Yes, there are only a few chapters until the story... Well, I won't ruin it for you any more than I have. Just be warned... (insert evil laugh)
When Raven and Timothy entered the room they found that the other titans were already up and breakfast had been made. When the others saw Timothy they nodded and Beast Boy greeted Raven and brought her to her seat at the table. Raven didn't know what to think, had the others been up when she had woken up? she didn't remember running into any of them, though she had avoided the common room for Beast Boy and Terra...
"What would you like?" Beast Boy asked.
"I don't understand..." Raven replied.
"Well, we all made you breakfast. Timothy asked us to, and we all agreed."
"Timothy asked you all to make me breakfast?" Raven asked obviously startled.
"Yes," Timothy said from the counter. "I woke them all up and asked if they would help me. They agreed and I went outside to distract you as they finished preparations."
"Why?" Raven asked.
"I nearly told you when we were outside, but..." Timothy glanced over at Beast Boy.
"Heh, sorry 'bout that." Beast Boy said. "So, what would ya like?"
"I don't know... what did you all make?" Raven asked looking at the counter full of good looking food.
"Bacon, eggs, cereal, both warm and cold, ham..." Beast Boy listed off all of the different breakfast dishes they had made. Raven expected him to be disgusted with the meat products but he didn't seem bothered at all. She'd have to ask him about it later.
"I'd like a glass of tea and..." Raven thought about it for a moment. "Bacon, eggs and pancakes."
"Comin' right up." Beast Boy walked back to the counter and Timothy gathered the foods.
Timothy brought Raven her food and laid it on the table in front of her. Condiments were already on the table, including a number of different brands of syrup. Raven heard the others getting their food and they came to join Timothy and her at the table. When everyone was seated Timothy stood holding a glass of apple juice.
"To fair weather and a bountiful harvest." Timothy said raising his glass.
The other titans stared at him for a few seconds, and he looked around at them. "Oh, sorry, wrong toast..." he said and laughed. "To a dark witch with a radiant golden heart, one who, even though she had been told all her life she would bring about destruction still tried to make the world a better place."
Raven was shocked, and she blushed as the others raised their glasses in agreement. Timothy hadn't been here when her father had attacked, and though it was true that he had heard about when they told Terra how did he know what Robin had said? or did he come up with that on his own?
"To good friends who are always there for each other, may I be able to help you all as you have helped me." Timothy finished and sat.
As everyone began to eat Raven though about all that had happened. She knew that Timothy was not from this universe, similar to Larry, and she knew that before he had lost everything he had traveled quite a bit. She also knew that everything was a story somewhere, but did that mean that Timothy had been watching her before he had come here? Perhaps she would have to ask the older Timothy tonight.
When Raven finished eating something occurred to her. She quietly ducked out of the room and made her way back to hers. Once there she sat on her bed and extracted the book. If there was any way to find out more this was probably it. She opened the book and flipped it to a random page. Surprisingly the words were already visible. She began reading them and realized why.
"In the beginning I had no visible powers, or if I did they were completely dormant. Then, one day, a world wide event occurred causing all magic to be released and magnified. This effectively became a natural disaster and for many people was the end of the world, but for me and a group of students for my school it was far different. That was the true beginning of my travels, of my quest to gain absolute power to be able to help all others. Once I had the ability I went to many universes to see what I could learn and who I could help with my abilities. To this day I continue on that path, but a few things have changed..."
"I see you are reading that book again." Timothy said from the door. "May I please see it?"
Raven jumped and turned to look at him. "No, not yet." she replied placing the book back. "But some day I will give it to you."
"I know... and I know the book is mine but I cannot read it yet." Timothy replied.
"When did you figure it out?" Raven asked.
"The first time I saw it." Timothy replied. "I could feel something from it calling to me. Then when I saw you reading it a memory came back from my past, but it was fractured... I realized that as you read the memory from the book it revived within my mind." Timothy sighed. "But I can't remember everything that way. The magics within me must remain balanced or something bad will happen, I'm not sure what, but I feel that it will."
Timothy slowly walked over to Raven. As he walked he moved his hands together and slowly separated them; Raven could see various colors of light appear and disappear between his hands as he separated them. When he reached her and finally opened his hands a small rose had materialized. He handed the rose to Raven and she took it smiling, blush running across her cheeks.
"As long as I keep my energies balanced and under control everything will be fine." Timothy said. "And when I am with you it feels easier to keep them balanced."
"Not long ago it was difficult for me to keep my magic under control, but now it seems that I don't have to worry about it as much." Raven replied. "I feel as though that has something to do with you."
Raven slipped off of her bed and Timothy leaned closer to her. He had grown and they were about the same age now, though Timothy was just slightly taller than Raven. He slowly moved his arms around her, and she moved hers around him. Their heads moved closer and they closed their eyes...
