A/N: Sorry about the last chapter! I uploaded the wrong document. If you missed it, please go back and read Chapter 5. I love you for still reading! XD

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Squeak. Squeak. It was definitely the swing-set; the sound of the metal scraping against metal couldn't be mistaken. Robin could even hear the chains of the swing rattle. He and Starfire were hidden behind the miniature climbing wall on the playground, ready to ambush the intruder on the swing; sure that it was one of these so-called "Raven personalities."

Robin held up three fingers, and Starfire nodded. They counted down, and then pounced.

Their hands grabbed nothing but air. Robin stared at the now-empty swing seat, perplexed.

"BOO!" He and Starfire yelled in fright, and they turned around to see just what they'd expected...almost. It was Raven, but...could it be? She was wearing pink.

Raven giggled. "I gotcha there, didn't I? And you think you're sneaky." Instead of waiting for a reply, she returned to the swing and began swinging back and forth, slowly, still smiling.

"...Raven." It was all Robin could manage to spit out. Starfire, however, immediately took to the new Raven.

"You gave us such a scare, Raven." She said it as though it was a compliment, joining Raven on the adjacent swing. "Your new robe is...lovely."
"It's not new, I've always had it." Raven replied happily, swinging slowly in time with Starfire.

"I didn't think you'd ever be seen in pink," muttered Robin, half to himself. This made Raven laugh, a magical sound that pierced the gloomy city.

"It's my favourite colour, why wouldn't I wear it?"

"I...right." Logic told him that this wasn't Raven herself; only a small part. Still, it was so strange talking to her. She was smiling cheerfully up at him, eyes brimming with unbridled happiness. It confused him – he was so glad to see Raven happy, but simultaneously discontent at her strange behaviour.

Starfire seemed to take to this new Raven with generous affection. Before Robin's eyes, they chatted, laughed and then hugged. It was beyond comprehension. He tried to compose himself, and cleared his throat.

"Raven," he said. "We need to repair the mirror. One of...er, your friends told us that you have a piece."

The pink Raven scoffed, as if this was old news. "Psh, that old mirror doesn't need to be repaired."

"Yes, it does. Desperately."

"Since when is anyone desperate to fix a mirror?" Raven giggled to herself, as if she'd just made a joke.

"Raven, the Raven you are part of needs you back inside the mirror," Starfire soothed. "Or she will never wake up."

"You guys don't make any sense," Raven laughed. "You sound so silly."

"Raven," Robin squeezed his hands into fists. "We need to fix the mirror. Give us the piece we know you have."

"What, this old thing?" Raven pulled out a little shard of glass from her robe, holding it up to the sky. Starfire and Robin followed her gaze. There was no moon, no stars to reflect any light. Nothing but an ominous red sky.

"Yea, that." Robin quickly picked up on her disinterest. "Do you really need that piece of junk?"

"It is rather boring," she agreed thoughtfully.

"Hand it over, we can take care of it."

"I don't think so," Raven wiggled her finger and winked. "If you really want it, you'll have to catch me."

"What...this isn't a game, Raven."

"It's about time it was," and with that she backflipped off of the swing and began running away, making childish noises. "Na-na na-na! Can't catch meee..." she called behind her.

Starfire, to Robin's surprise, also laughed and flew off after Raven, joining in the "game." Robin glowered after them, and decided to follow.

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"Cyborg has left without you."

"I know," Beast Boy replied, massaging his temples. The yellow-cloaked Raven kept pointing out the obvious. "I told him to."

"Why?"

"We'll get more done split up, you know, cover more ground."

Raven scowled at him, understanding immediately. "You were on the Gamestation that whole time?"

"Hey, she's really good!"

"That is not an excuse! We need this mirror fixed, now. I can't believe you would just abandon me...I mean, Raven, to play Gamestation with a slice of her personality."

The changeling caught the tightness in her voice, and stepped a little closer to her. He made sure to look her straight in the eye. "Are you...sad?"

