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The sun was rising on the horizen. Golden light shimmered on the water and on the rooftopes of Jump City. It lept from the rooves and the saltwater to the Titan Tower windows. It danced from pane to pane but shied suddenly from a wall that hid pains within it. Inside the walls rested a room that resided in pitch blackness and over the darkness crackled a dark aura. A huanted teenager twisted and turned in a sleep filled with demons but she did not dream.
"Trigon..." A whisper escaped from her.
"Raven!" Her friends banged on the door worriedly. "Raven!"
Sharply conscious of her name being called, she flinched awake. The energy that had surged around her so strongly died all at once.
"I'm fine," she said as much to herself as to Starfire, Beast Boy, Robin, and Cyborg. She opened her door, not sparing a glance for any of them. "I'm fine," she repeated. "No need to hang over me."
Beast Boy timidly questioned, "What happened?"
"It was only a dream." Her voice was a monotone.
"Friend Raven, if something is wrong, you may tell us." The Tameranian tilted her head. Cyborg and Robin stared silently pondering the truth of Raven's words. But she seemed normal as she walked to the kitchen and warmed a cup of tea. The group eventully left their team mate alone to carry on with her life. It wasn't but five minutes later that Beast Boy realized that he'd walked out of the kitchen without food. His stomach knawed at himand despite the warnings from the other Titans, he crept back into the kitchen.
Raven was slumped on the floor as themicrowave hummed. She didn't seem to notice Beast Boy's rumaging throught the fridge. Once he had found something that would satisfy him, he stole one quick glance at Raven. An ache passed through her, part of a pain buried for years. Hurt was there. She trembled slightly and then snapped from her daze.
"Okay?"
"Yes," she threw out, pressing her fingers to her temple a moment before giveing a glare. "Yes, of course."
"You sure?"
Raven tried for a haughty look and said, "for the sixth time, yes."
Beast Boy shrugged shrugged, still concerned but not pressing the matter further. Once he left, Raven put the tea out of the microwave, sampling a taste and then discarding it on the counter. She retreated to her room. Emotion from the 'dream' surged back in full force. She nearly swayed from its power. Trigon was a name not to be spoken aloud, no matter how hushed the whisper. She thought that he was a nightmare that had finally run its course. It was then that she felt his presence and knew for sure that it was real. Trigun had returned.
An earshattering crill filled her head. She pressed her hands on her ears, willing it to vanish. A different, lower type of alarm set off not too much later. Robin could be heard shouting, "Titans, trouble!" She shook her head and the crill faded slightly.
"A temple was broken into. Some gem has been stolen." He paused. "But on the bright side, it's only the H.I.V.E, so we won't be up against someone we don't know."
(Meanwhile) Jinx held the gem, turning it in her hand.
"Why something is something so normal being demanded by the master?"
Gizmo sighed. "Does it matter? Let's go!" Jinx grumbled and Gizmo turned to the temple door.
"Titans give it your all! Let's go!" He didn't want to waste time on the HIVE ,obviously. Starfire threw firebolts at Jinx without success, as she dodged every shot. Cyborg shot laser cannons at Mammoth. Robin ran at Gizmo with Beast Boy. And Raven levitated just above the ground, hands held firmly to her head, eyes squeezed tightly shut. She collasped as four red eyes played in the shadow. She wanted to shout a warning but nothing but a trickle of blood came from her mouth. The stained glass window of the building were encased in her black aura before the windows shattered. The sound of spliting wood could be heard, strangly enough and smoke could be smelt.
The gem, held so securely in Jinx's hand, then was wrapped in Raven's power. Jinx glared openly and yelp as the power grew, forcing her fingers to open. The energy swallowed the but it neither broke nor cracked. It simply vanished, disappeaering without a trace into the thin air.
A sound finally peeled from Raven. A short whimper, and then she could not stay awake any longer.
It felt late when she finally woke up. BB snored, head laying on a deskside table. Starfire dozed also alsleep in a sitting position on one of Robin's office chairs.
Beast Boy jumped awake. "Hey! You're up!" he muttered, sleepily.
She nodded. "How long was I out?"
"About a week."
"A week!" Her mind raced. "What!"
Beast Boy about fell out of his chair giggling. "No, only for a day." He walked to Star and poked her warily in the arm. "Wakey, wakey," he said.
She blinked to see Raven sitting up. Withinthe blink of an eye she sat aside Raven's bed. "Friend! You are unharmed?"
"I'm not sure what happend."
"Well, you kept Jinx and her crew from taking the stone but we don't know where it is either."
"I see," she said absently. All that was before her now was the four red eyes under the cover of shadow.