Disclaimer- I don't own the Teen titans or the justice league.
And I am kind of obsessed with Speedy Raven pairing, so here's another one.
21st March 2010
The sun was shining brightly; it was a perfect summer day after a few weeks of dark clouds and rain. It really would be a perfect day if some thugs would not causing havoc in Metropolis as Superman fought to save the innocent civilians and deliver justice.
The red caped hero was shooting his laser beams, protecting the civilians from the violent rouble makers when his sight landed on a woman who looked heavily pregnant. She was standing beneath a damaged building and a thug was approaching her. He used his super speed and darted off towards them, the woman looked almost unconscious.
The building started to sway lightly; he saw this and realized that it was most likely to fall. He immediately took action, hitting the thug unconscious but not too much to cause fatal harm, then he turned his attention to the woman, her hands were on her swollen belly trying to protect her child, but she was swaying lightly and when the hero looked up he saw her eyes half hooded now that there wasn't anyone to threaten her or her unborn child and was about to fall when Superman immediately reached the woman and scooped her up in his arms.
Without any further ado, he flew to the nearest hospital trusting the metropolis police to take care of the rest of the thugs. As he was about to land in the hospital the woman in his arms woke up distressed and clutched her stomach in agony, hearing her accelerated heartbeat the hero realized that she was about to give birth.
He immediately shouted for a doctor or a nurse, who immediately came with a stretcher and the hero placed the woman carefully on the stretcher, she was immediately taken away for it was time for her baby to come into the world.
Usually Superman would leave the woman in the experienced hands of the doctors but for some reason there was a nagging feeling in his heart which prevented him from going anywhere. Listening to his heart, he waited and paced the sterile hallway awaiting the doctors to come and tell him about the condition of the woman.
After an hour there was a sound of a baby crying, which he caught due to his super hearing. Hearing the soft sound of the wails the baby gave out, a gentle smile was etched on his face and soon the doctors came out of the delivery room and approached the hero.
Soon his smile disappeared when he saw the frown on the doctor's face and the doctor explained that the baby is in perfect condition but the delivery took a toll on the woman's body causing an internal bleeding and that her very levels of blood pressure is not helping the situation at all, the doctors told the Superhero that she won't be able to survive any longer and that she is asking for the man that saved her.
The hero took a deep breathe, he hated to see civilians die and always felt that it was somehow his fault; if only he had gotten there sooner then maybe the baby would not have to grow up motherless. He steeled himself and pushed all those thoughts away and went inside the room, his red cape flowing behind him.
The room was quiet with only a heart monitor beeping in the background which was also quite weak, but his eyes were focused on the woman lying on the bed holding her baby tenderly with love shining in her eyes.
She seemed to notice him and gestured for Clark to come closer and when he did she looked up at his gentle face and said "Thank you."
He smiled softly in reply and looked at the sleeping baby in her weak and shaking arms. Suddenly she lifted her baby towards him and he in reflex held the tiny, light baby in his arms carefully but when their fingers brushed.
His mind flashed with a vision in which he saw a young woman dressed in white being offered by a cult, a red skinned four eyed beast or more like a demon emerging from the fire and taking the woman in white with him, the woman becoming pregnant and power radiating off her belly.
Then the vision changed, it seemed like a prophesy now, earth engulfed with fire and lava the red skinned beast causing havoc and the tiny baby with black shadows radiating around her.
The hero opened his eyes and looked at the dying woman; she is the one who he saw in his vision. He looked at the tiny creature in his arms and saw her tuft of violet hair and her slightly grey skin and red gem on her forehead, she was a supernatural being.
"Please take care of my baby." The woman pleaded with the hero. "Why do you trust me? A complete stranger with your child." The hero asked in slight awe, his heart was fluttering when he saw the baby open her big and unnatural amethyst eyes stared at him.
"Because, you are a kind hearted soul….many people passed by and saw me helpless but you were the only one who stopped to help….I just ask for you to take care her…my baby girl….Raven."
"Raven." He said with gentleness in his tone and gave an assuring look to the woman who in relief looked at her daughter and gave her a kiss on the forehead and breathed her last
He promised himself that he would ensure the wellbeing of the baby girl and started walking away from the room with her tucked in his arms but before he could cross the threshold, the baby seemed to understand that her mother was no more, it seemed like she was in pain as she started wailing and the hero panicked but it reached to a whole another level when he saw black shadows wrap around the baby's tiny clutched fists and started shooting in different directions, breaking the equipment it came in contact with.
