Chapter Ten: End of the World: Take Two
(So did you like the last update? I think it was slightly exciting. Anyway I've had some requests for more BBxRae moments. I would love to but I myself have never experienced anything like that so I'm not very good at describing it. Although I am working on a collection of one shots of BBxRae moments so check it out!)
Raven groaned as light filtered in through the large window above her head. She flicked her hand and the blinds drew themselves shut. Raven sighed in satisfaction and scooted closer to Beast Boy. He grinned in his sleep and tightened his hold on her waist. Raven smiled and tried to keep her eyes from opening. Beast Boy yawned and his own green eyes flittered halfway open
"Mornin' Rae." he said groggily. The girl beside him started to say something then gasped and shot out of bed. Beast Boy sat up and rubbed his eyes. Raven was trying to put her cloak on in a hurry but it was rolled up in a tight ball
"Raven, what's going on?" Beast Boy asked in concern. Then he finally woke up and his eyes widened. Raven's entire body was covered in red lines and symbols like they had been the last time Trigon had appeared. He got up swiftly and pulled her to his chest. She started sobbing into his shoulder
"It's today isn't it?" Raven nodded and hugged him tightly
"He's coming. I don't know if I can stop him Beast Boy." she whispered shaking her head. Beast Boy pulled her away from his chest and looked at her sternly
"Raven, you've trained for this. We've trained for it. This isn't like the last time when we weren't prepared. We can and we will beat him. Understand?" Raven nodded wordlessly. Beast Boy's emerald eyes softened and he helped her into her cloak
"Now what?"
"Can we just go up to the roof for a minute?" Beast Boy nodded and they were instantly scooped up by a large black raven.
Raven let the sea wind whip through her hair and calm her senses. Beast Boy was right. She had trained for this and she could win. She had no other choice.
Jesse's eyes flittered open and she yawned then stretched her arms out. She screamed. Her arms were covered in red lines and designs. Demon runes
"Raven!" she screamed. The door flew open and the Titans all ran in. Raven lagged behind trying to keep her cloak around her body. Robin saw the runes and whirled around to look at Raven
"Open your cloak." he ordered
"Robin-." Robin ignored her protest and whipped the blue fabric away. The same red runes that covered Jesse covered her sister. She looked away in shame
"Friend Raven what is happening?" Starfire whispered. The lights started to flicker on and off. Raven closed her eyes
"He's coming." she whispered. The two words sent fear down the Titan's spines like an icy wind
"Can you bring the Dakota Titans and the JLA here?" Raven nodded and turned to go then stopped and knelt beside her shaking sister
"Jesse." the girl looked up "Remember everything you've been taught. There's no need to be afraid." she stood then looked at Beast Boy
"Go in my room. There's a big black chest in my closet. Bring the blue box into the main room but do not open it until I get back." Beast Boy nodded and trotted off to get her requested items.
Raven teleported herself into Virgil (Static) Terra and Richie's (Gear's) houses and brought them to the Tower without any explanation. Then she went for the JLA.
Soon all the Dakota Titans and all the original JLA members were seated on the sofa trying to figure out what was going on. Beast Boy appeared with the blue box and Raven took it
"I spelled several amulets while I was in Azarath to help protect you from Trigon's attacks." she drew the numerous medallions out of the box and levitated each one to a person
"If Trigon's minions try to touch you they will immediately disappear. That way we'll only have to deal with the main threats."
"So now that we know why we were jerked out of our beds at six in the morning can you tell us what we'll be up against?" the doors opened before Raven could answer and Rose came out supporting Slade on her shoulder. Arella followed them nervously
"I can tell you that." Slade wheezed
"Daddy slow down." Rose pleaded. Arella bit her lip then hurried into the kitchen and came back with a mug of herbal tea
"Drink this." Slade did so and looked better but not much
"Trigon's recruited Malchior, Brother Blood, and Adonis."
