Titans Chronicles
Chapter 2: Go!
-Video Store- The same redhead from before was tearing through some candy at a counter. Bradley walked up to her and stood beside her. She stopped eating and looked back at him.
"Hungry, aren't we?" Bradley asked her as he picked up a chocolate bar and hands it to the redhead.
"I thought I specifically told you to leave me alone," she told him.
"Yeah... But, I never listen," Bradley laughed as he nods his head. She blinked at him and sighed.
"What do you want from me, exactly?" she asked.
"How about... Do you have a place to stay? What's your name? Where are you from, exactly? Because, obviously... You aren't from here," Bradley told her. The redhead sighed and nods her head.
"All right... I am Princess Koriand'r of Tamaran. I am... Prize for an alien king," she told him. Bradley stopped and looked at her in concern.
"Have you met this alien king?" Bradley asked her as he walked up to her.
"No... But, I was on my way to meet him today. I will be sold to him as his... Um, how do your kind say it? Concubine?" Koriand'r told him. Bradley gaped in shock at her and blinked several times.
"B-but... Concubine?! Are you serious?!" Bradley asked in shock, "You are way too cute to be someone's sex slave! Er... Disregard the sex slave part."
"I'm... Cute?" Koriand'r asked him in curiosity. She folds her arms and sighed.
"There you are! You have some serious explaining to do!" Kitty called to them. The rest of the group rushed over to them. Koriand'r prepared herself for battle as her hands began to glow a light green tint as well as her eyes.
"Wait! Hold on a second!" Bradley called as he got in between them, "This can be explained! Just calm down!"
"How?" Cyborg asked Bradley.
"Koriand'r is... A prize," Bradley told them as he stood up straight, "She is from Tamaran... And, she is the princess. She was gonna be sold into slavery to an alien king. That's why I found her in handcuffs when she landed here."
"What?" Kitty asked as she looked at him.
"I'm telling you the truth," Bradley told them, "I have never told a lie in my life... I swear." Robin stood up and puts his discs away.
"All right... I believe you," Robin told him, "Anyway... How are we supposed to help her?"
"I'm thinking of that," Bradley said as he looked at Koriand'r. She had a sad look on her face as she walked up to him.
"You... Remind me of Galfor back home. Your heart is like gold... It is kind and soft," Koriand'r told him.
"Well, I've been told that by my late older sister," Bradley told her.
"Your late older sister?" Beast Boy asked.
"She died not too long after my parents died," Bradley told them, "I'm all by myself... But, that's no problem. I'll be all right." Koriand'r looked at him and hugged him.
"You shouldn't be alone in this world... A Bumgorf should always have a family to love," Koriand'r told him.
"Aww... How sweet. But, this is the end of your rebellion... Princess," a gruff voice called. A bunch of fish creatures walked into the video store and surrounds the group.
"Aw, crap!" Kitty called.
"Eww!" Beast Boy gagged.
"Ok, fish faces! You want Kori? You'll have to go through me!" Bradley called as he stood in the way and glared at the fish creatures.
"Kori?"
"Um, sorry... I tend to give nicknames to everybody I meet."
"I like it... It's unique."
"Get her!"
"Burning Heart!" Bradley called as a blazing aura erupts around him, "Next... Blade Wyvern Edge!" Bradley shot a flaming twister at the fish creatures and blew them outside. Then, Kitty summoned a white manna lasso and whipped the fish creatures with it. Beast Boy changed into a ram and head-butts several outside of the video store. Robin pulled out a collapsible metal bo staff from his belt and smacked a few fish creatures in the face. Cyborg and Koriand'r tag teamed a few more fish creatures by punching them into some nearby dumpsters. Raven looked at one incoming fish creature as her eyes flashed black.
"Azarath Metrion Zynthos!" Raven chanted as several nearby trash cans smacked into the creature and knocked it down. Suddenly, Raven was knock down from behind by another fish creature. Bradley turned and glared at the creature.
"You... You will pay for that one! Dragon Thunder!" Bradley roared as he shot lightning from his mouth and electrocuted the creature on the spot. It fell back unconscious as his comrades fled the scene. Bradley went over to Raven and placed a hand on her shoulder.
"Are you okay?" he asked as the aura around him disappeared.
"Yeah... Thanks," Raven said with a small smile on her face, "Looks like we won that one, huh?"
"Yeah, we won! That was awesome!" Bradley smiled as he pumped his fists into the air.
