1A/N: And this is a long one. As I'm sure quite a few are aware, some of the rest of the story will be following the actual episodes quite closely, Birthmark more than probably any others. I've already done my completely original take on the prophecy and it took me like 60,000 words in another story so to keep things moving, that is why this story will focus more on the show storyline though I will of course have a few surprises...especially later. Anyways, hope this goes good and let me know what ya thinks.

Disclaimer: I do not own the Teen Titans, but hey, I think we all knew that already

Trying To Do the Right Thing

Chapter 13

By: Finalitylife

Robin P.O.V:

I could feel the rage building inside of me as I stared at the armored form of my nemesis. He was leaning casually against a piece of machinery on a balcony and I could tell by the glint in his eyes he was smiling. I knew he wasn't dead. I knew he would not stay gone and it was now clear that I had been completely right. I should have never given up searching for him, even if it would have almost cost me my life again.

"I hope its not too late Robin but I just couldn't wait any longer to come see all of you. It truly has been far too long. How have you been Robin? I'm sure quite bored without me around." Beast Boy was the one to respond first, his voice trying to sound strong but all of us close to him knew he was trembling in fear...in fear of the man who had ultimately taken away his love.

"You're dead Slade. We all watched you die. You can't be here." Slade only chuckled.

"But I am here at this very moment, right in front of you. And where is that treacherous blonde bitch? Still trapped forever in stone." I could detect the anger in Slade's voice, the anger he felt toward the one who beat him, the same anger that was in his voice when I tried to defy him as his apprentice. Slade did not enjoy failing in his plans, not one bit.

"No one cares what you have to say Slade, no one cares how you survived. All that matters is that I won't let you leave here as a free man. I won't let you escape again and I'll do whatever it takes." Again Slade's malevolent laugh echoed through the factory, somehow overwhelming the loud sounds of the machinery, becoming the only sound heard.

"I do not doubt your words dear boy. I know you are a man of your word just like me, always so much like me, but my goals for the time no longer just include you." I could feel my blood pulsing quicker and quicker through my body, could feel the raw hatred surfacing more and more with each of his words.

"Enough!" The other Titans jumped back from me, all except Raven. My voice boomed outward, penetrating deeper than any blade, and even Slade's eye widened slightly at the sheer intensity of my rage.

"This is between me and you Slade. This has always been between me and you. Face me now and this will finally end."

"Nothing would please me more Robin then to put you back in your place after all this time but like I said my goals no longer simply involve you." I watched as a strange symbol seemed to suddenly burn itself into Slade's mask at his forehead. It cast an eerie glow across the metal mask of the man. For the life of me, I could not pull my gaze away from that symbol, unlike anything I had ever seen before, in fact I knew I had never seen it before. However, that mysterious symbol was fueling that terrible feeling of dread inside of me and that was proof enough that whatever it was, nothing good would come from it. I finally pulled my thoughts away from the symbol, again focusing on my rage but before I could make any comment, I found myself completely in shock. Out of nowhere, an orange glow encompassed the body of Slade and fire itself had spawned in the palms of his hands. Suddenly, Slade made his move and a stream of burning flame was headed right at us. I yelled for the Titans to move and jumped out of the way of the attack. I glanced back to watch in horror as the flame, as if having a mind of its own, did not impact the ground where it should have, but rather changed angles, abruptly turning up in its path, heading right at Raven. I could see the look of fear in her eyes as the fire sped toward her and I truly believe that it was instinct, not conscious thought that formed a shield of black energy in front of her to protect her. A felt a small wave of relief pass through my body before turning my attentions back toward Slade, who was continuing his attacks on my team.

It was less than a minute into the battle and it was already clear that we stood no chance against this 'enhanced' Slade. As a mere mortal, Slade had been capable of holding his own against those who would challenge his evil, but now, with these seemingly limitless powers, he was decimating the Titans. It was only a speck in my mind, a barely formed thought, but the fact that it was there told enough. I was questioning if we would survive this battle, if we would finally fall to the villain we opposed, and nothing was worse than starting to believe in such a thought. I yelled out to Starfire as Slade sent her starbolt, joined with his flame right back at her, sending her falling. My yell caught the attention of Slade, who I had been incapable of getting near to attack since the battle started. His eye settled on me and again, I knew he was smiling under his mask. He motioned with his hand for me to come get him, and again my blind rage overtook me, thoughts of the falling Starfire erased from my mind. I charged him and he fled up into the inner workings of some of the machinery. I followed without hesitation, extending my bo staff as soon as I took flight after him.

