Here we are with the eight chapter and last time we saw our heroes…well some things happened. Isamu went back home to find a gift for Raven, Raven got a surprise party, didn't deal with it well, and had a bad vision. Now, well for those who has seen the Trigon arc you know what is coming up. So, yeah expect what we saw in the show to happen here.
Will Isamu get involved? Help Raven and the others? Or will he arrive too late? Honestly, you all know how this will go so please don't spoil things for everyone.
Also, I will be bringing in one of my OCs into the story too. Is it the same one from the last chapter? Nope, but that OC will arrive soon enough. Just be patient please.
Also thanks to my friend General Herbison aka General Maraxus for his help on my crossovers. We hope you all like them and the new version for this second version. Also, thanks guys for the support. I appreciate it and the reviews too.
Anyways, let's go with the disclaimer first. I don't own anything from the DC, Bleach, and Star Wars universe. Just my OCs, except for the OCs from the general. Enjoy the chapter everyone!
Chapter VIII
Titan's Tower
The Titans head to a factory where they are told an intruder broke in. The facility has no security around, but did have some workers there keeping the machines operational. However, something happened to cause them to leave the facility and call in the intrusion. Even telling the police that the intruder is someone that can't be handled by normal law enforcement.
So, the Titans were called in to handle the situation. For Raven, this was the last thing she wanted to deal with. To leave the tower and deal with something that could turn out to be nothing. However, after what happened in her room perhaps getting some air might be good for her.
She texted Isamu letting him know they will be out and won't be back in the tower until they deal with the intruder.
"So, who's the bad guy?" Cyborg asked as the Titans head inside the factory. "Gizmo? Mad Mod? Killer Moth?"
"The report simply stated there was an intruder," Starfire explained knowing they don't have any confirmation on who it is they are going up against.
"Well, whoever it is, we're gonna totally kick their…" Beastboy is interrupted when Robin stops him.
"No," said a very shocked Robin.
Beast Boy and the others looked up with a look of shock on their faces. To their horror they see who it is and couldn't believe it. "It's been a long time, hasn't it, Titans? A year? A millennium? Far too long for my tastes, anyway. I was beginning to think I'd never see your smiling faces again."
The intruder was none other than their greatest enemy ever, Slade. The same man that blackmailed Robin to make him his apprentice, the same man who manipulated Terra to turn on them, the same man that tried to destroy their city, and the same man who tried to kill them. He is back. Alive, which they thought was impossible.
"You…how did you survive?" Cyborg asked shocked like the others that Slade is alive after they thought Terra killed him.
"Terra took you down. Way down," said Beast Boy who also couldn't believe Slade is alive after Terra sacrificed herself to save them all.
"Slade…" Robin began as he balls his fist up in anger. "I don't know where you've been, but you shouldn't have come back. I'm still ready for you."
Slade lets out a small chuckle amused at the bravery from his former apprentice. "That's precious Robin, but I didn't come back for you."
A small red symbol appears on Slade's forehead as the villain fires off two fire blasts towards the Titans. They dodge the attack, but it instead went after Raven. She sees the flames heading her way and used her powers to dodge it. Slade soon began firing his attack at the others who began dodging the flames.
"Ever have one of those days where you just feel happy to be alive?" Slade asked who is having fun with his new powers.
Beast Boy flew down to rejoin with the others and turned back to normal with a look of shock on his face. "Dude!" was all he could say with what is happening.
"Yeah! Since when can Slade do that?" Cyborg asked knowing in the past Slade never could do this before.
Slade jumps off the platform with his hands igniting on fire. He lands on the ground in a fighting pose, while staring at the Titans.
"Not sure, but he won't be doing it for long," said Robin knowing they have to take Slade down. "Titans! Go!"
Cyborg and Starfire opened fire on Slade who uses his fire to create a barrier to block the attacks. He then suddenly appears back on top of the platform. Robin throws of his discs that explode freezing the villain. However, Slade breaks free and dodges more of the attacks by the Titans.
Starfire shoots one of her Starbolts, which Slade catches with his fire. He surrounds it in a sphere of fire and launched it back to Starfire. A more powerful blast towards her as she tried to bock it, but gets knocked out from the explosion. Cyborg grabs a large machinery and swings it at Slade who burns through it cutting it in half.
