8.
(Authors Note: For all you Raven fans out there, I think you'll enjoy this
chapter.)
"I wonder how Robin is doing?" Starfire asked as she and Raven continued to walk down a small deserted alleyway. The new team had decided to split up in their search for Slade, figuring they'd cover more ground that way. Raven raised her eyebrow as if to say something cocky, then changed her mind and continued walking. "You're friends will be fine." She said, not bothering to look at Star. Starfire seemed to have taken this comment very hard. "Why do you not deem them as your 'friends' too?" she asked, placing her hand on Raven's shoulder "They will be your associates soon." Raven glared at Starfire. "One I have no friends!" she bellowed "And two, please remove your hand from my shoulder, no one may touch me!" Starfire quickly retracted her hand, as Raven continued walking. She put her head down and sulked the rest of the way.
Before long Raven and Star reached a small run-down nightclub at the end of the alleyway. Out side sat four angry looking (rather large) males, each laughing and joking with the other. "They look like Ringer-Winatch from planet Joix!" she whispered to herself. As Raven, with Starfire trying very hard not to look nervous, continued walking, the four guys took notice of the two females whom had wondered into their territory. "Darn, somebody slap me!" the big bald one cried. Starfire looked at Raven, shrugged her shoulders, and then walked over and slapped him. "What did you do that for?" another of his pals screamed. "Did he not just ask for someone to hit him?" Starfire asked, trying very hard to be polite.
The four guys got up and began to move closer to Star, pulling out chains, metal rods, and other types of weapons. Raven stepped in front of them "She didn't mean it." She began very coolly. She pushed Starfire to get her to start walking again. "Now if you don't mind." She turned to walk away, as the bald headed male grabbed her by the arm. "Hey hot-stuff, why you and your friend gatta leave so soon?" He and his friends snickered. Starfire covered her mouth in horror; Raven on the other hand made no movement at all. "That.was a big mistake." Raven pulled her arm away from the grasp of the cue ball. The men seemed to be amused. "No body touches me!" she screamed. Raven turned to face the boys, her eyes were now glowing an eerie white. To the guy's surprise, Raven began to levitate off the ground, her cloak billowing in the wind. "Oh my." Starfire whispered.
"Azarath.Metrion..Zinthos!" She shouted. Black lights surrounded the nearby garbage pails as they were lifted into the air, and hurled at the four unsuspecting teenagers. Two guys were sent flying from the impact, while the cue ball and his friend watched in terror. "Get her!" he screamed as his friend rushed the levitating Raven. Though big and muscular, Raven's speed was much faster then her attacker. Before he managed to grab her, she landed several kicks and then flipped him over her shoulder, slamming him into the ground. "Arrgh!" The cue ball rushed Raven while she was occupied. She was sent fling into a near by wall, causing a large burst of cloud and dust. When it cleared Raven was nowhere to be seen. "Where?" The kid began to ask, but he was cut off. Black and white lights swirled around the wall as Raven fazed through it. "Azarath.Metrion.Zinthos!" She shouted. In a flash of black lights, the cue ball was sent pummeling back and forth into the walls of each building, like a giant game of ping-pong till he hit the floor. Raven returned to the ground in a relaxed state, as if nothing had happened. "Are you ok?" She asked Starfire, but no answer came. "Hello?" Raven looked around, trying to see Star, who was nowhere to be found. Suddenly a large fist slammed Raven from behind, sending her crashing to the floor unconscious. Holding the knocked out Starfire in his other arm, the assailant slowly dragged Raven's limp body behind him.
***** Meanwhile, across town, Robin, Cyborg, and Beast boy were having problems of their own in a junk yard. "We got to work as a team!" Beast boy shouted, transforming into a rabbit and hopping out of the way from Jinx's blast. "Silly rabbit, Trix are for kids." Jinx laughed continuing to fire purple energy waves at the quickly hopping green rabbit. A few feet away Mammoth and Cyborg were wrestling, Mammoth overpowering Cyborg by a lot. "Beam you up Scottie!" Cyborg shouted as his arm formed into a Laser cannon. He fired a large laser beam at Mammoth sending him fling into a heap of garbage. Cyborg laughed at his accomplishment, not realizing Mammoth was now charging him. Suddenly Robin leapt out of nowhere, jump kicking Mammoth to the floor. "Thanks man." Cyborg mused, rubbing the back of his head ashamed. Jinx appeared from behind a pile of trash. "I got mine." She called, holding up a cage of purple energy. Inside was a little green rabbit. "Where's yours?" she asked settling down on a broken chair cradling her cage. "Still working on that." Mammoth winced leaping at Cyborg. Mammoth flung Cyborg into the back of a garbage truck and closed the big iron latch. Jinx used her powers to melt the latch so that Cyborg couldn't get out. "Remind me why I needed you?" She asked Mammoth, then jumping out of the way as Robin did a flip over the truck and round-housed Mammoth in the face. Robin flung everything he could at Mammoth in an attempt to save his newfound friends. "Not so tough when you're not a team." Mammoth cackled. "Could you hurry this up?" Jinx asked in a board tone of voice. "You're tougher then you look." Mammoth screamed as he tried to block Robin's punches, "No wonder you're the leader." Robin leapt into the air. "Lead this!" he shouted and flung and exploding disk at Mammoth. The explosion sent him flying. "Now I hope you learned something." Robin smiled standing over Mammoth's body. Suddenly Robin's eyes gleamed bright purple, his whole body began to shake. Jinx removed her hand from his shoulder as Robin fell to the floor, unconscious. "Men!" She said disgusted. "Everything the hard way." She walked over to Mammoth and helped him up. "Well that was fun." She chuckled. She waved her hand at Mammoth. "Go gather them all up, so we can get out of this dump." She crossed her arms and smiled. "Now the real fun begins."
