The Summoner and the Enchantress

Chapter 4

"How dare you! You think just because I don't have my powers that I am weak!?" Raven screamed into Beast Boy's face, uncaring how harsh her words may be or how they might affect her emerald haired teammate, every fibre in her being wanted to cry out in anguish. A hive of pain and sorrow had broken the dam of her mind and now spewed forth, directed at the cause of the dam's break regardless of whether it was intended for him or not.

"I don't care who you think you are! You are still the annoying green idiot that hasn't got the presence of mind to leave me the hell alone!" Raven all but shrieked into Beast Boy's face, her voice broke slightly nearing the end of her sentence.

Her screams echoed throughout the forest, reverberating off the trees, sending ripples across the sapphire lake, the soulful song of the foreign birds silenced deathly on the wind. The purple sorceress screamed and yelled at the verdant changeling endlessly, from how he had ceaselessly infuriated her to how his jokes are so bad that it made her internally cringe.

Tears streaked down her cheeks, her eyes red, her body trembling, as she let loose all her emotions that she had spent so long forcing herself to keep contained. She could not keep anything back, she screamed and yelled until her throat ached but even then, she continued.

Her powers gone, there was nothing holding back all her pain and suffering. The emotions she shut away, the pain she locked away with the intention of never be seen again had no block nor any reason to be blocked.

As the hours ticked by, Raven let every thought, every emotion loose on Beast Boy. She didn't care whether it was his fault or not, she just couldn't stop herself. Her body ached, her mind clouded, her throat sore but she didn't stop yelling.

Beast Boy just stood there and let her vent, he wanted to get his point across but when she exploded, he knew he had to let her get it all out of her systems. He didn't want to sound arrogant or a know it all, but he thought he knew her best and right now, with her powers gone, he had the slight suspicion that she didn't have anything holding back her emotions.

Every insult, every accusation, every reprimand, Beast Boy took them all. He had always wanted to be there for Raven, like with Malchior or with Trigon. It wasn't because he loved her, he grew into that, but because she had nobody to care for her.

Robin had Batman, Cyborg had Bumblebee, Starfire had Galfore, he had the Doom Patrol. Each of them had someone that they can turn too when they needed advice or a shoulder to learn, but Raven didn't have anyone. So, Beast Boy decided that he wanted to be there for her, to be the one she could turn to when she needed advice or a shoulder to cry on.

Seeing her like this, tears streaking her pale porcelain face, her small lithe body trembling, her voice hoarse from her screams, it hurt him to see her like this and yet he somehow felt relieved. She was finally able to let her emotions speak for themselves, to let all that she had bottled up to be set free.

Several hours had flown by when Raven went limp in Beast Boy's arms, he had kept her upright all the while not moving his hands from where he had first placed them. His arms ached with the strain of keeping them in one place for the length of time that they had been in but he dare not complain nor regret his decision.

Beast Boy slowly pulled her against her chest and let her cry softly, not saying a single word nor letting any of his earlier thoughts on what they should do distract him from letting her finally breath freely with nothing holding her back.

Raven's breathing slowed as she slowly sank deeper into a dreamless slumber, her exhaustion pulling her ever quicker. Her body limb in the verdant haired boy's embrace, his arms wrapped tightly around her as if she were a fragile flower that could blow away in the wind.

Rocking her gently, Beast Boy let her sleep for a while before he ever so softly laid her down against the tree. He stood carefully, rotating his arms this way and that, trying to get the ache out and the blood flowing.

Surveying the area around them, Beast Boy realised he needed to get to higher ground, but he couldn't go far from the slumbering violet enchantress. He had to make sure not to let his eyes wander over to her sleeping form, her beauty radiated off her in an ethereal glow. Even now when as she slept, he knew that she could captivate him indefinitely.

Mulling over his options, the only one available to him was to climb the tree that the amethyst sorceress laid against. Without his animal instincts it would be difficult, but he had transformed into every kind of monkey at some point of time and he had spent time alone in the jungle, his only difficulty was to not let his lack of instincts confuse him as he climbed, or he be back to the beginning.

Taking one last surveillance sweep around them, he shifted around the tree to find a handhold. It took a few seconds to get himself up to the first few branches, stretching his limber body to its fullest height to climb. He took a slow and measured pace, he no longer had his animal instincts to guide him.

