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The Untold Past
0 ReviewsThe story of five teens that left their homes for different reasons and later formed the Teen Titans. RobinxStarfire, BeastBoyxRaven, CyborgxJinx.
The Untold Past
After another long week of crime fighting with Batman, Robin the boy wonder finally listened to Bruce's advice and took a break. He walked along the shore of a deserted beach at midnight still dressed as Robin. He was getting pretty bored and thought about heading back to train until something caught his eye. Up ahead there was a small cliff where the ocean crashed against the rocks and there at the edge of the cliff sat a girl. He knew that the tide would soon go up and the girl could slip and drown so he decided to go warn her. As he approached he saw the girl had long red hair, she was wearing purple clothes and silver jewelry with green jewels. The girl was lost in thought staring at the stars. He approached slowly making sure she heard his footsteps so he wouldn't startle her and cause her to fall. She slowly turned to look at the person approaching and smiled saying a word that sounded like a question he did not understand but he would later learn that the word meant 'friend?' in the Tamaranian language.
"You shouldn't sit so close to the cliff, you might slip and fall" Robin said hoping that she understood his words. He thought she might be a tourist from another country but he never thought she was actually from another planet.
"Starfire not fall, Starfire careful" Starfire said still not used to the language of Earth.
"So you do speak English" Her English wasn't the best but at least she understood. "Well anyway it would be best if you didn't stay here, the tide will rise soon and it might be dangerous, besides you shouldn't be out alone at night in such a deserted place" He remembered the many criminals he and Batman fought daily, this girl could be the perfect target for a robbery or even a kidnapping being out here all alone where no one could help her. Of course at the time Robin did not know that in the event of attempted kidnapping the kidnappers would be the ones in need of help.
"Starfire in forbidden area?" She asked a little worried that she had set foot on a land that was off limits.
"No, it's not forbidden but it's not safe and it's late you should go back home" When she heard him say the word home she looked down in sadness and thought.
The truth was she missed her home but she could not return now, not yet but someday she would be ready. "Can not" She said quietly.
"At least go to a more populated area" Robin suggested. He usually didn't just stay to talk with random people but this girl was different somehow.
"Where?" She asked happily interpreting that he was inviting her to join the planet's people.
"This city is that way" He said pointing. Starfire started flying in the direction Robin pointed but when he didn't follow she stopped and looked back to see the Earth boy standing there with his jaw almost touching the floor and his eyes wide opened behind his mask.
Starfire floated in the air for a moment before asking. "Friend come?"
Robin just stood there, Starfire sighted and was about to fly off when he called. "Wait! I'm just surprised you can fly" He admitted.
"You not fly? You feel joy of flight and fly!" She explained.
"It doesn't work that way..." He said. What was this strange girl? Sure he had seen others fly before, Superman flew and so did Supergirl but somehow he didn't think that this girl was from their planet. "Not everyone can fly, in fact most people in this planet can't. What planet are you from?" He asked.
Starfire landed next to him. "Tamaran" She said.
Robin wasn't familiar with such a planet. "Are there more people from Tamaran on Earth?" He hoped she would say no. Sure she was nice enough but if she could fly maybe she had other special abilities and not all Tamaranian people might be as nice as her.
"No, Starfire not think so" She answered. This made Robin calm down a little; that is as calm as he could get since he had a tendency to be alert all the time.
After a short chat with Starfire and an official introduction Robin learned that Tamaran unlike Krypton was just fine, no destructive meteor showers or anything like that. Clearly she didn't want to talk about her reasons for leaving the planet and Robin did not push the subject as he thought that such information was a little personal. She had just arrived and was trying to get accustomed to everything. She spoke about having a sister who could speak their language better than her. Robin tried to be nice and tell her she was doing fine, he didn't know why but he felt comfortable around her. Finally they agreed to go see Bruce Wanes.
Since Robin could not fly Starfire offered to carry him and before he could answer she picked him up like one would pick up a new born baby. She placed a hand on his back and the other under his legs letting his head rest on her shoulder. As far as she was concerned if the people of Earth couldn't even fly they must be quite fragile creatures and she needed to be gentle. She flew off at amazing speed in the direction Robin had pointed to before.
As they flew over the city Robin was grateful it was night and they were moving fast since he would not like to been seen being carried like a baby. Soon, yet never soon enough for Robin, they reached Bruce's mansion and landed in a balcony. Bruce cama out and stared at them oddly. He would have to remind Robin to be more careful since no one was supposed to be able to come up with a connection between Wanes Industries and Batman and Robin. More importantly he would have to give him a warning when he invited friends over especially if his friends could fly.
"Hello" Robin said as Starfire gently placed him on his feet. "This is my new friend Starfire, she's from planet Tamaran. She just arrived on Earth and I thought it was best for her to come here. I think she could make a pretty good super hero" Robin said.
