Okay, since I forgot last chapter, MANY, MANY, MANY, MANY, MANY thanks to BlackShield, who helped to create The Raiders. Couldn't have done it without ya.

Chapter Five: Anger

[Titans Tower, 8:11 P.M.]

[Cyborg's P.O.V.]

She still hadn't awakened, and I was beginning to worry. It had been almost 10 hours, and she was still in critical condition, meaning she was close to death. I went back to my room to look at my trophy, Vampyre's still-beating heart. I don't know why, but I took it to where Raven was. Maybe my mind thought she could see, and, curious, I pulled the covers back, to see something that shocked me. I saw a black, gaping hole where her heart was supposed to be, and realized, with horror, Vampyre had also ripped her heart out, and I had picked hers up instead. That was good though, because perhaps I could replace. I pulled myself from these mad thoughts. There was no way now. No way in hell of ever getting her heart back in her body, and getting it to work.

But, as if in a dream, I put her heart back anyway, and withdrew my hand. Arteries reconnected the heart, and I sat, stunned. I couldn't believe it. I just couldn't believe it. She was actually healing, and coming out of critical condition, very quickly. She was back to normal condition in a matter of minutes. I was so happy, that I actually hugged her, and she hugged back, although I'm quite sure she didn't understand.

[Raider's hideout, 8:21 P.M.]

[Hydra's P.O.V.]

Vampyre had to wake up, he just had to. He couldn't die. I wouldn't let him die. I would make sure he lived. I remembered he had taken Raven's heart, so I thought maybe he could function with it. I took it out from the drawer, and placed it where his heart should have been, and stepped back. I didn't really expect him to be able to function with Raven's heart, but it worked! I was overjoyed as his arteries reconnected his heart, and he awakened, to see me standing over him.

"Yes, Hydra?" He asked, obviously unaware that I had saved his life.

"Are you alright? Do you feel different?" I asked, wanting to know if I had done right.

"I'm fine, and I feel the same. Why?"

"Because you're using Raven's heart to function." I told him, hanging my head. I should have known he'd be suspicious. To my surprise, he laughed.

"No, I'm not. Unbeknownst to the rest, I switched hearts after I had mine put through my chest. It's a puzzle, to test the intelligence of the Titans."

"So, they can put Raven's heart back, and she'll recover, just like you?" I asked, thoroughly confused

"Yup."

"But why? We could have eliminated her forever, but you chose not to!" I accused, unsure why I was so angry with him.

"Like I said, a test. She'll remain in critical condition until her heart's put back. Unless they actually do put her heart back, she'll stay in critical, despite what they do for her." He said, looking directly into my eyes, and I noticed for the first time how red his eyes really were.

"Okay, but what will it do?" I said, annoyed at my ignorance on the matter. He sighed audibly.

"So we can determine how smart they are, starting with relatively easy, and we keep making it harder, until they can't figure it out, and are forced to surrender." He replied, getting up and stretching. I couldn't take my eyes off of him as he stretched. I was finding it harder and harder to suppress my emotions for him. I wanted to tell him, but part of me said "no". He got up, and I assumed he went to train, and I sighed, depressed. I would never win. I wanted him, but I knew he loved Smoke, so I knew I could never have him. Then suicidal thoughts entered my mind, and I pushed them away as best as I could.

[Titans Tower, 8:31 P.M.]

[Cyborg's P.O.V.]

"Cyborg, what happened?" Raven asked me.

"After The Raiders had fled, I picked up what I had assumed was his heart, but it was supposedly yours. After I replaced it, you woke up." I said, numb from the shock of it all. She looked at me as if I was crazy, and probably thought I was, but there was no time to discuss it, because an alarm blared.

"Hello, Titans."

"What do you want Slade?" Robin asked, engaging Slade in a staring contest

"I'll cut the small chat. Hand over Raven, or I unleash him," Slade said, pointing to a cage behind him. A cage that held a gigantic beast, with forearms as large as hay-bails. Its legs were about 75% of its arm length, and it had the look of a demon, but wasn't quite demonic. "On the city. You have 5 second to comply, Robin." Robin thought it over for about 1 second, before Cyborg interrupted. "NEVER!" He yelled, pounding his fist on the console. Slade blinked, clearly not expecting Cyborg to answer.

"Then we will se how many citizens my little pet can eat before he's full. Release the gate." Slade said to a computer. The Titans were forced to watch as the beast lumbered out of sight, slowly, and deliberately. "Have fun." Slade said, ending the transmission. My immediate thought was that it was Vampyre, and at the mere thought of his name, my blood boiled. Vampyre, I'll get you. Someday, you will pay.

[Raider's Hideout, 8:37 P.M.]

[Hydra' P.O.V.]

I ran to where our computer screen was. Where the rest were, and were Vampyre was. My heart started to beat a little faster when I was in the room with him, and now was no exception.

"Vampyre, it looks like someone's unleashed a big something on the city, and it could do our job for us." Skinner said, trying to be as serious as he could be with a Southern accent. Vampyre tried not to laugh, and didn't.

"We're going to be the ones to destroy this city, not that creature. We stop it. Now." Vampyre said, basically ordering us to mobilize to stop the creature.