Hey! Ok, so this story has taken a turn and this will be the last chapter of the story
however! there will be an Epilogue coming up that i will post on the story, so look for that!
thank you for reading my story, i had a lot of fun writing it and i'm going to have even more fun writing the Epilogue! YAY!
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Robin and I made our way through the city in the shadows, Aqualad, Speedy and Bumble-Bee heading in the other direction. Apparently, when I had been zoning out, Bumble-Bee brought up that it would be better if we split up and rescue two of the titans at the same time.
I disagree.
Running around in the rain, in the dark, it fed my fear inside until I was sure it would burst.
We were getting close; I could feel it, smell it. I could smell the blood, the mutation within Ruby and Nicolas. I shivered as Robin gave a quick nod to me, telling me that we had arrived.
It was deep in the slums of the city, in an old gothic looking mansion that had been abandoned for years. As we crossed toward the building among the shadows the shiver I had felt before came back, much stronger then before. Once inside, we met up with the other three surprisingly fast.
"Bumble-Bee," Robin whispered loudly and the dark skinned girl turned at her name. She gave a smirk when she spotted us and mention for the other to come over. However, neither Robin or Bumble-Bee got to say the first words, no it was Aqualad instead.
"Does this place creep any of you guys out too?"
Speedy rolled his eyes and whispered angrily at Aqualad,
"Stop being a chicken fish freak,"
I had to admit though; this place did give me the creeps. And the time when Raven let her fear out in the tower those years ago, it flashed before my eyes, the movie we had watched before sleep and the way we were all dragged into the darkness, only this time, it was for real.
Robin ignored them though and brought out his communicator,
"It looks like Raven is this way," he pointed to his right, "and Starfire and Cyborg are that way," and pointed to his left.
Bumble-Bee nodded and smacked both Speedy and Aqualad as they had begun to let their bickering get out of hand.
"Right, we'll go find Sparky and Starfire, you two get Raven,"
And with a short, serious nod, that was it, they were gone. Robin touched my arm and I turned, my body trembling. And if I could see my body shake, then Robin could sure feel it. He frowned at me and I imaged his eyes narrow in confusion and worry under neither his mask.
"You're trembling,"
"I'm fine,"
"Beast boy,"
"Really, I'm fine,"
But he came close to me and pulled me against him, whispering into my hair,
"Don't be scared it's ok, everything will be alright,"
"I know," I whispered against his neck. Yeah right, I know that everything won't be alright. But I wasn't going to tell him that. He needed me to be strong and that was what I was going to be.
And then we were moving, jumping around quietly in the shadows of the moonlight whenever rain clouds would pass. The light didn't last long and it kept me thinking on how cold I am, on how cold I had been, even when Robin was holding me close.
As we got closer to Raven's signal the smell of fear drifted through me and I let it consume me. I let it build at my own, let it take me away.
As the moonlight drifted away again, Robin and I came to a door that had looked like it had been through a war.
"She's in here," and an explosive was placed on the door. If Ruby and Nicolas didn't know we were here, they would after the explosion. I held my ears and waited for the bright flash, which came sooner then I thought. After the smoke cleared, Robin and I cautiously stepped into the room. Turns out, the room was a lot bigger then what we had thought.
The ceiling was high and rusted chains drifted down from black bars that were not visible in the shadows. I could smell the blood that had dried some time ago on the walls, thankfully, none of it smelled like Raven.
I fallowed Robin as we walked slowly through the room, waiting for some sign of Raven at all. We passed through shadows, through moonlight, through the refection of chains, over dried blood, and yet, no Raven. Finally, we hit the other side. There, Robin let out a frustrated growl.
"She's here! The communicator says she is, but were-" but at that moment, I had leaned up against the wall and my shoulder fell into the brick as it moved. Chains moving echoed around the room, and something started to fall from the ceiling, fast. Fear shot through me ad I stood still, horror trapped within.
"Raven!" Robin yelled once the cloaked figure stopped, half hanging in the moonlight. And I gasped, realizing that it was Raven. Running toward her, Robin reached out and grabbed her, only to be snarled at. Raven lashed out as best she could in the chains that she was wrapped up in and didn't stop until Robin gave a yell.
"Raven!"
"Robin?" she asked, her voice so confused, and the red glow from her eyes left. Her hood hung over her head and Robin reached up and dropped it around her shoulders, reveling her face to be a bit scratched up, but otherwise fine. Robin gave her a happy smirk and began to unwind her from the chains.
"Are you hurt?"
"Seriously? No, a little banged up, yes,"
"Can you fight?"
"Yes,"
"Good, Beast boy and I-"
Though Robin didn't get to finish as she interrupted him.
"Beast boy!" she shouted and looked up at me, I guess she hadn't realized I was here, "No! Get out! You have to get out!" she yelled at me, struggling even more, now that her arms were free. Robin glared at her and growled with frustration as she more then once almost hit him.
