Publishing two chapters at one time…hmm…didn't think I'd live to see the day. Well, here y'all go. I hope this is better than the last chapter.
Beast Boy's POV
"Dude…this is where you LIVE!" I asked, staring at my surroundings. Raven looked back at me, holding Angel to her chest. "Umm yeah. Did you think we lived in a house made of paper or something?" she asked. I blinked. She looked so innocent, standing there, and then Malchior had to take it all away. Then again…Angel was probably the most adorable little girl I'd even seen. "Uh, what was the question?" I asked, forgetting what we were talking about. Raven rolled her eyes, leading me out of the foyer and leading me into the dining hall, where Malchior was talking to one of the chefs. Well…I thought it was the chef anyway. Who knows? Could have been the butler or something. With all these wacky rules around here, two plus two could equal fish.
"Excuse me interruption, Malchior, but we have a guest," Raven said in her calmest, most polite voice, bowing afterwards. Her husband nodded. "I see. Did you find our 'guest' on your little outing?" he asked. Raven took a deep breath. "Yes, my husband, I did." "And why were you out of the castle limits?" he retorted. "I could not find Angelina. I was curious if she had journeyed to the outside world, so I went out there as well," Raven said. "You have disregarded your duties as a mother, Raven. You were foolish to leave. I would have sent my troops out for Angelina, had you simply informed me," said Malchior, his voice cold. Raven bowed her head. "I was foolish, sir," she admitted solemnly. "But I did find our daughter. She is safe, and that I am thankful for." Dragon Man clenched his teeth together. "Our daughter, is an understatement. I believe she is your daughter, if anything."
Ouch. That's gotta hurt. Wait…would that mean that Angel isn't Malchior's daughter? But she has all the characteristics of that man, and…ugh…this is really hurting my brain. I'm just gonna stop thinking for a while.
Raven turned away from Malchior, a crystal tear slipping down her cheek. She held Angel close and gestured toward Malchior. "Oh, yeah," I said, remembering what I was supposed to do. Wait…what was supposed to do? "Your highness, I am…Beast Boy…and I come from the planet Earth." Well that was corny.
"So, you come from Earth," Malchior said softly, stealing a glance at Raven's turned back. "I understand that you and my wife are from the same planet." Well, technically, she was born on Azarath, but lived most of her life on Earth. "Um, yeah, that's right," I responded, scratching the back of my head. Malchior nodded. "Well, I am sure that you are tired from your journey. Chef!" he shouted. The man that he was talking to earlier stepped out of what was supposed to be the kitchen. I was right! It was the chef! "Yes, your Excellency?" he asked. "Please bring out a feast for myself and our Earthly guest, (wasn't he even going to share any of the food with the people of the castle or even his wife and daughter?)" Malchior responded, crossing his arms. "Right away, sir," said the chef, bowing quickly and rushing back into the kitchen. About ten minutes later, the same chef and tons of servants came out of the kitchen and put tons of kinds of foods on the table. "Whoa…this is what you people EAT!" I asked. Malchior looked at me strangely. "Why, yes. It is. Did you think we lived off of scraps or something?"
I stayed quiet and looked over the table of food. I was tempted to dive right into everything at once, but then I saw it. The most delicious substance ever to me bestowed upon vegetarians, like myself. The scrumptious, the mouth-watering TOFU!
"You guys serve tofu here?" I asked. Malchior nodded. "Many of the people in this castle are vegetarians like yourself. (How did he know?) We serve this stuff here on a regular basis, although I think that it is absolutely dreadful."
Oh boy. Another meat-eater. "Well, uh, I think that this stuff should be eaten, you know, so it doesn't get cold, and uh…ah, what the heck! Let's dig in, Dragon Man!" Did I just say that aloud? I called him Dragon Man using my actual voice in front of him! Hey, at least he didn't notice. Ah, where was I? Oh yeah! THE FIESTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
I began stuffing mouthfuls of tofu and other food that weren't meat into my mouth at the same time, swallowing them whole and then going for more. Malchior just sat at the end of the table delicately picking his pork apart, watching me stuff my face at the other end.
After five minutes, I had eaten practically one half of the table, and my appetite was still going strong. But eventually, like all cravings do, my feasting was brought to an end and I sat overstuffed at the end of the table, picking my teeth with a toothpick and putting my feet on the edge. I belched loudly and looked at Malchior, who was watching me with an expression that was both disturbed and amused.
"Well, sir, if you have eaten your fill," he began. "Then my servant will show you to your room." I stood up. "So, does this mean that you're letting me stay here?" I asked. "Well, if you were intending on leaving early…" "No! It's not that…ah never mind. So where's my room?" I asked. A servant boy about nine years old stepped out of the shadows and gestured for me to follow him into the hall. I did, and about three staircases later, I was showed to my room.
