Wow, I feel like I haven't done this in almost two month. Gosh, could it be that I haven't? I'm so sorry I haven't updated in a while. I needed a break, and then I started a new story. After that, I updated my other story. Now, this is the only story I haven't update, and as soon as I do, I begin the cycle of updating stories once again. Fun! Te he!
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Raven stood there before the battle was started. She then tried to find her center, but it was extremely harder than she thought. Then she realized she hadn't meditated since they left the tower, and even before that, she hadn't meditated two weeks before that. So, she hadn't meditated in almost a month. The bad part was that she had felt so many emotions over the past few weeks; pain, sadness, anger, happiness, even love.
She opened her eye. Before she tried again, Wyatt shouted "GO!" She had no idea what to do. She wasn't in enough control to do something well. In fact, she really didn't have any control.
Starfire then lunged at her, hand glowing with starbolts fury. She pinned Raven to the ground, as her hands began to burn through the elbow area of Raven's leotard. Robin watched, wondering what Star was doing.
Star looked down at Raven with a devious smile on her face. "I know what's going on," she said with an icy chill to her voice.
"What?" Raven said in pain.
"I saw you and Robin last night down by the pier. I know what you've done to him, and I won't let you finish it."
"Starfire, what are you talking about?" Raven said confused, still struggling. But the more she struggled, the harder Star pushed. She then dug her nails into the burns.
"I know that you put a spell on him, to take him away from me. You've always been jealous of me, for I am the prettiest, nicest, most popular person in Jump City. You, Raven? You're worthless. You're air. When Terra came, we should've have gotten rid of you and left her in your spot. At least she had a clue. But Raven? You're nothing to us. You will never be loved, especially from Robin," she said. Raven bit her lip. She wasn't feeling very confident at this point after remembering that horrific night with Malchior yesterday. Was Starfire right? Was she worthless? Mostly, did Robin not care about her?
At this point, Nevermore was full of chaos. Emotions were haywire and out of control. And now, it was beginning to take its effect on the young empath. Starfire began to laugh evilly, but she soon stopped. Raven's face had become blank; almost emotionless. Then, her body became unmoving. Raven then woke everyone up with a deafening, high-pitched scream.
Robin perked up. Something was wrong; very wrong. Starfire back up as Raven kept screaming. She then dropped her head as she stopped screaming. In a large flash, the normal dark bluish indigo cloak became blood red. As soon as the flash was gone, Raven looked up. He eyes now matched her cloak.
"Who's nothing now?" she said. Starfire backed up; knowing the damage Raven could do in her demon form.
A long black tentacle shot out from underneath her cloak and wrapped around Starfire's right arm. She gave Starfire a smile, as she slammed Starfire against the wall. Then another tentacle shot out, and soon wrapped itself around Star's left ankle. Raven picked Starfire up, and banged her down on to the ground. When Starfire was picked up, she was beginning to appear woozy. She began to breathe deeply, hoping it would stop. But tentacles shot out, and wrapped around her arms and legs, all parts.
Raven began to just crash her around. Then one long tendril of darkness slipped out, and gracefully wrapped around Starfire slender neck. It soon began to tighten. Star gasped for air, before she became limp.
"I declare the winner Raven!" Wyatt said. But Raven did not stop. Robin looked at the two. He knew he had to stop Raven, before she did something she would regret later.
He ran out onto the field since the match was over, and he threw Raven onto the ground. The tendrils soon retreated to under her cloak. Robin kept himself on top of her to prevent her from getting up.
"Get off me, you fool!" she shouted.
"No," Robin said strongly.
"You dare not listen to me, the daughter of the almighty demon Trigon?" Raven hissed.
"Yeah. Raven, this is not you. You don't like being the daughter of Trigon. In fact, it's the thing you hate the most, along with Beast Boy's jokes. You need to stop this. If you don't you'll hurt someone," he said, staring into the empty red eyes.
She gritted her teeth and began to breathe heavily. But then, the breaths became calmer and slower. She began to relax. She then blinked, and when she reopened her eyes, they were violet once more.
