Okay I am very sorry I took over a month to get this chapter out, but I had a very, very, VERY hard time writing it. So it isn't my best work. (Plus my lack of patience got the better of me and I wound up downloading The End only hours after the episodes aired in Canada and watched them pretty much non-stop. Good thing the eps. are finally airing in the US) Anyway let's continue the story with…
Chapter 3- "Ravager"
At Titans Tower the nine Titans (three past, six future) were in the living room…well most of them. Circuit and Changer were playing their long awaited Ex-Calibur 2 match while Beast Boy watched (and drooled at the site of the Game station Revolution 3).
Cyberwasp was showing Cyborg the scimatics for his security system and the improved T-sub and Archie was brushing her hair.
"Yeah, oh yeah, I did it. I beat Circuit! Go Changer, go Changer, you're the king. Go Changer, get funkaa!"
"Man, no one says 'funkaa' anymore!" Circuit said. "It's not shway."
"Uh… 'Shway?'" Robin and Beast Boy questioned.
"It's the future way of saying um…what was that word…uh cool?" Cyberwasp said/asked. "Ask Firebird or Arella. They know about old terms better than us."
"Where is Firebird anyway?" Robin asked "And Arella too?"
"Arella's doing her weekly meditation," Circuit answered. "Firebirds probably in her room."
"So Pop's what do you think of our GSR3?"Changer asked changing the subject.
"I just saw the future, and it's good," Beast Boy answered a smile on his face "very good." Then he blinked in realization. "What…wait a minute Pops?"
"Oops…"
Firebird walked into the room and walked over to Cyberwasp. "Hey, anything on Timezone?"
"I checked all area inside the city limits…"
"Anything?"
"Nope, Nothin'. Timezone seems smarter than our other villains. Probably has his hideout outside the city where we can't detect him."
"That's not good." Firebird said then started thinking, but her thoughts were broken by Beast Boy.
"But how's that possible?" Beast Boy asked pulling his hair on his head. "I was destined to be with Terra, but she's with Speedy! How can I have a son!"
"Well, there was one other…"Changer said nervous.
"Who?"
"Well, you can guess that Arella has Ravens powers, right?"
"Yeah."
"Well, Arella's my sister."
"What does that have to do with…?" Realization hit Beast Boy like Cinderblock body-slamming him. "Y-you don't mean that…that-"
"I'm as surprised as you are," Cyborg said "You and Raven? That must be an interesting relationship."
"Are you okay Beast Boy?" Robin asked.
"I just heard my future and it sounds very painful." Was his response.
Suddenly an alarm rang through the Tower. Firebird flew over to the central computer and turned off the Game station.
"Hey, I was winning." Circuit shouted. Firebird rolled her eyes and typed on the computer finding the disturbance. Arella came running into the room and ran over to Firebird.
"What's the trouble?"
"Not sure, but it's up town by Jump Cities History Museum. Titans Go!"
The future Titans ran to the door. Robin, Cyborg and Beast Boy followed, but Firebird and Cyberwasp stopped them.
"Stay here." Firebird told them.
"No way, we're going with you." Robin protested.
"NO! Stay here!" Firebird protested
"Dude we only want to help." Beast Boy said.
"Trust us, you'll be more helpful here than out there." Cyberwasp assured.
They left, the door closing behind them. Robin walked over to the window and saw the future Titans fly (Circuit carried Archie because she can't fly).
"Dude, are we really just gonna sit around and do nothing?" Beast Boy asked.
"They have a good point making us stay behind." Cyborg said.
"Huh?"
"If anything bad happens to us something bad may happen to them." The cyborg explained.
"Cyborg's right." Robin said turning to look at them. "But still, it feels weird just sitting here doing nothing."
"I know Robin, but I'm sure after a few days they'll loosen up and let us help them." Cyborg said.
"Or we could annoy them until they let us." Beast Boy suggested getting strange glances. "Okay maybe not."
(ttb)
The Jump City History Museum, were trinkets of the past are kept for educational use in the future…or at least that's what the sign says. However at this very moment it is the target of a crime. Inside was a thief filling a bag up with money. She wore a tight dark blue outfit and a mask that covered most of her head except for her mouth down. There was also a hole in the back of the mask so her long white hair could fall to her knees. She had a whip in her left hand and her right one was gloved.
She filled the bag and slung it over her shoulder. She walked away from three unconscious guards.
