Teen Titans
Search and Find
Chapter 13- Blind Ambition
Sorry it's taken me a while to update, but i promise you i havent forgotten about this fic! Thanks soo much to the ones who continue to review and watch out for updates! I just dont have the time i need to write anymore. But luckily summer is right around the corner so time may be more abundant then.
Robin helped the changeling to his feet. Gar winced as he put pressure on his injured leg, but found the pain bareable.
"Can you walk on it?" Robin asked.
"It hurts like a bitch, but i've felt worse." he chuckled.
"Cyborg, can you get a lock on Slade's exact coordinates?" The metal hero typed furiously on the panel connected to his left arm before raising his head to speak.
"I found a heartbeat that's a few feet below us." Cyborg's hand reached for the door, only to find it locked. "You gotta be kiddin' me!" he bellowed, ramming the door with the majority of his strenght.
"Uh, we fixin to have a bigger problem." Bohusk stated, pointing to the floor. A black liquid began to pour in, seemingly from nowhere.
Raven sighed in relief as warm water cascaded over her abused body. She stood in her shower and for the first time, was able to see the full extent of her physical injuries. Bruises littered her upper arms, hips and the inside of her thighs. The black, blue and purple marks contrasted harshly with the pale ivory of her skin. She gazed at the discoloration in extreme distaste. Raven chanted for a moment, using a small amount of what energy she had recovered to heal herself. Once the offending colors were gone, she began to scrub her skin until raw, desperate to get the feel of his hands off her. Once Raven was convinced she was clean, she stepped out of the shower and into her bathrobe. The door to the bathroom opened and steam filled her dark room. She proceeded to her bed to dress. Violet eyes connected with her window, seeing the darkness that was the storm. Lightning would streak the sky every few seconds and rain beat heavily on the glass.
A strange sense of calmness and contentment filled her. At first, these feelings seemed odd to the empath, wondering how in the name of Azar, she was soo sated when she knew her team mates and friends were out in this storm fighting the wicked form that had marred her. But realization finally dawned on her and a malicious grin played across her lips.
AJ awoke from her slumbers with a soft grunt, stiff and sore from falling asleep on the counter. After working out a few kinks in her limbs, her feet touched the floor. Burgundy eyes took in the full view of the med bay. At first, the Celtic girl thought the room was empty, but then noticed her sister and Starfire busily tending to Bumble Bee's broken wings.
"Well look who finally woke up." Joy deadpanned, a small smirk trying to find it's way to her lips. The younger just rolled her eyes and approached the three. With nimble fingers, she took the roll of bandages from Starfire, seeing as the Tameranian didnt have the most gental of grasps and finished the job.
"Where's Robin, Raven and Falcon?" she asked. It had seemed their friends' absenses hadn't been noticed until now.
"Robin left a while ago to help out the boys." came Falcon's voice. She stood in the doorway with her violet hair hanging wet around her shoulders. It seemed she had the same idea as her sister about a shower. "Raven persuaded him to go. Saying he should take revenge for what Slade did to Kori." Starfire's electric eyes dulled at the mention of Slade's name, her heart clenching in hatred and disgust. Falcon could sense similar emotions from Bee, Joy and AJ. That man, if you can still call him one, had hurt the people Vanessa held dearest. Her only wish was that she could be the one to help dish out what he so rightly had comming. She quietly excused herself to go check on her elder.
Falcon gently knocked on the large steele door that led into her sister's room, but got no responce. She tried again and got the same result.
"Raven." she called, knocking again. Nothing. With a mix of irritation, freight and worry, Vanessa phased herself inside with a swirl of white aura. The clothes Raven was wearing before were strewn across the floor along with her bathrobe and her cloak was gone.
"Shit!" Falcon cursed loudly and raced down the hall back into the med bay.
Raven held her navy cloak closer to her as the storm's fury increased. Rain slicked her form and chilled her slightly, but she paid no mind. Her only focus being on the auras of Robin and Beast Boy. She could sense the boys' panic and tried to find a cause, fearing they were already in Slade's grasp. She stopped ontop of a nearby skyscraper and closed her eyes, allowing her soul self to find them. The dark energy penetraded Gar's thick head, allowing her to see exactly what he saw. A black liquid pouring into the room they were currently locked in. The substance had risen to just above thier heads and were struggling to breathe. Retracting her soul self, Raven used a bit of her stored power to unlock the door that kept the men confined. The liquid rushed out of the room, carrying the guys with it, each gasping for breath.
"Well...someone... just seriously... saved our asses." Jhonen stated, coughing up the fluid.
"You can say that again, man." Cyborg agreed, standing up to allow his circuts to drain. Beast Boy stood on unsteady legs, his head fuzzy and unable to see clearly.
"You ok, BB?" Robin asked, noticing Gar's uneasy state. The changeling nodded, ignoring his current physical state, and morphed into a cheetah, dashing down the corridors into the belly of the beast. He reached a locked steel door and took the form of a t-rex. With a swift whip of his tail, the door gave way. Robin, Bohusk and Cyborg skidded to a hault as the door clanked loudly on the metal floor.
"Is this always how you make an intrace, my dear Titans?" asked a cold voice.
"Cut the bullshit, Slade!" Robin yelled into the darkness of the room. "Your game of search and find is over! And as the winners, we claim your life as our prize!"
"Oh, I must disagree with you, Robin. You haven't won my little game. I have." Richard didnt have time to respond. A cage made of red energy encased them in mere seconds. Cyborg tried to grasp the bars, but was thrown back by a sudden discharge of negative energy. "I thoroughly enjoyed our time together, but it seems you four have just expired." Slade pressed a button on the control pannel attached to his arm and three cries of sheer pain echoed throughout the room.
'Three?" Slade asked himself in shock. 'Wait! Where's...?'
"Here's Johnny!" came a malicous voice. Bohusk stood behind the orange and black villian, in full reaper mode. He held the blade that pertruthed from his wrist to Slade's throat. He ripped the control pannel off Slade's suit and the energy feild around Robin, Cyborg and Beast Boy disapeared.
"What do ya think, guys? Should I go ahead and kill the bastard, or do you wanna have a little fun first?" Bohusk asked, his eyes shone with insane pleasure at seeing Slade writhing before him.
"You can leave that to me." a black vortex of energy appeared at his feet and from that, came Raven. She outstretched her hand and Slade's body was encased in her magic.
"Any last words, you wretched insect?" her voice like daggers and eyes of black flames.
"Just one." Slade responded. "Gottcha." the form Raven held suddenly fell apart at the seams.
"A robot. How typical." the mage said dryly.
"Am I that easy to figure out, my dear? Then I hope you like my new advances better." Raven suddenly cried out in anguish as glowing blue chains restricted her, successfully chaining her to the wall.
So the twists continue! Again, thanks alot to my dedicated readers and reviewers! You guys have really inspired me to keep going with this fic. The next update might be a little while, but I promise i'll keep working on it!