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"Aw, man!" Beast Boy groaned. His head felt like it had just been pummeled by a dozen bricks. His arms and legs felt very stiff and like they hadn't been used in a long time. He slowly flexed his arms and opened his eyes. He had to blink a few times before his eyes would focus correctly. They were still a bit cloudy from the injection. He propped himself up with his hands because he couldn't sit up by himself. He was still very weak and he swayed from side to side as he sat. He looked down and saw that he was sitting on a bed. It wasn't a bad bed either. It had a fairly decent mattress with two heavy, soft quilts on top of it. Both were bright, clean white which made it hard for Beast Boy to look at them without his eyes being stunned by the color.
He looked away from the bed and at the room which he was in. It was small and quite plain. The walls were a silver metal that glistened dully in the light that shined on them from the one light bulb that hung from the center of the ceiling. The bed was cramped in a corner of the room. There was a toilet and sink in another corner, and in yet another corner there was a small table with one chair beside it. 'I remember thinking earlier that nothing else could possibly happen to make my life anymore bizarre than it already was (See ch. 4), well it seems like I was wrong... very wrong...' Beast Boy sighed and scratched his head.
His nose twitched as he smelled the scent of food. A large plate filled with steaming edibles lay on the table. Beast Boy's mouth watered as he looked at the plate. It was piled high with mashed potatoes amid butter, green beans, steamed carrots, and a large juicy steak. There was also a cup filled with soda beside the plate. Beast Boy looked at the conveniently placed food and drool seeped out of the corner of his mouth. He was starving!
'You'd think she'd know I'm a vegetarian,' Beast Boy thought as he threw his legs off the side of the bed and stiffly stood up. He wobbled over towards the food and sat in the one wobbly chair. With a quick shock of thought, he stopped abruptly as he reached for the fork beside the plate. 'What if she poisoned or drugged the food?? Man, I can't believe I was almost dumb enough to eat it...' Beast Boy thought as he put down the fork and sat in the chair. He stared longingly at the food, but didn't dare take a bite. He didn't like the feeling the blue fluid had given him and he didn't want to have it again.
Beast Boy's eyes wandered around the room and then rested on the toilet. 'I have to go, but I bet she's probably watching me from somewhere...' Beast Boy looked around at the walls and ceiling of the room uneasily. He felt like he was being watched...
"Well look who finally decided to wake up." The voice made Beast Boy jump right off of the chair and land flat on his butt on the floor. "I'm glad to see that my injection didn't kill you. Oh, don't hurt yourself now, sweetie."
"Yah... I'm glad it didn't kill me, too," Beast Boy mumbled. "I wish you would stop false flirting with me. I know you like Robin, not me." He grimaced as he stood up and rubbed his butt. He slowly sat on the chair again. "Where are you talking from? And how can you see me?"
"There are nearly invisible cameras and microphones in the room. Don't bother looking around; you won't be able to see them." Beast Boy's head stopped swiveling around on his neck. "I also have speakers installed. That's how you can hear me."
"That's just great," Beast Boy said as he looked around the room again trying to find the camera so he would be able to look Chaos in the eyes as he talked. Even if he couldn't see her, he wanted her to be able to see him. 'She must have designed and created this room before she kidnapped me if she was able to install micro-cameras and microphones. Those things are hard to install. It would take hours to just get one of those cameras up. Oh man, I read WAY too many of Cyborg's electronic magazines... but anyway, that means she's been planning this for a long time,' Beast Boy thought to himself. He turned his attention back to the girl watching and speaking to him. "I wish I could see you as well as hear you."
Chaos laughed gently and ignored his comment. "Why aren't you eating the food? I didn't poison it, if that's what you think."
"Oh, yah? Why should I trust YOU?" Beast Boy looked wildly around, desperately trying to see a way out of the mess he was in. "And why did you give me meat? Just about everyone in Jump City knows that I'm a vegetarian."
