Raven stood over Beast Boy's fallen form, panting heavily, it took a lot of
energy to telekinetically take out an opponent. As time passed, he deranged
appearance began to look about normal... or as normal as Beast Boy ever
looked... The hairs receded, the claws retracted, and his long fangs shrank
to their normal size. Though most would have been satisfied with a this
change as a sign the monster that had possessed him was gone, Raven, who
herself had gone through similar transformations, knew better. After
healing the gash along her throat, she placed a hand on Beast Boy's sweat
covered brow, trying to sense a source of evil within...
At first she sensed nothing out of the ordinary, but soon she became aware of a growing, pulsating power within her unconscious friend.
His eyes opened, revealing them to still be slitted, and the creature opened its fanged mouth in a threatening hiss... She could sense the aura of darkness growing larger, encasing the room in its fury, suffocating her with its dark power... She could feel the room spinning as the beast stood, she feel to her knees and began to cough, her vision blurring noticeably... She looked up into the piercing sadistic gaze of the monster towering over her...
"Azarath... Metrion...Zinthos..." she managed weakly, reaching out and grabbing the creature with the last of her strength, sending the remainder of her own energy deep within him. As she fainted, so did the animal which had once been so dear to her, landing on top of her... Though both appeared resting, strenuous activity was going on within the mind of the former shapeshifter...
[Welcome to where time stands still
No one leaves and no one will
Moon is full, never seems to change
Just labeled mentally deranged
Dream the same thing every night
I see our freedom in my sight
No locked doors, no windows barred
No things to make my brain seem scarred ]
Deep within his own mind, Beast Boy sat in complete silence, which was for him quite a feat, shackled to a near by wall. In what was apparently a deep slumber... Raven awoke, lying a short distance away... She stood, and ran towards him, but when she came closer, the green teen opened his eyes...
"What do you want Raven?" he said emotionlessly, without looking at her, staring ahead towards an apparently fascinating stone wall. She tried to move so she could look him in the eye, but he looked away again...
"To help you..."
"Get out Raven..."
Raven recalled herself saying a similar thing when she was in her own mind and Hatred had broken free. Beast Boy hadn't abandoned her then, she'd be damned if she was just going to leave him here.
"Your coming with me..." She said, reaching for the chains which bound him
"Don't Touch those!" He said eyes wide and suddenly panicking, flailing trying to keep the iron-like links away from her but to no avail. The moment Ravens hands came into contact with the metals cool surface, the chains began to glow with an unholy red light. The shackles began to deteriorate where they had been touched, as if melted by intense heat.
"Run Raven..." Said Beast Boy, his voice deepening into a fierce growl, as claws began to sprout from his fingers...
[Sleep, my friend, and you will see
That dream is my reality
They keep me locked up in this cage
Can't they see it's why my brain says "rage"
Sanitarium, leave me be
Sanitarium, just leave me alone
Build my fear of what's out there
Cannot breathe the open air
Whisper things into my brain
Assuring me that I'm insane
They think our heads are in their hands
But violent use brings violent plans
Keep him tied, it makes him well
He's getting better, can't you tell?]
Raven backed away from the thing that was Beast Boy as it staggered forward in apparent intense pain. He began to grow taller, the fur returning this time with a long mane moving down his spine, His clothing ripped as long spiderlike legs grew from his back, but what struck Raven most of all were his eyes, pupils having once again receded into slits as while the rest turned red...
"Having fun Raven?" Came a low growl from the monster's fanged mouth
[No more can they keep us in
Listen, damn it, we will win
They see it right, they see it well
But they think this saves us from our hell]
Raven looked defiantly into the Red eyes of the monster that held her friend within.
"Beast Boy! I know your still in there! Fight it! Control your rage!!!"
The Beast Glared at her, but smiled, Sadistically, "I can hear you Raven, there's no reason to yell..."
She looked up at Beast Boy, a mixture of pain and terror in her eyes, "Beast Boy?"
The same low voice answered her, with deep laughter....
"No..." She choked, 'He's really gone...' She turned to run, and began to sprint away from the monster she'd left behind, when suddenly the beast leapt in front of her path and turned to face her..
"It ends now Raven..."
[Sanitarium, leave me be
Sanitarium, just leave me alone
Sanitarium, just leave me alone]
Raven backed up against the wall, trembling, knowing that her fate was in the hands of this monstrosity. 1 Sharp Claw like Spindly leg plunged into the wall to the right of her face, and another into the wall to her left as one more positioned itself at her forehead allowing the razor edge to tease the soft flesh there...
Behind the cruelly smiling face, a struggle was going on for at that moment, a forgotten portion of the creature's mind awoke. Suddenly the remaining chains on the wall began to crawl along the floor, slithering until they reached the shackles hanging from the beast's wrists. Instantly, the creature cried out as the various appendages were reabsorbed and the monster's pupils widened returning to its almost human form...
