Well, I know that most of my followers are expecting a chapter in my MLP fanfic… but this was an idea that has been bothering me for a good long while.
Okay, first things first. I do not own the Teen Titans. I do not own Robin, Raven, Starfire, Beast Boy, Cyborg, or any of the villains. They are copyrighted by DC comics, and thus this is only a fanfic.
I DO, however, own the concept of Lair, the Great Circle, and Solor. What are these?
Well, you'll have to read and find out.
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Faster and faster still. He needed to escape the darkness, before it collapsed around him. Already, the darkness behind him was closing, moving as a mouth, attempting to snatch up its prey. Finally, a glint of light shone in his eyes, and he knew he had finally reached the surface. He burst from the tear in reality, his wings expanding as he let out a triumphant roar. A last gust of air confirmed that the tear had closed behind him.
"Damn them", he growled, lowering himself to the ground. "How dare they banish me? I did not know my opponent! I had no idea he could get me banished!" He clawed a bit at the earth, in irritation, but quickly stopped, remembering his promise. "No… I have to do this. I promised Father…"
The first thing the dragon needed to do was figure out where to go next. He had been told nothing about where he would stay, or what he would do. But he did know one thing; if he was going to live with humans, he needed to look like one. His form rippled, the golden scales adorning his body shifting. His three-toed claws became five fingered hands in a flash, and his crest became flowing hair that framed his now flattened face. His eyes remained green, although now his pupils were more circular than elongated like a snake's. And, fortunately, he was able to shift into an outfit, which consisted of only a pair of blue jean shorts, a black shirt, and a pair of flip flops, considering the warm weather. By his height and weight, he looked to be about sixteen years old, and he was rugged looking.
"Ugh… I hate being human", he said distastefully, looking himself over. "Such ugly creatures." He looked to the horizon, and saw a city not too far away from him. "Perhaps I shall go there. After all, the more humans, the more likely I am to figure out what I need to do to go home, right?" With that logic in his head, he began the trek towards the city, passing a sign.
If he could read, he'd see that it said "Welcome to Jump City".
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The dragon in disguise looked around the city, fascinated by the lights. He didn't have anything like this back home, and while he thought they were in no comparison with the stars, they were rather beautiful. And there were so many people, much more than there were dragons in one spot. How could they stand being packed up together in such a small area?
He ended up in front of the Pizza place, following the smell of food. He was about to go inside before he stopped, his ear twitching. Despite his human look, he still had better senses, and he turned, seeing a streak of green light heading right towards him. With reflexes much more developed than others, he quickly jumped out of the way. When the smoke cleared, he was surprised to see a girl in the crater.
She stood upright, her clothing consisting of a black top and skirt, with what looked like purple armor being worn underneath. Her face was adorned with some sort of plate covering, and what amazed him the most was that her eyes were glowing a bright, neon green. Then he noticed that her hands seemed bound together.
Is she a… criminal? he thought to himself, stepping further back. I can't get involved… I'm not supposed to interfere with human affairs. Then he noticed that she was speaking in a language very different than the other humans seemed to speak. None of them understood, and backed away when she shoved her cuffs towards them. Then again… she isn't human, is she?
Suddenly, a bright flash enveloped the alien girl, and she flew into a rage, beginning to attack everything around her, including a taxi, a payphone and a streetlight. He had to duck to avoid the last, and growled a bit angrily. If she keeps doing this, she may harm the humans… good. Maybe then I'll get out of this early.
He noticed her pulling on her cuffs a bit angrily, before suddenly turning toward the pillar that held the balcony of the pizza place. She ran over, starting to slam her cuffs against the pillar, shouting out in the strange tongue with every cry, until an odd object struck her on the side of the face.
"Who are you?" he heard, and turned to see another human. This one, however, was dressed even odder than the alien. He wore a bright red top and green pants, along with steel-toed shoes and a mask over his eyes. An R was pinned to his chest, and a cape seemed to be wrapped around his neck. The dragon in disguise raised an eyebrow, trying not to laugh. Is that the latest human fashion? Or is he trying to set a trend?
