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Normally this is where I would put my “Writing Style” but since it’s the SIXTH CHAPTER!!! I assume everyone knows how I write. If not then please refer to previous chapters ^_^
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Chapter 6: Shattered Illusions

Her green eyes examined her surroundings for the tenth time. She was surrounded by darkness, had she not seen how the darkness got there she would have been worried. But she knew all too well how the dark prison had come to be. Her right hand was emitting a soft green glow, it was just bright enough to keep an eye on her two companions. As she continued to stare into the darkness a small hint of movement caught the corner of her eye followed by a soft groaning sound.

“I am glad you have awakened…” her voice was barely a whisper but within the darkness it seemed to echo all around her. She turned her head and gazed at the mechanical man that was trying to make sense of what had happened.

“I didn’t think the little grass stain had it in him. I guess our fearless leader isn’t the only one with a dark side.” Cyborg tried his best to make a joke but his heart wasn’t in it. His words were too truthful to sound funny.

Everyone knew of Robin’s dark side. It came out when Slade was all the Boy Wonder could think about. In his obsession he created the Red X suit and that was a mistake he would come to regret even more when the suit was stolen. Cyborg could expect anyone to have a dark side, even he had almost betrayed his friends for the promise of leading a semi normal life as Stone. He remembered Starfire wasn’t always so cheerful and sweet. When they had first met her, she was untrusting and scornful. And Raven was another story altogether.  She had a demon side and it was part of her. But he never expected Beast Boy to have one, but he had and it was a bit more intimidating than he would have liked. His robotic eye scanned the darkness around him and gave him the answer he had feared. It was one of Raven’s barriers but it was made from the outside. He checked his internal chronometer.

“So I’ve been out cold for two hours huh?” he smiled a bit, trying his best to ease the tension in the air.

“Yes. Seems friend Beast Boy used one of Robin’s capsules of sleep gas. It does not affect me as much so I awoke not long after. Raven was crying…” replied Starfire, her voice was a mixture of sorrow and worry. Her eyes had lost the spark they always seemed to carry. She stayed quiet for a few moments as if searching for the best way to continue. “… but then…she encased us in this barrier. Her eyes were glowing red last I saw her. The barrier is sound proof so I do not know what is happening outside.”

“She is venting her rage.” a voice added from her lap. Her eyes met his masked eyes immediately and some of the worry in her seemed to vanish. Her arms pulled the masked teen into and embrace and his arms did the same. After a few minutes they released their embrace as a small blush crept onto their faces.

“Beast Boy packs a pretty powerful kick.” chuckled Robin rubbing the side of his head and turning his gaze to Cyborg.

“Yeah. I guess BB trains a bit more than we thought.” replied Cyborg with a small grin before growing serious. “So what are we going to do? Raven is probably tearing the Sick Bay apart. And if we take down the Lock Down she might go on a rampage elsewhere.”

“We have bigger problems than that. Access the Main Computer, hopefully Raven has calmed down by now.” Robin answered checking one of his utility belt’s back compartments. “He knew exactly where I kept my knock out gas.”

Cyborg smiled a bit. Most of the titans had always thought Beast Boy wasn’t the sharpest guy around but after this he would never look at his green friend the same way again. The computer integrated into his arm began to beep as it linked to the Tower’s main computer. After a few seconds the link was established.

“Tower lock down in effect. Please input rank S security code.” commanded the main computer’s digital voice. Cyborg typed in the master control code. “Command code accepted. Lock down terminating.”

The dark barrier around the teens disappeared as soon as the computer’s voice stopped. The teens’ eyes widened in shock as they looked around what used to be the tower’s sick bay; it was now a war zone. The metal frames on all the beds had been melted and scorched, the mattresses and pillows had been torn apart and shredded. All the machinery now lay in pieces everywhere as if they had been filled with explosives and detonated. And the most damaged object in the room wasn’t an object at all. It was a grey skinned girl huddled in a corner. The hood on her robe covered her face, her arms were wrapped around her knees and kept them close to her chest. Her sobbing was low but within the deafening silence of the room it was heard clearly. As the titans approached their friend they could hear her whispering between sobs.

“Beast Boy…come back…”

Meanwhile

A burst of laughter erupted within the dimly lit café. It wasn’t the usual performance but it was a welcomed change. A blond haired boy was on stage wearing a Halloween costume of Gotham’s best known hero.

