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Another Way to See Things

Chapter 2: The Selfless Act

By Samishii Hanyou

 

The T-Car and R-Cycle pulled to a stop announcing the arrival of the Teen Titans. Cinderblock, a ruthless villain made entirely of stone was terrorizing the western part of Jump City. The large granite villain lifted a car and slung it at a store filled with cowering citizens. “Azarath Metrion Zinthos” the car halted in mid-air and was sent flying back at him.

 

“Cinderblock you're under arrest.” Robin said extending his Bo staff. Cinderblock merely roared in response and charged the young heroes. “Titans go!” rang the battle cry that sent the five teens into battle. Cyborg fired his sonic cannon and it hit the stone giant head on but the blast hardly phased him. Cinderblock swung a massive fist toward the titanium titan sending him back a few yards. Starfire shot numerous starbolts at the monstrosity of rock and rage. They hit their mark only serving to make him more furious.

 

A fearsome roar rang out as the tail of a large T-Rex slammed into the stone behemoth causing him to stumble backwards. Robin seeing his chance launched six exploding disks finally bring Cinderblock down but causing a large cloud of dust and debris to blanket the scene. The rock monster stood enraged to an all-new level and blinded by his rage attacked the first form it saw in the veil of smoke and dust.

 

Raven was blinded by the cloud of filth did not see the colossal silhouette come to attack her from behind. When she finally saw him coming for her she was frozen in fear. “RAVEN! LOOK OUT!” she heard someone cry out and felt them shove her as hard as they could out of harm's way. She turned and gasped in horror as Cinderblock's large stone fist slammed into the frame of the much smaller Beast Boy.

 

“BEAST BOY!” Raven screamed as the concrete gargantuan continued to pummel the small green boy. Cyborg had the look of extreme rage written all over his face as he calculated the precise trajectory to fire without harming Beast Boy any further. Both of his mechanical appendages rearranged into sonic cannons as he channeled enough from his power cell that would takeout the stone creature but allow him enough power to keep functioning enough to help his little green friend if he was needed. Two-thirds of his battery drained as it was channeled through his body and into his twin cannons as they fired sending the massive monster into a building ending the battle.

 

Raven rushed to Beast Boy's side ignoring the exploding, cracking, and sound of twisting metal coming for the surrounding objects encased in a black aurora. She tried to concentrate enough to call her healing powers but nothing was happening. She desperately tried again and again but was unsuccessful. With each failed attempt she became increasingly frantic adding to the destruction around her. `Stop,' she told herself `I'm doing more harm than good I have to calm down for Beast Boy's sake.' She took a couple of shuddering breaths and was able to calm herself just enough for her to summon her healing powers. As the white energy enveloped her hands she set to work on the battered boy lying in a pool of his own blood in front of her.

 

Beast Boy was bleeding profusely from various deep lacerations on his body. Several of his ribs were broken, he had a severe concussion and he had lost alot of blood. Raven concentrated on stopping the blood flow first and sealing up his wounds. She used as much of her power as she could spare into preparing his body for transport.

 

Cyborg and Starfire looked on in concern as Raven did her best to heal the thrashed Beast Boy. Cyborg ran a scan of Beast Boy's beaten body with his bionic eye, “Raven, we have to get BB to the infirmary now!” Without a word to her friends Raven lifted the smaller titan into her arms and with a clap of thunder and a flash of lighting, both of them disappeared into a ball of black energy in the form of a giant raven headed for Titan's Tower.

 

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The infirmary of Titan's Tower was equipped with large computer systems and monitoring systems used to gauge every function of the body. The four hospital-like beds made to perfection were lined up along the wall in a neat row. The place was more neat and orderly as some hospitals.

 

With a flash of black energy Raven appeared in the center of the room with Beast Boy clutched carefully to her chest. She walked to the nearest bed and gently laid him down on it. She began hooking him to the necessary machines when she heard the roaring thrusters of the T-Car coming to a stop.

 

With unnatural speed Cyborg burst through the door. Cyborg checked his vital signs they were weak but steady. Cyborg began to bandage the small green guy he considered to be the closest thing he had ever had to a brother. After along uncomfortable silence Cyborg let out a sigh. “He's lost a lot of blood,” he said sadly, looking down at the teen's face his naturally healthy green skin was paler than he had ever seen it. “The bad news is we don't have any matching blood types for him the only person with this type of blood is BB we can only hope that he will recover on his own.”

 

Raven was confused by something she had to know where the others were shouldn't they be here to see if Beast Boy was all right? “Where is Starfire and Robin?”

 

“I told Star to wait in the main room because she was crying a lot and I needed to concentrate on patching up BB. And Robin I don't know where he is. When you left he said he'd stay behind with Cinderblock until the cops arrived. Raven you should get some rest I'll watch over BB tonight.”

 

“I couldn't sleep if I wanted to besides shouldn't you recharge that blast you gave Cinderblock must've drained alot of your power.”

 

“Yeah, but Beast Boy is more important than that. But you're right I can't keep running much longer on this low power level. Just let me hook up Beast Boy's monitors to my system so I'll be notified of any changes in his condition.” Cyborg placed a chip in the monitors hooked up to Beast Boy that would transfer the slightest change in his condition to his systems. “Night Rae.” He said as he made his way to the door and turned back and watched as Raven pulled up a chair next to Beast Boy's hospital bed and looked at Beast Boy's pale face. “You have to pull through BB I don't know what would happen if something should happen to you. Get well soon little bro...for all our sakes.”

 

All Raven could do was stare at Beast boy's face and feel extreme guilt. If only she had used her powers Beast Boy wouldn't be in this mess....she didn't even get to apologize. She grabbed one of Beast Boy's gloved hands and pulled off the glove so she could feel the skin underneath and held his cold hand tight in hers. Sorrow overwhelmed her as the tears ran down her face. Outside the dam in the dark clouds broke and the sky let it's own cold tears fall.