Sacrifice
Around 9:30 in the morning Raven woke up. She stretched and cracked her toes and fingers. She gave off never-ending yawn. She grabbed her purple robe and white towel with a design of curvy purple vines around the edges. From the vines grew out blue flowers. She put on her robe and threw the towel over her shoulder. She got in the shower and turned the hot water on. She let the water run down her body. After 5 minutes she grabbed her lemon scented shampoo and rubbed it into her hair. She massaged her scalp and washed her hair until she got every little piece of hair there was. She rinsed her hair and repeated again to make sure. She then grabbed her bar of soap and lathered her whole body in soap, washing every spot on he body there was. She washed herself off and gave herself another quick wash. She rinsed off and turned the hot water off. She got out and dried off. She put on her robe, barely tying it. She walked over to her mirror and grabbed her toothbrush. She put a wad of toothpaste on it and brushed her teeth. After washing them as good as possible she rinsed her mouth with water and then with mouthwash. She went to her closet and put on a new outfit, a different one. It was a black tulle material with larger holes than normal, maybe half inch big, diamond shaped holes for a shirt. She slipped it on over her body. She then put on a tight, leather tube top. She wore a tight, black leather shorts that only reached her 5 inches over her knee. Under that she wore a same black holed material she wore as sleeves. She wore shoes like the one she wore before except black. She still had her purple cloak. She walked over to the kitchen, only to see Cyborg cooking, Robin and Starfire waiting to eat. "Hey." she said to them.
"Sup Rae!" said Cyborg.
"How is my friend doing? I wish you happiness of that of a Fnorslarnk." said Starfire smiling. Raven stared at her and said "Okay."
"Good to see you up Raven. I am glad to see you happy like a Fnorsl-the thing Starfire said." he said to her. She just giggled. She sat down next to Starfire and within minutes they served her a plate with scrambled eggs, toast, sausage links and hash browns. She quickly started to eat. She ate everything in 15 minutes, everyone else finishing right after her. She was about to go back upstairs when Robin said "Raven, what are we gonna do about Beast boy?" Her eyes shot open. She had tried to block that, but it was inevitable. She closed her eyes and turned around. She looked at Robin and said "I don't know."
"Well, we gotta do something or else BB's toast." said Cyborg.
"I got an idea my friends. Maybe we should use his talker to track down friend Beast boy." said Starfire holding her communicator in one hand and the other pointing at it.
"No, I am pretty sure Slade got rid of it. That son of a bitch." said Robin.
"Well, maybe that is what he wants us to think. Maybe he let him keep it. You never know." said Cyborg.
"I think we should split up. I'll search for his communicator, Cyborg stay here and try to hack to satellites to get images of what happened to BB. Robin and Starfire, go out in the city to search for him." said Raven. They all stared at her with shock. "K, let's do that." said Robin. Raven went up stairs and brushed her teeth, again, and rinsed her mouth in mouthwash, again. She went back downstairs and was ready to go with the others. They split up and Raven quickly put on her hood and sunk she flew off, looking into the spot the communicator was in. She followed the dot on her map and soon enough she was at a canyon, looking into a cave.
She walked inside and a Slade bot appeared. "Azarath, Metrion Zinthos." she whispered as a long black lace slashing wildly cut through the robot into 5 parts. She ran down the cave and soon she was ambushed. All around her were over 50of the robots. Black orbs created on her hand and she flew into the air and said "Bring it on." She spun around, hands held out. A long black aura rope slashed through the approaching robots. She shot a long black claw at five of them, crushing them against the wall. She one shot laser beams at her, but she blocked. A huge boulder fell from the ceiling and soon was covered in black aura. Raven's eyes were shining white, hands covered in black aura. She crushed a bunch of the apprentices. One shot a beam to her back, sending her against a wall. She shot five beams of telekinesis to her foes, exploding them. Only 3 left she thought. She lifted one up and threw it against the other two, exploding on impact. "Damn, damn, damn, damn, damn dammit!" she yelled. "He's sure to know I'm here now." she went on. She was right. One hundred other robots appeared but she was gone. She flew out. She quickly contacted the others. "Robin, Starfire! I know where he is. I can't go in alone! There's too many." she said.
"Then we shall help." said Starfire.
