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Chapter Six
When Stars give on answers
Darkfire did not look back at the Tower again. Her foes had met their fate.
Sometimes, even Fate has a trick or two.
If Darkfire had glanced back but once, she would have seen the rubble shift, and slowly levitate into the air. Raven pulled herself out of the debris, using the rubble as a shield, checking about for the crazed Darkfire. Once Raven had acknowledged Darkfire's absence, she painfully let the pile of rock and metal drop, sinking to her knees in exhaustion, looking about for her fellow comrades. Her mind was reeling. The Tower was gone. Her only home, the only place she had ever honestly loved, was now just debris. The pain of losing it was immense. She quickly brought a grip on her feelings, rising to her feet, bruises swelling agonizingly.
"BEAST BOY! CYBORG! WHERE ARE YOU?"
"Raven." Beast Boy stumbled over, dragging the broken form of Cyborg. Beast Boy seemed unhurt, if dazed.
"Okay, how are you not the train wreck I am?" Raven quipped, wincing at the pain the jibe cost her.
"Turtle. Took most of the heavy stuff off the shell. That fall didn't do Cy any good though. Even though he didn't hit the ground, those floors were built to last. He's just lucky they gave way at all. He could have died..." Beast Boy sagged onto a piece of shattered wall, supporting his unconcious friend, tears gathering in the aftermath of what they had just faced, almost lost, and had lost.
"That battle could have gone much better," Raven remarked tiredly, examining the remains of the Tower.
"She's too strong," Beast Boy commented, "How are we supposed to fight her?"
"She's being driven by her emotions," Raven stared off toward the city, helpless before the coming storm, "Somehow, we have to get her to start using her head. Let's go," Raven raised her hood, shadowing her face even further as the sun finally sank below the horizon. In the distance, the glowing orb that was Darkfire disappeared into the city, "There's no reason to stay here."
As Beast Boy morphed to better carry Cyborg, the first distant, terrified screams echoed from the city.
The defeated Titans turned their backs and hurried away.
Along the shoreline of Jump City, amazed onlookers watched the battle rage. They saw the strange red-and-black humanoid pulverize the indomitable Cyborg. Saw the desperate race to save him. Saw the Tower crumble.
No one saw the Titans get back up.
To every witness that day, a Tower within their heart crumbled. The heroes of Jump City, those who would give everything to save the city, from itself if need be, were no more.
What were the people to do?
To some, this would be a day of celebration.
To many, it was only a beginning to the terror.
Darkfire alighted in the middle of Central Avenue, glaring dominantly at the citizens who stared in awe and fear at the stranger in their midst. Anger curled her mouth and ignited fire in her eyes. She glowed with barely-supressed Death. One brave citizen stepped forward shakily, stopping half-a-dozen meters away, carefully examining the triumphant villain. Recognition smeared his features.
"Starfire?" he breathed quakily. Her features darkened further, her eyes met his, and she spoke.
"Do not insult me, insolent being! I am far greater than your 'Starfire' ever was! I do not suffer the insolence of the betrayer who speak lies of love!" Let them pay. Fiery energy, unleashed from the red embers of her eyes, shot forth, slamming into the brave civilian, searing clothes and flesh, and driving him through the brick face of an apartment complex, shattering bones. He was the first of many to fall as Darkfire unleashed her fury on the city.
Let all the betrayers pay.
Jinx! Look at the newscast!" Gizmo waved her over, Robin trailing close behind. The screen showed a strange being dressed in ragged black clothes, commanding fiery red energy bolts at anything and anyone. Buildings and people alike fell, bricks and voices mingling in a long, tortured scream.
"...the former Titan known as Starfire seems to have gone mad!" the newscaster was screaming over the carnage, "She has already destroyed the Titan Tower, and she is now destroying everything that moves...and everyhting that doesn't, for that matter! There has been no sign of any of the remaining Titans, and the worst is feared. Jones, keep your distance!" the view shrank back a little as the cameraman followed the instructions. The movement only served to attract the voluptous being, and she whirled fiercely, hurling a car like a tinker toy. The view dropped as the cameraman abandoned his equipment and dove for cover as the car flew overhead. The reporter joined the cameraman behind the meager shelter of a rolling concessions stand, which was blow to bits by a bolt of red light. The camera continued to roll, capturing the continual destruction of Jump City.
