A/N: You get the first look of the Titans in this chapter. Nothing much else to say but please review. Enjoy the chapter!

Disclaimer: I don't own the Teen Titans. Cartoon Network and DC comics do.

Chapter 4

Since Rose was a slower reader than Zach, she finished reading the journal last. She put the papers down on the table with a worried sigh. She then watched Zach look at himself in the reflection of his spoon with annoyance. He looked just as confused as she was as he examined himself.

Rose cleared her throat and the teen looked up at her with wide eyes. She smiled politely at him as he put the spoon down. "What do you think about this?" Rose asked him. "I'm worried that Gene is actually kidnapped. I mean, I tried calling him at home all weekend and no one answered. I thought he was with you."

"You never cared about my opinion before," Zach muttered, "Why do you care now?"

"Stop being difficult, Zach," Rose said stubbornly. "I've never liked your attitude about life, that doesn't mean I don't listen to you. This is both our friend we are talking about. Now tell me, were you with Gene at all this weekend?"

"Every three day weekend our school gets, my family and I visit Atlanta," Zach told her. "I thought Gene would tell you this."

"The last time I saw him was right before I got on my bus to go home on Friday," Rose said in deep thought. "What about you?"

"It was early Saturday morning," Zach said with a simple shrug. "I was putting my stuff in the car for our trip and he said he was going to the…library." They both looked at each other with wide eyes of fright. The evidence was adding up. The journal they had gotten had dropped suddenly from the sky, it seemed, and now both kids hadn't seen him for days. Gene wasn't there today at school. Too many signs pointed toward the journal.

"Right after school we should go to Gene's house," Rose said with a calm nod. She got up and threw her trash away. Zach looked at himself in the spoon once more and made up his mind when she got back. He got up and grabbed her wrist before she could sit down. He snatched the journal papers off the table and started to make his way through the crowd of tables and people.

"I'm not going to waste a whole day here wondering if Gene is okay or not," Zach told Rose as he pulled her along. "We are going to his house right now."

"But that would make us skip school," Rose pointed out hesitantly. "I have perfect attendance! I can't skip!" Zach only smiled cruelly back at her, disgusted with her reason to stay in school. She was too predictable for him. He let her go half way through the small cafeteria. If she didn't want to come, he wouldn't drag her along. He skipped school all the time; it was natural and depended on his mood that day.

Rose stood in the middle of the crowd, divided inside. She hated it when kids skipped school. One thing that she didn't like in Gene was that he sometimes joined Zach when he skipped. But this time it wasn't for her selfish needs. It was for Gene.

Grumbling complaints and rude comments about Zach to herself, Rose made up her mind. She grasped her purse tighter in her slim fingers and quickly followed after Zach. She just as quietly slipped out of the loud room as he did. She ran to catch up with him in the hallway. She rushed up to his side and he looked over to her with surprise on his face. She gave him a smug smile and that was it. They would do this together.

They quickly made their way to Gene's house. Zach saw the sign on the lawn first. Rose gasped as they ran up to the sign saying "For Sale". Zach swore as the evidence kept playing out. The door was locked, so Zach helped himself to an unlocked window. Rose felt bad for breaking into the house, but curiosity was getting the best of her.

Everything was normal, though. The furniture was just how they remembered it from coming over so many times. They ran up to Gene's room and looked around. They saw that a few of his things were missing.

"No notebook," Zach pointed out emotionlessly.

"A few books from his bookcase are missing as well," Rose said with a sigh.

"I'm afraid that Gene is actually telling us the truth with this thing," Zach said while holding out Gene's journal. "We should tell the police."

The rest of the day the two teens swam in confusion and worry. When they told the police about Gene and his family, they only said that there was no such thing as a family in the area with the last name Summers. It ended up that they didn't get any other clue as to what to do till two days later. The two opposites had started to eat together at lunch everyday to talk about Gene and his journals. They were wondering if they would have to go find the Titans as well, to make sure their friend was okay.

Zach had just come back with his usual tray stacked high with food. He plopped the tray down and sat with a sigh. His mood lately was depressing because Gene was gone. Rose was the same way. The light was out of both their eyes that afternoon.

Suddenly a black hole opened up on the table in between them. Rose gave a gasp and Zach smiled brightly at the new delivery Gene's powers had given them. "I wonder how he does that," he said while shifting through the new journal that had arrived. Once Rose had gotten over her shock she smiled and begged Zach to let her read it as well. Setting the papers on the table, the two started to read the next part of Gene's startling story.

-Robin-

"Is that the fastest you can go, Beast Boy?" Robin teased the changeling seated next to him. The TV screen before them displayed their racing game. The controllers in their hands snapped and clicked as their fingers flew over the buttons and joysticks. The beeping and whirling of the game's sound effects drove the pair along.

"You haven't played this game in months, Boy Wonder," Beast Boy said back, "You're rusty. You'll never beat me!" The competitive smiles on their faces widened at their bickering. It just spurred the other to do better in the game.

"It's like riding a bike," Robin said. "Luckily I know how to ride one…and you don't."

"I know how to ride a bike," Beast Boy protested loudly.

"Then how come you crashed my motorcycle last week?" Robin asked Beast Boy with a joking smile. "If you hadn't done that, you wouldn't have to have your butt kicked today because I would be out in the city riding it. This lose of yours will be your entire fault."

"Shut up," Beast Boy said with a laugh, not being able to keep serious anymore. This only made Robin laugh as well. They then continued with the race while shouting at the computer's cars who kept messing them up, having a good time.

For once the Titans were in perfect shape. No real villain threatened their city at the time, but there were also enough robbers and petty villains to take down to keep life for the crime fighting kids from choking on boredom. Robin was finally letting himself relax and lay back. He had submerged his life into his fellow team mates lately, enjoying their company thoroughly.

