Disclaimer: I obviously don't own Teen Titans.
Note: UGH! Sorry this post is late, my computer decided to crash on me and I had to re-write this entire chapter! It's not as good as the first version, but I tried my best to remember what I had written. I just LOVE to write action scenes so, there's a lot of fighting in this chapter, and it's a lot longer than my previous chapter. There's a little Rob/Star action too(I couldn't resist!) and I hope you won't mind it. So anywaysss...I want to murder my computer!
Chapter 2: Worst Nightmare
Starfire's hair fluttered behind her as the R-cycle accelerated down a street. Her arms wrapped tightly around Robin's waist, and she a joyous smile that brightened her face. She liked being so close to him, her heart always beated faster every time he was near her.
The engine roared louder as Robin picked up the speed. Starfire wrapped her arms tighter around him, giving him a slight squeeze as the wind pulled harder against her. She rested her head on his back, pulling herself closer to him. A sigh of happiness escaped her lungs as she closed her eyes, savoring the moment.
Under Robin's beak-shaped helmet, a wide smile spread across his face at her touch. His heart skipped a beat when he felt her head rest gently on his back, and slight red blush began to rise on his cheeks. He turned his head to look over his shoulder, and he saw he beautiful face out of the corner of his eye. She looked back at him and smiled, a blush forming under her eyes as well. He flashed her a grin, and turned his head back around to the street.
He took his left hand off the handle of the R-cycle, and placed it on top of her hand. He laced his fingers into hers, and held her hand as they sped off to the trouble.
"We're closing in. We should be able to see her any minute now." Cyborg's voice crackled into Robin's ear, interrupting his thoughts that were centered on her.
Robin's mind immediately snapped back, and he refocused his thoughts to the situation at hand. He took his hand away from hers and placed it back onto the handle, silently scolding himself for letting his mind wander while a villain was threatening the city. He needed to always be one step ahead of his opponent, thinking of all the possibilities and of all the things that might go wrong and how he would deal with it. That was the way he had been trained. And he was trained by the best, after all.
"Alright, team, there is a new villain on the loose in the city. We have no idea who she is, what she's after or what she's capable of, so I want you all to be careful. This is what we're going to do: Starfire, Beast Boy; citizens are in danger, and we need to get them away. You guys have to evacuate them away from the area." Robin glanced sideways over at the T-car where Cyborg, Raven and Beast Boy were.
"You got it Rob! Star and I will get the job done!" Beast Boy's voice said enthusiastically.
Robin nodded his head once, "Good. While you two are doing that, Raven, Cyborg and I will distract her. Then after the two of you are done, I'm going to need you to come back and help us out. Everyone got it?"
"Yeah, sounds like fun." Raven spoke dully.
"Got it." Cyborg said.
"Yes, we shall soon be informing this new villain who is boss!" Starfire said assuring to them.
"Dude, this girl is about to get her but whopped!" the green changeling laughed.
"How far until we-" Raven started to ask.
"There she is." Robin said.
All five Titans looked up ahead of the street, where they could faintly see the outline of chaos through the grey fog.
"Okay, stick to the plan. Titans-go!"
He felt Starfire's warmth leave his back as she lifted away from him. The backseat window of the T-car rolled down and a green bird flew out into the air. Starfire and Beast Boy then flew side by side, rising higher into the sky until they disappeared into the grey fog.
The remaining Titans approached their target, watching as the scene before them became clearer as the mist dispersed. The sound of terrified screams reached their ears.
Citizens in formal wear were sprawled all over the street, screaming and shouting at the top of their lungs as they struggled against dark streams of energy that constricted around their bodies. Others were running away from the static lines of energy in vain, hoping to escape. In the middle of the chaos, a woman stood.
Her eyes were closed, and a disturbing smile was spread across her face. She wore a full body suit that was a light-yellow green. A black curled design covered her chest and ran down her middle. She had black gloves that stretched to her upper shoulders, and boots to her upper thigh. Her arms were outstretched to her sides, black energies twisting around her flexed fingers. Her arms held back a lime green cape that flowed to the floor.
Robin sized her up, examining her and deciding how he should attack her first. Then, two figures raced down from out of the clouds, and began to sweep the citizens quickly away from the area.
"Oh, thank you! It's the Titans!" a woman shouted in relief before Starfire flew down and took her away.
The woman's eyes snapped open, looking in front of her. Her smile grew wider as she saw the R-cycle and the T-car racing toward her.
