Chapter 4 is here so enjoy.

Chapter 4: Plunging into the past

Running through the city Shadow mentally thought over some fighting strategies from the old days. 10 minutes away from the destination he realized he didn't know exactly where he was going, well when you can run 80 m/h you can just run around till you find where you're going.

"Guess that's it."

Smoke was overhead as he closed in around a weapons store. From what he got the culprits we're students from the Hive academy.

"You their Hive… people give up or face the teen titans!" Man I sound lame he thought standing in a offense pose trying to sound heroic, the Hive students obviously didn't take his threat seriously as they just continued loading up their stolen cargo.

The other titans arrived shortly, and this appeared to startle them.

"Teen titans g…"

"Wait Robin let me handle this." Shadow mumbled to him.

Robin gave an accepting nod, watching carefully. Shadow knew he was on the spotlight so he should probably make this good.

"Lets start this thing."

Concentrating again the aura surrounded him, within seconds the claw stubs each extended to 30 cm each a little bit of blood shot out. Obviously it caused him pain because he winced slightly.

"I guess that answers the dried blood" raven stated saying that just a little too loud.

Because Shadow turned around slightly ashamed of something, maybe he wasn't proud of his powers making him look vulnerable?

It didn't matter he jumped into action he took the two out first fairly easy. When the first shot at him he dodged to the side and roundhouse kicked him then power bombing his foot onto his neck knocking him unconscious, the second look startled and sprung with his weapons first. The two locked weapon and claws, obviously Shadow's claws we're stronger because he broke right threw them throwing the guy into a wall the vibrations caused some high piled boxes to fall on top off him.

"Lights out"

"Not so fast, you have to deal with me now you freak!"

Shadow looked quite taken back, as if he took those words very seriously. What followed next would be a common thing that Shadow had to deal with, Rage; he seemed to lose control because the dark aura once again consumed his body, but this time it brought bad signs being too close you could get shocked his once calm eyes replaced with the red, unfocused angry eyes. His teeth we're now all long not just his four canine teeth. He seemed to be "pulsing" as if his muscles we're growing. His tail seemed to be growing as if it was going to split down the center.

"I…will…make you…hurt like never…before!" Shadow bellowed towards the leader.

"Come get some freak!"

That was all he needed to snap, he charged towards him connecting his hand with the guys face, squishing it he smacked his head into the ground leaving an impact crater. Picking him up he threw the guy against a wall with enough force to send the guy straight threw it.

"I… hope… you … like… pain …because…"

At that moment Raven used her powers and picked up shadow threw him against a wall head first rendering him unconscious.

"What just happened?" BB asked.

"I'm not sure." Cy responded picking up Shadow who had returned back to normal his rhythmic breathing told nothing about what just happened.

"I don't think we're going to find out why here." Robin and Starfire told the rest of the group as they loaded up the Hive members into the police truck.

"I don't know exactly but I think I should go back into his memories to see what I can find." Raven stated in her usual monotone voice not surprised at what just happened.

Ravens POV

"What happened to him?" she asked herself this question once again. It had been about an hour since they had brought him back still sleeping, though she doubted it was from his head injury. She sat alone with him in the Medical lab, trying to read his mind to get more answers.

"He…y there Ra…ve…" Shadow sleepily told Raven trying to push himself up.

"You can't get up yet, you're hurt."

"No… I'm no…t I just can't remember what happened." He said confused. From what Raven could gather Shadow would mentally push these memories from his mind to forget things.

"I'm going to need the whole story."

"About what?"

"Your past, the Titans need to know about you before we can join."

He sat there for a while trying to think what to say and where to start.

"You don't have to say anything I can venture into your memories."

"Ok there, what do you mean?"

"Don't worry I'll do all the work." Beginning to meditate Raven placed her finger to his head and journeyed to where only two people know anything about.

Two years ago: Blair's memories

Raven watched as a 13 year old boy ran down the street soaked from the rain, following closely behind not to lose him. She had to move fast though because he ran pretty fast. As she moved closer she noticed that it was he but different his hair was dirty blonde and his eyes had no trace of rage. All the features that made him unique we're gone, he was an average kid though he did look pretty strong. Probably did sports she thought.

Turning a corner the boy ran straight into a big watchman, a little too big to be natural. She couldn't hear what they said to each other because she could only go on what he remembered. After a short heated mime conversation the man dragged him inside. Phasing through the wall she gasped at the technology in the building.

"What is this place?"

Maybe Shadow started to remember the words because she could here again.

She stood in the center of the room watching everything.

"What are you doing in here" The young Shadow asked.

"Making……………Ha ha hah and you're our next subject until we can perfect this serum. You should feel privileged you will be the first Dark elemental project oh and by the way we're adding a little surprise in it too."

He must have forgotten something important because he seemed to have skipped something in his speech. Walking around watching as Blair was put inside a cage in the center of the room, she got up close to the lead scientist reading his nametag it all made sense.

"Ah so this is K'jik now it makes sense."

Turning her attention once more to the cursing shadow she saw the floor fall away and a vat of some liquid came out of the floor.

"What are you doing man, this isn't funny let me out of this thing. LET ME OUT YOU BASTARDS!"

He screamed and with good reason the cage was know lowering into the liquid. Raven had to turn away it was so horrific, what she saw scared her. She was the one who didn't use emotions was scared good thing no one was here to see her. As it touched His skin he screamed with pain the claws shot out of his skin ripping away his flesh blood was everywhere. His once blonde hair dripping dark purple now his eyes filling with loathe and hate. He covered his face with his hands as a tail shot out of his tailbone. Then there was nothing.

Raven waited, he must have passed out. The scenery came back and she saw Shadow waking up from inside a giant tube filled with liquid wires attached to him monitoring his status, as he stated to awaken she heard the men start to chatter away about putting the "drone chip" in.

"This will be interesting how he reacts." One said.

Though they never got a chance to try it because Shadow was freaking out in the casing.

Smashing away the wires the computers went blank, their subject no longer attached at the other end. He opened his eyes, They resembled what he looked like earlier today, and the transformation was beginning. Raven assumed that when his emotions reach their unstable areas he loses control and transforms further to his darkened side.

"Project 17 is waking up to early, guards blast him!" Professor K'jik screamed.

Guns raised they prepared to fire, but at the exact moment Shadow broke out of the cage and ran towards them on a blood craze. His claws connected with anything he would stab their necks and through their bodies towards on coming guards he was ruthless and merciful. Raven couldn't believe this was the same person that she met earlier; this would be very hard on anyone's conscious, understanding the reason why he meditated.

It didn't last long though, after a while he stood there the mystical aura grew consuming everything until it went off like a bomb, nothing was spared when it was over only Raven a whole leveled block and shadow we're left. Raven was unharmed because she was visiting a memory and Shadow sat there returned to normal he just sat there and cried.

"I think I remember something like this in the paper."

Thinking back to an explosion two years ago that was never explained because couldn't find a witness.

"137 deaths…"

The number stuck out as she remembered staring down at the sad figure now standing up who was screaming things to who she assumed was directed to himself. She never figured out because it was as if she grabbed from behind and thrown into the void.

Well that's it, his origin, why he has powers, why he wants redemption and why he wants to learn control. Keep waiting fro next chapter.