Getting together was the easy part... it's staying together that
will be a challenge. Especially with Slade up to no good.
All You Needed
Chapter 3: Searching
Raven rolled over to her side in her bed. She shook her head and opened her eyes a little. She could have sworn she felt some one watching her. She sat up and looked around. Only two people in the world would dare to enter her room and they were Starfire and Beast boy. Cautiously, she spoke each name, but received no answer. Raven slowly laid back in the softness of the blankets and pillows.
She closed her eyes and drifted off into sleep. A dark figure appeared in the background, looking over her delicate form. "Raven," he breathed out with a chuckle. "You are just what I need to get what I want..."
She shifted in her sleep. Slade's hand reached out and placed a black tape over her mouth in a slow and careful way so not to wake her. He moved over to the end of her bed and placed a small machine on the mattress near her feet. He smiled as he pressed a button on the machine. A clear blue light swirled around the bed and enveloped itself around Raven.
"Come now, Raven," Slade replied under his breath as he motioned for two of his machine look a likes to come forth. The two went at each end of Raven and picked her up. "Time to go," Slade whispered as he lead the way out of the Titan Tower without being detected by any of the Titans.
~
Beast boy looked around her room as he scratched his head. "Raven?" he took a few glances behind the wall that extended outward towards the foot of her bed. "Raven, are you in here?" He gave an uncertain look. I wonder where she is...
He wandered out of her room and then went up to the roof. He looked around to see if she was anywhere in sight, yet found no trace of her. He went back down towards the kitchen where he found Starfire and Robin together eating ice cream out of the same bowl.
"And, that is the secret of my people," Starfire concluded just as Beast boy entered the room. "Beast boy! How wonderful to see you? Tell us, how are you doing?"
"Fine, Starfire," Beast boy replied in a rushed tone as he looked around the room. "Hey, have you guys seen Raven?"
"I cannot recall the last I have seen of her," Starfire replied with a thoughtful look on her face. "Perhaps, yesterday?"
"Is there something wrong?" Robin asked as he noticed the worry on his friend's face.
"I'm not sure," Beast boy stated. "I can't find Raven anywhere."
"Perhaps she is in her room!" Starfire replied.
Beast boy shook his head in response. "I already looked in all the places she usually hangs out at."
Starfire thought for a moment. "Did you look at the depressing cafe she goes to?" she asked after a while.
He shook his head. "Can one of you come with me?" he asked, sincerely. "I'm sorry, but that place gives me the creeps."
Robin gave Starfire a side look. "I'll go," he answered as he stood up. "I need the fresh air."
Beast boy followed Robin out the door. The two made it quickly toward the cafe that they would find Raven at most often. Beast boy pushed the entrance door open and moved inside the building. He looked around with a serious look on his face, hoping to find Raven. Robin entered right after, also looking around to see if he could find her.
"Can I help you two?" a low, female voice asked. "You guys seem lost."
Beast boy turned and look at the female, who appeared to be a worker at the cafe. "Um, yeah. We're looking for a gothic chick about this tall," he replied as he held up is hand in front of him level to his shoulders, indicating Raven's height. "She comes in a lot. She's really moody and wears a blue cape."
"Ah, yes! I know her," she replied with a thoughtful look. "I've seen her. Boy, can she be emotionless! I never seen anyone, who couldn't smile!"
"Yeah, yeah! So have you seen her?" Beast boy asked, hopefully.
"The last I've seen her was a couple of days ago," she replied.
Beast boy went limp. "Oh," he replied, disappointed. "Thanks anyway."
"Sorry," the girl replied just as she turned to leave.
Robin placed a hand on Beast boy's shoulder. "Come on," he began. "Maybe she's home or something..."
"No," Beast boy began with a stern voice. "I know my Raven. And, this is not like my Raven. Something has happen to her."
Robin sighed and looked out the window just in time to see a black figure sprint away. Robin concentrated harder on the figure. His eyes widen as he recognized the black suit he was wearing.
"Come on," Robin yelled for Beast boy as they headed out the door. "One of Slade's lackeys just past by!"
"Slade?" Beast boy asked in wonder. "We don't have time for this, Robin! We have to find Raven!"
