Okay! You guys so totally stepped up to my challenge Thank you! Even Without Savvy's (cute) double review, I still received 16 reviews which, luckily for you all, fit into my "conditions" for posting this chapter (oh, you guys knew I wouldn't have left you hanging anyway, it's just that this makes it so much better!)
So, it seems as though you all liked the last chapter hmmm? Yeah, I told you I'd give you some Rob/Rae-age and I did! Mmm, just yummy huh? Well, yummy and touching, but what did you all expect? It was ROBIN! It's not like he was just going to say, "Hey Raven, I'm a guy, you're a chick, we've got parts that fit together, let's go for it!" I mean, come on! –hehehe…no one, I repeat, NOONE use that line on anyone, EVER!
MANY THANK YOU's are in order this time around! Whoo hoo! Oreos and ice cold milk for everyone! Including (but not limited to ;) ): They call me sweetsnow (kudos for being #1 of 16), DarkWindingRose, Tritium, raven1777, T-birds-AM(glad I don't really suck!), evilsangle, Cherry Jade(AM I that evil...:;snirk:;), Unforseen(nice to "see" you-hehe), hafewolfdemon, TeenTitansObsessor(you're never corny), Techna, WWJDxLGLP, and hermie, MCD, and all of the other fine folks who review my humble little story on IMDb. You Rock! Those and DarienRavier who was my first unofficial reviewer and helped give me confidence. And also Patrick O'Neal once again for helping me sift through my thoughts.
-But ESPECIALLY to Cherry Jade, who, but for one chapter, had the distinction of being my most loyal reviewer! YOU SO TOTALLY ROCK!
Savvy: I am NOT a "Speedy Killer", like you put it ;:pouts:; hehehe, no, really it was just good drama. So, you were 1/10 of the way through with submitting your "20 reviews", it's a good thing I didn't need them huh? Cause your typing fingers would have probably gone numb by 20… --I've achieved the "sexiness" in my Rob/Rae chapter and also "kickass-iness" in my other one? Whoop! I have accomplished what I have set out on this earth to do! I may die in peace now… ;:dies:; -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- okay, I'm back. Forgot I had to actually POST this chapter…hehe oops!
IoEuropa: Bring it on? Bring it on! Oh, it is so broughten! –hehe, yeah, your stuff is more intense than fluffy, but that's okay too! –You know, you've only got like what? 40 days left? Yay you!
BethanyElise: Yes, we are off to NeverNever Land…hehehe, glad you enjoyed the reference and I hope you weren't drinking anything when you burst out laughing! -You and Savvy had the same idea, though she's the only one to actually post multiple reviews for 13, but I thank you for the support! And oh yeah, go Buffy! I've just been really into that lately for some reason…Joss's storylines just rock oh so much do they not?
Aaronfors: Of course I forgive you! Like I said, yours was the review I was kinda waiting for. I knew you were gone for all of those days babe, so it's okay! Interpersonal connections between my characters:;is taken aback:; Well wow. I thought all I did was just write what I want to see and just let my fingers do the typing for where the action goes. I don't really have a "long rehearsed dance" in mind, but I guess if it comes off that way, then more power to me, ay? --And thank you. Spirited, yet not entirely unimpossible techniques -at least within the realm of superherodom? Coming from you that is an overwhelming compliment. :;huge smile:; --And I inspire you as well with my grasp of the characters and yet being able to give the readers what they desire? Yayness to the millionth degree:;tackle/glomp:; You are the absolute sweetest man on the face of this good green earth. Thank you.
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Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titans (WHAT? Come on now! I decided to just get you to the story quicker, it's as simple as that! You can't fault me for a lack of creativity here. Oh no. I have put up with way too much of your guff! If you want a piece of me, you're going to have to come over here and get it yourself! ;:readies the weapons:;)
So, I guess this is the closing, the finale, the end to a long and arduous journey (well, not really arduous per se, but…). Well, here it is (hope you all clapped hard enough for Speedy…):
The End (Parts 1, 2, and 3)
"Okay you two, it is imperative that as soon as I start the spell you need to some how attach yourselves to Overload and hang on for one bumpy ride," Raven uttered in monotone as she watched Beast Boy's face light up in terror.
"Once again, we're supposed to do WHAT?" he flailed about as only Beast Boy can flail.
But he was interrupted by Cyborg, who grabbed a hold of his shirt and yanked Beast Boy to his side, "Shut up B. We're going home." He turned to Raven, "Hey girl, if you told me I needed to hop on one foot and cluck like a chicken, at this point I wouldn't be opposed if it would get us back." To this, Beast Girl actually turned herself into a small green chicken and started to hop up and down on one three-toed foot. After chuckling for a short second, Cyborg looked back to the expectant faces of the rest of the group, "So, let's do this thing!"
