Trapped in Television Part 1

Danny groaned as he got up.

"My head…"

He blinked upon sitting up and looking around

What the heck…?

It was black, all darkness. Even as he stood up, all he saw was a dark void with only the grey floor underneath him. He looked behind and saw someone on the floor, still unconscious.

"Starfire?!" He quickly took a knee and tried to wake her up. "Kory?"

She stirred for a bit before her eyes opened and she blinked before looking up.

"Danny? Where… where are we?" She as she started getting up with his help.

"I wish I knew…" He responded. "This might sound crazy, but I think we were-"

"Engulfed by a television set?" Starfire finished his questions as if she knew he'd say it.

"Uh… yes." He noticed the mildly annoyed look on her face. "Has this happened before?"

"Similar events with Control Freak had occurred before…" Starfire explained.

'Wow, I knew he was lame but is he really so lazy that he'll recycle his own plots?..."Danny snarked.

"Apparently..."Starfire said as she looked around. "I can only assume this led to one conclusion."

"Please tell me it's a good one." Danny hoped.

As Starfire shook her in disagreement, the area became lightened.

The two looked to the side and they it was a giant, IMAX- like monitor they were in front of.

On it was Control Freak's face.

"Hello, Titans! … and Phantom..." Control Freak said.

"Oh no…" Danny muttered.

"Oh yes!" Control Freak shouted. "You two are now trapped in my television set!"

''Again..." Starfire muttered and he heard it.

"Starfire just told me that you already done this before... which, I repeat, is pretty lazy so-called villainy..."

Danny said.

Control Freak got mad.

"It is SO different!" Control Freak yelled.

"How exactly is this the different?" Starfire questioned.

"Simple this time I will be outside, changing the channel to keep you two on your toes!" Control Freak boasted.

Danny glanced to Starfire, who just shook her head in embarrassment at his so-called plan.

"Sounds like a lazier, lamer attempt of a plot that has ALREADY failed..."Danny mocked.

Control Freak gritted his teeth in anger.

"You have mocked me for the last time!" Control Freak shouted.

"That might change soon…" Danny said with a mocking smile.

Control Freak shook his fists, stuttering rage before an evil grin showed up on his face.

"I'm going to have so much fun with you two!"

Control Freak pulled out some papers.

"What are you gonna do?! Make us re-enact some stupid screenplay of yours for a romantic comedy?" Danny questioned.

Control Freak's smile dropped as his eyes darted back and forth from his papers to the television.

"No…" He said before putting the papers back.

"He was so gonna do that..." Danny said to Starfire, who looked just as annoyed.

"ENOUGH!" Control Freak yelled, red in the face, either from anger or embarrassment. "You both have been a thorn in my side for too long, especially you Phantom. You think that you are all special just because you are dating her and work together with the Titans..."

"He seems to be speaking from jealousy, Danny..." Starfire commented.

"Which only adds to my theory of him just being a pathetic fanboy just trying to get attention instead of actually doing something with his life, like selling his inventions legally and getting rich..." Danny commented.

"See how pathetic you think I am after this!"

Control Freak pull out his remote and presses a button.

Suddenly, everything around the two turned to static before it cleared up and turned out to be a forest of some kind. It was also the dead of night.

Both of them blinked to make sure they weren't seeing things.

"Uh… okay? Now what?" Danny asked.

"Now… THIS!"

As Control Freak shouted laughed, something was approaching them through the trees. Something powerful enough to knock one down with a simple shove.

Stepping out what a hulking monster with a chainsaw in one hand, wearing a boiler room suit, as well as a hockey mask and fedora.

"Whoa…" Danny said as he blinked. "We're in one of those cheesy direct-to-video movies that rip-off good ones, aren't we? No matter…" He rose his fist. "This will take a few..." He charged his fist, only for it to fizzle out, something he took notice of. "Uh…"

"Allow me!" Starfire readied her eyes to fire at the large monster, only for her glow to fade and she gasps in shock. "What is this?!"

