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 8: A Helping Hand
Cyborg and Robin turned with puzzled looks to find Aqualad at the doorway with a smile on his lips. "Aqualad?" the two team mates called out at the same time.
Robin shook his head and took a step forward. "What are you doing here?" he asked with a small smile on his lips.
"I came here as fast as I could," Aqualad replied as he leaned against the doorway. "I have news about Slade."
"Slade?" Robin straighten his back and frowned. "What is it?"
"I was on my way to Gothic City when I spotted Slade," he began as he backed away from the door and entered the room. "He entered a truck and headed down one of the main roads opposite of Gothic."
"And?" Cyborg urged.
"I followed him," Aqualad began with a wider smile. "And, I know exactly where he is hiding..."
~
Beast boy looked up at Raven, who was sitting on the floor. He sighed and looked back down at the ground in silence. "I know you are still there," he began to say, causing both Raven and Starfire to look up at him. "Slade has taken part of your mind, but your heart is still there..."
"Beast boy," Starfire called out to him. "I sense your pain, but Raven is no longer in control..."
"No," he immediately snapped. "Her mind may be under Slade's control... but her heart..." he felt tears begin to threaten his eyes once more. "Her heart still belongs to me!"
Raven looked on, seeming to be unaffected by the green boy's words. Beast boy, however, was in a fury. He struggled in his binds, hoping to release himself. Starfire watched as Beast boy's attempts showed no effect on his bindings. Sighing, she looked away.
Beast boy growled as he began to morph into a larger creature. His legs extended outwards into giant feet with huge nails on each of his toes. His cries of struggles grew as he changed from his original form into a t-rex.
Starfire turned her head to watch as her green team mate struggled with all his might to free himself. Thinking, she looked down at her own bindings. Her eyes grew a bright green as they hit the bindings, causing a electrical reaction. Slade must of made these in a certain way to reject our powers, Starfire thought before looking at Beast boy. Which means... perhaps my powers can break through his bindings...
Deciding to try, Starfire's eyes grew green once more. The green light flew forward and slammed against the bindings. A large puff of brown smoke filled the air as Beast boy flew forward and hit the ground, quickly changing back into his human form.
"Next time," he began as he sat up and shook his head. "Give me a little warning, Star."
Starfire giggled and apologized. Beast boy smiled as he stood up and dusted himself off. Just as he begun to do this, a strain of black energy floated across the floor and snapped, causing him to stand straight up. His features grew serious as his attention drew upon the lithe cloaked woman before him.
Raven took a few steps forward and frowned. Dropping her hand down, she watched Beast boy with intent eyes. The green boy held his hands up and took a step forward as well.
"Raven, I don't want to fight," he declared, soothingly. "Please... snap out of it!"
Her violet eyes, for once showed a serious reflection. She took two steps forward and held up her hand.
"I know you are still there," Beast boy claimed as he formed fists with his hands. "I can feel it. Please... come back."
She closed her eyes this time and allowed her hand to fall to her side. Silence filled the air as the tension rose between the couple. Starfire continued to watch from above. She glanced at Beast boy before returning her gaze at Raven. Nothing made sense. Was Raven going to attack the one person she ever loved? Or, was she finally returning to them?
"Raven! Please," Beast boy pleaded once more.
His right foot began to glow black. He didn't have time to look down as his body was forced into the air and flipped upside down. Beast boy cried out in surprise as he looked at his foot and then at Raven. The pacifist took slow and steady steps towards Beast boy. Her arms were crossed over her chest as she stopped only a few inches away from him.
"Tell me, BB," Raven began, with her eyebrows furrowed in closely together. "Do you wish to live or die?"
~
Cyborg sighed as he opened the window of his car and let some air crash against his face. He took a glance at Robin in the seat next to him. The leader looked out the window and seemed to be in deep thought. Shaking his head, Cyborg looked back at the road with a frown.
Aqualad sat in the back, directing Cyborg to the location where Slade was at. For the moment, he sat still, glancing from Cyborg to Robin. "So, are we going to talk?" Aqualad asked, suddenly.
