," you gotta be kidding me right now. It's bad enough y'all went to Elko Diner without me, but now he's gone with that crazy witch lady. Willingly no less", David said as he slammed his hands on the table
," well as far as we know, the temple could be on top of Mount Everest", Tim said,
" and even if we do find it, how do we get him out of there?", Rachel asked,
" we could teleport", Gar said,
" that's not a thing", Bryson said
," at least not yet", David muttered,
" and this is all assuming the ritual hasn't already happened. If it has",
" we're fucked. The whole world is fucked", Jinx interrupted Kory
,"we gotta believe there's a chance", Dick said
," a chance to save him", Rachel said,
" yes, anything less is a failure.", Dick said
," so, what's our move", David asked.
Then a door opened and Connor entered ,his hair was gone," Something happened to... to your head", Gar said,
" are you wearing cologne", Kory said as she was choking in the smell,
"its Drakkar Noir. Your welcome". Connor said,
" and Thank you!", David said as he smacked the back of Connor's bald head," hold up, wait a minute", David proceeded to palm the back of Connor's head," MICHAEL JORDAN!", David shouted. The rest of the Titans laughed,"dayum bro, shoulda kept the hair", David said as he let go,
" if you're all done taking in the view and playing with my skull, grab a seat. We've got a demon to stop.", Connor said,
" the blood moon sets in two hours and six minutes, what's your big idea", Dick asked
," it's a three step process, we find them, kill them, and go and have a cold one", Connor said,
" yeah that's a no, right off the top of that big ol' bald head of yours, hold up", David grabbed a flashlight and shined it on Connor's head," gah damn, that shit reflect light better than a mirror, sheesh", David said,
" okay David quit it", Dick said,
" I'm done playing demon rescue and rehab. This bitch killed my dad and put a snake up my guts. It's time for her and her kid to go bye-bye", Connor said
," do I gotta rub your big old bald head for it to work properly, we aren't killing anyone", David said
," I don't like your tone, Davey", Connor said,
" I'm gonna kryptonite slap that big ass head", David said quickly ,
" Enough you two " Dick said
," I say just let them go after each other, this is pretty entertaining", Jinx said,
" it's too dangerous, she's on high alert, we need to find a way to bring Sebastian back without a head-on battle", Dick said,
" there's an old saying Richard, he who does not learn from history is... what is it? Oh, yeah, a fucking moron", Connor said,
" Okay now that's disrespectful, you see me personally Dick, I wouldn't take that from cue ball over there", David said quickly,
" if we killed him when we had the chance, we'd all be in the RV heading to 'Frisco right now", Connor said
," Don't call it that, especially when your head looks like you shine it with Crisco", David said
," we don't kill people Connor", Dick said
," we're not murderers", Rachel said,
" Got it. Except for all the people you've murdered, like Deathstroke, And The Gotham PD, a bunch of criminals, and especially ones you burned alive at the asylum, which caused this whole mess in the first place," Connor said
" all that is different, except the massacre but the rest was different", David said,
" Hey! I'm not complaining. Shit happens. Sometimes people die. It's not always a bad thing", Connor said,
" We're not killing Sebastian", Rachel said,
" even Bruce figured it out, eventually. Do you know how many people The Joker killed since Batman bashed his head in?", Connor asked,
" Zero", Tim said
," Zero! I like that kind of math", Connor said. David walked out.
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David was in the control room painting his hand green as Jinx entered the room with the rest of the Titans except Connor.
