I'm back! (grins) But first, I need to apologize to the viewers who couldn't review before! I didn't realize "Anon. reviews" was disabled until about a day after I posted the first chapter, so you can review now if you don't hate me…

And a heads up to all: There's a good chance I won't be able to update this story for about a week because of the evil Final Exams. Yeah, I've still got school because of snow days and junk. Ok, so one more interruption (Reviewer Responses) and then we can let the action commence!

Reviewer Responses:

Angel Caida: Yes, yes it was. I have the need to point out the obvious sometimes.

Skeet: Thank you! I started having doubts as soon as I posted it up. Pie is good. Maybe I should give out Popsicles next time, it's hot out.

CalliopeMused: Thanks, I'm glad you liked the first chapter! I had a hard time making Slade as hate-able as his character is (to me, anyway). I neglected to mention in the first chapter that this is what I imagined "The Prophesy" to be before it aired. Hopefully, that explains why I picked a topic lots of people have already written about. I watch too much TT, which might be how I picked up on each character's "essence", if you will. But, I think I proved that when I had the idea of putting actual episode quotes in the story.

swirlyeyes28: Only after you have tried my homemade Glorg…and agree that I have more camels. (hahaha!...our inside jokes are weird…)Thanks! It was meant to be dark, but Beast Boy will have his "moments" and lighten the mood in some places. I mentioned earlier that I imagined this as if it were an episode, so don't expect a Harry Potter length novel. Sorry to break your heart (and anyone else's for that matter), but I will come out with better and longer stories as time goes on. If that didn't answer your question, I would say 5-ish chapters total, depending on where I decide to end chapters and such.

Raven42431: Another story? Sure, this is my first and (so far) only original story/idea. I may offer to do requests later on. I'm working on a Romeo/Juliet parody featuring BB/Rae, but it's insane (not like the style I've written this story in at all) and it still needs tweaking. That one will come out later this summer.

Thanks for reviewing! I really appreciate this, so here's the next chapter!

Chapter 2

The fight began without hesitation. Robin charged straight into Slade for a full frontal assault while Cyborg and Starfire covered his blind-spots from the sides. Beast Boy's job was to recover Raven.

Robin chose to stick with hand to hand combat, as some of his explosive disks were powerful enough to demolish what was left of Raven's room, and leave a gaping hole in the tower, no less. Slade seemed to humor Robin, as he countered every one of Robin's martial arts moves without unleashing his new fire based abilities.

"Why are you here!—ngghh—What do you want with Raven!—rgghh—Who are you working for!—Gahhh!"

Robin was swinging his bo staff furiously towards Slade, too enraged to notice how his temper dulled his skills. Slade easily landed an uppercut on Robin who was flung backwards instantly. Starfire retaliated with a barrage of starbolts. Cyborg didn't have a clear shot, but he was faced with other problems. The brief recharge left him with roughly three full blasts from his sonic cannon, and if he were to shoot now, he would draw attention towards Raven's direction. Beast Boy was having trouble digging Raven out; turning into anything from a bear to tiger, he finally succeeded in morphing into an animal with the limb strength to haul away the debris. Beast Boy freed Raven and changed back from his gorilla form to bring Raven back into consciousness.

"Raven? Raven, can you hear me? C'mon, you gotta wake up! Say something…"

Raven groaned softly, but it was obvious that she was too weak to do anything. Scorch marks left on her leotard suggested that she had suffered at least second degree burns while fighting Slade on her own. Beast Boy proceeded with plan B of their strategy: if he couldn't get Raven to wake up, he had to get her out of there quickly and as far away from the fight as they could get.

Beast Boy picked Raven up by the waist and slung her arm around his shoulders, propping her up on his side. He started to head for the window, preparing himself for the transformation into a pterodactyl when Starfire flew in front of his path. She crashed into the structure that resembles a raven's beak above the bed, causing it to crumble. Beast Boy stopped to see if Starfire was hurt.

"Ugghhh…" Starfire sat up, rubbed her head and looked at her hand to check for bleeding. Starfire seemed to recover quickly, thanks to her Tameranian strength that naturally boosted her melee skills.

"Star! You okay?"

"Yes, you need not have concerns for me, Beast Boy. Raven must be taken to safety immediately; her injuries are far worse than my own." Starfire replied, adding a reassuring smile.

Beast Boy smiled back and nodded. It was then from the corner of his eye that Beast Boy noticed Slade slowly approaching them. Robin was struggling to get up from against the opposite wall. His broken bo staff lay near Cyborg who had used two of his three shots and spent the rest of his energy dodging the flaming assault from Slade. Both were hunch over on hands, knees and elbows.

Beast Boy didn't notice how hard the team struggled with occupying Slade as he dug Raven out from the wreckage. Slade was closing his distance from Beast Boy, who was backing away slowly, careful not to turn his back towards Slade. Starfire raised herself as her eyes glowed an acid green color, but she hesitated, making sure her moves were not too sudden.

"Are you going to let your friends have all the fun? Or were you just nice enough keep Raven company until I annihilated her as well?"

"Leave her alone!"

"She's already alone."

Slade was caught up in the moment and didn't notice the two powerful beams that were heading straight for him until it was too late. Starfire hovered some mere feet away, her eyes smoked in the corners from the intensity of the attack.

"You will not threaten to harm my friends!" Starfire emphasized her words in response to Slade's comment on Raven being 'alone.'

Slade got up, he was a few feet further than before, but suddenly looked more dangerous from that distance.

