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Talia gasps as she sits up in bed; one thing is still vivid in her head: that laugh…it was as if she could hear it, even with her deafness. So much darkness…she shook her head to try to erase the horrible nightmare. She looks out the window to find it morning. The sun's glow beckons with a sweet invitation to the cloudless blue sky.

She flops back down on her back and stares up above her. She stares at the pale blue colored walls, staring intently at her name written in lavender colored calligraphy. Mentally tracing her name reminds her of her mother's intricate way of giving advice. A single tear rolls down her eye as she thinks of her mother. She shifts slightly to the side and glances at the clock: 6:30 A.M.

She curses as rushes to get out of bed. She's already missed breakfast and she needs to dress and walk the others to school. She mentally curses again as she recalls that she has to check Naomi's homework as well.

Moments later she rushes into the kitchen to find it empty. However, she notices movements in the living room. She cautiously moves to the living room, her pendant glowing. She feels the heavy bass of a scream so she bursts in the room.

The sight before her is clearly unexpected. Micah was hiding behind the couch from the large horn held by Luke. Joshua, Esther, and Miriam were sitting in the floor with a game of Guess Who in the middle of them.

Ruth and Hannah were sitting on the couch watching television, Ruth slightly rocking Arielle Christine in her swing; her father is nowhere to be found…at least that's normal. Confusion swept into the Talia's mind as she watches the scene unfold. Why isn't anyone dressed and ready to go? She clears her throat, catching the attention of her siblings.

"What's the matter?" inquired Joshua. Talia looks at him incredulously, "What's the matter? What's the matter?! You're all hanging around in here and not preparing for school!" she looks pointedly at Luke "And you! You're grounded for scaring Micah again!" Joshua gets up and tries to calm Talia down.

"Talia….just calm down," he pleas. Luke rolls his eyes and bites out, "You do know it's Saturday, right?"

Talia stops ranting and blinks. 'Did I just read your lips right?' she signs to Luke.

Luke rolls his eyes and nods. She glares and sends him a smug look.

"That's why I'm going to meet Robin and the rest of the Titans for training. And you're still grounded!"

She looks into Joshua's eye, who understands to watch over the family why she leaves. She leaves from the room, leaving a fuming Luke in her wake.

She arrives to Titans Tower faster than she thought she would. She goes down the hall to the main room and finds that everyone is awake. Raven was sitting by herself in the corner with a cup of tea in one hand; a thick book in the other. Wyatt, Jonesy, Jude, and Nikki were lounging on the couch. Jen, Caitlin, and Starfire were all sitting cross-legged in front of the windows. Paul and Toni were seated on the other side of the room to themselves. Robin was seated in the kitchen watching Beast Boy and Cyborg with amusement.

"No way! I refuse to put tofu bacon in my pan full of bacon!" huff Cyborg.

Beast Boy pouts, "Come ooooooon! Dude, you know I'm a vegetarian!"

"I don't care! Your tofu isn't going anywhere near my pan!"

"Oh yeah? Watch this!"

Beast Boy threw the tofu down in the pan in triumph. Cyborg's eye twitched as he watched the tofu sizzle in the pan, touching his bacon.

"You want tofu bacon? I'LL GIVE YOU TOFU BACON!" he throws the whole pan at Beast Boy, who turns into a dog to avoid the damage. Cyborg then grabs another pan and proceeds to chase after Beast Boy.

Robin chuckles to himself and turns to Talia.

"Hey Talia, would you like anything?" Robin asks.

Talia smiles gratefully and shakes her head lightly, "No thank you, I already ate," she then looks to the direction of Beast Boy, who was now a deer, running from Cyborg. "Besides, I see the chef is preoccupied."

"Get back here Grass Stain!"

"AHHH!"

Robin looked in their direction as well, "I see."

Talia bites her bottom lip as she contemplates what to say. She had to let the Titans know what transpired in her dream; she had to warn them. She sits down next to Robin and begins to tell him about what she saw and heard in her dreams last night.

Paul and Toni are talking about how they are going to train later. Jen, Caitlin, and Starfire are talking about a trip to the mall. Toni's ears pick up this little tidbit and she saves the information for later.

Wyatt and Jude flip through the channels in a bored fashion. After watching Jonesy and Nikki snuggling on the couch with Nikki leaning onto Jonesy's chest while he has a protective arm over her body pulling her close, the two decide to leave the room to go play games. Starfire dismisses herself from Caitlin and Jen and heads over to Toni and Paul. She smiles brightly at Paul and her smile softens at Toni.

"Toni are you sure you are the ok?" Starfire asks. Toni smiles at Starfire.

"I'm fine, honestly, but next time I see that creep he won't be." Toni smirks. Beast Boy finally tires out Cyborg and stops by the group.

"That's the spirit," Beast Boy laughs and makes a mock serious look, "Ultimate Galactic Shooter Explosion ?"

"Only if you're ready to get beat again," Toni teases. She and Beast Boy share a laugh. Paul can't help but feel a tug at his stomach.

"I wish I could play too, but I have to feed my little bumgorf," announces Starfire. She nods at the group and leaves out of the main doors. Toni and Paul had quizzical looks on their faces, looked at each other, and shrugged. Beast Boy notices and laughs again.

"Her bumgorf is Silkie, her pet," he explains. Paul nods now understanding and Toni's mouth forms an 'o' and she nods.

"Ok Star, maybe some other time." Beast Boy calls out to the already closed main doors. He wags his eyebrows at Toni and nudges his head towards the couches; Toni follows the direction and plops down on the couch. Nikki and Jonesy were up, blushing slightly. Nikki clears her throat and drags Jonesy out of the room.

