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 14: The Message
Raven watched as Beast boy disappeared into the city. Only a few moments following his plunge came a horrid sound of a explosion followed by a massive cloud of smoke that shot up into the air.
Raven stared on in horror, not believe that he was there a few minutes ago and now gone. "Beast boy..." she whispered, faintly. She could feel her legs become weak and unstable to balance on. She felt sick and nauseous. Her mind was clouded by confusion, anger, and grief.
Slowly, she turned her gaze away form the horrid sight towards her equal. Her clone. For a moment, she only stared on in shock, until the realization went underway and the anger began to take it's place.
How could I let him slip through my fingers?! she thought to herself. He was right there! I should have sensed this prior to when it happened! Why did I let this happen?
Blaming herself instead of the attacker, she dropped to her knees and hit the ground. "I don't believe this," she whispered, softly. "I can't believe this!"
"Believe it," her clone muttered without regret in her voice of what she had done.
"Believe this!" Raven suddenly shouted as she sent a giant wave of energy toward her copy.
The clone only pushed the energy away with a shield made up of her own energy. "Don't kid yourself, Rae," she suddenly replied as she took a few steps forward. "I'm you... I know you... and you can't beat yourself..."
Raven watched on as her clone prepared a attack. Closing her eyes and dropping her head, she silently whispered her love for Beast boy. Only a moment later did the attack hit her and send her to fly into a pile of rocks.
The clone let herself fall to the ground in grace. Feeling as if she accomplished something, she wiped her hands together and smiled. "Time to get back to patrol," she muttered. "With this whole Raven messed cleared..." she finished just as she levitated into the air and took off without warning.
~~
Cyborg pushed opened the door and looked around. A cloud of dust hit his nose and caused him to cough in response. "Star?" he called out as his throat cleared from the dust. "Are you in here?"
Containing his way inside, he checked his scanners while still looking around to see what he can find. Calling for her once more, he finally got an answer. It was a muffled voice. Undetectable to any who didn't stop to listen closely.
Finally turning toward his left, he caught a glimpse of red hair and ultimately a figure of a young alien. "Star!" he called out in a hurry as he rushed to her. "Are you all right?"
She looked up at him with frantic eyes. Tied up and gagged didn't seem like something that Starfire wanted to be involved in. Slowly and carefully, Cyborg peeled away the rope and material that gagged her. As she breathed in the fresh air, she thanked the heavens for release.
"Thank you," she finally replied. "For my rescue, but where is Robin?"
Cyborg gave her a serious look. "Fighting Slade," he answered at last.
~~
Raven gasped for air as she pushed the rock off of her body with her foot. Touching her side, lightly, she felt a trail of pain run through her stomach and rib area. Cursing life itself, she slowly made her way to stand before looking over to where Beast boy was thrown to.
"I've got to get to him," she replied, determinedly. Taking two staggered steps toward, she fell over slightly. "Damn that clone!" she shouted as she looked back up. "Beast boy..."
Taking in some breath, she whispered her chant and levitated herself into the air. Carefully, she floated over the shallow water until she reached the the other side. From there, she took a small break and took to the air once more.
Feeling more energy come back to her, she flew at a faster pace, glancing from left to right at the damaged city. "Beast boy!" she called frantically. "Beast boy! If you can hear me, please answer!"
She stopped, feeling the sudden realization that she had lived this nightmare before. Glancing down, she found that she knew exactly where Beast boy was. "Just like my vision," she replied, hesitantly as she landed on the ruined ground below.
Taking careful steps towards a specific area, she found feet hanging out from underneath a large boulder. Gasping in dismay, she chanted her three magical words and lifted the boulder and threw it, disregarding any care for the buildings around her. The large boulder hit another pile of rocks, causing a little sound of explosion to occur.
Raven immediately went forward to the green boy that lay still on the ground. Gasping at the sight of him, she knelt down and took him. She laid his head, gently, on her lap and stroked his cheek, softly.
"Hey," he muttered, half awake.
Raven gave a half smile as tears began to form out of her eyes. "Hey..." she whispered back.
"Guess you are going to need that message," Beast boy began in a weak voice.
"You should save your strength," Raven began as she attempted to pick him up. "Let's head back to the tower."
"No!" a firm tone in his voice made her jump. "You have to hear this..."
Raven looked down at him. Studying his determined face, she nodded silently.
