cyborg said.
"Their enhanced form must be partially powered by that gem they stole. And according to their conversation, they will be looking for the Gem of Strength if I heard correctly when they were talking." Raven said.
Robin was deep in thought. "You know what, where do you think the Gem of Strength could be? If we manage to find out it's location, then we can get there and take the gem before Breaker and Kulex do."
Cyborg and Raven seemed to understand Robin's idea. "Hmm, if the Gem of Chaos was kept in the museum, and the Gem of Power was used in the Chemical Plant to fuel some of the machinery, then the Gem of Strength could be anywhere..." Cyborg voiced his thoughts on the issue. "Oh by the way, how's Star doing?"
"She's much better, sleeping now I think. But getting back to the topic, we have to find out where the final gem is, and if we do, we have to get it before it's too late." Robin said, and then continued to think about the Gem of Strength's location.
Terra finally calmed down in Beastboy's arms. She broke the hug and sat up, looking at Beastboy with a soft smile. Beastboy in turn, returned the smile. "I thought that Breaker had killed you back there, but thank goodness he didn't or I don't know what I would do without you."
"Don't worry Terra, I'm not that weak." Beastboy said, half joking. Terra giggled and kissed him on the cheek. Beastboy happily returned the kiss on her cheek. "Looks like Robin is back. C'mon, let's go join the others, maybe he will say something important this time." Beastboy said with a grin. The two teens got up and walked over to Robin, Cyborg, and Raven, all who were in a conversation.
"About time ya'll joined us!" Cyborg said as Beastboy and Terra approached them.
"Sorry, I was a little shaken up from Breaker's attack." Beastboy said.
"Oh, that reminds me. Beastboy, do you remember anything about something called the 'Gem of Strength' that Breaker and Kulex were talking about?"
"Uhh, no except that they needed it to merge all three gems into one."
"Damn, we need to find out where the Gem of Strength is so we can get it before they do. Well, no use standing around here anymore, especially when the police arrive and start asking us questions we really don't want to answer. Come on, let's get back to the Tower, I gotta check on Star also." Robin said as he and the other Titans headed for the T-Car.
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(At Firesprite's palace)
"Where have you two been?" Lord Firesprite asked from his throne as Breaker and Kulex arrived.
"I'm very sorry my lord. The Titans have gotten in our way and we just thought that we could get rid of them right then." Breaker said as he and Kulex bowed down.
"As I said, forget about the Teen Titans, they will eventually fall to my power." Lord Firesprite said in a low voice.
"As you wish. Now, where should we acquire the Gem of Strength?" Kulex asked.
"Ah yes, the gemstone. Listen up, because this task requires careful planning unlike the other two." Firesprite said as he started to explain the plan to Breaker and Kulex.
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(Back at Titans Tower)
"Star, we're back!" Robin yelled as he and the other Titans entered the Tower. Much to Robin and the others surprise, Starfire wasn't sleeping at all. In fact, she was already up and practicing shooting her lightning bolts at some targets.
"Oh, hello friends! I had a wonderful slumber, and I feel revived!" Starfire chirped as she ran over to the Titans. She and Robin embraced each other. Starfire then looked at the other Titans and noticed their physical condition.
"What happened when I was gone? We did defeat Kulex and Breaker, right?" Starfire asked, rather nervous.
"Uhh, well, not exactly." Beastboy said as he rubbed his injured shoulder. "Kulex and that Breaker guy transformed into their 'power enhanced' forms, and kicked our butts!"
"Yeah, and then they teleported away with the Gem of Strength" Cyborg added.
"Oh, I am very sorry that I couldn't help..." Starfire said with a look of guilt on her face.
"Star, it's not your fault. After all, you did stand up to them before any of us." Robin said as he put a hand on her shoulder. Starfire seemed to lighten up.
"Tell ya what, I gotta go fix my arm before it drives me crazy. I'll be in my room ya'll." Cyborg said as he walked off, examining the cut on his mechanical arm from Kulex's attack.
Robin stretched his arms a bit and started to walk towards his room. "I'll try to find something about the Gem of Strength. If I do, we have to get to it before Breaker or Kulex does. Take a breather Titans."
Raven decided to go meditate on the roof, claiming if anyone interrupted her, she would throw them off the Tower. Starfire then went to practice her lightning bolts outside where she already set up some targets for herself.
"Uhh, I think I'm gonna go get this shoulder bandaged." Beastboy told Terra as he gave her a quick hug, which she returned, and was off to rummage through the medicine cabinet.
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(In Robin's room)
'Hmm, still nothing. I don't get it, how can something as important as the Gem of Strength have no information on it whatsoever?' Robin thought as he typed away on his computer, trying to find anything pertaining to the three gemstones. Just as he was about to call it a day, something came up about Kulex. Robin sat up in his chair, and started to read.
