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B s : A A A

Author: Agent of the Divine One

1. Incoming!2. Meet the Titans3. Tea and Geeks4. The Pearly Gates

Fiction Rated: T - English - Romance/Humor - Reviews: 14 - Published: 05-09-06 - Updated: 09-12-06

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Once again, I DON'T OWN THE TEEN TITANS! But it would totally rock if I did!

Morning came with the dim light of the waking sun below the horizon. And I awoke with the serenity known to so few. As I awoke I looked at the horizon and noted the deep purple of the sky which was almost black if not for the handful of rays that tinted the morning air.

'Yesterday was incredible, but I think I should work on putting the other pieces in place.'

I smiled mischievously beneath my helmet as I phased to the doors just outside of the main room, completely undetected. (The doors had been repaired following last nights' dinner) You see, not only am I invulnerable to attack, but I also have a force field which protects me from probes and other telepathic abilities. Needless to say, the only way someone could ascertain my location is if I announced my presence at the top of my lungs.

I walked through the door and saw Raven floating before the window chanting her mantra with practiced certainty.

"Raven." She didn't notice my presence, she just kept repeating "Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos."

I didn't want to interrupt her meditation but wanted to explain my conversation with her. She undoubtably had some question she wanted answered. With a twinge of apprehension I walked up to Raven and tapped her lightly on the shoulder.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhh!" She screamed and promptly fell to the floor on her derriere.

Then she whirled on me with eyes as red as the Sun. "What do you want?"

I stood there calmly and let her calm down until her eyes returned to their normal amethyst color and spoke with utmost sincerity.

"I'm sorry to interrupt, but I thought that you may wish to continue our discussion we started yesterday without an audience to watch us."

Raven blushed at the memory and said, "Sure, just let me fix some tea."

"Would it be alright if I had some as well? If that's all right with you of course."

Raven gave a small smile and floated to the cupboard to fetch the leaves and then filled the kettle with water before placing it on the stove and leaving it to boil. I took my seat at the bar and waited patiently for her to return.

Then Raven walked to the bar and looked at me expectantly before asking, "Well?"

"Okay, remember how I said that Beast Boy cares for you?"

She nodded slowly still wondering where I was going to go with this conversation.

"Well it goes deeper than that. Ever since Terra came back from stone and forgot about him he has been mourning the loss of the only one who truly understood him. But lately he's been thinking back on it and he realizes that although he did like Terra, she was serving as a replacement for someone else."

"Really? Who?" She kept it hidden on the outside, but I could sense that she was anxious, nervous and excited beneath her calm exterior.

"You." Now up to that point I had seen Raven blush twice with just a hint of rose, but now she bore a striking resemblance to a black cherry.

Quickly composing herself she forced down the blush and asked with barely masked incredulity asked, "Why would Beast Boy care for me?"

I smiled warmly at her mystified expression. I can understand how she may not think she's desirable, especially given her past.

"Because Beast Boy knows how hard it is to be an outsider. So he continues to speak with you and involve you because he doesn't want you to feel the way he did. And he is also seeking to give you something he has long been denied...happiness."

Raven was silent for a long time. 'Beast Boy does all those things to make me happy? But..why...?'

She shook her head to clear her thoughts and out loud she asked, "You said that he knew what it was like to be an outsider. What did you mean?"

"That is for Beast Boy to tell you."

She opened he mouth to protest, but I cut her off. "If you ask him he will tell you. And you may find that there is much more to him than meets the eye."

Raven was about to reply when the kettle began to whistle. She excused herself to prepare the tea and came back holding two mugs one dark blue and one black.

I accepted it gratefully and my helmet melted back to reveal my lips as I lifted the cup to take a grateful sip. And with that sip I felt tranquility and warmth spread through me.

"Thank you. I will do everything I can to return the favor."

She smiled in welcome as Robin walked in through the door bright and early.

Robin stopped dead in his tracks and was about to leave when I called out to him.

"Sup' Robin! How you doin'?"

He stopped and with a puzzled expression explained his "deer in the headlights" moment.

"Sorry, it's just that Raven is usually the only one to be up at this time. No offense Raven." He added as an afterthought.

She smiled slightly, "None taken."

"Anyway, I was just heading up here to grab a water bottle before going down to the training room."

Raven rolled her eyes at his workaholic mentality and I smiled. I know that he's the leader, but personally I think he could stand to spend a little less time with the punching bag and more with Starfire. :)

"How about a sparring match? It would be a good change of pace. And you could also get a first hand assessment of my abilities."

