Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titans or Jason Blood. I only own this story.

A/N: I'm glad you all liked this story, I wasn't too sure about it, but now I'm sure it's worth time to keep working on it.

Blood words

As the sun began to rise up from the horizon, Robin was already up and about. He was roaming through all his stuff, organizing all the files and paperwork he usually left lying all over the place. He didn't want to leave all his stuff in a mess, and just in case one of the others needed a certain file, it would be easier for them to find it. It took about two hours for him to file them all away in his filing cabinets and take down all the pictures and newspaper ads he pinned up on the wall. He thought if he was going to leave for a long time, he didn't want his room to be so chaotic looking or disturbing. He sighed in relief after he put away the last file. Before he left his room, he made a list and instructions for the others to use to understand his filing system. He put the instructions on the top filing shelf and left his room.

Outside he immediately bumped into Starfire, who had just gotten done with a morning shower. Of course, she was already wearing a clean outfit, one of the rules he put up was for no one to go walking out of into the hallway with only a towel on. There would have been too many awkward moments in a tower occupied by teenagers if he didn't.

"Oh, good morning, Robin!" Starfire greeted in her usual cheery self.

"Morning, Star," Robin said, yawning slightly.

Starfire gave him a worried look. "Did you stay up late again…?" Her eyes glanced for a second at Raven's door.

"Kinda. Actually, I just got up early today, just couldn't sleep much last night," Robin replied.

"Oh, alright. Umm, did you have any luck with speaking to Raven this time?" Starfire asked.

"Yes, I did," Robin replied, suppressing any emotion that might give away anything from last night.

"Glorious!" Starfire cheered. "Did you find out whatever was the matter with her?"

"Slade, she was deeply troubled when he came back and seem to have an interest in her this time instead of the rest of us," Robin answered.

"Did she tell you what it was that Slade wanted her for?" Starfire asked.

"No…I didn't ask her," Robin replied. 'Because I already know what Slade wants with her…kinda.'

Starfire looked at him curiously, but she decided not to voice her thoughts. "Maybe now that Raven is all right, you will be able to get a good night's sleep," Starfire said.

'…Not likely, not with what we're going to do,' Robin thought to himself. He looked at his alien friend, wondering if he would really miss her like Raven said…Yeah, he'd miss her cheerfulness, everything that made her Starfire, and his friend, but nothing more. There just wasn't anything else there for her. 'I'm sorry, Star, I can't return your feelings, and I'm sorry for what Raven and I are going to do. I hope you will forgive me…"

"Robin, what is the matter? Why do you look so depressed?" Starfire asked with concern, breaking him out of his train of thought.

Robin's mind came back to reality. "Huh? Sorry, Star, I zoned out for a minute there."

"It is alright, Robin," Starfire replied with a friendly smile. "You might feel better after you've consumed some morning nutriments."

"Yeah…maybe," Robin said.

They both walked down the hall, unaware of a pair of amethyst eyes watching them from Raven's room. She had heard everything Robin and Starfire had said. For a moment, she feared Robin was going to change his mind when he started talking to Starfire. After all, everyone, except for the redhead herself, already knew the feelings she had for Robin. She worried that Robin may really do care for Starfire enough to forget their plans. But then she thought to herself why should she care if Robin liked Starfire that way, it wasn't like it mattered to her…or did it?

Raven closed her door and leaned on it, thinking about her own feelings on the matter. Okay, yeah, maybe she did feel a little worried about Robin liking Starfire the way everyone believed the two felt for each other. Maybe she was worried that at any moment, Robin was going to come to her and tell her that they weren't going to get away from it all like they planned last night.

'Great…now I'm psychologically-revaluating myself,' Raven thought to herself sarcastically. 'What's next, wearing straight-jackets?'

She sighed depressively and rested the back of her head on the door. She wasn't sure why she cared who or if Robin liked.

'Yes, you do, Raven,' her physical representation of Wisdom said to her. 'You're just too stubborn to admit it.'

'YOU'RE IN LOVE, YOU'RE IN LOVE!' Happy started singing in her head.

Bravery had to trip Happy up and sit on top of her, just to get her to shut up. 'Man! Will you tone it down a bit, the rest of us can't get a word in with you running around and shouting at the top of your lungs!'

