Chapter Fourteen: "Meetings"
"This will tell us exactly how to get to the Shadow Realm." She told him. Robin jumped up and took a few steps backwards.
"WHAT?" he yelled, not realizing that everyone was still asleep.
"Ssshh!" Raven noised as she put one hand over his mouth. "You'll wake everyone up."
Robin remained quite as she took her hand back, making sure that everyone was still asleep by using her powers. After she did her check she looked towards Robin.
"Look, if we want to know how to prevent these events from happening we must find out what the leader wants." She said as she started walking away and gathering ingredients.
"But, what if everyone notices we're gone? I don't' want Starfire to think I'm cheating on her with you." He replied, getting worried.
"This world and the Shadow Realm have different times; one hour here would be like 3 days there. We'll be back soon. She won't even know you're gone."
This didn't make him feel any better. He still worried, still wanted to tell Starfire where he was going and to tell her not to worry about him.
Raven must of sensed this because she turned to him and yelled out, "STOP!" Everything froze, including Robin. She walked over to him and pressed her hand on his chest and a light blue wave passed over his body. He slowly began to move again.
"What?" he stared, looking around.
"I froze time so that nothing will happen while we're gone. So please stop worrying." She told him.
He relaxed and told her that he needed to go get ready if he was going to go through with this. She told him ok and to hurry.
Robin walked out of Raven's room and headed to his own. When inside he got his clothes out and changed quickly. When he got done he walked out and went straight to Starfire's room. He opened the door manually and walked inside. He saw her, frozen, asleep. She's so beautiful. He thought to himself. I'm not going stand by and let you die; I will prevent this from happening. We will be together . . . forever. With that being said, he kissed her lips and walked back out, making sure to close the door as it was before he entered. He returned to Raven's room and walked inside, the door had remained open. He saw Raven in the middle of a circle. Flames and special sand encircled her. She was motioned to him to come sit down inside the circle with her.
As Robin sat down Raven began talking.
"First off, we're going through a portal so don't let go of my hand. You may end up in some other Realm and it will take forever for me to find you. Second of all, don't say a word during the trip. Thirdly, when we reach our destination don't say anything to anyone. Only talk with me. Got it?" she asked looking at him sternly.
"Got it." He told her.
"Now, close your eyes and don't open them till I'm done chanting." She instructed. Robin closed his eyes emediatly.
"Azarath Metrion Zinthos . . . Carazon Rakashas Endere . . . Vaserix Endrien Azarath . . . Shadow Shadow!" she yelled out the last two words.
Robin grabbed Raven's hand with force, making sure not to let go for any reason. He opened his eyes and looked over at Raven, he didn't say anything but he was really amazed. He had so many question, but stayed quiet. As he looked around he realized that in some strange way, he actually enjoyed flying through the portal, it was fun. But by the time he realized how wonderful the trip was going, it ended. Raven let go of his hand he landed on the ground with a thud.
"What'd you do that for?" he asked angrily, glaring at her for a short time then looking around and began to get worried again.
"Hush! We're in the Shadow Realm." She told him, looking around.
Robin walked back over to Raven and stood by her side, not wanting to go through with this. Just think of Starfire. You'll be fine, just think of Starfire's smile, her lovely beautiful green eyes. He began to relax but soon began to miss her.
"What are we looking for?" Robin asked, walking beside Raven.
"Well, you tell me. You were here, lead me to where you met the messenger." Raven told him in her monotone.
Robin just stood still for a few moments, dumbfounded. How am I suppose to know where this place is. It all looks the same to me. He thought to himself.
"Well?" Raven motioned to him to begin walking.
"Raven, I don't know how-" he was interrupted by a winding voice again. Raven and Robin rushed to each other's back side, getting ready to fight off whatever it was that was about to happen.
A girl emerged from the shadows.
"That's the girl from my dream!" Shouted Robin, running to her and trying to grab her. He failed, because she disappeared back into the shadows.
"Robin!" shouted Raven. "Don't do that! Just stand still and wait for her to talk. You have no idea what kind of creature you're dealing with." She whispered to him as approached him.
The girl emerged again, this time in back of them.
"You have arrived, thank you for delivering him to us Raven." The girl said as she began to approach him.
"I didn't deliver him; we're here to talk to your leader." Raven told her as she held up both her arms to stop her from getting any closer. The girl stopped.
"Only he can talk to her." The girl replied.
"No, we both go or we both leave." She threatened.
"Do not threaten me Raven. You now very well that my power greatly surpasses yours. You are in no position to demand anything." The girl warned.
"I just did." Raven replied, hands glowing with her black aura. Robin saw both the girls try to stare each other down. He finally broke the tension that was building up by talking.
"Either Raven goes with me or I leave now." He said with out fear, walking in front of Raven.
The girl could not deny him. She was ordered to obey him, not matter what he demanded.