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 16: Inner Turmoil
The clone looked on in fear as she sat on the ground. Shivering slightly from both the cold wind and her own fear, she looked on as Raven hovered over the ground.
Her eyes were a white color as bolts of black energy bolted from the ground and sprang up to meet Raven's face. Lifting her hands up and opening her palms, a group of energy bolts moved around in a circle in each hand. Angry and content with getting revenge, Raven continued to stare at her clone.
Slade looked down, noticing the black energy disappeared from around him. Taking this time to escape, he slowly stood up and moved slightly to the right. Hoping and praying, silently that Raven's attention would not return to him.
His prayers were turned down by god. For she did notice him trying to sneak away. It came so suddenly. Her eyes darted towards him in a stern and calm expression. She lifted one hand up and chanted her three magical words. Suddenly, robes of black energy sprang forth and caught onto Slade's ankles, bringing him down hard to the ground.
"No mercy," she muttered as she furrowed her eyebrows.
Cyborg looked on with a shocked look on his face. Never had he seen Raven so angry and full of hatred as he saw her now. Never, in the time that he had known her, had she displayed such emotions in a fight with anyone. Gulping in fear, he clutched his injured arm and looked on.
"Thank god, I'm on her side," he muttered in a shaky voice. "I should remind myself to not mess with her and BB anymore. No more teasing them. Nothing... or I might end up like Slade," he paused and gazed over at the copy of Raven. "Or worse... like her..."
Robin sat up, struggling to get a view of the current situation. He formed a smile on his lips as he saw Raven with the upper hand over Slade. Falling back to the ground, he looked up at the dark sky and chuckled. "If only you could be here to see your girl kick ass, BB," he whispered, faintly. "You'd be so proud."
For a moment, it seemed that Raven had heard Robin's words. Glancing back at him, she frowned before turning back towards Slade. "Did you really think you could escape me?" she questioned as she took two steps towards him.
Slade looked up. The only visible eye widen in shock as he watched the young woman approach him. "Are you threatening me, Child?" he asked, still using his cocky manner.
She stopped, suddenly, narrowing her eyes in a sarcastic attitude. "Don't push me," she muttered in a low voice. "You took me from my family! Turned me into something that I wasn't and created a monster using me!"
"You sound disappointed," he whispered as he regained some composure. "Why the long face?"
Raven growled as she bowed her head, hiding the tears threatening her eyes. "What do you think?" she retorted in a angry manner. "Because of you, Beast boy is gone!"
"And, what of him?" Slade began to ask. "What about him makes him so important to you? You are Raven..."
Raven looked up, slightly and gave him a puzzled look. "What?"
"You are Raven of Azarath. The only living child of Trigon. You bow to no one! You feel all, yet nothing at all," Slade began as grew more confident. "Yet, you kneel to that little green boy. What power does he have over someone so superior?"
She grew silent. Not knowing what to say or do. Feeling all control over herself vanish, she fell to her knees and grabbed her head. "Stop it!" she replied in a hushed voice. "Stop it! Stop it! Stop it!" she continued to repeat as tears began to fall to the ground below her.
As if cue, rain began to fall at a steady pace on top of them. Slade laughed as he stood up and gazed over at Raven. "One day Raven, you will wake up and find that I am right and you are wrong," he began as he turned around and faced the other direction. "And, that you never really needed him..."
Her eyes shot open. A look of anger and hatred beginning to give birth into them. For a moment they were white, the next red, until finally settling into a black color. It reflected her soul and the big void that Beast boy had filled. Thoughts of them began to race through her mind as she struggled to stand up.
Black electrical bolts moved up her legs until it encircled all of her body. Clenching her hands into fists, she looked up at Slade from underneath the shelter of the hood.
"I've had enough!" She screamed as she hurled all the energy she could towards Slade. "Azarath, Metrion, Zynthos!"
Slade, probably, never saw it coming. It hit full force and sent him to the ground with smoke rising from his back. For a moment, everything was silent. Only the sound of the rain hitting the ground and the soft panting of Raven was heard.
Calming down, her eyes returned to the normal color as her hood was thrown back by the wind, revealing her tear stricken face. "Enough... is enough," she cried out with sadness. "Enough..." she gazed on, not knowing if he was dead or not.
Knowing she wasn't quite finished, she turned towards her clone with a calm and stern look in her expression. Finally regaining the normal breathe rate, she lifted her hand. A large boulder behind her turned to black at the cue of her hand. Lifting it over her head before dragging it over towards the clone, she began to take steady steps towards him.