"You're real optimistic about that," Kitty told Bradley as she brushed her shoulders off. Koriand'r hovers beside Bradley as she plucked a scale from his back.
"YOW! That hurt!" Bradley told Koriand'r as he turned to her.
"I apologize... Was that a real scale?" she asked him.
"Yes! That was a part of me!" Bradley groaned as he rubbed his back.
"Oh..."
"No... It's fine. Anyway... I guess now that that's over with... Um, you could live with me for the time being," Bradley told her.
"Nope! She's staying with me!" Kitty argued as she went up to Bradley.
"Why?"
"Because..."
"Is it because I'm a guy?"
"..."
"That's a yes... I'm not trying anything with her. My heart's not into her that way... But, I promise I won't corrupt her."
"Where is this conversation going, exactly?" Robin asked seriously.
"Stay out of this," Kitty told Robin, "Fine... But, I swear..."
"Nothing will happen, I swear," Bradley told her.
"Attention, all humans! You can hide the Princess all you want... But, if you don't hand her over in 1 of your Earth hours... We will destroy your world!" a booming voice called as a large space battleship hovered over the city.
"Oh, Crap... Well, there goes hiding her for the next few months," Bradley sighed as he smacked his forehead.
"So, wait... We meet a girl; she tried to kill us; then fish tried to kill us; and, now this?!" Beast Boy yelled.
"Go team," Cyborg said sarcastically.
"Shut up, Cyborg and Beast Boy," Kitty grumbled.
"All the fault is yours! If you didn't insist on being nice..." Koriand'r told them.
"What?! How is this our fault?!" Kitty snarled as her hands began to glow white.
"Hold up! You blast me, kiss me... But, you never told us they had a humongous particle weapon on them to decimate the entire planet?!" Robin told Koriand'r.
"What, am I not supposed to tell you this?!" Koriand'r yelled.
"You are, bitch!" Kitty yelled.
"How dare you!"
"And, we were getting along so well... I guess it's up to me once again. I'll catch you on the flip side, Raven," Bradley sighed as his red dragon wings shot out behind him and he flew up to the ship.
"Uh... Hey," Raven called to no avail. But, not much to her surprise... No one heard her. They all still argued. Raven rubbed the sides of her head and growled.
"QUIET!" Raven screamed angrily. Everyone stopped and looked at Raven.
"If you haven't noticed, one of us is missing... And, guess where he's going." She points up to the ship.
"Bradley..." Koriand'r said as she looked up to the ship in horror.
"Why did he go up there alone?!" Kitty growled.
"It doesn't matter if we don't like each other... All that matters is that we protect the Earth from scum like that. Let's show them who they're messing with," Robin told the group. They all agreed.
"I can get us up there easily... Come closer. But, not too close," Raven told them. The created a circle around her. She used her cape to shroud them in darkness and a large black manna raven flew up to the ship and went inside.
-Inside Space Battleship- Bradley crashed into a wall and was grabbed by the throat by a large fish creature with a crown like object on its head. Bradley struggled to break free from its grasp as he scratched at the creature's arm.
"Give it up, surface dweller... You can't hide the Princess from me," he told Bradley, "Besides, you can't protect her... You can't even protect yourself." He flung Bradley into another wall and kicked him in the gut. Blood shot from Bradley's mouth as he cried out in agony. Bradley sank to his knees as he coughed up blood onto the ground. He then slowly rose to his feet.
"I won't... Let... You... Take... Her..." Bradley coughed as he raised his head to the king. The king fish slammed his fist into Bradley's head and knocked him into the ground. Bradley laid there for a few seconds and slowly got back up again.
"Why? I clearly overpower you, boy," the king fish smirked as he walked over to Bradley.
"I... Won't... Let... You... Take... My... Sister..." Bradley groaned as he raised his head up again, "She's... The... Closest... Thing... I've... Had... To... Family."
"You barely know her! How could you call her your sister?!" the king fish snarled as he grabbed Bradley by his throat again. Bradley's eyes glazed over as he grabbed the king's wrist and tightened his grip. Green blood oozed from the king's wrist as claws sharpened from Bradley's fingernails.
"I lost my entire family... But, when I saw her... I could see... My late older sister, Viridian! I won't lose her again!" Bradley roared as he tightened his grip on the king's wrist. The king tried to shake Bradley off... Just as a disc flew at him and exploded when it connected with his face! The explosion alone knocked him off balance enough for his grip to release on Bradley. Bradley used the momentum to throw the fish king into the ground. Bradley then punched the king full force in the stomach. He quickly stepped back and coughed more blood onto the ground as he sunk to his knees.
