And here we are again! So, some of you don't think that it's scary enough to be in this series of stories yet. Hmm… alrighty! I take that as an official horror challenge! Be warned, younger viewers! The shit has officially hit the freakin' FAN! I don't own Teen Titans! RAWR!

Raven's Game 3: Final Shadow

Part 5 – Plant Food

Raven cried out as she was yanked all the way inside the man-eating plant! Beast Boy, Cyborg and Starfire cried out as they flew backward. Having no Raven to hold onto, they'd yanked each other back. "Raven!" Beast Boy screamed her name.

He could hear her cries of agony as the monster's petals closed around her.

"Oh God!" Robin was tugging desperately at the plant's petals, but doing no good. The sound of shredding clothing and screams of pain was intensifying. "Get her out of there!" Starfire rushed forward and used all off her strength to rip away one of its leaves. The creature let out a yelp, but was still chewing on their friend. God, it was eating her!

Beast Boy very suddenly went mad with rage. "You bastaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaard!" Beast Boy's cry of battle shook Titan's Tower as he became the BEAST! Huge, horrendous teeth jutted from his mouth as his eyes whited out. Fur shot out everywhere as his muscles grew to outrageous proportions. The animal that had no place in the animal kingdom. The Beast that would smite all that stood before it and knew no mercy.

Beast leapt forward with a mighty rush of teeth and claws. The yellow death plant's muscled petals were ripped into thousands of shreds in mere moments. Plant goo and blood was everywhere. It began yelping and trying to get away. No way out now. The Beast let out a mighty roar and literally tore it in two. Having effectively killed it, he dropped the corpse to one side. There was a long silence as everyone stared.

Raven lay in a bloody heap.

A high-pitched whine escaped the Beast. He knelt. Beast nudged her face with his muzzle, but she gave no answer. He nudged her again, but nothing. Gathering her gently into his huge arms, he walked past the Titans and lay her on the couch. They tried to come near, and he growled fiercely.

"What's wrong with him? We just wanna help…" Robin recoiled away with the others.

"He is not himself." Starfire said softl. She looked at him with knowing eyes."Animals often behave strangely when their mates are injured." They exchanged glances, knowing it to be true. "They become moe territorial. Dangerous…" She eyed a purple flower that seemed to be looking at her, and she fried it with a starbolt as an afterthought. "We should not go near…"

"But she needs medical attention!" Cyborg protested.

"Would you face the wrath of the Beast?" Starfire gestured, speaking softly. It was in the process of ripping vines away from the couch area. They all seemed offensive to him, and he attacked each one individually until he'd cleared the proper amount of space. Cyborg watched him, but did not move. Starfire had a point. When Beast Boy assumed this form, he was a wild animal. Literally. The shit had officially hit the fan.

"At least all the foilage has stopped growing…" Robin mumbled, looking around. The large common room had quite literally become a jungle. Thick with plants and little bugs and everything else, it seemed to pulse with life. "We should be safe as long as we don't mess with those purple flowers… That dead pod is probably warning enough for the others." Robin said. "Hey Cyborg, can you tell how Raven is from here?" The metal man put a finger to the side of his head, steadying himself as his mechanical eye zoomed in. He shook his head no after a moment. The shredded clothing, bloodand plant goo was blocking his view.

The Beast very suddenly became a tiger and licked Raven with its long, rough tongue. Comically spitting to one side, it did the same multiple times. Had Beast Boy resumed control of his own mind and actions? Robin came close, and the tiger let out a low growl. "His shape has changed, friend Robin." Stafire whispered, placing a hand on his shoulder and gently pulling him back. "But circumstances have not."

They sat and watched for a long time as the rough cat tongue cleaned away a lot of the plant's goo and most of the blood. Her wounds didn't look too bad… there were simply a lot of them. The thousands of teeth in the yellow death plant had dug into her, but not torn into any flesh. She was okay, just in shock. The tiger's tongue continued its work. Lick… spit. Lick… spit. "That's probably for the best anyway." Cyborg commented. "Feline tongues are rough. So, whatever he licks will make off with plant goo, blood, loose leaves and whatever else…" He sounded very much like an animal expert when he said it. Robin cocked an eyebrow at him, and he quickly defended himself. "Hey, if you hang around with Beast Boy long enough, you'll learn somethin' about animals now and then." That seemed to make sense, the other two surmised.

