Teen Titans
Disclaimer: Of course I don't own the Teen Titans. I wish I did… but I don't. Nor do I own magical healing powers like Raven. Otherwise, I'd be better...
My luck... is going nowhere. I can't seem to catch a break with writing, as it deleted. AGAIN. Unbelievable. Not this much, cause I was copying before I saved, but still enough to piss me off again. *Sigh* When life gives up lemons, you make lemonade. In my case, when life gives me lemons, it sprays them in my eyes... Here's a quick thanks for those reviewers!
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Well. If you told me to get better, thanks. Means something knowing people want me better. Even if it's just for the story. So I present another installment! Chapter 11!
Kick.
Kick.
Roll, uppercut!
Roundhouse.
"NnnnRAGH!"
Robin slammed into a board placed on the far wall. He'd been training since getting back from the fight. He wasn't nesseccerly disappointed with how it ended. In fact, he was pleased that the world was finally rid of someone as sinuous as Slade. A load off his mind. Slade had always been sort of like a cannon. One wrong bump, and he could not only end someone's life, but destroy whatever was in his sight. In this case it was Jump City. With him gone, Robin felt more at ease. And with no questioning of "Did he survive?" processing his mind, one would ask themselves, why he was here.
"Robin." Robin's deep focus was instantly shattered as a feminine voice broke the string of grunts. He couldn't depict whether it was Raven or Starfire, and since it wasn't safe to assume with Raven being a card, he looked to investigate.
"Hello?" He played it safe considering he couldn't locate the voice.
"Over here." He looked over, but saw nothing again.
"Follow me." He blinked in confusion. Despite the voice being oddly feminine, he couldn't help but think that was Raven's voice.
"W-wait. Who are you? How did you get past the security system?"
"Well Robby, if you must know before following, the Tower doesn't set off when it detects members. Now C'MON!" He then saw a figure jump out and grab his hand, yanking him forward.
"R-Raven? What's wrong?" The figure pulling, or trying, was Raven to every last detail. Except the cape. The cape was... pink?
'Okay, something's definitely wrong. Since when is Raven's cape pink? Or this high-pitched?'
I'm not going anywhere until you explain yourself. Why are you pink? And your voice. Why is it all of a sudden high-pitched?" Robin pulled his arm back and folded them. He was convinced that this Raven wouldn't pose a threat. If she wanted to attack him, she'd have done it already. Besides, he didn't really let his guard down. He was tricking her into letting hers down.
She sighed.
"Wow. Didn't realize you were such a party-pooper. Fine. Don't come. I'll go see Beast Boy myself. I just wanted to know if you wanted to see him too."
"You didn't really ask. You just popped out and tried to pull me away. So forgive me for not just giving in to you. But I'd rather you not see him until you tell me WHO you are."
"You don't recognize me?"
"Does it look like I do?"
"You don't... really look like much. Are we playing Charades? 'Cause I got something that looks sooo not like me. You'll never guess." From there, the pink cloaked intruder began acting like a fish. Not a very good one either. But Robin saw this as a perfect time to summon the Titans and get some sense talked. He pushed a beacon on his communicator. It sent out waves of distress to the other Titans who got it in seconds.
Cyborg was first to recieve the signal. He relayed it quickly to his nearby teammates. Which was Bee. And she was in the process of using the restroom.
"Rob's in trouble... in the workout room..." Cyborg's urgency swayed for a moment, knowing all the times that Beast Boy had pushed the alarm to summon his teammates for something stupid like wanting someone to play with but was confident that the leader wouldn't do something that brainless. "C'mon Bee! We gotta go!" He knocked on the bathroom door, and she came out cursing off Robin.
"I'll go get Rae, go to the workout room. He'll need something big if HE called for backup."
Bee nodded and flew off towards the workout room. She met with Starfire halfway who seemed to be determined.
"Any ideas to what happened Star?"
"None. But we shall be ready to deliver a butt-kicking when we arrive."
Bee nodded, not able to suppress a grin.
"...So, that's why I meditate. *Sigh* Wow, I never thought that I'd tell you about myself..." Although Raven didn't know the real reason of talking to Beast Boy, she was glad to just see him. He was still quite pale-green, but he looked whole. His chest held a long scar on it, and a few wounds that were still healing up. After all, Raven couldn't heal major wounds like those. The heart healing was lucky that it didn't backfire upon her. Now, she didn't press her luck trying to heal all of the other wounds that littered his skin. She did however, put a tiny amount of energy into them to speed it up.
