First off, I'd like to thank BeastBoyRox4Eva, YoungTitan123, Goldenheart11, LordofDarkri, and Dreamzcometrue, for all their reviews! You all make me so happy!!! On with the show. Here's chapter Eight in all it's glory and magnificence. Enjoy.


Chapter Eight

The boys had kept busy trying to track Raven down with no success. They looked for any signs of where Thantos may have gone, but found nothing. Starfire was their last hope.

Starfire woke up a few hours later. The boys rushed to her side one and a half out of concern for Starfire and the other one half out of concern for Raven. The three boys stared intently at Starfire.

"What happened?" Beast Boy was the first to speak.

"It was Thantos, he came soon after I made it home and said you had sent him to help protect friend Raven. I turned my back and he started to attack. I did all I could Robin, but I…" She trailed off. Tears in her eyes.

Robin embraced her with a hug. "Any idea of where he took her?" Robin asked.

Starfire shook her head.

Their hope was gone.

***

Raven woke up in a very dark room. Her fingers and toes were frozen and the ground was hard and moist. There was hardly any light. From what she could make out after her eyes adjusted, it was a dungeon and a small one at that. There was a locked wooden door only a foot away and there really was nothing in the room.

Raven sat up groggily. She ached everywhere, but ignored it as she concentrated on teleporting back home. It didn't work.

She tried again this time using her mantra. Again, it didn't work. She tried using all her other powers, but all of them failed. Her powers we're neutralized.

There was no escaping.

***

The Titans had exhausted any and all leads. They had interrogated Starfire to the extremes pressing her for details on the exact movements everyone made, the exact words, and otherwise. They looked at every gash in a wall, every microscopic detail hoping it could lead them to a discovery. It was hopeless and they knew it. They were looking for a million dollars in the sewers. Something that just wasn't there.

There was nothing left.

They all sat around. They couldn't move on, but there was nothing left.

A knock came at the door.

The Titans slowly answered the door.

There he stood in all his terrible glory.

Thantos was back.

***

The Titans immediately went into fighting stances and locked their anger filled eyes on Thantos.

"How dare you show yourself back here!" Starfire yelled, her eyes glowed furiously, her powers fueled more than ever. She truly was terrifying.

"I've come to help you," Thantos said raising his hands to show he came in peace.

"Yeah, right." Beast Boy scoffed.

"I was helping them, her brothers, but they betrayed me. They were going to destroy me. Now I'm going to help you destroy them."

"How could we possibly trust you." Robin spat, shaking with adrenaline.

"Why else would I have come here?" The Titans looked at each other without an answer. They still didn't lower their guard. "I don't think you have many options." He said. The Titans knew he was right. They had no leads. He was their only hope of finding and saving Raven. They had to trust him.

***

After a few more words, Thantos showed them to where Raven was being held.

It was an old church on the outskirts of town. Parts of it had caved in on itself, and the neighborhood surrounding was in shambles. When they walked in the front doors, there were pews, spiders, and dust. Lots of dust.

After making their way halfway in the room, Thantos signaled for them to remain quiet and stay put. Thantos walked forward to the head of the room, being careful not to make a sound. He stopped when he finally ended up facing a wall. He promptly turned around, and straightened. A snap of his fingers broke the silence and still air.

The Titans were suddenly attacked. Two figures appeared in the rafters and immediately landed among them and knocked each of them out cold. It was a trap from the beginning. And they had fell for it.


Oh snap!!!! That cannot be good!!!!!! Wonder what gonna happen next?! Is it possible to hate Thantos even more? I think it just did! Tell me about it.