"May have... Ruptured something..." Bradley groaned as he held his chest. Koriand'r and Kitty raced over to his sides as the others fought the fish creatures. Koriand'r had tears streaming down her cheeks as she looked into his glazed over eyes.
"Kori..." Bradley groaned as he passed out. She caught him in her arms and held him as she looked up at the incoming fish king. She roared angrily as she flew straight at him. Koriand'r delivers several lightning fast punches to the fish king's face and blasted him with her Starbolts.
"Why the hell are you so reckless, you idiot?!" Kitty snarled as she shook Bradley, "All of us were worried... Don't you dare die on us, you hear?!"
"Azarath Metrion Zynthos!" Raven called as she used her manna to surround several creatures in a black manna bubble and toss them into a wall. Robin punched and kicked several other creatures to unconsciousness as Cyborg did the same. Beast Boy changed into a T-Rex and smacked the creatures away with his tail. Koriand'r was slammed into the ground and the fish king held his foot onto her body. She struggled to break free from his grasp.
"You think you can take me on, Princess?! All you are gonna be able to do is be my slave for eternity!" the fish king told her.
"Back off, pal!" Kitty called as her eyes shone white, "Through the Holy Trinity, I cast this spell in the light of day! Holy Trinity Complex!" A bright light was shot from her outstretched right hand and knocked the fish king off his feet. Koriand'r got up quickly and nods to Kitty. Kitty smirked and nods back. The fish king got back to his feet and leaped over to Kitty and an unconscious Bradley. Bradley's eyes returned to normal as his wounds suddenly healed themselves.
"You will pay for that, brat!" the fish king snarled as he raised his fist.
"Roaring Blaze!" Bradley roared as he shot flames out of his mouth and blew the fish king back into a control panel. Bradley got to his feet and was surrounded once again by the blazing aura.
"This ends now, fishface! Brilliant Vanity!" Bradley charged straight at the fish king and punched him full force in the stomach! Then, the fish king was set ablaze!
"Raven!"
"Azarath Metrion Zynthos!" she called as the ship explodes. The ship crashed into the nearby sea on the outskirts of the city. When the smoke cleared, the group pushed the rubble out of their way as they looked around. Then, the fish king rose out of the rubble as well and loomed over Raven, Bradley, Beast Boy, and Kitty.
"Oh, come on!" Bradley growled as he glared at the fish king. Suddenly a bright flash of light knocked the king out and Cyborg raised his right hand (which was turned into a cannon) up.
"Ok... I'm only gonna say this once. Booya!" Cyborg smirked. The group laughed as they celebrate their victory.
-Later; Island- The group stood on the outside of town on a deserted island nearby.
"Beautiful..." Kitty sighed as she sucked in some fresh air.
"Someone should build a house out here," Cyborg smirked as he folds his arms. Bradley lands in front of the group and smiled at them.
"So, what are you gonna do now?" Robin asked him.
"I'm thinking of staying in town... I live here, after all. This is where I attend school, too," Bradley told them as he folds his arms.
"Well, thanks for the help... We couldn't have done it without you," Robin told him as he walked up to him and shook his hand.
"It was an honor fighting by your side, Robin," Bradley smiled, "Now, where's Kori? I wanted to tell her bye for now."
"I'm right here, Bumgorf," Koriand'r said as she walked up to the group. She was wearing the same type of clothing... But, the colors were a light pink instead of a dark purple.
"Is it all right?"
"Beautiful..." Bradley told her, "By the way... Koriand'r is a little hard to say. Do you have any other names?"
"Well, my name in your language means Star and Fire," she told them.
"Starfire... Huh. Catchy," Kitty told Starfire.
"Are you sure I can't stay with you, Bumgorf?" Starfire asked Bradley.
"I'm sure... Maybe someday I can let go of the past and look to the future. For now, Kitty can look after you," Bradley told her, "But, that doesn't mean I won't be checking up on you now and then. Got it?"
"Mmhmm," she smiled.
"She smiles... Just like Viridian," Bradley said as he smiled as well.
"Oh, before we forget... We made these out of some spare parts from Cyborg," Robin said as he hands everyone a yellow communicator, "If you're ever in trouble... You know who to call."
"Yeah... I know. Farewell for now," Bradley smiled as he flew off to the city. The others said their farewells as well and headed off to their destinations.
-End Chapter 2-