To those of you who didn't know, I published a one-shot two days ago called 'Cute Girl.' I was bored and this chapter was mostly done, so I got that one-shot as a result of some creative thinking. Now, since editing is done, here is my next chapter for this story!
Mailbox Time!
Hairul The Nightrage Beast: Trust me when I say this, there is a reason for it. It just might not be explained for a long while. As to the novels, can't say I've heard of them really. Although I can try to search them up sometime in the future. Thanks for reviewing!
Foamsatmouth: Don't worry, I doubt I'd ever betray the OTP. Even if I was high off my butt or something like that. Also, I didn't tell you this before, but there is a reason to Batman's current behavior. Yep, I planned it out that way. Hope you enjoy this chapter as well my friend!
Vin: Yeah, not really fair to Beast Boy really. But hey, the League had to have some reason to go after him. And yeah, I was shocked with myself when I wrote what happened. I can't believe my brain thought of it on the spot. But it made perfect sense as to why the League would be so interested in Raven then. Thanks for leaving your thoughts!
TheTeleporter: I listened, here is the next chapter! Hope you enjoy it, even though it isn't as dark as the last one. I think the beginning scene here more than makes up for it though!
RPGPersona: Nope, that wasn't the case. Young Justice Season Two was pretty awesome. I liked Beast Boy in it. To put it simply, I imagined it being in the thousands, to upwards as one million. Now, as to why the blame is on Raven, there is more to it than meets the eye. That will be explained in another chapter though. Pretty far away from these starter ones. Finally, someone guessed right at the end there! Enjoy!
HornedGoddess: More BbxRae, you say. Well I hope you enjoy this first scene in this chapter then!
Bluedog197: Again, a pleasure to read your review! I'm also glad you were able to guess it was Slade who was watching the whole scene. But like I've told the others, there is a reason for why I had Batman act the way he did. Which won't be disclosed until a far later chapter. Don't get kidnapped dude! I'd die if you were to suddenly stop reviewing out of worry now!
Golem XIV: Wow, I can't believe you decided to take some time to read this! To the first part, thank you. I'm just trying to make each chapter stand out in it's own way. Like this one. It's more likely than not that you've gotten accustomed to it. I suck at improving in a short period of time. Yeah, since it's before Season Five, I'm working on making sure they're not OOC for the most part. Besides the case with Batman there. As to the Beast, since he is in part influenced by Beast Boy's mind, I imagine him to be smarter than just some wild animal. Not that he isn't influenced by his wild side. As his way of speaking to Beast Boy has shown. Hope you like this chapter as well!
Disclaimer: Sorry, don't own anything in this story.
Chapter Four: Call from an Unexpected Source
It was 3:30 in the morning when Beast Boy finally got done with his cold shower. He had been taking one for the past two hours trying to get his thoughts off a certain violet haired sorceress... at least all of the naughty ones.
To be honest with himself, he did like to think about the mystery that was Raven... A lot. He just didn't like to think of her… in that sort of way.
At least, that's what he liked to tell himself. It didn't matter to him that it took him two whole hours to bury the memory of her in the shower... again. When he had first seen her, it had taken him three hours of killing zombie monkeys on his video game for him to bury the memory the first time.
Both circumstances had to be normal for every hormonal teenage boy his age though. Right? He was only 15… fine, 15 and ¾'s. But that didn't mean he had a handle on his own mind yet! Hormones could really do something to one's mind. Make them think about their friends in ways they would rather not happen. Add the fact that he had the instincts of every animal known to man, (and some animals that weren't known yet) telling him to find a mate and rut with her till she held his offspring, and you're left with having to take one long cold shower to distract you from your thoughts.
With it being really late at night on his second night without sleep, it was a miracle Beast Boy didn't fall flat on his face as soon as the cold water stopped hitting his skin. At this point, the only thing keeping him awake was the thought of one of the other Titans walking into the bathroom in the morning. Only to find his green sleeping butt naked form lying on the ground.
Since Raven's room was closest to this bathroom, and since she was always the first one up in the morning… needless to say he wasn't going to fall asleep to wake up to that situation. That would have been a nightmare in itself to deal with. Especially if she came in prepared for a… nope, he didn't want to go back into the shower again. He stopped that line of thought in its tracks. 'Stupid Beast Boy. You're not supposed to think that. You need to think about bed, and sleep, and... fetch! Early morning training!'
