Hello everyone. So sorry for the delay but i had a hard time putting this chapter together.
Now, there was a misconception about Cyborg in the last chapter that i would like to clarify. i didn't kill the dude! just remember that he can pull himself apart and back together when he needs repairs. Slade just took advantage of that just so he wouldn't be in the way, but i promise you he's very much alive and soon will be kicking Slade-bots butt left and right.
Also, in the middle of my writer's block, i came up with another one shot just to get out of the mud, so, if you haven't already, check it out. its called "On days like this".
Anyway, enough babbling around and enjoy chapter 47.
Let me know what you think.
Chapter 47. Deal?
Three figures gathered close together, appeared in the middle of the falling snow, closer to the edge of the cliff above the almost frozen river where Garfield and Meliah had been the day before. Raven's form was in between the changeling and their leader's impostor. Both protecting her with their bodies. They opened their eyes and looked at their surroundings then locked eyes with each other. As soon as this happened, Garfield let out a grown along with his right fist that connected with Michael's jaw, making him falter in his step as his feet were caught up in the snow and fell on the ground.
While Michael rubbed his jaw and moved it from side to side to make sure it wasn't dislocated, Raven grabbed Garfield by the shoulders and tried to hold him back as he was getting ready, for another round.
"Gar! Stop this. Right now its not the time or place. We have to move and find a way to save our friends" with barely contained anger, he held back but the frown he had was deep. His demeanor severe.
"What the hell are you doing here! Where is Robin?" said thru gritted teeth he to the disguised thief still on the ground.
"Can we do this some other time kid? Meliah, Cyborg and Star need our help" Michael said while getting up, then started to walk back. The snow was falling mildly but constant enough to block visibility after a few yards.
"Gar, I hate to say it but he's right. We'll figure out what Robin's plan was after we rescue the others"
"I should've known better than to think that Robin would leave Slade in someone else's hands. Specially if he was still alive. His obsession is ridiculous and what was he thinking in trusting that thief "
"I know what you're saying Gar, but a fist fight wont solve anything" Raven said as she tried to keep her cloak closed and protect herself from the inclement weather.
"Quickly, you two…" Michael whispered from behind and hastily grabbed Raven's hand to place it on his shoulder "Hold on tight" he told her, then put his hand on Garfield's shoulder and with his free hand pressed a button on his belt, making the three of them disappear just seconds before lasers cut thru the air. Three Slade-bots made their way with laser guns in hand searching around their surroundings, even looking for footprints, but the falling snow had already covered their tracks so the robots continued their search.
A few yards away, in a dilapidated hut, Michael had his back against the wall while looking outside a window. The glass was cracked and he could feel some of the cold air sip thru it but he could also see the robots make their way further away from them. He slid down a crouching position against the wall and tried to look at his companions.
It was dark and still cold but at least they were out of the snow, somewhat protected from the wind.
"Gar, get away from the window" Raven said and soon everything was pitch black except for a fissure above their heads and seconds later, fire illuminated their hiding spot. Raven had created a ball of fire that was now levitating in the middle of the room. The guys looked around and saw no more windows or walls and the wind had stopped coming in thru the cracks, but instead, was a wall of dark energy that surrounded them. Raven however, was fixated on the thief.
"How did you do that? Teleport us all at once … I thought the device was only able to teleport the one who uses it" Michael gave an exasperated sigh.
"It was Robin's idea and Batman's doing." answered Michael, then continued when she frown "Robin considered the fact that you get exhausted faster when you teleport other than yourself. He and I have no doubt that you'll do it anyway but we didn't want to put you in unnecessary danger"
"That's very considerate of you two but nowhere explains what are you doing here. In who's mind was all this a good idea?" said Garfield with his arms crossed over his chest glaring at the thief.
"Look kid, I don't like it anymore than you do, heck!, you're not the one who's got to wear this ridiculous traffic light suit" he said while pulling at the garment in disgust. " But Robin has this… fixation with Slade and insisted on going to the Watchtower himself, but he didn't want any of you to know"
"Why? Why the secrecy? We know he's been after the guy almost for as long as the team its been together. What is so different now?"
"Its not new that Robin feels like Slade is his responsibility every time he escapes. If he took in consideration the fact that Slade was healing then that might have pushed him to take matters into his own hands" said Raven calmly.
