"Gizmo, you ready?"

Gizmo sat on the roof of the apartment complex and typed away on his laptop, hacking into the surveillance cameras inside. "Yeah, yeah. The cameras say that she went in at about 6. And considering the time," He said, glancing at his watch. "She should be asleep right now."

Jinx nodded her head after hearing Gizmo's response through her small earpiece. She looked down then waved her hand over the lock of the entrance. The locks on the doors malfunctioned, giving her and the rest of the team quiet access inside. They climbed the stairs to the second floor and easily found the appropriate door for the hidden Titan.

"This is way too easy," Jinx whispered.

The H.I.V.E. spent a good week of intense planning to create and review a proper strategy to capture Raven. If everything goes according to what they have planned, then they will be successful in their attempts. Everyone had their individual task to complete. Jinx only hoped that her idiot teammates will pull through on their jobs.

Raven gasped and bolted upright in her bed. She clung to her bed sheets then scanned her bedroom. It was dark, so it was hard to see, but rest assured, there was nothing out of the ordinary. But it certainly didn't feel like it. Raven sensed a presence around her. She pulled the sheets over her legs and glanced out the window. Again, nothing.

Raven cautiously took a step outside her bedroom and glanced at the living room. She turned to her right and slightly opened Farah's door. She poked her head in and stared. Farah laid peacefully in her bed, her many stuffed animals lying next to her as she slumbered. Raven retreaded, shutting the door softly.

"Calm down." She thought to herself. "Nothing is here; you're overthinking again."

Raven turned back to her bed then crawled under the sheets. She deeply exhaled and closed her eyes, waiting for sleep to consume her. Her mind raced with thoughts-most of them about Beast boy. At the heat of the moment, she couldn't help but be mad at him. Farah was hurt and left crying in his room, but now that she had time to cool off, she felt a bit guilty. She may have been too hard on him. Raven could tell that he was trying to make things work; however, their unsettled relationship got in the way of them working together as parents and any progress as a possible couple. Oh, how she wished things were simpler. Raven would do anything to be in Beast boy's arms and live a happily ever after. He aggravates the hell out of her at times, but she admired his efforts.

Click.

Raven's eyes darted open, and her body tensed when she heard the front door creak open.

Burglars didn't scare her. She fought monsters and deadly criminals on a daily basis in the past, so this was nothing that made her uneasy, but what did worry her was how they infiltrated the apartment's security system, and also, out of all the doors on this floor, why is her's chosen?

Raven quietly went to her feet then inched closer to the door. She leaned her body and ear against the frame tenderly. She heard something. They were whispers, but she could hear them clearly. Raven turned back to her room and stared at the communicator that was resting on her bed stand.

See More inched closer to the first bedroom. He turned to Jinx and she nodded for him to continue. With that, See More kicked the door in and ran inside to ambush, but he screeched when a black power in the shape of a Raven's claw pushed him back into the wall.

"H.I.V.E., attack!" Jinx screeched.

Raven ran out of her bedroom. Her eyes were white and her hands glowed black. She screeched and used her powers to attack her enemies.

Beast boy sighed and lazily tossed another card onto the growing deck.

"The game would be more fun if you actually tried."

The changeling looked up at Robin then sighed. He shrugged his shoulders then dropped his deck onto the table, ending the game entirely. "I don't think I'm in the mood."

Robin tossed his cards then leaned back. "Let me guess..Raven?"

Beast boy didn't answer. He only dipped his head in his hands.

Robin frowned. He felt bad for his friend. He certainly didn't agree with what he did to Raven in the past, but he felt bad with how everything unraveled around him. He and Beast boy had a healthy friendship, but it wasn't as strong compared to Cyborg or even Starfire. Beast boy rarely told his leader the problems he faced which made Robin feel some type of way, but he pushed it to the side. Robin swept a hand through his hair. He wasn't a therapist, but his friend needed someone to talk to. "What's wrong?"

Beast boy scoffed. "The question is...what isn't wrong."

Robin leaned forward. "Tell me."

Beast boy looked up. He had a bland face, not wanting to talk.

Robin noticed this then smiled. "Look, it's late, and we can't sleep. Might as well talk to pass the time."