" Do you remember when Gar mentioned teleportation earlier? That is the idea", Jinx said,
" I remember when Bryson said it isn't real", Dick said,
" well if you bothered to ask me I would've told you that it does exist and was discovered by magicians over 10,000 years ago", Jinx said,
" they probably should've said something", David said without taking his eyes of his partially green colored hand
," yeah, I didn't say they perfected it", Jinx went over to the computer ,"does anyone know how to turn this on and make it do things? No wait Fuck it, I'm gonna do this the old fashioned way", Jinx said. Jinx pulled out a glass board and started drawing on it with a dry erase marker. ,"so the old magicians got the first part nailed, there has always been a spell to get some one to disorganize.", Jinx said,
" disorganize?", Tim questioned,
" yeah, you know, go all to bits. That was the easy part. The hard part was putting them back together again, that's where things went wrong. You'd always end up with some poor bloke with a... a foot sticking from his mouth or just a big mass of quivering jelly with one blinking eye", Jinx said
," that doesn't sound promising", Bryson said
," yeah the other problem was that no one could ever predict exactly where a person would be when they re-organized. Back then they didn't know that the Earth moved through space, so someone could re-appear a mile high in the sky, or right at the bottom of the ocean", Jinx said.
" if only there was a computer that could predict in time and space exactly where a disorganized person would reorganize", Dick said as he looked at David,
"and had the ability to control the reorganization", Gar said as he looked at David to,
" right down to the last atom", Jinx said as she looked at David,
" if you guys need Sirus just say so", David said as he ejected the Sirus chip and tossed it to Bryson.
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David and the Titans were walking to Connor's new domain. When they arrived, Connor was barking orders. David swung over quickly and slapped the back of Connor's head with his painted hand, leaving a green hand print on Connor's head.David started laughing as he landed next to the main table,
" this is insane", Dick said,
" Compared to what, two hours ago I was inside a stomach trying to kill a ghost snake", Gar said,
" and two hours before that we were fighting zombies", Bryson said
," and I kissed Bernard", Tim said,
" Lé Fucking what", David said,
" big night for everyone", Dick said.
Then Connor took over one of the computers and after a minute, the moon was normal." Wow, don't see that everyday", David said.
Connor celebrated and David walked off to be alone. Jinx followed him," can't help but notice you've been alone a lot", Jinx said,
" it's nothing", David said as he turned a corner,
" it's obviously something", Jinx said
," something feels off, that's it", David said,
" what, all because Connor has a bald head that you love to make fun of", Jinx said,
" no, that bald head is just too easy to poke fun at", David said,
" then what is it?", Jinx asked,
" it's me, before That woman showed up the voice has been silent, then we get you onboard and now that whisper became louder. I need to be alone", David said As he turned into the silo and attempted to close the door but Jinx froze it and squeezed through the door .
When she was on the other side ,she unfroze the door and it closed." Why are you so afraid of your dark side, it's a part of you", Jinx asked,
" because he's dangerous, and capable of so much more than you can imagine", David said,
" why don't you try to harness it for yourself", Jinx asked,
" because, it's an ongoing battle inside, if I wanna harness it I have to let him have control for sometime, and he won't give it back unless I fight really hard to take it back, and trust me it's difficult enough right now then he is in control", David said
," it's inevitable really, you are only delaying it", the voice said,
David shook his head and sat in the corner," leave me", David said
," you can't protect them", The voice said. Jinx walked over to David and used her magic on him
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David had the voice in a headlock, the voice looked just like him but had black eyes and pale skin. The same form David was in when he was taken over by Trigon. The voice never had a solid form before then, it was just a shadow. The voice's voice was a distorted version of David's own voice.
" You can't keep me down forever, I always come back when you put me away", The voice said
. David flipped the voice into the ground and held him down. Then Jinx appeared but merely as a spectator. The voice then flipped David over and tried to strangle him,
"just give in, I'm stronger then before", The voice said
David flipped the voice off of him and kicked him into a metal bed with shackles hanging on it. David tried to shackle the voice to it, but the voice flipped off of it. The two clashed again
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Jinx lowered her hand. As David looked up,
" you see?", David said. Jinx nodded.
She hugged David," by any chance, do you know what it is", David asked,
" no, I don't", Jinx replied," but you are stronger than it, don't believe what it says. It's a liar", Jinx said,
" don't listen to her, I speak the truth of the future", The voice said. David closed his eyes and focused for a moment.
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David slingbladed the voice. The voice got up and charged. David dodged and flipped the voice onto the metal bed and quickly shackled it to the bed.
