Chapter 01 Darkest Before The Dawn

                                        All Hail Trigon
                               Chapter 01: Darkest Before The Dawn




~Under the snow, Beneath the frozen streams: There is life...
  You have to know...When nature sleeps, She dreams there is life.

  And the colder the winter, The warmer the spring
  The deeper the sorrow, The more our hearts sing

  Even when you can't see it, Inside everything...There is life.



  After the rain, The sun will reappear

  There is life.


  After the pain, The joy will still be here

  There is life.


  For it's out of the darkness That we learn to see.
  and, out of the silence, That songs come to be .

  And, all that we dream of Awaits patiently...

  There is life.~





[India]

The sun shined brightly over the Jungles of India.
the sound of birds and other animals was soon heard, signalling Morning.

as sunlight entered a small, indian village hidden in the jungle.
a teenaged boy with greyish-green skin, pointed ears
and, short purple hair with green streaks soon awoke.

the boy opened his eyes.
which were revealed to be Purple on the Right, and Green on the Left.

he yawned loudly, making a loud noise.
the boy then quickly "morphed" into an olive green House Cat and began to stretch.

his spine cracked as flexed his body.
he even clawed his bad a little with his "cat claw talons"


he finally morphed back into human form and got out of bed.
after quickly putting on some clothes, he tip-toed out of his room.

he walked silently through the hut/house
and, made his way to his parents room.

he peeked in and saw them.

a man with green skin and dark green hair/goatea
and, a woman with grey skin and long, lavender hair all slept soundly.

the boy grinned as he got an idea.
he quickly morphed into a fly and flew towards an open window.

he them morphed into a Rootser.
flapped his wings, took a deep breath, and-


((COCKA-DOODLE-DOOOOOOOOO!!!!!))


the Boy's parents were startled awake.
the woman sighed sharply, then looked at her husband.

"your son is awake." said Rachel, bluntly

Garfield grumbled.

"yeah, it's always when he's being "bad" that he's My Son."

Azari jumped down and morphed back into human form.
he smiled as his parents looked up at him, groggy.

"morning." said Azari with a smile

Rachel just groaned as she laid back down
covering her face with her pillow.

Garfield chuckled.

"same ol' rae...even after all these years, she STILL hates mornings."

"well, i LOVE 'EM!!
  gives me more time to explore the jungle."

Rachel groaned again.

"he is DEFINENTLY your son." said Rachel, her voice muffled

Garfield got out of bed.

"you get some more rest, sweetie.
  me and Azari will be back later."

"sure."

Garfield smiled.
he quickly put on a shirt and some pants.

he then looked at his fifteen-year-old son and smiled.

"okay, let's go."

"GREAT!!"

Azari morphed into a dog and happily ran off.
Garfield exhaled with a smile, then followed him.



[Later]

Azari (now an olive green panther) ran thru the jungle.
he was followed by an older, normal green panther.

"slow down, son." said Garfield

Azari finally stopped and looked back at his father.

"sorry."

Garfield exhaled as he approached Azari.

"i know you enjoy our morning outings, Azari...
  but, you must remember: the Jungle can be a Da-"

"a Dangerous Place, I KNOW...you've told me."

Garfield eyed Azari...who continued to speak.

"DAD, i'll be fine!!" began Azari

"I can turn into Animals and generate Dark Energy.
  PLUS, I've lived here ALL MY LIFE: I can handle myself."

Garfield eyed him.

"all the same, I want you to be careful.
  even your own home can be dangerous...and, things CAN change."

Garfield then had a "distant" look on his face.

"believe me...i know."

Azari eyed his father.

"DAD...your getting Moody.
  i mean, like: "Mom Moody"

Garfield looked back at Azari, then sighed.

"sorry."

Azari eyed his father.

"so...you finally gonna tell me WHY we never go to the Shadowlands??"

Garfield eyed his son.

"Azari, we've been through this."

"I know, I KNOW.
  but, I just don't understand..."

Azari looked right at his father (who eyed him STERNLY)

"I mean, I LOVE the jungle and all.
  but, we never leave or go exploring beyond it."

"you know Our rules, Son: the "Shadowlands" are forbidden."

"but, why is it Forbidden??"

Garfield groaned, getting aggravated.

