Fan Fiction ❯ A Raven Like No Other ❯ Chapter Fifteen: An Unlikely Rescuer ( Chapter 15 )

Chapter Fifteen: An Unlikely Rescuer

 

(An Hour And Half Earlier)

Jinx, Mammoth and Gizmo were at an abandoned warehouse somewhere in Jump City after their getaway from the Titans and the cops. Neither of the three was happy about what went down earlier.

“That green-skin little fuck,” Mammoth cursed as he punched one of the rusted machines with his right fist, “I could just tear off his arms and beat him to death with his own arms for making fools out of us like that!”

“As if,” Gizmo retorted, “You tried to attack him earlier and you weren't able to do any form of damage to him whatsoever!”

“Speak for yourself,” Mammoth snapped back, “At least I wasn't first in line to be swallowed alive!”

As the two guys were arguing with each other, Jinx was thinking about all that's happened up to the part where she ran into Cyborg. She sighed as she sat up against her seat and exhaled as her mind started surfing through her memories. She thought back to her time at H.I.V.E. Academy when Cyborg alias “Stone” came around. She remembered the time she spent with him and how she started liking him, quite a lot that was. Although Stone turned out to be Cyborg however, she was sad that he chose to stay as part of the Teen Titans.

“He could have been...one of us,” Jinx said to herself in an undertone.

“Yo Jinx,” Gizmo called out. She snapped out of her thoughts and turned to the others.

“Huh,” Jinx said.

“You're all quiet,” Mammoth said, “What's on your mind?”

“...Not much.”

“Yeah right,” Gizmo interjected, “You called that tin-man Titan “Stone”! What the hell was that all about?”

“What's it to you,” Jinx replied with annoyance, “It's not something you should worry yourself about.”

“You still like that half man/half robotic freak,” Gizmo asked in disgust, “Girl, you're pathetic!”

Jinx eyes glowed white as she energized a pinkish energy orb and fired it at Gizmo, thrusting him into a pile of supply boxes.

“Dumbass,” Jinx mocked, “I had other things on my mind.”

“Like what,” Mammoth asked with his arms across his chest.

“I was just thinking about what happened earlier. From what happened, it's clear that Beast Boy or Primal as he now calls himself could have taken out the Titans with no problem, if any. And yet he used us as decoys for something he wanted to do at their headquarters.”

“I don't give a damn what he wanted to do at their base,” Mammoth said, “And I'm not one who likes the idea of being threatened with my life by one of the Titans; especially by Beast Boy.”

“Something moved the green snot to go all evil and finally turned on his so-called friends,” Gizmo said while getting himself out from the pile of supply boxes he was blasted into, “I guess he got tired of being the useless one of the Titans.”

Jinx sighed and stood up from her seat as she turned and walked off from the others toward the exit.

“Hey,” Gizmo called out, “Where the hell do'ya think you're going?”

“Out,” Jinx answered.

“Where,” Mammoth asked.

“Somewhere,” Jinx replied back as she exited out of the building. Stepping out of the warehouse, Jinx took a breath in the attempts to clear her mind. Unfortunate for her, that didn't last long when Mammoth and Gizmo followed her outside.

“Can I help you two with something,” Jinx asked with annoyance. Gizmo remarked, “No but-”

“Don't look now,” Mammoth cut in, “But we have company!”

The trio looked up to see the T-Ship flying through the air seemingly in their direction.

“Oh great,” Gizmo retorted, “Those damn Titans found us!”

Jinx, Gizmo and Mammoth were about to ready themselves for battle when they saw that the T-Ship just flew right pass them in the same direction it was heading in.

“Huh,” a confused Gizmo said.

“They just flew right by us like we were unimportant,” Mammoth said. Gizmo looked at him stupidly, “And that the bothers you, how?”

“They looked like they were in a real hurry to get somewhere since they just ignored us like that,” Jinx observed.

“Who cares,” Gizmo replied, “Whatever the reason it doesn't concern us!”

Mammoth and Gizmo turned and stepped back into the warehouse. Jinx looked into the direction that the T-Ship flew into with many questions on her mind...

