Well, here is the first chapter, the first real chapter. Most of this you have probably read already... but, then, I did show you all quite a bit of the story. Anywho, I would just like to say I am down the creek without a paddle... If I am using that term correctly it is because (well, technically because a merical occured in which I actually wrote something that people can understand, but...) I need an editor, or two, to preview later chapters. I kinda have some things set up, but I think I am a little to obvious... ah, dang it, now I gave away the ending. Um... before I tell you more, please, someone, ask to be an editor, or somthin... please.
Enjoy the show.
Oh, and just because I can I'm gonna tell you the funniest, serious statement I have ever heard, "is a first-person turn-based role playing game"... How the 'hell' does that work?
Thank you and enjoy the show.
It was a bright and joyous summer day. The Teen Titans were enjoying a week of peace and relaxation. Since Trigon had been banished back to his own universe there hadn't been a single crime of emergency. The titans were enjoying their free time with a picnic in one of the near by parks. It had been Raven's idea as their one week anniversary of freedom and victory over Trigon. The others had eagerly agreed to some time out of the tower and had each brought something to eat.
Each titan was having a wonderful time, in their own ways. Beast Boy had found some kids who would play fetch with him and Cyborg had found some other kids to play football with. Starfire and Robin were enjoying their time alone together and Raven was meditating peacefully beneath a tree on a nearby hill. Everything was well, at least until something completely unexpected happened.
As she meditated Raven began to sense something strange going on, then without warning a spasm ripped through her body. Her eyes flew open and she stared in horror at the sky. Everyone had noticed it, as the sky darkened to night and even darker. There were no stars in the sky but one single long ribbon of pure white light. As everyone watched the ribbon of white began to fade and at the point where it finally disappeared a ball of spinning fire appeared. The ball of flame was made up of thousands of different colors but the most obvious were red, brown and blue.
The people in the park watched in horror as the huge ball of flame crashed into the forest at the edge of the park and city and ran as the shockwave rippled through the trees. The titans jumped to their feet and ran towards where the ball had crashed wondering what they would find. As they neared the small crater the ball had made they grew more and more concerned and as they finally stepped out into the open space they realized that the ball had hit someone.
A crumpled figure lay on the ground surrounded by four creatures. The four creatures were looking at the person lying on the ground but to titans couldn't see what they were doing. Trying to get a better look Robin and Cyborg began walking towards the things as the others flew but they didn't make it very far before the things noticed and turned to confront them.
A large wolf-like creature was the one closest to the titans, but it was far too big to be a wolf. Its fur was an earthy brown but lined with a silvery grey that shone in the light. The teeth it bared at the titans were rocklike and the same earthy brown and a muddy liquid dripped from its jaws. Its claws were like metal blades as they cut into the ground and they shone in the light as the bits of fur. The wolf's eyes burned with a brown and silver fire as they stared at the titans. Around the wolf a earthy brown and metallic silver flame burned and within the flame archaic symbols floated in circles around the beast.
To the right of the wolf was a large snake, as big as most anacondas. Some of the snake's scales were a blue as dark as water and some were a blue as light as snow or ice. Its fangs were jagged icicles and its eyes burned with a cold fire of blue flame.
On the opposite side was a gigantic hawk. The hawk's feathers were a sky-blue and orangeish yellow streaks actively shot through them. The dirt on the ground moved away from the hawk even though it wasn't flapping its wings and a blue fire burned around it with archaic symbols shooting through it like lightening bolts snapping through the sky.
Behind the person, whom the titans could just make out to be a young boy, was an enormous spider, whose size rivaled the others. Its body was a treetop with hundreds of leaves fluttering in the breeze; its legs were like saplings bending only slightly as they held the body up. The monster's fangs were two huge splinters that snapped together with a sickening crunch of wood. A red flame consumed the monster's body and small green flames floated around it in archaic symbol shapes.
The four animals raged at the titans and suddenly attacked. The wolf leapt at Raven, claws slashing. Raven's shadow flashed between her and the animal stopping it in its tracks, or so she thought. The metallic claws cut right through her shield as though it were nothing. Fearing for herself she spread her shadow on the ground and disappeared in it.
Meanwhile the snake hissed and snapped its icy fangs at Robin as he tried to fend it off with his metal pole. He swung the pole around hitting the snake in the side of the head and there was a shattering sound as a few pieces of its scales shattered off. Watery blood oozed out of the snake and onto Robin's pole, as the blood move it began to freeze and when Robin tried to pull the pole away it shattered. Quickly Robin pulled out one of his disks and threw it at the snake, the snake quickly snapped at the disk and swallowed. Robin smiled to himself as the snake's neck exploded sending sprays of icy water and ice shards everywhere. Robin pulled his cape over his head and the ice and water splashed over him. Robin found himself covered in a frozen cape and he tried to push against it to move it. His cape shattered and the pieces fell to the ground in shards, but the snake had reformed itself and was staring Robin directly eye to eye.
