A/N: In response to Darth Shogun I CAN explain all that since i too was curious about that nad looked it up after I wrote this fic...but it's proly better if you just watch the show but if you really wanna know...WARNING PROBABLE SPOILER Trigon WILL Come but will be stopped after the world is turned to crap and everything reverts back to normal basically once he's gone though he's supposed to return... End Spoiler now with that out of the way...I'm updating earlier than planned just because this thing is slipping waaay too far down the list too quickly and if i don't update to bump it no one will ever read it...cept of course obviously mr. shogun here.
Chapter2- Hurricane Marona
The next couple of days were unusually quiet nothing happened that the Titans had to respond to so they had a while off and for once they realized how boring things were when there was no villain to fight. Beast boy got along fine playing video games with Cyborg and now Crow as well when he felt like it. Crow turned out to be pretty good at games and had even brought some of hi own with him and of course BB couldn't resist challenging him to a few games. Cyborg too was impressed with his skill. Starfire eventually got around to throwing that celebration party to welcome him although he had been against it. He soon learned that once starfire set her mind to do something it was going to happen whether you argued with her or not.
Raven actually was out and about more often chatting with Crow but besides that she was in her room as usual Robin was probably the only one doing something productive. Research and training he was looking into the symbol that had appeared on Slade's forehead as well as on Raven but the trail kept going cold every time he though he found something. When he got frustrated he'd just go and workout to relieve his stress it was also beginning to irk him how friendly everyone was with Crow knowing what they knew he still didn't quite trust him but then Robin didn't trust many people and the ones he did trust had to earn it over time.
Their peace wouldn't last too long however as coming into town was a storm…monsoon really and it had a name and a body too and it's name was Marona She was coasting in on a cloud creating her own air current as she went she was a young woman probably about 20 from appearance her hair was long falling down her back and it was silvery her eyes were a dull gray and her skin though white was well tanned. She wore a white sleeveless top that hugged tightly to her figure and stopped above her belly button and white shorts that came down only halfway down her thighs and her sights were dead set on titan tower. She had been concerned Crow would go to see his once dear friend but he could not afford such a visit should he lose his will to kill Raven by spending too much time with her.
A sudden storm broke out and power went out in the tower killing the game Cy and Crow were playing
"well guess that's that…"Crow said getting up.
"maan…where'd this storm come from anyway! I was winning!" Cyborg complained.
"tough break" Crow said going to the window, things didn't look good outside the storm was severe the he could see the water ebbing up into waves which were growing lightning was striking quite frequently and it didn't sound like it was ever missing anything either. It was soon apparent to him this was no natural storm and that only meant one thing. "Marona" he whispered to himself and turned from the window headed for his room. On his was there the symbols on the back of his cloak had begun to glow blue as well. "She's close…too close" he said turning a corner and bumping into Raven.
"Oh sorry…I uh didn't see you" they both said simultaneously. The both kind of stopped and stared for a moment because they had spoken at the same time an occurrence that had happened frequently in their childhood.
"guess after all this time we're still in sync." Crow finally said breaking the silence.
"Yeah…where were you going in such a hurry?" she asked
"Right..I was um headed to my room I've got to get out of here…Marona is coming." He told her.
"what? How do you know?" She asked
"Well one…the massive storm that appeared out of nowhere is pretty much one her trademarks it also means she's angry….second the symbol on the back of my cloak glows when she's near and right now if you hadn't noticed it's glow had gotten intense enough to illuminate the entire hallway…" He said as a bolt of lightning struck incredibly loudly somewhere nearby…
"and third I'm right behind you" Came a womans voice.
Crow gasped 'oh no…' he thought. He got up and turned around
"Uh…Hi marona…" he said timidly.
"Don't you start with me Crow why are you here? And talking with her?" she asked narrowing her eyes.
"er…uhm..I…uh…" He tried said trying to find a way out of this.
Raven just kept quiet she was fairly sure Crow knew what to do but he was limited in options because she was sitting right in front of them.
"I'll just excuse myself" Raven said finally disappearing through the floor
"and now you've let her go" Marona stated plainly.
'thank goodness she left' Crow thought. "Marona why are YOU here?" he asked
"because YOU aren't doing your job. Crow the world is going to end and you're just going to let it happen?" she asked.