"But how can he escape that place? We are talking about The Watchtower. Where is loaded with big time Justice League members. How can Slade be that stupid to try to escape …" said Garfield but Michael interrupted.
"There was hardly anyone there. Most of them were out in the field. The only two left to keep an eye on Slade were not prepared to encounter that kind of magic. Hawk girl was electrocuted and is now in their medical bay with severe injuries along with the Flash. He's the one who sent the signal for help before collapsing."
"What about Martian Man Hunter and Zatanna?" asked Raven.
"The Martian is in another galaxy helping the Green Lantern Corps with an invasion and Zatanna is here on earth in an undercover mission… Look, all I know is that Batman left at the same time we went back to Jump City with orders to carry on with the so called plan"
"And you just went along with it? I thought you were leaving for good…" taunted Beast Boy.
"I had no choice…" interrupted Michael again.
"No choice? Since when you have "no choice" but to stay with the heroes? Oh wait… you are trying to stay because of my girls, aren't you?" accused Garfield with narrowed eyes.
"Your girls? Since when are they "your girls"?" Michael started to raise his voice.
"My best friend and my fiancé …"
"This argument is pointless" said Raven but her words fell on deaf ears as her two companions continued their bickering, so, she rolled her eyes and without waiting for their acknowledgement, she opened a portal on the ground and disappeared in it.
"… Yes, my fiancé. Raven is mine, she will be my wife, which means she's off the market. She's out of your league and most definitely out of your reach and Meliah, she's my best friend, she has always been like my little sister, she's also out of your league. She's been so out of it since your so called "goodbye". Do you know why she was unconscious? Because she lost concentration and transformed back human in the air and…"
"She's pregnant" said Michael quietly. Garfield's speech came to a holt and gave way to a severe frown.
"What. Did you. Say?" asked Garfield more menacingly. His hands balled into fists. Michael had closed his eyes for a moment then opened them to give the changeling a glare of his own that bored into the mask he still wore.
"I said she's pregnant and by the look of your face, it is safe to say she didn't tell you about that either" Michael said with as much venom as he could muster. He was frustrated and tired and ready to give the changeling a piece of his mind.
"What…How… how is it that you know something like that... You're lying. She would have told me already, why , of all people, chose to tell you?" said Garfield, suspicion was clear in his tone.
"She didn't exactly tell me. She said it out loud when she thought I was already gone. Look Beast Boy, I wasn't going to go with the plan Robin had, but after I heard Meliah say that I had no choice but to stay and go thru with it."
Garfield cut the space between them and grabbed him by the neck and slammed him against the wall of energy that fizzled on the impact. "What did you do to her?' Garfield said with greeted teeth.
With some difficulty, Michael was able to loosen the hold Garfield had on his neck not expecting him to be quite that strong. But with an anger of his own, the thief answered "I did nothing to her. We only did the same thing she did with you when you two were under the effects of the drugs in that cage, with the difference that I was awake and is because of that , that I stayed but, if it hasn't occurred to you, that baby might be yours…"
With newfound realization, Garfield let go of the thief with a gasp. His face drained of all color, backed away until he reached the other side of the room. When the wall stopped him, he slid down against it. His expression was of pure surprise, eyes wide open with no real focus on anything. He seemed to look around as if he was looking for someone or something to come after him.
Michael was rubbing his neck and trying to catch his breath as Beast Boy had pushed a little too hard on his throat when he let go of him.
"Look, I'm sorry for crashing your dreams of happily ever after with Raven, but what if Meliah's pregnancy is what's causing her powers to fail. Cyborg was supposed to run the tests…"
"Does he know?" Garfield interrupted.
"No. whatever tests he's supposed to run are mandatory but I think he suspects. He mentioned something about it when he was on his way here."
"What about Starfire, does she know? And Robin?"
"No kid, no one knows. Raven doesn't know but she'll have to find out sooner or later and might as well be from you than anyone else, but the fact is we cant ignore what's happening. Meliah, Star and Cyborg are hurt and in the hands of Slade."
"Raven… how am I going to tell her?"
"We'll worry about that after everyone is safe, right now, we need to find Raven" said Michael. Something in his tone made Garfield look his way and silently nodded his agreement. Garfield got up and looked around them. The energy shield Raven had created and the ball of fire levitating in the middle of the room were still intact, which meant she was ok. Otherwise, her concentration would have been broken already. He sighed in relief but a new wave of worry overwhelmed him. He closed his eyes and couldn't help but repeat his earlier dilemma.
