I listened to FFX songs when I wrote this, haha. Each page break, there is a new song you should listen to.
1 – Macalania Forest
2 - Scorching Desert
3 – Wandering Flame
- Last part of page break 3 (when raven starts to cry) – Deep Sea Ruins
Don't worry if you don't have the soundtrack, it's ok. It just gets you into more of the feeling if you do.
"Long night..." Cyborg said tiredly as Beast Boy and He carried the unconscious Raven up the stairs to her room.
"Hey Cy, what do you think happened back there?" Beast Boy questioned as he held Raven's feet. "Is Rae gonna be alright?"
"I don't know, BB." Cyborg said, uncertain. "She seemed like she was going through something...I didn't understand what happened any more than everyone else."
Beast Boy just nodded, a look of disappointment in his eyes.
"BB?"
"Yeah?"
"How was your time dancing with preppy Raven?" Beast Boy looked up to Cyborg, who was grinning widely. He gave him a slow smile.
"It just felt...different, that's all. It was kind of nice that Raven was acting so happy. She seemed like more of a friend..."
"Raven will always be our friend. Sometimes she just doesn't show it in the ways we think she should." Cyborg replied.
"I guess." Beast Boy said.
They finally reached Raven's cold, glum room. "So how do you do this whole tuck-into-bed thing anyway?" Cyborg said as they gently placed her down on the sheets. Beast Boy shrugged, and then noticed the mirror on Raven's nightstand.
"Hey Cy, 'member this?" He said, his voice a little more cheerful as he held up the mirror.
"Put it down, Beast Boy. You don't wanna get us sucked inside of that thing again like last time." Cyborg said as he pulled a thin sheet over Raven.
Beast Boy took one last look into the mirror, and then it started to glow. He put it down, but it still glowed, even brighter.
"Beast Boy, what did you do?" Cyborg yelled.
"I don't know ... I just...I..." Beast Boy backed away from the mirror, but it was too late. The two boys and Raven were already being sucked inside.
"Not againnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!" Cyborg's voice could be heard screaming as they drifted into the mirror at hyper speed.
Beast Boy blinked open his eyes as a blurry scene flashed in and out of place. He shifted his head one way to discover Cyborg lying on his stomach, his head turned to one side and his eyes closed. He sat up and looked around at the pink fluffy scenery that once looked so familiar. The pink fluffy cloud like things floating in the air, the bright yellow sky and the lush green trees were all present again. But one question. Where was Raven?
"Cy." He crawled over to Cyborg and shook him. "CY! CYBORG! WAKE UP!"
"Hu-huh?" Cyborg slowly opened one eye and the sat up immediately. "We're back in Raven's mind again." He turned to Beast Boy. "Thanks a lot, zit boy."
Beast Boy gave Cyborg a look and then continued on. "Where's Rae?"
Cyborg looked around. "I dunno. Not even pink Raven's here, and she's supposed to be."
The two helped each other up, and then looked at the forbidden door. "Guess we have to go through it." Beast Boy remarked. They slowly started to walk.
Door after door, place after place, none of the Raven's were showing up in their proper place. Brave Raven wasn't there, sad Raven wasn't there, mad Raven wasn't there, and happy Raven...every Raven was gone. Even the original Raven wasn't there.
"Where is everybody?" Beast Boy screamed at the top of his lungs. Nothing was heard but his own echo. Cyborg looked just as confused. As they passed the last forbidden door into complete black darkness, they saw the Raven with the dark blue robe, sitting by herself, hugging her knees. Raven. The original Raven.
Her back was facing them, but at least she was conscious again. Slowly Beast Boy began to approach her along with Cyborg. "R-Rae...?"
Raven shifted her head a little in the opposite direction, not looking at him. "Why are you in here?"
"First of all can you tell us what happened?" Beast Boy said, sitting down next to her. Cyborg still stood above the two.
"You don't need an explanation." Raven said stoutly. "Now leave."
Beast Boy shook his head. "Raven, I need to know. Everyone was wondering why you were acting so strange."
Raven's face didn't move a muscle. She just continued to stare into nowhere. Finally after a few moments of silence she stood up and disappeared into the black that slowly swallowed her up. "Just leave."
Beast Boy stood up and faced Cyborg, who shook his head sadly and shrugged.
Raven sat alone in the darkness again, wondering.
What was going on back there? Why did these emotions...my emotions...why did they want to break through? Of all emotions, why did happy have to come out...?
"Because, Rae."
"I thought I told you to – "Raven turned around, only to discover her happiness side behind her, still smiling in her pink robe.
"Raven, you never show me to your friends." Happiness said, kneeling down next to her. "You never show your emotions."
"I do it for a purpose." Raven said coldly. "If I do, the whole world would crumble."
"No." Happiness shook her head and took off her hood, which was still set into two high pigtails. "You don't do it because you don't want to. You're so used to not showing emotion now; you don't let any of us come through. Ever."
"So?" Raven said. "What difference does it make?" She hugged her knees to her chest closer. "Why do you guys even care?"
"Because when you ignore us, It makes us sad." Raven turned around to discover sadness sniffling and standing behind her.
