Author's Note: Hello, all! The King of Emerald is here with a brand new story! And this time, I'm not alone in the endeavor!
Splinter1 and myself have come up with quite an interesting theory; pure and utter chaos occurs when dragons from two different timelines/universes meet. And so was born the joint account of Solor Barnes. In it, we've decided to put in the "What if" stories of Solor and Edward, seeing how their personalities will clash and compliment each other, and what other shenanigans can occur when Solor is ripped from his own universe.
Now, keep in mind, this is an ALTERNATE story. Which means that we will be continuing the original stories of our characters on our own respective accounts.
So, without further ado… here we go!
King of Emerald's Disclaimer: I in no way own the Teen Titans, other DC heroes that may or may not appear in this story, or Edward Barnes. I do, however, own Solor "Starborn" Filkiin.
[Modern Day – Titan Tower]
A scaly, bronzed hand holds a pen carefully in its fingers, hesitating before writing down the words…
I am new at this… writing business. Heck, if it were not for all those lessons at the Circle, I probably would not know how to write. Even as I write this down, my handwriting looks like nothing more than scatches. But… I have been told that writing things down will help calm my emotions, and I cannot afford to have those running loose. Not in this… situation.
My teammate, Raven, had become possessed by Darkness. Granted, she is a very dark person, but not even she had the power to open rifts without some serious help. And possession apparently is some form of help. Anyway, thanks to the… filth that tainted my world, I have been trapped in a new one. One that is rather similar to my own, but also very, very different.
My name is Solor. I used to be a Teen Titan. And I am a dragon.
If I keep holding on, that tear will not only suck me in, but the rest of the team as well!
The city can't afford to lose the Titans! They are the only line of defense!
I have no choice.
I have to let go.
Alpha have mercy on the one who did this if I ever find my way back home…
Those were the last conceivable thoughts of Solor the Teen Titan as he was sucked into a tear in reality.
As he flew through the void, unaware of his location, he decided he needed to be ready for anything. Activating his powers, he felt his bones pop and rearrange as his body shifted from pure human to that of a human-shaped dragon. His five fingered hands became sets of three claws, as his feet became just as deadly. Bronze scales littered his body, and wings ripped out of his back, along with his tail at the base of his spine. He shifted his position so that he was facing toward the wind blowing in his face.
"Whatever you have planned for me, I will meet it head on, Darkness! No one messes with Solor and gets away with it!"
Of course, he soon found out that it wouldn't be that simple. Suddenly, he felt the force of the vacuum become stronger, and before he knew it, he was pushed out of the darkness and into the light… at the breakneck speed of supersonic.
Straight into the ground.
Needless to say, it hurt. A lot. Fortunately, he came out with minor injuries. The landscape nearby, however, was definitely in worse shape. When he hit the ground, he had created a shockwave that probably went for a mile or two, just outside of civilization's notice. Some trees became uprooted, scaring the wildlife, and many wild birds took off in a panic, heading for the nearby city.
"Ow… ow… ow…" came the nasally response of the bronze being, rubbing his nose. "I was going pretty fast… I did not know I could break my nose in this form." With a loud crack, his nostrils were facing the right way again, and Solor sneezed out a bit of blood. He then looked around, spotting nothing but trees around him and growling. "Out of all of the… they had to use Raven's powers to send me to the middle of nowhere, did they?" He snarled, smoke rolling out of his nostrils now. "Ooh, that burns me up… not only did they sneak attack me and send me through a Tear of Oblivion, they had to use one of my friends to do it! How DARE they! If I find the blasted insect that caused all of this, not even the Alpha himself would be able to diverge my wrath!"
With that, he let out a might roar of pure, unadulterated rage that could be heard for a mile or so, before suddenly lashing out at the nearest tree. With a single swipe of his claws, the tall plant fell with a might crash, causing him to move on to the next target, lighting it on flames of green, pretty much reducing the tree to ash in mere seconds.
Needless to say, he was creating quite the spectacle. But he wasn't done yet. As he grew more angry, his stature became more beefy, more feral, until he was half his full size, looking more like a dragon and less like a human. He let out another roar, eerily similar to that of Godzilla, and finally slammed his claw into the ground, creating a very powerful shockwave that no doubt would be heard more than felt. Still, it was sure to bring notice to anyone who happened to be taking a hike through the woods. It didn't matter to Solor, though. He was lost, in who knows what world, with no way of going back unless it were through Raven herself. Who was still back at his home.