"Your old girlfriend makes quite an impression," Gizmo smirked, "I don't think she appreciates being second-best." he rasied an eyebrow at Jinx, who smiled victoriously. Robin stared silently at the screen. He seemed almost to be watching someone else, as if it were all a bizarre movie made up of characters from his own life.
The city is in trouble, he thought quietly, I should be helping...shouldn't I? He shook his head in confusion. His thoughts were beginning to jumble again, like he was on the verge of discovering something important, and then tripped moments before reaching it. He shook off the feeling. Jump City can help itself. I have Jinx. Again the feeling hit him. He reached out for the impression that teased him, struggled fiercely...
FLASH!
Green energy bolts raining down on a startled crook. A girl, red-haired, in purple tatters, flying in for the capture...
FLASH!
Green gloves, his gloves, holding the startled girl as he pulled her from a strange cocoon-like pod, comforting her...
FLASH!
Strong yet slender arms wrapped around his waist, a gasp of exhilaration as the fairgrounds came into view...
FLASH!
Tears filling emerald green eyes, eyes that stared in pain and anger...
FLASH!
"STAR!"
FLASH!
"ROBIN! Answer me! What's wrong?" Jinx knelt next to Robin. He couldn't remember falling to his knees...or how he had gotten across the room. Tears stained his face, and his hands clenched his head in agony. What was all that? What had just happened? He couldn't remember, except for a flash of green eyes, and a name...what name?
"He's very strong. He is beginning to resist." Gizmo stared down at the couple.
"I agree. He will have to have constant attention from now on," she took Robin by the shoulders, urging him to look up. His hands unclenched and his head lifting, his eyes misting in confusion and pain. "Look into my eyes, Robin. Sink deep into them..." Robin fell into the swirling vortex, pleasure and need filling him.
My Jinx.
He forgot any feelings of confusion, and took Jinx in his arms.
She could see the smoke. She could hear the screams. Raven had failed before, in menial tasks. She'd never felt failure like this before. She did her best to hide the emotions that burned in the pit of her stomach. She had no choice, but to remain where she was, hidden in an old run down house until help could arrive. Her eyes stilled glued to the the city, Raven could hear Beast Boy softly sleeping in the background next to Cyborg. Their first big defeat, and without Robin or Starfire, indeed, in essence, caused by them. The team was falling apart, just as Robin had predicted. Now with Darkfire destroying half the city, Raven felt hopeless, yearning to leave and never return. She wanted to fight, knowing that she would be defeated by her close friend in the end. She did not want to die, but worse, she did not want to lose. Raven turned from the window and gazed at the only two friends she had left. She could not let them down.
It had been hours since she had contacted Speedy and Bumble Bee, hoping that the Titans East could assist the three in getting proper treatment. Raven now feared that they could have been detained by Darkfire.
"Raven?" Baest Boy opened one eye and saw her standing in front of him, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing," she calmly stated. Beast Boy bit his lip and stood.
"Rav we'll get her back. Star and Robin. We're part of a team and..."
"And what? We can't touch Darkfire! She's too powerful. She can penetrate through my forcefields if she tries hard enough."
"Robin may know."
"Yeah! That's a great idea!" Raven yelled, "And how do you suppose we get to good old 'Robin'? Just walk up to the Hive and knock?" Beast Boy sulked his posture a tad and faced the floor. Raven immediately regretted her outburst. "Hey," she nudged him, "I'm sorry."
"Whatever," Beast Boy turned his back to watch over his unconcious companion.
"I mean it," Raven persisted, "You're right. We'll get them back. Both of them."
"We kinda have to, don't we?" Beast Boy glanced up solemnly.
"What do you mean?"
