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Chapter 5: The full Story so far.
Raven came out of her trance to find Shadow holding the hand that she used to search his memories with.
Oh he broke the link. Though he may have stopped her from learning any more, she knew enough.
"Please don't search my memories I don't like it when people see things that I have done."
"You barge into our tower asking to join the Teen Titans and you don't want anyone to know anything about you, highly unlikely especially with Beast Boy around."
"I would have told you if you guys asked, it's just that there are some things I don't want to be remember that I've done."
"What is the Super Soldier Project? Who is K'jik? Why are you still looking for him? Isn't he dead? Why are you so injured?"
"Jeez you want a lot." Trying to sound happy in such a serious time obviously wasn't a trait Shadow had, you could tell he didn't want to answer any of those questions but he knew he had to.
"To begin… The Super Soldiers Project or SSP was an illegal operation commenced by some humans who got in touch with some friends from the 2nd galaxy out 4th planet around their sun." Shadow said this like it was nothing but Raven had know idea what he was talking about.
"You mean aliens gave them technology?"
"Sort of… they more of started testing here and humans joined thinking it was designed by a, prof. K'jik."
"Who is he?"
"He is a Professor alright just… not from around here."
"You mean he's an alien from that planet."
"Exactly! But he wasn't here for peace like in the movies he was sent here and to many other planets to design their technology and to build armies of mindless soldiers with unlimited capabilities."
"But why, to invade those planets?"
"No, they think we're insignificant they need help in a war that is raging across their solar system, not even your friend Starfire knows about it though, its totally in the other direction…I think."
"I see. But isn't he dead now?"
"No, I know for a fact that he isn't because…wait if you saw my memories don't you know?"
"You pulled me out after you… destroyed the building."
"Ah I see…" pausing momentarily Shadow seemed really pained to think about those things.
"Well um after that the good doctor came up behind me and tried to get me, you see he isn't weak he could easily withstand the blast…Um so lets say it didn't work though and well…Never mind about that lets just say he's alive."
Seeing that she wouldn't get more on that subject Raven pressed onward.
"But how did you get so many bruises and such. Also how do you know all this?"
"The dried blood is mine, it happens when my claws grow and I do bleed you know when I'm hurt."
"Ok."
"The cuts are from when I first got my sword when I tried to learn how to properly use it."
"You mean that…spirit sword."
"Yeah it was difficult but I learned how to control the energy I put into the sword so it doesn't… well screw up!"
"Well moving on how did you get your bruises and scars."
"The bruises and scars are from my…enemies and well…transforming…into my umm dark me does a lot on my body."
Raven got the picture so far, now to find out where he gets his info.
"Oh and also if you wanted to know I get my information from my sources…and they will remain anonymous for now ok?"
"Ok, thank you for answering my questions."
Standing up Raven headed for the door but Shadow called back to her.
"Um Raven, so can I be a Titan?"
Raven paused realizing she would have to make the decision for the rest of the team.
"I understand your reasons for wanting to join and they are acceptable, besides everyone seems to like you."
"Um thanks Raven…so you know if you ever want to hang out or something it would be like you know cool…"
Shadow didn't see this because of her cape but she was blushing.
"Ya maybe" she tried to make it sound as monotone as possible. She left the room to tell the rest of the team of what she learned.
Robins POV:
Because I was the leader of the Teen Titans I have a right to know what's going on. Robin kept telling himself this as he waited in the corner of the hall, trying to tell when Raven would be done. He didn't have to wait much longer as she was walking towards him, unintentionally though.
"What did you learn Raven?" Robin asked jumping out of the shadows.
"I learned everything we need to know and some more…"
"Well? Like what?"
"Well for one thing you can take one news clipping down from your wall."
"I don't quite understand."
"Do you remember the explosion that took out a whole city block 2 years ago?"
"Yes its one of my unsolved… Why what do you know Rae?" Robin asked suspiciously.
"Two years ago Shadow caused that explosion…"
"What but that means he's a crim…"
"Not so fast to judge Robin, it wasn't his doing."
