Micky's BAAAAAACK! And with a Teen Titans fic, WOOHOO!

Before I say anything else, I'm gonna tell you the alien's name, even though it'll only appear in the very last chapter. Her name is Cheshire, but not the original Cheshire. I made her up, and she is awesome. So do not think this is the Cheshire that is in love with Roy Harper or whatever his last name is (I'm pretty sure I got it right...).

Okay, carry on.

"Wake up... Wake up... HEY, wake UP!"

The girl struggled to open her eyes. She forced herself up onto her elbows from her position on the floor. She groaned and muttered in some language she didn't know that she knew. She rubbed her aching head, her aching back, her aching... everywhere! What had happened to her? She heard vague murmurs and then a sudden outburst of, "Yeah, well she's hot! Let's take her back to the Tower!" She looked up and saw only blurry shadows. She was could make out a large person, who glinted like he was partially made of metal. A shorter person, not the same color as the others. A hooded person. Another person, whom she couldn't find any distinctions of.

A hand reached out to help her up. She accepted it, still confused. She was pulled up a little too fast and collided with her helper. They put their hand on her shoulder to steady her and she looked up. A mask was the first thing she made out. Then black hair. Then the rest of them.

Him. It was a male.

A very handsome one, too.

He smiled at her and she could actually feel her power draining out of her she was so unsure of herself. The male smiled and said, "Hey, steady there. My name is Robin. Who are you?"

Robin...

So he was a bird native to planet Earth? With a red belly?

She didn't answer, but the smile remained on this 'Robin's' face. She sensed him leaning towards her, and she didn't stop him like her training taught her. Instead, she did the same. Before they made contact, she heard the screech of a woman. For once, she ignored her parent's words and teachings. This 'Robin' made her feel like she was alone in the world. Something she had never felt before...

"RUN!"

The girl finally woke up, her eyes snapping open. She glanced around, locating the source of the cry and threw the covers off of her. She literally flew out of her room and down the corridor. She headed towards her uncle's room, but she never made it. She was hit with some kind of freezing device, and she fell to the ground with a thud.

She saw a shadow come over her and she looked up. Her eyes widened and her mouth dropped open. She wanted to hold out her hands in surrender, but she was still immobile. Tears filled her eyes as she cried out, "Why are you doing this? I thought we were-"

"What, friends? Like I've never heard that one before. Besides, your people's power is just too grand to not take advantage of."

The shadow disappeared with a cruel laugh and the girl cried out again, this time in betrayal and pain. She couldn't move before she was struck in the head with a rod made of metal.

She awoke again, feeling immense pain in her stomach. She opened her eyes and took in her surroundings. She turned her head stiffly and gasped when she saw her family tied up next to her. Everyone was there: her parents, her older brother and baby sister, her uncles, and her grandparents. She struggled against her bonds and a bright light shone upon her. She stopped and looked up.

"So, the beautiful little alien awakens."

Tears stung her eyes again but she resisted, remembering her teachings. She tried asking again, "Why are you doing this? What have we done to you to provoke this sort of... attack?"

The figure kept laughing and the alien girl's emotions began to flare up under the dam she kept them in. She let them loose, harboring their strength. Her eyes narrowed and her hands clenched into fists. She sensed her family waking up as well. She smirked grimly. She would surely gain some help from them.

Her mother was the first to come to. She quickly took in the situation and cried out against her bonds, nearly breaking through them instantaneously. The girl could feel her powers growing, about to unleash them with her mother. She roared with rage and broke out of the specialized bonds. She smiled and vanished. The figure yawned and pushed a button on her suit.

All of a sudden, her mother screeched in pain. The girl's head appeared eyes wide with fear for her mother. She had been electrocuted and henchmen were dragging her out of the chamber. It was the figure's turn to smile. She said smugly, "I have more power than you think, dear friend." She spat out the last part as an insult. The girl vanished again, but the figure simply poised her finger above the button again.

"Reveal yourself and fight, or your family will pay."

She laughed and stepped towards the girl's grandmother, lifting the older woman's frail chin roughly with her pointer finger. "I think I'll zap your dear grandmother next." The figure looked up and smiled triumphantly. "I don't know if she can take the shock." She dropped her finger and the old woman's chin dropped to her chin, exhausted and unable to fight back.

The girl reappeared, standing in between her grandmother and the person whom she thought was her friend. She snarled, "You wouldn't dare." The figure's eyebrow rose.

"Wouldn't I?"

The girl growled and flung herself at the figure torturing her precious family. They only laughed and vanished. The girl's eyes widened as she fell to the ground in surprise. A voice whispered next to her ear, "You have not yet gained control of your powers, little one."

She bared her teeth and swung her arm around, but there was no one there. The girl thought despairingly, 'No... Not our powers... she can't...'

"But I have."