Raven was too shocked by what her embodiment of happiness had just been singing to say anything.

'It's true…' Wisdom said. 'You're just too scared to look deep and see for yourself…'

Happy knocked Bravery off her and jumped back to her feet, smiling broadly. 'She's right! You're totally infatuated with the Boy Wonder, and who wouldn't be? He's soooo hot!'

Raven couldn't argue with that, Robin was handsome, but that wasn't the real reason she would feel this way about him. He may at times be withdrawn and conservative, but underneath it all, he was kind and understanding. She never got the impression Robin used his looks to his advantage; he wasn't like most men in that prospective.

'You're forgetting he looks very cool with that mask!' Happy added. 'Oh, he's so mysterious looking with that mask!'

'Now, you're talking!' Bravery said, giving Happy a high-five.

'But what if he doesn't care about us that way, what if we get hurt again…?' Timid pondered what Raven was truly thinking.

'Robin is not like Malchior. For one, Robin isn't the kind to mess with people's hearts. He's devoted his life to never hurt people, and that includes people's feelings,' Wisdom retorted, adjusting her glasses.

'Please, all of you be quiet,' Raven ordered. 'I'm not going to rush into anything…even if Robin does feel about me that way in the slightest!'

'But it's so romantic when you think about,' Happy said. 'Just the two of you, running away together, holding each others hands while running free! Ah, that's such a wonderful fantasy.' Happy held her face with a dreamy look upon it.

Raven just stared at this emotion. She's never seen it act like this before, even with Malchior; it was acting very out of character even for what it represented. She had better get a grip of her emotions now before more of them popped up or started acting oddly.

'We aren't doing this because we feel that way about each other.' Raven said. 'We're doing this to stop the prophecy, and if all of you do not get a hold of yourselves, it'll probably get me into more trouble than I already am.'

'Correct, now is not the time to ponder on your feelings.' Wisdom said. 'You need to go and let your friends see you as much as they can before you and Robin, if you will pardon the expression, fly the coop.'

The rest of her emotions agreed and disappeared to their respective places in Raven's mind. She took a few deep breaths to calm herself and put her hood on before she finally felt ready to join the others. She left her room and walked to the kitchen, where she saw everyone already eating breakfast. The first one to see her was Beast boy, who gasped and dropped the plate of tofu eggs on the floor.

"Raven! You're here!" the changeling exclaimed, running up to her. "Dude, you had us so worried when you wouldn't leave your room."

Cyborg left the table and stood next to Beast boy. "Yeah, girl, we all thought you found another person in a book."

Raven wasn't sure if she should have been angry by that or happy that he tried to make a joke out of it. "Sorry for making you all worry…I've just had a lot on my mind lately."

"Well, whatever the reason, we're all just glad you're with us this morning. Right, guys?" Cyborg asked, looking back at everyone.

"Oh, yes, we are all overjoyed that you have finally come out of your solitude," Starfire said, smiling joyfully.

She glanced at Robin and saw he had a pleasant smile on his face. If she had not put her hood on before she left her room, everyone would she the light redness on her cheeks.

"I'm glad you came out, Raven," Robin said simply, but she could tell he was having a hard time with keeping his voice neutral.

"Thanks," Raven replied, walking over to him.

She sat down in the chair next to him. They both pretended that nothing was going on, they didn't want to act suspicious and alert the others. Beast boy rushed over to her with a plate of tofu eggs, followed by Cyborg, who had real eggs and bacon on his plate.

"Here you go, Raven!" they both said, then glared at each other. "No! She'll want to eat this!" they said again at the same time. "Hey! Stop repeating what I'm saying! I'm not kidding!" They pressed their foreheads together, snarling at the other.

Raven grabbed both plates out of their hands and mixed the tofu eggs with the real ones.

"Both are fine with me," Raven said.

Beast boy and Cyborg stopped glaring and smiled happily at Raven. "Okay!...What did I just say about copying me!"

They argued like this while the others ate their breakfast. Raven found the tofu eggs tasted pretty good when mixed it with real eggs. Just as she was about to get up and fix her herbal tea, Robin put a cup next to her. She glanced up at him with a faint smile. He returned one of his own and quickly sat back in his chair.

