A/N: There are only a couple more chapters. I've been able to condense it into two more, one might be longer than usual, but it will be finished soon! Stay tuned.
Disclaimer: I do not own the Teen Titans.
Chapter 10: Confrontation
"Are you going to be alright, Rae?" Beast Boy asked, slowly setting her down on her bed.
"I just need to relax for a few minutes, and I should be."
Beast Boy was concerned about her. She was expelling more energy than usual, which could hurt her in the long run. She had been able to teleport the group how she did five or six times before she began to feel the effects before. Something was causing her to lose energy at an exorberant rate.
"What's wrong?" He asked, not really sure what he was asking.
"I'm just tired, it used up a lot of energy to teleport you guys."
Beast Boy watched her shift uneasily on her be, "I've seen you move us like that multiple times, seriously, what's up?"
Raven didn't want him to find out she was holding the energy back, and expelling it quietly whenever she felt any emotions, as opposed to siphoning it off to him.
"I'm... not siphoning off energy to you anymore."
"What? Why not?"
"I'm afraid."
"Of what? Giving me the energy lets you feel those emotions right?"
"Yeah, but I was worried about you."
"Dude, what? This stuff helps you, why not do it?"
"I don't know what could happen to you if you get too much energy."
"I'll become supercharged," he said, flexing his muscles.
Raven laughed slightly at the sight of him, "Calm down there, Rambo. I don't know what would happen to you, seriously."
"Well, why not try taking some?"
"What?"
"Well, you said I was like a battery," he said, taking a seat next to her on her bed.
"Yeah," she moved closer to him.
"So take some energy from me."
Raven hadn't considered this. If she was able to drain a bit back, she could also afford to put more in.
'Why didn't I think of that before.'
'Because you need some help sometimes,' Beast Boy responded, using the telepathic link that they shared.
She looked up into his eyes, falling deeper into his gaze, the forest green enveloping her in a blanket of saftey that only he could. She closed her eyes, it was painful to look away, though she knew what she needed to try and do. She closed her eyes and put her hand in his. She began to slowly mumble her mantra, "Azarath Metrion Zinthos..."
Beast Boy felt a slight pull on his hand as Raven slowly drained just a tiny bit of energy. She was merely testing how it would affect him, and how much it would help her. Her power slowly returned to her. Reviving what energy she had lost made her feel a lot better, she wouldn't need to stay on the bed and rest. In fact, if she kept slowly draining, she would be able to restore herself to full.
"Is there any limit?" Beast Boy asked.
"I would assume so... though this is all untested."
"Have any books on it?"
"Aside from the one we both have, no. In fact, I'd never heard of it until I read it when I took that book from you."
"So we're in uncharted waters."
"Pretty much."
She was feeling a lot stronger now, and without having to worry about expelling more energy, she could funnel more into Beast Boy and take from him when she needed.
"I don't know if we need to be in contact for me to drain energy, considering that we don't when I siphon it off to you."
"Can we test that some way?"
"Well, I'm not at one hundred percent yet, so we can spread out a bit and see if I can still get energy."
"Why not, worth a try."
Beast Boy got up and walked over to the other side of the room. Raven crossed her legs in her signature lotus style. It was odd, she hadn't needed to meditate since she started dating Beast Boy. She had done it every day of her life since Azarath, yet for the past two days, the comfort and familiarity of meditation had become almost foreign.
She shook the wierdness from her head and commanded her focus on withdrawing energy from Beast Boy. Before it had been easy, draining from contact, all she had to do was think about it. Now she was going to have to locate Beast Boy within the void and then make a connection, and then draw the energy across the void.
It took nearly a minute before she was able to project herself to begin searching. Beast Boy kept quiet and didn't pester her, as he might have a few days ago. Raven noticed that he had a full change in his attitude. He was no longer the annoying kid that inhabited the child spot on the Titans. He was the quirky man who had stolen her heart with his kindess and persistance.
Locating his soul-self within the void, she was able to detect her energy circling around him. She reached out and created a link, a direct line. She forced it one way and began to slowly withdraw power. She focused intently on this process and when she felt that she had taken enough, she severed the link and returned to her body.
"So, I can drain..." Raven looked over at Beast Boy to notice him asleep in a chair. Apparently, he had fallen asleep during the time it took for her to make the connection.
