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Chapter Twelve: Mission Impossible
Starfire's eyes glowed bright green and she kicked the huge steel doors. After the third kick they crumbled inward. Raven stepped inside and led them towards the rear of the building.
Finally she stopped and pointed down "He's down there somewhere. I can feel his madness and Red-X's pain."
Terra's hands and eyes glowed yellow. The yellow light flew from her hands and began shifting the rock to the side creating a large tunnel for everyone to walk down. A few minutes later they broke through the floor of the warehouse. Starfire shot out from the hole, whirling in a circle as she brought her starbolts to her hands. She looked around then waved "It appears to be clear."
The Raven floated out of the hole and lifted both Terra and Robin after her. She looked around "Too easy." she murmured.
Suddenly the overhead lights all flicked on. Everyone was momentarily blinded. When they could see once more they were surrounded by hundreds of robots.
Terra backed away from the machines and looked over her shoulder at Robin "I hate to point out the obvious but I think Slade knows we're here."
Raven's eyes glowed white and her hands were surrounded in a black magic "Fine with me." she said letting out a blast of power. The magic tore the robots apart screw by screw.
Robin pulled out a bo staff and crouched into an attack position "Even though you guys aren't Titans… Teen Titans Go!"
Starfire let out a war cry and threw starbolts into the crowd of androids. Every attack was on target. She soared down into their midst and began punching through their heads. But they quickly surrounded her and began pilling on top of her. She screamed in surprise and tried to throw them off her.
"Hang on Star!" Robin called wielding his bird-a-rang like a dagger. He ripped through the robots gradually making his way to the girl inside.
Suddenly a green light erupted from inside the pile of machines. Robin leapt clear as the mass of energy exploded sending robots flying in all directions. He looked up and suddenly Starfire was in his arms from where she'd been thrown into the air from the detonation. "Nice of you to drop in." he said with a small smile.
Starfire blushed and looked at the floor then her eyes became wide "Robin look out!" she screamed pointing at several robots flying towards them.
Three large rocks tore through the heads of the oncoming machines. Terra soared by standing on a small boulder "Would you two get busy? We've kinda got a situation here."
A blur whizzed by and Robin felt a punch hit him hard in the stomach. He fell backwards in surprise, dropping Starfire. The blur went past them and headed towards Raven. The dark sorceress lifted her hands and shoved them both outwards. A wall of dark energy sprang up and Kid Flash rammed right into it.
Raven knelt by his still body and touched her fingertips to his forehead "Azarath Metrion Zinthos!" she said. Kid Flash's body shook then he shot up.
"What the heck am I wearing?" he wondered out loud. In a whirl he was back in his normal Flash attire. He looked down at Raven "Thanks." with that he was gone tearing robots apart.
Robin flipped up onto a wrap around railing about ten feet above the fight. He glanced around trying to get his bearings back. Raven had freed Kid Flash from Slade's control and the speedster was helping turn the tide of battle. He couldn't see Jinx or Beast Boy though. It made him a bit nervous.
The Boy Wonder gave a cry as a pair of booted feet slammed into his back. He tumbled off the landing, shooting a grappling hook at the last moment and swinging down onto a pile of crates.
A tiger leapt down after him, its teeth bared. The animal lunged, its paws hit him in the chest and they were both sent crashing to the cement floor.
Terra swung her arms up then slammed them down. The floor rippled and twenty robots flew up in the air. Green starbolts flew out and destroyed them. Starfire soared up into the air and dodged a piece of flying machinery. Looking around she saw the source of all this chaos. Slade was standing on the walkway; his arms folded, and he was looking straight at her.
Starfire's glowing eyes narrowed and she flew towards him. He took off and she followed him.
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Jinx leapt from her hiding spot and sent a hex at Raven who was shielding herself from a rather violent robot. The hex hit a black shield. The demon girl whirled and opened up her telepathic link with the pink haired witch. Jinx was frozen to the spot as Raven tore down out the wall that was blocking her free will.
Robin meanwhile was still struggling against Beast Boy who had turned into a gorilla and was attempting to smash him into a bloody pulp.
"Beast Boy," Robin yelled trying to get to his friend. Raven had explained that Slade had somehow locked their memories away "It's me Robin, your friend."
The gorilla roared "We're not friends, Bird Brain." he morphed into a Stegosaurus and swung his tail at the Boy Wonder.
Kid Flash, zoomed past and grabbed Robin by the cape pulling him out of harm's way. Then he ran back to Beast Boy and began dodging hits distracting the shape-shifter.
Raven flew overhead and sent out her powers. She weaved through the changeling's mind faster than the speed of light. She hit the wall with the force of a pile-driver. It crumbled instantly.
Robin watched as Beast Boy returned to human form and slumped to his hands and knees. He gasped for breath then looked up at his friends "What just happened?"
"Raven happened." Jinx replied walking over with Terra trailing behind her. She was helping the young empath walk "She had to get rid of Slade's mind control."
Robin nodded at the two "Alright, we need to find Red-X and get Slade. Starfire…" he looked around the group. The alien was nowhere to be found "Where's Starfire?"
Everyone looked around. It was possible she'd taken a hit and was injured. But the girl had disappeared.
