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Teen Titans Tower, 8:06 p.m.

Raven sat down on her bed, millions of questions running through her mind. What does he want with her? How could he have gotten in here? Does he know her secrets? Could he even be watching her right now? Raven peered suspiciously around her room for a camera. Her heart was pounding. What was she going to do? She read the note over and over again, searching for some hint or clue that might answer her questions.

Raven

Meet me at the old dockyards tomorrow at 10 o'clock p.m. sharp.

I think I can give you something you want.

Don't tell your friends.

Slade

Nothing. But the big question haunted her- should she tell the others? Slade ordered her not to- and she didn't know what he might do if she disobeyed. But on the other hand, the other Titans trusted her. If she didn't tell them... that trust would be shattered. Raven thought of Robin and his obsession with Slade. He would definitely hate her if she didn't let him know. But then again... why should she have to tell her friends everything? It was her business, what right do they have to find out? They have every right, Raven thought. They've always been there for me, through good times and bad. They deserve to know. And besides, I have no idea what Slade is planning. He might want to hurt me. Backup will come in handy. And with that, she ran downstairs to tell the other Titans.

"NOOOOO!!!!!! DON'T GO NEAR THE LAUNDRYYYYYY!!!!!"

When Raven got downstairs, it was obvious what movie the others were watching. Beast Boy seemed enthralled in the plot, but the others were less than interested. Raven focused her powers on the remote control and turned off the TV right at the horror scene.

"Hey!!! What gives!?" Beast Boy yelled, upset that his movie night was cut short.

"I need to talk to you all. It's Slade."

That got everyone's attention. Robin immediately jumped up. "What is it, Raven? What did he do?"

"Read this," Raven said, handing him the message.

Each of the Titans took their turns reading it, and they sat down together to discuss their plan.

"What do you think he wants, Raven?" Robin asked, anxious to find out what Slade was up to.

"I have no idea. I think we should find out, though."

"Agreed. We have to find out what his master plan is."

"No!" Starfire yelled, surprising everyone. "I do not want Raven to be sent into the way of harm! What if Slade wants to hurt her?"

Beast Boy agreed whole-heartedly. "Yeah, man. Last time he tried to use Robin, he almost destroyed us all. We should play it safe."

"But we have to know what he's doing. If Raven meets him at the dockyards, she could get us information that could save people's lives." Cyborg said.

"But what about Raven's life?" Starfire disagreed. "I do not want anything bad to happen to her."

"Nothing will happen. If Slade wanted to kill me, he probably could have long ago. He wants to use me for something. I'm just going to go see what he wants. No big deal." Raven tried to convince the other Titans that she would be okay, but honestly, she was a little nervous herself.

"Okay. Here's the plan," Robin said. "Raven goes to the dockyards to see what Slade wants. We'll be hiding nearby. Cyborg. Can you hook Raven up with a mini-microphone?"

"Consider it done," Cyborg said.

"Good. That way we can listen in on what's going on. At the first hint of trouble we'll come running. Okay?"

"Okay." Raven and Cyborg said. Beast Boy and Star agreed, too, although more reluctantly.

"Promise you'll be careful, Raven?" Starfire asked.

Raven stared at the girl blankly, seemingly untouched by her concern. "I will, Starfire. Promise."

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The Dockyards, 9:57 p.m. the next night

"You ready, Raven?" Robin asked.

"I think so." Raven said. But in reality, she had millions of butterflies in her stomach and her heart was pounding so loud she was surprised no one else could hear it.

Cyborg finished equipping her with a microphone. "Okay, Rae. You're all set."

"Remember, if you need us, we'll be there in a flash." Robin said to her.

"Okay," Raven nodded.

"Be careful!" Beast Boy and Starfire called in unison as she began to leave.

Raven's hands started to feel clammy as she walked toward the meeting place. She frowned and wiped them on her cape, determined to not show any sign of nervousness. I'm just having a meeting with our incredibly dangerous archenemy. No pressure, she thought sarcastically to herself. Raven walked into one of the old warehouses that littered the old dockyards, searching for Slade. She looked around the dark, run-down building. "Okay. Just a little creepy," she said.

"What's the matter, Raven? Scared?"

Raven yelped and whirled around to find Slade standing behind her.

"My sensors show that your heart rate and blood pressure have skyrocketed. You're not afraid of me, are you Raven?" he said, approaching her.

"N-no. Of course not," she said nervously, taking a few steps backwards.

"Good," he said. "Because you know who could take advantage of you if you were scared."

Raven's eyes grew wide, realizing who he was talking about. "Wha- ...h-how do you-"

"That's not important now. I have some business to take care of first..." Slade said as he pulled a small device out from his pocket. He pressed a button on the device and Raven's hidden microphone all of a sudden shorted out. Unknown to her, a blue, crackling force field had surrounded the warehouse they were in.

"Y-you. How did you know my friends were listening?"

"Oh, come now Raven. What do you take me for? It's only obvious that you would tell the others. So I took a few precautions."

Back where the other Titans were hiding, the microphone they had shorted out as well. "Raven!" Robin yelled over the mic. All he heard in response was fuzz. "Dammit!!! We're coming, Raven!" He started running to her. The others didn't need a command to follow. They quickly reached the warehouse, and were taken aback to find the force field there. "Titans! Attack!" Robin yelled, and began to furiously kick and punch at the barrier. All of the Titans tried their hardest, but it was no use. The wall wasn't coming down.

Meanwhile, Raven and Slade were still talking. "What do you want with me?" Raven asked.

Slade chuckled. "My dear child. I don't want anything with you. I want something for you."

"That's ridiculous. What could you possibly give me?"

"Something you've always wanted, Raven. Something you've always envied of everyone else. A way to be normal."

Raven wasn't buying it. "That is impossible. In Azarath, my home, all of the best priests tried to exorcise the demon within me. They tried and failed. Trigon is too powerful. What makes you think you can succeed?"

"You don't believe me, Raven? Why don't you try it out?" Slade took out what looked like a black glowing remote control, but instead of channels on the buttons, there were weird symbols and pictures on them, signs of powerful magic. Before Raven could protest, Slade hit a few of the buttons and instantly, Raven was engulfed in the darkness that was her demon power.

"ARRRGH!" she screamed. The pain was so intense, it brought her to her knees.

Outside the force field, the others could hear Raven screaming in agony. "RAVEN!!!!" they yelled.

Raven's black aura writhed and began to be sucked up by the remote. Instantly the pain was gone. Slade pulled out a mirror and let Raven look at herself. She pulled her hood down and gasped. Her wildest fantasies had come true. She was normal!

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Okay, that's it for now! I hope that's long enough for you, desolatorpixie! It's five whole pages on my word processor and took me forever to write!!!! Well again, everybody, please review!!! What did ya think of this chapter? Oh, and feel free to suggest any plot twists or anything!!! :D See ya next chapter!!!