When Hearts are tested, Part Two Author Psykorabbit2000 Scene 1 Jump City YOUNGER ALLURA didn’t have time to react and the fist smashed into her chest. She shot backwards and tore into the side of an armored van. She dropped to her knees and gasped in pain. She looked up and saw her dad, KINJITE walking towards her. There was a sadistic grin plastered on his face as he approached. Younger Allura rose to her feet and glared at him. Younger Allura (teeth gritting) ”You taught me to fight only for a justified cause! Where is the Justification in this?” Kinjite (sneering) ”Pathetic! I also taught you to fight for survival and strength!” Younger Allura (raising her fist) ”LIAR!” (her body is suddenly wrapped in grey flames) ”My dad taught me to fight with my heart and to stand for those who couldn’t stand for themselves!” Kinjite (stopping and raising his paws) ”That was before I killed your mom!” With a cry of pure rage, Younger Allura lunged forward and Kinjite met her fists with his fists. On the other side of Jump City CYBORG looked at his arm and looked at the others. Cyborg (nodding) ”You’re right Robin. The energy signals are getting stronger. Slade’s base should be right ahead.” ROBIN nodded and looked around. Robin (quietly) ”That is what bothers me. Where are the guards?” Cyborg walked over to a heavy door. He drew his fist back and smashed it down. Inside the room was the machine with the porthole. Raven (flatly) ”We found the rabbit hole it looks like.” JENNY and FELICIA peered in the porthole and gasped. Felicia (shocked) ”It’s the Gardens!” (she looked at Jenny) ”He made it all the way to the Palace!” Jenny nodded and swallowed. Without hesitating a moment longer, both Jenny and Felicia dove through the porthole. Cyborg, Starfire, and Raven quickly joined them. Beast Boy was looking at the door. Robin turned to him. Robin (quietly) ”She can take care of herself, Beast Boy. She is his daughter.” Beast Boy turned and nodded. He slowly followed Robin through the porthole. Scene 2 Royal Gardens, Aldebaran The gardens were a total war zone. There were destroyed robot bodies and dead Aldebarans all over. The Guards were battling with the robotic minions of Slade. In the midst of the fight, PRINCE TOMMY was slugging it out with a robot. With a quick movement, Tommy sunk his claws into the robots head and wrenched the head from the body. He spun around to keep fighting. He stopped as Jenny and Felicia suddenly appeared out of nowhere, soon followed by five bizarre humans, one of which was a cyborg. Tommy ran up and grabbed Jenny’s arms. Tommy (gasping) ”Where have you been?!” (points to the Titans) ”And who the frell are they?!” Jenny (quickly) ”Trust me Tommy, their here to help! I’ll explain later!” Tommy (growling) ”You better!” He turned and rejoined the fight, trying to get to the Palace. Robin looked around quickly and nodded. Robin (pulling out his staff) ”Get to the Palace! TITANS GO!” With those words, the Titans quickly joined in the battle. In the Palace Slade was standing before a computer. Slade (calmly) ”Amazing, absolutely amazing. Crystal data storage, energy data lines, and hyper space transmission network systems. I am impressed.” He turns around and looks at Katrina, who is bound to the Throne. Slade (smiling) ”I would not have thought a bunch of evolved animals would exceed the human race in technology I am very pleased that you would allow me to look at your systems.” Queen Katrina (growling) ”It’s not like I had much of a choice!” Slade (turning back to the computer) ”Get use to it, you don’t.” Scene 3 Jump City Kinjite smashed through a trailer and stood up. He was bleeding from several wounds. He licked his lips and smiled as he stepped out into the cleared battle field. His daughter stood on the opposite end and was facing him. She was bleeding from several wounds as well. Younger Allura (panting) ”Give it up, Father! You know I won’t back down from you, no matter if you plan on killing me!” Energy began crackling over Kinjite’s body and his eye narrowed. Kinjite (growling) ”We’ll see.” He raised his paw and the energy began to gather there, crackling all over. Younger Allura drew in a deep breath and her body was covered by crackling energy. Kinjite snapped his arm forward and a bolt of black shadow energy shot forward, towards Younger Allura. She quickly brought her hands up and her energy focused there, quickly launching as well. The two bolts streaked towards each other. The ground was