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Chapter 2: Third Time's the Charm.
Malchior invades Titans tower after being freed from his book, but he strangely brings the white book with him. Why bring the relic that could lead to his third defeat?
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She couldn't believe the nerve Seemore had. To tell her she had fallen for a low-life? Kid Flash was one of the good guys, how was he a low life? Confrontation between them sparked, and within moments Jinx's short temper was out of control. Throwing out her hands, she sent waves of magic at Seemore, throwing him flat on his back a few feet away. "Speak for yourself!" She cried out with her eyes narrowed, cat-like slits of pupils lost behind the glow of pink. "Jinx," Kid Flash reached out, gently placing a hand on the female's shoulder. She looked at him with a glare, and he instantly lifted his hand off her. "Got it. Don't touch you..." He took a step back, looking at Seemore as he started to get back up. The one-eyed male looked on at Jinx with painfully evident sorrow. If he was trying to hide it, he was failing miserably. Kid Flash had already figured it out- Seemore was in love with Jinx. His Jinx. It bothered him as well, of course, but he wasn't one to pick fights, especially not when he knew Jinx was with him of her own free will. He trusted her, he had no reason to seek out a fight, so instead was trying to prevent one, even if it wasn't involving himself getting physical. "Good-bye, Seemore. Stay away from me, and Kid Flash!" Jinx demanded, grabbing the speedster's wrist, leading him down an alley. She knew all the alley ways and dark streets, Jump City streets were her home, she hardly ever stayed in Kid Flash's apartment. But tonight that was exactly where they were going, because she needed a nice bed to relax on after the stressful day. Betraying the Hive Five had left her in bad shape with her old friends, and in return she and Kid Flash were constantly being bombarded and attacked by the old group. Their failure in the Brotherhood of Evil only left them more angry and out for revenge since the couple had played a large part in the victory for the Titans.

Kid Flash closed the door behind himself and Jinx, now in the small apartment he lived in, the queen size bed he shared with Jinx really all they needed. They weren't ever really at the place, there was only the bed, a television, and a few books. One of the books was Jinx's, like many of them were- a thick white book with grey borders about a dragon that she said had her enthralled. She hadn't told Kid Flash about it's bound prisoner Malchior since he had been fighting with the Brotherhood of Evil, she didn't want him to know she had an enemy in the house. She had retrieved Malchior from Harold's dimension with some 'unlucky' tricks, and had trapped the dragon in the book for his third time. She thought he was nice to have around, there was so much to learn about him and his times. He didn't like Jinx, and he outwardly told her so, but he would still talk to her. It was that or silent reading for the rest of his life. Jinx walked over to the pile of books in the corner by the window, picking up the cursed white book. "I'm going to read." She claimed, disappearing into the extra room they never used, except for when she wanted to be alone. Kid Flash nodded as a response, watching her leave. "Say hi to Malchior for me," he whispered to himself. He knew Jinx thought he didn't know about the dragon, but he did. He allowed her to talk to him only because he figured if something bad was going to happen, it would have already.
He couldn't have been more wrong.

"...Rex!" Jinx's voice echoed through the apartment room, and wind burst open the simple wood door to the room Jinx was in. In a second Kid Flash was standing in front of the door, his wide blue eyes staring at the silhouette of a- no. It couldn't be, Jinx wasn't stupid. But as the creature's large head turned to face him, long jaws parted and red started to glow deep in it's throat, Kid Flash knew what had happened. Jinx had unleashed the dragon Malchior- he was free from the book's confines. Barely reacting fast enough due to the shock, Kid Flash just barely side-stepped the fire that Malchior breathed. "Whoa!" Jinx looked up at Kid Flash from where she stood, surrounded by candles and the book Malchior once was trapped in. But the book wasn't there for much longer. Jinx saw Malchior raise a hand(or paw) to grasp it, but instead grabbed it for herself, holding it against her chest. This however ended with his large claws cutting her as his huge paw smacked her across the room into a wall, denting the dry wall. "Jinx!" Wally shouted, racing over. He threw the book at Malchior after he ripped it from her grasp, said, "Take it, but leave her alone!" A little too late for that, as Jinx lay against the floor, four large gashes on her side bleeding. Malchior took the book in his mouth and broke through the upper rooms of the apartment complex, pulling himself up onto the roof. Taking in a breath of fresh air after putting down the book, his bright red eyes opened slowly, bright and nearly glowing. He threw up his arms and laughed. "Finally!" He cried out into the darkness of the night. "I am free!"

