Falcon's Rise to the Stars!
By Sonic Angel

Disclaimer: Don't own Teen Titans. And I meant H.I.V.E

"Hi, Rick Falcon here. Last time, I met the Titans and the three agents of H.I.V.E. The Titans know my secret, and I think Robin found my sister. Anyway, I think I have a feeling that I'm going to join the team today… Oh, what the heck, let's find out…"

After I had made my getaway, I transformed back into Rick Falcon, and who should I run into but the Dark Knight himself.

He said, "So. I see that I wasn't the only one training you."

I replied, "My dad wants me to be the best crime fighter there is, Bats, so every time he trains me, he pushes me to my physical and mental limits."

He gave me a contacting device and said, "Push this button, when you join the Titans, okay?"

I confidently saluted, "You got it, Bats!"

Meanwhile, at the Tower…

Robin quipped, "Let's see what Rick has to say." He popped the disc in to the DVD player, and Rick appeared on the screen.

He greeted the Titans by saying, "Hello, Titans, if you are watching this, then you know who I am. Let's start from the beginning."

The video continued, "As you know, my adopted sister, known as Raven in the family ran away because she thought that she had killed my mother. Truth be told, it was actually Two-Face's goons that killed her. I found solace in my best friend, a young man called Tim Drake."

Starfire laughed, "Look how cute Robin looked when he was little!"

Robin sighed, "I DO NOT LOOK CUTE, OKAY!?"

The video continued, "Anyway, I decided to find my sister and avenge my mother's death. So with a costume my sister had made for me, just in case I decided to go into crime fighting, I made a couple alterations, and a few modifications with my father's experimental technology, I became… The Falcon."

Raven said, "Robin… Remind me to slap Rick 11 times, the next time we meet him, okay?"

Robin asked, "Why?"

She replied, "10 for trying to kill himself, and 1 more… For going into my room. He should have never gone into my room… Without my permission."


The video continued, "My debut battle against crime was against the Penguin."

The Titans watched as the scene was warped to Gotham City.

The Penguin was stealing some jewels with his henchman when I arrived. He said, "You're not Batman!"

I snarled, "I'm worse than the Dark Knight."

Penguin asked, "Who are you, then?"

I replied, "Call me… Falcon."

With a few quick swoops, I had defeated the Penguin.


Robin asked, "How did he do that?"

Cyborg said, "My guess, is that he had this in his costume, and in him, all along."

Robin asked, "I know, but how?"

Cyborg replied, "My guess, is the experimental Falcon Enterprises Nanotech Lightspeed Gyroscopes. They're no longer experimental, but, they've got the ability to make anyone as fast or faster than the speed of light."

Robin replied, "So, he's got my abilities, yours, Cyborg, because he uses technology to fight crime, and yours, Beastboy…"

He replied, "He can't turn into animals."

Robin shrugged, "I know that. But he can turn his enemies into animals. He also has Raven's abilities…"

Raven said, "He doesn't have my abilities, but our abilities do share some similar traits."

Cyborg yelled, "YOU'RE RICK'S MISSING ADOPTED SISTER!"

Raven sighed, "Yes, I'm that Raven he's speaking about. Didn't know that Two-Face's creeps killed his mom, I guess... I always blamed myself for that. I'll see to it that I meet him alone. I'll slap him 11 times, then apologize to him that I ran away."

Robin said, "But mostly, and, just recently, if I remember correctly, he's got Starfire's abilities."

The video continued, "My second battle was against Two-Face. My moment had arrived. It was time to avenge my mother's death."


Again, the scene was set in Gotham City. This time, at the pier.

Two-Face said, "You may have beaten the Penguin, but you'll never beat me!"

I sneered, "Shall we see about that?"

I used my knowledge of my own powers and caught Two-Face's henchmen and put them on the pier.

I charged at Two-Face and punched him on the face. That punch sent him to the floor. I said, "That was for messing with my buddy Tim Drake!"

I lunged at him again and this time, gave him a roundhouse kick. I said, "That was for messing with Rick Falcon!"

And for the first time, I tested the Falcon boomerangs and said, "That's for me." And this was also the debut for my calling card.


Robin said, "Man, I knew he was good, but I didn't know he'd face up against my toughest villains when I was with Batman? He's definitely hardcore!"

Raven wondered, "I'd like to know how he got so intense all of a sudden."

The video continued, "I had fought against many of the Dark Knight's most diabolical foes, but the two battles that would forever change my life… Those were the highlights of my career. The first battle that had changed my life was when I battled the Joker."