We played a small game of cat and mouse, something that disturbingly reminded me of when I had been chasing a powerful figment of my imagination through the trees of a forest. Eventually he stopped, and I readied myself for battle, slowly moving around him, waiting for the perfect moment. My thoughts were so set on Slade, that I almost didn't notice that once again we were battling on gears, giant metal gears, just like in our battle of master versus apprentice, a battle that I would have lost had it not been for my friends. I did my best to tune out the sound of the gears turning, their incessant clicking and grinding, as I circled my target. As always he stood immaculate, arms behind his back, posture completely relaxed as if he didn't have a care in the world. The only difference this time was the burning mark on his forehead and the terrible power that I knew was contained within his body.

"Just like old times Robin." He extends his bo staff.

"Nothing I want to remember you bastard. You should have stayed dead. Nobody in this world wants you here." He laughs darkly.

"Oh I can think of one being who wants me here though he is not exactly from this world but I digress. You were going to threaten me and then attack me I assume." I grit my teeth, continuing my movements around the gear, Slade finally moving, completely in sync with me.

"Why are you here Slade? What is so important that you've shown your face again?" Slade says nothing but slowly turns his head, his eye now focusing on another Titan, other than me. I follow his gaze and find my anger increasing even above what I had felt before, for Slade's cold gray eye had settled on to a purple-haired young woman who was busy trying to help Cyborg to his feet. I find myself my growling at Slade, my fists clenching almost painfully on my staff. My voice comes out low, almost a hiss.

"You will never touch her. You will never hurt her Slade, I won't allow it."

"Hmm interesting. It seems your interest in her has grown just as much as mine has in her." He was obviously mocking me, his voice was filled with something that told me that he knew things he couldn't possibly know, knew things that happened between only me and Raven, and I instantly felt like someone had just punched me straight in my stomach. After everything that had happened, every hour of intense thought, ever minute of trying to understand truly who I was and what I should do, working through complex emotions and feelings, and in the end, my worst fears were coming true. My ultimate enemy was going after someone very close to me, and a strong part of me was telling me he was doing it only to get at me, only to hurt me. I felt something inside me snap and I threw myself at Slade, intent on crushing his head with my staff. As my staff swung down, he blocked it easily a few inches from his face. He pushed me away and his staff burst into flames.

"You have no chance here Robin. Leave now and allow fate to take its place."

"Never."

"So be it. I'll try not to hurt you too badly." The flaming staff came down and I did my best to block with my staff, only to find it seared right in half by the fire. I barely managed to avoid the unexpected attack that came through but my dodging was short lived as Slade kicked me straight into the chest, causing me to go flying off the gears. A long fall later, and I found myself slamming hard into the steel ground of a walkway. My body flared up with pain, and I found myself seeing nothing but blackness for a few seconds. All I could do was ly there as I watched Slade hover above everything, arms outstretched, looking every bit the part of the angel of death that finally had come for me. Blue energy started crackling around him, bringing absolutely destruction to the surroundings that were very fast becoming the Titans tomb. I forced my body to its feet, fighting back pain, only to stumble as the ground shook beneath my feet, I looked up as a large, menacing gear slowly fell over, with me sitting helplessly in its crushing path. At that moment, I wasn't afraid, but rather the thought that passed through my head as I realized I was going to die was that after everything that had occurred, wasn't it ironic that I would actually be crushed to death by a giant gear. However, a single voice ripped through all the chaotic destruction, a single word filled with such absolute desperation, with such raw need, that I could feel it within the core of my being.

"Stop!"

Raven could feel the fear consuming her entire being. The mere sight of the mark on Slade's forehead, the mark that had followed her entire life, and she knew...she knew. She watched, almost completely unable to move as her friends were being beaten down as if they were nothings, standing absolutely no chance by the one who now wielded Hellfire as if it was a toy. Why Slade? Why did it have to be him?"

She continued to watch helplessly as Robin squared off against his ultimate villain, who she now knew was just another pawn in a greater plan, nothing but a pawn...just like her. She finally forced herself to move, going to the closest Titan near her, Cyborg, doing her best to help him up, which was rather difficult considering his massive bulk. As Cyborg slowly stood up to his feet, Raven looked up just as she watched her beloved slam into the metal ground. She felt her heart completely stop as he didn't immediately jump back up as he always did when he fell, rather remained motionless for a few seconds on the ground. She wanted to run over to him, but Slade's attack was only getting started. His dark powers began to bring the entire place down around them, causing the other Titans to begin fleeing for their lives, but Raven did not run nor did her eyes leave Robin and when she watched in horror as his existence was about to slip away from her forever, she did the impossible, and stopped time itself.