"Raven... Oh, um, sorry." Starfire said from Raven's open door. "I didn't mean to interrupt."
Raven and Timothy broke apart and Timothy shrank back to his ten year old self. Raven glanced over at Starfire, a momentary glare fading quickly. Timothy looked out Raven's window, his entire face covered in red.
"What do you need Starfire?" Raven asked.
"I would like to speak with Timothy." Starfire said.
Timothy jumped slightly and turned around, his face its normal color. He looked at Starfire and walked forward. "What do you need me for?" Timothy asked. "How can I help?"
"The others have been talking about how you have been helping them, or offering help for them." Starfire said. "I do not mean to sound full of greed but why have you not visited me?"
"You haven't needed me to yet." Timothy replied. "As far as I can tell, now at least, there is nothing you need me for. I have helped Terra by reviving her, Beast Boy by reviving Terra... but, I don't know what to do for you." Timothy paused for a moment and spoke again. "But, the lease I can do for now is tell you that the one you love feels the same for you."
"Really?" Starfire asked. "You're sure?"
Timothy nodded and Starfire left the room with a fairly large grin. When she had left Timothy turned back to Raven and smiled. "An hour or two ago I offered to teach you the magics that I know. The offer is still there, and I do hope you will accept it."
"To teach me to control other elements than just darkness?" Raven asked.
"And light, yes." Timothy said. "But I have found that magic goes far beyond the twelve elements and the ten powers. I have been able to control the very fabrics of the universes itself. I am no god but I have tasted godhood."
Timothy moved his hands before him and energy began to gather in a sphere between them. He moved his hands two feet apart as the energy expanded, contracted, and convulsed. A ring of light appeared beneath his feet and extended consuming the entire room with a very dark shade of blue and slowly the universe appeared before them. He flexed his fingers and the ball between them detonated creating a bright yellow-white light. Around the light four smaller red orbs revolved, each a different size but all far smaller than the ball in the center. As the small red balls rotated they began to change to a cool brown or light brown and over a short period of time two began to show signs of blue. Slowly shades of green appeared across the two blue and brown orbs until one of the other two hit the one furthest from the center. The two became red once again but cooled quickly enough and once again but this time the furthest orb had a smaller orb revolving around it. The furthest orb became blue once again, and then blue and green.
"It's earth?" Raven gasped. "These are planets? And this the sun?"
"Yes and no. What you see I have created here, even the space around us was created. A small universe which we are seeing, not with our physical bodies, though we truly are here, but with our mind and spirit. I have much that I can do, and much that I can teach you, dear Raven."
"But why? Why me?" Raven asked.
"Because of who you are, who you've chosen to become." Timothy replied. "Because of the great powers within you that remain untapped. You are powerful but your arts are limited by your knowledge. Please, allow me to extend that knowledge so that your true potential can be met."
"And if I choose not to accept your offer to teach me?" Raven asked.
"Then I will accept your decision and remain here, but not teach you." Timothy replied calmly. "However, if you choose to accept I will be here and I will show you nearly all that I know. There are some things that I cannot teach you because of time and the limitations of the universe itself, but all else that I can I will teach."
"Allow me to think about it," Raven replied. "and I will give you my reply as soon as I know."
"Take your time, Raven, I will be here for a while yet. There is only one time limit to this offer and that is the limit of your current life. Beyond that I will be unable to keep this offer..." Timothy said. "But listen to me... I'm sounding so formal. Sorry 'bout that."
The stars and galaxies disappeared from around them and the planets and sun faded with it. Timothy was back to his old... uh, young, cheerful self again. He smiled at Raven and began walking to her door.
"Where are you going?" Raven asked.
"I'm going to go into the city," He replied. "I feel as though something is waiting there for me. If I run into any trouble I'll be sure to contact you or the other titans."
He left the room and the door closed behind him. Raven watched the closed door. He was such a strange boy, and yet she was attracted to him. She didn't feel as though she was under a spell, and yet, she did. He was so kind to her and he asked nothing in return, except for her help every so often. What was it about him?
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Timothy walked up to the roof. It was getting chilly and as the wind blew Timothy could feel the cold wrap around him. He shivered and moved his clothes further around himself. Then he laughed and, holding out his right hand, flexed it. A brisk wind appeared around Timothy's body and he felt warm again.
Slowly he walked over to the edge of the tower's roof and looked out over the ocean towards the city. He laughed again and unfolded his two pair of wings from under his cape and flexed them. With one quick movement he was aloft, floating through the air as though he were being held up. He angled his body towards the city and with another quick flap he was moving quickly over the ocean. Within a few seconds he was over the city and he alighted on the roof of a skyscraper.
