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To Dark Weezing- Thanks for all the information on Raven's background. I had no idea. seriously. Umm... I'm truly sorry for not looking up the information myself… Basically, I hope it's okay with you if I can continue my story the way I was… even though it's not accurate to the true information… I just watch the cartoon of TEEN TITANS on Cartoon Network… hehe…
To Princess Darkness and me- this is what I found when I looked it up… "Raven's abilities include broadcast empathy, pain dispersion through contact and long-range teleportation. Raven can also project a spirit entity known as a 'soul self'. Raven has exhibited other abilities as well, including emotion manipulation and low-level precognitive abilities." – from a website…
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Disclaimer- I do not own TEEN TITANS! I don't own the excerpts from Allen Poe's poem THE RAVEN…
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*When I Need You Most*
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Chapter 2- The Raven? Mystified
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(Raven's Room)
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Open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter,
In there stepped a stately Raven of the saintly days of yore;
Not the least obeisance made he; not a minute stopped or stayed he;
But, with mien of lord or lady, perched above my chamber door-
Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door-Perched, and sat, and nothing more.
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Raven sat at the edge of her bed reading a poem by Allen Poe… She loved his poems since they expressed such dark, deep emotion and sent chills up her spine… and not many things could do that.
Raven had been sitting there for quite sometime; she hadn't gotten out since breakfast, and it was already past lunch… She really didn't feel like getting out of her room. All the other Titans always started acting like complete and total idiots when she was around.
'They probably know about my nightmares.' --- She guessed… after all, most probably she was right. Yet, even though she was psychic, she would never pry into her teammates' minds unless it was urgently important. For now, just her telepathic intuition would do…
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But the Raven, sitting lonely on the placid bust, spoke only
That one word, as if his soul in that one word he did outpour.
Nothing farther then he uttered-not a feather then he fluttered-
Till I scarcely more than muttered, "Other friends have flown before-
On the morrow he will leave me, as my Hopes have flown before."
Then the bird said, "Nevermore."
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The dreams never ceased to end, and Raven recently had another dream… However… It had been more different from all of her dreams… and she wasn't too sure if it was even a memory… almost like reality…
But still, she put it out of her mind. She didn't want to think about it; she just wanted to forget…
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Raven quickly glanced at the intricate jewelry box from behind her book. She remembered that, first of all, she didn't know where it came from… Yet, it played that sad, sweet lullaby… from her dream…
Raven yawned wearily and tore her eyes away from the box. Why was she all of a sudden getting so sleepy?
"Whatever," she muttered, paying no heed to her unforeseen drowsiness.
Her vision suddenly became blurry, but she still kept reading her book… she was almost finished anyways…
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But the Raven still beguiling my sad fancy into smiling,
Straight I wheeled a cushioned seat in front of bird and bust and door;
Then, upon the velvet sinking, I betook myself to linking
Fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous bird of yore-
What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore
Meant in croaking "Nevermore."
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"Nevermore…" All of a sudden, everything went black….
(Game Room)
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Starfire watched as Beast Boy and Cyborg were playing video games. In particular, they were playing 'A Need for Speed- Underground.' After Cyborg and Beast Boy finished building up their cars, they had decided to race it out to see whose car was better.
"Hahaha!" laughed Cyborg mockingly. "I'm beating you, and you can't pass me… you can't pass me!" Beast Boy was burning red with anger.
Suddenly, Robin walked in. "Hey, has anyone seen Raven lately?"
"No… we haven't seen her or a sign of friend Raven anywhere since breakfast." said Starfire sadly, her emerald eyes turned downward.
"Maybe someone should check on her," suggested Cyborg slightly turning away from the game, "or at least bring her some food up."
"Oh! Let me; let me! I will make her my home planet's famous forgelsnout with frog legs cake!" smiled Starfire brightly. "Then, I will sing her the song of happiness! All 8,000 verses!" Everyone sweat dropped.
"Uhh... that's okay Star. Would anyone else like to volunteer?" asked Robin hastily. "Cyborg?"
