Betrayal
Raven flew through the air, back to the place she dreaded most. Slade's lair. After looking behind her, she picked up her pace. The Titans followed her, going as fast as they could. Starfire carried Robin, while Beast Boy was in pterodactyl form and carried Cyborg. Raven grasped the tube of xenothium in her hand. She made a portal in front of Beast Boy and Cyborg, knowing they couldn't slow down in time to avoid it. Beast Boy accidentally flew through it, landing in a cell in Slade's lair. Starfire and Robin picked up speed, gaining on Raven quickly. Robin took out a bird-a-rang grappling hook, and shot it towards Raven.
It wrapped around her ankle, slowing her down just a little. Starfire, upon being told to do so, let go of Robin. Robin climbed up the line that connected to his bird-a-rang. A silent tear slid down Raven's cheek, and a black dagger appeared just above the line. She looked away as the black dagger cut through the line. But Raven's leg still felt heavy. She turned to discover that Robin was just above where the cut had been made. She made a portal in front of her. She flew through it, bringing Robin along with her. And Starfire appeared to have made it through as well. Raven landed on the ground, and Robin did, too. Starfire and Robin ran to Raven. Starfire had her starbolts ready, and Robin held up several freezing discs. Raven closed her eyes and shook her head. Slade sat in a chair behind Raven, watching the whole thing. He stood up and walked to Raven's side. Her eyes glowed their shade of white. But then she turned to Slade and threw him against the wall. He became engulfed in her black aura, an angry expression on his face.
''Don't just stand there!'' Raven yelled at the two remaining Titans. ''Attack!'' she shouted. The Titans came out of their shock and began to attack. Raven teleported to the cell where Beast Boy and Cyborg were. ''Come with me'' she said as she opened a portal that lead to where the battle was taking place. A look of confusion and doubt crossed their face before Raven said '' Remember what I said earlier? I don't want to hurt you''. They both got up and ran into the portal. She closed it behind them and teleported to the battle herself.
Once she got there, she saw Robin laying on the ground, groaning in pain. She rushed over to him and kneeled down. She put her hand on his shoulder and a light blue glow surrounded it. She healed him, taking his pains to be her own. Once she was finished, Robin woke up. The first thing he saw was Raven's face.
''What did you do?'' he asked, confused. ''I healed you. Your pains are now my own'' she said. ''Alright'' he said. ''Thanks'' he added, and kissed her on the cheek. She blushed and stood up, Robin did the same and ran back into battle. Raven was about to do the same thing, but a minion appeared behind her and put the collar back on. It started it's painful shock and Raven screamed as she fell to her knees. Robin turned back around and threw a freezing disc at him. The minion instantly became frozen. Robin and Starfire ran over to Raven.
Raven lifted her hands up to her neck and tried to yank it off, only causing her to scream more. Slade laughed and said ''it won't be that easy''. ''It's embedded in her skin'' he added. ''You sick, evil, stupid…'' Beast Boy said as he turned into a rhino and charged at Slade, who simply stepped out of the way. But he didn't step out of the way in time to avoid Cyborg's cannon blast. Slade hit the wall and fell to the ground. Raven's shaking hand went down to her pocket. It pulled out a small dart.
''Stick this in him'' Raven said weakly to Robin. Robin ran over to Slade before he could recover from Cyborg's blast. He stuck in his arm and Slade fell unconscious. ''What was in that dart?'' he asked Raven, aware of the fact that the shock was dying down. ''Knock out…'' Raven trailed off and began to fall unconscious herself. Somehow, Slade woke up very quickly and held the remote that controlled the collar in his hand.
The Titans stood in their fighting stances. ''I wouldn't attack if I were you'' Slade said as he walked over to them. ''I control the collar. I could kill her right now if I wanted to'' he threatened. Raven's eyes fluttered open and she sat up. She snuck her hand back into her pocket and pulled out one more dart. ''Wait!'' she said, grabbing everyone's attention. She stood up and slowly walked over to Slade. ''If I join you again, do you promise not to hurt them?'' she asked. Slade nodded and Raven stood beside him, facing the Titans. She pulled the dart out from behind her back and stuck it in Slade. He fell to the ground and pulled the remote back out.
''What was in that dart?'' Starfire asked Raven. ''Poison'' Raven responded. Suddenly she fell to the ground and a shock, that was ten times more powerful than the previous, emitted from the collar.
''I'm not out just yet'' Slade said. He turned the shock up a little bit more, earning a scream from Raven. ''Get out'' Raven said weakly to the Titans. ''What?'' they all said at once. ''We're not leaving you here!'' Robin said. ''Get out, now!'' she shouted at them. The Titans did as she said, and evacuated the lair. She watched them leave, then she grabbed the tube of xenothium. She let roll out of her hand to the ground and then she took a gun that was hooked to her belt. The xenothium rolled over to a few barrels full of it. They had not been stored down in the lower levels, yet.
''Goodbye, forgive me'' she whispered. And with that, she painfully ripped the collar from her neck, blood starting to gush out. She then shot the tube of xenothium, and she shot the barrels one time each. The bullets were explosive, you must know. The barrels and the tube caught fire and then exploded. That led to the building's explosion. The Titans had been in safe distance. They turned around and saw the building down in flames.
''Raven!'' Robin yelled, more worried than ever. He ran to the burning debris and started digging for her. Starfire and Beast Boy ran to get water to put out the flames, while Cyborg helped Robin dig. The two other Titans returned with loads of water. Beast Boy turned into an elephant and sprayed the water through his trunk. Starfire had many buckets full of water, and she started dumping them on to the flames quickly. Soon, the flames were extinguished, but they had still not found Raven.
Sorry, I wanted a cliffhanger. And I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I'll write another one, soon. No flames please! Comment and review.