A gasp escaped pale lips as Raven jolted up in her bed, eyes wide. She looked out her window, grasping the blanket close to her chest, almost fearfully. She looked out at the city threw the open window, seeing only the remnants of white light. Raising an eyebrow slightly, the young girl carefully got out of bed, approaching the window. Timid took over as one hand grasped the opposite arm, and she stood in front of the glass. Something wasn't right. Raven took her cloak from her closet and put it on, leaving her room and hurriedly making her way down the halls of the tower to the ops. room, trying to be quiet so as not to wake anyone. But after the day's events, and after blaming himself, Beast Boy hadn't really been able to sleep. He opened his door only seconds after Raven passed it on the way down the hall, the small 'whoosh' sound making the empath freeze in place like an ice spell had been cast. It was silent for a moment, neither of them moving or saying a word. Then, Beast Boy finally spoke up. "Raven? Are you okay?" He questioned, stepping out of his bedroom, into the hall. Raven turned to look at her green team mate, saying in a quiet voice to try and keep everyone else asleep, "I just need a drink. I was going to make some herbal tea." She lied without missing a beat. She was really planning on looking out the main window, maybe using the computer to try and search the area, even though computers weren't really her forte. To find anything odd or out of place in the city. The feeling she had, it was too much to be nothing. She had learned to trust that gut feeling, and tonight wouldn't be any different. She had to find out what woke her, and why. Beast Boy looked Raven over, judging, debating on whether or not he should believe her. Raven didn't often lie, but when she did there was almost no way to detect it. "Did something wake you up?" He asked.
"No." Raven shook her head, gesturing down the hall. "Would you like to come with me?" Beast Boy shrugged and started towards the living room and kitchenette. Raven glared at the floor as if it was the cause of all this, then followed Beast Boy. Tea sounded nice, now that she thought about it, to ease her. She was definitely a little startled, to say the least. When they reached the double doors that would slide open when someone neared, Raven stopped a behind them, frozen. Beast Boy stepped close enough to trigger the doors, but turned his back on the doorway to look back at Raven. "What?" He asked, seeing her only stare ahead with wide eyes. Beast Boy turned his head slowly, and tensed when he saw the large purple dragon that flew into their window, breaking in through the glass. Beast Boy turned to Raven and jumped at her, shoving her back with both hands, bringing her out of her state of shock. She turned on her heels and ran back towards her room, the green shape-shifter close behind.
"Sweet Raven, why do you run?"