~~
Robin pushed Slade out of the way and looked out into the horizon. Cringing, he saw the huge cloud of smoke rise into the air. "Raven," he muttered before turning back to Slade. "Why are you doing all this?"
Slade stopped and gave him a stern look. "You know why..."
"Tell me!" Robin began to demand as he clenched his fists and let the anger rise within him. "You have no motives! No desire to kill us! Yet, you always toy around with us! Why?"
Slade moved forward and placed his pole back into place behind his back. "Robin... I've always been interested in making you my apprentice. We could rule this city together. But, you only wish to protect. So, I must move on and find a new apprentice. So, I decided to make my own."
"You're demented," Robin shouted as he pulled out his pole once more. Extending it to it's true length, he ran forward and pulled the pole over to hit Slade in the face. Slade pulled his arm outward and blocked it from hitting him directly in the face.
~~
Beast boy shivered in her arms. "Listen," he coughed out. "You emotions told me... they told me something," he began as he swallowed hard. His vision was failing on him as he closed his eyes half way. "To beat yourself, Raven... you must become yourself..."
"What?" Raven replied, dumbfounded. "That doesn't make any sense..."
"Yes, it does," Beast boy replied as a matter of factly. "You just have to think about it..."
Raven could only stare at Beast boy. Surely, if he understood it then she can figure it out. Closing her eyes as tears began to form in them, she shook her head. "I can heal you," she stated, knowing full well what his answer was going to be.
She held a hand over his wounded body in a attempt to heal him before any objection. However, a pair of gray gloved hands covered her hand. Raven looked down at Beast boy as he placed her hand on his cheek.
"Save your energy," he replied in a loving voice. "You're going to need it..."
Feeling herself lose into the insanity of his calmness and the fact of his wounded body, she fell into tears. Sobbing, she buried her face in his uniform and cried out. "I'm so sorry, Beast boy! I never meant for anything to happen to you!" she shouted in a sob. "All the pain inflicted on you this past month... no one, especially you, should endure that!"
Beast boy swallowed hard as tears began to form in his half opened eyes. "Please don't make this any harder then it is," he begged her. "You meant no harm," he reassured her as he closed his eyes.
Raven lifted her head and gazed at his peaceful face. "Beast boy?"
"I love you, Rae..." he muttered softly.
Feeling that he had lost consciousness, she closed her eyes. "I love you, too," she softly replied in a low whisper. Standing up, she looked away from him. Her eyes rested upon the docks where their battle had first started. "To defeat my self... I must become my self?" she repeated with a confusion in her voice.
She looked back down at Beast boy. Feeling a sudden anger wash over her, she growled. "She will not get away with this!" she shouted into the air. "They will not get away with this! I will get them for what they done! I will pay them back!" She promised as she lifted her head up into the air. "Azarath, Metrion, Zynthos!"
The wind began to howl as a light breeze past through her hair. About a half dozen figures emerged from the ground and formed into identical copies of Raven. Each of them with a different color cloak. Each of her emotions, even anger, took a few steps towards Raven.
The group of Ravens began to levitate into the air. Her emotions forming a circle around the original and real Raven, who took her place in the middle. As if on cue, her emotions began to circulate around Raven causing a bright white light to form around the whole group.
As the light disappeared, one figure remained. A young lady with purple hair in a white cloak. The hood of her cape was up and over her head, covering half her face with a shadow of darkness. She slowly opened her eyes and let a bright white light wash over them before the normal color took it's place.
*** End of Chapter ***
~~~ After Notes ~~~
Yes... that was the message. The long awaited message. Yeah, not much... but it basically just gave how Raven is going to defeat her clone away. Kind of a short chapter. Short and Sweet.
So, is Beast boy really gone? Just going to have to wait and find out. Slade is in big trouble.. uh oh. When you mess with BB, you mess with Rae.
Um, that whole scene was based on the same scene from Raven's vision back in Chapter 2. Go read that again and you'll see what I am talking about.
I'm working on a new Beast boy and Raven story. I'm thinking of posting it right after I finish this. But, I'm not sure. So many ideas, so little time.
all right... if you want the link to my site then please Email me for it. I usually get back within 24 hours. It's really cool. There are UK people there who posted the links to download the last 4 episodes of Season 2, which is how I saw them. So, if you are interested then please email me: Shadows582@yahoo.com
I will talk to you all later. Bye.
