Notes: It took a while what with school and all

Disclaimer: I still don't own Teen Titans or Star Wars

Titan Wars I: The Phantom Menace

Ch. 3: The Big Race

The time had finally come for the race. Dozens of people attended and sat on rocks all around the unofficial road. A couple of other racers had entered as well. The course was very long and had markers set up to show where the path roughly was. Aqualad, Speedy, and Bumblebee stood on the sidelines cheering for the others. Just then from a platform their appeared a humanoid creature wearing a red jewel around his neck.

"Greetings, racers. I am the Master of Games. Welcome to the big race today. Let's see who's here. Ah, our returning champion Ding Dong Daddy is here. And newcomers the Teen Titans have entered as well. As for the other races who cares about them. Oh and there is one more surprise contestant named Red X. But enough of that. Put your hands together for our sponsor, the great and all powerful Brain!"

A very large gorilla carrying something placed it near the edge of the platform. It was a brain in a jar that sat atop a pedestal adorned with a skull. The Brain spoke in a robot-like voice. "Let the race begin." The gorilla walked up to a gong and struck it to begin the race. The racers had to go around the lengthy track three times to win. And they were off!

Ding Dong Daddy, driving a hot rod straight out of an old car magazine, zoomed ahead followed by Robin, with Star holding on from behind, and Cyborg with Terra in the passenger seat with BB and Rae in the back seat. Suddenly, a black motorcycle with a skull on the front zoomed forward from the back. The rider put the cycle on automatic as he jumped over to the other driver's cars and used red x's to destroy them. When he took out all but Cy, Rob, and DDD's vehicles he jumped back onto his cycle. At the front of the line, DDD taunted Cyborg as he tried to pass. Robin had a bit more luck but was pushed back. DDD was in the lead followed by Robin, who was neck and neck with Red X, and Cyborg was last.

The team raced around the vast track and with Terra's help managed to avoid any natural obstacles. The track went through a canyon, a cave, an expanse filled with rock formations everywhere that you had to avoid, and finally just the wide desert for the finish. However, it was merely the start of the second lap. Now things were getting really dirty.

DDD let out several bombs from his car in hopes to stop the Titans. Of course, they managed to avoid any mess ups. Red X drove up next to Robin and attempted to kick him while he was close. Robin retaliated with a few kicks of his own while Star steered. While they fought, Cy pulled ahead to match DDD who pulled out a megaphone and taunted Cyborg. "Yo, you need to take that L7 set of wheels back to the garbage dump!"

This of course made Cyborg very mad. "Oh yeah? Anything goes, so Terra if you would please assist me and rid the race of this loser."

"My pleasure," she replied as juts of rock erupted from the ground in DDD's path. He swerved to avoid them though, and then he tried to shove Cy's car into a rock.

"Oh, he did not just ram my car!"

The vehicles kept going and still had a third lap to go. DDD pulled out all stops as with another ram, this time the T-Car was sent off course. Seeing that Robin and the mystery guy were behind him, Ding Dong Daddy unleashed a wave of ice across the road complete with large icicles to block the way. Robin and Red X kept avoiding them. Then Red X tried to ram Robin into one of the icicles. Starfire was fed up and shot a starbolt from her eyes at Red X's front tire. This sent him careening out of control and he smashed his cycle into an icicle. He was sent flying through the air, and just as he began to descend he teleported away. With the three drivers left, the race became tenser. Cyborg drove right up to DDD.

"BB, get your head inside the car!" Cy shouted as BB was sticking his now dog head out the window with tongue and ears blowing in the wind. BB then changed human and climbed out the window.

"Beast Boy, what are you doing?" asked a freaked out Raven. He climbed atop the hood, morphed into a velociraptor, and jumped on DDD's car. He snapped at DDD and tried to steer him off course. DDD was prepared and hit a button that brought out a small satellite dish that sent an electric shock at Beast Boy. BB was sent flying, but was caught by black energy. He was then swept back into the car.

Raven scolded him with a worried look, "Don't ever pull a stunt like that again, Beast Boy. You could have been killed."

"Why Raven," he replied, "You were worried about me."

Raven pulled her hood up to hide a blush, "Yeah, well, we are friends and team mates."

BB smirked and Cy gave Terra a look. She shrugged and they focused back on the race. DDD had pulled ahead and the finish line drew nearer.

He pulled out a bullhorn, "The Daddy's eyeballin' the finish line, pals and gals!" Robin sped up and was passing DDD.

"If I'm lyin', I'm cryin'!"

"Better start cryin'," shot back Robin.

"Whoa, cool cat, you got no chance if you got no wheels!"

With that said he pushed a button and a set of steel jaws emerged on the front of his car snapping at Robin and Star. The jaws got a hold of the back wheel of the R-Cycle.

"Here we come, Rob!" shouted Cyborg as they pulled in behind DDD's car. From the sides of the T-Car hood there appeared several lasers that fired at DDD's hot rod and caused him to start swerving to avoid getting hit. He was so preoccupied in fact that he didn't notice Robin move onto his car and when DDD turned to look he was met with a swift kick to the face that sent him flying. After a couple of minutes the R-Cycle passed the finish line followed by the T-Car.

"Dudes," exclaimed BB, "We won! I won't be sucked into another dimension!"

"Too bad," replied Cy with a joking smile.

So afterwards, DDD reluctantly parted with both the money and the parts.

"This is totally squaresville," he complained.

"Sorry, but code of the road states that there's no prize for second place," said Terra.

With that said, they left for the T-Ship so Cy could install the parts. While they waited, Terra got a chance to talk with Aqualad more, but then Robin came up to her.

"Terra, without you we probably wouldn't have been able to get through that race. Plus we're always looking for new members. So hat I'm saying is…"

Robin took out a communicator and placed it in her hand.

"We'd like you to become a Teen Titan."

Terra seemed at a loss for words, but then shouted, "Yes!"

"Welcome to the team, Terra," said Beast Boy.

"Hooray! We now have a new friend and team member!" exclaimed Star as she gave Terra a bone crunching hug. Aqualad shook her hand again.

"Congratulations, Terra," he said. "Thanks," she said softly.

"All right, ya'll," said Cyborg, "Me and Bee are done. So let's get goin' to Jump City."

Suddenly, from behind a rock there jumped out someone in black. It was that mysterious racer guy Red X. Robin quickly starting exchanging blows with him.

"Get in the ship!" Rob ordered.

Cy jumped into the driver's seat and Speedy, Mas y Menos, and Tramm got in the other compartments leaving an open one for Robin. Starfire, Raven, Bumblebee, Terra carrying Aqualad on a rock with her, and a now morphed raven Beast Boy took to the sky. The ship stared to ascend and hovered over the spot where Rob was still fighting with Red X.

Robin swiftly whipped out his staff and smacked Red X in the gut with it. He then used his grappling hook to get on the ship and into his cockpit. As the ship took off into the horizon, Red X stood and watched, knowing he'd get another chance to destroy the Titans once and for all.