DAMMIT! I had to reupload this because I noticed I had messed up and uploaded an unfinnished version... if you read this before I updated it (if you didn't I suggest you skip to the actual story because there is a minor spoiler in this uh... message...) I will tell you that there is more to Raven, Cyborg and Robins fight that you might need to read in order to not get confused later on. You can find this part just before I cut to Beast boy and Starfire at the end... so yeah... pretty near the end... (after the part where Raven turned the switch.)
Chapter 7 Nauseous
Beast boy had a hard time keeping up with Raven and Starfire who were flying ahead of him. He looked down and saw Robin and Cyborg driving their vehicles just below them. He looked back up; it was weird, he thought. He had tried turning into a lot of different birds, but no matter what he tried the whites that had been clouding his vision since that morning just wouldn't go away. Suddenly the whites exploded and covered all of his vision. He was about to panic when a loud explosion jarred his senses and cleared his vision again.
Somehow both Dr Light and Overload had decided to pay Jump-citys power station a visit at the same time. The titans had expected to find the two of them working together, but they were proven wrong instantly at their arrival.
Cy: Where they at? My sensors and that huge explosion just now say that they should be here, but I don't see them nowhere.
Beast Boy heard a noise and turned his attention toward it. He saw them.
BB: Uh, dude...
He raised his hand and pointed towards them. As he did a loud flash and a loud blow rung out through the entire station and a screaming Dr Light came flying their way.
Dr L: RAAAAAAAH!
His flight came to an abrupt end as he slammed hard into a pole right next to the titans.
Cy: Ouch... Well that's him... now where's the other one?
At that came a loud screech and an electric tower came crashing down as Overload made his entrance.
Overload: Puny humans, I will destroy you all!
Cyborg flung his hands out as if to give a hug as he said:
Cy: There he is!
BB: He just thrashed a tower! And all the power lines connected to it! What if one of those were really important!
Raven: You mean not all of them are important?
BB: Well, yeah... But if he just messed with one of my shows-
Beast boy made a fist and punched his own hand as he glared at Overload through the whites of his vision.
BB: -it's gonna be personal.
Raven: *Bored*
Star: I do hope my beloved "making-of-earthly-clothing-program" will not be affected by Overloads thrashing.
Cy: Not to mention my shows! Roadraiders, ultra-G, home derby depot, and bangers go bang!
Suddenly Dr Light blasted the titans aside as he stormed back towards the rampaging Overload.
Dr L: Out of my way! Know my wrath you ghastly over stimulated spark!
Dr Light shot a light beam at Overload who had to take a few steps back at the impact. Overload screeched in pain before he grabbed hold of a piece of scrap metal and threw it Dr Lights way. Dr Light had to avoid the large incoming object so he aborted his attack and jumped to the side. Overload took that opportunity to grab hold of the power lines of the fallen tower. By doing that he could suck some electricity out causing him to grow almost double in size, he was now well over ten feet tall. He then proceeded to tip yet another tower.
BB: NAAAAAH! STOP THAT!
Robin: There's not gonna be anything left for any of us to watch unless we stop these two now. TITANS GO!
Before the titans could reach the two villains Dr Light shot another beam at Overload. Again the big monster was forced back, but it didn't seem to do much damage after his power up.
Dr L: Blast! I need more power!
Cy: You want power? I'll give you power!
Dr Light turned at the voice coming from behind him and was met with a heavy punch which sent him flying straight towards Overload. He crashed into the electric monster and received a massive shock before falling to the ground. He tried to get back up when Overload profusely stepped on him to keep him down.
Dr L: Get off me you big buffoon!
Cyborg was about to shoot his canon again when Beast boy suddenly turned into an octopus and grabbed hold of him and the rest of the titans before any of them could make a move on the criminals. Once he'd gathered up his friends and pulled them close he quickly turned back to his human form. He kept his friends locked under his arms as he spoke.
BB: Wow, wow wait! Hold your horses.
