The Stone Chest
Chapter 8
"Back to Nevermore"
Three guys suddenly appeared in what seemed to be a long silver road. The landscape was pretty arid but creepy. The sky had a reddish color and apparently the sun didn't exist in that place. Although, it seemed to be illuminated by mysterious forces. Almost immediately, the three people started to check out the zone where they just arrived and very soon they could notice they sky being covered by dense and black clouds, which didn't stop sparking. It was in that moment when one of them dared to speak to the others who didn't expect that coming.
"Wow, those clouds were not here the last time I came; by the way, what am I doing here?" – said Beast Boy confused.
"That's a good question" – added Robin.
"I think you were too close to us and the vortex of the spell pulled you as well" – answered Connor scratching his head.
"Well, since you were too curious to see I hope you enjoy this trip" – pointed Robin smiling.
"By the way, have you noticed other differences in this place?" – asked Connor interested.
"Hmm, let's see… Only the clouds so far… ah, and those weird guys in black who are coming with really bad intentions" – replied Beast Boy.
"What?!" – said the others at the same time.
At least 10 guys wearing black robes were surrounding the three heroes. The enemies were floating instead of standing and powerful electric sparks emerged from them. Their faces, except the red eyes they had, were covered by hoods, which gave them a demoniac look. The wizard and the titans put themselves back to back trying to built a solid defensive formation; although, the demons were getting closer.
"Be careful guys, those things are the 'Assassins', don't move until I say" – pointed Connor.
Suddenly one of the assassins made a movement with his right arm and a red energy beam was shot towards the heroes. Connor put his two arms (stretched and joined) in front of him and a shining light sphere emerged from them. The beam hit the sphere and was successfully absorbed by it. Immediately, the wizard pulled apart his arms and the beam was shot back to the assassins vanishing them.
"Wow, that was better than the videogames that Cyborg and I have" – said Beast Boy laughing.
"What were those things?" – asked Robin.
"The assassins are magical creatures that were created several generations ago to serve the warlocks, sorcerers, wizards and witches; but some families (mine among them) could transformed them step by step and bit by bit until the original creatures became extremely skilled killers" – answered Connor.
"But they don't look that strong" – said Beast Boy.
"These ones were only illusions created buy the primal curse that hit Raven and because of that they are very easy to defeat. Trust me, you don't want to fight or even find a real assassin in the real world. They are smart, clever, cunning and mercy is not one of their known words" – added the wizard.
"And how can they be defeated?" – asked Robin.
"Well, so far I know, they are immune to almost any jinx, spell or curse; so there are only two ways to stop them: using their own attacks against them or using attacks based on the four primary elements: water, fire, earth and air" – replied Connor.
"But we certainly can't do what you just did a moments ago" – said Beast Boy.
"There are many ways to block and repel attacks; you can either use your own energy or use some metal built weapons, their energy can't go through metal" – said Blackwood – "After all, we created those beings so we needed to put them a weakness in order to be able to control them. Otherwise, they could turn against us and we could have ended being destroyed by our own creation" – ended the wizard.
"I understand" – said Robin – "Well, let's get moving. We still have a mission to fulfill"
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Jack was walking around the room looking very upset. He was looking, with real anger, at Dominic and the other warlocks that fought against Connor and the titans. There were too many things in the leader's mind in that moment: first of all, his best men couldn't defeat one wizard and 6 teenagers; secondly, Jessy had escaped without confessing… Suddenly, Jack started to analyze that point, why Connor put his own safety at risk for her?
"Connor is one of the most powerful, skilled and cunning members of the Order; and that along with the fact He was a Blackwood made him a perfect candidate for Master. Now, putting aside what happened back in that cave there are some things that keep eluding me: Why he didn't come to our base to inform about the betrayal? And why he decided to put him at jeopardy to save the girl? Who was protecting Jessy at the cost of her own life?" – asked himself Jack and suddenly all the pieces went right – "Well, well, well, now it all makes sense. So Jessy tried to rob the prophecies for Connor and obviously she warned him to avoid coming here. I assume she somehow could inform him about her state and that's why he came to the rescue. Definitely, Connor is a Blackwood and I'll have to take him seriously from now on. The good thing is that Jessy couldn't take the scrolls so the secret remains safe. I better…"
"Master, I don't have any excuses for our failure and I beg for your mercy. I promise it won't happen again" – said Dominic clearly afraid.
