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

A/N: My apologies if there are any spoilers from the game MYST.

CHAPTER 5

Doing What's Expected

Raven and Beast Boy have been gone for just over twelve hours. Robin, Cyborg, and Starfire had been patrolling Jump City for nearly five hours. The evacuation had been going smoother than expected. Planes were taking off, trains were leaving stations, ships were getting underway, and automobiles of all sorts were on the road in an effort to leave the city. There had been a number of emergencies as the evacuation began, but eventually things came under control.

Looters and escaped criminals had begun taking advantage of the evacuation, but the titans and authorities were able to handle such matters.

Suddenly the titans' communicators sounded off. "This is Robin – report."

Speedy's image appeared. Judging from how quickly the sky passed behind him, Robin could tell they were flying in. "Hey Robin. Just calling to let you know we're about nine kilometers from Titan's Tower. It won't be much longer before we're there."

"Great. We'll be there to meet you. Cyborg, Starfire, let's go. The authorities should be okay for now."

"Copy," Cyborg responded through his communicator.

"I am on my way," replied Starfire through hers.

The transporter craft of the Titans East landed on the roof of Titans Tower. Robin, Cyborg, and Starfire were waiting. The hatch opened and out stepped Bumblebee, Aqualad, Speedy, and finally Mas y Menos.

"It's great to see you guys," Robin greeted.

"Likewise," Bumblebee returned.

"So where are Raven and Beast Boy?" Aqualad inquired.

"They're still away on a place called MYST," replied Robin.

"As in the computer game? How is that possible?"

"BB was very insistent that someone there could help us battle Trigon," Cyborg explained. "He urged Raven to find a way there, and when she did they both went."

Everyone assembled in the main room. Robin brought up a map of the city. Transparent color codes of red, blue, and green divided the city into three sections. "In the mean time we've got a city to look after. Aqualad and I will patrol here in the green area. Cyborg, you and Speedy will take the red area. Mas y Menos, you will cover the blue section. Starfire, Bumblebee, I want the two of you to be our eyes from the sky."

All complied.

"Titans, go!" Robin ordered, and everyone left the tower.

"His name is Trigon," Raven began as Atrus started taking notes. She was a little hesitant to say the next thing. "He's my father."

Atrus paused from his writing when she mentioned her relationship to her enemy. He looked at her bewildered. "Your father?"

"Yes, but he's not just that. He… is a monster, the definition of evil. My friends and I have just over three days to prepare for his arrival. They are determined to fight him before he destroys our world."

Raven noticed sympathy in his expression. "It is such a shame how we come from such similar lineages."

"I beg your pardon," stated a puzzled Raven.

"My father, he too is villainous. Before you arrived I was working on a way to make an end to his madness. For your situation I can put that off."

"I'm grateful. If I may understand what you're going to do, would you explain that to me?"

"Of course. As I intend to do for my father, I am going to write a prison book. Such a book will take up to two days. Forgive me that it will take that long. Now tell me, what defines your father? Does such evil as he, have a symbol?"

"Yes, let me draw it for you." Raven took the pen and a scrap of paper from Atrus' desk and sketched the symbol. "It's called Scath. This is his symbol."

Raven passed the page to him. He looked it over. Taking the pen he sketched some experimental symbols andwrote words around Scath. He studied his work. "Hmm. These are just preliminary symbols and they may change, but I will be able to write your prison book. Now tell me more about Trigon."

Beast Boy materialized on the grounds of Channelwood. This forsaken age belonged to tree dwellers, a culture which built its huts in the trees overhead. There were walkways on the ground level and similar ones fashioned into bridges connecting the ruined huts above. The walkways on the ground level had pipes leading from a water-pumping mill to ancient elevators. Beast Boy set about properly routing the water from the mill that acted as a power source for the village. Several valves needed to be turned so as to activate the pumps that acted as generators.

Although Atrus requested repairs to the ages, and that's what Beast Boy was going to do, he decided he would also gather the red and blue pages and hand them back to Atrus to do with them as he saw necessary. After Channelwood was completed, Beast Boy sought the linking book back to MYST. He found himself back in the library. Now it was on to the age that would take some time – the Selenitic Age.

Beast Boy went over to the bookshelf and pulled the journal for the Selenitic Age. He turned through the pages until he found a set of musical notes that would be used to unlock the linking book to that Age. Then he set out for the rocket ship.

Beast Boy entered the rocket. To his right was an organ. To his left was the panel that hid the linking book to the Selenitic Age. Beast Boy went to the organ and played the notes instructed by the journal. Once he was familiar with each sound he went to the panel and adjusted the switches to match the notes. He pulled the lever on the right and five notes sounded off. The notes were of no great rhythm but Beast Boy figured that to someone like Starfire, it was beautiful music.

The linking book appeared on an overhead monitor. Beast Boy touched the screen and the image of a rocky island appeared. He vanished then found himself in a new rocket ship placed on the island of the Selenitic Age.

Beast Boy determined that just like the game, what he had to do was reestablish the five constant sounds that were natural to this age – running water, the ticking of a nonstop clock, a low blowing wind, the sound emitted from fiery magma, and a continuous woodwind note.

This was going to take some time, but Beast Boy did succeed in doing so. Aside from that, enabling these sounds would allow him access to a room that would get him to the linking book back to MYST. Yet the next phase was to get to the linking book that would return him to MYST. Using the five sounds he was able to unlock a door to an underground rail car. Now it was a matter of remembering the direction to take the rail car so he can get to the book.

After multiple trials and error, Beast Boy finally reached the end of the tunnel and located the book. He returned to the MYST library. Now it was time to go to the Stoneship Age. Beast Boy went outside and down to the pier to the ship. From the library someone watched as he boarded.

