How Long Has It Been?
Summary: With the new watchtower hovering over Earth, the Titans were no longer needed, and were officially disbanded. Now, a little get-together after twenty years could prove to be a major conflict. When all of the original members of the Justice League go missing...
Pairings: Beast Boy and Raven, Robin and Starfire, Cyborg and maybe Jinx (They're having some relationship problems).
Okay, I know what you're thinking. "Oh great, another disbanded and brought back together fic." But I have noticed that most future fics don't have my favorite couple: BB&Rae, so for all of the BB&Rae shippers out there, this future-fic is for you! Also, it's not just another future-fic, my stories have a way of branching out and making their own category, this is an original work.
The info: Okay, I don't want to give too much away, but Raven has killed her father, allowing her her emotions. Robin is NOT Nightwing. Nightwing is gay, and his voice just sounds like Robin, trying to sound older. Cyborg and Jinx have been dating, but got into a fight and aren't seeing each other for awhile. And none of the Titans have been keeping in-touch. They had to look each other up in the phone book for god's sake! This will all be included later, but, just so you know if you want to read it.
So, my name's Ninmenju-shin, and I will be your author today. Most things about me, if you haven't read my other fics, will come across and be noticed. (It's hard not to notice the way I do things) so, I won't waste your time, and mine, on introductions.
Disclaimer: I do not write disclaimers, and this is probably the only time you will ever see that vile word in my fic. You know I don't own Teen Titans, right? If I did, do you think I would writing them here?
I'll let you read the story now....
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It was a regular night in Jump city, street lights illuminated the deserted highways, the moon hovered above the tall buildings, and everything seemed to stand still but the trees, swaying in the cool night breeze. This was the city's magic hour. The brief expanse of time from 2:30 to 3:30 am, where there were no cars on the road, no streetlights illuminating the side walks, and every person in the city was awaiting the morning. And as 4:00 loomed nearer, people would step out onto their stoops and pick up their morning paper, breathing in the fresh morning air. And in a matter of minutes, the city would be bustling and busy, for the next twenty-three hours.
Small children would be walking with their parents, either too young to go to school or already having been let out, and look out over the city's busy harbor at the strange tower that loomed on the horizon. They would ask them about the T-shaped tower, ask them what it was for, or who lived there, and would receive a multitude of different answers.
Some parents would tell them that it was just an old building, others would tell them that they were too young to understand, and some even told them unbelievable tales that I won't even go into. But still, some parents told the truth. They told their children about the tall tower, and remember the brave heroes that once resided in it. Talk about the bravery and strength of the long-forgotten heroes and heroines, how their parents or grandparents or even they themselves had been rescued by the mighty teens, and then they would leave it at that, and think about it later, if they did at all.
No one in the city really remembered their lost saviors, the brave, the bold, the forgotten; the Teen Titans.
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The Teen Titans had been an organized and useful addition to the crime-ridden streets of Jump city. But they had been disbanded long ago. With the Justice League's new watchtower and surplus members watching over the world, the city got tired of paying for heroes that they could receive for free. The citizens got a huge tax cut, and the Titans just got cut.
They went their separate ways, even though they were all invited to join the Justice League. The Titans had a sense of neglect. The city hadn't wanted them anymore, they wouldn't join the Justice League just so they could protect the same people that had gotten rid of them. The Titans also didn't want to join a huge group, they were used their little family, and didn't want to join a new one just so they could stay together. So all that was left in the tower was a few rooms, some left-over tofu, and the ever-faithful Cyborg.
Cyborg had gotten a good deal on staying in the tower. The Titans tower had been made into a national landmark, and Cyborg could stay there for free, if he kept it looking nice. Cy was in charge of maintaining the lawn, doing any needed repairs, and basically keeping the place looking good. He didn't know what happened to the other Titans, and really didn't need to find out. After all, his life was fine without them. At least, most of the time.
"I can't believe you!" A feminine voice yelled through the tower.
"What did I do this time?" A distinctly male, African American yelled back.
"What you always do!"
"You don't even know what I did!"
"Of course I do!"
