Disclaimer: I don't really own the Teen Titans all that much.
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Raven felt her consciousness blur, her identity began to meld with Robins. She was being sucked into the void that was being created within him. She drew back involintarily. Every fiber of her being were screaming at her to run, to escape while there was still a chance of survival. But she wouldn't leave him. She drew her powers protectively around the boy infront of her, but to no avail. It was becomeing increasingly difficult to maintain her concentration, and nothing seemed to be happening. 'But it's not him.' It dawned on her suddenly that she only had the emotion Reason under her shields, and she let them spread. Everything she could reach, she held under them. 'I can't hold on much longer!" She gritted her teeth in frustration. There was no way she could cover this entire mind with her waining powers. She needed a smaller target.
Then she knew just how to do it. Raven layed her brave friend gently on the cave floor and sped off the way she had come. One of those doors had her answer behind it. It was just a matter of finding the right one. And fast.
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Robin felt the grey mists pull at him. "Get off." He swung out, and they backed off for a moment, confused. Then the moved foreward again, set on their goal. He felt his skin tighten, fire raced through his veins, but he gave no outward sign off feeling anything. He was looking around him, scanning for a figure in the distance. He had known the second Starfire has slipped into her coma, when Cyborg had gone offline, and the moment BeastBoy had... hopefully... gone comotose as well. He shivered. Raven had better hurry, or there wouldn't be anyone left to save.
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Endless doors stretched infront of her, but she flew past. She had no idea what she was looking for, and hoped wildly that right portal would stand out.
She stopped.
There it was. The door was just like the hundreds of others she'd passed, except that grey mist was leaking out from under it. She opened it and stepped into the hazy room. Crouched on the ground was the real Robin. He was shaking slightly, and his skin was paler than usual. Smoke was pulling at him, beckoning him to join in in the darkness. He was looking around, and when he spotted her a grim smile crossed his face. She ran to him, her footsteps lost in the ever growing mass of gray.
"Raven, I knew you'd come back. What happened?" He tryed to stand, but she kneeled next to him instead.
"There's no time. The void is coming for you. I have to-" The ground shook voilently. They both collapsed against each other, and held on tightly as the next tremors moved the earth, sending cracks lacing across the landscape. Raven put a shield up around them, and chanted softly.
"Azarath Metrion Zinthos. Azarath Metrion Zinthos." She slipped into a trance, Robin tight in her arms. A giant black raven rose out of the ground and enveloped them both.
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'Raven? Raven? Are you awake?'
'Five more minutes...'
The voice laughed dryly. 'I'd give you fifty for all your work today...but...It's just... I think there's been a mistake...'
The black witch struggled against sleep, and sat up slowly. She was in her room, feeling really sore.
'Raven?' The voice spoke again, and she was just awake enough to relize who was talking.
"Robin? Where are you?" She was on her feet in a flash. The room spun, and she collapsed again. "Gods..."
'Are you ok?' There was a note of panic in his voice. 'Maybe you should lay down for a bit longer.'
"No, I'm fine. Now where are you?" She sat with her elbows on her knees, and took deep cleaning breaths, before standing up again.
'Right here.' He sounded sheepish. 'I'm...uhh..in you...'
"What?" She rubbed her temples and searched her thoughts for his presence. She found him in a corner of her mind. "What are you doing there?"
'You don't have to talk you know. I can hear you thoughts.'
'Fine. Happy?' He didn't respond. 'What are we going to do about this?'
'You know more about this than I do... How am I even, am I sharing your body?' He reached out with his presence and her hand waved infront of her face.
"Stop that!" She whipped out at him, and pulled her arm back under her control. He moved away quickly, secluding himself to a small corner of her mind.
'Sorry...I didn't mean...sorry.' He sounded sullen, and turned in.
"Just don't do it again!" Her head nodded without her control. "Hey!"
'Sorry! It's just hard...I...' If he'd had a body to control, it would be near tears.
'We need to get your body back.' Her head nodded on its own again, and she didn't have the heart to tell him off for it.
'Yeah. And we'd better hurry, before it kills someone.'
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Author Note: You likey? I do! I think I've added a nice little twist to this fanfic. Hehe!
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Ana Wilson: Slade IS watching...I know b/c he was in here putting up a camera just three days ago... It was creepy...
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