"I upgraded my remote!" Control Freak boasted. "As long as you're in there, I can control whether or not you use your powers! You two have fun."

As Control Freak waved mockingly at them, both of them noticed the giant slasher villain approaching.

"Okay… what's your recommendation, Star?" Danny asks.

"For now? The running!" She said.

"No complaints!"

With that, both of them ran from the monster as it slowly went after them.

"How is this going to make that Phantom mine?" Blackfire questioned.

"Patience." Control Freak said. "When this is done, he'll literally beg for you…"

"He'd better…" Her eyes glowed viciously, making Control Freak yelp. "Before you start begging… FOR YOUR LIFE!"

"Mommy..." Control Freak whimpered in fear.

After 5 minutes of running, both of them looked back and stopped.

Whatever that monster was, it was gone.

"We… outran the monster?" Starfire asked.

Danny thought for a moment and realized the danger.

"Look out!"

Danny jumped on Star, knocking her on the ground and avoid the monster swinging the chainsaw in a horizontal motion.

Seeing this, they boy both got up and ran more.

"However did you know it could teleport?" Starfire asked.

"Slasher movie clichés!" Danny answered.

Outside, Control Freak say down with his legs crossed as he ate from a bowl of popcorn.

Blackfire, however, was impatiently tapping her foot with her arms crossed.

"This is your plan?" She asked.

"As long as I want it, they can't use their powers…" Control Freak said. "Eventually, they'll want to get out and, if her life's in danger, he'll do anything… even devote himself to you."

Blackfire pondered.

"I'm impatient… but I do like her life being in danger and him doing anything, even be mine… fine."

Both of them ran, with Danny looking back as much as he can. This was something Starfire noticed.

"Why do you continue looking back?" She asks.

"To make sure he doesn't do the teleporting thing again…" Danny said.

She looked forward.

"We are reaching a lake!" Starfire shouted.

He heard that and turned his head.

He saw a lake, as he said. He also saw a boat by the pier.

He smiled.

Once they reached the pier, they stopped.

"Perfect!" He went. "We can use that to get away!"

Starfire smiled at his plan, but then noticed something wrong.

"You are not looking back…"

Realizing that, he looked back.

The killer was now a few feet away, coming in slowly.

"In the boat!" Danny ordered hurriedly.

Starfire did as he said as Danny followed. And once they were in, Danny kicked the edge of the pier to push the boat they stood in away, drifting it further into the lake.

The slasher monster did not reach them in time as they were now 10-15 feet away in the water.

All it did was just stare.

Feeling confident, Danny decided to be a bit smug.

"Ha! I knew it! You're too slow to swim after us!"

"Good idea…" Control Freak said as he took the remote out of his pocket. "One problem though…"

He pressed the rewind button.

The boat then rewound back to the pier, where the killer was.

As both of them panicked, Control Freak hit pause as everything paused.

Seeing the killer with the chainsaw over his head, both of them were surprised and shared a look.

"What happened?"

"I paused the movie!" Control Freak said. "Here's the deal! I'll let you out… on one condition… if you decide you can't handle it…"

Suddenly, Blackfire pushes him out of the way and grin into the screen, and Danny in particular.

"You have to swear to be mine!"

Danny sent her a dirty look.

"Not a chance…"

She shrugged in indifference.

"You'll soon learn better…" She looked to Control Freak, wiping her hand on her black skirt. "Do it. Press play."

Control Freak looked irritated by her before pressing the button.

''Action!" Control Freak yelled before laughing evilly, only to stop when Blackfire hit him upside the head.

"SHUT UP! I don't want to listen to that stupid "villain laugh" that you obviously practice..." Blackfire yelled while Control Freak hissed in pain.

Back to our heroes, the movie "un-paused" and the killer started moving again, moving its chainsaw high and about to descend on them.

"SWIM FOR IT!" Danny shouted.

He took Starfire by the hand and jumped overboard, just a second before they were sliced to bits by the chain saw monster.

