I'm sorry I am late, but with all this final exams I didn't have many time. I hope you like this chapter and don't forget to leave reviews!!
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Strange Feelings: Chapter 8
Underground
Raven was in shock, Aqualad was fainted in the hands of a robot and his body was full on injuries. Just like the rest of the east team.
Slade's finger was half a centimeter of the button that would destroy the lives of the whole city in just a few seconds, and was grabbing the head of the young Atlantean with his other hand.
She could save her boyfriend if she gives her powers to Slade, but she was sure that he would kill them when he had his new powers. No, she couldn't give her powers to someone like him, but Raven couldn't find another solution. And her friends couldn't help, they were still fighting; she could see them through the screens of the room.
¨I think you are thinking it too much Raven¨, Slade said. ¨We know that there is only one thing you can do, so stop thinking and give me your power¨
¨You promise me you are not going to hurt him? ¨, the question just went out of her lips
¨You have my word¨
Raven's mind started working faster than ever. No matter which of the choices she chose, they would end dead in all of them. The only difference was that in one of the choices, no one was safe, and in the other one, she could save Aqualad. But to do that, she would have to trust Slade.
¨If you can't decide by yourself, then I'll do it¨, Slade said impatient
¨No, I... I'll give you my powers¨, Raven finally whispered
¨Good¨, Slade added while he laughed
He released Aqualad's face and put away the remote control.
Raven felt like the worst person in the world. Some years ago, she had finally defeated her father and her destiny. For the first time in her life, she was free; she didn't have to kill anyone or obey her father. And now, everything was changing again. But this time, it wasn't Trigon, it was Slade.
Raven's eyes became crystalline and she turned around so Slade couldn't see her. But just in that moment, she saw a strange sparkle in her companions.
¨But I need some of my things to do it¨, Raven said
¨No you don't, I have been planning this for a long, long time. So don't lie at me Raven¨, Slade said angrily
¨Since when did you become an expert? ¨, Raven asked challenging
Slade observed her closely; a few minutes ago she was depressed, and now her energy was back and she acted in a very suspicious way.
¨What are you planning? ¨, he asked her while he got close to her
¨You should now it, you are the bad one here¨, Raven said calmly while she gave a quick look to her friends
¨Enough¨, Slade took out the remote control again and put his finger above the button. ¨Give me your powers now, or the entire city and your friends would be destroy¨
¨You don't need me¨, Raven said without stepping backwards
¨Be careful with what you say¨, Slade grabbed her neck, but she didn't attack back
Raven looked her friends once again and then continued provoking Slade. This was really easy, because he wasn't very patient. But Slade was strangling her so strongly, that she couldn't even breathe.
¨You can destroy the city with a little button, common do it. I know you would do the same with the entire world if you could, what stops you? ¨, she couldn't even hear her own voice, but she was sure that Slade was listening. ¨Oh, I almost forgot it, if you press that button, you'll die too, coward¨
¨Insolent¨, Slade threw her against the wall and she hurt her head. ¨Another world and I...¨, but he was interrupted by a strong water jet and he ended in the floor
¨Were you going to say something? ¨, a masculine voice said behind him
Slade turned around surprised while he stood up, and found one of the titans in front of him. Aqualad was looking at him with a big smile and the robot who was in charge of him was laying on the floor.
Slade's patience reached the limit; with Raven's powers, or without them, it was time to get rid of these titans.
But before he could do something, someone kicked his hand and he released the control remote, which ended on the other side of the room.
¨You think you are smart? ¨, Slade asked to Aqualad and Raven, who had stood up beside her boyfriend after attacking him
All the water pipes exploded before he could attack them
¨It's possible¨, Aqualad said while he started to run towards the remote control
But, before he could reach it, Slade threw himself against him and they started to fight. Aqualad try to kick him, but he was avoided by Slade, who punched him on the face. The Atlantean assaulted him and left him without breath. But he has enough energy to defeat Aqualad with a strong kick in one of his injuries and then he tried to reach the control remote.
However, this one was not in the floor. Raven had picked it up while they were fighting, and now she was helping the other east titans.
Slade didn't think it twice and run towards her. But before he could attack her, Aqualad saved her again with one of his water jets.