"I see" Bruce said as he thought about the entire situation, it did appear to be a little suspicious but the girl didn't look like your average inter galactic criminal and he trusted Robin's judgment. The girl looked like she was suddenly feeling shy so Bruce looked at her and said. "Hi"
Starfire blinked a little confused. "High?" She repeated. "Starfire can!" She then picked up Bruce like she had carried Robin before and flew high up leaving Robin laughing his head off in the balcony. "This high?" She asked. Bruce was surprised to say the least but he understood it was simply a little language confusion.
"Hi is a greeting" He explained. "Let's go back" He said. They went inside to have a long talk about Earth and how things work there. Bruce hasn't seen Robin smile so much in a while, in fact the Boy Wonder hardly smiled at all. Maybe teaming him up with Starfire was a good idea after all. So the Tamaranian girl stayed. She did eventually learn about the secret base in the basement of the mansion and about Robin and Batman's secret identities which she promised to keep a secret even if she did not fully understand the need for such secrecy. By then she had earned their full trust and was being trained to be a super hero.
As time passed Robin began to team up with Starfire more often while Batman was off fighting crime in another area with Batgirl. There was a time when Batman and Superman's paths crossed again and he as well as Supergirl confirmed that Starfire was indeed from another race. They had decided to test her reaction to Kryptonite just in case and she handled it well. In fact she appeared to like the glowing green stone and said it was pretty. By this time during their crime fighting missions and training Starfire had demonstrated her other abilities such as super strength and green energy disks called star bolts. Crime in the city had gone down significantly and it was clear that Robin and Starfire made a good team.
One night Batman received a call about a strange girl that caused explosions of dark energy where ever she went; the girl was dangerous and needed to be stopped. After watching a video recorded by a security camera Batman decided to keep Robin and Starfire out of it because of the danger of the situation. Leaving the butler to distract the two teens Batman left to investigate. Not too long after Robin caught on and decided to check it out him self, the butler tried to stop them but with some help from Starfire they flew off into the city.
Following the blasts of dark energy so large and tall that they could be seen from afar they found Batman and the strange girl but decided to hide and watch. "Stop!" The girl said. "Go away!" She insisted stepping back as the glass in a near by window exploded.
Batman noticed something about her. "You can't control it..." Batman said. The girl just stood there. "It's alright if you truly can't control it it's not your fault, come with me I can help you" Batman walked towards her slowly but she stepped back.
"You don't understand what I am!" She screamed surrounded by dark energy. The force of the energy threw Batman back against a wall.
Robin and Starfire rushed to see if he was alright. Batman got up and was surprised to find them there yet at the same time he suspected they would follow him. However the girl escaped. "She appears to be gone" Starfire stated.
"I think she'll be back, we'll stop her then" Robin said.
"She can't control her powers, I'm not sure who or what she is but if she doesn't learn she's dangerous" Batman said.
"So you used to think Raven was a new enemy?" Jinx asked curiously. She had been recently invited by Cyborg to join the Teen Titans and they were telling her the story about how the team formed to make her feel more at home.
"We had a few battles before I accepted their help" Raven admitted.
"You should tell the next part" Robin suggested.
Raven nodded. "It was ironically in the same place where Robin met Starfire that I met Beast Boy some time later"
She had run as fast as she could, trying to control her emotions, trying to stop anger from controlling her. She arrived at the cliff and looked at the waves crashing into the rocks below. The beach was deserted, it was a good place to meditate. So she sat down and was about to start her chanting when she felt someone watching her.
She turned to see a green boy walking up the cliff. "Oh, sorry. I didn't know this spot was taken..." The green boy said. "Do you mind if I sit with you?"
"Go away" Raven said sounding annoyed. The waves suddenly became stronger. The dark ocean waters crashed against the rocks harder than before and a strong wind began to blow.
However the change in weather wasn't what got Beast Boy's attention but it was the girl's anger. "I guess people aren't used to seeing the freak outside of the circus" He said sarcastically.
"I don't want to hurt you" Raven said truthfully. She was trying her very best to control her powers but it was too hard.
"Then don't because I don't want to hurt you either. I just wanted to say hello since we're both by ourselves and all we could keep each other entertained and talk about stuff and" He saw the large wave forming behind her. "Look out!"
Raven turned to see the wave but it was too late. She closed her eyes and concentrated trying to control the water but she couldn't until she opened her eyes again when she felt the wind and noticed she was no longer at the beach. She was riding on a terodactyl's back, a green one. Somehow she could tell it was the same green boy as before. She looked into the night sky. Up here above the clouds looking at the stars she felt as if she could forget her worries for just a little while and enjoy the calm soft breeze of the night. "Don't land yet"
The terodactyl nodded and continued his flight. Raven closed her yes and tried to meditate, it didn't always work but maybe now that she had gotten some of the extra energy out of her system it would. "Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos" She chanted softly. She wasn't sure how long she stayed there meditating but by the time she opened her eyes again what she saw was the sunrise.