"Raven, stop struggling," Robin commanded and she did, but she didn't stop talking. Her violet gaze held strong to me, fear in those large eyes, fear for me.
"Get out Beast boy! They'll get you!"
So they told her that it was I that they wanted. It didn't matter, they knew now that I was here. I could feel them coming. Hear their angry footsteps pounding down the halls. They would be here soon; they would come and take me to my death.
"I know," I whispered to her as Robin finished untangling her and she dropped lightly to her feet. Reaching out she grabbed my shoulders; her long nails digging into my skin.
"Go!" she whispered as Robin looked up at a loud bang from outsider. They were here. Robin saw Ruby's glowing hair and eyes and shuffled the three of us into a door that was near the wall switch.
"Shit, I didn't expect them to come that fast," Robin said as he looked the door shut. It wouldn't help though; Nicolas would have us out in no time. With the little time we had though, Raven turned to me and shouted angrily,
"Get out! Go!" and Robin turned to us, looking straight at me.
"It's you they want," he said, as if he had just figured it out. I thought he heard me back when we headed down to Atlantis for the first time. I guess I had just been imaging things that day after all.
"Yes, and if you don't go, they'll get you," Raven said. I shook my head, even if I did run, they would still find me. Outside, Ruby and Nicolas were trying to get in; the door was becoming very indented. Robin glanced at me after looking at the door,
"What do they want with you?"
But I never got to finish his question as darkness came drifting through the wall and I was suddenly in a cold, blood-stopping grasp of the shadows. It was strange and terrifying to see your friends fading away from you as you get sucked into the darkness.
"Beast boy!" was what I heard from both Robin and Raven before I was sucked into the dark and suddenly back into the other room, held tight against Nicolas. It wasn't long before Raven and Robin came bursting, anger flaming through them. I watched as Raven shot her dark magic toward us, watched as Robin ran in for a kick to Ruby.
Nicolas moved back and away from the fight, letting his wife battle alone. Not that I felt bad for her, no, I felt bad for Raven and Robin. I watched as Ruby banged them around, shooting magma from her eyes into Raven, pushing her against the wall. I watched as she slammed Robin down to he ground with her high heels.
I growled and struggled against Nicolas's hold. But he held me tight, with both the life like darkness and his scar covered arms.
"Now now Changeling, don't get too worked up, after all, do you really think they care about you?" his voice was cold and pierced my skin like needles that were frozen over. I've had enough of this and just as I was about to morph, a stinging pain was injected into my neck. I hissed and growled as I felt a needle dig into my neck, going deep into my vein. Poking, prodding, piercing.
Shit, oh shit, what did he inject into me? I tried to get away, I tired to morph, but I couldn't it failed. No, my blood ran cold. I couldn't change, I…I,
"Oh that's right, you're normal now. You were weak, even with your powers, but now, you'll die. No one wants a weak one around."
"No," and I struggled, feeling my energy being sucked away.
" Don't worry Gar, it's not permit. It'll wear off soon,"
But his voice that was laughing at me started to fade as a blinding pain shot through my body. It was something else, something I've never felt before and I screamed. I screamed so loud that it felt like my vocal cords were going to break open and squirt blood all over. Something was happening to me, something, and I looked down at my hands.
My gasp was echoed along with Robin's and Ravens. My skin…it was…pale…white…it was normal.
"No…" I whispered and looked up at the window across from me, the moonlight shinning my reflection. Staring back at me was…me, but not. My ears were no longer pointed, my hair no longer green…or skin. Instead, a creamy white face stared back at me, dark hair lay around my face and pale green eyes stared at me, without the look of something wild within. I was…normal.
At that moment, Robin through a disk at Ruby and it exploded in her face, distracting Nicolas for a moment. I felt his grip loosen on me and suddenly I was in a cold black magic sphere. The second I hit the ground I stumbled and Robin ran to me, catching me before I fell.
I trembled as Robin pulled me, running at top speed toward the door on the other side of the room, Raven fallowing, blasting the distracted villains. We ran were Aqualad, Speedy and Bumble-Bee had headed off to, Ruby and Nicolas close behind us. But they were closing in and suddenly; they were not top of us. Robin growled and moved me behind him, telling me to stay there. Raven went after Ruby as Robin went for Nicolas, but neither would win, they needed the others. Ruby and Nicolas were too strong.
I hated this, I couldn't do anything! I was useless…no.
Useless…I was…
Weak…No, god no. I couldn't do anything! Nothing at all, just stand here and watch as Robin got slammed into the ground, as Raven got tossed between the walls. I closed my eyes and grabbed my head, falling down to my knees, huddled in on myself. Just go away…please, just stop. I could hear Robin and Raven getting beaten. I could smell their blood leaking out.
Someone help…
"Argh! You bitch!" Ruby shouted and my eyes shot open, my head shot up. Starfire floated in front of Raven as she picked her self off the ground. Looks like Bumble-Bee and the others were successful.
