Chapter 6: The Second Prophecy

"His daughter was born to be his portal, his son shall be his rebirth…" chant the voices of many monks.

Flashback 1:

"Please Raven. Today is the day? It is…" Starfire says.

"The end of the world." Raven replies with tears in her eyes.

"He shall reclaim, he shall renew…" the voices continue.

Flashback 2:

"What hope can a mere child have of defeating her all-powerful father!" Trigon yells.

"You may have created me…" young Raven says.

She then shines with a bright white light and transforms into her older self. Her hair is longer, and she is clothed in pure white.

"But you were NEVER my father!" Raven yells.

"His reign over this earth."

Fade into song

When there's trouble you know who to call

TEEN TITANS

From their tower they can see it all

TEEN TITANS

When there's evil on the attack

You can rest knowing they've got your back

'Cuz when the world needs heroes on patrol

TEEN TITANS...GO!

With they're super-powers they unite

TEEN TITANS

Never met a villain that they liked

TEEN TITANS

They got the bad guys on the run

They'll never stop 'til the job gets done

And when the world is losing all control

TEEN TITANS...GO!

1...2...3...4...GO TEEN TITANS!

Fade out of song

"I'm calling the Titans North," Robin says. "They need to know that Psy isn't safe."

"But Robin," Starfire replies. "How do we know that this is the destiny they both must face?"

"Star, we ran all the tests." Cyborg states. "We cross-referenced everything. We watched the footage of the last battle with Trigon. We may not like these results…but they're real."

"But, these are our friends! How can they be destined to do such horrible things?" Starfire retorts.

"Star," Beast Boy says calmly. "These are magical things that weren't meant to understand. Even Raven doesn't know about this. At least…we don't think she does."

Raven levitates in the middle of her room meditating in the complete silence of her mind. A million miles away from the meeting going on in the Titan's living room.

"If I defeated him, why doesn't it feel like he's really gone?" Raven asks herself. "If he was completely destroyed, why can I still sense that there is some part of him that still exists? Some little tiny piece of him, just like there was a piece of me after I became the portal."

I head back to my dorm room. I just got done with classes for the day. I go into my room, look around, and let out a sigh.

"Even with other friends here that have powers, the four of us forming the Titans North Sector N, and we've stopped all the crime in the city…why does it still feel like something is horribly wrong?" I ask myself. "Why does it still feel like there's something out there that's bigger than anything I've ever faced before? And why does it still feel like something is missing?"

I take a moment to stand there in silence, then say quietly, "…Raven."

"Robin calling the Titans North…Robin calling the Titans North," Robin says to the static on the gigantic television screen. "Robin calling the Ti – "

"We heard you the first six times you said it," says Mood Swing as he appears on the screen.

"Well then why didn't you answer?" Robin asks.

"Hey, Psy teleports…not us," Spectra says as she pushes her way onto the screen. "Besides, you should be more specific as to which sector of the Titans North you want now. Nowadays there's Sector S, that's us, and Sector N, that's Psy's group."

"Hey, didn't you guys stop being superheroes? I thought Psy asked you guys to stop," Robin asks.

"Psy got a hold of us a few weeks ago when he got back to college, and said that it was alright, but to be careful," Ice says appearing on screen.

"Well, if Psy isn't with you, then how can I reach him?"

"Did you not hear a word I just said?" Spectra asks indignantly. "Call for the Titans North…SECTOR N." She says this last part very slowly so Robin will not only catch it, but feel very stupid at the same time.

"Spectra! Shut it!" Mood Swing says in an annoyed tone. "Sorry bout that Robin. Just call for Sector N, and you'll get one of their teammates. Most likely you'll either get Gale, or Psy himself."

"Thanks Mood Swing," Robin says with gratitude.

"Why do you need to contact the Titans North so bad anyway?" Mood Swing asks inquisitively.

"Psy's in danger…let's leave it at that," Robin says flatly.

"I don't think so." Mood Swing retorts. "Psy is MY brother, what kind of danger are we talking about? Please Robin…he's my brother, I need to know."

"There was…a prophecy…" Robin starts.

Raven lies in her room, sprawled on the floor, barely breathing, unconscious.

