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 10: Powers
"You?!" Beast boy shouted as he moved closer to Raven and pointed to the look alike. "How can that be you?"
Raven glanced at him before looking back at the black cloaked Raven before her. "Trust me... it's something about her. I just know that's me..."
"Very precise there, Raven," Slade said with a smile as he straighten his back. "That is you. A clone, if you will."
"A clone?" Beast boy made a confused look as he continued to stare at the new Raven.
Raven shook her head and growled. "You cloned me?!" she shouted in anger. "How the hell did you manage to clone me!?"
Slade laughed as he looked over at the new Raven. "Using some of your cells and some of Atlantis' technology," he answered before taking two steps back. "I would like to stay and chat, but my new and improved apprentice would like to have some words with you," he paused and looked over at Starfire. "I'll be taking her, as well."
Raven waved her hand out in front of her and shot a long wave of black energy. "Don't count on it!"
The clone quickly moved forward and slammed herself into Raven, causing her to fall back onto the ground. Raven growled as she opened her eyes to find the clone on top of her, holding down her hands. Beast boy immediately ran forward, changing into a small bird.
The clone was forced to look away as Beast boy flapped his wings and clawed at her face. Raven took this opportunity to kick the clone off and stand up.
~~
Slade growled as the fight between them began to commence. He looked up at Starfire and smiled. "There, there," he replied as the alien tried to free herself. As he reached the panels that controlled the bindings, a small disk flew forward and cut him in the hand. "What the?"
He looked behind him and found Robin and Cyborg not far from him. "It ends here," Robin stated with a serious look on his face. "Let her go."
Slade laughed and reached for a near by button. "Come now, Robin," he began. "If it is a fight you want... we will have to wait another day."
Robin watched as he pressed a button. A cloud of smoke floated around them as Robin jumped up and landed on a nearby rafter. "Cyborg?" he called out.
"I'm fine!" Cyborg shouted from within the smoke.
~~
Raven flew forward and moved her arms out in front of her. "Azarath, Metrion," she began as her eyes glowed a white color. Her palms began to shine a black aura. "Zynthos!"
The clone smiled as she moved her own hands out in front of her. "Azarath, Metrion, Zynthos!" she shouted almost in the same manner Raven had.
The two different black auras collided with each other in the air, sending out a long wave of wind. Beast boy felt like a leaf in the wind as he was forced back against a pole. His green eyes fixed on Raven as he watched her struggle to overcome her 'other half'.
~~
The wind that was created by the two Ravens was enough to overcome the smoke, clearing the area where Slade had been. Robin and Cyborg took their attention away from their prior intentions to gaze over at the two Ravens.
"Is that who I think it is?" Cyborg asked in a loud voice. "Wait! Is that Raven in the sky and the ground?"
"Slade must have cloned her!" Robin reminded him. "Which means we are pretty much screwed."
"Two Ravens?" Cyborg asked in a bewildered manner.
~~
Raven fell back as her clone's energy over came her. She felt her body stiffen as the dark aura surrounded her body and held her in the air. Beast boy jumped to his feet and threaten to change. Until a voice in his head held him back. He froze as he heard Raven's angelic voice in his head with a frustrated tone.
"Don't!" she screamed into his mind. "I can handle this! She is after all," she began, gazing back at her 'other half'. "Me..."
Beast boy watched. Too afraid to say anything in return. Too afraid to move forward and help. "Raven," he breathed out.
Raven shut her eyes and began to chant the words she used so much. Her own black aura filled the air around her and pushed back the aura that emitted from the clone. A loud growl followed by a huff escaped Raven's lips. She struggled to catch her breath as her eyes fell upon the clone, who had her arms to her side.
"Leave, Beast boy!" she suddenly shouted as she turned to face her boyfriend. "Leave!"
Beast boy blinked once. "What?" he coughed out, managing to find his voice.
~~
Robin took this time to look back to find both Slade and Starfire gone. He clenched his hands into fists and brought them up. "Damn!" he growled. "He escaped."
"Figures," Cyborg began with a exhausted tone in his voice.
Beast boy looked up at Raven for a long moment. "What do you mean, 'leave'?" He demanded to know as he clenched his gloved hands into fists. "Are you kidding me? I would never leave you with that!"
Raven watched as her boyfriend pointed to the being that resembled her in every way. "Please, don't argue with me," she began.
"Why the hell would I leave you with that?!" He asked, feeling anger that she would even ask him to leave her side. "I am not going to! I refuse to!"
The clone continued to watch Raven, seeming to be unaware of the conversation she was having with Beast boy. Raven's eyes narrowed as she concentrated on her energy once more.
This is exactly like my vision! she thought in realization. Something is going to happen to Beast boy! But what?!
