Hey there peeps! This is my very first fanfic! Wahhhhooooooooo! (Break dances and breaks a bone) owww… hah! Fooled you (Stops snickering then turns back to normal…if ever normal) Yeah, I know I'm overreacting… but who cares!
I'm just a normal person who has no idea when to begin this. Anyway, I've been here a lot of times to get some stories and review some cool stories. I've known a lot of good and popular authors here but they don't know me…too bad, oh well, here's my story and pleeeeaaaase don't review if it's an insult or false statements against me. Comments, suggestions or anything of the like are accepted. I might break the computer.
Disclaimer: if I own the Teen Titans, I would already be richer than Bill Gates.
Chapter 1
The sun has just risen signaling a new day for everyone. The birds chirped to tell everyone to begin the day. The morning air drifts among those who are already outside doing garden chores or heading to their working places. Compared to the nighttime, the people would feel safe and refreshed as if knowing that it would be fine. Jump City is a well-known place because of its peacefulness. But even the purest of the pure, the safest of the safe and most admired of the admired, have their dark secrets. Criminals would swarm at night doing their unreasonable deeds and making the good citizens feel weak against these monsters. That's why they have superheroes. Two mysterious figures would loom over the criminals and bring justice to them. They were great in decreasing the criminal activities but somehow, they never get together. The citizens have no idea of what this means.
Across the main streets and a little farther down the lane is an apartment. An alarm clock beeps noisily and suddenly, an open hand smacks at its back making the alarm clock shoot from its place across the room. "stupid clock," muttered a woman with long lavender hair, amethyst eyes, curvaceous body, smooth, flawless skin, soft lips and nice breasts. 'Why did I ever buy one' the woman thought to herself. She glanced at the alarm clock and sighed. It was already 6:00 so she needs to dress for work. She slowly got up, made her bed, arranged her things that are needed for the day, went for a hot shower and quickly dressed up before you can say 'supercalifragilisticexpialidocious'. At 6:30, she's already at the doorstep then she stopped at her tracks and turned her gaze at the alarm clock "Naaaahhh" then quickly left.
Her workplace was just eighteen blocks from her apartment. She shivered slightly at the cold air before walking to her destination. Inside the department, she ignored people's greetings and went directly to her boss's office and lightly knocked. A large man with brown hair and moustache with a stern look opened it and the eyes softened and a small smile crept his face. "seems like you woke up on the wrong side of the bed, eh, Rachel" the man allowed her to come in and gestured her to sit while he closed the door. "I'll take that as a compliment and I always wake up this way." Rachel answered the man making him chuckle. Just then, a short man knocked and let himself in. "Commissioner Vincent, the police department in Gotham sent a letter a night ago and has a request for you to make. It said that they're asking for your permission that a Richard Grayson would be a detective here. If you want to know more about him, it said that you could contact Commissioner Gordon or Mr. Bruce Wayne because he is his adoptive son." " did the letter contain the contact number of Richard Grayson?" Vincent asked. " yes ,sir. It is 6390930 for his apartment at Estragon St., Robinsons Homes in Jump City." " I see, you can go now." Vincent waved at the short man to return to his work and the man just nod and left.
"Seems like there's another expert entering our department." Vincent sat on his chair and stretched his arms. "What 'another expert'?" Rachel asked with a puzzled expression. Vincent just sighed and said, "Rachel, you're the top gunner, greatest detective and the smartest in this department and this Richard Grayson is also that one too. He was trained under commissioner Gordon and the output says that he ranks among the greatest of them all in Gotham. Looks like you'll be sharing your throne, then." Vincent just looked at Rachel waiting for her response. "so, you're sayng you know this Richard guy and you're making him a detective here?" Rachel asked. "of course. I've read his achievbements and I'm amazed at it. Good thing he's in Jump. I don't want to drive to Gotham just to give my answer to him." Rachel chuckled at his statement then returned to the matter that was yesterday.
