Set at the beginning of the TV series episode, Birthmark and onwards, In a Alternate Reality setting, Hope you enjoy.

Please also be aware that i live in the UK, hence, i use a english (uk) spell and grammar checker, so to the US readers out there, i am sorry if some of the spelling seems out of place.


It was the anniversary of Ravens birth, an occasion the Titans deemed worthy of throwing a celebration, even if it was for someone who was likely to just turn around and leave the room moments after entering.

That would have been the better result, after a slightly heated argument, Raven's powers lashed out, destroying most of the decorations and the cake they had made for her.

Guilt echoed in her chest as she saw the look on the faces of her fellow Titans, to her, this was not a day to be celebrated and had not found the courage to tell her friends the reason, the consequence could result in further alienation, even having to leave the Titans, worst case scenarios yes, but valid ones.

Raven had isolated herself in her room, attempting to make the day pass quicker by remaining in deep meditation, with her anxiousness for the day to end and the fear of what was likely to come.

She found it difficult to remain in a meditative state for more than a few minutes at a time, the results, quite aggravating to the sorceress. It was almost 9pm, just a few more hours till the day would end and her fears would be gone.

Her legs shifting back into their lotus position, hands resting on her knees, Raven focused, form levitating little by little from her bed hovering a few feet above the bed now. Her mind focused, trying to calm her erratic thoughts, taking slow, deep, breaths, one after the other until her mind had begun to focus and to calm herself, she focused on her time in Azerath.

To Raven, it was as though she was there again, watching through her own two eyes which looked down at the grass beneath her rather small feet, walking out of one of the temples for the allotted time of 30minutes, that was all the outside contact with the world she was permitted and even then had to remain on the grounds, not even allowed to see her own mother.

She sat beneath the large tree, she could feel her facial muscles twitch into a slight smile as she saw the familiar animal on a branch above her. It seemed to have been a mix between a squirrel and a gecko, its form having a near identical build to that of a squirrel, scales instead of fur however with a large reptilian coiled tail.

Something was odd about it however, the memory was faint but something had caught her attention, she tried to focus, but the harder she tried the blurrier her vision seemed to become.

Suddenly she couldn't breath, the memory of Azerath gone and she was back in her room, or so she believed, grasping at her own throat, struggling to breath from the heat, she could see fire consuming her room.

"What you have concealed, you shall now become. You have no other choice, you're destiny will be for filled." A dark demonic voice spoke, echoing through the room as Raven looked around with panic when the symbol of sketh burnt brightly on the wall. "The Portal must be opened!" The demonic voice shouted and Raven cried out.

She awoke, not levitating any more, on her hands and knees, clenching at the bedding, sweat dripping heavily from her brow, watching the droplets soak into the sheets beneath. Raven steadied herself, trying to assure herself that it was nothing but a nightmare brought on by her own fears and insecurities then her body jolted back slightly at the sudden sound of knocking on her door.

She tried to steady herself, moving to and opening the door to see Robin standing on the other side, before he could speak, the alarm went off.


The Titans arrived at the scene of the crime, a factory in the centre of Jump City but the one to challenge them, was not who they expected, it was Slade.

They threw everything they had at him, they weren't holding back, but as they attempted to attack individually and as a team, Slade easily outdid them with the strange new powers he seemed to have acquired, the most notably was the control of fire.

The battle continued for no more than ten minutes, that was when Slade had finally grasped Ravens wrist and with the release of power coming from him like an electric current, exploding on contact with anything it touched, the factory began collapsing.

It was then that Raven cried out for the second time in the last hour, her powers increased exponentially at the release of emotions when time itself seemed to have stopped. She looked around, realizing that everything had gone quiet, the flames did not move, even Beastboy was visible in mid transformation, simply suspended in air.

"How did i..." She spoke softly when she felt his presence.

"You might be able to stop time birthday girl, but you cannot stop me. You can't stop any of it really." Slade said, she could feel the smirk under his mask as his form slowly moved towards her.

"I have to say Raven, when i found out the truth, i was very impressed, all this time i had no idea the power lurking inside you, the glorious destiny that...Ugh!" Slade was suddenly cut off as a fist collided with the right side of his face, sending the unprepared villain crashing into and through the wall just a few meters to his left.

Raven was clenching her head, back pressed against one of the oversized metal rods that held the gears inside the factory in place. She was startled by the sudden sound, her eyes opened, her vision blurry, she felt weak, she couldn't focus.

"Raven, get the hell out of here!" The voice from the darkened figure shouted at her, even through her own panic she could sense the strong panic and yet, determination in the others mature sounding voice, she was certain she had never heard that voice before.

Raven stood there, her vision clearing, she was regaining some control over her own trembling form but nearly dropped to her knees when the figure shouted at her. "For Azar Sake Move!"

