DC Teen Titans
The non-original characters belong in this story belongs to and copyrighted to the DC Comics and any partners of DC Comics. Teen Titans is created by Bob Haney, George Kashdan, and Bruno Premiani and they first appeared in the Brave and the Bold #54 July 1964.
Chapter 2
Gotham City, Gotham General Hospital
Batman and Red Robin finally to the blood facility where they ran into Hush who was gather AB+ blood packs.
"Thomas Elliot! Drop the bags of blood and come in quietly we have some questions for you to answer!" Batman told him pulling out a batarang from his utility belt.
"Now Richard you should know that I always have back up plan," Hush told them as shadows appeared from the deep dark room it was members hooded members of some kind of cult.
"No it can't be your working with him?! Now it's making complete sense!" Red Robin said pulling out is Bo Staff.
"I bid you gentlemen ado!" Hush gently bows before vanishing into the hooded members of the cult.
Before Batman and Red Robin could act Robin entered through he tosses two of batarangs slamming them into four of the hooded members' head knocking them down.
"Well don't just stand there we have to stop these freaks!" Robin scolded the duo.
Robin charges towards the cult of members he flips over one of the men before side kicking one that was coming up behind. He ducks as two of the tried to punch the boy wonder, but he was too quick he kicks one of them at the bottom of their heel breaking it before elbowing another.
Batman tried to go after Hush, but he path cut off my 6 of the cult members. "Dammit this is going to take some time, but we need to stop them before this gets out of control!" Batman thought as two of them came charging towards him, but it was no use Batman was too fast and graceful for them as he somersaults over the men before double kicking two of them in the face knocking them out. Even though Dick was Batman now he still was a Flying Grayson whether he's Batman, or Nightwing that those skills carried on between the mantles.
Red Robin spins his Bo Staff around knocking three men down before pushing his commutator to call Cyborg for help.
San Francisco, California: Titan Towers
The headquarters of the Teen Titans the tower beamed in the sun's radiance glow. Inside of the tower a signal beeped on the Titans Computer Cyborg wasn't away from the computer he runs over to the computer turning on the commutator. It was a call from Red Robin Cyborg answers the call from his teammate.
"This is Red Robin; Cyborg can get me a satellite search of Gotham General Hospital?" Red Robin asked Cyborg.
"This is Cyborg I can get a satellite search! Is it for Hush?" The half human half machine teen asked him.
"Yes I need a radius location he can't have gone that far!" Red Robin told him punching another cult member in the face.
Cyborg pulls up a satellite image map of Gotham City. He zooms into Gotham General Hospital, but he couldn't pull up any camera in the area radius they were all shut down. "Bad news Red Robin, I can't track Hush from this end he must've shut down the camera's or short circuit them he's one step ahead of us!"
"Dammit that's not good!" Red Robin responded flipping over another before kicking one in the gut, "Alright do have reading on the Titans here in the hospital I need location status now!"
"We'll do!" Cyborg turns on each member of the Titans' location devices showing an image of where each member was located at the time, "I have all eyes on all of you!"
"Good call in Superboy to see if he can get to Hush before we lose his trail!" Red Robin told Cyborg.
"Superboy come in!" Cyborg called Superboy over the Titans' communicator.
"Superboy here, but I'm alittle busy at the minute!" Superboy told Cyborg covering behind laser fire trying to protect some of the employees. Superboy finally braces from the cover his eyes radiate intense heat red as he releases them from his eyes knocking the men down melting their guns as well. One guy got up removing his robes showing a muscular bound man his eyes pulsates in a demonic red his body veins blood red he charges towards the Teen of Steel. "Oh damn!"
The man punches the teen sending him flying through several walls through the hospital the last wall created a crater as the walls falls down upon him. Superboy pulls the crater of debris and rocks he shakes himself off. "Man that hurt! What does that a steam train that hit me?!" He wipes the blood dripping from his mouth as he dusts himself off. The swole man arrived where he punched Superboy as he charges towards him again Superboy braces holding the man off.
