Just kidding: First off, glad you liked the story, hopefully by the time you read this, you've read the other 13 chapters...also as for the Superman thing...first, I've never seen Batman Beyond, and I gotta admit, I don't read comics so that's news to me. Second, in Teen Titans (the show) there is no mention of the Justice League or any other DC hero...it's based on the comics, yes, but I think it's been kinda rewritten as a seperate universe. Besides...Nightwing is cool...lol

Ravenfairie: glad you're still reading...it's the loyal readers I hpe I dont dissapoint with these later chapters...

kkori: Still reading, excellent...I'm trying to work in another Raven appearance...but shh...don't tell

rochwen90: Yeah...I have to admit, that is my favorite part of this story...I came up with that at about 1:30 in the morning with 3 mountain dew's running through my system...but man...I dunno, I REALLY like that part...and I'm glad to see you're still reading (I felt obligated to post...since it's been a month, and you've got two newchapters up now).

JustIce37: Glad you liked it...hoefully this chapter won't be a let down since it took me a month to write (by the way, did you stop writing your story, or am I blind? if you stopped...pick it up again, I wanna see what happens...if you didn't...well I'll be reading)

NOTES: Ok, I apologize for taking so horibly long to update this story. With Beauty and the Beast and a job, I didn't have much time, and three days after that ended, I left for Cornerstone (ya know...Woodstck for Jesus Freaks)...then when I got home, I found Wild Arms 2 waiting for me...so I played that instead of writing...bad choice...

Anyway...I'm back on track...I wanted to drag this chapter out a little longer, but when I thought about t...I decided to split it p a bit and post something (don't worry...I put a lot of effort into making this as good as I possibly could, and the next chapter should be up soon)

Without further delay, Chapter 15

Chapter Fifteen: Messengers

It had been a year and a half since Raven had sacrificed herself to save the world. A lot happened in the first few months that tested the team's ability to work together, and in the end, they had proven themselves to be much stronger than anyone could have hoped for. It was always rough being a superhero. If anything ever went wrong in the city, the Titans took the fall. The mayor even disbanded the Jump City PD, believing that the Titans could take care of any problem they went up against. That was true in the old days, and even more so now with eight teens living in the giant T.

Life was great in Jump City; the Teen Titans had scared off nearly every criminal that ever set foot within city limits. In the early days many of the old foes their parents faced resurfaced, thinking the new breed of Titans was no match for their skills. They learned their lesson quickly. Control Freak, Red X, and even a much older Blackfire had paid a visit to the young team.

It was no secret that the Titans were strong. During their first year, rumors of the battle with Trigon had managed to find their way into the public eye, causing the crime rate to drop dramatically. Small time crooks were a thing of the past, and not many super villains made a living challenging the Titans. Those that tried usually found themselves locked away in the maximum security prison. In rare cases, like Blackfire, they were handed over to the Justice League. For once, there was peace.

Then the messengers came.

It was a typical lazy day in the Tower. The Titans were scattered around the room doing nothing. The sun was slowly sinking below the horizon, and the city was making the transition into the night life. The number of clubs in the city had skyrocketed in response to the drop in crime, and in a matter of hours, the entire downtown area would become a forest of neon lights. Frostbyte groaned and leaned back on the couch, "I never actually thought being a superhero could be boring."

Suddenly, in the blink of an eye, the entire downtown skyline went dark. Before long, the alarm echoed throughout the Tower, and the main screen flickered to life. Frostbyte jumped off the couch, "About time." Warlock shook his head, "Downtown's totally dark…except right here." He pointed to a small glowing section of the city map, "That's where the alert's coming from." Terra moved toward the door, "Looks like the real deal…let's go."

The Titans arrived on the scene to find a walking shadow standing in the only lit up section of downtown. His beady white eyes narrowed as Terra and the others approached, "So, you must be the Titans. Heh, looks like I got your attention." Terra glared at him, "Who are you?" An eerie smile stretched across the stranger's face, "I am a messenger of fate; the bringer of darkness." He paused slightly, "But around here, you can call me Blackout." He snapped his fingers, and he remaining light downtown vanished.

