Chapter II: Welcome to the Teen Titans
It was early morning. Starfire had fallen asleep during the night. Birds were chirping outside, waking her.
"Hello, earth!" she said, standing up and stretching. To her surprise, the boy stirred and woke up.
"Hello! My name is Starfire! Who are you?" Starfire asked the boy, excited.
"Kintowl?" the boy asked.
"Oh, you don't speak English?" Starfire asked.
"English...I remember now," the boy said, sitting up.
"What is you name? Where do you come from?" Starfire asked these questions quickly.
"I...I...don't remember," he said, holding his head. Starfire was surprised. Nothing like this had ever occurred before to her.
"You don't remember anything?" Starfire asked.
The boy thought for a while. "No," he said sadly.
"Wait here, I will get Robin," Starfire said as she ran to get him.
The boy thought to himself, Who is Robin? He looked around the room. Funny beeping noises came from boxes, and a needle was sticking out of his arm. The boy took it out. As he did, Robin and Starfire came in the room.
"So, you're awake? I'm Robin," Robin said, giving his hand. The boy stared at it before gingerly shaking it. Robin applied a wire to the boy's head. The reading came out.
"Looks like he has amnesia. He doesn't remember a thing," Robin said, looking the paper, "Well, while you're here, Starfire will take care of you and be your temporarily adoptive mother. Okay?" The boy nodded.
"First, you need a name to be called," Starfire said, "How about Dark?" The boy thought for a while, then nodded. Starfire threw her arms around him and hugged him. To Robin's surprise, it didn't hurt him. In fact, he returned an even stronger embrace, actually cracking Starfire's back. Robin left to tell the other Titans at the kitchen table.
"Miss Starfire," Dark asked.
"You can call me Starfire," she told him, letting go of him.
"Ok. Starfire, where am I?" he asked.
"You're at my home, the Titan Tower. We stop bad people from hurting the city." Starfire pointed out the window. Dark got up and looked down.
"Come now, we must go to breakfast," Starfire called to him. He understood that much, and followed her downstairs. Downstairs, the other Titans were waiting to meet him. Dark received a shock when Cyborg got up and moved; he ended up attached to the ceiling. Everyone gave introductions, although Raven seemed apprehensive about Dark.
Breakfast was again as usual, with Beast Boy and Cyborg arguing about, well, maybe this time I won't tell you the topic.
While they were eating, Robin whispered to Starfire, "Why did you name him Dark?"
"Because he is dark and mysterious," Starfire answered back. Robin had no reply, so he kept silent.
"Hey Dark, how about an arm wrestling match?" Cyborg asked Dark.
"What is that?" Dark asked, confused.
"We put our elbows on the table, clasp hands, and push on each other's hands. The hand that touches the table first loses."
"Okay."
"Cyborg, do not hurt him," Starfire said worried. I was right, she would be an excellent Mother, Robin thought with a smile.
"Don't worry, I'll go easy on him," Cyborg replied, helping Dark set up. When they were ready, Beast Boy said, "Go!"
At first, Cyborg easily began to beat him. Then Dark applied strength. Slowly, Cyborg's hand was on the verge of losing.
"Dude, you're not gonna let him win, are you?" Beast Boy asked.
"I'm not letting him! I'm using all my strength right now!" Cyborg yelled back. It then became apparent that Cyborg was straining to keep his hand just from losing. Dark applied even more strength, and Cyborg's hand came smashing down on the table.
"Starfire, you should try. I'd guess he's about your strength," Cyborg said, wiping his forehead.
"Okay, but I do not wish to hurt him," Starfire said as she sat across from him. They clasped hands, and Beast Boy shouted, "Go!"
Immediately, Dark began winning. He was stronger than Starfire. Starfire strained to keep her hand upright.
"Can all of you go against me?" Dark asked. Everyone put both their hands down on Dark's, except Raven, who used Telekinesis. Dark began to lose. Then he put his full strength forward. Everyone's hands and bodies came crashing down, and Raven's mind power broke. Dark had won an arm wrestle against the entire Teen Titan force.
"Well, now that that is over, who wants to go play catch?" Everyone, except Raven of course, said yes. As they were playing catch outside, Raven sat nearby, meditating. Beast Boy came over and sat down.
"Hey Raven," he asked.
"What?" Raven answered.
"Why do you always flinch when Dark comes near you?"
"Nothing."
"Two men walk into a bar. One of them says..."
"Alright! Every time Dark comes near me, I sense a very powerful psychic force that's passive."
"What that supposed to mean?"
"It means he is unknowingly carrying a psychic force with him."
"Why does that make you flinch?"
"Because it's disturbing, like you."
"Hey!"
"Only kidding. Sometimes you actually are funny."
"Did you just say that?"
"What do you think I said?"
"Umm...I'm gonna go get a snack."
As Beast Boy walked away, Raven thought, Can't he take a hint? What do I have to do, sing it for him?"
