Teen Titans Fan Fiction ❯ Realm Quest ❯ Chp.4 A Night at the Ball ( Chapter 4 )

Chp. 4 A Night at the Ball

 

 

“Are you ready now?” Beastboy yelled up the stairs to the girls' room, where, they were preparing for the ball.

 

 

“In a moment friends.” came Starfire's giggly voice from up the stairs and an irritated groan from Raven.

 

 

“Well hurry up, so I can get out of this monkey suit.” Cyborg complained picking at his clothing

 

 

The three of them had picked out outfits from the merchandise Starfire got from the sleazy bender. They all looked identical, in old-fashioned tuxes, all except for slight differences. Beastboy's tux came with a cape with a high collar, and with his white mask. He looked disturbingly like the phantom of the opera.

 

Cyborg had taken out his frilly lapels and ripped the sleeves off his jacket. He kept it buttoned and kept the white shirt under it, so it looked as if he was wearing a vest.

 

Robin had also taken off his lapels, but he kept his sleeves. He had his jacket unbuttoned so it hung freely around him. He wore white gloves and he held a black cane by his side.

 

 

“We are ready.” Starfire announced as she came down the stairs looking like an elegant lady.

 

 

She wore the beautiful yellow dress that had so attracted her attention to the sleazy cart in the first place. Her hair was set in curls that coursed down her back, and across her bare shoulders. She wore yellow gloves that came to her elbows and a mask that she had to hold on to with a stick.

 

 

“Well I think that was worth the wait.” Beastboy murmured loud enough for his teammates to nod in stunned awe.

 

 

“How do I look friends?” Starfire asked as she twirled for them.

 

 

“Beautiful.” Robin mumbled.

 

 

Blushing she turned towards the stairs and called Raven down. They waited a few moments but Raven didn't show. Starfire called again. Raven was still a no show. Frowning, Starfire flew up the stairs, the guys waited anxiously downstairs, the sound of someone saying, “You wouldn't dare.” Wafted down towards them and a few, more seconds of silence followed, and then Starfire rejoined them and called up the stairs for Raven again. This time they could hear a heavy sigh and then stomping on the stairs.

 

 

“I'm here.” Raven said heavily as she appeared.

 

 

“Oh doesn't she look marvelous?” Starfire cooed.

 

 

Raven's dress was sleek and fit her curves nicely. It was snug at the torso but loose around the legs. The sleeves were short and cut into two pieces. One half rested on her shoulders and the other on her arms. The colors looked magical. It started black, but gradually faded into purple, then blue. There was one white streak on the bottom half that opened wider as it got to the bottom. Her hair was put up into a bun with two strips of hair hanging loosely to frame her face. She also wore gloves that came to her elbows they were also black.

 

 

“Let's hurry and get this over with.” Raven grumbled crossing her arms over her chest.

 

 

~__~

 

 

“Alright team, we're going to spread out.” Robin commanded as they entered the grand ballroom. They had immediately looked for Princess Charlene, but the room was just so crowded and big. “I want two on this side, two on the other and one to roam. Who's up for what?”

 

 

Beastboy and Starfire, who had been busy watching the dance floor, sprang into action. “We got it over here!” Beastboy yelled as he and Starfire did their form of swing dancing, spinning around in never ending circles at a dangerous and reckless speed.

 

 

“Alright then...that means you and Raven have the other side, and I'm off to find the princess.” Robin directed towards Cyborg as he began to walk off.

 

 

“Hold it right there little man.” Cyborg said as he put a hand on Robin's shoulder. “Princess likes me, so you're going to dance with Raven.”

 

 

“I don't dance.” Robin said in a deadpan voice looking at Cyborg with a blank expression.

 

 

“Well neither do I, so you're dancing with her.”

 

 

“I don't dance.”

 

 

“Neither do I, so you're dancing!” Cyborg growled, getting louder and attracting attention.

 

 

“I don't dance.”

 

 

“I feel so loved.” Raven said in her sarcastic, monotone voice, as she sighed and watched Beastboy and Starfire twirl like crazy. “At least they're having fun.”

 

 

`That could be me and you Minx.' A voice said seductively in her ear.