"Alright, fine." Beast boy placed his chin in his hand and lazily played with the deck of cards sitting on the table. Whose idea was it to play a card game this late?

"I'm listening."

"No matter what I do. I never seem to get things right. I'm doing the best that I can, yet Raven continues to push me away or comes up with a reason that makes me the bad guy in a heart beat. Yes, I screwed her bad when we were younger! I get it, but I'll never do it again. I need her to trust me again."

Robin looked up. "Raven is a person who forgives, but it may take her some time to do it. Once you break her trust, it's hard to get it back."

"Tell me about it." Beast boy said under his breath.

Robin chuckled. "I know that you have feelings for her. I can't vouch for Raven that she feels the same for you, but it's obvious that she cares. If she didn't then she wouldn't have agreed to bring Farah to you. You both are parents now. What you both do could effect Farah either positively or negatively."

Beast boy felt his body twitch at the mention of Farah. He didn't want her getting involved with their conflicts, but Robin was right; it was inevitable. "I don't know what to do to make things right with Raven. Whenever I feel like I'm getting closer to her and Farah, something happens, causing Raven to push me away."

Robin stayed silent. He wished he could give Beast boy the answers to his problems, but even with the deep bond that he and Raven shares, he couldn't answer for her. "What you two need is a long, face to face talk."

"Won't work." He said quickly.

Robin raised a bow. "What do you mean?"

Beast boy frowned. "I try to talk to her, but she'll ignore everything I saw or just shrug it off. It pisses me off!"

Robin chuckled. "Sounds like something Raven would do."

Beast boy opened his mouth to say more, but Robin's communicator rang before either of them could say another word. Robin pulled the yellow device from his belt and flicked it open. The changeling stared and tensed when Robin rose to his feet in a hurry.

"What?" Beast boy asked. "What's going on?"

"GetW Starfire and Cyborg." He ordered. "Raven's in trouble."

James stirred awake in his sleep. He blinked, trying to regain his vision and figure out what was going on. He gasped when he heard a loud bang come from the room beneath him and noises outside his hall. He was confused as to what was going on, but he wasn't going to sit around and wait to find out. He climbed out of bed and frantically pulled on a pair of sweatpants before running out of his apartment.

When he climbed down the stairs, he stared at the scene in front of him. Hundreds of people who lived in the apartment complex screamed and rushed down the stairwell. It was a sea of distraught people rampaging to two simple exits on the first floor. The alarms blared loudly, and he saw police cars speeding into the parking lot. He searched through the profusion of panicked people and frowned when he failed to identify Rachael and Farah.

He pushed and squeezed through the people on the stairwell down to the second floor. It was barren. The inhabitants of this floor must have already evacuated their homes to go outside. He turned to leave but stopped in his tracks when he heard another bang. He looked back and jumped when he saw Gizmo hit the opposite wall of a door.

James froze in his spot and broke out into a light sweat. That was Rachael's door. He fought his body's fear and moved his feet to that direction. He inched closer and stared at the unconscious form of Gizmo. The villain's body was limp, and he had bruises on his face. "Did Rachael do that?" When James reached the entrance, he glanced inside and saw the battle.

The apartment was destroyed. The furniture was burned and thrown out of place. There was shattered glass everywhere from the broken windows, TV and picture frames. James squinted his eyes and tried to focus; it was hard to see due to the different forces of powers being thrown everywhere. He stepped inside but fell back when a pink-haired girl skidded to a stop at his feet. Jinx failed to acknowledge his presence behind her. She rose to her feet then ran back down the hallway. James gulped and resisted the urge to simply run away. He followed the girl and gasped.

Raven used her powers to create a shield encasing her hands when Mammoth advanced on her with strong punches. She took small steps back with every merciless strike he made at her. Raven ducked then kicked him in the chin. He staggered back but quickly recovered before dashing to her again. Raven went back to shielding herself from his mighty force.

"Rachael!"

Mammoth stopped his movements and looked back, curious to see who called. Raven stared in James's direction with utter shock. The small shields around her hands disintegrated, and she felt her stomach drop. "No, no no! Not now."

"Who's this, Raven? Your boyfriend?" Jinx strode to James and purred. James stepped back, confused. "Why did she call her Raven?"