[Fear of living on
Natives getting restless now
Mutiny in the air
Got some death to do
Mirror stares back hard
"Kill," it's such a friendly word
Seems the only way
For reaching out again]
At first she sensed nothing out of the ordinary, but soon she became aware of a growing, pulsating power within her unconscious friend.
His eyes opened, revealing them to still be slitted, and the creature opened its fanged mouth in a threatening hiss... She could sense the aura of darkness growing larger, encasing the room in its fury, suffocating her with its dark power... She could feel the room spinning as the beast stood, she feel to her knees and began to cough, her vision blurring noticeably... She looked up into the piercing sadistic gaze of the monster towering over her...
"Azarath... Metrion...Zinthos..." she managed weakly, reaching out and grabbing the creature with the last of her strength, sending the remainder of her own energy deep within him. As she fainted, so did the animal which had once been so dear to her, landing on top of her... Though both appeared resting, strenuous activity was going on within the mind of the former shapeshifter...
[Welcome to where time stands still
No one leaves and no one will
Moon is full, never seems to change
Just labeled mentally deranged
Dream the same thing every night
I see our freedom in my sight
No locked doors, no windows barred
No things to make my brain seem scarred ]
Deep within his own mind, Beast Boy sat in complete silence, which was for him quite a feat, shackled to a near by wall. In what was apparently a deep slumber... Raven awoke, lying a short distance away... She stood, and ran towards him, but when she came closer, the green teen opened his eyes...
"What do you want Raven?" he said emotionlessly, without looking at her, staring ahead towards an apparently fascinating stone wall. She tried to move so she could look him in the eye, but he looked away again...
"To help you..."
"Get out Raven..."
Raven recalled herself saying a similar thing when she was in her own mind and Hatred had broken free. Beast Boy hadn't abandoned her then, she'd be damned if she was just going to leave him here.
"Your coming with me..." She said, reaching for the chains which bound him
"Don't Touch those!" He said eyes wide and suddenly panicking, flailing trying to keep the iron-like links away from her but to no avail. The moment Ravens hands came into contact with the metals cool surface, the chains began to glow with an unholy red light. The shackles began to deteriorate where they had been touched, as if melted by intense heat.
"Run Raven..." Said Beast Boy, his voice deepening into a fierce growl, as claws began to sprout from his fingers...
[Sleep, my friend, and you will see
That dream is my reality
They keep me locked up in this cage
Can't they see it's why my brain says "rage"
Sanitarium, leave me be
Sanitarium, just leave me alone
Build my fear of what's out there
Cannot breathe the open air
Whisper things into my brain
Assuring me that I'm insane
They think our heads are in their hands
But violent use brings violent plans
Keep him tied, it makes him well
He's getting better, can't you tell?]
Raven backed away from the thing that was Beast Boy as it staggered forward in apparent intense pain. He began to grow taller, the fur returning this time with a long mane moving down his spine, His clothing ripped as long spiderlike legs grew from his back, but what struck Raven most of all were his eyes, pupils having once again receded into slits as while the rest turned red...
"Having fun Raven?" Came a low growl from the monster's fanged mouth
[No more can they keep us in
Listen, damn it, we will win
They see it right, they see it well
But they think this saves us from our hell]
Raven looked defiantly into the Red eyes of the monster that held her friend within.
"Beast Boy! I know your still in there! Fight it! Control your rage!!!"
The Beast Glared at her, but smiled, Sadistically, "I can hear you Raven, there's no reason to yell..."
She looked up at Beast Boy, a mixture of pain and terror in her eyes, "Beast Boy?"
The same low voice answered her, with deep laughter....
"No..." She choked, 'He's really gone...' She turned to run, and began to sprint away from the monster she'd left behind, when suddenly the beast leapt in front of her path and turned to face her..
"It ends now Raven..."
[Sanitarium, leave me be
Sanitarium, just leave me alone
Sanitarium, just leave me alone]
Raven backed up against the wall, trembling, knowing that her fate was in the hands of this monstrosity. 1 Sharp Claw like Spindly leg plunged into the wall to the right of her face, and another into the wall to her left as one more positioned itself at her forehead allowing the razor edge to tease the soft flesh there...
Behind the cruelly smiling face, a struggle was going on for at that moment, a forgotten portion of the creature's mind awoke. Suddenly the remaining chains on the wall began to crawl along the floor, slithering until they reached the shackles hanging from the beast's wrists. Instantly, the creature cried out as the various appendages were reabsorbed and the monster's pupils widened returning to its almost human form...
[Fear of living on
Natives getting restless now
Mutiny in the air
Got some death to do
Mirror stares back hard
"Kill," it's such a friendly word
Seems the only way
For reaching out again]