She was roused from her trance like state by a knock at the door. She uncrossed her legs and took a deep breath, then she got an idea. She grabbed her cloak and wrapped it around herself, leaving the hood down.
Then she pushed a button and the door opened, there stood none other than… Robin. Good idea with the cloak. "Can i help you Robin?" She said rather flatly.
"Ya, have you see how BB has been acting recently, like he's mad at something. I asked him about it and he wouldn't tell me why, he switched into a fly or something and flew off."
Raven let out a huff, "that's probably my fault, we were talking earlier and I kinda asked him a question on a touchy subject."
"Why is everyone talking in circles today, what happened?"
"I asked him how he felt about… Terra."
"Why?" Robin said in pure confusion, everyone knew it was a bad idea to talk about Terra.
"God Robin why are you grilling us about it. He's better now. Can't we just leave it at: I screwed up and made him mad." She was sick of this conversation, she had been since she opened the door to find Robin instead of Beast Boy.
"Fine, sorry." He threw his hands up in defeat and walked down the hall to the left. She huffed again and was about to close the door when Beast Boy stepped into vision.
"What was all that about?" He asked, no looking at her but the image of Robin 'stomping' away. He had a dark green and black dress shirt and khaki pants on.
"Something about you being a pouty baby." She jutted out her lower lip and put on a face like she was about to cry. He laughed a little, then realised.
"You not dressing up?" He looked kinda sad.
"You'll see." She gave an evil smirk.
"Well lets get going then, i got Cy to let me use the T-car." He said holding up the keys as proof.
Raven looked back in surprise, but it quickly faded. "How did you manage that?"
"I'd rather not say." He kinda chuckled and rubbed the back of his neck, she reached out and took his gloved hand in hers and they walked to the garage.
When they arrived Cy was at his workstation, working on something. "Wait here for a sec," then he walked away without waiting for a response, they exchanged some words that Raven couldn't make out, then Beast Boy slapped Cyborg on the shoulder and grabbed a jacket that was hanging on a hook, as Cy got up and left through another entrance. When he disappeared from sight BB waved Raven over, she walked over and he opened the door for her. She gave a mocking 'oohhh'.
"what was all that about?" Raven asked raising an eyebrow.
"Nothing important, he just gave me some advice and reminded me of a few things." They both buckled there seat belts.
"Like what?"
"oh you know, don't wreck the car, don't forget my jacket." He lifted it up to show that he had not. "Don't screw up."
"You weren't planning on doing any of those, right?"
"Of course not." Then he gunned the engine and the car sped out of the garage.
After a while of driving, chatting and the occasional flirtations comment, they arrived at a restaurant. It looked semi-formal, not like you would need a reservation, but not casual enough to wear normal clothes. It was by no means busy as Beast Boy pulled the car around. They got out, Beast Boy ran around the car and took Raven by the hand as they entered the building.
Raven looked around, the restaurant was fairly big and very open. The lights were dim and some candle burned on the tables. "Table for two please." Beast Boy said, flashing a smile to the hostess, she smiled back and grabbed two menus from underneath the booth and guided them to a table off in the corner of the large dining room. Beast Boy pulled out Ravens chair for her, she smiled at him and removed her cloak to reveal her dress.
The changeling stood with wide eyes and a surprised look, it was all he could do to keep his mouth closed. She folded the cloak over the back of the chair and sat down. He stood behind her for a second longer, then sat down in his chair on the opposite side of her. "You… look…" he trailed off.
"Thanks, is it too much?"
"I just can't believe you're wearing a dress."
"Do you like it?"
"Ya, but the real question is do you like it?"
Raven frowned for a second, "not really, it feels strange and i don't think dresses are for me."
"Then why don't we go return it tomorrow?"
"I thought you liked it?"
"I do, but you don't and thats whose thought matters."