"Sure, come on." He said absentmindedly. It was with this that I waved to Raven and followed Robin to the training room where he set down his water bottle and set it down before walking to the ring in the middle of the training room.

"Okay, this will be a no holds barred fight. You have won the round when you have successfully pinned you opponent for more than 3 seconds. Ready?"

I nodded and stood stock still waiting for him to make the first move.

He was quick to do so running forward and aiming a roundhouse kick to my head. In the blink of an eye I ducked, turned, grabbed his foot and used his momentum to hurl him at the wall. He turned right before hitting the wall and bent his knees to absorb the impact. Then using his legs as springs he shoved off and came hurtling towards me fully intent on slamming me to the ground with his momentum. But I waited until the last possible second and raised my fore- arm to block.

Robin saw this and altered his flight to kick me in the gut, but I was ready for this and somersaulted over him. He compensated by skidding along the ground and then, using his foot to pivot he turned around and glared at me.

I waited with my back turned and could feel him boring holes into my torso. This went on or nearly a minute before I asked, "Well? Are you going to attack or should I take your inaction as surrender?"

Robin scowled and leaped high into the air drawing his Bo staff and preparing to bring it crashing down on my helmet with the power of a pile driver. And so I stood stock still and feeling him get closer...closer...now! And too quickly for him to react I grabbed his Bo staff and used it to hurl him to the ground with such force that it formed a crater beneath him.

"Game, set, match." I sighed in disappointment. I was hoping he would last longer, but being all powerful does give me an unfair advantage. It's a good thing I'm on their side. :)

Then, realizing that he hadn't moved at all I used my powers to heal him of his injuries. When I was done he gave a groan of bewilderment and slowly got up from the crater.

"Where did you learn to fight like that?"

"The Archangel Michael instructed me before I was commissioned to come here."

"Commissioned for what?" Robin asked with his mask scrunching along with his eyebrows.

"Unfortunately I can't say. But I will tell you this. What you think can never be will soon come to pass and the touch of God will register in Jump City."

Robin was about to press further when three familiar voices rang throughout the tower.

"Beast Boy! When are you gonna give up on that junk and eat some real food?"

"It is real food! The only difference is that no animals had to die for you to have it!"

"Oh come on BB! Try some bacon! It'll give you some muscles on those stringy arms of yours!"

"Better a stick figure on Tofu than a body builder with a taste for blood!"

"Will you two be quiet? I can't concentrate with all your yelling!"

With that last declaration several things shattered throughout the tower. But the debate went on, the participants completely unheeding of the empath's demands for silence.

"Please friends why can we not eat in peace?"

Robin sighed and shook his head ruefully. "I give you, Breakfast, in Titan's Tower."

"It seems that your not the only one who starts off the day with a bang." I chuckled softly at my own joke. I know that being in close quarters has a way of fraying even the toughest of nerves, but the Titan's seriously needed to work on their conflict resolution skills. Speaking of which...

"So what are your feelings for Starfire?'

Robin did a repeat of his earlier performance and stood there stock still for a few moments before croaking, "Starfire?"

I sighed heavily. This guy really does need a swift kick in the pants when it comes to Starfire.

"Robin, it's obvious to me and everyone else that you love Starfire. And don't you deny it!"

Robin had positioned himself to protest, but he went limp at my command.

"What you need to know Robin is that Starfire loves you back. She adores you Robin and she will gladly be yours if only you ask."

Robin still had a look of apprehension so I made a proposition to him. "Okay Robin I'll make you a deal. If you ask Starfire out and she says no I'll leave it be, but if she says yes then I expect you to treat her with all the tenderness she does you."

"But what if-"

"She'll say yes Robin, I'm sure of it. Now get up there and ask her out!"

Not giving him a chance to protest further I ran up to the common room to emerge to the sight of Beast Boy and Cyborg wrestling for the Spatula while Raven continued to yell at them in a vain attempt to put a stop to their immaturity. So I did the only thing which came to mind.

"Wazuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuup?" (A dedication to anyone who can tell me what that's from!) All motion immediately stopped and they looked at me like I was crazy. But I would probably do the same thing if I were in their shoes.

While they tried to figure out if I had lost my marbles or not I calmly walked to the stove and removed both the bacon and tofu from the pans and ate it in one gulp. This of course caused the eyes of both Cyborg and Beast Boy to bulge out of their heads while their mouths hung open in utter shock.

