Hey everybody! I have written a new chapter. Things are starting to move a little further into the plot. I'm introducing some new characters in this chapter and the next.I have gone back through my chaptersand did some editing. 'Hyper Elementals' are nowcalled 'Mystics'.I am really grateful to allof you that review, and to those who are reading the story, but aren't leaving reviews. At least I know people are reading it. That makes gracefulraven smile! I shook things up a bit in this chapter I hope you like it! Read and Review!Gracefulraven, out and story on!

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Chapter 7: Team Up

Lord Dread walked down a long hallway leading to his destination with his black cape with a red underside flowed behind him. His curly black hair bounced wildly as he walked briskly cutting his blue eyes dangerously at the servants as he passed, causing them to jump to the side and quake with fear. It was well known that the dark Lord was not one to be trifled with. He ascended up the stairs to a dark corner of the palace. He came before a wooden door. Dread stood before the door hesitating before knocking.

"Enter." Came a matured female voice from the other side. He walked into a bloody red room. The canopy was made of sheer red material. The comforter on the bed was also red, and peeking from underneath the comforter were black silk sheets. The carpeted floor was black with red specks in the carpet grain, and over the floor was a huge red oriental rug. Dread walked in looking to a woman sitting at a vanity brushing her hair. She was an older, but beautiful woman with fair skin and strawberry blonde hair that was tied in a bun. She was a slender women standing 5'8. Her turquoise eyes slink over to the evil lord's figure in the mirror. "What is that you seek Dwight?" She said turning to face him.

"I need to know about the group of people that entered our dimension. There were four of them to be exact. I need to know are they dangerous to me in the revolution, or my plot to kidnap the half-breed?" She studied his features for a moment. "Well I will need to consult the spirits for answers such as those." Lord Dread gave an slow nod.

"I figured you would so I brought the payment." She got up from the chair walking over to the younger man. "Come with me." The two walked over to a hidden door in the wall. She placed her hand on the wall and the door slid back. They walked in standing a darken room. The only source of light was the fire from the candles. She walked over to a table leaving the dark lord standing by the entrance. He gasped when the door closed behind him. Ursula sat at the table with a wave of her hand she summoned him to sit. "Do you have what I require?" the older woman asked.

"Yes." Dread began digging under his armor in his pockets. He pulled out a handkerchief handing it to her. "General Saxton retrieved it from the limo I sent for them." Ursula gave a knowing nod as she took the handkerchief. She opened it up frowning,

"One of them had violet hair? Was it natural?"

"Yes. Well it appeared to be natural. Her eye brows were purple too as well her eyes, so I guess."

"Do you know what that could mean?"

"No."

"She might be the one the spirits have warned me about. If she is the one they speak of we need to sway her to our side." She said as she went back to inspecting the handkerchief.

"That will be a most difficult task seeing as she ran from me time she saw my face. But I can be rather persuasive we I need to be." Lord Dread said forming his hand into a tight fist.

"I only see two different strands of hair. I thought there were four of them?" She said looking at him.

"Well one of them wore a mask and the other didn't have hair. In fact he was half man and half machine. Will that skew the answers I need?"

"Slightly. I will have to concentrate harder." She dragged the bronze bowl that was in the center of the table closer to her. She grabbed the hair out of the handkerchief gripping it in her hand. "You've just made my job a lot harder, Dwight!" she hissed. She closed her eyes then tapped the bowl with the wooden stick and hummed. She began chanting in a language that was unearthly. Lord Dread put his arms across his chest as he watched anxiously. Hoping for good news. Her chanting stopped as her eyes snapped open. They were once turquoise but now both of her eyes were black. Her eyes looked like deep gaping holes. She moved her fist over the bowl and dropped the hair into the water, and instantly the water began to boil and the bright colors from the bowl illuminated the candle lit room. She began chanting again and stopped as she began to choke. In an otherworldly voice she said,

"Ask the questions for the answers you seek. But be specific for if you give me a vague question, a vague answer will you receive."

"Okay. What are the names of the people that landed in our dimension today, and are they a threat to me?" The possessed Ursula thought for a moment. Then looked directly at him,

"The names of the people are Cyborg. . .Starfire. . .Slade and Raven." The possessed woman looked at Lord Dread as if waiting for the next question. Dread becoming irrate growled,

"Well are they a threat to me or not?" The possessed women grinned at him, chilling him to the bone, before speaking,

"Yes." Dread slammed his fist together. "But. . ."

"But what!"

"But. . . If you can turned the samurai warrior to the dark side, by turning his love against the light. You may win this war. If you create an Angel of Death here on earth and turn their heart black, victory will be insured to you. But fail to turn the love or create the Angel of Death. Defeat is eminent."

"Who are these people? Who is the Angel of Death?"

"I have helped you enough Dark Lord. The rest you will have to figure out. For the information you know what I require."

