A/N: Hi everyone! King of Emerald and Splinter1 with another crossover story. It is recommended that you read "Double Dragon Trouble" first or some parts of this story will not make much sense. This time, Edward and his Raven have to go visit Solor in his universe. You'll notice a time issue between universes as Solor's universe is still in the Teen Titans TV universe (Season 3 in this timeline) while Edward's universe is after season 5 and disregards "Trouble in Tokyo"

This story will have more action than the previous one as the Teen Titans, Edward and Rachael, as well as Sol, the Light of the Circle, face a threat greater than they've ever known…Trigon the Terrible. For readers of Splinter1 series are aware that Edward killed Trigon. Or did he?

Disclaimers: Teen Titans/Titans characters are property of DC Comics/Warner Brothers/Cartoon Network. Solor/Sol is owned by King of Emerald and Edward Barnes is owned by Splinter1. Used by mutual permission.

Prologue
[Solor's Universe - After "Brother Blood"]

Raven writes…

We have problems. Solor was missing for several days and now that we have him back, he's been broken in mind and body. It's bad enough that Sol had to not only intervene, but, we've had to call in my counterpart and that other Dragon from the universe Solor was stuck in when I was possessed to help get through Solor's mental walls. I am worried, though. A dragon's mind could be more dangerous than Nevermore and an injured dragon, well, not even Sol has an idea.

But, this was the tip of the iceberg. No one knew what horrors would be unleashed later. You see, I am the Portal to allow my father, Trigon, to enter this plane. Will we survive this?

A good amount of time has passed since Solor's little "vacation" in another universe. Needless to say, it was rather eventful.

After Solor's return, the H.I.V.E. Academy started anew, recruiting new young villains to the school. Cyborg opted to infiltrate the school as Stone, and brought the main branch down. And while Solor was of little consequence to Brother Blood, he was helpful in many different aspects.

When Starfire, Solor's girlfriend, found out she was unexpectedly engaged back on Tamaran, the dragon was understandably upset. He went along with her, remaining silent through most of the trip. It was only when he came face to face with Blackfire, the Supreme Ruler of Tamaran, he spoke up. "Kreinyol is mine", was all he said before he challenged the chosen fiancée, the alien known as Glrdsklechhh, to a duel for Starfire's hand. And when the alien refused to fight, seeing the power in his opponent, Blackfire attacked, only to be countered by her sister, who took her down with no problem at all, taking power for a short time, but, after exiling Blackfire, she passed the crown to Galfore. She was rather mad that Solor had come up with this plan and did not tell her, but a quick kiss to the lips quelled the storm, and all was well.

Back home, Raven had become enamored with a being known as Malchior. When Beast Boy had discovered this and told the others, it was Solor who recognized the name, and immediately he put his foot down. He knocked on Raven's door, but called out to Malchior. "You will not taint her!" he cried. "Raven is my friend! And no matter what sweet words you whisper into her ears, I know it is only freedom you want, Dark Wretch!" Malchior, surprised by Solor's exclamation, attempted to trick Raven again into freeing him, but she grew wise to his antics, and placed a seal on the book, keeping him silent forever. She did get some answers from Solor in the end; Solor had heard of stories of Malchior when he was young, as part of a fairy tail back when magic was very prominent in the world. Malchior was well known as the Last Dark Dragon, the very last one that was seen by human eyes. It had been hundreds of years, but everyone knew of the story back in his home.

While that was all he had been able to influence in this universe, Solor still played key parts in different ways. The Beast incident was narrowly avoided, with Solor being able to smell Adonis a mile away. He immediately recognized Beast Boy as despite his appearance, and was able to talk the team into letting the animal go. It was then Adonis attacked, and tried to take Raven away, but Beast Boy was able to fight back. Solor began training the changeling along with Terra, as he needed to learn to tame his more wild side.

And that training came quite in handy during the last brush with Brother Blood. Everyone was able to aid Cyborg as much as possible, so that Brother Blood was quickly captured. It was only then that they noticed something.

Solor had gone missing.

It took a full week, but he did turn up again. Problem was, he didn't seem to react at all when they found him. He flinched at their touch, he whimpered when he was left alone in the dark, and he barely registered that food or drink was brought to him. Raven attempted to enter his mind, but was immediately ejected, with Solor wailing in agony at the attempted breach upon his mind.

It got to the point that Sol had to come and check on him.

