A/N: Here it is! The last part and final chapter! What we've all been waiting for and what took me awhile to write. Sorry about the length but I wanted to try and not disappoint the best I could. So without further ado! Chapter thirteen!
I do not own Teen titans or anyone. They all belong to Warner Bros. and DC comics. Way to go guys!
Chapter thirteen: Part 4- The Final Stretch
"What the hell happened to you three…?" Blue-violet eyes watched the three members of her team from the comfort of the green teen's arms. The warp back had taken more out of her than she had been expecting and she had fainted when they hit ground. He was right there to catch her and refused to let her feet touch the ground until he was sure she would be alright. She had said she was fine but he still refused and even picked her up to cradle her in his arms bridle style. It was very hard not to blush and even harder to try and look dignified.
"I could ask you the same thing." The half robotic teen said as he looked over the two magical beings, the green teen, and the earth mover in the white haired wizard's arms. Terra was floating in and out of unconsciousness. She had bumps and bruises all over her small form. Her hair was covered in dirt and pebbles clung to her clothing. The once clean black shirt was now ripped and torn in random spots. Her blue jeans not looking any better as the bottom half on her right leg was ripped away and a large gash went down the side of her leg.
Rorek to put it bluntly looked like hell. He was bruised and bloody all over. His lip was swollen and one of his eyes was starting to swell over and he could barely open it. The once clean and shimmering armor had four large scratches through it and one could see that it had ripped the black material underneath. His arm was bleeding and his face was covered in a mixture of dirt, dried blood, and sweat. Not to mention the large gash on both his forearm and leg, causing him to walk with a slight limp. His once clean white hair was matted and tangled, clinging to the sides of his dirtied face.
The green teen looked better but not by much. There was a cut from his wrist to his elbow that was already scabbing over thanks to an empath that swore she was not going anywhere until she could take a look at it. His green hair was tangled and matted and half of his suit was hanging off of him. His face was lined with scratches, bruises, and looked red and puffy from a small burn mark. However his eyes looked brighter than they had ever before.
The only one who had seemed to come out not too physically hurt had been the empath. Her violet hair was a bit ruffled up and she was covered head to toe in dirt. Aside from a few scratches and bruises she was looking fine. However the fact that the green teen was carrying her proved that she had no energy left.
"We… had a minor disagreement with one another." Beastboy chuckled nervously and glanced off to the side as the empath gave him a look at the choice of words he had chosen.
"I see… well so did we." Robin said, choosing to speak as little as possible. He had already said that it was up to Starfire to carry the team until they could figure out what was going on. The alien princess glanced down at her boyfriend who gave a nod of his head for her to go on. She returned it with own and shifted slightly on the back of the half robotic teen.
"Friends it seems that something is going of the on. Boyfriend Robin and friend Cyborg are unable to talk without doing of the lashing out at one another. It seems something controls their words like a wooden person upon a wire."
"… Huh?" Beastboy asked and Raven glanced up at him with a stoic look on her face.
"She means puppet." The green teen blinked and nodded.
"Right. Knew that." The empath could feel a ghost of a smile cross her lips as she felt Happy giggle inside of her head. The alien princess nodded and went on.
"So please. We must discuss what we have learned on our trails of the catching of the not nice people."
"There wasn't much to report. The only thing out of the ordinary was that we couldn't stop talking as well. That's about it." Raven responded as she shifted a bit in the green teen's arms. She could feel her physical strength returning but it would take awhile for her magic to return. Blue-violet eyes glanced up into emerald and the look he gave her told her he was not going to put her down just yet. She only let a small smile cross her lips and leaned against his chest, noticing how he held her a bit closer.
"Well not quite. When I was fighting Johnny Rancid with Kid Flash and Jinx they had this large giant flower on their back. It was like they were being controlled." Cyborg glanced between Terra and Rorek and saw how the wizard avoided eye contact.
Robin's eyes flew open and he glared at the half robotic teen.
"A giant flower? Are you sure?" The oldest teen glared down at the boy wonder.
"I think I can remember someone glowing green with vines all over them and a giant red flower on their back, alright dick boy?" Beastboy's eyes went wide and even Raven seemed taken aback. It wasn't like Cyborg to be so blunt and mean. Robin growled and went to speak but Starfire put a hand on his shoulder. The boy wonder kept glaring but slowly let his eyes move away from the half robotic teen, gnashing on his teeth before he spoke again.
"Then it has to be her… It all makes sense. Control freak's description… the fact we can't control ourselves… she must have gotten to us by the flowers…" Everyone could see the anger welling up inside of the boy wonder. His face practically went red but he forced himself to stay calm. He had to stay calm. If she was in town then nothing would be safe and they had to think each move through. They had to be smarter and that worried him since she had already gotten to them and so easily.
"Cyborg…Beastboy…when you guys got flowers for the girls… what did the lady look like?" Beastboy went to say scary and deadly looking but his best friend got to the response before he could.
"Dude she was hot! Short redhead, green eyes, a great smile and ooooh man, killer body!" Beastboy snorted and everyone glanced over at him. The green teen blinked for a moment and realized they were waiting for him to talk and he shifted a bit.
"Well… she was creepy dude. There was something deadly about her… woman was creepy and not right. Nice place though. All kinds of exotic flowers and plants… but the way she would talk about them and touch them…dude it was almost like she was in love with the things and not hippie love… I mean I'm pretty sure if we had left her alone for five minutes, she would-"
"We get it Gar. She loved her plants too much. No need to elaborate." The green teen chuckled and eyed the empath.
"Love is an understatement."
"We got it Beastboy… that means it is her… the lady of the vines." Everyone fell silent and Robin could only sigh, pinching the brim of his nose. "Poison Ivy… she works with plants and flowers… she's good with making potions and a variety of other toxic things… she's deadly and one giant Eco-terrorist… she must of controlled everyone with her flowers…"
Cyborg only arched an eyebrow. That's when it all sunk in and robotic teen wanted to punch himself in the face. He remembered an article years back about a lady named Poison Ivy. He had even read a briefing about the lady in one of Robin's files. How could he have been so stupid not to make a connection? They had made it so easy for her. He had made it so easy. How could he have slipped up so badly? That meant that even Sarah might not be safe. "Dude… we got to find that woman and now."
"We'll need backup…Call in Titans East and tell them we'll meet them there. We have to stall her before she can leave."
"Robin… I do not understand." The boy wonder glanced up into the face of his girlfriend and he frowned.
"Poison Ivy… she's a criminal of my… previous associate." Raven arched an eyebrow at the choice of word and Robin ignored it. "She's as deadly as she is beautiful… we'll have to be careful. Cyborg, Beastboy, lead the way." There was a soft clearing of someone's throat and all eyes looked back at Rorek. He stood there shifting underneath their gazes, refusing to meet anyone's eyes.
