ack, i havent updated in forever and im sooooo sorry. craziness at my horse center...yeah

pcsoccerpmt-i know, that must truly be the reason (blushes) thanks again for your kind words. sure hope you didnt have a nervous breakdown!

Rouge-ok...thanks...i know im woonderful, i dont need you to tell me that!

right...ill try to make this chapter long since its been so long 18 days wow

As he approched the shoreline with Raven on his back, Beast Boy realized he had yet another problem. How was he supposed to get the two of them onto the island. Sure, horses can swim, but not that far and not with a sleeping girl on their back.(why isnt there a bridge or something? they arent very smart are they? how does robin get the r-cycle back and forth? sorry...) He decided the easiest thing to do would be to morph into something that could fly them over to land. He took a running start, lept off a small cliff and morphed into an eagle. He immediatly realized his mistake. As an eagle his neck was bigger than it was as a horse. Raven realized this very quickly too. There was so much pressure on her wrists she woke up screaming. It was unbearable. Thinking quickly, BB turned into a small bird. She fell away from him toward the water. He turned into a whale and got there before him so that she landed on his back. Forgetting all pain and weakness, she began pounding on him and yelling.
"Idiot! What's wrong with you? If I could use my power, I'd-" but she stopped herself quickly because pain was shooting up her arms. She sat quietly as the tower grew larger and larger. Cyborg, Robin, and Starfire were standing on the shore watching them aproch(sp?). Starfire started jumping up and down and pointing as they approched. Raven felt herself drifting once again into unconciousness. Star flew out and lifted her gently as her eyes fell shut. She gently carried her friend back to shore where the others were waiting. BB arrived shortly behind her.
"Come on, we need to get her up to the infirmary," Robin said, leading Star by the elbow.