shattered bellow them and the shockwaves flung aside destroyed car bodies and rubble as they were passed. The energy shockwave scattered rubble and flung people aside. The ground began to shake as such power was unleashed. On Aldebaran Slade looked up as he heard the fight getting closer. He turned and walked over to the Throne. With a flash of his hands, Queen Katrina’s bonds were removed. He grabbed her and lifted her up. Slade (calmly) ”We have a train to catch, your Majesty.” He turned and walked over to a wall. He pushed on the wall and a doorway opened. He bent down and slipped into it, dragging Queen Katrina with him. Slade (walking) ”It is an interesting idea building a train that can travel at sonic speeds to a buried base. I might have to do that myself.” He soon exited the tunnel onto a platform. A guard came running up, but fell with a broken neck from Slade’s free hand. He walked onto the train and shoved Queen Katrina onto a seat. He clamped her wrists down with shackles. A robot came up and Slade nodded to it. Slade (heading to the front of the train) ”Good, the explosive is set where I wanted it.” (looks at Queen Katrina) ”Well, kitty. It looks like this will be your last train ride.” He flipped a couple of switches and the train began moving. Scene 4 Aldebaran Royal Gardens A large green rhino smashed two robots into a wall, causing the wall to crumble. Beast Boy stumbled out and staggered around. He quickly shook his head and cleared it. He barely ducked under an attack and changed into a large dinosaur. He bit down and tore off the top of a robot. He then spat it out and looked around. Most of the robots were destroyed or running away. He shifted back down and looked around. Beast Boy (scratching his head) ”Now what?” Guard (running by) ”Check on the Queen!” Beast Boy (turning) ”Oh yeah!” He quickly joined the others as they ran. They quickly entered the Throne room. StarFire (looking around) ”Where is your Queen?” Tommy quickly runs up and checks an active monitor. He then turns and runs down an open doorway. Tommy (while running) ”She’s on the Escape Train! It’s starting to pull out!” They quickly followed and rushed out into the opening in time to see the train pulling out. Beast Boy immediately leaped from the platform and changed into a cheetah, giving chase after the train. Starfire joined by flying after him. Scene 5 Jump City The energy blasts where still smashing into each other. Younger Allura had sweat pouring off her from the strain. Kinjite (smiling) ”Go ahead and give up kitten! I have unlimited energy!” Younger Allura (straining) ”My… dad would… never that! He knows…. There is…. no such thing!” All of a sudden, a pulse formed and went down Younger Allura’s beam. It impacted with Kinjite’s beam and exploded. Both of them were flung backwards. Younger Allura slammed into a steel light post and dropped to the ground, gasping for air. Kinjite slammed into the front end of a ruined semi truck. He dropped to the ground panting. He looked up and saw Younger Allura struggling to get to her knees and falling back to the ground with a cry of pain. Kinjite smiled and rose to his feet. He walked towards her, energy crackling in his right hand. Kinjite (sneering) ”I told you, just give up. You can’t beat me! I’m the one who taught you!” Younger Allura struggled feebly as he grabbed the front of her shirt and lifted her up. Younger Allura (smiling) ”You didn’t teach me everything!” She suddenly snapped her foot forward and landed a solid, hard kick right in the groin. Kinjite gasped and let go of her. Younger Allura landed on her feet easily, as Kinjite fell to the ground gasping for air. Younger Allura (grabbing him around the neck) ”Jenny also taught me!” She drew her fist back and smashed it into his face, hard enough to bounce his head off the ground. She then yanked him up and landed a solid spin kick in his chest, launching him across the fight zone. She watched as he went and was stunned. Kinjite seemed too spilt into two exact copies. One skipped across the ground and the other floated in the air. The floating looked at the one on the ground and spit at him. Floating Kinjite (angrily) ”You are pathetic and weak! To think you can enter the World of Darkness!” (turned to Younger Allura) “We will have our rematch, Daughter of Kinjte and your dad won’t interfere next time!” Black energy swirled around the Floating Kinjite and it vanished into thin air. Younger Allura quickly ran over to