Chapter Four: Reunion
Raven remembered what she did so that she wouldn't get killed by Gizmo. They had thought she was oblivious to what happened to her. So she pretended to be unconscious, still even she was too weak to fight them, but held off until it was the right moment to protect herself. Lying in a pretend lifeless body, she created a shield over herself with invisibility. It was strong enough to hold off the rockets but it took all her energy so she did pass out from all the blood she lost. A few rockets though did manage to get past the shield and cut up her pajamas on the side, slicing through her skin. She wondered how she lived through this. She ducked her head under the water and came back out to the river bank. Her bra strap showed near her neck. She pushed it back.
"You ok?" Robin filled with concern, asked. He was shirtless and washing it from the blood. He smiled with his belt still on and took out a miniature first aid kit.
"I don't need that, I'm fine!" Raven bickered. Robin held back a bit.
"Raven, don't try denying it, you're cut up," he leaned next to her wet body as he applied alcohol to her skin. She winced from the sting but stood still. He took bandages and wrapped her legs and arm. "How'd you survive from the rockets?" She blushed as he moved down to her legs.
"I created an invisible shield, you know the rest?" Raven asked. He nodded. She flew into the air and sped towards Cyborg, telling Robin to wait there. She picked up Cyborg with her mental help. Robin sighed and looked after.
A couple of minutes later, they came back, with Raven floating Cyborg behind her. She sat down and he landed safely.
"Cyborg needs recharging," She let out. She grabbed Robin's shirt while leaving him with his mouth hung open. She dipped the shirt into the river and left it for Cyborg. She sat with legs under her and squeezed the water into Cyborg's mouth. She lifted his head so it would go down his throat. Raven threw the shirt back at Robin and focused her empathy powers over Cyborg's wounds. They healed rapidly. "You need to be healed." She said with her back against him.
"I'm fine, you do-" Robin was cut short again.
"I think you're denying it," Raven interrupted. She made him sit still. She worked from his face, to arms, stomach and legs. He felt refreshed after it.
"Thank you, I guess," Robin rubbed his arms to test if he was healed. Raven just shook her head and healed herself. She flew off into the air, and began to scan the area for the other two. She found Starfire down the river washed on the shore and healed her. She took her and placed her gently to the left of Cyborg. She then went off again. After several hours, Raven finally found Beastboy thrown into a cave; she again healed him and flew back to the place where Robin and the rest were. When Beastboy was set down, he awoke. The others were awakening as well.
"I do not understand! Why were we hurt so bad? How did Raven survive? We should go back and defeat them!" Starfire declared.
"It ain't gonna be that easy, Star!" Cyborg punched his fist into his other hand. Starfire let out an 'oh' and looked down at her feet.
"Cyborg's right! We can't let them defeat us again! Not while we're still a team. Ready Teen Titans?" Robin said. He was standing on the rock that he was sitting on to wash his shirt. Raven was leaning against a tree with her eyes closed and Cyborg sat around a fire that Starfire lit up. Beastboy and Starfire sat with him. They all-or most- agreed to go back and kick their butts.
"Yo! What about you, Raven? Are you just going to stand there?" Beastboy questioned. Raven shot him down with a look so ominous it made Starfire screech and Cyborg's eye go wide. Beastboy turned into a kitten and crawled into Starfire's lap. Robin just stared at her waiting for an answer.
"We need to practice first. This team needs to be well prepared for the unexpected and the stronger," Raven affirmed. She looked at Robin to see if he agreed and he nodded. "Tomorrow, we will set of to Gotham to Bruce Wayne-"
"Bruce Wayne?!" Robin screamed the name of the man that once used to lead him. She nodded and continued.
"-he will help us with the training and battle we will face. I talked to him already, and he told me whenever we are ready or whenever we want to. I think now is a good time," Raven looked at Robin again. He shook his head in defeat. The others gazed at her intently. "We cannot go back and fight them again right now."
"I understand ya, Rave," Beastboy conjured. He didn't exactly follow up in what she was saying. But Cyborg did. Starfire, like Beastboy, was confused.
