"...Music?" She thought, and looked around. Everything around her was black, except for a small platform she was standing on. Sure enough, she could hear happy music playing from somewhere, but she couldn't seem to find out where. "Are you ready kiddo?" A figure appeared next to her and placed a hand on her shoulder. "Yea, I'm ready." She told the figure without ever meaning to. It was as though her body wasn't her own; rather she was just seeing what someone else was seeing. Someone else was talking. "OK, be careful on that front twist. Remember: this is the real thing. There isn't a net to catch you this time." "Don't worry Dad, I got this." She smiled. "Hey bro!" Another figure called to her. "You mess this up,I get your stuff!" "Hey, you touch my stuff; I'll come back and haunt you." She smiled, and instinctively reached for a bag. She chalked up her hands and grabbed a near-by bar that seemed to be floating in mid-air. "Honey," Another figured appeared, but this one was different. The last 2 were hidden in shadow, but this one wasn't. Rebecca could clearly see her mother's worried face peering at her. "Please be careful." "Don't worry Mom." She gave her a thumbs up, despite her uncontrollable urge to run over and hug her. "I got this everyone. Watch and be amazed." She grabbed the bar with both hands, and just as she leapt off the platform, she heard her mother scream. Her heart sank, but her body let go of the bars and flipped in mid-air. She reached out for a second bar, and grabbed it with one hand. She waited for applause, but realized there wasn't one. She swung over to a second platform and looked down. 3 lifeless forms were laying still in the darkness below her. Finally, her body and mind were in synch. She screamed, and opened her eyes.
Robin looked at her with a pale face, and smiled sheepishly. "You ok?" She nodded and sat up in the chair. "Robin, about last night-" "Don't. Let's just forget it." She nodded. "Robin, you were right. Something has been bothering me." Robin sat up a little, eager to listen to her. "You see, a while ago, I met-""Robin!" Starfire ran through the door and squeezed Robin tightly. Rebecca could see the color return to his face briefly, the drain again when she let him go. "Great joy! You are awake, we were all very worried!" "Thanks Star." He pulled off the blanket and stood up. "Robin...may I ask you a question?" "Shoot Star." "Um...Why does your face not look normal? You look like you have eaten too much of Beast Boy's false food." He chuckled and yawned loudly. "Don't worry Star, I just had trouble sleeping last night. Bad dream." Rebecca's ears perked a bit, but before she could ask, the rest of the Titans entered the room. "Good to see you up Rob, how'd you feel?" "I'd feel better if I had some food in me." Starfire gasped. "Robin is still unwell! I shall fetch the-" "No!" everyone yelled. "Starfire, I'm fine just a little hungry." "Don't worry Starfire." Beast Boy put an arm around her and gave her a thumbs up. "It's noting a little of Beast Boy's famous tofu and egg breakfast can't cure" He laughed and ran with Cyborg following him screaming something about real food. Raven put a hand on Robin's shoulder. They nodded at each other and she left with Starfire to get some breakfast. "So, Becca, what were you going to say?" "Your dream last night...was it at the circus?" He stared at her and nodded slowly. "How'd you-"She ran out the door after Raven before he could finish asking, hoping she wouldn't have to answer him yet.
"Raven!" She yelled down the hallway. She saw Raven and Starfire just in front of the living room door. Raven nodded at Starfire, telling her to go ahead to breakfast. "Raven, I need to ask you something." "You want me to help you train, right?" Rebecca smiled a little. She felt relieved at not having to actually ask. "Yes. You're the only person here who can help me." She nodded. "Fine. We will begin tomorrow." "Actually...I was hoping we could start today?" Raven raised an eyebrow, as though asking her why without ever saying it. "Last night, I had a weird dream. I was in a circus with my mom and 2 other people. They all fell and died. Then this morning I found out Robin had the same dream." Raven's eyes widened a little. She seemed worried, but didn't want to show it. "I don't think it was a coincidence." "Neither do I. We'll start after breakfast."She smiled and nodded gratefully as they both entered the living room.
Breakfast consisted of the classic eggs, bacon, waffles, and BB and Cyborg argument. The eternal battle between tofu and 'real food'. "Beast Boy! How many times do I have to tell you! Stop putting fake bacon on my plate!" "Dude, it's not FAKE it's just not meat!" "And bacon is made of meat; therefore your tofu is FAKE!" Raven rolled her eyes and set down her book. "Why don't you both just stick to your own food and stop forcing each other to eat it?" They stopped arguing for a second, looked at Raven like she was crazy, and then went back to arguing. Raven shook her head and picked up her book. She gave Rebecca s small sideways glance, letting her know it was time to start training. Rebecca quickly finished chewing and chugged the remaining juice in her glass before jumping up and following Raven to the roof.
"Alright, I believe I know what happened last night, but if I'm right that means your powers go beyond psychic." "Beyond psychic? How far beyond?" "Well, it means someday you'll be able to read minds." Rebecca looked at her surprised, but Raven shook her head. "Not a good thing. If you don't learn to control it quickly, your mind will begin to wander like it did last night. That dream you had was actually Robin's dream. You were in his mind. And the longer you stay in someone else's mind, the harder it is to separate yourself, and return to your own body." "Whoa whoa whoa...You mean if what happened last night happens again, I could be stuck in someone's body for good?" She nodded and sat down on the ground. Rebecca sat down in front of her, her hand trembling slightly. "Relax. You just need to focus on your own thoughts. Your own life. If you start to see things that aren't familiar, stop and think about something else." Rebecca nodded and watched as Raven closed her eyes. "I want you to close your eyes and meditate. Every once in a while I'm going to feed your mind something unfamiliar. The moment you notice it, think about something else." Rebecca nodded again and closed her eyes. She took a deep breathe and slowly began to drift away.