"How am I going to tell Raven"
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Meanwhile, Raven emerged from a portal back in the monastery. Carefully sticking to the shadows to stay out of the motion sensors built in the Slade-bots that were scattered every which way she turned. She went back to the corridor where they had been hit first. There was rubble everywhere and the dust had settled but her friends were no longer there.
She melted once more into the shadows of the dark portal and reappeared in the chamber with the paintings, but after a quick scan, Raven, not only realized her friends were not there but some of the paintings were missing. She frown at this. What could Slade want with paintings of a prophesy that didn't involve him? At least not entirely.
She moved thru the walls until she found a bigger chamber where the monks were being held captive. Father Dawa wasn't among them but noticed several Slade-bots guarded the entrances with laser guns in hands and others patrolled the adjacent corridors. And there, just on the other chamber, was Cyborg's broken body. Surrounded by more robots. But no sign of Starfire or Meliah. Cyborg's complexion however, was a bit paler.
She could easily take on the Slade-bots in the room but that would mean triggering the alarm for more of them to show up or worse, to have so easily fallen in a trap as Slade would be expecting a break in. Instead, Raven silently engulfed Cyborg's pieces in her dark energy and opened a portal just below right before the robots noticed.
She reappeared in the hiding spot and caught Garfield's quiet words.
"Tell me what" she said, making the young men to flinch at the sound of her voice. When they turned her way, Garfield was about to ask where had she gone but suddenly his eyes looked down at the heap of body parts at her feet.
"Cyborg!" Garfield came closer in a few strides and after giving Raven a kiss on the cheek he looked down at his literally broken friend.
"Any idea how to put Humpty Dumpty together again?" asked Michael crouching next to Cyborg. But as he made the attempt to reach out, a mechanical hand suddenly grabbed his wrist making the thief scream and fall back in startled surprise.
"You call me that again and I'll make sure your hair gel bottle is filled with crazy glue instead" said Cyborg said and attempted to move. Garfield helped him to a semi sitting position so he could assess his own position.
"Oh man, there is a dent on my leg" he complained and the hand that was still gripping Michael's wrist, came back on its own to reattach itself to the right arm still laying on the ground. With Garfield's help, Cyborg's limbs were back where they belong and in a few more minutes, it was finished with only a few minor scratches and the "dent" was barely visible.
"Where's Star and Meliah?" he said after he noticed his surroundings.
"I couldn't find them. You were the first one I came across. The monastery is now infested with Slade-bots."
"Guy's we have to go back. Meliah is not in the best condition to fight. Let alone transform." said Cyborg.
"What's wrong with her Cyborg" asked Raven. Michael and Garfield exchanged a quick glance.
"…She's weak. Her metabolism is off. Side effects of the…"
"You already said that before but I can tell you're hiding something" interrupted Raven with more annoyance in her tone. Cyborg sighed. He knew he couldn't keep stalling, specially not when Raven had her attention solely on him.
"Rae, right now, all I can tell you is that she can no longer withstand the amount of stress she's been able to endure up until now. I cannot go into details and I'm not entirely sure how to find a solution. Not from here at least. We have to take her back to the tower" Cyborg answered in all seriousness.
"Well, I'm not going to wait here for results. We're going now to rescue her. May I remind all of you that if by now Star hasn't broken out of there is because Slade found a way to contain her again, which means, she's also vulnerable" said Michael with determination.
"Very well…Robin… what's the plan?" said Raven with sarcasm while crossing her arms over her chest.
"Simple. Two of us will create a distraction on the outside while the other two teleport inside and find the girls."
"Then what?" asked Raven. Still with the same demeanor. Cyborg only eyed Garfield but noticed his friend lost in thought. So he walked to him while Raven and Robin had their own odd argument.
"Hey grass stain, what's the matter? You've been awfully quiet…" there was no response. Garfield's gaze had remained on Raven the entire time. "Look man, Meliah's strong. Don't worry, we'll get to her" still no response. So Cyborg decided to leave it alone and as he turn around, Garfield grabbed his arm to stop him.
"Cy, tell me. What is really wrong with her. Is she…" he asked quietly but couldn't continue as Raven came in closer. Cyborg just sighed in relief.
