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Deadly Discovery
Seven years later, everything had changed. Rin and Jason were older and had learned how to control their powers and they had learned their mother's fighting style. As Raven, Nebula and Jhun predicted the twins had telepathy and could use it with other people as well as in their bond as twins. Jason grew more and more like his father and Raven grew more and more like her mother each day. Rin still had her chakra on her forehead as well as her purple and black streaks in her hair. Jason's hair was still an amethyst color and he kept his hair gelled back. The twins were in second grade and attended an elementary school in Spirit City.
Raven had adjusted to the motherly role pretty well. Her hair was now shoulder length. Raven had been working at a book store making a pretty good amount of money. It had been seven years since she had seen the Titans. She missed them, but constantly asked herself 'How could I face them again?' Rin would ask her constantly about what their dad was like, Raven always changed the subject.
Dragon Nebula still had her house. She still helped the Titans with their missions when needed. She now worked for JNC against her better judgment and watched over Rin and Jason until Raven came home from work..
Jhun had cut off his long hair to a Q-cut. It took some getting used to, but he grew to like it. He still came around to help out Raven and Nebula with the twins. He helped them paint their rooms and buy new furniture. He took them out when Raven seemed to need time to meditate without interruption. He proved to be great with the kids.
The Teen Titans changed their name to 'Team Titan' since they were no longer in their teens. Robin had now called himself Nightwing which was who Nebula saw in her premonition. She still hadn't figured out the mystery behind it.
Nightwing and Starfire had gotten together. They had gotten together many times before, but Nightwing always seemed very distracted and hardly paid any attention to Starfire.
Cyborg hardly changed at all considering he was half robot. He still shouted 'Boo-yah' at the end of missions and argued with Beast Boy over video games and eating tofu for breakfast.
Beast Boy still joked around all the time, but still missed Raven. He missed how he would try to make her laugh and she would always get annoyed or how he would glue her hands to the video game controllers to get her to play. His arms were more muscular so he didn't look as scrawny.
Dragon Nebula was fixing grilled cheese sandwiches for Rin, Jason and herself as they waited for Raven to return home from work. Jason was on Earth playing with some of his friends from school. Rin was sitting on a stool next to the stove. Her legs dangled in the air.
"Nebula?" Rin called.
"Yes, Lil Rae?" Nebula answered.
"What's my dad like?"
Nebula eyes shot up and she nearly blew away the stove with her powers. She regained composure immediately.
"Your…dad?" Nebula asked.
Rin nodded. "Do you know who he is?"
Nebula just nodded unsure as to whether or not she should ask the question. "Have you asked your mother?"
"She won't tell me. She changes to something else to talk about."
"Thank you, Raven," Nebula nodded under her breath. She then sighed. "Okay, Lil Rae, but it's our little secret."
"Okay," Rin whispered.
"He's a super hero. He's very popular among the citizens even though he's only human. I'll tell you one thing: your brother has a lot of your father in him."
"How did he meet my mom?"
"Your mom lived with him for about three years." Nebula stopped suddenly. "They didn't live there by themselves," Nebula said stopping her first impression. "They lived with three other people. There was an alien girl who everyone thought your father was going to end up with, an all green supposedly funny guy who could change into any animal and a half robot, half human bionic marvel. As teenagers, they got along pretty well give or take a few things."
"Did you meet my dad?" Rin asked.
"I sure did. Jhun and I lived with them too, but for a few months. We were recruited into their team, but when I got my old house back and Jhun got his old job back, we helped them in the most serious of matters. When your mother left the team because she was pregnant with you twins, they called us a lot more."
"What's my dad's name?"
"Don't know."
"Yes, you do, Nebula!"
"I only know him by his bird name. The only person I know that knows is your mother."
"Where does he live?"
"Not tellin'. Now call your brother and eat your sandwich."
Rin complied and telepathically called her twin brother. Two minutes later, Jason came stomping in the house, slamming the door behind him and plopping down on one of the dining room chairs. He was very angry.
"Excuse me," Nebula began, "We don't come in the house like that. Now turn around and do it again."
"No!" Jason yelled to her.
Nebula focused her power to create a little byte of lightening in her hand and shot it at him causing him to fall out of his chair. "You were saying?" Nebula asked. "OOPS! Can't hear you. Wanna by a vowel? Now you heard me." Jason did what he was told and came in the right way. Nebula set his sandwich in front him.
"What's wrong, Jason?" Rin asked.
"Some soccer whiz beat me in soccer and I'm not going to stop playing until I beat him," Jason replied angrily.
"Oh, lord," Nebula said under her breath, "like father, like son."
The front door opened and closed. "I'm home," Raven announced in her monotone voice. Rin got up and ran to her. Raven picked her up and hugged her.
"Hi, Rin," Raven greeted.
"Hi, Mommy," Rin returned. "Mommy, I don't feel so well."
Nebula walked to the front door. "Why didn't you tell me?"
Raven felt her forehead. "She does feel a little warm."
"A little Motrin and Neb's chicken soup should clear that right up!" Nebula said proudly.
"The next day, Raven stayed home from work. Rin's fever had not gone down one bit. It gradually increased. Jason was feeling fine. He was still focused and serious as he usually was. Rin had complained that she now had stomach cramps. Raven and Nebula thought that it was the stomach flu, but they couldn't have been any more wrong. Jhun came over with some medicine he had picked up as a favor to Raven on his way to Nebula's.
They all sat in the living room watching television sitcoms. Rin was sitting on Raven's lap half awake. Raven had her arms around her. Nebula sat on the floor with her with her crocheted blanket across her lap. Jhun sat on the couch with Jason making jokes.