The alien girl didn't seem to appreciate getting hit, and promptly began swinging at the boy, who dodged her every move. After a few misses, the boy threw something at her, causing a small explosion, which did nothing to her but seem to make her angrier. It was then she displayed a feat of strength that even surprised the dragon by lifting up a car with her foot and kicking it at the boy, who dodged it…
… only for the car to fly in the dragon's direction.
Before he could respond, the vehicle exploded, sending the dragon flying back and skidding on the ground, right into an alley. He growled angrily as he began getting up, disoriented by the blast.
"Are you okay?" a monotone voice said, and he turned. Another human was facing him, although her entire body was covered in a blue cloak, so it was difficult to tell. If it weren't for her scent he wouldn't have been able to do so.
"I'm fine", he snarled, getting up. "Just mad. No one harms Solor." It looked like she was going to ask what he meant, when the sound of bones popping stopped her. Just like that, his scales had replaced his skin, and his crest formed on his horns grew from under his hair, curving forward like a bull's. His hands turned back into claws, and his five-toed feet became three-toed talons. His tail grew out, reaching the ground easily, and just like that, his transformation was complete.
With an inhuman roar, he suddenly flew forward, flapping his wings. At this point, he could see that two more humans had joined the first. But he didn't pay them any mind; all that he focused on was fighting the alien who had struck him. With another roar, he struck out at the girl, swinging his claws viciously. She managed to dodge him, using her own cuffs to block his attacks.
"RARGH! STUPID ALIEN!" he yelled, getting irritated even more. "YOU FIGHT THE HUMAN, BUT RUN FROM ME?! COWARD!" It seemed that the word coward had an affect, or she just got lucky, because she suddenly swung her arms up, hitting him in the jaw and sending the dragon back farther, landing next to the other humans. And it looked like that hit was finally enough for the outer layer of her cuffs, because now her hands were exposed, and she began firing at them bolts of green energy. Solor and the other males quickly ran for shelter, behind a large bus as she continued firing rapidly for about 30 seconds, until she collapsed on her knees, obviously exhausted from the battle. It was then he finally got a good look at the other two humans.
One was much shorter, and wore a purple and black jumpsuit over his body, with big grey gloves over his hands. He also wore a purple and silver mask over his face. But possibly the oddest thing about him was his green skin and his scent. He smelled like a human, but at the same time, like a plethora of animals.
The other was much larger, wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt, black pants, and black gloves. Under the hood, Solor could see a glowing red eye and a normal brown one. "Girl's gonna wreck the whole city", he said, his voice deep and strong.
"I won't let her", the first one with the R on his chest said, punching his fist into his palm. "I won't lose this fight." With that, he began running, followed by the giant and the green one before Solor started running as well. And they would have made it, if not for the great black bird that appeared before them, blocking their way.
"Maybe fighting isn't the answer", a familiar monotone said, as the hooded girl from before suddenly appeared from thin air.
Have to admit, for humans, these four certainly are powerful… not of the Aspects' design, either… just what are they? the dragon thought, relaxing. He was still angered by the alien, but now that he could see how she sat and how tired she was, he couldn't help but feel pity. I better not be going soft.
"Let me get closer to her", Solor said to the one with the R. He had an air of leadership around him. "I believe I shall be able to calm her down."
"What makes you so sure? You look like a walking nightmare", the spiky-haired on responded.
"She may not think so", Solor countered. And without waiting for another reply, he approached the red-haired alien, who immediately got up, pointing her exposed hands at him, sparking green with energy.
"It's okay", Solor replied. "I will not hurt you, alien." He held his claws up, showing his surrender. "I may be angry, but I am not without mercy. And I recognize fear when I see it." He reached forward slowly, so as not to scare her, and took a hold of her hands, bringing her closer. He noted that her skin was tough, and obviously suited for extreme temperature changes. Otherwise, she wouldn't have survived entering the earth's atmosphere. So, with a deep breath, he suddenly let loose a jet of green flame, concentrated so that he could melt the metal of the cuffs she wore.
"What are you doing?!" the spiky-haired one cried, starting to run forward, only to be stopped by the giant.