 

 

Turning on her heel, she was surprised when she saw no one, looking closer; she saw a figure on the other side of the ballroom looking at her. Once making eye contact, the figure held up a glass in greeting, before turning his back to her.

 

Smirking slightly, she checked to see if her teammates were still arguing, which they were, then made her way over to the familiar stranger.

 

Before she could speak, the stranger had turned around with a black rose in his hand. The stranger wore black tights, a white puffy sleeved shirt, with the top unbuttoned to show off his chest, a black Zorro hat, his long black hair pulled into a ponytail, and a white mask, but through the eye holes a pair of enchanting, coal black eyes stared longingly out at her.

 

 

“Game over, I win.” Jacob announced offering her the rose and a kiss on the back of her hand, never taking his eyes from hers.

 

 

“Well I guess you do...for now.” Raven said with small smile as she put the rose to her nose, finding she couldn't break eye contact. Again.

 

 

“What is my prize?” he asked coming in closer.

 

 

“Who says you get a prize?”

 

 

“All game winners must get some sort of a prize. Now, what's mine?” he said, getting even closer until their bodies were pressed together.

 

 

“Well what do you want?” she asked feigning innocence, as he wrapped an arm around her waist.

 

 

“Oh, I think I could think of something.” He smiled as he dipped her and devoured her mouth.

 

 

Raven gasped against his mouth as a strange feeling swept over her, but she soon closed her eyes and got into the kiss as she dropped her rose to the ground.

 

 

“Shall we dance?” Jacob asked his voice taking on a slight vampiric accent, as he smiled a delighted, fangy grin.

 

 

Already enticed by his hypnotizing eyes and then intoxicated by a vampire's kiss, Raven stared blankly at him then nodded as a slightly lustful smile spread out on her face.

 

 

~__~

 

“Listen, I'm the leader, and what ever I say goes, so you dance with Raven!” Robin yelled getting into Cyborg's face.

 

 

“Hey man, I'll find the princess, you get out my face and chill, because I don't dance and Raven already has a partner.” Cyborg snapped, although a bit calmer.

 

 

“She what?” turning around, and waiting til his other spinning teammates got out of his way, he saw them, Raven dancing with some guy and smiling.

 

 

While Robin's back was turned, and after putting the guy Raven was dancing with on his hit list, Cyborg adjusted his suit and went off to find the princess.

 

 

`Oh, this cannot go on.' Robin thought angrily in his head as his eyebrow began to twitch in agitation.

 

 

~___~

 

 

“You see I've created a most spectacular drama/action story.” Uncle Cyrus boasted from the sidelines of the dance floor, speaking to the overweight woman in the powdered white wig, and her anorexic looking husband. They both looked scared and uncomfortable talking to him.

 

 

“See that beauty over there in the dark clothes dancing with that handsome devil. That's my niece, she's a half demon half sorceress, but at the moment, she's a witch. The guy she's dancing with is a psychotic vampire who's in love with her for some reason. I don't know why, she's a most unpleasant child. Accidentally send them flying through a window and they never let you live it down. Oh, see this puny looking, spike haired, imp of an elf, he used to be human, well you see him? He's in love with my niece, I don't know if she knows it or even likes him back, but I think she knows and is just ignoring him. Over there, that spinning tornado is two of my niece's friend. Their names escape me, but one's a creepy alien now turned faire, and the other is a green mutant who's now a werewolf. If you look over there, you'll see a hulking figure with giganturamous muscles. He's a human, genetic experiment that went wrong, but for now he's a Greek god.” Here he began laughing hysterically, the couple he had been talking too now began to sidle away, but he grabbed them by the arms and pulled them back still laughing insanely.

 

 

“They're mad at me right now; because I tore them from their dimension and sent them here with freakish powers and I want let them leave until they complete this ridiculous quest I've sent them on. It's quite entertaining.” Finally ceasing his laughter, he wiped a tear from his eye and slapped the couple on their backs. “You know, I like you two. You're easy to talk too...You've ever been to a demonic dinner party. You should come. Of course, half the guests will want to eat you, and the other wanting to put you under many different types of torture, but after a while, you'll get use to it. So what do you say, you want to have dinner with me. Come on...we'll be having Chuck.”

