Rochwenn90: You give me too much credit. I am just not capable of delivering some kind of cliff hanger at the end of EVERY CHAPTER...that is your area of expertise...but anyway, glad you liked it...and just as a heads up...I've got another cliff hanger coming...and an ending that answers a lot of questions...heh...
ravenfairie: Glad to see you're still reading...hopefully with the school year winding down, my posts will be more frequent.
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NOTES: I've still got a few more chapters lined up for this story...but once I finish, I'm puttin FanFiction on hold for a bit. Working on these stories has given me a lot of inspiration foran original thing I'm working on. I'll probably post it on FictionPress once I get far enough into it, so you could read it if you want to. Well...without staling any further, Chapter Seven
Chapter Seven: Connections
A few hours later in Titans Tower, Terra jumped out of bed as she reached for her beeping communicator. She flipped it open and sighed, "Beast Boy…" Beast Boy smiled nervously, "Yeah…uh…we gotta talk." Terra sat down on her bed, "Ok…" Beast Boy shook his head, "Not now…this is gonna be one on one. I don't want anyone else to hear this." He paused slightly, "Your team…or mine. Please! It's important…" Terra sighed, "Fine, where?" Beast Boy checked his watch, "Pizza place downtown…five minutes." Terra nodded and hung up.
She walked out of her bedroom and headed to the main room of the Tower. The other Titans were already up and wandering around. Terra stopped just inside the door, "Hey guys!" The others stopped what they were doing and turned to Terra. She continued, "I'm meeting Beast Boy downtown in five minutes. He wants me to come alone…but I want you guys to be standing by in case he tries something stupid."
Beast Boy was sitting outside looking around at the passing crowd. Terra came walking up slowly and sat down next to him. She glared at beast Boy, "I saw your team…what are they doing here?" Beast Boy grinned, "Terra, we both know neither one of us was gonna come alone after the bank. As long as they don't hear anything, I don't care who's here."
He stared at Terra a moment before continuing, "I need you to talk to Raven for me." Terra looked confused, "Why not talk to her yourself?" Beast Boy shrugged, "I'm sure she found out about everything. I'm gonna need to redeem myself a little before I try to talk to her." Terra smirked, "You could start by comin back to the Tower…" Beast Boy shook is head, "No way. I still can't trust you Terra…not after…" Terra started to get up, "Then why come to me?" Beast Boy reached out and grabbed her arm, "Because you're the only one who would give me a second chance." He glanced down at the table, "I want to be one of the good guys Terra, and I gotta say...I admire your whole 'conversion.' But I don't really find it convincing." He looked up and smiled nervously "Besides, I've never been one to follow orders." Terra smirked, "Tel me something I don't know…"
Beast Boy stared deep into Terra's eyes, "Just promise me you'll get a message to my mom…" Terra nodded, "Fine…" Beast Boy shivered slightly, "Tell her I saw Slade last night…" He saw the terrified look in Terra's eyes and clarified himself, "Don't worry, it was a dream. But…he said something about changing the world. Then, he took his mask off, and it was me…just older…like my dad's age." Terra looked confused, "What does this have to do with…" Beast Boy cut her off, "Dreams always have some deep meaning…like a look into the future or something. I just want my mom to know what I saw. It was weird. He had this weird lookin orange mark on his forehead…and…" Beast Boy shuddered, "I don't even wanna think about it." He looked up at Terra, "Just give her the message." Beast Boy closed his eyes and got up from the table. He gave Terra a friendly wave and headed for the other side of town. Terra sat at the table for a moment and watched him leave. Then she got up and headed back to the Tower.
Nightwing paced back and forth along the hallway, "I don't know Raven…" Changeling glared at him, "Nightwing, we've seen this before. Raven's dreams can't be taken lightly…especially when Slade's involved." Nightwing sighed, "But Slade's been gone for years…" Raven nodded, "But he was working for Trigon when we last saw him. He's still out there." Changeling glanced over at Nightwing, "Raven's visions tend to come true…in some way." Nightwing nodded, "True…but what about…" Raven shook her head, "Not everything can be predicted Nightwing. I stopped having visions of the apocalypse the night Changeling and I started going out." She smiled slightly, "There are definitely a few variables to consider…"
"What's goin on," Cyborg asked as he walked up. Nightwing shook his head, "Slade…" Cyborg stopped dead in his tracks, "No way…he's gotta be like 80 now." Raven stared out one of the massive window, "Technically, he's dead…" Cyborg shrugged, "Whatever. I though he was out of the picture." Nightwing nodded, "He was…but Raven saw him last night in a dream." Cyborg laughed nervously, "Heh, well…maybe it's something we should look into then."