"If Slade has hurt Starfire or even touched her," Robin threaten in a stale voice. "I'll kill him..."
Cyborg's furrowed his eyebrows. "What would Slade want with Beast boy and Starfire, anyway? I mean, why'd he let me go?"
Robin shrugged and continued to gaze out the windows. "All he said to me was something about my final lesson."
"Come on, Robin!" Cyborg suddenly shouted. "Think. You are always good at these types of things! Just, because you are angry about Starfire doesn't mean you let your brain go into Beast boy mode!"
Robin furrowed his eyebrows and thought for a moment. "Wait a minute," Robin began as he sat up. "That technology he stole from Atlantis!"
Cyborg gave Robin a look of confusion. "Technology? What technology?"
"You mean the cloning technology he took?" Aqualad asked, suddenly joining the conversation.
Robin nodded and looked away. "I think he's planning to clone them."
"Them? Why just them?" Cyborg asked with a puzzled look on his face.
"Maybe Slade plans to create a new team of Titans," Aqualad offered with a shrug. "Maybe a evil set."
"If that were true," Robin began. "Why didn't he take Cyborg and I? He had the perfect opportunity."
Cyborg sighed and looked down. "I think I know why..." he began with a dazed tone in his voice. "Beast boy, Starfire, and Raven have special abilities that far exceed our own. You and I are just humans with advanced skills, but we are nothing like them three."
"That still doesn't make much sense," Aqualad began with a thoughtful look.
"I do," Robin began, matching Cyborg's tone of voice. "I'm only a human. Most of the tricks I do were the ones I taught myself. Star, BB, and Raven's powers come natural. But, why would Slade want to clone them? Why not just turn them evil like he did Raven?"
"Maybe what Aqualad said is true. Maybe, he wants to make a new team," Cyborg's voice trailed off as he kept his gaze on the road before him. "A evil one. One that he can control."
"Wait, wait!" Aqualad began as he shook his head and waved his hands out in front of him. "If that were true... then what is he planning to do with the original team?"
Robin went into a daze as he looked down and then back up at Cyborg, who shared the same look he did. "My god," he began with a faint voice. "There would be no need for them..."
At the sound of this, Cyborg pushed his foot down on the gas and pressed forward at a faster speed. Robin sat back and furrowed his eyebrows. Anger filled him as the thought of Slade 'getting rid' of Starfire filled his mind. "We better hurry, then," Cyborg sudden replied in a low voice. "If we want to safe them..."
Robin nodded in agreement and glanced at his half human friend. "Titans," he began with a frown on his lips. "Go!"
~
"What?" Beast boy asked both confused and puzzled by Raven's statement. "What did you just say?"
Sighing in frustration and seemly tired of talking, Raven moved her hand, letting the black energy disappear from around his foot. Beast boy fell to the ground with a loud thud. Cursing to himself, he sat up and rubbed his head. Raven bent forward him by his shirt collar and brought him closer to her.
"I said," she began in a dark tone. "Do you wish to live or die?"
He stared on in a daze for a moment before shaking his head. "No," he began with a even more puzzled look than before. "What did you call me? Before?"
Her eyes widen in shock, not realizing her mistake. Quickly, she stood back up and let his shirt go. "Beast boy. I called you Beast boy," she responded before looking away from him.
Beast boy smiled as he stood up and leaned closer to her. "No," he began with a small chuckle. "You didn't. You called me 'BB'," he said as he pointed to her and chuckled once more. "Raven?" he stared on at her with a wide grin on his face.
Suddenly, without any warning, he leaped forward and wrapped her in his arms. Raven let out a cry of surprise as he buried his face into her cloak and began to cry. "Raven! I thought you were lost!" he cried out in relief. "You're all right! You are all right! Thank god! I knew you weren't lost!"
Struggling to free herself from his grasp, Raven released a large amount of energy that sent Beast boy flying a crossed the room. "You didn't answer my question!" Raven shouted in anger. "Do you wish to live or die?"
Beast boy sat up from his fallen position and gazed up at her. "Live," he replied, knowing when not to mess with his girlfriend.
