Disclaimer: I don't own any rights to the Teen Titans or any characters in the DC Universe.

TtTtTt TtTtTt TtTtTt

Robin felt himself being picked up from the ground and then slung over a droids's shoulder. He swung his head around to see that the same thing was happening to his teammates, except for Cyborg who was lifted by two droids who grabbed him by his wrists and ankles. Before Robin could see any more of what was happening another droid covered his head with a burlap bag. He then felt his carrier begin to walk at a brisk pace.

Robin was stunned as his team had been caught completely off guard by Immortus' trap. He fought back against the paralysis that engulfed him but his efforts were futile as his muscles refused to obey the commands his brain sent to them. He felt wave after wave of frustration and anger seep through his mind. He should have recognized the trap that had been set, and it didn't help that Beast Boy sensed that something was wrong before he did.

As his captors continued to march he felt then warmth of the sun falling on his body and overheard Immortus reporting back to the Brain over a communicator, which confirmed to him that they had emerged from the cave.

"Yes master, I have them and they are all unspoiled, but I have some unexpected good news: The sorceress and the changeling are a couple."

"That. Is. Good. News. Immortus. It. Will. Enhance. My. Plan. Do. Hurry. Back. We. Are. Growing. Impatient." The Brain replied in his synthetic vocoder voice.

"Yes master, our transport is drawing near. We will soon arrive. Immortus out."

Robin was able to discern the tell tale sound of a helicopter approaching. Within a few moments the chopper landed and Robin grunted as his was tossed onboard the flying machine; landing on the hard floor inside. He heard four more thuds after his own.

"Titans, is everyone OK?" Robin shouted. Before the others could reply he was kicked in the gut by one of the droids, knocking his wind out.

"No talking!" Immortus barked at him. "You heard what I told the Brain. You are all unspoiled, so leave it at that. The next Titan to speak will be thrown out of the helicopter, and it will be a long way down."

Robin was slowly able to begin breathing again. His mind raced. It was obvious what was awaiting them: torture, possibly followed by death. There had to be a way out of this predicament. He wondered when the paralysis would subside and was especially worried about the fact that the Brain took such a sudden and keen interest in Raven and Beast Boy's relationship. He knew that nothing good would come of that.

Beast Boy had also overheard Immortus' report and was racked with concern over what the Brotherhood might do to Raven. He knew that the Brotherhood from his own universe had a grudge against him that went all the way back to his Doom Patrol days, but he was a virtual stranger to them in this reality. Why were they so interested in them? Of what concern could it be to the Brain that they were a couple? The changeling knew he could still morph, but it was useless as the paralysis would remain. He thought about morphing into a blue whale. That would bring the chopper down but in their paralyzed state it would also mean certain death upon impact. He knew he had to protect Raven, but had no idea how could accomplish that.

As Robin continued strategizing he felt the helicopter begin its descent. He felt a tingling in his fingers and was able to twitch them. He wondered if the effect was wearing off of his teammates as well.

Robin's incipient recovery arrived too late as the chopper touched down and they were quickly removed from the aircraft.

"Hurry!" Immortus shouted. "The paralysis effect is beginning to wear off."

Robin felt his carrier begin to run; its metallic feet along with those of the other droids were making a rhythmic clickety-clack sound on the hard surface beneath them. Suddenly the droid stopped and dumped Robin unceremoniously with a loud thud. The Boy Wonder grunted as he heard 3 more thuds followed by the familiar hum of a force field being activated.

"Follow me, and bring him along." Immortus shouted. The sound of metallic feet was once again heard, followed by the sound of a sliding door opening then closing. The room was quiet for a moment until the sound of a familiar voice broke the silence.

"Robin, are you guys OK?" Terra shouted, her voice sounded strangely muffled.

"I'm paralyzed, but it's starting to wear off."

"Same here." shouted Cyborg. "I can't see anything; they covered my head with a bag."

"Starfire, Raven, Beast Boy! Are you alright?"

"I am the OK Robin. Like you and Cyborg I am recovering my motor skills and am also blindfolded."

"Same here." Raven chimed in. "Gar? Are you OK?"

Raven then heard her own voice reply.

"Gar isn't here. He's the one they dragged off just now."

Raven felt icy fingers grip her spine. They were going to torture him, of that she had no doubt.

"Terra! What's going on?" Robin shouted as he was finally able to wiggle his fingers.

"I have bad news Robin. We've all been captured. Each one of us is trapped inside some sort of personal force field bubble. We've been trying to break free, but the bubbles are impervious to our powers."

Robin's heart sank. Unlike the last time he had been trapped by the Brotherhood there was no one organizing a rescue. This time there was no Beast Boy to storm the fortress and no honorary Titans to back him up. Suddenly he was able to move his arms and he pulled his blind fold off. His teammates were doing the same and within a few minutes they were able to stand up.