The two heroes then began to swim as fast as they could. Thankfully, despite not having powers, they still had this ability.

"Faster!" Starfire shouted as she kept swimming.

"I am... I'm just grateful swimming is the one thing of gym class that I didn't stink at..." Danny said as they kept swimming, only to hear the sounds of a motor boat.

They turned around and saw their chaser on it, still holding the chain saw in its hands.

"Oh man...'Danny said as they kept swimming.

"Land!" Starfire pointed ahead.

Miraculously, they managed to arrive to the other side of the lake, soaked to the bone but they made it, they soon saw their killer just ten feet away.

'Wait...if he can teleport… why- No. What am I doing? No jinxing, let's just run!" Danny said to Starfire.

"I am running!" She responded.

They ran for it.

They were now at the pier, but to their horror, the killer was now in front of them and Danny groaned.

"Me and my big mouth..." Danny grumbled as he tried to think of a way. "Come on Danny... you have seen every Dead Teacher movie ever... how do they usually defeat the monster?" Danny thought as he tried to think back.

Then he remembered how slow the killer was and how quickly he and Starfire swam.

He suddenly got an idea, but he had to get this creep away from Starfire first.

Seeing a rock, he picked it up and ran around the killer.

"DANNY?!" She called out in horror.

"Hang tight, I got an idea!" He said as he threw the rock at the killer, who followed him to the pier.

Outside the television, the two villains watched in confusion.

"What is he doing?" Blackfire questioned.

"Dunno…" Control Freak said as he finished the popcorn. "Never seen anyone try to fight the killer off before…"

Purposefully with his back turned, Danny ran back to the pier. He stopped once he was close to the end.

Okay… if I'm right…

He turned around and saw the killer gone. He smiled.

Perfect…

The sound of a chainsaw went off as Danny jumped ahead and turned around.

"Hey, Copyright Killer!" Danny taunted. "Come get some!"

The creature responded by slashing in a vertical slash, which Danny backstepped away from and the weapon hit the wooden floor of the pier.

The killer looked confused at first, then Danny ran up and stomped his foot on his hands, making him let go of the chainsaw.

Because of the killer's weight, it started making the damaged pier more unstable.

Danny ran away in time as it fell apart, causing the killer to fall in.

As he did, Starfire hugged him tightly.

"You are victorious!"

She kissed him on the cheek, earning a blush and smile from him.

Control Freak rubbed his eyes just to make sure he wasn't seeing things.

"Huh… okay… I never saw anyone defeat a slasher villain like that…" He smiled. "Okay, that's impressive…"

Blackfire grabbed him by the collar and lifted him up, snarling at him with glowing eyes.

"Put them in another movie!" She ordered.

Control Freak gulped.

"Of course…"

He pressed up on the channel selections on his remote.

The screen turned to static and the area turned different.

It wasn't just the area that changed, as the two heroes took notice. They both stared at each other before taking notice of their own altered appearances.

"Why are we the black and the white?" Starfire asked.

They were in some kind of 1920's setting, on the streets of what looked like New York, and there was no color whatsoever.

"Okay… we're either in an old school romance… or-" A large roar got Danny's attention. "A monster movie…"

Crowds were running past them as the sounds of something big was coming from around the corner, blocked by a building.

Both of them readied for battle, but Starfire remembered something important.

"Our powers?" She asked.

Danny tries to will himself to hover, but nothing happens. He shook his head.

"I'm not hovering…"

Starfire tried to will a starbolt, but nothing occurred.

"I too am unable to use powers…" She said.

"Okay… when we see the monster…" The creature started to come around the corner as Danny explained, though Starfire was distracted by the monster. "We should make a run for-"

Starfire screamed as loudly as she ever has. Danny noticed the terrified look on her face, which he's surprised by.

She's… scared?

He looked at what the monster was.

It was some kind of ape-like creature, with a fish-like face. It towered over them by 20 stories.