"How touching…"

It only took a nanosecond for Slade to go from 0 to 30 (sounds slow, but we're not talking about cars at the moment…). Flight was a relatively new ability, but since everyone excluding Raven and Robin was frozen in time during the last encounter, it comes to no surprise Beast Boy and Starfire were stunned.

"What! Since when can Slade fly!"

"Beast Boy!" Starfire dove to tackle the two before they got hit by Slade. They landed roughly on the ground, especially Beast Boy who was under Starfire. There were no injuries, but something was missing…

Clenched in Slade's outstretched hand was the hood of Raven's cloak, which was the only thing that was holding her up.

Starfire rolled over and they both realized what had just happened. They were both ready to pounce on Slade when he suddenly held out his free hand in the gesture that symbolized 'Stop'.

"Don't worry about Raven," Slade said as the two titans rose to there feet.

"No…" Beast Boy said quietly, he wasn't sure what Slade planned to do, but it didn't spell anything good from the way he spoke.

"You will meet up soon enough. We have some preparations to make for a very special guest."

Slade lowered himself to the ground, but he didn't stop there. Infact, his body started to go past the floor itself, the way Raven travels through barriers.

"No!"

Beast Boy ran as fast as his legs could push him, but it didn't seem to be enough. It was almost like watching Slade slip away frame by frame in slow motion, until at last, the top of his head was nowhere to be seen. He slipped away again…and this time, he has Raven.

THWUMP

Beast Boy slammed his fist on the ground where Slade escaped. There was no telling where he could have gone. He was supposed be dead. Right when it seemed things were resolved, he returned, more dangerous than ever. 'So close…' was the thought that was stinging Beast Boy's mind, he was only a second too late. A second too late for what? What was it that Beast Boy would've done if here was there a second earlier? Could he really saved her anyway? Deep inside, Beast Boy started to feel useless as the thoughts entered his mind.

Starfire was speechless. She was angry at Slade, she felt worried for Raven and she felt scared for what might happen next. Seeing Beast Boy hunched over on the floor on that exact spot Slade had been hovering over only a minute ago, eyes shut tight from anger made Starfire wonder what she could possibly do now. Beast Boy seemed in an unstable state of mind, and it didn't seem wise to talk to him right away. Being the youngest member of the team, Beast Boy had insecurities from the beginning. Now that a notorious villain was able to break into the tower and snatch a helpless titan, he felt worse inside because he was partially responsible. 'Perhaps he needs a minute alone…' this had become the most chaotic hours in Titan's history yet.

Across the room, Robin began to stir. He flipped himself over onto his back but groaned from exhaustion. He suffered from some cuts and bruises, but it was the burns that immobilized most of his body. Even his polymerized titanium cape was torn.

"Robin!" Starfire quickly turned her attention to the wounded leader. She flew over with speed and landed softly besides Robin. Carefully, she lifted Robin into a reclined position in her arms. She held him in this motherly fashion, listening intently for what he was trying to say in a strained voice.

"Wh…where's…Raven…?" Robin weakly inquired. Starfire looked with wide eyes into his mask. She opened her mouth slightly as if to take in breath for a long speech, but when no words could be found, she closed her mouth and blinked sadly away. She wanted to look anywhere but his face at the moment.

It was silent enough in the room for Beast Boy to hear Robin's question. He slowly opened his eyes, no longer angry with himself. It seemed like Robin's question got through to him and calmed him. Beast Boy was staring at the floor, but when Starfire didn't answer, he turned his head in their direction. He wore a solemn expression on his face while Starfire's eyes resembled those of a lost child. She was silently pleading for an answer to give to Robin from Beast Boy. He responded by looking down, as if to say that he was defeated. Starfire understood the message and proceeded to take Robin to the medical lab. The words 'I don't know' just didn't seem good enough.

5:57 A.M.

It had been hours since the titans were defeated single handedly by Slade. Worst of all, they found themselves in a hostage situation with no known motives.

Starfire sat quietly in the center of the circular couch with her head down in deep thought. Robin recovered a few hours ago and was now searching for anything and everything about Slade they had gathered recently. He had been sitting, glued to the large monitor for clues. It seemed like his unhealthy habit of obsessing over Slade had resurfaced. Robin was so tense, he snapped at anyone for interrupting his investigation.

Starfire recalled the last time Robin had overreacted and hurt Starfire over Slade. That was back when Slade was 'dead' and the chemical reagent had tampered with his brain, almost causing him to kill himself. The thought triggered fear in Starfire, and she began to worry about the fate of her friend. Slade had caused Robin to betray his team. Slade had confused Terra and she nearly wiped out the city. Slade had caused Robin to go into temporary insanity without even being there. Now, Slade was back, and was hunting Raven. He succeeded in capturing her, but for what? Starfire did not want to think of Slade's intentions.

Looking up, she saw that little has changed in the room since the last few hours. Robin sat with his eyes affixed to the screen searching for answers. Cyborg had removed a metal plate from the wall and was working on the wires. Trying to improve security, no doubt. Beast Boy was not present in the room because he was still resting. Finding no other means of assistance, Starfire glided to the kitchen nook to prepare breakfast. This day had started in a horrible way indeed.

Not exactly a cliff hanger, but I bet you're wondering what will happen next. Sorry for the short chapter, that's just how it ended up the way I separated events. Did the Titans seem OOC to you, or is it just me? Don't forget to review, I'm curious to know what you think might happen. Maybe I'll make this story longer than I intended if I get enough suggestions. Stay tuned for the next chapter!