"Superboy come in is everything alright?" Red Robin asked his best friend. Over time Tim and Connor became close friends being on both Young Justice and Teen Titans they had mutual respect for one other and unspoken love. Tim remembers how Connor gave his life for the world battling Superboy-Prime during the Infinite Crisis. The loss of Superboy hurt everyone involved including Cassie and Tim himself he knows that Superboy can handle himself even after being brought back to life Tim was always worried he could lose his best friend all over again.
Superboy couldn't answered he had his hands full playing tug and war with the unknown super strong man. He levitates above giving him an edge throwing him down creating a dent where the man once stood, but it wasn't enough to put him down as the man gets up and send another devastating blow to Superboy knocking him back into the wall.
Superboy was angry and this time he wasn't holding back this time the man tried to punch him, but this time the man's punch was blocked the man was confused a snarling confusion came from the man's face trying to punch Superboy had created an Telekinetic Force-Field using his Tactile Telekinesis it pushes the man back sending a shockwave through the room pushing back the man knocking him down. Superboy eyes changed into a pulsing luminosity electric ice blue his telekinesis pulses through the room. The rocks, metals, glass anything in the room created a vortex surrounds the muscle man as Superboy commands his telekinesis it wraps the muscle bound man as he tries to fight back, but it was no use Superboy had trapped him as he melts the bars around him.
"Superboy!" Red Robin called out to him again, "Superboy come in over!"
Superboy kneels down huffing and puffing from exhaustion of the use of his Tactile Telekinesis. He gives finally answers the comm-link, "I'm here I'm fine Tim I had to fight some almost super powered Bane guy but this one was different!"
Cyborg was still listening over the communicator pondering about the description of what Superboy was telling them.
"Okay make sure that guy doesn't go anywhere! Then make sure the workers and patients are safe!" Red Robin told Superboy before shutting over his comm-link.
Superboy picks up the man and pushes him against the wall wrapping another metal bar as he heat beams them to the wall before flying away.
Starfire and Wonder Girl had their hands full with the downstairs lobby and entrance the men were letting up Wonder Girl grabs two hostages moving them from safety while Starfire covers her throwing a Starbolt at the ground creating a puff of smoke from the Starbolt's explosion.
"Go! I have them!" Starfire told her as Wonder Girl was able to fly them outside where GCPD had a area from the hostages while they fight off the mobsters shooting preventing them from helping the Teen Titans.
Wonder Girl descends from the Gotham's skies placing the hostages in the care of the emergency care unit. Maggic Sawyer walks up the Demi-Goddess of daughter of Zeus along with Harvey Bullock. Wonder Girl wraps her golden lasso back around her waist belt as she greets the two GCPD officers.
"Inspector Sawyer and Detective Bullock," Wonder Girl greets them wiping some of the sweat off her forehead.
"Wonder Girl it's good that your team is here, Gotham City been busy since the Final Crisis incident and "Batman's" death," Maggie thanks Wonder Girl Harvey toss his cigarette on the ground as he exhales the last smoke of tobacco.
"We're glad to help, but do you have any idea why blood bags been going missing from the hospitals?" Wonder Girl wondered.
"No we have no idea, but we here a tip that Thomas Elliot is back in town AKA the Hush, who know with that crazy nut job doctor he might be pulling another plastic surgery job who knows with these whack-O's in this town it's no wonder the town hasn't went to complete hell," Detective Bullock explained.
"Wonder Girl this is Cyborg calling from the Titan Tower come in?!" Cyborg called over the comm-link as Wonder Girl excuse herself from the two officers she pulls her right hand up to her right ear to answer.
"Wonder Girl here!" She answered.
"I have news Red Robin did say it was Hush attacking the hospital, but the strange thing is what Superboy reported over he said one of the men was mutated or something he said the veins were pulsating crimson red like blood that could only mean one thing…" Cyborg brief the understand team leader about the situation.
