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Thirteen Hour Horrors

Chapter 12: 10 PM

10:02 pm

There was blood.

Across the floor, the couch…

Raven looked across the room with a growing sickness.

Robin still laid on the couch, barbed wire tightly wound around his torso, his red shirt was darker, and the couch under him was crimson. He didn't move, and Raven had to shut her eyes tightly to keep tears from pricking.

Cyborg and Beast Boy were hanging. Barbed wire from the ceiling wrapped around their ankles and they were suspended. Luckily for Cyborg, his feet were metal. But Beast Boy…there was a puddle of dripping blood underneath him.

Starfire cried out, and started forward for Robin. Raven took it as her cue, and rushed toward Beast Boy. He looked like a hanging crucifix. She expended more of her precious energy ripping at the cord dangling him. He quickly came plummeting down, crashing into Raven.

Starfire, without a way to get the barbed wire off Robin, had started clawing at it with her mere hands. But soon, her drive for that melted away, her hands were bloodied and sore. She leaned over Robin crying pitifully.

But there was movement. Slight movement from the boy. Starfire snapped her concentration up to his face watching intently.

Was he alive?

10:06

Raven was instantly aware of no movement from the boy who had dropped on her. Quickly, she moved checking his heart beat and respirations.

There was none.

"No, no…" Raven shook her head, pressing her fingers to the boy's chest. With little hope, she pressed her energy jolting into his system, hoping for a kind of shock effect. The energy pulsed into his skin, his finger twitching as the nerves were jolted.

She worked harder, pushing deeper to his heart, the pacemaker…

And then she had it. With a blast of energy she pushed, it was like an electrical black wave through his nerves to his heart. It would either start his pacemaker back normal, or he would have a heart attack.

She heard the beating. Sudden and drastic it shook his chest, in result his lungs kicked back in and he swallowed a large gulp of air.

But his heart was beating fast, faster and faster. She withdrew quickly, pulling her influence from his body, and he instantly clutched his heart.

A pained expression entered his face and she could tell his heart was speeding, his blood pressure spiking.

He was having a heart attack, and it was her fault.

10:11

Robin felt as though his body had been ripped to shreds, and there was a blind person putting him back together. His head throbbed something vicious, and his heart was racing. He was sweating horribly, and his fingers were trembling.

But he was alive.

He took a shaky breath and opened his eyes. Something with red hair danced in front of him, and he closed his eyes again. Where was he?

"Robin?" There was a soft hesitant voice. He forced his eyes open again.

He tried to coordinate words, but his tongue was thick and lulled useless consonants in his mouth.

"Robin!" She cried and hugged him.

Something jabbed deeply into his middle chest and he gasped. Starfire pulled back and looked down, only to be reminded of the barbed wire. Robin followed her eyes in a kind of hazy stupor. There was something wrapped tightly around him in a demonic kind of hug, but his mind couldn't think.

He felt so deranged and drugged.

"I will get you assistance," Starfire called standing up. Robin didn't bother to follow her with his eyes, it hurt too much. Instead he shut his eyes trying to organize the mess that was his mind.

10:17

Raven watched over Beast Boy with self-hatred. He grasped his chest, wrenching over in pain. His eyes were closed, and he had begun to sweat profusely.

She didn't know what to do. How did you fix a heart attack?

Calling for an ambulance was out of the question by now. They had no way of outside communication.

Starfire appeared at her side. "Robin is awake!" She gave a small smile before following Raven's gaze. "Is he okay?"

Raven wiped what would have been tears from the corner of her eyes before staring solemnly. "I don't know."

"What is happened to him?" Starfire asked more worriedly when the changeling moaned and tried to dig his fingers into his chest.

"It's a heart attack, I tried to shock his heart into beating and instead made it beat too quickly." Raven pulled the shabby material that was her cape closer around herself. Couldn't she just burry herself already?

Starfire bit her lip. Robin needed help, but Beast Boy looked like he was in such terrible pain…

"I should probably go help Robin." Raven answered Starfire's pondering. "There's nothing I can do for Beast Boy, just watch him and get me if his heart or breathing stops."

Starfire nodded, wiping her bloody hands on her skirt as Raven turned to head over to the couch.

10:21

Robin was trying, without success, to sort everything. He was in the living room, he had established this, and it was probably night.

Raven slunk out of the darkness, she looked pallor and tired. "Evening Robin, how're you feeling?" Raven asked gently and extended a tendril to rip at the wire on his midsection.

Robin blinked; sighing quietly while the bondage was taken away. He attempted again at speech. "T-tired."

"Do you know where you are?" She meant to keep a kind of informative conversation going while she tended and checked for physical injuries.

"Tower." He hissed quietly. His tongue was working, just not very efficiently.

"Are you having trouble speaking?" She moved the wire off him, and pressed a hand to his chest, the blood count wasn't too bad.

Robin nodded.

"Do you remember what happened?" Raven placed a hand to his neck and counted his pulse.

