Disclaimer: Still applies I own nothing except the plots/situation/ideas that I have placed the characters in. As well as any OCs.

Important notes: The name Black Magic is from Silently Watches's story Coincidence and Misunderstandings (Story # 8236816). Go read it, it is awesome and strictly Teen Titan fanfic. No it isn't a crossover but Silently Watches does have crossovers too, which are fantastic. Yes I have permission to use the name. Song names are at the end of the chapter.

Fractured Minds
Chapter 6: Grudge-match

The next morning was a blur for the half-demon, who was still in desperate need of an eternity of sleep, as she climbed into Appa's saddle and promptly went back to sleep. As one, Aang, Katara, Iroh, and Toph directed their attention to Gar.

"What?" He asked unfazed by the whole event.

"Mind explaining how someone whose slept for ten days still needs sleep?"

He shrugged and took a bite of his, thankfully, meat free breakfast. "I'll level with you, she normally isn't this tired and coming here was supposed to be a vacation for her. But what she did ten days ago...just made her exhaustion worse than before. When I talked to her earlier this morning, I got a semi serious promise out of her that she would avoid using her powers unless absolutely necessary."

If anything Aang and Katara were even more unsettled than before, Toph and Iroh were just worried about their friend. "That's it, I'm going just so I can prevent Nightmare from any more drastic actions."

"Toph you nee-"

"Listen Twinkle Toes, when you and Sparky tricked me into the whole policing Republic city thing, I went along with it because it was either that or go back home to my parents. I'm your sifu and, your earth bending still sucks, you have two more years of training under me. And I don't know about you but I want to finish that up. I'm going so that I can keep Sugar Queen," She paused here and turned her head in the waterbender's direction. "from agitating Raven. I'm sure Iroh will appreciate the back up."

Katara wisely said nothing after Toph had went back to devouring her food. The rest of breakfast was silent as everyone wanted to depart and get back to their original purpose. As Aang settled onto Appa's head and just as he was about to take off, Gar addressed him, speaking in a soft whisper, "Aang, I know you and Katara have questions about Raven. Yes she's dark but that doesn't mean she's evil. Please just let her rest, she's more than earned it."

Aang nodded as he said, "Yip, Yip."

The days following their last morning on Kyoshi were tense for Aang and Katara as they observed Raven's daily routine; when they would land and make camp for the night, Raven would help set up camp, assist with other small tasks, turn in for the night, and the next morning would be up meditating while they ate breakfast. They offered her food on numerous occasions but the only thing that she would accept was tea from Iroh.

Her unusual behavior was unsettling for Aang, but he put it out of his mind upon remembering his agreement with Gar. Gar had been right no matter his nor Katara reservations about Raven, she had earned her peace and quiet. Katara on the other hand won't get over whatever she's hung up on about Raven. I hope Katara doesn't do anything rash.

On the fourth night after leaving Kyoshi the routine was shattered as everyone heard Raven say, "To whom it may concern as to my whereabouts this evening, I will be meditating somewhere along the beach." She pointed in the direction of a collection of tall rocks that were barely visible in the fading sunlight.

When she was far enough away from the light of the camp fire and the animosity wafting off of Katara, she pulled out her communicator and re-read the message that Robin had sent. The same message that woke her up sometime during the day.

From: Coffee Addicted Control Freak

There is no easy way to say this so I will get straight to the point. I'm sending Team Black Magic to you. The reason is justifiable and there will be no arguments. After you left I got into it with the JL, they told me who it is that we're looking for. They knew this whole time and they should have just told us. Its the Brotherhood, along with Warp, Plasmus, and Psimon.

Inform Beast Boy about the Brotherhood. This isn't an inter-dimensional phone call kind of conversation.

Received:

Tue Jun 23, 2:47 pm

'That's just perfect.' Raven could only nod in agreement with Intelligence.

'He's right though. Gar isn't going to handle the information well. Lets just hope that Black Magic will be able to keep him from doing anything too extreme.' She said before she took a deep breath and dialed Gar's communicator.

[We lose control of the moment, Another trend goes out of season, A new love, forever, Look the other way, You see through me, A new trend, indifference. You are a child of privilege, Your reputation leads you, All trace of light will disappear, You're falling into season, Their every word is insincere, There is no time for reason]

Gar was helping Suki, Ty Lee, Bo, Kai, Kan, and many of the more able villagers to rebuild the buildings that'd burnt down in the attack. Luckily he was taking a break and only Suki was near him as the strange music filled the air. Suki was on the verge of asking him about it when he flipped open a green rock and, much to her shock, an image of Raven flickered to life. "What's up?"