 

(Present Time; Back In The Forest Up In The Mountains)

Rage had grown in size with multiple black tentacles grown from under her cloak. Raven was powering up with a black flame aura burning around her. All the while Beast Boy (Primal), and all of Raven's captive emotions were watching the duo readying themselves for battle while Robin, Cyborg and Starfire were unconscious and still being held up in a crucified fashion on energy stakes. Beast Boy (Primal), with the power of the Jewel of Confinement, pulled the three stakes holding the three Titans away from sight and towards another location away from Raven and her counterparts.

“This fight is sure to get ugly,” Kindness remarked.

“If only I was able to bust free from this prison,” Vengeance yelled, “Then I'd kick Rage's ass from here to next Friday!”

“Right now there's nothing we can do,” Knowledge retorted, “We have no choice but to watch and see how things play out. For our sakes, let's hope in goes in Raven's favor.”

Powering up, Rage rushed at Raven and began her lethal assault, thrusting her tentacles at Raven, who in turn, powered up also and began blocking and evading as many as she could. Sparks of black and white energy flashed with every blow they were exchanging with each other, as whirls of winds would blow by from the fight. After a while, though, Raven decided to return fire and started delivering hard knocking punches of her own. Raven found little trouble keeping up with her, but soon Raven began to feel the effects of the attacks on her arms and legs. She jumped back out of reach and took to the skies hoping to pull herself together. Rage however had no intentions of giving Raven a break. With her tentacles, she pushed and broke a few trees out of her way and quickly followed Raven in pursuit.

“Oh come on,” Rage roared demonically, “Are you leaving so soon, because you should know by now that I'm just warming up!”

“Warm up to this,” Raven yelled as she started firing rounds after rounds of energy bats at Rage, who easily evaded every last blasted fired at her in spite of her size and tentacles.

“You're slipping up,” Rage mocked, “You might want to try and hit me back this time!”

Blasting toward her target, Raven again began another fist-to-tentacle fight with Rage. Rage had no problem matching Raven attacks, though a few managed to land on her. After a few more moments of abuse, Rage raised her abilities up a notch and began to exchange blows with the blue Goth. Raven however wouldn't let up her effort. She was determined to defeat and bring Rage down into her submission.

Rage grinned when she saw that Raven was no longer holding back, and decided it was time to take their battle to another level. She let Raven take a swing at her face, but disappeared for a moment before landing a hard blow to Raven's back with one of her tentacles. Raven was sent speeding towards the ground and landed and roll hard on the ground before she stopped completely facing down. Rage hovered herself over to Raven with a malicious smile on her face.

“Don't make it any harder on yourself,” Rage said darkly, “Give into the power of Trigon's corruption and rule this world with Garfield Logan at your side.”

Standing back up, Raven dusted herself off and said, “Don't you ever get tired of hearing the sound of your own voice?”

Raven speedily dashed at Rage and landed a hard punch, this time to her stomach. Before Rage could recover, Raven brought her elbow down on her back. Rage quickly recovered and dashed backwards to prepare for the next assault. Rage then flew directly at Raven as if to make a frontal assault, but left only her after-image for Raven to block. She struck from Raven's right side to avoid any kind of counter-attacks. Raven landed in a clear area. Rage landed several feet away.

“Stop resisting me,” Rage said, “Accept what's to be your fate as a destroyer!”

“I would much rather die,” Raven proclaimed as she charged at Rage head on and released an enormous fury of punches. Rage dodged every attack with style, but wasn't sure of why Raven would attack her in this fashion. Raven continued her seemingly pointless attack without the slight sign of deterring at all.

All the while, the Knowledge and her fellow emotions were watching this fight from the “safety” of their confinement spheres. In the process, Bravery and Cunning kept keen eyes all what was going on. Both Cunning and Bravery exchanged wordless at each other before they return their gaze back to the fight as their other counterparts watched the ongoing battle, with both Raven and Rage moving at an accelerating speed while exchanging blows with each other, with several trees and other plant lives as causalities of the battle.

This is getting me nowhere, Rage thought to herself, I'll find a way to break Raven down!