"No! You can't be here! I destroyed you!" Raven screams at a form completely covered in shadow.

"You may have destroyed my body," the shadow says. "But you couldn't destroy my spirit. The prophecy will be fulfilled."

"The prophecy was already fulfilled! It can't happen again…can it?"

"That was only the first part of the prophecy. This second part is stronger, deeper, and will be carried out. And there's nothing you can do to stop it, for this time it requires much more than just you. This time it requires…"

"Psy, you need to get out of there, it's not safe," Robin says over the communicator's small screen.

"Robin…calm down. What's not safe?" I ask.

"You aren't. You're in great danger. We need to get you to a safe place. Someplace where they can't get to you."

"What kind of danger? What safe place? Who is 'they'?"

"Psy, we figured out that there is another part of the prophecy. Do you remember how we told you about the prophecy Raven fulfilled? The one where she was destined to become the portal for Trigon to rule the Earth?"

"Yes. I remember. But what does that have to do with me? Why does that make me not safe? Wait…that was a long time ago. We don't have to worry about that anymore. Do we?"

"That's just it Psy. That was only part one of the prophecy. Part two needs someone else. It needs Trigon's other child."

"There's another child of Trigon?"

"Trigon didn't realize it until recently, but Arella didn't only have Raven. She had twins. Her second child was hidden away from Trigon all this time. No one knew who or what he was."

"HE?"

"Yes…he."

"But why does that put me in danger? I'm confused. We need to find that other child, and stop this prophecy from coming true. What exactly is the second prophecy?"

Suddenly Raven's face also appears on the screen.

"The second prophecy states that Trigon's other child, my brother, is to bring him back to life. Then I shall once again become the portal for Trigon to come back to reclaim this world." Raven says grimly.

"Who is the other child? We have to find him!" I say.

"There's no time." Robin says. "We need to get you and Raven to a safe place."

"So I'm not really in danger! I'm going to protect Raven?"

"We'll send you the coordinates to the rendezvous point. Meet us there and we'll get you to the safe haven. Robin…out."

"Wait but…" I start to say. I stand there staring at the blank screen for a while. "I have a bad feeling about this."

I call the rest of the Titans North together. My brother and his team fly up too, for the meeting. I quickly brief them on what's going on.

"Titans," I begin. "I'm not quite sure what's wrong. But what I do know, is that they need me for some mission to protect Raven from her father. I guess the prophecy she fulfilled has a second part, where it could happen again. Only this time there's another element."

"And that is?" Wildcat asks.

"Raven has...a brother I guess," I reply.

"Robin told us about this," Mood Swing says. "But Wildcat wasn't there when we were informed."

For some reason, it seemed like Mood Swing was hiding something. Something important that I should know.

"Mood Swing? What are you not telling me? Do you guys know something I dont?" I ask.

"No," Spectra quickly says.

"Psy, it's nothing. Don't worry," Mood Swing replies.

Everyone is looking at the floor, trying not to make eye contact with me. I know something's up.

"Alright guys, what's going on?" I ask.

"Robin will brief you with what's up Psy," Gale says.

"But guys..."

"Let it drop Psy," Eclipse says with a hint of annoyance in his voice.

"Yeah Psy, everything will be fine. Just go help the Titans. We'll be fine," Spectra says.

"Besides," Solarflare says enthusiastically. "With the Titans North all combined into one team for a while...no one will mess with us."

"That's right," Ice says.

"Okay guys...if you're sure everything will be fine," I reply.

"Just go ok?" Mood Swing says with a laugh. "You are the most over-protective brother and team lead I've ever seen. You make Robin look easy going." At this everyone laughs.

"Very funny guys," I respond sarcastically. "Alright...alright. I'm leaving."

As I pack my things, with the help of all my teammates who seem eager for me to leave, I look toward the future, and wonder what the urgency is back in Jump City with Raven. I'm really concerned that something might be really wrong, especially since I'm not even going to Jump City, but I have to meet the Titans at a rendezvous point in the strangest place for a rendezvous point ever. I wonder what's so secret that I would have to meet them there instead of at Titans Tower?