"Team Black Magic apparently. Also Robin just got word from the JL." Suki watched as Raven's words affected Gar. The Kyoshi warrior hadn't known him very long but she was worried at how still and serious he grew. Black Magic? Robin? The JL? What are they talking about and from Gar's reaction...this can't be good.

"Who are you supposed to be looking for?" His voice was an undecipherable growl to Suki but it seemed that Raven had no trouble.

"Before I tell you, is there anyone there with you?" Her question threw him off but he nonetheless waved Suki over. As soon as Suki was visible on screen, she said, "Suki this is going to be confusing but I need you to have Ty Lee chi block him. Right now."

Without a moment of hesitation Suki was in motion and as Gar fell to the ground, she grabbed the green rock out of the air before it could join its owner on the ground. "Sorry Gar but it was the only way to prevent you from doing something stupid."

"Raven don't you think this is a little much." Said a mildly concerned Suki as she saw Gar attempting to rise from the ground.

"Its the Brotherhood." She said by way of answer. The sneer that appeared on his face sent a shiver down Suki's spine. She was very glad that not only did she pick up chi blocking within months of Ty Lee offering to teach it to everyone but also that she had disabled Gar moments before.

"Who or what is the Brotherhood?" Raven was expecting this question but just as she was about to respond someone else beat her to the punch.

"Their only the evilest bastards alive who revel in other people's suffering." His voice was half a growl of frustration and half uncontrollable fury.

"Gar they may not even be here. You know how Robin is; better safe than sorry." Her words served to placate him somewhat.

"When will they arrive?" He asked a moment or two later.

"Robin didn't say. But knowing them, they could already be on their way."

"Raven if the Brotherhood is here...Black Magic won't be nearly enough back up." He was considerably calmer now but his agitation still bled into his voice.

"I doubt the avatar and his friends will just sit idle while an organization of evil masterminds wreck havoc." Her words were emphasized by Suki who was nodding in confirmation at that.

"Gar when you're mobile again please promise me that you won't actively try and search for signs of the Brotherhood on Kyoshi." He wasn't going to make any such promises however her tone of voice was one that he'd only heard once before; right before her father almost killed her.

He sighed in defeat and, "I won't Rae. But after Black Magic gets here. All bets are off."

"Fair enough. Take care Gar."

A second after she'd ended the call she said, "Azarath Metrion Zinthos," As the icicles met with her soul-self they cracked it like glass but her barrier held. "Its about time, I've grown weary of waiting. To be honest Katara, I was expecting something like this would happen. Although I thought you'd have known better than trying to ambush me. Guess I was mistaken."

The way she speaks, her attire, Kyoshi Island, different dimensions, Black Magic, and she's going to help Azula. I can't stand it anymore.

Rather than waste time speaking the waterbender shot another wave of a icicles at Raven, as before a wall of black thwarted her attack. But as soon as the wall was up she brought her arms up and pushed forward, only to pull them back again. She did this several more times before a huge wave of water rose up behind the wall, she held it for a moment longer then it crashed down on the beach and as it did so the wall of black vanished.

The waterbender's heart was racing as she swept her eyes across the flooded beach. Seconds ticked by as she continued to search for her target, her efforts were futile. As her eyes scanned the rocks to her left, a flash of black was her only warning as she was swarmed by shadowy birds. Her arms were in motion and before the birds could get any nearer a dome of ice formed around her.

Birds? Seriously, is that the best she's got. She fought down the amusement that her thoughts sparked as she heard the first sickening crack. Her eyes widened as the surface of the ice turned from blue-white to pitch black. Then as soon as the black finished spreading, the entire structure shattered into dust.

So mesmerized by what she'd just witnessed the waterbender hadn't noticed that the ground beneath her feet had also been covered in black and was creeping up her body. It wasn't until Raven rose from a black circle in front of her that Katara felt the extreme cold of the bands on her skin as they contracted rapidly, telling her that she wouldn't be breathing for much longer. I c-can't breathe. She's going to kill me. I told myself that I would never use it again. But what other choice to I have? I'm not just living for myself anymore.

"I'm sorr-" She rasped out with the last of her breath while starring into those sightless white eyes.
"Azarath Metrion Zinthos."

