Hello everyone! And welcome to the next chapter of "The Key of the Titans". Once again I hope you all are staying safe and cool as school comes to an end and summer comes around. Sadly, the heat has also arrived, so I hope you all are staying cool. Now, onto the chapter!
Disclaimer: I do not on Kingdom Hearts or Teen Titans.
Chapter 56: Kole
(A few days after Russia, in the Arctic Circle)
The T-Ship was skidding across the snow on two pontoons as the Northern Lights flew high above, making dazzling colors dance across the sky. They flew past glaciers and mountains in search of something that alerted them of danger.
"Anything on the radar?" Robin asked, through his radio in the cockpit.
"Nothing yet." Sora said.
"I have nothing, Robin." Starfire said.
"We should be getting close, though." Raven said.
"Are you sure we're in the right sector, Cyborg? The signal could be anywhere in the circle, and we've been looking for a while now." Ravager asked.
"No, the signal originated somewhere in this sector. We should be close to it." Cyborg said.
"But who would be dumb enough to come all the way out here? Unless they wanted to freeze themselves out here?" Beast Boy asked. They kept skidding across the ice when Sora looked out his window to see the light of the aurora borealis being pulled from the sky and down towards the base of a nearby mountain.
"Guys, look! At the base of the mountain!" Sora said, through the radio.
"I told you we were close!" Cyborg said.
"Hang on!" Robin said, steering the ship towards the base. Everyone soon got a closer look at the source of the signal; it was a large, cylindrical, black, and silver tower with a large crystal prism secured at the top by a set of clamps, making it look like a giant light bulb in the snow and at its side, stood a figure dressed in a similar colored suit.
"Oh, please don't tell me." Raven said, already getting a sense of who it was.
"Only he would be that dumb." Sora said.
"Let's see if he's talking." Cyborg said, hitting some buttons on his dash to enhance the microphone to pick up outside noises.
"Soon, I'll have all the power of the Northern Lights at my fingertips! And up here at the Arctic Circle, no one will ever come to stop me!" Doctor Light said to himself.
"Is he really that ignorant?" Ravager asked and everyone collectively nodded in agreement.
"We have to stop him. Light should never be used this way. Not ever." Sora said, determined.
"Don't worry. One sight of Raven and he'll be running for the hills again." Beast Boy replied. They soon got closer to the Doctor's machine to see that he was attached to the device by a cable on his back. The oncoming vehicle catches the criminal's attention as the ship skidded to a stop. The cockpits opened as they got their winter clothes on and stepped out.
"Wanna bet?" Robin said directly to Doctor Light. They all jump into the snow while the criminal remains at the top of the machine.
"The Teen Titans. Even you will be no match for my enhanced powers." Doctor Light exclaimed, raising his glove, and shooting a blast at the group. Raven quickly creates a shield around them, dissipating the blast.
"Doc, why do you even keep trying?" Raven asked.
"If at first you don't succeed…" Doctor Light replied, twisting a dial on his device. Another beam from the Northern Lights is drawn in from the sky and locks into the crystal, making the cable glow even brighter and his eyes glow bright gold.
"Well, that's new." Cyborg said.
"We have to stop that machine!" Sora said, summoning his keyblade, along with the others, while Beast Boy turns into a tiger, and they charge as Raven drops her shield.
"That's not the only gift I picked up. A little something from your witch friend, boy!" Doctor Light yelled out, raising his arms. Suddenly, four bursts of darkness as large mechanical heartless with bright lights illuminating from their chests and hands appeared, surrounding the machine.
"Maleficent." Sora said quietly.
"Ravager, you, and Beast Boy try to stop the machine. We'll hold off the Heartless." Robin said.
"Got it. C'mon BB." Ravager yelled, running past the Heartless along with Beast Boy while the others engaged the creatures. Ravager hurls multiple explosive knives towards Doctor Light, but he creates a small light field in one hand and catches the knives before tossing them away from him, exploding not soon after above the snow. Sora blasted his Heartless away before shooting a fireball along with Cyborg's sonic beam at the criminal, who easily deflected the projectiles and retaliated with a powerful blast. Sora creates a shield in front of them, but the doctor's projectile easily blasted through it, knocking them both to the ground. Doctor Light fired another blast toward Robin and Starfire, but Raven flew in front of them and created another shield. Though her shield met the same fate as Sora's as the projectile blasted straight through it and hit her, knocking her to the snow and land next to the Sora and Cyborg.
"He's getting stronger." Raven said, dusting off the snow from her cloak.
