I'm very sorry, but for some strange reason everything in this chapter was wiped. I have rewritten it as best I could, but if there is a problem, please do tell me! Enjoy reading!
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Robin stared openly at the new Raven, who was clad in a brown cloak and a dark frown.
"Excuse me?"
She pulled one hand slowly down her face, showing her impatience. "You just ruined everything!" she shrieked in rage. "I was keeping her in there! She was stable, unmoving. And thanks to you, she's out to destroy everything!"
"Who?" Robin shot back. "What are you talking about?"
"Me. Raven...another me. The grumpy side of me." The brown Raven seemed to have trouble explaining it.
"You mean you're not the grumpy one?" Robin asked incredulously, looking at the grey Raven next to him, who nodded in agreement.
"No, I'm just the serious one."
"No kidding."
"Well, it's about time you got serious too! We're all in trouble now that she's out."
"Why? What will she do?" Robin stood up and helped the grey Raven up too. "I mean, that could possibly be worse than the city being sucked into a world of nothingness."
"Her only use is to destroy," said the brown Raven. "She will not stop, ever. She will kill anyone she sees, and topple any building in her way. You have seen Raven angry before, haven't you?"
"Well, yes..." Robin thought back to the fight with Mirror Master. "She sort of...goes over the edge, I guess."
The serious Raven nodded. "Raven's grumpy side is nothing like the rest of us. She does not think, nor feel. She follows her instinct, like an animal. Raven is always trying to keep this side of her controlled, but..."
"But? But what?" Robin cried.
"When free, the Raven in the red cloak is incredibly strong. You have seen this through the true Raven's intense anger, but you could not imagine the power this smaller part of Raven commands now that she is free from her bonds within the true Raven's mind." Raven handed him a piece of glass, which Robin took, before she continued. "Unfortunately, this 'grumpy' Raven has the last piece to the mirror, and it cannot be repaired unless we retrieve it."
"Of course," Robin groaned. "Where will we find her, then?"
"More than anything, the Raven in the red cloak hates her master – Raven, the full, true Raven. Your friend and teammate. The red Raven will first try to destroy her body and the remains of the mirror, so she can be free forever."
After a short silence, Robin raised an eyebrow. "But...with Raven gone, all of her personalities – all of you – will vanish. She'd be destroying herself."
"The red Raven doesn't realise that," Raven sighed. "That is why we must hurry to Titans Tower immediately."
Despite Robin's protests, the brown Raven picked Robin up by his arms and rocketed into the sky, heading towards their home.
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Beast Boy had searched the entire library all over again, but the purple-cloaked Raven had completely vanished. He groaned loudly and folded his arms over a windowsill, staring out into the red sky.
"Where are you, Raven?" he spoke aloud, hoping she might answer. But there was no reply.
Secretly, he had been hoping to spend some more time with the purple Raven. She was so nice to him, and it made his heart sing to be treated so friendly by her. He'd never felt so close to her before. Beast Boy couldn't help but smile at the memory of them sitting together, reading children's books.
Be-be-be-beep. Beast Boy instantly picked up his communicator and opened it. Cyborg's face filled the screen.
"Robin wants to know if you found her yet."
"No, she's gone."
"He also said that if you replied with that, I can say this..."
"...say what?" asked Beast Boy, confused.
Cyborg's mouth closed up to the screen and opened to scream the words, "THEN KEEP LOOKING!" The call ended.
Beast Boy pulled a sour face and put his communicator away, before transforming into a beetle and climbing over the windowsill, through a hole, and up the building to the roof. At the very top, he de-morphed and put a hand above his eyes, searching the cityscape for any possible signs of the purple Raven. It was then that he saw the odd glow in the sky.
"Huh?" Beast Boy squinted his eyes and peered at the sky. There was a spot that seemed to be glowing redder than the rest. Was it just his imagination, or was it getting bigger? As the glow grew, it formed a shape, and Beast Boy recognised the four, glowing, red eyes instantly.
"AAAAAGHHH!" he dived off of the rooftop and sped toward the ground, transforming into a hawk as he did. Why didn't he remember the most important Raven of all? The scariest, most dangerous one! It had completely slipped his mind. Did she have a piece of the mirror too?
The ground rushed to meet him, but before he hit the pavement, he spread his newly-morphed wings and shot back away from it, soaring into the air, now in the form of a harrier hawk. Behind him, he heard the pavement crunch and shatter, but he didn't dare look behind to see what had smashed it. He already had a fair idea. When he reached the rooftop again, his inner compass turned his wings before he even considered it, and he began heading towards Titans Tower as fast as he could.
Beast Boy heard a whooshing sound behind him, and using the same ploy as before, folded his wings and pointed his beak down, causing him to fall fast. A black disc whirled through the air where he had been flying a second before, and he heard distant growling, which he also recognised.
Thinking fast, the changeling spread his wings again and whirled to the left, in an upwards arc. Keep going, keep going, he thought. Stay alive! He took a moment to turn his head and peer at his pursuer, and squawked in horror at the sight. The red-cloaked Raven was right on his tail, grinning like a hungry wolf, readying another black energy disc. Beast Boy was so terrified at the sight he forgot to look where he was going, and crashed right into a satellite dish.
WHAM! The force completely stunned him, and he rolled out of the dish, dazed. As he fell through the air, the world spinning, he felt warm hands catch him and take a firm hold. He saw a flash of purple and heard Raven's voice.
"We must get to the Tower!"
Doubly shocked, he tried to scream her name, but all that came out was "WARRK!"
"I don't speak bird, Beast Boy," she chuckled. Beast Boy blinked. Raven was laughing? They were about to die!
"WARK WARRRRK!" he shrieked again, barely thinking.
"Change into a mouse so you're lighter! Quick!"
The changeling complied, and the purple Raven placed his new furry form into the folds of her hood. He felt the wind rushing through her cloak, so she must be travelling very fast, but was it fast enough? He couldn't see what was going on. Was the red Raven still behind them? Would they make it to the Tower?
Whoosh! Raven began ducking and swinging during her flight, and Beast Boy heard the dreaded sound of energy discs slicing past, answering his question. He gulped and squeezed his tail, hoping the purple Raven would be okay.
He thought too soon.
He sensed it before Raven felt it; something hard and heavy crashed into the purple Raven's back, causing her flight to instantly stop and Beast Boy to fly out of her hood, unable to stop the momentum. Instinctively, he began transforming into a hawk in mid-air, and as he did, looked behind him to see Raven moan softly and began falling – unconscious. An entire chimney hovered in the air where she had been, held up by beams of black energy. The red Raven hissed, almost as though she was laughing, and turned to face the green mouse.
