a.n. Monaco? MONACO? Saturday's Teen Titans... MONACO? This is getting annoying! I wrote that some character was going off to Monaco... in a later chapter... ¬¬; Wow. If they have some of the good guys being rounded up like they rounded up the bad guys, then I'm SERIOUSLY going to be annoyed at how much they're taking from my unpublished story. ;_; LoL
But on a happier note... 'twas nice to hear Hotspot talk more. :)
LM22102- Dang... you replied in like 11 minutes after I posted the chapter. o_O;; And thank you. You'll see in this chapter what became of the other Titans. X3; Bwaha. Boldprint56- Wow, I'm glad you're so enthusiastic about it. ^^; And cool... you liked the fight scene. Thank you. :) spiracle- You liked it so much you replied twice? hehe j/k I tried to make Raven as resistant as possible... because it would be weird to me if she conformed right away... so I hope she's in character throughout the story... please tell me if she's not. VampireSelene- Aw, thank you. :) And did Slade leave Raven in her room? Wow, that's kinda... -hem- ... nah, he probably had his soldiers drop her off. Truthfully, I've never thought about it. ^^;; However, Slade visits her room in this chapter... hpfan717- hp as in Harry Potter? :) Thank you very much. I look forward to your reviews as well. :3 raven717- There's a lot of interest in those numbers "717". hehe. Anyway, thank you. :) And I shall try to update forever. ...or at least until the story runs out. Whichever comes first. X3;
Chapter 9
"WHAT?" cried Raven. Her eyes immediately began to glow white. All the robot soldiers were thrown off the girl as a shadow field burst from her. She glared at Slade, her fists covered in darkness.
"Calm down, my dear. It was far too much space for you to take care of by yourself, anyway," Slade replied with a nonchalant shrug. "Besides, you should be resting and recovering your strength."
"You can have as many holes in the sewer you want- you could be the rat king for all I care- but you will not take over Titans tower!" Raven protested. She shot a shadow beam at the newest robot soldier who had entered the room, destroying it.
"There are no Teen Titans left. You are no longer one, either, now that you work for me." At that he held up one hand and showed her Titans communicator. His grasp tightened, breaking the device into numerous, sparking pieces. Raven gritted her teeth. He had destroyed her only means of communication with her friends. He had taken over her home. He had claimed her.
The shadows around her painfully clenched fists grew. Behind Slade, the semicircular couch was engulfed in blackness and slowly lifted off the ground.
"Why Titans tower? I thought exposure to the light would've killed you." Slade chuckled.
"I wanted a place on the water," he replied, gesturing toward the windows that overlooked the bay.
"So get a seaside villa," retorted the dark girl. The couch continued to rise.
"But also just the concept:" Slade continued, not acknowledging her statement, "Moving into the conquered enemy's fortress. The people of this city will quickly realize their heroes are gone."
"'Conquered'? You only fought me- not the rest of the team," Raven said quickly.
"Yes, but I got rid of your little friends first." At that the girl snapped. With a scream, she sent the large furniture piece hurtling for Slade. Upon noticing it, he quickly jumped out of its way, letting it crash down at the point where he used to be.
"You shouldn't let your emotions control you, Raven. Not with your powers," he chided, regaining his composure. "Face it, my dear. Your friends aren't coming back. You would do well to just forget about them. Without them, your powers and meditating will most definitely improve," added the man briskly. Raven didn't know what to do. She wanted to resist. She wanted to kick Slade and all his robots out of the tower. She wanted to kick him.
The girl stepped back, her hands holding her head. So many emotions were rushing through her. So many unsurpressed feelings running rampant, making her want to act different ways. Some emotions she wasn't even used to feeling. How long had it been since she meditated? Raven had to control her powers. If she didn't, the girl could end up hurting herself.
More robot soldiers had entered the room and Slade motioned for them to come closer.
"Take this girl back to her room. If she resists, stun her, but you are not to attack her. She's our guest," the man said. Two androids picked Raven, who was still wobbling, up by the arms and carried her out of the room.
Just then a transmission appeared on the screen at the front of the room. A woman with long black hair and a hateful gaze stared in.
"Slade!" she shouted. "I have tried forever to reach you. There's a problem."