"Oh, I know you are. That's the meal that I would have given to Robin if I had gotten him instead of you like I had planned. I made is especially for him. Not all of the food is meat so you can still eat it." Beast Boy eyed the food uncertainty. He was very hungry but he wasn't sure if he wanted to take the chance. He picked up his fork and poked the food suspiciously. His eyes darted to all of the dark areas in the room where he felt a camera could easily be hidden. Beast Boy bent down over the plate. He slowly dug his fork into the green beans and lifted one of them to his lips. Instead of putting it in his mouth, though, he strategically slipped the bean into the collar of his shirt, but he did it so well that even someone standing two feet away from him couldn't tell that the bean wasn't in his mouth. He chewed on air and then swallowed.
'I might as well take the chance. If she really didn't drug it, then she'll probably think I'm choking and then she'll have to come in here anyway. Let's just see what happens...' Beast Boy began to gag and choke. He held his breathe until his face turned blue and then he fell to the floor. He twitched slightly and then stopped moving.
Chaos laughed as if the whole scene had been entertaining. "Silly boy. I didn't think that you would be dumb enough to eat the food that someone who had already poisoned you fed you. They really need to train you heroes better or they'll all start dropping like flies. Well that should put you out for about eight hours. I'll have thought of something to do with you by the time you wake up. Pleasant dreams."
'I knew it! She lied! I knew it!' Beast Boy thought to himself as he lay on the cold, hard, dirty floor of his "prison cell." 'I knew it was drugged! Well good thing I didn't actually eat it then. As long as I'm awake, I can work on thinking of a way to get out of here. Too bad I was never good at making plans... I never had to! Robin always did it for us. Now I'm really wishing that I had had more practice on the subject...'
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"Raven?" Raven's eyes fluttered open as she felt a gentle push on her arm and a soft voice in her ear. "Raven, are you awake?"
"I am now, Star," Raven muttered, but she wasn't mad at the girl who had woken her. She was glad that her friend had come to check up on her. Starfire sat down next to Raven on her bed. Raven propped herself up with pillows so she was in a sitting position. She felt very refreshed from her long sleep, almost as if she hadn't drained herself of energy the day before. She did feel a little weak but it was nothing too severe. Raven's eyes were still full of sleep. She rubbed them with her fists. "What time is it?"
Starfire glanced at the clock on the wall. She had just learned how to read non-digital clocks a few weeks ago, but she was still having trouble. She squinted her eyes as she tried comprehended what the clock was telling her. "It is 10:17 in the morning, Raven." Starfire quickly double-checked the clock and then said with more reassurance, "Yes, that is right."
"So it was yesterday that..." Raven's voice trailed off. She was hoping that Starfire would give her one of her confused stares and ask what had happened yesterday. 'It could have all been just a bad dream,' Raven thought. 'Beast Boy's probably right in the other room playing his Game Station with Cyborg. I'm sure of it. That couldn't have really happened...'
"Yes..." Starfire's voice was filled with grief and she lowered her eyes. "Yesterday was the day that we lost Beast Boy." Raven sat rigidly on the bed. She knew that it was true, but she didn't want to believe it herself. Sometimes the truth is just too hard to accept. Starfire saw Raven's reaction to her statement. She reached out her hand and put in on the dark haired girl's shoulder. Raven didn't react to the direct contact at first. Starfire looked at Raven, waiting for her to acknowledge her gesture. Raven slowly moved her hand from her lap and placed it on top of the reassuring hand on her shoulder. Raven looked up into Starfire's understanding eyes. She smiled slightly and nodded at the alien girl. Starfire looked at Raven and also smiled slightly.
Raven then slowly moved her hand back to her lap. Starfire removed her hand from Raven's shoulder but continued to sit beside her. "We didn't lose him," Raven said softly but her voice was filling with a deep, penetrating anger. She looked at her hands in her lap. "We are going to get him back from that... that..."
"Yes, Raven. I know we will get him back from Chaos. Do not be angry, please!" Raven was beginning to fume with blazing anger. "She will not keep him! He will be returned to us!"
