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Bwahahahahaha! I am seriously enjoying my Summer Break. And do you know what I do in my free time? A whole lot of writing! Well…and a whole lot of reading, but that's beside the point!

Anyway, enough of my rambling. On with the story!

Chapter 4

Robin just rolled his eyes and said, "Come on guys, let's go." Beast Boy just kept on laughing as they left.

Somewhere in a dank cell, a figure sat against a far wall straight across from the cell door, which was the only way in or out of the small room. It was dark inside the cell, the only light coming from a flickering candle that stood on a holster just outside the cell door.

The figure would have moved to sit a little closer to the light, but he was wrapped in chains that kept him firmly pinned against the far wall. The only parts of him that were visible were his arms and head. His arms were weighed down by a couple of ball and chains, which were only unhooked when they brought him food so he could feed himself.

One thought was going through his head above all others. He was tired. His eyes were closed and he wanted nothing more than to fall asleep. "But we can't have that." He said to himself. He managed to open his eyes and stared drearily at the candle outside his cell. "I can't sleep yet. There's only enough power in me for one more attempt." He closed his eyes in concentration and gathered up the little energy he had left. "Please hear me…"

'Raven.'

Her eyes shot open as once again her dreams were cut short. But instead of panicking like she did last time, she quickly calmed herself and waited.

After only a moment, she got her signal. Raven, we have it.

Good. Raven replied. I'll be right there Knowledge.

When Raven opened her eyes she found herself on one of the floating islands inside the Nevermore. Knowledge and Reason were standing not far away, flanking an orb of blue light that floated in between them. They waited patiently as Raven walked over to them.

"Is this it?" Raven asked, looking at the glowing sphere.

"Yes." Reason answered. "Although I'm not sure what it is. It doesn't react to our presence."

Raven stared at the orb intently. Then she lifted a hand and slowly reached out to it. But just as she was about to touch it, the orb blazed, the light coming off it growing even brighter. Right before her eyes, the orb began to grow and change shape, becoming a rectangle that was just big enough for Raven to walk through it. A gate.

"I've seen this before." Raven muttered, trying to remember where from.

"You have." Knowledge said. "Twice in fact."

Raven thought about that for a minute before her eyes widened slightly as realization hit her. "Are you sure." She asked her yellow clad emotion.

"Positive." Knowledge replied.

Raven nodded and without a moment's hesitation, she walked through the gate.

The moment she walked through, she found herself in a dark cell. The gate she came though remained open behind her, casting a small amount of light into the room along with a candle that was outside the cell door.

She didn't dare speak as she looked around the room, until she saw the figure chained to the back. He appeared to be sleeping, but that didn't stop Raven from recognizing him. His bright yellow hair was duller than it used to be and his pale blue skin was even paler than usual, but it was clearly him.

'Alistor.'

The sleeping boy stirred at her voice and opened his dark blue eyes, which immediately landed on her. "Raven…you came." He said weakly. He tried to sit up but the chains kept him firmly rooted where he was. Raven reached out to help him, but was surprised when she simply passed through. Alistor looked at her apologetically and said, "My apologies, but I didn't have the strength to bring you here directly. You're here in spirit only."

Raven nodded in understanding and asked, 'What happened? Where are we?'

Once again Alistor tried to get into a more comfortable position, but the only result he got was his chains to rattle slightly. "It's a bit of a long story." He explained. "It started when I helped Robin track down the Collector." A slightly pained look passed over his face as he went on. "I used a forbidden spell. I knew the risks, and I don't regret my choice. But unfortunately, what I feared most has come to pass." He closed his eyes and rested his head on the wall behind him. "They found out." He said, his voice barely above a whisper. "They captured me. And, as you can see, they've imprisoned me."

Raven had a sinking suspicion she knew where they were, but she pushed it off. 'What happened to you?' She asked instead. 'Even in my spirit form I can tell that you're weak. I can sense almost no energy from you and I can only barely feel your emotions.'

Alistor looked as if it was physically painful for him to answer. "They are draining my magic, my very life force. It's the ultimate punishment for my kind."

Raven raised an eyebrow. 'That's happened before though when the Collector had your staff.'

Alistor weakly shook his head. "He was simply syphoning magic from my staff, not from me. They're taking my magic straight from the source." Through sheer force of will, Alistor managed to raise his hand, chain and all, and place it over where his chest was under the chains. "When an Observer is born, we're born with a crystal inside of us, each one unique to each Observer. It's the source of our magic and as we grow so does the crystal. Magically, the crystal can be removed. But this is rarely done, for if the crystal is damaged, our powers are greatly diminished." Once he was done explaining, the weight of the ball and chain forced him to lower his arm back to the ground. "They took my crystal." He said, his voice becoming weaker. "And now they're draining my magic."

Noticing Alistor starting to weaken, Raven knelt down next to him and said urgently, 'Alistor, you need to tell me who took you. I can't help you unless I know where you are.'

Alistor looked at her weakly. "My people took me." His eyes started to close as he began to lose consciousness. "I'm in the Observer Prison."

Yeah, yeah. I know this chapter is a bit darker than usual but, eh. A little darkness is good every now and then.

What can Raven do to help Alistor? And will she make it in time? Next time in Chapter 5!

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