A/N: Okay, well I don't have anything to say, so just READ THE CHAPTER ALREADY!

Disclaimer: Well I'm not old enough to legally own pretty much anything, so I'm pretty sure I don't own the Teen Titans.

Chapter Six: Pain
Raven appeared in the center of a large factory. Loud clanging noises were head ringing through the warehouse as metal hit metal. The large room was hot and machines were scattered through out the building. No one had noticed Raven's presence yet. There we only a few people in the building, who were either operating or fixing the giant machines. Raven didn't know what they were making, but it didn't really matter. Scanning the room, Raven only spotted five to six men working. How was this considered a 'large assignment' to Slasher?

Raven shrugged off her question and hesitantly did as she was ordered. Teleporting, she appeared behind a man that was operating a machine by pulling levers back and forth. Raven grew as her violet eyes were replaced with four red ones. Silently, Raven made a spike out of black energy and aimed it at the man. With incredible velocity the spike was thrust into the back of the man's head. Blood spattered onto Raven's clothes and face as the man cried out in pain. His horrific screams echoed through the warehouse momentarily until he fell limp onto the control panel he had been working at.

The other men who had been working were now aware of Raven's presence. "Jim?" one of the men called out. "Jim!" he yelled. The man ran over to the corpse that Raven was now standing behind.

Raven didn't attack the man as he searched for a sign of life in his friend, instead she just watched with a demonic grin on her pale face. "He's dead!" the man announced. "You killed Jim!" he yelled at Raven as if she didn't already know. His co-workers gasped as others yelled in anger. This only made Raven's grin wider.

Then, she grabbed the man by the front of his shirt and lifted him off the ground so he was now eye to eye with her. The man became paralyzed with fear and he began to feel extremely cold. The man's sanity was slowly being drained out of him and he didn't know how much more he could stand.

Raven ended his torture by thrusting her free hand into his chest. Piercing the flesh, her hand went deep inside his rib cage. Blood now soaked Raven's sleeve all the way to her elbow and some of it dripped down onto the floor. The man's face became contorted with agony, but he did not scream. Finally Raven pulled her arm out of his chest and he fell completely limp in her hand.

Dropping the corpse in a heap on the floor, Raven turned around to finish off the other workers. Suddenly, as she was turning around, something hit her in the side of her face and knocked her hood off. The red-hot piece of metal scorched the flesh on her face. One of the workers had retrieved the piece of metal to defend themselves with, after managing to hit Raven in the face he was sure he had killed her or at least knocked her unconscious.

Stumbling back a little, Raven held her face in her hands. Once she took her hands off of her face she looked up at the workers, who all gasped when they saw her face. The flesh on the whole right side of her face looked like it had melted and now their was just a mess on muscle, bone, and burnt flesh left. It was a horrific and disgusting sight, but Raven remained unfazed, her four eyes were still glowing red. Then, the whole side of her face seemed to lightly glow blue as it rearranged itself. After less than a minute her face was as good as new and showed no sign of being burned, even the four scars from Slasher were on her cheek once again. Three years ago she might have died from such an injury, but now she was much stronger.

Now Raven was angry and for the first time in three years she began to lose control. Cracking her neck, she looked down at the insignificant little man who was now shaking in fear. The monstrous grin she had just a moment ago had been replaced with a serious expression, which was a much worse sign than that terrifying smile.

The man that had hit her still grasped on to the red-hot piece of metal as he pointed it defensively up to Raven. Reaching out, Raven gripped the other end of the metal. A sizzling sound like that of cooking bacon was heard when she grabbed onto the metal as it burned the flesh on her palm. The man's eyes widened with surprise at her actions. Then, she forced the metal out of his hands. Before he could think to run away she thrust the metal into his abdomen. Almost immediately blood gushed out of the man's mouth and he looked in awe at the large piece of metal that now skewered him. The smell of cooking flesh filled the air as the man fell to the ground. He was barely still alive, but now he wished he was dead. Raven had made sure he had paid for what he did to her.

Raven didn't know what she was doing, but part of her enjoyed. Moving closer to the few men left, her expression remained serious. The were petrified, but she was interrupted before she could even touch them.

"Stop!" someone yelled from behind her.

Turning around quickly, she snarled at the person who was either extremely brave or extremely stupid. Raven no longer had control of her body, her instincts had completely taken her over.

Right after talking to Bumblebee the Titans jumped into the T-Ship and sped off towards Steel City. Who could be attacking the Titans East that was too powerful for them to handle? The Titans East wasn't quite as strong as the real Titans, but they could hold their own against the tougher villains.

None of the teens said a word the whole flight to Steel City, they were all too caught up in their own thoughts. These past two or three days had been odd.