Sighing, she walked over to him and sat down beside him. Without warning or explanation, she leaned over and planted a kiss on his lips. "Then you must let me be the enemy..." she calmly replied.
"Raven," Beast boy breathed out as he watched her stand back up with the same old unemotional mask on her face. She must have a plan... he thought to himself with a thoughtful look on his face. She must...
Starfire watched as the two just stared at each other in silence. What has just happened? she asked herself in complete confusion. First they fight, then they kiss, and then they stand with nothing else to say... she shook her head and sighed.
"What is going on here?" a new voice filled the air behind them. Starfire and Beast boy turned to find Slade emerging from the shadows. Raven stood in silence, not turning to face him nor looking down at Beast boy.
"Nothing," she merely replied in a cold voice.
Slade continued his steps toward them. His eyes landed upon Starfire, who looked back with a angry look on her face. Slade looked over at Beast boy, who sat on the floor with a puzzled look on his face, before looking at Raven, who still had not turned to face him. "It doesn't appear to be nothing," he commented.
"Just preparing him for injection," Raven finally answered.
"That was not what I asked," Slade reminded her as he came to a complete stop in his walk. "But, it would be a good idea to move ahead of schedule..."
Ahead of schedule? Beast boy thought before looking back at Raven. What are you planning, Raven?
She looked down at him. Her eyes poured into his own. For a moment, he could sense fear coming from her, but in a instant it was gone. Silence once again filled the room before Raven gave a final glance at Beast boy before turning around to face Slade. She nodded to him, gesturing for some kind of signal.
"Very well," he began with a smile. "We'll start with the changeling."
*** End of Chapter ***
~~~ After Notes ~~~
I hope it's still interesting from your points of view. I'm a little vague on if Raven is still in control or not, which was my intentions.
I'm so happy. My haven has 49 members. Thanks to all who joined. Hope to see your posts.
Sorry this chapter took a long time to post. I've been sick, once more and really busy. But, it's up so be happy. Aite, bye everyone.
All You Needed
Chapter 8: A Helping Hand
Cyborg and Robin turned with puzzled looks to find Aqualad at the doorway with a smile on his lips. "Aqualad?" the two team mates called out at the same time.
Robin shook his head and took a step forward. "What are you doing here?" he asked with a small smile on his lips.
"I came here as fast as I could," Aqualad replied as he leaned against the doorway. "I have news about Slade."
"Slade?" Robin straighten his back and frowned. "What is it?"
"I was on my way to Gothic City when I spotted Slade," he began as he backed away from the door and entered the room. "He entered a truck and headed down one of the main roads opposite of Gothic."
"And?" Cyborg urged.
"I followed him," Aqualad began with a wider smile. "And, I know exactly where he is hiding..."
~
Beast boy looked up at Raven, who was sitting on the floor. He sighed and looked back down at the ground in silence. "I know you are still there," he began to say, causing both Raven and Starfire to look up at him. "Slade has taken part of your mind, but your heart is still there..."
"Beast boy," Starfire called out to him. "I sense your pain, but Raven is no longer in control..."
"No," he immediately snapped. "Her mind may be under Slade's control... but her heart..." he felt tears begin to threaten his eyes once more. "Her heart still belongs to me!"
Raven looked on, seeming to be unaffected by the green boy's words. Beast boy, however, was in a fury. He struggled in his binds, hoping to release himself. Starfire watched as Beast boy's attempts showed no effect on his bindings. Sighing, she looked away.
Beast boy growled as he began to morph into a larger creature. His legs extended outwards into giant feet with huge nails on each of his toes. His cries of struggles grew as he changed from his original form into a t-rex.
Starfire turned her head to watch as her green team mate struggled with all his might to free himself. Thinking, she looked down at her own bindings. Her eyes grew a bright green as they hit the bindings, causing a electrical reaction. Slade must of made these in a certain way to reject our powers, Starfire thought before looking at Beast boy. Which means... perhaps my powers can break through his bindings...
