Chapter 16

Where are my eyes?
Where is my lip?
Why is here a place
cold darkness here?

To the guest who commented on the idea of a BartXLita story…Go read Invasion of the Blue Rafters. It's getting to that point soon. -.- but this is the wrong place to comment on that. Sorry. Unless you're going to comment on this story, involving Raven Blu and Klarion, please…don't comment at all. It's not that I don't appreciate it, I love reviews, it just has nothing to do with this tory. Sorry. ONWARD TO THE BATTLE FIELD!

"You're Klarion." Raven said in disbelief. Disbelief in the fact that he was here, at Titan Tower, right in front of her. And grinning like mad.

"Yes I am, and you're the other Raven, the Raven I need to bring mine back." Klarion said, Raven looked over to see the same girl she had seen prior to this. She was different, her eyes were not filled with malice, her aura did not burn with evil and hatred that her vision did. Instead her eyes were innocent her aura pure. This was a totally different person, she was…broken.

"Back…?" Raven asked, staring into the other Raven's eyes. Klarion nodded.

"Two girls that share a name but different minds." He said then dipped to Raven's level, "I might not be able to bring my Raven back, but I'm sure you do, Daughter of Trigon."

Raven stared, what was he planning to do? Use her to bring his girlfriend back, yes, but how? He wasn't going to destroy her was he? Klarion scowled and grabbed his Raven by the hand.

"You see my Raven took a trip into a different world, it shattered her mind and turned her into the helpless child you see before you." He said his Raven smiled sweetly and grabbed him into a sweet hug, "As much as I enjoy passive Raven, I want the old Raven back. You are going to do that, being a demon child I know you have magics that can restore her."

"And if I refuse?" Raven hissed, suddenly Klarion grabbed her by the hair and pulled her into the standing position.

"Then I'll slaughter everyone you hold dear, starting with that green boy." He growled back Raven flinched, then went to say her incantation when Klarion snapped his fingers and a gag wrapped around her mouth.

"Tut tut tut Rachel Roth," he said shaking his finger in her face. She glared at him, "Any word that comes out of that mouth of your now, had better be the way to restore my Raven to her former glory."

Raven glared, what could she do? She was powerless without the use of her incantation. Klarion smirked to her while his Raven sat on her knees looking up at them, her head tilted in confusion like a puppy. Raven sighed.

"You bastard…"

"I've been called worse, by those more threatening than you. Demon bitch." Klarion growled tossing Raven to the ground. He then wrapped his arms around his Raven, "Now, get to work."

"Even if I did know a way to bring her mind back, what guarantee do I have that you won't hurt my friends?" Raven asked, Klarion shrugged.

"You really don't, but even a small glimmer of hope is worth more than a blind ideology. Isn't it?" He asked, "Now stop stalling, and restore my Raven."

"The process takes time Klarion. And a lot of equipment." Raven said, she figured if she could just buy some time. Maybe she could figure out a way to get out of there and back to Nightwing, there was no way she was fighting a Lord of Chaos on her own.

Klarion pursed her lips in thought. Raven's heart pounded in her chest, hoping to god he wouldn't see through her plan. Klarion then stood.

"What do you need?" He asked, Teekl growled to him from his shoulders as a the doors to the Tower opened. Klarion cursed.

"Friend Raven, I just saw Nightwing are—" Starfire stopped when she saw Klarion and his companion. She glared, her eyes lighting green with power as well as her palms, "Who are you and what are you doing with my friend?"

"Starfire! Don't!" Raven shouted, Klarion snorted and looked to Teekl, who mewed and jumped from his shoulders turning into a large tiger and roared. Starfire let out a growl of anger as well as she flew at the beast.

"Now that I think of it where is my Raven's familiar, Cherie?" Klarion asked, placing his finger to his chin. He shrugged. Not important right now. He looked to Raven Roth as she stared at Starfire and Teekl fighting. "Now I'll tell you one more time, The Light has no plans for you and your Teen Titans, it would be in your best interest to just do what needs to be done."

"Azorath Metrion ZINTHOS!" Raven shouted as a black raven shaped specter grabbed Klarion's Raven. she let out a yelp, as Kalrion glared, "I will not allow you to bully me into restoring your girlfriend's mind!"

"You bitch!" Klarion shouted summoning a pair of demonic claws, "I'll end you both!"