Clark realized that she had powers and more importantly the baby was distressed because she was away from the safety only a mother could provide; he placed the baby on his shoulder, supporting her head as she cried and he started rocking her while humming softly.
Slowly her sobs died down and she fell asleep on his shoulder, Superman sighed and placed a kiss on her head and decided that he had to alert the Justice League of this tiny supernatural being in his arms and headed towards the Justice League headquarters, the baby secure in his arms and the league members alerted.
Superman arrived at the Justice League headquarters, his red cape wrapped around the baby safe in his arms. He entered and saw Batman, Green Arrow, Black Canary, Doctor Fate and Wonder Woman in attendance, the rest of the heroes were in their respective cities.
"Superman…Why did you call this urgent league meeting?" asked the dark knight, him going straight to business and his face stoic.
The Kryptonian came forward with all he heroes forming a semi-circle around him as he unwrapped the bundle in his arms, unlatching his cape and wrapping it around the infant to keep her warm and showed the sleeping baby to his colleagues.
The heroes looked confused but before he could say anything Doctor Fate spoke up astonished "How did you find her Superman?"
All confused eyes turned from the baby to the red caped hero and he explained everything that happened today, even the visions and the powers he saw the infant to possess.
Everyone took a couple moments to digest this news, Batman was the first to snap out of this and he turned towards Doctor Fate and asked "You know who this baby is?"
"Yes, she is the daughter of a demon named Trigon, I can sense her powers….
I was once visiting other dimensions and I saw her mother, Arella pregnant with the same powers radiating of from her stomach in a dimension called Azarath."
"What exactly are her powers?" Wonder Woman enquired next.
"She has telekinesis, empathy, power of teleportation and levitation and her powers are sourced from her emotions and her energy." He explained.
"But how did she get them? Tell us everything about this baby." Batman said.
"She got her powers from her father…her father is Trigon, his followers call him Scath and he is a demon but her mother is-was a human. She is a half demon." He said with a sigh
Before anybody could say anything, he added "There is a prophesy about her- She will bring Trigon to earth, cause the end of the world…
…but she is also the only one who will be strong enough to defeat him."
"Does she have to be alive to become his portal?" Batman asked after a few moments of silence and Superman pulled the now awake baby closer to him in reflex, he had vowed to keep her safe and well and he intended to keep that vow.
The others were shocked and started at Batman with eyes wide open. Doctor Fate said "No, their connection is through their blood and whether she is dead or alive won't matter. He will ascend unless she is strong enough to defy him."
Black Canary was the one spoke next "Regardless of that, she deserves a chance to live her life. We can teach her on how to use her powers for good, we can make her strong enough to defy Trigon…she is just a baby who has not even lived the first day of her life yet. She needs a chance." For some reason the heroine felt protectiveness towards the little girl.
The dark knight let her words sink in him, he understood her words and nodded in acceptance that his earlier thought was wrong, he looked at the little girl looking at him with her big doe eyes and in the arms of the man of steel who was holding her closely, protectively.
The little girl looked at him curiously and he felt even guiltier of his earlier thoughts when she smiled at him and started wiggling her arms to get closer to him.
Superman walked towards the dark knight, and before he could protest he carefully placed Raven in his arms, who was wiggling to get closer to the bat themed hero, almost looking fascinated by a man dressed in black with pointy ears.
He was holding her a little awkwardly at the beginning and shot Superman a glare when he chuckled at him but then he showed Batman how to correctly hold a baby.
She calmed down in his arms and started up at him with curiosity and awe filled in her amethyst eyes and then started exploring his armour and patted the bat symbol on his chest man times. He silently cursed himself for being so soft but the tiny tremble in her lips when he tried to give her back to Superman melted his heart.
"She likes you, Batman." Superman observed. For the first time, he was a tenderness in the fierce vigilantes moments as he tried to readjust the infant in his arms when she started moving, wanting to explore the rest of his armour.
Raven reached up and patted the part of his face which was not covered by his cowl, her soft baby hands explored his face with fascination, tugging here and there and all the heroes looked in shock at seeing the dark knight so soft with a supernatural baby.
The infant in his arms had owned the bat's heart the moment she smiled that baby smile of hers and whatever she could do was strengthening that bond that was just born. He looked away and glared at Green Arrow and Superman who were talking about him with light chuckles flowing from them. But before he could say anything Raven started crying in his arms, for she had not done exploring the Bat themed hero's face yet and all eyes turned to the dark knight who was rocking the girl in his arms, making cooing sounds which only Superman's super hearing could hear.
