I'm awfully sorry for the long wait, but I'm writing three stories at the
same time and I'm trying to keep a cycle going. Obviously, it's not
working. But I finally got around finishing this chappy. So, be happy now.
Here it is...
~ The Raven's Omen - Chapter 5
Raven stood up as quick as a flash, seeing from a mirror across the room that she had turned into a...
"Raven?"
She turned her head quickly to BeastBoy, who had said her name uncertainly. His face looked disoriented in shock and so did everyone else's. Cyborg's mouth hanged open and Starfire's eyes grew wider than anyone else would ever think they would go. Raven stretched her arms and only saw immense, dark wings at her side.
'This must be a dream,' she thought to herself.
"I don't know," Cyborg said after pinching himself. "This seems pretty real to me."
Raven stayed silent for a moment. But then she stepped back and shook her head.
'Did... did he just read my thoughts?'
"They sound clear to me," Robin said. "Say something."
Raven opened her beak so she could speak ((heheh... that rhymes)) but what came out in its place was a screeching "caw". Everyone jumped, including little Omen, who shank down under the bed fearfully. Raven figured she could only communicate with her friends by thoughts... but... why? Why has this happened to her?!
'Why did this have to happen to me?' she thought. 'Am I really stuck like this for the rest of my life?'
"Come on, Rae. It can't be that bad," BeastBoy said.
'Yes, it can. Look at me!' she flew up and landed on the large dresser mirror. 'I'm not meant to be a bird! I am supposed to fight crime and all that junk, not make nests and sleep on the trees! I am Raven, not 'a' raven.'
"Yes, but--"
'But nothing! I shouldn't be like this! I am NOT A BIRD!!'
At the sudden violent flow of anger, the mirror glowed dark and shattered into a hundred pieces.
"Woah, take it easy there," BeastBoy said, backing away.
"You still have your powers, though," Robin said astonished. "W-wait a minute! Raven, it could be a skill!"
'What?'
"Maybe you can just transform into a bird."
"That is possible," Cyborg muttered.
Raven considered this and came down from the broken mirror. She landed gracefully on the floor and folded back her wings. The rest of the Titans stepped back when they noticed they could practically see the energy building up on Raven.
'Azarath Metrion Zinthos!'
A gigantic blast of energy dissolved unto the wall, eating away at least half of it. The Titans stared at this overwhelmingly. But quickly gazing back at Raven, her true self was now standing there instead of the bird. Starfire clapped merrily and grinned from ear to ear.
"Sorry about the wall," was all Raven could say.
"Don't worry about that... at least you're okay. I'll have that fixed up by 10:00 tonight." Robin said.
Now back to her original form, Raven picked up her attire from the armchair, left the recovery room and proceeded to her bedroom. Out of curiosity and concern, the others began to follow her there. Even Omen who left his spot from under the bed and barked at the teens to get their attention. He fell down on his side after tripping over his own paws. A wave of compassion came over Cyborg and he picked up the dog.
"You know, I think we'd better do something about this paw of his soon," he said. "Until we decide who's room will he be sleeping in, I'm letting him stay in mine for the night."
"I knew you wouldn't be able to resist," BeastBoy said slyly.
"Shut up. I'm just helping out. If he ever goes inside Starfire's room, it'll probably break him..." Cyborg walked away, still holding Omen.
"Robin? Will Omen really shatter to pieces if he is to enter my room?" Starfire asked.
"No, Star. Cyborg's just saying that..... it'd be better if he was with the boys." Robin said, carefully choosing the right words to not hurt her feelings. "I mean, Omen is male, after all."
"Ah."
"I wonder what's he gonna do to him, anyway?" BeastBoy mumbled to practically no one.
"Well, since nobody here is taking much concern about what has just happened to me, I should be getting ready to sleep." Raven said. "And it would really help if everyone would please get out of my room."
"Yes, well... have a pleasant evening slumber, Raven! Good night!" Starfire exited and skipped all the way to her bedroom.