Robin exclaimed, "I remember that! That's when I first met Rick as the Falcon!"

Cyborg said, "But you didn't know him as the Falcon."

Robin shrugged, "I didn't know it was him behind that mask."


Once again, the battle had been set in Gotham City.

I had captured the Joker's henchmen, and the Joker was ready to gas me but… I used my nanotech abilities to get him before that would ever happen.

After I had the job completed, I was standing at the top of the building, then a voice called out, "So you must be the mysterious yet famed Falcon we've been hearing about. It's nice to meet you."

I twirled around and saw the Caped Crusaders. Batman, Robin, who I already knew with my psychic powers, is Tim Drake, Batgirl, and Nightwing.

I replied, "Yes, I'm Falcon. It's an honor to meet you, Caped Crusaders."

Robin quipped, "Hey, thanks for helping fight crime."

I replied, "You are most welcome. Now, if you will excuse me, I need to leave. Farewell, Caped Crusaders! May our paths cross again!"

The video continued, "Tim. I must apologize for keeping my identity a secret. If my secret were in the wrong hands, it would be the end of me. My second battle that changed my career as a crime fighter was when I first met you, Titans."

Robin exclaimed, "Hey, I remember that!"

Cyborg sighed, "Excuse me? We all remember that."

Raven said, "That's when he made his debut here."

Beastboy sighed, "In his debut, he was so mysterious."

Starfire replied, "Not only was he mysterious, after he 'appeared', as Rick Falcon, he was looking up at the stars."

Raven wondered, "Now, why would he be looking up at the stars like that? He wouldn't look up like the stars like that unless… Oh no…"

Robin quipped, "He wants to get a girlfriend. He's tired of being alone."

Raven groaned, "I can't lose him."

Starfire sighed, "You're not going to lose him. That I promise."

This time, the scene was set in the Titan's city.

Blackfire had tried to attack the Titans, but I, in my spacesuit; I had protected the Titans.

Robin asked, "Are… You all right?"

I replied, "Hey, couldn't be any more better, Robin! Hey, Blackfire… Thanks for giving me my newest ability! Now I can use solar energy like Starfire!"

Blackfire snarled, "I take it you're not part of the Titans, yet, you're not an ordinary human."

I replied, "Nope! Can't say I was ordinary! Can't state that I was ever ordinary."

Robin exclaimed, "That voice!"

The cops from out of this world asked, "Who are you?"

I replied, "I'm any evil's… Especially Blackfire's worst nightmare, because of the fact that she used her own sister. But to anyone such as the Justice League and the Teen Titans, I'm their best ally!"

Blackfire snarled, "WHO ARE YOU!"

I threw off my spacesuit, revealing my titanium alloy laced red cloak, and my iridium Falcon Gauntlets, and the titanium kevlar alloy body suit, and my mask.

I replied, "In this third planet I call home, there are so many more superheroes. Me, I'm just a crime fighter. They call me… The Falcon."

Cyborg yelled, "NO WAY! YOU'RE THE FALCON?"

I replied, "In the flesh!"

Starfire exclaimed, "It's an honor meeting you!"

I winked, "Trust me. The pleasure is all mine."

Beastboy said, "Wow… the COOLEST crime fighter that has ever been born!"

I sighed, "Thank you, thank you. I'll be signing autographs… Once I make this sorry slime pay for what she's done!"

Suddenly, my eyes had flared red. I thought, 'My eyes don't do that! Oh, must come with the ability to use solar energy!'

My hands were glowing orange-red, and I yelled, "HAVE A TASTE OF MY PLASMA GRENADES!"

I launched them at Blackfire and they exploded at her face.

She yelled, "YOU'LL PAY FOR THAT!"

I smiled, "Oh, is that so? FALCON PLASMA WAVE!"

Again, it had hit Blackfire, but this time, it had hit her on the wall.

I grinned, "And, if you think that you're going to escape…"

I chanted, "Forces of darkness, hear my call… BIND MY ENEMY TO THE WALL!"

Raven thought, 'That spell! That's the same one I taught… No way… Could Rick have chosen to be a crime fighter?'

We all were on the ground, I was facing the Titans, and they were facing me.

Robin smiled, "Never thought we'd meet again, Falcon."

I sighed, "Didn't I say to you our paths would cross again, Robin?"

Raven asked, "What powers other than using solar energy and spellcasting do you possess?"

I answered, "Ah, Raven. You remind me of my employee's adopted sister?"

Raven asked, "Employee? Who are you hired by?"

I replied, "Rick Falcon."

Robin exclaimed, "My friend Tim Drake knows him."

