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Chapter 5: We Will Go

Robin rode his bike dangerously through Jump City receiving many honks from the citizens that were driving. He rode the R-Cycle coming to a stop at the Jump City Harbor. He hopped off of the bike walking to the end of the pier. Robin sat down swinging his legs over the edge. He looked out across the flat water thinking of only her.

"Raven." Robin said into the setting sun. "I was such a jerk to you before you were snatched from me. If only I could tell you how sorry I am." He remained quiet for a while longer. He thought about how mean he was to Beast Boy. Although the teen was careless he didn't mean any harm. Beast Boy must be just as worried as he was am about them. He couldn't believe how selfish he had just been to one of his best friends, no one of his brothers.

"I need to apologize to Beast Boy. I have been such an ass-hole today." His shoulders slumped over as he thought about this afternoons events.

"How could everything go so wrong?" An idea occurred to him he rose to his feet running back to his bike. He quickly slipped the helmet back over his head.

"I'll get you back, Raven. You and our friends." He said as the bike roared to life, then taking off through the city in the setting sun, with a renewed purpose.

Beast Boy and Terra talked to the police when they arrived. They explained the whole story leaving out the part about Robin going berserk. After the police finished taking their statement, Terra and Beast Boy left. Neither one of them could drive so Terra called upon a large boulder to fly them back home. They rode in silence both of them in their own world consumed with their own thoughts. They finally arrived home Terra sat at the kitchen table while Beast Boy threw himself on the couch. Terra turned her head toward the den when she heard sniffling.

"Beast Boy?" she called from the kitchen. When she received no reply she walked around to see tears streaming down the green boy's face. He looked up at her with sadness in his eyes.

"Robin's right. It's all my fault, Terra." His shoulders shook violently as he held himself. Terra sat down beside him putting an arm around his shoulders.

"Don't believe that Beast Boy. Robin was just angry he didn't really mean what he said. Just like you don't mean what you're saying." she said rubbing her companions back. He shook his head to her words,

"Yes he did Terra. And he's right. Our friends are gone because I messed up, Terra! I'm so stupid"

"No you're not Beast Boy. Stop beating you're self up." She said as she grabbed his face between her hands. "You were there for me Beast Boy let me be there for you." Beast Boy looked at Terra his eyes were sad but he gave her a small smile before getting up to go to his room.

"Thanks Terra but I need to be alone right now." Terra watched him walk away with his shoulders sagging in defeat. He disappeared around the corner, and Terra looked down at the place Beast boy had just been.

"What's going to happen to all of us?"

Raven, Starfire, Cyborg, and Slade had been walking for a little under an hour. They were deep in the forest taking in all of the beauty within. They all had been walking in silence since Raven and Cyborg's little argument. Cyborg was going over the argument in his head and felt that he was kind of out of line. Walking a little faster he caught up to Raven falling in step with her.

"Um. . Rae" Cyborg said beginning to loose his nerve.

"I know, Cy." She said staring ahead of her continuing to walk. Cyborg smiled before he said,

"So we cool?"

"Frosty" Raven said smirking looking up at him. Slade rolled his eye at them thinking to himself, "How touching. I personally wished she would turn him into spare parts!"

"I prefer to keep my friends in one piece. You must have forgotten I can read minds. Especially if you project your thoughts as loudly as you just did." Slade stared at the back of the young sorceress's head. "Maybe I wanted you to hear me my dear."

"Whatever Slade. Oh by the way why did you stop Lord Dread from trying to hurt me?"

"I like to protect my investments my dear. What good would you do me as my apprentice if you are injured or worse dead?"

"You are a bastard!"

"So I'm told." Slade quipped getting a rise out of Raven, whose shoulders were hunched over. "Oh I thought anger didn't change anything?"

"It doesn't Slade."

"Really?"

"Really."

"Sometimes my dear, anger can keep you alive. Take it from someone who knows."

"I don't want to take anything from a maniac. A . K . A Slade."

"I am not maniac"

"Right, your not insane, huh?"

"I was going to say a potential psychopath, but I do care about a few human beings. If they suit my purpose."

"You are impossible, Slade."

"You know you really ought to let the darkness out a time and again. Show me what your made of."

