Chap 11 yay! Loves ya! I may not have gotten as many reviews as I wished for but I probably deserved it for giving you such a short chappie last time…

Response to Guest: Dude! How are you so psychic? You are almost freaking reading my mind. You guessed on the torture and that's exactly what I was going to do anyway, and now, you're almost completely right! I know where this story's going I just don't know how to write it the right way to get it there. Man I don't know how u are sooo reading my mind!

Anyway, here's chap 11!

"Cyborg! Get over here!" Robin yells, voice slightly strained and concerned.

Cyborg rushes right over and immediately notices her blood. He doesn't say a word. He's never seen anything like this before. But then again, with a half-demon, it seems anything can happen.

"Cyborg?" Robin's freaking out trying to staunch the…blood? and wondering what could be going through Cy's head as he stands there frozen.

"I'm…pretty sure the venom has spread throughout her whole body. I'm going to take some more blood just to make sure." The cybernetic teen paced toward the syringes and stuck one into the inside of her wrist. "Robin, try to wake her up. She might know something about this. Oh, and stitch her back up."

Robin set about the task immediately as Cyborg pours the ebony blood into the analyzer.

Raven POV

Stuck. That's all I can think about right now. I'm stuck here in this dark place and it hurts. Then everything shakes like there's an earthquake. I don't fall but I don't stand either. I'm nothing and yet I feel everything. See igles and blood, Robin and Cyborg, sparkling blue eyes and scalpels that are bloody and shiny all at the same time. Everything shakes again and everything hurts even more. My eyes roll around in my sockets and my eyelids want to open. I don't know if I want to wake up or not. The closer I get to consciousness, the more pain I feel rip through me.

But the side of me that knows I'm not some little victim crying for help knows I have to get up sometime. I have to explain what happened. I can feel my right shoulder now, shaken gently and repeatedly. Something pleasant shoots to my heart from his fingertips. Out of all of this pain, that will push me to open my eyes.

And now I do. Behind my eyelids, they flutter until I see his white mask in a dim room. They shut again tightly. It's hard to breath and his voice echoes in my ringing ears.

"Raven. Can you listen to my voice Raven? Focus. Can you talk? Can you move for me?"

Short, raspy bubbles of oxygen slide past my throat as I clench my jaw against the pain resounding, throbbing, pounding and stinging. Everywhere. Yeeeaah my jaw's sore.

Cyborg walked up behind the Boy Wonder and I attempt speech, but all that comes out is a garbled, hoarse groan. Slowly, I open my eyes again and they lock onto the vast whiteness of Robin's mask. Concentrate. I swallow and ignore the pain that threatens to drag me into nothingness again. Cough. Silence resonates through the room. Cyborg promptly dashes out of the Med Bay, probably to alert the others. Why they'd care I'm not sure. Robin doesn't seem to notice, but if he does, he doesn't care. He keeps his eyes on mine. At least I think he does. I can feel the concern, intense worry and slight curiosity rolling off of him in waves. I breathe as deep as I can without feeling too much resistance and a whisper breathes past my lips. "Robin…how..did …you find…me?" It sounds reasonable to say right now.

"First of all, I'm so glad you're awake and speaking. I missed you Rae, and you've got some explaining to do. I was so scared when I saw you in that cave. I thought you were… well I thought you were going to die Raven and nobody understood why you weren't healing yourself! We went looking for you when we found each other on a planet that was right next to the one you landed on. We found these little pink-eyed creatures with your cloak and Cy tracked your heartbeat until we found a hole that led to an underground cave with so much blood and dead bodies… it was horrifying. The team killed the um things that had apparently tortured you"—here I wince—"while I cut you down and Cyborg and I tried to stop the blood flow after we ran to the T-ship. There was so much…Raven I thought you were going to die right there in my arms and… well the rest you can probably figure out."

Robin, my Boy Wonder almost teared up right in front of me. I must have been such a mess. I can't believe I put him through that; he must have been horrified. I swallow again and whisper once more. "I'm Sorry." Robin is about to object when Cyborg walks in with Starfire and Beast Boy.