"You have no idea how much I hate her, Star..." Raven stared straight ahead. Here eyes were filled with fire as her anger seeped out. "Ever since I first saw her... standing there laughing as innocent civilians... and children... ran around below her being hurt... when I first looked into her eyes... I knew... I just knew..." A window shattered as Raven's anger flowed from her mind.
"Raven, please calm your emotions! We all feel the same as you. Chaos is evil and we will stop her. Please do not become angry!" Starfire's face was full with worry and her eyes were filled to the brim with anguish. Raven suddenly felt her anger vanish from her when she saw the girl's face, but it was then replaced by a deep sadness. She felt her eyes begin to water as they had the day before. She didn't want to cry, but sometimes it just cannot be prevented.
A tear found its way out of the corner of the girl's eye. It flowed in a curved line down her cheek and then, when it reached the farthest that it could go on her face, dropped onto her hand. Raven looked down at the tear on her hand. She felt more behind her eyes, ready to come forth. She reached out with her hand that had not been hit by the tear and gently put her finger in its wetness. Raven looked up at Starfire who also had tears preparing to come out of her eyes.
"It will be alright, Raven. Robin is working hard, and I think Cyborg is working with him! They will soon find a way to get Beast Boy back! Then this whole nightmare will be over..." Starfire's voice trailed off. The last sentence that she had said, she hadn't spoken with much reassurance. She stared down into her lap as two tears, one from each eye, flowed down her cheeks.
"Don't worry, Star. I know what you're thinking. Chaos wants Robin. It was a mistake in the first place that she even got Beast Boy and she's probably, right now, thinking of a plan to get Robin. She'll probably use her possession of Beast Boy to her advantage. Don't worry, she won't get him. We'll all protect him... at least I know I will." Starfire looked up at Raven's face and saw the truth shining in her eyes. "Robin is like my brother. All of you are. This is the best family I've ever known. I don't want any of you to be taken away from me.
"Raven!" Starfire's tears streamed out of her eyes. She threw her arms around Raven and hugged her tightly as the tears continued to flow. Raven sat rigid for a moment, but then softened and smiled a small smile of relief and contentment. She slowly moved her arms from her sides and wrapped them around the sobbing girl. Tears escaped from her own eyes and fell onto Starfire's shoulders but the alien girl kept her strong grip on her friend. Another window shattered and a stone statue crumpled into pieces as Raven let her tears escape while she hugged her friend. Both of them ignored the emotional occurrences. After a few minutes, Raven and Starfire reluctantly released each other. Starfire wiped her eyes with the back of her hand and smiled gratefully at Raven. Raven sniffed and ceased her tears.
"Thank you so much, Raven. I feel so much better now!" Starfire said in a soft yet happy voice. She rose from Raven's bed. The bed rocked slightly as it adjusted to the weight change. Raven looked up at Starfire.
"Thank you, too, Star..." Starfire smiled and walked towards the doorway. Her footsteps were almost silent as they touched the cold floor. Raven watched Starfire walk away from her. As her fingertips touched the doorknob, Starfire ceased movement as she heard Raven's voice, almost a whisper. "Whenever you need a shoulder to cry on, I'll be here for you."
Starfire whispered a 'thank you' and her eyes glistened with joy. This was the first time that Raven had ever offered anything like this to her before. Starfire turned the knob and walked into the bright hallway, much brighter than the room that she was just in. She slowly and silently closed the door behind her.
Raven stared at her door for a long time, thinking; thinking about what had just happened with her and Starfire, thinking about what had happened yesterday with Beast Boy, thinking about what she WANTED to happen between her and Beast Boy...
Raven's thoughts trailed back to what she had said to Starfire just minutes earlier. 'I don't want any of you to be taken away from me.' Her eyes filled with determination as she thought this for the second time. 'I WON'T let any of you to be taken away from me,' she thought. Raven pulled her quilt off of herself and threw her legs off of her bed. She was ready to begin the day. She was ready to take on all of the chaos that had arisen in her life. She was ready to take on the world. 'And I'm not going to let any of you be kept away from me...' And with this final thought, Raven stood up and smiled triumphantly. She knew now that she would win. There was no way she could lose.
