SammieC: You bet. They're back where they should be.
Valda: You don't need to hope at all, I've re-read your story a couple of times so far waiting for another update. But don't get me wrong I'm not trying to rush you or anything. I'm just saying your story is so awesomely good, I just can't wait until you continue it. Hope you enjoy my chapter.
April4rmH-Town: I apologize if that last scene was a little bit not to your liking, but I thought if it was the bad guys on the other end, they would have done worse. Yeah, I don't want to say anything but we'll find the triangle to be even more important that first thought. Also I hope you'll excuse my use of main villain in this story, I just couldn't resist. I just thought it might seem a little clichéd. Hope you enjoy it anyway. Laters!
Foreverhopeful343: :Pauses for a moment: Are you really? Cool. And don't be so hard on us guys, lol; we sometimes have a hard time noticing things that are a little too subtle. As it is I'm trying to deal with something similar. There's this girl who sits behind me in my Criminal Justice class. Well let's just say there's hot and then there's beautiful. Anyway, you're not alone and I'm stuck trying to get two words across to her. Well I think I've rambled a bit too much about that. Now if you'll excuse me, my favorite television show starts in five minuets. Hope you like the new part..er..update. Laters. :sweatdrops:
AvePlateada: Well if you haven't seen Kingdom of Heaven I hope you do soon because it is one of the best I've ever seen. Some people said they didn't like it because the story was weak or something, but that's just a load of crap. I have a whole list of favorite movies; that one, Lord of the Rings, Batman Begins, Sin City, it goes on. I haven't heard too much news about TT: Tokyo, but I am very much looking forward to it. I used to know this one girl in my class that looked, sounded, and acted exactly like Starfire. She would have been perfect for the part. Anyway if you've read Prisoner of Azkaban you don't need to waste you time seeing the movie; they didn't do the book that much justice. However GoF does look very good.
Princess Angelfire of NZ: I am seriously considering it. I've been thinking about how they would work into the story and if done right I think they would do pretty good. The only thing is I was wondering if I might use a different name for the boy. I don't have any definite choices yet but I do have some floating around in my noggin. The idea for the children is very very interesting. I think it will just take time to shape it into something really good. Thanks again and I hope you like this next chapter.
Realfanficts: Glad you liked it, hope for the same with this chapter. Enjoy
Itxprincessxlala: Well just because I have to use a bunch of geometry doesn't mean I still can't hate it as much as I used to. Aside from that working with wood is pretty fun. It's at least better than the last job I had. I was a sales associate at a toy store, the-worst-job-I-ever-had! I had to make sure all the isles were better than perfect and then all sorts of yahoo kids would run on through and tear em' apart and I'd get yelled at for it later. Soon I just stopped going. I didn't even formally quit, I just didn't go anymore. But enough about that. Long live algebra and death to geometry….after I get my paycheck.
TTHPFan: Well technically the top Psion dude, from Titan Identity, didn't really go by a name. He was just 'Magistrate', so don't worry about it. See this is why I'm so siked about this story; I can't wait till you find out some of the things I've had in mind. You'll just have to read and find out
I have to agree with you on some of those villains in the large pan at the end of Homecoming pt.2. One of the things that baffles me the most is why wasn't Blackfire in there. I can sort of understand why Slade wouldn't be there, all those guys were working for Brain and Slade is not about to take orders from someone else (besides Trigon, but that's a totally different story). And yes gizmo is by far one of most annoying characters on the show. OMG cardiac is the lamiest villain I've ever seen. He's basically a giant floating heart that sucks up children…big freaking deal. Oh yeah your not the only one who's thought about some kind of drug in the pies. Though if there was would they feel addictions toward it even after she was put back in the pie? I don't know but that's just me trying to analyze the episode. You know for me Jr. Year was a bitch and a half but WOOT for you. I wish it went that well for me. My school was so damn cheap we never went anywhere. But forget about that, I graduated so ha ha ha to them. Hope you enjoy the chapter and for future reference…you never waste my time. Laters!
Jadedea: Well that does suck but I'm glad you liked the chapter.
Jedi Knight 366: I realize not many people get married that young, but bear in mind this is only a story and Robin and Starfire had special circumstances. But anyway they were all about seventeen in 'The Titan Identity', and then one year later in the 'Titan Supremacy' they'd be eighteen. We'll say that whole story elapsed near twelve months making them a married couple around nineteen. So now in 'Crusade' they're now twenty-three. I'm sorry if this bothered you and I hope you'll continue to read the story.
