Slade walked into a dim lit room. "Sit." Slade instructed. Robin was the only one who did not listen but Raven pulled him down.
"I have thought long and hard. And I have designed a new weapon." He stepped aside to show the Titans a very small gun. Beast Boy grabbed Ravens hand.
Slade raised the gun at Raven. Some of Slades minions grabbed Robin, Beast Boy, and Marinas shoulders so they could not do anything. He shot. Ravens scream could be heard from planets away. The gun lifted Raven off the ground, torturing her. Slade let out a light chuckle. Robin was shaking himself free, Beast Boy was screaming to stop tears streaming down his face. .
Out of know where a blue ray shot down hitting Slade. Slade dropped his gun and Raven fell to the floor unconscious. "Booyah." Cyborgs voice came from behind them.
Robin started fighting the minions again. Beast Boy was trying to fight them as well, but he wasn't winning until Terra came to help him. Starfire went and pulled Robin out of the crowd of minions.
Robin began to follow Terras lead as she ran out the door with Beast Boy. Starfire grabbed Raven and followed as well. Cyborg keep shooting until Ma rina grabbed him arm and ran.
Cyborg drove the T-car back to the tower. The car ride back was long. Only Robin spoke to recount the details of what happened.
Cyborg did not let anyone in the tower until he searched it. He came out carrying three tanks. "Poisonous gas. I scanned the tower there is none left. This is it." He handed it to Starfire who began to fly away with it so that she could deliver it to a team of scientists.
Cyborg
carried Raven inside and put her in the infirmary.
Ravens body
began to hover over the bed. " Beast Boy, she going to be fine.
She is healing herself." Cyborg said.
Beast
Boy sat next to Ravens bedside for three hours until she awoke.
She
made a small sound that sound like she was in pain. " Beast Boy
," Raven whispered. He reached over and took her hand.
"Rae, you're at the tower. You're safe."
~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~
It was a Tuesday and it was hot outside. The city had no trouble for a while. The Titans decided to go on a picnic in the local park. Cyborg was making some hotdogs(and 1 tofu hotdog). Crystal was sitting in the sun on top of the blanket they laid out. She had sunglasses on and a hat, with the book, The Silver Kiss open in front of her, but her head was tilted watching Cyborg try to explain to Star were the fire in a grill came from.
Raven
was sitting under a tree near by,
finishing The
Hunchback Of Notre Dame
Beast Boy had his arm carelessly around her shoulder, watching Robin
and Starfire play tag with some little kids in the park.
Beast
Boy turned his head to Raven. Her eyes moved franticly along the
page, and she was biting her lower lip. Beast Boy knew that meant
something suspenseful was going on.
A ball came hurling in there direction, problem from one of the kids. Beast Boy went to catch it, but Ravens power beat him to it. Raven held the ball in mid air with her powers while her hand put the book on the floor beside her.
She stood up to hand the ball to the nearest kid. The kid looked at Raven for a second then with a slightly confused look said, "Your Raven right? The Teen Titan." The little girl asked.
Raven nodded and the girl continued, "So your the one. Thanks for getting my ball back." She took the ball from Ravens hand and ran back to her friends. They gathered in a little huddle and the girl pointed to Raven and whispered something.
"Any idea what there saying?" Beast Boy said from behind her.
"Nope, probably nothing important though." Raven said in monotone returning to her book under the tree.
Raven eyes were on the book, but they had stopped moving. "What?" Beast Boy asked after minute.
Raven snapped back to reality, "What do you mean what?"
"You stopped reading." Beast Boy declared.
"I was thinking." Raven said, her usual monotone voice lost in her curiosity, "We shouldn't have left Chance home alone. I don't like the idea. "
"He's
fine Rae. Relax." Beast
Boy said putting his arm back around her shoulder.
Beast Boy
watched as Raven slowly concentrated on her book again.
Her eyes moving slowly this time, but her lower lip was still being bitten. Finally she released her lip and whispered to Beast Boy, "This author is just boring. There were 3 attempts at murder and yet no one had died." Raven said, closing her book and leaning on Robins shoulder.
Beast Boy smiled and gazed into the distance where Robin was tickling Starfire to the point were she was on the floor. Raven followed his gaze to where Starfire was pushing Robin off of her playfully.
