A/N: I don't own the Teen Titans or anything affiliated with the Star Wars movies, games, etc. This is a complete rewrite of the original Starcrossed, however new characters and longer chapters should make this story much better. Thank you for all the wonderful reviews before and I hope you all enjoy this as much as all of you did the first time around. R&R thanks.

Chapter One: Rise of an Empire, Fall of a Beast

The ground shook as another shockwave cracked the surrounding rock. A low moaning could be heard coming from somewhere deep in the caverns that made up the majority of the dying planet. Almenara IV had been a thriving metropolis siting atop countless mines filled with the most precious stones. These gems had lined the walls and streets of the cities. Ruby, topaz, onyx, diamond, gold, and of course silver glistened in the light of the planet's two brilliant suns. Unfortunately the jewels had been destroyed as the mansions and the great buildings were burned to the ground by the invading armada that had come to conquer the planet.

The moaning began again, but was quickly cut of by a loud crunch as a boot connected with the injured person's ribs. A thud sounded throughout the caverns as the person slammed against a wall of diamond. " You'll never win!" The man exclaimed. He struggled to his feet and looked into his opponent's cold blood-red irises. The woman smirked as she brandished the glowing crimson blade of her light saber.

" Oh I beg to differ Mr. Grant." The woman's cold voice cut through the air like a frosty blade.

" That's chancellor Grant to you!" The man yelled in defiance.

" Not anymore I'm afraid." The female sith chuckled.

"What do you mean?" Grant asked puzzled.

" Lord Cronos has already conquered the other quadrants that the old republic once had control over."

" No it can't be..." Grant muttered. " Korriban couldn't have fallen."

" It's true." The woman smirked. " The planet you took from us is now back in our possession."

" Someone will stop you!" Grant said. This was met by shrill laughter.

" Who? The Jedi?" She asked. " Assuming that there are any left, they could not possibly contest our rule."

" Someone will stop you..."

" I grow tired of this Mr. Grant." She said twirling her blade in her fingers. " You shall become part of me." In a flash she disappeared and reappeared just as quickly behind the former chancellor of Almenara IV. He gasped then fell to the ground. Dead.

" Very good my apprentice." An emotionless voice echoed through the cave.

" Thank you Master." The woman said brushing her aqua blue hair behind her shoulders. She walked up to Grant's still twitching corpse and a purplish beam of light shot from his body to hers. She then turned to the man who stood watching.

" Shall we leave Darth Desdemona?" The man asked.

" Of course Lord Cronos." Desdemona smiled. " We have many other planets to bring under our flag."

" That we do." Cronos said turning and motioning her to follow.

" To which star system do we set our sights on now?" Desdemona asked.

" System 1439." Cronos replied.

" But... does not that system have only one inhabitable planet?"

" Yes."

" What could we possibly gain from conquering some backwater planet?"

" The resources of the planet are what I am after." Cronos stated. " After we have siphoned off all the water, minerals, and vegetation we will terra freeze the planet and let the inhabitants freeze to death."

" What's the planet's name?" She inquired.

" Earth."

" Very well what is your plan for conquering this world?"

" I shall return to Korriban and send a small armada of sith soldiers led by Darth Sion. That should be enough to capture such a meager world."

" And I?"

" I am sending you to System 1590." Cronos answered. " You shall undergo this mission alone. It is a simple assassination."

" My target?"

" President Zulu of the planet Xion."

" A desert world?"

" Correct." Cronos said. " You will receive the proper files once you reach Xion."

" Ok, but first I must speak with Darth Treia."

" As you wish. I expect you ready for departure by tomorrow afternoon."

" Of course." They reached the Goliath, Cronos's warship, a few minutes after Desdemona said this.

" Welcome back milord." A zombie-like creature greeted them. " I trust everything went as planed."

" Yes it did Sion." Cronos smiled. " You should have seen Desdemona, she was amazing. You would think she has been battling for decades, not just a couple of years. I tell you she is a true prodigy."

" Quite interesting." Sion said, his good eye settling on the young sith. That gaze disgusted her. She turned her head and scoffed.

" Desdemona!" Cronos said sternly.

" Yes milord?"

" A superior officer is speaking with you. Show some respect."

" I am sorry milord. It won't happen again."

" See that it doesn't."

" She is still young milord, I believe that no damage was done." Sion said winking at her. At this she did her best not to cringe.

" May I please go to my cabin now?" Desdemona asked. She was tired and honestly did not have the energy to deal with Sion at that moment. Cronos raised his eyebrows and opened his mouth to speak.

" Of course you can!" Sion interjected. " I have something to discuss with Lord Cronos, That is if he doesn't mind." Cronos looked into the pleading eyes of his apprentice. She was so different now than she was during the battles. This was another trait he admired. She could do something he was unable to do. To separate her warlike personality from that of a ' normal ' teenage girl. She could live two lives: one on and one off the battlefield. He, however, had no such luck.