"You do not! You just argue about nothing until you can't remember what you were arguing about, and then you deny it!"
"Do you like your big TV?"
"No, don't hurt the poor TV!"
"Then apologize!"
"What did I do?"
"Is it that hard for you to apologize?"
"I would be glad to apologize, but I don't know what the hell I did!"
"Yes you do!"
"Okay, Jinx, I'm terribly sorry for whatever stupid thing I did again, it was my fuckin' fault, so forgive me for doing whatever it was I did!"
"That's it Cyborg, I've had it with you, and your stupid tower. Why don't you go find your stupid team, because otherwise, you won't have anyone to talk to but your stupid self!"
"Fine, I'll go find them, and tell them all about how stupid you are!"
"Fine!"
"Fine!"
"Goodbye, and I hope you malfunction while I'm gone!"
"Just leave, you stupid bitch!"
"Have fun looking for a new TV!"
"Nooooo!"
The television shined an eerie purple for a few seconds, before exploding into a million pieces around him. It was probably the twentieth fight they had had in the last month, but this one seemed final. Jinx had been the only human interaction Cyborg had had since the Titans had split up, and being with the same person for twenty years really wears down your nerves. But now she was gone, gone forever, or until she came back, if she ever did.
"Now what am I gonna do?" Cyborg said, sitting on the couch with his head in his hands.
Cyborg held his right hand in front of his face, and counted his options on his fingers. "I could look for a TV, find Jinx, get drunk, or, hmmmm, I could have sworn I had more options then that!"
Cyborg decided to walk around the tower, maybe that would clear his head. So he walked into the hallway, heading for the roof. Cyborg remembered when his life hadn't been such a wreck, when his biggest problems were what kind of pizza to get, when he was always surrounded by friends. He walked by each door on his way to the top of his empty home, Starfire, Robin, Raven, Beast Boy, they were all gone, and so was Jinx. The realization hit him before he was even at the stairs. He was alone.
"Maybe it's time for a reunion," he said to the hallway as he rushed back to the living room, "It would be great! I can't wait to see how everyone's been doing! Maybe we could have a bar-B-Q!"
Cyborg grabbed the phone book, starting in the B's, until he realized something.
"Beast Boy wouldn't be in the phonebook, you idiot! Beast Boy wasn't even his real name!" He yelled to himself. "I don't remember if he even told me what his real name was, some friend. What about Star? No, she's probably on another planet, and I think her name is something like, Komy- Komma- something alien. What about Robin? No, I'm not sure what his real name was either. Was Raven Raven's real name? Geez, how can friends not even tell each other their real names?!"
"Well, that idea's a blow. Maybe I'll read the paper." He said, heading towards the door in defeat. "Wait, do we even get mail? Hmmmm."
Then it hit him, like a ton of bricks. "I haven't gotten the mail in twenty years!"
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Cyborg came back ten minutes later, pushing a wheelbarrow full of mail in front of him. How could someone completely forget about their mail for twenty years? Paying bills online really makes you forget about the old ways.
"Well, this oughtta keep me entertained for awhile." He said with a sigh, sitting down on the couch and opening a letter.
The letter was very fancy looking. The print was indented and a dark silver in color. He had to adjust the light to read it. Then he read it again, and again, and again until it finally sunk in. His heart gave a leap of hope.
"Well, hot damn for them!" he shouted, picking up the phone book and searching again, aided by his new clue.
Dear Victor Stone, aka Cyborg,
You are cordially invited to attend a wedding, on April 3rd, 2016
For
Ms. Raven Roth (Raven)
And
Mr. Garfield Logan (Beast Boy)
R.S.V.P. at.......
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Yay! First chapter up, next one will be up.....later.
Review and be nice!
If you don't like Raven and Beast Boy together, then I HIGHLY suggest you don't read the next chapter. (Tee hee, I'm so evil)
I did research, and those are their real names. Poor BB, going through life with such a loser name! We should all take a moment of silence for him.
(Stops talking) (Looks at you angrily) I said SILENT dammit! (Blasts you with plasma cannon)