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Title: Obsidian Midnight
Author: S.K. Midnight
Pairings: Raven x Malchior, Robin x Starfire, Beast Boy x Terra, Cyborg x Jinx
Summary: Set three months after the episode "Spellbound". In Jump City, the Teen Titans are the greatest force of justice to be reckoned with. Raven, finally realizing that Malchior truly wasn't evil, releases him from the book, and he joins the Titans in their crusade against evil. But when a mysterious bounty hunter appears from the shadows, hunting victims with bleeding eyes and possessing powers similar to Malchior and Raven, the Titans must stop him at all costs…before they are hunted next.
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Chapter Three: The Black Wind Begins To Blow
The orb shrunk smaller and smaller, and no matter how hard the Titans' tried, they couldn't break out of the sphere that was slowly about to crush them. Raven lay unconscious, Cyborg was pounding mightily at the sphere with his fists, having already tried hacking into the machine with no success; Robin and Starfire were attempting to hold the orb in place, to prevent it from shrinking more, but to no avail. Beast Boy and Terra sat together, hand in hand, next to each other, Beast Boy being unable to help because his large forms would crush everyone else, and Terra's powers were somehow restrained within the orb, after much experimentation.
Frankly, the situation was looking grim. With Raven passed out, BB and Terra unwilling to do anything but sit there, and the others' efforts useless, it seemed they were resigned to their ghastly fate, and Slade laughed at this. He had no doubt in his mind that THIS time, the Titans could not escape their fate. After all, who was going to help them?
"Finally, after all this time, the Titans are finished, once and for all." Slade couldn't help but laugh manically at the sheer thought. But then, something shut him up…HARD. A loud creaking has heard from outside the warehouse, metal screeching on metal. "What the?" was all Slade could get out before it was too late. The warehouse doors blasted clear off their hinges and smashed into Slade, sending him flying rather painfully into his machine, unknowingly striking the lever which caused the sphere to stop shrinking. Slade shoved the doors off himself, and in the smoke and the dim light could make out a figure standing in the doorway. The streetlights shined down on it, revealing bouncy, pink tresses and a purple outfit.
"Jinx? What are you doing!" Jinx just smiled and waved a finger, as though scolding a naughty child. "Now now, I can't have you squashing my boyfriend, now can I? The other ones I could care less about, but if you think you're gonna crush my Cyborg, you've lost it, Slade!" The Titans and even Slade, for a moment, looked at Cyborg at the same time. "Cyborg! He's your boyfriend!" All the Titans asked at once. Even Slade was amazed. Cyborg just grinned sheepishly and rubbed the back of his head.
"But…how did you know where to find me?" Slade asked, slightly surprised. "Oh, here? This guy told me." At this she pointed behind her, to reveal a figure floating about three inches off the ground. The moonlight gleamed off his long, flowing white hair and full silver armor, emblazoned with the letter 'M' on the chest plate in archaic script. But most alluring was his eyes, black as coal, and deep as the oceans. An ebony scarf loosely covered the lower half of his face, masking the rest of his features. Slade stared at them for a few moments, before regaining himself and flipping into a standing position. "It doesn't matter, you still can't stop me. Robots, get them!" he shouted, as he pressed a button on his wrist.
Robots sprung from everywhere, the ground, the ceiling, the walls, everywhere. The stranger turned to Jinx and quickly said, "Get them out of the orb, I'll handle this" And with that, Jinx sprang to the side and began to run at the device, while the army of robots began to move towards the stranger. The mysterious man lifted his arms into the air and chanted an invocation, his voice hollow and heavy with power. "Terra, ego imperium tu! Orior!" At that, a section of the ground itself began to shake and crack, before rising into the air and smashing back down, as though a wave breaking on the sands of a beach, crushing all of the robots. The stranger only blinked, before adjusting his scarf slightly and floating towards the orb.
Jinx was otherwise occupied, Slade having intercepted her mid-run and began a fight. Jinx blasted wave after wave of her Hex at him, but he seemed to always get out of the way just in time, bobbing and weaving. Jinx finally got frustrated and fired one LARGE bolt at him, and Slade jumped clear barely in time, the bolt striking the machine. Wait…the machine! The energy had caused in to turn on again, and the orb began to shrink again, even faster this time. Jinx ran to stop it, but Slade stopped her clean in her tracks with a spinning side kick to her temple, knocking her out. Slade then backflipped, turning to face the figure that floated towards the sphere. He ran at him, preparing to smash him into the ground, but before he got within ten feet of him, the stranger locked eyes with him and he froze in place. He couldn't move, his joints and muscles wouldn't respond! The figure approached the orb and began shooting bolts of energy at it; desperately trying to get it to break, but it wouldn't budge. The Titans were almost all squashed together, and time was running out. "Raven! Raven! Wake up! Can you hear me, my sweet! WAKE UP!" But Raven couldn't respond, and the sphere was getting smaller. "No, no no no no NO!" The figure grabbed onto the sphere with of his might, and began to channel as much energy as he could through it. Just as it seemed when all was lost, the figure gave a roar, one that shook the very foundations of the building, the roar of a powerful (and rather pissed) dragon. The outside of the orb exploded, sending metal fragments flying everywhere.
The Titans lay there, unmoving and unconscious. The figure quickly moved toward Raven and placed her head in his lap, while holding a hand over her, it radiating with energy, to heal her body. Jinx awoke soon after, and ran over towards the still body of Cyborg, and cradled him gently. As the last of the glow faded from the figure's hand, Raven's eyes began to slowly open. She blinked once, twice, and then again, before shaking her head and looking up to see herself staring into an easily recognized face, that of Malchior. Relieved she was awake, Malchior set about healing and awaking the others, with Raven's aid.
After they were all awake, Raven turned to Malchior and looked at him for a while, before walking up to him and embracing him. "You…you didn't let me down, I…had hoped you wouldn't." Malchior simply smiled under his scarf. He was free, and ready to change his life for the better, and hopefully, his precious Raven's as well. All the Titans looked on, some with approval, others with careful caution. Each one was held in the embrace of his/her loved one, and for a moment, all was well. For a moment, that is. But then, a dark voice rang throughout the building, echoing hauntingly. "So, you actually managed to defeat Slade and free Malchior. I am not impressed. Know this Titans, I shall be coming for you soon, so rest while you can. I want my prey to be in full health when I hunt." With that, the voice simply…faded away. "What was that?" Robin asked the others. Raven looked up at Malchior, and gasped at the look in his eyes. She had never seen such fury, such contained rage, save only within herself. "I finally get what I want and then someone else comes to ruin the fun. Lovely, isn't it, my Raven?" He glanced down at her as he said this. Raven only shrugged, and nestled herself deeper in his embrace. We'll find a way, she thought to herself. We always do.
But it wasn't quite that simple. The Titans were safe…for now. Only time would tell if they truly would persevere, for a dark figure lurked within the shadows of the warehouse, surveying his prey and plotting his move with preciseness born of experience, ages of experience. The game…was only beginning.
(A/N: I know it was short, but I'm very busy here, having to juggle like 16 things at once, what with a baby on the way and things of that nature. I promise though, I'll update as soon as I can, and make it longer. Please review! Ja ne!)