AN: No, I still don't bloody own Teen Titans so everyone stop asking me! (just kidding)

Chapter 13

"What do you wish to do with him, sire?" asked Figaro.

Beast Boy was now standing before Trigon, waiting for his first installment of an eternity of punishment. He felt very different now. Everything within him spoke of hate and evil thoughts. He was a pure demon now. His red eyes stared at the ground and waited for his masters orders, just as Figaro was.

"He's still strong, so you could torture him for quite a long time before he breaks," said Figaro.

"No, I do not believe I shall torture this one," said Trigon, thinking deeply and smiling wickedly.

"But, sire, that is what was agreed upon," said Figaro. "If you do not follow the agreement then it is void."

"Do you doubt me?" Trigon bellowed, causing Figaro and quickly cower away. "You fail to remember that you never actually put that I had to torture this demon that now stands before me in the contract. His soul is mine now, and I shall choose to do with him what I will."

"And what is that, sire?" asked Figaro, hoping not to anger his master again.

"I believe I shall use him as a guardian," said Trigon.

"A guardian, sire?" asked Figaro.

"Yes," said Trigon. "As you know, my daughter shall not give up on this young man so easily. She shall try to save him in any way she can. And the farthest she can get shall be The Gate. I shall place him there where she shall see that he is no longer her 'Beast Boy'. He is my guardian, Varian."

"Varian, sire?" asked Figaro.

"Yes," said Trigon. "Garfield Logan!" Beast Boy looked up at Trigon. "From this day forth your name is Varian; meaning the changeable one. Do you understand?"

"Yes, master," said Beast Boy, his voice low and sinister and his fangs long and sharp.

"Good," said Trigon, pleased. "Take him to The Gate. And get him out of that uniform. The Titans should now that he is mine now."

"Yes, sire," said Figaro, bowing. "Let's go." He began to walk away and Beast Boy obediently followed.

Raven poured through her most important books trying to find a way for her to get back to Beast Boy and save him. She had attempted to create a portal, but now that she was mortal it could not transport her Hell. She could go anywhere else, just not Hell. She tried different spells and even tried to sell her soul back to Hell, but it would not happen. The contract forbade it. And all the while she was crying hysterically.

"Raven, please, you must calm down," said Starfire, placing her hands on her best friend's shoulders.

"Starfire's right," said Cyborg. "You're not gonna do BB any good by freakin out on us."

"He's a demon now because of me," Raven cried. "I have to help him. You haven't any idea of what Trigon will do to him."

"Raven, it's not your fault," said Robin. "Beast Boy started this whole thing, so don't blame yourself."

"You're not saying that you blame him that he's a demon now, do you?" she said angrily.

"I'm not blaming anyone," said Robin. "Blame isn't going to make things better. Right now you need to calm down so we can think of a rational plan for getting Beast Boy home."

"Okay," said Raven, trying to stop her sobbing. "Okay, I'll try to calm down."

Starfire soothed her poor friend by rubbing her back and they all couldn't help taking in deep breaths like her. Raven wished she could just pass out and when she awoke everything would be well again. She was so tired and so drained.

"How could he have been so stupid?" she asked, her whole body trembling from the events of the passed day. Well, more like night, since it was now almost early morning. "Why would he give up his soul for me? I thought he wanted Terra."

"He said he made a mistake," said Robin. "He wanted you."

"What d'ya mean 'he wanted' her?" asked Cyborg.

"Yes, I am most confused," said Starfire.

"Beast Boy and I kind of… have a… thing going on," said Raven, slightly blushing sadly. "Or, at least, we did."

"He had to choose between her or Terra and he chose Terra," said Robin. "And he told me that he was wrong."

"Yeah, he told me he was wrong, too," said Raven. "But he gave me this ridiculous line about how he only chose Terra because he thought it was the best for her. After months of my working with him on getting over her he throws it all away to some stranger who turns out to be a demon. I thought I had gotten through to him. And then when we kissed…"

"You kissed!" all three said, shocked.

"Oh, uh, yeah, we kind of did," said Raven, blushing horribly and realizing that they were all still in the room. Then her embarrassment turned to sad anger, again. "And the next day he sent me to Hell."

"But, Raven, Beast Boy did not know that your belt protected you from Hell," said Starfire. "Surely, he did not mean for it to happen."

"I know," sighed Raven. "I know that he didn't know. I know that none of you knew. But just knowing that his actions were of lying and stealing from me to get back a girl who broke his heart already just… makes me mad!"

"And that's understandable," said Robin. "But, don't you think the fact that he sold his soul to your father show you that he cares about you?"

"I know that," said Raven. "That's why I'm trying to find a way to get him back."

