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On Dark Wings...Chapter 28: Shattered Dimensions
Trigon stood between the Teenaged Heroes and the Power Battery.
"What are you doing with a Green Lantern Power Battery!??" said Nightwing
"SCRUB THAT!!" snapped Raven
"HOW did you even get one of these things!!?"
Trigon chuckled to himself.
"Ask MAX, he knows...don't you, Maxie??"
Max remained stonefaced and emotionless.
"ohhh...still giving the silent treatment, huh??
what??, not willing to let everyone know how i Tricked you!!?"
Nightwing looked at Robin.
"Max, what IS he talking about??!"
Trigon smirked.
"still keeping secrets??
well, we can't have that, CAN WE??!"
Trigon then spreads out his hand, which glowed with amber energy.
one of Robin's gloves glows with an amber aura.
before he can react, it his pulled off...revealing a Green Ring on Max's finger.
a ring...with a "Lantern" emblem on it.
"May i introduce: Maxwell Daniels.
the Fourth Robin, and...one of the Green Lanterns of Earth."
Max's ring flashes, making his Robin Costume disappear
replacing it with a Green Lantern uniform and domino mask.
the others (except for Blackfire and Jinx) were left stunned at this.
"you Stole my power battery!!"
Trigon snickered.
"YES...i did.
and, quite Easily, too."
Trigon then smirked.
with his hands behind his back, the demon approached the "teen lantern."
"all i wanted...was your Power Battery.
a limitless source of energy, one that could power my machines for YEARS.
But, i also knew that attempting to take such an item
from a Fully Powered Lantern (even a Rookie such as yourself) was Suicidal."
Trigon then grinned smugly as he looked at Max.
"But, being the "Genius" that i am: i had a plan."
Trigon then glanced at Blackfire, then walked near her.
"i used your feelings for the "mutant tamaranian-" began Trigon
the demon touched her face (which she was repulsed at.)
then he walked back to Max and smirked again.
"I paid a band of mercenaries incredibly well
to cause as much Havok and Chaos to keep you Busy as the "Green Lantern."
"you wanted me to expend my energy." said Max
Trigon looked at him and smiled.
"YES..i Did.
but, that was but the "First Phase"
I knew you'd want to charge-up your ring as soon as you got home.
THAT is why i also hired members of the disbanded "Brotherhood of Evil"
to break into your Girlfriend's apartment at Juuuust the right time and KIDNAP HER.
Both to satisfy my need to collect "unique DNA" for my mutigen
AND, to get you out of your house long enough to steal your Power Battery, heh-heh-heh..."
Blackfire glared at the Demon.
"your a horrible monster."
Trigon scoffed.
"Your one to talk, Miss "I-Almost-Married-My-Sister-Off-To-An-Alien-Slug-For-Ultimate-Power."
Blackfire scowled at this.
Nightwing then eyed him.
"WAIT."
Trigon eyed the Titan Leader.
"Yesss??..."
"If all you wanted was Max's Power Battery...
then, WHY didn't you just take it while you had him fighting those Mercenaries??!"
"Yeah, i'm kinda wondering that Myself." said Jinx
Trigon chuckled.
"Curiosity."
Raven raised an eyebrow.
"what??"
Trigon faced the Teenagers.
"I was curious, That's All...
I wanted to see if Max had what it took to beat me.
I mean, it's pretty obvious that he gets his power from his Ring.
so, WITHOUT IT: he's as Weak and Useless as any other human."
Blackfire glared angrily at Trigon..who continued to speak.
"In Fact, Me and my son, Abraxas made a bet right before all this
to see if Max COULD save Blackfire: With or Without the power of his Ring."
At that moment, a pillar of black energy appeared.
the energy materialized into none other than Abraxas (who looked pretty pi$$ed.)
Trigon glanced over at him.
"AH!!, Abraxas..
there you are, m'a boy (your looking better.)"
Abraxas scoffed as he walked over, standing near his father.
