Jedi: Hi, I'm uh... back. I am extremely sorry I haven't updated in so long
and I can only hope that the next update arrives much more sooner. Quick
Disclaimer: You must remember that the Teen Titans are not owned by me.
Megara is my character and so is Omen, which is actually my dog's name,
spelled backwards. ^^ Here's chapter ten:
~ The Raven's Omen - Chapter 10
"Raven, wait!" BeastBoy chased after her, but to no avail. She was now in the top floors, out of sight.
"Let her go, man..." Cyborg said solemnly. "This is just something she has to do."
BeastBoy shifted his uneasy glance from Cyborg to the upstairs floor. "But-- But she's..."
Robin sat up with displeasure, finally waking up from the shock, and the two other boys helped him to his feet. The leader scanned the place quickly to find the tower looking like a charred junkyard. He didn't comment or ask anything until he saw a still unconscious Starfire on the ground.
His eyes widened. "Where's Raven?!" he questioned immediately.
"She went after the witch," Cy muttered the reply.
BeastBoy ran down the halls, once again willing to find his friend. "Where'd she go, dude?!" he said frantically, peeking into every room he passed by.
"You and Cyborg keep looking for her!!" Robin exclaimed to him. "I'll wake Starfire somehow..."
Robin heard their footsteps running up the stairs and he turned to Starfire, still sprawled on the ground with her mouth vaguely open like if she was sleeping. Robin shook her by the shoulders, calling out her name. As desperate of an attempt that seemed to be, it didn't wake her.
"Oh, come one Star! Gimme a sign here!" In response, Starfire muttered incoherently, but was still out cold.
Robin quickly ran to the bathroom and back, carrying a large cup of water and splashing it on the face of the alien girl. She sputtered and jerked upwards in a sitting position, her eyes as wide as dinner plates.
"Blue pudding!!!" she cried out randomly, greeted by a confused-looking Robin. She giggled nervously. "Just a... sleep-induced illusion..."
The boy wonder shook his head and helped her up. "Let's go! We gotta find the others!"
Star followed Robin with no reluctance; but she was, in spite of everything, confused. She remembered the ambush and the explosions and the uncertainty right before she had fallen out cold. She also remembered the last time she saw Omen was when he ran past her before alerting Raven and BeastBoy about Megara's presence. Starfire let out a short gasp.
"Where's Omen?" she asked anxiously. "I'm concerned..."
Robin sighed and kept on moving.
"So am I..."
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With every step she took up the stairs, there was a piece of her dignity staying behind in the ground. Raven could not help but think this may have all been avoided. Nonetheless, she continued to run, reviewing all space in the Tower. Yet there was no sign of Megara or Omen. Starting to grow weary, she levitated and continued the search to the very top of the Tower.
Seeming there was nowhere else to go, she darted to the exit that leads to the roof. Bursting through the door, she was greeted by the storm clouds that were building up over the crescent moon. And not took far from her, Megara was standing.
Raven paused to look at her. The woman stood looking over at the horizon; Raven was standing at her left, but Megara did not turn to face her. Her jet-black hair wavered in the slight breeze as she stared ahead with a grim face. What next caught Raven's attention was a golden bundle by the Mistress' feet... Omen, looking quite lifeless.
"So... here we are," Megara said, her expression unchanging. "It's just you and me now..."
Raven's eyes darted from Megara to Omen.
"Don't worry; he's not dead," she continued. "I'm not the kind of heartless individual that would waste the time of day to kill an innocent creature."
"But you're heartless enough to kill innocent children?" Raven countered.
"What ever do you mean by that?"
"We know the orphanage fire was started by you. It may have been just to lure us into your trap, but you also decided to burn it down... for your own desire. You hate children. This thing about your boss, him being a teenager and then firing you.... this has to stop."
Megara scowled as she turned towards Raven. The rivals were now face-to- face.
"Who cares about my past?" Megara said in low and dangerous tone. "This now is about the future; MY future-- and how everything will be just like it was before... a dream come true... as soon as I get rid of you all."
Sensing a threat, Raven jumped back and threw the first blow; her eyes glowing with hatred for the woman.
"Azarath Metrion Zinthos!"
