Fan Fiction ❯ A Raven Like No Other ❯ Chapter Twelve: Treasured Fantasies And Memories ( Chapter 12 )

Chapter Twelve: Treasured Fantasies And Memories

 

(Three Days Later)

It's been three days since Beast Boy's transformation and disappearance with Rage and there's been no sign of either of them since. Not that no one was worried about Beast Boy but things have been a bit slow since he left.

For Cyborg, it was like he lost a younger brother. He and Beast Boy have been best friends for years in spite of the countless number of times they've argued about the things they wanted to eat and who was a better game player. They've always hanged out with each other if they weren't on duty going after criminals and like a big brother, Cyborg would look out for Beast Boy if he got into any trouble.

Over the days, Cyborg would routinely scan the city for any signal traces, whether strong or weak, that would lead to where Beast Boy could be. Once in while when entering his room or workshop, he remembered how Beast Boy would be there tampering with one of his things or trying to pull up some hair-brain prank on him that would backfire on him most of the time. The truth was Cyborg really missed Beast Boy; he even missed how Beast Boy would argue about how he hates the idea of eating animals and prefers tofu, fruits and vegetables.

For Robin, he lost a good friend, someone who in his own way would remind him not to take life and everything around him too serious. He remembered how Beast Boy would try to keep him from getting too consumed into his work and remind him to live life carefree once in a while. Beast Boy was like the part of Robin that reminded him that life is too precious to drown it away on excessive work and crime fighting.

On occasions Robin was given a good laugh by Beast Boy, that is when Beast Boy was the butt of the joke, and often Raven would put Beast Boy on that spot whenever his jokes failed. Amazing to Robin was that when he thought about how it took Raven and Beast Boy together to make him laugh, the more he saw how those two were like opposite charges that attract each other. Those two are good each other, he figured.

For Starfire, she also lost a good friend. Starfire knew Beast Boy for being a caring and forgiving friend. She remembered how he'd try to see the good in people in spite of their passed mistakes or crimes, and this was true in regards to Terra, the sixth Teen Titan. Starfire recalled how everyone, including herself, was willing to do whatever it took to bring Terra down with extreme prejudice after she betrayed them to Slade.

No one but Beast Boy was willing to overlook Terra's mistakes to see that Terra still had some good left in her. And that some goodness Beast Boy saw was what moved Terra to willingly sacrifice herself to save the Titans, the city and the millions of people there from an underground volcano that would have destroyed everyone. Since then, not only did Starfire forgive Terra and Blackfire for their mistakes, but she also grew a new form of respect for Beast Boy, who reminded her that world without a spirit of forgiveness, is world doomed to everlasting strife and bitterness.

For Raven, she was affected most by Beast Boy's disappearance and in the manner that it happened. If anything, she was the root cause of everything that's happened, all because she was too stubborn to admit how she felt for him. Ever since his disappearance, Raven has remained in her room for most of the time. She didn't want to be around anyone.

At first, everyone figured that Raven would either go for another Goth like herself or choose to live a life without anyone in her life, especially after the Malchior incident. No one really expected Raven to fall for Beast Boy of all people, although it was obvious how much Beast Boy really loved and cared for Raven in spite of how she treated him over the years. If it were any other guy, chances of them putting up with all that Beast Boy went through with her over the years are practically below zero. In fact, her temper (Rage) was more than enough to frighten guys away, even if they were Goths like herself.

How Beast Boy was able to handle her temper would have been anyone's guess. But for the Titans, they knew that Beast Boy could relate to Raven since he himself had a monstrous temper in the embodiment of the dangerous Man Beast. What made it more ironic was that as the Man Beast he'd hurt and fight everyone else but would protect Raven in spite of how she'd treat and insult him, something that would normally goad anyone's temper and desires for retaliation against the offender.

 

(The Following Day)

Early in the morning Raven woke up screaming as she shot up on her bed. She placed her hands over her face letting her tears fall from her eyes as she sobbed quietly, remembering the nightmare she had about Beast Boy falling into a lifeless void all because she failed to save him even when she gave it her all. She was still able to see the look of fear in his eyes and face as he cried out to her to save him while she was doing her best to do so, yet it still wasn't enough. She quietly cried a little more just from the thought of it. A few items in her room blew up and a several book flew off the shelves because the nightmare she had. After cleaning up the mess that resulted from her nightmare and cleaning herself up, Raven spent a few hours of the morning meditating in her room in order to keep her emotions from causing any further damages.

