*Theme song: Dare, by Stan Bush*

Doctor: She's bleeding internally!

Doctor 2: She has second-degree burns on her arms and back, third-degree burns on her face, chest, and stomach!

Ami: We can take care of the skin later, we have to stop the internal bleeding and repair the damaged bones! Get her into the emergency room, stat!

The Doctors wheeled her through a set of doors, leaving Ami with a rather upset group of Titans.

Reuisu: What happened?

Ami: Police are still investigating it, but they think a bomb went off in her apartment. She must've been right in the brunt of the explosion. The only thing that kept her alive was her connection to time, which makes her cells and DNA partially out of phase with normal time. Because of that, the rate of damage to her body slows down, giving us the chance to operate and heal her before any serious harm comes to her.

Tara: And Tyrael?

Ami: Being an Archangel, the damage was minimal. Although he's downstairs in the lobby making a fit about how we won't let him see Michelle right now.

Chris: I'll go talk to him. Ami, do everything you can for Michelle. We don't need two Titans out of commission right now.

Ami nodded and the two walked off, Ami going to the emergency room and Chris heading for the elevator.

Lucy: What should we do now?

Reuisu: I want you to call Astra, she should be halfway back by now from Africa. Tell her what's happened and not to worry.

Christine: Shouldn't you call her? You guys didn't talk very long when you finally heard that she was coming home.

Reuisu: I miss her immensely, but Michelle needs me right now. If not to heal her, then to find out what happened.

Tara: I thought the police were investigating it.

Reuisu: Yes, but I'm smarter than them.

Christine: Then there's the other question: Who'd have any want in harming Michelle or any of us for that matter.

Lucy: Infinite number of possibilities considering our histories.

Reuisu: I'm going to go to her apartment first, see what evidence I can find. Tara, Christine: I want you two out patrolling the city. This might've been a random occurrence, some guy planting bombs all over the city or someone targeting the Titans. See if you can find anything, call me if you do.

Tara: Got it.

Reuisu: Let's move out, Titans!

Reuisu was wearing his trench coat and hat as he approached the smoldering hole that had been Michelle and Tyrael's home. Police were everywhere on the scene, checking for evidence and clues as to what happened. An officer approached Reuisu and told him to halt.

Officer: This is a crime scene; I can't allow you to enter.

Reuisu: I am a personal friend of both the Queen and the victim in this crime. Let me through or I shall toss you aside and let myself in.

The officer blinked and let Reuisu pass through. Reuisu inspected around the door, most of the police ignoring him. On the ground behind the door, he found several shards of what appeared to be glass. Some seemed to have been so heated that they melted into the ground. Reuisu put on rubber gloves and tweezers, grabbing onto an intact shard of the material and placing it in a plastic bag. He pulled out the flute device, which we haven't seen in awhile, and he ran it over the glass sample. Several lights blinked on the flute, and Reuisu raised an eyebrow to this. He then stood up and walked out of the apartment back towards the Void.

Reuisu: The metallurgical and chemical scans confirm it: The device that caused the explosion is a Fulminating potion, a weapon used back in the Rogue Encampment.

Lucy: But why would someone go all the way to the Rogue Encampment to get a potion as an explosive? And how does it work exactly?

Reuisu: The chemical mixture trapped inside the bottle is highly explosive when exposed to oxygen. The explosion is brief, but powerful. Michelle must've brought the door open quickly enough for it to hit the glass and break it, allowing oxygen to meet with the chemicals within. As for why someone would go all the way to the Rogue Encampment, I do not know. I do have a hunch, though. I'll call back when I have more information. Oh, did you get in contact with Astra?

Lucy: Yes. She says she misses us all, and for me to tell you that she loves you.

Reuisu: If you get in contact with her again, tell her I love her, too, and that I hope she arrives home safely.

Lucy: Okay. Goodbye, Reuisu.

Reuisu: Goodbye.

The communications screen shut off. Reuisu was within the Void, and he began punching in commands to open a communications frequency with a remote area in the land known as Sanctuary.

Reuisu: Hello! Hello! This is Reuisu speaking! Sisters of the Sightless Eye, can you read me?

