Hey everybody!! Glad y'all could make it!! Y'know when you've had, like, five cokes and you get all hyper and talk really fast? Well, that's what's up with me, so, extra long, super chapter written by so-hyper-it's-almost-painful-to-watch me!!
I had a get-together with some of my high school friends last night, so I didn't update on the 3rd or possibly even 4th of September. But I tried to update on the 4th, cuz I love ya.
I'm gonna try to make this chapter a songfic, but if it is, it's gonna be a very long chapter, and the songfic won't start immediately. I could just post this as two chapters, and make you wait two days for the songfic, but that would be mean, now wouldn't it?
If this chapter is a songfic it will be 'Bring Me to Life' by Evanescence. Which, even if you're not a big fan, most of you know and love. (I know I do!)
Just in case you didn't know, this first author's note, at the start of the chapter, is written before I write the actual chapter. So, I know just as much about the chapter as you do, maybe less (Gosh, I hope not).
Well, enjoy the chapter (Dinger sounds from kitchen) Oh, maybe my new cookie will be ready at the end of the chapter, so be sure to check that out. And, by the way, the last chapter was set eight months into the conquest, only four left y'all!! Unless Trigon has something else planned... (Dun, dun, dun!!)
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Despair formed a thick wall of sadness in the medical bay of the ship, as Raven lay, strapped to a cold metal table, unable to free herself. She tried as hard as she could to struggle, to get free of the cold metal that bound her, but only earned a heavy clout on the head by her father.
"Do not struggle, daughter," He hissed at her calmly, "You cannot escape your destiny, to aid me in war, and why I did not think of this before is beyond me." He chuckled as he prepped the sharp instrument in his hand.
Knight sat on his haunches next to the table, looking up sadly at her. He whined like a little, lost puppy, earning him a harsh kick from Trigon. Knight was flung against the wall, reeling from the blow. An almost inaudible growl rose from his throat, his wings outstretched, in an attempt to make himself look bigger.
"My friends will come find me," Raven said, her voice shaking in fear, "And I can only hope that they do not." She cast a sideways glance towards Knight, her eyes pleading that he would understand, but he showed signs of realizing it.
"Go, go now dammit! Go make sure they don't look for me! Go and wait for them!" She yelled at the small animal, tears dripping from her eyes. Knight yapped in realization and scampered out of the room.
He slid around corners as he made his way to the airlock, his nails clicking on the polished floor. Knight was ejected from the airlock, growing to his full size as he flew towards Fannigar.
"So," Trigon stated as he prepared his tool, "You're going to have the beast wait for your friends to make sure that they do not find you, how very amusing. They hate that monster, and will kill it when they see it, that is, if the Fannigarians haven't killed it first." He grinned at the thought.
"That 'beast' has a name," She shouted in anger, "and you would do best to remember it!"
"Ah, but that is the beauty of my plan," Trigon said, as he started the procedure, "you won't give a rat's ass about anyone's name, I will make sure of that."
An unbearable pain rang through Raven's head as Trigon began, and her scream echoed through the ship. She had never cried at any of the punishments he had given her, but this time, he had crossed the line. And this time, she screamed, because this would, by far, hurt the worst.
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A Fannigarian warship had picked the titans up from Earth, thankful for their help, and was now speeding through hyperspace. The pilot had assured the Titans that they would be in Fannigar in less than thirty minutes.
"She's the fastest bird in the black," he had said as they boarded a few moments ago (A/N 'The black' is referring to space, like when people say 'the blue' and are referring to the sky), "And she's glad to have you aboard."
The Titans were scattered throughout the ship, which the pilot had called 'Close Shave', doing what they could to pass the time. Cyborg was in the cockpit with the pilot, drooling over the controls and begging to drive it.
Starfire and Robin sat towards the back, admiring a holographic map of the galaxy. Starfire was telling Robin about the various planets she had visited on vacation with her family, showing him where they where on the map. He had his head resting on her shoulder, listening intently to her stories and gazing at the map, obviously enjoying himself.
In fact, the only person who wasn't enjoying himself was Beast Boy, (A/N Come on, like you couldn't guess!) who simply sat with his head in his hand, gazing out of the window.
'Geez,' he thought, 'Space is really, really boring!'
His thoughts were interrupted when the ship suddenly veered sharply, tossing the passengers out of their chairs. Beast Boy knocked his head, hard, on the armrest of his chair making a small bump form on the top of his skull. Robin was knocked, full-on, into Starfire, both landing in a very awkward position on the floor. They slowly stood up as the pilot strode in, making sure that they were okay.
"Are you all right?" He asked, concerned.
"What happened," Beast Boy asked, rubbing his head, "Did you spill your coffee or something?" Then he looked around, his face gripped in fear, "Hey, whose flying this thing!?"
"Sorry," he answered, helping Starfire up, "I let your friend drive. By the way, we're here!"
The Titans walked out of the ship, single file, and headed onto the alien planet. The ground was hard and rocky, and the Titans had to watch their step as they headed towards the military base, eager to help.