¨If you ever touch her again, you'll end drawn¨, Aqualad advised him while he walked towards them
Raven hadn't realized of the last part of the fight, because she was concentrated on helping Bee, and with all the noise that the water made by coming out of the pipes, she couldn't hear anything. When she looked backwards, she realized of everything. So she left Bee beside a wall and surrounded Slade with her powers. She threw him against a wall and then all the equipment above him.
Everything seemed to work, but Slade emerged from the equipment.
¨Your time has arrived titans, I think that there is only one way to destroy you¨, he raised his armed and press the button of the remote control.
Raven couldn't believe it; she couldn't understand how and when Slade obtained the remote control. But there was something more important to think of; they have to get out of there no matter what.
In that moment, the west titans entered to the room and the bombs started exploding in the outside.
¨We have to get out of here! ¨, Robin shouted while he helped Speedy to walk
Cyborg carried Bee in his arms while Starfire and Beast Boy helped Más and Menos. Raven looked around, but Slade had gone.
Without losing time, they run across the rooms were they have been before and went out of the basement., were all kind of bombs were exploding everywhere causing landslides. The tectonic plaque were crashing against each other, and for a strange reason, there was water everywhere, and with every minute that pass, there was more and more water.
¨Dude! Were did all this water come from? ¨, Beast Boy exclaimed
¨I brought it¨, Aqualad said. ¨Is underground water, I needed to fight with Slade, but I think that it was too much¨
The strange sparkle that Raven had seen were the eyes of Aqualad. While she was talking with Slade, he had woken up and made her signals to distract him while he concentrated to bring water.
¨You think?! ¨, Beast Boy shouted desperately. ¨Cool, now we will all end squashed and drawn at the same time¨
¨Calm down Beast Boy¨, Speedy said making an effort to speak
¨Yeah, we just have to reach the T-ship and then get out of here¨, Cyborg said
¨We can't use it¨, Aqualad interrupted him
¨What are you talking about? ¨, Robin asked
¨The earthquakes are not the only consequence of the crashing¨
In that moment, Raven remembered Slade's words. ¨There is not going to be an earthquake, you can be sure of that, know give me your powers or you can say goodbye to your city Raven ¨.
¨I don't understand you friend Aqualad¨, Starfire said
¨Some hours alter you left the tower; I remember what happened to me. I had gone to your tower to...¨, he blushed when he saw Raven's diabolic look; he had almost confess that he had gone to give her a present. ¨Just to train a little bit swimming, when a strange machine attacked me. So I started fighting with it and suddenly one of those earthquakes started, the ground starting cracking and a strange substance came out. Then I started feeling dizzy, but before I fainted, I see how the machine exploded¨
¨I'm sorry friend, but I still don't understand¨, Starfire apologized
¨Now I understand everything¨, Cyborg said. ¨The strange substance was methane¨
¨Exactly¨, Aqualad said
¨Since when, methane comes out of the ground? ¨, Speedy asked feeling better
¨Every time that we have earthquakes, but in little quantity¨, Cyborg explained. ¨But if the ground keeps crashing likes this; we are going to have real problems¨
¨Oh now I understand! ¨, Starfire said excited. ¨The methane caused that you felt dizzy and, how it is very inflammable, a very little spark can cause an explosion in the ship or in an airplane¨
¨You don't care if we find a way of getting out of here and then we continue with the scientific explanations? ¨, Bee said while she woke up and was helped by Cyborg to stand up
¨And how are we supposed to get out of here!? ¨, Beast Boy exclaimed while climbed to a rock so the water didn't reach him
¨I told you to calm down Beast Boy, the girls can helps us to get out flying¨, Speedy commented. ¨And when we reach the ocean, you transform into a whale and that's the end of the problem¨
But nothing was going to be as easy as it sounds, because in that moment a strange creature appeared. It was like a wolf with wings, and it was flying above them with Slade and Marcus over him.
¨Goodbye Titans, I got things more important to do than seeing your end¨, Slade said
¨Jajaja, this is your end titans¨, Marcus said laughing at them. ¨Slade! What are you doing! ¨, he shouted while his boss threw him from the creature and went away without him
And that wasn't all, after he crossed the tunnel, he caused and explosion letting the titans trapped.
