Disclaimer: All characters, names, etc. of Teen Titans are the intellectual property of its respective owners. I do not own the Teen Titans or anything within it.
This is a story that includes characters from an Alternate Universe, Alternate Titans.
To make the story easier to follow, I will use the following names for the Alternate Titans:
Robin name will be Richard. Starfire will be Kori. Cyborg will be Victor.
Raven will be Rachel and Phoenix. Beastboy will Garfield and Beast.
Jinx will be Jinxie. Terra will be Tara. Gizmo will be Mikron.
And Bumblebee will be Karen and Speedy will be renamed to Roy.
Even though I'll be calling the characters Richard, Victor, etc, some characters, Richard and Tara, still refer to themselves as Robin and Terra.
Please Read and Review.
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Alternate Universe
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The four fire demons herded a bedraggled group of people along the street. The people looked scared and some wore singed clothing. They were cowed.
As they passed an alleyway between two five story tall buildings, a manhole cover, thrown like a Frisbee, shoot out of the dark passage. It sliced though one of the demons, causing it to fall and evaporate in a poof of fire.
As the remaining three turned toward the alley, Roy leapt down from a second story window, upon one of the demons, swinging his bow like a staff. His quiver was empty of all its arrows. As his bow connected with a hit, Mammoth charged out of the alleyway with a metal pipe in his hands.
Roy's hit on the first demon caused stunned it for a second, but as Roy started to strike a second blow, the demon caught the blow in his flaming left hand. Its right fist pulled back and then launched forward, striking Roy in the chest. Roy was sent flying, flipping end over end.
Mammoth struck with his club like pipe. The second demon also caught the assaulting weapon, but Mammoth followed up with a boot to the creature's midsection. A bolt of fire came from the third creature, striking Mammoth. He grunted slightly as he swung the now hot pipe again at the second fire demon. The first demon discarded Roy's bow and floated toward the giant teenager Mammoth.
The herded people panic and ran with yells and screams in different directions, fleeing the scene. Roy ran up and picked up his bow.
Mammoth's third overhead blow caused the demon he was battering upon to vanish in a puff of flames. The pipe also bent like a wet noodle, too hot to remain straight. Mammoth discarded it. He was hit again, this time by demon that was originally on Roy. It slammed into Mammoth's side with a two fisted blow. Mammoth was sent flying, but not far. This teenager was used to hand-to-hand combat for extended amounts of time.
As the two remaining demons advanced toward Mammoth, Roy walloped one from behind. The bow swung down on it head causing the demon to turn unsteadily towards the smaller teenager.
Roy swung again. As the demon reached up to grabbed the incoming bow, Roy stopped it in mid swing, and brought the other end of the bow around, stabbing into its chest. It, too, vanished.
The last demon reached out the grabbed Mammoth, but Mammoth got hold of both the creature's arms: one in each hand. As the creature tried to forced Mammoth back, the young giant's hands started to blister under the demon's heat.
Mammoth was straining and sweating as he tried to out muscle his opponent. The creature suddenly fell as a bow came crashing down on its head. Two more strikes by Roy and the creature vanished.
Roy remarked, "It takes a lot of work to fight those things without my arrows."
Mammoth, who was blowing on his blistered hands, said, "Yeah. They're tougher than the Phoenix-bots… Speedy, you know those little red light like things we released a while back…"
Roy frowned, "Yeah, those fragments of Trigon that the Advisor had put into people's heads and cause their eyes to glow red. What about them?"
"I know I'm not paid to think. That's Jinx and Gizmo's job. Where are those red glowing dots now?"
"… I don't know, but I got a bad feeling about them…"
From a window further down the street, a man watched the two. His eyes glowed slightly red.
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Raven, Starfire, the Beast and Victor appeared in a puff of darkness next the mirror, which was lying on the ground. Starfire threw her hands into the air and announced, "We are victorious! We have put together the Phoenix and she is whole again!"
Robin stepped up to Starfire and asked, "Starfire, how are you feeling? Are you all right?"
Starfire hugged him, "Yes! I am fine. The Phoenix is no longer within me."
