Disclaimer: I own the plot, yeah, that's right, Me. : )
It had been a month since Red X had infiltrated Slade's hideout, trying to gain as much information as he could to allow a proper escape once his plan was finished. In truth, he had no plan when he first got to the tunnels except to make sure that nothing caused Raven to turn completely evil and a way to turn Beast Boy back to normal.
He had lost track of time while he was down here, but had a pretty good idea that it was still early morning since Terra had yet to come by with his breakfast and try to get him to go at it with her. He despised the fact that she could throw herself at him so easily when she used to be an item with one of the few people he called a best friend.
He tried to mentally reach out for Raven, the way she had been coaching him to do in the last few weeks and hit a fuzzy barrier, she was still sleeping, and dreaming. With a small push he was able to see what she was dreaming and it shocked him slightly.
They were in Titans Tower, or more specifically just Beast Boy and Raven were really there. St. Patrick's decorations were everywhere and he was just a ghost inside her dream. From where he was standing, he could view the entire kitchen area and the living room, as well as part of the hallway leading to the door.
Was he really in a dream or more of a memory?
He saw Raven get up from the table and glide out, a piece of the Corned Beef Alfred had made sitting on a fork on her plate. Even though her back was turned to the boy, the room was still in sharp detail, as was the Green teen.
Are they linked right now? Is this a shared memory?
He watched as Beat Boy picked up the fork and ate the piece of meat. It shocked Dick because it was the only time the proclaimed vegetarian had ever touched the stuff. From the corner of his eye he also saw Terra standing in the hall.
How long had she been standing there? How much had she seen? What more, which teen had truly seen Terra and recognized her as being there?
Beast Boy had now stood up from the table and put the dishes away before turning towards his ex.
"How much did you see?"
"I can't believe you would eat meat for her."
He nodded his head, it still dropped though in a resigned way.
"Are you going to tell her?"
"Depends on how well you behave."
Robin was suddenly forced out followed by a voice filling his head.
"I didn't know she was there. I had never seen that part of his memory before."
"Raven, are you saying that he actually…"
"Apparently. I can't contact him right now so it must have been while he was sleeping. He's already changed back into that beast form Slade is keeping him in."
He remained silent for a minute, choosing his words carefully.
"What are you going to do?"
"Knowing she was there, watching us, I will kill her."
He was forced out of her mind suddenly and met a brick wall every time he tried to recontact her. What was she planning now?
Raven had only tried to break free from her bonds once and didn't like the affect it had on her. Over the last few months, she spent most of her free time just looking at her hold, looking for imperfections in the walls, trying to visualize what would happen if Terra and she finally got into it.
The outcome wouldn't end well.
As for the bracelet that liked to shock her when she was misbehaving, she had actually worked out a way to overload it within the first week she was there but had left it in place until the time was right. She had a strong feeling that it would be today.
Her red energy had not diminished during her time in Slade's care and just thinking about what she would like to do to Terra made her eyes glow.
She would wait to confront the blond about watching their interaction and not saying anything to Raven about it yet. How dare she eavesdrop like that, it was just wrong.
Beast Boy found himself in his normal form, Terra in front of him holding a glass of water and a bowl of soup.
"No games today. Eat."
A stone table appeared from the ground as she sat the tray down in front of the boy. Beast Boy didn't reach for the glass right away, still unsure if she really wasn't playing some mind game with him. It wasn't until she nodded at him that he finally reached out for the shimmering glass. He sipped it slowly, savoring the feel of the cool liquid running down his throat. How long had it been since he last drank a glass of water? For that matter when was the last time he had eaten?
Beast Boy had tried to limit how much he drank at once so he wouldn't get sick, and yet it wasn't long before both the glass and the bowl were empty.
"I also brought you a piece of toast."
He then noticed the bread still sitting on the tray and nibbled at it before it too was gone. With a full stomach he was able to relax a little bit before assuming his normal submissive position in front of her.
"There was beef in that stew."
Beast Boy's eyes widened at her statement, he had tasted the protein hidden in the stew, but yet, he didn't care, the fact that he had food in his stomach was enough to put his mind at ease over the fact that he had broken his rule again.
"Why?"
"It was under Slade's order, apparently I had starved you for too long so he ordered protein for your diet."