Raven blushed and looked down at the menu so she could order when the waiter came. The waiter came and left with their orders, Raven ordered spaghetti and Beast Boy got a veggie burger with cheese. There food came, they ate in relative silence till…
"Hey Rea-" His sentence was cut off by beeping from his pocket and the gem on Ravens clasp started to glow.
Robins voice came over the communicator. "Titans trouble!" Beast Boy groaned, "Follow the tracker, we got a problem in the lower district." Raven frowned.
"Well, that was nice week, lets go." She stood up with a huff and walked to the hostess, "we need our check, now."
"I'll get it for you ma'am." She disappeared for a second behind some doors, then returned with the check. Beast Boy placed his hand on it, then pulled out his wallet.
He placed a few bills on the check and said, "Keep the change." Then handed raven her cloak as they ran out to the T-car.
They followed the transmitted location, Raven draped herself in her cloak, neither of them said anything the whole ride.
They pulled up to a warehouse right next to an electronics store. "You have got to be kidding me. I swear if this is Control Freak I'll scare him worse than Dr. Light." Clearly she was very mad.
Beast Boy looked at her, "I don't think that's possible, he basically peed his pants when you scared him."
"Trust me, I can do worst." She threw open the car door and ran for the store.
Inside Cyborg was wrapped in so many cables that his body was completely hidden except for his head. Starfire was laying on the ground next to the wall, unconscious, Robin was trapped by far less cables but he was unable to do anything besides struggle against his restraints. He was angled at Starfire and not the enemy. 'The enemy' was sitting in a large gaming chair on top of a pile of boxes holding a remote in one hand, and laughing as the teens struggled.
Ravens face went red with anger. She pulled her hood up and started to quietly chant. At first she was perfectly still, then she started swaying back and forth. Beast Boy appeared behind her and shouted, "Dude, you couldn't have picked a worst night to do this if you tried."
"Ahh the other Titans, i was wondering when you would show up. What's with the get up?" He called from his 'throne'.
"I was on a date, and you just ruined it!"
"Oh really, who with?" His voice was full of genuine interest.
Before he could answer, Ravens chanting grew louder. "Azarath... Azarath... Azarath! " then in a flash she raised her arms, revealing her dress, then disappeared.
"Umm... her actually. In the cat she threatened to scare you worst then Dr . light so I would run if I were you."
He stared at him blankly for second then shouted in joy. "Yes! I got some bets to collect, 1 to 20 my butt, woo hoo!"
All the Titans, that could, looked between each other. Then Robin shouted, "what are you talking about 1 to 20? Bets?"
"Oh it's nothing over your concern in the nerd world everyone thought Robin and Raven were going to date first. There was was a 1 to 5 on it, but I went for the one that was obviously. Robin and Star, BB and Raven."
Robin and Cyborg looked to Beast Boy, who shrugged and said, "ya that does happen a lot with nerds, betting on who they think will be together."
Then Cyborg shouted, "hey what about me!?"
"There's a 1 and 5 on you and bumble bee, a 1 and 50 on you and Jinx, 1 and 100 on you and Star, and lastly a 1 and 300 on you and Raven."
"Wait why do I have do many?"
"Reasons, don't question nerds!"
Then a dark portal opened in the center of the room. What stepped through was neither Raven nor human. A blue skinned warrior, he wore golden armor and held a spear the size of a large tree branch. He was huge, roughly 10 feet tall and had bulging muscles. His body was humanoid except for the four arms he had. He let out out a bellowing roar that seemed to nearly deafen anyone nearby. He had rows of long pointed teeth that stretched back to his throat.
Then stepped Raven, in her demon form. Her eyes glowed red thru the darkness that her hood created, a bright white smile danced across her face.
Everyone watched in fear and awe at at the beast that stood before them. Control Freak shook in his seat, "Rea is everything ok?" Beast Boy walked up behind her and placed a hand on her shoulder, she didn't turn, she moved forward the beast followed ensuite.
"Zinthos!" She screamed. The creature ran at Control Freak, it only took a few strides as he reached out and gripped him by the shirt in one of his large hands, it screamed another roar directly into his face.
