This chapter focuses on action. I'm not too good at fight scenes, though I imagine them in my head very well... I attempted to put a bit of humor in further in the chapter, don't know if I succeeded. Review Catrocks, as you haven't read this chapter before! REVIEW! I don't own any Titans, or anything. I only own my computer, which doesn't even get Internet, so I must go on the other one. Not that you care, just get on with reading my fanfic! 

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Chapter 8: Hatred Rules

Raven surveyed the Titans through her glowing red eyes. She could see their thoughts, and laughed over them, in her mind. Raven could see their shocked expressions through the red haze that blurred her surroundings. How could she have not seen how Hatred was right before? After all, she was... basically... Hatred now.

One of Raven's hands whipped out and, before he knew it, grabbed Robin by the neck. Mostly unaware of what she was doing, she whispered, "Hatred... rules," and with a burst of energy, threw Robin off Titan's Tower. Then she came forward, eager to fight the other Titans.

Unwilling to fight, Starfire just barely flew out of Raven's way. Raven, not caring who went first, went after Cyborg, eagerly. Starfire stared to the edge, flying over to see if Robin was all right.

Of course, he was. (What kind of leader lets himself be defeated in one single attack?) Reaching the top of Titan Tower, he yelled to Starfire, "Stop Raven!" He ran to attack, Starfire lagging behind, uncertainly.

Meanwhile, Beast Boy and Cyborg were having trouble. They did not want to hurt Raven- But even if they had, they probably couldn't. Raven rushed at them eagerly, her power throwing Beast Boy off his feet. She lunged after Cyborg, covering him with her power. Cyborg only had time to notice that her power was red, before he was thrown clear off Titan' Tower. Not as lucky as Robin, he fell all the way to land in the water.

KA-PLOOSH!

"Stop!" Raven could feel Starfire's presence, as an unformed starbolt was prepared. "We do not wish to damage you, Raven! Please, we-"

"What makes you think you can?" Raven asked, disappearing into the ground in a crimson wave. For a second, Starfire paused, confused.

Raven reappeared behind her, her power stretching up to form a huge shadowy claw. It grabbed Starfire, and she screamed with pain as the red sparks in Raven's power seemed to burn her.

"Let her go!" Beast Boy, as a tiger, snarled and leapt towards Raven. Raven turned in a moment, her red cloak whipping to one side. A shield appeared in front of Raven's hand, and Beast Boy's claws did nothing to it.

"Pity you're not nearly powerful enough to make me." Sweeping the shield aside, Raven caught Beast Boy in a wave a power that shot out from the ground. Beast Boy was also flung somewhere into the distance. Chunks of Titans Tower started to come off it, swirling into the deep waters. Raven's shield then caught one of Starfire's eyebeams in midair, flinging it back into the alien girls' face.

Starfire then could feel for pity for those villains that her eyebeams struck.

"You never do give up, do you?" Raven asked, striking her with her power again.

Raven could hear Robin way before she saw him. Another pathetic battle cry, she thought, smiling. She turned and caught his foot before it connected with her head, and brought him to the ground quickly.

"That may have worked better, if I were deaf," Raven commented. She calmly watched Robin throw an explosive object at her, which she easily caught in a ball of power, so the explosion did no damage. "Face it, give up. It will just make your death slower."

Robin's eyes narrowing, he threw a punch that would have connected, if Raven hadn't made a string of power to trip him as he came down on her. "I think I'll kill you first, just because you annoy me," She told him, grinning.

I'll kill all of them, Raven thought, striking Robin down again. She had not been fighting to kill just then, as she enjoyed the fighting. The need to watch them suffer, and make them angry was unavoidable. She hated them, and now decided that Robin would die first.

He was annoying, and she could hardly believe he had once been her leader. And once their leader was down, the rest of the Titan's would be east pickings. And without the Titan's, soon she could take down the city...

A red claw burst from the ground in a flood of power, gripping around Robin, and holding him. He struggled, but Raven, watched, amused. Let him panic.

Finally speaking, Robin stared up at Raven. "Raven, you can't do this! Are you trying to be like Terra?" Feeling a strong wave of hatred, Raven decided that the next thing she'd do after destroying the Titans would be to find that silly stone and crush it all over the ground.

"This isn't you, Raven. Don't give in to Trigon!"

"Always trying to be the hero, aren't you," Raven remarked, her eyes blazing without pity. "When you're a DEAD hero, I'll make sure nobody remember you..."

Having almost decided on a perfect way to kill the boy wonder, Raven suddenly felt an urgent feeling in her head. More like a call, anyway. She instantly knew what it was. She eagerly turned, feeling the call in her head, seeming to want her immediately. Raven's power slipped, and the boy wonder fell to the ground. In an instant, his hands went to his utility belt.

Raven didn't care anymore. The call was too strong. She stared out to the city, past the water, and her eyes focused on where she needed to go. She leapt off Titan's Tower, and disappeared, out of Robin's sight.

