Here it is, The Final Chapter.
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Chapter 4: Final Encounter
Final Encounter
Raven
sat in the Tower's infirmary room, Starfire and Cyborg lying in the
beds on either side of her. She felt drained. As soon as she'd
brought them back she'd used as much of her healing powers as she
could to help speed up their recovery.
Even
with her help though, it would be a while till either one of them
would be able to return to active duty, which meant for the time
being, she was on her own.
She
sighed, stood up and left the room, heading towards the lab so see if
the computer had finished it's analysis.
As
she was heading down the hallway her head buzzed with thoughts:
Who
was this girl?
Where'd
she come from?
How
is her powers like mine?
And
why does she look so much like me?
"Aagh,
I can't think straight with all these questions!" Raven
muttered.
"I
need to meditate, and deeply" she thought, turning around and
walking off to her room. Once inside she took a deep breath, opened
her chest hidden under her bed, and pulled out The Mirror, the
enchanted looking glass she used to go deep inside her mind.
She
used it only when she really had too, not because she didn't like
too, but because she didn't like to deal with all her personalities.
Especially
not Happiness's stupid jokes...
"What?"
Raven gasped as she stared at the mirror.
"No...
it-it can't be..."
She
dropped the mirror unto her bed and flew up, straight up, passing
through the roof as if it wasn't there and flew down the corridor to
the Lab, her heart racing.
Phasing
through the lab doors she landed in front of the main computer, which
greeted her with a message on it's screen:
Analysis
Complete
Scanning
Database Villian For Match
No
Villian Match Found
Scanning
Database Hero For Match
One
Match Found
Raven
pressed enter, and as the information scrolled up, she knew her fears
would be confirmed. Even before the picture of the hero came up, she
knew who they were dealing with.
"Don't
worry guys, she'll be here" the girl in white said, glowing
slightly in the dark shadows of the cavern she was standing in, a
cavern she'd been in already that day, when she'd destoyed Terra's
stony body.
"Actually,
I'm surprised she didn't come here sooner, seeing where it's you two"
she grinned, floating over the spot where Terra had once stood.
"Ah,
speak of the devil" she said as a large black bird shaped form
appeared up out of the ground and rose up into the air where stopped,
spun and dissappeared, leaving Raven floating in it's place.
"Glad
to see you could make it Raven" the girl said, floating closer.
"And
of course, they'd be glad too" she said, nodding to two black
bubbles floating next to her. "If they could"
Raven
gasped as she saw Robin and Beast Boy frozen inside of the orbs,
they're eyes wide and unseeing, their faces frozen in a look of
intense fear.
"What
did you do to them?" she asked, feeling the anger inside her
flare up.
"Oh,
nothing much. Except trap them inside their worst nightmares and
memories" the girl smiled. "I would have gone for happy
thoughts, but I know that's not like us"
"You
mean not like me" Raven said.
"No,
like us" the girl said, pulling down her hood
And
Raven found herself staring at herself.
The
two Ravens stared at each other, one black, one white, one struggling
with her emotions while the other just smiled and enjoyed the moment.
"How-?"
Raven started.
"Oh,
come on" white Raven said, rolling her eyes.
"You
know how"
"I
know" Raven said, thinking back to the gap she'd seen in the
figures of her mirror.
"Your
one of my personalities. But what I don't understand is how you got
out"
"That's
easy enough to explain. It's because of which personality I am"
"And
which one are you?"
"Freedom"
white Raven said, "I'm the wild side of you, the part that
doesn't care, that doesn't worry about what I do, or how I do it. I'm
the side you always daydream about, the side that doesn't fear about
our powers, or control, or restraint"
"In
other words, I'm you, unrestrained" Freedom said.
"And
because I'm unrestrained, I can do what you wouldn't do, and with
full use of the magic we have, without fear of emotions or keeping
myself in control"
"So,
you busted your way out of my mind through the mirror connection and
what? Just decided to take it upon yourself to wreak havoc and ruin
lives?" Raven asked.
"Wreak
havoc? Ruin lives?" Freedom asked, confused.
"No,
I was helping you. You hated Terra, and so I decided to get rid of
her for you.
Slade
was a major problem to you, since the day he first showed up, so I
stepped up to deal with him too"
"And
the city?" Raven asked, clenching her fists, "Why attack
and destroy the city?"
"Well,
it always gets attacked, and then always bothers you to come and
rescue it, so I decided: "No city, no more worries".
Clever, yes?"
"No!"
Raven shouted angrily.
"I
can't believe you did this. I mean, I'd never do anything like this-"
"That's
right, you wouldn't" Freedom said, "But I could. And I did"
"And
now I'm going to help you with one last problem" she said,
floating up higher.
"Right
now, you're in love not just with Beast Boy, but also with Robin"
she said, glancing at the two trapped teens.
"But,
you can't have both, so now, once and for all, you'll have to decide.
Which
is it going to be: Boy Wonder? or Boy Green?"
"Oh,
and you'd better hurry, cause I don't know how much longer they can
stay like this before they're hearts fail from fear"
Raven
grimaced, her fists trembled with the rage burning inside of her.
"Well?
Time's up. What's your answer going to be?"
"My
answer?" Raven growled, opening her eyes, now glowing black with
energy.
"My
answer is: I'm going to rip you to pieces!" she roared, and shot
threw the air to slam into Freedom, driving her back until they hit
the side of the cavern with a boom.