Robin was pacing in the ops center, quite worried. Once again, the strongest member of the team was out of commission, and everyone was worried sick. Starfire was the most distraught, as was expected. She constantly tried to talk to Solor, but got barely any response out of him. The only word he kept saying was "why", and she had no idea what it meant. Raven was probably next. She may not be able to show many emotions, but concern was one of them, and the fact that she could not access his mind worried her. Beast Boy, Terra, Cyborg, and Robin, meanwhile, could only watch and wait helplessly at the med bay doors, waiting for Sol to return with a diagnostic. Finally, the elder dragon entered, looking both angry and crestfallen at the same time.

"Whoever did this to my son shall pay dearly", he muttered, before turning to Raven. "His condition has been like this since you found him, correct?"

"Yes", Raven replied. "He doesn't eat, doesn't drink... he only gets up to use the bathroom, and even then, we've found him passed out on the floor after he's finished with his business. Whatever was done to him hurt him on more than just a physical level."

"You are correct about that", Sol replied. He turned to Starfire. "Get that extra communicator, Kreinyol. There's someone I think that can help."

"You mean friend Edward?" she asked, picking up the communicator. "But why?"

The dragon's look said it all, but he voiced it anyway. "Solor wasn't just hurt... he has been raped."

Everyone in the room froze at that word, especially Starfire. Before anyone else could move, she pushed the panic button. "This is Sunfire of Tamaran. I am calling Edward Barnes of the Titans. Please... it is an emergency."

[Edward's Universe – Edward and Raven's room]

Edward Barnes and and his wife Raven were relaxing in their shared quarters reading some books, Edward was reading some folklore that might have mentioned dragons even in passing while Raven was enjoying her darker poetry. It was pretty early, though. The sun was about an hour from setting and Edward looked at Raven with a smile. Not a day had gone by when he didn't look upon her with a deep love. He looked at her in her leotard, the cape hung up for the time being and leaned over to nuzzle her on the neck, a move she rather enjoyed.

As he did, though, the AI interrupted and said, "Edward, I have an emergency call for you. It's on the communicator from the alternate universe."

"Patch it through, please," Edward said. Cyborg had reverse engineered that communicator to allow the AI to patch calls through.

The screen in their room lit up as well as the microphone to see the other universe's Starfire there.

"What's wrong, Kreinyol?" Edward said, seeing that she was upset.

"It's boyfriend Solor, friend Edward," she said, "He was kidnapped ten days ago and we finally found him. But, something is dreadfully wrong! He has not eaten, nor drank anything in days. Solor doesn't talk or respond to anyone except Sol and myself. Raven cannot enter his mind to see what is wrong, he did the kicking out and she was unable to get much of the information.

"Please, we need your help!"

Before Edward could answer Sol appeared on screen.

"It's bad, Edward," Sol said without preamble, "Solor's been hurt in a way that we never wish on anyone, mortal or dragon. We think he was... well, raped."

"WHAT?!" Edward and Raven said at the same time. Edward's eyes went to yellow in concern.

"From what little we've gotten out of him, he said something about Kreinyol then a dark dragoness, but, outside of that, nothing. He barely responds to me and not even that to his girlfriend," Sol replied, "We're thinking that since…"

"No need to ask, my friend," Edward said without hesitation, "Give Raven and I 30 minutes to pack some things and your Raven can open a Tear of Oblivion. Have your Terra come through to guide us over. Will you need the other Titans?"

They saw Sol looking at the other Teen Titans and he shook his head, "Raven is saying that she only needs you and your wife. She feels that maybe Solor would respond to you better and that it will take your Raven to get into Solor's mind. She already tried and was immediately thrown out."

"All right," Rachael said, "We'll have to let Nightwing and the rest of the team know what's happening. Have my counterpart stand by."

"Will do," Sol said, "She heard you anyway."

"Let me see Solor," Edward requested suddenly. The view changed to show Solor in the med bay, non-responsive.

[Get the other Titans, dear,] Edward requested, [They will need to see this.]

Raven nodded and left the room.

"Solor," Edward said, "It's Edward from the other universe. Can you hear me?"

No response at all as the other Titans filed in, surprised that Raven allowed them into her private sanctuary.

"What's going on?" Nightwing asked.

"Mute audio," Edward said to the computer.

"Solor's been attacked," Edward said, "It looks like he's catatonic. Guys, according to his father, Solor was raped."

"What?!" the Titans all asked.

"Resume," Edward said.

"Sol, you there?" Edward asked.

"I am," he rumbled.

"What do you know thus far?" Edward asked, "My universe's Titans are here and need to know."

