An Old Friend, a New Realm
Disclaimer: These characters are not my own. Only the dead Nevar, and the Elf Iren.
"So… who, of the Elves, has the female dragon?" Raven asked, as she and Iren came near to the Tower.
"I do." Iren said, stopping, "I need to go. Goodnight." Then the Elf hurried off, back towards the mountain from were they just came.
"Did I do something wrong? I don't understand…" As Raven walked back into the Tower, Starfire ran up to talk to her.
"Raven…" Starfire started, "what did you do, all that time?"
"Starfire, I don't want to talk right now…" Raven said, as she turned to go to her room. At her door, she stopped.
"Did I do something? Wait… he owns the dragon…" Very suddenly the Titan Siren, went off, shrieking loudly, and flashing red.
"What now?" Raven said, unhooking her sword, and tossing it onto her bed.
"Raven… intruder… let's go!" Beast Boy said as he ran up the hall, breathless. Shortly afterwards, all of the Titans assembled into the main hall. With all the Titans in the front hall, Robin gave the orders.
"Ok, we all know to be careful…"
"Robin, that's all fine, but the sensors say that the intruder is just outside the door!"
"Ok… right! Titans Go!" As the titans neared the door it flew open…
And in came Terra…
"Terra!"
"What!"
"How!"
"No way!"
"Um… hi everyone." Terra said, bringing her left arm in front of her body to hold right.
"Terra, how…"
"This can't…"
"Please one at a time. Ok?"
" How did you get back how you were?" All of the Titans said together, except Raven.
"I'm not sure. I was stone one moment, and then the next I was in front of the door."
"Did you see anyone before you came here?" Raven asked.
"Well… I did see this one guy, from outside the stone. He was softly smiling, and then I found myself here."
"I think it might have been Iren, but why?"
"Terra," Robin started, "we are so happy to have you back."
"We so are!" Starfire said running up and giving Terra a big hug.
"Thanks… Do you know who that boy was? I want to say thanks."
"How about we go over there and look for him?" Beast Boy offered, "I want to say thanks to."
"Ok Beast Boy, you and Cyborg, along with Terra can go and look. Just be back before it gets any darker." Robin said, standing away from the door.
"I'll come too." Raven said, eyes turning to her, "I think I know who helped Terra." Before you could say superkalafragilistikespialydoses, Beast Boy, Terra, Cyborg, and Raven ran off to the mountain. As they walked into the cavern, Cyborg flipped on his portable scanner.
"Are you sure the rock didn't just break? I'm swippin' this entire place, and have only picked us up."
"I'm sure." As the mini Titan group walked around a corner, Iren jumped down from a cleft in the cave wall, sword in hand. As he landed, everyone jumped back, except for Raven.
"That's him!" Terra said, happiness in her voice.
"Pardon?" The Elf Prince said, sheathing his sword.
"You're the one who got me out of that stupid piece of lava rock. Thanks!"
"Your welcome..."
"Why did you free Terra?" Beast Boy asked, mysterious-anger in his voice.
"I need to talk to every Titan, who knows Raven well, to a certain extent. So I released her, Terra, I mean."
"Why? How?" Cyborg asked.
"All in good time, all in good time. Now," Said Iren turning, "Shall we go back to the Tower to talk? I would appreciate it, and I think you would all enjoy it."
"He decided to talk to them fast… I thought he wanted to wait."
"Again, you are being careless. You must learn to block, because if you don't, you could easily be destroyed mentally. Well… I want to talk because I need the Titans help."
"Shall we?" Iren asked walking away to the Tower. As they walked out of the cave, Raven strayed behind, thinking to herself.
"Why does he want to talk to them now, and not later? This is weird, why did he want to talk with all of us, beside the point of him needing help? Think he's planning a big strategy against that one human army." As Raven entered the Tower, she saw that all of the Titans were siting in the main room.
"Raven, what took you so long?" Beast Boy asked. Raven, not answering Beast Boys question, sat down at the end of the couch. As Raven sat, Iren stood up and walked to the center of the room.
"I need your help." Iren said bluntly.
"Why do you need our help?" Terra asked, smiling.
"The Moon grows large, the closer you are to it." Iren said replying.
"What?" Beast Boy said.
"The closer you are to something, the bigger it seems. If he tells you what you want to know, a simple thing, the moon, would become quite larger, and the thing of which you wanted to know about, will seem to large to fathom." Raven said to Beast Boy.
"So you are mainly saying, that if we want to know what you are going to tell us, that we must follow it, or else we would go insane until we know what would have happened." Robin said, siting up.
"Exactly. What I am about to tell you, is as deadly as the Winds of Time, your help is your own to give, but beware that the help given to you, ere does shift, as of the light in the Eternal Darkness."
"How can there be light in eternal darkness? It doesn't make since." Terra said.
"That is how your help is given to shift. The Light can not be seen in Eternal Darkness, nor will you know what, or when, your help would befall you, until it does."
"Okay, enough riddles! My brain hurts. Just get to the point." Beast Boy said with annoyance in his voice. As Iren explained things, the Titans began to get more and more mystified by there other worldly visitor.
"I have told you all this to explain this one point. You all know Raven, so I need to take you all to the Elves." Iren said smiling, "We go to Ulandia, and then to Undian."
"Wait," Beast Boy said, "You're a prince?"
To the Golden City… maybe I can learn more about Iren…
The Forest waits, my Dragon is anxious.
May the Light guide you and shield you from harm.
Write Fast,
Write Well…
Never stop Wandering the Forest.
Forest Wanderer