Robin turned toward Beast boy and gave a stern look. "Listen! Raven is a big girl! She can take care of herself," he told him. "I want to know what one of them is doing just strolling about the city in the open!"
"What's more important to you?" Beast boy asked as he gave Robin a stern look. "One of Slade's buddies or Raven's safety?"
Robin stared back, unsure of how to answer. Silently, he turned away from him and headed out the door. Beast boy watched in shock as the door shut and the image of Robin running away shown through the window. His jaw dropped then closed as he shook his head.
"Bet he wouldn't feel the same if it was Starfire," he muttered as he opened the door and left the cafe.
~
Robin chased the masked minion around the corner and a few blocks away from the cafe. Finally, they entered into a dark ally way Slade's minion ran further through the ally until he came to a dead end. Robin smiled as he slowed to a stop.
"Looks like you ran out of places to run to," he stated as he prepared himself to attack. "What are you doing here!" Robin asked, getting straight to the point.
Robin watched as the tall man took a few steps to the right. Suspicious of his actions, Robin took out a disk from his utility belt and prepared it for launch. Just as he turned to jump onto a trash can, Robin flung the disk toward him. The little metal object hit the minion in his leg and caused him to fall downward. The masked teenager jumped up and landed on the black suited man.
"Now, for the last time! What are you doing here?" He shouted as the man placed his hands over his face, indicating for him to move away.
"Hey, hey!" He shouted in a muffled voice. "Don't hurt me!"
"What?" Robin asked as a sweat drop rolled down the back of his head. "That voice!"
He backed away just as the taller man stood up and placed his hands around his neck. He proceeded to take off his mask.
"Robin!" Beast boy's voice shouted as he appeared behind his leader. He stopped at the sight of the man.
He had taken off his mask, revealing himself to the two. Beast boy stood with a shocked look that matched Robin's. The Titan's leader took a few steps back so he was right next to Beast boy.
"What are you doing here?" Robin asked finally.
"Oh my god," the green boy breathed out. "It's you!"
~
Starfire floated around Raven's room in search of any clues that might lead to Raven. She gazed over at her drawer set and saw the mirror laying face down. "If she had planned to run away than, surely she would have taken this with her," she concluded as she walked up to the drawer set and gazed down at the strangely shaped mirror. "But, perhaps the answer lies in here."
She picked up the mirror and flipped it over. She met with her reflection and soon it began to change. Raven appeared in the reflection, dressed in a gray cloak. "Raven?" Starfire called out in shock. "Is that you?"
"Help me," she murmured with a look of fear and sadness in her eyes. "Please... help me!"
"Where is your location, Raven?" Starfire asked. "I shall come for you!"
The reflection changed once more until another Raven made an appearance. This Raven was dressed in a green cloak. "I'll kill him! As soon as I get myself free! I'll kill him!" she shouted.
"Kill him?" Starfire repeated in confusion. "Whom do you wish to kill?"
The reflection changed, again. This time, nothing appeared. Starfire moved the mirror to get a better look at it. Calling her name once more, she gave up and placed the mirror back where she found it. She turned around and looked around. Sighing, she walked over to the bed and sat down.
"This is all, too strange!" She exclaimed as she looked around the bed. "Raven normally makes her bed as soon as she awakens," she observed. "What has happen to her?" she sighed once more and looked around. "Her disappearance, the wanting to kill someone, and the fear of what has happen to her." Tired and exhausted, she laid back into the bed and breathed in.
She moved her arms outward and instantly felt a smooth, metal object underneath one of her arms. She sat up and groped around the area that she felt the metal object and grabbed it. Lifting it up to examine it, she supposed that it was some type of disk.
"Since when does Raven use disks?" she asked with a puzzled look on her face. "I should take it to Robin! Perhaps he could decipher it!"
*** End of Chapter ***
~~~ After Notes ~~~
I'm updating alot! Phew! Just like the last story I did. I'm starting to have fun writing this. : This is actually the first action story I've done. Most of my stories are Romance and there are a few humor.
The mystery man! Every story needs some mystery. I was actually planning on having the guy be a robot, but I decided on this instead, which will be revealed in the next chapter. I probably won't even keep him for very long. Just two chapters or so.
I hope Robin didn't sound too cruel. You know him. Always obsessed with Slade. I tried my best with his character. I hope you are liking this story. Thanks for all of your reviews. See ya next time!