Thank you all very much for taking the time to review and now I give you…The UPDATE!
Chapter Five
The Burdon of Proof
Robin cut a hole for through the net and Beast Boy came free. "Thanks," said changeling. Robin paused but nodded.
"No problem." They heard a moaning off to the side and Robin marched up to one he had de-handed and pulled him up by shirt. "Who are you! Who sent you here!" His mouth trembled though his eyes showed great contempt for the boy wonder. "Answer me!" He slammed him to the ground pulled him back up. Without a second thought the man stuck the only pinkie finger he had left in his mouth and quickly cracked it. Out of shock Robin released him and watched as the man twitched for a moment then lay motionless.
"Totally weird," remarked Beast Boy. Robin felt a section of his neck and pursed his lips together.
"He's dead." He examined the man's pinkie finger and felt a small lump under the skin. "There's a tiny capsule imbedded in his finger, probably filled with some kind of poison. I guess they're not allowed to be taken alive."
"But who are they?"
"Them? Oh they're just a couple flunkies, sent by whoever's holding Blackfire's leash. Go back to the tower, I'll get Starfire and we'll meet you there." Beast Boy nodded and Robin began running back towards the factory.
"You got it, hey Rob…" Robin stopped and turned around. "Its good to have you back." Robin smiled then continued on his way. In the opposite direction Beast Boy took up his own powers again by morphing into a hawk.
Robin sprinted back down the road to his place of employment thinking only of getting back to his wife. He barreled on through the door to his boss' office obviously ready to repel a reprimand for so blatantly leaving work. He stopped dead when he found the body of his supervisor lying motionless behind his desk. Robin took a nervous glance around afraid that whoever got to his boss was standing right behind him. He spun around. There was no one. He slowly made his way back out onto the work floor and bent down to retrieve his stuff, including his house keys. At once he heard the door he traveled trough slam shut. His eyes shot in its direction but again no one was there. At the other end of the factory the sound of the large garage door closing caught his attention. His eagle-like eyes ready to spot anything he carefully reaching into his pack and found his collapsed staff. Out of the corner of his eye he spotted a brandish of white. It flew behind a large gluing machine, making his curiosity peak. He stood up and walked around the machine. There standing was a dark haired girl dressed in dazzling white robes. The fabric had the look of being made from water.
"Hello?" Robin held his staff behind his back prepared for anything. She turned and Robin's mouth dropped. Blackfire sent him a sly grin. "What are you doing here?"
"I came for her," she said. Robin turned his head in slight confusion. What was with her voice?
"Who?"
"You know who, my host believes you to be a formidable warrior. We will see."
"What do you mean 'your host'?" Blackfire's eyes shown a deep purple hue and she sailed forward. Robin ducked low to avoid a blast she shot towards him then swiped at her feet. Quick on and off her feet Blackfire rose into the air before succumbing to Robin's sweeping leg. Her teeth bared angrily she traced her eye beams along the ground trying to encompass Robin in them. He rolled to the side behind a large stack of plywood. Her heat vision moved along a barrel filled with saw dust and the whole thing burst into flames. Using the smoke for cover Robin abandoned his position and darted across the floor. Blackfire sputtered a few suffocated coughs then spotted the boy wonder out of the corner of her eye. She spun around and dove like a hawk for him. Still trying to make his way to the door and out into the open Robin saw a growing shadow coming up behind him. He fell to the ground allowing Blackfire to pass over and miss him by a considerable margin. She instead flew into a system of shelves nailed against the wall. The resulting collision however collapsed the doorway and blocked Robin from an immediate exit. Blackfire threw a piece of sand paper off her shoulder and snickered back at the mess behind her.
"It would appear you have defeated yourself. There is no escape for you now."
"I'm not down for the count just yet," retorted Robin. He extended his staff and remained in a battle stance. Blackfire raised an amused brow and picked up a metal bar at her feet. She dusted some saw dust off her billowing white robes while holding her weapon at the ready. "By the way…what's with the white? It doesn't really fit you."
"Possibly not her, but it suits me just fine." With that Blackfire uttered a battle ready yawp signaling Robin the fight was back on. He moved forward and they clanged their weapons together. She twirled her staff in many and various movements forcing Robin to block, dodge, and counter with ferocious speed. He blocked a hit sent to his back then moved aside as Blackfire drove the metal pole into the wall. More than aghast by 'Blackfire's' apparent thirst for blood Robin eyes widened when she found a large air powered nail gun.
