Rescue plan
Raven awoke slowly, surrounded by four blurry shapes that were her friends. They all looked worried as they came into focus.
"Raven, welcome back." Robin smiled half heartedly.
"Ngh." Raven grunted, smiling with relief, the nightmare was over, at least for now.
"Oh, I am so glad that you have returned to us friend!" Starfire jumped, lightly hugging Raven, who for once welcomed the embrace from the tameranian. Soon after she withdrew, Raven sat up to see that she was on the sofa in the common room, the familiar grey walls greeting her like an old friend.
She shakily got to her feet, and stretched. Raven walked over to the huge window overlooking the sea, and spoke.
"I'm so glad you found me." She said staring at the endless stretch of blue. "But, I'm afraid I have to go back." Everybody gasped.
"But why?" Beast boy shouted.
"My friend…" Raven almost whispered.
"Who?" Robin asked, confused. Raven explained about Red X and how he had caught her. She then went on to explain why he needed her, and the other people needed, including Jennie and Starfire. A tear rolled down her pale face.
"So, Jennie held off Red X so you could escape and warn us." Robin said sadly. Raven nodded.
"Well, were gonna go and save your friend!" Cyborg shouted, speaking for the first time.
"No, you can't! It's just a trap so he can capture me and Starfire!" Raven shouted. "I'll go by myself."
"You can't!" Beast boy screamed, almost revealing his deep emotions for the young sorceress. "The same thing will happen again."
"If my memory is correct, we have always failed to defeat Red X as a team, so you going by yourself will be pointless." Starfire said thoughtfully.
"I'm not putting anyone in danger! I've already lost one friend, and I'm not going to lose anymore!" Raven warned in a low tone.
"But that's why were here Raven, to help each other, and do whatever it takes to make things right." Robin spoke. Raven smiled. He was right. She did need their help.
"Okay, then it's settled. Were gonna help your new friend!" Beast boy grinned.
Jennie woke up slowly from her forceful slumber. She tried to sit up, but her arms and legs just wouldn't obey.
"Stop wasting your strength, you're paralysed from the neck down." Red X smirked, pointing at the needle placed on the table next to him.
"Where's Raven?" Jennie asked through gritted teeth.
"She'll be arriving back in a couple of hours with the rescue squad." He chuckled. The titans! Jennie thought to herself. Surely they could defeat Red x and set her free.
"But don't count on getting out of here." He added.
"And why's that?" She asked.
"The titans have never been able to defeat me. It doesn't matter if there's one, or five of them, there no threat to me." He laughed. Was he just bluffing? Or was he really that strong? That would explain why Jennie couldn't defeat him.
"Soon, after everyone is captured, we'll go on a little trip to the gaia throne room. You know what that means right?"
"But you're just a thief! Why do you want such amazing power?" Jennie shouted with all her strength.
"Oh, I don't want it. Somebody else does, and he's paying me to get all his little girls for him. It's quite a handsome sum." He grinned greedily through his mask.
"Money? This is what it's all about? You don't realise what you're tampering with do you? If all the descendants of Gaia meet in the throne room and someone harnessed that kind of power, the world, no, the universe could come to an end!" She raged.
Red X looked thoughtful for a moment, but then went back to his usual complexion.
"Who cares? I'll still have the money." He chuckled.
"How can you spend that money in a world that doesn't exist?" Jennie muttered just loud enough for him to hear.
"You don't know anything." Red X shouted, finally starting to crack. And with that, he left the room, slamming the door behind him. Jennie smiled smugly to herself in triumph. He was finally starting to see.
Raven entered her room silently, the moonlight shining through her drawn curtains. She took off her cape and placed it on a chest. Thoughts of Jennie plagued her head. I should have stayed with her. She screamed to herself. He should have taken me, not her. She threw herself onto her bed, drowning her face into her pillow.
"It's all my fault." Her voice muffled by the pillow. Her door opened silently, but the new light from the hall alerted her.
"Hey, Raven." Sounded the voice of Beast boy. Raven hastily wiped away her tears, but he saw.
"Beating yourself up over this isn't going to help Jennie." He said soothingly as he sat beside Raven on her bedspread.
"But it is!" She howled, her powers reacting to her emotion and levitating things around her room.
"No it's not!" Beast boy retorted, placing Raven's hand in both of his.
"You feel bad right?" Raven nodded. "You feel like you could have stopped all of this happening, right?" He asked, looking deep into her deep amethyst eyes.
"I know how you feel. I felt exactly the way you did when Terra went to Slade. I could have saved her from her fate." He muttered grimly.
"But the past is the past; we both know Terra's not coming back no matter how hard we try to find a cure."
Raven shed another tear, which slid down her pale cheek. Beast boy caught the tear on his finger and put his hand on her face.
"But I've moved on, and found somebody else to love." He whispered as Raven looked down.
"It's you, Raven. I love you." He smiled.
"I've waited forever to hear those words." She said, burying her head in Beast boy's chest. He pulled her head up, and their lips drew closer. It was a slow kiss, with little movement at first. Raven wished this moment would last forever. Reluctantly, Beast boy pulled away. Raven looked at him, confused.
"This should wait, until we rescue your friend." He spoke. "You should get your rest, cause tomorrow, were gonna rescue your friend." He said as he kissed her gently on the forehead and walked out of the room, closing the door behind him. Raven lay her head down on her pillow, and for the first time in ages, fell into a blissful sleep.
I'm really sorry guys! I just had writers block for ages. Then I had revision, coursework, and such. I'll try to write another chap as soon as I can, but I've got exams next week. Wish me luck!