The words dropped the waterbender to the ground and as she gasped for breath, she brought her arms up and reached into Raven's body. When she felt the blood respond to her movements, the waterbender clenched her fists shut and pulled her arms back. Her eyes watched in satisfaction at Raven's motion still before halting altogether. She rose from the ground and stepped toward Raven.

'What the fuck? We can't move anything?' Nevermore was chaotic at the best of times but right now it was pandemonium as every emote converged around their paralyzed mistress.

'Silence! I'll ask.' For once all her emotions listened as their mistress established contact with Katara.

"What the fuck are you doing to me?" If she weren't trying to hold back both Rage and her soul-self, she'd be very satisfied at Katara's fear reaching a fever pitch as her question passed through the waterbender's mind. Katara jumped back as she heard Raven's voice echo around her head.

"How are you talking like this?" The questioned elicited a dark bark of laughter to ring across Katara's mind as she heard, "I've always been able to do this. But I'd like to know how you tricked me. No one tricks me."

"Save the theatrics for the people who don't know how weak you'll be after this. And as for what I'm doing, its called bloodbending. If you're not careful I will end you with a simple flick of my wrist." She wasn't expecting her words to affect Raven as much as they did but in a flash the white eyes narrowed into slits before a second set of them appeared above the first, both sets of eyes turned as red as blood. "Weak. I'm not weak. I'm more capable than the likes of you. You are a pathetic human and how dare you insult me. I can already taste your fear it's quite delicious and energizing."

Her face was white as snow as the voice filled her mind and brought with it the promise of a painful death. Despite the shake in her limbs she bravely stepped even closer to the red eyed monster, "You do frighten me a little. But that's not why I distrust you so much. You're going to help Azula get better and after what you did on Kyoshi; I couldn't understand why a person like you, a decent person, would choose to help a monster like her. And its a little weird how you and your friend just showed up out of thin air."

"Decent? Me? That's the funniest thing I've ever heard in my life. Ain't that a riot? Hmph...Candy will get a kick out of that..."

'There, did you feel that? I think it's the hilt of a sword but the tree that its in, is a couple hundred yards away.' Courage said while dragging her, stiff as a board, mistress over to Madam Snark as Red stepped into to deal with Katara's rambling.

'I can feel it, barely. This will be a trick to pull off.' Intelligence said distractedly as she was trying to concentrate on bringing the sword closer before getting a hold of it with their soul-self.

"Its not that she necessarily hates us and she's lying about distrusting us; she jealous. No she's afraid. Like I am." As Raven spoke Intelligence was getting frustrated and was feeling very worn down as she realized that using their talents was a lot more draining without her mistress helping.

'You're going to explain this revelation of yours, aren't you?'

"If I could roll my eyes right now, that's what I'd do in response to your question. But I digress, she has an aversion to bloodbending. She afraid that using it will prove to be too much temptation and somehow turn her evil. She's afraid of what she could become if she uses bloodbending too much. Good memories are associated with the technique but when she learned bloodbending those memories turned sour." Raven fell silent for a moment as she felt the emote's concentration wavering. When Intelligence's focus was better she concluded with,

"Its just like my feelings about Rage and Trigon; I know she isn't him but the grief she, and by extension him, put me through. And there's the near all-consuming fear that the next time I let her have control is the last time I'll ever be myself. Our power its intoxicating and every time I use more of it, I feel like I'm losing sight of who I am."

At hearing the honest and heart wrenching confession from her mistress, Intelligence resolved to bury Red in an avalanche of books or ten, later. 'Alright the sword is getting easier to control and I think Red's about to snap Katara's mind.'

'I wouldn't have allowed that.' Raven grew even more still and Intelligence was shocked into stillness at the sound of that voice. The emote wore a black cloak, that was styled more like a Grandmaster monk's; the hood cut the wearer's face in half with a slim triangular length of cloth that stopped just past the nose, while to either side the hood arched above both eyes casting the lower half of the face in shadow rather than upper half. The clasp for the cloak was a black and pink cat that reminded Raven of Jinx.

'It's not possible for Rage to take total control over me. Nor can I totally suppress Rage, despite your best attempts at doing so. Its why I am unable to stop her when you get angry. She is a master at exploiting the anger you feel as a human to catch me off guard.' It was unnerving how much this emote was different from them. Her eyes were the same as Raven's but that is where their similarities ended.

"I take it you are Affection then?"

'The pink one got it wrong, it's Love. But you may call me Affection. I remind you of her.' She said, gently correcting Raven.

"Why wouldn't you? Rage reminds me of Trigon, its just my luck that you remind of Arella."

