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Disclaimer: As has been said by many others, I own nothing here but the plot and the bad guy, and neither are worth suing over.
Chapter 2
Sam found herself surrounded by some of the oddest faces she had ever seen, and she fights ghosts! She was kind of getting used to the small green fellow, and the boy dressed like a stop light, but she was now faced with a man who was half machine, and an alien girl who was just way to happy for this planet. Actually though, they were all pretty nice. And the robot guy kinda reminded her of Tucker. He was like a techno geek to the millionth power!
They had her hooked up to all sorts of machines and scanners. After about two hours, they started unhooking her.
"Well, everything looks good here. I guess what we need to do is find out what happened, and try to reverse it." Cyborg said, removing the last scanner.
Robin spoke up," Why don't you try to get some rest while we gather some information. We'll get you when we find something. You can stay in Raven's room."
"WHAT?" Beast Boy screamed. "Are you nuts? What if the real Raven comes back, huh? She'll kill us all for letting someone in her room! I still remember when me and Cy got caught there!"
"That's because you were meddling where you didn't belong. However, you do have a point." He replied thoughtfully.
"Isn't there anything I can do to help?" She asked.
The Titans still in their own heads exchanged glances. Robin cleared his throat. "Uh, I don't think that would be such a great idea. I mean, I'm sure that you could, it's just that..."
"You don't know how to control Raven's powers and we don't want you gettin' upset and melting stuff!" Beast Boy supplied oh-so-tactfully.
Cyborg, Starfire and Robin jumped on the little green changeling, trying to shut him up. Sam started to get upset, but at the current dog pile scene in front of her, she couldn't help but laugh. The others froze, looking up at her. It was just so weird watching and hearing Raven laughing. And then a lamp exploded. She immediately stopped and looked from the remains of the lamp to the now standing, slightly frightened teens in front of her.
"For crying out loud, I can't get mad, I can't laugh. Is there anything I can do in this thing?" she asked indicating her new body.
Again, the Titans exchanged looks. This time Starfire was the one to speak. "Raven, I mean Sam, your powers are ruled by your emotions. I was once in your position. A not nice man captured friends Robin, Cyborg and Beast Boy in puppets. When he tried to do the same to friend Raven and myself, something went wrong and we ended up in each other's bodies. I can tell you that though it has been a while, I still remember how difficult it was. She said all you have to do is suppress all your emotions." And then she smiled one of her patented Starfire smiles.
Sam sighed for what seemed like the thousandth time that day. "How about if I call my friends back in Amity and see what's going on out there?"
"Great idea, Ra-Sam. Let's go!" Robin smiled.
They all turned to the door, just as the alarm sounded. Not to be predictable, Robin yelled, "Trouble!" They ran out the door toward the op room to find out what was wrong.
Danny, Tucker and Raven passed around the story of going camping for a week. This was fairly easy since Sam's parents were out of the country for the month, and Tucker's were happy to get him 'out with nature'. Danny convinced Jazz to cover for him, saying it would really help with ghost hunting if he could test out some new moves without their parents trying to blow him away.
They packed quickly and headed to the bus station.
"Why don't you just fly us there, dude?" Tucker asked his half ghost friend.
"It's too far. I would have to stop and rest a couple of times. It would just be quicker to go this way."
"And trust me," replied the once empath,"the quicker the better!"
They boarded the bus and readied for the journey.
The huge screen came to life, revealing Big Boom breaking out of jail. It took all of five seconds for the masked leader to yell, "Titans! Go!" Then they turned and saw 'Raven' standing there.
"Ok, but what do we do with her?" Beast Boy asked.
"What do you mean,'what do we do with her'? I'm not a puppy ya know!" a teacup exploded. She winced. "Sorry."
"No offense, but that's what I mean. You can't exactly go with us, you aren't used to fighting like this, and you really shouldn't stay home alone in case something happens."
"Your right, Beast Boy." Robin agreed. "Why don't you stay with her, Starfire. You have a better perspective on this than any of us."
