A/N: I don't own the Teen Titans, Nightstar, Miss Martian, Superman, Wonder Woman, and Green Martian, but everyone else I own. Science jokes found online. Enjoy the story!

Teen Titans: The Second Generation

Chapter Six: Abilities Exposed

Valkin walked downstairs to have breakfast with his family before he joined his friends at the Tower. School had just let out for the summer and the Titans were about to become full-time heroes until the HIVE was found and brought to justice. Since the new Titans began their mission to protect the city, Valkin quickly found he was spending less and less time with his twin Azara.

Azara never showed signs of having powers, so she and Robert stayed behind when the HIVE first attacked. Needless to say, Valkin began to miss spending time with his sister and wanted her to feel included. His friends were her friends as well. He gave a half smile as he approached her.

"Hey, Azara, want to come to the Tower with me?" he asked. "Cyborg is updating the systems, Robert's helping Maxine with some... 'television catastrophe', and I'm pretty sure you haven't met Snicker-Doodle yet." He used his fingers as air quotations when he referred to the crisis Maxine had mentioned.

Azara looked at her parents. "Mom? Dad? Is it okay?" she asked.

Brion smiled. "Of course."

Raven nodded. "Just be careful."

She turned back to her twin, "So who, or what, is Snicker-Doodle? Please tell me that's not what you call your secret super hero girlfriend or something."

At Titans Tower, Cyborg was busy updating the computer's systems while the teens kept themselves occupied. Azara sat on the couch with Burrower and Hallie as they played with Snicker-Doodle, Falcon and Nightstar were playing chess, Beast Girl was texting her friends from school, and Channeler and Robert were fixing an old television set.

"Just a few more turns aaand..." said Robert as he screwed a screw into the television, "give it a try."

Channeler plugged the television into the proper plug-ins and turned it on. "It's alive! IT'S ALIVE!" she squealed with excitement.

Cyborg smiled with satisfaction. "All right, y'all. Titans Tower is up to date."

"Thanks, Daddy!" Channeler smiled as she hugged her dad.

"Thank you, Cyborg!" the rest of the group said in unison. Cyborg waved good bye to the kids before he left the Tower.

"So, Azara, I've been meaning to ask," said Hallie, "how come you never became a Titan?"

"Because I don't have powers," said Azara in a matter-of-fact way.

"So? I plan on being a Titan and I don't have powers," said Robert as he hopped over the back of the couch and sat with the others.

Nightstar frowned, jealousy in her eyes. "This isn't permanent, Rob. Once we bring the HIVE to justice, everything will go back to normal."

Robert rolled his eyes, uninterested in hearing his sister's warning. "Hey, you guys want to hear some science jokes?"

"Must you?" Nightstar groaned.

"I think it's inevitable," said Falcon.

Robert smirked. "The optimist sees the glass as half full. The pessimist sees the glass as half empty. The chemist sees the glass completely full, half with liquid, and half with air." Beast Girl, Channeler, and Hallie giggled while the others just shook their heads. "Hey," he continued, "if you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate." This time only Beast Girl and Channeler laughed. "Did you hear oxygen and potassium went on a date. It went OK." The others gave him funny looks. "I'm reading a great book on anti-gravity. I can't put it down."

"And I'm done," said Azara. She gave a half smile to her friends. "Thanks for letting me visit the Tower. I think you guys are doing great."

"I'll take you back to mainland," said Falcon. He glanced at Nightstar. "No cheating while I'm gone."

Nightstar frowned. "Why would I do that?"

Falcon smirked. "Because you're losing." Nightstar looked at the board and frowned.

On the shore of the mainland, Falcon reemerged and made sure nobody had seen them. "So, are you going back home?" he asked.

"I think I'll go to the mall. See what they've got there," said Azara.

Falcon nodded and hugged her. "Be safe."

"I will," said Azara as she hugged him back. "See you later!

As children, Azara envied her brother, older siblings, and friends for their abilities, but as they got older, she saw their lives weren't so glamorous. They had to hide their true forms and blend in with the general public so nobody could connect them to the retired heroes. After the Jump City Titans retired, it was as if all Jump City heroes and their children needed to go into hiding. She felt sorry that most of them needed to disguise themselves, but she also felt relieved that she didn't need to take such precautions. She was normal.

As Azara walked to the mall, she saw a soda can on the ground near a trash can. She frowned, wishing the people of Jump City would be a bit more considerate. Suddenly, the soda can began to float into the air. Azara's eyes widened in horror and looked around to see if anyone else had noticed the strange phenomenon. She turned back to the can as it hit the ground with a clank. Azara let out a shaky breath.

"It's all right," she muttered to herself. "It was probably just a gust of wind." But she knew there was no wind. And wind didn't cause objects to float in mid-air.

Azara continued to walk, a little faster than before. She noticed a magazine stand and saw pictures of the Teen Titans on some of the covers. There were titles of articles such as "False Heroes" and "Was the HIVE Attack a Scam?" as well as "Heroes Search for HIVE. No Leads". Azara frowned angrily. She knew her friends were trying their best to find the HIVE, but the city was growing impatient. As she walked, she couldn't help but overhear a conversation.

"Who do you think the new Teen Titans are, anyway?" a young man asked another as they waited for a bus.

"Kids of the original Titans, duh!" the other man replied.

"I know that, but who are they when they aren't playing hero? They could be anybody!" said the first man. Azara walked behind them quickly.

She continued walking when she heard a child behind her. "Mommy! Look at the funny looking lady!"

"Honey, we don't call people that look different from us "funny looking"," the mother scolded.