"Whoa," was all Cyborg could say with what happened.
"Whoa? That's it? No clever comment?" said Slade who almost sounds disappointed. "I was looking forward to that."
Cyborg not amused by Slade's mocking charges in at the villain. However, Slade ducks and with one flick of his fingers Cyborg was send flying crashing into Raven.
Beast Boy flies towards the villain turning into gorilla to attack him. Slade jumps up to the upper platforms as Beast Boy flies after him. Turning into a triceratops. Before he can charge at him, Slade used his powers to destroy the platform. It falls apart underneath him causing the shapeshifting hero to fly away as a bat.
Robin jumps on the platform tossed some exploding discs at him. Slade dodged them and goes inside the machine where there are large gears. Robin follows him in with his staff in hand. He begins looking for him, while keeping his guard up.
He finds the villain who ignites a metal pole on fire. Slade charged at Robin who jumps out of the way of the attack. Robin swings his staff, but Slade blocks it with his own weapon. Slade swings back and Robin tries to dodge the attack. However, his staff gets cut in half from the flamed weapon.
"Take my word for it Robin. You shouldn't play with fire," said Robin as he swings his weapon and knocks Robin out. "It really has been nice seeing you all again."
Slade then noticed Raven who sees her friend Cyborg is knocked out. He is alive, but it doesn't look like he will be waking up anytime soon. Of all the days for Slade to come back, why today? Why did this have to happen?
"I just want this day to end."
"I think we both know this day is far from over," Slade appears behind the girl and approaches her. "Hello birthday girl. Ready for your present?"
Raven uses her powers to send Slade crashing through a wall. She flies up to the wall to see if he's gone, but to her horror he is still there and looks unscathed from the attack.
"I have a message for you," he said as he walks out of the hole.
Raven tries attacking again, but Slade grabs her by the wrist. She then feels her wrist burning before Slade releases her causing her to fall on one of the machines. Raven looks down on her hand and is shocked to see the same symbol from Slade's forehead on her wrist.
"It has begun," said Slade as his body began to glow and static began to appear. The static shock is send towards every part of the factory. Destroying everything it hits. The rest of the Titans began to recover and noticed this as they begin to escape.
However, one of the gears from the machine fell near where Robin was running. It caused him to lose his footing as he fell and the gear prepares to crush him.
Raven sees this and something inside her snapped. "Stop!" a dark aura was unleashed all around the factory freezing everything.
Raven looks around shocked that she actually froze time. She sees the others are frozen with Beast Boy in the middle of a transformation, the gear stopped before it can crush Robin, and she looks over to see even Slade is frozen. She didn't know she was capable of doing this. Her magic is strong, but she didn't know it was this strong.
"How did I…" she looks down at her hands wondering what she did to trigger this when she hears Slade talking.
"You might be able to stop time birthday girl, but you can't stop me," Slade showed this as his body began to glow and began to move. "You can't stop any of it actually."
Raven had a look of shock on her face that not only is Slade free from this spell, but she is now alone with him. Her friends all frozen and can't help her.
"I have to say, Raven, when I found out the truth, I was very impressed. All this time, I had no idea. The power lurking inside you. The glorious destiny that awaits you," Slade then realized something he heard was now true. "It's always the quiet ones, isn't it?"
Raven tries running away from Slade, but she couldn't get far. He cornered her and continues to speak to her in that menacing tone.
"Did you think you could just blow out the candles and wish it all away? Today is the day it begins. You've known it all your life," Slade leans in towards her face as he continued to speak. "It is going to happen. And no matter what you wish, no matter where you go, no matter how much you squirm, there is nothing you can do to stop it."
Raven however, refused to believe what he is saying and used her powers to phase through the wall. She comes out on the other side in her dark bird form and flies towards Robin. She lands near him and the moment she grabbed him he is free from the spell. Raven is glad to see this worked as he looks around confused.
"Raven?" Robin sees her motioning up to where Slade is at and the two are teleported out of the factory before Slade can get to them.
Meanwhile
Isamu appeared from the doorway as he makes his way back home. He paid a visit to meet with the Squad 2 captain. Wanting to get some medicine so he can take back home with him. He had some medicine that he normally used in case he got injured, but was running low.