"Hush wasn't working alone that means…he was!" Wonder Girl exclaimed remembering one of the villains the Titans fought numerous times, "Hold on Cyborg!" She walks over to the officers after the briefing with Cyborg.
"Have you've found any news?" Maggie asked.
"Yes I want to ask you did a church open up here in Gotham City recently?" Wonder asked the confused inspector. She didn't understand what a church had to do with any of this.
"I don't know, but I don't think this is the time to ask about what religious church opened up around here!" Maggie snapped, "With all due respect Wonder Girl you're religion is you're busy!"
That's not what I meant Inspector this is a very important question because I think we figured out why they need so much blood and why Hush was called in!" Wonder Girl explained. Harvey pondered until he remembers a new church did open up in the slums district of Gotham City close to Crime Alley the famous site of tragic deaths of Martha and Thomas Wayne.
"I remember," He told them both, "Yeah I saw a church opening down in the slum district next to Crime Alley I was driving pass on my home there were some nuns handing out fliers, but I didn't pay it no attention, but what does this church have anything with the attack on Gotham General Hospital?"
"That church is more than it seems it's the…Church of Blood at least a makeshift one at least. They set up in Gotham City!" Wonder Girl told them, "It's a cult run by Brother Blood they worship the demon Trigon!"
"Trigon?!" His named alarmed Maggie Sawyer she heard about Trigon while working on a special case in Metropolis. She was working out in the field she found a young woman running from a group of people the Special Unit squad was able to seduce them and save the girl she remember the girl telling her how she was a runaway and that they promise to take good care of her. She recalled entering the place as the kept chanting blood and then once they told her she was going to be the wife of Trigon the new wife the girl was able to escape and ran into Metropolis Special Unit it was a hard story to believe until the Teen Titans fought with Trigon.
"Wait who's this Trigon person, some demon guy?" Harvey was clueless to who Trigon was, nor did he really care much to the annoyance of Maggie she rubs both her eyes in frustration.
"Trigon is Raven's father one of the members of the Teen Titans we fought him on numerous occasions he's always tries to his daughter to spread evil across the Earth and then destroy it, but Raven always fought back, but we don't have enough man power to cover the hospital and track Hush and search out the church!" Wonder Girl explained she wondered what plan of action to take.
Back inside of the hospital's blood bank room, Red Robin along with the dynamic duo finished off the men tying them up for the GCPD to find them. Red Robin searches for clues anything to help him find Hush he saw a piece of dirt moist and wet he picks up and places it in a small ziplock bag.
"It's a good thing I was here to back you up!" Robin boosted Red Robin and Batman wasn't impressed they told him to stay in the Batcave but of course Damian refused to listen to them.
"What are next move?" Batman asked Red Robin.
"I have to get back to Batcave and scan this sample of dirt I picked up maybe you and boy wonder of there can track Hush still? His trail still has to be fresh. He couldn't have gotten away that quick," Red Robin responded.
"Titans we have a situation!" Wonder Girl called over her comm-link, "We found out there's a Church of Blood here in Gotham!" The news shocked all of the Titans none more so than Raven and Best Boy her past connect a lot with the Church of Blood most likely they be after her next.
"Where is it located at?" Cyborg asked as Raven and Best Boy joined in the command center.
"The slum district of Gotham City next to Crime Alley we'll have to split into teams for this one again!" Wonder Girl continued.
"I have to get to the Batcave to scan some of clues we found and Batman and Robin are searching for Hush, with known locations he could be!" Red Robin explained to Wonder Girl so she was up to date with the situation.
"Okay me and Starfire will go investigate the Church Superboy you and Kid Flash help with the victims then head to the Batcave with the mystery guy Cyborg have Best Boy on standby I'll call if we need him!" Wonder Girl commanded the team, "Alright Titans GO!"
