A/N: Sorry guys but it was late when I wrote this and a lot of it is just a bundle of thoughts. Plus at the end Robin gives a really long speech, and most of it doesn't even make sense. But if you can bear with me and review it'll get better! I promise! Thanks to all the people who have reviewed! I literally go back and read each of them before I start a new chapter just to see what it is you want to see coming up, or what you liked, or what you didn't like. So I really am reading your reviews and taking them into consideration! Thanks again for bearing with me on this! R&R!
Disclaimer: once again, I do not own the Teen Titans!
Beast Boy had abandoned all hopes of getting help from his fellow Titans. Raven was in trouble now, and now is when he would help her. There was someone inside her head, Beast Boy had been inside Raven's head and he had used the mirror to get there. Of course, the first time he had done it on accident, he wasn't sure how to get into it now, but nothing was going to stop him.
Making his way to her room Beast Boy transformed into a gorilla to break down her door, it was the sound of the heavy metal falling onto the girl's floor that brought the other Titans out into the hallway, where Beast Boy was in to much of a hurry to answer any of their questions. Following him down the hall he began to briefly explain how he was sitting in the infirmary, completely silent, when Raven screamed, and began to complain about someone being inside her head. Though he didn't explain to Robin or Starfire what the purpose of the mirror was, for after the day he and Cyborg and been inside of it the three Titans agreed it would be their little secret. Besides it would have taken way to long to explain to them all that had gone on that day, and Raven needed his help.
Beast Boy and the others were on their way back to the infirmary, Beast Boy cradling in his arms, the mirror used to transport others into Raven's mind, brushing off most the questions that the other Titans were spitting at him. "I'm coming Raven," he whispered to himself, "hang on just a little longer, I'll be there for you."
And there she was, Raven, floating only a few inches above her bed, her breath even shorter and much raspier than before. She looked as if she was struggling to awaken but could not, she looked as if she was fighting a constant battle in her sleep, and Beast Boy had no doubt she was. He approached her slowly, mirror held out in front of him quite a distance, for no matter how badly he wanted to save Raven's life, he would never forget that terrifying day he had first entered Raven's mind, nor would he forget some of the horrifying creatures and things within it. But Raven had to survive this reality everyday, he could go into it once to save her, if she was trapped somewhere in there, his fear meant nothing compared to what she felt everyday.
Taking a deep breath Beast Boy laid a hand on Raven's shoulder and focused on her closed eyes before looking into the mirror. At first all he saw was his reflection, a drooping, feverish face looking back at him, he saw wrinkles around the lips from days of frowning for a boy who had rarely ever frowned before, he saw dirt lingering on his cheeks and hair, he saw tears in the eyes of the boy who looked back at him. If it had not been for his green skin and hair he wouldn't even have recognized himself at first.But after giving Raven's shoulder a gentle squeeze that image disappeared and was replaced by a black and white glow. To be honest, Beast Boy was happier that his reflection was gone, than that the magic of the mirror was working.
The other Titans let out a surprised gasp when they saw the power that illuminated from the mirror. Beast Boy nodded his head solemnly before replacing the hand that was on Raven's shoulder to the inside of the mirror. His hand being inside the vortex, the rest of his body was soon dragged in, but he didn't cry out in surprise, nor did he smile with joy in being able to help Raven. Beast Boy never felt like this before, he couldn't make a joke if he had tried, it took everything he had not to just collapse onto the ground and give up. He had been depressed before, for after Terra had left the Titans he had experienced a deep depression. But this was different, nothing seemed to be going right, the Titans seemed cursed, even worse than that, for everything that could possible go wrong had in only the last few days. The only thing that kept Beast Boy on his feet, the only reason he hadn't already given up, was because Raven needed him, and he needed her as well.
