Child
I'm sorry it took soo long. I was gonna update, like 4 days ago, but when I finished, the computer died on me. MAN, I HATE THAT WHEN IT HAPPENS! So I had to rewrite. My computer is old, so I might get a new one sooner than later.
Ahem... This chappie is rated high for the violent scenes, and the fluffyness of Beast Boy protecting Raven from Slade. This chapter is more intense than the last eight, just to let ya know.
The Offer
"Alright. Let's go kick some 'bad guy bootie'!" Robin commanded, quoting Raven's line. The happiness of her face made Robin forget about the possible bad decision he made.
They swiftly went where the trouble brewed. Many robots with Slade's markings were destroying anything around them. Instead of Robin, Raven called, "Titans, Go!" This irritated him. Raven backed it up and said, "What? You stole my quote just two minutes ago!"
Robin pulled out many birdarangs and took out his bo staff. Starfire started to hit the robots with starbolts. Cyborg was punching furiously, and Beast Boy turned into many exotic animals to kick butt.
Raven stood in the middle, and pushing away any robots when they came near her. "Okay, which one of you metal pieces are the Slade guy?" She yelled in the air. Raven was tired of destroying robots continuously. She wanted to attack Slade right now. Angry and impatient, Raven picked up an empty car and hurled it to the robots. They exploded, but Cyborg was caught in the middle of it.
"Hey! Watch where you're throwing stuff like that!"
"Sorry, can't hear you, thinking of a plan to kill the robots!" Raven scanned her area and found a gas station. She smiled and flew over, held a hose and turned the taps on. Almost every robot was drenched in oil. Raven smiled at her work, and lit a match. "Bye bye!" She said, before throwing the fire to the mechines. They immediately caught on flames, and only a few were left, which the other Titans got rid of. Still, the road was on fire. "Mwahahahaaa! Go to Hell!" Raven laughed.
"Raven, you need to think how you're gonna fight. That was completely ruthless!" Robin complained. Raven narrowed her eyes.
"Watch it man, I saved your butts. Who cares about how I'm gonna fight, I won."
"Winning isn't everything..." He said bitterly.
"You gone coo coo or something? What's left when you lose? Winning is EVERYTHING."
"You're so -"
"My my, look at all the fire."
The Titans turned their heads to the sound source. On the other side of the street of ember was Slade. Behind him were more of the endless counting of robots. Raven was confused. "That's Slade?"Beast Boy nodded. Ravendoubled over in laughter. "Hahaha! You know, I kind of imagined him... Hahaha, bigger, and scarier. Hahahaha! And maybe like a monster, with fangs and scaly skin, red eyes, claws, and all that. I didn't imagine a man in armor. Hahahaha! He looks funny!"
"He may look funny, but he's deadly, so don't be overconfident."
"Overconfident! Never, it's just that I can beat him, that's all!"
Rain started to pour down, so the fire died soon. Slade stepped onto a pile of ash, and ordered the robots to attack the Titans. Raven smiled and pushed the robots out of her way. She ran straight to Slade, who was waiting for the little girl to come. "Wait!" Beast Boy called, and ran after. He will not let Slade hurt the tiny girl he cares so much for...
Raven pulled all sorts of punches and kicks, but Slade blocked them all in a feeble attempt.
"Foolish girl, can't you even land a finger on me?"
"Foolish! Who the heck are you calling 'foolish? You LOOK foolish, you foolish looking man!"
Raven grabbed a pole from the ground and started swinging it all around her, just hoping it would cause him pain. Slade took it away from her and thrust his hand to her stomach. Raven cursed and winced from the pain. Slade chuckled and cracked his hands. Before he could react, a vicious green tiger pounced on him behind his back.
Slade flipped him and the tiger around, so they were face to face. The two boys got to their feet, but the tiger circled Slade continuously. "Come on, if you're gonna attack me, are you gonna make me wait for it?" The green tiger growled and beared it's fangs and claws. He tried to jump on Slade and tear him to bits, but before he could, Raven jumped from on top him and tried to land a kick on Slade's head. Unfortunetly, Slade caught her tiny feet and swung it over, making Raven land on her face.