"All we know is that Solor disappeared about 10 days ago and when he was rescued, he was already like this. He refuses to talk to anyone and barely responds to me. He said something about Kreinyol and a dark Dragoness and keeps repeating that."

"Surely your Starfire didn't…" Koriand'r said but was stopped by Solor's reaction to her voice.

"Why?" he asked. It was clear that he was not lucid, though. "You tricked me! How dare you look like Kreinyol?! How dare you take her form, Traitor?! I don't want an egg! I don't..." He fell silent.

Kori collapsed into Nightwing's arms, crying softly.

"That confirms it," Sol said, "If this other dragon lays an egg, it will be an abomination. A mix of Light and Dark dragons, Edward. You're the only true mix of all of us. That's why we think you have all those abilities Solor told me about."

"Nightwing," Edward said, "Rae and I have to go there and help. Their Raven tried and failed. I'm not sure what'll happen, but, I told them that if they ever needed me, to call. But, I think that Rae and I, if we do the same thing that we did to help Terra after her rescue, we might be able to help him heal from the emotional damage enough to convince him that he's safe, loved, and needed."

Nightwing didn't even hesitate, "You and Raven are on Leave of Absence, effective immediately."

By then, Arella and Jericho had returned from their respective trips, so the team wasn't exactly shorthanded.

They were briefed on the visit by Solor and when Edward and Raven mentioned that Solor actually grieved the loss of Slade Wilson, Jericho realized that was why he was suddenly saddened. He had, many months ago, went to his dad's grave and got the closure he needed. He signed that he forgave his dad for everything as he silently cried. Edward and the other Titans were there, in the back. Edward could read the signing, but, out of respect did not relay what was said. But, deep down, Edward also forgave Slade. He had long ago learned that even an enemy deserves forgiveness someday.

"That's the other dragon?" Jericho said aloud. After their stint as kids, when they were returned to their adult bodies, the injury that took his voice did not return, so, he was finally able to vocalize stuff.

"He is my son," Sol growled, misinterpreting the context. Jericho was curious as he really didn't see Solor.

"My apologies, Sol," Edward said quickly, "Jericho was not here when Solor visited us. Please forgive any offense."

"It's all right," Sol said, "I'm more concerned about Solor's health than an unintentional slight."

"Let us get packed," Rachael said, "Time's wasting."

The younger Raven took the communicator and said, "30 minutes, correct?"

"That's fine," Edward said, "See you soon, Raven. I look forward to meeting you folks."

Raven said, "From what Solor says, you guys are just older, more experienced versions of us."

"I missed on being with the team at this point in our Titans history," Edward said, "I'm sure Solor's told you all about us. With me, I didn't mind telling him about myself and my Raven did the same. It won't ruin what I expect to find, though. But, we have to get packed. See you in a bit."

The signal disconnected.

"Scram," Edward said politely to the others in the room, "Rae and I have to pack some stuff, I don't want to be a drain on your younger counterparts."

"Given that you're traveling to their universe," Nightwing said, "I seriously doubt that their Robin will be bothered all that much, especially if you're able to help Solor. We absorbed the cost of their stay and you even fronted their spending money. I'd say you're collecting on any debts."

Edward rolled his eyes as the others left.

He grabbed one of his spare suitcases and threw in a few actual changes of clothing and hygiene items while Raven merely grabbed her toothbrush and some leotards. Luckily, since she had been cleansed of Trigon's evil, and the fact that Edward would never betray her, her uniforms could go between blue/violet and white.

She had also let her hair grow out a little bit. She still disliked really long hair like Starfire's hair, but, for Edward's sake, she did allow another inch of growth.

Her uniform was different as well. While she still used the leotard, she added a wraparound sash to her waist to give her a little control because now that she was married, she didn't want every guy gawking at her curves. Edward had told her that he didn't mind if guys looked and drooled, but, if they made an untoward move, they'd be limping away or holding their "junk" after a swift kick. And it wouldn't have to be from Edward, either. Then again, if said idiot then called Raven a few choice names, then they would find themselves in very dire straights, looking into the blazing red eyes of a very angry Dragon.

[30 minutes later]

Everyone was gathered in the Ops center when the Tear of Oblivion formed and the younger Terra emerged.

"Hi, Terra," Edward said, "I know you might want to stay, but, considering that the Tear is still opened, Raven and I are ready."

"Yeah," she said, "Sol needs us back like now, she can't hold the portal open long."

"Be safe, Edward," Nightwing said, "You too, Raven."