However, he was more distracted by Starfire's reaction.

He's never seen her this terrified before. He didn't like it.

"Starfire?" He asks.

"A Citadelian!" She proclaimed.

Outside, Blackfire laughed her head off at this.

"She's still terrified… I almost hope she lives to get captured by Complex… almost…"

Control Freak gave a rather uncomfortable stare at this.

What the heck did these things do to terrify even Starfire?

In the movie, the creature reached out for Starfire, who was too terrified to even move.

"Kory?!" Danny called out to no avail.

It was too late, it grabbed her. She screamed as she tried and failed to break free.

"Unhand me!" Starfire demanded as the creature roared in her face, making this even worse for her.

"Let her go Fish-Face!" Danny shouted, only for the creature to nearly step on him, had he not moved fast enough.

The creature soon began to climb up the tallest building around, ala King Kong and Starfire kept screaming.

"Darling! Help!" Starfire called.

"I'M COMING!" Danny shouted as he entered the building ran to the stairs, only to see an elevator beside them. "They had these back then?" Danny questioned, only the sound of Starfire screaming reminded him of what is at hand. "Movie logic later…"

He ran to it, hit the button and was soon on his way to the top.

Control Freak saw this and was outraged.

"WHAT? NO! THAT'S CHEATING! No one ever uses elevators in these kinds of movies!" Control Freak yelled.

Apparently, he was more upset about Danny "not following the script", than the fact that he was getting up.

"SILENCE!" Blackfire yelled as she hit him again.

"OW!" Control Freak mumbled only to notice her grabbing him.

"He still hasn't submitted to my demands yet..." Blackfire said impatiently.

"He will! Just wait until that Cit... Cit... whatever you called it is finished with her. He'll have no choice..." Control Freak said, momentarily appeasing Blackfire.

For now.

Once Danny finally made it to the top floor, he ran towards the door at the end of the hallway.

He ran outside and saw he was on the roof of the building. He didn't care how he got here so easily, only that the creature was on the rooftop like King Kong, still holding Starfire in his hand.

She was still screaming in horror.

"Starfire!" He shouted.

That's when the sound of engines were heard from above. Looking up, he saw small biplanes.

If this is anything like that old movie… they'll shoot the monster down…

He smiled in relief at this.

That's when the creature did something clearly not Kong-like.

It inhaled and fired a large blast of compressed water, knocking the planes out of the sky.

Danny frowned at this.

"Television SO can't be trusted..." Danny muttered as he tried to think of something else.

As he saw the hand Starfire was in was so close, he saw her pull one arm out.

"Danny?!" She asked.

Danny though fast and ran to her, grabbing her arm and pulling her to get out.

Seeing this, the monster did not look happy.

It pulled Starfire away and inhaled.

He realized what was about to happen and ran back inside as it fired compressed water.

As it destroyed part of the roof, Danny saw it and smiled.

An idea has sprung.

It's risky...but it might be my only chance. Danny thought he ran after the beast.

Back in reality, Control Freak and an impatient Blackfire were watching him.

"What is he up to now?" Control Freak wondered.

"I don't see him surrendering to me yet! This is taking too long! I want to have my Phantom in my arms and I want that now!" Blackfire yelled, her eyes glowing purple.

Control Freak gulped in horror, but feeling some jealous towards Danny that he refuses to admit to, he said this.

"Aw, I don't see what's so special about that guy! What do you and your sister see him anyway? What does he got that I don't got?" Control Freak muttered the last part low.

An annoyed Blackfire heard this and chose to answer.

"Let's see... Mmm... looks, brains, strength, power and me, or he will..." Blackfire said.

Control Freak grumbled.

Back with Danny

As the beast roared, still holding Starfire, someone decided to make himself known.

"Hey Ugly! I bet you can't hit me!" Danny shouted as he started kicking the beast in its foot.

"Darling, what are you doing?!" Starfire yelled.