Finally after only fifteen minutes of flying as fast as the T-Ship could go they reached the location. It was an old looking factory, smoke billowed out of the top of the building. The T-Ship landed smoothly in front of the old factory. The four jumped out and ran towards the door of the large building.

The Titans East recognized Raven immediately, although they hadn't seen her for a long time. "Raven?" Bumblebee questioned with surprise.

Raven replied with that insane smile she had worn just a few minutes ago. Levitating scraps of metal and different tools in the room, Raven threw it at the team. Ducking behind some machinery, the team barely missed the projectiles Raven had thrown at them.

"Ok, team. There's obviously something wrong with Raven. We need to stop her, but try not to hurt her," Bumblebee told her team.

"Her? What about us? Did you see what she did to those guys? We're the ones in danger," Speedy whined.

"Be careful then," Bumblebee replied bluntly. Then, she ran out from behind their cover and the others followed hesitantly.

Raven was completely gone now and the demon had full control of her body and powers. Mas y Menos ran in circles around Raven to distract her while Aqualad and Speedy snuck around behind her. The twins ran around Raven as she just watched them and waited for them to get a little closer. Finally, the twins made the mistake of running dangerously close to the demon girl. Seeing an opening, Raven brought her hand fast and managed to build enough force to send the boys flying in different directions when she hit them. Both of them were knocked out.

Suddenly, Raven was hit in the back with something, although it was only a minor annoyance. Turning around, Raven saw Speedy with an arrow ready in his bow, he was using arrows without a point as to not injure Raven. Pulling back the string, Speedy prepared to release the arrow. Then, he let go of the string and let the arrow soar.

Before the arrow could even touch Raven it stopped it in midair as it was encased with black magic. The arrow turned slowly away from Raven and was now pointed towards the archer. When Raven threw the arrow back at Speedy it gained enough velocity to make the blunt tip of the arrow sink deep into the boy's thigh.

It was then that Bumblebee decided to call the other Titans for backup. While Bumblebee called Aqualad attacked Raven. With his powers over water, Aqualad made a water pipe under Raven burst, which didn't do much more than get her a little wet. So far away from any water sources, Aqualad wasn't very powerful, but he could distract her for a moment.

Speedy hid behind a large machine as he inspected his leg. The arrow hadn't hit anything vital, and the wound was barely bleeding. Deciding to leave the arrow in as to avoid bleeding, Speedy stood up and readied himself to attack again.

Raven ignored Aqualad for the moment, he wasn't worth the time, she would just kill him once the others were out of the way. Somehow Speedy and Bumblebee were able to synchronize an attack, even though they were on opposite sides of the room.

Speedy shot of one of his electric shock arrows and Bumblebee fired her stingers at her. The electricity hit Raven all at once, but it was nothing compared to what that collar around her neck could do. They were amazed when they saw Raven just standing there without a scratch.

The Titans East were running out of ideas and just hoped the other would be here soon. Bumblebee ran for cover, but she wasn't fast enough. A long, sharp piece of metal encased with black energy was stabbed into Bumblebee's lower back. The force knocked Bumblebee to the ground, the spike sticking straight up out of her back.

Although she was in pain, Bumblebee tired to scramble to her feet. She couldn't stand up for some reason, so she began to drag herself away from Raven. A long stream of blood was left on the ground as Bumblebee tried to escape. It was a pitiful sight, but Raven was enjoying it. Slowly Raven approached the girl on the floor. When she was about three feet away from Bumblebee, someone yelled out, "Freeze!"

Raven was furious now, she kept getting interrupted and just when she was starting to have fun. Whipping around to face them, Raven was snarling as her eyes glowed a fiery red. There in the doorway of the factory was Robin, Cyborg, Starfire, and Beast Boy. "Raven?" asked the boy wonder in shock. All four of the Titans' mouths were hanging open in shock. "What are you doing?" Robin questioned, although he already knew the answer, even if he didn't want to believe it.

It was pointless to try to talk to her, Raven was so far gone that she couldn't be brought back. Raven stepped to the side, so they could see Bumblebee on the floor in a pool of blood with the stake in her back. All four of them gasped, including Robin who rarely was surprised.

"What's wrong with you, Raven? What happened?" Beast Boy asked with concern and confusion.

Raven didn't reply, she just began to grin again. The Titans shivered when they was that insane grin. "You need to get her away from Bumblebee so we can help her," Speedy yelled to them from across the room.

Beast Boy slowly began to walk towards Raven as she stared at him with those blood red eyes. He seemed to be in a trance, although he knew exactly what he was doing. "What're you doing, BB?" Cyborg asked with fear in his voice.

"Beast Boy, get back here," Robin ordered.

"Please, friend. Stay back from her," Starfire begged. Beast Boy ignored his friends' pleas and continued walking closer to her.

