12 years later..
" What's wrong Raven? You seem quiet today," Azar asked as they began to eat their dinner.
" Don't I always seem like this?" Raven replied, her one eyebrow raised.
" Well yes, but I sense that something's troubling you."
Raven sighed as she twirled spaghetti around her fork. She wondered if she should tell Azar of what she was going to do in the next hour.
" Well?"
" I was thinking about joining the Teen Titans," she said as she looked at her plate.
" What's wrong with that?" Azar asked as a smile crept upon her face.
" I thought you might refuse because Azarath needs me to protect them from evil, especially from what had happened 12 years ago when I was only 1," she said, still staring at her plate. Azar laid a hand on Raven's shoulder. Raven looked up at her.
" The citizens of Azarath don't need your protection anymore, Raven, I suggest that you fulfill your destiny and become a Teen Titan."
" I thought you'd say something like that," Raven said.
" Then why did you ask me?"
" I needed your permission to go," she replied as she rose out of her chair and into her room to pack her stuff. Her room was dimly lit. The only source of light came from a statue of drama masks that her mom had given her when she was a baby. Everything in her room was the color black, including her sheets and her cd player. A cd rack was placed in a corner of her room. The rack held a few cds like Evanescence and some other Goth artists. She placed the small cd player, along with the cds, inside her black backpack and strolled over to her desk. She picked up a photo of her mom holding her.
" Wish you were here with me, mother," she said as she also placed the photograph into her backpack. She closed her backpack and went outside. " Goodbye Azar," she mumbled to herself as she took off towards earth.
It was morning when she found Titans Tower. " Not as bad as I thought it would be," she muttered as she flew directly towards the front of Titans Tower. She landed on the porch and knocked on the door. The door opened and standing right in front of her was Robin, Batman's sidekick.
"Can I help you?" Robin asked as his expression changed from bored to wonder, " And who are you?"
" I'm Raven, a citizen of Azarath and I want to become a member of the Teen Titans," she replied, a serious tone in her voice. Starfire appeared behind Robin. " Robin I .. Eeeeeeeekkkkkk!" she screamed as she saw Raven. Raven glared at her. " I'll be in my room," Starfire said as her green eyes grew big. She retreated to her bedroom.
Robin turned to face Raven. " Do you have any other talents than to scare people?" he asked.
" My other talent is telekinesis."
" That's a very cool power. Anyways, If you want to join, you have to take a couple of tests," he said as he led her towards the gym.
The gym was a fabulous place to be. In one corner was an area for lifting weights. In another, was a punching bag, and in the other corner was a bunch of other equipment. They walked by a statue of a tiger that was actually Beast Boy in disguise. As soon as they past him, he quietly transformed back into himself.
" For your 1st test, you have to lift, or in your case, levitate this 2000 pound weight," Robin instructed her as he placed the weight on the floor. " Azarath, Mentrion, Zinthos," she shouted, her mind focused on levitating the weight. The weight became enveloped in an eerie black glow and floated in mid air. She placed it back on the floor with her mind.
" Very good," Robin said, " Now this test will tell me if you are worthy enough to become a member, for this next test, you and I shall do battle." He took out his bo- stick.
" Azarath, Mentrion, Zinthos!" she shouted as two 500-pound weights were levitated. 1 weight broke Robin's bo- stick as the other one knocked him off his feet. Beast Boy watched with great interest as the battle ended. " I don't think we have a member as powerful and mysterious as you, Raven," Robin panted as he got to his feet. Raven smiled weakly. " Can I ask you to take off that hood?" he questioned her. Her smile changed into a frown. " I never show my face to people I don't know," she replied while glaring at him.
" Every member has to show their face to one another, even if they are ugly," he said, "Now take it off."
" Never."
" TAKE IT OFF NOW!!!"
" Fine," she said as she pulled her blue hood back and rested it upon her shoulders.
She had midnight blue hair, pale white skin, heavily penciled eyebrows, blue eyes, and a red gem on her forehead. She wore a black leotard along with a blue cloak, a gold belt that hung loosely around her waist, and blue boots.
" I see that you're gothic," Robin said. Beast Boy sneaked up behind Raven. " I don't think she is," said Beast Boy. She heard him and turned around. " Raven, this is Beast Boy, our changeling," Robin said as he looked at the green lad that wore black pants and a long sleeved shirt with a streak of purple down the middle.
" Hi," Beast Boy said to her. Raven just stared at him.
" Well aren't you going to say hello?"
" I don't say hello to anybody," she replied, still staring at him.
" You just said it."
Raven growled at him. " What's her problem?" he whispered to Robin.
" I think that's just her personality," Robin answered.
" Oh."
"If you're going to keep talking about me, do it somewhere else!" she spat, her temple pounding faster and faster with every second, along with her heart.
" C'mon Beast Boy, lets go," Robin said as the 3 of them strolled out of the gym.