 

 

“D-d-d-d-do y-y-you m-mean d-d-d-duc-c-ck?” the man asked nervously.

 

 

“No! Chuck, he owed me money a few years back and wouldn't pay up.”

 

 

~___~

 

 

Cautious of the many figureheads around him, Cyborg threaded his way through the crowds, searching for Charlene. He didn't know what to expect when he found her, nor did he know if he could trust her to give him the necklace as she promised. He also didn't expect for her to find him first.

 

 

“Cyborg!” someone chirped excitedly from behind him as felt someone grip his arm and spin him around.

 

 

“Princess.” He said unenthusiastically before he caught full sight of her.

 

 

She had her hair set into several minute white braids that she had pulled into a side bun at the back of her head. Her eyes once again a golden orange as she stared at him. Her dress was royal blue and sleeveless. The dress was plain in any sense, but on her, it looked marvelous. It was made from the finest silk and was covered in lace and ribbons filled with blue and white diamonds. The neckline was plunging and resting around her neck and drawing attention to her bust, was the necklace.

 

 

“Alright I'm, here, now the necklace if you don't mind.”

 

 

 

The smile she had been holding suddenly fell from her face as her eyes turned a bluish gray. “The necklace? That's all you came for? You don't even want to get to know me? Why don't you at least wait until they announce me? It's my birthday and you don't even care? Why? Is it because my hair is white? Or because my eyes don't stay the same color? Or is it because I'm a...” as her voice began to rise and draw unwanted attention.

 

 

Clamping a hand over her mouth, he whispered nervously to her. “Okay I'll stay a while longer.”

 

 

 

Eyes now shining gold, Charlene twisted away from his hold, and lunged at his neck. “Oh I'm so happy you're staying.” She cried joyfully as she dangled from his neck like a souvenir. “Now you have got to meet my parents.”

 

 

~___~

 

 

Guiding Raven onto the dance floor Jacob looked towards the orchestra and nodded his head towards the constructor before turning his attention back towards Raven.

As the music began to play, an upbeat slow song, he and Raven began to move together like leaves dancing in the wind. The dance floor soon dispersed of other dancers so that they could watch the two. Except Starfire and Beastboy who were still spinning out of control, just out of the way.

 

 

“Did I tell you that you look beautiful tonight Minx.” He whispered into her ear.

 

 

 

“No, but I'm sure you're going to.” Raven managed to say through her dreamlike state.

 

 

 

“Your beauty takes my breath away. It only compares to the full moon on its largest, brightest, bluish night. You look ravishing in that dress.” Here he dipped her to the floor and whispered in her ear huskily. “I can't wait to take it off.”

 

 

“Keep throwing compliments like that out and you just might get the chance.” She whispered back, earning a loud bark of laughter from him. As he pulled her up the music changed to a faster tempo and he spun her off with his impetuous laughter.

 

 

His laughter soon died down as he realized she had not spun back into his arms. Looking around with confusion he growled with sudden rage as he saw his minx had been danced away from him by a skinny spike haired elf.

 

 

“Raven? What do you think you're doing? We have work to do, and you don't have time to play around with strange men.” Robin said jealously as he danced a fast foot jostling dance with her. “Who is that anyway? Do you know him?”

 

 

 

“I'm doing what you told me to do Robin. Just without you or Cyborg.” Raven answered through half-lidded eyes as she danced with a delirious smile.

 

 

 

“But who is that?” he ground out, trying to keep his anger intact.

 

 

 

“I'm her betrothed, if you need to know so much.” Jacob growled as he wrenched Raven from Robin's arms and set her off to the side as he hissed at the said boy. Neither noticing how Raven simply danced off by herself in her trance like state.

 

 

“Like hell you are.” Robin growled back, not backing down even as Jacob's face contorted into a horrific, animalistic look.

 

 

 

Raven's laughter caught their attention. Turning towards the sound they saw her dancing wildly to the fast music in a very alluring way that had them both forgetting each other for the moment.

 

 

“That's my cue.” Jacob announced as his face relaxed and made to join Raven.