"Mmm, mmm, mmmm! So who's up for some time on the obstacle course?"

"Sure. Just let us get something in our stomachs first." Robin wore an amused smile at seeing BB and Cy reduced to utter silence. After all, the debate was tantamount to a tradition in Titan's Tower and it was thought that nothing could stop those two from going at it.

Thirty minutes later we were out on the course with Robin standing by at the controls.

"All set?" I nodded in anticipation. Now everyone will see what I am capable of.

"Countdown initiated, good luck." 'Luck!' I thought with disgust. 'How can people believe in that? Don't they know that God is the one responsible for our breath and life?'

"Go!" At this I ran forward and unsheathed my sword preparing to charge whatever came my way. First were the laser turrets which I leveled with quick swipes of my sword. Then came the pit which opened up and I soared over it and made my way to the disc turrets which open fired. I chose to knock them out with my fists before making a tight turn at the large boulders which lined the course and skidded in a crouched position to the finish line.

I stood tall and waited for them to speak.

Cyborg rubbed his human eye in disbelief and blinked once. Only Beast Boy seemed to be able to break out of the trance.

"Dude! You just did the obstacle course in twenty seconds!"

"So I take it that I broke some records?"

"Yeah, mine and everyone elses." I heard Cyborg mutter.

I was about to apologize when the communicators went off. "Control Freak is making trouble down at the gaming shop. Titans Go!"

We arrived to find that Control Freak had turned the video games and other accessories into his own brand of freaks and was now threatening the clerk to unleash his minions unless he finds a way to give him an X-Box 360. Not being one to pass up an opportunity I caught Control Freak's attention.

"The system has excellent processing capabilities and graphics, but it is highly overpriced."

Control Freak whirls around and eyes the Titans with distaste. Then upon spotting the new arrival he snorts with contempt. "I see you have enlisted help to defeat me! But no matter, I shall annihilate you with my minions!"

"No!" Control Freak stops in his tracks at his bold declaration. Where does the new guy get off talking to him like that?

"We will settle this as the heroes of old did. With a duel."

Control Freak snorts, "It will take more than a mere sword to frighten me."

I grin malevolently. I love it when my adversary is clueless.

"I was speaking of a different kind of duel. Surely you are familiar with the Yu-Gi-Oh! Franchise?"

Control Freak looked shocked at first, but then he grinned maniacally. "You challenge me to a duel? Then you will fall!"

He whipped out a duel disk and I summoned one to my arm.

"Where did he get that from?" Beast Boy asked with his usual clueless nature.

"I don't think we want to know." Raven said with a green tinge that rivaled Beast Boy's.

"Duel!" We both cried our life points rising to 8000 a piece.

"I'll go first!" and with that Control Freak drew his sixth card.

"Prepare to lose! I summon Mechanical Chaser in attack mode!" As he made this declaration the monster emerged on the field with a cry of mechanical fury.

"Then I lay two cards face down and end my turn!" The two cards appeared behind his monster and he folded his arms over his chest smiling cockily.

"My turn!" I looked at my hand and had to restrain myself from giggling out loud. 'Perfect! I can destroy him on the first turn!'

"I activate Graceful Charity! I'm sure that you are familiar with the game so I will not bore you with the details."

I drew as per the effect of my card and discarded Magician of Faith and Old Vindictive Magician to the Grave yard.

"I'm sure your face-down cards are important so I'll activate Heavy Storm!"

"No!" Was Control Freak's cry as his face down cards shattered.

"And now the end is here!" At this statement my two monsters left the graveyard and in their place stood one of the most powerful monsters in all of Duel Monsters!

"All hail! Black Luster Soldier-Envoy of the Beginning!" With this the warrior let out a feral roar and Control Freak appeared genuinely frightened. But I wasn't finished.

"And there's more! I activate United we stand and Mage Power!" The activation of these cards gave him a fierce crimson glow and as he roared in rage Control Freak gave the appearance that he may soil himself out of fear.

"But I'll also summon Breaker the Magical Warrior! This will give my soldier an extra 800 attack points and due to Breaker's special ability he gains 300 attack points and a spell counter. It won't be enough to wipe you out completely, but it will bring you close."

Control Freak regained his composure and with contempt said, "There isn't a person alive who can defeat Control Freak!"

"That's funny I can easily think of five." I turned to look at the Titans. "And they are all standing right here."

