A/N: This is my improved version of my first fanfiction "Titan's New Recruit" I realized that it was indeed a cruddy one but I hope you will enjoy this one as much as I enjoy writing it. If I get good feedback then I'll continue to upload the chapters. Reviews, ideas for future chapters, and constructive criticism is welcomed, but I'm sensitive, so be nice. Enjoy!
The sun hung high in the sky. It seemed like just another day for the Teen Titans. They all gathered in the ops room after breakfast. Beast Boy and Cyborg played video games while Robin read the local newspaper. Starfire sat next to him, watching Cyborg and Beast Boy play video games. Raven sat on the other end of the couch, just reading. It was silent, besides the noises coming from the TV and game controllers. The happy alien princess decides to break the silence.
"Friends! Let us journey to the grounds of play and enjoy the presence of the sun. Was it not just yesterday that the storms of thunder ended? "
Robin looked up from his newspaper, everyone seemed to stop what they were doing, except for Raven, for she did not care for being outside.
"That's actually a great idea." He said, closing the sports section of the newspaper.
"Yeah, she's right. And since the storms are over, the temps will be slightly lower" Cyborg said, resting upon his knee at the idea.
"Totally! I'm sensing seventy-three, with mild cloud coverage...count me in!" Beast Boy exclaimed.
"Pass."
All eyes stared at Raven as she indulged more in her book.
"But Raven, the grounds of play have many trees that you can do the 'reading' under."
The demonic sorceress glared at her.
"I think what Starfire meant-" Spoke the leader, "Is that we would enjoy your company at the park."
Raven wanted to refuse, but her friends, as she could see, wanted her to come as well. She thought about the fact that she could sit under a tree and read her book.
"Fine." She mumbled, closing her book.
The young heroes grabbed objects of entertainment before heading to the T-Car. Raven simply met them in the car, for she halfheartedly wanted to go.
"Its only for a little while."
The Titans all got in and headed out to the park. They young heroes were silent in the car, they all were captivated by the scenery, but as for the young sorceress, she was just ready to get it over with. They arrived at the park, and immediately got out of the T-Car.
"Friends! What shall we engage in First? Perhaps the ball of basket? Or the glorious activity of the Frisbee?" Starfire asked.
Beast Boy morphed into a cute, green puppy and, with the Frisbee in his mouth, he trotted up to the alien princess. They proceeded to play with the Frisbee, while Raven sat under a tree, just reading her book.
"Something isn't right."
On a normal day, Raven would not care if something wasn't right. She would avoid it, keeping in mind that it isn't her business. However, this hunch she was having was too strong to ignore, as well as too weak to take seriously. She took the time to sit her book aside and observe the scenery. The other Titans seemed to be too into their game to notice that the young sorceress and empath was sensing something. Before she could blink, a young teen was running from a notably large villain. He ran with his hand tucked under his arm.
"Titans! Go!" Robin said, finally noticing the villain, which happened to be Mammoth.
As the young teen turned to unleash an attack, the group or heroes were already on the job, with exceptional speed. The teen ran over to the fight and helped out, despite his injury. As a consequence, he was introduced to a new injury, one that crippled his ability to walk. He was thrown to the ground, but to the Titans' dismay, he disappeared into the ground. The robotic teen unleashed his sonic cannon, throwing the villain off balance, while his teammate, Starfire, threw her starbolts to slow him down even more. Then Beast Boy morphed into a rhino and knocked the villain over, while Raven pinned him to the earth with her dark magic. The villain realized that he could not win, and with that, he gave up the fight and surrendered. Meanwhile, the young teen floated out of the earth and landed near a tree. His injuries were costing him a lot of blood. The Titans ran over to help.
"Raven, can you teleport him to the infirmary and get him stabilized?"
"I can try." She told the leader.
"Great, we'll meet you there."
While the young teen and Raven teleported to the tower's infirmary, the others took the T-Car back to the tower. Raven proceeded to treat his wounds, but they were much too serious for her magic alone.
"Do they look bad?" The young teen asked, curiously.
Raven, not wanting to get too close to the young stranger, nodded in response to his question. She gave him medicine to put him to sleep, and the moment he fell asleep, Cyborg and the others walk through the door.
"If we don't hurry, he'll bleed out."