"Let him. He seems to know what he's doing."
And just at that moment, the cuffs fell, causing a small tremor as they hit the ground. "There", Solor said, letting go of her hands. "You are free."
The alien rubbed her wrists, then looked at the dragon. Suddenly, before he could stop her, his lips were captured by hers. He did not know what to do, and thus offered little resistance when she pushed him to the ground. "If you wish not to be destroyed", she told him, her eyes beginning to glow again, "then you will leave me alone." She then suddenly took off, flying into the air and vanishing over the skyscrapers of the city.
"… So, I'm Beast Boy. Who're you?"
Solor turned around, glaring at the short one. "Is now really the time for introductions, green one?"
The giant chuckled a bit at the smaller one's gaping mouth, as if he just insulted his mother. "Well, whoever she was, the girl sure knows how to make an impression."
The green one - Beast Boy - smiled as he turned to the others. "I think we made a pretty good impression. Crazy space chick's gone, the city's safe… mission accomplished, right sir?"
"Seriously, stop calling me that", said the spiky haired one.
"Roger."
"Looks like we're done. I appreciate the help." With that, the normal human began to walk away, in the direction of the alien's flight.
"You're going after her?" said the robed girl.
"I have to find out if she's a threat."
"More like find out if she'll give him a kiss", the giant muttered.
Beast Boy began following the leader, his scrawny legs carrying him as fast as they could. "Hey, sir - I mean, Robin? Do you maybe-"
"Sorry. I just went solo. I'm not really looking to join a team", Robin interrupted, continuing to walk off.
"… need a sidekick?" BB finished lamely. He then turned, looking back at the rest of the group. "Wanna go get a pizza?"
Solor sneered, turning away. "I don't dine with humans", he said indignantly, beginning to walk away. He heard the female decline Beast Boy's offer, but he didn't pay attention.
These are humans… right? They seem so much… more powerful than normal. This is definitely odd…
"DUDE!" came the cry of Beast Boy, snapping Solor out of his thoughts. He was about to give the boy a tongue lashing when he saw the ship flying above their heads.
"Looks like space girl has friends", Cyborg growled out.
"Or enemies", Robin added, having rejoined the group the minute he saw the ship.
As soon as that left his mouth, a hologram appeared below the ship, revealing a slimy creature. It looked like a blue mix between a human, gecko, and fish put together. "People of Earth", it said, it's voice dripping with venom. Obviously, it was used to being in charge. "We come to your planet hunting an escaped prisoner. A very dangerous prisoner. Do not interfere, and we will leave your city with only minimal damage. But if you attempt to assist her… your destruction will be absolute."
Just like that, a part of the ship opened up slowly.
"That's one big ship", stated Cyborg.
"And those are some scary looking aliens", whined Beast Boy. Even as they spoke, a large group of the gecko-like beings were flying toward the city, since the ship was located outside of the bay.
"They told us not to interfere", Raven reminded them. But Robin certainly didn't look like he was going to stay there.
"You're still going after her, aren't you?" Cyborg asked.
"Can we come too?" Beast Boy pleaded, looking excited.
Robin let a smirk form on his face. "I guess I could team up just this once."
Solor growled. "Count me out. I shouldn't have interfered in the first place." With that, he slowly shifted back to his human form. He turned, beginning to slowly walk away.
"We could use your help", Robin countered.
He turned back to the group of teens. "I was told not to interfere with human matters."
Beast Boy grinned. "What about aliens?"
At that Soloris smirked, his horns starting to grow back. "Well, my father never said anything about that." The group started leaving, but Solor stopped, turning back to Raven. "You in?"
"I'm not the hero type. Trust me. If you knew what I really am, you wouldn't want me around", she told them, turning her back to them.
Robin only smiled, walked over, and turned her around again. "I know enough", he said, causing her to smile.
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When they found the alien, she was inside a video store, eating at quite a rapid speed, disgusting and impressing Solor. For such a small thing, she sure eats a lot.
"Um… those taste better without the wrapper", Beast Boy piped up, his ears drooping slightly.