All You Needed
Chapter 3: Searching
Raven rolled over to her side in her bed. She shook her head and opened her eyes a little. She could have sworn she felt some one watching her. She sat up and looked around. Only two people in the world would dare to enter her room and they were Starfire and Beast boy. Cautiously, she spoke each name, but received no answer. Raven slowly laid back in the softness of the blankets and pillows.
She closed her eyes and drifted off into sleep. A dark figure appeared in the background, looking over her delicate form. "Raven," he breathed out with a chuckle. "You are just what I need to get what I want..."
She shifted in her sleep. Slade's hand reached out and placed a black tape over her mouth in a slow and careful way so not to wake her. He moved over to the end of her bed and placed a small machine on the mattress near her feet. He smiled as he pressed a button on the machine. A clear blue light swirled around the bed and enveloped itself around Raven.
"Come now, Raven," Slade replied under his breath as he motioned for two of his machine look a likes to come forth. The two went at each end of Raven and picked her up. "Time to go," Slade whispered as he lead the way out of the Titan Tower without being detected by any of the Titans.
~
Beast boy looked around her room as he scratched his head. "Raven?" he took a few glances behind the wall that extended outward towards the foot of her bed. "Raven, are you in here?" He gave an uncertain look. I wonder where she is...
He wandered out of her room and then went up to the roof. He looked around to see if she was anywhere in sight, yet found no trace of her. He went back down towards the kitchen where he found Starfire and Robin together eating ice cream out of the same bowl.
"And, that is the secret of my people," Starfire concluded just as Beast boy entered the room. "Beast boy! How wonderful to see you? Tell us, how are you doing?"
"Fine, Starfire," Beast boy replied in a rushed tone as he looked around the room. "Hey, have you guys seen Raven?"
"I cannot recall the last I have seen of her," Starfire replied with a thoughtful look on her face. "Perhaps, yesterday?"
"Is there something wrong?" Robin asked as he noticed the worry on his friend's face.
"I'm not sure," Beast boy stated. "I can't find Raven anywhere."
"Perhaps she is in her room!" Starfire replied.
Beast boy shook his head in response. "I already looked in all the places she usually hangs out at."
Starfire thought for a moment. "Did you look at the depressing cafe she goes to?" she asked after a while.
He shook his head. "Can one of you come with me?" he asked, sincerely. "I'm sorry, but that place gives me the creeps."
Robin gave Starfire a side look. "I'll go," he answered as he stood up. "I need the fresh air."
Beast boy followed Robin out the door. The two made it quickly toward the cafe that they would find Raven at most often. Beast boy pushed the entrance door open and moved inside the building. He looked around with a serious look on his face, hoping to find Raven. Robin entered right after, also looking around to see if he could find her.
"Can I help you two?" a low, female voice asked. "You guys seem lost."
Beast boy turned and look at the female, who appeared to be a worker at the cafe. "Um, yeah. We're looking for a gothic chick about this tall," he replied as he held up is hand in front of him level to his shoulders, indicating Raven's height. "She comes in a lot. She's really moody and wears a blue cape."
"Ah, yes! I know her," she replied with a thoughtful look. "I've seen her. Boy, can she be emotionless! I never seen anyone, who couldn't smile!"
"Yeah, yeah! So have you seen her?" Beast boy asked, hopefully.
"The last I've seen her was a couple of days ago," she replied.
Beast boy went limp. "Oh," he replied, disappointed. "Thanks anyway."
"Sorry," the girl replied just as she turned to leave.
Robin placed a hand on Beast boy's shoulder. "Come on," he began. "Maybe she's home or something..."
"No," Beast boy began with a stern voice. "I know my Raven. And, this is not like my Raven. Something has happen to her."
Robin sighed and looked out the window just in time to see a black figure sprint away. Robin concentrated harder on the figure. His eyes widen as he recognized the black suit he was wearing.
"Come on," Robin yelled for Beast boy as they headed out the door. "One of Slade's lackeys just past by!"
"Slade?" Beast boy asked in wonder. "We don't have time for this, Robin! We have to find Raven!"
Robin turned toward Beast boy and gave a stern look. "Listen! Raven is a big girl! She can take care of herself," he told him. "I want to know what one of them is doing just strolling about the city in the open!"
