And here is chapter 23 as promised! (man, my hands hurt! T_T)

Okay, not much more to ways so just enjoy! :)

Thanks for the reviews by the way! I forgot that earlier... :S

TheImaginativeFox - So as i think you saw, it wasn't Kitty and BB, though it could've been, but my idea for the pun in the title was a bit more weird than that, it less evident to understand... I'm sorry for such lame jokes though... x)

JasonVUK - Thanks, it's really nice to know I'm not doing such a bad job in writing this fic... :) (And I WILL finish it, it will be my first finished project ever! :D)

(I know these may not be the best chapters I've written so far but I still hope you are pleased with what I have done! :)

"Slade!" Exclaimed Beast Boy as he walked into the room, anger and hate evident in his voice. The tall villain simply stood up and walked to the other side of the altar.

"Welcome to your end Titan." He said in his deep and raspy voice.

"What did you do to her?!" Exclaimed Beast Boy looking at the villain but keeping his attention on his dark friend from the corner of his eyes.

"Ah, that you would like to know my dear Beast Boy…" Mocked Slade. "Unfortunately I have no intention of revealing my intentions to you…" Beast Boy glanced at the cloaked girl and took a closer look at the strange carvings that were glowing red and lighting up the dark room. They were the same that had appeared on her when Slade had tried to use her to wake Trigon up, but it couldn't be the demon again, they had defeated him… A lump formed in the changelings throat as he took in the fact that maybe it was Trigon, after all he couldn't really die. What if he was back? That thought sent freezing shivers down the Titan's spine and he shook himself out of it, he couldn't be scared now, she needed his help and he had to be strong.

"I hadn't expected you to be the one to come to me, I must admit." Started the villain. "But do you really think you can do anything against me?" He asked. "Didn't you understand that you all are no match for me earlier?"

Beast Boy shivered as he recalled the events that had played before his eyes a few hours before when he had followed Raven into the woods. Neither of them had expected to be ambushed by the leader of the enemy forces but Slade had been waiting for them with Malchior and Cheshire.

"Well look at what we have here!" Had mocked the one eyed mastermind as the two titans had appeared before them. Beast Boy had cursed, he had known something was wrong as soon as Malchior had taken off towards the woods but Raven would never have listened to him so he had simply followed her to try and keep her safe. That had not gone well…

The dragon had attacked the empath managing to land a hit during the brief moment of hesitation that had paralyzed her as he told her he still loved her. Then everything had gone too fast, Cheshire had attacked Beast Boy while Slade attacked the empath with the dragon. She had been taken down easily by the two villains and she was bleeding quite heavily from the place here Malchior had hit her with his claws. The dragon laughed at the witch's limp body as he put her on his back. Slade was about to disappear with him when Beast Boy had transformed. He had never wanted to use the Beast again but seeing the girl he had loved for so long get hurt always had that effect on him.

"Raven!" He had shouted as he had noticed her limp body lying on the ground.

He got angry, very angry, and heard a voice roaring in his face before almost blacking out. From then on he everything had been flashes. He remembered roaring, a deep voice uttering the same words over again and again. "I'll kill you, I'll kill you all!". He recalled jerking the green assassin aside and attacking Slade. He remembered slashing and biting like the mad animal he was, trying t kill the villain and to take down the dragon. He remembered the dark laugh of the monster of a man that had taken him on. Unfortunately his rage had not been enough and when he had regained consciousness he had found himself embedded in a huge rock with no trace of the villains…

He had managed to extricate himself and drag his sore body back to the battlefield. he had fallen on his knees and had cried, unable to contain his sorrow and his despair. She was gone, they had taken her, it was all over… These words kept playing over and over in his head, drowning the protests of the deep voice inside his head. It wasn't until Cyborg had shaken him out of it that he had realized that all hope wasn't lost.