"You wish to be burn to the death yes!" Starfire yelled back at her and immediately shot her with her star bolts. Ruby let out a yelp as Raven joined in with Starfire.
Behind me I heard Cyborg's deep voice and I saw his blaster shoot over me and straight at Nicolas, who had been giving Robin a run for his money. I could feel the light mist of water as Aqualad jumped over my crouched body and went straight for Nicolas. I heard Bumble-Bee's wings as she zoomed past me, going to help out Starfire and Raven. And the small ringing of Speedy's arrows shot around me, aiming for the both of them.
It looked like they had the upper hand, until Nicolas pushed Robin off of him, calling the darkness to rise from the ground. I watched as long vine like shadows reached out and grabbed at the titans. My eyes widened as Raven was yanked down along with Starfire, close to the large puddles of shadow that were growing quickly. I gasped, as Speedy and Cyborg were held tight around the waist, arms and legs and being dragged into the wall. As Bumble-Bee and Aqualad were hooked around their middles and being pulled from the ceiling.
But Robin, he was not wrapped in darkness, was not struggling to get free, because he was free, at least, from the darkness he was. Instead though, Nicolas was over him, holding him down with his hand wrapped tightly around Robin's neck.
My fists tightened and at that moment I didn't care if I didn't have any powers. I couldn't let Robin die. I searched looking for something, anything I could use. Something sharp, just one stab, one stab in the right place would bring Nicolas down.
I glanced up form my frantic search to see the titans trying to get free. Having success, only to be yanked back again. I had to be the one to save Robin. I had too. I didn't have much time though, as Robin was now held down tight on the floor, darkness crawling over him and Nicolas standing over him, smirking, a large thick needle pointing straight down at Robin. I glared at the floating object over Nicolas and I knew that if I was going to do something I had to do it now.
Looking around me one last time, I spotted one of Robin's sharp arrow cutters. Pushing myself from the ground, I grabbed it, knowing that Ruby wouldn't get in the way, for Raven was keeping her busy, even though Raven was quickly fading into the dark shadows.
Nicolas smirked; he knew that getting rid of Robin would break me. But I wasn't about to let that happen. I ran fast, my feet pounding, my heart racing. My vision flashed to a dream I had weeks ago, a dream of this very day. I growling, I pushed myself harder as Nicolas raised his hand, letting the needle slid forward. No, I was going to make it, I had too.
And suddenly, things went from slow motion to fast, I heard Starfire and Cyborg yell my name, heard Bumble-Bee and Raven gasp, saw Aqualad and Speedy struggle. And darkness flashed as I stepped over Robin, and thrust the sharp tool deep into Nicolas's chest, piercing his heart.
I trembled as his tall forum stumbled backward form me and fell to the ground, his eyes lifeless. I heard Ruby's scream of pain as she saw her husband fall to the ground. I saw the darkness leave my fellow titans and I felt Robin's warm grip catch me as I fell to the ground.
He caught me in a swift motion, and held on tight, kneeling on the ground. I frowned something wasn't right, he was upset. Was he mad, because I wasn't me anymore, because I was useless? I choked and tasted blood on my lips.
"Robin…"
And Robin's grip tightens on me and he reached up and pulled his mask from his face, tears were lingering in his eyes. My brow frowned in confusion. Behind us, the titans had secured Ruby so she couldn't get free. I heard them run over and I heard them gasp. They really need to get used to Robin not wearing a mask, it's not like it was permanently attached to his face.
My gaze was brought back to Robin's face though as tears dropped onto my face. Was he so angry that he was moved to tears? Was he so upset with me? I opened my mouth, but my voice was caught on the blood stuck in my throat and I choked again, my own tears spilling. Don't be mad, please, don't be mad Robin…
"Don't…mad…" I finally got out and as my vision became dimmer I frowned. Glancing down at myself my eyes widened slightly. The needle, the one that Nicolas was going to kill Robin with, it was stuck in my stomach. I was dying…
"Robin…" I whispered and he clutched me harder,
"Hold on Beast boy, just hold on,"
I smirk at that one; I'm not much of a beast anymore am I? And as for the holding on thing, I don't think that's going to happen very well. My vision is fading and my tears are falling faster. I looked up at Robin with blurry vision, felt the tears dropping quickly on my face, felt his body shaking.
I'm sorry Robin, please don't be mad…
I'm sorry….
I…
The darkness, it's coming faster, my vision fading, my breath losing.
I'm…
"I'm sorry…"
And everything went dark, the faint yell of Robin,
"BEAST BOY!"
and I was cold.
ok, i know, before you all start yelling at me for doing this, there is going to be an aftermath chapter! so don't worry, the story is notcompletelydone. Anyway, thank you for reading and please review. AND also read the Epilogue, which will be nice and LONG, to find out if Beast boy is really dead. or you could just stop here and be like, no, i want him dead. >.
owari
p.s. look for my other stories that i will be posting soon and please, pretty please read my epilogue:) it's been fun!