She swung her legs off the bed, and stood up, making her way over to where Beast Boy was sleeping soundly. She knelt down, bringing her head to his level, and kissed him.
Beast Boy slowly began to return the kiss, waking up as he did. She pulled back and opened her eyes, now noticing that he was awake and smiled.
"What a way to wake up, you should do that more often."
Raven considered it, "I'll think about it."
Beast Boy smiled, "So, did it work?"
"Yeah, how long did it take?"
Beast Boy looked at the antique clock that Raven had on her nightstand, and responded "Over an hour."
"What, an hour?"
"Rae, I might be the king of the cat nap, but I wasn't in the form of a cat if you noticed."
Raven's face slackened, she just realised that this was too much time to be of any use in a battle, and the only way she could get power quickly was from contact.
Beast Boy had the look of someone who was deep in thought.
"What?" She asked.
"Well, I was just thinking... if holding hands could give you power quickly, what about more...?"
He had a point, its true that it may be like opening a door. Maybe if she was to have more contact with him it would increase the flow of energy. She nodded in agreement, willing to try it.
Beast Boy pulled Raven into his lap, so that she was making more contact with him. "Go ahead."
"No funny business," she added.
He held up two fingers, "Scouts honor."
"You were a scout?" She asked, skeptically.
"Well... No, but that isn't the point."
She grinned and closed her eyes, again, trying to pull energy from him. She had almost recovered all of it, but the last bit should be almost instantaneous. Not having to extend her soul-self this time, she began to drain right away and then couldn't drain any more a second later.
She opened her eyes and Beast Boy was staring back at her. "What?"
"That was fast, I'm done."
"So it does work better with more contact."
"Apparently so, which is good to know."
"Yeah, if you need me in a fight, " he pointed at his head, "call for me."
Raven nodded and got to move up. However, she was currently wrapped in a hug.
"Just don't go getting hurt, alright?" Beast Boy said, not letting go.
"No promises, but I'll try my best."
He nodded at her and let go. They both knew they were needed for the talks that were currently going on in the common room. Robin was most likely busy fuming over not finding a clue, while the rest of the team would be attempting to calm him down.
»§«
Robin was angry, they hadn't found anything at the plant, Slade killed all of the Brotherhood of Evil, and then his team had been single handedly beaten by Ravager. What did she need them for if they couldn't beat her?
"You need to calm down," Ravager said, reclining in her chair.
He had been pacing around the common room, visibly angry, and the rest of the team was sitting together in the kitchen, far enough away from Robin and Ravager.
He glared over at her, he was able to speak his mind now, "Why the hell do you need us, if you can take us down so easily?"
"I don't need all of you."
They just kept staring at her. She was answering as vaguely as possible.
"Who then?"
"I need Raven and Beast Boy."
Everyone was staring at Ravager now, unsure of why she would need them.
"What for?"
"Well, for starters, they're the most powerful."
"Raven I can understand, but Beast Boy?"
"Dude, so no cool," came Beast Boy's voice from the door of the room which had opened only a moment ago.
Robin raised his hand to the back of his head, rubbing it. "Uhh, sorry B."
"It's no big deal, Rob. I would have agreed with you up until recently."
Robin looked at Raven, then Ravager. Raven hadn't moved her eyes off of Ravager.
She put out her hand and encased Ravager in her energy, squeezing. She lifted her up and brought her over, "What do you want, and why are my friends bruised?"
"Well, I kicked their asses, that's why they're bruised, and I needed to talk to you, and your boyfriend here."
Ravager wasn't shaken up, or even showing signs of pain. Raven was holding her quite tightly, not concerned with a villain's welfare.
"What do you want from us?"
"I'd prefer to discuss that in private with the two of you."
Raven looked past Ravager and down to Robin, who nodded. He indicated to go and talk to her and then she could share what she learned with the team.
She continued to hold Ravager and turned to walk through the door, Beast Boy on her heels. Going through the door, she neglected to lower her captive and slammed her head into the doorframe.
"Oops, sorry."
Ravager did feel that, and grimmaced, but refrained from responding.
Raven carried her to the Ops Room. And then placed her in a chair at the table, binding her with energy and taking a seat herself. Beast Boy stood behind Raven, leaning against the wall.
