"LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! TRAVELING 1000 YEARS BACK IN TIME, WE ENTER THE AGE OF KNIGHTS FIGHTING FOR HONOR! FIGHTING FOR THE HEARTS OF DAMSELS! FIGHTING FOR GLORY! WELCOME TO MEDIEVAL TIMES!"

Trumpets boomed throughout the stadium. Spotlights flashed all around the arena and the audience, filling the thousands of fans with anticipation and excitement. While the "Lord of The Castle" takes his throne with his queen to introduce the people to the event, Robin and Raven sat comfortably at the table closest to the arena. Both of the Titans seemed quite nervous. Ever since they took their seats, neither Titan made eye contact.

"So, uh, Raven. Have you ever been to an event like this one? I mean, nobody's gonna die for real, but it should be fun to watch," Robin said nervously, fidgeting in his seat.

"I've watched some tournaments like this one back on Azarath. However, instead of using swords, they use sorcery. Rorek was considered the greatest wizard of all. He's pretty much as cool as your warrior legend, Robin. What's his name again?" Raven asked with some tension behind her voice. Raven was still too nervous to look at Robin as she crossed her legs and placed her hands on her lap.

"His name was… Beowulf. Yeah, that's it," Robin said, running his hand through his hair. While the host of the show, the "Lord of The Castle" began to introduce the six knights to the entire crowd, Robin and Raven scooted a little closer to each other while keeping their eyes solely on the arena. Robin felt his pulse beat a little harder when he got an idea.

(Just wrap your arm around her shoulder. That's what all guys do to girls.) Robin faked a yawn and stretched his arms out. After a good stretch, Robin wrapped his right arm around Raven's shoulder. Raven was taken aback a little from Robin's contact. However, Raven didn't complain at all. Smiling to Robin, Raven loosened up a little and rested her head on his shoulder. Robin smiled back, feeling that this night will be wonderful for both of them.

"LET THE SHOW BEGIN!"

From there, Robin and Raven were having just as much of a blast as everyone else. All the events before the knights' tournament were entertaining to the Titans, ranging from the dancing horses to catching the rings with lances.

The knight they got to root for was the black and white knight. However, neither of them wanted to wear the black 'n white crowns that everyone else in their section had to wear. All they wanted to do was enjoy the show… and each other's company.

"It would be pretty cool if you could be one of the knights. You'd make the perfect Black Knight," Raven said, imagining Robin as the seventh knight of Medieval Times.

"Hmph. I never thought of that before. That would be pretty cool," Robin responded.

"Would you fight for my honor, Sir Robin?" Raven asked, smiling slyly as she lifted her head off Robin's shoulder and gazed into his masked eyes. Robin brought his lips to her ears.

"… I'd lay my life on the line for you, Raven…" Robin whispered.

"… Robin…" Raven caressed Robin's face with the back of her left fingers, loving how soft the boy's skin was. Robin took Raven's hand and gently kissed it, just as a knight would do for his lady. Robin closed his eyes and kissed it even longer, loving how her sweet skin tasted. Raven felt she was about to melt like butter from Robin's kiss. As soon as his lips broke from her hand, Robin and Raven wrapped their arms around each other's waists and watched the show. As her grin widened, Raven gave Robin a long soft kiss on the cheek.

Eventually, the Black and White Knight won the tournament. Everyone wearing black and white crowns, Robin and Raven included, cheered for their champion. The Black and White Knight placed his foot on the "body" of the Green Knight, raising his sword in victory. Seeing who has become the champion of the night, the Lord of The Castle stood up from his throne to make an announcement.

"LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I PRESENT TO YOU YOUR CHAMPION! THE BLACK AND WHITE KNIGHT!"

The thousands of fans cheered on even louder, loving all the duels displayed by the knights.

"Now that we have a champion, it is tradition that our very champion must take the most beautiful maiden upon the audience and let that very knight have her ride on his steed and present the beauty to us all!"

Loving the idea, the fans cheered and whistled to his announcement. Robin and Raven kind of like the idea as well.

"HEY, BLACK AND WHITE KNIGHT! SHE'S RIGHT OVER HERE!" Robin screamed, pointing to Raven. Raven flushed out of embarrassment.

"Robin, cut it out. I'm not gonna get on his horse so people can check me out," Raven said, blushing a little harder.

"Raven, it's okay. The knight will just ride you around the arena just once. Besides, honest to God, you qualify more than any other girl in this arena," Robin said. Raven's heart felt moved by Robin's words.

"… Okay. Just this once." Raven stood up from her seat and reluctantly waved to the Black and White Knight. The B.W. Knight quickly galloped to Raven. Just as his white horse stopped and settled down, the B.W. Knight removed his helmet. With short blonde hair, the young knight had his eyes closed as he was about to present himself to Raven.