"Alright. We can do the hanging out and the girl talking! It will be glorious!" Starfire gushed.
Sam was a little nervous. The alarm was still blaring in the background.
Robin looked around and said, again,"Titans, Go!" And off they went. Sam turned and plopped onto the couch. "Uh, Starfire is it? Ya, is there any way to turn of that alarm? It's giving me a headache."
"Oh yes!" and she flew over to the control panel and hit a button. Immediately the sound level of the tower dropped to normal and the alien princess flew back over to her new friend. She sat next to her on the couch and just stared at her. After a few moments of feeling like a bug under a microscope, she spoke up, "Uh, is this what you and whatsherface usually do when it's just the two of you?"
Starfire gave her a confused look, not really understanding what she said. "She shook it off and said, "Usually we do not spend much 'alone' time together. Raven is a very...complicated person. There is much about her I still do not understand."
"Well, I can't say much about her wardrobe choices, that's for sure. I hope she doesn't mess with my stuff." Her eye grew wide. "Hey, why don't we call Danny now? I mean, we don't really have anything else to do, do we?"
"I do not think so. Come, I will show you to the phone."
The bus ride was less than comfortable. Tucker was trying to get into a game on his PDA. Danny just kept staring at Raven, and Raven was trying to find a comfortable way to sit, while keeping her belly covered and her skirt down. She was also distracted by the lack of sound. Don't misunderstand, the bus was plenty loud, what with all the engine noise and the full bus load of talking passengers. What was so weird, aside from the face that she no longer possessed ANY of her powers, her mind was surprisingly quiet. She couldn't sense anything from anyone, and it was really starting to bother her. She felt as though someone had wrapped her head in a wet paper sack. She missed the comfort of her cloak and her head felt somewhat lacking. She wasn't quite sure what was wrong, just that something seemed to be missing...
She suddenly gasped, startling Danny to the point he fell of the seat. Tucker chuckled. Raven ignored him, and slowly placed her fingers to the place her chakra should have been. "Of course it's not there, it's on my body. Damn it!"
After placing himself back in his seat, Danny asked, "What's wrong?"
She sighed, lowering her hand to cover her belly again. "Nothing. I just miss myself, that's all."
"Hello, Fenton Works! Can I help you?"
"Uh, hello Mrs. Fenton. Is Danny there?"
"No, I'm sorry. He and his little friends went camping. He won't be back for a week." Maddie answered happily.
"What? Where did he go? Who is he with? When did he leave?" Sam panicked.
"They didn't say where they were going. He went with Tucker and Sam of course. And they left a couple of hours ago. Do you want to leave a message? Is it something ghost related?"
Sam sighed. 'I gotta quit doing that!' she thought to herself. "No. Thanks, Mrs. F. And thanks for your help."
"No problem, dear. Good bye."
"Bye." and she disconnected. "Well, that was a bust. How are we going to find him now?"
"I do not know, friend Sam" she looked depressed for about 3 seconds, then, "Do you wish to do the polishing of nails now?"
Again, Sam sighed.
The Titans arrived as Big Boom was running down an empty street. They cut him off, surrounding him.
"Where do you think you're going?" Robin asked dramatically.
Big Boom slowly turned in a circle, looking at the three young heros surrounding him.
He started laughing.
The Titans shared a look then took up defensive stances.
"It worked didn't it?" Big Boom asked suddenly.
They stopped for a moment before realizing he must think he had blown up Raven.
Robin replied with a smirk, "No, it didn't."
"Then where is she, Wonderboy? The villain asked with a smile.
"None of you damn business! All that should concern you is how bruised you want to be before we drag your rotten carcass back to jail!" Robin growled..
Big Boom laughed again.
"Yes it did! She's at home right now, he body whole, but her mind..." he shrugged. Beast Boy rushed forward, grabbing him by the front of his shirt and lifting him off the gound.
"What do you know about this?" he yelled.
"Why, my little green friend, I know all about it. I'm the one who did it!" and again, he laughed.