Rage became so absorbed in her own thoughts that she started to slow down, which was exactly what Raven was hoping for. Finding her awaited opportunity, Raven swung hard, too fast for Rage to catch due to her wandering mind. The corrupt emotion was sent flying into the air and Raven quickly followed. After several fast hard punches to her stomach, Raven, with both feet, kicked Rage hard thrusting her away from her thus making her crash, roll and skid across the ground before she came to a full crash, resulting in Rage shrinking down back to her normal size and her tentacles disappearing from her. After a couple of moments, the battered Rage gradually stood back up then looked up to see Raven, also battered, standing several feet away from her. Both girls were holding onto themselves, unable to ignore the aches and pains of their cuts and bruises their bodies were feeling from their fight.

“Looks like both Raven and Rage are taking a time out,” Knowledge acknowledged.

“Taking a time out,” Bravery retorted, “That's that best time to take Rage out now!”

“And makeher pay for her actions,” Vengeance added.

“Maybe,” Enlightenment spoke, “But right now we're at the disadvantage, and Raven and Rage currently are at a stalemate.”

“Hey Raven,” Impatience yelled, “Get your pale ass up and finish this fight!”

“This battle is bad enough as it is,” Frustration added, “Try not to make it any worst!”

“Be quiet all of you,” Raven shouted while trying to gather her remaining strength. Rage, not seeking to give Raven more time for recuperating, dashed at her and began fighting with her fiercely again, exchanging punches and kicks and occasional power blasts at each other and destroying things in their surrounding in effect.

 

(All The While)

Moments later, Robin, Cyborg and Starfire were beginning to regain consciousness, but soon realized that they couldn't move their arms or legs. It wasn't long before they realized that they were crucified on hovering energetic stakes.

“So you three finally woke up,” Beast Boy (Primal) spoke while looking up at them with his shining red eyes with his arms crossed over his chest, “I was partly afraid that I've over did it on the three of you.”

“Beast Boy,” Cyborg yelled, “When I break free from this I'll-”

“You're in no position to be firing idle threats at me,” Beast Boy (Primal) cut in, “Save yourself your breath and shut the hell up!”

“Beast Boy,” Starfire cried, “If any part of you remembers who you are then please fight this evil control that Rage has on you and!”

“And go back to living out life as everyone's favorite punch-line and comic relief,” Beast Boy (Primal) replied angrily with a growl, “Forget it!”

“Beast Boy we never thought of you as such,” Robin said.

“Stop calling me “Beast Boy”,” Beast Boy (Primal) yelled angrily, “It's “Primal”! (Looking at Robin) For a Titan who was taught by the best dark knight detective you sure haven't detected a goddamn clue about Beast Boy's issues with you guys! You'd be surprise how much resentment and rage the one you call “Beast Boy” has against you all as he lived out his days as a Teen Titan living in your shadows!”

“Why to you refer to yourself in the third person,” Starfire asked with a confused expression.

“Isn't it obvious by now that I'm not the same Beast Boy,” Beast Boy (Primal) answered, “I'm more like his inner demon brought to life.”

“His inner demon,” Cyborg repeated.

“You might not know it,” Beast Boy (Primal) continued, “But deep down Beast Boy carried grudges against you all for his role as the comic relief guy of the team, and he always got frustrated at constantly being a laughing stock or the one to get beat up by either the enemy or by one of his own comrades! His suppressed aggression, anger, frustration, malice and hatred for everything he's been through over the years helped brought about my existence with Rage's influence. And if you think I'm going to give that up and return to being that pushed-around weakling again, then you must be dumber than any of Beast Boy's lame jokes.”

“Beast Boy I know you're in there somewhere,” Cyborg exclaimed, “Don't let yourself be consumed by these negative emotions (sighed)...I won't lie to you or make excuses for ourselves. I admit that there were occasions that we didn't appreciate you for who you were or take you serious when we should have.”

“We all have wronged you in different ways and for this we are truly sorry,” Starfire professed softly and sincerely.

“Sorry but “sorry” doesn't cut it,” Beast Boy (Primal) replied darkly.

“Beast Boy if a part of you is still in there then please hear our voices,” Robin pleaded, “We know that you don't really want what's happening or what will happen if Rage isn't stopped. Please help us save Raven and stop Rage!”

