Hey hey hey people! I'm back with chapta 5! And I know how all of you were expecting the "shower scene" (heehee) but I decided not to write it till next chapter…So don't be mad cuz I know all you pervs will be, but just stick around till next chapter! Oh and I think that I'll keep the rating the same, czu more people wanted that than for me to make it M.
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Chapter 5: Dominance
There they are!" She said aloud, as her search for the titans came to an abrupt end. A small shadow could be seen on the shimmering pavement. It doubled in size as Raven gently lowered herself downward. Her feet gracefully caught her body as her tattered cloak wrapped itself around her thin legs.
RAVEN'S POV
I was a little annoyed at how far away they were. A meaningless task purposely plotted out by Red-X. Though he could've chosen a better enemy than Plasmus…Well I guess ever since Slade came into out lives, no other villain can compare.
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She confidently strode towards the battle scene, her gaze following a roughed-up looking Starfire as she was launched into a dumpster. She objected to the attack with a surprised 'oof,' then fell silent as her head collided with the putrid metal barrier containing unwanted items riddled with disease.
Raven, always thinking of other before herself, could already hear the incessant complaints of the dirt ridden alien. She could see her looks of horror and atrociousness as she attempted to rub the grime from her normally beautiful red hair. Internally chanting her mantra, Raven surrounded Starfire's unconscious body in her aura and gently lifted her from out of the infested dumpster. She withdrew her powers and Starfire's form settled beside the dumpster, yet out of harm's way from the enemy until she recovered.
"Raven!" Cyborg shouted in relief as he gazed upon her. She snapped her head up in surprise. Cyborg began to commence towards her, eyeing her for any little scratch he saw. His investigation halted when a spurt of slime shot through the air and landed inches away from Cyborg's feet. It began to quickly erode through the thick pavement, melting it away until it was dispersed. Cyborg swiveled his head to meet the archer of this deadly acid. Plasmus stood a few yards away, in a terrifying stance. He clenched his mucus-like hands and released and angry high-pitched roar.
Cyborg, temporarily forgetting the dark titan, leapt into action, blasting his sonic canon unmercifully. In Plasmus' view, however, his attacks didn't even scratch him, for every time he was hit, there stood a gaping hole, which would mold together with more burgundy-colored goo. Cyborg ceased his futile attempts at once and then began to pick heavy pipes and other random objects up and bat away the foe's limbs. However, his attack backfired when he threw a large chunk of metal at his stomach. The mucus-encased body engulfed the smooth surface and then spit it out, twice as hard as it had initially been tossed. It slammed into Cyborg with a vivid, loud clank. He was hurled backwards with a dent labeled on his chest and a slew of fireworks surrounding it.
Upon seeing Cyborg's unconscious body, Raven switched into attack mode and jumped into action, summoning her dark powers. She formed two darkened shears on the side of her hands and began slashing widely. Each time the blades stretched themselves just far enough to slice the enemy and then it would recoil, back into her fists. She continued this snake-like assault, each time cutting deeply into her victim. Yet every cut would relay no damage as the goo-encased villain would sew himself back together only moments after a well-aimed strike.
A small trickle of sweat began to pool on her forehead as it glimmered in the full moon, making Raven appear even paler than she already was. Plasmus was getting the upper-hand and she knew it. What else could become of an almost indestructible monster? As fatigue accumulated in her body, Raven's action's slowed immensely and finally dwindled at a stand still as she refused to strike back and just focused on dodging her opponents swift attacks. Her exhaustion grew to a critical point as a thick ball of acidic goo was thrown at her and she almost got hit, full-force, with it. She quickly snapped her head in a direction where it wouldn't smack her in the face. Fortunately, she avoided it just in time, save from the few locks of hair that had been coated in it. It made quick work of it's prey as it ate her hair quickly and then itself, disintegrating into a fine dust with only the smell of burning hair lingering on it.
Raven quickly grasped her singed hair, after it had burned away. Her mind was not in the battle anymore, so it came as a shock to her when a giant shadow loomed above her. She looked up slowly and her eyes formed into saucers at the horrific sight that lay before her. Plasmus towered above her, his fist raised high in the air, only moments from striking her down. She stood frozen on the spot, looking at him, much like a deer would look at the head lights of a car. He began to bring his hands down, ready to crush the life out of her. She shut her eyes tight and grimaced, waiting for the searing pain to erupt from her flesh, but that pain never came. Instead an incredible shout of 'BOOYAH!' rang throughout her ears. She straightened her twisted face and opened her eyes to see Cyborg, still sparkling like crazy, beating Plasmus with the pipe that had, until now, lay forgotten off to the side of the battle. Chunks of mucus flew off of the stunned foe and landed on the ground, disintegrating only moments after the layers of the victim until he fell to his knees and a goo-covered man lay sleeping in the ruble.
Cyborg threw the pipe aside and leaned over, resting his hands on his bent knees.
"Cyborg." Raven said weakly, also tired from her recent battles.
He held up a hand, silencing her. He lifted his head up and smiled, showing her that he was fine. She returned his smile.
They both snapped their heads to a groaning pile of ruble that had begun to move. Encased within the pile was a dust-covered Beastboy, who emerged seconds later in the form of a tarantula. He swiftly morphed back to himself as the pile under him collapsed from his suddenly missing weight.
"Dudes, my head hurts." He complained, massaging his temples. Luckily his whining was interrupted by Robin, who up until now had remained unseen to Raven during the battle.
"Raven?" Robin said, confused and a little angry. "Where were you!"
Raven felt a pang of annoyance suddenly. After all she was on his mission, even if he didn't know it. "I was…" she racked her brain for a good lie, but in the end gave up, "out."
"Out!" Robin exclaimed, now enraged with her overly broad answer. "Out, when we needed you!"
"Robin chill." Cyborg interrupted, knowing well of her vague answer. Robin was fuming, but, despite the fact that he was the leader, he fell silent, stunned by Cyborg's effortless demand. "I think that we're all tired and we need to go back to the tower and get some shut-eye." Cyborg turned and began to walk back to the T-car, unaware of the other titan's not following him.
"Where were you?" Robin asked quieter, obviously taking advantage of Cyborg's absence.
Raven was definitely mad now and thought that Robin was being highly hypocritical, among other things…"Me! What about you!" She said, the calmness in her voice being taken over with anger. "I didn't even see you fight the whole time!"
Robin's brow knitted together in unmistakable anger as a now conscious Starfire appeared behind Robin. "I was helping Starfire!" He shouted back at her, loud enough for the world to hear. "Something I wouldn't have had to do if you were here in the first place!" He replied, now glaring daggers at her.
Raven scoffed. Surely she couldn't tell Robin the real reason she had not been there, he would be even angrier than he was now…What could she tell him to get him off her back! She sighed heavily, giving up quickly of thinking of a lie for the Boy Wonder to question. She wouldn't tell him anything, after all, he didn't deserve a reason.
"Robin, what is going on?" Starfire asked, finally entering the conversation. Although her timing couldn't be more perfect, Raven was still annoyed with the alien's incompetence to comprehend certain aggravating situation. That, and she just didn't know when to keep her pie hole shut.
Raven simply rolled her eyes and spun around, heading towards the still unaware man of metal.
END OF CHAPTER 5Okay so yeah..a little of Raven's internal bashing of Starfire…but she still considers her a good friend….so yeah not to worry (if you did) but anywho, sorry for the long update, work and school is a bitch!hehe