"Actually… if you do not mind I will not be able to attend this time... Lady Raven took a lot of my energy and Sir Beastboy took most of my physical strength... I would only get in the way…" Eyes watched him and the empath could feel herself feeling guilty. Rorek seemed so sad about the lost of both the empath and his powers. It was written all over his face that he was ashamed he could not attend the battle with them and upset at his inability to help them in their time of need. Robin went to talk but only nodded. He did not want to know and he really didn't want to say the wrong thing.
"Come on Titans. Lets go." Raven glanced up into the emerald eyes of the green changeling and he could see she wanted down. For a moment they stood there and he frowned as they carried on a silent conversation. He would shake his head slightly and she would simply keep looking at him. Beastboy lowered his eyebrows and the frown said he disagreed but the small irritated sigh from the empath told him not to worry. The green teen arched an eyebrow and the empath could only smile ever so slightly. She nodded her head to indicate she would be careful and take it easy and for once let him play the role of protecting her. He smiled slightly though the worry still lingered in his emerald eyes. Hesitantly Beastboy gently placed Raven on the ground and checked to make sure she was stable before moving his hands away. However he did not let her walk more then a step ahead of him, keeping an arm around her shoulder just in case she needed the support. Well that and he simply liked the feeling of her nearby.
Beastboy started to glance around at the remaining Titans and really hoped the other Titans were doing much better or this fight would end faster then his jokes died.
"Man… this is not going to end well." Said the green teen as he looked around at how sad his team looked. Oh yeah. They were going to get their butts kicked.
Slowly eyes fluttered open and she could feel her body was stiff from sitting so long. Gradually she got to her feet and let her arms stretch over her head, working the kinks from her body. So it seemed the children were on their way. Good. It was about time to put an end to this little show anyway. She flipped her fiery red hair over her shoulders and gently stepped from one stone to the other, the water gently rushing by in circles underneath her. The giant backroom was filled with random flowers, vines lining the ceiling and running along down the lower walls. A table sat by the wall with a giant window above it, streams of sunlight shinning through. In the middle of the spacious room was her flower throne surrounded by the gentle blue pool with coy fish swimming around. Flowers lined around the room with lilies, bleeding hearts, and other random plants and flowers. The floors were covered in grass with an exception of a small path from both doors to the throne. Her fingers played with her hair and she hummed softly as she moved over to the side of the room. Picking up the lipstick container of green makeup she reapplied it and smacked her lips together before smirking slowly.
"You know. It's adorable how you think you can sneak up on me in a flower shop." She straightened up and turned around to let eyes the color of fresh grown leaves land on the man in the shadows. The man clad in an orange and black outfit stepped forward and she could tell he was anything but pleased. The smile on her lips grew and she saw his eye narrow. "Oh is poor little Slade mad at me? Whatever will I do?"
"Give me back the deed. You lost the bet and return my money and I won't hurt you too badly." She laughed and the sound echoed throughout the small Eden. It was always funny to her how he thought she would be scared of him. It was even funnier he thought he had a right to boss her around.
"Silly man. I won." He lifted an eyebrow and she smiled. She pulled herself up to sit on the desk, crossing one slender leg over the other. "You said destroy them. I did."
"You're talking in riddles. That isn't much like you." She flipped her fiery hair over her soft green shoulders and shrugged.
"Being so careless isn't like you. I know you would never willingly walk into my den without as much as a plan. Unfortunately. I do not talk to robots. Just the man that creates them." The vine flew forth and wrapped around the robot clad in orange and black. The green plant pulled and off flew the head, sparks flying about before the body hit the ground. Yawning she slid from the table and checked her nails.
It was mere minutes later when five bulky creatures stumbled into the room, pushing a man down on his knees. The one eyed villain glared up at the pale green woman in front of him. Slowly her eyes met his and her smile returned. This day just kept getting better and better.
"Really Slade. A robot? Do you think I would not notice the difference? Tsk tsk I am so hurt." To try and prove it she pouted her green lips. A very fake sniffle filling the air and she moved to kneel down in front of the rather calm man. Her hands ran down the side of his face and she made sure to keep pouting. "I also get the feeling you don't like me much anymore."
"Who could ever not like you, Pammie dear?" Her eyes narrowed at the name but soon she started to chuckle. The chuckle grew until she was laughing and turning away from him. The laugh began to fade and she started to walk forward, hips swaying with each step back towards the table she took.
"I see. So you're mad about the trail I left you. In all honesty I didn't think you would go. I thought you were smarter than that." Green eyes glanced over her shoulder at the man. "I see you let your anger get the best of you." She shrugged and turned her back to him again. However before she could continue to talk one of the large creatures was flung past her shoulders, so close to her head it caused her fiery hair to flutter. The creature hit the wall and instantly the green skinned woman turned around, eyes narrowing. She felt the fist connect with her face and she stumbled backwards a few feet.
Her hands flew to her cheek and lush green eyes narrowed, slowly turning back to the older man in the center of the room. The five plant creatures she had grown were now sprawled out in heaps on the floor and Slade stood victorious. They watched one another for moments before the older man started towards her. Poison Ivy started to back up until she hit the wall and realized she had to think quickly. If she was caught he was going to destroy her for having a little fun. Men. Always so serious.
Lush green eyes darted about, trying to find a way out of the attack she knew was coming. She started to run left but his hand slammed against the wall and caused her to step back. Poison Ivy's body contorted and she tried to run the other way but once more his hand blocked the way, forcing her to hit the wall. She growled and found herself pinned in place with the one eyed man leering down at her.
"You aren't always as smart as you think Pamela dear. I knew the trails you left were fake and I knew if I pretended to fall for it. It would lead me here. To you. You see my dear. I missed you." She growled and curled her fingers against the palm of her hands. She preferred to do the teasing and hated it when it was reverse. Especially in a deadly game of cat and mouse.
"Well sorry to burst your bubble, but I like my men to have two eyes." Her head whipped to the side and she felt her jaw start to ache a bit. She pushed the strands of fiery hair away from her eyes with a quick huff of air and the strands fell away from her face again. Slowly eyes the color of leaves moved to land on the one eye glaring down on her. "I see…touchy subject for you?"
"Real brave thing to say to the man who's going to kill you." Lush green eyes seemed to find this amusing and she watched him from the corner of her eyes.
"Men have tried before you and like those men, my dear…you'll fail." Her lips twitched and a smile started to appear on her face. The smile grew until she chuckled and the chuckle grew into a loud laugh. He tried his best not to wonder what the hell was so funny. Maybe she had finally just snapped like the rest of the people she associated with. That's when he heard the door behind him fly in and the Teen Titans stumble in.
"Slade…" It only took the moment for Slade to glance over at Teen Titans to be his downfall. The redheaded woman swung her fist and punched him square in the jaw, sending the man flying backwards. He landed on the ground and winced from the impact. Slade started to get up but vines shot out and wrapped around his form once more. He reached down to pull the weed killer from his belt but she was there already. The heel of her boot came crashing down on his hand and he let out a loud scream of pain, causing the Teen Titans to freeze in place.
