Disclaimer: I do not own the Teen Titans, they are the registered trademarks of DC Comics, Cartoon Network and the WB.

"Titans, Trouble!" Robin's voice combined with the pulsing of their communicators spurred the Teen Titans into action.

As the group made their way down he elevator to the T-Car Robin filled the rest of the team in on the specs.

"There is a burglary in progress at Biotech Labs on the East side of the bay."

"How long have we got until they clear the building?" Raven, practical as always, wanted the specifics.

"The security team is reported to be holding their own; we've got a five minutes maximum before they leave the lab."

"According to my sensors, my baby can get us there in three—if I can try out my new engines. I took the same technology that we used when we converted the T-Sub into a space shuttle...of course—"

"Yeah, yeah dude none of us really care how we get there, just that we get there!" Beast Boy's characteristic impatience spawned in Raven a desire to be uncharacteristically kind and help expedite his request, albeit not in a way he would appreciate.

As the car was pulling out of the hangar it suddenly sank into a black pool. Before any of the Titans could even fully enunciate their expletives the T-Car emerged from another pool outside Biotech labs.

Mentally Raven smirked enjoying Cyborg's incoherent sputters about it not being 'fair'. She wasn't done yet though.

A large clawed hand consisting of Raven's patented Dark Energy wrenched Beast Boy out of his seat and neatly deposited him in the fountain outside the building.

Beast Boy came up sputtering outraged at being forced into water before his monthly bath.

"Wh-What the hell was that f-for Raven?"

Raven levitated herself away from the car while the remaining three Titans freed themselves from the T-Car. She touched down ten or so feet from the fountain. Raven smirked as the others joined her, "You said you didn't care about how you got here, just that you got here. I was merely trying to help you out, BB. Besides we got here in 45 seconds ad if those six guys are the ones we're here to stop I'd also say it's a good thing I did."

Robin, Cyborg, Starfire and Beast Boy turned to the entrance where six men dressed in black with red ski masks seemed equally surprised to see the Teen Titans.

One of the men reached over and roughly shoved the man in the center. "Yo, man I thought you said we had time to get out before the Titans showed up!"

"Your clock's run out and now it's the Titans' turn to play ball. Titans, go!"

Cyborg shifted his had to its' sonic canon form and blew a crater in the pavement knocking the criminals off their feet.

Star unleashed a barrage of starbolts on the group who had regained their footing.

The burglars were not evidently hardcore thieves because when faced with Titans four of them ran for their getaway car.

"Going somewhere boys?" From the edge of the fountain Beast Boy grabbed two of the culprits with his long squid tentacles, preventing them from escape,

Robin rushed the two thugs who had been stupid enough to remain behind extending his bo-staff and bringing it down on the unfortunate criminal's heads.

Simultaneously Raven sent out black energy tendrils which wrapped around the legs of the two men who were still trying to flee the scene.

The getaway car driver took advantage of the fact that none of the Titans were paying attention to him popped the clutch, threw the car into first gear and sped away from the fight.

"Not so fast—" Cyborg launched his hand like a grabbling hook attaching it to the rear fender. He braced himself as the car burnt rubber struggling to free himself. "Booyah!"

Starfire gave an impromptu war cry as she threw herself at the driver pulling him from behind the steering wheel and throwing him over to where his accomplices were being restrained by Robin.

"Good work Titans," He bent down and lifted a sack that the would-be burglars had dropped at the beginning of the battle. "I'll return this to security while we wait for the police to arrive and take there guys into custody so they can be prosecuted." With that Robin disappeared into the building carrying the sack over his slim shoulders.

"Dude, Raven that was so not funny. Just remember, at the end of the day I know where you sleep."

Raven failed to be intimidated in the slightest by a sopping wet Beast Boy.

"Is that a threat Beast Boy?" Raven growled, her lavender eyes flashing in the darkness of her cloak's cowl.

Beast Boy quickly lost his nerve and started to back peddle. "Hehe of course not Raven. I would never even dream of threatening you. I was merely making an observation. More of a statement than anything, really..."

Fortunately for Beast Boy the three remaining Titans had lost interest in watching him sweat and instead were enthralled in a spectacle about a mile and a half away.

A thin pillar of what appeared to be black fire had sprung up in the distance scorching the skies and presumably the ground though the Titans view was block by warehouse and tall office buildings.

"Friend Cyborg, I know that I am still ignorant in many of the ways of you Earthlings but this is not a typical event, is that correct?"

"Yeah Star, this is not normal at all. BB, call Robin and tell him to get his ass out here, forget these clowns we may have a more serious problem."

Beast Boy moved to comply immediately, eyes still wide gazing at the pillar which seemed to be growing brighter but at the same time darker.

"No need BB, I saw it too." Robin had exited the building catching the rest of the group unaware. His eyes were comically wide behind his mask. "Cyborg, looks like you're going to be able to try out your engines after all. Titans, lets move out!"

In the T-Car speeding toward the black fire pillar Raven kept here eyes locked on the pillar. She had the feeling that she knew exactly what, or more like who, was behind the strange phenomenon and the thought was none too reassuring.

Cyborg's revamp of the T-Car's engines proved useful as the Teen Titans reached what they thought the source of the disturbance to be in under a minute. As they pulled into the abandoned lot the fire seemed to explode covering the area in thick blue-grey smoke.

"Titans, be ready." Robin cautioned the others as the smoke cleared and a human shape seemed to separate itself from the cloud.

AN: I am looking for a beta reader, if anyone is interested please email me at HonksAholic