Chapter 6, and a letter from me

"Ahhhhh! Get back!" screamed Cyborg, socking Beast Boy hard in the jaw, sending him careening to the floor. Beast Boy let out a grunt and hopped back to his feet. Blood dripped from his mouth and he grinned savagely, showing two large fangs. Beast Boy charged towards Cyborg letting out a low pitched howling noise. Cyborg aimed his sonic cannon directly at Beast Boy, and fired. The shot hit Beast Boy in the chest with a bass thud, and pushed him out of the window, shattering it as he passed through. Beast Boy fell eight stories into the dark swirling sea. He seemed to glow as he fell, the broken glass illuminating the night around him.

Cyborg approached the broken window slowly, almost unable to believe what he had done. He tensed as if to run after Beast Boy, but knew that it was only a moment's madness, and that Beast Boy was dead. The black ocean waves crashed savagely against the jagged spires surrounding the island, exploding into wet, white fire. Cyborg stood alone, a great shadow in the dark tower, whose only light was the dull red glow of his eye.

"It was from a bite."

Cyborg turned quickly and saw it was Raven who spoke. She was standing awkwardly, and there was blood on her chest. Raven pointed to Cyborg's bitten arm, and he realized what she meant. Cyborg then wordlessly turned and stepped out of the window. After a few seconds there was a loud splash, and Cyborg joined his best friend in the deep, cold sea.

Raven limped towards Starfire's room. She couldn't let emotions get in the way. She had to stop this disease, this awful madness, from spreading. It was her obligation to the world to do so.

Emotions are for fools. Emotions only get in the way.

Raven entered Starfire's room and saw Starfire lying calmly on the floor, still securely under Raven's holding spell. Raven reached over to her bed and pulled a pillow out from her beloved dead leader, brushing against his cold body.

Raven stood over Starfire. Starfire's face was plain and innocent, suggesting nothing of the horrible act she had committed.

I feel nothing. I have no emotion.

Raven calmly placed the pillow on Starfire's face and waited. Starfire began to struggle. Raven pressed the pillow harder. After a few moments, Starfire stopped struggling. Raven then glided to her own room, and landed softly on her bed.

I have no emotions…I feel no…I feel so much…

Raven held her face in her hands and wept for her friends. For Robin's demise. For Starfire's deed. For Cyborg's suicide. And For Beast Boy, whom she had loved.

Raven opened her dresser and pulled out a long, curved dagger. Sadly she contemplated what she wanted to do, but then remembered Starfire's words.

""What happened to you Starfire?"

"I was attacked…I was coming from the mall when a strange man grabbed me…he bit

me …"

Someone had bitten Starfire. The disease was still alive. Where was the man who bit Starfire? Could he have bitten more victims? Could his victims have bitten even more victims? Was the man even the source, or was he a victim? Raven put down her dagger.

I can't die yet. I must stop it. Before it can spread. For humanity. For my friends.

Raven pulled her hood over her head, and teleported into the night. The race begins.

The End

Afterward

A farewell letter from Daimajin 5

An Apology and Explanation for my Absence:

Hey, d5 here. Yeah it's a bad pen name, I know I sound retarded with it…what the fuck was I thinking? Anyway, I guess what I'm saying is thanks and sorry to all my wonderful reviewers (most of whom where pleased), I mean wow, how many do I have, like 65! Incredible. Reading them gave me a much needed boost of self-esteem.

Some people were amused, many frightened. Honestly I was going for the big slap-in-the-face crazy twist with this one. Hence the misleading title and summary. When I was writing this I had this ridiculously huge grin on my face, thinking "someone's gonna freak out when she eats him…"

Let me get to the point. Many writers simply stop writing without explanation, and it can be frustrating (no I don't have that big of an ego). So here's my official notice of fan fiction death. School started, and I'm busy. Really, really busy. Maybe I'll come back next summer, but I doubt it. I think I'm through writing for the "Otaku/Akebake" crowd.

If you can't get enough of me, head on over to fiction press( right?) and read everything by "BZR." There's some weird fantasy/horror/ghost stuff I wrote there. I believe I called it "Banish the Dead!" (yeah, I know it's horribly cliché), and it's some scary stuff. The weirdest part is that the story was completely influenced by "Bless Me Ultima." Yeah, that is crazy. But like I said earlier, I'm really busy now. So don't expect anything for awhile (like anyone cares anyway).

This last chapter was my goodbye treat for my 65 (WOW) readers. I hope it's satisfactory. I love the way it ended, basically setting up a sequel starring Raven.

If for any reason you wish to contact me (hatemail, threatening me personally), then email me at the email address listed for BZR at fictionpress. I never check the one I used for Fan So good bye and thanks for everything.

…65! Wow! 