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Raven stirred, moaning groggily as she tried to gather her bearings. As she rubbed her eyes she recalled where she was, at her desk in her room. She had fallen asleep while poring over her books, trying to find a weakness Lamia had that she could take advantage of. So far the only thing she had found was that Lamia was lustful, even by demonic standards. This didn't give her warm fuzzies as she knew what that meant: Lamia was no doubt trying to seduce Beast Boy.

Raven sighed. She knew her husband all too well.

Gar, just play along with her. Do whatever she wants. Just don't give her an excuse to kill you. She prayed silently.

Raven gently closed the book shut in front of her as she prepared to start on the next one when she glanced at her clock. It was 4:17 AM. She had been asleep for almost 2 hours. She chastised herself for falling asleep on the job and cracked open the next book, diligently continuing her research. Just as she was gaining momentum she heard a knock on her door.

"Come in. It's open!" She called out.

Raven saw the door knob turn on her door, which swung open, revealing two unexpected figures. Raven stood up from her chair, both surprised and grateful for their presence. Nightwing had told her he would be calling for help; she never thought it would arrive so quickly.

"Raven, are you OK?" The blond asked she wrapped her arms around her.

"Thanks for coming Kara. I will be OK when we get Gar back." Raven replied as she hugged the Kryptonian. She then felt a firm hand on her shoulder. She looked up at Kal-El and smiled in gratitude.

"The others will be here soon Raven." The man of steel informed her. "Hal and Diana should be here any moment now. Hal's already called for reinforcements from the Green Lantern Corps. Once they heard it was Trigon we're dealing with here they dispatched every available Green Lantern agent to Earth. They should be arriving by noon tomorrow. Batman's helping Cyborg to map the caverns."

Supergirl gestured at the pile of books on Raven's desk.

"Cyborg told us you're looking for a chink in Lamia's armor. Any luck?"

Raven shook her head. "No, but I'm not done yet."

"So we're up against two demons." Superman commented. "I can't say I've ever squared off against a demon before."

"They're weak right now." Raven replied. "I don't think they were really ready for this, but I was about to discover them, so I inadvertently forced their hand."

The Kryptonians acknowledged her remark.

"We'll do whatever it takes Raven." Kara said. "Batman and Cyborg think they've finally been able to map the caverns."

"Kara and I will bore a tunnel down there."

"I can help." Raven interrupted. "I've dug a tunnel before." She said, recalling the time she and Terra bore a tunnel into Slade's lair that was once under the Tower.

"No Raven." He replied. "You save your energy for the showdown with the demons."

"We're going to start digging now." Kara added. "You go ahead and keep on researching any weaknesses they might have. We'll let you know when it's ready."

Raven nodded. "Thank you my friends. I can't begin to tell you how much better I already feel knowing you're here to help us."

Superman put both of his hands on her shoulders.

"Don't worry Raven. Beast Boy's coming home. That's a promise."

"Terra! Terra! Wake up!" Beast Boy shouted at the geomancer. Terra had been unconscious since Beast Boy had woken up. Lamia had left a few minutes before and left the torch mounted on the wall, illuminating the underground prison they were in. Beast Boy hadn't been able to take his eyes off of Terra since the demoness had left them. Like him she too had been stripped and was shackled to the wall. Her body was covered in bruises and she was breathing laboriously. He seethed at seeing how his pregnant friend had been treated by the demons.

"Terra! Can you hear me?" He shouted again.

Finally his persistence paid off as the geomancer finally began to stir. She groaned, clearly expressing her discomfort as she slowly sat up. Her face then betrayed her surprise regarding her unflattering situation.

"Terra, what happened to you?"

By this point Terra was fully lucid and aware of her surroundings. She saw her former lover chained to the wall and locked eyes with him before responding.

"She tricked me." She whispered. "I'm so sorry BB, I screwed up again and now we're all in trouble."

Beast Boy felt a wave of anger smother him. He had been expecting to hear this but he had been hoping for another explanation, but now any hope he had for Terra's innocence had been dashed.

"You made a deal with Trigon Terra? Please tell me I'm wrong."

"Trigon? Of course not BB! I made a deal with the Wild Man and my inner self. What are we doing here anyway? The last thing I remember was that we were at the party."

"The Wild Man is Trigon." Beast Boy growled at his former lover. "And this 'inner self' you made the 'deal' with is Lamia, his daughter."

Terra went wide eyed, now fully realizing the extent of the deception she had endured.

"Way to go Terra." She mumbled to herself before looking once again at her first love. "I'm so sorry BB, I didn't know. They promised me that we would bring us back together."

Beast Boy resisted the urge to give Terra a verbal lashing for her obsession with him, but he knew that now was not the time.

What do we do BB? We gotta get outta here."

