Just a Dream takes place after Post Tenebras Lux. Again, I own nothing so knock yourself out if you want to sue me. As always, reviews are appreciated as I get back into the habit of fic-ing.

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'It's been two days and we've found nothing to help her. The toxin is nothing that we've seen before. The effects from limited exposure seem to wear off within 24 hours but Raven still remains unconscious. I don't know how to help her but we'll continue to try until we've exhausted all our options.'

Robin closed his laptop in the darkened room after recording the log. "Raven," he whispered, "I'm sorry."

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"Hey! Hello! IS ANYBODY THERE!" Jinx's image was on the screen in the empty main room. "Guy's it's really important!" She huffed. The screen cracked down the right side. "Stupid cheap technology."

Cyborg rushed in. "Who's destroying my living room?" Looking at the crack in the monitor, his face went pale. "Awww…not again!"

"Sure… he heard that." She rolled her eyes. "Look, I have something important to tell you." Cyborg continued to hug the monitor tears glistened in his eyes. "Wow… that's just disturbing…" She shuddered at the picture before her. "Hey! Do you want to know what's wrong with Raven or not!"

Cyborg lifted his head. "You recognize the toxin?"

"I've seen it before." She paused. "Just not in its completed form. It's one of Headmaster's creations."

"Hold that thought." He flipped open his communicator. "Guys, you want to get here pronto. Jinx is bringing us some good news."

"Well… not really good news." Jinx interrupted. "I know what it was supposed to do but curing it's another thing."

Within minutes the entire team had gathered in the main room to listen to what was their best lead yet. As she explained everything she knew about the toxin's original purpose hope seemed to dim.

"So it was Brother Blood, not Slade who was behind the mask incident?" Robin could hardly believe his ears. "But if it's the same toxin, why did it affect Raven more than the rest of us?"

"The toxin is meant to amplify emotions – mainly fear. The one in the mask in was just a trial version. He continued to develop a much stronger one to be used on a higher scale attack."

"I do not understand." Starfire questioned. "Why Raven?"
"Even though she defeated her father," Robin interjected already knowing the answer, "she never overcame her fear of his influence." Fists clenched turning his knuckles white. "She never believed he was actually gone."

"So how can we help her?" Wally's voice cracked.

"She has to fight this herself. The enemy is in her own mind and there's no way to reach it."

"Yes there is!" Beastboy yelled. "The mirror!" He turned to Cyborg. "Remember the one we got sucked into and saw all those Ravens and the place where air fresheners come from and her dad tried to squish us and…"

"She does not have it anymore." Starfire cut him off. "She thought it was too dangerous shortly after and disenchanted it."

Beastboy's head slumped in defeat. "Oh."

"Why can't we just make a new one?" Kid Flash questioned. "She has all those books and had to learn it from somewhere."

"It's worth a shot." Cyborg shrugged unable to offer a better suggestion.

"Thanks Jinx," He said before rushing out of the room.

The pink haired girl only nodded - finally understanding the reason he wanted to stay. "Good luck." A half smile took over her mouth and the irony of her statement.

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By the time the first person reached Raven's room, books were already strewn about. "Nothing!" Wally yelled with frustration as he threw the book across the room. The shelves were bare. "Damnit! There's nothing about a mirror in any of them!"

"She has more." Melvin stated as she stood in the doorway with her head down. Her tone reminded him of Raven more and more as the days passed.

He knelt down before her – taking her shoulders in his hands. "Where, Melvin? Where does Raven have more books?"

"Don't tell her I showed you." She gave a sideways glance. "She'll be really mad if she knew I found them." Walking over to Raven's bed, she pulled a flask of glowing purple liquid from the bed stand. "Promise you won't tell?" She asked one last time. After seeing his nod, she poured a bit of the liquid on the floor. Immediately, books began to levitate out of the black circle and swirl throughout the room."

Wally's mouth dropped. "Melvin…"

"You promised not to tell!"

Grabbing the books one by one out of the air, he flipped through them - taking in each word but still finding nothing about a mirror. Just when he felt the situation was hopeless, the stopped halfway through the largest of the texts. While it said nothing about a mirror, it did give him an idea.

Smiling at Melvin, he ran over and gave her a quick hug. "You are so getting extra ice cream for this" before rushing out of the room."

"But I don't like ice cream."

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Robin again was sitting next to Raven. The team had gathered in the infirmary waiting for Kid Flash to return.

"I found it!" Wally yelled.

"We can make another one?" Starfire questioned hopefully.

"Not exactly. I couldn't find anything about a mirror but I did find a way to enter into her mind."

"Is it safe?" Robin worried about what would happen if anything went wrong.

"Dunno. But it's worth a try." He placed the text on the metallic table as the others gathered around. "It says here that this potion will allow two people to create a mental bond and therefore see each other's dreams."

"It looks… difficult." The list of ingredients took up an entire page while the recipe filled another two. Starfire's usually positive attitude had been hard to keep up with the recent events.

"There's another problem." Wally paused. "Raven had everything for it in her room except for the Tenebras Red Mount…"

"Tenebras Red Mountain Lily!" Terra yelled from across the room. "I know where to find it!" She grabbed Beastboy's hand. "I'll need your help."

Watching them rush out of the room, Cyborg turned to Robin. "Can we trust her?"

Robin paused before answering quietly. "We have no choice."