Funny how he thought of the Titan's tower as home now.
Eventually, he calmed down considerably, but it was obvious he was still itching for a fight. His scales shone in the light, and his eyes were a dangerous tint of red. "I swear, the next super powered thing that comes near me is going to get the workout of their life", he growled to himself, unaware that he had already attracted the attention of a very worthy opponent.
"I don't know who, or what you are. No matter, I cannot allow you to destroy the forest."
At those words, Solor stopped his rampage, spotting someone staring at him. He wasn't staring in awe, though, which was unexpected. No, this human seemed to be looking at him with determination and… surprise?
"You think you can stop Solor?" the dragon asked, attempting to keep calm. He wasn't supposed to fight mortals.
"I know I can", he replied, setting off a rather angry glare. He did not need this; first he was transported from home, and now a human is saying he can stop him.
"You are human filth", Solor began, hissing slowly.
"I assure you, I am not human", came the reply. "And I will thank you to not call humans as filth."
That tore it. Solor decided to be done with this human, and shot a small green fireball at him, hoping to scare him away. However, he was surprised that the human dodged… and that his eyes were glowing red now. What the…? "That was your first and last mistake." With those words, the form of the human was replaced by that of a creature Solor did not expect at all.
This filth was a DRAGON!
"You wanted a fight?! I'm right here! Bring it on!"
[Titan Tower – Edward's Universe]
[Author's note: Solor is owned by The King of Emerald, used by permission. Teen Titans/Titans are owned by DC Comics/Warner Brothers and Cartoon Network.]
Edward Barnes writes…
I don't believe it. I'm shaking my head at the knowledge that there is an alternate universe and somehow, another dragon has crossed over to us. He claims to also be a Teen Titan, but, he doesn't know or trust our Titans, claiming that they are far older than his team. I suppose time is running as a different pace for him, as he does seem to still be going through the trials the Teen Titans went through prior to my joining the team. But, there are…other differences as well.
This new dragon is frightened, but, he refuses to show that fear. And, to be honest, I don't blame him. Like me, he doesn't want to be seen as such. Even when Trigon captured me, I did not dare show fear. He is also extremely angry. After thinking about it, I cannot blame him at all.
But, our initial meeting did not go well. Hopefully, we are on the same side and this new arrival is willing to trust these Titans. If not, it's going to be very difficult for everyone.
[10 minutes earlier]
[A/N: Godzilla is owned by Toho Studios, Ltd.]
Edward and Raven were watching the waves crashing into the island where their home sat, enjoying one another's company. Even though they had been back from their honeymoon for a month already, it still felt to Edward that the wedding had just happened. The honeymoon, even though it wasn't quite what they planned, was enjoyable. They met new lifelong friends, saved hundreds of lives during a rescue of a 737 and other things that entailed a normal honeymoon.
As they watched, though, Raven suddenly got very pale, even for someone who was gray and groaned out loud and via their telepathic link.
Edward grabbed Raven as she collapsed into him.
"Rae!" Edward exclaimed, "What's wrong?"
"I don't know," she replied, "I'm sensing something odd. Like an reflection of my teleport powers, but, stronger. Much stronger, hon."
She looked past Edward, towards the forests outside Jump City and her breath caught in her throat.
"Oh no!" she exclaimed, fear in her voice for one of the rare times she came close to admitting it. Edward, turned to look at what was happening and saw it.
There was a tear in the very fabric of the air. It was as dark as Raven's soul-self but, it exuded an evil force that even from that distance Edward sensed. But, he also sensed something else, but, was not certain of what.
"What the hell?" Edward said and stood up.
"I'm going to check this out. Let Nightwing know what's going on, but, until I contact you guys, I think you should hang tight."
"All right," Raven said as Edward moved away and morphed to his mini-dragon form. Raven came over and said, "Be careful, Edward. I don't know what happened."
"You know I will be careful," Edward rumbled, "I'll be back soon."
He took to the air and headed towards the forest. As he flew, his hearing started to tell him that something very large was in the woods. Edward wasn't sure, but, as he sped over the city and outskirts, he thought he heard another monster roaring and to him, it sounded like Godzilla.
