Disclaimer: Have you ever wondered why cartoon houses never seem to have bathrooms...oh, yeah... I dont own the Teen Titans.

Chapter Four

Starfire held out her hand, and shook X's. "It is very nice to meet you Tim Drake. My name is Starfire, I come from the planet Tamaran." She said happily.

"What are you doing?" asked X in confusion.

"I am now being introduced to the real you, and I want to be introduced properly. I am glad to meet you this time."

"You're funny kid." He shook her hand gently, but she was frowning. "What now?"

"How can I be properly introduced to you when you still have on your old face?" She said, daringly putting out her hand to try and take off his mask. He grabbed her hand, just inches from his mask.

"Sorry kid. The mask stays. What if you see me on the street and turn me in? I can't let that happen." Starfire just smiled, and they sat in silence. She looked out towards the city again, stealing a glance a Titans Tower. It took a second to register that it was smoking. Her heart dropped in her chest. "No, not again!" she yelled. X looked at her, and saw what she was talking about. He was still holding her hand. He stood up, dragging her with him. "We need to go now!" She did not hesitate, and she jumped off of the cliff, dragging X with her. They were falling straight towards the ground, but at the last second, she changed direction, barely missing the ground.

X yelled at her, "Are you crazy! What did you do that for!"

"It was necessary to picked up speed! Come, let us hurry! My friends need us! They hurried off towards Titan Tower, afraid of what they might find.

Starfire saw a broken window that lead straight in to the common room. Flying through it, she braced herself, just incase……

There was nothing. "Hello? Robin? Raven?" She and X searched the room. "Cyborg? Beast Boy? Where are you, my friends?"

There was nothing. Suddenly the room filled with the same eerie voice that warned them about the first attack.

"Your friends are not here. They are having a little…visit with their old friends."

"Who are you! What have you done with my friends?"

"I am none of your concern. But you can find your friends in their haunted place. You'd better hurry, before they meet the same fate as your other friends did."

The voice faded again. Starfire looked dumbfounded.

"What did he mean, 'their haunted place'?" asked X.

"Perhaps he means the places that hurt them the most. Raven…she said she could never go back to the old library where we defeated her father, Trigon. I believe Trigon has her trapped there."

"Well, lets go then!" They flew back out the window quickly. A voice called from the basement of the tower. It went unheard by Starfire and X, who were already half way there. Robin bowed his head, and the last thing he saw was Slade and Blackfire looming closer and closer to him.

When they arrived at the library, that same looming voice met them at the entrance. "Congratulations, you have located your friend Raven. You'd better save her before time runs out."

"This Is Not A Game!" Yelled Star. They rushed into the library. It wasn't long until they found Raven. She was chained against the wall in the same cavernous room where she had finally given into the curse that Trigon had put on her since birth. Starfire called out her name, and Raven looked up in amazement.

"You came for me?" Tears welled in her eyes, looking grateful at her friend. But her face suddenly turned stony, and she shook her head, "You shouldn't have come! I don't deserve to be saved! Go! I am going to die here, and there is nothing you can say to make me change my mind."

"You are my friend, and I will not leave you! I will stay and fight and nothing you say will make me leave you!" Said Starfire, just as harshly as Raven.

Raven began to cry again, and yelled, "Stubborn Tamaranean! I don't want you to die because of me!"

Starfire flew up to where Raven was bound, and smiled. "If all goes well, neither of us shall die." She backed away from Raven a bit, and started throwing fire bolts at the chains that held Raven, but they would not break.

"These chains are made from black magic. You can't break them." Said Raven, in a despairing voice.

"I may not be able to, but you can! Concentrate Raven!" said Starfire.

" I can't. My feelings have taken over. I can't control my powers!" she said, tears brimming again.

"Yes you can! Come, let us take deep calming breaths. Concentrate. Find your center. Close your eyes. Now repeat after me; Azarath Metrione Zinthos……Azarath Metrione Zinthos. Come on Raven."

"A-azarath Metrione Zinthos…Azarath Metrione Zinthos…" As Raven regained her composure, the chains faded away, and she slowly floated down to the ground. She opened her eyes, and saw X standing in front of her. "What are you doing here?" she asked bluntly.

"What's with hospitality these days? Don't worry, I'm one of the good guys today."

Raven stared at him, and shook her head. "It is going to take more than us three to defeat Trigon. I don't think he is the real Trigon, but who ever created him made him exact. We better hurry and find the others, before Trigon comes and devours us."

"We are in luck. I believe I know where Beast Boy is located." Said Starfire, looking at a picture on the wall. It was a drawing of a volcano.

"Tara." Said Raven.

They both flew off, leaving X standing there. "Thanks for keeping me in the loop" he muttered to himself as he rushed off to catch up with them.