"Right and pigs will fly. Listen Raven, how are we gonna get there? I mean it is kinda far to walk and it's on the other side of the city," Cyborg told the verity. Raven just looked at them like they were stupid or something.
"Starfire and I can fly, Beastboy can turn into something big AND flying and carry you two. Are you up to that, Beastboy?" Raven asked pointing at Robin and Cyborg. He nodded.
"Why not leave right now?" Starfire had curiosity in her eyes. Raven shot her another look.
"We need our rest. If Beastboy falls asleep during flight, they will be destroyed. Do you comprehend now?" Raven stipulated. Starfire nodded slowly and looked down once more.
"Can't we just stay in a hotel, though? It's bad enough that we were beaten up by the people we beat up before!" Cyborg demanded. Raven looked at Robin for another nod of agreement. He nodded.
The group spent the rest of the night using the rest of their energy to fly towards the nearest motel. It was pretty shabby and they only had one room but the power outage stopped and the lights came back on, but when they did turn on the lamps or the lights, they're were black lights and made the room glow purple for the walls were still pretty white. Robin's white t- shirt glowed as well and everything seemed hazy to them.
"What is this type of light is this? I had never seen this before and it makes the room be filled with interesting colors!" Starfire asked, peering into the head of the lamp. Her eyes sparked neon green.
"It's a black light Star; they use it in raves or for 'decorating' rooms," Beastboy added. He looked at them and laughed because Raven's pajamas were ripped up and Robin's shirt was wet but glowing. Raven and Robin were the only ones in pajamas because they were under attack unexpectedly. The rest took time putting on their costumes. Robin looked at his shirt and took it off. He went to the bath room and turned on the lights. It appeared that the only source of light that doesn't make your clothes look neon was the bathroom light. They left it on and turned the rest of the lights off. They assembled that after they wake up, they should eat and then fly over to Bruce Wayne's mansion. After words, the team slept. Raven and Starfire shared one bed and the other three guys squeezed onto the other one.
"Ow! Beastboy! You're kicking me!" Robin spouted off.
"But if Cyborg didn't take up most of the space, it wouldn't be a problem!" Beastboy fought back. He turned into a green mouse and slept on the chair by the drawer. Cyborg used an extension cord and connected to himself and the plug. He was already asleep.
"Finally! Thanks," Robin snarled. Everyone seemed asleep but Raven kept her eyes wide awake. She slept until 6AM and patiently walked around the motel room until BeastBoy yawned and woke up. Starfire woke up next and then Robin. Cyborg was only half done with revitalizing himself but it was fine so they woke him up.
"I'm not done recharging!" Cyborg yelled.
"You can recharge at Bruce's," Raven whispered. Her words were a blur to him since he was only half listening but he got the point when he heard the word 'recharge' and 'Bruce'. When everyone were done brushing their teeth with the one tooth brush provided for them, and refreshed themselves, they ate at the cheapest breakfast diner they could find and headed off to Batman's house. Raven flew, leading Starfire who led the large, green pterodactyl Beastboy which Cyborg and Robin were holding onto. Halfway in the flight, Beastboy got tired and turned into a smaller bird and forgot about the other none flying boys. They were falling so fast but with relief Beastboy turned back into a pterodactyl and caught them on his back.
"Just a few more minutes, Beastboy! Can you hold them?" Raven pointed to Starfire where to go and she went. She slowed down by Beastboy who was sweating furiously and nodded. He dropped a bit and then shook his head.
"It's too heavy!" Beastboy starting panting and since Raven had an almost endless amount of energy, she lifted Robin off (since, obviously, he was the lightest of the two) with her mind power and floated him until they reached Bruce's house.
Robin ran up to the doorsteps to the place which he considered home. The others followed behind. He took a deep breath and Starfire glided behind him.
"Is something the matter?" Starfire asked in worry. After all, she only wanted to help and protect him. Raven just stared harder to not let emotions of sadness show. He just smiled and put one of his arms around her waist and Starfire blushed. By this time, Raven started to get annoyed.
