An owl hooted its signature noise throughout the dark sky. The moon was raised high in the sky. The moon's bright light glimmered upon the dark blue sky. The Titans tower stood on its bay peacefully until…
"BEAST BOY!"
Beast boy ran down the hallways of Titans Tower with immense fear. His heart thumped hard in his chest as his legs moved back and forth continuously. He looked back to see an angry Raven chasing him. He squealed in fear and transformed into a cheetah to run faster. He made sharp turns in hopes of getting the dark titan off his trail, but Raven was soon on his trails. He began to see his life flash before his eyes as he ran. He knew that he was going to die from the wrath of Raven. He never meant for the prank to hit her. He designed it for Cyborg, but Raven got in the way.
Beast boy soon faced a dead end. He transformed into his human self and bent over, gasping for breath. He quickly looked over his shoulder and saw nothing. He sighed in relief and wiped the sweat from his brow. He turned around to walk toward his bedroom until realized that he was inches away from an angry Raven. He screamed and jumped back, hitting the wall. He noticed Raven's two hands turn an eerie black.
Beast boy got on his knees with his hands fold together. "Raven, please don't kill me! The prank wasn't meant for you! It was for Cyborg!"
Raven didn't feel any remorse for the green changeling. She raised her hand above her head, ready to strike. "I don't care! You've gotten on my nerves too much with your pranking!"
Beast boy turned into an armadillo and curled his body into a ball. He closed his eyes, anticipating for the attack. He could feel the anxious sweat running slowly down his forehead. He realized that the attack didn't come. He slowly poked his head out of his shell and saw Starfire holding Raven's small wrist back. He saw Nightwing and Cyborg standing behind the beautiful alien who held the dark titan back.
"Alright Raven, don't kill him." Nightwing said as he put his hand on Raven's shoulder.
"Yes, friend. I am positive that Beast boy did not mean to cause the prank on you." Starfire said as she let go of Raven's wrist.
Raven groaned and rolled her eyes. She crossed her arms around her chest.
"Don't worry Rave. Beast boy is going to clean up the pie stains from your clothes." Cyborg said as he dragged the scared Best boy from the floor.
Beast boy fiddled with his fingers. He gave her the usual big, puppy eyes. "Yeah. I'll make sure everything is squeaky clean.''
Raven glared at the green changeling. "Do. It. Now."
Beast boy gulped and nodded his head. He stood up straight and gave Raven a soldier salute. "Yes, ma'am!"
Raven rolled her eyes and began to leave the hallway until a red, blaring sign filled the tower. Nightwing quickly took out his communicator. He looked up from the small communicator.
"It's Slade." He sneered.
The titans looked shock at the announcement. Slade was not to be messed with when it came to the Tower. Seriousness filled the silence between the team. They ran down the hallway to the T-Car.
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The T-Car skidded to a stop on the dirt road. They were in a nearby forest. Little critters ranaway from the noise of the T-car. The titans looked around for any sight of Slade, but there was none. The titans looked around confused.
"I thought Slade was here." Beast boy said as he turned to his leader.
Nightwing opened his communicator, and searched the map of the forest. He looked around at the large, dark trees. He sighed and closed his communicator.
"The communicator says that Slade is here. Titans, stay on guard. I don't want anyone hurt." Nightwing said as he extended his Bo staff.
The titans looked around, ready to attack. They walked further into the forest in search for the villain. They knew that they had to very much stay focused. Slade is their most dangerous villain. He would kill one of them if he could. The five titans kept searching. Minutes passed and the titans were slowly giving up.
"Dude, Slade isn't here! Can we go home?" Beast boy whined.
Raven glared at him and rolled her eyes at his foolishness.
"No. We have to keep searching for him." Nightwing said as he led his team deeper into the forest.
"Nightwing, the forest is doing the creeping me out." Starfire said as she made her green starbolt larger and brighter for the team to see.
Nightwing stopped in his tracks. "Maybe this was a set up."
"Let's just leave." Raven said.
"Leaving so soon? I'm hurt."
The titans quickly turned around and saw a white skull. They quickly knew that it was Red X. He stood on a tall tree branch above their heads. He was leaning coolly on the tree with his hands crossed over his black cladded chest. The titans quickly got into a fighting stance. They haven't heard from Red X as well, but they were ready…they thought.
"Sorry that I'm not Slade, but I have to do something for him." Red X said as he jumped down from the tall tree branch. He made a perfect land on the dirt ground.