Stopping only a few inches away from the clone, she directed the large boulder over the clone. The copy looked up in fear for a moment, before looking down and shutting her eyes, waiting for the attack to hit her.
"No mercy," Raven repeated in a husky voice.
"Raven, stop!" Cyborg's voice shouted through the rain.
Raven's eyes widen at the sudden intrusion. Looking over her shoulder, she gazed over at the half human where he last stood. "Why?" she questioned, half confused and half dazed. "This bitch deserves to die."
Starfire landed, softly on the ruined land near the dock. Looking around, she tried desperately to find the one they had lost. Sighing in disappointment when finding nothing, she turned her attention to the ruined buildings across the bay.
With regained hope, she floated into the air and quickly made her way across the bay. Her thoughts moved onto Raven. Praying softly that she would be all right with everything that had happened to her.
She traveled a little higher in the air, stopping when reaching the edge of the shore. Gazing up at the mess, she sighed. "How terrible," she noted. "Those innocent people never saw it coming..."
Shaking her head in sadness, she continued to float over the ruined buildings and streets. Knowing full well that she should be looking for survivors, she felt she had another duty to full fill; to look for Beast boy. Perking her head up a little, something caught her eye.
In the distance, a figure laid on the ground. Gasping in realization, she recognized the clothing and green skin as Beast boy. Dropping instantly to the ground, she took the rest of her journey by foot. She fell to the ground next to the green boy and scooped him up in her arms.
"Beast boy?" she called out. "Beast boy, answer me," she called out again, shaking him in a gentle manner, hoping to bring him from his slumber.
Picking him up, she started back towards the bay. "Perhaps I should take him home for medical attention..."
Raven growled as she turned her head a little to get a good look at Robin. "You better start talking..." she muttered in a demanding voice.
Robin began as he struggled to lift himself off the ground. "That's not like you to kill like she would. You are not like them!"
"She killed Beast boy," Raven shouted in anguish. "I cannot forgive her for that!"
"We aren't asking you to," Cyborg interrupted, suddenly.
"She must pay," Raven stated as she turned her gaze towards Robin.
"What would Beast boy do, Raven?" the boy wonder asked in a sudden manner. "He wouldn't go off looking for revenge. And, he wouldn't want you to either."
Raven's eyes widen in startlement before calming down. Breaking down, she fell to her knees and moved the boulder away from the clone. She brought her knees close to her as she hid her head next to them. Silence floated around them. Besides the rain falling, the only other sound heard was the gentle sobbing coming from Raven.
"I'm tired of hurting," Raven explained in a low voice.
Cyborg walked up towards her and placed a gentle hand on her shoulder. "It's alright, Rae... it's over," he replied in a calm voice.
Robin struggled to his feet. Looking away in silence, he felt ashamed of everything that had happed, but most of all was greifing for Raven. "I'm sorry, Raven," he replied in a low manner.
The clone looked up with a shocked look on her face. That's it? she thought in question. She's giving up? She had me! Shaking her head in confusion, she looked on.
Cyborg was moving away from a distraught Raven and attented to Robin, who was nearly about to fall once more to the ground in pain.
"She has friends," the clone muttered. "Slade brought me into this world with nothing, but hatred towards her. She tried to kill me... because I took away one of her friends..."
She watched as Raven finally stood up. She didn't look back at her own copy. Turning her head away, she moved beside the two other Titans with her head bowed.
Time from then seemed to stop. Not knowing what she was thinking, the clone stood up and aimed her hand towards Raven. "Azarath, Metrion, Zynthos!" she called out in anger and sent a wave of black energy towards Raven.
End of Chapter
After Notes
Another short chapter, but it says alot, doesn't it? A lot of turmoil happening in Raven. And, I know! Everyone wants to know if Beast boy is really dead... that answer will come in the next chapter. The next big question is if Slade is dead or not... hmm, that answer will come later as well.
I finished the first chapter to my next story. Sorry that this chapter took so long, I had a little writers block while writing, but I'm better now. So, about my next story... I'm not sure if it is going to be one shot or a epic like this one was. I'm very proud of it. Hope you all will like it when I post it later on in the summer.
This story is drawing to a tight close. We've come a long way, haven't we? The ending is still something that I am figuring out in my head. Be warned... I'm very good at endings.
So, the next chapter is yet to come. See ya then!