"Looks like someone's jealous," Beastboy whispered to Cyborg, pointing at Raven. Raven overheard them talk about her and she looked back. They jumped back in surprise that she did.
"I don't lo- like Robin!" she sneered. She was only lying to herself.
"Nothing's the matter," Robin rung the doorbell.
"Master Dick, welcome home. It is a pleasant surprise, what brings you here, sir?" Alfred loosed Starfire from Robin's grasp and led him to the living room.
"Yes, what does bring you home, Dick?" Bruce walked into their antique-filled living room. He glanced at the Teen Titans. Then noticed Raven at the window looking out. "Raven, the training sessions. Is that why you're here?"
"We need the training. By all means of respect, Mr. Wayne, we need it," Raven said, her back to all the rest looking out the window. Bruce nodded and Raven followed him to discuss their plans for preparation while the rest were left in the living room to talk.
"Dude, what got Raven so upset?" Beastboy solicited. Robin just shrugged his shoulders and talked to Cyborg while Alfred put out tea for them. Starfire sniffed it cautiously. Her eyebrows just furrowed deep into her skin. Cyborg just laughed at her. She was confused.
"You drink it," Robin told her. He picked up a cup and drank it. Starfire just clapped and drank it in delight.
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"You're telling me, the H.I.V.Es beat you?" Bruce just asked in amusement. Raven just circled her fingers on the rim of the cup.
"Not just the H.I.V.Es, most of Slade's team anyway. They seemed to have had more force upon us," Raven said. Alfred came in and filled more tea in their half full/empty cups. He handed Raven some clothes.
"This should do you right now, miss," Alfred spoke gently. Raven thanked him silently with a graceful nod of her head. She took the clothes and went to their nearest bathroom. Even that was nicely decorated. As she changed out of her torn up pajamas, she remembered the attack less than 24 hours ago. Why couldn't she beat them? She knew she could've, what was holding her back to go solo? She shook her head in disapproval of her thoughts and re-directed them to Robin. and Starfire's relationship. Raven knew all too well that they cared about each other, maybe more than a friendly relationship. She just gritted her teeth and changed.
Raven remembered what she did so that she wouldn't get killed by Gizmo. They had thought she was oblivious to what happened to her. So she pretended to be unconscious, still even she was too weak to fight them, but held off until it was the right moment to protect herself. Lying in a pretend lifeless body, she created a shield over herself with invisibility. It was strong enough to hold off the rockets but it took all her energy so she did pass out from all the blood she lost. A few rockets though did manage to get past the shield and cut up her pajamas on the side, slicing through her skin. She wondered how she lived through this. She ducked her head under the water and came back out to the river bank. Her bra strap showed near her neck. She pushed it back.
"You ok?" Robin filled with concern, asked. He was shirtless and washing it from the blood. He smiled with his belt still on and took out a miniature first aid kit.
"I don't need that, I'm fine!" Raven bickered. Robin held back a bit.
"Raven, don't try denying it, you're cut up," he leaned next to her wet body as he applied alcohol to her skin. She winced from the sting but stood still. He took bandages and wrapped her legs and arm. "How'd you survive from the rockets?" She blushed as he moved down to her legs.
"I created an invisible shield, you know the rest?" Raven asked. He nodded. She flew into the air and sped towards Cyborg, telling Robin to wait there. She picked up Cyborg with her mental help. Robin sighed and looked after.
A couple of minutes later, they came back, with Raven floating Cyborg behind her. She sat down and he landed safely.
"Cyborg needs recharging," She let out. She grabbed Robin's shirt while leaving him with his mouth hung open. She dipped the shirt into the river and left it for Cyborg. She sat with legs under her and squeezed the water into Cyborg's mouth. She lifted his head so it would go down his throat. Raven threw the shirt back at Robin and focused her empathy powers over Cyborg's wounds. They healed rapidly. "You need to be healed." She said with her back against him.
"I'm fine, you do-" Robin was cut short again.
"I think you're denying it," Raven interrupted. She made him sit still. She worked from his face, to arms, stomach and legs. He felt refreshed after it.
