I found these chapters on my mother's computer tonight, to my surprise. I really thought this was lost. I decided to post it because I've beginning to feel the Malchior-Raven pairing pulling me back. (I never leave fandoms, merely go through cycles through them.) I might continue this fic, but probably not to the epic it wants to be. Until a decision is made, don't be surprised if this goes back to limbo.
They found the gym; when they arrived there, it looked nothing like a gym anymore. A large portion of the southern wall had collapsed, leaving the north side to arch outward a little. Raven was not surprised to find it, despite being a shelter, to be almost completely empty. She learned that it was not so much a safety point as an exit point to the city. People left every few days in groups, trying to leave the city without being caught.
Raven used her weakness as a reason to hide under the covers with Melvin on one side so she wouldn't have to see the haunted looks in people's faces as they eagerly left. Never before had the burning hatred for her helplessness and lack of power taunted her so. For once in her life, she desperately wished for the return of her powers; even at her rebirth, she hadn't wished them back as much as now.
The only highlight of the day was Malchior quietly whispering some rumors he had heard. A vigilante in the far west end was leading a small band to fight Slade. If she had to guess, she would place her money on either Robin or maybe Starfire for the mysterious hero. Unfortunately, there was no news from anything like Beast Boy or Cyborg.
Before Not-Terra came back later that night, Raven tried her first time at walking again. She nearly sank to the floor in a heap before Malchior and Melvin could catch her when Terra-No-Jennifer walked up.
"Are you feeling better?" she asked, smiling so hopefully that Raven almost felt stunned.
"She's a bit wobbly, but I do believe we're good to go," Malchior answered for her.
"And about time," Gizmo added. All day long, people had glared at him leaving him wary for an ambush.
"Just get everything we need and we can go," Jennifer said. "I got the food supplies."
Less than half an hour, with Gizmo hustling them along, they left, stealing out into the night again.
"Where is your house?" Melvin asked, clutching at Terra and Gizmo's hands as she climbed down a pile of rubble.
"Bout two blocks. We'll be there in no time," Jennifer/Terra answered with a smile. It disappeared quickly. "I wonder if there's anything left in my room…"
As they walked on, quieter now, they finally crept upon her home. Raven only guessed it was her home by the way the blonde reacted to the half-there house. She let go Melvin's hand and raced into the remains with Gizmo and Melvin trailing.
Above her, Malchior sighed as he carried her in. "Seems our luck has run out."
When Raven saw the destruction inside, she realized he had no idea how correct he was.