"Kulex, one of the most powerful mages from the planet Xibera. He was rumored to be traveling the universe in search of his lost brother. From the little information available, Kulex was said to be able to do many physical tasks, such as moving crates or opening doors, with his mind. The king of Xibera banned him from the planet after Kulex and some fellow mages tried to overthrow the king himself. He wasn't heard from again." Robin read from his computer. After a few more minutes of searching, Robin found some information about Breaker.
"After his creation in SuperTech's laboratories on the planet MechEye, Breaker was the most feared and dangerous human robot in the galaxy. SuperTech's scientists had the idea of binding a human to a robotic body as part of an experiment. The goal was to build a fully functional superhuman robot to carry out various tasks on MechEye. However, SuperTech's scientists had made a blunder in the robot body design. Originally, there was supposed to be a small chip that prevented the human part of the robot from abusing his powers, but that wasn't implemented because the SuperTech development leader assumed nothing would go wrong."
"Unfortunately, after the experiment was complete, Breaker's human side took over the robot's central core, and allowed him to preform any action he desired. The new Breaker demanded the scientists build him some weapons or he would kill them. The scientists, having no choice, agreed. They constructed two sets of plasma talons, which they put right on top of Breaker's hands. These claws tapped into Breaker's core and were able to fire beams of pure electricity as well as conduct electricity. The scientists also gave Breaker powerful lasers behind his eyes. Finally, SuperTech's scientists strengthened Breaker's robotic body with a very tough titanium-type metal. Breaker then broke out of SuperTech, and escaped MechEye."
Robin was shocked. He now understood how Breaker was able fire those beams, and how his attacks barely did any damage to Breaker. After rereading Kulex's biography, Robin was able to figure out how Kulex was able to break through the chemical plant's secure doors. Robin decided to continue looking for any more information, since now he had some idea of where to look.
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(Outside Robin's room)
Beastboy finally managed to locate some bandages in the medicine cabinet. He wrapped his injured arm in the bandages, and set off looking for Terra. He found her sitting on the couch, reading some magazines.
"Uh, hey Terra!" Beastboy said as he sat down next to her.
"Hey BB. Oh, that arm doesn't look too good. Are you sure it's ok?" Terra asked after she saw Beastboy's bandaged arm.
"Yeah, it's fine. Um Terra, can I ask you something?" Beastboy asked, looking rather nervous.
"Sure, what is it?"
"Ok, umm... I was wondering if, umm... you were busy tomorrow." Beastboy said, starting to blush.
"Well, I guess not. Um BB, what are you getting at?" Terra asked, a bit suspicious.
"Oh, I was just gonna ask you if, well, you would like to go with me to see a movie or something tomorrow?" Beastboy asked. He was now blushing like mad.
"I'd love to! Say around 4:00 maybe?" Terra replied as she stood up and hugged Beastboy.
Beastboy happily returned the hug. "Four o'clock sounds good. Can't wait!" Beastboy gave her a quick squeeze and ran off to challenge Cyborg, who had now repaired his damaged arm, to play him in Killer Instinct Gold again. Terra smiled and went back to reading her magazine.
Starfire decided to check up on how Robin was doing since he hadn't left his room since they came back. Upon entering Robin's room, she saw him in his usual spot, typing away on his computer.
"Robin? I was wondering how your progress is going." Starfire asked as she approached the Boy Wonder.
"Hmm, oh hey there Star. I just got some new info on Kulex and Breaker. Here, I'll show you." Robin then showed Starfire both Kulex's and Breaker's short biographies. "And that's not all, I finally found something about Lord Firesprite. Take a look:"
"Many years ago, somewhere deep in the cosmos, there existed a planet named Heatwave. It was adjacent to the solar system's only sun, Uzesaric, thereby earning its name for the intense temperatures. The planet once was home to a highly advanced civilization. Every 150 years, a new ruler was chosen to lead Heatwave's people. That is when Zericx Firesprite came to power. He dubbed himself complete dictator of the planet, and ruled with extreme laws."
"Lord Firesprite, as he was now called, practiced highly in fire combat, learning many powerful fire spells that no other person was able to learn. Because of this, no one on Heatwave was brave enough to stand up to him. However, several years after Firesprite took control, a group of rebels were able to defeat Firesprite's army and proceeded to surround his palace. Lord Firesprite was forced to flee from Heatwave. No one knows for sure where he went. Some say he is building an army and planning revenge to take back Heatwave. Others simply say he is dead. But whatever the theory is, one thing is true: Lord Firesprite is one of the most dangerous beings of all time."
Starfire didn't know what to say. Robin decided to finish up for the day since he was quite tired from staring at a computer screen for the past few hours.
"I'm gonna go finish up; it must be around midnight by now. Good night Star!" Robin said as he gave Starfire a goodnight hug. Everyone else was already in the rooms asleep, so Starfire proceeded to her room, hopeful to get a good rest.
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And there is chapter 4. I hope you enjoyed it, and stay tuned for more chapters coming soon!