Yo, this is basically gonna be my version of the Teen Titans, so like some stuff you're gonna be like, WOW THAT'S NEW, and other stuff is gonna be kind of familiar. I don't own TT, but god do I wish I did. We'd be getting a new season of TT if I did. Welcome to hell kids.
If Victor beat him at Mario Kart one more time, Wally was going to kill him. Wally privately blamed his continued victory on Victor being 90% robot, but he wouldn't voice that because he valued his life too much. The speedster knew that in an actual race, he would win hands down. This wasn't an actual race. This was Mario Kart where the speed was limited to way too fucking slow and he was done with it. He knew Rachel would win if she joined them, but she was off doing god knows what, and he imagined Dick was brooding in his room like the typical emo teen he is. Although, Wally imagines that the day Dick relaxes and listens to music is the day the world will actually explode, hopefully from natural causes and not from you know, the Titans slacking on doing their usual superhero business. However, the odds are that if Dick is relaxing then the rest of the team most definitely aren't being serious except maybe Rachel. Rachel's an odd one though. Wally knows that Rachel can act like a teenager because he has caught her reading 'Love Simon' before and that is basically the optimum amount of teenage one can be.
None of which was currently helping him defeat Victor though. Victor was rather strange himself. The guy was perfectly capable of being serious, especially when it came to his pride and joy, his car. When it comes to that car, Victor would chase someone to another universe to get it back and beat the ass of whoever took or broke it. Wally still remembers when Dick accidentally scratched it and found himself with a broken arm and a concussion. So, Victor could be serious, but it was so rare that no one really paid attention to it until it was in your face. The rest of the time, Victor was a fairly average teenager with the exception being that he was way too aware of his robotic parts. Wally understood that though. He had witnessed first-hand children crying at the sight of Victor and he was not jealous of Victor because Wally knew if he was in Victor's position, he'd want to curl up in a ball and never leave his room. Also, Wally would not want to be that slow. God, watching the world sometimes was painful for him. Everyone moved so slowly that it was so tempting for Wally to drag people everywhere. That's why he enjoyed visiting Barry and Clark because those two moved at a pace Wally found comfortable and there was always tons of food to eat there. Wally could easily beat Clark at Mario Kart. Barry's harder to beat, but that's because Barry plays video games way too often.
Speaking of Mario Kart, they were finally on a track Wally could win with, Rainbow Road. Now, a lot of people would argue that it's a weird track to be so good at because it's the most difficult, but what Victor lacks is reflexes. Well, he doesn't lack them per say, but they're no match for Wally's reflexes and that means Wally can knock him off the track so much easier. Yes, Rainbow Road was where Wally could really let rip even if the game was still painfully slow. God, it was like he was constantly being forced to watch everything in slow motion and having to match that speed so everyone else is happy. It's bearable though especially when he's finally going to be able to wipe that smug grin of Victor's dumb face. He needed to set everything up with the perfect start so that he can get near the front from the beginning and knock Victor off straight away. It was fast, or slow in Wally's mind. Hold A then release. Repeat. Making sure he has held it for the perfect amount of time so he accelerates, but doesn't hold it for too long or else he'll cock up the start. And… it's perfect. He flawlessly accelerates straight into Victor knocking him off the track and readjusting to avoid the same fate. It's a work of art. Magnificent. And, it's followed by a spectacular first lap. The second lap is more challenging as Victor begins to catch up, but Wally maintains a firm lead only retreating behind Victor when he senses a blue shell about to be released. The third lap is intense with the two boys fighting for the lead and trying to knock the other off. Wally is just about to knock Victor off and achieve victory when Dick barges in, knocking his concentration off and allowing Victor to just manage to steal victory from him.
"Well, you know what they say, Victor is short for victory." Victor teases. The smug smile has returned full force and what Wally would give to punch him in the non-metallic side of the face just once. Thankfully, Wally's plotting was interrupted by Dick ripping open the curtains, revealing Jump City and by the looks of it what was about to be there next mission.
Leering over the centre of Jump City was what appeared to be a gigantic hole in the sky with creatures filing in and down upon the city. God, Wally really hoped that this wasn't the alien invasion that the crazy folks in the news always warned him about because his day was already going badly enough with him losing against Victor on the track he's best at.
"Everyone suit up. Wally go down ahead to see what's happening and report back. I'll go notify Rachel." Dick announced and charged out of the room as quickly as he'd entered. It was no surprise to see that Dick was already in his uniform. The guy would sleep and shower in it if he could. Wally reckoned it was a habit he'd picked up from Clark as Clark always wears his suit under his regular clothes. However, Victor always placed bets on it just being Dick's paranoia not allowing him to rest. Wally imagined that Rachel would argue that it has to do with convenience. See, Wally could change in seconds, and Victor just stripped, which Wally tried to avoid lingering on, and he's pretty sure that sometimes Rachel just puts her cloak on over her civilian clothes. Nonetheless, Wally raced down to his room to change to avoid being scolded by Dick.