The green terodactyl landed in the same place that they met. Now the ocean was calm. Raven jumped off and Beast Boy turned back to normal. "Feeling better?" He asked sleepishly.
"Yes" Raven said. The green boy had stayed up all night flying around just for her even if he didn't know her. "Thank you" The meditation had paid off, she felt calmer now, she only hoped the effect would last.
"I'm glad you enjoyed the flight. You can call me Beast Boy, what's your name?" The sleepy green boy said with a smile.
"Raven" She answered.
"Raven, that's a nice name. I like ravens" He then turned into a green raven and flews around her then returned to normal. "So Raven do you live around here? I've never seen you before"
"I'm not from around here" Raven said obviously trying to avoid the subject.
Beast Boy surprisingly caught the hint and didn't ask about where she lived anymore. "Wanna come see the circus? I can get you a free ticket"
"Places that are filled with people are not my thing" Raven said looking away.
"Oh, okay" Beast Boy said trying to think of a way to meet Raven again.
They stood there in silence for a few moments. "Don't you have to go home?" Raven finally asked.
"I guess so..." The truth was he better get back if he didn't want the circus staff yelling at him for not helping set up everything. "Will you be around here later?"
"I'm not sure" Raven answered with the truth. The place appeared to be lonely and safe away from people so she could stay and meditate if no one showed up.
Feeling that he wouldn't get any more information Beast Boy nodded. "Okay then, I'll see you later if you're still here. Bye!" He turned into an eagle.
"Bye" Raven said quietly as the green eagle flew away. This was an interesting city. She continued her meditation until she heard foot steps and yawning. "You're back" She didn't even have to look to know who it was.
"I'm on a lunch break. The morning show just ended and I don't have to go back for another hour to prepare for the afternoon show" Beast Boy said. "Have you been sitting here since this morning? Are you hungry?" He said placing a basket full of food on the ground and sitting next to Raven on the cliff.
She had to admit she was quite hungry. She was used not to eating too much but she still needed food. She looked at the basket's contents and didn't find any meat or tea. She didn't really mind the lack of meat but she wished there was something warm to drink. None the less the food looked good and she couldn't be picky at the moment.
The picnic went well everything was fine until Beast Boy started trying to make her laugh with all sorts of animal transformations and circus tricks. It came to a point were Raven couldn't hold it anymore and because she wasn't as experienced controlling her emotions she broke into a fit of laughter. Beast Boy was happy with the result until dark energy started to form around her. "Raven? What are you doing?" He asked confused.
She realized what was happening and her expression turned to fear. She didn't want to hurt him but she felt as if she couldn't control herself. "Run... Run away now!" She screamed as the dark energy grew bigger.
A blast of dark energy headed toward Beast Boy, he stood frozen in place until a red haired girl flew taking him out of the way. "Are you well?" The girl asked. Beast Boy only managed to nod. "Stay here" Starfire said as she joined Robin who was trying to contain Raven's powers.
Robin was holding a strange machine that absorbed Raven's energy. It appeared to be working. Soon the energy around her disappeared but Raven was ok. "Are you alright?" Robin asked as he gently set the machine on the ground and slowly approached Raven. "It's alright, I contained your energy, we're here to help you"
"No you didn't" Raven said a little too late. The machine began to overload quickly. "Azarath Metrion Zinthos!" Raven said creating a shield around Robin, Starfire, Beast Boy and herself to protect them from the explosion. The result was a large crater on the beach and a big mess of sand but no one got hurt thanks to Raven's shield.
"Wow!" Beast Boy said breaking the silence that came after the explosion. "Those are some powers you have there"
"You need to stay away" Raven said seriously.
"We wish to help you control your powers, friend" Starfire said.
"They can't be controlled" With that Raven ran away.
Starfire and Beast Boy both tried to follow her but Robin stopped them. "Let her go, we can't help her if she doesn't want to be helped"
"Then what will we do?" Starfire asked worried.
"We'll have to do whatever it takes to keep the city safe" Robin said.
"We can't hurt her" Beast Boy said determined. "There has to be a way to help her"
"Only if she accepts the help" Robin said. "What do you know about her?" He asked.
"Not much" Beast Boy answered. "I just met her, she didn't tell me where she lives or about her powers. All I know is that her name is Raven. She's really nice when she's not making explosions and she doesn't freak out too much when I use my own special ability"
"You posses powers also?" Starfire asked curiously. "Are your powers like friend Raven's powers?"