"Well. As fun as this was... I don't exactly know WHY I told you all of that. After all, when you wake up, you won't remember any of this."
"RAE! Problem with Rob in the training room!" Cyborg ran in, alerting Raven to the sudden disturbance.
She sighed and put her hood up.
"Right. Let's go."
She flew out of the room before he could ask her why she was here. He just looked at Beast Boy and said something to him almost silently.
"Who woulda thought that you'd get closer to Rae while unconscious. Actually, just get closer to Rae in general... you've got your work cut out for ya when you wake man... better go."
Cyborg left the room, leaving Beast Boy's body all alone. They also unknowingly left his spirit alone too.
'Wow... that explains a ton. I'm still gonna make her laugh... I don't care if something blows up! Just to hear that laugh again... it's worth it.'
And once more, the spirit of Beast Boy faded away, leading him back to the tower where he was stuck frequently. Since seeing his dad last, he'd learned how to transition between Spiritual and the Physical worlds. It was hard, and exhausting and could only be done when he was being talked to... by only Raven, but completely worth it. He decided to 'sleep'. It would take time off him and would help him shift worlds next time he needed to.
'Someday Rae... someday I'll be able to tell you...'
"So... who are you?" Bee just stood in front of the 'intruder' with confusion on her face. She looked identical to Raven in one exception. This one was wearing a pink cloak as opposed to the dark blue the real Raven wore. And she was much more bubbly personality-wise. Almost like having another Starfire.
"I'm Raven silly! Can't you tell?" She giggled and twirled, showing off her cape. Starfire just 'oh' in awe at the pink, and Bee's eye twitched from utter shock and confusion.
"Somebody fill me in later... I'm gonna go take a nap. I must be outta it badly right now..." She just stumbled out of the room, towards her own.
Cyborg and Raven entered the room, and both stared in shock at the pink-clad Raven. She turned and saw them staring at her, then leapt at Raven for a bear-hug.
"RAVIE!"
"My- name- ugh- is Raven." She pried off the girl with difficulty, but got her powers to do the work.
"Is that Happy? From your mind?" Raven almost questioned him about knowing, but remembered him and Beast Boy had both traveled inside her mind long ago. When the Titans were just formed. He knew her emotions and their appearance.
Her eyes momentarily lost their spark as her face fell. She didn't need to put her hood up, since it was already up, but she put her head down. She played with the edges of her cloak as she hesitantly explained.
"I... don't know..."
The whole time, Raven was ripping apart Nevermore.
"KNOWLEDGE!" She stumbled across Timid, and sighed knowing that a demanding demeanor would just scare away the emotion.
"Do you know where I can find Knowledge?" She said with forced calmness. She needed answers quickly.
"Are... you going to h-hurt her?"
"No Timid. I just want to speak with her. Something concerning Happy."
"I-is she okay?"
"Yes. More than okay. She's real. Outside of my mind. And I need to know why."
"O-oh. I-I see." Timid just carved into the ground with her foot, and another voice talked out.
"So that's where she went? I was wondering where she ran off to. She was able to turn back into Happy, before disappearing. I figured it had something to do with you, and I was correct."
"Great." Raven said with sarcasm fairly obvious. "Now how do we get her BACK inside my mind?"
"I haven't a single clue. Might I suggest you ask her how she got out? Perhaps once you figure that out, you can return her the same way she came into your world."
"Well... it's worth a shot. But stand-by. In case I need help."
"Very well. Timid? Do you wish to come too?"
"I-I want to s-see... Beast Boy..." Her voice was barely audible, but Raven heard it perfectly clear. She wanted Beast Boy. Maybe just to see him. Maybe more. But it was apparent that her emotions also wanted to see Beast Boy. With a bright flash, Raven found herself listening to Happy sound so... sad. But time didn't need to be wasted.
"How did you... get here?"
"There was a flash of a white light, and I was standing in the doorway. I don't know the means of my moving... sorry if you're mad... I make everyone mad." She began to tear up, about to let the waterworks go when Raven looked her in the eyes. A transitioning grey and violet met a solid lavender.
