Part 1: A new girl comes to Lawndale. She calls herself: Raven Azarath.
"Daria"-"Teen Titans" Crossover.
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RAVEN AZARATH
(The Prose Adaptation)
MONDAY
It was a bright morning. Outside Lawndale High the students were hanging around. Meanwhile Daria and Jane were on their way into school.
Daria said to Jane.
"Monday. The quintessence of a bad day."
"Isn't for you every day, a bad day?"
"Well yes except Judgement Day. Since it's the last day of all."
"You're entitled to your opinion, but my sympathy is with the payday "
Suddenly the pre-school routine gets interrupted by an announcement of the Principle Li, audible to all students thanks the school's loudspeaker system.
"To all students and teachers of the Lawwwwwndale High!
We just have got a new student enlisted. In consequence the students-body
has increased over the 500 mark. So we have now glorious 501 students at
the Lawwwwwndale High!
Take that Oakwood High! You and your puny 498 students!
End of the announcement.
La-la-la. We are bigger then them, la-la-la
they can eat our
"
The voice of Ms. Bennet interrupted her.
"Principle Li! The loudspeakers are still on!"
A bit ashamed Ms. Li continued.
"
That before was just a test. Testing, testing 1-2-3."
The students heard how the loudspeakers were switched off. Then they turned back to their usual pre-school routines.
Later at English Class, the students were seated. They chatted while waiting for the teacher Mr. O'Neill.
Jane said to Daria.
"Hmm, I wonder who that number 501 is?"
"Who cares?"
"And if that new entry came to our class?"
"Still no change on my enthusiasm-scale."
"I reckon we have to wait until number 666 to arouse any kind of curiously in you."
Daria smirked a bit.
"Definitely
Maybe."
The door opened and Mr. O'Neill stepped in. A girl followed him inside the room.
She had dark blue
almost amethyst eyes.
Silky dark
almost lilac hair.
Very pale
almost grey skin.
She wore blue tennis shoes, tight black jeans and an oversized dark-blue
parka with a hood, tangling on its back.
She had no jewellery, except a golden broche with a big red glass stone,
which was pinned on her chest. It had the size of a half tennis-ball.
Expressionless she stood behind Mr. O'Neill.
O'Neill addressed to the students.
"Dear students: I'm delighted to be the first one, who can introduce
you to our newest member of the Lawndalian Family: Miss
uh
"
He went through his papers.
"
Dana, Doria, Darrenia?
"
Behind him Raven sighted and said.
"Raven Azarath."
He turned around towards her and gazed, then he looked at the papers
again.
"Yes, of course: Raven Azarath. I do apologize Raven
hmm
Raven."
He fell into a dream, and got carried away by the works of Edgar Allen
Poe.
"Ahh Poe... "Pull thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form
from off my door!" Quoth the Raven says, "Nevermore.""
Some of the class chuckles while Raven rolled her eyes.
"Whatever makes you slip from the gruesome presence of reality."
She quoted dryly towards behind O'Neill.
O'Neill woke then up from his daydream.
"Oh sorry Raven Anzth
Raven. I got carried away."
"May your competence speak for you."
"So, can you tell to the class something about you?"
"No."
"It would help to establish a first acquaintance to your fellow students."
"You mean, if I talk to them now, I don't have to talk to them
later
Very well then:
I am an only child. My parents are divorced. My mother has a ranch
in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. My father is a lobbyist in Washington D.C. I
live now at my uncle and aunty, who recently have moved to Lawndale. I
enjoy reading, poems and horror movies. End"
"Well then, that was very communicative. Please take a seat."
Raven did so. Kevin held up his hand.
O'Neill turned to him.
"Yes Kevin?"
"That guy "Quotheraven Nevermore". Is that a cartoon character like Spongebob Squarepants?"
"I don't think so Kevin."
Some of the class chuckles, while Raven rolled her eyes again. She waited for the day to end.
Later at lunchtime in the cafeteria of the Lawndale High. The room was full of students were having their lunch. Raven was not alone. She sat with her lunch at a table and was in the middle of a conversation with Lawndale's embodiment of popularity: Kevin Thompson.