"I know. We have to stop him." Sora sad, standing up and helping her up. Cyborg went to go back up Robin against the Heartless while Starfire took the chance to throw multiple starbolts at the criminal, but he creates a force field around himself, dissipating the bolts. Lowering the shield, he quickly counters with a light beam, knocking the Titan out of the sky and crashing into Robin. Beast Boy dodges the projectiles of the Heartless before leaping towards Doctor Light, quickly turning into an elephant to squash him. The criminal quickly responds by smacking Beast Boy away with an energy whip, making him crash into the snow, leaving a crater in hi wake as he turns back into a human.
"Don't we normally beat his butt by now?" Beast Boy asked as the Heartless and Doctor Light crowded around the machine.
"And to think, I'm not even fully charged yet!" Doctor Light replied with a smirk.
"We're putting your machine out of order!" Robin yelled, launching two birdarangs and two discs from his keyblade but they're quickly sliced to pieces by the Heartless and Doctor Light.
"Even with all that power, it looks like your weapon is the one that's out of order!" Doctor Light said.
"Everyone! All together!" Sora yelled, as he, Robin, Starfire, Raven, and Cyborg summoned their keyblades and fired at the center of the tower, causing one side of it to explode.
"Useless attempts! I devised the synthetic diamond myself! It's built to withstand a force a thousand times greater than you could ever give!" Doctor Light explained, though Robin and Ravager looked up at the crystal to see cracks appearing, causing the light to shoot out in different directions.
"Doc, your crystal! Its going to overload!" Ravager said.
"Illuminating theory…but I have the definite advantage!" Doctor Light said, warming up his gloves. Upon saying that, the crystal explodes in a powerful burst of light, cutting off his main power supply. "Or not." He said, scared. The destruction of the crystal made some parts of the machinery fall, creating a large fissure to form in the ice, run between the Titans feet while Doctor Light and his Heartless move out of the way of the bits and pieces.
"Look out!" Robin yelled as Sora and Raven created shields to protect everyone.
"The ice is gonna give!" Cyborg said. The cracks soon spread around where Doctor Light and his Heartless were standing before eventually collapsing, sending the criminal and creatures down under the ice, the human screaming as the cable on his back was yank off. Raven and Sora put down their shields as the ice stopped fracturing for a moment.
"Whoo! That was- "Beast Boy started saying but he was silenced by Ravager's hand.
"Don't even say it." She ordered and he nodded in agreement. Suddenly, the ice splintered more and more until it surrounded all seven of them.
"Well, at least we can say it wasn't meEEEE!" Beast Boy said as the ice finally broke apart beneath their feet as they all fell with long screams of their own. They fall further and further under the ice until they land on some snow-covered slopes before sliding down, their speed increasing and losing all kinds of control. They soon were launched off the slopes and flew in the air for a little before splashing into a pool of water. They swim over to a nearby shore and rest after the fall.
"Everyone okay?" Robin asked, as everyone got to their feet. Sora helped up Raven and Ravager to their feet and shook his hair out, making the two girls take cover, while Cyborg got out with Beast Boy, as a frog, sitting on his head. He leaped off and turned back into a human while everyone ditched started removing their winter clothes.
"Where are we?" Starfire asked pushing her wet hair back. The team looked around at their surroundings and their eyes widened in shock. Behind them was two waterfalls streaming from rocky peaks and into the pool they were in and all around them was a thick forested landscape and high above them was a huge dome of ice. They were even more shocked to see several dinosaurs nearby drinking from the riverbend and pterodactyls flying overhead.
"Wow! Real life dinosaurs!" Sora said, happily and with a big smile on his face. He quickly ran over to them, leaving behind a smoke trail.
"Sora no!" Raven yelled, chasing after him.
"When are we?" Beast Boy asked. Cyborg opens his forearm panel and types away, checking the time. The screen soon flashed with the words present day.
"We're not in the Stone Age. It's still present day." Cyborg said, while Beast Boy turned back into a frog and jumped into the water.
"Hhm, these dinosaurs must've come here for shelter when the meteor hit. It's amazing that there still alive." Ravager said, watching how the dinosaurs moved about.
"We've still got to find Doctor Light. Sora, Raven! Let's go!" Robin called out to the two. Raven nodded and grabbed Sora by the ear, pulling him away.
"Ow, ow, ow, ow, Raven. But dinosaurs." Sora whined.
"You can see the dinosaurs later. We have a criminal to catch." Raven replied. Sora slumped in response but nodded as they rejoined the team and ditched the soaked winter clothes, changing back to their normal clothes.
"Which direction?" Starfire asked.
"He was standing across from us when the ice gave way." Cyborg said.
