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Here's Chapter Five. Enjoy.

That's the problem with prophecies. They're never crystal clear.

Jinx rushed through the doorway to the roof and froze in her tracks. At first, she had been overcome by relief to see that she wasn't too late. But this was soon replaced by combined feelings of shock and awe. There was Raven, surrounded by a ring of twisted and tormented candles, and the spell book lying open in front of her. She appeared to be meditating, but this was not the same girl Jinx had last encountered at the HIVE. The dreams had not fully prepared her for this.

Raven was kneeling in the middle of the candles, nestled amongst her discarded cloak. Her suit was ripped, now resembling a two piece swimsuit or lingerie. Wherever her skin was exposed, it bore strange red symbols that seemed familiar, yet she could not recognize them. The lack of clothing and strange tattoos were shocking enough, but it was not the main thing that caught Jinx's attention. Her gaze was drawn to Raven's hair, which was much longer and fell around her shoulders and down to her waist. She had never really noticed this in the dreams.

Jinx knew she should act, but she was spellbound by what she saw. There was something both beautiful and tragic about this scene; Raven, exposed and vulnerable, trying to force her dark heritage to show forth. Suddenly, in the distance, a clock began to chime. It was Midnight.

Jinx watched in horror as Raven raised the knife and began to bring it back down. Taking careful aim, she let loose a blast of energy and knocked the blade from her hands. The half-clothed Titan looked up for the source of the interruption, locked eyes with the female leader of the Fearsome Three, and froze. Jinx lowered her arm and began walking forward, mentally rehearsing how she was going to handle this.

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Gizmo and Mammoth had hesitated when Cyborg's arm announced the stroke of Midnight, unintentionally giving the Titan's a slight advantage. Beastboy, in Gorilla form, delivered a devastating right hook that sent Mammoth hurtling into the wall. Robin took it upon himself to free Starfire from her high-tech prison, and to give him some time Cyborg powered up another blast from his Sonic Cannon. He took aim at Gizmo, intending to clip one of the four mechanical legs emerging from the pip-squeak's backpack.

A beam of blue energy erupted from his arm and streaked across the room. Gizmo had come prepared, however, and quickly typed in a series of buttons on his controller. He was now surrounded by a force field similar to the one trapping Starfire, only this one had a strategic purpose. The Sonic blast made contact with the shield, glanced off the curved surface, and struck Beastboy, sending him flying through the air.

Robin was preoccupied with the generator that had immobilized his female teammate, and because of this did not notice his shape shifting teammate sailing in his direction. The stationary body gave little resistance against one of slightly lesser mass but of much greater momentum, and the two continued forward after contact, damaging the device to a state of disrepair. Now free, Starfire began clapping her hands joyously before realizing the seriousness of the situation.

Mammoth had just regained his footing when a blast of green light shot from the Tamaranian's eyes and sent him right back down to the floor. He was beginning to feel a little envious of Jinx. From what their leader had told them, they were pretty sure she would be able to stop Raven's actions with a little girl talk. Meanwhile, he and Gizmo were outnumbered two to one against a group of superheroes who weren't pulling their punches. Still, his mission was not to win, but to cause a diversion.

Struggling to his feet, he bolted to the wall, lifted Robin's motorcycle over his head, and threw it with all his might, not really caring whom it was aimed at. Gizmo was a little more concerned, considering he was in its path. Another combination of buttons, and Gizmo's robotic legs were replaced by metallic wings. He barely avoided the flying R-Cycle, which continued forward towards the Titans. Beastboy ducked, Robin jumped, and Cyborg was lifted out of the way by Starfire as the bike slammed into the wall.

Cyborg and Robin stared at each other for a brief moment, and then continued the battle with renewed vigor. Breaking into their house in the middle of the night was bad enough, but when vehicles started to be destroyed, things got personal.

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Raven stared in shock as the sorceress slowly began walking forward. Her hands were still stinging from the blast. "That really isn't the best way to handle this, Raven." The Titan seemed to snap out of a trance by blinking her eyes, which then began to glow. The first time she had encountered this girl, she was in the employment of Slade. Who's to say now would be any different? Who better to do his dirty work than a girl of similar age? She had prepared in secret for far too long; her goal was oh so close. She would not be thwarted now. By her death, the World will live. And no one, not her Father Trigon, not the resurrected Slade, and certainly not this little bad luck charm, was going to stop her. With a wave of her hand, the discarded cloak flew into her grasp, and she threw it around her shoulders as her body rose into the air. Black energy radiated from her hands, giving the red symbols she bore an eerie glow.

"I think you'll soon discover that I know the best way to handle many situations." Raven raised a glowing hand and pointed it in the direction of a rooftop air conditioner, which tore loose from its mounts and levitated next to her. "Especially THIS ONE!" With those words, she thrust her arm in Jinx's direction, and the metal box obeyed her orders with horrifying swiftness.

Executing an impressive back flip, Jinx escaped quite gracefully, the air conditioner smashing harmlessly into the doorway. She landed on her feet in a crouching position and looked up just in time to see a second cooling unit reenacting the kamikaze flight of its comrade, and out of instinct alone, she raised her arms and destroyed it with a pair of hexes.

