Shadow: Okay, I decided on…CANCELING THE STORY…alright alright I'm only joking. The songfic will be everybody's fool. So this contains everybody's fool. Have to be retarded not to understand that one. Oh well…I say that a lot don't I? Hmm…whatever! Here's chapter 12: Learning to let go. Hey that's only the first or second time that I announced the title! Argh! SHUT-UP SHADOW!
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The next morning a woman entered Beast Boy and Ravens cage. She held a bushel of chains in her hand. Slowly, she approached her target. She carefully tied the chain to the black wolf and led her out. Another woman followed. She tied a small rope around beast boy's neck and followed the other two.
The two titans were let loose into a large pen. It was covered up by some kind of thick sheet that couldn't be seen through. There was a gate that led somewhere else. Beast Boy was allowed to roam throughout the pen, but Raven was secured to a post in the back.
A few hours passed. Voices could be heard coming from outside. A crowd had formed. Neither of the two animals could see it but as the noise level rose, it became more and more apparent. Suddenly a familiar voice erupted from a loud speaker and the crowd quieted.
"Ladies and Gentlemen! Boys and Girls! I would like to welcome you all to the Mythic Animal Show! Would you please put your hands together for Mr. Ryan Chrone!"
The crowd cheered and the man who had told them about the show appeared. He had a whip in his hand.(Shadow: BB and Rae can't see this. It's happening outside.)
"And now…the moment you've all been waiting for…here is the green Meerkat and the winged wolf!"
A young woman entered raven and beast boys pen and opened the gate. She used her whip to make Raven take off into the bigger pen, beast boy close behind.
Perfect by nature, icons of self-indulgence
The crowd cheered much louder than anyone knew possible.
Raven saw Chrone and a forgotten fire returned to her eyes.
"Now, watch as Mr. Chrone puts this blood-thirsty beast in its place!"
Just what we all need
More lies about a worldThe audience had paid a good share of money to see a vicious wolf being broken by a tamer, and by the looks of things they had a wolf that could make a dragon shiver.
Chrone drew his whip and prepared to face his enraged opponent.
Raven paced around Chrone snarling. She threw herself at Chrone.
He dodged and she rammed the fence and fell over.
The crowd gasped.
"RAAAAAAAAAAAAK!"
Beast Boy jumped on to Chrone and started using his sharp teeth to repeatedly gouge into Chrone's back.
He grabbed Beast Boy and threw him at the fence.
Raven rose up again and roared at, what was in her eyes, a monster.
"Come on you winged rat! Show me what you've got."
"GRRRAAAAAAAAAAH!"
That never was and never will beShe planned to show him how much of a mistake he had made. She aimed a bite at his leg…and got it. She tightly clamped on to Chrone's ankle.
He whipped her time after time but she refused to release her death grip. Chrone was being paid a lot for breaking this beast so he cheated and slammed his boot into her stomach.
She squealed in pain and tumbled over.
Have you no shame, don't you see me?
"RAK!(RAVEN!)"
You know you've got everybody fooled.
"GRRRRRRR…(You'll pay for that)"
She slowly rose and glared at Chrone.
"What! You again?"
Look here she comes now
"Grrrrrrr…"
Bow down and stare in wonder.
Chrone turned and yelled, "Watch me slay this beast!" at the audience causing them to cheer wildly.
Oh, how we love youNo flaws when you're pretending
He snapped his whip in her face. She flinched but didn't back down. She bared her fangs at him.
But now I know she
Never was and never will be
"Aww I'm so scared."
You don't know how you betrayed meShe lunged at him once again…and once again he dodged.
And somehow you've got everybody fooled.
Beast Boy wasn't going to stand around and watch this jerk destroy his friend, even if he was a weak little Meerkat. He bolted over and started chewing up Chrone's boots.
"What are you-my boots!" he kicked beast boy away "These are my good boots! And you ruined them! Your gonna pay fer that!"
He picked up a large rock and hurled it at beast boy.
"RAAAAK!" Beast Boy screamed in terror. The blow would surely kill him.
Raven leapt out of nowhere and took the hit, something she would pay for dearly. She fell to the ground. Motionless and covered in blood.
The audience gasped in horror.
"Chrone you idiot! You're aren't supposed to kill her!"