Robin: Beats boy!?
Star: What are you doing?
Gy: Yo!?
Raven: Let. Go.
BB: Easy, guys. Look.
Beast boy nodded towards the villains as Dr Light shoot yet another beam at Overload who had to step away from him.
Raven: ...What? *irritated*
BB: Look.
Dr Light now used both his arms to shoot double bolts at Overload who turned and ran away to get cover.
Robin: ...What?
BB: Seriously?
Cy: Seriously, man, what?
Star: Friend why did you stop us when we were about to do the attacking?
BB: Dudes! Look at them go!
Raven Bent her way out of Beast boys hold.
Raven: Your point?
BB: My point!?
Beast boy let go of the rest of his friends.
BB: My point is we might not have to bust our butts over this one. They're beating each other up all on their own.
Robin crossed his arms and looked at his smiling friend sternly.
Robin: Beast boy, we didn't come here to watch a couple of criminals fight.
BB: I know but-
Robin: Look...
Beast boy looked to where Robin was pointing, which was straight ahead and up. Overload had climbed a tower to try and escape Dr Lights relentless beams. The electric creature reached for the power lines, which were now just feet over his head, to gain another power up. But before he could grab them Dr Light shifted his aim from him to the bottom of the tower.
Dr L: You will not steal any more of MY power!
There was an explosion at the base of the tower which made it fall. Overload screeched again as he fell with it. Power lines snapped and whipped around as electrical sparks flew through the air, then the tower hit the ground with a loud crash.
BB: Okay, watching bad guys beat up on each other, bad. Right. Got it.
Robin: If you got it then get out there.
BB: Yes sir, got it sir!
Beast boy fumbled a bit before he turned into a rhino and made a dash for a now laughing Dr light.
Star: Should we continue the attacking now?
Raven: I'd rather just watch for a while... *smirk*
Robin: *Sigh* Go.
Cy: Finally!
Cyborg shot his canon at Overload who were rising from the tower rubble. Dr Light turned at the sudden attack which went by him and saw a big green rhino coming his way. He quickly raised his arm to shoot at it, but just as he did the rhino turned into a rabbit and swiftly avoided every attack he shoot its way. When it was within a nine feet range from him it turned into a kangaroo which jumped straight up, made a flip and beat him down hard with its strong tail. Dr Light rolled a few feet before collecting himself and getting back up only to be faced with a couple of glowing green eyes. He was struck with a heavy punch from the strong tamaranian girl.
…...
Overload were rampaging. Robin threw his disc Grenades at him, Cyborg shot his canon and raven used her black energy to throw scrap metal at him. They all knew that hand to hand combat with this villain was no good, contact could lead to electrocution. So all they could do was push him back as they tried to figure out a plan. Somehow they had to make this guy burn-out, they had to make him wet.
…...
Dr Light were through with dodging Starfires punches and star-bolts, so he decided to do what he originally came there to do, even if his plan had been partially sabotaged by Overload. With Starfire and a green tiger chasing after him, he ran up to an electric tower. There was a strange looking machine placed at the bottom of it, and it seemed to be hooked up to the tower. Dr Light tore a small device loose from the rest of the machine and placed it on his chest. It fit perfectly. Whatever it was, it was clearly made to be connected to his suit, and as soon as it did connect, electricity coursed through Dr Lights body and he screamed loudly. Both Beast boy and Starfire stopped in their tracks and watched the screaming man in front of them, unsure of what to do.
…...
Robin and Cyborg ran towards Overload who had just managed to get hold of another power-line and grown even bigger and stronger. They were trying to do a combo attack when Overload slammed both his fists down hard, sending a wave of electricity through the ground. The titans had little time to react and were both hit by the electric wave and blown back. Raven who was soaring above the ground remained unharmed by Overloads electrical outburst. But she was getting really irritated by the fact that nothing they did seemed to face the creature.
…...
