Chapter 2 - Search for Rage
"Eeeek!" Raven squealed.
She took a quick breath as the end of the portal neared. Thump. And just as before, she landed on her posterior, then sighed.
"Aaaah!" Beast Boy screamed from above her.
She looked up, only to find his bottom hurling straight towards her. She winced, eyes closed.
Thump.
Raven slowly opened her eyes, knowing what she was going to find. Yes, she had caught Beast Boy, bridal style. Realizing this, they immediately blushed. Beast Boy jumped up and apologized, offering Raven a hand. She accepted and rose to her feet. Instead of replying to his apology, she thanked him for helping her.
At first, Beast Boy kept his eyes on her, totally forgetting he was still holding her hand. She tried pulling herself free, but failed. He snapped back to reality and released her, face flushing bright red.
"Sorry." He, again, apologized.
Raven turned away, pulling the hood of her cape over her head. 'I'm going to kill Affection.' she thought, referring to her purple cloaked emotion.
"Rae? ... I said I was sorry."
"Yeah. I heard." She muttered.
Beast Boy, in noticing Raven didn't want to talk about it anymore, asked, "So, where can we find Rage?"
"Don't know."
"Umm ... so what do we do?"
"We look for her." Raven said walking further away from him.
"Hey! Wait up!" He said darting after her.
After about 10 minutes of searching, they came upon a figure walking through the shadows. "Hello, Raven. I see you've brought a friend this time." By the sound of the figure's voice, Raven know who it was. Rage.
Rage emerged from the shadows with an evil smirk on her face. Raven scowled. Beast Boy just watched.
"It's a good thing you're both here. I can tell you both at the same time now. Less explaining that way. Although, I'm not planning on explaining anything to you two. Trigon told me it's best if you figure it out yourselves."
"What are you talking about?" Raven asked.
"Yeah." Beast Boy agreed. "And wait, I thought you WERE Trigon?"
"Somewhat, I am. He is inside of me, a part of me. He is a part of Raven. And a part of you."
"Me?" Beast Boy asked confuzzled.
"No. She's just trying to waste time, Beast Boy." Raven said, keeping her eyes on Rage. "Just tell me the 'New Prophecy.' I'm very impatient with things that could impact the rest of my life. Especially if it's being kept a secret."
"Oh, no. It's not a secret. I'm just waiting for the right time to tell you."
"Well, I'd say now's a good time." Raven said becoming very impatient.
Meanwhile back at the Tower ...
"Hey, Rob, Star. I'm initiating lock-down." Cyborg yelled to the two Titans sitting on the sofa talking.
"Okay. Thanks, Cy." Robin called back as he and Starfire headed towards the door. "You seen Raven and Beast Boy lately?" he asked as they approached him.
"No, actually, I haven't." Cyborg replied. "I'll go check on BB if yeh want."
"Okay. I'll check on Raven." Robin decided.
Before the boys had a chance to run off, Starfire cleared her throat, as if saying she wanted help check on her friends also.
"Star, you go with Cy." Robin ordered, then ran off towards Raven's room.
Cyborg turned to Starfire and shrugged. She glanced down at her feet as Cyborg ran off. She sighed and quickly flew after him.
(Beast Boy's Room)
Knock Knock Knock
"Hey, BB, you in there?" Cyborg asked.
No answer.
Starfire stepped up to the door. It was her turn to try. "Beast Boy!"
Still, no answer.
Starfire backed away and allowed Cyborg to try again.
"Yo, BB! Come on!" He sighed and slid the door open. "B?"
He and Starfire walked in. There was no sign of him.
"He is not here." Starfire stated the obvious.
"Yeah," Cyborg agreed. "Let's go see if Robin found Rae."
(Raven's Room)
Knock Knock Knock
"Raven? Are you in there?"
No answer.
"Raven?"
Once again, no answer.
Robin grew impatient and slid the door open. "Raven?" He said scanning the room. "Hmm. That's weird," he said to himself.
"No sign of Rae either?" Cyborg asked as he and Starfire entered the room.
Robin hesitated to answer when he noticed Beast Boy was missing also.
"Both of our friends are missing!" Starfire gasped. "Where could they be, Robin?"
Once again, Robin hesitated. "I don't know, Star. I really don't know."
