Jump City, California. A large metropolis surrounding the sparkling Jump City Bay, an oasis in the desert sands that made up much of the state. Home to much glitz and glamour- influence and wealth, it was often victim to enemy attack, requiring the police and a group of five metahumans to protect itself. But not anymore.

Tendrils of shadow were destroying the city's central business district, and the Teen Titans hadn't showed up to stop them.

That's not to say people were in danger, though. A new face had recently made his debut, and he more than had the power to annihalate the things- problem was, he'd no idea where to start.

This doesn't bad-look, Lewa thought as he flew over the patchworked streets. Why is everyone quick-fleeing? Something dark-hidden that I know-not of? He massaged his temples and groaned exasperatedly. An especially good sleep was interrupted as for some odd reason he'd found himself... here. Running over the possibilities in his head, the Toa of Air had unsheathed his katana and summoned the wind to help him relax. Lewa was a bit peturbed that nobody paid the use of his powers any mind, but that didn't concern him too much. He needed to know why he woke up in this strange place.

Now he was lazily meandering over a wide avenue, watching as misshapen creatures frantically fleed from something that was evidently bad. Again, he didn't know what- and quite frankly, he didn't really care. For all he knew, it was probably a rogue Glatorian or an escaped Rahi. The usual stuff. The thought hadn't even registered in Lewa's head that something was up until the first tentacle snapped and wrapped tightly around his body.

For a being of shadow, the mass of tentacles sure had... well... mass. That's... strange-weird, Lewa mused, struggling to breathe under the sheer weight of the tendril. This look-seems like a Shadow Hand, and I thought there was nobody left who can make them. Why would-

The tentacle gripped harder. Now Lewa was rasping. Deciding he'd had enough, he inched a hand steadily towards his pack and silently cheered when it returned with a large ornately patterned sword. It was the Toa's adaptive weapon, though he never used it much as the Agori he was rooming with had provided him with replicas of his old Air Katana. Lewa shakily held it out at the tentacle and watched as it flinched slightly only to nearly crush his armour in its embrace.

Speaking of the Agori, where are-all? For that matter... where's anyone? I feel like I've been left here alone, strand-sent to fend for myself. Heh. Never thought I'd see- WOAH!

He was being held tightly enough to hamper his bodily functions, and now he was nodding off. Faint rims of black made themselves known at the edges of his vision. His breathing came out even more ragged than before. Arms shaking, Lewa was quick to drop his sword. He had to move now, he decided, before... before...

"Titans, GO!"

What the-

A group of five strange creatures jumped in out of nowhere and latched on the shadow monster, temporarily disorienting it and allowing Lewa to begin to get free.

Was this salvation, or was this a joke? Lewa couldn't tell. The people who had saved him seemed heroic enough, but they certainly didn't look the part... although, Lewa knew, he wasn't one to judge. He focused on escaping instead, creating a gust of wind to dispel the mass holding him down. Once he was out of harm's way, he turned back to the "Titans" and couldn't help but...

A small man with green skin/hair, a black and magenta jumpsuit, and pointy ears, baring a small pointy fang in an amused grin. A larger, well built man, dark brown skin contrasted by a glaring red eye and glowing blue machinery. A tall slender girl with long fiery red hair, a nifty little purple getup, and warm green eyes that despite being very unnatural for these creatures didn't freak Lewa out at all. A shorter, curvier woman covered in a dark blue robe that stared everyone down with piercing purple eyes. Finally, an athletic boy with a wildly-coloured costume, noticeably spiky hair, and a stark white mask that covered his eyes- Lewa assumed he was their leader, given his commanding pose and aura that radiated authority. Might as well thank him.

"Hello-hi," Lewa said after much contemplation, timidly holding up a hand. "Ever-thanks for quick-freeing from that mess-jam back there. It means a lot."

"Always glad to help," the masked boy said before he frowned. "Who are you?"

Lewa quirked a ridge. "Who are you, is the question that should be quick-asked."

Masked boy gave no response; instead, the miniskirted girl flew up to Lewa. "I would be happy to tell you, friend," she said with a smile. "We are the-"

"Starfire, we're NOT telling him who we are! This guy seems dangerous! We don't even know why he's here- for all I care, he could be working for-"

"Robin," the robotic man said. "Calm down. For all I care, you're jumping to conclusions."

The fanged boy grinned, showing off his pointed incisors. "Yeah, dude. He looks cool! I wouldn't mind taking him around for a joyride and showing him off to..." Trailing off when he noticed the robed girl glaring at him, fanged boy whimpered and hid behind a giggling Starfire.

