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DarkRavenna - Thanks for review my friend. In responce to Slade seeming so nice, I'm actually using the impresion I get of him from what it says of him in the DC Encyclopedia and later on in the story, I'll show why I think he's evil in the cartoon.
Laeedil - Finally you review, but thank you anyways.
shadow lurker - I'm glad you like my stories, but I'm afraid that I must disapiont you. I'm not going to continue 'When Gods Smile 2' because the out come will be in this story. Thanks for reviewing though.
Disclaimer: I don't own the Teen Titans or any DC character. However, I do own Ghost Blade, Spirit Fire and Soul Drive.
Note: There going to be a lot of DC characters in this story.
Ch 8: Connected: Part 1
The world slowly brought her from her dreams. Cars could be heard passing the motel. The people in the room above her were more then likely an entire family. And, the small cold frame was now missing. Raven was gone.
Raven was gone!
Jinx bolted up on the bed. 'She's better.' She hopped out of the bed and looked around the room, but her friend was not there. She went over to the washroom, but Raven was not there either. Jinx was becoming worried.
Jinx walks out of the motel room and to the front desk. The man there looks at her. "Can I help you, Miss Eveline Fauniel." It wasn't her real name, but it was one that she used enough that it had become natural for her to respond to it as if it was.
"I can't find my friend, the one that I cane in with yesterday. Have you seen her?" She did her best to not sound worried, but failed to leave it all out.
He shook his head. "I'm sorry, Miss Eveline. I have not seen her." The man turned to a phone that had since he had begun his answer. Jinx went back to the room, hoping that Raven had just gone out to get breakfast.
When Jinx steps through the door, she is greeted by the words, "There you are."
Jinx looks at Raven who is sitting on the bed with food. "Where did you go?"
Raven hands a plate of eggs, sausage, toast and beans to Jinx. "I was feeling much better then yesterday and went out to get some breakfast." For some reason, Raven's voice held a little happiness. "There's a breakfast place down the street."
Jinx and Raven eat their food in silence for a while, but Jinx eventually had to break it. "I'm glad you're alright."
Raven gave a small smile. She obviously had no idea she was doing it. "Thank you for keeping me warm until…" Raven's voice just stopped there.
Jinx put on a questioning look. "Until what?"
Raven restores her emotionless mask. "Until something else came and helped me. I don't know what it was, but it helped me."
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Two eyes with silver irises open suddenly. The silver in those eyes slowly shift to green.
Valere sits up in the bed and puts his hands to his head. He rubs his eyes. He finally realized that he's back in his body. He looks around the room, but Mary is not there.
He gets out of the bed and searches through a dresser, looking for normal clothing. He quickly finds some suitable clothing and puts them on. He walks towards the door and catches the scent of food being made.
Valere moves silently into the kitchen. He spots Mary cooking food at the stove, her back is to him. He moves toward her, not letting a sound to be created by him. He gets right behind her, leans in and kisses her softly on the neck. He feels the shiver of excitement run through her.
"That felt good." She lets out a moan during her words. "Can you give me more?" She seemed to be pleading.
Valere took a kettle of boiling water off of the burner and pour some of the water in a cup. "We can't right now." He put the kettle back on the stove and went to the cupboard. He took out an herbal tea pack and put it in the cup. Mary looks at him strangely. "What?"
"You never drink herbal tea." She replies.
Valere looks down at the cup and shrugs. "I guess there's a first time for anything, just like you cooking." He takes a sip. "Not bad."
He sits at the table and picks up a newspaper that was sitting across from him. He looks over the articles before stopping on one in particular. "It says here: Long time vigilantly, the Joker, was cut down yesterday and brought to the morgue, but early this morning his corpse was discovered to be missing from where it was left." He looks up at Mary who seems to be lost in thought. "Something wrong?"
She looks at him. "Jason called me this morning. He's being taken in by Bruce Wayne later today." She smiles. "You know, you look so peaceful when you're sleeping."
Valere smirks. "I wasn't sleeping. Somehow my life energy and conscious left my body. They were pulled to someone who needed my life force to survive. I don't really know more then that."
Mary nods, but stops as she remembers something. "I remember hearing you go outside last night."
A dark look comes over Valere. "It was Deathstroke." Mary cocks an eyebrow. "He lied to Jason. He's actually this Slade we've heard of. He has no interest in protecting the people of this world."
"We have to find her as soon as possible." Mary rushes into her room to get her costume.
"We won't have any problem with that." Valere responds. Mary comes back into the kitchen dressed in her costume, except for the mask. "How did you do that so fast?"
"I've been practicing putting it on ASAP." She starts eating the food. "As you were saying."
"I got the time to read her life force when we saved her. I can easily track her down now."
Mary pulls her mask on. "Let's go."
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"Here." Jinx points to a location on the map in front of her.
Raven walks over to her and looks down at where her friend was pointing. "That's not a good town. I've heard of a cult that worships one of Trigon's lieutenants like she was a deity."
Jinx sighs. "Then the only city we agree on is Metropolis. The only villains there are obsessed with Superman."
Raven sighs too. "It's our best option, but I don't like it." Jinx looks at her. "It's too bright." Jinx laughs.
There comes a knock at the door. Jinx walks over to the door and looks through the peep hole. The woman on the other side was Red X. "What do you want?"
"We need to speak with you and your friend." Red X responded.
Jinx remembered that she and Ghost Blade had saved her and Raven from the Joker, but she had a bad feeling. She decided that the least she could do was hear them out. She opened the door and the two entered.
Ghost Blade looks at Raven and begins. "I go by the name Ghost Blade. We wish to prevent Trigon from coming to this plain of existence and that means that we will have to protect you. The choose is simple, do you wish for us to protect you from close or afar?"
Raven stared at Ghost Blade. "You aren't really giving me a chose." She sighed. "We need all the help we can get to prevent my father from freeing himself. Fine."
Raven then feels something that seemed to be coming from Ghost Blade. She couldn't tell what it was, but she knew he was trust worthy. "We're going to Metropolis."
Ghost Blade smiles. "I've been there. It's a little too bright for me, but I'll survive." He catches a small smile that comes to Raven's lips.
As they get up and start to the door, Raven's Teen Titans communicator starts blinking. "Shit!" She looks at the others. "We have to get out of her now."
They rush out the door and only get four feet before the T-car pulls up. Nightwing, Kid Flash and Supergirl, who Raven hardly knew, get out of the car and turn towards the others.
Nightwing takes one look at Red X and pulls out his retractable bo staff.
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