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0 */*/ * DAWNING

Hey there everybody !

So this is not the first chapter of the story. It is an introduction in which I will tell ya about myself, my stories, my fav' Teen Titans characters, fav' TT episodes, fav' TT authors & stories, and finally a dedication. It's just a kind of introducing myself to ya all. Kind of logical, since I'm new on TT storywriting (I was on Monster Buster Club before).

Therefore, if ya just want the story and nothing else, all you have to do is send me to hell XD and click on the NEXT button. Ya won't miss anything, and I promise I won't hold a grudge against those who skip this chapter. *cross fingers in my back* But the following authors : GOTHICA13, ZIANDRA, PHANTOM OF RUNES, RAVENANDBB4EVER, MISERYCRUSH and SPIFFYPUFFINS should take time to read this, or at least the dedication section, coz there a lil' something for them all in that part… :D

And for those who are willing to stay and to sign this paper stating I didn't threaten to kill ya if ya didn't read all this ;) …well, make yourself comfy and let's start this thing.

I'll do all I can not to get boring (slap me if I do…;) !

ON ME

Name's Leonard, but my friends usually call me Leo. I'm 35 (yep, an "old fart", as ya teenagers like to call everyone over 30… XD) and live in Switzerland. And if you, like myself, are just hopeless in geography, you take Europa and target France (aaah, Paris… Paris… one of the most beautiful cities in the whole… yeah, anyway…). And Switzerland is immediately east from France. One of Europa's tiniest countries, known for its banks, watches, chocolate, cheese, mountains… come skiing someday ! :)))

I've ended on Fan Fiction after looking for some Monster Buster Club stories website. I had initially started with , but there were only few MBC stories. And then I discovered Fan Fiction… and my life changed forever ! :D

My favourite shows are MBC, TT, Phineas and Ferb and Totally Spies.

But enough of me. Moving on !

ON MY STORIES

I wrote 7 MBC stories, but ya'll only find 6 on my account coz the admins deleted the last one. Too violent, according to them. I have to agree : I really hesitated to put it on here… and short after I finally did, they removed it ! That'll teach me wisdom… :(((

The thing is, I love MBC but felt the need to do something else after all this time. I hate routine, monotony, it soon gets boring. That's also why I regularly change my alias. 8D So I decided I would write on Teen Titans, which has become my other favourite show with MBC.

I also have a Fictionpress account, going by the alias dixxy4 (4 being my fav' number). Not so at ease with poetry, though… :O

But enough of my stories. Moving on ! (doesn't that sound like deja-vu… ?)

ON MY FAVOURITE TT CHARACTERS

Well, the one I prefer is definitely Raven. I mean, come on, this girl has so many powers and abilities. She can do so much. Is so uses such great sarcasm. I have to love the latter, since I'm fond of irony (I love humor in general and use it as often as I can… and if I sound somewhat childish to ya, it's because my body hosts both an adult and a child… eh eh, what can I do, I just don't wanna renounce my innocence part…).

Rae really is fascinating. I never get enough of her amazing personality. And under her cold demeanor, she actually has tenderness and care hidden, courtesy of her human half.

She's just the best IMHO.

Short after comes Robin, the leader, who is such a great fighter and a clever one too.

And third would be Starfire, whose bubbly side and odd sentences turns just make me smile every now and then. She's too much and really funny !

But enough of my favourite characters. Moving on ! (broken record much ?)

ON MY FAVOURITE TT EPISODES

Well, in general, I prefer all those who star Rae as the main protagonist. And therefore is 4th season my favourite. No wonder why, eh ? Raven really is amazing in that one, in HER season.

And in Season 4, my fav' episodes are BIRTHMARK, THE PROPHECY and THE END. Again, that didn't surprise ya, eh ? ;)

And among all these, my preferred one is THE END, which I view more as one huge episode rather than 3 distinct episodes.

Last, if I had to choose one of the three parts from THE END, it would probably be the first part, which starts so funny and ends so dramatic. Therefore, THE END PART 1 may well be the episode I love most.

In one of my MBC stories, I even thanked all those (screenwriters, directors) involved in the "Raven Trilogy", as I call it : BIRTHMARK, THE PROPHECY, THE END, coz these guys really did a wonderful job.

But enough of my favourite episodes. Moving on ! (did someone cast an iterative spell on me or what ?!)

ON MY FAVOURITE TT AUTHORESSES

The TT writers whose work I enjoyed the most are as follow :

GOTHICA13 (all marvelous fictions, with a three thumbs up ;) to her story AND HER WHITE CLOAK FADED, which is, IMHO, a real masterpiece, especially on the psychological level… perhaps my fav' TT story up to now ! You guys should all read it !)

ZIANDRA (very nice stories with interesting characters, cool plots, and particular applause for her GLACIER fic')

PHANTOM OF RUNES (very sensitive, touching stories, such delicateness and emotion, and 2 dead entertaining stories where characters are acting slap-happy… grand bravo too !)

RAVENANDBB4EVER (her RAVEN'S CHANGE is an absolute gem, one of my top fav' just like the first story mentioned above ! I've been so enthralled by it !)

MISERYCRUSH (LOVE SUCKS is an amazing story, notably because it includes the Emoticlones and pairs Rae X Rob instead of the usual Rae X BB… I can't wait for the next update !)

SPIFFYPUFFINS (I'm enthusiastic about her very nice fic' THE PIECES OF MY HEART, and really hope she finishes it)

To these writers, I say : Respect and Thanks for their awesome work. You guys are just smashing, and you've been making my days with your excellent stories.

But enough of my favourite TT authors ! Moving on ! (I just can't believe it, I just can't…)

ON THIS STORY

Ok, last section, and after I promise I'll shut my big mouth and start with the actual plot. *don't cross fingers in my back*

So this story is called "8", because of one of the main aspects of the plot, but it coincidentally happens to be my… 8th story (my 6 stories plus the 7th one which has been removed by the admins). Without surprise, our dark empath will be the main protagonist, but all the Titans will be fighting in there. I don't want to give too much away, but I can hint something here : it will be a two-level – or two-dimension, if ya prefer – fiction.

I hope nothing similar has been written yet, otherwise I'll be accused of plagiarism and booed, perhaps even sentenced to death. Hum, on 2nd thought, scratch the last one : it could give twisted minds some naughty ideas… :P

But enough of this story… NO, WAIT ! That can't be : I didn't even start it ! XD

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I wanna dedicate "8" to my favourite TT authors : GOTHICA13, ZIANDRA, PHANTOM OF RUNES, RAVENANDBB4EVER, SPIFFYPUFFINS and MISERYCRUSH. Because they deserve it. A lot.

Oh, and I also wave hello to my 3 biggest fans, Blood-of-Silver, BeachBabe123 and xsamiegirlx, who will likely read this new story too, although they also mainly write MBC stuff.

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And that was it.

Time to get started. Hope ya guys will like the story, and that I won't get flamed : I mean, it's my first TT fiction, so please try to be merciful with a poor originally-MBC writer… ;P

And I also cross my fingers (in the good way this time… 8D) that I won't get any Writer's Block (WB) on this story. I haven't had any, in none of my fictions, so I hope that I won't start now with WB. Hum, let's be confident in Inspiration…

And now…N'joy !.!.!.!

*************** Léo ****************