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Thirteen Hour Horrors

Chapter 2: 1 AM

1:03 am

"Raven?" Starfire broke the silence drawing Raven's attention to her.

In the dim lighting Raven took a moment of silence to compose her thoughts. "This started at midnight, the lights went out somewhere near there."

Robin leaned forward, his forearms pressing into the table top. "So this is planned?"

"It all can't be coincidence, as you said." Raven stood up from her chair and smoothed her cloak out.

"We should search the tower." Robin commanded standing next. Starfire followed suit and inched closer to Robin.

"Aww, your going to say we should split up aren't you?" Beast Boy cried and pulled at his oddly colored hair.

Robin ignored this comment however. "Cyborg and Raven, your with me."

"What!" Beast Boy whined, and Starfire looked downcast as well.

"Look we need one with a light, and one that can fly on each team." Robin dismissed them simply, looking over Starfire until she finally nodded. "We'll search the lower levels, you guys take the upper levels, if there's anything suspicious use the communicators. Otherwise meet up here before the next hour."

Sallow faced teens nodded back at him.

Robin grimaced himself, none were too eager to go out searching for something in the dark.

1:15

The three walked in silence, Cyborg stayed in the back to light Robin and Raven's paths. Their footsteps echoed as they descended further and further down the tower's stairwells.

The temperature chilled as well, and Raven soon found herself pulling her cloak close around herself as the air froze over her skin.

"Why's it so cold?" Raven asked finally when she recognized her breathing coming out in puffs.

"My readings say its…" Cyborg stopped on the step, the light pausing as well.

The two noticed, and turned inquiring.

"42° Fahrenheit? (5° Celsius)" Cyborg was peering over his monitor on his arm. "That's not right, it's far colder in here than it is outside."

"We should keep going, that may mean were getting closer." Robin rubbed his arm and blew out a breath of hot air.

And they continued. With each stair further down the temperature dropped.

When they had neared the bottom of the tower both Raven and Robin were shivering. Cyborg was effected less from the cold, since his mechanical parts supplied much of his warmth.

Raven, who had been leading for a while finally stopped. Her teeth chattered uncontrollably and she clutched her cape closer to her, still feeling the cold nip at her.

She held out her hand, as the two boys came to stop behind her.

"It's s-snowing." She stated, turning carefully to show the melting snowflake in the palm of her hand.

Robin stepped forward looking at the piece of ice that had almost liquidated. Carefully he looked up at Raven, tiny white flecks spotted her cloak. "What the hell?" He plucked a small flake off her and watched it melt between his gloved and frozen fingertips.

"It is." He confirmed turning to Cyborg in befuddlement.

Cyborg stepped down a few more steps and moved his light to scan over the ceiling of the stairwell.

A thin frost, and icicles hung down above them, the snow seemed to be breaking off the frost and falling. "There can't be weather inside." Cyborg reached up to pull off an icicle. "Are you sure we aren't all seeing the same illusion?"

"Impossible, illusions will only trick a few senses. If you've noticed, we can see, taste, and feel the snow flakes." Raven brushed the snow that had begun cluttering her cloak and moved closer to Cyborg for warmth.

"I think we should call Starfire and Beast Boy down, have them bring some coats as well before we go on." Robin grabbed the communicator at his waist. His two fellow team mates nodded.

But as his flipped it open to make a call a giant gust of wind rushed down the stairwell. It was a frigid temperature that pushed Robin backwards with its force. Raven and Cyborg had been nearer to the wall and were blasted, but kept to the side.

His communicator was snatched from his ice-covered fingers as he stumbled back. His steel toed boots seemed to stumble back on the steps, and Cyborg jumped forward grabbing the boy when it looked as though he would take a spill backwards.

When the wind had gone Robin bent over and coughed deeply, the air had assaulted his lungs.

Raven noted the sound of his communicator clamoring down the rest of the stairs before it stopped on the very bottom floor not too far ahead. She went to grab for her communicator when Robin finished coughing and held up a hand.

"Don't." He warned. "I don't want any more of that air." He took a glance back up the dark stairwell they had just come down.

"Let's go back then, I don't want either of you to get frostbite from your stubbornness." Cyborg was inspecting the stalagmite shaped icicled as he said this.

"I don't think that's a choice either." Robin coughed again still looking up the stairwell.

