[I do not own Teen Titans or any characters mentioned in this story. I had so much fun writing this? I took a break so I could visit with my dad awhile, but I'm back! And just...graceful, eloquent, elegant Raven vs ...whatever Billy Numerous is is just so much fun to write.]
Raven wanted to cry. But, she was a descendant of Trigon, the princess of Azarath, so she wouldn't allow herself to.
"Where in tarnation did that crackerjack drop us?!" Raven heard Billy Numerous yell, the sound seeming to echo along the plane.
Raven really, really wanted to cry.
'Tarnation' wasn't even a word...was it?
Before Raven could go into a dissociation attack, she took notice to how when Billy's yells reached the sky, they seemed to bounce off - literally. A hexagonal shaped blue prism seemed to glow as the sound waves hit it, and the yell bounced back down toward them.
Raven couldn't say she was absolutely thrilled about who her partner was, though the scenery was nice. Raven felt like she were inside one of her storybooks.
The sky was a deep, murky chartreuse color...or perhaps it was emerald? There were scattered silver clouds, almost like wisps. Billy and Raven were sitting on a hard rock area - all purple and grey rocks - that sat like an island among deeper green water that Raven was sure was infested with dangerous water life. The water bubbled and boiled like brew. There was one bridge like landing that led them to what appeared to be a castle. The castle itself was dark purple and extremely ominous, to say the least. It was old, with vines hanging out of it and entire rooms seeming to have simply disappeared.
Raven sighed and turned around, again trying to force her way through the wall that she was sitting against. It was invisible, and it glowed with hexagons when she touched it just as the sky had.
"Alright hillbilly." Raven droned, standing up and finally halting Billy's incessant, slang filled yammering.
"We're going to have to work together to find a way out. I think this is a test of some sort- maybe we have to find something inside that castle to get out." Raven said, pointing her finger for Billy's eyes to follow.
"If we're going to do this, we're going to have to work together, whether you like it or not." Raven said with finality, fully prepared for any comeback or argument Billy had for her.
"...Oh. Okay." Billy said cheerily, shrugging his shoulders noncommitingly.
"...Okay?" Raven asked with confusion. This was a member of the HIVE Five, a hardened criminal that had been brainwashed to hate her and the Titans. Blood would murder the boy in cold blood were he here!
"Yep. Never really had no problem with the whole 'titan' thing. 'Specially not with yourself. You ain't all…" Billy rambled, stopping for a minute to think.
Billy then resorted to making a spiking motion at his head, mimicking Robin's haircut.
Raven cursed herself for letting out a half laugh.
"Well...alright. Just, uh, just...follow my lead, I guess." Raven said, already beginning to cross the long and thin stretch of rocky bridge to get to the castle.
"Lead the way ma'am!" Billy chirped, following Raven closely behind.
Raven didn't understand. Billy was many things, but he wasn't a gentleman! He was a criminal, a neanderthal!
Raven sighed in exasperation when they finally made it across, half expecting Billy to be gone when she turned around to look for him. He was very quiet during that treck, and she had a bad feeling about trusting him at all.
"...Why'd ya hate me so much?" Billy asked through his accent as Raven began pushing against the wooden doors of the castle.
"...Excuse me?" Raven asked, still exasperated.
"Well...I ain't really done nothing to make ya hate me, have I?" Billy said.
Raven...thought on that. She and Billy never fought- she was normally paired up against Kyd Wykkyd because of their similar fighting abilities. Out of all of the Titans, Billy never called her out or insulted her, normally just outright ignoring her through battles.
"...Why don't you hate me? We're enemies, aren't we?" Raven said with a glare.
"...Well, y'see, that there's where you an' I differ, little lady." Billy said, leaning down to emphasize his jest against her height.
"I don't take villaining as serious as you take hero-ing. I'm more of a...asset relocation specialist, than a thief." Billy said, stepping up to the wooden doors and examining them, attempting to help Raven open them.
"...Honestly, I'm very surprised you know that many big words, Numerous." Raven bit, knowing it would be much easier to say enemies through this.
"Yeah, I get that kinda shit a lot." Billy said darkly. He immediately perked back up, smiling apologetically at Raven. "Not that I blame ya, people tend to make that assumption about me a lot."
So maybe Billy was afraid of her? Was that it? It was extremely likely.
"I just...I'm not in it for the money, y'know? I don't know where you're from, but I'm from Underbridge, Alabama. Ya know who comes from Underbridge? Nobody. Not nada, zip, zilch. Everybody is just...there, y'know? I don't wanna be like that. I'm a villain cause I don't want nobody to just...forget me." Billy said. Raven was honestly surprised he'd let out this much information so loosely. Whether he was over sincere or just plain out stupid, she couldn't really tell.
"But," Billy said with a winning smile, "Whether I'm a cowboy or a robber, I'm sure as hell gonna be remembered."
After his little speech, Billy ran against the door and pushed all of his weight against it, the door swinging open with an ominous noise and revealing a courtroom with a maze like number of doors leading out of it.
"...Well…" It wouldn't kill Raven to try and be nicer to the hillbilly, would it? "...How do you feel about being a knight for a while?" Raven offered, handing Billy a sword she'd found on the ground and grabbing herself a nice looking dagger. She knew her powers didn't work anymore, but she had a feeling this little vacation would be a lot more dangerous than she'd like.
Something that growled and stomped in the darkness agreed.
[Short, yes. Also, I know how many grammar mistakes there are, it's purposeful. By the way, I run all of my chapters through a program to help me proofread, and the program glitched nine times. That's how bad Billy's speech is. Wow. Read and Review please!]