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Now there was only one thing Raven was sure about. Beast Boy was dead and it was completely and utterly her fault. Had she been stronger, she could have stopped him. Had she been weaker, she would have been ineffective. But, as it stood, she felt at fault.
Her head continued to slump down as silent tears stained her porcelain cheeks. Slade's voice could be heard over the windy bay. "Thank you, Trulok, for all of your help."
"Indeed, my friend," Trulok replied.
There was a pause. Raven looked up and watched as Slade turned to the control panel and began running his fingers over the various buttons. "You really have been of assistance. How ever am I to thank you?"
"The completion of this task will be enough," Trulok said. Raven sensed something strange coming from Slade. Was that... anticipation? Her eyes narrowed as she watched him curiously. There was something strange about their interaction.
Slade chuckled. "Oh Trulok. You naïve sidekick. Do you know how special you are?"
"Special?" Trulok asked, looking over the bay at the city.
Slade nodded and replied, "Yes. Special. You have something very much in common with these humans."
"Do I?" Trulok asked.
Slade hissed, "You idiot. Is it not clear enough yet? Your powers are exactly what I aim to destroy." Trulok looked from Raven to Slade before his eyes went wide. "I have already gotten what I needed from you. You are no use to me anymore." Slade quickly pressed a button, energy flowing towards Trulok and knocking him off the platform. Raven screamed and watched as his body disappeared, leaving his clothes flowing in the wind and down to the water. Raven looked back at Slade.
"YOU ARE A MONSTER," Raven yelled.
Slade smirked, "Yes. I know." Raven sobbed and struggled to remove the syringes from her wrists. When they would not budge, she slumped forward once more. I now know why I was never born to be good.
Starfire watched as the green cockroach crawled towards her. It stopped at her foot and seemed to look up at her. Starfire's eyes went wide and she bent down to pick up the bug. As she lifted it in her hands and looked at it's green body, she exclaimed, "BEAST BOY!"
"What the-?" Cyborg jumped. Robin looked over at him and then at Starfire. The two stood and made their way over.
Robin cringed and said, "Starfire... Beast Boy is dead. I'm sorry, bu-,"
"No!" Starfire smiled widely. She turned and showed them the green cockroach. "It is him!" Cyborg and Robin looked down at the bug inquisitively. Robin's eyebrow rose and he opened his mouth to speak.
Cyborg quickly interjected, explaining, "He can't morph because our powers are muted."
"Yes," Starfire said. Robin sighed and nodded with agreement. "We must get out of here. We have to help friend Raven."
Robin nodded, "I know. But, as of now, there's no way out of here..."
"Unless..." Cyborg smirked. He turned and looked over to where they entered. Slade had figured out every little detail of their entrapment. However, he did not consider Cyborg breaking down the only exit door. The three smiled and ran over rubble and scraps of metal to the opening of the cave.
Jump City was in a frenzy as the large, circular platform made a shadow over their moonlit streets. Screams began to cry out and people ran in every direction away from danger. Slade placed his hands on his hips and looked at the city. Raven's eyes jumped from one place to another, watching people run in fear after realization of the inevitable.
She shook her head and cried out in a raw, raspy voice, "Please! Don't do this." Slade refused to turn. He instead reached over, his hand hovering over the red button. Raven tensed and yelled, "YOU'RE KILLING HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE." Suddenly, his hand moved over to a purple switch. He quickly flipped the switch, a wave of energy flowing through every street and corner of Jump City.
Raven watched with bewilderment. People began to float towards Central Park. The platform soared over the Pizza Corner, the Library, banks, houses and thousands of screaming people. Raven looked down at the people floating towards Central Park. Her eyes quickly caught familiar faces.
Mammoth, Jinx.. Gizmo... Mad Mod, Plasmus' sleeping human form... Every person being summoned was a person with powers. He was going to destroy them in one shot.
The moonlight forced their eyes to focus. The cockroach quickly jumped out of Starfire's hands. The cockroach grew and grew until the familiar, green changeling stood in its place. Starfire's eyes began to water and she pulled Beast Boy in for a hug. Robin and Cyborg smirked, wrapping their own arms around the two.
"We really were worried, man," Cyborg said. Beast Boy nodded and stepped back.
