Teen Titans Fan Fiction
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A/N: Welcome to the final chapter of Sacrifice! I hope everyone enjoys the conclusion! Most of what I want to say to everyone is at the bottom. So, LET'S GET IT STARTED!!!!!!!
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SACRIFICE
Blackfire's intervention has saved both Starfire and Robin from utter destruction. As an added bonus, Robin has once again returned to face off against Frank. Will he be able to finally put an end to Frank's game?
Chapter 40 - Fight to the Finish (Part 3 of finale)
"Robin!!!" Starfire almost had tears in her eyes again as she gazed upon him. Robin was standing again, the fight wasn't over. Frank was not amused with the current turn of events and pointed his fists at the two Tamaranian girls. They sparked several times, and both girls' attention was drawn back over to him. "Just die already!!!"
"Not today..." Robin took out a birdarang with his left hand. He threw the birdarang and it hit Frank's forearms, forcing the fists to power down. Frank cursed as he turned over to face the boy wonder. Fine, you can die first... Frank's eyes widened as another birdarang smacked him right in the center of his forehead. Frank fell onto his back, and cursed even more as he rubbed his head.
Robin took the opportunity to walk over to the two sisters. He picked up his cape and shook it several times to clean the dirt off. Instinctively, he about put it back on before catching sight of the red-headed princess. Looking at his cape, he sighed once and wrapped it around Starfire's shoulders. Bending down so he could see her at eye level, he finally addressed her, "Thank you for protecting me. I'm sorry, but my ring is gone."
Starfire wrapped the cape around her arms. She smiled back and nodded, "I am sorry too." Starfire held up her left wrist, her bracelet was also gone. They both shared a quick laugh before Robin turned to face her sister.
"I owe you a big thanks. You saved both of us, and now I have the strength needed to finish this..." Robin nodded his head for a second. Blackfire smirked a bit, "I saw you fighting with him earlier. I knew you had a much better chance at stopping him than I did. That's why I used that little maneuver back then. It transfers your inner strength to another person, filling them up with your own power. It's something I never thought I'd never use..."
Frank sat up and started getting to his feet. Blackfire's eyes turned to him, and then back to Robin, "Just finish this..." As Frank got up to a standing position, his fists powered up and sparked several times. "I've had enough! Playtime is over!!!"
Robin got to his feet and spun around, using a whirlwind kick to catch Frank in his jaw. Frank took a step backwards from the impact.
Robin took an offensive pose, "So, that mask of yours protected you from receiving a lot of damage earlier. I think you're finally getting weaker, Frank. You got hurt from a tiny kick like that?"
Frank curled his lips. Robin's eyebrow raised a bit. "Here I come, Frank! Haaaaaaa!!" Frank tried a lightning fist, but Robin uppercutted his forearm. Frank held his forearm as Robin continued. Robin uppercutted Frank's stomach with his left fist, and used his right wrist to knock Frank's chin as he instinctively leaned forward. Frank felt his chin being smacked hard as Robin did a one legged back flip. Frank's body did a back flip from the impact and he rolled backwards onto his stomach. Robin landed on the ground, "That one's from Cyborg. He says boo ya!"
Robin charged at Frank again as he made his way to his feet. "This one's for Beast Boy, Raven, and Terra! Triple Hurricane Kick!!!" Leaping into the air, Robin kicked Frank's chest with his left leg. Spinning in mid-air he caught Frank's stomach with his right foot, and as he landed onto it, spun one more time and connected to Frank's cheek with his left. Frank started to back up once, but Robin grabbed his forearm. "This is for what you did to my girlfriend, Rising Dragon Punch!!!" With Robin's right arm, he uppercutted Frank's chin as he leaped up straight into the air. Frank shrieked as he himself was lifted into the air.
"And the last one's from me, Frank..." Robin shouted as he landed on his feet, but Frank landed on his back. Robin charged as Frank stood but was crouching his torso. Robin wrapped his left arm over the back of Frank's neck and kneed him in his stomach with his right leg. As Frank hopped instinctively up, Robin grabbed hold of Frank's right knee with his right arm and leaped into the air. As they hit the peak of the jump, Robin flipped over, and let gravity take over. "Here's my final attack: Flash of the Flying Dragon!!!" Frank hit the ground first, at the top of his back, just below his neck. Robin rolled back from the momentum and let go of Frank.
Robin stood up as Frank did not try and stand up from his last attack. He reached into his yellow utility belt and pulled out a pair of handcuffs. Walking over to him, he removed Frank's gloves which gave him additional power and tossed them to the side. Robin also removed Frank's belt, leaving Frank barehanded. Handcuffing him, Robin stood up and left him on the floor. "It's over, Frank. We've won!!!"
