Sorry about my week long hiatus. There were ghosts, ducks, explosions, and skittles to be taken care of. Yes indeed, I had a very strange week.
Beast Boy stared. "Whoa," was all he could manage. The green Raven jumped off the counter and grinned at him. "Hi. You may remember me. I'm Brave."
"Beast Boy? Starfire? Where....whoa." Cyborg and Robin had entered the kitchen, and were now completely stunned by the sight of multiple Ravens, wearing green, purple, gray, yellow, orange, brown, and pink cloaks.
The pink Raven giggled. "That's what he said!" she told them, pointing at Beast Boy. Robin had snapped out of his state of shock and was reviving Starfire, with the help of the brown Raven.
"Who are you, and why do you look like Raven?" Starfire asked woozily as Robin helped her to a chair.
Cyborg and Beast Boy exchanged glances. "Um, guys? This might sound weird, but...I think these are Raven's emotions." Beast Boy said.
"He's right, you know," the brown one said. Starfire and Robin stared. Beast Boy sighed. "It's a long story."
The green Raven looked at them. "Oh, I forgot to introduce all of us. I'm Brave. I also represent fearless and noble." She pointed to the pink. "That's Happy." Happy giggled. "She also represents childishness and joyfulness. Over there is Timid." Brave pointed to the gray cloaked Raven. "She is mainly shy, fearful, and pessimistic. Yellow is Clever. She is creative and artistic. Brown is Tranquillity, and she's basically down to earth. Orange is Crude. She's obnoxious, annoying, rude, and self absorbed. Lastly, there's purple. We're not quite sure what she is yet. She's new."
"New? How can you just get a new emotion?" Beast Boy asked.
"Well, some feelings just don't appear until later on in life. Crude didn't show up until Raven was nine, and Purple has only been here about a year. We think she represents passion and affection."
Passion stretched lazily on the countertop, and grinned slyly. The Titans looked at them. "Umm... if you're Raven's emotions, aren't you supposed to be in her head or something?" Robin queried.
Clever spoke up. "Well, you see, Raven normally has us under control. But Rage, which by the way is the color red and also can be described as hateful and cruel, had been pushing at the boundaries Raven had set for her. That's why she didn't fight that one day. If she had tried, she would have lost control and Rage would have escaped."
Beast Boy's jaw dropped. "Why didn't she tell us?"
Timid spoke up. "You wouldn't like her anymore. You yelled at her, and you made her go away," she said accusingly.
That horrible, guilty feeling was settling down on the Titans, one by one.
"Shut up. I'll tell the story from here," Crude told Timid. "Basically, Raven was wandering around abandoned streets and whatnot, and one of Slade's henchmen knocked her out. Slade was planning to take her power, and Rage didn't like that. When Slade started absorbing her power into that weird table thingy, Raven passed out and Rage got loose. But so did we. And now Raven is in a comatose state. Out of it. Unconscious. Dead to the world. Got it? And guess what? It's mostly all of your faults," she sneered at the Titans.
Beast Boy hung his head. But then a very disturbing thought came to his mind. "Umm... if you guys are out here, where is Rage?" he asked.
"Now, that's an interesting question," Tranquillity said calmly. "She's probably out there, somewhere, regrouping. When she's ready, she'll no doubt create chaos by destroying the city and it's inhabitants in any manner of ways."
Starfire's eyes went big. "Raven couldn't do that...could she? I mean... is she that strong?"
Clever shrugged. "No idea. The last time Rage escaped was when Raven was seven, and she annihilated everything in a two mile radius. Who knows what she'll do this time?"
Starfire turned pale. Robin sat down as if all the wind had been knocked out of him. Cyborg was leaning against the counter for support, and Beast Boy's brain seemed to be fuzzy.
"Wait. Couldn't you join together and beat Rage like you did last time?" Cyborg asked. Starfire and Robin looked at him. "I'll tell you later!" Cyborg said, exasperated.
Passion slid of the counter and grabbed herself a chair and straddled it. "To answer your question, no. We need Raven to bring us together, and at the moment she is incapacitated. We can't fight Rage as individuals, and there is no way to wake Raven up right now."
"What do you mean, there's no way to wake her up?" Beast Boy yelled. Timid let out a sob. "Look, he's yelling again. He doesn't like us. Nobody likes us."
"Would you do us a favor and, like, not talk? Yeah? You think you could try that?" Crude asked.
"Aww, come on. That's harsh!" Happy gave Timid a hug. Passion rolled her eyes and continued talking.
"I said, there is no way to wake Raven up right now. I did not say we could never wake her up. The thing is, we need all of us, including Rage, to be able to go back into Raven's mind. When we are one with her again, she will awaken."
