So, I was reading my reviews a day or two ago –
raexrobin4ever - Well whatever. I am guessing raven came back to life like in comics I heard about! lol And well raven's back, so that's why they screamed and then you take from there!
Oh, really? Eh, her dialog was hard.
mysti-eyed – So is Raven really dead?...or was that just someone else buried under the ground to make the Titans go away so the people of that planet could keep her as a ruler?
…hmmm…
lovex3spell - But I know you'll bring her back... RIGHT!
You'd like to think so, wouldn't you?
ruberduckysrfun - I don't think she is really dead!
I suppose you all think you're very clever…well you're not clever…you're BRILLIANT!
So, that's what you think, huh? Well, since you obviously think youknow exactly what's going to happen in my story, please excuse me while I go rewrite ALL of chapter 13!
Oh, and my friend, Imperater415, asks "How did Raven die?"
Raven was low on energy anyway and then, Robin offered to give her his. So, she took a lot of Robin's energy and some more of her own in order to finally kill Trigon.
She was alive at first, but during the night, she just didn't have enough energy to keep herself alive…so she died. wow, I'm a cheerful person aren't I?
Daughter of a demon – I liked your review. "Coolio" is a fun word!
Chapter 13: Is It Over?
When Robin and Beast Boy got to the top floor, they saw what made Starfire scream. And they soon realized that she had only screamed out of delight.
"Raven!" they cried out in unison. Beast Boy immediately ran over and hugged her tightly. Even though Robin was unbelievably happy to see her, he contained his excitement.
"Oof! You're worse than Starfire!" Raven groaned, but hugged him back. Robin walked over to the group.
"It's great to have you back!"
"That's all you can say?" Beast Boy demanded.
"Her new look's back too!" commented Cyborg. He was right – her leotard and her cloak were now white. "Wait a minute!" Cyborg rushed out of the room and came back with Arella's jewels in his hands. "Here, you want these?" Raven looked at him curiously.
"How did you get those?"
"A guy named Shoc gave them to us," he explained. "They fell out of your mom's pocket." Before Raven could say anything, Robin spoke up.
"Cyborg, you told me that Raven and Arella were buried," he said. Raven's eyes widened.
"What?"
"Yeah, we thought you were dead!" exclaimed Beast Boy. Shoc knew that Raven would have to stay and rule the planet. He figured that it would be easier for the Titans to leave if they thought Raven was dead – no sad 'good-byes.'
"My scanners said that two people were there," Cyborg said. "I just assumed they were Raven and Arella.
"Why would my mother be buried?" inquired Raven.
"Didn't they tell you?" Robin asked.
"Shoc told me she left with you guys."
"Raven, she's…gone." Robin couldn't think of a way to put it more gently. Raven stood there, motionless.
"For real?" she breathed.
"We checked her ourselves," Cyborg told her reluctantly. There was an awkward silence. Starfire put an arm around her friend.
"I understand what you are feeling." Then, everyone noticed that Raven was trembling a little.
"I think we all do," Beast Boy added.
"I'll be in my room," Raven mumbled and walked away with tears in her eyes.
"But Raven-" Robin put a hand on Beast Boy's shoulder.
"Let her go."
Raven got to her room and noticed that it had been cleaned up. Everything was in order. Soon after they got back home, the Titans had fixed the window, repaired the wall and cleaned everything up. Some of her things were missing; they had thrown away everything that was broken. At least nothing important was gone.
She walked over to her mirror that was sitting on her dresser – the portal into her mind. She picked it up and looked into it, expecting to be pulled in, but nothing happened. 'I guess it doesn't exist anymore,' she thought, 'now that my emotions are free.'
She should be happy – Trigon was gone…or was he? Her mother was also gone. "She sacrificed herself to save me." Raven wiped away her tears, but more came in their place. "No matter what, the people around me will get hurt." She thought it over. "Should I leave?" She decided to put it all aside. She couldn't go back to Azarath, wouldn't go back to Trigon's planet and there was nowhere else for her to go. But what if Trigon wasn't really gone? If someone brought him to life once, what would stop them from doing it again? This problem had bothered her everyday. 'Will I ever be completely free? If he does come back, will I know before it's too late?'
Something else had been bothering her too. Trigon had told everyone that she could bring Terra back to life. She told them that she couldn't, but could she? She'd never even tried. Raven had been telling herself that it was impossible, but a big part of her didn't want Terra to come back. She felt a little guilty because of it.
