The Broken Wings of a Fallen Angel

Chapter One: A speed bump, a haunting night.

Dark clouds cover the once blue sky, pouring rain into the jump city streets below, batters down the lush greenery of the jump city park, and bring the sound of the howling wind through the trees. All streets are deserted, left to fend for themselves against horrendous weather condition. The citizens are all tuck in their warm and safe homes, with not a fear in mind. All but one lone figure, trucking her way through storm crowded street. Her white cloak offers little warmth or protection from the rain. Soaked, it clings to her body, caught in the breezes ever so often. Her long sandy blond hair sticks to her sticks to her pale face and her tattered old clothes, baring holes in them, gather rain and soak her to the bone. The icy rain pours over her, so heavy she couldn't see her own hand in front of her. While all others are safe, warm and content in their homes, having peace at mind knowing that if any danger was to arise, the cities protectors would come to their aide, she walks alone, cold and unprotected. Her mind fills with the fear of danger lurking just around the corner.

Out in jump city bay, on a small rocky island, stains a unique tower. It's 'T' shaped design symbolizes those who dwell within. The bright hearted Starfire sits calmly on the semicircle couch, wrapped in a fluffy purple blanket, as Cyborg flips through the channels on the giant TV screen, searching for the eight o'clock news. Raven sits farther down reading one of her many books, while the team's leader, Robin, cleans his utility belt on the count.
"Man, the weather man said it would be blue skies all week." complained Beast Boy as he presses his noise against the glass of the giant window.
"Looks like he changed his mind." commented Cyborg.
"Urge, there goes our trip to the park." He grumbled.
"The weather is out of our control Beast Boy. There's no point in wining about it." Raven commented, not looking up from her book.
"I don't like the rain. Its cold and boring." He crossed his arms in a pout.
"I find the chill of the weather to be the perfect opportunity to spend a warm evening inside." Starfire snuggled deeper into her purple blanket.
Robin looked up from his polishing at the tamarinian princess. A smile took over his face as she stared out the window at the rain.
"Take a look at this y'all." Cyborgs voice interrupted his thoughts.
The eight o'clock news played on the giant flat screen. A man in a blue suit read off the stack of papers in front of him.
"This just in from Steel City. Five hundred gallons of manipulative DNA toxins were stolen from the Steel City Experimental Lab on north and third. There was no evidence of forced entry and eye witnesses say there was no suspicion activity around the laboratory that night. The titans east are baffled and there are no leads in the case. The highly dangerous chemicals vanished into thin air… I other news—"the broadcast ended when Cyborg turned off the TV.
"Man. Do you know what some one could with all that junk?" Cyborg thought out loud.
"Nothing good I bet." Robin replied. "We should call Bumble Bee and see if we can help."
Suddenly the alarm went off. The room was filled with the in and out fade of red light. A map of the city appeared on the flat screen. Cyborg ran up to the computer console and began typing into the computer.
"It's a jewel robbery." He explained. "Their heading to the park in a stolen blue convertible."
"Looks like you're going to get that trip to the park after all Beast Boy." commented Robin.
"Not funny." He moaned.
"Titans Go!" Robin shouted.

The titans piled into the t-car, t able to fly not wanting to get wet until it was necessary. Cyborg sped through the city streets, down allies and through parking lots, cutting normal driving time to the park in half. They came to a screeching halt on the side and jumped into action. The robbers turned around just in time to see them coming, but even that was too late.

Theme Song

"Dude, thoughs guys where pathetic." laughed Beast Boy.
"They where pretty easy to take down." Robin agreed as his squeeze the water out of his cape.
"Yah, and now we can get home and dry off. Maybe even catch a movie special." said Cyborg, increasing the speed on the t-car.
"Aren't you going a little fast?" Raven said as she watched the buildings fly by out her window.
"Maybe you should slow down a bit Cyborg." suggested Robin.
"Don't worry y'all. There's no one out her in this weather, speciously at the hour of night." he reassured them.
"Perhaps there is a small dog walking alone in the rain. We might hit it if we continue at this speed." Starfire commented, squeezing the rain water from her amber hair.
"Calm down y'all. I'm telling ya, there's no one out here." He increased the speed even more, as to prove his point.
Through there water logged wind shield, Cyborg could make out a blurry white object crossing in front of the head lights.
"What's that?" he thought out loud.