The orange and black dressed man growled and used his good hand to grab at the woman's ankle. He yanked and she fell backwards onto her back. However that did not stop her from making sure she kicked the weed killer out of his hand and across the room away from anyone who might use it. He contorted his body and she felt his hand grab a hold of her and he yanked at her leg. Green eyes glared at Slade and the vines sprang forth and yanked his hands away from her. She watched as the older man grunted and tried to wiggle free, more vines jumping up to wrap around him. Moments later he was pinned to the wall, still struggling.
Poison Ivy let out a loud irritated breath of air but there was a satisfied smirk across her lips. She stood up slowly and started to dust the dirt from her clothing. She would handle his later, for now she had new guests. Waves of red hair washed over her face and she pushed them back with a hand. Her hair fell down in a silky movement to sway against her shoulders and her lush green eyes looked over to the teens in the doorway. Once more her seductive yet deadly smile spread across her lips.
"Robin. So glad you could make it. These must be your friends. Please let me introduce myself. I am Poison Ivy."
No one made a move as they watched the green skinned woman more or less take down Slade single-handedly. It was the first time they had ever heard the man scream in pain and it had frozen them to the spot. No matter how hard they had tried they had never been able to take him down so quickly. The fact she still looked beautiful did not make them feel all that much better. Her hair was all back in place, her lipstick perfect, and her voice just as honey sounding.
"Poison Ivy I would say it's nice to see you again. But we both know I would be lying." She chuckled and gave her hair a flip over her shoulder, ignoring the agitated edge in Robin's voice.
"I see your manners are like that of your mentor. I'll be sure to let him know that the next time I see him. I do think he worries." Robin narrowed his eyes behind the mask and the redheaded woman only ignored it, turning her back to them. Her hips swayed and whether they wanted to or not, the males could not help but notice. They watched as she moved to retake her place on the giant flower in the middle of the room.
"Why… Why did you do this Ivy?" She blinked, seeming rather confused at the boy wonder's question.
"Why? Why do I ever do anything? For the plants of course." The empath arched an eyebrow and the redheaded woman did not pay it any heed. Instead she let a vine come up to her face and stroked a finger along the lush plant. With a touch of her finger it began to twirl until a lily appeared. "It was a bet dear child. I accepted it to save a rain forest. Is that not a noble cause?"
"You tried to kill us… How is that noble?" Lush green eyes moved down to the violet haired girl. They watched one another for a moment before Poison Ivy simply shrugged, looking away and back at the lily.
"It was a minor bump in the road."
"Dude… that's cold." The green teen pouted and the older woman chuckled. The sound caused the green changeling to straighten up slightly. He could feel his animal instincts start to whimper.
"Oh now stop acting like children."
"What did you do to us…?" To this her chuckle died and a slow sadistic smile spread across her green lips, eyes glancing in the way of the boy wonder. He didn't flinch but met her gaze head on. The green teen did not have the same reaction. Beastboy could feel the animal in him want to run out the back door.
"Whatever do you mean?"
"You know what I mean! What did you do to us?!" As the boy wonder raised his voice the redheaded woman only seemed to lose some of her amusement. They watched one another for a moment, the silence stretching on between them. Finally she spoke and everyone in the room but Beastboy could feel their hearts stop.
"Sodium Pentathol." The green changeling looked around as everyone started to watch the ground. Emerald eyes scanned the group and he finally decided to ask what everyone seemed to already know.
"Er… what's that?" No one answered. Slowly he glanced down at the one person he knew would answer if he stared at her long enough. Sure enough the empath felt his eyes on her and knew she would be the one to tell.
"It's a drug… It can be used to make one high, or chatty, or…" The words trailed off and he looked once more around the group. This was getting old. He hated to be left out of things. It made him feel like he wasn't very smart and sure he wasn't as smart as Raven or Cyborg or Robin but he was far from an idiot.
"Or?"
"For crying out loud, it's a truth serum." He blinked at the redheaded woman and she only turned her attention back to her lily. He was going to ask what did it matter and then his eyes widen, hitting like a ton of bricks. Robin's broken arm and twisted ankle, Starfire's body unable to stand on it's own as she looked weak and depressed, and Cyborg missing an arm and his body scratched, bruised, and dirtied. It couldn't be though. It just couldn't be. His emerald eyes glanced around his team members and he saw the way Starfire's eyes filled with tears. He saw how ashamed Cyborg looked, saw how Raven blushed and watched the ground. It was Robin though who looked beyond devastated.
"Robin… dude… what's going on?" Before the boy wonder could speak the doors that led into the front of the shop flew open. For a moment one could only see a shadow and a curvy figure before a woman walked in. Half her body was clad in red and the other was dressed in black. Her face was painted white and her baby blue eyes shimmered with annoyance and a bit of mischief. She looked anything but please and the way she started to rant and march over to the green woman showed it. The redhead looking anything but surprised to see her.
"That is it! I am done! Do ya hear me! DONE! Me and Misteh J are through! Coopoots! Splitszille! Mono e Mono! Finito! No more! Ya hear that?! I'm flying solo! That's so to the low! Tell me I ain't good at my job! HA! Does he know who I am?! I'm Harley Quinn! I don't need nobody! I can make it all on my own!" Finally with that being said she let out a breath of air and placed her hands on her hips. Seconds later the annoyed look was gone from her baby blue eyes and she was sending the green woman puppy dog eyes. "With that being said… I need a place to crash for a bit, Red."
The room fell silent the Titans could say nothing but watch the jester rant on and on, pacing back and forth. Robin had been the only one amongst them who did not seem too surprised to hear the ranting or see the jester. Finally when it had seemed like she was done ranting she had turned to the woman on the flower and the smile she sent was from ear to ear. The baby blue eyes seemed to twinkle with a plea and adoration. Slowly the eyes of the teens moved over to the redhead as well.
Poison Ivy only lifted an eyebrow at the all too recognizable rant she had heard a thousand times and probably would hear a thousand times more. It was always like this and like the kindhearted person she was she would always allow the other woman to come back. After all if she didn't take care of her, who would? The woman couldn't find the board side of the barn without twelve signs, a rubber chicken, and both of her hands on it. Even then you sometimes had to explain.
"Honestly Har I don't know why you even keep running back. You always just end up right back here. I tell you every time. You go back to him and he'll abuse you, use you, lose you, and win you back. It's rinse and repeat." The taller woman only frowned slightly and started to play with one of the ears of her costumes. She was all too familiar with this speech. That didn't mean it annoyed her any less to listen to it. She and Mr. J had their problems but she didn't need the tree hugging woman to tell her so.