Robin's eyebrows knit as he concentrated on memories. Why was he here, what was going on…?

And then Starfire appeared beside Raven, her mouth was a thin line. "He is okay, but asleep."

Raven nodded, still watching Robin. "Can you go get Cyborg now?"

Starfire muttered an agreement and vanished into the darkness. Robin looked back up from his contemplation. "Umbrella." He said solemnly.

Raven nodded, and helped him sit up, his recovery would be long.

10:24

Starfire moved toward where Cyborg had been left hanging. She could hear mumbling from Raven and Robin, but put it out of her mind. Everyone was okay…everyone would be okay-

Her boots crunched something. She stopped, and moved her foot to the side to peer down. The moonlight has continued fading behind clouds, and all she could see was a dark purple splotch.

She bent down, tentatively grabbing it. She held it close to her eyes, it looked like some kind of fauna, it was deep purple. She moved it closer to her nose, Beast Boy had once explained how plants smelled very lovely on Earth. She breathed it in.

It was sweet, but her head swooned and she sneezed. She moved it away from her, her vision blurred before stabilizing. Beast Boy had never mentioned that…

10:26

Raven backed up, as Robin tried to hold his world together. His vision clotted and moved wildly, quickly giving him a headache.

"Where are the others?" He asked immediately, ever the leader.

"Cyborg's out of batteries and Beast Boy's sleeping." Raven gave him the gentle version; he was still in a weak condition. "Starfire's getting Cyborg now."

"Time?" Robin held his head trying to concentrate on his breathing.

"After ten at least." Raven informed, looking over her shoulder into the darkness, where was Starfire?

10:27

Starfire had dropped the flower, continuing toward Cyborg.

The sound under her feet stopped her again.

She looked down. There were more purple flowers. She tried to brush them away with a toe, only to find they were vines. Starfire tried to hold her breath, not willing to experience the sensation again, and moved toward Cyborg.

She had to breathe before then.

And as she gasped for breath, the smell of the flowers underfoot filled her senses. It was an instant drug. Her legs gave out, and with a small 'oomf' she landed on the bed of purple flowers. Her mind eased, and she felt herself going slack. The sweet noxious smell lulled her into a deranged sleep.

10:29

Raven couldn't hear Starfire. She called, and there was no return.

"I have to go find her, can you walk?" Raven asked urgently, looking around.

Robin gasped out a large breath. "With a little help."

Raven slid an arm across his back, pardoning much of his weight as the boy stood. He swayed, before leaning against her. Raven concentrated on the direction Starfire had left, and the two started after.

It wasn't long before Raven recognized the sound of something crackling under her feet. They stopped. She could feel Robin tense, still leaning on her.

Raven levitated it up toward them.

In the darkness, she recognized it as a flower, a violet. But why would violets be blooming out of season?

And better question, what were they doing in the tower?

"Careful." Robin hissed into her ear. She may have shot back a sarcastic remark, if the boy hadn't nearly died a few hours prior.

Raven shrugged instead, and dropped the flower. The two continued on, their worry for Starfire growing.

There was more greenery under their feet again. A flash of moon light through the windows lit up the floor. Violet vines lined the floor, like an overgrown garden, the purple flowers blossoming wildly.

In the middle was a bundle with red hair.

10:36

Raven set Robin down, moving over to check on Starfire. She was motionless. Raven tried to push her shoulder, but Starfire mumbled and turned over on her bed of leaves.

"She's asleep." Raven turned around to see Robin, falling over, his eyes closing. "Robin!" She moved over to him, pulling him back up. "Robin, stay with me."

Robin suddenly felt very sleepy, and the leaves looked so comfortable. Why wouldn't Raven just go away and let him sleep? Lazily he tried to push her hands away.

Raven seemed to make sense of the situation instantly. Something about the flowers was making them-

Raven yawned widely. The drowse was taking hold of her.

They had to get away, who knew what that kind of a deep sleep the flowers could bring.

"C'mon." Raven ordered, hauling him up with her. Her legs felt wobbly, and her mind drugged. Had to-

"Sleep…" Robin mumbled, falling slack against her.

"Aack." Raven groaned, trying to push Robin back the way they came. Robin had started mumbling, he was delirious.

She stumbled, and nearly fell twice, but her iron determination forced her onwards. The team was separated, and she had to fix it.

"Such pretty flowers…" Robin said suddenly, his head fell back on Raven's shoulder.

"Mmhmm," Raven mumbled in agreement, they were kind of nice…

"Why are we going this way Rae?" Robin pushed against her hands lazily.

Raven ignored the nickname, wondering herself now why they were moving away from the bed of flowers. Her grip pushing him away was slackening. "I don't know." They were so nice, and in the tower too….they should go back and see them…

She was slowly stopping, the abnormal fauna growth behind the two. "What?" Raven asked suddenly, the lucidity returning to her mind all too quickly.

Beside her, Robin stopped his pushing. "Raven?" He asked confused.