Beast Boy wrapped the green towel he had used to dry off around his waist, giving him some some level of modesty. He also grabbed his belt from off the counter. Leaving the rest of his uniform in the laundry basket in the bathroom. He would have put it back on instead of using a towel, but because the uniform literally smelled like hell from the last two days he decided he'd just grab a new uniform when he got to his room and put it on before he went to sleep.
The only reason why he thought to grab the belt in the first place was because it was still holding his drawing book and pens and pencils inside one of its many pockets. And he didn't want it to accidentally get washed and have years of art go to waste.
Plus, all those drawing supplies could ruin the belt.
Beast Boy walked out into the cold dark hallway. Making sure to make as little noise as possible since Raven's room was nearby. He had made the mistake of going to the bathroom in the middle of the night once with a stereo blasting in his ears. Like the one that was shown the day they had faced Punk Rocket. Raven hadn't been amused to being woken up in the middle of the night by the sound of rock music. The face of Rage he walked into when he walked out of the bathroom had clearly testified to that. He still had no idea as to what had happened to that stereo exactly. He just knew it was a bad idea to wake up Raven in the middle of the night after that day. Not that he wasn't tempted to now and then.
As he got closer and closer to her hallway, he started to tiptoe. Feeling like a ninja, a green, almost naked, super groggy and tired, yet still quiet and awesome ninja. Beast Boy was making sure he was as quiet as possible. Well, at least as little as one tired out brain could allow him. His hearing always dulled a little when he got tired. He had his right hand on the wall to keep him balanced. While his left was holding his belt and towel in place. He tried to go as fast as he could, but in reality, he was moving about as fast as a mindless zombie.
If only Raven was there to say that. Or Cyborg, with his blackmail camera. That would have made for a hilarious video.
Beast Boy tiptoed around the corner into Raven's hallway. Making sure to stick to the opposite wall as he stealthily made his way down. He hoped he wasn't making too much noise. He was approaching Raven's doorway. Just another moment and he'd be past it. Then he could walk normally to his room and enter the sweet relief that was his bunk bed. Just a couple more steps. Just one more. He was right in front of it. He could literally hear his bed calling for him inside his mind!
The three fates rolled the dice up above, and decided that this was the perfect moment to add some more trouble to Beast Boy's life.
"Ahahahahaha..." BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!
You could have sworn you heard cackling in the distance as the klaxon alarms up on the walls suddenly started to go off. There loud noises and blaring bright red lights suddenly digged into the poor boy's green eyes and ears.
On the bright side, he no longer found himself tired. Unfortunately, that had been the only thing he had going for him.
Since he had been on his toes when he was caught highly off guard by the alarm, Beast Boy found himself almost instantly losing his center of balance. As he swayed forwards and backwards he tried to correct it by letting go of his towel and belt before putting his other hand on the wall. He was begging that the stunt would steady him and keep him from falling.
Too little, too late.
Instead of falling forward or back, he ended up pushing against the wall with both hands. Which swayed him to the side, before he fell onto his side with a large thump. His head somehow managed to hit itself against a wall, despite the fact that he had been on the other side of the hallway. He saw stars for a bit.
"Ow!" He cried out in pain. Beast Boy could already feel the bump forming on the side of his head as he rubbed it. The klaxons and alarm were still blaring overhead hurting his eyes and ears. He cursed at them in his mind for a sec, wondering why they were even going off in the first place.
That was when he remembered their significance. They went off, only when a mission call was coming in… meaning he wouldn't be able to go to sleep now! And he was going to be late because he still needed to get into his damn uniform. 'Fetching fetch!'
Things didn't look like they could get any worse.
This was proven wrong, however, when the wall behind his head disappeared. And he hit the back of his head on the ground this time.
Though it hurt, he didn't cry out in pain. In fact, his eyes widened from shock. Pain and sleep were the last things on his mind as several things clicked rather instantly.
One, he hadn't fallen back and hit his head on a wall.
Two, the alarms and klaxons had likely woken up his teammate/crush. Whom he had been right across the door from when said alarms went off.
Three, said teammate/crush was now standing above him in her open doorway. Her hood was up, concealing most of her face. Though her eyes were looking disinterestedly down at him.
And four, his left hand hadn't been holding his towel up anymore. Meaning when he had fallen, it had also fallen, to the floor. Leaving a nude green Beast Boy, lying a foot inside his crush's room, with said crush standing above him. With the alarms still blaring overhead.