After her meditation, she went to fix herself a cup of herbal tea, something all of her counterparts were doing for themselves also to no surprise. While there, she was briefed by Robin that an experimental creature escaped from a research laboratory and is hiding out somewhere and that all local authorities were put on notice about it. Raven listened partially to what Robin was telling since most of her thoughts were elsewhere thinking about someone else: Beast Boy.

Later that same day Raven left Titan Tower and didn't bother telling Robin and the others exactly where she was going.

 

(All The While)

Love, Desire, Enlightenment, Tranquility, Kindness and Femininity were in one of the guest rooms meditating together in a group circle, while Annoyance, Patience, Impatience, Frustration, Envy, Fear, Timid and Embarrassment were sitting on the sofa together in the common room watching the news on T.V. hoping to hear of any possible sightings or incidents involving Beast Boy and Rage. Lazy, as typical, was asleep on a left side of the sofa and Boredom was reading a book while sitting on the right side of the sofa. The book she was reading was “Coping With The Loss Of Someone You Held Dear”.

Greedy and Stingy were in the kitchen drinking herbal tea while Snobby, Sarcasm, Rudeness and Gross were in Beast Boy's room, looking around and making comments about it. Rudeness and Gross agreed about how Beast Boy's messy room was cool and carefree whereas Snobby and Sarcasm begged to differ and made statements of how they'd like Beast Boy to sleep in a clean room once in while at least.

All the while, Knowledge was sitting on the bed Indian style in her guest room with her laptop resting on her legs. A moment later, Happy, Humor, Curiosity, Irony and Cocky walked in to see what their fellow emotions were doing. They then turned to Knowledge and Curiosity asked, “What are you doing?”

“Checking out Raven's memories files,” Knowledge replied. Closing the door behind them, the five emotions sat on the bed with Knowledge to check what she was looking at. What they were seeing were like movie flicks of Raven's memories with Beast Boy and the other Titans and some of the fun times they had. Among the scenes was the time Raven used her powers to give Beast Boy an atomic wedgie for making wisecracks about the Titan East (A/N: Season 3, the episode, “Titan East” part one). This stunt Raven pulled was motivated by both Annoyance and Humor together.

They also watched the memory file of when Beast Boy got Raven into dressing up in Robin's uniform like he did with Starfire, Cyborg and himself during the time Robin went away for awhile. It was one of the rarest times Raven went outside her character all because Beast Boy by some charming way got her into having some fun with him and the others instead of being isolated from them (A/N: Season 4, the episode, “The Quest”).

Soon Bravery, Cunning, Vengeance, and Justice popped in and joined the group. After seeing what their fellow emotions were up to, the four of them had Knowledge open up the files showing Raven's best and most dangerous adventures with Beast Boy, and some involving the others. A while later, Lust entered the room and joined the group.

“Hey girlfriends,” Lust greeted, “What are you all up to?”

“We're checking out Raven's memory files,” Knowledge answered. Happy added, “We were watching all the fun and good times Raven had with Beast Boy!”

“And all the cool adventurous times also,” Bravery comment.

“Oh really,” Lust said with a grin on her face as she approached Knowledge and sat next to her. Lust asked, “Hey Knowledge, isn't there a particular hidden folder in that laptop of yours?”

“What hidden folder,” Knowledge asked knowing from where Lust was coming from, but trying not to show it. Lust continued, “Don't play dumb with me. You know the one I'm talking about; the one labeled “Raven's F.A.D”.”

All the other present emotions turned and looked over at Knowledge questionably.

“ “Raven's F.A.D.”,” Curiosity asked, “What does F.A.D. stands for?”

“Fantasies And Desires,” Knowledge answered straightforwardly, “A secret folder carrying all of Raven most private and personal dreams and fantasies.”

“Really,” Happy said with excitement, “Let's check'em out!”

“But we were just about to watch a three month old memory file of when Raven found Beast Boy down by the riv-”

“C'mon,” Bravery cut in, “Don't be a spoiled sport now! Let's see the secret fantasy files!”

Knowledge sighed in defeat, “…Very well.”

Typing on her laptop, Knowledge accessed the memory folder named “Raven's F.A.D”. Opening the folder, the present emotions saw a number of symbolic icons that represented Raven's private dreams and desires.

“Wow,” Happy exclaimed, “Never knew Raven had so many dreams and desires of this kind.”

“What did you expect,” Lust retorted, “She hides them so deep in her mind who'd think she has desires of her own she want to seek out?”