"Duh!" He grumbled back at her. "And we have to do it soon. They haven't admitted it, but I know they're using me as bait to get Raven down here. Lamia's gaining strength fast and as for Trigon, I'm not sure what's going on. Lamia seems to be running the show."

"So what do we do BB?" Terra asked again, the panic clear in her voice.

"Do you have your powers Terra? How do you feel?"

Terra frowned. "You mean besides being naked and chained to the wall? I'm just peachy." She replied sarcastically.

'What about your powers?" He asked again.

Terra focused on a small rock on the floor. Her eyes glowed a pale yellow and the rock, which couldn't have weighed more than a few pounds briefly levitated off the floor.

"They're really weak, but I have them."

"Whatever you do, don't let them know Terra."

"What about you BB? Do you still have your powers?"

He shook his head.

"No, they've blocked them somehow."

"So what are we gonna do BB?"

"We have to buy some time." He replied.

Terra looked confused as she pointed at her chains.

"How we do that?"

Beast Boy frowned. "I know that the whole reason for this is to set a trap for Raven. But Lamia is lusting for me. I can smell it. I'm gonna use that to our advantage."

"How?"

"By playing hard to get." He grinned.

Raven closed yet another book in defeat. There was nothing on Lamia, other than she was almost as vicious and powerful as her father.

Raven could see the sun rising and her clock confirmed that it was already past 6AM. She was tired and still empty handed. She knew instinctively that it was a waste of time to continue consulting her books and that she needed to try something else.

She stood up and began to pace around her room, pondering what to do. As she made her way around the oversized bedroom she walked past one of the chest of drawers. It had a small, ordinary hand mirror sitting on top of it.

Raven knew what she had to do. She walked over to her bed and sat on it, moving into the lotus position. She closed her eyes and calmed herself. It was like riding a bicycle, even though she had only done it twice in the past year it was still second nature for her. It was her home away from home, Nevermore.

This time Raven appeared instantly in front of the library building, which she entered promptly. All of her emotions were congregated there, sitting in chairs or just standing around. She saw fear, with her black cape, cowering in a corner. Anger was somewhere in the stacks, cursing as she smashed chairs left and right.

As Raven made her way to the reference desk she was approached by Timid.

"We're going to save Gar, right Raven?" She asked stammering, clearly on the verge of a breakdown.

Raven placed a hand on her shoulder.

"Of course we will." She replied in a reassuring voice.

"Damn straight we're going to!" Brave thundered as she also approached Raven, with Rude next to her. "We're gonna show Lamia who's the boss!"

"If she thinks she can steal our Gar from us, she's nuts." Rude added.

Raven acknowledged her emotions as she continued to the reference desk, where Wisdom and Knowledge were waiting for her. She sat down in front of them.

"Well ladies, now we know who the evil presence is."

"We're sorry we didn't figure this out in time Raven." Knowledge replied.

"As you already know, demons are cunning." Wisdom added.

"Yes, I know." Raven replied. "She's using Gar as a human shield against my powers. So what do I do? How can I defeat her? My friends won't be able to help me. If Lamia gets strong enough even Kal-El will be no match for her."

Wisdom nodded gravely. "Even if she isn't strong enough yet, I wouldn't be surprised if she has an ace up her sleeve. I wouldn't be surprised if she had some kryptonite on her, and I expect that she's prepared for the Green Lantern as well."

"So what do I do? How do I fight her?" Raven asked.

Knowledge reached under the desk and retrieved a large, long box which she handed to Raven. The half angel pulled the lid off the heavy wooden box, which was padded on the inside with a violet lining. She looked in surprise at its contents.

"A sword?" She asked in surprise. "I'm going to defeat Lamia with a sword?"

"This is no ordinary sword." Wisdom replied. "Take it and remove it from its sheath."

Beast Boy had some managed to fall asleep on the cold, hard floor. He had no idea of how much time had elapsed when he was roused awake. As the cobwebs faded away he opened his eyes he found himself staring into a pair of violet orbs. For a moment his heart skipped a beat until he saw that the face they belonged to was gray.

"Lamia." He deadpanned.

"Wakey, wakey Gar." She said softly in Raven's voice. "So have you given any thought to my offer?"

"I'm cold." He replied. "And I'm hungry and thirsty."

Lamia stood up and gestured with her hand. Beast Boy suddenly found himself wearing his Doom Patrol costume and there was a tray of food before him, which he sniffed cautiously.

"Don't worry Gar. It isn't poisoned. And it's 100 vegetarian, just the way you like it.

Beast Boy began to wolf down his meal. He still flinched at her calling him by the pet name that only Raven was allowed to use, but he said nothing.

"Any chance I could lose the collar?"

Lamia smiled as she knelt next to him and caressed his right ear with her finger.

