Rise of the Falcon
By Sonic Angel

Disclaimer: Don't own Teen Titans!

"Gotham City. The home of the Dark Knight, and formerly, my best friend, Tim Drake. We were pals. He knew of the pain that I was feeling. Oh, sorry. Didn't introduce myself. My name's Rick Falcon. And the pain? Some hooligans killed my mom. My father, Ross Falcon, is the C.E.O. of Falcon Enterprises. I had to avenge my mother's death. So with a couple of my father's experimental gadgets, and a costume I had made, with my sister's help, I had become the crime fighter…Known as the Falcon. I had battled many evildoers before, say, the Penguin, and now, my toughest challenge arrives. My father had told me of that I had a dark adopted sister… Not evil, just… Gothic, not to mention, she thought most anything… is pointless. And she had telepathic and other dark powers. Now, I had to search for her… and with the Dark Knight's approval, I was going to see my friend Tim Drake, AKA Robin. Not just for old time's sake, but to join one of the toughest crime fighting organizations ever. The Teen Titans. Now, my story continues…"

I came to town after the Dark Knight had given me the information that the Titans had first fought the agents of H.Y.E.A.P. After I had arrived in my own personal Falcon Jet, wearing my black jeans, red shirt, black sunglasses, and a red beret, I decided to get a bite to eat at a local pizzeria. And from information the Dark Knight, the Teen Titans frequented that place. But I had to be careful. H.Y.E.A.P Agents were spying the Titans. I thought, 'Excellent. If H.Y.E.A.P agents are going to spy on the Titans… Oh yeah…. Falcon time!'

When I arrived, the Titans were there. As usual, they were arguing about which pizza topping.

I sighed, "If there's anything my sister taught me, never listen to any pointless arguments. Oh, sis. Why did you run away?"

Cyborg yelled, "POINTLESS? How can you say it's pointless?"

I said, "Arguing about pizza toppings are pointless. If there's anything my sister taught me… Before she ran away… Ah, forget it. You really don't want to listen, then, go on arguing about your pointless pizza toppings."

Robin asked, "Hey… Your voice sounds familiar. Do I know you from anywhere?"

I smiled, "Not if you haven't heard of Falcon Enterprises."

Cyborg said, "Yeah… We've heard of… Hey! You're Rick Falcon!"

The waiter came to my table and said, "Yes, I'd like to have a medium double pepperoni cheese pizza with stuffed crust. And, don't worry. I'm paying with cash."

Beastboy said, "Dude, he's loaded!"

Robin said, "Well, he is the son of the C.E.O. of Falcon Enterprises."

Raven said, "The question is, why is he here?"

Robin answered, "I'm not sure why he's here, but I think it has to do with his runaway adopted sister. I think the he wants to hire us to search for her. He wants to talk to her, and say that it's not her fault for killing his mom. Last time I…er, Tim Drake talked to him, he seemed really hurt by the fact that his sister thought that she killed his foster brother's mom, and the fact that she ran away."

Raven instantly asked, "How hurt?"

Robin said, "Emotionally, very. Both him and her made a pact that they'd deal with anything together. That they're a team. I think her name's…"

Robin instantly looked at Raven and Robin realized something. He thought, 'Raven is actually Rick's sister? Cool.'

Starfire asked, "What about physically?"

Robin said, "He's an idiot for doing this to himself, but I think whoever, or, wherever, his sister is, I think she should come out, and slap him for doing that to himself."

Raven said, "Suicide. How pointless."

Robin said, "Try 10 suicide attempts."

Starfire walked to my table and said, "You really must feel hurt about that."

For once in my entire life, I have never looked so… Vulnerable, alone and sad, my sister said that she hated that. But then again, I'm only human.

I replied, "Yes. But my sister would slap me if she saw me so sad, vulnerable, and alone. Not to mention if she saw me like this, she'd swoop down on me faster than a certain crime fighter that I've hired to protect me."

Starfire asked, "And who is this crime fighter that you've hired?"

I took of my sunglasses, which revealed my brown eyes and said, "The Falcon."

All Titans looked at me, dumbfounded, and surprised. I said, "I take it you've heard him."

Robin said, "I've actually met him."

Raven said, "The Falcon. Even this bird has heard of this raptor."

Cyborg said, "He uses experimental Falcon technology to fight crime."

I said, "Like the Drill Talon Rockets."

Robin said, "And those Falcon boomerangs."

Starfire added, "He's can fly naturally, because of his unnaturally high psychic energy."

Raven said, "He's also a telepath, and a pyrokenetic, as well."