Things had gone wrong far too quickly. During her mad rush to the top of Titan's Tower, she had been mentally going over the situation. Jinx knew that if she and Raven came down to blows, it would be very difficult to have a civilized conversation. There was only one thing to do now: try to stay conscious long enough for Raven to calm down and hopefully establish a showing of peace. This began to prove difficult as she barely dodged yet a third solid mass of metal ripped from the roof. Circling right, Jinx began to run.

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Gizmo didn't know how much longer he and Mammoth would be able to keep this up. Narrowly avoiding a devastating blow from Beastboy's T-Rex tail, he countered with his backpack's duel laser cannon, sending the dinosaur hurtling backwards in the direction of a very distressed looking Starfire. The alien princess just managed to get out of the way, but in her haste did not see Mammoth's aerial attack. With bone-crushing force, she hit the floor and laid there, stunned.

Mammoth got to his feet, turned to his pint-sized teammate, and gave him thumbs up, only to receive a second blast from Cyborg's cannon. Jinx had warned her teammates to avoid anything particularly cruel, but this was too good a chance to pass up. With yet another combination of buttons, the force field reappeared, this time in blue. There was a bright flash of light, a loud crackling sound, and Cyborg fell to the ground, all electronic systems deactivated.

Gizmo smiled to himself as he eyed his handiwork, his own electronics protected by a special shielding. For the next ten minutes, this battle was going to be robot-free.

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Dodging and weaving, Jinx had yet to be harmed by the barrage of metal flying around the rooftop. Her first plan had been to avoid these attacks until Raven's supply of ammo was extinguished, but no such luck. Once the air conditioners were spent, she went on to ventilation fans. Then she began recycling the twisted boxes she had already thrown across the rooftop. Now Raven was ripping up pieces of the floor itself, adding to the deadly tempest of metal flying around her.

Raven continued her assault while going analyzing the situation in her mind. There was one thing she had noticed rather quickly once the battle began. For the first time since she had battled her, Jinx wasn't smiling. This may have been the reason Raven had yet to lose all control and assume her demon form. No matter who had sent Jinx on this mission, Raven was in control. And she was truly enjoying it.

A pair of ventilation fans flew towards Jinx from both sides in a classic flanking maneuver, but due to the rather ample amount of activity going on around her, she only saw the one. She cleared the first with a gracefully leap, only to be caught by the second in midair. The sorceress hit the ground, rolled for about ten feet, and lay still for a few seconds, stunned. Raven decided it was time to end this. The black energy from her hands spread until it consumed the whole of her body, and she executed her rarely used teleportation.

As Jinx struggled to her feet, the tornado of metal suddenly froze in place, and then fell noisily to the ground. Looking around wildly, she discovered that her target had disappeared. Raven soon returned, however, less than three feet in front of her. Jinx crossed her arms in front of her chest, her hands glowing purple, ready to counter any magical attack the witch was about to throw her way. For not the first time that evening, however, the Titan proved she was full of surprises. With all the physical power she possessed, Raven lunged forward and punched Jinx in the face, sending her sprawling against the wall.

"Bad Kitty." Raven said softly as she waved her hand. Jinx's body flew up and struck the wall of the stairwell, knocking the wind out of her. Another wave from the hands of the Titan, and sheets of metal peeled away from the wall, wrapping themselves around the sorceress and pinning her arms in place. No matter how hard she struggled, she couldn't move.

Raven walked up to the girl until their faces were only inches apart. "Now listen to me VERY carefully." She spoke slowly, adding emphasis to each word. "I'm not sure who sent you, but I have a pretty good idea. You have failed. And when I am gone, you will be free to go. You can then go to your boss in person and inform him that I am dead, and the world will be spared. Do you understand?"

"You're wrong! You can't do this!" Jinx's voice was cut off as Raven waved her hand, summoned the knife, and held the blade less than an inch from her throat. Her captor smirked. "Don't worry. I'm not going to kill you. That's Slade's job. I would like to remind you however that I am far more than capable. Now if you'll excuse me, you've caught me in the middle of something rather important." With that, she turned briskly and walked back to the ring of candles thirty feet away.

Jinx couldn't believe this. She was so close, and now she had to sit and watch while the gothic girl committed suicide. The dream kept replaying itself in her mind. Less than a minute more, and everything she had seen would come true. Jinx bit her lip and cursed herself for being so stupid. If only she hadn't paused upon her arrival to the roof. She could have tried to talk her out of it, rather than sending a ball of fire her way. Maybe it wasn't too late. Maybe if she explained herself now, she could still save them. And maybe Gizmo would grow up to be a professional in the NBA. There was little chance this witch would believe a word she said, but she had to try. She had to stop Raven.