"My lady, I am Sir Vincent Hammerstein, your knight, your champion. It would be an honor for me to …" Sir Vincent slowly opened his eyes to Raven. When he got a good look at her, the knight's eyes widen and his jaw dropped. Strangely, the knight turned just as pale as Raven. Sir Vincent mouthed a few words to himself, words that Raven couldn't read at all.

"Uh, Sir Vinnie? Is something the matter? You look like you saw a ghost," Raven said dryly.

"Something like that, my lady. Ahem. If you'll excuse me…" The B.W. Knight placed his helmet back on and galloped away from Raven. Raven sat down in disappointment, feeling she wasn't worthy enough to ride with the knight and wave to the crowd. Raven let out sigh.

"Oh well. You win some, you lose some. Hey Robin. Let's split and grab us a nice Sundae. I hear there's a new flav-" Raven turned to her left and realized that Robin was gone.

"Robin!" Suddenly, it hit her. Raven quickly got up from her seat and leaned on the rail to the fighting arena. Out on the main battlefield was Robin, marching towards the B.W. Knight. The knight was slowly and unknowingly galloping away from Robin, but Robin was catching up.

Raven didn't know what the B.W. Knight muttered to himself, but the Boy Wonder sure did. Besides, he was excellent in the art of reading lips. He read every word the B.W. Knight mouthed, and boy was Robin MAD!

"ROBIN! WHAT ARE YOU DOING OUT THERE? PLEASE GET BACK HERE!" Raven shouted with a tone of concern. Robin heard her, but he didn't listen. His focus was mainly on the champion.

"HEY, MEDIEVAL ASSHOLE! I'M TALKING TO YOU!" Robin screamed. The horse made a 180 turn to the Boy Wonder. The B.W. Knight stared down at Robin, but Robin didn't care at all that he was on his horse or that he was armed with a broadsword.

"I want you go back there and apologize to Raven RIGHT NOW!" Robin demanded.

"You want me to apologize to that disgusting creature you call a woman? PUH-LEASE! I've seen GORGONS that are far more beautiful that HER!" Those words made Robin grind his teeth.

"I know what you mouthed in front of Raven's face. You said 'That was the most hideous demon I've ever seen.' Mr. Champ, you dishonored my lady. It's my duty to get MEDIEVAL on your ass and make you pay for disrespecting her!" Robin announced.

The thousands looked to each other and spoke to one another about this unexpected turn of events. Raven's eyes focused solely on her date facing the Black and White Knight. She knew that Robin was an excellent warrior, but she grew more worried when she realized that the other five knights could join in on the fight and take him down.

"Hmph. I accept your challenge, boy…" The B.W. Knight removed his gauntlet and threw it at Robin's feet. Robin picked up the gauntlet and slowly crushed it with his bare hand. Robin tossed the gauntlet away, brought his fingers to his mouth and let out an enormous whistle. A beautiful, powerful black horse galloped with great speed towards Robin. With incredible agility, Robin got on the speeding horse and mounted on it perfectly. Bringing the horse under control, Robin slowed his horse down and turned around to face the champion. With eyes of daggers on the champ, Robin took out a pair of birdarangs and combined them to create the most fascinating sword he ever wielded. Robin pointed his blade squarely at the fairly distant knight.

"You have fouled Raven's very name, knight. I will fight for my lady's honor. And I will show you no mercy…" Hearing his words, Raven smiled and felt her face blush.

"Robin… you're unbelievable…" Robin galloped to Raven. After getting his huge, wild steed to settle down, Robin sheathed his sword and turned his eyes to his date.

"My dear Raven. Your honor is at stake, and I will glady fight for it. Do I have your blessing, m'lady?" Robin asked, almost sounding like a knight. Gazing into his eyes, Raven stood up, reached into her pocket and took out a dark blue handkerchief. Raven tossed the handkerchief to Robin, letting him grasp it easily. Robin closed his eyes and brought the hankie to his nose, relishing Raven's very scent. After one nice inhale, Robin opened his eyes to his beloved.

"… He will pay for the dishonor he brought upon you…" Robin said.

"Much faith in you I have…" Raven responded, feeling the fun of getting into character.

"YAAAAHHHH!" Robin and his steed rode off to the other side of the arena. Robin unsheathed his sword, preparing for the duel with the Champion. The fans roared with excitement, realizing that the show is far from over.

As Raven sat on her seat, pink hearts popped out of her eyes as she leaned on her hands and smiled.

"… Robin…"

Robin and the Champion roared as their horses galloped at top speed towards each other, looking like two trains heading on a collision course. Their swords shined from the spotlight, both swords very finely forged and as sharp as Dr. Fate's mind. Their swords clashed, letting the crowd roar with tremendous enthusiasm. Robin seemed to be unharmed, but the Champion looked like he was close to getting dismounted from Robin's strike. The two warriors turned around and galloped for another pass. Robin and the knight roared for blood once again. Their swords clashed, but this time they didn't intend to pass each other. Still mounted on their steeds, Robin and the B.W. Knight let their swords light the dark arena with sparks flying from their very blades. Clash after clash, the two fighters let their steel and their fighting spirits battle on. The warriors lock swords, seeing who'll out-muscle whom.