"You are a waste of my time Sl-"

"Am I?"

"Yes you are good bye Sl-"

"Before you leave my mind I have one question."

"You have two seconds" Raven's curiosity peeked. What in the world could this mad man want.

"Tell me about that vision you had of that Lord Dread."

"Not a chance in hell." Ignoring her statement he pressed forward.

"It appeared to me that only Starfire knew about Lord Dread. You must have told her about it because I know damn well that idiot does not have visions!" Raven growled at the statement. Simple thought of Starfire having visions would be hilarious, but hearing it from Slade just made her blood boil. Starfire and Cyborg looked at Raven cautiously,

"Are you well friend Raven?" Starfire asked.

"Yeah, girl are you alright?"

"Yes I am fine." Raven hissed at her friends.

"Chill girl we were just asking." Cyborg defended himself and Starfire from her wrath. Raven returned to her mental conversation with Slade. "Very funny Slade, and you are correct, I only showed her. The differences between Starfire and you are I trust her, and I actually like her. Good day Slade." She severed the connection between the two of them roughly causing Slade to grunt out loud. Cyborg turned to look at the villain in their company.

"What!" Slade barked at Cyborg. The mechanical teen turned back around with a smirk on his face realizing Slade and Raven were talking mentally and Raven must have given him a brain jolt, he continued walking.

The group walked a little further as Starfire began to explain about the forests of her home world. Everyone just kind of tuned her out.

"Telberlnelks on my planetis what you on Earth call forests. Telberlnelks havekitkuns, what you call trees on Earth,like your own forest butkitkuns vary in colors. The blue kitkuns are the oldest, and the red kitkuns are the youngest one. Oh and-"

"Baby can we talk about something else?" Cyborg pleaded with his girlfriend. Starfire looked slightly hurt but nodded her head. Slade silently thanked the half metal man. Raven smirked at Slade's comment about Starfire having visions after hearing her explanation about 'Telberlnelks'. Suddenly Raven got the feeling that she was being watched. Raven began looking around frantically getting the attention of the others.

"Are you okay friend?" Starfire asked the half demon.

"Shhh! Someone's out there." She whispered. Slade had gotten into a crouched stance he too felt as if they were being watched.

"Raven's right. There is someone or something watching us." Slade said from behind them. Cyborg looked at his arm scanning the area for anything, but before he could finish his scan three masked warriors in brown cloaks jumped out of the bushes.

"Name your reason for being in our forest." One of the masked warrior said.

"Look we just came from the city an-"

"They are Consonance's spies. Destroy them!" The shorter of the masked warriors screamed. The battle began. The shorter of the masked warriors tried to attack Raven, but she put up a black shield protecting her from the blow. Raven encased one of the trees in her black power hurling it at her attacker. The shortest masked warrior was flung backward.

The tallest of the warriors attempted a punch at Slade, but connected with mere air. Slade swiped the legs from underneath the tallest masked warrior. The attacker did a back hand spring landing on his feet gracefully. Slade and the attacker stared at each other before going at it again. The other masked warrior stood toe to toe with Cyborg.

"Let's do this." Cyborg challenged. The masked warrior charged at the hybrid teen. Cyborg charge his sonic cannon to fire, but before he could fire the warrior punched him in the face knocking him to the ground. Starfire flew straight into him slamming him into a boulder. Starfire fired some star-bolts at the warrior while he was plastered to the boulder. When the smoke cleared he was gone. Starfire floated above the place where the warrior was just lodged.

"I do not see him where could he be?" She whispered to herself. She was grabbed from behind and pulled to the ground. She struggled to free herself from him but could not succeed his strength was astounding. Cyborg, who was now on his feet fired a sonic blast at him flinging him into a nearby tree. Cyborg ran to Starfire to check on her.

The warrior that attacked Raven was standing back up and Raven began to chant her magic,

"Azarath Metrion Zinthos!" The warrior was engulfed in black an held in the air. Raven could feel her hold on them slipping, Raven had never experienced such a struggle to keep her attacker encased. It was like the attacker was fighting her on a spiritual level. Suddenly the warrior chanted their own magical words,

"Pius Arma!" Raven was blown back, by a unforseen force, her hood falling from her head, and when the warrior was released from Raven's grasp she flung the brown cloak off of her. When the two locked eyes both were shocked,

"It is you!" Raven shouted looking at the black girl with white dread-locks that stopped in the middle of her back. She stood a mere five feet, she had café latte skin, and had hypnotic royal blue eyes. Her eyes changed through the different shades of blue according to her mood. She wore a black leather halter top revealing her firm abs, tight black leather pants, and black boots. On her right bicep was the Greek sign of omega, and on the left was a black leather band.