"Gee Red, all ya had to do was say no." The redheaded woman arched an eyebrow and crossed her arms over her chest. So like a child.
"Now did I say no?" Baby blue eyes flashed and her smile was back across her face. The jester glanced up at the green woman on the flower and the excitement was buzzing in her eyes.
"So I can stay?!" The redhead only gave a slight shrug of her shoulders and apparently that was the symbolic sign of yes. The jester let out a loud squeal and started to jump up and down. She knew the woman would never turn her out but that didn't mean she didn't like to celebrate all the same. Well truth be told she just liked to celebrate. "Oh gee Red you won't regret it! I…Say what's going on? Ya having a party?"
As if it was the first time Harley Quinn had notice the room (namely because it was) her eyes started to scan around it. Baby blues passed over the five Teen Titans and she stopped for a moment, arching an eyebrow. They looked like hell. They looked exhausted and tired and like someone had kicked their butts. All in all they looked like she did after a breakup with Mr. J or when the twisted clown man was just having a bad day.
"Ain't those the umm... don't tell me! I know this! The… Teenie Eat ems?" The redheaded woman groaned and rubbed her face. So much for dramatic tension.
"We're the Teen Titans lady!" Baby blue eyes landed on the green one that had spoken and for a moment they only stared at one another. His eyes narrowed slightly and she pretended to look just as mean. She ignored the way the boy wonder was sending her his own glares as the rest of the group looked on slightly confused. Except for the violet haired girl, she looked annoyed. Finally Harley's smile returned and the green teen found himself blinking out of the stare, confused.
"Oh Yeah! You're Beastie Boy!" Suddenly her eyes grew to the size of saucers and her smile grew even wider. The green teen could already tell she was not all there. "Can you turn into a cute little hyena?! I had to leave my babies behind and that would make me feel so much better! Oh please please!"
"Er…"
"Don't even think about doing it." Everyone's eyes landed on the empath who was looking annoyed. She was annoyed at the fact they had been forgotten for a woman with the attitude of a three year old and at the fact she was now trying to get the green teen to be her entertainment. They were here for a fight not for some silly little circus that this event had suddenly turned into. Raven wished more than she ever had that her powers were back and that she could end this silly affair. "You aren't a circus animal you're a hero. Don't reduce yourself to a sideshow."
The jester let her smile slip into a small pout, crossing her arms over her chest. Beastboy blinked before a slow smile started to cross his lips.
"Gee Rae I didn't know you cared so much." She tried not to blush as she sent him a look. Starfire and Cyborg on the other hand could only smile slightly, the boy wonder still looking distressed and annoyed over the news.
"Wow you're more grouchy than Red and that's saying somethin."
"Harley… I was in the middle of talking to our guest." The jester glanced over her shoulder and saw how irritated her best friend was becoming. That was something she knew better than to do for too long. Harley let out a nervous chuckle and started to walk over.
"Hehe… sorry Red…Oh gee! You got new decorations!" Baby blue eyes caught something from the side of her eyes and her curiosity was getting the better of her again. The green skinned woman groaned and tried to keep from strangling the jester. At this rate she was never going to get this done and over with and make it back to her home in Gotham.
Harley cart-wheeled over to where Slade hung on the wall and landed with grace in front of him. Her head tilted to the side and her hands rested on her hips as Slade glared down at her from where he was pinned.
"Gee Red. You couldn't buy something a bit nicer? This one's missing an eye." To prove a point she covered her left eye with her hand and heard Beastboy laugh off to the side. Harley smirked and went on, waving her arms about to capture the Titan's attention. "Oh oh! Look! He's 'eyeing' me down!"
"Oh oh! I got one! No actually I have two! Get it?!" The green changeling laughed and the Titans groaned rubbing their faces. Leave it to Beastboy to start making jokes with a potential enemy.
"Beastboy…" Started Robin but everyone fell silent as a loud laugh erupted throughout the room. The green changeling straightened up at someone actually laughing at his jokes and ignored the way Cyborg gave him a look of 'stay focus'. It wasn't often he got a willing audience and he was not going to pass this chance up.
"Okay okay I got more! Why did Slade become a pirate?"
"Man, BB…" The green teen went on, ignoring the half robotic teen.
"Cause he already had the eyepatch!" The jester started to laugh again and the green teen beamed.
"Harley…get over here." The jester ignored her and clapped her hands, jumping up and down. She loved a good joke and it was worth anything the flower lady was going to do to hear more.
"Another! Another!"
"What's Slade's favorite evil line to say?" The jester's eyes went wide and she placed her hands in front of her mouth, practically about to burst with anticipation. The green teen did not disappoint. "Eye see you!" He covered one of his eyes and once more the jester burst into a fit of laughter. Beastboy grinned even more and Raven could only arch an eyebrow. This was becoming ridiculous. However if the green teen could distract them just long enough, it was all for the better.
"Oh gee Beastie boy you're funny! Got anymore?"
"Are you kidding me? What did the teacher say to Robin when he was running around with scissors?"
"Iunno what did the teacher say to bird boy when he was running around with scissors?" Beastboy smirked and moved to the front of the group. The Titans watched him and Robin seemed to be getting slightly annoyed. Cyborg just sighed and rubbed his face as Starfire chuckled every now and again. Beastboy leaned over as the jester stood there waiting.
"It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye. Then they become Slade!" Once more the jester burst into a fight of giggles and Slade curled his hands into fist. This was becoming ludicrous. It was one thing to tie him up to a wall and hung him like he was some damn painting. It was another to let a woman dressed like a clown and a teenager that had a skin condition, talk down about him. In front of him none the less. When he got down from this wall the green teen and the jester were going to pay.
"Harley… if you make me have to call you again…" The annoyance was clear in Poison Ivy's voice but the jester only waved a hand over her shoulder to try and tell the other woman to just stay calm.
"Friend Beastboy I think maybe you shouldn't…" Neither of them listened as Harley egged the green teen to go on and he obeyed.
"Why did Slade fail the eye examine?"
"Iunno why?" Beastboy smirked.
"He couldn't find the other I." The jester doubled over and her laugh echoed throughout the room once more, her arms holding her sides. Beastboy smirked and felt like a real comedian. He had never had someone enjoy his jokes to this extreme.
"Harl…" The name was a growl this time and the vines twitched, ready to lash out.
"Beastboy…" Once more the two ignored the redheaded woman and the multicolored teen.
"Okay okay! This is a good one! How do you beat Slade?" The jester was on the ground now, panting for breaths of air. Finally after she was sure she could talk she asked how. Emerald eyes sparkled and his smile grew larger. "Step to the right." Harley stopped laughing, not seeming to get the joke. Baby blue eyes glanced up at the man on the wall that was glowering down at the two with a fiery passion. The jester jumped up and strolled over to the wall. Harley studied him for a moment and then stepped to the right. As the joke came full circle her eyes lit up and she was back on the floor, laughing harder than she had before.