"Thank you, I guess," Robin rubbed his arms to test if he was healed. Raven just shook her head and healed herself. She flew off into the air, and began to scan the area for the other two. She found Starfire down the river washed on the shore and healed her. She took her and placed her gently to the left of Cyborg. She then went off again. After several hours, Raven finally found Beastboy thrown into a cave; she again healed him and flew back to the place where Robin and the rest were. When Beastboy was set down, he awoke. The others were awakening as well.
"I do not understand! Why were we hurt so bad? How did Raven survive? We should go back and defeat them!" Starfire declared.
"It ain't gonna be that easy, Star!" Cyborg punched his fist into his other hand. Starfire let out an 'oh' and looked down at her feet.
"Cyborg's right! We can't let them defeat us again! Not while we're still a team. Ready Teen Titans?" Robin said. He was standing on the rock that he was sitting on to wash his shirt. Raven was leaning against a tree with her eyes closed and Cyborg sat around a fire that Starfire lit up. Beastboy and Starfire sat with him. They all-or most- agreed to go back and kick their butts.
"Yo! What about you, Raven? Are you just going to stand there?" Beastboy questioned. Raven shot him down with a look so ominous it made Starfire screech and Cyborg's eye go wide. Beastboy turned into a kitten and crawled into Starfire's lap. Robin just stared at her waiting for an answer.
"We need to practice first. This team needs to be well prepared for the unexpected and the stronger," Raven affirmed. She looked at Robin to see if he agreed and he nodded. "Tomorrow, we will set of to Gotham to Bruce Wayne-"
"Bruce Wayne?!" Robin screamed the name of the man that once used to lead him. She nodded and continued.
"-he will help us with the training and battle we will face. I talked to him already, and he told me whenever we are ready or whenever we want to. I think now is a good time," Raven looked at Robin again. He shook his head in defeat. The others gazed at her intently. "We cannot go back and fight them again right now."
"I understand ya, Rave," Beastboy conjured. He didn't exactly follow up in what she was saying. But Cyborg did. Starfire, like Beastboy, was confused.
"Right and pigs will fly. Listen Raven, how are we gonna get there? I mean it is kinda far to walk and it's on the other side of the city," Cyborg told the verity. Raven just looked at them like they were stupid or something.
"Starfire and I can fly, Beastboy can turn into something big AND flying and carry you two. Are you up to that, Beastboy?" Raven asked pointing at Robin and Cyborg. He nodded.
"Why not leave right now?" Starfire had curiosity in her eyes. Raven shot her another look.
"We need our rest. If Beastboy falls asleep during flight, they will be destroyed. Do you comprehend now?" Raven stipulated. Starfire nodded slowly and looked down once more.
"Can't we just stay in a hotel, though? It's bad enough that we were beaten up by the people we beat up before!" Cyborg demanded. Raven looked at Robin for another nod of agreement. He nodded.
The group spent the rest of the night using the rest of their energy to fly towards the nearest motel. It was pretty shabby and they only had one room but the power outage stopped and the lights came back on, but when they did turn on the lamps or the lights, they're were black lights and made the room glow purple for the walls were still pretty white. Robin's white t- shirt glowed as well and everything seemed hazy to them.
"What is this type of light is this? I had never seen this before and it makes the room be filled with interesting colors!" Starfire asked, peering into the head of the lamp. Her eyes sparked neon green.
"It's a black light Star; they use it in raves or for 'decorating' rooms," Beastboy added. He looked at them and laughed because Raven's pajamas were ripped up and Robin's shirt was wet but glowing. Raven and Robin were the only ones in pajamas because they were under attack unexpectedly. The rest took time putting on their costumes. Robin looked at his shirt and took it off. He went to the bath room and turned on the lights. It appeared that the only source of light that doesn't make your clothes look neon was the bathroom light. They left it on and turned the rest of the lights off. They assembled that after they wake up, they should eat and then fly over to Bruce Wayne's mansion. After words, the team slept. Raven and Starfire shared one bed and the other three guys squeezed onto the other one.
"Ow! Beastboy! You're kicking me!" Robin spouted off.