"What's more important to you?" Beast boy asked as he gave Robin a stern look. "One of Slade's buddies or Raven's safety?"
Robin stared back, unsure of how to answer. Silently, he turned away from him and headed out the door. Beast boy watched in shock as the door shut and the image of Robin running away shown through the window. His jaw dropped then closed as he shook his head.
"Bet he wouldn't feel the same if it was Starfire," he muttered as he opened the door and left the cafe.
~
Robin chased the masked minion around the corner and a few blocks away from the cafe. Finally, they entered into a dark ally way Slade's minion ran further through the ally until he came to a dead end. Robin smiled as he slowed to a stop.
"Looks like you ran out of places to run to," he stated as he prepared himself to attack. "What are you doing here!" Robin asked, getting straight to the point.
Robin watched as the tall man took a few steps to the right. Suspicious of his actions, Robin took out a disk from his utility belt and prepared it for launch. Just as he turned to jump onto a trash can, Robin flung the disk toward him. The little metal object hit the minion in his leg and caused him to fall downward. The masked teenager jumped up and landed on the black suited man.
"Now, for the last time! What are you doing here?" He shouted as the man placed his hands over his face, indicating for him to move away.
"Hey, hey!" He shouted in a muffled voice. "Don't hurt me!"
"What?" Robin asked as a sweat drop rolled down the back of his head. "That voice!"
He backed away just as the taller man stood up and placed his hands around his neck. He proceeded to take off his mask.
"Robin!" Beast boy's voice shouted as he appeared behind his leader. He stopped at the sight of the man.
He had taken off his mask, revealing himself to the two. Beast boy stood with a shocked look that matched Robin's. The Titan's leader took a few steps back so he was right next to Beast boy.
"What are you doing here?" Robin asked finally.
"Oh my god," the green boy breathed out. "It's you!"
~
Starfire floated around Raven's room in search of any clues that might lead to Raven. She gazed over at her drawer set and saw the mirror laying face down. "If she had planned to run away than, surely she would have taken this with her," she concluded as she walked up to the drawer set and gazed down at the strangely shaped mirror. "But, perhaps the answer lies in here."
She picked up the mirror and flipped it over. She met with her reflection and soon it began to change. Raven appeared in the reflection, dressed in a gray cloak. "Raven?" Starfire called out in shock. "Is that you?"
"Help me," she murmured with a look of fear and sadness in her eyes. "Please... help me!"
"Where is your location, Raven?" Starfire asked. "I shall come for you!"
The reflection changed once more until another Raven made an appearance. This Raven was dressed in a green cloak. "I'll kill him! As soon as I get myself free! I'll kill him!" she shouted.
"Kill him?" Starfire repeated in confusion. "Whom do you wish to kill?"
The reflection changed, again. This time, nothing appeared. Starfire moved the mirror to get a better look at it. Calling her name once more, she gave up and placed the mirror back where she found it. She turned around and looked around. Sighing, she walked over to the bed and sat down.
"This is all, too strange!" She exclaimed as she looked around the bed. "Raven normally makes her bed as soon as she awakens," she observed. "What has happen to her?" she sighed once more and looked around. "Her disappearance, the wanting to kill someone, and the fear of what has happen to her." Tired and exhausted, she laid back into the bed and breathed in.
She moved her arms outward and instantly felt a smooth, metal object underneath one of her arms. She sat up and groped around the area that she felt the metal object and grabbed it. Lifting it up to examine it, she supposed that it was some type of disk.
"Since when does Raven use disks?" she asked with a puzzled look on her face. "I should take it to Robin! Perhaps he could decipher it!"
*** End of Chapter ***
~~~ After Notes ~~~
I'm updating alot! Phew! Just like the last story I did. I'm starting to have fun writing this. : This is actually the first action story I've done. Most of my stories are Romance and there are a few humor.
The mystery man! Every story needs some mystery. I was actually planning on having the guy be a robot, but I decided on this instead, which will be revealed in the next chapter. I probably won't even keep him for very long. Just two chapters or so.
I hope Robin didn't sound too cruel. You know him. Always obsessed with Slade. I tried my best with his character. I hope you are liking this story. Thanks for all of your reviews. See ya next time!