"so Joseph, care to explain why I'm in your office feeling jealous of this Richard?" she sarcastically asked. Yesterday, she was told to go to his office first thing in the morning. Vincent winced at his first name. "Well, I want you to take on the case of these murders. Their bodies were found at the borders of Jump, Steel and Gotham but I'm thinking this case occurred inside our city. Vincent's intuitions are always strong. That's why people trust him as their commissioner in the first place. "It's really peculiar, the corpses, I mean." He handed her the files and pictures of the murders. "I guess I'll be working like hell again." She grimaced at her last serious case. It was about an assault on a family and the murderer kept posing threats at her until he was put in jail. Vincent was wearing a worried look and Rachel noticed it. "don't worry, Vincent. I promise nothing is going to happen to me." "Rachel, I want you to be sure about that. You almost got me a heart attack on your case two months ago. This is a highly-leveled case and I'm trusting this to you because I know you can figure about this monster's addiction."
"what addiction?" Rachel asked with a little interest.
"the murders there are similar to those of Steel City and Gotham. They even assigned a team but they all ended up dead."
"I won't fail you on this, Vince. I'll be extra careful."
"That's my girl." 'Typical Vincent'. He looks at Rachel like his daughter and the rest of the people close to him as his family members. He was caring and has a large concern on his department.
"you should go now. you've already spent half an hour here." Vinent gestured her to the door. "Ouch, that hurt." she replied with a fake sad face. Vincent just chuckled.
WHAM!
A fist zoomed at the side of a punching bag.the room was small but has enough space for a small gym.
BANG!
A roundhouse kick was delivered to the poor bag. It was already full of bruises and it looks like it was about to explode. It swung sideways and the steel was almost going to give in. All these is caused by a young, muscular, handsome, tall and dark man. Just as the man was about to end the bag's misery, a voice called behind him. "hey, Rob" a deep one, that is.
Richard smiled and stopped his torturing. He already knew who it was. Only one would call him that. He turned and greeted the voice behind him. "hi, Vic. How d'you get in?" "the door was open. You should lock it, you know. Your fans just might raid you, man." The man known as Victor Stone or Vic gave him a light punch at Richard's right shoulder. "Anyway, I came to tell you that Gar's taken in the play and I just opened up my totally cool, totally good and totally meaty cafe, SUPREMO DE MEAT! Vic practically yelled at Richard so he would really get the message. "uh, Vic? I don't think that your café would kick off with that…title." Richard said, a bit of uncomfortable with the café's name. "why not? Cafés kick off coz the service is good, the food is good and the owner is good, man. That's why I'm letting you taste my first dish. And I call it beef tapa!" Vic zoomed to the kitchen not even waiting for his friend's response.
Richard just smiled and went to the sofa to watch some flicks. At the corner of his eye, he saw his answering machine with its red light on. He wondered who would send him a message. He clicked a button and the machine responded:
You have one message
Hello, this is Commissioner Vincent of the Jump police department
And I've received the letter
You are to be needed tomorrow at my office at 6:30 in the morning
Note that from the first day, I will already give you a case
Because your achievements are quite outstanding
And I trust that you will do this case.
Message has ended
'guess I'll be busy all the way' Richard thought as he went to get a bottle of water.
Rachel stretched her arms and back like a cat. She glanced at the clock and it read 8:00. she smiled to herself and began to clean her workplace and gather up her things. She was the only one allowed by Vincent to leave at 8:00 because she has accomplished a lot of cases and she also share the glory of a cop thanks to the many times she has saved people and her training as one too. Today was a boring one since all she did was read the files, write reviews…in handwritten form and study the corpses. She shivered slightly at the word. She hated them ever since she can see. She doesn't like being in their company and it also makes her feel hate course through her veins. Distracted by her thoughts on corpses, she didn't notice that her phone had ring. The message came from her best friend, Kori Anders and it said:
Rachel, Roy just got a license 2 go 2
Frisco. his flight leaves at 10 am
Sorry u can't come coz of ur work
Pls. send him a post card!
'Tonight's going to be different' she bid Vincent goodbye and when she's in her apartment, she changed her jeans, sweater and shoes into a blue leotard, cape with a hood, a mask and knee-high boots. And after she changed, she ventured into the night.
