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Apprentice action it is! Or is it? Dun dun dun... Read at the end! Other than that, je suis bon! The French language, for 'I'm good!" Hehehe...

The Truth is Too Much

Robin and Raven started bickering about safety. Beast Boy broke the fight, and offered to stay with Raven in Titans tower. Meanwhile, Robin, Starfire and Cyborg will fight the trouble. Raven 'humphed' and uttered an agreement. Robin also agreed, and went away with his partners to the scene of the crime.

From their home, they could already see the damage Slade has done. People were screaming, and buildings and cars in between were destroyed. The three Titans landed on the scracked concrete.

"All right, Titans, we're two members short. Give all you can, and don't hold back!" Robin specifically ordered and ran to stop the destruction. There were many of Slade's robots, and he was not here. Robin took out his bo staff and disks, Starfire began to throw random starbolts at the machines. When they got too close, the starbeams from her eyes shot out and the robots exploded. Cyborg tried to stop them from attacking the citizens. He tried not to use his sonic cannon, but instead hand-to-hand combat, because he was afraid he would hit the people.

Slade watched the pre-occupied Titans, and their struggle with keeping clean. He smirked, and took this advantage and ran to his destination.

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Beast Boy wanted to let Raven go to sleep, but his actions were useless. Raven was worried about her friends to sleep. She just wanted to kill Slade, cause him pain, see his blood stained on her hands... She blinked. Since when did her wishes became so full of rage and hatred?

"You have to sleep! It's way past your bed time!"

"No! I can't! I need to know that my friends are safe from that discusting beast!"

"They're fine. But they would've wanted you to get some shut-eye!"

Beast Boy and Raven continued to argue until Beast Boy swore they would be away from harm. Raven gave a short glare, and retreated to her room. Beast Boy sighed. Fighting with that feisty girl was exhausting. Whether or not she was asleep, he had to protect her. He transformed into a spider, crawled in through the crack, and watched for any sign of movement by the corner of her dim room. Not only that, he had to see her expression when she noticed his present.

Raven slowly walked to her bed, muttering curses under her breath. She was about to lie down in bed, but there was a large hump on it. She crouched down low, and opened her blanket like a pouncing tiger. The hump was actually a great big raven doll, with sapphire eyes and small duck-like wings. It also had a red chakra on it's forehead like Raven. The tail was long, and it's feet were just round orange lumps. Hanging around it's large neck wasa velvet box and a card,

Raven opened the card and read it. It was in Beast Boy's writting, but the grammar and spelling were poorly edited.

" Deer Raven,

i relly like yu. I made this doll wit mai own 2 hands. I hope yu like it.
O pin da box and tell mi wat yu think. :)

L...v... From, Beast boy."

Why is L and V beneath From, Raven asked herself. When she was about the open the box, a noise of broken glass was heard. Raven dropped the big Raven and two things that came with it, and curled up in a circle with the blankets hiding her frail figure. Beast Boy the spider crawled downwards and out Raven's room. Beast Boy ran to the sound source, and when he took a turn, a punch hit him right in the jaw. He fell over and put his hand over his mouth, and found out it was slightly bleeding, but no broken bones.

He stood up and saw Slade hovering over him.

"You..." Beast Boy muttered menacingly. He could feel the beast within trying to surface, but he tried to keep it cool. His anger boiled in his veins. This was the man who hurt Raven, he told himself. This was the man who tried to kill her...

"Yes, it's me. And you are powerless to stop me."

"You will not get to up, and I'll make sure of it!"

A series of hits hit poor Beast Boy. Beast Boy gave up trash talking and turned into animals, trying to cause Slade some damage. But his attacks were always dodged by his enemy. Slade's strikes were accurate and hit dead on the green crocodile's forehead.

Beast Boy lay on the floor, too weak to move.

"How can you save Raven, if you cannot even save yourself?"

He kicked the body on the floor. Beast boy flinched and still tried to keep his beast in control, but it was all in vain.

"Why won't you tell Raven the truth?"

"... the t-truth!" Beast Boy coughed out. How could he have forgotten? He was the reason why Raven turned into a little, defenceless kid. The weight on his shoulders got heavier.

