When Hearts are tested, Part One Author Psykorabbit2000 Scene 1 Kinjite’s House, Atlantis YOUNGER ALLURA is sitting on the porch, with a sad expression on her face. Sitting beside her is FIRST MATE JENNY and OLDER ALLURA. Jenny (gently) ”Look, Lura, it isn’t the end of the world. He was a Corsair and we told you this might happen.” Older Allura (rubbing her back) ”At lest he had enough courage to tell you over a vidcom and not let you find out later.” Younger Allura nodded weakly and looked down the road. Younger Allura (quietly) ”I was hoping it would work out and I would have someone in my life.” (she looked at Jenny) ”After all you have Bucky..” (looks at Older Allura) ”..and you have Andrew. I’m alone. Now I can imagine how Dad feels.” Jenny sighed and a thought popped in her head. She got up and looked at the other two. Jenny (turning to the house) ”I’ll be back in a few minutes.” Both Alluras watched her walk in and looked at each other. Older Allura (raising an eyebrow) ”Now what is up her sleeve?” Several moments went by and Jenny walked out smiling. She sat down and leaned back smiling. Younger Allura (curious) ”What are you so happy about?” Jenny looked at her and patted her on the shoulder. Jenny (smiling) ”My dear Lura, your dad wants you to come to Aldebaran and spend some time with him.” Younger Allura’s jaw dropped in shock. It had been almost two years since Kinjite had gone into self exile and had minimal contact with his daughters. Older Allura smiled and nodded. Older Allura (nudging her sister) ”Sounds like you got a trip to get ready for. Go have some fun and see Dad. I have everything under control here.” Younger Allura looked her older sister and then at Jenny. Younger Allura (lowering her head) ”How though? Bucky has the frigate and is on the opposite side of the Aniverse.” Jenny (smiling) ”Don’t worry. Just be ready by morning.” Younger Allura nodded and stood up. She turned and walked into the house to pack. Older Allura watched her walk in and turn to Jenny. Older Allura (raising an eyebrow) ”How?” Jenny just smiled and watched the sun set on the horizon. The next morning Jenny is standing beside the landing pad, with both Alluras beside her. Younger Allura has a bag slung over her shoulder. Younger Allura (looking around for the Valkyrie) ”Well, where is this ride at?” Jenny smiled and pointed into the sky. Jenny (smiling) ”Right there, right on time.” A sleek fighter streaked down from the upper atmosphere and dropped to the landing pad. It flipped around and gently landed in front of the three females. Both Alluras stared stunned at the markings on the fighter. It was a Royal fighter, which meant it was straight from the Palace of Aldebaran. The canopy slid back with a hiss and PRINCESS FELICIA stood up and leaned on the top of it. Felicia (smiling) ”So, who is all coming?” Older Allura (shocked) ”Princess Felicia? You flew the fighter?” Felicia hopped out and walked over, holding a helmet under her arm. Felicia (smiling) ”Yeah, Lance taught me about two months ago. I just completed my solo flight and Grandmother agreed to let me fly here” Jenny smiled and looked at Younger Allura. Jenny (smiling) ”Ready?” Younger Allura nodded and they walked to the fighter. Older Allura watched them climb into the fighter. As it rose into the air, she had a bad feeling about this. In space, enroute to Aldebaran Felicia was calmly piloting the fighter as Jenny and Younger Allura sat in the seats in the back. Younger Allura (looking around) ”So how is Dad doing lately?” Felicia (looking over her shoulder) ”Actually about six months ago, he made a great improvement. Apparently something happened in the World of Darkness and he came back in higher spirits. He won’t answer when asked what, but he has had higher and more cheerful spirits.” Younger Allura (raising an eyebrow) ”Really?” Felicia (nodding) ”Yeah, I’m surprised Master Jenny didn’t’ tell you.” Jenny (slightly embarrassed) ”Had a lot on my mind with the toads lately. They seem to be getting more aggressive about trying to retake Noctur 4. Sorry.” Younger Allura nodded understanding and looked at Felicia. Younger Allura (leaning forward) ”How cheerful has he been?” Felicia (smiling) ”He was willing to dance with me during the last Festivals. He also danced with Grandmother during a slow dance. They make a lovely couple.” She was about to say something else when the alarms began screaming. She looked down and tried to frantically work the controls. Jenny leaned forward. Jenny (seriously) ”What’s wrong?” Felicia (scared) ”Im not sure! Some kind of weird energy reading building up around the fight-!” Suddenly there was a flash of light and then darkness. Scene 2 Aldebaran Royal Palace KINJITE is standing by the landing pad with QUEEN KATRINA. He looked around, with