Beast Boy jerked himself straight up against the back of the bed.
He was covered in a cold sweat.
His heart hammered against his chest, and he felt tingles going up his spine.
A sickening reality swept over him.
He leapt out of the bed.
He had to go find Raven, and they had to get out of here right away.
Looking down abruptly, he saw her..
She was in a crumpled heap on the ground, with her cloak completely covering her rigid form.
"Shit.." Scooping her up he laid her gently on the bed.
He realized there was only one explanation, and he tipped up her chin. There was a thin red line of blood, going from her ear, to her jaw. Paper thin. It was aligned in the shape of.. "Shit." He said again out loud. He shook her hard. She had tried to read his mind. "Why?" He said. There was no time for this now. He had to get out of here. He sensed their presence everywhere.. Scooping her up, he levitated and made for the window. A chilling breeze was sweeping through the sleeping town. They were coming. He held her straight in front of him, and slid out the window. They couldn't stay here. He knew it had been a bad idea..
"Hyah!" Robin spin kicked through the air, crash landing on one of the creatures. He paused to catch his breath. His head was a blur. Ware were all these iron masked figures coming from? They had been fighting for two hours and barely made a dent. Suddenly he felt himself being lifted from the ground. "Starfire, what are you doing?" He shouted. She looked down at him briefly. "There are to many Robin, Cyborg said we had better retreat." Robin's eyes were wide. Cyborg was calling all the shots? Bee had grabbed Cyborg's shoulders and they were close behind Robin and Starfire. "To the Tower Starfire." said Robin. "We need to make a plan and recuperate.
Once they were inside the tower, they all sat down around the large table. Cyborg began first. "I would like to start by saying, that since we decided to split up, four damn years ago, we haven't tried to fight crime together since. We are no longer 'Teen Titans' lets get that straight right now." Starfire spoke up. "I know. It is true that we are no longer the great friends we used to be, but our city is under attack. We have to-" Bee cut in "Starfire is right Cy. But what about Raven and Beast Boy?" There was a pause of silence.. Robin turned to everyone, he had been thinking, and he had come up with something. "We need backup. There is no way we can defeat these.. things... and find Raven and Beast Boy at the same time. We have to call Titans East." Everyone turned to look at him. Starfire spoke first. "Excellent idea Robin." Cyborg and Bumblebee nodded as well.
Robin turned to Cyborg. "I am going to need you to contact them. We need them here ASAP." Cyborg dialed into Titans East projectile screen, and Aqualad appeared. "Cyborg! We just received word that the city limits is under attack, no time to talk! Cyborg rolled his eyes. "Your wasting your time." He said, quickly explaining the best he could. "..So.. we need ya'll down here right away.
"Cyborg, we will be down there as soon as possible."
Ten minutes later, there was pounding on the door.
Starfire flew to the door and opened it. In came Mes and Menos, Speedy and Aqualad.
Once everyone was inside, they all had a seat at the round table.
Then everyone began talking at once. "Quiet!" Bee yelled. When she had everyone's attention, she began talking. "We are still cutting it close Robin. We may now have enough backup to cover searching for Raven and Beastboy, but what about the City Limits? Robin turned to Bee. "I know this." He said sharply. Bee took the hint. "Now, we need someone here at the tower, to thoroughly search it, and wait, in case Beast Boy and Raven come back." Everyone nodded. "We need at least two people out searching for Raven and Beast Boy." Again, everyone nodded their heads. "And the rest of us, will go back to the City Limits, and fight." There was no disagreements.
Speedy spoke up. "I am going to the city limits." He said.
Aqualad nodded. "And I will stay here to search the Tower and watch for Raven and Beast Boy."
"That leaves Mes and Menos to search for them." Said Robin.
Mes and Menos zipped around Robin twice. "We will do it. We will do it." They said in unison.
"Uh.. Yeah.." Said Robin, who was a little freaked out by them.
Raven opened her eyes with a groan. Where was she? She felt like she was moving. She looked down and let out a small scream. She was in the air. Beast Boy covered her mouth. "Shut up." He hissed in her ear. "Beast Boy? What are you doing? Where are we going?" Beast Boy didn't answer for a while. "You tried to read my mind." He said lowly. She looked at him, shocked. "How did you know?" He looked down at her sharply. Then he lightly touched below her ear, where the cut was made. She cringed. And he drew his fingers down, from her ear, to her jaw where the cut ended. She looked at him. "This happened because I read your mind?" she asked. "No." He said again, in a low tone. "This happened, because I locked you out of my mind."
She looked at him questioningly, but he ignored her. "Why would you try read my mind?" he asked, somewhat angrily.
"I needed answers Beast Boy, and if you weren't going to give them to me, I was going to get them myself.
I was able to read your mind for a little while before you blocked me out. Beast Boy, answer me this. Who is Catalina, and what does she have to do with this?" Pain tore across Beast Boy's face. She saw it, and was sorry she had asked. She felt his body tighten, and his grip on her loosen. "Some questions are better left not answered." He said. Turning his head away from her. She didn't question him. Several minutes later she spoke. "Beast Boy, where are we going?" "The only place I know you can be safe." You? did that mean he would leave her, once they reached their destination? Beast Boy nodded. "Yes. I will." She looked up at him abruptly. "You read my mind!" He looked at her. "Yes. I too, can now read minds." He laughed bitterly. "I now can do uncomprehendable things. I have done uncomprehendable things." She looked up at him. Why was he doing this? He could have just left her somewhere, He could have just let whatever was after them find her. And kill her. She knew she only added to his problems. But he still protected her. He still kept her safe. Why? And how had he gotten into this whole mess? She knew she didn't have the answers now, but she knew she would get them.. Somehow.
A/N: I appreciate your comments. Please note that I know exactly where I am taking this story. Some things are surprising, but in the end, it will all pull together.