She looked around, and looked down at herself. Robin slowly got off of her. She stood up, gave him a small look before she walked out.
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Robin walked out little while after. He had to explain everything to Wyatt, who was extremely confused. He then managed to get Starfire out of unconsciousness. As soon as she was fully with it, he asked her quietly, "Star…what happened?"
She looked around. "Robin, I have no idea what has been happening. I remember waking up this morning, going to breakfast, and then it becomes cloudy. Then, next thing I know is I am here. What has happened?" she said.
"Nothing," Robin said. He knew she was telling the truth, which means someone took over her mind. Someone who dearly wanted to get Raven's innermost demon lose.
He walked out, his mind a jumbling mess. He had to find Raven, and fast. He needed to know some things.
He found her sitting on a picnic table, still in the red cloak. He sat beside her without saying a word.
"Hey," she said softly.
"Hi," he said nervously.
"Look, I'm sorry about that. I never meant to do it. It's-it's just that I couldn't stop from believing what she said. Plus, my emotions have been out of check lately, so…I just lost it all together."
"I understand that. The thing I want to know is what did star say to you?" he said looking into her eyes.
She stared back, and then dropped her head, almost in shame. "She told me I was jealous of her, which I am. She told me that I would never be loved, especially by you. She told me that I was worthless. The thing that makes me think…is that why did it bother me? If I was in my right mind, I would've shaken it off. But something aobut how she said it, it just made think she was right," Raven said.
"Raven, you yourself know that that's not true. If you were worthless, why would I care for you so much? And why would I care for you so much if no one would ever love you? You shouldn't be jealous of her, when she probably should be jealous of you," Robin said. Raven looked at him out of the corner of her eye, before she turned away and stood up.
Robin followed her. "The point is, is that I love you, and nothing will ever change that. I know you truly love me as well, because I can see it in your eyes."
She turned to him, with a sad look on her face. "I'm scared," she said softly.
"Of what?" he said almost silently, trying to imagine Raven scared.
"I'm scared…to love once more. I'm afraid I'll be betrayed again. I just can't do it," she said hurt.
Robin wanted to say something comforting, but he knew he should just leave it alone. All he did was wrap his arms around her. She then buried her face into his chest as she began to sob.
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Elektrana had decided to leave the whole demon subject alone because of a forewarning from Robin.
The next morning, she started to talk to Raven about the upcoming final battle. "So, are you excited?"
Raven turned seeming dazed. "About what?" she said monotonously.
"About the final competition. It's in two hours, and you're in it!" Elektrana said.
Raven's eyes opened widely. "Oh my gosh. I totally forgot about that. Wait… that means I have to face-"
"The winner of my match, Robin," Elektrana said with a sultry smile.
Raven stared at her. She couldn't face Robin. But little did she know that Robin was dealing with the same exact thing she was.
"I can't fight Raven!" he shouted. Cyborg just stared as Robin paced around raving meaninglessly like a lunatic.
"Man, you got to. You'd want her to face you like any one else, wouldn't you? She probably wants you to do the same thing. Besides, it's not like fighting with any one of us is any different. Or…is it?" Cyborg said.
Robin felt his cheeks redden. He cleared his throat nervously.
"It is. Aw, the two birds are now lovebirds. You finally told her, didn't you?" Cyborg said with a huge grin on his face.
"Well, yeah," Robin said. "I can't fight the girl that I love!" he said. Then there was a light tap on the door.
Cyborg got up and looked through the peephole. "Speak of the devil…literally," he said.
Robin whacked aside the head, hard. "Shut up, you idiot." He then opened the door to see Raven.
"Hey Raven. Feeling better, about, you know?" Robin implied.
She nodded. "Can I talk to you out here?" she said softly.
He nodded as he closed the door. "What is it?" he said.
"Look, I know that we have to battle each other in about an hour. This is going to be hard for us to battle each other, but I want you to fight me like you'd fight Slade. It's something I truly want. If you don't do it, I'll know that what I want truly doesn't matter to you," was all she said before she spun on her heel and headed back into her room. Robin stared at her. If he didn't fight her, she wouldn't trust him again. If he did, he had the chance of hurting her once more.