The monitor in front of him showed only static for a few moments, but then it cleared up, revealing the face of Akara, High Priestess of the Sisters of the Sightless Eye.

Akara: Reuisu? It is, it's Reuisu! How long has it been?

Reuisu: Actually we saw each other the last time at Michelle's wedding.

Akara hit herself in the head.

Akara: Of course. I'm sorry; it's just at my age the memory starts to get fuzzy.

Reuisu: You're not that old!

Akara: Pish posh, I'm quite old. Now, what can I do for you, my friend?

Reuisu: I need to know if Charsi is still imprisoned.

Akara winced and turned away for a moment.

Reuisu: What happened?

Akara: Do you remember the events of what was called Kingdom Come?

Reuisu: How could I forget? I was directly involved in it!

Akara: There was a great earthquake during that period that struck the Land of Sanctuary. The prison that Charsi had been contained in broke down, and she managed to escape. We didn't pursue her because we were busy treating with our wounded. I'm sorry, Reuisu.

Reuisu: It's quite all right, Akara. You didn't know what she'd do. I need to warn the others now. Thank you, Akara. I hope I live to see you again.

Akara nodded, and the video screen blinked out. Reuisu rolled his chair over to the communications console and activated it.

Reuisu: This is Reuisu to all Titans: We have a much bigger problem than I thought.

Charsi grinned as she stood on the hover pad. She reveled in how much technology had advanced while she had rotted away in a prison back at the Monastery. The hover pad she was on was bringing her to the hospital where Miya Aino was staying. After close observation, she had learned that Miya was in a coma, and therefore would be the easiest to kill at the moment.

Charsi: Revenge shall be mine. The Titans ruined my life. It's time I returned the favor.

Voice: Stop right there!

Charsi smiled and turned her head around to see Sailor Ayari flying at her. It took a moment for her to realize how she was flying. Ayari had formed small energy platforms on her boots that were floating and enabling her to glide through the air, as she was coming at Charsi.

Charsi: Well, well, well. It seems they've had a few changes since the last time I encountered them! No matter. I shall crush you and the Titans!

Ayari: You're all talk, lady. AYARI BLADES!!!

Sailor Ayari's hands glowed for a moment, and glowing silver daggers appeared in her hands. She skillfully flung them at Ayari's hover pad, right into the engines. The pad coughed smoke as it quickly began descending to the ground. Charsi jumped out of the pad and flipped through the air, landing safely on the ground as the pad crashed and was mangled on the ground. Charsi reached into the trench coat she wore and withdrew the Horadric Malus. Albeit, Ayari did not recognize it, but that did not deter Charsi. She quickly threw the hammer at Ayari, hitting her squarely in the stomach and making her lose her concentration. Her concentration was the only thing keeping the platforms in a stable form, so they quickly destabilized and Ayari fell to the ground, her stomach shooting pain as the hammer flew back to Charsi. Ayari slammed hard into the ground, but she quickly got back up again.

And was met with Charsi's fist.

Ayari fell back down again, and Charsi pulled out a sword from a sheath on her belt. She prepared to walk towards Ayari and kill her, but all of a sudden, a white beam flashed down from the sky and burned a line between Ayari and Charsi. Charsi narrowed her eyes and looked up. Sailor Angel flapped his wings and turned around, aiming at Charsi once again with his glowing fist. Charsi looked to the other way, seeing Sailor Crystal forming a crystalline platform that the other Titans were using to ride down to Charsi. Charsi narrowed her eyes and slowly backed away from the six.

Ayari: Not so fast!

Ayari held her arms out at Charsi, and silver energy fired out and engulfed her in a clear energy ball. Charsi slammed her fists against the walls in a vain attempt to escape.

Angel: It's over, Charsi! Surrender calmly and we'll-

Charsi pulled out one last thing from her jacket: A fulminating potion.

Charsi: DIE, TITANS!!!

Charsi threw the potion at the edge of the energy sphere, and the explosion was contained within the bubble. The Titans all gasped with shock as the fire merely stayed in place, unable to expand outwards from the attack Ayari had used.

Crystal: She... She killed herself!

Angel: Indeed. Um... I believe we should inform the Rogue Encampment of this... Unsettling news.

To Be Continued...