Teen Titans

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Chapter 9- Thinking Inside The Box

Olivia- Only one more chapter to go before this fic is officially complete! Much love to all who reviewed and read! I know the suspense had killed you but rest asured that this chapter will shed some light! R&R!

3 hours had passed since Falcon's rescue, she lay motionless beside her sister. Her body had regained it's lost warmth and her vital signs had stabilized.

"Vanessa." Jhonen whispered. "Please wake up." his words seemed to stirr the sleeping mage. Her brow knitted together as if she came out of her slumbers. With a low moan, Falcon opened her cerulean eyes to gaze upon the dimly lit Med Bay with her boyfriend at her side.

"Jhonen?" she asked horsely, trying to sit up. AJ saw this and rushed to Falcon's side.

"No, just lay back. You need to give your body time to recover."

"Do you remember anything?" Bohusk asked. Falcon turned her head away from the two heros, to look upon her sister, laying a few feet away.

"It's all my fault." Falcon whispered as tears welled up in her blue eyes.

"What are you saying, love?" AJ asked while drying Vanessa's tears with a tissue. She took a ragged breath before elaborating.

"It's my fault Rachel is like this...Slade wanted me...but Raven...took my place." Bohusk hugged Falcon to his chest while she sobbed.

"It's gonna be alright, Nessa. Me and BB are gonna find Carrie and end this tonight."

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Cyborg typed quickly on the keyboard of the super computer in the living room. Not once breaking eye contact with the screen. His fingers knew exactly when and where to move.

"Where is she?" he mumbled under his breath. He hit the 'enter' key once and a few beeps emitted from the speakers. A second later, 'Locator Offline' came across the screen in red LED letters. Cyborg let out a thunderous groan before throwing his hands down on the keyboard in rage.

"Any luck?" Joy asked from across the room.

"No. Bee's locator still can't be found." Cyborg's voice barely above a whisper.

"We'll find her, Vic. Slade may be an evil mastermind, but we clearly have him out numbered. He only has one mind while we have 6."

Cyborg's expression didn't change. The once happy and humorous Victor Stone was now cold and ruthless. Joy hoped that would change once Bee is rescued. Suddenly, a small siren sounded from Cyborg's mechanical armor. He pressed a few buttons on his arm pannel and his one grey eye lit up with astonishment.

"I know where she is!"

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Falcon stood from her bed, much to the objections of AJ and Bohusk. Very wearily, she walked the few feets distance to her twin's bed. A few tears escaped her eyes and fell upon Raven's amethyst choker that matched her own opal choker. Falcon weakly lifted her hand and pressed it to Raven's abdomen.

"Azarath. Metrion. Zinthos." she said breathlessly. Her hand glowed white for a moment before fading.

"What did you do?" Jhonen asked when Falcon retracted her hand.

"I repaired all the damage Slade has done...I thank Azar she wasn't pregnant." Falcon started to fall backwards from exhaustion, but Aj and Jhonen caught her before she touched the ground.

"But look at you! You're totally drained!"

"But it was worth it." Falcon said just before closing her eyes.

Jhonen lifted her up bridal style and sat her back on the bed, pulling the covers tight around her frame. He was taken by surprise when Cyborg burst through the doors with Joy by his side.

"Bohusk! Get Beast Boy! We're leaving in 2 mintues to kill that low down bastard! We've found Bumble Bee!"

"Finally!" Jhonen screamed before jumping over Vanessa's hospital bed and racing down the hall with Cyborg.

Aj stared at her twin questioningly, silently asking what happened.

"Somehow, Bee managed to send us an emergency signal from her Titan's comunicator. The thing still opperates even offline, it just works through a different frequency."

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"Robin!" Beast Boy shouted as he threw open the door to Starfire's room. He was suprised to see Starfire awake and coheirant, but he was a man on a mission and he wouldn't be deffered from it. "You still have that old Slade mask down in the basement?"

Robin nodded and went to fetch said object. Beast Boy didn't move from where he stood.

"You alright, Star?" he asked, slighly aggitated. She nodded and smiled weakly. "Don't worry, me, Jhon and Cy are gonna finish Slade off tonight. Robin and Joy will stay with you and the twins while we're gone. AJ is comming with us as backup."

"Such a horrible man does not deserve such a luxury as life...he must be disposed of." Starfire had never said such a thing before. It was clear to Beast Boy just how beaten and broken she was emotionally, not just physically. This made his revenge all the more important. Robin re-entered the room with the orange and black mask in hand.

"Here. Make good use of it." Gar smiled knowingly and took off down the hall to meet the others.

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"Are you sure that bastard is here?" Jhonen asked to Beast Boy while the four Titans walked down Jump's coastline. The waves crashing along the shore almost violently as a storm approached.

"As sure as i'm green." the changeling chuckled. "Now that I have his scent, I can smell him like stink on a skunk."

"You've been hanging around Falcon too much." Aj giggled at his country reference.

"Wait!" he yelled suddenly, everyone becoming completely silent. "I hear something." Gar kneeled down and put his ear to the ground of sand beneath his feet. "It's very faint...almost like...A HEARTBEAT!" He snapped up from his sitting position and transformed into a grizzly, pawing feircly at the loose sand. The others joined in and helped him. After about 2 minutes, Beast Boy's claws made contact with something solid. He morphed back into his human state to see Cyborg haul a large glass box out from the crater in the sand. The glass was dusted over with sand so it was hard to see what was inside. Cyborg easily ripped the top off to reveal it's inhabitant.

"Carrie." Vic cried as he lifted his semi consious girlfriend out of her prision.

"Thanks, Vic." Carrie mumbled before blacking out.

"AJ! Get her to the tower now!" Aj nodded and teleported herself and Bee back to Titans Tower.

"Now that thiers no one elce for Slade to dangle over our heads, we can kill him." Bohusk growled while his hazel eyes turned black. His demon self was beginning to shine through as his teeth elongated into fangs and nails turned to claws.

"Titans! Move out!" Gar shouted into the stormy sky.

Olivia- Only one more chapter to go!...well maybe one more if I can't fit it all into one. R&R!