"Being sorry does not solve anything" – said Jack while using his powers to rise and strangle the other without touching him.
"Master… argh… please… I'm sorry… argh, please… I" – said Dominic trying to breath desperately.
The other warlocks were on their knees and quite begging internally for the life of Dominic. After all it wasn't entirely his fault what happened. None of them could believe how Connor and 7 kids had defeated them. Yes, Connor is a very strong opponent in a one to one fight; but they outnumbered the others clearly. Jack had strong reasons to be angry; and, they deserve a great punishment, but yet they hoped Jack to spare Dominic's life.
"I should kill you along with your men considering what happened here. To let those kids entering in our base as they pleased and taking our prisoner away normally is embarrassing, but for us that's a crime. But since you have a flawless record so far I'll spare your life and I'll forgive your group, but yet don't be happy. I want Connor being captured alive and that is going to be your next assignment. I don't care what you have to do, but bring me that guy and for your own sake you better succeed this time" – said Jack easing his grip.
"You can count with that, Master" – said Dominic thankful for the opportunity.
"You bet I'll do… and now get lost. I don't want to see any of you unless you bring Connor before me" – sentenced the Master.
Dominic and the others left the room leaving Garlack and Jack inside.
"Connor is becoming a real pain and I always smash the pains before they become dangerous" – said Jack for himself – "But, the key did come with him, that's disturbing… Garlack!"
"Yes, Master"
"I have a small assignment for you this time. I need to know everything about the Teen Titans. By the end of the day I want to know even the color of their toothbrushes. But above all, I want to know what does the key have to do with them. They seem to know her quite well"
"That won't be an issue, Master"
"I know… Ah, and send Dominic some help if you know what I mean. I don't want any more failures. There are a lot at risk right now"
"Roger"
Garlack left the room quietly, but his mind was boiling with several strategies to fulfill his mission. Jack remained alone in the room for a few seconds trying to organize his thoughts and then disappeared.
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A man was standing relaxed in the roof of one of the highest buildings in Jump City. For almost all the citizens, that one was an important business center, but for the magical world it was the headquarters of the Order of Chaos. It was obvious that they preferred luxury even for its base's cover and it was logical considering that the members of this organization belonged to the most important magical families. They were part of the supernatural aristocracy and they were proud of having their own Jump City's Wall Street where they could control the economic, political and magical powers in town. Obviously, most of the people working in there had no idea of the true purpose of that building.
The man standing in the roof appeared to be 28 years old, he was tall, Caucasian, robust and he had a penetrating pair of black eyes. Her face showed thousands of battles and his expression was cold. After all, he was some kind of god and for beings like him; kindness and courtesy were just filthy human weaknesses. Zarth was still standing in the roof looking the entire city when John found him.
"Have you found the girl?"
"Not yet, but we're getting close. Jack has informed me that…"
"Jack is a pathetic and filthy last class warlock like all the members of that insignificant Order. Letting seven flies breaking in their own base is just ridiculous; but letting them to take away their most important prisoner is just an unforgivable abomination. You must keep in mind that they are just means to an end. Our truce is only temporal. When the time comes I'll take over this city and they will be the first to fall by our hands"
"Roger"
"The key thing is clearly out of their hands so we'll have to act ourselves. It's imperative to neutralize young Blackwood and to capture the key. Only those two can be a trouble later if we let them be. The others are nothing but cockroaches wanting to be squashed"
"I started planning an operation to capture them"
"Lead that yourself. It's time to crush our enemies. Soon we'll be able to conclude what we couldn't do many years ago"
John left the roof to continue preparing the operation while Zarth remained standing in the same position he was before looking the landscape at his feet.