The whole place took on a surreal quality to itself as fires had been stopped in mid spark, Beast Boy in mid change, but most importantly of all, a gear had stopped in mid fall. Raven let out a small sigh of relief at the sight though the moment lasted the tiniest of seconds for something still moved in this world, a chilling voice reminding her of that fact.

"That was truly impressive Raven. So much power and I simply had no idea but of course I know you are aware of who told me all about you." Raven inwardly cringed at the thought though did her best not to show anything to Slade. "I am sure you also know why I am here Raven. The time has come. It is time to fulfill what you were born to do. Destiny can not be denied any longer." Slade's word held such an absolute finality to them, that Raven couldn't help but shudder. Slade was now only a few feet in front of her and he quickly reached out, grabbing hold of her wrist. She felt a strong burning sensation where he touched and pulled away, surprised that Slade's grip did not put up more resistance. She stared at where he had touched her, her mind reeling with the reality of it all, as staring back at her was a burning red mark, a symbol that would only be recognized by very few beings in all realms. It was of a language of the darkest design, so evil in nature that even civilizations that knew of it, refused to speak it for fear of repercussions. It was the language of Scath and the symbol meant a single word: Portal.

Her mind wanted to give in to sheer panic, but she knew she was stronger than that. She knew what she had to do at this moment. She needed to save Robin. Raven formed a black talon of energy in her hand and shot it forward, hitting Slade, carrying him to the complete other side of the factory. Immediately, she took flight to Robin, who was still trapped in time, in an unescapable position for the boy wonder. She knelt beside him, quickly taking in his features. His face looked so calm even in the face of his coming death. It was very strange to see. She gently placed her hand on his chest, the touch sending a small bit of energy into him, and in an instant he was moving again.

He didn't move for a second or two, only blinking under his mask at Raven. He then, carefully took a look around, taking in the very strange situation.

"Slade stopped time. My god, just how powerful has he become." The response came from the man himself.

"It was not me who stopped time my dear boy. Rather it was your friend kneeling beside you who accomplished such a feat." Robin's eyes widened as he turned back to Raven whose eyes were locked on Slade, filled with that terrible fear that Robin knew had returned only recently to the dark young woman.

"Raven?" Robin said her name gently, in almost complete disbelief. Did Raven truly have such power? Raven slowly turned her attention to Robin, a harder look in her eyes now.

"We need to get out of here now Robin," and with even waiting for a response, Raven pulled Robin into her soul self, and a black raven fled away as fast as it could from destiny itself.

Eventually, Robin found his feet touching the ground again on the street outside the factory. He shook his head to clear it from slight disorientation as the rapid travel had not been easy on him.

"Raven, what is going on here?" His voice had a sharp edge to it, though he had not intended for it to be that way. Raven turned to him, doing her best to lock eyes with him through his mask.

"Its complicated Robin but it doesn't matter right now. We need to run, we need to get away from Slade.

"I won't run from him." Robin found his hand being grabbed from his side, two small, delicate hands pulling it to her chest.

"This is no time for blind rage Robin. This is no time to be foolish. We need to run. Please Robin...please..." Robin stared into the depths of the amethyst orbs that stared back at him as Raven pleaded with him. There was so much going on in the young woman's eyes that he found it difficult to not drown in it all. Raven continued to clutch his hand tightly, as she continued to plead.

"Please..." Her eyes closed now and he could almost feel her emotions trying to persuade him from the inside out. At this moment, she looked so small, so fragile, so vulnerable, and yet still so very beautiful.

"Raven...I..." It was at this moment that Slade decided to make his presence known again.

"I do hate to break up this moment between you two birds but I still have a message to deliver, so if you don't mind..." Robin instinctively put himself between Raven and Slade, a low growl coming from his body. Raven stood behind him now, still clutching his hand. Robin turned slowly toward Raven, meeting her gaze again.

"Raven...get out of here now. I'll hold him off." Raven went to respond but was silenced by a much sterner Robin.

"Raven...Go! I promise I won't let him touch you." His last words were soft, filled with warmth. Raven reluctantly let go of Robin's hand, before turning around and running, knowing full well in her heart, that as good as it was to hear those words from Robin, he had made a promise he would not be able to keep, a promise no one could keep.