"Friend Raven, what was it that made you retreat to your room for so long?" Starfire asked.

Raven unconsciously slid her wrist under the table. "Slade was messing with my head, like he did with Terra and Robin." She touched the tourniquet that Robin put on her wrist, which was hiding safely under her sleeve. "Robin, helped me get over the lies Slade filled my head with…"

"Yeah, Slade is very good at making you feel the way he wants you to," Beast boy said grimly.

"Raven, you know anything Slade says is a lie, you can't trust a thing he says," Cyborg said.

"I know that now…" Raven replied, hating herself as she continued to lie to them. "I thought I could handle his mind games, but he was better than I thought."

Robin watched her silently, finding it hard to not touch her and try to comfort her to chase away the pain in her eyes that only he could see. He knew how hard it must be for her to lie to them, hiding the real truth of what Slade forced her to try to do. This was the real reason he was so determined to stop Slade, to keep him from bringing so much pain to people. And not any physical pain…Oh, no, he hurt them far more than any weapon could ever cause.

He poisoned their minds, wounded their souls, this is what he had vowed the day he escaped from Slade, that he wouldn't let anyone else be tormented by him. But Slade was a master at his craft, he knew all the angles, he ran circles around him while hurting his teammates. He thought, at first, Slade was just after him to toy with for his twisted plans, but now, he's gone too far. He involved one of his teammates. He decided to go after Raven, and for that, he would pay for…One way or another…

"Let's not trouble Raven with bringing up her problems, she's obviously gone through enough lately to keep talking about it," Robin said blankly.

Raven glanced at him out of the corner of her eye. She sensed his anger boiling for Slade once more, but this time it was much more than she felt before. She was able to catch an image from his mind. She saw that Robin saw Slade holding her on the tower, when he let her go and she plummeted to the streets below. She experienced the fear Robin had felt as he saw her fall from the tower. She could feel how his heart was beating faster and faster as he hurried to catch her, the sense of lose he would have if he didn't get there in time. How relieved he felt when he caught her and gently sailed down to the ground with her secure in his arms.

The image soon disappeared as Robin calmed down and reinforced his mental barriers. She safely knew he wasn't aware of her presence in his mind. She didn't want him to be embarrassed over how he felt in that resent memory. So, she acted like nothing happened, sipping her tea quietly, but she did glance at him once when she was sure no one was looking.

Starfire began talking again. "It is most fortunate that Robin was able to help you, friend Raven."

"Yes…very fortunate," Raven replied, couldn't help but say those words softly.

"Maybe later, if you wish, we can go to the 'mall of shopping' and purchase some new clothing and other wants that we find there?" Starfire offered.

Raven thought about it for a moment. This would probably be her last chance for some time to be with her best friend. Yes, she did consider Starfire her best friend, only for the sake that she tried so hard when others didn't even care to make her happy. And with all that has occurred since they met, they've formed a good friendship. And it was that friendship she didn't wish to break with her, which will make leaving the Titans hard on her. If that wasn't enough, Robin was going to come with her, the one Starfire loved.

She couldn't do that to Star, she didn't deserve it…but it was necessary, if she and Robin were to stop this prophecy from becoming the horrid reality she saw in Slade's vision, then she had no choice in the matter…But, at least, she could still try to be a true friend until then.

"Sure…sounds good," Raven replied with small smile.

"Wonderful!" Starfire said happily, smiling brighter than normal, even for her.

"Uh….." Raven uttered, using her hood to try to keep the glare of her bright smile off her eyes.

"We shall go as soon as morning breakfast is over with!" Starfire said.

"Okay," Raven agreed.

Starfire and Raven quickly finished their breakfast. After which, they said good-bye to the boys and headed off to the mall. Robin was glad to see Raven go off with Starfire. It made him feel good that she was going to spend time with her. It meant she was still going to be Starfire's best friend. He smiled when he was sure the other boys couldn't see it while picking up the dishes and putting them in the sink. As he started washing them, Cyborg walked up to him.

"So, how'd it really go?" Cyborg asked.