All You Needed
Chapter 14: The Message
Raven watched as Beast boy disappeared into the city. Only a few moments following his plunge came a horrid sound of a explosion followed by a massive cloud of smoke that shot up into the air.
Raven stared on in horror, not believe that he was there a few minutes ago and now gone. "Beast boy..." she whispered, faintly. She could feel her legs become weak and unstable to balance on. She felt sick and nauseous. Her mind was clouded by confusion, anger, and grief.
Slowly, she turned her gaze away form the horrid sight towards her equal. Her clone. For a moment, she only stared on in shock, until the realization went underway and the anger began to take it's place.
How could I let him slip through my fingers?! she thought to herself. He was right there! I should have sensed this prior to when it happened! Why did I let this happen?
Blaming herself instead of the attacker, she dropped to her knees and hit the ground. "I don't believe this," she whispered, softly. "I can't believe this!"
"Believe it," her clone muttered without regret in her voice of what she had done.
"Believe this!" Raven suddenly shouted as she sent a giant wave of energy toward her copy.
The clone only pushed the energy away with a shield made up of her own energy. "Don't kid yourself, Rae," she suddenly replied as she took a few steps forward. "I'm you... I know you... and you can't beat yourself..."
Raven watched on as her clone prepared a attack. Closing her eyes and dropping her head, she silently whispered her love for Beast boy. Only a moment later did the attack hit her and send her to fly into a pile of rocks.
The clone let herself fall to the ground in grace. Feeling as if she accomplished something, she wiped her hands together and smiled. "Time to get back to patrol," she muttered. "With this whole Raven messed cleared..." she finished just as she levitated into the air and took off without warning.
~~
Cyborg pushed opened the door and looked around. A cloud of dust hit his nose and caused him to cough in response. "Star?" he called out as his throat cleared from the dust. "Are you in here?"
Containing his way inside, he checked his scanners while still looking around to see what he can find. Calling for her once more, he finally got an answer. It was a muffled voice. Undetectable to any who didn't stop to listen closely.
Finally turning toward his left, he caught a glimpse of red hair and ultimately a figure of a young alien. "Star!" he called out in a hurry as he rushed to her. "Are you all right?"
She looked up at him with frantic eyes. Tied up and gagged didn't seem like something that Starfire wanted to be involved in. Slowly and carefully, Cyborg peeled away the rope and material that gagged her. As she breathed in the fresh air, she thanked the heavens for release.
"Thank you," she finally replied. "For my rescue, but where is Robin?"
Cyborg gave her a serious look. "Fighting Slade," he answered at last.
~~
Raven gasped for air as she pushed the rock off of her body with her foot. Touching her side, lightly, she felt a trail of pain run through her stomach and rib area. Cursing life itself, she slowly made her way to stand before looking over to where Beast boy was thrown to.
"I've got to get to him," she replied, determinedly. Taking two staggered steps toward, she fell over slightly. "Damn that clone!" she shouted as she looked back up. "Beast boy..."
Taking in some breath, she whispered her chant and levitated herself into the air. Carefully, she floated over the shallow water until she reached the the other side. From there, she took a small break and took to the air once more.
Feeling more energy come back to her, she flew at a faster pace, glancing from left to right at the damaged city. "Beast boy!" she called frantically. "Beast boy! If you can hear me, please answer!"
She stopped, feeling the sudden realization that she had lived this nightmare before. Glancing down, she found that she knew exactly where Beast boy was. "Just like my vision," she replied, hesitantly as she landed on the ruined ground below.
Taking careful steps towards a specific area, she found feet hanging out from underneath a large boulder. Gasping in dismay, she chanted her three magical words and lifted the boulder and threw it, disregarding any care for the buildings around her. The large boulder hit another pile of rocks, causing a little sound of explosion to occur.
Raven immediately went forward to the green boy that lay still on the ground. Gasping at the sight of him, she knelt down and took him. She laid his head, gently, on her lap and stroked his cheek, softly.
"Hey," he muttered, half awake.
Raven gave a half smile as tears began to form out of her eyes. "Hey..." she whispered back.
"Guess you are going to need that message," Beast boy began in a weak voice.
"You should save your strength," Raven began as she attempted to pick him up. "Let's head back to the tower."
"No!" a firm tone in his voice made her jump. "You have to hear this..."
Raven looked down at him. Studying his determined face, she nodded silently.