Dr Light lay motionless on the ground as steam sizzled around him. Beast boy carefully approached his seemingly unconscious form and picked up a stick, with which he poked the criminal once, twice...
BB: Phew. He's out.
Star: That was most strange... Why did he do this to himself?
Beast boy walked back up next to Starfire.
BB: He probably realized that he was no match for us and decided to take the easy way out.
Beast boy smirked when suddenly everything turned white again. Then, as if from behind a thick wall, he heard a voice calling him. Again and again it called, and gradually it got louder and clearer until he realized that it was Starfire calling out to him. Slowly the white went away as he blinked his eyes. Then he saw Starfires worried face looking down on him. Down? He quickly sat straight up, maybe a little too quickly, because now he felt dizzy again, and, also, really, really nauseous.
Star: Beast boy! Are you alright?
Beast boy rubbed his head which was a bit sore, he assumed he had hit it when he... fainted...
BB: Y-yeah, I'm fine. What happened?
Star: You were explaining the Dr Lights strange behavior when you suddenly fainted... I think...
BB: Did I really faint? Aw, man, that is so embarrassing! If Cyborg finds out I'm never gonna hear the end of it! *whine*
Beast boy caught a sound with his sensitive ears and turned his head to where Dr Light should have been lying. He was still there, only he wasn't lying anymore, he was standing, with one of his arms stretched out toward him and Starfire. His arm was glowing and gave of a low vibrating sound which intensified by the second along with the bright light. Suddenly the sound became stable and Dr Light grinned. Beast boys eyes grew wide. He ignored his nausea and with cat like reflexes moved to get out of the way, pulling Starfire along with him.
BB: STAR, MOVE!
Star: EEP!
KABOOM! Starfire and Beast boy escaped grave injuries, but they were still blown quite far away by Dr Lights sudden powered up bolt attack. At first Starfire was shocked, then she became furious. She flew straight up to Dr Light as he shoot another bolt like the one before. She avoided getting hit directly but was thrown slightly of course when it exploded in midair in a discharge of electricity. Her hands glowed with star-bolts as she yelled at the criminal.
Star: Is it not the common sense not to kick the one who is lying down!?
She began throwing star-bolts his way, but his new upgrade seemed to enfold him in some sort of dome like electric barrier, protecting him from harm. Beast Boy watched from the sidelines with a hand on his stomach. He felt like it was about to turn itself inside out. But he couldn't let his friend fight alone. He wasn't sure of how to approach the villain now that he had powered up, but he decided to just keep changing until he found an animal that could break through that shield of his. He turned into a lion and charged.
…...
Cyborg and Robin kept Overload from getting to any more of the power lines by, basically, herding him between the towers. Robin knew they had to fight Overload with water, but he realized that before they could get him near any water source, they needed to cut his power source.
Robin: Raven, there's gotta be a power switch around her somewhere, find it!
Raven: On it.
Cy: Hurry! I don't know how much longer we can keep this guy in check!
At that moment Overload brought down his hands full force again, this time however Robin and Cyborg were prepared as both titans jumped to avoid the electric shock.
Cy: HAH! You're gonna have to be more creative if you wanna beat us, Sparky!
Robin: Cyborg!
Cyborg was busy taunting the big monster in front of him, he didn't notice the small one crawling up from the ground behind him.
Robin: Watch out!
Cyborg whipped around, but the two feet tall creature was way below Cyborgs field of vision, so it took him a couple of seconds to actually notice it. He tilted his head in question at the tiny thing in front of him.
Robin tried to get to Cyborg, but before he could more mini versions of Overload crawled out of the ground to stand in his way. He turned to look at Overload and noticed that while more and more of the small creatures appeared, Overload himself was rapidly shrinking. By the time Overload was down to the same size as the rest of the monsters Both Robin and Cyborg were completely surrounded.
Cy: That's creative, I suppose. But what are these little guys gonna do?
Cyborg hunched down and reached for one of the little sparks.
Cy: They're kinda cute.
At that he poked at it and received a shock.