Nightwing sneered at the villain. "It doesn't matter. You're going to jail."
"We'll see about that, kid." Red X said mischievously.
"Titans, go!"
The titans ran toward Red X who calmly stood in his place. Beast boy turned into rhino. He charged towards Red X. Red X quickly jumped over the green rhino. He laughed as he saw Beast boy ram into a tree. Beast boy was stunned for a second, but quickly turned around and charge at Red X again. Beast boy was determined to hit his target. Red X raised his hands toward the green rhino and shot a large, red, wet, sticky X. Beast boy quickly took noticed of the large X that was quickly flying toward him. He turned into a small humming bird and dodged the X. The X made contact with the large tree behind him. Beast boy turned into his human form and smirked at the villain.
"Ha! That trick isn't gonna' work this time!" Beast boy said as he moved his hips back and forth mockingly at Red X, but Beast boy spoke too soon. Red X threw another X at the cocky Beast boy. Beast boy was thrown back onto the tree that was already covered with red goop. He realized that he was bounded by two red, sticky X's. One in the front and back.
"Awe C'MON!" Beast boy groaned as he tried to break free from the X's strong hold.
"Have fun cleaning that off your body, kid." Red X laughed.
Red X was soon greeted with a barrage of star bolts. He quickly back flipped out of the way. He jumped high into the air and quickly threw three small, sharp, red Xs at the alien. She quickly swerved out of the way of the red Xs. She blared her green eyes at the black, cladded villain. Red X pushed a button on his belt and teleported in front of Starfire in the air. She quickly took notice of the villain and stopped in her tracks. Red X quickly kicked Starfire. She fell to the ground with a large thud. Dirt was blown in the air from the impact. Red X landed on the ground in front of Starfire.
"You still haven't changed, sweetheart." Red X said lowly as he taped the unconscious Starfire onto the ground with a large X.
Red X heard a loud swoosh and quickly moved to the left. Nightwing's Bo staff collided with the dirt ground with immense force. Red X punched at Nightwing who blocked the attack with his arm. The two began to spar. Their fists and punches collided with each other's bodies with force and adrenaline. Nightwing punched Red X hard in the face. Red X back flipped out of the way of Nightwing. He rubbed his sore, black cladded cheek and looked at the leader.
"Looks like someone's been practicing. I see that you ditched your traffic light costume. How nice. This one looks quite better." Red X taunted.
"What are you doing with Slade?" Nightwing said as he extended his Bo staff again.
"Still obsessing over Slade, I see." Red X said as he rubbed his masked chin.
Nightwing ran towards Red X, ready to strike. Red X jumped out of the way of the metal pole. He extended his own and began to fight the fearless leader. The two metal clashed loudly as the men fought. Red X soon got the upper hand as he teleported behind Nightwing who never noticed the action. Red X hit Nightwing in the back of his head. Nightwing fell over on the dirt, unconscious.
"Traffic Light has some new moves." Red X said out of breath.
He soon saw a bright blue light coming for him. He jumped to the right, dodging the attack in mere seconds. He looked around for the attackers, but couldn't see in the dark. He cursed under his breath and looked around again. He was suddenly hit in the back by another blue blast. He turned around and saw Cyborg and Raven.
"Booyah!" Cyborg said as he got his cannon ready to fire again.
"Lucky move." Red X said. He began to throw sharp Xs at Cyborg. A black shield protected Cyborg as he got his cannon ready. He fired the cannon at Red X once again. Red X quickly jumped high above Cyborg's head.
"Oh no you don't! You're not messing with my systems!" Cyborg said as he fired at Red X in the air.
Red X landed silently on the ground. He teleported behind Cyborg and smacked his metal back.
"Did you just pat my back?" Cyborg said in confusion as he tried to reach his back.
Cyborg's bright blue color around his body soon faded gray. He fell over on the ground, motionless.
"Now that they're taken care of, I have to-"
Red X was hit by a black blast of energy. He hit a nearby tree. He rubbed his head in pain and looked around. He took three sharp, red Xs out from his pocket, ready to attack. He cautiously looked around.
"Come on out!" Red X screamed as he kept searching.
Raven kicked Red X from behind. Red X fell over and quickly threw the sharp Xs at Raven. Raven quickly protected herself by drawing her black, force field. She levitated a broken log and threw it at Red X. Red X took notice of the flying log and quickly dodged.
"I forgot about you, sunshine. You've always been the quiet one." Red X said.
Raven rolled her eyes. She knew that he was smirking underneath his mask. Raven threw another blast at Red X.