~~
Robin pushed Slade out of the way and looked out into the horizon. Cringing, he saw the huge cloud of smoke rise into the air. "Raven," he muttered before turning back to Slade. "Why are you doing all this?"
Slade stopped and gave him a stern look. "You know why..."
"Tell me!" Robin began to demand as he clenched his fists and let the anger rise within him. "You have no motives! No desire to kill us! Yet, you always toy around with us! Why?"
Slade moved forward and placed his pole back into place behind his back. "Robin... I've always been interested in making you my apprentice. We could rule this city together. But, you only wish to protect. So, I must move on and find a new apprentice. So, I decided to make my own."
"You're demented," Robin shouted as he pulled out his pole once more. Extending it to it's true length, he ran forward and pulled the pole over to hit Slade in the face. Slade pulled his arm outward and blocked it from hitting him directly in the face.
~~
Beast boy shivered in her arms. "Listen," he coughed out. "You emotions told me... they told me something," he began as he swallowed hard. His vision was failing on him as he closed his eyes half way. "To beat yourself, Raven... you must become yourself..."
"What?" Raven replied, dumbfounded. "That doesn't make any sense..."
"Yes, it does," Beast boy replied as a matter of factly. "You just have to think about it..."
Raven could only stare at Beast boy. Surely, if he understood it then she can figure it out. Closing her eyes as tears began to form in them, she shook her head. "I can heal you," she stated, knowing full well what his answer was going to be.
She held a hand over his wounded body in a attempt to heal him before any objection. However, a pair of gray gloved hands covered her hand. Raven looked down at Beast boy as he placed her hand on his cheek.
"Save your energy," he replied in a loving voice. "You're going to need it..."
Feeling herself lose into the insanity of his calmness and the fact of his wounded body, she fell into tears. Sobbing, she buried her face in his uniform and cried out. "I'm so sorry, Beast boy! I never meant for anything to happen to you!" she shouted in a sob. "All the pain inflicted on you this past month... no one, especially you, should endure that!"
Beast boy swallowed hard as tears began to form in his half opened eyes. "Please don't make this any harder then it is," he begged her. "You meant no harm," he reassured her as he closed his eyes.
Raven lifted her head and gazed at his peaceful face. "Beast boy?"
"I love you, Rae..." he muttered softly.
Feeling that he had lost consciousness, she closed her eyes. "I love you, too," she softly replied in a low whisper. Standing up, she looked away from him. Her eyes rested upon the docks where their battle had first started. "To defeat my self... I must become my self?" she repeated with a confusion in her voice.
She looked back down at Beast boy. Feeling a sudden anger wash over her, she growled. "She will not get away with this!" she shouted into the air. "They will not get away with this! I will get them for what they done! I will pay them back!" She promised as she lifted her head up into the air. "Azarath, Metrion, Zynthos!"
The wind began to howl as a light breeze past through her hair. About a half dozen figures emerged from the ground and formed into identical copies of Raven. Each of them with a different color cloak. Each of her emotions, even anger, took a few steps towards Raven.
The group of Ravens began to levitate into the air. Her emotions forming a circle around the original and real Raven, who took her place in the middle. As if on cue, her emotions began to circulate around Raven causing a bright white light to form around the whole group.
As the light disappeared, one figure remained. A young lady with purple hair in a white cloak. The hood of her cape was up and over her head, covering half her face with a shadow of darkness. She slowly opened her eyes and let a bright white light wash over them before the normal color took it's place.
*** End of Chapter ***
~~~ After Notes ~~~
Yes... that was the message. The long awaited message. Yeah, not much... but it basically just gave how Raven is going to defeat her clone away. Kind of a short chapter. Short and Sweet.
So, is Beast boy really gone? Just going to have to wait and find out. Slade is in big trouble.. uh oh. When you mess with BB, you mess with Rae.
Um, that whole scene was based on the same scene from Raven's vision back in Chapter 2. Go read that again and you'll see what I am talking about.
I'm working on a new Beast boy and Raven story. I'm thinking of posting it right after I finish this. But, I'm not sure. So many ideas, so little time.
all right... if you want the link to my site then please Email me for it. I usually get back within 24 hours. It's really cool. There are UK people there who posted the links to download the last 4 episodes of Season 2, which is how I saw them. So, if you are interested then please email me: Shadows582@yahoo.com
I will talk to you all later. Bye.