"I wasn't aiming fer 'er"(Shadow: yeah! He was aiming for beast boy! Get it right! Lol) Chrone would have continued if it weren't for the intense pain on the back of his neck.
Beast Boy did what ever he could to send this maniac fleeing for his life.
"Get off!"
Chrone grabbed beast boy and held him in front of himself.
He dropped him and watched him run away into a corner. He redirected his attention to Raven. He walked over to her and stood above her. He didn't feel even the least bit of sympathy for her, but the audience did. He was a killer and now his secret had been revealed.
Without the mask
Where will you hide?
He nudged her to see if she was alive.
She didn't move.
Things like "she's dead" and "Oh my god, he killed her" echoed through the audience.
Can't find yourself,
Suddenly a claw reached up and grabbed Chrone's neck.
Lost in your lies
Slowly she stood up…on two feet.(Shadow: who saw that one coming?)
Chrone stared in absolute horror.
A single claw emerged from the back of both feet and her majestic wings shrunk back into her.Four blood red eyesappeared on her faceand grew two long fangs that looked like they had come from a saber-toothed tiger. She had acquired a terrifying appearance and for good reason…she had become a werewolf.(Shadow: now I'm positive that nobody saw that one coming!)
"Garooooooooo!"
She threw her fist at Chrone. He flew backwards.
"RIK RIIIIIIIIIIIK!(RAVEN STOP!)"
I know the truth nowBeast Boy ran at Raven, trying to stop her from harming Chrone. He clamped on her back. She howled in pain and threw him to the ground.
Raven charged the fence and broke it down, angered at the crowds carelessness for anything besides other humans.
The crowd went into a screaming and panicking frenzy. The desperately tried to reach the exit.
"RIIIAAAK! RIK…RIK RIK! RIK RAK! RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIAAAAAAAAAAAK! (RAVEN STOP! THIS ISN'T YOU! THIS CAN'T BE YOU! WHATEVER IS CONTROLING YOU…YOU HAVE TO FIGHT IT! DON'T LET THEM CONTROL YOU! YOU DON'T HAVE TO KILL!)
"GRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Raven howled at beast boy. She was oblivious to constant attempts to stop her.
"RIKAKK!(NO YOU CAN STILL BREAKAWAY FROM THEM! IT'S NOT OVER!)
Raven suddenly began to shake in rage.
"GAAROOOOOOO!(SHUT-UP!)"
Raven picked up Chrone. He screamed and begged to be let go.
"Please let me go! I'm sorry! I'll just crawl away and leave you alone! Please!"
Raven simply snarled at him. She threw him to the ground and placed one of her clawed feet on his chest.
Beast Boy started screaming at Raven.
I know who you areAnd I don't love you anymore
Infuriated, she left Chrone and walked over to him.
"Gaooooo!(You are an insolent fool!)"(Shadow: how overused is that line…)
"Rikaka!(No, you are!)"
"Gaaaaaaaaoooooooooo!(I've heard enough! Prepare to die.)"
Raven bared her teeth and attacked beast boy.
"Gayaroooo!(you think that I'm being controlled. But you're wrong. My entire life I've been waiting for this, and now I finally have my chance!)"
Raven attacked beast boy further. Beast Boy continued to try to make Raven realize what she was doing but to no prevail. Eventually he got the point. She knew what she was doing.
"Rikak. Ririkaka Rik…Rik.(So this is what you want to be fine. Then just forget everything that you've been through! Just forget all the good things you've done! Just forget me!)"
Beast Boy's words made Raven feel like she was being stabbed with a thousand knives. She stared down at him trembling.
"Rik…Rikaaka!(Look what you've done!)"
"Gaaoo…(I didn't mean too…)"
The crowd stopped and watched the two argue. Amazed to see the tiny green Meerkat winning.
"Ri! Riri!(Yeah right! You just accidentally destroyed half of the ring!)"
"Gaaooo…(No…I lost control…I was upset and…)"
"Ri! Ri! Ri?(And what?)"
"Gyaaaa!(Beast Boy stop! I get it! Please stop!)"
"Ririki!(No you don't get! If you got it you would have stopped a long time ago!)"
"Gaoooooooo…(I couldn't stop…I told you I lost control…)"
"RIIIIII!(You could stop! Terra was just like you! She lost control multiple times but she was able to stop!)"