"Worth a shot." Ravager said. They started walking through the tall plants and undergrowth.
"He should have landed somewhere over-oh boy." Cyborg said, pushing aside more plants and seeing several velociraptor-like dinosaurs in front of them.
"Uh, I don't think I want to meet these dinos." Sora said.
"Beast Boy, perhaps you can communicate with them." Starfire suggested. Beast Boy nervously walks in front of the team and towards the creatures.
"Uh…nice dinos?" Beast Boy said and the only thing he got in response was a low, menacing growl and bared teeth from the dinosaurs.
"Hey, genius, I think she means try it in their language." Raven suggested. The changeling laughs to himself before turning into a velociraptor. He walks up to the dinosaurs and starts speaking in a series of snarls and yips, to which the dinosaurs responded with their own.
"Is this actually working?" Sora asked.
"It looks like it." Ravager responded. Beast Boy soon turned back into a human and walked up to them.
"What did they say?" Robin asked, curious.
"Well, they want to eat us." Beast Boy said, calmly. They all look up in shock to see the dinosaurs charging at them in a giant herd. Robin turns his keyblade into a red staff while Ravager pulls out her staff and the two charge and bash some dinosaurs away while Starfire covers them from the air. Sora and Raven go back-to-back as he blasts and freezes some dinosaurs while she uses her keyblade and telekinesis to launch the creatures away. Cyborg is tackled by one of the dinosaurs and it bites down on his arm, but he quickly turns it into his sonic cannon and blasts it away into the air. He quickly gets back up and turns his keyblade into a turret and started shooting some away.
Meanwhile, Beast Boy turned into a T-Rex and charged into the herd, swatting some away with his head and tail until the raptors started piling on top of him, bringing the changeling to the ground. Cyborg shot at the ground beneath the raptors, making them fall into a giant pit but they soon crawl out and rush after him again. Starfire flies overhead and launches multiple starbolts at the dinosaurs but they retaliate by spitting out streams of slime at her, making her fall out of the air and land on the ground as the team regroups.
"Ugh! Enough with the spitting, please!" Starfire yelled.
"These things don't give up!" Sora said, bashing another dinosaur away. The creatures soon have them surrounded and are about ready to pounce when suddenly two figures come swinging in by a vine. One of the figures was a huge, muscular man with long black hair and wearing only a small loin cloth around his waist and a necklace with animal teeth. The other was a young girl who had her arms wrapped around the giant's neck to hold on to. She had shoulder-length, bright pink hair with two strands standing up from the back of her head, blue eyes, a white blouse with light-blue sleeves, a black belt, a short dark blue skirt, a neck piece, and a knee-length white boots. The man reaches over his shoulder and grabs both of the girl's wrists and swings her around to dangle from his grip.
"What is he doing?" Starfire asked, worried.
"It's okay. He's not gonna hurt me." The girl said with a nonchalant tone in her voice. Suddenly her body turns into a solid crystal statue, all the way from her head to her boots. One of the dinosaurs turns towards and leaps for a bite, only to collapse to the ground in a heap and several broken teeth. The man drops off the vine and lands in front of the Titans as he holds the girl like a baseball bat. The dinosaurs roar in anger and charge at the man but easily bashes a several away, leaving them with broken teeth and making the rest of the herd run back into the forest. As soon as they were gone, the man tosses the girl into the girl and with a flash she turns back to normal lands safely on her feet as they turn to face the approaching Titans.
"Now that's what I call teamwork." Robin said.
"Gnarrk and I go way back. I'm Kole." The girl, Kole replied as Gnarrk stands behind her nervously.
"We're the Teen Titans. I'm Robin. That's Sora, Ravager, Raven, Starfire, Beast Boy, and Cyborg." Robin said, as everyone either waved, saluted, or nodded with smiles. Cyborg was the exception as he pushed past everyone and held out his hand to shake, though he forgot that his hand was still a cannon.
"Nice to meet you, Narrk." Cyborg said.
"It's G-narrk." Kole corrected him.
"G-narrk. Caveman, huh? Nice to meet you." Cyborg said, while changing his cannon back to his normal hand. But this just only freaked out Gnarrk as he lets out a yell, which is basically his own name, and jumps all the way into the trees, taking cover behind some leaves, occasionally peeking out.
"It's okay. Come down." Kole said up to her friend but got a shake of the head in response as Gnarrk hid again.
"Sorry. Gnarrk's not so good with people from the upper world." Kole said.
"Neither is Raven." Beast Boy said with a smirk, though it quickly vanished as he saw her scowling at him with glowing eyes. Sora smiled and took her hand, calming her down while Starfire laughed in response.