Seizing branch after branch, ensuring his feet were securely placed before moving onto the next branch. Falling now would not only be hazardous to his health but he could very well break something and without his unstable DNA or Raven's powers to heal him then it would be yet another disadvantage to their already growing list.

Pausing to catch his breath, he took a chance to look around at his new height vantage. His vision was blocked by most of the tree's leaves and branches, but he could still see the sapphire lake nearby and the small clearing that they currently occupied.

A small but sharp chirp ripped through his silent musing of his surroundings, whipping his head around rather violently and nearly losing his foothold on the tree he came face to face or rather face to beak with one of the foreign birds that he had been hearing since his unfortunate arrival to this new world.

The bird sported a lush deep yellow plume, three curved faded green tails, and a sharp red beak and pitch-black eyes. Its body short but plump, almost like a yellow ball with three tails. The bird also had a create above its head, but those feathers were so yellow that it could not be seen unless you looked very carefully.

The yellow ball of a bird had its gaze locked onto the verdant haired boy with apt curiosity, it tilted its head to the side almost comically before it let out another sharp chirp before feathering its wings. As it wings opened, the tips of the wings' feathers had a shock of purple and a dash of dark blue. The yellow mess of colours took flight off into the trees, leaving the jaded eyed hero stunned in shock.

It took a few minutes for the shock to wear off but the bird had been so fascinating that Beast Boy couldn't think of anything else other than how the colours had somewhat of a soft glow to them, not from the sunlight of the twin stars but a glow all on their own.

This world is not going to be easy to comprehend nor easy to cope with, stuff like this is going to be the norm, vigorously shaking his head before slapping both of his hands onto his face one at a time to wake himself up, he forced his concentration back to the tree and his goal of getting a grasp of their location.

Continuing his ascent, trying not to think of the yellow fluff ball, he took a slower pace than before to ensure that if his concentration did slip then he would not be moving fast enough to cause himself to fall or misplace any of his holds. As he climbed, he heard the same chirp of the plump yellow bird though it was further off rather than right in front of his face, it seems that the bird hadn't gone far either that or they are quite numerous in this region.

Nearing the top of the tree, he pulled himself up onto the final strong branch that would be able to hold his weight. Extending himself up to his full height, keeping a solid hold onto the tree, he pushed himself past the top of the tree and got his first glimpse of their new world.

His breath caught in his throat as the gorgeous scenic view before him filled his vision, the stunning new world expanded out in every direction from the monstrous mountain on his right that could give Everest a run for its money to the endless sparkling sapphire jewel of an ocean glittering off in the distance. The forest resided between the vast mountain to the hilly terrain on the opposite side, a valley of lush green and emerald colours that held flashes of deep dark brown of the trunks.

The forest continued up the side of the massive mountain before tempering off a quarter of the way up, the hills on the other side had patches of grey stone peeking through the dense forest that heavily coated it. The light blue sky had a few scatterings of clouds that graced themselves as they lazily drifted in the direction of the wind.

This world could be easily mistaken for their old world but that notion got scrapped as soon as one looks to the twin stars in the sky or the roaming fantasy creatures, Beast Boy had the sudden thought of some of the legends of his old world and some of the mythic creatures that were thought of just a myth there may be reality here.

Keeping his balance and his sturdy hold, he turned himself around to see the scenic beauty behind him. His expectations had got utterly destroyed as his gaze landed on a far off wasteland of crimson brownish sands with dead shrivelled trees, from the distance this wasteland couldn't be more than 20 miles away, it may be far off but the horrific sight held such a ghastly spectacle that it made it nearly impossible not to notice it in great detail.

Beast Boy didn't need his animal instincts to know that that place is somewhere that they did not want to go even if the choice was between there and willingly walking into Slade's lair. The hairs on the back of his not so green neck stood rigidly as if struck by lightning just by letting his gaze just settle onto the place.

Tearing his eyes violently away from the haunting spectacle, he focused onto the colossal mountain, scrutinising every inch he could see in his search for a cave that they could use as a temporary base. He had spied a few likely candidates that would be perfect, they had a good view over the valley and yet were close enough to the forest line that they could slip away into the dense foliage without an issue.

With his mind firmly resolved on their next course of action, he carefully climbed down the tree. Keeping his hands steady and his feet firm, he quelled his urges to just jump off like he would have down had he still had his powers. That would be something that he would need to keep in check, he had to forget all he had learned, all he had etched into his muscles and his mind.