Raven started to speak when Starfire came floating over, "Um, friend Raven, there is a message for you from Terra. She is on the screen in the control room." Raven rushed down the corridor toward the control room. "What happened now…?"
Terra watched the screen nervously waiting for Raven to arrive. Her mind was racing a mile a minute. "She's gonna think I'm nuts," she thought. Suddenly Raven appeared on the other side. She smiled slightly, "What's going on Terra?" Terra sighed, "It's Beast Boy…He wanted me to give you a message." Raven nodded. Terra hesitated slightly before continuing, "He had a dream last night…Slade attacked him in a cave and…" Raven jumped in, "Where is he now?" Terra jumped slightly, "Who?" Raven was shaking, "Beast Boy." Terra stuttered "He uh…um…I don't k now. He said Slade had like an orange mark on his head…and he said something about destiny…" Raven gasped, "No…" Raven started speaking frantically. There was a genuine fear in her voice, "Find Beast Boy. Get him here. I need to see him now!" Terra started to speak, but Raven cut her off, "Don't ask questions Terra, just do it! I'll send a Javelin down to the Tower. Bring Beast Boy up here."
Raven shut of the screen and ran toward the door. On her way out she called to Bumble Bee who as up by the control panel, "Bumble Bee, send a Javelin down to Titans Tower, we're going to have some visitors." Then she bolted out of the door to rejoin Nightwing and the others. Changeling looked up as Raven came running over, "What is it?" Raven was shaking as she spoke, "It's Beast Boy. He had the same dream last night. He saw Slade…I was in his dream."
She started pacing around frantically, "Slade said something to him last night. I need to know what it was." Changeling reached out and grabbed Raven's arm, "Rae, clam down. You gotta relax." Raven shook her head, "No you don't get it. Slade came to Beast Boy last night, and he said something about his destiny. This is big…" Changeling pulled his arm away, "How do you know?" Raven kept circling the hallway, "Terra told me. She talked to Beast Boy, and he asked her to…" Nightwing jumped in, "This is starting to spin out of control. If Trigon is somehow connected to all this, this could be way out of our league."
Frostbyte glared at Beast Boy, "What was that? What happened to takin them down?" Beast Boy shrugged, "I was just frustrated. I don't wanna be the bad guy. As long as we call ourselves the Titans, we gotta live up to the name." Frostbyte growled, "I don't care about some stupid name. The Titans humiliated me…and I want revenge. We all got beef with the Titans, and we want payback!" Beast Boy jumped up, "I don't! I'm not a criminal Frostbyte. Even Terra agrees with that." Frostbyte smirked, "Heh, and she's such a reliable person." Beast Boy was shaking with rage, "Well, she knows when to give someone a second chance. If you can't back me on this, then get out." Frostbyte shook his head, "You can't kick me out…" Beast Boy roared, "Watch me!" He morphed into a giant gorilla and wrapped a large hand around Frostbyte's neck. Beast Boy's eyes were glowing a violent shade of red as he launched Frostbyte across the room. Frostbyte lost consciousness as he crashed into the wall, and his limp body hit the floor.
A harsh voice whispered in Beast Boy's ear, "That's it child…get angry!" Beast Boy wheeled around, but there was no one there. He turned back to Frostbyte as Nano burst into the room. She looked down at Frostbyte's motionless body, "Beast Boy…what the hell did you do?" Beast Boy morphed back to his normal form and collapsed to his knees breathing heavily. He jumped as his communicator went off. He flipped it open to see a frightened Terra. "Beast Boy, you gotta come back to the Tower. There's a Javelin waiting to take us up to the League. Raven needs to see you now!" Beast Boy stuffed the communicator into his pocket, then morphed into a hawk and flew off toward Titans Tower.
Beast Boy glanced over at Terra as the two of them followed Starfire through the Watchtower. He didn't want to admit it, but he was starting to understand why Nightwing and the others trusted her so much. He looked away when he heard Raven running down the hallway. She stopped in front of Beast Boy and placed her hands on his shoulders as she stared deep into her son's eyes, "Tell me everything!" Beast Boy shrugged, "I…don't remember…" Raven shook him roughly, "You have to! Slade…What did he tell you?" Beast Boy struggled to remember Slade's words, "He…uh…he said I would change the world…and that I would…something about your destiny…" Raven was silent for a moment. Terra and Beast Boy could see the fear in her eyes. Raven stuttered with her first few words, "Beast Boy…I…we…has anything else happened?" Beast Boy nodded, "Yeah…I lost it with one of my teammates, and it felt like someone else was controlling me…Then I heard Slade tell me to get angry…" Raven gasped, "Oh my God…" Raven closed her eyes and sighed, "This is not a good sign."
End Chapter Seven