All right, so we are getting closer to the action. Sorry to make these chapters short. I wanted to try this and see how it goes. When we get to the action I promise I will not make them short. I also want to thank Wolf2 again for his help in my story. I appreciate it my friend and I hope everyone likes what I got in store for this story. I don't own anything of Teen Titans just my OC, enjoy.

The Return

Titans' Tower

Raven heads back towards her room where she wants to remain hiding until the day is over. She then hears Robin calling out her name as he approaches her.

"What's wrong?"

Raven turns around and tries lying. "I just don't like parties."

"It's more than that," says Robin who can see through her lies. "I can tell. We have a bond, remember? You've been inside my mind. Let me inside yours."

Raven knew that was true. She did go into Robin's mind. Months ago when they thought he was going crazy when he kept claiming that Slade was alive. She went into his mind to show him it was all in his head.

She was wrong. Earlier that day Robin inhaled some dust that contained toxin that messed with his mind. Making him believe Slade was really there and feels the damage he inflicted on her friend. Since then the two have been connected, but she didn't want him to know what she's hiding.

It was for his safety and the other's safety too. "Robin, you know me better than anyone. You should know there are places in my mind where you can't go, where no one should ever go."

"I'm willing to try if you'll-" Robin was interrupted by Raven.

"I can't."

Robin though refused to and wanted to help his friend. "Tell me what's going on."

"Just trust me. If you knew anything about the day of my birth," Raven begins to slowly walk away. "You'd know there's nothing to celebrate."

Airplane

Anna is still an hour away from her destination and decided to get some sleep. She knew what she is going to go up against she was going to need save her energy. So she puts her file away and begins to doze off. As she dozes off she begins to dream about her first time coming to a city and how that went.

Flashback

Anna is on top of a large building wearing a cloak covering her body. She looks down at the city and sighs when she sees police officers shooting at some bank robbers.

"Why do we look out for them?"

Anna asked as a woman in her 30's appears from behind her. She has long black hair, blue eyes, fair skin, and she is wearing the same outfit Anna is wearing.

"You know why Anna," says the woman as she approaches the young girl. "You're father understood that and he died to save them."

Anna's expression turns to a mixture of sadness and anger. "But why? Their destructive, they are greedy, and they would sell out their own to save their own skins."

"And yet there are others who would sacrifice their own for others."

Anna still couldn't understand this. "In the end their sacrifice means nothing since there will always be evil in this world."

The woman places her hand on Anna's shoulder and smiles. "One day you'll understand and will see why we fight for humanity."

Flashback over

Anna wakes up and sees she is still on the plane. She looks over and sees a mother putting her baby to sleep. This causes Anna to feel both sad and envious. She looks out of the window and sighs sadly.

"I love you mom…I miss you."

Titans' Tower

Raven is sitting on her bed watching her clock. She had her legs crossed and was tapping her bed with her knee growing impatient with how much time she has left before the day is over. Normally she is patient and can go on for hours without rushing into anything like most of her friends. However, with the day she has gone through she just wants this day to end.

"Can't this thing go any faster?" Raven lets out a loud groan. "I just want this day to be over!"

Raven was starting to lose her patients and wanted to destroy the clock for going so slow. However, she knew it wasn't long before the day is over and had to relax.

"Only a few hours to go…it might not even happen," that's all she had to hope for.

"Focus…meditate and it'll be midnight before you know it."Raven begins to levitate and chant. "Azarath Metrion Zinthos."

As she continues she suddenly begins to cough. Suddenly she couldn't breathe and her room was set on fire. She then sees a symbol from nearby. She recognized it and hears a familiar voice calling out to her.

"What you have concealed, you shall become!" spoke the demonic voice. "You have no other choice. Your destiny will be fulfilled. The portal must be opened!"

Raven closed her eyes and yells. "NOOOOO!"

Raven sees the fire is gone and so is the symbol. She lets out a sigh of relief, but does feel sweat falling down her face. Wiping away the sweat Raven looks at her clock to see she didn't meditate for long. She then hears a knock coming from her door.

She goes to open it and see its Robin. "I heard you scream."

Just before Raven can say anything the alarm begins to go off. "Trouble."

Airport

Anna arrives to the city and goes to find her bag. She looks at the time and sees she still has time to get to her target before the messenger finds her. Still, with the amount of time it took her to get here she is concern that the guy already got to her. Once she got her back she takes out her cell phone and calls for Jimmy.

"Hey Jim, can you tell me how to find this girl again?"

"It should be in the file you were given," explained Jimmy.

"Yeah, but I doubt it's accurate," says Anna as she goes outside. "I doubt there's a giant T shape tower in the middle of an island. No one is stupid enough to live in something like that."

"Good point," says Jimmy knowing his friend is right. "All right, there should be a tracker in your bag that should allow you to find her. It's designed to hone in on half-demons."

"And you're sure there are no other half-demons in the city?"

"Positive," says Jimmy.

Anna activates the tracker and gets a locked in on her target. "Sweet, thanks Jim and thanks for your toy. It came in handy with them not looking into my bag."

"No problem and like I said, please come back with that stuff in one piece."

"I can't hear you! I'm going through a tunnel!" Anna hangs up her phone and jumps into a taxi cab. "Drive!"

"Where to?" asked the driver.

"Just drive until I say when to stop," said Anna as the car takes off heading towards Anna's target. "I hope I'm not too late."

Factory

The Titans arrive to the location of the trouble they were told about. They look around to see the machines are moving on their own with no one operating them.

"So, who's the bad guy?" Cyborg asked. "Gizmo, Mad Mod? Killer Moth?"

"The report simply stated there was an intruder," explains Starfire.

"Well, whoever it is, we're gonna totally kick their-" Beastboy is interrupted when Robin stops him.

"No," says a shocked Robin.

"It's been a long time, hasn't it, Titans? A year? A millennium?" the heroes look up and see in their horror who it is. "Far too long for my tastes, anyway. I was beginning to think I'd never see your smiling faces again."

"You…how did you survive?" asked a shocked Cyborg.

It was Beastboy's turn to speak "Terra took you down. Way down!"

"Slade," began Robin as he balls his fist up. "I don't know where you've been, but you shouldn't have come back. I'm still ready for you."

Slade lets out a small chuckle amused at the bravery from his former apprentice. "That's precious Robin, but I didn't come back for you."

A small red symbol appears on Slade's forehead as the villain fires off two fire blasts towards the Titans. They dodge the attack, except for Raven who sees the fire blast heading her way.

Will the Titans stop Slade who seems to have gained some new powers? Will Raven ever catch a break? Will Anna come back without any of her weapons destroyed? And will Anna find Raven on time? Find out next time to see what happens next. Please leave some reviews and let me know what you thought of the chapter. If you didn't like it then don't leave a flame review. Take care, see you all next time, and have a nice day.