Don't own teen titans. Took this story down about a year ago and redid it. Hope its better.
Pitter, patter, pitter, patter. This was the sound echoing threw the streets as little feet rhythmically hit the cobble stone path. A small girl dressed in a white cloak looked fearfully over her shoulder as she ran with all her might away from a towering black palace. Angry shouts could be heard as a horde of fiery soldiers stormed after her. The girl just kept frantically running though. Running as if the devil himself was after her. Suddenly, her foot caught on an uneven stone and she fell hard to the unforgiving ground. The hellish soldiers quickly surrounded her, blocking all chances of escape. Shifting abruptly, the ranks parted for a huge figure with long white hair, skin as red as hell's fire and four angry yellow eyes. "You can not run from your destiny dear daughter." the hellish figure snarled, " The prophecy will be fulfilled. There is no escaping it." Fear gripped the tiny child as she cowered on the cold stone street. But fear was suddenly replaced by shock as the huge satanic creature stepped aside to reveal a small boy with short black hair and sorrow filled ice blue eyes. All the small girl could utter was, "no", as the devil she knew as father slowly closed in on her.
"No" Raven yelled as she shot up in her bed, cold beads of sweat rolling down her face. "It was just a dream." She told herself as she threw on her cloak and headed towards the kitchen, "Just a very bad dream."
When she got to the kitchen she filled up a kettle with water and put it on the stove to boil. As Raven sat there and waited for her hot water she took time to notice how she'd changed. She had kept her long hair. It now hung past her shoulders; the dark blue locks a stark contrast to the white of her new cloak. The white of her cape showed that she was now pure, purged of her father's evil. "But", Raven thought with a sigh, "I will forever be his daughter, whether or not I'm his portal."
"Why?" she asked herself out loud as she looked at her hands, which had once glowed with the scarth, "Why am I having these nightmares now?"
"Raven? Is that you? What are you doing up?" Robin asked as he walked into the kitchen confusion written all over his face.
"I could ask you the same question." Raven said, quickly shaking her surprised and walking over to the now steaming kettle, pouring some water into a tea filled mug.
"Got hungry", Robin said with a shrug, opening the fridge and pulling out some cold pizza, "What are you up for?"
"Tea." Raven said as she took her mug and started for the door.
"You ok Raven?" Robin said genuine concern in his voice. "Ever since Trigon was defeated and Terra got revived you've been acting, well, different."
"I'm fine, but you'll have to excuse me if I don't exactly jump for joy that she's back." Raven said coldly as she continued to leave.
"She made a mistake Ray, we all have. Why can't you forgive her? the others did." Robin said slightly perturbed by Ravens inability to forgive Terra for temporarily joining Slade.
"Once a traitor, always a traitor." Ravens snapped angrily nearly spilling some tea as she spun around to glare at Robin.
"Why do I get the feeling there's something you're not telling me?" Robin said softly, placing a comforting hand on Raven's shoulder.
"It's nothing." And with that Raven teleported to her room before Robin had time to inquire more about her strange behavior.
Robin just shook his head and headed for bed. "I'll try to get it out of her tomorrow." He reasoned as he fell asleep on his bed half his pizza still in his hand.
The next day
"Hey team." Robin mumbled as he walked into the kitchen/living room sleepy eyed and half awake, giving Starfire a quick kiss on the cheek before turning on the coffee machine.
"You are aware that it is twelve thirty in the afternoon, right?" Raven said as she drank some herbal tea.
"Some of us need more sleep than others." Robin said groggily as he drank a cup of coffee to wake up, "So Titans what do you want to do today.
"We could all partake in the consumption of the 'junk foods.'" Starfire exuberantly suggested, smiling at her boyfriend.
"Sounds good to me", Terra said stopping her loud cheering for Beast Boy, "I'm starved."
"Boohya!" Cyborg yelled as he threw down his controller and started a victory dance.
"Hey! No fair you cheated!" Beast Boy shouted as he jumped up and began waving his arms around wildly.
"No I didn't, you're just pissed you lost." Cyborg said as he continued his victory jig around the couch.
"Hey I know what will cheer you up." Terra said as she laid a hand on Beast Boys shoulder, trying to salvage her boyfriends shattered pride.
"What?" Beast Boy said crossing his arms with a very childish pout.
"Pizza!" Terra yelled as she threw her arms in the air.
"Yah! Pizza sounds awesome." Beast Boy shouted as he stood up with a gleam in his eye, his loss temporarily forgotten in his excitement.
"I'm down with that." Cyborg said finally stopping his victory dance.
"How bout you Ray?" Robin said turning to Raven who was putting her tea cup in the dish washer.
"Whatever." Raven said as she headed to the door.
"Well that's about as close to a yes as we ever get out of Raven." Beast Boy joked as the rest of the Titans followed Raven out the door.
At the pizza place
"Veggie!" Beast Boy shouted as he stood up.
"Meat!" Cyborg yelled in return as he too stood up.
"Veggie!"
"Meat!"
"Veggie!"
"Meat!"
"Veggie!"
"Meat!"
They were so focused on their argument that they didn't notice the waitress take their order from Robin.
