Afterburn: Part I

Arc II: Repercussions

Chapter VIII: Persuing the Unpersuible

By: mrbeans

Rated: M for some language

I would also like to credit El Queso de Maliscioso for some of the ideas in this and last chapter.

Mail Call:

El Queso de Maliscioso:

1- What can I say, I'm a nonconformist

2- I know! I already have!

3- Hey! Look up there you peanut riddled cheese ball!

4- Absolutly nothing (in english)

5- I did and I hope it worked.

Dennis was first to awake. He sat up but immediately sat back down, his head throbbing. The others woke up a minute later.

"What is bring this place?" asked Starfire. They seemed to be inside one of the hills, the entire structure was made of metal with green light cast upon upon it. There was a large machine in the center of the half sphere building that churned away and emitted a constant stream of purple smoke from one of its tubes.

"Hell" replied Elija, apparently still as unpleased as possible but over the horrific fear.

"What do we do now?" asked Dennis. Before anyone could answer, a slurping sound followed by a blue vacuum came around the corner. It was a blue cylinder with a black hose it used like a trunk. On top of its 'head' were two eyes.

"What's that!" exclaimed Cyborg at the vacuum thing.

"It's Nunu, and that means...oh no" explained Elija. All four creatures came around the bend, each one holding a bowl in its hand. "IT's GOOP TIME!!!"

The creatures filed up to the machine in the center of the room and filled their bowls with pink goop. Once their bowls were filled they began to dance; much to Elija's horror. The green one worked his way over to Elija and offered him the bowl.

"Get away from me you FREAK!" he yelled, slapping the bowl away.

The Teletubbie put its hands melodramatically on its face and gasped rather loudly. It then clapped its hands and Nunu picked him up with his trunk thing, held him over the sink, and activated the garbage disposal. Elija screamed for his life as he was slowly lowered towards the whirling blades.

Just as he was about to touch the disposal-o-doom, gun shots ripped through the air. Nunu threw Elija aside and activated a pair of machine guns.

Cyborg and Starfire burst free and began raining the now hiding Teletubbies.

"Who is shooting?" asked Dennis. His question was answered as Arnold Schwartzenegger burst through the door, mini-gun in hand.

"Teletubbies, you are mine!" he roared as he blew away the Teletubbies as they burst from their cover.

"Why is he here?" Cyborg asked/yelled as they ran over the hills, away from the Teletubbies.

"There's a showing of The Terminator on channel 97" said Elija referring to his trusty TV guide.

"What do we do now, friends?" asked Starfire.

"We go into channel 487" said Dennis.

"How do you know this?"

"The swirling portal behind us." said Elija, pointing to exactly that.

Without another thought, they walked through the portal and into channel 487.

The world around them was dark and goth-like. Castles, graveyards, and flying bats dotted the landscape.

"Where are we now?" asked Cyborg "This looks like when BB and me got stuck in Raven's mind"

"Yes, what is being on the channel 487?" inquired Starfire.

"Griff the magical vampire killer" said a voice behind them. The group simultaneously turned as Blackout was silhouetted by a flash of lightning.

Starfire's hands glowed green. "You will surrender and stop your wickedness immediately!" she demanded.

"That was very good and I would consider it if it weren't for..." he was cut off as two people, immersed in battle began fighting in-between them. "for that"

The pair of fighters were apparently Griff and a vampire. They rolled on the ground, griff sent the vampire flying with a magical blast but it absorbed it with its cloak.

"Now" continued Blackout "I must go as they will soon be finished" he gestured to Griff and the vampire.

"Fire Arrow!" yelled Griff as he pulled out a bow from nowhere and shot the flaming projectile. It hit the vampire who proceeded to melodramatically combust.

Griff got up and noticed Dennis, Starfire, Cyborg, and Elija. "Hello! Have you come to help me in the epic struggle against THE VAMPIRE MENICE!!!" he boomed, making a series of spastic motions.

"Uhhh...no" said Cyborg

"But you must help! For only in the great numbers can we defeat THE VAMPIRE MENaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh" he said as a bullet hit him in the back.

From the battlement of a nearby castle, Blackout threw back the bolt of his sniper rifle to eject the empty shell. "So annoying" he said looking down at Griff as he got back up.

"How did the man of the vampire slaying survive the being shot?" asked Starfire as Griff got up.

"It's television" explained Elija "The hero can't die"

"Come!" said Griff "You must aid me in my eternal battle against the..."

"Lets leave now" said Dennis. Everyone agreed and made their way towards the castle.

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"Is it ready yet!?!" boomed Blackout as he came down the tower stairs into the lab Control Freak had set up.

"I, Control Freak, have toiled for hours, spending blood, sweat, and tears on my greatest creation yet!" said Control Freak, not missing an opportunity to ramble.

"Just tell me if its done!" demanded Blackout

"Yeah, its done" said Control Freak.

"Good. Now, some of the Titans are coming so go get that laser sword thingy, the...uhm"

"Hyperactive pure energy light sword?"

"Yes, that"

Control Freak ran off to get his energy sword and returned a minute later just as Cyborg, Starfire, Elija, and Dennis burst into the dungeon.

"Your evil plan is over Blackout!" shouted Elija in a very Mace Windu like way "By the authority of the Crisis Response Team, I hear-by put you under arrest!"

"Is that so?" said Blackout "Control Freak, attack!"

Control Freak activated the laser sword and leapt at the group, landing in the middle. He raised the quad-bladed weapon and Cyborg hit him over the head, knocking him unconscious.

"Big surprise there" muttered Blackout, leaping up and grabbing the sword.

He whirled the laser sword around with masterful accuracy, reflecting Star's star-bolts, blocking attacks from Cyborg and Elija who had both grabbed spears from the wall.

"Dennis!" yelled Cyborg, struggling to parry Blackout's attack "Turn off the machine!"

Dennis ran past the battle at surprising speed and up to the counsel for Control Freak's machine.

Blackout was beginning to tire from fighting three people at once. He failed to parry one of Cyborg's attacks which struck him in the side. Elija gave him a kick in the gut as he stumbled and Starfire sent her eye beams at him.

Blackout was blown into the opposite wall. He got up quickly as the three heroes ran towards him and turned down a hallway. Elija was first to reach the hallway, gun ready, as Blackout came to a dead end.

"Turn around NOW!" yelled Elija.

Blackout slowly turned around he was standing in a beam of light so the spasms he was having were clearly visible. He began to twitch violently, try to stop and failed, reverting to spasming again. He collapsed to the floor as the seizures worsened. Then, without warning, the twitches stopped.

"Put you hands up and stand slowly" ordered Elija.

Blackout stood up; he was out of the beam of light so only his silhouette was visible.

"Come forward!"

He walked into the light and everyone gasped. Standing in the light was not Blackout, but Beast Boy.

That's how its done!

-mrbeans