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 Three - Villain Rising
: Gaia - Costa Del Sol :
Tifa
lay silently in her bed inside her and Cloud's Villa. Sleeping so
peacefully that as far as she knew Cloud was still beside her. Though
her body was still, she was suffering within her dream. It was the
same dream she had been having for weeks now. She had seen her
face...and Cloud had seen it too. It was leading him away from her.
Her face could be seen on the horizon and Cloud seemed destined to
reach her. Though she wanted to go after him, she couldn't move no
matter how hard she tried. When Cloud was far out of her reach, still
chasing the image of the fallen Ancient, she witnessed the return of
Sephiroth. Aeris's face was quickly covered by rolling storm clouds.
As they crackled with electricity, the undeniable face of J-E-N-O-V-A
could be seen baring down. Sephiroth began to eviscerate Cloud in the
distance and she is unable to resist. As Sephiroth laughed, holding
the masamune high above his head, a final bolt of lightning exploded
out of the sky and Tifa shot up in her bed.
"Cloud!" She screamed.
She was panting heavily. She looked over noticing the empty space beside her in the bed.
"Cloud?" she called out, to no response.
'..Wonder where he could be...'
Then Tifa heard the familiar vrrrr of her PHS going off. It vibrated on the nightstand beside her. She picked it up and pressed the answer button.
"Hello?"
: Gaia - Bone Village Area :
"Tifa?" Cloud spoke into the phone.
"Cloud? Where are you?" she asked.
"Umm...I don't know how I got here, but I'm at Bone Village." he said, hesitantly.
'Great. Now she'll get all worried.'
"Bone Village! What are you doing there?" She sounded frantic.
"I told you, I don't know."
"Well, are you OK? Do you need me to ride over on a chocobo?" she asked.
"I'm alright. I'll head over to the Chocobo Sage's place. I'm sure he'll let me borrow one." he said.
"Well..."
'If I insist in coming, he'll think I worry too much..'
"..OK. But, call me if you need anything." she said.
"Sure thing." Cloud hung up the phone.
"Girl friend?" Terra asked.
She had been sitting next to Cloud the entire time, trying to regain her composure. She had no idea where she was or how she got there.
"..yeah. Are you OK?" Cloud helped her to her feet.
"...great. Mind telling me where we are..uh..Spike?" Terra asked.
"..the name's Cloud. And this is Bone Village." he said, a little irritated.
"Bone Village! Where the heck is that? Forget that..how did I survive that volcano eruption?" She asked quickly.
"Volcano? Listen, I woke up over on the beach and you were laying next to me petrified. I gave you a soft and you came back." Cloud explained.
He began to walked through the town towards the exit that would take him to the Ancient City. Terra quickly followed behind him.
"Hey you can't just leave me!"
"But I don't know you."
She grabbed his hand and shook it firmly.
"The name's Terra! There, you know me." A sweat drop slid down Cloud's head.
'Reminds me of Yuffie...' Cloud thought.
"OK, so now what do you want from me?"
"Well I've never even heard of Bone Village..what county are we in?" Terra asked.
"What do you mean county...it's Bone Village." Cloud said plainly, continuing to walk.
"Gimme a state!" Terra said, becoming frustrated.
'I can't let him get away ! Then who knows where I'll end up...as long as I'm far away from Titans Tower..I'll be happy.'
She walked up beside him.
"No idea what you're talking about." Was his response.
"Ok..this is weird." she said.
: Gaia - Gold Saucer Area :
Comet's eyes quickly blinked open as he heard a loud thud and felt the ground shake beneath him. He quickly popped up to his feet. Looking around, he realized he was in some sort of a desert. It was sweltering and he couldn't see any signs of civilization in any direction. The Titans were all surrounding him, obviously trying to detect the cause of the disturbance.
"Get ready. We have no idea what we're up against here." Robin commanded.
All five of the Titans tensed up as the ground shook again, this time being more powerful. The Titans and Comet stood in a circle waiting for the attack.
"Whatever it is, it's coming from underground! And it's gettin' closer. " Cyborg said, looking into the panel on his arm.
Yet another shockwave shook the six teenagers and finally the predator made it's move. A huge section of sand shot forth into the air and they head a loud screeching. The ground rumbled as a huge red monster emerged from the sand. It had red metallic body armor and long mechanical arms. It stood at least 50 feet in height. Comet couldn't even tell if it was a robot or some kind of monster. The Ruby WEAPON growled as energy charged around the jewel in it's chest.
