YAY! SHAZY! And now the story comes closer and closer to the climatic end… Disclaimer: I do not own Teen Titans. I do own Shasta, Kym and Garth.

Chapter 13

Unlocking Power

The Titans arrived at the tower to find the door broken in. They raced inside Robin stopping for quick instructions.

"Everyone split up into twos. Kym and Garth take the upstairs floor and beat anything you find. Star and Cyborg, check the middle floors. BB and Terra check lower floors. Shasta and I will go to the commons and see if we can find Raven." The boy wonder instructed.

The titans split apart and went to their designated floors. Robin and Shasta raced towards the commons. As they approached, Shasta noticed the doors open and bent. The two darted inside and Shasta stopped in horror.

There were parts of robots scattered across the floor, electric discharges springing from them. Shasta pointed worriedly at Raven's wheelchair, which was on its side.

"Where is she?" Robin asked himself as he observed the huge gashes in the walls.

The two left the commons quickly and ran down a nearby hall. Shasta's green eyes were filled to the brim with worry. What had happened to the girl he loved? Was she seriously injured? Dead?

Suddenly, a painful sound caught his attention. He slowed to a stop; Robin slowed and turned back to him.

"What is it?" Asked the boy wonder.

Shasta did not respond, instead he quietly walked down a connecting hall. The green titan followed the sound, which was a heavy, painful wheezing. He crept down the hall with Robin on his heels, and as they rounded a corner, Shasta was confronted by an amazing sight.

Slade-bot pieces littered the floor, and the walls were covered in huge gashes. The floor looked like it had been scorched by a flame-thrower. And slumped against a wall, was Raven. The wheezing was coming from her as her chest heaved for breath.

"Raven!" Shasta cried out. The girl lifted her head, her eyes meeting his. He raced to her side and held her gently in his arms.

She smiled and said, "Wheelchair…"

Robin had already left for it. Shasta looked down at Raven, worry still in his eyes. The girl had many cuts, though what frightened him most were the dark bruises on her throat. It was obvious that was the reason she was having a hard time breathing.

Robin returned and Shasta placed the dark titan in the wheelchair. She leaned on her left side and continued to pant. Robin glanced at her and said to Shasta, "Let's get her to the infirmary."

Raven stayed in her wheelchair as Cyborg examined her. She was still panting heavily despite the fact she now had ice on the neck bruises. Cyborg shook his head in amazement.

"Girl when you can talk again you are going to tell me how you got those awful bruises, managed to crack a shoulder blade, get all these cuts and get more than a hundred feet from you wheelchair without walking." He said teasingly.

Raven gave him a weak smile. Shasta had a hand on her shoulder and Robin was calling the other titans back to the infirmary. Star was watching over his shoulder.

After a little bit, BB and Terra arrived with Garth and Kym. They also had worried expressions on their faces.

"We destroyed all of the robots that we came across. There shouldn't be anymore." Terra reported.

Robin shook his head angrily. "We should have known he would attack the tower. I should have seen this." He turned to Raven. "I'm sorry we failed to help you. You're lucky to be alive."

Raven waved a hand dismissively. She took a deep breath and began, "You didn't fail-"

Cyborg shook his head. "I wouldn't speak if I was you. Give the ice more time to work."

Raven shot him a glare. She croaked out, "You need to know what happened."

Cyborg still looked disapproving at her but did not protest. Raven continued, her voice hoarse, "You didn't fail me. I can take care of myself, even if I don't know how to yet."

Shasta gave her a strange look. "That made no sense."

Smiling slyly, Raven said, "This is what happened…"

 One picked her up by a shoulder and threw her into the floor. The girl grunted in pain. Then another robot picked her up by the arm, its sharp fingers digging into her flesh.

It threw her again this time into the wall. She sagged against it, trying to recover. Then one of the robots pulled out a laser gun and pointed it at her head. NO! I can't die! She thought. Suddenly, everything seemed to go silent. Her determination built to a frightening level.

Then she was in the air, dark energy whipped around her, gorging the walls, and splitting the robots in half. More of the titan's enemy entered the room. Some leapt up to try and bring her down. Every time she felt pain, another tentacle of black energy shot out. Finally, Raven felt herself fly through the broken commons doors, and down the hallway, many foes on her tail.

Then she whirled around and unleashed the pent up rage within her. The robots were thrown everywhere in the blast. Then the titan felt herself sink to the ground and then crumpled against the wall in exhaustion. The silence faded and Raven gasped for air. What had just occurred, the titan had no idea if it was a dream or not. In a confued daze, she stayed against the wall for almost fifteen minutes when Shasta appeared to save her.

The titans were silent in amazement. Robin broke the silence. "You used your powers?!"

Raven nodded. "I don't remember much about what sparked it back to life, nor do I remember barely what occurred while I was under its spell, and I know its not here now. My power is forgotten again."

Starfire squealed in delight. "This is most wonderful that you remembered even if it was for a little while!"

Robin asked the next question. "How did you get those bruises on your neck? You didn't say you remember almost being strangled."

Raven smiled and said sarcastically, "Why don't you ask our buddy Slade? He thinks I'm dead."

BB's ears flicked forward. "How'd you manage that?"

Raven smiled slyly. "Let's just say I'm good at dying."

The dark titan shifted painfully off her cracked shoulder blade. BB scratched his head in confusion. Kym laughed at him and said, "She means she faked being dead."

"Oh…" the green titan realized.

Kym walked over to Raven and told her, "Hold still."

Kym inhaled deeply and a yellow aura surrounded her hand. She placed it on Raven's shoulder and after a moment, retreated. Raven was staring at the yellow cloaked girl.

"You're a healer?!" She gasped.

Kym looked sheepishly down at her feet and said, "I was in training to be one, but I only got to learn how to heal broken bones."

Raven looked down as well. She herself was trained in the healing arts, but she couldn't use it now. Remembering her guilt when she couldn't help little Clarisse, Raven looked away from the floor, eyes closed. Then an idea popped into her head.

She looked back at Kym and said, "Could you do something for me, well not really me but a friend of mine?"

Kym looked at her with a curiousosity in her eyes, "Sure, what do you want me to do?"