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Thought I'd repost this chapter with some background notes.
In case you haven't read Emperor Richard here's the basic storyline. Robin gets stripped of his title as leader and gets his heartbroken by Star. He starts insisting on being called Richard, Rich or Dick. He runs away from the Titans and soon after finds out he's an emperor. He goes to his Empire and meets his parents and twin sister, Eli. While he's there he realizes he's fallen in love with Raven. Years later he meets up with the Titans again. He confesses his feelings for Rae and the two start dating. They eventually become the Emperor and Empress of Rich's empire. Some close friends of theirs from Rich's home planet, Xarth, are a brother and sister named Damian and Carrie and Eli's boyfriend Tony. It's a Star Wars crossover like this story. Finally there's a villian I made named Draconis.
Sorry it's been a while but I've had slight writer's block.
Disclaimer: I own nothing except the characters and places I made up.
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It has been sixteen years since Rich and Raven had first become emperor and empress. Raven and Rich had three kids. Tony and Eli had a son named Mike. He had blonde hair and hazel eyes. He and Raven and Rich's daughter were best friends. Damian had a daughter named Amber. She had light red hair and grayish-green eyes. She was fourteen years old and very good friends with Raven and Rich's eldest son. Carrie was still single.
Meanwhile on Earth Starfire and Speedy had gotten married. They had a daughter. She had orange hair like her father and green eyes like her mother. Her name was Ashley. She was the same age as Rich and Raven's daughter. Beast Boy and Terra had a son. He had green hair and blue eyes. His name was Danny. He was the same age as Rich and Raven's eldest son.
Raven watched her three children from her balcony. They were playing on the ground right under it. She looked at her eldest son. His name was Jacob, but everyone called him Jake. He was fourteen years old in a few days. He was tall, muscled and well built. He had violet hair and sky blue eyes. He was the spitting image of his father.
She looked at her younger son. His name was Ethan. He was five. He too had violet hair and sky blue eyes. He was the cutest baby this side of the universe.
Finally she looked at her daughter. Her name was Opal. She was twelve. Unlike her brothers she had jet black hair and violet eyes. She too was tall, muscled and well built. She was already extremely beautiful. She was the spitting image of her mother. All three children had inherited both their powers. Raven's eyes lingered on Jake. She sighed. She felt arms wrapped around her mid-section. She leaned back against the chest of the owner of the arms.
"Something wrong sweetheart." Rich asked lovingly as he gently kissed the top of her head. "You've been quiet lately. I sense something is wrong."
"It's Jacob." Raven said turning around and facing him.
"What about Jacob?" Rich asked.
"You know what I'm talking about." Raven said. "He's inherited most of my father's genes."
"I know what you're talking about." Rich said with a sigh. "He struggles with decisions sometimes. He doesn't know whether he wants to do the right or wrong thing."
"Yes," Raven said. "The other day when he wanted to try out Mike's sword. Mike didn't let him use it. So Jake bumped into him in the hallway and pinched it from his belt."
"Well, it's probably just a phase," Rich said hoping his voice held confidence. "But nevertheless……"
"Well I'm sure it's nothing. Remember there were times when I gave in to my father's evil. Even if it was only briefly," Raven said. "Forget about it."
"No reason to fret about something that will probably just dissolve to nothing," Rich said. Raven nodded.
But neither realized just how much would come of it.
A few days laterJacob Jonathon (They named him after his grandfather. You know, to honor his memory.) Grayson walked through the massive palace lost in thought. He wasn't paying much attention to where he was going, but he had walked these halls so often it didn't really matter. His feet automatically took him to his room. He absentmindedly entered the room and flopped down on his bed. He stared up at the ceiling.
I have to tell her. He thought to himself.
You see young Master Jacob had a problem. It was pretty much a typical teenage problem. Jake was madly, no, obsessively in love with Damian's daughter, Amber. Amber's mother had passed away. Damian was now a member of the council and therefore lived in the palace with her.
He stood up and paced around his room. Suddenly there was a knock on his door. Jake was startled out of his thoughts.
"Enter." He said. A fourteen year old boy entered the room. He had black hair and brown eyes.
"Happy Birthday buddy!" The boy said handing him a present wrapped in wrapping paper with birthday cakes on it.