She raised it up with a huge wicked grin. "Oh you've got to be kidding me!" He dove behind a tall wood palette just as the dark haired girl opened fire. Dozens and dozens of nails shot out and stuck firmly in anything daring to stand in their way. Robin stayed seated behind his new barricade trying not to get punctured. Just then the sharp point of one nail penetrated the wood just an inch from Robin's eye. 'You're just as crazy as she is,' he thought. He closed his eyes concentrating firmly on the number of times Blackfire was shooting. At the very moment that he had been counting on Blackfire ran out of ammo and he sprang form his hiding place. Blackfire looked up in surprise only to feel Robin's index and middle fingers jab a section of her neck. She went stiff as a board for a moment then fell flat on her back. Robin let out a long breath and sat down against the very stack of unused wood he had hidden behind. Without taking his eyes off Blackfire he reached inside his bag and pulled out a cell phone. He wasted no time in flipping it open and dialing the first number that came to his head.
"Yello," answered Cyborg.
"Cyborg, have I been known to hallucinate lately?" Robin asked while rubbing his forehead. On the other end Cyborg furrowed his brow in mass perplexity.
"Uhhh, Robin is this you?"
"Just as answer my question."
Cyborg shrugged. "Iiiii….don't think so. Why? You think you've been seeing things?"
"Well it's just that I have Blackfire unconscious here at the factory…" Cyborg's eyes widened. "And I would really appreciate it if you came and brought her to the tower." Cyborg mouthed wordlessly for a moment.
"And all that has to do with you hallucinating how?"
"I'm getting to that," reassured Robin with his finger up. "She was dressed in complete white."
"That is kinda weird, but I still don't see how-"
"Look can you just come get here or not?" Robin finished hastily.
"Yeah I guess."
"Good, is either Raven or Beast Boy there?" Cyborg thought for a second then shook his head.
"Not right now, no."
"Then bring Taka with you, I don't think we should leave her alone right now."
"Don't worry about it; I got it covered." Robin nodded and hung up his phone.
Cyborg clicked his ear piece off and turned around to see Taka entering the common room. She walked in massaging her wrists obviously trying to work out some residual soreness. "Hey, how you doing?" She looked up and smiled gratefully.
"I am better now, thank you." She felt around her neck and began darting her eyes around the room frantically. "The Triangle!"
"Whoa easy, calm down its right here." He produced the small gold triangle on its fine chain and she promptly took it from him. After stuffing it away in her pocket she bowed her head to him in thanks. "I am much better now."
"Good. Because I need you to come with me for a little pick up." She dropped her gaze somewhat.
"I beg your pardon?"
"Robin took down Blackfire at the place where he works. He need's me to go get her before she wakes up again and we have a harder time tracking her down." Taka nodded comprehensively.
"Well then, we should not continue wasting time talking should we?" She walked past him to the exit and his eyes followed her all the way out.
"Guess not."
The T-Car moved smoothly down the road as if riding on air. They passed out of the bustling metropolis of their city and now traveled along the country side toward J&H. As they drove He glanced sideways at her and saw her fiddling with the gold medallion again.
"Say uhhh, where's Himora? Why didn't he show up with you?" She peeled her eyes away from the triangle and stared at the road ahead. From her pain-filled silence Cyborg picked up on the answer. He reached over and patted her shoulder. "I'm sorry." She sniffled.
"Master gave this to me just before he died." She held it up before her eyes as if hypnotizing herself. She gave it her complete attention for a few more seconds before letting it fall to her lap. "And now it is all that I have left of him." She closed her eyes and seemed to be inwardly scorning herself. "He was growing old and feeling weaker with each passing day. If I have been more vigilant, I could have protected him."
"You might've been killed too," argued Cyborg. He turned right and waved at a passer by. "And not only would that thing have ended up in Blackfire's hands but the world would be an even lesser place." She sent him a weak smile. "Hey, can I ask you a question?"
"You may." He jerked his head at her possession.
"What is that thing anyway? I think Raven's going through every book she has right now but I bet you she still hasn't figured out what it is." She grinned and wound the chain between her fingers.
