Reviews:
I'm a Lover not a Hater: Quite a large update, not that I'm complaining. Really would like to know how scare Arkham prisoners. Anyways great writing as usual.
Ahah didn't think people would. Same although remember that episode when she scared Giz into helping them with Cyborg? Her shadow look liked she'd changed her shape.
XxRin-sanxX: Jinx and all her damn questions! Raven needs to trust Jinx more, though, and needs to so NOT go to jail. I really want her to turn into a villian! I can't wait to see what happens when Robin finds out about the relationship, and the rest of the team's reactions? I want Rae to turn to the dark side. Hehe, Star Wars... Seriously, everything Jinx said is absolutely, positively true and Raven should take it to heart. I love how much Jinx cares. Great chapter! Update...update faster than Superman can fly!
Rin
Ahah she is a curious one, isn't she? Lmao why is everyone so eager to see Rae join the dark side xD Ahah anyway, glad you liked xD
Edokage: I hope the League gets involved when the truth comes out. After all, nothing makes a story exciting like conflict, and conflict, if anything, is aplenty when you look at the relationship between the Titans and the League. I imagine, in addition to Robin/Batman and Raven/Zatanna (she was the one to advice the League against helping her fight Trigon in the comic, but you probably already knew that) tensions, there will also likely be some sort of conflict between leaguers and Starfire (since Tamaraneans are culturally warriors and the League is mostly pacifistic, some leaguers are likely to have a low opinion of her people, whom she in turn will defend very passionately) and Beast Boy (since the Doom Patrol will probably have a bad reputation in the League (they don't play well with others, after all) should they ever have crossed roads. Also, like Starfire, Beast Boy will almost definitely take negative comments, justified or not, very personal).
I'm always worried about involving the league, because I'm not used to writing them, but I guess it's time to bust out my comics and get some research done, huh? Yeah, conflict aplenty. (I for one hate Zatanna due to the little stunt with Raven) I am really considering bringing them in at some point.
williamsoft1: loving the story so far.
would have signed in to leave a review, but I'm on my phone hence the short review.
Can't wait for the next chapter.
I'm glad you like it! Ahah no worries – any review is a good review.
nada129: I really can't wait to see what happens to raven u have me on the edge of my seat so please update quick and chapter 2 was another great chapter so keep up the hard work
Hmm good to know the story at least has your attention :P
Angelic Toaster: Hmm... this one makes you wonder. I like how you have all of the characters interact, keeping them all as separate, real people and not just characters. More soon please?
One thing I always have tried to work hard on is the characters – there's nothing worse than a fan fiction where the characters are out of place/OOC/ or just… have no life to them, as far as I'm concerned. Good to know I'm managing to keep out of that.
Echo of an Idiot: I'm trying to see where this is going to take Raven, either Away from the Titans or split between Titans and Jinx and I got to say I'm having trouble guessing. So I guess I'll just have to keep reading it to see where it goes, so keep 'em coming. I need to see how this ends.
And on another note, I'm surprised it took BB this long to break a bone. Guy is on the ass end of an ass kicking in just about every fight he gets into. Well that's it from me for today, so until next time I'll be-
Waiting impatiently for the next chapter,
Echo of an Idiot
Ahah I'm glad you can't guess the answer xD And yes, ditto. We only saw Robin actually break anything in the animation, but hey, some of BB's forms are going to be kinda delicate.
Concolor44: Okay, once again, we'll take these a section at a time.
The fight was pretty good. And BB got a broken bone! I'm frankly amazed that doesn't happen more often, as much as they all get knocked around. Baseline humans would be a bloody bag of bone shards after some of those fights. But I'm a little curious. If he turned into something without an endoskeleton, say, an earthworm, and then turned back human, wouldn't his transformation use the "base form" template and re-create his body in un-damaged condition? I can't imagine why it wouldn't do that. Come to think of it, though, he never did that in the cartoon. Hmm. Have to cogitate on that one.