His voice echoed all around them, "The half breed will change the world." Terra looked around for any sign of the mysterious Blackout, "Raven? That's impossible…she's dead. We stopped..." She was interrupted by dark, twisted laughter, "Ha! Fools, you cannot alter time. You humans will never understand. Your future is set in stone. There is no hope for your world." Suddenly, a face appeared before them in the darkness, "On the first day there will be darkness. No light will fall from the heavens until the skies begin to burn."

Slowly the streetlamps and neon signs began to flicker back on. The Titans looked around frantically, but Blackout was gone. His threatening voice echoed from the dark alleyways lining the street, "You cannot escape your fate Matthew Logan. It is hopeless…" Beast Boy looked around slowly at his fellow titans, "Ok, that was weird." The others nodded in agreement. Terra sighed, "Let's just go back home."

Beast Boy slumped down on the couch, "I don't get it. What good am I? My mom had psychic powers, and that's why Trigon was after her. I can't do any of that stuff." Warlock shrugged, "But remember the last time we went up against Slade…you did kinda turn into Raven. Maybe that's why Trigon's after you." Terra shook her head, "I don't think so. He hasn't changed since then. I think that was a one time deal." Frostbyte smirked, "He was kinda pissed when it happened. I bet if we got him angry enough he'd do it again." Falcon glared at him, "Let's not push it."
Terra rolled over onto her side and opened her eyes. It took a second for her eyes to adjust as she stared at the clock; it was 10:30. "That can't be right," she thought. She rubbed her head slightly and climbed out of bed. She wandered through the dark hallways toward the main room, and, as the doors slid open, she was blinded by the bright florescent lighting. The smell of freshly cooked eggs floated through the air toward her nose. She looked around as her eyes adjusted to the light; everyone was awake. She joined Warlock and Vortex at the table," What's going on?" Vortex smirked, "We're makin breakfast." Falcon handed her a plate, "Don't let the sky fool ya. The sun should have been up hours ago." Terra looked out the window, "I guess Blackout wasn't joking."

Tiny dots of light poured out of countless windows as the chatter of early morning city life found its way over the ocean toward the Tower. The clocks were definitely right; it was 10:30 in the morning, and yet the skies were dark. Not even the moon or stars were visible; there was nothing. Beast Boy shook his head, "This shouldn't be happening…" He was cut off by the obnoxious buzzing of the alarm. The Titans jumped to their feet as the onscreen display popped up. Warlock shook his head, "Five bucks says I know who that is."

Beast Boy looked around slowly, "I don't see anything…" A dark figure rose from the shadows on the street. "That is the idea…" Blackout said smiling mischievously. "You see, it has already begun." Terra glared at him, "What are you trying to do?" Blackout shrugged, "Merely deliver a message." He slowly sank back into the ground, and before long he had resurfaced behind Beast Boy. His arms stretched out like rubber bands and wrapped around Beast Boy's stomach, and then he started sinking into the shadows. Beast Boy struggled to break free, but is was no use. Blackout held him so tight that he was unable to morph. Before long, Blackout had vanished, and he had taken Beast Boy with him. The other Titans were left alone in the midlle of the dark street. Terra shook her head, "This is getting weird…" Warlock nodded, "Yeah." He turned to Terra, "We gotta find out where he took Beast Boy."
Back at the Tower, Nano was staring intently at the main computer screen. She rubbed her head awkwardly and sighed, "I don't get it…" Terra walked up and stared over her shoulder at the screen, "What is it?" Nano shrugged, "Not sure…but as far as the scanner's concerned, Beast Boy's inside the Tower." Suddenly, the screen shut off and all the lights went out as the distant hum of machinery faded away. Nano shook her head, "Generator's down." It didn't take long for the backup generator to kick in, but in the blink of an eye, that failed as well. Frostbyte shook his head, "Maybe the scanner was right…" A faint light appeared in the kitchen causing everyone to jump. Fireball smirked, "Heh, calm down…I'm just givin us some light."

"This is a nice place you've got here." Terra growled, "Blackout! What did you do with Beast Boy?" Blackout rose from the floor, but only the eerie grin on his face was visible, "Relax, your friend is fine." The small flame floating above Fireball's hand vanished as a dark blob appeared on the floor. The figure lifted its head to reveal glowing red eyes. Terra stepped forward cautiously, "Beast Boy?" A deep growl escaped his throat. Terra jumped back and glared at the face floating in the darkness, "What did you do to him?" She waited, but there was no response, only a low distant hum as the Tower came back to life; Blackout was gone.