Running was always freeing. He knew Rachel claimed that it was tiring, but for him it could never be. Sure, he got out of breath and there was a constant hunger plaguing him. However, that wouldn't stop him from running because when he ran, he was allowed to do everything at his pace with the cool breeze beating against his body. The buildings would all blur into one and the people would barely even notice his passing. This feeling was thrown off when he reached the city centre.
There were buildings that were threatening collapse and people were desperately trying to get away. Town Hall was in bits and some of the sidewalk had been churned up. There were car alarms screeching as they were tossed around as weapons. In the midst of it all was an orange-skinned woman with flaming red hair and the brightest green eyes Wally had ever seen fighting against an army of what he could only describe as monsters. They were almost like a mixture of crocodile-like humans but 10 times scarier. He dashed to a safer location and whipped out his communicator, dialling for Dick.
"Talk to me, Kid Flash." Dick had switched to their superhero names. "What's happening down there?"
Wally took in the site again; from the monsters filing in through the portal to the people screaming in terror. "You know what, you need to see this for yourself."
"What do you mean?" Dick asked and Wally was pretty sure he heard Cyborg in the background bursting into song before Rachel hushed him.
"Just get down here as quick as possible. I'm gonna start evacuating civilians." He didn't wait for a response and simply hung up on them before beginning his mission. Evacuating civilians was his specialty due to his speed. For him a split second could last minutes and in a pinch his powers could be the deciding factor. Say if some debris was about to hit a small crying child, he could get them out of there long before they even noticed it was falling. It also allowed him to protect his teammates better while also supporting them which filled him to the brim with confidence. He would never allow anything to happen to his teammates as long as he lived.
Evacuations were for the main part simple. However, there were a few who would have to wait for Victor or Rachel to show up as it involved some heavy lifting that Wally was not capable of. He didn't have to wait long though as they were quickly rounding the final corner with Rachel riding with Vic in his car, and Dick on his motorbike.
"I see what you mean" were the first words out of Dick's mouth when he'd caught up to Wally. Other than there being a smaller amount of civilians in the area, not much had changed about the situation. Wally had avoided the fighting so far as he wasn't entirely sure which side to join because while it was so tempting to help the woman, she may not be the good guy in this scenario as looks can be deceiving. However, judging by the way Dick's eyes were following the woman, Wally could tell that Dick had already made his choice. "How's the evacuation going?"
"It's nearly done. There were a few people I couldn't get to as it requires some heavy lifting." Wally described the current situation and the most affected areas then waited for Dick to divulge his plan.
"Ok." Everyone instantly gathered at Dick's tone of voice. "Raven. Finish up the evacuations. Cyborg, see if you can find a way to close that portal. Kid Flash, you're with me. We need to defend that women." The typical cocky Robin smirk appeared on Dick's face. "Titans go." He commanded and they all instantly dispersed. Rachel took off towards some of the collapsed buildings where there was a small group of people trapped. Victor flew upwards to get a closer view of the portal, knocking a few monsters down on the way. Dick moved to get closer to the woman so he could better defend the woman. Wally dashed around, helping Dick while keeping a perimeter so no other buildings got destroyed and they didn't have to extend the evacuations further although he was sure that the police had already begun to set up their own perimeter. However, he also knew that if the creatures did get past the perimeter, the police would be useless to do anything. He meant that with no offense to them, but they didn't have the training like Dick did or the powers that the rest of them did.
Rachel had just finished the evacuations and was coming to offer support when Dick first heard the woman speak. He had no idea what she had said and even his extensive knowledge of other languages failed him in this situation. However, he was also coming to the realisation that the woman was also unearthly. Her skin was far too orange to be considered just a botched spray tan and the strength she held was way more powerful than anything of Earth, except maybe Wonderwoman and Wondergirl which may include the Amazonians by extension, but the biggest give away was her eyes. They held no pupil; they were simply pure emerald orbs which held a constant glow. Dick quickly realised talking was going to be of minimal usage here which ruined his chances of being entirely sure of whether or not he had told the team to join the correct side. For all he knew, the woman could be a criminal, but there was just something compelling him to trust her. However, he knew if he voiced that Wally would claim that he was thinking with his dick and that would probably involve some subtle pun on his name, which he would rather die than hear. He was simply trusting his gut instinct. Whether that gut instinct came from further down or not is unimportant.
It wasn't long after that Victor checked in to give a report on his side of things. "I have some good news. I think I can shut the portal."