“And why should your voices be listened to,” Beast Boy (Primal) asked.

“Because there's no telling what harm or evil Rage will do to Raven and everyone else everywhere,” Cyborg answered, “She has be stopped!”

“You know I had just about enough from you guys,” Beast Boy (Primal) said malicious, “But still, it's funny how I care about you three enough to let you guys live to witness an apocalyptic era soon to be brought forth upon the world and every living creature.”

Beast Boy (Primal) was about to do something when a pinkish purple blast from behind struck him. He gave out an outcry of pain before he fell to the ground unconscious, dropping the Jewel of Confinement in the process.

“Where did thatblastcome from,” Cyborg asked; basically it was what both Robin and Starfire were wondering also. That was when the trio saw a figure stepped forward towards Beast Boy (Primal) and picked up the ruby he dropped.

“Now this little thing is quite the beauty,” spoke the figure with a feminine voice. The Titans knew that voice, especially Cyborg.

“Jinx,” Cyborg exclaimed in disbelief. Jinx looked up at Cyborg and said, “Nice to see you and the others hanging around Stone.”

“What are you doing here,” Cyborg asked.

“I followed you guys here after I saw your ship fly by from the city in such a hurry,” Jinx answered, “I was moved to find out what you guys were up to.”

“Why are you really here,” Robin asked suspiciously.

“I followed you guys here hoping it would lead me to Primal,” Jinx answered.

“What for,” Robin questioned.

“I had a score to settle with him for what he did earlier,” Jinx remarked before looking down as the motionless figure on the ground, “Personally I don't take kindly to death threats and labor by force from a traitorous Teen Titan.”

“He's not truly a traitor,” Starfire explained, “He's under a powerful mind control by a dementedpsychopath named Rage.”

“Who the hell's “Rage”,” asked a confused Jinx.

“We'll explain later,” Cyborg interjected, “Right now we need to get free and stop Rage. So are you in? Will you help us?”

“Why should I,” Jinx asked with her hands at her hips, “Especially after all the hell I've been through from you guys? (Looking at the ruby in her hand) I really ought to take this ruby here as my trophy and leave you guys here.”

“Let me put it this way Jinx,” Cyborg explained, “If you don't help us, Rage will more than likely track you down and kill you brutally when she learns what do did to Primal just now! You have a better chance in helping us stop Rage than you do in escaping Primal and Rage's wrath on your own! So what will it be?”

After a moment of silence, Jinx sighed and looked at the gemstone and saw that it glowed in and out every couple of moments. Seeing the coloring the energy stakes were, she figured that the gemstone had something to do with them.

“If I'm right,” Jinx answered, “This little red beauty must be the very thing that's holding you guys captive.”

“Well if it's not a problem,” Cyborg spoke, “Can you find a way to free us?”

Jinx looked down at the gemstone again and tried to think of a way to use its power.

“Sometime today please,” Cyborg said.

“Don't rush me Stone,” Jinx countered, “I'm trying the best I can to figure this out you know!”

“If you don't mind my asking but why do you refer to friend Cyborg as “Stone”,” Starfire asked innocently. Jinx blushed with a frown and remarked, “That's not important.”

 

(A While Later)

Raven was exhausted and in pain, kneeling down on one knee while holding onto her left arm. Parts of her leotard and cloak were torn and Raven herself sustained multiple bruises, cuts and scrapes all over and on her face with a little blood coming down her mouth. Rage, although not as worn out or battered, was standing with her arms at her sides.

“You see,” Rage said arrogantly, “You're only delaying the inevitable!”

“I'm not down for the count yet,” Raven retorted, “I'll fight till my last breath!”

“If that's what you seek,” Raven spoke with a demonic voice, “But I'll have long possessed and corrupted you before then!”

“Wanna bet,” spoke a voice. Rage turned in time to see a blue sonic beam coming flying straight into her, sending her into a collision course with one of the trees.

“Boo-yah,” Cyborg cheered as he and the others hurried over to Raven to give her their aid. They gasped seeing the bad shape Raven was in.

“Friend Raven,” Starfire asked in worry as she helped Raven off the ground and up on her feet, “Are you alright?”

