Memories came slowly when Rowan first started to awaken. She remembered an Oreo McFlurry and French fries. She remembered being alone. Then she remembered Dr. Gray and that he hit her on the head with a stick. She blinked her eyes and forced herself to meditate to keep her calm, but she had never acquired a talent for it as Raven had.
"Azerath, Metrione…" my friends don't know where I am, "…Azerath, met…" I said I'd be back in an hour. They'll be worried now, "…Azerath…aw forget it!" she snapped. ADHD and meditation didn't mix well together. Next she tried her powers, but to no avail. Her hands were bound in such away that telekinesis was impossible. She was aware of another sensation. She was laying down, and she was bound so tightly she couldn't move. She breathed in and prepared to scream for help, but she had been gagged so tightly that it hurt her to breath, and the corners of her mouth were bleeding. She felt the tears welling up in her eyes and cursed herself for being so weak. Raven would tell you to be calm, she said, forcing herself to focus, of course, Raven wouldn't have been stupid enough to get caught in the first place. She began to sing to herself as her golden eyes cried golden tears only she would hear.
Raven and Starfire were searching the south side of the city were the McDonalds had been. Raven was very quiet and Starfire tried to find something to say to comfort her, but words failed her, which wasn't a very common occurrence. She fidgeted slightly with nervousness.
"Are you all right Star?" Raven finely asked her.
"I am worried about our little friend, Raven," she said with emotion. Then Raven completely surprised her. She through her arms around her neck and hugged her gently.
"Me too Starfire." Raven forced herself not to cry as she awkwardly let go of Starfire, ashamed at her little outburst. "I can't believe I was so mean to her. She just wanted my attention and I…I am the only family she has left." Raven slid down the wall and Starfire put her arms around Raven's shoulders, taking advantage of Raven's temporary vulnerability to be friendly without getting blasted into a zillion pieces.
"Easy there friend, it is all right. We will find her." Raven forced herself to control her emotions, but as she stood, a familiar wave of dizziness gripped her and she leaned on Starfire for support. After the dizzy spell, she felt an unexplained wave of terror.
"She's scared!" she said without meaning to. Raven closed her eyes and began to meditate. A picture began to form slowly in her mind. Rowan was tied to a table with a gag in her mouth. She was trying not to cry, but she was close to it. Her little body trembled with cold and fear. She was under ground, Raven realized. She reached back further into Rowan's mind to find out if she knew where she was, but no. The child had been unconscious when she was taken under ground…
Wait! There it was. Deep in her subconscious, Rowan knew exactly where she was. She had opened her eyes briefly and saw a sign. That sign, which had been forgotten by Rowan's conscious memory, was visible to Raven.
"I know where she is!" Raven said, grabbing Starfire's arm. "We have to hurry. She thinks she's alone, but she isn't."
"How did you know this?" Raven hesitated. "Come on friend, you can tell me."
"Ok. I told you guys that I didn't know I had a sister, but I knew. My mother gave her up when she was born, yes we have the same mothers too."
"Why did your mother give her up?"
"I don't know," Raven lied. "I saw her when she was about three years old, about the time I came to live on earth. I recognized her the moment I saw her. Ever since then, I have… I have been able to sense her emotions. I can even get inside her mind when this happen. I can see what she sees. It's weird I know, but it comes in handy. She doesn't know, so please don't tell her." Starfire nodded. "Come on. We need to find her."