"The main threat is Malchior. He's a dragon but he knows hundreds of spells and enchantments."
"Okay. It doesn't look like we're going to have much strategy. Just an all out brawl until we're face to face with Trigon." Robin said more to himself than anyone else. Raven nodded
"Trigon won't fight until he has to. Most likely he recruited those villains to wear us down before we fight him. Now we need to make sure we keep the battle away from the city as much as possible." they continued to make plans and give ideas while their foes did the same…
Meanwhile far beneath the surface of the earth Trigon the Terrible talked or rather argued with Malchior the Dragon/Wizard
"I want the changeling for myself." Malchior hissed angrily. Trigon frowned then nodded
"Very well. You may do what you wish with him. But all I want you to do with Raven and Jesse is tire them out. Nothing more. Understood?" Malchior nodded
"Trigon, when are we going?" Adonis growled cracking his knuckles. Trigon flung a hand at the teenager who yelped and jumped away to avoid the fire that licked at his heels
"Do not question me mortal. When I tell you we will attack. Until then be still." his loud voice boomed out over the large fiery plain. Several HIVE students trembled and Brother Blood gave an inaudible gulp. Trigon was frightening there was no denying it. And seeing a dragon talk was enough to make the average person faint. Suddenly Trigon looked up and thrust one hand at the ceiling. His red fist went through the rock easily
"It is time!" he yelled.
Raven stood looking out the window surrounded by her friends and allies. Beast Boy squeezed her hand in silent comfort. Raven winced as the demon runes burned at her skin. Jesse whimpered and Gear clutched her hand. Jinx looked frightened. The others stood ready to help their friends if they needed to
"He's coming." Raven whispered biting her lip to hold back the pain. The ground trembled and the sky turned blood red. The water surrounding Titan's Tower instantly dried up and the ground rose up so it was a cracked barren plain like the one Raven had seen in her visions so many times
'We must remember the spells Azar taught us. They will prove useful.' Wisdom stated
'For now let's just focus on not getting killed.' Bravery said in her cocky voice
'They are right. We have no choice. We must fight or we will have let our friends down.' Timid said with fierce determination in her normally frightened voice.
Raven raised her arms and teleported the group to the top of Titans Tower where they could watch the changes easily. The ground was developing a large crack down the middle. Raven could barely make out flames coming out
"Freedom at last!" a familiar voice yelled. Two black and purple wings exited the hole the had now developed followed by a large purple and black dragon. He spat fire at the sky and roared
"As they say. Sweet, sweet freedom." Brother Blood climbed out of the pit as well and stood next to the dragon. Several teens joined him then Adonis climbed out. Beast Boy could feel his hair bristle when the teen came out
"Earth is mine!" a terrifying voice yelled. And out came Trigon. His white hair settled around his shoulders and he pulled the rest of his red body out of the crack. He looked towards Titan's Tower and smirked
"Come daughters. Come and die at my hand." Raven and Jesse gave an invisible signal then blasted off into the air. The others flew, ran and were carried into battle…
Beast Boy quickly morphed into a T-Rex and rushed Malchior. Even his most powerful animal was brushed away by the great dragon
"Beast Boy, look out!" Terra yelled. Malchior swung his tail knocking the changeling to the ground. Terra raised her hands and threw boulders the size of small buildings at the dragon. Batman threw several explosives but they did nothing more than irritate the great beast.
Jinx fired her hex bolts at several teenagers who were started to circle around her. She had trained with them once or twice and knew what to expect. Several people looking exactly the same appeared around her. A pillar of blue energy blasted through five and she launched a hex explosion at the rest.
Beast Boy felt someone pick him up by the front of his jumpsuit. He opened his eyes with great effort and found himself face to face with Adonis
"Look what we have here; a little boy to weak to fight." the teen laughed mockingly. Beast Boy clenched his hands into fists then felt his body change into the Beast only now he was in total control. He howled then proceeded to throw Adonis across the plain then destroy several fire demons.