Beast Boy didn't say anything and it wasn't much longer before Terra grabbed the tray and the table disappeared.
"I'll be back later for some fun Beast Boy."
That was the last thing his brain comprehended before he shifted.
Terra walked into Raven's room after she had left Beast Boy alone and was shocked to see the girl sitting on her bed, waiting for the Earth mover to visit.
"I know Terra."
The girl blanched unsure of what she meant but had a faint idea for it could only be one of a few things.
"And what do you know Raven?"
She was sounding confident to her own ears but wasn't sure if Raven didn't see through her lie.
"I know that you were there, Saint Patrick's Night, watching us. I bet you couldn't stand how deeply he felt about me, that he was willing to do anything for me, even something he wouldn't even do for you, even after you had given yourself to him."
Raven sounded petty, throwing that into Terra's face, but the blond had already started to clench her fist and the Goth girl knew she was close to unleashing her powers on the seemingly helpless girl. It wouldn't take much more for Raven to get her to completely unleash her anger.
"How bad do you feel knowing that although he liked you, he loves me? He cares for me to the point that nothing else in the world matters? Especially you! How you can throw yourself at him in the hopes to hurt me and he probably just fucks you, wishing it was me instead?"
"SHUT UP!"
Terra had launched a rock the size of her fist towards Raven's head, hoping to do some damage to the teen but wasn't ready for the sudden red shield to fly up.
"You better be willing to back that up."
Raven's bracelet lay open on the ground as she stood in a ready fighting stance, both of her hands glowing a menacing red, just waiting for Terra to attack again.
"What makes you think that your stupid red powers will be any different from your black ones? I kicked your ass the last time we got into it."
"Then you have nothing to worry about if you're so sure."
Glares were exchanged before another rock, this time much larger was hurtled towards the now floating Raven. Spending weeks staring at the walls had shown her the imperfections of the cavern and if she could get the other girl to hurtle enough stuff at where she was flying before she darted out of the way at the last second, then the entire thing would crumble. The most she would have to do is shield herself when it all came tumbling down.
"Hold still you flying bitch."
Giant rock hands made a grab for her but a flick of Raven's hand caused them to shatter into rubble. She wasn't even breaking a sweat trying to under mind the other teen's attempts to catch her.
"Come on Terra, I bet even Gizmo could do a better job at capturing me."
Only one more spot was left for Terra to weaken for Raven's plan to work but it would take a powerful blow to do it, she only hoped that she had pissed off the blond enough. Lining up for the shot, Raven sent a small rock hurtling towards Terra who bat it away easily.
"Oh look, I'm Terra, I use my stupid power to move rocks around."
Raven mocked the girl in a last ditch effort to get her to unleash everything but she could see that the girl was still holding back, knowing in the back of her mind that she wasn't allowed to kill Raven on Slade's orders. Thankfully this thought surfaced towards the front allowing Raven to pick up on it and deliver her final blow.
"How long has it been since Slade and you have been together Terra? Has it been since I got here? You know he visits me every night, he likes to hear me scream. I bet you never screamed for him, never gave him the feeling of ultimate power that he gets from having me submit to him. No, I bet you're a good little submissive, you don't scream anymore, you just assume the position, the way Beast Boy does to you."
A spark flared behind Terra's eyes at Raven's comment as all thought of keeping the other girl alive left her mind. Her fists clenched even tighter as a massive chunk of rock was torn from below her feet, leaving her floating in midair, and hurtled at Raven with such speed that she almost didn't have enough time to react. Terra didn't have time to react to the sudden cracking overhead though as the ceiling started to crumble above them.
"Bitch."
Terra received a sharp rock to the head, cleaving her skull in two and causing a good deal of brain matter to splash the ground. It was probably overkill, but Raven felt justified in directing a few more sharp rocks to stab their way through various parts of the blond girl's body, but felt better after the fact.
"Robin, rescue Beast Boy."
She cut the connection immediately after, shielding herself from the worst of the blows raining down from the ceiling. She was now on the hunt for more blood, not yet sated by killing her rival, she wanted the blood of the man who stole her innocence from her, something she would never be able to get back.
(AN: Cliff hanger for another month…. *insert evil laugh*)
