I got this out a little later then I meant to - my bad! Its really rushed, please excuse the spelling mistakes! Thank you for all your reviews!
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"No problem. Anything for you, Rae." He leaned down and placed a soft kiss on her cheek.
Terra's mouth dropped. Did he just – no, no no! This isn't right! He can't be with her! Now Terra was the one growing angry.
"Aww. That's cute." Terra smiled disconcertingly. She went for the exit. Beast Boy sat lazily in his chair, now occupied himself with his game-boy – since Terra was leaving, now his only worry was boredom. Raven's eyes followed Terra as she exited.
Just before the earth-mover completely disappeared behind the sliding door, Raven watched in horror as she witnessed Terra flick the switch with a click.
A pulse of shock ran through her body, and she gasped sharply. NO! Not now, please! Raven's mind it was far too late, her vision was already starting to swim and she could feel the telltale pain spread over her body.
"Maaan.. What's up with her? She's acting all jealous and stuff." Beast Boy rambled, not looking up from his gameboy. "Right Rae? … Raven?" Looking up, he was startled to see that Raven had turned away from him, her head in her hands.
"Rae, are you okay?" He asked worriedly, reaching out to assist her.
"Get back!" She snapped, sending him flying back with a wave of her hand.
Beast Boy hit the wall across the room with a hard slam. "Ow, geez... I thought you said the lemon tea was okay..." He groaned, having landed pretty hard on his back. Raven glanced frantically his way, fear etched in her amethyst eyes.
"Get out." She moaned.
"What – why?"
"Get out!" The machines she was hooked up to started to go haywire, beeping and vibrating. Raven clutched her head even tighter and curled into a fetal position. The teapot exploded, sending shards everywhere and narrowly missing Beast Boy. Instinctively, he flipped open his communicator.
"Robin! Cybrog! Anyone, come to the med-bay now!" He barked into it, before tucking it away and attempting to approach Raven. The machine that measured her heart rate started to go off the chart, and soon things were exploding and swirling around the room with black magic. He changed into a gorilla, for the sole purpose of withstanding the debris. He reached the bed within seconds of transforming, and reverted once he had a firm grip on the sides.
"Raven!" He shouted, trying to wake her from this reverie. It worked, but not like he expected. As soon as he laid his hand on her shoulder, she struck out at him with a hard hay-maker. It knocked him to the floor. Damn, she has heavy hands, he thought woefully.
Suddenly he felt his breath rush out from under him as Raven landed on top of him. Her eyes … somethings seriously wrong – those aren't her eyes!
"What's gotten in to you?" He questioned – she just growled, putting her hand on his throat. Practically choking now, Garfield still couldn't find the courage to fight the girl he loved. There was something different about her face too, her teeth were longer and her ears sharper!
"Get off of Beast Boy, you witch!" The familiar voice of Terra threatened. Never had Beast Boy been so thankful for her to be here – he was surely dead without her presence.
"Garfield...?" Raven echoed. In her eyes – a split second recognition, before they resumed a dull anger, almost lifeless look once more.
She cried out again, rolling off of him and grasping her head in her palms.
Finally free, Beast Boy scooted back until her collided with something metal. "Whats wrong with her, BB?" The voice of Victor shouted.
The cyborg helped him up. All the titans were there now, with Terra in the front. "I don't know Cy! She just started freaking out!" Beast Boy answered, flabbergasted.
Raven felt her self slip further and further into the depths of her mind. Her body reacted violently to Garfield's touch, and even went as far as to pin him to the floor. In her present mind, he was the enemy... they all were!
The titans want you dead...
"Shes... shes changing!" Someone shouted, but it all sounded distant to her. It was surreal, time seemed to stretch forever as he watched Raven transform into something he no longer knew. Her hair was turning jet black, her strangled cries of pain turned into growls.
You have to kill them first...
