The Path In Witch To Take
Chapter Two: What the Hell Is Going on Here
Disclaimer: I don't own The Teen Titans, but I do own Lauren. So if you steal her without my permission, I will sue you without complaint
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I changed the title for the story from Twins and Witches to The Path In Witch To Take. Yes, I know that it's spelled wrong; it's a play on words. Because, you know, there will be witches? Yes, I know that my title isn't the most original in the world, there is a reason they are used so much: they are good! So if you looking for originality, this is not the place.
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"Umph!" Lauren landed face down on a hard surface. She got up on her knees, looking around for Terra. Thankfully, Terra was laying beside her in the same fashion she had been in a couple minutes before.
They both scrambled up, and stared around them. They were on a dirt road, not sure were. It was probably in a middle of a forest, seeing to it that there were trees surrounding them. It was very serene, almost un-real.
The two girls walked around the forest, marveling at its beauty. The leaves glistened with dew on the branches above. The flowers looked glad as their petals reached to touch each other. The grass was a soft cushion under their feet. A gentle breeze flowed through this beautiful place.
"This place is to beautiful to be real," Lauren muttered as she bent down and touched a flower.
Just on cue, they heard yelling and screaming coming from farther down the road.
Frightened, the twins flew to the nearest tree and settled high in its branches, well hidden. They got in just in time, as they saw a girl with purple hair running from something that hadn't come into view yet. She was wearing a purple dress that went about to her ankles, and had long sleeves. She didn't look scared, just mildly frightened.
She darted behind the tree that Terra and Lauren were hiding in. Then, a large mob came, but didn't see the girl hiding behind the tree. They kept on going, yelling and shouting words Terra and Lauren couldn't make out.
As the mob passed, the strange girl came out from behind the tree and headed back the way she had came, not seeming to be bothered.
"Um, excuse me!" Lauren shouted, trying to get the girls attention.
The girl spun around, greeted by the sight of Terra lowering herself from the tree with a rock and Lauren gently lowering herself from the sky. The girl tilted her head to the side, and then whispered, "Who are you?"
This wasn't like a whisper that she didn't often do. It was like she always talked in a whisper.
Should we tell her our names? Lauren sent a telepathic message to Terra.
No, Terra said warningly, we don't know these people. Give them a fake name.
Lauren extended her hand, "Lorellei."
(A/N: that's pronounced lor-el-e)
Terra was surprised, she though that Lauren would have more trouble finding a fake name.
Wow, she said to Lauren, impressive.
Well, I had always imagined my name was Lorellei, Lauren explained, so I jumped at the chance. Lorellei is just so exotic!
Terra extended her hand, "Tatiana, nice to meet you."
The strange girl nodded, not taking any of their handshakes. Terra and Lauren slowly lowered her hand.
"Raven," the girl said, "Raven of Azarath."
"Raven?" Lauren said, surprised, "We know a-"
Not a good idea, Terra said in their minds
Why?
The littler they know the better, Terra said, we don't know what the heck is going on, so let's try to keep our cover.
"Raven at home. Yeah, it's a pet. It's name is, well, Raven! Yep, we're a creative group!"
Lauren would have gone talking forever, but Raven cut her off.
"Come on," she said pointing her head to the path in which she came, "let's go to my home."
She turned on her heals and started walking. The two blonds looked at each other and nodded. At least they would be given more time to figure out what was happening.
They walked down the path not very long, and then they came to a little village. People booed and spit at Raven, but she continued walking, like she didn't even notice. The people stared at Terra and Lauren, and one even came forward.
"You shouldn't be with people like that, young lasses," she warned
Lauren looked confused, "why not?"
The lady shook her head, "Does thee not know what may come to thy if thy would rub shoulders with a witch?"
"Witch! What do you mean-?"
The lady cut her off, "thee might be accused of witchcraft, and burned on the stake. Like that lass will be," she said, pointing toward Raven.
"But-" Lauren tried again.
"Come on, Lorelli!" Terra said, leading her away, "mother will be worried!"
"What do you-?"
"That's my sister, always telling jokes!" Terra said with a fake laugh, "come, we must prepare supper."
And with that she led her away.
"What was that for?" Lauren whispered, as soon as they were out of range from the lady.
Terra sighed, "Lauren, does the word inconspicuous mean anything to you? We need to blend in, be normal! And in this world, normal means hating Raven!"
"But Raven might have a way to get us back!" Lauren shouted. Luckily, no one heard her.
Terra had a smile on her face, "or pretend to not like her."
