The Plague

Disclaimer: I don't own the Teen Titans.

A/N: I know some of you were wondering in the last chapter why the Titan's didn't break free and beat up the guards, well I had certain reasons why they didn't do that, cause I know they could probably kick those guards ass any day XD.

Day 4

- Survival -

Jump City Population before the plague: 15,692

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Chest rising, hands shaking, Beast Boy awoke on top of the Jump City Fountain, one hand shaking in the cold water and the other still grasping Raven's hand. He sat up quickly, which jerked Raven and woke her.

"What?!"

She looked around widely, until she met his calm forest green eyes. She hadn't noticed their small connection till now, her cheeks turned pink as she stared at her occupied hand. She wasn't sure if she wanted him to let go or not. Beast Boy noticed, he blushed also and let go of her hand then he rubbed the back of his neck nervously.

"So-so how did we get here?"

Raven now came to notice her surroundings more closely, she gasped, Jump City had been reduced to a waste land in no more than a couple of hours. She thought back to the Mayor's office, the walls being put up, holding on to Cyborg and Beast Boy, losing Cyborg, and darkness.

"I don't know, I can't remember much after we got separated."

Beast Boy sighed as he swirled his fingers in the cool fountain water. Raven sat next to him, she wiped the sweat from her brow and gazed into the empty park.

"We need to find the others."

Beast Boy nodded and stood up, him and Raven walked out of the park and into the deserted streets of the city. Blood and black bile was everywhere, coating the walls and alleyways of the city.

"Dude this is bad."

The two picked up the pace and walked faster, the silence seemed to scare them. Beast Boy pulled out the small book and began to flip through to the marked pages.

"Anything in there that could help us?"

Beast Boy's lips curled for a moment as he scavenged through the book and stopped for a moment.

"Yeah here, it's a list of precautions."

Raven rolled her eyes.

"A bit late for that."

She walked over and the two began to read the list of precautions and safety issues for those who had the plague already.

1. Keep the streets of the City clean at all times.

2. The dead should be buried quickly.

3. House of victims should be marked of with red tape.

4. Victims should be put near wide, open windows.

5. Victims should be kept cool.

6. The healthy should stay away from plague victims.

Raven arched an eyebrow, this would have been good a couple days ago. She sighed and began to walk again, she then remembered her communicator and pulled it out.

"Titans, come in."

All she got was static electricity. She cursed the thing and flung it to the ground, Beast Boy watched her, slightly afraid. She crossed her arms over her chest and continued to walk.

"Let's just go back to the tower."

Beast Boy nodded and started to follow her, he looked up at the sky and could see dark clouds coming in, making the day muggy.

"Looks like there's a storm coming."

Beast Boy and Raven stumbled along the silent streets, only looking up at the sound of the distant thunder.

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Cyborg jolted as he was awoken by a small crash behind him. He turned slowly to see a small boy, t-shirt and shorts torn, rummaging through an abandoned store. Cyborg look at the small boy and he looked right back at Cyborg. A wave of relief engulfed him, the boys eyes were a light hazel color, no sign of red.

"Hey what's your name?"

The small boy trembled, he took his red cap of his head, revealing his blond hair and began fiddling with the hat.

"J-Johnny sir."

Cyborg smiled and he walked over to the boy and kneeled next to him.

"What are you doing in the store Johnny?"

The small boy gulped a couple of times.

"My mom, she has the red eyes and I'm bringing her food. I got separated from the rest of my family when the walls came down."

Cyborg had almost forgotten about what had happened last night. He sighed and let the boy on his way, he couldn't pull this boy from his mother, he was scared as it was already.

"Man…what happened?"

His question remained unanswered as he made his way to the tower. He could remember yelling something to Robin, but then the titans were separated and then just dark. He tried calling the other titans, but only got static.

"I hope everyone's all right."

-

Stale wind blew through a sea of red hair, whispering small words into her ear. Emerald eyes fluttered as they took in the now deserted, run down town of Jump City. A small gasped escaped her lips and almost fell out of the tree she was sitting in. She luckily caught herself and clung to the tree. She then tried to remember how she got up there in the first place.

"How did I get up here?"

She looked around and leaned against a branch, she took in a deep breath and closed her eyes. She was terribly tired and couldn't remember when she had gotten a goodnights sleep. The tree seemed almost to comforting with the leaves as a small relief from the heat.

But where are the others?

Her body refused to move so she just sat in the tree and pulled out her communicator, which proved to be of no use to her. She then froze when she heard someone calling out, all though she couldn't understand the words, she could still here the low voice. She strained her ears as the voice got closer. She smiled.

Robin!

She stood up on the branch, but her legs were like jell-o and she had to hold onto the tree for support. Robin was right below her, Star was about to call out his name when she loss her balanced. She squealed and forgot for a moment that she could fly. Robin's eyes widened as he looked up to see her fall, she crashed into his arms.

"Star?"

Robin looked up into her emerald eyes, he rejoiced on the inside happy to see that she was okay. He suddenly became worried when he looked deeper, she seemed tired, almost sick.

"You okay Star?"

She nodded and he helped her up and they began to walk towards the tower. Starfire need a bit of support though from Robin.

"What happened last night?"

Robin thought back to the night before. He remembered everything, the walls coming down, Star grabbing his hand, loosing grip and being lost in the crowd.

