To: Teen Titans
From: The Mayor
As the mayor of Jump City, I would like to inform you that your hard work is greatly appreciated. Although we've let you live on the island off our coast for so long without adults, down here at the office we aren't sure whether you can legally stay there without guardians. It has come to my attention that none of you that I know of, are high school graduates. Unless you all go to school, I sadly will have to make you leave the island. Enrolment will be free. Sorry for this inconvenience. If you have graduated, please show us your diploma as you will not have to re-attend school if you are a graduate. Please let us know if you will attend, and also your ages if you are not going to attend JC High as a senior.
Thank you for your time,
The Mayor
"Uh guys? I think you want to see this…" Beastboy called his friends, and showed them the letter from the mayor. "This isn't like a joke or something, right? Is this for real?" He turned toward the leader of the titans, expecting an answer from Robin, the one who usually knew what was going on. Robin had a weird look on his face, and left mumbling something about calling downtown to see if they were serious. Next the green changeling turned to Raven, for though he would never admit it, he thought she was the smartest titan on the team. She shrugged her shoulders.
"Hey, don't look at me. I was homeschooled by some monks in Azarath. I have no idea what's going on. I don't exactly have a diploma, so I guess if this is for real I'll be in school with you guys…" Raven scowled, not liking not knowing what was going on. She turned to Starfire and said, "You definitely are going to have to go to school with us. It'll be good for you though, because you'll understand the ways of earth more I guess…" The three remaining titans turned to Cyborg, the only titan that had grown up in Jump City.
"Hey, well look on the bright side y'all! We'll get to meet a bunch of new people! And think about all the different things we'll get to do that we don't get to do now! There's plenty that we're missing out on!" Cyborg seemed the most optimistic of all the titans. "I wonder what Robin's problem is! I mean, if he does somthin' stupid no one will know it was him…" a look of understanding came over his face and the faces of the other titans.
"With Robin in a school, his secretive identity will not be very secret anymore, I suppose. Please, do they let people wear masks and capes in school?" The other titans looked at each other and tried to not crack up.
"We'll have to go shopping for some different clothes." Raven looked Starfire over, and for the first time noticed how short the mini skirt was on the tall alien girl. "Clothes that won't get us detention on the first day…" Robin burst into the room, and the other titans looked at him expectantly. "So, is this school thing for real?"
"You guys have to attend JCH for the next semester, do well on the SAT's and pass all our classes. If we do that, you can earn your diplomas. They want you to wear street clothes so you don't 'distract people with your hero getup' or so the mayor says." In his head he thought, 'man, they still are going to attract people's attention, even without the capes and hoods and uniforms. I mean seriously, purple hair, a guy that's green, a guy that's half robot and an alien? Kinda hard to miss…'
"Wait what do you mean us? What about you?" Cyborg wondered aloud, realizing what Robin was saying. Why didn't he have to go to school?
"I already graduated, with honors. I had a scholarship and everything. It was shocking to everyone because I had skipped a grade…" Raven saw that the strange look was still plastered on his face, and came to realize the reason. The titans split up to go do their own things, and Raven followed Robin down the hall to his room. Before Robin opened his door, in a strange, unfamiliar voice, he said, noticing Raven, "Yes? Is there something wrong?"
"You tell me. I've been in your head Robin, remember? I saw you graduating, head of the class, right? Why can't you just show them your diploma?" he got an irritated look on his face. "You can't, can you? It's because of your secret identity, isn't it?" Robin sat down on the edge of his bead, and put his head in his hands.
"I don't know what to do Raven. If I show the mayor my diploma, then he isn't going to believe it actually is my diploma unless I ditch the mask and show him who I am. If I don't, I still have to go to school, and I don't think he is gonna let me register as just Robin. Either way, they still find out my identity. I can't let that happen. Not just for my sake. If they find out who I am, then they easily will figure out who Batman is…" Raven could see the dilemma Robin was having, but wasn't sure what she could do about it. She saw a somewhat guilty look on his face.
"I'm guessing there was a third option, wasn't there? Some other far away school where you could go retake some tests and be done, right? Miles away from here…" She looked over at the boy, who seemed even more depressed now that she had figured out the other option. "That's what you're going to pick, isn't it? How long will you be gone? The team could easily fall apart without you here! What about Starfire?! What about…" She stopped when she saw the look on his face, a look which even through the mask you could see the fear and helplessness in his eyes. A look that could make even the toughest meanest person in the world feel bad for him.
"I don't know, Raven. I just don't know..." on that depressing note, Raven left Robin to think about what he was going to do. There was no point trying to cheer him up. She decided to find Starfire, for surely she was in a better mood.
"Hello friend Raven! Would you like to journey to the mall of shopping to look for some new clothes to wear to school? You do have good taste in clothes, and perhaps could help me find something, nice looking? Yes?" Raven couldn't reject the excited look on her friends face, and forced a smile.
"Sure, we can both find some new clothes for school." The two friends left, both happy to be doing something fun.
Cyborg and Beastboy also were thinking about school, but they weren't nearly as excited as the girls. "Aw man! Back to school dude! At least there will be some cute chicks there!" They went off to play video games, and to enjoy the rest of the summer.
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