"Yeah. I know." He said frowning his handsome face at the demon. "The heart of an Elemental or Mystic." The demon in Ursula's body nodded its head. Lord Dread reached under his breastplate slinging the cape out of the way pulling out a black wooden box. He placed it on the table and backed away slowly. The demon smiled then opened the box he grabbed the heart out of the box and dropped it in the bowl of water.

"It's been a pleasure doing business with you. I shall enjoy this morsel." The demon said smacking her lips, and as abruptly as he entered he left Ursula's body. She swayed almost falling out of the chair. Lord rushed over to her side.

"Are you alright?" He asked almost tenderly.

"I'm fine. I'm just tired. Did you find out what you need."

"Some. A lot of thi-" He was stopped when she fell against his chest.

"I am okay. Tell me."

"Come on." He said scooping her up in his arms taking her back into her room. He placed her on the bed then walked back to the wall closing the hidden door. He sat on the edge peering down at her. "Some things are still unclear to me."

"Tell me and I will expl-"

"No. Rest now. I need you healthy and strong." With that he got off of the bed and departed the room. She quickly fell into a slumber when he left the room.

After being thrown out by Raven, Anya went in search of Angelus and Ericsson. She left Cyborg and Starfire sitting on the bench by the door. Her heels made loud clicking sounds as she walked down the candle lit corridor stopping at the last room on the hall. She opened the door to find the Head Elder still lying on the bed. His chest rose and fell slowly as he slept. Ericsson watched her watching his grandfather. He was sitting in the chair with his feet propped on the small table by the bed. Angelus starred at the ground leaning against the wall.

"So how is he Ericsson? Is he any better?" Anya said looking at the old man.

"He's fine. Just exhausted. Showing his mind to someone has really been tiring him out lately. Doing simple tasks with his powers now seems to be a burden on him." Ericsson said looking at Anya.

"How is our cousin, Anya?" Angelus said looking at his sister intently.

"Raven is fine. She's awake. H. E. must have told her something very important about Slade, because she ordered all of us out of the room except him. I thought Slade was her life-mate, but she denied it." Anya finished with a perplexed look on her face.

"I don't trust him." Angelus said simply.

"Why? Because he made you look like a fool when he didn't shake your hand? Come now mate, you've got to do better than that." Ericsson teased the other man.

"Well he seems sneaky to me."

"I've got to admit, he does have that bad boy image and attitude. I find that irresistibly sexy, and that voice?" She said raising a brow. Angelus scuffed at her then rolled his eyes. Ericsson just looked down at the ground with a small smirk on his face. "But when he's with Raven all that goes out the door. He's totally different. Gentle in fact. Daddy always said that 'touch of a good woman can change a man.'" Anya said winking at her brother putting a hand on her hip.

"Father said, 'the touch of the right woman'. Get it right Anya. Besides Head Elder said she has a boyfriend in their dimension."

"So, what does that mean? Nothing can get in the way of true love. Not even boyfriends in other dimensions! I say if its meant to be it will be. Those are just the rules."

"Whatever, Anya." Angelus rolls his eyes. The trio was silent for a moment. Ericsson looked up after a thought hit him,

"Hey. Where are they going to stay? They aren't from here and it isn't like they have money for a hotel. We live at the mansion, and we're their guide around our dimension. They could stay with us. There are more than enough rooms." Ericsson stated.

"That is out of the question! The Rebel Mansion is our base of operations. What if one of them goes snooping around or something. Then what?"

"Angelus remove that stick out of your arse! What could they possibly do with the information! Hello! They are not from here! Besides Raven is our cousin, and trust her and anyone she trust."

"Anya do not be so naive." Angelus began tiredly. "We know next to nothing about her. Besides what H. E. told us, and he is down for the count." Angelus waved his arm in the direction of the old man.

"Don't be so closed minded Angelus!" The lights flickered in Anya rage.

"Anya get your emotions back under control!" Angelus yelled at his twin.

"You don't tell me what to do!" Random items in the room began to levitate. Ericsson wrapped an arm around Anya waist as he looked at Angelus.

"Maybe you two need a time out? Huh? Time out?"

"Belt up Eric." Anya said calmly yet still the anger in her voice was evident. "All I am saying Angelus is; Raven and her friends could help us stop this war. Lord Dread grows stronger, while the morale of the people is weakened by the minute. They are losing hope, and I can't say that I blame them. The Amity Empire is succumbing to the darkness of Lord Dread everyday. Before long my dear brother we will no longer be able to call our country Amity, but it will be call Enmity. The country of hate!"

"Anya, We can call in our allies in the other countries."

"Who! Angelus. They've all been bought or seduced by Dread. We have no one else. Do you see my point Angelus. We need their help, and father might have had a hand in getting them here. Think about that!" Angelus looked to Ericsson, who still had his arm around Anya's waist, and the blonde haired man looked to the ground.

"I agree with Anya. We need their help. I propose we take them to the mansion, let the others see them, and we take a vote."

"There is seven of us." Angelus pointed out.

"I will be the deciding vote, or I will sit this vote out. Since you and Anya have such strong and different views. Do we have a deal?" He said looking at Anya.

