Fixit glanced up from his tinkering with the small pile of machinery before him as one of his many machines signalled the arrival of Cyborg.
"Well my friend, what is it that requires my imed-" he trailed off at the sight of a soaking wet Cyborg cradling the mutilated body of Raven in his arms. The many tubes and cables feeding from the hulking teen to the battered girl told Fixit all he needed to know: Raven was hurt so badly that it required Cyborgs advanced life-support machines just to keep her alive.
"Why bring her here? Surely, you do not mean to-"
The look Cyborg gave him told him that this was not an argument.
"I do and I will, and I need your help to do it…She'll die if we don't."
30 minutes earlier
Robin emerged from his muted conversation with the doctor, his face and words grim.
"The diagnosis isn't good… with the pummelling she sustained it's a miracle she's still alive. They don't think she'll last the night"
Silence pervaded the room following this statement, broken only by the sounds of shallow rasping breath and the artificial beep of a heart monitor.
The room was standard hospital fare, artificially bland and sterile, the only emotion stale sorrow and desperate hope.
The boy wonder surveyed his team; Starfire; the energetic princess of a far-off world, able to find hope and laughter in the worst of times was crying in a corner, crushed by having to watch Raven's dismemberment.
Beast Boy, whom constant hints and dire threats could not silence just stood by the bed, eyes tight shut, whatever his feelings were they were he kept them uncharacteristically silent.
Cyborg simply sat in a corner not making a sound. He had been silent since the 'incident' where he and Starfire had very nearly killed Cinderblock in their rage, now it seemed like whatever fire had fuelled him had gone out.
He was hurting too… him and Raven had been friends certainly, but they'd had another connection, one that went deeper then simple friendship she had looked into his very soul, and he into hers and whilst his heart was Starfire's…
The sight of her just lying there, pale as death amidst the myriad machines fighting to keep her alive, hurt Cyborg more then he could say, If he'd just got there sooner!
Cyborg lowered his gaze to his shaking hands, that bastard Rancid had to show up didn't he?
"Ahem"
The team, jerked from their mourning by this intrusion, looked around to see the tired looking Doctor standing in the doorway.
"I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to ask you to wait outside"
Robin gave Raven a last parting look before leading the sobbing Starfire from the room
Beast boy approached and laid a comforting hand on Cyborg's elbow (His shoulder being to high to reach)
"C'mon man… Its time to go"
"Huh...yeah, I'll be out in just a minute k guys?"
Beast boy nodded and left with the others leaving Cyborg alone with the doctor and Raven.
He turned to look at the pale girl again and made up his mind. By patching her into his own life support systems, he could probably get her to the shop, it was risky, but the only way Cyborg could see that would save her life.
'The doctors may not be able to help you Rae, but I can…. I just hope you can forgive me for it'
"Hey Doc?"
"Yes?"
"Sorry."
Outside the intensive care unit, the teams muted emotions finally boiled over.
"Raggh!"
Beast boy had just slammed his fist through the wall of the relatives room.
"I should have been there! If me and Cy were there this never would have happened"
The green changeling dropped to the floor, cradling his bruised knuckles and muttering.
Robin left him to his rage, having been through the same things many time himself, he knew that it was best to work through the anger here, rather then taking it all out on some poor mugger or petty crook.
Starfire however did not take out her frustration on the scenery, not when there were so many other targets available, lashing out and grabbing a passing intern by the shirt, she yanked him up to eye-level; glowing green boring into terrified blue
"You are a healer are you not? Why are you not healing friend Raven"
Starfire punctuated this statement by shaking the poor man so violently that his head blurred and he passed out in terror.
Robin leapt forward attempting to stop Star form shaking the poor man to death.
"Star! Calm down, you aren't helping Raven by hospitalising the staff!"
Starfire was jerked from her shaking of the terrified Intern by the sound they had all been dreading: the insistent whine of a flat-lining heart-monitor.
The Titans burst into Ravens room, to find the doctor lying comatose on the floor and both Cyborg and Raven gone, an open window their only clue.
OK, finally ready to be posted, I don't have a clue if this is any good or not but what the hell?