Chapter Nine
The Capture
Raven dashed up the stairs as fast as she could, trying the best she could not to be heard or seen. She bypassed the lounge and straight into the hallway right in front of Beast Boy's room. Who cared if he was asleep! This was serious!
She knocked on the door slightly loud, but not loud enough for others to hear. A minute later the door opened and Beast Boy walked out.
"Raven…" he asked, "Do you know what time it is?"
"No, I need to tell you something," she ran into the room, pulling him with her, and slamming the door behind them.
"What about?" he asked.
"Victoria…" she said, "I knew she was bad, she's using us…"
Beast Boy laughed, "Yeah, like she would use us. She would never do something like that."
"I'm telling the truth…I just saw her…"
He laughed again, "Trying to attack us?"
She looked down, "Well…no…she was…"
"Listen," he placed a hand on her shoulder, "You're being silly. Victoria is sweet, honest, and I love her. Trust me…she wouldn't use us. She wouldn't betray us."
"Stop it! That's exactly how you were acting towards Terra and now look!"
"That was a while back, I forget about things such as Terra. And I've learned to tell the difference between people like her, and people with an honest heart."
"But Beast Boy…"
"You expect me to believe that she would actually use us?" he suddenly stopped laughing and stared into her eyes with the coldest stare he could manage, "You are just jealous. That, for once, we've found someone better than you."
"That's not the case!" Raven said desperately
"Well that's how it shall be with me. Now if you don't mind…" he lead her to the door, opening it, "I have to get some sleep."
Slightly pushing her inside, he slammed the door shut and fell back down on his bed.
Victoria woke up feeling groggy. She lifted herself up from the bed and slowly changed into some clothes. Grabbing her coat, she walked out the door and started towards the lounge.
"Where were you last night?" she heard a low, monotone voice from the other side of the hallway. She could tell it was Raven.
"I went for a walk, as I will now."
"You've been going for a lot of walks lately, I'll say again like I did last night. Why don't you cut the crap and tell me who you are seeing?"
"I'm not talking crap, I'm for real…there's nobody."
"Oh," Raven said, shrugging, "Because the way I'm saw it, you were making deals with Slade in the alley last night."
She froze, slowly turning towards her, "You…saw?"
She nodded, "Saw and heard everything," she crossed her arms and slowly walked towards her, "I knew you were trouble the second I saw you. So what exactly are you planning?"
"You have no right to force such information from me. How do you know we were not just talking stupid in the alley last night?"
She rolled her eyes, "I have three reasons: one, I'm not stupid, I know when people are making deals with one another. Two, you told him our weaknesses. Three, he called you his apprentice."
"But you can't prove that to the other titans, I'll make sure of it," trying the best she could to stop her emotions from showing, she rounded the corner and walked down the stairs. She had to tell Slade…Raven needed to be stopped.
She sat down on the curb of the alley, putting her face in her hands, close to tears.
"What's the matter, my young apprentice?" came Slade's voice.
"She knows," she answered.
"Who knows?"
"Raven, the telekinesis," she lifted her face from her hands, "She was there last night when we were talking about the weaknesses. She knows that I'm a traitor."
Slade smiled and nodded, "That will not get in our way. Nothing will. I have a job for you, apprentice."
"Tell me."
He placed a hand on her shoulder, "Lure the Teen Titans to this very spot as soon as you can. Take these," he handed her two spiked boomerangs, "Use them if they get in your way, especially that Raven. I expect to see them here. Do you understand your task?"
She nodded, "I understand."
She opened the door, Raven catching her eye toward her the second her foot stepped in. She decided to keep the betrayal thing under her own mind and let it out only when she thought the time was right.
"Hey guys," she said, smiling to the Teen Titans, "Anyone up to pizza? My treat."
Beast Boy shot immediately, "I'm in!"
Robin, Cyborg, Starfire also agreed. Victoria turned to Raven, giving her a definite look of hatred, "You coming?"
She gave her the same look, "I'm not coming to eat…I'm only coming so I can make sure nothing happens."
She got up and walked over to her fellow titans, "What does that mean, Rae?" Victoria asked.
She glared into Victoria's eyes, "One, it means exactly what I said. Two, never call me Rae."
She shrugged, "Whatever."
She stepped into the alley, the titans following her. She suddenly felt a wave of guilt as she reached into the pockets of her jacket, grabbing the two blade boomerang.
"Listen, my fellow titans," she said, "We're not going to go get pizza. We're…gonna stay here."
"You're gonna attack us!" Raven said. Everyone turned their attention to her, "She's been lying to us. She's a traitor."
"What do you mean?" Robin asked with awe.
"I mean she's been stabbing our backs this entire time. She's working for-"
"I'm sorry," Victoria said as she threw the blade boomerang at Raven. It sliced right through her throat, shaving her jugular bone. Raven immediately felt the blood rush out from her neck. The boomerang zipped right back, Victoria catching it, "I'm sorry," she said again.
"Titans, go!"
Robin flew at Victoria at the sight of Raven bleeding, but a large rush of smoke filled the alley and a large hand grabbed Victoria's mouth, keeping her from breathing in the smoke. The smoke cleared and she saw that the titans were now knocked out cold on the floor.
"Very good, my little apprentice," Slade said, releasing his hand from her mouth, "Now help me bring the fools to my lair."
She nodded, approaching Beast Boy's still body, "I'm sorry, my Beast Boy," she said as she gathered him into her arms.
A/N…Bad chapter but it's the best I can do. Oh well, next chapter will be better, I hope.
Next chapter is called Awakening.
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