In no way do I own the rights to the Teen Titans or the game series MYST.

CHAPTER 2

So Crazy It Just Might Work

"Beast Boy you have got to be joking," Raven responded. But there wasn't the slightest hint of humor in his idea.

"Raven, with what we're about to go up against, I haven't been this serious since we tried to save Terra from Slade."

"Then tell me how we can stop Trigon by playing video games."

"I'm not suggesting we play it. MYST is a place, an island in the game. I'm talking about going there."

"What?" Raven asked Beast Boy as if he was insane.

"I'll explain it, with everyone together," he replied with confidence.

The Titans were gathered in the main room. All were seated while Beast Boy stood before them.

"Okay, we're here," said Robin. "What's up?"

Beast Boy spoke up. "I've come up with an idea of how we might be able to stop Trigon."

"Beast Boy, there is no stopping Trigon" Raven cut in. "He's going to come. And your chances of defeating him are pretty much zero."

"What do you mean by that?" asked Cyborg.

"It means I won't be able to help you. Once Trigon is here, he's going to kill me."

Starfire gasped. "He would do that to his own daughter?"

"Look, I was born for one purpose. And once Trigon has what he wants, he'll have no further need for me."

"That's all the more reason to try my idea," Beast Boy put in. "We'll make sure he doesn't do anything to you."

Raven scowled at him. "Beast Boy your idea is bunk."

Beast Boy became irate. "Raven, will you just hear me out?"

"Please, no fighting," begged Starfire.

"Enough you two!" Robin ordered. "Beast Boy, what's you plan?"

"I know this is going to sound crazy," Beast Boy began, "but none of us has yet been able to think of a way to beat Trigon. But with Raven's help we might be able to get to someone who can." He holds out the MYST CD. "And he's in here."

Raven rolled her eyes and sighed in annoyance.

"Beast Boy, that's a video game," replied Robin. "I think we…"

"I think we're running out of time," Beast Boy interrupted. "Raven, how long do you think we have?"

Raven didn't even look up. "Four days at most," she answered with irritation.

"What! No way!" came the mixture of responses.

"So instead of sitting around and continuing to come up with ideas," Beast Boy continued, "listen to one that's currently on the table."

"Very well," said Robin. "What do you suggest?"

"Okay, in this game there is a man who knows how to create worlds just by writing books. I think if we go to him he can write one for us."

"And we can fight Trigon there?" asked Cyborg there.

"No," replied Beast Boy. "It would be a place to imprison Trigon. But we'll need Raven's help to get to this guy."

"Just how am I going to get us there?" Raven asked dryly.

"By teleporting."

"Beast Boy that is ridiculous," Raven responded. "You're talking about teleporting to some world of fiction."

"And that is beyond your power?"

Everyone turned to face Starfire who added to the discussion.

"Raven, you have provided a way of teleportation into your own mind by way of a mirror," Starfire continued. "There is also that journey you took to your home world. You arrived on Azarath to a place that was no longer real, but a shadow of Azarath's past."

"And don't tell me that going someplace that isn't real is impossible," added Beast Boy. "Isn't that book that holds Malchior a fiction book?"

"Yes," Raven began, "but…"

Beast Boy cut her off to continue. "He taught you how to get him out with a spell and then, with a curse, you go and send him back in. That shouldn't be any different from teleporting and neither should going into a game."

"I think you should try it," said Starfire. "No place is unreachable if you have a way of getting there."

Sighing, Raven gave in. "Fine. Let me look through my books for spells and other materials for a gateway." She turned to go to her room.

"Wait," Robin spoke up. "Actually, this is Beast Boy's plan. Raven, he'll go with you. I'm going to contact Batman and ask him for Bruce Wayne's help in coming up with some excuse to evacuate the city. Cyborg, Starfire, and I will patrol and monitor the city to ensure it is empty before Trigon comes."

"Good idea," replied Beast Boy. "Cyborg, can you do something for me?"

"What's that?" asked Cyborg.

"Keep an eye on my PC and make sure that nothing happens to the game while we're gone."

"Okay. First I'll run a quick diagnostics test to ensure it isn't in danger of crashing, and I'll hook it up to a separate power supply so it won't shut off if the tower's power fails."

"Thanks," replied Beast Boy.

Robin remained in the main room and approached the communication screen while everyone else was off making preparations. Moments after typing in a command, he is greeted by the caped crusader.

"Batman here, what can I do for you Robin?"

Alfred, Bruce Wayne's faithful butler, appears in the background of the Bat Cave tending to miscellaneous matters.

"Greetings, Master Robin," he said with a smile.

"Hello Alfred," Robin greeted with a wave. Returning his attention to Batman, Robin states his issue. "Batman, I could actually use Bruce Wayne's help on this one."

"What can be done?" Batman asked.

"We're preparing to face someone who may be beyond our limits. With about four days left, we're severely out of time and need some way of evacuating the citizens of Jump City."

"Hmm," Batman thought for a moment. "Okay, I have an idea. Secure everything you can in your tower. It'll be mild, but for the sake of your equipment do what you can to minimize damage."

"What will you do?" asked Robin.

"Just trust me, Robin. Right now deal with your tower. Batman out."

The communication screen went blank.

"So, what's he got in mind?" Cyborg asked entering the room.

"He didn't say," replied Robin. "He's like that sometimes. Let's make sure the tower is set like he says."

The titans minus Raven regrouped in the main room.

"Everything good to go?" asked Robin.

Beast Boy, Cyborg, and Starfire all responded with a "Check."

"Beast Boy's computer is good to go as far as performance and power," added Cyborg.

"And MYST is in place for Raven and I," said Beast Boy. He looked around. "Where is she anyway? We should go."

"I'm here," answered Raven teleporting into the room.

"Did you find anything?" asked Robin.

"Actually I did. After researching my books I found a volume on crossing boundaries. I'll be able to get us there."

"Wonderful!" exclaimed Starfire.

"I knew you could do it!" added Beast Boy. "So are you ready?"

"I am."

Everyone went to Beast Boy's room. Raven and Beast Boy stood near the computer. On the monitor screen there was the image of a pier with a stairway ahead leading up, and a body of water to the right. Beyond the staircase was an enormous gear-like object.

The rest stood several steps away. Raven lowered her head and closed her eyes. Her palms were open at her sides. A black ring appeared on the floor and began to rise, taking the shape of a black tube, then engulfed Raven and Beast Boy.

The last thing seen of the pair was Beast Boy's smile to Robin, Starfire, and Cyborg.

"Good luck," said Robin.

"Hurry back," added Starfire.

The tube returned to a ring levitating in the air. The ring quickly flew into the screen.

"Uh, the screen?" asked Robin. "Shouldn't they have gone into the computer itself?"

"It's no big deal," Cyborg assured him. "No matter how you look at it, they're there."

Cyborg, Starfire, and Robin exited the room.

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