Sadly I do not own any of the Titans but I do own the characters that I make up in my tiny little brain. I know it doesn't sync up with the new episodes but bear with me people it will eventually.
No Fear, No sadness
Chapter1: Unlucky Proposal
" Raven are you sure you don't want to come with us?" The purple haired gothic teen peered over the brim of her book with a bored expression. She sighed with restrained annoyance.
" Of course I'm sure… a monster truck rally isn't exactly my kind if thing" and than as and after thought she add sardonically " But I'm sure you've already guessed that. Starfire who was cleaning piped up from the kitchen
" I would love to g see the crushing of the cars with you but I do not feel that Raven should be left alone, just in case there is a umm…problem" she said forcing an awkward smile. Robin nodded realizing she was right
"ok well if you two are sure we should get going it's a 10 hour drive to Gotham" he stated as he shuffled the tickets in his hands. Raven shot a quick glance at him, he was dressed in black jeans and a red t-shirt with his R insignia on it. It was strange to see him in normal clothes. Cyborg had dug up his Hologram rings and was tramping around admiring his fake human form, there was unfortunately no helping BB, so he just dressed in regular clothes. Green or not he was going to the rally.
" And activity has been down, ever since we took out Slade things have taken a turn for the better" Raven spoke from behind her heavy tome. BB flinched slightly at the mention of the one who caused the girl he loved to be encased in stone, but he looked away and pretended to rummage through his backpack for some non-existent object with furious determination. Raven mentally scolded herself for bringing it up, she knew fully well that the poor changeling was still not over her nor would he ever be.
" ok than we should be on the road five minutes ago" said Cyborg as he walked to the door, Robin shouldered his black duffle bag and the three boys departed for the garage speaking wildly about the trip to come, placing bets, and laughing loudly. Raven engrossed herself in her book and Starfire continued to clean.
Hours later as night set and the moon cast it's slivery blue glow over the tower Raven hovered in meditation within the confines of their huge living room. Ever since that foul dragon Malchior had placed the knowledge of thousands of dark spells and magic's in her body, She found meditation was the only way to quell the terrible headaches that had been plaguing her as of recently. But at the same time she had never felt so much power coursing through her veins before, she loved and hated it at the very same instance. She found that it was easier to channel her spells and it felt almost euphoric, she was using her powers for almost everything in daily life, which was one thing her mother always warned her about. It was bordering on some sort of addiction and it worried her, yet despite all her worries and doubt she made no effort to stop and everyday it got worse. The dark energies were forming and colacing within the barrens of her mind. They were taking shape and readying for and onslaught on the one they inhabited and everyone who was dear to her. The beast inside of her uses the power to distort her perception and make sure she knows nothing of it presence, It smiles and it bides its time till it is powerful enough.
Starfire hummed lightly as she placed the last glass on the rack, she dried her hands on the damp dish towel and dropped it back on the counter. Bending down she looked into the fridge for a snack, finding nothing she was in the mood for she let the door shut with a sharp snap and straightened up. Her emerald eyes fell on Raven and she frowned sadly, she could tell something trebled her dark friend. Ever since the battle with the mythical dragon, the creature had broken her heart, evil or not he had still shown her more attention and love than any in her life. She wished she had just a little more common ground with her than it would be easier for the two to talk. Starfire figured it best to leave her alone, but just as the alien girl turned to leave a loud Klaxon sounded through the whole tower. Raven was jarred from the void of her mind and she reacted as soon as her feet hit the ground. She brought up the computer on the big screen and clicked through the menus with expertise. The alarm on the roof had been triggered… some one wanted in.
" it's the roof Star" Starfire shot up the stairs with amazing speed and Raven followed, the hem of her cloak whipped around the corner. Her eyes glowing white rimmed in black, she used her power to throw open the door. The two girls stepped out onto the vast expanse of roof and looked around. A lone figure was kneeling about 10 feet away from them. Starfire's sucked in a breath of air and Raven scowled.
"Jinx" she said with venom tinting her voice. The once proud villain was reduced to a mere husk of her old glory. Her hair still remained a violent pink color but instead of towering over her head in two horn-like pieces it now hung limply around her face. Her china white skin was bruised and cut in various places her uniform torn and ripped, as the hex master raised her head to them a long thin scar running straight down her left eye and check became visible. The wound still looked fresh and raw, in a ragged whisper she choked out
" H-help m-me pl-
please" before she collapsed in a heap at their feet.