'I always wondered how I would die one day. I just thought it would never go like this.' He thought to himself, as he tried to reach out for the towel on the ground. A bright red blush worked its way up his face. For once in his life, he was dead silent. And was looking anywhere else where Raven wasn't.
'I'm kind of wishing I slept on the floor of the bathroom now. At least it wouldn't have looked as bad as it does now.' He thought as the awkwardness seemed to be increasing. His hand was searching desperately for his towel.
Raven still hadn't said a word.
After a couple more seconds, the fates thought he had finally suffered enough and his hand finally gripped his towel. He proceeded to instantly cover his midsection with it. His blush was still bright on his face.
With a little bit of decency now, he decided to look back up at Raven again. To see if she was mad at him or not for being naked in front of her door. She didn't look to be mad, but she was still looking at him with a disinterested face. The same face from when he had first fallen into her room. He briefly wondered if she had been looking at him like that the whole time.
Seeing she wasn't mad, or at least not showing it on the outside, Beast Boy decided he might as well speak. See if he could still get out of this alive and all. If that was even possible.
"Heh, I bet it isn't that often when a naked guy falls through your doorway. Am I right Rae?" He said in his silly goofy voice. Trying to make it into a joke. Even though he was scared to death on the inside.
Raven's face changed slightly for the briefest of seconds, before it became disinterested again as she spoke in a deadpan. "This isn't a first I'd be proud of Beast Boy."
Beast Boy blushed a brighter red. "Hey, you got to have a first time for everything. First home, first family, first waffle, first awesome bad guy takedown. Why shouldn't a handsome naked green guy falling through your doorway be one of them?" Beast Boy tried to add to his joke.
She simply rolled her eyes at his childishness. "I'm still waiting for that last one to happen."
His eyes scrunched up in confusion for a sec. And then his eyes widened in realization.
"Hey!"
Raven smirked underneath her hood. She'd be lying if she said she didn't enjoy these moments when she could deflate his rather large ego a bit. On the inside, Rude was cheering at the awesome burn.
"So, are you just going to lay there and make jokes about this all night, or do I have to go and tell Robin and Cyborg the reason why you're late to the Common Room for the mission briefing when I finally do get there." Raven stated after allowing Beast Boy a minute to stew in his juices.
His eyes comically widened to the size of dinner plates. This was something he definitely didn't want anybody to ever know about. Especially the two people in the Tower who could ruin his life with that blackmail.
As quickly as he could he started running down the hallway towards the hallway to his room. He still felt the pain in the back of his head, but he was ignoring it for now. Unaware of its significance.
Before he rounded the corner, he suddenly looked back, seeing Raven still floating in her doorway. He had to say something at least. "This never happened dude!" And then he disappeared around the corner. Not waiting to hear if she'd acknowledge the comment or not.
He slammed his doorway, already getting ready to put on another uniform from his floor. When he paused as he realized something.
'Wait… (starts feeling all over his body to make sure)... I'm still alive. Raven didn't get mad and kill me… even though I fell through her doorway naked… she doesn't even allow anyone to come into room, much less naked green boys… and the way she was staring at me... could that mean she… … … nah! There's no way. She definitely doesn't feel that way about me. It's more than likely that she was just in a good mood from banishing her father. Yeah, a good mood. That's it.' With that thought in mind, Beast Boy continued to get himself ready. Thanking his lucky stars that Raven had been in a good mood and had let him live.
Raven had stayed floating where she was for another couple seconds, before she heard a loud slam from the doorway in Beast Boy's hallway.
"This never happened." She repeated to the air around her. His emotional signature now placed him inside his room. And now, several questions were circulating in her mind.
'I wonder how he managed to slam a sliding door with only one hand?' Knowledge thought to Raven inside her mind. 'I wonder why he was outside my doorway in nothing but a towel this late at night when the alarm went off?' Raven thought back to her emoticlone. Both of them mentally shrugged.
Their teammate was weird.
Raven started floating down the hallway to the Common Room. The blaring red klaxons lighting her way. She still had several other questions circulating inside her mind. But the call of the alarm was enough to put them at bay for now. Although a couple seconds later, they turned off. Meaning that somebody had gotten to the computer and turned it off.