"Wait hold up how can he have caused it but he didn't do it." Totally confused Robin asked.
Raven went on to explain everything that she had discovered in her meeting with Shadow.
"Wow, he has it pretty bad…"
"He seems to handle himself well though, he pulled me out before I saw to much and I fear that's when it got really bad."
"Does he have any family?"
"It never came up." Suddenly Raven remembered something… something that she had overlooked… in his memories.
Blair's Memories:
"Mom it me!"
"Who the hell are you!" the woman screamed throwing anything she could at Shadow.
"Mom it's me Blair! I haven't changed that much please just listen…"
"Get out now" Raven watched in horror as the woman drew a knife and tried to cut Shadow.
The woman lunged at Blair hitting his side it now was bleeding severely.
"Mom please listen to me!"
"I'm warning you…Get out"
Raven watched Shadow he seemed completely unaware of his wound. His face went from sad to angry in a second.
"MOM how can you do this to your son" He approached her and she started to back up. A that moment a man walked in with a boy, Raven guessed he was 10.
"Honey who is this!" The man asked as his wife stood behind him. The man was obviously a police officer
"Put your hands on your head!" He bellowed to Shadow.
"Dad its m- wh…y" Shadow suddenly fell forward a whole in his right shoulder, blood sprayed. As he rested on one knee he screamed.
"Listen to me!"
"The man fired again hitting his leg."
At that moment Raven watched as Blair's eyes filled with the rage that seemed to consume him. Seeing what was happening Blair tried to focus bashing through the wall he ran into the night a trail of blood followed…
"Raven are you ok?" Robin was standing over her worry on his face.
"Oh man my head, I think when I first read his mind everything came through in bursts. When I tried focusing on one segment the whole thing unraveled in my mind."
"So what about his family?"
"He… he was thrown out by them, after the accident he came home. His mom didn't recognize him and thought he was an intruder… so she attacked him."
"Wait what did you mean?"
"She grabbed a knife and told him to leave when he didn't she lunged cutting his side… when his dad came home he saw him as a intruder and shot him in the shoulder and the leg."
"That's horrible." Robin yelled remembering his own family who died in an accident.
"Actually…" A voice said. Raven and Robin turned around to see Shadow standing there holding his shoulder as if it held his memories.
"Shadow…we didn't know you we're standing…" Raven just looked down feeling as though she had betrayed him some how.
Not noticing this Shadow continued. "You know… I went back again a little while later and they we're… gone."
"You mean they moved?" Robin asked trying to get a hold of the situation.
"No… they we're gone just not there its as if they we're kidnapped."
Something in Raven clicked. "That's why you want to find K'jik! You think he knows something."
Shadow just stared at her with an expression that told her she was right.
"You know Blair we can help you fi-"
"No ones called me that in a long time… It sounds better then Shadow, you know that name was given to me by K'jik he called me: Shadow the only two elemental soul in the universe, so far."
"I don't quite follow." Robin told him truthfully.
"I don't think you would, you see everyone has an element in them some people can see such things just by looking… like me"
"You mean you can tell what … this thing you say is in everyone."
"Not everyone only people that have had their elements released."
"You mean you have."
"Yes I've had both released."
"I thought you said everyone has only one?" Raven interrupted who had just been listening for a while.
"Yes I said that, but so far I know of two people with two elements in them… Me and Oblivia."
"What do you mean and who is Oblivia?"
"I have two elements infused with my soul: Darkness and Demon."
"So that means."
"It means that I have to powers types. Some of my power comes from the Dark and some comes from…"
Shadow paused, not wanting to go farther.
"Its ok, but one last thing who is Oblivia?"
"Oblivia… is the leader of the K'jik aliens planet."
"You mean like a king, of their world."
"Yes…"
Raven was about to change the subject when, the alarm went off.
"We will get back to this later, you ready to go Shadow." Robin asked.
Shadow paused, suddenly his claws shot out like before. Blood dripped from his hands.
"…Always."
This chapter didn't have a lot of action it was meant for everyone to understand more about who Shadow is, the way things are for him and get a feel for his struggles.