Back in Time Sensei's mountain house:

"The Platinum weapons didn't work eh? I figured not. Darkness helped to make them, so he probably figured out how to prevent them from helping Lloyd and Raven since the ninja-boys used them before," Time Sensei said, as she sat with Marcell and Sensei Reine around a small round table in the main room with the large screen.

Lloyd and Raven were standing some feet away from them, trying to think of a way to unlock their powers again.

"If only we were able to summon that Platinum dragon," Raven said, as they still couldn't think of anything.

"I know right? That beast was awesome," Lloyd said.

Then Lloyd and Raven looked into each others' eyes, as they had the same thought. They slowly walked closer to one another, as they stood about a foot in front of one another. After a moment, they reached out and held hands, as they closed their eyes and started to concentrate.

"What are they doing?" Marcell asked, as she observed Lloyd and Raven.

"They must be trying another way to unlock their powers. Oh! Silly me, I almost forgot. May you two help me on a little project I've been working on? It may take a little time, but I believe we'll be able to get it done if we work together. What do you say?" Time Sensei asked Marcell and Reine.

"What's the project?" Marcell asked.

"Oh its just a crystal-porter. It's been taking a while for me to finish it on my own. Will you two be able to help me? I'll give a ride back to your peoples after we finish?" Time Sensei asked, with a more pleading smile.

"Sure thing Time Sensei," Reine replied.

"Alright," Marcell replied.

"Wonderful, thank you! Now may you two go to the other room for awhile? I want to talk to them alone, but I don't mind if you listen in," Time Sensei said, with a smile on her face.

Sensei Reine and Marcell looked towards one another with arched eyebrows, but they agreed and left the room, although they were listening from the other-side of the door.

Time Sensei stood up from her seat, and she looked towards Raven and Lloyd, as a sad expression appeared on her face.

Lloyd and Raven opened their eyes as they signed.

"Nothing," Lloyd said, as Raven shook her head slowly.

They released hands, as Lloyd started to pace back and forth, while Raven crossed her arms to think.

"Why isn't anything working? What haven't we tried?" Lloyd thought out loud.

"Hm... what... haven't we..." Raven thought out loud, but then she started to feel a pressure on the right side of her head.

She placed her hand on her head, as the pressure grew and started to become more painful. Raven's shoulders cringed as the pain in her head grew worse on the right side and it was spreading to her right eye. She kept her eyes closed tightly, as she gritted her teeth from the increasing pain. Lloyd turned back towards Raven, as he noticed her in distress, and he quickly walked towards her.

"Raven, what's wrong?" Lloyd asked, in concern.

"It's starting," Time Sensei said, in a more serious tone, as she slowly walked closer to them.

"What's starting?" Lloyd asked, as he turned towards her.

Raven started to feel lightheaded, as she fell on her knees and placed her left hand on the ground, but the pain on the right side of her head didn't stop. Lloyd hurried next to Raven and bent down to her level, and said,

"Raven. Raven! What's the matter? What's hurting you?"

"I... don't know... M-My head hurts... something is... AAHH!" Raven shouted, as she collapsed towards her right side, while Lloyd caught her before she hit the floor.

Lloyd held her in his arms, while on his knees, and he looked at her in worry.

"Raven. Open your eyes. Let me know if your okay. Please. Just open your eyes," Lloyd asked, almost pleading.

Raven relaxed her jaw and eyes, as she slowly started to open her eyes, but it was hard for her to do so. She blinked a few times before she was able to fully open her eyes. Oddly, the vision in her right eye looked dark and hazy for a moment until it turned back to normal.

Lloyd gasped when Raven opened her eyes, since her left eye was normal, but her right eye flickered red and then returned back to normal.

"R-Raven, your right eye just... turned red," Lloyd said.

"Wha-What?" Raven asked, as she held the right side of her head since it hurt, although less than a moment ago.

"It has begun. Darkness is pretty crafty a fellow isn't he?" Time Sensei said, as she stood before Lloyd and Raven.

Lloyd looked up at Time Sensei and asked,

"What are you talking about Time Sensei?"

Time Sensei breathed in and out slowly, and then she explained,

"You see Lloyd, when you jumped in front of that attack that Darkness was using on Raven, you interfered with it, which ended up prolonging it's true intent. There's a reason Darkness wanted to lock Raven's powers during that attack, because then she wouldn't be able to fight what the attack was really for."

"What was it for?" Lloyd asked.

Time Sensei sadly signed and replied,

"To turn Raven evil. He didn't want her powers to interfere with when he sent a beam of evil and corruption into her heart. Until the transition from good to evil was complete, then Raven would get her powers back... but she wouldn't be the same Raven you know."

Lloyd gasped in shock and held an expression of terror as he remembered his dream when the disembodied voice, which he now knows is Akemi, showed him an image of Raven turning evil.

"No... no... this can't happen! I won't let it!" Lloyd shouted.

"You could have helped her, but your powers were locked when you deflected the attack. I'm sure your heart is safe from evil, but as you can see, Raven's heart isn't doing well," Time Sensei said.

"Why? What's different?" Lloyd asked.

"Raven is the Purple ninja and a Black Mambian's child. Darkness is the same two things. Although a Black Mambian and their children are immune to a wide variety of things, if you pit one verses another, they can actually harm one another. Like fighting fire with fire. Darkness knows this, and that's why he wasn't worried if Raven didn't willingly join him. Also, their powers are linked by the Silver dragon, like how you and Akemi are linked by the Golden dragon," Time Sensei explained, as Lloyd looked down at Raven sadly, while she looked up at him sadly.

"But unfortunately, I have looked through the Future orb, and although the future is never set in stone, I only really saw two possible outcomes of Raven's condition," Time Sensei said, as she turned away from them.

Lloyd saw that Raven was more stable, although her head was still hurting. He picked her and brought her to the small table, as he sat her down on one of the chairs. While Raven rested her head on the table, Lloyd walked back to Time Sensei to continue their conversation.

"What are the two possible outcomes?" Lloyd asked, more seriously.

Time Sensei turned towards him, with sorrow in her eyes, and she said,

"The first outcome is that Raven would become evil, as what Darkness wanted, and that she would gain her powers back but her powers would be dark and corrupted. She would also join Darkness."

Lloyd felt a shiver down his spine, and he shook it off as he breathed slowly to calm himself. Then he asked,

"And the other outcome?"

Lloyd wondered if the next outcome would have been better, but the expression on Time Sensei's face towards him was sympathetic sadness.

"What is it?" Lloyd asked, a little worried now about her answer.

Time Sensei felt the breaking of a part of her heart once again, as she recalled what she saw. Then she replied, while closing her eyes,

"Raven will fight against the darkness trying to take over her heart, and the more she counteracts it, the weaker she will become until..."

After a moment of silence, Lloyd asked,

"Until what?"

Time Sensei turned her head away from Lloyd, but he wanted to know the truth. Lloyd approached Time Sensei and placed his hands on her shoulders and asked,

"Until what Time Sensei? What's going to happen? Please tell me. I need to know."

Time Sensei turned towards him, as she opened her eyes, and replied,

"Until... she dies."