"But if Cyborg didn't take up most of the space, it wouldn't be a problem!" Beastboy fought back. He turned into a green mouse and slept on the chair by the drawer. Cyborg used an extension cord and connected to himself and the plug. He was already asleep.
"Finally! Thanks," Robin snarled. Everyone seemed asleep but Raven kept her eyes wide awake. She slept until 6AM and patiently walked around the motel room until BeastBoy yawned and woke up. Starfire woke up next and then Robin. Cyborg was only half done with revitalizing himself but it was fine so they woke him up.
"I'm not done recharging!" Cyborg yelled.
"You can recharge at Bruce's," Raven whispered. Her words were a blur to him since he was only half listening but he got the point when he heard the word 'recharge' and 'Bruce'. When everyone were done brushing their teeth with the one tooth brush provided for them, and refreshed themselves, they ate at the cheapest breakfast diner they could find and headed off to Batman's house. Raven flew, leading Starfire who led the large, green pterodactyl Beastboy which Cyborg and Robin were holding onto. Halfway in the flight, Beastboy got tired and turned into a smaller bird and forgot about the other none flying boys. They were falling so fast but with relief Beastboy turned back into a pterodactyl and caught them on his back.
"Just a few more minutes, Beastboy! Can you hold them?" Raven pointed to Starfire where to go and she went. She slowed down by Beastboy who was sweating furiously and nodded. He dropped a bit and then shook his head.
"It's too heavy!" Beastboy starting panting and since Raven had an almost endless amount of energy, she lifted Robin off (since, obviously, he was the lightest of the two) with her mind power and floated him until they reached Bruce's house.
Robin ran up to the doorsteps to the place which he considered home. The others followed behind. He took a deep breath and Starfire glided behind him.
"Is something the matter?" Starfire asked in worry. After all, she only wanted to help and protect him. Raven just stared harder to not let emotions of sadness show. He just smiled and put one of his arms around her waist and Starfire blushed. By this time, Raven started to get annoyed.
"Looks like someone's jealous," Beastboy whispered to Cyborg, pointing at Raven. Raven overheard them talk about her and she looked back. They jumped back in surprise that she did.
"I don't lo- like Robin!" she sneered. She was only lying to herself.
"Nothing's the matter," Robin rung the doorbell.
"Master Dick, welcome home. It is a pleasant surprise, what brings you here, sir?" Alfred loosed Starfire from Robin's grasp and led him to the living room.
"Yes, what does bring you home, Dick?" Bruce walked into their antique-filled living room. He glanced at the Teen Titans. Then noticed Raven at the window looking out. "Raven, the training sessions. Is that why you're here?"
"We need the training. By all means of respect, Mr. Wayne, we need it," Raven said, her back to all the rest looking out the window. Bruce nodded and Raven followed him to discuss their plans for preparation while the rest were left in the living room to talk.
"Dude, what got Raven so upset?" Beastboy solicited. Robin just shrugged his shoulders and talked to Cyborg while Alfred put out tea for them. Starfire sniffed it cautiously. Her eyebrows just furrowed deep into her skin. Cyborg just laughed at her. She was confused.
"You drink it," Robin told her. He picked up a cup and drank it. Starfire just clapped and drank it in delight.
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"You're telling me, the H.I.V.Es beat you?" Bruce just asked in amusement. Raven just circled her fingers on the rim of the cup.
"Not just the H.I.V.Es, most of Slade's team anyway. They seemed to have had more force upon us," Raven said. Alfred came in and filled more tea in their half full/empty cups. He handed Raven some clothes.
"This should do you right now, miss," Alfred spoke gently. Raven thanked him silently with a graceful nod of her head. She took the clothes and went to their nearest bathroom. Even that was nicely decorated. As she changed out of her torn up pajamas, she remembered the attack less than 24 hours ago. Why couldn't she beat them? She knew she could've, what was holding her back to go solo? She shook her head in disapproval of her thoughts and re-directed them to Robin. and Starfire's relationship. Raven knew all too well that they cared about each other, maybe more than a friendly relationship. She just gritted her teeth and changed.