That was enough. The green vines lashed out and slapped the jester over the head, the woman letting out a small 'eep' as she covered her head. Baby blue eyes glanced in the way of the redheaded woman that was glaring at her. Harley knew that look and she knew she was in for a good lecture and maybe a few hits when they got this over with.
"Harley Quinn! If you do not get over here right now I swear you are walking back to Gotham!" The last word was a yell and the jester eeped, seeming to grow a bit shorter. Robin went to yell as well but the empath only held up a hand and moved over to the green teen. Beastboy smiled down at her and she simply looked up at him, lifting an eyebrow ever so slightly. The green teen seemed to blink at the motion before it slowly sunk in exactly why now was not the best time for jokes. The green teen smiled sheepishly and shrugged with his shoulders and hands. He had completely forgotten what was going on there for a second. Raven crossed her arms over her chest and tried not to smile as he started to drag his feet back over to the small group, muttering something about no sense of humor. The empath followed behind him with a small hint of a smile across her lips, Happy laughing away and applauding at the numerous jokes.
Harley was doing pretty much the same as Beastboy, dragging her feet back over to the giant flower with a large pout across her lips. Slowly the jester stopped beside the redheaded woman who had stood up long ago and was still glaring at the clown. Baby blue eyes watched the way the redheaded woman had her hands on her hips, annoyed beyond words. They watched one another for a moment before the jester let out another squeak as Poison Ivy's hand slapped Harley over the back of the head.
"Gee I can't take you anywhere! Remember the plan!? The whole reason I even came to this sickening city?!" The redhead sighed and rubbed her temples, reminding herself to stay calm. It never worked or was worth the effect to lash out or stay mad at the clown. The fact she was sending her puppy dog eyes did not do much to fuel the redhead's anger. "It's alright… I forgive you. Just stay quiet for awhile, can you do that?" The jester beamed at being forgiven so fast and quickly started to nod her head. The redhead sighed again and rubbed her face. She really did need new friends. Who was she kidding, she didn't like humans and it was a miracle that Harley had become a friend.
"Why… Why did you do it…?" The lady of the vines simply watched the boy wonder from her spot, arching an eyebrow at the way he glared at the ground. Finally his head shot up and the woman could see the torment in his face. "Why?!"
"I already told you…"
"But why didn't you just… you know. Try and kill us head on?" Lush green eyes moved to the half robotic teen and she actually let a smile spread across her lips. Poison Ivy retook her spot back on the center of the giant red flower and the jester even seemed to be smiling.
"Wasn't part of the deal."
"Deal?" Lush green eyes glanced at the alien princess who seemed upset, sadness in her eyes. The woman smiled more. Poison Ivy slowly pushed the wave of fiery hair over her shoulder, closing her eyes as she answered.
"I would have to destroy you without any physical contact from my end."
"So you used Sodium Pentathol on us?" Eyes the color of fresh grown leaves landed on the empath. Ivy arched an eyebrow ever so slightly as she saw the faint blush on the violet haired girl's cheeks. They watched one another for a moment and Poison Ivy could not help but feel slightly impressed at the stoic face the empath gave her.
"Yes. Yes I did."
"Okay I don't get it… why use something as stupid as truth serum on us? I mean that's got to be the stupidest thing I have ever heard." She laughed and Beastboy could only blink. It seemed he was just a big hit with these two women and this time he wasn't even joking. Minutes ticked by and her associate was even beginning to giggle now. Slowly the laughter died down and lush green eyes met with emerald. The green teen could feel the fear building up inside of him again as his animal instincts told him to run.
"Look around you dear child. Look at what your own team members did to themselves." As if they could not help it, their eyes started to look amongst themselves. Poison Ivy leaned an elbow on the petal and placed her cheek against her palm, watching them all closely. "The truth you had tried so hard to build up. The honesty you all thought you had. Turns out no one was very honest except the alien girl. Either way though she still got hurt and it all worked out." They fell silent and the lady of the flowers turned back to stroking the lily from earlier, a few more flowers starting to spring up around her giant flower throne.
"You see children, look around you. There's not one person in this room that has not been hurt by someone they loved or trusted." Lush green eyes moved over to land on the one-eyed man hanging on the wall. Their eyes met and held as she watched the way Slade stiffened slightly. "For some of us we see it each time we look into a mirror." There was a small growl from the orange and black dressed man before he looked away from the accusing eyes. Ivy let the smile grew along her lips.
Robin curled his hands into fist and felt his anger growing. This was becoming harder and harder to hear with each passing sentence. The woman seemed to notice and let that sadistic smile slide across her lips again.
"Look Har, the bird boy seems to be upset."
"Awww don't worry bird brain. I'm sure your lovebird doesn't want to fly the coop just yet!"
"But gee Har! He hurt her oh so badly! However will they make up?"
"Shut up…" She ignored the boy wonder and pouted turning her attention to her associate. The clown was pouting as well and they held hands.
"Gee Red iunno! Maybe he'll be nice and bring her a nice big ol worm!" The redhead gave a fake gasp and placed her hand to her chest, her eyes going wide.
"But dear Har! The poor birdie can't fly!"
"Stop it…" The two women kept ignoring the boy wonder. Trying not to fall over in a laugh at the way his voice held a hint of pain but above all, anger. Harley leaned forward and let her large grin cross her face again.
"That's okay! You know what they say!" The redhead smirked and placed a hand on the petal, resting her chin against her palm.
"I sure don't, Har. Whatever do they say?" The jester smirked and places her head on her knees so she was eye level with the redhead.
"Ya gotta beg, crawl, bleed and break a few bones to prove your love! And by the looks of birdie here, he's halfway there!" They both fell into a fit of laughter and the team could only watch as Robin's face went red with anger.
"Poison Ivy… when I get my hands on you…" The redheaded woman arched an eyebrow and the look of amusement stayed across her face.
"What are you going to do? Limp over to me?" Her associate started to laugh again.
"You will stop teasing boyfriend Robin!" The redheaded woman arched an eyebrow and Harley Quinn jumped in this time.
"Gee Red, you sure did make ol green eyes very blue."
"I know Har. One would think they believe this to my doing."
"You poisoned us!" The woman seemed to take offense to Cyborg's words. Lush green eyes narrowed and she glared daggers at the half robotic teen. Cyborg felt his anger falter a bit from the look but he tried not to show it.
"Wrong. I made you tell the truth. You acted on your own accord. I succeeded where Slade failed because he treated you as adults where as I treated you as what you are. Children." The word caused the Titans to curl their fist, glaring at the beautiful and deadly creature in front of them.
"We're not children lady. We're heroes." Her eyes landed on the green teen and then down at the empath by his side. Slowly her eyes fell back on Beastboy's and the changeling had to remind himself to stand his ground.