Starfire quickly gave everyone orders and there was a whole awkward moment when Beast Boy stuck his hand out palm down in an effort to start a "Go Titans" cheer, only to be snubbed by everyone but Beast Girl. After the rest of the group had left, the pair did their little cheer softly, completed a handshake that they'd made up in the interim since the battle, then both morphed into hawks to catch up with the others.
"Okay, everyone…give Raven some breathing room!" Starfire yelled out as she cut through the air above the demon holding Cyborg carefully in her arms, "BG, Cy…in 3…2…" As soon as she hit 1 the pair attacked Overload, who was now back on his rampage, with everything they had, hoping to keep him distracted long enough for Beast Boy and Cyborg to drop in on him while the spell was being cast.
Also on cue, Raven arose from the ground and a black aura began to grow around her. Her voice echoed as the darkness consumed an entire three-block radius, "Svarian Vanazith Cronoz Enveritis!" with the final word, everything became enveloped in a blinding light…but just as quickly, it ceased.
Raven fell from the sky and smacked into the ground. When she awakened, she was on her side with her cape in disarray, and found that she had acquired a splitting headache. As she looked up, she saw that the rest of her teammates were also on the ground recovering from the impact of the wake that the spell had caused. She did not, however, see any sign of Overload or the two boys who had so recently come to affect their lives. If the spell worked as she hoped, it would be only a matter of time before her life would be as it once was. She hoped that they would never forget, but she knew deep down that it was inevitable.
Starfire placed the last colored stone in the circle, which she used to mark the resting place of her now departed friend. The stone circle was a Tamaranian custom to help send a person who was close to your heart on a journey to a much better place in hopes that one day that they could come back in another form to teach others their newfound wisdom. Each colored stone meant something different for the voyager and Starfire said a small prayer over each one before she would place another. It didn't make her feel any better as she had hoped it would, but she did it anyway. Her feelings for her friend had run deep and she did not want to see him lose his "path".
As she flew back to the tower, she found that she could no longer cry. She had wept so much now, that she was out of tears. Her heart ached in pain that she feared could never be quieted. She lived at this point only to help the people who still needed her.
Robin awoke with Raven in his arms and a huge smile on his face. He stared at her beautiful sleeping form, watching her chest rise and fall with every breath. He brushed a few strands of hair off of her face and began to take in a detailed mental image of every feature. He even noticed the way that her eyelids twitched ever so slightly so that he could tell when she was dreaming…Robin knew that he had never been happier.
'I know how to get you home.' Raven had said, 'While researching your situation there was one spell that I knew could help, but I didn't speak of it before, for I feared that I would just get your hopes up because there was only a small window of time in which it was to work, but now, I think I have found the key.
Overload seems to have been affected in our fight by an outside force. Someone was able to inflict blows without any help or knowledge from us. If what I conjecture is true, he may be able to straddle two adjacent planes of existence because of his unique makeup, thus making it possible for him to be having one fight with us, while at the same time fighting a force in another realm. Because you recognize him without a doubt, it could be your world to which he is also attached.
The Greek god of time had a throng of followers who passed a book down through the generations, which graciously ended up in our possession thanks to the skills of our boy wonder - Ted here. Anyway, the spell that I have found will give you a short window of opportunity in which to fix the mistakes of the past. It will rewind time 72 hours, but since it has already been almost three days since you have arrived, you may only have a matter of minutes. So we need to enact our plan as quickly as possible.'
'How about now?' Cyborg remembered asking as the whole scenario rushed back into his mind. '"How about now?" indeed...it's a good plan, but man are we cutting it close!' he thought as they rushed toward Professor Chang's now fully reassembled ray gun. His back was turned as he fiddled with some smaller gadgets on the other side of the cliff, but off in the distance, the pair saw their former selves approach and they knew that within moments they had to complete their task or they would wind up stuck in an endless loop of time. Beast Boy maneuvered his body into the shape of a mouse and crawled inside the gun to gnaw on the circuitry and Cyborg quietly removed several small but vital components and placed them into a compartment in his hip.
The second Cyborg saw Robin's grappling hook chink into the ground, he whistled to Beast Boy and the little green mouse hopped into his palm. Cyborg ran at full speed and dove into some bushes just as the Starfire of 72 hours before crested the hill.
"Whew, that was close," whispered Beast Boy, now back to his old self.
"Yeah," Cyborg said after catching his breath, "Now, I guess we wait."
"Wait for what?" Beast Boy questioned.
"Well, if this works…we wait for us to disappear."
