I'm BACK BABY! I'm really sorry about not updating in an excruciating long time. My dad's computer is gay and it won't let us on the internet or into Microsoft Word or ANYTHING! We had to get it fixed, but it took like two weeks and it was so gay that it won't let people fix it so we had to get a new computer and I just now figured out how to get Word back up! (takes a big breath) That was a mouthful. AND all of my other stuff is still saved on the gay computer so I have absolutely no clue what I'm doing here. If this chapter sounds weird it's cuz I forgot what I've done in previous chappies. SO! With further adu…
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He's Back- Part Eight
Raven clutched Angel tightly in her arms with Beast Boy acting as a shield in front of her. Malchior's dragon form loomed over them, flames begging to be released from his reptilian mouth. "You cannot escape me, Raven," Malchior hissed. "You never could. I told you that you would pay the price if you would try to leave, and I am keeping my word." The dragon opened its mouth to full extent, white hot flames bursting out. "RAVEN! DODGE IT!" Beast Boy commanded, shoving her to the ground. He himself immediately 'hit the deck' as roaring flames came blasting out of the dragon's mouth. Malchior grinned with malice as he flamed, happy to make his wife and her friend pay the price. The smoke cleared slowly, giving Beast Boy and Raven time to retaliate, but it wasn't that simple.
"Mommy, I can't see," Angel murmured, rubbing her eyes vigorously. "It's alright sweetie, just keep your eyes closed," Raven cooed softly, creating a shield around them.
"Rae, how long can you keep the shield up?" Beast Boy asked, crawling over to her. "I don't know," Raven said in a slightly panicked voice. "I haven't used my powers for years. I'm not even sure this thing will hold another atta-AHHH!"
The dragon blasted another wave of fire at the three, obliterating the shield. With a power swipe of the tail, Malchior sent his enemies soaring through the air, the result ending with them colliding into the ground.
"MOMMY!" Angel shrieked rushing over to her mother, who was now unconscious. The woman lay mangled on the ground, dust and dirt coating her body. Her arms rested delicately across her stomach, blood dripping from her head onto her face and shoulders. "Momma, please wake up! Wake UP!" The little girl shook her mother's shoulders sharply, large crystal tears rolling down her cheeks. She turned her tear-washed face to Beast Boy. "Beast Boy, she won't wake up!"
"What?" he demanded, crawling over to Angel and her mother. He brushed a lock of hair out of her eyes, gazing upon her pain-stricken face. Then he noticed the major gash on the side of her head, the crimson blood pouring out of it. It was a deadly wound. She would die in minutes.
Beast Boy pupils shrank abnormally as he whipped his head around to the see the dragon landing before him. The changeling staggered over to the Beast Boy, hatred washing over him. "YOU MONSTER!" he roared maliciously, morphing into a T-rex and sinking his teeth into the dragon's leg. Malchior didn't even flinch. Beast Boy morphed back to human. "HOW COULD YOU DO THAT! SHE WAS YOUR WIFE! YOU TRICKED HER INTO THINKING YOU LOVED HER! I LOVED HER! YOU KILLED HER! I'LL KILL YOU!"
Without thinking, the changeling morphed into a magnificent green dragon. "This is payback," he hissed in dragon tone. (I don't know what dragon language is called)
Beast Boy summoned a great ball of fire in his mouth and blasted it in Malchior's direction, his confidence high.
Malchior dodged the fire ball easily and lunged for Beast Boy, sinking his fangs into his neck. The shape shifter roared in pain, his voice echoing through the barren lands.
Angel covered her ears, the pressure of the roar making her ears throb. Her gaze was panicked as she watched Beast Boy and Malchior's battle, also trying to heal her mother at the same time.
When Angel was somewhat younger, Raven had tried to teach her some of what she knew. That meant all of the dark magic and healing powers that she was capable of. She knew how to heal people, but it took a lot of concentration and silence. In this situation, she had neither. "Okay, Angel, focus," she said calmly, trying to trigger her powers. She squeezed her eyes shut, trying desperately to conjure a healing orb. She opened her eyes. Nothing happened.
She closed her eyes again, all the pain and suffering she had watched her mother endure for so long, all the scars she had seen, and all of the deaths she had witnessed. She needed to keep Raven alive, for the sake of herself and Beast Boy. She needed to heal her! She needed her powers to WORK!
BAM!
Gleaming blue magic engulfed Angel's hands, making the little sigh with relief. 'Now I can heal Momma,' she thought, placing her hands on Raven's gash.