¨Help me! I don't know how to swim! Help! ¨, shouted Marcus; there was so much water, that a boat could float in there
¨Calm down, I heard that cowards floated¨, Aqualad said, but the rest of the team looked at him accusingly and he went to save him
¨Perfect, this is getting worst every second, and all thanks to your boyfriend and his magic water¨, Beast Boy said
¨Shut up! ¨, Raven shouted at him, she knew he was saying that only because Aqualad couldn't hear him, but she didn't understand why
¨I'll do it when you tell me how are we going to get out of here¨, Beast Boy didn't want to stay down there
¨For your information, I am trying to think in a solution, but with all your screams I can hardly hear myself thinking¨, Raven said irritated
¨You two, stop it! ¨, Robin ordered them
¨Why don't you simply teleport us with your powers? ¨, Beast Boy didn't pay attention to his leader and continue fighting
¨Beast Boy you know that we can't ask her to spent so much energy or she would end fainted or in a trance¨, Robin reproached him
¨And what do you proposed to do?! ¨, the green titan shouted
¨I don't know what is happening to you, but calm down dude¨, Cyborg said him in a serious way
¨Calm down! How do you asked to calm down in a situation like this? ¨
¨We've been worst situations¨, added Cyborg
¨Yeah, but wasn't fault of Raven and her boyfriend¨
¨Ok, I don't know what's your problems¨, the dark girl said angrily. ¨But if you keep saying that you are going to regret it¨
¨Oh, really? And what are you going to do me if you can't even get us out of here? ¨
¨What is happening to you dear friend? ¨, Starfire asked scare
¨We are trapped down here in the middle of the Apocalypses while the entire city is collapsing, that is what is happening to me! ¨, Beast Boy shouted desperately
¨If your majesty could stop shouting, I could think in a way to get him out of here¨, Raven said without patience left
¨Terra would have done it better¨
They all stopped fighting, because the rock ceiling started collapsing. The titans reacted immediately and destroy the rocks that started to fall over them. But they were so many, and so big, that with every minute that pass, the situation was getting worse and worse.
¨We can't do this forever Robin¨, Cyborg said while he got closed to his leader
The situation was very dangerous, the rocks were falling over them, the water increased more and more, and who knows how the city was managing with the earthquake.
¨Tell me that you have an idea¨, Speedy said to Aqualad, who had returned with them alter saving Marcus
Aqualad didn't know what to do, and the worst of all was that it was his entire fault. He had brought the water, he that Slade escaped, and Raven had almost lost her powers because of him.
Common, I have to think in something... think... common... Dammit! We are underground and I can't think in anything! ... That is!
¨Speedy, what happens when you reach the bottom? ¨
¨Not know dude, we have no time for riddles! ¨, he said while he used his arrows
¨The only thing we can do is go up¨
¨I think that a rock hit, are you crazy? If you haven't noticed, there is a big landslide up there and the ground is crashing against itself. Going up there is suicide! ¨, the masked archer commented
¨No if you have a good army¨, Aqualad run towards Robin and told him his plan, or maybe just part of it. ¨I need that you all keep together in one of the rocks, and tell the girls to prepare for battle¨
¨Are you sure of this? ¨, Robin asked him
¨I bring you here and I am going to take you out¨, that was the only answer he gave before jumping into the water
All the titans and Marcus; who promised that he wouldn't try to do anything or he would end in the water again; they keep together in one of the rocks that were floating and they waited for Aqualad.
¨Were is he? ¨, Raven asked Robin while she used her powers to do a shield so her teammates could rest a little bit
Before her leader could answer her, that rock started trembling. Aqualad got out of the water and the rock started going upwards. Most of the titans fell and looked around curiously to see what was happening.
Aqualad was using a powerful water jet to raise the rock, and before they could do anything to help him, he started living them instructions.
¨Raven, Bee and Starfire, I need that you fly above us and destroy all the rocks that you find on your way, and when we reach the ceiling, you'll have to remove the ground so we can crossed through it. When we reach the ocean, Beast Boy would transform into a whale and take you to the west tower. Meanwhile, I'll go to see if my people are ok and then I'll go to help you¨, the Atlantean explained
¨We have no time to loose, titans go! ¨, Robin added
The three girls started flying and destroy every rock that they found on their way. First, they had no problem, but the number of rocks started increasing while they go up. Just before reaching the ceiling, there were so many, that Speedy and Cyborg helped them with their own weapons.
Then, they removed the ground at all speed, because with the crashing it was difficult to create a way that there friends could use. And they have to be careful with the rocks that they removed, or they could fall over there teammates.
