A/N: I held my word! I had it up within a week! Thanks to all of those who reviewed, it means a lot to me. Sorry again that the last one took so long. Anyways, I'm not real happy with this chapter, so I hope you like it more than I do. It's kind of a change in course… and it really won't make much sense till later. This one is just kind of there because it needed to be in the story somewhere. So again, I really hope you like it, and (if you've seen the recent episode) all the new Slade and Trigon stuff may end up changing this around a little bit since it does kind of go with the story I had in mind anyways. So if you haven't seen Birthmark you absolutely have to watch it! It's amazing! And after you do I recommend you do a little inside research on Raven from the comic book, it makes a whole lot more sense. That is, if you're not over-obsessive and didn't do that a long time ago like me! Anyways, I've talked long enough! Onto the story!
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The Titans, shocked by the explosion, halted their attack. No bullets had left the gun, in fact, it looked as if the gun had backfired causing the strange explosion and was now useless. Two of the other guards had dropped their weapons in surprise while one of them stayed at the ready, finger on trigger, while the others checked to see if their companion was okay. The four conscious Titans, realizing the backfire was not natural, took their attention off the guards and began to search the crowd for the source. It didn't take them long to locate the interferers, thanks to the gasps of the crowd and the part they had created revealing three of the Titans oldest enemies.
A young girl, dressed from head to toe in a small pink outfit, pink hair tied up in pigtails, and a sly smile spread across her face stepped toward the Titans first. She was followed closely by a large and abnormally strong slightly older man, and a small young but exceptionally intelligent boy. The Titans didn't have to be reminded of who the three were, for they had fought against them long ago when they were working for Slade, and much more recently under the control of Brother Blood. The three criminals were Jinx, a girl with the power to do just about whatever she wanted to a solid or living object as long as it had a negative affect; Mammoth, not as bright as his companions but a creature whose strength was matched by no ordinary human; and Gizmo, the youngest of the group but he makes up for it in brains, for example, the backpack looking devise on his back that enabled him to fly, shoot, strangle, grow, just about anything he wanted. The three had proved a match for the Titans a few times, but never came out on top, and as the Titans prepared themselves for a battle, they were all reminding themselves of the past defeats they had established over their young rivals.
The Titans were ready for a fight but the three enemies were not even looking their way. Instead they had begun to evacuate the crowd in a brutal manner. Confused about the possibly supportive actions of their enemies the Titans didn't make a move toward them, though the guards had recovered their fingers no longer rested on the trigger, and, though he remained standing over the still unconscious girl, the growls had silenced in Beast Boy's throat and his threatening look was slightly diminished. Everybody's attention seemed to be focused upon the new arrivals and their strange activities.
Once the crowd had been forcefully removed the three turned toward the four conscious Titans. Was it his imagination or did Robin just see Jinx give him a playful wink. What was it the foes were planning, was it possible that in this one circumstance, the Titans and three they had fought against since the beginning had become allies?
Jinx, who had created the previous explosion just as the gun was shot, lead her teammates toward the Titans, though their eyes and fists were focused upon the guards, who were miraculously still holding their ground. The three sane Titans prepared themselves for a fight, for ally or not, the Jinx and the others were not doing anything to oblige the law. Then again, the Titans thought, they too were just about to go into battle with a number of guards who were only trying to keep justice and peace in the town. Beast Boy, on the other hand, was in the same state he was the same day the beast within him had appeared to protect Raven from an identical ape-like monster. He couldn't see who it was that was around him, only sensed that they were a threat to the girl he was trying to protect; he could not control the movement of his body, there was a small, weak voice deep inside of him, begging him to change back, but the voice was too small, and too weak to be heard or obeyed. Beast Boy knew his friends were in trouble, new he was in trouble, but Raven was is more trouble than any of them right now, and he would do anything to protect her from it.
This was it, Jinx and the others were within inches of their targets, the Titans prepared themselves for a fierce battle, all but one of the guards had torn their guns away from Beast Boy and Raven, now the guns were aimed at the new approaching enemies, no triggers were pulled, everyone was afraid to suffer the same fate as their fallen companion. No one moved until it was too late.