"I've seen you too. In my visions. Angelus. .Ericsson stop." The girl around Raven's age of 18 commanded her companions. Her voice was a rich alto sounding voice laced with an English accent. The other two warrior's stopped their attack.

"What is the meaning of this Anya!" The tallest of the masked warriors asked roughly snatching off the robe. The titan's looked at him, he had café latte skin as well, he looked just like the girl except for the obvious traits; he was male, wasthe same height asSlade 6' 2, hehad grey shoulder length dread-locks, and his eyes were grey like his dreads. His muscular chest was bare along with the rest of his upper body. He wore black baggy pants and yellow boots with black straps. His right bicep held the Greek sign of Alpha on it. His voice was as deep as a barren well and as smooth as silk. He too had an English accent.

"She is the one from my visions Angelus." Angelus turned to look down at Raven who was still on the ground staring at Anya. Anya walked over to Raven offering her a hand. Raven looked at the girl then to her hand not knowing whether to trust her or not.

"It's okay, I'm not going to hurt you." Raven continued to stare at the beautiful girl before taking her hand. Anya hoisted her up from the ground to her feet.

"I'm Anya." she said shaking her hand.

"Raven." she said looking at her.

Slade dislodged himself from the tree that he landed in while fighting with Angelus.

"Sorry about that mate! I thought you were a Consonance spy. They've really been after us as of late. I'm Angelus." He said putting his hand out there for Slade to take it. Slade stared at for a while,

"Slade." He said rolling his eye at the younger man walking over to where Raven and Anya were. Angelus looked in disbelief that Slade just reject his kindness. "Oh and by the way," Slade began turning around to look at the shocked young man. "You should be more willing to listen to what people have to say before attacking them. Just a little friendly advice." Slade said smugly before turning back around.

"Why you little,"

"Angelus that is quite enough." Anya said with a hand raised at her companion. "You must forgive my brother. He is what you would call a hothead." She said looking at Slade. Damn she's beautiful. I wonder if is she as strong as she is beautiful? Slade said remembering to block off his thoughts from Raven.

Cyborg looked over to the warrior that they were just battling with.

"Don't worry about him, nobody likes him." Cyborg said looking over at the only warrior that was still cloaked. "So who are you?" Cyborg said while lowering his sonic cannon.

"Ericsson's the name." He said now removing his robe too revealing tan skin encovering a muscularbody, a head full of curly blonde hair that stopped at his shoulders, a dimple in each cheek, and the prettiest ocean blue eyes. He too was bare chest with only a camouflaged vest on, wearing camouflaged pants, and black combat boots. He had a tenor voice that held mischief and cockiness in it. He looked behind Cyborg to see Starfire standing behind him. "That little lady sure does pack a wallop." He said rubbing the back of his neck. Cyborg looked back at Starfire then back at Ericsson extending his hand,

"The name'sCyborg. If you think she's somethingnow you ought to see her when she mad."

"Hello all I am Starfire. Would you all like to be mynew friends." She asked wide-eyed. Ericsson looked at her with a raised brow,

"Sure, luv?" He said looking around to see if that was the right answer. Slade rolled his eye putting his arms across his chest.

"This is glorious news!" Starfire exclaimed throwing her arms around Ericsson slowly beginning to choke the life out of him. Raven noticed the blue tint on Ericsson's face and thought it was best to save the man.

"Star?"

"Yes friend?" Starfire looked over at Raven still hugging Ericsson.

"You're killing Ericsson."

"Oh! Please excuse." She said dropping the man on the ground. He gasped as he tried to catch his breath.

"Its. . .okay. .luv?" Ericsson said between breaths. Anya looked at Ericsson and Starfire for a moment before turning her attention to Slade, who was standing a couple of feet from Raven. She studied him intently trying to put some pieces of her puzzle together within her mind.

