A Black Envelope Ch 7
Disclaimer – I do not own the Teen Titans. I do not intend to profit from my stories/fan fictions. The original creators of the Titans should take credit. I only made up the plot line.
"Robin! It's a power proof ball! No offense, but you don't have any powers. Would you know how to get rid of it?" I asked softly.
"None taken, and I'm working on it," he responded, rushing to an eager Starfire.
Whew, good. I didn't offend him. Thank god. That would have been really bad for us if I had. I smacked myself for thinking those thoughts.
No, Raven. Get a hold of your emotions. Do not let Happy and Love take over. You're in a mission for crying out loud! Snap out of it!
I turned my focus back to the slab of rock that pinned Slade to the ground. How long could I hold him?
"Oh please friend Robin. How are you going to free me? I do wish to assist you against the Slade," Starfire pleaded.
"It's okay, Star. I'll get you out of that thing soon enough," he responded calmly. He started rifling through his belt to see if he had any weapons that would help free Starfire.
"Birdarang, no. Telescopic Bo staff, no. Explosive discs, no. Freeze discs, maybe. I have to get a weapon that frees superheroes from a power-proof ball," he stated.
"Hey dude, this is no time for joking! And that's coming from me!" Beast Boy yelped, retrieving Cyborg's trashed battery cell.
"Um, B? I think maybe I should restart Cyborg," Robin offered sternly.
"Oh fine. I've messed up Cy before so I agree," Beast Boy replied as he simply gave up and swapped places with Robin. He started to sort the rest of Robin's weapons.
"See if you find anything in there that would help us. Just don't blow anything up!" Robin commanded to the shape shifter while he began restarting Cyborg. Cyborg's mechanical parts started to brighten, emitting the familiar blue color. Cyborg groaned a little as he came to.
"Ugh, what happened?" he wondered, rubbing his head. "All I remember is falling down a dark hole."
"We've almost got Slade down, but we need to free Starfire from that orange orb thing," Robin informed.
"On it!" Cyborg rushed to Beast Boy's side and started examining the material that contained Starfire. He poked at it a few times.
"Oh glorious! Cyborg, you have been revived!" she squealed.
"Yeah, now hold still," he instructed as he took out his finger blow torch, trying to melt the substance.
I on the other hand, was trying to keep Slade stuck to the ground but soon his strength was stronger than the force I could exert on the slab. He burst out of his predicament once again, this time laughing.
"It seems that you cannot contain me at all!" he exclaimed.
"Wanna bet?" a firm voice said. I looked back to see Robin run up to Slade and jump on his chest. He leapt off just as quickly and jabbed Slade's stomach and threw him across the ground. Slade skidded a bit, pushing fine black dust into the air. I broke the slab of stone I had used earlier into tiny pieces and ferociously pounded Slade with them.
"I always knew you were better than Terra," he commented.
"Thanks. You're really sweet," I responded, smiling as I did so. A smile peeked up on his face as well.
We heard a crash and turned around.
"Boo yah! What now, Slade?" Cyborg cheered and danced around with Beast Boy.
"Thank you so much, friend Cyborg!" Starfire applauded, now free of her capture.
"Wow, I gotta hand it to you Cyborg. How'd you do it?" Robin asked, thankful.
"All I really did was use one of your freeze discs on the ball, then I smashed it into pieces. It might have been power-proof, but there's always good old science!" he announced triumphantly.
"I knew it!" Robin yelled.
"Stop crushing me with rocks you imbeciles!"
We all turned around to see Slade obviously angry.
"Or what," Cyborg asked, sounding uninterested.
Slade growled and ran at us, but we were ready.
We quickly encircled Slade and Robin yelled, "Titans, GO!"
We all started attacking Slade. It was no use trying to attack him one by one, so we just went full out. Starbolts flew, sonic cannons were blasted, birdarangs, explosive discs, and freeze discs were thrown, as were shots of my own dark power. Beast Boy was a gorilla throwing boulders into the center. Robin held up his hand, signaling us to stop the barrage. Th dust and smoke cleared to reveal a finally defeated Slade, well-beaten and motionless. We had finally done it.
"Now that was intense," Beast Boy said as he broke the silence.
"Agreed," the rest of us said simultaneously.
"Why don't you guys take him down to the control station," I suggested. The team looked at Robin for a confirmation. He looked back at them with a questioning face.
"What, just because I didn't make it official doesn't mean you shouldn't do it? Go, take him," Robin urged kindly.
The three Titans nodded and flew off, Beast Boy the pterodactyl carried Cyborg and Starfire the Tamaranian hoisted the villain up into the air.
"You're not joining them?" I asked, turning to face Robin.
"Now why on Earth would I do that when I can stay here with you," he offered, smiling at me, a sparkle in his eyes. "What are you still doing here?"
I walked over to the pile of junk in the corner and replied, "I wanted to look around."
"Oh, okay. Looking for something?" he asked playfully.
"You know what I'm looking for, Robin," I stated flatly.
"I do. And it's right here."
He leaned down and moved a box from the pile and sure enough, there it was. My enchanted book. He picked it up and dusted it off lightly, then handed it to me. I thanked him and was about to turn away when something in the pile glistened and caught my eye. I promptly turned back and rummaged through the junk, trying to see what it was.
"Raven, what are you-"
"No way," I said, glorified.
"What? What is it?" he kept asking, confused.
"It's a dark power stone from Azarath, my home," I clarified. "This is exhilarating!"
"What does it do?" He asked to see it. I gave quick nod and he plucked it out of my hand. He turned it over a few times in his hand before he spoke. "It's gorgeous, just like you."
I smiled, giving him a long hug. He kissed me lightly on the forehead. I started to giggle, as never in my life I imagined this happening.
"Your laugh is really cute too," he complimented.
I felt myself blush and smile even more. "Thanks. But I can't show you what the gem does tonight," I said to him, the smile lingering on my rosy face.
"Oh, why not?" he asked, giving me a cute pouty face.
"I'd like to show you but it just won't work yet. Come on, let's go home," I answered, grabbing my book and his hand, and then flying off into the darkness.
Author's Note - Please review, it's really helpful if you do!
Thank you my good choir friend Rachel for ideas about popping the ball!