He walked back into his room quietly, unsure of what he should do.
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When everyone was assembled in the coliseum, Wyatt came down and grabbed a small microphone. "We are here to witness the battle between the two greatest warriors. First, we have Robin; who defeated Plasmus, Jinx, and Elektrana. And then we have raven, who came in first as they combatant who deserved it the most. She has defeated Speedy, Control freak, and most recently Starfire. They will battle today to find out who is the most earning of the title Champion of all Champions. Are our warriors ready? Then let this begin. 3…2…1 Go!" Wyatt said before he quickly ran off to the sidelines.
Raven and Robin walked up to each other, and shook hands. "You better fight me, robin," Raven said.
"If you'll do the same, then it'll be my pleasure," he said. She gave him a small smile before she nodded.
They then got into a battle stance and faced each other. Robin whipped out his staff, while raven's eyes became an eerie white color.
"Azerath, Metrion, Zinthos!" she shouted as she let a beam of energy spark out and fly towards Robin. It collided with him as he ran towards her. But a disk soon came out of the smoke cloud and hit Raven. Soon, they were up once more; Robin with many tears in his outfits, Raven with ice crystals covering her skin.
Raven unleashed a little more energy this time, and wrapped it around Robin. She swung him around, and then stopped short.
He shot a bird-a-rang with a string attached into the wall, where he soon flew, with Raven connected by the energy.
Once they were untangled, they both took a deep breath. Raven closed her eyes, and gathered together as much energy as she could. She would have to do this quickly before Robin had a chance to fight back. She then let go of all the energy and aimed it towards Robin. When the smoke cleared out, she saw Robin on the ground. "I announce the winner of the Battle Blitz, Raven!"
Raven looked around, as she saw people clapping. She had no idea what to do. She looked over at Robin, who was sitting up and clapping with a weak smile on his face. She then felt a tugging on her cheeks. She was smiling; genuinely smiling.
Wyatt walked up to her and placed a hand on her shoulder. "Tonight, a formal dinner shall be held in the winner's honor at 6:30 at the main hall. See you there." He said before walking away.
Raven walked over and pulled Robin to his feet. "I-uh- didn't mean to blast you that hard," she said blushing.
Robin shrugged. "A little rumble tumble never hurt a guy," he said as he draped his arm across her shoulder.
"They're never going to show each other how they actually feel," Elektrana said. She then felt an arm slip around her waist.
She turned and saw Cyborg standing there. She gave him a light punch on her shoulder. "Hey tin man!" she said.
"Hello, my little witch," he said giving her a small peck on the cheek.
"Do you know how much more they actually feel for each other?" she said.
He sighed. "Robin never admits anything. Raven's as stubborn as a Beast Boy about his tofu, which is really bad. It really won't get to that factor," Cyborg said.
"But what if some little witch happened to help it move along? She said, tapping her fingertips together.
"Why you little…" Cyborg said with a smile. "What are you planning?"
"Oh, you'll see tonight," she said with a smile.
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That night the party was fast moving. People were dancing, drinking like animals, and making out like mad. Beast Boy and Terra were drunk as hell; Star and Speedy were practically giving each other mouth- to-mouth on a back couch.
Meanwhile, Robin and Raven, and Elektrana and Cyborg were dancing. Elektrana was in a pale pink ballerina style dress that had many parts of the bodice either cut out, or blackened. Raven, on the other hand, was in a black halter dress with purple and blue glitter on it. Star was wearing a bright orange dress. When Robin first saw her, he thought she was naked. And Terra was wearing a red dress that was too short, too tight, too everything.
Elektrana looked at the clock. It was 8:27.Only three more minutes until the spell went into effect. She looked over at Robin and Raven. They were smiling at each other, but they weren't really into each other.
As she turned back to Cyborg, he smiled at her. "Tell me what you did," he asked.