"No freakin' way." Cyborg gaped. He was really seeing this – it was no illusion, his mechanical eye made sure of that. It was surreal, time seemed to stretch forever as he watched Raven transform into something he no longer knew. Her hair was turning jet black, her strangled cries of pain turned into growls.
Raven – yeah, their Raven was... was... changing into -
"A wolf," Terra blurted out. "I can't believe it. Shes one of those monsters!"
Listen to that... they call you a monster. Kill them before they kill you.
"I told you, BB!" He heard Terra shout, it sounded like she was so far. "It was only a matter of time before she turned on us."
Beast Boy was speechless, dumbstruck to say the least. Was Terra right? What was happening? He barely registered the sound of Robin's bostaff clicking into action.
"Titans, retreat!" Robin ordered. "Cyborg, turn on the emergency lock-down!"
"What?" Cyborg and Terra protested alike. Terra had been hoping for a fight, and her chance to teach that witch a lesson in true pain.
"You heard me - fallback!"
Cyborg didn't question his leader a second time, instead grabbed Terra's arm and pulled her out of the room. Robin was right behind him, and Starfire close behind. Beast Boy didn't move a muscle, and just stared wide-eyed at the transformed Raven, who now paced back and forth in front of him. Cyborg knew enough about animals to know that Beast Boy was in serious danger if he didn't move his ass.
"BB! Come on!" The metal man shouted, but it went unheard to the petrified Beast Boy.
Starfire saw the threat clearly and acted quickly, flying in and pulling the green man just as wolf pounced. The door to the medbay quickly slid closed, followed by a deafening wham as Raven crashed into the newly placed door. Then there was silence, except for the hard breathing of Beast Boy and the occasional squeak of Cyborg's parts.
"Dude.." Beast Boy started, still breathing hard. "What the hell did you do that for? Now she's stuck in there!" He got up and banged the metal door.
"Beast Boy, chill out -"
"NO! You chill out Cy, you saw what I saw! Somethings wrong with her! That thing – that wolf we fought earlier – he must have did it to her... We have to get in there! She needs us!"
"She tried to kill you, BB!" Terra stood up as well and grabbed his hand.
"But he has a point," Robin interrupted. "Something is very wrong with her."
"Please – what has happened to Raven? Why is friend Beast Boy so angered?"
"That's what we're trying to find out, Star," Robin answered. "Beast Boy – you said something about that wolf doing this to her?"
"That's crazy," Cyborg cut in. "That would make it some kind of – werewolf or something. And werewolves don't exist, BB."
Robin shook his head."But hes right." The other titans now looked at him questionably, yet interested. "I got the DNA sample from that wolf we battled earlier. It matched the DNA, almost perfectly, of the missing boy, Sean Thomas."
"Impossible."
"That's what I thought as well – but it happened. The only one of us to truly have contact with it – him - was Beast Boy and Raven. Now Ravens changed...Werewolves might not exist, so at most, someone would have to create one.. and there's only a few villains I can think of with that prowess, but they are all disposed of."
Beast Boy smacked his head. Of course!Raven had frantically told him earlier, before everything happened: "Its Slade – he was behind that attack. He's trying to take over the city, by using this serum..."
"Its turning people against each other."
"Slade." Beast Boy said, narrowing his eyes. "Hes behind it – Raven warned me before she changed."
"Slade is dead," Terra defended. "how can you be sure?"
"Its the only thing we have to go off of." Robin finished. "As for now... Cy, can you do that ultrasound again?"
"You want to knock Rae out." Cyborg frowned, opposed to hurting his friend.
"Only so we can transport her somewhere safer – for her and us."
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Raven paced around the med-bay. Machines whirred and beeped in their death throes, mortally damaged by her powers. The door held a dent where she crashed into it, in her misguided and blind rage. Never before had she'd been overcame with so much hatred, and she truly wanted them dead. The collision had snapped her out of her temporary insanity, and reality swooped down on her. Beast Boy saw her transform! And just when she finally realized her love for him... he'd never want to see her now. Why would he? She attacked him! What was with that? Even transformed, she should have been able to resist that … that instinct to attack. Slade has never had that kind of control before. His plan must be close to being started, hes getting stronger.