Robin grasped as he was in one of Starfire's famous hugs. "Great… Good… Glad to hear… it."
Starfire released him and sadness came into her eyes. "I wish to say to you, Friend Robin, that I regret being so angry with you. I know that your and Kori's kiss was an accident. I knew it then, too. But my emotions controlled me. I wish to apologize to you."
Robin put his arm around her and hugged. "No apologizes needed."
Starfire, in surprise, inhaled sharply, and then contently rested her head on Robin's shoulder. She blushed.
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As the Beast walked over to a group that contained Jinx, Kid Flash, Karen, Bumblebee and Speedy, Tara whispered to Richard in their Teen Titan group, "Shall we take out the Beast now?"
Jinxie shook her head 'no' as Richard said, "Not yet. Too many of the other will try to defend that creature."
Mikron asked, "For once, I'm on dirt girl's side. When do we give that snot headed animal a permanent underground nap?"
Richard responded, "We'll destroy Phoenix first, then kill the Beast."
Kori asked, "What of the Karen?"
Richard said, "Karen is their problem now. They can keep her. She was only a minion anyway and she is a part of their Jinx's team now. We can't touch her without a major fight."
Kori looked angry, started to speak and then looked down. "I understand. The Bumblebee of our world is now the Karen of their world."
Richard whispered, "And everyone don't tell Victor about our plans for Phoenix and the Beast. He might not understand. He hasn't seen what we been through with those two monsters."
Victor came walking up with a big grin. "Hey everybody. How is it going on our team?"
Everyone looked up with smiles, some were forced, and Richard said, "Everything is great, especially with you back on the team."
Victor smiled from ear to ear. "Of course! Let go and beat some Trigon butt."
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The Beast stepped up to the group that contained Jinx, Kid Flash, Bumblebee, Karen and Speedy. Jinx said with a smile, "I see Starfire proclaimed victory. Did it go well?"
The Beast glanced around before he said, "What was left of the Phoenix is gone. She is back to being Raven, again."
Karen looked uncertainty at the Beast, while Speedy said, "Then all we got to do is pick up the little lady, beat Trigon and return home. Sounds easy."
Jinx glanced at Richard's group. "I don't think it will be that easy. This world's titans may decide to put an end to Karen, Phoenix and the Beast."
The Beast growled, "Then I'll stop their plans right now."
Jinx quietly but intently said, "No. Stay with us. I'll see you guys through this mess."
The Beast asked, "Why? Why are you so nice to me? I'm not part of your team, so why?"
Jinx smiled, "Invitation is still open for you to join. Beside, if Phoenix were reformed, then for me to do nothing about it would be something my old self would do. Not the new me."
Kid Flash broke in, "Raven is signaling for you."
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Killer Moth, with a few bruises still on him, said, "Those Titan still angry about something."
Kitten said, "You should stomp their behinds for what they did to me."
Fang nodded. "Those bruises will take weeks to go away."
Kitten angrily demanded, "Shut Up! Daddy, beat them up for you precious daughter."
Killer Moth said in his most soothing voice, "There, there. Daddy doesn't have any of his moths now. We must wait until I make some more."
Kitten demanded, "Do something now!"
Fang said, "Hey beautiful, how about we go and rob some stores right now. With Phoenix busy, they can't stop us."
Kitten upset looked turned to that of greed, "I can use some new jewelry. Daddy, I need some new accessories right now!"
Killer Moth sighed and then said, "Yes, we'll go right now."
Wings on his back stood out. He reached out and grabbed the two. With the wings beating, they took off and flew toward the city.
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Raven stepped up to Starfire and Robin. "Robin, their Robin and our Jinx are coming on over. We need to discuss something with them."
Starfire and Robin released each other. Both were blushing.
Richard stepped up. "What do you need, Raven?"
Raven said, "Wait for Jinx to get here."
Jinx stepped up and nodded.
Raven said, "Trigon wasn't in Phoenix's head. He was already gone by the time we got there."
Jinx frowned, "What of those big yellow eyes in Phoenix's mind sky… place?"