Jesse dodged several lasers that were being fired by several HIVE students. She raised her arms and focused her energies
"Azarath Metrion Zinthos!" silver power crackled around her body and swept through the teen villain's bodies. They all fell down instantly knocked out cold. Jesse grinned slightly then flew off to help Starfire.
Raven swung around firing blasts of magic at the large dragon with no effect. The voice taunted her and made her angrier still
"Azarath Canorous Metrion Rex Zinthos!" she yelled throwing her hands at the dragon. Black lightning encircled his body creating a cage
"Look out!" the half demon was pushed away as yellow beams were shot at her heels. Jon set her down then continued his fight…
Beast Boy had finished with Adonis and was now fighting off several lesser demons that were starting to appear. After knocking them across the plain he turned back into a human and sized up the situation around him.
The JLA were busy with Brother Blood. Starfire, Robin, Jinx, Rose, and Cyborg were occupied with the HIVE members. Jesse, Raven, Static, Gear, and Terra were all attacking Malchior and avoiding random blasts from Trigon's four yellow eyes
"I wonder." the changeling said looking down at himself. He closed his eyes and held back a yell of pain that came with a new form. His body lengthened and he grew a tail. His neck became long and thin. His hands and feet grew claws and his teeth grew sharp and strong. Black wings tipped with green claws sprouted from his back. His eyes were black and filled with anger
"Malchior!" he roared. The dragon turned to find a green dragon like him with black scales scattered all over its body
"Leave Raven alone." the dragon roared. Raven's eyes widened. Beast Boy had managed to transform himself into a dragon! Suddenly Malchior leapt at the smaller dragon attempting to get at its throat. Beast Boy flew into the air and breathed fire at the man who had broken Raven's heart so long ago. Malchior grinned slyly and the two were soon fighting at such close quarters there was no room for any spells or enchantments of any kind
"Enough!" the terrible voice yelled. Raven watched in horror as the Titans were all frozen in place with some kind of magic. Trigon rose from his stone throne and glowered at his two daughters. The other villains were frozen as well
"I grow weary of waiting. Let us finish this now!" he roared. The two girls sprang into the air then grabbed each other's hands
"Azarath Metrion Zinthos!" they yelled together. Black and silver claws pounded on Trigon's chest driving him back a few yards
"Azarath Hezbereck Mortix Metrion Irinthidel Zinthos!" Raven yelled. Her chakra glowed with a blinding white energy and her powers flashed so many different colors it made the demon lord queasy
"Azarath Lidica Chanata Metrion Sharion Carion Zinthos!" Jesse screamed. Her own chakra glowed a harsh silver color and her hands lit up with blinding light. Trigon backed up another step covering his eyes
"You should NOT have hurt my friends!" Raven yelled throwing her hands at her father. The power that encircled her hands hit Trigon straight in the eyes. He roared in pain
"You are NOT to come back." Jesse screamed throwing her powers straight at the man's chest. Trigon screamed again. Then the sisters clasped their hands together and rose into the air. They chanted in a low tone. No words were spoken. It was merely a humming of voices. Raven thrust all her past anger, sadness and pain into this last attack. Jesse put all her past fear, doubt and hate into the incantation. Two ravens rose from their bodies. One silver, the other blue. They both cried to the sky before diving towards the towering red demon lord. Trigon gave one last scream before falling back into the crevasse he had come from
"We were raised in Azarath under the protection of Azar. We were raised by the kindness of friends. You will never disrupt our lives again!" the two sisters yelled. Malchior, Adonis and Brother Blood all followed Trigon into the pit. The crack closed and the two sisters fell to the ground.
Gear caught Jesse and Beast Boy caught Raven. Raven opened her eyes and looked up at him
"Did we win?" Jesse turned her head in their direction waiting for an answer as well
"Ya you won Rae. You both did."