 

 

 

“I'm not done with you!” Robin yelled, grabbing Jacob's sleeve and tried to turn him back towards himself. But with catlike reflexes Jacob face contorted yet again and with an incensed roar he hoisted the boy wonder into the air and tossed him like a rag doll.

 

 

 

“My God. Are you alright my good…elf?” one of the guests cried out as Robin landed on a table near him, breaking it to smithereens.

 

 

 

“I'm fine.” He said agitatedly brushing helping hands away as he scrambled to his feet and towards the evil vampire trying to take his Raven. “Hey.” He said quietly tapping Jacob on the shoulder.

 

 

Sighing from annoyance, Jacob released Raven, who promptly danced off. “What is it now wi…” wimp was what Jacob was going to say, but on turning around he got socked in the jaw. The blow would have been nothing but a slap to him, but elf strength was a bitch, and he suddenly found himself falling through the air.

 

 

Not wasting time, Robin took off at a sprint, leaped into the air, and landed a hard, heel kick to Jacob's stomach which he followed with blows to the head.

 

 

 

“That's enough!” Jacob yelled his face contorted once again. Grabbing Robin by the neck he hoisted the boy wonder into the air as he extracted his fangs. “I'll teach you to get in the way.” Grasping Robin's neck tighter he slowly brought it towards his mouth, intent on draining his dry, when out of nowhere he was abducted by a pink and green tornado.

 

 

Now free, robin rubbed his red throat as he tried to gain his breath back. Getting up he headed straight for the steadily dancing Raven when the pink and green tornado passed in front of him, depositing an extremely dizzy, handsome faced Jacob as it went.

 

 

“What the hell just happened? Did I just get laid? YOU!” spotting Robin, Jacob hopped to his feet as his face changed once again; his and Robin's clothes and hair began to blow in an invisible wind from the sheer power of the enraged Jacob. “PREPARE TO DIE!” levitating into the air, Jacob launched himself at the elf boy. Grabbing Robin by the front of his shirt, he lifted Robin into the air and tossed him down onto the buffet table. Coming down on him, Jacob held robin down by his neck as he unhinged his jaw, making it wide enough to bite the Boy Wonder's face off.

 

 

Looking around desperately, Robin grabbed a handful of something and stuffed it into the vampire's mouth before punching it shut with an upper cup. As his mouth closed around the food, Jacob's eyes widened with shock as his cheeks seemed to become eaten away by acid. Hissing he released Robin and backed away, hacking and coughing like a dog with a bone in its throat. Curious, Robin looked into his hand to find the remainder of the something that affected Jacob so. Garlic.

 

 

 

“Good show old Boy.” Said an old guest as they clapped for Robin's fortuity.

 

 

 

“What are you talking about? This isn't a show? This is a real fight with a real vampire. Get the hell out!”

 

 

 

“Oh, we know sir. It's just that…that gentleman over there won't let us leave. He said he'll invite his relatives over for dinner if we did.” Said an old fat woman as she pointed towards the exit doors.

 

 

Turning to where she pointed, Robin's face faulted as he saw Uncle Cyrus with an insane grin on his face as he directed the band. “I can see why Raven can't stand him.” Robin said aloud to himself, just as he felt something encase his body lifting him into the air and slamming him hard into the ceiling. “Ow!” was all he managed to say before he felt himself being pulled back towards the ground. He landed hard on his back with an audible `oof' before going back up. Back and forth, back and forth he went. From the ceiling to the floor and from the floor to the ceiling.

 

 

Raven on the other hand didn't seem to notice the fight going around her, for she just continued to dance, the noise from Robin being slammed around repeatedly nothing but part of the music for her. Starfire and Beastboy were blind and deaf to everything but each other; they hardly knew that they had abducted Jacob, and Cyborg had yet to show.

 

 

Robin in the mean while was being strewn across the ceiling like a wash towel. Looking down he could see Jacob laughing gleefully at him every time he would hit one of the ceiling banisters. Of which one was loose. Grabbing hold to the loose beam, he tugged with all his might, despite the pulling on his body, and wrenched part of it free. Aiming as best he could while being thrown across the ceiling, Robin threw the wood straight for the offensive vampire. It hit him dead on in the chest, and down he went. Speaking of down, that is also what happened to Robin. Falling through the air he landed with a crash onto a table.

