A/N: Just a random oneshot. Of which the plot line could be said to be in the middle of a story line, or just...plain randomness. I really don't think I can come up with a story line for this fic so it'll probably stay a oneshot.
Oh, the JL guest star one this oneshot. yay! ...okay. ehem. First time I've written 'em somewhere so they're obviously OOC.
And don't think Superman's just being a butt head here. I like the guy (not as much as Batman! XD) but somewhere he said that he "Hated demons". And isn't that what Raven is? I mean, is half of? ...keep that in mind when you're reading this...
on with the random plot line!
"What are you playing at?" he questioned, the usually passive steel blue eyes gone cold. The two of them remained motionless, staring him down even though they stood on the platform below them.
"You summoned us," Raven reminded them. Robin, besides her, gave a curt nod, and met each older gaze with a silent challenge, lingering on a particular gaze the longest. The atmosphere suddenly crackled with sensitivity to non-visible energy. Raven's gaze snapped to the man farthest to the right, his skin green and an elongated face, with a squared-shaped cranium, iris-less red eyes meeting hers. Whispers began to chant in her ears and she felt more than saw from the edge of her vision, Robin flinch. They still observed them, waiting them to cave. The silence was getting deafening. "Don't. Even. Try. It." she warned. Faces turned to peer at the Martian at the right, whose eyes slightly flashed at her reply.
"J'onn?" the Man of Steel questioned.
"I cannot penetrate her mind," he replied, scowling somewhat. The Kryptonian's gaze hardened and gazed back onto the younger heroes before them.
"What have you to hide?" the Amazonian Princess questioned, leaning slightly forward, her black tresses casing her bare shoulders.
"It's not what she has to hide," Robin suddenly answered, directing the heated stare-off off of Raven and onto him, "But what she is protecting J'onn," he signaled to the Martian, "From."
"Oh?" The second woman, whose feathers ruffled in her seat, directed their attention. "What exactly is she protecting him from?"
"Insanity." Raven's simple reply spread a silence between them, virtually an invisible wall between the League and themselves. Robin took in the straight posture of Superman, his clenched fists on top of the metal table, his knuckles white from the strain. Wonder Woman shared a brief glance with the man opposite seated from the Man of Steel, his cowl creased in thought.
"Why should you be trusted?" the question came from the Dark Knight, making all eyes fall on his demeanor. His voice immediately prompted an answer, his countenance revealing none of his thoughts.
"Are you questioning my loyalty of protecting the city?" Raven snapped back, the bubbling sensation of irritation simmering with not only her own, but a certain someone's old bitter-sweet reminiscence. Her reply, however was not left encountered.
"You came to us, a while back, remember?" for the first time, an African American man, dressed in black and green, spoke, directing the conversation into dangerous territory.
"And her plea for help was tossed aside, if I remember correctly?" Robin countered.
"She warned us of a coming apocalypse -" Suddenly, the Martian slammed his hands onto the surface of the desk, wearing now a pain stricken face, sweat already on his brow, eyes scowled shut.
"J'onn?" Superman questioned, slightly rising from his seat. A sudden grunt directed his attention to the Empath before the League, her hooded head lowered, her pale hands clutching at her head. Robin gripped her forearms and turned Raven to face him. The older heroes weren't able to hear, something was blocking off the Kryptonian's sensitive hearing, what the Wonder Boy mumbled to the Empath. Her tense shoulders constricted and his hushed voice picked up in pace. J'onn cried out again and slammed the other hand down.
"What is she doing to him?!" demanded the Green Lantern, already out of his seat.
"Hara, is she killing him!?" Wonder Woman questioned, too rising. Raven's knees buckled. Robin's right arm fell from her forearm and held her back, leaning into her to support her small weight. Batman suddenly too rose, yet he made no move towards either twitching alien.
"J'onn tried to pry into her mind by force. That alone does damage."
"Precaution is necessary," Superman reminded him in a strained voice. Both men connected gazes, making Diana bounce her eyes from man to man.