Starfire was shooting her starbolts at the hawk as it flew after her. The starbolts went directly through the hawk as though it were made of nothing. The hawk sped up and passed over Starfire and a bolt of electricity shot through her. Starfire fell through the air, her hair standing up. Just before she hit the ground she woke up and flew at the hawk again starbolts flashing from her hands and eyes. Again the bolts simply passed through the bird but this time as she neared it and the electricity charged Starfire grabbed its legs and pulled it to the ground. The bolt of electricity discharged just as it hit the ground and was rendered harmless.
Cyborg shot his sonic cannon at the spider shocking its flames backward. The spider fell back a few feet but it jumped up above the blast and shot a poisonous blast of flame at Cyborg. Cyborg deflected it flame with his hand and rushed the spider grabbing one of its burning legs and swinging it into the ground. There was a loud cracking sound as a few of the spider's legs broke. Quickly Cyborg pulled the spider up again and threw it through the air; it landed on the ground and stood again. This time it rushed Cyborg and bit its long fangs into Cyborg's armor.
Meanwhile Beast Boy was standing near the boy watching the fighting going on. "I suppose I should help them." he said but as soon as the words had left his mouth he noticed that the boy's body was beginning to lift into the air, a dark menacing shadow surrounding it. Suddenly a bright light shot out of the boy's chest and sliced through the shadow. In response the shadow attacked the light and the two began fighting light and shadow flying everywhere.
Beast Boy stepped backward and watched in horror as his friends were attacked by the beasts and the shadow and light destroyed everything else in their war. He knew he should do something but he didn't know what. Who should he help first? What could he do about the shadow and light? How was he supposed to help? Beast Boy turned to look at the young boy laying on the ground, he knew he should probably do something to help the boy but... and quite suddenly a calm passed over him.
Quickly Beast Boy turned to look at the animals that were attacking his friends. He shifted into the form of a leopard and dashed forward to the snake. Changing into a gorilla he grabbed the unprotected tail of the snake and swung it as hard as he could into the ground. Stunned the snake went limp, water and ice oozing into the ground. Without a second thought Beast Boy rushed forward and whipped the snake into the wolf. As shards of ice and bits of wet dirt flew through the air Beast Boy wrenched the snake free from the wolf and watched briefly as the wolf began to dissolve and fall apart. Noticing only for a moment that the snake had many of the wolf's silver hairs stuck in it Beast Boy ripped the head off and threw it at the hawk. A loud lightening crack struck and a bolt flashed from the bird through the snake's head and into its body shattering both sides. The explosion from the snake and bird shot through the air and eventually hit the spider sending a thick icy fang and a brisk wind into it. The fire around the spider sizzled and cracked and it became very obvious that the fire was now burning the wood.
As the quickly decaying corpses of the animals settled into the ground the other titans moved towards Beast Boy and watched in horror as the shadow and light continued to fight in the air. Flashes of light and wisps of shadow flew everywhere cutting into the wilderness and either 'burning' or 'freezing' it. Wherever both shadow and light hit an explosion was sure to follow.
"So, any brilliant ideas on how to get rid of those two?" Raven asked Beast Boy.
"Not a clue." He replied.
"Look out!" Robin yelled as shadow followed by light flew in their direction.
Everyone scattered, except for the boy who almost seemed to be dead, and the shadow and light hit the ground. The explosion sent rock and dirt flying everywhere and most of the titans were still hit by its shockwave. Robin flew through the air towards a tree, closely followed by Cyborg. Starfire and Beast Boy shot up into the air over the trees and Raven flew past the boy who had begun tumbling over the ground.
As everyone landed they looked back up at the fighting pair and watched to see where the next stray attack would hit. As they watched a blade of shadow flew past the light directly at Raven. She dodged but forgot that the boy had landed behind her. As she tried to correct her mistake and as she put up her shadow to try and shield the blast a beam of light cut through the shadow's body and continued directly where Raven had been dodging to. The shadow hit her shield and passed through but the light hit her and she was knocked over, her body illuminated by a flame like light.
The boy's body began to levitate in the air, shadow burning around it. The shadow in the air that had been cut began make a mad dash back towards the boy, perhaps trying to save itself. Robin, Cyborg and Starfire all began shooting at the shadow flying at the boy, and Raven, but nothing they could do even touched the shadow. As the broken shadow's body reached the boy there was a blood curdling scream. The light, which had frozen in the air, apparently confused, suddenly realized what was happening and rushed back towards the boy screaming as well.
"What's going on?" Robin yelled over the noise.
"I think they are trying to return to his body." Beast Boy yelled back.
As the light neared the shadow covered boy the boy's hand lifted and an intense beam of shadow shot towards the light. The boy was completely engulfed in the shadow flame now and the others couldn't see him at all... except Raven, who was still covered in the light. Raven was confused by what had just happened but as the light dodged the shadow and moved closer to her she jumped into the air and began flying towards it. Raven really didn't know what had made her decide to do this but as she moved towards it the light appeared to turn towards her and nod. Suddenly the light was all around her and she could feel it controlling her.