"Do it then." Wally cut in, his impatience getting the better of him as the fight must have felt like it's already lasted far too long.
"Hush up a minute." Dick scolded. "Cy, what do you need?" He knew that Victor would have already shut the portal if he had everything he needed.
"I don't need anything, but the portal might reverse as it closes, so you're gonna want to hold onto something." Victor explained.
"Reverse?" Rachel questioned being the one not as up to date on technology which Dick couldn't exactly blame her for. He builds gadgets in his free time and enjoys being able to hack into villain's tech. Victor basically is technology by this point. Wally, on the other hand, was a little special in that he had a photographic memory. Dick still struggles to not be terrified of how easily Wally could get knowledge of everything if he wanted by combining his speed with his ability to memorise. However, privately he likes to joke that Victor would still find a way to beat Wally at video games. Dick's just relieved that his teammates aren't his enemies.
"Basically, the portal acts as a door, but when I shut it, it might try and reabsorb what it let through. I don't know whether it will only target those that came through or whether it will pull up anything near it so just to be safe, I advise holding onto something." Victor answered.
Dick frowned, sparing a glance to the woman. "What about the girl? If it's targeted it might pull her in."
"Yeah. We're just gonna have to pray that doesn't happen. Even though we still don't know who the bad guy is in this situation." Victor conceded.
Rachel paused for a minute. "Well, considering the croco-men are filled with rage and some form of malice, and the girl simply seems fearful, I'm gonna say that she's the good guy."
Dick stopped dead in his tracks. "You couldn't have said that earlier?"
"I thought you already knew." She shrugged.
"Anyway." Victor interrupted. "I'm gonna shut the portal now so watch out. One of y'all might wanna tell the girl as well so she can hold on."
"I don't think she speaks English." Dick stated.
"Well then think of something else, but I'm gonna shut it." Victor didn't wait for a response and shot a blast at a small gemstone which he had analysed to be holding the portal open. He wasn't the most up to date on magic, but even he could work out such a simple spell. He had seen Rachel using a similar spell before and remembered hitting it with a blast, only to feel a small vacuum force. However, the portal hadn't been big enough for him to judge whether it indiscriminately absorbing or whether it was targeting specific individuals, but shut before it could finish. In fact, now that he was thinking this through, he should probably have asked Rachel more about this sort of spell.
"Raven." He called out as the portal began to collapse on itself. "This portal is identical to your magic."
"Is it? I hadn't really bothered to think about it because you looked like you knew what you were doing." She deadpanned. "In which case, everyone is definitely going to want to hold on." It was in that moment that the portal began absorbing its surroundings. The force had each of them holding onto an object nearby. Dick quickly reached out to grab the woman as well.
"Quick question, Raven." Wally piped up. "How the fuck did you not recognise that?"
Wally was pretty sure he heard a quiet "you kiss Barry on the cheek with that mouth" from Victor, but he decided not to rise to it as he is more mature than a certain half-robot.
"I'm so used to only the occasional villain having magic that I just assumed what I was feeling was my own magic."
"I thought magic feels different from person to person." Victor retorted. "I mean I'm pretty sure you told me that."
Rachel hesitated. "It varies between families, which means my dad cast this spell." The other three instantly cringed at the mention of the big bad.
"He isn't here, is he?" Dick dared to ask.
"No. They probably made a contract with him, but he can't get into this dimension without me." She explained, which allowed the other three to relax slightly. "However, given enough power through sacrifices he can cast spells like this."
Their conversation was interrupted by one of the monster grabbing onto the woman, placing even more strain on Dick. "Shit." Dick muttered, capturing the attention of the others. His grip was quickly loosening on the pole, but he was determined to hold on until the danger was gone. The woman in the meantime was attempting to get the monster off of her by using bright green bolts. However, she wasn't having much success as the monster kept weaving in and out of her attacks.
The struggle was decided when the pole he was holding onto snapped and all three were sent careening to the portal. While flying through the air, the woman was able to best the monster and send him speeding into the portal, but it didn't solve Dick and her problem. Thankfully, Dick was close enough to a building to hook himself onto. He shot it and grabbed onto the woman again. He knew it wouldn't last, but the portal was nearly shut. He just had to pray it held out long enough. He could see the building collapsing around the hook and watched as it became loose. Just as it released, the portal fully shut causing the duo to freefall through the sky. He felt the woman embrace him as they fell, pulling him in close. They crashed with alarming speed, dragging along the floor and denting the road.
