Current Events > Teen Titans CYOA: Romance Resurrected part 2

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"Counter spells?" Raven says.

"Hmm?" Jinx says, fork still in her mouth.

"Yes," you say. "I had you experience some of the other families' magic, to see how you would cope on your own, which you did fine with. But now I can teach you how to guard against such spells."

"Then why didn't you start with that?!" Raven says. "If there was a counter to the Disorientation spell, why did I have to go through all that dizziness?"

"It was the same way I learned," you say.

Raven grumbles and finishes eating her macaroni and cheese.

"Let's get to work, then," she says.

"Wait," Jinx says as she gobbles down the last bit of macaroni on her plate. "I want to see this."

"Me, too!" Beast Boy says.

"You just want to see me get motion sickness," Raven snaps at them.

"Duh," they both say.

"Perhaps we should also bear witness," Starfire says. "I shall prepare a trash bin in case Raven needs to vomit."

Raven grumbles again as she and the others follow you to the elevator. You all ride down to the training room, and Starfire does in fact have a trash bin.

You arrive at the training room, where you and Raven stand at the center, a few meters apart.

"Of the thirteen schools of magic that the thirteen magical families have," you say, "only a select few are without ways to guard against them. There is no way to counter Healing magic, Druidic Nature magic, magical Jewelcrafting, Enchanting or Autonomy. There are ways to disrupt those magics, ways to prevent the caster from finishing the process or ways to break the magic in the cases of Jewelcrafting, Enchanting and Autonomy.

"For now, we focus on the magics that can be countered, blocked, repelled and the like. First, an all purpose shielding spell. This can be used with any defensive pose, such as hands out in front of you, putting your arms up to cover your face, or even completely crouching and shielding yourself with your own body. The stronger your body, the stronger your pose and the stronger you chant, the stronger your shielding spell will be."

"So, like this?" Raven ask as she puts her arms up in an X.

"Yes, that is a good place to start," you say. "Repeat these words. Ear-ris, Kid-dyur, Day-me."

"Eirris, Kidur, Deimy," she repeats.

Raven's magical energy forms a curved and circular panel, like a shield.

"This Shielding Spell will protect you from spells equal to or weaker than it," you explain as you prepare mana of your own. "It will protect from a Binding Spell, a Disorientation Spell, a Transmutation Spell, from Druidic elemental magic and Arcane energy magic. It can also be used as a lens to see through weaker Illusion magic and as a filter against weaker Sound magic. The secret to mastering this defensive magic is to strengthen your body, to find the strongest defensive pose you can take, and to put as much strength as you can into saying those phrases."

You manipulate your mana to be plasmatic energy.

"We must test its power level," you say, "to know how much stronger you must make it. Be ready with those words."

Raven nods, bracing herself with arms still in the X.

"Arcana, Tertium," you chant, "Accudo!"

Your arcane energy shoots from your hand at Raven's shield!

"Eirris, Kidur, Deimy!" she chants quickly.

The shield blinks as it is renewed, and it blocks your bolt flat, a sizzling bit of smoke where it hit.

"Good," you say, "but that was just a third level spell. We need to go higher."
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"How high can Arcane magic go?" she asks.

"Ten," you say. "Ready? Arcana, Quintus! Accudo!"

You fire another bolt of energy!

"Eirris, Kidur, Deimy!"

Raven's shield blinks again, your bolt grinds against the shield but does sizzle out before long.

"That got pretty close," you say. "More force behind your words, that should help."

Raven nods.

"Arcana, Quintus! Accudo!"

"Eirris, Kidur, Deimy!"

The shield blink and is bigger now, and your fifth level arcane blast is handled much easier now.

"Good, good," you say. "You have a good handle on the brute force aspect but let's try the finesse part of this shield. First, Illusion magic!"

You create projections of yourself as you did before and surround her with them.

"The shield isn't seeing past the illusion," Raven says as she swings it around.

"You need the Foresight Spell to make it do that," you say. "But you cannot use it while taking the defensive stance of the Shielding Spell. Change your hands, go for something like looking through a pair of binoculars or telescope."

"How about looking through a window?" Raven says as she puts hands together, index and thumbs making L's that then form a rectangle.

"That'll work," you say. "Car-a-knife, Via-neen."

"Caranife, Vianin!" Raven repeats.

The shield flickers with light for just a moment.

"Oh, it worked," she says. "Now I only see one of you."

"Now be ready to use the soundproofing spell," you say. "Ee-ah, Kneel-la-ma, Sco-veer."

"Ia, Nielama, Skovyr. ... Nothing happened."

"Well hold on," you say. "Wrap the shield around you."

Raven swings her arms around and the shield becomes a bubble around her. You put one hand to your mouth like a tube and then point at Raven's bubble with the other.

