Me: Well, we've come to Raven's season and this chapter is titled: Birthmark. Read it, review it, and
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"Why are we having Dr. Light do this again?" I asked. "He's almost as crappy at doing his job as Control Freak."
"No one defeats Dr. Light!" Light shouted. "No one-"
"Remember me?" Raven asked looking scarier than normal.
Dr. Light looked scared and he turned to the Titans.
"I'd like to go to jail now, please," he said.
"Big baby," I said.
The police showed up, and they took Dr. Light away.
"All right! The butt-kicking's over and it's almost midnight!" Cyborg shouted. "Time for donuts! Yeah!"
Raven started walking back towards the Tower.
"I'll see you back at the Tower," Raven said.
"But, Raven…" Robin started before Starfire cut him off.
"You do not wish to enjoy the nuts of dough?" she asked. "It is like eating sweet tiny wheels."
Raven stopped and she looked at all of them.
"I just want to get home before tomorrow comes," Raven said.
She walked away and Beast Boy asked the question that the Titans were thinking.
"What's so special about tomorrow?" Beast Boy asked curiously.
They walked after her and they went back to the Tower.
"I guess we'll watch them outside the Tower?" I asked.
"No," Slade said. "We'll go back to the cave and wait for Trigon's instructions."
"I don't entirely trust Trigon," I said as we started for the cave. "Demons are pretty tricky and he can find a way to backfire on us and then we won't get what we want."
"We'll just wait and see," Slade said.
I teleported ourselves to the cave and I laid down on the ground. I was getting really bored and I was too tired to do anything. Slade sat down on the ground and he was testing his firepowers. I watched him as he snapped his fingers, making his fingers catch fire. (Like a lighter.)
"Are you going to do that all night?" I asked.
He stopped snapping his fingers and he stared at me. I tore my gaze away from him and I tried falling asleep. After I had my eyes closed for a few minutes, I felt something hot hitting my back and my back burned. I turned my head towards dad and he had a fireball forming in his hands. He threw the ball of fire at me and I had to blast an energy ball at the ground to avoid it. Slade jumped up and he sent a wall of fire at me. Instead of throwing one of my attacks, I braced myself for the impact. The fire hit me, but I stood my ground. I waited for another fireball to strike, but it never came. I opened my eyes and Slade was staring at me.
"What?"
"You formed a barrier around you," he said. "I've never seen you do that before."
"You mean a force field?" I asked. "I didn't even realize that I'd done it."
"Sooner or later you'll have to teach me your attacks," dad said.
"Sure," I said.
I laid back down and I closed my eyes again. I fell asleep and Slade woke me up several hours later. I opened my eyes and it was dark outside. I stood up and I stretched my body.
"It's time," Slade said.
We teleported to where we were supposed to be and we were waiting for the Titans. I hid in the dark and Slade got onto one of the raised walkway platforms. There were pistons going up and down and they emitted smoke/steam into the air. After an hour of waiting the Titans finally showed up.
"So, who's the bad guy du jour?" Cyborg asked. "Gizmo? Mad Mod? Killer Moth?"
"The report simply stated there was an intruder," Starfire said.
"Well, whoever it is, we're gonna totally kick their-"
Beast Boy stopped short as he ran into Robin from behind. Robin was looking upwards to the catwalk and Robin looked horrified.
"No," Robin said.
Beast Boy looked up to where Robin and was looking and his eyes opened really wide; Slade's boot was on the elevated platform. His face was hidden by a shadow and his other foot was perched on the railing.
"It's been a long time, hasn't it, Titans?" Slade asked not turning in their direction as he spoke. "A month? A year? A millennium?" He turned his heads ever so slightly and it was cast into the light. "Far too long for my tastes, anyway. I was beginning to think I'd never see your smiling faces again."
"You…how did you survive?" Cyborg asked in disbelief.
"Terra took you down," Beast Boy growled. "Way down!"
"Slade," Robin said, his hands turning into fists. "I don't know where you've been, but you shouldn't have come back." Slade had his whole head turned around and he was looking at Robin. "I'm still ready."
A red mark formed on Slade's head and it was in the shape of an "S".
"That's precious, Robin. But I didn't come back for you," Slade said. His hands had fire surrounding them and he threw fire at them.
As they dodged away from the fire, it went for Raven. She dodged out of the way and Robin threw a Bird-a-Rang at Slade's head. He stopped Robin's attack with his a Fireball. Cyborg fired his Sonic Cannon as Slade aimed his fire attacks at Robin. He front-flipped off the platform and he landed in front of the Titans.
"Ever have one of those days where you just feel happy to be alive?" he asked.
He warmed up again and he tried shooting Beast Boy who flew by as a hummingbird. He landed next to Cyborg and he turned back into his human form.
"Dude!" Beast Boy shouted.