The blood receded slowly, sinking back into Raven's head, and the gash sealing up. It seemed to take forever, but soon the wound was healed. Well, not completely. Raven had lost too much blood to stay conscious, but at least she was still breathing.
"GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
Beast Boy collapsed to the ground in pain, morphing back into his human form.
"BEAST BOY!" Angel screamed, rushing over to him. "That really hurt," he muttered weakly, trying to crawl over to where Raven was lying. "Is she dead?"
Angel shook her head. "I healed her! I don't know how I did it, but I did! She's lost too much blood keep herself awake."
"You mean she's alive!" Beast Boy asked happily, his eyes widening. "YES!" Angel yelled. "Thank you!" the changeling yelled, crawling faster. "I managed to distract Dragon Man for a while. He can't find me."
"That's good," said Angel. "But we're going to need more than distractions to kill my father. He'll find us."
Beast Boy nodded. "I know, but there's nothing I can do right now." He paused. "Wait a minute…can you go dragon?"
Angel looked surprised. "Can I what?" she asked quizzically. "Can you go dragon," the changeling repeated. "Well, I have once before, I just can't…I don't know how powerful I'd be," she trailed off.
The shape shifted grabbed Angel by the shoulders. "Angel, I know you can do it. You're the daughter of Malchior and Raven, for Pete's sake! Use your father's rage and your mother's love against him. You'll win Angel, I know it!"
Angel shuddered. "I'm not old enough," she said. "I don't know anything about fighting or dragonry. I'll get killed!" "This is a lot to ask for," Beast Boy. "Trust me. But our fate rests in your hands. If you can't take him, who will?"
Angel sighed. "Okay," she said. "I'll do it." She crouched down for a moment, concentrating on what she was going to become. "Dragon…" the muttered to herself. "Dragon…"
Suddenly, a magnificent light engulfed Angel, swirling around her like a vortex. The light expanded quickly, and soon, a gorgeous white dragon stood before them. Angel's dragon form was a bit smaller than her father's, but nonetheless dangerous looking. She snorted lightly as if to say 'goodbye,' and then took flight to find her father.
"That's my girl," Beast Boy said proudly, looking at her as if she was his daughter.
"You there!" shouted a voice. Beast Boy looked up. Someone was running towards them, and he looked oddly like Malchior. "Oh no, not this," he whispered in terror. "And Angel is out there. This is really bad."
"Raven, is that you?" the voice asked, coming closer. "Get away from her!" Beast Boy growled, wrapping his arms protectively around Raven.
"Excuse me?" the person asked, his features exposed. The man held a striking resemblance to Malchior, the same shape, skin tone, hair color and everything. There were only two differences between Malchior and this man. The new guy's face kind and affectionate, and his eyes were soft and green, instead of an icy blue.
"Uh, who are you, exactly?" Beast Boy asked quizzically, cocking an eyebrow. The man bowed. "I am Rorek, Malchior's brother. I heard an explosion and saw the fire, and I thought that my brother had transformed." Rorek gestured to the barren grounds. "I guess I was right."
Beast Boy nodded. "Yeah. Angel's out there right now trying to fight him." He conveniently forgot to add that he was the one who asked her to.
"B-beast Boy?" Raven whispered faintly, her eyelids fluttering open. "Raven!" he yelped joyfully, hugging her gently. "What happened?" she asked, her voice raspy. She tried weakly to it up. "Where's Angel? Are you okay? Ouch." She fingered lightly at the scar on her head where the gash had been. "Angel healed you," Beast Boy said, cradling her. "Where is she?" Raven asked, her mother mode taking over. Beast Boy took a deep breath. 'She's gonna killed me for this,' he thought. He took a deep breath. "Raven, Angel went out to fight Malchior." Raven drew her breath in sharply.
"No, calm down," the changeling said, stroking her hair. "Don't be mad at her, it was my fault. I asked her to go and fight her. You can kill me if you want to." Raven's eyes widened. "You asked a little three-year-old girl to fight her own father?" she asked in horror. "Yes," Beast Boy said, tears of guilt coming to his eyes. "I'm so sorry Rae, I…I'll understand if you never want to speak to me again. I put her in danger." He bowed her head. Raven squeezed her eyes shut, tears running out. "I can't believe this," she whispered. "Beast Boy, I'm more scared for Angel than mad at you." She took a deep breath. "I love you, and you know it. The error that you made…I can't believe you would do that." The changeling's face fell. "But right now, we have to focus on destroying Malchior."
Yes, I know that this chapter was crap, and kind of short on my part, but this was all I had. I am in desperate need of suggestions, so please, if anyone has any idea of how to make it better, I would greatly appreciate your suggestions.