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~*Chapter 4*~

Starfire slowly flew around the TV room waiting for the boys and thinking about what Raven had recently told her. She had no idea. She knew that Raven's life was complicated, and there were things about her that no one should understand, but this was beyond anything Starfire had imagined. As Starfire thought, she realized something. She and Raven were more alike than they thought. They both didn't have a terrific past. They both had sisters that were very "interesting". Both of them had a side of them that many people didn't see. Perhaps they could actually be friends! Maybe, ever so possibly, Starfire and Raven could hang out like normal friends. It was worth a shot. Starfire looked over to the couch where Raven had planted herself. She hadn't moved since she had told Starfire about her past. Starfire put on a casual face and walked over to the unmoving Raven.

She lightly tapped her on the shoulder.

"Raven?"

There was no reply. Raven didn't even move. She sat there like a dead log, staring at the floor.

"Are you alright?" Starfire asked. "You don't seem to be yourself. You're not moving and you don't have your book of poetry."

"I'm okay, Starfire," Raven said simply, increasing her gaze upon the floor.

"What is wrong then?" Starfire asked, concerned.

"You know," Raven began, "I've heard people say that poetry can let you express your true thoughts and feelings about the world or whatever. It's funny how different some people think. I've heard extremely happy and bright poems before. They all talk about sunshine and pleasant things. Meanwhile, some people talk about death, torture, revenge, hatred, and all those dark things in life. I wonder how two different people can be so different and yet so much alike."

"I do not believe I saw the similarities in those people you mentioned," Starfire confessed.

"It's okay," Raven replied. "I didn't get it much at first either. Think of it like you and me. We have exact opposite personalities, but we're so much alike. Before you ask, I read your mind."

"Oh, okay,"

"Sorry,"

"It's alright."

The two girls stood in the silence for a while. That is, until Starfire's danger communicator beeped. She hurriedly grabbed it off the table and looked at what the signal was.

"There is chaos occurring at the mall of shopping!" she exclaimed.

"The mall the boys and Ebony went to?" Raven asked.

"Yes!" Starfire confirmed. "We must hurry!"

"What happened?"

"I don't have that information. This message is from the owner of the mall of shopping. He says it's extremely urgent!"

"Then let's go."

At the mall, all havoc was breaking loose. Shoppers ran everywhere screaming and panicking. Robin, Cyborg, and Beast Boy stood in a triangular form surrounded by Slade's robots. Some of them had started fires in a few of the stores, and broken glass from the windows was scattered everywhere. Little girls and boys cried for their parents to save them from their fear. Salespeople hid behind counters barely peeking over the edge to catch what would happen. Robin, Cyborg, and Beast Boy were breathing hard as sweat poured down their skin.

"It's no use, Robin," Beast Boy said. "There's too many."

"We can't fight them alone!" Cyborg added.

"We need a plan," Robin insisted, "because if we don't think of something fast, we'll lose."

"Guys!" Ebony called from the top floor. "I'm so scared! What do I do?"

"Get away from here as fast as you possible can!" Robin ordered. "Go get your sister!"

"No, I won't leave you! Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos!"

Ebony shot black beams from her hands towards the robots. Two out of the myriad number of them broke. Before anything else could happen, the front entrance door to the mall swung right open, and there stood Starfire and Raven. Starfire let out a blizzard of star bolts from her hands. They crashed onto the robots, breaking about half of the group. Raven lifted the rest into the air and crashed them into the walls, making their computer control devices break, disabling them. As soon as all the robots on that floor were destroyed, the girls ran over to the boys.

"Robin! Cyborg! Beast Boy!" Starfire exclaimed. "You are alive!"

"Barely," Cyborg announced. "Thanks, Girls."

"Where's Ebony?" Raven demanded.

"She was on the upper floor. She was really scared," Robin replied.

Everybody ran up to the upper floor of the mall, searching for Ebony.

"It will take us such a long time to spot Ebony, even if we split up!" Starfire cried.

"Leave it to me!" Beast Boy declared. He turned into an eagle and flew all over the mall to look for the little girl. It took a long time, but he finally came upon something that looked interesting. He grabbed a piece of paper with a message on it with his talons and brought it back to the team. He turned back into his normal self and handed it to Robin.

"What's this?"

"I couldn't find Ebony, but this looked like it could help."

Robin's eyes grew wide as he read the note. The rest of the team could tell that something was seriously wrong, and they looked over his shoulder. They were shocked at what they saw.

Dear Titans,

I have the girl. If you want her back, come to my new hideout. Once there, we'll talk. Bring anyone you wish. Get ready.

-Slade

The Titans looked at one another, all thinking the same thing.

"Slade's got a new plan," Robin announced. "Ebony was the bait to distract us."

"Well, it worked," Raven confirmed.

"We need to get to Slade's hideout to save Ebony," Cyborg began, "but how do we get there? We don't even know where it is."

"Don't be so sure."

"What do you mean?"

"Slade, once again, left us with more information than he thought," Raven pointed out. "He's got some minions this time. Look at that."

Everybody looked towards a tiny blot in the upper right hand corner of the page. It was brown with a shiny black hint to it.

"I'm almost afraid to ask how that makes any sense," Beast Boy said matter-of-factly.

"This brown stuff looks like dirt," Raven announced.

"Hello!" Beast Boy exclaimed. "Dirt is everywhere!"

"And this black stuff," Raven began, gently sniffing the blot, "smells like oil."

"Where do you find dirt and oil in the same place?" Starfire asked.

The Titans all thought for a second. One at a time, the answer came to them. They said it all together.

"FIXIT'S PLACE!!!"

"Slade must've invaded Fixit's place," Robin insisted.

"Poor guy," Cyborg added.

"Poor guy, indeed. Fixit's not bad. Slade must've done something to make him like that. Who else has oil on their fingers?"

