*I feel like such a terrible person. If I felt bad about doing this to Raven, then I'm never going to forgive myself for what I plan on doing in the future . *

*For Joel*

No Hope

Raven was unsure about helping the man from her dream, but the more she tried to deny his existence as a whole, the more she heard his voice in her mind. She was unwilling at first, but once she was able to sense how desperate he was, she decided to go against her beliefs and try to help him.

She remembered her agreement that night. Although she still had little energy, she wanted to help him as soon as possible. For the first time, she felt something she thought she would never feel again: hope.

The former played her part, and she played it well. It wasn't hard, really. She was used to concentrating. She was used to clearing her mind. It was who she was, and what she did every day.

Kilowatt, however, was not.

Why couldn't she get to him? What was in the way? She gritted her teeth, a little frustrated that he wasn't able to open up to her. She didn't have much time left, and she made it very clear.

Nevertheless, Raven pushed with all of her might. Her eyes were shut tight, seeing images of her mind. All she saw was fog, and then she saw him.

Kilowatt was standing in the dark in front of a small portal; blue sparks flying off his body. "Kilowatt…help me," she begged.

She heard him answer back that he was trying. She was able to sense that he was trying the best he could. Not wanting to hear him struggle, she projected her soul self into his mind, attempting to help him clear it.

That was when she saw someone.

It was a woman. She bore hair black as night, dark eyes, and a white cloak.

Raven felt something inside her shatter. Her eyes snapped open, fully understanding why he couldn't open up. He never wanted to help her. No, he wanted to help someone else.

"…Liar…" she growled.

"W-what?"

Raven felt the tether on her control being tugged on. She heard the curtains flapping in her room. She wasn't even concerned about waking anybody up. Her heart was wiped clean of any hope that settled there. "You don't want to help me…I can see your thoughts…you want to help someone else…" She felt her voice break and tears trail down her cheeks. "I'm no one to you!"

She heard the glass window shatter, and the muffled voices of the doctors and nurses. Her bed sheets were ripped from the twin mattress and flying around the small room. Her eyes were pure white as she felt the incredible power grow within her.

It was strange. She had not felt this feeling in such a long time. She never bothered to use her powers, unless it was to keep other people away from her.

She sobbed uncontrollably, wanting to forget she ever had powers, to forget everything she made up in her life, and wanting to forget Kilowatt.

Although she was making a lot of noise by breaking other windows in the hospital and waking up the other residents, she still heard his voice, "Raven no," was all he said.

She opened her mouth and unleashed more of her power. She levitated off the ground and outstretched her arms and legs shouting, "You are just a figment!"

He shouted back, "Raven, don't talk like that!"

She was crying and sobbing. She covered her mouth with her hands, attempting to silence herself, but there was no point. Everyone in the hospital was wide awake, afraid of what she would do. "You're not real, you're not real!"

Her heart ached, knowing her mind had betrayed her again. Who was she to believe someone who wasn't real in the first place? Here she was, tearing the hospital apart, and scaring the residents. She tried to calm herself down, but her control was out of her hands. She sobbed and cried out again, "Liar! Liar!"

The moment she spoke those words, something supercharged into her mind. Without concentrating, she saw Kilowatt. He was radiating electricity from all over his body and he was shouting.

She was silent, unable to fight the effect he was having on her. It felt as if he jerked the reins away from her and was now in charge. She continued to levitate in the air, only able to remember a dark alley she had walked into many, many years ago.

She heard him call for her, but she wasn't able to answer back. Windows continued to break, and the residents continued to scream in fear.

That was when she heard her door bust open. She had locked it earlier to prevent their intervention.

"Raven!" she heard a doctor shout.

Her eyes were still glowing, and she was still in the air. She turned her head slightly, but was unable to calm down. Her hands shook and she continued to sob uncontrollably.

She couldn't hear what the doctors were talking about, but after a moment, she felt a sharp pain in her thigh. She screamed in agony and felt her body grow limp. Her arms trembled and she felt the ground again. Her eyes returned to normal and she stumbled to the ground. Her power started to die down as well. Her bed sheets were no longer flying around the room and the curtains were no longer flapping. She could feel the cold breeze of Jump City on her face, for she had completely broken the glass on the window.

She groaned, feeling numb all over. Her vision started to blur as well. She heard the doctors take cautious steps toward her. She wanted to run, she wanted to hide, but her body was weak.

"We can't keep her here," one of the doctors said sternly.

She blinked, her eyes heavy. Her world started fading to black.

"…You're right. We have to send her somewhere else…but where?"

Raven moaned, wanting to interject. However, she could no longer stay awake. Whatever it was they injected her with was starting to take over. The last thing she heard was someone answer, "I know a place for monsters like her."