So, yeah, I've been trying to keep up with this story and am happy to admit I know am positive that I know where this story is going to end up. So, please enjoy the fifth chapter!

Chapter 5

"Hell"

"Well, at least we know we're on to something."

"Yeah, except we don't know what that 'something' is yet."

"Hey, I was just trying to be positive!"

"And I was only stating the facts."

"Can you two cut it out already?" Cyborg interrupted, "You two have been doing this ever since we met that 'mystery guy', and have yet to stop bickering with each other for more then ten minutes!"

Raven crossed her arms across her chest, her hood over her head. "We aren't bickering, we're discussing."

"Yeah," Beast Boy agreed, also crossing his arms. "Discussing."

Raven rolled her eyes and looked at Beast Boy. "Do you even know what that means?"

"Hey-!"

"Please, is discussing another way of fighting on this planet?" Starfire put in.

Cyborg smirked at both of them who simply glared in return, then glanced at the other from the corner of their eyes, and then turned their backs to each other.

Robin shook his head in dismay. "Do you guys ever stop?"

"Yes." They both said in unison.

"Jinx!" Beast Boy shouted

"What does she have to do with this?" Raven countered, not getting the joke.

"No! I meant-!"

"Enough!" Robin snapped, interrupting their potential fight. "If you two don't keep quiet I'm duct-taping both of your mouths shut. Understand?" Both nodded, still refusing to look at each other. "Good, now let's keep moving."

Both continued walking at the back of the group, Beast Boy occasionally glanced at Raven from the corner of his eyes before looking away again, but Raven ignored him completely.

Beast Boy mumbled something, Raven finally looked at him. "What?"

"I said no talking!" Robin ordered once more, both were surprised he'd even heard considering they were almost four feet apart.

Beast Boy sighed and then kept walking. Then he noticed Raven was still looking at him. 'Sorry', he mouthed.

She seemed a little shocked, glancing at Robin before mouth, 'it's okay'.

Beast Boy smiled a little before he turned back around, leaving Raven to her thoughts. Why was Beast Boy sorry? She had mainly been the one to escalate things, so did that mean she should apologize as well? But he had been the one to get them yelled at afterwards so-? Ah, this was just too confusing! Raven shook her head, trying to clear the thoughts away, she was beginning to get a headache.

Robin suddenly stopped, making the others stop as well. "Robin, what troubles you? Why have you stopped?" Starfire asked, gently placing a hand on his shoulder.

Robin's eyes were wide, "I've figured it out." He breathed, everyone stared at him. He turned around so he was facing everyone. "Listen! When we heard that person, they sounded like Slade, right?" Everyone nodded. "So then he could change his voice, right?" More nods. "Then what if they can change their shape too? What if they're a shape-shifter!" Robin shouted, everyone was stunned, what was Robin saying. "So if this person is a shape-shifter, then maybe that's why the person in charge wants her/him! So then, maybe it could be Slade, and that's why this person knows so much about us!" When he realized the looks he was getting he added, "Look, I've been calculating everything, I'm not saying it is Slade but there's a possibility. And there's also a possibility that it could be someone else!"

"But . . . Robin, Beast Boy is the only one who we know of who can shape-shift," (HINT) Raven began.

"Yeah, I know! But what if there's someone else? Maybe someone who obtained that ability naturally!" Robin shouted.

Beast Boy winced a little, Robin hadn't meant to insult him, but the fact of how he got his powers was just a horrible memory for him. (Me: Long story short, he got bitten by a monkey, got a disease, and his scientist parents saved him with and antidote that turned him green and gave him shape-shifting powers and then his parents died on a sinking ship because he didn't know how to control his powers to save them. If you want the story specifically, go read another fanfiction).

"Robin, I don't know. I mean, I don't know of anyone who could obtain something very abnormal naturally, unless Beast Boy has siblings or someone else who got sick?" Raven turned to look at Beast Boy with a questioning look.

Beast Boy shook his head, "Nope. There was only one made, plus, I can't change color or voice, so it would have to be something else."

"Right," Robin continued. "Plus, I doubt it was a guy." This also received strange looks. "I mean because of the way they moved, it was very much like the way a female would fight, no offense ladies."

"None taken."

"Agreed."

"Good, anyways, for a guy, they were just way too graceful. Even for me, I'm not as quick or as precise as they were. It just didn't seem right." Robin continued. "So I'm standing by that theory, this 'apprentice' is a female shape-shifter."

"What about Madame Rouge?" Beast Boy suggested, "She's a female shape-shifter."

"Madame Rouge is no apprentice, plus, she wouldn't have stayed in that shape, she would have turned back to fight us." Cyborg said.

"Exactly." Robin agreed. "So then, we have a stranger apprentice working for someone who she'd do almost anything for, someone she trusts."