"Gar, are you ready?" she asked gently. She could sense his uneasiness. Then, she placed a hand on his cheek to get his attention. "Gar? Are you alright?"
Garfield was looking down and for a moment he closed his eyes and leaned into her hand, then took her other hand and the one on his cheek and placed a kiss on each one then spoke quietly.
"Rae? You do know I would never do anything to hurt you , right? At least not on purpose."
"Gar? What…"
"Just answer me… please"
"Of course I know that but why…" he interrupted her again, this time with a kiss. A short, tender yet chaste kiss full of guilt.
"Hey lovebirds, are you two ready or what?" asked Cyborg from the other side of the room. Raven managed to lock eyes with Garfield for a moment before getting ready to leave and she saw his smile. Or rather a ghost of it. She could sense his worry, his fear and again, his guilt. Without a word, he guided her next to the other two and she engulfed everyone in a dark energy bubble and disappeared along with the dark walls that surrounded them and the cold air that suddenly blew in, extinguished the ball of fire.
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Meliah shook her head in confusion. She was disoriented and there was an annoying ring in her ears that couldn't quite place. She was laying on the ground with a chain on her right leg and an Iv attached to her left arm which was easy to remove. The chain however, posed a different obstacle as she realized she was still weak from her medication and sedatives. But upon inspection of her surroundings, she found others in her company.
Starfire had an intricate set of chains holding her hands together and a weird looking headband that, upon careful inspection, it had an electronic device that buzzed quietly. On the other side of the chamber laid father Dawa. He had a few scratches on his arms and a small wound with dried up blood on his forehead but nothing too serious that she could see.
Starfire started to wake up. She moaned softly and when she tried to move her hands, found them chained and no amount strength would break them. Meliah came to her side and helped her sit down but almost lost her balance as she still was under the effect of the sedatives.
"Meliah, are you injured?" asked Star as she saw Meliah wince and shake her head slightly.
"Only a bit groggy from the stuff Cyborg gave me. What happened? Last thing I remember is being with Cyborg.I had a… (sigh) I wasn't feeling good" Meliah answered as she sat down next to the alien.
"I am afraid we were attacked by Slade. I do not know where our friends are"
"Can you break free of those?" Meliah asked, nodding towards the metallic bonds but noticed Starfire's eyes were closing as if fighting back sleep. "Starfire, look at me. What's wrong?"
"I do not know. I cannot seem to be able to remain awake. My head feels heavy and…" Starfire collapsed, thankfully into Meliah's shoulder. Meliah tried to wake her up again, but it proved futile. Then she thought of removing the headband and after laying Star on the ground again, she started to look around the device but when she attempted to move it, a new voice startled her.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you Meliah" came the calm taunting voice of Slade behind her. He was standing by the entrance with his hands behind his back looking straight at her.
"What did you do to her? And what are you trying to do to me? You have no idea what I can do" she said and with controlled difficulty, she was able to get up on her feet, head held high in defiance.
"I am very aware of what you can do and I'm also aware that soon you wont be able to do so if Cyborg doesn't find a cure, so, I am here to offer you a deal"
Meliah tilded her head and let out a low chuckle "A deal? You? What can I possibly have that you are ready to make a deal with me or rather, what can you possibly have that would be interested enough to make a deal with you?
"I have the cure"
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A dark nimbus appeared inside of the monastery walls behind the dilapidated ruins of what would have been at some point a shed made out of rock and wood. The dark energy that had surrounded its occupants, remained in order to provide a shield, not only from the snow but from view as many robots patrolled the entrances and along the wall.
The four figures waited in crouching position until the robots were away from their spots before going about their plan. Once they had the opportunity, they started to make their way towards the entrance but Raven remained behind and pulled Cyborg with her.
"What is it Rae?" he asked not expecting a change in plans.
"Cyborg, I need to know. Is Meliah pregnant?" she asked quietly.
"What makes you think that?" he asked, never leaving her eyes.
"Why shouldn't I. Actions have consequences and even though hers were in the noble attempt to keep Garfield alive, I am not that naïve as to believe that something else didn't come out of it"
Cyborg sighed. "Rae, I can honestly tell you I don't know. She destroyed the machine with the results before I had a chance to look at them. Whether she is or not, only Meliah knows at the moment until we get back to the tower."
"I see" was all she said and resumed their quick walk until they reached the others. Once at the desired spot, Raven and Garfield disappeared in a portal while Cyborg and Michael took care of the distraction.
