"RAVEN, WHY DON'T YOU TAKE SOME TIME TO LOOK AROUND? THIS IS GOING TO BE YOUR NEW HOME… IT WILL BE IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO LEARN WHERE EVERYTHING IS."

…

Raven frowned, thinking back on Thomas's words. She didn't want to think of this as her new home. She sat in the single chair that was in their so-called 'kitchen'. Thomas had shooed Mau5 out and said they had business to attend to with Guy.

Sure… okay, Raven thought. She very much appreciated the hospitality that Thomas provided her, but she felt uncomfortable about this whole situation.

How could they expect her to just be okay with the fact that she had no choice but to give up her life and live in isolation, just because this stupid Mau5 had to tell her he is not human. That he is a… Raven sighed. She didn't know what he is.

Leaning forward in the chair, Raven took her hands and rubbed her face slowly. "I really… didn't ask for this…" She grumbled.

She looked back up and out the door to the hallway. She stared at the blue lights illuminating the darkness.

Taking her hand into a fist and placing it under her chin, she grinned a little, "I'll admit. This place is beautiful." Being a raver at heart, she couldn't resist the bright glowing colors of such lights.

Alright, why not, let's take a look around and see what other amazing things these robot have built here.

Raven stood up and headed out the hall. Instead of going back the way Thomas had guided her, she turned to the right and walked on. The walls were pretty much blank, except for the random collection of paintings, each of a pyramid. Raven observed them as she continued to walk on. Each painting seemed to be the same pyramid, but painted differently. She remembered the large pedestal that she had found Thomas on. It looked like a black pyramid shape. What was it with all these pyramids?

She continued to go down the hall until it turned to the left. At the end was a door. Raven was caught by surprise to see a glowing red light illuminating this part of the hallway just above the door. The contrast of it with the blue was striking… and worked well together. She came up to the door, hesitating. She knocked and waited. Nothing. She knocked again. Still nothing. Raven then tried the handle. It turned with ease and the door opened.

Should I….? My mischief has already gotten me in a lot of trouble as it is…

She went in.

Once she opened the door, a series of several lights flickered on. These lights appeared to be fluorescent; filling the room with a bright, white light that had a hint of blue. It made it much clearer to see everything compared to the lights in the hall.

Raven scanned the room's content. There was long, single bed up against the left side of the room, a black entertainment center on the opposite wall, a giant, wooden wardrobe across the room from her, and several lights and speakers hooked up to the ceiling that were turned off. Raven walked over to the entertainment center. On the shelves was a stereo system, a view brief cases that were closed shut, some test tubes set up with wires, a Bunsen burner, eye droppers, spoons and beakers. There were jars of different colored powers and liquids that were labeled randomly set next to all the equipment.

"Wot the hell is all this..?" Raven whispered.

She picked up one of the jars that had a white powder in it. It's label read 'Benzoylmethyl' and in parentheses, 'Cocaine.'

"Oh shit…" Raven whispered putting it down, and picking up another jar to look. This one read 'Lysergic Acid Diethylamide'.

"LSD…" Raven said. Her hand shook a bit as she placed that jar down too. "Are these all drugs?"

She picked up another bottle, somewhat relieved to read 'Iron' on it. Another one said 'Ethanol'.

"Wot is all this for?" Raven then looked over at the suit cases. She clicked the lock open and pulled the lid up. She gave off a loud gasp. Inside, were four syringes, full of an intense red liquid. They looked like the exact same things that Mau5 had given her. She felt panic build up inside her as she realized that she probably shouldn't be in this room. She quickly turned back around and looked at the rest of the room. This could be…

Raven looked just next to the bed that was now opposite of her. In the wall was a large audio outlet for a rather large plug. Her back was breaking out in a sweat. Yeah, this is his room. You need to get out of here.