"Yeah! Since when can Slade do that?" Cyborg asked.
"Not sure, but he won't be doing it for long," Robin said. "Titans! Go!"
Robin ran at Slade, but I jumped at him. Slade threw fire at the other Titans and I was fighting Robin. Robin threw a Bird-a-Rang, but I disintegrated it with an energy ball. I knocked Robin to the ground and I saw Cyborg breaking one of the pistons. He aimed it at Slade, but Slade turned a fiery red and the metal melted as Cyborg swung the piston at Slade.
"Whoa!" Cyborg said in surprise.
""Whoa"? That's it? No clever comment?" Slade asked."I was looking forward to that."
Robin stood up and he kicked me away, which was fine 'cause I decided to go after Beast Boy who was trying to reach Robin. Robin took out a Bird-a-Rang and he threw it at Slade. The blade struck dad's chest and it got stuck. But with fast speed, Slade took the bloody Bird-a-rang out and he threw it back at Robin. Robin hit it away with his Bo Staff and the weapon flew at me instead. I wasn't paying attention and as I brought Beast Boy down to the ground and I stood up straight, the weapon sliced through my muzzle and I was bleeding. I healed myself and I teleported behind Robin.
"You'll pay for that," I said. "HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
My energy ball hit Robin and he fell forward by the impact towards Slade. Robin fell to the ground in front of Slade's feet and Slade kicked Robin in the face. Robin flew backwards towards me and I stood over him.
"I told you you'd pay," I said. (A/N: I'm borrowing this sentence from author, RobinRocks, who used this sentence in "Asylum." Thanks for letting me use it RobinRocks.)
Robin kicked me away and Slade attacked Robin. Robin tried kicking Slade, but he grabbed Robin's foot and Slade pushed Robin to the ground. Robin stood up facing Slade.
"Take my word for it, Robin," Slade said as fireballs were lit into his hands. "You shouldn't play with fire." He threw the fireballs at Robin, but they missed as Robin dodged out of the way. Starfire threw Starbolts at Slade, but the fire deflected them. He threw fire at Starfire and Beast Boy pushed her out of the way. They all huddled around each other ready to stop whatever Slade threw at them. "It really has been nice seeing all of you again," Slade said.
Raven was on one of the catwalks and she looked distressed. Slade vanished and they couldn't see him anywhere.
"I just want this day to end!" I heard Raven say.
"Raven!" Robin yelled. Slade materialized in front of Raven and he spoke to her.
"I think we both know this day is far from over," he said. "Hello, birthday girl. Ready for your present?"
They all scattered to reach Raven as Slade sent fire in her direction. She fell off the catwalk and Cyborg caught her. Slade jumped down towards Raven and Cyborg, but Robin kicked Slade in the stomach and Slade landed on his feet a few feet away from them. Slade and I were fighting Robin and he was losing badly. Slade kicked Robin away and he walked towards Raven and I blasted the others away.
"I have a message for you," he said as he rose into the air. "It has begun."
He put his arms out and electricity flowed through his hands. The pistons, gears, catwalks, and railings were starting to fall apart. I saw Robin being chased by one of the pistons and I fired a Kamehameha Wave in front of Robin and there was stuff in his way.
"STOP!" Raven yelled. Weird energy came from Raven and it started to freeze the stuff that it hit. The energy touched Cybrog and Beast Boy and it also touched Starfire. It touched Slade and he stopped too. The energy hit me and Robin and he froze as I stared at him. Somehow, I didn't stop like everyone else did. I looked at Raven who was on her knees looking around her. I walked towards her and she looked scared. "How did I-?"
Raven and I turned to look at Slade. He unfroze and he looked at Raven. He started walking down to her in midair.
"You might be able to stop time, birthday girl-but you can't stop us," he said.
I walked along side Slade and Slade and I stopped a few feet away from Raven. "You can't stop any of it, really," he paused before he continued. "I have to say, Raven, when I found out the truth, I was very impressed," he said. "All this time, I had no idea. The power lurking inside you. The glorious destiny that awaits. It's always the quiet ones, isn't it?" He moved some of the rubble as we came closer. "But honestly, did you think you could just blow out the candles and wish it all away? Today is the day it begins. You've known this all your life. It is going to happen. And no matter what you wish-no matter where you go, no matter how you squirm-there is nothing you can do… to stop it."
Raven hit us with her soul self and we went flying backwards. Raven then teleported to Robin and she touched him, and he unfroze. Raven teleported Robin out of the machine room as dad and I got up. We walked out and we found them talking.
"Raven? What's going on?" Robin asked. "Why is Slade back? Where did he get those powers? How did you stop time?"
"I…I'm not sure," she said. "I never wanted this day to come. And when it did, I just wanted it to stop. I guess I got my wish."
"What's happening?" Robin asked.
"It's my birthday," she said quietly.