"We'll be back as soon as possible," Raven said. Next thing she knew, Beast Boy was giving her a quick hug, which she actually returned.

Edward smiled and said, "We'll be in touch. We gotta run!"

Alt-Terra said, "Let's rock!"

She stepped through and Edward and his Raven followed.

It wasn't like when his friends from the past used a mist portal, though. Edward felt like he was surrounded by a darkness that he could feel. In some ways, it was like Raven's teleportation, but as the seconds went by, he felt weird. If someone asked him later, he couldn't really describe it well. It wasn't like when either he or Raven teleported, either. It was like falling, but, Edward couldn't place it.

Next thing they knew, they were spit out into a copy of the Titan Tower, just without all the upgrades that Edward had installed. It was the exact same Titan Tower as when he first arrived.

He looked around to make sure his Raven – Rachael – was there and she was.

Robin said, "Welcome to our Universe, Edward and Raven." He and Edward shook hands.

"Call me Rachael," she said, "to avoid confusion with your Raven."

"All right," Robin said. He was actually a little surprised to learn Raven's true name, but, didn't say anything.

Sol walked up to Edward and said, "Welcome Home, Edward. The Circle extends their greetings to you as well." He held out his talons (he was in his hybrid form) and Edward said, "If it is not a breach of protocol, a handshake is not enough. I owe you my very life." He pulled a surprised Sol into an embrace instead. Sol returned it after a moment.

"Thank you," Edward said, "It's such a small token of gratitude, though. Not nearly enough to acknowledge that for the first time in my life, I am honor bound to repay a life-debt."

Sol said, "Edward, I am just happy to see how you have developed over the centuries. There's no debt to repay."

"Please, allow me to repay it regardless," Edward asked, "A Dragon should always pay what is owed."

"Something the mortals taught you?" Sol said with a smile.

"Yeah, you can say that, I guess," Edward replied.

Edward looked at Starfire, who was very distraught looking indeed.

"Hi, Starfire," Edward said kindly and opened his arms to her. She ran over and started sobbing heavily. Edward held her and allowed her to release her pent up emotions.

He started to hum a song that he knew could calm her. Luckily, he had also learned some Tamaranian tunes to calm her counterpart. It took a while, but, she did calm down a bit and finally looked at Edward with pleading eyes.

He switched to Tamaranian and said, "Do not fear, Koriand'r. We will help Solor as best we can and bring him back to you."

"He thinks it was me, friend Edward, but, I swear, it was not. We have not done the ritual of the mating, yet," she said. Robin did not look happy about it, though. He had, finally, relented and allowed them to have their relationship, but, it didn't mean he didn't care for the young princess any less.

"Starfire," Rachael said, "We will find Solor's soul and help it to heal."

Raven saw what she would likely be like in a few years and said, "I am happy in a way."

"Raven, dear," Edward said, "Give it time. Let your history play out and you, too, will be able to experience real emotions. You'll be able to laugh, cry, be angry, feel what real happiness is, allow yourself to feel fear, and get annoyed at Beast Boy's dumb jokes. Also, you will feel the love from your friends."

"Hey!" came the inevitable objection.

"Hush," both Ravens said at the same time. Edward laughed at how they both had the same comment.

"Yeah," Edward said, "You have two Ravens who enjoy phasing you through a window now, Beast Boy. And, Rachael here can take more enjoyment than your Raven, so, I wouldn't annoy her too much. Let your beautiful girlfriend enjoy them."

However, Terra smiled at the compliment. She was starting to see why her counterpart got along so well with the Dragon.

Cyborg came over and extended his hand, "Solor tells me that you really upgraded the Tower there."

"I did," Edward said taking Cyborg's hand, "Sadly, I do not have the contacts here that I have back home to make some of the upgrades. Too bad I don't have a counterpart here to get to join the team with those contacts.

"But, we need to focus on helping Solor first. I'll be more than happy to answer other questions after Solor wakes up.

"Raven, you and Rachael are with me. Sol, you're welcome to watch, of course. Same with Starfire. The others, I think should hang tight and relax."

"You sure?" Robin asked.

"Positive," Edward said, "I get that you want to be there watching to make sure Rachael and I don't do anything stupid. You will have to trust us like my Titans trust me. I mentored Solor during his time in our universe and I'm hoping that between the four of us, we can help Solor.

"Cyborg, before we start, though, is he fine physically?"

"Considering that our systems are not really designed for dragons, he does appear to be physically OK," Cyborg replied. They were still adjusting to the fact that Solor is a dragon in human form, but, it did answer a lot of questions.

