Teen Titans - Still More Fighting
Disclaimer
: I do not own the Teen Titans or any other mentioned
trademarked likenesses. They are the property of DC Comics and Warner
Bros. I do not own Final Fantasy VII or any other mentioned
trademarked likenesses. They are the property of Squaresoft and/or
Square Enix. The character 'Comet' however is my original character.
Chapter
Two - The Otherworld
:
Gaia - Unknown Location :
Black.
Total darkness. He heard seagulls cawing above him and the shore
splashing near him. It was obvious that he was on the beach at Costa
Del Sol. It felt a bit chilly, but without even opening his eyes,
Cloud lazily sat up and yawned. He stretched his arms out and let
them drop into his lap. He opened his eyes expecting to see the warm,
lively beaches of Costa Del Sol, instead he was met with the rocky
shore of the Bone Village area.
'How did I end up here...?' He thought.
The last thing he remembered was being in his Villa, remembering the battle with Sephiroth that happened over a year ago. Now he was on an entirely different continent with no idea how he had gotten there. It reminded him very much of when he woke up in Midgar when Tifa found him. He slowly got to his feet and noticed a statue of a girl behind him. It looked like a girl who had been petrified. Cloud checked his pockets and realized he didn't have any Softs on him.
' Well I guess I can't just leave her like this..one hit and she could shatter.'
He sighed before going over and lifting it over one shoulder. He began walking towards Bone Village. If he was lucky he'd be able to find a chocobo to rent.
: Jump City - Titans Tower :
Comet was in the interrogations room of Titans tower. The Titans had opted to keep him restrained , so he was confined to a mechanical chair with restraints for his chest,hands,and legs. It had been hours since Robin had last tried to question him and Comet let him know where he should keep those bird-a-rangs.
'Hell. They took the jewel I work so hard to steal, they deserve to squirm for a little while.'
He smirked and sneered into the camera. He knew the boy wonder was somewhere watching him.Robin slammed his fist onto the control panel in anger.
"He's messing with us." He said.
"You sure you don't want to do things the hard way?" Cyborg asked Raven, hinting that she forcefully invade his mind.
"The process of doing that involuntarily is very painful and could cause long term memory loss. Are you sure we want to take that chance?" Raven asked.
"We cannot damage his memory or we will have no way of finding the truth." Starfire pointed out.
"Yeah, but the longer we wait, the longer something could happen to Terra." Beast Boy walked into the room, the mechanical doors sliding shut behind him.
"You're all right. We have to negotiate with him. It's our only choice, and he knows it." Robin said.
"Might as well get it over with." Cyborg said, walking towards the door. Robin and Starfire followed behind him.
Raven started out of the room and stopped when she realized Beast Boy wasn't behind her. He was staring intently at the screen looking at Comet. He was baring his teeth.
"You OK?" Raven asked.
Beast boy nodded. "I'm fine."
Raven hesitated a moment before catching up with the others. When she entered the room, Robin had already started.
"Alright..Comet was it?" He said, in the most re-assuring voice he could muster. Underneath it, he was furious.
"Don't wear it out." Comet said.
Robin could've exploded then and there, but Cyborg stepped up. "You obviously want something. What is it?"
"You do-gooders think I'm stupid? The moment I give you what you want, you book me and take off after your statue-nabber. Sorry, but that's just not gonna happen. See, I know how to chase after the guy and I've got a bone to pick with him. So the only way you get a piece of him, is if you let me get one first."
"Are you saying you know him?" Robin asked.
"No, not really. He was casing the same museum I was and the way I see it, it's his fault I'm going to the slammer." Comet explained.
'And I'll get a chance to escape as well...'
Robin gritted his teeth from frustration. "Fine."
: Gaia - Bone Village :
Cloud entered the small excavation town with the petrified girl still resting on his shoulder. He approached the inn and went inside. The lounge area was full of off duty miners talking amongst themselves, comparing their finds. Cloud stepped up to the counter.