Raven's eyes blinked open to the blinding white of curtains and ceiling(wich i still cant spell). She was vaugely aware that her wrists were still tied. She groaned in pain. Cyborg appeared over her and propped up the back of her bed. She glared at him as her head pounded.
"Sorry, but we need you somewhat aware of what's going on," he apologized. Beast Boy, Robin, and Starfire gathered next to him. "It's gonna be really difficult to get these ropes out. They're pretty deep in your skin, probably against the bones. Wouldn't be suprised if at least one of your wrists was broken," he said solemly as he examined the wound gently. Raven just groaned again.
"Would you like some water Friend Raven?" Starfire asked, ever cheerful. She nodded. He throat burned from yelling. Star brought a large cup with a twisty purple straw that made strange noises as Raven drank from it. Star giggled, Robin and Beast Boy couldn't help but laugh, and even Raven allowed a small smile. Cyborg was gathering scissors and other necesary instruments and looked around the room startled. It was just like Star to lighten things up.
Cyborg walked back over with a tray of menacing looking tools. They were all very pointy and scary looking. Raven wimpered a bit as he lifted a small knife. BB walked around to the other side of her bed and placed his hands on her shoulders.
"Thanks," she whispered. He smiled. As Cyborg carefully cut the first layer of rope, Raven flinched and closed her eyes in pain. She did everything she could to fight back tears. Who knows what they could do now that she was starting to regain strength. He stopped as the first cut severed a loop of rope.
"This is really deep. If that hurt, it's gonna be torture to get out the rest." He said, looking up at her.
"Then Starfire, Robin, you'd better leave. I don't know what my powers might do if I scream or something. I don't want you to get hurt. Beast Boy, I'd appreciate if you'd stay, but I don't want anything to happen to you either. You know what could happen. It's your choice." He couldn't help thinking how brave she was. He didn't want to make her go through this alone.
"I'll stay," he said with more courage then he felt as Robin and Star left. She breathed a sigh of relife.
"Alright. Ready?" Cyborg asked, raising the tiny blade again. She nodded. She felt slicing pain as the knife began to cut her bonds(does that make sense...). She could feel her skin being cut with the rope and her muscle being torn apart. He was right, it was torture, and this wasn't even the deepest rope.She squeezed her eyes shut and let tears rolls down her cheeks. Each breath was careful and deliberate. She tried to think hard about each inhale and exhale to keep her mind busy. It didn't work very well. A light directly above the bed shattered and glass rained down. BB ducked and in doing so sheilded Raven's face.
"Yikes!" Cyborg shouted, "Any chance you could keep destruction away from us?" She nodded. He had a point. There was a brief pause and then more searing pain. "I've almost got one hand free. It's not tied as tight as the other one. I'll cut it free and bandage it, but it's gonna hurt-a lot." Fighting back tears of anticipation, Raven nodded again. Once again, terrible pain. There was only a tiny bit left and Cyborg pushed hard on the knife to cut through it. As the final fibers broke, Raven screamed. One of the other beds flew into the air and crashed through a window. It sat there, half inside, half outside. She forced her eyes open and saw her right hand in a puddle of blood, but free of the rope. BB helped Cy stop the bleeding with some towels and then wrap a white gauze around the wound.
"Alright, one down, one to go!" BB smiled, trying to sound optomistic. Raven forced a small smile.
"Ready?" Cyborg asked once again, looking up at her. She swallowed back tears, took BB's hand with her bandaged one, and nodded. The blade of a small knife poked into the cut, scarping against muscle and bone as it cut through the rope. More pain then she had ever felt. Her emotions screamed inside her head. Tears fell freely down her face. Her breath was fast and came in gasps. She gripped BB's hand tight even though it caused her other arm to throb with pain. She could barely make out his voice drifting to her through a fog of pain.
"It's alright Rae, hang in there. Almost done, it's ok." Sweet nothings that hardly registered in her mind, but the sound of his voice, of any voice, was comfort. She turned her head and buried it in his shoulder as the pressure increased for the final cut. Once again, she screamed, but it was muffled by BB. The bed that was balanced on the endge of the tower plunged down toward the island. Stroking her hair, BB whispered to her, "It's over Rae, all done, you're fine now. All over." She slowly lifted her head and gazed blankly as Cyborg mopped up blood and wrapped her wrist tightly.
"This one's definatly broken," he said quietly and started getting out cast materials. When it had stopped bleeding, he placed it in a white cast. "Well, that's all I can do. When you're feeling better, I guess you can heal it, but for now, that's it." She stared downs at her two bandaged hands and wiggled her fingers. Waves of pain still pulsed steadily up her left arm. She turned and let herself fall against BB. He wrapped his arms around her and cradled her gently, brushing strands of hair from her face. Her head fell onto his shoulder and she felt herself drifting off to sleep.
"I'm gonna take her into her room,"BB said quietly and Cyborg nodded. He lifted her and very carefully brought her to her room, where he lay her down of her circular bed. He pulled then blankets up around her and turned to leave.
"Thank you so much for everything," she whispered. He smiled and left, letting the door slide shut.

Back in the common room, Robin's face was buried in his hands. Saterfire sat next to him with an arm around his shoulder.
"How could I let this happen? It's all my fault. I should have gone after Falcon, but instead I let it go and she did this to Raven! Why didn't I do something?" He pulled at his hair and pounded his fists against his forehead. "Why was I so stupid?"
"Please, no more of the Robin yelling at Robin! It was not your fault. You could not have changed what happened, so please just accept the past."
"I can't Star. I've put you guys in danger. I can't let her take away the best thing I have, my friends. I can't let her hurt you." He sighed and fell back onto the couch. "I need to get out of here. Do you want to go for a walk?" She smiled and nodded and they headed outside. Strolling along the warm shores of the island, Robin could feel his worries drifting away. The sun was setting and beams of light danced across the water. Starfire walked next to him and he casually placed a hand on hers. She giggled and leaned her head against his shoulder.(even though shes taller than him...)
"Everything will be alright," she sighed. At that moment, he couldn't help but agree. Suddenly, a large robotic arm thing rose out of the water, grabbed Starfire, and pulled back under. Robin hardly had time to register what had happened before Slade appeared in front of him.
"Awwwww, Roby has a girlfriend. How cute. Too bad she's mine now!" Falcon sneered at him from behind the mask. "Don't bother chasing after her. You'll never get her back. And if you do, I'll make sure it's too late." Falcon dissapeared, leaving Robin alone on his knees, the warm sunlight flowing over him.

fwahahahahahahaha! the best cliff hanger ever theyre all gonna die! how bout that? yeah? ok, good. no, its not over. but what will happen next? good question...(starts to think really hard)

review and tell me what i should do! (im clueless!)