Rin got up off of Raven's lap. "I'm going to get some juice, mommy," she said drowsily.
"Okay," Raven said as she watched Rin go into the kitchen.
Jason suddenly sensing something was wrong, gasped and ran in after her. "Mom!" he screamed. Raven, Nebula and Jhun ran into the kitchen to find Rin lying on the floor unconscious.
"Rin!" Raven yelled as she scooped her up in her arms.
"Lil' Rae!" Nebula yelled. "Wake up, girl!"
"We've got to get her to the hospital!" Jhun yelled.
Raven nodded. "Azarath Metrion Zinthoss," she said as she used her power to teleport her and Rin down to Spirit City. Jason, Nebula and Jhun teleported right behind her.
They ran into the hospital and a nurse took Rin from Raven. Raven was on edge. She ran in with Rin and the nurse to the emergency room trying to keep a cool head through it. Pretty soon a doctor told Raven to wait outside.
"No, I'm her mother!" Raven yelled. "I need to be in there!"
"Yes, ma'am, but the doctor needs time to work with her," the nurse said to her as calmly as she escorted Raven into the hallway. Jhun put his arm around her to reassure her that Rin would be okay. Nebula took Jason to the vending machines to let Raven have a chance to think and to get Jason's mind off of his sister even though that was next to impossible. He used his telepathic bond to see if she was okay, but always received no response.
Several hours past and a doctor came out to speak with Raven. Raven shot up immediately when she saw the doctor walk up to her.
"How's Rin?" Raven asked quickly.
"Ms. Roth, please come with me," the doctor said. This really pushed Raven close to the edge. Jhun stayed with Jason while Nebula went with Raven. The doctor took them to Rin's room. They stood outside the door to talk.
"What's wrong with her?" Raven asked her anxiously.
"Ms. Roth, my name is Dr. Nathan," she said.
"Answer her question!" Nebula urged her.
"Your daughter has a viral infection that has been gradually infecting her blood. We've put her on antibiotics, but she's going to need a kidney transplant. Her blood type is very rare and her Endocrine system is shot.
"What would happen if she doesn't get a transplant?" Raven asked.
"If she doesn't get the transplant…she'll die… because of all the bacteria building up inside of her that isn't being released," the doctor replied sadly. Raven started crying and looked at Rin through the window. Nebula hugged her.
"Okay," Nebula began, "Well, Raven's her mother. She would be able to do it, right?"
"It's not easy," the doctor said. "She maybe her mother, but her blood type may not be the same."
"But, I can still try?" Raven asked.
Raven tried, but found out that she wasn't a match. Jason tried and found out he wasn't a match. Nebula and Jhun didn't try because they were of Nebulae blood. So there was no possible way they couldn't be matches. Raven started to lose all hope. All she could do was sit by Rin's bedside and wait to see her open her eyes.
To be on the safe side, the doctors put Jason on antibiotics just in case he had an infection too.
At sunset, Rin finally woke up. Raven was asleep. Rin used her power to conjure up a flower for her. Raven woke up smelling the aroma of a lilac lily. She saw Rin awake and smiled.
"How are you feeling?" Raven asked her.
"Tired," Rin replied drowsily as she handed the flower to her mother.
"Thank you," Raven whispered.
Nebula came into the room quietly. "Rae, I need to talk to you," she said. She then saw Rin looking at her. "Hey, Lil' Rae."
"Hi, Nebula," Rin greeted drowsily.
Nebula walked up to her bed. "You want something?"
"No," Rin replied simply and closed her eyes.
Raven and Nebula walked into the hallway. "What is it?" Raven asked.
"I talked to Dr. Nathan," Nebula said. "She said since you couldn't do it, the other person we should try is the twins' father."
Raven sighed. "I was afraid that you would say that."
"It's the only way to save Rin."
"All right, we'll go tomorrow and I'll take Jason with us."
"Want me to tell them you're coming?" Nebula asked taking out her communicator.
"No, you'll be the middle person. I can't let you do that. I'll tell Rin that I'll be gone for just a little while to take care of something."
"You're the boss," Nebula said. "By the way, you're not going into Titan's Tower with every intention of being a single parent, are you?" She looked at Raven's black jeans and blue flannel shirt.
"Like I really have a choice," Raven replied confused.
"You really do. Your daughter imagined that one day you would see him again and she found your old uniform. She conjured you up a new one a few months ago."
"She did?"
Nebula nodded as she took out Rin's conjured uniform from her bag. It still had the long blue cloak with the Raven pendant, but she changed the black leotard to a long velvet black dress with slits up to each thigh. Nebula then held up some new high heel cloth boots. She smiled.
Raven sighed and shook her head. "Why not?"
The next day, Raven wore the uniform Rin conjured up for her. It was a perfect fit. Raven brushed her long violet hair until it was the way she remembered it before she left Titans Tower. She was very nervous no matter how much she wanted to deny it.
Nebula leaned on to the door of her room smiling. She had a mug ofherbal tea in her hand. "Nervous?"
"No," Raven said, "I've prepared. I'm ready to face him. It's pointless for me to be nervous about facing the Titans." Raven's hair stood on end and the mirror behind her shattered.
Nebula looked at her sternly.
"What?" Raven asked simply as if nothing happened.
"Mmhmm…" Nebula said as she handed Raven the tea. "Here. This helped you keep your emotions under control while you were pregnant. Maybe it will help you calm your nerves now."
Raven took the tea from her.
"Don't worry, Raven. Jhun and I have your back."
"I know," she said quietly.