His face was a stoic serious. He looked at the three, then up towards the sky. "We gotta go. Now."
Beast Boy is dead. My friends will be soon. I am not strong enough to defeat this and I am at fault for it, too. Raven chanted the depressing mantra in her head. There were no options for her. She was stuck in the seat of a killer. The platform floated over Central Park, hundreds of people gathered below in a tight clump.
Slade spoke, his voice resonating loudly. "You are all my honored guests," he began. The group watched silently. "You all have something that I could never truly have... And you have made a mockery of our world because of it." The group began to chatter silently and nervously. "SILENCE." Slade's voice echoed off the buildings around them. The people below jumped and watched Slade and Raven. "You all have one thing in common... Your powers." A pause. He stepped forward and scanned the group. "The world will finally be free from your danger and ridiculousness. Say your last words..."
He turned to the control panel. The crowd began to scream, struggling to run and being held back by the purple magnetic field. Raven began to hyperventilate as Slade's hand neared the red button. Just as he was about to start the machine, a familiar voice sounded.
"STOP, SLADE," Robin yelled. Raven looked up with wide eyes as Robin was thrown down and tackled Slade to the ground of the platform. Raven's violet eyes scanned the sky. Starfire flew by, landing on the ground by the people and carrying them away by three's.
Raven shook her head and whispered, "How...?" Then, off in the distance, Cyborg soared through the sky. Raven's eyes followed his arms up to the figure that held him; a green pterodactyl. Her jaw dropped as Cyborg landed on the platform. Her eyes followed the animal is it shifted mid air and a miracle stood in its place. "Oh my Azar…" Raven choked out. Cyborg ran to Raven, attempting to figure out the machine that was holding her.
Raven's eyes dripped with salty tears once more as Beast Boy walked up to her. "Dude, I can't be killed that easily," He said. Raven felt the syringes be removed from her wrists and the metal cuffs removed. Able to finally move her arms, she reached forward and grabbed Beast Boy by the shoulders.
"Screw you, I thought you were gone," She cried before planting her lips against Beast Boy's. Behind the machine, Cyborg sawed through the last metal bar holding Raven's torso back. As it fell to the ground, just missing her feet, Raven felt herself being pulled closer.
Beast Boy gently broke the kiss and smirked. "I could never be gone. I'll always be here." Raven let herself smile softly as their foreheads leaned against one another's.
Cyborg smiled at the two before jumping at the sound of his nickname. "Sparky!" He turned, noticing the familiar girl jumping around frantically.
"Bee!" Cyborg yelled.
Bumblebee exclaimed, "I get it, reunion! But, get us out of here!" Cyborg nodded, running towards the machine. Although Starfire was doing a good job at removing some of the captured people, there were still hundreds to go. He stared at the buttons in attempt to figure out which ones wouldn't destroy anything.
From behind him, he heard Robin yell, "You could never win! Not with us alive!" The two wrestled each other behind Cyborg as he frantically stared at the buttons.
"Enough," A monotone voice rang out. The three men looked towards Raven. With Beast Boy by her side, she walked up to Robin and Slade. "Let him go," Raven commanded Robin. Robin's eyebrow rose. Raven hissed, "He's mine."
Robin slowly let Slade go and stood up from the ground. Cyborg, Robin and Beast Boy watched as Raven walked up to the beaten man. She rose her arm up, her energy forming into a claw. The claw quickly grabbed Slade as he cried out and the two disappeared completely.
"What is she doing?" Robin asked Beast Boy.
Beast Boy smiled, "She's taking him somewhere that he'll never be able to escape."
Raven and Slade landed on the tough ground. Raven quickly stood and faced the villainous man. Slade looked up at her, his energy faltering. "Where are you leaving me, Raven? You know I can always find you."
"Not here you can't," Raven replied with a hiss. "This is a place that has nobody to help you because, everybody is gone." Slade's eyes widened and he looked around the desolate, abandoned city. "You will perish in Azarath for the rest of your sad life."
Raven turned and stepped through a purple and blue seal-like portal, never once looking back at the man that never ceased to try and destroy her life.
BAM. One last chapter to go, guys. I've really enjoyed writing this story and I hope that some more interesting stories will pop up in my head. We'll see!
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