Turning around, Robin saw the two sisters cheering wildly. The fight was finally over. Robin's communicator beeped several times. Reaching into his utility belt, he answered it, "Robin here. What's up?"
Just minutes earlier...
Raven, Cyborg, and Beast Boy had finally made their way outside. The sun was halfway into its descent, but being outside was finally a relief. Beast Boy extended his arms and stretched out his back. "Boy, am I glad to be back out in the open again."
"You said it, it felt like an eternity in there." Cyborg responded as he felt the warm rays of the sun. He walked over to the back of the T-Car and pulled out a small briefcase. Opening it, he took out an extra arm and started reattaching it.
Raven took several steps to the side and picked up the book for which Malchior was sealed. She started walking over to the T-Car, but she stubbed her foot. "Oww." Raven looked down to find a pair of Cyborg's handcuffs which he bragged were unbreakable. They were open, and just laying on the floor. "Hey guys..." Raven looked over to find Cyborg pushing away Beast Boy, he wanted to help put him back together. "Guys..." Neither one of them acted as if they heard her, Cyborg put a boot to Beast Boy's rear and knocked him several feet away as he finished putting his arm together.
"GUYS!!!" Raven shouted out with a bit of her dark energy emitting from her body. Beast Boy rubbed his rear, "What is it, Raven? You don't have to shout..."
Raven pointed towards the handcuffs on the floor over by the mountain. "Didn't you have someone locked up?"
Cyborg and Beast Boy both thought carefully for a second. Beast Boy scratched his head and Cyborg rubbed his chin. Both of them realized who it belonged to earlier, and started shouting at each other once again.
"I thought you said he couldn't get out!!!" Beast Boy shouted out first.
"He couldn't have!!! My design was perfect! The only way he could have gotten out is with the special key!!" Cyborg shouted back.
"Well do you see him around?! He got out somehow!! Where did you keep the key?!" Beast Boy was spitting all over now as he finished.
"In the T-Car's glove compartment, where else?!" Cyborg pointed at the T-Car's passenger door, and both rushed over to it as they saw it was open.
"Awww man, he got out!!!" Cyborg slapped his forehead. Beast Boy pointed his finger at Cyborg and started chuckling a bit.
Boys... Raven shook her head and moved over to where the two other Titan's were. She slapped Beast Boy's forehead and addressed Cyborg, "Wasn't it Frank's brother who you guys captured?"
Cyborg nodded as he focused on the situation, "Yeah, after B.B. and I took him down, we found a secret passage that led back out here. So we dropped him off and headed back in once we found out who he was." Cyborg pointed at some small bushes which led to a secret entrance to the shrine. On the door, it read EMPLOYEES ONLY, leading Raven to believe it was an entrance for the staff when the shrine was still open. Raven took a few steps and observed the traffic to and from the entrance. She saw two sets of footprints leading out with drag marks, presumably Cyborg and Beast Boy as they dragged Arthur Umbringer to the T-Car. However, she also saw another set of footprints, and they led away from both the staff's entrance and the hidden passageway.
Cyborg and Beast Boy shrugged their shoulders at each other as Raven silently followed the trail of footprints. They stopped as soon as they reached a large boulder by the mountain. Raven chanted, "Azerath, Metrion, Zinthos!" and her dark energy surrounded the entire boulder. Swinging her arms to the side, a secret entrance was revealed. Raven's eyes widened as she saw what was inside. Cyborg and Beast Boy both gasped as they too saw it. It looked like an old mining shaft, but at each support beam, a small red blinking light attached to some explosives was set.
"This isn't good, if either one detonates, it'll collapse the entire shrine!" Cyborg pointed out. Man, good thing we found this.
"Dudes..." Beast Boy started, "Do Robin and Starfire know about this?" He pointed at the explosives as he finished. Cyborg and Raven each widened their eyes. Taking out her communicator, she began to speak, "Raven to Robin, please respond..."
After a few seconds, all three were relieved to hear him answer, "Robin here, what's up?"
"Dude!!! There's bombs everywhere! And they're set to blow! And you need to get out! And, and, and is that Blackfire?..." Beast Boy tried explaining, but stopped as he saw Blackfire waving from behind him.
"Yeah, it's a long story. Important thing to remember is that she saved both of us in here from Frank. What about the bombs?"
"Beast Boy's right. We found a hidden passageway. It originally was a mining shaft, but it looks like explosives were placed all over. On top of which, we lost Arthur. It's too risky, get out of there now!" Raven was shouting as she finished, but the line soon went dead. Come on, guys, get out of there...