"It's impolite to stare." Slade told her as he looked forward then turned his attention to her. The way he looked at her made her shiver visibly.

"I am sorry." She said turning her gaze to Raven. "We have some things to discuss, so follow us."

"Um sorry no can do because the last time we followed someone we ended up fighting some Consonance soldiers, then fighting you guys." Raven said with much skepticism in her voice. Slade for one agreed with the Goth he didn't trust these guys, but Starfire and Cyborg on the other hand wanted to give these guys a try.

"Raven. Would you step over this way please?" Cyborg said waving an arm at her to join Starfire and himself. Raven reluctantly glided over to them.

"Maybe we shouldn't be so hasty Raven, I mean, we really have no place to go, we have no allies here, and they seem like the good people." Cyborg whispered reason to the dark girl. She remained silent, as Starfire now pleaded her case.

"They all seem friendly. Why do you not want to discuss things with Anya? I would really like to know more about our new friends. She looked like a friend in your vision, did she not?" Raven was yet to respond. "If you do not trust them friend, why do you not just read one of their minds?" Raven looked up at the alien with a puzzled look upon her face. When did she get so smart? Raven thought to herself but quickly dismissed it.

"I really wouldn't like to do that. There is no telling what is going on in their minds. If I go too far I could probably put myself in a comma."

"But Raven you and I both know you have more control than that." Cyborg challenged winking at her.

"Fine! If one of them agrees to it then I will, but if I find anything I don't like we leave immediately. Got it!" Both of them nodded quickly. Slade wasn't standing that far off overheard the whole conversation finally thought it was time to speak his piece his back was to them.

"Raven I do not think this is such a good idea." Raven stared at him for awhile before stating,

"I'm listening."

"We don't know anything about them, and what if for some reason they allow you to read their minds then what? All will be well?" Slade pleaded his case.

"Slade we have no where else to go. We are lost in a strange land with no resources."

"I don't trust them."

"I don't trust you but here we are working together. Now that this is more clear to me I don't have to read anyone's mind to know that it is a good decision to follow them. Especially if you are against them." Raven finished rolling her eyes at Slade then walking over to the other three.

The three warriors stood in a huddle mirroring the one the titans just had. Anya and her brother Angelus were arguing, while Ericsson was trying to calm the situation down.

"Anya! We do not know them and I don't trust them especially the one in the one-eyed mask!" He said gruffly at his sister.

"Angelus, trust me on this. They can help us, plus I feel such a connection to the purple haired one. There is just something about her." She said looking at Raven before turning to look at Ericsson who had began to talk,

"Look luv I kind of agree with Angelus here. We do not know them although some of them seem friendly the one with the mask on is not so charming." The three of them looked around when they saw Raven walking up.

"We will go with you."

Terra fell asleep on the couch after Beast Boy left hours earlier. She went to sleep with the thought that maybe she could talk some sense into the boy blunder. There was no excuse for his actions. She had kept her mouth shut about a lot of things that went on in the large T that was their home out of guilt. Guilt of her betrayal but enough was enough. She would not allow anyone to treat Beast Boy that way. He's too kind and gentle, he just didn't deserve it. She rolled her head over after feeling a crook forming in her neck. She smack her lips together to create some moisture within her mouth. Her throat was parched.

Her head snapped up when she heard Robin's motorcycle roaring into the garage. She looked over to the clock on the mantle, and it read 9:57p.m.

"I wonder where the hell he's been." She asked herself. She heard the door open and slam as Robin walked through it. He walked straight into the den to find Terra sitting on the couch with her arms across her chest still in her uniform. He looked down at the floor sighing as he walked over to her sitting beside her. Terra peeked at him out of the corner of her eye then quickly turning her eyes forward when Robin turned to look at her.

"Terra I'm sorry I was out of line and I'm really sorry."

"I'm not the person you should be apologize too." Terra said emotionlessly. Robin looked at her again as she caught his gaze. They stared at each other for awhile.