"Not really, what I can do is nothing that powerful" Beast Boy said as the three of them climbed out of the crater or in Starfire's case floated out. "They call e Beast Boy and I can turn into any animal!" He said giving them a demonstration by rapidly changing from one animal to another. Robin recognized them but Starfire was amazed by the strange creatures since there were many that she had not yet seen in her time on Earth.
"Glorious!" Starfire said clapping. "The one I like best is the small one with the cute face"
"You mean this one?" Beast Boy asked before turning into a cute little green kitten.
Starfire picked up the kitten. "This is a very nice creature you turned into"
"That's a kitten" Robin said.
"Kitten! What a glorious name!" She placed the kitten back on the ground and he turned back to Beast Boy. "I am Starfire and he is Robin"
Beast Boy stared at Robin as if he suddenly realized something. "Robin? The Robin? With all that happened I wasn't paying attention. Are you really Robin as in Batman's sidekick?"
"Partner actually" Robin corrected. "But I've been teaming up with Starfire more often lately"
"Hey could you get me an autograph? I'm a huge Batman fan!" Beast Boy cheerfully said. Starfire giggled and Robin did the classic anime sweat drop.
Their conversation was interrupted when a man dressed as a lion tamer arrived. "Where did you run off to this time boy? You're late!" He yelled angrily.
"Oops... I forgot" Beast Boy said quietly. "I have to go"
"You're not leaving your cage again kid" The man said angrily dragging Beast Boy away by the arm.
"Stop!" Starfire said flying in front of him. Her eyes glowed a bright green and she held two shining star bolts one on each hand. "Let him go, you can not treat people this way"
"Back off you little freak, after seeing a kid who can turn into any animal nothing surprises me. The boy is property of the circus" The man yelled at Starfire.
"No he's not" Robin said. "Beast Boy you don't have to put up with this"
"Mind your own business" The man said as he walked away with Beast Boy. "Kid's got no place to go anyway"
"I want to go find her..." Beat Boy said. "I want to find Raven" He turned into a T-Rex and roared. The man backed away a little at first not really believing Beast Boy would dare to harm him. Seeing as the roars didn't scare him away beast Boy sent him flying with a kick. He landed in the water and started swimming to sure yelling every insult he knew at the green boy. "I'm going to look for her"
"Wait" Robin said. "If she doesn't want to be found there's nothing we can do. Maybe she'll come to us"
Beast Boy nodded in agreement, deep down he knew robin was right. "I guess I better find a new place to live, I don't think I'll be welcome in the circus anymore"
"Robin, could our new friend?" Starfire started. Robin knew what she was going to ask.
"I'll have to ask Batman first" Robin said calling Batman on a small bat shaped communicator. Batman agreed to meet Beast Boy just outside the city. Saying he also had someone else that wanted to meet them.
"And that's where I come in!" Cyborg said. Each of them told a little of the story. First Starfire, then Robin, then Raven, then Beast Boy and now Cyborg.
Batman had heard of another city in need of some super heroes. He had everything pretty much under control here and he felt it was time for Robin to lead his own team. Cyborg, half human and half robot didn't choose to be that way but he was making the most of it by fighting crime around the city. It was then that he met Batman, it turns out he was also a fan. Batman decided to give Beast Boy a chance also and watch the four of them working as a team. After a few missions he gave them a surprise, Titan's Tower.
'My own team of super heroes' Robin thought as he looked out the large windows. It was a very nice view. Everyone was making themselves at home in Titan's Tower. Robin knew he would miss working with Batman but if he felt he was ready to be the leader then he must be.
They never found Raven, just as Robin predicted she found them. As much as she hated to admit it she missed those people she met for such a short time and wished she didn't have to constantly hide. She had her powers more or less under control when she appeared on Titan's Tower one rainy night.
The Teen Titans accepted her into their team and soon the five became good friends. Raven appeared to be more distant now, to Beast Boy's disappointment. She had learned to control her powers and improved with each passing day even if it was by suppressing any and all emotions. Beast Boy eventually understood and was able to see past that. Even if they had their differences when Raven first officially joined after time passed they eventually became a couple.
Starfire and Robin had liked each other for longer than they cared to admit and never quite let each other know directly. But with some help from the other Titans they finally confessed their feelings and were currently a couple also. For some time Cyborg was the only one not dating anyone until he found Jinx again. After the Hive was destroyed she didn't know where to go so he invited her over. Since Cyborg trusted her she couldn't be all that bad so the Titans gave her a chance.
That brings us to the present time with the Teen Titans telling the story of how their team came to be. Jinx still had a few questions about their past and she had only told Cyborg her own story so far. How ever that would have to wait as the alarms sounded off indicating the Teen Titans were needed. "There's a robbery in process at the bank, we need to hurry. Titans Go!" Robin informed them. So they left off on another mission, all six of them.
