Hello everyone! This is my first Fanfic for please no flames. You know I've never seen a fanfic about a tragedy like this one. (Of course you may not think it is a tragedy...) Enjoy! Disclaimer: I do not own Teen Titans. They are property of DC comics.
The Chronicles of Wisdom
Chapter 1: Tragedy Strikes
A huge explosion rocked the crane suspended above the tall buildings. It cracked and strained to stay upright. The metal bent under its own weight. The beams snapped and began to fall.
A small skirmish had formed below the building. Four Slade-bots had surrounded a young heroine dressed in dark blue. It was Raven of the Teen Titans. She cast out a powerful blast of dark energy and destroyed two of the robots. The two other Slade-bots leapt away. Raven stood for a split second puzzled.
A loud echoing screech caused Raven to look up. The crane charged towards her. Raven screamed and tried to get out of the way. It was too late. The metal bars crushed the dark titan.
Beast boy heard Raven's scream, and whipped around just in time to see the titan crushed by the collapsing crane.
"Raven!" he cried out. Fighting through a hoard of Slade-bots, the green titan managed to reach the crane wreckage. He dug down into the metal. Finally he found his friend trapped beneath a huge silver beam. "Raven!" BB cried out he dug faster, trying to get her free.
All Raven could see was darkness. The crashing of the crane echoed in her ears. Unearthly pain shot up her back and spread to her arms and legs. She couldn't breathe. Suddenly blinding light entered her vision, blocked only by a semi familiar face.
"Raven!" the green person said. He dug more at the strange metallic things surrounding the heroine. Finally he dislodged the beam that kept Raven trapped. The girl felt him grab her arm, and put it over his shoulder. Raven was barely aware that she was out of the wreckage and on the ground facing the sky. The unearthly pain surged through her body. It hurt to breathe.
Beast Boy looked down at Raven. She was bleeding heavily from a gash on her forehead. One of her arms was bloody and in an impossible position. He asked an obvious question. "Are you ok? Say something!"
Raven stared up at the green person. His mouth moved but she couldn't hear him. The unbearable pain seemed to block everything. Her vision became feathered in black and slowly she slipped into the sweet embrace of the Abyss.
Raven's head lolled to one side, her eyes closed. Beast Boy began to panic. "Raven! No, wake up!"
"Beast Boy! What happened?"
The green titan looked up to see Robin and Cyborg racing towards him. Beast Boy called back, "Raven was caught under the crane!"
"Oh…man!" Cyborg gasped.
Robin already had his communicator out. He called the hospital and said urgently,
"We need an ambulance, now!"
Beast Boy sat in the emergency waiting room. He was anxious and worried out of his mind. The other Titans were sitting next to him, except for Starfire who was pacing back and forth. Robin had his eyes closed and his head bowed. He hadn't said a word the whole two hours they had been here. Cyborg kept fiddling with his tech. BB sighed.
The green titan was worried. He couldn't avoid it. He hoped the dark titan would be ok. BB didn't know how he would live without Raven's sharp criticism, or her witty comments, or her smacking him across the face when he did something stupid. He didn't love her, but BB did enjoy being her friend and he couldn't imagine what would happen if she died.
A doctor walked into the waiting room, and stopped in front of the Titans. BB looked up at him hopefully. The man's face was grim.
"Hello. My name is Doctor Myers. Raven will live." He said. BB let out a breath of relief. Then the Doctor continued. "She received damage to the front of her brain from the cut. Fortunately, it's not permanent, and she will recover. She will have problems remembering things for a while. We also reset her arm and it should heal in about a month. However, I regret to announce that Raven received severe damage to her spinal cord, and there is a high possibility of paralysis."
Star gasped in horror. BB glanced anxiously at Robin. His face was as emotionless as ever. This was horrible! How could he be so calm?
"May we see her?" Robin asked. BB instantly regretted faulting the leader. Robin's voice was shaky with concern.
Doctor Myers nodded. "For a few minutes. Follow me."
The Titans followed the doctor down a long white hall. There were other people being brought in, wounded and in need of treatment. BB shuddered.
Finally, the heroes were led into a small white room. Lying on the bed, her closed, was Raven. Her arm was in a cast and the cut had been stitched closed. BB approached the side of the bed. The other Titans followed his lead and gathered around the bed. The green titan gently laid a hand on Raven's shoulder.
Suddenly, Raven stirred. Slowly her eyes opened. BB put on a big smile and asked, "Hey Raven, how do you feel?"
The dark titan's foggy eyes turned to him and focused on him for a moment before turning to the ceiling. They slid shut and Raven moaned softly in pain.
Doctor Myers walked to the door and waved down a nurse. A young woman came in and the doctor whispered something in her ear. The nurse pulled out a syringe and slid it into Raven's good arm.
"That should dull her pain for a while at least." Dr. Myers said. BB stayed next to Raven. Her eyes were open again, though they were still foggy with pain and confusion.
"She will recover, yes?" Star asked.
"I hope so." Cyborg whispered. BB looked at Raven's blank face and said, "You'll be just fine, right Raven?"
He watched her face but it appeared she hadn't even heard him. The ceiling just seemed so interesting. BB's ears drooped. But he put on a brave face and told himself not to give up yet.
Then as if in response to his question, Raven's amethyst eyes fell shut. The Doctor said from behind the group, "She's unconscious. Its best if you leave her be now. We'll call you in a couple of days when she's more fit to see you."
Robin nodded and beckoned the other Titans to follow. They filed out of the room. BB prayed that Raven would be okay.