"The point is Ravie, we wanna get out." Brave Raven said, gleaming a bold smile. "You can't hide us forever, and you know that."
Raven just tried to ignore them and leaned down more, looking into nowhere.
"Emotion is what builds a character." Yellow robed Raven with glasses added on rather smartly. "If you hide your emotions too often, we eventually come out at random times, and there is nothing you can do to control us."
"Like when I came out!" Pink Raven giggled.
"You came out at a very wrong time." Raven remarked, shaking her head.
"Raven. It's ok to show your emotions sometimes." Thoughtful Raven said, putting her hand on her shoulder. "Just if you show them too often, that's when things react. Your friends think you're cold hearted because you never show your emotions."
"But they still love you." Love Raven said, softly. "Sometimes, it's nice to show them that you care about them. They would appreciate it."
Raven looked up at all of her emotions standing above her and stared at them for a while.
Finally happy Raven broke the silence.
"So give us a chance sometime, ok?" She said in a bubbly tone.
"Don't give us up ...don't give us up..."
Raven began to see all of her emotions fading away slowly. "Don't go." Raven said, her eyes forming with crystal tears. "I always feel alone...please don't go..." She reached her hand out, but they were already gone.
"You don't have to be alone, Raven. You have us." Raven turned around again only to discover Beast Boy and Cyborg standing behind her. Beast Boy gave her a shaky smile.
Raven felt fear coming over her. Her fear was overwhelming now that her emotions were finally showing. Giant blocks began to levitate, making everything around her turn into a crazy mess. She stood up and ran away. "Rae...where are you going? Why are you running Rae? Raven...?" Beast Boy's trailing voice was heard distantly.
Raven ran and ran into somewhere...somewhere in her mind...somewhere where she could reflect on everything...but suddenly she felt the water level rising around her. She could feel the salty liquid surrounding her, and she wondered why she didn't try to fight against it. Gulping her tears back, she tried to end the crying but the sadness only flowed out more, making the pool of water into an ocean.
Sadness. She was slowly taking over her body...and there was nothing Raven could do about it...
It was too long since her emotions were showing...and now they were all coming out...
But what if her mind...the place Beast Boy and Cyborg were in...what if it became too dangerous for them to handle?
It was too late though...Her emotions were exploding out of her...
Raven felt like she was being swallowed up in her own salty tears forming...but they wouldn't come to an end. Gasping for breath, she was being pulled down under by the force...she kept getting lower and lower...and she couldn't stop...
I know this has been a short story so far, but I am going to end this soon. There will only be about one or possibly two more chapters left to go. Thanks for reading this far!
1 – Macalania Forest
2 - Scorching Desert
3 – Wandering Flame
- Last part of page break 3 (when raven starts to cry) – Deep Sea Ruins
Don't worry if you don't have the soundtrack, it's ok. It just gets you into more of the feeling if you do.
"Long night..." Cyborg said tiredly as Beast Boy and He carried the unconscious Raven up the stairs to her room.
"Hey Cy, what do you think happened back there?" Beast Boy questioned as he held Raven's feet. "Is Rae gonna be alright?"
"I don't know, BB." Cyborg said, uncertain. "She seemed like she was going through something...I didn't understand what happened any more than everyone else."
Beast Boy just nodded, a look of disappointment in his eyes.
"BB?"
"Yeah?"
"How was your time dancing with preppy Raven?" Beast Boy looked up to Cyborg, who was grinning widely. He gave him a slow smile.
"It just felt...different, that's all. It was kind of nice that Raven was acting so happy. She seemed like more of a friend..."
"Raven will always be our friend. Sometimes she just doesn't show it in the ways we think she should." Cyborg replied.
"I guess." Beast Boy said.
They finally reached Raven's cold, glum room. "So how do you do this whole tuck-into-bed thing anyway?" Cyborg said as they gently placed her down on the sheets. Beast Boy shrugged, and then noticed the mirror on Raven's nightstand.
"Hey Cy, 'member this?" He said, his voice a little more cheerful as he held up the mirror.
"Put it down, Beast Boy. You don't wanna get us sucked inside of that thing again like last time." Cyborg said as he pulled a thin sheet over Raven.
Beast Boy took one last look into the mirror, and then it started to glow. He put it down, but it still glowed, even brighter.
"Beast Boy, what did you do?" Cyborg yelled.
"I don't know ... I just...I..." Beast Boy backed away from the mirror, but it was too late. The two boys and Raven were already being sucked inside.
"Not againnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!" Cyborg's voice could be heard screaming as they drifted into the mirror at hyper speed.
Beast Boy blinked open his eyes as a blurry scene flashed in and out of place. He shifted his head one way to discover Cyborg lying on his stomach, his head turned to one side and his eyes closed. He sat up and looked around at the pink fluffy scenery that once looked so familiar. The pink fluffy cloud like things floating in the air, the bright yellow sky and the lush green trees were all present again. But one question. Where was Raven?
"Cy." He crawled over to Cyborg and shook him. "CY! CYBORG! WAKE UP!"
