Part 21
Jinx squinted her pink eyes and lifted up a piece of brush, it took several moments for the Titans to realize the brush was fake. It led to a hinged steel door that was cradled into the Earth. Jinx put in a code in the numerical system that was built in the center frame of the door.
"Access Denied," Jinx blinked and looked around to see the faces of the Titans begin to grow angry. She tried to put the code in again, "Access Denied."
Suddenly there was a murmuring of voices and the Titans glanced around to see several robotic creatures attack them. They jumped into action.
The robots didn't look like humans. They had small metallic bodies that guided itself across the ground with a tripod of wheels. But they had about six large arms that came from its round body. And at the end of the arms were a pair of sharp claws like a giant pair of scissors.
All the arms collided down atop the Titans but Raven put up a shield and blocked their initial attack.
Robin took out his polearm and charged one of the metallic foes, and vaulted over them he then tried to knock out one of the 'legs' of the enemy but all he got was a clang and a sense of pain ringing through his body as the vibration rocked his bones. The bot swung its arm at Robin but Starfire grabbed it in mid air. She let out a loud yell and began to spin the peculiar robot and was going to hurl it through the air, but one of the arms came around to her back and chopped at her, only succeeding to cut her long hair, but the distraction was long enough to cause her to stop her attack and dropped the bot to the ground.
Meanwhile Cyborg shot at the round ball but it didn't even dent the robot. Jinx threw her own blasts at the same time and chipped one of the arms. She then back flipped away from its swipe, while Cyborg tried to do what Starfire did and grabbed the arm. He then tried to dig the arm down into the Earth but the arm pushed itself up and knocked the opposing 'robot' aside. Cyborg hit the ground, Jinx jumped away and threw another attack at the robot but it failed to do much damage.
Raven looked around. All there was were some lampposts a few trees in a small park that was built behind the tower, and a mailbox or two. She could try to lift the trees but it would take a mass amount of effort to lift them up and to send them at the enemy she also wasn't sure if it would be enough. There were three robots one was hanging around the back, while the other two were combating the four heroes. Raven was then struck with an idea; a tree might not do enough damage but what about the robot? She glared at the bot that was hanging around behind and calling for her powers proceeded to lift it in the air. She then as hard and as fast as she could she sent the idle robot at the backs of the other two, knocking all three of them down to the ground.
The arms of two of the bots were tangled with each other and ripped apart as they tried to separate. Only one of the robots got back to its wheels and began swaying its arms erratically trying desperately to strike at something.
Jinx had a hint of glee in her eyes and she walked over to the metal door that was planted on the Earth. "HEY YOU DUMB BUCKET OF BOLTS OVER HERE!" The arms suddenly lifted high in the air and struck downward at Jinx but she jumped away and the arms struck right through the steel doors.
Robin ran up one of the arms and planted an exploding device atop the ball form of the robot and then jumped and rolled away. The robot then tried to remove the device but its arms weren't made to pick up small items and the disc exploded ripping the robot in half and the debris flew through the air.
Cyborg looked down the stairs but couldn't see anything but them through the darkness. He turned towards Jinx and bowed before her, "After you dear."
"Thank you oil can," She walked past him and down the stairs.
Starfire let one of her hands glow and held it up as though it were a torch.
Raven looked around, "This place is dark."
"You must like it then?" Jinx replied.
"I once would have," Raven held her cloak around her as she head down the stairs, it seemed as though the temperature dropped with every step she took. The stairs also seemed to go on forever and at some points they twisted and turned, she could've sworn that even an evil being would put a thing an elevator just because of the annoyance of it all, she supposed it was for trying to get the point across that anyone daring to come down should head back, but she wasn't going to head back, there was too much on the line. She wondered if Beast Boy was cold. She wondered if they dragged him down these steps, if he was still alive – no he was alive, he tried to stretch her emotions to try and find his, his innocence but she sensed nothing, at least nothing jovial, a lot of fear, a lot of courage, a lot of confidence, a lot of mistrust – coming from Jinx other than that, nothing remotely resembling Beast Boy.
