One step closer to the end!!
Chapter 19 - the showdown between Raven and Scarlet!!!
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DIT
Hell has no Fury….
Angela Roth stepped over the rows of broken glass, until she was standing close to Scarlet. The child was almost in tears. Instantly the woman reached forwards and brushed the girls hair out of her eyes. "What's your name?" she whispered.
"Scarlet," She trembled. The other Titans almost collapsed with shock.
"Wait you mean she's not Raven!" gasped Beast Boy.
"So, anyone want to explain what's going on?" said Cyborg, taking control. "And just who are you anyway?" he glanced at Angela.
Angela smiled. "My name is Angela Roth, I'm Raven's mother," Her attention turned back to Scarlet. "Please, tell me where my child is?" Her face was so sympathetic, and Scarlet didn't wish to let her down, but she didn't know the answer to that question.
She screwed her face up.
"I don't know," she moaned. A large crack appeared upon the wall behind her. Angela's motherly instincts kicked in.
"Hush now my dear, no one is going to hurt you," her arms wrapped tightly around the girls slender body, comforting her. Unable to hold back any longer, Scarlet bustled in a pool of tears. I can't do this. I can't. All this time she had been afraid to reveal her true nature for fear of how the Titans, the closest people she had to friends would react, and now here she was being hugged by Raven's mother, who for all Angela knew, Scarlet had killed her daughter. The guilt twisting her insides were just to much. Taking a step back from the others, a black flame rose around her as she vanished.
"No stop! Don't go!" Angela called. But it was too late.
Robin moaned softly as he came to. "Where am I?"
Back at Titans Tower, Angela explained all she knew about the situation to the remaining three Titans, as soon as Starfire had returned from the hospital bring the news that Robin would be fine, but the doctors had wanted to keep him in for observations over night, just to be on the safe side."I TOLD YOU!!!" Beast boy cheered and did a victory dance.
Cyborg folded his arms. "Well how was I to know!" he grumbled.
"Tell me," Starfire chirped. "How was it that you knew that our Raven, was indeed not our Raven, but a wrong Raven?"
"Dude, she said her name was Scarlet!" Beast Boy said as he jumped up and landed on the sofa with a small bounce.
Angela looked serious. "Because I know my child," she lowered her head. " I also know that she is alive and possibly in great danger,"
"Because of the visit from Raven's father?" Cyborg asked. Angela nodded her head.
"He would not have come to me if he didn't fear the worse for Raven. He needs her. Makes sense that he would want to protect her," Angela pulled strands of her dark hair from out of her eyes. Her skin crawled just thinking of that son of a bitch. Gently her hand rubbed up against her neck, where he had tried to strangle her earlier that day.
"Scarlet is confused. I thought that if I showed her the kindness she has never received then she might see the errors of her ways," she sighed.
"She unstable alright," Beast Boy agreed. "But what are we going to do to stop her. We don't want to hurt her do we?"
"Speech for yourself," Starfires eyes flashed green, which was very common when she was angry. "She attacked Robin!"
Cyborg nodded. "You ever think maybe she did do something to Terra?"
Beast Boy lowered his head. "Okay, we have to take her out, no matter what right?"
"Wrong," Angela shook her head. All eyes fell upon her. The woman continued. "Don't you see that you would be no match for her. And the smallest thing seems to be setting her off. I fear the hand of another at work here, someone who wants Scarlet to destroy the Titans…"
The girl loomed in the shadows, crying softly to herself. A sudden bust of rage overtook her. Gripping her hair with both hands, she screamed as she ripped that fatal red curl from her head.
"I hate you!" she shrieked. "I hate you!"
"I'm not to fond of you either," a dry voice croaked from behind her. Scarlet whirled round in surprise.
"You!" she roared as she pinned Raven to the ground. Her sharp fingernails dug deep into Raven's scald. Raven yelp, then swiftly kicked the other girls stomach hard, causing her to topple backwards. Jumping to her feet, Raven said her usual chant. At once the ground crumpled at Scarlets feet. Swearing under her breathe, Scarlet leapt into the air. At full force she swung several cars in Ravens direction. Only narrowly did Raven miss the first three, but the fourth smacked her hard.
With a small groan, Raven slowly climbed back up to her feet, ready to resume the fight.
"Give it up!" Scarlet grinned. "You can't beat me. I'm all powerful!"
"Really," Raven snapped. "Is that why you were crying!"
"I…I wasn't crying!" Scarlet yelled. Unaware that Raven was moving a car behind her.
"Argghh!" Scarlet screamed as the vehicle struck the back of her head causing her to tumble to the ground. Raven saw her chance. Calling upon all her strength, she summoned her powers to blind her enemy. Scarlet squealed as the darkness wrapped around her, nevertheless she through back. Wriggling with all her might, the dark straightjacket broken and Scarlet was free once more. She smirked at Raven.
"You really are pathetic aren't you!"
Raven glared. She could feel that angry knotting up her insides. But remembering that final battle with Terra caused her to take control of herself. Terra.
"What did you do to Terra!" The half-demon demanded.
Scarlet seemed taken back by this comment. "I though you didn't like her!"
"I don't but that's not that point. My friends do, and I would never want to do anything to hurt them," She narrowed her eyes. "That's what make you and I so different,"
Scarlet scowled. "I got rid of her. I thought that was what you wanted,"
The rage was burning away. I'm going to lose control. "No," she hissed. "That's not what I want,"
Scarlets irises flashed red. "Then what would you have done. Just let get away with everything that's she done!"
"You tried to hurt Robin!" Raven growled. "You wanted to hurt my friends! Why?"
"Why?" Scarlet repeated. "Because you don't deserve any friends! Once I've got rid of you, they'll be my friends. But it'll be different this time! I'll make it work!"
"No!" Raven howled. But was held fast by unseen hands. "You are not me! You will never be me!" She was starting to let her demonic side show, but Scarlet didn't notice. She was to busying reassuring herself that everything would be okay. Grabbing her head Raven heard the voice of her father echoing through it.
Let me help you.
Why?
Because you can't do this alone!!
His word was final. Raven slip back into her head allowing her father to slowly possess her body.
"Scarlet," She heard her own voice speech, but had no control over it. "You may have the greater strength, but there's one thing you'll never have,"
"Oh yeah, and what's that," the other girl grinned.
"ME!" Trigons voice roared threw Raven's red mouth. Immediately a full frontal assault was launch at Scarlet's mind, ripping it to pieces. Raven felt the other girls thoughts, memories, wishes, every part of her mind causing through her own. She knew everything Scarlet had known. Everything.
Scarlets lifeless body was flung to the ground by the demon king, who then roared in triumph. While Raven, still at the back her mind, feeling like a fading memories, fell weak. He tricked me! she thought. Now's his going to take control. But just as she was falling into the darkness, Trigon reached in and pulled her out.
I am your father. You must always trust me.
His words washed over her, as she felt herself able to take control over her own limbs once more. They ached and were stiff to move but eventually she felt like her old self again. Then she noticed the body. Scarlet was baring breathing.
"What did you do?" she croaked aloud.
I've destroyed her mentally. Fear not. She will never hurt you again.
Raven fell to her knees. The one person she had never expected to had just saved her life. Alone she knew she would never had been a match for her twin.
"Thank-you," she whispered.
Trigon grinned. Now you owe me, my child.
She nodded but didn't say anything.
It's not over yet!
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