Chapter 16: Intertwining paths
My new shakra helped me drift off. I realized that I was in a new state of mind; although I was me, my conciousness could break away to go wherever my whims willed me. I drifted toward the main room and through the door. While it was closed. Robin, Cy, Beast Boy, and Star where all watching "Mold of Fungus", which, it seemed, was Star's favorite show. Robin stood up abruptly when I went in and turned towards me.
"Did you guys hear that?"
"Hear what?" Beast Boy said, looking around.
"You are blocking the viewing of the best of shows, friend." (Guess who!)
Robin slowly sat down, and I took this as a que to leave. Instead of going back to my room, I went down the hallway to Raven's. I collided with her when I went around the corner. The only problem was there was no collision. I went right through her. She gasped and stared at where I was. I snapped back into my own body, surprized at what I was capable of doing. I stared at my hands to make sure I was myself.
Raven burst my door open. She looked at me, bewildered.
'What did you just do?'
'I'm not sure...was it bad?'
'It's not bad. Just don't do it again.'
'I don't even know how I did it. Is it dangerous?'
'Come here.'
I got up and stood in front of her. She put her forefinger on my shakra, and I followed her lead. She said her three choice words, and a wind whipped my room.
I was walking down a purple-black road bordered by purple-black grass. When I looked up, I saw that the sky was the same color. I walked further. When I reached the end of the road, it turned white. Everything on this side of the road was white, similar to mine.
Raven was on the other half of the path. I reached out to her, but when my hand crossed the division of the two colors, I felt a great amount of electricity jolt me. I reeled back.
'This is a mind link. You're in my mind, I'm in yours.
'How do we get out?'
'I'll tell you as soon as I'm done.'
(Raven's POV)
I had to find the secret to her past that would tell me the reason why she was as strong as she is. If I could find that out, maybe I could help her gain control of her abilities. She astrally projected herself this morning, and she didn't even try. I had been trying to have an out-of-body trance for months. She seemed to have the same powers I did, minus healing herself. We had to do that for her.
I saw her sit down on my side of the link as I sifted through "filing cabinets" that were in trees and rocks along the side of the road. They contained her memories and thoughts.
I opened a file.
'NOOO!' She screamed.
A sweet lady handed her a lunchbox and kissed her goodbye. But instead of a school bus that pulled up, it was a black van. The van swerved in front of her and a man tackled her from behind with a wet cloth pushed against her mouth and nose.
When the memory passed, I saw her on her knees with her eyes shut up tight and her hands pressed hard against her ears. I walked up to the divide and thought,
'Get up.'
She obeyed, with tears welling in her eyes.
'Do as I do.' I thought, unfeeling.
I raised my hand and so did she. I put it on the divide, and she mirrored me. The monochromatic scene faded.
(Alexiel's POV)
I fell to my knees, drained of energy. I couldn't move if I tried. Raven sank to her knees too.
'What did you do?'
'I'm not sure.....I've never done that before.'
After a few minutes of being totally numb and helpless, I regained control of my limps. I stood, and she stood a few seconds after me. I strided over to a light blue papisson chair sitting by my bookshelf and my hanging reading lamp. Raven glided in front of it. I smiled.
"What was the black truck I saw?"
"I'm not sure, but I think it was....." I trailed off, not wanting to say his name aloud. 'Vie.'