Kinjite laying on the ground, who was getting up. He looked at Younger Allura confused. Kinjite (looking around confused) ”Allura, where am I?” Younger Allura quickly hugged him and pulled him to his feet. Younger Allura (quickly) ”We don’t have time to explain, Dad. Katrina needs help right now!” They vanished in a flash of grey flames and people began walking out in awe. Scene 6 Aldebaran Railway Robin spun around quickly and faced Tommy. Robin (looking around) ”Do you have another train we can use to catch up?” Tommy (turning towards the doorway) ”No, that was an emergency escape for the Royal Family. It heads to a buried safe base for us. The only things that can keep up with it are fighters and frigates!” He quickly ran back up the tunnel followed by the others, except Raven. On the tracks Beast Boy was going full bore on speed and surprisingly was catching up with the train. He leaped up and changed, grabbing the side of a door. He shifted into an ape and forced the door open. He swung in and looked around. Seeing the size of everything he just groaned. Beast Boy (moving through the room) ”Isn’t anyone in this universe as tall as I am?” Suddenly a couple of Slade’s robot dropped down in front of him. Beast Boy (grumbling) ”Figures.” He lunged towards them and shifted as he went, into his ape shape. At the Palace Tommy ran out of the tunnel into the Throne Room and slid to a stop at what he saw. Everyone else barely avoided colliding with him. Standing before him as Kinjite and Allura, both tore up and wounded, but standing there. Kinjite (growling) ”Where’s Katrina?!” Scene 7 Above the Railway, minutes later The Frigate streaked along and quickly passed the Train. It quickly pulled ahead of the train. Jenny (at the controls) ”The tracks lead to a heavily secured underground base that is meant to be used as a strong hold to place the Queen during severe war.” Tommy (in copilot seat) ”It was built after the Purge made it to Aldebaran. We decided that we needed a strong defendable place to protect her. It’s built in a natural Tranium vein, which is the base product the hull of Frigates is made out of, but in it’s natural state is ten times stronger than the refined state that the hells are made from.” Robin nodded as he listened to the explanation, despite the cramp area of the Frigate. Cyborg (hopefully) ”But you have an easy way in, beside the Railway, right?” Felicia (standing beside Cyborg) ”Of course we do. We built several entry points that only those of Aldebaran blood could enter through.” Robin (concerned) ”Sounds like a strong place to stand against Slade, but it doesn’t sound like somewhere Slade would hide.” Kinjite pokes his head through the entry way. Kinjite (pointing ahead) ”Something on the track ahead! Reading high energy emissions from it as well!” The Frigate spun around and landed. The group quickly moved up to the object. It was a cylinder sitting in the middle of the tracks, with legs attacked to each rail. Cyborg quickly scanned it. Cyborg (swallowing) ”It’s a reflex warhead! This isn’t good.” Jenny and Tommy look at each other confused. Felicia (raising an eyebrow) ”Cy, what is a reflex warhead?” Everyone looked at her, except Cyborg, in shock at the name she referred him as. Cyborg (carefully studying the warhead) ”Well, it’s a bomb from our world. It is capable of wiping out an area of several miles radius.” Jenny looked around and swallowed. Jenny (looking at Cyborg) ”There are a couple of villages within a few miles of this point! Can you disarm it?” Cyborg gently touched the track and shook his head. CYborg (quietly) ”I don’t have time. The train is quickly approaching. A solid impact would set this thing off!” Tommy (swallowing) ”Then we have two choices. Stop the Train or destroy the Train.” Felica spun around and glared at him. Felicai (eyes watering up) ”Grandmother is on that train! You can’t destroy it!” Tommy (looking down) ”The rules are clear, Felicia. We have our choices.” No one saw Kinjite slip away from the group and head down the tracks or Younger Allura who was following him. Scene 8 On the Train Beast Boy smashed the last robot through a window and dropped it. He turned and bounded towards the front, guessing that is where Slade is. He kicked the door open and landed, growling, still in his ape form. Slade calmly looked over his shoulder and smiled. Slade (calmly turning to look at him) ”Ah Beast Boy. I am surprised Robin is not here as well.” (Beast Boy started