Raven shook her head, confused herself. "I think those things are drugged."

"We have to get Starfire." Robin noted.

Raven sighed, "Got a gas mask?"

10:41

Raven covered her mouth in Robin's cape cloth. He had assured her it would protect her from breathing in whatever chemical the flowers were producing.

Weary to enter the flower patch, and to leave Robin, she started back toward Starfire. She pressed the black of his cloak to her mouth, and stepped through the vines that were crisscrossing the floor.

Soon she came back to where they had been. Starfire still slept in her previous position. Raven held the cloth with one hand, and pulled Starfire up with the other. She groaned drowsily, and Raven smacked another bit of cloth over her mouth.

Starfire struggled for a second before allowing the filter.

She was unwilling at first when Raven lead her, but the longer she breathed the filter air, the clearer her mind became.

And soon they had escaped the poison patch. Raven breathed a sigh of relief.

"Did you ever find Cyborg?" She asked Starfire once they were clear enough to remove the cloak piece.

Starfire shook her head frowning. "I am very sorry."

"Not your fault." Raven brushed her off, thinking to herself.

The three of them moved over to the couch, picking up an unconcious Beast Boy on their way. Raven gave him a last look over to ensure he wasn't in danger of any other small heart attacks or strokes. She had given him a large amount of energy directed to a single spot too quickly.

The thought brought her shame.

"Where was the last you two see him?" Robin asked, he set his head against the couch back, still not all together and well from the hours punishment.

Starfire fidgeted with the blood-crusted fringe of her skirt, unwilling to answer.

Raven pointed in the general direction, leaving out the detail of his 'hanging'.

"Uh okay?" Robin looked between the two girls trying to decide whether or not he should ask. He didn't.

"I'll get him." Raven dictated. She pressed the cloth back over her mouth. "Don't worry." She added, before turning and whirling away into the darkness.

10:43

Going back, Raven found the flower grove to be gone. She was suspicious though, and didn't remove her mouth covering. The floor echoed under her feet as she made her way where Cyborg had been.

Carefully she reached one hand out to feel for him in the darkness when she knew she was getting close.

Eventually her hands met cool steel. She moved closer to it, sliding her hand up, she had to judge where he was being held up in the darkness.

Then, as she was about to extend her powers up, there was a light. She turned her head to search out the source of the light.

Threw the large living room windows, a full moon rose out of the clouds.

Was it her, or had the moon been just a sliver earlier? Something nagged at her mind. Something about the moon tonight was important…

10:46

Starfire and Robin sat in an uncomfortable silence. Robin's mind was still buzzing rapidly with questions, but he was fearful of their answers. Why was Beast Boy sleeping? Hadn't Raven healed him?

And Cyborg was out of power? He shook his head to himself, he should have known, he should have been a better leader.

A large moon had moved out of the room, casting light into the room. Shadows twisted and elongated, but Robin could see the dark shadow of Raven across the room. She was working with something hanging from the ceiling.

"What happened to Beast Boy?" Robin asked absent mindedly, keeping his eyes on the dark figure.

Starfire looked out the window at the large moon; she bit at her dry lips, tasting blood. "He blamed himself for your injuries, I-I followed him to a-" She paused and swallowed hard. "A downstairs room, he was going to- but he didn't- and there was a ladder- and a nail!" She gasped, her shoulders quivering.

Robin moved closer, to put a hand on her shoulder. "It'll be okay." Inwardly he tried to piece together her broken sentences.

Starfire shook her head, trying to stop tears forming; she was dehydrated as it was. "No it will not, never…"

Robin squeezed her shoulder, unable to find a come back. No matter how it ended she was right, it would never be the same.

10:53

And Raven had Cyborg down. Using her powers to enhance her strength she moved back toward the dark figures on the couch before the moon vanished again.

When she had gotten back to the other two, Starfire looked rather worn.

"Everything goo-stable?" Raven cut off her sentence. Nothing was 'good' anymore.

Robin was leaning against the couch, looking half awake, and Starfire sat beside him looking half dead.

"What next?" Starfire asked, closing her eyes and drawing her knees up.

"What time is it?" Robin asked, following suit and closing his eyes.

Raven still stood in front of them, unsure.

But there was a noise. Raven craned her head to look back at the moon-full windows. There was the shadow of a person standing there, a strong and tall frame. Raven whipped around suddenly, the motion drawing the other two's attention.

Starfire and Robin opened their eyes to look around Raven.

"Well titans," The figure's voice was smooth, and hatefully familiar. "Welcome to your final hour."

The three were struck still. How could it-

There was a chiming of bells. Keeping her eyes on the figure outlined by the moonlight, Raven counted them.

Eleven.

And the best chapter for last, I do have a villain behind the evil deeds. Now, I must contemplate who will live, and who will perish. It may take a few extra days to get it how I like it, so no one panic.

The last omen was…

Chair: If a chair falls as a person rises, it is an unlucky omen.

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