Most likely Robin, since he had been sleeping on the couch. Or Starfire, since she had been sleeping by Robin. Hopefully, they were both still decent.
Raven had, of course, been woken up by the alarm. Since she normally slept in her heroine costume, and because of the fact that she hadn't been sleeping underneath her comforter this time, she had been mission ready within the first couple seconds of the alarm going off.
And boy, had she not been in a good mood when she was ready.
She was very pissed, to say the least, for being woken from the best sleep of her life. She didn't remember the dream she had been having exactly, or why it would have been significant. She just knew it had been a good dream for the first time since she had been a child. So naturally, her thoughts as she had been flying towards her doorway were of all the different torture methods she knew existed. Both human, and demonic. She had wanted to make the villain pay.
That had been when a rather loud thump sounded against the lower part of her door. Along with a very high pitched 'Ow!' right afterward. Making her both pause in her flight, and stop thinking such dark thoughts inside her mind.
She had reached out with her empathic senses almost immediately to see if it was an intruder or not. But she had recognized Beast Boy's signature almost immediately. She had briefly wondered why he would be outside her doorway already, and why he seemed so surprised and shocked, but had decided to open her door anyways.
What she saw, she would never be able to unsee ever again.
She had actually been in quite a state of shock at her teammates state of undress. She had managed to keep a calm demeanor showing on the outside, but on the inside she had been blushing rather furiously. Her emoticlones had been silent. Just as shocked as her at what they were seeing.
She hadn't even been able to find the words to speak, until he had spoken. Hearing that childish voice in the form of a joke, she always seemed to be able to find a reply.
She had also been glad to realize he had covered himself with the towel when he finally spoke. She hadn't even noticed he had been looking for it.
Even as she approached the sliding doorway, Raven couldn't get the thought of the scrawny boy out of her mind. How small he had looked without that ridiculous costume on. How lean, yet strong the muscles in his arms had looked. She had been surprised by how toned he was in the chest and stomach area for his size. How those legs looked like they could run for miles ands miles on end. And…
A light bulb blew up behind her. The first item to be blown up since she had banished her father. Granted, she was really embarrassed at what she had just seen inside her mind. Her face even had the audacity to blush lightly. Before she scowled and made her blush disappear. 'Okay, who is thinking about only that part of him in there! Tell me right now!' Raven shouted angrily into her mind.
Not a single one of the emoticlones dared to confess. Which meant either three things, either Raven herself had been thinking that, all of the emoticlones had been thinking about that, or only one had been thinking about it and the others were staying quiet about it to protect their sister from Raven's wrath.
Thinking it was rather absurd that she would ever think about her teammate that way, especially... that certain male part, she decided to blame it on the emoticlones. She didn't think of Beast Boy, or anyone else that way at all.
Sure, she was appreciative of the fact that he always made sure she was never alone. And that he tried harder than the others to be her friend. Heck, if she hadn't been so emotionally suppressed, she might have been able to develope a crush on him in the past couple years.
But he was just so childish! His immaturity seemed to know no bounds! He always seemed to rub her the wrong way with his jokes! And even though she knew he could be serious, his moments were so few and far in between that they could be considered dreams for all she knew! There was absolutely no chance, not even a small snow flake's chance in hell, that she herself would ever think about Beast Boy in that way! Or anyone else for that matter! Ever! Period! End of story!
Raven could keep on telling herself that.
The doorway to the Common Room slid open, and Raven floated in with her deadpan expression on her face. Not showing a hint of what she had been thinking about before. Her hood was still up, hiding most of her face. She was dead ready on taking the bad guy down.
Only, her deadpan expression turned to stunned shock when she saw the masked face on the screen. Staring right at her.
"Ah, hello Raven. I'm glad you finally decided to join us." Slade said in his baritone voice on the screen.
Robin, Starfire, and Cyborg were already standing in front of the screen. Although their heads were bowed down, and their backs were to her, so she couldn't see their faces. She was actually surprised that Robin wasn't yelling at the screen in an obsessed sort of way. Either he had gotten that out of his system, Starfire had calmed him down, or something important was going on.
It was most likely the third option.
Raven quickly put her deadpan expression back on. Hiding the fact that she had been surprised within two seconds of seeing Slade again."What is it this time Slade? I thought you wanted to disappear for a while after my father was defeated." She said monotonously to the screen.