"Just trust me and jump when ready!" Danny yelled, before going back to annoy the beast. "WHAT'S A MATTER?! SO JEALOUS OF NOT GETTING A PROM DATE YOU HAVE TO STEAL SOMEONE ELSE'S GIRLFRIEND?!"

With one more kick, he finally got its attention.

The monster growled as it stomped it's foot in place but missed Danny by a few inches.

"Please work...' Danny whispered underneath his breath as he watched the monster began to prepare its attack.

It inhaled deeply.

"I HOPE I'M RIGHT!" He yelled as he quickly ran, just in time for the beast to spew the compressed water in the spot where he previously was.

"DANNY?!" She called out in shock.

Starfire was relieved to see that Danny was unharmed but she is still in this monster's clutches.

CRACK

That's when it happened.

She looked down to see that the top of the building was beginning to crumble and the beast finally noticed.

As the beast began to roar and yell as it realized what was happening, its grip loosed on Starfire.

"Now, Star!" Danny shouted.

Starfire managed to get out of its grip as it loosened from the shock of it beginning to fall through. She jumps out of its fist, just in time for half the top of the building to give way, taking the monster with it.

As they looked down and watched the creature hit the ground, Starfire hugged Danny in relief.

"Thank goodness…"

Danny's face turned red as he smiled and hugged her back, happy she's okay.

Meanwhile, another alien girl was very angry.

"I'm getting impatient, you fat little troll…" Blackfire said with her eyes glowing and almost looking like they were on fire.

He gulped and smiled nervously.

"Third time's the charm?"

He held up the remote and pressed up on the remote again.

Danny and Starfire soon appeared in what looked to be an old castle.

"Oh man, where are we now?" Danny asked.

"A castle of some sort... but I am getting the feeling that this is not a tale of fairies..." Starfire said.

They suddenly heard a loud, piercing shriek in the background.

"I think you're right..." Danny said.

Danny and Starfire soon saw a classical vampire chasing after a girl, obviously wanting to suck her blood.

"No! No!" The girl shouted dramatically as she ran passed them.

"I want to suck your blood!" The vampire shouted.

"EEK!" She screamed dramatically.

Danny got an idea of where they are now.

"Oh man, we are either in Dracula or a rip off of it." Danny said.

"Which means that we... shall be dealing with vampires now." Starfire said.

"Looks like it." Danny said.

That's when the vampire then stopped and looked back.

The vampire soon saw Starfire and suddenly formed a lecherous grin on his fanged face.

The vampire then looked between the blonde girl and Starfire, before turning his attention to the alien girl.

Danny didn't like what the fake Dracula was doing.

What's he looking at? He questioned.

He hovered to her, knocking Danny down in the process.

"Come. I shall make you a vampire and my bride..." The vampire said.

Danny heard this, shot up and got in front of Starfire.

"BACK OFF, SHE'S SPOKEN FOR!" Danny yelled.

She smiled.

"Darling... you are too cute when you are the jealous..." Starfire giggled.

"Master!"

That's when a bat flew in and, in a puff of smoke, turned into a young woman in a dress akin to Elvira.

"Another one?" Danny asked.

"Vhat is it?!" The vampire said. "I have found an ideal bride!"

She rolled her eyes, until noticing the other boy.

Suddenly, the female vampire saw Danny and a smirk formed on her face.

He didn't like the look on her face.

"Hey there, handsome..." The vampiress said and Danny gulped.

"Okay, this is worse..." Danny said in dread.

She inched closer.

"Wanna grab... a bite? You can become a creature of the night with me..." She said flirtatiously.

Danny shuddered.

Starfire saw this and her eyes glowed green in anger and jealousy, and unknown to her, her sister was doing the same thing.

"BACK OFF! HE'S MINE!" They both yelled simultaneously.

"Seriously, two alien babes and a vampire hottie?! SO NOT FAIR!" Control Freak said in jealousy.

"Step away from my darling, you...you blood sucking grimploark!" Starfire shouted.