Each one of them began to explore their bubble, seeking a way to escape. Starfire tried pummeling the bubble but it did not yield while her starbolts and eyebeams proved to be equally ineffective. Cyborg tried to neutralize his bubble with a field dampener but it had no effect, meanwhile Raven used her dark energy in an attempt to stretch the bubble, hoping to pop it, but she did not meet with success.

A loud laugh began to echo throughout the huge room they were in as a sliding door opened. It was Mallah who was laughing as he entered, followed by the Brain, Rouge and Immortus.

"Your cells are fool proof, there is no escape!" Mallah roared. "I designed them myself."

Raven began pounding on her bubble with her fists.

"What have you done with him?" She shouted in anger. "If he's hurt you will pay for it!"

"Isn't. Romance. A. Splendid. Thing. My. Friends? The. Sorceress. Actually. Loves. The. Green. Failure." The Brain gloated.

"What have you got against Beast Boy?" Robin shouted angrily. "He's never done anything to you, at least in this dimension he hasn't."

Madam Rouge spoke up.

"He is paying for past grievances against the Brotherhood of Evil as we speak."

"What past grievances? He's never had a run in with you guys. What are you talking about?" Cyborg howled in anger.

"Perhaps a demonstration will end your confusion." Mallah grinned as he lifted a communicator to his mouth. "Bring him in."

The sliding doors opened a second time and the Titans could only stare in bewildered confusion. A semiconscious and visibly beaten Beast Boy was dragged into the room by two droids, followed by … The Brain, Mallah, Rouge and Immortus.

The second Mallah spoke up.

"Guess who?"

It suddenly clicked for all the Titans.

"You're the Brotherhood from our dimension. No wonder there's been no trace of you for months." Robin snarled.

Raven's eyes had split into their demonic form and she had grown in stature.

"You will pay for this outrage." She threatened them in an otherworldly tone.

"I don't think so." The second Immortus replied. "We hold all the cards. Sergeant! Proceed!"

One of the droids stepped forward and resumed the beating that the changeling had received earlier. Beast Boy was far too weak to morph or even fight back as the robot pummeled him.

"STOOOOP!" Raven screamed, resuming her human form. Unfortunately, unlike the mission against Slade when Robin was about to be crushed by a giant gear time did not stop on this occasion.

The second Brain approached Raven.

"He. Is. Important. To. You. Isn't. He. Demoness? I. Have. A. Proposal. For. You. Serve. Me. And. He. Will. Be. Spared. Once. I. Am. Convinced. Of. Your. Loyalty. To. Me. I. Might. Even. Return. Him. To. You."

Raven's eyes began to well up with tears. This was a bargain she could not accept. Immortus gestured at his robots and they released Beast Boy and he fell to the floor with a sickening thud. Raven could see blood trickling out of his mouth as his body quivered from the pain he was feeling and that she could sense.

"Don't listen to him Raven!" Jinx howled. "They already killed all of their henchman, including the Joker and Harley."

The first Mallah began to chuckle.

"That was most unfortunate. While he was very talented the Joker lacked our vision of evil for evil's sake. He was a mercenary; all he cared about was money and spreading his form of mayhem around. Everything was a joke to him. We invited him to join the Brotherhood, but he unwisely chose to decline and had the gall to demand his payment. He left us no other choice."

Raven saw Beast Boy stir and looked at him. He was still sprawled on the floor and she saw him mouth the word 'No' repeatedly. She had to buy him some time.

"What do you want me to do?" she asked.

Robin saw Beast Boy beginning to stir and quickly caught on to what Raven was trying to do. He decided to join her little charade.

"No Raven, you can't do that!" He howled.

Raven glared at the Boy Wonder.

"Don't even think that you can tell me what to do! I have to save him!"

Beast Boy was slowly beginning to crawl, unnoticed by the two Brotherhoods who were enjoying the 'fight' between the dark sorceress and Batman's old apprentice. Meanwhile Raptor figured out what Beast Boy was trying to do: he was crawling towards the console that controlled the bubbles' force fields. He was still moving very slowly and Raptor decided to help out with the charade.

"If Raven won't help you, then I will."

Raven had to fight back a smile. This was going to be the perfect distraction.

"Don't even think of it bitch! He's mine, or have you forgotten?"

The villains, at least the ones who had mouths, were grinning from ear to ear.

"I love a good cat fight." One of the Immortuses said. "They have a timeless quality to them. Did I ever tell you about the time back in ancient Egypt when Nefertiti had a fight with her cousin over a man?"

"Listen Raven, we both know that I'm the real woman here. You're the clueless virgin, remember? So just let me have him and everyone will be happy, except you of course!"

Beast Boy was now on all fours approaching the console and remained unnoticed.

"You wish! You're just a slut Raptor, admit it! You know he doesn't love you!"

Raptor placed her hands on her hips in a display of cocky self confidence. By this point both Brotherhood teams were mesmerized by the exchange and none of them noticed that Beast Boy was now standing in front of the console on what appeared to be legs made of rubber.