"Are you afraid? Are you afraid that Raven will regect you?"

"S-stop..."

"Afraid, that another one whom you like will die under my hands?"

Beast Boy couldn't speak. His main potential now was to stop his rage from taking control.

"Afraid, that the one person you, love, will be murdered by me...?"

"AAARRRGH!" Beast Boy yelled, and tranformed into the thing he most hated about himself.

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"AAARRGH!"

Raven opened her shut eyes. That scream belonged to Beast Boy. Slade must be here, and he's hurting Beast boy...

She swiftly got out of bed and almost got to the door, but then she remembered. Raven said she was going to stay in her room, until Beast Boy told her it was okay. And that was just an arguement they had just a few moments ago. She hesitantly walked back to bed, but a picture of a battered Beast boy kept coming to her head... She tried to shake it off, and yet it kept coming back, with other worse images.

"ROOOAR!"

That didn't sound like Beast Boy, or Slade. It sounded like... and animal. Perhaps Beast Boy transformed?

"UGH!"

Maybe, just a peek? She asked herself. Her curiousity made her turn around and face the door. Loud bangs and wimpering animal noises, just got the best of her.

Raven opened the door ever so slightly, and made sure no one was looking. She poked her head out and looked left and right. So far, so good. She brought out her whole body. Still nothing. She took a few steps back, just in case. She kept looking left and right for any sign of movements.

THUMP!

Raven flinched and a "meep!" escaped her lips. She ran back into her room and slammed the door shut. Sweat dropped from her face, and she stayed silent for a few minutes. There was not a sound heard. Slade is probably behind this door, she thought in fear. He's probably waiting for me... Raven took a deep breath and opened the metal door.

There was no one in sight. Quickly, Raven skipped across the floor, trying to make less possible racket. She was flat against the coner of the wall. She turned her tiny head towards the other side, and the sight devastated her. On the floor, just beside the wall, was Beast Boy, His clothes were torn and scratches and bruises were all over his skin. More of his colour wasscarlet than green.

"B-BEAST BOY?" Raven yelled in disbelief. She ran over to his aid, and put her tiny hands over his leaking wounds. A ghostly blue aura surrounded them, and his wounds started to close.

"R-Ra-ven..." He said weakly in a hoarse voice. "R-run..."

"No, I refuse to leave your side."

"L-leave..."

"Shh, don't talk. You'll be fine by the time I heal you. Did Slade do this to you?"

Beast Boy nodded slightly. Raven bit her lip. She aruptly took one hand away and called Robin on her communicator.

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When the Titans destroy the robots, more came to attack. It was never ending, and they were tired of fighting. Robin used the last of his disks, his bird-a-rangs were destroyed, and his bo staff was getting a beating. Starfire was screaming and her lime balls of energy were flying. Cyborg needed to recharge his power soon, and his sonic cannon was been used up and weak.

Suddenly, Robin's communicator was beeping. First he thought it'll goo away, then thought it could be one of Beast Boy or Raven's pranks. but it kept beeping for a long time. Robin stabbed another mechanical andriod with his bo staff, and the nhoist himself up onto a building's roof. He opened his own yellow phone. A picture of a distressed Raven appeared.

"I'm kind of busy here-"

"You need to come back here, NOW!"

"Why, there's still many robots here, and Slade is not found yet."

"SLADE IS IN THIS BUILDING!"

"Wha-?"

"SLADE ATTACKED BEAST BOY! And he's-"

A low voice in the background, and then Raven screamed. The communicator was dropped and the image was now fuzzy. This worried him. If it wasn't a trick, Raven and Beast Boy were in serious trouble. Then again. why would Raven lie about something dreadful?

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"I'm kind of busy here-"

Raven ignored that comment, and yelled, "You need to some back here, NOW!"

"Why, there's still many robots here, and Slade is not found yet."

"SLADE IS IN THIS BUILDING!"

"Wha-?" Before Robin could finish his word, Raven continued.

"SLADE ATTACKED BEAST BOY! And he's-"

She turned her head around, and saw the tall man in a metal suit. She was too shocked to say anything. "He was suppose to be dead, but then yours may suffice." Slade reached down and grabbed the defenceless girl by her throat. Raven dropped her communicator. She screamed for help, but then the air will not pass through.

