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Chapter 5.
Clash of the Titans
Terra snored softly as she slept. She was still in the medical bay, as there were several machines to monitor her, because she had been a rock for quite a while. The doors to the medical bay slide open with a hiss, causing Terra to wake-up with a start, "who… who's there?" She called sleepily.
She could hear footsteps approaching her, and a familiar silhouette appeared in the darkness, "it's just me." Said a voice Terra recognized.
Terra sighed with relief, "Raven, I was afraid it was Sl… Someone else." She looked at Raven suspiciously. "What are you doing here at this time of night?"
Raven began to walk over to Robins bed, "I've got to do something important."
"Is this something to do with the way Robin was acting earlier?" Terra asked.
"Yes." Raven walked over to Robins bed and placed a hand on his forehead, black magic dancing over her fingers.
Terra leaned over in bed and switched on her bedside lamp, Raven glanced at her briefly, then turned back to Robin. Terra could see Robin stirring slightly, until something else caught her eye.
Raven increased in height, her hair lengthened and her cape wrapped around her body to form a long-sleeved dress. The apparition turned to Terra and the lamps light bulb burst, "goodnight Terra," she said pleasantly. The heavy lamp was lifted off the table by black magic and brought crashing down on Terra's head.
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Raven sighed and dropped her book. It was one in the morning and she hadn't found a single spell to match Robins symptoms. She looked over at Starfire, snoring peacefully, slumped over another book, sound asleep.
Raven put her own book down carefully, and decided to check on Robin, hopefully she could work out what was wrong with him. And find a spell to counter it.
As Raven got down to the medical bay she felt something was wrong, some vast reserve of power was in the medical room! Raven encased herself in shadow and silently slipped through the wall.
As Raven appeared in the room she noticed three things; one, Robin was awakening, two, Terra was unconscious with a damaged lamp lying next to her and three, Wraithe was in the room!
Despite the fact that Raven had made absolutely no sound, Wraithe turned towards her and smiled, "hello Raven," she raised a hand as a ball of black magic formed on her palm, "goodbye."
Raven was blown right through the wall of the tower, to land in a crumpled heap. She shakily got to her feet, black magic dancing over her frame, repairing her injuries. Wraithe strode out of the gaping hole, "you just have to butt in don't you?" She said, "here I am healing Robin after you and the alien beat him to a pulp. You should learn to stay away." On the last word a black aura surrounded Wraithe and she hovered into the air. Raven readied herself for Wraithes assault. Without warning a green seagull glided out of the tower and landed between the two, where it changed into Beastboy, "Dudes!" He shouted, "What are you doing?"
Wraithe looked surprised for a second. Then a blast of sonic hit her in the back. The aura surrounding Wraithe took the blast, but it faded out, Wraithe spun around, glaring at her assailant. "Azarath Metrion Zinthos!" Shouted Raven, and a column of dust surrounded her sister.
Cyborg carefully darted around the dust column and ran over to Raven, "Rae, what's up?" He said with concern.
Raven was only able to grunt as she strove to hold the dust column as Wraithe broke it down from inside.
With a blast of magic, the column exploded from within, leaving Wraithe, slightly dusty, but none the worse for all that. Then she smiled oddly, and said, "oh you are all so cruel to me, if only there was someone to protect me." A red and green blur shot past her, landing a kick on Beastboys chest, sending him flying backwards. Beastboys assailant leapt up and threw a barrage of exploding disks at Cyborg, causing the half-robot to stumble backwards. Wraithe lifted a boulder in the air with her powers, sending it plowing into Cyborg. Wraithe clapped her hands together, "thank you Robin," she said, "I am glad someone here cares about me."
Robin leapt into the air to land beside Wraithe, an odd and slightly malicious expression on his face.
"Robin?" Called Raven. "What's wrong with you?"
Robin glared at Raven, "I love Wraithe." He said simply. "And I'll take down anyone who threatens her."
Raven glared at Wraithe, "what have you done to him?" She growled.
Wraithe shrugged, "took him out on a date?" She suggested.
Raven took a step towards her, but Robin stepped between them, raising his staff threateningly.