As Raven was being hauled back over to Rage by Courage she heard Affection speak to Intelligence, 'Not a good first impression was it?'

Intelligence snorted and said, 'Her affection for us only goes so far. Mistress has had very few pleasant interactions with us. Even I'm not immune from her ire. But I'm also glad that I'm not in Red's cloak, Mistress loathes the Red Menace.'

'Welcome to Nevermore. Nevermore sane than an asylum.' This statement was proceeded by a chorus of groans, face palms, and one irritated shout of 'Candy!' as said emote laughed at her own pun.

"Don't make me come in here to settle this." None of her emotes paid any attention to her threat as they all gathered around Affection; except one.

"Y-you shouldn't be able to do thi-" The waterbender stopped speaking when she felt the sword press against her throat.

"I'd be happy to explain the how but my very own blood is preventing me from opening my mouth. And in my current state of exhaustion coupled with recovering from Ty Lee's wounds, using telepathy is quite draining at the moment."

Neither of them dared move as they remained locked in a battle of wills, until Raven saw Katara flick her wrist. Not one to give second chances Raven kept the sword pressed against the waterbender's neck as she began, "You may have control over my blood and muscles but you can't exert that control over my mind. The ink like energy that I am able to wield, is my actual soul that I control with my mind not my body."

The waterbender's eyes were wide as her mind processed what she'd just heard or tried too. But it seemed that she was in for more as Raven said, "The 'theatrics' that you told me to refrain from, was actually the embodiment of my anger taking over. I'm half-demon, half human. I could have killed you at anytime in the last ten minutes but I'm not a killer and even though my chances of being able to handle the Avatar in a fight are great, I don't want to harm you."

A second later and the waterbender felt the sword moving. As she watched it being lowered to the ground a spark of recognition raced through her. Once the blade was on the ground and the black left it, the sheen of the gray-black metal confirmed her suspicions; it was Sokka's space sword. Her entire body was trembling as she released Raven from her control and then collapsed to the ground. Picking this fight was the stupidest thing I've ever done.

"Grudges are pointless." At this the waterbender glanced toward Raven who, she just realized, had been hovering above the ground despite being held under the waterbender's bloodbending.

"I'm not angry at you and in all honesty I would have done the same, if I were in the same position as you. I was also waiting for you to explode and was wondering what was taking so long, you were waiting for the full moon on the off chance that you were forced to use bloodbending. Though how you managed to trick me into lowering my guard in order to use it was impressive. I mistook your regret and shame for the attack and not for your decision to use Bloodbending."

"Who are you?" She asked at length in complete disbelief at how anyone could not not be angry at her for using their body like a puppet.

A wide, terror inducing, smile greeted her words. "I'm Raven."

Before she could utter a word her vision turned black and then she found herself standing on a stretch of beach that wasn't flooded.

"Have a seat we need to talk." With no hesitation the waterbender sat and stared out over the ocean, just listening to the waves crash against the shore. The silence wasn't uncomfortable but it was tense. Eventually she broke that silence, as loathe as she was to give in first. "When I reached Kyoshi island it was like the raids that the Fire Nation did on my village. There were too many of them, it was overwhelming, and than the most terrifying sound I've ever heard forced everyone to stop. That's when I saw you and then those airships attacked you. I thought you were done for, then you returned fire; destroying the ships like they were nothing. But what you did to that man was beyond cruel it was evil, he was speaking in tongues."

She gestured to Raven that she wasn't finished when it looked as if Raven wanted to say something. "Later after I saw it with my own eyes, you brought Ty Lee back to life. I thought, this person did unspeakable evil to a another living person to save a stranger. Who does that? Who does that and doesn't seem to hold their power over other people. Who does that and doesn't become as cruel and evil like the power they wield? You have it so easy."

"That's hilarious, Rage was right you're a riot." Raven laughed for what seemed like ten minutes before she continued, "I'm beginning to realize that fearing a part of myself is very stupid just because I'm half-demon that doesn't make me evil. But its hard to reconcile this revelation with what I was told as a child who was raised by pacifistic monks; I was born evil and that I must never give into my demonic side. Bullshit pure unadulterated bullshit, sides. Let me ask you something, what exactly makes a person good?"

The waterbender went to speak but she paused, thinking back to when they'd all met Hama; she was a sweet little old lady who turned out to be a waterbender. Hama had taught her so much about using waterbending unconventionally and she'd believed that Hama was a good person. Until Hama forced her to become a bloodbender. "I can't say. There's no way of knowing if a person is good or not. I mean if I'd only saw what you'd done on Kyoshi to that pirate and left before seeing you heal Ty Lee..."