"Can she talk?"Beast Boy wonders. I decide it isn't worth the effort for a sarcastic remark.

"Yeah. Raven, can you please try to explain what happened to you? We're pretty…well, confused about some of your stats and your condition. We need your help figuring out what's wrong with you." Robin looked back at me. I take another "deep" breath and begin my horrific tale.

Cyborg's POV

"…These things chasing me were igles. Vicious little demons that feed off of fear and pain. They were banned from the Underworld many years…ago and now it seems they teleport…from there to Earth and back to gather tools….and any slightly demon people they can find. It's rare and when they do find one…they keep….them locked up and use them multiple times to…well eat. When they found me, they didn't need the others. They rendered my powers useless with their venom and knocked me out with a hammer. Need I say…more?" We all listen to Raven's horrid account of what happened to her in terrified awe. These igles had taken her powers away and now, their venom had spread through her bloodstream completely. "Well, …you guys know what they…did to me." Raven then looks down at her numerous bandages and frowns, ashamed in herself for being weak. That's what she's thinking at least. We all know how strong she really was and is. I can tell it's a struggle even to speak. I would give my poor girl some painkillers but I don't want to knock her out until I tell her about her blood and what I plan on doing.

I look at her bed and Robin's holding her hand in both of his while Starfire- trying to hide her obvious jealousy- and BB stand on her other side. I walk to the foot of her bed and inform her, "Raven, those igles really did a number on you. Almost completely shattered your ribcage. Robin here helped me put you back together, but… it took awhile. Just ask B. The main thing is that, well I did a scan on your powers and they didn't pick up anything. Like you never had any in the first place. The venom seems to be the cause but I can't be sure. Rae, it's spread throughout your bloodstream completely and…your blood is black. We can see it in your veins now." I may have a way to fix her, but I want to wait to see if she knew this would happen.

"Thank you. ALL of you for, finding me and saving my life." She wouldn't make eye contact, but I smiled anyway. Same old Raven, trying to hide her weak spots. Some things never change. "Yes I know my powers are gone for the time being….and yes..it's because of the venom. Unfortunately, without them I …can't get rid of this and I don't know how I can get rid of it considering it…just spreads to every blood cell...it touches." She looks to me hopefully as the other Titans fret over a powerless Raven. I say fret because Star doesn't seem too worried. More like…slight joy.

"Analyzing the venom in my computer, I've found a way to make each blood cell immune to the venom. So if we do dialysis and add the antidote, you should get your powers back correct?" Best idea I ever came up with. I knew I was right when she smiled.

"When…do we start?" she breathed.

"Right now, Raven you're a bit too..- umm fragile to take so much blood at one time just yet and I still need to make some adjustments to the dialysis machine so that it can also add the antivenin. The infected blood still seems to do its job. I mean it brings oxygen to different parts of your body. The only thing is that it's blocking is your powers. As soon as some of your major cuts heal and you gain a little strength back, I'll start you on dialysis, promise." I know Raven hates to be called weak and even in a cot she can send a mean death glare…

Robin's POV

Knowing Raven's going to be okay is like a giant weight lifted from my chest and I can breathe again. Raven will be alright.

The other Titans had left the Med Bay soon after the discussion. Cyborg asked if she wanted morphine and she said she'd rather not fall asleep again so soon. Cyborg promised to be back to give it to her in 15 minutes. He can read her like an open book.

So here we sit, as I talk to her about when I asked Starfire to put her in a hospital gown and after glaring for a little we laugh like there's no tomorrow until Rae has to calm down to be able to breathe again.

No one noticed the plotting green eyes staring with anger and jealousy at the laughing birds from outside the Med Bay. Gone in a flash when Cyborg returns, but plotting nonetheless…

Like it huh? Was it boring? I tried to make it good ,but it's hard when you've gotta tie up this many loose ends. Well in any case, review! Inspire me and tell me what you liked or disliked or just whatever!

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