A shadow leaped from rooftop to rooftop and would eventually hide in the shadows whenever a head absent-mindedly turns to look at its direction. As the shadow continued to swiftly leap and hide from the citizens, he jumped on the highest building with a grappling hook. The shadow stepped into the moonlight and now, it would not be seen as a thing but one of the heroes that protect Jump.
His name is Nightwing.
He is a vigilante with a sense of justice and would protect the weak. As he looked down on the city below, something caught his eye. 'fire!' he immediately swung and leap from rooftop to rooftop to his destination. He silently went inside the burning building. He covered his nose and mouth to avoid inhaling the smoke. He activated a button on his utility belt that made his suit protective of fire. He heard cries on the upper floor and guessed that they were heading at the entrance to exit.
Just as he took four steps ahead, the wood that was at the top of the entrance crashed and left no hole for exit. He quickly ran up to the second floor and was greeted by the sight of a woman with a bundle in her arms and was limping and Nightwing concludes that the woman must have broken her leg. Beside her is a boy about thirteen years old and is nursing his right arm. The next sight was what made his jaw drop. There, in front of him, is the other hero that protects Jump City. It was the first time that he saw her. In the papers, she was described as dark, mysterious and cold and the paparazzi didn't even have a picture of her. So he guessed that she was skilled and amazing. He quickly went back to the situation at hand. The heroine was helping the woman walk.
"wait!" both women turned to his direction. "the entrance has been blocked. The only way out now is the back exit."
He helped the other hero carry the woman as he led them to the back. Suddenly, the ceiling collapsed and Nightwing had no time to protect them. He shielded them knowing that they would be burned. He was surprised that they weren't dead. He looked around and saw a black shield all around them. He glanced at the other hero and saw that she was concentrating. He guessed that she was the one that made the shield. They quickly ran out the door with Nightwing shielding them with his Bo staff by spinning it vertically in an amazingly rapid motion.
As soon as they were out the door, the police officers had already taken the victims to care for them. Nightwing talked to th officer about the condition of the building inside. He asked when did the fire started. "An hour ago. The Raven was already here before the fire covered the building. Sh was even here before there was a fire. A witness reported." the officer answered. After that, he saw the heroine on a rooftop. 'she must have been surveying the victims,' Nightwing had an idea and hid in the dark. He climbed up a rail and did a somersault so he was now behind the heroine. The heroine gasped and almost levitated but he held her.
"We've finally meet. This is what you really look like, I suppose." He clutched the woman's arms so she won't be able to get away so quickly. Behind her mask, she rolled her eyes,"what do you think am I, an android?"
"I'm just saying that I've never seen you before." 'And hold you before,' he pushed the small voice at the back of his head. He pushed his back knees to lose her balance. He blushed at his persistence of knowing her.
"Isn't what you're already doing seeing?" she glared at him.
"Look, all I want to do is talk to you."
"Aren't we already talking?" she insulted. He was already having a hard time with her but still kept his patience.
"who are you?" 'wait, why did I just say that? That's why she was wearing a mask to hide her identity!' he softened his grip on her arms as he let her talk. He was already hugging her since her squirming is already getting stronger.
"Why should I answer that? Besides, isn't 'Raven' what they call me on the papers?" her glare intensified.
He smirked at her and said "let's work this out. How did you know that there was a fire?"
"You should find that out for yourself. Why would I tell you the reason why, anyway." At the last statement, she disappeared in a black vortex below her. Nightwing only stood there thinking about what she just said. He began to smile to himself. 'Raven, huh.' He leaped back to his apartment.
Well, that's it! Yes, I know it's quite empty but I'm just a newcomer and this is my first time so deal with it. Oh, and I'll clear some things up for you:
Rachel Roth is Raven, Richard Grayson is Nightwing/Robin, Victor Stone is Cyborg, Garfield Logan is Beast Boy, Kori Anders is Starfire and Roy Harper is Speedy.
Joseph and Vincent are the same because the commissioner's whole name is Joseph Vincent if you read the part before the intro of Richard Grayson.
I won't be introducing Gar, Kori and Roy at the next chapter. Just the three titans, actually are the only ones that are going to be in the next chapter. That's all, mortals. I don't want you to know it in this chap so wait for it. And again, no mean reviews from you or else…