"No," she snapped. "I don't get sad."

He withdrew, but couldn't drop it. "You're a part of Raven," he said. "A piece of her. That doesn't mean you can't feel sad."

"What would you know? You know nothing about me!" Raven gasped after her outburst, before turning away from him, as if embarrassed. "I mean, Raven. You don't know anything about her."

"Raven, you aren't someone different. You keep speaking in third person, but you really are Raven. Our Raven." Beast Boy could hardly believe the words coming out of his mouth. It didn't sound anything like he'd say.

Raven seemed to notice this as well, because she blushed. "You think so?"

"I know so," he grew braver, and stepped even closer. "You're not a different person, you're the same. I'm not going to treat you like you aren't the real Raven."

To his surprise, she chuckled, and pushed her glasses up her nose again. "I guess...for the intelligent one, I'm not being very smart Thanks, Beast Boy."

"Anytime, Rave."

"Don't call me that, please." Her tone switched from calm back to angry in an instant.

"Oh, er...sorry."

Raven put her hand on his shoulder, and looked seriously at him. "Please, Beast Boy. You must go now. You must find the pieces of the mirror, so Raven..." she paused, and then smiled a little. "I mean, so I can wake up."

He grinned at her, gave her the thumbs up, and took a running leap off of the tower.

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"Gotcha!"

Robin, Starfire and Raven tumbled across the street, stopping as they came into contact with a row of trash cans, which in turn tipped their contents all over the Titans. From amid the mess of paper, bottles and vegetable peelings, Raven popped out like a Jack-in-a-box and burst into merry laughter.

"That was so fun! You guys really did get me, huh?" And with that, she dove back into the grimy mess and began making a garbage angel. Robin and Starfire looked at each other with both confusion and amusement. They'd chased Raven across the park and three blocks before they had managed to tackle her.

"Raven?" Starfire asked tentatively. "May we take the shard of the mirror, now that we have given you 'the tag'?"

"I guess you can have it, then. If you really want it." Raven tossed the little piece of glass, and Robin caught it easily. He smiled; the pink Raven's jubilant nature finally working its magic on him.

"Thanks, Raven."

"I guess that when you repair that old mirror, I'll be all dark and quiet again." She giggled to herself. "I can be such a bore, can't I?"

"You don't have to be," Starfire said. "You could be just the way you are now."

"Don't think so, Star. It doesn't work like that, y'know? It's okay though, I had fun!" Raven bounced onto an upturned trashcan and crouched there, grinning. "You guys are good sports. Guess I never knew until now."

"You called me Star!" Starfire felt strangely touched by this minor detail. But before she could say anything else, Robin's communicator beeped loudly. He instantly picked it up and opened it.

"What's up?"

It was Cyborg. "Me n' BB found a piece. We've split up now, since there's still seven to go."

"Make that six," Robin held up the shard.

"Great work, man. I was-"

"-hey there, metalhead!" Raven shoved her face between Robin and the communicator, poking her tongue out at the screen. To Robin's surprise, Cyborg didn't seem too shocked at this Raven's abnormal greeting.

"Oh, it's the 'happy Raven,'" Cyborg said, seriously. "Anyway, you guys should split up. We need to get this done faster. Raven - I mean, our one, the original one – she's looking even worse now. The yellow Raven says if we don't repair the mirror in time, this 'Nevermore' will take over the entire city and we'll never get our Raven back."

"I find this talk of all these Ravens to be extremely confusing," Starfire complained. Robin nodded, then answered,

"Right. Will do, Cyborg. Double the search. We can't...we won't lose Raven." He ended the call, and gave the glass piece to Starfire. "Take this back to the Tower roof," he murmured. "Then keep searching."

"I will. Good luck, Robin."

"Good luck, Starfire."

The two Titans disappeared, saying a quick goodbye to the Raven dressed in pink, who was juggling rotten apples, quietly chuckling to herself.