Disclaimer: I don't own the Teen Titans (No matter how much I wish I did) it's not gonna happen. While all OC's are mine, all other characters are the property of Warner Brothers (No Fair)
*The sequal to Quid Pro Quo; this story takes place a few days after the introduction (and overly dramatic exit) of Terra. I hope everyone likes it; if you enjoyed the twists, turns, cliffhangers, and shocks of Quid Pro Quo then you're gonna love this! (Hopefully…)
It's after midnight in Jump City. The full moon is out floating over the sleeping buildings, the sky is clear and peaceful, and everything is at rest. Somberly, the giant 'T'- which, at the moment, stood for tired- rested on its island in silence, allowing its heroic inhabitants to sleep in piece. The entire tower was still as the Teen Titans rested and recharged for another day of heroism in the morning; not a soul was stirring… but then, Raven suddenly shot out of bed- awakened by a suspicious stirring down the hall.
Cautiously, she cracked open her door, looked around the abandoned hallway, and then poked her head out- curiously trying to determine where the sound had come from. As she continued to look around, she realized that the suspicious sound had ceased. Shrugging it off, she sleepily turned back into her room and proceeded to return to her bed, but then, she heard the noise a second time- even louder than before. Now determined to find out what had disrupted her deep slumber, Raven grabbed her cloak and ventured out into the dark hall. At first glance, there appeared to be nothing out of the ordinary. Everyone was sound asleep in their rooms and nothing in the tower seemed to be out of place; little did Raven know that as she patrolled the halls, someone else was also wide awake. Slowly, she continued to creep down the hall, preparing to give up on her search, but then, out of nowhere, a light flicked on at the end of the hallway.
In the light, Raven spotted a shadow, ominously moving around in the light; alert, she studied the shadow's movements, and then she heard a loud rushing noise! An intruder was in the tower! Powers ready, she continued to inch down the hall until she was a few feet away from the door way, with the shadow still moving in the corner of her eye, she rushed into the room and attacked! "DUDE!" responded the victim as he quickly pulled up his pants in embarrassment. Equally embarrassed and slightly annoyed, Raven stared at Beast Boy as he continued to rant about how impossible it had become to simply relieve one's self in the middle of the night. "What were you trying to do anyway?" he yawned irritably.
"There's someone in the tower," said Raven, her back turned away from Beast Boy allowing him to fix his wedgie in privacy. "I don't know who and I'm not sure where, but there is someone here…" her eyes studied the tower, shifting from one direction to another.
"Yeah, I'll bet that's what you were thinking when you rushed in here- without KNOCKING!" yelled Beast Boy. "I'm going back to bed," he yawned as he began walking towards the door. As he moved forward, Raven noticed another shadow- this time, a really suspicious one- creeping down the hall. "From the looks of it, you could use some slee-"
"Shh!" said Raven, slamming her hand against his mouth. "There is someone here."
Cautiously, the two slipped out of the bathroom and looked around the halls. They then split up and continued to search. Walking down the west wing, Beast Boy looked into the rooms of his friends. Jealous, he listened to the content snoring of Cyborg (and Starfire), and continued to walk, angrily mumbling to himself. As he continued to walk, he openly let out another loud yawn; but as he stopped and stretched, he felt an odd change in the once still air, brushing past his body. Quickly he turned his head- expecting to see Raven- but in fact he saw just the opposite: standing right in front of the window was a sleek black silhouette- posed as if preparing to attack! "Who are you and what are you doing in my house at like three in the morning?" yelled Beast Boy. "Don't you have your own place to slee- OW!" he cried as the ominous silhouette stepped on his foot in an attempt to escape.
Instantly, Raven heard her friend's cry from the other side of the tower. She began to run to his aid, but then, she too spotted the silhouette as it swiftly sped down the hall. Intently, she sounded the alarm and woke her other friends. Within seconds, the whole team was awake and ready to attack. "Titans Go!" yelled Robin as he and the others began to pursue the intruder. However, it seemed that while the Teen Titans were fast, the evasive shadow was even faster! With ease, the intruder slipped past an angry green gorilla, and effortlessly eluded every starbolt that came its way. As the shadow sprinted down another hallway, the intruder slid past Raven- for the third time- and dove through one of her force fields at the last minute. Once out of Raven's range, the silhouette blindly dodged a blast from Cyborg's sonic cannon.
"Only fare to warn you, I'm not a happy person when I don't get my beauty rest!" he bellowed, aiming the cannon at the intruder again. Quickly he fired, only to miss- narrowly- for a second time. Angered, Cyborg charged at the slick shadow and began to throw punches. Mockingly, his opponent spun and dodged every blow, then- in response to an anticipated (and weak) left hook- the shadow placed its hands over Cyborg's fist, and stared at him briefly before flipping over his shoulder and dashing further down the hall. After easily eluding the first four titans, the shadow turned the corner and continued running. Suddenly, there was a shrill whirring sound, followed by a loud grunt as an iconic birdarang slashed the intruder's arm. Clenching the wound in pain, the shadow quickly spun around and looked ahead to see the leader of the Teen Titans standing at the head of the hall.
"Don't know how you got in here," he growled, pulling out his bo staff. "But I know how you're getting out!" Unfazed by the threat, the silhouette arrogantly stood its ground and released the bleeding wound. Deliberately, Robin charged towards the intruder who quickly followed suit. The two began to fight; an intense battle ensued as the entire upper level rang with, the echoing growls, grunts and thuds of the two combatants. The other titans all stood and watched apprehensively as Robin continued to duel the mysterious attacker. However, while Robin continued to deliver numerous blows with intended pain, his opponent repeatedly blocked and dodged every attack; flipping and jumping around him as if it was a game. "Who are you!" barked Robin as he attempted to deliver a punch to the shadow's face.
The silhouette eluded the attack with a backflip, then with a raise of the leg stared at Robin and prepared to kick him in the face. Quickly, Robin's reflexes allowed him to dodge the kick and catch his attacker's leg. Confidently, he commented, "Nice try," but then he was suddenly interrupted by a low cackle as the shadow replied with a sigh:
"Uh, I do have another leg…" before Robin or his friends could react, the attacker agilely spun around and kicked the Boy Wonder square in the face! As he fell to the floor, the she quickly snatched his cape just before he hit the floor- but then released it, allowing him to fall anyway. The intruder continued laughing as Starfire rushed to her friend's side and Cyborg slammed the attacker- who was still laughing- against the wall.
"Alright that's it!" yelled Cyborg as he aimed his cannon at the intruder. "It's time to-"
"Wait!" yelled Robin as he rose to his feet and began to walk towards his attacker. He pushed Cyborg to the side, looked into the intruder's eyes and optimistically asked… "Apollo?"
*Well what do you think? Not a bad opening if I say so myself (but then again I AM the author LoL) but anyway, other opinions are always helpful- and appreciated. I hope you enjoyed it and please, please, PLEASE review! I'll update soon =)