"HOO!" you holler through your one hand.

"Ow!" the others react from the heightened volume.

The sound heads for Raven, but it bounces off the bubble. You then toss out a couple magical charges and explode them into deep bassy rumbles.

"Whoa, I'm hearing that one," Raven says at a normal volume. "But, in a muffled way. How loud is it really?"

"What?" Beast Boy says.

"We can't hear you," Cyborg says, "the bass is so loud!"

"What?" Raven says back.

You snap your fingers and the rumbling sound stops.

"Alright, you can drop the bubble," you say.

"Huh?" Raven says.

"Oh bother," you mumble.

You write a message using your magical energy.

Drop the shield

Raven undoes the bubble.

"Impressive," you say. "You already have a way around basic level Illusions and Sound magic. Let's see how you handle advanced techniques. Starting with..."

A) Repelling spells
B) Disrupting spells
C) Breaking enchantments and autonomy
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B.
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C.
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C) Breaking enchantments and autonomy
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C

"Breaking Enchantments and Autonomy."

You look around the room at the items available, but it's all the exercise equipment.

"We might need to go somewhere else for this," you say. "There isn't much to choose from down here."

"What's wrong with the things in the training room?" Cyborg asks.

"Well, it'd be boring to give an enchantment to a stationary bike," you say. "And there isn't much to an autonomous dumbbell."

"Tell that to Beast Boy," Raven chuckles.

"Ha ha," Beast Boy says with sarcasm.

"Let's return upstairs," you say. "I need to get my supplies anyway, so we'll meet back in Ops."

You all ride up the elevator together.

"What do you need for autonomy magic?" Raven asks.

"Just a mind stone," you say, "it's what gives autonomy to whatever it is attached to."

"So you're bringing something to life?" Jinx asks.

"Technically," you say. "Autonomy isn't actually making something a living thing because that suggests a heart and actual thoughts."

The elevator arrives on the top floor and the doors open.

"I've got something to bring to life!" Jinx says before hurrying off to her room.

"What does she have that she'd want brought to life?" Raven asks.

Everyone else goes to Ops while you go to your room and fetch your knapsack. You just bring it all to Ops, and arrive a moment before Jinx.

"Here!" she says, presenting a plush purple-and-pink unicorn stuffed animal. "Bring this to life!"

"A stuffed animal?" you say.

"Where'd you even get that?" Raven asks.

"It was in my luggage..." Jinx says meekly. "He's Mr. Glitter Butt."

"You want me to bring Mr. Glitter Butt to life?" you ask.

"Yes!" Jinx says.

"Well, wait," Raven says somewhat meekly herself. "If you're going to bring anything to life, it should be the stuffed animal he won me."

"What did he win you?" Jinx asks, a skeptical eyebrow raised. "A teddy bear? A puppy?"

"A snake," you say.

"A snake?" Jinx says. "Well, my unicorn is better than some snake."

"No it's not," Raven says.

"Raven, Jinx, this isn't about what we bring to life," you say, "it's about Raven learning how to undo the autonomy charm."

"Then bring Glitter Butt to life," Jinx says, holding him up to your face.

A) Bring Glitter Butt to life
B) Bring Raven's snake to life
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B... Of course
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C.

Why not both, and have them in a gladiator match?
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B)

Better side with Raven
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B

"No, we should go with Raven's snake," you say.

"Why?" Jinx pouts as Raven smiles. "She hasn't even named it."

"Oh like that's the point," Raven rolls her eyes as she heads to her room.

"It's because I wouldn't want the breaking of the autonomy magic to damage Mr. Glitter Butt," you say.

"Wait, what?" Raven says as she turns around.

"Well, the autonomy magic mind stone has to be fused with the object, so undoing it means separating the two. If you don't handle it right, it will damage the object."

"Then, maybe you should put the thing in Jinx's unicorn," Raven says.

"No!" Jinx says as she hugs Glitter Butt defensively.

"You were offering him up just two seconds ago," Raven says.

"We're not going to use Glitter Butt," you say as you head to Raven's room. "We're going to use your snake, which you really should name."

"What would I even name it?" she says. "I don't have any other stuffed animals."

"What about the chicken I gave you?" Beast Boy says.

"Oh, right," Raven says. "I'll name that one Closet Chicken. Because that's where I keep it."

Beast Boy grumbles and frowns.

"We'll put it in the snake so that Raven will have reason to handle with care," you say.

"Is this how you learned it?" Raven asks. "Use something you cared about so you'd be careful?"

"No, but does that make my point any less valid?"

Raven doesn't answer, she merely fetches the pink-and-red snake from her bed. She drapes it around her neck and everyone returns to Ops.

