Back again people(I'm sure your jumping for joy). Thank you to all the people who so kindly reviewed, I am forever in your debt (bows theatrically). As usual I have very little idea what will happen in this chapter. I will say that I have decided I no longer loath Starfire so in my next story (hint, hint nudge, nudge) she will have a nicer roll. By the way anyone else find "All that I've got" by the used creepy? Not the song but just the video. Creeps me out.

Disclaimer: NO NO NO I do not own the titans or else every episode would have raven unleashing a flaming whirlwind of arcane fury on her enemies.

Chapter 8: Blast I Can't Think of a Witty Title

Raven cowered back towards the sleet grey stones which towered behind her as her pursuer walked calmly closer. The tormentor in question swaggered triumphantly down at her, her red hair moving is sinuous coils above flashing red eyes. A smirk plastered to her face Starfire bore down on the dark girl before her. Their little chase was up.

" No where left to hide FRIEND Raven" She purred smiling wildly.

"Star NO! How… why are you doing this" She almost sobbed. Gone was the monotone calm which had become Ravens signature attitude. Fear and the numb stinging sensation that was all she could feel of her broken body's pain. No one, excluding that one time with Beastboy and Cyborg, had ever breached the iron walls of her mind.

"Star…Star…Star who was that. Oh yes she was that hideous red head wasn't she, I'm afraid she is not here" The thing that wasn't Starfire was now only about a meter away from where Raven crouched, her robes sprawled around her and her eyes glowing with and ivory light.

Intrigued at who this thing was if not her friend Raven quickly through herself at its mind, and was blocked as a wall of searing flames surrounded it. Grinding her teeth the sorceress formed a ball of dark power and plowed through into the depths of this things head. She reached out her senses to try to scan the consciousness she had invaded and for a moment felt something quivering in it. Something familiar. This mind was like nothing she had ever seen, nothing but.. NOO. She had already recognized what it was that was controlling Star before the twisted symbol formed from the flames in the darkness and two red eyes opened and she found herself dragged back into her own mind.

"YOU" she half shrieked half gasped at the thing standing over her.

"Yes?" The creature asked innocently looking down on her. "I destroyed you!" Raven hissed at it sending smears of black lightning across the horizon of her mind. "Wrong, you simply eliminated my mortal form, you of all people should know that I can't be controlled, Daughter" Trigon chuckled the crimsons skinned demons true face showing for a moment over the pretty aliens. His chalk white hair for a few seconds showing through the red, crowned with his horn crown.

"Get out of her now, before I have to finish what I started" The dark girl growled at him, the lightning in the sky coming closer and flashing dangerously close to the ground. "poor theatrics" the demon snarled "in your state dear daughter I doubt you'd be able to tickle me let alone force my exit". He… She… It raised its arm towards the sky. Raven flinched back expecting another bone breaking attack like she had experienced in the tower. Instead she found her summoned lightning fading before disappearing altogether.

"Now then, lets get back to…" Trigon stopped as a soft sound penetrated Ravens mind. "I'm sorry we have visitors who seem all to eager to see me, lets not keep them waiting." The demon grabbed a fistful of her hair and yanked her up…and up and up, through the dark gateway and back into the real world.

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Robin growled in frustration as once again his attempts to wake his gothic team member had no effect. He had been on his way up to his room when he hear the commotion coming from the hallway and had raced in only to find Raven, bruised and battered, lying comatose in on the floor. A small pool of blood was forming under her. He had just called Cyborg and even now he and the little changeling were racing up the tower to find him.

"What happened to you Raven?" he whispered to her cradling her head in his lap, as his two other team members skidded into the room and stopped open mouthed as they saw their small friends state. " What happened" Robin said again to her still frame. A chilling voice replied, "I did" Robin looked up to find Starfire, eyes blazing, hovering above him, a smooth smile falling over her face. "Star what…" Raven screamed.

How was that? I thought it wasn't bad but I'm always open to commentary (seriously people talk to me, I have no life). Already have something in mind for the next chapter. To all of you who asked about whether Robin will save Rave, I'll only tell you that SOMONE will save her. PEACE