Once inside, Raven remained in the shadows once more along with Garfield, they were in the main hall, where the robots patrolled. Soon, an explosion was heard and all of the robots run to the nearest exit, guns in hand, to fend off their attackers. Once the robots had run out, Raven and Garfield emerged from the shadows and silently made their way down the corridor.
Garfield sniffed the air and caught Starfire's scent. Another scent caught his attention. However familiar, it was perhaps impossible. Raven saw his hesitation and when she asked what was wrong, he said "I know where Star is but… I'm not exactly sure who's with her… this way" he said and led the sorceress a few hallways down.
There were a few robots guarding the door that they could easily take down. But as expected, more robots arrived overwhelming the heroes. They were pushed unceremoniously thru the door where Slade, Star, Meliah and the monk were.
The robots turned their way again and instead of attacking them, they made way to Slade, who was walking at an unhurried pace but with determined steps with hands behind his back.
"Well Raven, it is a shame to say that love has made you foolish. Did you think that you could waltz in here without me knowing it?" Slade stopped only a few feet away from where Raven and Garfield were. But neither was afraid and with just as much confidence, they stood up. Raven with the hood over her head, cloak over her shoulders in a fighting stance while her hands were glowing with dark energy and Garfield in a similar position but with a low growl.
"What do you want this time Slade?" asked Raven.
"I believe congratulations are in order for you recent engagement. I must say Raven, the delicacy of the jewelry does become you"
"Save it! And answer my question. What do you want?"
"Merely talk. You know Raven, from all the Titans, I have always known you're the only one mature enough to have an intelligent conversation with"
"Ok, lets talk. How did you heal so fast? How did you heal at all? Your injuries were severe, you were paralyzed."
"A painful inconvenience as I recall, but I guess you can thank daddy dearest for that"
"What?" they both said at once.
"Oh, not recently. It was rather a…bonus when he returned my soul. But enough about me, I was about to strike a deal with beautiful Meliah when you so rudely interrupted"
"I have not agreed to anything Slade" Meliah said in defiance.
"What deal Slade? What do you want from Meliah?" asked Garfield.
"I have the cure to her… illness. And there is something I want in exchange of that"
"Illness? What illness. You're lying Slade. She's not sick, she's…" Garfield said but stopped mid sentence. This was not the way he wanted Raven to know.
"Oh but she is" Slade said then turned to Meliah. "I see you haven't told him yet. I wonder why that is. Two options and you passed on the easiest one"
"Shut up Slade! That's none of your business" yelled Meliah.
"hmmm, I'm afraid it is dear. But perhaps my approached was too light and the answer does not solely rest in you. Perhaps you need more… convincing". said Slade and turned to the changeling and the sorceress instead.
"Meliah suffers a rare condition…unique. So unique that she is only the second case to ever exist, so, in light of such unprecedented ailment, there is of course, no known cure. You see, however way she got her shape shifting abilities , it also created an unnecessary amount of stress in her system. I assume her metabolism runs much faster than even you Beast Boy. You being the first case but with no secondary effects like Meliah"
"Secondary effects? What are you talking about?" asked Garfield.
"I'm getting to that. The strain the chemicals caused in her system its extremely dangerous. To the point that she's surviving now with the ability of a sixty year old woman in a body of what?…barely seventeen? … her transformations alone have been in great part to blame."
Garfield looked from Slade to Meliah. She couldn't hold his gaze. "M? is this true?" when he got no response, he turned to Slade and asked. "So what's the cure Slade?"
With a chuckle he said "Your blood".
"Don't believe him Gar, my mom and other scientist have already tried to come up with a cure and even on theory level, what he suggests is not possible"
"Tell me Meliah, how do you feel?" asked the masked villain.
"Ready to rip your head off" said Meliah. At that moment, another explosion was heard just outside the chamber they were in and the robots closest to the door were cut in half or disintegrated in a sonic wave. Meliah took advantage of the distraction and with a growl, she turned into a leopard and pounced on a distracted Slade from the back.
Slade's reflexes however were at their peak and he never allowed Meliah to get a direct contact. Beast Boy followed suit and turning into a gorilla, he tried to get a hold of Slade while Meliah got ready for another attack. Raven had gone the other way and started to fight the incoming robots along with Michael while Cyborg was kneeling next to Star and was working on taking the device off her head and wrists.