An electric-energy shield protected Megara and dissolved Raven's blast into thin air. She laughed tauntingly, pulled out her weapon and aimed at her quickly. Raven seethed and bounded into the air, attempting to attack from above. The duel had officially begun.
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To Be Continued...
~ The Raven's Omen - Chapter 10
"Raven, wait!" BeastBoy chased after her, but to no avail. She was now in the top floors, out of sight.
"Let her go, man..." Cyborg said solemnly. "This is just something she has to do."
BeastBoy shifted his uneasy glance from Cyborg to the upstairs floor. "But-- But she's..."
Robin sat up with displeasure, finally waking up from the shock, and the two other boys helped him to his feet. The leader scanned the place quickly to find the tower looking like a charred junkyard. He didn't comment or ask anything until he saw a still unconscious Starfire on the ground.
His eyes widened. "Where's Raven?!" he questioned immediately.
"She went after the witch," Cy muttered the reply.
BeastBoy ran down the halls, once again willing to find his friend. "Where'd she go, dude?!" he said frantically, peeking into every room he passed by.
"You and Cyborg keep looking for her!!" Robin exclaimed to him. "I'll wake Starfire somehow..."
Robin heard their footsteps running up the stairs and he turned to Starfire, still sprawled on the ground with her mouth vaguely open like if she was sleeping. Robin shook her by the shoulders, calling out her name. As desperate of an attempt that seemed to be, it didn't wake her.
"Oh, come one Star! Gimme a sign here!" In response, Starfire muttered incoherently, but was still out cold.
Robin quickly ran to the bathroom and back, carrying a large cup of water and splashing it on the face of the alien girl. She sputtered and jerked upwards in a sitting position, her eyes as wide as dinner plates.
"Blue pudding!!!" she cried out randomly, greeted by a confused-looking Robin. She giggled nervously. "Just a... sleep-induced illusion..."
The boy wonder shook his head and helped her up. "Let's go! We gotta find the others!"
Star followed Robin with no reluctance; but she was, in spite of everything, confused. She remembered the ambush and the explosions and the uncertainty right before she had fallen out cold. She also remembered the last time she saw Omen was when he ran past her before alerting Raven and BeastBoy about Megara's presence. Starfire let out a short gasp.
"Where's Omen?" she asked anxiously. "I'm concerned..."
Robin sighed and kept on moving.
"So am I..."
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With every step she took up the stairs, there was a piece of her dignity staying behind in the ground. Raven could not help but think this may have all been avoided. Nonetheless, she continued to run, reviewing all space in the Tower. Yet there was no sign of Megara or Omen. Starting to grow weary, she levitated and continued the search to the very top of the Tower.
Seeming there was nowhere else to go, she darted to the exit that leads to the roof. Bursting through the door, she was greeted by the storm clouds that were building up over the crescent moon. And not took far from her, Megara was standing.
Raven paused to look at her. The woman stood looking over at the horizon; Raven was standing at her left, but Megara did not turn to face her. Her jet-black hair wavered in the slight breeze as she stared ahead with a grim face. What next caught Raven's attention was a golden bundle by the Mistress' feet... Omen, looking quite lifeless.
"So... here we are," Megara said, her expression unchanging. "It's just you and me now..."
Raven's eyes darted from Megara to Omen.
"Don't worry; he's not dead," she continued. "I'm not the kind of heartless individual that would waste the time of day to kill an innocent creature."
"But you're heartless enough to kill innocent children?" Raven countered.
"What ever do you mean by that?"
"We know the orphanage fire was started by you. It may have been just to lure us into your trap, but you also decided to burn it down... for your own desire. You hate children. This thing about your boss, him being a teenager and then firing you.... this has to stop."
Megara scowled as she turned towards Raven. The rivals were now face-to- face.
"Who cares about my past?" Megara said in low and dangerous tone. "This now is about the future; MY future-- and how everything will be just like it was before... a dream come true... as soon as I get rid of you all."
Sensing a threat, Raven jumped back and threw the first blow; her eyes glowing with hatred for the woman.
"Azarath Metrion Zinthos!"
An electric-energy shield protected Megara and dissolved Raven's blast into thin air. She laughed tauntingly, pulled out her weapon and aimed at her quickly. Raven seethed and bounded into the air, attempting to attack from above. The duel had officially begun.
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To Be Continued...