Chapter 1 - An October Night:

AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is, as stated in the summary, my first story on this site. This is my first story. Period. Please read and review, but do be gentle. No flaming please, but I always welcome suggestions and improvements. I do not own Teen Titans.

Halloween. A night where people dress up in costumes and drag bags of candy back and forth to houses. A night where the citizens of Jump City threw parties, inviting all their friends and staying up all night. A night where the Teen Titans have to keep an especially close eye on the city, lest creatures and villains take advantage of the cover of night and people. One Halloween, however, promised early in the evening to bring trouble...

Around 5:00 pm, as the darkness of night closed in, a slight drizzle of rain brought a bit of relief to the unusually hot late-autumn air. The rain ceased around an hour later, however, allowing families to leave the comfort of their houses and set off to collect hoards of candy in sacks and plastic pumpkins. Jack-o-lanterns' candles flickered softly, giving the streets a soft, eerie, orange glow. Children and their parents laughed and talked together, walking slowly down the darkened roads. Few cars patrolled the streets on this day, leaving younger kids free to romp the roads and alleyways.

Atop one of the tallest buildings of Jump City stood the silhouette of a teenage figure. No hair flowed in the wind, as a mask completely covered the head of this person. On the forehead and chest of his suit stood two, simple, red X's. He watched the streets intently, eager to pick out a target for an attack. Murder was not in his mind, however. No, he felt that would attract too much attention. He wanted to quickly scare his victim, then to disappear into the night. Murder would leave behind too much evidence.

'And as he... or she, as the case may be... screams, I will vanish...'

As Red X thought this, he spied the perfect target

AUTHOR'S END NOTE: So how was it? Did you like it? Did you not? Why? Please tell me! Next chapter should be up soon!