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"They have the obsidian key," Batman said with finality to those assembled around the living room of the Teen Titans. Robin had never seen the room so filled in as members of the Justice League and those from the other universe tried to find a place to sit or stand.

Agent Coulson had made himself at home at one of the tables that had been set up with his entourage of superheroes. He had met a few of them already but a few more had been added since then. Alongside Captain America was a young woman with scraggly brown hair, with a low black top covered with a red jacket. Robin had heard her mentioned as Wanda a few times.

Others included someone who appeared to be like the Green Arrow and a few more agents from Coulson's organization.

"What we know from the last time Sovereign tried to come through, the obsidian key needs to be used at certain points in the world relative to the position of the reality nexus, "Philip Coulson continued. "and that they need the Archon Ring to power it."

"What if the prisoner's team has another one?" Wanda asked in a thick Russian accent.

"Her name is Raven," Robin started angrily but quieted when Cyborg placed a hand gently on his shoulder.

"Even if they did, they can't use it." Coulson continued. "Raven is the first Archon, and only she can create more since Sovereign has linked himself directly to her. I've reviewed the combat footage and nobody we encountered has an archon ring. I believe we have the only one."

"So, they're going to come for her." Captain America said speaking up for the first time at the meeting. "They're going to come for her and hard."

"That would be my thoughts too," Superman said with a nod.

"I would advise against moving her," Wonder woman said. "That's how they got the Obsidian Key. It's challenging protecting a moving target."

"And we all can't stay here forever," Winter Soldier said. "The public is becoming aware something is up as all you have left your usual haunts."

"He is right," Batman said. "We cannot stand around hoping Jinx and her team will attack. They'll wait us out till we're forced to return to our respective cities to stop the crime waves that would invariably appear."

"So they still have us at a disadvantage," Beast Boy said from the far corner of the room.

The silence in the room answered the question. They still had no clue what they were going to do next.

After the conversation with Beast Boy, Raven fell into a dream filled sleep. She dreamed that she was back in the tower like everyone else but the tower kept trying to kill one of her friends. A few times, she would walk out in the living room to see all of them but find that she was naked and scurry back into the dark corners. She could feel herself toss and turn and a whimper escaped her lips.

The dreams soon were swept away into comfortable darkness and a warm presence trickled in. Raven popped her eyes open and found herself sitting in a field of grass and the air had a hint of honey and clove. Raven felt as if her body was suspended in the beautiful world and the bright sun did not cause her to squint or obscure the scene about her.

"Thank you," Raven's dream self said as she looked up at a puffy cloud that oddly soothed her nerves. She knew she was safe here.

"You are welcome. I apologize it took so long for me to return. Conversing with them from The Between is incredibly taxing." his voice wafted past her ears as if he was behind her. If she calmed her heart enough, she could swear she felt him leaning up against her back, a warm hand pressed against the base of her neck gently kneading the tense muscles that still ached from the fight. She instinctively relaxed back into him allowing the warmth to comfort her loneliness.

"I can sense you better," Raven said her soft voice almost carried away by the fresh breeze that rustled the yellow flowers near her feet.

"You lent me your body, Rachel," he said with only the smallest hint of amusement. "It has allowed our selves to become more intertwined."

She felt the ghost of fingers gently press down along her spine sending warm chills through her body and Raven involuntarily shivered. The ghostly hand stopped.

"I don't' mean to make you uncomfortable, Rachel. From my understanding of mortals, such measures help relax and remove stress." it said with concern.

"I'm...I'm not used to being touched, Jason," she said trying to focus on the blade of grass and hiding the burning red in her face. She had never let anyone touch her willingly and Raven was worried how quickly she let him rub her back.

"You have never allowed anyone to touch you?" he said with the concern melting into compassion. "You must be touch starved, Rachel."

"I...I couldn't risk any emotions cause of of-"

"Your demon side, I know. But I have suppressed that side of you so you can be touched with no risk."

"I'm not ready."

The ghost hand receded after giving her a gentle pat on the back.

"I understand."