Deciding to try, Starfire's eyes grew green once more. The green light flew forward and slammed against the bindings. A large puff of brown smoke filled the air as Beast boy flew forward and hit the ground, quickly changing back into his human form.
"Next time," he began as he sat up and shook his head. "Give me a little warning, Star."
Starfire giggled and apologized. Beast boy smiled as he stood up and dusted himself off. Just as he begun to do this, a strain of black energy floated across the floor and snapped, causing him to stand straight up. His features grew serious as his attention drew upon the lithe cloaked woman before him.
Raven took a few steps forward and frowned. Dropping her hand down, she watched Beast boy with intent eyes. The green boy held his hands up and took a step forward as well.
"Raven, I don't want to fight," he declared, soothingly. "Please... snap out of it!"
Her violet eyes, for once showed a serious reflection. She took two steps forward and held up her hand.
"I know you are still there," Beast boy claimed as he formed fists with his hands. "I can feel it. Please... come back."
She closed her eyes this time and allowed her hand to fall to her side. Silence filled the air as the tension rose between the couple. Starfire continued to watch from above. She glanced at Beast boy before returning her gaze at Raven. Nothing made sense. Was Raven going to attack the one person she ever loved? Or, was she finally returning to them?
"Raven! Please," Beast boy pleaded once more.
His right foot began to glow black. He didn't have time to look down as his body was forced into the air and flipped upside down. Beast boy cried out in surprise as he looked at his foot and then at Raven. The pacifist took slow and steady steps towards Beast boy. Her arms were crossed over her chest as she stopped only a few inches away from him.
"Tell me, BB," Raven began, with her eyebrows furrowed in closely together. "Do you wish to live or die?"
~
Cyborg sighed as he opened the window of his car and let some air crash against his face. He took a glance at Robin in the seat next to him. The leader looked out the window and seemed to be in deep thought. Shaking his head, Cyborg looked back at the road with a frown.
Aqualad sat in the back, directing Cyborg to the location where Slade was at. For the moment, he sat still, glancing from Cyborg to Robin. "So, are we going to talk?" Aqualad asked, suddenly.
"If Slade has hurt Starfire or even touched her," Robin threaten in a stale voice. "I'll kill him..."
Cyborg's furrowed his eyebrows. "What would Slade want with Beast boy and Starfire, anyway? I mean, why'd he let me go?"
Robin shrugged and continued to gaze out the windows. "All he said to me was something about my final lesson."
"Come on, Robin!" Cyborg suddenly shouted. "Think. You are always good at these types of things! Just, because you are angry about Starfire doesn't mean you let your brain go into Beast boy mode!"
Robin furrowed his eyebrows and thought for a moment. "Wait a minute," Robin began as he sat up. "That technology he stole from Atlantis!"
Cyborg gave Robin a look of confusion. "Technology? What technology?"
"You mean the cloning technology he took?" Aqualad asked, suddenly joining the conversation.
Robin nodded and looked away. "I think he's planning to clone them."
"Them? Why just them?" Cyborg asked with a puzzled look on his face.
"Maybe Slade plans to create a new team of Titans," Aqualad offered with a shrug. "Maybe a evil set."
"If that were true," Robin began. "Why didn't he take Cyborg and I? He had the perfect opportunity."
Cyborg sighed and looked down. "I think I know why..." he began with a dazed tone in his voice. "Beast boy, Starfire, and Raven have special abilities that far exceed our own. You and I are just humans with advanced skills, but we are nothing like them three."
"That still doesn't make much sense," Aqualad began with a thoughtful look.
"I do," Robin began, matching Cyborg's tone of voice. "I'm only a human. Most of the tricks I do were the ones I taught myself. Star, BB, and Raven's powers come natural. But, why would Slade want to clone them? Why not just turn them evil like he did Raven?"
"Maybe what Aqualad said is true. Maybe, he wants to make a new team," Cyborg's voice trailed off as he kept his gaze on the road before him. "A evil one. One that he can control."
"Wait, wait!" Aqualad began as he shook his head and waved his hands out in front of him. "If that were true... then what is he planning to do with the original team?"