"Veggie!"
"Meat!"
"Veggie!"
"Meat!"
"Veggie!"
"Meat!"
"Ummmmmmmm, guys." Terra said tentatively.
"What!" They both yelled in unison looking at her.
"We already placed the order" Terra said motioning to the returning waitress balancing a large quarter cheese, quarter pepperoni, quarter meat lovers and quarter vegetarian pizza.
"Oh' they both said as they sat down to eat.
Everyone laughed at the silly antics of the two teens. Well, Everyone except Raven who seemed to be on another plain of existence. All she seemed to be doing to the other Titans was staring off into space, but Raven was actually deep in thought.
"Damn!" Raven thought to herself, as more unbidden images of the black haired boy from her dream came to her mind "Why am I thinking about him now?"
"Uhhhhhhh Raven, are you ok?" Terra asked waving a hand in front of the zoned out girls face.
"Fine! Not that it's any of your business." Raven snapped as she slapped Terra's hand away from her face and began eating.
Terra looked sadly back down at her pizza and began to eat. "Raven" Beast Boy started angrily but he was soon cut off be Terra shoving a piece of pizza in his mouth.
Sensing the uneasiness that had settled over the group of teens, Robin tactfully asked, "So, what does everyone want to do?"
"How about we journey to the joyous room of flashing lights and amusingly simplistic activities?" Starfire said with a bright smile, linking arms with Robin and leaning into him.
"Arcade sounds good to me." Robin translated, turning to the others.
"I'm in." Terra said.
"Yes, I can get revenge on Cyborg for beating me in Mariocart Racing." Beast Boy said rubbing his hands together in anticipation.
"I dunno 'bout BB beatin me but I'm cool." Cyborg said receiving a glare from Beast Boy.
"I think I'll pass" Raven said.
"What? Why?" Beast Boy asked, appalled that anyone would turn down video games.
"I've got some things I need to take care of," Raven mumbled as she got up to leave before she was interrupted by the Titan's communicators sounding off.
"Looks like it will have to wait, we've got trouble at the Jump City Bank." Robin said as he and the other Titans jumped in the T-car and sped away to the Bank.
At the bank
When they got to the bank they were all surprised to find the bank robbers bound and gagged in front of the building with five hooded and cloaked figures standing behind them.
The largest of the five was even bigger then Cyborg, dressed in a dark green cloak, he towered above even the tallest of the others, standing about 6'10.
To the right of the green figure was the shortest of the five, the height difference quite apparent with the tallest and shortest juxtaposed. The short one wore an ocean blue cloak and look to be around 5'2.
To their left stood two other figures more equal in size. The taller standing about 6 feet and wearing a red cloak while the other was around 5'6 and wearing a grey cloak.
Standing in the center of these four was the fifth figure. Garbed in a deep black cloak and looking to be around 5'11 it was clear to the Titans by the way the others stood that the black figure was the leader.
"Who are you?" Robin yelled taking out his Bo staff as the Teen Titans jumped out of the car ready for a fight.
"Well that's nice", the smallest blue clad person said in an almost childish, but distinctly feminine voice, lowering her hood to reveal a girl with light blue hair in pigtails and dark blue eyes. "try to help out and you get the third degree".
"What are you doing here?" Raven yelled in shock as she ran ahead of the other Titans.
"So that's how you greet old friends on Earth", the red cloaked figure said with a laugh, taking off his hood which hid a boy with long wild red hair, tied in a loose ponytail, and piercing yellow eyes. "I'm hurt Raven."
"Do you know these guys Ray?" Cyborg asked obviously confused.
"Of course she knows us", said the one wearing grey said exasperatedly as she lowered her hood to show a girl with short blond hair and grey eyes. "Been a long time Raven."
"Yana?" Raven stuttered out, sounding like the wind had been knocked out of her. "Ari? Vega? Krade?...Rannesh?"
The gigantic green-garbed figure took off his hood. Under it was a boy with short dark brown hair and light green eyes. "Hey" he said in a deep voice, which suited his hulking figure.
The black-cloaked figure then stepped forward and took of his hood. The figure in the cloak was a boy with shaggy, neck length, jet-black hair and crystal blue eyes.
As the Titans took in their appearance they started to notice some features that were defiantly not human. Namely, pointed ears, fangs and claw like fingernails.
Raven just stood there eyes wide and mouth slightly ajar, seemingly in shock. The black-cloaked figure slowly approached, quickly closing the space between them before stopping mere centimeters before her, and softly uttering a short, "hello".
Smack! Was suddenly heard as Raven pulled away from him and slapped him across his face with a resounding smack.
But Raven didn't stop at one hit. She just kept on hitting him over and over. And the black haired boy did nothing to stop her he just stood there taking every punch and kick she threw at him.
"I", punch, "can't", kick, "believe", punch, "you!", punch, "what", kick, "gives you", punch, "the right", kick, "to be", punch, "here!" Raven yelled as she beat the boy. With a resounding hit Raven whacked him square in the face and sent him flying a good ten feet.
"Raven, don't you think that's enough?" the blond haired girl ask nonchalantly as the Titans watched aghast.