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I'm sorry, but I'm stopping here! I was going to add a section with Robin and Cyborg but I figured all of you loyal readers are probably ripping your hair out waiting for me to post this chapter! Sorry for the wait!
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Fanfic Gurl: Thanks so much! I'm glad SOMEONE didn't see the Beast Boy getting captured thing coming. A lot of people have reviewed and said that they had. Yah, I did think that was a good idea! Happy late birthday! ^_^
Carrot The LuvMachine: The blue fluid was just a tranquilizer!! Nothing that would like kill him, as you have probably already realized since you've read this chapter already! Pointy objects should NEVER be stuck into your arm! Lolz! ^_-
MyNaMeIsMuD19524: I thought the Cyborg getting his stuff blown up was pretty funny. Well I was laughing my butt off when I wrote it! Hahah..?
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YAY! Chapter 8 is coming next. Or at least I think its chapter 8... let's see... the last one was seven... so... YAH! It's eight now!
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Disclaimer: Teen Titans does not belong to me. Sadly, it will never belong to me... Oh, why torture me so by forcing me to admit this fact to the world!? WHY?!
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"Aw, man!" Beast Boy groaned. His head felt like it had just been pummeled by a dozen bricks. His arms and legs felt very stiff and like they hadn't been used in a long time. He slowly flexed his arms and opened his eyes. He had to blink a few times before his eyes would focus correctly. They were still a bit cloudy from the injection. He propped himself up with his hands because he couldn't sit up by himself. He was still very weak and he swayed from side to side as he sat. He looked down and saw that he was sitting on a bed. It wasn't a bad bed either. It had a fairly decent mattress with two heavy, soft quilts on top of it. Both were bright, clean white which made it hard for Beast Boy to look at them without his eyes being stunned by the color.
He looked away from the bed and at the room which he was in. It was small and quite plain. The walls were a silver metal that glistened dully in the light that shined on them from the one light bulb that hung from the center of the ceiling. The bed was cramped in a corner of the room. There was a toilet and sink in another corner, and in yet another corner there was a small table with one chair beside it. 'I remember thinking earlier that nothing else could possibly happen to make my life anymore bizarre than it already was (See ch. 4), well it seems like I was wrong... very wrong...' Beast Boy sighed and scratched his head.
His nose twitched as he smelled the scent of food. A large plate filled with steaming edibles lay on the table. Beast Boy's mouth watered as he looked at the plate. It was piled high with mashed potatoes amid butter, green beans, steamed carrots, and a large juicy steak. There was also a cup filled with soda beside the plate. Beast Boy looked at the conveniently placed food and drool seeped out of the corner of his mouth. He was starving!
'You'd think she'd know I'm a vegetarian,' Beast Boy thought as he threw his legs off the side of the bed and stiffly stood up. He wobbled over towards the food and sat in the one wobbly chair. With a quick shock of thought, he stopped abruptly as he reached for the fork beside the plate. 'What if she poisoned or drugged the food?? Man, I can't believe I was almost dumb enough to eat it...' Beast Boy thought as he put down the fork and sat in the chair. He stared longingly at the food, but didn't dare take a bite. He didn't like the feeling the blue fluid had given him and he didn't want to have it again.
Beast Boy's eyes wandered around the room and then rested on the toilet. 'I have to go, but I bet she's probably watching me from somewhere...' Beast Boy looked around at the walls and ceiling of the room uneasily. He felt like he was being watched...
"Well look who finally decided to wake up." The voice made Beast Boy jump right off of the chair and land flat on his butt on the floor. "I'm glad to see that my injection didn't kill you. Oh, don't hurt yourself now, sweetie."
"Yah... I'm glad it didn't kill me, too," Beast Boy mumbled. "I wish you would stop false flirting with me. I know you like Robin, not me." He grimaced as he stood up and rubbed his butt. He slowly sat on the chair again. "Where are you talking from? And how can you see me?"
"There are nearly invisible cameras and microphones in the room. Don't bother looking around; you won't be able to see them." Beast Boy's head stopped swiveling around on his neck. "I also have speakers installed. That's how you can hear me."