Just like that, the alien turned, her hands glowing with energy. Everyone held their hands up, and Robin spoke. "It's alright. We're friends, remember?"
"Friends?", she said, sounding both intimidating and confused. "Why? For what purpose did you free me?"
"I was being nice", Solor said, crossing his arms.
"Nice… we do not have this word on my planet", she responded, her eyes narrowing as they glowed. "Closest we have is Ru'tha - weak."
At that the dragon puffed indignantly. "Are you challenging me?!"
"Well, around here", Cyborg started, putting a hand on the young dragon, "nice means nice. And if you want us to keep being nice, you better tell us why the lizard king took you prisoner."
At that, she lowered her hands, her eyes stopped glowing, and a frown adorned her face. "Not prisoner. I am… prize. The Gordanians deliver me to the citadel, where I am to live my days as a servant."
"And the citadel?" Raven asked, dreading the response.
"Not. Nice."
"Then they're not taking you. Not if I have anything to say about it", Rboin said, approaching the alien girl.
"Um, don't you mean us?" Beast Boy corrected, puffing his chest a bit.
An explosion interrupted any more words from being said. "SEIZE HER!" the leader of the Gordanian group commanded, pointing at the alien.
Everyone looked at each other, then smirked as they all charged. Solor quickly spun around, heavily striking the geckos that surrounded him with his thick, powerful tail. He lost track of the other teenagers, focusing his attack on the offenders. One struck him from behind, but he growled, his scales deflecting the damage as he lashed out with his fist, uppercutting the gecko that struck him. He then jumped onto another one, striking with his claws, only to have them deflected by the alien's spear. He then noticed his… ally, for lack of a better term, struggling with another, and grabbed his opponent, throwing it at hers.
Soon, the rest of the Gordanians, that weren't knocked out that is, flew off, retreating. The remaining alien turned to the rest of the group. "I believe your expression is 'thanks'."
"Oh man", Cyborg said, holding onto the rags that were once his clothes. "My suit…"
"So? You look way cooler without it", Beast Boy complimented.
"Yeah", Cyborg said dryly. "Like I'm gonna take advice from the guy in the goofy mask."
"Goofy?" Beast Boy said, looking hurt. "My mask is cool… isn't it? Raven?" When he was met with the shaking of heads, he tried to protect his mask. "But what about my secret identity?"
"What secret identity? You're green", Raven pointed out. The argument ended when Beast Boy couldn't come up with a good response, and he reluctantly pulled his mask off, revealing more of his green skin and hair.
"This isn't over", Solar started, gaining everyone's attention. "Now that we've interfered…"
"Trogar will strike harder", the alien said. "It is only a matter of-"
"Fools! The Earth scum were warned!" The hologram shot up once more, revealing the leader, Trogar. "Your city shall be destroyed!"
The teens all looked up, toward the ship. Finally, Solor could see the opening. That's not just a design in the ship, he realized. That is a weapon! We have to get up there and stop them!
Just as he was about to voice his opinion, everyone had begun fighting. He didn't know what to do; he knew humans fought, but this wasn't the appropriate time for it. Yet he was amazed that these five could do so at the worst possible time.
"QUIET!" came a suddenly loud voice, and everyone turned toward Raven, who started looking sheepish. "Hi…"
"Look", Solor growled, getting in between everyone. "It doesn't matter how we got in this mess. We're in it together." He gave everyone a look, and couldn't help but smile. They were a powerful team. As long as they stuck together, nothing could stand in their way.
"But once we save the city, you are on your own."
Of course, it isn't that simple when you have a lone wolf in the group…
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It took a little bit of magic and luck, but Raven managed to get everyone onto the ship using her powers. Solor had to repress a shudder. That energy was just… dark. It didn't feel natural… at least not to him. And apparently Beat Boy too, who was more vocal with his response and almost calling them creepy. Robin took the lead, with Starfire close behind and Beast Boy and Cyborg as well. The dragon turned to Raven, who hadn't move up. "Why are you alone?" he asked curiously.
"You heard the kid. I don't exactly fit in", Raven replied, almost looking sad.