Wonder Girl was just about to take off until Maggie called out for her she turns back around giving the inspector her full attention, "Anything else I can help you with inspector?"
"I'm going with you girls!" Maggie told her.
"I don't know the people seem to need you here more than me and Starfire do!" Wonder Girl was baffled by bringing Maggie Sawyer with her, but she have worked with Metropolis Special Unit and now part of GCPD she look likes she could handle her giving Wonder Girl that I'm going whether you like it or not.
"You girls need back up plus GCPD is stretched then as it is Batman and Robin can't be around all the time plus Bullock got it covered!" Maggie gave a convincing reason, "Plus who knows what this cult is up too!"
"Okay fine you can come," The demi-goddess finally gave in offering her a hand to fly with her. Maggie flown plenty of times with heroes holding her, but she was still nervous to fly even in a plane, "Alright hold on tight!"
Wonder Girl slowly levitates from the street pavements of Gotham City, Maggie holds on tight as Starfire meets them in the sky her fiery red orange hair lights up the dark skies of Gotham City.
"What is the plan now?" The tamaranean princess asked Wonder Girl.
"We'll head to the church of blood Harvey Bullock said that there was a new church opening down in slums district next to Crime Alley, it's our best chance to figure out what Hush is really up to," She explained as they headed towards the direction of Crime Alley.
"What about Raven?" Starfire questioned, "We have to remember if the church is back operating out of Gotham City it would be logical that the Church of Blood will attack the Tower to get Raven again!"
"I thought of that, Cyborg has the Titans Towers in lockdown mode no gets in or out so Raven should be safe from the cult for now at least!" Wonder Girl explained as Maggie's grip tightens around her more, "How are you doing inspector?"
Maggie had her eyes closes for the most part she didn't want to look she just wanted them to hurry up and get to the church so she'll be safely placed on solid ground, "Um…I'm doing okay I just want us to hurry up and get there!"
"Okay hold on inspector!" Wonder Girl warned her as she and Starfire increased their flight speed.
Back at the Titans Towers Cyborg had begun the Tower lockdown procurers. The Titans Tower was fortified nothing could get in or out without alarming the Titans or Cyborg who was plugged in to the systems.
Makeshift Church of Blood, Gotham City
The Church of Blood was demonic church of Trigon, had grown over the past few days members were coming in everyday it was pleasing to the cult none more so than Brother Blood he back for revenge on the Teen Titans, but none more so than Raven; Trigon's daughter he wanted her to his and his alone no matter what he will have Raven he set his plans into a motion a priestess walks over to Brother Blood who was bathing in the Pool of Blood that was brought over to the building he had to soak and rejuvenate his powers.
"My lord Blood…" The priestess called out to him he knew what it meant he got out of the pool of blood as she wraps robes around him he walks over to crystal orb he looks at it into it he sees Raven of the Teen Titans mediating in her room.
"Excellent she's vulnerable now it's time to set my plans into motion!" He smiles licking the blood from the side of his face off he takes the cup of blood and pour it on the crystal orb the crimson blood splashes on the orb engulfing it in. It glows red giving Brother Blood the signal as she chants over the orb creating a nightmare for Raven. He sits back and enjoy the show.
Raven was in her room chanting she offends mediate to keep her powers under control and in check. It was an unsettling feeling to know that the Church of Blood was back the last time they fought, it cause the resurrection of her father Trigon and she nearly destroyed her teammates. The unsettling thought caused Raven to levitate along with her bed and belongings in the room she could feel Brother Blood and her father's hold on her growing stronger, but what she didn't realized was her thoughts were affecting her powers she was generating a dark aura energy around her. The tower begins to shake and pulse causing Beast Boy and Cyborg some discomfort. Beast Boy struggles to get up he finally manages to get up he run towards Raven's room he can feel her powers wilding out of control he bust opens the door to see Raven crying holding herself as the dark aura surrounding her engulf her.