Suddenly Klarion felt a tap on his shoulder, he turned to see the girl Starfire standing behind him. She scowled.

"Sorry, but I did not wish to hit you while your back was turned." She said and socked him in the face sending him flying into a nearby wall. In Raven's grasp Raven Blu let out a cry.

"Starfire, we need to get him out of the tower." Raven shouted, Starfire nodded.

"But first, friend, tell me, who is that by you?" She asked, Raven looked to Raven Blu who was now crying. She sighed.

"It's…complicated." She said. Meanwhile Klarion stumbled to stand. He glared at the two girls as Teekl ran to his side, and meowed.

"I'm going to rip you both to shreds for this! Give her back!" He shouted summoning a fire ball between the palms of his hands. Starfire glared, and flew at him throwing her starbolts at him, Klarion huffed and through up a barrier. Starfire let out a growl of frustration and began slamming her fists against the magical wall.

"Your girlfriend's not going anyway Klarion." Raven said then waved her hands into an 'X' shape in front of her chest. "Azorath Metrion, ZINTHOS!"

Klarion looked down as suddenly a black vortex opened up under him. He rolled his eyes.

"Oh now you're just being petty." He growled, "This isn't over."

"You are not welcome here!" Starfire and Raven shouted then casted him out of Titans Tower. Klarion let out a loud growl.

"I'll be back!" He shouted before disappearing for good. Starfire let out a sigh of relief then looked to Raven who was now standing on the ground with the other Raven crying in her arms.

"Raven, are you alright, you are not hurt are you?" she asked, Raven shook her head.

"No, but that was way too easy." She said, Starfire cocked her head to the side in confusion. Raven sighed. "He'll be back."

"Who was that boy? And who is this that you now stand with?" Starfire asked.

"His name's Klarion, he's a Lord of Chaos," Raven said then helped Raven Blu to her feet, "And this…is Raven Blu. The girl the Justice League sent to another world two yeas ago. Klarion's lover. We need to call the others."

~0~

Soon the other Titans were at Titan's Tower, including Nightwing. He stared as Raven Blu sat in the corner, frightened, and in the fetal position, her hands covering her ears as she stared at the group. He looked to Raven and scowled.

"When did she get here?" He asked.

"Not long after you left, Klarion showed up he demanded I restore her mind." Raven explained, "Luckily Starfire came back or else who knows what would have happened."

"Waow! Helllooo! Wait a minute, who is this chick? What's a Lord of Chaos?" Beastboy shouted, Raven narrowed her eyes.

"Klario the Witchboy, he's a Lord of Chaos, a magical being that does exactly what his name says. Creates chaos." She explained.

"Raven Blu's an old friend of Zatanna's she started going out with Klarion a few years ago." Nightwing finished, explaining the part where he was involved. "Jason Blood sent her to another world, we all thought Klarion wouldn't be able to find him since Dr. Fate could never find her presence, but I guess we were wrong."

"So this Lord of Chaos Klarion kid found his long lost girlfriend? What's that have to do with our Raven?" Cyborg asked.

"He wanted me to restore her mind, bring her back to her former self." Raven said, "Starfire and I managed to cast him out of the house, but it was way too easy. He wasn't really fighting. I think he'll be back."

"I don't doubt it," Nightwing said, "Especially since he left Raven Blu here."

"So what do we do then?" Starfire asked, "Will you contact the Justice League and inform them of what is going on?"

"Not yet." Nightwing said.

"What?! Hello! If that crazy Witchboy, lord of chaos—whatever comes back, what makes you think we can take him? Even Raven said she couldn't take him on her own!" Beastboy shouted, Raven leered at him. "aheh no offence Raven."

"He's right Nightwing, Klarion could really hurt us, you've fought him before and barely beat him without Fate." She said, "I think it would be wiser if you told them she was here."

"If I tell the League they'd take her to the Tower, and Klarion would have perfect access to it." Nightwing said, "At least with her here Klarion won't think to look for her. He knows that I once fought with you guys, so he knows that I would call the League. It'll much safer if she's here."

"Man are we absolutely sure about this?" Cyborg asked, Nightwing nodded then walked up to Raven Blu who was now muttering to herself in words that didn't make sense. She flinched when he crouched down to her level. He looked to her and noticed the red stone around her neck, he reached out for it, snatching the trinket from around her neck. Raven Blu let out a yelp as the necklace was removed.