“Well let's get this show started,” Cunning replied. Over the course of time, Knowledge was showing her fellow emotions Raven's fantasies and dreams, many of which involved Beast Boy and some having her friends in the picture. There were several that showed she wished she, Beast Boy and the other Titans could live out normal lives as a normal teenagers and friends without a care in the world. Some showed how Raven wished she and Beast Boy's status as friends and teammates developed into something deeper and closer. There were also those that showed Raven desiring she could go out with Beast Boy with him not acting so goofy or trying too hard to impress her or cracking unnecessary dumb jokes.

With Lust's persuasion and influence, they even viewed some of Raven's graphic “wet” dreams and desires she has for Beast Boy; some that were in the showers, some in her bedroom, and a few in Beast Boy's bedroom (A/N: use your imagination). Neither Knowledge nor any of her fellow emotions that were present were able to fight back from blushing crimson red while seeing the kinds of erotic “wet” dreams Raven would have for Beast Boy. Lust grinned and laughed at her fellow emotions' facial expressions after seeing the kind of desires and dreams Raven hides and suppresses so deep inside mind and heart.

“Wicked,” was all Bravery could utter with a deep blush on her face. Happy who was also blushing deeply said, “Wow! That was totally-”

“Fascinating,” Curiosity cut in with a heavy blush on her face. Knowledge, who too could hide from blushing deeply commented, “Raven has quite a…detailed imagination.”

“Well my objective is for her and us all together to fulfill her most sensual desires,” Lust interjected, “And to do so, we have to get G.L. back with us! And we will, that's a promise!”

“Cool,” Happy cheered, “Are there more desires of Raven to see?”

“There are other kinds,” Knowledge quickly answered while going to another area of the folder and getting out of the sensual area of it.

 

(Meanwhile Elsewhere)

Raven was walking around the forest region up in the mountains miles away from the city hoping that would help clear her mind. While doing so she came across several species of animals and insects roaming around and doing things that they'd do instinctively. It was surprising how every roaming and flying animal and insect she saw reminded her of the one man her heart desires: Garfield Logan, also known as Beast Boy. Secretly she was hoping that one of them would turn out to be a green colored one Beast Boy shape-shifted into.

“…Maybe coming here wasn't that too good of an idea,” Raven sighed to herself, “...What moved me to come here anyway?”

Soon she came across a particular river and made her way down to it. While there, she remembered an event that took place there...

 

(Flashback; Three Months Ago)

Raven was flying around in the air seeking to get away from Titan Tower and the city. After fly for a long while, she looked down to see that she was flying over a forest region up in the mountains.

“This looks like a good spot to take a walk,” Raven said to herself as she gracefully landed down on the ground, then started her walk. While walking around the forest she spotted a certain person setting Indian style with his hands resting on his kneecaps down by the river. This person had a plain white T-shirt, dark blue pants, white socks, black and white sneakers and...green skin and hair.

“Beast Boy,” Raven asked in an undertone. As she got closer, whom she saw confirmed that it was Beast Boy in the flesh, and to her surprise, he was meditating. She approached him quietly until she was a nice distance from him while keeping herself in hiding. She watched him quietly until he opened his eyes and said, “I know you're there Raven, so you can come out now.”

Raven almost jumped from her surprise that Beast Boy sensed her presence. Maintaining her calmness, she came out into the opening and went down over to Beast Boy and asked, “How did you know I was there?”

“Let's call it animal instincts,” he answered with a smirk, “And besides, blue is a lousy choice of color to use for camouflaging in green bushes. You stood out like a sore thumb.”

Raven scowled at his comment, although it held truth in it. Beast Boy asked, “What are you doing here anyway?”

“I had to get out from the city and from all that sea water,” Raven replied, “Why are you here?”

“It's somewhere I'd go whenever I was in need to meditate and clear my mind once in while,” Beast Boy responded, “Who'd of thought that a little of you would rub off on me.”

“I wonder,” Raven answered in a monotone. Beast Boy retorted, “Who wouldn't? (Turned and looked down at the river) After the incident of my Man Beast transformation, I acknowledged the existence of my violent primal self, a part of me that's driven by savage rage, hatred, territorial ambitions and the desires for predation. I'd come down here once in a while to calm that primal part of me through meditation. Personally, this place is like a sacred ground to me.”

“And how long have you been doing these meditations on this sacred ground of yours?”

“For about three years now. I understand now why you always meditate.”

Although she didn't say it out loud, Raven felt a little hurt that Beast Boy never told her after three years he meditates in such a serene environment like this one. Secretly she'd have enjoyed meditating in a place like this one with him.

