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Alastor and Willa routed out a different plan. The bat family was sure to be keeping an eye out for them but they didn't care they were done being scared.
"Do you think Damian misses you?"
The question had been on Alastor's mind since Tim spoke of her and mentioned how Damian would hold back.
"I think Damian wants obstacles out of the way," she put the pen down, "He used to hate how I was for using too much emotion, He isn't one to miss people."
"Well, you also didn't think he'd ever become a hero, and look at him now" they both laughed off the situation and didn't mention it further.
The rest of the evening was used as a time to relax and recover eventually Jacob came over to practice some Spanish with Alastor while Willa stayed in her room trying to place her magic back in herself.
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Damian was stressed and tired of trying to figure out who was dead. After a few hours, Tim came back looking better than before but Damian remembered his first experience with Willa's magic and called in for help.
Althea had been part of the Titans and a good friend to Tim for the past years. When Damian called her she was more than surprised and once she knew something was up with Tim she left right away. Althea had experience with mind magic and she had trained with Raven to control it but everyone knew the only person Tim would feel comfortable with was her.
"Tim you're not ready yet"
"Of course I am"
"Your right" Althea stepped out "Her force is strong"
Tim was happy to see Althea again. He hadn't seen her since their last mission a month ago. He ran to hug her.
"Thea, what are you doing here?"
"I was called to come to help you out for a bit."
Tim instantly knew what she meant. Damian had called her in to get Willa out of his head.
"Do you know how to?"
"I explained it all to her and Raven told her what to do"
"What is she going to do?"
"She going to take Willa out of your mind and into a stone"
Damian knew it was a lot to ask. Tim understood that he didn't mention Althea will be in his head. Did he want that? Would his mind scare her off?
"Is it dangerous?"
"Not if we do it the right way?"
"Are there any other options?"
"No"
Tim was tired of Damian not telling them things and bringing Althea into this was too much. He was either going to get the full story or he wasn't doing anything.
"What are the other options"
"There are none"
"Damian, what else is there?"
"Nothing"
"If you don't tell me I will march up into her home and ask her myself," Tim stepped closer, "Because right now I'm tired of you holding back information so, maybe she'll actually tell me"
Althea felt absolutely awkward. She was invading in a family matter and not by choice. She wasn't going to. She was also curious who was this girl could use her magic in such style. She questioned where her magic came from. Was it a coven? An ancient god? And accident? Was it even magic? She could feel her presence in his mind it was strong but it wasn't all there. She lost her train of thought when Damian finally spoke.
"You could let her leave your mind on her own. It may take weeks, months, maybe even a year. But it's dangerous."
"Why is it dangerous, Damina"
"If her power becomes too uncontrollable it will pass through you." he stepped back "And if you accidentally let her in she could do whatever she wants in your mind"
"How do you know this?"
"Because he's experienced it before" Althea moved closer to Damian, "When I learned to read energies Damian's had always thrown me off because it had a distinctive mark on it. It made no sense then but now it does." Her eyes went pink starting at their energies.
"She's marked you. Her presence is not in you but It can be if you allowed it. Tim isn't marked he is only invaded"
She stared at the two boys for a moment before letting her eyes return to their normal color. Tim spoke up.
"Why did you let her in?"
"She was my Best friend," he looked away from them, "there was no one I trusted more"
AN: I can't wait till they actually see each other and hold a conversation.