"I was just telling them about our Bet.
and, as memory recalls: Max DID rescue Blackfire "Without" the aid of his ring.
so...PAY UP!!"
Abraxas grumbled angrily.
he then snapped his fingers, making a $100 Bill materialized out of black energy.
Trigon snatched it, smirking evily.
"I still say he cheated." growled Abraxas
"he got help from the Titans and Jinx."
Trigon scoffed as he made the Dollar Bill disappear in amber energy.
"Details..."
"WAIT!!" said Max, suddenly
"You mean to tell me that YOU bet that i'd win??!"
Trigon smirked.
"Surpised??"
"a little, yeah." replied Max
"WEEELL, i've been around you humans long enough to know
that despite your lack of "Power", you somehow manage to prevail over all odds."
there was silence.
"THAT, and you still only had a minimum charge left in your ring.
which may or may not of given you SOME Confidence reguardless."
Max stepped up, facing Trigon.
"Give...Back...MY POWER BATTERY."
a smug look remained on Trigon's face as he stared at Max.
"no."
Max gritted his teeth.
in rage, he shot green energy from his ring.
it formed a giant hand and grappeled Trigon, squeezing him.
"GIVE IT BACK, NOW!!!!!"
the group gasped in shock at this.
Trigon, however: remained calm.
despite being in the Lantern's tight grip.
"you're in no position to make demands, Lantern.
in fact (if i'm not mistaken) you should realise this is Three...Two...ONE."
as if on cue, Max's energy construct began to flicker and fade.
then, finally disppeared completly (releasing Trigon from his grip.)
Trigon then snickers as he stares down at Max.
"you conserved what little remained
of your ring's energy ALL-THIS-TIME...just to waste it NOW!??"
Trigon chuckled some more.
"oh-ho, Max-Max-Max...
Why does "Love" always make heroes (no matter how skilled) so STUPID!??, HA!! HA!! HAAA!!!"
Max scowled at this.
Suddenly, Trigon grabbed Max by the shirt of his uniform.
the Demon gripped tight and held him close to his face.
"but, our little game of wits isn't over yet."
"MAX!!!" exclaimed Blackfire
The Titans (Plus Static and Jinx) all charged.
but, Abraxas stood between them and summoned a wall of black energy, keeping them sepperated.
Raven tried to bring the wall down
but, she found that her Half-Brother's power was "Stronger" than her own.
"Good Work, Son." said Trigon
Abraxas grinned.
"Thank You, Father."
Trigon looked at Max and smiled a sly smile.
"come...there's something i wish to show you."
Trigon then snapped his fingers, making a "green scroll" appear.
he grabbed the scroll, aimed and shot a beam of energy at the air.
a green swirling vortex suddenly materialized.
"Wa-What's that??!" exclaimed Max, a little worried
Trigon grinned.
"My new hobby."
With that, the red-skinned demon tossed Max into the portal.
"MAAAAAAAAAX!!!" shrieked Blackfire
Trigon looked at Abraxas.
"Abraxas.."
Abraxas glanced at his father.
"Keep the "children" busy while i entertain Max."
Abraxas smirked.
"of course, father."
Trigon grinned.
then, he stepped into the portal (which disappeared behind him.)
Abraxas then powered down his shadow barrier
and, (with a mug look on his face) looked at the Titans.
"now, then.."
Abraxas cracks his knuckles loudly.
"where were we??"
[Unknown Location]
Max fell thru the portal and into what looked like "space"
but, Max quickly realised that this wasn't Outer Space
(since he was able to breath, and didn't see Stars or Planets anywhere)
Max saw green smoke-like clouds in the pitch black sky.
in the endless abyss appeared to be purple doors and other green swirling vortexes.
There were also floating islands of various sizes.
some with structures atop them, others were either Bare or had plants on them.
"wa-what?!!" exclaimed Max, Stunned and Confused
"remarkable, isn't it??"