"I need to buy a soft , and rent a chocobo if you have one." He said. He set the girl down.
The rough looking man behind the counter stared Cloud down before grunting.
"We only takes gil here."
Cloud shrugged before throwing several gil onto the counter.
"We only gots regular chocobos."The man said.
"Great. Just give me the soft then." Cloud said, taking back most of the money.
'Guess I'll just have to call Tifa.' He pondered as he took the soft and carried the girl outside.
"Whoever you are..you owe me one." Cloud said as he opened the Soft bottle, letting the contents fall onto the statue.
It glowed yellow for a moment before the rocky exterior crumbled away, leaving a small blonde haired girl. She quickly inhaled sharply, falling to her hands and knees. After a few minutes she gained her breath.
"Are you OK?" Cloud held a hand out to her.
: Gaia - Lifestream :
Sephiroth's
spirit drifted endlessly throughout the Lifestream. Unlike all other
living things, his spirit was tainted with J-E-N-O-V-A cells so he
could not return to the planet. He was destined to remain in Limbo
until he could re-incarnate.
'Already, mother...I have acquired the necessary component to summoning another Meteor. It matters not that the black Materia was destroyed...however the destruction of that wretched Cetra and the white Materia will greatly alleviate my workload this time.' Thought Sephiroth, partly to himself and partly to the voice within his mind that was J-E-N-O-V-A.
Sephiroth could not return to the planet, so he would instead be able to travel through the endless abyss of the Lifestream, the void that was connected to all dimensions and realms. The Lifestream itself was the force behind and connection between all living things and Sephiroth was able to travel freely about it. This also meant he could peer into other realities and he had just so happened to have seen to Titan who could control the earth. She definitely had the kind of potential he was interested in.
'Yes mother. Controlling Strife, even from this great distance, is no problem. Though after her returned to this dimension, I lost track of him. No matter. The time of my re-incarnation is near.'
: Jump City - Titans Tower :
Comet,
who had recently been released from his chair, stretched freely in
the tower. He brought his hands up and folded them casually behind
his head.
"Alright, Titans. Let's get this show on the road, huh?" he called out.
Though he was out of his chair, he had remained in his cell and was strongly warned to not try to escape.A few seconds later, Robin, followed by the other four Titans stepped into the small room. He was holding the Clock of Eternity.
"Here it is..." He held it out. "
Tell me the combinations and I'll enter them." Robin said.
"Yeah right. Toss it here. After the portal opens, you'll go in first and I'll follow behind you. And don't try anything funny." Comet said.
"You do realize that once we're there we may never be able to get back?" Robin asked.
Comet gulped before he answered.
"Just give it here!" he yelled and Robin tossed it to him.
He twisted the dial on the top of the device to the coordinates he had memorized perfectly. Comet pressed the dial inward and the clock began to glow a light blue. It shot forth a broad beam that opened a white portal. It quickly turned black.
"What are you waiting for?" Comet asked, looking nervously towards Robin.
Robin walked inside, followed by Cyborg then Starfire. Beast Boy stopped when he walked by Comet.
"If we get there and something happened because of you holding us up, you're going to regret ever meeting me." Beast Boy said seriously.
Comet
however didn't look phased in the least.
"Oh what are you
gonna do? Bite me?" His eyes shined red.
"Careful. I might explode."
Comet
smiled and Beast Boy knew he couldn't attack him and win. Beast Boy
sighed before entering the portal. Raven walked by Comet and stopped
next.
"Beast Boy might not be able to touch you..." her
eyes shined white
"but I don't need to."
Comet quickly powered down as a sweat drop moved down the side of his head.
"Yeah..sure thing..."
Raven slowly floated into the portal as it began to slowly close.
"Here's my chance!"
Comet bolted towards the door, but a black tendril of dark energy emerged from the portal wrapping around his waist. It easily out muscled him and pulled him into the portal just as it swirled shut.
Note from the Author : There's chapter two. I tried to listen to the advice from the review, so let me know what you thought!
