Hello, everyone this is SorcerousWolf, here to bring you a little(or not so little) story of how the Titans came together. I will describe every Titan's beginning in first person, then when they meet it will switch to third person, Ok? So, please R&R. -SorcerousWolf

SorcerousWolf's Disclaimer- All TT characters and story elements are the sole property of DC Comics, and they do not belong to me. Obviously.

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Chapter 1: Robin and the Unknown Criminal

-1-

It was a cold tonight. Hell, it's cold every night in the streets of Manhattan. But this night was different. I was patrolling the dirty streets of a large ghetto, when I was jumped by a figure shrouded in darkness. The figure pushed me to the ground, then started beating my face until I was able to throw him off of me. This was no ordinary criminal, he was strong. I started running towards a lighter area so I could get a better view of him, but he quickly caught up to me and slammed me against a wall. This time I managed to breathe out "Who are you?" before he started pummeling my face with his fists again. I felt blood run down my face, but suddenly the beatings stopped. The criminal was pulled off of me by a black force. Before I could figure out what was happening, the unknown criminal was gone, and so was that mysterious black force that had saved me. This wasn't the first time that had happened. I had been saved many times by black claws and bird-like shapes that drag criminals off of me. After that pummeling, I just fell down and was out, right there on the streets.

I awoke to the sound of breathing. When I opened my eyes, I saw a small child, in poorly treated clothing. It was just then that I realized that I had fallen asleep with the taste of my own blood in my mouth, in a ghetto. The small child gazed at me, I reckon she was about five or six.

"Who are you?" She asked, almost menacingly.

"My name is Robin." I answered simply.

"Why is your face covered in blood? Why were you sleeping there?"

"I was chasing a rather tough criminal. And I was sleeping there because I passed out there." I thought that would be enough for her, but she didn't leave. She just kept staring at me, until I got up and started walking away.

"My brother knows where that criminal is."

I stopped at those words, and spun around quickly. "Where is your brother?!" I demanded.

"Follow me." She said, and started running in the opposite direction.

I started running after her, surprised at how fast she could run. We stopped at a small cabin-like building, and she led the way inside. As I stepped inside, I was greeted with the smell of smoke and alcohol. A man the age of maybe nineteen was sitting on a chair, just staring into space clutching a beer bottle. As we entered the room, he looked up and started speaking in a dry voice.

"You're Robin. The hero who protects us from all those bad people in the world." He said, and I assumed he was drunk, or near to it.

"I know that." I answered back impatiently. "But what I don't know is where the criminal that I was attacked by is!"

He stared at me, almost sickeningly in a way. He took a swig from his bottle, and then started to speak again. "I saw you and him-uh fight, if you can call it that." He sniggered a little, starting to piss me off. "He's been here before. He supplies some of us with drugs, takes his money and leaves. He does that every Friday night, but you stopped him before he could deliver." He burped, then threw away the now empty bottle. "One night I followed him, to see where the shipment comes from. He went to an underground cavern, filled with robots and workers. It seems that they were building some sort of weapon. I can give you the directions, but it'll cost you." He stuck out his hand, and stared solemnly at me. I dug into my pocket, and pulled out 50 dollars, it was the only money that I had with me. He greedily snatched the bills out of my hand and shoved them into his pocket. Then he pulled out a notebook and drew a map to the unknown criminal's hideout. He ripped the page out and handed it to me, then slumped off up the stairs. I watched him stumble up, then ran outside and began to run.

-2-

It was night. Yet another cold night. Except this time, I was hiding outside off the warehouse that led to the cavern that the ghetto man had said led down to the cavern where the unknown criminal hid. I was almost asleep when I heard movement. I gazed over the crates I was hiding behind and saw two men dressed all in black and a third man with a black and orange mask on. They entered in a code on a number pad next to the door. I used binoculars to see the code, and quickly memorized it. I waited five minutes after they had gone in, then ran up to the wall and punched in the code. The door opened, and I saw a large empty room. There was an elevator, and I walked onto it. I pressed the lowest floor, Basement Floor Five, and then the elevator started moving at a slow, steady pace. When it reached the bottom, I was in an underground cavern. There were hundreds of those men in all black and those robots with orange and black masks. I took a few steps into the cavern and was jumped on by that unknown criminal. Now that it was light, I could see his features. He was wearing a mask, except it only had one eye hole. He was also wearing what appeared to be battle armor, it was black and silver to match the robots. I once again asked "Who are you?" And this time I got a reply.

"Robin. I have been observing you for a while now. In case you're wondering, my name is Slade. I have big plans for you. But only if you cooperate."

"What are these plans?" I asked, getting into a battle position.

"Tsk, tsk Robin. You shall not know unless you cooperate, like a good boy."

I stood up straight, and decided to play along, to learn what these plans were. "Ok," I said coldly. "Tell me."

"Good. I will not say my plans here, though. There are too many witnesses." He motioned for me to follow him, then started walking towards a small room off to the side. When we entered the room, I saw a table and two chairs.

"Sit." He said, and then sat down in the large chair away from the door. I sat down, and then he stared at me through his mask.

"My first plans before I discovered you were to build up enough money by selling cocaine to the inhabitants of the ghetto that you had been patrolling. But then you appeared, stopping criminals all over the place. I quickly abandoned my plans of building an annihilation weapon. I want to make you my apprentice." He pause for a second, letting the words sink in. I sat there for a second, then bolted out of the hideout, while Slade just sat there and watched, not doing anything.

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Well there you have it, Robin's beginning expect the next chapter(Raven) to come soon within this week. And please R&R -SorcerousWolf