"How much farther?" Robin asked.
Jinx shrugged, "Never took this entrance, believe it or not I was trying to sneak us in."
"Well it really worked," Raven commented full of sarcasm.
"She tried," Cyborg replied.
"So what exactly is down here?" Starfire asked.
"Well it should lead us down to the detention area, once we get passed the labs."
"Labs?" Robin asked.
"Where else would huge robot arms be born?" Jinx retorted.
Soon enough they were at the labs, there was a stench that smelled of sulfur for some reason. Again everything was darkly light but there were occasionally the bright light beam of a light banging of a piece of glass or a workstation.
All the titans began to get restless at the lack of defense. They were expecting more robots, more challenges, but there was nothing – and that put them on edge.
Then there was a loud clang sound and they all got into a defensive stance but again there appeared to be nothing, they were going to go on the move again but Robin held up his hand and they all stopped. Robin stood there and looked around, he then proceeded to pull something out of his utility belt. He threw the object that seemed the size of a marble and rolled it across the floor to a corner of the room, at least they saw it was a corner when the object exploded with a flash of light, revealing everything. Then there was a loud yell and something green passed the light and then disappeared in the darkness.
Cyborg turned around but Starfire was still behind him so it could not have been her.
Raven had a sick feeling down deep in her stomach.
Then there was another yell but it was different then before, and Cyborg felt something strike the side of his body and fell to the ground. Mammoth was atop of him, suddenly pounding upon Cyborg's chest.
Gizmo came out of the dark shooting lasers left and right.
Cyborg threw Mammoth off of him and tried to throw him at Gizmo but he missed. Raven held up a shield and blocked the laser bolts that Gizmo was shooting. Starfire then threw a starbolt at Gizmo and knocked the gun out of his hands.
The Titans were just about to throw a barrage of attacks at the two but suddenly the room that was once completely dark turned into a brilliant light.
The Titans squinted their eyes as they adjusted to the dark. Now standing was Mammoth and Brother Blood, as well as Gizmo flying around. They were ready to attack again – both sides but then there was a snarl behind the Titans.
Starfire shined her hand behind them and there sniffing into the air and drool slipping from one of his massive fangs was the Beast staring straight at them. He then gave Starfire what appeared a smirk and whacked her aside.
"I may have lost a student," Blood commented staring at Jinx, "But I gained a monster."
Raven grew in anger, four eyes darkening the air around them; she then wrapped Mammoth, Blood, and Gizmo in darkness and flung them across the room. Her giant figure was about to end the lives of the three –
"You know where your anger leads," She turned the Beast was talking to her…. Beast Boy was talking to her. Suddenly a blanket of confusing thoughts entered her head and her giant form wavered to that of a fearful girl. Unfortunately a fearful girl wasn't going to defend her from his devastating strike. She flew to the right and struck through glass of a lab and fell over a table and struck the floor.
The Beast seemed to waver and look at her for several moments till he turned his head to the rest of the titans – Starfire now up and ready.
Robin grabbed one of his batarangs and aimed it at the Beast, he then threw it but he jumped around and swung it straight at Gizmo. It nailed his flying apparatus and knocked him to the floor.
Cyborg then ran at Blood and Starfire threw starbolts at Mammoth. Jinx stood there, she stood there and watched.
Starfire and Robin handled Mammoth with east flipping him into walls, exploding bolts of light straight into his chest. But no matter what they threw at him, he got back up and still went forward with an onslaught of attacks.
Cyborg wasn't fairing well against Blood. Blood was pushing him left and right; he even turned Cyborg's cannon back at him and tried to get Cyborg to fire on himself. Cyborg hit the floor yet again; he could feel his systems failing. He coughed up what he thought was going to be blood but there's not enough human in his body to make him cough up blood – but he was lucky to cough at all. He wasn't ready for Blood's next attack but he never made it as Jinx created a light show right in front of him. She then ran up to Cyborg and bent over and faced him, "Are you alright."