"You think so? For heroes you sure did leap at the chance to play high school games. You fought, lied, and went out of your way to show your jealousy. You wanted to hurt each other, didn't want to trust one another. You were unable to deal with your emotions and how you truly feel. You may glare at me, hate me, but one thing you cannot do is blame me. If I had wanted you dead, you would be but I do not waste my time on children. I simply gave you the truth and you handled it the very way I imagined children did. You did this all to yourselves." The quiet fell over the group once more and all eyes looked down to the ground, ashamed. Poison Ivy and the jester smirked. The redheaded woman leaned back against the petals and crossed her arms over her chest.
"…How… how did you infect us?" Poison Ivy glanced down at the violet hair girl.
"Flowers." Everyone stiffened slightly and met the gaze of the woman upon the giant flower. She only waved a hand. "I could explain it but why should I? Harley. You speak child all too well. You tell them." The clown squealed and pushed off of her feet from the spot next to the other woman. The jester leaped into the air and did a front flip to land a few feet in front of the Teen Titans. Clearing her throat she started to act out the scenes.
"Well ya see when the two lover boys came and they were hoping for somethin' to impress the ladies, you dogs you." She winked at the green teen and the half robotic one. The two boys couldn't help but blush slightly, feeling guilty at their role in the events. The jester giggled and went on. "They gave ol Red an idea! Ya see the way you boys just kept going on and on about those ladies and the ex it was all too simple!" The jester clapped her hands as if the clapping helped to get the point across. Once she realized it wasn't she stopped and continued. "She got me to give the little twitchy girl roses!" To try and impersonate Terra the jester started to roll her eyes and stumble about like a ditz. Then she placed her hands together and tilted her head as to prove she was sleeping.
"From there each night the girl slept, the roses would open and the pollen would move to cling to her clothes." Harley pretended to yawn and wake up, skipping in place. "She would go to your little place and the pollen would fall off!" She spun in a circle and finally stopped to cross her arms over her chest, beaming with a smile. "The more she went the more scattered around. Same for the other Titans…"
Harley blinked and slowly let her baby blue eyes start to scan the room. She started to count off the number of Titans on her fingers and then glanced at the numbers. Baby blue eyes glanced up and then back down at her hand and then back up again. Finally Harley turned around and looked up at Poison Ivy who was smirking rather amused at the show.
"Say Red where ARE the other Titans?"
The redhead's eyes went wide and she flew up from her chair. She never got to answer though as the door to the front of the shot flew open. Bumblebee burst into the room with the two twins jumping to one of her sides each. The two women eyes moved to the other door behind the titans and sure enough Aqualad and Speedy were in front of them, ready to go.
"You just had to ask, didn't you?" The jester only chuckled nervously and shrugged ever so slightly at the annoyed tone in Poison Ivy's voice.
"Sorry Red…"
"You're under arrest! Give in now or prepare for a butt-whooping!" Ivy arched an eyebrow at Bumblebee. The girl couldn't be serious. The girl in the black and yellow half shirt held up her stingers and there was a crackle. Apparently she was very serious. Slowly Poison Ivy raised her hands and started to walk across the rocks, hips swaying side to side. The jester inched back over to stand beside the lady of the vines in front of the giant throne of flowers.
"Guess I've lost. I'm a gracious loser…" Poison Ivy glanced around and weighed her choices.
"Say Red… I gotta know. Why did you bring in the other titans anyway?" The redheaded woman smiled ever so slightly and watched as Aqualad and Speedy cautiously made their way over to them. The boys really should pick up a paper once in awhile.
"Well you see Har. I didn't realize the boy wonder could not organize a proper team."
"What do you mean? Look at his outfit!" Robin glared and the jester stuck her tongue out at him.
"Well originally… he was supposed to let the bee girl and cat eyed girl team up with the robot in taking down Adonis. Alien girl should have gone with the twins to take down Johnny Rancid because they are the fastest and she is the strongest." The boys had stopped moving now and were paying attention, seeming to think over the formation.
"From there it would have been fishboy and the running kid would have taken down Red X, leaving Robin and his rival bow-boy to take down Slade. The only pairing he did right were the magical kids, ear boy, and stuttering shygirl."
"That's… not bad actually." Admitted the archer and Ivy only sent him a small seductive smile. Speedy found himself smiling back slightly at the pretty older woman.
"I do try… now weren't you two handsome boys going to arrest me." They could hear Slade mutter something against the vine wrapped around his mouth but they paid no heed. Cautiously Speedy and Aqualad moved closer and the green woman straightened out her arms, wrist showing to the teens. "Don't worry, this isn't my first time." The redheaded woman sent the jester a quick wink and instantly the other woman let a smirk slide across her painted black lips.
Hands moved to take the woman by a wrist each but she tugged her arms back. Both Aqualad and Speedy looked up, the archer's hand quickly moving towards the arrows on his back. They weren't fast enough and the green woman pursed her lips together and the dust flew from her wrist, hitting them full in the face.
"Actually. You aren't my type." The two teen boys started to cough and fell down to the ground, water filling their eyes.
"Aqualad! Speedy!" Bumblebee barely had time to call out their names before the jester was back-flipping her way over to the teen. The red and black suited woman jumped forward and brought both her feet to hit against Bumblebee's face, sending her flying backwards. The jester landed with grace and quickly ducked down to spin her body on her hands. Swinging her feet underneath her arms she took down the two twins at the same time. Más went flying to the right and Menos went flying to the left, both hitting the wall. Ivy took that moment to let the vines spring to life and warp around the two twins, keeping them separated and pinned to the wall underneath Slade.
Poison Ivy watched as Beastboy jumped into action since he was the only active member on the team at the moment. The lady of the vines smiled and simply stood at her full height, arching an eyebrow. He shifted into a giant green tiger but didn't get within an arm's reach of the other green person. The jester was faster than he had thought and the fact his face had been smashed in by the giant mallet proved it. The impact had caused him to change back into his pointy eared human side and Beastboy went flying backwards
"Gar!" Raven stumbled forward but did not let it stop her as she pushed her way to the front of the group. Her arms outstretch and she braced herself for the impact. The green teen hit a moment later and her arms held him tightly as they both went flying backwards onto the ground.
"Beastboy!" Called out the last three Titans from Titans West. Damn his arm and ankle, he was going to stop her, he had to do something. Robin turned towards the redheaded woman and saw she was already standing by the door with her associate once more fighting Bumblebee. The jester ducked a punch and pulled out her mallet to once more send another titan flying across the room on impact.
"As you can see birdboy, I've learned a few new tricks. You really should call home more often for updates." Robin growled and Ivy only winked. "Consider this a little lesson in love. Someone always gets hurt. But hey! Have a parting gift on us!" She blew a kiss as the boy wonder started towards her, damn his ankle and arm. He was going to take her down anyway. The robotic teen followed suit but not before he put down the alien princess.
