PROLOUGE:

He had finally done it. After waiting and watching for months, he finally had the dark titan within his grasp. Incapacitated and ready to be held in his special chamber he had fashioned specifically to nullify her abilities. It wasn't easy; he wouldn't lie and say it was. However, how easy it was to deceive the teens and have them split up never ceased to amaze him.

Having picked a night where he was fortunate that Cinderblock was causing yet another disturbance; he made his own commotion on the other side of the city, bringing Raven and Beasty Boy his way. Quickly dispatching the shifter with a Highpolymer Adhesive that left his stuck to a wall like a bug stuck in gum, Slade quickly directed Raven off further from her team mate and into the trap that awaited her.

To others it may have seemed to complex a trap, one that would probably be labeled 'Overkill' if he were to be honest. However for a powerhouse like Raven he saw it as a well thought out precaution just in case things got a little dicey. Luring her into a compact hallway in an abandoned building that had probably been a computer headquarters at some point, he flicked a switch as he was passing and two giant walls slammed down on either side of his tail effectively locking her in. Before she was even given time to register her predicament as she skid to a stop to avoid slamming into the wall, four small spouts immediately started spewing a purple vapor that quickly filled the enclosed space with a knockout gas that had her under in a manner of minutes.

After five minutes of the vapor drowning our poor Raven, Slade decided she was probably conked out and flicked the switch again to bring up the walls after the vents had sucked the violet smoke out. Seeing her prone, cape covered form he easily hefted her petite body over one shoulder and made his way to the escape hatch he had implemented a few floors up. Jumping onto a nearby roof he quickly made his escape with the slumbering female bouncing against his shoulder like a sack of potatoes.

"Mission accomplished. Now… To push on to phase two of my plan after I have her fully secured in my 'safe'." A dark chuckle leaves his lips, only muffled by the split mask that covered his features from prying eyes. Things seemed to be going a lot smoother now that the Titans felt they were safe after defeating Trigon. If only they knew. Lord, if only they knew!

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Raven woke to the smell of fresh plaster and what she could only describe as a rancid old steam room. Groaning she made to roll over only to find herself with both wrists strapped to bedposts. Growling low she slowly lifted her lids to scan the room, coming face-to-face with stark white walls and only a table and two chairs, excluding the bed she was on.

Blinking back the harsh lights that glared down at her from the roof of the small room, she pulled again on her restraints only to find that they were tightly in place. Centering herself she closed her eyes and chanted her mantra before yanking harshly on the bonds, a small grunt passing her soft lips when nothing changed. Snapping her eyes open in shock she looked up to see there wasn't even a scratch nor a seam out of place on the leather cuffs holding her hostage.

Glaring at the offensive fabric she settled for scanning her surroundings again as she tried to remember how she was put in this predicament. The last thing she remembered was her and the Beast Boy chasing Slade down a dark alley before the green titan was adhered to a concrete wall unable to move or shift his way out. Almost turning back to help him, he told her to keep chasing their nemesis, that he would be fine and would be right behind her once he got free.

Knowing this to be a lie she nonetheless did as he requested, both of them knowing that Robin would throw a tantrum if they let Slade get away once again. Chasing the nimble man into an abandoned building she got trapped between walls and doused with a purple gas. That was all she could recall before waking up in this creepy room. Frankly the amount of white was sickening. Granted she didn't prefer the dark so the lights were welcome, but the color white just seemed so… redundant for one such as Slade.

Hearing the crackle of what she could only assume was an intercom, her lips turned down as a voice she wished she didn't have to hear graced her ears with his smug amusement. "Hello Raven, I hope you are comfortable. You are going to be here for a while; I have some… business I need your friends to take care of for me that I'm sure they can handle without you. A little warning, the room you are in nullifies your powers, so feel free to scream and rant as you wish, your abilities are useless in here save for what you are physically capable of doing."

A dark chuckled filtered through the static; she could only assume he found some twisted joy out of her prone form while she was strapped to the bed. "Well, I am off to make your ransom note, is there anything you would like me to pass on to your teammates while I am at it? Maybe a nice little video of you strapped to your new bed waiting to be rescued like a dark damsel in distress perhaps?"

She blanched at the sarcasm that was so palpable; her features remained smooth and bored even as she shuddered inside at his stupid bad guy routine. 'Can't these guys ever come up with anything new?' Pursing her lips she glared up at the roof and tilted her head slightly, "Yea, tell them I said, 'You guys better make him suffer for putting me through this embarrassing position or I will personally make your lives a living hell when I get free.'" Though her tone was monotonous it was plain to see she was being just as sarcastic as he had been only moments before. She knew good and damn well he would do whatever he pleased regardless of her wants. She had only to wait for her friends to find her and set her free before she could rend his head from his shoulders.

An amused chuckle left the intercom after her sass, but that was all she received before she heard the static cut off. Heaving a bored sigh she closed her eyes, deciding to meditate before he deigned to flaunt his awesome smarts to her again. 'Men and their pride,' she swore any of them would hoot and holler if they so much as got their shoelaces to line up symmetrically. Pursing her lips she shook off her negative thoughts and cleared her mind, her mouth outlining her mantra even though no sound passed her lips. What good would it do when she couldn't truly delve into her own psyche while confined in this hellish room?

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