"Look, Robin this isn't easy for me to say so I'm just going to say it alright?" Robin nodded his head. "A lot of things that go on around here that I don't like I really don't say anything because of what I did, but I could not keep my mouth shut about the way you acted today. You know how sensitive Beast Boy is, and for you to flat out attack him was uncalled for!" Terra's face held a seething rage. Her cerulean eyes pierced Robin's skin. The boy wonder was still silent after Terra's speech. "Well are you going to say anything?"

"I don't know what to say Terra. What do you want me to say?" They both just stared off into space for awhile. Neither of them knew what to say. Terra found her voice first,

"So. . . where have you been all day. We've been kind of worried about you. Well I've been worried about you B. B.'s been in his room since we got home. That was around 5:00 this evening." Robin watched Terra as she talked.

"I messed up that bad with B. B. huh?" Terra nodded her head in response to that.

"But it's more out of guilt. He feels guilty for sending our friends to another dimension but I keep trying to tell him that it wasn't his fault." Terra trailed off. Robin blew out some air as he allowed himself to sink into the couch cushions.

"I went to Gotham to talk to Batman. I told him everything that happened and he's going to help us find a way to get our loved ones back. We will get them back, Terra." With that Robin rose off of the couch and headed to his room to get some much needed rest.

Terra got up too and headed to her room. She stopped at Beast Boy's door punching in the code that he gave her poking her head in. She saw Beast Boy in the form of a dog curled on a rug on the floor. His room looked like a tornado ran through it. His mattress that was suppose to be on the top bunk was snatched off of the frame, clothes were flung in every kind of direction, but what caught her eye was Beast Boy's beloved game-station was destroyed. This doesn't look like the normal mess in this room. He must have done this, she thought as she stepped back out of the room. It pained her that her friends were gone, but nothing in comparison to what Beast Boy was going through. She went down the hall to her room, dressed for bed the crawled under the sheets. She stared at the sunset that was painted on her wall. It was calming but her troubled mind barely found sleep as she laid there.

Robin laid awake in bed think of Raven, his beautiful Goth. The moonlight poured in on him from the window. His heart and throat burned from the tears he forced himself to hold in. A few stubborn tears found their way down his face, and Robin didn't bother to wipe them. His eye lids became heavy as he murmured,

"I love you Raven." then drifted to sleep.

Anya led the group to the great unknown. Starfire flew over Cyborg's right shoulder and every once in a while the two would exchange looks. Slade walked more like strutted beside Raven. Wanting to make sure that nothing happen to his future apprentice, or what he hoped she would become, the vixen of his dreams. Raven however was tormented by the last exchange of words said by her and Robin. Although it has only been a few hours she has been apart from him, to her it felt like more. She looked down at the bracelets on her wrists then rubbed them. I will find a way back to you. She thought as they continued to walk. She looked a head of her and saw Anya walking. Wow she has one hell of a walk. The perfect blend of power and grace. She's beautiful too. I wonder why I feel such a connection to her? It feels like I know her. I've never felt this feeling before. Raven was shaken from her thoughts when Anya turned around to face everyone. They were standing in front of a hill almost the size of a mountain.

"Okay this where we enter Jump Town-"

"It's a hill?" Raven said looking perplexed.

"Looks can be deceptive my dear." Slade said looking at Anya then down at Raven.

"What a minute, did you say Jump Town?" Cyborg asked with his mouth hanging agape.

"Yes. Is there some sort of problem with the name of our town?" Angelus answered defensively for his sister getting harsh stares from Anya and Ericsson.

"No, friend it is just that the city that we protect in our dimension is named Jump City." Starfire explained landing next to Cyborg taking one of his hands in hers. Anya nodded then turned back around to the huge hill in front of them. She outstretched her arms and chanted some words that were unknown to them,

"Abscindo Porta" Anya said an the side of the hill slid down into the ground. Revealing a town within it. Raven, Cyborg, Starfire, and even Slade's mouth was left hanging open. The town was small but urban. There were cars flying along the roads, and people carrying on with their daily lives.

"That's a nice hiding spot you got there." Raven said after gaining her composure.

"Well shall we enter mates?" Ericsson said stepping ahead of the group walking through the hollow.

"We shall take them to the Elder. He will know what to do." Angelus said giving a side ways glance at Slade before entering the town himself. Anya closed her eyes then bowed her head mumbling something before looking up at them once again.

"Follow me. The Head Elder awaits."