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Stone Prison

By: Demonabyss

Chapter 19: Mindscape

So she has entered our realm just as I planned. I will meet with her.

Indeed, with her here our chances for survival have increased.

Ha, I knew she'd look into the mirror sooner or later.

I do not condone the use of the mirror, but it was necessary nonetheless.

Yay! Raven's here, Raven's here!

Whatever dude. Where's my beer?

She won't hurt me will she?

No I don't think so, she might stay she could keep me company.

Of course not my dears, she wouldn't hurt innocent people.

I agree she doesn't look like one who would harm indiscriminately.

Mmm yeah, she looks good. Can I play with her later?

No, you may not! We do not have a death wish!

Indeed, with her we will succeed.

Yeah, we'll kick ass! Who ah!

This won't work, we're all gonna die!

Humph, why do we need her anyways? We're strong enough on our own.

Because with her we can insure our REVENGE!

We may be able to save everyone.

Or we may be able to rule over them all.

She's our friend.

(Normal POV)

The dark cloaked form of the half demon Raven stirred as she slowly regained consciousness. She knew what Terra had done. The blonde had inscribed runes on the mirror using her power to make it just like her meditation mirror and just like the time when Beast Boy and Cyborg had been sucked into her mind, she had been sucked into Terra's mind. Raven figured that Terra thought she would make a poor choice with Trigon influencing her so much, so the best thing was to take the choice out of Raven's hands. Turned out the blonde had been right.

The place Raven was staring at that was Terra's mind was much different then the world of Nevermore in her own mind. While hers was dark and gothic with separate realms spread out for each of her aspects, Terra's seemed far more complex and intricate. Instead of being surrounded by black space with stars like hers, it was an ocean of pure crystal like liquid with many islands all around, all connected by neon glowing wires that stood in the air, running from one island to another. You could see through the ocean and could see outer space below it; full of galaxies, planets, moons, and stars below it just as you would should you looked into the sky. In both the liquid and the sky, she could see creatures moving around. 'Mental guards,' she thought, as they seemed to watch her as well, but from a distance. Above each of the islands were smaller islands that floated in mid air, also connected by the neon lines. Right now, she was standing in a type of reception area at the top of some waterfalls near an archway of sorts where one of the neon lines connected to it. Actually, waterfalls would not be the proper term as the water was flowing UP out of the trench instead of down. The trench was filled with strange ruins that were being held up by different geysers from the Reverse Falls. Out of all the islands in sight, one stood out much more prominently then the others.

That island was much more massive then the others and had no shore to speak off other then rock cliff faces with crystal jutting out from it. On top of those mountainous cliff faces was a massive castle, for lack of a better term, of wood, rock, metal, and crystal. It seemed to comprise many different types of buildings and styles, all meshed together in a twisted sort of harmony. It had Japanese temple like roofs, Greek pillars, Italian balconies, English towers, Gothic walls and windows, metal fortress like extensions from the sides, and in the center was a strange temple of a style she couldn't identify that seemed to encompass all of these styles. It was in the center and seemed to be the hub for where all the neon lines cross and route from.

Raven moved forward towards the archway, as it seemed safe enough. The archway was large with a starburst like symbol at the top of it and on the massive pedestal, it was situated on. As Raven approached it, as soon as she stepped on the symbol, the archway came to life. Within it, a swirling vortex of white appeared. This wasn't an archway it was a gate! 'Might as well, seeing as I have nothing to lose at this point,' she thought as she stepped through it. As soon as she did, she was changed into energy and sent along the neon line to the central castle. As a black ball of energy, she traveled up the line until she emerged in a new area.

This new place looked like a courtyard for the central castle and like the castle, it was a massive mix of various types of garden styles. Plants from all over the world and even some that shouldn't even exist were planted all around. 'Well, I'll give her this much, she's got good taste,' she thought absently as she started towards the main gate to the inside of the castle. However, she couldn't shake the feeling of paranoia that creeped through her form. "Why do I feel like I'm being watched?" she asked out loud without thinking.

"Because you are," a familiar voice said from directly behind her. Raven whirled around surprised to see Terra in her human form; at least it looked like her. It was Terra, but she was dressed in purple pants, black boots, a purple vest with black rim, metal bracelets, a black and purple scarf, and had a thin but deadly looking sword on her back. All and all she looked like a ninja with her base color being purple. "Welcome Raven, to Terra's mind, also known as Quarry," the Terra ninja said politely.

It took a moment for Raven to realize that this wasn't Terra, not in the complete sense anyway. This was one of Terra's aspects. Which one she couldn't say, as she and Terra operated differently and thus organized their minds differently. "Which part of Terra are you and how many of you are there?" Raven asked directly.

"I am Cunning at your service. There are twenty of us all together," the emotion replied simply. Raven's eyes widened a little bit. Twenty! Raven knew Terra was a complex person, but she didn't expect her to be THAT complex, as complex as herself. "Besides myself, there is Wisdom, Deception, Honor, Happiness, Laziness, Fear, Loneliness, Kindness, Love, Lust, Survival, Faith, Courage, Despair, Pride, Rage, Light Darkness, and Hope," she listed in a calm manner.

Raven nodded as she heard of the others. "So it is your fault that I'm here?" she half asked half-stated.

Cunning nodded. "Partially. It was Wisdom's choice, my plan backed by Survival and Honor, and surprisingly Love, Lust, Kindness, and Deception that pulled it off. We felt that with your pessimistic attitude towards your own destiny, that it wouldn't take much for Trigon to convince you to do something stupid. The best way to make sure a decision like that is made correctly is to take it into our own hands and out of yours. It was for your own good as well," the purple aspect of Terra explained.

"How is getting dragged into your mind against my will for my own good?" Raven asked with a slight bit of anger in her voice.