[Odd,] he relayed to Raven, [Something rather large is out hear. I can't see anything yet, but, I'm hearing a roar that sounds a lot like Godzilla.]
[You mean that fictional mutated dinosaur that Beast Boy likes to watch?] Raven replied.
[The very same, but, more guttural and deeper,] Edward replied. Just then, he heard a large impact on the forest floor.
[It also sounds very angry,] he reported.
A minute later, Raven replied, [Approach with extreme caution!]
That raised Edward's eyebrows, [What do you sense, Rae?]
[You're right. It's BIG and extremely angry. Hon, I'm sensing the same level of anger that you are capable of!] Raven replied.
[Oh,] Edward tried to sound nonplussed, however, he knew what happens when his temper explodes.
[I'll be careful,] he replied. He morphed to a hawk to take advantage of the higher speed and the lower risk that he would be spotted by whatever it is. He wanted to teleport, but, it was in an area of the woods that he hadn't been able to scout out.
About five minutes later, he landed in a tree and got a look at the new arrival.
[Rae!] he said, [It's another dragon!]
[You sure?] she said, [I want to look through your eyes.]
A moment later she said, [Oh Azar!]
The other Dragon was tearing through the trees like they were matchsticks and spewing GREEN flames instead of Edward's normal yellow that threatened to cause a major forest fire. The other dragon roared in rage once more and than started to calm down. As Edward watched, he slowly reverted to a smaller size.
[Another shapeshifter?] Raven asked.
[Looks like it,] Edward said, [I'm going in.]
Edward noticed that the other Dragon's eyes were tinted red as he said, "I swear, the next super powered thing that comes near me will get the workout of their life!"
Edward reformed his human form and said, "I do not know who, or what you are. No matter, I cannot allow you to continue to destroy the forest."
"You think you can stop Solor?" the other Dragon said.
"I know I can," Edward said.
"You're human filth!" Solor said.
"I assure you," Edward said, "I am not human and I will thank you not to call humans as filth."
Solor's response was to blow green fire at Edward, who dove out of the way milliseconds before he would have been roasted.
He rose, eyes glowing red and said, "That was your first and last mistake." He morphed to his quarter-sized Dragon form and as the light glinted off his scales and spine ridges he said, "You wanted a fight? I'm right here! Bring it on!"
Solor snarled, "Hi los dovah ol eyvir? Nid hiitir, Solor fen ald hi!" (English translation: "You are a dragon as well? No matter, Solor will destroy you!")
Edward looked at Solor in puzzlement. He had NO clue what Solor said.
"You do not understand my speech? Then, you are not one of my kind," Solor said, "So be it!
"You dragged me here from my home...and I will kill you for it!"
"I brought you here?" Edward asked, not taking his eyes off Solor, "I think not."
Solor was not interested in hearing that as he morphed into his true dragon form and spewed green flame at Edward. Edward countered with his ice breath and the two breath weapons cancelled each other out. However, Solor would not be denied that easily and increased the power behind his blast, forcing Edward to increase the power behind his ice breath.
Both stopped their breath attacks as it was obvious that those were not working.
Solor charged towards Edward, slamming into him with a force Edward hadn't felt in a long time. Edward was actually staggered by the impact and slid at least 50 yards, only stopping due to the trees.
"Lucky shot," Edward said, then loosed a mighty roar that echoed across the landscape as his scales started a slow color change, indicating Edward was pissed.
Solor charged again, only he be met by Edward's tail as that whipped around and smacked Solor in the head.
"No one does that to Solor!" he said, "You shall suffer at the end of my claws for that."
Edward's spine lit up white and he said, "I doubt that very much."
Solor roared in anger and charged again, only to see Edward's lightning attack spew forth, forcing Solor to leap into the air to avoid being hit. Solor stayed airborne and tried using his claws, but, was stunned when they raked over Edward's diamond hard scales, leaving a trail of sparks in their wake.
"Diamond hard scales," Edward said with a smirk, "Your talons can't penetrate."
Edward also took wing and after gaining some altitude turned his neck to see Solor in hot pursuit. He certainly was not willing to back down.
[Rae!] he called, [This other Dragon's far tougher than Malchoir! I need help here, and quickly.]
[On our way!] Raven said. Edward didn't like having to call for backup, but, he could use the assistance.