"You've got a cool name Raven Aznarvaranath "
"Azarath"
"Attakavath"
"Follow my lips: A."
"A."
"Aza."
"A-za."
"A-za-rath."
"A-za-radiarack."
"Boy, I'm impressed."
Said Raven dryly.
Kevin grinned,
"I can't help it, but you remind me of someone."
Brittany walked up to them. Noticing that he was talking to another girl, she fell into her bitchy girlfriend routine.
"Kevy! What are you doing?"
"Oh! Just saying hello to the new one."
Suspiciously she mustered Raven.
"What were you talking about?"
"The etymology of last names."
Answered Raven.
Kevin said.
"Yeah, and I'm impressing her."
Brittany got a bit more jealous and put her arm around Kevin.
"Kevy is my boyfriend you know."
Raven said to her.
"Yes, and you really deserve him."
Brittany frowned for a moment.
"Well you're not the first one, who tells me that."
Then she tried to drag Kevin away.
"Come with Kevy!"
But Kevin wanted to stay.
"But Babe, we cannot leave Raven Adamadth alone. She is new and hasn't
got any friends yet."
"Hmm I know some people, you can hang around with."
Brittany waved at two students, who were just passing by.
"JODIE! MACK!"
Then she turned to Raven.
"May I introduce you Jodie and Mack: They are not only popular, they
are smart too."
"What for a miracle in a school like this."
Muttered Raven.
Jodie and Mack walked up to them.
Brittany told to Jodie.
"Since Raven is new, you can tell her about all the clubs she can join.
Since you are vice president of the Student Council and stuff. "
Jodie said.
"I don't see why not."
Finally Brittany managed to drag Kevin away. Jodie started to talk to
Raven.
"Hi Raven. I'm Jodie and this is Mack."
"Hi."
"Shall I inform you of all the optional activities, you can enjoy at your new school?"
In a wary tone Raven answered.
"Why not?"
Jodie sat down and started tutoring her.
"Lawndale High offers a wide rage of different clubs, teams and societies.
First the sport teams: There are
"
Meanwhile Mack was still standing and glanced impatiently at his watch.
"Uhm. Jodie!"
"Yes Mack?"
He mumbled under his bread into her ear and rolled his eyes in a suggestive
manner.
"Our mid-day "revision" at the library."
After a beat, she said to him.
"Ah yes, I almost forgotten
"
She turned to Raven.
"If you don't mind we could talk about this later?"
In an unwary tone Raven said.
"Why not?"
Jodie stood up and asked her.
"You said, you like poetry?"
"Dark poetry."
"Then let me introduce you to Andrea."
While Jodie waved to Andrea, Jane was observing the scene at another
table.
Daria, carrying a tray with her lunch, joined her.
She noticed Jane's attitude.
"Observing the behaviour patterns of Nr. 501?"
"Huh? Yeah. I am just following her struggle to fit into one social group."
Daria tried to say nothing, and started to eat. Jane turned again to the direction of Raven and Andrea, behind her back Daria started to glare at Jane.
Back at the other table Andrea and Raven were talking, But they were not getting on very well.
Annoyed Andrea was asking Raven a question.
"Aren't you even a little worried that there may be a hell?"
Raven answered her deadpanned.
"No, because I can assure you that there is one."
Andrea rolled her eyes, stood up and left her. Raven continued her lunch alone.
Back at Daria and Jane, Jane said.
"Raven is sitting alone again."
"So shoot her with your tranquilliser gun and clip a tracking-device on her ear."
"What do you think about her?"
Daria didn't answer.
Jane suggested.
"Well, we could go over
and say hello?"
Annoyed and sarcastic Daria shoots at her.
"Oh yeah, let's stand up and walk over the hall to eat with this new
girl, because she knows, how to throw some sarcastic barbs at her teacher.
That definitely makes her someone we should get to know."
Surprised by Daria's harshness Jane said.
"Daria! I just mean
This is her first day. She might be lonely. "
"Not for long:"
Daria turned to a red haired boy sitting at another table.
"Yoo-hoo! Upchuck!"
