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Chapter 14: Raven Reborn
"Raven's... back." A kind of happiness shined in Intelligence's eyes. Her smile faded as she realized what that meant.
Intelligence looked away from Raven, at Valor, Timid and Happy. "You know what this means." The other Raven's looked with confusion. Happy looked unaware, Valor, questioning, and Timid, looked slightly...calm. For once in her life.
"Obviously, you don't." The yellow Raven muttered under her breath. "But... anyway..." Intelligence withdrew a certain magic mirror from the depths of her yellow cloak. She waved it before the others. "It's time."
"NOOOO!"
The Teen Titans turned to stare, hearing the loud scream. "NOO! I WON"T GO!" It was Happy. Who did not look so happy now.
Valor grabbed the back of her magenta cloak, preventing her from running away. "C'mon Pink..." She began with irritation.
"No! NOOO! Don't wanna go!" Happy cried, looking panicked.
"Get your pink butt back in that mirror-"
"NOO! Not back to Raven's mind!!" Unmoved by her screams, Valor started to drag Happy towards it.
Meanwhile, Timid faced the mirror. She gave a small smile, for once in her life. Glad to be going back to her safe gloomy world, where there was no such thing as pain, the gray-cloaked Raven disappeared into the mirror. Obviously (to Beast Boy's envy), it worked differently with emotions, and no hands grabbed Timid to pull her in as she entered. A wisp of gray smoke floated above the mirror as she vanished.
Intelligence placed the mirror on the ground, and took one last look at the real world. She had been fascinated with it... But she didn't want to stay longer. The ruined area wasn't appealing to her anymore. She vanished in it as well, yellow smoke rising, and vanishing in a flash.
Kicking and screaming, Happy was shoved into the mirror, curling pink smoke rising. Valor, relieved, instantly leapt in after her, after a small wave to the Titans. They watched as they left, producing a strand of dark green smoke, but turned instantly back to Raven.
The emotions found their way back, into their places again. Happy ceased her screams as she entered her own world. The world she hadn't seen since Hatred took over. So overjoyed that it was back again, she immediately perked up, forgetting all about her screams. And Pink Raven ran around her pink happy world. Soon she was back to cart wheeling and skipping and acting like an airplane... all the things she loved, and the others loathed.
Timid returned to her gloomy maze again, and slowly walked around it, her feet matching footprints from the years she'd been in there. She never missed a step. Valor returned to guard the Forbidden Door and the silent statures, beaming with confidence once more. Hoping that someone would come who needed to be rescued, she practiced her punches and kicks. Intelligence, found herself once again in a place very much like a library, perfect for the quiet emotion.
But... Back to the Titans.
Raven felt the emotions entering her mind again. Snapping out of her trance-like state, she blinked, and looked around. Her pure white cloak blew in the wind. She looked over to the Titans, who were waiting anxiously to see if she was the real deal... Ah... and let them wait some more.
She stared into the smoke, seeing one of the others. It was Black Raven. She was even more like a ghost now, Her feet were completely gone, and her yellow eyes lacked the bright glow they once had. She was fading away. "Another day..." She quietly said, in herusual not-quite evil voice.
Her eyes stared at Raven with an almost sad look, and she turned. Ghost-like, she floated into the air, and away, in the direction Trigon had left.
Raven also turned to the other... Hatred. The red-cloaked Raven stood there, a look of extreme disgust on her face. Raven gave her a look, and then looked back at the Teen Titans. She gave a tiny smile at their confused looks. They looked even more confused.
Raven reached out towards her magic mirror. It was covered in her black power, and levitated over to Raven. She let it drop, landing between her and Hatred. It clattered softly to the hard ground. She gave Hatred a stern look.
Hatred stepped towards Raven suddenly. "You-" she started to threaten irately.
"I'd suggest you get your butt back in the mirror," Raven told her calmly, in her normal voice once more, but free from anger. Maybe she would've had more to say, but without Hatred in her mind, Raven couldn't feel anger or anything close to that. She also could've tried to keep the mirror away from Hatred, but you can't live life with one of your emotions missing.
Besides, I've won now. We've won. Hatred won't control my mind again. Raven thought to herself. And, for now, she was correct. And obviously, Hatred knew that as well.
Red power rose about her in angry flames. But Raven gave it a calm look. "Azerath Metrion Zinthos," she chanted ever so softly. The energy fell again, vanishing into the cracked concrete beneath them. Hatred couldn't use her power, and she couldn't hurt Raven.
"Think you've won, don't you?! I may be defeated once, but Trigon STILL LIVES." Her voice rose, layered with fury and disgust. Her four red eyes narrowed, but she said no more threats. Raven realized that was maybe because Hatred can't lie... And anything else would easily be a lie.
Still never feeling anger, she watched as Hatred vanished into the mirror. Red smoke rose in an angry blaze from the mirror, remaining for seconds before a cool wind whipped it away. Stripped of her power, the only thing she could do was go back into Raven's mind. Outside, she'd be useless.
Once inside, Hatred found herself once again chained to the silver metal chair. Cold wind whipped around her feet, and Hatred immediately struggled against her chains. They didn't move- not even an inch. They were tight and unyielding.
Angered, she growled, and her eyes blazed. Red power lashed from her hands, but all it did was send chunks of rock flying into the red sky. She immediately stopped using her power, in case it sent her out there as well. She was back in her area, but it seemed much smaller than before. Hatred knew that outside her area, Raven's mind was normal, and had none of the red-eyed birds anymore. Raven's mind was normal again.
Raven felt Hatred enter her mind again, feeling the angry feelings of Hatred. But Raven once again resumed her normal state of mind. She calmly took a deep breath, and was pleased to find no more resistance. She lifted an arm, her cloak gently sliding over it. It was its shade of dark blue again; it's own familiar self. The white, and the red, were long gone.
Reaching down, Raven picked up her mirror, and looked into it, at her reflection. Her familiar face lacked the four red eyes. No red eyes appeared in the silver surface. It remained blank and smooth. She gave the tiniest smile, and withdrew from the mirror, sliding it away.
Realization hit her, and the microscopic smile disappeared. She stared at the city around it. Hatred had been correct, and probably, many had died. Raven's expressionless face took in the ruined city around her, and she scanned her memories of all the chaos she had created.
Blue cloak waving in the wind, Raven turned, her violet eyes to the sky, then down at her friends. They had waited. Slowly, her heart sinking, she made her way over to them.
Oh... I just thought of this 0o Why can't Hatred lie? I... don't know so don't ask me. It just made a weird lil twist, for me to word whatever she said so it wasn't quite false. Stay tuned for next chapter... Last chapter... It should get put up sometime on Saturday.