Chapter 2: The Letter
The next morning before everyone woke up Topanga woke up Raven. "Raven, wake up. I have something to give you." "What is it?" "It's a letter mom told me to give you. But I'm not sure if you can…" But Raven cut her off in a whisper so she wouldn't wake everyone up, "Give it to me…now." "Fine, but could you at least say please?" Topanga said as she handed the half folded envelop with "Raven" written in her mother's hand writing on the front of it. She took the letter out of it so quick you probably wouldn't have seen her do it. It said:
To my Dearest Raven,
If you are reading this I have departed from this world and gone to meet my maker. Do not be sad, because I have died for a good cause. I never told you this but Topanga is indeed your sister. When I sent you to that school for a year to learn how to control your powers Topanga was born. I regretfully put her up for adoption. I'm sorry I never told you about her. I don't even remember why I did it.Azerath has fell to pieces ever since you left. Our ruler was assassinated by your…by your father. I did not tell Topanga this, so please keep it our secret. I told her that her father died before she was born because I didn't want her to fear that her father would kill her. Do not try and defy him. The reason he killed our ruler was so he could be the ruler, and he did. No one has survived, including myself, against him. I have tried for years to contact you, but since you went so far away I couldn't reach you. Also, if you are reading this, your father is still in command. I want you to take Topanga and go back to Earth and never come to Azerath ever again. I don't want you or Topanga getting hurt or even killed like I have. Start a new life, and forget Azerath ever existed. I love you Raven and I want you to be happy with your sister. Also Raven, that book I used to read to you when you were little, "Aipotu", it is on the same hill and under the same rock we sat on as we read that story together if you wish to keep it and treasure it forever. You should read it to your sister. I bet she will like no love the book just like you did when you were her age. Again I love you and don't you ever forget that. I know I'm dead but I want you to make a promise to me, on my grave, that you will take care of Topanga for me.
With all of my love,
Mom
"I promise on your grave…" Raven whispered to herself as tears rolled down her face. Raven stood up (she was sitting to read her letter) and looked around. She faced east. She saw the hill they read on. They (Raven and her mom) would read "Aipotu" From the light of the sunrise until it was dusk and there was no more light. Raven turned around to see everyone but Topanga was still asleep. "Where are you going?" "Nowhere. I'll be back in a little while. When they wake up tell them I went on a little hike and that I'll be back after a while." "How? They can't understand me." "Be creative. I'll be back."
As Raven walked toward the hill (she walked even though she can fly) she wondered if that place had been destroyed just like everything else had been. She also wondered if that book survived everything that had been going on and if she would ever be able to read it to Topanga. As Topanga entered her mind she wondered how she would communicate at all with the Titans because nobody was there to translate for her. Raven continued her walk to the top of the hill and to that rock where her mother's book lay. She made up her mind that she was not going back without it.
Topanga sat in silence trying to think of a way to talk to the Titans. She couldn't teach them the language to them because she did not know English so she decided to teach herself English. Ok Topanga, you can do this. Raven told me on the way to the safe place that English is our language backward. So I can draw words in our language and then spell them backwards. Then I can try and pronounce them and work at it until they wake up (this was like 4 in the morning so she had a while).
She decided the first thing she should learn is "Raven went on a walk." So she drew in the dirt Raven tnew no a klaw. Then she looked at it carefully. Then she wrote it backwards Raven went on a walk. She whispered to herself "Raven wen-t on a wal-k." She repeated it for at least 30 minutes. When she felt like she knew that sentence she started another, "I don't know" and "She said she will be back in a little while." And then just words she thought were important. By the time the sun rose she knew almost the whole language of English.