Huh...I didn't realize this chapter ended up so short.

Buried

For eleven years the events of that day remained buried in Raven's mind.

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Present. Night of Raven's 17th birthday.

It should be a happy occasion for a change with her father defeated, but right now that is the farthest thing from Raven's mind.

The Titans are currently trying to stop a robbery in the local jewelry store. This crook is proving himself even more difficult than Red X.

Desperate to get away the crook grabs Raven who is closest to him and draws a knife that he holds to her neck. "Stay back or I'll cut her throat."

She should easily be able to phase the knife away with her powers but something about the feel of the sharp cold steal against her neck strikes her with a paralyzing fear and overwhelming sense of deja vu.

"Let her go man." Cyborg trains his sonic cannon on the crook.

"Go on, shoot your big gun. I guarantee you she will be dead before the smoke clears."

Dead...that word rings out in Raven's mind. Her whisper is so low not even the crook hears it as he speaks. "I died..."

Robin hold his hand out in front of Cyborg. "Please...just let her go."

"Not until I'm safely away from all of you. Drop your weapons and get back against the wall." He presses the blade tighter against Raven's throat. "Hurry!"

Robin drops his bow-staff on the floor. "Everyone do what he says."

Cyborg lowers his sonic cannon, shifting his arm back to normal as he backs up.

Beast Boy shifts back to his human form and stands against the wall.

Starfire lets the starbolts she had been holding disappear as she moves back.

Holding his hands up to show he won't try anything Robin slowly backs toward the wall.

"Good. Now you stay there. Don't move or she's going to pay for it." He pulls Raven with him as he backs toward the door. "Come on doll-face. You stick right with me and you won't get hurt and long as your friends don't move a muscle." The crook drags Raven outside with him. "I would love to take you with me doll-face. If our paths cross again I'll make sure I'm prepared for it."

Raven collapses to the ground in shock as he lets her go and climbs into his getaway car, speeding off into the night. She doesn't even look up as the other titans rush out of the jewelry store.

Starfire takes flight after the speeding car.

Beast Boy morphs into a pterodactyl after a running start and soars after her.

Robin kneels by Raven. "Are you okay?" He looks up at Cyborg when she doesn't answer.

Cyborg shrugs. He has never seen Raven act this way.

"Take her back the tower. The rest of us will catch the crook."

As Robin gets up and climbs on the R-cycle, Cyborg picks up Raven and carries her to the T-car.

*~'1´~*

Nearly an hour later Cyborg watches as Raven continues to sit and stare into space. He turns as Robin, Starfire and Beast Boy file in. "Did you catch the guy?"

"Didn't have to." Beast Boy looks up at Cyborg. "He crashed his car into a tree. The police picked him up."

Robin looks over at Raven. "Has she been like that the whole time?"

"She hasn't moved since I brought her in here." Cyborg watches as Starfire kneels beside Raven. "I took her the infirmary but she isn't hurt."

Robin looks over at Cyborg. "Then what happened to her?"

Cyborg scratches the human side of his head. "I think she's in shock for some reason."

"She just can't catch a break on her birthday."

Raven perks up suddenly as Beast Boy says that last word."

"Raven are you okay?"

She looks at the girl beside her, then at the guys before looking around the room. "Who are you? Where am I?"

Starfire stands up, looking quizzically at the guys. "We are your friends, Raven. This our home."

Beast Boy looks up at Robin and Cyborg. "Why doesn't she remember us?"

Raven gets up backing away from everyone as she looks down at herself. "This is wrong...I'm supposed to be dead!"

The other titans stare at Raven in shock over that statement.

She looks up at the others. "You were sent to take me to him weren't you?"

"Him who?" Beast Boy asks.

"My father? You can tell him I won't help him."

Robin steps forward. "Its all over Raven you defeated him."

"No your lying...trying to trick me..." Raven cries out suddenly as she places her hands on her head and collapses into a faint.

The others rush toward her.

Beast Boy looks around at the others bewildered. "What just happened?"

Raven stirs, looking up at the others who tower over her looking down in confusion. "What's going on?"

Robin holds out his hand, helping Raven up as she takes it. "We could ask you the same thing."

"What do you mean?" Raven looks around as everyone stares at her in concern. She realizes they are in the tower. "How did we get back here?"

"You zoned out after the robber tried to use you as a human shield. Then when you snapped out of it, you didn't recognize us, said that you should be dead and you thought your father had sent us to bring you to him." Robin states.

"Then you freaked out and fainted." Beast Boy adds.

"I don't remember any of that." After what happened with doctor light that time, it could be possible one of her other emoticlones, possibly Timid this time had gotten loose for a little while. "Maybe I should go meditate for awhile."

The other Titans stand there watching Raven as she walks away to her room.