A/N ok so my outline thing-a-ma-bob I had written out goes here (holds trash can out for all to view) I'll just let my muse take it from here, so the latest stats are 40 REVIEWS and darned near 2500 HITS. I have the greatest reviewers in the world! I've just watched the prophecy again (LOVE TIVO) and I love the way Raven pummels slade in that episode

Disclaimer- I now own a pair of bedtime bear pajamas and grumpy bear socks (don't look at me that way! I love care bears). Titans and Gothamites are not mine sadly. And by the way what is that show doing on migoozi? Its so dark it belongs on adult swim IMO I heart adult swim

LM22102- Looks like I need to get you a life time supply of paper bags for that hyperventilation problem huh? My muse quite enjoyed her bleu cheese she thanks you much. Hearts right back at ya.

Kosmic- Yes my dear I certainly can! Thank you very much my dear lovely.

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Chica De Los Ojos Cafe- hehe thanks. Oh indeed he shall, you'll see my lovely.

Ash- ohh you know a little French too cool beans! An Aww thanks that's the sweetest thing anyone has ever said to me! Ahhh no wouldn't want you in trouble with the FDA. So the mystery has been solved I can sleep at night now. Wait how did you get tour hands on toxic waste? No need to sick brain the mage on me I'll write!

Elm-Tree10-well thank you, yea I like that aspect as well. Thank you again, and no need for the insane asylum yet I'm writing see the next line is the story K?

Raven sat leaning against the hard cavern walls. Slade was pacing around the cave impatient for the hour to arrive, after three years time seemed to stand still now that the time was close at hand. His pacing was annoying Raven to no end, she had to resist the urge to zap him at least 30 times. And they had only been in the cave 10 minutes. In just over an hour and a half it would all be over her debt to slade repaid and her father god willing destroyed. Sighing she brought her knees to her chest she rested and wondered waiting on time to pass.

The museum

The guards began to stir only to find nothing. And that was a problem. Someone had stolen the crystal and they had no clues as to whom. sighing they did the only thing they could. Call the cops the familiar sound of sirens rang through the city all coming towards the museum. Our super heros were now on top of the very same building that slade had been earlier that evening, Batman was knelt down examining a piece of the shattered monitor. Tim was sitting perched on the ledge knees to his chest. He really didn't feel like crime fighting tonight. Not anymore. He looked up from his observation of the officers going in and out of the museum when a heavy yet gentle hand lay on his shoulder.

"I know what your thinking man, and I'm right there with ya. There has to be an excuse" Cyborgs gentle big brotherly way was calming to Tim.

Cyborg frowned when he looked over to Nightwing who was in an emotional state somewhere between seething mad and very sad.

"Gather round" Batmans tone commanded obedience without question the five young Heros gathered around the wise old bat (no not owl ya goofs)

"Spill it!" Nightwing let his anger get the better of him, he sank quickly however when Batman shot a glare at him.

Sighing and closing his eyes Batman began "Three and a half years ago I came across Raven, and after my initial mistake I convinced her to stay in Gotham. She was running. Why she didn't tell me for a long while almost a year. Then I found out. Slade knew something about Raven, something she didn't want anybody to know, she didn't want to trouble anyone with it let alone her friends who she believed had done more than their share to save her. To save the world" His gave was firmly leveled on the group "I allowed her to stay at Wayne manor provided she come up with a secret identity"

"Emma"

"Yes Tim. She chose not to tell you who she was Tim, she knew this day would come and she wasn't sure if she would survive"

"Survive? Survive what?"

"Let me finish Beastboy. Four years ago, at the end of the world. Trigon was beaten into submission, He wasn't fully defeated"

"But we watched Raven obliterate him" came Starfires incredulous reply

"She obliterated his body star. His soul was another matter. He managed to take refuge inside ravens mind. For a while she had no problems controlling him, her emotions were strong and he was weak from the battle but over time he grew stronger and her emotions weakened from the constant strain of restraining him. One evening slade approached her he knew everything. The thing is he is still suffering the after effects of being Trigons messenger boy"

"He's still a walking pile of bones"

"Yes Nightwing, he said he had found a cure for them both a certain crystal the Gotham museum is now missing. And even with Slades contacts it took three years to get it somewhere easily accessible to them both. Somewhere protected by a dark knight somewhere where security would be a little slack from that same knowledge. Somewhere where I suspect would bring slade the most joy in pulling his heist. Where he could get back at his mentor"

Nightwings eyes widened in sudden realization "Todd"

A nod was all he received in return from the dark crusader

"I thought he was dead. Joker" Nightwing began

"Joker did kill Jason Todd, Slade was born that day"

Before anymore questions could be asked a beeping was heard batman pulled out a communicator and nodded

"Follow me if you want to save Raven we have to hurry"

The cavern

Raven was suspended her mantra filling the cave as a strange glow started to emit from the crystal the spooky greenish light started moving faster and faster as Raven concentrated more and more a rather large orb was forming and opening her eyes she finished

"ZINTHOS" and the orb shot into slade he screamed and writhed as the magic took effect he emerged moments later and removing a glove revealing his own skin. His own flesh and blood. The ritual had taken nearly 45 minutes to complete (and the authoress couldn't think of anything suiting to describe it) and had taken its toll on Raven she slowly landed on the floor clutching the crystal and panting heavily.

"My, my apprentice you look tired." His voice almost sounded giddy? Could slade sound giddy raven half mused to herself.

Slade began stalking around Raven who was in the middle of the cavern

"What do you want?" she spat he had heard that tone before and it infuriated him to no end he raided his hand to slap her when something else caught his eye, the crystal. She wasn't holding onto it too tightly and with that crystal he could have powers like those Trigon had given him and finally destroy the Bats all three of them, her first he thought looking down at his apprentice in one smooth move he snatched the crystal

"GIVE IT BACK SLADE" Batmans voice boomed

"No please go away all of you" her voice just a whisper

A/N this chappie seems short and abrupt in ending but I'll make up in the next. not quite eventful as I had hoped. And I just couldn't bring myself to do one of the more compelling scenes I was gonna have slade beat raven up like he did terra but I just don't have the heart well that's all for now my lovelies