You all sit at the couch, and Raven sets her snake on the table. You pull out the mind-stone from your knapsack, and hold it out in your hand; it's no bigger than an American quarter, made of blue stone and smoothed on both sides and even the edge. You press that to the forehead of the stuffed animal and infuse it with mana while you quietly recite "Vitae", the Latin for "Life".

The stone settles into the stuffed animal, and the stuffed animal comes to life by slithering and propping itself up.

"Whoa..." everyone else says in awe.

"Yes, very life-like isn't it?" you say. "Snake, coil."

The snake does as instructed, moving its long body into a climbing spiral.

"Snake, slither," you say as you stretch out an arm to its head.

The snake slithers up your arm, around your shoulders, and to your other arm, where you direct it towards Raven's shoulders. The snake slithers on, Raven guides it with her arm to return to the table.

"Yes, very good," you say. "Snake, coil."

The snake again coils up, head facing you.

"Now, Raven," you say. "Try and break the autonomy. You know that the mind stone is in the snake's head, so target that as you repeat the words 'Non Vitae', as in 'No Life'."

Raven nods and aims a hand at the stuffed animal's forehead.

"Non Vitae, Non Vitae, Non Vitae," she recites. "Non Vitae, Non Vitae, Non Vitae."

The mind stone slowly starts to emerge from the snake's forehead.

"Good, keep going," you say. "Keep going even after it's fully surfaced or else it will try to bury itself again."

"Non Vitae, Non Vitae, Non Vitae," she continues.

The stone does fully resurface, and slowly blinks with blue light.

"Take hold of it while keeping up the chant," you say. "Focus your own mana into it with the purpose of removing it from the fabric."
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"Non Vitae, Non Vitae," Raven continues as she infuses her mana into the stone. "Non Vitae, Non Vitae, Non Vitae."

You can tell her energy has started overtaking the amount of yours you put into the stone.

"Try pulling the stone from the stuffed animal now," you say.

Raven pulls, but the stone still resists. She keeps up the chant, but a thread of the snake starts to come loose. She lets out a yelp of panic and stops altogether. As such, the stone sinks back into the snake.

"Raven, you were so close," you say.

"But it was going to unravel," she says.

"Well, minimal damage like that would've been easy to fix," you say. "You could've finished the removal and the snake would've been just fine."

You recite "Non Vitae" and remove the stone without pulling at threads.

"Note how it was easier for me, because I was the one who put the stone in to begin with," you say. "It is always easier for the one that granted autonomy to take it away. The key to defeating one who uses autonomy is finding where they hid the stone. Which can actually bring us to the next lesson of detecting the stone. I shall hide the stone inside the snake and you must find where."

Raven closes her eyes as you pick up the snake and place the stone

A) In the tail
B) In the middle
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A
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B.
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A
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A

You go to the very tip at the end of the long stuffed animal's body and repeate "Vitae, Vitae, Vitae" until it is reintegrated. The snake comes to life again, sitting up as it did before.

"Okay, Raven," you say. "Find the stone."

Raven puts out both hands as she chants "Non Vitae, Non Vitae, Non Vitae."

"Clever," you say. "Two hands cuts the search time in half."

Raven starts from the middle and spreads out towards the head and tail.

"Good, good," you say. "But you should know, they won't stay put. Snake, defend!"

The snake starts slithering, and Raven frantically tries to pin it down again.

"What'd you do that for?!" she says as the snake gets up her arms.

"Well, in a duel, the opponent's golem isn't going to sit still for you," you say. "You need to be able to undo the autonomy magic while you're busy fighting the golem."

The snake slithers all around Raven, so it's hard to tell where the tail has even gone. It even goes down and around her legs a couple times.

"St-Stop," she laughs, "that tickles!"

Raven giggles from the snake circling and spiraling around her legs, and the rest of you giggle watching her.

Raven pulls the snake off of her, first physically then with her magic. She holds it up with her magic end to end. She then resumes with chanting "Non Vitae" as she moves her hands in both directions. She reaches the tail and the min stone emerges. She takes hold of it again, and pulls as she keeps up with "Non Vitae."

Raven is more determined this time, and she pulls on the stone despite one of the threads near the tag coming undone. She gets the stone separated from the snake and hands it back to you.

"Splendid," you say. "Swift, but precise enough to leave the snake intact."

Raven brings the snake back, and it is now just a normal, limp stuffed animal. Raven inspects the tail and head, where the threads were coming loose.

"Don't worry, those are easy fixes," you say.

You take out the tiny bottle of moon dust and sprinkle a bit on both ends of the snake. Then with some mana you say "Sosomme Tidiare."

The loose threads of the snake pull tight back into place.