forward, but stopped when Slade raised a hand) ”Before you go tearing this place up to fight me, look at that.” He pointed to a small cylinder sitting beside Queen Katrina. Slade (nodding) ”Simple enough explosion there. A minor thermal detonator with a shock detonator. It is close enough to that furball to vaporize her if it goes off.” (turns to face Beast Boy) ”Now you can fight me here and risk hitting it. You don’t know how hard of an impact it might take. This is a fairly smooth train ride. All of us would die and her blood would be on your hands.” Beast Boy growled and looked at the bomb again. Slade nodded and reached into his belt. As Beast Boy turned back, Slade pulled out a small sphere and threw it at the ground. There was a flash of light and Slade was gone. Beast boy rubbed his eyes as he shifted back. He quickly ran over to Queen Katrina, who was staring at him in shock. Beast Boy tried to remove the shackles, but discovered they were literally fused with the seat. Queen Katrrina (staring at Beast Boy) ”You’re green and shape shift!?” Beast Boy (looking around) ”You get use to it, trust me. Now how the hell am I going to get those off of you?” He looked out the front windows and his jaw dropped. Standing in the middle of the tracks was Kinjite. Scene 9 The Raiway Younger Allura quickly ran along the tracks and saw her dad step into the tracks. She new what he was planning, but she also knew he wouldn’t listen. She had her own goal. She could see the train quickly approaching and looked around. Younger Allura (irritated) ”There has to be a way on the frelling train!” Voice (monotone) ”There is.” A hand grabbed Younger Allura. She spun around and found herself looking at Raven. Younger Alluar (surprised) ”Raven! Where did you come from?” Raven (quickly) ”No time to explain. Hold on.” They were both enveloped in blackness and vanished. On the Train Beast Boy spun around as he heard a sound and saw Raven and Younger Allura appear. Queen Katrina (surprised) ”Allura!” Younger Allura quickly ran over to the seat and tried to pull the shackles off. Beast Boy (quickly) ”Their bound! That and you dad is going to do something stupid!” (he points to the bomb) ”Raven, encase it or remove it!” A black globe appeared around it, just as the train hit Kinjite. Kinjite felt the impact and several of his bones snap under the impact, but he shoved back and dug his claws into the tracks. The train shoved him along the tracks, creating a shower of sparks and the sound of tearing steel. Kinjite (thinking with gritted teeth) Down the tracks Cyborg looked up as he heard the loud crashing sound and looked around. Cyborg (confused) ”What was that?” (notices something) ”Hey, where is Allura and her dad?” Everyone quickly looked around, realizing the two were missing. Jenny (swallowing) ”Oh stars! Tell me he didn’t!” At the train The train still sped along, with Kinjite in front of it. The bottom of the tracks was being torn to shreds by his feet and the train was slowing, but not fast enough. Beast Boy picked himself up and shifted into a humming bird form. He zipped out and quickly shifted into the largest ape form he could and latched onto the front of the train, trying to dig in as well. Queen Katrina looked over and then to Younger Allura. Queen Katrina (worried) ”Their not strong enough!” Younger Allura nodded and knew what wasn’t said. She stood up and took a deep breath A hand touched her shoulder gently. She looked up and saw Raven looking at her with worried eyes. Raven (gently) ”Be careful.” Younger Allura nodded and vanished in a pillar of flames. She appeared ahead of the train, lined up and wrapped in flames. She opened her arms and the train slammed into her as well. The seat that Katrina was bound to ripped free from the impact and fell over. There were sparks and the sound of steel being sheared now. Younger Allura gritted her teeth and closed her eyes. She knew what she had to do and what would happen if she didn’t. She squinted her eyes as a memory flooded through her mind. Scene 10 Memory Younger Allura is standing in front of her teacher, with her mom standing beside her. Teacher (gently) ”Remember young one, your power is different than your father’s power. His is centered on the darkness and destruction. Your mother’s power is centered on the light and creation. Your power is centered on Fate and the spirit. Your power is tied to you and is only as strong as you are willing to let it be. Remember that there is