Also, considering Raven's powers, another thing she didn't do in the cartoon that I think she ought to do is just grab up an opponent in a bubble of soul-self and zip straight up about a kilometer. Unless said opponent can FLY, he'll be COMPLETELY at her mercy. I mean, what's he gonna do? If he knocks her out, he'll have ten seconds or so to contemplate what a bad decision that was before he hits the ground at roughly 150 klicks. That'll ruin anybody's afternoon! But, hey, maybe she's just so used to practicing extreme restraint because of what underlies her powers, that she really IS afraid to pull something like that. Eh. Not important, I suppose.
Mammoth is definitely getting stronger. He didn't used to be able to stand up under Starfire's assaults that well.
That little 'oops' that Raven dropped on Gizmo was priceless!
Sounds like BB & Vic are starting to ask the right questions, which is unnerving Raven. As it should. ("I'm fine." Except she isn't.)
Wow. The level of tension, sexual and otherwise, that you've going between the girls is something else! Raven sure is close with information on her background, isn't she? I suppose that's "typical Raven" but I really think she ought to give Jinx the benefit of the doubt. She won't kick Raven out because of her parentage, regardless of what the tight-assed empath thinks.
Excellent chapter! Nice and long, too (always a bonus).
You know, I never thought about that. Would it heal, or would part of his external shell be broken? What is he shifted into a jellyfish? They don't have any support.
Ahah yeah, technically Raven has several ways of totally beating the badguys up with just a flick of her hand. I'm guessing it has something to do with the restrain she's so used to keeping on them. Hmm yeah, if Jinx's willing to take her back even though she knows she's a titan… I'm sure she wouldn't be to hard on the girl if she did know her heritage.
Silently Watches: I'm here with an account and a new name! Ah, it's kinda sweet how much Jinx is worried for Raven's safety. Not that she needs to, of course; if Raven ever got mobbed that badly, I doubt she would be able keep Rage from coming out to play. And yes, Jinx, there are many parts of Raven where ignorance is bliss!
It is funny that Beast Boy no longer believes Raven can distance her emotions from the mission, especially since that is exactly what happened here. Just 'cause they're sweet on each other is no reason they can't kick the other team's collective butts.
Silently Watches out.
Ahah I knew it was you as soon as I saw it :P Ahah! Yeah, Rae wouldn't put up with being throw around for too long. Never thought of it that way, but it pretty much is what's happening haha. Maybe Rae's being a little more easy to distract than usual, but she's still not afraid to kick that girl's butt.
Dak Hamee: Awwww Jynx cares, they r so cute together, great story keep up the good work
Ahah she does. Glad you like it so far :)
Juniper Night: NNNOOOOOOO! That's it? Septic, you must update soon okay? Your loyal fans are all dying to know what'll happen when the Titans realize what happened and Jinx finds out Raven's heritage.
Juniper
That's it? Dude, did you see how long that chapter was? :P Yeah, you're not gonna get the answer to that in this chapter either xD
Mrow: Keep up the good work
Ahah, I'll try to :)
Spikesagitta: With their luck...talking about it probably count as tempting fate so I'm sure that will happen sooner or later.
With their collective luck… it's definitely counts as tempting fate haha.
Jinx groaned as a steady but loud 'beep' woke her up, the sound repeating itself every few seconds. She stretched out, several joints making a satisfying 'pop,' before she shoved the shoulder of the woman sprawled out on the bed next to her. "Rae, I think your communicator's goin' off."
"Wha'?"
The meta human could tell from the tone of her voice that Raven was still half sleep, so sat up as she shoved her again.
Purple eyes opened and blinked several times at Jinx, before contorting into a frown. "What?"
"Your communicator! Wake up an' turn it off already! Jesus woman; I thought I was bad in the morning."
"My what?" Raven jerked up as Jinx's words finally processed and threw the covers off her. "What time is it?"
