Fan Fiction ❯ Rearing Your Shadow ❯ The Black Clouds Roll In ( Chapter 9 )

Chapter 9

The Black Clouds Roll In

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Disclaimer: I do not own the Teen Titans, or anyone else who appears in the television show. Everyone else is mine, so don't steal them.

 

~GxJxR

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Crow takes a gasp of air as he falls onto his back in the bed beside Raven.

 

“I love you…” She says, kissing him.

 

“I love you too,” He says as he closes his eyes looking at her.

 

The two of them fall asleep in the room, and silence fills the air. The air slowly begins to cloud. It looks as if ink was dropped into water, as it begins to blacken out the windows.

 

This happens to every window in the tower.

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The silhouette stands in the main room, these wisps of shadow extending from his hands. He looks like a normal human with pointy hair. He stands by the window in the main room and lightning strikes. The room is illuminated, however, he doesn't light up.

 

He is a silhouette.

 

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Beast Boy wakes up, thirsty. He goes to open his door, but he just appears in the doorway facing his bed again.

 

“Wha?” He asks, looking around. He closes his eyes, and his skin covers with dark matter.

 

What are you doing?! Fool! A ghastly voice screams in his ears, and he calls off his new power.

 

“Okay…” he looks around, and sees his window is blackened. “CYBORG!!!”

 

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“MYMORG!!!” Cyborg hears through the walls.

 

He wakes up, and looks around. “BB? You there?”

 

“MIME MMAPED!” he hears.

 

“Wait a second…” Cyborg says, charging his cannon.

 

“I CAN'T GET O-“Beast Boy begins, but his wall is blown apart.

 

“What is it BB?” Cyborg asks angrily.

 

“I couldn't get out of my room…”

 

“What the fuck is going on?!” Raven screams, phasing through the wall.

 

Crow follows her in. “Yeah, dude, we were just sleeping…” he says, rubbing his eyes.

 

“What is the problem?” Starfire asks, entering Cyborg's room.

 

“BB here was having a bad dream… Hey where's Robin?” Cyborg states.

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Robin sits in Starfire's room dressed in bondage clothes. He gives up, and pulls his clothes on, and goes to see what's going on.

 

“What's going on?” He asks.

 

“I COULDN'T LEAVE MY ROOM!” Beast Boy says, frustrated.

 

“That's it?” Robin asks, and he goes back to the door, about to leave when the alarm goes off.

 

“Wha?” Crow asks, forming his full clothes again.

 

They all head for the main room.

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“Ah, Crow… It's been a while since we have actually seen each other… years? Days? It all feels the same.”

 

“Who…” Crow says, walking into the room head of the others. Everyone stands back, looking at the man.

 

“Please! You know very well…” he says, looking at Crow.

 

His eyes are red abysses. They penetrate the darkness like knives to skin, and stand out. He looks sternly at Crow, and Crow looks in fear.

 

“You… THE BEAST! AZARATH METREON ZINTHI!” He says, blasting the man. The man disappears and re appears behind Crow.

 

“No… But you're still right…” He lowers his darkness, and reveals a scarred face.

 

Darke.

 

“YOU!” Crow says, knocking him back. “AZARATH METREON ZINTH-“

 

Darke snaps his fingers, and cuts Crow off. Crow gasps for air.

 

“WHAT DID YOU DO!?!” Crow asks, painfully. “AZARATH METREON ZINTH_!” he pauses, “Azarath Metreon Zinth_?”

 

“I disabled you from saying the “I” sound. You can say anything with it that doesn't make the same sound as the name of the letter…

 

“You bastard!”

 

Darke walks forward, looking at the Titans.

 

“Starfire… Beast Boy… Cyborg… Robin… Crow… Raven…” Darke says, snickering.

 

“What do you want?” Beast Boy asks.

 

“Nothing really…” He says, “Oh; and please, call me Shade…” as he says this, everyone gets a chill down their spine.

 

“I want to play a game with you all…” Shade says, appearing behind them.

 

“What game?” Robin asks sternly.

 

“Survival of the fittest… it's simple… You start at the bottom, and make your way here, and you must survive until the end. If you survive until sunrise, and kill me with the light, then you win, and you'll all live.”

 

“And if we lose?” Starfire asks.

 

“You die.”

 

All of them stare at him wide eyed. He will kill them…

 

If he was strong enough to do what he did to Crow, imagine what he could do to them… They all think this…

 

“What do you say? If not, I could always just kill you normally…”

 

Crow stands up. “Alr_ght. _'ll take your challenge…” Crow says, looking at Shade.

 

“Wow, Crow…” he says, ignoring Crow. “You never told me how beautiful Raven was…” he reveals his mouth, and sticks a large tongue out licking her face.

 

“BASTARD!” Raven screams, kicking at him. He phases through it.

 

“Nuh-uh, pretty girl… I think I'll save you for last…”

 

“I will not take your challenge…” Starfire states stepping forward. “I will not let you kill us…”

 

Cyborg and Robin step next to her. “We won't either.”

 

“Pity…” Shade says. He draws a sword from his arm. The handle is covered with spikes, and it has a very long blade. He holds it by the blade, cutting his hand, and holds it reverse. It seems like this won't do anything, but they don't underestimate him.

 

“WAIT!” Starfire says, apparently getting a brilliant idea. “I think that if we all say the chant Crow uses, we might be able to use it against Shade! We have done this once before with Raven's attack!”

 

“NO! STARF_RE! YOU'LL D__!!” Crow screams, but she cannot understand his broken words.

 

The others do though. “STARFIRE! DON'-“ Robin says, but he's too late.

 

“AZARATH METREON ZINTHI!” Starfire screams, and everyone, including Shade look at her wide-eyed.

 

“Heh… heh heh heh… HAHAHAHAHAHAH!” Shade laughs, as gray energy begins to flow out of Starfire's mouth…