"No one I know besides myself."

"Exactly,"

"We must journey to the junkyard!" Starfire exclaimed. "We must save Ebony!"

The rest of the Titans agreed, and they all went off to create a plan.

At "Slade's" hideout, he stood in a single light casting an eerie glow along the floors. His hands were at his sides, and he listened closely to the two people coming up behind him. Behind him, Fixit stood with red eyes glowing. In back of him was Cinderblock with a squirming Ebony in his arms.

"Well done," Slade congratulated simply.

"Let me go you psycho-freak!" Ebony shouted. "I don't know what I did to deserve this, but I gave you my part of the deal! Leave me alone!"

"We're not done yet."

"That's not fair! You promised!"

"Promises are cheap," Slade scolded. "You're such a foolish girl. You fell right into my trap! I knew sooner or later a Titan would make a stupid mistake like you did."

"I'm not a Titan!" Ebony insisted. "I'm the sister of a Titan! How many times to I have to tell you in order for you to get it through your thick skull?"

"That sounds like an insult."

"At least that little so-called brain in your tiny helmet can get that straight!"

"Cinderblock, you know what to do."

Cinderblock turned with a wiggling Ebony into the shadows. Fixit turned towards Slade.

"I did what you asked," he said. "Give me back control, now!"

"Not yet," Slade said back. "I'm not done with you."

"Yeah, robo-breath!"

Gizmo, Jinx, and Mammoth came up behind Slade. Gizmo smirked as he held a controller in his hands. Mammoth crossed his arms and snickered under his breath. Jinx was not loving it.

"You're mine to control!" Gizmo announced, pressing another button. Fixit's arms flew up in the air and started flailing. Gizmo and Mammoth laughed uncontrollably while Jinx tried to escape into the darkness, hoping not to be seen. Just her luck.

"What's wrong, Jinx?" Slade asked.

"Look, I didn't like it when you said you were going to raise a dead body," she began, "which you did. I'm upset about that, but this is going way too far! Don't you think that we should just go straight for the Titans instead of hurting their friends?"

Everybody stared at Jinx. She felt a blush rising onto her cheeks.

"You're crazy," Mammoth finally announced.

"Indeed," Slade agreed. "If you're not going to work for me then leave!"

"Fine! I will!"

Jinx stormed her way out of the hideout.

"Stupid girls," Gizmo mumbled. "They just get in the way of everything."

Meanwhile, the Teen Titans walked through the city along the shoreline in an attempt to figure out what to do.

"What do you think Slade meant in the letter by 'Bring anyone you wish'?" Beast Boy asked.

"I'm not sure," Robin replied, scratching his head.

Cyborg took a quick look in the water. A murky shadow appeared beneath the waves. A small smile emerged on his face.

"I know," he said, and Tramp surfaced. Tramp babbled some gibberish and raised a giant hammer out of the water. "Uh, no, I don't have anything that needs to be fixed, but do you know where Aqualad is?"

Tramp smiled big and dove underneath the water. After a few minutes of waiting, the Titans saw him and Aqualad come up.

"Hey, guys," Aqualad greeted, "Tramp said you guys needed to see me about something."

"Yeah," Robin agreed. Starfire stretched out a hand and helped Aqualad onto the land. "We need some serious help. Take a look at this." Robin handed the note from Slade to Aqualad.

"Slade is an enemy of ours," Starfire commented.

"And he has my sister," Raven added. "That's the girl he's talking about."

"I'm sorry about this," Aqualad said truthfully. "What are you guys going to do?"

"We're going to track Slade down, but we need some help," Cyborg informed. "We've battled this guy before, and he's a real tough one. He's worse than Trident."

"I haven't heard a lot about Trident lately," Aqualad announced, crossing his arms. "I wonder if he has anything to do with your situation."

"With our luck, he'll be one of Slade's new minions along with Fixit," Raven said flatly, hiding underneath her hood and robe. "There's no way he could be doing this all by himself, and there is no way in hell that Ebony came back to life for good. She's practically an illusion."

"Like Mad Mod!" Beast Boy exclaimed.

"To be honest, I have no clue who you're talking about," Aqualad began, "but it sounds bad."

"It is bad," Starfire confirmed, "because these people that we speak of, we have battled before. They are coming back to haunt us like a ghost!"

"Like Ebony," Raven said darkly. "I don't care anymore. I'm proving her true death."

"Oh, wow, Raven," Aqualad stepped back in slight shock. "I didn't know what you were going through. I mean, I understand why you're frustrated, but I've never heard anything like that before."

"Believe it!" Raven ordered. "Ebony died and that's all there is to it! I'm proving her death. As soon as I do, she'll be out of my life forever!"

Raven turned sharply so that she wasn't looking at the rest of the team. She shut her eyes tightly, wishing that she could just wake up from this horrible nightmare.

"Well, I guess we better be going to the junkyard," Robin said quietly.

The Titans followed Robin down the streets and into the junkyard of the downtown city. They split up and searched the area for the passageway into Fixit's garage.

In time, Cyborg accidentally slipped on a bag of trash, falling headfirst into a small passage leading underground.

"Hey, Guys, I think I found a way in!" he called. The rest of the Titans followed him into the passageway. Starfire used a star bolt from her hand to make a small light to guide everybody safely through the dark tunnels.

"I don't want any of us to get lost," Robin announced. "Hold hands so that we stay together."

The Titans joined hands in the darkest of the halls. Robin stood in the middle and walked slightly ahead of everyone followed by Starfire creating the lights and everyone else behind her.

Robin blinked for a second.

"Titans, stay on your toes."

Silence.

"Titans?" he asked, looking around. "Guys? Where are you?"

It was no use calling. The Titans had been split up.

~*End of Chapter Four*~