It was a long process, the tiger's tongue bath. Kind of kinky, in a way. Raven lay there, unconscious during the whole thing, though. 'She's missing out,' thought Beast Boy, unable to blush since he was a tiger. 'I wonder if she'll strangle me for this later…' His thoughts were interrupted by a soft moan. Spitting what he'd collected aside, he leaned forward to see her face. Still a tiger, he nudged her tenderly.

Her eyes slitted open and she saw the green tiger looking at her. "Scars… like… tiger stripes…" she whispered their private joke. He placed his head on her chest and she hugged it where she lay. A low, rather loud purr escaped the throat of the changling. She was alive. God, she was alive. Right then, that was all that mattered in the world.

Robin had approached from behind, and the tiger regarded him sharply. The others had come as well, seeing their friend was okay. Raven quite suddenly crossed her arms across her chest. They all realized her clothes were in shambles, and looked away. Beast Boy became human again. "She needs clothes." He said. Looking at her briefly, he began to remove his skintight shirt. She grabbed his wrist, sitting up sorely. She gestured with her eyes. His scars were showing. He frowned, uneasy at the situation. The others didn't know about his extensive scarring. Only Raven. Was he read for that... especially right in the middle of all this...? She gestured that he pull it back on, and he obeyed without question..

"Robin." Raven rasped aloud. The boy wonder hesitantly turned and looked at her. When he was sure she was effectively covered, he stood at attention for orders. "I need your cape." Raven said. He stared at her for a moment, unsure. "Unless you'd rather Starfire donated her skirt." Turning bright red, he quickly unsnapped his cape and gave it to her. Raven rather comically wore it backward, forcing herself to her feet. Beast Boy tried to support her, but she wouldn't let him. "I'm fine." She insisted. "We're heading to my room next, so I can get some new clothes. This might be Dark Fall's game, but this tower is almost exactly the same as the real one."

"I wore one of Raven's cloaks in my game." Beast Boy mumbled. "There's bound to be plenty in the closet, just like in the real world." There was a wordless vote, and they began to file out of the room. "Oh wait…" He turned around, then found what he wanted. With all the other crap that had been going on, he wasn't surprised where he found it. "Gotta take that along."

Right where Raven had been laying was the game, Jumanji.

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Raven emerged from her room still sore, but fully clothed again. All of her bleeding had stopped, and she seemed okay then. Most of those cuts would scar if they weren't treated, though… but now wasn't the time to worry about it. "Question." She said as she emerged. "Why is my entire body… damp?" The entire team exchanged looks, and Beast Boy flushed deeply. Seeing this, Raven made up her mind again, "I take that back. I don't want to know." She closed her cloak rather gothically, resuming her usual image as the emotionally neutral sorceress.

Beast Boy looked at the game, which he had tucked under his right arm "Where to do we go from here? It's my turn, and I'm willing to bet the common room's gonna stay like that for awhile…" he trailed away, trying to shake the image of the pod incident from his head. God, he'd almost lost her…

"Hmmm…" Robin said. "Probably somewhere open would be better. Monsoons inside and bugs in enclosed areas wasn't the best idea…" he stroked his chin, trying to think of the logical answer.

"It doesn't matter where we go, it'll still try hard to kill us anyway." Cyborg murmured.

"Wow. That's even worse than what I was going to say." Raven mumbled. She could see in everyone's eyes that the game was taking its toll on them. Beast Boy seemed to be fighting it the hardest. But then again, he'd played a game on his own. So… the others she had to worry about. Starfire looked positively wilted, Robin was looking kind of crabby, and Cyborg was strangely quiet. "The roof is an open space…" she said aloud. "Let's try there, and see what it throws at us." Silently, they filed down the hall and up the stairs. No talk or jabber went between them. Why would there be any? They were alloff in their own little worlds. Starfire was trying to comfort Robin, but wasn't doing much good. She sighed, finally giving up.

When they reached the roof, they found it barren and cold. The fog had started up, giving the air a ghostly chill. Raven drew her cloak tightly around her, motioning them to the center of the roof. Licking her lips, she motioned them to sit in a circle again. Beast Boy slowly opened the game board's, doors. Picking up the dice he rattled them, then let them drop.

Sorry not much happened in this chappie, horror fans. I was sort of rushed with this one… I'll post two parts at a time next time I update, which shall be soon. I'll see if I can't make some scary stuff happen, eh? I appreciate any comments that you have in your reviews, so keep 'em coming! Until next time!