"Raven, I know you're in there," Beast Boy spoke softly. "This isn't you. You gotta fight it, Raven."

"This is me," Raven told him with a deep, demonic voice. "I have always been like this, but it just took me so long to understand. I've been fighting myself for so long, but I finally figured out that it was pointless."

Speedy and Aqualad ran to Bumblebee while Raven was distracted and dragged her to cover. Cyborg ran cautiously over to the Titans East to see if Bumblebee was alright. She was still breathing, but she had lost a lot of blood. Cyborg bandaged her up with some gauze that he carried in the compartment in his leg and he called for an ambulance using the phone built into his arm.

"That's not true," Beast Boy protested. "I know you, and this isn't you. If you fight it, I know you can win. Please Raven."

"Pitiful little human," Raven hissed. "You know nothing. I was born to kill everyone. I am a demon."

"I don't believe that one bit," Beast Boy responded calmly. He was close to her now, only two feet separated them. "If you are a demon...," he stepped closer, "then kill me."

Raven's hellish grin got even bigger as she lashed her hand out and wrapped her fingers around Beast Boy's throat. Lifting him off of the ground, Raven stared into his eyes. He gasped for breath, his eyes were full of sadness. Beast Boy wasn't afraid, he was just disappointed that he couldn't bring her back and that it would all end like this.

"We need to snap her out of it before she kills Beast Boy," Robin yelled.

Starfire was already ripping out one of the support beams for the building with her alien strength, she was way ahead of Robin. Flying up behind Raven, Starfire swung the huge beam like a baseball bat. With incredible force the metal hit Raven in the back. Starfire didn't want to hurt her friend, but Beast Boy needed help.

Raven flew forward and landed in a heap on the floor. During her fall she had released Beast Boy and he fell down a few feet away from her. She seemed to shrink as she lied there unconscious. Starfire dropped the steel beam and helped Beast Boy off of the ground as they stared at Raven, keeping their distance from the unconscious girl.

Groaning, Raven began to wake up and she felt a shooting pain in her back. Memories from before she lost control came back to her, but she couldn't remember anything that had happened after. Sitting up, Raven looked at the scene around her, all of the Titans were in the factory now. Starfire and Beast Boy were staring at her oddly, they almost looked scared. It was then that it hit her, she had lost control. Raven was almost glad she didn't remember what happened after, she didn't want to know what she had done to her friends. Then, a stream of blood, following the blood with her eyes she saw Bumblebee surrounded by Cyborg, Aqualad, and Speedy and a large metal spike covered with blood next to them. Putting together the evidence, Raven knew that she had done something bad. Raven put her head in her hands, she didn't know what to do.

"Raven?" Beast Boy questioned softly.

When she looked up at him her violet eyes were filled with guilt and pain. Beast Boy was rubbing his throat lightly. "Did I hurt you?" Raven asked when she noticed that he was rubbing his neck as if it hurt. Nodding solemnly, Beast Boy couldn't look her in the eyes, instead he stared at the floor. "Oh God! What have I done?" Raven put her head in her hands again and began to cry. "I'm such a monster."

"Raven," Beast Boy said gently. Timidly, Beast Boy approached her and set his hand on her shoulder comfortingly. Raven flinched from his touch, and he suddenly felt horrible.

"Beast Boy, please. I don't want to hurt you again," Raven said sadly. "I don't want to live anymore, not if I'm going to hurt my friends... Kill me, Beast Boy." She looked up at him, tears streaming down her pale cheeks.

He couldn't believe what she had just said. "No. I could never," Beast Boy responded, a bit angry that she would eve say something like that. "I can't even think about that."

"Please, kill me before I hurt you again," Raven begged. His heart broke when he looked at her pain-filled eyes, she had suffered so much.

"I would die before even considering that," Beast Boy told her.

"Why? After what I've done, I don't even deserve to live anyway," Raven reasoned.

Tears began to fall from the changeling's green eyes. He didn't know what else to say, so he just wrapped his arms around her shoulders and held her tight to his chest.

Suddenly a large shadow like creature appeared beside Beast Boy and Raven. Grabbing one of Beast Boy's shoulders the creature made pain flow through Beast Boy, and forced him off of Raven. Pushing Beast Boy aside, the demon looked down at Raven. "What do you think you're doing?" he yelled at her with his booming voice.

"I won't kill my friends!" Raven yelled back.

"You listen to me, girl," Slasher grabbed one of Raven's arms and forced her to stand up. His touch cause pain through Raven's entire body like she knew it would. "You will kill them. Maybe not today, but I will make sure they die at your hands," he hissed. Slasher hit Raven in the face with his free hand and he released her arm causing her to fall to the floor. "You pathetic little half-demon," Slasher said as she cried on the ground.