 

 

Feeling victorious he painfully pulled himself to his feet and to the applause of the crowd he drug himself towards the still dancing Raven, intent on breaking her from her trance.

 

 

“Do you know how much it hurts to get a lung punctured, let alone how long it takes to heal?”

 

 

 

Groaning, Robin turned around just in time to see Jacob float into an upright position on his feet and pull the beam from his chest.

 

 

 

“Why aren't you dead yet?”

 

 

 

“Because oh nearsighted elf, my heart is over here, and my lung is over here.” Moving swiftly, Jacob suddenly appeared in front of Robin with his fist raised back for the punch.

 

 

Although he didn't see him coming he did see the punch. Ducking and rolling, Robin ended up behind the vampire. Whirling around Jacob had no time to react before a fist connected squarely with his face. Punch to the head, kick to the chin, punch, kick. One after the other Robin delivered blow after blow, driving the Jacob back. Finally he ended the attack with a roundhouse kick to the head which successfully sent the vampire out the window.

 

 

Tired and wounded, Robin stalked towards the window only to find Jacob had grabbed hold to one of the numerous flag poles protruding from the castle walls. “Oh come on!” Robin yelled jumping back into a fighting stance as Jacob floated up to the broken windowsill.

 

 

 

“No you come on! I'm getting tired of this!” using his powers Jacob took command of the hundreds of broken glass shards that littered the floor, just as Robin armed his with one of the inside flagpoles.

 

 

They stared each other down for what seemed an eternity. Well it wasn't an eternity, just long enough for an eccentric Raven to dance by, her dancing now a cross between interpreted dancing, hip hop, and a stripper dance, followed by the forever spinning pink and green tornado.

 

 

The first shard was thrown, Robin deflected it. Then they started coming faster until they were hardly seen, but Robin deflected all of them as he began to make his way towards his component. Finally he was upon him, with a leap into the air Robin aimed his weapon towards the heart, within a few moments this would all be over. That's what he thought until he saw Jacob's smiling face. He finally used the remaining shards he had left to attack the open bird boy. They hit him dead on; none hit anything vital, all mostly leaving scratches and gashes, and only one going all the way through in his shoulder. He hit the ground a bruised and bloody mess.

 

 

 

“Now it's time to end this.” Jacob said casually as he hopped down from the windowsill, his body morphing even as he spoke.

 

 

Robin wasn't sure what the vampire had in mind at first, but soon it became clear as he started to run towards him his body fully transformed into a large, black wolf with large white teeth gnashing together in anticipation at the thought of tearing into Robin's tender neck. It leaped into the air at him, and he was helpless to do anything but wait for his demise, but he was saved at the last moment as a large, blue laser beam hit the wolf in mid leap, knocking it down and unconscious in the process.

 

 

“Looks like you needed help.” Cyborg said in a rush as he hoisted the hurt elf to his feet.

 

 

 

“Thanks I needed it.” Robin said graciously not ashamed to have to lean against his big friend.

 

 

 

“HEY!” Cyborg yelled sticking his foot out to trip the pink and green tornado. “Where were you two while Robin was being attacked?”

 

 

 

“We were around. Literally.” Beastboy answered as he collapsed to the ground.

 

 

 

“Oh my, that was most marvelous.” Starfire said happily as she too fell onto the ground.

 

 

 

“What happened anyway? What was that thing?”

 

 

 

“That was a vampire and he was after Raven. He put her into some type of trance. Anyway, how did it go with the Princess?”

 

 

 

“Ah, the princess. Well I got the necklace; it's just that we have to get out of here and quick.” Suddenly frantic Cyborg began to look around for Raven.

 

 

 

“What happened? What did you do?”

 

 

 

“Nothing…it's just…nothing! Let's just say her mom's a shapeshifter and her dad's a dragon. Now let's go. Come on Raven wake up.” Grabbing the dark princess by the arms Cyborg shook her lightly.

 

 

 

“What did you do?”

 

 

 

“Come on Rae! Wakey, wakey!”

 

 

 

“What did you do?”

