I didn't get any reviews for chapter three as I wrote this. I'm just gonna say that no matter what I'm finishing this story, reviews or not, but it would help to get a few more. Oh yeah, a few important things happen in this chapter so pay attention!

Disclaimer-I do not own the Teen Titans

The heat was unbearable. Raven did not think that she could stand it much longer without water. They had traveled for at least four hours now trotting, and walking, and Beast Boy's endless jokes. Behind the massive hill was growing smaller, and the towering peaks ahead were no bigger. It was just them and the red iron dirt.

But that wasn't the thing that bothered Raven most. Their powers. They hadn't discussed them yet, but Raven knew they were gone. Last night she silently muttered her incantation but not a thing happened. No black aura appeared, and nothing blew up.

This led to idea popping into her head. With no powers could she show emotion now? No, she thought, We'll be humans again, and our powers will be back and I won't be able to show emotion, So I'd better not get used to it now.

But still, it was tempting. She shook her head. She wasn't going to share this information with the others yet, and especially not Beast Boy. Who knows what he might do to her knowing that?

Almost coincidentally the changeling was standing right in front of her, and expression on his face like he expected her to reply. He had said something but she hadn't heard him. "What?" She asked.

He snorted. "I said do you hear that?"

"Hear what?"

"That rattling noise."

"I don't hear anything."

The others were getting further and further ahead. They had to trot to catch up. After a few steps Raven did hear something. It was a rattle, like the ones babies used, except more continuos, and ominous.

Then up ahead she saw it. It was a rattlesnake, hidden beneath small sagebrush eyeing them. She sighed as Robin and Starfire headed away from it. Cyborg followed them, but she watched with horror as Beast Boy exclaimed "The noise! It's over here!" and he unknowingly walked closer to the deadly snake.

"Beast Boy! Get away from there!" Raven yelled.

"Why?"

She watched the snake crawl closer to the green horse, hissing trying to make it go away. When he wouldn't the snake hissed more shaking it's tail. It was ready to strike, and almost bit the horse if it weren't for Raven.

When the snake lunged Beast Boy noticed it, but there was no time to run. If he were poisoned he would die, for the Titans had no way of helping him as horses. Luckily, Raven was quicker than the snake and stomped hard on its head.

It didn't look dead, so she continued the stomping action until it became a small scrap of wrinkled snakeskin. Beast Boy was staring at her with wide eyes.

"T-Th-Thanks" He stuttered

Raven shook her head. "Beast Boy it was nothing."

"Huh?"

"You saved me from the man with the ropes, and I saved you from the snake." She said and then turned to catch up with the others who were staring quizzically at them. She'd let Beast Boy tell them what happened.

The snake wasn't all that bad. When he saved her from the man she didn't like it much to be in debt to Beast Boy, but she just saved him so they were even.

The others had heard and were looking at Raven.

She snorted. "What? Any of you would've done the same."

No one could disagree with her so they continued to walk in the endless heat.

After fifteen minutes Cyborg sniffed the air. "Water" he said. Soon their pace quickened and sure enough there was a little stream bubbling along their path.

Robin didn't need to tell anybody to drink, for they all rushed forward. Raven dipped her muzzle in, letting the water cool it down before she drank. Then she started. As a human she wouldn't have needed so much liquid, but a horse's body is much bigger. She drank it in gulps for what seemed an eternity until her thirst disappeared. Then she gave a content sigh.

She looked up to see Beast Boy standing in the stream, lifting his head occasionally with water dripping from it messily. He sneezed and water droplets landed on her head. He saw what he had done and began to shrink away. Raven snorted and walked away.

She turned to see a very small patch of a plant that seemed edible. She started grazing and realized that she was hungry as well as she was thirsty. There was not much of the stuff, but it dulled he hunger a bit.

Soon they left the little stream. After another mile, they heard behind them some sounds like hoof steps. Raven turned and saw nothing. Again it happened and nothing appeared. She was getting irritated.

"Beast Boy stop that!"

"I'm not doing anything!"

Before a mini-fight ensued between them the noise appeared again, but this time in front of them. Ahead was a small ridge and the noise was coming from there, and then they heard a small whinny. A smell was coming from it, and something didn't seem right about it. Robin instinctively stepped in front of Starfire.

Then on the ridge the figure stepped up. It was a Stallion; he was dun with gray stripes around his forelegs. From behind him appeared four other males, mostly brown and gray. It was a bachelor band, and the dun seemed to be their leader.

"Look boys!" he said in a raspy voice," It seems we have some unwanted visitors."

One of his cronies behind him so obviously observed, "Look they have mares!"

