Disclaimer: I don't own the Teen Titans. Just a bunch of mostly non-related one shots, maybe some two-shots, on the Teen Titans and what happens after they break up. Notice: since many of these are non-related, the way the Titans broke up will be different. Not all will have happy endings. Parings: Raven/Beast Boy, Raven/OC, Robin/Starfire, Cyborg/Sara Simms, Cyborg/Bumblebee. Thor is strictly a property of Raven of Alaska productions, and may not be used without permission in any shape or form. Stories inspired by the episode, "How Long is Forever?" Thor inspired by the Norse God, not the Marvel superhero... oh, one of these chapters, (either 2 or 3) will focus on Thor's past.
It wasn't supposed to end like this. They were a team, a family. They would always supposed to be there for each other. It was only a matter of time, and the Teen Titans would have to grow up. Choose their own paths in life. Not like this, never like this. It was supposed to be a friendly good-bye, they were supposed to remain friends.
That didn't matter now. After years of fighting side by side, the Titans snapped. It started casually enough, minor arguments here and there, normal roommate stuff. Soon, the minor arguments became major, and led to dissension among the team. Relationships were strained, tested to the very limits of reality. Then, the unthinkable happened.
Robin and Starfire broke up.
When the others heard about this, their jaws dropped to the ground. Cyborg told Robin to stop joking, and the Boy Wonder replied that it wasn't a joke, that Starfire had broken up with him. Then, he left. Into the dark confines of his room. Obsessing over Slade, who had started causing havoc again. With their leader only coming out to fight Slade, the Teen Titans were left under the command of Cyborg. They fought, losing more battles than they won. Cyborg blamed himself for being a poor leader. Starfire, Beast Boy, and Raven blamed Robin for abandoning them. He never came to eat, he never spent time with anyone, except during training, and after fighting Slade, he'd lock himself up in his room, searching for a clue as to the identity of their arch-nemesis. This happened for over a year.
One month ago, Robin left. Packed up in the middle of the night, headed to who knows where. Starfire had balled over this, saying that she had been a bad friend for not forcing former lover Robin out of his room when they needed him. She had held up, strong as ever. If anything, Robin's sudden departure made her stronger, if that makes any sense. They started winning again, sending more bad guys to jail in record time. One week ago, Slade was killed when a bomb he set went off early. Three days ago, Starfire announced she would be leaving in a few days.
One day ago, at the end of an extremely heated argument, Raven slapped and broke up with Beast Boy. They had argued about college, Raven wanting to pursue a career as an anthropologist, and have Beast Boy attend college just to get a good education, (his grammar was horrible at times, and the television had rotted his brain), and Beast Boy countered that he didn't need to go. Refusing to let this go, Raven argued about the advantages of going to college, of getting a higher degree of education. Beast Boy argued that it would be too much work, and who knows how high the costs could get! The government, though, said they would pay the tuition for the Teen Titans, if they wished. "College would be a waste of time! Think of all the fun we could be having, instead of burying our noses in books for four years!" Raven did something she regretted. After hours of arguing, she slapped him. Hard. It was over before it had begun. Raven barely registered what she had done. There was a big red mark on Beast Boy's face. When she tried to heal it, he shoved her away, fear in his eyes.
"Beast Boy, I-"
"Don't, Raven, I don't want to hear any excuses."
"I was going to apologize! You don't have to be such a jerk!"
"Jerk! I'm not the one suggesting we go bury our noses in books for four years! We should go out and travel the world, not waste our time studying!"
"Waste time! If that's all you think our future is going to be, then leave! It's over, Garfield!" Immediately she regretted what she had said. He looked at her with pained eyes. Her anger quickly
subsiding, Raven tried speaking to him. "No, I didn't mean... what I wanted to say" but she never got to finish her sentence, because he left. Garfield Mark Logan had refused to talk to her since.
Cyborg was in the common room, bags packed. Next to him, Starfire lugged a heavy bag that seemed to contain everything she owned. After saying good-bye, she left. Cyborg waited for Raven, for Beast Boy, to wish them a happy life together. That never came. Seeing that they must've already left, Cyborg headed down to the T-Car. The sound of his baby roaring to life seemed dim to him. Silently, he left.