"Is that so Raven? I remember the last time Gar and I made love. He wouldn't shut up and stop saying he loved me after we were done. And let me tell you Raven, you have no idea what you've been missing out on! Once you go green, there's no turning back!"

A chorus of 'ooohs' could be heard not only from the villains but from some of the prisoners as well. Meanwhile Beast Boy was beginning to press some buttons on the panel.

Raptor's taunt had hit too close to home for Raven and she genuinely lashed out at the bubble around her, trying in vain to get her hands around Raptor's neck.

"Shut your mouth Raptor, you whore! Let me out of here! I'm gonna kill her!"

At this point the villains were beginning to chuckle when a gun shot rang out. Raven and Raptor's 'act' was interrupted by the loud sound and both turned towards Beast Boy, who was slumped over the console while blood oozed from a gunshot wound in his back.

"NOOOOOO!" Both sorceresses screamed in horror.

One of the Immortuses stepped away from the crowd and examined the fallen changeling, followed by a droid whose rifle was still smoking.

"He's still alive, but he won't last long. Good job sergeant." He said as he glanced at the console before pressing the cancel button. "He was one button away from deactivating the force fields." He then shoved Beast Boy aside and the changeling landed behind the console with a dead thud.

Raptor got on her knees.

"Please don't let him die! I'll do anything for you! I mean it, I'm not like Raven. I'm not an idealist, please believe me."

The second Brain, the one from Beast Boy's universe responded first.

"It. Is. Now. Too. Late. To. Bargain. Sorceress. And. Now. I. Wish. To. See. Him. Die. He. Has. Long. Been. A. Thorn. In. My. Side."

"That. Is. Not. What. We. Agreed. Upon." The first Brain interrupted.

"It. Is. Inconsequential. I. Am. Changing. Our. Agreement."

The first Mallah and Rouge reacted immediately.

"No, this is our universe. We are in charge here."

Heated words were exchanged between the villains while Raven stared in the console's direction, tears dripping down her face. She couldn't see Beast Boy but she could faintly sense his presence through the force field. He was still alive but he needed medical assistance immediately otherwise he would die. She resumed pounding on the bubble, knowing well that it was not going to yield.

Suddenly she felt that familiar sensation, the one she felt whenever Beast Boy morphed into one if his animal forms. The sensation was unique and if pressed she would have described as sensual. In the team's earlier years she had always enjoyed that feeling she sensed whenever he morphed, but had never told anyone, not even Beast Boy.

Raven gasped when she saw a large green gorilla rise behind the console. Beast Boy had a large power cable in his hands and using all his might he pulled on it. She could feel the agonizing pain that was coursing through his still wounded body, like miniature lightning bolts trying to take him down. He ignored the pain and kept pulling until the cable became detached; breaking the power coupling it was attached to. Sparks flew everywhere.

The bubbles all disappeared with a loud pop while Beast Boy reverted to his human form and collapsed on to the floor.

"Titans Go!" Robin and Terra yelled as one. The combined teams fell upon their captors and the battle began. The two Brains retreated to a safe distance while Raven and Raptor flew to Beast Boy's side.

"Tell me you can heal him!" Raptor shouted while Raven waved her hands over him. Some of the droids began shooting at them but Raptor raised a dark shield, protecting them for a moment.

"He's in terrible shape. Why can't you heal? I could use some help!"

Raptor held her shield up as the barrage of gunfire intensified.

"I skipped class that day in Azarath."

By this point Raven's blue light had appeared.

"Let me guess, there was a boy involved."

"I guess you do know me. Can't you teach me through a telepathic link?"

Raven noticed that the battle had shifted away from them.

"OK, I will. Clear your mind…"

"I know how to do a telepathic link Raven."

"I guess you aren't completely useless…"

Raven began chanting her signature mantra and soon she was able to see inside of Raptor's mind. As she literally pushed the memories of the missed class into Raptor's mind she was able to see some of Raptor's own memories, which flashed by until she saw a memory she did not want to see. It was from Raptor's vantage point. She was kneeling on top of a bed that looked identical to Raven's old bed, including the hood shaped headboard . Looking down Raptor could see Beast Boy, lying naked face up on top of the bed with a very nervous look on his face. Raven could see Raptor's own naked figure as she looked down at Beast Boy,

Don't be nervous Gar; I know it's your first time. I promise you that you'll never forget it.

Raven snapped out of her trance, and found that Raptor was kneeling next to her, the familiar blue light was also emanating from her hands.

"It's working Raven! It's working! Gar's already getting better! I can feel it."

Raven nodded as tears dripped down her face.

How could you Gar, how could you? Why didn't you wait for me? I wanted to be your first, your one and only…

"Are you OK Raven?" Raptor asked.

Raven nodded silently in reply as the battle around them intensified.