Raven's eyes slowly fluttered open. She groaned in pain when her head started to spin. The discomfort in her head caused her to close her eyes once more. Slowly, Raven's senses started to come back to her. She opened her eyes once again but with alert and confusion. She no longer felt the warmth and softness of her bed. Instead, she felt a cold, damp ground. Raven's eyes started to adjust to the darkness of the room she was trapped in. She saw a small cot at the side of the black bricked wall and a toilet next to it. She looked down and noticed that she was still in her pajamas. Her hands were tied behind her back with strong, metal handcuffs, and her mouth was covered with a thick cloth.

She started to panic from the unfamiliar surroundings. She had no memory as to what happened and who brought her to this place. With the best of her ability, she got to her feet and started walking around the cell. It was very small. There was a thin, rectangular window on the other side of the wall that brought in little to no light in the damp area. She also noticed the big door. It had a slot for the person on the other side to look through.

Raven's breathing started to become irregular as the severity of her situation began to sink in.

"I have no idea where I am or who took me. Fantastic!"

The cuffs blocked her power, so she was completely helpless. Raven walked to the door and started to kick and ram her body against the thick, metal door of the cell. She was hoping that someone would hear her attempts and open the door, but no one came. After a good 10 minutes, Raven's body was starting to tire and her legs could no longer take the beating of the door. She slid herself down to the cold floor. Small drops of tears flowed down her cheeks, but she quickly brushed it off.

"I need to think. I just need these handcuffs off me then I can teleport back home...but how?"

Nightwing and Starfire entered the Tower with big smiles. They were holding hands and having small talk.

"The dinner was very nice. Thank you for the date."

"No problem. Anything for you." Nightwing said.

Starfire blushed and entered the common room where she saw Cyborg and Changeling passed out on the couch with boxes of pizzas surrounding them and movie CDs lying on the floor. Nightwing followed and shook his head in disappointment at the sight of the two men.

"Should we wake them to go to bed?" Starfire asked silently.

Nightwing looked at the two for a good second before responding to his girlfriend. "Nah, let them sleep. It gives us even more alone time." Nightwing smirked to Starfire and grabbed her hand, leading her to his room for the desert of their date.

The rising sun shone through the small rectangular window in the wall. It's bright rays found its way towards the sorcerer's tired face. Her eyes were closed and her chest moved calmly to her breaths, indicating that she was asleep. Her body was still leaning against the door and her legs now had small visible bruises.

She opened her eyes and turned in annoyance at the sun. She groggily got back to her feet and looked even closer at her surroundings. Everything was still the same, but now with light. She wish there was a clock to see what time it was, but she assessed that it was early in the morning.

Raven turned and sat on the cot, thinking. She was starting to get bored and no longer liked the silence. She stood to her feet and started to walk around again. She meandered toward the window to look outside, but she failed miserably when she realized that she could not reach the tall window. Raven felt defeated and simply sat against the wall.

She was about to move again until she heard the locks to the door. Her heart started to pump faster when it opened. She tried to get on her feet, but she fell against the wall. However, her eyes were still glued to the door to see who had captured her.

Raven's eyes grew wide when she saw the familiar brown and black mask of Slade. His icy eye stared directly at her, giving her chills. He slowly walked into the cell and closed the door behind him. Raven stared back at the man. She made sure to show no fear to the man. That was all he wanted, to see her scared and alone, but that was last thing he would get from her. She will fight, even if it kills her.

Slade walked towards Raven who was sitting against the wall. Neither one broke eye contact from each other. Slade bent in front of her as if she was a young child. Raven could tell that he was smirking underneath his mask. This only fired her even more with anger.

"Good morning, sunshine." Slade placed his hand underneath Raven's chin and brought it up to him.

All Raven could do was just sit and listen to the man, for her mouth was covered with the thick material. Raven glared even harder at him. Her eyes narrowing more.

"Now, now, no need to be so upset. I simply wanted to make a deal with you." Slade paused to look at the expression on her face, but nothing changed, so he continued. "You have such a strong power running through you, Raven. I saw it. I felt it. You are only bringing yourself down by associating yourself with the Titans. They don't understand you; they don't know you, not like I do. Work with me; I will help you control your powers and train you. We will make a great team."

Slade inwardly patted himself on the back for giving such a powerful speech. He smirked underneath his mask when he saw Raven's mood change. He started to believe that he easily cracked her. Slade leaned forward and untied the cloth from the woman's mouth.

After Slade took the cloth from his face, Raven spat at his mask. Her saliva made direct contact, causing him to fall back.

"I will never work with such evil like you. You may know my past and secrets, but that doesn't mean you know me. I enjoy my friends, and I rather be with them than you!"