"Raven, I'll make sure that by tomorrow I will have a much more believable theory for all of this..." Robin assured.
"Good night," Raven said ruthlessly.
Taking the hint, Robin left quickly. Raven exhaled through her clenched teeth and turned away, facing her windowless wall. So much has occurred in just one day. She prepped up to meditate before she went to sleep, but halted when she noted there was still somebody there.
"What is it, BeastBoy?" she said without even turning to face him.
"Um... not much," he said meekly, unable to look at her straight in the eye. "Just wanna double-check if you're okay."
"Yes, I'm fine. Now, please leave."
"Listen; I know this isn't really what you might want to deal with now, but..."
"You want me to praise you for you saving my life?" she said with a roll of the eyes. "BeastBoy, thank you. I would never be here at this moment if it wasn't for you."
There was a minute of silence before BeastBoy welled up the courage to talk again.
"Okay, first of all, that was notably sarcasm," he began. "Secondly, all I wanted to ask you is... uh... is-- what I wanted to ask..."
"You are running out of time and I am running out of patience."
"Hey, you do realize you're now able to do so many things with this new transformation thing?" he said, completely leaving his original subject behind. "I could teach you to do some maneuvers and techniques and lots of other stuff! Maybe we could get together and plan a lesson tomorrow."
"Really?" Raven said, finally turning to BeastBoy. "You'd really waste your precious videogame time to teach me how to be a bird?"
"Yeah! Come on, it'll be fun! Please?"
"I'll do it... if you leave my room this instant."
"Cool!" He began to walk backwards to the door, still facing Raven. "You won't regret it! I promise! ...ow!" He banged his head against the door frame, so he turned to face the door and left Raven's room to head for his own.
He exhaled sharply and grinned in satisfaction. 'That went well,' he thought.
Raven, on the other hand was kind of taken aback by BeastBoy's offer. It was unlike him to want to interfere in her life, but eventually she just shoved it off as a random act of kindness. Getting herself into position, she silently meditated before bedtime.
"Azarath Metrion Zinthos... Azarath Metrion Zinthos..."
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To Be Continued...
~ The Raven's Omen - Chapter 5
Raven stood up as quick as a flash, seeing from a mirror across the room that she had turned into a...
"Raven?"
She turned her head quickly to BeastBoy, who had said her name uncertainly. His face looked disoriented in shock and so did everyone else's. Cyborg's mouth hanged open and Starfire's eyes grew wider than anyone else would ever think they would go. Raven stretched her arms and only saw immense, dark wings at her side.
'This must be a dream,' she thought to herself.
"I don't know," Cyborg said after pinching himself. "This seems pretty real to me."
Raven stayed silent for a moment. But then she stepped back and shook her head.
'Did... did he just read my thoughts?'
"They sound clear to me," Robin said. "Say something."
Raven opened her beak so she could speak ((heheh... that rhymes)) but what came out in its place was a screeching "caw". Everyone jumped, including little Omen, who shank down under the bed fearfully. Raven figured she could only communicate with her friends by thoughts... but... why? Why has this happened to her?!
'Why did this have to happen to me?' she thought. 'Am I really stuck like this for the rest of my life?'
"Come on, Rae. It can't be that bad," BeastBoy said.
'Yes, it can. Look at me!' she flew up and landed on the large dresser mirror. 'I'm not meant to be a bird! I am supposed to fight crime and all that junk, not make nests and sleep on the trees! I am Raven, not 'a' raven.'
"Yes, but--"
'But nothing! I shouldn't be like this! I am NOT A BIRD!!'
At the sudden violent flow of anger, the mirror glowed dark and shattered into a hundred pieces.
"Woah, take it easy there," BeastBoy said, backing away.
"You still have your powers, though," Robin said astonished. "W-wait a minute! Raven, it could be a skill!"
'What?'
"Maybe you can just transform into a bird."
"That is possible," Cyborg muttered.