Jinx reawoke with a dull thump pounding in her head, the room she was in didn't help at all. The small square room was ungodly white and the walls were terribly bare, everything was a glowing white color, so sanitary and clean it made her sick. It reminded her of a hospital and she hated hospitals with a passion, the hydraulic pistons in the door hissed and the door slid open. Raven and Starfire stepped in looking hesitant and ready for anything. Raven's dark presence contrasted the white room so much that the space around her became if at all possible more white, giving her an aura of opalescence. As Jinx turned her head from her as to not blind herself Raven spoke up in a harsh and scathing voice.
" So what is it that you want here Jinx?" Starfire hung back behind a look if worry sat on her face, the alien girl was very caring by nature, so it hurt her to see any one no matter to who they were in a state like Jinx's. Jinx tried to speak but was only able to produce a rasping cough. When the fit had passed she pushed herself up with a determined look and began to speak.
" I came here looking for your help"
"why?" Raven asked in the same untrusting voice that Jinx was now accustomed to.
" Because the H.I.V.E is after me and since the Titans protect innocents I figu-" Raven cut her off right in mid sentence and said
" you are far from innocent… how do we know your not a spy, how do we know your not trying to destroy us from the inside. If you think that I'm suddenly going to trust you because you show up here bruised and bloody than you are sadly mistaken. Find a new argument or we are kicking you out" Now looking hurt and defiant Jinx spoke, this time with determination and a restrained anger.
" Can I at least get a chance to explain? Raven set her jaw and nodded shortly, Jinx sighed and began her explanation " After Cyborg's little double agent act Gizmo, Mammoth and I were reprimanded for not seeing through him. Brother Blood told us we were problem students from the beginning and that we needed discipline" her voice cracked as some painful memories of those times began to surface, she shook them off and continued to speak
" The "strict training" was pretty much torture… the only thing good to come out of it was the advance in my powers, I can shape and mold my hexes now command them to do my will" she raised her hand as I glowed with pink energy, she extinguished the glow and looked back to the girls " After a while Mammoth got sick it and he tried to escape, but his brute force only got him so far. Brother Blood had him executed and he made me watch. He used him as a black flag to wave in my face, he was an example he told me.. He told me that the same would happen to me if I ever tried to escape" Jinx lost her resolve as the memories came rushing back like a torrent, she drew her knees to her chest and buried her head between them and wept. Starfire spoke up in voice full of pity
" But than how did you free yourself?"
The hex master spoke into her knees, not lifting her head " it wasn't easy but I did it. Beatrix, Blood's new pupil gave the scar on my face. He has three new star students : Ion has powers of electricity, Neptune has dominion over water and the little ring leader is Beatrix who can manipulate metal and to make her even more deadly Blood gave her two mercury implants on her back, she can form them into whatever she wants, sword arms, axes ,spear, scythes all that fun stuff." jinx fell silent and left the others to their own thoughts.
" Well I'm still skeptical on this Jinx …. I mean how do we know your not lying to us… I don't know if I can trust you" Raven said quietly.
Lifting her head she said with out any warning or hesitation " read my mind, you are a telepath right?" Raven didn't know what to say her telepathy was still an emerging power, she wasn't completely adept at it yet. And she wasn't entirely sure that she could handle mucking around in some else's feeling and memories, she didn't know the effect it would have on her but she answered all the same.
" ok just lye back down and relax" Jinx did as she was told and Raven hovered cross-legged at the foot of the bed, her eyes closed with an intense look of concentration on her pale face as she called on the words of power. The beast within her smiled it was time to scare its host.
" Hesbarek Necracon Et-" Raven's eyes snapped open in horror as she realized what she was doing. Starfire who was checking a read-out on Jinx's physical health examination didn't notice. Raven almost called on the spell that nearly killed that the small child that had been trapped within cardiac. Taking a deep breath she focused and continued. This time she spoke the words of her people.
" Azarath Metrion Zinthos" She drew out the each word, making the syllables ring through the silent air. Her eyes flared with negative energy and a thin thread of black power shot from her forehead and hit Jinx's making the psychic connection complete. A multitude of broken memories and feelings overran her mind, as she waded through them there is suddenly was. It played before her like a hazy, flickering movie. Some parts of the memories tried to black out and not be seen. It wasn't that Jinx was doing it intentionally but the mind is an incredibly smart organ. It knows that bad memories and hurtful feelings case extreme duress on a person so it blocks them out as a primal survival reaction. There was a flash and Raven found she was on the floor with the rivulet of blood streaming from her nose, she grabbed a nearby towel and stemmed the flow.
" It's true …all true" she looked over the Jinx and nodded, as Starfire voiced what seemed so hard for her to say
" We will help you Jinx"
End Chapter 1
Thanks for reading guys I hope you liked it, I'm sorry if my next update might take a week or two its just that between work and school I don't get much "me" time, but I will try my damndest to get you a new chapter
- Eric