"Oh, did I forget to leave a new contact address? It must've slipped my mind," he replied, his tone exuding insincereness. "Now, what have you done this time, Blackfire?"
"Don't talk like it's my fault. I met a whole lot more resistance this time from the people of Tamaran. It got so hot back there I had to leave," she argued. Slade could see from her surroundings she was piloting a ship.
"What about the Titans?" the man quickly asked. At the same time he cursed himself for ever cutting a deal with Blackfire. This was why he rarely made alliances- the other man would always screw the plan up somehow.
"They're with me. Don't bother asking how I'm doing," snapped the black-haired woman. Slade ignored the remark.
"Where are you going?"
"I'm headed to Earth. I'll be there in a couple hours."
"No, don't come here! Find some remote rock to crash on," he ordered, for a second almost sounding desperate.
"No can do. I'm wanted in just about every other inhabited world in the three nearest galaxies, but I can still hide out on your planet. I'll see you soon, cyclops." With that the link was terminated. Slade gave an enraged shout before punching the back of the couch, leaving a permanent indent. That woman was seriously going to screw up everything. She couldn't bring the rest of the Titans anywhere near the tower- that would be disastrous. If Raven ever found out where her friends were, there was no telling how she would react, especially in her current emotional state. Now that she had been separated from the rest of her team physically, Slade had to work on separating her emotionally. Quickly, too.
Raven was shoved into her room and the door quickly shut behind her. The dark girl spun and hit the button next to the door frame. The metal door slid open and there stood three robot soldiers, all pointing their weapons at the Titan. Raven pressed the button again and let the door close. So she wasn't locked in. The girl was surprised with the freedom Slade was allowing her. Quickly she moved over to her closet, grabbed a cape, then went to the window, opened it, and flew out.
She climbed through the air until she had reached the top of the tower. There she found a multitude of robot soldiers, pacing around the roof. Upon seeing her, they all aimed their guns at her. Reflexively, Raven made a shadow barrier. However, she couldn't stop all the laser fire, and she was hit a couple of times. Stunned, she slowly lost consciousness and fell from the sky, heading straight fro the rocky ground. One of the soldiers put his gun away and jumped off the roof. Propelled by small rockets in the sides of his feet, he quickly flew after her and caught her before she reached the base of the tower. The soldier made a large turn over the water and headed back for Raven's open window.
When Raven woke a couple of hours later, she found Slade standing over her, his hateful glare piercing through her.
"Get out of my room," she protested weakly.
The man ignored her statement and said with forced calmness, "I consider myself very generous with you. I gave you a second chance. I would give you my advice and help to improve your meditation and increase your powers. I gave you almost complete freedom around here and you try to escape?" Slade walked around to the other side of her bed so his back was to the lone window. "You made a deal, Raven. Are you going back on your word?"
"I gave you my word as a Titan. As you keep reminding me, I'm not a Titan anymore. That word means nothing now," she replied, crossing her arms across her chest. Slade leaned over her bed, grabbed her around the neck and jerked her toward him.
"Do NOT test me!" he exclaimed. The force of his voice took the girl aback. She had never seen him lose his temper, and this side of him inspired fear. Raven wanted to fight back with all her powers, but she knew it would be in vain. Somehow she would end up losing and sink even deeper into Slade's mistrust. If the dark girl ever wanted to get out of there, she would have to stay on the man's good side- whatever that was.
Finally Slade let her go, pushing her back. He silently walked over to the door, then stopped and looked back at her. He could plainly see the surprise in her expression, but he sensed a hint of fear, too. The consolation that he was winning helped him to calm down. His voice was normal once more, but choked with impatience.
"Be in the training room in one hour. You are no longer permitted outside. If you do leave this tower, my robots will know and they will be able to stop you. Your witch powers are impressive, but no match for us." With that he exited the room, leaving Raven to rub her neck.
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Slade reentered the living room to see the few guards, who had been stationed there, in pieces. There was a figure resembling a caped guard hunched over the small refrigerator, examining the contents. When he turned around, Slade could see he was obviously not one of his, because the stranger wore a skull face on his mask with an x upon his forehead.
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I love X. He interferes so much. :3
Next Update: October 17th, most likely.