The woman watched for a moment, appreciating the view she had of Raven's ass before glancing at the clock on the bed-side table. "Almost nine."
"Shit!" She yanked her leotard on, almost losing her balance, her eyes still searching the floor for something. "Where's my cloak?"
"Kitchen." Jinx grinned, before adding, "You're forgetting somethin'." Raven paused to frown at the villain, and Jinx leaned down over the side of the bed, stretching to reach something across the floor, before throwing it at the empath, who caught it with one hand. "Unless you'd rather go without. Pretty sure the boys are gonna notice though. You're a few cup sizes too big to get away with that."
"This isn't funny." Raven stressed as she pulled the arms of her leotard back down, quickly putting on the bra Jinx had thrown her. "Robin's going to kill me."
"Yeah; that was like, the third time I think I've ever heard you cuss."
"How am I even meant to explain this to Robin?" The empath zipped the back of her leotard up with her powers as she rushed out of the bedroom, and out of Jinx's sight.
"I dunno. You needed a bit of fresh air or somethin'?" Jinx rolled off the bed and moved to stand in the doorway, leaning against the door frame as she watched Raven fasten her cloak over her shoulders. "Chill."
"Chill? I'm just lucky Beast Boy's out of the fight; I might actually be able to get back to the tower and have a shower before he picks up your scent."
"You're welcome. You sure it's not just Robin checkin' up on you though?"
"Different ring tone." She shook her head. "I'll see you later."
"What, don't I get a kiss goodbye?" Jinx pouted.
Raven sighed as she quickly crossed the room. "You are such a pain."
The woman smiled as she draped her arms over the empath's shoulders. "Remember what you promised last night? You really gonna choose a damp cell over this?"
Raven's lips twitched into a smile as she leaned up slightly and kissed Jinx, sliding her hands round to the skin of Jinx's lower back as she pulled the meta human closer to her, forcing a small sound out of the pink haired woman. As she pulled back, Raven rested her forehead against Jinx's, still wearing a small smile. "I was raised by Monks; I was taught how to resist temptation a long time ago. Nice try though. I promised you I'd think about it, and I will; now seriously, I need to go."
Jinx let her arms drop as Raven moved back. "That's the first I've heard 'bout any monks. You could always come back an' have that shower here."
"That would be defeating the point."
"You really gonna think about the whole jail thing?"
Raven smiled slightly as the floor underneath her turned black, the dark energy climbing up her legs. "Scout's honour."
Jinx started to reply, but the empath disappeared. She shook her head as she walked back over to the bed. "Scout's honour my ass."
Raven opened her communicator the moment she surfaced through the roof of the apartment, reading off the co-ordinates. Already open, the device automatically connected her to Robin's call, her leader's face appearing in the top screen.
"Raven, where are you?"
"On my way. Who is it?"
"Plasmas."
"Just Plasmas? Good. Now I don't have to feel so guilty about running late."
"We're already down one titan; we can't afford to be down by another. Where were you last night?"
"Fighting against the H.I.V.E. … against Jinx, took more of a toll on my mind than I thought it would. I went just outside the city to meditate. I needed some time to myself." She lied.
Robin's face softened slightly. "Okay. How long until you reach the co-ordinates?"
"I'll be there in minutes." Raven replied.
"Good."
Robin cut the connection, the empath letting out a sigh of relief as she hung her communicator back on her belt, pulling her hood up with her other hand, keeping an eye on the streets as she neared the co-ordinates her communicator had given her.
"Well, at least I won't have to worry about Beast Boy picking out Jinx's scent over the stench of toxic waste once I'm back at the tower." Raven muttered to herself, not entirely sure which she'd rather deal with.
She paused for a moment as she caught sight of a large cloud of dust rising up between several buildings, before she flew forward again, moving faster than she had been before, unclipping her communicator from her belt again.
"Raven calling Robin."
"Raven?" Her leader's voice acknowledged her a few seconds later.
"Are you there yet?"
