Shadows

by: IHOP

Chapter 5 - Shadows of the Past, Present, and Future

Beast Boy walked up to the stone in front of the mysterious portal and read the engraving on it:

Memories and Visions

Overcome with curiosity, Beast Boy was drawn to touch the stone. Just as he did, it lit up with white energy. The same energy appeared in the portal, and he could have sworn he heard someone whispering his name from the other side.

Hoping it was Raven, Beast Boy darted through the portal. On the other side, all he saw was a stone wall.

After a few seconds, a shadow appeared on the wall. It looked like Raven's silhouette. Then another shadow appeared. It looked like his own silhouette. The two had a little color to them, making them appear to be ghosts.

This is Raven's memory of when we first met, Beast Boy thought. The shadows were far away from each other; their backs were to each other. Suddenly, another familiar scene played.

And this is her memory of when me and Cyborg went into her mind. At the end, another shadow formed between the Beast Boy and Raven shadows.

Terra! The shadow appeared friendly at first, but then she and the Raven shadow fought each other. Finally the Terra shadow stood back and faded away, along with Beast Boy's silhouette.

Another silhouette appeared. Beast Boy couldn't exactly make it out, but the Raven shadow stood close to it and it embraced her. But then, the other shadow turned into a dragon.

Malchior! The Raven shadow fought until it was destroyed, then she collapsed. The Beast Boy shadow appeared again and helped her up, and she hugged him. Beast Boy became anxious reliving this memory. Then the shadows faded away.

Those were Raven's memories from the past, thought Beast Boy. Then, he saw a new image form. Two silhouettes again, but this time they were completely black, just plain shadows.

What is that? Is that another memory? Or is that a vision of the future? He couldn't tell what was going on, and the vision faded away before he could try to make sense of it. Finally, another portal opened up on the wall. He heard his name being called again, only this time he heard it loud and clear and he knew exactly who was calling him.

"Raven! I'm coming!" Beast Boy shouted as he ran through the portal.

This time he entered a huge, stadium-like cavern. There were green flames dimly lighting the area. Beast Boy scanned the area and saw someone in the distance. As he came closer, he figured out who the person was.

"Raven! Is that you?" he called out as he started to run, then sprint.

Once he was about twenty feet from her he could tell for sure it was Raven.

"Wait... stop..." Raven murmured when Beast Boy was within earshot.

"Are you crazy!" he replied in disbelief. "I'm here to save you." He continued toward her.

"No... don't--"

Just as Beast Boy was about to reach for Raven, a large, dark mass shot up in between them.

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Another relatively short chapter, but interesting, I hope.

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I will work on getting Chapter 6 up soon (I hope).