The figure appeared in front of the girl and she proudly displayed an arm brace that was glowing. The girl stared at it, then growled again. "You can't defeat us, Blackfire. Our civilization is too strong. It will take years for you to decode our incriptions, and years more to actually figure out how to use the powers."

Blackfire frowned and shook her head pityingly at the girl. "Oh, but dear friend..." She floated upwards, demonstrating her newfound powers. She forced the girl backwards and she held her up against the wall, strangling her without even touching her. She kept floating closer and closer, until she was right next to the struggling alien girl. She whispered menacingly in her ear:

"I already have."

She threw the girl across the room and waited for her to stand and glare at her before she turned a dial that controlled the power of electrocution and pushed the button. The girl watched helplessly as she watched her family scream in pain. They started dropping, one by one. First her grandmother, then her baby sister, then her father. The others were yelling and struggling to escape. They were the strongest ones. Her two uncles, her brother, and her grandfather, who contained the most power and was able to protect himself. Blackfire was laughing and watching from a high point in the large room.

As the girl watched, she felt immense power coming from within her core. She clenched her fists together and she could feel her eyes turn silver. She turned towards her grandfather, and he was no longer screaming, but standing calmly. He looked her in the eye and she felt something rush through her. She collapsed to the ground, which caused Blackfire to laugh even more. "Do you think they've had enough yet, foolish girl? Surrender to me, and I will release the survivors."

Something boiled in the girl's core. When they dropped to the ground that meant they were...

Dead?

She screamed at Blackfire and she actually fell back a bit. She felt something sprout from her head, face, fingers, and backside, and when she looked down, she realized had the power of her entire family, and it was churning inside of her. She roared inhumanly and jumped at Blackfire, lunging for her face. She scratched her face and arm, then did a spin-kick that hit her in the stomach. She punched her shoulder, then kicked her legs out from underneath her, and the lack of training and focus caused Blackfire to fall. She hit the ground hard, and the girl merely floated down calmly. She approached her and just as her grandfather was about to collapse, she grabbed Blackfire's arm and squeezed, smashing the arm brace and stopping the electrocution. The rest of her family finally collapsed, but merely out of exhaustion.

She grabbed Blackfire by the hair and brought her up to her level. Blackfire actually looked scared. The girl didn't know how terrifying she really looked. She had grown whiskers, ears, claws, and even a tail, signifying the greatest power possible. Her eyes were glowing a dangerous silver, and when Blackfire struggled, just a little bit, they burned brightly.

She felt the Force build within her and she was about to unleash it, until Blackfire, never knowing when to stop, tried one last crack at her.

"Pity. You could have saved them all, but now your sister, grandmother, and FATHER are dead."

The words rang in her head. Her father, the one who had taught her everything that didn't have to do with her powers. Her knowledge of martial arts, weapons... life in general. It had all come from her beloved father, the one who wasn't like the rest, the one who didn't need powers to defeat his foe.

HER FATHER.

She let out the loudest scream she ever had and forced the air around Blackfire to crush her, forcing her to suffocate. She finally released her, letting her fall to the ground. She kicked her in the stomach, even though she was dead.

"Child... come here, child."

She heard her grandfather calling for her and in a moment she was kneeling by his side. "What is it, grandfather?" She felt the extra appendages disappear and felt power draining from her core at the realization that part of her family was dead. She started crying, not able to dam up the feelings this time. She cried and held her grandfather's shoulder.

"Don't cry, my child. You will learn to control your powers, and then you will be one of the most powerful beings in the universe."

"But I'm only half Avalonian! Half of me is human, grandfather, and they have no powers! And I'm only 11, grandfather!"

He gently shook her, saying, "Child, powers are not everything, and your age means nothing."

She turned away to look at her fallen family. One of the most powerful civilizations in the universe, and it had fallen at the hands of one person.

Blackfire.

But at the same time, she couldn't be mad. Her family was dead and the sadness had overcome her.

"You must leave, my child." She stared at the old man and shook her head fearfully. "No, please don't make me leave."

"It is the only way to save your people, child. You must do it for Avalon! Learn to control your powers and return in 3 years."

"But what if I have not harbored my powers by then?

The old man smiled and hugged her briefly. "I have the greatest faith in you, my child."

She held on to what was left of her family before the girl released him. She ran to the door and took one last look at the destruction Blackfire had wreaked on her. She looked at her father, her fallen hero. She would never see him again, and it broke her heart into a million pieces. She sobbed and turned away, running to her room. She gathered everything in less than 10 minutes and she flew out of the kingdom at high speed. She prepped a shuttle and started flying into space. She was almost out of the atmosphere when she heard the bloodcurdling scream of Blackfire.

"I WILL KILL YOU!"

She gasped. She had to go back! But her grandfather had warned her not to. She sobbed loudly as she entered space and she was utterly...

Alone.

DUN DUN DUUUUN.

~MickyinBoots