"your too young to understa-"

"I'm Fifteen years old, Dad...i'm not a child, anymor-"

"The Shadowlands are forbidden FOR. A. REASON." said Garfield, his tone stern

"Now, I have been to the world outside the jungle...it's Dangerous, TOO Dangerous.
  so, trust me when i say this: your not missing "anything" by staying in the Jungle."

"BUT-"

"STAY IN THE JUNGLE...and, that is final."

Azari grumbled a she looked away.

"man...you sound just like MOM."

"good." said Garfield, calmly

"so, what DO you want to do, today??"

"mmm...how about we go by that Monkey Temple??, that place is always fun."

Garfield grinned.

"you got That Right."

the two green Panthers then ran off into the jungle.



[Jump City]

the sun shined upon a T-shaped tower
standing on a lone island near the metropolan city.

the sunlight shined into a room where a yellow skinned teenaged girl slept.

she opened her bright green eyes, then yawned loudly
the girl raised up, arched her back and stretched her arms.

she then got out of her bed and "flew" over to a dresser with a large mirror.
the girl looked at her long, jet-black hair...which was a mess.

she then grabbed a brush and hummed a tune as she brushed her long hair.
once it was all straight and wavy, she placed the brush down and quickly got dressed.

she then approached he door and opened it.
peeking out, she looked down the long hallway...and, giggled.

she then hovered above ground and flew down the corridor.
eventually reaching a metal door that slid open as she approached.

she entered the Common Room/Command Center.
where she saw Five Adults all gathered there.


one was a male with long, black hair.
another was a female with orange skin and long, dark red hair

there was also an african-american male with robotic parts
a girl with pale skin and pink hair and a ginger haired male.


the teenaged girl approached them.

"Good Morning, everyone!!"

Kori looked at her daughter and smiled.

"Pleasant Morning, Mar'i."

Richard smiled.

"hey there, princess."

Mar'i smiled.
she then approached the others.

"Hi Uncle Vic, Uncle Wally, Aunt Jenny."

the three other adults waved.

"morning, kid."
"good morning."
"hey, there."

Mar'i smiled warmly at her "family"
Kori then grabbed a "my little pony" lunchbox.

"here's your lunch, darling."

Richard then grabbed a backpack.

"School will start soon, so you'd better hurry." said Richard

Mar'i took the lunchbox and backpack, then smiled.

"sure."

as Mar'i strapped the backpack on and gripped her lunchbox
she looked at her father...and, exhaled sharply.

"umm...Dad??"

"yeah, honey??"

"i've been down in the storage room.
  you know, looking thru some stuff..."

"yeah??"

"well...I found some things."

the parents (and, the three others) looked at each other.
they finally looked back at the Fourteen-Year-Old.

"what things??" asked Kori

"just some creepy looking bird statues and cute animal plush toys."

Richard and Kori widened their eyes, looking at each other.

"how come they were locked up in a chained-up metal chest with padlocks??"

Richard eyed Mar'i.

"I think I should ask How-You-Opened-It."

"I used my super strength.
  so...how come that stuff is locked up??"

everyone was silent, neither sure how to answer her.
finally, Kori cleared her throat and answered with a shakey voice.

"they...used to belong to Old Friends of ours."

"who??"

"it doesn't matter." said Richard, bluntly

Mar'i looked at her father, confused.

"we don't talk about "them"...it's too painful."

"oh..." said Mar'i

she looked back at her parents.

"did they die??"

"MAR'I." said Richard, sternly

"Okay, OKAY...sorry."

Mar'i finally turned and flew off.

"SEE YOU AT THREE!!"

Mar'i soon flew out the front door...leaving the adults alone.
"Jenny" sighed sharply, then looked at Richard.

"your gonna have to tell her."

Richard narrowed her eyes.

"i have told her."

"not the WHOLE truth, you haven't."

"JINX!!"

Jinx finally stood up, her cat-like eyes sparking with "hex volts"

"no BUTS."

random objects began to explode in reaction to Jenny/Jinx's anger.

"it was Hard Enough me and Wally to join your team.
  half the time, I wonder if we're REALLY your teammates...or, just "replacements."

Wally crossed his arms.

"yeah, that thought HAS crossed our minds."

Richard scowled at the two.
he then looked away, avoiding eye contact.

this just made Jinx "angrier."