Finally, the crossed through the ground and they reach the ocean. Beast Boy transformed quickly into a whale and opened her mouth so they all could enter before drawing. Except Aqualad, who was going to go to Atlantis.
The green titan swam as fast as he could to the surface, and he changed again into his natural form when he reached the tower.
¨Dude, I have never felt so dizzy in my life¨, he said while he try to walk properly
¨Parece que el chico verde fue afectado por el metano¨, Más and Menos said at the same time (looks like the green titan was affected by the methane)
¨There is no time to help him¨, Robin said, he was more worried about the show that was in front of him than his angry teammate
The city was all a mess, there was still a little bit of trembling, but they were sure that the worst moment has already passed. There were no more buildings, they were all on the floor, crashed cars decorated the streets and all the people was running and screaming everywhere. Policemen and firemen were working at all speed and try to help and everyone who needed help. But there were so many injured people, that there wasn't enough medical attention.
¨Titans go! ¨, Robin gave the signal and they all dispersed
Robin helped the people who was trapped in the fallen buildings and in the crashed cars. Bumble Bee flied to the airport and informed them to cancel all the flights. Because there was so much methane in the air that a little spark could cause more problems. Beast Boy did the same thing, but he went to the port. Meanwhile, Starfire helped to take the injured people to the hospital. Raven helped the ones who had severe injuries with her curatives powers, and Cyborg took out the crashed cars of the street, so that the police and the ambulances could pass. Speedy was helping the police, in moments like this thieves tried to still everything without being notice. Finally, Más and Menos helped to distribute at all speed bandages and medicines to everyone.
When the night finally arrived, each titan returned to his own tower, it had been a long day.
Nobody spoke while they walked to the west tower. They were too tired to talk, and two of them couldn't even see each other. Even if they had suffered a lot that afternoon, Raven hadn't forgotten her fight with Beast Boy.
She couldn't understand why her friend has told her all that things about her and her boyfriend. Which was his problem? She hadn't done anything to him, not that she remembered. And the worst of all was that sentence; ¨Terra would have done it better¨.
And I couldn't even say goodbye to Aqualad
¨Oh no! ¨, Starfire shouted
Her teammates looked at her worried, but they didn't understand why she had shouted.
¨What happened Star? ¨, Robin asked her
¨I forgot to return this strange thing for the hair to our friend Bee¨, the tamarean girl said showing them an elastic accessory. ¨I better returned it back now¨
¨I don't think that she would need it soon Star¨, Cyborg said while he keep walking
¨I don't like to have things that are not mine¨, Starfire commented worried
¨I'll take it to the east tower¨, Raven said
They all looked at her. Starfire's face showed gratitude and Cyborg gave her a naughty look. But Robin's expression was indefinite, he knew why Raven wanted to go to the east tower, it was obvious that she wanted to see Aqualad. And for a strange reason, make that his blood boil. Meanwhile, Beast Boy pretended completely indifference.
Raven ignored all their looks and tried not to blush. She took the accessory of Starfire's hand and with a simple see you later; she walked to the street again.
Why do they always look at me like that? I don't do the same to Star and Robin when I see them together. And what is Beast Boy's problem? I don't understand him.
The dark girl continued thinking about the strange attitude of her friends while she walked through the city. It was getting dark, and the city was such a mess, that the only beautiful thing she could found was the ocean.
I wish that Aqualad could be here
In that moment, she remembered that she wanted to buy a book, and she didn't like to go out, so she used the opportunity to go and right in that moment. Then she would go to the east tower and returned the accessory to Bee.
It won't matter if I returned it to her later
So she went to the store and bought the book. Everything was fine, but a problem was waiting for her at the outside of the store.
When Raven went out of the store, her heart froze; she stopped breathing and felt that the entire world has falling in her shoulders.
In the other side of the street, just in front of her, it was Aqualad with someone else. It was a blond girl of her same age with long hair.
Raven wouldn't be annoyed, but Aqualad was grabbing the hands of the girl and was looking at her eyes. The girl got closed to him and gave her a kiss in his cheek. Then, the separated and they took different ways…
I know, you are going to kill me for ending like this, but we need a little of suspense. But don't worry I'll update soon. Once again, I'm sorry if my English is not good enough. Thanks for reading my story and don't forget to leave me reviews. Hope you liked it!
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