Cyborg, not rejuvenated, sits down next to Beast Boy and grabs a controller.

"No way are you two playing this game without me!"

"Well get ready for an ego-bruising loss to a girl," boasts Toni.

"Put your controller where your mouth is," taunts Beast Boy.

Toni smirks, "Bring it on!"

Paul shakes his head with amusement and leaves the room; clearing his head with some training is just what he needs.

Robin's face was etched with concern, "Do you think you could identify the villain if I were to show you a picture?"

Talia shakes her head sadly, "No. Since I've been deaf since birth, the sounds I could hear in a dream aren't as definite; but I am sure of one thing: Something is not right with Toni."

She and Robin look to the couch to see Cyborg, Beast Boy, and Toni having a good time. The three were laughing constantly with the occasional complaint from Beast Boy and Cyborg. Robin looked closely at Toni. She looked and acted the same, but she had a different aura about her. His first thought of the change would be due to her capture, but after the dream of Talia's maybe it's something different.

"Perhaps you're right, but we have no evidence or explanation of the "dream Toni's" actions." Robin states.

Talia nods in agreement, "Exactly. I mentioned this to you so that you will watch out for her; she was 'fraternizing with the enemy' you could say."

Robin looks intently to Toni and back to Talia. He sighs, "I certainly hope not." He then looks to her with a smile.

"Since you're here, how about we train for a bit?"

Talia taps her chin as if to contemplate this, "Hmm, I guess I could accompany you." She smiles as he leads the way to the training room.

Jude and Wyatt were too busy arguing over who gets the first controller when Jen and Caitlin come into the room. Nikki and Jonesy were sleep against one another in one of the beds, so they didn't notice.

"You got the first controller last time dude!" reasons Jude.

Wyatt scoffs, "But the better player gets the first controller, therefore, I get the first controller."

"Better player? We'll see about that dude!" Jude snatches a random controller and starts the game. Wyatt laughs as he involuntarily wins the argument; Jude picked the second controller. Jen and Caitlin sit down the other set of beds and watch the boys play the game.

Jen sighs, "Do you think we'll get back home soon?" she asks.

Caitlin tears her eyes away from the game and stares at Jen. "Like why would you wanna leave? This place is cool!"

Jen looks up exasperated, "We have to get home! Our parents, our jobs, our lives! We don't even know what's going on there while we're here."

Caitlin gasps, "Oh my gosh you're right!" she then looks around frantically, "Do you think we'll get home soon?"

"Let's hope so."

Robin opens the door to the training room to find it empty. He does hear the sounds of the punching bag being used. He stops Talia and peers around the room, hoping to find movement. He notices it when the punching bag moves.

He springs into action and dives towards the moving punching bag.

"Robin it's me!" cries a voice. Paul then shows himself, which is under Robin's grasps. Talia holds back a laugh as Robin helps Paul up. Paul dusts himself off and looks sheepish.

"I'm sorry, I hadn't realized I turned invisible; I guess I was lost in the punches there."

Talia takes this as the perfect opportunity to tell Paul about Toni. She steps up and gives him a challenging look. "Maybe I could give you some good practice; no powers used whatsoever."

Talia gives him a look of determination, "Give me your best shot." Robin gestures the go ahead and steps aside.

Paul then lunges towards Talia, who gives him a swift side step. When he lands she pushes on his lower back, applying pressure. Paul gasps and tries to break from the pressure point.

"Ya know, you're good at this." He states as he tries to swing a punch.

Talia ducks and lands a punch to his stomach. "Just because I'm a girl," she kicks at him, but he dodges, "doesn't mean I can't kick your butt-oof!" Paul knocked her off of her feet. She jumps up quickly and runs to the other side.

Paul rushes after her and jumps at her again. She moves away and roundhouse kicks him.

"You know who else is a butt-kicking girl?" she asks as he swings for her again. She doesn't dodge in time and gets hit in the back.

"Oh yeah," Paul jumps up to dodge her sweep kick, "And who is that?"

Talia lunges at him, "Toni," he hastily moves out of the way and she jumps for him again, "You really should watch out for her." She goes for a punch that would hit him in the chest, but he stops it with his fist. She swings her other arm for the hit but he catches her other fist.

"What do you mean watch out for her?" his defenses kicking in. Talia sighs warily and begins to sign.

'I had a dream that disturbed me about Toni'

Being one to learn languages, including sign language, Paul signs back 'What was this dream like?'

She begins to describe to him what she could, and after each detail, a shadow falls over Paul's face.

"Your dream is only a dream; Toni would never do anything like that. I've know that girl for years and she would never do that."

"Paul-" starts Talia.

"No, I-I just need to go right now." He walks out of the training room. He nods to Robin, and slams the door as he leaves.

'I need the teens tomorrow. Get them here and be quick about it brat!'

Toni fights the urge to rolls her eyes at the order she was given, rather the empty insult. She kept her face neutral, as to not give anything away while she entertained Cyborg and Beast Boy.

'Give me the coordinates when you pick your spot; I'll be waiting my Delta'

Toni smirks, which could be passed off as a smug look from beating Cyborg….again.

She thinks of where she could bring the teens when she recalls the conversation Caitlin and Jen had earlier. She'll take them to the mall, and she'll meet with her shaded eyes bad boy; hopefully she'll get the reward she craves.

Well then! Yes, it's not as action packed, but that should all change in the next couple of chapters. I needed this chapter to add basis on what's to come next. Michael wasn't seen in this episode but I promise he will be there in the next. We're coming up close to the conclusion…sort of XD. NO FLAMES!