Ahh, you guys think Starfire is done ruining Rob and Rae's relationship now...ohhoho, think again! This was just the build-up! But anyways, hope you guys enjoy this chapter. It's got Slade in it! (That fact alone makes me giddy.)
Warning: If you haven't seen 'The End' Pt. 2 yet, I suggest you skip over a tiny part of this, unless you want to be spoiled a tad. It's a little big, but nothing extremely huge...I think. Damn, if you're not canadian or haven't seen the eppy online- just skip it alright? XD 'lest you waaant to be spoiled...but then you would've watched the eppy online, or looked at the screenshots. Enough already!
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Raven let out a slow groan as her eyes fluttered open against bright lights. The first thing she saw was Beast Boy, a grim expression on his face. She sat up, wondering why he looked so grim. Then, in a blink, everything came swirling back to her. Her heart skipped a beat or two, taking in the pain that lingered.
"Raven, are you alright?" Beast Boy asked, putting his hand over hers.
She ripped her hand away, using it to cover her face. Her shoulders began to shake in a sob and all she could manage out was the word, "Why?"
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Robin growled low as he brought his fist the punching bag, enjoying the feel of the impact. He had punched too hard though, and felt his fingers burst through sand. Sighing, he rested his palms on his knees, leaning foward and cringing. He felt like dying. It was bad enough he had to give himself to Starfire like that, but to have Raven catch him the act? It was just too much.
The door slid open and Robin straightened up abruptly. He turned around, relieved that it was just Cyborg and not Starfire. But that relief would soon fade.
"Um...Hey Cyborg..." Robin muttered nervously, offering a weak smile.
Cyborg didn't take it though, Robin knew. His hands were balled up into fists, the fierce look in his eye cutting through Robin like a frozen sword.
"You're sick." Cyborg said through gritted teeth.
Robin's eyes widened slightly. "Cyborg, you don't understand. I didn't WANT to hurt Raven like this!"
"Oh, yeah, right. You were really fighting Starfire off huh? Don't lie to me, she was riding you like a horse and you were eating it up!" Robin saw as Cyborg's fists clenched even tighter, ready to impact with the nearest target.
The boy wonder cringed, looking away for a second. "I was not! I want nothing to do with her! You can't even begin to understand my circumstances!" Robin felt his anger and regret push through his words.
"YOUR circumstances? Try being in Raven's shoes! That girl loves you, you can see it in her eyes when she mentions your name and you throw that away over a little secret?"
"The little secret involved Raven, if I didn't do this, she would be hurt even more." Robin's voice wavered slightly, he looked at his feet.
"Bullshit, Robin. Flat out bullshit. Nothing hurts worse than having your heart broken. If you had a heart at all, you would know that. But, at this point, I'm pretty sure that you've got nothing in that chest of yours." Cyborg poked Robin in the chest defiantly as to try and prove his point.
"How dare you? How dare you judge me like this! None of this even concerns you but you're getting into it anyways!"
"This has to do with EVERYONE now Robin. Raven is like a sister to me, and anyone that hurts her deserves to have the pain thrown back at them."
"Take your best shot. I seriously doubt the team would approve of you beating me up." Robin mocked, his masked eyes narrowing. He'd had just about enough of Cyborg's downtalking by now.
A malicious smile creeped up onto Cyborg's face. Without words, he brought his fist foward, making contact with Robin's jaw. The boy wonder's head snapped back and blood flooded into his mouth. He haden't been expecting Cyborg's blow at all. But now, he pulled out his bo staff and gave Cyborg another challenging glare. He brought his hand up and flicked it towards himself in a 'come and get it' motion.
With a loud roar, Cyborg jumped up and brought his fist downward, connecting with a block from Robin's bo staff. As soon as his feet touched the ground, Robin swept the ground with his leg, catching Cyborg's ankle and knocking him down. Cyborg grabbed Robin's ankle in retaliation, regaining his balance and swinging him 180 degrees in the opposite direction. Cyborg made his metal foot connect with Robin's stomach, causing a scream of pain from Robin to echo throughout the room.
But Cyborg was far from done. The robot brought his fist down to the side of Robin's head, hitting his temple and causing the boy wonder to see stars for a second. When the stars dimmed out and his vision returned, Robin rolled to the right, avoiding a dangerous blow. He stood up slowly, swinging his staff, knocking Cyborg a few feet back, but not to the ground.
"Not bad little bird, c'mon, finish me." Cyborg mocked.
Robin's hand darted for his belt, pulling out a bird rang as he ran for his team mate. When he was close enough, Cyborg grabbed Robin's wrist briskly. When Robin raised his free hand in a fist, Cyborg caught that too, holding the boy in his steel grip. Cyborg squeezed his glovedwrists, causing the tiny bones to crack slowly.
"I could knock you out right now. You probably wouldn't wake up for a few days...but...I won't." Cyborg said, throwing Robin down. His head fell onto thebroken punching bag from earlier.
The leader groaned, glaring up at Cyborg. "You know, beating the shit out of people doesn't solve anger."
