1Chapter 3: Tragic Discovery

Then when the Titans returned home they were all glad that they had defeated the evil creatures Slade had created.

Robin was putting some antibiotic on Raven's arm where she had been scratched, and then he put a cast over the wound.

"Are you sure you're okay?" Asked Robin with a worried look on his face. "Yeah, sure, I'm just fine. And with that they went to the couch, and sat down.

Starfire was sitting in the middle on the left. Robin was sitting on Starfire's right with his arm around her neck, and Raven was sitting all the way in the right corner of the coach

Then Cyborg sat down on Starfire's left with a bowl overflowing with popcorn. "Okay you guys, no sudden moves." Said Cyborg holding the popcorn very still.

Then suddenly Beast Boy jumped over the coach, and fell on it making all the popcorn go flying. "Hey you guys!" "Yay! Flying corn that pops." Said Starfire catching the falling pieces of popcorn in her mouth.

"Beast Boy." Said Cyborg looking at Beast Boy as if he were about to strangle him.

"Um...It was an accident." Said Beast Boy. "This is going to be an accident when I'm done with you." Screamed Cyborg. "Friends please do not fight." Said Starfire getting in the middle of both of them. "Yeah, Starfire's right. No use fighting over spilled popcorn." Said Robin looking at both of them. " oh, alright I'll just go get some more popcorn." Said Cyborg getting up, and heading towards the kitchen.

Then when everybody was sitting down the movie started.

Now the strange thing was that through the movie Raven kept on scratching the cut that she had on her arm.

Then suddenly in the middle of the movie Raven froze solid, and her cape turned completely white. Then she fell on top of Beast Boy's legs, and passed out.

"Raven?" Said Beast Boy looking down at her. "Cyborg, Robin, Starfire something's wrong with Raven!" So, then Cyborg picked up Raven, and they carried her to the examining room.

They put her on an examining table, and Beast Boy put a chair beside her. He held her hand in his hands, and said, "don't worry Raven, everything's going to be alright. You can count on that." He only hoped that he was right.

Robin, Cyborg, and Starfire were trying to see what had happened to her. "Wait a minute." Said Robin remembering something. "Raven's arm. Maybe that scratch has something to do with this."

So, Cyborg picked up a machine, and Starfire opened the cast. "That's not going to hurt her right?" Asked Beast Boy. "No, she's asleep. She won't feel a thing." Said Cyborg.

So, Cyborg took a DNA sample, and put it in his computer. "Uh-oh." Said Cyborg. "That's just what I was afraid of." "What, what is wrong?" Asked Starfire. "Raven got this scratch from one of those creatures Slade created right?" Asked Cyborg. "Yeah..." Said Robin. "Exactly. Raven's got the Steel Metal Virus." Said Cyborg.

Everybody gasped.

But, just before anybody could say anything Slade appeared on the screen on the wall. He said, "Uh, the Teen Titans." What do you want Slade?" Said Robin. "I just wanted to tell you something that would make your search much easier. There's a cure to Raven's disease but, only one, and guess what... I've got it. And if you ever want to see your friend Raven again you'll do as I say." "What do you want us to do?" Asked Robin. "Oh, it's really very simple. Robin you will meet me at the dark alley beside the toy store, and you will come alone. Well, what do you say?"

"I can't." Whispered Robin to himself. "What!" Screamed Beast Boy in his ear, and suddenly got up from he's sit. " What do you mean you can't." "I can't it's just to risky." "Oooohhhhh. But, I'm pretty sure that if it was Starfire in that bed right now you'd just rush over to where Slade is, aren't I right?"

With Starfire right beside Robin, and nothing for him to say he asked Cyborg, "How long does she have?" "I'd say about 2 hours." Answered Cyborg. "Fine I'll go." "Great choice Robin, and remember alone." And with that Slade turned of the screen, and logged of.

"Alright here's the plan." Said Robin. "Cyborg you stay here with Raven, and try to get her to wake up. Beast Boy, and Starfire you're coming with me." Everyone said alright except for... "No!" "But, Beast Boy." Said Robin. "I said NO! I'm not leaving Raven alone." "But, if you don't come we'll never be able to get the cure in time."Said Robin. "Yeah! Come on BB it's exactly what she would want you to do." Said Cyborg. "Fine for Raven!" Said Beast Boy.

But, just before he left he leaned into Raven's ear, and whispered softly into it, "Just promise me you'll be alright."

When they finally got there Robin told Starfire, and Beast Boy to stay on the roof until he gave them the signal.

"Robin nice to see you around." Said Slade "You know as well as me that we're not here to talk." Said Robin. "Well, I guess your friend Raven just couldn't handle the pressure." Said Slade.

"Leave her alone!" Screamed Beast Boy, and at the same time Starfire signaled him to be quiet.

"It looks like we have some visitors. Not to worry, I also brought some friends to join the party." Said Slade.

"TEEN TITANS GO!" Shouted Robin.

And the Titans started to fight with the Robotic Slades.

Then suddenly when Slade was distracted Robin hit him with his metal stick, and the potion went flying in the air. "Starfire catch!" Shouted Robin to Starfire.

Then Starfire caught it in midair but, she wasn't looking forward, and Slade tripped her, and got the potion. "It's mine!" Slade said.

But, then Beast Boy morphed into an Anteater, and wrapped his long tongue around the potion, and pulled it in. Then he morphed back into Beast Boy, and said with the potion in his hand, "No, it's Raven's." And then he morphed into a Cheetah, and ran back to Titans Tower as fast as he could. With Robin hanging onto Starfire flying after him.

The Robots tried to attack but, Slade just told them, "No, let them go."

When they got back to Titans Tower Beast Boy ran towards Cyborg, and said in between breaths, "Here...is...the...potion."

Cyborg immediately logged it in the computer, and then gave it back to Beast Boy. "Here I think you should be the one to give it to her." Said Cyborg. "Thanks." Answered Beast Boy.

So, Beast Boy put one hand under Raven's head, and put her head up a bit. Then he got the potion, and gave it to her in her mouth, and she drank it. Then he put her head back down softly, and watched what happened.

Raven opened her eyes a little bit, looked into Beast Boy's eyes, and said, "I'm sorry."

Then she looked back up toward the ceiling, and a red laser came out of her chakra (The red diamond on her forehead). Then Raven's spirit came flying out through the laser. The spirit held Beast Boy's hand, and said to him, "I will never forget you...Beast Boy." And then she let go of his hand, and flew away.

Beast Boy couldn't believe what had just happened. Raven had died, I mean really died.

Of all of the things that could have happened Raven had died.