"The time of repaying will come very soon …"
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Connor, Robin and Beast Boy walked the long silver road, which seemed to be floating in the middle of nowhere and the fact they couldn't see the bottom below it made it creepier. The good thing was that since the little battle against those fake assassins, they had have no more fights, which allow them to cover a big part of the road. None of them had clear their destination yet, though. Then, the green titan said that it had been the same the first time he and Cyborg arrived. It was after some time when one of Raven's emotions appeared to guide them. The three warriors continued their way forward as fast as they could. The wizard knew that any minute passed made the curse stronger and therefore harder to break. Besides, the members of both Orders of Chaos and Darkness were looking for their whereabouts and the mere thinking of being found while being trapped in Nevermore was terrifying from any point of view. Suddenly, they saw a figure ahead, which was getting closer very fast so the three men prepare for battle. Fortunately, they soon realized that the figure was one of Raven's emotions. It was dressed exactly as the witch except by the color of its clothes, which was green instead of blue.
"She is Brave" – informed Beast Boy.
"Hey guys! Ready for some action! I assure you we're going to have some very soon. I'm so excited! I had never fought this much in here" – said Brave smiling happily.
"Eh, Could you please explain to us why exactly this place has become funny?" – asked Connor.
"Wow, the brave and handsome wizard is here. I didn't expect you to come, but I'm glad you did. We're going to really need your help. After being hit by that curse an evil creature suddenly appeared in here. But the worst thing is that it brought some powerful and creepy demons who are watching the surroundings" – said Brave.
"In no time it took over the place with the help of Rage, Resentment and Greed… those traitors. We didn't stand a chance against them all. The emotions that didn't put on its side decided to hide. We didn't want to be prisoners of that thing" – said a yellow Raven, who was wearing glasses, while landing near the group – "By the way, I'm Knowledge… Ah, Connor, that day at the café… you were just brilliant, what a move of yours leaving that note" – concluded her smiling at the wizard.
"We… don't know… what to do right now" – added another Raven who was wearing gray robes – "I… well, I'm Timid… Beast Boy, do you remember when you were explaining us your theory about the radioactive guys from Venus? I'm sorry for yelling you. And, do you remember when you were saying those things about Terra? I'm sorry for yelling you that time too. Robin, I'm sorry for leaving you alone in that embarrassing situation with Starfire back in the Tower. Connor, I'm sorry for trying to read your mind and I'm sorry I didn't trust you when we first met. I now know you're not evil and…"
"It doesn't matter Raven, we all forgive you, right guys?" – cut Beast Boy who was starting to freaking out.
"Sure, sure" – said Connor with several water drops in his head. One thing was to listen about Raven's emotions and another thing was to experience them.
"We have more important things to care about right now" – sentenced Robin.
In that very moment, two more emotions arrived; one of them was wearing orange robes and yawned constantly while being pushed by the other who was wearing pink robes and had constant smile on her face.
"Hi" – said the orange one pretty bored.
"Hello my friends!!! Good to see you!!! I'm Happy and she is Lazy. It's cool to have you here; now you will be able to help us fight that unhappy thing, along with the traitor ones. Now we are even. By the way, Connor your note was really cold, I laughed a lot. In fact, I decided to keep it. It was so good" – said Happy laughing out loud.
"I'm glad you liked it" – replied Connor smiling.
"Ok, too much talking. It's time to take action!" – said Brave.
"Raven was captured by Rage and now they have her locked up in a prison cell nearby. But some of the guards that creature brought here are watching her. Not to mention that Resentment and Greed are there too" – added Knowledge.
"Well, now we know where to go" – said Robin.
"That creature represents the curse itself. If we manage to defeat it and rescue Raven we'll break the curse" – pointed Connor.
"So what are we waiting for?" – asked Beast Boy.
"Follow us, we know a way to get there without being seen" – said Knowledge.