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David opened his eyes. Jinx was still holding him, and David urged her back," you were right David said,
Jinx pulled back and looked at David to see he was smiling," the shackles won't hold him for long, soon he'll come back but now I know how to fight him off", David said
," did I hear that correctly or did you just say I was right?", Jinx asked,
" maybe I did", David said with a smirk before kissing Jinx. The two fought for dominance before David won as Sirus locked the Silo.
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And hour later David and Jinx walked into the lab hand in hand where everyone waited for Dick. Kory was talking to the doctor in the meantime. Soon Dick walked in,
"all right. We need to be clear on exactly how this is gonna work. Let's run it one more time, Rachel?", Dick said
," I'll reach out, search for my powers and then from there I should be able to zone-in on Sebastian", Rachel said
," okay ,when that starts... Kory?", Dick asked,
" I join hands with Rachel and begin feeding her my blue light", Kory said,
" and once the connection is secure... Jinx?", Dick asked,
" I join hands with Rachel and Kory and once Sebastian is thoroughly disorganized, the three of us draw him back here", Jinx said,
" and as long as all his physical matter ends up somewhere in this room, I'll reassemble him", the Doctor said,
" all right. Once we start, we've got one shot at this. It has to work", Dick said. Dick walked over to David and Jinx," hey I just wanted to thank you", Dick said,
" for what? I haven't done anything yet?", Jinx said,
" either way, I think you've earned your five million dollars," David said,
" what", Dick questioned
," it really wasn't about the money", Jinx said. She kissed David in the cheek. David smirked and Dick raised his brow at David," but I do have to admit, hanging out with you guys these past few days, it's been a lot more fun than I expected", Jinx said,
" you call this fun?", Dick questioned ,
" I do", David said,
" sick isn't it", Jinx said," what have I become", Jinx asked
," I think the person I thought you could be years ago", David said,
" let's go get Sebastian", Dick said as he walked away.
Then they dimmed the light and Rachel and Jinx sat across from each other with their legs crossed. Jinx lit a candle and placed it on a mat that had stones and salts around it," okay Rachel, focus on the light. Now, picture your power growing like leaf-shoots bursting from a tiny seed and spreading out, searching for air, searching for sunlight searching for you", Jinx said
," is this a ritual or a meditation class?", David joked to Bryson in a whisper, Bryson chuckled silently
, Jinx grabbed a bottle of something and put her finger in it. Then she put her finger on Rachel's forehead and marked where her gem used to be with a red substance . Then it glowed for a moment and Kory began transfer her blue light to Rachel as Jinx put a blue mark next to the red one. The three joined hands in silence for a moment.
Then Rachel gasped and opened her eyes suddenly," they've got Connor!", She said
," what did you see", David asked,
" they were in an underground room and Connor was chained up", Rachel said,
" okay", David nodded
," Sirus, where is Connor "David asked the nearby computer,
" Fire Creek Dam , forty miles north of here. It was funded by the Luthor foundation", Sirus replied,
"then that's where where we're going", Dick said
,"I thought we wanted to avoid a head-on confrontation", Kory said
,"well thanks to Cailluo, we have no choice", David said,
Gar snickered at David's joke," can't we teleport them both out", Tim asked,
" No, When you try and do two , their cells intermingle, it's not pretty", Jinx said,
" And if we do them one at a time, they'll notice what's happening and make sure it doesn't ", Bryson said,
" we leave in five minutes", Dick said as he walked off.