"That's going to cost you Gar. So have you considered my offer?"

Beast Boy looked up from his tray.

"Tell me more about this immortality thing. How does that work?"

Lamia grinned.

"Every time we mate you'll be immortal for 24 hours."

"And what does that mean?" He asked between mouthfuls of food.

"You won't age and no mortal will be able to harm you."

"So as long as I bonk you at least once a day I'll live forever?"

She smiled. "You have a way with words Gar, but that's right."

"Any side effects?" He asked as he finished his meal. "Will I grow horns and a tail? "

Lamia laughed. "Only if you morph into an animal." She grinned evilly. "You know, I've never mated with an animal before. I'm looking forward to it."

It unnerved Beast Boy to hear those words come out of Raven's mouth, even if he knew she wasn't really Raven.

"OK." he replied. "I'm willing to consider your offer, but on two conditions."

"Aren't you the demanding type?" She chuckled. "All of my previous mortal lovers cowered to my demands. I think I'm really going to like you Gar."

"I suppose. Anyway, first condition: you don't hurt Raven."

Lamia frowned. "I was really looking forward to that. OK fine, sometimes you have to give something to get something you want. What else?"

Beast Boy could smell her desire and lust getting stronger. He had never smelled a lust that was so intense. Raven had her moments when they made love, but it paled in comparison to the demoness's unbridled desire. He knew he was going to have to throw her a bone if he was going to buy any time.

"I'm not ready for sex yet. We're going to have to start out … slow."

Lamia grinned and then laughed.

"You want me to court you?" She laughed even louder. "That would be a first for me."

Beast Boy stared at her but said nothing as he waited for her reply.

"Fine!" She replied with a grin. "Let it not be said that I don't like a challenge."

She waived her hand again and the shackle around his neck unlocked and fell to the floor.

"So where shall we start handsome?" She asked as she pulled him to his feet. Her hands were already exploring his body. He gently took them in his own hands and squeezed them.

"Remember, I said we go slowly."

In the back of his mind his voice screamed out.

Raven, please hurry!

This chapter is a bit on the short side, sorry about that. I just had a really bad case of writer's block these past few days and this is all I could crank out.

Also, we're just a whisker's distance away from the 23,000 hit mark! You guys have been gobbling up this story! I was able to see on the newly minted April stats page that you my faithful readers have been rereading this story, as in just the past two days every chapter has been getting hits. Thanks!

Today I will respond to EVERY review I received for the previous chapter.

DarkRapture – "Oh, I see how it is! I'M NOT ON THE MAIL CALL!?!? Forget you then."

I don't know how you fell through the cracks last time!

Titanfan45 – "I hope raven cleans all of their clocks, they certainly have it coming."

She certainly seems ready to with her fancy new sword.

Wolvmbm – "Please do keep up the good work upon such a great story."

Thanks! My greatest fear is that I'll bore you.

BeastBoyfangirl – "I feel bad for Beastboy what is he going to do?is he going to try to save Raven by giving lamia what she wants!?!"

Stay tuned!

Alexpv22 – "I can only hope that Raven isn't too late to save her hubby"

Don't we all hope for that?! SO what's it worth to you for a happy ending?

Anon – "I like how you had Gar finally grasp what Raven always had to deal with while being half demon"

I did like that part of the chapter myself.

acosta perez jose ramiro – "As usual, excellent scenes"

I do like putting in the effort with the scenes sometimes. I think it adds a little something to the story.

Novus Ordo Seclorum – "Very suspenseful chapter, man. Great Work."

Thanks! You praise in particular means a great deal to me!

GothicRavenRoth – "I DID NOT SEE THAT THE WILD MAN WAS REALLY TRIGON COMING! No wonder I hated him so much."

I will confess that I had not decided on the Wild Man's actual identity until I started the second part of the story. I had decided from near the beginning that he really wasn't BB's real Wild Man, but it took me a long time to decide that he was Trigon.

WarriorsFan26 – "Don't stop writing!!"

Funny you should say that, because I think I'm done with BBxRae stories, at least for now (please feel free to read any of my many other BBxRae stories). I might write other TT stories, and I even have one in mind. Its working title is 'Ganguro'

Hinn-Raven – "Please post another one as soon as you can!"

I try my best!

Wonderless Angel – "I've read in the Comic that Trigon tranformed himself into a hamdsome human, so that is what he did to BB in the eariler chapters?"

Yeah, sort of.

ravensawsome – "s!inally i caught up! im so happy but now i have to wiat til the next "

Welcome new reviewer!

lpwriter4life – "keep writing or I'll send my dragon after u!"

Yikes!

The Mighty One – "I could go for some oreos, but I think the Temptations chapter is filling enough.

Plus it has zero calories! Granted, Oreos (especially mint Oreos) are yummy!