"Finally," she whispered to herself, "huh!" she shouted, throwing her hands out in front of her. Dark streams of energy sprang out from her fingers and dashed up the street towards them.
"Watch out-" Robin shouted, but it was already too late. The static lines of energy hit his motorcycle and made its way up the bike. Suddenly, the R-cycle began to careen out of Robin's control. He whipped his head up to find the T-car also covered in the dark energy and veering out of control. Their tires screeched against the asphalt, and the bike was swiftly turning to the side. Robin's teeth ground together as he thought of ways to escape before it cashed with him still on it.
Thinking quickly, he jumped up on his bike. He leapt forward, over his handle bars, his feet landed on the nose of his bike for only a few seconds before he pushed off, launching himself into the air. He spread his arms out, and his cape reacted, creating a glider as he soared through the air. He tilted his arms to the side, redirecting his course and aiming toward his target. Robin closed in on the woman, and snapped his arms to his side, making his cape return to its normal shape.
"Hayahh!" he shouted, as he descended.
The woman looked upward, her eyes widening in surprise as she saw the Boy Wonder flying down to her.
Robin delivered a swift kick to the woman, and she fell backward, hitting the floor with a hard thump. He landed in a crouching position, his eyes never leaving her. He jumped to his feet, ready to attack her again, before something else caught his attention.
Suddenly, a pair of headlights shone on him, and he could hear the horrible sound of rubber against concrete. He turned his head to the source of the noise, and gasped.
The T-car was swerving toward him, out of control. The car turned to the side completely, and hit a rock in the street. The car hit it and was momentarily suspended in the air. Robin watched as the car descended to the spot where he was, he heard the screams of Cyborg and Raven pierce the air. His heart pounded in his ears as adrenaline pumped through his body. He lurched himself forward just before the moment of impact and the the car crashed to the ground. Robin curled up on the floor, protecting his head and vital organs from the shower of glass and metal falling from the car.
Then, there was quiet.
Robin jumped to his feet and spun around, panic tightening his chest. He ran toward the car, fear gripping his heart.
"Rav-Ah-uh!" his scream was interrupted when the ground was suddenly yanked from under his feet. He hit the ground hard, and immediately rolled over onto his back to see what had caused him to fall. His eyes widened when he saw thin, static lines of energy wrapping around his body, pulsating upward from his ankles. He grunted in effort as he struggled against its hold.
A sinister giggle made Robin look upward. His eyes narrowed when he saw the woman standing over him, a disturbing grin on her face.
"That won't help you," her luscious voice rang out. She grinned wider and her eyes passed over him, examining him, "Hum, they told me you were taller."
"Who are you?"
"Your worst nightmare." The whites of her eyes turned black, and the dark energy holding Robin reacted.
A sudden pain seared through his head, and all he could feel was the unbearable pain that gripped him. Shutting his eyes, he tried to keep focus and rid the pain away. He writhed under her tormenting, and the pain grew and grew as he felt her dig deeper and deeper into his mind. A scream exploded from his throat as her power enveloped his mind in unrelenting agony.
Images flashed before his eyes; a figure scowling, a mask's eye glowing red, a rope snapping, a girl screaming... darkness took him then, and the girl's scream echoed in the depths of his mind, ringing in his ears continuously.
Starfire raced back to the fight with Beast Boy. The grey fog was impossible to see through, and she hoped that her friends were fairing well in the battle without her and Beast Boy's assistance.
Over the whispering of the wind, she heard a scream of utter agony split the air. Her stomach turned in horror as she recognized who it was screaming. Starfire accelerated urgently, quickly passing Beast Boy in her hurry.
The fog slowly began to disperse into a mist, and the street appeared. Her eyes rested on the scene before her. She gasped as she saw Robin squirming on the floor, and the villain standing over him.
"Robin!"
Anger swelled in her veins as her eyes glazed over in a bright green glow. She sped toward the evil-doer that was hurting her boy.
"Ahhhh!" She yelled, and star bolts shot from her eyes and collided into the woman. She let out a small yelp of surprise and pain as she was thrown away from Robin and hit the floor a few feet away. Starfire landed softly beside Robin as Beast Boy sped past them and to the woman.
Starfire bent down beside the Boy Wonder, fear sparkling in her emerald eyes, "Robin..." she spoke softly to him, and placed a warm hand on his shoulder. She wanted so much to just hold him until all his pain was taken away.
