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Hi I'm back from Hawaii with chapter 9 right now and just to say to everyone this story is getting along great! I would like you guys that review every few chapters to review more often...it makes more people want to read it!

Chapter 9 : The Woman in Red

Glass flew everywhere covering Cri and Beastboy in tiny stinging cuts. She quickly turned away to avoid having her eyes cut, while Beastboy turned into a turtle. Cyborg, who was also nearby, simply covered his face and head being protected by his metal body.

Raven cursed her own carelessness. She had accidentally let go of a few of her emotions while she was thinking and hadn't noticed until it was too late. She quickly got up and helped Cri out of the glass. "Are we under attack?" she said quickly getting into a fighting stance. Robin shook his head. "Don't worry this happens now and then. Ravens powers are fueled by her emotions and every now and then something breaks, it's no big deal."

Robin smiled warmly but Beastboy shook his head. "Ya dude, it's no big deal when Raven breaks things, unless you count that one time she blew up the gamestation!" Beastboy shot eye daggers at Raven who just smirked. "Who said that was an accident?"

Cri quickly grabbed Beastboy who had tried to lunge at Raven. She winced in pain, all of his struggling was making her cuts worse and her ribs, in the spot she was stabbed during the fight with Slade's robots, were still a little sore. "WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT RAVEN!?!" Cri knew she couldn't hold him much longer so she quickly made a decision.

Cri started softly chanting in Beastboy's ear and he quickly calmed down and actually fell asleep in her arms. She smirked, 'at least some of those incantation lessons I took paid off.' She quickly laid Beastboy on the couch, ignoring the stares of her teammates. Raven quickly scanned his mind. "You know incantations? That means you also know spells and how to do magic." Cri smiled widely. "Yes I do, and much more..."

Cyborg stared at her long and hard. "Magic isn't real, it's all a hoax. 'Cause if by some chance you could do real magic, you would have told us sooner, so why didn't you?" Cri smiled widely. "That's because you never asked you crazy tin can you."

Raven rolled her eyes. "What do you mean by saying you can do more than just cast spells?" Cri smiled and extended her arm so the palm was facing up. "Fireball!" An orb of fire the size of a softball appeared in her hand. "That is the Fireball spell, remember this is a spell. You have to speak words in order to use one." She banished the fireball in a small puff of smoke. She put her arm up again and, making a point that she had not said anything, made another. "I can control the elements and a little light and dark magic without the need for spells and incantations. I inherited it from...from my father."

Cri's face saddened as she said this. Raven put a hand on her shoulder and whispered something into her ear, making sure it was inaudible to the other titans. "At least you had the chance to love your father. It's hard to love someone who is always trying to kill you and destroy the world."

Cri smiled genuinely and nodded. "Thanks Raven but one question...how did you know my father died?" Raven managed to keep a straight face. "It was written all over your face Cri, I'm sorry." Cri was just about to speak when the alarm went off.

Robin quickly checked the computer. "There is an intruder on the roof, a very tall and female, and she is armed. Titans Go." Everyone quickly rushed to the roof and saw a slender woman dressed in a slightly revealing red and black leather leather top and some low cut pants. examining her fingernails. She had fire red hair and her green eyes glowed with a soft luminescence. She had seemed so tall because of her boots, they were at least 6 inches tall with a spiked heel. On her arms she wore gauntlets with 3 foot blades attached, similar to Cri's.

They all rushed at the woman but Cri stopped them in their tracks. "She isn't here to hurt you guys, she is here for me." Starfire glared at Cri. "We shall not let you face the strange woman all alone! We are your friends Cri and will not let you fight alone." The other Titans nodded their agreement. "But you guys don't get it." Cri said almost laughing. "She most defiantly would not try to attack and kill her one and only daughter!"

YAY ANOTHER CLIFF HANGER!!!!!!! Well sort of anyway...... if you review I will give you a giant chocolate chip cookie!!! I would also like some guesses on who or what Cri really is...I want to laugh at your wrong answers! I'm just kidding, but if you DO know what she is don't guess. At least don't guess the right answer...It will just RUIN the plot for everyone else if you do that.