Hey! Well I finally found the time to update! I hope you all had a nice Christmas. Thank you for all of your reviews! I never knew so many people where reading this story! Hopefully this will be a pleasant chapter for you as well as all the others. Enjoy!
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Exodus
Raven dove down and shifted sideways as a huge boulder barely missed piercing through her. A spring of lava came forth and shot up from the ground. There wasn't much land left for walking across. The violent eruptions currently being taken place have caused a division in the planet's earth, revealing what appeared to be an endless lake of magma, brimstone, and fire. To top it off, mountains shook, boulders tumbled, and the sky became dark with unbreathable ash.
Raven swung to the left as another spring of lava shot up, her eyes still shimmering in a gleaming pure white. The cave slowly started to appear in the distance. Rocks were still tumbling towards the entrance, but it was not blocked… not yet…
A white shield took form gently glowing around her hands. She extended them towards her designated direction, letting rays come forth. Raven held up a boulder with her force field and flung it overhead as she dove into the cave.
Beast Boy and Cyborg sat back to back against the wall with their arms crossed and eyes shut in what seemed like utter frustration. Beast Boy gradually raised his head and slowly lifted his eyelids. Raven just walked in the cave. "Raven!" Beast Boy jumped to his feet. "You're back!!"
"Did you find Robin and Star!?" Cyborg budged in, now aware of her return.
"Yes…" Raven walked up closer, her eyes going back into their normal violet state. "Robin found a safe place where we can stay until this thing is over. He said that he will meet us there. We must go soon though. The land bridge might have already broken apart. It seems like this eruption is getting worse."
"Well…" Beast Boy leaned against the wall and looked at his nails. "It's better than just staying here so we can get caved in…. Besides, I was kinda getting cold… I wouldn't mind heating things up a bit!"
Cyborg turned towards him and scratched his head. "Me too… I… guess…."
"Come on! This place is starting to collapse!" Raven yelled, her eyes glowing white, trying to keep the exit open with her force field. "I can't stay like this all day, GO OUT ALREADY!!!"
"Oh…" Beast Boy blinked, noticing Raven's distress. "…sorry…" Then he turned into a pterodactylus. His huge talons grabbed onto Cyborg's suit. Beast Boy started to flap his mighty wings as he lifted up into the air and then soured out through the protected exit.
Raven finally gave way and followed. Then she flew up ahead in front of Beast Boy. "Follow me! …And try not to get hit with anything…."
"Roger!" Beast Boy replied dodging a lava spring that shot up directly in front of him.
The mountains thundered and roared with vengeance as lava crept down from their peeks. The earth continued to vibrate violently, but fortunately for them, they were in the air, sheltered by the distance that separated it from them. The sky grew darker and darker. The lava seemed to glow in an eerie death defying shimmer.
The ash mixed within the air began to fill Beast Boy's lungs and caused him to cough constantly. It was no wonder this planet was uninhabited. They continued to sour through the chaos, dodging hinders and barriers along the way until they met the lake of fire.
Raven paused, coming to a slight stop in order to gaze down upon the horrific site. Beast Boy did the same. It was enormous. As the ocean is to the earth, the lake was to this planet. It wasn't even a lake. It was an ocean! …An ocean of fire, magma, and brimstone. It had a sickening odor to it. Fire can easily burn down paper, but it cannot melt stone. Brimstone and magma, on the other hand, can. Together, it could serve as a painful torturous death.
Finally they decided to move on and cross. Bubbles formed in the ocean of fire below and would burst open; sending the magma flying threw the air carelessly. Raven shifted over, letting it pass by. Beast Boy followed her example.
Up ahead was what appeared to be an island. There were a few mountains scattered about it, but instead of erupting into flames, they remained calm, peaceful, and unmoved. Clearly they were inactive compared to all the others on the planet. Raven steadily began to descend towards the land mass. Beast Boy did the same, still carrying Cyborg tightly with his talons.
Finally the island came close enough to land on. Raven soured down and stood up. Beast Boy descended and let go of Cyborg, letting him stand upright and stretch his arms. Beast Boy landed and morphed into his normal form. They looked around at the strange island.
Raven bent down and let her hand slowly stroke the ground. "Robin was right… there is some sort of grass here… the only life form found so far…" She stood up and allowed her eyes to search across the terrain.