Cy: GYAAAH!
Robin: Don't touch them!
The mini overloads prepared to hit the ground, something both Cyborg and Robin took notice of. So when the monsters brought their tiny fists down the two titans jumped to avoid another shock. But they were out of luck, because the small creatures were making use of their great numbers by hammering at the ground out of step to keep a constant flow of electricity through it. As soon as the titans touched down they were caught in a sea of painful electricity. They screamed, but the mini overloads didn't let up on the attack, they kept it going to prevent them from getting away. The pain was intense, they couldn't escape, and as if that wasn't bad enough they could see one of the little creatures climbing a tower to get another power up.
…...
Raven searched for the switch. She had no idea what it might look like but she knew there was bound to be one. She noticed a big box on the wall of a small building in the near middle of the power station. So she flew over there as fast as she could. When she got there she could see a big sign next to the box. It read: DANGER POWER ON/OFF DO NOT USE UNLESS AN EMERGENCY. **** As she read she could hear the screams of her friends.
Raven: This is an emergency.
At that she used her powers to bend the box open and turn the switch inside of it. She turned around and noticed there were no lights coming from the city anymore. Since that meant she had done her job she wanted to quickly return to Robin and Cyborg. That's when she saw a couple of containers just standing around not a hundred feet away. She smirked.
Raven: Perfect.
…...
Cyborg and Robins eyes grew wide as the mini Overload finally made it to the top of the tower and reached it's tiny hand out to touch the power line. Botch titans shut their eyes hard and braced for a much stronger impact when they heard a familiar voice.
Raven: HEY!
Both Robin and Cyborg looked back up to see their friend clad in black and blue hover above the tower and the electric creature on it with dangerous looking bright red eyes and two big containers at either side of her, arms stretched out for better control as she kept them afloat with her powers,.
Raven: You should try putting all that energy to better use, like for swimming!
She wasted no time as she slammed her hands together above her head, the containers following her movements and crashing into each other making their contents spill, and their contents was nothing else but water. As massive amounts of water was released and came crashing down towards the ground all the mini overloads ceased their attack as they turned in realization of what was about to happen. Raven used that moment to create a round plate under her exhausted friends with her powers to raise them high over the ground as all of the electric little creatures were washed over with waves of water, screeching loudly as they finally burned out.
When the water had stopped flowing and all the little creatures appeared to be gone Raven put herself and her friends down to the ground. Robin and Cyborg supported each other as they made their way over to her.
Robin: Thanks Raven.
Cyborg: Yeah, a little longer and we would have been toast.
Raven: And what do you call this?
The boys gave each other a quick glance over, they were black with soot and sizzling with steam from their rough treatment. That's when they heard the noise of sparks. They turned around and saw a mini Overload climb a small hill of rubble, aiming to get a hold of a cut power line that was swaying over it. Both Robin and Cyborg yelled in horror.
Robin: NO!
Cy: NO WAY!
Raven gave them a look before hovering over to the little monster who had made it to the top of the rubble and was now jumping up and down to grab the line as it was too short to reach it. Just as Raven got up behind it it managed to grab it and began snickering viciously for a few seconds before realizing that nothing was happening.
Raven: Sorry, I cut the power, I prefer when it's dark.
As the creature turned towards her she put on the scariest face she could muster, with red glowing eyes and sharp teeth. She noticed the little spark beginning to shake in fear and she made herself tall as a building just for the fun of it. The creature however found it less than amusing as it began to shrink and kept doing so until it vanished. That's when Raven turned back to normal and looked back at her friends who, although happy to see her, looked about as freaked out as the last little Overload had looked a couple of seconds earlier. Raven just smiled as she walked past them.
Raven: Let's find Starfire and Beast boy and go home...
Robin: Y- yeah...
Cy: Let's...
…...