a slight concerned look on his face. Kinjite (quietly) ”She’s late.” Queen Katrina (nodding) ”Yes and it isn’t like her to be late to make an entrance.” Kinjite nodded and began pacing. He wanted to see his youngest daughter. Suddenly, an energy wave coursed through him and he drooped to his knees with a gasp. Queen Katrina spun to him, just as a guard ran up. Guard (running up) ”Your Majesty, we’ve lost contact with-!” Suddenly Kinjite stood up, his eye wide with horror and shock. Kinjite (finishing the guard’s sentence) ”Felicia’s fighter has vanished!” Queen Katrina looked back and forth between the two and the Guard looked at Kinjite stunned. Guard (quietly) ”They vanished from scanners. All we know is there was a build of some kind of weird energy before they vanished.” Kinjite seemed to fold in on himself as he fell to the ground. Queen Katrina was beside him immediately and holding him. Kinjite Whispering as tears streamed) ”Not Allura and Felicia too!” Scene 3 In a room Younger Allura slowly opened her eyes and felt a wet cloth on her face. She slowly reached up and removed it, carefully. Younger Allura (quietly) ”Oh frell, my head hurts!” Female Voice (monotone) “Then don’t talk so loud or move so fast.” Male Voice (slightly energetic) ”Wow! She is one! The translator works great!” Younger Allura immediately sat up, and clutched her head in the process. Immediately, Jenny was beside her. Jenny (gently) ”Easy, Lura. Don’t move so fast.” Younger Allura looked around the room, trying to see the sources of the new voices. Her eyes fell on a ashen grey lady with a purple cloak and shoes. The cloak covered her body, but the hood only covered part of her face. Her violet eyes matched with her short violet hair. Standing beside her was a young man wearing a purple suit and grayish gloves. The strange part of him was he was green and covered in short fur. His ears were elongated and his hair was a darker green than the rest of him. Younger Allura (stunned) ”Who the hell are you two?” Jenny (nodding) ”Lura, I’d like you to meet Raven and Beast Boy. Raven and Beast Boy, this is Allura, daughter of Kinjite.” Suddenly the doors burst open off to the side, scaring both of the feline ladies. A red haired and green eyed lady flew through the door excitedly. Red Haired Lady (excited) ”I heard Kitty! IS friend Kitty back!?” She spotted Jenny and immediately scooped her in a tight hug. Red Haired Lady (happily floating around) ”Friend Jenny! You did come back! IS Kitty or Bucky with you? I am so happy to see you again!” Jenny (gasping for air) ”Actually, no… Kinjite isn’t here!” (gasps for air as the hug lightens up) ”Allura, I would also like to introduce Starfire. StarFire, this is Allura, Kinjite’s daughter.” StarFire spun around and looked at Younger Allura and her eyes widen with delight, revealing her eyes were green on green. Before Allura could react, Starfire scooped her up and was holding her up at arm’s length. Starfire (excitedly) ”It is so nice to meet you! Please, would you like to be my friend? It is an honor to meet the daughter of such a cute feline!” Younger Allura started to respond, when she was suddenly pulled into a tight hug, by Starfire. StarFIre (happily bouncing around in the air) ”It is so nice to meet the daughter of Kitty!” Younger Allura (struggling to breath) ”Need….air! Everything…going.. black!” Beast Boy (raising a finger) ”Umm, Star. I think you’re hugging her to tight.” Immediately, Starfire let go and Allura dropped to the ground, sucking in deep breaths of air, trying to fill her lungs. StarFire (blushing slightly) ”Oops!” Younger Allura slowly sat up and nodded. Younger Allura (weakly) ”S’alright.” (looks around) ”What’s next? A cyborg who is friendly?” Jenny started to say something and the doors opened up. Felicia and a tall cyborg with blue armor walked in followed by a young man wearing red and green tights with black hair and a black mask. The Cyborg (stepping beside Jenny) ”Well, just checked the fighter. Gonna take some time to fix it.” (looks at Younger Allura) ”So, this is the daughter of that black furball.” Jenny stepped between them and nodded. Jenny (smiling) ”Allura, I would like to introduce the last two of this group.” (points to the young man) ”This is Robin, the leader of this group.” Robin nods and waves at Allura, who nods back, even though she is glaring at the Cyborg. Jenny (sighing) ”And this is Cyborg.” She points to the Cyborg and he just smiles at her. Allura’s jaw drops and she falls over backwards with a thump. Younger Allura (rolling her eyes) ”That’s it! I am NEVER leaving the frelling planet again! The first time I get drunk. The second time, I end up in the nuthouse!” Starfire looked around, confused. Starfire (looking at Jenny) ”This is not a house of nuts. We eat some unhealthy foods with chocolate covered nuts, but no nuts live here.’ Younger Allura just groaned and closed her eyes, to try and cut down the headache. Scene 4 Aldebaran Royal Palace Kinjite (growling) ”Where are they?!” The young TECHNICIAN swallowed nervously as Kinjite glared at her. Behind him stood Queen Katrina, with a worried look on her face. Techinician (nervously) “We’re…not sure really. The energy suddenly appeared and vanished with them.” Kinjite’s eye narrowed and he started to say something, but Queen Katrina gently placed a paw on his shoulder, stopping him she looked at the Technician. Queen Katrina (calmly) ”Please find out what you can about that energy and report to me as soon as you know something.” The Technician nodded and bowed to her. She looked at Kinjite and looked down. Technician (quietly) ”I’m sorry.” Kinjite (nodding and quietly) ”I know. Please find out what you can.” He turned and walked out of the room, with his head hanging. The Technician and Queen Katrina both watched him go. Outside Kinjite walked up to pond and looked in it. Kinjite (quietly) ”I lost Ayami and now I may have lost my daughter. That and I can’t do a damn thing about it.” Suddenly his reflection’s face changed. The fur became more tan and the steel eye patch vanished, revealing an eye like a serpent. Refelction (firmly) ”So you’re gonna give up?” Kinjite (quietly) ”What can I do?” Reflection (crossing its arms) ”Think about it stupid! You are the only feline who can willingly enter the World of Darkness and you are asking what can you do?” Kinjite sits on a bench and puts his chin in his paw. Kinjite (slightly irritated) ”So I can enter that realm, big deal!” Reflection (rolling it’s eyes) ”Are you that damn stupid or dense? That is the world of demons! Any dimension that the demons are known in can be reached from that realm!” Kinjite (growling) ”I know that! Do you realize what would happen to me if I stayed in there long enough to find the right realm?” Reflection (snarling) ”Darkness exists everywhere! Including *your* heart, so get over it! Your daughter is missing, the Princess is missing, Jenny is missing, and you just sit there like whipped kitten!” Kinjite grabs a rock and throws it at the reflection, splashing water up. He knew it was right and he could look for them. He looked at the Palace and his shoulders drooped. Was it worth the cost and risk. He looked back at the water and thought of the three missing females. He slowly stood up and his eye narrowed. Kinjite (growling) ”Do or die!” The shadows wrapped around him and encased him. He sank into the ground. Queen Katrina stepped out of a door in time to see him sink into the ground. She saw a familiar spin to the rotation of the shadows and swallowed nervously. Queen Katrina (quietly) ”Not again. Come back this time Lance.” Scene 5 Garage, Titan Tower Cyborg stood up from the engine compartment on the fighter. Felicia popped out from behind him and sat on the edge. Cyborg (scratching his head) ”I’m sure we picked up everything around the point of impact. What’s missing?” Felcia (wiping some grease off her face) ”The G-diffuser is missing. Without it, any sudden changes in gravity would tear the fighter apart or crush it into a small crumpled ball of scrap.” Cyborg (shrugging) ”How hard to build it?” Felicia (looking around) ”No offense, but your tech is too primitive to try and build one.” Cyborg nodded and looked around. Suddenly Felicia hopped off the side and walked up to the cockpit. Felicai (Rummaging around the cockpit) ”All fighters from Aldebaran come equipped with a visual security system on a separate power source. Providing the video sensors survived the impact, they would have recorded anything going on around the fighter.” She pulled out a small portable screen and set it on the side of the fighter. She flipped the bottom open and a keyboard slid out. She typed on it and the screen flickered to life. It showed the area the fighter crashed in. Felicia hit the fast forward button and time flew by on the screen. A figure came up and she stopped it when the screen had a good look at the robot. It was mostly black with a metallic humanoid appearance. Felicia (curious) ”I haven’t seen this guy around before.” Cyborg (growling) ”A sladebot! That probably means Slade has the missing piece!” Felicia looked up at Cyborg. Felicia (shrugging) ”Then let’s go ask for it back.” Cyborg (looking down at her) “Not that easy there. Slade is a big time Villain who is out for personal gain and power. If he took it, it means he has a plan for it.” Felicia (looking back at the screen) ”You sure he isn’t a toad?” Scene 6 On top of the Titan Tower Younger Allura is sitting on the edge of the Tower looking around. Something was bugging her, but she didn’t know