"Very little is known about it. Its true name, its true purpose, its origin; it is all a mystery. However, the Shinto monks have been guarding it for the past twenty generations." Cyborg looked mildly surprised. "Master knew just as little about it when he gave it to me then I do now. Though in my trek here I have discovered that with each new generation the Sacred Triangle has been passed down to guardian after guardian. Each time the importance that it never fall into the hands of evil is stressed to the very limit. Once the guardian chooses to undertake their new task it is theirs for life, and they must defend it with such."
"So they made you the new guardian?" Taka simply nodded. "You got hit by a huge truck and shot in the head…..look at you, you don't have a scratch." She grinned at his astonishment.
"To take the triangle on one's shoulders is the most revered and dangerous task known to the people who have knowledge of it. If one should become inured they will heal, if ill they will recover. Ye who protects the Sacred Triangle is protected by it." She smiled up at him then returned her gaze to passing landscape. Cyborg's mouth remained slightly parted and kept his eyes on the road with a nervous impression.
AT THE HOME OF ROBIN AND STARFIRE……….
Robin moved stiffly through the front door and entered the kitchen to find Starfire slaving away before the stove. She looked up from her cooking and smiled brightly at the sight of him.
"Robin! I am glad you are home." She pecked him off the cheek.
"Hi Star." He noticed a grocery bag on the table and he peeked inside to find the most peculiar of items. "Star, what are these?" She glanced at him.
"Hmm? Oh it was the strangest thing." She said while stirring some pasta. "I suddenly felt this inexplicable desire to have pineapples and cottage cheese." Robin looked down the bag. "Though now I am not so sure I wish to eat them." Robin began walking off to their room. "Dinner will be ready shortly."
"Okay, that sounds…good." His words died out as he hobbled beside his bed and sat down. He moved to the side and caught a glimpse of Starfire concentrating almost too seriously on stirring her macaroni. He chuckled as watched her. Unbeknownst to her of course he sometimes enjoyed just taking a moment to observe how her personality shown through. He thought about how he had spent fifteen minuets sitting in his car debating whether or not to go in. He pulled out the precious locket and gazed longingly down at the even more precious face in it. Robin instantly thought back to the first time her ever saw her eyes.
The girl caught sight of his face and stopped struggling. "No one's going to hurt you, I promise." Eyes wide with innocence the girl slowly nodded and swallowed. Robin looked up at Raven and shook his head at the sedative. Getting the message Raven put it away and went back to checking the girl's heart rate. Robin took the girl's hand and rubbed it comfortingly. Her emerald eyes shown with uncertain fear and tenderness.
With a final nod of readiness Robin stood up and walked back into the kitchen and sat down at the table. As soon as he did he felt a tremendous stiffness come to his shoulders. Starfire noticed him rotating his shoulders and she wasted no time in making her way over to his back and letting her hands do the rotating. Robin's head slumped forward allowing her to rub the stiffness out of his neck.
"Were your duties increasingly stressful tonight," she inquired.
"Well, to sa-hay-ay the least." His words were semi-broken from Starfire working the pain out of his joints. Starfire however detected something deeper than mere work stress. Something in his eyes held an enormous amount of dread.
"What is wrong Robin?" He hesitated, then took one of her hands and guided her around to sit before him.
"Starfire, do you remember the day when we officially ceased to be Titans?" She tilted her head in slight confusion.
"Yes…"
"Do you also remember that we promised each other that we would live as normal people with peaceful lives so that our children wouldn't have to experience some of the hardships we did?" She nodded.
"I remember. Robin why are you asking me this?" He sighed and pursed his lips together.
"We may not get our wish. Not just yet." Starfire frowned incoherently.
"I do not understand, what has happened?"
"Your sister's back." Starfire's mouth parted. "And Taka, and….possibly the Psions. I don't know at all what's going on. All I do know is that I just ran into her and she nearly killed me." Starfire sat back in her chair and let her eyes move about the room disbelievingly. He shook his head and suddenly stood up. She locked her gaze on him fearfully. He walked up to the wall and hit his angry fist against it. Form the sizable dent he pulled a bruised and balled up hand away. Starfire instinctively moved up to him and cradled his and in hers. She laid a kiss on it and looked back up at him. "It's just not fair. We could leave Star; I could take you live with Bruce and Alfred until this whole thing blows over-" She silenced him.
"No Robin. Whatever is waiting for us beyond the horizon, bad or good, I wish to meet it with you. We have been made one; therefore we share everything as one. We knew there might always exist the possibility that one or more of our enemies would seek retribution. It has simply come at a most inopportune time."
