Hello, everyone! I'm off of my hiatus- and writing more Teen Titans stories because I'm dangerously obsessed with them. Anyways-I'm now taking requests! Please submit any that you have in the reviews or message me; I'll message you when I see them!
This story is very lighthearted, so it shouldn't be a problem for anyone. The Teen Titans head off to an amusement park for the day- and it's pretty chaotic to say the least. I'm writing this because I went to an amusement park myself a few weeks back and wondered: Hey, what would it be like if the Titans did the same thing? Read on to find out more!
I took a lot of the names for the rides from the internet, lol. I did not come up with them myself and I am not affiliated with any actual theme parks I might have taken names from at all.
Also- the world in which I write is sort of an alternate universe in which the Justice League and Avengers co-exist as well as everyone else within the DC and Marvel universes. However, they never work together unless the world is in actual mortal danger and do not communicate with one another don't know if that makes sense...but hopefully it's not too confusing.
I'm not publishing as often because school started about two weeks ago. Just work with me here.
I don't own the Teen Titans, and happy reading!
"You can and you will."
"But what about-"
"I told you we got it already!"
"And you will watch-"
"He'll be fine."
"It's not really-"
"Don't care."
Titans East was at the Titans Tower in the common room- the Teen Titans, specifically. It had been a few weeks since the insane defeat of demon lord Trigon- and the Titans still hadn't rested since then. The experience had affected them positively and negatively, but a few days after the climactic battle they were really beginning to feel the negative effects.
Robin was getting even less sleep than usual. Starfire was anxious and was always asking how everyone was doing as well as never wanting to be alone. Raven was starting to lose sleep herself, and sometimes woke up in the dead of night sweating and her fists clenched from nightmares. Cyborg wasn't eating as much as he used to. And Beast Boy had actually been quiet for the past few weeks- which was the most unsettling thing of all.
The Titans East, having been in town with the Titans for almost a week, had noticed the obvious change in the way their friends were behaving- and had hatched a plan to get them to unwind. It had been Bumblebee's idea- she'd gotten the Titans tickets to an amusement park she wouldn't tell them the name of and basically forced them to go and have a good time. It was a very Bumblebee thing to do- but the Titans were skeptical.
"This is really nice and all, Bee, but is us going away such a good idea?" Cyborg questioned uncertainty, putting a hand on top of his head.
Bumblebee made a dramatic show of rolling her eyes and let out a huffy breath. "Will y'all relax? I'm not sending you guys to Jamaica or something- you'll only be gone for, like, a few hours unless y'all decide to pull something like you always do." She eyed each of the Titans pointedly. "You all just need at least one day to chill out."
"I'm not sure they know how to chill out," the masked Speedy mumbled from his perch on the couch, feet propped up on the coffee table.
"This is very kind of you...but it's just, we're kinda busy-" Robin began, lifting a finger.
"Not anymore. If there's any trouble, we'll handle it. But you guys really should unwind for at least a little while." Aqualad stepped up beside Bumblebee. "You guys look four times your age."
"Gee, thanks," Raven muttered, raising a cynical eyebrow. Aqualad grinned at her sheepishly with a palms-up shrug.
The tiny twins sitting besides Speedy, Mas y Menos, raced toward the Titans and screeched to a halt in front of the group. "Creemos que todos deberían tomarse un descanso. No es fácil luchar contra un ser como Trigon."
All they got in response was blank stares.
Aqualad took one look at the confused looks of his friends and set to translating. "What they said is, 'We think you all should take a break. It isn't easy to fight a being such as Trigon.'"
Mas y Menos nodded their approval and dashed back toward the couch.
"Just do stuff that normal kids do. It's not that much to ask." Bumblebee leaped into the air and fanned out five yellow tickets as well as the same amount of lanyards, laminated name tags dangling from the bottom of them with a stamp of VIP in the top right corner of each card. When neither Titan moved to take them, Bumblebee groaned and tossed the cords around their necks one by one, insect-like wings fluttering rapidly.
"But we are not the typical youths-" Starfire protested, but stopped when Bumblebee looked daggers at her.
"Well, you are for today. I swear- you guys really need to relax."