Raven nodded, "You would call me evil and a monster, though that still happened but it was more out of envy rather than your firm belief that I am an evil monster."

"Wait. You're afraid of yourself? But you don't act like it." Her mind was reeling from the events of the last couple of weeks, one could forgive her for not keeping up with the conversation. "And you think your evil?"

"My father was created from the hatred and anger of an entire race of people, those pacifistic monks, the very same people whom raised me were responsible for my unfortunate existence. But it didn't stop them from trying to convince me that I should be a meek mild-mannered pacifist like them. It was doomed to failure from the start though because of who my father was. Yes I think I'm evil. I'm the spawn of Trigon the Terrible. How could I not be? You saw what happened. It doesn't matter that that bastard was a child molester and a rapist. I could have done any number of other things to him, to get my point across."

Here Raven allowed her demonic traits to manifest in full; her other set of eyes, her birthmarks, and her horns. "I reveled in his terror and I enjoyed breaking him. Yes I was doing it so I could help save those people but I feel such self-loathing every time I let loose. I gave into the desire to dominate and destroy because I wouldn't have been able to live with myself for letting Ty Lee die. At least not when I could've ended the conflict swiftly and bring her back from death. If I were too afraid to do what need's to be done more people would have suffered. Therefore I embrace what I am, I become this evil creature that I hate, for the sake of others."

"That's what a good person is, they make the harder choices presented to them." Like many times before, Raven was shocked at people's non-reaction to her demonic nature, it was a disturbing trend.

"You could have saved her, you know."

The waterbender looked at Raven like she was crazy. All things considered she probably is crazy. "Excuse me?"

"Ty Lee. You could have saved her by using your bloodbending, first to stop the bleeding, second use waterbending to cleanse the blood she already lost of impurities, and third put the clean blood back into her body. Though you'd probably have to have someone sew her lacerations closed just to keep her alive until you could heal her properly." Raven said, impressing the waterbender as she shed a much more positive light on Hama's technique. But there was one single flaw.

"But it wasn't the full moon. I can't bloodbend at any other time." Katara's dismay wasn't funny but Raven couldn't help it nor did she have the energy to keep her soul-self under control. As the air filled with floating rocks Raven said, "I've studied many different abilities for various reasons, not the least of which being that I have a lot of them. What I've come to understand about any given ability is that its limits are only created by the person with it. For example, there's Toph, everyone before her had said that earthbenders are incapable of bending metal; yet she figured out how. I'm sure a prodigy waterbender like yourself will be more than capable of bloodbending at other times before too long."

"Okay I can see its benefits for healing people but what about in a battle situation?" The waterbender grudgingly promised herself that she'd start experimenting with bloodbending and healing to further improve upon the art. But she was still hesitant to utilize it outside of the healing pools.

"Its your last resort in a battle of life or death. Use other means to protect yourself but if lives are at stake embrace bloodbending and use it to your advantage." Raven's words were simple but gave the waterbender an awful lot to think about.

"Let me put it this way. If one day you have children and you are the only thing between them and certain death..."

"Bloodbending it is." She couldn't possibly know...

The two fell into, perhaps the first, a comfortable silence as they watched the rocks float lazily through the air. Katara was trying to wrest her mind into some semblance of calm when a thought struck her.

"Raven," When the aforementioned attention was on her, "you happened to have kept that sword?"

"On your left."

Sure enough when she looked, there it was in all its shiny-spacey glory resting innocuously on the sand. "My brother's going to flip when I deliver it to him. He gave up looking after months of not finding it."

"So I couldn't help but overhear you talking with Gar...um what's Black Magic, the Brotherhood, and whose Robin?"

"I'd rather not have this conversation more than once. Let's head back to camp and I'll give everyone a debriefing." The waterbender nodded and braced for another onset of black to invade her vision. But when she risked a glance at Raven, she was surprised to see her walking along the beach towards their camp. It could have been a trick of the light and shadows but she saw Raven stumble and immediately felt guilty for starting a fight with the half-demon.

As soon as they had reached camp Katara was faced with a moderately smug earthbender, "So did Nightmare wipe the floor with you?"