"No, why?"
"Just wanted to know if what I'm seeing is Plasmas's doing, or the team's. Are you sure it's just him?"
"Not completely, why?"
"Plasmas usually goes for sources of toxic waste … or sewer water unless he's under orders. I'm not quite there, but he seems to be doing a lot of damage to something."
"Be careful Raven; don't engage until we reach you, especially if he's not on his own."
Raven hesitated, before nodding slightly. "Understood."
She hung the device back on her belt as she came to a stop, studying the street below her from her position above the buildings, easily spotting the burgundy mutation of a man. She watched as he tried to break through the road for a moment, before her eyes swept along the rest of the street, a light frown on her face as she tried to find whatever damage had created that cloud of dust.
Raven started lowering herself to street level as she caught sight of the T-Car skidding around the corner, landing beside the custom made car as it screeched to a stop and Robin, Starfire and Cyborg climbed out.
Robin quickly moved over to the empath, his eyes on Plasmas. "Is he on his own?"
"I'm not sure. I want to say no, but I haven't seen anyone else."
"Can you sense anyone else?" The boy wonder asked.
Raven closed her eyes for a moment, dropping some of the barriers around her mind as she reached out around her. "There are some people still in the surrounding buildings, but I think they're civilians." She opened her eyes to look at Robin. "Nothing that's making my think 'bad guy'."
"Better safe than sorry." Robin nodded. "Right; Raven, Cyborg, you two are going to focus on trying to knock our friend here unconscious. Starfire and I'll try to keep his attention."
"And if there is someone else hangin' around?" Cyborg asked.
"Just keep your eyes open and don't let your guard down."
Beast Boy's ears picked up as he heard the T-Car's engine. He threw the gaming controller aside as he dashed around the sofa and all but sprinted out of the common room, jumping into the elevator at the end of the corridor, frantically pressing the button for the garage.
The changeling had never felt so bored, and was anxious about missing out on missions. He'd often tried to play up illnesses during his earlier years as a Teen Titan, on the off chance that someone would believe him and let him have a day off, and now that he had that time, he didn't want it; video games weren't as fun when he was missing out on the real action.
The doors to the lift opened and he rushed out, eyes finding all of his team mates, who were covered in foul smelling goo and looking displeased to say the least, but all unharmed.
"How did it go? What was he after? Did you figure out how he broke out of jail? Is he still spitting acid from like, the incident with-"
"It went fine, we don't know, no, an' yes. Now do you think you can wait for us to clean up before you fire off any more stupid questions?" Cyborg interrupted him, flicking a lump of burgundy goo off his shoulder.
"It's all right for you guys." Beast Boy muttered. "You're not stuck in the tower. I was gonna watch you on the street's security cameras, but Watch Tower called in."
Everyone paused, giving the green titan their full attention. "What did they want?" Robin asked.
"Uh, somethin' about security tapes and an anomaly. They couldn't work out what it was. Said somethin' about running the footage through their programs, then sendin' it to us in case we could figure it out."
"Then we have a lead on our thief!" Starfire declared happily.
"It isn't a lead, not at the moment." Raven muttered, trying to seem nonchalant as she unclasped her cloak and shook it out. "An anomaly could mean anything; a glitch in the recording, interference… did they say when they would be sending us the footage?"
"Nope." Beast Boy shook his head. "At least, I don't think they did."
"No surprise there." Robin muttered. "If they send us anything to look at, it won't be because they expect us to find anything. They have a bit of a 'once a sidekick always a sidekick' attitude."
"Well, it doesn't help that we're still going under the name Teen Titans." Raven noted. She glanced sideways at Beast Boy, a small smile on her face. "Not to mention certain aliases …"
"What? It's catchy!" The changeling defended himself.
"You're twenty-one."
"So?"
Raven sighed, before glancing at Robin, the small smile back on her face.
"Don't even start on me." Robin shook his head. "Okay, so maybe we do ask for it, but dropping an identity isn't easy."
