Hey! This is my first TT fanfic. Please enjoy! Hope you like it. I do not own any of the Titans, (sad) or any of vamp4eva's characters. (Arowyn and Rowan *sobsobsob*)
A dark figure sprinted across a rooftop, his jet-black cape flying behind him. He was fast and light on his feet, and was a parkour master. Of course, his custom-made wrist grapple hook and special gloves and boots helped too.
The figure was wearing an all-black outfit with metal plating on his arms and forearms, kneecaps, legs, and rib cage. Gauntlets overlapped his hands. A scarf covered the lower part of his head, while a hood covered the top part. A custom-made, ultra-light, treated titanium bow and quiver was slung across his back and a belt was around his hips that contained a collapsable staff made from the same material of the bow, throwing knives, projectiles in the shape of a black shuriken that works similar to Robin's Birdarangs, explosive discs, a retractable sword, EMP grenades, and plenty other dangerously fun toys.
It was midnight. Everyone with a sensible mind was either sleeping or curled up with a good book. The idea of having a day off sounded really good to the figure, but he quickly shook the thought away. There was work to be done.
He passed yet another Bank of America. All of the banks were closed, but the guards were lazy and he could break in in no time flat. But he was no petty thief. He was the elite. But he did have his eyes on one particularly big heist. It was dangerous, risky, and there was a good chance he would get caught. But that was the thrill of it all. After all, what was the purpose of life without the risks?
Jump City was a potential gold mine, with its trendy shops and high-end districts, not to mention a stockpile of Zynothium and some of the worst supercriminals in history. Zynothium was crucial to his master plan. But to get Zynothium, he needed Red X. And to get Red X, he needed bait. And where was a veritable treasure chest of loot that Red X would drool over?
Titans Tower.
The figure jumped into the cold, salty water and started to swim towards the gigantic letter building.
"Friends! Shall we partake in the eating of the mustard-and-pickle pizza while watching the Paranormal Activity 4?"
The Titans were sitting on the couch in their main room, getting ready for their movie night. Starfire was in the kitchen. The Titans made her in charge of the snacks, which was probably a mistake.
"Um, Starfire," Robin said, "don't forget the sodas."
Starfire returned half a second later with four bottles of Coca-Cola and a jumbo-family-BBQ-size jar of mustard with a pink silly straw through the cap.
"Thanks, Star," Cyborg said as he took a sip. (of the soda, mind you)
"It is no problemo!" Starfire said, "I am always happy to help my fellow Tita-" she stopped abruptly. She tilted her head sideways and strained. As if she were trying to hear something.
"What is it, Star?" Robin asked.
"I have heard something coming from down the main hall," Starfire said.
"Well now that's impossible," Cyborg said. "My scanners would've picked up anything large enough to make a sound loud enough for your ears to pick up. Not to mention the security system would've go- hey, where're you going?!"
Starfire didn't wait for a detailed explanation of how it was impossible that someone to break into Titans Tower. She flew across the room so fast, the motion-activated door opened just enough from getting plowed down by the Tamaranean's extremely strong skull.
"Starfire!" Robin said. "Wait up!"
The rest of the Titans jumped from their seats and ran, flew, and skittered in pursuit of their teammate.
Almost a month had passed since the 'Rowan Incident,' as it is now called. A girl named Rowan Synai had come to Titans Tower after an attack by Cinderblock that had almost killed her. Afterwards, Red X had come and attempted to turn her. But what the Titans and Red X didn't know was that Rowan was really Arowyn, an ultra-powerful demoness who was the sister of Trigon and Raven's 'Aunt,' who sired many daughters, cousins of Raven, and killed them all for power. Arowyn killed almost a dozen Titans, including Robin and Starfire, and took over the tower, where she planned to destroy Jump City.
She succeeded.
After several days, the city was almost completely obliterated, it's residents gone or dead, (mostly dead) all but a couple buildings destroyed, the once-thriving metropolis reduced to a hollow husk of it's former glory. And if that wasn't enough, Arowyn promised to destroy the rest of the world. Slowly, intimately, painfully.
Then Rowan came.
She explained that Arowyn's daughters had known this would happen. They had created a copy of the 'good' Rowan (which was her) that would potentially defeat the demon. That was the only way for her daughters to be brought back. Unfortunately, they were unable to capture her powers. They had originated from her demon side and therefore couldn't be added to her 'good' side. In a nutshell, if Arowyn died, her daughters and everyone who died from Arowyn's rampage would come back from the dead, then everything would go back to normal.
Together, the remaining Titans formed a go-for-broke suicide mission. They would split into pairs and rush Arowyn at the top to the T-Tower. They had hoped that their numbers and powers would overwhelm the she-demon and make her open for the killing blow.
