Hi, everyone! I've got another story, and, as it seems typical of me, it's another crossover story! Multiple crossovers, actually, and I hope you'll enjoy the universes I put together in this story. I hope the plot seems substantial as well.

DISCLAIMER: I own nothing that is remotely famous in this fic.

Chapter 1: The Desolation Begins.

"Well, no one else is around." BeastBoy said to himself, looking around. "Except for Raven...alright, let's go see what Miss Gloom is up to, shall we?" he said, jumping up from the couch, and heading to the hall, not even turning the television off. He went through the halls, and headed to the elevator to the roof. "She only seems to go to the roof and her room. So...going up!" he said, pressing the button, tapping his foot as the elevator went up slowly.

Up on the roof, Raven was going through her usual meditation, chanting her mantra.

"Azerath...Metrion...Zinthos. Azerath...Metrion...Zinthos. Azerath...Metr--"

"Yo, Rae! There you are!"

'Oh, damn. I forgot he was here.' Raven cursed mentally. 'There goes the afternoon.'

BeastBoy ran over to where Raven was sitting, and sat down next to her, grinning.

"So, are you just gonna chant that same thing over all day?" he asked.

"I was...then you showed up. Now I'll have to do it twice as long." Raven said dryly.

"Ouch..." BeastBoy said sarcasticly. "That really hurts, Rae. A shot through the heart!" he said melodramatically, clutching his chest.

"Whatever. And I told you not to call me Rae. Why don't you bother the others?" she asked.

"They've all gone. Three guesses who Starfire and Robin are with, and what Cyborg's taking. The first two don't count." BeastBoy said, holding up three fingers.

"I get it, I get it." Raven said. BeastBoy put his fingers down.

"You take the fun out of a lot of stuff, ya know that?"

"You've been trying unsuccessfully to make me laugh for years, and you just now figure that out, BeastBoy?"

"Heheheh. You can still joky, though. That shows you've got a sense of humor somewhere in there. I'm gonna get it out one day!"

Raven sighed, defeated. "I guess I can't change your mind about that, can I?" she asked. BeastBoy shook his head, grinning. "Whatever. Just leave me to my--" she began, but cut off abruptly.

BeastBoy noticed her stop suddenly, and wondered what was up. "Rae, is something--?" he began, but Raven put a hand over his mouth to silence him. Then, BeastBoy's sensitive ears picked up something. A dull hum, something that had no equivalent on Earth. Something otherworldly. The hum kept getting louder and louder, and then things got more ominous. The sky, which was a simply combination of its regular blue, with a few white clouds here and there, changed. The blue became an evil green, and the clouds were alternated between red and black. A huge shape could be seen descending from the green sky. It was enormous, covering up what seemed to be the entire sky. Another sound began, a more mechanical humming, as little white orbs of light began to converge in a spot under the shape. It was quickly forming into a much larger mass. Raven and BeastBoy stared, unable to move, watching these events unfold. Then, when the orbs converged into a huge ball, in a split second, a huge beam of light fired towards them at incredible speeds. BeastBoy only had time to cover his head with his arms and scream.

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A blinding white light...weird meshing and crashing sounds...the sounds of several somethings firing in different directions...Why was all of this running through BeastBoy's mind? He was most certainly dead, wasn't he? Minutes passed as BeastBoy felt nothing, until the white light disappeared, being replaced by the usual darkness. Taking a chance, BeastBoy slowly opened his eyes. He was startled to discover that he was standing unhurt next to Raven, who had a shield of dark energy around them. Raven released the shield around them, then fell to her knees, breathing heavily.

"That...was too close for comfort." she said.

"Yeah, definitely." BeastBoy said. Looking up, BeastBoy gasped in surprise. Raven looked up and did the same.

The tower they stood on was decrepit, looking like it shouldn't even be standing with its damage and wear. It was shocking enough to see that, but they were met with a sight just as unpleasant when they glanced towards the city. The city was in ruin, and any buildings that weren't falling apart were twisted into weird shapes. The sky still had the look it had before they saw all this, so they were able to figure what caused this.

"Come on, BeastBoy, let's go get a closer look." Raven said, hovering away. BeastBoy nodded and followed after her.

It was no better looking up close. It was a ghost town. Debris was laying everywhere, in large piles most of the time. Raven began sifting through the debris, looking for anything important, and BeastBoy did as well in a different pile. After a minute of fruitless searching, BeastBoy called out seriously.

"Rae...take a look at this." he said grimly. Raven came over, and saw an unhappy sight. Amongst all the junk was three familiar looking objects. A familiar type of tire, a big bottle of mustard with a straw in it, and the biggest of all...a mask to cover the eyes. BeastBoy lowered his head as Raven sighed.

"So it didn't reach them..." she said. BeastBoy looked up.

"Huh? What are you talking about, Rae?" he asked, standing up and looking her in the eyes.

"Well..." she began. "...I can't really explain it, but I felt like I knew something like that was going to happen, so I did the only other thing besides protect myself. I sent out bits of my power to protect people. I didn't have enough time to concentrate fully, so I don't know who was protected, or how many."

BeastBoy stood, thinking for a moment. "So your saying that there's still some people left somewhere?" he asked, and Raven nodded. BeastBoy threw his fist into the air. "Well, then! Let's go find them!" he said, moving past her, but she grabbed his arm to stop him.

"BeastBoy, I'm not sure if that is a good idea. I told you, I don't know who was protected. We don't know if they'll be friendly..."

"Rae, is it a good idea to just sit here doing nothing? Is it a good idea to let whatever just screwed up the city go wild?"

"Well..." Raven began, but was interrupted when an explosion was seen somewhere a bit further in the wreckage.

"And is it a good idea to check out what that was?" BeastBoy asked.

"P-Probably not..."

"We're going anyway!" BeastBoy said, forcing his arm out of Raven's grip and going in the direction of the explosion. A second later, Raven followed.

'Who knows who we'll end up meeting...' she thought.

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AUTHOR'S NOTE

Who knows, Raven? Well, I have a vague idea...Anyway, that's the first...hopefully enigmatic and enjoyable...chapter! And I hope a lot of you read and hope for more! Next chapter will introduce at least one of the crossover allies in this story, and probably reveal more of what has happened to the city...or maybe...the world...

Please, R&R! See ya later!