A pair of gray gloved hands reached up to stop her. "Save your energy," Beast boy replied in a loving voice as he let his head fall back to the ground. "You are going to need it..."
Raven shut her eyes in frustration. I will not let anything happen to him! He must leave! she reasoned as she took a glance back at him.
"I'm sorry for this trouble," the clone began to say as she straighten her back. "But, I'm afraid we must finish this another day."
Raven gasped and moved a little back in the air. "What?" she questioned as she watched her clone retreat. "What are you talking about?"
The clone stopped and looked up at Raven. "Trust me," she began to say. "We will meet again another day."
Beast boy watched in wide eyes as the clone vanished behind a cloud of black energy. Raven practically fell to the ground in fatigue. "Damn," she muttered. "Why did she leave?"
The green boy looked over and jumped forward to Raven's side. "Are you all right?" he questioned, hoping for a good answer.
"I'm fine," she muttered in a weak voice.
"Is everyone all right?" Robin asked as he ran up to them. "What was that thing?"
"Yeah," Cyborg began. "It looked just like Raven. Did Slade really clone her?"
Beast boy continued to stare at Raven as he draped an arm around her waist to support her. Sighing, he nodded as an answer to Cyborg's question. "He did," he replied. "And, she seems pretty strong, too."
Raven closed her eyes and relaxed against Beast boy's shoulder. "Can we please just go home?" she asked in a exhausted tone.
"We can't!" Robin immediately answered. "We need to track down Slade and rescue Starfire!"
Silence fell upon the team as Raven continued to hide her eyes behind her eyelids. Slowly, she opened them and looked over at Robin. Sighing, she looked away. "Robin, I'm exhausted," she began. "Beast boy is injured. How the hell do you expect to beat Slade with only two Titans that are able to fight?"
Robin looked taken back a little as he looked down, shamefully. "I'm sorry," he began. "I just..."
"It's all right," Raven began with a smile. "You love her and you want to protect her. But, you are also the leader of this team. And, we need you right now more than Star does. She'll be fine. Starfire isn't the one that Slade wants, remember?"
Robin nodded, taking in her words, gracefully. "I guess, you're right. Let's go home and get some rest."
*** End of Chapter ***
~~~ After Notes ~~~
Yeah, kind of short. I guess. Not really. I hope it's still good. Yep, they are going home for now.
I don't have anything else to say. Bye.
All You Needed
Chapter 10: Powers
"You?!" Beast boy shouted as he moved closer to Raven and pointed to the look alike. "How can that be you?"
Raven glanced at him before looking back at the black cloaked Raven before her. "Trust me... it's something about her. I just know that's me..."
"Very precise there, Raven," Slade said with a smile as he straighten his back. "That is you. A clone, if you will."
"A clone?" Beast boy made a confused look as he continued to stare at the new Raven.
Raven shook her head and growled. "You cloned me?!" she shouted in anger. "How the hell did you manage to clone me!?"
Slade laughed as he looked over at the new Raven. "Using some of your cells and some of Atlantis' technology," he answered before taking two steps back. "I would like to stay and chat, but my new and improved apprentice would like to have some words with you," he paused and looked over at Starfire. "I'll be taking her, as well."
Raven waved her hand out in front of her and shot a long wave of black energy. "Don't count on it!"
The clone quickly moved forward and slammed herself into Raven, causing her to fall back onto the ground. Raven growled as she opened her eyes to find the clone on top of her, holding down her hands. Beast boy immediately ran forward, changing into a small bird.
The clone was forced to look away as Beast boy flapped his wings and clawed at her face. Raven took this opportunity to kick the clone off and stand up.
~~
Slade growled as the fight between them began to commence. He looked up at Starfire and smiled. "There, there," he replied as the alien tried to free herself. As he reached the panels that controlled the bindings, a small disk flew forward and cut him in the hand. "What the?"
He looked behind him and found Robin and Cyborg not far from him. "It ends here," Robin stated with a serious look on his face. "Let her go."
Slade laughed and reached for a near by button. "Come now, Robin," he began. "If it is a fight you want... we will have to wait another day."
Robin watched as he pressed a button. A cloud of smoke floated around them as Robin jumped up and landed on a nearby rafter. "Cyborg?" he called out.
"I'm fine!" Cyborg shouted from within the smoke.
~~
Raven flew forward and moved her arms out in front of her. "Azarath, Metrion," she began as her eyes glowed a white color. Her palms began to shine a black aura. "Zynthos!"
The clone smiled as she moved her own hands out in front of her. "Azarath, Metrion, Zynthos!" she shouted almost in the same manner Raven had.
The two different black auras collided with each other in the air, sending out a long wave of wind. Beast boy felt like a leaf in the wind as he was forced back against a pole. His green eyes fixed on Raven as he watched her struggle to overcome her 'other half'.