"Repairing magic, courtesy of the research conducted by magical tinkerers over the centuries," you explain. "For that matter, we should move on to Enchantments. I don't have a lot of experience as an Enchanter, and as such I don't have a lot of supplies. I'll just do a simple..."

A) Durability Charm
B) Weight Charm
C) Invisibility Charm
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A.
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B
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C
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randomize!

A

"Durability Charm. On Mr. Glitter Butt."

"What?" Jinx says. "You won't bring him to life but you'll make him indestructible?"

"Not indestructible, that is a completely different Enchantment," you say. "This will merely make it difficult to damage Glitter Butt. I can do it to Raven's snake, too, to give her plenty of practice on breaking the Enchantment."

You take out the bottle of powdered essence of fortitude. The snake and Mr. Glitter Butt are set before you, and you sprinkle a bit of the powder on each of them.

"Udari Afari," you recite as you use mana to spark the powder.

"How durable does this make them?" Raven asks as she looks at the snake and unicorn.

You aim a finger at the stuffed animals like pointing a pistol.

"Arcana, Primus," you say. "Accudo!"

You shoot the bolt of energy at the head of Glitter Butt. The energy collides with the unicorn but sizzles off, leaving not even a mark.

"That durable," you say.

"Wow," Raven says as Jinx sighs in relief. "Beast Boy, catch!"

Raven uses magic to toss Glitter Butt over the back of the couch. Beast Boy watches the uniforn fly through the air and instinctively leaps after it in the form of a green labrador. He catches Glitter Butt in his mouth and starts shaking it, as a dog would. Jinx jaw drops in shock and a bit of horror.

"Raven, you're supposed to be working on breaking the enchantment," you say as you hold up the snake.

"We've got plenty of time for that," Raven says as she watches Beast Boy continue to shake Glitter Butt.

Beast Boy transforms from dog to wolf and really tears at Glitter Butt. The durability charm keeps Glitter Butt safe, even after Wolf Beast Boy sends it flying from his jaws. You catch Glitter Butt with magic and bring it back to the table. The durability charm kept Glitter Butt from being torn or tattered, but not from being made damp with the saliva.

"Ew...!" Jinx says.

She gets napkins and wipes Mr. Glitter Butt clean.

"First," you say to Raven, "you must discover what Enchantment is applied."

"But I know what it is," she says. "It's durability."

"Yes, but you still need to learn how to reveal the Enchantments applied," you say. "Hand out towards the item, and say 'Incantationem Revelare'."

"Latin for 'Enchantment Reveal'."

"Exactly."

"Incantationem Revelare," Raven says as she holds her hand out to the snake.

The snake glows a moment, and presented above it is the Druid symbol for durability, a trapezoid with a small square inside.

"Now that you have the symbol presented," you say, "you can begin removing the enchantment. Each type of enchantment needs a different counter enchantment. A Durability Charm like this needs you to intertwine your index and middle fingers but keeping your ring and pinkie fingers folded."

You demonstrate for her, and she copies.

"Good, just like that," you say. "Aim that at the symbol, and recite the words 'Pa-eh-shay, Incantationem Conteri."

"I understand the second two," Raven says, "that means to break the enchantment. What is Paeshae?"

"The Druid spirit of toughness and strength," you say. "You are asking him to help break the enchantment."

"Okay..." she says. "Paeshae, Incantationem Conteri."

Nothing happens.

"You have to mean it," you say. "You have to implore Paeshae help you."

Raven sighs.
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"Paeshae, Incantationem Conteri!" she says with more passion. "Paeshae, Incantationem Conteri!"

The symbol cracks then breaks.

"Yes, good," you say. "But you can still make it break faster than that. Try again with Glitter Butt."

"Incantationem Revelare," Raven says aiming at Glitter Butt; the symbol presents itself. "Paeshae, Incantationem Conteri!"

The symbol breaks on the first try.

"Excellent," you say. "You now know how to break a single layer enchantment."

"Single layer?" she repeats. "You can layer enchantments?"

"Of course," you say. "The better the Enchanter, the more enchantments they can put on an item."

You take the snake and sprinkle on sunflower pollen for fire resistance.

"Rosaut Suline," you say.

You sprinkle on sawdust for nature compatibility.

"Ugre Ucis."

Lastly, you sprinkle on glitter made from crushed geode crystals for invisibility.

"Furou Decina."

The snake is now invisible.

"I shall hide this snake in

A) My (Rorek's) room
B) Raven's room
C) The laundry room
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A.
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C
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C.
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C

"the laundry room. You will have to first find it while it is invisible, and then work on breaking the three enchantments."

"How am I supposed to find it when it's invisible?" she asks.

"I will teach you that, too," you say. "But for now, wait here until I come back."