"How did he get back to this dimension?!" Beast Boy asked, running alongside Raven, who was only focused on getting to her room, and didn't even answer him. Robin's door opened as they ran past, their leader instantly grasping them both by the arm, stopping them. "Hey, what's going on?!" He demanded, following Beast Boy's finger as he pointed and shouted, "That!" Robin's eyes widened at the sight of Malchior's large form tearing through the halls, cracking the wall and breaking through doors. Malchior was tearing the tower apart, breathing fire into every room, not sure which room belonged to a Titan and which didn't. Robin raced into his room, getting his utility belt so he could fight the dragon. When he came back out into the hall, Raven pulled up a barrier of black magic to protect the three Titans from a blast of fire. Beast Boy transformed into a bear and roared, swiping at Malchior's face as soon as Raven's barrier was down. Raven took a step back, looking to Robin when she saw him start to move, pulling out his bow staff. Useless, it was all useless! Without the book she couldn't cast Malchior away. But that was when she saw it, grasped in his clawed hand. The book. He brought it with him? Why would he do such a stupid thing? "Ugh!" Robin was sent flying with a flick of the dragon's tail, hitting the ground beside Raven. "Robin!" Raven knelt down beside him, but didn't get to hear a response, instead heard the yelp of a bear and felt pressure on her back. The bear shifted back into Beast Boy just before he was thrown into Raven, saving her a great deal of pain. He rolled off her back onto his stomach, but was quick to get to his feet. Malchior laughed, "Your attempts are fruitless." He told them. Raven stood, pointing at the book Malchior held. "You were stupid to bring the bookl with you! I'll send you back into it once I get it from you!" She shouted with determination, but only earned herself a more powerful laugh. "Dear, sweet Raven. The book isn't for me." Raven blinked, arms falling to her sides. What did that mean? Wait, why would he bring the book at all? Why not destroy it? "Why not destroy it?" Raven asked, violet eyes narrowing into mere slits. Malchior grinned, but gave a grunt in pain when a familiar sound jingled. A green flash glew from behind Malchior. Starfire had been awoken, and instantly she was firing starbolts at Malchior without mercy. The dragon roared and blew fire at her, but she avoided the blazes. Malchior shifted his body to stand on his hind legs, reaching out with an arm and smacking Starfire, throwing her down onto the floor. He came down on her with both hands, with all his weight, but she reached up and managed to stop him from crushing her, fighting his strength with her own. "Leave her alone, Malchior! This isn't about them!" Raven said, earning a sly grin. "Exactly! It's about you!" Malchior chuckled, throwing Starfire against the wall. He blew fire at Raven, who crossed her arms in an "x" over her face, black magic a shield infront of her. When she opened her eyes to see Malchior, he was already infront of her, the book thrown at her feet. He spoke a spell, one Raven remembered reading all too well. She saw the white magic he created, and felt her heart sink. He was casting a spell to trap her in the book.
"Raven!"

Description
Chapter 2: Third Time's the Charm.
Malchior invades Titans tower after being freed from his book, but he strangely brings the white book with him. Why bring the relic that could lead to his third defeat?
-

She couldn't believe the nerve Seemore had. To tell her she had fallen for a low-life? Kid Flash was one of the good guys, how was he a low life? Confrontation between them sparked, and within moments Jinx's short temper was out of control. Throwing out her hands, she sent waves of magic at Seemore, throwing him flat on his back a few feet away. "Speak for yourself!" She cried out with her eyes narrowed, cat-like slits of pupils lost behind the glow of pink. "Jinx," Kid Flash reached out, gently placing a hand on the female's shoulder. She looked at him with a glare, and he instantly lifted his hand off her. "Got it. Don't touch you..." He took a step back, looking at Seemore as he started to get back up. The one-eyed male looked on at Jinx with painfully evident sorrow. If he was trying to hide it, he was failing miserably. Kid Flash had already figured it out- Seemore was in love with Jinx. His Jinx. It bothered him as well, of course, but he wasn't one to pick fights, especially not when he knew Jinx was with him of her own free will. He trusted her, he had no reason to seek out a fight, so instead was trying to prevent one, even if it wasn't involving himself getting physical. "Good-bye, Seemore. Stay away from me, and Kid Flash!" Jinx demanded, grabbing the speedster's wrist, leading him down an alley. She knew all the alley ways and dark streets, Jump City streets were her home, she hardly ever stayed in Kid Flash's apartment. But tonight that was exactly where they were going, because she needed a nice bed to relax on after the stressful day. Betraying the Hive Five had left her in bad shape with her old friends, and in return she and Kid Flash were constantly being bombarded and attacked by the old group. Their failure in the Brotherhood of Evil only left them more angry and out for revenge since the couple had played a large part in the victory for the Titans.