Soon her wails tuned down and she started poking and patting the dark knight again.
After a couple of minutes Green Arrow said "Who will mentor her?"
"I can teach her magic but she needs to learn control." Doctor Fate said.
They thought for a while and Black Canary said "I can teach her to control her powers like I control my Canary cry and I can teach her hand to hand combat." The others nodded and Batman spoke "It's settled then, Black Canary will mentor Raven and Doctor Fate will work with her to develop her magic."
"But who will she live with?" Wonder Woman asked looking at the little girl fondly in the dark knight's arms already having an inclination of the answer. The baby was now sleeping, resting peacefully in the strong arms of the hero.
Superman spoke up "If it's alright with Batman I think he would be best person as he lives in Gotham where Black Canary also does, she could mentor Raven easily….and also because Raven seems to like him the most." He said the last part with a teasing but fond smile towards the dark knight.
The Kryptonian knew that Raven would be safe with his best friend, the dark knight. Batman protected what he cared about with everything he has with a fierceness which is unmatched and Raven had made a place in his heart.
And since he came to Gotham often he could check on Raven, keeping the promise he made to her mother and also to himself.
Batman nodded after thinking for a while. Being a parental figure was a huge responsibility and he wasn't sure he could do it but seeing the girl sleeping peacefully in the crook of his neck he knew that he would do anything to keep this precious girl safe, the one who charmed the mightiest heroes on earth with a single smile and look.
He transported himself and the girl in his arms to the Bat Cave through the Zeta Tubes where Alfred was waiting for him, as always monitoring the bat computer. The old man came near the man he raised as his son and saw him cradling a baby to his chest and looked surprised at the vigilante.
Batman explained everything to the butler in hushed tones as to not wake the baby up and slowly transferred her to Alfred slowly as to not jostle her as he quickly changed out his bat suit and when he returned he saw Alfred looking at the baby with a soft smile, there was no doubt that she was supernatural her tuft of violet hair, slight grey skin and a tiny red gem on her forehead and very enchanting. He was immediately enamoured by her.
But the peacefulness of the moment died down when Raven opened her amethyst eyes and started crying uncontrollably, Bruce rushed towards the baby and took her in his arms and tried to rock her to soothe her as he did in the headquarters but her wails did not stop.
Bruce turned to Alfred with a worried look on his face, his one arm supporting Raven's head and the other wrapped around her protectively, he was lost he didn't know what to do. He still swayed a little to calm the baby but her cries did not stop.
"Have you fed her Master Bruce?" Alfred asked, almost understanding why the baby was crying. Bruce thought back and shook his head in a negative motion. Alfred nodded and said turning to go towards the kitchen "She is hungry Master Bruce, I will prepare a bottle for her promptly…please bring her upstairs."
Bruce nodded and the thundering beats of his heart slowly died down, now knowing why the precious little girl was crying. He placed a soft kiss on her forehead, her sobs still present and said gently to her "Let's get you something to eat."
As they reached the kitchen, Alfred was just testing the temperature of the milk and if it was suitable for the infant; Bruce was suddenly very thankful for the butler, who at least had some experience in taking care of a child. Alfred handed the bottle to Bruce and showed him how to correctly place the baby in his arms and feed her when he saw that the man was reluctant in parting with the girl.
Her cries instantly died down when milk filled her belly and her eyes started to grow lidded when she had her fill, now sleepy again. Alfred took Raven from the Bruce's arms and patted her back so that she burped and then placed her back in his arms.
They didn't have a crib so he placed Raven between walls of pillows in the master bedroom where he would sleep, he can't leave the baby alone that would be irresponsible and he would not sleep peacefully, the desire to check on her would cloud his mind the entire night.
After placing the baby, Alfred was leaving Bruce's bedroom to retire to his own quarters for the night, he turned when he heard the baby fussing and smiled at the sight, Bruce placed his arm around the infant and her fussing stopped and she went back into dream land with a soft smile on her delicate face. After so long did Alfred see his Master Bruce at peace and the fondness his eyes was also not unnoticed by him. The manor would no longer be silent, haunted by the ghosts of the past. He switched off the lights and went to his quarters for the night.
In the coming week Bruce became busy, first and foremost he filed the legal documents to adopt Raven, Doctor Fate told them about Raven's mother who was originally from Gotham City. They tracked them down and found Raven's last name to be Roth. There was another Wayne now.
Raven Roth Wayne