"no..I'll stop it..I'm just..not convinced she's a threat yet besides…it's more complicated than that." He said
"What do you mean?" she asked tilting her head to one side and crossing her arms
"Well whoever sent you to get m to do what I'm supposed to do has an opposite who has sent someone to do the same to Raven…I think they're the problem not her but either way If I fight with her they will stop me in addition Raven has many friends here who would fight to defend her." Crow said
"I see…those are complications…" She said considering
"then I will help you then" She said after a moment
"Wha! No! if you do that we'll have a massive battle that could destroy a lot in the process." Crow said desperately
"Then what do you suggest?" She asked
"Let me stay here I used to be her best friend after all and she has no idea that now I'm her worst enemy. I can stay close to her if she's a threat I'll kill her…quietly and when we're alone that way no one will be able to stop it. And there's no big fight it'll be quick and silent." He said walking towards her.
"hm…You know I don't like these stealthy plans of yours…but ok we don't have many other options." She said
"Good…now get out of here before someone else sees you." He said looking around.
"Fine…your always trying to get rid of me it seems." Marona said pouting a bit before disappearing into the wind.
Crow sighed. And relaxed he'd pulled it off he had convinced both sides of this to trust him now he just had to pick which one he was going to screw over.
Unbeknownst to him however Robin had heard everything he had come into the main room when the power went out and noticed Crow's odd behavior and decided to follow him. From behind the corner he was hidden behind Robin clenched his fist knowing now that Crow intended to play both sides until he had to pick one if Raven turned out to be a threat he had said he would kill her so right now must have been him assessing that threat. Still Robin had made up his mind to protect her even if this was her destiny or whatever he didn't really believe in all that stuff but Raven and Crow sure did so he'd have to work around that somehow. Now he snuck away to go tell Raven what he had overheard. As Crow continued on to his room.
Raven's meditation was interrupted by someone knocking at her door which of course turned out to be Robin.
"Yes?" She asked tilting her head slightly
"uh…" Robin hesitated he didn't know where to begin or if he should ask could he come in come to think of it He'd never been in her room before this was as far as he'd ever been.
"Raven…can I come in we need to talk." He finally said
Raven paused for a moment considering it normally she would have said no and told him to meet her somewhere else like the roof or something but of all the titans Robin probably deserved to be let in after what she'd put him through and he sounded like it was important so she agreed. "Alright…come in." She said after awhile and stepped out of the doorway.
For the first time Robin stepped foot in Raven's room as the door closed behind him he was amazed at how Dark she had managed to make it yet somehow you could still see as if something there allowed them to see in the dark or some invisible light source provided the very bare minimum of light.
"So what is it?" She asked leaning against the door.
"oh yea…it's about Crow…" He started
"Robin…" She interrupted "I know you have a problem with Crow but would you please leave him alone…He the oldest friend I have I trust him to do the right thing." She said
"But Raven I overheard him talking to some woman…he said he was going to follow through with the plan that he was going to get close to you using your old friendship and then when you're alone and no one will suspect it he's going to kill you!" Robin blurted out.
"what?" Raven said almost in shock she couldn't believe it did he really intend to betray her? Just as the rest of them had in the past…no he couldn't he had always been who she could count on back then…but it had been a long time who knows what changes might have taken place in him? She sighed looking down.
"Thank you Robin…you should go now…" She said quietly
"But…" Robin started wanting to say more but when she looked up at him he knew to leave. "Alright…I'm going…" walking toward the door she moved to allow him by he stopped in the doorway "but just so you know he also said he's not your best friend anymore he's your worst enemy" and with that Robin left.
'crow…was all that really just talk?' she wondered he knew he would have said something to Marona but that was a bit much…honestly she had rather not have found out what he had told her.there was one way to find out…and now she had to know so it was off to Crow's room
Crow was instead of meditating sitting crosslegged he had removed his earing as was holding it in his hand looking at it as if focused on something. Then the knock cam at the door. And he answered it.
"Oh…decided to knock this time huh?" he said jokingly stepping aside to let her in.
"you…never used to let anybody in your room…" Raven started in protest trying to justify why she had simply gone in last time.
"No one except you if you asked." He replied.
"She looked at him somewhat helplessly she didn't really have an argument after that.
"So what brings you here?" he asked
Raven stopped for a moment considering her words carefully looking around the room He had done a lot in a day and it looked a lot like her own aside from the occasional picture and some video games and shelf of movies from the looks of it all of them were animated she could only clearly see one "Akira" it looked like he had watched it recently.