"Hu-huh?" Cyborg slowly opened one eye and the sat up immediately. "We're back in Raven's mind again." He turned to Beast Boy. "Thanks a lot, zit boy."
Beast Boy gave Cyborg a look and then continued on. "Where's Rae?"
Cyborg looked around. "I dunno. Not even pink Raven's here, and she's supposed to be."
The two helped each other up, and then looked at the forbidden door. "Guess we have to go through it." Beast Boy remarked. They slowly started to walk.
Door after door, place after place, none of the Raven's were showing up in their proper place. Brave Raven wasn't there, sad Raven wasn't there, mad Raven wasn't there, and happy Raven...every Raven was gone. Even the original Raven wasn't there.
"Where is everybody?" Beast Boy screamed at the top of his lungs. Nothing was heard but his own echo. Cyborg looked just as confused. As they passed the last forbidden door into complete black darkness, they saw the Raven with the dark blue robe, sitting by herself, hugging her knees. Raven. The original Raven.
Her back was facing them, but at least she was conscious again. Slowly Beast Boy began to approach her along with Cyborg. "R-Rae...?"
Raven shifted her head a little in the opposite direction, not looking at him. "Why are you in here?"
"First of all can you tell us what happened?" Beast Boy said, sitting down next to her. Cyborg still stood above the two.
"You don't need an explanation." Raven said stoutly. "Now leave."
Beast Boy shook his head. "Raven, I need to know. Everyone was wondering why you were acting so strange."
Raven's face didn't move a muscle. She just continued to stare into nowhere. Finally after a few moments of silence she stood up and disappeared into the black that slowly swallowed her up. "Just leave."
Beast Boy stood up and faced Cyborg, who shook his head sadly and shrugged.
Raven sat alone in the darkness again, wondering.
What was going on back there? Why did these emotions...my emotions...why did they want to break through? Of all emotions, why did happy have to come out...?
"Because, Rae."
"I thought I told you to – "Raven turned around, only to discover her happiness side behind her, still smiling in her pink robe.
"Raven, you never show me to your friends." Happiness said, kneeling down next to her. "You never show your emotions."
"I do it for a purpose." Raven said coldly. "If I do, the whole world would crumble."
"No." Happiness shook her head and took off her hood, which was still set into two high pigtails. "You don't do it because you don't want to. You're so used to not showing emotion now; you don't let any of us come through. Ever."
"So?" Raven said. "What difference does it make?" She hugged her knees to her chest closer. "Why do you guys even care?"
"Because when you ignore us, It makes us sad." Raven turned around to discover sadness sniffling and standing behind her.
"The point is Ravie, we wanna get out." Brave Raven said, gleaming a bold smile. "You can't hide us forever, and you know that."
Raven just tried to ignore them and leaned down more, looking into nowhere.
"Emotion is what builds a character." Yellow robed Raven with glasses added on rather smartly. "If you hide your emotions too often, we eventually come out at random times, and there is nothing you can do to control us."
"Like when I came out!" Pink Raven giggled.
"You came out at a very wrong time." Raven remarked, shaking her head.
"Raven. It's ok to show your emotions sometimes." Thoughtful Raven said, putting her hand on her shoulder. "Just if you show them too often, that's when things react. Your friends think you're cold hearted because you never show your emotions."
"But they still love you." Love Raven said, softly. "Sometimes, it's nice to show them that you care about them. They would appreciate it."
Raven looked up at all of her emotions standing above her and stared at them for a while.
Finally happy Raven broke the silence.
"So give us a chance sometime, ok?" She said in a bubbly tone.
"Don't give us up ...don't give us up..."
Raven began to see all of her emotions fading away slowly. "Don't go." Raven said, her eyes forming with crystal tears. "I always feel alone...please don't go..." She reached her hand out, but they were already gone.
"You don't have to be alone, Raven. You have us." Raven turned around again only to discover Beast Boy and Cyborg standing behind her. Beast Boy gave her a shaky smile.
Raven felt fear coming over her. Her fear was overwhelming now that her emotions were finally showing. Giant blocks began to levitate, making everything around her turn into a crazy mess. She stood up and ran away. "Rae...where are you going? Why are you running Rae? Raven...?" Beast Boy's trailing voice was heard distantly.
Raven ran and ran into somewhere...somewhere in her mind...somewhere where she could reflect on everything...but suddenly she felt the water level rising around her. She could feel the salty liquid surrounding her, and she wondered why she didn't try to fight against it. Gulping her tears back, she tried to end the crying but the sadness only flowed out more, making the pool of water into an ocean.
Sadness. She was slowly taking over her body...and there was nothing Raven could do about it...
It was too long since her emotions were showing...and now they were all coming out...
But what if her mind...the place Beast Boy and Cyborg were in...what if it became too dangerous for them to handle?
It was too late though...Her emotions were exploding out of her...
Raven felt like she was being swallowed up in her own salty tears forming...but they wouldn't come to an end. Gasping for breath, she was being pulled down under by the force...she kept getting lower and lower...and she couldn't stop...
I know this has been a short story so far, but I am going to end this soon. There will only be about one or possibly two more chapters left to go. Thanks for reading this far!