“I've had better days...,” Raven remarked before she coughed in pain, “...How did you guys break free.”

“We had unexpected help,” Robin answered. That was when Raven looked and found Jinx standing behind them.

“Her,” Raven remarked in a monotone.

“You're welcome too,” Jinx replied in sarcasm while still holding onto to the ruby. Jinx took a closer looked at the motionless Rage and saw the striking resemble that Rage and Raven had.

“Never knew you had a twin,” Jinx commented to Raven.

“Hey,” a rude feminine voice from above called out, “If you guys aren't busy, can you free us already?”

Jinx looked up and saw multiple “Ravens” contained in hollow energy spheres.

“O...K,” Jinx said with a bugged out expression, “This is getting weird! How many clones of you are there Raven!”

“We're not clones,” Annoyance replied, “We're the different sides of Ravens.”

“And the one Cyborg just knocked out is Rage,” Rudeness said, “And she's gonna be very pissed when she gets up!”

As if on cue, Rage, injured and still feeling the painful impact from the assault all over her body, rose back up off the ground and looked at the Teen Titans and the one who freed them.

“You,” Rage said looking over at Jinx, “You'll pay dearly for getting involved in matters that didn't concern you!”

“You have four freaky eyes,” Jinx observed, “How the hell can you see with them?”

“Let's say I'll have four times the pleasure watching you and the others suffer,” Rage remarked.

“You and me both,” said a strong voice. Everyone turned to see a pissed off Beast Boy (Primal) walking towards them.

“Hey,” Jinx said cockily, “What are you doing up? Get back on the ground where I put you!”

“I'll gladly get back on the ground,” Beast Boy (Primal) replied darkly, “While I give you a decent burial!”

A mystic glow appeared around Beast Boy (Primal) as his long hair and fur moved with the flow of the energy around him. He let out a beastly growl as his fangs and body grew bigger and bigger. Jinx and the Titans' eyes widened in fear at what Beast Boy was transforming into. Soon large scaly wings grew from his back and a large tail grew from him also. His body became completely reptilian with no sign of humanity anywhere in him. A burst of greenish white light from Beast Boy (Primal) momentarily bathed the area before it died out.

When everyone turned to the Beast Boy (Primal)'s direction, they gasped in shock. What they saw wasn't Beast Boy (Primal); standing in Beast Boy (Primal)'s place was a huge green colored, shining red-eyed 100-foot winged dragon (A/N; think of the green dragon Shenron from Dragon Ball Z, only this one his wings). Beast Boy (Primal) let out a monstrous roar, powerful enough that the ground actually shook from under them.

“I've never seen this transformation before,” Jinx confessed fearfully.

“As if any of us wanted to,” Cyborg replied. Beast Boy (Primal) then flapped his large wings and flew to the air as Rage jumped and flew from where she was and landed on top of his head, holding onto the scales on his head. She smiled down evilly at the Jinx and the Titans while Raven's counterparts saw how things just gone from bad to worst.

“Just when you think things were going our way for once,” Sarcasm remark with widened eyes. Humor couldn't laugh at the situation since there was nothing funny about it.

“Damn it,” Snobby swore, “They're in trouble now!”

“Make it stop,” Fear cried tearfully, “Please! Just make it all Stop!”

“Quit your infernal whining,” Bravery shouted, “This fight isn't over till the fat lady sings!”

“Oh yeah,” Rage replied while on top of Beast Boy (Primal)'s head, “Well I think she just hummed a few times!”

Beast Boy (Primal), while flapping his wings and still floating in the same spot, sneered and growled at the Titans below him with eyes expressing no compassion or friendliness. Looking down at Robin, Starfire, Cyborg, and Jinx, Rage yelled to Beast Boy (Primal) with a demonic voice, “No Mercy! SHOW THEM NO MERCY!”

At that Beast Boy (Primal) roared again before he flew and dived down, charging with his four targets straight in his sight. The Titans and Jinx readied themselves to do combat with the deadly duo. Seeing this, Beast Boy (Primal) opened his mouth and fired a powerful beam of fire from out of his mouth and straight into their direction...

 

 

 

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