Raven moaned quietly in pain. Hearing the cry, Beast Boy became furious. "HOW DARE YOU HURT HER!" He yelled before charging into Slade as a large dinosaur. No matter how hard Beast Boy tried to inflict some damage, Slade was always one step ahead of him. Then Slade jumped and landed a kick on his head. Beast Boy smacked onto a wall and fell back, unconcious. Slade smiled and approached near the green boy, about the finish the job, when...
A giant piece of cement hit his head, grabbing his attention. Raven, now standing, made a few faces and said, "Ha ha! You can't catch me!" He continued to walk near Beast Boy. Raven panicked and yelled the first thing that cam to mind. "YOU LOOK LIKE MY TEACHER, MS. LAZIAZZ, EXCEPT YOU LOOK UGLIER AND SMELL BADDER!" Slade now started to run over to Raven's side, angry that she insulted him. She ran the other direction, and lured Slade away from Beast Boy.
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Beast Boy was awoke from a few slaps from Starfire. He opened his emerald eyes, and noticed it was still pouring rain. He must've been knocked out... but then...
"Beast Boy, you are unharmed?"
"Where's Raven?"
The thre other Titans looked at each other uneasyingly. Beast Boy waited unpatiently. "Well?"
"Dawg, don't get mad or anything, but..."
"We are unsure of where she is."
"See, we just beating up all the robots, and we found you like this. We didn't spot Raven."
"Don't you understand! Slade was after Raven!"
There was a deadly silence. The thunder crackled and rain was falling heavier. Beast Boy started to ramble on how the fight started and how he was knocked out. The Teen Titans panicked for the safety of Raven.
"Okay Titans, split up. Find Raven, bring her home ASAP, got it? Go!" Robin said quickly, and the four Titans went opposite directions. "WAIT!" The three Titans turned around and faced Robin, who just yelled for them to stop. His communicator was beeping. He flipped it open, and his serious looked tunred into a relieved one.
"Looks like Raven found out how to use the communicator. She's half a mile due west from here. Let's go!"
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Raven was running for a completefifteen minute nonstop. She peeked behind her, and saw that Slade was no where in sight. She stopped and walked deep into an alley to catch her breath. As she panted, she was going to dial Robin on her round yellow phone, which Beast Boy said it was the Titans communicator. Raven sighed and pressed a button.
"Out of breath already, my dear Raven?"
Raven gasped heavily and turned around. Slade wasn't there. Her heart was pounding of fear. She started to back up steadily, caution of anything around her presense.
"What's the matter, can't see?"
She meeped and threw a garbage can at the sound source. It crashed onto the wall, and the garbage spilled out. Her body was tense, so it flinched to any sign of movement. For a few long seconds was silence, and Raven thought it would be a nice chance to get away. She backed up slowly, until she bumped into a wall that wasn't suppose to be there. Then a hand covered her mouth when she tried to scream for help. Suddenly, a swift blow hit the back of her head. Slade picked up the sleeping girl and put her over his shoulders. Now all he had to do was wait.
There was a screech, as a green cheetah sharply turned. He saw Slade and would tear to pieces, but saw that Raven was in his arms so he hesitated. Instead he turned back to human and scowled.
"Did you... if you hurt one hair on her head, I'll..."
"Relax, I haven't killed her... But if you wish..."
Slade raised a random dagger from his pocket. It was only a few inches from Raven's neck.
"NO!"
The other three Titans zoomed in the scene. They all wanted to attack, or atleast cause him some pain, but hesitated like Beast Boy.
"Don't you dare..."
Slade put his hand up to silence the Titans. He put the knife away back into his pockets. This kind of relaxed the Titans, but only a little bit.
"I have an offer; I have the power to turn this girl back to the dark bird you once knew."