The figure had taken a hurried step towards Raven when it seemed the roles were reversed as the side of its face was struck by a large metal gear, sending the figure with a loud crash, colliding into the floor 25 feet below.

Slade jumped into Ravens sight as it had cleared.

"You? It was you all along?" He yelled in anger and disbelief, his attention not on Raven but the Man below, pushing the large metal gear off himself and stood with a smirk.

Slade simply growled in frustration and jumped down and with a loud thud landed on his knees, not wasting time as he charged the man.

The two blackened figures moved quickly, throwing kicks and punches at each other, but neither of them landed a solid blow, dodging or deflecting the others attack, she still couldn't get a clear look at the other person and hovered slowly down from to the ground.

It was strange watching the two men fight, the only moving things all around them while everything remained still. The man seemed to have briefly lost his footing, Raven gasped as Slade took the opportunity to step forward, one solid blow of his fists after another hitting the man, she felt sick, what seemed to be the sound of cracking bones reached her ears.

Slade was getting over confident and the Man had regained his footing, grasping and gripping hard as he caught Slades fists in the palms of his hands, the two started pushing against each other, the man started yelling, louder and louder, she could feel those rages build up inside of him, drawing strength from it as Slades stance begun to lower as his fists were being broken.

Slades right knee shot forward, connecting with a loud thud into the mans stomach. His body lurched forward slightly from the impact, but his head had shot back and with another loud yell brought his head down within a second of the knee hitting his stomach. Raven felt sick if she had eaten anything today she knew that she couldn't have kept it down, the loud snapping of bone reaching her ears again and as she looked, her eyes widened in shock.

Slades head was hanging too far back for it to be natural, the only thing seeming to stop his head from dropping to the floor was the fabric of his uniform. Slades form twitched, convulsed slightly but the man did not stop, releasing Slades fists and driving his foot hard into Slades stomach to return the favour, sending the masked villain flying and then skidding across the floor to a halt.

The Man breathed heavily, staring over at Slades twitching form, it was then that he noticed Raven was still here, growling loudly under every laboured breath, approaching the sorceress.

"I told you to get the hell out of here!" He shouted, she again could sense his emotions, there was definite anger, but it was not directed at her.

"B-B-Beastboy?" She whispered in confusion.

She finally could see the full form of the man, his height rivaling that of Slades, his form was muscular, but not bulky, it suited the proportion of his body and did not look out of place, he was wearing the Doom Patrol style uniform, but it fitted him.

She looked to his face, it was slightly more canine, sharp cheekbones, even more so pointed ears, slitted eyes, the tips of four sharp canines sticking from his top and bottom lips.

Overall, it looked like he was in his late twenties, the same short hair though and the green skin had not changed either.

In disbelief her head turned to where she had seen Beastboy just a few minutes before, but there was no sign of him.

"Raven, for once in your life listen to me, get the hell out of here!" He shouted again, trying to shock the sorceress back to reality, he was too focused on her to realize that Slade had already gotten back up, snapping his head back into place, yelling out as he gathered his anger into the fire and threw the fire ball towards Beastboys back.

Raven gasped, her eyes widened, Beastboy could see the glare of the fire in her eyes and turned around, rising his arms defensively before his face and as the fire struck and consumed his body, he cried out.

Raven stumbled back, trying to crawl away, she was unsure what to expect but it certainly wasn't this.

The fire that had hit Beastboy had vanished shortly after impact, Beastboys Uniform was visibly scorched but mostly his upper body, Strangely enough however it was not skin beneath that she could see, his form briefly seemed slightly bulky, what seemed to be armadillo shells like old roman Legionnaire armor had covered most of his skin from the neck down.

As he felt the heat dissipate, the shells seemed to sink back into his skin and he turned to Raven, to help her up. "Are you all right?" He asked and she nodded slowly.

"Touching." Slade said sarcastically and thew another powerful fireball towards Beastboy, turning, the armor growing out of his skin to protect himself again, but before the blast struck, Raven clung to his back and blackness enveloped them, teleporting them out of there.

The two of them appeared at the outskirts of Jump City, in the city Dump, strange location, but bound not to be the first one anyone would look for them.

"What the hell is going on!" Raven shouted, pieces of garbage exploding behind her. "Who are you?" She continued to shout but Beastboy simply stood there, looking down at the, compared to him, short Raven.

"I could ask you the same thing, daughter of sketh." He said, but the smirk on his face made it clear that he knew exactly what was going on. "Besides, I'm hurt you don't remember me watching you from that tree for all those years." He remarked and her eyes widened.


I apologize if the story in any way seems to copy someone elses, i thought it was a unique idea as i had yet to find a story like it but then again for all i know someone posted one many years ago. Again, if it does seem that i am, please provide the link and i will most likely discontinue then.

If not however, please do review and add to your alerts as it always makes me smile when i see my inbox with even a single email saying someone has. Hope you enjoyed/