"Aah!"
Raven cried out as Freedom flung her away with a blast of energy.
"You
think you can take me? Me?" she laughed, hands glowing white and
black.
"I'm
you, I know your moves, your spells" she said, summoning a swarm
of black spikes in a cloud around her. Pointing down she sent the
spikes whistling down to Raven, who barely had time to raise a
shield.
"What
could you possible do against yourself, all-powerfull?" Freedom
asked, floating down. "This!" Raven said, pulling out The
Mirror.
"Azarath
Metrion Zinthos!" Raven shouted, pouring her magic and will into
the mirror, which in magnified and reflected it at Freedom.
"NO!"
Freedom screamed as the power dragged her into The Mirror's magical
dimension. "Agh!" she grunted as she crashed into the
ground of a floating island.
Groaning,
she sat up and blinked to find herself surrounded by Ravens, each a
different color, each a different personality.
"You
might be all powerfull outside my mind" Raven said as she
floated down to join her other sides, "But in here it's a whole
different matter".
"We'll
see about that!" Freedom shouted, hands blazing as she stood up,
only to fall back down to her knees with a cry as the two Ravens
behind her blasted her.
Growling,
she turned to fry them only to get blasted again by two others.
"No"
she moaned, as she felt her power diminishing with every blow. "No!"
"Yes"
Raven said as Freedom fell to the ground, exhausted.
Panting,
Freedom struggled up and stared at Raven in hatred.
"So...
what now? Going to kill me?"
"No,
I can't kill you and you know it. However I can imprison you, deep
inside my mind"
The
other Ravens joined her, and together they closed their eyes and
chanted
"Azarath
Metrion Zinthos... Azarath Metrion Zinthos!"
Freedom
watched helplessly as a round cage of midnight black bars formed
around her, encasing her tightly with little room to move.
"Please,
don't" she begged, a tear in her eye.
"I'm
sorry" Raven said, glancing away. "But freedom is something
I can't ever have"
"NOOO!"
Freedom screamed as she fell away into the dark star filled void of
Raven's mind. Raven and her personalities watched Freedom disappear,
before one by one they left, until only Raven remained. She continued
staring down at the abyss with a sad look before leaving her inner
mind.
Back
in the cavern, The Mirror, lying on the ground, flashed once, and
expelled Raven back into the world. Panting, she rested to catch her
breath, then stood up and walked towards Robin and Beast Boy, still
trapped in the bubbles.
Raising
a glowing hand she waved, the bubbles popped, and the two boys fell
to the ground with a thump and a groan.
"You
guys ok?" she asked, kneeling down next to them.
"Not
really" Robin said, still very pale.
"Here,
let me help you-"
"Thanks,
but I think you've done enough" Robin said, slapping her hand
away.
"What?"
"We
heard everything Raven. We were trapped, but we heard everything"
Next
Day...
"Dude,
it was majorly messed up what that girl did to me!" Beast Boy
said, waving his arms around as he retold his story to Cyborg and
Starfire.
"She
made me dream I was eating meat! Over and over again!"
"And
that was bad how?" Cyborg asked teasingly.
Raven
smiled as she stood next to the door and listened to Beast Boy go
off, followed by Starfire's giggling and Cyborgs jokes.
Turning
around she walked down the hall and headed to Robin's room.
"You
wanted to see me?" she asked as the door opened.
"Yes"
Robin said, standing at his desk with his back to her.
"Well?"
Raven asked, after a few seconds of silence.
"I
need you to leave the team"
"What?"
Raven asked, stunned.
"I'm
sorry Raven, but you're a danger to the team, and the city. I need
you to leave the tower, and leave the city"
"But...
but I've got it under control now-"
"For
how long? How do you know you won't loose control again?" Robin
asked, turning around to stare at her. "I'm sorry, but I'm not
willing to take the chance"
Raven
stuttered, staring wide eyed at him, trying to think of something to
say, and finally just nodding and turning away.
Later
that day, when Starfire knocked at her door room, she found it
unlocked, and the room inside absolute empty.
It
was as if Raven had never been there.
Evening...
Knock
Knock
"Now
who could that b- Terra?" Cyborg gasped, staring at the blonde
girl standing in the doorway. "Cyborg!" Terra shouted,
hugging him.
"But
how?" He asked as the other titans run up to see what was
causing the commosion. "Terra!" Beast Boy shouted, running
up to her and hugging her tightly before kissing her, deep and long.
Breaking
apart for air they both blushed, but neither pulled away.
"But
how?" Robin asked, "I mean, you were cracked, destroyed.
How-?"
"I
don't know. Last thing I remember was the volcano, and then darkness,
and then suddenly I woke up, and found myself in back in the cavern,
and then I made my way here" "Do you know who did it?"
Robin asked.
Terra
shook her head.
"Nope.
Oh, wait, I got this" she said, pulling out an envelope with
Robin's name on it.
Robin
took it, opened it, and read:
"Robin,
I know I can't make up for what I did, but maybe I can make some
amends.
I'll
be back someday, when I'm sure I'm fully in control.
Until
then, please keep Beast Boy out of my room!
Raven"
"Well,
whose it from?" Cyborg asked, trying to peek.
Robin
smiled and put it in his pocket.
"Just
a friend" he said. "A really great friend"
End
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