Chapter 3

An Enemy Reveals Itself

Jake sat on the edge of the roof looking out at the city. Raven sat next to him meditating. He was the only one who she allowed to do this because, as she said, he wasn't annoying. He just sat there and looked out at the water and the city. Usually. But today was different. He could feel the uneasiness in the air and could tell that Raven could as well because she was trying so hard to meditate and it was so difficult.

He stood and began to walk to the door.

"Where are you going?" Raven asked without opening her eyes.

"I'm going to go take a nap. I don't feel well'" was his reply as he continued to walk to the door. She didn't speak.

When he opened the door to his room he realized that there was something else in the room. He looked around trying to figure out what it was. Then he found it. It was a dog. It had a note around its neck. He took it off and read:

Thanks for the advice, man.

Beast Boy had given it to him. No problem, he thought to himself as he smiled and pet his dog. Then he lay down on his bed and went to sleep.

He was in a dark cavern, the only light coming from torches placed on the pathway. He didn't know how he had gotten there. But he had and he knew he had to get out. It was hard to see in the dim light of the torches so he stumbled continuously while he was walking. He could hear explosions above him and could feel the ground shake. Suddenly he wasn't in control of his body anymore. Another consciousness had taken over and all he could do was watch.

This new self seemed to know where he was going. He was at the entrance to the cave in almost no time at all. He exited and walked through a building not much different from a warehouse. It was filled with smoke however which made it difficult to see. Then it cleared and he saw the Teen Titans standing there. He wasn't there however. All of them were gaping at his face like they had never seem him before.

"Welcome Teen Titans," he said to them menacingly. "Prepare to die!"

He woke with a start and yelled! He was sweating and breathing hard. He calmed down a bit when he realized where he was and that it had only been a dream. It was only a dream, he told himself. Only a dream.

"We're getting a call from an unrecognized source," Robin said as he looked at his comm. device. "Somebody better go get Jake."

"No," Raven said. "I don't think he can be trusted."

"Why not?" Beast Boy asked. "I trust him."

"I don't know. I just got this… feeling."

"Okay we leave him out of this one. Now let's see who's contacting us," Robin said setting off for the door. The rest followed him and when they got to the main screen and activated the channel, they saw a shape shrouded in black.

He spoke. "Hello. You don't know me but I know you. You don't need to know me. You can refer to me as Unknown, but that is all. I know that you don't know where your new found friend comes from or who he is but believe me, you don't want to." He spoke in a voice eerily familiar.

"What do you know about Jake?" Robin asked angry that he would insult his friend.

"Who? Oh, is that what he's calling himself now. Jake. Yes he does seem like a Jake."

"What do you want?"

"Me? Oh I just wanted to get to know you before I destroyed you all, that's it."

"You won't even come close."

"Oh? I'm closer than you think Robin. Closer than anyone has ever been. I could kill you all at any time I want, that's how close I am."

"Then why don't you?"

"Well where would be the fun in that? There would be no challenge, no sport. There would be no point."

"What do you mean?"

"I like to play games, Robin. And you five are my new pieces. You will do as I ask or I will kill you all one-by-one until you are the only one left. I will haunt you for the rest of your life because you will have lost. I don't like losers you see. I find them to be annoying, pathetic creatures that should not be on our planet. Winners however, ah winners are glorious. Winners are strong. They survive."

"What do you want us to do?"

"I want you to lose. Be defeated. Let evil triumph for once. And remember, I will kill you all. And I will start with the one you care about the most."

"Why are you doing this?"

"Because, Robin, I can." The transmission ended and the Titans were left standing there, speechless looking from one to the other, wonder what they should do next.

A/N: OOOOO! Scary man. Please review my story so I can have inspiration. And remember kids, flames are use to cook meat, not me.