Terra – she had to be working with Slade now. Raven had a sickening feeling that something bad would happen soon – like the calm before a storm. Everything was falling into place, and soon Slade would execute his plan.
She heard muffling just outside the door, and padded quietly next to it to hear what was going on. It was Robin, and he was talking to Cyborg. She tried to listen in, but suddenly, she couldn't hear anything as all the sound around her seemed to amplify directly into her eardrums. The feeling was familiar, it was that ultrasonic beam that they had used to knock out Sean, but it ended up knocking her out as well. Raven became painfully dizzy and found it hard to keep her balance. Her world grew more shaky and blurry by the second. The door slid open and she recognized the colors of Robins uniform.
"Robin?" She groaned, although sure he didn't understand her.
"Don't worry," Came his reply, which she barely heard. "We'll find a way to get you to normal." A green blob and a blue and white one arrived next to him, but the pull of unconsciousness was too strong, and she gave in.
And unbeknownst to the titans or Raven herself, the device that was lodged behind her ear sent off a signal to be received by their worst enemy – Slade.
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"Good, good." Slade purred, as he watched the whole scene play out on his giant screen. "Terra has done her job. Raven's resistance to my control is getting weaker, as well."
Trace, who sat idly nearby, growled in agreement. He already knew what would happen next, and personally, couldn't wait. The unraveling of the city started now, and it made his fur stand on end to think of all those humans as his easy prey.
Slade lifted his hand and snapped. The TVs clicked off, and back on. Random scenes from around city played, each showing how the bustling Jump City went on with life. The controller was in his hand, a symbol for the fate of the city.
"The Titans are broken – their worry for their teammate will leave them blind and helpless. And that -"
He smashed the button with his thumb, pressing it so hard that the controller snapped in two with a shower of sparks.
"Will be their downfall."
People on the screens stopped what they were doing. Cars stopped in the street, bags and purses were dropped on the street. Some people kept moving, not noticing the instant change in the scene, while others looked around closely. A panic started immediately as people started to morph, bursting out of their clothes, growing fur and fangs. The screens changed to a scene of horror and panic. In each screen a massive wolves ran on all fours or just two legs, swiping and mauling all who were to slow. The bitten victims quickly started the same process as the afflicted and transform as well, creating a vicious cycle. Slade let out a maniacal laugh.
"It has begun."
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"Dude..." Beast Boy's mouth dropped open at the sight. On the giant T screen, a breaking news report ran, showing the main street overrun with empty cars and panicking people.
Every now and then, the camera would focus in on a wolf, still clad in ripped everyday clothes, chasing or fighting another monster of its kind. The anchor lady screamed rapidly into the camera, issuing people to stay inside their houses and something along the lines of a outbreak.
"And to think only Raven had it," Cyborg started. "Its everywhere!"
"But the real question is how do we stop it," Robin added. He pulled out the keyboard and typed. The report phased away and a map of the city popped up, showing red circles that slowly grew bigger.
"Please tell me that isn't -" Beast Boy started.
"It is – the infection is spreading. We need to stop it, or at least save as many innocents as we can."
"But what about Raven? We cannot leave her here by herself."
"I'll stay and watch her." Terra volunteered.
"No, you guys go. I'll stay."
"But BB, I can..."
"Its okay, T. I'm on it."
Robin nodded to Beast Boy and looked to the other titans. "We'll take the T-Car."
"Sure thing, boss." Cyborg answered. They quickly exited through the slide doors, leaving Garfield with his thoughts. Despite the city being in dire need of assistance, he only had one thing on his mind.
Raven.
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I super-duper promise that the next chapter will be longer, beefier and better. But for now, I hope you enjoyed lol. RNR, thanks again to all my reviewers! You're the ones who made me XD