Max gasped.
he looked and saw Trigon right behind him.
the Demon then struck at the boy HARD, propelling his body thru space.
ironicly, he crashed into one of the floating islands
(his body impacted So Hard, the earth cracked upon contact.)
as Max tried to recover, Trigon dropped down.
the demon lord crouched above him, looking right down at him.
"Welcome to the Ghost Zone, Maxwell..." began Trigon
"Also called the "Spirit World" and "Ghost World."
Max was even MORE confused.
"g-ghosts??, sss-spirits??"
Trigon grabbed Max by his shirt and lifted him up.
"During my "earlier days" as WraithCorp CEO.
i constructed an Artificial Dimensional Gateway
with the sole purpose of returning to my Home Dimension..." began Trigon
Trigon then brought Max to his face.
"but, during my first test run...i found THIS Dimension by accident."
Trigon then turned Max around
forcing the teen to look at the endless horizion.
"THIS Dimension is what you would call a "Third Afterlife"
it's where the spirits of the dead go when they can't find their wat to the Other Two..."
Trigon then grinned evily.
"But, as i continued to explore this world...i discovered Something Else."
Max glanced at the Demon.
"what??"
[Meanwhile, Back at WraithCorp]
Abraxas approached the Titans, and dark look on his face.
while the others prepared for Attack..Beast Boy tried to talk.
"Okay, Look man...can't we talk about this??"
"why??" said Abraxas, evily
"well, uhh...because, Because you OWE me."
Abraxas stops and eyes the green changling.
"what??" said Abraxas, bluntly
The others eye Beast Boy as he approaches Abraxas.
"Well, i DID save you from being that "Monstrosity" thing."
Abraxas crossed his arms and scoffed.
"i thought "Maxie" and "the Tinman" did that."
"Yes, but WHO was the one that kept you occupied
while they worked on that device that saved you from being that thing Forever!!?"
Abraxas smirked a sly grin.
"and, by "Occupy"..you mean
being a good impersonation of a crash dummy??
Because, i cl;early remember throwing you around through most of-"
"THA-TH!!, That's NOT the point!!" exclaimed Beast Boy
"The Point is that i DID play a part in saving you.
so, the way i see it: You sorta owe me a debt for saving your life."
Abraxas eyed Beast Boy, scowling with his eyes half closed.
the others darted their eyes (unsure of ABraxas next move.)
Abraxas then chuckled out loud.
"Ha-Ha!!, well played, Mister Logan...WELL PLAYED."
Abraxas snaped his fingers.
black energy flashed, materializing a glass jug of whine and some glasses.
as the items levitated, Abraxas grabbed them
and, proceeded to pour himself a glass.
The Titans relaxes, feeling they weren't in any danger (currently, anyway.)
"you wanna glass??" asked Abraxas, oddly polite
"uhh..n-no thanks: we don't Drink." replied Beast Boy
Blackfire and Jinx coughed, feeling uneasy.
Abraxas then shrugged.
"oh, well...More for Me."
Abraxas drank down a full cup in one gulp.
exhaling, he tossed it away (which shattered.)
"so..wadda ya' want??"
"huh??"
"You saved my life, so i owe you.
now, i'll ask again: What. Do. You. WANT??"
Before Beast Boy could say anything, Nightwing spoke up.
"Tell us where Trigon took Max, NOW!!"
Abraxas smirked.
"my..your pretty forward, aren't you??"
Blackfire then stepped up, Plenty Angry.
"ANSWER THE QUESTION, YO-!!"
"Calm Down, CALM DOWN...
don't worry, i'll tell ya'
in fact, i was going to tell you all ANYWAY."
"Then, Spill." said Static, sternly
[Ghost Zone]
"Multiversal Nexus??" questioned Max
Trigon (now facing Max as they stood) nodded with a smile.
"Indeed..it amazed me too, when i first found out."
Trigon walked over and looked out at the horizion.