Raven groaned and moved to hit the woman, but Mammoth intervened. He glanced down at her then smirked. "Is he the one that knocked you up?"

She snarled up at Mammoth, making him cower a bit. "James, get out of here!"

Mammoth raised his elbow and brought it down on her head as a form of a surprise attack. Raven caught on to his tactic and quickly brought her hand up to block his attack. Raven hissed in pain and faltered back, shaking her hand to rid the stinging pain. Her eyes widened when the metal ring around her finger shattered from Mammoth's impact. The holographic ring fell to the carpeted floor in shattered pieces. Raven cursed when her disguise disappeared. Her long black hair turned purple, her fair skin was now pale, her dark eyes turned purple and her chakra sat on her forehead for everyone to see.

James gawked in awe. Never has he been so baffled. "What is all of this?"

Jinx smiled. She inched closer to Jame's body and traced his loose tank top with her long fingers. "The person you know is a big lie."

Mammoth rammed into Raven once more when she was caught off guard. She stumbled back into the wall then slid to the floor. James reacted. He didn't know what the hell was going on, but none of this was right. He pushed Jinx away from him and sprinted to Mammoth, striking the large man with punches of his own. James used all his might, but apparently, it wasn't enough to stop Mammoth. He smirked and welted James hard in the face. James slammed into the opposite wall and fell into immediate unconsciousness.

Raven got to her feet and summoned the dresser from her bedroom. She extended her hand to Mammoth and the dresser went flying in his direction. He screeched in pain when it made contact with his face, splintering his skin in the process.

Jinx cartwheeled through the mess and planted a kick to Raven's chest. Raven stumbled back but continued dodging her swift strikes. She brought her hand up to strike, but Jinx blocked it with her forearm. Jinx pulled Raven by her hair and shoved her back into the living area. Raven groaned when her body slammed into the coffee table. She looked up and rolled before Jinx's pink hexes could touch her skin.

"I've got the kid!"

Raven tensed. One of Billy's replica strode out of the second bedroom with Farah tightly held in his arms. The toddler tried to kick and bite him off but it was no use. She looked up.

"Mommy!"

Raven rose to her feet and sprinted to Billy, but See More and Kid Wykkyd held her back.

"What made you think you could beat the H.I.V.E. by yourself?" Gizmo flew in after waking from his unconscious state and stuck his tongue out at Raven. She growled and a crackle of her power destroyed his suit in seconds. He fell to the ground with a shriek.

"You better watch it, butt muncher. Or else the kid gets it." Gizmo pulled out a small hand taser from his belt and brought it close to Farah's skin. Farah whimpered and tried to pull away in Billy's gasp. The clone chuckled darkly and moved the toddler closer to the dangerous weapon to scare her.

Raven stilled and complied with See More and Wykkyd when they brought her to her knees. Jinx walked towards to her. "Looks like you lost your fighting touch when you became a mommy."

Raven bit her tongue to avoid saying a smart remark, especially when Gizmo was still near Farah. "Leave her out of this. It's me that you want, right?"

Jinx shook her head and crossed her arms. "No, we'll make some extra money when we sell her too."

Raven looked up into her pink Cheshire cat eyes, but she kept her mouth shut. Raven closed her eyes then lowered her head in defeat.

Beast boy glided down to the parking lot in the shape of a bird. He morphed into his human form and pushed through the bodies of people to get inside. Cyborg sped into the parking lot in the T-car then parked the car in a hurry. There were so many people and officers standing in the parking lot that it was hard for him to squeeze his car inside. Starfire, Robin, and Cyborg ran out of the car, leaving it unattended, and followed Beast boy up the stairs.

Beast boy stopped in front of her door and gawked at the mass destruction inside. His teammates quickly found him and stared as well.

Cyborg took a step inside then whistled. "What the hell happened?"

"Raven sent a distress signal, but that was it. I guess she didn't have enough time to say what it was." Robin closed his communicator and placed it back inside his belt.

Starfire gazed upon the demolished apartment, and tears swelled in her eyes. She bent and took the many broken photos in her hands. "I hope Raven and Farah are the all right. Who would do such an evil thing?"

Cyborg scanned the area with his arm and shook his head. "I can't get a hold of the surveillance cameras. Whoever did this knows how to handle technology."

"Guys!"