Gee, what could go wrong with that plan? but then again, it was all they had and they were in pretty bad shape and they didn't have any other choice and- *gets a brick-sized indent in forehead caused by thrown brick and told to get back to the story*
Kid Flash died a painful death. Arowyn then offered the team a choice. If they wanted to join her and survive, or keep resisting and be annihilated.
Of course, the team wasn't about to throw everything away in utter defeat. But they were down several Titans, everyone was crippled, and there was no hope left.
Then, Rowan came up with an idea.
(I'm not going to spoil everything in vamp4eva's story. If you want more, check out Friendly Enemies on the Teen Titans fanfiction archives. Or, take a look at vamp4eva's profile. You'll be glad you did. Back to my story!)
Anyways, Starfire rocketed through the hallway, illuminated by a starbolt held in hand. She took a left, then a right, then a left, then flew through the gym wall.
"Aw man, I just fixed those walls!" Cyborg protested.
Suddenly, Starfire came to a stop. She held up a finger to her mouth in an unmistakable quieting motion. Then, silently, smoothly, she launched a starbolt at the roof above them. It was an extremely powerful starbolt, this was proved when it flew through the entire tower continuing into the sky.
Star blushed. "Sorry." Cyborg facepalmed.
Then, a figure dropped into the room. He was dressed in all black, with metal plating covering his arms, legs, and rib cage. There was a belt on his waist, gauntlets on his hands, boots on his feet, and a black cape and bow and quiver on his back. A hood and black scarf covered his head and the lower half of his face.
The Titans got into fighting positions. Raven levitated with black orbs in her hands, Starfire held starbolts and her eyes glowed with a powerful green light, Cyborg had his sonic cannon out, BB had changed into a gorilla, and Robin had whipped out his staff.
"Who are you?" Robin demanded.
The figure said nothing. Then, fast as light, he grabbed his bow and fired two different arrows at once towards Starfire and Raven. One arrow hit Raven's face and wrapped around her mouth, effectively preventing her from casting spells. The speed and power of the arrow knocked her onto the floor where she hit her head and went out. The other hit Starfire's waistline, which then electrocuted her with enough to kill almost ten humans, but only knocked Starfire unconscious.
Robin reacted immediately. "Titans, go!" he yelled. And Beast Boy, Cyborg, and Robin charged forward, determined to take the figure down.
The figure in black reacted just as fast. He slung his bow across his back, drew his staff, and rushed the Titans.
Many things happened in the following minute or so. Robin got incapacitated from a flying kick from the figure. Cyborg shot his cannon at the figure, but the person was faster. He leaped backwards in a graceful arc and landed on Cy's back. There, he took out a tool from his belt, an EMP Charge, placed on half-robot's back, and jumped off.
"Yo, what'd you do? Get this thing off my ba-" There was a loud pulsing sound, then Cyborg's fell face-down, his red eye dimmed, his electronics shut down. At the same time, the figure used the speed and velocity to propel himself towards BB's gorilla form. He landed on his face and drew back his hand, where in crackled with electricity. He shoved his hand forward. He jumped back. Where a powerful green enraged animal had been, there was now a very disheveled-looking green boy with his hair sticking out in every direction.
"Ugghhh," Beast Boy said as he fell down.
The figure stood up with a half smug, half shocked look buried beneath his scarf and hood. Was that supposed to be that easy? This was the legendary Teen Titans. The ones who defeated Slade, the ones who took down Trigon, the ones who beat the Brotherhood of Evi-
The figure's thoughts were interrupted by a vicious staff swing, courtesy of Robin.
The Boy Wonder stepped into a fighting position with his staff. For once, he didn't have a line to say to the villain. He hurt his friends. He was going to pay.
"Aaaarrggghhh!" Robin shouted as he sprinted toward the figure.
The two teenagers clashed together, staff vs. staff. The battle was intense and ferocious, the kind where if you make one wrong move, it was all over. Each strike was deadly, each strike was blocked. The staffs were a blur, the only giveaway of combat was a sharp CLACK upon contact.
But the fight could not last forever. The figure could already see that Robin was getting tired and frustrated. He was sweating and his teeth were clenched. It was only a
matter of time.
There! The figure saw Robin was getting ready for a powerful downwards stroke. Seeing his chance, he jabbed his staff forward at Robin's chest, breaking his attack and taking his wind. The figure then adjusted his hold while Robin crumpled to his knees. The person's staff was now held like a baseball bat, with two hands at the end. And as Robin looked up, he could tell in that moment that he had lost.
And there was almost nothing Robin hated more than losing.
What did you think? This is my first story for TT. Reviews and criticisms are welcome! Maybe you guys actually liked the story, I don't know, I tend to doubt it. (NOTE: vamp4eva is a great writer. She wrote Friendly Enemies, Friendly Enemies 2, she's elite. Like, elite. Check out her profile and read her things!)
Cheers.
-cahill161