Then she took each of their arms, forcefully opened their hands, and pressed their tickets firmly into their hands, throughly exasperated. Once she was finished, she settled back into the ground with her hands on her hips. "There. Now you have no choice but to go. And we even took the liberty of getting you guys those fast pass things- the ones that let you skip long lines."
Each of the Titans exchanged unsure looks. None of them were too keen on leaving Jump City after the apocalyptic battle it had just survived. Civilians and officials alike were still far from calm- the ruins Trigon had left in his wake were still being cleaned up and the Titans were all over every news broadcast in the country- likely the world. There was still plenty to be done here to help everyone settle down, reassure them that nothing like this would ever happen again.
But they all could tell Bumblebee wasn't taking no for an answer.
"Okay, we'll go," Robin finally told her airily.
Bumblebee let out a frazzled sigh. "Thank you. Now- get going or I'm throwing you all out of the window."
Nobody moved.
"Throwing y'all out the window now." Bumblebee began to march toward Beast Boy- the smallest of the Titans.
"Running away now," Beast Boy called back. He was already sprinting for the door.
The three-hour trip to the amusement park was as most car rides with the Titans went: constant stops for fast food that Robin continuously advised against, nonstop bickering between Raven and Beast Boy, Starfire repeatedly asking for Cyborg to turn the windshield wipers on so she could see them "dance," and Raven reading too much, getting carsick, and then proceeding to read some more even knowing that her stomach didn't sit well reading in the car. But, the Titans made it anyway.
Another thing happened before the Titans left the Tower that didn't occur all too often- they actually changed clothes per Bumblebee's wishes- or, demands rather than wishes. Now they all were dressed pretty casually instead of their routine uniforms that they almost always wore in case an unexpected crime alert were to sound. Robin, instead of his mask, wore dark sunglasses to hide his eyes. He also donned a white t-shirt that he'd tucked into beige khakis and a black belt that covered his ankles. Over the t-shirt he wore a baby blue shirt that was unbuttoned down the middle and had short sleeves that flared around his upper arms, allowing his toned muscles to show- which Starfire certainly got an eyeful of.
As for the Tamaranean princess, she wore a flamingo-pink sundress that stopped just above her knees, buttons climbing from the bottom of the dress to the waist line. Around her cleavage area there was a tie with a small hole below it, showing off the tiniest amount of her chest- which prompted Robin to stand in front of her a lot. She also had on a single necklace- a small gold chain with a pink heart-shaped locket in the middle. It had been a gift from Mas y Menos back when they'd been fighting endlessly for her affection.
The alien's much darker counterpart, Raven, wore a simple fitted black shirt with a v-neck and skinny blue jeans with the occasional rip here and there- not too high, of course, or it would be unlike Raven.
Finally, Beast Boy wore a long white t-shirt, like Robin's, except he didn't bother tucking it into his denim sage green shorts that stopped above his knees.
When Cyborg carefully parked the T-car into the large asphalt parking lot already filled with vehicles, the first thing the teenagers noted were the towering roller coasters- and the screams in the distance. In fact- some of the only attractions they could see were roller coasters.
As the teenagers climbed out of the car, the blinding sun hitting them instantly, Starfire glanced at the contraptions with a nervous look in her eye. "Those- machines, are they dangerous?"
Robin chucked warmly, meeting the alien's slightly panicky gaze. "No, Star- they're not dangerous. They shouldn't be, anyway."
"Yeah, they got guys who make sure you're all strapped in and stuff when you get on those things," Cyborg added reassuringly, shutting the car door behind him. He lifted his arm to his face and pressed a button, the car making a clicking sound in response, letting him know it was locked. Then he pressed another button that made metal covers drop over the windows and doors, covering every part of the car but the wheels. Finally, Cyborg opened the compartment in his chest and tossed the keys inside.
Raven lifted a skeptical brow as the metal secured itself around the advanced structure. "Um...you sure you need all that?"
Cyborg glared at her, then patted the car protectively. "Yes. Nobody hurts my baby."
Meanwhile, Robin had at last managed to convince his girlfriend of the safety of the roller coasters. Starfire glanced one last time at the lofty structures before nodding her head and dropping her shoulders. "I suppose it will be alright."
And with everything settled, the Teen Titans headed toward the entrance of the park.
