Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titans, but I do watch the show.

Chapter 1: Stranger

It was a normal day. The sun was up, and the Titans were having a peaceful day. There hadn't been a call for a couple of days now, yet no one minded.

Star-Fire was in the kitchen, making another alien dish that most everyone would find disgusting, or worse. Beast Boy, being gullible as he is, sat at the counter, waiting for Star-Fire's dish. She had told him she was going to make him some tofu pie, though he was skeptical.

Eventually, Star turned around holding what looked like a pie on a ceramic plate.

"Here, friend Beast Boy, your tofu pie is ready."

"Sweet!"

Immediately, he took the pie from her, then grabbed the spoon that had been collecting dust for about an hour. He dug the spoon into the pie and had brought it to his mouth when suddenly, the red lights and sirens had gone off. He dropped the pie in his surprise, but he wasn't worried about that.

Robin rushed into the room, followed by Cyborg, who was greased up with oil, apparently from the T-car, and Raven, who was holding a large novel.

"What's going on?" asked Cyborg in annoyance.

"Some sort of robots tearing up Downtown. We have to hurry."

The team followed Robin out of the tower, and through various ways, they all made there way to Downtown. As robin had said earlier, a robot was wrecking downtown. But this was an ordinary Robot. No, this robot was about 50 feet tall and was equipped with all the latest gadgets. Missiles, lasers, you name it, the robot had it.

The Robot was standing on what looked like the remains of a mail truck; all the while its large metallic hand was crashing down on a small clothing store below. People were running in chaos, and the only ones to stop the menace were the Teen Titans.

"You know what they say, the bigger they are, the harder they fall." said Robin with another one of those witty remarks he has.

And with that, the team launched a barrage of attacks, all headed towards the robot. Robin threw his explosive disks, yet they only left a black residue on the robots exterior.

Star-Fires green flares had a similar effect, and Cyborg's laser simply bounced off.

Beast-Boy, who had turned into an eagle and hand flown over head, had turned into a T-Rex in an attempt to simply crush the robot. But the robot raised his hand, catching Beast-Boy by the foot. Then, Beast-Boy was swung like a baseball bat at the other. There was only enough time for Beast-Boy to change back into his normal self before he crushed his friends. Cyborg caught him then placed his team-mate on the ground.

"BB, if you're going to be turned into a bat again, next time make sure we're not in your way." Cyborg said.

"Sorry 'bout that." Beast-Boy said with a weird smile on his face.

Now it was Raven's turn. She used her meditative powers to encircle the robots left foot and force it away from its place on the street, causing the robot to fall on its back. Though this did cause more destruction in Downtown, this did stop the Robot down… for now.

"Nice job, Raven." Said a cheerful Cyborg. "We should have a celebration. You know what this event calls for? Waffles!"

"They better be Tofu waffles." Said Beast-Boy.

"Man, who like Tofu waffles?" Said Cyborg in annoyance.

"Me that's who." Replied Beast- Boy.

"Guys, we have more important matters." Said Robin.

And he was right, for the giant robot was getting back up. With only a few scratches, the robot had barely been damaged. Robin was very concerned, if not worried, and the other felt somewhat the same.

But there wasn't much time for worrying. The team had to find a way to defeat this robot, or the city might have to pay for it.

Quickly, the Titans entered the fray once more, in hopes of finding a way to stop the robot. They tried everything, explosives, fire blasts, lasers, massive elephant thrusts, and telekinesis. Yet nothing worked, and the robot continued to arise and destroy Downtown.

And eventually, sunset came, and the Titans were still fighting the robot. They were weary, and yet they fought. But the robot soon got a new advantage, hostages. And not just any hostages, but Star-fire and Raven.

The boys tried everything in there power, yet they could not free they're friends. They were strength less, though they were they cities saviors, time and again.

"I have to help them." Said a mysterious voice from atop a building behind the robot.

A man jumped from the building, drew some sort of object from his back, and drove the object into the Robots back. The robot did not move, and the man came down to the ground, making a large gash into the robots armor.

Then, as the man came to the ground, he removed the object, revealing a long silver broad sword. And as he touched the pavement, he swung his sword at the left leg of the robot, causing a brilliant flash of light. Another flash of light, and soon the robot had two legs cut in diagonal lines.

The robot began to fall to the left, as would be obvious as the man made two diagonal cuts with his sword. The man then immediately jumped up and cut off the robots left hand, then did the same with the right.

Star-fire and Raven had been freed from they're bonds, and now returned to they're friends on the ground. As for the robot, it fell to pieces and could no longer rise from the ground. It ceased to function, and the team had finally won.

Yet the Titans did not celebrate they're victory. Instead they watched the mysterious stranger's every move. The man faced away from them, apparently looking at what he had done to the robot.

Robin spent a moment to examine to man, while the other simply watched to see what would happen next. The man wore a long black trench coat, a sword and sheath on his back, and apparently black boots. Anything else was impossible to see at the moment due to his position, save for his long black hair that touched his shoulders.