"Raven, stop." Robin called still struggling against his bindings.
"Rae is what's going on?" Cy called.
Raven moved her hand from her clock, the creature threw Control Freak against the wall, he slid down and landed next to star fire. His body shook violently, his eyes wide open, unblinking. He stared off at a far off point, "Metrion Zinthos." The beast let out another roar, then started to charge the downed men.
He was stopped mid sprint by the fist of a gorilla connecting with his head. He was thrown off balance and stumbled into a support beam, it shook its head and turned to Raven. She again pointed to Control Freak. So again it charged, only to be stopped by a snake wrapped around it feet. It wavered for a second before falling to the ground. The snake slithered out from under the monstar and morphed into Beast Boy. "Rae stop this."
The creature stood up and let out a bellowing roar, then turned its eyes to the small green changeling standing in front of it. It swiped a hand down faster than he could react, he was sent flying off his feet into a wall. Raven pointed to the helpless enemy once again. "NOOOOO!" Came from Cyborg and Robin.
"Raven please stop this." Beast Boy called. When no answer came he shouted, "fine then i will!"
Cyborg and Robin shared a glance of confusion and genian concern. Beast Boy started to growl like a wild animal, his clothes stretched at the seams till they burst off, his face distorted to something close to a wolf. He let out his inner beast, he let out a primal roar and ran to where Control Freak lay, just as the creature made it there. The two beasts squared off, sizing each other up. Control Freak reached for his remote, he clicked a few buttons and the restraints holding Cyborg and Robin fell to the ground. Cyborg rushed over to Raven, Robin ran to Starfire to check if she was still ok. Beast Boy snarled at the creature, who in turn struck out at him. Beast Boy grabbed the arm in his and with a crushing force squeezed down on it.
"Raven, you got to stop this." Cyborg called to her, pleading. "Stop this before i do. I'll give you till the count of three."
Cyborg lifted his arm as it assembled into his sonic cannon, "One."
He typed in a few buttons, "Two."
Ravens eyes blinked back to normal, than in a second they were back to the red. "Three" His voice was sad, he fired his arm cannon.
But something was different, it didn't fire the stream of light like normal, it fired a single dart. Raven grabbed her neck, then she wavered for a second. Than she fell to the ground, reverting back to normal.
The creature let out a loud shriek its body seemed to fade away. Before long Beast Boys hand clamped nothing but air. Beast boy let out another primal roar and turned his gaze on Cyborg, who was frantically typing into his arm, "Cyborg, what's going on?!" Robin called.
"I made a knockout dart just in case Beast Boy ever let out his inner beast, but it was for Beast Boy not Raven. I knocked out Raven and now he's mad at me!" His fingers flew across the keypad. Beast Boy charged his best friend. He aimed his arm cannon at him and fired another small dart. Beast Boy stumbled and fell, sliding across the ground from his momentum. "BOOYA!" Cyborg pumped his robotic fist in the air as the beast reverted back to a naked Beast Boy.
"So what do we do now?" Robin asked looking at the three unconscious bodies and Control Freak cowering against the wall.
"First things first, jail." He said pointing at Control Freak, than he cocked his head, "maybe a mental asylum."
"I can take him to Arkham tomorrow, and the others?"
"Don't worry about them, once i get them back to the tower i can monitor them. They'll be fine, Raven might be out for a few days but other than that fine."
"Good, wait a few days? What's in that tranquilizer?!"
"Dude, its meant to knock out Beast Boy when he's in his inner beast mode. It has to be powerful."
"That makes sense, well lets start loading them into the T car."
"Ya…. so Robin… are you and Star really dating?" He gave Robin a sly grin.
"I don't know, are you and Bee?" He gave Cyborg an equally sly grin.
"Touche." Than both burst into laughter as they started moving the bodys to the T car.
Sorry this is going up so late, i've been busy and i'm getting sick. not fun. the next chapter will be up later hopefully. As well as Fanfiction wouldnt let me upload it for a while.
