---Torn Child---
Chapter 1
"High Hopes"
The sun rose over Jump city as a new day began. The sunlight slipped through the shades of a young man's room as it hit his face while he slumbered. As he woke his bright silver eyes open and closed several times. "Morning already?" he said with some cheer as he sat up blowing the slim black bangs out of his face which was rooted from his head of spiky hair. "Get ready Kenji, today is your day." Kenji said to himself getting out of bed. He stood up and stretched with a big moan as he looked at himself in the mirror on the wall, smiling. Kenji slid on his black baggy pants and tucked them into his metal plated boots. He then slipped on his bullet studded belt, tucked in his black muscle shirt and threw on his black trench coat with metal shoulder and elbow pads built in. Kenji reached for his beloved halberd and put it on his back as he headed towards the window. "Today you show those Titans you have what it takes to be one of them." He said as he leapt from his second story window to the sidewalk below.
Kenji walked down the street with a confident smile as the ground started to shake. "… What's this?" his voice trembled as he staggered back and forth. "Terra! Watch where you open the ground!" a voice echoed a few streets over. Kenji's eyes widened with shock but joy at the same time as he dashed down the street jumping over anything that got in his way.
"Raven look out!" Cyborg said as he pushed her out of the way of a laser shot by a giant robot that stood 10 feet tall and a dark gray paint job with a laser on each shoulder and limb. A green ram charged into the back of the robot as it stumbled forward into a lethal kick into the body by Robin. The robot regained its balance and readied its laser at Robin but a shade of green light appeared on him as he looked up he was annihilated by a giant beam shot from Starfire. "…Whoa it's really them…." Kenji whispered to himself as he arrived on the street corner. "Way to go Star!" Terra said as she and the rest of the Titans regrouped with each other. "Good job Star but now we can't find out where it came from." Robin said as he kneeled down next to the smoking remains of the robot. "A thousand apologies Robin! I did not know you wanted the being of metal in one piece." Star said hugging Robin from behind with a grip of great strength. "Ugh…Star .. can't bre..athe…" Robin said as he gasped for breath as Starfire let go. "Robots just don't attack random shops… someone was trying to get our attention, but who?" Robin said rubbing his chin in thought. Kenji slowly walked up behind Robin and tapped him on the shoulder "Excuse me…." He said as Robin jumped back on guard "Who are you?" Robin asked.
Kenji took a step back waving his wands in front of him "I'm not a bad guy! I just wanted to ask you guys something." Robin eased up as Cyborg walked up to him as a paper was printing out of his chest "You want a autograph?" Cyborg said as he ripped the paper out his chest and handed it to Kenji "Here you go kid." Kenji looked at the paper with Cyborg on it in front of the Titans as their leader "To my biggest fan, from the machine man in command, Cyborg…. Booya!...?" Kenji read out loud and smiled "Hey thanks" he said. "No problem." Cyborg said as he and the Titans started walking away. Kenji stared at the autograph and then the departing Titans and caught hold of his self "NO! Wait!" Kenji yelled running up behind them with haste. The Titans turned around as Raven stepped forward "Listen, we have things to do so if you excuse us we're leaving." she said assertively as she hovered past the Titans as they followed her. Kenji froze in confusion not knowing what to do and just shouted out "I WANT TO JOIN THE TITANS!" The Titans stopped once more as they all turned around and Robin walked up to Kenji, examining him "Why do you want to join us?" Robin asked still observing him.
"Well you see when I heard of the Titans last year I always wanted to join their ranks, do good in the world and also kick some criminal butt while I'm at it. It always seemed to call out to me to at least try and, well here I am … heh." Kenji said rubbing the back of his head as Robin full circled him. "Well, you seem like you're in great physical shape and you seem to have this glow…." Robin smirked "Come with us to Titan Tower and let us see you can do." "Really?!" Kenji said with joy filled eyes. Robin nodded. "I can't believe it!" Kenji shouted as he psyched up. "Fine! You can try out, but if you make one wrong move you're out of here!" Raven said as she flew off.
Kenji lost all self morale as he stared at Raven flying off. "BLAH! Forget Raven dude!" Beastboy said as he slapped Kenji on the back "I mean if you fail- "Beastboy's mouth was covered my Cyborg's hand "Don't say anything stupid to the kid." He said.
Robin and Raven sat in a control booth on a cliff on the shore of Titan Tower's island. "You ready?" Robin shouted to Kenji down on the sandy shore. Kenji smirked "You bet I am". "Come oooooon Kenji!" Cyborg yelled. "Victory will be in your grasp!" Starfire said clapping cheerfully. "You can do it!" Beastboy rooted on. "It'll be a piece of cake, trust me!" Terra shouted. 'Being cheered on by the Titans….. I can't believe it'. Kenji thought. Robin typed into the computer as a robotic human rose out of the sands.