"No, we gotta plan this out." said Raven. Robin took his turn to the communicator. "Okay, meet us at the tower!" he said. Raven turned to a the huge black Raven and flew to the tower, invading flying through the glass and tv and into the wreck room. Cyborg shrieked and pointed his sonic cannon at her. "Relax, its me." she said.
"Oh, sorry Raven. Thought you might have been someone else." he said.
"Whatever. Where's Robin and Starfire?" she demanded.
"They ain't here, why?"
"I found Beast boy."
"Good, now we gotta plan out his escape." said Robin coming in from the hallway. Starfire followed. They planned out exactly what they were gonna do. And at all costs someone was gonna stay with Starfire. Cyborg was gonna hack the supercomputer mainframe that belonged to Slade. Disguised as Slade, he was gonna contact Cinderblock and Plasmus to rob a the jewel of Dominus, needed to power up a laser. They would leave, security not being so tight. They were to sneak in and grab Beast boy, and leave. They thought it was gonna be a snap, but they were wrong.
The first part went great, security wasn't tight at all. They snuck in and saw Slade there looking over Beast boy like a dog. Slade didn't want any mistakes in his plan. Then a cavern wall started to rumble around. They watched in fear. It turned red as if it were being burnt. Then a swirl of black, red and orange appeared in the center. A portal! thought Raven nervously. Then a large red human looking monster came out from it. It had four red eyes and long white hair. He wore a rope around his waist, a flap of leather that fell in the front to cover his groin and one in the back to cover his butt. He had a huge silver sword with a bronze hilt wrapped with leather straps. Dad! What the heck is he doing here! she thought. "Ah, your holographic form seems more real every time." said Slade.
"Yes, I know. I am tired of it, I need the real me!" he yelled. Raven sighed.
"We are close to getting your dear daughter. She is quite close." said Slade.
"I need her to bring my true form."
"Yes, and then together, we will rule."
"Where is my daughter?"
"Over at Titans Tower." Then Raven interrupted. "I'm closer than you think." she said levitating in the air, getting closer to Slade. "What!" yelled Slade.
"Get her now while you can!" said Trigon disappearing. Slade jumped at her but she teleported behind him. "Dear Raven, don't run. It only makes it harder!" he yelled lunging at her again. She moved aside. He spun around and grabbed her by the neck. "Leave her alone!" yelled Cyborg shooting his sonic cannon at him. Slade let go of Raven and jumped to the side. "Ah, I see you brought friends." he said, Starfire and Robin showing up behind Cyborg. Slade took out his staff and attacked the others. He slashed it horizontally, hitting Cyborg sending him to a cave wall. Starfire shot her eye beam at him, but he dodged the attack and jammed the staff in her gut, and spun around throwing her against Raven. He tried to hit Robin but he quickly parried with his staff. Slade tried to hit him form the air and Robin blocked it. Robin slashed it diagonally but Slade dodged. This went on for a good while but the Slade did a double hit, sending Robin across the room. Starfire shot three starbolts at him but he dodged them with ease. Cyborg shot him with a sonic cannon, but Slade jumped over it and smashed his staff on Cy's head. Raven said "Azarath Metrion Zinthos!" and a machine nearby ripped away from the wall and was over Slade's head. He jumped up and smashed through it with one hit. He jumped up for Raven but she moved out of the way. He grabbed her leg and threw her against Starfire. Robin threw a freeze disk, trapping Slade in a block of ice. He broke through it and went over and grabbed Starfire in a headlock, holding a dagger to her neck. "You wanna see her live then you guys will leave and let Raven stay." he said.
"Never!" yelled Robin getting up.
"Well then, I guess you want Starfire here to die."
"I do not wish to participate in the dying part." Starfire said. He tightened his grip and pushed a button on a nearby machine. Beast boy was released but Slade grabbed his unconscious body. "Raven, come along now and let your friends be free." he said.
"You're gonna let them all go!" yelled Cyborg.
"I beg to differ." said Slade. Then Raven flew high in the air. Her cape flew backwards crazily as if it wind were blowing. Sh had her arms down, partly away from body. Black orbs surrounded her body. Her eyes were shining white stronger than usual. She had a mad look on her face. Starfire, Cyborg and Robin looked at Raven with an odd look since she didn't wear her regular leotard. "Let Beast boy and Starfire go!" she yelled.