"This," Nightwing said holding the stone in his hand. "is what he uses to find her everytime she's here in this world."

"A alocante lapis?" Raven asked, Nightwing nodded.

"What?" Beastboy asked.

"A location Stone. You give it to a person when you want to keep tabs on them." Raven explained, "It's not surprising someone as possessive as a bratty Lord of Chaos would want his girlfriend to have that on her."

"He'll have a hard time finding her without it," Nightwing said, dropping it on the ground and stomping on it. It shattered into red dust and blew away. "It should be easier to keep her now."

"Alright, but if things get out of hand," Cyborg said, "You need to call your man Batman with the League."

"I know, and I will." Nightwing said, "But until then, we'll keep her here. Away from the League, and away from….everyone else."

Raven cocked an eyebrow, but kept her opinion to herself on the matter. The others nodded and Nightwing left.

"Ok, she's not staying in my room." Beastboy said, the others glared, "What? I don't want the crazy psycho girlfriend sleeping in my room."

"I'll keep her in my room." Raven said, "I'll put up a magical barrier around her and she won't get out."

"Are you sure you want to do this?" Starfire asked, "It would serve no problem for me to have the…witchgirlfriend in—"

"No." Raven growled stooping down to help Raven Blu, "She'll stay in my room. This is magic, dark magic. Something I know a thing or two about. Even if I can't take Klarion on my own, I can at least keep some simple minded girl from getting lost."

"I'm not arguin that one." Cyborg said, "But if you need anything just tell us."

"Don't worry. I will." Raven said as the others left the room. Once gone Raven Blu looked up to her, her distant sapphire blue eyes staring deep into Raven's purple ones. Raven Blu reached out and touched Raven's face.

"Bird." Raven Blu said softly, "Black…bird…."

"Yeah that's me, that's us." Raven said helping Raven Blu stand and leading her to her room, "Come on."

Raven sat down on her bed, watching Raven Blu lie on the floor in her room. She played with one of the four eyed raven figurine that decorated Raven's room. She was finally calm. When Raven first brought her in she screamed at the sight of all the figurines and demonic looking things. It was really hectic to calm her down. Raven sighed.

"This is what I get for choosing a name like Raven." She grumbled, "But I like Raven. it's better than Rachel."

"Rothy…" Raven Blu said. Raven looked over to see she had moved from her spot on the floor and was now on the bed. "Help?"

"Help? Oh no I don't think so. I'm not bringing you back." Raven hissed scaring Raven Blu into backing away.

"Pain…Scared…." She mumbled, "Help?"

"I'm not helping you regain your power either." Raven growled, "You're not coming back. Ever."

Raven Blu let out a small cry. Raven groaned. There was no way she was going to help this girl. No matter what she was going through. She wasn't about to bring the mind of this crazy powerful woman back. Suddenly a voice crept into Raven's mind.

She's not the same. Don't you want to see?

Raven went wide eyed and looked around. Curious to know where the voice had come from. She looked to Raven Blu who seemed as dumbfounded as she was. Well maybe not, Raven Blu was very simple at the moment so—moving on.

Come on admit it, you want to know the kind of power she has.
It's ok. We won't tell. It will be our little secret.

"No." Raven growled covering her ears with her hands. Raven Blu mimicked her actions. "I won't!"

Please, don't tell me you're not even a little curious.
You're the same. Same powers, same name. It's fate!

"I don't believe in fate!" Raven shouted looking around the room. Raven Blu was now in the corner of her room next to her bed crying. "Raven?"

"Monsters…scared…no more…help." Raven Blu cried. Raven scowled and went to her door when a sudden barrier shot up around her room, blocking the windows and her door. Raven glared.

"What's going on?" Raven growled, then glared at the door as she activated her powers trying to break down the door. It didn't work.

Ah, ah ah. You don't get to leave yet.
Not before you admit you want to see it. Her powers.

"I don't want to see it!" Raven shouted, "Let me out!"

Suddenly Raven Blu screamed. Raven looked back to her she looked as though she was trying to become one with the wall. As though she was trying to get away from someone, then a black shadow appeared on the floor of Raven's room. It rose into a dark figure with red eyes and black claws. Raven stared, and went to use her spell, but something was wrong. Her powers weren't working.