"What?" She asked simply.
Ravager looked down, not wanting to make eye contact. She was about to do something that she never thought she would have to do. She was going to ask the one person that her father despised most, for help.
"I need your help."
"Why should I help you?"
"We share a common enemy. As I told Robin, "The enemy of my…"
"Enemy is my friend. Yes, I know the proverb. That still doesn't tell me why I should help you."
"It has to do with your father."
Raven's face changed instantly, she knew that he had returned, and that he had beefed up Slade, but what was he doing?
"What about him?"
"He's taken over my father."
"And who exactly are you?"
"Rose Wilson, Slade's daughter."
Beast Boy didn't move, nor did Raven. Neither knew what to say, neither knew what to do. A relative of Slade? They didn't even know Slade had been married, or even had family.
"Even if you are related to Slade, why do you need our help? We don't plan to save him."
"I know that. I'm not asking you to."
Raven was confused, if she came to ask for help with Slade, what else would she want to do besides save him?
"I needed your help specifically for this, Raven."
"Why?"
"You're the only one who can open a portal."
Raven looked at her quizzically, 'why would she need a portal?'
'Maybe it's just a last resort,' Beast Boy answered her through their link.
"I have had contact with someone who was on the inside."
"What do you mean, inside?" she asked.
"I've been in contact with someone who was working for my father, before he was taken over by yours."
"Who?"
"Professor Chang."
"Do you know where he is now?"
"Yes, and he's well hidden, even from your father."
"What information did he have to share?"
"Not much that we couldn't already guess, but he did shed light on the fact it was my father who was building the Rift generator. Once it was complete it was activated and demons came through, most notably, your father, Trigon."
Raven released the energy that was restraining Ravager. There was no point in holding her now. They were going to have to work together now, regardless of whether they wanted to or not. The price to pay for angering another person who could remove you if they disliked you was too high. The problem needed to stay focused on the fact that her father is back and needs to be stopped again.
"What's the plan?"
Beast Boy had moved from his position behind Raven, and was now sitting in the chair next to her. His hand was on her leg, which she had absentmindedly covered with her own hand.
'Everything alright?' he asked her.
'Not sure, my father coming back is bad.'
'We'll be fine.'
"Basically, we'll go confront him and you'll suck him up into a portal."
"That would be a bad idea."
"Why?"
"Well, first off, I won't be able to distinguish between friend and foe. In order to open a portal, at least one like what you're describing, I'll need to take on my demon form. Secondly, It won't be a portal like the one he came out of. The ones I open go straight to the void."
It was Ravager's turn to ask questions, "The void?"
"I take it you've heard of old Greek Mythology and the River of Styx?"
"To an extend, a river between the world and the underworld."
"Precisely. Basically it is one of the darkest, dismal places. Add in imaginable torment, and you have the void."
"So not a happy place, got it. Problem is, there is no other option."
"Perhaps there is..."
"What is it, Rae?" Beast Boy asked, his curiosity getting the better of him.
"You know how my powers work through a projection of my soul-self, right?" He nodded, "what if I fight my father's and attempt to remove it?"
"Are you sure that he has one?"
"It's the way demonic magic works, so I would assume he's using his soul-self to control Slade and has transformed his body into energy to maintain it."
Ravager looked as though she was considering it.
"If you'd rather I through your father into an abyss..."
"If you think you can do it, I'd appreciate an attempt."
Raven and Beast Boy shared a glance, how someone could consider sparing Slade's life was beyond them, but they didn't know Ravager or her situation, so they would refrain from judging. Raven was the first to move, she walked around the edge of the table over to Ravager and held out her hand.
Ravager looked down at her hand and grabbed it, shaking hands.
Never would anyone have forseen Raven going out and attempting to bridge gaps, but with her now dating Beast Boy, this might become a more common notion.
"Glad to see you two getting a long, but what is going on? You've been here talking for an hour."
"Sorry, Robin," Raven said.
Ravager had withdrawn her hand, while Raven retreated back to where Beast Boy was. Robin walked in and took a seat at the head of the table, so he had a view of both of them.
"What's the plan?" He said, focusing on Raven, not having forgiven Ravager for beating him in one hit.