"Agreed." Anya spoke as she rolled her eyes at her brother before checking on the Head Elder.

"Angelus do you agree to the terms." He looked down at the ground sadly.

"Agreed. Let me contact the Rebels." He pulled his communicator off of his hip, opened it up. "Rebels. . .Rebels come in."

"What's the sitch boss?" A cheery voice sang in the air.

"We're having guests tonight, Yoko. Prepare four rooms."

"Really! That's wonderful news. I'll tell the others immediately. Yoko out!" Angelus put the communicator back in it holder. Anya looked over at her brother and smiled at him as he looked up. He gave her a nod and a small smile. While the others were looking at each other, Elder Bradstone smirked in his sleep upon hearing everything.

Robin rode his R-Cycle quickly to Jump City. He picked up his communicator and contacted Titan's East. On the screen appeared the sassy leader Bumble Bee.

"Titan's East here."

"Bumble Bee this is Robin. We need your help."

"Sure Robin, but-"

"I don't have the time to explain. I will explain everything to you once you arrive. I'm sending you the coordinates. Please help us."

"We'll be right there."

"Thank you. We really appreciate it. Robin out!" Robin placed the communicator back on his hip as he neared the Jump City exit.

Bumble Bee turned off the wall monitor walking over to the wall throwing the emergency switch. The Titan's East ran from different directions to meet in the war room.

"What is the problem?" Aqualad asked as he entered the room.

"Yeah this had better be good, Bee." Speedy said still brushing his hair. Bumble Bee eyed the young man harshly before beginning. Just then Mas y Menos came running in. They spoke something in Spanish.

"Okay guys I just got a stress call from Robin. The Titans need our help. We are leaving out now."

"Why do they need our help?" Aqualad asked his face contorted in confusion.

"Robin didn't say, but he said he would explain when we got there, so let's move people." They all ran to the garage jumping on the T-Chopper with Bumble Bee at the controls and Aqualad in the Co-Pilot chair. They took off quickly,

"We should make it to Jump City in 15 minutes." Aqualad reported.

"Well let's go!"

Robin zoomed down the ramp and flowed in with the vehicles. He sped down the streets until he came into slow moving traffic.

"Shit!" He cursed as he looked for a way around. He saw a telephone pole leaning against a store that he could use as a ramp to get over the traffic. "Bingo!" He backed the bike up and charged at the makeshift ramp. He sailed through the air landing on the roof of the building then jumping off landing on the other side of traffic. Robin whipped around two corners as he switched the gears. The boy wonder was almost flung from the R-Cycle by wayward boulder coming right at him. He slowed the back to a halt getting off trying to access the situation.

Terra stood in front of an unconscious Beast Boy. Her hands glowed with yellow power as she flung boulders at Overload. She yelled with fury as hurled more pieces of the pavement at the monster. By the looks of things the battle started inside the building and was now outside on the streets. Bystanders were running to get out of the way of the fight. Robin shot a grappling hook swinging over to Terra and Beast Boy landing in a crouched position.

"What happened to him?" Robin yelled over the screams of the public.

"Overload fired him when he snuck behind him. He's harder to beat without the others here."

"Wait here! I have an idea!" Robin ran toward the electrical creature. He threw three explosive disks at him but the bombs had no effect.

"Your puny weapons have no impact on me." The microchip spoke to the boy wonder.

"We'll see about that!" He pulled out his bo staff and charged at the monster. Overload electrical body swayed away from the wild swings. Robin yelled becoming frustrated with missing him.

"I guess you've forgotten something."

"And what will that be!" Robin said attempting to strike him.

"That metal is an excellent conductor!"

"Shit!" Robin said as his staff was grabbed by Overload. The young warrior shook violently as he was powerless to let go of the staff. The electricity burned right through his plastic gloves. His eyes began rolling to the back of his head as fought to keep consciousness. Terra began hurling rocks at the villain until she heard someone speak,

"Hey You!" A female's voice rang loud and clear.

"What!" The monster barked before the facial feature that appeared to be an eye got huge.

"Did you know that water is also a conductor?" Aqualad said smugly looking at the electro monster. "Bumble Bee now!" He yelled as he showered Overload with water. Bumble Bee grabbed the falling hero as he fell from the sky. Her wings flapped furiously in the air making a quiet hum Robin's body hung limply in her arms. She flew down to the ground and began checking his vitals.

Speedy ran over to check on Beast Boy. He was still down for the count.

"We need to get them back to the tower. Mas y Menos wait for the police to get here to take Overload to jail. In fact I hear them coming right now. Speedy call in Dr. Fields to treat Beast Boy and Robin. Aqualad since you have some medical training take the T- Chopper to the Tower to prep the medical bay. Terra you and I will make sure Robin and Beast Boy get there without further injury. You have your assignments. Let's move people!" Bumble Bee order cradling Robin in her arm and everyone moved, including Terra as she called upon a large boulder to transport her and Beast Boy to the tower.

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