Pain Unending
Well, keep expecting things to get worse for the group, and don't think you've heard the end of Cyborg. On to the story…
None of them could ever accurately describe the walk to the temple. The raw emotion of losing both Cyborg and Tovar was just too much. Slade, who barely knew Tovar and hated Cyborg, was suffering at least as much as the rest of them.
Even Raven broke down during the long walk. The tears streamed down her face. She was horrified at the loss of control, but she couldn't stand losing her friends.
Beast Boy was no help to the others. He had completely shut down. Flying over the others to watch for attacks, he was merely a shell. He watched the others, but his emotions wouldn't respond.
Raven was crying. It was the first time he had ever seen her lose control this much. She was crying even more than Starfire, stumbling often. She was at the back of the group.
Raven was crying. Starfire leaned against Robin, who was grimacing from the loss. Perhaps the reason that Raven was crying more than Starfire was the Tameranian was beyond tears.
Raven was crying. Slade walked ahead. Despite his feelings about the two that were lost, he walked with the energy of a man recently raised from the grave after a period of hundreds of years.
Raven was crying. The first conscious thought that Beast Boy had since leaving the plane was that he was paying more attention to Raven's feelings than to his own. Maybe that was a good thing. He could lead until the others were back to normal.
Down on the ground, Raven, walked behind the duo, feeling her grief take over. Thoughts careened wildly through her head. Beast Boy talking to her, Cyborg shouting. Starfire and Robin making waffles. Slade and Tovar flying the plane. Riding on Beast Boy's dolphin back after he pulled her off the boat. But most frequently, the dazzling fireball that had been their friend and plane.
It was too much; summoning her power, she raised the sand around her, burying herself several feet underground within seconds. An eagle's shriek split the air, even penetrating to Raven. She sighed, welcoming the oblivion as her lungs fought for air.
"Good bye, Beast Boy," she thought, and then she plunged into the abyss…