Beast boy turned into a bear, a gorilla, an elephant, a tiger, a rhino, a bull, an electric eel, a turtle, a kangaroo, a cheetah, a wolf, again and again he tried to break through the electrical barrier that surrounded Dr Light, but to no avail. Not even Starfire was able to put a single dent in it. Beast boy was out of ideas, he had tried slamming with his tail, butting with his head, ripping with his claws, kicking with his legs, ramming with his body, but nothing worked. And what was worse, for every attempt he would get more and more hurt, because touching the villains electrical dome meant getting a powerful shock. The only weakness of the electric shield seemed to be the fact that every time Dr Light attacked it had to come down. That was their loop hole, Beast boy knew it, but he simply wasn't fast enough to attack Dr Light before he could bring his shield back up. The time Dr Light needed to shoot a beam wasn't very long, making the loop hole very small. The villain laughed at how powerless the two titans were against him. Beast boy turned into a buck and rammed into him and as he did he got a shock. He had to step back from the pain as he shook his head to stay conscious. He sagged, swayed and stumbled backwards. He had been shocked many times, he felt sick, and on top of that, the whites were back, threatening to take over his field of vision yet again. Beast boy heard Starfire calling him.
Star: Beast boy!
Starfire let her guard down in worry of her friend. That's when Dr Light struck her. He shoot a beam bigger and brighter than any they'd seen so far, and it hit Starfire dead on. She was shoot, she fell unconscious and slammed hard into the ground below. Beast boy turned human.
BB: STARFIRE!
He turned to look at the laughing villain and was overcome with anger. His eyes turned into slits and he roared as he turned into a raging tyrannosaurus. He was desperate to destroy the force field that kept him from kicking Dr Lights butt, so he did the only thing he hadn't yet tried. He bit down on it, hard. He growled loudly in pain as he lifted the dome from the ground, and that's when it became clear that the dome was actually a full on orb. Dr Light was furious as he was forcefully picked up along with his defensive force field. He searched his head for a way out of his predicament, he couldn't attack Beast boy unless he removed his shield. But if he did that he would be crushed between the titans strong jaws. He got furious and felt panic starting to grow in his belly.
Dr Light: Let go you fiend!
Then he noticed the pained frown on the dinosaurs face. He smirked as he realized he didn't have to do anything at all. He just had to wait patiently for the titan to either be forced to let go because of the pain, or pass out from it.
Dr Light: Fine then, go ahead and knock yourself out, literally!
Beast boy was fighting to stay conscious. The pain was getting worse by the second and white kept creeping in from every corner. He was about to give up and let go when he heard the man laugh. His frown grew deeper, and it changed from one of pain to one of anger. He roared at the top of his lungs as he began violently shaking his head back and forth. Dr Light was mercilessly slammed around inside his own force field over and over. The man screamed in pain but Beast boy was determined not to stop or let go until the criminal was knocked out. Suddenly the device on Dr Lights chest broke and Dr light passed out as the force field finally came down. Beast boy instantly turned human and fell to his knees. He had no time to check if Starfire was okay, or if Dr Light was really out for the count as he was forced down onto his hands as well. His stomach clenched up on itself and forced its contents up through Beast boys throat and out of his mouth. He heaved and heaved until there was nothing left in his stomach but acid. He was shaking and shivering, choking and coughing as tears and sweat dripped from his face. Even when his stomach was emptied of even its acid he still kept heaving. Heaving and heaving until finally the whites took hold of his vision and he collapsed from exhaustion.
ENDENDENDENDEND
Haha! Cliffhanger! Ugh... fighting scenes are SO hard... seriously... I'ma to try and avoid any more of those from here on out... If I'll write any more... I have school and other things I want to do on my free time... So yeh there you go...
The **** is OBVIOUSLY because I do not know what the heck a sign like that would say, I don't even know if there'd be a sign like that or if it would even be possible to turn off an entire power-station with a switch... probably not, I don't know, I suck with machines and electrical stuff, and I mean SUCK!
Anyway uh... this chapter nearly killed me to death so... hope it made you happy...
