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OOCness ahead.
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"Cyborg, do you got his coordinates?"
The metal man said as they sped down the street, "Yeah man. Up near the docks."
Robin said into his communicator, "You guys following?" Beast Boy and Starfire appeared in the frame, giving their thumbs up. He said calmly to the driver, "Pick up speed."
"You got it," Cyborg replied, punching the gas. The T-Car sped up to 90 miles and skidded to a halt at the hideout.
Robin said to the rest of the Titans as they landed and entered the dark building, "Be prepared, we don't know what exactly he's up to or if this could be a trap. Just be alert for anything."
"Very smart, Robin." The psychopath looked down at them from a tall platform. "I don't see Raven. Pity. I would have liked to have seen her again."
Robin glared at him, clutching his fists.
"We aren't going to let you have that chance again. Titans Go!"
They split up, charging at him. Beast Boy turned into T-Rex, snapping his monstrous jaws but instead of grabbing Slade, he got a mouthful of metal and piping. Starfire roared, eyes glowing green as she threw her starbolts in Slade's direction. He disappeared from her line-of-vision then reappeared behind her, hurling her onto the ground from the platform. Her impact made a hole in the earth and Slade dragged her half-conscious form out of the crater, getting ripped and scratched on the floor. With a grunt, he tossed her several times against the wall. Cyborg and Robin came after him. Slade threw her body at them and they paused, staring horrified at the damage he had done to her.
Cy shouted as his sonic cannon fired dangerously at him, "Man, your ass is so grass!"
"I'm terrified," Slade said unhurriedly. The two Titans glanced at each other and Robin extracted two of his Explosive Bombs as Cyborg threw a Sonic Blast at the villain. Together they created a force so powerful it knocked out the wall behind Slade. When the smoke vanished, he was nowhere to be seen.
A high-pitched squeal from the other side of the building sent them running, only to find Beast Boy unconscious and hurt under a flickering overhead light. Slade's laugh surrounded them, echoing through the empty walls and Cyborg said harshly, "I'll go this way, you go that way and try to contact Raven." They ran in opposite directions and Robin debated silently whether to bring the empath into this or not. He never got to decide at that moment when he heard the sounds of Cyborg battling something.
Robin spun right around, Bo-Staff in hand as he crashed into a different room. Cyborg was down.
A shadow was running down a flight of stairs and Robin had an important decision to make.
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They never should have left Raven bored and alone with caffeine. Especially with free-range emotion.
Coffee beans were scattered on the floor and eight porcelain cups laid drained on the counter. Beast Boy's music had been raided through and cranked-up British rock pounded through the Tower. The seemingly quiet girl sang along with the lyrics, into the end of the extra remote control.
After the third chorus, the giant screen began flashing red. Her sugar rush left her deadened when Slade's face appeared. It was soon replaced by an image of Cyborg missing a body part. By the time she turned off the music, it was gone. Robin's voice called her name from her Titans communicator.
She yanked the sparkly kitty barrettes out of her hair. "Robin, I hear you, what's going on out there?"
"I'm not going to lie- it's bad… we're getting our asses handed to us."
Raven said promptly, "What can I do?" Bleak silence followed before a tormented cry blared through the connection. "Robin? Robin, answer me! Robin!"
She tried the others but the communicators were all mysteriously disengaged. A few trickles of cold sweat ran down her back, and she punched a few codes, locking Slade's location. Raven found her white cloak under a sleeping Silkie and clasped it on before going down the main elevator to the garage. T-Car was gone… Beast Boy and Starfire didn't drive… she couldn't fly…
'What do I do? How am I suppose-'
She bumped up against something and she caught the R-Cycle before it could fall to the ground.
...No choice at this point.
Raven got on, surprised on how it felt to be on Robin's motorcycle, her thighs against the smooth metal. She kind of had a secret desire to try once. Only once. No more than this. Her hands hesitated over the shifts, and she revved it up, feeling the engine trembled beneath her.
Clutching the handles, Raven felt the wind whipping her face as it sped quickly into Jump City.
