It was an early wake-up call for the Teen Titans. It was 8AM when they first went out to battle. It seemed like they were doing alright at first. Just Plasmus attacking the city, not a huge deal. They'd dealt with this same exact problem dozens of times before. However, today was different. Just as Raven was about to land the finishing blow, she suddenly got a sharp mental pain. This was like nothing she had experienced before, and certainly nothing like Trigon had ever done. But the pain proved to be a hinderance, as she fell to the ground. Cyborg was the one who finished off Plasmus, as the team left, Starfire having to carry Raven back to the tower.
Raven was still holding her head as they entered the tower, and she went up to her room, grabbing the mirror off of her dresser. 'No... what happened?' she thought. The others followed, stopping at the door. "Raven? Are you okay?" asked Beast Boy. She stopped for a second and looked up at him. "I'm fine," she assured him. "Are you sure?" he asked. She winced and dropped the mirror she was holding. "Wait, is... isn't that the mirror into your mind?" She nodded. "It was cracked," she said, "That's why I was in pain. Something cracked the mirror." "Wait, so if it was cracked, but now you're okay, then that must mean..."
The mirror had broken. "Oh no. This isn't good," said Raven, "This is not good at all." She was right. The group was suddenly confronted by 9 different versions of Raven - each with a different coloured cloak. "No! My emotions got out!" she said, exasperated. The group looked over the emotions. The red one seemed to be anger, but that's all they could tell just by looking. Cyborg and Beast Boy had seen some of the others before, too, but there were some they hadn't seen either. Somewhere from in the mix of Raven's emotions came a blast of her energy that hit the ground, leaving behind nothing but a large amount of smoke.
As the smoke cleared, Raven's emotions were gone. "No! Dammit..." she said, "I can't fix this if they're not here!" "Hey, don't worry," Beast Boy replied, "We'll help you track them down and get them back to the tower so we can fix this problem." The other titans nodded, as Raven smiled. "Thanks." "No problem," said Robin, "Now, we should find the emotions in the tower first. If there are any still here, it would not do us well to have them leave! I say we split up into 3 teams. Cyborg, do you think you could search alone?" "Yeah, I could manage that," he said. "Alright, then Starfire will come with me. Beast Boy, you go with Raven." Beast Boy saluted like a naval soldier. "Yes, sergeant!" he said jokingly, in an attempt to brighten the mood. The team split up, and each took a separate area of the tower.
Having been searching for a while, Starfire took a break in the kitchen, where she saw the first emotion. She had on a grey cloak and looked lost, like she didn't know where to go. "Hey!" Starfire said, jumping up from her chair. The grey-cloaked Raven flinched, as Starfire clued in. "Oh... I am sorry. You are Raven's timid side, yes?" The girl pulled up her hood and nodded. "I did not mean to startle you." "It's okay," she replied, "I believe you." Starfire smiled and called the others up to where she was. They arrived and Cyborg recognized the emotion immediately. "Oh," he said, "You found Timidity. Good work, Star." "Alright, what now?" asked Beast Boy, "Any ideas on where to search next?" "Well, I suggest we check upstairs," Raven replied, "I heard something up there." "Alright," Robin interrupted, "The rest of us will head back to see if there are any we missed. Once we've found all the ones in the tower, we should meet up and discuss a new plan." The other titans nodded and went to search.
Beast Boy and Raven went upstairs and walked quickly down the hall, still searching for any stray emotions. They came across Raven's bedroom, where a purple-cloaked emotion was sitting on the bed, humming to herself. Suddenly Raven clutched her head in pain. "Ah! I can't handle this chaos. My mind can't deal with having my emotions scattered like this! I need you to go in and talk to her. I need to lay down." Beast Boy turned to her. "Are you sure?" he asked, "It is your room we're talking about here. You know, the place we're never allowed in." She turned back around. "I'll allow it... just this once."
After she turned and left, Beast Boy went in and tried to get the emotion's attention. "Um, hey!" She immediately turned around. "Hi!" she said excitedly, running up and hugging him. "Wait, wait," said Beast Boy, "I thought Happiness had a pink cloak." "She does," came the reply, "What's your point?" Beast Boy looked her straight in the eyes. "If you're not her, then which emotion are you?" The purple-cloaked emotion smirked and leaned in towards him. "Maybe this'll be a hint," she said as she firmly pressed her lips to his. Beast Boy broke the kiss, about to question her, just as the other titans showed up. "Is this one hostile?" Robin asked, bow-staff ready. "No," came the reply from the green boy, "Not even close." Lucky for him they hadn't seen what just happened. "So," started Cyborg, "Which emotion even is this anyway?" BB smiled, blushing a bit. "...Love." Robin nodded. "Alright, it looks like we've found the ones in the tower... so we should all go and try to find the rest of the emotions." "Wait!" Beast Boy said, stopping Robin in his tracks, "One of us should stay here in case things get out of hand. Raven can't handle her emotions being out and about like this." Cyborg and Starfire looked at each other with confused looks, as Beast Boy was suddenly acting very serious, which he rarely did. "I volunteer to stay here; you guys go on out and message me if you find any more." Robin spoke up. "You're right, Beast Boy, good thinking. You stay here and keep the Ravens we do have in check, and prevent them from leaving. As for the rest of us, let's go!" The other 2 titans nodded in unison and the 3 were soon out the door.