"I'm sorry," the pilot said, stopping them, "But due to recent security problems, we cannot allow you to enter the base. Those are the rules."
He led them, instead, the opposite way, pointing to a very large, regal building about a mile away. It's doorway arched elegantly into an awning over the entrance. And it had columns scattering beautifully across its walls, their white marble shining in the light of the planet's two suns.
"That is your hotel," he announced, "And it's the best hotel for three light-years. We hope you enjoy your stay."
"Now that's what I'm talking about!" Cyborg yelled as he raced towards the hotel, "C'mon, I'll race ya!"
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The two suns of Fannigar had long set, giving way to their three glowing moons. They each shone a light green across the planet, casting it into a warm natural glow that almost made him feel like he was in a dream.
But Beast Boy was far from dreaming as he sat on a rock outside his regal hotel, gazing up at the bright stars that he hardly ever see in his large city.
"I'll bet," he said into the night, "That I've watched those same, exact stars from Earth. Makes ya feel pretty small."
Suddenly, something sharp bit into his heel. He screamed out in shock and flung the object across the dirt with his leg, standing ready to fight. But what he saw made him gasp, a little, black, harmless creature, that seemed eerily familiar.
"Hey there little guy," he whispered softly as he walked over to it, "What's your name?"
The creature yapped happily and flew up to his shoulder on its little wings, nuzzling into his neck. It licked his face joyfully and barked in his ear, acting unbelievably cute. Beast Boy held the creature out in front of him, looking it over.
"Now," he wondered out loud, "Where have I seen you before?"
The puppy-like animal jumped down to the ground and walked a few feet away, it sat down in the dirt and suddenly began to grow. The small animal soon grew into a huge beast, folding its red wings across its back.
"It's you!" He shouted, transforming into a T-rex. He roared at it, showing that he wasn't afraid, when he actually was.
The beast answered by flopping down onto the ground, laying on it back with its paws in the air. It closed its eyes and made a sort of purring sound, as if it wanted a belly-rub, like a lazy dog on a warm day. Then it reformed into its smaller form, yapping and running up to Beast Boy, who had de-transformed out of shock.
"What are you doing here," he asked as he scooped it up, "You're supposed to be with Raven."
A small whine escaped the creature's throat, causing Beast Boy to drop it abruptly on the ground.
"Did something happen to Raven?" He asked desperately, obviously very concerned.
Suddenly a very sharp knife cut through the air, barely missing the side of Beast Boy's head before it landed on the ground, the blade stuck deep into the dirt. The small creature barked sadly as it took shelter under a rock, its yellow eyes visible from beneath the stone.
Beast Boy turned around and gasped, there was Raven, hovering above him in the night sky, her figure silhouetted against the moons.
"How can you see into my eyes, like open doors?
Leading you down into my core, where I've become so numb
Without a soul
My spirit sleeping somewhere cold
Until you find it there and lead it back home"
"Raven," he shouted up to her, "You're okay! I can't believe it's really you!"
Raven floated down from the sky, not even flinching when he shouted her name, almost like she didn't understand what he had said. She seemed spaced out as she descended towards him, drawing a shiny revolver from one of her pockets. (A/N Oooh, me like shiny!)
"Really who?" she said dreamily as she fired, hitting the ground between his feet.
Beast Boy fell backwards from the sudden shock, staring at the bullet that was still smoking in the ground. Why did she throw a knife at him, why did she shoot him, what did he do? It was almost like she was asleep, like she didn't realize where she was.
"(Wake me up)
Wake me up inside
(I can't wake up)
Wake me up inside
(Save me)
Call my name and save me from the dark
(Wake me up)
Bid my blood to run
(I can't wake up)
Before I come undone
(Save me)
Save me from the nothing I've become"
Beast Boy looked up at her. She had a deep red cloth wrapped around her forehead, tied at the back. It was for, he assumed, keeping her hair out of her eyes, but boy, was he wrong.
Raven touched down a few from him, keeping her weapon aimed at his head as she walked closer. Beast Boy stayed in a sitting position on the ground as he edged away from her, scooting across the dirt on his butt. He heard Raven laugh in front of him.
"The least you could do is get up to run away from me," she chuckled, "Instead of scooting around on your butt like some kind of idiot."
"Raven," he asked, getting up in panic, "What are you doing?"
"You're dumber than you look," she answered, tightening her grip on the trigger, "I'm here to kill you."
"Now that I know what I'm without
You can't just leave me
Breathe into me and make me real
Bring me to life"
Beast boy transformed into a hawk, barely dodging the bullet that was streaking towards him. He flew up as high as his wings could take him, hoping that he could dodge Raven's bullets long enough to think of a plan.
'Why is she attacking me?' He thought as another bullet streaked past him, 'Was knowledge right? Did Raven finally side with Trigon? And what's with the headband?
'Well,' he thought, 'we'll start with the headband, and go from there.'
The changeling swooped down and grabbed the headband in his talons, barely dodging the gunfire as he flew away with it and dropped it on the ground. He then transformed into a rhino and ran towards her, but she kept her back towards him, not bothering to turn around.