All You Needed
Chapter 16: Inner Turmoil
The clone looked on in fear as she sat on the ground. Shivering slightly from both the cold wind and her own fear, she looked on as Raven hovered over the ground.
Her eyes were a white color as bolts of black energy bolted from the ground and sprang up to meet Raven's face. Lifting her hands up and opening her palms, a group of energy bolts moved around in a circle in each hand. Angry and content with getting revenge, Raven continued to stare at her clone.
Slade looked down, noticing the black energy disappeared from around him. Taking this time to escape, he slowly stood up and moved slightly to the right. Hoping and praying, silently that Raven's attention would not return to him.
His prayers were turned down by god. For she did notice him trying to sneak away. It came so suddenly. Her eyes darted towards him in a stern and calm expression. She lifted one hand up and chanted her three magical words. Suddenly, robes of black energy sprang forth and caught onto Slade's ankles, bringing him down hard to the ground.
"No mercy," she muttered as she furrowed her eyebrows.
Cyborg looked on with a shocked look on his face. Never had he seen Raven so angry and full of hatred as he saw her now. Never, in the time that he had known her, had she displayed such emotions in a fight with anyone. Gulping in fear, he clutched his injured arm and looked on.
"Thank god, I'm on her side," he muttered in a shaky voice. "I should remind myself to not mess with her and BB anymore. No more teasing them. Nothing... or I might end up like Slade," he paused and gazed over at the copy of Raven. "Or worse... like her..."
Robin sat up, struggling to get a view of the current situation. He formed a smile on his lips as he saw Raven with the upper hand over Slade. Falling back to the ground, he looked up at the dark sky and chuckled. "If only you could be here to see your girl kick ass, BB," he whispered, faintly. "You'd be so proud."
For a moment, it seemed that Raven had heard Robin's words. Glancing back at him, she frowned before turning back towards Slade. "Did you really think you could escape me?" she questioned as she took two steps towards him.
Slade looked up. The only visible eye widen in shock as he watched the young woman approach him. "Are you threatening me, Child?" he asked, still using his cocky manner.
She stopped, suddenly, narrowing her eyes in a sarcastic attitude. "Don't push me," she muttered in a low voice. "You took me from my family! Turned me into something that I wasn't and created a monster using me!"
"You sound disappointed," he whispered as he regained some composure. "Why the long face?"
Raven growled as she bowed her head, hiding the tears threatening her eyes. "What do you think?" she retorted in a angry manner. "Because of you, Beast boy is gone!"
"And, what of him?" Slade began to ask. "What about him makes him so important to you? You are Raven..."
Raven looked up, slightly and gave him a puzzled look. "What?"
"You are Raven of Azarath. The only living child of Trigon. You bow to no one! You feel all, yet nothing at all," Slade began as grew more confident. "Yet, you kneel to that little green boy. What power does he have over someone so superior?"
She grew silent. Not knowing what to say or do. Feeling all control over herself vanish, she fell to her knees and grabbed her head. "Stop it!" she replied in a hushed voice. "Stop it! Stop it! Stop it!" she continued to repeat as tears began to fall to the ground below her.
As if cue, rain began to fall at a steady pace on top of them. Slade laughed as he stood up and gazed over at Raven. "One day Raven, you will wake up and find that I am right and you are wrong," he began as he turned around and faced the other direction. "And, that you never really needed him..."
Her eyes shot open. A look of anger and hatred beginning to give birth into them. For a moment they were white, the next red, until finally settling into a black color. It reflected her soul and the big void that Beast boy had filled. Thoughts of them began to race through her mind as she struggled to stand up.
Black electrical bolts moved up her legs until it encircled all of her body. Clenching her hands into fists, she looked up at Slade from underneath the shelter of the hood.
"I've had enough!" She screamed as she hurled all the energy she could towards Slade. "Azarath, Metrion, Zynthos!"
Slade, probably, never saw it coming. It hit full force and sent him to the ground with smoke rising from his back. For a moment, everything was silent. Only the sound of the rain hitting the ground and the soft panting of Raven was heard.
Calming down, her eyes returned to the normal color as her hood was thrown back by the wind, revealing her tear stricken face. "Enough... is enough," she cried out with sadness. "Enough..." she gazed on, not knowing if he was dead or not.
Knowing she wasn't quite finished, she turned towards her clone with a calm and stern look in her expression. Finally regaining the normal breathe rate, she lifted her hand. A large boulder behind her turned to black at the cue of her hand. Lifting it over her head before dragging it over towards the clone, she began to take steady steps towards him.