"While this dimensions has it's own "Pocket dimensions"
(which serves as "lairs" to the ghosts that live here)
there are also Vortexes that breach the barriers between This World..and the "Living World"
At first, i thought they only lead to different locations in our world
but, i soon realised that they were so much more than that: they led to Alternate Earths."
"Other Earths??"
Trigon looked at Max.
"YES, From Random Timelines to Alternate Forms of Reality.
I once found a world where i DEFEATED the Titans, instead of being beaten by them.
and, another where I was born a Woman, and my daughter was in fact "my son."
Trigon then snickered.
"but, i traveled further...i discovered portals that led to Other Realities."
"what do you mean??"
Trigon chuckled, then approached Max as he looked at him.
"Ever watch Star Wars and Star Trek??"
Max shrugged.
"sometimes, why??"
Trigon grinned.
"because "I" discovered Portals to those realities...and, their alternate earths."
Max widened his eyes.
"Wait-WAIT!!
you mean to tell me that...All that Sci-Fi stuff is REAL!!?"
"EVERYTHING we perceive as "Fiction" is REAL somewhere else.
and, Each-and-Every One of these world are connected...to THIS DIMENSION."
Max frozed, amazed at this.
"incredible..."
Trigon eyed the boy.
he grinned and continued to speak.
"THIS...is my True Hobby, the reason i stayed.
I've been taking frequent trips to these Parallel Realities and Alternate Earths
keeping records of them in the WraithCorp Database...Aaaand, constructing "bases" there."
Max looked at Trigon.
"But, WHY??!"
[WraithCorp]
"WHY!!?" exclaimed Abraxas
"It's our True Destiny, THAT'S WHY!!!"
Abraxas paced around as he ranted
(the whole time Beast Boy and the Titans eyed him.)
"Ever since dad discovered those portals...he was "different."
"Different??" said Raven
"Different HOW??"
Abraxas eyed his sister.
"DIFFERENT.
you could say he had a "mid-life crisis"
he questioned the so-called "victories" he had in the past.
and, began to wonder if it even mattered if he conquered the earth or not."
Abraxas grinned.
"But, then...he had a breakthrough.
he decided to not conquer One World...but ALL OF THEM."
Abraxas faced the teen heroes and approached them.
"so, he began traveling to the alternate worlds.
constructing WraithCorps there, while making our own plans to conquer them."
Abraxas then scoffed angrily.
"but, sadly...it seems that EVERY world we visit
have their own annoying trouble-making do-gooder HEROES."
"you mean...people like Us??" said Beast Boy
"oh, Where do i BEGIN!!?
Sonic The Hedgehog, Spider-Man, Danny Phantom
each and every one of them seems to make it their lot in life to ANNOY US!!"
Abraxas then smirked evily.
"but, luckily...we've also found quite a few VILLAINS as well."
Abraxas then makes a remote materialize.
he quickly grabs it and pressed the button.
Beast Boy feels the familure "throbbing sensation" in his head.
a wall soon splits apart, revealed to be hidden doors.
from the hidden room, several figure step out and approach Abraxas.
One figure looked like a russian adult male.
but, he was dressed in african garbs and arms with blades and guns.
the seconds was a teenage girl with greyish skin
and, light blue hair that had a flaming ponytail.
she was arm with a stylized guitar.
the Third was a robot that looked like a blue "cartoon hedgehog"
with black optics that glowed with bright red eyes.
the Fourth was a "cartoon duck" dressed in a yellow coat
red turtleneck undershirt and fedora..and, armed with a Chainsaw.
"Gentlemen...and, Ladies.
meet my associates from the Multiverse.
Kraven the Hunter, Ember McLean, Metal Sonic AND Negaduck."
the group widened their eyes, stunned at this.
"now..Titans: Any Last WORDS??"
Beast Boy gulped.
"Homina-Homina-Homina" comes to mind." said Beast Boy
Abraxas groaned.