You hold on to the snake and head out of Ops. You go to the elevator and ride down to the laundry room. You look at all the dryers and washers and decide to hide it in one of the dryers near the middle of the room. You then return to the elevator and to Ops.

"Alright," you say. "Let's begin the search."

Raven hops up from the couch and follows you as you return to the laundry room.

"So how do I find an invisible object?" she asks.

"You implore the help of the Druid spirit of mischief and stealth," you say. "With hands clasped left over right, you say 'Tol, Incantationem Revelare.'"

"Tol, Incantationem Revelare!" Raven says with her hands out, left over right. "Whoa... I feel like something is trying to guide me."

"Good, keep going."

"Tol, Incantationem Revelare!" Raven says as she follows the guiding force. "Tol, Incantationem Revelare!"

Raven is guided through the room, but she's taken the long way around all the dryers to finally reach where the snake is hidden.

"Why did I have to go around all the other ones if this was the one?" she says.

"I did say Tol is the spirit of mischief," you say. "But at least he led you there at all."

Raven opens the dryer and feels around. She finds the snake and pulls him out.

"Tol, Incantationem Revelare!" she says again.

Tol's symbol appears, an X with a circle in the bottom quadrant.

"Tol, Incantationem Contari!" she says.

The symbol breaks, and the invisibility drops so that the snake is visible again.

"Incantationem Revelare!" she continues, going right to the nature compatibility enchantment; the symbol for this is a triangle with a line coming from the base, like a stem on a leaf. "What spirit is this one?"

"Udwa, Druid spirit of plants and nature," you say.

"Udwa, Incantationem Contari! ... Why didn't it crack?"

"Udwa is a more sensitive spirit," you say. "You can't forcefully order and beg her. You must calmly and kindly ask for her help."

"Seriously?"

"Yes," you say.

Raven pouts, but turns back to the nature symbol.

"Udwa," she says softly, "Incantationem Contari."

The nature symbol cracks and breaks.

"Incantationem Revelare," she says.

The symbol of fire resistance, a square with a small blacked-out square inside.

"That calls for Faraera, Druid spirit of fire and heat," you say. "Don't worry, you can be forceful again with him."

"Faraera, Incantationem Contari!"

The symbol cracks.

"A little more, he's a bit stubborn," you say.

"Faraera! Incantationem Contari!"

The symbol breaks, and now the snake is without any enchantments.

"Very good," you say. "We can keep practicing so that you get a proper feel for the different Druidic spirits."

"Are they really real?" she asks. "These spirits?"

"Of course," you say. "You and I both come from worlds full of things the every day person wouldn't believe, spirits of nature and the elements are the least unbelievable thing."
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"I guess so," Raven says as she wraps the snake around herself like a scarf again.

"I really do think you should name him," you say about the snake. "Just calling him 'the snake' is a bit generic."

"Well what would I call him?" she says as you two return to the elevator. "I'm not very good with naming things. Closet Chicken isn't just because that's where it is, it's probably the best I can do."

"Hmm... How about... Slithersby."

"Slithersby?" Raven repeats with a chuckle.

"And the way it's spelled, it'll be 'slithers by'."

"Oh...! That's clever. I like it."

Raven wraps Slithersby around a bit tighter, as if snuggling with it.

"Let's finish tonight with one more quick lesson," you say. "I want to see how you fare with

A) Undoing Transformation magic
B) Cancelling Summons and Illusions
C) Resetting Alchemy
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B.
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C)
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A.
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B.

I am sorely disappointed you guys missed the chance to make a "hiding the snake" joke in one of their rooms.
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B

"Cancelling summons and illusions. You've already seen them in action, and you've found ways around them, but being able to stop them before they happen would be better."

You and Raven return to Ops where the others are having fun with something.

"Okay, Mr. Glitter Butt," Jinx says, "do a backflip!"

You see Jinx's unicorn do a flip on the table.

"Yay~!" Jinx says as she and the others applaud.

"Wait, did you put the mind stone inside there?" you ask.

"Yeah," Jinx says. "I was mostly paying attention to what you were teaching Raven, so I put the stone in Mr. Glitter Butt to bring him alive. Mr. Glitter Butt, let's play Red Light Green Light."

She sets her unicorn on the far side of the table and then returns to her seat.

"Green light," she says.

Glitter Butt walks to her.

"Red light," she says.

Glitter Butt stops, one hoof raised midstep.

"Green light."

Glitter Butt continues walking.

"Red light."

It stops again, one of the other hooves up now.

You put your hand on Glitter Butt's head.

"Non Vitae," you say.

The mind stone presents itself, and you peel it off, leaving Glitter Butt intact. Glitter Butt then slumps onto the table.