The Titans rushed to Beast boy when they heard him yell. They walked into a room that was at the end of the hallway. They quickly assessed that it was Farah's. Starfire stood back and held onto one of the torn stuffed animals that were thrown onto the floor. She hugged it and tried not to sob. She worried the most for the toddler.

Beast boy pulled the body from the small closet and propped him up against the wall. Cyborg kneeled and used his finger, which turned into a little blade, to cut the thick ropes while Beast boy pulled the tape off his mouth.

James slowly opened his mouth and moaned in pain. When he saw the Titans hovering over him, he flinched and moved his arms in defense.

"Calm down, dude. We're not going to hurt you." Beast boy knew exactly who he was. He glanced at his swollen eye and scraped face. Beast boy thought that if he were to ever see this guy, he would be a cold jerk to him out of jealousy, but he only felt remorse for the confused man. He must have come to help and ended up getting hurt in the process.

"Do you know who did this?"

James connected eyes with Robin's masked ones. He calmed down and tried to regain his breath. "Yes...actually...no." He closed his eyes then rubbed his temples.

"What did they look like?"

"It wasn't one." He said quickly. "It was a group. There was a guy dressed in red, and he had this southern accent, and a girl who has pink hair and catlike eyes, and a big guy. He was the one who punched me." James stopped and groaned when he felt a throbbing pain coming from his eye.

Beast boy rose to his feet. "The H.I.V.E.." He didn't waste any time. He needed to find Raven before they did anything to harm her or his daughter. "Let's go."

The team walked towards the door, but James stopped them.

"Wait! What's going on? Who took Rachael? Why did she-"

"We'll explain all of this later." Robin intervened. "Right now, we have to save her."

James wanted to stop them again, but they were quick to walking out the door and leaving the apartment. He sighed and leaned his head against the wall. He doesn't remember much during the fight, but he hoped that Rachael and Farah were safe.

Robin zoomed down the highway on his motorcycle with Cyborg in the T-car, speeding next to him on the road. Beast boy and Starfire flew ahead, searching for the felons by air.

"The H.I.V.E. couldn't have gone far," Robin said through the microphone in his helmet. "We don't know what their plans are, so finding them is critical."

"Hold on, everyone pull over and look at their communicator."

The team exited the highway then huddled on an empty road. Robin snapped his device open and the rest did the same.

Jinx's face appeared on the screen. Her evil smile and pink eyes filled with deviance.

"Calling all villains in Jump City. We, the H.I.V.E. 5, have done the impossible and captured Raven of the Teen Titans, and her child." Jinx stepped to the side to show Raven strapped to a metal chair and handcuffs that bounded her hands. Farah sat next to her in the same looking chair, also strapped in. The camera closed in on them, giving the viewers a good look at their faces. "It seems like our famous Titan got a little busy." She said with a small laugh. "We will be selling the Titan and the kid for a hefty price. We'll be starting at midnight..Villains, you know where to find us.."

And with that, the screen went black and the message was finished.

"I do not understand," Starfire said. "Why would the H.I.V.E. send us this message? Is it not to be a secret?"

Robin crossed his arms then shrugged his shoulders. "Maybe they're trying to get a rise out of us. The H.I.V.E. loves to show off."

Beast boy fumed then smashed his communicator on the ground. "Who the hell do they think they are?"

"Farah and Raven appear to have injuries. We must assist!" Starfire said.

This sparked Beast boy even more. "Let's go!"

Cyborg noticed the destroyed communicator on the pavement then to turned to his friend. "Calm down, dude. We don't even know where to look."

"Then let's start somewhere!"

Robin placed a strong hand on Beast boy's shoulder to keep him calm. "Cyborg, do you think you can trace the video so we can find where they are?"

Cyborg nodded his head and tapped on his forearm. "It's a very slim chance, but I'll try."

Robin turned to Beast boy and lowered his voice. "We won't find them if you continue to act like this."

Beast boy balled his shaking fists, but he eventually relaxed. He was very antsy and wanted nothing more but to see his family safe again. He shook his shoulder from Robin's grasp and walked away.

I hope this chapter was good. I stayed up late trying to perfect and bring it up to par. Next update on Friday! We're inching closer to the end of the story which makes me sad.