Robin said, "The only mysteries surrounding this bird of prey are his origins, and his secret identity. Wait… You're a pyrokenetic, and a telepath… and you've got connections to Falcon Enterprises!"

I thought, 'Tim, you didn't partner up with ol' Bats for nothing. It's time to tell the truth.'

Then the three top agents of H.Y.E.A.P appeared.

I said, "Ah, Jinx, Gizmo, and Mammoth. Let me guess. You want revenge against the Titans for them kicking your butts and humiliating your evil organization."

The Titans asked, "Organization? You mean…"

I said, "Yeah. These guys are the three top agents of H.Y.E.A.P. And, if, you're still wondering who Slade is… He's the boss man for their organization. And it's time for you guys to know what true humiliation feels like."

Gizmo sneered, "We're so scared!"

I looked at my watch, and set the Pyro View to Good. I said, "You'd better be, because I'm calling him!" I yelled, "PYRO TRANSFORM!"

A cyclone of fire started to rise from where I was standing. It had suddenly engulfed me. To the bad guys, they saw the projected hologram of me running away, but to the Titans… what they were seeing no one had ever seen before. They were seeing my complete transformation. Who I truly was in real life, no tricks, just the real me. My casual clothes transformed into a black body suit, with a red cloak. My red Gucci shoes were transforming into red boots. My hands were covered in my red and black Falcon Talon gauntlets. And to complete my transformation, my eyes were covered in a black mask. I rose quickly from the cyclone and yelled, "FALCON DIVE!"

I dove down to Gizmo, then rising up, facing both the Titans, and the three H.Y.E.A.P Agents.

Gizmo yelled, "WATCH IT! YOU ALMOST CRASHED MY SYSTEM!"

I sneered, "Oh, I'm sorry. I'll try harder to aim better, techno geek!"

The three agents of H.Y.E.A.P saw who I was. The Titans could not believe what they had witnessed.

Jinx said, "So, you must be the renowned Falcon."

I said, "Renowned? Oh, come on! I'm just well known."

Raven said, "Modest, as usual."

I said, "Now… Which one of you guys wants to get their butt kicked and humiliated first?"

Gizmo yelled, "I'll go. Prepare yourself!"

I smiled, "For what, total humiliation? I'm already ready."

Gizmo got mad and dived for me. I said, "Big mistake! Falcon Gauntlets, Drill Talon Rocket Launcher Mode!"

The Drill Talon Rockets fired, it went for Gizmo's wings, the warheads opened to reveal drill talons, the talons caught Gizmo, and the drilled him to the wall. I grinned, "Consider your wings clipped, fly boy!"

The Titans looked a bit impressed of what they saw, but not totally impressed.

Jinx was up next. She snarled, "I'll make you regret doing that to Gizmo."

I said, "Ooh, I'm so scared. NOT! I've seen what you can do, and from the looks of it, you're a pretty pathetic spellcaster. In fact, Raven can do a whole better job of commanding the powers of darkness than you, Jinx. Consider yourself out of your league. I'm in her league now, plus, I learned a couple of new spells."

Jinx said, "Bring it on!"

I said then, "Very well, consider yourself warned."

I chanted, "Forces of darkness, hear my cry, turn my enemy into a fly!"

That spell turned Jinx into a fly. She said, "Ha ha. Very funny."

I said, "No, this is!"

I grabbed a fly swatter, and swatted Jinx. She turned back to her old self and said, "Ouch."

Beastboy said, "Ooh, that's gonna leave a mark."

Mammoth was the last agent. He charged at me, leaving me no choice but to launch my Falcon boomerangs on his ankles, and I said, "The bigger they are… The harder they fall."

I said, "Now, to leave my calling card."

I threw down a card with a falcon on it, and I gave the Titans a disc. I said, "This will give you information about my origin. And, I hope I impressed you guys enough that I made the cut. And don't call me, I'll call you."

I jumped up, and did some rotations on a lamp post before flying away.

Raven said, "He's certainly come quite a long way after I ran away."

Robin said, "He'll be quite the Titan."

Beastboy said, "He's cool already."

Cyborg said, "You kddin' me? He was born cool."

Starfire said, "I'm getting used to him already."

Unbeknownst to the others, Starfire thought, 'A loner… Much like his sister. I wonder if I can do anything to ease his pain.'

Sonic Angel: Next chapter… Falcon gets in with the Titans! Starfire's being nice to Falcon… A little bit too nice for normal Starfire. What's going on here? Find out, next time… 'Falcon's Rise to the Stars!'