((A/N: Ok, well... I saw Van Helsing when on vacation... and got a lil inspired. I like the chicks... and tried not to make them too much like the chicks on Van Helsing... but a lil similar.. heh I know y'all just love the suspence I provide for you ))
"Well… ummm…" Beast Boy stammered, looking for the right words to express his feelings. "Let's see…" He scratched the back of his head and looked over at Raven. She stood straight and was watching him. Whatever Beast Boy wanted to tell her, it was hard for him to say, and it obviously was important to him. His stammering was making her impatient, but she decided she should give him time.
"Uhhh… ok." He took a deep breath to steady his nerves. "I know you think I'm just the comic relief in the group… well, actually, you never really laugh or anything… I wish you would though." He suddenly realized his was off subject and started again. "I know you think I'm just the goof off… and you probably think I think you're just the dark outcast – which I don't!" He added in defense. "But anyway… I just have to tell you…" He took another breath; it was time to tell her.
The lights went out and were replaced with a flashing red light and the loud siren calling for the Teen Titan's help. "Titans, gather on the roof… you need to see this!" Robin's voice called on the over com. Beast Boy cursed in his head, and drudgingly walked out with Raven following him silently.
Up on the roof, Starfire and Robin stood side by side, looking astonished at the sky. Cyborg came up the steps behind Beast Boy and Raven and cursed under his breath when he saw what was over the Titan's Tower. Raven and Beast Boy looked up. Beast Boy found it hard speak and Raven's eyes just narrowed and didn't say a word. Five women in light ragged shirts and pants were flying in circles; beating their bat-like wings with grace. As they flew, the women were cackling and shrieking in high pitched voices as they swooped and circled over the Tower.
"Who are you? And what do you want?" Robin demanded as the Titans all gathered in a circle, back to back. The women swooped lower and each landed in front of a Teen Titan.
"We are the Harpies of Havoc," said one Harpy with bright red hair and blood red wings and matching red clothes. She stood, grinning, in front of Robin.
"And we are here for you." A Harpy standing in front of Cyborg that wore a blue outfit, dark blue wings and light blue hair said with a grin.
"We do specialties!" The harpy in orange clothes with orange wings and light orange hair said cheerfully as she grinned at Starfire, who stood in front of her.
"Which means we know all about you." The green harpy with alarmingly bright green hair said. He stood in front of Beast Boy, who was thoroughly shaken.
"All of your deepest, darkest secrets." The fifth harpy said. She wore dark purple clothes and had purple wings; her hair a deep purple, almost black.
The five harpies spun in a circle and took a step back. Then, they shot into the air with one steady beat of their wings. All the while, chanting in unison, "That's right, that's right, we know all you seeeecrets!" The last word was more of a screech than an actual word. They began to spin and swarm over the tower.
One harpy, the blue one, began to sing a song that had no words, only pitches. Her mouth was wide open, and most of the notes she hit were more like shrieks than anything pleasant. The green harpy chimed in, adding her own, high-pitched notes. Then the red and orange one added their tune, also high and shrieking. When the purple one finally added her tune, the shrieking song evened out. Most of the notes they hit individually were parts of a chord, which would sound horrible and disgusting, without the other parts. But, with all of the parts together, the Harpies of Havoc sounded enchanting and beautiful.
The red harpy swooped lower than the others and chanted, "There's nowhere to run, and nowhere to hide."
She flew back up and the blue harpy flew lower next, adding to the chant. "You can not escape, for we have a…" She hesitated a few beats, then her face lit up and she said happily, "guide!"
The harpies shrieked and shouted, clapping their hands, as one screamed, "Rhymes! Rhymes!"
The blue harpy flew backup and was replaced by the yellow harpy as the song suddenly continued. "Do not think fun with come of this game."
The yellow harpy flew back up and the green harpy flew down next. She was obviously thinking of a rhyme to continue this chant. But her thinking was rushed as the four harpies above suddenly raised all of their voices and shrieked loudly and impatiently. The green harpy began, "When it shall end, the clock can not name!"
The harpies shrieked and shouted again as the green harpy flew up and the purple one swooped down. One of the harpies shouted, "Time! Time!" And the purple harpy began, "The clock, it is so. And this is because, the mystery is here – who should have won? Good or evil, you decide. But for now, we can not think. That's because… it's almost time!"
As the purple harpy flew back up, the harpies' song suddenly became violent. The notes were shrill and unnerving. The five circled and swarmed, flying faster and faster over the tower. The sun seemed to have vanished and an eerie darkness covered the town. The five harpies continued to circle, some time, one would dark lower, threateningly close to the Teen Titans.
Robin was at a loss for ideas on what to do. So far, the Harpies of Havoc had done nothing to harm the Titans or the town. He had to figure out more. "What is it time for?" Robin demanded.
The flapping of wings suddenly stopped and the five harpies hovered above the five Titans. "I knew it would be him!" the red harpy exclaimed.
Then the sun suddenly reappeared and the Harpies of Havoc began to fly in a circle, all of them chanting as they got closer to the Teen Titans, "Yes, it is time, it is time, it is time." They were now dangerously close to the Teen Titans. "Yes, it is time to say good bye!" As they said the last words, each harpy grabbed the Titans they had been standing in front of earlier.
The five harpies cackled manically as they flew into the air at breakneck speed; each holding their Titan with alarming strength. Then, the harpies let out one final shriek before they each flew in a different direction, separating the Teen Titans. The harpies flew incredibly fast. And before any of the Titans could figure out what to do, the Titan's Tower and the town they protected was completely out of sight, along with their comrades.