"Silly Raven, you think I take orders from you?"
"Well it seems you take orders from Trigon. You should take orders from his daughter!" she yelled.
"Its an alliance. We work together!"
"Ha, you trust him! How retarded of you. I thought you were smarter."
"Shut up! You want your friends to live?"
"How bout this, if I win in our fight, u get to keep me, and only me. If you win, you get to keep them and me." she said.
"You and me fight alone. None of your friends!"
"Raven, are you crazy!" yelled Robin. She gave him a look that shut him up. Slade threw Starfire and Beast boy aside into a cage enclosed in a glass. The doors closed quickly and a purple fume invaded the room, knocking out Starfire. Raven said her three useful words and lifted her hands forward. Four black whips grew from her black orbs, grabbing onto Slade and smashing him over and over against the nearly unbreakable glass, trying to free her friend. Slade grabbed one black lace and pulled forward, Raven jolting towards him. He kicked her dead in the face. She flew back against a wall. She fell into the wall and arose behind Slade, grabbing his arm and threw him across the room. He landed cat style. 1 foot long knives grew out from his finger tips. He ran at her and jumped up, trying to cut her throat. She teleported next to the cage. He ran at her and kicked her in the gut, sending her against a wooden door, breaking it to pieces. She rolled on the ground and soon got up. It must have been his room. There was a king bed at one wall and a closet door next to it. The rest was just bookshelves. She enveloped all the marble tiles in the room with an eerie aura lifting them in the air, spinning around crazily and orbiting around her. "Azarath Metrion Zinthos!" she yelled as the tiles all charged at Slade. He either cut through them or dodged them, but not many landed on him. Those that did hit him, they made blood gush out of him. He yelled "Shit!" or "Fuck!" or "Damn!" every time he was hit.
He ran at her as she engulfed two bookshelves with the same black aura. The smashed him, leaving him right in between. He sliced through it and rose up again. He jumped in the air and spun around and falling hard on Raven, punching her in the face. He grabbed her clasp and pressed the red ruby that sat in the center of a golden ring. Her cloak fell off. He grabbed her by the hair and threw her out of his room. She rolled on the ground and landed right next to the glass cage. Her eyes shined white again and her hands were overwhelmed by black light. She flew high in the air and Slade ran towards her. Right before he reached her, the glass of the cage shattered, stabbing and slicing Slade. He yelled "Bitch!" at Raven as he skid across the ground. Raven hid inside a dome so she wouldn't get hurt. He ran at her and grabbed her by the throat and threw her against a wall. He ran at her and grabbed her by the throat and held a knife up to her throat. "Aren't you gonna kill me, or did my father tell you not to? You can't kill me, you need me. Face it, without me, you'll never rule." she said. He threw her against the metal bars on the cage. He got mad she was right. Five boulders broke off the wall silently and levitated over Slade. He walked over to her and said "I win."
"Think again!" she said. He looked up and saw the five huge stones crushed him. She flew high in the air and about 5 yards back. She then slowly flew downwards, only a foot away form the floor. Her hair waved about crazily. Her eyes shined so bright the whole room lit up. Slade pushed one rock aside and got stood up. Raven said "I won." and she turned to her black raven bird self and flew towards Slade. His eye widened as the only show of fear. Under his mask his mouth opened and he sweated like if he were in a sauna. The raven flew into Slade, his flesh absorbing her, causing him extreme pain. I should've gone full force! Why did I go easy on her! Why! I'm an idiot! he thought to himself. There was a flash of light and then it was over. She was on the floor, tired. He was on the floor panting like a dog. "You win." he said letting Starfire and Beast boy go. She stopped her vision form happening, but for a price. Beast boy ran to her, and put his head on her lap. He stroked her hair. "Raven, why did you do that! I was awake at the moment you said that? You shouldn't have. Why Rae, why!" he yelled. Robin grabbed Beast boy. They walked over to the exit. They looked at Raven.
"Raven, we'll come back. I promise. We promise." he said. The others nodded their heads. Beast boy started to cry. "Bye, Rae honey." he said quietly. "Go she said, using her power to throw them out. Slade walked over to her tiredly and said "Get up." She did as he said. He threw her against a tale and tied her down with metallic cuffs. He got what he wanted.
R&R!