~FLASHBACK~
A
four year old with short purple hair and pale skin was walking
through
a empty park. The only one beside her was a boy the same height as
her.
The boy chased her around the park. "Raven slow down!" He yelled.
The girl stopped and laughed, "Can't get me."
The boy ran up to her and tackled her to the floor. "I got you now Rae." He said tickling her. Raven squirmed laughing.
"Okay! Chance you win. You win." Raven said between laughs. Chance keep tickling her until an adult appeared behind them. A very old man. (A/N Picture Dumbledore from Harry Potter with a shorter beard)
"Monk
Azar." Raven said, pushing Chance off of her and standing up to
bow.
"Raven, please come with me. Chance, I do believe
your father is expecting you home soon." Azar said wisely. Raven
waved goodbye and ran to catch up to Azar.
"Your mother is already at the temple." He said as Raven walked across the brick lining to the pathway as if it were a balance beam. Raven was still smiling as they came up to the temple, were her mothers worried look caused Ravens regain seriousness.
"Raven, in one months time I bestow upon you a great power that you will lack control of if you continue this way. You must control your emotions. You will study with monks this month and most of the year. " Azar spoke slow and clearly so that Raven clearly understood.
"That sounds like fun. I can fly then right?" Raven said, her eyes off in the distance thinking about flight.
"Daughter, I don't think you understand yo-" Arella said, but Raven rolled her eyes.
"I know mom, I am going to study with Azar and the other monks for a year. And then I get to fly like everyone else in Azarath. Then I can start school like Chance and Linda get to. Then I can fly and I won't ever have to use a door again because I could walk though walls. Then when I play tag with Chance it will be a fair game, instead of him flying to catch me." Raven said with her eyes still unfocused.
"Raven, " Arella went to correct her, but Azar raised his hand and Arella fell silent at once.
"Raven,
you shall begin the studies
tomorrow. I will inform her then Arella." Azar said dismissing
them.
~End Flashback~
Raven hadn't known at the time that she would never again be able to show how she felt again. She would never again be able to roll on the floor laughing again. She was the only child in Azarath who had to do that, because she was Trigons daughter. All the other children, like Chance and her siblings only got to fly and go through walls. Those little things Robin and Starfire took for granted.
"Right?" Beast Boys last word cause her to snap out of her flashback.
"Sorry, I wasn't listening." Raven said back.
"I said that they are cute together." Beast Boy repeated again.
"Yeah." Raven leaned over onto Beast Boy shoulder again, hugging his arm.
"You
still don't trust her do you?" Beast
Boy asked.
"Not at all." Raven said, Beast Boy shook his
head and laughed a little. "She gave me no reason to trust her."
"She is our friend, what more do we need?" Beast Boy asked, but Ravens answer left him without a come back.
"She is your friend, Beast Boy. Not mine."
Beast
Boy just shook his head again.
They watched Robin and Starfire
settle down laying on the grass side by side. They started making
shapes out of clouds.
Cyborg handed Raven and Beast Boy hotdogs before takeing his seat next to Crystal. Only Terra looked around for a place to sit. Robin and Starfire still sat in the grass eatting, and Beast Boy and Raven were together and Cyborg and Crystal were sitting together.
"Your allowed to invite her over you know?" Raven said, watching Beast Boy look at her glance around the park.
"Ya - but. . . okay. Terra! Come on over here." Beast Boy called over.
Terras eyes lit up and she came over to where they were sitting.
They ate silently. Raven could sense Terras tension. She knew immediately that Beast Boy had lied to her, Terra was not okay with them dating. But Raven was not angry at Beast Boy, she knew that Beast Boy was trying to spare her feelings.
The Titans returned to the tower around 2:30 pm. Beast Boy, Cyborg and Robin went right to the TV to test a new video game they had got on the way home and Starfire and Terra went to Starfires room to play some bored games Starfire had taken a sudden interest too. Raven went up to the infirmary without her friends noticing her disappearance.
Sitting by Chance side Raven thought back to all the times when they were kids that they played together happily. Raven never noticed it before, but that day in the park Chance knew it was Ravens last day to show emotion. He wanted her to enjoy it as much as possible.