"you can't keep pretending that BB and Rae didn't exist.
  and, you REALLY can't keep Mar'i in the dark forever."

Vic finally grabbed his girlfriend's arm.

"Jinx...easy."

Jinx eyed him.

"NO!!, I will not!!
  it's been a Decade since they left, a DECADE!!!"

Jinx then glared at Richard again.

"and, you haven't done ANYTHING to try and fix this since then."

"i can't go against the LAW." said Richard

"NOt EVEN IF "THE LAW" IS WRONG!!?"

"Jinx."

Jinx looked at Wally.

"if there was a way to fix things...
  then, you KNOW that Richard would of done something by now."

Jinx exhaled sharply, growling.
Kori then finally looked at her husband.

"Richard..."

Richard looked at his wife.

"Jinx DOES speak truthfully...we cannot keep "lying" to our daughter.
  Friends Garfield and Rachel were our FRIENDS, or "family"...and, Mar'i deserves to know."

Richard looked at his Wife...then, looked away and sighed.

"yeah...i know."


Just Then, an ALARM sounded.
the adults looked at the widescreen monitor of the Titans Mainframe.

"now, what??" said Vic

Richard approached the Supercomputer and typed a button.
his eyes then narrowed, becoming very, very THIN.

"rose."

"Slade's kid??" said Jinx

Kori nodded.

"yes."

"where's she at??" asked Wally

"Downtow-'


ZIP!!


Wally suddenly disappeared in a quick blur.
this just made Richard grumble in aggravation.

"we'd better hurry up and get over there...before Wally gets himself into Trouble."

"you can say that, again." said Jinx with a grin




[Meanwhile, in an Unknown Location]


somwhere in a laboratory...a middle-aged man with red skin and pointed ears
experimented with a large chunk of Metal, continuously firing a laser at it.

after several minutes passed...a deep voice "boomed" in his head.

(("is it WORKING, yet!!?"))

Galtry groaned at the voice.

"patience, Trigon...i am nearly do-"

(("PATIENCE!!?")) snapped the Demon Lord, Telepathicly

(("i have been patient FOR TEN YEARS, NOW!!!
    and, despite the "raw power" that your body provides...I am weary of your "mortality"))

Galtry groaned at this.

"oh, great...the "mortality" rant again."

(("I was once a Powerful Demon Lord.")) continued Trigon

(("Immortal, with GOD-LIKE Strength and Power...

    it Sickens me that I am reduced to THIS.
    being a disembodied spirit, forced to inhabit the body of a Mortal."))

"yeah BELIEVE me...i hate our "union" as much as you do."

(("then, WHY haven't you supplied me with a New Body, yet!!?"))

"because your Too Picky!!" snapped Galtry

"do you have ANY idea how hard it is
  to created a body that is "Ageless", "Immortal" and "Powerful!!?"

(("i do not care, just GET IT DONE!!!"))

"I AM!!" shouted Galtry, as he turned off his laser

he then approached the Metal Chunk and grinned.
despite burning away at it for HOURS...the metal showed only faint scorch marks

"exellent..." said Galtry

(("what??"))

"the Metallic Alloy is holding up Nicely, no sign on corrosion.
  meaning if i were to construct a body made up of THIS material-"

(("then, I would be INVINCIBLE."))

"and, Finally out of MY body."

(("how long will it take you to construct my new body based on this material??"))

"on our own??: YEARS, perhaps a few more deca-"

(("RRRRRRAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!!"))

Galtry held his head, getting a "headache".

"HEY!!, Relax!!"

Galtry's headache finally stopped.

"((deep sigh)) LOOK...on our own, we don't have a chance.
  but, if we were to get some "help"...then, that would all CHANGE."

(("you have someone in mind??"))

Galtrty smirked.

"several people: the Brain, Monsieur Mallah, General Immortus and Madame Rouge."

(("the Brotherhood of Evil??"))

"yes...THEY shall serve us well."

(("they had BETTER...or, you shall suffer greatly for your failure."))

Galtry groaned.

"YES...so i've been told."

Galtry then grabbed the metal chunk and grinned at it.

(("so, what is this metal called exactly??"))

Galtry smirked.

"my "supplier" refers to it as: Destronium."

(("hmmm...interesting."))

Galtry grinned maliciously.

"yes...VERY."