Seeing Beast Boy disappear into the "mirror" Cyborg did the same thing he had the last time they had used this vortex, grabbing onto Beast Boy's foot he was dragged in as well. And not long after him Robin and Starfire followed. Everyone inside the mirror Starfire and Robin began asking questions once again which Cyborg did his best to answer. Beast Boy only looked around the new world quietly, trying to tune out the noise of his desperate companions as well as come up with a plan to save Raven from whatever it was that was bothering her this time, and sorting out his own frantic thoughts, it felt as if he couldn't take it anymore, as if he had to scream, "Everybody just shut up!"
Beast Boy's outburst was awarded with several strange looks from the Titans, all of them had seen their young, green companion with a temper before but never, excluding the time the chemicals were spilled on him altering his DNA, had they heard him outright yell at them, much less yell at them to be quiet when he himself was the one who was usually loud. "Could you just give me a chance before you start jumping to conclusions or asking for answers? None of you had to follow me in here, I can handle it on my own-"
Beast Boy was cut off by the sound of Robin's voice, "Before we do anything else," every one of the Titans was so lost and confused they no longer even had anything to say, none of them were surprised by anything anymore, it was as if they were living a dream, as if none of this had ever happened, for none of the Titans had accepted this as reality yet, and some of them never would. "I want to apologize to all of you. A lot of what has been going on is partially my fault and I haven't been a very good leader to you in many ways. There are a lot of explanations that need to be heard and a lot of mysteries that need to be solved. And I know now may not be the best time for this team to sit down and talk, but we aren't going anywhere until we can look at each other in the eye again."
What Robin had said was true, every one of them knew it, every one of them continued to deny it. But what he said was closer to the truth than what they had heard in a long time, for in a desperate reach to find answers, in a pleading cry for all of this to end, the Titans had lost all communication with even their closest friends, they had lost all faith in their team. The Teen Titans had never been closer to giving up than they were at that very moment, it would take true friendship, it would take a strong team, to make it through the kinds of things they were facing right now. "It's going to mean trusting each other completely," Robin continued, "It's going to mean coming together as a team again, and it's going to mean being completely honest with each other for this team to survive. So I won't lie to you, we've never been in a worse situation than this; I can see it in your eyes. None of you trust anyone else on this team right now; none of you care what happens next. But this is not a dream, this is life, this is the life you and I chose when we pledged to become a Teen Titan. These are the people who would have given their lives for you, now their lives are in danger. This is not the time to give up, this is a time to come together. And I will be honest with you, I can't name one human on this earth that could pull through something like this, not one of you will make it out of this with half a heart left if you try to get through it on your own. Not one person on this team cares right now how any of this ends up, and if we talk like this, if we fight like we don't care, we will never win another battle again. But if we make it through this, if we can pull through this as a team, we will be unbeatable. So quite turning your backs on each other, quite thinking about how miserable you are and realize that everyone on this team is going through the same thing, we need each other more than anything right now. And staring at the ground is not going to bring this team together. I want to lead you, but you have to let me."
Every Titan lifted their head to look at the rest of their team, and after seeing what was left of the others, they couldn't help but laugh. The Titans broke out in hysterics. This was all real, all the pain, all the lies, it was real. Now they were inside the mind of one of their teammates who had broken the law, every one of them had broken the law, and it was funny. The giggles spread like a disease, it was unstoppable, but it was the first step to tearing down the walls they had built around themselves. For the first time in days the Titans were in the same place sharing the same thing, laughter, who new laughter would be the first step to recovery, who new, when it felt so good to be alone, that it could feel even better to be with your friends. And so the Titans laughed their fears away, laughed the barriers away, and had only begun to laugh the troubles, worries, and pain out of their lives forever.
A/N: Like I said, most of it was just a jumble of thoughts, but anyways, obviously the next couple chapters will take place in Raven's mirror and eventually you will find out what it is that's been bugging her this whole time. But if you think that means it's almost over, you're wrong. Sorry to say but it's only about half-way. This is going to be a little longer than I thought, not really sure if that's a good or bad thing. So please review! Just click the button! That's all it takes, like 5 sec. literally, and then like one word even! Please!