"You're fine as you are." Sora whispered to her, making her smile and grip his hand tighter.
"Thanks for helping us out." Ravager said.
"No problem. What brings you down here?" Kole asked.
"Uh, gravity." Beast Boy said, pointing up at the dome.
"We fell in after Doctor Light." Raven said.
"Have you seen him? Skinny guy, glows, big light bulb on his chest?" Beast Boy asked.
"He also had some creatures with him that look like him." Sora said.
"Mmm, I think I would've remembered that." Kole said.
"Well, nice to meet you, but we'd better be going. We've got a criminal to catch." Robin said.
"We can help, but do you have time for dinner first? Just picked a lovely bunch of cocopolinos." Kole offered, making Cyborg's stomach grumble loudly.
"The girl said 'dinner'." Cyborg whined.
"It would be rude of us not to partake in the bounty of this land." Starfire said.
"I can eat anything at this point." Sora said, sheepishly.
"Of course, you can." Raven said, making him laugh.
"As long as it's vegetarian, I'm in." Beast Boy said.
"You got enough for seven more?" Ravager asked.
"We've got plenty to go around. Come." Kole said, walking through a patch of the forest while Gnarrk swung down from the tree on another vine and catches Kole as they swing over a log. "Watch your step." Kole called out. The Titans catch up to them and follow along when Cyborg pushes past everyone again to walk beside Kole.
"I can't believe a little girl like you is so tough." Cyborg said. Kole raises an eyebrow and looks toward him in response.
"What? You think only big guys can be strong?" Kole asked, while Ravager, Raven and Starfire slide up next to him, making Cyborg nervous at the angry glares he was getting.
"Well?" Starfire asked, the four waiting for an answer.
"Uh…no." Cyborg responded, nervously, making the girls back off as they resume their walk, though none of them noticed several shimmers of light on a nearby tree branch above them.
(Later, at Kole and Gnarrk's home)
Kole and Gnarrk led the Titans through the jungle before stopping in front of a tree with a ladder that led up to a tree house high up at the top of the trees. They all climbed up the ladder and entered the house that was split up into three sections.
"Here's the living room." Kole said, gesturing to the section that had a low table and seats made from thick tree trunks. "Upstairs are the bedrooms…" Kole said, pointing up at the higher huts with personal effects and beds. Suddenly, Cyborg's stomach growled, making him hold his gut in hunger. "…and over there's the kitchen." Kole continued, pointing at a hut with a table in the center, a cooking pot over an unlit fire, and a large bundle of fruit hanging from the ceiling.
"Dinner'll be ready in just a minute." Kole replied, raising her arms, and turning into a crystal as Gnarrk lifted her up to knock the fruit down.
"Kole? You are certain you do not need our assistance?" Starfire asked, while Gnarrk and Kole chopped the fruit into evenly cut slices.
"Nope. We've got everything under control here." Kole replied, turning back into a crystal to cut the fruits.
"This place is incredible. Reminds me of home a little." Sora said, looking at all the stuff they had.
"How long have you been down here, Kole?" Raven asked.
"Most of my life. I stopped living up there when some people tried to use me for my powers." Kole replied, making everyone nod in understanding. "After that, I found my way down here and met Gnarrk. We've been friends ever since." Kole said, as they finished cutting the fruits. Everyone but Kole took their seats at the table as she got the fruit onto a large plate.
"You got any lights?" Cyborg asked.
"Sorry. We're pretty low-tech down here." Kole replied. In response, Cyborg opened his chest panel and fished out some spare parts.
"It's okay. I got an extra battery, and a light bulb." Cyborg responded, popping out a wrench from his forearm and quickly assembled a working light bulb, catching Gnarrk's curiosity.
"Uh…wanna help, Narrk?" Cyborg asked, offering the wrench to the caveman.
"G-narrk, Cy." Ravager whispered.
"G-narrk." Cyborg corrected himself. Gnarrk takes the tool from Cyborg and nervously places the tool around the light bulb's socket. "That's it, just tighten it there…" the Titan instructed as the cavemen tightened the bolt, keeping himself at an arm's length in case it suddenly explodes on him. As soon as he was finished, the bulb lit up.
"…and we have light." Cyborg replied. Gnarrk lets out a short yell of worry and cowered from the new light source, expecting it to blow up. When nothing happened, he reached his hand out and placed it on the light. Suddenly, his hand sizzled a little and made him scream in pain before swinging the wrench and bringing it down hard on the light, destroying it and plunging the room back into semi-darkness. Gnarrk dropped the wrench and ran behind Kole, cowering behind her as she held the plate full of fruit.