Raven did remember all the times he healed her whenever she was hurt, or when he showed her poems that she liked. Chance was like a brother to Raven, and now because of her he was dying.
Raven left to join the others in the living room.
Beast Boy POV-
"I almost got you Cyborg!" Robin said just passing Cyborgs racecar to make it into the lead. Raven had just walked in and opened a book on the couch next to him.
BEEP BEEP BEEP
The room flashed red. Cyborg put the game aside and check the computer. "Mumbo, downtown bank."
"TITANS GO!" Robin said, running for the door. Starfire, and Terra were already in the hall and Beast Boy and Cyborg were just exiting the room. "Raven, come on." Robin said, waving her over.
"I
- would it be okay if I sit this one out, I . . . don't feel so
good." Raven said.
Robin rasied his eyebrow, but said, "Okay,
should someone stay behind with out."
"NO."
Raven said a little too loud and a little too quickly. Robin was
about to ask what was going on but Cyborgs voice came out of his
communicator,
"Hurry up Robin."
"Okay, Raven we will finish this later." Robin ran out of the room with the others.
Once at the bank, They found Mumbo scooping money into his hat, but that is not all they saw.
Mumbo
was grabbing money.
Jinx was using
her powers to hold off the guards.
Gizmo was typing codes to a
high security room.
Mammoth was trying to lift large piles of
gold.
Red X was flirting with the tied up bank attendant.
about
100 of Slades minion were trying to get into the most securely
guarded vault in the bank.
The Titans paused only a second to take in the surroundings. Every villain that was not in jail was here, in front of them.
"Titans Go!" Robin yelled making there entrance noted. Robin and Starfire flew towards Slades minions, Beast Boy took mumbo while Cyborg took the HIVE.
Red X just watched from the side lines for a little bit. Still talking to the attendant.
It took about a half hour, but the HIVE members left first. Then once Cyborg joined Beast Boy fighting, Mumbo left too. Terra was fighting next to Robin and Starfire. So Beast Boy and Cyborg went on to Red X, who just decided to leave with out a fight.
"Thats not like him." Beast Boy said.
"Who cares, hes outta the way. Lets go help Star and Robin." Cyborg said jumping to Robin's side.
"And Terra." Beast Boy mumbled jumping next to her. About 50 minions were still standing, 25 of them inside the vault.
From what Robin could see the only thing in the room was a blue disk. "HIYA!" Robin yelled kicking the minions reaching for it.
It took another 20 minutes, but finally all the minions were gone, and the strange blue disk was safe again. No sooner had they finished fighting that there communicators rang again. "More trouble. Other side of town."
"Dudes! There is no trouble for weeks then out of no where they all team up on us!" Beast Boy grumbled to himself.
The Titans turned to leave, only pausing for Terra to lock the empty vault behind her.
Once arriving at the tightly guard weaponry room, Robin came in to find the whole room in perfect condition. " I thought we would be to late. This place looks fine."
"Maybe the villain just left?" Beast Boy suggested.
"NO.. She came in, took a highly valuable and very dangerous new version of a gun." A voice said behind them.
They turned to find the office head. "We have the video footage, she destroyed one camera but the other must have been forgotten. I know that you shall not like what you see though."
The Titans followed silently into the security room. From one screen there was a blank tape, and the office head pressed a play button.
"No."
said Cyborg.
"It's wrong, it must be." Beast Boy
whispered.
"Impossible." Robin said, shaking his head.
Starfire and Terra just shook there heads, at loss for words.
The
video clearly
showed Raven coming in, taking the gun, and disappearing.
"No
one bring it up. There must be a good reason behind it. I'll ask
about it, not any one of you." Robin said sternly.
No one protested.
BACK TO THE TOWER-
The titans walked in to find Raven sitting calmly on the couch while some pasta was on the stove. Terra careful stepped over the pasta to make sure Raven was making it the right way. The other Titans braced for the big show between Raven and Robin.
"Anything interesting happen?" Raven asked casually.
"Ya, all the villains teamed up on us at once. We got'em though. Oh, we got another distress call while we were down there. From the Weaponry hold on the east side of town." Robin said just as casually.
Raven shifted a little in her seat. "How did that go?"
"Not as good, they had a security tape but we need a warrant for the guard to watch it. We'll have to go back tomorrow." Robin lied.