"Wasn't trying to solve anger. I was trying to make you feel pain. Pain for what you've done to Raven. She may not be in physical pain, but her emotional pain is triple what you're feeling now."
Robin's glare faded and he closed his eyes. Allthat he heard wasCyborg's heavy footsteps as he exited the room. What had he done?
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"I need some air..." Raven muttered, swinging her feet over the bed.
Beast Boy stood up. "But...It's like midnight and all rainy outside..."
Raven stood up walking over the window. She stopped and looked back at Beast Boy. "Sounds like my type of atmosphere."
Before he could say anything more, she pulled her hood and floated out of the window. As she glided through the sky, she felt the cold air splash against her face. The rain began to beat down in juicy drops. It reminded her of a few days back, where the rain had brought her romance. Now, it was just washing away pain.
Landing in a dark alley, she leaned up against a wall and let out a long sigh. She was soaked by now, the rain taking claim to everything in sight. She ran a grey hand through her purple hair and closed her eyes tight.
"Oh Robin..." She muttered, her hand brushing over her stomach in sorrow.
"Well, Well. Look what we have here...a lost bird."
Raven's eyes shot open in fear. Her stomach turned and twisted with shock. She knew that voice from anywhere. It was so smooth and rich, like honey pouring fresh from a hive. Slade. Raven sprang to her feet instantly, her fists clenching and her eyes glowing a ghostly white. Slade's shoulders shook as he laughed slowly. Her eyes darted to the symbolic 'S' on his forehead. The mark of skath...how he and that damned mark haunted her.
"Raven, I'm here to merely talk. I am the father of our child, I believe I should have a say in what happens to it." His tone was still so smooth, unwavering in its taunt.
Her bottom lip trembled in fear as he walked closer. She felt every hair on her body stand up. Fear overtook her and her powers fluttered away like a scared butterfly.Her powers had been lighting the alley, but now, it was pitch black again.Raven witheld a scream as his gloved hand rested upon her cheek.
"What? No curses, no wimpers, not even an attack?" He asked, leaning foward. "My, I must've really grown on you then, hmm?"
She ripped her cheek from his hand, a stray tear flying in the opposite direction. "Get away from me!"
Somehow, he could see so much better in the dark. Slade grabbed her wrists in one hand and brought her foward in one swift motion. She felt herself slam against his nearly steel frame. He leaned in close to her face, her lips. She could feel the hot breath escaping the slits in his mask as he spoke.
"I've got you in my grip once again dear Raven. I can do whatever I please..." With his free hand, he slid a path across her stomach, which had just started to round out.
The rain pounded onto the ground, sounding like bullets as it hit the ground and everyone below. Raven could feel the sharp impact against her skin as the drops blurred her tears. Where was the team when you needed them? Raven bit her lip, as Slade's hand kept caressing her stomach.
"How does it feel to have a little part of me inside you...Do you realize how your mother felt now? The pain, the sorrow, the humiliation?" He leaned into her ear, his words stinging like salt in a wound.
Raven didn't answer and wouldn't have to. She heard a loud 'clank' as a bo staff connected with the back of Slade's head. Raven flew foward to her knees, gasping with the impact.
"R-Robin?" She asked, turning around, feeling the tears leak from her eyes.
Robin didn't respond but continued in his heated battle with Slade. The pain from Cyborg's attack still lingered in his jaw and stomach, but that didn't stop him from bring a full assult to the masked mad man. Raven's mouth dropped open as Robin's staff hit hard against the side of Slade's head, causing his mask to go flying in Raven's direction.
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The air stopped dead in it's tracks. Robin let out a small gasp in surprise. All that was under the mask was a bare skull. It wasn't hard to miss the deep cuts into the bone, cuts that were once scars on flesh. The one eye that was exposed by the mask had an almost red tinge to it. Robin's heart stopped in fear and wonder.
"I'd rather you haden't seen that...it's really only a temporary condition..." Slade said slowly, picking up his mask and fixing it on his face.
"What are you?" Robin asked, peering at him.
"Let's just say I'm temporarily incomplete...but that's another tale in itself. I'll be seeing you around Robin, sooner than you think." As fast as he had appeared, Slade dissolved into the night in a swirl of flames.
The boy wonder looked at Raven on the ground. She was in shock and still had lingering fear inside of her. He walked over slowly, putting his hand out. She looked away in disgust.
"You may have saved me, but that doesn't mean I'm going to ever speak to you again." Her tone was bitter, but her eyes were swollen with tears.
The rain drops were almost painful as they mercilessly beat on everything. Robin kneeled down, peering softly at Raven.
"Please, come back to the tower and listen to me. I have an explination for what I've done..."
She glared at him and didn't say a word. She merely teleported away, melting into a black puddle and disappearing in a blink of an eye.
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A/N: Ahh, I enjoyed this chapter. I've been wanting to bring Slade back for a while now. I was watching 'The End Pt.2' again while writing this. I did some direct quoting from there. Pt.2 was probably my favorite episode in the entire trilogy. Well, one was pretty good too...ahh,hell. They all kicked ass.Anyways-You know the drill, Read and Review, and I'll write up a new chapter. Love, Emmery.