He had used some of the medicine on his friends whenever they got seriously hurt. As he headed back he noticed something happened. The doorway shook a little when he went through it. However, he just figured it was nothing and made his way out.
As he came out on the other side he is shocked to see something happened. The doorway took him to outside of the city. This was strange since he was trying to open the doorway to over the tower. Not outside of the city.
He tries again, but once more when he came out the other side it didn't work. He appeared once again outside of the city. He sighed as he tries one more time, but once again he was outside of the city. On the plus side he did come out in the sky and over where the tower is at.
"Okay, either the door is on the fritz, which I seriously doubt," he said since he knew that's not how this work. "Or something is keeping me from getting in the city."
He decided to try heading down to the tower when he suddenly felt something solid against his feet. This was weird since there should be nothing there, but the clouds themselves. It was then Isamu realized something is seriously wrong. He took out a water bottle and begins pouring it beneath him.
The water hits something solid all right and Isamu knew what it is. "A barrier," he said as he threw the water bottle towards the city and it hits the barrier that showed it surrounding the whole city. "A very large barrier."
He took a look inside to see everyone and everything inside aren't moving at all. It's like they are frozen. Though he couldn't see anything cold inside so ice related is out. Perhaps a time-stopping spell?
He looks around the barrier and figured that is possible. However, shouldn't this spell go further outside the city?
"And why do all these villains waste their time on this town? Why not use this sort of spell or technology on other cities?"
"Because it wasn't a villain who did this," Isamu's expression turned to one of shocked as he turns around and sees a familiar figure standing in the air above him.
He appears to be in his 60s, had long gray hair, gray eyes, tan skin, wearing a black kimono outfit, black coat, and wooden sandals. "Hey there kid. It's been a while."
Isamu's expression changed to one of calmness. He stood up and bows his head to the older man. "Yes it has, master Ronin."
Jump City
Back in the city, Raven teleported herself and Robin away from the factory. She got them far away from Slade to get some distance. Once they arrive in the middle of the city she let's Robin out as he fell down. She lands nearby as Robin tried to figure out what is happening.
"Raven, what is going on?" Robin asked confused by all this. "Why is Slade back? Where did he get those powers? How did you stop time?"
Robin points towards the frozen citizens who weren't moving and they seemed unaware of what is going on. Raven knew she stopped time, but didn't expect this to happen to the rest of the city.
"I…I'm not sure," said Raven who really was unsure how she did all this. "I never wanted this day to come. And when it did, I just wanted it to stop. I guess I got my wish."
Robin remains confused on what is going on and why this is happening to Raven. "What is happening."
"It's my birthday…" before Raven can continue she sees Slade has appeared.
"Raven, run!" Robin told her as he tries to buy her time.
Raven does as she is told as she flees from Slade. Robin tries to stop him as he goes after the villain. He begins attacking him with kicks and punches to the villain. Giving him everything he has.
To his surprise though Slade didn't try blocking the attack and didn't even fight back. Once Robin stops he sees Slade cracking his body and appeared unaffected by the attacks. Fire begins to surround Slade as he unleashed his attack at Robin. Raven sees the explosion and goes back to check on her friend.
She arrives to see Slade appear from the fire and walking towards her. "I have a message for you and I will deliver it, whether you like it or not."
Raven tried to use her magic to stop Slade as she begins attacking him. However, the attacks didn't seem to stop him as he continued to speak.
"Skies will burn. Flesh will become stone. The sun will set on your world and never to rise again."
Raven tries using her powers again to stop Slade, but nothing she does even slow him down. He then disappears and reappears behind her. Grabbing his shoulders Raven feels the same burning sensation she felt earlier with her wrist. She looks to see the markings were now on her shoulders.
"Time won't wait forever," Slade continued. "You can't run away from who you are."
"I can try," said Raven uses her powers to pick up to two large rocks and crush Slade between them.
She gets up and goes looking for Robin in the rubble. She begins pushing off pieces of debris as she tried to find him. She hears a groaning sound nearby and manages to get some of the debris off to find Robin underneath. He isn't seriously injured, but he is still hurt.
She picks him up and spots a nearby church. She helps get him inside and set him down gently. All the while feeling guilty for what has happened to him and her friends. She knew this is her fault and she should have told her friends the truth.