" Go ahead." He sighed. She gave him a grateful smile and raced into the ship, leaving the two sith lords alone.

" What is it you wished to discuss Sion?" Cronos asked.

" Darth Nilhious milord." Cronos's eyes darkened.

" What of him?"

" He has taken the Mustafar system milord." Sion immediately regretted his statement as he watched red energy crackle around the new sith emperor.

" My father should have killed him when he had the chance." Cronos muttered. " How many?"

" Milord?"

" How many systems are now in his control?"

" About thirteen."

" Good we still have a few more systems in our command." Cronos then calculated the remaining number of systems and planets left in his head. " As long as he doesn't capture the desert worlds and the Stygian system we will be fine."

" We will have to get there first." Sion said.

" Yes... Desdemona is going to kill Zulu. That should shake up the desert worlds enough to keep them out of Nilhious's clutches. At least for a while."

" And the Stygian system?"

" I shall send Treia and her apprentice to take care of them." Cronos answered. " If Nilhious continues to get in my way... I will kill him myself."

" But milord he is a sith master." Sion said. " Some say he is Death incarnate."

" You don't think I know that?!" Cronos growled. " I will not let my father's death be in vain. He will pay for killing him. Even if he doesn't get in my way again I'm going to kill him."

" Milord if I may say so..." Sion started.

" No you may not say so!" Cronos cut him off. " This discussion is over." He turned and without looking back, boarded the warship. Sion sighed and shook his head.

" You are still young yourself milord." He whispered. With that he boarded the ship and it took off leaving a dead world in it's wake.

Earth: Jump City

" Will you stop that wretched noise?" A pale girl asked as she floated in front of a window that over looked the harbor. A green teenager sat up, smiled, and continued whistling. A glass shattered as the lavender haired girl's eyes glowed a soft white.

"BEAST BOY!" She shouted grabbing him with a dark tendril and pulling him closer.

" Sorry Raven, I was just having fun!" Beast Boy nearly screamed. Raven smirked and dropped him. "Owww! Raaavvveeennn!"

" Oh, stop it you big baby." Raven smiled. Beast Boy, even though he was scared witless, prided himself on making the normally cold empath smile. Both turned their heads when a soft giggling floated from the doorway.

" Hey Starfire!" Beast Boy exclaimed. Raven nodded her head and returned to her meditating.

" Greetings friend Beast Boy! Did you sleep well?" Starfire asked.

" Yeah, but I guess Raven woke up on the wrong side of the bed." Beast Boy grinned. Raven scoffed, but didn't say anything else. A look of confusion graced the Tamaranians face.

" I was unaware that there was a wrong side of the bed. Which side is it?"

" The side with the stick sticking out of the lower end of Raven's bed."

" A stick?" Starfire asked not getting the joke.

" Basically Raven has a stick up her backside." Beast Boy explained. Starfire's eyes widened as she rushed over to Raven. Raven let out a yelp of surprise as Starfire attempted to pick her up.

" We must hurry friend Raven and get you to the hospital so they may remove the stick!" The alien exclaimed. Beast Boy couldn't hold back any longer. He laughed so loud that Robin and Cyborg heard him from the garage. " Why are you laughing friend Beast Boy?" Starfire asked as Raven phased out of her grip.

Raven reappeared behind Beast Boy and lifted him into the air. " He's laughing because he made a bad joke."

" So you do not have a stick up your backside?" Starefire asked. In spite of his precarious position, Beast Boy laughed again. Raven turned him upside down and then dropped him.

" Owww will you stop that?" Beast Boy asked rubbing his injured head. Raven smirked and said,

" Now that's funny." Starfire giggled and helped the changeling to his feet.

" Fear not friend Beast Boy, I shall fix you a dish of my home world to ease the pain in your head." Beast Boy offered her a weak smile knowing that his stomach would be yelling at him later.

" I'd like that Star." He said. She let out a scream of delight as she hurried into the kitchen. He turned to Raven. " When I die of food poisoning, promise that you won't dance on my grave." She opened her eyes and with a serious expression said,

" I make no promises." Beast Boy's ears drooped a little as he walked to the kitchen to eat what very well could be his last meal. Raven giggled slightly when he was out of the room.

" What's so funny girl?" Cyborg asked stepping into the room.

" Beast Boy just agreed to eat Starfire's cooking."

" Why would he do that? That's like signing your own death warrant."

" He's a good friend that's why. You should at least humor Starfire and pretend to eat every time she cooks. It breaks her heart to see you and Robin push your plates away."

" But I don't think we could keep it down."

" Beast Boy and I do." Raven answered sharply. Just then Robin entered and smiled at Raven, who glared at him at teleported to her room.

" What's her problem?" He asked. Cyborg shook his head.

" Forget about it Robin."

Meanwhile in the kitchen, Beast Boy was eating what looked like a mixture of diced shrimp and pudding. " How is it friend Beast Boy?" Beast Boy lifted his head and smiled.