Edward nodded, "I know the only time he was really hurt was after he arrived in my universe. In his hybrid form, the impact actually broke his nose."

"There was no evidence of that in the bio-scans," Cyborg said.

"That's because after our initial fight in the forest and we both calmed down, as a show of good faith and initial steps towards gaining his trust, I healed his wounds," Edward replied, "It's one of my abilities. What gets me, though, is that in a human form, I am capable of being hurt."

"I'll answer your questions later," Sol said.

"What's another day or so?" Edward quipped.

Edward and company headed to the Med-Bay, which was in the same location as Edward's home. In fact, Edward noted that everything was the same as when he first joined the team.

[Brings back some fond memories, dear?] Rachael asked via the link.

[Yeah it does. I'm not sure if using the mind-link is wise. Their Raven might be on the same frequency,] Edward replied.

"Raven?" Edward asked, "you know that Rachael and I are mind-linked, correct?"

"You're asking if I can hear your thoughts?" she replied, "I can, but, I'll stay out of your private conversations."

Edward smiled, "We would like that."

"You're more than mind-linked," Sol said, "Solor told us that you and her have mated. That means that you and her are soul-bonded. Even if you and her break up in a physical sense as mortals tend to do all too often, you and her will always be soul-bonded until the day one of you joins the First."

"I know, Sol," Edward said, "Solor explained all that to me. I have no plans of breaking up with my beloved, though."

"The Circle understands," Sol said kindly. While he tended to be gruff with mortals at times, he was setting that aside. In some ways, he was hoping that they would opt to stay, but his wisdom rejected that. Edward was only a whelp with them for a few years after hatching before they realized that he was a rare true hybrid. Solor didn't even know that one until after they returned home.

They entered the med bay and saw Solor there. He looked terrible. His eyes while closed were sunken, he looked deathly pale. Edward, having seen Solor in the med bay several times, looked at the vital signs and saw they were lower than he'd like.

He increased Solor's oxygen flow to try to push the O2 sats to higher than 96%.

"Solor," Edward said in the ancient tongue, "It's me, Edward. Rachael and I are here to help you. We both care about you deeply. You're like a second son to me and we need you to help us as well. Let us enter your mind to help you heal. Please, you have to trust us. We will not harm you and will go at your pace. I know where you're at is a very bad place, and you need our help."

The only response was a spike in Solor blood pressure. Edward took that as a good sign. But, inwardly, he was concerned. Raven was a skilled telepath and she had been kicked out pretty quickly. They would have to tread carefully to get Solor to trust them.

"Rachael, I would like you to hold Solor's right hand," Edward said, "I'll hold your free hand. Raven, forgive me, I know you're not fond of physical contact. For this, though, I need you on my free side. Then, Starfire on your free side and, Sol will complete the circle if he wants to.

"Rach, take point, please. You're the more experienced one here. No offense, Raven. Where we must go could be a very dangerous place. I've been inside my Raven's mind multiple times and know a bit about pitfalls. There is a 50-50 chance that our respective powers work at their fullest. If so, please, for Solor's sake, don't harm anything that appears to belong there. And, stay together! Even I do not know what we will see or find. We'll have to watch some memories of Solor's past that will be disturbing and that may include his true feelings for us all."

"I know that some of his memories of me will not put me in a good light," Sol said.

"Well, overlooking the pun," Edward replied, "We must promise each other that what we see, feel and hear doesn't leave this room. Sol, whatever happens, you have my personal word that I will not think less of you. I may not fully understand everything about you, but, I have come to realize that when Solor was exiled from your domain, you acted as a father to protect his life. You could have put the wishes of the leader of your Death Dragons first, but, did not. For that, you have gained respect points.

"Take a seat, folks. Clear your minds of everything except one thought: Healing Solor by entering his mindscape."

Sol opted not to take part saying, "Someone needs to stay in the physical realm to keep an eye on Solor, correct?"

Edward merely nodded, "Wise move. If something bad happens and he dies with us in there: We're all dead."

They got ready and when the circle was completed (after everyone sat down) both Ravens closed their eyes, as did Edward.

As one voice, Rachael, Raven and Edward said, "Azarath Metrion Zinthos!"

Then, Sol saw two raven shaped soul-selves carrying a dragon shaped image and one that looked like Starfire into Solor's body. Sol waited several moments, but, when there was no reaction from Solor, he relaxed: Solor had not immediately kicked them out.