It wasn't that he had to unlearn everything, it is that the majority of his training had been based on his shapeshifting powers and now that he no longer had them then that training is currently worthless. He would need to spend time focusing on retraining his mind that he could no longer shift.

Feeling the soft firm ground offer resistance on his weight as he finally was now on solid ground. Taking a few minutes to stretch some of his muscles, without his powers then he would need to be careful not to do damage to himself.

He made his way back around to his violet friend, letting his gaze fill with her exquisite beauty of her sleeping form. He carefully pulled her towards him, settling her into his arms before standing up carrying her bridal style. They needed to get somewhere safe before nightfall or this new strange world would and will swallow them up with out a second through if that wasteland is anything to go by.

Setting off in the direction of the mountain, he kept his hold tight on Raven and his pace steady. The mountain, from what he could see, had to be around the same distance as they were to the wasteland.

Carrying the amethyst sorceress and keeping a constant steady pace would be taxing on his new body that now lacked his powers, he didn't want to make excuses but he didn't know how much he relied on his powers and he also didn't know how much losing his powers would affect him but for now he would take things slowly until he could ascertain how the loss of his powers had affected him.

He walked calmly over the mass of roots and foliage, letting the lush vibrant emeralds and jades fill his vision. He held his gaze firmly in front of him, he did not want to fall with the purple temptress within his arms. He kept his ears peeled, even though he didn't have his animal senses he did keep himself as quiet a possible to ensure that any sound that permeated the forest be easily heard by him.

He quietly enjoyed holding Raven against his chest, he silently prayed to any god that existed in the world to let her sleep long enough for him to get them to a cave that they could call a temporary home base.

Author's Note: Really sorry about the late post, had a bit of writers block when it came to the opening of this chapter, I wanted Raven to break down as her powers are gone and she had nothing holding back her emotions. Basically I wanted to make her a ticking time bomb when they arrived into the new world but this is only a mini melt down, she has only vented as much of her emotions as she could remember which would be the majority of the past few months.

The wasteland is just a name that beast boy himself called it but it has a different name that the locals call it but that will be revealed later on. The sand is a blend of red and brown if anyone was confused on how I described it, it is supposed to be a creepy and dark place that would make even a fearless person quake in their boots.

I should mention that I made Bumblebee Cyborg's person that he could lean on as I didn't want to put his father down as someone who he could lean on, I don't know much on his father and I am unsure on what his relationship is like between them two.

The valley is surround by; an ocean, a massive mountain, a very hilly terrain, and the wasteland. It is basically a crossroads, you can go in any way but each has their own pros and cons that could prove fatal.

I should also clarify that I want BB to be quite knowledgeable in survival situations as he spent time on his own in a jungle and were trained by the doom patrol. Mento is the kind of person that would push them to their limits to discover their true potential, so with someone like BB then he would focus on training BB on how to survive by putting him in some of these situations.

Don't expect BB to be in charge all the time, I want Raven to take charge here and there (like a partnership, where one is good as one area and the other compliments them on being good at the areas the other is bad at)

The yellow fluff ball will be making a return appearance…

Comments:

Ralex0360 – Thanks for being a continued supporter of my work, I am glad you are enjoying my work and I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I want to make this a long adventure story, they will go from base to base and work from that area with the goal of getting home. There will be a part where they will be in one location for a really long time but I hope that I provide enough story to counteract the lack of adventure but that is a bit of a spoiler for whats to come.

YourDemonicAssassin – Thanks for the comment, I appreciate your words on the subject as it helps me find where I can improve and where I am doing good. I agree, I didn't want BB to continue as that green salad in the tv series (not that he doesn't look bad but for this story I need him to look more serious and bolder (also I prefer the new look over the old)). I hope it is true that the tv series be coming back because I want to see if the writers would join in our love for BBRAE and give us something to show the two developing a relationship. I agree with you on Raven, I want to build her up with the idea that BB is useless (Spoiler ahead) but I want the two to ceaselessly fight until an ultimatum that forces the two apart which Raven finally realises how she feels about BB, it is mainly about how, like you said, she feels about herself and how she believes that because she is part demon then she would never find love. And she eventually finds out the BB loves her unconditionally so yeah, I am hoping I can pull of that scene without making it seem cringy or a cliché. (Spoiler end). I don't mind the long comment or the rant as it just proves to me that you are passionate about my story (just me being arrogant XD) but don't be afraid to write as much as you want, I will happily read it as it helps me improve my writing.