Once she was completely calm they all got to work. Raven gave them each a book and told them to start reading. She knew that there had to be an answer in one of them. But whenever they thought they found something, they remembered that they were mortal and it would be impossible. Raven had never thought this would be a problem; traveling between the mortal and immortal worlds. Secretly, she had always hoped that she'd get rid of her demon half. But this was probably the worst time for it to happen. She now knew the meaning of the phrase 'be careful what you wish for'.

"Wait a moment," said Raven with realization. "Robin, how did you find me when my father came all those years ago?"

"Slade took me down below the earth and we somehow arrived where I found you," said Robin.

"Can you take me to where you were?" asked Raven.

"I can try," said Robin, shrugging. "I mean, the Earth had kind of been destroyed so everything looked a whole lot different."

"If you can take me there I should be able to get us to The Gate," said Raven.

"Please, what is The Gate?" asked Starfire.

"It's the entrance to Trigon's realm of Hell," said Raven. "Once there I should be able to barter to get Beast Boy back."

"Then let's go," said Robin.

The four quickly made their way through the city looking for where Slade had taken Robin when the world had ended. It had happened years before, so their memories were a little hazy. But this was the only way they could save Beast Boy, so they had to find it.

"I think it's somewhere around here," said Robin, scratching his chin.

"Cyborg, can you scan below the earth?" asked Raven. "If the path is around here, you should find that the ground grows hollow only a few hundred feet down."

"I'll give it a try," said Cyborg, opening up his arm. He programmed it and it soon was scanning the ground as they walked.

"Raven, if we do reach this The Gate, what do you intend on trading for Beast Boy?" asked Starfire.

"I'm going to give myself back to Trigon," said Raven.

"No! You can not do that!" said Starfire, alarmed.

"She's right, Raven, we can't allow you to do that," said Robin. "If you give your soul to Trigon, then Beast Boy will give his soul again, and then we'll be right back to where we are now."

"Well, if you can think of anything better to trade with you tell me," sighed Raven.

"Perhaps we can each give a part of our souls to the Trigon?" suggested Starfire.

"That could work," said Cyborg as he continued to scan.

"No, I can't ask that of you," said Raven. "You don't want to be part demon. Besides, this is between Beast Boy and me. And if anyone can make a deal with Trigon, it's me. I know him. I'm a part of him."

"Not anymore, Raven," said Robin.

"His blood still flows through me," said Raven. "I may not be demon, but he is still my father."

"Whoa! I think we've got somethin," said Cyborg. "Just below us is hollow about five hundred feet down. I think this might be it."

"Okay, I'll be right back," said Raven, creating a portal below her.

"Wait a second!" said Robin. "You're not going down there alone."

"I'm just going to see if we're at the right place," said Raven. "If we are then I'll come back and get you." And with that she melted through the ground.

"I sure hope she comes back," said Cyborg.

"She would not lie to us, would she?" asked Starfire.

"At this point, I'm not sure," said Robin, shaking his head. "She doesn't want us to get harmed, so she may just continue on."

"Oh, I hope she does not," said Starfire nervously.

The portal reappeared and Raven rose up out of it. "We've found it," she said plainly, then extended the portal for all of them. They all melted through it and the next thing they new they were standing on a narrow, rocky path.

"And I thought I'd never see this place again," said Robin, looking around.

"So how far are we from The Gate?" asked Cyborg.

"No too far, hopefully," said Raven. "Come on, Beast Boy is probably being tortured as we speak."

The other three agreed and followed her as she began to walk down the path. Cyborg and Starfire couldn't believe how hot it was and both were sweating. This wasn't to say that Raven and Robin weren't sweating as well, but they had both experience this feeling before. It had been a while for Robin, but only yesterday to Raven.

"Huh, who'd a thought that the gateway to Hell existed right below our city," Cyborg pointed out.

"There are gateways of equal distances all around the Earth," said Raven. "So, it's really not all that special."

"If there are so many ways of getting to Hell, then why are there not as many ways of getting to Heaven?" asked Starfire.

"Heaven's not as easy to get into, Starfire," said Raven. "Trust me."

They walked for a while and they were all wondering what Raven meant when she said that it wasn't too far. Then they turned a corner and there it was. Before them stood a massive gateway made of two giant doors that each had a marking to let all know that this gateway to Trigon's realm of Hell.

"This is it," said Raven. "Let's go."

"Wait," said Robin, grabbing Raven's arm and pulling her back. "Don't you think we should have a plan or something?"

"I have one," said Raven. She pulled free of his grasp and made her way towards the gate. The other three felt very nervous, but they were right behind her. The feel of the heat and smell of sulfur made them feel sick and the wondered if this rescue attempt would be possible. Raven wasn't sure of anything anymore, except for one thing. She was going to save Beast Boy, no matter what.