Hello everyone i have another chapter here for you to enjoy. I do not own Teen Titans. I do apologize in advance if this chapter's tenses are confusing or don't match with the last ones. A reviewer told me that earlier my shift in tense was confusing. So i decided to see if the chapter is better in present tense or if i should change everything to past tense. I know it's a beginner's mistake but i don't want anyone too baffled by my writing. So mind letting me know which is better? Thanks so much and here is ch 12. :) :)
Chapter 12: Interrupted
Kiara could not think straight. Her mind is lost in a fog. Nothing made sense except that she wanted to hurt someone. Now she could not remember who, but that person had insulted a friend- at least that's what she thought. Locking her fierce glare on Beast boy's dark eyes a shiver ran into her spirit. At first she is beyond afraid, in fact she had never been more afraid in her life. On the other hand, she felt a strange sense to protect a precious person from the green one. Why she felt this conflicting urge to fight; that warred with her instincts to run for the hills puzzled her.
Beast boy are also befuddled. He could not remember why he was so angry at the boy in his jaws. His instincts told him to protect pack, but which one was threatening his pack? The sweaty and beaten boy in a shimmering eagle-lion's beak, or the menacing figure behind him in the shiny suit; who is the bigger threat?
The whispered murmurs did not help the confusion for the transformed boy and girl. They had no understanding of the words spoken. Instincts had not led them wrong before, so they decided to get answers the only way they knew how: to fight. BB dropped the arm at the same time as Kiara dropped the leg. The movements too fast to see; more screeching growls and snarls echo off the silent roof. Even Slade cannot think about trying to break up this fight. For once they were all on the same page.
"Okay can someone tell what is going on?" Blackfire whispers her hands behind her back. The last one they expected to respond gives her an answer. No one could help but stare at the man as he spoke.
"It is quite simple my alien outcast. Kiara and your veggie-addicted comic relief are engaged in a territorial battle for dominance. Unless they both come to their senses soon, one of them could," Slade trails off too stunned to continue. Everyone winces after teeth shattering crack is heard from Kiara. She twists her head and shoulder around Beast boy's front claws to tear into his forearm. Panting from the pain of a bleeding arm he snarls and shoves against her shoulder almost ripping it out of her socket.
"What happens next? Tell us now! I can't take the suspense anymore," Aqua lad shouts gripping a fistful of hair. Another series of snarls and cat-like hisses drown out the gasps. Slade has to turn away as BB clenches Kiara's right hind leg in his fangs. A salty rust tang fills the air. It takes Robin, Aqua lad, and Blackfire a few seconds to realize the scent and they replied at once, "blood. They are bleeding."
Star began to cry. Bumblebee hugs her knees to her chest unable to look at the battle. Menos and Mas huddle together mumbling in Spanish trying to convince themselves it could not be blood. Raven had to mediate if not her emotions would boil over; she could not afford to lose control right now. Cyborg places his hand on Terra's shoulder letting her lean into him and cry. Aqua lad covers his eyes whenever the brawl got too close.
Slade is the one person there who could stare at the bleeding teens without feeling like he was about to throw up. He wonders how long this could last. What if the next slash, crunch, shove etc. proved fatal? Just when his life seemed to have a crack of sunshine cruel reality had to snatch it away. Was it not bad enough he had lost her? Why did he have to lose Kiara too?
The sickened spectators are beyond relief to be interrupted. The interruption is unexpected and as for the people delivering it; they'd have preferred to see them any time but now. Soldiers from Tamaran surround the battling "couple". Various guns out armed and ready to fire found themselves airborne. Kiara is in no mood for a break. Her inner-personality surges to the surface she lungs at the nearest Tamaran shredding him with silver-blue electricity covering her and tearing into the poor Tamaran.
Beast boy is in no mood to be interrupted either. He still needs an answer to his questions: why had he started fighting and what should be done with the girl and the shiny man? The Tamaran soldier shivers and shudders on the ground from the shock. Kiara hears a voice in her head, "Tear him apart. Tear the green boy apart and make sure he never hurts sensei ever again."
"Wait a minute," Robin gasps. "What are they doing here? How did they get here; I thought their ship was blown up."
Five Tamaran soldiers raise dark red laser guns and fired long lime-green tentacles at Kiara and Beast Boy. This is a grave mistake. In the transformed teens' minds fighting the other is no longer the biggest threat; now tearing apart the green men with the guns is their first priority. Before anyone could stop her; Starfire charges in between the tangle of thrashing bodies, thorn sharp talons, and wild animalistic instincts which screams hurt anything that comes close to me. It took Blackfire two seconds to join her sister; she figures she knew why they were here.
Starfire shouts in her native tongue for the Tamaran guards to stop. Unfortunate no one could understand what they were saying. Raven notices three of the guards grip their guns so tight she could see their knuckles turn white. Trying to hold two confused, bleeding, and enraged creatures is proving to be quite difficult. If Kiara and Beast boy did not calm down soon those guards could kiss their limbs goodbye.
Meanwhile the guards continue to argue with the Tamaran princess and the exiled princess until they had no choice but to concede. The captain commands the guards to let the creatures go. In a minute the bloody teens were free. Kiara spreads her wings wide her eyes glowing scarlet and hazel. Beast boy's eyes also seemed to glow as he snarls so loud the ground shakes a little under everyone's feet.