Many people had underestimated him along the years, thinking him to be the team's pet or a bird brain but he had continuously managed to impress those people and overcome the challenges that they set in his path. His efforts and his abilities weren't always recognized for what they were really worth, that not being improved by the fact that he couldn't help but goof around all the time, but he was contempt with always being the underdog. One day would come where he would show everyone what he was truly worth. He had always thought that his chance would come to him, but after the Malchior incident and the Beast's appearance he had realized that he had to deal with the obstacles if he wanted to become the hero he knew he could be.

He had worked, trained, over and over again to contain the creature inside him, seeking help from the person that could understand him the most in spite of the appearances. Raven. They had always been there for each other when they needed it and right now he had to save her or he would never be able to forgive himself. That was his chance, his moment to shine and to do something extraordinary.

As soon as he had walked in the large room Beast Boy had taken in the layout, a neat trick he had learned in his years at the Doom Patrol, and had immediately spotted all the places he could use to pull the fight in his favor. The room was quite large, with a large altar in the center and rocks disposed all over the place. The ceiling was about four meters high and there was only on other exit else than the door he had come in through. It was only lit by the glowing red carvings in the stone. The changeling looked directly at Slade and kept his gaze on the villain. All his senses were on maximum alert and every muscle in his body tensed and untensed as he slowly moved around the stone altar over which was floating Raven.

"I'm not scared of you Slade. And I'm not as weak as you think!" replied the changeling, looking his foe straight in the eye. Slade stopped and stood right in front of him, on the other side of the altar, his head straight and his lone eye boring in Beast Boy's mind. He scoffed before retorting in a mocking voice.

"Well, I'll take great pleasure in taking you down once more!" This time the villain stepped on the altar and jumped over it, landing right besides Beast Boy. the young Titan didn't move and simply stared at the villain. They stood there, face to face, their bodies barely a meter apart, looking in each other's eyes (or eye). Time seemed to slow down, as if an eternity was passing by, and they kept looking at each other. That seemed to have lasted hours to Beast Boy until the villain finally threw a punch at the changeling.

The green teen had been tensing up since the moment he had walked into the room and even though his muscles were starting to become sore from the stress, when Slade attacked first he was ready and he jumped back. He quickly changed into a cheetah and leaped at the villain, evading another punch and passing beside him before turning into a Sasquatch and, in turn, throwing a heavy punch at his opponent. He sent the masked man flying throughout the room and bumping heavily in the opposite wall. But that wasn't merely enough to take down the masked assassin and he almost immediately stood back up and ran at Beast Boy. As he was about to transform again the changeling felt a heavy punch hit him in the chest and was sent flying into the wall too. Fortunately he managed to absorb the shock and turned into jaguar before jumping at Slade again and slashing at him. The villain evaded the attack easily and threw a punch of his own, only missing the Titan by a hair as he had turned in a hawk and flow just out of reach.

Beast Boy turned into a gorilla and picked up a stone as soon as he had touched the ground again and threw it at Slade who simply punched through it, breaking it into pieces, as if it was sand. He then morphed into a kangaroo and jumped over the villain, turning into a snake and slithering through his grip before he could catch him only to become a whale a crashing over him, all this in an instant. He turned back to his human form when he felt the villain stir under his gigantic belly and jumped back near the altar. Slade slowly stood back up.

"Not bad changeling, but still not enough!" He exclaimed as he took out a sword.

"I'm not done Slade!" Yelled Beast Boy as he started morphing into the Beast. The deep voice echoed once more in his mind and he was about to jump at the villain when Slade stopped and sheathed his sword again.

"Well, it seems our time has run out my dear Titan." He said in a deep and calm voice. "As I said earlier, by coming here you walked towards your end…" Beast Boy, still in the Beast's form, was about to ask what he meant when he turned around and noticed the now intense red glow coming out of the runes.

"The spell is finally ready. This is goodbye then…" Added Slade with a light chuckle.

"What do you mean-?" Beast Boy started as he saw Raven's body start glowing bright red too and drowning the whole room in bright red light. Then he felt everything go dark.