All three stared at the entrance, waiting for the conclusion.
Back with Starfire, Robin, and Blackfire...
BANG!A laser beam came through and went through Robin's communicator. Robin turned his head to find Arthur Umbringer, dressed in Joker's purple suit. He wasn't able to make a move, as Frank had a gun in each hand, but one pointed right at Starfire's head. "Your friends were right, Robin. This whole shrine is set to blow..."
"Arthur Umbringer...I thought Beast Boy and Cyborg took care of you..." Robin tried taking a step forward, but Frank shot a warning shot which took off a couple of Starfire's red hair.
"Specialized weapons. We bought some of the technology from the Gordadians. Apparently, their weapons can kill Tamaranians..." Arthur pointed his other gun at Blackfire. "Not a step or else you become an only child..." Arthur turned his face to Robin. "You know what to do..."
Robin looked down at Starfire, who couldn't move a muscle. Clenching his fist, he hesitated, but Arthur fired another shot which scraped against her face. "Ok, fine..." Robin turned and walked back over to Frank. Taking out a key, he uncuffed Frank. He was still unconscious from Robin's final attack, so Robin started dragging him back over to Arthur. When he reached about halfway to him, Arthur spoke up again, "That's good enough."
"Do you know the difference between adults and children is? Adults are much smarter. I must say I am surprised that a handful of teenagers were able to beat all of us, but it doesn't matter now..." Arthur smirked a bit, "Put your hands behind your back and handcuff yourself."
Robin did as he was instructed. Once he finished, he knelt down onto the ground. Arthur started laughing, "Ok, Blackfire. Pick up Frank and leave with your sister." Blackfire did so begrudgingly and walked over to her sister. Starfire stood up slowly and they both moved over to the entrance of the room. Frank lowered one of his weapons and reached into his pocket. It was a small remote with only one red button. He pushed it and laughed.
"You were the real mastermind, not Frank." Robin spoke up from his kneeling position.
"Correct. It worked out easier that way. You've beaten us, Robin. Even now, there's no way for me to win, but I'm taking you all the way to hell with me..." Frank spoke up as a large BOOOOM! echoed into the room.
Explosions all over the final room went off. Blackfire pushed her sister out of the room as a very large boulder came down. Starfire looked as she stood up. She could no longer see Robin, as the boulder blocked off all view into the final room. "Starfire, let's go!" Blackfire tugged at her arm so they could leave, as several more explosions went off inside the room which housed Madame Rouge in her giant ice cube.
"I'm not leaving..." Starfire said plainly, but firmly.
"I don't have time for this..." Blackfire grabbed the back of her sister's shirt and took off in flight. The echoes of booms were all around her as she flied as fast as she could. A large boulder came down, so Blackfire swerved off to the side. She made her way past the third stage, then the second. As she neared the entrance, another explosive went off right behind her, causing all 3 to be blown forward.
Outside with Raven, Cyborg, and Beast Boy...
"Robin!!! Star!!!" Cyborg shouted as Raven had raised a dark shield to protect all of them. All 3 Titans' eyes widened as an explosion went off near the door, blowing Starfire, her sister, and Frank out of the door. They all bounced several times on the ground as the explosions finally stopped, leaving only smoke and some very large rubble behind. Raven lowered her shield and all three made their way to the others.
"Blackfire, you ok?" Beast Boy asked as she sat up and rubbed her head. She looked over at Starfire, who had also found a way to sit up. She did not stand, instead her head was dropped as tears hit the dirt. "Physically, yeah. We all are except for Frank over there."
Cyborg put handcuffs on Frank and tossed him into the back of the T-Car. He joined both of them shortly after, "If I had to guess, I'd say Arthur took Robin with him when those explosions went off."
Blackfire closed her eyes as she nodded. "Yeah, Robin's gone. Believe me when I say there was nothing we could have done..."
"Lies!!!" All four looked over to find Starfire standing, fighting to hold back more tears. "Robin is not gone. He made a promise, and Robin does not break his promises!!"
"But Star..." Beast Boy tried explaining, "I don't see how anyone could have survived that. I'm sorry, Star, but he's..."
Starfire did not let him finish his sentence as she flew back over to the entrance, which was now completely destroyed. Large boulders blocked any further entry, so she just sat by it and waited.
"In any case, we need to hand Frank over to the authorities." Raven spoke up. "What exactly happened in there?"
Blackfire began explaining the final moments in the final shrine room. She explained how Robin beat Frank, the appearance of Arthur, and how they all had escaped. As she finished, all three Titans were silent as they took it all in.