Everybody followed the clever Raven and soon they took off the main road by one of the detours they had seen before. Quickly they saw a wooden door blocking their way and Knowledge made a sigh indicating she was going to open it. The yellow girl tried to look calmed, but it was obvious that she was worried thinking about what had happened to Nevermore. In a matter of hours everything had changed and now a very powerful creature ruled the place. When Rage tried to take control it was kind of an internal battle, but now it was different. That creature didn't belong to Nevermore and it has no right to rule the place or even to be in there. They couldn't allow that…
Once everybody crossed the portal, a huge desert stood in front of them; only sand hills could be seen in any direction they looked and the sun was getting pretty hot in that moment. Brave ask the others to follow her and seconds later the group was walking behind her. The guys were sweating a lot due to the high temperature of the area and a glass of water was becoming mandatory for them. Suddenly a hole appeared below Beast Boy and several tentacles emerged from it and grabbed him. The green titan then started a great fight against those things, which were trying to pull him down through the hole. Luckily, Robin reacted quickly and threw a small knife that cut one of the tentacles while Brave and Connor destroyed other two. Happy took advantage of that and grabbed Beast Boy's arms and flew with him to release him.
"Wow, that was close. What was that thing?" – asked Beast Boy.
"Another creation of that creature, but be careful I don't think it's gone" – answered Knowledge.
In that moment a big explosion took place and two giant worm-like monsters emerged from the ground. Each one had four big tentacles and very sharp teeth. Brave and Connor quickly stood in front of one; the wizard cast a fire jinx, but the monster evaded it and then hit him with one of its tentacles. Brave prepared her moved while the monster was still distracted looking at Connor and then threw it a very powerful energy attack that knocked it out. Then, Happy created an energy sphere, which threw towards the unconscious creature turning it into dust. Beast Boy transformed into a T-Rex and charged against the other monster using all his strength while Robin threw some grenades and both attacks torn down the creature. Lazy who was yawning while watching the fight decided to take action since they needed somebody to finish the job. The emotion rose and, with an energy beam, destroyed the monster remaining.
"Are you alright Connor?" – asked Timid.
"I've been better, trust me; but don't worry, I'll be fine" – answer the wizard standing up – "We better hurry before more creatures appear"
The group resumed their trip still being guided by Brave until they arrived to a closed door located in the ground. The emotion cast a spell and broke the chains that were locking the door and after opening it, Connor and the others could see the same landscape they found when arrived in Nevermore. Afterwards, they were standing on the same silver road they were walking before.
"Can you see those mountains over there" – asked knowledge while pointing a range located near them – "Raven is held captive there"
"Well, let's go!!! Stop wasting time chatting and let's teach a lesson to that creature" – said Brave sparring.
Beast Boy transformed into a Pterodactyl and grabbed Robin while Connor rose along with Brave and the other emotions in order to quickly get to their destination. A few minutes later they were at the top of the range where they could see Raven unconscious in a cell surrounded by fake assassins. Along with the magical killers were Rage, Resentment and Greed and a little bit far was a human like creature, which had bat like wings, and it was holding a big trident. The creature was wearing black clothes and it was giving indications to the others. Considering its movements, it was clear that it knew about the mission to rescue Raven and that it wanted the intruders to be captured as soon as possible.
"Let's go now!" – yelled Brave.
"Calm down. If what I'm thinking is right, the creature is ordering the others to go somewhere. If we wait for the other to leave before attacking it will be easier to rescue Raven" – said Robin.
It didn't take long before several assassins started to leave the prison; Robin and the others decided to hide the best they could to avoid being seen. Once the killers were gone, the leader of the titans gave the signal and the entire group flew at full speed towards the prison. The guards saw the intruders when they arrived and the battle began. Despite the great number of assassins that had left the fortress, the number of guards was important and the battle was extremely tough.
"Connor, try to reach Raven's cell and hurry breaking the spell. We'll cover you the best we can. If we stay like this we're going to be defeated" – said Robin while the wizard used an energy shield to stop the attacks of the assassins.