"Thanks Tom." Jake said accepting the present.
"You sound awfully down in the dumps for the birthday boy. What's up man?" Tom asked sitting down on the bed.
"You know what it is." Jake said also sitting down on the bed.
"Amber?" Tom asked. Jake nodded and sighed. "Are you ever going to tell her?"
"Yeah I am." Jake said. "But I just need the right time and place to say it."
"At the rate you're going that will never happen." Tom said. Jake shot him a glare. Tom laughed slightly. "Your mom has really taught you how to perfect that glare." Jake couldn't help but smile at this. "Well don't worry man. I'm sure the right moment is right around the corner."
"You think so?" Jake asked.
"I know so." Tom replied.
At that point Opal entered the room from her adjoining room.
"Happy Birthday big bro." She said giving him a hug. "Mom says we have to start to get ready. The party starts in an hour." With that she exited the room.
"See you later Jake." Tom said as he too exited the room.
Jake lay back on his bed. It was fifteen minutes later and a visit from first Rich than Raven that got him to eventually start to get ready and try to stop thinking about Amber.
Later that nightJake stood on a balcony that was off the main ballroom where the party was taking place. Much like his mother Jake was a loner. He preferred to be alone with his thoughts than to go to huge parties and what not. He sighed. He felt a hand on his shoulder. He turned around to find his mother behind him.
"Happy Birthday sweetheart," Raven said as she hugged him.
"Thanks mom," Jake said as he hugged her back.
"You alright Jake?" Raven asked.
"Yeah. Yeah I'm good. Just you know how I feel about huge parties and social gatherings," he said. She nodded understandingly.
"Here this is for you," she said handing him a present. He took it from her.
"You and dad already gave me a present," Jake said.
"Yeah, but that's more from your father. He picked it out and it was his idea. This is from me," Raven said. He smiled at her. "Open it." He started to carefully open the wrapping paper. "Oh rip it open. What sort of a teenager are you?" They both laughed. Jake ripped open the present. Inside was a book and a chain with a pendant.
"A book on pirates! Thanks mom!" Jake said looking at it.
"Your welcome," Raven said. "I know how much you love pirates. It's a classic. It's about one of the most, well I'm going to say well-known, pirates the empire has ever seen. His name was Hawk. It's a collection of his adventures taken from his journal. Take a look at the necklace."
Jake took a closer look at the necklace. It was of a sword. The sword had a dragon on the hilt.
"Cool." Jake said.
"Look closely at the blade," Raven said. When Jake looked closer at the blade he could make out carved into the blade the words 'The Pirate King'.
"The Pirate King. Thanks mom," He said hugging her again.
"You're welcome, sweetheart," Raven said gently kissing his cheek. "Well I better get back to the party. At least hang around the guests for a few minutes."
"But mom those aren't even my guests. I don't understand why we invite them. You hate them, dad hates them, Opal and Ethan hate them and I hate them. They're just so spoilt and snobby and what not."
"We have to because it's polite and expected. Believe you me neither your father nor I enjoy their company. We would fake sickness all the…why am I telling you this?" Raven said as she noticed Jake's eyes brighten up as she mentioned faking sickness. "Well just a few minutes sweetheart." With that she exited the balcony.
I have to do something. Jake thought to himself. He sighed. I can't take this anymore. I have to tell her. And I have to tell her tonight. I'm sick and tired of having a constant heart ache. I'm going to tell her. With that he left the balcony and entered the ballroom. He looked around. He saw Amber and Tom going on to another balcony. He headed towards them.
"Hey guys…" he began and then froze. He felt his heart shatter into a million pieces. It was as if someone had taken a giant sledgehammer and smashed his heart with it. There, in front of him, stood Tom and Amber locked in a deep and passionate make out session. He wanted to cry and scream and yell and smash things all at once. He couldn't think clearly. His mind completely shut down.
"I love you Amber." He heard Tom say. He turned on his heel and raced out of the room before he could hear Amber's reply. He ran to his room, tears escaping his eyes. He slammed his door shut and locked it. He locked the doors that led to the adjoining rooms. He sat on his bed and let his tears flow down his face. For the next half hour he cried and mentally beat himself up. Finally he lay back on his bed and started flipping through the book his mother had given him. He started to read it in an attempt to take his mind off things.