"Oh yeah, and what do you intend to do about it?" She challenged.

Starfire responded with a punch to the face, knocking her down. Even without her alien strength, she was clearly stronger.

"Wow…" Danny said with a smile.

"Come!" She said as she started running, with Danny following.

Both vampires were about to go, but that's when they noticed the sun rising.

"That is why I came!" The female said. "The sun is rising!"

The not Dracula had a grimace on his face before they turned into bats and flew off.

In moments, the two found themselves in a forest, gasping for air.

"Darling... what must we do?" Starfire asked.

Danny stood up.

"Okay, from what I know... vampires have the following weaknesses: garlic, sunlight, crosses, holy water and a stake through the heart..." Danny said.

She looked surprised by that last part.

"Um, forgive me for questioning the cliché, my darling, but would not a stake through the heart harm anyone?" Starfire said.

"I guess..." Danny admitted.

"Well then, if this is a vampire movie, perhaps we must slay them to leave?" She asked.

"Okay... let's go see if we can find them..." Danny said.

That's when Starfire smelled something.

"I smell the scent of garlic…"

Danny looked around.

"Where?"

She pointed in the direction of the gothic castle.

"That way!"

No sooner than when they entered, they would find wooden stakes and piles of garlic in a room near the entrance.

"Wait... why would a vampire have these things in the castle if they are his weaknesses?" Starfire questioned.

"Either he broke in here for a midnight snack or its lazy movie logic..." Danny commented before smiling. "Maybe this is actually a Castlevania movie? There's probably a porkchop in the wall." He said under his breath. "Anyway… let's deal with these two while they nap."

Not even 10 minutes later, Danny and Starfire walked out the castle, both content with what happened.

They had slain the vampires in their sleep.

"That was… the anticlimactic… was it not?" Starfire asked.

"That's what happens when you're in a lackluster vampire movie…" Danny answered her.

In the real world, Control Freak was angry, stomping the ground in frustration.

"Lackluster?! Bride of the Vampire Lord is an instant classic!"

"In your universe! Actually… never mind." Danny said from the television. "Pretty sure this is the kind of movie a dude on a satellite and his robot pals would make fun of. I'm assuming you have something like that on your Earth…"

Control Freak was mad, but not as mad as the alien behind him. He snapped out of it when he heard very terrifying growling.

Looking over his shoulder, he cowered at the sight of Blackfire's eyes almost on purple fire, teeth bared, and fists shaking.

He was about to step away until she reached for his neck. She grabbed him by the collar and pulled him to her face.

"Third time, huh?!" She asked furiously.

She rose her fist and readied to throw a punch in his face when he held his hands up.

"What if I sent you in there?!" He asked.

She stopped, looking somewhat interested.

"Explain…"

"Maybe I send you in there and you can have Phantom while the movie has Starfire on her own?" He suggested, sweating profusely in her presence.

After a pause, Blackfire smiled.

"I see potential…"

Part 1. Part 2 soon.

Special thanks to Flower Princess11 for helping me on scenes.

Major Simi: Nope.

Invader Johnny: It's gonna get worse.

Luiz4200: A team up meant to fall apart.

Jebest4781: It'll get crazier.

MeteorElDrago: His first ideas fell apart.

qazse: Blackfire would murder them for showing any interest in him.

Leonardo: Hmm... I might do that later.

Ultimatrix Bearer: Well, he did ask if their universe had Mystery Science Theater 3000. Although, they were in a movie from a universe not his own.

Dreams Come True 996: Starfire is my favorite.

wiseguy2415: Fraid so...

darkness of enigma: Danny isn't looking for a harem. Plus, one is pretty evil.

AnimeGoji91: Slasher, King Kong rip-off and vampires.

Scarecrow Reaper: A shame his plan isn't working so far.

SharkEmperor: I kind of wish they stopped using Spider-Gwen so much. She's a good idea overused.

16: Thank you for reading.

Beccollie: Sit tight. Let's see what happens.