Chapter Six

Title: Trying to stay alive

Author: Animefreak03

Rating: PG-M

Uh...um..Hi! I guess I should Explain my lateness...ne? Gomen Minna san. Watashi wa..well...Honto ni Gomen. I've been so busy with work and family that i just haven't had time for much. Not even myself. I just recieved two new members of my family. A niece and a Nephew...I also have been busy getting everything ready for my move. I'm finally getting my own place and will have time for writing my stories. Also, my other story...Royal Slave is a sequel to this...I will explain this to you when i upload my new chapter for it. it will all fall into place.

Also, I have been working on a new Story called...tada..."Memoirs of a Raven"...my title...it will be the third installment to this story...hopefully it will be that is...it will take place ofcourse in the past...Royal Slave takes place in the future...so that would make this new story the prequel. I know i work in a strange way...please just be patient with me i will finish these stories...Arigatou minna san.

Raven hover over the bed in a trance, no more like a coma. Robin could clearly see the bandages around her bulge and back keeping the blood from running down her banged up body. His fists tightened and his jaw clenched becoming increasingly stiff. Cyborg who had been in the room since they took shelter from Slade, walked around Robin intent on getting to the computer monitoring every heart beat from both mother and unborn child.

"What happened?" asked Robin.

Cyborg briefly looked up before answering him "after that horrible scream, nightwing and Beast Boy both rushed inside the tower. I stayed back to get you out of the way since you were knocked unconscious".

"What happened to Starfire?"

Cyborg's hand gripped the cord of the IV "she managed to get away with the help of her guards. She's home safe and sound unlike Raven" he coldly replied, letting the boy wonder know how he felt at the moment.

The young man's eyebrows farrowed hearing Cyborg speak "What's with the clipped tone Victor?"

Cyborg whirled around to face his leader leveling the other youth with a blank stare "if you hadn't noticed oh great one, we are underground in the tower while Slade and his goons are up there" here he stopped and with a finger pointed to the ceiling "doing lord knows what. We are surrounded with two of our members out of commission" he then pointed to another bed in the room where nightwing rested "and if I may add you just recently awakened while I have been trying to keep Raven and her child from dying on us and Beast Boy from doing something stupid because he wants to help. So yeah I think I have every right to be hell a pissed"

Robin rolled his eyes and stalked up to Raven and took her hand in his "how is she?"

Cyborg sighed "we need more help if we are to keep her from slipping from us. She has lost a lot of blood already and I'm doing the best I can. However, she wont let me"

At this Robin looked into Victor's eyes "what do you mean?"

"Every time I try to give her some blood transfusion her powers react and blast the needles away. It's like she knows something that we don't and she is trying to tell us. But I don't know what it is and I have no idea what to do anymore. By the way Batman has been in touch"

"Oh?... what has he said?"

"Slade the one from the future was the one that attacked Raven. He managed to come to this time and both he and his past self are planning something major Robin and this time I don't think we can stop him"

"You wont" both Cyborg and Robin turned to the voice and found Nightwing sitting on the bed.

Robin looked at the man "what do you mean?"

He brought his feet to the ground and attempted to get up but his body was protesting, he hissed and then put a hand to his back. His eyes locked with the figure of Raven "the Slade from my time is unstoppable, he is that good that not even other crime fighters are able to get him. I tried to get rid of him but I encountered something beyond my skills"

"And that would be?"

"Trigon"

Both Cyborg and Robin had their mouths opened "what?"

"Trigon returned intent on avenging what we had done to him so many years ago. He wanted to destroy Raven and Slade wanted to make me suffer. Put two and two together and there you have it"

Robin could not believe it "but Slade fought against Trigon he helped us get rid of him"

Nightwing chuckled "because Trigon wasn't useful to Slade at the time and Trigon wanted to get rid of Slade. But they both had one thing in common and that was the destruction of those who protected humanity. Trigon had some very wicked plans for Raven and our child" he stood up and walked over to his wife and brushed some of her hair away from her face "he wanted to live through our son. Don't you see this child could very possibly be the strongest being ever born for he will carry demon blood through him and human blood. If my son were to bred he would be creating a new kind of human a new mutant. That's why some people opposed my union to Raven. But we didn't care"

Robin took in all of this information and stored it for he knew this was important "but you said that she died in your time. Shouldn't trigon be gone then?"

Nightwing shook his head "I know he is planning something big and I'm afraid that I have given him a way to get what he wants. If Slade is here so is trigon and I'm willing to bet that they are planning a way to get to them. I will not let anyone take my wife and child I rather give my life to see them away from harm".

