Disclaimer: I do not own the Teen Titans
Jump city. A quiet urban city located in California. With its population increasing to the millions, Jump is the epicenter of the lives of business men, lawyers, children, and proprietors alike. This prosperous area is protected by the Teen Titans. A group of five unorthodox superheroes that ban together to protect the land from all treats internal and external. The group's base of operations is located just off the coast of Jump. In the Tower, the Titans watch over their growing city. These Titans have become a symbol for justice in the world, taking down every evil operation that threatens their lives.
Months have now passed since the combined Titans defeated the mastermind of Commander Uehara Daizo in Tokyo. However as many thought, the supply of villains never wavered. In the passing weeks the Titans have been met with a surprising increase in the crime rate of their fair city. Seemingly every night a new villain emerged to face the titans.
In the early hours of the night the tower was full of a pleasant silence. The tired heroes enjoyed their slumber accompanied by this new type of quiet that was introduced. Their fantasies had taken over and these champions savored the dreams that danced in their heads. The majority of Raven's REM sleep was full of new haunting and mysterious books while Starfire was surrounded by irresistible sales in her favorite mall. Beast Boy was engulfed by his imaginary fan girls, ushering them to be patient, that their Beast-Man had time for all of them. Cyborg was greeted with a new version of his baby T-car and new enhancements for it. But then there was Robin who was dreaming about the one thing he always wanted: capturing Slade.
However the life of a Titan is not without disappointment, for on this night at the sharp turn of the three am clock that the Tower's alarms began to ring. Our heroes were thrown from their innocent dreams and forced back into the harsh world around them. On this night there will be no fan girls, shopping malls, mysterious books, new cars or arch nemesis behind bars. On this night just like the ones that preceded it, a villain decided to crash the party.
A yell is heard from a far room "Oh don't these guys ever take a break" The voice is winy and annoyed.
The alarm was quickly met by the first of these extraordinary titans. The brave leader Robin rushed into the main control room. Robin moved without haste to the master terminal at the far end of the room to begin to assess the situation.
A quick hiss of the door allowed the half man, half machine Cyborg to move into view. "What do we what got this time?" Cyborg asked as he arrived next to Robin.
Robin hesitates before responding "Looks like there is a robbery at Jump National Museum. The alarm detected a disturbance near the Gemstone exhibit"
"So whose butt do I get to kick for waking me up at this time of night?" Cyborg let lose a grin at his thought of taking down another mediocre villain like Gizmo or Control Freak
Before Robin had a chance to respond the hiss of the door is heard again and two female Titans emerged from the dark of the hall. The violet haired Raven is the first to reach the front of the room. Silently Raven hovers near Cyborg, trying not to reveal that she was not in the mood for a fight right now. Their Tamaranian princess Starfire was close behind displaying her usually bubbly personality and a determined look on her face.
Robin turned to the group of three standing near him "Whoever this is, they're not registering into our system. I don't know who or what it is but it needs to go down." The group agreed in a quiet nod and followed Robin as he moved back out the common room.
On the way down the hall Cyborg stopped halfway and with an angry sigh turned to a nearby door. He slammed his hefty metal fist against the door. "BB what are you doing in there? Let's go!" Cyborg yelled before continuing down the hall.
Inside the room the green changing jumped awake. "Huh what what's going on" He mumbled in a slow and groggy voice.
"Come on already!" Cyborg yelled one last time before disappearing down the hall.
Beast Boy leaped out of his bed and to ran towards his door. Still being half asleep clumsy Beast Boy misjudged the distance and crashed into the wall in front of him. He cried in pain and peered around the hall. After realizing no one was there Beast Boy slowly stood up again and ran towards the end of the hall. "Guys don't leave without me" He yelled out hoping to catch one of his friends.
The group began roaring through the streets trying to find the disturbance. Finally they reached the abode of an apparent new rival. Cyborg pulled up in his beloved T-car with a monstrous screech of the tires. Once the car is stopped the two heroes cautiously gets out of the car. Robin almost too eager to get out. Raven and Starfire were the next to arrive and landed just in front of the museum.
The four turn around to see Beast Boy morphing back into his human form just before throwing his hands to his knees. "You could have waited" He said in between gasps for air
The now assembled Titans turned towards the entrance and found no villain of any sorts. All the apparent damage that could be seen was a hole in the front glass and shattered pieces inside the entrance-way.
"So we came all this way for nothing?!" Cyborg grumbled
However Cyborg soon found that his statement was full of incorrect observations. A black spectral substance shot out of the crack and quickly began to form some kind of figure.
The Titans jumped back, taken away by the sudden apparition. Backing away slightly Robin readied his weapon and commanded answers. "Who are you?!" he growled
The spectral body soon shaped itself as a tall man with gangly limbs. As the figure shifted into focus the Titans noticed that the figure was dressed in garb closely similar to a ringmaster's uniform. The thing that created a desole feeling in the Titans was that the entire being was void of all color, the whole uniform it was dressed in seemed to seep a shadowy color of black. In its hands the Titans saw two bags filled to the brim with precious gemstones.
Robin pointed at the figure "You are not leaving with gems" he exclaimed
The figure lifted its head to face the Titans. They were now able to see his gray skin and decaying features. The figure stared at Robin and soon its eyes began to glow a bright white. With much speed, the figure using some form of superficial telepathy lifted Robin in the air and then threw him down the street with a turn of his head.
Robin yelled as he flew through the air and coughed in pain as he met the pavement with overwelming force.
With their leader indisposed the four remaining Titans rushed into action.
Cyborg was the first to rush in. Commanding his metal fists, he attempted to strike the figure with his a sample of brute force. As if nothing was there, the figure dodged every one of Cyborg's attacks without any effort. Soon it's eyes began to glow again and Cyborg was instantly thrown backwards. As he soared back he was lucky enough to crash into a charging sage colored lion. The two tumbled backwards and became entangled on the ground, struggling to stand.
Starfire glided high up in the air and attempted a dive bomb attack, all the while firing her treasured starbolts at the figure, again and again hitting nothing. The figure looked up at Starfire and with a terrifying amount of speed flew to her height. With another petrifying glance the figure sent Starfire back towards the earth.
Hovering in the air the figure is approached by the last able bodied Titan, Raven. The figure faced Raven with a haunting gaze.
Raven stared back at the creature and for the first time in a very long while, Raven is scared. This creature took out all of her friends without any effort. However she took this job to protect the city, and she won't stop until it is safe. It's what all the Titans have sworn to do.
She began to chant "Azrath Metrion. Zinthos." when she finished a wave of dark energy rushed toward the dark enemy.
The figure's eyes began to glow bright. The figure then blinked and sent an enormous wave of dark astral energy from his eyes towards Raven. The figure's attack soared towards the demonness slashing right through Raven's attack and erupting into an explosion which sent Raven down to the earth.
The figure looked to the battlefield and all the Titans it knocked down without a single thought. The figure begins to speak in a low scratched voice "The work of the Brotherhood shall be done".
Without another action the figure disappears into the black of the night sky.
Slowly the Titans began to stand, hushed by their new defeat. Robin began to limp towards his adopted family. "What just happened?" Beast Boy asks as he hobbles to his feet.
Cyborg replies in a huff. "We just got shut down by some freak
A hushed monotone voice was the next to be heard "A really strong villain"
Robin helped Starfire up and moved her over to the rest of the Titans.
"He may have got us this time, but we will be ready for the next" Robin spoke in his strong determined voice.
Starfire agreed "Yes we will be the ones who shall kick the butt"
The Titans began their journey back to the tower, none of them really knowing if Starfire was right.