Ivy waited for them to get halfway across the room before she sent Slade flying at the two Titans. The older man collided with the two titans and they all went down, sliding back over to where the alien princess was sitting. The laughter of the two women rung throughout the store and the back room, slowly fading away to prove they were indeed gone.
Robin wanted to run after her but knew he could not. He would be too slow and Cyborg could not take them with one arm, Starfire was still too weak along with Raven and the boy wonder was not sure how the green changeling was fairing. As for the rest of the Titans they were not much better to follow. Más and Menos still wiggled on the wall, Bumblebee was sprawled out on the ground barely capable of staying conscious, and Aqualad and Speedy were close to passing out from the coughing. The boy wonder knew he had to help the team first.
Slade on the other hand did not follow that sentiment. He was going to get that woman and rip her head off but that was after he taught that jester a thing or two. The orange and black dressed man kneed the boy wonder in the stomach and pushed away from the entangled limbs. He ran from the Teen Titans and out the back door to catch up with the feisty redhead and her laughing associate.
Raven hugged the green teen close to her and let her eyes search over his face to make sure he was alright. For a moment Beastboy kept his eyes closed, curses running through his mind ever few seconds. That mallet had hurt a lot more than he thought ever being hit in the face with a mallet could. The empath stroked the wispy green strands away from his face and emerald eyes slowly opened to look up into the dark eyes. Blue-violet eyes filled with relief and she let a small smile cross along her lips, still stroking the green teen's face.
"Hey slugger…you alright?" The green teen smirked and nodded, listening to the same monotone voice he had grown so in love with.
"Yeah. Takes more than that to slow me down…thanks for catching me." Raven blushed a bit and the same faint smile stayed across her lips.
"You would have done the same for me…" Beastboy smiled and moved a hand to cover over the one she place on the side of his face, emerald eyes watching the dark ones.
"I would have, Rae…"
Robin groaned and slowly pushed himself up the best he could, glancing around at his team.
"We have to get Aqualad and Speedy back to the tower… we don't know what they might have… Starfire… see if you can cut down Más and Menos, I saw some weed killer nearby. Beastboy…how are you holding up?" The green teen muttered something and Raven smirked, chuckling softly. Slowly Beastboy sat up on his hands to glance over at the boy wonder, the empath offering support if he needed it.
"Yeah Robin I'm good…"
"Good. Raven I need you to help me carry Bumblebee to the T-car… Beastboy help Cyborg get Aqualad and Speedy…" For once he did not feel up to saying the battle cry and glanced around to see nods from the team. Slowly he returned the nod and they all went about their orders. Robin would deal with Poison Ivy later for now he would help the ones he could.
Ivy laughed as she ran to the park, the leaves surrounding the car quickly falling away with a simple thought. She jumped into the passenger seat and the jester did not blink an eye as she jumped into the driver's seat. The car revved up and the painted face clown turned her head and stuck out her tongue. Tires squealed to life and the car jerked backwards, knowing exactly what it was aiming for.
Slade jumped upwards just as the pink car tried to hit him from the rear. He contorted his body and landed on the hood of the pink Cadillac. His eye narrowing behind the mask as he glared down at the two women. They did not look intimidated in the least.
"Sorry hun! This ain't no bus!" Once more wheels squealed and the car started to drive forward. It whirled all around the road as Harley tried to take the man off the hood. He held firm and kept his balance the whole time. It was enough to annoy the green woman.
"It's not working! You know what to do!"
"On it!" The jester leapt from her seat and the car squealed, moving into the next lane. The green woman quickly yanked the steering wheel back, barely avoiding collision with another car. Poison Ivy ignored the curses and the horns beeping as she moved into the drivers' seat, gunning the gas again. She kept her head to the side letting the wind whip her red strands about as her eyes darted from the road to the two fighting on hood every few minutes.
Slade was a bit surprised at the crazy moment the two women did but did not let it distract him. He watched as the jester gripped the window in front of her and flipped herself over to land on the hood in front of him. Their eyes met and he watched as the clown girl let that creepy grin spread ear to ear on her face. Smoothly she closed the distance between them and started to punch at the man. He easily guarded as the jester swing punch after punch at him, she was stronger and faster than he thought she would be. However he had one thing on his side. He knew better than to underestimate someone where as the clown did not.
"Not so easy as you thought! Is it?!" Slade asked as he went to punch Harley and she easily avoided it. The jester laughed and ducked as he tried to kick her, dog ears flapping in the wind.
"No! It's easier!" Her foot hit against his stomach and he doubled over. However he did not return the foot, holding it to himself as he glared at the woman. Harley blinked and let out a nervous chuckle. "Hahaha. You're not going to take those jokes serious are ya?" He yanked her forward and let his fist hit against her face, sending her flying into the backseat. Ivy winced as she could only imagine how much it hurt as the jester shifted on top of the bills and gold bars, rubbing her aching chin.
"Ow…guess so." Baby blue eyes widen as the orange and black dressed man jumped at her. She was faster than she looked though. She slide down onto her back and brought her feet up. Slade winced as her red and black boots kicked him in the stomach and pressed forward to send him flying over the back of the car. Quickly she turned around and saw him clinging to the rear of the pink car. He looked mad.
Harley only smiled and pulled out a gun from out of nowhere and aimed it. He looked even madder now. The jester watched him narrow his eye in warning and her smile grew wider.
"Watch the birdie! That should be something you're use to!" The gun exploded and the cork flew forth hitting the man square in his good eye. Slade recoiled and let go of the rear. His fingers tried to grab onto it again but it was too late and he was falling. He hit the ground and rolled before tumbling onto his feet. Slowly he stood up to his full height and watched as the pink car sped away down the road.
The two women watched him for a second before they burst into a fit of laughter. The jester jumped from the back seat and into the passenger seat, beaming proudly. They high-fived and went back to laughing as the wind ran through the fiery strands and the flaps of the jester's hood.
Speedy paled slightly as he kept coughing. He didn't know what was worse. The fact his lungs were about to collapse and that he could no longer breathe or the giant needle the boy wonder held in his hands. The archer eyed the needle as Robin started to injected the antidote into Speedy's arm. He didn't like needles much because of a past he rarely talked about. They withdrew the needle and he instantly stopped coughing. Since there was no longer coughing from his side he guessed Aqualad was alright as well.
Minutes went by in silence as the archer and water bender sat side by side wiping at their still watery eyes. They wanted to ask what had hit them but decided on something else. If it had been life threatening they really rather not have known how close they had come.
"So Poison Ivy huh? Any idea why?" Robin frowned a bit and watched the ground, slowly nodding his head.
"Yeah… we'll get Bumblebee and Más and Menos and I'll tell you in the briefing room…" Silently the boy wonder limped from the room on a silver crunch. Speedy watched him go before looking back at the Altanian.
"What's his deal?" The water wielder could only shrug.