Beast Boy watched the demon, he began to tremble in rage. Before Beast Boy could get up, both the demon and Raven were gone. Starfire helped Beast Boy up again. "We have to find her, Starfire. We need to help her," he said.

"I know, Beast Boy," agreed Starfire.

The ambulance arrived after a few more minutes and they loaded Bumblebee, Mas, and Menos in. Just now Cyborg noticed the arrow sticking out of Speedy's leg. "Uh, dude?" Cyborg said pointing at Speedy's leg.

"Oh, I guess I kinda forgot about that," Speedy chuckled. "It's not as bad as it looks, but I guess I'll go in the ambulance too." Speedy climbed into the ambulance too. Aqualad left with them and only the four Titans were left.

They watched as the coroner loaded the mutilated bodies of the workers into body bags and put them in the back of his van. The men who had survived were talking to police and were all obviously traumatized from seeing their friends die.

Cyborg saw the look on Beast Boy's face, and he knew the changeling was more determined than ever now. The Titans got into the T-Ship and had another silent flight home. When they got home they all started to go to their bedrooms for the night. Beast Boy stopped Cyborg.

"Hey, Cy," Beast Boy called.

"Yeah? What is it, grass stain?" Cyborg asked, turning around to face Beast Boy.

"Can we talk?" Beast Boy asked, looking at the ground, somewhat embarrassed.

"Sure, what's on your mind?" Cyborg asked, concern for his friend clear in his voice.

"Back at the warehouse, Raven begged me to kill her, and I didn't know what to say," Beast Boy said. Cyborg listened intently, and waited for Beast Boy to continue. "I feel so guilty."

Cyborg wasn't really sure what to say. "Well, you shouldn't, it's all that Slasher guys fault." Beast Boy clenched his fists when he heard Slasher's name, after hearing all of the things he had done to Raven and what happened today, Beast Boy despised the demon more than anyone. "We'll find her, I promise. And when we do you can kill Slasher."

Beast Boy nodded, "Thanks, Cy."

"No problem, buddy," Cyborg said with a smile. "Now go get some rest, we've got a lot of work to do tomorrow." The two boys walked to their rooms.

All night, Beast Boy sat in his bed staring at his ceiling, Raven's words ringing in his head. Beast Boy was going to kill Slasher, no matter what.

A/N: I hope you liked this chapter, it took me a while. PLEASE REVIEW IF YOU CAN!

Sorrowbyrd: I knew someone would figure that out, congratulations for getting that first. I hate McDonald's, but at least I would be turning people into cannibals, that's a definite plus.

WickedWitchoftheSE: They were together in the year that they skipped apparently, which sucks because we didn't even get to see them together. I like the comics, but you have no control in what happens, unlike fan fictions. I heard that they're gonna get back together, so no worries.

Haven Artemis Roth: LOL, calm down. I don't have any plans to end it that way, but I can't guarantee you'll like the way I end it. Right now, no one knows how this will end, although I have a few ideas. I guess you'll just have to wait and find out what happens.

Kitiaria: You're too kind. I won't let you down!

Blondepunk62442: Have fun at school. Steve you have no idea how lucky you are, I envy you. Maybe while your at school Steve and I'll go down to the beach and party.

BlackoutHart: Sure, everyone is gonna want one. Great idea, oh and don't forget the Die Slasher shirts and hats.

ravenmasteroftele: A dancing monkey would be perfect and it needs a little hat like Abu from Aladdin. The beach would be excellent, I can imagine it now, it'll be beautiful.

Sage Vale: Yup, you guessed right. I'm bored... So how's the weather?

Hide-because-it's-me: You guessed right, congratulations! Here's a 20 foot high mud slide cake as your prize, although there was no contest, but whatever! I really hope that monkey, who's paw I cut off, didn't have any diseases, oh well. So, how about them Lakers? whispers I say we go on a rescue mission, we've gotta get Rudiger out of there before something bad happens. After we rescue him we can make a plan to bring this conspiracy out into the public view. Get on your all back spy clothes and meet me outside the orange juice factory gates at 2 a.m. tonight. We're gonna crack this thing wide open. In the mean time stay away from the black van and just act like everything is normal. regular volume I love the song. Thanks for the strudel, I do love strudel! Oh and I heard that BB and Raven are gonna get back together in the comics, so maybe the weather will clear up. ;)

Moon's Darkness: No, you were right. Slasher is oh so cruel. I hope you liked this chapter. I won't let you done:)

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ChocolateSoGood: LOL, I'm glad your excited, I am too. I'm having so much writing this story, I don't want it to end, but I have a few more chapters left. Today all of your dreams will come true.

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