Dreams
As the two who were watching the Titans shrank back into the shadows, Raven turned to Beast Boy and Starfire.
"It could be dangerous," she told them.
"I don't care!" Beast Boy snapped at her, without warning. He grabbed her wrists and looked her in the eye with a scowl.
"I just want Terra back, no matter what it takes. You, of all people, have no idea how much this means to me. I will get what I want."
He walked away with a glare he hadn't given since he had toxic chemicals spilled on him a few months ago. A wicked glint reached his eyes as he retreated to his room and slammed the door with a loud "kling!" of the metal.
Raven edged back to the other Titans as a puzzled look crossed her face. Whatever emotion was surging Beast Boy, it had lashed out at his friends.
Raven meditated a foot or so above her round bed, chanting.
"Azarath Metrion Zinthos, Azarath Metrion Zinthos..."
Triangular shelves filled with dusty old books, statues shaped like the birds of her home world with red bejeweled eyes, and clear orbs surrounded her.
But in her mind, it was clear. Nothing filled it. No secrets, no darkness.
"Azarath Me—" she gasped and coughed as she grasped her own throat for breath. A vision of the past filled her memories slowly and painfully.
A figure covered entirely in black with steel gloves, boots, and knee pads emerged from a blazing ocean of dancing flames. He wore a mask that was half-black, half-orange. A slim eye on the orange side showed no thought except for the fulfillment of wicked duties. A crude red symbol was etched into the forehead of his mask.
He grabbed her wrist and a burning pain seared through her flesh, tearing the sleeve of her outfit and leaving a crimson "S" in its place.
"The message must be delivered. Your destiny will be fulfilled," he told her. "You can't run away from who you are. The portal must be opened!"
Raven gasped once more and forced her eyes open wide. She panted and fell down onto her bed with a thud. A voice clouded her thoughts once more. It was deep, way too deep to be human. It made the floor shake.
"The world shall end in your wake. The day you were born, the priests found your future. Nothing can stop it now. The portal must be opened!"
"NO!!!!!" Raven cried.
She was hallucinating, and the plan to help Terra would soon fall apart. But she couldn't tell them the truth. A knock at the door and a call from Robin forced her to let go of that matter.
"Raven! It's time."