End
After another long week of crime fighting with Batman, Robin the boy wonder finally listened to Bruce's advice and took a break. He walked along the shore of a deserted beach at midnight still dressed as Robin. He was getting pretty bored and thought about heading back to train until something caught his eye. Up ahead there was a small cliff where the ocean crashed against the rocks and there at the edge of the cliff sat a girl. He knew that the tide would soon go up and the girl could slip and drown so he decided to go warn her. As he approached he saw the girl had long red hair, she was wearing purple clothes and silver jewelry with green jewels. The girl was lost in thought staring at the stars. He approached slowly making sure she heard his footsteps so he wouldn't startle her and cause her to fall. She slowly turned to look at the person approaching and smiled saying a word that sounded like a question he did not understand but he would later learn that the word meant 'friend?' in the Tamaranian language.
"You shouldn't sit so close to the cliff, you might slip and fall" Robin said hoping that she understood his words. He thought she might be a tourist from another country but he never thought she was actually from another planet.
"Starfire not fall, Starfire careful" Starfire said still not used to the language of Earth.
"So you do speak English" Her English wasn't the best but at least she understood. "Well anyway it would be best if you didn't stay here, the tide will rise soon and it might be dangerous, besides you shouldn't be out alone at night in such a deserted place" He remembered the many criminals he and Batman fought daily, this girl could be the perfect target for a robbery or even a kidnapping being out here all alone where no one could help her. Of course at the time Robin did not know that in the event of attempted kidnapping the kidnappers would be the ones in need of help.
"Starfire in forbidden area?" She asked a little worried that she had set foot on a land that was off limits.
"No, it's not forbidden but it's not safe and it's late you should go back home" When she heard him say the word home she looked down in sadness and thought.
The truth was she missed her home but she could not return now, not yet but someday she would be ready. "Can not" She said quietly.
"At least go to a more populated area" Robin suggested. He usually didn't just stay to talk with random people but this girl was different somehow.
"Where?" She asked happily interpreting that he was inviting her to join the planet's people.
"This city is that way" He said pointing. Starfire started flying in the direction Robin pointed but when he didn't follow she stopped and looked back to see the Earth boy standing there with his jaw almost touching the floor and his eyes wide opened behind his mask.
Starfire floated in the air for a moment before asking. "Friend come?"
Robin just stood there, Starfire sighted and was about to fly off when he called. "Wait! I'm just surprised you can fly" He admitted.
"You not fly? You feel joy of flight and fly!" She explained.
"It doesn't work that way..." He said. What was this strange girl? Sure he had seen others fly before, Superman flew and so did Supergirl but somehow he didn't think that this girl was from their planet. "Not everyone can fly, in fact most people in this planet can't. What planet are you from?" He asked.
Starfire landed next to him. "Tamaran" She said.
Robin wasn't familiar with such a planet. "Are there more people from Tamaran on Earth?" He hoped she would say no. Sure she was nice enough but if she could fly maybe she had other special abilities and not all Tamaranian people might be as nice as her.
"No, Starfire not think so" She answered. This made Robin calm down a little; that is as calm as he could get since he had a tendency to be alert all the time.
After a short chat with Starfire and an official introduction Robin learned that Tamaran unlike Krypton was just fine, no destructive meteor showers or anything like that. Clearly she didn't want to talk about her reasons for leaving the planet and Robin did not push the subject as he thought that such information was a little personal. She had just arrived and was trying to get accustomed to everything. She spoke about having a sister who could speak their language better than her. Robin tried to be nice and tell her she was doing fine, he didn't know why but he felt comfortable around her. Finally they agreed to go see Bruce Wanes.
Since Robin could not fly Starfire offered to carry him and before he could answer she picked him up like one would pick up a new born baby. She placed a hand on his back and the other under his legs letting his head rest on her shoulder. As far as she was concerned if the people of Earth couldn't even fly they must be quite fragile creatures and she needed to be gentle. She flew off at amazing speed in the direction Robin had pointed to before.
As they flew over the city Robin was grateful it was night and they were moving fast since he would not like to been seen being carried like a baby. Soon, yet never soon enough for Robin, they reached Bruce's mansion and landed in a balcony. Bruce cama out and stared at them oddly. He would have to remind Robin to be more careful since no one was supposed to be able to come up with a connection between Wanes Industries and Batman and Robin. More importantly he would have to give him a warning when he invited friends over especially if his friends could fly.
"Hello" Robin said as Starfire gently placed him on his feet. "This is my new friend Starfire, she's from planet Tamaran. She just arrived on Earth and I thought it was best for her to come here. I think she could make a pretty good super hero" Robin said.