Waiting outside Beast Boy's room, Raven stared at the door, contemplating on whether or not she should break it down. She had to settle this with him. Raven couldn't bear to lose him. He was the world to her. She knew he felt the same way. He said it every time, when they touched, when they kissed, when they would sit together, enjoying each other's presence. Irritated by the amount of time it was taking Garfield to come out of his room, Raven knocked the door down. There Garfield sat, on his bed, facing the wall. "We need to talk," Raven said, sitting next to him. "Beast Boy, I love you." She waited for his response. "Dammit, Garfield, I love you!" She brought her lips to his, kissing him with all the passion she could muster. His response was to try and shove her off, but to no avail. Pinning him with her powers, Raven forced him to listen to her.
"I'm not going to college."
"This isn't about college, Garfield, this is about us! Before I met you and the others, I never had a friend. When we danced for the first time, I knew you were my soul mate. I'm yours, forever and always."
For the longest time, he didn't say anything. He stared at her, and she felt her heart break. Releasing him from her powers, she slowly, silently made her way to his door. Before she could leave a strong pair of arms wrapped themselves around her. "I wouldn't have it any other way," Garfield said, before pulling her into a kiss. Yes, this is how it should be.
The alarm rang throughout the Tower. Red lights flashed, sirens blared. "Let the others get it." Garfield said, momentarily breaking the make out session. Raven frowned.
"There are no others, Garfield. It's just us."
They stood there, enjoying the warm embrace of the other. "You packed?" Raven asked. Garfield nodded. "Then, today, the Titans are no more."
For the first time since it was installed, the alarm would go unanswered. Jump City would look for its heroes, only to be filled with despair. Villains ruled the streets, basking in the fear of the citizens of Jump City. Without the Titans, there was chaos. Eventually, the villains were defeated. Time went on, and many discussed dismantling Titans Tower. The Titans had abandoned them. What use was there Tower? Yet there were others. Others who knew. The Titans had broken up, each going on to live their own lives. They could not always be there for Jump City. It was inevitable. Some hoped that one day the Titans would return. So the Tower stood, left as a memorial to the Teen Titans, the former guardian angels of Jump City.
What happened to the Titans, anyway?
Time went on. Raven went to college. In her junior year, she got pregnant and married Beast Boy. Their twins were the first of many Logan children. Starfire went to Tamaran, and ruled for a hundred and ninety-eight years. Robin was discovered, by Cyborg, then known as Victor Stone, and their meeting was not pleasant. The residents of Gotham still wonder why those two heroes, Nightwing and Cyborg, were fighting. Nightwing refused to comment. Cyborg could not be reached. Nightwing died in the line of duty, saving the lives of several police officers and children. As for Cyborg, he endured. He stood against the test of time, eventually replacing his human parts with robotic ones. In order to survive, to endure, he gave up his humanity.
300 years after the Titans disbanded, one lonely warrior stood on the island that once held Titans Tower. Regenerating synthetic skin covered his robotic form. Sadness registered in his systems, and he looked back upon his memories. Memories of a time when Jump City had been full of life, instead of the ghost town it had become. Memories of a Tower that stood in the middle on an island in the middle of the bay. Of fighting Slade, Brother Blood, and the Brotherhood of Evil. The family that he had shared was gone, and he wondered if it was worth it. To go on, to continue fighting. The answer was simply this: Yes. In their memory, I fight. He turns away, back facing the statue he had carved. A statue with five figures, friends, charging into battle. It wasn't much, but it would last, unlike him. Eventually, the metallic Titan would fall. With his passing, the Teen Titans all but fade into oblivion, ancient relics of a forgotten time.
Hey, y'all! Raven of Alaska here. My first collection of one-shots. Now, tell me, should I make this a two parter, and go deeper into what happened with the Beast Boy and Raven? Their future together? Or should I save that for another time, maybe a spin-off? Next chapter will probably be Raven/Thor, Robin/Starfire. It will take place three hours before the Titans disband. Don't expect a happy ending, unless you really want one...