"Dude, this place is awesome!" I shouted, looking around my room. This place was probably twice as big as my room at Titans' Tower, complete with a king sized bed, a hugie window, and a TV! Man, this place must have been in contact with the 21st century somehow. I sat down on my bed, and realized that it was a water bed, and had these green plushy covers and pillows. Maybe I'll just stay here for a while. Wait…you idiot, what are you thinking? I can't just sit here on your lazy butt and forget about why you're even in Azarath! I've got to go and save Raven and her daughter, and take her back home! I don't care how awesome this castle is or how great the food tastes. I've got a mission, and I'm gonna complete it without a fuss. (Wow. Soooo official.)
Well, after making myself comfortable in my luxury room, I slipped out the heavy bronze door and walked down the hall. I morphed into a fly and went down the halls, because I didn't know if there was some wacko rule that you had to be in your rooms at some particular time and no later. (Hey! It's possible!) I was approaching the hallway that led to the royal bedchambers, which was probably where Malchior, Raven, and Angel were. I turned down the hall, still in fly mode, and heard voices coming from one of the bedchambers.
"Can you tell me a story, mama?" asked a little voice that belonged to Angel. "Oh…well…okay," said a voice that was Raven. "Once upon a time there were five super heroes who lived in a giant T-shaped tower. There was an alien girl named Starfire, a martial arts master named Robin, a half man half robot named Cyborg, a green shape shifter named Beast Boy, and a…a telekinetic named…Raven." "Just like you, mama?" asked the little voice. "Yes, Angel. Just like me," Raven responded. "Now these five super heroes defeated all kinds of bad guys and villains and put them in jail, always saving the day. Now there was this one time, where the telekinetic found a book, and it was about a man who had slain a dreaded dragon. This man was trapped inside the book, and the telekinetic didn't know until the book talked to her." "The book talked to her?" asked Angel. "Yes, it did. Now the book talked to the telekinetic quite a lot, and her teammates, especially Beast Boy and Cyborg, would accuse her of being creepy, but the book reassured her that she was not creepy at all, just different."
So that's what Malchior was saying to Raven when he was trapped in that book.
"See Angel, the telekinetic was happy to know that someone truly cared about her, so she helped bring the book return to man form, because he was supposedly the man who defeated the dragon. After being freed, the man helped the young girl master all kinds of dark arts and spells, and because the magic that she learned was dark, it almost hurt someone." "It almost hurt someone?" "It did. See, after the telekinetic confronted the man in the book about learning all this, he convinced her to help him reach his full potential, which means he wanted the girl to help him be truly free. She did help him, but the man was not a man at all, but a dragon in disguise. The telekinetic used what she had learned to defeat the dragon, and sealed him away in the same book he was trapped in before." "That was a sad story," said Angel. "Why did you think it was said?" Raven asked.
"Because the dragon betrayed the girl by using a different form. It seems like it could've actually happen," the little girl responded. Raven nodded and tucked Angel into bed. "That it did, that it did," she said, kissing her daughter on the forehead and leaving the room.
Sadly enough, I was sitting on the floor in human form when Raven came out of the room, and the first thing she did when she saw me was scowl. "Why are you sitting out there?" she asked sharply, crossing her arms. "Uhh, hangin' out?" I said with a sheepish smile. Raven scowled. "Why did you come here?" she asked coldly, her piercing violet eyes boring deep into my soul. I stood up on shaky knees. "To get you out of here, to take you home," I said, reaching for her hands. She pulled away from me and backed up. "Rorek has already tried that," she muttered. "Rorek?" I asked. "Malchior's good brother," she responded. "Anyway, I've been trying to get out of here but I've failed. Like I said, Rorek has tried to help me escape, but that didn't work either. I have to stay here, so Beast Boy, just…just go home and forget about it. Okay?" Her violet eyes were filled with tears as she said those words, making my heart fall apart. She was trapped in her own nightmare, and there was nothing she or anyone else could do. She knew I'd get hurt if I tried to help her, so she had to discourage me, even if that meant…what did it mean? Anyway, I moved towards the beautiful dark girl and tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear. She looked up at me with crystal tears rolling down her cheeks, and I pulled her into an affectionate hug. Raven wrapped both of her arms around me tightly, not ever wanting to let go, and neither did I. "You have to come home Raven," I whispered into her ear. She shivered lightly as my warm breath touched her skin. "I need you, Rae. I love you…"
As I said those words, she looked up at me in astonishment. I leaned down and kissed her firmly on the mouth, holding her more securely in my embrace. She melted right into the kiss, deepening it, and no one else in the world was there. No one else, of course, except Malchior.
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