Now on to chapt three.

TEEN TITANS: Chaos Rising.

Chapter 3

The Rifter

He stepped into the room with purpose. His sheer presence was ratifying alone, and almost automatically earned him respect from the Titans. Raven fell out of her trance as he came in the door. Robin stood up.

Bandages hung off his arms and neck, giving him a kind of mummy-like quality. He quietly sauntered in and took a seat, slowly lowering himself onto the coach.

For the longest time, no one spoke. They were so amazed at this feat that defied the laws of nature. No man walks after falling through two-hundred miles of fire and slamming into the pavement at hypersonic speeds. No ordinary man, after two days, does such a thing.

"So..." he said at last, "What happened?"

Silence... Robin was the first to speak.

"We picked you up on our monitor. We thought you were a meteor. My name is Robin. And these are the Teen Titans. Beast Boy..."

"Hey," beast boy said, still wide eyed.

"...Cyborg..."

"Yo," said Cyborg, impressed but not amazed.

"...Starfire..."

"Pleased to make your acquaintance," she said, bowing humbly.

"And..."

"Raven, I know," said Jon, glancing to Raven, "We've met."

"Oh," said Robin, "Right."

"Where am I?" Jon asked, as he put his hand to his head and massaged his bandages.

"You are in the Titans Tower... On Earth."

He shook his head and laughed. "Don't fuck with me." he said, "I'm not in the mood. I said, Where am I?"

"First of all, there is no need for that kind of language," Said Robin, putting his foot down, "and second of all, I have been nothing but truthful to you. Now just calm-"

"You idiot. I know that Earth was destroyed two and a half years ago. Whichever of the Chaos Brooders you are working for, you're not going to lull me into a false sense of security. My whole life was destroyed that day. Do you think I could ever forget it?"

"I don't know what you are talking about but Earth is still right here. If you don't believe me then look out that window. All we want to do is help you, but to do that, we need your trust. We just want to talk." Regardless of this fact, Robin had his hand up near his staff.

Jon slowly walked to the window and put his hands on it, as he silently gazed at the city skyline. "How..." he stammered, "...how could this... be?"

It was Raven who spoke next. "If I recall," she began. This being something that made her sound human, since it was impossible for her not to recall. She got up and began walking towards him. "You said you weren't from Earth, but a place called Omega."

He slowly turned away. "That's the name of the field, but my home planet was Earth."

"I'm sorry," began Starfire, "Fields? Im not... familiar..."

Jon sat down. "I guess I will have to tell you my story, but then I want an explanation for that," he said, pointing outside at the bustling metropolis that the Titans Tower looked over.

"Maybe after we hear this... story... we will have an explanation," said Robin, "Please, we all want to hear this."

"Okay.

I grew up in a place called Halsberry Maryland, United States, Earth. I had a simple life. I had a mom, a dad, and a dog. I went to highschool and had lots of friends. But the life that seemed idealistic for some, was not what I wanted at all. I needed something more. All my life I felt an empty longing. My life, like the billions of other lives on our pitiful planet, was meaningless. I felt like I needed more.

"All my life I've had this nightmare.. A man is standing on an outcropping of rock in a waist land of destruction. Around him there is an army of vile creatures. An army of unimaginable numbers. He turns to face me, turning away from the figure that lie dead at his feet, and when he turns... He is me. Jonathon Azuras is looking back at me.

"I only knew the last part the day before it happened. When the creatures and structures that were hiding in my vision took physical form, I then knew that it was more than a dream. 30 foot towers rained from the sky, spewing fire and destruction as they impacted the Earth. Then I saw the sky bleed, the most sickening red sky I have ever seen shone through the darkness. Then the creatures. The swarm of the creatures in my nightmares came down, and all fell to darkness. I almost died that day. I was saved by a being known as Azura. She befriended me and explained the legacy of the Rifters. Earth was dead, and so was the entire universe, but I had escaped to a place called Gaea. Gaea stood for the General Access and Entry Atrium. It is like, a place between a multitude of universes. Parallel Universe. Alternate plains of existence. And the Atrium was the Access point for all of them. We traveled to a place that was devoted to the study of those sickening creatures called Chaos. It was known as The Organization for the Understanding of Chaos. Ouch for short. There I began an intense training schedule and..."

He wasn't able to finish because the Titans alarm was going crazy. Robin was immediately in front of it, and froze.

"Who is it this time?" Beast-Boy said with a sigh. "Slade? Brother Blood? Mad Mod?"

Robin turned and a shocking sight lay before them. Robin's eyebrows and lips were trembling in fear. "Our monitors are picking up more than a hundred enemies approaching the city, and more are coming by the second."

Jon stood up. "They found me again..." was all he could say.