"After I lost you guys I wondered through the scared crowd, but after that I went blank. I woke up leaning against one of the walls this morning and I started looking for you guys."

Starfire remained silent and pressed her lips together, her eyes seemed unfocused and Robin looked at her with worry.

"Star you really don't seem okay."

She mumbled to herself and pulled to a stop, which cause Robin to stop. Her eyes rolled in the back of her head and she fell to the ground.

"Starfire!"

Robin caught her before she fell and held her in his arms. He reached for her eyelids, but quickly pulled his hand back. He just couldn't know. He looked up as he saw the dark clouds forming in the sky. He picked up her limp body and took off towards the tower.

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Beast Boy smiled, the tower was in sight. He looked at Raven and she smiled back. The two began to run towards the tower, when the collided with a figure.

"Yo!"

Cyborg's angry expression changed when he saw Beast Boy and Raven, both seemed perfectly fine or so he thought.

"You guys are ok!"

All three then turned to see another figure forming out of the distance. The smiles changed when they saw Robin carrying Star's body.

"Oh no."

Robin panted as he pulled to a stop, the rest of the titans surrounded him.

"What happened?"

"She-she fainted, I don't know if she has, she can't I mean….."

Robin trailed off and began to pace fast while running his hands through his hair, he seemed to be mumbling to himself. Cyborg took a deep breath as he leaned down to lift her eyelids, Raven and Beast Boy held their breaths. Cyborg slowly pulled back her eyelids and all three gasped. Robin dared looked down.

"No…."

Robin blinked back tears as he was o longer looking into emerald eyes, but that of red infectious ones. Cyborg picked her up and ran inside the tower. Three puzzled and grief stricken titans followed him into the tower.

"We need to cool of her body now!"

"But how? All the power in the city is out!"

"Turn the bath water on to cold."

Beast Boy ran to the bathroom without hesitation and turned the cold water on. Cyborg carried her into the bathroom and laid her next to the tub. Raven handed Robin a small towel and he dipped it into the cold water. He then gently dabbed her face.

"It's okay Star you're going to get through this."

"Cyborg, Raven and I found out that we need to put her by an open window area."

Cyborg nodded and ran into the main room opening every window. After they had cooled her down they had managed to get her changed into a white tank top and purple pj pants. Robin carried her into the main room and laid her on a small mattress, outside had grown dark and the sky was threatening to spill its contents.

"BB is there anything in the book to help us?"

Beast Boy clawed at his pocket for the book, his hands shook as he flipped through the pages. His eyes quickly scanned for anything useful.

"Here."

Beast Boy passed the book to Robin and Cyborg who read quickly.

Some ways people have avoided the plague are by washing down the home with vinegar, but scientist today are skeptic if it really works. A victim may survive if kept clean, cool. Blood drained from the victim can also help reduce the plague. There are some accounts of people surviving.

This gave Cyborg a bit of relief, knowing that some have survived, but Robin was far from calm. He began to pace again and only paused to watch her toss on the mattress. Raven began meditating, trying to remain calm and Beast Boy sat on the couch dumbstruck.

"We have to bleed her."

Robin whipped around quicker than lightening.

"No! We can't do that!"

Cyborg sighed and wasn't about to argue with Robin, giving the state he was in. The sky had had enough waiting and a violent storm was unleashed. This did not wake Starfire of her feverish dreams, she just continued to toss and turn.

"Well have to keep a very close eye on her."

-

As day turned into night the big storm subsided into a light rain. All four titans had fallen asleep on the couch and Starfire still hadn't stirred. There was a moment of pure silence, it was then broken by Starfire who began to scream loudly. It scared the titans and all four fell of the couch.

"Oh god Star!"

Starfire began throwing up blood all over the floor, the titans back tracked as the poor girl heaved up her insides. Tears were running down her face as she leaned over the mattress. She finally stop and all four ran over to help her. She began wheezing, but held out her hand.

"No…"

"Star let us help you." Beast Boy pleaded.

"Stay away…leave me alone."

The words pained her as they came out, she held her stomach and bit her lip to hold back more screams. Robin started towards her, but Cyborg pulled him back.

"She doesn't want you to get it, that's why she's refusing our help."

Robin pulled himself out of Cyborg's grasp and continued towards her, but Starfire retracted back and she turned over to her side. A foul smelling black liquid came out, filling the air. Robin and Beast Boy ran to the window for fresh air, Cyborg was right behind them.

"I think I'm going to be sick."

Raven knelled over and began vomiting the same black bile, Beast Boy ran over to help her and when she looked up Beast Boy gasped.

"Raven no!"

Robin was trying to help Starfire, who was on her knees barley breathing. Cyborg looked over and saw what Beast Boy had saw. Raven's eyes matched the color of Starfire's.

"It's spreading!"

Beast Boy wanted to help, but Raven swatted him away. She then passed out next to him, he carried her into the bathroom to cool her off. Robin helped Starfire to her feet, but she was too weak and fell back down to the floor. Cyborg looked around widely, he knew it was only a matter of time before any of the guys caught it.

"This is not good."

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Jump City Population 4 days later: 3,264

Oh bet you didn't see that one coming! Now two titans have the plague and it's only a matter of time before it reaches the boys! Sorry I didn't update earlier, but it's exam week and I've been really busy. Anyways thanks to all my reviewers and please review!

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