"I still don't get why he wanted me to bring Frank out." Blackfire said as she finished explaining.
"To tell the story in prison..." Raven started. She closed her eyes before continuing, "Of how the leader of the Teen Titans finally was defeated."
All four were silent for a moment. Blackfire spoke up after a minute, "Look, why don't you guys take Frank over to prison. I'll stay here with my sister for a while." Cyborg, Beast Boy and Raven all nodded in silence as they headed off to the T-Car. It started up and sped off towards the town, leaving Blackfire to help her sister come to terms with the situation. She walked up slowly to her sister's back and spoke, "Ok, enough games. What's going on inside that red head of yours?"
Starfire turned to face her sister, "I do not believe he is gone."
Blackfire was a bit surprised. "What makes you think that?"
"Because...I can still feel him beating here..." Starfire placed her hand on her chest, right where her heart was.
"You always were a hopeless romantic. How long do you intend to wait?" Blackfire asked curiously.
"As long as I have to..." Starfire smiled back as she answered her.
"Then what was with the water works earlier?!" Blackfire questioned.
"I forgot to give him back his cape..." Blackfire slapped her forehead as Starfire finished. She sighed once and thought to herself for a minute.
"Ok, I'll wait here with you. But we still need to eat and sleep, and I doubt there's a ladies room anywhere close. I'm filthy and need a shower in the worst way..." Blackfire examined her hair, it was damaged from the battle and needed serious repair work done. She sat next to her sister and both waited as the sun began to set.
Over the next several days, Starfire continued to fly back to the shrine and waited. She came back to the tower only to rest and check in. Several criminals, such as Mad Mod, Mumbo and Dr. Light, heard about the situation and stepped up efforts to take what they wanted. Blackfire gladly stepped in while Starfire waited. Several times, the other Titans tried convincing her to stop, but she was always firm about returning. There, she gladly waited. And so, life continued to go on, where we pick up our story, two weeks after the final battle...
It was dark outside of Titan's Tower. The clock read 7:30 p.m. as each Titan settled into their nightly routines. It had been a bit rough trying to return to normal, as Robin was no longer there. Beast Boy and Cyborg finally went back to playing video games, they were each bested by Blackfire and were desperately trying to improve. Raven had to spend several days in her room to recover back to 100, and Blackfire spent her days listening to new music and checking out the night life of Jump City. Starfire was back on this day, and was resting in Robin's room, his red shirts spread all over his room. She watched the night sky alone and silently.
Raven was back to reading her book, Cyborg and Beast Boy were racing each other in a video game, and Blackfire was listening to her walkman when the main door opened.
"Hey, Raven..." A male's voice spoke to her. Raven raised an eyebrow from her book, but looked up from it and fell onto the floor.
The youth waved at Blackfire who dropped her walkman to the floor. Her jaw also dropped as she stared at him.
"Hey, guys. Anyone beat Blackfire yet?" He asked the two as Cyborg took the lead from Beast Boy.
"No, dude, she's awesome at this game. You should try this, Robin..." Beast Boy said instinctively. Both of them dropped their controllers and looked up. Cyborg rubbed his robotic eye. "Am I the only one who sees him?"
Cyborg looked over at Beast Boy who shook his head. "Dude!!! You're alive!"
Robin stood there dressed in a white karate outfit. All four rushed in to hear how he had escaped. He explained he leaped into the hole that Cyborg had created when the explosions went off. He was trapped for several days, but the True Master's student, the Snake, eventually found him. It had turned out the underground caves were part of his domain, so the snake had went to investigate the explosions. He rested with the True Master for about a week and half before he set off back towards Titan's Tower.
"And now, here I am." Robin looked around the room before asking, "Where's Starfire?"
All four pointed towards the living quarters without answering. He thanked everyone and started off towards his living quarters. Beast Boy and Cyborg gave each other a high five, Raven smirked a bit and Blackfire snickered to herself for a while.
"Dudes and dudettes! This calls for a party!" Beast Boy exclaimed. Cyborg looked over and started raising his eyebrow several times. "All you can eat..."
"Breakfast Explosion!!!" They both said in unison as they headed off to the kitchen.
Robin opened his door. He walked over slowly towards his bed and the lump on one side. Starfire was sleeping peacefully and was hugging one pillow. He saw something red on her and bent down to get a closer look. Robin shook his head as she was wearing his favorite red shirt. He reached into his pocket and set something on the bedside table. He bent down and gently kissed her forehead. "Wake up, sleepyhead..."
Starfire waved her hand which caught him in his forehead. The force of it knocked Robin all the way back into his wall. Gah, even in your sleep you're a force to be reckoned with... Robin sighed and walked over to the bed again. He put his hand on her shoulder and started to shake her a bit. "Move over, I can't sleep with you in the middle..."
