Chapter 6:Nightmare
Nighttime had fallen at the Tower. Not one of the titans was sleeping well.
Cyborg was beginning the slow process of recharging, grumbling as he set up the equipment while recalling the teams defeat.
Beast Boy was mad that he was so easily defeated by Mirage. Troubled dreams of rude laughter and sneering faces kept him tossing and turning.
Robin lay awake, staring at the ceiling. He pondered everything that had happened: Starfire's new personality, this new and powerful villain, and the strange artifact that Mirage wanted so badly. What did it all mean? Were these events connected somehow? Brain still whizzing, he turned over on his side and shut his eyes.
Raven had been asleep, but was having a nightmarish vision. She was floating above Jump City, looking down on the streets and buildings. Everything was in mass chaos. Fires were burning freely, screams were heard everywhere, buildings were collapsing, and the horrible stench of blood and death almost choked her.
As she flew away from the horrifying scene beneath her, she noticed a building that was somewhat intact and in the heart of the city. As if drawn to it, she floated without a thought towards the building.
It turned out to be an abandoned power plant. Something drew her to the topmost floor, so in no time she was peering through the cracked windows. She materialized through, and saw Mirage sitting on a mock throne. Mirage and Raven made eye contact, then in a flash of white light, three figures appeared out of nowhere.
As Raven looked more closely, she saw that they were none other then Cyborg, Beast Boy, and Robin! But there was something wrong about them. They were all bound in black chains at the neck, ankles and wrists. They all looked as if their very soul had left them. Their eyes had little to no color, and the gaze on their faces was one of great pain and suffering. Raven bit her lip to hold back her cry of horror.
As she turned to yell at Mirage, black chains shot out of nowhere and ensnared her. No matter how hard she struggled, the chains refused to be removed.
All of a sudden, a familiar green glow lit up the room. A figure emerged from the very shadows of the room. Raven let out a scream of terror when she saw Starfire. But it wasn't Starfire. It couldn't be. She looked, to put it bluntly, evil. Her eyes had lost their shine, to be replaced with a cold, hard glare. Her mouth was curled into an evil sneer, and she gave off a strong aura of menace. She flew up a few feet, conjured a star bolt, and aimed it right at Raven.
"NO!" cried Raven. But it was too late. The bolt was fired, and Raven felt immense pain throughout her body and soul.
Raven sat bolt upright, sweating and panting heavily. She looked around her room, and finding no one, tried to regain her breath. "No. That can't happen." Raven said to herself.
Yes. It could happen, and it would She Got out of bed and threw on her cape, running through her bedroom door to tell the others about what had just happened.
But, unknown to her or anyone else, someone snuck out of the tower and flew to the old warehouse. A certain alien, red-haired someone.
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