He groaned and applied pressure to his temple, the pain still throbbing in his head. Once again, he became aware of his surroundings, and slowly began to lift himself off the floor. Propping himself up, he opened his eyes to see her beautiful worry-ridden face. She looked into his masked eyes.
"You are okay?"
"I'm fine." He gave her a warm smile, which she returned to him. For a moment, the two just stared into each others eyes, smiling like fools. As she looked at him, the whole world seemed to fade away. The danger of battle seemed to disappear, and they only saw each other.
Their moment was interrupted by a yell that made them whip their heads around. Robin tensed, and his mind automatically snapping back into the battle. Starfire searched for the source of the yell, and saw Beast Boy flying through the air towards them.
Beast Boy skidded across the floor on his bottom a few feet to the side of where the two were crouched on the floor. He skidded to a halt and looked at them with a shocked and pained expression.
"Dude, this girl's hard to beat."
"Hah!"
Just as he finished his sentence, the woman stepped out of the fog and threw a hand in their direction. Her energy sprang out from her fingers and raced toward the three unprepared teammates.
"Titans-" Robin began to shout, but was cut off by a black force-field that quickly rose up around them, outlining the outside world in white. The force-field protected them from the streams of energy that hit it, crackling and sizzling against it. The energy disappeared, and the woman wore an irritated face as she watched her power be defeated by Raven's.
Looking behind them, the three found Raven appearing out of her force-field, her eyes glowing white under her hood. Robin felt relief flood over him when he saw her. She and Cyborg had survived the car crash. He smiled up at her, and she gave a slight nod in recognition. She let the force-field fall, and she and Cyborg aimed their weapons at the woman.
The woman deflected Raven's attack and swiftly slid to the side, avoiding Cyborg's sonic cannon. She smiled at them tauntingly, egging them on to make the next attack.
"That's it! NO ONE WRECKS MY CAR AND GETS AWAY WITH IT! Ahhhh!" Cyborg shouted furiously and took off after the woman.
"Cyborg, no-" Robin tried to stop him, but Cyborg was already sprinting and aiming his cannon at her.
She only flashed a pearly white smile at him and flexed her fingers, sending streams of energy in his direction. Caught off guard, Cyborg was caught up in within its tight hold. He tripped and fell to the floor with a loud thud. The woman stood over Cyborg, a ludicrous laughter escaping her lungs as she prepared an attack on the robotic titan.
Suddenly, a bird-a-rang soared through the air, hitting the woman's outstretched hand, and whirled back to Robin, who caught it with a ready hand. The woman whipped her head around to see the other Titans prepared for a fight.
Starfire immediately began to bombard the woman with star bolts, shouting as she threw them. Distracted, the woman lost focus of her power and unintentionally released Cyborg, who ran away from her and toward his teammates.
"Azerath Metrion Zinthos!" Raven concentrated her power, lifting a nearby bus into the air and hurling it in the woman's direction.
Silence filled the air as the street settled from the commotion. Smoke rose and slowly plumed toward the darkened sky, clearing the area where the villain had once stood.
"Titans, ready!" Robin warned, holding his bow-staff at the ready. His masked eyes searched the area for her.
It was dead silent as the Titans waited for any sign of the mysterious woman. They stood prepared for another attack, and when the smoke had fully vanished, there was still no sign of her. Robin's eyes narrowed in suspicion, his teeth grinding together.
"BOOYAH!" Cyborg exclaimed, punching a fist into the air, "We did it y'all! Shows her not to mess with us!"
"Yeah, dude, she won't be showing her face around here anytime soon!" Beast Boy high-fived Cyborg and started a victory dance.
"So, did anybody get her name?" Raven asked.
"No, she never introduced herself." Robin replied almost sarcastically.
"Though we did not learn her name, we are still victorious, yes?" Starfire asked with a smile.
Robin didn't look away from the spot where she had been only a moment ago as he answered, "I'm not sure. Something still doesn't feel right."
Suddenly, streams of dark energy sprang up from the ground beneath them and struck the Titans, constricting around each team member. The all screamed from the enormous pain that erupted in their heads, as they all writhed and struggled in the relentless hold.
Abruptly as the unexpected attack began, it ended, releasing the Titans. They dropped to the floor, unconscious.
Silence hung over the street once again. The woman stepped out from the fog, looking down at the five heroes that lay defenseless against her. With a flick of her wrist, she sent five lines of energy to each Titan. The streams danced around their heads, and entered their minds.
She sighed with pleasure as she looked down at her victims.
"This is going to be fun."
