Raven lay perfectly still. She only peeked her eye open a millimeter. It was cold. She was lying on a stone floor in a metal room. She could see Beast Boy was at her side unconscious. Raven sat up. First thing she noticed was she looked like herself again. Marina was on the other side of the room with Robin next to her. Robin was awake, but his back was turned.

"What happened?" Raven asked.

Robin jumped. "I don't know what happened to you. Cyborg did not want to leave Marina all alone, so I stayed with her and Cyborg and Star went after a distress call one of you sent out. Slade showed up not long after. He just blasted me and her."

"Robin you idiot!" Raven said suddenly.

" He didn't give me a chance to fight," Robin yelled, Raven flinched at the word, 'chance' but let him finish with her arms crossed and looking annoyed. "I am going to get us out though."

"You still have your communicator on you!" Raven said grabbing it from his waist. "Raven calling anyone". Terra answered.

"RAVEN! Where are you?" Terra called. "Is Beast Boy okay?"

"I don't know tell Cyborg to track the signal of the communicator." Raven said.

"Already tried that and it did not respond. I-" But Terra was cut off as the communicator just exploded. Raven jumped backward.

"None of those allowed." Slade's voice called. He opened the door to the room. He had two guns one pointed at Robin and one at Raven.

"What do you want Slade." Robin said

"Nothing yet Robin. But I intend on letting you know soon." He shot again and Raven and Robin passed out.

Beast Boy's POV

Beast Boy felt Slade throw Ravens body into him.

Once he heard Slade leave, he jumped up. "Raven." He whispered shaking her gently. After about a minute she woke.

"Beast Boy! Your okay!" She sitting up, then calmed down immediately.

Raven stood up and went to wake Robin.

"Robin, get up. Now." Raven demanded, finally Robin sat up.

"Yes. So happy you're all awake. I thought it would take a bit longer, but no matter." Slade said from behind the bars. He picked up another gun, not the little one like before, but a kind that would kill someone.
Then he pushed a button on the screen. Titans tower infirmery came up on the screen with Cyborg, Starfire, Crystal and Chance in the room. Terra was in the doorway.

They were talking quietly. Beast Boy couldn't hear what they were saying. Terra shook her head at something, then walked out of the room.

"You see Robin, I have but poisonous gas in the Tower vents." Slade said. "At any moment I could kill those five, and I have Beast Boy, Raven and you at my mercy."

"NO!" Robin yelled pounding the wall. "Leave them alone."

"Well since you asked so nicely I will let Beast Boy choose. I've always been curious as to where his loyalty really lies. Who do you want to save? You can pick your girlfriend over there, and I will let Raven live... or your entire team and the whole team will live, except for Raven. What will it be, Raven or the Titans?"

Beast Boy just stared.

"Slade you leave them out of this. This is between you and me." Robin said. "What is it you really want? A new apprentice? Let them go, I'll stay."

"Oh, I intend on killing you. But I want you to watch someone die first. I don't mind who." Slade smiled. "I'll give you the night to think about it, Beast Boy." And Slade left the room.

Beast Boy sat down. "What do I pick, Robin." Raven put his hand gently on his shoulder. "Beast Boy. You know the responsible choose is to pick me." Raven whispered. Robin jumped up.
"No. We're getting out." Beast Boy said. "Terra is tracking us. They'll be here soon."

"Beast Boy, Terra couldn't trace the call." Raven said calmly, "Don't make a stupid choice. If you pick the Titans then there is no hope. But if you pick me then the Titans are still out there. Then there is still hope for the city."

"No." Beast Boy said. "I can't choose you, Rae. I couldn't watch him kill you, but you're right that the team is the only hope we have. Damit Robin, just pick. I can't do this, you're the leader this is your job!"

"Beast Boy," Raven whispered, hugging him. Beast Boy held Raven close, he could feel her heart beat going faster then it should.

Robin glanced from Raven to Beast Boy. "Wait? Was Slade serious when he said your girlfriend? I thought he was just messin' with you."

Beast Boy nodded. Robin spoke again. "How long have you both hid this from this Titans?"

"Only a week Robin," Raven said.

"Beast Boy, I know this is going to be hard for you then, to be honest I still thought you hated Raven… You can pick me and the Titans if you want. Raven is the stronger then all of us together." Robin said, finally realizing why the choice was so hard for him.

"No." Raven said, "Beast Boy you have to pick me. I don't have my powers now, I can't do anything. You must pick me. It is the only way the city stands a cha- the only hope the city has." Beast Boy picked up the fact that she just avoided saying Chances name.

"Rae." Beast Boy held her again. Robin looked at Raven. It was on such a rare occasion that Raven scared. Beast Boy could tell how scared she was. He would be too if he was dying the next morning.

They sat in silence for most of the night. Morning finally came. Slade walked in the room looking pleased with himself. "Well Beast Boy. Who did you choose?"