"Right, I can't think of any girl who'd turn into a guy for just anyone." Raven agreed, shivering at the thought.

"So then we have someone whose very manipulative on our hands as her boss."

They all nodded or muttered their agreement, "But friends, then as we earlier discussed, what does the three mystery persons have to do with this?" Starfire asked, getting back to an earlier subject.

Robin's eyes got a little tighter from under his mask, thinking. "I don't . . . think they have anything to do with these other people, Starfire." Robin said, "Maybe something with us, but not something with these people we're dealing with right now."

"Oh."

Two Days Ago

She had the radio on, sitting cross legged in front of the side table on the floor rather then on the couch. He said it was nothing out of the ordinary for her to sit in a strange place, so she continued with her actions very casually. He wouldn't let her until she was comfortable with her actions again, so she had asked permission to listen to the radio. He of course, had yet to leave her completely alone, so he sat on the other side of the room, doing something on a computer.

"I like this song." She said, smiling as she brushed a strand of black hair behind her ear.

"You were into this kind of music," He responded. Not even bothering to turn around as he continued typing something onto his computer.

Finally she shut it off and turned back around to face him, still sitting down. "What was I like? Before I lost my memory, what was I like?"

He placed his hand on his chin, thinking and finally turning around, looking up at the ceiling. "You were a good apprentice. Very loyal, you were good at planning, and practically devoted yourself to everything you did almost to the point where perfection was your obsession."

She fought back a smug expression and kept her merely curious demeanor, his explanation sounded like someone who she'd look up to, and someone that was her. "Oh, really?"

"Yes."

She smiled, then slowly, it evaporated off her face. "Oh . . ."

"What?" He asked.

She looked up, "Master . . . do you know who my parents are? Did you . . . ever get to meet them?"

He seemed to deliberate what he said next before answering. "My dear apprentice, you know what side you are on, correct?"

She was stunned, what did he mean by that? "S-side?"

He shook his head. "My dear apprentice, you aren't exactly on the best side of the people in this world."

"Are you telling me I'm . . . evil?"

He nodded his head and then opened a drawer next to him and held something in his hand that he couldn't see. "Both of us used to very feared, my apprentice." He began. "But when you disappeared, our reputation was lost, we have been forgotten, it seems."

"But . . . how come I only just woke up? How long have I been gone?" She demanded, standing up immediately.

Her Master looked up from the object and turned his palm so that she could now see the slightly rusted and dirty sign. "You have been missing for three years."

She shook her head and then began walking over to where he stood, holding her hands out for the crest. He handed it to her and she examined the two colors on it, it was hard to see in the dark, but it was evident that this object was old. "Why? What happened to me?" She gasped, stunned.

He took the crest from her, "Our enemies."

She nodded, seeming to understand as she looked down at the ground, ashamed. After a few seconds, her hands tightened into fists, realizing she should be angry rather then shameful. She looked at him with renewed determination. "What do I have to do to get my dignity back?"

He placed the crest on the neck of her black outfit, almost out of view. "Get revenge, child." He beg an, pulling his hands away,

She touched the rusted object, rubbing her finger across it as she used her powers to make it look new again. "How do I do that?"

"Restart your training, become my apprentice once more." He stood up. demonstrating his enthusiasm.

She continued to stare at the crest before nodding her head. "I'll do it."

Without her seeing, he smiled cruelly. "Very good, we shall start your training immediately."

"Yes, Master. Thank you."

"Believe me, my dear. You training once more will be pleasure enough for me."

Raven hugged her arms around herself, the cold finally getting to her. It wasn't often that she got cold, but when you're in Antarctica, I guess a few things you get used to change just a bit. Starfire, unfortunately, noticed. "Friend Raven, are you becoming 'the cold'?"

Raven suppressed a shiver, "Just a bit Starfire, don't worry, I'll be fine."

"Are you most certain, friend?" Starfire asked, seeming a bit worried.

Raven nodded, "Yeah Starfire, don't worry, I'll be fine."

Starfire turned back away from her friend with slight hesitance, looking a bit more nervous then usual. Ever since they'd had that 'near death incident' with Raven and Beast Boy (especially after Robin's orders to keep quiet), not to mention the uncomfortable silence since Robin had ordered them to keep their mouths shut, Starfire used every opportunity to get someone to talk or ask about their well-being. She'd gotten better results from Beast Boy then Raven, but even those conversations had only lasted a few minutes.

"Oh, I cannot take it anymore!" Starfire finally shouted, causing everyone to jump in surprise. "This quiet is most maddening!"

"Starfire!" Raven hissed, "Keep your voice down! You'll cause another avalanche!"

"Oh, I apologize, friends." Starfire said, lowering her voice to a whisper, but shouting nonetheless (Me: For those of you people who are actors/took drama class/people who just know, she's stage whispering). "But I find it most unfair that our friends are being told to keep quiet against their will!"