Rachel, Wally and Victor were fast to make their way over. Wally reached them first and stood waiting for the dust to settle so he could make sure they were ok. Wally felt his heart stop beating as he was forced to think about the possibility of a life where one of his best friends was dead. He shook his head. He refused to believe the possibility of a world where Dick died before him. The Boy Wonder would fight his way out of the afterlife before allowing any of his friends to claim they outlived him. Dick had to be alive. There's no way this could kill him. He's fought Trigon supporters before and they were all brainwashed mad folk with no fear.
As the other two reached the site, the dust began to clear allowing Wally to see Dick save in the woman's arms with no injuries. The woman sported none either despite having been the one to take the brunt of the fall. Wally would have to make note to never get on the wrong side of her because if she could endure that, there was no way his punches were going to have an impact. The duo slowly began moving as they were finally able to see their surroundings. What Wally wasn't expecting was for one of the woman's first moves to be to have a full on make out session with Richard fucking Grayson. A simple kiss as gratitude, Wally could understand because they had both nearly died, but a full on snog? He can't believe that Dick of all people got a kiss from the fucking beautiful alien.
As she pulled back, she spoke again and this time it was English. "I do apologise for being so forward. My kind has the power to learn languages through kissing."
Dick had the nerve to smirk at that. "Useful." God, Wally was going to strangle him if he continued.
"If you ever want to learn another language, I would happily be of service." Yeah, Dick got the first kiss, but Wally would learn every language on this damn planet, which admittedly wouldn't be hard for him, if it would prevent her from kissing DICK OF ALL PEOPLE again. However, it seemed Rachel didn't appreciate his sentiment as she had the bloody cheek to nudge him. Honestly, was the world against him today. First, he was demolished at Mario Kart. Now, he missed out on being kissed by one of the most attractive women he has ever seen and yes, one of, Donna Troy is quite the looker if she wasn't in love with Roy Harper who she could quite easily do much better than which is a fact he wouldn't say aloud because Roy would probably shave him in his sleep. And now, his thoughts are getting off track. Maybe, he should just go back to bed.
While Wally had his mental breakdown, Rachel knelt down in front of the woman. "I'm Raven. Who are you and who were the ones attacking you?"
The woman looked at Rachel, examining her. "You are spawn of Trigon?" She stated cautiously.
"Yes." Rachel admitted. "However, I do not want to follow in his footsteps."
"You helped me and your friend destroyed the portal he created. I believe you." She smiled. "I am Princess Koriand'r of Tamaran. Those beings you saw were Gordanians. My sister sold me as a slave to them in order to bring peace to Tamaran and end the war between the Gordanians and the Tamaraneans. However, I managed to escape." The woman, Koriand'r, explained.
Rachel frowned. "I'm sorry." She gasped slightly. "You're injured." She stated, noticing a nasty burn on Koriand'r's stomach. Koriand'r made a move to cover it, but Rachel intervened. "I can heal it." Koriand'r hesitate, but allowed Rachel to look at it, her eyes widening in surprise when the burn began to shrink as it was healed.
"I did not realise demons are capable of such actions." She smiled.
"Yeah, it took me by surprise as well the first time I did it." Rachel allowed the corners of her mouth to turn up slightly.
"You are welcome to stay with us until you work out what to do." Dick announced. "I imagine you want to rest for a while after what you've been through."
"No." Koriand'r shook her head. "It would put all of you in danger and I could not do such a thing after you have all helped me."
Rachel smirked. "My dad is a demon intent on using me as a portal to enter this dimension so he can destroy the universe. I'm sure a little bit more danger isn't going to hurt. Besides, we're kind of superheroes. Helping people is what we do."
"Please, even if it's just for one night while you regain your energy." Dick added.
Koriand'r sighed. "Fine, but only for one night. I do not wish to trouble you more than I already have."
"It's fine." Cyborg laughed. "Besides the most troublesome is this speedy brat."
"I am afraid I do not follow. Is the speedy brat not an ally?" She questioned.
"He's just joking." Wally cut in. "And for the record, I'm not speedy brat, I'm Kid Flash, the dashingly handsome one of this team."
"I see." She frowned, looking Wally up and down. "Earth standards must be much different to Tamaran standards."
Cyborg laughed. "You're gonna fit in just fine. I'm Cyborg."
She nodded, before turning to face Dick. "And you are?"
Dick smiled. "I'm Robin."
Starring:
Wally West as Kid Flash (16)
Victor Stone as Cyborg (17)
Rachel Roth as Raven (13)
Dick Grayson as Robin (16)
Koriand'r as Starfire (16)
Also, what's this? No Beast Boy? I know. I'm shocked too, but y'all know it won't last. I love that green gremlin too much to leave him out.
This was initially gonna be like only half the chapter, but it got to 4000 words and I was like best leave it there. Don't wanna be raising your standards too high from the first chapter ;)