Slowly Timothy gazed out over the city and finally fixed his eyes on something. He jumped into the air and was off again. Lowering himself down over the road and cars he flew quickly to the thing he had spotted. Suddenly he was out over a black van and he landed softly on it. The van carried him across the city and stopped in front of a museum. It was hard to believe but the idiotic criminals that seemed to thrive in this world would attempt to rob a museum in broad daylight with the Teen Titans only an emergency call away.
Timothy hopped off of the roof of the van and landed silently on the sidewalk. Two men walked out of the van and around to the back. These two were not wearing the normal criminal attire, dark cloths with some kind of mask, but instead were wearing a kind of business suit. Timothy watched them curiously as they opened the back of the van and took out a large crate. A security guard came down to meet with them and the three carried the crate up to the doors of the museum. Timothy followed them inside and walked with them past a number of priceless artifacts, jeweled pots and other jeweled objects. Finally they stopped at a pedestal that was open and had nothing in it.
"I really think you should have brought this at a later time." The security guard said. "During the museum's open hours is just asking for trouble."
"And when would you have suggested?" one of the men asked. "At night is more dangerous than during the day."
"Besides, this city is protected by the Teen Titans, isn't it? Everything will be fine."
"No it won't..." Timothy muttered to himself as they pulled out two crystal rings, two crystal bracelets, a crystal necklace and a crystal crown. The crystals appeared to be precious gemstones and the metals appeared to be gold and silver but Timothy knew better. He also knew that every criminal would be attracted to this new addition, not only for their beauty but also for their hidden power.
"So, where did your team find these?" The guard asked as another suited man walked towards them.
"Oddly enough they were found in six different parts around the world. One was found in the north pole, one in the south and the others around the equator." One of the two men said. "They were quite the find."
"Nearly impossible too." The other man said. "We actually didn't find the ones at the poles, they were found by people who were working at the scientific research labs there..."
"Ah, thank you two for your contribution to my museum." The owner said, having finally reached them. "And who is this young man?" he asked looking at Timothy.
"What young man?" one of the two men asked looking around.
"There are just the two, sir." The guard said.
"But I see him right there." The owner said pointing at Timothy.
Timothy was surprised; his spell should have kept him invisible from everyone until he chose to take it down. Why could this man see him? He must have intense inner strength to break past his spell. "Sir, the others can't see me." Timothy said. "I am here to protect the jewels."
"You are?" the man said. "Then you must be with the Teen Titans."
"Correct." Timothy said. "And I believe that someone will attempt to steal them very soon. In fact, I can almost guaranty it... if you will step back a foot or two, and tell the others to do the same."
"I believe it would be wise to step back..." The owner said watching Timothy. "Now!"
As he said now there was a crash of breaking glass and smoke filled the room. Footsteps slowly echoed through the room as someone walked calmly towards the open pedestal that was to display the jewels. Within a few seconds the footsteps stopped and Slade said, "Well, that was far easier than I thought it would be. Now to get my hands on this ultimate power I've heard so much about..."
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Robin knocked on Raven's door. He had noticed something about Timothy, now that he could speak, and he wanted to verify it with Raven. She opened her door and greeted him. He walked in and began, "Raven, you're with Timothy more than any of us, have you noticed that his personality seems to change, often?"
Raven thought about the question for a few seconds and answered, "Yes, I have noticed that. It seems that he can change from speaking and acting one way to another almost without warning. Why do you ask?"
"I think he may be dangerous." Robin said.
"What makes you say that?" Raven asked calmly.
"If he were to suddenly become violent... like you his powers are amazing and I just don't think any of us could stop him."
Raven remembered the times when Timothy had begun to show his powers: the fight against the robbers, the fight against Control Freak, and the recent fight against Slade. During each of the fights there had been a point where Raven had seen intense darkness in Timothy, but each time it had faded, each time he had saved them. Raven also remembered the white light within her and the book, she knew that if anything happened to Timothy to make him become violent and out of control she could stop him; he had chosen her for that job...
"What do the others think of this?" Raven asked.
"I haven't spoken with them yet." Robin said. "I wanted to know what you thought first."
"I want to know what they think." Raven said. "And then I will make my decision."
"All right." Robin replied and they left her room.
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Timothy knew where Slade was, he could feel his presence. Timothy also knew that Slade already had a crystal, even if Slade himself did not know. Slowly, quietly, Timothy positioned himself between Slade and the crystal artifacts. As Slade reached forward Timothy released his hold on his cape and the cloak around him lifted. Now that he was visible again he spoke, "You're going to have difficulty achieving this ultimate power you want." Timothy inhaled and blew, pushing the smoke away. "Because I cannot allow you to take these."
"Ah, the little boy wishes to try and stop me." Slade sneered.
"You were stopped last time." Timothy said.