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The team was suited and going over the plan in the RV,
"this is a map of the temple that's Sirus found", The Black Assassin said as he placed a printed picture of the map,
" Gar you're first, break in and find Rachel's powers, we need her back up to full speed as soon as possible", Nightwing said
," be destructive. Something big, like a T-Rex or something", The Black Assassin said
," I got it covered", Beast Boy said,
" I'm gonna need David, Bryson and Kory to keep her busy while Tim and Rachel find Connor and Sebastian and get out of there", Nightwing said
," that's leaves the rest to you", The Black Assassin said, nodding towards Jinx
"I'm gonna have to get real close", Jinx said,
" you can kill her?", Starfire asked,
" yeah I could fucking kill her. Take her out. Nut her", Jinx said,
" okay never say that again, that don't sound right", The Black Assassin said, the room was silent
," I mean, I will freeze her long enough for us to get the fuck out of there, presumably", Jinx said
,"let's be clear in one thing. this is not personal, this is a smash-and-grab. We get in, we grab the boys and get out. Understood?", Nightwing asked
, the team nodded and Krypto barked," I almost forgot about him, wait who has been feeding him", The Black Assassin asked,
" he's a dog with super speed, he can probably feed himself", Beast Boy said,
" Fair point.", The Black Assassin replied,
Nightwing chuckled " all right let's go". The Titans moved out
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Beast Boy bursted in as a Gorilla as his distraction And Starfire Blasted the woman, the woman was launched into a stone pillar and The Black Assassin used his grappling cables to pull himself to the woman and kicked her in the chest, sandwiching her between the stone pillar and his kick. The Black Assassin flipped off and The Spyder launched a soul orb at the woman, hitting her again. Minions started approaching and The Spyder raised Ghouls from the Darkness to help fight them off. The woman got up and grabbed her staff,
" I have to admit, has welcomes go...", Jinx paused and froze the woman," this is a little on the chilly side", Jinx said. The Black Assassin and Jinx approached her," wow she really doesn't have any eyebrows", Jinx said,
" what did I say", The Black Assassin said.
Then the woman stabbed Jinx," Fuck, Not again", Jinx said.
The woman kicked Jinx off her staff and Jinx fell with blood coming out of her mouth.she hit the ground hard and was motionless ," Jinx!", The Black Assassin shouted as he charged the woman and kicked her hard, sending her back,
" Ah, the Black Assassin, or should I say Vindictam Iram .", the woman said ,The Black Assassin felt something in his chest erupt." I have to say, as a vessel of Trigon's right hand, you are quite strong to be able to keep him down, but now... I need him", the woman said.
The Black Assassin drew his swords and charged but the woman Blasted him in the chest. Then The Black Assassin's suit unfolded and David fell to his knees as he felt something leaving him. His mouth opened as a Black fog flooded out. Once it ended David was gasping for air,
"you have a strong soul, I'll give you that David ", The black fog said, then it solidified. revealing Vindictam Iram.
For the first time David felt free. But it didn't matter, his darkness, his demon was staring him in the face. The voice was now a physical being and now it had a name.
" Trigon shouldn't have chosen you to be my vessel, you had a strong will to combat me, but I knew soon I would break you, and I did. For a time... ah it felt so good. But somehow you were able to regain control. It should have been impossible, but you are strong, though this isn't how I expected my takeover to go, I'm happy to have my own body once again. And now I'm going to destroy the thorn in my side... you", Vindictam Iram said
. Vindictam Iram drew his sword and dagger and was about to charge when the woman stopped him with her staff," in due time Vindictam Iram, for now we must focus. Protect my son", the woman said.
Vindictam Iram nodded and leaped over to Sebastian's side, David crawled over to Jinx and held her," I'll kill you!", David said,
" don't be silly, vessel. You have no power anymore, with Vindictam Iram free, you have no special enhancements", the woman said.
David darted at the woman and kicked her in the face," impossible ", the woman said
. David charged again and she teleported away. David growled and went back to Jinx and held her. The woman re-appeared by Sebastian and Starfire attacked the woman and so did Rachel. Tim and Rachel beckoned Sebastian to leave. Nightwing approached and tried to take Sebastian by force but Vindictam Iram kicked him into a wall. Tim and Rachel kept begging Sebastian to leave with them but he refused and drank a bowl of blood and shouted. the shout was deafening as the rest of the team covered their ears as David snapped his finger and his suit folded around him. His hood muffled the sound as he covered Jinx's ears with his own hands. Then Gar disappeared in a red glow and everyone of the Titans was dusted away.