"That's just great," Beast Boy said as he looked around the room again trying to find the camera so he would be able to look Chaos in the eyes as he talked. Even if he couldn't see her, he wanted her to be able to see him. 'She must have designed and created this room before she kidnapped me if she was able to install micro-cameras and microphones. Those things are hard to install. It would take hours to just get one of those cameras up. Oh man, I read WAY too many of Cyborg's electronic magazines... but anyway, that means she's been planning this for a long time,' Beast Boy thought to himself. He turned his attention back to the girl watching and speaking to him. "I wish I could see you as well as hear you."
Chaos laughed gently and ignored his comment. "Why aren't you eating the food? I didn't poison it, if that's what you think."
"Oh, yah? Why should I trust YOU?" Beast Boy looked wildly around, desperately trying to see a way out of the mess he was in. "And why did you give me meat? Just about everyone in Jump City knows that I'm a vegetarian."
"Oh, I know you are. That's the meal that I would have given to Robin if I had gotten him instead of you like I had planned. I made is especially for him. Not all of the food is meat so you can still eat it." Beast Boy eyed the food uncertainty. He was very hungry but he wasn't sure if he wanted to take the chance. He picked up his fork and poked the food suspiciously. His eyes darted to all of the dark areas in the room where he felt a camera could easily be hidden. Beast Boy bent down over the plate. He slowly dug his fork into the green beans and lifted one of them to his lips. Instead of putting it in his mouth, though, he strategically slipped the bean into the collar of his shirt, but he did it so well that even someone standing two feet away from him couldn't tell that the bean wasn't in his mouth. He chewed on air and then swallowed.
'I might as well take the chance. If she really didn't drug it, then she'll probably think I'm choking and then she'll have to come in here anyway. Let's just see what happens...' Beast Boy began to gag and choke. He held his breathe until his face turned blue and then he fell to the floor. He twitched slightly and then stopped moving.
Chaos laughed as if the whole scene had been entertaining. "Silly boy. I didn't think that you would be dumb enough to eat the food that someone who had already poisoned you fed you. They really need to train you heroes better or they'll all start dropping like flies. Well that should put you out for about eight hours. I'll have thought of something to do with you by the time you wake up. Pleasant dreams."
'I knew it! She lied! I knew it!' Beast Boy thought to himself as he lay on the cold, hard, dirty floor of his "prison cell." 'I knew it was drugged! Well good thing I didn't actually eat it then. As long as I'm awake, I can work on thinking of a way to get out of here. Too bad I was never good at making plans... I never had to! Robin always did it for us. Now I'm really wishing that I had had more practice on the subject...'
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"Raven?" Raven's eyes fluttered open as she felt a gentle push on her arm and a soft voice in her ear. "Raven, are you awake?"
"I am now, Star," Raven muttered, but she wasn't mad at the girl who had woken her. She was glad that her friend had come to check up on her. Starfire sat down next to Raven on her bed. Raven propped herself up with pillows so she was in a sitting position. She felt very refreshed from her long sleep, almost as if she hadn't drained herself of energy the day before. She did feel a little weak but it was nothing too severe. Raven's eyes were still full of sleep. She rubbed them with her fists. "What time is it?"
Starfire glanced at the clock on the wall. She had just learned how to read non-digital clocks a few weeks ago, but she was still having trouble. She squinted her eyes as she tried comprehended what the clock was telling her. "It is 10:17 in the morning, Raven." Starfire quickly double-checked the clock and then said with more reassurance, "Yes, that is right."
"So it was yesterday that..." Raven's voice trailed off. She was hoping that Starfire would give her one of her confused stares and ask what had happened yesterday. 'It could have all been just a bad dream,' Raven thought. 'Beast Boy's probably right in the other room playing his Game Station with Cyborg. I'm sure of it. That couldn't have really happened...'