"I see" Bruce said as he thought about the entire situation, it did appear to be a little suspicious but the girl didn't look like your average inter galactic criminal and he trusted Robin's judgment. The girl looked like she was suddenly feeling shy so Bruce looked at her and said. "Hi"
Starfire blinked a little confused. "High?" She repeated. "Starfire can!" She then picked up Bruce like she had carried Robin before and flew high up leaving Robin laughing his head off in the balcony. "This high?" She asked. Bruce was surprised to say the least but he understood it was simply a little language confusion.
"Hi is a greeting" He explained. "Let's go back" He said. They went inside to have a long talk about Earth and how things work there. Bruce hasn't seen Robin smile so much in a while, in fact the Boy Wonder hardly smiled at all. Maybe teaming him up with Starfire was a good idea after all. So the Tamaranian girl stayed. She did eventually learn about the secret base in the basement of the mansion and about Robin and Batman's secret identities which she promised to keep a secret even if she did not fully understand the need for such secrecy. By then she had earned their full trust and was being trained to be a super hero.
As time passed Robin began to team up with Starfire more often while Batman was off fighting crime in another area with Batgirl. There was a time when Batman and Superman's paths crossed again and he as well as Supergirl confirmed that Starfire was indeed from another race. They had decided to test her reaction to Kryptonite just in case and she handled it well. In fact she appeared to like the glowing green stone and said it was pretty. By this time during their crime fighting missions and training Starfire had demonstrated her other abilities such as super strength and green energy disks called star bolts. Crime in the city had gone down significantly and it was clear that Robin and Starfire made a good team.
One night Batman received a call about a strange girl that caused explosions of dark energy where ever she went; the girl was dangerous and needed to be stopped. After watching a video recorded by a security camera Batman decided to keep Robin and Starfire out of it because of the danger of the situation. Leaving the butler to distract the two teens Batman left to investigate. Not too long after Robin caught on and decided to check it out him self, the butler tried to stop them but with some help from Starfire they flew off into the city.
Following the blasts of dark energy so large and tall that they could be seen from afar they found Batman and the strange girl but decided to hide and watch. "Stop!" The girl said. "Go away!" She insisted stepping back as the glass in a near by window exploded.
Batman noticed something about her. "You can't control it..." Batman said. The girl just stood there. "It's alright if you truly can't control it it's not your fault, come with me I can help you" Batman walked towards her slowly but she stepped back.
"You don't understand what I am!" She screamed surrounded by dark energy. The force of the energy threw Batman back against a wall.
Robin and Starfire rushed to see if he was alright. Batman got up and was surprised to find them there yet at the same time he suspected they would follow him. However the girl escaped. "She appears to be gone" Starfire stated.
"I think she'll be back, we'll stop her then" Robin said.
"She can't control her powers, I'm not sure who or what she is but if she doesn't learn she's dangerous" Batman said.
"So you used to think Raven was a new enemy?" Jinx asked curiously. She had been recently invited by Cyborg to join the Teen Titans and they were telling her the story about how the team formed to make her feel more at home.
"We had a few battles before I accepted their help" Raven admitted.
"You should tell the next part" Robin suggested.
Raven nodded. "It was ironically in the same place where Robin met Starfire that I met Beast Boy some time later"
She had run as fast as she could, trying to control her emotions, trying to stop anger from controlling her. She arrived at the cliff and looked at the waves crashing into the rocks below. The beach was deserted, it was a good place to meditate. So she sat down and was about to start her chanting when she felt someone watching her.
She turned to see a green boy walking up the cliff. "Oh, sorry. I didn't know this spot was taken..." The green boy said. "Do you mind if I sit with you?"
"Go away" Raven said sounding annoyed. The waves suddenly became stronger. The dark ocean waters crashed against the rocks harder than before and a strong wind began to blow.
However the change in weather wasn't what got Beast Boy's attention but it was the girl's anger. "I guess people aren't used to seeing the freak outside of the circus" He said sarcastically.
"I don't want to hurt you" Raven said truthfully. She was trying her very best to control her powers but it was too hard.
"Then don't because I don't want to hurt you either. I just wanted to say hello since we're both by ourselves and all we could keep each other entertained and talk about stuff and" He saw the large wave forming behind her. "Look out!"
Raven turned to see the wave but it was too late. She closed her eyes and concentrated trying to control the water but she couldn't until she opened her eyes again when she felt the wind and noticed she was no longer at the beach. She was riding on a terodactyl's back, a green one. Somehow she could tell it was the same green boy as before. She looked into the night sky. Up here above the clouds looking at the stars she felt as if she could forget her worries for just a little while and enjoy the calm soft breeze of the night. "Don't land yet"
The terodactyl nodded and continued his flight. Raven closed her yes and tried to meditate, it didn't always work but maybe now that she had gotten some of the extra energy out of her system it would. "Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos" She chanted softly. She wasn't sure how long she stayed there meditating but by the time she opened her eyes again what she saw was the sunrise.