Robin kept himself from jerking in surprise. He just kept washing the dishes. "What do you mean, Cy?"

"Don't play dumb with me, Robin. I know Raven well enough that she wouldn't have opened her door for any reason, even for you." Cyborg said, crossing his arms over his broad chest.

Robin sighed and looked at Cyborg. "What are you getting at, Cy?"

Cyborg held up his hands. "Whoa, I'm not trying to get you upset, man." He leaned over close to Robin so Beast boy couldn't over here. "I know Raven enough to know when she's lying through her teeth…what happened, Robin? Please, I'd feel better if I knew the reason why she lied to us."

Robin let his head drop slightly, leaning on the edge of the sink for support. "I can't say, Cy, she doesn't want to worry you guys."

Cyborg touched Robin's shoulder with a look of worry on his face all of a sudden. "She was cutting herself again, was she?"

This time Robin did jerk his head up to Cyborg. "H-How did you know that?"

Cyborg grimaced. "I though so…I found Raven first doing it, just after Malchior wrecked her room. I wanted to check up on her after she whipped me and BB in Stick Ball. You can't imagine how shocked I was to see Raven doing that to herself. By the time I got to her, she had already done a lot to herself…" He looked away; the image was still too fresh and horrible in his mind for his liking. "I thought she had stopped, but during breakfast, I knew something was wrong when I saw her hide her wrist."

"Cyborg, please, don't let the others know," Robin said softly. "They wouldn't understand why she would hurt herself like that."

"I promise, man," Cyborg replied, squeezing his shoulder lightly. "Just next time, Robin. Don't keep stuff like this in the dark from us, we're a team, remember? That's what we're there for, to help out when one of us is weak."

Cyborg's words stung Robin like a thousand red-hot needles. He didn't want to lie to his best friend, not when he knew all he wanted to do was help out, but he promised Raven, and he never broke a promise.

"All right, Cy. Next time, I'll let you know, but just help me keep Beast boy and Starfire from finding out," Robin said, feeling something inside him grow cold as he lied straight to his friend's face. He was sick at how easy he found it was for him to wear a fake expression with the lie.

Cyborg must have believed him, because the big man smiled at him and patted his shoulder. "You got it, Rob." He looked over at Beast boy. "Yo, man! Bet I can beat you ten times in a role in Dead or Alive 2!"

"You're on, dude!" Beast boy said, running over to get the game started.

Cyborg patted Robin's shoulder one last time. "Hey, man, don't sweat about it anymore as long as we're a team, there's nothing that we can't solve together." Then he walked off to join Beast boy on the couch, where they began playing their game.

Robin fought with all his will to keep the bitter pit in his stomach from getting out of hand. This was going to be as hard as he believed it would be. He breathed deeply, until he was sure he could act normal again before finishing cleaning the dishes and putting them away. It wasn't he turn to do them, but it helped him get his mind off his guilt. When he was done, he walked over to the boys.

"Hey, guys, I'm going out," Robin said, and then turned to leave.

"Where ya going, Rob?" Cyborg asked.

"I've got to do some research on a case. I'll be back later tonight," Robin said simply, walking out of the room before Cyborg could ask him anymore questions. He wasn't sure if he could live with himself if he lied more to him.

Robin went to the vehicle bay where he hopped onto his R-Cycle. He put on his helmet and opened the automatic doors with a button on the handle, rimming up the engine of his motorcycle and blazing out of the vehicle bay and making his way through the city out to the highway, leading to Gotham City. He rode till the gloomy city of Gotham began to come in sight from the highway. Just as he was coming to the exit that would lead him to Gotham, he passed it, heading past the city that he grew up in and once protected with Batman. Instead, he avoided the city and rode on by it, until he came to another exit that would lead him out a place just outside of Gotham.

He drove down the ride till he came to an old decrypted driveway and rode down a hardly used rode that led to an all-but forgotten place, hidden in the outskirts of Gotham. When he came to a halt on his R-Cycle, he found nothing but an empty lot, inhabited by nothing more than wild plants and stones sticking out of the ground. To anyone, this was just an abandoned, unlivable place…but Robin knew better than to believe what his eyes showed him.