"Hmm. I guess I'm going to have to agree with you on this one, Raven."
There was an awkward silence between the three. Raven kept thinking she was getting all worked up for this, then would find out it was all for nothing. Her hands clasped tightly into fists. This was it. Rage was going to her (and Beast Boy) the 'New Prophecy.'
"Well, here goes..." Rage said, still smirking evilly. "The Seed will be born of evil's fire. The Seed will be their portal. She will come to claim; He will come to sire, the end of all things mortal."
Rage started backing away into the darkness.
"Wait, where are you going?" Raven shouted after her.
"My job is done, Raven. I must go."
"But–"
"No 'buts.' I have told you all I can. You must figure the rest out for yourself." Rage finished, then disappeared somewhere in the shadows.
The two Titans stood there in silence. Raven tried to relax. She starred at the ground, trying to gather her thoughts. Thinking about what Rage had told her. Thinking about the 'New Prophecy.' What did it mean? Was the end of the world going to happen AGAIN?
Beast Boy watched her, waiting for her response. He decided it was best for him not to say anything. She looked pretty pissed at the moment.
After what seemed like hours for Beast Boy, Raven finally turned towards him. At first, he did not notice the tears forming in her eyes. Actually, he did not notice them at all. She only glanced at him for a moment, then started down the path that lead to the portal out of her mind. Beast Boy was quick to follow, but found it best to stay a few feet behind her.
When they reached the portal, Raven glanced back at him again. Beast Boy finally noticed a wet streak that was left by a tear.
"Raven?" He quickly ran up to her. "You okay?" he asked, grabbing her shoulders.
She looked at his concerned faced. She looked into his worried eyes. Her eyes started to water even more. A tear ran down her cheek. She quickly closed her eyes and tried to turn away from him. She sucked it up and pushed him away. Her feet lifted off the ground and she flew through the portal. Beast Boy regained his balance and ran in after her.
(Raven's Room)
Robin, Starfire, and Cyborg stood in silence. Trying to think of what could have happened to their friends.
The room started to rapidly shake. Starfire gasped and grabbed onto Robin's arms. Raven's mirror was lying in the same place that she left it. It started to glow bright red. The three Titans eyes widened in fear, in fear of what was going to come out of it. Raven was suddenly shot out of the mirror, landing on her stomach.
The room continued to shake but somehow Raven managed to pick herself up on her knees. She quickly wiped the tears away from her eyes.
The mirror finally spit out Beast Boy and the shaking stopped. The five Titans quickly regained their balance.
Robin was the first to speak, "Okay, you two. What is going on?"
Raven and Beast Boy hesitated to answer. They both glanced at each other, then back at their friends.
"Umm, Bravery and I were having some trouble with Ada. Beast Boy stopped by my room and when I told him he offered to help." Raven lied.
"Beast Boy, is this true?" Robin questioned.
Raven elbowed Beast Boy in the side as if signaling for him to respond.
"Of course it's true."
Robin was slightly convinced. "Alright then. Did you defeat this so called 'Ada?"
Cyborg interrupted before they could answer. "I think they're telling the truth, Rob. That Ada guy was pretty nasty."
"Well, what do you have to say for yourselves?" Robin asked. "Did you defeat him?"
"Of course we did." Beast Boy answered. "Everything is back to normal now. Right, Raven?"
"Yeah. Back to normal."
"Okay." Robin said accepting their explanation, even if it wasn't true. "It's late. Let's get some sleep."
The Titans agreed and cleared out of Raven's room, then headed for their own. Beast Boy decided to hang back for a while.
"Thanks for covering for me." Raven said after the coast was clear.
"Anytime." He reassured her. "But, are you sure you're okay? I mean, what happened in there?"
"I'm—uh just a little stressed out."
"Because of the prophecy? ... You don't know what it means, do you?"
"Umm—No."
"Not if I can help it."
"Thanks, Beast Boy. I'm glad you're here to help. Only problem is, you don't understand half the stuff about me. I mean, neither does anybody else. Why should you?"
"Because you can teach me. You need all the help you can get right?"
"Yeah," Raven agreed. "But it'll have to wait till tomorrow. I need to be alone."
"Okay." Beast Boy said turning towards the door. "Good night."
"Good night." She returned.