"That was too easy." She said to herself.
The bag turned black and was ripped from the thief's grasp. She turned and saw the Teen Titans. Arella was using her powers to hold the bag.
"Great. Ravager." Archie said not in a very happy way.
"Doing a little chore for your father?" Firebird asked.
A smirk appeared on Ravagers face "Always have been smart, much like yours." She said then took her whip and tried to strike the half-tamaranean.
Firebird took to the air just as Archie fired an arrow at Ravager, but she jumped out of the way. Changer turned into a hawk a used his talons to grab to grab her hair.
"Ow, let go!" Ravager yelled. Of course changer didn't listen and pulled harder. Arella used the bag she had to hit Ravager then fired a few energy blasts at her while her brother distracted Ravager. Soon however Ravager got tired of this.
The fingers on Ravagers gloved hand grew claws. She swiped at Changer, startling him and making him let go of her hair.
Cyberwasp powered up his sonic cannon and fired it at Ravager, but she was to fast and dodged every cannon blast. She then ran forward and used her claws to attack Cyberwasp who raised an arm to shield his face.
Circuit fired an electric shock at Ravager. It hit her leg and she lost her balance for a moment, but she regained it in time to dodge a sonic cannon blast from Cyberwasp. Ravager did a back flip and wrapped her whip around Circuits legs and threw him into Cyberwasp.
Firebird flew in, taking her bo-staff out. She swung at Ravager, but the thief jumped backwards to avoid the swing. Firebird kept swinging and Ravager dodged every attack. Firebird then put her bo-staff away and flew forward with a sidekick. Ravager took the blow, but quickly recovered and lunged at the half-Tamaranean. Firebird smirked and got out of the way.
"Arella, Archie, she's all yours." At that Archie strung a fire arrow on her bow and Arella fired an energy blast. The two attacks combined and hit Ravager knocking her back.
Meanwhile, in another area, our mysterious figure was watching the fight. He took out a communicator, "That's enough Ravager." He said into it. "Get the money and return to the base."
Ravager heard the orders and launched her whip at Arella, who was still holding the bag with her powers. The whip latched around her body and brought her, and the bag, to the ground. Ravager ran over and took the bag. "It's been nice playing with you Titans," she said taking out a smoke bomb, "but dad says I need to go home."
She through the smoke bomb to the ground it exploded. The Titans coughed as the smoke spread through the room. After a few seconds the room cleared up and Ravager was long gone.
The mysterious figure watched Ravager escape then typed in a special number. "I have a message for Timezone. Tell him to meet me at these coordinates. I think it's time we met face to face."
(ttb)
Back at Titans Tower Cyborg and Beast Boy were playing video games. The winner would challenge Circuit to a match (since the game said he had the highest score.) The future titans walked.
"I don't get it, why would she need money?" Archie asked
"Ravager's father sent her so he might be planning something." Arella answered
"But he's an old man, at least seventy years old." Circuit scoffed.
"Don't underestimate him, after what he did to dad/mom you should never underestimate him!" Firebird and Archie yelled at the same time right in Circuits ear.
Robin looked over at the six titans and walked over, "So I take it things didn't go to well?" He questioned
"They went awful. Ravager got away." Archie said
"Who?
"The daughter of someone you might know." Arella said.
"I don't understand." Robin stated putting his hand behind his head.
"Good." Changer said walking by and jumping on the couch. A question mark appears over Robin's head.
"Let's just say you two go ways back." Firebird said. Another question mark appeared over Robins head.
(ttb)
40 years into the past…
Night had fallen and everyone in steel city was asleep, except Starfire. She was wide awake looking at the stars thinking of the three boys.
"Why are you still up?" Starfire turned around to acknowledge Ravens presence as she walked over.
"I am unable to sleep." Starfire told her. "I fear too much for Robin, Cyborg and Beast Boy's safety to be capable of sleep."
"Worrying about them isn't going to help them." Raven said.
"Then what must we do." Starfire asked.
"All we can do is wait and hope that they'll be all right." Raven answered her cloak blowing in the wind. They stayed silent then Raven spoke up again. "Don't worry Starfire, they'll be fine. Let's go back inside and get some sleep." She said turning around to leave.
"I will join you momentarily." Starfire said then added "and Raven."
"Yeah?"
"Thank you for comforting me."
Raven smiled as Starfire said that. "That's what friends do Starfire. That's what friends do."
End Chapter 3