I've done it! I've finally done it! I finished writing this story! Now all I have to do is post it! YAY!!! (It's 1 o'clock in the morning here, I have been writing since 9, I think I need to go to bed now...)

Here is another chapter, based on how many reviews I get, I will post another one this weekend.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything. Not Teen Titans, not nothing.

The weeks passed into months and soon the holidays had come and gone. Raven watched the others with more interest than she had shown in a long time.

As she read, or meditated, she caught herself observing the others with a keen eye. It seemed that as Thyme became closer to the Titans, Beast Boy became distant. His jokes became few and far between, and he watched every corner with a wary eye.

Thyme, she noticed, was also watching her step. Things became tense as the six month deadline approached; faster than anyone wanted. The poor girl seemed scared, and yet she also seemed as if she were in the happiest place she could imagine. Raven knew what that was like, having been afraid of her past, and yet feeling that security of having friends who didn't care.

A day finally came when Ty was left alone in the tower. She lay on her back on the couch in her room. Her eyes were closed, and she felt lazily at peace. One hand strayed to her ever growing midsection, and as she lay there she felt aware of the child inside her.

"Amazing how time flies, isn't it?" A chilling voice came from near the window. Her eyes snapped open and she sat up as fast as her body would let her.

"Slade! What are you doing here?" she stood and began walking around the room, hoping to keep the couch between her and the man she now saw was standing in the corner.

"I just wanted to remind you of the time my dear girl." He grinned maliciously. "Your six months are almost up. That child is almost my exact copy.

"What do you plan on doing once the baby is born? Huh? Stealing him and training him to be just like you? What good will that do you? You won't live to see his conquest of the world, if that does happen, and he will eventually die too, what's in it for you?" She put her hands on the back of the couch and leaned forward attempting to shield her stomach from the man.

"You still have no idea who you are do you? I thought that those Titans would at least figure that out by now." He crossed the room carelessly, as if he knew it scared her and he didn't care. "I'll leave that a mystery, but I will tell you this, you can't die." He grinned again, reveling in the splendor of spilling such an amazing secret.

"What?" she whispered slowly, not fully comprehending.

"Oh, sure, someone can kill you. But you will never die of disease or old age. You see, your powers are necessary to this world, and if you could die, then the world would follow you."

"What does this have to do with your plan?" she questioned, recovering quickly from the shock of this news.

"If you are killed, your powers pass on to your offspring, unless you chose to give them to someone else." he continued unwavering into the next sentence. "And when I kill you, you won't have time to do that."

Her eyes widened in shock, and she stepped back several paces. Her hand went instinctively to her stomach and he laughed as he saw her do so. "You can't protect the child from me forever, as my clone it will grow up to be like me, and someday, even if I never see him, he will turn on you. It's my nature."

"But even if everything you say is true, and he does grow up to be just like you, you will die. What happens then?"

He came very close to her, so close that she could feel his warm breath on her face. "It isn't the person underneath the mask that is important dear, it is the image. The legend, and the fear that strikes heart of any who hears the name 'Slade'. As long as my name and my dream live on, I live on." And with that, he backed away into the corner of her room that he had come from, and disappeared.

Ok, I hope that FINALLY explained in full detail the extent of Slade's plan. I have gotten too many questions about that for a while now and I figured I needed to explain it fully.