"Great! I'm starved!!" Beast Boy turned into a cow and began to munch on the grass. That only lasted for a split second, until his normal form took over again. His lips cringed in disgust. "EW!!! That grass tastes nasty!!" He began to spit it out and wiped his mouth with the back of his hand.
"That's what you get for trying alien grass!" Cyborg commented with a chuckle.
"Shut up!!" Beast Boy hollered. He crossed his arms and frowned, his back slouched slightly. Then he turned to face Raven. "So where's Robin and Star?"
Raven kept her same position, not even looking to acknowledge Beast Boy's presence, some concern in her tone. "I don't know… They said they would be here, but I can't seem to find them…"
Beast Boy morphed into a wolf like form and lowered his snout to the ground. Then he began to walk around, trying to pick up a scented trail. Cyborg started to wonder around as well, calling out their names, hoping for a response. There was none.
Raven continued to look around, but it was pointless. She lowered her head and sighed. "Maybe they're just not here…"
"Not likely!" Beast Boy commented triumphantly. "Lookie at what I found!" He turned into his normal form and directed Raven and Cyborg to follow him. Then he led them to an area with mud.
"…A mud puddle?" Raven raised an eyebrow and put both her hands on her hips.
Beast Boy shook his head. "Not just any mud puddle!! Look!!" He pointed. "Foot prints!! Robin must have been here!" In the mud puddle were three teenage sized footprints. At the end of the trail, it appears like he fell to the ground.
"Look…" Raven pointed three feet away. "It looks like he wasn't alone…"
"Those are probably Starfire's!!" Beast Boy commented.
"I don't think so…" Cyborg rubbed his chin.
"Me neither…" Raven bent down a little closer. "The pattern on Starfire's shoe is different than this one… It seems like the same style though…."
Beast Boy shrugged and leaned against Cyborg with one hand, crossing his legs, his other hand on his hip. "Well… maybe she got new shoes?"
"Get off me…" Cyborg crossed his arms and frowned. Beast Boy got up and sighed.
"I don't think so…" Raven stood up and glanced around. "This is not Starfire's…" Cyborg turned and started to walk around some more.
"…But then whose is it?" Beast Boy looked around nervously.
Cyborg waved his hands while jumping up and down in the distance, trying to win their attention. "Hey! Over here!! I think I found something! Come look!!"
Raven and Beast Boy rushed over there to see what he found. Cyborg pointed down at what appeared to be a space craft. "Look! It's one of the emergency shuttles to the T Sub! Blackfire must have taken them with her and left this here!"
Raven looked at the shuttle and then turned her head towards them. "Well… are we going to go after them or just stand here doing nothing!?"
"I'm in!!" Beast Boy hopped into the shuttle and climbed into the back.
"Booyah!!" Cyborg jumped in and took copilot as Raven walked in last and took the pilot seat.
"Alright, now make sure you're all strapped in…." Raven started the machine. Lights flashed on and the roaring of the rocket started up. Outside, the ocean of fire began to grow fierce. Waves of lava came crashing down against the shore, taking the earth along with it. The ground began to shake violently, even more aggressive than before. The non active mountains shot up with smoke dark as night. This started a chain reaction, causing all the other mountains to raise their deadly vapor as well. "And we're off!!!"
Raven shot the shuttle up into the air, just as the ground beneath them broke apart, revealing a pit of lava. Beast Boy nervously looked outside the widow. "Faster… Faster…" He mumbled. The ship flew upwards faster and faster. "Faster…. Faster…." He mumbled again.
"I'm going fast already!!" Raven frowned, keeping her eyes focused in front of her. Beast Boy persisted to suggest on moving faster. Raven sighed and slowly shook her head. "Alright… fine! I'll make it go faster… Hold on!!" She flipped a switch that caused the ship to yank forwards. Everybody else was jerked back in their seats with the impact. The planet in the distance began to grow smaller and smaller, until a bright light blinded them. Rays shot out from within the planet that caused it to explode. The ship slowed its pace as it shook a little from the force. Everyone was stunned at their timing on escaping the planet. If they hadn't found the shuttle, they would have died there as well…
"Well…" Raven blinked, trying to collect herself. "Now to save Starfire and Robin…."Well I hope you enjoyed that. I might not be able to update for a while, but I'll try my best! Happy New Years everyone! Good day.