Robin hurried over to watch. He saw her, skimming over the water, which rose up like it was trying to escape. Her black and red power trailing over it, he watched her fade slowly into the distance. Confused, he stared. Never mind, he thought. I have to see if the others are okay.

Soon, the Titan's all gathered in the main room, discussing Raven. Beast Boy was soaked from landing in the sea, and was jealous of Cyborg, who didn't have enough human parts of him to be quite so wet. Starfire, was shaken up by the sight of her friend so evil, and was mostly staring off into space.

"- but where did she depart to?" Starfire asked for the 100th time.

"No idea. And I dunno about you, but after that little "chat" Raven had in her mind, I've been feeling kinda left out. I think it's about time to take another visit into Raven's mind." The other Titan's agreed with Cyborg, though Robin wondered how different it would be.

"Perhaps... Raven's friends shall assist us in the comprehending of Raven's mind," Starfire agreed. "Let us return to her room."

"They're not her frie... never mind..." Robin gave up.

The remaining Teen Titans made their way to Raven's room, stopping before the door. Cyborg felt nervous about going into Raven's room. He kept imagining Raven popping up from the floor or something, and yelling, "You're going in my room. Nobody goes in my room!" Beast Boy obviously felt the same, lurking at the back of the group.

The door slid open easily, and, Robin first, they each went into Raven's room. The room was empty, other than Raven's creepy... furnishings. The cold air chilled Starfire, and she shivered.

"I guess you need it to be cold while meditating. So you won't fall asleep," Beast Boy observed. "Hey, I'll bet that's why she meditates so often! To sleep! Hahaha! Uh... how come you're not laughing...?" The Titans glared at Beast Boy. He laughed nervously.

As Starfire searched for a light in Raven's room, Robin looked for the mirror. Beast Boy went around looking through all of Raven's private belongings, while Cyborg stared at all the cloaks lying on Raven's bed.

Wondering why there were so many, he picked up one to reveal a half red one under it. He started to pick it up, only to see that it turned blue again. Surprised, he stared at it. Shrugging, he scratched his head as he put it down.

Starfire finally found a light-switch. She flicked it on, staring as only a pale light came into the room. Used to her well-lit (pink) room, she pushed it on and off, confused.

"Is the light-creator in need of repair?" She asked, confused. She very quickly switched it off and on several times. Accidentally using too much strength, the light switch snapped, and fell to the floor. Starfire quickly jumped away, letting out a small "Eep!" The light would now never come on...

Beast Boy was searching under Raven's bed, surprised to find nothing there except lots of dust. Coming back out, he glared with disappointment. "Dude! You mean she doesn't keep anything there?"

"What were you expecting?" Cyborg asked, turning towards him.

"I dunno... A diary..."

"Raven? A DIARY? Get real..."

"Well... something she wouldn't want me to see..."

As Starfire started to inquire about what a diary was, Robin suddenly exclaimed, "Got it!"

The other Titans turned to stare at their leader, who was bent over Raven's desk. "Got what? The mirror?" Cyborg asked, coming over to look.

"No..." admitted Robin. "But I finally caught this fly I've been trying to get..." He wiped the small bug off his gloves. Cyborg gave him a look. "What?"

"This mirror?" They all stared at Starfire, who had found the mirror, sitting on a counter. Cyborg and Beast Boy glared at Robin, then came over to it. Starfire picked it up, beaming. "I have retrieved the magical mirror!" She exclaimed happily.

Beast Boy snatched it from Starfire. "I'll get us in..." He informed them, wanting to show them his knowledge of it. "Uh... Cy, how does this work again? AA!" A large black and red hand had reached up from the center of the mirror.

"AA! AA! LET GO!!" The hand grabbed Beast Boy into the air, and he finally remembered.

"Like that," Cyborg dryly said, as Starfire and Robin stared in shock. As the hand shook Beast Boy around, Cyborg watched it finally pull him in, hearing Beast Boy's protesting screams all the way down.

"NO! STOP! WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME, CY! YOU MEANT TO DO THIS! DUDE, I AM SO GONNA... AAAAA!" His voice disappeared.

"C'mon," He told Robin and Starfire, and grabbed them both and jumped in the vortex that appeared.

Starfire groaned uneasily. "On my planet... this would mean we were under attack," She informed them as they slid through the vortex.

"Maybe we are," Robin quietly said. "But by who?"

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Heh, I like Raven's little taunts. Strange I know, as Raven doesn't really do that, but then again, who says it's Raven? Trigon does those kinda things, except with more roars and "feel my fury"s than anything. I tried a pinch of stupid humor at the end, just because. Hey reviewers, do ya think I should put humor as second category other than action/adventure? REVIEW!!

Oh yes, ignore my little Terra comment, I'm not a Terra hater OR Terra lover, I just thought I'd be right to make Raven think that...