Raven was falling.
Well, scratch that she was floating. Floating on what seemed to be a pillow, a pillow made of crimson, aqua and brown smoke. All around she saw stars, the biggest stars she ever saw. The yellow and white plasma pulsed to the sound of her heart. Well, this is a once of lifetime kinda thing. Suddenly, the spheres of light started to move. The stars pulsed faster, and faster around her, spinning and spinning and spinning. Her blue cloak, caught up in the current of wind, blew up like a parachute. Her short, tomboyish, hair reflected the glow of shimmering lights. The pearl earrings in her ears, got warmer and warmer until they burned against her ear. Then she heard a booming voice echo throughout the void.
"You are almost home, Ms. Roth. I hope it has been a pleasant trip."
"It has. Mr. Genie-Dude, that was incredible! Oh, I wished I could have stayed longer in the alternate dimension where I'm a superhero, lived in tower shaped like a t, and fought crime...hmm, ya know that sounds kinda hard to believe now that I said it out loud..." Raven mused.
"With my power, mortal, nothing is hard. However, before I transport you to your abode there is something we must discuss. My master's wish will have far-reaching effects for his world and yours."
Raven felt a chill go down her spine. What far reaching effects? Uh Oh. How long did she leave her dimension? Was she going to come back and find that apes ruled the planet? Would she have ape parents now? Oh, crud! She would have to groom them and wash them, feed them bananas...
"Now" the Genie's voice broke her train of thought. "I can not tell you the consequences that await you. All you can know is that the wish has been fulfilled. Soon, you will meet your world's version of my master."
"Your master? The green stud-muffin who wished me back here? Perfect! I can't wait!" If her world's version was any like the one she met a couple of hours ago then she couldn't wait for them get to know each other better...
"Your world's Beast Boy goes the name Gar Logan." the Genie's loud interrupted again "and he moved to Jump City this very day. Be cautioned child he will be...different then my master"
"How different? Ya mean physically, or..." questioned Raven. Abruptly, the stars stopped spinning and started to grow and spill into the darkness around her. She could see her room start to take shape. The white and yellow stars took the shape of her brown lamp and white ceiling lights. The pillow of smoke that she stood on billowed and inflated into her soft purple bed. Her room came into focus, what was now just a series of twinkling lights became the light blue walls of her room. Her floor appeared right below the bed and edged its way to baby blue walls. Her bookcase and TV came into view last, filling the corner of her room. Finally, she was home.
"Good-bye, Ms. Roth until we meet again..." The once loud voice whispered to her. Raven laid on her bed. She felt sleepy all of the sudden. Her eyes felt heavy, she rested her head on her pillow and fell asleep.
Raven opened her eyes and looked around her room. Nothing was floating, not disembodied voices or cool smoke. It wasn't a dream was it? No, It can't have been a dream! I went to a place in Jump City that didn't exist. A T-shaped tower filled with teenage superheros. I met a bald metal robot man, a strange orange skinned red head, a masked caped black-hair boy who looked like a traffic light and... a cute green boy with fangs. The same boy I've been seeing in my dreams for months. No, this wasn't a dream! It was real. I'm sure of it!
Oh, Crap, How much time passed? Was it the same day or month even?
How long was I gone? Raven unplugged her smart phone from its charger on her bed stand. She looked at the date on her cell phone. 10/17/2014. OK, so same day. It looks like no time has passed. I tried on my new cloak, went to another dimension with help of a genie and now I'm back not a second later. I thought I was dreaming. But, I wasn't. God, this feel so unreal. It wasn't a dream! I went to another dimension! So Badass! I can't wait to tell Jill when she gets back from Dakota City. She probably think I'm crazy. If that genie was telling the truth that that means all I have to do is wait for this Gar Logan to show his smooth green face.
Raven stopped to listen to any noise for any noise in the rest of the house. Complete silence, quiet not a soul in it. If its this quiet that means I'm alone here. Dad is probably with his golf buddies, great. I'm here by myself. Raven took off her favorite cloak, a gift from her dad, Rex, and put on a hanger in her closet. Well, time to sweat pants it up.
As she changed into her sweat pants and t-shirt she thought about she thought about her other parent. Mom is still at work, Saturday School, what a waste of time and...Mom!
Raven remembered what the "Beast Boy" in the other world told her. Her powers, her true lineage, all of it, a lie. Her mom, Angela Roth lied to her! Mom never lies!
I can't believe she hid who my dad was. Why didn't she tell me? I've been so scared the last couple of weeks, I mean, I can lift things and break them with my mind. I thought I was going crazy! Raven felt something coarse through her bloodstream, it was like her bones were on fire. Her head started to pulse like it had its own heartbeat, louder with every second.
She said nothing to me! Never even hinting at what I'm capable of! All this time I thought I was a freak! I'm worse. I'm the daughter of a demon named Trigon for God's sake! She could never be honest to me! Well, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A NICE LITTLE TALK AND SHE'LL HAVE TO TELL ME EVERYTHING, NO MORE SECRECTS OR LIES!
The pain in her head started to intensify. Raven put her hands on her head and tried to cradle it. A migraine, just what I need! The light on her ceiling flicked, on and off, rapidly until they exploded sending shards of light bulb everywhere. Oh! Great.
Raven spent the next half hour sweeping up the broken pieces of light bulb. Is this going to happen all the time now? It only used to happen once in a while. Another reason to find this Gar Logan. Maybe, just maybe he can teach me how to control my outbursts of energy. Gotta get my mind off Mom or my powers before I break something else. Besides Mom won't be back until she glanced at her alarm clock next to the large mirror in her room. The clock read 9:30. She won't be back until noon. I need to relax.
TV! That always helps!
She reached for the remote next to her lamp, clicked the brown device on and the hum of the TV come to life. It was some eyewitness interview for Channel 6. Hmm. What a slow news day.
"and that's when I saw the green light, it was like a meteor it was, in my own backyard!" said a middle aged man with microphone shoved in his face "I could be an alien for a distant planet!" The microphone and camera shot shifted back to a blond reporter who faced the camera.
"Well, there you have it, Cindy. Aliens, how very likely" The blond quipped. "Back to you in the studio,"
"Thanks for that reverting report, John. It was well worth the air time." Cindy, the long haired brunette replied, and muttering the last part under her breath. Cindy continued with the rest of the day's events.
"In other news, the headquarters of the new genetic engineering company, Logan Genetics moved to Jump City earlier in the week. The board of directors and Mayor Light were surprised by the sudden and unexpected news. The CEO of the company, Marie Logan arrived today with her husband Mark and their son Garfield. The Logan family made headlines last month when they were reunited with their thought to be dead son."
Raven's heart beat loudly. The genie was telling the truth!
Well, Mr. Gar Logan! It will be a pleasure to meet you shortly! Raven thought, as a small smile reached her face. Then she thought back to the genie had told her. Far reaching effects and consequences, that doesn't sound good at all. Raven felt the chill run down her spine again.
Hopefully, Gar will know something about my powers. He can help me! I know it.
Only time would tell.
