Chapter 5: The crash, the cause, the curse and a veliso-raptor? Part 1:

(BB's POV)

Raven's scream echoed though the forest to the shore where the titans camped.

Beastboy's elf ears perked up, "Did you hear that?"

"Yeah," said Cyborge, "It sounded like Raven."

Beastboy stood up and ran toward the woods, Terra and Cyborge behind him. "We've got to help her," yelled Beastboy, "She might be in danger!"

The sounds of a great battle echoed though out the forest. Raven's aguish in her cries were evident. So was the screams of another creature with a more reptile voice.

Beastboy was about to run in when Raven came tumbling out, falling onto the ground, unconieses. Beastboy bent down and checked her vitals. He breathed a sigh of relief, "She's alive."

Two yellow eyes appeared from the darkness of the forest. The three titans braced for a fight, but they weren't expecting what emerged. A reptile-like foot stepped out, it had claws for toes and a curved claw as it's big toe.

A gasp from Terra was heard as the creature stepped into the light. It was a human size, breathing, velso raptor. The pre-historic creature looked at them and advanced closer.

(I BET YOU WEREN'T EXPECTING THAT!)

Beastboy and the others backed up getting ready for battle. The raptor backed up with a confused roar, "No don't-I'm not your ene…."

"Wait," said Cyborge, "you can talk?"

"I don't care if it could, whistle 'Camp town Races', we have to destroy it," hissed Terra.

"No," yelled Raven's voice, Beastboy looked down, his heart leapt for joy, Raven was coming around.

"Raven," Beastboy yelled crouching by her, "Are you okay? Can you hear me?"

"Yes, Beastboy I can hear you," mumbled Raven, "The dinosaur…..hurt her….. and I'll have to hurt you."

"It's a she?" said Cyborge looking at the brown scaled creature.

Raven looked at Beastboy, "She saved me, she's not a monster, she's a person."

Beastboy stared at her with disbeilf, he looked at the creature again. He noticed that the raptor had no hostile expression only sadness, a human emotion. Raven let out a sigh and closed her eyes, scaring Beastboy.

"I don't care what Raven says," hissed Terra, "It's a monster and all monsters have to go!"

"No," growled Beastboy letting Raven gently on the floor then standing infront of Terra.

"Thank you…..Beastboy." said the raptor.

"How did you know my name, raptor?"

"First off my name is Betsy, second I've been watching you," the creature said.

"Okay, then how can you talk?" growled Terra suspionly.

"Because, I used to be human," explained Betsy, "Look, Raven's hurt, and it'd take a while to explain." She bent down over Raven, as Beastboy crouched down as well unsure if he really trusted her.

Betsy stroked Raven's head lightly with her fore-head, "No fever, that's good." She turned over to a fruit-like mango, "Could you get me that?"

Cyborge walked over and quickly grabbed the mango and rushed over. Betsy snapped it in two with her reptile like hands. She poured the juice on Raven's open wounds.

"There that's better," she mumbled, "She needs rest that's all."

"No I'm fine," the soft mumble emerged from Raven's mouth. Beastboy looked at her feeling an erge to kiss her and tell that he loved her, but he resisted. After all this is Raven, and everyone knows she hates physical contact.

Raven opened her eyes slightly, "I'll be fine," she repeated looking up at them. She rose into a sitting position, rubbing her head.

Suddenly a shiek of terror was heard, turning Beastboy saw Starfire and Robin staring at Betsy. Their eyes wide with fear, their wepons at the ready. Beastboy swelled up in fear, they were going to attack Betsy.

"Wait!" he yelled, "The raptor's a good guy…er girl!"

"But Beastboy it is," Starfire started but Raven interrupted.

"He speaks the truth!" Raven hissed at them, "She saved me. Her name is Betsy, and she's like one of us."

"Yeah only scarier, scaliler, and more evil looking," Terra said, Betsy growled lowly at the distasteful insult.

"I only wish to help, I know the secret to island, how to survive it, how to get off it to," Betsy said sitting next to Raven.

"Wait you talk?" Robin said stepping forward.

"Yes."

"How can we trust you?" asked Robin susisiusly.

"Listen," Raven said, "Let me tell you how it happened." Raven turned to the others telling her story of how they met.

Flashback

(This is what Raven is telling them)

"Betsy?" Raven turned to face this 'Betsy' who summoned her, but all she could stifle was a gasp as she stared at Betsy's face.

The face of the raptor appeared, she was chained with heavy locks and well…chains. They conneted her to the temple walls, like a gaint leash, keeping her captive and bound to the temple. Raven took a step back obvoisly petrified at the sight.

Suddenly the creature swooped down and grabbed Raven's hood and pulled Raven toward her, saving Raven from the reptile-like guard that just swung his sword at her.

"Y-You saved me," said Raven staring at the creature as she made a protective stance. She was protecting Raven as best as possible since she was chained.

Raven stared as the guard ran forward and the raptor whipped the guard straight into the air with its tail.

"The least I can do, is get you out of there," said Raven staring at the chains binding her. "Azareth Metrion Zinthos!" the chains snapped under the pressure of her powers.

The raptor turned, "Thank you, Raven," it bowed slightly.

"No problem," Raven said shooting a guard with her black energy. "Azareth, Metrion Zinthos!" she hissed as the whole armada rushed out. Her powers threw rocks and whatever else was lying around at her opponents.

"Come on," said Betsy we've got to get out of here!"

END FLASHBACK

((I BETTER STOP HERE AND PUT THE REST IN THE NEXT CHAP. BET YOU DIDN'T THINK BETSY'S A CURSED HUMAN FORCED TO STAY THIS FUROUS LOOKING BEAST FOR ALL ETIRNITY, DID YOU? OH WELL PLEASE READ AND REVIEW, NEXT CHAP WILL BE UP SOON))