Alright-y, what the heck chapter is this? 8. Right. Well, after the reviews I got, I've decided to go ahead and try to make my chapters longer. No promises, but I shall try. And also, some of you have informed me that you like my new character, which makes me happy inside. Anyway, I hope the last sentence in Ch. 7 kept you guys guessing. So now Raven can use emotions. But why is that? You're about to find out…….After I explain Chloe's current situation. And with that, enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own the Teen Titans. Seriously. I really don't.
Chloe sat up….again. She felt very rejuvenated and knew that she had probably been out for a few hours. She swung her legs over the side of the bed and let them dangle there. Her head was pounding, but other than that, she felt alright. Suddenly, a memory of what had happened hit her like a brick wall. She rushed out of the room to find the Titans.
Raven and Beast Boy had returned to the common room and were talking with Robin and Starfire, each couple holding hands. Cyborg entered, and went toward the fridge for something to munch on when he noticed the scene in front of him. He stared.
"Ok, have I stepped into the Twilight Zone?" he asked quizzically. The rest of the teens just smiled at him. Before any explanations could be made, Chloe came into the room. She didn't have to ask questions, she was telepathic and had already basically summed up the situation at hand. She wanted to discuss her fight with the rock demon for there were some blanks that needed to be filled in. As she opened her mouth to speak, she noticed Raven holding hands with Beast Boy and smiling. The impact of this hit her and she closed her mouth and stared. Then she spoke.
"What are you doing?"
Raven knew the question was directed at her, but was a bit puzzled. "What do you mean?" she asked.
"I mean, how are you showing emotion? How is that possible?" Chloe was aware of Raven's usual habit of meditating to keep her emotions under control, so naturally she was surprised. The other Titans seemed to notice this now too, and all eyes were on Raven. She shook her head.
"I don't know."
Before any more could be said, the main screen flickered on. Terra's face glowed in front of them and Slade's dark silhouette could be made out behind her.
"Titans, you're attention please," the blonde girl spoke like a robot. "You are to meet us at the warehouse shortly. Our master wishes to reveal himself."
Not long after, the Titans found themselves at the warehouse, ready to fight. Terra came out with Slade close behind her. Robin let out a kind of growl at his arch enemy and Beast Boy glared at the evil girl.
"What's this about, Slade?" Robin barked. "What's your plan?"
Slade and Terra did not reply, but the latter leapt at the teens and began to attack. Beast Boy stepped forward and turned into a T-Rex and whipped Terra into a wall with his long tail. Cyborg hit her with his sonic cannon and Robin prepared some exploding disks. She groaned but stood up and attacked again. Robin threw his disks, but they affected her very little. No matter what they hit her with, she continued to advance as though she was indestructible.
"How are we to stop her?" Starfire cried.
Chloe's quiet voice carried to them all. "Maybe we have to kill her." Her head bent and eyes closed, she raised one hand, palm facing Terra. A red beam shot from her hand and connected directly with Terra's chest. Her agonized, tortured scream was heard throughout the entire city and everyone knew that her last few moments, however brief, were extremely painful. Her limp, broken body was released from the beam and she fell lifeless to the ground. The Titans could do nothing but stare at Chloe, whose head was still bowed.
"It had to be done." she said calmly. All eyes were on her now, but they quickly averted when the sound of shattering bones echoed in their ears. By the time they looked at him, Slade was a pile of powder. Starfire gasped. Robin glared. He didn't like it, whatever was going on. He turned to Chloe.
"Why did you kill them like that?" he shouted.
Chloe looked stunned. "I only killed Terra, I didn't touch him."
"Then what -?"
Suddenly, laughter boomed from somewhere hidden. Raven's eyes widened. She knew that laughter, they all did. Suddenly, everything made a little more sense.
"Trigon."
The ground rumbled and the cement cracked as the demon rose from the ground, laughing in that evil way he does. Now all the Titans were wide-eyed and staring, including Chloe, though it wasn't the demon himself that surprised her. She was a bit puzzled.
"Earth has demons? I could have sworn they were only on other planets…."
Beast Boy elaborated. "Mostly it's just him. That's Raven's father and he should be dead," he growled.
Chloe nodded. "Oh. That makes more sense."
Meanwhile, Trigon had seated himself on the top of a building. Raven glared.
"Why aren't you dead? What's going on here?"
Trigon chuckled. "Daughter, you know better than anyone that I can't actually be killed; only suppressed. And as for my return, you must have sensed it. Oh wait. I'm forgetting one minor detail. Your powers are mine."
"My emotions…" Suddenly, it all made perfect sense to Raven. Tears formed in her eyes. "By letting my love show, I made you stronger. I only contributed to your return."
"True, daughter, quite true."
Chloe was still a little confused. She needed to know the whole story. "Beast Boy, come here," she beckoned. He walked toward her and she placed her hands on his temples and closed her eyes. His memories of their last encounter with Trigon flooded into her and she gasped. These Titans were brave to have already taken on and defeated such a powerful demon. Meanwhile, Raven was glaring at the huge red figure.
"This ends now."
Ok, I know it was short and it took FOREVER to write, but I had a bad case of writer's block and I went through several packs of Life Savers while creating this, so you owe me. The next one will be better, I promise. (Did I say that last time?)