'Way too fast… way too fast!'
Against her better judgment, she squeezed her eyes closed for a minute and dodged the insane traffic and obstacles. By the time she appeared downtown, her hair was messy and she was shaking fiercely. Raven parked the stand, leaning over the seat, nauseated. She managed to keep her stomach down long enough found the hole in the side of the small building. Like any other warehouse in an abandoned area, it was dark and had a creepy aura to it.
Something red caught the corner of her eye as Raven crossed a large, smoking crater in the ground. A few feet away from it was an lifeless, bleeding Starfire.
Raven dropped a knee, examining the gashes disfiguring her face, and lovingly smoothed back her tangled hair.
"How sweet."
She turned in the direction of the cruel voice, placing a hand over Star's forehead, protectively. "Show yourself damn you."
Slade appeared before her eyes. "As you wish," he said, S mark long gone.
"What do you want from us? Where are the rest of my friends?" Raven stood up, blocking Starfire. Slade chuckled.
"You will find their bodies scattered within the building, not that you'll be alive long enough to search."
She snarled, "You got what you wanted from Trigon!"
"Not quite."
He grabbed her by the neck and threw her up against the wall.
"But enough talk."
Her vision spun as her head hit the cement and his strong hand crushed her airway. Raven strangled out, "Robin…"
"Robin cannot save you. You cannot even save yourself, not without your powers." Slade's mask was only a few centimeters away from hers. She could almost feel the heat from his breath through those slits. "Forget about fighting - it won't save you."
Something about this didn't feel right…
She seized the arm that choked her with both hands and managed to tear herself away. She crouched in the shadows, rubbing her throat.
"You aren't even trying."
"You'll find out my plan, Raven; you're a smart girl." A powerful fist crashed into her jaw and she was sent sprawled out on her back, stars dancing in her eyes. "Once I kill you, your friends will awake to find your body parts dangling in front of their faces, and they will die with that image in their horror-filled minds. I think I'll leave Robin your head." Slade stood over her and she kneed him in the crouch, causing him to double over.
Raven round-house kicked him, remembering the move from sparring practice. It was effective enough to render him momentarily speechless.
'He's going to kill me…I 'm going to die and…'
Something switched on in her head.
A cold sensation ballooning in her chest.
And she let out a gasp.
Raven placed a hand over her heart, and with the other covered her face. He shook off the pain and lunged at her. Suddenly, blue energy swallowed him whole, and Slade stood frozen in a running position. Her purple eyes changed to the same hue of the blue energy.
"AZARATH METRION ZINTHOS!"
Slade screamed once before the force field smashed him flat.
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A/N: Time to give special thanks to my reviewers: Harmony8390, evilsangle, sealed flame, Cherry Jade, ray1, Revolver Ocelot, DemonicGoddess, Dead Red Head, , ChErRyBlOsSuMs-FlOwErOfDeAtH, HermioneGranger22491, I'm-Just-a-teen, watergoddess08, and dragon huntress! I love reading what you wrote and I always get the happy shakes. Onto the next chapter!
Cherry Jade: Yeah, I was squealing when they hugged and Robin didn't push her away or look uncomfortable at all when it happened. That made me smile. So did your review.
DemonicGoddess: Maybe… -evillaugh-
ChErRyBlOsSuMs-FlOwErOfDeAtH: Shhh! -shifty eyes- No one is suppose to know about that. lol.
HermioneGranger22491: Because he sucks, that's why. Heh. Actually, he's my favorite villain in TT, he intrigues me somewhat now. Although, I still hate him for bugging Raven. She could have lived without.
I'm-Just-a-teen: Wow, lots of reviews. I appreciate them. I'll be glad to check your ficcy. Oh no, this is strictly RobRae but bonding of BBRae. Because they can be such pals if Raven didn't smack him around so much. No, Angela Roth is her Mom. I'm glad you liked.
Watergoddess08: The ones her Father gave her, she's born with magic but she depended on the one from her Father and never tapped into her own. That kinda make sense cause that's what I was aiming for? You always come up with good questions. ;)