"No Yana", Raven said picking up a car with her powers and throwing it on the boy, "that's enough." And with that she teleported away.
The blue haired girl skipped over to the car giggling, "She left Rannesh." Then the car lifted up and the black haired boy emerged holding the car above his head before throwing it to the side.
"That went surprisingly well." The red head said with an amused smirk as he watched the black cloaked boy dust off his clothes.
"Come on now", the blond girl managed to get out between stifled laughter, "it's not that funny. We need to get focused."
"Could have been worse." the huge brunet boy shrugged.
"Quiet." The black haired teen commanded, immediately shutting up the others. He then proceeded to walk up to Robin extending his hand in a formal greeting. "Hello" he said introducing himself, "my name is Rannesh. Robin, I presume?"
The shocked Titans just stood there startled. But Robin, being the leader, managed in his confused state to nod and shake the other teens hand.
"Yes, well, I'm sure you have many questions but may I suggest that we answer them at your home, were I'm sure Lady Raven is, so that we may clear up any confusion you might have", Rannesh said, his suggestion coming out more like a command.
"Sounds like a plan", Robin said snapping out of his temporary bafflement.
At Titans Tower
Finally all the Titans and the strange visitors were gathered in the living room, though it had taken some convincing to get Raven to come.
"So", Yana said, "you got questions we got answers so ask away."
"Who are you?" Robin inquired.
Seeing a go ahead nod from Rannesh the others began to introduce themselves. "My name is Yana Lunair" the blond girl said with a small smile.
"Ari Torens. Pleasure to meet you." the short blue haired girl said giving a large smile and an exuberant wave, reminiscent of Starfire.
"Vega Saneck's the name" the tall boy with wild long red hair introduced himself with a short wave.
"Krade Galar" the huge brown hair boy grunted out with a curt nod.
"And my name is Rannesh Vala" the black cloaked black haired teen said with a small bow.
"How are you acquainted with friend Raven?" Starfire energetically questioned, excited about meeting new friends.
"We were all friends when we were kids." Ari answered with just as much gusto as Star, "Raven ran away a while ago though. And the rest of us stayed back home."
"How were you able to not get all trashed when Raven whooped you?" Beast Boy asked.
"We're demons" Yana answered.
"Wait?" Terra said not being as familiar with demons as the other Titans since she was frozen in stone for the whole Trigon incident, "demons?"
"Ya" Vega said with a fang filled grin, "that's why we have claws and fangs and pointed ears. Not to mention why Rannesh still looks fine even though he got his ass handed to him by Raven. "
"Why did Raven open a can of ass kicking on him anyway?" Cyborg asked.
Rannesh answered before Raven could, "Lady Raven and I did not part on the best terms."
"Now that's an understatement!" Raven growled out angrily, "Now why are you here? Your lord is dead, you have another to replace him, you have no business bothering me!"
"Friend Raven I do not understand?" Starfire questioned.
"Ya, what's going on?" Terra asked very confused.
"What aren't you telling us Raven", Robin said with a concerned tone to his voice.
"Why don't you all introduce yourselves properly? That should answer a few questions." Raven spat out at the five newcomers.
All the Titans turned expectantly to the five who looked more than a little nervous. "Fine", Rannesh said, "but listen before you judge."
"Sure" Robin said sounding cautious and confused.
"Ok then." Rannesh said, "My name is General Rannesh Vala of Lord Trigon the Terrible's army, head of the house of shadows, and leader of the Kagar." With that Rannesh opened his cloak to reveal black pants, a black chest plate with the scarth emblazoned in red on the center, and a silver ring on his right middle finger. It was clear Rannesh was built, his strong torso and arms obvious even under the armor.
"And my name is General Yana Lunair of Lord Trigon the Terrible's army, head of the house of the gale." Yana said opening her cloak to reveal a silver chest plate with the same scarth mark in red, tight black pants, and a silver ring on her right ring finger. Yana was tall and lean, and obviously very strong.
"I am General Ari Torens of Lord Trigon the Terrible's army, and head of the house of the torrent" Ari took off her cloak to reveal a blue chest plate with the scarth, black shorts, and a silver ring on her right little finger. Ari was petite in every way. Her physical appearance quite un intimidating compared to the others.
"The names General Vega Saneck of Lord Trigon the Terrible's Army, head of the house of inferno" Vega discarded his cloak, showing his dark red chest plate with a bright red scarth on it, black pants, and a silver ring on both his left and right pointer fingers. Vega was very tall and sinewy, not as built as Rannesh, but taller and leaner.
"General Krade Galar of Lord Trigon the Terrible's Army, head of the house of the quake " Krade took off his green cloak showing his dark green, scarth adorned chest plate, black pants, and a silver ring on each thumb. If Krade looked huge with his cloak on he looked monstrous without it. His entire body was muscle upon muscle, putting even mammoth, the H.I.V.E. member, to shame.
The Titans stood there in shock for a second before leaping into battle stances ready to attack. "Please", Rannesh calmly reasoned, "we mean you no ill will. In fact we have come to warn you about a very great danger that will soon be upon you."
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