"If Rage is so terrible, why do you need her? Wouldn't it be better for Raven if she didn't have Rage?"
Clever turned to him. "Could you live without a part of yourself? You just can't cut out an emotion. Rage is a part of Raven, as we all are."
"You forgot to tell them that if we're not back with Raven in the next 48 hours, she'll die and we'll disappear," Timid said in a morbid voice.
"Yeah. In a nutshell, we're basically in a losing position, and that really, really sucks. If we go up against Rage, we'll die. If we hang out here, we'll die." Crude kicked back in her chair.
"You know what? I'm really sick of your morbid additude." Clever glared at her. Crude laughed. "I'm nothing compared to Timid."
"You leave her alone!" Happy said. Timid began to cry again. "Stop being such a freaking wimp!" Yelled Brave.
"Everybody, calm down-" Tranquillity said before Crude interrupted. "Look, why don't you just go practice feng shui in the living room, okay?"
"I just hate it when you pick on people for no reason!" Said Passion.
"Well, you've barely been out here for more than an hour and you're trying to seduce every man in this room!" Clever sneered. Passion gasped.
"How dare you accuse me of such a thing?"
By this time, Beast Boy had heard enough. "SHUT UP!" He yelled. Everyone stopped to look at him. "You can argue all you want, but is it getting you anywhere? No. So you can sit here and insult each other until your 48 hours are up and you and Raven die, or you can work something out. I'm going to go check on Raven." He stormed out of the kitchen.
Seething, he made his way to Raven's room. When the door slid open, however, his anger disappeared to be replaced by shame. Raven lay unmoving in her bed. She looked so small... and fragile. He'd never seen her look so vulnerable before. He sat down on the edge of her bed. He reached out his hand to smooth back her hair.
"You're beautiful, you know. Or maybe you don't know. Maybe that's why you always hide behind a cloak. I'm not going to let you die, I promise."
Beast Boy changed into a fox and curled up next to her on her pillow. He rested his head on his tail, and closed his eyes.
The door opened. Beast Boy woke with a start, and changed back into human form. Seven Ravens plus Starfire, Robin. and Cyborg entered the room. Tranquillity was the first to speak.
"We thought about what you said." She told him. "And we think we may have a plan."
Yeah, okay, so I got kinda burned out in the last few paragraphs. Oh well. Please review.
Beast Boy stared. "Whoa," was all he could manage. The green Raven jumped off the counter and grinned at him. "Hi. You may remember me. I'm Brave."
"Beast Boy? Starfire? Where....whoa." Cyborg and Robin had entered the kitchen, and were now completely stunned by the sight of multiple Ravens, wearing green, purple, gray, yellow, orange, brown, and pink cloaks.
The pink Raven giggled. "That's what he said!" she told them, pointing at Beast Boy. Robin had snapped out of his state of shock and was reviving Starfire, with the help of the brown Raven.
"Who are you, and why do you look like Raven?" Starfire asked woozily as Robin helped her to a chair.
Cyborg and Beast Boy exchanged glances. "Um, guys? This might sound weird, but...I think these are Raven's emotions." Beast Boy said.
"He's right, you know," the brown one said. Starfire and Robin stared. Beast Boy sighed. "It's a long story."
The green Raven looked at them. "Oh, I forgot to introduce all of us. I'm Brave. I also represent fearless and noble." She pointed to the pink. "That's Happy." Happy giggled. "She also represents childishness and joyfulness. Over there is Timid." Brave pointed to the gray cloaked Raven. "She is mainly shy, fearful, and pessimistic. Yellow is Clever. She is creative and artistic. Brown is Tranquillity, and she's basically down to earth. Orange is Crude. She's obnoxious, annoying, rude, and self absorbed. Lastly, there's purple. We're not quite sure what she is yet. She's new."
"New? How can you just get a new emotion?" Beast Boy asked.
"Well, some feelings just don't appear until later on in life. Crude didn't show up until Raven was nine, and Purple has only been here about a year. We think she represents passion and affection."
Passion stretched lazily on the countertop, and grinned slyly. The Titans looked at them. "Umm... if you're Raven's emotions, aren't you supposed to be in her head or something?" Robin queried.
Clever spoke up. "Well, you see, Raven normally has us under control. But Rage, which by the way is the color red and also can be described as hateful and cruel, had been pushing at the boundaries Raven had set for her. That's why she didn't fight that one day. If she had tried, she would have lost control and Rage would have escaped."
Beast Boy's jaw dropped. "Why didn't she tell us?"
