Chapter V: Phantom

And now, a moment of comedy…

I feel the power! I feel the power! I… don't feel it anymore… Run around screaming like little girls!"

And now, back to the story…

I sit at the couch. It was 1:00 in the morning and the other Titans were asleep. Just then, Terra walked in. She looked tired. I turned the TV down. "Another Nightmare?" I ask. She nods. "That's the third time in a row."

"I can't get him out of my head… he is still alive, I can feel it, his wicked presence in my mind… What are you doing out here?"

"I can't sleep either."

"Oh." Terra sat down next to me and laid her head on my shoulder, starting to drift to sleep. Then, she woke up an hour later, saying that she keeps seeing Slade, hearing his voice. I comfort her; she says she feels a little better. I kiss her cheek and say good night as I fall asleep.

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The next morning, Robin was up early and Terra was still asleep on my lap. Then Robin called me over. "I saw you two last night, you love her don't you?"

"Yeah. That's why you guys never saw me around when she was in stone. I was always at her grave on that horrible day."

"Hmph. So that's why huh?"

"Yep. Well I'm going to make some Tofu sandwiches."

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"Our forces are ready Master. Wako, Count Phantom, the S Demons, and Nightmare."

"Excellent Slade. 6 days and counting…"

"Ooh, hoo, hoo! I'll make balloon animals of those titans!"

"…" Phantom rolls his eyes.

"…" The S Demons stare at him.

"I will kill them… I'll burn them… I'll eat them…" Nightmare says.

"Hm, hm, hm, hm, hm… Mwah ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!"

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That night was another normal night at the tower… if you call alien berries hanging from the ceiling normal. Starfire accidentally blew up her giant Berry from Tamaran. "Oops…" she said for the billionth time.

"Titans, trouble!"

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"Who's this guy?" I ask. He wore a black overcoat and had a pale white skull for a face, with two deep red scars under his eyes. He had his hands covered in black gloves and wore black boots and had was clad in a black and red body suit. "Count Phantom. All your horrors reside with me."

"Ok… Whoever thinks this guy is a waste of our time, say I." Terra says.

"I!" We all say.

"Slade!" Slade appears and Terra stumbles back. The copy slams his fist into her face as she flies through the air. I catch her. "Brother Blood!" Cyborg starts to run away. Last time they met, Cyborg almost died. "Nothing to fear except fear itself, Titans." If you've seen KND, his voice sounds like Father's.

"Screaming Starfire!" Robin runs away to hide. "Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!" He looks at Raven. "Trigon!" Raven's "Father" appears, Raven's powers go out of control, as she's overwhelmed with fear. "GLRKSHFEK (Green goop from "Betrothed")!" "EEEK!" Starfire flies away.

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"He's doing it…"

"Then what will I do with these explosives and angry dogs, Master?"

"Throw them into the shark pit."

"Actually…" Nightmare throws them into the magma. "That was more painful and messy. You know how I am Master Trigon."

"Yes… a bit TOO evil."

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"S Demons! Attack!" Upgraded versions of Slade Bots appear, made to look like demons and with 600 more strength and intelligence. They blow fireballs and shoot lasers at us. The Count looks at me and grins, creates Terra, frozen in her stone prison. I touch it and go through it.

"It's not real! None of this is real!"

"NO! You little…! Look what you've done!"

"It's over!" Terra yells. She picks up a large boulder and throws it into Count Phantom. The large man takes off his glove and cuts her across her cheek with his skeletal hand.

"You want real horror? I'll show you real horror…" The large creep rips off his clothes revealing a skeletal body with a large black heart in the center.

"That's gross, but not scary."

"Dang." Phantom is sent to his time, dead.

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"5 days and counting…"

"No one will escape…"

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