The empath nodded in acknowledgement. "Not to mention it'll probably take the city a while to come to grips with the name change."
"Where were you anyway?" Beast Boy frowned at Raven. "You just kinda disappeared last night."
"I … just needed some time to myself, away from the tower." She shrugged. "It's not the first time."
"Yeah, but it's the first time since the whole thing with Trigon."
"Drop it, Beast Boy." Robin spoke up as he moved over to the lift. "I'll contact the Watch Tower and try to get some more information about these security tapes. Cyborg, Raven, see if you can figure out how Plasmas escaped from jail. Starfire, do you mind covering Beast Boy's patrol shift for today?"
The alien shook her head, beaming at her leader, Beast Boy not looking quite as enthusiastic.
"So, what can I do?"
Robin frowned at the changeling. "I thought you of all people would want to make the most out of being on medical leave from Titan business."
"Well, yeah but … it's not as fun when you don't have a choice."
"Then sit an' watch the jail's security tapes with me an' Rae." Cyborg offered. "After I've gotten the rest of Plasmas off me."
"You're staying here when we go to talk to their head of security though." Raven warned.
"Next time I see Jinx, it's not gonna be pretty." The changeling raged as he followed his friends into the elevator.
"What, so you can get your ass handed to you again?" Cyborg laughed.
"Dude, not cool." Beast Boy frowned. "I could so beat her in a fight." He looked at the empath. "Right, Raven?"
She shook her head, and his ears drooped slightly as Cyborg laughed at him again.
"I still think what you're doin' is dumb, but at least you're not afraid to kick the Titan's butt." Gizmo spoke up as he watched his leader sprawl out on the common room sofa, her feet on the coffee table.
"There a point you tryin' to make?" Jinx asked as she reached for the TV remote.
He shrugged. "That you're stupid?"
"Yeah, you've told me – on multiple occasions."
"I've done some more research on Brother Blood."
"For god's sake, why? I already told you; she don't have nothin' to do with the damned cult."
"He's dead."
"What?" Jinx frowned, tearing her eyes off the TV.
"Okay, so it didn't officially say that anywhere, but a new guy's taken over. Someone called Sebastian Blood IX, an' our Sebastian's been missin'."
"So why say he's dead?"
"Found some rumour about some ancient curse. Don't believe it for a second, because if it's true it means this shit about some prayer shawl thing is real, but they could still believe it is. Basically the original Brother Blood, like seven hundred years ago was told his son would kill him before his hundredth birthday. An' it happened. His kid took over the church. My bet is they still sort out their priest that way."
"You sayin' Brother Blood had a kid?" The meta human shook her head. "Man, that is just pure weird. Why you tellin' me all this anyway?"
"Well, I was plannin' to get some dirt on your girlfriend from our Blood, but you know, since he vanished, I got in touch with the new guy. Just in case."
"And?"
"He wouldn't say shit; tried to sell me some crap about his cult, but he damn well knows somethin'. Wanted to know why we thought she was associated to 'em, whether she was still livin' in Jump … that kinda thing."
Jinx's eyes widened. "You didn' tell him anythin', did you?"
"How stupid do you think I am? I told him I don't give out information for free. Bastard still didn' tell me anythin'." He studied his leader. "Why?"
"If anythin', Rae's on the cult's bad side. She an' the rest of the Titans majorly ticked them off at some point."
"An' you know this because?"
"We were talkin' about her options once the Titans figure out she was the one that stole that amulet." Jinx shrugged. "Whatever, just stop with the whole cult thing; you know who Rachael was; you don't need ta keep lookin' into it."
"Jinx, this guy knows somethin' about 'er that we don't."
"An' if she wants to share with me what that is, she will. In her own time."
Gizmo frowned at the woman, before shaking his head and turning to his computer. "Well I'm gonna find out what it is in my owntime."
Sorry that this update is so much shorter. Promise the next one will be longer.