Raven turned back towards the exit so she could leave, when the door opened again. A rather glum looking Dead Mau5 walked in, his head held low, and a tail dragging on the ground. He immediately perked up when he saw that a curious little Raven had wandered into his room. His large, idiotic grin returned to his face and his ears stood up. "Oh, Raven~" He said.

Raven stood still, feeling suddenly cornered. "I…" She began. This situation was too familiar and unsettling.

Mau5 could see the uneasiness on the girl so he did not approach. He took his hands and curiously wove them together as he stared. "What are you doing in here?" He asked.

"I shouldn't be in here. I was just.. looking around… like Thomas told me to."

Mau5 continued to hold his ground in front of the door, not daring to frighten Raven any more. "Oh…" He said, his large, white eyes still observing. Those eyes were so blank; hard to read. It made Raven feel even more uncomfortable.

"I.. I'm just passing through…" She began, when she stopped and observed Mau5's appearance. He stood, wearing a bright sky blue hoodie, a solid white shirt underneath, green cargo pants, and a pair of solid black converse. Last she had seen him, or remembered seeing, was his tux suit that he wore to his concert. It had made him look… detached from everyone else. But this… it made him look more human.

Mau5 cocked his head slightly as Raven stared back at him. "Okayyyy…?" He said, waiting for her to say more.

"Uh… I'm just going to leave now… Going to continue looking around."

Dead Mau5 blinked slowly, but did not say a word. His smile was gone and he had just a plain look about him.

Raven was afraid to try and walk past him out the door. She didn't want him to pull out another one of his drugged needles again. But to her surprise, Mau5 took a step to the side, leaving the doorway clear and wide open. Slowly, Raven stepped forward, keeping herself on guard and facing Mau5. Once she got passed him, she quickly moved out back into the dim hallway. She walked with a fast pace, looking back over her shoulder several times. The whole time, Mau5 did not follow, nor did he say anything. He just stood there in his room, watching her go.

Raven shivered, feeling creeped out. Well, at least nothing bad happened this time.

Raven moved back down the hallway, towards the large room with the black pyramid. She stopped suddenly. There was a sound. A loud bass hummed throughout the entire place. She looked about all around, trying to figure out where it was coming from. It then suddenly stopped. A few seconds later, Mau5 came around the corner. Raven turned to look at him. "Wot.. wot was that?"

Mau5 gave her a grin. "That was the doorbell." He walked right passed her and turned down another hallway.

Raven blinked, astonished. "That was the doorbell?"

She decided to follow Mau5 to see the door to their Studio. She kept her distance. She could tell that Mau5 knew she was following, because he kept looking over at her as he turned another corner and smiling to himself. She wrinkled her nose. Wot is this guy's deal?

Eventually, they came to a large room that had two large sofas, bookcases and other decorations all along the walls. Thomas and another robot, which Raven guessed was Guy were already in the room and had answered the door. Mau5 came bounding over to them with excitement. "Marieeee~!" He shouted with glee.

Raven approached the group with caution to see who this visitor was. Thomas turned to see Raven and a smiley icon scrolled over his visor. "RAVEN. THERE YOU ARE. GUY AND I JUST INFORMED OUR SUPERVISOR ABOUT YOU."

As Raven came up to complete the circle of people, she saw a Woman, standing in a formal white dress shirt and a slim black skirt that went to her knees. She had long, wavy black hair that was pulled back behind her shoulders. She had striking bright green eyes and a rather confident smile. "Hello there, Raven. My name is Marie. Marie Akisha." She held her hand out to her.

"Nice to meet you." Raven replied, taking her hand and shaking it.

"The boys filled me in with everything I need to know. I'm quite sorry you got mixed up in all this. Don't you worry, I won't let anyone else find out you are in on all this."

Raven raised an eyebrow in surprise.

"MARIE IS LIKE OUR MANAGER, SINCE WE ARE SUPPOSE TO BE A MUSIC BAND. SHE WORKS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF FRANCE, BUT SHE IS MORE ON OUR SIDE." The golden robot next to Thomas said. He then held his hand out to her too. "AND I AM GUY. REMEMBER ME?"