"It was fine that you had your fun," you say. "But autonomy magic is not a toy."

Jinx pouts as she picks up her unicorn.

"Okay," you say as you put the mind stone back into the knapsack. "Let's get to cancelling spells. When you notice your opponent casting, you need to say 'Inrita Magicae' while targeting the caster with a point of your finger."

"Oh, that seems easier than I expected," Raven says.

"Ready?" you say. "We'll do this like cowboys of the Ole West."

"Alright," Raven chuckles.

You two stand apart from each other behind the couch. The two of you stand at the ready, your hands hovering at your sides. You two keep eye contact, feeling the competitive urge boiling up. You almost expect a tumbleweed to go by.

"Soup!" you say as you suddenly point your hand; Raven reacts to move, but doesn't say the phrase once she realizes you faked her out. "Almost had you."

"I could feel your determination, but I couldn't be sure what it was for," she chuckles.

"I'm sure your Empathy will help with your battle sense Summoning!!"

"Inrita--"

Too late, you've summoned a magical construct squirrel.

"D'aww...!" Jinx and Starfire say.

You snap your fingers, and *poof* it's gone

"Aww..." Jinx and Starfire pout.

"Point for me," you say. "Let's see if you can get three cancels out before I can get ten spells out."

"Deal," Raven says.

"You should make a bet out of it," Jinx says.

"Yeah!" Beast Boy says. "Make a bet!"

"What kind of bet would we make?" Raven asks.

"No, this isn't about bets," you say. "This is about Raven learning."

"Scared you'll lose?" Beast Boy says.

"It would make for good incentive," Robin adds.

A) Fine, make a bet
B) No, no bets
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A.
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A.
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A
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B.
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A

"Fine, we'll make a bet," you shrug. "But what would the bet be?"

"I know!" Jinx says.

"No!" Raven says.

"But you didn't even hear what I was going to suggest," Jinx says.

"I didn't have to," Raven says. "I could sense how stupid it is..."

"It's not stupid..." Jinx grumbles.

"Well let's make that the bet then," you say. "Whatever stupid-not-stupid thing Jinx is thinking of, that is what will happen."

"What?" Raven says.

"Think of it as incentive," you say. "If you don't want to see what Jinx has planned, get three Inrita Magicae in before I get ten Summons and or Illusions. The score is one to nothing in favor of myself, so just nine more for me. Ready?"

"Ready," Raven says.

"Good. ... Sun! ... Sub! Summary! Summation! Summon--"

"Inrita Magicae!"

Your summoning circle fizzles out.

"Finally on the board," she says.

"Summoning!" you say again.

You make a chicken appear.

"Hey!" Raven says with a frown as the magical white chicken clucks and scratches.

"Don't expect to be allowed rest in a duel," you say with a scolding wag of the finger. "You have to be ready for anything. The score is two to one."

*Poof* you make the chicken disappear.

"Ill--"

"Inrita--"

"--advised to assume what your opponent is saying," you smirk. "Still... You were snappy with that cancel spell. Ill sum sum sill sum in the Summer time~ when the weather is nice, bada ba ba ba, dadada da, la la laa Illusion!"

You magically make another Rorek appear.

"Dang it," Raven grumbles.

"It's alright," the other Rorek says, "the score is only three-one."

"But you might want to hurry up now that there's two of us," you say. "You won't be able to tell..."

"Who is actually casting," the illusion Rorek says as you two move around in a circle.

"Which is the real me?" you say.

"Which is the real me?" the illusion says.

"Which is the real~ me~?" you both say to create an echo.

"Sum--"

"Inrita--"

"BODY once told me the world is gonna roll me," you sing in stereo, "I ain't the sharpest tool in the shed~! She was lookin' kinda dumb with her finger and her summoning--"

"Inrita Magicae!"

Your circle fizzles out again.

"Nice," you say as you also dispel your illusion. "Three to two, you're almost Illusion!"

You create the image of a large chicken.

"Four to Summoning!"

You summon another squirrel.

"Oops, five to two," you say as you make the chicken and squirrel disappear.

Raven grumbles.

"You gotta be ready for anything!" you say with a quick jerk of the arm.

Raven stays put.

"Very good," you say. "This is tougher than I expected, perhaps I shouldn't have made it ten for me. I need five more and you only need one more."

"Regretting making that mystery bet?" Raven asks with a smirk of her own.

"Not at Illusion."

You create the image of a giant green chicken dressed in Beast Boy's purple-and-black gear. Everyone else chuckles, Beast Boy stands in front of the chicken with a skeptical look. The chicken looks back at him, tilting its head as a chicken would.

"Bawkaaw~!" it squawks, startling Beast Boy.

You make the chicken disappear.
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"SOMEone has to win this," you say with a twitch of the arm. "I wonder who it ILL be."