"Again with the stupid jokes..."
Abraxas then looked at Kraven.
"your right, Sergi: he IS just like Spider-Man."
"I shall be the judge of THAT." said Kraven, his tone harsh
Beast Boy gulped.
"Wa-WHAT!??"
Abraxas looked at Beast Boy and smirked.
"Sorry, B.B.
but, Kraven is a "Super Hunter."
he wants to see what you got
and, i DID promise him a chance to fight you."
"BUT...But, what about your "Debt of Graditude!!?"
"it just EXPIRED." said Abraxas, cruely
Abraxas looked at his "team."
"Kraven gets the Green One...the rest are ALL YOURS."
Metal Sonic's optics flashed
Negaduck reved his chainsaw and Ember's hair flared up.
The Titans took a battle stance.
Suddenly, a portal materialized in the open air.
Abraxas (and, the others) looked at it, confused.
"What's that!!?" exclaimed Terra
Blackfire stared at the Green Swirly Portal.
"Max??"
Abraxas eyed the portal.
"Father??"
Everyone saw something move from within the vortex.
Abraxas approach it, trying to look inside.
after a few minutes...something emerged from the portal.
something which kicked Abraxas in the jaw, knocking him down.
"WOOOOO-HOO!!!!"
a figure landed on a floor with catlike grace.
it looked like a male teenager.
he had olive green skin and long elf-like ears.
at first glance, he looked like beast boy.
but, his short spikey hair was purple, and he had a red chakra stone on his forehead.
plus, his right eye was green and his left eye was purple
and, he was dressed in a purple-and-dark blue uniform.
"Who started the party without me??!"
the Titans stared at this strange teenager, fully confused.
Abraxas recovered and looked at him.
"Azari!!?" exclaimed Abraxas, Enraged
Azari smirked as he stood up and looked at him.
"the ONE and ONLY..."Uncle Abraxas"
Abraxas gritted his teeth, his eyes glowing full red.
he then turned to Kraven and the others.
"New Plan: KILL HIM!!!"
Kraven eyed Abraxas.
"but, you promised me-"
"He's the SON of Beast Boy and Raven from an Alternate Earth!!
Trust Me, he'll be MORE than enough challenge for a hunter like you."
Raven gasped at this.
"s-son??..my son!!?"
"KILL HIM!!!" repeated Abraxas
Negaduck grinned as he drew out a gatling gun.
"don't have to tell me TWICE."
the psychotic duck fired rapid shots at Azari.
however, the teenager effortlessly evaded and dodged them.
"Hold STILL, Do-Gooder!!!" shouted Negaduck
Azari continued to leap and dodge the shots.
"oh, yeah right..like i'm REALLY
gonna stand still and let'cha turn me into Swiss Cheese."
Azari then leapt and clung to a wall.
he then shot a webline from his wrist (which snagged Negaduck's chest)
Azari then jerked and propelled himself towards him.
he performed a flying kick, knocking the duck down.
"Ha!!, what a Lame Duck."
suddenly, Kraven rushed forward and grabs Azari from behind.
"Your webs and wall crawling won't work on me, BOY.
i've fought Spider-Man for YEARS, so you are No Match for Sergi Kravenov!!"
Kraven began to tighten his hold on Azari, crushing him.
"gah!!, Right...so, i'd better update my playbook."
with that, Azari disappeared in a flash of shadow energy.
"What!!?"
"HE'S GONE!!" exclaimed Ember
"then, FIND HI-GAAHH!!!"
Azari suddenly materialized and dropped onto Abraxas.
"GAAH!!, GET OFF!!!!"
Metal Sonic eyed Azari.
he then raised his forearm up, cocking a missle.
Abraxas saw this and paniced.
"NO, YOU FOOL!!, DON'T FIRE!!!!"
Metal Sonic fire his mini-missle.
as it flew toward Azari and Abraxas..Azari leapt away.
the missle hit Abraxas, detonating on impact.