"Firstly, Slade is being controlled by my father. Secondly, we need to move to the town and find him. Then I need you to buy me some time so I can use my powers to see if I can forcibly remove my father."
"Oh, so that's it?" Robin asked sarcastically.
Raven scowled, giving him a typical look, "Unless you want me to go by myself, use my demon form and hope that he's the only one I lock away."
Robin sighed, "You don't think we'll be able to stop him without one of these two methods?"
"Remember the last time?"
"Alright, you win. I'll ride shotgun on this one, you have control, Raven."
Robin got up and headed back out to the common room, where he would proceed to explain the situation to the rest of the team.
"We'll head out as soon as everyone is caught up and when we let them know you'll be joining us."
"Very well," Ravager responded.
"I expect you to do everything you can to help my team," Raven said, almost threateningly.
"I promise. You focus and do your thing and they'll be alright."
Raven nodded and turned to Beast Boy as Ravager headed out of the room, following Robin.
'We can't trust her, Rae.'
'I don't, but do we have any other options than to accept help from her? It's my father…'
'I know, I just hope she doesn't complicate things, or join his side.'
'We have no choice.'
The two conversing silently together linked hands and began to walk to the common room.
'I'll keep an eye on her while you do your thing, I think if it came down to it, I could take her down with Beast.'
'Alright, though I'd prefer if you didn't use Beast.'
'Why? If it's about trust, don't worry, I don't trust him either, but I feel as though since we've connected I would be able to maintain control of him.'
'Another risk, are we willing to take that?'
'I doubt I could take her without him, if she fights anything like Slade.'
'Well, I'll keep one on Slade and one on you,' Raven sent him, squeezing his hand.
"RAVEN! HURRY UP AND BRING BEAST BOY!" Robin shouted at the top of his lungs down the hallway.
Raven didn't even think, she just sank both herself and Beast Boy into the floor and reappeared in the common room around the rest of the team, and Ravager. She was looking up at the monitor, Slade was walking around, shooting off torrents of fire and energy just like the one he shot at Beast Boy. He was attacking cars, buildings, and even people who were too slow to get out of the line of fire. It was chaos, right in the middle of Jump City.
"What's the call, Raven?"
"Whoa, what Rob?" Cyborg said.
"I forgot to mention, this is Raven's command, follow her orders and protect her while she does her part."
Robin nodded to Raven, indicating that she had the reins.
"The plan is to go and control him for as long as possible, I'll remain hidden and attempt to oust Trigon from Slade. If we can't oust him, I'll have you guys evacuate everyone possible and I will use my demon form to throw him into an abyss."
"Sounds like a plan," Jinx said, who was planning on staying near Cyborg.
"Make sure you cover them, Ravager. If they're getting injured, I won't be able to focus on getting my father out."
Ravager nodded, it was time for her to play the good guy for once. She didn't dislike it, she had saved people before, not in the same costume of course, but this time would be different. Maybe if all worked out, she could do as Jinx did. Maybe the City would accept her, though she knew that the Titans may not.
'Now isn't the time for this, Rose. We have to focus on saving the city… and father…'
She got up and walked over to the Titans who had gathered around Raven now.
"Beast Boy and I have found a way for me to get energy quickly, so we're going to teleport in on a room nearby to where Slade is rampaging, you guys will go and I'll get some energy quickly then work on ousting Trigon. All set?"
"Sounds good."
"Booyah!"
"Let's do this."
Raven called up her soul-self and all of the Titans, including Ravager were swept up and carried out of the Tower.
»§«
Landing on top of the city capital building, just down the street from where Slade was, the group spread out and surveyed the damage.
It was catastrophic. Cars were on fire or flipped over and crushed, buildings were crumbling, yet people didn't seem to be in the streets, though blood could be seen. They carefully observed the area, looking for the slightest hint of movement, either to help someone or to begin their raid on Slade.
The moment that the group landed, Beast Boy grabbed Raven and held her, mostly holding her up, but also making a lot of contact with her as she could drain the reserve energy that he had stored up.
"There," Robin pointed down the street, which ran through the whole town, almost at the end, was a car being thrown. He leapt off, gliding using his cape, with Starfire, Cyborg, Jinx, and Ravager on his heels.
