Chapter 13: For Her, Anything

We approached my father's tower. It was black and had a feeling you would get out of walking through a graveyard. It spiked out in different directions and looked like to go up past the clouds. I had to get serious now; I would have to face him. We sat outside, behind some rubble and small boulders, watching his winged guards fly around. They had very sharp eyes and could sense any movement whatsoever. Even if it was the slightest of finger movements, they would use their tridents and obliterate their target.

"So, what's the plan?" asked Beast Boy. "Well, in any other situation I would probably be able to provide an answer..." Robin explained. "But I'm not familiar with the insides of the tower. We need someone from the inside, someone who knows their way around, we need…we need…" "Me." I said frankly. "Alright then, so, here's the plan. Beast Boy and Starfire, you'll give us cover on the outside by taking out as many of those flying guards as you can. As soon as the rest of us get inside, you two follow in after us. That's all I really have for now, so Damien will have to make up another plan when we enter the tower." Everyone nodded, telling each other that they all agreed with it and understood it.

Robin stood up and yelled, "TITANS GO!" The rest of us leaped out from behind the boulders and dashed to the entrance of the tower. Beast Boy and Starfire took flight and caught most of their attention. Some shots were fired at us but missed…horribly. Luckily they were terrible at shooting, even if they could sense any movement. We made it to the entrance while Beast Boy and Starfire still fought, trying to give us cover.

"Damnit! The entrance is sealed off." Robin said as I neared the door. I whistled innocently as I walked up to the door, looked at a keyboard, and typed in the pass code. The doors opened without any alarms, or more guards to greet us. We were then gone from sight, and Starfire and Beast boy knew that it was their queue. They started to back off and enter the tower, right behind us.

Meanwhile…

"What's going on out there?" Zezonom yelled. Everyone in the control room scrambled and quickly clicked and typed buttons to find the source. "There appears to be a breach." One of the technicians answered. "Well! Where at!" Zezonom roared impatiently at him. "At the very entrance my lord." He pondered who it could possibly be and even showed the query on his face. Then, from behind them, Zach answered, "Its daddy. He's coming for me and mommy. He's coming to save us both." Zezonom looked at Zach as he said this, and then looked back and smiled, "I was actually sort of hoping you would do this…"

"What should we do my lord?" asked the same technician as he left. "Put squads on every floor possible. Make sure that he can't go any further." He answered. "But, sir, he would be killed, there is no way that anyone could make it through, even the first floor." The technician told Zezonom, worriedly. "Oh no, he will, I know he will." And walked out of the room, and then heading upwards.

We ran through passageways with no guards to speak of. Suddenly, they appeared from nowhere, the others stopped where they were, as I continued forward. My rage showed and I could feel as though my eyes had changed into a fiery red.

I grabbed the closest guard and shoved him forward keeping my hand clenched on his face, shoving him through the crowd. I then shot him forward, creating a perfect passageway through the hall. I followed it as the others finally caught up with me.

I ran as fast as I could up the stairs and stopped on the floor of the control room. I ran up to the door and opened it; everyone in the room just stared for a few moments until they finally got up and ran at me. Whatever they had in their hands they held it high in an attacking position. I dodged and blocked everyone's attacks, every once in a while hitting someone away. Robin and Beast Boy came to my rescue and joined in the fight helping get the operators off my back.

It eventually became crowded and me and Robin came back to back in the midst of the battle, fighting as we spoke to one another. "Where are they all coming from! There's way too many, they just keep coming! We need to get to Raven, and fast." Robin said while reversing a punch. "I know that, her room is right over there, but there are too many people here to get to it." I said kicking someone. "Don't worry about it; we'll make a path for you." Robin shouted and then, "TITANS GO!"

Everyone made a path to Raven and I followed it. Cyborg ran behind me making sure no one snuck up from behind. While Starfire and Beast Boy were covering the sides making the path. I entered quickly and closed the door behind me. I slid down the door, sighing heavily. I stood back up and Raven was on her bed just sitting, staring at me.

She stood up and walked over, quietly, and slapped me across the face…hard. I put my hand to my face, and then looked back at her. "How could you do this? You turned your back on us! And your son!" she had the saddest expression on her face, while also hate in her eyes. She tried to hide her face and started to cry in my chest. I lifted her head up and looked in her eyes. A tear was trying to escape, but I wiped it away. I deep in her and made her understand that I was back, and I would never leave again.

She finally realized, and cried into my chest as hard as she could. I couldn't believe it, Raven, the person I thought was immune to feelings, and the person I loved, was crying. She eventually stopped and I held her hand in mine and we exited the room back to everyone outside.