Quetzalcoatl and the Wolf
Chapter 81: Monsters in the Night
A/
Walking By a statue of an arch angel from another plane, Alice turned from it. The thing crumbled and began its weathering process towards breakage. Beastboy hadn't even noticed as they continued to admire the night flowers.
Alice's chest lurched forward as she felt somewhat sick from lying about herself to a friend. You see, deep inside Roku's sired there were demonic traits that only he could control, sometimes the children turned out to be vampires but —
Hey Alice? You know anything about this flower, down here?" Alice began to shake. "Down where? I-I don't see any flowers….Oh!"
"Are you ok, does it hurt?" Beastboy had noticed that his new friend had scraped her knee while falling down a step. "Alice? You don't look so good, do you need —
NO. There is nothing I require, Garfield!" Bb jumped back from her. "You, you read my thoughts!" She smiled at him. "Yes I did. NOW…" He stepped farther away. Was she going to… Her grin was still the most apparent of all, but something else was now hidden deep below. She made her staff reappear. "Did Slade pit you up to this? Look you don't have to listen to him! Come with us, we know how to stop him —
IF you do, then why am I still here? Why is your leader a prisoner of Rokuro, WHY…Do you still not bow to meee!" Her staff did not come down lightly as its power reacted to hers'. Beastboy became a hummingbird in seconds as he flew to a fig tree in the garden for protection. She ran to the tree not wanting to harm it since she was an assassin first and a pacifist second. Using the power of her mind she decided to lure him down.
Just as Robin had seen her perform her clothes changing spell she had immediately transformed into a young girl with red eyes, and long straight black hair. She was shorter and much younger than Alice. Beastboy had perched onto a branch high above his enemy's head. She looked up with big children's eyes and smiled. "Come down little bird…I don't bite…" She sounded sweet enough but was she lying "Ohhh…old habits taking hold" But now transforming into a cat he fell into her arms. Only to be grabbed by the tail and held in midair. "Now see cat! I win!"
"Beastboy!" Robin was the first to turn the corner as Alice gasped and helped the cat back into her arms. "Hello Titans." She smiled. "What's Bb doing?" Cyborg pointed at the cat. That was until he transformed into a parrot. Oh man… Gotta tell the others. But if I do she'll have my head….or worse, my friends. Oh! I know!
"Squawk! Alice is crazy!" As a parrot he knew the only way to avert them to his point of view was to tell them as something that could not be harmed very easily. "You have changed!" exclaimed Starfire. Raven furrowed her brow. "That's Alice?" she asked raising a brow. "Raven, read Beastboy's mind." Robin picked up the boy parrot as Alice was soon angry again. But…WE were touring the gardens! He's here for me —
And for his team Alice. Now let go." Alice did not, instead she spoke. "Hmm, some team you are getting caught by the enemy." Robin saw as Starfire gasped, turning back to Alice. "What? Alice, that's why we need him, to stop Slade—
Not Slade bird boy. Me!" Bring out her staff from its hiding place, Beastboy was set free. That was until he was encased in a bubble of pure magics. "Ha! So predictable, not even as Roku could you have freed him." Alice mocked in her form whirling her now black gem staff above her head. Raven frowned. "Who sent her?" she didn't sound happy. "About time you guys got here!" Beastboy said pointing and waving his arms around. "Calm down B, she's not as crazy." Beastboy moped. "But…She wanted to get you guys because of me! Does that not sound crazy to you?"
Starfire floated over to Robin. "I believe our friends have a point, she is not as different but must be stopped."
Robin's head drooped. "It doesn't matter who she's after, Slade sent her and now she wants us gone. This is all my —
No! I am most tired of you mentioning how many flaws you have accomplished into making reality. I does not matter who like you have said, but that we must bring her back or defeat her." Robin smiled up at her. "Thanks Star." She smiled back. Blushing. "You two lovely doves havin a good time? Well don't! You're mine!!" Starfire grabbed Robin as they flew to the top of a stone pillar for protection. "We will be safe up here." Starfire said in whisper. Down below Raven was readying herself for a battle of magics such as her own. "Alice, I can try to help but you have to let me read —
Don't TOUCH ME!" she screamed in panic. She really was off the deep end.
B/
Slade sat in his study, or Roku's as the battle on the screens he'd brought from the real world commenced. "Alice my child, you really are a new to me…" Sitting up and reversing the whole setting he saw something that made him sit up even straighter. She was talking in a backwards speech and with mixed vocabulary. Even if one letter was not used she discarded it and went on to the next. "Amazing." Amazing how it seemed like she were speaking like the others but not. Translating her spellworks he saw a work that made him stand and go to the door of his containment. There was work to be done.
"Beng Kui, Titans !" Alice had just asked her friends and spirits to force the titans to fall, something Robin had not yet been taught. Starfire began to go dizzily down off of the pillar "Biao." She said lastingly as her spell took hold. "To fall, that's its means." She explained slowly, watching the boy Titan pick up his friend. "Alice!" Raven came for her, going deep into her mind. Sitting in lotus position in midair she waited deep in concentration.
Raven voiced out something worth listening to. "She's a demi-god, AND a half demon…" But shortly after her power had released Alice from its intent, Slade knew his time had risen. Sending a serpent to see what was in store for the Titans from his messenger, Arisu. Arisu differed from Alice and since her origin ranged from the far east and not within Europe, she could do different spells and use them to suit her needs better. The staff she now once again held began to glow and the earth began to shatter below them.
"I think you've made your point my dear." Arisu gaped up at her master as he came from out of the shadows. Next to him was the white wolf spirit. The one she hated just as much as —
Yah!" Beastboy came from out of the sky thinking to flatten the group with the form of a large dinosaur. Slade grabbed Arisu by the arm as they evaded with a leap. Cyborg was helping Robin to get them both out of the pit that Arisu had made with her power. "Alice, Stop…you are hurting us…" groaned Starfire slowly. Robin watched as Slade wished to look over the group but Beastboy only made him return to his followers. "Where are the followers Slade? What does Roku want with them." Beastboy clenched his fists as he'd wondered what the little girl had even done to survive. And without the mother Roku had stolen… Now he'd make the others tell him. He'd make them all pay.
"Aww, little beast brat made a no-no?" the wolf taunted. "And Terra might as well be next!" it threatened. "NO!"
"B? don't worry we'll? —
RAHHH!!" Cyborg didn't get to finish as the boy child became a beast man for the next to come. With a head splitting scream he ran after Slade into a maze of roses. How bizarre… Raven took hold of Arisu as she tried to run after and help. "Slade has to go, he's done too much to your mind." She replied. Alice came back to the world they were in as Arisu disappeared into a nothing ness. The child turned around to Raven and deliberately punched her down. Running towards the maze she didn't get enough points to look back.
The wolf had hidden in the stream of planes within their own world. "Now to find that brat's…friend."