Suddenly a ball of green energy struck him and Robin collapsed, Wraithe turned, "it not being enough to beat Robin up once, you have to do it again!" She snapped.
Starfire flew down and landed in front of Wraithe, "you will leave now and return Robin to the way he was!" She snarled.
"In that order?" Said Wraithe raising an eyebrow.
Starfire growled and flew at Wraithe in a rage. Wraithe caught her wrist and twisted Starfires arm behind her back, then she kicked Starfire in the back causing her to land on her face in the dirt. Raven flew over and helped Starfire to her feet. Wraithe sighed and said, "you know… you could save yourselves a lot of pain and embarrassment if you just surrendered now."
"What do you want with Robin?" Hissed Raven.
Wraithe sighed, "he's smart, attractive, talented, mysterious…" She looked Raven in the eye, "personally I don't see why you haven't tried for him yet."
Raven blushed, "I see him as more of an older brother," she said, avoiding eye contact with Starfire.
Wraithe shrugged, "your loss."
Starfire scowled at Wraithe, "if you do not leave Robin alone then we shall fight you and we shall win!"
Wraithe rolled her eyes, "everyone says that, and do you know what? None of them ever has." Doing an aerial back flip Wraithe launched herself into the air, and unleashed a wave of magic at the two girls. Raven summoned a barrier, as the curse washed over them. After it had passed, Starfire rocketed into the air and unleashed a volley of starbolts at Wraithe, as Starfire flew past, Raven chanted, "Azarath Metrion Zinthos." Summoning her soul self to crush Wraithe in its talons. As the soul self faded it revealed Wraithe, standing completely unharmed and looking unimpressed. "Too bad," she said, "I was expecting better from you. Now see some real magic!" Wraithe raised her arms into the air and bolts of black magic arched from her fingers entwining the two girls in a shadowy web, dragging them to face her, Wraithe sneered, "you see? You don't stand a chance, you're just two little girls…" Wraithe was cut off in her baiting as a large pebble bounced off the side of her head. Wraithe rubbed her head in annoyance as Terra walked shakily out of the tower. Wraithe swept her hand, throwing Raven and Starfire to opposite ends of the island so she could face Terra without distractions. "You should be in bed, you're not well." She said sympathetically.
"I can take you." Said Terra.
Wraithe shook her head, "you owe me a lot, so I'd go back to bed if I was you … hold on a second," Wraithe looked over to where Beastboy was sitting up drowsily. A rock, held aloft by dark magic, bounced off the side of his cranium and he collapsed with a sigh. Wraithe turned back to Terra, and saw the geomancer brimming over with rage.
"No-one-hurts-Beast-Boy." Snarled Terra, putting as much anger into each word as she could. The ground began to shake and rocks began to levitate.
Wraithe held up a hand and said, "stop." The rocks froze in mid air, and the ground stopped shaking, Terra looked on in shock as Wraithe nullified her powers with little effort. Wraithe snapped her fingers and rocks dropped back to earth.
Terra looked tired but defiant, as Raven and Starfire landed on either side of her. "Last chance Wraithe." Said Raven. "You can leave now or we'll make you."
Wraithe rolled her eyes, "an unconvincing argument coming from you." Wraithe extended a slender hand, and tendrils of shadow lanced from her fingers, binding Raven and causing her to drop to the ground, Starfire and Terra launched their assault on Wraithe Starfire racing around her, harrying her with starbolts, while Terra summoned great masses of rock to crush her.
After avoiding a boulder one hundred times her own weight Wraithe muttered an incantation, and the ground split beneath Terras feet sending her plummeting out of site. Raven finally managed to untie herself but Wraithe cast a small burst of black magic that wrapped itself around Ravens mouth to prevent her casting any spells of her own.
As Starfire flew down to assail Wraithe again she came down too low, and Wraithe gripped her wrist, slamming her roughly back down to earth. Wraithe gripped a handful of Starfires hair and pulled her head back to stare her in the face. Tears stung the alien girls eyes as Wraithe mocked her, "I don't think Robin will really miss you. You're pathetic. A useless, worthless troq." As Wraithe summoned an aura of magic on her fist to finish the cringing girl, a hand landed on Wraithes shoulder and a voice hissed in her ear. "Let her go."