"Dinner by moonlight is just as nice." Cyborg replied.
"It's okay, Gnarrk." Kole comforted her friend before turning to the team. "Gnarrk has had bad experiences with the modern world. Technology scares. That's why he stays down here and never goes to the top." Kole said. She then placed the plate in the center of the table. "Dig in." she offered. Everyone grabs a slice of fruit and take a bite, the rich flavor passing through their bodies.
"Mmm…delicious!" Starfire excitedly said, taking more fruit.
"Mmm, definitely hit the spot." Sora replied, taking another bite. Gnarrk chomps down on one whole half and throws a challenging smirk towards Cyborg, who returns the smirk with his own and eats one half as well.
"Seconds?" Cyborg asked.
"Knock yourself out." Kole replied, quickly bringing in a bigger plate of fruit. The two large men quickly started devouring the fruit as the others watched in astonishment.
"Wow, I can never imagine eating that much food." Sora replied.
"Looks like we've got an eating contest. My money's on Cyborg!" Beast Boy replied.
"What money?" Raven and Ravager asked together, making everyone chuckle. Cyborg and Gnarrk continued their eating contest as they ate more and more halves of fruit. Eventually, the caveman started to slow down and came to a halt on one more half as Cyborg ate the last pieces, even eating Gnarrk's halves right out from his hand. The Titan stood to his feet and let out a powerful belch, shaking the whole house while Gnarrk doubled over and puked out the food into a nearby pot. Beast Boy slide over to Cyborg and raised his arm in the air as a sign of victory.
"Dudes and dudettes! The new underworld eating champ!" Beast Boy replied, while Kole gave Cyborg a high five.
"Wow! I've never seen anyone eat more than Gnarrk." Kole replied with a giggle. Suddenly, Gnarrk stood to his feet and ran out of the room with an angry snarl, making everyone look on in worry.
"I've gotta go after him." Kole said, worried.
"I didn't mean to upset him. Maybe I should go with you." Cyborg offered.
"No. I should go alone." Kole replied.
"And we really should be looking for Doctor Light." Robin said, standing up.
"Go. Gnarrk and I'll catch up." Kole said.
"Thank you again for the dinner, Kole." Starfire replied as she and the other Titans exited their house and began another trek through the forests while Kole went off in another direction.
"You think they'll be alright?" Cyborg asked.
"I'm sure they'll be fine. They've been looking out for each other for this long." Ravager said.
"I know. But they've never dealt with Heartless before." Sora said.
"And Doctor Light may be a weakling but he's still a threat. We better hurry." Robin replied.
"Huh, I still think we should've gone with her." Cyborg said.
"Why? You like her, Cy?" Beast Boy asked.
"What?! Nah, man. It's just…she was nice, okay?" Cyborg replied, nervously.
"Right…" Raven replied as a shared chuckle echoed across the team while Cyborg jokingly sulked at the laugh.
"I think it is wonderful that you like her, Cyborg. She is quite friendly." Starfire said with a smile. The team continued their trek through the forest, starting go up a small hill that overlooked Kole and Gnarrk's house until they saw several flashes of light originating from the tree house.
"Guys, look!" Sora yelled out as everyone turned towards the lights.
"Doctor Light!" Raven guessed.
"It's coming from Kole's place!" Cyborg explained.
"Titans! Go!" Robin ordered as everyone took off towards the sources of lights. They flew/ran past the house and back into the forest before finally spotting the caveman standing in front of a large force field wall that cut off the path in front of him and no Kole.
"Where's Kole?" Robin quickly asked.
"Gnarrk." Gnarrk simply replied in a worried and determined tone, pointing towards the force field, making everyone's eyes widen in worry.
"Do no fear, Gnarrk. We will help you rescue your friend." Starfire said, placing a comforting hand on Gnarrk's shoulder. Beast Boy then turned into an elephant and charged towards the field, but it quickly repealed him away, making the changeling fall to the ground and turn back to a human.
"There's no way through Doctor Light's force field!" Beast Boy exclaimed, holding his head.
"Let me try." Sora said, walking up to the force field. He summoned his keyblade and readied a beam of light at the tip before shooting at the field, causing it to warp and shift in response. Eventually, the field flashed brightly and dissipated into nothing, opening the path to them. "We're clear!" Sora said.
"Good. We need to hurry and stop Doctor Light before he reaches the surface." Robin said.
"His machine! With her powers, there's no telling what he can do." Cyborg realized.
"Gnarrk! Can you lead the way to the surface?" Ravager asked and was answered with a nod.