Slade had his back turned to the female. He was wiping the spit off. Although he didn't show it, he was furious with the disrespect she showed him. Slade turned around and slapped Raven hard against her cheek, causing Raven to give a surprised yelp.

Raven leaned on her side due to the harsh force. She winced in pain as it stung. She couldn't rub her face since her hands were tied,so she had to take the pain. Before she could look up at Slade, his heavy boot made contact with her abdomen. Raven tried to gasp for air when she felt the force. She could feel her stomach turning from the impact and tasted the texture of vomit crawling up her throat. Raven wheezed and tried to cover herself, but the blows continued to come.

Slade was mercilessly beating Raven. He punched her hard in the abdomen again before giving her more punches to the face. Raven tried to fight against the man by kicking him with her feet, but there was so little she could do. She faced each hit, punch and kick head on. Raven's whimpers of pain was audible throughout the room. Slade was not easing to her small frame either. His punches and kicks were harsh and causing damage to her body.

"Please," She wheezed out. "Stop."

Slade had his hand tightly wrapped around her neck. He smirked in satisfaction when he saw the visible pain and slight defeat in her eyes. He felt a rush in his body when he saw her begging for him to stop. She must be taught. He is the one in control, not her.

Raven felt light headed and started to lose consciousness. She struggled to find her breath with Slade's firm hand around her neck. She was about to black out from the lack of oxygen until Slade loosened his grip. Raven drew a large breath frantically. She was lying on the ground in immense pain.

His face softened a bit when he saw the aftermath of his rage. Raven once again had a swollen, black eye and bruised cheek. The two areas of her face were beginning to show discoloration already. Her nose had a small bleed, and her lip was busted, lightly spewing blood. Her chest was rising slowly, and he could tell she was still struggling to breath.

Slade scolded himself for losing his temper at the sorceress. He knew that she had a smart mouth, but he never thought she would do such an act toward him. He stared at her for couple more second then turned to leave the room. He walked out and slammed the door behind him.

Wintergreen was standing at the entrance of the cell, waiting for Slade. He was curious to see the dark woman as well as her strong power.

Wintergreen stood straight when Slade abruptly walked out of the cell. He could tell that things didn't go as well.

"Was she resistant?"

Slade ignored the old man and started to walk to his study. He was upset, and Wintergreen knew that, but he didn't care. He wanted to know what happened.

Wintergreen followed the unsettled Slade, still asking questions.

"Will she work with us? What was her response? Did she show you her power?"

Slade opened the door to the study and walked to his chair. Wintergreen followed. Something was really wrong.

"She spat in my face, Wintergreen!" Slade's anger was coming back and it was starting to show. The more he ranted about the gesture, the more objects in his rooms were thrown.

"Out of all the things she could have done, she chose to spit in my face!" Slade threw the tea kettle that was placed on his desk at the wall, shattering it and spilling its contents on the floor.

Wintergreen was unfazed by Slade's behavior. He knew that Slade had a low temper, and if things weren't going his way, he could act as a child. Wintergreen took a hand towel from his jacket and started to wipe the tea off the floor.

"She is nothing like the blonde girl." Wintergreen said. "She is strong and resilient."

Slade continued to vent in his study.

"I beated her."

Wintergreen stopped his cleaning and looked up at Slade. "To what extent did you beat her?" Wintergreen was beginning to worry. Slade can lose his sanity when he is angry, and Raven is not as big or strong as Slade. One punch to the head could lead to a serious brain injury from the man.

"I will go and bandage her soon."

"She deserved it too." Slade mumbled. He eased himself in started thinking hard on his new soon to be weapon.

"You cannot continue beating people who simply make you angry. Hopefully you didn't kill the child." Wintergreen grabbed his towel and quickly walked out of the room to check on Raven.

"She is no child." Slade thought about Wintergreen comments for a little while before pushing it to the back of his head. He didn't care that he was rough on the girl. He needed to show her who was in control, and he can't do that if she has a strong back bone. If it comes to it, he will break her emotionally to make sure she obey.

Cyborg's face twitched when he felt the sun's warmth. He opened his eye and looked at the beautiful bay through the large windows of the Tower. He stretched his limbs and looked around the mess he and Changeling had made. He saw Changeling sleeping partially on the couch. His bottom was on the floor, and his head was on the couch. A long spit of drool was coming from his mouth, making the sofa wet.

Cyborg went to the kitchen and looked in the fridge for something to eat. He wondered if the lovebirds came in safely last night. He remembered watching a marathon of movies before catching insomnia from the many boxes of pizzas they ate together. He was about to make a large breakfast when the thought of Raven came to mind. He didn't remember seeing her at all the night before. He made a note to visit Raven, and check on her. After all, that was his lil' sis.