Cyborg nodded "okay I will help you, but we need to help Raven first. Do you know why her powers are keeping me from helping?"

Nightwing stroke Raven's cheek lovingly and Robin felt something stir in the pit of his stomach screaming at him to take Richard away "her body is trying to heal her if you try to interfere you might be doing more damage than good"

Robin fisted his hands "how do you know? What makes you an expert now?"

He looked at his younger self "you would have been able to know this as well Robin, but because you keep denying her your link grows weaker. It's so weak right now that I fear everything will be in vain. And I know because she is telling me right now. She said that the baby is being healed first because Slade was able to cut him but it's a minor scrape"

Robin nodded and then turned to Cyborg "where is Beast Boy?"

"He is scouting the top floors as we speak. Last I heard from him Slade completely took over the top five floors"

"That only leaves the common rooms and this room Slade Free. Damn it all to hell" he punched the wall in front of him and kept cursing.

Raven moaned and the men turned to her.

Nightwing took hold of her hand and squeezed it tightly "she's draining too much of her life force we have to do something to help her heal faster".

Cyborg looked at the monitors "what can we do to help? Like I said she wont let me..." a loud blast was heard and they all turned to the door. It opened and in ran BB "what's going on?"

"Slade and his bots have taken over the common rooms and they are forcing their way down here. We need to find a way to escape and fast"

Just as they were going to move a blinding light encompassed the entire room and they had to close their eyes tightly to shield their corneas from any damage. When they knew the light was gone all of their eyes opened slowly. Where their eyes had been shut tightly one moment, now they were wide and unbelieving.

"What are you idiots waiting for? Pick Raven up and come on"

None other than Batman stood before them in all of his masked glory...er...Old Glory.

Robin was the first to recover and walked over to Raven. As he attempted to collect her Richard intervened and picked her up himself "you don't deserve to touch her" was his cold reply.

Cyborg walked towards Batman "how did you get here? Oh never mind" he walked passed the cape crusade and into what appeared to be a black hole.

Bruce typed furiously not wanting to waste any more time. It was of outmost importance that he stabilize the life force from within rather than attempt to fix the problem from outside. Sweat began to form on his forehead but he did not dare wipe it off while delicately fixing the inside gash.

"How long till you are done Master Bruce?" the young man turned his head to the side to look at his loyal butler.

"I don't know Alfred. If my future self had given me a heads up I would have been prepared"

Alfred sighed and began to walk out of the hospital like room "I'll get to work on that pot of tea young master"

Bruce turned back to his work "thanks Al" when he was sure that he was alone once more he turned to his work "you are one lucky girl Raven. To think that you have been alive all this time. What would that idiot do now? Would he still insist on taking your past self with him once he knows that you live?" without further interruption Bruce continued to work on the young woman who's life was hanging by a thread.

The others found themselves inside the Wayne Manor.

Cyborg walked over to Richard "lets set her on the couch while I fix the monitors"

Albert came into the livingroom and almost dropped the tray he carried at seeing the people in the room "well it seems I'm going to have to make more tea"

Robin smiled "Alfred where is Bruce?"

"Young master Richard it has been quite a while since you visited. Master Bruce is in his lab, I'm afraid you are not allowed inside" the butler then looked to his right and noticed Cyborg and Richard putting Raven on the couch "oh my so it was true after all. Please bring her down"

"Thanks Alfred"

Looking from one Richard to another Alfred smiled "it is nothing. Only Cyborg and Master Bruce here can bring Raven down I'm afraid. Orders from young master Bruce" he sighed again "this is getting redundant you know. I can't even keep up with all of you anymore. Please take pity on this old man"

Bruce chuckled "talk about old when you get to my age Al. Come you two lets get Raven down"

Both Richards were left alone in the room. A deafening silence taking hold. Neither spare the other a glance and neither saw the images on the television that sat on top of a nearby table with the mute sound.

Images of the destruction Slade was creating. Images of their fellow titans from the east, south and north giving it all they can but failing miserably. Only one thing could save them now and that one thing was fighting to stay alive to begin with.

I do hope you enjoyed that...sorry if it was too short...I will find a way to make it more interesting and longer. I also wanted to say that my sister Shiroi-Hana will not be updating her stories because she is in the Army right now and has stopped writting. you all might remember her stories they are pretty good. if not look it up. I she will let me I could always write them up for her...but whenever i get time for mine. Later all.