He walked over to a stone gate and knocked on it five times. With each knock he made, they rang out loud and strong around him. When he glanced at the baron spot again, it no longer was baron, a mansion now lay before him. The stone gates opened up for him as he led his motorcycle up the driveway, leading to the front of the mansion. Standing on the staircase in front of the mansion doors, stood a tall, regal man.

He wore a brownish-red jacket over a white business shirt and black dress pants with dress shoes to match. His hair was a deep shade of brown, almost black, with a white streak running through his hair, revealing the only sign of old age on him. He looked in his mid-thirties, handsome and still in his prime. His intelligent and cool brown eyes looked at Robin curiously.

"Robin? I find myself a little surprise to find you knocking at my gate," Jason Blood greeted.

Robin put the leg down on his motorcycle and placed his helmet on the seat. "Yeah, it's kinda odd that I came here for help."

Jason nodded. "I assume Batman is busy, which may explain why you are here and he is not."

"Actually, he doesn't know I'm here…" Robin replied, walking up the staircase.

Jason looked at Robin thoughtfully for a moment, the corner of his mouth rose up in faint smile. "I see…you wish to talk to me about something privately, correct?"

"Yeah, can we talk about this inside? Lately, someone's been watching me and my friends…" Robin said.

Jason placed a hand on Robin's shoulder. "Of course, you needn't worry, no one but those I let enter can cross the gate, not even this person you seem so worried about." He led Robin inside the mansion, glancing over his shoulder at something that only his eyes seem to know what to look for. He smirked slightly as the doors closed silently behind him and Robin, locking out any unwanted eyes and ears.

Robin had only come here once with Batman and walking in this place still amazed him. Old tapestries of some ancient time hung on the walls of the mansion. Statues of warriors and forgotten gods decorated the hallways with suits of armor once worn by honorable knights standing forever guard all about the huge mansion. If it wasn't the wonderful pieces of art that left a person in awe, it was surely the depth and beauty of all the enriched furnishing enhancing the alluring artwork all about.

"Come, we will discuss whatever reason you are here for in the library," Jason spoke up.

"Huh?…Oh, ok," Robin nodded in agreement.

They walked down the main hallway, until they came to two sliding, cherry-wood doors. Jason slid the doors open, gesturing Robin to go in first. Robin obliged and entered the library, again being amazed at the collection Jason possessed. Ancient books of old times lied idly on huge bookshelves. Some books that even the world of literature didn't even know lay in waiting for someone to read them in this library. Robin walked over to one of the old chairs resting by a stone-crafted fireplace, followed by Jason, who made himself comfortable in the one opposite of his.

"Please, sit down, it isn't often Batman's ex-partner comes to visit me," Jason said, crossing his legs in a gentlemanly fashion.

Robin sat in the chair across from his, looking slightly nervous with being in such a place.

"Now, what brings you to my door, Robin?" Jason asked.

"Well…I need information about a prophecy," Robin replied, wanting to get his over with as fast as he could.

It wasn't that Jason creep him out. Oh, no, it was his other side that he was worried about, knowing that behind those gentle eyes, the demon Etrigan lied in waiting in them, waiting for Jason to release him into this world for whatever deed he saw fit for the demon. And it was the sort of 'deeds' that unnerved the Boy Wonder, things that he'd wish Batman never told him about. But Batman would have been proud of him if he was here. He kept his face blank of everything and held back his own worries and fears of the demon that Jason was apart of.

"A prophecy? What kind of prophecy may I ask, there are so many kinds. You need to be more specific when you talk about them, if you want me to help you," Jason remarked.

"Well…this prophecy has to do with the possible end of the world I believe," Robin replied.

Jason risen a curious eyebrow. "Oh…one of those. Care to elaborate more on this prophecy?"

"Umm, yeah. This prophecy is said to begin on a certain person's birthday. One that will force this person to bring about something trouble for everyone," Robin said. "That's all I can really say, because that's all I know, really."

Jason slowly nodded. "And this person you are talking about, by any chance be anyone you know?"

Robin still let nothing show on his face. "Whether I know this person or not is none of your concern. I came here wondering if you might help me keep this prophecy from happening."