Kid Flash closed the door behind himself and Jinx, now in the small apartment he lived in, the queen size bed he shared with Jinx really all they needed. They weren't ever really at the place, there was only the bed, a television, and a few books. One of the books was Jinx's, like many of them were- a thick white book with grey borders about a dragon that she said had her enthralled. She hadn't told Kid Flash about it's bound prisoner Malchior since he had been fighting with the Brotherhood of Evil, she didn't want him to know she had an enemy in the house. She had retrieved Malchior from Harold's dimension with some 'unlucky' tricks, and had trapped the dragon in the book for his third time. She thought he was nice to have around, there was so much to learn about him and his times. He didn't like Jinx, and he outwardly told her so, but he would still talk to her. It was that or silent reading for the rest of his life. Jinx walked over to the pile of books in the corner by the window, picking up the cursed white book. "I'm going to read." She claimed, disappearing into the extra room they never used, except for when she wanted to be alone. Kid Flash nodded as a response, watching her leave. "Say hi to Malchior for me," he whispered to himself. He knew Jinx thought he didn't know about the dragon, but he did. He allowed her to talk to him only because he figured if something bad was going to happen, it would have already.
He couldn't have been more wrong.

"...Rex!" Jinx's voice echoed through the apartment room, and wind burst open the simple wood door to the room Jinx was in. In a second Kid Flash was standing in front of the door, his wide blue eyes staring at the silhouette of a- no. It couldn't be, Jinx wasn't stupid. But as the creature's large head turned to face him, long jaws parted and red started to glow deep in it's throat, Kid Flash knew what had happened. Jinx had unleashed the dragon Malchior- he was free from the book's confines. Barely reacting fast enough due to the shock, Kid Flash just barely side-stepped the fire that Malchior breathed. "Whoa!" Jinx looked up at Kid Flash from where she stood, surrounded by candles and the book Malchior once was trapped in. But the book wasn't there for much longer. Jinx saw Malchior raise a hand(or paw) to grasp it, but instead grabbed it for herself, holding it against her chest. This however ended with his large claws cutting her as his huge paw smacked her across the room into a wall, denting the dry wall. "Jinx!" Wally shouted, racing over. He threw the book at Malchior after he ripped it from her grasp, said, "Take it, but leave her alone!" A little too late for that, as Jinx lay against the floor, four large gashes on her side bleeding. Malchior took the book in his mouth and broke through the upper rooms of the apartment complex, pulling himself up onto the roof. Taking in a breath of fresh air after putting down the book, his bright red eyes opened slowly, bright and nearly glowing. He threw up his arms and laughed. "Finally!" He cried out into the darkness of the night. "I am free!"

A gasp escaped pale lips as Raven jolted up in her bed, eyes wide. She looked out her window, grasping the blanket close to her chest, almost fearfully. She looked out at the city threw the open window, seeing only the remnants of white light. Raising an eyebrow slightly, the young girl carefully got out of bed, approaching the window. Timid took over as one hand grasped the opposite arm, and she stood in front of the glass. Something wasn't right. Raven took her cloak from her closet and put it on, leaving her room and hurriedly making her way down the halls of the tower to the ops. room, trying to be quiet so as not to wake anyone. But after the day's events, and after blaming himself, Beast Boy hadn't really been able to sleep. He opened his door only seconds after Raven passed it on the way down the hall, the small 'whoosh' sound making the empath freeze in place like an ice spell had been cast. It was silent for a moment, neither of them moving or saying a word. Then, Beast Boy finally spoke up. "Raven? Are you okay?" He questioned, stepping out of his bedroom, into the hall. Raven turned to look at her green team mate, saying in a quiet voice to try and keep everyone else asleep, "I just need a drink. I was going to make some herbal tea." She lied without missing a beat. She was really planning on looking out the main window, maybe using the computer to try and search the area, even though computers weren't really her forte. To find anything odd or out of place in the city. The feeling she had, it was too much to be nothing. She had learned to trust that gut feeling, and tonight wouldn't be any different. She had to find out what woke her, and why. Beast Boy looked Raven over, judging, debating on whether or not he should believe her. Raven didn't often lie, but when she did there was almost no way to detect it. "Did something wake you up?" He asked.
"No." Raven shook her head, gesturing down the hall. "Would you like to come with me?" Beast Boy shrugged and started towards the living room and kitchenette. Raven glared at the floor as if it was the cause of all this, then followed Beast Boy. Tea sounded nice, now that she thought about it, to ease her. She was definitely a little startled, to say the least. When they reached the double doors that would slide open when someone neared, Raven stopped a behind them, frozen. Beast Boy stepped close enough to trigger the doors, but turned his back on the doorway to look back at Raven. "What?" He asked, seeing her only stare ahead with wide eyes. Beast Boy turned his head slowly, and tensed when he saw the large purple dragon that flew into their window, breaking in through the glass. Beast Boy turned to Raven and jumped at her, shoving her back with both hands, bringing her out of her state of shock. She turned on her heels and ran back towards her room, the green shape-shifter close behind.
"Sweet Raven, why do you run?"

