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"I'm worried about our friend." An anxious Starfire said to Robin who was gazing out the window at the stars. "Do you think Raven is all right?"
"I'm fine." Raven said materializing form the shadows. Both Starfire and Robin jumped with fright and stared at her.
After quickly regaining his composure, Robin smiled and said, "Hey there Raven. It's good to see you."
Raven merely nodded her head and said, "I need to talk to all of you. Meet me in the room across the hall." Raven then disappeared back into the shadows, leaving behind a confused Starfire and Robin.
Raven then materialized next to Beast Boy and Cyborg, who had somehow managed to bring the whole gaming system onboard Dane's ship. Both were too wrapped up in the game to even notice that Raven was right next to them.
"Boo-Yah!" Cyborg shouted as he bumped BB's car off the screen and the words WINNER flashed across the screen.
"Yo." Raven said in her usual monotone. Both Cyborg and BB turned to look at her. "I need to talk to you. Meet me in the room across the hall."
"Jeez. What's with her?" BB said as Raven disappeared back into the shadows.
"I don't know, but whatever she needs to say must be important." Cyborg stood up and shut the game off. "Come on let's go."
"Are you ready Raven?" Dane asked from her doorway, his features showing no trace of emotion.
"I'm fine." Raven replied. Only I'd be better if I didn't have to do this."
A smile curved Dane's lips. "It's not like you had a choice. They would eventually have known." Raven glared daggers at him. She is still mad that I brought them with us. Oh well I couldn't tell them no.
Suddenly the door opened and Robyn and Starfire walked in followed by Cyborg and BB. They all took a seat around the long oval conference table.
There was a long silence before Robyn asked, "So what is it you would like to talk about?"
Dane looked over to raven who had pulled her hood up, obscuring her features beneath it. "To tell you why we are returning to my home planet," Raven responded simply. They all looked at her expectantly and she struggled not to take her raven form and disappear. "At a certain age, all people from Azarath, tend to go through what we call the Kamuisend. Basically all the power in our body is released. Therefore, it can be a very dangerous process, depending on the amount of power one contains. For some their release of power is as small as a spark, but for others it can cause cataclysmic explosions and kill the person and people around that person." Raven took a breath and carried on, thankful for the hood she was wearing. "Unfortunately, the only way for someone to survive who has a lot of power is if they are binded. Binding is a kind of ceremony which will keep my power from erupting.
"In my case, however my powers had almost been released. If any of you had gotten too close to me the other night, you would have died." Everyone remained silent the last word hanging heavy in the silence.
"But thankfully I came right on time." Dane said with a smile.
"Why could you approach her then?" Cyborg asked curiously.
"Yes why were you able to get so close without getting hurt?" Starfire chimed in.
"Hmmm… Well it's kind of complicated. However, when we get to Azarath I'm sure one of the people would love to explain how it works to you. Unfortunately I don't know why only how."
Raven cleared her throat and everyone refocused their attention back onto her. "Dane has managed to keep my powers under control, however, after a short time they will be released once more; thus the rush to Azarath."
"Hmm that explains a lot." Robin said. "Maybe I'll do some research…"
"That's all I have to say." Raven said before slipping into the shadows and going into her room. She pulled down her hood and heaved a heavy sigh; sitting down on the bed and messaging her head with her hands.
"Why didn't you tell them!" Dane asked angrily appearing out of the shadows. When Raven didn't respond he continued. "What do you think? That you can hide it from them? Are you insane? They'll find out eventually, and if you don't tell them it will probably be twice as worse when they find out for themselves!"
"Shutup." Raven hissed from the bed. "Just leave! I don't need lecturing! I know what I'm doing…"
"I'm sure you do." Dane replied sarcastically before disappearing into the shadows once more.
You should get angry, my dear Raven. Rage cooed into her ear. You shouldn't let them know your secret. In fact, maybe it would be best if you were to kill them. "No shut up!" Raven pushed Rage away and lay down on her bed. "I can't let Rage get the best of me." Those were her last words before she fell asleep and would soon find herself on her home planet, Azarath.
Author's Note: Hey everyone! Sorry it took me so long to update! Been kind of busy and all. I hope you enjoy. Read and Review, it will make me write faster!