They hurried towards Raven, but still being inconspicuous (that means not easily seen or noticed, just to let you know) in the crowd. They watched her carefully, and saw her go into a building. Five minutes later, they went into the same house.
"Raven?" Terra said as they entered the room. It was quite dark, with tattered brick walls and a dirt floor. It didn't have any lighting, and there were no windows.
"Okay, girls, who are you?"
A voice came from the corner. It was a male voice, and sounded cold, yet slightly familiar. Lauren couldn't place her finger on which she knew that had the same voice.
"What?" Terra said in a slightly scared, slightly annoyed voice, "I'm Tatiana, and she's Lorelli!"
Goodness, she thought, this fake name thing is getting easier and easier every minute!
"I refuse to believe that," this time it was a female voice, not as cold as the other one.
Then, out of the shadows, came Robin, Starfire, Cyborg and Beast Boy.
"Where's Raven?" Lauren asked looking around. Then they spotted her. She was in a prison cell, with two other cells on her right and left. She was standing with her arms crossed, staring at the titans with pure loathing.
"You betrayed me," she said, "you promised that if I brought two other witches, you'd set me free and help me get out of here."
Robin laughed, but in a cruel way, "now, why would I do that? You see, I'll get twice as much money for three witches instead of only two. The red serpent will be a hero, a household name! Of course I lied you. No one will dare strike a deal with a witch."
Raven narrowed her eyes, but didn't say anything more.
"Now wait a second," Lauren said, coming up to Robin, "I'm not a witch, Terr- Tatiana is not a witch, and Raven is not a witch. I can assure you of that."
Starfire shot a starbolt into Laurens stomach, and beast Boy morphed into a tiger and pounced on Terra. They both got thrust into their cells, hitting the wall and landing with a groan. Cyborg closed the cell doors shut and smirked.
"I'd like to see you get out of here now, witches!"
Just then, a hole appeared in the ceiling, and Jinx, Mammoth, Gizmo, a boy Lauren had never seen before (but was rather cute) and Icicle jumped through it.
(A/N: sorry for throwing that OC in. I just want to have some 3 with Lauren)
"Oh, the Teen Titans," Robin said, stepping forward, "what a surprise."
"Your evil scheme ends here, Robin!" Icicle said. She seemed to be the leader in the group."
"They have barely begun," he said with a smirk. Robin was reminding her of Slade.
"Red Serpent, go!" Robin yelled.
"Teen Titans, go!" Icicle yelled.
They began fighting, and the cute boy ran over to get them out of their cages.
"Are you girls all right?" He spoke with an Australian accent as he opened Raven and Terra's cage. After he was done, he moved over to Lauren's. Lauren finally had time to have a close up look.
He had brown hair that was messy, but not spiky like Robins. He had bright blue eyes and was wearing black pants with a red shirt. He had a sword strapped to his back and goggles in his hair.
"Now, who would dare hurt a lovely young lady like yourself?"
Lauren blushed a deep crimson and looked down shyly as big red hearts and a pink back round formed.
(A/N: Lauren is pretty, she just doesn't believe it when people say so)
He let her out of the cell and extended his hand. Lauren took it, and he led her out and by the hole and looked up. He took a keychain out of his pocket and flipped it. Out came a motorcycle looking thing. It didn't have wheels, instead had a blaster thing. It seemed like it could fly.
He got out a helmet and handed it to Lauren.
"Would you like a ride, um…"
Lauren blushed again, but then whispered, "My name's Lorelli, and I can fly."
He nodded and put it away, but had a disappointed look oh his face.
Wait she said to herself, he's acting like he wants to spend time with me, and is disappointed that I can fly and don't have to ride with him. Does he actually like me?
The cute boy, Raven, Terra, and Lauren headed out the hole, and were soon followed by Icicle, Gizmo, Jinx and Mammoth. They headed through the sky together. Jinx was riding on a blob of pink energy, and Gizmo (with difficulty) was holding up Mammoth as he flew. Icicle was flying with her disk thing, Terra was flying on a rock, Lauren was flying, and cute Aussie guy was flying on his motorcycle.
They headed off west, and soon landed in a tower shaped like a big, giant, T. The Teen Titans Tower, only it didn't hold the titans. It held criminals that had gone out of whack.
Once they got inside, they found Slade sitting on the couch with profiles of Starfire, Cyborg, Beast Boy, and Robin on the screen.
Lauren stopped. She looked around. Then finally said:
"What the hell is going on here!"
Okay, my readers, I'll stop there. Sorry, I had to! Don't you think that was a great line? Let's have a show of hands here.
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