"Well, assuming Robin hasn't begun offering Jinx all of our weaknesses on a platter, which, I am sorry to say, is about as likely as finding a live blowfly at a frogfest, 'Darkfire' is still out there blowing up the city we swore to protect, and she seems to be having a grand time of it too. So assuming we actually can get her to stop rampaging like Godzilla on PMS and see reason, we still have to get Robin back from Gizmo and Jinx, who, might I remind you, are terrors enough when they don't know our weaknesses. So, yeah, we kinda have to get them back at some point, or you can bend over and kiss this city goodbye!" Beast Boy folded his arms and hunched down, seeming to withdraw into himself. Raven stared as if seeing a particularly fascinating bug for the first time. She realized he was right, but didn't quite know what to make of his sudden outburst. She thought she saw a tear run down his cheek. Raven gazed off over the city, watching the smoke rising from the destroyed Tower in the distance. She looked down at Beast Boy as realization dawned.
"Beast Boy," she knelt next to him, "The vaults are heavily armored. I'm sure Terra is fine, and as soon as the other team gets here, we'll dig her out and move her to the Titan's East Tower."
"She's helpless, and alone, and we left her," Beast Boy pined, "We were so worried about saving ourselves that we left her there, alone, unprotected..." Beast Boy dissolved into wracking sobs, letting his head sink into his hands.
"Now listen to me," Raven lifted Beast Boy's chin and wiped away a tear with her thumb. It was the most compassionate thing he'd ever seen her do, and it startled him so much he stopped crying, "We were exhausted, and in no shape to dig her out of there. And while we were doing that, we would just be asking for Darkfire to glance back and decide to blow us apart. We can't help Terra exhausted or dead. We did what we had to do to help all of us. Including Terra." Beast Boy's eyes filled again, and he collapsed against Raven. She didn't know what to do, and startled, simply held onto him as he cried against her shoulder.
"I miss her so much..." he cried achingly. Raven stared up at the night sky as Beast Boy wept himself back to sleep.
Robin, where in the Hell are you when we need you?
The stars offered no answer.
Beast Boy looked over at Raven. Her figure was no longer staring out the window, but laying fast asleep on the other side of Cyborg. She looked troublesome, but then again they all did, well just him, Cyborg was still knocked out. He stared out the window, gazing at the soft glow of the fires burning in the distance.
When will they get here?
He heard a buzz, and something flitted past his head. He swatted at it but missed. He stood up and looked around, hoping to swat the bug making the noise and try to get some sleep. He turned around to follow the bug and fell over backwards in fright.
"GAH! Bumblebee!" his green face turned greener as he scowled up at the leader of the Titans East, who smirked down as Beast Boy scrambled to his feet, "You gave me a heart attack!"
"Jumpy little animal, aren't we?" Bumblebee teased.
"Yeah, well, if you'd have been the one hauling Cyborg's unconcious metal body up through the remains of your own home, only to have those same remains fall on your head a second later, after having had the holy royal crap beaten out of you by someone you once loved, who now, incidentally, is probably wreaking havok, mayhem and murder on thousands of innocent people, you'd probably be a 'little jumpy,' too." he stalked over to Raven and knelt to shake her awake. Bumblebee's teasing smile had evaporated during the tirade, and she grimly waved the rest of the Titans over.
"Hey Rave?" Beast Boy shook her gently. "Bumble Bee is here." Raven nodded and rolled over. She seem to be peacefull as she slept. He didn't have the heart to wake he. Bumble Bee smile towards the two faded as she turn toward Cybrog. It didn't even seem to look like him. His body needed much repair.
"Is Cy going to be alright."
"Should be." Beast Boy stated while lifting Raven into his arms. "His battery is dead, he'll need to recharge. Where's the others?"
"Trying to protect your city from Starfire." She placed her hands on her hips. "What happen to her anyway." Beast Boy lowered his head.
"I don't know. That's something that we'll have to figure out when we make it to your tower." Beast Boy shifted Raven in his arms and walked out of the shack and out on to the front yard, where the Titans East plane was settle in between afew trees on the other side of the street.
"Come on!" Bumble Bee stood next to him, carrying Cyborg amazinly over her left shoulder. "We need to make a quick getaway before Star takes out my team. "
Baest Boy made one good last look at the city that he laved and walked on to the plane. He felt a heavy feeling of guilt on his chest, you know the feeling you get when you get peanut butter on the roof of your mouth. Beast Boy didn't like the feeling, but got on the plane.
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P.s This is to Mysterious Charm. I loved your idea, but you keep it. This story is already has an ending its just in my head. You are pretty close though. Jedi has told me to give you a pat on the back, for being so creative.
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