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Raven, Beast Boy, Robin, and Cyborg met in the clearing where Raven and Beast Boy had been earlier that evening.
"Thanks for coming" said Raven
"Yeah anything to get this 'Haddix' character out in the open," said Robin
"What have you learned so far about him?" asked Cyborg
"Let me tell let me tell!" Said Beast Boy loudly
"Shut up! Keep your voice down," Raven hissed
"Sorry, but anyway Raven says that-" said Beast Boy, before Cyborg clapped a hand over Beast Boys mouth
"Haddix is not like Starfire. Have you noticed his skin?" Raven asked
"Yeah, he's pail" said Robin
"And Starfire is glowing. Her skin tone represents the essence of her soul. Her soul is light, very light and very happy. She beams wherever she goes" explained Raven
"Yeah I already know that she's amazing" said Robin in a daze
Beast Boy gave him a skeptical look
"By amazing I mean, um. I mean that she's an amazing person. Yeah that she's really cool and….. stuff…." Said Robin trailing off as he tried to think if a good excuse
"Anyway. His soul is dark and colorless. He has no inner conscious. It's almost like, it's almost like he's dead inside," said Raven
"Well, what are we supposed to do about it?" asked Beast Boy, pulling Cyborgs mouth away from his hand
"I say that we figure out this 'princes' angle" said Robin
"According to the Tameranian culture, all those marrying royalty must be approved for a final time by the Grand Ruler of Tameran before within the three days before the wedding," said Raven
"We have three days before it begins, that's perfect. Raven, you try and listen in on their final approval, Cyborg, Beast Boy why don't you check in on the Drenthax army and find out their situation," Robin commanded
"What are you going to do?" asked Beast Boy
"I'm going to go have a, talk, with Haddix" Said Robin slightly angry
"Robin, what do you mean by talk to him" asked
"I'm just gonna talk to the guy" said Robin
"Robin?"
"I'm just gonna talk to the guy. That's all that I'm gonna do. I, I'm just gonna talk to him" said Robin, picking up a large stone as he walked down the path
"Robin!"
"I'm just going to talk to him, I'm just gonna talk to the guy," he said
"Than why do you have a big rock?" called Beast Boy
"I may or may not bash his face in with a rock, depends on how guilty he seems" Robin called
Cyborg shot Raven a worried glance, and she shot a black ray out of her forehead. It wrapped around the rock in Robin's hand and floated back to her.
"Do you think Robins going to kill Haddix?" asked Beast Boy
"Really depends on whether or not Haddix marries Starfire" said Cyborg
Raven snuck inside of the conference room gazed around. She saw a black sleek box exposed in the center of a table. Raven quietly walked to the table and laid her hand on the box. It sent a chill though her hand, as cold as ice, but it also burned. She immediately moved her hand away and pulled it into her view. It was steaming and red. The box had burned her.
Raven let out a small yelp, then heard footsteps approaching the door. She dropped her hand to her side and then a black cloud incased her. She moved to the ceiling and willed the lights inside of the room to turn out. She was practically invisible in the dim light, her head was the only thing revealed.
The door creaked open and Haddix entered with a dark haired girl. She couldn't see her face though.
"So, has the plan been put into final action?" asked the girls voice.
Something about that voice was familiar. It was hauntingly familiar, deep and almost gravely.
"Yes," said Haddix with a laugh at the end.
"It's brilliant! You get my pesky little sister, where she has no escape. And I get the jewel of Charta! The only source in the world that can gain the power of all life forms!" The girl said with a laugh.
The voice of the girl rang through ravens mind. Madam Rouge? No, she couldn't sustain alien life. Kitten? No, she was far too stupid to make it into space. Jinx? No, it wasn't possible. Then it occurred to Raven. The holder of the voice, Starfires cruel sister, Blackfire. Raven let out a gasped, she could not hold it in.
"What was that?" Blackfire said
They both turned to the corner and saw Ravens. Haddix out a cruel laugh and shot a beam of black light out of his hand. Raven dropped to the floor.
"The jewel," commanded Haddix
"I said, the jewel!" He fumed
Blackfire reached for the black box on the table, but it burned her as well.
"You fool! You have to recite the incantation to open the box!"
"If you're so smart why don't you do it," Blackfire returned
"Nacke se mara tanta karon," said Haddix, picking up the box and opening it.
He pulled out a glowing red stone and shoved it into ravens hand.
"Mara se khartuf," he recited.
The jewel glowed brightly and then the diamond on Ravens head diminished and was replaced with only skin. Then her purple hair lightened into a chestnut brown. Haddix took the stone and returned it to it's box.
"There now you know how the jewel works," said Haddix
"What did you do to me?!" asked raven, staring in awe at a strand of her hair
"You're not creepy now, enjoy," jeered Haddix
"I was never creepy, I was just different!" flamed Raven, raising her hand and attempting to send a bolt of a spell at him.
"You idiot, I just drained you're powers!" laughed Haddix
Raven stood up and attempted to run from the room, but she was incased in a beam of black light.
"One down, send her to the pit," Haddix said to Blackfire
"Where are you going?" she asked
"I need to see my future bride to be," he laughed, as he walked out of the room