Slade takes a tentative step forward. Kiara has her back to him but Beast boy did not. He snarls even louder, if that is possible and lunges forward. Kiara swings her wings forward silver-blue electricity shooting straight for him. Starfire deflects most of it with her star-bolts but some manage to get past her.
Beast boy whips his head at Kiara with murder in his eyes. Raven and Blackfire recognized that this girl was not Kiara. Her entire stance, physical appearance, and her aura were more ruthless, frigid, uncompromising, and above all she looks as if she wants to spill everyone's blood right at that moment. This blood thirst scares them to no end.
"Hello Sensei, We have not met yet my name is Magnet. I am here to be your loyal apprentice no matter what. I do apologize for the lapse in judgment and uncontrollable rage earlier. I do not what came over me. So I'm sorry Titans for scaring the crap out of you and making your friend bleed. I would be lying if I said I did not want to do this again; without the bleeding and traumatizing your other friend over there. Star do you think you can tell your space buddies to back away, so I can leave with my Sensei? I would prefer to not have to break any bones tonight."
"Can you leave without shedding the blood of my friends, Miss Magnet?" Starfire asked wary of this sudden change in attitude. Raven kept silent afraid of what this Magnet girl would do to her or her friends. Raven knew Magnet was Kiara's polar opposite. Where Kiara was fun-loving, Magnet was serious. Where Magnet was frigid, Kiara was warm and open. Raven found it hard to believe happy-go-lucky, upbeat, and playful Kiara could have such a serious, almost prideful, and inflexible personality inside her.
The gryphon turns away from Beast boy. Was she ignoring rule number one of fighting; never turn your back on your opponent? She leaps in front of the teens before turning her head and shocking the Tamaran guards with her electricity, which seems to have a magnetic quality to it. Magnet stalks toward Raven licking her lips as if she was a juicy piece of steak waiting to be eaten. Blood dripping from her beak it curls into a lopsided grin that scares the crap out of Raven and just about everyone else. After the brief staring contest she hops over to her Sensei now acting like a happy kitten rather than the frigid, calculating, serious person she was a moment ago.
Unaware of any kind of pursuit Magnet and Kiara are caught unprepared to feel the agony of fangs in their left wing as they are yanked away from their most trusted person in the world. Robin and Bumblebee were beginning to consider knocking one of them out just to end this fight. However, Blackfire beat them to it. She blasts Magnet in the back of the head with all her might. At first it looks like she would go down, but then Magnet shakes herself much like a dog does after getting a bath and her gaze froze everyone with the killing intent.
Slade would have been impressed but now he just wanted the fight to end. The Titans had much to learn about Kiara/Magnet's past but now was not the right time. Beast boy the first to recover barrels into Kiara; knocks the wind out of her, holding her wings to the ground, and sits on her back. Animalistic screeches of rage echo off the roof. B.B. refuses to move in fact he lies on top of her as she continues to thrash, snarl, and try to tear his forearms from their sockets. Slade makes a move that could be fatal. He walks up to Beast boy and lays his hand on Kiara/Magnet's head rubbing behind her ears to calm her down.
A deep rumbling growl is heard from B.B. Robin, Raven, Aqua lad, and Speedy are certain B.B. will attack Slade why else would he be growling? That is upon closer inspection they all see the truth.
"If you relax and do not respond to her killing intent then she should sense your change in emotions and relax as well of course this is just a theory," Slade explains while rubbing Beast boy's head. Starfire realizes the rumbling is purring. Beast boy's shoulders remain somewhat tight but the rest of his body relaxes.
The scarlet in Magnet's eyes is replaced with blue-violet once again. Raven can sense the return of reason to both bloody teens. When Beast boy leans into Slade's hand the scarlet returns as Magnet tries to bite his head off. His response is to bite Magnet/Kiara on their right shoulder drinking the blood that flows from the bite.
Beast boy growls in a demanding way; a rainbow of colors surrounds them as emotions surge everywhere. It settles on a violet (friendship), blue-green (weak), and red-violet (intuition) bubble with a brief flash of pink (love) from both Magnet/Kiara and Beast boy. Slade can sense the surrender in Magnet, Kiara's acceptance, and Beast boy's independence which does seem dominating and yet supportive at the same time. Beast boy steps to the side and Kiara whines. He rolls over on to his back and Kiara and Magnet seem eager to jump on his stomach.
She licks the opposite shoulder and opens her mouth to slash his left shoulder. Slade takes a risk and pulls Kiara away before she can bite. Her depressed and hurt look wounds Slade's pride but he shrugs it off in an attempt to get them out of here. Beast boy reassures her with a sincere glance almost lustful. This glance says, "I promise to see you again."
Terra gasps jealous, relieved, and content all at once for her friend and the strange girl. If anything she wants Beast boy to be happy and she has a feeling being with her would not make him happy. She could not be a part of this crime-fighting team anymore and she could guess Blackfire may not fit in either. So what do you when you are in essence exiled?
Slade wastes no time in disappearing, a disoriented apprentice in hand, in a cloud of smoke. Now that this battle was over how would the rest of the night play out?