“I AM BATMAN!!!! I work alone. Disregard the army of REAL superheroes behind me. They are just for show. After all: I AM THE NIGHT!!” the boy said in a low mocking tone. Another burst of laughter erupted from the café patrons. ‘They may dress dark and moody but they know a good joke when they hear it.’ he thought as he looked around the audience bursting with laughter. “That’s all the time I have for tonight folks. You’ve been great.”

A pale woman in a black blouse and plaid skirt walked over to the blond boy. Her face showed the enjoyment he had brought to her café. She kissed him on the cheek and smiled. “Lets give a round of applause for the comedy styling of Logan.” she yelled. The audience burst out in a loud wave of applause. It was a rare site to have someone perform a joke on stage but a whole comedy stand up was almost unheard of. As the applause died down the blonde teen headed back to his table, he was followed by the pale woman who had just moments before kissed his cheek. The boy sat down and gave one last look around the audience. The person had not arrived yet and he had already been there over two hours. His thoughts were interrupted by a soft voice from behind him.

“Still waiting for someone?” asked the pale woman with a smirk on her face.

“Kind of. Thanks for letting me do my stand up Roxanne. I didn’t think I’d have to get permission from the owner of the club to do something as simple as comedy.” the teen said with a small smile. The woman was probably in her thirties but she didn’t look it. She could have passed for a college student. She wasn’t very tall he had figured. Most likely a little over five feet two he had guessed. Her hair was bright red and obviously not her natural color, but it seemed to suit her perfectly. Her smile was warm even with the black lipstick on her small lips.

“Call me Roxie. And it was my pleasure. It’s been a while since anyone has had the guts to try a stand up routine here. Everyone is welcomed to perform but usually we get a more serious bunch.” she replied with another smile. “Besides I’m the boss here so I had to see if you were really funny enough to make this tough crowd laugh. I’m glad you were.”

“Thanks. I wish a certain girl I know thought the same…” his voice trailed off as thoughts of a certain purple haired girl filled his head. He instinctively touched the green ring around his finger.

“I’m sure she does. Anyways it’s good to wrap up the night’s performances with a bit of humor.” she added as she looked at the stage.

“What? I thought there were still two more performers. The pinked haired girl and that future celebrity Joseph guy?” the blond teen asked. His eyes darting around the café looking for the two performers. ‘That guy’s scent is still fresh. How could he have left?’

“I know. But seems Joseph and Lillith had other plans for the evening if you catch my drift. Anyways sweetie if you need anything let me know ok?” she replied with a wink before heading back behind the counter.

“Thanks Roxanne…err I mean Roxie. I think I’ll be heading home though. Its late.” he faked a yawn and stuffed the bat cloak back into his back pack. As he headed out the door his nostrils picked up the scent again. It was faint but he could still track it.

‘Enough distractions. Our prey is eluding us.’ came a growling voice from within his mind.

‘Yeah, yeah don’t get your fur in a knot. I know where to go. Besides it’s not as if you don’t like to play with your food.’ replied Beast Boy within his mind.

‘Perhaps. But this isn’t a normal hunt. Now lets go.’ responded the voice with a hint of amusement in its tone.

The teen ducked into a nearby alley and took of his ring. The illusion that was being projected ended as soon as the ring was removed. His skin returned to its green color. His hair and clothes had also changed back to their original states. Beast Boy stood there for a bit amazed at the ring. Cyborg had built it for him after their trip to Tokyo. He said the last thing they needed was another mob of Japanese schoolgirls chasing after the changeling. Truth be told he didn’t mind the attention but the ring was much more than a hologram projector. It took a lot of begging but he got Cyborg to add a feature to the ring that cloaked him from any and all empaths and psychics. He used the excuse that his mind wasn’t the strongest around and that he would be an easy target. But that was a lie. All the time spent around Mento had helped him develop more mental barriers than most of the Titans. He wanted the feature in case he ever needed to hide from Raven incase he ever angered her too much. He placed the ring in a special pocket within his suit and leaned against the alley wall.

‘The gas should be wearing off soon. And I bet Robin won’t be too happy. Raven is probably the only one who can find me. I’d better find that asshole soon before the titans come looking for me.’ he thought as his gaze turned to the sky above him. He snapped out of his daze as a breeze passed through the alley. It carried the scent he had been searching for. He was about to morph when a loud explosion erupted from a near by street. He peeked through the corner of the alley and saw an overweight teen laughing and holding up a weird remote. His face turned into a scowl as he realized the explosion would most likely bring his friends close to finding him. Anger exploded within him as thoughts of his plans being ruined by a two bit villain flashed through his mind. Before he knew it he had morphed into his other self. The Beast bared its fangs and leapt out of the alley and towards the villain.