Beast Boy climbed to his feet and stared at his teammates through glowing red eyes. He smiled mischievously and stepped forward. Terra shook her head, "Beast Boy! Get a hold of yourself…don't do this!" He morphed into a gorilla and roared. Frostbyte jumped back, "Oh crap." Suddenly, Beast Boy collapsed on the ground and grabbed his head as he returned to his normal form. He screamed obnoxiously and flailed about on the floor. A familiar voice echoed around the room, "Fight it Beast Boy. Please, you must be strong." Beast Boy stopped twitching and gasped for air. Falcon stepped forward and leaned over him, "Are you ok?" Beast Boy nodded and climbed to his feet, "Yeah…" Terra shook her head, "Just when we thought it was over…"

"Um…'ave you guys looked outside recently," Vortex asked as he looked away from the window. Nano slumped down on the couch, "Yeah, it's dark." Vortex nodded, "Well, Yeah…and it's snowin." Nano jumped up and hurried over to the window, "What?" Vortex smirked, "Oh yeah; there's gotta be at least five inches on the ground." Nano looked out the window at the countless white flakes falling from the heavens, "Since when does it snow in the middle of July?" Vortex shrugged, "Since now apparently."

Nano glanced back at the computer screen and then returned her eyes to the outdoor scene. Then, she quickly looked back and ran over to the computer. Terra looked up surprised, "What's going on?" Nano shook her head and mumbled to herself quietly, "This doesn't make any sense." Terra walked over and stood behind her, "What?" Nano checked the screen one last time and sighed, "The snow…it's not normal." Frostbyte sat down on the couch, "We know that…" Nano glared at him, "No I mean it. It's not falling from the sky." Vortex looked away from the window, "What? 'Ow is that possible?" Nano shrugged, "I don't know." She pointed at a highlighted section of the city map, "The scanner says the snow storm originated here…outside the move theater. But, satellite images show no clouds in the area. With no light coming from the sun or the stars, the sky appears to be clouded over, but that's not the case." Terra glanced out the window, "Then where's it coming from?" Nano shook her head, "Right here, and it's coming from the ground up. The stuff you see in the sky is just blowing from the point of origin downtown." She hesitated slightly before continuing, "And, if that's not enough, according to every thermometer in the city, it's seventy-six degrees outside." Terra stared blankly out the window, "Things just keep getting weirder around here…" She shook her head and looked back at her team, "Let's go check it out."

Just as the scanner said, the snow was pouring out of the ground in front of the theater. Terra looked around slowly, "It's a total white out down here. I can't see anything." Frostbyte shook his head, "This isn't exactly my idea of fun…" He curled his hand into a fist and the wall of snow began to part. A strange voice cut through the white cloud around them, "So, you must be Frostbyte. What makes you think your powers stand a chance against mine?" Frostbyte looked around, "Who are you?" The wall of snow fell to the ground around them leaving behind another surprise, "I am a messenger of fate. I bring the endless blizzard of death. You can call me Avalanche."

Frostbyte shook his head, "You've got to be kidding." Avalanche glared at him, "Where is the one called Beast Boy?" Beast Boy stepped forward, "What do you want?" Avalanche smirked, "You already know." Beast Boy shook his head, "I don't want to hear it." Avalanche folded his arms across his chest, "You can't escape this. Your future is set in stone." He lifted his hand and shot a stream of ice in Beast Boy's direction. Fireball jumped in the way and a wall of fire rose from the earth melting the ice beam before it could reach the target. Frostbyte smirked, "You'll have to do better than that."

Avalanche shook his head, "There is no need to fight. It's pointless. I was only told to deliver a message. The rest is up to you." He glared at Beast Boy and continued, "On the second day, there will be an endless cold. Ice will cover your world until the fires of destruction rain from the heavens. You will not escape your future Matthew Logan. You, the son of the half breed…you will bring forth the end of the world." With that, Avalanche vanished, as did the mountains of snow that covered the city. Beast Boy looked around cautiously, "Um…" Nano shook her head, "As if things couldn't get any weirder."

End Chapter 15

Well...I finally posted again...hope you guys are still reading...lol I'm putting my heart and soul into this one.
Also, once this story is finished, I'm moving for original fiction. I've posted the prologue to my next story on if you're interested, my penname is the same on that site.