Chapter 5: Madness

Here it is, ch. 5! That's all I have to say today… no great words of wisdom, nothing :) Enjoy! And thanks all my great reviewers!!!

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As the echoes of Beast Boy and Raven's screaming faded, the rest of the Titans had already reached Raven's room. Not bothering to knock (though more than one passed through the door with a shudder at the thought of what would happen if they'd done this on a normal day) they entered Raven's room.

A brief look around the forbidden chamber, revealing many dark and mysterious objects, including a little mirror that Cyborg remembered all too well, and then the Titans found Raven, huddled in the corner at the far end of the room, eyes closed. Starfire sped over, with Robin and Cyborg not far behind.

"Raven? Can you hear me?" asked Robin. "Are you alright?" Raven's eyes opened, and said, "I… don't know." She tried to stand, using the wall for support, refusing the help of her teammates. Once upright, Starfire, Robin, and Cyborg got a good look at her. She was paper-white, and the pupils of her eyes were very small. She was very shaky, and looked like she had just crawled up a mountain with a ton of bricks on her back.

"Beast Boy's mind… it's broken," she whispered. "He is quiet now, but... I don't think he'll stay like that for long. You've got… you've got to help him, before it's too late." She sank down again, leaning against the wall.

"And you need help too," came the concerned reply from the Boy Wonder. "Starfire, you stay here and help her. Once she's feeling stronger, get her to the sick bay. Cyborg, you and I are going to see Beast Boy."

The male Titans left, leaving Raven with Starfire to recuperate.

In the sick bay, Beast Boy lay on his bed, looking straight up at the ceiling. His thoughts were incomplete, just wisps of feeling. "Hurt… sick… parents… pain…" He closed his eyes. Cyborg and Robin entered, and ran over to him. "BB…" Cyborg said quietly. He walked over to the scanners, to check Beast Boy's vitals. His heart rate was way up, as was his blood pressure. "We've gotta get him to a doctor. Soon. Like Raven said, he's quiet now, but that can definitely change at any time."

As if on cue, Raven entered, gripping the doorframe for support. "I tried to get her to rest, but she would not listen," came Starfire's voice, followed by the Tamaranean herself. "Let me see if I can help him now," Raven asked. "Jinx's hex may have worn off."

"Are you sure?" Robin asked. He knew better than to stand in Raven's way when she was determined. She nodded. "Then good luck."

Raven walked over to Beast Boy's bed. She assumed her lotus position, and began chanting again. "Azarath… Metrion… Zinthos…"

In Beast Boy's splintered mind…

Can't breathe can't think can't anything… parents gone… no help… mama god help me…

He felt a presence, a black cloak trying to help, trying to take the pain.

Won't help… pink pain bright…

Back with the Titans…

Raven was still concentrating, but suddenly her eyes flew open and she gasped in pain and shock. "The hex… it's still there." All of a sudden, Beast Boy began thrashing around, changing forms rapidly. They all took a few steps back, then Robin said, "We've got to contain him somehow, else he may escape and get lost as a small animal." He thought for a second. "Cyborg, do you still have the container we caught that alien's dog in?"

Cyborg nodded, and said, "It's downstairs, I'll go get it." He ran out of the room. Raven walked over to Beast Boy. "I'm sorry about this, Beast Boy." She made rope, and used it to telepathically tie down the changeling so that he wouldn't escape in the time it took Cyborg to get the container.

In a few minutes, Cyborg was back. After difficultly getting Beast Boy into the sphere, and closing and locking the lid, they were in the T-car, and Cyborg was gunning the engine. "Where to, Robin?" "The nearest hospital, and quickly," Robin replied. Cyborg put the petal to the metal, and they were off, heading for Jump City Emergency Hospital.

You all KNOW you're just dying with suspicion. Will Beast Boy make it? Only I know, and I'm not telling. Find out in the next chapter, which WILL NOT BE POSTED unless I get 10 REVIEWS. 10. T-E-N.

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-Firestorm