Raven said, "Gone. Trigon moved to somewhere else."
Robin asked, "There goes Killer Moth and crew."
Starfire said one side, "Good. The Kitten is gone! Should we do the blowing them out of the sky?"
Robin shook his head, "No. It might attract attention."
Raven said, "I need to immunize everyone here against Trigon's stoning effect."
Richard asked, "Stoning effect?"
Raven looked at him darkly, "Yes. If Trigon manifest himself in this dimension, everyone will be petrified."
Jinx and Richard shuttered.
Jinx asked, "How will you do it?"
Raven said, "I'll give a little bit of my power to each and everyone of you."
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Everyone lined up. Raven reached out and touched each person just below their necks and a little bit of darkness flowed off her finger and into them.
When it was Terra's turn, Raven touched her at the base of the neck. Before the darkness was implanted, Raven asked, "Have you decided, Heroine or Villainess? Which are you?"
Terra said with a nervous smile trying to joke, "Maybe just plain stupid…"
A slight smile briefly crossed Raven's face. A bit of darkness flowed into Terra and Raven said, "Next person."
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The Advisor worked on his thirty-seventh rune covered small metallic shield. He cut his finger like he did so many times before. The blood flowed into the designs on the shield and glowed bright red.
The Advisor exclaimed, "Yes! Now I will take back what is rightly mine!"
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The heroes were ferried across to a dock of the city by those who could fly or, in one case, run across the water.
Richard announced out aloud, "Ok. We now head to city hall in groups that you are assigned to. I want-"
A voice mockingly called down from top of a three story warehouse next to the teens, "I think there been a slight change in your plans, my friends."
They look up see a male figure standing on the edge of the roof above.
Robin angrily hissed out the name, "Slade!"
Terra didn't talk; she just reacted. Her eyes glowed bright yellow and chunks of earth lifted up, with asphalt still attached, and flew straight at the mask man. Slade didn't dodge as the earth slammed into him. He vanished from sight covered with the earth.
Tara remarked, "Ohhh, Schoolgirl got a temper."
"SHUT UP! NO, I DON'T HAVE A TEMPER", snapped Terra.
The mass of earth shifted and then exploded, leaved Slade floating in the air.
Robin said, "I knew he wouldn't go down that easily."
Richard said, "Who is this joker. Let us just spread out, leave him and get on with the mission."
Raven said, "He shouldn't just float there. He must have a connection with Trigon."
He remarked, "Ah, Terra. You thought you killed me before, ungrateful little girl. Let me teach you a new lesson."
As he was speaking, Cyborg let loose a sonic blast at Slade. Received the blast causing him to move slightly. In his right hand, Slade formed a ball of silvery flame. The sphere leapt out of his hand and headed straight at Terra.
Raven yelled, "Stop it! Don't left it touch you!"
The ball grew as it zoomed down. Blasts of earth, curses, darkness, green, electricity and sonic vibrations along with a few arrows and thrown items from Robin and Richard did nothing to slow the slivery ball. The ball, now twenty feet across, impacted the ground and vanished, leaving nothing behind.
Beastboy cried out, "Terra!"
Kid Flash said, "Over here." Kid Flash's lightning fast speed had allow him to get to Terra before the impact. He was off to one side, while was holding Terra in his arms.
Terra said, "You move fast. Thanks."
Kid Flash smiled a cocky smile. "No problems. And no you can't date me. My heart has already been given away. Oh, how sad you must feel."
Terra said, "Uh, Kid? You can let me down now."
"Oh, ok."
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From various locations, they came. With glowing red eyes, the people with the last fragments of Trigon, outside those contain by the body of Slade, came. They walked toward the background of the area that contained the fight between the heroes and Slade.
They came to watch the battle.
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Beastboy and the Beast, both in pterodactyl form slammed into Slade, one after the other.
Slade said, "Mmm, time to reduce the numbers."
He fired two blasts of fire, one at each of the green teens. Beastboy dodged his, but the Beast wasn't so successful. He fell toward the ground, semi-conscious. A huge hand of darkness reached up, caught and then lowered him next to Raven.