Stopping only a few inches away from the clone, she directed the large boulder over the clone. The copy looked up in fear for a moment, before looking down and shutting her eyes, waiting for the attack to hit her.
"No mercy," Raven repeated in a husky voice.
"Raven, stop!" Cyborg's voice shouted through the rain.
Raven's eyes widen at the sudden intrusion. Looking over her shoulder, she gazed over at the half human where he last stood. "Why?" she questioned, half confused and half dazed. "This bitch deserves to die."
Starfire landed, softly on the ruined land near the dock. Looking around, she tried desperately to find the one they had lost. Sighing in disappointment when finding nothing, she turned her attention to the ruined buildings across the bay.
With regained hope, she floated into the air and quickly made her way across the bay. Her thoughts moved onto Raven. Praying softly that she would be all right with everything that had happened to her.
She traveled a little higher in the air, stopping when reaching the edge of the shore. Gazing up at the mess, she sighed. "How terrible," she noted. "Those innocent people never saw it coming..."
Shaking her head in sadness, she continued to float over the ruined buildings and streets. Knowing full well that she should be looking for survivors, she felt she had another duty to full fill; to look for Beast boy. Perking her head up a little, something caught her eye.
In the distance, a figure laid on the ground. Gasping in realization, she recognized the clothing and green skin as Beast boy. Dropping instantly to the ground, she took the rest of her journey by foot. She fell to the ground next to the green boy and scooped him up in her arms.
"Beast boy?" she called out. "Beast boy, answer me," she called out again, shaking him in a gentle manner, hoping to bring him from his slumber.
Picking him up, she started back towards the bay. "Perhaps I should take him home for medical attention..."
Raven growled as she turned her head a little to get a good look at Robin. "You better start talking..." she muttered in a demanding voice.
Robin began as he struggled to lift himself off the ground. "That's not like you to kill like she would. You are not like them!"
"She killed Beast boy," Raven shouted in anguish. "I cannot forgive her for that!"
"We aren't asking you to," Cyborg interrupted, suddenly.
"She must pay," Raven stated as she turned her gaze towards Robin.
"What would Beast boy do, Raven?" the boy wonder asked in a sudden manner. "He wouldn't go off looking for revenge. And, he wouldn't want you to either."
Raven's eyes widen in startlement before calming down. Breaking down, she fell to her knees and moved the boulder away from the clone. She brought her knees close to her as she hid her head next to them. Silence floated around them. Besides the rain falling, the only other sound heard was the gentle sobbing coming from Raven.
"I'm tired of hurting," Raven explained in a low voice.
Cyborg walked up towards her and placed a gentle hand on her shoulder. "It's alright, Rae... it's over," he replied in a calm voice.
Robin struggled to his feet. Looking away in silence, he felt ashamed of everything that had happed, but most of all was greifing for Raven. "I'm sorry, Raven," he replied in a low manner.
The clone looked up with a shocked look on her face. That's it? she thought in question. She's giving up? She had me! Shaking her head in confusion, she looked on.
Cyborg was moving away from a distraught Raven and attented to Robin, who was nearly about to fall once more to the ground in pain.
"She has friends," the clone muttered. "Slade brought me into this world with nothing, but hatred towards her. She tried to kill me... because I took away one of her friends..."
She watched as Raven finally stood up. She didn't look back at her own copy. Turning her head away, she moved beside the two other Titans with her head bowed.
Time from then seemed to stop. Not knowing what she was thinking, the clone stood up and aimed her hand towards Raven. "Azarath, Metrion, Zynthos!" she called out in anger and sent a wave of black energy towards Raven.
End of Chapter
After Notes
Another short chapter, but it says alot, doesn't it? A lot of turmoil happening in Raven. And, I know! Everyone wants to know if Beast boy is really dead... that answer will come in the next chapter. The next big question is if Slade is dead or not... hmm, that answer will come later as well.
I finished the first chapter to my next story. Sorry that this chapter took so long, I had a little writers block while writing, but I'm better now. So, about my next story... I'm not sure if it is going to be one shot or a epic like this one was. I'm very proud of it. Hope you all will like it when I post it later on in the summer.
This story is drawing to a tight close. We've come a long way, haven't we? The ending is still something that I am figuring out in my head. Be warned... I'm very good at endings.
So, the next chapter is yet to come. See ya then!