Robin went into a daze as he looked down and then back up at Cyborg, who shared the same look he did. "My god," he began with a faint voice. "There would be no need for them..."
At the sound of this, Cyborg pushed his foot down on the gas and pressed forward at a faster speed. Robin sat back and furrowed his eyebrows. Anger filled him as the thought of Slade 'getting rid' of Starfire filled his mind. "We better hurry, then," Cyborg sudden replied in a low voice. "If we want to safe them..."
Robin nodded in agreement and glanced at his half human friend. "Titans," he began with a frown on his lips. "Go!"
~
"What?" Beast boy asked both confused and puzzled by Raven's statement. "What did you just say?"
Sighing in frustration and seemly tired of talking, Raven moved her hand, letting the black energy disappear from around his foot. Beast boy fell to the ground with a loud thud. Cursing to himself, he sat up and rubbed his head. Raven bent forward him by his shirt collar and brought him closer to her.
"I said," she began in a dark tone. "Do you wish to live or die?"
He stared on in a daze for a moment before shaking his head. "No," he began with a even more puzzled look than before. "What did you call me? Before?"
Her eyes widen in shock, not realizing her mistake. Quickly, she stood back up and let his shirt go. "Beast boy. I called you Beast boy," she responded before looking away from him.
Beast boy smiled as he stood up and leaned closer to her. "No," he began with a small chuckle. "You didn't. You called me 'BB'," he said as he pointed to her and chuckled once more. "Raven?" he stared on at her with a wide grin on his face.
Suddenly, without any warning, he leaped forward and wrapped her in his arms. Raven let out a cry of surprise as he buried his face into her cloak and began to cry. "Raven! I thought you were lost!" he cried out in relief. "You're all right! You are all right! Thank god! I knew you weren't lost!"
Struggling to free herself from his grasp, Raven released a large amount of energy that sent Beast boy flying a crossed the room. "You didn't answer my question!" Raven shouted in anger. "Do you wish to live or die?"
Beast boy sat up from his fallen position and gazed up at her. "Live," he replied, knowing when not to mess with his girlfriend.
Sighing, she walked over to him and sat down beside him. Without warning or explanation, she leaned over and planted a kiss on his lips. "Then you must let me be the enemy..." she calmly replied.
"Raven," Beast boy breathed out as he watched her stand back up with the same old unemotional mask on her face. She must have a plan... he thought to himself with a thoughtful look on his face. She must...
Starfire watched as the two just stared at each other in silence. What has just happened? she asked herself in complete confusion. First they fight, then they kiss, and then they stand with nothing else to say... she shook her head and sighed.
"What is going on here?" a new voice filled the air behind them. Starfire and Beast boy turned to find Slade emerging from the shadows. Raven stood in silence, not turning to face him nor looking down at Beast boy.
"Nothing," she merely replied in a cold voice.
Slade continued his steps toward them. His eyes landed upon Starfire, who looked back with a angry look on her face. Slade looked over at Beast boy, who sat on the floor with a puzzled look on his face, before looking at Raven, who still had not turned to face him. "It doesn't appear to be nothing," he commented.
"Just preparing him for injection," Raven finally answered.
"That was not what I asked," Slade reminded her as he came to a complete stop in his walk. "But, it would be a good idea to move ahead of schedule..."
Ahead of schedule? Beast boy thought before looking back at Raven. What are you planning, Raven?
She looked down at him. Her eyes poured into his own. For a moment, he could sense fear coming from her, but in a instant it was gone. Silence once again filled the room before Raven gave a final glance at Beast boy before turning around to face Slade. She nodded to him, gesturing for some kind of signal.
"Very well," he began with a smile. "We'll start with the changeling."
*** End of Chapter ***
~~~ After Notes ~~~
I hope it's still interesting from your points of view. I'm a little vague on if Raven is still in control or not, which was my intentions.
I'm so happy. My haven has 49 members. Thanks to all who joined. Hope to see your posts.
Sorry this chapter took a long time to post. I've been sick, once more and really busy. But, it's up so be happy. Aite, bye everyone.