"How did he get back to this dimension?!" Beast Boy asked, running alongside Raven, who was only focused on getting to her room, and didn't even answer him. Robin's door opened as they ran past, their leader instantly grasping them both by the arm, stopping them. "Hey, what's going on?!" He demanded, following Beast Boy's finger as he pointed and shouted, "That!" Robin's eyes widened at the sight of Malchior's large form tearing through the halls, cracking the wall and breaking through doors. Malchior was tearing the tower apart, breathing fire into every room, not sure which room belonged to a Titan and which didn't. Robin raced into his room, getting his utility belt so he could fight the dragon. When he came back out into the hall, Raven pulled up a barrier of black magic to protect the three Titans from a blast of fire. Beast Boy transformed into a bear and roared, swiping at Malchior's face as soon as Raven's barrier was down. Raven took a step back, looking to Robin when she saw him start to move, pulling out his bow staff. Useless, it was all useless! Without the book she couldn't cast Malchior away. But that was when she saw it, grasped in his clawed hand. The book. He brought it with him? Why would he do such a stupid thing? "Ugh!" Robin was sent flying with a flick of the dragon's tail, hitting the ground beside Raven. "Robin!" Raven knelt down beside him, but didn't get to hear a response, instead heard the yelp of a bear and felt pressure on her back. The bear shifted back into Beast Boy just before he was thrown into Raven, saving her a great deal of pain. He rolled off her back onto his stomach, but was quick to get to his feet. Malchior laughed, "Your attempts are fruitless." He told them. Raven stood, pointing at the book Malchior held. "You were stupid to bring the bookl with you! I'll send you back into it once I get it from you!" She shouted with determination, but only earned herself a more powerful laugh. "Dear, sweet Raven. The book isn't for me." Raven blinked, arms falling to her sides. What did that mean? Wait, why would he bring the book at all? Why not destroy it? "Why not destroy it?" Raven asked, violet eyes narrowing into mere slits. Malchior grinned, but gave a grunt in pain when a familiar sound jingled. A green flash glew from behind Malchior. Starfire had been awoken, and instantly she was firing starbolts at Malchior without mercy. The dragon roared and blew fire at her, but she avoided the blazes. Malchior shifted his body to stand on his hind legs, reaching out with an arm and smacking Starfire, throwing her down onto the floor. He came down on her with both hands, with all his weight, but she reached up and managed to stop him from crushing her, fighting his strength with her own. "Leave her alone, Malchior! This isn't about them!" Raven said, earning a sly grin. "Exactly! It's about you!" Malchior chuckled, throwing Starfire against the wall. He blew fire at Raven, who crossed her arms in an "x" over her face, black magic a shield infront of her. When she opened her eyes to see Malchior, he was already infront of her, the book thrown at her feet. He spoke a spell, one Raven remembered reading all too well. She saw the white magic he created, and felt her heart sink. He was casting a spell to trap her in the book.
"Raven!"