"Alright, let's go!" Robin yelled as everyone took off towards the surface with Gnarrk staying ahead by using the vines from the trees. They managed to avoid a nearby tar pit and continued their journey through the jungle until they finally spotted a nearby opening covered in ice.
"I can see the Northern Lights!" Starfire said, pointing towards the opening, showcasing the Artic circle and the Northern Lights high above. They continued running until they spotted Doctor Light's machine drawing another light beam from the sky.
"And there's Doctor Light!" Beast Boy exclaimed.
"We need to destroy that machine. Quickly!" Ravager said, activating her energy blades and ran into the snow with everyone else. Cyborg was the last to leave the cave until he notices Gnarrk staying behind.
"I know you don't much like it up here, but that's where Kole is." Cyborg said. The caveman looked back towards the jungle behind him before turning back to the snow before him. Cyborg backs away from the opening as Gnarrk emerged from the jungle for who knows how long and onto the slippery ice. As soon as he does though, he quickly loses his balance and falls over onto his back. The Titan walks over to him and offers a hand up. "And we'll be here, too." Cyborg said. Gnarrk takes his hand and is brought up as the two run to rejoin the others and face Doctor Light. As they got closer, they could Kole in her crystal form firmly secured to the top of the tower like the crystal before her. Doctor Light was floating next to the tower with the cable back on his suit and his Heartless flying next to him.
"You're too late, Titans! The power of the Northern Lights is now at my fingertips!" Doctor Light screamed, his gloves and chest glowing brightly with energy. The energy then transferred to the Heartless as they started to shift and change into robotic body parts, from a pair of legs, arms, a body, and a large head. They combined into a giant robot with a Heartless symbol in the center as a hatch opened in the back. Doctor Light floated into the hatch as it closed behind as he took control of the Heartless machine, making its chest and metal hands glow in power. Cyborg is the first to attack, turning his keyblade into a giant cannon and started shooting large missiles at the giant mecha. Doctor Light quickly fired with his own giant beam, destroying the missiles, and hitting Cyborg, sending him skidding across the ice.
Raven and Starfire fly threw the air while dodging any light beams. Raven quickly created a shield, but a light beam easily punches through it and knocks her clean out of the air. Starfire continues onward, shooting fire spells and starbolts, but the robot created a giant shield around it, blocking the projectiles. The Tamaran flies in for a strike with her blade until the mecha manages to grab her by the forearm and zaps her right in the face, sending her crashing and sliding across the snow.
Sora soon glided in, summoning a giant pirate ship with a burst of water, and started swinging it while shooting Waterga spells. Doctor Light maneuvered the robot to avoid the projectiles before grabbing the bow of the ship, making it stop. The criminal then shot a powerful beam of light, cutting through the ship and hitting Sora clear off the deck, making the ship disappear. While that was going on, Ravager snuck around the robot and jumped up next to cable. She stabbed one of her energy swords into the robot and readied her other blade when suddenly the arms of the mecha reached back, trying to grab her. She managed to avoid the arms when suddenly the hatch opened, almost making her lose her grip as Doctor Light climbed out and aimed a glove at her. A beam shot out and hit Ravager, making her land into the snow below.
The criminal re-entered the mecha as it re-activated while Beast Boy, as a polar bear, and Robin charged forward. Doctor Light suddenly lets out a powerful burst of light, hurling both Titans in the air. Robin quickly recovers and shoots two explosive discs towards the robot but with a simple beam, they're disintegrated and harmlessly land in the snow next to the mecha. Doctor Light continues the assault with several more beams as the Titans dodge and duck from the attacks.
Beast Boy manages to avoid another while flying into the air, before quickly turning into a T-Rex and dive-bombed towards the Robot, which quickly grabbed him, swung him around and tossed him back onto the ground with a powerful crash. One by one, the Titans try to attack but are quickly blasted away. Beast Boy tries another attack as a saber-toothed tiger dodging shot after shot, but an explosion from a light beam sends him sprawling across the snow. Beast Boy turns back into a human while Doctor Light aims his glove at him. He fires another beam, but luckily, Raven teleports next to Beast Boy and covers him with her cloak before disappearing as the beam hit their location, leaving a small, smoking crater.
Several turrets soon emerge from the robot's torso and unloads a turret-like barrage of light beams, making everyone run for a nearby ice trench for cover. Raven joins them and opens her cloak, allowing Beast Boy to step out as they all turn to see Gnarrk next to them, hands over his head and body shaking in complete fear.
"This is my shining moment! Finally, I will defeat the Teen Titans! HAHAHAHA!" Doctor Light announced from his mecha, firing several more beams, slicing across the ice in maniacal glee. Robin and Ravager carefully peak over the ledge to look at Doctor Light and the machine.