Beast Boy remained behind as to make sure that Raven was alright, then he would join the group. He was fairly confident that there were enough members of the Titans, plus Ravager, that Trigon in Slade's body would stand no chance.
Beast Boy glanced down at Raven, who was holding onto him, with her eyes open, though her pupils were gone, replaced by more white. It was creepy at first, since the last time she had drained energy, her eyes were closed.
"I'm not draining anymore, I finished a second ago…" she said faintly, her eyes still locked open and empty, "I'm searching for my father."
"How did you…"
"I read your mind on accident, sorry."
"No worries. Let me know if I can help."
"Just keep me up."
Raven had pulled her soul-self out of her body and had actually floated through his head, reading his thoughts. She then made a huge effort to transfer her words out of her own mouth, then satisfied that Beast Boy would remain there, she went in search of Slade.
'I heard them mention he was down the street, is he still there, Gar?'
'I don't know, but that's where the group headed.'
'Alright, I'll check it out, just stay there with my body.'
'Wait, with your body? You're not in it?'
'Soul-self projection, no I'm not. If anything happens to it I have nothing to return into and eventually I'll fade.'
'Right, so keep your body safe, got ya.'
'And no dirty thoughts, Mr. Logan.'
She didn't hear a response back except for some snickering. Was this really the time? Boys will be boys. Raven floated down the street, searching for her team, as well as for Slade. Finding one would definitely lead to finding the other. The streets were cluttered with broken cars, glass, and rubble. Parts were on fire and the oil that spread across the streets from some of the destroyed vehicles had caught flame and there were eerie circles of flame on the roads.
She floated past a side street and stopped for a second to look around.
"Look out!" Robin shouted at Starfire.
A grey mustang came flying through the air, partially crushed and shedding shrapnel, towards Raven. She held up her arms to shield herself, but nothing happened. The car flew right through her and she heaved a sigh of relief.
'That'll take some getting used to.'
'Did you find them?'
'Yes. I'll be trying to remove Trigon from Slade, so don't be worried if my body begins to chant.'
'Right… Be careful, Rachel…'
She was surprised at him using her real name, it was odd hearing it. She hadn't since her mother last spoke to her. It had a calming effect as she summoned forth energy to begin infiltrating Trigon's mind.
'I will,' was all she said as she pushed against the barrier separating the spirit world and Slade's mind. As she continued to put pressure on the barrier, she received flashes of what Slade was seeing, and thinking. None of it made much sense aside from what she was seeing a long side him, Jump City on fire, Titan Tower, a hallway, her father.
The wall protecting Slade's mind was mostly made up of Trigon's energy, which was slowly being whittled down. Raven would break through very soon, if she kept going.
"You fools, ENOUGH!" Slade's voice rang out.
He had been hit by a few of Starfire's star bolts, curses from Jinx, one sonic blast from Cyborg and multiple physical beatings from Robin's bo staff.
Trigon ignited a field of flame around Slade's body. He encased the energy into his right hand, and it funneled out into a beam. The beam began to solidify as his obsidian bo-staff came into existence.
"You fools will be destroyed along with this damnable city!"
"You won't get away with it. There are too many here to stop you, Trigon!" Cyborg yelled, while firing off another blast from his cannon which was deftly deflected.
The obsidian bo-staff made attacks against it almost useless. It was able to deflect incoming projectiles and also melee attacks from Robin. It was solid obsidian, an extremely heavy element, but Trigon was able to wield it with ease.
He swung it with purpose, never missing his mark. Whether it be a sonic cannon blast, a curse, a star bolt, or a birdarang, with the weapon in hand, Trigon was untouchable compared to before.
Robin was felled in one sweep. He had tried to attack Slade's legs and when his blow was blocked and countered, he attempted to leap back but was caught with an upswing from Slade's staff, knocking him back and breaking the skin.
Raven had to work faster to oust him, or he would cause some permanent damage that she wouldn't be able to heal. She pushed harder against the barrier, not making more process against it than she had before. Something was pushing back now, preventing her from breaking it.
'You won't get through, daughter.'
'Are you so sure?'
'Yes. I have this mortal completely controlled. You will not be able to stop me.'