Noting how he was beginning to look at her funny she spoke up
"Crow…there's been something bothering me…since you came here…" She started
"Oh? What's that?" he asked
"this.." She said quickly and Kissing him Crow was caught by surprise he kissed back for a moment but then broke the kiss..
"Raven…" he looked away from her.
"I…I've waited eternity for that Kiss…but…" he trailed off unable to say anything more.
Raven sighed he really didn't like her anymore in all the years she'd known him Crow had always liked her for him to push her away was unheard of.
"So…it's true then.." she half mumbled.
"What?" Crow was at a loss.
"You lied." She said plainly looking up at him
"Lied? About what?" Crow asked still confused
"about helping Robin heard what you told Marona and he told me so I decided to find out how you really felt about me by coming here…and now I know." She said looking down she couldn't bear looking at him it made her want to cry.
" Raven…" Crow's voice came out a whisper he didn't know what to say there he knew there was nothing he could say that would help
"Raven…The truth is Marona is…she's sort of my um…girlfriend…" He said finally.
"What?" Raven looked up at him
"well…she was anyway then she became who she is now…you see after you left my father decided I should marry someone and it just so happened it would also be the perfect thing to smooth over some political problems he'd been having so that's how I met her. I was enraged at first that he dared do such a thing without my consent I was of age to decide for myself still at the very least they put us together but I've put off marrying her…" as he was talking Raven could feel emotions welling up inside her one's she didn't like.
"I can also explain one other thing…the two of them Marona and Slade I know why they are so powerful." He said suddenly.
"Why?" Raven asked not looking at him.
"for two reasons firstly because their both dead which is why they're seemingly impervious to everything nothing harms them because they can't feel it." He said Raven gasped
"you're telling me Marona died?" she asked
"Yes…a escaped confict one who had issues with my father came after us I wasn't able to protect her…after that I found that he had also been to my house my parents were both dead as well…after that I pushed myself harder than ever to become as powerful as possible this earring as my reminder. The little ball is crimson because it's made from their blood." He told her.
Raven was silent
"Raven I'm not pushing you away because I don't care for you anymore I'm pushing you away because people get hurt around me and I'm afraid I won't be able to protect you…"
Raven believed him she still had a bond with crow and it was stronger than the one she had with Robin even after all this time and she could feel that he was sincere.
The storm outside seemed to pick up again and Marona made another appearance this time in his room. At first she didn't even see Raven and just went to Crow throwing her arms around him. "So love…have you killed her yet?" she asked
"uh…no..she's standing right there" Crow pointed out Marona looked and saw Raven who was now shrinking away into a corner.
"Oh dear…me and my big mouth…I suppose we have to do it now then?" Marona said with a smirk
"You..you knew she was there you just wanted to force this…" Crow said
"mmmaybe I did." She said laughing.
"Crow?" Raven spoke up cautiously.
"Raven…" Crow didn't want to say anything he didn't want to do anything but he had to do something.
"Just..do it…save the world." Raven said quietly.
"wha?" Crow said surprised.
"Ooh..see? she's even prepared to sacrifice herself like the good martyr she is. No do your job." Marona boomed.
"Marona…it's a shame you've become such a bitch." Crow said
"What?" Marona was in shock she pulled away from him
"you used to be such a nice person…I really was starting to like you back then…but now…you're just…evil to hell with the world I'm saving Raven." Crow said Raven looked up at him confused
"Raven! RUN!" he yelled she didn't need to be told twice she got up and ran for it
"oh dear..I was afraid of this…shes gone and corrupted you…now you're no better than she is…no matter you'll both rot in hell together!" Marona yelled a fierce wind picking up shattering his window and blowing him back against the wall.
"you'll be the one rotting in hell you evil sadistic bitch!" Crow Yelled summoning up his power the darkness enveloping the room hushed everything to a quiet and a moment later a blast sent Marona flying out the window she caught herself and hover on the wind.
"you'll pay for this crow! You Will ALL pay!" She screamed at him she was actually more infuriated that he had chosen another woman over her than at the fact he had betrayed his purpose. As she prepared another attack Crow braced himself…
Raven was running hard down the halls thankfully she wasn't being followed she guessed Crow was buying her time. She found Cyborg first he was in the living room still since power was down he really didn't have anything to do but sit and stare at nothing he couldn't even recharge.