"We need to get Kole out of there!" Ravager replied. Suddenly, Gnarrk stood next to her and looked towards the machine with an angered look. The robot turned towards the team and fired at them, though they quickly took cover. Sora ducked under the ice as bits of snow fell over his head before looking around to see Gnarrk running further along the trench.
"Gnarrk!" Sora yelled out but the caveman didn't respond as he ran around the trench and towards the machine. "Guys! I think Gnarrk has a plan!" Sora yelled.
"Then let's keep the attention on us. Titans Go!" Robin yelled, as everyone leaped over the trench and charged towards the criminal's robot. While that was going on, Gnarrk managed to leap towards the machine and grab onto the platform's edge. He quickly pulled himself up to the top where Kole was. He walked around her, trying to think of a way to free her while avoiding the beams from the Northern Lights. He grabbed onto the clamps that held Kole and tried to pull them apart, but they didn't even budge to his strength.
Meanwhile, Doctor Light blasts Raven and Starfire away while Beast Boy, as a pterodactyl, flew in while carrying Cyborg, who was charging his sonic cannon and turning his keyblade into a giant fist. Beast Boy dodged more light beams as Cyborg fired a sonic blast before Beast Boy drops him and he brings his fist down towards the robot. Doctor Light creates a shield around the mecha, pushing Cyborg back and making him land hard in the snow. He gets up to see Ravager and Sora slash at the robot's legs while Robin dodges another light beam and Gnarrk trying and failing to tear the clamps apart. An idea quickly flashes through Cyborg's mind as his forearm panel opened and his wrench pops out.
"Gnarrk!" Cyborg yelled, grabbing the tool, and throwing it towards the caveman. The tool flies past the robot and up to the top of the machine where Gnarrk manages to catch it. The caveman walks over to the clamps and starts undoing the bolts to the clamps. Doctor Light manages to kick Sora and Ravager away while blasting Robin and Starfire back into the snow until he turned the mecha to see Gnarrk next to Kole.
"Get away from there!" Doctor Light exclaimed, quickly turning around to shoot Gnarrk clear off the machine and crashing into the snowy plain. Gnarrk quickly pulls himself out of the snow while still clutching the wrench and broke off into a full-on sprint towards the machine. Doctor Light fires more beams at Gnarrk, but the caveman sidesteps each beam before leaping towards the side of the tower with an angered scream. He crashes through the tower, creating a huge hole in the side and shooting dust and smoke all over the tower. Gnarrk quickly stands to his feet to see several electrical conduits, circuitry, and the cable that Doctor Light was attached to. He grabs hold of the cable and tears it in half with a scream.
Doctor Light looked on in worry from his mecha as the tower started sparking and exploding from Gnarrk's meddling. The caveman then busts through the top platform, using the wrench to destroy the clamps in a few swings. Kole quickly reverts to human form and shares a hug with Gnarrk. The two than break apart and grab hold of the rest of the cable, pulling it free from Doctor Light's suit and mecha.
"You may have stopped my machine, but you cannot stop this robot!" Doctor Light said, quickly turning around and shooting a beam at the approaching Titans, making them take cover again. "I already have all the energy I need!" The criminal continued before shooting two beams at Kole and Gnarrk, making the two jump down from the platform, destroying it and causing a bunch of snow to fly into the air. The Titans use the snow to charge towards Doctor Light in a massive rush until the criminal releases a powerful burst of light, sending everyone flying. Suddenly, Sora quickly glided towards Doctor Light and struck him in the head, making the mecha stumble backwards. It quickly righted itself as Sora turned his keyblade into Cloud's keyblade, creating several ethereal blades around him. Doctor Light quickly created a light shield and large sword to block and counter Sora's onslaught. Sora swung his keyblade along with the blades, damaging the mecha's chest and arms until the doctor uses the shield to parry Sora, staggering him. The criminal then shoots a powerful flash at Sora, making him drop the keyblade and float into the air with a light aura around his body.
He groans in pain from the light as Doctor Light summons two rays of light from the sky and angle up to the floating keyblade wielder, encasing him in an orb of light that started burning his body slowly. Kole and Gnarrk watch in worry until an idea crosses her mind while the Titans join up with them.
"Starfire! Shoot me!" Kole yelled, shocking everyone.
"What?" Starfire asked, worried.
"I need you to shoot you starbolts through me!" Kole demanded.
"I do not wish to hurt you!" Starfire argued.
"You couldn't if you tried!" Kole exclaimed, turning to face Doctor Light, and shifting into her crystal form again with arms spread slightly.