Maybe then they would have been prepared. Prepared for what was coming, but then again she never imagined he would use Slade to send the message. Still, she knew she still needed to have told the truth, especially to Robin. She knew some of his secrets and knew he deserved to know hers as well.
"I shouldn't have dragged you into this. Any of you. But you're in, and you need to know. I need to tell you. When I was born, they looked into my future. On this day, the anniversary of my birth something is supposed to happen. Something very bad. That's why I-I didn't want to celebrate."
She looks down to see Robin coming to, but was still in no condition to help her. "But just because you don't have a party doesn't mean it's not your birthday," she said as she is about to continue telling him everything, when Robin began to speak.
Robin manages to sit up and turns towards his friend. "The symbol…on his forehead…what does it mean?"
Before Raven can explain about the symbol, Slade crashes through the door and unleashed a wave of fire. Separating the two heroes and rendering Robin unconscious. Raven attempted to go help her friend, but sees Slade approaching her.
"It's just you and me now kid."
Meanwhile
Ronin Suzuki, Isamu's mentor appeared before him and the two began speaking. He wanted to get an update on how Isamu has been doing in the city. Isamu told him how everything is fine, he made friends with the heroes of the city, and how with one of their help he was able to handle the Hollows that attacked the city. Ronin was pleased to hear this and congratulated his former student on a good job.
Once they got the report out of the way, Isamu began asking him questions on what is going on. Why was there a barrier around the city? Did he have anything to do with it? Are his friends safe? And why when he tried to go through the barrier why did his mentor stop him?
"I'm afraid what cause the city to freeze is actually some sort of time-stopping spell," Ronin began explaining. "It seems your dark mage friend is a lot more powerful that she appears."
"So, Raven did this?" Isamu asked surprised that Raven indeed stopped time. "I didn't know she had that kind of power. A spell like that though could have been useful a week ago."
Ronin began to chuckle as he shook his head. "No, it seems she has barely scratched the surface of what her powers can do. As for the barrier I had it set up in case something like this happened."
"What do you mean?" Isamu asked when he sees his mentor taking out a map of the city. "I placed in several pillars around the city to keep anything like say a powerful magical spell from going beyond the city limits. Good thing too otherwise everyone in this world would have been frozen in time. Even those who are entering this world."
Isamu was then told how the barrier also keeps anyone from going into the city using the Senkaimon or the Hollows from going in as well.
"How come you didn't tell me about this barrier though? Kind of feel like that would have been some important information while I was staying here," said Isamu who felt like his mentor was keeping things from him.
"I didn't want to bother you while you were with your friend," said Ronin as he took out a wooden bottle and took a sip from it. "I thought it was important for you to have some fun, but also focus on your duties as well. By the way, happy to see you balancing it all out."
Isamu sighed as he begins rubbing his forehead. "Thanks, but still would have appreciated the heads up at least," he looks down at the barrier and taps on it. "So, how long will it be before I can go in to see my friends? Maybe even check on Raven?"
Ronin shook his head in response. "I'm afraid if you go through the barrier you will end up being caught in the spell too. In any case the spell will end soon…although once it does you will need to go save your friend."
"Wait, why?" Isamu asked who now looks concerned. "Master, what is going on? What is happening to my friends?"
Ronin sighed as he puts the bottle away and looks down at the barrier before looking back at his student. "Isamu, there is actually another reason why Hanako and I send you here. That reason involves your friend, Raven and what she is destined to become."
"Destined? What are you talking about? What do you mean you guys send me down here for another reason? And is Raven in trouble?" Isamu asked getting upset that his mentor not only lied, but his friend is in trouble. "Tell me everything, right now."
Ronin nods as he begins telling him everything.
Jump City
Back in the city, Raven ran out the back of the church as she heads down the alleyway. Trying to get away from Slade. Trying to make sure he doesn't give her the message. No matter what, but the masked villain refuses to let her get away.
He unleashed a wall of fire to cut off her path as he begins approaching her. "The message will be delivered."
Refusing to give in, Raven used her powers to fly through the fire and make her escape. She thought in the air she can get away from him, but when she looked back she can see Slade flying after hr. She tried using her powers to lift anything to try taking Slade down. Each one though got destroyed by Slade as he used his powers on them.