"It's only a little truth spell. It'll make them do what they feel inside." She said. The clock soon chimed 8:30. She smiled happily. Raven and Robin looked at each other oddly. They backed away from each other, stared at each other for a moment, and then they did something no one had been expecting. It even made Cyborg gasp.
Robin wrapped his arms around her neck and she wrapped hers around his waist. Their lips then locked for a moment. They backed away, and looked at each other. As they blushed, they smiled. Their lips met then once again.
Elektrana felt herself smile. "You did a good thing," Cyborg said. Wyatt then tapped onto the microphone, and asked everyone to take their seats. They all did. He then said, "Will our two finalists please come and take a seat up here?" as he motioned to two fold-up chairs placed next to the podium.
Raven and Robin walked up to the stage, their hands intertwined with each others. They sat down. Wyatt then began to talk about the happiness and fun they had had in the past two weeks.
"This'll be something we will all remember. And now, will Robin please step forward?" Robin got up, and walked over to the podium. "Robin, I am happy to present you with this award for being the runner-up in the championship that took place earlier today."
Robin graciously took it, and he then shook Wyatt's hand. "And now, I will ask the winner, Raven, to come over here," Wyatt said, looking at the girl. She stood up, and walked over.
"This girl is one of the most amazing people I have seen in a while. She is able to do anything she sets her mind to, and she exceeds at it. She can also handle anything the world has to throw at her, even this tournament. But she's one girl I don't want to get angry!" Laughs came from the audience.
"And now, I am honored to present her the best award she will ever receive," he said. She looked at Robin, who gave her a thumbs up.
When she looked back, Wyatt was facing her. She then saw his eyes flash from black to a pale blue. She shook her head. "What's going on?" she thought to herself.
"Raven, you're award is…" he said. He then stopped. Raven felt her breath catch in her throat. Her stomach then revolted in disgust. The young boy's image seemed to peel away to reveal someone she never wanted to see again.
Robin thought his mind was beginning to play tricks on him. He thought he just saw the boy disappear to reveal…to reveal Malchior.
"Have you missed me, sweet goddess?" Malchior said, stroking Raven's cheek.
"Don't ever touch me again," she said slapping his hand away.
"Your prize raven, is me," he said. "This whole thing was planned It was only because I knew you'd win, bringing you away from friends, making it easier for me to take you," he said as he wrapped an arm around her waist tightly. She tried to pull him off. She then looked to Robin for help.
He ran over, and tried to pry his arm off of Raven. Malchior saw him. "You will not love me, but you will love the wimp?" he said.
"I'd love anyone over you," she said with a jaw clenched.
Malchior pointed his fingers in Robin's direction. Two sparks of a pale purple color shot out and into Robin. He soon fell onto the ground as his body became numb. "This must be the spell he used on Raven," he thought to himself. He, now, had no control over his body. He looked out, and saw Cyborg and Elektrana king their way towards the stage, ready to take this guy down.
Malchior saw this as well. He pulled out a small syringe filled with a brown liquid. He gently shook it and then shoved it into Raven's back. "Made the potion my self," he whispered into her ear.
Her mouth opened widely in pain. The sharp pain soon distributed itself throughout her entire body. Then, the feelings became fuzzy. She took a deep breath in, but didn't remember letting it out. The people in front of her began to swirl and become darker and darker…until there was nothing but black.
Robin saw Raven feet slip from holding her up as she fell into Malchior's full grip. Cyborg and Elektrana were climbing onto the stage. Elektrana went to help Robin, as Cyborg charged towards Malchior. But before he managed to get there, Malchior and raven evaporated into a swirl of bluish colored smoke.
As Robin realized that Raven was gone with the one man she hated the most, as did he, he saw the ground get closer and closer to his eye sight until everything around him became black.
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How's that for a major turn of events! Wow. My arms are killing me from typing for the past 4 hours straight. I know that I at light speed in this chapter. But, I just didn't think I could leave you knowing that this big of an event was coming along; especially since I don't update that quickly. So, please tell me what you thought of this chapter. I also know that Elektrana and Cyborg's relationship came out of nowhere, but I wanted to start it in this chapter. TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK OR DIE!