Blackmailing
I don't own the Teen Titans (wish I did).
Thanks so much to Arroiuqlu Schiffer who's given me a bunch of great ideas on how to continue the story. She's also given the inspiration to write this story, so thanks-a-million!
Chapter
Raven was brought back to Slade's lair. As soon as she was before him, she said '' Liar! You lied to me!''. Her words were laced with poison. A minion had put the collar back around her neck. ''I can destroy the Titans right now, and if you dare turn on me, I will'' Slade said, ''They're in their tower where I've planted a bomb'' . A powerful shock emitted from the collar and Raven fell to her knees. ''You'll do as I command'' Slade said. ''And as long as I have you, there's a few things I need you to do''.
Tech company on the city's south end
Raven landed on the roof of the tech company. She phased through and into the room where the xenothium was kept. A hidden security camera spotted her and the alarms went off. Raven had expected for them to go off. She knew the Titans would be there any minute. But first the guards would come. She shut the heavy door that guarded the room. It was the only way to keep them out. She turned towards the center of the room, where the xenothium was. Just as she was about to grab it, a starbolt hit her hand. Raven grabbed her now burning hand and hissed in pain. She turned around and saw her former friends standing there.
She fought to hold back her tears. She held out her hand, as her eyes started to glow white. Her hand glowed with her black aura. She sent multiple bolts of magic towards them. The Titans scattered and dodged them all. Cyborg fired his sonic cannon at Raven and she flew out of the way. But what the Titans didn't know is that she had grabbed the tube of xenothium. What they also didn't know is that Raven was merely a distraction. Hundreds of Slade's minions were gathering tons of xenothium in the lower levels, where a large stash was stored. Raven just had to keep fighting so they could get the job done.
Several black daggers appeared in mid-air. Raven brought her hand forward and the daggers all flew towards the Titans. They dodged them all. Beast Boy turned into a bull and charged at Raven. She held up her black shield and Beast Boy ran right into it. A bead of sweat traveled down Raven's forehead. She knew she couldn't keep this up much longer. Beast Boy kept running and pushing against the shield. Raven smirked and let it down. Beast Boy charged right at her, only to hit the wall as Raven stepped to the side to avoid the attack.
Robin took his turn as he ran at her with his bow staff in hand. Raven stepped out of the way and sent a bolt of magic at his back. Robin hit the wall as Starfire flew over to help him. An idea popped into Raven's head and she held her hand out. Her eyes glowed their menacing shade of white and her hands glowed black.
''Starfire, look out!'' Beast Boy cried, thinking Raven would attack. And she did, just not how Beast Boy thought she would. Starfire turned to look at Beast Boy, then at Raven. She held up a starbolt and shot it at Beast Boy. He jumped out of the way and looked at her, taking notice that her eyes were glowing white as well. ''Starfire? Dude! Why did you do that?!'' Beast Boy asked, confused on why his teammate turned on him. ''Oh, Beast Boy, the answer is quite simple'' Raven said, taking his attention off of Starfire.
''Mind control'' Raven said smirking evilly. ''Don't you just love it? Starfire?'' Raven said looking to the alien. ''Attack'' she said. So they remaining Titans fought off the two girls. Starfire sent eye blasts towards Robin, who had recovered from Raven's attack. Robin dodged it easily and sent smoke bombs over to her. In her temporary stage of being blind, Robin jumped on her, sending them both crashing to the ground. The blow was enough to take away Raven's control over Starfire. ''Robin? What happened?'' Starfire asked innocently. ''Not so sure'' Robin said honestly. ''No!'' came Raven's voice, upon seeing her mind control had worn off. Four red eyes took place of two amethyst ones.
''Ah!'' Raven yelled, covering her face with her hands. ''This is for your own safety'' Raven said, trapping the Titans in a black bubble. ''Look, I might be forced to be an apprentice, but I don't want to hurt you'' Raven looked up and her two amethyst eyes shown. But there were also tears streaming down her face. But then she raised her hands up to her face. She took a few steps back while shaking violently.
Robin wanted to run over to her. He wanted to tell her it would be okay. That they would free her from Slade's control. But because of that bubble, he, along with the other Titans, was trapped. He watched her struggle in pain. Just trying to win that battle inside her mind. He looked up to see that she stopped shaking. She looked up, and they saw four red and glowing eyes, along with a frightening smile. The black bubble quickly shot up in the air, then started banging against the walls. Raven flew up to the ceiling and phased through, the xenothium in her hand. The bubble dropped as soon as she left, and the Titans fell to the ground, groaning in pain.
Then Robin noticed a message on the wall. It wrote ''Bomb in Titans Tower!''. ''Titans!'' Robin shouted. ''Follow her!'' And with that, they all chased after Raven.