"That had been my original goal, I'll admit. I wanted to check to see if all of my assets were still in their rightful places in the brief time I was dead before I tried to strike back against you Titans with another one of my more elaborate schemes." Slade said. Slightly pleased with himself on the last part.
"Then what changed? Why risk contacting us now when your security systems would be out of date. Anyone would be able to track this connection and be able to find you. Your evil scheme, whatever it would be, would be doomed for failure." Raven said to the evil masked villain.
He shook his head from side to side. "Raven. Raven. Raven. I might have died and just recently come back to life, but rest assured, I haven't become rusty to the point where I didn't take the proper precautions before making this call. Now, as for what changed, I've already had to explain it once briefly to your friends here which is also why you might have noticed they have remained silent up till now. And before I explain what's happening, I'd rather that the last Titan on your 'team' joined us before I give a full explanation for this call in the middle of the night. Especially since what I have to show involves both you, and your green teammate."
She lifted an eyebrow in confusion. Something that involved both her and Beast Boy? Why on Earth would that have to be so important to have Slade himself risk calling about it? In the middle of the night when she had been having a good dream!
Before she could ask, the doors slid open again. Beast Boy himself came charging in, thankfully fully clothed this time. She was thankful her hood was up, hiding the blush that formed on her face at the thought of him naked again. 'If I ever find out which one of you is doing this, I will skin you alive on my next visit to Nevermore!' She threatened her emoticlones.
Beast Boy started to speak in a peppy voice. Startling her back to reality. "Sorry I'm late dudes, where's the fire-" He stopped speaking, as he saw Slade on the screen.
"I see you've finally decided to join our little party as well Beast Boy. Though I shouldn't really be surprised that you would be the last to arrive. You were always the laziest of them all."
Beast Boy's face took on a look of anger at that, but then Slade continued. "I just didn't think it would take you and Raven so long to answer your own alarm system when I called. Did something, perchance, happen back there in the hallway that we should all know about?" Slade said in a teasing baritone. As if he knew perfectly well what had happened back there. Who knows, maybe he did.
Beast Boy was not amused. Raven, even less so. "Okay, what the hell is going on here?! Why is this old bastard calling us so early in the morning when we could be asleep!" Beast Boy shouted in anger at the screen. Hoping that Slade wouldn't mention what had happened in the hallway.
"Hmmm." Slade grabbed his chin. "Now I'm not so sure whether or not I should tell you what I wanted to say if you're just going to insult me and my father. If you'd rather I let you go back to your little bunk bed and make it easier on the Justice League, then be my guest. I'm sure you might want some of that precious sleep of yours anyways. Before they come and take you two." He gestured his other hand at the door. As if he was dismissing him from the room.
Raven and Beast Boy both became even more confused. While their three teammates cringed a little more in front of them. Beast Boy also seemed to notice the position of his other teammates. And seemed to realize that he should probably keep his temper in check.
"Wait… what does the Justice League have to do with this? How would going back to bed make it easier on them?" Beast Boy finally asked. Raven simply stared up at the screen. The same thoughts running through her mind.
"So, you are interested then?" Slade replied in a satisfied tone.
Beast Boy's fists clenched. But he kept his mouth shut as he jerked his head up and down. He was curious about what Slade had to say about the Justice League, but that didn't mean he had to be happy about it. Slade seemed to sit back in his metal chair, as if he was relaxing.
"Very well then... and I'm glad you're finally asking the right questions Beast Boy." He said to him. "Now, Titans, since we've gotten all the pleasantries out of the way, I will explain to the two of you the full gravity of your… situation so to say. With the Justice League… I will not repeat myself since we're already short on time as it is. And do know, even I don't seem to fully understand what is going on. So please, try to not interrupt. Your lives may depend on it."
And so, Slade started to explain.
A few minutes later
Raven and Beast Boy were both staring at Slade in shock. Their teammates, who had already heard a brief summary of what Slade had to say earlier, had their heads hung down even lower. Now that they had a full knowledge of what was going on. And had seen the irrefutable evidence Slade had managed to provide to support what he had to tell them, including video surveillance.
Robin couldn't believe the way his mentor had acted. He had never seen Bruce express so much Rage before. Not when the Joker went on a killing rampage after his escape, not when Bane broke his back and left him in a bed for a few months, not even the time when Jason Todd was murdered did he ever react that way. For some reason, his mentor's current behavior was bothering him. That wasn't the Batman he knew.
