Not much to say at the moment, just yay me for defeating the evil forces of writer's block. So here's a new chapter, and be sure to R & R...
Due to the massive damage created by Trigon, all police officers and forces of law were at the site investigating and helping the injured. Three criminals took advantage of this lack of security and decided to make a quick robbery on the main bank of the city. A clever tactic indeed seeing how they were just teenagers. But the matter of the fact was, they were trained by the H.I.V.E.
The trio had already exited the defenceless bank with the classic oversized sacks of money at hand. No one dared to stop them, especially with the biggest of the three fiercely snarling at those who came too close. They all had smirks on to see their crime had gone nearly unnoticed. Their names were Mammoth, Gizmo, and Jinx, and they would have disappeared within the depths of the city if not for two crime fighters.
" Hey, dudes! Where are you going?"
The trio turned immediately to the source of the shout to see Beast Boy and Raven standing behind them. They would have gotten there sooner but Raven was restricted to use her powers in fear that Trigon would sense her and come back.
" Bug off! It's our money now!" Gizmo shrilled
" Weren't you ever taught not to steal?"
" No, we were taught TO steal." Jinx responded to the changeling
" Well you're not getting away with it." Beast Boy told, preparing to morph
" Then we'll have to fight you knuckleheads to knock some sense into ya! We're with the H.I.V.E. so two amateurs like you don't stand a chance!" Gizmo stated
" Raven," Beast Boy whispered " Is there anyway you can use your powers?"
" I can't. Trigon is probably still out looking for me. I'll have to fight hand to hand."
" Ok, but why is he after you again?"
Mammoth charged at them leaving the money on the street curve. With his brute force, he merely crushed the ground instead of his intended targets. Both were much quicker than Mammoth and agreed they could beat him as long as they avoided his crushing attacks. Beast Boy quickly changed into a growling bear and lunged at Mammoth, sending them into a stalemate. They both locked hands and struggled to push the other. In the mean time, Jinx had started a fight with Raven by doing a jump kick and striking her in the head. Raven recovered and uppercut Jinx in the jaw making her stumble back in slight surprise. Jinx then used her powers to make Raven crash into a mailbox. Among the fluttering letters and envelopes, Raven got back to her feet and leapt from her place into the air and over to Jinx. Whilst in the air, Raven brought her elbow down on Jinx striking her in her neck. Jinx back flipped away from Raven and get ready to attack again.
Beast Boy and Mammoth were still struggling to push the other until the green teen's arms began to grow frail and stop pushing on their own. Mammoth slammed Beast Boy to the ground and sneered his slight fangs in triumph. Beast Boy however, changed into a bird and fluttered away from Mammoth. He glided above him and then decided to use his crush-tactic. The changeling morphed into a Rhinoceros and prepared to squish him with his weight but Mammoth sprung him from over his head with his bare hands into a lamp post.
Raven and Jinx were still fighting. Jinx had the upper hand because of her power usage while Raven had to stick with hand to hand combat. Jinx's punch was deflected by Raven as the half demon attacked by bringing her fist to Jinx's face. The pink haired magician used her sorcery to counter and took aim to Raven. Just as she unleashed her blast, Raven ducked and it zoomed across the street striking someone. They both stopped fighting to observe what was going on.
Apparently, Beast Boy and Mammoth were duking it out when Jinx's attack intervened. Beast Boy had morphed back to his human form while Mammoth was lying in the rubble of the building he crashed through. Raven then took action by uppercutting Jinx hard enough to knock her out. Jinx gasped in surprise and then fell to the ground stunned. Beast Boy didn't think Mammoth would be getting up anytime soon so he regrouped with Raven.
" Ok, now we just have to take down the little guy..." Beast Boy muttered as he looked to the technology expert
Gizmo smiled corruptly whilst finishing up what he had just put together. Both Raven and Beast Boy gasped to see his device– A bomb.
" What are you doing with that?" Beast Boy exasperated
" I'm blowing this joint! Literally!" He sneered
" Ok, dude... If you do that, you'll kill yourself too!"
" What, you think I'm dumb, green pea? We'll be long gone by the time this thing goes off! Too bad you'll both be a little tied up when it does!"
Beast Boy grimaced and looked around before practically pouncing at Gizmo and attempt to take the weapon of destruction from him. Raven watched while they fought to get the device. Finally, the much taller Beast Boy yanked it from Gizmo, who was hanging off it, and raised it above his head in triumph. And to pop Beast Boy's bubble of shortlived glory, Gizmo leapt up and whacked a button on the device making it create random beeps n a rhythmic sequence.