The other two titans spun to look in his direction. What looked to be a giant snowstorm was revenging its way down the stairwell, and straight towards them.

"Run!" Was all Robin could come up with at the sight, and the three took to sprinting down the rest of the stairs, hoping to outrun the snow that could be their frosty grave.

1:25

Beast Boy and Starfire climbed the stairs, checking each floor as they did.

Paranoid as both they were, their communicators were open and at the ready at all times, as well as a fiery green star bolt.

Starfire's bolt was bright, and she held it above both their heads to get enough light.

"Do you think the others are ok?" Starfire asked after closing another door to an empty room.

Beast Boy, a little further down the hall opened a door and peeked his head in.

"There're probably just fine, they would have called if anything was up." He shut the door satisfied the room was empty.

"I am just, worried." Starfire sighed and walked further down the hall while Beast Boy finished off the last few rooms on that floor. She had the most horrible fear that something might go wrong…

There was a sharp tap that made Starfire jump. Readying her star bolt she spun around looking for the intruder.

In fact, there was no one. Beast Boy had gone.

"Beast Boy?" She called suddenly fearful of being alone.

The sound rapped again, it was fairly close. She summoned her courage and stepped further down the hall in the direction of the sound, ignoring the way her hands trembled slightly. She spotted a window not to far down, could the sound be coming from outside?

Trotting soundlessly Starfire neared the window and peaked out. Two large eyes stared into her own. Immediately she shrieked and ran, forgetting about her use of green fire power.

Taking flight she sped down the hall, terror driven into her.

There was a sudden door opening to her right and Beast Boy backed into the hall, directly in her way.

Without time to stop she plowed into him, tumbling them both painfully into the floor. Both yelled until the motion stopped, and silence was replaced in the hallway.

"Star?" Beast Boy moaned, trying to pull himself up. Every muscle ached from having been ground into the not-so-pleasant floor.

"A thousand apologies!" Starfire jumped up frowning at the sudden ache in her joints. Her hands were still shaking from the adrenaline and nerves. "I looked out the window, down the hall, there were eyes!"

Beast Boy carefully pushed himself up, trying not to put pressure on his sore appendages. "Should we call the others or investigate?"

Starfire massaged her neck looking at the floor. "I would not like to bother them if it was no thing."

"Alright, show me where it was." Beast Boy grinned trying to pull up his best bravery act.

Starfire pointed down the hall she had just come. "The first window."

Beast Boy nodded and started down toward the window with Starfire hovering behind him lighting the way.

1:32

Just as the three cleared the stairs the wall of snow caught them. A harsh blizzard of snow whipped around them chilling even Cyborg's blood. The wind pushed them forward too quickly, and soon they were tripping across the ice covered floor.

"Robin! Raven!" Cyborg called through the maze of white, he had been able to anchor himself in one place on the floor, but had lost sight of the other two. White was everywhere, it began building in clumps and settling on his back that was facing the wind.

Raven had conjured her powers and held a small bubble around herself trying to shield the wind. She had already tried calling out to the others, the wind rushed her voice away too quickly. She reached for her belt for her communicator, it was gone.

Robin was sprawled across the ice floor, one of his bird-a-rangs stuck into the ice to keep himself from being thrown back. He couldn't feel his toes anymore, and his hands were starting to numb and slip on his holding. But the snow storm continued.

Cyborg used his scanner to try and find the others in the white covering. There was a small splotch of heat just a few yards ahead. Carefully he eased his attachment out of the ice and shuffled his way closer to the spot of warmth.

As he got closer he was able to see a black form protruding from the passing snow. Instantly he recognized Raven huddling behind it, the snow was piling high against her quickly though and she seemed to be straining with the effort.

"Raven!" He shouted as loud as he could moving closer.

She turned her head hearing something, and spotted a snow-covered Cyborg.

Chanting under the roaring snow and extended her powers and brought Cyborg into the bubble. Inside the snow's sound was slightly muted.

Cyborg looked the half-frozen girl over. Her hair was matted and damp, her skin was a pallor too faint for even her and she was shivering all over. Her hands that held up the black curtain were a touch blue.

"We've got to get Robin and get out of here!" Cyborg still had to shout to be heard.

Raven shook her head. "Just tell me where!" She called back.

Cyborg made a complete circle with his scanning until he found a trace of heat. Getting Raven's attention he pointed in Robin's direction. She seemed to waver before turning her attention, and Cyborg became worried with how long she could hold out.

