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Chapter 2: Strange Happenings

Raven climbed huge drifts of snow, amazed at how much had accumulated overnight. And it was summer! She could hardly believe the facts that her cold, truthful eyes told her. The blizzard must have stopped sometime in the middle of the night, and the temperature must have fallen sharply, for the snow to be as hard and cold as this.

Her thoughts wandered. They drifted from topic to topic, finally getting back to the dilemma at hand. Snow in the middle of summer. She didn't understand, and most likely wouldn't until they found out who or what had caused it. She found herself thinking like Beast Boy, creating possible solutions in her head. Her solutions were different from his, however. Hers were more likely. She considered a natural thing, but ditched that one immediately. There was no possible explanation for that one. It was summer in California, and even in winter, it didn't snow. For a blizzard to come roaring out of nowhere… that was wholly impossible. It had to be either some sort of weather-creating machine or a person with supernatural abilities. Another one. She didn't like the sounds of that, so she stuck with the machine. Who would want to bury Jump City in snow?

Someone who hated the Titans. The thing was, all those who hated the Titans lived in Jump City. Who would want to bury their own home in ice and snow? No one sane, for certain.

Her thoughts were broken as she noticed an abrupt scenery change. There was still snow, but it seemed to be built into a canyon. Footsteps traveled ahead of her, and Raven narrowed her eyes. She quickly followed them, just to reach a dead end. Thinking rapidly, she decided to go up and see what it looked like. Her powers lifted her up above the wall of ice, and she struggled to keep her emotions under control at what she saw. A maze of ice passages stretched out around her. They twisted and turned at every opportunity, and she couldn't find the path she had taken to go back to the tower. Snow began to fall thickly, but slowly. She curled up into a ball in the air as she realized just how cold she really was. Panic fought to take control over her mind. The cold seemed to take all of her warmth away from her, and she started to fall unconscious. As she fell straight down, she thought, oddly, that the ground seemed to rise up to meet her. She landed on it far sooner that she should have, as well…

Back at the tower, the other Titans were searching all over for their missing companion. They had been all day. They had checked Raven's room first thing, and then moved onto the more unlikely spots, like the gym and other peoples' rooms. At last, they had looked into every nook and cranny inside the tower. There was no sign at all of Raven. They moved up to the roof, and Beast Boy gasped at the sight. Tracks led north, and you could see where a cloak had brushed the ground. Robin took his communicator out and pressed the talk button.

"Raven, do you read?" No response. He tried again. "Raven?" Still no response. They tried many more times, and finally decided to just follow the tracks. There was no need to split up, as there was only one set of tracks, so they immediately set off. Since flying is faster, Beast Boy carried Cyborg and Starfire, Robin. As they traveled, snow drifted down, thick and heavy. In a few hours, Raven's trail was almost a mere memory. Just as they reached a huge wall of ice, the tracks vanished completely. They flew over the wall and above the maze. There was a moment of complete silence as the four individuals took in the amazing sight.

"Whoa…" Beast Boy whispered. The other three nodded in agreement.

They flew on.