Jason smirked and got out of his chair, walking over to an ancient book that lay open near the fireplace on a bookstand. He flipped through the pages for a moment, then waved Robin over to join him. Robin got out of his chair and walked over to stand next to him.

"Is this by any chance what you are talking about?" Jason asked, showing Robin the page he was had looked for.

Robin's eyes widened from what he saw on the page. On the page was a picture of a four-eyed woman opening a portal, letting a horned four-eyed demon pass through, followed by hordes of lesser demons.

"T-That's it all right…" Robin confirmed.

Jason didn't acknowledge Robin's obvious shock. He glanced back at the book and flipped the page again, showing people all burning in flames and turning into stone while demons ravaged their bodies and souls.

"This is the prophecy of Trigon," Jason began to explain. "It is written by a race of Azarathians, who saw this in a vision when a child was born, that the child from his bloodline will be marked when she comes of age and be consumed by darkness within her. She will break her fathers' bonds in the Netherworld and let him enter this dimension and turn the earth into a living hell."

'Raven…this is what you've been trying to protect us from?' Robin thought in both horror and amazement.

"From the look on your face, I gather this is the prophecy you want to stop," Jason implied. "And with good reason, this is a nasty one."

Robin looked at Jason in disgust. "How can you talk so lightly about this!"

"When you've lived as long I have and read and even performed some of these prophecies, you learn to deal with them with a rational mind. And I think you should, too, if you want to stop this one."

"How can I stop a prophecy like this? From what you said, it might be too late!" Robin said, raising his voice in anger and frustration.

"Well, let's read on a bit more," Jason said in a casual tone. He read some more and his eyes brightened a bit. "Ah-ha! Here is something that might be of some help to you. It says that a servant of Trigon blessed by him will come and force the child to fall into the darkness in her soul…But he cannot do this until the third new moon after the marks have been placed on the child."

Robin's hope perked back up. "So, what you're saying is that all I have to do is keep this servant of Trigon from making the child from giving into their demonic blood?"

"Precisely, if you can keep him from getting to whomever the child is until the sun raises up on the third new moon. Then the sun's rays will purify the child's body, burning away the marks and the tainted touch of the child's father," Jason said, reading on. "…But there's more, the child may be cleansed from Trigon's influence, but she will become more powerful than ever before, so powerful that even Trigon the Terrible wouldn't hope to reclaim her, but she will have her own free will to decide how to use such power."

Robin was ecstatic. "Thank you so much, Jason. I owe you big time!"

"I'll hold you to that, Robin. Especially, someone in particular," Jason replied. "But the only thing I want to be sure of is if you can't stop this prophecy from happening, then you will reveal who the child is and let us stop her before she let's Trigon into this world."

Robin felt a tightness in his chest, his heart began to raise up to his throat in fear. "If that does happen—which it won't—I'll do whatever I have to do to keep the world safe…"

"Even if that means, destroying the child?" Jason asked.

"It won't come to that," Robin stated.

"That's not good enough, Robin. If you want me help you, I need to know if you will do what must be done to keep Trigon locked in the Netherworld," Jason said with a serious tone, that almost matched Batman's.

All this was too much for Robin to take in, but if it did come to that, he would make sure he was the one who did it, no one else. He looked up with sternness in his eyes at Jason's stare.

"I will do whatever I must to keep everyone safe," Robin said. "But only if it comes to that and only if you help me keep this servant away from her."

"You do your mentor proud, Robin," Jason said, smiling slightly. "Now, I'm guessing you already know who this servant is. And if you have, it's a wonder you survived a battle with him if he has Trigon's blessing."

"Let's just say we knew him before he got his powers from Trigon," Robin replied. "And he likes to gloat with how superior he thinks he is."

"Ah," Jason said. "Well, there's not much I can do myself to actually to keep this servant from getting his hands on the child. The only way I can help is…well, you know the answer already. And you know if I do, he won't be so hesitant to do what he will believe to be the right course of action."

"Is there anything you can think up that might help me?" Robin asked desperately.

"Well, all I can say is hide or make sure the servant can't get to her until the third new moon has past," Jason replied, rubbing his chin, then he smirked and chuckled lightly. "Unless you get powers of your own, I don't see any other way to stop him. Heh, heh."