She tried to kick Slade, but it was no use. Behind the man, Raven lifted up a cup and it zoomed to crash Slade on the head. He sensed this and swiftly turned around so they switched places. She couldn't stop them in time, and so the glass broke and hit the back of Raven's head. The sharp endges penetrated the young skull, and she screamed from purest agony.

"S-Stop!" Beast boy cried, but Raven couldn't heal him fully, and his voice was not heard.

Slade then threw the tiny body like a football, and she slammed onto a wall. Raven slid down, but only with Slade hitting her constantly. She tried not to show her enemy tears, but it was no use. How could she save herself and Beast Boy when Slade was delivering harsh blows?

At last, Slade gave it a rest. He put his hand onto her chin, and made her face him. She looked away, and Slade slapped her face until she looked directly at him. Her eyes were full of fear, just the way he liked it.

"I'm doing this for your own good. Your buddy over there will learn something of this." Raven took a quick glance at Beast Boy, who was concerned about Raven's existance. "Do you know why your not in Azarath at this very moment?" Raven nodded.

"My babysitters t-took me away.."

"Your 'babysitters' are the same age as you. They're your friends, and you... You ran away from you father."

"You're wrong!" Raven squeaked. "You're wrong! Beast Boy and his friends wouldn't have! You're wrong!"

"They have, and they'll be hunted, unless you know why you're here."

"I don't believe you!"

He gave one last kick to the frail body, and she slid across and just lied down beside Beast Boy. She wasn't dead, yet, and she wasn't unconcious, but she refused to open her eyes, which her pouring out crystal tears. She was quivering of pain, and her blood was staining her flesh and clothes. Beast Boy put his arm around her torso, as if he was trying to act like Raven's shield. Slade slowly walked towards the challenging and half-demon.

"Don't hurt her, she's only a child... p-please." Beast Boy begged. "Kill me... j-just leave her be."

"And then what?" Slade asked softly. "You won't be able to tell her the truth about her very being as now? She won't believe me, so you will tell her. Or I'll kill her personally, while she's weak. She's not the same Raven you knew. She's different. And that past you're changing... It will effect her when you change her back. That is, if you can..."

Slade slipped away in the darkness. Beast Boy massaged her head, and telling her it will be alright. Be Raven knew something was wrong. She felt betrayed, used and broken. Was Slade telling the truth? Was she not suppose to be here right now? Are the Teen Titans not her babysitters? It was all so confusing. All she needed now was some sleep.

The main enterance was slammed open, and th other three Titans ran to check on thier hurt friends.

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It was silent in the emergency room. Only the beeps of the machinery was heard, and the slow breathing of both Beast Boy an Raven. Raven knew Beast Boy was awake, so she closed the curtain that saparated them with her powers.

"Beast Boy, is it true?"

He stared at the ceiling. Then he looked at the confused girl whom wanted answers. He knew he'd have to admit sooner or later, but not like this: full of regret and confusion. He couldn't lie to the perfect girl, who he fell in love with as soon as he first locked his eyes on her.

"Yes..."

Raven's heart sank lower.

"Do you know when you were born?"

"1990?"

"Do you know what year it is now?"

"... 1995?"

"No, it's 2005. Raven... You're not five years old, you're fifteen. And we're not your babysitters, we're your teammates. You are a member of the Teen Titans."

Raven couldn't speak. All along, she was living a lie. A part in which she didn't belong. And it was all their faults... Beast Boy's fault... and she hated him most of all.

"Raven, I'm sorry..."

"No." Raven said firmly, unable to look at Beast Boy no more. She turned her head away. "I was a fool to believe that I had friends. I had fake friends, and I'd rather have none. My father was right, I am a disgrace."

A black aura engulfed the small body, and the black coloured raven flew away. Beast Boy watched in horror as Raven disapeared; as Raven flew away from him.

oO Wow. Tragic chapter.

And there will be no apprentice actions. Mostly people wanted pure originality. >
Well, I had that in mind, but I'll think of something soon!