"Who are you? What do you want!" Robin snarled standing protectively in front of Starfire. Beast Boy took a position beside Raven, and Cyborg glared.

The dun spoke, "My name is Carrion. And what I want is standing right behind you and the green one."

One of his friends laughed. "Those are some fine looking mares. Think you can protect them you ponies?"

Carrion silenced them. "Hand the mares over peacefully. You wouldn't want Inameron or Skrine intervening, now would you?"

Cyborg snorted. "Why should we care who this Inameron or Skrine is?"

Carrion's horses began laughing. Once again he silenced them. "Do you mean to say that you have no idea about the two biggest herds and their war? Well let me tell you, unless you hand the mares over to us one of them will have them before the week is up, and you don't want to know what happens to rogue mares that Skrine takes. I'm giving you five seconds to run and leave the girls behind."

"I'd never go with you!" Raven spat.

Carrion chuckled. "This is a matter for the boys to settle, so you and your friend just be quiet and-"

"Shut up!" Every one turned to Beast Boy who was giving a death glare to Carrion.

Robin steeped forward, "Starfire and Raven stay with us!"

Carrion narrowed his eyes. "Fine then. But when the mares are ours you'll have no one to blame but yourselves." he turned to his cronies, "Attack!"

"Titans Go!" Robin yelled as Carrion charged down to him. Two of the brown ones went after Beast Boy and Cyborg.

Raven saw one of the grays approaching her. Her ears pinned against her head and she clacked her teeth at him. He ran straight past her and to the backside and started biting her. Some instinct inside told her that he was not fighting, but herding. Raven became angry, and used her back feet to kick, and hit him in the face.

He squealed but tried again. This time Raven turned around and bit him on the shoulder. He let out a scream and she released to see that her foe was bleeding. She reared up and the stallion skirted back before turning and galloping over the ridge.

Raven looked around to see that Starfire had gotten rid of her adversary as easily as she had. Cyborg was winning his fight, but Beast Boy and Robin were not. Carrion was skilled, and good at dodging. Beast Boy's opponent was almost twice his size, and had been a horse longer.

Beast Boy struck a bite, but the other swerved and started to kick the green horse. Surprisingly Beast Boy didn't fall, but turned and kicked his enemy. Raven ran forward and butted the brown horse with her head. Caught by surprise he fell over, and they both began stomping him. The horse squealed, and soon got up and galloped away.

By looking around again Carrion was the only one left, and was facing Cyborg, Robin, and Starfire. Out numbered he turned and fled with his buddies, but called over his shoulder, "They won't be yours for long! Soon Inameron or Skrine will find them, and they'll be gone!"

The Titans watched them run away. Then they turned to each other. Raven and Starfire were fine, as well as Cyborg. Robin had a few patches off of his coat missing, but Bast Boy has a cut on his back. None of them knew what to do.

Then Raven saw an old spider web between two bushes. It was no loner occupied, and she remembered reading something about how cobwebs stop bleeding. She walked over, and lightly picked it up with her nose. She walked back to Beast Boy and placed the web on his cut. She held her nose there to apply pressure, and soon the bleeding stopped.

"Don't move the web," she said, "Or it may start bleeding again."

He looked at her. "Thanks."

Robin called with a neigh that said they were leaving. Soon they were on their way for another hour, before it got dark again. Up ahead a rock formation jutted up. Inside it was a small cave, so they slept in it that night. It would fit all of them, but Cyborg stayed toward the front in case more stallions came. They didn't know if Carrion would be back either.

But Raven pondered something. Carrion had mentioned Inameron and Skrine. Who were they? She couldn't shake the feeling that those names would be important to know soon. It was all so confusing. She gave a sigh before drifting off to sleep.

Suddenly she woke as something poked her belly. She turned to see Beast Boy asleep, but he seemed to have rolled into her. He hadn't accidentally messed with his cobweb in his sleep so it was still in place.

Raven was half tempted to bite his ear so he would wake up and get off of her, but a tiny voice inside her head told her no too. In the end she let him sleep like that. She didn't know why but she kind of liked it. Maybe it was the extra body heat that was keeping her warm in the cold cave.

Whatever it was it was confusing her. The sooner we get back to normal the better, she thought before once more drifting off to sleep once again.

Ok. Just a little explaining to do. A bachelor band is a small group of male horses without any mares. Sometimes they will do almost anything to get some, and one of their tactics is to distract the lead male of a herd, and send another bachelor to steal the mares. There aren't normally five, but there were five Titans so yeah...And the names Inameron and Skrine will be important so don't forget them. Please review.