The ex-knight meant it as a joke, but as he looked at Robin's expression, he didn't see the reaction he wanted to see. Robin had a look of determination and a seriousness not seen in a boy his age.

"Robin…you're not thinking seriously of trying something like that, are you?" Jason asked worriedly. "It would be impossible for you to gain powers that could even match Trigon's servant!"

"I'm a Titan, remember? We're known to do the impossible, and if I'm gonna try, then I better get started right away." Robin replied, heading out of the library.

"Robin! Robin, this is not a good idea!" Jason said, running over to him. "You may be getting in over your head with something like this."

Robin halted and glanced at him with that same seriousness. "I told you before, I will do anything I can to keep everyone safe…everyone."

Jason knew this would lead to problems in the future for the Boy Wonder, but he could see he was as stubborn as his mentor. It was obvious that nothing he said would change his mind. The ex-knight sighed and placed a hand on Robin's shoulder.

"Then all I can say is good luck and do not let yourself be deceived or manipulated by whatever way you get your powers," Jason said concern fully. "They may lead you to a worse fate than the one in the prophecy."

"I'll be careful, Jason," Robin reassured him. "Besides, if I do get out of hand, I'm sure you or Batman will be there…Speaking of which, I'd like it if you didn't tell Batman about our meeting. I don't want to involve him if I can help it."

"I understand. But I will if I think things are going over your head," Jason warned.

"Deal," Robin replied.

Jason only smiled an inch more, but his smile held no mirth in it. "Alright. Here, let me lead to you out."

"Thanks," Robin said.

As they walked back to the entrance of the mansion, Jason tried to pry out what else Robin had planned. But the Boy Wonder was as good as Batman at keeping one from letting anything slip. When they exited the mansion and walked over to Robin's motorcycle, Jason was trying to change his mind.

"Robin, please, reconsider this! This may sound like a good idea, but trust me when I say that things don't always go the way you wish them to go."

"I know this is going to be dangerous, Jason," Robin replied, hopping onto his R-Cycle and putting his helmet on. "And thanks for your concern, and again, please don't let Batman find out anything about this."

Jason sighed in defeat. "You have my word, Robin."

"Thanks again!" Robin said.

He kicked the throttle and revved up the engine before taking off down the driveway. Jason stood there on the driveway watching the Boy Wonder disappear down the old road, off to wherever he planned to find these powers. He smiled and walked up to the front door.

"Good luck, Robin. I do hope that whoever listens to our prays will help you protect Raven," Jason said widening his smile as he closed the doors behind him.

As Robin rode his R-Cycle back to Jump City, he pondered on all how to obtain what he needed to protect Raven. But where to even start? People couldn't just ask for them and boom, there they go! And if that wasn't hard enough, he needed to gain these powers soon. The first new moon was only five days away, and if he was gonna find this power and train up enough to fight Slade, then he had to act fast. He just couldn't think of where to begin. One would think with all the things he's faced with as both Batman's sidekick and a Titan, he wouldn't have a difficult time with this, but it eluded him greatly.

He didn't know where to even begin. There had to be a way he could without asking for more help from someone, but it looked what he wouldn't have much choice if he couldn't on his own. But who could he go to for this kind of help? He asked enough of Jason Blood to not bother him with this, he was grateful for all of it…but then who else could he go to for help. Wait a minute…who said it had to be a person? Robin drove faster back to the tower. He just might be able to find the answers to all his problems in the most unlikeliest place, Raven's room…

A/N: I'm glad everyone likes this fanfic so much, it makes me glad it was worth the time I was spending musing over this story. If you all think things are getting interesting now…wait till the next chapter comes out! I can promise more twists and unexpected surprises in store with this story! Oh, and for everyone's reassurances, I do not plan to give up on my other stories, one in particular, 'Teen Titans: Inferno'. I have the whole story planned, but for some time I wasn't inspired to work on it very much. For one, I was afraid the story wasn't taking off as well as I hoped, but after getting some resent reviews which changed my mind. I will try to get that fanfic going again for everyone's enjoyment, but again, I ask for all your gracious patience that you've given me. I will make sure that all your patience with these updates are well rewarded. Till next time…farewell, till the next chapter.