Well. I won't talk too much, as for the cliff hanger from the previous chapter. Just know that I don't own Teen Titans! If you think otherwise, I'll sic Zorath (the dragon) or Glory (my guinea pig) on you! Mwahahaha...

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Chapter Five:

"Slade," Robin said in disgust. The last time they had seen his arch enemy they had been in an uneasy alliance. But it was over now.

Especially considering that he was aiming a nasty gun-like contraption at them. It looked like some sort of sci-fi gun, as the chamber seemed to be glowing.

That wasn't the only new thing. Slade had almost completely ditched his armor. He still wore his mask, revealing only one eerie eye, but now his whole outfit was completely black and built more for stealth instead of power. His usual metal armor was no longer there and instead he seemed to just have padding. That certainly wouldn't save him in a rough fight.

Maybe he's gotten over confident and feels like he doesn't need his armor? Raven thought. Or maybe...

Raven stopped herself. No. She couldn't think that Slade was good enough not to need protection against harm anymore. She carefully searched his feelings to find out if he was over confident or just stupid, but suddenly gasped as she found that Slade seemed... older. More mature. She couldn't quite figure it out.

"Hello Robin," Slade said in return. "It's been a long time since we've met... for me."

He looked over at Raven, and Raven resisted flinching. The last time she had seen him, he had been the one who had delivered the prophecy's markings on her birthday, which had resulted in the world nearly ending. If her friends hadn't had so much confidence in her... where would the world be now?

"So..." He made a show of looking around, and then directly back at Raven. "This is the place you decided on? I'll say... You could've done better."

All of the Titans looked at her in confusion, but Raven was much more confused. What was Slade talking about? She kept her gaze even, staring at Slade. She wouldn't let him know that he was getting to her.

"Hey! Leave Raven alone!" Cyborg said and shot a blast of energy at Slade. Slade quickly did a flip backwards and then fired his gun at Cyborg.

A laser shot out of Slade's gun and Cyborg just managed to duck the flying blue light. The laser crashed into the Titan's big TV and half blew it up and half melted it. Cyborg stared at in horror.

"I hope you didn't hit my Wii! It's taken me forever to beat that level!" Cyborg roared and jumped forward...

But not toward Slade. He had jumped toward the ruined TV.

"Oh, because the world will end if you have to start the game over," Raven said, resisting rolling her eyes.

"Hey! The good news is, if you have to start over, then you'll get to see Samus in her Z-suit again!" Beast Boy piped up, suddenly by Cyborg's side. He had turned into a rabbit and had hopped over as fast as he could.

"Yeah, I guess that's true..."

Robin cleared his throat awkwardly, and the Titans all looked at him, even Cyborg, who looked upset about his Wii getting knocked against the wall from the explosion.

"Slade, guys," Robin jerked his thumb at Slade. "He's inside the Tower. Just letting you know."

"Oh, really, it's fine. I'll wait for the evaluation of the Wii. It's very important to you, I understand. Did my laser harm it?" Slade said, leaning casually against the kitchen counter. He seemed to be laughing inside at some inside joke, Raven could sense.

All of the Titans stared at him like he had just dropped out of space. He hadn't attacked in their moment of disorganization? That seemed very unlike Slade...

"Slade, why have you come?" Starfire asked the question on all of their minds.

"Oh..." Slade looked at her. "I haven't quite come on purpose..."

"You just walked into Titans Tower not on purpose?" Beast Boy asked, his voice implying that he thought Slade was very dense or stupid.

"That's not quite it... See, I was sent here, from somewhere else. I didn't realize I would be here," Slade said. "Well, that's not the point. Raven?"

All of the Titans looked at her, and she froze. "What?"

Slade stood up from leaning on the counter and walked over to her. "I have a question that I think you'll know the answer too."

Raven rose her eyebrows and kept her chin high. "What would make you think that?"

"Time travel... oh, wait. Excuse me. You wouldn't know," Slade said, shaking his head. "Not yet."

Raven went even more still. 'Yet'...?

"Of course you won't know." He seemed to come to the conclusion. He looked over at her and stepped forward and leaned in to whisper into her ear. "As that is in the future. But... I guess I can stop things from happening in the future now, right, Raven?"

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Well... THA END! I acknowledge that this chapter is shorter than my others, and maybe a bit more silly, but I'm facing a bit of a writer's block, so please forgive me if the next chapter takes a while!

Anyone know which Metroid game Cyborg and BB are talking about? (Hint: Cyborg has saved one of the important creator's life, so, he got a gift!) ((if that makes any sense))

Even if you don't know which game they're talking about, you should still leave a review! :D

Oh... and I think since this chapter was so short, I'll put up one of my favorite Teen Titans quotes!

Dr. Light: No one defeats Dr. Light! No one!

Raven: [Appears behind Dr. Light] Remember me?

Dr. Light: [looking mortified] ... I'd like to go to jail now, please.