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Chapter 4: Targine
Beast Boy glanced at the walls inside Raven's heart. They were as black as night and stained with scratch marks. "Poor Raven," BB said aloud, touching the scared walls. "These demons have been tearing at her for years." As soon as he took his hand off, he left a pink handprint on the wall. "Love," he said. "If only she knew how I…?"
"Feel?" someone said behind him. BB jumped up in surprise. "Ra…Raven?" he asked.
"Close," the pink-cloaked girl said. "I am related to her in a way. We met before." BB looked on dumbfounded. "You are one of her emotions?" he asked. "Bingo," she replied. "Raven let us loose to guide you to her soul. I am her "happy" side, we never really introduced before." BB remembered the cheery girl from his and Cy's visit in the past. "How can you help me?" BB asked. "Do you know the way?"
"Yep," she said, smiling. "Each emotion is at every checkpoint through out her heart. I am the first guide. When you reach the "door," Timid will guide you until Bravery finishes the journey with you."
"What is the door?" BB asked. Happy laughed. "Only one of the worst things in here," she said. "When you get to the door, it will ask a simple question about you. If you tell the truth, the door will creak open. If you lie…" Happy brought her finger up to her neck and pulled back as if it were a knife. "No pressure huh bro?" she said smiling.
"Sure," he groaned. "No sweat. Which way?" Happy pointed to a hallway covered with sharp rusty spikes. "That way," she said. "This holds all of her past memories."
"Any good ones?" BB asked.
"Only one," she replied. As soon as BB stepped foot on the hallway floor, the walls played the memory of Raven embracing Beast Boy after her heart was broken. "You were there for her in her time of need," someone else said behind happy and BB. It was Wisdom, the only emotion BB thought Raven kept free. "She may not act like it," she said, "but she relies on your humor to get through the day."
"But she tells me I am…?"
"Hush," Wisdom said. "You have a long distance to travel. You can settle this with Raven later on. Go!" BB watched as Wisdom vanished to where Happy was the only one left. "Time's a wastin'," she said. "Those spikes are sharp, no touchie!"
It was a tight fit through the hallway. The spikes were aligned perfectly so they never touched each other on the opposite side of the wall. "If you touch on," Happy warned. "We will both be killed!"
"What will happen?" he asked. He turned to face her.
"LOOK OUT!" she screamed, but it was far too late. BB bumped into the side of one of the spikes. "We have to go now!" she screamed. The walls began closing in on the hero and the emotion. BB changed into a cheetah and rushed down the hall, while Happy followed close behind. "Not much further," Happy said. "When I tell you to…jump!"
"Ready? NOW!" Beast Boy jumped into the air and soared over what seemed to be an endless hole with fire at the bottom. "No!" Happy screamed. "The Targine Soul!"
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"Raven," Robin asked, watching her sitting on the sofa beating the crud out of Cyborg on a video game. "Not now, I am winning!" Raven exclaimed. "Raven," Robin said again, more stern then the last time. "How is beast boy?"
"Hmm?" she asked, obviously not paying attention to her friend. Robin knew what had to be done. He got up and turned off the console. "Cy can kill me later," he said. "How is BB doing?" Raven snapped back to reality. "My chest hurts," she suddenly said, clutching her heart. "He…he made i..it." She suddenly went into another trance and began her usual chant. "The Targine Soul. He is doing battle right now!"
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"Beast Boy!" Happy cried, as she watched an arm made out of fire and magma reach out and drag him into the pit. "Have faith!" she screamed. BB didn't give the demon the joy of hearing his cry for help, because he knew that he was on his own. "What is this mere mortal doing in my realm?" something said, while BB was still being drug down. "I am Garfield," BB announced. "Here to challenge Trigon to a battle for Earth and Raven!" The monster below only laughed. "Who are you to challenge us?" he asked, chuckling. "I have what the demons fear," BB said, his fall was diminished to floating downward instead.
"Well, young one," he said. "What is it? Mercy, Grace? Enlighten me!"
"JESUS!"
The demon roared at the sound of the name and released BB with enough time to morph into a bird and fly away to rendezvous with Happy. "What was that?" he asked. "The guardian of Raven's soul," Happy said. "Targine. You did the only thing that could defeat him. Now lets get to the "Door" and meet up with timid."
"Any other surprises along the way?" BB asked, brushing the soot from his green hair. "Not sure," Happy mentioned. "Perhaps a few more traps like earlier."
"Just no more freaky fire things okay?" BB asked. "I don't want my beautiful hairdo to be wrecked by more soot!"
"You
always make me laugh, B," Happy said. "Let's get to the Door!
He isn't dead, though."
"What?" BB said. "You will have
to do a final battle with him to enter her soul," Happy said. "At
least you two met first," she laughed out. "This way." She
pointed to a group of stones above a clear stream. "Don't fall
in," happy warned. "This is acid. The demons drink of it." BB
gulped and cautiously moved from rock to rock, with Happy joyfully
skipping across each stone as if it were a game of hopscotch. "I
wonder how I can defeat Targine," he said to himself, but Happy
heard. "Bravery will give you something that could help," she
said. "Raven dropped it off after her father announced his plan."
"Did she know that far in advance?" BB asked.
"No," Happy said. "She delivered it to bravery to stab her heart before the portal was opened.
"She was going to kill herself?" BB screamed.
"There was no other way," Happy said. "She was willing to sacrifice herself for the world…and you."
"Wha…what?" he asked. "Nothing," she replied. "Here we are! Timid?" she called in a soothing voice. "Timid, where are you hiding?"
"I am scared!" someone said behind a boulder. "This place is not safe."
"Timid," Happy said. "Raven has you in charge of taking Beast Boy to Bravery does she not?"
"Don't hate me!" Timid cried. "I'll do it. It isn't far beyond the door. I cannot get in, maybe he can."
"Approach the door B," Happy said. BB walked up to the door and stared at it.
"Tell the truth and you will enter," a voice said. "Tell a lie, and you will perish."
"What is your question?" the brave teen asked.
"If Trigon denies your challenge and destroys the portal after his entry, would you stay on this world and face destruction as well as Raven, or would you do what she asked and fly to another world?"
BB sat in thought for a long time. "If I lose Raven," he said. "There is no reason for me to remain alive. I would stay behind and have the rest of the team leave."
"Is that the truth?" the door asked.
"From the bottom of my heart."
Nice little cliff hanger for you all. I am really trying to get this updated ASAP so lets hope for the best.
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