a price for such power and the price is different for each person who wields it. The power will reveal its price to you. Has it already?” Younger Allura nodded and looked down. Ayami (worried) ”What is it?” Younger Allura (quietly) ”If I ever tap into the real strength…. I will never be able to have offspring.” Ayami (stunned) ”Allura, promise me you will never use your power to that level!” Teacher (gently) ”That is an unfair request, Ayami. She knows her price and there maybe a time when she may have to pay the price. Would you want another to suffer because Allura is bound by her word to you?” Ayami (lowering her head) ”No, but that price is to high.” Teacher (gently) ”All power has a price. Kinjite’s price was flesh. Your price was creating this child that would remove you from the male you love. All prices hurt in one way or another.” Ayami nodded and looked down at her daughter, who was looking at the ground. Ayami (quietly) ”Just be careful when you choose to use it.” Younger Allura nodded. Scene 11 At the train Younger Allura looked over her shoulder and could see the mountains quickly approaching and knew the bomb was getting closer, quickly. She was there when Jenny mentioned the villages. All those families. As she was shoved along the tracks, Allua freed one arm and shoved Beast Boy aside and then her dad. Younger Allura (whispering) ”I’m sorry mom!” She reached down spiritually into her very soul and found the fountain that fed her power. It was the source of her power, her soul, her very being and her damnation. When it was reached into, her very soul erupted into flames and the Power coursed through her. It made her feel invincible and it hurt her at the same time, strong and weak, perfect and impure, all at the same time. She then dug her feet in and sank her claws into the front of the train. Kinjite and Beast Boy didn’t even see it coming. One moment she was helping them and the next, she shoved them aside like they were nothing. Kinjite looked up and saw the flames erupt around the front of the train and the cars suddenly began to bend upward and jump the track, except the engine. Kinjite quickly wrapped several tendrils around him and Beast Boy, as train cars fell on top of them. Ahead on the track Robin looked up as he heard the crunching sounds and knew the train was off the tracks. Robin (running down the track) ”Come on!” At the wreck site Starfire landed and began moving train cars from where she saw Kinjite and Beast Boy. She shoved one aside and found her self looking at a mass of Tendrils. They slowly opened and Beast Boy crawled out. The tendrils pulled back into Kinjite and he stood up wearily. Kinjite (groaning) “I think I managed to miss one spot to get a bruise.” Starfire (happily) ”KITTY!!” She snatched him up into a hard bear hug, which caused a loud pop from Kinjite’s back. Kinjite (gasping) ”No, that one did it. I’m a living bruise now!” Beast Boy ran to the front of the train. Raven was helping Queen Katrina out Beast Boy (looking around) ”Where’s Allura?” The Train Engine shifted and was dropped to the side. Younger Allura stood there, bloodied and bruised all over. Her left eye was swollen shut and her lips were busted open. She looked over and saw Queen Katrina standing there. She smiled weakly and collapsed on the ground. Scene 12 Aldebaran Medical Kinjite slowly opened his eyes and groaned. It had been a full day since the train. The Healing sisters did what they could for his bones and he was grateful for the pain killers. He slowly sat up and found himself looking at Felicia, Queen Katrina, Jenny, Starfire, Robin, Cyborg, and Tommy. All they didn’t look happy. Jenny (crossing her arms) ”do we have to tell you how STUPID that was!?” Kinjite just flopped back down and groaned. In a different room, Younger Allura slowly woke up. Surprisingly, she felt pretty good, despite what just happened. She slowly sat up and looked at her wounds. They were all but gone. Younger Allura (stunned) ”How?” Female Voice (monotone) ”The doctors said their magic wouldn’t work on you, but mine did.” Younger Allura looked up and saw Raven sitting in a chair beside her. Raven got up and walked over to the bed and sat on it. Raven (gently) ”What happened back there? I felt loss and regret off of you when you stopped the train.” Younger Allura (looking down) ”I paid the price to save Katrina.” Raven gently put a hand on Younger ALluar’s shoulder. Raven (gently) ”What price?” Younger Allura (tears