Raven doesn't flinch. Now it becomes more of a staring contest as you two look each other in the eye. You lean against the kitchenette counter as you try and figure out a way to get four more before she gets that final Inrita.

"Summoning summoning summoning--"

"Inrita Magicae!" Raven says quickly.

Three squirrels make it, but the fourth is denied.

"Oh I was so close," you say. "I was hoping I could 'spam' them fast enough."

"Raven wins!" Starfire declares.

"Crisis avoided," Raven says.

"No, the bet still happens," Jinx says.

"What?" Raven says. "I won, so whatever you were planning won't happen."

"If you'd let me actually say what I was going to say," Jinx says, "you'd know it wasn't that simple of a bet. If Raven were to lose, we were going to dress her up all cute and frilly."

"And just who is 'we'?" Raven says as she glares at Jinx.

"But since Rorek lost," Jinx says, "he's going to treat us to a day at the waterpark."

"Oh what fun!" Starfire says.

"Sweet!" Beast Boy says. "I've been working on my beach bod, but a water park works all the same."

"Right, of course I meant everyone," Jinx says quickly. "So, yeah, Rorek's treat because he's got the money. Oh wait! Does everyone have swimsuits?"

"I've got trunks," Beast Boy says. "Somewhere."

"You really need to start using a hamper, man," Cyborg says.

"I do not have one of these suits for swimming," Starfire says. "On my planet, it was alright to either swim in what one was wearing, or in nothing at all."

"Uh..." everyone else says.

"Well, I'm pretty sure the water park will insist on a swimsuit," Jinx says. "Can those Alchemy tags make things into swimsuits?"

"Haven't tried," you say.

"Well if need be, she can borrow something of yours or mine," Jinx says to Raven. "But either way, we're going to a water park."

"Then that means we're either going to Gateway City, National City or Coast City," Cyborg says. "There aren't any water parks in Jump City and those are the closest places with one."

A) Go to Gateway City
B) Go to Coast City
C) Go to National City
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C
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B
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B.
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B

"We could go to Coast City," you say. "It'll be a nice way to get familiar with the city when Raven and I need an airplane for London."

"Then we'll leave in the morning," Robin says. "Let's turn in and get some rest."

You gather your things as everyone makes their way out of Ops. You sling your knapsack on your shoulder and make your way back to your room.

You put your knapsack away, then go to the bathroom to brush your teeth. When you finish, you see the girls walking over. And they immediately look ready to argue who goes first.

"Ladies, it should be fine if you use the restroom at the same time," you say. "Everyone is just brushing their teeth, yes?"

"No, there's a bit more to do before going to bed," Jinx says, "what with us being 'ladies' and all."

"And even if it really was just brushing teeth," Raven says, "I wouldn't do it along side her."

"Well... I will leave you two to it. See you in the morning."

"Oh, wait," Jinx says. "We need an Alchemy tag for Starfire's clothes."

"Oh don't worry," Raven says, "I can recreate one. Also..."

Raven slips into the restroom, leaving Jinx upset on the outside.

You return to your room and settle into bed. You make sure to set an alarm this time, you'll need to get up earlier than normal.


*beepbeepbeep* Your alarm goes off and you hurry to the bathroom. You shower and such before either of the girls do, and go to Ops. You prepare breakfast for everyone in the form of waffles with syrup and butter. Everyone eventually arrives in Ops, and you serve them each a plate of several waffles.

"Nice!" Cyborg and Beast Boy say.

"Swimming will use lots of energy so eat up," you say.

You take waffles for yourself and serve glasses of milk. Milk helps wash down the sticky sweet syrup.

After everyone has their fill and washes up, everyone gathers their things and meet in the garage. Jinx is already slightly changed into wedge sandals, shorts and a tank top, but all still in her purple and black color scheme. She even has big bug-eyed sunglasses to go with it all.

"The T-Car only has room for five, so I'll gladly ride with Rorek," Jinx smiles.

"No," Raven says, stopping Jinx with a hand. "You get in the T-Car. I ride with Rorek."

Raven turns her cloak into shorts, slips those on and then straddles onto Shadowfax's seat.

"Lead the way," you say as you take your place on Shadowfax's seat.

The T-Car starts up and drives out of the garage, you follow behind, Raven's arms wrapped around you.

Since it's so early in the day, traffic is a breeze as you make your way North out of the city. You get on the interstate and cruise for miles and miles without having to worry about slowing down or going around anyone else.

Going North, you come to the hills and mountains of California and enjoy seeing the forests on either side. It feels very much like the roads of home.

You arrive in Coast City after only about four hours, so that it's some time past 11 AM. You can tell it is called "Coast City" because it has a beach nearby. It takes a little longer to make it through the city to find the water park, "Coastline Waters."