"Kole's right. She can focus the energy from your starbolts through her crystal like a laser." Cyborg said, trying to reassure his friend. It didn't work fully as Starfire covered her eyes and fired a starbolt into Kole's back. The bolt hits right in the center as the crystal girl starts to glow in power.
"Kole! Aim for Doctor Light! We'll deal with the robot!" Robin yelled as he, Cyborg, and Raven readied their keyblades. The built-up energy soon shoots out from Kole's arms in a powerful, broad beam that hits Doctor Light right in the gut, shooting him clear out of the robot, through the tower, and crashing into the snow in a long skid. Sora falls to the snow in a heap while the robot collapses to its knees, now with a giant hole in its chest. In one last ditch effort, it shakingly raises its hand to try and smash Sora.
"Now! Take it out!" Cyborg yelled as everyone aimed their keyblades and fired missiles, explosive discs and dark beams at the robot, all colliding in a massive explosion that destroyed the Heartless in a large burst of darkness while a heart flew into the air, vanishing out of sight soon after. Meanwhile, Doctor Light got to his feet when suddenly his suit started sparkling and crackling before suddenly exploding in a burst of energy. He let out a scream of pain as the stolen energy from the Northern Lights shot out of his chest and back up into the night sky. Ravager ran over to him while deactivating her swords.
"You just never know when to quit, do ya?" She asked.
"Uh-uh" Doctor Light groaned out while sobbing.
Raven flew over to Sora and helped him up, while he let out a few coughs.
"You okay?" She asked, taking her hood down.
"Yeah. Never thought I would be taking out by light before." Sora said, slowly getting to his feet while Raven casted a cure spell. Raven then restrains Doctor Light with her magic while making sure that the doctor's tower never worked again. Soon, everyone regrouped next to the tower, the Titans and Doctor Light standing next to the T-Ship and Kole and Gnarrk standing in front of the cave opening.
"Way to go, Narrk!" Cyborg said, holding his hand out for a high-five.
"G-NARRK!" All the Titans yell at him, making him cower in embarrassment.
"Way to go, Gnarrk." Cyborg replied.
"Gnarrk." The caveman replied happily, returning the high five.
"Thanks for your help in capturing Doctor Light. It could be that some other people might come looking for you. Call us if you're ever in trouble." Robin said, walking up to Kole and handing her a Titans communicator. Kole takes it and opens it up.
"Cool! But I don't think we'll be needing this. Gnarrk and I are going back home where we belong. Who's gonna bother us down there?" Kole asked.
"Well, just in case. If Doctor Light managed to find you, then who knows what else could. For a worst-case scenario." Ravager replied. Kole looked down at the communicator before closing it.
"Alright. Just in case. And thanks, for helping Gnarrk. I think he needed that little push." Kole said, and Gnarrk replied with an affirmative grunt. "Well, we better be getting back. Be safe up here." Kole replied, walking with Gnarrk towards the cave and waving goodbye as they disappeared underground.
"Huh, and just like that...she's gone." Cyborg said.
"Oh, so you did like her?" Sora asked, making everyone chuckle.
"What?! No, Sora, s-she was just friendly, okay?" Cyborg defended himself, blushing a little.
"Your face is saying something different, Cy." Beast Boy as he walked towards the T-Ship while Raven levitated Doctor Light into the air and walked towards the vehicle as well.
"This took longer than we wanted it to. We better get him back to jail and get back to work." Robin said.
"You think we should split up?" Ravager asked. Robin thought it over a little.
"Only for a little bit. Help any new heroes we can or hear any news about." Robin said.
"Have you heard anything?" Sora asked, curious.
"Just a couple. But we'll deal with them as soon as we can. For now, let's get the good doctor back to his old office." Robin said, as they all climbed into the T-Ship and flew off, the Northern Lights still flowing above them. What none of them knew, far away in Paris, France in a deep underground lair, a new target appeared on a large map, located at the Artic Circle.
And that is the end of Chapter 56, and the Titans encounter with Kole, Gnarrk, and Doctor Light. I hope you enjoyed this chapter and that you're all staying safe as summer comes around and the heat just gets worse and worse. Now onto the reviews:
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Guest1: Think of Red Star as Teen Titan's Russian Captain America, only without the shield and pyrokinesis like powers. Apologies if I didn't make it clear enough.
Khy Dragon: I know…I feel so sad. He was such a great voice and comedian.
Guest2: I can't tell you about the story's ending. I don't want to spoil it.
Guest3: I can't tell you about adding KH 4 as well. No spoiling.
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