Raven considered this and came down from the broken mirror. She landed gracefully on the floor and folded back her wings. The rest of the Titans stepped back when they noticed they could practically see the energy building up on Raven.
'Azarath Metrion Zinthos!'
A gigantic blast of energy dissolved unto the wall, eating away at least half of it. The Titans stared at this overwhelmingly. But quickly gazing back at Raven, her true self was now standing there instead of the bird. Starfire clapped merrily and grinned from ear to ear.
"Sorry about the wall," was all Raven could say.
"Don't worry about that... at least you're okay. I'll have that fixed up by 10:00 tonight." Robin said.
Now back to her original form, Raven picked up her attire from the armchair, left the recovery room and proceeded to her bedroom. Out of curiosity and concern, the others began to follow her there. Even Omen who left his spot from under the bed and barked at the teens to get their attention. He fell down on his side after tripping over his own paws. A wave of compassion came over Cyborg and he picked up the dog.
"You know, I think we'd better do something about this paw of his soon," he said. "Until we decide who's room will he be sleeping in, I'm letting him stay in mine for the night."
"I knew you wouldn't be able to resist," BeastBoy said slyly.
"Shut up. I'm just helping out. If he ever goes inside Starfire's room, it'll probably break him..." Cyborg walked away, still holding Omen.
"Robin? Will Omen really shatter to pieces if he is to enter my room?" Starfire asked.
"No, Star. Cyborg's just saying that..... it'd be better if he was with the boys." Robin said, carefully choosing the right words to not hurt her feelings. "I mean, Omen is male, after all."
"Ah."
"I wonder what's he gonna do to him, anyway?" BeastBoy mumbled to practically no one.
"Well, since nobody here is taking much concern about what has just happened to me, I should be getting ready to sleep." Raven said. "And it would really help if everyone would please get out of my room."
"Yes, well... have a pleasant evening slumber, Raven! Good night!" Starfire exited and skipped all the way to her bedroom.
"Raven, I'll make sure that by tomorrow I will have a much more believable theory for all of this..." Robin assured.
"Good night," Raven said ruthlessly.
Taking the hint, Robin left quickly. Raven exhaled through her clenched teeth and turned away, facing her windowless wall. So much has occurred in just one day. She prepped up to meditate before she went to sleep, but halted when she noted there was still somebody there.
"What is it, BeastBoy?" she said without even turning to face him.
"Um... not much," he said meekly, unable to look at her straight in the eye. "Just wanna double-check if you're okay."
"Yes, I'm fine. Now, please leave."
"Listen; I know this isn't really what you might want to deal with now, but..."
"You want me to praise you for you saving my life?" she said with a roll of the eyes. "BeastBoy, thank you. I would never be here at this moment if it wasn't for you."
There was a minute of silence before BeastBoy welled up the courage to talk again.
"Okay, first of all, that was notably sarcasm," he began. "Secondly, all I wanted to ask you is... uh... is-- what I wanted to ask..."
"You are running out of time and I am running out of patience."
"Hey, you do realize you're now able to do so many things with this new transformation thing?" he said, completely leaving his original subject behind. "I could teach you to do some maneuvers and techniques and lots of other stuff! Maybe we could get together and plan a lesson tomorrow."
"Really?" Raven said, finally turning to BeastBoy. "You'd really waste your precious videogame time to teach me how to be a bird?"
"Yeah! Come on, it'll be fun! Please?"
"I'll do it... if you leave my room this instant."
"Cool!" He began to walk backwards to the door, still facing Raven. "You won't regret it! I promise! ...ow!" He banged his head against the door frame, so he turned to face the door and left Raven's room to head for his own.
He exhaled sharply and grinned in satisfaction. 'That went well,' he thought.
Raven, on the other hand was kind of taken aback by BeastBoy's offer. It was unlike him to want to interfere in her life, but eventually she just shoved it off as a random act of kindness. Getting herself into position, she silently meditated before bedtime.
"Azarath Metrion Zinthos... Azarath Metrion Zinthos..."
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To Be Continued...