All righty, someone offered me skittles to update, so now I must. -grin- You're right. Nobody can resist the rainbowy goodness. Not even me. And finally, Robin and Cyborg get to show up! Which is kind of sad, because it's like, Chapter 4... but still. Shut up. I just don't love them as much XD ... Yes I do. I don't know why they've been hibernating. I was just too lazy to make them run around. But they're here now, so joy.

Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titans in any shape, way, or form. This story, however, is totally pwned by me. Because I just rock like that.

"Friend Robin! Please wake up! Raven is missing!"

Robin yawned loudly as he rolled out of bed with a thump, cursing softly as he reached up to grab his mask off of his nightstand. Quickly placing it on his face, he raced to the door, flinging it open. Starfire stood there, worry plastered to her face. "What?" he asked, his mind feeling slightly cloudy this early in the morning. "I said, 'Friend Robin! Please'-" Starfire began, but blinked with confusion as Robin shook his head. "No, the other part," he sighed, reaching up with one hand to run his fingers through his dark, disheveled hair. "Raven is missing," Starfire said in a hushed voice. "Friend Beast Boy and I are unable to find her. He is looking for her right now, but thus far we have not had any luck." Robin's blue eyes widened under his mask, then narrowed again at the seriousness of the situation. "Go wake up Cyborg," said he, snapping into his role as leader of the Titans. "I'll go help Beast Boy." Starfire nodded, clasping her hands together as she floated quickly down the hall. Robin let out a weary sigh as he raced towards the roof, the most likely place that they would have looked for Raven.

He was right, of course. He was just absolutely brilliant like that.

Beast Boy was already there, a frown on his green face. He looked over as he heard Robin's iron shoes clop on the roof floor, his eyes narrowing a bit for no reason in particular. "What happened?" asked Robin, looking quite worried for someone who had just been awoken by a Tamaranean pounding loudly on his door at four in the morning. Beast Boy shrugged, his gloved hands curling into fists. "She was here," he said shortly. "And now she's not." "Any sign of a struggle?" Robin asked, looking around. Beast Boy shook his head.

"Not that I can see."

Robin looked back at his friend.

It was amazing how he could give the impression of arching an eyebrow, even when they were hidden under his mask.

"You seem pretty upset. Are you okay?"

Beast Boy shrugged again, folding his arms across his chest. Was he okay? Physically, yes. Mentally, probably not. Emotionally, definately not. Either Raven had run off without so much as a 'See ya,' or she had been taken by someone. The thought of either one made him feel sick to his stomach.

She had been acting weird lately. But that was to be expected. She wouldn't just leave, would she?

"Beast Boy?"

The young green man snapped back to attention at Robin's voice, and he nodded. "Uh, yeah," he muttered. "I just hope Raven's okay." Robin flashed him an understanding smile and nodded. "Don't worry," he said. "Raven can take care of herself." Both boys turned as Starfire and Cyborg approached them, worried looks on both of their faces. "I can try to get a signal on Raven's locator," Cyborg said before letting out a loud yawn. "Man. Leave it to Raven to disappear when normal people are sleeping." Beast Boy froze, turning and walking up to Cyborg. He drew himself up to his full height (which really wasn't saying much) as he tilted his head back to glare up at Cyborg, his eyes narrowed.

"What do you mean, 'normal' people?"

Cyborg arched an eyebrow, holding up his hands in a gesture of surrender. "Chill, man, I was just kidding." He looked down at Beast Boy curiously, Robin and Starfire's expressions matching his. "Are you okay?" Beast Boy's scowl deepened as he backed away, then turned and started walking.

If anything happened to Raven, he would never be able to forgive himself.

And if she had left without saying goodbye, he would never be able to forgive her.

"What the hell are you talking about?"

Raven gritted her teeth together, her dark eyes narrowing as she watched Slade. "Temper, Raven," he taunted quietly. "I have something that you might be interested in." Raven's eyes narrowed further, but she remained silent as her eyes followed his every move. "I'm sure you know the fate of your beloved Azarath, correct?" Slade asked, leering at her with the only showing eye.