what. It felt like a great storm approaching and she was afraid of it. Voice (from behind) “You alright?” Younger Allura turned around and saw Beast Boy standing there, with a blanket in his hands. He gently put it around her shoulders. Beast Boy (kindly) ”You looked cold and was shivering.” Allura looked around. Younger Allura (curious) ”How did you get up here without me hearing you?” Beast Boy (smiling) “I am a shape shifter. I can take on any form I want or need to.” (he pointed to the edge of the roof) ”I flew up here as an eagle, carrying the blanket up for you.” Younger Allura (drawing the blanket tighter around her) ”Thanks, I am slightly cold.” Beast Boy looked at her for a second. Beast Boy (curious) ”So you are really his daughter?” Younger Allura looked up at him, confused. Beast Boy (after a moment) ”The black furred cat that was here. He used shadow tendrils and formed himself into a large black cat to tear apart a machine Dr. Chang made.” Younger Allura (catching on” ”You mean Kinjite? Yeah, he’s my dad.” Beast Boy (confused) ”Kitty? That’s his name?” Younger Allura looked at him for a second and realized that the translator wasn’t working right. She reached up and pulled it out of his ear gently. She looked at it and fiddled with a few parts. She then handed it back to him. Beast Boy (putting it in) ”What did you do?” Younger Allura (shrugging) ”Adjusted a few things. My dad is named Kinjite or Master Oni Lance depending on who you talk to.” Beast Boy (scratching his head) ”Kinjite? What kind of name is that?” (suddenly realizes what happened) ”Hey! It works right now! Thanks.” He sat down beside her. Younger Allura (nodding) ”Kinjite is a title. It means Forbidden. For the longest time, he was called the Forbidden One due to the shadow tendrils he uses.” (she looked down at the ground below) ”I’m worried about him too.” Beast Boy (leaning a little closer) ”Why? From what we saw, he’s pretty powerful.” Younger Allura (nodding) ”He is that. He has fought demons and devils with his bare paws.” (looks at the stars above) ”Mom died in the last fight. She was possessed by a demon and Dad was forced to kill her to save her. That was over two years ago. With his kind of power, his emotions can cause him to make rash decisions. His power can destroy entire cities, as far as we know.” Beast Boy (wide eyed) ”Really? Are you that strong as well? Do you manipulate shadows like he did?” Younger Allua looked at him and saw the wide eyed expression and genuine curiosity. She couldn’t help her self and laughed at the look. Younger Allura (laughing) ”They say I am stronger, but I doubt it. I use the grey flames of Fate instead of darkness or light.” Suddenly to her surprise, Younger Allura found her self leaning against Beast Boy. She didn’t remember moving against him, but by the look on his face, he didn’t pull her against him either. Suddenly there was a beep from his pocket. Beast Boy reached in and pulled out his communicator and opened it. Robin’s face appeared. Robin (on screen) ”Find Allura and report to the conference room. We may have a couple of problems.” Beast Boy nodded and closed the communicator. He looked at the feline lady leaning against him. She nodded and stood up. She turned to the stairs. Younger Allura (smiling) ”Ready?” Beast Boy stood up and nodded. Suddenly Younger Allura fell backwards and right off the side of the Tower. Her arms opened wide and the blanket seemed like giant batwings against her, as she free fell from the top of the Tower. Beast Boy screamed and dove off the Tower after her. Scene 7 Conference Room Titan Tower Robin was standing by a door waiting for Beast Boy and Allura, Felicia was standing by the open window. She was the first to see it. Felicia (shocked) ”ALLURA!” Jenny quickly spun around and saw Allura falling towards the ground. Raven saw it as well and started forward, just as a large green bird dove downwards. Before anyone else could react, Younger Allura shot a grey tendril of fire out and it stuck to the building. She flipped around, skimming the water. She then shot upward and flipped through the window. She bounced across the table on her butt and landed in Robin’s chair. The bird quickly came through the window and changed into beast Boy as it landed. He had a scared shocked look on his face and Younger Allura just smiled as she drew the blanket tighter around her. Jenny just shook her head and smiled. Jenny (chuckling) ”She takes after her dad.” Robin walked up and coughed gently. Younger Allura looked up and he motioned with his head for her to move. She smiled and hopped over to the next empty chair. Beast Boy sat beside her and sighed with relief. Jenny noticed and nodded as Robin started. Robin (seriously) ”Things have gotten bad real fast, team. First of all, I