The Beast said, "Ugh! Let me back at him."
Raven said as she started to heal him, "No. You'll go and find Phoenix. We'll need her help against this combine monster of Slade and her father."
The Beast nodded and changed into a sparrow. He flew off toward city hall.
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Around Slade a sphere of fire formed. He looked around as the blasts impacted upon his new fiery shield. He could see Raven transform into the giant formed of a raven of darkness. Form that raven, a beam of darkness reached out and clawed at Slade's shield. Slade grunted in pain as claw marks magically appeared on his armor.
Slade voice boomed out, "ENOUGH!"
And then the building below him suddenly blew up. The impact of the explosion hit all the titans in the battle, throwing them wounded further out onto the dock. Some of them end up in the bay. Raven came crashing to the ground in her normal form.
Slade said, "I tire of this. Come my minions."
From the ground, twenty fire demons sprang up. As some of the teens struggled the stand up and, for some, climb out of the bay, Slade commanded, "Slay the titans now, my servants."
None of the demons moved.
Slade angrily demanded, "What are you doing? Obey your master! Obey ME!"
In the background came people with red eyes, who were watching the unfolding drama.
A voice, that sounded like Slade's, said, "Maybe you won't be their master shortly, my dear fellow."
Slade looked to his left and spotted his duplicate in this dimension about sixty feet away.
Slade said pleasantly, "Ah, the Advisor. How nice of you to drop by. Did you come by to assist these children here?"
The Advisor said menacingly, "I've come to get back what is rightly mine."
The floating Slade said in an amused voice, "Oh, such a poor loser. Power is meant for those who can take it. I took it therefore you don't deserve it, my friend. Leave and find a career in something you can do: Like the reheated food industry."
The Advisor pulled out three dragger-like darts and threw them. They impacted on Slade's fiery shield and dug at it, throwing out fire sparks.
Slade sweep his hand and the darts vanished in fiery puffs. He chuckled. "You lose."
A beam of fire leapt out from his hand at the Advisor. The Advisor pulled out his small red rune covered shield and caught the blast on it. The fire poured Slade's hand down into the shield being held by the Advisor. Slade single eye squinted as he pulled his hand back, but the fire continued to pour from it and to the rune shield.
Slade spitted out, "What Have You Done?"
The Advisor said in an amused voice, "I'm taking back what is mine."
"Never" Slade hissed out.
Some of the titans were standing as the battle started. Victor said, "Now we got two of the creeps."
Starfire replied, "Then we must defeat both of them."
Cyborg broke in, "Let them beat on each other first while we recover."
Kori asked, "Why are we the first standing?"
Victor responded, "Alien princesses and metal men must be the toughest."
Slade said with intensity, "I will take my power back!"
Slade strained to pull the power back as the Advisor tried to pull more out of him.
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The Beast flew into city hall and deep into the maze of hallways. He continued up several flights of stairs to the sixth floor and changed into a bloodhound. He sniffed the air and took off running.
He ran passed a lone immobile Phoenix-bot and into an area filled with cells. He came to a stop in front of one of the cells. The Beast changed into an ant and entered the cell through the small gap between the bottom of the door and the floor.
Before him floated the Phoenix, deep in a healing trance.
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As Slade and the Advisor continued their power struggle, more titans gathered. Some were down and barely conscious.
Robin said, "Move the wounded away, and then we'll attack."
Upon saying those word several fire demon moved to the spot between the titans and the dueling men.
Karen said with a frown, "I think it's a private fight."
Between Slade and the Advisor, the fiery beam started to swell.
Watching were several people with red eyes. They started to shake as their skin paled and started to shrink. Their life energy was being drained out of them. They fell as corpses as baseball-sized spheres of bloody red lights popped out of their heads.
The spheres darted toward the dueling men, and merged with the swelling of the fiery beam. The beam now had a large lump in it, halfway between Slade and The Advisor. Power was pulled from both Slade and the Advisor and they groaned.
The swelling balled up and four yellow eyes opened in its redness.
Trigon laughter echoed through the area.