"I wonder how Robin is doing?" Starfire asked as she and Raven continued to walk down a small deserted alleyway. The new team had decided to split up in their search for Slade, figuring they'd cover more ground that way. Raven raised her eyebrow as if to say something cocky, then changed her mind and continued walking. "You're friends will be fine." She said, not bothering to look at Star. Starfire seemed to have taken this comment very hard. "Why do you not deem them as your 'friends' too?" she asked, placing her hand on Raven's shoulder "They will be your associates soon." Raven glared at Starfire. "One I have no friends!" she bellowed "And two, please remove your hand from my shoulder, no one may touch me!" Starfire quickly retracted her hand, as Raven continued walking. She put her head down and sulked the rest of the way.
Before long Raven and Star reached a small run-down nightclub at the end of the alleyway. Out side sat four angry looking (rather large) males, each laughing and joking with the other. "They look like Ringer-Winatch from planet Joix!" she whispered to herself. As Raven, with Starfire trying very hard not to look nervous, continued walking, the four guys took notice of the two females whom had wondered into their territory. "Darn, somebody slap me!" the big bald one cried. Starfire looked at Raven, shrugged her shoulders, and then walked over and slapped him. "What did you do that for?" another of his pals screamed. "Did he not just ask for someone to hit him?" Starfire asked, trying very hard to be polite.
The four guys got up and began to move closer to Star, pulling out chains, metal rods, and other types of weapons. Raven stepped in front of them "She didn't mean it." She began very coolly. She pushed Starfire to get her to start walking again. "Now if you don't mind." She turned to walk away, as the bald headed male grabbed her by the arm. "Hey hot-stuff, why you and your friend gatta leave so soon?" He and his friends snickered. Starfire covered her mouth in horror; Raven on the other hand made no movement at all. "That.was a big mistake." Raven pulled her arm away from the grasp of the cue ball. The men seemed to be amused. "No body touches me!" she screamed. Raven turned to face the boys, her eyes were now glowing an eerie white. To the guy's surprise, Raven began to levitate off the ground, her cloak billowing in the wind. "Oh my." Starfire whispered.
"Azarath.Metrion..Zinthos!" She shouted. Black lights surrounded the nearby garbage pails as they were lifted into the air, and hurled at the four unsuspecting teenagers. Two guys were sent flying from the impact, while the cue ball and his friend watched in terror. "Get her!" he screamed as his friend rushed the levitating Raven. Though big and muscular, Raven's speed was much faster then her attacker. Before he managed to grab her, she landed several kicks and then flipped him over her shoulder, slamming him into the ground. "Arrgh!" The cue ball rushed Raven while she was occupied. She was sent fling into a near by wall, causing a large burst of cloud and dust. When it cleared Raven was nowhere to be seen. "Where?" The kid began to ask, but he was cut off. Black and white lights swirled around the wall as Raven fazed through it. "Azarath.Metrion.Zinthos!" She shouted. In a flash of black lights, the cue ball was sent pummeling back and forth into the walls of each building, like a giant game of ping-pong till he hit the floor. Raven returned to the ground in a relaxed state, as if nothing had happened. "Are you ok?" She asked Starfire, but no answer came. "Hello?" Raven looked around, trying to see Star, who was nowhere to be found. Suddenly a large fist slammed Raven from behind, sending her crashing to the floor unconscious. Holding the knocked out Starfire in his other arm, the assailant slowly dragged Raven's limp body behind him.
***** Meanwhile, across town, Robin, Cyborg, and Beast boy were having problems of their own in a junk yard. "We got to work as a team!" Beast boy shouted, transforming into a rabbit and hopping out of the way from Jinx's blast. "Silly rabbit, Trix are for kids." Jinx laughed continuing to fire purple energy waves at the quickly hopping green rabbit. A few feet away Mammoth and Cyborg were wrestling, Mammoth overpowering Cyborg by a lot. "Beam you up Scottie!" Cyborg shouted as his arm formed into a Laser cannon. He fired a large laser beam at Mammoth sending him fling into a heap of garbage. Cyborg laughed at his accomplishment, not realizing Mammoth was now charging him. Suddenly Robin leapt out of nowhere, jump kicking Mammoth to the floor. "Thanks man." Cyborg mused, rubbing the back of his head ashamed. Jinx appeared from behind a pile of trash. "I got mine." She called, holding up a cage of purple energy. Inside was a little green rabbit. "Where's yours?" she asked settling down on a broken chair cradling her cage. "Still working on that." Mammoth winced leaping at Cyborg. Mammoth flung Cyborg into the back of a garbage truck and closed the big iron latch. Jinx used her powers to melt the latch so that Cyborg couldn't get out. "Remind me why I needed you?" She asked Mammoth, then jumping out of the way as Robin did a flip over the truck and round-housed Mammoth in the face. Robin flung everything he could at Mammoth in an attempt to save his newfound friends. "Not so tough when you're not a team." Mammoth cackled. "Could you hurry this up?" Jinx asked in a board tone of voice. "You're tougher then you look." Mammoth screamed as he tried to block Robin's punches, "No wonder you're the leader." Robin leapt into the air. "Lead this!" he shouted and flung and exploding disk at Mammoth. The explosion sent him flying. "Now I hope you learned something." Robin smiled standing over Mammoth's body. Suddenly Robin's eyes gleamed bright purple, his whole body began to shake. Jinx removed her hand from his shoulder as Robin fell to the floor, unconscious. "Men!" She said disgusted. "Everything the hard way." She walked over to Mammoth and helped him up. "Well that was fun." She chuckled. She waved her hand at Mammoth. "Go gather them all up, so we can get out of this dump." She crossed her arms and smiled. "Now the real fun begins."