'I can't believe how wonderful the life of a pirate is.' Jake read 'So carefree and peaceful. I love it. But I'm still angry that he betray me like that. He knew how much I loved Jade and yet he goes after her. And she favors him over me. It's good to leave all that behind. I know I couldn't have faced the pain that would come of being around him and her.' Jake put down the book. It sounded like Hawk had once been in the same situation he currently was in. For an hour or so he read the book. He was surprised at how much he and the Hawk had in common. He finally put down the book. He looked at the chain and pedant.
"The Pirate King." He muttered to himself. He sat cross-legged on his bed and meditated.
Finally he stood up and walked to his pile of presents. He fished out the one from his family and ripped it open. He gasped. Inside was a beautifully made sword. It had a dragon hilt of pure gold and the blade shone magnificently. The hilt had different colored diamonds studded around it.
He walked to his closet and pulled out a knapsack. He packed a few of his normal clothes. He attached his favorite weapons including his new sword to his belt. He took all his money. He put the chain his mother had given him around his neck and finally he put the book in his pack. Once this was done he walked to his window and used his powers to leave first his room, then his palace and finally the grounds.
Five years laterAn old fashioned ship is making its way through the sea. Along the sides of the ship in gold are the words 'The Pirate King'. Now this may seem a perfectly ordinary sight. Then all of a sudden jet boosters come out of the ship. The boosters fire up and the ship takes to the sky and is soon in space. A force field around the ship provides oxygen. The first mate started walking through the ship and headed to the captain's cabin. He was a tall man with blonde hair and green eyes. He entered the captain's cabin to find the captain lying on his hammock reading a book. Perched on the desk was a falcon.
"You're reading it again?" he asked.
"Well Demetri this is the original journal. It's really different from the one I already have." The captain replied shutting the book and sitting up.
"So, captain, where are we off to this time?" Demetri asked.
"Xarth." The captain replied.
"Xarth? Isn't that a bit…risky? I mean the security's really tight. There's only one place where you can have a ship take to space or land from space." Demetri asked. The captain laughed.
"If they haven't caught me during the last five years how are they going to catch me now?" The captain replied. Demetri nodded.
"What are we after this time?" Demetri asked.
"The royal family mantle. It's being stored in a tower outside the main palace," The captain replied. Demetri nodded again and exited the cabin. The captain walked over to his desk and pulled out what looked like a metallic slate with buttons and switches on it. It had a diamond shaped hole in it. He then took out a small diamond. He slipped it into the hole and muttered 'Xarth'.
Instantly a hologram of a map of Xarth appeared. He used the controls to zoom in and out of areas. This may have seemed an ordinary map, but it was not. This map had a detailed replica of all the planets ever discovered. It had all the nooks and crannies of the universe. The map also changed whenever the universe changed and automatically recorded new data. He handled it as if it were the easiest thing imaginable, but it had taken a long time to figure it out.
A day laterThe captain swiftly moved through the palace grounds. He was completely on his own, but no one had detected him yet. The captain was actually slightly surprised at how little security there was. He moved towards the tower where the mantle was.
Inside the room where the mantle is being storedThe captain had easily slipped into the main room and had managed to get his hands on the mantle. He was about to leave when he heard footsteps. He quickly hid in the shadows.
A few minutes later a young girl, around his age entered the room. He could tell she was badly injured. The girl stood quietly by the door. A few minutes later he heard footsteps again. He saw the girl tense up. She remained absolutely quiet until the footsteps died away.
The girl walked into the light and the captain gasped. She was the most beautiful girl he'd ever seen. She had light red hair and grayish-green eyes. The girl looked at the spot where the mantle should have been. She looked around the room. Her eyes stopped at the corner he was hiding in.
"So are you going to wait for me to find you or are you going to come out and introduce yourself?" The girl said. The captain took a deep breath and walked out of the shadows and into the light.
"Hello Amber," The captain said. Amber gasped.
"JACOB!" She exclaimed.
I know I know. I'm evil. I left it at such a major cliffy. Well tell me what you guys think and tell me if I should go on.
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Until we meet again.
Dragon. Out.
