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World of Nightmares
OceanLeviathan
Chapter 3
From Heroes to Criminals
Starfire was really sad, "I miss friends Beast Boy and Raven."
Robin slammed his fists down. "They've been gone for two weeks and no sign of them! We've looked everywhere in the city!"
"I've tried tracking them by their communicator but they seem inactive," Cyborg said.
Suddenly they received a transmission, audio only.
"Hey guys," Beast Boy's voice spoke happily.
"Beast Boy, where are you!" Robin shouted angrily.
"I can't tell you that, sorry." He responded.
"When are you to come back," Star asked sadly.
"I'm not sure Star," he said.
"Is Raven with you?" Cy asked.
"Yeah, why?"
"Why did you two leave!" The Boy Wonder yelled.
"Damn Robin, we're not deaf," Raven answered. "Why we left is not your concern."
"Besides we'll come visit, right Rae?"
"Sure Beast Boy, just hurry up because you know we have a schedule to keep."
"Right, well guys I have to go so I'll call you guys in another week or so."
"WAIT!" Robin shouted but it was too late.
BB shut the communicator. "Schedule to keep?"
Raven shrugged, "It was the first thing that came to mind and we both know you can't afford to miss another dinner."
Beast Boy's stomach growled as he laughed nervously, "Yeah, but isn't there an easier way to get everything?"
Rae looked over to the bank, "Not if you don't want to."
"We can't rob a bank!" He exclaimed. "They'll catch us!"
"No they won't and we already have disguises, just try not to speak while we're in there." She started toward the building.
"Wait up!" He ran after her.
Titan's Tower
Beep! Beep! Beep!
"It's a robbery at the bank," Robin said as they all rushed out and surround two people. A guy and a girl.
The guy was using his hands to try to communicate with the girl urgently.
The girl shook her head.
"Give the money back!" Robin asked nicely, curious to know why neither was saying a word.
Her eyes glowed as her powers in wrapped BB and Rae and they disappeared with the money.
"She has powers like friend Raven," Star said.
"I'm starting to think maybe that was Raven," Robin spoke.
"And Beast Boy?" Cy asked, "No way. They looked nothing like them and BB would never steal!"
Raven and Beast Boy appeared in an abandoned building.
"We are so not doing that again," BB walked forward, shouting.
Raven sighed, "I have an idea."
The changeling stopped and turned to face her.
"I don't think you're going to like it though." She bit her lower lip.
Jinx stepped out of the shadows, "But once you get used to it, you're going to love it."
The green boy stared at Rae, shocked, "Raven, she's a criminal!"
"And so are we!" She shouted angrily but then looked sad. "We aren't titans anymore."
He frowned. "What's your idea?"
Jinx smiled, "You're going to join my team. Mammoth, Gizmo, and I will distract the Titans while you two do the actually job."
"And steal stuff for your master? No way man."
"We aren't part of his school anymore. Besides we're only taking food and money to live off of. This building would be a perfect place to live in." Jinx looked around.
Raven walked over to him, "Beast Boy, if you chose this you can never go back."
"What about you?" He asked.
"I chose this a long time ago," she said sternly.
Beast Boy let out a sigh and smiled. "Together forever."
Rae smiled back and gave him a hug.
Jinx was disgusted, "Ugh."
They grinned at Jinx.
"Jealous?" BB asked.
The pink haired girl looked at him as if to say, 'as if.'
The goth rolled her eyes.
The Next Day
"Ready?" Raven asked as she slipped on her black baggy jeans and zipped up the zipper on her blue hoddie.
The green boy pulled a green hooded jacket over his black t-shirt and pulled the hood over his head, "Just a little unnerved."
"Ooh, big word," she said sarcastically, "Didn't know you knew the meaning of the word."
He laughed nervously, "Uh, I don't."
Rae rolled her eyes.
Jinx walked in, "You guys ready? We're going to get the Titans attention at Pier 29 and then you.."
"Go in and steal the food," the gothic girl finished. "You've told us a thousand times and though I'd understand if you did it to the grass stain, I don't get why I had to hear it get repeated." She folded her arms across her chest.
"You haven't done anything big since you stayed with the Titans."
"Anything big?" Beast Boy stared at her, "Meaning you did small stuff while you were still a titan?"
She frowned, "I'm insulted that you'd think I'd do that kind of thing; of course not!"
"But you've done this before? I mean stole stuff besides money and food," the green boy asked.
Raven didn't answer as she walked out of the room.
Jinx coughed, "It's kinda a touchy subject for her so you should drop it."
"So she has?" He acted surprised.
The pink sorceress sighed, "Look, you knew her before you and her were titans, right?"
"Yeah, why?"
"She's not the same person she once was." She explained.
"But she acts the same…"
"Around you," she cut him off, almost yelling. "Around you," she said in a lower voice, almost sad. "Around you she tries to act the same." Jinx stared him straight in the eyes. "You don't know the new Raven."
Mammoth walked in, "Hey Jinx, Raven says the titans are all at the mall."
Jinx smiled, "Let's go then."