After about thirty seconds of awkward silence, the man turned around, revealing himself fully to Robin's investigative eyes. He wore a simple color, black. His jeans were baggy, his shirt had no obvious coloring, save for black, and the only other noticeable piece of clothing at the moment were the black leather gloves on his hands. He was apparently Hispanic, which was notable due to his skin color, and he had brown eyes, if Robin had judged correctly. The man was also quite muscular, but not so much as to make him look like a body builder.

The man looked at the Titans plainly, noticing the obvious readiness to fight. The stranger gave a small smile and simply said "Hi."

"Who are you?" Raven said harshly. Though she sounded rude, the man seemed to understand her situation and replied "My name is Zaith Falken."

"Zaith Falken, huh?" said Robin, curiously. "Well, thanks for the help. We appreciate it." Robin then laxed himself and stood straight, instead of the fighting stance he had a moment ago.

"Uhh, Robin, we don't know this guy, how do we know he won't try to fight us?" said Cyborg.

"Simple, by the fact that he saved Raven and Star-Fire just a moment ago, as well as us too."

"Well, alright, I guess we can trust him… for now anyway." Said Cyborg.

"So, can I can call him friend?" Asked Star-Fire politely.

"You can call me what you want, as long as it's not Sheela." Said Zaith. Robin noticed that he spoke fluent English and there was no accent in his voice.

"Hello, new friend!" Star-Fire said, as she rushed up to Zaith and embraced him in what looked like a bear hug. Zaith returned the gesture, and even said "Hello" as if he didn't feel a thing. Eventually, Star-Fire relieved Zaith of her burdening hug, but continued to hold onto his right hand. Zaith looked into her eyes, and somehow was able to make Star-Fire blushed.

'Hmm, I was able to make her blush. She must like me.' Thought Zaith.

"Alright guys, lets go home." Said Cyborg, as he turned around and started to walk away.

Robin, Beast-boy, and Star-Fire followed Cyborg's lead, but Raven stayed. She went up to Zaith, who was currently watching her do so.

"Um… Thanks." Raven said quietly.

"It's alright; I'm just doing what I can to help." Zaith replied.

Upon closer inspection, Raven found Zaith's well formed body quite… appealing. Maybe more appealing then she would have liked at the moment.

Zaith began to walk away in the opposite direction that the others had left in.

"Where are you going?" asked Raven.

"I don't know…"

"What do you mean?"

Zaith stopped where he was and dropped his head. "I… Don't have a home."

"Where do you sleep then, on the streets?"

"Sometimes…"

"…"

Raven was surprised; she did not expect someone with such amazing skills to not have a home, or even a place to sleep. She didn't know what to do. Sure she could let him stay the night at the Tower, but she, as well as the others, weren't exactly going to let someone stay. After all, they have already been betrayed once before. It was a difficult decision to make.

"Well, I think I'll be going now." Zaith said, slightly despaired.

"Wait."

"Yes?"

"Come with me."

"Where"

"You need a place to sleep, right?"

"Yeah."

"Then come on."

And without another word, Zaith came up next to Raven and wondered where she was going to take him. Raven began to speak, saying he usual spell. Then, the two of them were enveloped in darkness, and suddenly, when the darkness receded, the found themselves in the T-Tower.

"Whoa… Where are we?"

"We're in the T- Tower."

"What?! No way."

"Way." Said a green ferret propped on Zaith's shoulder.

"AHH!" Zaith yelled, startled to see a talking ferret on his shoulder.

"Relax, man, it's me, Beast-Boy." The green ferret said as it turned into its human form known as Beast-Boy.

"Don't do that man." Zaith said

"Why not?" Beast-Boy replied.

"Because I have a five foot broad sword on my back and I don't feel like having a ferret stew any time soon." Zaith said with frustration.

"Now I have a question," Said Robin from the staircase to the room. "Why are you here?"

"Uh… ask her." Zaith said pointing to Raven.

Raven then hovered over to Robin and whispered into his ear. "He doesn't have a place to stay."

"Are you sure. I mean we don't really know him."

"I'm not too sure either… but there's something about him that makes me trust him."

"Well, if you trust him, then I guess it's alright."

Robin then pointed to Zaith and motioned for him to join the conversation. Zaith came over, and Robin began to speak.

"Raven told me about it, and it's alright. But don't do anything stupid, alright."

"No problem." Zaith said.

"Raven, show him to a spare room, alright?"

Raven nodded, and then slowly walked up the staircase of the room. Zaith followed her, and after about 12 flights of stairs, they were in front of a door, that had a small metal plate that said 'SPARE' on it.

"You'll be sleeping here for the night. If you need me, my room is just down this hall, alright?"

"Alright. And… Thanks. This means a lot." Zaith said.

"You're welcome." Raven said as she went down the hallway, then entered her room. Zaith soon did the same, and found his room to only contain the essentials. There was a bed, a desk, a mirror in the far corner, a single night stand, and a small bathroom.

Zaith quickly headed over to the bathroom and began to get ready for a shower, knowing full well he needed one.

Hey, this is my first Fanfic, so don't be too harsh with the responses and what not. I hope you enjoyed, cuz chp2 will be up shortly.