A few days later, Raven was with the other Titans in the Living Room, reading. Beast Boy and Cyborg were playing a racing game, Starfire was trying to teach Silkie "the beg" and Robin had just walked into the room. Everyone was leaving the empath alone, but they all had questions. Finally, Starfire spoke up.
"Raven, why did you not return home sooner?" she asked eagerly. Cyborg and Beast Boy paused the game they were playing. Raven looked up from her book.
"I couldn't. I had to fix things and find someone to rule the planet," Raven explained. Then, she told them everything that had happened.
(Flashback...)
Raven had woken up in her room around midday. She walked out and went in search of everyone else. She came across Shoc in one of the hallways. She already sort of knew him.
"Have you seen four strange teenagers and a woman in blue?" she asked. The Titans would seem strange here. He nodded.
"We brought them in last night," he told her. "I helped them all get home this morning." He did not want Raven to know that Arella was dead. If she did, she would probably be too upset to rule.
"Without me?" Raven was confused. 'That doesn't sound like them,' she thought.
"They wanted to get back as soon as possible."
Raven eyed him suspiciously. "You're lying to me."
"I'm not!" Shoc pretended to feel hurt. "Search everywhere – you won't find them."
"Fine, I'm going home." She would teleport.
"You can't leave. You have to take the Master's place."
"I am not ruling this planet," she said firmly. "You do it. It's not my problem." She was about to teleport when Shoc grabbed her arm. Raven shot an angry glance at him. "Let go!"
"You can't leave!" he repeated. She thought that she could get away even though he was holding her arm. She tried to teleport, but couldn't – she had not regained enough energy yet.
"How did they get home?" she demanded.
"Take responsibility and I will show you," he told her. Raven encased his body in black magic and pinned him to the wall – she could still do that.
"Show me now!"
"A threat? You can't kill me. I'm your way home." Raven reluctantly put him down. She would escape after she was completely rested.
But even after she had gained back all her energy, even with Trigon gone, she could not teleport home. 'Did Trigon put a curse on the whole planet?' With no other way to get home, Raven had to "take responsibility."
(End of Flashback...)
"I found someone else to rule and Shoc took me to the portal," Raven concluded.
"Weird," Beast Boy commented.
"Well, you're back now," added Cyborg. They un-paused their game and continued playing.
"Why did you not contact us?" Starfire asked.
"The communicators didn't work. Remember, Star?" Robin walked over to the kitchen and opened the fridge. Then, he checked the pantry. "We need to go grocery shopping soon," he noted. Then, he got a piece of paper and a pen and started writing things down. "You guys want anything specific?"
Cyborg paused the racing game again.
"Dude! What'd ya do that for?" Beast Boy demanded. "You're just mad cause' I'm winning!"
"Quiet, B." To Robin, Cyborg said, "Yeah, waffles, pork, chicken," Beast Boy's mouth hung open as Cyborg continued, "fish, steak, beef, pepperoni pizza and nothing with the word 'tofu' in it."
"Dude, tofu dogs, tofu burgers," Beast Boy started. Cyborg's nose wrinkled in disgust, "tofu sausage, tofu bacon and…cereal! We're running out of cereal." Then, Cyborg started the game over.
"Uh, oops. I accidentally started a new race," he said a little sarcastically. Beast Boy's mouth dropped to the floor.
"You did that on purpose!" he shouted angrily.
"Did not," Cyborg said, smiling. Now, he was winning.
"Did too!"
"Did not."
"Did TOO!" Beast Boy kept playing and got an idea. He looked over his shoulder. "Oh, hi Bumble Bee!"
"What?" Cyborg looked over his shoulder and Beast Boy quickly switched the controllers.
"Ha!"
"You can't do that!"
Raven just rolled her eyes. She opened her mouth to say something, but decided against it. Then, she got up and left. Everyone assumed that she was going to her room, but she headed somewhere else. She wanted to try to set things right.
Raven went down to where Terra was and stopped. She hated this place now. This was Terra's tomb, but it was also where Raven had opened the portal. A shiver went down her spine.