The green terodactyl landed in the same place that they met. Now the ocean was calm. Raven jumped off and Beast Boy turned back to normal. "Feeling better?" He asked sleepishly.
"Yes" Raven said. The green boy had stayed up all night flying around just for her even if he didn't know her. "Thank you" The meditation had paid off, she felt calmer now, she only hoped the effect would last.
"I'm glad you enjoyed the flight. You can call me Beast Boy, what's your name?" The sleepy green boy said with a smile.
"Raven" She answered.
"Raven, that's a nice name. I like ravens" He then turned into a green raven and flews around her then returned to normal. "So Raven do you live around here? I've never seen you before"
"I'm not from around here" Raven said obviously trying to avoid the subject.
Beast Boy surprisingly caught the hint and didn't ask about where she lived anymore. "Wanna come see the circus? I can get you a free ticket"
"Places that are filled with people are not my thing" Raven said looking away.
"Oh, okay" Beast Boy said trying to think of a way to meet Raven again.
They stood there in silence for a few moments. "Don't you have to go home?" Raven finally asked.
"I guess so..." The truth was he better get back if he didn't want the circus staff yelling at him for not helping set up everything. "Will you be around here later?"
"I'm not sure" Raven answered with the truth. The place appeared to be lonely and safe away from people so she could stay and meditate if no one showed up.
Feeling that he wouldn't get any more information Beast Boy nodded. "Okay then, I'll see you later if you're still here. Bye!" He turned into an eagle.
"Bye" Raven said quietly as the green eagle flew away. This was an interesting city. She continued her meditation until she heard foot steps and yawning. "You're back" She didn't even have to look to know who it was.
"I'm on a lunch break. The morning show just ended and I don't have to go back for another hour to prepare for the afternoon show" Beast Boy said. "Have you been sitting here since this morning? Are you hungry?" He said placing a basket full of food on the ground and sitting next to Raven on the cliff.
She had to admit she was quite hungry. She was used not to eating too much but she still needed food. She looked at the basket's contents and didn't find any meat or tea. She didn't really mind the lack of meat but she wished there was something warm to drink. None the less the food looked good and she couldn't be picky at the moment.
The picnic went well everything was fine until Beast Boy started trying to make her laugh with all sorts of animal transformations and circus tricks. It came to a point were Raven couldn't hold it anymore and because she wasn't as experienced controlling her emotions she broke into a fit of laughter. Beast Boy was happy with the result until dark energy started to form around her. "Raven? What are you doing?" He asked confused.
She realized what was happening and her expression turned to fear. She didn't want to hurt him but she felt as if she couldn't control herself. "Run... Run away now!" She screamed as the dark energy grew bigger.
A blast of dark energy headed toward Beast Boy, he stood frozen in place until a red haired girl flew taking him out of the way. "Are you well?" The girl asked. Beast Boy only managed to nod. "Stay here" Starfire said as she joined Robin who was trying to contain Raven's powers.
Robin was holding a strange machine that absorbed Raven's energy. It appeared to be working. Soon the energy around her disappeared but Raven was ok. "Are you alright?" Robin asked as he gently set the machine on the ground and slowly approached Raven. "It's alright, I contained your energy, we're here to help you"
"No you didn't" Raven said a little too late. The machine began to overload quickly. "Azarath Metrion Zinthos!" Raven said creating a shield around Robin, Starfire, Beast Boy and herself to protect them from the explosion. The result was a large crater on the beach and a big mess of sand but no one got hurt thanks to Raven's shield.
"Wow!" Beast Boy said breaking the silence that came after the explosion. "Those are some powers you have there"
"You need to stay away" Raven said seriously.
"We wish to help you control your powers, friend" Starfire said.
"They can't be controlled" With that Raven ran away.
Starfire and Beast Boy both tried to follow her but Robin stopped them. "Let her go, we can't help her if she doesn't want to be helped"
"Then what will we do?" Starfire asked worried.
"We'll have to do whatever it takes to keep the city safe" Robin said.
"We can't hurt her" Beast Boy said determined. "There has to be a way to help her"
"Only if she accepts the help" Robin said. "What do you know about her?" He asked.
"Not much" Beast Boy answered. "I just met her, she didn't tell me where she lives or about her powers. All I know is that her name is Raven. She's really nice when she's not making explosions and she doesn't freak out too much when I use my own special ability"
"You posses powers also?" Starfire asked curiously. "Are your powers like friend Raven's powers?"
