My Season 4 - VOL. III

Reunion, Part 1

The 6th Teen Titans Fanscript – Fanfic Adaptation

By RavenStar

Author's Note: The plot of "Reunion" is as follows: Jinx has switched sides. Slade has returned. Terra's back. What could possibly happen to the Titans next? Then Raven gets a visitor. Let the nightmare begin.

Note #1: OneLine appears briefly in Part 3, as well as do four other fancharacters I created for my first fanscript – villains called The Writer, The Director, The Cameraman, and The Producer. The fanscript those three characters has been adapted and posted up here – it is my story "Behind The Scenes."

Note #2: "Reunion" draws HEAVILY from the 80's comics. ALL of Reunion, Part 1 is dialogue, with no fight scenes – the only fights in Part 1 are arguments. It might seem boring for some people, but trust, all of it will pay off in the end.


ACT ONE

In the doorway stood a woman in red boots, red pants, and a sleeveless red top. The whole outfit almost looked like a one-piece from a very far distance away. Both arms of the woman were covered by a golden armband that went from the bottom of her wrist to just above her elbows. A golden neckpiece topped it off.

"Mom..." Raven squeaked, her eyes still wide.

"Raven..."

Raven flung herself into her mother's arms and they shared an emotional hug, one of two people long separated but now united again.

Then Raven pulled away from the hug, and her tone instantly shifted - dramatically.

"So, they sent you here after all, didn't they? To warn me about –"

The other Titans finally made it down all the stairs. "Uh, hi, Mrs. Raven's Mother!" Beast Boy blurted.

The woman smirked. "You can call me Arella, all of you. I've already heard all about you, and would like to thank you for accepting her into your group. It seems to have kept her out of trouble, I see."

"Well," said Cyborg, "we have had our share of troubles - but nothin' we can't handle, eh?"

"Yeah." Raven looked at Arella. "Nothing we can't handle, Mom."

There was an ever-so-slight hint of wavering in her voice when she said those words, but it was hardly noticeable.

"So, Arella - what brings you here?" asked Robin.

Raven's voice went cold as ice. "Private family matters." She transported herself and Arella out of the room.

The Titans were left scratching their heads "So - did I miss something?" Beast Boy asked.

"I just hope she's okay. She was positively freaking out earlier..." Jinx was worried sick, tears running down her cheeks. Robin put a hand on Jinx's shoulder in an attempt to calm her down. "We all hope she's ok. And she will be."

"Because unlike the demons inside her –" said Cyborg-

Beast Boy finished. "She's actually got friends."

"Friends who care for her-" added Terra-

"-and would never allow herself to do something that would harm herself," Robin finished.

Jinx gave everyone a group hug, smiling through her worry. "Thanks, guys. It's just - I don't wanna lose her. I wouldn't be able to stand it for much longer if I knew she wasn't here anymore."

Beast Boy scoffed. "Pshh - she's fine, Jinx. Stop worrying."

"Yes, Jinx," assured Starfire, "do not lose hope on Raven just yet - I have no doubts in my mind that she will be fine soon enough."

Jinx looked up at the ceiling, a pleading of tears running down her face and staining the collar of her outfit. She sniffed some tears back.

"I hope so, guys...I hope so..."


Raven and Arella emerged through onto the Tower roof. Immediately, Raven located all the security cameras and unplugged them with her powers, also disconnecting all the hidden microphones set out around the grounds area.

She walked away from Arella. Her voice was harsher than steel wool. "They sent you here. They sent you here to have you warn me of something I already knew about - didn't they, Mom?"

Raven turned to face her mother.

Arella stayed silent.

Raven turned back around. "Like I thought."

After a moment, Arella spoke. "You truly have changed, Raven."

I've been through a lot of things, mother. Of course I've changed. You told me something like that was just called "growing up." I've grown up."

"You certainly have, Raven. But don't you think it's time you told your friends about T-"

"NO!" Raven whirled around. "Don't you DARE say his name around me!" she snapped.

Arella was a little shocked. "But Raven - he is your-"

"STOP! I don't wanna hear it! I don't wanna hear ANYTHING about him at all!"

Arella turned away, frightened by her own daughter - but also a little dejected herself.

Raven's upper lip curled into a snarl. "Why do you insist on telling me everything I already know or don't need to know and tell me what you came here for! I know the Council at Azarath would never allow you to do this, so-"

"The High Council knew of my plan, Raven. It was Coman himself who voted last to allow me to go off to find you."

Arella turned back to Raven. "Raven, please - I'm your mother. You cannot do this to your own mother." She reached out to Raven, but Raven smashed the arm aside and walked away from her. "Stop it, mom. I'm sorry." She turned with a "HMPH!" and walked back to the her room, using the Tower's stairs instead of teleporting herself down.

Arella just sat there, looking helplessly at the sky.


Beast Boy plodded off to bed in his yellow pajamas with red hearts all over them, brushing his teeth as he walked. Suddenly, a half-robotic hand grabbed him—

—and yanked him into a small room on the side of the hallway.

"Hey, what the-" started Beast Boy-

"Shhh!" Jinx put her finger to his lips.

"Shut up, Salad-head, and get in here!" Cyborg whispered.

"Uh, where is here?" Beast Boy asked when he had a good look at the room.

"The screening room," Cyborg answered as Jinx shut the door.

"Cyborg and I went digging for some clues as to what Raven might possibly hiding from us," Jinx said. "And we found this:"

She pointed to a photo of Raven, who looked normal.

"This was taken right before we had our first run-in with our lil' buddy Slade," Cyborg explained. "She looks fine in that one, don't she?"

"Yeah...so?" asked Beast Boy.

Cyborg advanced the slide projector where all the photos were coming from.

The next photo showed Raven again. But this time, her face was...different somehow. It didn't look like the first picture at all. "This one was taken right after we met Terra. Look how different her face is." Beast Boy was a little shocked. The slide projector was advanced. The next picture showed Raven – one more. And clearly, her face had changed dramatically in comparison to the first two pictures. "This picture was taken right after I joined the team, which was not more than a few months ago," said Jinx.

Beast Boy was aghast. "Her face - it-"

"Yeah. It's changing." Cyborg sighed.

"She looks evil -- and I don't mean evil in like the way she looks evil every minute of every day, but I mean she looks really like she's evil, ya' know?" Beast Boy said, his voice never indicating that was making a joke.

"And it's not just doing that because she's growing up, either," added Jinx.

Cyborg nodded. "That type of changing in her facial features is way too fast for just growing up - you followin' me, BB?"

"Loud and clear, Cyborg. I'm hearin' ya loud and clear."

"Our point is-"

"-maybe Raven was right about what she said earlier," Jinx concluded.

Beast Boy slowly came to realization. He turned back to the projector screen and looked at the 3rd picture of Raven. "Maybe we should start preparing for the worst..."

END ACT ONE