Chapter 5: So much alike.
"Why? Why would he want Raven?" Robin punched the wall of the tower. They were all up with frustration of their dilemma.
"He helped us beat Trigon, so I don't think he would help him again." Cyborg stated.
"All those crates, they were filled with magic books." Starfire pointed out.
"Unless he's studying to be a magician, I think we should be concerned." Said Dawn.
Everyone had chipped in thoughts and ideas of what Slade was planning but not Beast Boy. He just starred out the window.
The night sky painted Raven's eyes with the stars. Beast Boy traced them with his finger. Everyone starred at him, they watched him become lost within himself, and felt a sense of peace.
"Raven…" He said her name…quiet yet sad, but some how there was some joy in his voice. Something they haven't heard in a while from Beast Boy.
It was 4:30a.m. And Starfire fell asleep on the couch with her little bunglorf silky. Cyborg went to bed about an hour ago, and Robin was starting to drift. Dawn and Beast Boy kept going on their research.
"Hey…Rob…hey." Dawn shook him a little.
"Huh? What ?" Robin woke up.
"Go to sleep its late." She smiled at him. "Beast Boy and I can finish here…uh why don't you take Star too, she starting to snore." She giggled and pointed at Starfire who was stretched out on the couch with her mouth wide opened, and loud monstrous snores escaped from her.
Robin nodded and took star to her room. Dawn turned back to Beast Boy who was writing on a notepad.
"Beast Boy dude, you've been quiet tonight." She said. But Beast Boy just replied with a
"Mm." Dawn felt she was getting nowhere.
"So…Raven…tell me what was she like?" Dawn held her head low and started to write something down.
Beast Boy stopped writing. A silence fell on them; he looked up across the coffee table from her.
"Raven was…a dark, tough, creepy, beautiful young woman. She was a good person, even though she tried to hide it…it was there." Dawn looked into his dark sadden eyes. And was almost entranced by him.
"Go on." She said.
"Raven had so many surprises to her. I would sometimes be a total jackass, but I did it to make her laugh or smile."
"And how would that go?" she asked.
"Feh, she wouldn't crack a smile," he laughed a little. "But I knew she was laughing inside." He looked at Dawn again while her head was down and almost saw…Raven. He shook his head and looked again, but the beauty was still there.
"So…uh…Dawn, tell me about you." He said with a smile, which was rare now a days with Beast Boy.
Dawn's eyes started to fill with tears. But she moved her jet-black hair in front of her face while she wiped them away. She cleared her throat and looked at Beast Boy. She was so pale her eyes were red.
"I-uh, I lived with my grandmother for a while. I was really close to her, and…" She wiped away some more tears.
"And?" Beast Boy said.
"She passed away." Dawn held her head low.
"How?" Beast Boy asked. Dawn's tears flowed more and even shined in the dim light.
"She-she was gunned down. She told me to run as fast as I could and then I-I heard gun shots." She covered her eyes and wept into them.
Beast Boy's eyes were wide he didn't know what to say or do.
"I-I'm sorry Dawn, I shouldn't have asked." He turned away from her.
"No it's okay, now you know something about me." She wiped away her tears again. "I never knew my dad he left my mom when she was pregnant. And my mom died when I was born." She brought her knees up to her chest.
"Any family at all?" asked Beast Boy.
"My grandma said I had a brother but he ran away after mom died, his name was Adam. He's like 20 something now. After my grandma died I lived on my own traveling from place to place and then I came here and saw the job offer so I came."" She didn't seem sad anymore.
Beast Boy walked over to her and hugged her…for once in 6 months he comforted someone else.
"Thanks Beast Boy." She said quietly.
"Welcome." He felt like he was hugging Raven, not someone else.
"Slade my mission was a success…the Titans are wellaware." Crow walked into the dark and quiet cave.
"Good job apprentice. My little project is almost complete…I must say I play "God" well." Slade's voice echoed in the dark room.
"Time to reveal my result." Slade walked over to a large machine; it had countless buttons and knobs…lights flashed on it like a carnival ride. He opened a small glass case door and pressed a shiny, untouched, bright red button.
A loud thunderous roar came from a tank that was filled with dark pink liquid goo. A table rose from the liquid and on that table a body rose with it, a small pale gray body. This body was limp and nude…she was female. Her hair was short and dark purple.
"Crow meet the late and reborn…Raven of Azarath." Slade brought Crow closer to her.
"I have brought her back from beyond the grave." Slade said with a smile in his voice.
There was silence as Crow just starred at her body. She wasn't moving.
"She isn't moving." Crow pointed out.
"No she will give her time…Corton Xahitious Draven Gravintous!" With magic words said…twirls of red and white lights swarmed around her body. Crow moved away from the tank.
"What's going on?" He was scared of this witchcraft.
"Just bringing back an old friend." Said Slade.
The lights stopped twirling around Raven and went into her. When all the lights were inside her…another long silence fell on them. Crow got close to the tank again and so did Slade…
Slowly groggy purple eyes opened…She lifted herself up slowly. She was almost blank. She didn't say anything or do anything. She just looked at Slade and Crow.
"Good morning Raven…welcome back." Slade gave a fatherly voice, which needed some work.
"I got to hand it to you Slade it really looks like her." Crow said with a little laugh.
"That's because it IS her." Slade corrected him.
"But-But she died…it was all over the news…" Crow was confused and a little freaked out.
"Nothing a little black magic and science can't fix. She will need some molding but it is her…It's the actual Raven." He looked at her deep eyes.
"R-Raven…" She said tripping over her words.
"Yes…welcome back Raven." Crow said.
TO BE CONTINUED…
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