"(Wake me up)
Wake me up inside
(I can't wake up)
Wake me up inside
(Save me)
Call my name and save me from the dark
(Wake me up)
Bid my blood to run
(I can't wake up)
Before I come undone
(Save me)
Save me from the nothing I've become"
Raven turned to face him, her gun aimed carefully at one of his eyes, but the sight of her face made him stop.
There was, yet another, long black stripe going across Raven's forehead. It turned sharply at the edge of her hair, arching down to barely touch her eyebrows. But what he noticed the most was that the new tattoo went over her chakra, turning it from a deep red, to a murky black. Blood dripped from its diamond edges, as if someone had taken it out and put it back in, and created red lines that dripped down between her eyes.
"Bring me to life
(I've been living a lie, there's nothing inside)
Bring me to life"
'I guess that's why the headband was red,' he thought, 'that's gotta hurt.'
"Raven," he said as he resumed human form, "what did he do to you?"
"He fixed me," she answered, "So my emotions can't control me anymore. And I don't give a rat's ass who you are."
"Frozen inside, without your touch
Without your love, darling
Only you are the life
Among the dead"
Raven fired the gun, the bullet landing millimeters away from his leg in the dirt, but Beast Boy didn't even notice. All that he could do was stand there, trying his best not to cry.
"You-"He gasped, choking back tears, "you don't know who I am?"
"No," she answered, pulling the trigger on the gun, but it didn't fire, "Damn, outta lead."
"Well then," Beast Boy said as he sprinted to her side, knocking the gun from her hands, "I'll just have to remind you."
Beast Boy cupped her cheek in his hand and kissed her, he kissed her very deeply, with more passion than he thought he could ever feel. 'It's been too long,' he thought, 'since I did this last.
"All this time I can't believe I couldn't see
Kept in the dark, but you were there in front of me
I've been sleeping a thousand years it seems
Got to open my eyes to everything"
Raven pushed him off of her, making him fall in the dirt at her feet. Beast Boy stared up at her, confused as to why she had made him stop. After all, he had been having fun.
"Geez," she shouted, gasping for breath, "who let you out of the nut-house?!"
"You mean you didn't like it?" he asked, asking himself more than her.
"That," she said, drawing another revolver, "is just another reason you should die. Stand up dammit, do you really want to die sitting on your butt?"
Beast Boy stood up slowly, avoiding eye-contact with Raven. He had tried all that he could think of, but nothing worked. He couldn't wake her up, wake up her memories of him. She would never remember him, and now, she would kill him, and it would all be over.
"Without a thought, without a voice, without a soul
Don't let me die here
There must be something more
Bring me to life"
"Just," he said as he got up, his knees shaking, "Just do it, I guess I can't stop you." He sighed, "I-I just- I wish you could remember me, because I know I'll never forget you."
He turned his head down, staring at his shoes. Salty tears fell from his eyes, making small craters in the dirt.
'Am I dead yet? I didn't hear a gunshot,' he thought, as he awaited death, 'And what's that sound?'
Beast Boy could hear someone, someone breathing strangely, almost like they could barely get their breath out, the way you breathe when you cry, very, very hard. But, he wasn't the one doing it. And he stared with amazement as more tears fell to the ground, and they weren't his.
Beast Boy raised his head to see Raven, tears streaming down her face. The tattoo on her head seemed to flicker on and off, fading into her skin and reappearing, as if it couldn't stay there. She had to hold her gun with two hands, because they were trembling so fiercely she could barely hold it. She gritted her teeth, trying to make the emotions stop, but the tears only fell harder, and she collapsed in his arms, crying into his shoulder.
"(Wake me up)
Wake me up inside
(I can't wake up)
Wake me up inside
(Save me)
Call my name and save me from the dark
(Wake me up)
Bid my blood to run
(I can't wake up)
Before I come undone
(Save me)
Save me from the nothing I've become"
All that Beast Boy could do was stroke her hair, as he removed every last gun and knife from her, tossing them behind him. He brought her closer to him, slipping his arms around her waist and resting his head on hers. Shedding silent tears that fell in her violet hair.
"Raven," he said, as he cuddled her harder, "I knew you wouldn't do it"
"B-but," she stammered, crying harder into his chest, "But I- I would."
"You know what," he answered, "I really don't care."
"Bring me to life
(I've been living a lie, there's nothing inside)
Bring me to life"
None of them noticed, as they sat in the dirt, what was coming towards them. They only knew each other, at that moment, and that's all they heard. It drowned out the whir of the helicopters, and the clank of the army tanks. They had a fight on their hands.
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Wow, that's the longest chapter I've ever written! Period! That's it!
This story is turning out better than I had thought it would, a lot better!
Well, in the next chapter, BB will have to deal with the Fannigarian army, and possibly even Raven!
How can he fight a fully trained army, and his one true love? Beats me! I hope I come up with something!
I don't feel like creating a new cookie right now, maybe next time, so, bye now! (Waves goodbye)