The two Titans, at first, simply couldn't believe what Slade had told them. Why would they? When he, one of the biggest baddies in the history of the world, was accusing the mighty Justice League of wanting to hunt them down to send them both down to hell?
And then Slade had shown them a video. Captured from a nanobot a subordinate of his had managed to plant in the Watchtower when it had first been built. And had managed to avoid detection ever since.
There had been plenty of evidence caught in the video. To both support what Slade said, and show how big the events of the previous day really had been. Along with how mad they seemed to have made the biggest and strongest team of heroes in existence.
They had no choice, but to accept that, for once, Slade was telling the truth.
"I… I didn't know my father… sent his soldiers across the universe… before I banished him…" Raven had to speak slowly. To both keep her voice level, and to keep her high levels of guilt from escaping herself and probably destroying the Tower. She still didn't know how free she was to express herself, and she didn't want to test that now. Especially with how surprisingly strong the emotions she was trying to hold back were.
POW! Kckck!
Beast Boy, however, wasn't so inhibited. He slammed his fist down on the coffee table breaking it in two. This made Raven jump back a couple feet, along with the others.
"Why the hell are they freaking blaming me and Rae for all that! How was it our fault that we didn't know about all those fire demons being out there! We were dealing with their freaking boss for crying out loud! Gosh! I thought the Justice League was smarter than this! This, this is just... just bull****!"
Everyone's eyes widened at his use of language. Even Slade raised his eyebrow at that. This was certainly new. "And to think, that I looked to the Batman as my idol! And then he just turns around wanting to do this to me and Rae!" He was shouting angrily at the ceiling. Raven didn't seem to mind that he was using her nickname at the moment.
Robin looked up at that last part. "Wait, you idolized my mentor?" Even Slade looked interested at that part.
Beast Boy simply growled as a warning that he wasn't in a joking mood. Not that they couldn't tell in the first place. His eyes looked like narrow slits. Maybe the lack of sleep was getting to him. "Not anymore! If he's going to be so stupid as to just pin all the blame on Raven and me for what happened out there! Speaking of which, why the hell are they even interested in me!? What did I do that makes me as important as Raven!?" All four of his teammates looked up at the screen where Slade was. Wondering the same thing as they didn't really get it either.
Slade kept a calm demeanor as even he wasn't sure as to why. Although he had a few theories. "While Batman didn't say it out loud, I do believe from what I saw on a small screen he pulled up, that it has something to do with one of your more… aggressive forms."
Beast Boy paled. 'Crap! Please don't have them ask! Please don't have them ask! Just move on and-'
"What does the villain Slade mean, friend Beast Boy?" Starfire asked.
'Dang it Star!'
Beast Boy's anger was replaced with nervousness. "Eh, heh heh, well, you see Star, it's kind of hard, you know, for me to be able to explain it. It's actually kind of funny if you ask me-"
"While we're young grass stain! Who knows how long until the Justice League arrives!" Cyborg finally shouted in an irritated voice.
Beast Boy gulped. "Fine! Fine! You all remember the Beast incident a few months ago!" Beast Boy finally shouted bluntly. The four other Titans nodded their heads. "Well, let's just say that antidote you gave me Cyborg, didn't cure me, exactly." He said in a small voice.
He got his expected reaction. "What!" Three of them yelled in a shocked voice. Raven remained silent. Mainly because she knew he still had the Beast inside him from when she had talked to him the night of the incident.
"During the fight with those fire demons, I might have, you know… let him out to help protect Rae. With all that raw power, maybe that could explain why I'd be a target..."
Robin was surprisingly the first one to speak. "Beast Boy! Do you have any idea just how dangerous that was!? Do you even remember what happened the last time you turned into… that thing! How it attacked all of us and-"
"Yes! I still remember all that Robin! Gosh, do you think I'm an idiot or something! Slade was going to take Rae away from us! I couldn't just stand to the side and do nothing! And besides, nothing bad happened! Heck, the only person that took down more demons than me was Cyborg! And he almost completely drained all the power in the Tower to do that!" Beast Boy argued in his defense.
"Just because nothing bad happened then, doesn't mean there still wasn't the risk Beast Boy. You need to learn to take these things in account, or else-"
"Or else what Robin! Or else I turn on you guys! Or else I end up going on a rampage across town! Or else I turn evil or something worse than that! Please tell me, does it sound like I didn't even think about all that could have happened when I let him take control!?"