As he watched Raven take off, he turned his attention back to Slade who had not moved at all.

"How sweet Robin. To you really think you can protect her from what is to come. Has she told you nothing?" Robin did not respond, but rather shot forward, delivering a series of devastating kicks to Slade's head. Robin heard a sickening crack of bone, that made him cringe as he landed back on his feet. He truly hadn't meant to do it, but that sound could have only been Slade's neck breaking. He had killed Slade but he knew that had all been too easy. He watched in absolutely horror as the body if Slade did not fall down, but rather remained standing with his neck bent at a clearly broken angle. Robin felt slightly sick as suddenly, Slade twisted his head back into the correct position, bones cracking and crunching back into place, his one eye once again staring directly into his very soul.

"My turn," and with that, a wave of burning death was unleashed directly at Robin. All he could do was stare wide-eyed at the flame as it came to consume.

Raven tried to run away, but she simply couldn't make herself go. She had only made it about half a block before she stopped. She clenched her tiny fists as she thought about Robin facing off against Slade alone, and despite all her fear, she knew she had to go back. She couldn't leave him alone against that monster. Suddenly, Robin's scream pierced the air as an explosion shook the very street and buildings in the vicinity. She felt her heart clench at the sound and flew as fast as she could back to where she had left Robin.

When she arrived she found a crater in the street, blocks of concrete littered everywhere, but more importantly, no sign of Slade and no sign of Robin. However, she didn't need to see Robin to feel him somewhere in the debris. She flew toward where she felt him and his presence was confirmed when some rubble started moving. She used her power to aid the movement, and a slightly bleeding, slighty charred Robin fell out into the street, barely being caught in the arms of Raven. She held him for a second, unsure if his eyes were even open, though she was at least happy to see him breathing.

"I thought I told you to run Rae." She couldn't help but smile.

"And I thought I told you not to call me Rae." He returned her small smile with one of his own, before slowly getting to his feet, though still supported by Raven. Raven began pulling him somewhere, she really wasn't entirely sure herself, and Robin offered no resistance. Somehow, Raven's eyes landed on a nearby building, the stained glass and symbols making it quite clear as to what it was...a church. Raven didn't know why, but she felt compelled to go into that building with Robin. Maybe, just maybe the sanctity of the place would protect Robin from evil's touch though she knew nothing could protect her, demons were never granted sanctuary. The two slowly stumbled into the building, completely unaware of the malevolent shadow following, enjoying this little game of chase. Eventually, the two stopped, right in front of the altar, with Robin being held protectively in Raven's arms. She looked down at his bloody face, his singed hair and skin, and almost allowed a few tears to escape though she fought them relentlessly back.

"Raven...I'm sorry for all this...Slade...its my fault he's going after you, he wants to hurt you...to get to me...because he knows, somehow knows...that I care so much for you." The words came out slowly, labored but Raven could feel all the emotions within, especially the guilt. She screamed on the inside, knowing that none of this was his fault, her mind, her heart screamed at her to tell him the truth, but she just couldn't do it. All she could do was just hold him there for a few minutes, silently as his guilt ate away at him. Heavy footsteps were soon heard, making no effort to hide themselves.

"Well isn't this a strange place to find you Raven. I almost didn't even bother looking for you in here. I guess you were foolish enough to believe this place would offer safety to the likes of you." Robin slowly rose to his feet, glaring strongly at Slade, taking a few steps away from Raven so that she wasn't in the battle. He would do his best to protect her, he had promised. Slade did not hesitate, and unleashed another wave of fire, but Robin quickly realized he was not the target. Acting on instinct, he dove knocking Raven out of the way only to be hit full force with the blast. He found his body flying like a rag doll, crashing through some wooden benches. His world exploded with pain, and he did not get up. He felt himself walking the fine line between excruciating consciousness and blissful unconsciousness, but he would not give in. He heard Slade talking though he was having trouble understanding the words.

"He is not the first to suffer because of you, nor will he be the last. However, I think he is the one whose fate matters most to you."