 

 

 

 

“COME ON RAVEN! WAKE UP BEFORE SHE COME TO GET ME!” shaking Raven as hard as she can Cyborg yelled frantically for the entire world to hear.

 

 

 

“Cyborg!” It was Princess Charlene yelling in the other room and getting closer.

 

 

 

“What's all the yelling for?” Raven asked confusedly as she finally came too.

 

 

 

“You don't know how happy you've made me.” Cyborg squealed as he pulled Raven into a bone crushing hug.

 

 

 

“Glad to help.” She managed to choke out.

 

 

 

“Cyborg? Who is that you're hugging?”

 

 

 

“Raven if you love me, you'll morph us all out of here right now.”

 

 

 

“Her again!”

 

 

 

“What's going on? What about the necklace?”

 

 

 

“I've got it. Now let's go!”

 

 

 

“Cyborg, are you trying to leave?”

 

 

 

“What happened to me? I feel funny.” Raven said as she put a hand to her head.

 

 

“We'll explain everything once we're out of here.”

 

 

 

“What happened to the others? What's going on?”

 

 

 

“Come on Raven she's running over here!”

 

 

 

“What happened to this place it looks like Starfire and Beastboy were dancing in here.”

 

 

 

“RAVEN LOOK! THERE'S UNCLE CYRUS!”

 

 

 

“WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY SO? LET'S GET OUT OF HERE!” that seemed to snap her too. Eyes glowing white her body turned black and expanded into a giant shadow that turned the whole palace room black. When the darkness finally let up the titans were gone.

 

 

 

“Cyborg?” Charlene called out confusedly with tears in her sad grey eyes. “HOW THE HELL IS WE SUPPOSED TO GET MARRIED WHEN YOU'RE NOT HERE?” suddenly angry, fire shot from the princess's mouth as she yelled, her red eyes blazing in anger.

 

 

 

“Minx!” Jacob yelled as he suddenly came through. Looking around he saw that his minx was gone and so was the puny elf. “MINX!” he yelled in an outrage as he assumed his bat form and flew out the window.

 

 

 

“Well that was random.” Uncle Cyrus clapped delighted as everything went silent. “This is becoming my best dimension slinger ever. Hey princess, you want to find your fiancée?”

 

 

~___~

 

 

“Now calm down Raven before you hurt Robin.” Cyborg said trying to calm down a furious Raven.

 

 

 

“I am calm. What makes you think I'm not? I always act this way.” Every time Raven, who was taking care of Robin's injuries, reached the end of a sentence she would violently slap on bandages or aggressively rip a piece of glass out of Robin's body.

 

 

 

“Please make it stop.” Robin whined.

 

 

 

“Stop what? Nothing's happening. Beside's it's your own fault.”

 

 

 

“Calm down Raven.” Cyborg said again.

 

 

 

“I AM CALM!” Raven yelled as she turned to face him, her eyes red and her teeth baring fangs.

 

 

 

“Whoa! If you're calm then what is this? We've been this way for the pass 5 minutes.” Beastboy piped in as he went flying by. Yes flying for they were all encased in dark energy and spinning around their campsite along with a few boulders and 3 trees.

 

 

 

Not calming down, Raven's face became void as everything came back to earth.

 

 

 

“Now that that's settled. Why don't you tell me why this is my own fault?” Robin asked hotly only to wince as Raven `accidentally' hit one of his worse bruises.

 

 

 

“Because you started it.”

 

 

 

“I started it? I started it? How did I start it? I was trying to rescue you from the blood thirsty vampire!”

 

 

 

“We were just dancing then you came made him mad then you two started fighting!”

 

 

 

“Just stop Robin you're making her madder.” Cyborg pleaded with his short, spiky haired friend. Although he went ignored.

 

 

 

“Dancing! He had you in a trance!”

 

 

 

“That's because he's a pervert and has sexy hypnotizing eyes.”

 

 

 

“Oh here we go again.” Beastboy said dully as they were all lifted into the air once again.

 

 

 

“CRAZY! See there you go. He's crazy, and I rescued you from him.”

 

 

 

“What? Don't you think I can take care of myself?” Raven growled out angrily, pushing the elf boy wonder away as she finished the last of his wounds.