Raven walked back to her place amidst the candles and spell book, clearing away debris with movements of her hand as she went. She knelt back down, shrugged off the cloak, and closed her eyes, letting her senses take in the world one last time. The sound of the water slapping up on the rocks. The salty smell of the bay. Just then, a cool breeze brushed against her face, sending a chill down her spine. She opened her eyes and stared intently at the knife. It was time. She raised her head and took one last look at the full moon, while at the same time raising the weapon. She was a superhero. Her job was to protect those in this world who needed protecting. And right now, the world needed protecting from her. With a deep breath, Raven tensed her body and prepared to bring the knife down.

This was it. Even before she said it, she knew it sounded crazy, but there was no harm in trying. Jinx took a deep breath and managed to speak her peace just before Raven brought the Holy blade down upon herself. "RAVEN, If YOU die, we ALL die!"

Raven paused and looked to where the girl was bound. "What did you just say?"

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Robin grasped Gizmo by his shirt collar and pulled his face to his own. "What did you do to our friend, you little Psycho!" "Relax, sludge-head, the E.M.P. will wear off in a few minutes!" Gizmo shot back. He greatly wanted to gloat about his newest invention, but the murderous look on the Boy Wonder's face warned him against it.

Beastboy in octopus form slid over with a struggling Mammoth wrapped in his tentacles. "What are you doing intruding into our home in the middle of the night?" yelled Starfire with eyes glowing green, her body shaking with rage. Cyborg had just gotten to his feet as the Tamaranian asked the most obvious question, so he asked the second. "And why isn't your little leader taking her share of this whoopin'?"

Once the absence of Jinx was brought to Starfire's attention, she realized a female member of her team was also missing. "Why has Raven not joined us in the kicking of butt?" The Titans looked at each other. "Yeah, where is Raven? She's usually right behind us." stated Robin.

Mammoth and Gizmo exchanged worried glances, which Cyborg caught. "All right, you two! Spill it!" Gizmo took a deep breath. What's best way of telling them his leader was on the roof trying to keep their friend from causing the Apocalypse?

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Raven studied Jinx, doubt clouding her mind. What kind of trick was this? "What did you just say?"

Jinx took a deep breath. "I know why you're doing this. You think you're going to bring the end of the world. They predicted it when you were born, and you saw it on your birthday when Slade came back. And since that happened, you've been having dreams about it every night."

Raven was hesitant. "How do you know that?" She had a pretty good idea, and it went back to the sorceress being sent by Slade. The answer she got was quite different.

"I know this because every night since then, I've been having the same dream. All I ever saw was Jump City in ruins, but tonight was different. I saw you and Slade on the rooftop, I saw you go into the church, and I saw you go through with this. And now that I've seen you up here, I know it was all true. Raven, this is how you do it. If you kill yourself, the world will end."

Raven knelt there, slightly in shock. Everything Jinx was saying sounded so absurd, yet at the same time, Raven believed her. She lost focus, and the metal bars holding her enemy in place fell to the ground, releasing their prisoner. Jinx rubbed the feeling back into her sore arms and began walking forward slowly. She had a chance now. She couldn't blow it.

Raven stared at the knife in her hands as Jinx walked up to her. "I don't understand. Of all people, why did the visions come to you?" Jinx had to take a guess on this one. "Maybe because we have so much in common." Raven looked up at her and almost laughed. "Excuse me?"

"Think about it." She knelt down in front of her and began counting off on her fingers. "Jump City. Two teenage girls. Both are proficient in magic. Both have regular contact with super villains." Raven actually did laugh at that one. Jinx's voice softened as she finished: "And we've both had our hearts broken by those closest to us." Raven's face took on a hurt look. She had sensed something between Cyborg and Jinx at the HIVE, but that only accounted for one of the girls sitting on the roof tonight. "How do you know about Malchior?" Jinx looked down at her hands and blushed. "I guess I picked up a few other useful things in the dream."

That did it. Raven knew now she could trust Jinx. Slade would never be able to force a teenage girl to discuss her love life with an arch nemesis. She turned her attention back to the knife. "But how? How will this cause it?" Jinx placed a hand on Raven's wrist. What she was about to say was also in the dream. She never saw it, but it was there, hiding in the shadows. "If you die, there will be no one left to stop Slade." Raven looked up into her eyes. "You're the only one who can defeat him."

Raven felt her heart skip a beat. Her hand tightened around the handle of the blade, reminding her that it was real. That was what the prophecy meant. Something bad had happened on her birthday. Slade had returned. Slade had hunted her down. Slade had convinced her that she was the Antichrist. And without saying so, Slade had made her think that death was the only way out.

And she had almost done it.

Tears welling up in her eyes and hands shaking badly, Raven dropped the knife to the ground. Jinx leaned forward and placed her arms on the shuddering girl's shoulders, unsure of what to do. "I like your hair." She whispered.

Raven felt a little better after that.

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And don't worry. There's more to come next week. You didn't think I'd end Season Four like THAT, did you?

In the meantime, if any of you are looking for a hilarious (yet somewhat naughty) Raven story, I suggest Blueberries(1871342) by WanderingOisin. If it offends you, I apologize. If you love it and curse my name for not recommending it sooner, I am also sorry.