Wintergreen scurried into the cell with a large first aid kit. He looked around the small, dark cell. He grew goosebumps from the discomfort of the room. It wasn't hard to find Raven. She was leaning against a corner. Her eyes closed shut, her nose bleeding and busted lip. The bleeding from her nose was now down to her mouth and her busted lip was beginning to bleed down to the bottom of her chin. Wintergreen winced at the sight of her.

He carefully advanced towards her and started to assess the severity of the wounds. He brought his hand to her chin, but he faced a hard kick to his chest. He looked up and saw Raven awake. Wintergreen could tell that she was afraid from her body language and eyes. She scooted herself even closer to the corner and her eyes watched every move of his. She was in pain and confused.

Wintergreen got back to his feet and brought his hands up to show that he had no weapons or intentions of harming her. "I know you are in pain. Let me help you." Wintergreen started. He brought the first aid package and brought it to her view.

Raven's face softened when she saw the white package. She didn't want to trust the new person, but the pain was unbearable, and she couldn't heal herself with her powers. Raven slowly calmed down and froze for Wintergreen to approach her. He gave a small smile when she accepted his offer.

He placed the first aid kit on the cot and extended his hands for Raven to give him approval to help her. Although she truly wanted to deny his help and get up on her own, the chances of her successfully doing so with the pain she was enduring at the moment was very slim. She nodded to Wintergreen and had him raise her from the floor. Raven groaned in pain when she felt a sharp pain in her ribs and joints. She quickly sat on the cot and looked up at Wintergreen.

She couldn't help but stare at his eyes. They weren't like Slade's at all. They were much smaller and nicer. They had warmth and life in them, unlike Slade who completely masked his emotions.

"How can such a nice man work for Slade?"

"How was the date, Star?"

Starfire smiled and took a bite of the buttermilk pancake that was drenched in yellow mustard. "It was quite enjoyable. The restaurant was very exquisite. It was elegant and much different from the pizza place."

Changeling laughed at her comment. "Of course it'll be different from the pizza place. It's a restaurant."

"Either way, it's good that you and Nightwing went out on a date. Clearing your minds is probably the best thing to do right now." Cyborg used his spatula to flip and turn the bacon and sausages that were on the hot stove.

Nightwing walked through the common room with a small computer pad in his hand. Starfire glanced at him and saw his face in a serious manner. She could tell that he was back to work as the leader of the Titans.

He went to his usual seat and took a cup of coffee. He noticed his plate of food waiting for him and gave Cyborg a small smile. "Thanks, Cy."

"Has anyone seen Raven?" Starfire asked.

The three men looked at each other then back at Star. They each had a bewildered face. Neither of them knew where Raven was.

"She's usually awake by now." Nightwing said.

"Yeah, but she might be in her room doing her morning meditations." Changeling said carelessly. "She's been pretty moody lately. She might be on her period."

Cyborg smacked his friend on the head for his ignorant comment.

"Period? What is this period?"

Everyone stopped what they were doing and stared at the princess.

"Uh, it's nothing, Star. Don't worry about it." Nightwing quickly said.

"But I am very curious to know what this period is. Is it a moment of sadness and depression?"

"Somewhat like that." Changeling muttered.

"I'll go check on her." Cyborg took the small apron off of his body and made his way to the common doors.

Once Cyborg left, Starfire turned to Changeling asking about periods again.

Cyborg's heavy hand knocked hard on Raven's door. "Morning Rae, I made your favorite,waffles!"

No response.

Cyborg knocked again. "Don't ignore us, Rae. I hate it when you shut us out."

Still no response.

Fear and anger was getting to Cyborg as he continued to hear silence. He loves Raven, and hates it when she distance herself away from them.

After 3 minutes of silence and waiting, Cyborg punched in the code to her room. He knew the code to each bedroom, but he tried not to use it without his teammate's consent to avoid invading their privacy.

The door slid open with ease. Cyborg walked in and was shocked to see the bed empty. He looked around the room and saw that everything was in tact. No books were misplaced; the windows weren't broken, and the lights were dim. He looked around even harder for her, but she was obviously not in her room. Cyborg was starting to panic. He took out his communicator and started to call Raven. Two seconds later, he heard the ringing of the same communicator vibrating on the night stand. Cyborg growled in anger. His little sister was gone under his watch. Cyborg opened his communicator again and started to call.

A video screen of Nightwing popped into display. "What's wrong Cy?"

"Raven's missing!"

Chapter 5 like I promised! I hope you enjoyed it; it's a long one this time, so I know you're happy about that. Leave a review and check out my other stories! Have a good day :)