Cyborg sat at his work bench, fixing his arm. He felt horrible and like the world was a cold and unfair place. It wasn't fair. All the things said, now they knew the truth and it could never be taken back. Never. There was a soft knock on his door and he wanted to tell them to go away. Tell them he was not in the mood. However he slowly dragged himself to the door and let it slide open.
Starfire stood there with a small smile upon her face and the half robotic teen tried to do the same. He failed and the alien princess's smile faltered a bit.
"Hey Star… What do you need?"
"I wished to do of the checking up on you."
"I'm not fine… but maybe in time. Maybe… I just need to be alone now. I'm sorry." The alien princess could only nod her head slightly and started to walk away, glancing over her shoulder as the door slide closed. She really hoped that the flower lady was not right. She really hoped that they would not let this destroy them. But even the alien princess was having doubts.
Raven sat on her bed, knees drawn to her chest. A truth serum. That meant everything Terra had said, everything Rorek had said, everything she had said was all true. As if that was not enough it seemed that Robin, Cyborg, and Starfire were not talking to one another and even started to avoid each other. The emotions of mistrust, anger, and depression floated through the air like a bad odor. It was all so overbearing for the young empath and all she could do was keep staring down at the floor and try to keep her thoughts together. There was only one good thing that had come from this ordeal and for that she was thankful.
"Rae?" The familiar sound of the green teen caused blue-violet eyes to glance over at the door.
"Come in…" The door slide open and the green teen walked in. Their eyes met for a moment and she could feel her cheeks start to burn with a blush. He smiled at it and she went to pull up her hood. He was over by her side before her hands could even touch the material. His hands took hers into his own and they watched one another for a moment.
"Rae I-" She shook her head and he fell quiet. For a moment they sat there in silence and the green teen wonder if this might be it. He didn't want it to be it but he knew when the empath was scared she could not be talked out of it. Slowly his hand started to leave her own but he was surprised to find she would not allow it. Once more emerald eyes glanced down into the blue-violet and he saw something he never thought he would. Her eyes shimmered with hope, tears, and love.
"Things are going to hell Gar… Things are hell right now… you can look around the tower and see it. I-I can feel it… the hurt, the mistrust, I-I can feel it…" He frowned slightly and watched as her eyes moved away and to the ground. "Things might break apart soon…you and I-"
"No." The word caused her to look back up into the face of the green changeling and he smiled slightly. "Things might go to hell Rae… but things break all the time it does not mean they cannot be fixed. It does not mean that the things that aren't broken will break as well. I'm not going anywhere Miss Roth and I thought by now you would see that."
Her heart jumped a bit and he kept his eyes on hers. She went to talk but the green teen shook his head to keep he silent. He placed a hand on her cheek and she felt herself blush slightly when he leaned his forehead to hers.
"I've waited so long to be with you Rae and I will not let anything stand between that. Not whatever happens to this team, not Terra, and sure as hell not Rorek." She smiled slightly and let her eyebrow lift a bit. He did not stop there though and he tilted her head upwards to watch her eyes. "I love you Rachel Roth and no matter what happens I will not abandon you and together I'm more then certain we can fix this team."
Raven could only nod her head at his words as a ghost of a smile crossed her lips.
"I was actually going to say you and I have to stick together closer then ever now… and that I'm not letting you get away from me ever again." Beastboy blinked and couldn't help but chuckle sheepishly at how fast he jumped to conclusions. Raven smiled and moved to wrap her arms around the green changeling's body, hugging him close. They sat in silence and he gently held her close. "We'll fix this Gar…together we'll mend this team."
"Glad you agree cause I know just the joke to lift everyone's spirits!" Raven glanced up into the emerald eyes and her eyebrows lowered slightly. He couldn't help but smile and wink at her. "You're right. We'll have to put on a whole show!" Despite herself she could not help but let a small smile slide across her lips.
"Garfield Logan, I have no clue what I'm going to do with you some days." He laughed as if the answer was the simplest thing in the world.
"Love me Rae. Love me like the way I love you." She went to talk and respond with her usual sarcastic remarks on how he was being way too mushy, even for a hallmark card. Yet she found she could not respond at all. Raven smiled ever so slightly against his lips and soon she was returning the kiss. Her arms wrapped around his neck and his arms move to encircle her waist, pulling her close. He found the strength in being a better person inside of her. He also found a stronger and more mature person in the simple brush of her lips. She found herself opening up and loving the one man she had never thought she would even get along with. She found herself drowning in the love he offered and for the first time in a long time, Raven felt safe. Slowly their lips parted and he stroked her cheek. "I love you Rachel Roth…"
She could only smile and lean her forehead against his.
"And I love you, Garfield Mark Logan…" He beamed and leaned his head backwards, watching her eyes.
"Okay so about these jokes I have prepared!" She lifted an eyebrow ever so slightly and he returned it with a full-hearted smile. The way he smiled and his eyes lit up she could not help but let a smile cross her lips. They had chosen each other a long time ago and after the dirt had finally settled, after the words had finally been said, and after all the fights and broken hearts had been handled. They stood together victorious and in love, both knowing no one could ever take their spots. They had shown that with tears and blood. They would fix this together and together they would always be because neither of them would ever have it any other way.
The semi end!
A/N: Thank you for the reviews! Here are the thank yous. ^^
Wolvmbm: You know what they say. When all else fails. Run! Lol I hoped the chapter was funny and not what you were expecting but in a good funny way!
BeastBoyfangirl: Yeah even if Beastboy didn't win, he did do some serious damage.
sinomin: lol actually I say pretty much the same thing. I tried to make Rorek likeable but I didn't want him to be more likeable than Beastboy…well like he could. Still! I agree with the whole not liking Terra thing so it makes me happy when people say it! So keep saying it! ^^
ChicoMagnifico: lol I don't think I could write the Joker very well and I refuse to destroy his character cause… I really would, so I didn't even try. Lol. I'm glad you liked the fighting scenes! They were hard to do.
TheForceIsStrongWithThisOne: Yeah… now that I look at that that was a really bad place for trying to be funny. Call it a swing and a miss on my part but can't hit a homerun every time. Hopefully Raven made up for it in this chapter and if not, always the epilogue!
sumbunnyluvsu77: lol it's okay, good job catching up! I hope you did well on your homework. Thanks for being such a great reviewer! You've been awesome!
So there are the thank yous and thanks for everyone who has read and written a review! You've made the journey really fun. I added the whole Harley thing because someone said there was too much drama and I thought maybe I needed to end on a semi-funny note and nothing says, Ha-Ha like Harley. Get it? Ha as in the Ha in Ha-rley…I know. It was bad. Lol.
Stay tuned to find out what happens to the team in the epilogue! Found out what happened to Jinx, Kid Flash, and see how the green man and young empath are fairing! Everything answered and wrapped up in a nice little package in the epilogue! Which I will have up by Sunday!