"You're right" – answered Connor and then he ran towards the cell – "Listen carefully, use the energy of the assassins' attacks against them, that way you'll be able to finish them" – pointed Connor to Knowledge, Timid, Brave, Happy and Lazy by using telepathy.
The emotions nodded and formed a human shield around the wizard. Robin and Beast Boy completed the formation protecting their backs. Suddenly, a bunch of assassins appeared at both sides of the group, but Happy and Timid in one side and Brave and knowledge in the other, quickly created an energy wall to absorb the attacks of the creatures and seconds later those attacks emerged from the wall towards the assassins who were destroyed. Afterwards, the creatures decided to attack the titans and a rain of beams was thrown towards them; then, the boy wonder remembered the words Connor told you before and used his metal staff to repel the attacks destroying some of their enemies. Beast Boy, on his side, transformed indo a Dragon and with a breath of fire vanished the rest of the assassins. Instants later, the group arrived to the fortress but almost immediately Rage, Resentment and Greed were blocking their way.
"You fool intruders! How dare you come here?!!" – yelled a Raven wearing dark red robes.
"So the know-it-all wizard decided to show; I've not forgotten your filthy note and I assure you I'll make you swallow it" – added another Raven, this one wearing brown clothes.
"We own this place now and I'll not allow you change that" – concluded a purple Raven.
"So Rage, Resentment and Greed are here. How exciting" – said Lazy with sarcasm.
"But don't forget who is in charge" – pointed the creature with bat like wings, Connor and the others saw before. Its face was covered by a shadow and two white shining points marked its eyes – "I'm Primal, a shadow warrior and ruler of this world; your presence here is banned and for breaking in you'll be destroyed" – concluded the creature.
"We've come to rescue Raven and we're not leaving here without her" – answered Robin.
"And I think you're overestimating your skills, buddy. Maybe you can slow us down, but nothing will stop me wiping you out here and now" – added Connor smiling.
Everybody had prepared for battle when a very known noise was heard…
"Ah, eh, I'm sorry, I didn't know I was coming here so I didn't eat much today" – said Beast Boy laughing while touching his stomach.
"The things I have to witness…" – said Lazy closing her eyes.
"That was fun" – said Happy smiling.
"Well, well, less talking and more action" – cut Brave while attacking Rage.
The woman in dark red didn't even let the other to get close before hitting her with a strong energy black beam, which sent Brave away. Afterwards, Beast Boy tried to grab Rage by transforming into a Bear, but the emotion was faster than him and flew away of his reach to counterattack with a powerful energy sphere, which knocked out the green titan. Knowledge tried to attack Resentment by surprise, but Greed hit her in the back throwing her to the ground. Robin got close to the yellow Raven to help her and threw several grenades towards the evil emotions that flew to evade the attack. In that moment, Timid attack both Resentment and Greed with energy beams but the two girls evade them easily and flew towards the gray Raven to knock her out; nevertheless, a huge energy explosion hit both Ravens who fell to the ground unconscious.
"Please, don't make me save your asses again... I'm trying to sleep here" – said Lazy.
"Don't worry, we'll keep that in mind" – replied Robin incredulous.
Connor and Primal were fighting each other in the middle air not too far from the others. The creature threw electrical discharges and energy attacks towards the wizard, who evaded or blocked them at will. Suddenly, the creature threw an energy sphere towards the wizard who blocked it by creating a shield, but then Rage appeared behind him and knocked Blackwood out with a strong punch. Connor fell hard to the ground and the dark red Raven prepared to finish him when a grenade hit her and the explosion sent her away. Two more grenades were thrown towards Primal who easily evaded them to fly at full speed towards the leader of the titans, but in that very moment a blaze of fire hit the creature that fell to the ground screaming in pain.
"I'm back" – said Beast Boy adopting his regular shape.
"Thanks pal, I owe you one" – said Robin.
Then, both titans went to see Connor who was trying to stand up with some effort.