"So much that it might kill J'onn, if not both?" he questioned, his nonchalant demeanor wearing thin. Breaking his gaze from Clark's, he faced his previous protégé and the Empath. "Dick. Bring her back. Tell her to release J'onn." Both masked men shared a pause before Robin knelt too and pulled back Raven's hood, revealing mauve locks, severed short of her shoulders. His lips neared her ear. The rest, excluding the flinching J'onn, watched warily at the performance of the Leader of the Titans, cradling the Empath. Her body flinched once more before both eyes squeezed shut, making J'onn groan as he suddenly sat back in his chair, his large hands covering his face. Raven buried her face into Robin's shoulder as he maneuvered them back to a standing position. Her breath came shallow, mirrored by the Martian Manhunter's. Raven's sudden whisper to Robin's ear, his sudden straightened back and scowl, was not gone unnoticed by the leading man of the League.
"J'onn, are you alright?" Hawkwoman questioned, placing a hand on his bare bicep. The Martian swallowed, followed by a nod. He glared at the Azerethian Empath, finally lifting her cool gaze to face the anxious crowd of heroes.
"What is this!?" Robin suddenly demanded, as Raven slipped her hood back on. "If you are here to question my decision of letting Raven be a part of my team-"
"This goes beyond the formation of the Titans," Superman growled, "This woman here, as a child, came to warn us of a coming Apocalypse."
"You mean the rebirth of Trigon the Terrible?" Robin demanded, letting Raven stand firm on her feet before turning his full attention on the League, "If that's the case, there's no need to worry. That won't be happening." The heroes gaped in surprise, spreading murmurs amongst each other, excluding J'onn and The Batman.
"How are you so sure this won't be happening?" the Green Lantern questioned, sitting back down. Superman remained silent, his eyes practically holding back the red piercing light wanting to incinerate the current problem.
"Because, we, the Titans, have already stopped it."
"There was no knowledge of this event occurring on the planet-"
"And you won't find one," Robin cut off.
"Because?" prompted the Man of Steel.
"Raven stopped time as this took place and with the defeat of Trigon, brought everything back to normal." Silence followed as they seemed to simmer over the news in their minds. The Kryptonian suddenly leaned to his side and murmured something to The Batman. Without a signal of receiving the message, the Dark Knight promptly stood up and turned from the table, pausing only for his approach to alert the automatic doors, and continued on his way. The Man of Steel nodded towards Wonder Woman and followed the way his team member had taken.
"And there is another reason why this won't take place." The Man of Steel froze at J'onn's growl.
"Please elaborate," the Amazonian princess pleaded, sneaking back a glance at the now returning Man of Steel.
"They," the Martian Manhunter signaled to the heroes as well, "Speak of a prophecy. A prediction of what is to come, of how it is to take place. There is an assured way that this prophecy will not come through."
"Which is?" the Kryptonian prompted, controlling his anger.
"The empath be with child." Immediately all eyes fell on the young woman, the young hero of the city of Jump.
"What!?"
"This cannot be-"
"This insolence will not be tolerated-"
"Are you sure-?"
"Enough!" Robin yelled, standing in front of said Empath. The second-in-command team member remained silent.
"Listen young hero-!"
"No you listen!" the Boy Wonder silenced them. "Raven has as much right as anyone to have a life, no less to bare her child!"
"So…it is true. She's with child?!" the Man of Steel silently seethed. Diana spared him a worried glance. This did not bode well.
"Yes," the Empath answered for herself, though she did not step aside the Boy Wonder.
"And the father?"
"Of what concern is it of yours?" Hawkwoman gave a small hiss, fluttering her feathers at the Empath's snark.
"Mild curiosity," Superman retorted, sarcastically. Though this sarcastic remark was far from prompting humor. His knuckles were once again white. Robin glanced back at the Empath, who rose her head defiantly. His thigh length black cape that had encased his broad shoulders now parted as his gloved hand reached back and took Raven's. The League received their answer before either Titan spoke.
"I am the father," Robin confirmed.
A/N: Like I said, random. But, filled with R'n'R. ...I just had to, man. lol. hope y'all liked. Some feedback would be nice. :3