Ooh, scary faced with a monster.

The monster then turned and looked to Raven and roared, it then went to pounce on her. Raven, not having anything else she could do, jumped to dodge the monster.

And no powers.

"SHUTUP!" Raven shouted as the monster pounce again.

Oh! I know, I know! Maybe you could revive the girl.
I bet she could kill this thing.

"I won't!" Raven shouted, then wondered why no one else in the house could hear her. Surely they could, the walls weren't that thick. So why couldn't they?

Barriers do more than keep you in.
They also keep unwanted persons out.

"Damn it!" Raven growled, this thing that was talking was doing whatever it could to keep Raven from leaving. It seemed hellbent on having her revive Raven Blu too. Suddenly the creature was on her, it backhanded her across her room. Raven let out a groan of pain, as the monster came at her again, it roared and grabbed her by the shirt collar.

Just do as your told.
And it'll be all over. We promise.

Raven was about to lose consciousness. Pain shot through her body.

Say and if you don't. We could always kill the others.
That Beastboy seems like he'd be a real screamer. Hee.

"ALRIGHT!" she screamed, defeated. Suddenly the shadow creature vanished and dropped Raven to the ground.

Now that's what we wanna hear.
Now do it!

Raven groaned as she staggered to stand, she then walked to Raven Blu who was cowering in the corner. Her face buried in her hands and shivering. When Raven touched her, she stopped, and looked to her.

"Black bird…" She mumbled, and touched Raven's face tracing her cheeks with her fingers. Raven sighed, and crossed her legs Indian style. She then began to chant.

"Azorath Metrion Zinthos… Spiritus in mundo exisse, reddere mentem eius abiit." She mumbled, suddenly the two Ravens' bodies filled with a bright light that filled the room touching every dark corner of Raven Roth's room. When the light vanished Raven fell to the ground, her body had gone limp. She used up a lot of power.

"Hm, so you're my other self?" A voice said, Raven looked up to see Raven Blu sitting on her bed her legs crossed elegantly. She leaned forward to look down at Raven, "Gotta say, I'm kinda disappointed. But hey thanks for the revival. Feels good to be back."

Raven Blu then stood and walked to a different part of the room. "So yeah, I'll be going now."

Raven Roth moved to stand but soon found herself in the air, Raven Blu looked up at her and smiled.

"Don't get up, I can find my own way out." She said placing Raven on her bed, "And out of gratitude for bringing me back from that shit whole of a mind funk I was in—oh and the whole being the opposite of me, sharing a name and all that jazz. I won't kill you."

Raven glared.

"Hey, don't give me that look." Raven Blu said, "Contrary to popular belief, I'm not all big and band and killing blindly. I've got some good in me—albeit it's little, and shrinking ever so much in growing days but moving on. I have no reason to end you. All I want is to go back and be with my boyfriend. That ok with you?"

"Just because you're back to normal….doesn't mean we can't stop you." Raven growled. Raven Blu held up her hands in defense.

"Woaw, back it up here demon girl. Did you not hear me? I have no intention on killing anyone, least of all that bitch who got me sent here." She said crossing her arms, "So when you see Nightwing again tell him that for me kay? In the meantime I'll do my best to keep Klarion off your back, for the time being, course I'm not sure how well I can do that. He's still pretty angry with me.

Well anyway, I'm gonna go now." Raven said then snapped her fingers as a portal opened up next to her, "Anyway I'm gonna go, Oh and Raven—Rachel—whatever, Love your room."

Then just like that Raven Blu vanished as though she was never there to begin with. Raven sat up then heard her door crash as everyone poured in.

"Raven are you ok? What happened?" Cyborg asked, the group looked around the room.

"And…where is the other Raven?" Starfire asked. Raven shook her head.

"Gone…" She mumbled, "Something happened, some shadow monster attacked until I brought Raven Blu back…"

"Raven…you didn't…" Beastboy mumbled. Raven glared.

"I didn't have a choice!" She shouted, "Now Raven Blu's back, and it's all my fault."

W00t Raven Blu's back! To be honest this was a very hard chapter to type up. I couldn't keep up myself with the whole Rachel Roth Raven and Raven Blu Raven. So sorry for the confusion. I'll make up for it in the next chapter. See you later armadillos—unless I see you first! Haha! REVIEW!