My Season 4 - VOL. III

Reunion, Part 1

The 6th Teen Titans Fanscript – Fanfic Adaptation

By RavenStar

Author's Note: The plot of "Reunion" is as follows: Jinx has switched sides. Slade has returned. Terra's back. What could possibly happen to the Titans next? Then Raven gets a visitor. Let the nightmare begin.

Note #1: OneLine appears briefly in Part 3, as well as do four other fancharacters I created for my first fanscript – villains called The Writer, The Director, The Cameraman, and The Producer. The fanscript those three characters has been adapted and posted up here – it is my story "Behind The Scenes."

Note #2: "Reunion" draws HEAVILY from the 80's comics. ALL of Reunion, Part 1 is dialogue, with no fight scenes – the only fights in Part 1 are arguments. It might seem boring for some people, but trust, all of it will pay off in the end.


ACT TWO

The third picture of Raven's changed face was still up on the projector screen - only now, Robin and Starfire were in the screening room with Beast Boy, Cyborg, and Jinx. "Thanks for calling us in here and pointing this out to us, Cyborg," said Robin.

"No problem, Robin," replied Cyborg. "Though, it was actually Jinx who found this out. She dragged me in here just like I did Beast Boy when he happened to come by."

Beast Boy was still looking at the picture. "I never realized she's changed so much."

"None of us did, tofu breath." Cyborg sighed. "None of us did..."

Starfire was curious. "I am just trying to wonder - how did we happen to not catch this subtle change that has occurred to Raven, yet instead it was Jinx who was able to see it?"

"When you're with someone every day, Starfire, you don't always notice the subtle changes," Robin said.

Cyborg agreed. "Jinx here has only been a Titan for a few months."

"Yeah." Jinx looked off. "But still, it even took me a pretty long while to catch it, too - ya' know? I must have looked at all the pictures of her about 3 or 5 times before I realized it was there." She looked at the projected picture again. "It scares me to pieces," she continued, her voice now wavering. "It really does. My whole body shivered once I saw what was happening. It's as if -- as if something terrible is going to happen to her; and no matter how hard we try, no matter how hard we fight-" She looked down, tearful, her voice tinnily shaking. "-we're not going to be able to stop it from happening."

All the Titans in the room looked at the picture again as Cyborg tried to help Jinx calm down.


Raven came down the stairs and headed towards her room.

She stopped walking.

"Nobody ever gets any sleep around here..." she said, annoyed.

Terra, behind her, froze. "Raven, I just-"

"If you want to be the next person to tell me that you're worried about me - well, then, congratulations - you're the 100,000th customer to enter the Mall of Belatedness—"

"Raven, everyone's worried about you."

"—and welcome to the grand opening of the store "I Already Heard It Before.""

"Nice metaphors, Raven - but c'mon, girl." Terra walked towards her a few steps. "You're not acting like yourself."

"All right. I'll admit it," Raven said, her voice stinging of sarcasm. "I've been taking Theatre classes. You've got me."

"Oh, funny hah hah. No, c'mon, Raven - something's wrong with you. I can see it in your face. You've got issues. I've got issues - not as many as I did before - but I've still got some nonetheless. I just thought since we didn't really get to know each other as well as we should have the last time we spent time together, maybe you and I could sit down and, like, talk it over-"

"Why is everyone so worried about me?" Raven interrupted again. "You all should be worried about yourselves."

"Raven, you're-"

"-"our friend."" Raven spun around to face Terra. "Right?" Terra looked away from Raven and down at the floor. "I'm everybody's friend. Everyone cares for me." Raven turned and continued towards her door. "Exactly why everyone should leave me alone. "

"Raven!" Terra threw her hand up in protest.

Raven stopped in front of her room.

Terra took the moment. "We can help-"

"Help what?" asked Raven. "Me?"

Terra looked down again. "Yeah, Raven - you. We can help you."

Silence.

Raven's door opened, but she didn't enter yet. "Even you don't know what I'm going through, Terra. And if you did-"

"Maybe I want to," Terra interrupted. "Maybe everyone wants to know. We can't help you if we don't know what's going on. We want to know."

Raven looked up, but not at Terra. Her door closed. "I'm sorry, Terra." She paused. "But I have no choice in the matter."

"Huh?" asked Terra.

"You and I have more in common than you think. We've both had nightmares in the past that we've run away from. And we both have powers that can be dangerous if we're not careful when we use them."

"What are you talking about?" Terra asked her.

Raven sighed. "Your powers can destroy the city." Her door opened. "What would you do if you knew your powers could annihilate a universe?" She disappeared into the darkness of her room. The door slammed shut behind her.

Terra just stood there, shell-shocked.


On the roof of the Tower, Arella was still staring at the darkness above.

The thunderstorm had vanished for the time being. The wind had died down, and the stars were out in the night sky.

A door opened, bathing a swath of the roof in golden light. Jinx's silhouette occupied the door frame. "Arella?"

"You want to know about Raven," Arella said, not looking behind her. She turned around. "Am I correct -- Jinx?"

"Y-yes."

"You're very close to her."

"I care for her - very much."

"And you want to know more about her - so you can help her." Arella smiled. "That's most noble of you - and it's especially noble for someone who was a villain not more than a few months ago."

Jinx smiled hesitantly. "Everyone changes over time."

"Yes... Everyone changes over time." Arella looked at the stars again.

Jinx looked up at the sky, too. "I just want to know if she'll be okay. She's been having nightmares. She had her third one this week - right before you showed up actually. It's scaring the life out of my bones. I've been there for her during each one - and I swear, I don't think I've ever been so frightened watching her go through one. I tried to wake her, like, 20 times during the first - but it didn't work. All I've been able to do - all I've been able to do - is just sit there. Sit there and watch helplessly while she's thrashed around during them, screaming to herself, pleading to some invisible demon... And I've never seen her so terrified as in the times after she's woken up from them. The look that was in her eyes - the fear - I've never seen anything so intense..." Her voice, parched with tearful worry, trailed off into silence.

Arella sighed. "I suppose it would be proper to inform you of her a little more - if she won't, that is. And it doesn't look like she's going to tell you, I see."

Jinx looked at Arella, her eyes saying everything.

"Alright." Arella continued. "It all started…"


Raven was lying on her bed, sobbing.

The door opened. Jinx appeared in silhouette over Raven - it was almost motherly-like.

"Raven?"

Raven immediately turned and sobbed into Jinx's torso as Jinx sat down and comforted her to the best of her abilities.

END ACT TWO