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Chapter Two

The Pit Infirmary

A little while later, everyone was at the infirmary.

"Terra, please!" Lifeline, the Joes' medic, tried to calm down the struggling geokinetic. "You must lie down." He used his strange healing ability to calm her down.

"Where's Hawk?" Wavedancer wondered.

"He got a call from some punk named Batman, and is now talking to him." Craig muttered, crossing his arms. Meanwhile, Aja had joined Lifeline in the room with the beds.

"How bad is it, Lifeline?" Aja asked Lifeline with concern. The medic sighed.

"Well, the young man, I think his name's Bard, will be okay. He just has a bad sunburn and he needs to rest. Terra will be okay, but by the looks of it, her ankle is broken. Raven looks like she will live, but heaven knows when she'll wake up. I tried to bandage the shot wounds, but they started healing up."

"She's in a healing trance." Terra explained as she sat up on her bed. "She told me about it once. It only kicks in when her injuries are really bad." The other Misfits walked into the room.

"Umm...can you...get her to...stop floating on the bed? It's creeping me out." Pietro asked Terra, pointing at Raven. The blue-cloaked girl was floating a couple feet above the bed.

"Sorry, but I can't. I have no clue how." Terra replied with a shrug.

"Cool! Just like Sigourney Weaver in Ghostbusters!" Paul grinned. "You know, the part where she's possessed by Zuul..."

"Okay, we know that you are a mutant, but what about your friends?" Lance wondered curiously.

"Well, um...okay. Can the rest of you guys go outside, please? No offense and all, but the less people that know, the better." Terra sighed. "For some reason, I feel comfortable talking to this guy alone." She pointed at Lifeline with her thumb.

"That's one of the effects of Lifeline's powers. Your minds got linked for a second. Worked wonders for me." Wanda explained.

"Uhm...okay..." A puzzled Rapture shrugged as the others left the room.

"What's the matter?" Lifeline wondered. Terra sighed.

"You wouldn't believe it." Terra warned.

"I've seen a lot of crazy stuff in my time in GI Joe, Miss." Lifeline chuckled. "Nothing much shocks me." Terra shrugged.

"Okay...well, you see, Raven and Bard over there...aren't...necessarily...human. Before you say anything, let me explain the situation. You see, their father is a demon named Trigon. Seventeen and eighteen years ago he came to Earth, and impregnated two different women. One was Raven's mother. A year before, he impregnated Bard's mother. So Raven and Bard are half-siblings." Lifeline blinked.

"Okay, I see your point. But why did you not to want to let the others know about Raven and Bard's origins? We have some pretty crazy histories among our little Misfits."

"Raven told me that in the past, before she came here that is, that when she still lived on Azarath, people shunned her, mocked her, and even tormented her because she was part demon." Terra explained.

"Makes sense." Lifeline admitted sadly. "But I have never heard of Azarath. And GI Joe has been to some weird places."

"It is...or was...according to Raven, in another dimension. Her father destroyed it." Terra answered.

"That makes sense." Lifeline realized. "That perfectly explains why we couldn't find any information on her."

"Huh?" Terra blinked.

"I'm sure the Titans have heard about Magneto, right?" Lifeline wondered. At Terra's nod, he continued. "After the last time he attacked, S.H.I.E.L.D started keeping profiles on all known super-teams, including the Teen Titans. We had information on all of you, and some on Starfire, but we could not find anything on Raven. We got your files with permission from the Justice League." Terra nodded.

"Robin once told us about that." Terra remembered. "Where is he? And Starfire? Cyborg? And Beast Boy?" Lifeline wasn't sure how to answer. Luckily, a blonde woman in a red uniform peeked in. She was codenamed Bree, a Joe nurse, and she was Lifeline's wife.

"Lifeline, can you come here please?" Bree summoned. "The young man is waking up."

"Okay, I'm on my way." Lifeline nodded.

"Can I come with you?" Terra wondered. "You know, to help explain everything." Lifeline nodded.

"Okay." Lifeline as he picked her up and helped her into the next room. Inside, Bard moaned as he roused himself awake.