"It's a bit busier than expected," you say as you enter the parking lot.

"Doesn't seem to be too many parking spots," Cyborg says. "You go ahead and park in this spot so you can get to the ticket booths. We'll catch up."

"Alright," you say. "See you at the front gate."
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You pull into the open spot as the T-Car continues on. You have Shadowfax stand, you and Raven head for the entrance.

"Seven... adult tickets," you say.

"That'll be $210," the person behind the counter says.

"That's actually a pretty good price," Raven says.

You take out the money, which almost cleans out your wallet, and you get the seven tickets. You and Raven wait off to the side, and the others find you moments later. You each take a ticket and pass through the gates.

"Wow, look at all that!" Jinx says.

Everyone looks out at the park as it lies before you. All the pools, slides, and other attractions, though busy with people, are large and expansive so that there's still plenty of room for more.

The changing rooms are right at the entrance so you split up, boys and girls, and get dressed into your swim gear. Except for Cyborg, he merely applies waterproofing solution to protect his robotic body. You boys then regroup with the girls and see what they're all wearing.

"You like?" Jinx asks as she twirls in her black two piece with purple bat-fringe frills.

"It definitely suits your style," you say.

Raven of course is just in her leotard, but that suits her just fine. Starfire has a rather showy purple bikini by comparison.

"How is it?" she asks Robin shyly.

"G... g-good, good, it's good," he stammers.

"Okay!" Jinx says. "Let's get in the water!"

A) Head to a pool
B) Ride the lazy river
C) Get in line for a water slide
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C
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B.
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C) Get in line for a water slide
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C

"I say we get on a waterslide," you say as you eye one of the tall structures.

You step forward and glare from a nearby puddle gets you right in the eye.

"After I put on sunscreen," you say.

"Oh, I need that, too," Jinx says as you take out a tube of SPF 50. "Could you get my back for me?"

Raven takes the tube, squirts out a lot into her hand and slaps it on Jinx's back.

"C-Cold!" Jinx stutters. "Cold hand!"

"Deal with it," Raven says.

Raven aggressively smears the sunscreen on Jinx's back. She then hands the tube back and you take care of your skin from arms to shoulders to chest, stomach and back in swift motions. Raven takes the tube back, and sits with Jinx at a nearby bench so the two can to take care of their legs. You feel a strong urge to bite your lower lip building within you but you hold it down.

"H-Hey, Star," Robin says, "m-maybe you, maybe you need some sunscreen or sun tan lotion?"

"Not at all," Starfire says. "My people are very hardy compared to humans, the Earth's sun will not affect my skin."

"Oh..."

After Jinx and Raven finish applying the sunscreen, everyone heads to the water slide known as the "Torrent Tower". It's roughly eight stories high at the very top, but there are plenty of bars and railings for safety. The line is only four stories long, so you and the others move right up the bottom four flights of stairs and reach the end of the line.

The line moves pretty steady, several steps at a time. As you get higher and higher, you can see more and more of the lazy river course. It has many terminals that relate to important spots in the park, such as the food court and a very big swimming pool.

More people get in line behind you and the Titans. Specifically, a family of four--a mother, father, a daughter just barely into her teens and a young boy just outside of his teens--is right after your group.

"Hi, Jack Jack," the mother says over the side. "Bob, wave to Jack Jack."

"Hi, little guy!" the father says as he waves.

You glance down to see a baby boy in a little stroller, being supervised by an African American couple.

As you stand in line, the teenage daughter shyly glances over at you and the Titans. Or perhaps more specifically, you and the guys. Meanwhile the younger brother just stares at the girls, and when his sister notices, she shields her face with a hand as she smacks her brother to make him stop.

It doesn't take very long before your group reaches the top. You see the procession of inner tubes, ranging from single to triple, and the two paths that will lead down to the bottom.

"Who needs what?" the supervising employee asks as she adjusts her ponytail.

"Single tube!" Beast Boy says as he just snatches one and goes down the left tube.

"Single for me, too," Cyborg says.

The employee sees how big and tall Cyborg is, she makes sure to give him an extra wide tube. Cyborg takes it and jumps into the right tube.

"A-A double, please," Robin says.

The employee hands him a double, he and Starfire sit in it with her in the front, and the two go down the left tube.

"You three?" the employee asks.

"Triple," Jinx says while Raven says, "Double."

"So... which is it?" the employee asks.

"We'll take a triple," you say.

The employee hands you a triple inner tube, and you set it down at the edge of the slide. You take the

A) Front
B) Middle
C) Rear
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C.
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C.

Weird that I got to post this.
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Yeah.
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Interesting.
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