" What's wrong Raven? You seem quiet today," Azar asked as they began to eat their dinner.
" Don't I always seem like this?" Raven replied, her one eyebrow raised.
" Well yes, but I sense that something's troubling you."
Raven sighed as she twirled spaghetti around her fork. She wondered if she should tell Azar of what she was going to do in the next hour.
" Well?"
" I was thinking about joining the Teen Titans," she said as she looked at her plate.
" What's wrong with that?" Azar asked as a smile crept upon her face.
" I thought you might refuse because Azarath needs me to protect them from evil, especially from what had happened 12 years ago when I was only 1," she said, still staring at her plate. Azar laid a hand on Raven's shoulder. Raven looked up at her.
" The citizens of Azarath don't need your protection anymore, Raven, I suggest that you fulfill your destiny and become a Teen Titan."
" I thought you'd say something like that," Raven said.
" Then why did you ask me?"
" I needed your permission to go," she replied as she rose out of her chair and into her room to pack her stuff. Her room was dimly lit. The only source of light came from a statue of drama masks that her mom had given her when she was a baby. Everything in her room was the color black, including her sheets and her cd player. A cd rack was placed in a corner of her room. The rack held a few cds like Evanescence and some other Goth artists. She placed the small cd player, along with the cds, inside her black backpack and strolled over to her desk. She picked up a photo of her mom holding her.
" Wish you were here with me, mother," she said as she also placed the photograph into her backpack. She closed her backpack and went outside. " Goodbye Azar," she mumbled to herself as she took off towards earth.
It was morning when she found Titans Tower. " Not as bad as I thought it would be," she muttered as she flew directly towards the front of Titans Tower. She landed on the porch and knocked on the door. The door opened and standing right in front of her was Robin, Batman's sidekick.
"Can I help you?" Robin asked as his expression changed from bored to wonder, " And who are you?"
" I'm Raven, a citizen of Azarath and I want to become a member of the Teen Titans," she replied, a serious tone in her voice. Starfire appeared behind Robin. " Robin I .. Eeeeeeeekkkkkk!" she screamed as she saw Raven. Raven glared at her. " I'll be in my room," Starfire said as her green eyes grew big. She retreated to her bedroom.
Robin turned to face Raven. " Do you have any other talents than to scare people?" he asked.
" My other talent is telekinesis."
" That's a very cool power. Anyways, If you want to join, you have to take a couple of tests," he said as he led her towards the gym.
The gym was a fabulous place to be. In one corner was an area for lifting weights. In another, was a punching bag, and in the other corner was a bunch of other equipment. They walked by a statue of a tiger that was actually Beast Boy in disguise. As soon as they past him, he quietly transformed back into himself.
" For your 1st test, you have to lift, or in your case, levitate this 2000 pound weight," Robin instructed her as he placed the weight on the floor. " Azarath, Mentrion, Zinthos," she shouted, her mind focused on levitating the weight. The weight became enveloped in an eerie black glow and floated in mid air. She placed it back on the floor with her mind.
" Very good," Robin said, " Now this test will tell me if you are worthy enough to become a member, for this next test, you and I shall do battle." He took out his bo- stick.
" Azarath, Mentrion, Zinthos!" she shouted as two 500-pound weights were levitated. 1 weight broke Robin's bo- stick as the other one knocked him off his feet. Beast Boy watched with great interest as the battle ended. " I don't think we have a member as powerful and mysterious as you, Raven," Robin panted as he got to his feet. Raven smiled weakly. " Can I ask you to take off that hood?" he questioned her. Her smile changed into a frown. " I never show my face to people I don't know," she replied while glaring at him.
" Every member has to show their face to one another, even if they are ugly," he said, "Now take it off."
" Never."
" TAKE IT OFF NOW!!!"
" Fine," she said as she pulled her blue hood back and rested it upon her shoulders.
She had midnight blue hair, pale white skin, heavily penciled eyebrows, blue eyes, and a red gem on her forehead. She wore a black leotard along with a blue cloak, a gold belt that hung loosely around her waist, and blue boots.
" I see that you're gothic," Robin said. Beast Boy sneaked up behind Raven. " I don't think she is," said Beast Boy. She heard him and turned around. " Raven, this is Beast Boy, our changeling," Robin said as he looked at the green lad that wore black pants and a long sleeved shirt with a streak of purple down the middle.
" Hi," Beast Boy said to her. Raven just stared at him.
" Well aren't you going to say hello?"
" I don't say hello to anybody," she replied, still staring at him.
" You just said it."
Raven growled at him. " What's her problem?" he whispered to Robin.
" I think that's just her personality," Robin answered.
" Oh."
"If you're going to keep talking about me, do it somewhere else!" she spat, her temple pounding faster and faster with every second, along with her heart.
" C'mon Beast Boy, lets go," Robin said as the 3 of them strolled out of the gym.