Kid Flash zoomed back from looking around the room "I think she saw Slade. There's some scorch marks on the walkways." he reported.
Raven looked around "I'll go find Red-X. I'll meet up with you when I locate him."
"I'll go with you." Kid Flash offered.
The half demon nodded and the two flew through a door with Raven leading and Kid Flash jogging behind her.
Robin turned and took charge of the situation. He pointed at the doors at either end of the walkway "Pick one."
Jinx nodded and ran through a door on ground level. Robin took another one. That left Beast Boy and Terra with the last one. The changeling turned away and started down the hall. Terra hurried after him.
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Starfire hurled starbolt after starbolt at the man but he dodged all of them. She gave a growl of frustration and flew in with the speed of a bullet. She swung up at the last moment and delivered a kick to Slade's face. Or at least that was what should have happened. Instead Slade grabbed her leg and swung her into a wall.
"Maybe I picked the wrong apprentice." he said gripping the young girl's arms tightly against the wall. "You seem to be the better choice."
"Leave her alone!" a voice yelled. Robin seemed to fall out of the darkness above them. He hit Slade's side with his booted feet then landed in front of Starfire with his staff out.
The masked man lumbered to his feet and chuckled "Hello Robin, I was hoping you'd be the one to find us." he lunged with amazing speed and punched the Boy Wonder in the stomach.
Robin slumped forward as the blow knocked the wind out of him. Starfire caught him as he fell. She shot another blast from her eyes hoping to get the man away.
"The original plan was for Robin to become my apprentice." Slade said coldly "But I think I've just found a much better choice." he advanced on the pair.
"Get back!" Starfire screamed letting loose another starbolt. Her whole body shook with anger and her body began to glow bright green. She cried out as the power flowed through her.
Slade backed up a few feet in fear. Starfire screamed as the green blossom opened.
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Kid Flash zoomed in and out of rooms, simply vibrating his body to get through solid walls. Raven searched for Red-X's aurora while the speedster ran.
"Anything yet Raven?" Kid Flash asked skidding to a stop so he could catch his breath before starting his search again.
Raven nodded and pointed to a large door at the end of the hallway. Black power streamed from her finger and the door blew off its hinges. She flew into the room with Kid Flash on her heels.
Red-X was hanging from the ceiling, his arms and ankles shackled. His left foot was perched precariously on a tiny stand. His skeleton mask lay a few feet away.
Kid Flash's eyes widened "Slade did this to him?" he asked looking at the slashes in the boy's clothes and bruises on his face.
Raven nodded. She used her powers to slash through the chains. The black clad teen fell forward. Kid Flash caught him and set him down on the ground. The dark eyes opened slowly "Hey, what took you guys so long?" X asked with the tinniest of smiles. "I've been waiting." his eyes closed again but it was obvious he was fighting to stay conscious.
Raven scowled and took the young man's head in her hands. With a deep breath she pulled all the pain into her body.
Kid Flash watched the hooded girl carefully. Red-X's eyes opened again and he sat up slowly. Raven on the other hand was leaning over her hand gripping her chest tightly.
The speedster touched her shoulder "You okay?" he asked.
Red-X pulled his hand away "Let her calm down."
After a few minutes Raven sat up normally. She turned to the two boys "Let's go find Slade. I've got a little present for him." she said standing up.
The threesome flew and ran out the door to go find their enemy.
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Beast Boy sniffed the floor then morphed back into a human. "They came this way." he muttered more to himself than to Terra.
The geomancer nodded and followed him down the dark hallway. Finally the silence got to her "Beast Boy?" she whispered waiting for Beast Boy to reply in a cold voice or just ignore her completely.
"What?"
Terra wrung her gloved hands. She looked up to find Beast Boy had stopped and was waiting for her to speak "Are you… Do you hate me?"
The changeling thought this over for a moment. Then he shook his head "No Terra I don't hate you." he turned and glared into the darkness "I hate Slade."
Terra smiled a little bit "Then do you think… that maybe when this is all over… we can still be friends?"
Beast Boy looked at her over his shoulder "… Let's get out of this alive first."
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The scream echoed through the entire building. Kid Flash skidded to a stop and looked around as if he was searching for the source of the sound. Raven put a hand to her head "Starfire." she whispered trying to fight off the emotions that were whirling through her head. That and the pain from healing Red-X were almost too much.
Then Beast Boy and Terra ran out from a separate hallway. "What's going on?" Beast Boy yelled as the screaming got louder and louder.
"Dunno!" Kid Flash replied. He looked down as the ground beneath his feet started to shake. He threw a glance at Terra.
The blonde girl waved her hands "Don't look at me! I'm not doing this!" she yelled trying to keep her footing on the moving floor.
Seconds later a wave of green energy flew down the hallway heading straight for them. Raven threw up a force field but the wall of light flew right through it.
Terra went down first. She just slumped to her knees and fell to the floor. Beast Boy was next, followed by Kid Flash. Red-X looked at Raven before succumbing to the odd feelings spreading through his body. The half demon also fell a few moment afterwards.
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Okay this chapter wasn't very good...
I need a costume idea for Wally at the Halloween party. Any thoughts?
Raven's Shadow Of Light