Well, they couldn't actually enter before being checked for weapons. The Titans didn't carry much with them, so the process was quick for the most part- but then came the metal detector.
The metal detector.
The metal detector.
To say the least, Cyborg was not pleased with the invasion of privacy- he'd had to empty out all of his compartments and have his entire build inspected by the entry guards while his friends, not at all sympathetic, stood back in the park giggling their heads off, already having been cleared in a matter of seconds.
Cyborg shot his teammates a scalding glare as he finally was allowed in, grumbling discontentedly under his breath. Then came the process of getting their tickets and fast passes verified, getting a map of the theme park, so forth.
At last, the team was finally able to make it into the actual park. The area was colorful and filled with all types of people, ranging from young children, almost infants, to even a heartwarming elderly couple heading toward one of the food stands. Sounds of screams continued to ring in the distance and the loud clacking of roller coasters could be heard amid the noise of the general public. They marveled at the sights and activity, then selected a long red wooden bench to sit on while they decided what to do next. Robin and Starfire sat beside each other, while Cyborg lounged in the center of the bench due to his weight with Beast Boy and Raven on either side of him.
The half-robot made a brief show of rummaging through his chest compartment as people moved around them, eventually pulling out a folded map of the theme park with a crinkling sound. He pushed his chest closed and unfolded the map, spreading it out to put it on display for his friends; everyone leaning in to go over it.
In the corner of the map there was a small but noticeable letter X labeled you are here- the map was designed to look like a treasure map. Along a long, loopy dotted path were various landmarks within the park, ranging from the smallest of kiddie rides to raging roller coasters.
Raven wrinkled her nose at the map, narrowing her eyes. "How old does Bumblebee think we are?"
Robin chuckled. "It can't be that bad." He glanced up from the map and quickly looked over the amusement park. "There are plenty of things that probably aren't made for little kids. Let's just try and stay positive so this...outing... isn't completely miserable." He paused. "Who wants to decide what we do first?"
Beast Boy was immediately excited, throwing up his arm and waving his hand frantically. "Me! I do!" He dropped his arm and then dramatically squinted his eyes at each of his teammates, exaggeratedly jerking his head in their respective directions. "I'm the only one who knows how to have any fun around here."
All of the other Titans made faces, but Cyborg passed the map to the changeling, who brought it right up close to his face. He darted his eyes back and forth, scanning the map, before slamming the paper down on his lap and announcing, "The Joker!" He wore a pleased grin on his face for a few seconds, then did a double take and practically slammed the map back up against his face, squinting one eye almost shut at the name of the ride. "Wait- the Joker?"
"Let me see that." Robin plucked the map from a stunned Beast Boy's hands and observed the map for himself, his face morphing from shock to surprise to utter confusion- then stunned realization.
"What is it?" Raven urged, instantly noticing the changes in her friend's expressions.
Robin's face was a grimace. "It seems, um, this theme park is...uh..."
Starfire cocked her head, perplexed. "If there is something truly wrong, we may leave," she offered sweetly, setting her hand on Robin's shoulder.
"No, no, it's just..."
More awkward silence.
"The theme seems to be...us," the masked teenager finally managed, blinking several times.
"That doesn't make any sense," Raven told Robin impatiently, and it was her turn to steal the map. She looked over it, eyebrows furrowed- but her face quickly turned blank. "This is all based off of..." she trailed off, mumbling under her breath as she inspected the map closely while her teammates tried to make sense of this revelation. "The DC Universe."
The DC Universe was a concept several people on the internet came together to create, in order to separate the Justice League and associates from the Avengers and their associates (the Avengers and such were labeled as the Marvel Universe). It had spread across the web like wildfire across every social media platform you could think of, even reaching said superheroes themselves even with their extremely limited public presences. Now the Teen Titans kind of unconsciously thought of themselves as members of the DC Universe- it was one of those things that sort of embedded itself into your brain without you even noticing.
Cyborg peered at the map, looking over all of the names of the attractions. "Superman Escape, DC Villain Swing, Lex Luthor's Drop of Doom?" He scratched his head, pursing his lips. "Alrighty then."
