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Robin didn't know what was going on. Raven, Beast Boy, and Tovar all seemed willing to let Slade become a part of the group. The rest of them didn't think it was wise to so easily ally themselves with him.
He decided they must have their reasons for accepting him, and so he asked Raven when they had gone out for a walk. He had chosen then because he didn't want anyone else to know. Here there was only her, him, and the mute guards.
"So," he started, "I notice you and Beast Boy don't seem to have a problem with Slade."
"If you think we're going to betray you, don't worry," she said.
"But how can you trust him Raven?"
"We have no choice," she said.
"Listen, Raven," he said, "I don't know what you've read in your books. I don't know what you know that the rest of us don't, but we can't just automatically trust Cyras."
"It is true," she pressed, "When I was young, my father spoke of an evil that was gaining power. That was before I left. Now, he is the embodiment of that evil, just as we are the embodiment of good."
"You can't be serious!" Robin yelled.
"I am," Raven said, "My father has become the evil that we must defeat. Slade gave us this information as proof that he will not attack us until this is all over."
He just stood there. After a moment she turned and walked back towards the inn.
"By the way," she said to him from the door, "tell the others. I don't want any of them breaking the truce."
They left later that day, this time flying. It was on a small propeller airplane flown by Tovar, who had left during the night. None of them bothered to ask how Cyras had managed to have this arranged; it was enough that it was.
Raven and Beast Boy took seats closest to Tovar and Slade, who were sitting in the pilot and copilot's seats. The rest of them didn't speak, but Cyborg had given Raven the cold shoulder when they had gotten on the plane.
Several hours into the flight, Raven asked Slade how much longer they would be flying.
"We're about halfway there now," he replied, not looking back at her. Tovar signed something to him, and he started laughing. It seemed that Slade could also under stand the signs.
Raven looked at Beast Boy, who was sleeping in the seat next to her. It was just the two of them now. Them and their greatest enemy and a mute they didn't know. The rest of them wouldn't understand why they were doing this, not for a while. Raven hoped they would as soon as possible. She didn't want to admit it, but she was actually getting lonely.
Beast Boy yawned, turned in his sleep, and set his head on her shoulder. Hearing snickers coming from the back of the plane, she pushed Beast Boy away, only for the sake of appearances.
When Beast Boy awoke several hours later, they were flying over desert in the northern end of Mexico. He was the only Titan awake. Both Tovar and Slade were silently flying the plane.
He yawned, shook Raven awake, and pointed out into the distance. Just visible on the horizon was a mound of stone, stacked very high. From this distance, it seemed tiny.
"That's the temple in the distance," Slade told them, hearing their movements, "We're going to land about a half mile away."
His words had shaken the others from their sleep. They all stared silently at the temple, knowing that it held doom for two of their number.
Robin didn't know what was going on. Raven, Beast Boy, and Tovar all seemed willing to let Slade become a part of the group. The rest of them didn't think it was wise to so easily ally themselves with him.
He decided they must have their reasons for accepting him, and so he asked Raven when they had gone out for a walk. He had chosen then because he didn't want anyone else to know. Here there was only her, him, and the mute guards.
"So," he started, "I notice you and Beast Boy don't seem to have a problem with Slade."
"If you think we're going to betray you, don't worry," she said.
"But how can you trust him Raven?"
"We have no choice," she said.
"Listen, Raven," he said, "I don't know what you've read in your books. I don't know what you know that the rest of us don't, but we can't just automatically trust Cyras."
"It is true," she pressed, "When I was young, my father spoke of an evil that was gaining power. That was before I left. Now, he is the embodiment of that evil, just as we are the embodiment of good."
"You can't be serious!" Robin yelled.
"I am," Raven said, "My father has become the evil that we must defeat. Slade gave us this information as proof that he will not attack us until this is all over."
He just stood there. After a moment she turned and walked back towards the inn.
"By the way," she said to him from the door, "tell the others. I don't want any of them breaking the truce."
They left later that day, this time flying. It was on a small propeller airplane flown by Tovar, who had left during the night. None of them bothered to ask how Cyras had managed to have this arranged; it was enough that it was.
Raven and Beast Boy took seats closest to Tovar and Slade, who were sitting in the pilot and copilot's seats. The rest of them didn't speak, but Cyborg had given Raven the cold shoulder when they had gotten on the plane.
Several hours into the flight, Raven asked Slade how much longer they would be flying.
"We're about halfway there now," he replied, not looking back at her. Tovar signed something to him, and he started laughing. It seemed that Slade could also under stand the signs.
Raven looked at Beast Boy, who was sleeping in the seat next to her. It was just the two of them now. Them and their greatest enemy and a mute they didn't know. The rest of them wouldn't understand why they were doing this, not for a while. Raven hoped they would as soon as possible. She didn't want to admit it, but she was actually getting lonely.
Beast Boy yawned, turned in his sleep, and set his head on her shoulder. Hearing snickers coming from the back of the plane, she pushed Beast Boy away, only for the sake of appearances.
When Beast Boy awoke several hours later, they were flying over desert in the northern end of Mexico. He was the only Titan awake. Both Tovar and Slade were silently flying the plane.
He yawned, shook Raven awake, and pointed out into the distance. Just visible on the horizon was a mound of stone, stacked very high. From this distance, it seemed tiny.
"That's the temple in the distance," Slade told them, hearing their movements, "We're going to land about a half mile away."
His words had shaken the others from their sleep. They all stared silently at the temple, knowing that it held doom for two of their number.