"Raven!" Beast Boy calls out to her she couldn't hear him as she tries to walk closer to her. Her powers created a vortex her belongings in her room were an obstacle course that Beast Boy had to get through to reach her, "Raven hold on I'm coming for you!"
Raven couldn't hear Beast Boy calling out to her. She was too far gone and lost she let her fear take control of her she just vision herself walking down the aisle wearing a white priest robe dress with a cape vale that two members of Church of Blood were carrying she looks down at the floor covered in blood it was enough to makes someone throw up she cries as she looks up she sees her friends hung on the stone wall struggling to free themselves to stop her from getting marry.
The worst was seeing Beast Boy he was nearly beaten to death Brother Blood had him chained and gagged so he can watch Raven walk down the aisle as fire erupts around the ceremony she couldn't believe she was back at the altar getting married to Brother Blood her worst nightmare.
"You look ravishing my darling," Brother Blood told her as he politely hold his hands out for her she was hesitated to grab his hand, but her friends were in danger and she'll do whatever she could do to save them even if it means marrying Brother Blood she takes his hand as he gently walks her up the stairs in front of a priest that Brother Blood control, "Now nothing will stop our union this time my love!" he kisses her hand it sent chills down her spine she was disgusted by the idea she was going to be his wife.
Beast Boy struggled to get up but two of the cult members were holding him Raven wanted to help, but couldn't risk her friends safety. Brother Blood took a golden cup it was filled with blood he takes a sip and smiles as the blood drips from the sides of his lips he hands it to Raven she cries grabbing the cup before she could take a sip she heard an echo.
"Raven!" The echo called out to her she looks around, but didn't see anyone or anything, "Raven! You are stronger than this!" She didn't understand what's was happening she had to protect her friends…suddenly a hand stopped her from a taking a sip from the cup within that moment everyone froze Raven looks down at her reflection in the cup of blood it was Beast Boy, but it was impossible he was nearly beaten to death now he's talking to her.
"Impossible you can't be here!" Raven shouted, but it wasn't it really Beast Boy she was overcome with joy to see him.
"Surprise to see me?" Beast Boy asked her as she nods yes, "Rachael it's a trap you're not really here it's some hypnotic suggestion that's making you think it's real using your powers against you!"
Raven knew Beast Boy was telling her. Her mind had been played by Brother Blood to weaken her will so he would be able to control her, but thanks to Beast Boy she knew it wasn't real, "Thank you Garth…" She kisses him as they share a passionate kiss, Brother Blood interrupted them.
"No you can't do this she will be mines!" He told the two Titans as they back away from him Raven hold tight to Beast Boy's hand and doesn't let go. Brother Blood shoots a blood beam at the both of them sending them flying back falling off the altar.
"Raven, don't let go of my hand remember you are in control here this is your mind so kick his ass so we can go home!" Beast Boy told her.
Brother Blood wasn't pleases at the church and the illusion surrounding it shattered around them a pool of blood surrounded them as he slowly walks towards Raven Beast Boy stood in front of them.
"You have no power here boy!" Brother Blood tells him as he generates blood surrounding Beast Boy and Raven, "You can't protect her she belongs to me and if I have to kill you to get the job done then so be it!"
"I won't let you hurt her!" Beast Boy told him as he turns to Raven kneeling with her covering her from the attacks that was about to be delivered, 'She isn't yours to own I love her! Because I love her I do whatever it takes to protect her from you!"
"That's so sweet, but she belongs with me and the Church of Blood and you will die!" Brother Blood boasted as she unleashed a barrage of blood on top of Beast Boy it's like missiles slamming the teen as he did his best to protect Raven from the incoming attack, "Raven, my darling this will only stop if you come and be mine! I will have you one way or another!"
Brother Blood laughed enjoying the pain from Beast Boy he tries to his best to protect Raven, but the pain was getting to him. "Beast Boy! Garth it's okay you can't keep this up!" Raven was worried, but Beast Boy wouldn't stop protecting her.