Starfire finally did wake up and she rubbed her eyes. She stopped for a second as her eyes gazed on Robin. She flew out of bed at him, and they both fell down to the ground. She hugged him as tight as she could. "Owww...Star...can't...breathe..."
Starfire let up and asked, "Am I dreaming?"
"No, you're not..." Robin answered back, as he raised an eyebrow.
"Are you real?" Starfire put her hands on his face and ran them up and down his cheeks.
"I think so..." Robin let her explore his face in silence as she finished. After a couple of minutes she finally let go of his face and he spoke up once more, "Do I pass?"
Starfire kissed him. They both shared it for a brief moment before she let up and finally nodded, "Yes, you pass. But do that to me again and I'll hunt you down like a glorplog..."
"Fair enough. Oh, that's right..." Robin pushed her off and sat up. He reached into his pocket and pulled out another small box. "I thought you might still be mad, so I had this made for you..."
Starfire picked up the small box and opened it. It was another bracelet, but this time in gold. She took it out and held it up to the dim light. Underneath it was engraved, "As long as we're together, we can overcome anything..."
Starfire kissed his cheek as she put it on. She flew over to his closet and pulled out a small necklace chain. Robin saw a ring sparkle from it and could only smile as he saw it. It was also gold in color and Starfire put it around his neck. Robin pressed the ring next to his chest, "Thank you."
"By the way..." Robin spoke up, "Why are you wearing my favorite shirt?" He pointed at her choice of bed attire.
Starfire giggled a bit. She spun around in a circle before answering, "Because I love the way it feels on me..." She raised her eyebrow a bit before smiling in a way which made Robin feel a bit uncomfortable with. "But if you want it back..." Starfire began tugging the shirt and pulling it over her head.
"Starfire! Don't do ... that ... here ..." Robin tried speaking, but fell silent as the red shirt fell to the floor.
"Time for your real punishment..." Starfire spoke as her bare back was exposed to the moonlight. Robin took a couple steps backward, "Uh oh..." She leaped at him and threw him to the bed, and she landed right on top of him.
Meanwhile in a city far away...
A hospital bed with a young blond girl was resting in the middle of the room. She was attached to several medical devices and was resting oblivious to her own surroundings. A man in a black and gold mask with one eyehole walked up to it. Behind him, Madame Rouge appeared at the scene.
"I take it everything went according to plan?" The man asked.
"Yes, Frank Umbringer is now in police custody and Arthur Umbringer is dead. Satellite images showed Robin returning to Titan's Tower." Madame Rouge responded.
"Excellent. My plan was to merely get back my apprentice. We shall deal with the Teen Titans another day. Tell me, how were his skills?" He asked.
"Robin's skills have improved dramatically since I last fought him. It's amazing to think he's not even in his prime yet." Madame Rouge answered.
"Yes, but you still let him win, didn't you?" The man asked.
"Of course, my dear Slade. After all, I slept with both you and Frank so they would suspect a thing." Madame Rouge smirked as she finished.
"A brilliant plan if I do say so myself. Shall we withdrawl for the evening? It'll be quite some time before Terra awakens from her comatose state." Slade asked.
Madame Rouge nodded and they both set off into the darkness.
THE END
A/N: That's the end of my first fanfiction, entitled Sacrifice. I sincerely hope everyone who has read this has enjoyed it as much as I have had writing it. Special thanks go to the following people:
ERSM333
Dragontwin
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You three continued to support me as I wrote and have been nothing but a positive influence as I've continued.
I personally don't mind continuing forward with this particular "universe", but unless there's a ton of people screaming "more, please!", I think I'll just let this one go. There's still a ton I could write, but we'll just have to see what the future holds. So, if you want more, post a review and let me know your thoughts.
If you loved or hated any part of this story, your feedback will be most appreciative. What that means plainly is that if you liked, loved, hated, or even thought it was so-so, I ask that you share your viewpoints and opinions about my story. Constructive criticism is always welcome, as well as flames. We each should be allowed to say what we want, and since I'm a very laid back person, I don't mind if you flame it to hell.
I'm going to be writing "The Forgotten" and "10 Dates" before I start on anything that's going to be close to the feel of this fanfic. Check them out if you've enjoyed my style of writing.
A super special thank you goes to Roshully, who allowed me to bounce ideas off her as well as viewpoints and opinions. You can find her stories by searching for "The First Star" and "The Fading Star" both of which are exceptional pieces.
Take care guys and gals, and I'll see you all sooner or later!
-Imagonna