Well would ya' look who's back. It's ME ShelsSMG! Due to a heavy work schedule and large lack of sleep I have been unable to update for about a week. Of course that's no excuse but did you ever try writing when you had the Batman/Ace moment from "Epilogue" stuck in your head. I felt really sorry for her. But back to the current moment, Chapter 3 is here. Right now I'm listening to one of my many mixes so many ideas and lines could be drawn from them. But enough of my rambling, you want to read the story don't you? Ya' know ya' do. Come on, take a peek.
Disclaimer: I do not own Teen Titans, The Crow, or any lines used in the Crow. (Come ta' think of it… Do I even own this story?)
Chapter 3: The Message, the Meeting, and the Darkness
Robin sat in the complete darkness of his room watching the security files. He scrutinized each frame with the eyes of a hawk. For almost an hour Cyborg had been staring over his shoulder at the screens. Finally Robin spoke, "Do you see want I don't see?" Cyborg squinted his eye to get better focus but still couldn't see what Robin was talking about. Cy scratched his head and yawned.
"What don't ya' see Rob?" Robin spun around in his chair (YEAH! A swivly chair!) and gave Cyborg an "isn't obvious" stare. When Cy shrugged Robin rubbed the bridge of his nose and sighed.
"Raven isn't in any of the files from the past few weeks for more than five seconds. And haven't you noticed that whenever she has to talk she only looks at Starfire? I think I'm to figure this out." Suddenly there was a knock at the door. Robin's heart skipped a beat when he heard the voice on the other side.
"Friends, are you in there? I have spoken with Raven." Robin quickly shot up out of his chair (swivly!) and opened the door. He ushered Starfire inside and started digging for another chair. When he couldn't find one he offered his. Star smiled gratefully and sat down. Without waiting for any signal she launched into her story about what happened when she talked to Raven. When it was over Robin was far from satisfied. He slammed his fist into the wall (ow) and started for the door. Cyborg jumped in front of him blocking his path completely. He crossed his arms and stared down at the smaller teen.
"And where da' ya' think your going? Cause if it's ta' talk to Raven I don't think that would be a good idea. If she wouldn't say any thing ta' Star she won't open up to you. If you try you might end up like B." Just as Robin opened his mouth to protest the alarm went off. In the hurry to leave the room Robin had forgotten to off the light. Seconds later it was swallowed by the shadows.
Beast landed with a soft on a patch of green grass. As he looked around he noticed it was the only one. Weird, he thought, but then again I am in Raven's mind. Beast Boy jumped up to his feet as a group of hooded figures surrounded him. Each of these figures represented one of Ravens different emotions/sides. He automatically recognized three of them, Happy, Timid, and Brave. The rest he could only guess as they spoke. The one in the yellow stepped forward and began to speak. (BB had to hold back a snort when he saw the glasses.) "Welcome back Beast Boy. I am Knowledge. It's… pleasant to see you again. Unfortunately you arrived at a bad time. The Darkness is descending. Soon it will consume all you see." A tear dropped down her cheek, "and then it will move to the "real" world. Soon there will be nothing but darkness everywhere. If only I could get my hands on the man that caused it." Beast Boy had been listening very closely. However he was expecting her to explain why he was here. When he didn't get those answers he snapped.
"LISTEN! RIGHT NOW I DON'T' CARE ABOUT SOME DARKNESS. I WANNA KNOW WHY I'M HERE!" Beast Boy's voice dropped down to normal. "Look, I really wish I could help but… I just wanna get home." He sank to his knees and hung his head. Behind him he heard a giggle. BB turned his head slightly and saw Happy.
"You really are stupid. You're here ta' help. You can get back by helping us beat the Darkness." Happy offered Beast Boy her hand and pulled him up to his feet again. Knowledge stepped forward to speak again but was cut off by a booming, menacing voice.
"DOWN WITH THE LAMBS, UP WITH THE LARK! RUN TO BED CHILDREN BEFORE IT GETS DARK!" When all the Ravens heard the voice they disappeared into the ground. Beast Boy looked to his left and saw a wall of black headed towards him. Try as he might he could not move away. The Darkness was drawing him in, using all of the pain, anger, grief, anguish and despair in his past and present to lure him ever closer. He reached out his hand and felt the pleasure as it began to suck him in.
"Hello Titans." The Titans had arrived in the main room to find Raven already speaking with the figure on the screen. She spun around in surprise and pulled her hood up when she saw them. The man on the screen had a Darth Vader like voice (I don't own him either, but it would be awesome to.). "It's so good to finally meet you all. It brings a smile to my heart. As you can see I have already spoken with the pretty young goth girl. Now however, I want to speak to the rest of you. You see, I know what has been haunting you the past few weeks. AND I can help you find the ghost. For a price of course. Meet me at these coordinates in three days. That is, if you want to see your precious little team whole again Bird Boy." With that the screen went blank. Robin spun around to face Cyborg.
"Did you look up those coordinates?" Robin asked in a grim and forceful voice. Cyborg chose to ignore it and nodded. "Yeah. It's an old abandoned factory called "Feel Good Inc." Kinda weird. So, what now?" Robin sighed and flopped down on the couch. Cyborg grabbed the controller and turned on the TV. Raven left the room to the sound of the usual news, bad weather, lousy traffic, Joker escaping from Arkham, and the HIVE Five breaking out again. She sighed as she entered her room and closed the door. She turned on her radio, put "Home" by Three Days Grace on repeat, picked up her mirror, then put it back down. Later, she thought and drifted off to sleep. A painful sorrowful sleep.
Authors Note: Well that was fun. Quick guess two of the songs I was listening to when I was writing this. I know this was short but bear with me. I don't want to reveal it all to quickly. By the way, all you other JLU fans, who else felt sorry for Ace. I almost cried, almost. But I'm starting to ramble again. Next chapter: What will happen to Beast Boy, Who is this mysterious figure and how will Raven defeat the Darkness. Until then, I'm ShelsSMG and go f yourselves San Diego.