(("oops.")) said Metal Sonic, his voice electronic
as the smoke settled, Abraxas was revealed to be alive.
cover in soot, and his clothes damaged...but, alive.
"YOU TIN-PLATED MORON!!!!" shouted Abraxas
Azari looked at Abraxas and chuckled.
"Dang, Abraxas
what kind of vitamins are YOU taking!!?"
Abraxas looked at Azari.
"When your Half Demon, you tend to survive the impossible."
"Oh-Ho, i hear That!!"
BRUUUUUUUUUM!!!!
Azari is suddenly hit by a wave of Hyper-Sound.
he groans as he gets up, looks up and sees Ember approach.
"that was just a low chord, dipstick.
just wait to a crank it up to Eleven, then you'll really be-"
ZAAAAP!!!
Ember is suddenly hit by a beam of green energy.
the others look and see a teenage girl standing outside the portal (which disappears)
the girl has yellowish skin and green eyes.
her hair is long and black, and is dressed in tamaranian-like clothing.
"Hands off my boyfriend, you FLOOZY!!!" shouted the girl
Abraxas growls loudly.
"Mar'i Grayson!??, SHE'S here too!!?"
(("Isn't she the daughter of Nightwing and Starfire??")) questioned Metal Sonic
Nightwing and Starfire gasped at this.
Abraxas then pulls at his hair.
his face getting "red" as his anger boiled.
"juuust...get them, NOW!!!!"
Metal Sonic and Kraven all charged at the two teenagers.
Azari and Mar'i looked at one another.
"shall we??" asked Azari
"we DO do it well, together."
Mar'i charged her fists with green energy
while Azari charged his with black shadow energy.
the two fired powerful blasts as their attackers.
Mar'i blew Metal Sonic Apart
while Azari just knocked the wind out of Kraven.
Abraxas scowled at this, clearly pi$$ed off.
"(deep sigh) you just can't get Good Help these days."
Azari and Mar'i both smirked at him.
"you got that right, Unc.
now, just what are you up to??!"
"Nothing that concerns you two." said Abraxas
Mar'i scoffed.
"oh, don't give us that crud, Abraxas." began Mar'i
"your a Twofaced Double-dealing scheming opertunist.
you proved THAT to us during you're last visit in Our World."
Abraxas smirked.
"you've got a good memory.
but, i'm REALLY not up to anything.
After my last attempt to grab power
dad has had me on constant watch."
Abraxas then smirked.
"but, i'm glad your here.
it gives me a chance to test out a "new toy."
Abraxas suddenly leapt over to a table.
he grabbed a vial containing "black goo."
"What's he doing!!?" exclaimed Nightwing
the Titans (and, Azari and Mar'i) ran over to him.
Abraxas snickered as he crushed the vial in his hand.
the black goo suddenly came alive and began to cover his body.
"Wa-What IS that!!?" exclaimed Raven, worried
Abraxas chuckled evily.
"just a little something me and my dad uncovered in another reality.
a piece of a formeless alien lifeform that bonds and enhances living creatures."
Abraxas is now completly covered by the goop.
a white spider-like emblem appears of Abraxas chest and back
with the legs connected, wrapped on each of his sides.
his eyes became jagged, insectoid lens
and, a mouth form son his face.
a viper-like mouth full of razor sharp teeth
and, a serpent-like toung dripping with green slime.
"We....Are....VENOOOOOOOM!!!!!"
Beast Boy groans.
"oh, crap, not again..."
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Comments: 5
You know it's not good to say such language. You could do "Grumpy" or "Angered". I don't mean to irritate you. I'm just asking.
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:awdrop: I didn't know that Max was a Green Lantern.
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That was my "Big Shocking Surprise" from the get-go.
since before i wrote 'Chapter One', i intended for the "new robin" to be revealed to Actually be a Green Lantern
(whose Ring was low on energy, forcing him to he a hero without it)
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