I want to thank those who have reviewed me, and I will type this chapter a bit differently b/c some are saying that they have trouble reading the text so close together.
Everyone looked in the dark hole, waiting for an answer,
"Shadow? You down there? Hey!" Stormy called out to her again, concerned.
Then, as if on cue, someone crouched on a rock came floating up, "No," Spirit feared the worse.
Everyone backed up from the hole, but it wasn't Retta; Shadow was the one crouched on the rock she brought up with her powers. When she reached the surface, she hopped off and almost fell over, but her friends caught her. Upon the catch, the young girl passed out.
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"Shadow? Shadow? Shadow wake up!"
"Huh? Wha?" Shadow opened her eyes to see her young friends waiting for her.
"Come on, Shadow! We're picking teams! And my team is going to get creamed by Spirit's team if you don't get up from under that tree and play!" Techna almost ordered as she placed her hands on her hips.
A serious look came across Shadow's face,
"Can't, I have to meditate," she responded as she stood up and patted her clothes before she left.
Her friends exchanged glances from her response,
"But she just fell asleep on meditating," said Avalanche.
"Perhaps she is still upset over her mother's incident?" asked Spirit.
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Present age: "Hey Shadow, you okay in there?" asked Avalanche
"Fine, just fine…"
"Avalanche, let me handle this," said Stormy and lightly stepped between his leader and the door.
"Shadow? Look, I know I'm not always the one that makes you feel better in these situations, but I just want you to know that we're your friends. We are always here for you, because you're always there for us…"
"Quiet!"
"I think she's waking up!"
"Shadow you there?"
"Come on guys, give her room to breathe!"
Shadow slowly fluttered her eyes open to see everyone around her,
"Hey, you okay?" asked Stormy with worry,
"Where am I?" she asked,
"The tower, the Hive members has already been sent to the future and arrested. Avalanche, Robin, Starfire, Cyborg, Techna, and Darkfire are currently searching for Retta," Raven explained.
Shadow slowly sat up, realizing her cloak was used as a blanket and everyone was waiting for her to wake up the whole time.
"I…Thank you, everyone," said Shadow in a small whisper.
Everyone only looked relieved,
"So, want some herbal tea? Raven and I thought you might want one when you wake up," said Beastboy and handed her a cup.
Raven walked to the kitchen to get herself a cup too. She stopped and looked around at Shadow and thought about how similar they are; yet, they're very different too depending on how you look at it. Then Raven notices something, Shadow had a smile on, just a small grin, but a smile. Then her small grin turned into a bigger smile that spread across her face. Raven looked around, nothing seems to be breaking. She felt a bit jealous now…
"Raven? Need help? It doesn't take that long to make tea does it?" asked Beastboy with a sense of teasing in his voice.
"No thanks," Raven responded and went to actually get the tea to prepare it,
"Oh come on, is something wrong?" asked BB,
"Nothing," she answered,
"Raven, do you really expect me to believe that?"
"How can Shadow express her feeling like that without breaking anything? How come she can feel…when I can't?" Raven sounded hurt,
"Raven, of course you can feel. What are you talking about? Just because you can't express them all the time doesn't mean you don't feel," said Beastboy, and he proved a point too.
"You think so?" asked Raven,
"Well, thinking isn't one of my strong points, but yeah. Yes, I do think you can feel," Beastboy answered and gave her a smile.
A small smile came across Raven's own face,
"Thanks…"
Retta's body could not be found. But Techna's technology made sure that when they go back to the future, everything from the future will be brought back too. Everyone was getting ready to leave, and the past-Titans were making their goodbyes. Before leaving though, Techna, Avalanche, Robin, Cyborg, and Spirit played a little football to see who's got a better throwing arm. Darkfire wanted to learn how to cook so Starfire assisted in that. Stormy played some gamestation with Beastboy as Shadow and Raven meditated nearby.
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"I can't believe we're going to be leaving," said Techna,
"I know, our new friends were one of the best I've ever met," said Darkfire,
"But we can't forget about our friends back in our time," Spirit reminded,
"That's right, it was fun traveling back in time, but our own time will need the Teen Titans," Avalanche reminded,
"We will look forward to our future," said Robin,
"Oh yes! And we will always be here if you want to come back to visit!" said Starfire happily.
While they were talking, Beastboy dragged Shadow from them to ask a question,
"So Shadow, who is your father? I know I sound nosy, but Raven is my friend and I want the best for her, and well, I just want to make sure that she will be happy when she starts a family."
Shadow said nothing at first and just stared at Beastboy.
"Shadow! Come on we're leaving!"
"Say your good-byes now!"
Raven came over, as she was looking for Shadow in particular.
"I just want to say goodbye and thank you for helping us…"
"You're welcome, and Beastboy," she turned to him and grew a smile that spreads across her face like someone we know,
"To, answer your question, let's just say he's someone that may be very different, but he's someone that was always there for her. And not to mention that Mom had a crush on him since she was a teenager. Bye, and thank you…"
Shadow did a small bow and turned, said good-bye to the others, and then left for the time warp.
"See you in the future!"
"We'll tell your future selves that you said hi!"
"And that we beat you in football!"
"Later!"
"Goodbye!"
Shadow was the last to leave,
"See yeah," she finished and the warp disappeared.
"Who would've thought that Techna could actually throw farther than me," said Cyborg,
"And who would've thought I had a fan who was willing to learn all my moves and equipment," said Robin,
"Or someone willing to learn the cooking that I do," said Starfire,
"And someone who can actually beat me at gamestation but still makes it fun. And that someone eats tofu too!" said BB happily,
"And to have someone that share the same life tell you that friends make a difference. A big difference, in your life," Raven said to herself.
"Hey Raven!"
She turned around upon hearing her name,
"Want dinner? I'm cooking," asked BB,
"What? No way! I'm cooking!" Cyborg exclaimed and ran towards the tower,
"No! I called it!" and Beastboy ran after him,
"Back to normal again," said Raven to herself and began walking in with the rest of her friends.
It's not quite over yet folks! There's still one chapter left if you want to see what the future titans did when they got home. And then there will be an information page about them after that. Before I end this chapter, I want all of you to answer these questions.
Based on what you know who was your favorite character from the future and try to include why.
Do you want me to do a sequel? A story just on the future titans? I don't know! You tell me! And I'll try to do it.
What questions do you have that you think is important to know for the story?
I'll answer questions and might post the results for question #1 on the next chapter, the Epilogue or the information page after that.