The linking book was in a cabin beneath the main deck. Opening it up the image displayed another rocky island. He placed his hand on the image and was off to the Stoneship Age.

Raven had been with Atrus for hours detailing all she knew of Trigon. She watched as Atrus wrote in the book, noting the impressive D'ni symbols and the words he used. His work – the writing, the technique – fascinated her. Inside she was reminded of the great works by the writers of Azarath. She had to suppress the sadness she felt for the world she missed. Soon she realized something was long past due. She needed to be excused. "I must go and meditate."

"Very well," Atrus replied. "You have given me much to work with. It will be enough."

"I would prefer no interruptions. With Beast Boy out repairing your ages MYST should be quiet enough. I'd like to go back there if I may."

"Of course." Atrus presented the linking book. "Here, touch this image. I will come to you when the prison book is complete."

"Thank you." Raven touched the image and returned to MYST. Stepping out of the library in which she found herself she caught a glimpse of Beast Boy boarding a ship she didn't remember seeing before.

The changeling materialized on the main deck of a new ship. Another ship was moored nearby. Both appeared permanently affixed to the rocky landmass. Platforms were in place to grant access to the main land. One platform from one of the two ships would take Beast Boy to a lighthouse where a generator was located. Another platform would take him from the second ship to a pump. Beast Boy went to the pump first.

There were three switches. He determined he would drain water from the lighthouse first to locate a key that would aid in accessing the upper level of the lighthouse. After the pump ran Beast Boy went to the lighthouse. There was key chained to the floor. The chain was weak enough so Beast Boy yanked the key from the chain and proceeded to descend a staircase to find a trunk. Unlocking the trunk he reached in to grab the key, despite the trunk being flooded with water. Going back up to the main level he climbed a ladder to the upper level and unlocked the trap door.

He was now in the lamp area of the lighthouse. Nearby was the generator. He went and wound it until the power cells were fully charged. He went back to the pump to and activated the switches that would undo the flood damage to both ships.

If he were playing the game he would have to locate a compass rose to turn on lights located beneath the decks of one of the ships where the linking book is. For this mission, his night eyes would allow him to see the book. So he proceeded to that ship without turning on any lights. Descending to the lower levels of the vessel he found the book and made his way back to MYST. His last stop would be the Mechanical Age. So he went to the large gear-like object and found the linking book. Off he went.

The Mechanical Age was perhaps the smallest of the ages. Aside from the small piece of rock Beast Boy appeared on where the linking book would be hidden and the panel that would open it, there was a single dome beyond a platform ahead. Two smaller landmasses were at places around the dome. These held the clues to unlocking the linking book safe.

Beast Boy proceeded to the dome. This would require rotating the dome, as the platform he initially crossed was the only one. So he went inside the dome. Locating a staircase, he went below to the rotation device to align a hidden elevator to its entrance. Once the rotations were completed and Beast Boy was able to gather the symbols that would open the linking book safe he set out to do some repairs to the age. Then he finished with this last one and collected the last set of pages.

He returned to the linking book safe, entered the symbols, and located the book. Beast Boy returned to MYST. Something was wrong.

Billy Numerous was at it again. He multiplied several times over and began clearing out any place he could get into. The efforts of Mas y Menos to try and convince Billy to leave the city because of the coming tumult were useless because Billy didn't understand a word of Spanish. Before his duplication abilities could get too far, Mas y Menos ran at their superior speed to tackle all the duplicates before Billy knew what was going on and he went down.

Cyborg and Speedy found themselves battling the usually destructive Cinderblock. Cinderblock was tough enough when five titans were against him, but he proved to be quite the challenge for Cyborg and Speedy. In the end their efforts paid off.

"Cyborg, watch your eyes!" Speedy fired one of his arrows towards Cinderblock's eyes which produced a blinding light disabling the monster's vision. Cyborg and Speedy then proceeded to fire strong shots that sent Cinderblock into disorientation until he finally lost consciousness.

Robin and Aqualad had to deal with Overload. There were multiple close calls when it came to being attacked by the creature's energy. Aqualad did his best at making use of water, but Overload wasn't taken down so easily by it.

"Aqualad, come back my way!" ordered Robin.

Aqualad complied. Robin then produced a small disk and hurled it toward Overload. Robin and Aqualad ran as the disk exploded. Overload didn't take too well to this blast as it produced a small EMP wave. He was defeated.

Starfire and Bumblebee found themselves in a situation of their own otherwise they would have lent their efforts to the other titans. Bumblebee ran into some former acquaintances of hers from her undercover days – the Hive Five. In spite of their best efforts, Bumblebee and Starfire had trouble working against those ever popular attack patterns.

The Hive began to make sport of the titans' efforts. From out of nowhere Mas y Menos joined the battle. Their speed caused great confusion among the members of the Hive. This provided enough time for Starfire and Bumblebee to recover until they were ready to fight again.

The Hive members found themselves scattered by the blurring speed of the twins, and Starfire and Bumblebee came upon each with surprise attacks until the Hive was beaten.

Communicators signaled. "Come in titans." It was Robin. All checked in. "Are your situations under control?"

Everyone complied.

"Great job. Gather them up and turn them over for transport. Return to the tower shortly after."

Another compliance.

"Thanks for the help little dudes," Bumblebee stated towards Mas y Menos.

"Yes we are most appreciative!" said Starfire who gave them her ever popular death grip hug.

After their recovery, Mas y Menos departed to collect Billy Numerous. Starfire and Bumblebee began to gather the Hive Five.