"And now," announced Beast Boy, who had just finished preparing a breakfast for his friends, "Feast your eyes on the super ultra mega jumbo pancake!" He turned around with huge plate in his arms, which had an increadibly large pancake overflowing off of it. "Fascinating," replied Raven in her usual tone. "Now can you bring it over so we can start eating?" "Not until you say the magic word!" returned Beast Boy with a toothy smile. Robin and Cyborg were holding back a laugh that developed from the look of annoyance on Raven's face, while Starfire sat looking at Beast Boy confused. "Beast Boy, what word has the power of magic?" Beast Boy began to open his mouth to explain the "Magic Word," to Starfire, but Raven decided to give in. "Please," she said flatly. "Bingo!" Beast Boy said cheerfully, and sat the enormous Pancake on the table. "Dig in!"
While the other Titans stuffed their faces, Beast Boy brought another plate from the kitchen full of sausage and bacon. "Mmmmmm," Cyborg said to himself as the plate was sat onto the table. He shoved 3 pieces of sausage into his mouth and swallowed them within 5 seconds, while Raven sat and watched him. Cyborg noticed this, and put on a wide grin. Raven responded by saying, "Can you get any more discusting?" and moving here plate further down the round booth, towards Starfire, who was eyeing the bacon suspiciously. Robin was busy gulping down his part of the giant pancake next to Beast Boy, who had just removed his tall, white chef hat and grabbed some pieces of bacon.
Eventually, the Titans finished their meal and thanked Beast Boy. Even Raven managed a "Thanks," which wasn't common at all. Beast Boy and Cyborg began playing their favorite racing game in the living room, while Starfire watched. After the race was over, and Cyborg finished his victory dance, Starfire spoke up. "Tell me Cyborg and Beast Boy, how does one become excited through pressing buttons on a plastic rectangle and moving objects on a screen?" Cyborg stared at Starfire, whos head was tilted in curiosity while Beast Boy started laughing. "Uh........eh....well, I can't really explain it, but why don't you try it and see what you think of it?" Starfire smiled and sat down next to Beast Boy. "Shall we begin our race?" she asked happily. Beast Boy stopped laughing. "Sure," he said. "The green button is the 'go' button, and the 'red' button is the brake button. Push the left arrow to turn left, and the right arrow to turn right." Starfire staired at the controller for a moment, then told Beast Boy that she understood. And so, the race began. Starfire ended up leaving Beast Boy in the dust, and when the "P2 Wins!" messaged appeared on the screen, Cyborg broke into a fit of laughter. Beast Boy, trying to hide his anger, asked Starfire, "So, was it fun?" She replied, "Indeed it was! That was most exhilerating!" "Yeah, and the best part is," said Cyborg, having breathing trouble from laughing so hard, "You got beat by Starfire!" Cyborg was doubled over from laughter now. "I won?" Starfire asked, looking at Beast Boy. "Yep," he said. "Hooray, I am victorious!" yelled Starfire, wearing a huge smile.
Raven, who had been standing in the doorway ever since Cyborg's victory dance had disturbed her meditation, wore a half grin. "Nice going, Starfire. That makes 2 girls that can beat Beast Boy in 'Omega Racers.'" "YOU GOT BEAT BY RAVEN TOO?!" yelled Cyborg, looking in Beast Boy's direction. By the look on Beast Boy's face, he was guilty as charged. Cyborg was laughing so hard now that tears were streaming out of his human eye. Raven shot Cyborg a nasty look. "Want me to take you down, too, Cyborg?" Cyborg stopped laughing, and said, "No thanks. I'm good." "Thought so," mumbled Raven.
Starfire looked at Beast Boy, who was stairing at his feet gloomily. "Oh, don't feel bad, friend Beast Boy. It is only a game, nothing more. Perhaps luck was with me during our race!" Starfire told him. She planted a light "I feel sorry for you" kiss on his cheek and gave him a warm hug. He turned red, but not from embarrasment. "Star...can't...breathe..." Beast Boy managed to spit out. Starfire let go of him immediately and told him "Oh! I am sorry Beast Boy! Please forgive me!" Beast Boy told her it was no problem, and seemed much more cheery than a minute ago.
Raven figured Robin would probably be in the training gym, so she started heading through hallway to go check on him. Nobody had heard from him all morning. As she was passing through the main lobby, the doorbell rang. "What kind of idiot would be ringing someone's doorbell at 9:00 a.m....." Raven spoke to herself as she approached the door.
She opened the front door. In front of her stood a teenaged boy with very, very dark hair. His eyes were mostly green but with a shade of brown, and he was about 6 feet tall. He was wearing an old, stained white shirt with faded blue jeans. "We don't have any money and we don't want any girl scout cookies," Raven told him. She began to shut the door, but he grabbed it and opened it. Raven sighed. "Fine, we'll take a dozen." "I'm not trying to sell anything," he replied. "I'm homeless, and I need a home. I'd like to become a Teen Titan. I think I'd make a great addition to the team if you could just give me a chance." "The Teen Titans isn't exactly a walk-on member thing, you know," Robin said as he walked toward the open door from the hallway exit. He was wearing a tanktop and sweat pants. He had obviously been training. Raven didn't even blink in surprise at the sound of his voice, but said "I'll let you handle this one, Robin." She walked into the hallway towards the living room.
"Like I was saying, you can't just become a member. I understand you're in a tight situation, but you have to meet certain requirements." "I'll do whatever it takes to become a member. I need a home pretty badly." "You've got a good attitude...eh...what's your name?" "Blaze. Blaze Laceran." "Right. I'm Robin, the boy wonder," said Robin as he extended his hand for a hand shake. Blaze excepted his hand shake, and was welcomed inside.