"You're here for me Slade. If you want to deliver your message, then you will have to catch me." Robin heard the swoosh of Raven's cloak and then heavy footsteps leaving. He found himself barely awake and alone in the church, lying in a pile of splintered wood. Half his body was numb, the other half was sheer pain. He reached down, deep inside of himself, and willed his body back into motion, every movement bringing blinding pain. Somehow, he got himself to his knees, slowly realizing the extent of his injuries. His right arm hung limply at his side. Nothing was broken, though his right shoulder was dislocated. Also there was a more serious injury as a piece of wood had impaled him through the side, the extent of the inner damage not known to him. Robin gritted his teeth, using his one good arm to pull himself up to his feet using a bench for leverage. He limped to his feet toward a nearby wooden column. He knew what he needed to do. Getting himself into position, he cleared his mind, trying to get into a slight meditative trance he had learned from his years of martial arts study. With one final calm breath, he slammed his shoulder against the column, a loud pop emitting from the joint. Robin screamed through clenched teeth as he regained painful motion of his right arm. He did his best to slow his breathing down, fighting back the pain as he felt his left hand grip on the piece of wood in his side. He ripped the wood out, the slightest sound of tearing flesh heard, and this time, Robin openly screamed in raw pain, his scream echoing through the holy walls of the church, his crimson blood staining the pure ground. He reached into his belt and pulled out a special pad that would help stop the flow of blood, though it was only meant for temporary relief. It took him a bit to place it over his terrible wound but the job was done. Robin then pulled out his communicator, looking for a very important blip on it, the only one capable of moving in this time stopped world. Robin let out a deep breath as he looked up at the large cross that stood behind the altar. Robin was by no means a religious man, having given up his faith long ago when two loving parents were cruelly taken away from him, but for this moment it didn't matter.

"Give me strength to protect her...please."

Raven fled as best as she could, employing the fullest extent of her power she could muster, but nothing stopped Slade, his relentless pursuit decimating any obstacle she tried to throw in front of him. He was gaining ground on her but she knew at least she had gotten him away from her friends...from Robin. In one last desperate attempt, Raven actually forced two building together, intent on crushing Slade between the two giant structures. When he didn't immediately fly out, she felt a small bit of relief, only for it to be washed away by Slade exploding from the buildings, tackling Raven in the air, slamming her into the ground of a huge tower located in downtown Jump City. She felt his crushing weight on top of her, finding it difficult to breathe. However, what was worse was that she felt several more burning sensations through out her body as his foul touch imprinted more symbols into her body. She wanted to cry out but couldn't find the air supply to do so. Eventually Slade was no longer touching her, and she slowly tried to get away, crawling like some pathetic creature away from its master. She only made it a few feet before she felt his hand grab her by the back of the cloak, tearing it off of her, along with parts of her leotard. She felt more burning symbols on her back, her shoulders. They felt like they were everywhere on her exposed body.

"Raven, Raven, Raven...you continue to try to fight something that was inevitable since your birth. I can't believe you are foolish enough to believe you can win this." Slade placed his foot on Raven, pushing her tired body over as easily as if she were a house of cards. Raven was now looking up at the man who now served pure evil, a man many though himself to be pure evil, they had no idea.

"You've never told them anything about all of this have you Raven, never once told them about the danger they were in from the second they met you. What kind of friend are you. Tsk, Tsk, Tsk. Or maybe it has nothing to do with you being a bad friend. Maybe it has to do with the fact that if they knew the truth, they would shun you, fear you, or better yet, try to end your cursed existence once and for all." Raven felt anger building up inside her, anger at Slade, anger at herself, and anger at the words that she knew were true. She tried to attack Slade only for him to catch her arm in her grip. He turned her around as she felt one last symbol burn itself into her body, his hands finally resting on the exposed skin of her shoulders.

"The message has been delivered. Now see what you will bring to this world." Raven watched in horror as time seemed to speed forward right in front of her eyes finally stopping, but she truly wished it hadn't. The scene in front of her was truly apocalyptic, nothing remained but the burnt out husk of the city she once protected, the broken, melting ruins of the tower she once called home. She felt her eyes moisten as she felt herself breaking on the inside. Her eyes finally found their way to 4 stone statues, in their last futile struggles against the hordes of a demon lord. The tears started to fall as she laid her eyes on each one of them, finally coming to rest on the final statue. His mouth locked in one last scream, his mask gone, eyes wide in horror.

"No...please no." Slade whispered in her ear, with clear enjoyment in his voice.

"It truly is something to behold and it will come to pass, all...because..of you." An enormous bellow pierced the dead air of the destroyed city as huge antlers rose up into the sky followed by a massive red-skinned head and four blazing red eyes. The eyes stared intently on Raven's form and a malicious grin formed on the face of the great beast.

"Soon my daughter, very soon." His dark laughter ripped through her mind and body.