Robin peered at the map again for himself. "You've got to be kidding- there's a Batman coaster." He but the inside of his cheek and covered one of his masked eyes with his gloved hand in a show of exasperation and embarrassment. "Good grief."
Beast Boy, wide-eyed, finally looked up from his empty hands at his surroundings, at last actually taking in everything. He began to notice that, among regular civilians, that there were very accessorized people dressed as various members of the DC Universe. "Hey, look, it's the Joker! And Poison Ivy... wait, is that Aqualad?"
The teens all looked up and followed Beast Boy's pointing finger to a tall, lean guy with ice-blue eyes that wore a unitard exactly resembling their Atlantean friend's, even having the upper-back length jet black hair to match. Beside him walked a shorter girl with a high ponytail and an outfit that paralleled that of Donna Troy's, or Wonder Girl, along with dangling gold stars hanging from her ears.
Raven curled her upper lip with disdain. "Okay, now I'm a little creeped out."
Beast Boy was petulant and pouty, enviously watching the pair pass by and eventually disappear from sight. "How does fish face get someone to dress up as him? He's not even that awesome!" The changeling assumed a haughty look and dramatically flexed an arm. "I'm way cooler- who wouldn't want to dress up as someone like me?"
"I think they look very nice," Starfire offered, a tentative smile on her face as she lifted her hand above her eyes to shield them from the glaring sun. "And do not fret, friend Beast Boy- it seems there is someone who indeed has decided to dress as you!" She gestured mildly to a kid about Beast Boy's height in the distance although somehow seemed to be much older; who had four other shadowy figures tailing him. He had on chartreuse full-body makeup, dyed green hair, and a uniform identical to Beast Boy's as well as fake ears- and a single artificial fang that gleamed in the light when he opened his mouth. He appeared as if he was the actual shapeshifter's twin brother- he looked that similar.
"No way." Cyborg stared wide-eyed at the Beast Boy doppelgänger, disbelieving- and then the four people behind him came into view.
Every one of them was dressed exactly like each of the Teen Titans- right down to their less-than-typical traits- a plastic gem stuck onto the pale girl's forehead, contacts that tinted both the iris and sclera a light green, temporary hair dye, and SFX makeup to top it off. The group was cheerfully laughing and talking, holding drinks and food as they passed the Teen Titans, not seeming to notice the authentic team sitting just a few meters away from them.
Raven stared at them, her disdain even more apparent now. The empath eyed the young girl dressed as her derisively, unconsciously brushing the gem embedded in her own forehead with her fingertips. "Is this an amusement park or a cosplay convention?"
"Don't people only cosplay fictional people?" Cyborg asked, his own expression puzzled. "Like, anime characters and stuff? These guys know we're real people, right? That the Justice League and all these villains are actual people, right?"
At that moment, the same girl dressed as Starfire spotted the team and rushed over to them, her demeanor just as bouncy and bright as the actual Starfire's. "You guys' makeup and wigs are awesome- I could have sworn you were the actual Titans! Although, it's a little weird that you guys didn't get the costumes- me and my friends did! But who cares, I just wanted to tell you guys that- bye!" And with a frantic wave, she hopped back over to her friends, who nodded to the Titans as well, acknowledging their "makeup."
There were a few seconds of stunned silence.
"They're kidding, right?" Beast Boy finally queried, watching the well-dressed bunch as they headed away from him. "Right? Right?"
"Okay, Titans, I know this is a little weird-" Robin started.
"You mean super weird," Beast Boy interjected, leaning forward and throwing his arms in the air. "Like, ultra, mega, astronomically weird-"
"But our goal here is to have a good time," Robin finished, ignoring his teammate's outburst. "So, let's just try and do that- while drawing as little attention to ourselves as possible. Got it?"
"Why must we avoid the attention?" Starfire questioned, cocking her head to the side in confusion.
"Because we will get absolutely mobbed if anyone recognizes us," Raven muttered. "I can't believe Bumblebee made us go here, of all places."
"But we all know she'll kill us if we don't have fun," Cyborg chirped, his voice full of sarcastic cheer. "So there's no point in sitting here being weirded out." He stood up and put his hands on his hips. "Let's go!"
Uncertainly, his friends stood up as well. Exchanging furtive looks, they headed out into the amusement park.