“That's a plus,” Raven replied, “You've given a sign of maturity after so long.”

“Excuse me,” Beast Boy said slightly annoyed, “I've been through and endured a lot more in my life than you're giving me credit for.”

Raven said nothing as Beast Boy continued, “Over the years I learned and experienced some of nature's harshest lessons and one of them was this: The world is filled with sensitive beauties and wonders that come in many different forms, and ironically some of those same sensitive beauties and wonders have potentials in being both dangerous and deadly.”

“Where are you getting at,” Raven questioned. Grinning at her, he answered, “Over the years this particular beauty has been morbidly feared, dreaded and misunderstood by many. As for me however, I learned to fear this particular beauty not morbidly, but to respect and admire it, and not risk hurting it, acknowledging how sensitive a creature of beauty it is. But of course, my limited knowledge and understanding about this unique but potentially dangerous beauty shows that I still have a lot learn about it.”

Raven thought shortly about Beast Boy's words then asked, “Will there ever be a day you'll come to understand this sensitive creature of beauty you speak of?”

Beast Boy merely smirked at her and answered, “Only time will time. But till then, maybe we ought to get back to Titan Tower before everyone starts searching for us.”

Raven simply nodded her head as they started off on their way back to the city. While walking Beast Boy looked at Raven and said, “Just remember Raven, my limited knowledge and understanding about this unique yet potentially dangerous beauty shows that I still have a lot learn about it. I'm sure that in time, you'll learn to understand me just as much.”

“Whatever,” was all Raven said. Beast Boy ran and flew into the air in the form of a bald eagle as Raven followed in pursuit with a raven-shaped aura around her.

 

(Present Time)

Raven was now walking on while thinking about what Beast Boy said to her: “...Just remember Raven, my limited knowledge and understanding about this unique yet potentially dangerous beauty shows that I still have a lot learn about it. I'm sure that in time, you'll learn to understand me just as much.”

“Wait a minute,” Raven said while coming to a realization, “Beast Boy wasn't talking about just any creature or animal! He was talking about me! I'm the unique “sensitive creature of beauty” he said he had a lot to learn about!”

This revelation hit Raven like a pile of bricks. She couldn't believe that it took her three months to realize that Beast Boy's short story about the sensitive beauty he wanted to learn about and understand was her and that he wanted her to learn and understand him just as much.

“I can't believe I was so blind and thickheaded to see that,” Raven said to herself in a partial scolding voice. Raven didn't have time to think further when she was suddenly struck from behind and knocked down to the ground.

“That wasn't the only thing you were so blind and thickheaded to see,” said a rugged masculine voice.

After a moment, she looked up from the ground to see the 7.2-foot tall attacker looking down at her. The attacker was a plant creature in a humanoid form. The top half of it looked like a broccoli curved like a heavily muscled human and the bottom of it from its waist to feet were dark brown and resembled the skin of a tree. His body and arms had what looked like green vines and small leaves grown and wrapped around them. His face looked partial human and was blue-shade green with eyes filled with red blackness and his shoulder-length hair look like dreadlock weeds.

Raven got up off the ground and looked at non-human creature before her. She asked, “Who or what the hell are you?”

“The humans call me “Botanico”,” answered the plant creature. Raven retorted, “You must the creature that escaped from the laboratory I presume.”

“I'm more than that,” Botanico remarked as his arms extended in size and length at Raven, “I was made to be the ultimate killer plant creature, and you'll be the first scum to fall to me!”

“Scum,” Raven repeated in a mock voice, “Have you seen yourself before you came out here?”

Giving out a loud yell, Botanico threw his arms forward as branch-like vines sprouted from out his arms and straight at her. Raven took to flight before the vines caught her.

“Azarath Metrion Zinthos!”

She fired black energy blasts at him, blasting and breaking the vines away from her.

“You won't run from me that easily!”

“Who said I was running?”

The plant creature speedily jumped and pounced on her, causing both her and him to fall straight to the ground. Throwing him off her, Raven got up and charged after him as he likewise charged at her. Reaching her, the creature started throwing fast coming punches at her, many of which Raven managed to evade. A moment later, Raven swing-kicked him away from her and on the ground.

“Are you finished,” Raven questioned.

“Not yet!”