"Gaayaaooooo!(I'm not Terra!)"
Raven's eyes were overflowing with tears. Beast Boy stopped yelling. He didn't realize how much he had upset her.
"Ri…(Rae…I'm sorry…I didn't mean to get so carried away.)"
"Gyooo…gayaooo…gaaooo…(I'll never be Terra…)"
Raven found speaking to be very difficult.
"Riiii…(And I never want you to be…)"
She looked slightly surprised by his statement.
"rrrr?(Y-You don't?)"
"Ri Ri Ri!(Of course not! If you were Terra then who would be Raven?)"
Raven smiled slightly.
"Grrr…(Thanks Beast Boy…)"
Beast Boy smiled back.
"Ri!(No problem!)"
He glanced over at Chrone and Raven took the hint. She walked over to Chrone to see if he was okay. She failed to see Chrone slip his hand in his pocket and quickly pull out something that no one was expecting.
A loud gunshot erupted and Raven jerked backwards, her eyes filled with horror.
The audience's eyes also enlarged and they all gasped.
"RIAK!(NO!)"
Never was and never will be
Raven lifted her mouth to the sky and howled before falling to the dirt beneath her.
You don't know how you betrayed me
But what happened next was what shocked everyone. Raven morphed back into a winged wolf…and then, back into one of the five heroes that defended the city.
"RIIIIAVEN!" Beast Boy ran over Raven and he too molded back into a human.
And somehow you've got everybody fooled.
Beast Boy shakily spoke to her, his eyes filled with tears.
"R-R-Raven…Raven…Raven this isn't funny! Get up! Please just wake up…please…"
No response…
Beast Boy clenched his teeth and shot Chrone a look filled with everlasting hatred.
"You're a murderer! You killed her…Raven's dead and it's your fault!"
"No I didn't know it was her…I thought that it was just some wolf"
"With wings? Does that seem at all natural to you? This wolf had wings because it wasn't a wolf!"
Never was and never will be
"I didn't know."
"You didn't know! How can you not know? Did you realize that the titans had mysteriously disappeared? Did you realize that I was green? Think about it! Green titan goes missing and a green Meerkat shows up! Ring any bells?"
"I-I…"
"-knew who we were all along!"
"No I swear I had no idea!"
"You've been working for slade the whole time."
"I would never-"
"I read about you in the newspaper! You're a poacher! You illegally hunt and kill animals! And when slade told you that we had been turned into animals you thought that if you captured us and let us go back into the city your record would be cleared! But when Raven became a werewolf you knew that your plan would surely be foiled. So you killed her and tried to make it look like an accident."
An evil grin grew on Chrone's face.
"My, my aren't we smart? I never planned on anyone ever catching me. But when that foolish girl recovered her powers I knew that the only way to succeed was for her to die."
"If I could I would kill you right now. I'd make sure that you suffered for what you did to her."
"Aww, I'm touched."
"Good because jail's not going to be a very touching place. And by the looks of things, you'll be spending the rest of your life there."
Chrone swirled around. The other three titans, who had also become human, stood behind him.
He laughed.
"So you won the battle, huh? But…what about the war? Didja win that?"
Beast Boy glared at him.
"You think that this is just some sick joke?" He screamed in his face.
"Well, since it got rid of one of you're pathetic friends-"
"I'll kill you. I don't care what happens but I will make pay for what you have done!"
"That's enough beast boy. We can't change the past."
No matter how much we dislike it.
He gasped.
"What is it friend?"
"I…nothing…"
"Nevermind, Star and I will take him to the police…you two take Raven home." Robin tied a rope around Chrone.
"Have fun burying your little friend." Chrone inconsiderately joked. "Oh and by the way green boy, I won't forget this."
Beast Boy was too hurt to speak.
You're not real and you can't save me.
And somehow now you're everybody's fool.
If Chrone ever escaped from jail Beast Boy was going to make sure that he never forgot that day.
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Shadow: OMG! That was the longest chapter so far! And guess what? This is the semi final, so… just one more chapter and I will have finished Call of The Wild! And if anyone didn't understand the werewolf thing, it was her demon form. Oh yeah and sorry about that ending, but I warned earlier that their might not be a happy ending didn't I…I think I did. Hmm, Of course this isn't the end so…actually you may be surprised at what happens in the end, very surprised…