Red X ran toward Raven. He jumped over the blasts that were being thrown at him. Raven's eyes grew wide as she became face to face with Red X's skull face. Red X quickly flipped, grabbing Raven's arm and twisting it behind her back in the process. Raven's hood fell back, showing her pale face.
"Hey, I can actually see your face." Red X said as he looked Raven who was bent over in pain.
"Let me go!" Raven seethed in pain.
"No way, sunshine. I have to do this little chore for Slade then I'll be on my way." Red X said as he began to tie Raven down with an X. "And maybe we can go out some time." Red X said as he stroked Raven's cheek.
About 30 seconds has passed. The pain has finally subsided from Raven's arm. She levitated into the air with the X still tightly wrapped around her body. She began to expand the X with her magic by creating a large dark bubble around her until the X was torn from her body into pieces. She looked around for Red X. She saw Red X running into the heart of the forest. She quickly flew behind him.
Red X teleported onto a high tree branch. He took out a small device. It had Slade's insignia on the small chip. Red X was pushed from the high tree branch with an unexpected force. Red X realized that he didn't have the chip in his hand. He saw the chip meters away from him in the air. He quickly took hold of the chip before he fell hard into a nearby bush. Red X groaned as he slowly got up from the bush. He saw, standing before him a couple feet away from him, Raven.
"Sunshine, I thought you were on my side." Red X groaned as he stood on his two feet.
"Well I'm not." Raven said as her hands became black once more.
Nightwing soon ran toward the two with his Bo staff, extended and ready to fight.
"Give it up, Red X."
"I don't think so." Red X said as he threw the chip toward Nightwing. Raven quickly noticed the object flying toward Nightwing. She quickly pushed him out of the way. The two fell to the ground with a thud.
Red X smirked under his mask. "I'll see you kids later."
Red X teleported from the battle scene.
Nightwing got up from the ground. He noticed Raven lying on the ground next to him. He helped Raven up from the dirt ground.
"Thanks Raven, I owe you one." Nightwing said with a small smile.
Raven rubbed her head. "No problem."
"I wonder what he threw." Nightwing said as he rubbed his head.
Raven rubbed her head once more. She began to feel disoriented, but shrugged it off. "I...I don't know."
Nightwing noticed this and put his hand on Raven's shoulder. "Are you alright?"
"Um…Yeah. I'm fine." Raven said as she began to walk toward the rest of her team mates
Nightwing nodded his head and followed Raven.
Unnoticed to Raven or Nightwing, the chip that was thrown by Red X, is now located on Raven's arm and was rapidly dissolving into her flesh.
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The weary titans entered the common room. Beast boy had red, glue all over his uniform and hair. Cyborg twitched here and there and looked badly damaged. Starfire had her hand on her head as she floated to the couch.
"I never thought that the Red X could be so powerful." Starfire said as she sat on the couch.
"Yeah. He kicked our butts and ruined my hair!" Beast boy whined.
"I'm going to be up all night trying to fix the circuits that he fried." Cyborg said as he examined his built in computer in his arm.
"We need to train more. This is a wakeup call for us. We're going to train first thing in the morning." Nightwing said as he checked the computers.
The titans groaned.
"Dude, can we at least chill first." Beast boy whined as he laid on the couch.
Nightwing rolled his eyes, but he then looked at his damaged team. He sighed as he realized that they did needed to rest.
"Alright fine. In three days, we'll start immense training."
"Thanks, dude."
"Let's all go to bed and rest." Nightwing said to his team.
The team slowly got up from the couch and went their own ways to their bedrooms. Beast boy noticed Raven walking slowly behind the rest of them. Her hood was covering most of her face. He looked at her with concern.
"Hey, Raven, are you alright?" Beast boy asked the dark titan.
Raven lifted her head and looked at the green titan. Beast boy was shocked to see the dullness in her eyes. Beast boy stared in silent shock. He usually looked into Raven's eyes when he talked to her, and he always saw the life in her eyes even though she had an emotionless face, but now, he doesn't see that life. He saw nothing, but a void.
Beast boy emerged from his thoughts and looked at the dark titan.
"I'm fine." She said emotionlessly.
Beast boy looked at Raven as she continued to walk down the hallway toward her own bedroom.
Beast boy stood in the hallway, alone and shocked. He began to wonder what had happened today that made Raven so…strange. He sighed and walked toward the bathroom to wash his body from the red glue that was stuck on his body.
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