Without warning, Botanico speedily threw his left arm at Raven and out came a thorn-covered whip-like vine, which struck Raven right on her left leg. She screamed in pain after feeling the sharpness of the vine cut into her bare leg, causing her to fall to the ground on both her hands and knees. Blood was now coming her wounded leg, and Raven was unable to stand back up or run.

“You're gonna regret that,” Raven said venomously.

“Says you,” Botanico said at he fired multiple thorns at her like bullets. Quickly, Raven formed a shield barrier around her, keep the thorns from getting to her. Before she could use her communicator to contact the others, vines sprouted from out of the ground beneath her and wrapped around her, causing her to loose her focus on keeping the shield up. As a result, she as struck and stabbed with seven razor-sharp thorns to her right arm. She screamed again after feeling the sharp thorns penetrate into her arm with blood pouring out from her injuries. With Raven, still in his grasp, Botanico threw her hard into a nearby tree. She fell to the floor face first before struggling to get back up.

“This fight has cost you an arm and a leg,” Botanico mocked, “And it's going to cost you a whole lot more.”

Aiming her left hand at him, she fired a black beam at him, blasting him away from her. Raven, injured, bleeding and in pain, turned and tried to make her escape into the air when green vines dashed at her and started wrapping around her legs, hold them together. She blasted the vines off her but they just kept coming until they completely wrapped around her legs, arms and body, keeping them clasped to her body. Before she was able to say a chant of some kind, the vines wrapped around her mouth, keeping her from saying anything.

Being lifted off the ground, Raven was again thrown hard into another tree, adding more pain and bruises to her. She was unable to scream as much as she wanted to from the impact her body felt. She was then released from the vines and dropped to the dirt filled ground. After retracted the vines into his arms, Botanico walked over to Raven who was barely able to move. Standing over her, Botanico looked down at her with a cold stare before he kicked her at her side, causing her to moan in more pain.

“Now you die,” Botanico said coldly. Just when Raven thought her attacker was about to finish her off, she looked behind him in time to see a large, 50 foot cylinder-shaped figure quietly slithering its way to them. Reaching them, the figure rose above Botanico from behind, revealing to Raven what the creature was as her eyes widened in shock and partial fear, while the creature opened its mouth revealing its rows of razor sharp teeth. Seeing a shadow fall upon him, Botanico turned around to see a large green, red eyed anaconda standing before him with its mouth already opened up.

Just when Botanico was about to strike first, the anaconda dashed down speedily at him and bit him hard on his right shoulder, digging its teeth into him. Botanico screamed in pain as the anaconda speedily wrapped itself around him as it pulled him away from Raven. After wrapping around him, the anaconda constricted itself tighter on Botanico, squeezing the breath out of him without mercy. Again the constriction on him tightened even more, making Botanico incapable of screaming or breathing for that matter. Then for the third time, the constriction tightened around him, crushing Botanico's muscles and strength. The anaconda then moved its head to face the partial conscious Botanico. While facing him, the anaconda hissed and opened its mouth wider, allowing Botanico to see his inescapable fate.

From where she was, Raven lied there weakly on the ground and watched as the anaconda swallowed Botanico whole, with nothing left of him. When that was done, the anaconda turned to Raven and slithered its way towards her with the large lump in its body. Reaching her face, the anaconda stared at her straight into her eyes with its split tongue popping out of its mouth in a routine fashion. The anaconda hissed at her showing her its rows of sharp teeth. Before Raven could do anything, her weakened body gave out, causing her to lose consciousness...

 

(Six Hours And Thirty Minutes Later)

Raven's eyes started twitching before they fully opened. Sitting up, she found herself back at Titan Tower in the infirmary with her cloak off her and resting on a nearby chair. She looked down at herself and saw a few wires attached to her, connected to computers monitoring her vitals. There was also an IV tube injected into her left arm with her sleeve rolled up. And speaking of arm, she looked at her right arm and left leg and saw that she was completely healed, with no scars or injury of any kind anywhere on her body.

The door suddenly opened, and in came Cyborg, Robin, Star and Raven's counterparts.

“Friend Raven you're finally awake and well,” Starfire cried joyously as she ran in and hugged her friend. Everyone was happy to see that Raven regained consciousness and that she made a full recovery with no signs on her body showing that was attacked.

“How and when did you guys find me,” Raven asked. Cyborg answered, “Up on the roof a little over five hours ago. You were in real bad shape when we found you. Someone must have brought you back in the condition you were in.”

“Whoever attacked Raven will suffer my wrath,” Vengeance proclaimed sharply.

“It was Botanico,” Raven answered. Robin's head shot up, “You mean the laboratory creature escapee? He did this to you!”