Beast Boy turned to the smiling, purple-cloaked version of Raven. "So... you're Raven's passion, right?" She nodded. "Well... let's get going. I'm sure Timidity will be happy to know that another one of you has already been found." Just as he said this, she took his hand in hers. As they were walking, Beast Boy wondered to himself. 'Wow... is this really Raven's passion?' he thought, 'She seems to really like me. I... I wonder if that means...' Just then he was snapped out of his thoughts by Raven, whose path they intersected in the kitchen. "Oh, hi," she said, "I thought the team left." "They did," Beast Boy explained, finally letting go of Passion's hand, "I stayed behind. I figured you'd need some help looking after your emotions." She smiled. "That's... really thoughtful. Thanks." She put down the tea she had just made and went over to the purple-cloaked version of herself. "And which emotion are you?" she asked flatly. "I'm your passion," she said. "Hmm..." Raven replied, "I didn't think I still had you. Not since Malchior betrayed me." She grimaced at the thought of that day. "Yeah," Passion responded, "That was a hard time, but... there was still some left in you. I never disappeared completely." She smiled, looking at Beast Boy as she did so. Raven looked at her in a confused way. "Okay then," she finally said, as the three of them went into the main room.
As they entered the room, the grey-cloaked Raven put her hood up, standing. "I'll get out of your way," she said as the 3 approached the couch. "Hey, you're not bothering anyone," Beast Boy spoke up, "Relax." The timid Raven smiled a little before sitting back down, with the purple-cloaked, passionate Raven taking a seat next to her, and Raven sitting in a chair across the room. Beast Boy sat in between the 2 emotions, before addressing them. "So," he started, "I have made the choice to watch over you, and the other emotions, until we can fix this problem. That said... what do you guys want to do?"
Meanwhile, the other Titans scrambled to find the other emotions of Raven. "Alright, team, let's split up," Robin said, "They can't be far!" "Well I know that," Cyborg responded, "But where could they be!?" "Well, that depends on the emotion. I'd say it's best if we find the logical Raven first. She could help us find the rest. My guess is, she's at the library." "Why not split up?" Starfire asked. "That could be dangerous," Robin replied, "If one of us runs into the red Raven, there's no telling what could happen. Also, we still have about 6 hours left of daylight... that'll be plenty of time to find them all!" Cyborg and Starfire nodded in agreement and they all headed off to the library. Once inside, they looked around. People were reading, looking at books to check out, usual library business, and in the middle of the place, a yellow-cloaked girl with glasses, reading a book of her own. "Excuse me," Starfire whispered. The yellow-cloaked emotion looked up from her book. "Ah, I was wondering when you'd arrive." "Um, what is that you're reading?" asked Cyborg. "I'll explain later. For now, let's get back to the tower. I think I've got what I need." The 3 titans looked at each other, confused, but agreed and soon the 4 of them left the library and headed back to the tower.
In the meantime, Beast Boy put on a movie. "Alright, I'm sure you guys will like this. It's about a superhero team called the Watchmen. It's a little long, but it's a great movie!" "I'm in if you are," came the reply from Passion. BB looked over to Timidity. "Okay, I guess." she said. Beast Boy, nodding, put the movie on just as the team arrived at the door. "We got one!" Robin called out. The logical Raven entered, easily finding the others. "Ah, good. 2 have already been found. This will make the rest of the search easier." "Uh, hey, Logic?" Robin interrupted, "What exactly was that book you were reading when we found you?" "Right, that," she said, "It was an old Azarath spellbook. With the information it gave me, we should be able to track down the rest of the emotions within the hour." "That's great!" Beast Boy said, getting up, "Then Raven will be back to her old self again, right?" His voice was a mixture of excitement, hope, and concern. "Well..." the emotion stammered a bit, "If... if all goes well." "What do you mean?" he asked, "Will she be okay?" "Yeah, she'll be fine!" she said with some hesitation, "It's just, we don't know what challenges Rage will produce." "Well then," Robin interrupted, "We'd better do this quickly! Hopefully we should be able to track them all down with the help of Raven's logic. I recommend we all split up and find as many as possible. After that, we'll regroup and go after Rage as a team. Everyone got it?" Starfire nodded, as Cyborg spoke up. "But, shouldn't rage be the priority? I mean, we don't know what kind of damage she's doing!" "That's true," came the reply, "But if we spend too much time dealing with her, the others might have time to leave the city, and that's the last thing we need!" "Right. Got it," Cyborg said as Robin went over to the yellow-cloaked emotion. "Here," he said, handing her a communicator, "Take this. We'll get into contact with you once we're outside." "Got it," she responded. She took the communicator and pretty soon the 3 were out the door.
Raven looked out the window, seeing the group leave. She didn't know how things would go, or which emotions they'd find, but she knew one thing for sure... this was going to be a very long day.