"This is our chance, that Primal is unconscious" – pointed Beast Boy.
Connor nodded then disappeared; seconds later, the wizard appeared next to the creature and starting to cast a spell. Then, Blackwood stretched his right arm towards Primal and a white light emerged from his hand wiping out the creature. Afterwards, the assassins and the other creation of Primal disappeared; then, the wizard, along with the titans and the good emotions, started to run towards the cell in which Raven was held captive to release her.
"What happened? Where am I?" – started to say the 'crow girl' while regaining consciousness.
"Don't worry, everything will be fine. Those warlocks hit you with an ancient curse, but we just break it" – pointed Robin.
"It's glad to have you back! Robin, Beast Boy and the handsome wizard, eh, sorry, Connor came here to help us releasing you" – said Happy making both Raven and Connor blush.
"I'm sorry for making you go through all this" – said Timid.
"It's ok" – said Robin.
"It was a very enlightening experience" – added Knowledge.
"Ok, everything is over, hooray. Can I go sleep now?" – asked Lazy.
"Oh, Come on. Don't be silly. We have to keep training. There are a lot of enemies to be defeated yet" – said Brave sparring.
"Ok, you have just spoken too much already" – cut Raven asking the emotions to get close her.
Finally, all the emotions, except Resentment and Greed, disappeared by merging with the 'crow girl'. Afterwards, a shining light blinded the guys and when it faded Raven appeared wearing white robes.
"Why are you wearing the white suit if you have not merged with Resentment and Greed yet?" – asked Beast Boy remembering that the first time Raven appeared with those robes she had merged with al her emotions except Rage.
"Only when I merged with the three Rage, Greed and Resentment I get the usual robes. If one of them is missing my robes remain white" – asked Raven.
In that moment, and without being noticed before, a figure appeared behind the 'crow girl'.
"I won't allow to be controlled again. This place is mine and I will not give it away" – yelled Rage while throwing a strong energy beam to Raven
None of the heroes could react in time, except Connor who in the last second stood between Raven and Rage receiving the attack fully. The mage coughed up blood and fell to the floor motionless.
"Noooooo!!!!!" – yelled Raven while running towards Blackwood.
The witch couldn't believe what she was seeing; firstly she was perfectly good before breaking in the Order's base; then she saw herself in the middle of a battle for controlling her own mind; and finally, when things appeared to get solved, Rage tried to kill her and she would have succeed if not by Connor who put his own life at risk for her… "He just put his own life at risk for her" those last words kept repeating in her mind while she was holding the wizard's body in her arms. Connor was severely injured and his life was fading away at each second. She couldn't believe that, after all she had said him and all the things that had passed between them; he would still be ready to save her even at the cost of his own life. Several tears came out from her eyes and the 'crow girl' gently let the wizard rest on the ground to face Rage.
"This time you've gone too far… Azarath Mythrion Zynthos" – said Raven and before the other could react, a huge sphere of dark energy hit the emotion knocking her out.
Almost immediately, Raven merged with Rage, Resentment and Greed and her robes turned out the usual blue. The others hadn't had time to react since everything happened extremely fast; however, once Raven regained control of herself, Robin and Beast Boy went to help the wizard who remained motionless. Seconds later, the 'crow girl' joined them very disturbed.
"We have to get out of here" – said Raven lowering her voice.
"You're right, once we are out it's imperative to help Connor recovers. I think his state is very delicate" – said Robin.
Robin and Beast Boy started walking behind Raven who asked stubbornly to take Connor's body; the woman showed no emotions to her friends but several thoughts ran in his mind considering what had happened with the wizard; and, above all, considering why those things had happened. Suddenly a shining light floodlit the place blinding the titans; after some seconds, the light extinguished but when the titans were able to see again they realized that before them was standing another Raven. Her robes were not reflecting one, but every single one color; it was like seeing a rainbow but with motion since the colors didn't stop changing or moving. The witch looked at the emotion very confused and the other returned the look with a kind smile. Afterwards, the new Raven went towards Connor and put one hand in his chest. Another shining light appeared, this one multicolor, and some instants later, the wizard started coughing while regaining consciousness.