Cunning looked unperturbed. "Which would you prefer? Having your soul taken by your ass of a father and turned into a true monster or having your soul temporarily stuck in an ally's mind until you can be returned to your rightful body?" she asked calmly. Raven's anger quickly dissipated, as she knew the emotion had a point. "Now come, there is much to be done," she said as she started to lead the sorceress through the massive castle.

The castle was like an elaborate labyrinth made of so many different types of structures from around the world. Hallways within hallways, paths crisscrossing every way and that, and roads that led to nowhere and some that lead in circles. Some halls resembled those from a castle from a fairytale, others a high tech fortress, some like a Japanese palace, the Roman coliseum, and many more. "Where are we going and why is this place so mixed?" Raven asked out of curiosity.

Cunning didn't turn around as she spoke calmly. "I'm taking you to a safe place for the time being. Until Trigon is defeated, we can't return you to your body so you'll be staying here for the time being. As for why this place is the way it is, remember Terra has been traveling for most of her life, these are just pieces of places that stick in her memory, among other things," she said the last part quietly though Raven still caught it. She didn't say anything as they came to a specific room. "You'll be staying here. Make yourself at home and if you require anything, just use the intercom and the servants will attend to you. Also a word of advice, avoid Love and Lust, they've been acting weird as of late and no one is positive as to why. Good day," she said as she disappeared in a blur of motion and was suddenly gone. Raven stared at the spot she had occupied for a moment before entering the room.

The room was decorated simply but tastefully in various shades of blues. There was a bed, a dresser, a vanity, a fireplace with a coffee table and two large chairs, and a large set of windows showing that outside of the castle. Oddly, the windows had no frames and were just large planes of glass. It was then she noticed something someone was humming softly. "Who's there?" she asked curiously, expecting another one of Terra's emotions. Out of one of the large chairs appeared another aspect of Terra. This one was much different then the first. It was a young, small blonde girl with deep blue eyes, no older then six or seven. She wore torn clothes, barely a step up from rags that were many different colors. She was also bruised, with some bandaged wounds showing, and on top of that, she looked pale and sickly. The girl looked ready to keel over at any time. Despite all this, she seemed happy, energetic, and content just standing there smiling at Raven. "Which emotion are you?" Raven asked, as she could in no way guess which one this was.

"I'm Hope," she said simply. Raven's eyes widened for a moment. This was Terra's hope? She looked so beaten and worn, but after considering Terra's life, it wasn't hard to see why she was like this. In fact, she was surprised that hope even existed inside Terra. "I like you," she said in a childish manner while still smiling.

Raven raised an eyebrow at the emotion. Why was it here? Did Terra or her other emotions even know she was here. "What do you want?" she asked calmly.

The child only smiled at her again. "I was lonely and the others are too busy to play with me. Do you want to play with me?" she asked with big puppy like eyes. Even when compared to Beast Boy's "kitten face" this was hard for even the stoic Raven to resist and so she nodded. The girl clapped her hands and jumped up. "Yay! So what do you want to play?" the emotion asked excited that someone was spending time with her.

"Um I don't know," Raven asked honestly. While she didn't mind children, she didn't know how to deal with them. Once more, she was suspicious that there was more to this child then she appeared, just as there was more to Terra as a whole then she appeared.

The child like emotion looked thoughtful for a moment before getting a big grin on her face. "Hey, wanna see something neat?" she asked excitedly. Before Raven could give an answer, Hope grabbed her hand and started running out the room and down the hallway. Raven had no choice, as the girl was a lot stronger then she looked. This way and that, Raven was pulled through more types of hallways then she could keep track of, heading deeper and deeper into the central castle of Terra's mind.

After a span of time that Raven wasn't sure was minutes or hours, they came to a blank brick wall in a long hallway. Before the Goth could ask what they were doing here, the girl crouched down to floor level and tapped a series of blocks in a complex order, moving upwards until she was on her tiptoes to reach the necessary blocks. Once she was done, the wall faded away to reveal a new path. Hope went down the path laughing lightly as Raven silently followed, wondering where this strange part of Terra was taking her. She noticed as they went that gargoyle statues, suits of armor, and various pictures of people and creatures on the wall all moved as she and Hope passed them by. Raven knew they were more mental guards, ready to strike the moment they sensed an intruder. However, since one of Terra's emotions was escorting her, she was safe from them. The two soon came to a strange pool of liquid crystal, similar to the ocean that was outside. Hope jumped in without a second thought. Raven hesitated before following, figuring she'd have no chance in hell in finding her way back to her room at this point, plus she was curious as to what Terra's Hope wanted to show her that was obviously so carefully guarded.

Raven passed through the crystal pool. It was the oddest sensation she had ever felt, not unlike getting slimed by Plasmus, but far gentler with a cool touch similar to water. The liquid crystal receded and Raven's mouth dropped as she saw where she was. It was a massive crystal cavern. Actually, crystal temple would be more accurate. Though small in comparison to the rest of the castle, it was no less impressive, maybe even more so. There was a large crystal obelisk in the center, on a raised platform with four pillars around it. On each side were more reverse falls with liquid crystal moving up the sides and into the crystal ocean, which was right above them. The place just simmered colors as light passed through it though there was no direct source. Raven looked around stunned for a moment before asking the small child like emotion, "Where are we?"

Hope just smiled as she went up to the obelisk. "We're in the memory vault." Raven's eyes widened once more, not sure what to think at this point. "What do ya wanna look at first?" Hope asked as she placed a hand on the crystal obelisk, causing it to glow with life as it started to bring up one of Terra's memories.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

AN: I'll introduce the other emotions later.

What memories will Hope reveal to Raven?

Why is Hope doing this?

How will this affect Raven?

What's happening in the real world?

Keep reading to find out.