"Not really, what I can do is nothing that powerful" Beast Boy said as the three of them climbed out of the crater or in Starfire's case floated out. "They call e Beast Boy and I can turn into any animal!" He said giving them a demonstration by rapidly changing from one animal to another. Robin recognized them but Starfire was amazed by the strange creatures since there were many that she had not yet seen in her time on Earth.
"Glorious!" Starfire said clapping. "The one I like best is the small one with the cute face"
"You mean this one?" Beast Boy asked before turning into a cute little green kitten.
Starfire picked up the kitten. "This is a very nice creature you turned into"
"That's a kitten" Robin said.
"Kitten! What a glorious name!" She placed the kitten back on the ground and he turned back to Beast Boy. "I am Starfire and he is Robin"
Beast Boy stared at Robin as if he suddenly realized something. "Robin? The Robin? With all that happened I wasn't paying attention. Are you really Robin as in Batman's sidekick?"
"Partner actually" Robin corrected. "But I've been teaming up with Starfire more often lately"
"Hey could you get me an autograph? I'm a huge Batman fan!" Beast Boy cheerfully said. Starfire giggled and Robin did the classic anime sweat drop.
Their conversation was interrupted when a man dressed as a lion tamer arrived. "Where did you run off to this time boy? You're late!" He yelled angrily.
"Oops... I forgot" Beast Boy said quietly. "I have to go"
"You're not leaving your cage again kid" The man said angrily dragging Beast Boy away by the arm.
"Stop!" Starfire said flying in front of him. Her eyes glowed a bright green and she held two shining star bolts one on each hand. "Let him go, you can not treat people this way"
"Back off you little freak, after seeing a kid who can turn into any animal nothing surprises me. The boy is property of the circus" The man yelled at Starfire.
"No he's not" Robin said. "Beast Boy you don't have to put up with this"
"Mind your own business" The man said as he walked away with Beast Boy. "Kid's got no place to go anyway"
"I want to go find her..." Beat Boy said. "I want to find Raven" He turned into a T-Rex and roared. The man backed away a little at first not really believing Beast Boy would dare to harm him. Seeing as the roars didn't scare him away beast Boy sent him flying with a kick. He landed in the water and started swimming to sure yelling every insult he knew at the green boy. "I'm going to look for her"
"Wait" Robin said. "If she doesn't want to be found there's nothing we can do. Maybe she'll come to us"
Beast Boy nodded in agreement, deep down he knew robin was right. "I guess I better find a new place to live, I don't think I'll be welcome in the circus anymore"
"Robin, could our new friend?" Starfire started. Robin knew what she was going to ask.
"I'll have to ask Batman first" Robin said calling Batman on a small bat shaped communicator. Batman agreed to meet Beast Boy just outside the city. Saying he also had someone else that wanted to meet them.
"And that's where I come in!" Cyborg said. Each of them told a little of the story. First Starfire, then Robin, then Raven, then Beast Boy and now Cyborg.
Batman had heard of another city in need of some super heroes. He had everything pretty much under control here and he felt it was time for Robin to lead his own team. Cyborg, half human and half robot didn't choose to be that way but he was making the most of it by fighting crime around the city. It was then that he met Batman, it turns out he was also a fan. Batman decided to give Beast Boy a chance also and watch the four of them working as a team. After a few missions he gave them a surprise, Titan's Tower.
'My own team of super heroes' Robin thought as he looked out the large windows. It was a very nice view. Everyone was making themselves at home in Titan's Tower. Robin knew he would miss working with Batman but if he felt he was ready to be the leader then he must be.
They never found Raven, just as Robin predicted she found them. As much as she hated to admit it she missed those people she met for such a short time and wished she didn't have to constantly hide. She had her powers more or less under control when she appeared on Titan's Tower one rainy night.
The Teen Titans accepted her into their team and soon the five became good friends. Raven appeared to be more distant now, to Beast Boy's disappointment. She had learned to control her powers and improved with each passing day even if it was by suppressing any and all emotions. Beast Boy eventually understood and was able to see past that. Even if they had their differences when Raven first officially joined after time passed they eventually became a couple.
Starfire and Robin had liked each other for longer than they cared to admit and never quite let each other know directly. But with some help from the other Titans they finally confessed their feelings and were currently a couple also. For some time Cyborg was the only one not dating anyone until he found Jinx again. After the Hive was destroyed she didn't know where to go so he invited her over. Since Cyborg trusted her she couldn't be all that bad so the Titans gave her a chance.
That brings us to the present time with the Teen Titans telling the story of how their team came to be. Jinx still had a few questions about their past and she had only told Cyborg her own story so far. How ever that would have to wait as the alarms sounded off indicating the Teen Titans were needed. "There's a robbery in process at the bank, we need to hurry. Titans Go!" Robin informed them. So they left off on another mission, all six of them.
End
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