Instantly, she sat up to turn but the dreamscape seemed to shift. Raven was infuriated she could not see the person that she had risked everything for.

"I don't mean to insult you."

"You haven't. I'm not trying to force anything on you. The world, your friends, the rest who oppose us, they've done that all your life. Conformity."

"They mean well."

"Yes, but even to the extent of your happiness?"

Raven nodded silently. The demands of being a Titan had weighed heavily and she had not realized she was struggling with the responsibility. The idea of being at peace was what drove her.

"I understand but..."

The voice turned kind again. "Please tell me. I will not be upset."

"What if it's true? Are you planning to kill millions to create this new world for everyone? What are you truly evil and I'm just another pawn in your game? What if I have to kill my friends?"

The words spilled out of her and she was shocked as Raven never spoke that much all at once. She had crafted a finely tuned persona of being monosyllable and a recluse to keep people from bothering her.

"Here."

She felt the ghostly arms wrap around her waist and before she could shove them away, they lifted her to her feet and dropped her standing. The world around her began to shift, the dream-like qualities hardening into straight lines, the grass losing their foggy texture to resemble solid blades of grass. She winced slightly at the glare of the sun that softened and radiated heat on her. Raven looked about and swore she was standing in a real field and the distance, see the cold mountain range.

"What did you do?"

"I formed this stable pocket reality for you."

Raven's mind went numb. The young sorceress had never realized the extent of Sovereign's power and to think he had created a world just for her shook the Azerathian to the core. Her legs buckled and she sat back down.

"I'm...I'm here now."

"A psychic projection of you. Your body is still back at the Titan's tower. But this world is here and I have sworn an oath the very fabric that I cannot enter without being invited by you. If you cannot stand what is about to come once you have let me in, take your friends, take those who will go with you and come to this world. You will never be bothered again."

Words seared into her brain, a spell that would drain her energy if she used it but she could understand how to breach the barrier between worlds to this place.

"Now, you must go. They are coming for you again. Until we meet again, my sweet Rachel."

Raven's eyes popped open and she sat up in her bed surprisingly refreshed. She swung her feet and looked out at the door that hissed open showing Robin and Wonder Woman enter.

"You're being transferred," Robin quietly said as he took up position by the door. Wonder Woman began to tap into the access codes and the force field dropped for the first time since she had awoken in the cell.

Raven stared at the cold mask of her former leader, her baleful, purple eyes filled with as much genuine emotion she could muster.

"I won't resist." she quietly said putting out her arms and allowing them to be shackled by heavy restraints.

"Pity," Robin said. "I was hoping for an excuse."

Raven winced at that and hung her head.

"You want your hood up?" Wonder woman asked kindly.

Raven nodded mutely and the Amazonian warrior tugged it over her head.

Through the halls of her old home, Beast Boy showed up and handed a backpack emblazoned with a T on it.

"I tried to find a few things from your room, you could have at your new home, "Beast Boy said as Robin snatched the backpack away from him.

She nodded to him with a small smile and as Robin rummaged through it, they made it to the elevator. Everyone was there from those from an alternate reality, the Justice League, and what was left of the Teen Titans.

Raven raised her head and put on an expression of disdain arrogance. It was one thing to show her true feelings to her friends, even though they hated her now but no one else had earned that privilege.

"Rachel Roth," Superman started as the leader of those who opposed Sovereign. "We have spoken long and hard about what to do about you. Due to your refusal to hand over the Archon Ring and willingly side with the entity known as Sovereign, we have been forced to take drastic measures."

Were they going to kill her?

"You are hereby sentenced to imprisonment until you surrender the Archon ring to Iris or us." he continued. "You'll be taken to the portal at the JLA headquarters and will be transferred between realities to Agent Coulson's world where you will be put in an isolation cube designed specifically to control Archons. You will stay there until you give us the ring."

The room rang with silence at the pronouncement. All looked to Raven.

"Will you give us the ring, Miss Roth?" Superman asked.

The words came out like acid of Raven's mouth.

"Go to hell."

Without another word, they lead her to the elevator and the heavily guarded prison transport below.