Edward felt Solor slam into his side followed by Solor trying to sink his teeth into Edward's side as both fell from the sky.
Edward felt Solor's powerful teeth going through one of the only places not protected by scales: His wing joints!
The sudden pain made Edward's scales go into a rapid flashing mode as he roared in pain.
Both crashed into the ground as Edward roared, "I WILL KILL YOU FOR THAT!" His draconic temper had been fully triggered and nothing short of his loved ones would be able to calm him now.
Solor snarled, "And, what makes you think you can kill me?"
The two enraged fighters never noticed the jet black soul-self of Raven appearing…
The battle between the giants had been a rather fruitless one. It seemed, to Solor, that they were evenly matched, no matter how much he did not want to admit it. However, he did note that this dragon had more breaths than himself. He could end this quickly, probably with his light breath, but that would wear him out severely, and if he failed to make contact, then he'd be in no condition to fight. And by the looks of it, this dragon that had dragged him into this world was pissed as hell from that bite to his wings.
And to be honest? This was the most fun that he had ever had since his banishment.
Of course, this didn't last long without interruption. Suddenly another roar met his ears, and he turned just in time to see another dragon breathing ice at him. Solor quickly leapt back, growling at the intrusion, before staring in surprise.
Standing before him… was his team. Or, at least, what he thought his team could become, should they be given the right amount of time. Robin was donning a new outfit, choosing instead of the traffic light-uniform a complete black bodysuit with a blue bird on the chest. Immediately, Solor decided this must be the Nightwing that he had heard of from his Starfire. Taking another look at the green dragon, he realized that this must be Beast Boy… or whatever he was going to call himself in the future. And Terra was no doubt the same; she looked older for sure, but her powers seemed in pristine condition, and completely under her control.
But the biggest changes were Raven and Starfire.
The two girls were now beautiful young women (to other humans, Solor assumed), but he could sense the power behind their bodies. Starfire especially drew his attention, because of one little detail.
She was aiming her starbolts at his head.
Ducking quickly and avoiding the blast, he roared again, although this time it sounded more anguished. It was finally hitting hard that he not only got sent several miles from his home… but he was put into another reality. A reality where he did not exist. He growled, realizing that not only was he against a dragon, but the entire force of a much more powerful group of Teen Titans. And despite his strength and durability, he doubted that they would just give up after a few swats. And grown up or not, he didn't want to hurt them.
"Curse these human connections", he grumbled to himself, although no doubt Edward and Beast Boy could hear him without a problem. Now, he couldn't believe what he was going to say. Suddenly, he began shifting again, this time back to his half-human form. His wings pressed flat against his back, and he lowered his head, although keeping an eye on the Titans and the dragon.
"Zu'u vantaaz. Zu'u krentar wah hi. I yield to you, Titans." (English translation: "I surrender. I submit to you.")
That must've surprised everyone… except the dragon. "LIKE HELL YOU ARE!" he roared, charging up another lightning breath, before pausing in mid-attack. Raven seemed to be staring at him with intense focus, and it didn't take much for Solor to realize that she was using telepathy. Slowly, the red glow faded from Edward's eyes, and eventually, he shifted back into a human. But he didn't seem to look very happy.
"What do you mean, you surrender?" Nightwing asked, already taking charge of the situation. "You dropped out of the sky and began to cause an uproar, and now you're surrendering."
Solor glared at Nightwing. Grown up or not, he still hated the leader of the Titans. But he bit his tongue at his current desire to disregard what Nightwing said, and answered him. "I did not come of my own desires, I assure you. I was tricked, and was forced into this world by one of my friends through no fault of her own."
"And why should we believe you?" Starfire countered, floating and glaring at Solor. He winced at her glare, but she persisted. "You attack brother Edward with no mercy, and you expect us to believe that you are capable of being anything but a monster?"
That word hit him hard, and he avoided her gaze. His tail curled around his own leg as he trembled a bit. Eventually, he managed to bite back his fear, and stared defiantly in Starfire's eyes. This was not the Kreinyol (his way of saying "Starfire") he had met a year ago back in his world. She did not deserve the same treatment. "Indeed you should." He slowly reached into his pocket, showing the Titans he meant no harm by moving slowly, and taking his communicator out, showing it to them.
"In my world, I am one of you."