Beast Boy didn't miss a beat. "Ooooooo! Somebody get some ice cause that has got to burn!" The other members of the Titans had more subdued expressions and just stood there in amusement.

Control Freak was livid and I smirked evilly. The only thing better than winning is watching the opponent squirm in the face of his demise.

"I would love to continue this banter, but I still have to attack. Go! Black Luster Soldier! Attack!"

With a mighty leap the Black Luster soldier sailed into the air and upon descent cleaved through the mechanical monster leaving behind two even halves that promptly shattered into nothing.

"And thanks to his special ability he can attack again! Go! Show him the power of justice!" And with that the Black Luster Soldier slashed him across the chest causing Control Freak to cringe in pain.

"Now Breaker! Attack directly!" As before he cringed in pain, but he managed to stay on his feet. And then came the predictable response.

"Ha ha ha ha ha! You may have damaged my life points, but I'm still standing!"

I started off with a light chuckle which turned into an all out belly laugh. Control Freak looked puzzled and annoyed that I was laughing at (in his opinion) one of the most formidable villains of all time.

"You fool! You will fall in your next turn! I'll place two cards face-down and end my turn!" I looked to Control Freak and signaled with a flick of my wrist that it was his turn.

"Draw!" He announced.

"Die!" I shouted while activating my set card. "Cemetery Bomb deals you 100 points of damage for each card in your graveyard and by my count it's three!"

Control Freak paled. "No! How could I lose to you!"

"Save it! It's over!" And with that a blast erupted from his graveyard causing smoke to billow and Control Freak to shield his eyes from the smoke.

After the smoke cleared Control Freak started throwing a hissy. "It's not possible! You're nothing compared to me! Do you hear me? Noth-"

I concentrated my powers and silenced him with a wedgie so forceful that his undergarment flew up to the ceiling fan and had him spinning around in dizzying circles. Unfortunately Control Freak fainted since the action had cause trauma to that certain spot which is responsible for the...ahem...furthering of the human race. (Take a wild guess :)

"That guy never learns." Suddenly an idea dawned on me. "Photo op!"

And with the push of a button the priceless image of Control Freak suspended by his underpants from a ceiling fan was forever stored in my on-board computer. I'd make copies later for the Teen Titans after I completed my mission. Which reminds me...

"Robin, why don't you and Starfire take Control Freak to jail? We'll head back to the tower and await your arrival"

Robin maintained his serious leader look and proceeded to hand out orders.

"Alright, you guys go on ahead. We'll call you when we're finished."

"Good. And Robin?"

"Yeah?"

"Don't forget what we discussed this morning."

At this Robin blushed a deep crimson and nodded curtly before going to begin the complicated extraction of Control Freak from the ceiling fan.

"All right y'all let's head back."

At this Cyborg walked off to the T-Car with Raven levitating through the air. BB was about to morph to falcon when I stopped him.

"Beast Boy we need to talk." He looked at with a puzzled expression and I quickly assured him.

"Don't worry BB everything's cool I just need to ask you some questions."

"Y'all comin' or do we have to hold your hands so you don't get lost."

"Don't blow a cervo Cyborg we'll be right behind you."

Cybor shrugged. "Suit yourself."

And with that I turned to the task of bringing Beast Boy and Raven closer together.

"So, Beast Boy"

"Yeah?"

"What do you think about Raven?"

Beast Boy reddened and quickly turned his head to hide his blush. I knew this wasn't going to be easy, but that's not why I signed on for this mission. So I went straight to the point.

"I know that you like her. Actually, I know that you love her and don't you deny it!"

Beast Boy sighed in defeat and looked down at his sneakers. "Okay, I admit it. I love Raven, but what am I gonna do? She couldn't possibly love me back."

"That's where you're wrong. Trust me. If you tell Raven about your past you may find that you have a great deal more in common than you thought. You're not the only one who feels like an outsider."

Beast Boy's face contorted into one of deep concentration and I prepared to deliver the final blow.

"Robin's going to confess his feelings to Starfire, so if he can tell her without choking on his own tongue, you can tell Raven how you feel as well."

BB's face now bore a look of determination as he said, "Okay. Raven here I come!" And with that he soared into the sky towards the tower.

'Now , on to phase one.' I thought with a smirk.

Well? What did you think? Any suggestions? I'm having major writers block! Anyone who can help me with the next chapter will also receive a dedication. Any ideas (appropriate please!) are welcome! Read and Review please!


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