" Uh oh..." Beast Boy uttered
Raven suddenly tackled Beast Boy with her dark powers flowing freely. Before crashing to the ground, they were swallowed up by darkness and then seeped through the ground. Gizmo ignored his friends and managed to crawl into an open manhole, for his friends had already fled the area after learning his plan to fake defeat and then run. But their loss was very real. Exactly 10 seconds after the bomb was activated, it went off loudly and quaked everything around it. It even made a car bounce like it had hydraulics. The bomb's echo make some people run while others went to the area to see what was going on. A dark shadow reappeared on a rooftop nearby unveiling the forms of Raven and Beast Boy. The changeling couldn't help but look around after being engulf by shadows and then appear on a rooftop.
" Okay... They're gone... Who won?" Beast Boy said, watching the money flutter through the air from the explosion
" They didn't get the money, but more of the city had to be destroyed in the process..." Raven responded calmly
" Yeah, we gotta find less explosive ways to do things."
" That won't be possible with the lunatics around here constantly destroying things."
" Yeah... I guess we should go back home now. Before the police finally show up."
" Go ahead," Raven told " I'm staying behind. We've caused too much damage to ignore. I have to try and make up for the damage."
" ...I'll stay behind too." Beast Boy volunteered
" No, if one of Trigon's henchmen come around, they'll kill you. "
" Okay, hurry back when you're done."
" Sure."
Beast Boy cringed again realising his face was red. He was going to have to take mime lessons to overcome the triggered flustering...
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After an hour, the ambulance crew and police had arrived at long last to aid the damage. No one was dead but numerous people had suffered injuries. There were people inside the buildings that were around the explosion resulting in some having glass lodged in their limbs. Raven had done all she could before leaving as the police arrived. Now she was close to the Logan Manor and could relax the rest of the day. She would have been there by now if she could use her powers. Maybe she could have defeated Jinx quicker and stop the assembly of the bomb? The Logan Manor was closer now.
Raven observed her surroundings and noted how familiar the scene seemed. Then she was reminded of a time she and Beast Boy were walking home from stopping a car thief. They talked about their opinions and life and other things that were brought up. During that conversation, she felt connected to him, like he was someone who wouldn't turn against her. She wouldn't turn against him as his grandfather believed. He was far to generous and uncorrupt for that. Is that why she would occasionally hide her blushing? Or was it something more? She couldn't describe the feeling she got when he was near. She didn't know what it was exactly, for she had never felt it before.
She made her way up the stairs to the large doors and opened them slowly. She entered and closed them behind her and immediately could sense something was wrong. There was a lingering scent of corruption in the air... She then noticed some things overturned and claw marks scraped into the walls, and even blood amongst the hall.
Her faced changed to a state of fear as she began to slowly walk toward the hall's entrance. She could only pray that it was just Beast Boy and a bottle of ketchup gone wrong. But deep inside of her she knew someone was very wrong.
She neared the first archway of the hallThe living room. She faced the room hoping she didn't see something she would have to repress later. The room was merely messed up and destroyed by an unknown attacker. Apparently, who ever caused it was looking for something. She shrugged and looked to the solid wood floors to then see a progressing trail of blood lead into the kitchen just a few steps away from her current position. Raven sighed deeply to relax herself and crept to the doorway. Once again, her negative perception was right.
For lying in the middle of the kitchen's floor was the clawed and bloody of Mr. Logan, a phone in his trembling hand.
" Mr. Logan!" Raven called in reaction
She quickly raced to his side as he groaned of pain. He didn't look strong enough to survive the ordeal. Yes, he was still alive, but his numbed face and sad eyes begged to differ.
" Who did this to you?" She shouted in question
" It-It was... Evil... The Devil...!" He choked
" Trigon..." She muttered to herself " Can you move at all?"
" No... It... Got me from behind... Felt just like-Like knives... My crucifix coudn't even... Stop him... Garrrr..."
" What? Where's Bea-Er, Gar?"
" ...No... It got him... H-He took him... With it... Poor Gar... I never g-got to... Say... Goodbye..."
" Hang on Mr. Logan, I can hear an ambulance in the distance! ...Did you call them?"
" Yes... But it's far t-t-to late... For me now... Raven... Find my grandson... And... I-I apologize for b-being so judg-ing of you... Tell Gar... Tell Gar I'm watching him... From Heaven..."
Then Mr. Logan held his last breath and layed flat on the floor in his own blood. Raven's sympathy quickly began to change to hatred and vengeance. Her father had gone to far this time.
" Father... I'm done hiding from you!" She said to no one " You got away with beating me all those years... Now you're killing innocent civilians to achieve your own selfish goal... I will not stand by and let you do this anymore..."
She disappeared into the shadows of the room as sirens boomed outside the manor. She knew where he had taken Beast Boy, and he wanted her to go there to get him back. He was the perfect bait...
And finito, would have updated yesterday but my brother returned just as I finished and I didn't get the time to update. I have easy days on Thursday and Friday so perhaps then I will be able to update again, right now, I have to do my HW so R & R in the mean time.