Teen Titans Picnic

Ever since Slade had died, or mysteriously left, the crime in the city had reduced to an all-time low. So the Titans had a lot of free time. In their free time, Raven had meditated a lot more, spending countless hours in her hostile room, Cyborg had updated his T-Car nearly every day. Robin and Beast Boy spent hours searching for a way to reverse Terra's sacrifice, and Starfire had spent her free time learning about the customs of Earth.

Raven's POV (point of view)

I climbed steadily the stairs to the top of the tower, where I was going to meditate in the light of the dying sun. My breath was coming short, and I was beginning to think maybe I should just levitate up there, or spirit through the remaining levels. But ever since there weren't any criminals left to fight, we rarely got much exercise of our powers, all except Robin. Robin, when he wasn't finding a cure for Terra, spent the rest of his time in the gym, taking out his frustration and anger on the punching bags and weights. I had noticed the last time I was in there, that the weights in Cyborg's were nearly the same as Robin's. The punching bag was also worn, the stuffing inside of it nearly coming through the weathered canvas that held it inside. I touched the side of the canvas, and could still feel Robin's emotions pounded into the bag so furiously. I wondered what he was so furious about. Slade, his obsession and the greatest criminal we had ever faced, was gone, or had disappeared, never to show his face again. The criminals we had faced before were safely in jail, and they're to stay for the rest of their lives. There was nothing to be angered about I thought.

I thought.

I finally reached the top of the tower, where the sun was nearly setting, and had just settled into my meditating position, when…

"HALLELUJAH!!" Someone yelled from the lower levels. 'Great.' I thought, 'another distraction is just what I need…'

The rest of my thoughts were interrupted when Beast Boy burst onto the roof, jumping and screaming, "YES!! WE FOUND IT!! WE FOUND IT!!!" I stood and was about to ask what had he found, and if he didn't shut up, what he would find, when he interrupted me.

"TERRA'S COMING BACK!! WE FOUND THE ANTIDOTE!!! TERRAS GOING TO LIVVEEEEE!!!!" He yelled in my face, splattering it in spit in his excitement.

'Could this be true? Could she really be coming back?' I thought to myself, 'would we extend the hand of friendship to her once again? Make her a Titan again? Maybe this is why Slade left. Left us to reverse the effect, and take control of Terra again. But she had overpowered him last time. Would she be the same after all the time in cold stone? There would be serious mental and physical disabilities if we messed this up.'

Beast Boy grabbed my hand with such force, and dragged me downstairs. Once adjourned in the living room, we were given the 411. Apparently, they had found how to reverse the effect by detonating a device that would transform whatever had been living in stone, back to its original state. I was not completely convinced that this would work, or that something bad would happen again. But Beast Boy and Starfire were both ecstatic about Terra's return, and thought nothing of the problems that we could run into. The only person who was actually kind of concerned on the problems that might arise was Robin.

Our leader, strict, sometimes pompous, egotistical leader. He was worried that the device would turn everyone in live flesh, to stone instead. But his worries were over-ridded by Beast Boy's joy that his love was once again going to live. He was too ecstatic about the device, he nearly broke it when he picked it up and began dancing around the room.

I too was skeptical of the device, it seemed like a high risk prospect, bringing Terra into living flesh once again. Perhaps she was better off being stone, and being real that way, instead of being alive and messed up.

When I voiced these opinions, Beast Boy yelled at me for being to critical, and he said, I was jealous. 'Jealous' thought I, 'how could I be jealous? Jealous of what? His love and obsession of Terra, the girl that eventually betrayed our trust just so she could control her powers. The girl that only cared about herself, and betrayed us all, broke Beast Boy's heart, and eventually all of ours. I am not jealous of her. Or anything in fact.'

That night we had a large dinner, it being Thanksgiving and all, and Beast Boy gave thanks to the gods that we had found a cure for Terra. 'a cure' I thought, 'of being a traitor… and no mortal elixir would cure her of that…'

I ate very little, not a huge tofu-turkey or real turkey fan. The mashed potatoes were also a bit weird, they were slightly blue. Probably mold. How wrong I was.

We all went to bed around 11, stuffed full of turkey, mashed potatoes, peas, and other foods. Beast Boy had wanted to try out the device tonight, but Robin wouldn't let him. They apparently got in a big fight over nothing, according to Starfire. Beast Boy said that waiting one more day would be just one more day for his soul to suffer. His soul could suffer for one more day while we got our strength and emotions together on the reappearance of Terra. They both went to their rooms, angered at each other, and there was definitely some door slamming, or trying to, by Beast Boy, Robin being too mature for that kind of childish thing.

I too went to be around 11, preferring meditation to sleep. I landed in Nevermore, and was surprised to find all the emotions gathered around something. I told them to move, and they did, obligingly, revealing a new emotion, curled a black cape, eyes closed, snuffling noises coming from beneath the cover of darkness. I commanded her to stand, and she did not. So I grabbed her by the arm, and stood her up, her cloak swishing around her. She opened her eyes finally, revealing not amethyst eyes like my own, nor red double slits of darkness like anger, but green.

That surprised me the most of all, and I could not figure out who she was, and what she was doing here. Her eyes were the most infinite green there was, turquoise more in color, but you looked closer, you could see all different shades of green, reverberating back at me with such power I was knocked back on the ground. I stood once more, brushing off my cloak and staring slightly confused at the girl. She was no doubt me in a different colored cape, indicating her to be an emotion.

"Jealousy?" I asked her… but she shook her head.

"Then who are you? Father!" I cried stepping back in a defensive posture.

She chuckled, her laugh even having power over me.

"Who are you then? What are you doing in here?" I asked, getting even more confused by the second. She looked slightly familiar, like me, but not exactly like me. I had seen her before somewhere, I just couldn't place her.

"I am two emotions bound together in a single person. Yes I am still under your command, but I am more powerful than others. The reason I am here in one body is because you felt two things at the same time, resulting in a doubly emotional person. I am Jealousy…" she trailed off, staring at me.

"I knew it!"

"But I am also Love…"

"No!" I cried, "I cant feel love, its not an emotion I can have, it does not happen to me! You aren't real!"

"Denying my existence does not make me go away… and you can feel it. And you will…"

Raven is left in a dilemma, who does she love? Does she love? Who is it that captivates her soul so vehemently… Is it Robin, is it Beast Boy…

TO BE CONTINUED…