"But you were in control of far more of your power then." Slade replied. "Now... now you are every bit as weak as them."
"True, the titans may not have ever been able to capture you, but that's not what I intend to do." Timothy said calmly.
Slade prepared himself for a fight, moving his arms and legs. "Are you going to attack me, then? You, a boy half the size of me? Don't make me laugh!"
Timothy also prepared himself for the coming battle. This wasn't going to be easy, Slade was the most dangerous criminal that the Titans had fought, and he after being revived he had become even more dangerous. The crystal that had somehow embedded itself in his skull didn't help either, but Timothy knew he could defeat him, or at least fend him off from the crystals.
Timothy raised his hands balling them as though gripping baseballs. Two lights appeared within his hands and he threw them into the ground. A similar effect as when he was in Ravens room slid across the floor, ceiling and walls. Slowly the museum became quiet as all of the people within it disappeared. Outside an invisible wall built itself around the building creating a shield twelve feet from its walls. When he was done Timothy moved himself back into a guarding position.
"Cleaver, trying to protect everyone." Slade said. "But are you trying to protect them from me, or from you?"
"I'm not just protecting the people, Slade, but the objects in this building as well. Everything you see now can be broken, but once the shield comes down it will be as though nothing happened at all." Timothy said. "A useful trick when you are trying to protect the things around you."
"Cleaver, but it left you wide open." Slade said and he disappeared.
Slade reappeared next to Timothy swinging his fist into Timothy's side. Timothy felt the blow and flew across the room narrowly missing a number of priceless vases. He hit the wall and bounced to the floor. Slade moved again and stomped on Timothy's back forcing him into the hard tiled floor. Moving quickly Slade grabbed Timothy's arms and flung him into the opposite wall.
"This is too easy." Slade said to himself walking to the crystal artifacts.
"Perhaps it isn't as easy as you think." Timothy said, lifting himself from the floor. "I don't just wear these clothes because they look cool, they also provide armor and shielding to my body, as well as focusing my energy."
"That won't help you as soon as I have these." Slade said reaching for the artifacts.
Timothy disappeared and Slade flew backwards; as he slowed and finally stopped himself he looked around to see where the next attack was coming from. Suddenly his head was hit and he flew over a number of displays. Bouncing off the ground he caught himself and blocked as another attack came. He grabbed Timothy's hand and threw him into the ceiling; then the floor. As Timothy rebounded off the floor Slade kicked him in the head and sent him flying into a wall. The wall cracked under the force and Timothy fell to the floor.
"Your clothes may provide armor but if I cut through them they won't do you any good." Slade said walking into a nearby room and taking a sward from a display. "And I know just how I can do so." He gripped the sward and a dark flame ripped through it. In one quick move he was standing over Timothy and thrusting the sward down on him.
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Robin had gathered the other titans and they were sitting in the common room. After his conversation with Raven he had decided to call a meeting to discuss Timothy's fate within the Teen Titans, and he had done so immediately. If the others deemed him dangerous then they would decide how to act, if not they would decide what to do then.
Beast Boy and Terra were sitting in the middle with Cyborg and Starfire on either end. Raven was standing off in a corner, her 'usual' self. Robin decided to start, "When we first found him we had to make a decision, now we need to make it again. We now know what Timothy is capable of, at least at some level. He's dangerous, but we need to decide if he is a danger."
"So, then, what, we're voting on how dangerous we think Timothy is?" Beast Boy asked.
"Is this fair?" Starfire asked. "Has he not helped us up till now, and without asking anything in return?"
"I don't think it is fair, but I have to agree with Robin." Cyborg said. "Timothy has far too much power."
"I seem to remember three of us having this problem at least once before." Beast Boy said. "Raven, Terra and I had, at one point, been thought of as a threat..."
"Yeah, when I first came to this team Raven didn't trust me at all." Terra agreed. "I had too much power and no control over it, that's what she said."
"And now I don't even question her being on this team." Raven said from her spot by the wall.
"Are you all saying that you don't think Timothy is dangerous?" Robin asked.
"No, man, what we are saying is that we're all dangerous, we just control the power that we have." Cyborg said. "If Timothy ever truly became a danger to us or the city we'd just deal with him as we do our other teammates."
"All right, it's agreed then. Timothy can stay as long as he chooses." Robin said. "As long as he controls his powers and doesn't attack innocent people he will be welcome in this team."
They all nodded as Raven walked to the window and looked towards the city. Even from the tower she could see the shadow around the museum, and she knew what it meant. Just before the alarm went off she said, "Trouble."
"Where?" Robin asked over the alarm.
"The historical arts museum." Raven said moving towards the door. "Timothy's already there."
The others looked at one another. How had Timothy known that there would be criminal activity? Was he causing this? They got up and quickly ran after Raven.