"Raven are how selfish are you?" Brother Blood questioned Raven's decision she was so frighten and scared she couldn't get a control of herself.
"What if he's right?!" Raven thought she saw the pain that Beast Boy was in. She felt helpless that she couldn't do anything for Beast Boy, "I don't think I can do it!"
"Rachael, you can…you can do this!" Beast Boy tells her. She shook her head furiously no his hand reaches her face as he cup the side her face letting her feel his love though his hand stroking the cheek, "Remember Raven this is your mind you can do this I believe in you! Because I believe you can be good not evil like Brother Blood wants or your father I understand…it must be scary to let yourself enjoy emotions, but you do…more harm bottling them up! Trust in yourself and trust in me I told you I won't let go of you now or never!"
Those words ignited Raven, a bright white glow shined throughout stopping Brother Blood's attack. The glorious luminosity white light was bright enough to push back Brother Blood her robes transformed into a white cloaked full dress outfit.
"The light is so bright!" Brother Blood hissed and moaned from the light.
Raven looks down Beast Boy smiles still holding her hand, "Thank you for believing in me Garth!" Raven turns to face Brother Blood her eyes glows radiance white, "Brother Blood get out of my mind this is my mind I control this and you don't belong here!"
"No you belong to me! You always will!" Brother Blood roared back.
"Not this time now get out of my mind!" Raven responded as her Soul-Self emerges from her body creating a powerful white raven.
"My dear you know your Soul-Self can't affect me!" Brother Blood told her smiling creating two orbs of blood from his hands, "You can't defeat me!"
"I can because this is my mind and you're not really here so begone!"
The white raven gawks before he flies towards Brother Blood he tries to shield himself with his blood, but couldn't the white raven shatters the blood and Brother Blood as well he disappears screaming in pain.
The white light exploded Raven opens her eyes she was back at the Titans Tower her room was destroyed and trashed, but she didn't care she was looking into Beast Boy's green eyes he was holding her she smiled as he smiles back at her, "Hi…"
"Hi yourself," Beast Boy responded as he helps her up. She hugs him before that share a passionate kiss. Cyborg walked in the room interrupting their kiss embarrassing Raven.
"Raven I'm glad you're safe," Cyborg greeted her with a hug, "I should've caught on that Brother Blood was attacking you through your mind."
"No Victor it was my fault I let my powers and emotions grow out of control leaving me vulnerable to be attack by Brother Blood, it seems like his gotten stronger since his resurrection he won't stop until he gets me to marry him and open the portal to bring Trigon to Earth," Raven explained taking the fault as her own.
"Well it's over to now," Beast Boy told them smiling back at Raven holding her hands, "Raven the Titans will always be here for you!"
"I know, but we have to prepare for the worst I did gather enough information from Brother Blood he's in Gotham City for sure and Hush went to asked Brother Blood for help he agreed," Raven explained to her teammates.
"But what's Hush's plans beside attack random factions of blood he has to have a reason for it because he went through all of this to get Red Robin's attention and used the Fearsome Five to bring Red Robin back to the United States then the Titans goes to Gotham City and he brings in Brother Blood as well along with the Church of Blood we have real situation," Beast Boy pondered.
Back at the makeshift Church of Blood the crystal orb shattered knocking Brother Blood down as a few of the priestess helps him up. His angry was outraged Raven was able to push back his influences over her thanks to Beast Boy.
"My lord, are you alright?" the priestess asked.
"Yes it looks like I need more time for my powers to recuperates her will gotten strong since I've been gone," He smiles, "I do love a challenge!"
"My lord, Hush has arrived," the priest told him as Hush walks in to be greeted by Brother Blood.
"Hush you've returned have you gathered everything you needed?" Brother Blood asked as a priestess gives him the cup of blood he takes a sip from the cup.
"Yes it's time to put our plans into action…" Hush told Brother Blood as they both smile with their plans infusion and the Teen Titans in scramble it was a good day.