Love For Raven
By: PinkleaderBlossom
A/N: Here is the long awaited chapter 5! Beastboy will go to Nevermore in this one! Also, want your OC in a story? Go check out OC Story! By me, PinkleaderBlossom! OK, here's chapter 5!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything but the plot and Scarlett.
Chapter 5: Where's Raven?
Raven slowly blinked her eyes open. Everything was fuzzy and her she felt immense pain coming from her head. Splatters of blood were on the ground, dried and hardened.
Raven attempted to speak, finding that it was impossible. She tried to talk, but the words just wouldn't come out. Her cape was torn and had holes in it. Her skin tight leotard looked like someone had torn fabric off the side on purpose.
Raven growled. As she attempted to use her powers, she saw someone clamp silver cuffs onto her.
A girl, wearing a white shirt and black pants that fit her form tightly stood before her. She was light yellow and had flame-colored hair. A bow that had a sun in the middle and flames on the side of it was in her lively hair.
" Slade shall be with you in the shortest of minutes" the girl spoke in a soft voice.
" I'm Scarlett, by the way. Slade's niece" she muttered as she slipped into shadows, making her hair the only thing that you could see.
' When and if I escape, I will make sure that Scarlett gets out of hear, too' Raven thought.
' Thank you, Raven'
Raven jumped slightly and looked at the girl. Unfortunately, Slade entered the room before Raven could reply. He stepped in front of her rusty cage. He held a need le that had a green serum inside of it.
"Open your mouth, child" Slade ordered.
Raven blinked at him angrily and turned around. She heard Slade grunt and mutter several swear words.
"Don't make me come in there young lady," he growled.
Scarlett decided to step out of the room and head back to her own room in Slade's hideout.
Raven gave in and opened her mouth, tears stinging her eyes as she thought about how this was probably something fatal.
The serum was squirted into her mouth, and Raven swallowed it willingly. She closed her eyes, mentally sending her friends goodbyes and best wishes. However, when she didn't taste the vanilla kiss of death, Raven opened one eye. Slade stood over her, looking like she just coughed up a bunny.
Raven growled.
" What did you do to me?" Raven yelled.
Slade merely blinked at her. Realization soon dawned upon her a few moments later. Raven covered her mouth in shock.
" But, why?" Raven whispered to Slade.
"Simple. I need you chant your mantra so I can carry out my plan" he stated.
Raven rolled her eyes. Typical Slade. Mysterious, and straight up selfish. Slade beckoned a Slade bot into the dim room. It handed Slade a piece of paper. Raven watched in horror as Slade ripped the paper to shreds and tore the face of the robot off. He picked up a pipe piece and beat down the rest of its body to nothing but a pile of metal.
" NO, NO, NO!" Slade screamed.
Raven flinched at his sudden outburst, but quickly recovered. Slade walked towards Raven after a couple of minutes.
" I'm sorry for the delay sweet Raven. You're just going to have to use the prototype of the machine. Fingers crossed that nothing backfires, darling" Slade chuckled darkly as two Sladebots wheeled a machine into the room.
Raven almost threw up. The thought of Slade calling her "darling" and "sweet" made her feel sick. Raven was forced out of her thoughts when she felt the cool touch of a silver metal grab her. The Sladebots threw her into the chair the was under the strange looking machine. Steel handcuffs locked her to the worn out looking lounge chair. Raven struggled against the handcuffs, but gave up as Slade approached her creepily. Because that's what Slade is. Creepy. Look it up in the dictionary. Creepy adjective; synonym: creep, psychopath, villain in Jump City, Robin's obsession; definition: Picture of Slade's Face. (A/N: Sorry! Back to the story! )
If you could see under his mask, you would notice that Slade was smiling a sick, twisted smile.
" Now, dear Raven, You can go home to your pathetic little friends today- if you just do what I say" Slade said in a sickly sweet voice.
A false sense of hope settled into Raven's mind.
Maybe Slade is telling the truth… should I? Raven pondered.
Slade still stood in front of her, a gray controller in his gloved hands. His thumb was on the device's red button. No doubt, it controlled the machine.
Slade started tapping his foot impatiently.
"Well, Raven? I don't have all day " Slade growled.
Raven glared at him.
" Forgetting the fact that this helping you use your machine will get me to my friends today, I politely decline. You may or may not be tricking me and I refuse to take such a dangerous risk " Raven stated.
Slade growled angrily. This was NOT how things were supposed to be. But ,there had to be a way… like all people, and meta-humans alike, she had a weakness.
" Well, I guess I'll leave you to meditate. Just press the green button by your left hand if you change your mind " Slade said.
Raven looked shocked for a moment.