"Look at me. I'm not mad at you. Now, didn't you say you wanted to see Beast Boy?"
'S-so did I...'
'And you'll get to see him too.'
"Now come. We shall go and see him. Just you and me." She looked at her teammates trying to send a warning message. It said quite plainly "DON'T FOLLOW OR INTERRUPT ME".
Without the approval of Robin, she led her teary teammate down to the infirmary.
After the door slid shut, a question was asked.
"Uh... can someone tell me WHAT just happened?"
"I believe that was the Happiness of Raven. Though she seemed distraught. Perhaps the pudding of Sadness mixed with the pudding of happiness would be suitable?"
"Uh no Star. She- can't eat?" Cyborg decided to try his luck, and was pleased to see that she bought the lie.
"Okay then... maybe next time. Robin. Would you like to go upstairs?"
"I'm good with that Star. Let's go." He smiled at her, then offered his arm towards her. She took it in hers and they left the room. Leaving poor Cyborg all alone. While Bee slept. And he knew not to disturb Bee while she slept.
"Well... this seems familiar..."
Beast Boy woke up to an odd pulling feeling. He reconized it as the feeling he got when he was around Raven. Well, when she was around him. He smiled and summoned the energy needed to switch worlds. It was all so complex that Beast Boy hardly put any thought into what he was doing. Thinking about it made his head hurt. The familiar sensation of being pulled hard re-occurred and he saw portions of his life. Nothing major. Parts of it with Cyborg, Robin, Starfire, and of course Raven. Nothing really out of the ordinary. When he re-opened his eyes, he saw Raven... and another Raven wearing pink.
'Happy?' He said her name outloud not expecting any reprocussions. However, she turned and looked straight at him. Her eyes narrowed, as if searching for him. He actually stopped breathing in a vain effort to not be noticed.
"Happy? Is something wrong?" The real Raven spoke to her, and Beast Boy became immensely confused.
'How exactly can I see her emotions?' "
'Well that's outta tone for her! Someone should cheer her up! Course, I'd do that if I could talk...'"Well... here he is. He's actually doing a lot better then when he first came in. His condition's also improved, he's just unresponsive."
Happy/Sad said nothing. She just stared at his body. Then she'd glance back at where Beast Boy's soul self was standing. Then back at the body.
"H-he's okay... he's going to live." She wispered to herself. She smiled. For the first time, it was a huge smile that involved Beast Boy. She glew a bright white, and levitated upwards.
"HE'S... OKAY!" Her form turned completely white, and molded into a ball. From there, the ball moved over Raven's head and disappeared inside her head.
Raven opened her eyes, and felt... oddly better. Inside her head, Knowledge began to speak, but oddly enough, Beast Boy could hear her. Like he was there, or she was near him.
"I see that Happy has returned. And she has broken the curse! She is no longer battling for control." '
"She had no more of a reason to stay. Her goal was to see if Beast Boy was truely okay. And if he would survive." '
"He's going to live,? Yes. Yes it does. Raven. Beast Boy will awaken. Not now, but soon. And until then, you have time to practice. Also... Happy seemed intent on something. That Beast Boy watches over you. Like a guardian she put it. I cannot tell if that is true or not, but I just wanted to tell you. Farewell Raven. I don't expect any more occurrences like this."'Good-bye Knowledge. I'll hear from you later.'
'Thank you... I-I saw Beast Boy... h-he looks okay... I'm g-glad.''Yes Timid. I am too.'
With her emotions retreating to Nevermore, Raven was left with one thought one her mind. Her 'Guardian Angel' as Happy said.
"So. Beast Boy. Are you here now?"
'Of course.'
"Well, obviously I won't know if you respond but... I guess... I'll talk to you later. I... have to go."
She left the room, leaving a sad Beast Boy in her wake. Even if he couldn't talk to her face-to-face, it was still nice to be acknowledged.
His scenery changed once more, leaving him back on the island with nowhere to go.
"And I'll ALWAYS be your Guardian Angel..."
Wow, sucha random chapter. I'm sorry if it made no sense. I guess I'm under the effects of writeres block... but whatever. I consider this a set up chapter. Cause soon... IT'S going to happen. So be ready! Until then!