Terra was still there – a stone statue. Raven was afraid that she might actually be able to bring the girl back. What if everyone really did like her better? Beast Boy did at one time. But Raven didn't want to lie to her friends anymore. She started walking over to the rock-girl. Each step was taken reluctantly. When she got there, she couldn't sense any life in Terra at all. Was she really dead? Raven slowly forced her arm up and waved her glowing-blue hand around the statue. She felt something strange and quickly retracted her hand. Curious, she outstretched her hand again. She felt the same, strange feeling, so she backed away and went back home. When Raven healed a wound, she took it and put it upon herself. Terra was truly dead. If Raven brought her back, she would die in Terra's place.
That night, Raven was sleeping in her room, when some noises woke her up. She got out of bed and looked at her clock. Midnight – it was time.
She hovered out into the hallway and headed upstairs. When she reached the top floor, she pressed her ear to the Living Room door. She couldn't hear anything, so she stepped
through them. Everything had worked perfectly. There were the Titans, all lying on the floor. They never suspected anything.
Raven waved her hands and shot black fire at all of them, not even thinking about what she was doing. As soon as it touched their bodies, they turned to stone. The fire caught on the carpet and rapidly spread in all directions. Raven heard a whisper, "Flesh…become stone…" She quickly turned her head to see if there was anyone else in the room. She saw no one.
Soon, the whole room would be consumed in flames and eventually, the whole tower as well. She looked out the window. The city was next. Then, she heard a murmuring. It kept getting louder. She was able to make out a few words. "…skies…burn…become stone…set…world…again." Raven's eyes widened. She looked about the whole room. She could hear it all now. "The skies will burn. Flesh will become stone. The sun will set on your world, never to rise again." The flames rose up and Raven flew away to avoid them. She realized what she haddone. The prophecy was coming true and she'd failed to stop it. She could hear Trigon's deep voice in her head. "I will never leave. I am apart of you." Killing Trigon hadn't been enough.
"NOOO!" Raven shot up, breathing hard. She was back in her room, in her bed, awake for real. Her face was wet with sweat. It had only been a nightmare.
The next morning, Raven went up to the roof of the tower and sat down. Her legs dangled off the edge and the cool breeze blew her hair away from her face. The ocean looked so peaceful. After a while, she heard footsteps coming. She turned and saw Robin.
"Hey, Raven. I didn't expect to see you up here."
"Then, why are you here?"
"We were gonna play volleyball. Everyone else is getting the stuff. We would've invited you, but we didn't think you'd want to play." She nodded and looked out, staring into space. "You okay?"
"What if he comes back?" she asked. He got down and put a hand on her shoulder.
"We'll defeat him again."
"I'm not so sure."
Robin sat down beside her. "He's gone, Raven."
"So is my mother," she sighed. "It's my fault."
"You can't blame yourself. And you still have us."
"It's not the same."
"I know."
Raven hesitated. "What if you die because of me too?" she asked quietly.
"Raven-"
"Hey, what's going on?" Beast Boy came up, carrying three volleyballs, just in case.
"Nothing." Robin and Raven stood up. There was an awkward silence.
"Wanna play with us, Raven?" asked Robin. She thought about it for a bit and shook her head. Cyborg and Starfire came up, carrying the net.
"I won't hurt anyone else," Raven said sadly. "Good-bye."
"Raven!" Robin reached out to stop her, but she slipped away. Everyone else dropped what they were holding and ran over to Robin.
"Why does Raven wish to leave?" inquired Starfire.
"She doesn't want to hurt us," Robin answered. He flipped out his communicator to see if he could track Raven.
"But, her dad's dead," Cyborg protested.
"She's afraid that he's not." The signal he got came from inside her room – she might be there getting some things together. He ran quickly down to Raven's floor, with everyone right behind him.
When they neared Raven's room, Robin put a finger to his lips to say, 'Quiet.' He tiptoed to her door and then opened it quickly – no one was there. If Raven had been inside, she was gone now. And her communicator was lying on her bed.
The End…or is it?
Author's Note: It was so funny when I read ya'lls reviews cause' I'd already written most of this chapter. So, when you had some of the same ideas as me, I laughed! Evenwhen it looked like Raven died in ch12, you guys saw right through me! I only gave that explanation for her death to throw you guys off.
Well, this is the end of this story. I'm not making any promises, but I'm trying to write a sequel, so keep your eyes open.
If you haven't reviewed my story at all, then this is your last chance! PLEASE tell me what you think! And thanks again to everyone who has reviewed! I appreciate everything you said!