" Giving up, already? " Raven asked.
Slade merely waved his hand as left the room. Raven stared at the door in shock for several minutes. This wasn't like the Slade she knew. Something was up.
" Maybe meditation will help me clear my mind " Raven murmured.
" Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos-"
Raven only managed those three words, before she remembered what Slade had said.
" NO! " Raven screamed.
Slade and the Sladebots burst into the room, feelings of pleasure rushing through Slade. His little plan had worked.
A black a white light came out of Raven. The machine absorbed it and a glass case acted like a barrier as it rose around the machine and Raven.
Raven screeched in agony, looks of pain and angst on her pretty face. The light stopped coming out of Raven causing her head to droop. Her body convulsed as sobs came from the young girl's mouth. The barrier was lifted and the silver cuffs released their hold on Raven. Slade approached her and motioned two Sladebots towards him.
" Take this piece of trash and throw her out. She has served her purpose " Slade stated.
Raven saw gravelly pavement collide with own world before she lost consciousness.
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Robin looked at the conditions his teammates were in. Starfire's clothes were dirty, she was half asleep, and she looked a mess. Cyborg's armor was rusty, and he needed to charge- immediately. Beastboy , looked the worse out of them all. He hadn't slept since Raven disappeared 3 days ago. His uniform was tattered, his hair was a mess, and his heart was broken over the loss of Raven. It was only yesterday that they found out about his crush on the sarcastic empathy.
FLASHBACK
Beastboy was searching the internet, asking people they knew if they had seen Raven.
Starfire was crying her heart out on the couch in Robin's arms. Cyborg was checking for the location on her communicator.
" Sorry guys; I can't pick up her signal. I gave her one after Slade broke hers at the warehouse… but now it's gone " Cyborg said sadly.
Beastboy sighed.
"Please return Raven. I can't lose you. I love you ".
Starfire stopped crying to look a Beastboy. Robin and Cyborg looked up in shock.
Starfire flew over to Beastboy.
" I am most selfish friend. I am merely crying because Friend Raven is dear to me. You should be crying because Friend Raven is the most darling to you " Starfire whispered between sniffs.
Robin put a hand on Beastboy's shoulder.
"We'll find her" Robin murmured.
Cyborg nodded, agreeing with Robin.
Beastboy smiled at them.
" Thanks guys ".
END OF FLASHBACK
Robin cleared his throat; " Has anyone located Raven?"
Robin felt his hopes sink even farther down as he watched his teammates shook their heads sadly.
Robin sighed, frustrated. His " Slade Room " had now become the " Raven Room ".
Even with his detective like skills, he still couldn't figure out where the dark sorceress was.
Beastboy jumped up suddenly, making thing fly off of the table.
" I know where to go!" the green teenager exclaimed.
Starfire lifted her head off the table and smiled.
" Glorious Friend Beastboy! Where is Friend Raven?" Starfire smiled with a gleam in her emerald eyes.
Beastboy was leaving the room as Starfire said this. He stepped back into the room and scratched the back of his head nervously.
"Uh, I'm sure Raven would kill me if I told you guys, but Cyborg already knows about the place" Beastboy rambled.
Cyborg nodded slightly at Beastboy. ' Go BB. Go find Raven. ' his eyes seemed to say.
Beastboy nodded and headed to Raven's room.
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The door to Raven's room hissed as it slid open, revealing a dark and eerie bedroom. Beastboy shuddered. This place still gave him the creeps.
The green changeling searched the dark room for Raven's special meditation mirror. It was only months ago that Cyborg and Beastboy had ventured to Raven's room. Both had journeyed into her mirror, thinking it was her way back home. However, as the ventured further into the mirror they learned that it was a mirror into her mind, not a toy.
The silver mirror was on the floor, a silver shield around it. Everything else in her room was broken, or reduced to pieces.
' The mirror must have a protection spell on it ' Beastboy thought.
When he touched it, the shield disappeared and Raven appeared on the screen. The image flickered.
" Beastboy" Raven said
Beastboy nearly had an emotional meltdown when he heard the demoness' monotone voice.
" You have found my mirror because something has happened to me. I give you permission to enter my mirror. Please, take care in my mind" Mirror Raven said before the image flickered and disappeared.
The mirror got red eyes and sucked Beastboy into it.
" AHHHHHHHHHH! " Beastboy screamed as he fell down the swirling red and black portal.
To Be Continued…
A/N: Cliffhanger! I wanted Beastboy to already be in Nevermore, but I didn't want to rush things, so… yeah. Anyway, Thank you to everyone who reviewed! I feel so loved!
Ciao, PinkleaderBlossom :)