"NOOOOOO!" Raven's scream matched the intensity of the laughter though the emotions contained within were on completely opposite sides of the spectrum. The whole word around her began changing, flashing back to the true time, to the still true form of the city. However, she still found herself being held there by the strong grip of Slade. A strangely cold breeze finally blowing again despite the warm weather, nipping at her barely covered body, her now long hair flowing in the wind.

"You can not escape your destiny Raven. You will become what you were always meant to, you have no other choice." A few small tears continued to roll down her cheeks as Slade continued to talk.

"You can not stop it. They can not stop it. They will all die because you Raven, are a far greater monster than I ever could be." With those final defeating words, Slade let go of Raven, her body beginning a free fall toward the street below. Slade smiled from above as Raven fell.

"Oh by the way, Happy Birthday," and with that he was gone. Raven felt herself falling but simply did not care. If she died, if she hit the ground below, never drawing breath again, then it would all be over, her destiny would be over, and they would all be safe. However, dying this day was definitely not her destiny. She suddenly found herself being caught in the air by familiar arms and a familiar scent of a young man she loved more than anything in this world.

Robin had seen Raven falling, had barely managed to catch up to her location in time to save her life. When he watched her, he felt his heart stop. When he saw that her clothes had almost been completely torn from her body, he prayed to whatever God would listen that the worst had not occurred. However, the moment he caught her in his arms, all his worry, all the immense pain coursing through his entire body was forgotten for a few brief seconds, lost in the reality of just how right it felt at this moment to be holding her. He landed on to the street, doing his best to make sure Raven barely felt the hard landing and there on the street, he held her just as she had held him in the church. He looked down at her, slowly realizing that her hair had somehow grown twice its length, but what was even stranger, that despite everything that had just happened, she had a very tiny smile on her face as she looked up at him. It was only for a second, and she soon closed her eyes and drifted off into unconsciousness afterward, but Robin had to admit that smile was one of the most beautiful things he had ever seen.

Robin carefully pulled off his cape, gently wrapping up Raven in it, covering her very visible body. He knew she would not want anyone to see her this way. He picked her up, wincing at the pain that shot through his body, and turned around to find Starfire carrying Cyborg, and Beast Boy as a bird flying toward them. Cyborg was dropped down a few feet away and immediately began yelling.

"Would somebody please tell me what the hell happened back there, I mean that shit was just..." He stopped yelling as soon as his eyes fell on Raven's prone form, his mouth agape, no words finding their way out. Starfire however, started panicking.

"Oh what has happened to Raven. What did Slade do to her? Please tell me she is alright. Please tell me she is undamaged.?" Tears quickly started flowing down the Tamaranian's face while Beast Boy and Cyborg only continued to stare silently.

"Starfire...I need you to fly Raven back to the Tower. Get her to the infirmary. You can get there the fastest so I need you to do that. Okay Star?" She gave Robin a weak smile as she took the precious bundle from him and was off in a green flash toward the tower. Cyborg and Beast turned to watch Starfire leave, still in quite a bit of shock.

"Robin, would you please tell me what the hell happened?" Silence. "Robin?" The only response was a body falling limply to the ground.

Logan X: Thanks for the first time review. Always nice to here from new readers. I'm glad you like how I portray Raven in my story, it is an interesting character to write.

BigBlackWoman: Hey, your not the only one who wants to see where it goes. I'm kind of curious myself thats why I really have to start updating quicker. The suspense is killing me.

evilsangel: As always, sorry for the delay in updating. Just been busy. And actually I never really intended to bring the whole prophecy thing into the story but I got hit with a really good idea so it just kind of took me there. Lets see where it all goes.

Spiderbob: Yeah, I'm trying to be original as possible but it will follow those episodes as an outline. The original plot from the show was good, but it can always be made better and thats what I hope to do, put my own spin on things and honestly, I think my ideas will be better, though I did the shows ideas to make them so everything has a nice balance to it. Oh and don't worry. Even if I completely lost my spark to write, I still would never leave a story unfinished. I just think that's cruel to those who have actually taken the time to read the story. They deserve an ending.

Cherry Jade: Yeah, a nice, encouraging review always makes it easier to sit in front of the computer when your having troubling writing. I'm glad you think the chapter was better than the tv, so lets hope they all continue to do better or I'll probably be somewhat disappointed in my creation. Oh wellz, can't win them all. Hope this chapter satisfies everything you were looking for. Oh yeah, and obviously by how long it took me to write this chapter, the spark came and left rather quickly but it should return assuming my weekend of work doesn't drive me nuts. Well I guess that's it. Later C.J. and oh yeah, when are you going to update.