"Titans, Go!" Robin called out.
Robin quickly fired a grappling hook towards the gigantic enemy. The hook wrapped around what would be considered a shoulder. He tugged on the cord and was pulled rapidly towards the monster. As he flew towards it, he let go of the grappling hook and quickly slammed two bird-a-rangs together, creating the sword he used against Trigon's minions. He cried out as he brought the blade down into a vulnerable portion of the monster that didn't have the red armor. The monster fired a thin beam of red energy out of it's eyes that slammed Robin into the sand below.
"Ugh!" he yelled as the wind was knocked from him.
The monster lifted a foot to try and crush him but as it was coming down , Cyborg quickly stepped forward stopping it. His muscles begin to crackle electricity under the immense pressure. As Cyborg was about to give in, a green Triceratops charged into the WEAPON, causing it to tumble over. Beast Boy flew away from the scene as a Pteradon, dodging several lasers being fired by the angry Ruby WEAPON.
Starfire flew from over head throwing a hail storm of star bolts at the still downed weapon. They exploded on impact and seemed to cause the WEAPON much pain, as it let out a mighty roar. It emitted yet another powerful beam based attack that blasted Starfire and sent her spiraling towards the ground.
"Azarath Metrion Zinthos!" Raven screamed.
She
released a massive beam of dark energy that pushed the WEAPON into
the earth. She focused her energy and continued to let the power out,
giving the other Titans a chance to regroup. Robin back flipped out
of the danger zone while tossing several explosives discs onto the
monster. Beast Boy swooped down and quickly grabbed up Cyborg in his
green talons. Cyborg's blue shoulders shifted upwards revealing
several missiles and he fired a salvo that raced through the sky
towards the monster. Starfire flew up besides Raven a fired her own
beam of energy from her eyes into the WEAPON.
The resulting
explosions blinded and even damaged the Titans. When the dust
cleared, all five Titans were on the ground. The massive sand cloud
around the WEAPON vanished as it rose again. It looked banged up, but
it could definitely still do damage. All five Titans looked in
surprise.
'This is bad..our first battle and it's this tough..' Robin gritted his teeth.
As the Weapon began to gather energy again the team could hear the faintest sound of a low whistle. The sound grew louder and louder until they saw a red dot high above in the sky. Resembling a shooting star with a fiery red tail behind him, Comet bolted down towards the earth. His eyes were deep red and his fists were pointed straight down.
"Now you'll see why they call me the Comet!"
The red streak shot through the air and penetrated straight through the WEAPON. He slammed into the ground, causing yet another huge explosion. Sand flew in every direction and the Titans who couldn't readily fly were nearly blown away. From the flames Comet cockily walked out in front of the Titans. He stopped in front of them.
"What?" he asked, nonchalantly.
: Gaia - The Lifestream :
'Yes mother..I have noticed the outsiders as well...'
Sephiroth floated carelessly now. He had no need to wander. Now he only need finish the preparations for his revival.
'..and I know that they are no threat...However..the one called..Raven...she might prove useful. I may spare her to do my biding. But for now, Strife is my main concern.'
: Gaia - Icicle Inn Slopes :
Approaching the last jump that would take him to the Sage's house, Cloud hit it perfectly. He soared through the air.
'..I did the right thing by leaving that kid up at Icicle Inn...she would have only gotten in my way...' he told himself.
Just as he thought that he noticed a huge boulder floating beside him. Terra was sitting casually on top of it.
"What the hell are you doing here!" he called to her.
She simply looked at him and waved. Next she pointed forward. He looked forward in time to see a tree rushing towards him...
: Cloud's Subconscious :
"Cloud...?"
'...that voice..it couldn't be...'
"..Cloud? Can you hear me?"
'Aeris!'
"Cloud I've been waiting for you...I reached out for you, but you abandoned me.."
'No...you reached out but..you weren't really there..it was Tifa!'
"I'm waiting for you Cloud...grab my hand..."
'Aeris! I can't see! Where are you?'
"I wait for you at the end of the horizon...come north and I will meet you." her voice faded.
'Aeris?...Aeris!'
Note from the Author : And there it is, Chapter three hot off the press. Thanks to everyone who reviewed and I hope you continue enjoying the fic!