"Don't worry, he'll be fine. Just let him rest for a while, I think he deserves it" – said the emotion.
"Who are you?" – asked Raven after nodding.
"That answer lies in your heart and you must find it by yourself, not by me" – answered the other while merging with the witch.
Raven felt a strange tingling in her body after merging with the new emotion. Her heart started beating faster and she was getting pretty nervous without knowing exactly why. But, she would have time to meditate about that later, right now the priority was getting out of there. The witch pointed the others, who weren't getting anything at all, to follow her and seconds later they were out of Raven's mind.
"Ok, ok, now please somebody explains me what were the last things happening in there because I didn't understand a bit" – said Beast Boy.
"How were you doing?" – asked Cyborg.
"Did you managed to break the curse?" – inquired Terra.
"Are you all right Raven?" – asked Starfire.
"Yeah, I'm fine" – answered Raven while sitting up.
"That's good news friend Raven!!" – yelled Starfire while hugging the other with big force.
"If you keep hugging me like that I'm going to pass out again" – said Raven.
"Oh, I'm sorry" – said the Tameranian ashamed.
"Hey, What happened to Connor?" – asked Cyborg while seeing the wizard sleeping in one of the couches.
"It's a long story" – said Robin.
"Are you watching us going to somewhere right now?" – asked Terra – "We have plenty of time to hear it"
After a long while, everybody knew what had happened in Nevermore; Robin told the story trying not to miss any detail; Beast Boy related the fights, though. Raven remained silent during all the time.
"You had to watch me kicking those good for nothing assassins' asses. Ha! I taught them a lesson. In the future they won't bother the great Beast Boy because…"
"What happened here?" – asked Connor waking up.
"Don't make any effort. You're sill weak" – pointed Raven while moving next to him.
"Nice to having you back, we were worried" – said Robin.
Some time later, Connor was feeling better and Robin told him the things he had missed after being knocked out; the wizard listened the other silently while trying to put in order his ideas although his head was still dizzying a bit.
"Wow, I can't get asleep, eh? You guys just waited for me to pass out to have real fun. Bad friends, you're so bad friends" – said Connor kidding and the other started to laugh.
The guys started to relax a little since they were extremely tense before so they were joking at each other. However, Raven tried to be apart from that while she was meditating about that last emotion she had seen. The witch put her body against the wall and started seeing Connor trying not to be seen by him.
"If that emotion represents what I'm thinking I'm going to have a lot of troubles in my mind from now on" – thought the woman.
"Hey, by the way, who was that weird you who appeared at the end?" – asked Beast Boy curious.
Raven couldn't avoid getting blushed and she felt happy of being outside their view in that moment so they couldn't see the color of her cheeks. Although, they were waiting for an answer and she didn't know what to say; fortunately, a noise of moans coming from Jessy kept everybody's attention and the witch was saved from responding…
What represents the new emotion? How many time will pass before Jack finds the titans whereabouts? What has Jessy to say when she awakes? Will Lazy stop yawning some day? Don't miss the next chapter.
Author's Notes: Well, well, this chapter is finished and as I promised I'm updating faster than before. I really hope you enjoy while reading it the same way I enjoyed writing it. Before even starting to write this story, this chapter was already in my mind; in fact, this chapter is one of the main reasons of writing this fic so I'm glad of sharing it with you at last.
Jessy is awakening so let's see what she is going to tell, I bet it's going to be very important for our heroes. And speaking of finding whereabouts, I think even the CIA and the FBI are looking for Connor and the others, he, he, he. But, let's hope they can't find them, at least by now. More revelations are coming in the next couple of chapters so be patient and please R&R don't be mean at me, please. Not a single review of the last chapter… I know you're getting back at me for the delay, I know, but please I want to read your reviews… That way, I really know if you're liking the story or not. Well, no more begging so see you in next part.