"It was a draw." With that the waterbender moved past a stunned Toph, who was instantly on her heels asking for details, and toward a very nervous looking Aang. Meanwhile Iroh had been silently observing his friend as she settled by the fire and stared into the flames. When Toph ran out of questions to ask and when Aang was reassured that Katara wasn't hurt, their attention shifted to Raven.

"Katara, in order for me to properly explain what Black Magic or rather who Black Magic is...there's something that you, Aang, and Toph need to be aware of concerning Gar and I. We were not born in this dimension." Total silence other than the crackling of the fire greeted her words.

"The spirit world is another dimension within this world. We do not come from there either. Iroh was the first person from this world that I met and he's been a good friend to me. The reason why I'm helping Azula is because of the kindness he showed me when he found me, unconscious, in a crater. I crash landed here and believe me when I say this, that's tame compared to what has happened to me before. Iroh is also aware that me and Gar are a part of a group of powerful people who help others. Often protecting the powerless from others with powers similar to bending but very different and these villains use their powers for selfish reasons.

About two years ago an organization of villains known as the Brotherhood of Evil began targeting the next generation of superheroes, not just me and my friends. But all of the teenagers around the world with unique abilities. We managed to stop them. But another organization, the Justice League stepped in and made assurances about keeping them locked up. They failed big time. The Brotherhood, along with a few others, escaped and somehow managed to travel to another dimension. And for the past eight months I've been trying to find the Brotherhood but I only just received confirmation that that is who I'm supposed to be trying to locate."

"Does your presence here mean that the Brotherhood is here?" Aang asked sharing a worried look with Katara, who fought down the urge to place her arms around her waist. Aang and Katara wanted to wait until after they informed her father and her brother that there would be a new addition to the family in roughly nine months, before they told anyone else.

"No. I came here after demanding some R&R from our team leader, Robin. The Justice League were giving him a heard time and trying to see if he wouldn't heap more pressure on me to search two dimensions a month. I'm one of the few people among those of my dimension who can easily travel between dimensions. However Robin doesn't take chances with our safety and has enlisted the help of our night patrol team, codename Black Magic. He's sending them as a just in case the Brotherhood shows up or is here." Raven could feel the disbelief from Aang, Katara, and Toph, she didn't blame them but it was refreshing that their disbelief wasn't negative or condescending.

[And I don't need your quick fix, I don't want your prescriptions, Just 'cause you say I'm crazy, So what if I'm fucking crazy? Yeah, I'm gonna show you. Loco, maniac, sick bitch, psychopath, Yeah I'm gonna show you, I'm gonna show you, Mental out my brain, bat shit go insane, Yeah I'm gonna show you]

"So what's this I hear about you and Grass stain bullying poor boy blunder into giving you time off?"

"It's not my fault you guys were off on a 'super secret mission' that was need to know only and therefore couldn't witness said bullying."

"Well the boys really wanted to give Blood his due but we receive a distress signal from the Tots. Don't worry they're fine. But Giz and Big M wanted to stay and help the monks shore up the defenses, X, Kyd, and I helped Melvin train that overgrown pincushion of hers into a total bad ass. Anyways why aren't you here on Kyo-whats-it?"

"I'm on vacation and I'm doing a favor for a friend." Raven's tone was a little harsh.

"Easy. I'm just curious is all. And why do you have your 'I just resurrected someone with extensive injuries from the dead' skin tone and exhaustion? I though this was R&R?"

"Ask Gar. Is there a reason for this call, other than to announce your arrival?"

"Yes, the boys said to say hi." Raven suppressed the urge to reach through the screen and strangle Jinx. She was about to shut the communicator when Jinx's face grew serious, "The boys didn't want me to say anything because they don't want to upset you. But its my call as leader, and well I still care about you. We couldn't find Blood. Me, Giz, and Kyd suspect that he's the one who freed the Brotherhood. Big M and X don't buy it. Oh yeah I brought those two with us. One of my hunches."

Raven shrugged personally she had nothing against either of them, Kyd Wykkyd had been a victim of Blood just like Giz and Big M, but Robin drew the line at Red-X joining the Titans unless the thief agreed to give up the suit. Naturally Red-X than became an out of sight, out of mind member of Black Magic. "I'm sure Gar is glad you brought them."

"Nope he just shook his head and mumbled 'not nearly enough'. Anyways you look like hell go get some more sleep." With a jaunty wave and a smile that would give the Joker pause Jinx's image on the communicator's screen faded to black.

Songs by order of appearance, first song, Control by The Birthday Massacre. Second song, I'm Gonna Show You Crazy by Bebe Rexha