Solor stared at her, as if she had said the dumbest thing ever. "He is green, I am a dragon, she is an alien, and half of Cyborg is metal. I think you shall fit in fine."
Raven couldn't help but smile back at the dragon, as they continued on into the ship. As they walked, the alien girl kept sneaking glances back at the dragon boy. It was something obviously noticeable, but Solor decided to ignore it. There was no harm in looking, after all.
Maybe these creatures aren't as bad as I thought...
As they finally reached the last door, they could hear the voice of the leader, Trogar. "The Earth scum shall learn that it will take more than six juvenile heroes to defy the mighty Lord Trogar."
That was when their leader, Robin, decided to open the door with a bomb. "We're not six heroes. We're one team."
And thus the final battle between them and the Gordanians began.
Again, Solor lost track of the fighting, opting instead to focus on his own enemies. After a few goons got in the way, he was facing Trogar himself, and holding his own. Every punch was met by a punch, but eventually Trogar pinned him down, glaring evilly.
"I shall show you what Gordanians do to such lesser beings", the leader growled, raising a claw.
That struck a nerve, and Solor started shoving against Trogar's large hand. "I. AM. NOT. LESS. THAN YOU!" With that, he breathed a steady stream of flame, forcing the space gecko to let him go, howling in pain.
"Get away from my friends!" he heard Raven shout. "Azarath Metrion ZINTHOS!"
And just like that, a powerful explosion destroyed the roof of the control room. The ship fell all the way into the bay, and most of the Gordanians were knocked out.
Except for the leader, of course.
Trogar approached the empathic witch, claws gleaming, when suddenly a sonic blast hit him in the back, finally ending him. Cyborg stared at the fallen alien, then back at his arm. "Alright, I'm only gonna say this once.
"Booyah."
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It took until the dawn, but they managed to swim to the island in the bay. A small piece of the ship had landed on it, stuck in the ground. At least, small compared to the rest of the ship, which was humongous. The five natives to Earth were watching the sunrise.
"That's quite a view", Raven commented.
"Beautiful", Solor agreed, having decided to stay in his half form. At least they could think he was part human or something.
"Someone should build a house here", mused Cyborg.
Beast Boy nodded, lightly nudging Raven. "Yeah, if you like sunshine, and the beach."
Raven let out a little giggle. "You know, you're kinda funny."
"You think I'm funny?" Beast Boy asked, stars shining in his eyes. "I know some jokes!" The empath immediately looked like she regretted telling him that.
"Please", came a gentle voice, unlike what they heard at night. When they turned, the visitor to their world had changed outfits. Now she wore a purple top, silver gloves, a purple skirt, and purple boots. She also wore a silver bracelet on her right arm and a special collar with what looked like an emerald attached to it. Even Solor had to admit, for an alien, she looked very pretty.
"We still do not know your name", he commented, ignoring the indignant look from Robin.
"In your language, it would be Star… fire."
"Welcome to Earth, Starfire", Robin said, this time cutting Solor off, who glared at the smaller human.
Either Starfire didn't notice, or she chose to ignore the two shooting glares at each other. "I thank you all for your kindness and your help. And I wish to ask permission to remain here, where the people are most strange, but also most kind." As she said the last few words, her cheeks turned lightly pink as she looked to the dragon.
Is she getting sick? he wondered, looking a little bit worried.
"You don't need our permission", Raven told her, smiling.
"But if you want our friendship, you have it", Solor said, giving a reluctant grin.
Cyborg looked at them all, his own smile forming on his face. "Guess we could all use some new friends."
"Besides", Beast Boy added, "we kinda made a great team."
"I thought we might want to keep in touch", Robin said, holding out four communicators, which everyone took. "So Cyborg and I made these."
"Made them from my own circuits."
"If there's trouble", Robin finished, "you know who to call."
Solor looked at his yellow communicator, and reluctantly put it in his pocket. While he would have preferred to have left and forget that this ever happened, he had to admit… it felt good helping them. Perhaps, he though, my mission is with them. After all… I'd like to see these humans grow, and learn what they value the most.
I think I shall have fun with these teenage titans, he decided, a sincere grin forming on his face