The three villains rushed right past the Titans without hardly a scratch and were already hurling themselves onto the guards. Mammoth easily breaking the gun into two before the man holding it had a chance to move. The giant boy then took his victim by the throat with one hand, enjoying watching the man suffer in his own mighty grip. But he didn't get to hold the man for much longer though, for a Starbolt had landed itself in the middle of his back nearly knocking him to the ground, just as the guard he was holding was dropped and was making his way as far away from the terrifying seen as possible.
Another guard's gun had been shot out of his hands by some kind of laser that shot from Gizmo's backpack. The man pulled out a sword without hesitation and pointed it down at the small boy, whom he had expected to be frightened and hopefully run. But, of course, Gizmo did exactly the opposite, he let out a mechanical, evil little laugh that seemed to grow, along with his size, for a number of claws had ejected from the same pocket as the laser had and were carrying him into the air. The guard, much more nervous now, took a few steps away, but when Gizmo grew two more pointed legs, which he seemed to be using as weapons, the man was pushed to his limit and began to run in another direction. The only thing stopping Gizmo from going after him to teach him a lesson about how, in the end, size really didn't matter, was a large, definitely strong cyborg, who had grabbed one of the protruding claws of his opponent and was now tapping his foot impatiently.
The last guard, the one whose gun had exploded back at him having taken off long ago, was attacked by Jinx. This man had managed to get a shot in before the girl arrived, but it didn't do him much good, for the bullet ricocheted off thin air, coming back to hit him in his left shoulder. Bleeding badly and with tears in his eyes, this guard, too, had decided to take out his sword. Jinx gave off a giggle at seeing the man's defense and decided to play with him a little before death. Two blocks off cement under the man's feet exploded, sending him flying to the ground. He immediately got back up and prepared himself for another physic attack. Jinx, ready to have some more fun with the man, was too stopped, for a boomerang had just passed within an inch of her face, causing her to turn around and face the boy who had thrown it. The guard who had been wounded attempted to run forward and run his sword through the pink physic girl with no success. He was only pushed back and thrown to the ground once again. After that he had lost too much blood to even stand again, all he could do was sit helplessly, and pray for a happy ending.
The Titans and their enemies faced each other, both angry enough to take a swarm of opponents down, and both bloodthirsty for revenge. They didn't stand there for long, for Jinx had made a sweeping movement with her hand and the other two had turned their backs to the Titans, just as she did, and walked away from the scene together. Shocked the three Titans almost followed them out, almost started a fight just because they weren't used to leaving a mission without one. They all stood there with blank stares for what seemed to be minutes before Jinx turned around and yelled to them.
"What's wrong with you goody-two-shoes, your friends in trouble isn't she?" She paused a few seconds for impact, "Well then hurry up and get out of here. When someone does you a favor you don't just stare, you thank them and take it you idiots!" after thinking about what she had said for a minute she added, "On the other hand, no need to thank us, it would only be degrading really… it's not like we get to chose our own battles anyways." she said as she continued to walk off mumbling.
The Titans, not about to ask questions, turned back toward their friends. And when they turned around, to all of their surprise, Beast Boy had transformed back into his human form. A smile on their faces they again did not ask questions, or at least not yet, and prepared themselves to hurry out of the mass of destruction. Beast Boy had already transformed into a pterodactyl, carrying Raven gently in his claws. Starfire took one hand from each of the boys and lifted herself into the air as well. As the Titans left the ruin far below them, not one of them had a dry eye. The Teen Titans, the upholders of law, the protectors of the people, the brave, loyal, and so honorable of a five-sum, had done what they thought was impossible. They had failed those they had worked so hard to protect. They had betrayed those they loved. They had broken the law they worked so hard to bring justice to. The Teen Titans were now the villains, and villains must always be taken down.
A/N: So like I said before, I don't really like this one and I'm not really expecting you to either, but I did have to get to it sometime. And in case you're wondering, Jinx, Mammoth, and Gizmo did not just randomly show up for no reason and there's no way I'm emphasizing on Beast Boy's transformation and not explaining why he changed back. You're just going to have to wait till later to get all that. So the next chapter should be by next week! And remember to review! Review! Review! Review! Review! Constructive criticism is always appreciated! So Review!