Raven pushed again, this time using up a huge amount of her energy, to no avail. She wasn't going to be able to break in and help Slade fight against her father's hold. It was all up to Slade to break free, before she was able to throw him into the void.
'I'm coming back, Gar.'
'Is it over?'
'No, I can't break through.'
'Don't worry, we'll stop him.'
Raven turned and headed for her body, returning and finding herself was a lot easier, as she had memories and could look back through the eyes of her body to see where it was. It happened to be in the same place she had left it, still cradled in the arms of Beast Boy.
She returned down the street and up the building to the roof, where all she had to do was enter her own mind.
"Alright," Raven said, reassuming control of her body, and quietly taking some energy back from him, "Let's go join them and help."
Beast Boy nodded, turning into a Falcon and flying off, Raven following in the air behind him. It was easy for Beast Boy to find the group, as his sight in the form of a falcon was beyond perfect. He was able to spot them fighting in the alleyway and he swooped down to help.
Slade had been advancing on the position where Robin lay, obviously knocked out, though he had no idea why as he had not seen Slade's staff.
'I'm going to do an old favorite,' Beast Boy said, flying over where Slade was and transforming into a Blue Whale.
He plummeted the few hundred feet to the ground, the shadow on Slade increasing as size as he drew ever closer. Right as Beast Boy was about to crash down on Slade, the villain disappeared, and reappeared down the street, out of harm's way.
He crashed into the ground, creating a miniature earthquake, and then transformed back into his normal form.
"You deal with me now," Beast Boy said, looking more heroic than normal.
"You? Don't make me laugh. I will brush you aside like a gnat."
"Doubtful."
Beast Boy held his ground, not showing the fear on his face that was welling up inside him. He had seen Slade's staff now, and it was menacing. If it was true as well, Trigon was just messing with them, and hadn't used any powers aside from blowing up buildings.
'Take care of Robin, I'll handle Slade.'
'Be careful…'
Beast Boy quickly transformed into a T-Rex and pounded quickly towards Slade, attempting to take a huge bite out of him. Trigon, using Slade's speed merely stepped aside and jumped, attempting to bring his staff down on his head. Beast Boy, thinking quickly, changed into a humming bird, and began to fly around Slade, pecking him as he fell back to the ground.
Trigon, now frustrated, having landed, reached out his hand where he believed Beast Boy to be, and was surprised to find that he wasn't there. Beast Boy had instead transformed again, into a hippopotamus, which was now poised over Slade.
He came crashing down, hitting his mark, crushing Trigon with his weight. It didn't seem to do much, as Slade threw him aside quickly after recovering.
Beast Boy made a quick change again, transforming into a Panther, and using the wall he was about to hit, to launch himself back at Slade, claws extended.
Slade attempted to side step, but was caught across the chest by a large and sharp claw. Blood seeped out, though it was black, not red.
Slade, angered, shouted at the top of his lungs, fiery chains shooting out from behind him. The chains began searching for targets, attaching to walls and grabbing a Titan if they got too close.
After the shouting subsided from Slade, all but three had been caught. Ravager, Raven, and Beast Boy stood nearby Slade, while Robin, Starfire, Cyborg, and Jinx struggled, screaming in pain.
"Stop it!" Ravager yelled, "DAD, HELP US!"
Slade began to laugh, "Pitiful little girl, your father is dead."
"NO! He would never give in to you!"
Slade laughed, Trigon's demonic sounds coming through on the end of the laugh. He twirled his staff, assuming a battle stance. Ravager withdrew her second katana. "Let me handle him," she said, turning towards Beast Boy and Raven.
They both nodded and began to turn to see if they could remove the bonds that were holding their friends.
"It's just you and me, and if you read my father's memories, I'm pretty good."
"You are, but you have no chance against me."
"Shall we test that?" She lunged, running full speed at Slade. She leapt over his first sweep, which was aimed at her legs, and landed behind him. She spun, swinging both swords, attempting to slice the tendons in his back and arms, stopping him from attacking.
The staff, even though it was extremely heavy, could be heard clanging on her katanas. She hadn't seen it. In no time at all, Slade had spun the staff from the sweep into a position behind him, protecting his back. After deflecting, the two engaged in a light speed exchange of blows. Ravager was having trouble keeping up with him. This wasn't just her father's skills, and speed, it was Trigon's as well. The staff he was using was too heavy to counter against. It took all of her strength just to deflect his hits.