"What's the catch?"
"Why Robin, always suspicious, are you? There is no catch... but..."
Everyone tensed up. Slade will never be going out to give people what they want or need unless he gets the better of it.
"You can take my offer now, or disagree. If you do, how about I give you one month to turn her back, ne? If you can't... I'll take her and make her my new apprentice."
"Oh come on!" Beast Boy blurted angrilly. "Enough with the apprentices already! You already had two, whom failed, so what makes you think Raven would be any better?"
"What's wrong, scared to lose another loved one? Scared to lose Raven, like how you lost, Terra...?"
Beast Boy immediately looked away and shut up. Those bad memmories, he just wanted to forget them, or hope they would fade away.
"So, are you willing to take my offer? Of course, if you do, she won't remember any of this."
"We don't need your help!" Beast Boy said suddenly. "We don't need help from people like you!"
"Exactly." Robin agreed. "We can take her, we'll take the risk. So hand her over, a month is more than what we need to change her appearence."
"If you say so," Slade said, and dropped Raven on to the dusty floor. Once the Titans blinked, Slade dissapeared from their sight. Beast Boy quickly ran to Raven's aid. He first checked for her pulse, then piggybacked her. He smiled and said, "Let's go home."
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Raven woke up as soon as Cyborg tried to attack the wires on to her body. The little girl refused and started to scream for Slade to come out and fight like a man. When he told her that Slade was long gone, Raven started to mutter swear words.
"That stupid loser freak afraid to show his face... Ugh! He's a bastard with an ugly face, that he had to hide his face... He's a big fat asshole..."
Raven gasped and slapped her forehead. "Oh my god! What happened to Beast Boy!" She rushed out of Cyborg's reach and came into the main room.
Robin, Starfire and Beast Boy turned their heads. Beast Boy, dispite his intellectual faults, was playing a game of chess with Robin, who was badly losing. Starfire was watching carefully, wanting to learn the 'moves'.
"Raven?"
"Beast Boy? I thought you... and him...?"
"Dude! I'm glad you're okay!" Beast Boy leaped of joy and ran to hug Raven. "I'd thought I'd lose you..."
Raven blushed furiously, which caused the nearest lamp explode. Starfire broke the moment, sadly, who didn't know about loving moments and was too excited to see Raven in health.
"Friend Raven! I am glad that you are fine! Please get some rest tonight, for the next day, you and I are going to the mall of shopping again!"
"WHAAAT! But, why?"
"Your clothes are torn."
"So? Couldn't that machine Cyborg made with a needle and a plug sew my clothes? That's what he said it does..."
"CYBORG HAS A SEWING MACHINE?"
"You right I do, dawg!" Cyborg smiled and held a sewing a sewing machine in his hands. I'll take care of the clothing, but all Raven needs now, is a bath!"
The three other Titans backed up. Give Raven, A BATH! They would be dead before Raven got in the water. Cyborg read the terrified looks, and said, "C'mon man! I have to do the sewing, so somebody's gotta do the bathing!"
"Exactly," Raven said, with a mischievous smirk.
"W-W-Well, bathing is a girl job, heh heh, so, um, shouldn't Starfire do it?" Robin asked.
"But I thought we would be going to the mall of shopping?"
"Bathing first!"
"... Then may we go to the mall of shopping?"
"Of course."
"Can I help?"
All heads turned to Beast Boy shockingly. His green face turned to a pink one faster than a speeding truck going 400 mph. Cyborg laughed and Raven gave a weird look.
"You dirty, dirty man!" He laughed and pointed to Beast Boy. "You dirty man! Trying to see an innocent girl's nude! Haha!"
Beast Boy laughed also, partly.
Yay, finally.
Hey people, I've been thinking... I should finish Child off soon so I can go on Mixed Up, if you haven't known yet, another fic of mine. How many chapters do you want, cuz I was thinking about 15 or 25 tops. Gimme your opinion, so I can make up my mind,