With that being said, they all aided each other in aiding the wounded young warrior. He had several minor injuries, including some gashes and cuts over his body, but the most severe ones were his fractured wrist and his broken tibia. At last, the procedures were done. All that was needed was rest.
"Great work, team." The leader stated.
They young warrior started to wake up. To his dismay, he was surrounded by people. It startled him.
"Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Robin. This is my team, Beast Boy, Cyborg, Starfire, and Raven. We're the Teen Titans."
The young teen sat up, careful that he doesn't make the wrong movement and stir the pain in his already numb body.
"Dennis Moonstar, at your service." He said, bowing his head out of respect.
"Dude, no disrespect, but you're in no condition to service anyone just yet." The green one states.
This was one of the few jokes that got reactions from the audience. Ironically, it wasn't a joke.
"You're right. Dennis Moonstar, at your service, right after I get better."
This time, the dark empath actually smiled a bit, but she quickly returned to her normal state before anyone could see. However, our young warrior already knew that his joke got a reaction out of the seemingly antisocial sorceress.
"So, what happened back there?"
"I was just walking around the park, it was a lovely day. And that...that dude, he just destroyed a whole side of the park. So I went up to him and tried to stop him." Dennis explained.
"Tried to stop him? You could'a been killed, man." Cyborg said.
"But I wasn't. I was just injured and I admit that I underestimated-"
"Mammoth. That's what he calls himself." The leader told him.
"Ok, Mammoth. I'm thankful that you all have helped me defeat him. I'll be on my way."
The young teen floated off of the infirmary bed.
"Dude! You can fly?!" Beast Boy yelled, out of pure shock.
"Yeah. I can fly and alter my density and a bunch of other stuff."
They heroes looked at each other. Raven, who has came to the conclusion that they were all planning to ask him to join the team, teleported out of the room. A good decision, considering the fact that she was against recruiting new members to the team. She teleported into her room and sat on her bed to indulge in another book. Meanwhile, the young teen was bombarded with many questions from the heroes.
"Why don't you join the team?" The leader asked.
"Yeah, we could use some one with talents as unique as your's." Cyborg added.
"Thanks, but no thanks. I'm trying to, uh, I'm trying to complete a task. Besides, I'm sure your friend isn't too fond of me." Dennis stated.
"Who, Raven? She's not fond of anyone." Beast Boy explained.
"Yeah, but she's against me joining."
"How can you be so sure?"
"I'm an empath. I sensed the negative feelings that radiated from her when I mentioned that I had powers. Look, I don't want to cause anymore trouble."
"But Dennis, we all find joy in your presence. Raven has to do the 'warming up' to the comers of new."
Dennis stared at the alien princess, before turning to Beast Boy and saying, "What did she say?"
"She means that Raven will warm up to you. Besides, we all like you so far."
Dennis knew that joining a team would prove beneficial for him. It meant belonging to a new family, which, in some ways, was exactly what he needed. However, he so longed to complete the task, the task that he's been trying to accomplish since he was a child. So he decided to make a deal.
"Alright. I'll join the team. But only under one condition."
The team listened closely as he explained his situation.
"I've been searching for my mother for years now, I've made a vow that I would not stop looking for her until I found the answers I need. If I can continue my search, then I'll join."
"Hey, that's no problem. We have the latest technology, I'm sure that it will help out."
Dennis smiled at the kindness that was radiating from his new-found family.
"Glorious day! Welcome, friend Dennis!"
Starfire hugged the young teen, so tightly that he questioned himself for joining the team if this is what he would have to deal with.
"You're certainly a lot stronger than you look."
He phased through her arms to catch a quick breath, before returning her hug with a soft pat on her shoulder.
"We have a room for you, but we'll have to fix it up to your taste so it might be a few days before you can actually sleep there."
"Well, for starters, I'm into the moon and the stars. I like pleasant views, and I like having a little room for working out."
They all looked at each other in glee as they came up with the perfect idea for his room.
"You'll sleep here in the infirmary until the room's finished. So for now, just rest." Robin said to the new member as he handed him his very own T-Communicator.
"Just call if you need something." Cyborg said as they exited the room.
Dennis made himself a spot to sit on the bed. And while he got comfortable, he decided to speed up his recovery. One of the many abilities he possess is the ability to heal himself through meditation. He laid down flat and drifted into a deep state of mind.