I sighed, "Hey, Robin. If you meet Tim, tell him that Rick said hi."

Robin replied, "I will."

The fog rolled in and I said, "May our paths cross again."

I, I mean, the Falcon disappeared, and I had come out of the fog, looking out at the stars.

After the DVD had ended, Robin asked, "Has everyone come to a decision?"

All of them replied, more or less, saying, "Oh yeah."

Just then, Cyborg saw the surveillance cameras and shouted, "Falcon Enterprises Training Robots!"

Robin asked, "Who are they training?"

Raven replied, "I think we'll find our answer outside."

The Titans had seen the Robots, and the Falcon was there.

A voice called out, "Ready to start training, son?"

I replied, "Bring. It. On."

The training robots attacked me and I started by attacking back, by using non-special techniques to slice, dice, and completely annihilate the training robots.

Dad had called his usual giant training robot and quipped, "I've got to go to a meeting."

I replied, "No prob, dad. I'll handle this."

The robot started to attack me by launching rockets at me. I yelled, "BIG MISTAKE! SOLAR MIRROR!"

That defensive maneuver had blocked off all the Robot's rockets.

I smiled, "My turn. PLASMA GRENADES!"

That attack had destroyed the rocket launchers.

The robot had activated its laser eyes, but I flew by them, and used, my Falcon Plasma Wave, at close range.

I smiled, "Oh dad…"

My father answered, "Yes?"

I smiled, "I perfected it."

My dad asked, "Perfected what?"

I smiled, "Allow me to show you. SOLAR INFERNO!"

I had burned the robot to scrap metal. I felt tired, but a good tired.

I flew to the Titan's Tower, and I sighed, "I may be tired, but I'm a good kind of tired."

Robin grinned, "Then I hope you're not very exhausted. Because the Titans and me have come to a decision."

I asked cautiously, "What's your decision."

Raven replied, "You're in. Bro."

I gasped, "Sis…? Is that you?"

Raven proceeded to slap me ten times.

I laughed, "Okay, I deserve those ten for those suicide attempts."

Raven slapped me one more time.

I shouted, "Sis, WHAT THE FREAKIN' HECK WAS THAT FOR?"

Raven said, "That, was for going into my room, without permission."

I said, "Oh. I forgot about this!"

I pressed the button, and suddenly, the Batplane flew into view.

The cockpit opened, and the Dark Knight was revealed. He said, "Well done. Falcon."

The Dark Knight, once again, left for Gotham.

I asked, "Do you guys happen to have a spare room? For a new member?"

Starfire smiled, "Yes, we do. Allow me to show you."

I did the most unexpected thing anything I had ever done. For the first time, I had blushed.

I stammered, "Uh… Yeah... Sure thing, Starfire!"

Starfire also blushed. She sighed, "Please, you can just call me…Koriand'r. Or Kory, for short."

I sighed, "I'm still very secretive…"

Raven and Starfire showed me to my room, and it was both light and dark, happy, yet depressed.

I smiled, "Did you guys team up to make my room."

They both nodded.

I exclaimed, "I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT! THANKS, YOU GUYS!"

I hugged them both and Raven said, "You can… Stop now, bro!"

Later that night, I woke up, in my Falcon PJ's, and the rest of the Titans were there.

Robin asked, "Couldn't sleep?"

I replied, "Yeah, couldn't sleep."

Starfire sighed, "You know, you don't have to be alone anymore."

Robin quipped, "Yeah. You have us, and don't worry."

I said, "Thank you, Starfire, thank you, all of you. I'm going back to sleep. Or, I'll try to, at least."

Robin asked, "Raven, Starfire, please accompany him to his room."

They did as Robin asked them to, and both Raven and Starfire both saw me sleep soundly, looking innocently.

Raven said, "You know, he looks kind of cute when he sleeps."

Starfire replied, "I most agree with you, Raven."

Raven sighed, "You know, Kory… He may act mysterious sometimes, but in reality… he's truly kind and honest. Even though he may act like that… His kindness and honesty shine through, out of his mysteriousness. Those two virtues of his shine brighter than any star."

Starfire asked, "What are you saying, Raven?"

Raven did the one thing that she rarely did. She actually smiled. She said, "You love him. And I believe that he loves you."

Starfire asked, "So… I… can have him?"

Raven nodded. "You two also have the same abilities… but are different as night and day. He has a saying, and that's 'Opposites Attract.'

Sonic Angel: WHOA! TALK ABOUT ABOUT A STARLIGHT ROMANCE! WILL THIS WORK OUT? Next time... 'Falcon Starlight Romance!