"AaAaAaHhh!!! I can't believe you passed me!" exclaimed Cyborg in a frenzy. Beast Boy was ahead of him, with his tongue sticking out comically. "Wait till I catch you!"
"I guess that's a no… Beast Boy?"
"No way dude, I'm finally beating him, maybe after I finish kicking Cyborg's butt," grinned Beast Boy cockily. Cyborg hit him with his controller. "Ow!"
"Fine then, I'll do it," sighed Robin in defeat. Everyone just nodded with their eyes glued to the TV. 'I just need to figure out where she is. Hopefully, she's in her room.'
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Robin slowly walked down the hallway… strangely, it seemed to get darker down the large corridor, as he neared Raven's room…
Then, he started to hear strange sounds… like the flocking of… birds?
He ignored it….
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"Finally…" sighed Robin in relief. He found a murky blue door with a sign reading, "Raven" on it. Peculiarly, the door was already slightly ajar.
"Raven?" the Titan leader called out, as he pushed the door all the way open.
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(Raven's Room)
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…Nothing. No Raven in sight of it all. The walls of her room were painted a gloomy purple and there were many shelves that held oddities and pictures. And there was her bed. Closely, he inspected it. There were traces that she had been there by the wrinkles of her sheets and the book by Allen Poe that was left there, turned to the page with the poem, "The Raven".
Where was she then?
Then a thought came to Robin. 'Maybe she's meditating…'
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Robin had looked everywhere for Raven…
Now he was looking outside…
(Nothing)
Robin ran a hand through his hair stressfully… Where could she be? What if she was in trouble? Was she even in Titan Tower?
What was this mystery?
'Well anything coming from Raven seems to be some kind of conundrum…' smirked Robin knowingly. That part about her intrigued him…
Suddenly, Robin was shaken from his thoughts by the strange sounds that he had heard earlier in the hallway. The Titan leader looked towards the sky… Black birds were gathering at the top of the tower…
"What the-"
Robin ran inside…
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Unexpectedly, a feeling of urgency over came him, and Robin found himself running towards the staircase leading to the roof of Titan Tower. Why hadn't he checked there before? He sped the corridor and up the stairs. When he finally kicked the door open, he struggled for breath as he looked over the picturesque blue sky, followed by a lone figure… Raven…
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(Roof of Titan Tower)
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Robin crouched low and hid as he tried to get a better look of her.
"Raven…" he whispered in shock.
There she was….
Her eyes were glowing a deep, bloody red and her mouth was curved into a sinister smile as her cape shifted dangerously from the extreme amount of power she was emitting. Birds were surrounding the whole top of Titan Tower and more were endlessly coming.
One bird in particularly landed on Raven's shoulder. A large, dark raven with black beady eyes.
What was even more unusual was that Raven began to speak to it in a bizarre language that confused Robin to an extent…
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This I sat engaged in guessing, but no syllable expressing
To the fowl whose fiery eyes now burned into my bosom's core;
This and more I sat divining, with my head at ease reclining
On the cushion's velvet lining that the lamp-light gloating o'er,
But whose velvet-violet lining with the lamp-light gloating o'er,
She shall press, ah, nevermore
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"What's going on?" Robin whispered to himself somewhat calmly yet bewildered.
Something was definitely wrong…
Then something inconspicuously caught his eye…
An immaculate ebony-colored box… - securely held within the care of Raven's hands…
What was weird about it was that it was… glowing… the same dark, crimson color of her eyes…
And that same box became Robin's target…
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(Dreaming)
Raven was situated in a dark abyss talking to a man in the shadows…
"Trigon! I told you! I'm not going to be your puppet!" she yelled.
"Oh but sweetie… it's inevitable." said Trigon with a disgustingly sweet tone. "You will come to the dark side with me, and there will be nothing you can do about it... It is your destiny."
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And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting
On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door;
And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon's that is dreaming,
And the lamp-light o'er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor;
And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor
Shall be lifted-nevermore
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(Stop*)
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Hmm… Confusing? I'm ending it right there... Sorry it might have taken awhile… and the fact its pretty short…
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Gibberish- I know I left you guys hanging… but I'll try updating a little quicker!
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