Upchuck hurried to Daria.
Daria smirked at him and nodded at Raven.
"Look! A new female student and you're not hitting on her
Don't you
have a name to maintain?"
Upchuck rolled his R's.
"Grrrrr. Feisty. Yes! Where were my good manners?"
He leaped to Raven.
Jane glared at her.
"Now, that was simply evil of you."
"I haven't even started yet."
"Why've you done that?"
"To save my lunchtime from some tiresome social contacts
"
Daria realized what she said, embarrassed she put her hand on her mouth.
"No I mean
"
Irritated, Jane stood up and took her lunch (a sandwich and a soda)
with her. Coldly she said to Daria.
"I know what you mean."
She walked away, towards the direction of Raven.
But then she saw, that Raven was gone.
She peered at the exit of the cafeteria and noticed how Raven was dragged
away by Upchuck, who put his arm around her shoulder.
Jane raised one eyebrow.
Outside of the cafeteria, there were no people except Raven and Upchuck.
When his hand lowered down towards Ravens back, several objects, covered
in dark light, are tossed by magic on him.
His shout interrupted the midday silence.
Hours later, school was finished. While the corridors were emptying, Jane accidentally found Raven, who walked alone.
Jane said to her.
"Hey Raven."
"Hey "
"I'm Jane. I was in English class with you. Later I have noticed you in the cafeteria What happened to Chuck?"
"You mean Up-Chuck."
"Ah! You got to know him closer So, are you on your way back home?"
"No the school psychologist has put me in self-esteem class."
"Bummer "
"Why are you speaking volumes in that single word?"
"Because "self-esteem class" is exactly how it sounds."
"How does it sound?"
"Mr. O'Neill is monitoring it."
Raven reacts.
"
I need to get out."
"How about taking the self-esteem graduation test in advance? I've got a copy of the test results. I could show them to you tomorrow."
"Good idea."
Raven pauses.
"Does that offer come with a price?"
"Just buy me a pizza."
"It's a deal. Till tomorrow Jane."
"Bye."
They left each other
Later in the self-esteem class of Mr. O'Neill, a group therapy session was going on. O'Neill and the class were sitting in a circle. On the blackboard stood the words: "childhood".
O'Neill said.
"We've heard from Scott, now let's hear from you, Raven."
Raven said.
"The details of my life are quite inconsequential."
"That's not true, Raven. Please, tell us about your childhood."
The self-esteem group joined with O'Neill.
"Yes! Of course! Go ahead!"
Raven sighted and started to tell her life story with a monotone voice.
"Very well, where should I begin?
My father was a relentlessly self-improving other-dimensional demon
with high-grade contempt for life and a penchant of world domination.
My mother was a 17-year-old satanic cult member named Angela with webbed
feet.
My father would womanize, he would use devastating force beams from
his eyes and command hordes of demons. He would make outrageous claims,
like breaching dimensional barriers to rule all possible worlds.
Sometimes he would underestimate his mortal opponents by comparing
them with insects. A sort of general malaise that only the genius possess
and the insane lament.
I visit kindergarten in an inter-dimensional world, later the high
priestess of the temple took me under her personal tutelage, instructing
me in pacifism, meditation and the submergence of all my emotions.
Pretty standard, really.
At the age of 12 I have perfected my powers of teleportation, astral
projection, and empathic healing.
At the age of 13 I was plagued by prophetic visions of my demon father.
Sensing his evil growing.
At the age of 14 I came back to Earth and gathered a league of teenage-superheroes,
who would be able to stop my father. From there
"
O'Neill and the self-esteem group were stunned, while Raven continues her fantastic story.
It was late afternoon when Jane was on her way home, Daria caught up
on her.
For a while Jane tried to ignore Daria.
Mute they walk on for some time until Daria said.
"I think, I have learned my lesson: "In the end the hate you
spread is equal to the hate you receive.""
Jane nearly had to smirk, but she was still cross at Daria.
"Jeez, Daria, what's bugging you?"
"Huh?"
"The way you behaved at lunch was so b not nice."
"Isn't that the quality, which makes you hang around with me?"