am told Slade stole a piece of the fighter, before we arrived.” Cyborg (nodding) ”That’s right. Felicia here showed me the video surveillance and we saw one of Slade’s goons was at the sight before us.” Felicia nodded and Robin groaned. StarFIre (curious) ”Do we have proof?” Felicia (nodding) ”We watched the video footage all the way up until you arrived on the scene. No one else approached.” Jenny (looking at Robin) ”It sounds like he took it, but you said there was a couple of problems. What is the second?” Robin nodded and picked up the remote. Robin (quietly) ”You three may recognize the second problem. He has been on a rampage through downtown and tearing everything apart.” He pointed a remote at the screen and pushed a button. A scene from a warzone appeared, only the warzone was a shopping center in downtown Jump City. There was police force members’ laying all around. Walls and windows were smashed down. A SWAT van was twisted around a light post. A semi truck was smashed into a bank wall. What really caught people’s eyes was a small black figure in the middle, in a crouched position. Its arms were by its side, ready for a fight and its tail was thrashing around. Younger Allura (stunned) ”DAD!” Robin (nodding) ”He arrived only ten minutes ago and caused that much damage.” Younger Allura launched a tendril and snatched the remote from Robin. She quickly studied it and figured it out. With a few clicks of the Remote, the screen zoomed in on Kinjite’s face. What Younger Allura saw there made her blood freeze and she dropped the remote. The face looking back at her was a face of corruption and evil. She had only seen a face like once before and it was on a Devil. Younger Allura (quietly) ”The feeling… started about ten minutes… ago.” With that, she dropped in the chair as it sunk in. StarFire (qorried) ”Friend Allura, what is wrong? Why is your dad destroying everything?” Younger Allura (quietly) ”The stories were true then. He knew what could happen and did it anyways.” Cyborg (confused) ”What are you talking about?” Younger Allura (looking at the group) ”He came through the Demon World to get here. He stayed in to long and has become corrupted.” Beast Boy (scratching his head) ”What does that mean?” Jenny and Robin (at the same time) ”We take him down!” Younger Allura looked around as sadness appeared in her eyes. Beast Boy put an arm around her shoulders. Beast Boy (gently) ”Don’t worry, we’ll find a way to save your dad, Lura.” Younger Allura nodded and stood with the others. They turned and ran out the door. Scene 8 A dark room SLADE was sitting in a chair, watching the screen before him. Kinjite was throwing an armored van across the street. Slade (intrigued) ”Amazing, such a small being having so much power. I wonder if this is the one who tore apart Chang’s lab.” (he looked at a robot) ”Bring in the piece and insert it into the machine.” The robot walked out of the room. A few minutes later, it walked back with a small piece in its hands. It walked up to another machine and inserted the piece. Slade stood up and walked over to the machine. Slade (amused) ”The arrival of that black feline was perfectly timed. I was able to receive the signature I needed and he will distract the Titans as I go explore the dimension he came from. Judging by the quality of the part I stole, they are much more advanced than we are.” He pushed a few buttons and flipped a switch. The machine hummed and an opening at one end began to glow. The brightness began to close in on itself and a porthole appeared in a flash. On the other side was the gardens of Aldebaran Palace. Slade (smiling) ”Good. Now to be a good neighbor and pay them a visit.” He turned as several robots formed ranks behind him with a nod; they marched through the dimension, with Slade in the lead. Scene 9 Downtown, Jump City Kinjite lifted the car and threw it across the street, smashing it through a wall. He turned and saw a mother with her child in her arms. He growled and started towards them. Suddenly, black energy spread out across the ground and the cement cracked. It wrapped up around him, trying to crush him. At the same time, several bolts of green energy shot down on him and encased him in a large explosion. With a demonic roar, the concrete shattered and shrapnel was flung everywhere. As the smoke cleared, Kinjite spun around and saw the Titans standing there. With them stood Younger Allura, Jenny, and Felicia, who was standing behind everyone else. Younger Allura stepped forward, with Beast Boy beside her. Younger Allura (scared) ”Dad, you need to stop this! You’re hurting innocent people!” Kinjite (growling) ”Weakness is a curse! I will tear it from your soul!” With that, Kinjite lunged forward and encased himself in flames. Younger Allura quickly shoved Beast