She was focusing on predicating his moves, which was getting harder. He had apparently figured out that she was reading his moved and began to randomize it, almost assuming a drunk fighting stance. He was staring to push her back. Blow after blow, deflected, though her strength was failing her.
Trigon saw an opening, and took it, stabbing her through the abdomen with his staff. Both blades fell to the ground, her hands now supporting herself by holding the staff.
He lifted her up, almost holding her at a ninety degree angle, and shot her off his staff with a torrent of energy similar to what had hit Beast Boy.
Ravager's body flew, landing twenty feet away, closer to where Beast Boy and Raven were attempting to free the Titans, who had been knocked out, or choked out by the chains.
"NO!" Beast Boy shouted, running to Ravager's side. He surveyed the damage. She was unconscious, the hole in her stomach bleeding profusely. Raven ran over to join him and shoved him aside, and began to heal her.
He got up, and turned towards Slade. "Why?"
"All of you will die."
"No. We. Won't!" He said, changing swiftly into a silverback gorilla, and changing at him.
Slade merely chuckled, sidestepped the hit, and shot Beast Boy into the wall with another torrent. Chains attached themselves to where Beast Boy was now indented into the wall, sealing him in place as he screamed in pain.
Raven looked up, still attempting to seal the wounds on Ravager. She didn't see Beast Boy until she looked up and saw him immobilized on the wall, screaming in pain. That was it, she had enough. Raven sealed the wound quickly so Ravager wouldn't bleed out, and then stood up.
"Yes, daughter."
"You won't get away with hurting him."
"I already have, what do you plan to do?"
"I'm going to finish you, forever."
Raven began to change forms. Her eyes split into four red glowing eyes, and darkness surrounding every part of her. She grew to at least fifteen feet and horrendous tentacles from a dimension unknown emerged. Her teeth sharped and her voice echoed in the deepest demonic sense that could be allowed through human vocal chords.
She had lost all sense of control. The only thing that was going on through her mind was that she had to save her boyfriend. Her tentacles shot out, grasping for Slade. She would drag him back into her cloak, which housed the void. As the tentacles got near, they were sliced off by the power of the attack from Slade's staff.
Once he was in the clear, Trigon aimed his staff at Raven. He focused, his form cloaking itself in fire. The energy surrounding Slade focused into the end of his staff, and he took aim and fired. The blast was enough to be seen from space. The entire alley that was there had been disintegrated. The only thing left behind was a badly burnt body, in a purple cloak. The other Titans had been blown back out of the chains, and Beast Boy was the only one spared from the blast, as he was locked into the wall slightly behind Slade. Ravager had been shielded by Raven as the blast landed and she hadn't moved.
"Why…" Beast Boy mumbled, the pain so intense he could barely form the words. Tears streaked down his face.
"This realm provides no challenge to Trigon the Terri…"
Trigon froze. He grabbed at his head, screaming. His mask was ripped off. The two red eyes and the eye patch could be seen. The second red eye, was sealing itself. Time passed, as Trigon fell to his knees, screaming as the aura around him dimmed and eventually vanished.
He looked up, and saw the devastation, as well as the people around him. He looked behind him, the bright blue eye now seeing Beast Boy, who had fallen out of the chains, which were slowly disappearing. Slade stood up, and began to slowly walk towards Raven and checked to see if she was still alive. Satisfied she was, he walked farther past and saw his daughter.
"Rose…"
He stumbled and fell down next to her, "I'm so sorry…"
She didn't move, she was knocked out cold from the blast. Demonic energy still coursed through her veins. It would be a struggle, but she had a chance of recovering.
He stood back up, and walked past Beast Boy who was now trying to wake Raven up, though it was futile. The amount of energy that had hit her was enough to destroy a normal person. Slade fumbled past them and back to where the staff was.
Beast Boy noticed and prepared to fight again, willing to do anything to prevent more damage coming to his friends.
Slade picked it up, and looked over his shoulder at Beast Boy.
"I'm sorry, and please tell Rose."
Without waiting for a response, he lifted the staff up, and rammed the sharp end through his chest. Falling instantly to the ground.