"Hey, just take it easy, kid. It's only a show," The B.W. knight muttered, feeling his muscles reaching their limit.

"Show or not, nobody disrespects Raven and gets away with it. NOBODY!" Robin took a few feet away from the knight and knocked the broadsword away from the knight's very hand. Robin hopped on top of his horse's back and kicked the knight squarely in the head, knocking him right off his horse and hit the dirt. The crowd got up from their seat and cheered for Robin. The B.W. Knight shook off the dirt and removed his helmet. Just as he was about to get up, he looked squarely into the tip of Robin's blade. Robin slammed his sword tip-first into the dirt and grabbed the knight by the breastplate.

"Now apologize to Raven. If you don't, I'm gonna get really, REALLY angry…" Robin heard metal clattering behind him. The Red and Yellow Knight, the Yellow Knight, the Blue Knight, the Red Knight and the Green Knight were side-by-side, ten yards away from Robin and armed with swords and spears. All of the knights felt their knees shaking.

"Okay, kid. Just calm down and step away from the Black and White Knight. Nobody wants to get hurt," the Blue Knight said very nervously.

"… so you decided to side with him. That means you too felt that Raven is a demon!" Robin said.

"WAIT A SEC, KID. THAT'S NOT WHAT WE MEANT! WE JUST-" Robin threw the Black and White Knight at the other knights and knocked them all down like bowling pins. Feeling more pissed than ever, Robin let out a battle-cry and ripped off his shirt and cape. His rock-chiseled muscles glistened from the spotlights, showing how ripped Robin truly was. All the girls screamed with delight from Robin's physique.

Raven was no exception. Raven felt more hearts flutter out of her body. She screamed like a fan of a boy band and let her tongue hang out as she set her eyes on Robin's solid chest.

"OH ROOOOBIN! TAKE IT OFF! TAKE IT ALL OFF!" Raven screamed, waving a bunch of 1 bills to him.

An extremely pissed off Robin marched towards the six knights, with no concern for his own safety of whatsoever. As he stopped three yards from the knights, Robin cracked his knuckles.

"… Every one of you is gonna DIIIIIEEE!"

Robin transformed from a cool date to a rampaging beast bent on destruction! As for the knights, every one of them was dead meat. Robin brought everything to the table- Aikido, Taekwondo, Drunken Boxing, Vale Tudo, Professional Wrestling, French Fencing, Kendo, and his personal favorite- Jeet Kune Do!

The knights didn't stand a chance. Three of the knights got smacked around like rag dolls while the other three felt the wrath of his grappling techniques. The Green Knight tried one time to crawl away from Robin's wrath, but Robin quickly grabbed him by the ankles and dragged him back in.

Eventually, the battle was over. Robin was left unscathed while the six knights were left piled on top of each other, looking like they were from the junkyard. The entire capacity crowd got up from their seats and cheered for Robin! With a face of stone, he left the knights with one thing to remember him by: pain.

After watching what Robin did for her, Raven in a way felt in a stage of ecstacy.

"WOW! What a man! That guy is one of the coolest and sexiest men I've ever seen!" one girl said out loud. Raven smiled to herself.

"That's right, girls. And he's all mine…"

Later that evening, the cute couple left the Medieval Times with the thousands of other fans. Feeling they had a really kickass time, Robin and Raven held hands as they walk on.

"You were really amazing out there, Robin. You didn't really have to fight those knights, though."

"I know, Raven. But I can't stand anyone disrespecting you in any way. I care too much about you for letting that slip by."

(He HAS to be the one…)

Just as they were about to pass a beautiful water fountain, Robin led Raven to the fountain and had her sit with him on the fountain's edge.

"Did you have a good time at Medieval Times?"

"Definitely, Robin. You make it sound as though this night is far from over."

"… I couldn't say it any other way…" Robin took out another pair of tickets. When Raven read what the tickets are for and where it's located, her jaw dropped.

"… Linkin Park?"

"Mmmm Hmmm…."

"… The most incredibly mega-awesome alternative band in the world?"

"The one and only."

"ROBIN, YOU SO SERIOUSLY RULE!"

Raven gave Robin a big hug. Happy that Raven would be excited about their next event for the evening, Robin hugged her back. Most of the time, Robin would see Raven as a stick in the mud outside of taking on missions and bringing down bad guys. However, on this very night, he saw Raven's spirit ascending higher than ever.

For the first time, Raven was truly happy, and willing to express it.

Not only did he find it invigorating, but he also found it… puzzling.

(Huh? No explosions from her powers? What's going on here?)

"Robin, let's go!"

"Hey, Raven-"

"Ask me later! Come on!"

In a flash, Raven's powers engulfed both of the Titans, sending them to the Linkin Park Concert…

… to be continued.