"Starfire-." Robin began, trying to get his friend to calm down.

"No! I shall not-!" Starfire was silenced as soon as a black aura encased her mouth, receiving a hard look from Raven. The aura pointed her head towards three figures and immediately, all hid behind a nearby ice block.

"You're such an idiot," They heard from a female voice. "Why do you keep making those kind of weapons? They won't do anything and we're trying to capture, not kill!"

"I just don't get why they copied her," A male voice responded, apparently having asked a question earlier.

Another female scoffed, her voice was very pronounced and regal. "What do you mean by 'her'? Do I no longer have an name?"

"You know what I meant." The male retorted.

"Well how-?" The seconds girls voice stopped immediately, and after a small pause she said. "You know what?"

"What?" The first female asked, her voice sounding just a little too casual.

The small sound of snow moving was almost too quiet to hear, but Robin heard it. "Titans, be ready." He breathed, still attempting to stay quiet.

"I think it's time that we finished this mission." The second female answered, the sound of moving still evident.

"When?" The male asked, still playing it cool.

A pause was heard before she answered. "Now!"

The Titans dodged just in time as the explosive hit the rock they were against. They turned to face their opponents who were all holding hands with a large silver circle outlining the floor and the area around the three.

"Friends! That is the girl!" Starfire shouted, pointing a finger at the girl in the middle who seemed to be providing the silver protective ring.

Robin turned to Raven, "Is that her?"

Raven nodded, hands glowing black as she got ready for a fight. "Absolutely." She began shouting then. "Who are you?"

"Yeah, why have you been following us?" Beast Boy demanded, pointing at the girl and getting into the shouting as well.

She white haired girl seemed stunned, all of them had masks on and only their eyes were visible. The male reached into his pocket and began pulling out an object that looked like the handle of a gun. Immediately, before the Titans could even react, the girl on the left side in gray released hand contact with the white haired girl (a long braid coming down from the mask supplied that fact) and kicked the gun out of his pocket, caught it on her toe and snapped in in half within seconds before handing it back to him.

"Get us out of here," The female ordered before the male could protest. They all rejoined hands and disappeared before the Titans could stop them.

"Oh great," Cyborg grumbled, the cannon on his arm disappearing. "We lost em."

"What did they mean by 'copying?'" Raven asked.

"Hello!" Beast Boy shouted, playing his arms over both Robin and Raven who were standing next to each other. Both gave him surprised looks, he ignored them as only Beast Boy could ignore someone he was bothering. "Does anyone else not get the connection here? Shape-shifter, identity theft?" He paused, everyone was still looking at him funny. "Whoever this apprentice is, she's been messing with us!" This time, the silence was from shock, not confusion. Beast Boy didn't quiet get that. "And whoever these other people are, are probably her enemies-."

"-But that would make them our friends, right?" He asked. "The enemy of your enemy is your friend?"

"Yeah but-."

"They don't know that." Beast Boy responded, for all they know we're-."

"The enemy, and we're-." Raven interrupted

"-In an alliance with her."

"But obviously they aren't, but-."

"-That doesn't mean they think we aren't."

"So then this whole thing is-."

"-Her fault." She growled. "Why couldn't she have just taken the damn potion!"

"Because she's a stubborn little bitch, just because she got away with her memory the first time going by herself doesn't mean it won't take more out of her when she brings people."

"She thinks it's like a field trip that could kill us."

"Yeah but-."

"-I don't think this girl is just following orders." Raven said. "The aura I was getting of this shape-shifter was extremely violent and devious, but the aura from the girl in front of a few minutes ago was just plain innocent and longing. I felt it from all of them, they're looking from something."

"Or someone." Robin agreed. "This is just getting too confusing."

"But friends, what if they are looking for the girl that is providing all this havoc?" Starfire asked.

Everyone stared at her, "What?"

And that's where I'm gonna end it. Don't worry, the other will be up soon enough. So, the Titans met the three mystery people, and I STILL haven't revealed their names (which is quite an accomplishment for me)! I think I'll reveal it sometime in the last chapters, so, you'll have a long wait.

Also, I have something very important to ask you all! I'm thinking about writing a horror/romance fanfic about Raven, Beast Boy (of course) and the rest of the Titans. If you want to know what it's about, please read the following description:

The Titans have been given the night off for July 4th, and the Titans decide to do something they've never done before. Have a masked ball to celebrate for all the other missed holidays! All is going well for everyone until a certain spirit disagrees with all the merriment. Rated T because I'll probably swear.

SO, if you want a little more information about the story I'll probably end up writing (NOT A SEQUEL . . . well, sorta, BUT NOT REALLY). Only one completely new character will be new in it so don't expect any Ella. But I think it would be fun to write, so tell me your opinion please!