 

 

 

“Well obviously not since you go running off with vampires.” Robin yelled back as he stood to glare at her.

 

 

 

“I don't need a BABYSITTER ROBIN!” Raven yelled loosing control as her body turned black, her eyes red and she towered over Robin like an omen.

 

 

 

“Okay maybe we need to talk this over.” Robin said quietly with wide eyes.

 

 

 

“HEY YOU, HUSSY! STAY AWAY FROM MY MAN!” a loud yell sounded out as a fire ball struck the unawares Raven in the back. With Raven going down, so did all the others. When they finally got their bearings they stood up to find someone had entered their territory.

 

 

 

She wore a thick leather skirt over black tights. Her breast plate only covered her chest, leaving her stomach exposed. On her feet was a pair of sandals that laced all the way up to her knee, where she wore steel knee pads. On her wrist were two metal bands and a tiara to match on her forehead. Her white hair had been put into a neat braid that lay on her back and her eyes were green with jealousy.

 

 

“Charlene!” Cyborg yelled in shock.

 

 

 

“I know you didn't think you were getting out of marrying me that easy.” Charlene said with a smile as she looked lovingly at Cyborg, before turning her attention back to the furious Raven.

 

 

 

“What is your problem?” Raven growled out trying not to lose control again.

 

 

 

“You're my problem. You want my Cyborg.”

 

 

 

“Cyborg? I don't want Cyborg. There's someone else out there for me.”

 

 

 

“I don't believe you. Everybody wants Cyborg. I mean look at him.”

 

 

 

“I don't want him! Get that through your thick head!” Raven said through clenched teeth as she started to get angrier.

 

 

 

“First you want my man. Now you're calling me fat.” Charlene gasped angrily as she conjured two fire balls into each her hands and got into a fighting stance.

 

 

 

“FINE!” Raven yelled her eyes blazing white as her entire body became encased in black energy from her head to her toe. When the shadows diminished a battle ready Raven was left in its place. Her hair had been pulled back into a tight ball at the back of her head, what didn't go into the ball, surrounded it in spikes. She wore a skin tight, black body suit that covered everything up to her neck and left her hands exposed. Her armor was onyx black and covered her chest, pelvis, shoulders, elbows, and knees. The body suit covered her feet completely, but black, metal plating had been installed on the bottom to cover her heel and toes. Purple stripes adorned the black body suit in random areas. “If it's a fight you want, then it's a fight you get!” Raven growled as she threw her hands out to either side of her where they were consumed by her dark powers.

 

 

“Maybe we should stop them before they hurt themselves.” Starfire voiced up, worry written all over her face.

 

 

 

“I think you're right Star.” Robin agreed before they all strode forward to stop the obvious battle that was about to take place.

 

 

 

“Hold it right there, freaks!” Uncle Cyrus laughed as he materialized in front of them. “If you think I'm to let you stop this fight, then you're sadly mistaken.” Cyrus said with a shake of his head.

 

 

 

“And if you think we are going to let them kill each other then you are sadly mistaken sir.” Starfire retorted angrily as she summoned a starbolt.

 

 

 

“You're trying to deny me my entertainment? I think not creepy alien. I rule these dimensions and if I wish for my kin to fight to the death then so be it.” With every word spoken, Uncle Cyrus seemed to grow in size and power until he had all four titans cowering in fear. “Now sit down and enjoy the fight or else I'll send you to the carnivorous realm with seasoning.”

 

 

 

“Yes sir.” They all said in unison as they sat down on the ground.

 

 

 

“Good.” Uncle Cyrus said in good humor as he conjured a chair to sit in. “Now sit and be quiet so I can watch. Fight scenes are always better seen in 3D, and you've got the best seats in the house. So enjoy.”

 

 

 

“Do we have to? I don't think I can just sit around and watch them throttle each other.” Beastboy said uneasily watching the two girls stare each other off.

 

 

 

“Well they won't kill each other if that's what you're worried about.” Uncle Cyrus said reassuringly.

 

 

 

“Are you sure?” Cyborg asked.

 

 

 

“NO!” Uncle Cyrus said with a loud bark of laughter. “But that's what makes it all the more entertaining!”