"Then maybe that's why we need to get away from this while we still can," suggested Robin taking her shoulders.
"But Robin we cannot leave our friends to do battle alone. They would not turn away from us. As it is, the decision to walk away my not be ours to make." She swallowed with apprehension. "Robin, it is time." He shook his head disapprovingly. Robin and Starfire both walked in silence down the hall and into a modestly sized library. Robin strode up to the desk where upon he picked up the phone and pressed; 8336848267. A moment, then one of the book shelves creaked before parting down the middle. The parted shelving revealed a narrow downward passageway. Robin and Starfire stepped lightly down the rickety staircase and passed through a metal door at the bottom. As they entered the covert room beneath their house lights came to life and illuminated an area no bigger their kitchen. However what stood out amongst the collected trophies from their crime fighting days was a tall cupboard at the very end. The cupboard was made of a beautiful cut of mahogany and remained locked with two brass knobs. His hand shaking slightly Robin stuck a small key inside the lock, turned it, and a tiny click told him the job was done. He took both knobs in hand and slowly opened the doors to reveal the retired uniforms of that of the Boy Wonder and the Princess of Tamaran.
AT TITANS TOWER………………
Cyborg, Raven, Beast Boy, and Taka all stood looking into a ten by ten holding cell. On the other side of the force field was none other than Blackfire. He had regained consciousness long ago but had not spoken a word since. She simply sat on the small cot with her arms folded and a resentful glare. They heard the door open behind them and in stepped the remaining two Titans; Robin and Starfire. They received some uncanny looks from their teammates, as though they had not been seen at all for decades. The couple walked up to the force field and Robin raised a brow.
"Well look at you." Blackfire shifted her eyes. "Alright you got our attention, we know its Blackfire I'm really talking to. So what do we call you?" Though no matter what she remained utterly silent. Beast Boy walked up next to Robin.
"The most we've been able to get out of her since she woke up is a really unfriendly gesture." Robin nodded with an almost amused look.
"So! I guess I'll call you Sam. How's that?" Her eyes narrowed. "I can tell you're somewhat vain in how you look or you wouldn't have chosen someone like Blackfire to inhabit-"
"I have nothing to say to any of you." Her voice was indeed distorted; as if it was being disguised by a machine of some sort. Robin shrugged.
"Well that's a little too bad, because if you don't we'll go to someone who just might." She snickered.
"My host is of absolutely no use to you. She knows only what I allow her to know." Robin smirked.
"We'll see." Starfire then took her place beside her husband.
"I wish to speak to my sister," she asked imperiously. Blackfire's possessor turned her nose up at her.
"That is not possible."
"Oh but it is," came a monotone sounding voice behind them all. Raven levitated off the floor while with her hands resting on her knees in a meditative fashion. "Just give me one more second…Azerath…Metrion…"
"W-What are you doing," the possessor asked nervously.
"Zinthos." Raven's eyes glowed and whoever it was in control of Blackfire's body was suddenly forced to 'step aside' as he or she began thrashing about before collapsing to the floor. Starfire watched with instinctive worry as the actual Blackfire now took in steady breaths and climbed to her feet. She reached up along the wall trying to get her balance. She finally turned and saw all the Titans plus one Japanese girl staring at her. Blackfire let out a short, irritated breath and threw her arms up.
"Well its about time!"
Beast Boy gaped at her incredulously. "Hey if you want we can just give your body back over to Sam." Blackfire rolled her eyes.
"His name is not Sam you imbecile." Raven's eyes flamed somewhat.
"It's a 'he'," asked Cyborg a little creeped out.
"Who has taken possession of your body sister," asked Starfire. Blackfire gazed at her with a passive and nonchalant yawn.
"What? No how are you sister? Or, it's been a long time sister I am ever so joyful to see you again!" Blackfire mimicked her with her hands laced together. Robin stepped forward angrily.
"Just answer her question," he spat. Blackfire gave off the look a teenager being scolded.
"His name is Arameth. He is of a dying race called the Kami. They are basically parasitic life forms that exist on a level that makes it impossible for us see them with the naked eye. However they must take a host within hours of their birth or they will die. So you see why they're a dying race, not many hosts to be found right after you're born. Too bad, so sad; but come to think of it I don't really care all that much."
"So how did you end up being his host," asked Raven. Blackfire shrugged her shoulders honestly.
"I don't remember when it happened," she answered curtly. "I only know who it was that gave me to him."