Cyborg opened his blurred eyes and aimed his cannon off in the direction where he thought Blood was, "Am I close?"
Jinx nodded, "Yes."
"Good enough," he blasted his cannon and fell completely to the floor his body depleted.
Unfortunately his blast was off by about three inches but it struck the wall behind Blood and made him fall forward, that was enough of an opening for Jinx to attack again, knocking him sideways, but their luck had run out.
The Beast walked over Cyborg and much like Starfire lashed out at Jinx and drove her to the ground next to Cyborg.
Starfire and Robin finished off Mammoth who now was at the point where he couldn't get up. They turned towards what was once their friend, "Beast Boy please you don't want to fight us! We're your friends!"
He snarled and pushed forward towards Starfire but Robin struck downward with his polearm, but it was caught and he launched Robin into Blood who was getting up. He then wiped his hands together, grinned once again at Starfire and leaped at her, but Star was a bit faster, but her escape didn't live long as he circled around and lunged at her, ready to cut her throat.
But he was stopped in a black force field. A Raven bleeding from her forehead took a deep breath as she approached the Beast, "Stop this, please."
He cocked his head at her, much like a dog he then walked over towards her, the shield now dissipated, Raven again fearful and like a dog he leaned his head forward and sniffed her.
"Destroy her!" Blood shouted – and then was attacked in a sea of green, but not from Beast Boy but from Starfire.
Robin began to stand up but was pushed back into the wall by Mammoth who was now kneeling in front of Robin. This caused Robin to stop moving.
Starfire stopped her assault on Blood and looked over at a still Robin, she then looked into Mammoth's eyes as he began to raise himself up to his feet, he never made it, Starfire made sure of that, throwing him to the other side of the room. She kneeled down to Robin, and shook him, "Robin please get up, Robin please… Robin, open your eyes! Robin!"
Raven kept completely still and silent as the Beast sniffed her. He then raised his paw and thrashed at Raven but was pushed backwards as Raven used her powers to knock him back. She looked over at Starfire and Robin, she had to get to Robin, she looked at Jinx and Cyborg, she needed to get to them too. All the preasure caused her body to shake and she felt as though she was just going to fall to her knees. Instead she limped over to Robin, her right leg swelling in pain. She didn't know if she would be able to help Robin but she healed him as best she could, as much as she could until the Beast started marching over to them, but Starfire stood her ground and stood between Raven, Robin.
"You are not hurting my friends anymore!" She flew at her once green friend, but his agility was too great, he fell to the ground lifted up his feet and kicked her in the stomach as she flew past him, then he launched himself to his feet grabbed her from high in the air and threw her towards the glass of one of the labs. Starfire stopped herself in mid flight and light her body up as much as she good, it reflected off the glass of the labs and blinded the Beast.
Starfire dropped to a knee, and nudged a broken Cyborg. Starfire held Cyborg's arm up and screamed, "Fire!"
Cyborg wasn't as broken as he seemed and his human eye came open and his sonic cannon came online and fired and struck the Beast and nailed him through the wall, and into a pool of water that was on the other side.
Raven began to crawl over to Cyborg and Jinx and began to try her best to heal the two.
Starfire walked slowly over to a sitting Robin, who was inhaling deeply. "You are okay?"
"I will be," he coughed out, and then was hugged tightly by the alien girl.
Raven's healed the two as best she good and lied down on her back. She was too winded to stay up anymore.
Jinx held her head and was also in a sitting position, she moaned in pain, "This is what I hate the most, the pain."
The Titans in pain incapacitated all looked up at an angry Beast whose claws seemed longer then before.
Raven rolled herself over onto her stomach, "Please Beast Boy I know you're hearing me! Please stop this! What would your parents think? You don't want to be like this! You are strong! You are brave! You're a hero! You can be strong without needing to be a Beast! Please Beast Boy! Please stop all this! I love you!"
-end of part 21