Without her ability to pass through walls they'd never get out.

He moved closer so Raven could tighten the bubble and concentrate her power.

They moved quickly towards Robin, hoping against the odds the boy was ok.

The two finally came across a mound of snow and Cyborg pointed down into it. Raven immediately swooped a tendril of energy across the snow moving it out of the way.

The still form of Robin greeted them.

Raven was immediately stunned, and the bubble around the two of them dematerialized. She hadn't seemed to notice as she bent over and pulled Robin from the snow.

Cyborg had noticed, and could now see a heavier mass of snow coming, if that caught them…

He nearly ran into Raven and leaned over her so she could hear him. "Get us out of here now!" He commanded taking a glance back at what would be their graves.

But Raven was quick. With a wordless chant a large black raven enveloped them and they were pulled up through the roof, Raven still clutched Robin's cold body.

1:48

Beast Boy finally peered over into the window. It had taken him a good while to convince himself that it was probably nothing and to just get it over with.

Two large eyes looked into his, and be backed up yelping.

But as he did, the eyes gained a head, and the head gained a body.

He let out a long sigh and motioned for Starfire to come over to him. Reluctantly she inched over and took a careful glance out the window.

A snow owl was seated on the window ledge looking in, his wide golden eyes attentive. "It's an owl Star, I've been one, it's nothing to be afraid of." He grinned trying to shirk off that anxious feeling he had developed.

"I am glad, may we go back and wait for the others now?" She glanced down the hall before looking back at the owl.

"I second that!" Beast Boy shouted giving the owl the once over again, how strange to have a snow owl in the middle of May…

But before he could dwell, he sped off down the hallway shouting back to Starfire. "Last one back is a wad of stankball!"

Starfire smiled watching Beast Boy morph into a cheetah and disappear down the dark stairway. "I will not be the ball of stank!" She called after him and took flight, chasing after.

1:54

Raven dropped exhausted to the living room floor, an unresponsive Robin beside her.

Cyborg was the last to drop off to the side. Instantly the two lurched up after Robin.

Cyborg began checking his pulse and breathing as Raven detached her cloak and threw it over the boy. She summoned the blanket on the couch to tuck around his frozen limps.

"He's got a faint irregular heartbeat." Cyborg informed her, pulling back and brushing the extra snow off Robin.

"What should we do?" Raven had finished tucking the blanket around him, but it hadn't seemed to do much.

"Go grab some more blankets, and warm yourself as well, I've got to get his frozen clothing off him." Cyborg ordered.

Raven nodded and phased through the wall, into her room upstairs.

Cyborg pulled off the useless costume discarding it carelessly and quickly wrapped the boy in the one blanket he had and Raven's cloak.

Robin was still unresponsive.

Raven appeared a moment later, a tower of blankets in her arms. She handed a few to Cyborg before wrapping one around herself.

Cyborg repeated the blanketing and felt for a pulse.

"It's getting stronger." He added before going back to warding off frostbite.

Raven nodded and moved over to the ice covered costume. Carefully she folded them and set the boots on top. As she did, there was a clamor from somewhere upstairs.

The next instant, a green cheetah with Starfire tagging rushed down the stairs, to make a sudden halt when they spotted her.

Beast Boy morphed back taking in the scene as Starfire landed.

"What is wrong with Robin?" Starfire asked at once moving closer and leaning over to see the unconscious boy.

"Is that…snow?" Beast Boy was looking over Cyborg who still had snow about his person.

"We ran across a snowstorm." Raven pulled the blanket tight around her feeling the warmth slowly seep back into her body. She went and sat down on the floor beside Robin.

Though Cyborg's light was ice covered it still conveyed the scene perfectly. "Robin?" Starfire called again seating next to Raven.

"He's just cold." Raven tried to calm the girl that had begun to look teary-eyed.

"He will wake up?" She asked lightly, watching his face avidly.

"Robin will be fine." Cyborg stated, unable to meet her eyes. Beast Boy knelt next to Cyborg, a frown in place.

Raven wondered whether he was telling the truth, just as a beep from Cyborg's arm announced the new hour.

Hm, so they made it through 1 am. More horrid luck to come, hopefully Robin will live to see it.The last omen was…

Salt: At one time salt was a rare commodity and thought to have magical powers. It was unfortunate to spill salt and said to foretell family disarray and death.

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