Note: No, I don't own Teen Titans. However, there are 2 characters in here who I do own. And this is my first fanfic, ever, so not too hard on the reviews.

Note2: Props to sum4jc for doing the whole Beta-read thing for me. It's good to have someone willing to read these before they get posted.

Knock knock

"Loch, are you in there?" a sweet, motherly voice asked through the door. Loch was still sitting below his window, eyes closed, the tears having dried up, but his sniffling hadn't. His new foster mother had just returned from her grocery shopping right as the school incident occurred. As soon as she realized what was going on, she had dashed up to his room.

Knock knock

"Loch, please answer me." The voice was beginning to plead now. "Please tell me you skipped again today." The sounds were becoming fainter to his ears. Already, a green glow began to envelope his body, starting around his feet. He opened his eyes and watched the aura travel up his body. A few seconds before he was completely engulfed, he sent his latest "former" mother a telepathic goodbye as he disappeared from the room.

Instantly, the green ball appeared at the edge of the city, in an empty alley. The drop wasn't from nearly as high up as his last time. "I'm definitely getting better at controlling my teleports," he said quietly to no one. He had no actual possessions of his own, so his leaving with nothing but his clothing was nothing new. He glanced in the direction of his previous home, and let out a lonely sigh, wishing he could stop running and hiding. But with that mysterious person always chasing him, Loch had no other choice.

The Titans had arrived at the crater shortly after the news channel had ended their initial report. The scene was the same as always: a large opening in the ground filled only with smoke. No matter how much they searched, not a single thing was to be found on the rim. Not a single Titan wanted to go down into that smoking hole.

After splitting up and regrouping on the other side of the crater, they met with the usual faces of disappointment, neither team having found anything of use. "So, now what?" asked the cloaked Raven, peering out from her hood at the masked leader.

"I guess," Robin replied, "we just tell the authorities about what we always find." He kicked a nearby rock in disgust and watched as it bounced down the side. Cyborg watched it also, then turned and stared out at the rest of the nearby houses. Suddenly, a puzzled look crossed his face.

"Hey guys, I just thought of something." Cyborg reached over to tap Robin on the shoulder, not realizing that Robin had knelt down on the edge of the rim. Cyborg started to lose his balance, arms swinging wildly about. One swing happened to catch Robin in the side as he tried to stand up and get out of the way, knocking him off balance now. The rest of the Titans watched in silent amusement at the sudden slapstick act.

However, a small gasp came from the three watching as Cyborg finally fell over, head-butting Robin and knocking him fully over the side. Starfire let out a sharp cry, then dove down after Robin as he rolled down the side and disappeared behind the closest smoke column.

A red flash of light appeared over a diner 6 blocks away from the school. The cloaked figure appeared, hovering over the roof. He scanned the minds inside, and, for the first time today, found something he was looking for. A lone man, enjoying his lunch inside while watching a strange news report on the TV, suddenly found himself covered in a red glow, then inside a dark, cold, damp room. With no stool underneath him, he lost his balance and tumbled backwards onto cool rock.

The man looked around wildly, his eyes trying to adjust to the sudden darkness, but no light entered this strange room. His breathing started to rise, his heartbeat increasing, sweat covering his brow and hands. He tried to crawl backwards, but found he was already against a wall.

Then, a small red light appeared in front of him. His breathing froze as he watched the floating orb of red coming towards him. Shortly, he could tell it wasn't light, but a fireball, hovering in the air. The flame was growing bigger, revealing the figure holding it in his hands. Slowly, the cloak came into view as the fire created light for his eyes to adjust with.

"Wha..Wha…What do you..you.youwantfromme?" The old man stuttered, staring crazily at this figure, still approaching him, as the fire still grew bigger.

"Nothing I can't get already."

Note: Dun dun dun