DISCLAIMER: I do not own the Teen Titans. *sobs* If I did there would be an all-new series produced by yours truly.
I heard that there is a new series coming following a live-action movie's release! Can anyone confirm that? It would be very well appreciated!
Okay, so I know I said I'd update weekly; and it has now been a whole week since I posted the first chapter. I'm so sorry for keeping you hanging this long; that cliff-hanger was bad; I know.
I'll make my excuses now:
I had a major virus/spyware problem with my PC and I have been unable to access FanFiction all week. I almost decided to have a good friend post a notice on my story for me; to tell you that I was putting this on Hiatus!
(I'm glad I didn't, though; cause I'm back!)
Aaaannnddd…. Drum roll please.
On with the FanFiction!
Chapter 2
Titans Tower…
Raven sat cross-legged on the roof of her formidable home situated on an island in the middle of Jump City Bay.
She had just found her center when a myriad of emotions attacked her mind. She squeezed her eyes shut, trying to ignore them; but soon gave up. She sorted through the jumbled confusion that emanated from below her with great difficulty.
A jolt of worry trilled through her.
Hurt, confusion, anxiety, worry, fear…
All of these emotions blended together into a frantic and urgent flavor in her mind. Her amethyst eyes snapped open quickly, and she reached out with her empathy to pinpoint the source of the chaotic emotions.
Raven jumped to her feet with utmost urgency, then took off at top speed toward the infirmary.
The Infirmary…
The cloaked girl lay unconscious on the hospital bed, the black fabric of her leotard was cut away at her midriff, exposing a myriad of bandages which covered up even more sets of stitches. Beast boy stood across the room from her, leaning against the wall; staring blankly at nothing in particular; seemingly in a daze.
Cyborg sat to the side of her in a chair, elbows on his knees, his face in his hands. Exasperation radiated from him. He spoke only to himself,
"I did everything I could, but it might not be enough…"
Robin paced in front of the door, his expression contemplative,
"How did she get like this? What happened to her?"
Starfire quietly sobbed in the background upon seeing her friends in such a state. Her quiet whimpers were accompanied by the beeping of the machine attached to the occupant of the bed…
The door to the infirmary suddenly flew open to reveal a very flustered and worried looking Raven. Cyborg's eyes looked as if they would pop out of his head. Robin, Beast boy, and Starfire's expressions were also varying shades of shock.
"What's going on in here? I felt all of this confusion coming from you guys; what happened in-" She broke off as her gaze fell on the hooded girl on the hospital bed; an exact copy of herself.
"Raven!?", Robin huffed.
"Yes?", her voice raised an octave; uncertainty coloring her tone.
"If you're Raven…" Beast boy lapsed into a contemplative silence.
Cyborg seemed to try unsuccessfully to sort everything out in his head,
"Then who's she?"
Brotherhood of Evil HQ
To say that the Brain was angry would be a major under-statement. He was furious.
"How could you lose the girl? She is help-less without her allies, yet you could not detain a child."
His monotonous voice was incapable of inflection, but his anger was extremely perceptible nonetheless. Madame Rouge attempted to reason with him, to no avail.
"We seem to have underestimated her, she is not as helpless as she seems-"
The Brain irritably interrupted her, "No excuses Rouge. The girl es-caped. Now what is im-port-ant is how you in-tend to capture her."
Madame Rouge smirked devilishly,
"I have already set that plan into motion. The dragon, Malchior, has already redirected all of the time portals to lead here." The Brain was only minimally impressed,
"How are you certain that she will attempt time-travel?"
Rouge smiled impishly,
"She has nowhere else to go."
The Infirmary…
The silence in the infirmary was overwhelming, the whir of Cyborg's gears could be heard plainly in the room, and only breathing and the sound of the cardiograph's steady beeping kept it company.
Gar normally wouldn't have been able to stand this kind of silence, but he didn't even notice it, as he wracked his brain for a plausible explanation for this situation. Robin suddenly jumped out of his chair, where he'd been sitting quietly for some time now.
"Raven, you don't have a twin, do you?"
Raven shook her head,
"Uh, uh."
"You're sure?"
She nodded mutely.
"A clone, then?"
Cyborg answered this time,
"I don't think so… It might be near impossible to replicate Raven's DNA…"
Starfire chipped in happily,
"Perhaps Raven could heal her first, and then we may ask her who she is?"
Robin rubbed his chin thoughtfully,
"Hmm… That just might work, Star. But, Raven?"
"Hmm?"
His eyes narrowed,
"Don't completely heal her; we need her weak in case she's a threat."
Raven nodded and then strode across the room, placing her glowing hands lightly on the other girl's bandaged stomach, her eyes glowing white while her hands emitted a blue glow.
After a few seconds she withdrew, dropping her hands to her sides and addressing the entire team, "She should regain consciousness soon. She will be weak; but not so much that she won't be able to answer our questions."
Robin nodded approvingly as Raven walked over to stand by Beast boy, who looked lost in though.
"Gar?"
He held up a hand to silence her,
"Wait a minute; I think I've got it…"
He suddenly bolted over to the side of the hospital bed, and gently pulled the occupant's hood down to reveal a face that appeared to be identical to Raven's, but a major difference stood out boldly. This girl had black hair streaked with purple instead of Raven's usual natural violet shade.
Beast boy's eyes glinted with excitement, and his signature wide grin was in place as he whirled to face the rest of his team,
"I was right!"
Cyborg crossed his arms irritably, "So what is it, grass stain? Do you know what she is?"
Gar nodded, and Robin tapped his foot impatiently,
"Well, spit it out, Beast boy!"
He opened his mouth to speak, but was interrupted by Starfire, "She is a 'clone'?"
He shook his head,
"No, she's not a clone, and she's not a long-lost twin, or a robot, or anything like that."
He looked up at Raven,
"She's you."
She arched an eyebrow critically.
"Whoa, whoa! Let me explain, okay!"
The Titans all nodded in agreement, eager to hear Beast boy's idea. He took a deep breath, then continued,
"Okay, remember how I messed with Raven's books a year and a half ago, and got myself stranded in another dimension for a couple of months?"
They all nodded in unison, none of them getting where he was going with this.
"This is that dimension's version of Raven."
"Oh!", the rest of the Titans exclaimed in unison as they berated themselves for not figuring it out sooner.
Beast boy scooted over as Robin walked over to the bedside to gaze thoughtfully at the unconscious black-haired Raven.
"But the question is; why is she here?"
Okay guys, I know it's very short!
But I figured that you might like some reassurance that I haven't given up on this story rather than a long update!
I have a long chapter and the beginning of the next written in my notebook;
But it was taking forever to type this chapter up; and I got tired of typing. So I will probably update soon with the rest of it!
Tell me what you think so far!
And how do you think that Alternate Dimension Raven's being reunited with Beast boy will unfold?
Can you guess where I'm going with this story?
Review and let me know what you're thinking!
Later Days!