Chapter 5
"What happened?" Robin questioned the store manager.
"She came in and bough one kind of jelly, then not ten minutes later came back and got another. I new I had seen her face before, but couldn't put me thumb on it until I saw the News." The manager said, "She comes in once or twice a week to buy random foods."
"Random foods?" Robin questioned.
"Yeah like peanut butter and pickles, or candy and cheese. Random like that." The store manager explained.
"Did she walk here?" Robin asked.
"I don't see how that matters." The store manager said.
"If she walked here, and then came back in five minutes that means she lives close by." Robin determined.
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Starfire watched the monitors still, in hope that she would find anything relevant to bring her Raven back to her. Her hair was a mess and she had dark circles under her eyes, this was day four without sleep and Starfire new she couldn't do this much longer. Her still had hope that maybe the next person on the monitor was them. She watched for what seemed like hours on end without blinking, until she saw her. Plain as day the women they saw at the night club was on the top left screen. Starfire was too tired to cheer, so only grew a smile. Then as like a weight was let off her shoulders, she passed out, finally getting some well deserved rest.
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"Hey puddin, I'm home!" Harley yelled as she walked in the door of their hide out.
"Quiet woman! I'm working." The Joker shouted from afar.
Harley walked into the room with all the tubes and funny colored liquids in side. "Whatcha doin?" Harley asked.
"I'm... almost... DONE!" The Joker yelled holding a glowing red liquid in a small test tub. "Now off to Rachel." The Joker then marched off.
Raven watched as the Joker walked in. She was expecting for him to say something along the likes as "Rise and shine, time for the experience.", but he just stood there smiling. Without saying a word, he pored the glowing red liquid on top of Raven's head, then walked out laughing. Raven didn't know how to react, until she felt a burning rage build up inside her. She couldn't control it, as her rage took over.
"Harley I believe it maybe be time to put faze three into action." The Joker laughed.
"Faze three? Whats dat?" Harley asked in excitement.
"Lets just say we will be heading back to Gotham." The Joker laughed. "But Harley me dear it seems we are out of pickles, and bagels. Would you be a doll and run to the store?"
"Sure thing puddin." Harley smiled. 'Hey didn't I just get back? Oh well Mistah J wants pickles and bagels.'
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Robin left the store and was on his way back to Titan Tower when he got a call from Police chief Anderson, "Robin, the store you were just at just pressed the silent alarm."
"Ok, I'm on it." Robin said turning around.
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Starfire awoke to very loud yelling. She went to the common room where the source of the yelling appeared to be, and when she got there what she saw shocked her. Harley Quinn was tied up in a chair.
"Let me go!" Harley yelled.
"I don't think so, if I remember right you have one of us." Robin reminded her.
"Oh come on, it is only a joke." Harley pleaded.
"Is she still alive?" Starfire asked while rushing to her.
"Yeah she's alive." Harley told her.
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Raven knew what happened the Joker stayed true to his word. Whatever it was he dumped on her head unlocked her rage, soon rage was all she could feel.
"I never thought it would come it this." Raven stated. She had only one option to stop herself from attacking the city, or the one she loved. Raven took in a deep breath, then exhaled it. "Ok... I'm ready." Raven closed her eyes concentration long and hard for what seemed like an hour. Then red sparks flew out from Ravens head, and she was left with a blank expression on her face.
The Joker grew bored on waiting for Harley. "Damn woman, can't even go to the store without messing up." The Joker looked over and saw a red light come from the room where he held Raven, and went to investigate. The Joker turned on the lights, and saw Raven was still there. The Joker inspected the room, which wasn't hard there were no windows or other doors in it, and Raven was the only thing in it. The Joker looked at Raven and asked, "What was that light?"
Raven emotionlessly said, "I did all I could to stop your plan." Her voice had no tone in it, not even the slightest bit of fear.
"What did you do?" The Joker asked.
"I fried my emotions, now I have no overwhelming rage." Raven said just as blank as before.
"You what?" The Joker yelled. Out of his rage he backhanded her, but to his surprise she still kept the same blank face. He wanted, no he needed to see her afraid. "You know when I'm done with you, I'll just kill you."
"I know. I've known that for a long time now." Raven said back to him, still with no fear.
The Joker hit her again, and again looking for the hint of fear he so desperately needed. He then looked to her, and still her face hadn't changed. The Joker being feed up with it pulled out a gun from his jacket pocket, and pointed it at Raven... still nothing "What's the use keeping you if you wont do the only thing I want you to do?"
"And what is that?" Raven asked emotionlessly.
"For you to fear me!" The Joker yelled.
"I no longer have emotions, I am not capable of fear." Raven stated like she was reading out of a text book.
The Joker eyed Raven over, there was no point in killing her, because she didn't fear him, but then again there wan no reason to let her live. The Joker gritted his teeth, and undid the handcuffs around her wrists. Raven fell like a brick to the floor, and the Joker grabbed her by the hair and pulled her out of the room. Raven felt the pain, but couldn't make a face showing it.
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The Teen Titans interrogated Harley for hours into the night, but in the end all they got were lies. Lies like, "Raven? I've never heard of a Raven." or "Wheres Mistah J? In my heart, dats were he is." Finally everyone got tired of it and went to bed leaving Harley tied to the chair for the night.
Starfire woke up at 4am and went looking for her muster when she bumped into the chair Harley was tied to and knocked it over.
"Hey!" Harley yelled, "Watch where ya goin!"
Starfire watched Harley on the floor, and the thought that she knew where her Raven was, and she wouldn't tell pissed Starfire off. Starfire was normally a really happy person, but another thought jumped in her head. 'She lays here unharmed laughing at us while Raven could have been hurt, or worst' Starfire grabbed Harley and flew up to the roof where she didn't have to worry the yelling waking anyone up.
Starfire stared Harley in the face, "I am only going to say this once. I care for Raven more that anything on this planet. Where is she?"
Harley yawned, "Raven? I don't know a... ahh what are you doing? Stop it, it hurts ahhh!" Harley saw Starfire grab her hand mid-sentence and she took Harley's pointer finger and turned in until she hear it break.
"Now if you do not wish to happen again you will tell me where she is at." Starfire threatened.
"If you think I would betray Mistah J your... ahhh!" Harley yelled as Starfire took her middle finger, and started turning.
By daybreak set in Harley was let with all her finger on her right hand broken and three on her left. Harley finally choose to talk when Starfire threatened, "When all your fingers are broken I will move to your toes."
Starfire made her way down from the roof with Harley, and they bumped into Robin.
"Wow what happened?" Robin asked when he knotted Harley's fingers.
"She decided to tell me where they are keeping Raven" Starfire answered leaving Robin speechless as they passed him.
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The Joker through Raven in the trunk of his car, and speed off into town. The Joker had one more plan on how to make little Rachel scared.
A/N Wow kind of dark Starfire don't you think? Thank all you who reviewed. I love you all. I'm very subconscious about things like this, so thanks again.