forming) “I am barren now. I can’t ever bear children.” (she looked up at Raven) ”Was it the right choice?” Raven gently wiped away the tears. Raven (quietly) ”Being a hero isn’t always glitz and glamour. I have dealt with a lot of pain as a hero, from the choices I made. There is never a right or wrong choice. The question is, is the results worth the price?” Younger Allura looked down. She knew the villages were saved. All the families and the children of those families were safe, for now. Younger Allura (quietly) ”The loss of one future kitten in exchange for the lives of three villages worth of children who are alive now? Is that a fair exchange?” Raven gently drew Younger Allura into a soft hug. Raven (quietly in Younger Allura’s ear) ”That is the fairest exchange I have heard, sine I was born.” Younger Allura gently curled up against Raven and cried, knowing that Raven was right, but it didn’t ease the pain any. Raven just held her and stroked her hair as she cried. That evening Everyone was gathered in the Gardens. Kinjite was bandaged up and using a crutch for support, as he stood beside Queen Katrina. The Titans stood together, except Best Boy, who was standing beside Younger Allura. He had shape shifted to be the same height as her and somewhat feline in appearance. Allura had laughed when he tried but liked it as well. Robin (bowing to Queen Katrina) ”I’m glad we could help out, your Majesty. Everything seems better now, so all we have to do is find a way home.” Queen Katrina (nodding) ”It is good to see that not all humans are like that Slade person. It is good to see there are others like Will Duwitt that are more than willing to help out. As for a way home, our magic doesn’t caver that sort of study. I’m sorry.” Younger Allura smiled and looked around. Younger Allura (smiling) ”No problem.” She raised her paw and a circle of grey flames formed. It expanded and showed the Titan’s main room in the Tower. Cyborg (excited) ”Finally! Everything is the right size again!” Starfire flew through, shortly followed by Robin. Cyborg looked at Felicia and waved to her. Felicia waved back, slightly embarrassed, as Cyborg walked through. Beast Boy looked at Younger Allura. Beast Boy (quietly) ”Will you come and visit at least?” Younger Allura just smiled and kissed his cheek. Younger ALulra (smiling) ”Oh trust me, I believe I have a good enough reason to visit Jump City again, besides seeing you and the others.” Beast Boy got a confused look and shrugged. He hugged her again and ran through, shifting to his normal form. Raven floated beside her. Raven (gently putting a hand on Younger Allura’s shoulder) ”You sure you are going to be alright?” Younger Allura gently put a paw on the hand. Younger Allura (looking at Raven) ”I’ll be alright now. Thank you, Raven.” Raven knelt down and quickly hugged Younger Allura. Younger Allura gently kissed her. Raven (whispering in Younger Allura’s ear) ”Be careful, my kitten.” She stood up and walked through the porthole. It closed behind her and Younger Allura sighed. Younger Allura (looking at the group) ”I’m goanna have to go back there to play around once in awhile.” Kinjite (raising an eyebrow) ”What do you mean?” Scene 13 Titan Tower later The Titans were sitting on the couch flipping through channels. Cyborg (relaxing) ”Well, that was different. At least we know where they come from now.” StarFire (nodding) ”Yes and it is quite fascinating there as well. It is strange to see that everyone there is animals. I wonder what the people of this world think about Allura and her father, since they were here alone for a period of time.” Robin stopped flipping channels on a news report. A picture of Younger Allura was on the back screen, behind the reporter. News Reporter (smiling) ”On a different subject. There was a large fight down by the shopping mall earlier today. A black feline meta human was destroying the area. When the Titans showed up, they had a new ally it seemed. There is no word as to what she is called, but she single handedly defeated the black feline by herself, after the Titans had left the area. She is a feline as well, but of grey fur. She seemed exceptionally strong and contained a lot of power. It is unknown where she went after the fight, but the bystanders have already dubbed her with a name. This grey furred feline female has become known to her already growing fan population simply as Cat Woman.” Robin just groaned and slapped himself on the forehead. THE END