Author's note: So yeah, here's my second chapter. I still have no idea what you guys think of this, since I've only had 4 reviews, which didn't quite make sense to me (I think they're like someone else's story?). But, I have a whooping one follower, and therefore I shall continue! Also because I just like writing this ;P. But seriously, I'd love to know what you think about my story, even if you think it's complete garbage, just let me know so I can make it better :D Also, I don't own teen titans, but boy do I wish I did :D
Raven opened her eyes. She looked around, trying to figure out where she was. Then she realized she was in the mind of the stranger, stupid, how could she forget that, she had to focus. She was standing in a plain, with grass and little hills for as far as she could see. There was a gentle breeze creating little waves in the grass. Raven felt a feeling of serenity here, her body relaxing a little, sensing no immediate threat. This didn't seem so wrong. Nevertheless a bad feeling was creeping up on her: This was someone's mind, why was it so empty here, and where were all his personalities? the place looked deserted. She felt a tap on her shoulder and whirled around, holding her hands protectively before her face, ready to defend herself. It was the stranger, he stepped back putting his hands up in apology. "Woah, didn't meant to scare you." Raven narrowed her eyes. "Scare me? It's just rude to sneak up on people like that!" she snapped. The stranger narrowed his eyes. "I see." he said, his voice suddenly cold and distant. Raven shivered, the breeze was starting to feel colder than before, and the aura of serenity had dissapeared. Something caught Raven's attention, the grass was loosing it's colour, turning from green to grey to white. The gentle slopes of the hills seemed to get bigger and bigger, forming big icy mountains. The grass was now completely replaced by snow and ice, the ground broken here and there, forming sharp spikes. Raven Shivered, the cold turning her breath into little clouds as she felt this threatening sensation climbing up her spine. She also realized something else: it was like everything had this kind of fog before it, making it impossible for her to see anything sharply. She observed the stranger's face. His expression was cold, but she saw something else, hidden away in his eyes. Did he have this expression in that other landscape, the one with... Raven frowned she couldn't quite remember how the landscape looked like before the ice. But when she looked at the land again the mountains were gone, and the snow was turning browner and browner. The air was also changing, it was getting hotter and drier. She found herself standing in an endless desert and a feeling of despair and helplessness overtook her. Looking at the stranger, she noticed he was feeling the same way she was. He was holding his head in his hands, mumbling to himself. Occasionally she could hear words like "I can't do it", "useless!", "must... end it." Raven tried to focus, she had to do something, she had a task, but what was it? She tried and tried, but she could feel herself slipping away in despair deeper and deeper. Something snapped, she didn't care about her task anymore, all she wanted was for this to stop.
Raven stepped in front of the stranger, grabbing him by his shoulders and forcing him to look at her. "Listen! None of this is real!" she yelled. "You are in control here! Only you decide what happens in here and only you can stop this!" Raven looked deep in his eyes, seeing them focus a little bit more, the despair and the haze lifted a bit. She was reaching him with her words. "just a little bit more."she thought. "You're the master of your own feelings! You can be everything you want, happy, strong, confident, anything! I believe in you!" She watched the last traces of despair leaving his eyes, being replaced by a calm certainty. The stranger took a deep breath and closed his eyes. The desert changed back into a big sea of grass, filled with gentle slopes and a nice breeze. Raven let her breath escape in relief, feeling the calm sense of serenity once again. "thank you" The stranger said. Raven turned around, facing him and raising one eyebrow. "what did you say?" The stranger smiled. "I said thank you, it means a lot to me". Raven didn't know what to reply, not expecting this sincere sounding statement. His smile faded and he looked around. Raven noticed the haze that was coming back over his eyes, the creeping despair. He looked at her, with big, begging eyes. "It's not over, it's coming back!" He grabbed his head again and fell on his knees. He looked up at her."Please, help me..." he pleaded as he shot a bolt of light at Raven.