Raven shook his hand, which was cold and metallic. "Somewhat, yes."

"Thomas told me you want to be apart of Dead Mau5's tour as a dancer. I'm sure I can pull a few strings to make that possible. However, we will have to come up with some sort of way to make it look like you aren't close to him. Perhaps we will have to make you your own costume to make you match with the mysterious look that the boys are pulling off." Marie said.

Raven heard Mau5 make a noise next to her.

"I'M SURE YOU WILL THINK OF SOMETHING WONDERFUL, AS ALWAYS, MARIE." Guy said, his helmet lighting up on the sides with multi colors.

Marie smiled at him. "Don't worry, I never let you boys down."

Raven noticed a rather strange look to Marie's eyes as she looked at Guy. She blinked at the two of them and then looked to her side at Thomas. "Um… perhaps I can help think of something to wear? I've come up with several outfits for raves before. I'm sure I can design something."

Thomas nodded. "CERTAINLY. WE WANT YOU TO HAVE SOMETHING YOU WILL BE COMFORTABLE IN." He turned over to Marie. "WHEN CAN YOU COME BY AGAIN? PERHAPS YOU AND RAVEN CAN WORK TOGETHER ON HER DRESS DESIGN WHILE GUY AND I WORK MORE ON MAU5?"

Marie nodded. "Sure thing. I can come by tomorrow. I just need to set up this new idea before we can begin anything. That will take some time. But I will definitely be back."

"THANK YOU, MARIE."

"Anything for you boys. I must be off now. Lots of paper work to fill out for this. I'm going to need to get the consent of my boss if we are going to get Raven on the tour. See you boys later. Good to meet you, Raven"

Raven nodded, attempting to return a friendly smile.

Marie opened the door, giving Guy a last look and stepped out. Raven looked out and saw nothing but another dark hall outside of this studio. Where could it be located?

"WE CAN COUNT ON MARIE TO GET YOU IN ON THIS TOUR. SHE'S THE BEST." Guy assured Raven.

Raven nodded.

"COME ON, GUY, LET'S SET UP THE WORK SHOP. WE NEED TO GET WORKING ON MAU5." Thomas said, turning his attention to Dead Mau5. "GIVE US A FEW MINUTES, AND MEET US IN THERE, OKAY?"

Mau5 slumped his shoulders but nodded. "Okay, Thomas, okay…"

With that, both Guy and Thomas walked off back into the maze of hallways, perfectly in sync with their steps. Once they were gone, Mau5 looked over to Raven, an eager smile now forming on his face. "You… want to tour with me?"

Raven frowned a bit, afraid to give him the wrong impression. "Well… the idea sounded appealing the first time you offered it to me. Dancing is something I love. And to do it professionally at raves would be amazing."

Mau5's tail swished about, his smile getting large. "Oh, I'm so happy! We'd make a wonderful team. My music and your moves. It will be the best show ever."

Raven flushed, a little flattered by his comment. "Well… I don't know about that. But yes, I want to tour. It will be the closest thing I have to socializing with other people."

Dead Mau5 looked down a bit, nodding. He must understand that she wasn't happy that he put her in this situation. But he also seemed still very excited about it. "Oh… we're going to be such a wonderful team~" Mau5 said, still looking down, thinking about it future vision of their success.

Raven couldn't help but make an amused chuckle. This guy sure knew how to get into something.

"Raven.. would you like to see Thomas and Guy work on me?"

"Huh?" Raven asked. "Watch them work on you?"

Dead Mau5 nodded, grinning his large grin. "Mhm~ It's going to be interesting. Plus, you can understand a bit more about us. And me~" He hummed.

Raven thought on this. She still didn't really understand these beings. They weren't human. Humans didn't build them. So what were they?

"Okay. I will come watch."