Beast Boy stared at his feet. He thought threw it all night and decided not to pick Raven. But he had not worked out the part about how to say it because he knew the sudden change of plans would anger Raven and Robin. Before he spoke however, Raven stood up. "He picks me."

Beast Boy jumped up to grab her before Slade did. But he was to late. He grabbed Ravens wrist. "Very nice choice Beast Boy."
Slade threw Raven to the floor. "I need time to think of how I want her to die I will return." Slade walked out.

Beast Boy dove forward to where Raven landed. "Raven. I wasn't going to pick you."

"I know. That is why I spoke up before you did. It has to be this way Beast Boy." Raven said. "Besides, I am sure he would have killed me anyway."
Beast Boy pulled her into a hug. Her skin was cold to touch. Slade returned within minutes, but Beast Boy only tightened his grip on her.

"Come." Slade said. Raven pulled away from Robin and walked over to him. "All of you." Robin picked up Marina and followed Raven and Beast Boy down the hall.

Robin stuck close to Raven side. Ravens face was calm and showed no signs of fear. The halls all looked the same. They were dark and creepy. They had not seen a window yet.

Slade stopped outside two doors across from each other. "You can stay here, I need my prisons for other people. I don't care how you divide yourselves into the two rooms."

Slade walked away. The four of them stood in the little hallway. "Beast Boy, change forms into a spider or fly and try to find an exit." Robin said.

"I can't. I don't know what Slade did but I can't change form." Beast Boy said.
Raven turned to the door on the right and opened it. The room had two beds and a desk. "I'll stay in this one." Raven said stepping inside.

"Rae, were not staying here." Robin said firmly.

"Robin, in case you haven't noticed, I have no powers, Beast Boy can't transform and your already injured so you can't fight." Raven said pointing to Robin leg, which he sprained sometime earlier, "It is not a choice to stay here or not.''
Robin went to lay Marina down on the bed across from Raven.
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Raven was sitting on top of her bed meditating. Every few seconds she would peek her eye open to make sure Slade wasn't sneaking up on her or that Marina was okay.

Raven finally managed to travel to her mind (1). She arrived in a colorful field of flowers. Raven wanted to find HappinesS. HappinesS was sitting in the middle of the field laying flat out in the flowers, giggling to herself. She was twirling a flower between her fingers.

"Raven!" HappinesS jumped you and hugged her.

"Okay. Let go." Raven pushed HappinesS off.

"Follow me, I want to talk with you and CouragE. Raven said walking away.

CouragE was harder to find but Raven eventually did. Raven was pleased to see

KnowleagE was with her. The four of them sat on the floor to talk.

"Raven, try to stay strong. You may not have your powers but your combat skills aren't that bad." HappinesS said.

"No. Raven would be fighting Slade, he is hard to take with her powers." KnowledgE said. "Raven, what you have to do is-" But Raven never heard the end of the sentence. Someone was shakeing Raven awake.

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Raven opened her eyes. "Raven are you okay?" Marina said shaking Raven still.

"Yes I was meditateing. " Raven said angrily.

"oh... well anyway. Where are we?" Marina said.

"Somewhere in Slades house." Raven answered. All Raven wanted was to meditate again, but Marina asked any other question.

"Where Robin?" Marina asked.

" Robin? Should be with Beast Boy." Raven said back.

"Oh." Marina said very flatly.

"What?" Raven said

"Beast Boy." Mallory answered turning around. A year ago Raven would have shrugged of the comment, but now that she and Beast Boy were dating she had to know.

"Whats wrong with Beast Boy?"

"Nothing. He just gave me an attitude. I don't know why." Marina said, but Raven knew why, Marina had to be the most annoying person in the world.

"You wanta play a game?" Marina asked.
"Were being held prisoner by the most dangerous villain in the city. And you want to play a GAME?" Raven whisper yelled.

"Well it could fun and it would pass time." Marina said jumping onto her bed.

"We could have a thumb war, or play hangman or we could get the boys and play spin the bottle or we could -"

"uh no." Raven said shortly.

"Well what do you want to do?" Marina said bouncing a bit on the bed.

"Meditate." Raven said though her teeth, closing her eyes again.

"But that is so boring." Marina said.

"Then go find the boys. There across the hall." Raven said returning to her meditation. She heard Mallory leave the room. "Azarath Metrion-" SHe heard the door open again. Pecking her eye open she saw Beast Boy come in.

"Hi" Raven said as he sat down next to her.
"Robin was getting annoying, he is on his 'I hate Slade' thing again. We get that speech like six times a day though, so when Marina came in I figured I'd sit with you." Beast Boy said. Raven stopped meditating and leaned on Beast Boy shoulder.

Beast Boy and Raven talked together the whole night. Beast Boy knew that they were both not going to go to sleep. Then morning came.

"Morning Titans. Ready Raven?" Slades voice said.

A/N

another cliff hanger! I know this chapter was a little bit OOC, but I couldn't help it.


(1) Nevermore