"You....don't think it could be a trick? They expect you to come back." Raven said calmly.
''Ya well we'll have to risk it. Do you feel okay Raven you look a little paler." Robin asked, feeling her forehead.
"Yeah, I will be in my room." Raven said, leaving suddenly.
"Maybe. . . I could try?" Terra mumbled.
"WHAT?!" Every Titans said at once.
"Well, I might be able to connect more. I mean, we are both the same age, and have similar powers, we both struggle for control, and we are both girls."
"But Starfires a girl with powers and is only a little bit older." Robin said.
"But I am not overly perky, which will definitely help me out. No offence Starfire." Terra said.
Before any more arguments could come, Terra walked out of the room.
TERRAS POV-
"Raven? I know you're in there." Terra knocked for the fifth time.
"I'm coming in then." Terra said, pushing the DOOR OPEN button to the right of the door. The door slid open immediately.
"Raven?"
Terra called softly, stepping inside. "Wow, your room
is really clean."
Terra came up to Ravens mirror. The big
one looked normal but the little handheld one was all red and swirly.
"Weird." Terra mumbled pokeing it. "AHG!" Terra
screamed being pulled into the mirror by a giant hand.
Terra sat up. "Great, I am on a rock in the middle of no where."
"Your not no where, your here. Here is always somewhere."
Terra turned to find the source of the voice. In front of her, she saw Raven whereing a green cloak and her hands on her hips as if waiting for Terra to stand. Finally Terra stood up.
"Raven?" Was all she could manage to say.
"Yeah?" She said as the green figure made a path of rock appear and began to walk. Terra followed.
"Where are we?"
"On a path."
Terra decided Raven did not know where they were either.
"Raven, I know you don't trust me at all, but I want to know why you stole that gun thing from that weapon place." Terra said. Raven stopped in her tracks.
"I did not steal it. There was no force involved whatsoever. Besides were here. See that gate? Walk though. You should find your answers there." The green cloaked Raven walked away. Terra stood still for a moment, then decided not to argue. She took one step though the gate, suddenly she was in a long dark hall way with little candles on the sides to guide the way.
"Raven?
Are you still there?" Terra called softly. Raven stepped
out of the way this time in grey. "Why did you change your
cloak. I liked that green one."
Raven gave her a confused
look and started walking. Terra decided to try again. "Look,
RavenI know that you don't trust me at all but-"
"I'm sorry. For everything. I just have trouble trusting people. I always have and then when you went to work for Slade it hurt the team. I also have trouble forgiving. I am afraid of it because whenever I let my guard down I get hurt, or someone around me gets hurt. And it is always my fault. All the time. The reason I stole the gun is because when I lost my powers, I went to Slade for help and in return I had to steal something for him. That was the item he picked for me to steal. And when The Titans found out they will hate me and kick me off the team and I will have to go back to Azarath." Raven said miserably.
Terra stood perfectly still, in shock that Raven had just opened up like that. "I am sure they will understand Raven. It's not just your fault."
They walked though another gate, still talking. Terra notice the setting change again.
"A Book shop?" Terra said, wondering endless shelves crammed ceiling high with books. Terra head to voices coming from one end.
One was Ravens regular monotone, "I just don't know what to do anymore. They are going to see the tape and I can't explain myself because then they will know I gave in to Slade. Why did I let myself do this?"
The other voice Terra recognized as Ravens matter-of-fact tone, "You did not think straight. Your head was too full of RagE to think of what was right. It happens to everyone. I -" Terra peeked from a book shelf to see Raven in her regular cloak put her hand up.
The
Raven in the orange cloak stopped talking. "Someone else is
here." Terras head was to filled with thought to understand what
Raven had said. Two
Ravens? No, more then too. Four Ravens.
Terra
did not have time to move as Ravens power overtook her body. Pulling
her forward. Raven quickly realized it was Terra and released her,
but she had the same angry look on her face. "What are you doing
here?"
For the Flashback, Picture the Raven you saw in the End Part 2&3. the little one.
Guys, if you read this chapter before, I am SO sorry! I thought I was done editing it, but I wasn't. I posted it early. Its all my fault, sorry!
Thanks to xofreethelightox for letting me know!