"Showing him off to make money. Try not to be so obvious next time, Beast Boy." Robed girl sighed- she obviously went through this a lot- and floated by the Toa. Lewa flinched under her stare, breath catching in sheer amethyst, but let it out when she made no move to attack him. "Don't worry. This idiot is just trying to-"

"To anger-rile you?" Lewa laughed. "I have experience," he said when he noticed her raised eyebrow. "So what's brought all-group? And for that matter..."

"Why did that shadow attack you?" Robed girl nodded. "That is an issue we must both discuss, Lewa."

Wait. How did she know his- "I am reading your emotions. They give me a sense of your being, so to speak. Raven," she said, holding out a hand. "These two bozos are Cyborg and Beast Boy. You already know Robin and Starfire." The knowing grins on their faces greatly enthused Lewa, and he eagerly returned Raven's gesture.

"Le- oh, wait, you said you just-knew. What's the deal with that monster-thing?"

"It is a representation," Raven monotoned. "Of your darkness, and figuratively of mine. I figured having it in this form would remind you."

Lewa winced- he certainly remembered fighting a shadowy version of him in the depths of the Mangai, and the memory didn't please him any more than it had the first time. To bring up something like it must have meant Raven was serious. He dropped his jokey tone and began acting similarly. "But I don't understand. Why does it still need to be say-mentioned-"

Raven shrugged. "As a premonition. A warning. Dark times are coming, and we both need to be ready."

"Ready for what?"

"I don't know the specifics," Raven said, nodding sadly, "but I figure it is something bad. Real bad. You're still with the Agori, aren't you?"

"That's- a bit creepy," Lewa said, now a bit more peturbed than he'd been when flying over the city.

"I suppose. I am just manipulating your mind at the moment, though. Listen, Lewa, I don't think you'll be living among them for long. None of us will be in our rightful homes. Fate has decided to drag us all together."

"Drag us all together? But we're all here now, dude," Beast Boy said, echoing Lewa's concern.

"I see no reason for us to leave the abodes in which we live peacefully," Starfire commented.

Cyborg pouted, pursing his lips. "Definitely not fair."

"You can't just take everyone and kidnap us like this!"

"Robin, I don't think she think-meant-"

Raven sighed exasperatedly, eyes glowing a sheer white. "Quiet! They are just wraiths, memories of what will be. I have sent similar dreams to their real bodies, in hopes that they are inspired to become one."

Lewa was confused. "But... why?"

"We must be prepared," Raven mused, boring Lewa until he panicked when her eyes turned red and multiplied. "I think this conversation has gone on long enough," she said in a demonic tone. "Don't you?"

When he remembered the dream much, much later on, Windflyer wouldn't deny being very much afraid at that moment. Raven's visage was fearful enough to make Makuta Teridax's shadowy form look like a fluffy Gukko chick. Cyborg and Beast Boy laughed dramatically, while Starfire smiled apologetically and Robin bored at the offenders. Raven, being free of Trigon's influence, now had enough emotional control to strut up to BB and Cy and slap them silly. But that is neither here nor there.

"I... I..." Lewa faltered, breath hitching again. He was sure his heartlight had suffered the same fate. "I guess?"

"Good," Raven said maliciously. She bared her fangs and grinned. "Now begone!"

"But I've only just met you all! I don't want to l-"

He never got to finish his sentence. The shadow monster, now fully recovered from the Titans' attack, charged at him and began consuming him in its dark insides. The look Lewa gave Raven ranged somewhere from primal fear to complete consternation, and the others didn't change theirs in the slightest. It freaked him out.

Raven laughed, letting the shadow monster come up to her face. "I will see you again very soon. Azarath Metrion ZINTHOS!"

Powers disabled in a flash of black light, Lewa began to fall. He raged and cursed at himself mentally at his inability to see this twist coming- although, the Toa mused, it was a twist. A few seconds before impact he managed to turn his head and noticed the group's reactions had changed. Cyborg and Beast Boy were in complete shock... Starfire gasped, hands to her mouth... Robin shook his head knowingly and began to lead his team off-

"Windflyer!"

"Lewa!"

"DUDE!"

Heh, how cute, Lewa thought drunkedly. They know my name too-

He never got to finish that sentence either. The hard asphalt of Horvath Road claimed him, bearing the brunt of the impact and watching as Lewa broke into pieces.

So... yeah. Restarting this whole thing from scratch. If you want to know why, read the last chapter of my previous story (Toa Titans.)

Most of the changes will be focused in Part One, since that was the first section written and thus the worst. Don't worry- everything will receive a facelift, just not to the extent that this part is getting.

Nothing to comment on really. I just took the dream section from the first chapter and reworked it to fit in the story better. Hopefully things make sense now.

(I would ask that people review here, but I think it's been made pretty clear that some stories are going to get more attention than others. C'est la vie.)