"Oh...where...where am I?"

"Hi, Cowboy." Terra waved as he sat up. "How you feeling?"

"Ugh. I've been better. Where am I? Where are the others? Is Raven all right?" Bard looked like he was about to panic.

"It's okay. Calm down." Lifeline reassured. "You're in the G.I. Joe medical wing. We found you guys passed out. It was just the three of you. Your sister will be all right. Her powers kicked in, and are healing her. She just needs to gain her strength back, and she should wake up soon."

"Yeah." Terra nodded.

"We brought you guys here after we found you three." Lifeline explained. "Our commander, General Hawk, is on the phone with Batman from the Justice League." Bard blinked as his mind processed the information. "Can I ask you a few questions?" Bard looked at Terra.

"It's okay. He's cool." Terra nodded. Bard nodded.

"Sure, shoot."

"Terra here told us about your and Raven's...problem." Lifeline started.

"Oh, great." Bard sighed.

"Don't worry, we won't hold it against you two." Lifeline reassured. "You don't have to tell anyone unless you want me to or you feel comfortable enough to say." Bard thought about it and nodded. "Okay. Now, you are eighteen. You are welcome to stay here if you want and join the Misfits or leave since you are a legal adult."

"I'll wait until Raven wakes up and decides." Bard answered simply. "You see, I go where Raven goes." Lifeline smiled.

"You two are close, huh?"

"Well, as close as she can get to anyone. Hell, she's the only member of my family I care about and vice versa." Bard nodded. Just then, General Hawk came in. "Lifeline? Are they awake?" He asked somberly.

"Two of them, Hawk. The Titans called Terra and Bard. What's going on?"

"I have to talk to them now." Hawk responded. "It's really important." He added on: "God, I hate to do this."

"Sir?" Lifeline blinked. Hawk looked at Lifeline and the two conscious Titans. "I have some news from the Justice League. I'm...I'm very sorry to tell you this, but some of the Titans didn't survive. You guys are the last three, possibly four, left." Terra and Bard looked shocked. They couldn't believe it! Some of their friends were dead.

"Um...General Hawk, sir?" Bard asked sadly. "Can you tell us which of us didn't make it?"

"Are you sure you want me to tell you now, son?" Hawk asked with heaviness in his voice. "You may need some time to recover, and I can wait till Raven wakes up." Bard shook his head.

"No, I'm her brother. It's best if I tell her when she wakes up." Bard answered. Hawk nodded and sighed.

"Okay." Hawk sighed. "The League checked what was left of Titans Tower and faxed me some news. I'm sorry, but the following Titans are confirmed dead: Beast Boy, birth name Garfield Logan..." Tears rushed down Terra's face, and she suddenly felt very ill.

"Beast Boy...no..." Terra squeaked.

"...Cyborg, birth name Victor Stone...Robin, birth name unavailable...Superboy...Also, there was no trace of Starfire." Hawk looked up at the two. His heart went out to those two kids. God...what'd these kids do to deserve this? Bard's head dropped sadly. Terra started crying and fell into Bard's arms.

"Thank you for telling us, General." Bard mumbled in a monotone as he comforted a crying Terra. Hawk shook his head slowly.

"I'm really sorry, you two. I wish there was something we could do. If anything about Starfire pops up, we'll let you know. Did any of you see the attackers?"

"Raven did...but she's unconscious." Bard responded, voice still a monotone.

"I can go into her head and look." Lifeline offered. "When I use my healing powers, I can enter the mind of the person I'm healing. However, it could cause problems in Raven's case, considering her and your...heritage. We'll have to be very careful."

"I had better go with you." Bard looked up at Lifeline.

"Kid, are you sure?" Hawk blinked. "I mean, you've been through a lot today, and..."

"It's easy to get lost in her mind." Bard continued. "She has her personality aspects running wild in there. I can help you through." Lifeline nodded.

"Okay, but you need to rest up. We'll wait a couple hours so both you and Raven can get some strength back."

"Understood."

End of Chapter 2

Next Chapter: Lifeline and Bard go into Raven's mind