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Last Time:
In opposite ends of the country, six Titan communicators lit up, and six different hands, picked them up with wonder.
Chapter 10Raven sped her way in a small police car towards Headquarters. She needed answers, and she intended to get them. She had already called Starfire and Terra, and told them to meet her there. She told them to bring the lighted communicators. Raven needed to explain to them.
Raven sighed, knowing full well that what she was doing might lead to her death. They hadn't destroyed her before, but They were almost guaranteed to be watching…They might do it now that she was going to tell the others. She was going to reveal the truth about the Teen Titans. A group that only she knew about. Maybe a few civilians remembered them, but it had been ten years now. She wasn't sure.
Pulling swiftly into the parking lot of the Jump City Police Headquarters, Raven flipped off the engine and leapt out of her car. She sprinted into the building, and nearly collided with Terra and Starfire.
"Raven!" What's going on! What are these!" Terra asked, holding up her flashing Titans communicator.
Raven took in a deep breath, and lifted it out of Terra's damaged hands. She switched it off.
"Friend Raven, how are you able to do this?" Starfire asked, shutting hers off in the same fashion as she had seen her friend.
Raven shook her head. "Not now. Come on, let's go up to our offices." She led them up the stairs, holding her shoulder carefully so that it didn't bump too much.
(A/N: This chapter is not going smoothly, but I feel that I should finally post, and tell everyone what's going on)
Reaching their dark desks, Terra flipped on the light switch, illuminating their work areas. "What's this all about, Raven? Why didn't Jinx come?"
"She didn't come because Jinx…wasn't a Teen Titan…" Raven said, sitting down, a serious look on her face.
"A what?" Terra asked, folding her bandaged hands under her arms.
"A Teen Titan…it was about ten years ago. We were all part of a team. They were called…The Teen Titans. There were six of us. Five originally, but six after Terra came…There were the three of us, and those two experts from Gotham City, Cyborg and Beastboy? They were on the team too. And now, I realize…even the man, Robin, that we've been chasing…he was on the team. We were crime fighters," Raven started, explaining.
"Friend…if what you suggest is the truth…Why do we not remember?" Starfire asked.
Terra nodded, fear in her eyes. "Yeah! How come I don't recall this in the least? You're trying to tell me that I'm some kind of superhero!" she cried.
"You don't remember…because They…They wiped your minds. All but mine. They knew that it wasn't possible to make me completely forget. They just stripped me of my powers. And some of my Teen Titan intelligence. Here…it will be easier if I try to show you:" Raven slid her brown photo album out of the bag at her waist. She opened it slowly, and showed them the group picture. Raven pointed to each of them, and tried to explain. "Terra, you were a geomancer."
"A what?" the blonde woman asked, confused.
"A geomancer," Raven repeated. "You could manipulate the earth, control it. You always had trouble controlling your powers…but…I don't remember why you were suddenly able to…and I think you ended up actually leaving for a long time…well, I'm not really sure. Starfire," she said, looking at the blank alien. "Starfire, you aren't from Earth."
"I'm not?" Starfire asked, a fearful look in her delicate green eyes.
Raven shook her head. "No. And…neither am I. I am from the planet Azarath. You come from the planet Tamaran. You had incredible power, Starfire. You could shoot balls of green energy, called Starbolts, out of your hands. You could fire beams of green energy out of your eyes too. You also had alien strength, and you could fly."
"Raven…Raven, this is insane! Do you have a fever or something from your shoulder?" Terra asked, placing a worried hand on her friend's head. "Come on, let's go to the hospital."
"Terra…please…You have to believe me. They're back, you guys. And we need to band the Titans together. We're the only ones who can stop Them…"
"Who…who are 'They', Friend Raven?" Starfire asked.
Raven remained silent for a moment, not wanting to remember this. "POCS…POCS has returned…POCS stands for the Petition Of the Control of Supers. They erase the minds of superheroes; they strip them of their powers. They use the powers to control governments, and control the world. They couldn't take my mind…but they could take small parts of it…including my powers."
"What could you do, Raven?" Terra asked, a bit hesitantly.
Raven smiled slightly, remembering. "I was an empath. An empath reads emotions. I had a control of a form of dark magic. But…it was at a cost. Emotions controlled my powers, and if they got out of control, my emotions could destroy anything…or anyone. So I didn't really allow myself to feel…"
Terra nodded, taking this in. "Look, Raven…if this is true, and I believe you because you're my best friend, then…what are we supposed to do? We have to stop them, but…we're just normal people. What can we do?"
"We have to get our powers back. Everyone. We have to give every super alive today their mind and power back." Raven stated, a plan already forming in her mind.
"How will we do this?" Starfire asked. "I know that I cannot shoot these Starbolts of which you speak of today."
"Yeah, Rae…and I'm pretty sure that I can't make rocks fly. Unless I throw them." Terra added.
"No, none of us have even a trace of power left in us…but we can fix that. Even though POCS can take who we are, they can't dispose of us. There is no possible way to destroy raw powers and minds and memories. They have to be stored. We can get them back."
"We can!" Terra cried, the plan seeming incredulous to her.
Raven nodded. "Yes. Once we release all stored power and minds, they will return to their true hosts. After that, we have to leave, and regroup with the rest of the Titans, and the Titans East if we can manage. Then we can strike."
"Titans East?"
"Another Teen Titans. You'll know soon. We're going to get your minds back."
"How do we know where to look?" Terra asked. "It could be any headquarters building anywhere in the world!"
"We just need to know how to get information. Robin can help us with that."
To be continued…
YAY! Hope you liked it, and that it cleared some stuff up from the last chapter! I'll try to update more than once every four months, but you never know...for those loyal viewers who are ACTUALLY sticking with me: POWER TO YOU! To those of you just joining us: WELCOME ABOARD, BRETHEREN! hugs Love you all! Switchfoot13