A/N: This is the redone version of my Teen Titans second generation story. I don't own the Teen Titans. This takes place some time after season five when the Titans are well past teen years. Enjoy!
Teen Titans: The Next Generation
Prologue
The six Titans stood in the kitchen with looks of discouragement and sadness on their faces. For the past year the government had gone to great lengths to secure Jump City's prisons to keep the villains that constantly threatened the city from breaking out. With the crime rate at its lowest in Jump City's history, the heroes were no longer needed.
Robin had started to grow out his hair, was significantly more muscular, and was now taller than Starfire. The alien princess was still as lovely as ever, though her two shorter locks of hair were now a few inches longer than before. Cyborg was very much the same, though he did look a little older. Beast Boy had grown taller, slightly more muscular, and had a bit of chin stubble. Raven was still as dark, elegant, and "creepy" as ever. Terra had rejoined the team after the defeat of the Brother Hood of Evil and had started growing a figure.
"Seven years," Robin sighed. "It's been seven years since we started this team and protected this city. We had some good times, didn't we?" he asked his teammates.
The other Titans nodded in reply. They all looked down at the floor, not knowing what to say.
"You know, the Justice League Unlimited is always looking for new recruits," said Cyborg to break the silence, "y'all interested?"
"I'll have to pass," said Robin. "I'm used to fighting for one city at a time as long as it needs me. Taking missions around the world, never staying long in one place, it just isn't my style."
"I am sorry friend Cyborg, but I must also decline," said Starfire politely. Everyone knew she only said no to the offer was because Robin had said no.
"I may not be anywhere near the oldest one here, but I worked with the Doom Patrol for five years before I joined the Titans," said Beast Boy, his voice now deeper. "I'd like to try the civilian life for a while. I'm going to get into acting."
"Yeah, I'm liking the civilian life a lot more too," said Terra.
Cyborg looked at his last teammate, hope shining in his eyes.
"I'll pass," said Raven, making Cyborg droop.
There was another few minutes of silence before Robin looked at Beast Boy. "So, acting?"
"Yeah, I've seen people use real animals all the time in movies. I'm a movie all in one," said Beast Boy.
"Oh yeah, all green animals are so common in movies," said Raven sarcastically.
"It's called makeup," Beast Boy replied. He turned to the leader. "So, what are you going to do, Robin?"
"I got a job offer at the Jump City branch of Wayne Enterprises," the leader replied. "I plan to be working there... during the day." Everyone nodded, knowing Robin intended to patrol at night like his mentor Batman. "What about you guys?" he asked his teammates.
"I am currently enrolled in one of your planet's higher education facilities you refer to as college," said Starfire.
"I'm going to college to open my own restaurant," said Terra.
"I'll be around," said Raven
"I'm going to try to get a job at an auto body shop," said Cyborg. The others looked at him. "What? Just about everybody has a day job away from the JLU."
The Titans said very little as they packed their things. They refused to show how upset they were as they passed each other in the halls. Before they left, they agreed to stay in contact and hold on to their communicators.
Robin, or Dick Grayson, went to work at Wayne Enterprises where he worked his way up and eventually became the director of Wayne Enterprise's West Coast division. He took on the name Nightwing and continued to patrol Jump City to ensure the city's safety. Dick married his long time girlfriend, Kori Anders, or Starfire, and they celebrated with all their close friends and family. Kori Anders, went to college and became a photographer.
Cyborg, or Vic Stone, went to work at a small auto body shop just as he planned. When the shop owner retired, he left Vic in charge, seeing how dedicated he was to his work. Vic married a long term girlfriend, Sarah Simms who worked with children with artificial limbs.
Beast Boy, or Garfield Logan, went to Hollywood to become an actor. Ironically, he got his first big break playing a green alien dog on a new science fiction television series. Tara Markov went to college and continued to date Garfield until she graduated and married him.
Raven went on to work at Jump City University in the studies of ancient civilizations and languages. She married Terra's older half-brother Geo-Force and they adopted Melvin, Timmy, and Teether. Geo-Force became an ambassador for his homeland Markovia to build an alliance between his land and the United States.
The former Titans all stayed in contact as they moved on with their lives. Younger Teen Titan members soon took over the role of protecting the world so their older teammates could live their lives in peace and raise families. The world was still very dangerous, full of mysteries and, Jump City aside, under constant threat of supervillians. None of the Titans were aware of what awaited them, especially their descendants.
To be continued…
A/N: So the Titans are grown up and living more normal lives. Hope you all enjoy reading this as much as I enjoy writing it! Special thanks to Brother Bludgeon for all his help.