"Just stop," Azara muttered. She saw a bunch of papers float by. "Get it together, Azara!" She began to hear people screaming and saw her feet weren't touching the ground. "No! I don't have powers! I don't have powers! I don't have powers!" Her eyes began to glow white. All around her everything began to float into the air. People screamed as they desperately clung to whatever they could grab onto that was cemented to the ground. Tears streamed down Azara's face as she watched in disbelief. "This can't be happening!"

All around her everything was floating higher and higher in the air. The sounds of screams, honks, and alarms blared in her ears. Suddenly, Miss Martian came in and grabbed a car before it collided with a bus. Superman swooped in and grabbed several people. Wonder Woman arrived and used her lasso to wrangle down a truck. Green Martian phased through buildings to look for people in trouble. As Azara tried to drown out the noise and make it all go away, she felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned, eyes still glowing white, as Raven levitated before her.

"Azara! How are you doing this?" Raven asked.

"I'm not! This isn't me!" Azara denied. Raven moved her out of the way from a bus as it floated by. "Azara, you need to calm down! Your powers will only grow stronger."

"This has to be a dream! I don't have powers!" Azara exclaimed.

"Azara, I know you're scared, but you need to face this! You have abilities and you need to learn control. Now please, try to calm down." She placed her hand on Azara's forehead. "I'll help you." Her dark magic illuminated and worked its way into Azara's mind to sooth her and sedate her.

As Azara became unconscious, Raven held her tightly as the natural gravitational pull returned and they landed on the ground. The rest of the retired Titans surrounded the mother and daughter as Starfire took Azara from Raven. "She is all right, yes?" Starfire asked with concern.

"She will be," Raven replied in a monotone.

All of a sudden, the mayor walked up to the heroes with a bit of a limp while Wonder Woman assisted him. Geo-Force and Raven stepped forward while the others kept Azara hidden. "I demand an explanation for this!" the mayor shouted.

"Mister Mayor, we have don't have an explanation just yet," said Geo-Force firmly yet politely. "We still need to figure out just what happened."

"All of Jump City knows what happened!" the mayor barked. "Gravity decided to quit its job for a few minutes and it could have hurt hundreds if not thousands of people and caused possibly millions in property damage! The people need answers now!"

"T.U.R.F will help pay for the damage," Raven said coldly, "and like Geo-Force said, we will have an explanation once we have all the answers."

"I don't care who pays for the damage!" the mayor yelled. "I want this thing contained and controlled!" Raven glared at the mayor and he shrunk back. "I will have an explanation first thing in the morning. No exceptions."

"Yes, sir," the heroes replied.

At Titans Tower, the retired heroes talked amongst themselves around the couch while the teens stood nearby with worried looks on their faces.

"Azara's sleeping in Falcon's room," said Raven.

The others nodded. Geo-Force hugged his wife. "Don't worry, angel. We'll figure this out."

"How does Azara have powers?" Starfire asked. "She never showed signs of having any before, correct?"

"None that we saw," said Geo-Force. "And if she did, we never caught it. This could be just something that happens when two enhanced people procreate."

Raven turned to see Falcon. He was quiet. Brooding. She walked to him and gestured to the other teens that they move over a bit. They moved closer to their parents.

"Son, talk to me," said Raven.

"I should have sensed something was wrong," said Falcon. "I should have known she had abilities."

Raven placed a hand on his cheek. "It's not your fault. You didn't know. Neither did we. We're going to help her figure this out." She turned to her friends. "I'm going to take her to Azarath. I can help her with her powers and we'll be safe there."

"I'm coming with you," said Geo-Force.

Raven frowned. "No, you're the ambassador of Markovia. You have a job to do."

Geo-Force also frowned. "I can call my brother and let him know that there is a family emergency and that I need some time off. We both need to be there to help our daughter." He turned to Falcon. "Son, if it's all right with you, it's best for you to stay with your aunt and uncle while we're gone." Falcon nodded in agreement. Geo-Force turned to Changeling and Terra. "Is that all right with you?"

"It's fine, dude," said Changeling.

Terra gave her brother a reassuring smile. "We'd be happy to have him."

"Yeah, it'll kind of be like the sleep-overs we had as kids," said Burrower.

Falcon looked at his parents. "Promise you'll let me know if her condition improves?"

"Of course," Raven nodded.

The next day, Cyborg, Nightwing, and Starfire went to the mayor and gave him a vague report on what happened and promised that the situation would be contained. Naturally, the mayor wasn't completely satisfied, but a promise of containment was better than nothing.

Meanwhile, Azara and Geo-Force traveled to Azarath with Azara. They were met by Arella, Raven's mother, who graciously took them in and agreed to assist them in helping Azara learn to control her newfound power.

At the Logan home, Valkin was still depressed. He still felt responsible for not seeing that his twin had abilities and had been denying it for who knows how long. As he lay in the bottom bunk of Kyle's bed, he made a promise.

'Don't worry, Azara. Mom and Dad will help you control your powers. And when you come back, I'll be there to support you. And I swear I won't let anyone else experience what you've been through.' With the vow made, Valkin was able to close his eyes and sleep.

To be continued...

A/N: I had always had the idea that Azara would have powers, but as I thought about the prospect and discussed it with my husband, we agreed that sometimes meta-humans create complex situations with their children. Raven always needed to meditate to keep her powers in check and with hers and Geo-Force's genetics combined, it was easy for some mutation to happen and for delayed effects. I also knew Azara wouldn't be part of the Jump City Titans, but I wasn't sure how to transition her to a different team. Also, in case you're wondering how Raven can go back to Azarath after Trigon supposedly destroyed it, you can see that Azarath was restored in the Titans Go comic #44 "Red Raven".