"Look Since you came to Lawndale, how many friends have you made?"
Daria hesitated, then she said.
"
You know the answer
And I know the answer, how many friends you have made in this school."
"Is it really so, that you are the only one in Lawndale worth to hang around with? Is it really so, that I am the only one in Lawndale worth to hang around with? There are other people too, you know."
"You sound like my mom."
Jane smirks and speaks to Daria in the tone of her mother Helen.
"Don't change the subject young lady. When your best friend wants to
get to know other people better, then let her. And you should follow her
example too. You shouldn't be so depended on Jane
and her family, because
I don't like the way you goggle at her brother all the time
"
Daria cut in.
"Now you are changing the subject."
She sights.
"Okay. Since something about this "Raven" seems almost irresistible
to you. Go ahead and become friends with her for no particular reason."
Jane smiles and rolls her eyes.
"Da-ri-a. I just want to talk a little with her. It's not like
I want her to become my new best friend. You aren't jealous, are you?"
Daria became embarrassed.
"No."
"Well, I'm having pizza with her, tomorrow. How about joining our tiresome social contact?"
Daria sighted.
"
All right. I come:
But when I find out that she's only faking her sarcastic behaviour
in order to appear cool. Then I pretend to have a headache and leave."
Jane smirked.
"You mean faking sarcasm, like you always do?"
Daria glared at her.
"And you accuse me, being jealous about you?"
Later that evening, Raven returned to her home. It was a house, which looked like an average Midwestern-middleclass resident. She went up to her room, which was an exact replica of her room in the Teen Titans Tower. It resembled a wizard's cave with wooden trunks. It was dark and gloomy, with light coming from Halloween-like lanterns.
Raven was still in her school outfit and talks to a mirror. She reported
to it all the things she consider relevant.
The mirror was actually a monitor to another, far distant dimension.
Not the "Larry the Titan" dimension, it was the dimension to which Raven
belongs.
Inside the mirror was the Titan's Tower. Visible were Robin, Starfire, Beast Boy and Cyborg, who were sitting on a sofa. During and after Raven's deadpan report were staring at Raven's face.
Raven asked them.
"Why are you staring at me?"
Robin answered.
"It's your forehead."
"Yeah, you've got a zit."
Mentioned Beast Boy.
Raven glares at him, then Cyborg elbows him.
"Ow! Only joking. There's nothing on your forehead."
Starfire added.
"Exactly. Without that stone, you usually have you look so
so
"
"Normal."
Completed Cyborg.
Starfire continued.
"Yes, and that garment of yours. You just look like an ordinary teenager."
"Uh-uh. Nobody would ever suspect that you've got super powers."
Cyborg added.
Raven said to them.
"You know it's essential to my mission. Since I am working undercover."
Beast Boy decided to ask her a stupid question.
"As an undercover agent, shouldn't you wear a beige raincoat and a
beret, like those French Resistance-guys?"
Raven ignores him and Cyborg elbows him again.
"Ow! I was just suggesting
"
He said.
Robin interrupts Beast Boy.
"Well, Raven you have chosen a brilliant disguise. Nobody will ever
expect. And the operation will be on schedule."
Raven mutters to him.
"Thank you."
"So, how was your first day in school, Miss Raven Azarath?"
Robin teased her.
Coldly Raven told him off.
"Don't push it Robin. Don't push it."
Joyfully Starfire exclaimed.
"This is so exiting. You're in a brand-new school in a brand-new town
"
But Cyborg interrupted her. He just had read the scanner on the computer
monitor, on his arm.
"Guys! We should cut short the powwow, but they are tracking us again."
"We can't take any risk, of being detected."
Added Raven hastily.
Robin says.
"You are right: Let's end transmission and talk tomorrow. Good luck"
"One last question: Do you make any friends yet?"
Ask Starfire quickly.
Raven answered.
"No
but there are some interesting idiots in my class.
although they
can't compete with Beast Boy."
"Way to go
"
Called Beast boy out, until he realized and pulls a face:
"HANG ON!"
"Over and out."
Said Raven and switched the monitor off. After a little while she gave
a little smirk.
TO BE CONTINUED
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