Raven remained silent, waiting for him to finish.

"I'll take that as a yes. In any case, you only know part of what happened."

Slade stopped pacing and stood silently for a moment, watching the young woman struggle against the chains that bound her to the floor, before he spoke again, his voice sounding slightly echoed from the inside of his mask. "I some of the books from the library."

Raven froze, her eyes widening as she stared at him in shock. "You stole from the library?" she asked in disbelief. "Those books are sacred! You can't just walk in and take them!" Slade shook his head as he continued to pace around the room. "You're welcome," he said somewhat airily. "If it weren't for me, those 'sacred' books would be piles of ash right now." Raven fell silent again, and content to glare coldly at Slade as he turned away, his back facing her.

"With those books, you might be able to rebuild Azarath, couldn't you?"

Raven stared at him, her eyes widening again, but then immediately narrowed. Even if somehow he actually had managed to get the ancient tomes, he wouldn't just give them to her, no strings attached.

She still doubted he even actually had the books.

"I don't believe you. You're just lying."

Slade turned his head to look back at her, remaining silent for a moment before he spoke.

"Would you like to see them for yourself?"

Without waiting for an answer, he clapped his hands together. Moments later, an elderly man in a suit came in, carrying several large books. Despite their size, he didn't appear to be having any trouble carrying them. "Thank you, Wintergreen," said Slade as he took the books. The man nodded and quickly left the room. Even though the room was dark, Raven could easily recognize the three ancient books. As Slade held them out to her, she was positive.

They were the real thing.

"Think about it, Raven. You could have your home back. You might even be able to have a family again. Wouldn't it be wonderful to help so many people? It's the only way to make up for what you've done."

His voice sounded as though he were smirking behind his mask. Raven scowled, watching him carefully. "And what do you want in return?" "Now, Raven, what makes you think I want anything?" Slade asked, pretending to sound offended. As Raven's scowl deepened, he folded his arms across his chest. "Alright. As I'm sure you know, I haven't had very much luck with apprentices in the past." Raven's eyes widened again, the blood draining from her already pale face, as she guessed what he was talking about.

"But you know what they say, Raven... 'third time's the charm.'"

"Do you know where she is yet?"

"Dude, calm down. I should get a lock on her in just a minute."

"I thought all that high-tech junk was supposed to be the best! Why haven't you found her yet?"

"Beast Boy, we know you are upset, but please, you must calm down."

Beast Boy's bright green eyes found his shoes quite fascinating, his pointed ears drooping miserably. "Sorry. Just worried about her." "Since when do you care so much about Raven?" Robin asked, arching a brow under his mask. A blush spread across Beast Boy's face, and he gulped, reaching up to scratch his head. "I-I'd be worried if anyone was missing," he stuttered slightly, feeling his friend's gaze upon him. "Not just Raven." The other three gave each other a knowing look, trying not to burst out laughing. Starfire smiled down at Beast Boy, throwing her arms around him in a trademark Starfire death-hug. "Do not despair, friend Beast Boy!" she crowed. "We shall soon find Raven and whoever has taken her and all will be well again?"

"Are you sure someone took her?"

Robin, Starfire, and Beast Boy looked over with surprise at Cyborg, who looked as though he wished he hadn't opened his mouth. "I mean, she has been acting kind of weird lately..." he trailed off, shrugging. Beast Boy stared at him, his face hardening into a scowl. "What are you talking about?" he said, his voice elevating to a shout. "Raven wouldn't just run off! So maybe she has been acting a little crazy. But she just went through a huge change! She's confused, but she wouldn't take off without telling anyone!" He stopped as he felt Starfire's hand on his shoulder, a concerned expression on her face. "Sorry, man," Cyborg shrugged again. "Just thinking out loud." Suddenly the tracker on his arm beeped, a red dot flashing brightly. The four looked down at it, their faces suddenly several shades paler.

Next to the dot was a familiar 'S' symbol.

"She's with Slade?"