Chapter 3
Beast Boy hadn't noticed Robin's order, since he was still drooling over Raven. Robin told Cyborg to take Plasmus's legs while Robin picked up the arms, and they got Plasmus back to his cell without further assistance. A few prison guards emerged from their hiding spots and offered assistance. Cyborg entered Plasmus's cell through the broken door. Clearly visible signs on each wall shouted "ABSOLUTE SILENCE!" Cyborg helped one of the prison guards who was a technician repair the broken stasis cell and reconnect the broken wires. Robin saw the signs and was curious. He asked the technician, "How did Plasmus get woken up?"
Plasmus, in the stasis cell, started to come around. He groaned and opened his eyes. Robin realized the danger and ran over, but Cyborg was quicker in getting out his sonic cannon and firing a blast right into the still-human Plasmus's chest, knocking him safely unconscious again.
A police who wasn't a guard interrupted: "Hey, do any of you know where Raven went?" It was easy for Robin and Cyborg to guess. Cyborg answered, "I'd guess she probably went home." "Thank you," said the police officer, who turned on his heel and left.
The technician recalled what had happened. "Well, just before Plasmus woke up I saw two police officers bring in another prisoner. She must have had superpowers also; she had red hair, purple clothing, and her eyes glowed green, and she was trying to persuade the policemen to release her. They were just dragging her past Plasmus's cell and her shouting must have woken him up. Then the door collapsed under the weight of the sludge and the monster came out. We're so fortunate to have you to protect us; I don't know what might have happened if that monster got loose…"
Cyborg and the prison technician finished fixing the stasis cell and slipped Plasmus safely inside. Cyborg and Robin went back into the T-car, making sure to bring the still-distracted Beast Boy with them, and they went home for the day.
Meanwhile, Raven had teleported back to her room in Titans Tower and put on a fresh costume. A few minutes later, there was another knock on the door. The other Titans hadn't arrived yet, so Raven answered the door and was confronted with another police officer, somewhat shorter than the two from the previous day but still nearly a head taller than her.
"I believe you are Raven?" Raven's heart sank and she didn't bother to use her mind-reading powers. She steeled herself to be arrested as an illegal alien.
The T-car arrived just then and the two sober Titans, Robin and Cyborg, both started at the sight of the policeman standing in the door. Their hearts sank as they realized that he was probably here to arrest Raven for being an illegal alien. They stopped the car and leaped out.
Even as they ran towards the door, it was too late as they heard the words of doom come out of the officer's mouth: "Raven, you are hereby under arrest for indecent exposure," followed immediately by the click of handcuffs. Robin and Cyborg stopped in their tracks in shock. That had certainly not been what they expected to hear!
"WHAT?!" Raven screamed, knocked off-balance by the unexpected charge. Her normal eyes turned into four red-glowing eyes as she towered over the formerly taller police officer, who cowered in fright. "You think I did that on purpose!?" yelled Raven's raspy demon voice. The handcuffs placed by the police officer were surrounded by a black halo and broken in an instant. The officer turned tail and ran from the black tentacles emerging from under Raven's cloak. "I'll have to add resisting arrest to the list of charges against you!" he shouted defensively, only to be swept up by four black tentacles.
Another officer stepped out of the parked police car and aimed his handgun. Beast Boy saw what was happening and snapped back to reality. "Raven, no!" shouted both Cyborg and Robin at the same time. "Don't shoot!" added Robin, "We'll take care of her!" Cyborg pulled out his sonic cannon and blasted the tentacles holding the first police officer. Robin hurled bird-a-rangs at the other tentacles that headed towards the second police officer. Beast Boy morphed into a green ram and charged Raven head-on, knocking her down.
Suddenly Raven's eyes returned to normal. She gasped as she realized what she had just done. Even though the tentacles had disappeared, the second officer continued to point his gun at her, just in case, while he announced the new list of charges: "Raven, you are hereby under arrest for indecent exposure, resisting arrest, and assaulting a peace officer," all the while with his finger tight on the trigger. Raven's eyes flashed red again and she had to summon every ounce of the self-control she had built up over her lifetime to restrain her inner demon. Even then, her eyes continued to blink from normal to red to normal, showing how overtaxed her self-control was.
Still struggling to keep control, Raven levitated up and sat cross-legged in the air meditating. The police officer used his other hand to throw a pair of handcuffs to his frightened partner. The other officer caught the handcuffs, quickly put them on Raven's wrists, then dashed away in fear. With her eyes still flashing red, Raven levitated herself into the police car, meditating all the while, as the two frightened policemen pointed their pistols at her from a safe distance.