Chapter Twenty-Five: "Letting it All Go"
"I'm here, and my name is Keyda." She informed Beast Boy.
"Sorry." Beast Boy blushed, rubbing the back of his head and looking away.
"Raven, are you sure you want to do this?" Keyda asked uncertain of her decision.
I trust Beast Boy, don't you? Love whispered to Raven.
I don't know.
"Yes." Raven said in a brave tone. She turned to Beast Boy.
"What exactly am I doing?" Raven asked him.
"Fight to win Raven, let go of everything, all your emotions." Beast Boy said simply.
"That's your plan!" Raven almost shouted. Beast Boy shrugged like it was obvious.
"Let's begin Raven, I'm ready." Keyda announced.
Raven looked away from Beast Boy, extremely mad but didn't show any signs of it. She kept her emotions under control.
The fight began. Raven chanted and used her dark powers to try and capture Keyda. Her attempts failed. Keyda was using the dark, shadowy areas of her mind to escape her attacks. As she reappeared she would kick, punch or throw Raven around.
Beast Boy was upset.
Help her stupid!
How can I?
You brought her into this. Help her out!
What can I do? We're in her mind.
Do something, anything!
Raven chanted and a big line of dark magic hit Keyda, it didn't last long because Keyda turned around and started attacking Raven. Now they were in a magic dual. Both of them had power coming out of there hands, power vs. power. They both struggled to capture each other and gave everything they had. There powers fluctuated but Keyda was starting to win, while Raven's powers were weakening.
Tell her! Beast Boy's head shouted at him. Beast Boy's head bounded, he grabbed his head and said something inaudible. He finally gave in.
"Raven, I love you!" Beast Boy shouted at her.
A wave of emotions swept over Raven instantly.
We're going to die because of him!
He told you he loved you.
You're heart is racing.
Let everything go!
Kick her &.
Stop it! All of you! I have to keep my emotions under control!
You can't keep us contained!
"I'm sorry Raven! I didn't mean to bring you into this. I care about you, and -" he paused, looking at her struggle, "-I love you so much!" Beast Boy told her.
Raven was losing control, she began to feel more emotions then ever before. Finally they took control and she screamed. So much power flowed out of her hands that Keyda was blown away. After Raven's powers died down she fell to the ground.
"You win." Keyda said, defeated. "I don't know how, but you did." And with that Keyda fell to the ground, shimmered and disappeared.
"Raven!" Beast Boy screamed, he ran to Raven's side. He picked her up and held her in his arms. Before he could do anything else he was sucked into a red swirling vortex.
Beast Boy was shot back out of the mirror he had been sucked into. He fell on the floor with a thud and recovered a few moments later.
"RAVEN!" Beast Boy cried. He ran over to where she lied. "Raven? Raven! Wake up, please wake up!" he cried, holding her delicate body.
--Inside Raven's Mind--
How did I-?
Beast Boy helped you.
But how? I can't defeat a Shadow.
But you did.
How!
You didn't expect him to tell you he loved you.
And because he admitted it-
And the fact that you felt the same way you allowed us to help
You do love him Raven.
No! I can't, I can't love!
But you do.
No, this isn't supposed to happen!
Yes it is Raven! You defeated a Shadow! Nobody has ever defeated a Shadow!
I don't understand how I could have beaten her.
Your powers are triggered by emotions, the more you feel, the more energy is released right?
Yes.
Well when Beast Boy told you he loved you it gave me more power to help out.
And because you were angry at him for allowing him in and forcing you to fight her you let me help.
And because I'm your intelligence, you use more then you're other sides, so I was naturally weakened, thus why you couldn't defeat them before, but with the help of your other feelings, we gained more power and combined it and helped you out.
Beast Boy saved you,
Because he loves you and you love him
You may have been angry with him
But he saved you.
Where is he?
Outside your mind.
I fainted didn't I?
Yes you did.
Outside Raven's mind Beast Boy picked Raven up and brought her to her bed. He laid her down and covered her with blankets. After saying good night he left her room and went to his, where he thought about what had happened.