Slade then fired two flames that took the forms of hands to grab her. Raven manages to dodge them as she flew between two buildings as the flamed hands crash into both sides of the buildings. She sees Slade is still following her though and attempts to crush him. Using her magic she has both buildings come together and crush Slade just as she made it to the other side.
Feeling that she got away she begins to relax and sigh in relief. However, Slade blasted through and tackles Raven to the roof of a tower.
"What you have concealed, you shall become!" Raven tried to escape, but Slade grabs her cloak and rips it off along with part of her back leotard. Showing the symbol appearing on her back. "You have no other choice."
Raven attempted one last chance to take him out and charged at him. With his hands engulfed in her dark aura and tries to blast him. Slade though grabs her wrists with ease and squeezed. Making sure she couldn't break free and concentrate to use her spells.
"The message will be delivered. Your destiny shall be fulfilled," he said as he began showing her future.
Suddenly Raven's body begins to burn like it did earlier. Her eyes glowe brightly, the markings appeared all over her body, her leotard begins getting torn apart leaving her chest and bottom covered, and her hair began to grow long.
Slade let's her go as Raven sees the sky has turned red, the water is replaced with lava, he city is destroyed, and the power have turned to stone. All in horrified forms. She looks down to see her friends have also been turned to stones. All surrounded by the people who appeared to have been trying to engulf them.
"No," she said as she sees the horror of what has happened.
"Yes," said Slade as he shows her the future "Look at it. Drink it in. Behold the world you are destined to create.
Nearby they see a large demonic creature appear letting out a loud roar. Raven knew who it was, but she still didn't want to believe it.
"No!" said Raven refusing to accept this. "I won't do it! This is just a vision. This can't be real."
"This is real. This is the future, your future" said Slade leaning towards Raven's ear. "It began the day you were born, and nothing can stop it. This will come to pass. I will make sure of it. You're going to destroy the world, Raven. It's written all over your face."
"NOOOOOOOOO!" Raven shouted as she unleashed her powers again.
This time it caused time to go back to normal. The citizens begin to move around, but appear unaware of what had happened.
"We'll be in touch," Slade lets Raven go causing her to fall. "Oh…and Happy Birthday."
As Raven began to fall off the roof she closed her eyes and was unable to use her magic. She was exhausted, she couldn't move, and couldn't save herself. Suddenly, Isamu appeared catching her and landing on a nearby roof with Raven in his arms. Raven looks up and sees Isamu holding her close, while he had a look of concerned.
"Hey, you all right?" he asked.
Raven slowly nods in response before passing out in his arms. Isamu sighed in relief as he stands holding her in a bridal style. He looks over to see Robin standing on the same rooftop, holding his arm where he got injured. The two stood in place, while staring at one another.
Not saying a word. Robin could see Isamu wearing a black kimono outfit and a sword that is in its sheath, which is attached around his back. Isamu knew Robin could see him in his Soul Reaper form and that he has some explaining to do. For now though Robin turns away from Isamu and took out his grappling gun.
"Let's get her home," he said before he fires a grappling hook and heads off to the tower.
Isamu didn't say anything and simply nods before he jumps up into the sky with Raven in his arms. As they head back to the tower.
Meanwhile
Deep beneath the city in what appears to be a large dark cave, Slade appeared. He walks over near a large wall and kneels down. As a ring of fire appeared and covers him in a bright light. He looks up and begins speaking to whoever is summoning him.
"The first task is complete, master," said Slade as he gives him his report. "The message has been sent…" he said as flames begin appearing on the wall. "The inscriptions are in place. She knows what she must do. The prophecy will be fulfilled."
"And the world of mortals shall soon be ended," said a dark deep demonic voice as the same symbol that was on Slade's forehead appeared on the wall.
All right so yeah now you know we are in the Trigon arc. A little sooner than expected, but I have my reasons. I hope you all liked how this went and sorry for not making it long. I also hope you will like how things will go next time and who this mysterious old man is. And what he has been keeping from Isamu.
How is this going to play into the Trigon arc? Will we end up seeing Isamu fight Trigon? Will this play out later in the series like in the original story? And will the others find out about what Isamu is?
Well, check out the next chapter to find out the answers to the other questions. Please leave some reviews and let me know what you all thought of the chapter. Nothing negative please. If you didn't like this chapter then don't leave a review.
That's it everyone. I'll see you all next time and take care.