Titans Together
By CrazyDeafGirl
Summary: This is a collection of one-shots concerning different possible futures and/or alternative universes.
Disclaimer: I do not own the Teen Titans or the title ("Titans together" was the motto of the New Teen Titans, year 1980) but I do own the contents of this collection.
Trust me; it's better than "Too Different".
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The Dark Cloak
"Hurry!" The plea came as he ran on. "Don't let them catch you!" His friend stumbled; he grabbed his neck and dragged the frail boy along. Down the metal tunnel they could hear unearthly howls and shrieks.
Grabbing a handle, the bigger boy pushed the door open, tossing his friend inside before climbing in, dragging the trapdoor close. Pressing against the wall furthest away from the door, the boys waited with bated breaths as the things slammed onto the small piece of metal, scratching away and screaming.
Whimpering, the smaller boy hid behind his friend's arm and chest as the thumps increased. When they're certain the steel door is going to give way, silence won. Blinking, they sat up as they strained their ears. Nothing.
No clicks of nails against the metal floor, no raspy breathing, no splashing of drool on the floor, no gentle hum of the machines of the spaceship. Just… silence.
Slowly, as if they're taking their first step, the boys stood up. The bigger one carefully stepped forward, arms tense. Hearing still nothing, they pressed their ears against the door. The smaller boy grabbed the lever and twisted it, pushing the trapdoor up.
Bright light greeted them, and blinking, they climbed outside. Stretching to their full height, the boys gazed over the corpses of the alien hunters. "Wha…?" The smaller boy began, but trailed off upon seeing a third boy.
Alien blood dripped off his guns as his chest rose and fell, ragged breaths easily heard. Rising his head, the boy looked at the two. A mask covered his eyes, making it utterly impossible to see them. The smaller boy gulped as the bigger boy clutched his hands into fists.
"…So… you two… are the Cyborg and the Beast Boy. I am… sent to receive you and to protect you both from them. You shall call me… Robin." The third boy said, gazing at the duo with an intensity. Kicking a corpse away, Robin turned around and left, his armor clanking.
The bigger boy glanced at the green boy before following Robin, his metal feet hitting the steel floor, creating a hollow sound. The smaller boy tapped a corpse with the tip of his foot before his body melted and twisted, shifting into the form of a strange creature, not too different from a panther of the human home world and followed Robin, taking side of the Cyborg.
Walking down the long steel tunnel, Robin paused beside a cell. Peering inside, he took a step backwards and motioned for the Cyborg and the Beast Boy to stop. Rising his gun, he blasted the door with a hail of bullets, tearing away the lock. Kicking the door down, Robin grunted when he saw them.
"…So… looks like the alien of fire and the demon of darkness were not mere myths after all…" Taking off, Robin stalked down the hallway, ignoring the boys who followed. Out of the cell they crept, the taller one's brilliant green eyes peering at the trio.
The green-eyed being snarled slightly, flames jumping out of its mouth. "We are free…" Its companion merely growled slightly as taking off down the blood-stained tunnel, limping on mismatched legs. The first being glanced behind at the heap of bodies before following the rest.
Finally reaching the hanger, Robin stopped and twirled around, staring at the boys and the beings further back. "You… and you… will steer the wraith with me… and you two… will stay in the back… and not interact with anybody. Understand?" Without waiting for an answer, Robin spun around and climbed up the rungs into the rather small spaceship.
The cyborg followed, and so did the green boy after transforming back into his human form. After all three vanished from view, the green-eyed being slowly stepped forward into the dim light, revealing itself to be a young female. She went around the wraith before going up the ladder, disappearing into the darkness.
The last one let loose a strange noise when its friend left, then it also set its feet forward, coming into the dying light. Peering up at the strange ship, she snarled silently before following her friend.
The spaceship smoothly withdrew its legs and hovered, turning around. Flames sputtered before roaring with life, and the ship trembled slightly before shooting off, leaving a line of fire.
Tearing out of the empty vessel, the wraith hummed as it swooped in a large arc, soaring towards a star. A small shell of pale blue energy formed around the ship as it utterly vanished, leaving nothing behind.
Behind the nearby moon, a swarm aroused as several members moved off to the abandoned spaceship. A tremble roused the entire fleet as one croaked out,
They… have been killed. O great Queen, the filthy human beings had caused the deaths of the hunters. Waiting for an answer, the creatures soon heard the mind voice of their queen.
Hunt them down. Let no human escape. The human race and every other races shall then know that they cannot evade the rage of the Zerg! With this, the creatures howled and screamed before taking off, hungry for flesh and blood.
Hearing her minions and feeling their raw emotions, the queen settled back, wings-claws wrapping around her. "Yes… they will not escape my Zerg. Not even them… the freaks who dared call themselves the Titans." Growling, the queen clutched her hand into a fist, claws pressing into her flesh, blue blood seeping out.
The queen didn't flinch as darkness wrapped her and everything else. Meanwhile, throughout the galaxy, everything was overtaken by the dark cloak.
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You should research the games StarCraft and StarCraft: Brood War if you want to understand this story when I write it. But otherwise, I hope you like this chappie! Enjoy!
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