Titan’s Tower: Common Room

“Calm yourself friend Raven. We will find friend Beast Boy. He will not be harmed.” said Starfire in a comforting tone as Raven lay huddled next to her on the Common Room couch. She gently comforted her friend as best she could. Raven had been sobbing since the lock down was deactivated and had only recently accepted her friend’s offer to talk. Raven’s mind was chaotic to say the least. Her emotions were erratic yet her powers weren’t lashing out. She was clearly upset but her body wasn’t responding as it normally would.

“Yeah Rae don’t worry about BB. We’ll find the little grass stain in no time. I mean how far can he go?” Cyborg added with a comforting smile. It hid his true feelings quite well. Beast Boy had most likely taken the ring he had made for him. ‘With that thing on he can hide from anyone. Damn it BB if I had known you would use it like this I would have built a homing signal on it or something.’ he angrily thought to himself as he walked over to Robin who was pulling every favor he could think of to find Beast Boy. He was about to contact his mentor when the Tower’s alarm went off.

“Oh great. What now?” asked Cyborg standing behind the Boy Wonder.

“It’s Control Freak. He is robbing a comic book shop downtown. Dark Wing Comics.” replied Robin as the police alert appeared on the monitor.

“That’s George’s shop!” added Raven in a startled voice as soon as she heard the name of the shop.

“Who is this George?” asked Starfire amazed at the sudden burst of energy from Raven.

“He is Roxie’s husband.” replied Raven without realizing that Starfire had no idea who she was talking about.

“Oh…and who is Roxie?” asked Starfire in her usual naïve tone.

“The owner of the café we went to. She is probably in trouble. We have to get there.” replied Raven standing quickly and encasing the entire team in black energy. In an instant they were gone.

They appeared in front of Roxie’s café in a split second and were caught off guard by the site they saw. Roxie and her husband were talking to an officer as Control Freak was being hauled into an ambulance. His head was covered in bloodied bandages and he twitched as doors of the ambulance closed.

“Rae! You and your friends are a bit late.”

The team’s attention turned to meet the pale woman and Raven instinctively hugged the pale woman. She returned the hug with a small smile as a tall pale man walked up next to her.

“Roxie. George. I’m glad you are safe. What happened to Control Freak?” asked Raven, relief spreading across her face as she saw the couple was unharmed.

“Oh you mean the fat kid with the weird control? He got tossed around like a rubber ball.” replied George with a loud laugh. “It was priceless. I wish I had my camera.” his smile never left his face as the other Titans approached them. “So these are your friends huh Rae?”

“Yes. Most of them…What did you mean when you said he was tossed around?” asked Raven with a confused look on her face.

“Well sweetie this big green werewolf creature appeared out of no where. He grabbed the fat kid by the throat and let out a growl that sent a chill down my spine. The fat kid’s eyes widened and he let out a scream like a scared little girl. Hell he pissed himself when the beast bared its fangs.” replied Roxie with a wide grin on her face. “I swear I was about to laugh until the beast threw the fat kid across the street and smashed him into that light post.” she pointed to a toppled light post. Though it was made of steel it had fallen from the impact. The indentation on it was bloody and sparks still flew out of it every so often.

“The poor kid never had a chance. He was out matched and overpowered. Anyways nothing got taken. The explosion didn’t cause any major damage plus neither of us got hurt.” added George with a smile as his arms wrapped around his wife and pulled her into a hug.

“The beast was green? Are you sure?” asked Robin with concern.

“Yeah. Trust me we won’t forget something like that anytime soon.” replied Roxie gently wrapping her arms around her husband’s waist as he embraced her.

“Thank you.” Robin turned to the others with a growing look of concern spreading across his masked face. “Titans spread out. We have to find him before he makes a mistake. Assume he is in animal form since he was just in his Beast form. Do everything you can.” he looked at his team’s faces and allowed himself a smile. This sighting had renewed their determination. Raven’s face showed it the most though it also showed a hint of concern. “Titans Go!”

The team split up as soon as Robin gave out the order. Starfire and Raven flew off to canvas the city while Cyborg and Robin dashed off to intercept their respective vehicles which they had called for instinctively.

As Raven flew over one of the roofs she spotted a blond teen lying on a blanket on the roof of one of the apartment buildings. His blue eyes met her own for a second before she flew off to look for her friend. Beast Boy smiled as Raven flew past him. ‘I’m glad I changed the hologram’s eyes to blue.’ his smile faded as a northern breeze brought back a familiar scent. His nostrils flared and his eyes narrowed. “Back to the hunt.”

End of Chapter 6.
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