Chapter 1 - Hatred shall rule
Lately Raven had been sensing that something was going on. She had that same feeling she felt right before Slade told her the end of the world was nearing. She needed answers, and she needed them now.
She started to hover in the center of her room. If Raven wanted answers, this was how she was going to get them.
"Azarath Metrion Zinthos," she chanted. "Azarath Metrion Zinthos."
(Portal to Raven's Mind)
'Ahhh!' Raven screamed as she fell though the portal to her mind.
The pale girl reached the end of the portal. She wasn't expecting to reach her mind this soon and wasn't ready to make her entrance. 'Thump.' She dropped to the ground, landing on her bottom.
'I better practice that landing for next time.' she muttered to herself and slowly rose to her feet.
She looked around. Everything seemed darker than usual.
'I am guessing you came here for some answers?' a voiced asked.
'Trigon?' she asked cautiously.
She heard footsteps to her left and shot a glance that way. Just then, the red cloaked Raven, Rage, emerged from the darkness. Her four eyes were glowing bright red. Raven started to back away, but Rage grabbed her arm to make sure she didn't go anywhere. Rage smirked evilly and chanted the prophecy to Raven, but what she spoke, was spoken in Trigon's voice.
'The Gem was born of evil's fire
The Gem shall be his portal
He comes to claim, He comes to sire,
The end of all things mortal.'
Raven gasped and tried to escape from Rage's clutches. 'No. We defeated you, Trigon. We stopped that prophecy from happening.' She pulled her arm free and backed away from Rage.
'Yes, Raven, that is why you are going to fulfill a new prophecy.' Rage explained.
'A new prophecy?' Raven asked, astonished.
'I am guessing you would like to know what this 'New Prophecy' is?' Rage asked, still speaking in Trigon's monotone.
'Yes.' Raven replied, knowing she wasn't going to like what she was about to hear.
Rage smirked. 'Thought so ... The S—'
(Back at the Tower)
Thump, thump, thump!
Raven immediately lost her concentration. What a great time for someone to knock on her bedroom door. Rage was just about to tell her what she had been sensing the last few days! Whoever was on the other side of that steel slab was going to pay. Big time!
"What?" Raven groaned as the door slid open.
"Hey, Rae, whacha doin' in there?" a green changeling asked trying to peer over her shoulder.
"Just tell me what you want, Beast Boy." she ordered.
"Oh, right. Umm ... Star wants to have a 'stay at home movie night' and we're all waiting for the empty seat on the couch to be filled. I think it has you name on it!" Beast Boy smiled proudly. Prodding Raven to come out of her room was lots of fun for him, even though he failed to pretty much every time.
Raven rolled her eyes, "Great."
"Come on." Beast Boy said grabbing her wrist and pulling her down the hall.
(Ops. Room)
The word 'END' flashed bright red on the TV screen. The Titans sat on the couch about five feet away. Starfire was clinging onto Robin's cape, just as Beast Boy was trying to hide under Raven's. They had just finished watching 'Wicked Scary 2'.
"Give me that." Raven said snatching her cape from Beast Boy's hands.
"Oh come on, Rae. That was scarier than the first one."
"Yes, I agree." Starfire chimed in, still tightly clenching Robin's cape.
Star's back was facing Cyborg and she did not see him lean closer to whisper in her ear.
"Boo!"
She immediately squealed and leapt into Robin's arms. Cyborg couldn't hold in the laughter and fell on the floor in amusement.
"Nice one, Cy." Beast Boy said, starting to find it funny also.
"Don't worry, Star. Cyborg was just messing with you." Robin assured her as she slowly loosened her grip around him.
"I do not find this very amusing." Starfire said turning towards Cy.
"Neither do I." Robin agreed, giving Cyborg a 'knock it off' look.
Raven sighed. She didn't find this amusing either, so quietly got up and headed for her room.
"Where yeh goin', Rae?" Beast Boy's voice yelled after her.
"My room." Raven replied, just before entering the dark hallway.
Beast Boy rose up off the couch to follow her but only made it halfway across the room because Robin's voice had brought him to a halt.
"Beast Boy, where are YOU going?"
"Umm ... after Raven."
"Why?" Cyborg asked.
"Umm ... haven't you guys been noticing how strange she's been acting lately? She's like all secretive and stuff.
"She's always secretive, Beast Boy." Robin replied.
"Yeah, but this time I feel like she's really hiding something from us. It's like I can sense it."
"Well none of us are sensing anything, BB." Cyborg indicated, with a look of concern for his best friend.
"I am." Beast Boy said, darting off in the direction of Raven's room.
(Raven's Room)
Thump Thump Thump
"Umm ... Raven? You in there?"
"No."
"Raven," Beast Boy whined. "Can I come in?"
"No. Go away."
Beast Boy quietly slid the door open a few inches. He saw her sitting on the floor flipping though an old book.
"Please?" He begged.
"Once again, no." She closed the book and rose to her feet just as he slid the door fully open. "What do you want?"
He scanned her room before answering. Books and crumpled up papers were scattered everywhere on the floor. "What have you been doing in here?"
She examined the room for herself. "Nothing."
"Sure looks like nothing." He muttered.
"Nothing you need to know about." she set down the book and walked over to him. "Now, would you please leave?"
"No," Beast Boy crossed his arms in front of himself, refusing to move. "Not until you tell me what's going on."
She groaned. "Shut the door."
Raven then walked back over to the book she was flipping through before he interrupted. Beast Boy shut the door and followed. She picked up the book and a few others near it, then put them back on her bookshelf.
"Well?" Beast Boy said impatiently.
She took a deep breath. "I've been having strange visions lately. So, now I'm trying to figure out what they mean." She paused. "There. Now get out."
"I don't think so, Rae. You're not getting off the hook that easy." He said waving his finger in her face. "Tell me more. I want to help."
"I don't need your help, Beast Boy."
"I know your not telling me something." He said, then waited for her response.
She sighed. "Fine. This is what really happened: I had been sensing something was wrong lately. So, I went into my mind to try and find some answers. When I got there, Rage attacked me and said there was a 'New Prophecy'. Then, when she was about to tell me the 'New Prophecy', someone knocked on my door. Thus, I lost my concentration. Now, can you guess who that someone was?"
Beast Boy innocently looked to his left, then his right. "Me?"
"Correct."
"So, now your looking though all your books to try and find stuff on this 'New Prophecy'?"
"Yes."
"Any luck?"
"No. I was planning on going back into my mind soon. Hopefully, Rage will be able to tell me the entire 'New Prophecy' this time."
"Can I come?" He asked. "I mean, if Rage tries to attack you again, I'll be there to help. Like your back-up."
Raven winced. She knew this was coming. And instead of arguing about it for the next hour, she said, "Sure."
She walked over to her dresser. Beast Boy followed. She picked up her mirror (the one that opens the portal to her mind) and grabbed his wrist. A big black raven's claw reached out, grabbed them both, and sucked them in. The mirror fell to the floor and all was silent.
A/N: Please review.