Robin stayed calm. Yet, he also remained silent as if he were thinking on the words Beast Boy had just said. "Look Robin, we don't have the time to argue about the past. And I don't think we have even close to enough time for me to explain all the aspects of the Beast I've learned of so far that could make you trust me and him in the future. All I can tell you is that I trusted him enough to let him take control. Because I knew without him, I would have been useless in trying to protect Rae. And I hate, being, useless!"
Robin looked like he wanted to say something, but then he felt a hand on his shoulder. He turned to see Starfire standing by him. A sad smile was on her face. "Please Robin. Let us not have our last meeting with our friends be tainted by the arguments. Let us, as friend Beast Boy said, leave the past in the past."
Robin tried for words, found he couldn't, and then let out a small sigh. "Alright." He turned back to Beast Boy and Raven. Noting how Raven seemed to be staring in slight shock at Beast Boy. "I guess it really doesn't matter anymore… and if you trust your Beast… I guess that means I should too. I'm sorry Beast Boy."
A genuine smile came onto Beast Boy's face. "It's okay Rob. I understand where you're coming from. Besides (glances to Starfire) I know why you hate the Beast so much anyways. I'd hate him to if he were to attack my future girlfriend." He said in a teasing tone. Making the Boy Wonder blush. And for Starfire to giggle.
"Yeah, too bad you'll never have one green bean." Cyborg said in a teasing voice. Making Beast Boy pout and Raven smirk a little under her hood.
"Hey, I can get any girl I want Cy! I actually heard through the grapevine that chicks dig the ears!" Beast Boy shouted in an indignant voice.
"Sure, keep on telling yourself that." Raven said in a dry voice. Causing their three teammates to start laughing. And for Beast Boy to pout even more.
For a small moment there, everything in the world seemed all nice and normal. They were a team, a family.
Then Slade brought them back to reality.
"Sorry to interrupt your moment here Titans, but I think it's about time for me to take my leave." Slade said, moving to disconnect the line.
"Wait." Raven said calmly. Causing him to pause. "Why did you call to warn us about this in the first place? I thought you would have loved that it'd be easier for you to take down a team that only had three members. So why bother trying to warn us?"
They couldn't see the evil smile on his face because of the mask. "That's just it, my dear Raven. It would almost be to easy, and there's just no fun in the things that are easy. I prefer a challenge in my fights… besides, if you manage to escape the Justice League's grasp tonight, all their attention will be focused on you two. They won't be looking at what criminals like me are doing leaving me more room to plan and gather resources. Consider this a win-win for both me and you. You get advance warning to get away, and I get the freedom to do as I please."
Raven nodded her head. Understanding his line of reasoning. She hated it, but she understood it, nonetheless.
"One last thing." Beast Boy was the one to talk last. "How much time do me and Rae have before we have to leave?"
This made everyone in the room look to the screen to hear his answer. Expecting to hear something like a few hours, to a day at most.
"Do you all know what the word, incoming, means in warfare? I had to learn that harsh fact in Vietnam."
Before they could answer, Slade cut the connection. The screen fizzled out and showed a view of the outside world again. They were all confused by what he had meant. When Beast Boy suddenly dropped onto one knee as a loud voice filled his head.
'Master! Our mate is in extreme danger! We need to go now!'
'Beast! What did I say about calling Rae our-'
Crash!
The rest of Beast Boy's sentence was cut off as a person crashed through the window. As if in slow motion, glass flew everywhere through the air. Everyone in the room slowly backed away as their eyes took in the large S on the guy's chest.
Boom! Whoosh!
Then the guy landed on the ground with his fist impacting it. Causing a small shockwave to emit from his landing.
It would have made an awesome slow motion.
'We're too late! They're already here!'
'We must protect Raven!' Beast Boy was only slightly grateful the Beast used her real name this time.
"Titans! Scatter!" Robin shouted as all hell broke loose.
Author's Notes:
And there you have it! The Justice League has seemingly arrived at Titan's Tower at last! We're finally get a move on in this story here!
Anyways, next chapter, there's going to be some action. Just warning you guys of that now. I've actually taken some time to plan out the next few scenes, so the updates might come a little quickly. I even did a little more work on the plot. So I have my set of villains in this story lined up.
Ten cookies to the person who can guess who the overall villain in this story is!
Till Next Time
Allen