" It's delicious Star." Starfire smiled and hugged him.

" Thank you friend Beast Boy." She whispered. " Sometimes I think you and Raven are the only ones who care for me."

" Robin and Cyborg care, it's just that they have other ways of showing you that they care."

" I know, but they could at least try my food and they could go to the mall with me like you and Raven do." Beast Boy felt a pang in his heart and he hugged her. Starfire was in tears now and sobbing on his shoulder.

" It's okay Star." He soothed. This was just one of many intimate moments that the two titans had shared recently. A bond had formed and now they were together every chance they got. They had never recognized it out loud until now.

" I love you friend Beast Boy." Starfire stated. She looked up at him expecting shock or disgust, but the smile that greeted her was not what she expected.

" I love you too Star." They gazed into each other's eyes for a couple of minutes. Each passing moment bringing their lips closer. Starefire's lips were soft and tasted like cherries, Beast Boy decided that he could definitely get used to this.

They separated somewhat reluctantly and just stared at each other for a long moment. Starfire opened her mouth to say something but was cut off by the sound of the alarm. Seconds later Robin burst into the kitchen and told them that someone had broken into the bank. " The employees escaped but we only have a little time to get down there before he escapes."

With that they rush down to the T-car and broke every speeding law known to man. They arrived just as the criminal walked out carrying several bags of cash in his arms and several more in dark tentacles sprouting from his back. His glowing blue eyes pierced their hearts like an icicle.

" Well if it isn't the Teen Titans, I've heard a lot about all of you." The man said in menacing growl.

"Then you should know how this is going to end." Robin said pulling out his staff.

" Give up now and we may go easy on you." Beast Boy said. The man before them laughed.

" You foolish children honestly think you can beat me? I am Darkness!" With that he phased into the ground. The titans had little time to get their bearings as five tentacles burst from the ground beneath them. Beast Boy transformed into an elephant to break the tentacle's hold on him. He then became a tyrannosaurus rex and tore apart the tentacles that held his friends.

The tentacles went back down out of sight. The ground shook for a moment before Darkness burst from the cracked earth. He dove for Robin who dodged just in time for Cyborg's sonic wave to hit Darkness in the chest. The villain flew back and smashed into the side of the bank.

He raised his head and growled as he looked at the horrible burn on his skin. " You're going to wish you hadn't done that." He stated calmly. He raised his hand and a red beam sped for Cyborg. The mechanical teen tried to dodge but was hit in the leg.

The metal shattered and the circuits fried. " Ahhhhh!" Cyborg screamed.

A great roar could be heard as the T-Rex rushed at the demon like creature. Darkness jumped allowing for Beast Boy to smash head first into the building. He morphed back as he slumped against the wall.

" How dare you!" Starfire screamed as she let loose a great torrent of starbolts upon him. He yielded but a moment before he grabbed her feet with his tentacles, which had repaired themselves. He pulled her down savagely and pinned her arms above her head.

" You look good like this you little troq. On you back." He grinned. This was short lived as he was hit by a car flung at him by Raven. She lifted him with her dark powers and proceeded to toss him through a small shop's window. Raven turned to see how the rest of the team was. Robin was checking Cyborg's leg while Starfire had rushed to Beast Boy's side and was at that moment helping him up.

" Dude, what is that guy?" Beast Boy asked now able to stand without Starfire's help although she still kept her arm around him. Raven raised her eyebrows at this but said nothing.

" We need to get him and hand him over to the police." Robin said. " Then we can fix your leg Cy." Cyborg nodded unable to speak through the pain.

" You... you... fools!" Came a voice from behind them. Darkness had recovered from Raven's assault and now making his way toward them. " I will make you regret that." He hissed. He charged them but was met by a clawed fist to his face. Beast Boy, who had embraced his beast side, grabbed Darkness by his hair and threw him into a condemned structure. He leapt into the broken pieces of wood and twisted metal ignoring his friend's calls for him to come back. He was the beast now and he wanted blood.

Darkness watched the crazed animal push passed the boards and sniff the ground looking for him. He waited for one more moment on the metal beam he now clung to before diving for Beast Boy. He grabbed the changeling by the throat and started to choke him out. Beast Boy clawed at Darkness's arms causing blood to stain his fur and claws. Darkness howled in pain and threw the animal into a metal ladder. Darkness then lifted Beast Boy over his head and propelled him into a sharp metal pole. The metal pierced Beast Boy's back and ended just about a foot or so out from his chest. He morphed back still hanging from the pole. Darkness smirked and made his escape.

Minutes later the titan's found Beast Boy and quickly brought him to the tower. Raven tried to heal most of his wounds, then they hooked him up to an EKG machine. They rolled Cyborg down to the lab and successfully rebuilt and reattached his leg. Starfire went up to Beast Boy's bed and began to cry as the machine beeped on and on.

A/N: What do ya think? Better? I think so. Please read and review. Thanks.