Today was the same. He had challenged Beast Boy to a race on their game station. The changeling was all too happy to do something with the leader. The two boys had bonded a lot in the last few days. There used to be such a wall between them because of their extreme different personalities. But once Robin had paid more attention to him, he had seen how much fun Beast Boy could be at times.

But as the saying goes; "All good things have to come to an end." A flash of sudden bright light exploded in Robin's head. It didn't hurt that much, it was the shock that made him gasp.

He was suddenly standing on the edge of a hole in the floor. He had no idea where he was. He looked behind him and a spark of fear flew through him as he saw Slade watching him. The man's robots surrounding him. It was like his body wouldn't respond as one of the robots pushed him off the edge and into his prison below.

With a small gasp, Robin came out of his trance. He looked around with wide eyes. With a sigh of relief, he looked back up to the screen to see Beast Boy beat him in the race. The green teen whooped with joy and did a funny dance around the living room, rubbing his winning in the Boy Wonder's face.

Finally it dawned on him. "You okay, dude?" he asked, noticing that the teen wasn't protesting or demanding for a rematch like he usual would do. "You look kind of pale."

Robin got up while rubbing his forehead. "Just a sudden headache," he lied quickly. "I'm going to go find some Advil or something."

"'Kay!" Beast Boy said with a shrug. He smiled slyly while adding, "If you want to get your butt kicked again, just ask." Robin only smiled weakly back as he left the room. He could hear Beast Boy start up another game as engines roared in the big speakers behind him.

Robin decided that he needed some air, so he headed to the roof of the Tower. He skipped the elevator and jogged up the stairs, letting the physical strain on his body get his mind off his vision he just had. He arrived at the roof panting and sweaty, but also calmer than before. Exercise usually let his state of mind relax somewhat.

The boy wasn't the only one of the roof that afternoon. As he closed the door and started to walk to the edge, he spotted Raven meditating there. He hated to interrupt her, but he noticed that he had already done so. One of her violet eyes was cracked open and staring at him with some interest in it.

"Join me," she suddenly said while closing her eye.

Robin paused, hesitant to barge into her usual mind cleansing. Of course, he had seen Starfire join her often whenever Raven meditated in the living room, but it was different for him somehow. Raven caught his tentative vibe and smiled at him while opening both her eyes this time. "You saw it too, didn't you?" she asked him knowingly.

"You mean, you saw Slade, his robots, and the hole?" Robin asked her; stunned that he wasn't the only one who had gotten the vision.

Raven nodded, concern lightly touching her features. "And the three before this one," she said quietly. Robin sat down across from her, thinking deeply. He was a bit relieved to have someone else to share these odd visions with. He had, like Raven had said, three of them the other day. He had kept it to himself for the time being. He would have told someone of them if they persisted.

"Lotus position," Raven said to Robin, smiling slightly. She wiped the expression off her face and closed her eyes right with he looked up at her. Thinking he had nothing to lose, Robin crossed his legs and closed his eyes. He gave a surprised yell as Raven made him levitate in the air. "Trust me," she told him. "Close your eyes again."

Robin stared at the Goth girl in front of him. She wanted him to join her for a reason. It wasn't just for fun on her part. They were going to investigate these visions somehow with Raven's help. Calming his pounding heart, Robin closed his eyes and focused more on his breathing. He listened as Raven emotionlessly repeated her mantra.

Suddenly Robin felt himself fad away from himself. He was with Raven in her astro form. It was an entirely new feeling for him. But he wasn't scared or worried about anything as they both floated in the air, watching their bodies got smaller and smaller below them. He was unemotional and calm.

They traveled quickly across the country. Robin didn't have control of anything; his eyes were only along for the ride. Raven controlled everything with experienced precision. She stopped above a bus on the highway. She made them dive down through the bus.

Their invisible selves stopped next to a seat with a boy. The teen only looked fourteen. He was leaned against the wall of the buss and staring out the window with troubled violet eyes. A notebook was placed in his lap and he had been writing profusely in it.

Suddenly his eyes went wide and he looked their way. By this time Raven had moved them out of the bus. She quickly sped them back to the Tower and lightly dropped Robin into his body and returned to her own.

Robin opened his eyes with a gasp. He stood up and looked around, trying to get back to the feeling of his own body. That had been his first experience doing that with Raven, and it was strange to all his senses. He let out a pent up breath and looked over to Raven standing beside him. "Okay?" she asked him.

"Yeah," Robin said with a nod. "Who was that kid? I don't know him. Do you?"

"No," Raven said while shaking her head. "But that is the person who is giving us these visions." There was a pause as both teens thought about their encounter with the kid. "He sensed me," she finally said. "No one senses me when I'm in that form. How did he know I was there?"

"I'm just trying to get over the fact that he had your eyes," Robin muttered. "You saw that, too, right?"

"He has some kind of power, then," Raven said. "That must be why he was able to know I was there."

"Well, he's heading here," Robin said. He tapped his chin in thought. He suddenly noticed her confused look. "I saw where that bus was heading. It said Jump City. He should be here any day now. We should keep a look out for him."

"Should we tell the others this?" Raven asked him. She knew how sensitive he was when it came down to sharing personal matters with his team. She wanted to take this slow. If he didn't want to tell them, she wouldn't push it.

Robin stared out into the city, thinking deeply. Right when Raven was about to ask him this again, he said quietly, "They have a right to know. We are going to be looking for this kid when he gets here. They should know why we will be."

Raven smiled at him. He was growing up quickly.

A/N: For some reason this chapter was boring to write. Sorry if it was boring on your part as well. I'm close to completing my next chapter for this fic and I'm so excited to post that one. It is coming out extremely well! I'll post it this weekend. Please review! Thanks!