Raven had waken several times along the course of the night. Finally, at about three thirty she gave up and roamed about the tower. Sleep had refused to come to her for more than a few minutes at a time for some time now. There was always a faint whisper in the back of her mind that would not let her concentrate, no matter how hard she tried. At some point she tried to meditate, but to no avail. She could not scare away the thought that something was going to happen today. Eventually she returned to her room and started to read a book she had picked out at random. A few hours later she still had no idea what the book was about…
"Well, aren't you an early riser. Last time you woke up this early it was the end of the world," said Robin walking up behind her. At the sound of his voice Raven looked up from her reading.
"I don't know, I feel like something important is going to happen. But it's not the end of the world, at least no end that I know of." She said, hoping to reassure him.
"BB asked me to go get you, apparently he has prepared some sort of show for the rest of the team. Star is jumping up and down in excitement. I just hope it's not the same sort of thing as that snorkel-tuba thingy," said Robin.
"This early? Normally Beastboy wakes up at around noon." Raven stated, clearly not interested in seeing this 'show.'
"That got me too, but he was really excited and he said your were that guest star. He's been preparing it all night. We don't want to ruin his fun," said Robin with a smile on his face.
"Fine, we're anyways going to have to go to the main room eventually..." Raven said before leaving the room with a spacey look on her face.
Raven cautiously entered the room, trying to figure out what Beast boy could possibly have in store for her.
"Wow, you actually got her to come… miracles do happen!" shouted the green man at first sight of Raven.
"Okay let's get this thing started." said Cyborg as he motioned the chair set in the middle of the 'stage.' Raven didn't even have time to move before the alarm system started to make it's loud, and rather irritating, wail.
"Aw come on! That was going to be the best show ever!" Beastboy wailed in protest.
"What is it?" asked Robin as Cyborg checked the computers.
"Just a simple robbery by Dr. Light," said Cyborgwith a bored expression.
By the time the team arrived at the recently robbed bank, Raven could not think straight. The buzzing in the back of her mind had grown louder, and significantly more painful. All she wanted to do was wrench that terrible metallic screeching from her mind using any method that would work.
As soon as she got out of the T-car, a wave of pain washed over her and her sense of balance was thrown out the window. She tried to hold herself up by pressing her hands against the car, but she slipped and soon found herself crumpled on the ground. She faintly heard the sound of worried voices around her, but was not sure if they were real or not. Suddenly she saw flashes of a burning landscape. Then a boy, well into his teens with golden eyes, and matted, bloody, black hair appeared in her mind.
The pain stopped. She opened her eyes and saw the rest of the team starring worriedly at her. She realized that she was leaning against the T-car, pressing her temples rather painfully. Slowly, she removed her fingers from the sides of her head and got up.
"Raven… are you un-well?" asked a worried Starfire.
"I'm fine," said Raven as she turned into a shadow of a black bird and flew back in the direction of the tower. .
"What happ-" asked Robin, but Raven did not hear the rest. She was rushing back to the tower as fast as she could. Once she got in her room four candles flew from a cupboard and placed themselves around a circle of white powder. Hurriedly she sat in the middle of the circle and muttered few words. Soon she was absorbed in the power that was taking her to Azarath.