"Cyborg!" Raven shouted glad to see him
"Yea? What is it?" He turned around and saw the look on her face and that she was panting obviously from having run there. "What happened?" He asked concerned
She panted…"Crow…he's…" Cyborg jumped up
"What'd he do! Did he try to hurt you!" He asked
"No! He's saving me…" she paused to take a breath "but…he needs help that Marona girl…she's here! and she is not happy" Raven finally got out.
"well where is he?" Cyborg asked
"His room she came in through the window…be careful according to him this entire storm is her doing no telling what else she can do." Raven warned him
"Alright I'll go help him you find the others" Cyborg told her and ran off.
Raven was searching for Robin but he wasn't in his room So she went for Starfire and Beast boy Starfire was eager to go help Crow and flew off in a hurry Beast boy however was also nowhere to be found.
"Where could they be?" Raven wondered aloud
"Oh but they're right here" Came a voice Raven knew all to well she whirled around to see him holding both Robin and Beastboy in either hand uncouncious
"Slade" She said with venom in her voice
"Raven you look stressed becareful you never know what'll be that last stretch before you snap" He said tossing the two aside.
Raven was growing angry but she didn't have time to deal with him.
"What do you want Slade?" She said as calmly as possible
"I want you to destroy the world." He said simply and she just stared at him
"Oh you meant besides that…I know what's going on right now that blasted woman is attacking I can't have you getting hurt so call this protecting my interests" He said crossing his arms.
"You know you can't stop me from going." She said
"I won't have to if you want to protect your friends you'll do exactly as I say or something… bad might happen to them." He said with a chuckle
"grr.." Raven wasn't about to let Robin or beast boy get hurt but Crow was fighting for his life right now to protect her she sighed Starfire and Cyborg would just have to do the job.
Crow was hovering outside a few feet from Marona when Cyborg and Starfire arrived
"Yo! Raven told us what happened! We're here to back you up" Cyborg yelled as Starfire lifted him and took flight he had his sonic cannon at the ready.
Crow grinned "Thanks you guys, Well marona? Looks like the odds are in my favor now." He said crossing his arms giving her a smug look.
"pft do not think they will make such a difference Crow they are insignificant and cannot help you." Marona replied sending blades of wind at them. But Crow put up a shield protecting them at the very last second.
"that was…close was it not?" Starfire said looking down at Cyborg.
"Yea…too close." He agreed.
"I'll Do the defending you do the attacking" Crow told them
"Sounds like a plan." Cyborg said "Let's go Star!"
Star fire took off as Cyborg blasted at Marona she was able to defend fairly well since he cannon was based on sound she only had to bend the wind in certain ways and it bounced off being harmlessly redirected.
She countered by creating a tornado which Crow dispersed with an attack of his own. Marona hovered there without a care in the world surrounded by her Cyclone shield which was protecting her from Cyborgs blasts.
"GR…I'm not doing a Dang thang! Star it's up to you" He told her
"understood" She replied and began using her rarely used eye beams the first shot caught Marona completely off guard her Cyclone wasn't configured properly to defend against it and it penetrated not only hitting her but knocking her out of the cyclone at which point Crow found a Sizable rock to hit her with sending her and the rock sailing into the water at first they skipped a couple times before sinking in.
"Man…was that nessisary?" Cyborg asked him
"Actually it probably wasn't enough.." Crow replied.
"Not enough! What does it take to put her down?" Cyborg asked flailing his arms
"I dunno I never managed to do it I know she's not finished though can't be she's already dead…" Crow said
"Already what! Okay you got some explainin to do"Cyborg said
"Yes I would like to be informed as well" Starfire chimed in.
"I'll explain later when we're all together that way everyone will be filled in and I don't have to repeat it." Crow said
"Fine…lets go get them while we've got a break Cyborg said.
"Yea I agree no telling when she'll pop back up or what with…" Crow said as they flew in through the hole Marona had created.
"where the heck are they anyway? Raven was supposed to goin to get them…"Cyborg said the first to start walking but Crow stopped him putting a hand on his should
"Wait…Something…is off…" Crow stated
"What makes you say that?" Cyborg asked
"Oh just a feeling…" Crow said noticing that his cloak, which had previously been giving off a blue glow, was now giving off a red one.
"Very Good…Titans Attack!" Slade commanded and Raven Robin and Beastboy appeared from the darkness of the hall each branded with his symbol on their foreheads
"Oh no…." was all Crow could say.
End Chapter 2
Well well evil titans who saw that one coming? I think you'll be surprised how things go from here.