"Yes..." Starfire's voice was filled with grief and she lowered her eyes. "Yesterday was the day that we lost Beast Boy." Raven sat rigidly on the bed. She knew that it was true, but she didn't want to believe it herself. Sometimes the truth is just too hard to accept. Starfire saw Raven's reaction to her statement. She reached out her hand and put in on the dark haired girl's shoulder. Raven didn't react to the direct contact at first. Starfire looked at Raven, waiting for her to acknowledge her gesture. Raven slowly moved her hand from her lap and placed it on top of the reassuring hand on her shoulder. Raven looked up into Starfire's understanding eyes. She smiled slightly and nodded at the alien girl. Starfire looked at Raven and also smiled slightly.
Raven then slowly moved her hand back to her lap. Starfire removed her hand from Raven's shoulder but continued to sit beside her. "We didn't lose him," Raven said softly but her voice was filling with a deep, penetrating anger. She looked at her hands in her lap. "We are going to get him back from that... that..."
"Yes, Raven. I know we will get him back from Chaos. Do not be angry, please!" Raven was beginning to fume with blazing anger. "She will not keep him! He will be returned to us!"
"You have no idea how much I hate her, Star..." Raven stared straight ahead. Here eyes were filled with fire as her anger seeped out. "Ever since I first saw her... standing there laughing as innocent civilians... and children... ran around below her being hurt... when I first looked into her eyes... I knew... I just knew..." A window shattered as Raven's anger flowed from her mind.
"Raven, please calm your emotions! We all feel the same as you. Chaos is evil and we will stop her. Please do not become angry!" Starfire's face was full with worry and her eyes were filled to the brim with anguish. Raven suddenly felt her anger vanish from her when she saw the girl's face, but it was then replaced by a deep sadness. She felt her eyes begin to water as they had the day before. She didn't want to cry, but sometimes it just cannot be prevented.
A tear found its way out of the corner of the girl's eye. It flowed in a curved line down her cheek and then, when it reached the farthest that it could go on her face, dropped onto her hand. Raven looked down at the tear on her hand. She felt more behind her eyes, ready to come forth. She reached out with her hand that had not been hit by the tear and gently put her finger in its wetness. Raven looked up at Starfire who also had tears preparing to come out of her eyes.
"It will be alright, Raven. Robin is working hard, and I think Cyborg is working with him! They will soon find a way to get Beast Boy back! Then this whole nightmare will be over..." Starfire's voice trailed off. The last sentence that she had said, she hadn't spoken with much reassurance. She stared down into her lap as two tears, one from each eye, flowed down her cheeks.
"Don't worry, Star. I know what you're thinking. Chaos wants Robin. It was a mistake in the first place that she even got Beast Boy and she's probably, right now, thinking of a plan to get Robin. She'll probably use her possession of Beast Boy to her advantage. Don't worry, she won't get him. We'll all protect him... at least I know I will." Starfire looked up at Raven's face and saw the truth shining in her eyes. "Robin is like my brother. All of you are. This is the best family I've ever known. I don't want any of you to be taken away from me.
"Raven!" Starfire's tears streamed out of her eyes. She threw her arms around Raven and hugged her tightly as the tears continued to flow. Raven sat rigid for a moment, but then softened and smiled a small smile of relief and contentment. She slowly moved her arms from her sides and wrapped them around the sobbing girl. Tears escaped from her own eyes and fell onto Starfire's shoulders but the alien girl kept her strong grip on her friend. Another window shattered and a stone statue crumpled into pieces as Raven let her tears escape while she hugged her friend. Both of them ignored the emotional occurrences. After a few minutes, Raven and Starfire reluctantly released each other. Starfire wiped her eyes with the back of her hand and smiled gratefully at Raven. Raven sniffed and ceased her tears.
"Thank you so much, Raven. I feel so much better now!" Starfire said in a soft yet happy voice. She rose from Raven's bed. The bed rocked slightly as it adjusted to the weight change. Raven looked up at Starfire.
"Thank you, too, Star..." Starfire smiled and walked towards the doorway. Her footsteps were almost silent as they touched the cold floor. Raven watched Starfire walk away from her. As her fingertips touched the doorknob, Starfire ceased movement as she heard Raven's voice, almost a whisper. "Whenever you need a shoulder to cry on, I'll be here for you."