Robin called lunch break and everyone went inside.
It was early morning. Starfire had fallen asleep during the night. Birds were chirping outside, waking her.
"Hello, earth!" she said, standing up and stretching. To her surprise, the boy stirred and woke up.
"Hello! My name is Starfire! Who are you?" Starfire asked the boy, excited.
"Kintowl?" the boy asked.
"Oh, you don't speak English?" Starfire asked.
"English...I remember now," the boy said, sitting up.
"What is you name? Where do you come from?" Starfire asked these questions quickly.
"I...I...don't remember," he said, holding his head. Starfire was surprised. Nothing like this had ever occurred before to her.
"You don't remember anything?" Starfire asked.
The boy thought for a while. "No," he said sadly.
"Wait here, I will get Robin," Starfire said as she ran to get him.
The boy thought to himself, Who is Robin? He looked around the room. Funny beeping noises came from boxes, and a needle was sticking out of his arm. The boy took it out. As he did, Robin and Starfire came in the room.
"So, you're awake? I'm Robin," Robin said, giving his hand. The boy stared at it before gingerly shaking it. Robin applied a wire to the boy's head. The reading came out.
"Looks like he has amnesia. He doesn't remember a thing," Robin said, looking the paper, "Well, while you're here, Starfire will take care of you and be your temporarily adoptive mother. Okay?" The boy nodded.
"First, you need a name to be called," Starfire said, "How about Dark?" The boy thought for a while, then nodded. Starfire threw her arms around him and hugged him. To Robin's surprise, it didn't hurt him. In fact, he returned an even stronger embrace, actually cracking Starfire's back. Robin left to tell the other Titans at the kitchen table.
"Miss Starfire," Dark asked.
"You can call me Starfire," she told him, letting go of him.
"Ok. Starfire, where am I?" he asked.
"You're at my home, the Titan Tower. We stop bad people from hurting the city." Starfire pointed out the window. Dark got up and looked down.
"Come now, we must go to breakfast," Starfire called to him. He understood that much, and followed her downstairs. Downstairs, the other Titans were waiting to meet him. Dark received a shock when Cyborg got up and moved; he ended up attached to the ceiling. Everyone gave introductions, although Raven seemed apprehensive about Dark.
Breakfast was again as usual, with Beast Boy and Cyborg arguing about, well, maybe this time I won't tell you the topic.
While they were eating, Robin whispered to Starfire, "Why did you name him Dark?"
"Because he is dark and mysterious," Starfire answered back. Robin had no reply, so he kept silent.
"Hey Dark, how about an arm wrestling match?" Cyborg asked Dark.
"What is that?" Dark asked, confused.
"We put our elbows on the table, clasp hands, and push on each other's hands. The hand that touches the table first loses."
"Okay."
"Cyborg, do not hurt him," Starfire said worried. I was right, she would be an excellent Mother, Robin thought with a smile.
"Don't worry, I'll go easy on him," Cyborg replied, helping Dark set up. When they were ready, Beast Boy said, "Go!"
At first, Cyborg easily began to beat him. Then Dark applied strength. Slowly, Cyborg's hand was on the verge of losing.
"Dude, you're not gonna let him win, are you?" Beast Boy asked.
"I'm not letting him! I'm using all my strength right now!" Cyborg yelled back. It then became apparent that Cyborg was straining to keep his hand just from losing. Dark applied even more strength, and Cyborg's hand came smashing down on the table.
"Starfire, you should try. I'd guess he's about your strength," Cyborg said, wiping his forehead.
"Okay, but I do not wish to hurt him," Starfire said as she sat across from him. They clasped hands, and Beast Boy shouted, "Go!"
Immediately, Dark began winning. He was stronger than Starfire. Starfire strained to keep her hand upright.
"Can all of you go against me?" Dark asked. Everyone put both their hands down on Dark's, except Raven, who used Telekinesis. Dark began to lose. Then he put his full strength forward. Everyone's hands and bodies came crashing down, and Raven's mind power broke. Dark had won an arm wrestle against the entire Teen Titan force.
"Well, now that that is over, who wants to go play catch?" Everyone, except Raven of course, said yes. As they were playing catch outside, Raven sat nearby, meditating. Beast Boy came over and sat down.
"Hey Raven," he asked.
"What?" Raven answered.
"Why do you always flinch when Dark comes near you?"
"Nothing."
"Two men walk into a bar. One of them says..."
"Alright! Every time Dark comes near me, I sense a very powerful psychic force that's passive."
"What that supposed to mean?"
"It means he is unknowingly carrying a psychic force with him."
"Why does that make you flinch?"
"Because it's disturbing, like you."
"Hey!"
"Only kidding. Sometimes you actually are funny."
"Did you just say that?"
"What do you think I said?"
"Umm...I'm gonna go get a snack."
As Beast Boy walked away, Raven thought, Can't he take a hint? What do I have to do, sing it for him?"
Robin called lunch break and everyone went inside.