Boy aside and dove the opposite direction. Kinjite smashed into a wall and tore it down on impact. He stood and looked around, his eye seeming to be made from black flames. Younger Alura flipped over and landed on her feet. Flames erupted around her and quickly died out. Younger Allura (gently) ”I’m not here to fight you!” Kinjite (hissing) ”To bad!” He began forward, but several whirling discs struck the ground around him, exploding. Robin landed beside YoungerAllura. Cyborg ran up behind her and his arm sifted into a sonic cannon. As the smoke cleared, Cyber took aim at the shadow he saw. As soon as he fired, Cyborg realized he made a mistake. The blast hit and Beast Boy was flung from the smoke and hit a wall. Suddenly Kinjite popped up beside Cyborg and grabbed his arm. A quick flick of the wrist and Cyborg was flipped into the air. Kinjite spun around and landed a kick against CYborg’s stomach, launching him against a light pole, taking it down. A blinding fast back hand easily sent Robin skipping across the street. Younger Allura flipped backwards and barely avoided claws aimed for her throat. As Younger Allura flipped out of the way, Starfire came flying down above and aimed a hard punch to Kinjite’s face. There was a bone jarring impact and Starfire looked up. Her fist was caught in one of Kinjite’s paws. Kinjite tightened his grip and flung her around. Starfire was sent smashing through a double paned window, on the front of the mall. A nearby chunk of wall glowed black and suddenly launched at Kinjite. He simply raised his paw and a blast of shadow energy tore through the wall. Raven was standing off to one side and staring in shock. Kinjite (raising a paw towards her) ”You want to play with power, girl? Let me show you *real* power!” His paw was quickly enveloped in black flames and a pillar shot at Raven. There was a grey blur and Raven was snatched, by Younger Allura. They bounced across the street and landed by Robin. Jenny and Felicia quickly joined them. Starfire soon joined them, as Cyborg, carrying beast Boy. Cyborg (putting Beast Boy on the ground) ”He is just to dang strong! He wasn’t this strong before!” Younger Allura (nodding) ”It is the energies of the Demon World! Their being fed by the destruction he is causing!” She quickly knelt beside Beast Boy and pushed on a point in his chest. Beast Boy gasped and opened his eyes quickly. Beast Boy (looking around) ”How did I get here?” Younger Allura was about to say something, when Jenny and Felicia both gasped in shock, as they clutched their head. Younger Allura (spinning around) ”What is it?” Felicia (looking up) ”A man dressed similar to the robot has invaded the Palace! The Queen is in danger!” Younger Allura looked around and saw her dad slowly walking towards them, through the area of destruction. Robin (coldly) ”Slade found a way into your dimension!” In that moment, Younger Allura made a choice She turned to Jenny. Younger Allura (quietly) ”Take the Titans and find the way this Slade used to get to our dimension! Help Katrina and I will deal with Dad.” Jenny (stunned) ”And just how do you intend to keep him here?” Younger Allura (looking up at Jenny) ”Challenge him.” Beast Boy heard this and his jaw dropped. Beast Boy (grabbing Younger Allura and spinning her around) ”ARE YOU CRAZY?!” Younger Allura gently put a paw on his cheek and smiled. No one noticed Raven’s eyes narrow as they looked at each other. Younger Allura (quietly) ”Help Katrina for me Beat Boy. She means the world to my Dad and is the closest I have to an aunt.” Beast Boy was about to say something, when Jenny pulled him away. He watched as Younger Allura turned to face her dad. Beast Boy (looking at Jenny) ”Who can you leave her to this?” Jenny (quietly) ”She is an Atlantean.” Felicia (quietly nodding) ”This is what they do. Put others before themselves and take the battles other will lose.” Beast Boy turned to watch as he was lead away. The last thing he saw was Younger Allura take a fighting stance and then the smoke blocked his view. Scene 10 Aldebaran Royal Palace Queen Katrina was sitting in her Throne room, waiting to hear from anyone about anything. She stood up and walked over to a window. She looked out it at the calm skies and felt the gentle breeze. Queen Katrina (quietly) ”Please come back, all of you.” Suddenly there was a loud explosion from behind her and sirens began going off. Queen Katrina spun around and saw a tall human male standing there, wearing all black, except for a golden plate on one side of his face. Slade (calmly) ”I’m sure they will, but they can take their time.” He grabbed Queen Katrina by the front of her robes and lifted her off the ground, to be eye level with him. Slade (calmly) ”I need time to learn about this race and technology.” TO BE CONTINUED