Starfire whispered a 'thank you' and her eyes glistened with joy. This was the first time that Raven had ever offered anything like this to her before. Starfire turned the knob and walked into the bright hallway, much brighter than the room that she was just in. She slowly and silently closed the door behind her.
Raven stared at her door for a long time, thinking; thinking about what had just happened with her and Starfire, thinking about what had happened yesterday with Beast Boy, thinking about what she WANTED to happen between her and Beast Boy...
Raven's thoughts trailed back to what she had said to Starfire just minutes earlier. 'I don't want any of you to be taken away from me.' Her eyes filled with determination as she thought this for the second time. 'I WON'T let any of you to be taken away from me,' she thought. Raven pulled her quilt off of herself and threw her legs off of her bed. She was ready to begin the day. She was ready to take on all of the chaos that had arisen in her life. She was ready to take on the world. 'And I'm not going to let any of you be kept away from me...' And with this final thought, Raven stood up and smiled triumphantly. She knew now that she would win. There was no way she could lose.
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I'm sorry, but I'm stopping here! I was going to add a section with Robin and Cyborg but I figured all of you loyal readers are probably ripping your hair out waiting for me to post this chapter! Sorry for the wait!
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Possesed Angel: Terra is the most evil being in the world. ^_-
Suzaku's Rose: Hey sis! I love the caps lock! It really expressed your emotion! Thehe!
Fanfic Gurl: Thanks so much! I'm glad SOMEONE didn't see the Beast Boy getting captured thing coming. A lot of people have reviewed and said that they had. Yah, I did think that was a good idea! Happy late birthday! ^_^
Carrot The LuvMachine: The blue fluid was just a tranquilizer!! Nothing that would like kill him, as you have probably already realized since you've read this chapter already! Pointy objects should NEVER be stuck into your arm! Lolz! ^_-
MyNaMeIsMuD19524: I thought the Cyborg getting his stuff blown up was pretty funny. Well I was laughing my butt off when I wrote it! Hahah..?
ScarletAngel68: Don't worry! He's not dead! Yah, poor BB and Rae...
Krazy4Robin: OMG! This is your favorite TT fic!! I am SO flattered! Thanx for the happy bday! Actually, right now it IS my bday! Haha! Ironic right?
Winged-Raccoon-The-Dragon: Wow!! Calm down! Lol! I am SOOO glad you love it! ^_^ I'm so proud of my writing skills now! Haha.
Catwngs: Yay! Dance those buns off hun! ^_^
Snea: Thanks for the review! I'm continuing!
HieilovesBotan: Good combo! Yay!
Skyhooper: Silver and Cold ARE from the AFI song! I'm glad you caught that! You are the second person to see that! I was actually listening to that song when I thought of their names! I'm glad you can picture it in your head so clearly! Sorry it's so sad, I had originally meant for this to be a funny story, that's why it starts off with a lot of comedy. But as I got into it, I found out that what I was writing had actually become a drama and really, really sad.
Kit-Kat: You're welcome for my use of clean language! ^_^ BB is MY favorite character, too! So that means I will have the spotlight on him a lot. I can't wait to read your story!
Wisteria Fox: I'm glad that you took my compliment as a compliment! Haha! Lol ^_^ Thanks for the early bday greeting! Actually, right now is my bday! So thaxies!
Lyssi: Raven blew up a lot of Cy's stuff! Well Starfire just helped her to clam down so maybe she'll not have to kill all of his stuff again!
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YAY! Chapter 8 is coming next. Or at least I think its chapter 8... let's see... the last one was seven... so... YAH! It's eight now!
OOO! Today is my b-day!! YAY! So as a present can you all pwease review?? LONG reviews!! How about I'll give out a prize to whoever writes the longest review?? That sounds good, doesn't it?! So you better get writing!
My final piece of advice for you today is... never operate heavy machinery while wearing a blindfold and earplugs. Thank you and come again!