~~
The wind that was created by the two Ravens was enough to overcome the smoke, clearing the area where Slade had been. Robin and Cyborg took their attention away from their prior intentions to gaze over at the two Ravens.
"Is that who I think it is?" Cyborg asked in a loud voice. "Wait! Is that Raven in the sky and the ground?"
"Slade must have cloned her!" Robin reminded him. "Which means we are pretty much screwed."
"Two Ravens?" Cyborg asked in a bewildered manner.
~~
Raven fell back as her clone's energy over came her. She felt her body stiffen as the dark aura surrounded her body and held her in the air. Beast boy jumped to his feet and threaten to change. Until a voice in his head held him back. He froze as he heard Raven's angelic voice in his head with a frustrated tone.
"Don't!" she screamed into his mind. "I can handle this! She is after all," she began, gazing back at her 'other half'. "Me..."
Beast boy watched. Too afraid to say anything in return. Too afraid to move forward and help. "Raven," he breathed out.
Raven shut her eyes and began to chant the words she used so much. Her own black aura filled the air around her and pushed back the aura that emitted from the clone. A loud growl followed by a huff escaped Raven's lips. She struggled to catch her breath as her eyes fell upon the clone, who had her arms to her side.
"Leave, Beast boy!" she suddenly shouted as she turned to face her boyfriend. "Leave!"
Beast boy blinked once. "What?" he coughed out, managing to find his voice.
~~
Robin took this time to look back to find both Slade and Starfire gone. He clenched his hands into fists and brought them up. "Damn!" he growled. "He escaped."
"Figures," Cyborg began with a exhausted tone in his voice.
Beast boy looked up at Raven for a long moment. "What do you mean, 'leave'?" He demanded to know as he clenched his gloved hands into fists. "Are you kidding me? I would never leave you with that!"
Raven watched as her boyfriend pointed to the being that resembled her in every way. "Please, don't argue with me," she began.
"Why the hell would I leave you with that?!" He asked, feeling anger that she would even ask him to leave her side. "I am not going to! I refuse to!"
The clone continued to watch Raven, seeming to be unaware of the conversation she was having with Beast boy. Raven's eyes narrowed as she concentrated on her energy once more.
This is exactly like my vision! she thought in realization. Something is going to happen to Beast boy! But what?!
A pair of gray gloved hands reached up to stop her. "Save your energy," Beast boy replied in a loving voice as he let his head fall back to the ground. "You are going to need it..."
Raven shut her eyes in frustration. I will not let anything happen to him! He must leave! she reasoned as she took a glance back at him.
"I'm sorry for this trouble," the clone began to say as she straighten her back. "But, I'm afraid we must finish this another day."
Raven gasped and moved a little back in the air. "What?" she questioned as she watched her clone retreat. "What are you talking about?"
The clone stopped and looked up at Raven. "Trust me," she began to say. "We will meet again another day."
Beast boy watched in wide eyes as the clone vanished behind a cloud of black energy. Raven practically fell to the ground in fatigue. "Damn," she muttered. "Why did she leave?"
The green boy looked over and jumped forward to Raven's side. "Are you all right?" he questioned, hoping for a good answer.
"I'm fine," she muttered in a weak voice.
"Is everyone all right?" Robin asked as he ran up to them. "What was that thing?"
"Yeah," Cyborg began. "It looked just like Raven. Did Slade really clone her?"
Beast boy continued to stare at Raven as he draped an arm around her waist to support her. Sighing, he nodded as an answer to Cyborg's question. "He did," he replied. "And, she seems pretty strong, too."
Raven closed her eyes and relaxed against Beast boy's shoulder. "Can we please just go home?" she asked in a exhausted tone.
"We can't!" Robin immediately answered. "We need to track down Slade and rescue Starfire!"
Silence fell upon the team as Raven continued to hide her eyes behind her eyelids. Slowly, she opened them and looked over at Robin. Sighing, she looked away. "Robin, I'm exhausted," she began. "Beast boy is injured. How the hell do you expect to beat Slade with only two Titans that are able to fight?"
Robin looked taken back a little as he looked down, shamefully. "I'm sorry," he began. "I just..."
"It's all right," Raven began with a smile. "You love her and you want to protect her. But, you are also the leader of this team. And, we need you right now more than Star does. She'll be fine. Starfire isn't the one that Slade wants, remember?"
Robin nodded, taking in her words, gracefully. "I guess, you're right. Let's go home and get some rest."
*** End of Chapter ***
~~~ After Notes ~~~
Yeah, kind of short. I guess. Not really. I hope it's still good. Yep, they are going home for now.
I don't have anything else to say. Bye.