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Chapter 14: The Final Incentive.

The tower had been repaired from the earlier battle, and things returned to normal routine for now. Things were still a little tense at the tower, for the Titans and Turtles didn't know when the plan that Slade and the Shredder had cooked up would be put into action, but they still went about their daily routine. Raven herself had been busy with her own things, as well.

"How's it going?" asked Love, who was a newly formed emotion, turning her head from her BeastBoy shrine. Raven sighed.

"I've just been thinking. After you announced your presence, I decided, that rather than argue about it with you, I would do some reviewing to myself about BeastBoy, to see for myself if it was possible that I..." her words sort of trailed off.

"Love him, right?" said Love, finishing Raven's sentence. Raven nodded. "And how did that turn out?" she asked, though she thought she already knew the answer. Raven sighed.

"After reviewing his looks, personality, and other important issues...You're right. I love him." she said quietly.

"What was that? You'll have to speak up." said Love, cupping her hand around her ear.

"I love him." Raven said, only slightly louder.

"You love who? Say it loud." said Love, obviously enjoying this. Raven was getting a little irritated.

"I love BeastBoy!" she yelled, and Love began clapping.

"Now, doesn't it feel good to get that off of your chest?" she asked. "And look how pretty your cloak has gotten now." she said, pointing at Raven's cloak, which was now an off-white color, with tints of blue.

"Yeah, yeah. Maybe now you'll quit bugging me all the time." Raven commented.

"Not until you tell BeastBoy." Love replied.

"Easier said than done." said Raven, and without another word, she left Nevermore.

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The rest of the Titans, and the Turtles, were in the common room, doing their own things. Robin, BeastBoy, Michelangelo, and Raphael were playing a video game, Starfire was cheering them on, Leonardo was meditating with Master Splinter, and Donatello was talking to Cyborg about their modes of transportation. Raven came in and made herself some herbal tea, and sat down at the table, looking around. She looked at BeastBoy, who had an extreme look of concentration on his face, trying to get out from last place, and smiled. He was concentrating so hard, that he was sweating. Raven thought it was cute.

Soon, the day had passed, without any criminal activity for once, so the day was pretty calm all-around. Night rolled around, and the Titans headed to bed, as did the Turtles.

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Late at night, on top of the roof of Titans Tower, a shadowed figure was standing with a bag, which looked like it had something big in it. The figure was waiting for something. Suddenly, a door opened up, and another figure, carrying another bag, came up. The first figure spoke.

"Did you get the one that we need?" he asked.

"Yeah. That gas we had sure came in handy. It was easy once I used that. We've got one from both sides now. Just like the masters planned it." the other figure replied.

"Yeah. Let's go! We need to get them to the masters before they begin to stir. If they wake up before we get them there, things could get unfortunate. For us." said the first figure. He tossed down a little orb, and in an puff of black smoke, they were gone.

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The next morning, activity in the tower came as normal, which wasn't very fast. The Turtles were the first ones up, but Leonardo noticed something amiss. Normally, Master Splinter was awake before any of them. Yet today, there was no sign of him. Leo didn't say anything, but he examined the spot were his Sensei sleeps every night. At first, he found nothing out of the ordinary, but, upon closer inspection, he noticed a long indentation in the carpet. He knew what that was, and he didn't like it. Those were drag marks.

"Guys, look over here! Drag marks!" he said, indicating for his brothers to come closer, which they did, and realized what this meant. "Master Splinter's been kidnapped!" yelled Leonardo, prompting the appearance of the Titans.

"What?" asked Robin. "Someone bypassed our security system?"

"How could they? I designed that baby from scratch! There shouldn't have been any weak spots!" yelled Cyborg.

"Someone has focible taken friend Splinter?" asked Starfire, horrified.

"Why isn't Raven in here?" asked BeastBoy. "I'm going to go get her." he said, and ran to Raven's room, knocking on her door. "Raven! Wake up and get out here! We've got a serious situation here!" he yelled. When he received no answer, he slipped under the door as a fly, and reformed back in her room. She wasn't in there. Looking around for any sign of where she went, he discovered something. The same kind of drag marks from where Splinter was taken. BeastBoy stared for a minute, then realization hit him like a ton of bricks, causing him to rush to the common room.

"The same thing happened to Raven! She's been kidnapped, too!" he yelled, shocking everyone in the common room.

"Whoever they were, they shut down the security system. That's how they got in." said Cyborg.

"It must have been Slade and the Shredder. They said we'd find out about their plan, and this must be it!" said Robin.

"Then we must get them back! I fear what fate might befall our friends!" exclaimed Starfire.

"Don't worry. We won't let them get away with it." said Raphael.

"We'll find a way to know where they are, then we'll take them down!" said Donatello.

"We'll need you guys to help through the entire thing." said Michelangelo.

"You got it!" said Cyborg.

"Of course, friends!" exclaimed Starfire.

"We'll help in any way." said Robin.

"Count on it!" said BeastBoy, hiding what he was thinking.

'Don't worry, Raven. We'll be there soon. I won't let them do anything to the girl I love!' he thought, as the Titans and Turtles began making preparations.

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AUTHOR'S NOTE

There's the next chapter! Hope you liked it! The final battle draws near, so prepare yourselves!

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