What the others saw was the light engulfing Raven and her appear to burst into very bright, very white flames. Then the flames began to focus into a ball and Raven rushed the shadow engulfed boy. The two collided and there was a shockwave that knocked back the titans and knocked them all out.
When they awoke, only moments later, they couldn't remember what had just happened. All they could remember was the light and shadow colliding and not who they had been surrounding. They got up and looked around for the boy, who was still lying in a newly created ditch. Robin bent down and checked to see if the boy was alive, but as his hand neared the boy's head the boy jumped up and looked, wide eyed and afraid, at Robin and his outstretched hand.
"It's ok," Robin said. "I won't hurt you..."
The boy backed away, his mouth slightly opened but his eyes the same. He looked around at Robin, Beast Boy, Starfire and Cyborg and continued backing up. The boy seemed terrified of the titans, even as they tried to express and show compassion, he just continued to back up... until he backed into Raven, who had finally stood up behind him. The boy turned around and began backing away until he looked at Raven; then, quickly standing up, he ran to her and reached his arms around her legs quivering in fear.
"Uh... ok." Raven said, startled by the boy's reaction to her.
"That's strange." Starfire said. "He is afraid of us but..."
"But he isn't afraid of you, Raven." Beast Boy interrupted. "I mean, come on, little green guy versus dark girl..."
"I didn't ask for this." Raven said, her hand moving out and laying gently on the boy's head.
"Oh yeah, then why is your hand on his head?" Beast Boy accused.
Raven looked down at her hand on the boy's shaking head and jumped slightly. She removed her hand and the others could see a slight blush run across her face. Raven pulled her hood down and bent to the same level as the boy. Gently she put her hands on his shoulders and pushed him slightly away from her. As the boy's face came into view Raven saw his wide frightened eyes as two tears ran down them. The boy was breathing hard and rapidly; he looked like he was panicking.
"It's ok..." Raven said bringing the boy into a comforting hug. "It's ok."
The other titans looked at her baffled. This was not something they had ever expected Raven to do. Besides, why was the boy not afraid of her but afraid of the rest of them? That didn't make any sense either. As Raven looked up from the boy and saw the stares she was being given she said, "What? He's panicking, what else was I supposed to do?"
"You could ask him what was going on?" Robin suggested.
Raven looked at the little boy again and gently pried him from her. She looked him in the face and saw that he had calmed down considerably. "What's your name?"
The boy wiped his eyes but just stared at her. He opened his mouth and looked like he was about to say something but then closed it quickly without saying a word. He did this a few more times but continued to be speechless. Raven moved her hand to the boy's forehead to move some hair that was getting into his eyes but when she touched his forehead she found herself sensing his mind. She felt a calm from a mind void of nearly all knowledge, almost like a baby or someone who had never learned anything... but she also sensed that something was missing from this mind. She felt as though the calm was not originally from that lack of knowledge but from something else.
"I think he lost his memories." Raven told the others. "I accidentally just entered his mind and... well... I guess we finally found someone with less in mind than Beast Boy."
"Hey!" Beast Boy objected, but then added. "What?"
"So what are we going to do with him?" Raven asked.
"We should see if he is anyone's child." Robin said. "He might have gotten lost."
"Some how I don't think that is the case." Starfire said. "I may not know much about this world but I haven't ever seen clothing like that, except for villains or heroes."
Suddenly the titans looked at him, really looked at him for the first time. He was a young boy, seven at the oldest, about half Beast Boy's height, or about the height Raven had been when Robin had found her after she had lost her memories. He had short brown hair that was neither messy nor combed, an honest face with large eyes. His eyes were one of the oddities of him, they were two different colors, his left eye being a light green surrounding a dark brown and his right eye being a dark green surrounded by a thin ring of light brown. His cloths were almost a mix between Robin's and Raven's but he was also wearing a cloak. The cloths were a mix between dirty brown and silvery grey except for a few places, such as on the cape, where there appeared to have once been a symbol.
"Somehow I think Starfire is right." Beast Boy said. "Besides he looks like he has been alone for a while. Kind of like..."
"Right." Cyborg said allowing Beast Boy to not have to say 'Terra'. "I think he must have either been abandoned or he ran away... of course he could have fallen from the sky, but that isn't as likely."
"So, what should we do with him?" Raven asked again.
"I guess we should bring him back to the tower with us."
At that Raven appeared to perk up slightly but the others didn't really notice.
"What should we call him?" Starfire asked. "Since we don't know his name."
They all paused in thought for a moment. After a few seconds Raven answered, "Tim... Timothy. Let's call him Timothy."
As Raven called his new name Timothy looked up at her. It was almost as if he was responding to his new name. Raven smiled down at him as the others turned to walk back to the T-Car. She took his hand in hers and he smiled up at her as they walked after the others.