"Who," asked Starfire engrossed by the suspense. Blackfire collected her thoughts once more before uttering in a clear voice.
"Oni-Kal."
"YOU LIE," shouted Starfire. Robin stepped forward and held her back as Starfire made a futile attempt to get to her sister. She turned away from everyone and ran out of the cell block. Robin and the others spun back around. Robin shut off the force field and shoved Blackfire against the wall. Blackfire observed how close she was to him now and grinned mischievously.
"Oh Robin, this is highly…'unorthodox'."
"Listen to me very carefully," said Robin in a hushed but fierce tone. "If you cause my wife the slightest bit more distress I'll have Raven rearrange your brain so that neither you nor Sam will be able to do much of anything!" Blackfire remained deathly silent. Robin released her and stepped back out of her cell. "Now, is what you told Starfire true?"
"Uhh yes. This would be a pretty inconvenient time for me to lie don't you think?"
"Well the rest of us don't know what you're talking about so we're going to need more to go on than just a name." Blackfire sighed lazily then moved her hands about trying to make her thoughts surface.
"He has been known as the 'Bringer of Death'. Beyond that I know as little as you do; which, to say the least, is very depressing indeed." Robin felt the desire to make a retaliatory remark but instead felt a tap on his shoulder. He looked back and noticed Raven had glided up behind him.
"Robin I think I may have some idea what she's talking about."
"Me as well," informed Taka. He looked back at Blackfire then nodded.
"Alright, Cyborg…" The human/machine hybrid stood up straight. "Make sure she can't decide to take a walk."
"You got it," he answered back. After locking up Blackfire's cell they all filed out leaving her to be guarded by four automated laser turrets.
IN THE COMMON ROOM………………..
"Are you sure," asked Cyborg. Starfire nodded silently. They found her sitting on the couch with her legs tucked up to her chest. When asked why her apparent outburst surfaced so rapidly; she brokenly told them that Blackfire had indeed referred to the Psion Magistrate that had enslaved them both from the beginning. While Robin did his best to comfort her Raven searched through the Tower's online library.
"Here." She got their attention and focused it to the screen. "Blackfire didn't give us much but it was enough to find out some little bit. 'The Bringer of Death' has been repeated a few times throughout this planet's history though only and always surrounding just one persona. The ancient Samarians worshiped him as Dagon, Egyptian scribes referred to him as Anubis, the Greeks always feared him as Hades, and today he'd be the closest thing to Satin." Beast Boy stared at him with a faraway yet slightly confused look.
"So this guy is bound to be…bad?"
"Pretty bad. In fact we already know how bad he is, we've met him before. How come you never told us his name," she now asked Starfire. The pretty alien shrugged.
"You never asked."
"Alright that's enough," said Robin. He stood up and paced around before the large screen. "No one is going to get me to believe that he could survive a Harvester enhanced nuke going off right behind him. We barely got away for God's sake."
"Your point," asked Raven.
"I'm saying that before I go and believe Blackfire, I want some proof. I mean for all we know this could one big elaborate scheme set up by Blackfire and Ara-what's his face." Starfire bit her lip.
"I am uncertain Blackfire would go to such lengths to fool us in such a way. Why would she?"
"Who knows, but that's what she does."
"Well I'm with Rob," stated Cyborg. "Until I see otherwise, this whole thing is a set up." Raven opened her mouth to offer a rebuttal when the lights flickered before going out entirely. They all stood up and cast bewildered looks around the room.
"Cyborg you did remember to change or otherwise charge the power cells didn't you," solicited Raven.
"Yeah I charged em' up yesterday. I suppose it could be a problem with the gel packs, or maybe the power output matri-" At once a large and ominous figure appeared before them. Starfire and Taka let out surprised shrieks, Raven and Beast Boy staggered backward, and Robin and Cyborg followed closely behind. The figure stood tall above them in a black and red shroud, his form moved in a holographic-type wave. He spread his arms out and a resounding voice that made their blood run cold filled the room.
"Teen Titans. I am Oni-Kal. You may call me, Anubis." They all gaped dumfounded and thoroughly startled at the towering figure before them. Robin stared straight ahead with eyes wide as dinner plates. Starfire shielded herself with Robin's shoulder and he gulped.
"Well, I'm convinced."
:Bows a thousand times before generous reviewers: I beg your forgiveness with the somewhat clichéd big baddie but I just couldn't resist. Well tell me what you think anyway cause I can't wait to hear it. Laters!