“...Yeah,” Raven replied, “He did.”

“Why didn't call for back up after you spotted him,” Robin asked. Raven answered, “I didn't find him. He found me first and attacked me when I was off my guard, and did a number on me before I had a chance to call any of you.”

“Don't worry,” Vengeance said, “Justice and I will get him for this!”

“I'm with you both on that mission,” Bravery replied, Justice and Vengeance nodded. Raven interjected, “That won't be necessary. Botanico is no longer an issue to or for anyone.”

“What do you mean,” Robin asked. Raven answered, “Beast Boy dealt him a devastating finality.”

Now she caught everyone's attention.

“Beast Boy,” they all yelled. Raven simply nodded. Cyborg asked, “Exactly, what did he do?”

With a small dark smile, Raven replied, “He swallowed him alive.”

Everyone's eyes widened like dish plates as they mouths dropped opened from what Raven just told them. They didn't know whether or not to believe what they heard.

“Beast Boy did WHAT,” Cyborg asked with a loud voice. Raven said, “I'll elaborate: Beast Boy appeared stealthily in the form of a giant anaconda, constricted the life out of Botanico mercilessly and swallowed him whole. I'm taking it that after I lost consciousness, Beast Boy must have carried and brought me back here and left me up on the roof, leaving you guys to find me there.”

Everyone was quiet as they tried to process the information that they were told. It was a while before anyone said a word.

“Cool,” Gross exclaimed.

“That was awesome,” Vengeance applauded, “Serves that plant bastard right for what he did!”

“I wish I was there to see it happen,” Envy retorted.

“Who'd have thought Beast Boy had in him to do something predatorily like that,” Cyborg asked while trying to picture Beast Boy in the way Raven described him.

“I'm stupefied that Beast Boy's love for vegetables actually came in handy,” Sarcasm remarked.

“What's more ironic is how that “love” resulted in that humanoid-plant's death, who evidently was on the receiving end that “love”,” Irony commented.

“I'm happy I'm not a vegetable,” Knowledge replied, causing Humor to start laughing. Knowledge looked at Humor questionably and asked, “What did I say?”

Humor replied, “For someone like you Knowledge, did you mean being a vegetable in a literal or figurative sense, seeing that Beast Boy would only be able to devour you in one sense or the other.”

It didn't take Knowledge or the others to figure where Humor was coming from. Happy said, “Good one Humor! The joke's on Knowledge!”

Knowledge frowned but remained silent.

“Beast Boy had the opportunity to attack us and yet he didn't,” Cyborg commented, “What I'd like to know is why did Beast Boy take off after bringing you back Raven.”

“I'm sure that it's because he doesn't like or want to be around us anymore for all that we did and put him through,” Timid responded. Annoyance replied, “What a typical answer.”

While sitting there quietly, Raven remembered what Love told her days earlier: “Although Rage has Garfield's mind under her control however, she doesn't control his heart or his true feelings about you and that's solid...It's all in the mind and heart…”

“His heart,” Raven said in an undertone, causing everyone to back at her.

“What did you say,” Starfire asked. Raven answered, “His heart! It makes prefect sense. Although Rage has Beast Boy's mind under her control, his heart still has a level of influence on him and his actions. Somewhere inside Beast Boy's mind, he still has some memories of who he is and who his friends are.”

“That means we still have a chance in getting our old friend back, yes,” Starfire asked happily. Raven simply nodded with a small smile. A thought came to Robin's mind and he asked, “What I'd like to know is how did he know exactly where to find you since you didn't give a signal from your communicator. None of us really had any idea where you went after you left Titan Tower without telling us where you were going earlier today Raven.”

Raven remained quieted while thinking about number of things. She remembered that the area she was at was where Beast Boy would go to mediate away from everyone.

Why was Beast Boy there earlier, Raven thought to herself, I guess that's the territorial ambitious part Beast Boy was talking about. Like many territorial predators, they're protective of their land and their mate and……Wait a minute! He called it his sacred ground and like a territorial predator, he was protecting it from outsiders and from those who'd discover him and...It all makes sense now!

Raven just pulled off the wires and IV tube from her off and stood up off her the recovery bed.

“Raven what are you doing,” Starfire asked with concerned. Raven didn't give her an answer as she rolled her left sleeve down and placed her cloak back on before making a rapid exit.

“Where are you going,” Robin asked with concern and alertness.

“I know where Rage is,” Raven yelled as she stormed out of the infirmary…

 

 

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