They were cut off as part of one of the buildings came off and the chunk of brick flew at them. Slade and I stepped out of the shadows and we faced Robin and Raven.
"Raven, run!" Robin yelled.
Raven ran away and Robin started fighting Slade and me. As Robin jumped at him, I sent a Masenko at him. My attack hit Robin and he fell to the ground. Then he stood up and he sent several kicks to Slade's head as we advanced on him. Slade's head got bent into an odd angle and he pulled his head back forward. Robin and I heard his vertebrae cracking as it went back into proper alignment.
Then he sent fire down to the ground at Robin. Then Slade formed another bigger fireball on the ground and he sent it Robin's way. Robin managed to get out of the way in time, but I turned Super Saiyan and I kicked Robin back towards the fire. Robin went through the fire, but he didn't get burned 'cause he went through the fire really fast. Slade and I teleported away from Robin and we walked up to Raven. She tried hitting us with her magic, but Slade stopped it with his fire.
"I have a message for you-and I will deliver it, whether you like it or not," Slade said. He grabbed onto her upper-arms and he held onto her tight. "Skies will burn. Flesh will become stone. The sun will set on your world-never to rise again." He let Raven go and she fell to the ground. "Time won't wait forever. You can't run away from who you are."
"I can try!" she yelled. She sent her dark energy at him, but I teleported ourselves out of sight.
She and Robin walked towards the church near us and they went inside.
We walked up to the doors and we listened to Robin and Raven talking.
"Robin, I shouldn't have dragged you into this. Any of you," Raven said. "But you're in, and you need to know. I need to tell you. When I was born, they looked into my future. On this day, the anniversary of my birth-something is supposed to happen. Something very bad. That's why I-I didn't want to celebrate. But just because you don't have a party doesn't mean it's not your birthday."
"The symbol…on his forehead…what does it mean?" Robin asked in pain.
Raven couldn't answer as I broke the doors off their hinges with my Kamehameha Wave. Slade and I walked in and he sent fire at Robin. The fire hit Robin and he fell over the pews.
"It's just you and us now, kid," Slade said.
She ran out the back door and we followed her. Slade blasted the door down with his fire and we stepped outside. She tried to run, but I blasted a building, making it fall down in her path.
"You're making this much more difficult than this needs to be," I said as we advanced on her. "The message must be delivered."
"Azarath Metrion Zinthos!" Raven yelled throwing her powers at us.
She flew away and Slade flew into the air after her. I couldn't fly so I ran underneath them. We followed her and Slade was throwing fire at her and Raven was trying to put up a barrier in front off her leaving her bottom part of her body open. I fired a small Masenko at her stomach and she fell towards the roof of one of the buildings. I teleported under her and I caught her on my back so that she didn't fall. Slade flew down to us and I set her down onto the roof. Raven stirred slightly and Slade helped her up. She opened her eyes and symbols formed on her body. Raven clutched her stomach and she tried backing away. Slade grabbed onto her from behind and we came to a different place that was destroyed.
"No!" Raven said in shock as she looked around her.
Her hair had grown longer and her clothes were tattered. Slade and I walked up behind her as she got to her feet.
"Yes," he said. "Look at it. Drink it in. Behold the world you are destined to create."
A towering figure stood up and it was Trigon.
"No!" she cried clutching her head. "I won't do this! This is just a vision. This isn't real!"
Slade grasped her upper arms and he leaned his head above her shoulder.
"This is the future. Your future," he said. "It began the day you were born, and nothing can stop it.
"This will come to pass," I said standing next to them. "We'll make sure of it. You're going to destroy the world, Raven."
"It's written all over your face," Slade added.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Raven screamed.
The real world came back as her vision ended and we were still on the same roof that we had been standing on. Everything unfroze and people walked around like nothing had happened to them. The full moon was out and Raven fell wearily backwards into Slade's arms. There was a slight breeze and Raven's hair swayed in the breeze. Slade let her go and she started falling over the edge.
"We'll be in touch," Slade said. "Oh…and… Happy Birthday."
As she fell to the ground. Robin caught her and he held her in a tight hug. He looked up at Slade and me as we were staring down at the two. We started walking away, still on the roof. I teleported as Slade vanished in flames. We were back at Trigon's Hell Hole and we stood in front of his four red eyes.
"The first task is complete Master," Slade said bowing. "The message has been sent. She knows what she must do. The prophecy will be fulfilled."
"And the world of mortals shall be mine," Trigon's voice said.
"HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWL!"
Me: Sorry it took so long, but I had to almost start from scratch. I hope you liked this chapter and review please. I decided to finish the Raven season sooner than I was planning on going to, because I want to have a Christmas/Winter scene chapter for this story. There will also be one for "RNLP3" too for a little Christmas spirit. I do hope you have a Merry Christmas.
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