Well hello there! Glad you came back for more! Unless you were looking for something else, in which case please, stay a while. I'm glad to announce that the second chapter is here( obviously) and I'm working on Chapter three as you read this. I want to say thank you to those of you who actually came back to read the second chapter, you guys are awesome. There will be plenty more to come and I have a decent plan for what I want to do with the story. I promise, it's not going to be this bad all the time. I'm not just randomly writing these things as they come to mind... Anyway, I forgot to do this in the last one so I'll just do it now(clears throat)
I don't own Teen Titans and never will. I'll sooner go to Jupiter and meet a flying, pink kangaroo before I own Teen Titans.
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It was dark, but not like before. There was a soft hum coming from the red neon sign outside the window. Inside the small, one bedroom apartment was a single person. He lie on a mattress that was laid out on the floor under the window. His breathing was heavy and sweat covered his face and pillow. "AHHH!" He jolted awake in his bed, shaking and sweating. He panted as he looked around trying to remember where he was. There was a door in front of him, a small round table to his right and an old, rusted oven to his left.
"It's okay Alex, you're safe, it's just the dream..." He told himself through his heavy breathing. The room was empty and quiet, he was alone in the room, just as he'd always been. The nightmare was always the same, The Teen Titans, his heroes, being defeated one by one and the city being destroyed. It was the one consistent thing he had in his life. The one thing that let him know that he was still human.
Slowly, he settled back into bed but not to sleep, he knew that he couldn't get back to sleep after that. He just stayed in bed, looking at the ceiling, and wondering what it meant and if it would actually happen.
"There's no way it could happen, the Titans are unbeatable... Right?" He thought to himself. He shook his head and sat back up in his bed, he knew they couldn't be beat. He sighed and began his day once again.
Elsewhere, a certain dark hooded girl meditated in her room while chanting to herself.
"Azarath Metrion Zinthos... Azarath Metrion Zinthos... " Raven floated above her bed calmly. She had trouble sleeping, which was odd for her. She couldn't remember the dream she had but she felt like she was supposed to find someone. It was really confusing her, which is why she had been meditating for the past 2 hours.
"Azarath Metrion Zinthos... Azarath Met..." Raven continued but was cut short by the sound of knocking on her door and her team mate's voice.
"Raven! Are you okay? You have been meditating for quite a while now." Starfire spoke from the other side of the door. Raven levitated back to her bed and climbed off as soon as she landed. She walked over to the door and opened it. She saw Starfire standing there with a concerned look on her face.
"I'm fine, just my morning meditation. Is breakfast ready?" Raven kept what was really bothering her a secret, as she always did. "I'll worry about that later."
"Yes! It most certainly is, Cyborg made us a delicious meal." Starfire said. She was wearing her normal, everyday clothes but they looked ruffled and messy.
"Have a nice night with Robin?" Raven asked her but it was only a joke. She did, however know about their mutual feelings for each other and wanted to have some fun with her friend.
"We had a great time, it was really magical. Especially when he use his special wand. Maybe he can show you some of his tricks." She said. Raven was left stunned and blushed furiously. She put her hood on so she could try to hide her face a little. Starfire saw her do this and was worried that there was something wrong. "Are you okay Raven? You appear to be changing colors."
"Umm... Yeah... I'm fine but did you and Robin really... Do that...?" Raven asked.
"Yes, we did. It was really nice of him to show me what he could do." Starfire was completely oblivious to what she was saying and didn't know what she was doing to Raven. "W-what... What did you do... Uh... Exactly...?" Raven asked.
"I didn't do anything really, Robin did all the work."
"Uhh... Was it bi..." Raven tried to ask but didn't cause she saw Robin walking down the hall towards them. He had a big smile on his face.
"Hey there Star, hi Raven, how are you two doing this morning?" He asked. Raven couldn't look Robin in the eye, so she kept her face hidden beneath her hood and hoped that he wouldn't ask he a question directly. She peeked out slowly just as Starfire answered him.
"I'm doing really well. I was just telling Raven about last night. She was going to ask me something but she stopped. What was it that you wanted to ask me Raven?" It was incredibly awkward for the dark hooded girl. She quickly looked around for a way out of the situation. She saw Beast Boy walking torward them as well and called out to him.
"Hey! Beast Boy, going to breakfast?"
"Uh... yeah, I heard Cyborg made his famous pancakes. And boy, I need some food." The green boy said he then turned to Robin and Starfire and asked, "So how was the magic show guys?" Raven looked up at the other two and had a somewhat surprised look on her face.
"It was great! Robin showed me some amazing tricks. How did you do them Robin?" Starfire asked and Raven was relieved that the attention was focused away from her for a while.
"I'm sorry Star, but I can't tell you, magician's code. But I'm happy you enjoyed the show."
"Oh, I enjoyed it very much. I really liked the rabbit and hat trick. It was great." The happy alien girl said, she and Robin started walking away side by side. Raven let out a sigh of relief but didn't remember that Beast Boy was still standing there.
"Is there a problem Raven? You seem a little... off." He said and she quickly composed herself and said, "I'm fine, just a little tired." She started walking toward the dining room to get some food with Beast Boy following close behind her.
Back with Alex, the young man was using a low hanging support beam as a ledge. He hung upside down, his legs wrapped around the beam. His eyes were closed and his breathing was slow and deep. He was meditating. "Even after years, I still don't have any new leads. But it's not possible, there must be a trail leading to The Doctor. There just has to..." He thought to himself. Suddenly, there was a knock on his door.
"Hey Alex! Open the door, you have to pay me your rent! Either that or you have to to get the fuck out of my building!" The voice on the other side said. It was really rough and burly, and it belonged to the landlord of the building, Mr. Sankovf.
"Beat it Wankoff! I don't have your damn money." Alex said, he was in no mood to be yelled at today. There was a pause from the other side of the door. Alex thought that he had gotten the last word. But then the door exploded off the hinges and came crashing down to the floor. In walked two tall, heavily muscled men carrying a pipe and a wooden club. Behind them was a man much shorter man. He was fat and pale, obviously from a lack of sunshine. Alex jumped from the support beam and landed on his feet, ready to fight for his life if he had to.
"Maybe you need to have a lesson or two beaten into your fucking skull, huh kid! Teach this kid what it's like when people mess with me..." The two men instantly rushed forward. The man on Alex's left swung the metal pipe at his head while the man on the right swung the club at his ribs. Alex quickly jumped and and kicked his left leg to the side, he blocked the pipe with the sole of his boots while making the man with the club completely miss. Due to the momentum behind the man's swing, the club continued toward the other man and hit him in a most delicate area.
"Ahh! My fucking BALLS! Ahhh!" The man yelled as he crumpled to the floor cradling his crushed crown jewels. The second man again swung his club but this time in a downward motion. Alex quickly side stepped and brought his fist into the man's chest. The wind was knocked completely out of him and he collapsed to the ground beside his friend.
"Who... What the fuck are you? You fucking freak!" The man said as he looked at his two best men who were now reduced to piles of unconscious meat. Alex walked over to a back pack the was sitting by his mattress and put it on.
"My name is Blitz." He walked towards the man who was still standing in the doorway. The Mr. Sankovf panicked, thinking he was next to be on the floor.
"Ah... Stay back! Don't hurt me!" Mr. Sankovf walked backwards away from Alex but tripped and fell into the hallway. Alex simply walked passed him and said "Don't forget it..." then he walked away, out of the building and into the city streets.