Raven opened her eyes, grasping for air. She looked around with bewildered eyes, completely disoriented. "Raven! You're alright, everything's okay now, you're safe!" Raven looked at the person in front of her, holding her shoulders so she wouldn't fall. It took her a minute to realize it was robin. He had a look of fear and worry on his face not even his mask could hide. Behind him she saw Cyborg holding the stranger up in one hand, his feet dangling in the air, while Cy's sonic blaster was loaded and aimed at the stranger's face. Robin saw her looking. "Don't worry, we have him, he won't hurt you again." There was light dancing around the stranger's fists, becoming denser by the second. Raven moaned, her head felt like it had a stampeding elephant in it, but she had to stop this before it was too late. "Stop! Let him go, Cy." She said, freeing herself from robin's protective grip. "It's alright, I can stand!" Cyborg looked at her in surprise."Let him go? Raven you were in trance for over a day!" Raven grasped."A DAY!?", she yelled in shock. Robin nodded. "You were crying most of the time, muttering words we didn't understand. We wanted to stop it, but you had this strange aura around you, that stopped us from getting close. It was something we had never seen before." There was a rumbling noise from the hall. The door slammed open and Beastboy and Starfire ran into the room.
"Friend Raven is awake again, yes?" Starfire asked, but they stopped when they saw the situation, Starfire giving a shriek of surprise and Beastboy growling threateningly towards the stranger. Raven swallowed, if Cyborg didn't let go of the stranger right now he might snap and unleash all his powers. She preferred not rebuilding the tower, again. And most importantly, her friends could actually get hurt. "Cyborg, put him down, now!" Raven said, using a bit of persuasive power. Cyborg blinked and put the stranger down. "Did you just..." he started, but Raven shut him up with a quick "yes". She walked to the stranger, who was now sitting on the ground. "You need rest, I will bring you to a room where you can get some sleep." Raven stated. Beastboy stepped towards them, looking like he thought she was crazy."Woah dude, you're letting the guy that just invaded our tower and kept you imprisoned in his mind for over a day sleep in here!?" But Raven gave him a look that he should really, really, shut up, so he just shrugged and fell down on the couch, murmuring to himself. Raven helped the stranger on his feet and lead him to a guestroom. He followed her without resistance, occasionally twitching and that strange light still circling around him. Once in the room, he just let himself fall onto the bed and instantly fell asleep. Raven sighed. "in Azars name, why me..." She was really hungry and thirsty, but most of all she was just plain tired. But her team deserved some explanation on what happened, and they needed a plan for when the stranger woke up.
Raven floated into the living room where she saw all her friends staring at her. "What..." she said, feeling uncomfortable from the staring. Robin spoke up. "We deserve answers Raven, what just happened?" Raven sighed, the trip to the stranger's mind had clouded most of her memories from in there as well. "First of all, he's speaking the truth about his memories, there's just nothing left in there." Robin nodded. "Well that's one problem less, at least he's not working for Slade, but what happened in there?" Raven looked at the ground, trying to avoid eye contact. "His mind is... unstable. It keeps changing, it's like he becomes a whole different person every couple of seconds." she explained. "There is some strong magic going on in there. It also affected me, making me forget most of what I witnessed, that's why I stayed there so long." Robin nodded again. "You didn't realize you were there for a day, it must've looked like seconds I'm guessing." Raven looked at him, he understood exactly what happened. "We might be able to help him, but in this state he's way to dangerous to get anywhere near him. We can't just kick him out of the tower, because he'd cause a chaos in the city within this state." Raven stated. She had to think, remembering the honest, begging look the stranger gave her in the end, as he shot her, thus saving her from his mind. He wasn't a bad person, it seemed. He just really needed help and she'd never abandon a person in need, especially when she suspected her intrusion might've maked things worse. She frowned, there just had to be something she could do... "Friend Raven, are you listening?" Raven looked at Starfire, it looked like they were talking to her, but she was just too far away in thought, too tired...
Robin looked at Raven, he saw their words didn't reach her anymore, she had to be very tired after all that happened. He just wondered what she had to go through in there, seeing the toll it had taken on her. "I'm going to bed, don't disturb me and don't come anywhere near to him." Raven stated as she floated out of the room. "Dude what's her problem, and what's with this stranger? Beastboy asked. Robin sighed and stood up. "She's been through a lot BB, just let her get some rest. Anyway, we should all go to bed, it's late already." he said, while he walked to the door. The rest just shrugged their shoulders, nothing more could be done at the moment.
And there's that, another chapter finished. I hope you liked it, if you did please let me know (anyone? QQ). I'll probably add a bit of violence in the coming chapters and it might get a little dark sometimes, but that's where I'm planning to take this story. (don't wory, not too much gore and death, just fighting, psychology and a bit of romance).