Notes: finally some time to type

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Titan Wars: machine Wars

Ch. 9: Trouble brewing

In a heavily guarded fort, a guy with an electric guitar stood gloating with an army of robots. He wore a orange jumpsuit and had pointy hair. His name was Punk Rocket.

"We got so much firepower it'll take all the Titans to stop us! Those yanks can't take this fort. I'd like to see them try."

"Sir," said a robot, "I have a visual."

"The Titans?"

"Yes."

"How many?"

"Three."

"What? Let me see!"

Punk Rocket grabbed the binoculars and saw that there were indeed only three Titans headed for his base. Beast Boy, Raven, and Terra were those Titans.

They charged forward with an army from Jump City to engage the fortress in battle. They flew up to the top and started destroying any robots in their way. Punk Rocket wasn't taking this lying down. He started to fight them even though he was outnumbered.

"Here's some music to help y'all relax!" he shouted as he released destructive sound waves from his electric guitar. Terra covered her ears and sent a rock right for the back of the rock star's head. He dropped his guitar and Raven made a claw of black energy to smash it. This was more than Punk Rocket could handle.

"NO! I was gonna bring chaos with my music!"

"You are so one note," replied Raven.

After that brief victory, the war went on. In the days that followed, Terra was able to show how much her skills had improved. She took out dozens of enemy units.

In one instance, Wildebeest, Argent, and Speedy had been surrounded and she took out the H.I.V.E. robots with a rock slide. Later that same week, she was on a mission with none other than Raven. A particularly stubborn base protected by a shield was their target. Raven was getting impatient and even meditating didn't help.

They had been there for way too long in her opinion. When Terra showed up though, things seemed to change. This was of course from the fact that Terra had found an underground passage.

"So," stated Raven, "The plan's to go through the sewer and into the base to destroy the shield generator and then assault them with our robot army?"

"Yep," replied Terra, "Let's go."

Raven rolled her eyes.

The two Titan girls snuck into the sewers. Making their way through the muck to the top of where the generator room was located. Terra was about to wreck the place when Raven grabbed her and used her powers to place several dozen bombs in the room.

"Aw," complained Terra, "That's too easy."

"Whatever," snapped Raven, "I want to go home now."

They hurried back through the pipes as the bombs detonated and brought the shield down. The troops saw this and advanced forward just as Raven and Terra emerged from the sewers. Raven smiled at Terra as they had done their job well.

Elsewhere

Malchior was fighting with Brother Blood. It was, however, only training to make sure both were in prime condition to eliminate the Titans.

Malchior amazingly dodged any attack Blood launched at him. He would sometimes counter attack with a blast of energy.

"Show some variety in your attacks, Blood," instructed Malchior.

Blood shot red energy from his hands as his eyes glowed the same color. Of course, Malchior evaded this as well. He still praised Blood though.

"Very good. Remember what I told you, Blood. You need fear, surprise, and intimidation on your side to defeat the Titans. If you lack any of these it would be best to retreat."

"I never retreat," Blood sneered.

"Nevertheless," said a voice, "Sound advice, Malchior."

It was Deathstroke communicating with his men via a video screen.

"Thank you, master," replied Malchior with a bow.

"Blood, how goes the plan?"

"Accordingly, master," he replied, "The Titans are spread across the globe in a feeble attempt to contain our invasions."

"Excellent," said Deathstroke, "Now is the time for our top mission. Are you ready for this, Blood? It is imperative that it is done."

"I won't fail you."

"Then let us begin," Deathstroke replied with a low, sinister laugh.

Back with Raven and Terra

Raven was relieved that they could finally get some rest. Just then, a call came in from Jump City. It turned out to be Robin and Chancellor Slade.

"Good job, Titans," said Robin, "But it seems for every victory another city is taken. This problem has to be taken out by the source."

"Brother Blood," said Terra.

"Exactly," said Slade, "My resources tell me Blood has been spotted in Russia. He should be there right now. We can only hope that when he is gone that this war will end."

"We'll call back later," Robin added before the transmission was shut off.

Russia

Raven and Terra arrived in a ship at Russia with their army. However, there was no sign of Brother Blood anywhere. A robot trooper had a reading though.

"There are high energy level readings coming from down there."

"Then we should check it out. It might be something important," said Terra.

Raven reluctantly agreed as she put on something warmer. The two Titans and some of their troops went down and explored the landscape. It seemed that there was nothing out of the ordinary. As they rounded a bend they saw where the high energy levels were coming from. It was a large, futuristic power plant.

Jump City

It was a quiet day in Jump City. Robin, Starfire, Beast Boy, and Cyborg were the only Titans present. Any other Titans were off in another place fighting the H.I.V.E. armies.

Robin was checking in on the other Titans. He managed to get a hold of some of them and gave them a special job to do. Suddenly, a reading appeared on the screen and it turned out to be an invading mass of enemy machines. Robin quickly called the other three available Titans to defend the city.