Robin lay unconscious on the stone floor of the warehouse. Starfire's legs were wrapped tightly in chains as she was suspended from the ceiling upside-down. Cyborg was trapped in a force field impenetrable to his sonic blast. Beastboy was being held back tightly by multiple henchman, a collar around his neck keeping him from transforming into anything. Raven was the only hope and she was struggling to stand as Slade slowly walked towards her. Slade was becoming desperate, more unpredictable, and all-around insanely dangerous. No one knew what brought this change about the usually controlled and calculative man but it was something the Titans were not prepared for. They had come to the abandoned warehouse with intentions to disarm the missile aimed at downtown Jump City but instead found no missile but several traps and a maniac with a vengeance. Raven stood shakily, her uniform torn and her side bleeding. She clutched her injured side and tried to stay steady on her feet as unconsciousness danced around her vision.
"What are you trying to accomplish here Slade?"
"I'm just taking what I deserve." The cool voice sent shivers down her spine. This was a side of Slade she had never wanted to see. What he wanted she didn't know, none of the Titans knew his motives this time. What had they done to him? What brought out this side of him and why couldn't they defeat him?
"You-you can't win!" Raven was stumbling now, barely able to keep herself up. She stuck out one arm and conjured a wave of black energy that barely pushed the man back.
"I've already won, dear." Slade closed the distance between the two in an instant and closed his hand around Raven's neck. With a horrible fury in his eyes he tightened his grasp, lifting Raven into the air by her neck. She gasped for her, clawing at the gloved hands. Beastboy shouted her name from the side of the room, thrashing against the brutes to no avail. As the darkness surrounded her something else found its way to the surface. He eyes began to glow and a dark energy surrounded the two. In one final attempt to save herself Raven unleashed an energy that sent the two flying apart. The energy filled the entire room, blowing out the lights, shorting the force field, and effectively scaring the henchmen into running away.
Cyborg turned on the flashlight on his shoulder and saw that Slade was already gone. Beastboy had already gone to Raven so Cyborg helped get Starfire down and wake Robin. As soon as Robin came to Beastboy ran over, and unconscious Raven in his arms.
"We have to get back to the tower, now!"
Beastboy wasn't sure how to describe the feelings inside him right now but he knew for sure he was afraid. Raven now lay on the medical table in the Titan's infirmary while Cyborg looked her over. Beastboy could hardly look at her in this state. Her neck was bruised, her side cut open, and Beastboy though for an instant when he first got to her that she might be dead. Cyborg assured Beastboy she was alive but didn't elaborate on her condition. Beastboy watched anxiously as Cyborg stitched up her side and continued to eye the readouts on the machines she was hooked up to. Once she was officially cleaned up Cyborg checked over the other Titans for any minor injuries.
"She was knocked out from the pain but I think she'll be okay. Whatever she did saved her life. She should come to in an hour." Cyborg checked over all of the data once more before leaving the med bay with Robin and Starfire. Beastboy stayed to ensure she was safe.
It was dark but she was vaguely aware of something stirring inside of her. Raven knew she was still unconscious but at the same time, she was conscious. Memories came flooding back of the events that had occurred. Slade, the menacing threat, his intentions to kill her. She couldn't remember facing anyone or anything that scary before. She was fully prepared to die but something inside her wouldn't let that happen. He knew that thing, that force that saved her was not necessarily good either. It was some dark part of her that had been hidden away deep within herself and she had let it escape in order to save herself. She knew it was her only option but now that force brought to the surface and she was afraid it would change her. She was afraid it would take over. She had no other option though, right? Now she would just have to find a way to suppress it once again or… well she wasn't sure what it would do to her. She certainly didn't want to find out.
A/N: Hi friends, it's been a while since I've put anything out here and I apologize for that. I've been wanting to get back into writing and I have a lot of ideas swimming around my head but can't seem to turn them into anything. I figured I'd put this snippet out here for you guys and see if you like it and if I should continue it. I have several other ideas including adding to my story "Letting Go for a Night" but I kind of like that one as a oneshot. I'm working on turning my ideas into actual content so hopefully I can get something out her soon but for now you'll have to enjoy (or not enjoy) this little piece I put together. It's not well thought-out but I wanted to put this idea out there so let me know if you think I should develop it some. I'm also working on cleaning up my deviantart account and uploading some of the Teen Titans fanart so I will most likely include a link to that in my bio within a couple weeks.