After a while of failed attempts to subdue Slade, Meliah jumped back and glared at their adversary. Slade also stopped and after making sure the other Titans were still busy, he turned to the changelings.
"How did that rush feel Meliah?"
"Like old times and just like old times I will defeat you once more" said Meliah with a sly mischievous grin. Michael had broken away from the robots and was attacking Slade who very artfully, blocked a back flip kick and a round of low kicks and punches.
"Hey Gar, I got an idea. Think you can bring the big guy out? I need him to do something for me" asked Meliah barely out of breath and with more excitement. The question however made Garfield give her a double look.
"M, I don't think that's such a good idea. He's still mad at you for attacking Raven back in the Tower"
"Oh c'mon Gar, he came out when Raven and I were fighting and he didn't do nothing then"
"Only because I was the one mad. I mean, he was too, but not as much as I was."
"Look, I don't care what he does to me afterwards, right now I need him to break the armor Slade is wearing. I'm still too weak to break thru like I did before but what I can do now can only work without that wretched thing on him"
"M… I …"
"Do I have to go after Raven in order for him to come out or do you have enough control on him? Just for once do what I tell you" said Meliah with a growl which Garfield returned.
"Meliah, your condition…"
"My condition is not the problem right now. Slade is" Meliah said while pointing at the villain and Michael. The latter with obvious exhaustion but kept fighting. Garfield just sighed and before closing his eyes he whispered. "I'm sorry M" and he took a deep breath and a growl was heard. It started up in his chest then it grew louder until a roar came out, transforming Garfield into the big Beast.
The Beast turned to Meliah and she just said "The armor, take it off" she said as she pointed once more to the villain. The Beast came behind Slade with lighting speed and with a massive strike, hit Slade in the back, sending him flying across the room and crashed into a wall. But he just stood once more and dusted himself off.
"Ah, the mighty Beast. I was wondering when would I meet you…" but Slade didn't have much time to finish as the Beast charged once more head on and mouth wide open, he caught the villain by his torso and with another roar, shook him like a rag doll and threw him once more against the wall. This time, the armor came off and revealed the flesh Meliah was looking for and without waiting another second, she launched at him and turned mid air into a snake.
Slade tried to fend her off but she was quick and this time turn into a scorpion and quickly pinched him with the venomous tail, once, twice. Then jumped and turned once more into a snake and appeared behind him and struck with speed. And so she went around, her tracks in the air, a blur to the naked eye and all Slade could do was try to be quicker but the venom from the different animals was starting to make effect until he finally collapsed.
Meliah stopped and jumped a few feet from him and was panting in the exhaustion when suddenly, the Beast was in front of her, ready to pounce. After destroying the robots that were cornering Raven he remembered his original goal. Now, he was ready to take her down. Meliah wasn't fighting but instead just stepped back until the wall stopped her. The Beast was in all four and came as close as to breath on her face.
Meliah could see the murderous intentions in the Beast's eyes when he started to growl but then, the Beast sniffed. First the air above her head then her shoulder, her chest until he reached the stomach. What came next was unexpected and silenced reigned as everyone, even Star who had already woken up, were at the edge of their nerves in expectancy.
The Beast whimpered and its ears fell back as he nuzzled her abdomen, then whimpered some more as he backed away as if he had been struck like a bad dog. Then curled itself in front of her and shrunk down until just Garfield remained on the ground.
Meliah was panting again but not from exertion anymore but in pure bewilderment and surprise. Everyone else looked at one another, not sure of what to do or if even saying anything was appropriate.
When Garfield got up, he looked around and in confusion looked at Meliah who was just as surprised as the rest.
"M? are you ok? Did I hurt you?" he asked just above a whisper but her only response was her head shaking no. Garfield sighed in relief but a new wave of worry overwhelmed him as she looked at him still in fear. He was about to ask when from the floor, Slade started to move. A light bluish tone was starting to coat his skin. Raven only gasped as she's never seen that oddity happen. Not even on herself and the villain just started to laugh.
"You cant kill me child, I will return and I will get what I want."
"Not if I have a say on it" said Robin. The real Robin this time and placed a kind of made up bracelet on of Slade's wrists. The bluish aura disappeared almost immediately and Slade started to panic as he felt the searing pain that started to overwhelm him again.