Cyborg leaned in closer to the wind shield and squinted his eyes to focus in on what it was.

"Is it a dog?" asked Starfire.

As Cyborg leaned in, his foot pressed the gas all the way to the floor, throwing the car in to high speed!

"Wow!" he shouted

"Cyborg!" Robin let out in surprise.

"Dude!" Beast Boy screamed.

"What are you doing?!" Raven raised her voice.

Starfire screamed as they all were slammed backed in their seats. In a flash of pale head light, the face of a terrorized girl came into their view.

BAM! BOOM! BAM!

The titans felt the car jump as it as they ran over what felt like a long. Cyborg tried desperately to gain control of the car as it slide across the wet pavement. They finally came to stop on the side of the road. There was nothing but the sound of the pouring ran for no more then a few heart beats.

"What did we hit?" asked Robin.

"A speed bump." Cyborg gulped.

"I wish…" said Raven as she stared out her.

Every one turned and looked out the right side of the car. Through the blurry rain, out in the middle of the street, they could just make out the white out line of a body. The same horrifying thought went through every one mind.

"No!" Cyborg gasped.

The titans jumped out of the car and ran out into the middle of the road. A girl lay face down on the black as fault. Cyborg knelt down and gently turned her over. Short sandy blond hair, brown highlights, white cloak and ripped close. It was a girl.

"Is she…" Starfire couldn't bring her self to say the word.

Cyborg looked to the screen on his arm for a life reading. The screen lit up with the word 'NEGITAVE'.

"Yes." Cyborg buried his face in his hands. "She broke her back and neck. She's died."

Starfire gasped. The titans froze in the rain, not wanting to believe there own ears. They were supposed to be hero's and protect people, and yet they just killed an innocent girl. The icy rain poured over them as they stared at the lifeless girl.

"We should take her to the tower, and try to locate her family." Raven broke the silence. The other simply nodded in reply. Cyborg carefully lifted the lifeless girl from the wet street.

"What have I done…?"He whispered solemnly.

Starfire, Raven and Beats Boy, in the form of a hawk, flew the rest of the way. Cyborg laid her across the back seats of the t-car and 'slowly' drove to the tower.

Midnight struck the clock in the main room, the thrashing storm continued outside, fierce wave crashed against the rocky shore of the island and all titans were as low as they could be. Every thing was quiet. Raven stood in a shadowy corner while Starfire sat curled up on the couch with Robin at her side, conferring her. Beast Boy curled up in the form of a dog at the base of the giant window, not far from Raven, and Cyborg sat near Robin and Starfire, his face buried in his hands. The only sound in the room was the ticking of the clock on the wall, and the rain out side.

SLAM!

Every one jerked around to see Cyborg had slammed his hand on the coffee table.

"I should have known better! How could I have been so CARELESS!" he shouted, clenching his teeth.

Raven walked up and placed a hand on his shoulder.

"It's not you fault. You didn't know." She said as soothingly as she could.

"Yes, please do not blame yourself for what has happened. We are all equally responsible..." Starfire sighed.

"No one would have suspected some one to be walking out in a storm like this." Said Robin, "Like you said-"

"No. you all warned me. I should have slowed down." He sighed.

Beast Boy returned to human form and opened his mouth to speak, but decided not to. Nothing he could say would lift his or his friend's spirits.

Suddenly, the whole tower blacked out.

"Creepy." Said Beast Boy.

"I'm going to bed." Cyborg walked out of the room, with out even considering to make sure the back up generators would kick in.

The body of an innocent girl lay in the infirmary. She was dead, or so they thought…