There didn't seem to be anyone around, but appearances can be deceiving as they soon found out. A loud whirring sound emanated from the machine as the barrel shifted toward them. The sound gathered intensity and a red light shifted up and down the horizontal piece as the structure heated. But as quickly as it had begun, it ended… and with a bang! Parts flew every which way and sparks emitted in showers. Professor Chang flew out from his seat behind the control panel and began to weep while crying out in anger at the machine as it sputtered and whirred to a complete stop, "Noooo! What happened to my precious baby! Where's the chaos! Where's the destruction! Where are my singularities!"
As he had before, Beast Boy was obliged to ask, "Dudes, what's a singularity?"
This time it was only Raven who spoke, "My guess, is that his machine was made to conjure up some kind of black hole."
Robin stepped forward and growled slightly as he grabbed Professor Chang from the ground by his collar, "Well, the only 'black hole' he'll be seeing anytime soon is solitary confinement!"
The rest chuckled a bit at this, though none of them could truly appreciate the humor of the situation, since none knew what that machine was capable of and what it would have caused had it not been for the courage of the two boys who were currently dissipating from sight off in the bushes. "Well dude, I'd say that's a job well done," Beast Boy muttered weakly as he stuck his transparent hand up for one last high five.
"Yeah…see you on the other side B," Cyborg strained to say as he lifted his hand to reciprocate, but before the two boys could finish, they faded from existence.
As the Titans returned to the tower from their less-than-trying day, there was an air of confusion throughout the group when by all rights and means, there should have been nothing of the sort.
Beast Boy and Cyborg did their normal "high-five" celebration, but instead of just the normal cheerfulness, it felt more complete somehow. Cyborg turned to Starfire after the celebration had died down and had a quick flash of an idea, "Hey Star, wanna come watch a movie with us?"
Starfire jumped with glee and clapped her hands, "Yes my friends! That sounds like it would be a ton of 'the fun'!"
"Well alright!" Cyborg nodded.
"What is it that we are to partake in the watching of?" Starfire questioned happily.
In response to her query, Cyborg gained a knowing look in his eye, though where it came from, he was unsure, "I was thinking that we could watch 'Daredevil' if it was alright with you?"
"Most joyous!" Starfire agreed, but before following, she felt a pang of guilt low in her stomach. She knew that she needed to check on the members of Titans East, though she could not quite tell why, "Before joining you, would you allow me to address something that is on my mind?"
Cyborg just shrugged his shoulders, "Sure, no problem Star. BB and I'll go make the popcorn."
Starfire headed to Robin to ask how she was supposed to use the computer's phone. Robin didn't know why she would be so concerned to hear from the other Titans, but at the moment, he didn't really care to know. Once he had gotten everything set up for her and watched her face light up with glee as all five appeared on screen, he went off in search of Raven.
He found her in the stairwell heading toward her room. "Raven!" He yelled to attract her attention, but he only succeeded in startling the girl. Raven lost her grip on the stair's railing and began to fly backward violently. She called out his name as she fell and he caught her just in the nick of time on instinct. He tried to apologize as he held her dipped in his arms, "Hey, Rae, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to startle you. I know that your ankle must still be hurting you."
She looked up for just one lingering moment knowing that something kind lay beneath the mask through which she gazed, but soon she gathered herself, stood and pulled her cloak in tight. Upon complete realization of what he had just said, she raised her eyebrow, "What are you talking about? My ankle is just fine."
Robin shook his head in confusion, "Sorry, I don't know where that came from. Must just be my mistake." He shrugged and turned to head back down the stairs.
Raven continued off down the hallway to her room and as she pulled open the door, she quietly asked herself, "Did he just call me Rae?"
The End
Well…
What do you think? Good? Bad? Ugly?
Did I throw you for a loop? I was hoping I did.
Yay! Speedy's back and all is well! (You DID clap hard enough!). But what happens from there? I will leave that up to you to decide. ( I COULD write a sequel if I could ever think of one, but I kinda like it like this. You can leave whatever "happens" to your imagination).
(Just to let anyone who doesn't know know, Daredevil is a movie starring Ben Afleck and Jennifer Garner in which one of the main characters –Elektra- dressed in tight-fitting leather-like clothing and kicked lots of ass. Which is why Cyborg mentioned it because he had a flash of memory of the AU Starfire).
I will try to get a one shot out here soon. Probably a BB/Rae, but maybe a Rob/Star (…any suggestions as to a situation you'd like to see them in?). But I've got another long story a-brewin' in my head. I just need to know how to lay it out so that I can get it down on "paper" for you!
LOVE YOU ALL! And thank you so so so much for reading!
So, now, I know that there are no more chapters, but PLEASE PLEASE review again anyway? I'd LOVE to hear your reactions, and I'm asking nicely! –Or maybe I should threaten. Do you want me to threaten?
(once again) –Though I do not profess to be great, I do not profess to suck either. -me