Timid spoke up. "You wouldn't like her anymore. You yelled at her, and you made her go away," she said accusingly.
That horrible, guilty feeling was settling down on the Titans, one by one.
"Shut up. I'll tell the story from here," Crude told Timid. "Basically, Raven was wandering around abandoned streets and whatnot, and one of Slade's henchmen knocked her out. Slade was planning to take her power, and Rage didn't like that. When Slade started absorbing her power into that weird table thingy, Raven passed out and Rage got loose. But so did we. And now Raven is in a comatose state. Out of it. Unconscious. Dead to the world. Got it? And guess what? It's mostly all of your faults," she sneered at the Titans.
Beast Boy hung his head. But then a very disturbing thought came to his mind. "Umm... if you guys are out here, where is Rage?" he asked.
"Now, that's an interesting question," Tranquillity said calmly. "She's probably out there, somewhere, regrouping. When she's ready, she'll no doubt create chaos by destroying the city and it's inhabitants in any manner of ways."
Starfire's eyes went big. "Raven couldn't do that...could she? I mean... is she that strong?"
Clever shrugged. "No idea. The last time Rage escaped was when Raven was seven, and she annihilated everything in a two mile radius. Who knows what she'll do this time?"
Starfire turned pale. Robin sat down as if all the wind had been knocked out of him. Cyborg was leaning against the counter for support, and Beast Boy's brain seemed to be fuzzy.
"Wait. Couldn't you join together and beat Rage like you did last time?" Cyborg asked. Starfire and Robin looked at him. "I'll tell you later!" Cyborg said, exasperated.
Passion slid of the counter and grabbed herself a chair and straddled it. "To answer your question, no. We need Raven to bring us together, and at the moment she is incapacitated. We can't fight Rage as individuals, and there is no way to wake Raven up right now."
"What do you mean, there's no way to wake her up?" Beast Boy yelled. Timid let out a sob. "Look, he's yelling again. He doesn't like us. Nobody likes us."
"Would you do us a favor and, like, not talk? Yeah? You think you could try that?" Crude asked.
"Aww, come on. That's harsh!" Happy gave Timid a hug. Passion rolled her eyes and continued talking.
"I said, there is no way to wake Raven up right now. I did not say we could never wake her up. The thing is, we need all of us, including Rage, to be able to go back into Raven's mind. When we are one with her again, she will awaken."
"If Rage is so terrible, why do you need her? Wouldn't it be better for Raven if she didn't have Rage?"
Clever turned to him. "Could you live without a part of yourself? You just can't cut out an emotion. Rage is a part of Raven, as we all are."
"You forgot to tell them that if we're not back with Raven in the next 48 hours, she'll die and we'll disappear," Timid said in a morbid voice.
"Yeah. In a nutshell, we're basically in a losing position, and that really, really sucks. If we go up against Rage, we'll die. If we hang out here, we'll die." Crude kicked back in her chair.
"You know what? I'm really sick of your morbid additude." Clever glared at her. Crude laughed. "I'm nothing compared to Timid."
"You leave her alone!" Happy said. Timid began to cry again. "Stop being such a freaking wimp!" Yelled Brave.
"Everybody, calm down-" Tranquillity said before Crude interrupted. "Look, why don't you just go practice feng shui in the living room, okay?"
"I just hate it when you pick on people for no reason!" Said Passion.
"Well, you've barely been out here for more than an hour and you're trying to seduce every man in this room!" Clever sneered. Passion gasped.
"How dare you accuse me of such a thing?"
By this time, Beast Boy had heard enough. "SHUT UP!" He yelled. Everyone stopped to look at him. "You can argue all you want, but is it getting you anywhere? No. So you can sit here and insult each other until your 48 hours are up and you and Raven die, or you can work something out. I'm going to go check on Raven." He stormed out of the kitchen.
Seething, he made his way to Raven's room. When the door slid open, however, his anger disappeared to be replaced by shame. Raven lay unmoving in her bed. She looked so small... and fragile. He'd never seen her look so vulnerable before. He sat down on the edge of her bed. He reached out his hand to smooth back her hair.
"You're beautiful, you know. Or maybe you don't know. Maybe that's why you always hide behind a cloak. I'm not going to let you die, I promise."
Beast Boy changed into a fox and curled up next to her on her pillow. He rested his head on his tail, and closed his eyes.
The door opened. Beast Boy woke with a start, and changed back into human form. Seven Ravens plus Starfire, Robin. and Cyborg entered the room. Tranquillity was the first to speak.
"We thought about what you said." She told him. "And we think we may have a plan."
Yeah, okay, so I got kinda burned out in the last few paragraphs. Oh well. Please review.