32 Productions Presents…
A Teen Titan Fan Fiction The Teen Titans in…"If the Shoe Fits…"
Chapter One
Titan Tower: Raven's Room
Raven sighed as she sat up in bed. Morning had just come on the 30th of October. She rubbed her eyes before preparing for her day. Of course, no morning was complete without a cup of tea. Opening the door of her room, she responded with a slight grunt as the rubber spider came into view.
Raven: (muttering) Stupid Beast Boy…
Raven brushed the dangling decoration out of the way and walked down the hall. Halloween. Oh how she HATED Halloween. Now, this surprised many people. This in itself was the problem. Just because she was the daughter of a demon lord, she had to like Halloween? Just because she was an avid horror reader, kept her room lit only by candle light, had several old skulls, and many tomes lining her walls, she was a fan of All Hallows Eve? …okay, maybe it was a logical conclusion, but still a false one and one her friends wouldn't drop no matter how many times she explained it. They'd ask for her opinion on decorations. She didn't care. They'd ask her to cast a spell or use her powers to make the tower scarier. She flat out refused. …and she HATED candy corn. It tasted like crap. Oh well. There was nothing she could do, really. What WAS kind of amusing was the fact that Shade DID like Halloween. He loved it, being a bigger horror fan then she was. She liked to indulge in fantasy novels now and then, but not him. Yet not once did anyone ask HIS opinion. Nobody asked HIM to make the tower scarier. With his powers, he could do it. He could do it easily. Entering the main room, she found it thankfully empty. She went over to the cabinet and removed her tea from it, ignoring the rubber decapitated heads. Digging through the pots and pans, she found the kettle. After making her tea, she sat down and stared to sip it, slowly waking up more and more. She flicked one of the small plastic spiders off the table before setting her cup down.
Raven: (sarcastic) Yes, it's going to be a beautiful Halloween this year.
::CUE THEME::
Outside Titans Tower
Terra walked up to a large outcropping, tapping her chin in thought. With a shrug, she held up her hand, eyes glowing. The outcropping twisted and molded into a statue of a jack-o'-lantern. It was a bit obvious, but it could never be over done. She smiled. Decorating the outside of your home was easy when you can manipulate the earth. Turning, Terra raised her hand up high. Numerous tombstones popped out of the ground, blank of course. She'd get around to inscribing names and funny engravings later. Suddenly she snapped her fingers. She had one.
Terra: "Here Lies Tenna Jordon. Died of Fright. Now the question can only be, what in the world did Tenna see?"
A bad joke, she knew, but that was the point. She just had to do it right away, lest she forget it. Terra continued her unique form of decorating. Gargoyles, bizarre twisted faces carved into the rocks, and of course, a statue of the grim reaper, scythe in hand were all added to the island. Come November 1st, she'd be able to wipe it all out, returning everything to how it was before…then later she could make turkeys. Before going in, she made a slight change to the back of the island. Now everyone coming in from sea would see the face of a giant skull.
Main Room
Starfire flew around the room, sticking those plastic thingies to the windows. You know what I mean. Beast Boy looked up from his spraying fake spider webs around. …though in theory, he could make real ones…but that would take forever. Besides, Shade had arachnophobia. Last time he turned into a spider, Shade tried to squish him good.
Beast Boy: Uh…Star?
Starfire didn't look up. She just kept covering the window.
Starfire: Yes, Beast Boy?
Beast Boy: …maybe you should spread those out a bit?
Starfire had been putting the decorations all on one window. She floated back a bit and tilted her head.
Starfire: …I suppose you are correct. What is it you shall be going as this Halloween, my friend?
Beast Boy: (grinning) You know the rules, Star. We don't tell each other. We wait until the day of the party to surprise each other.
Starfire sighed. Yeah, that sucked. It was a known fact that Starfire didn't enjoy secrets…well, not ones kept from her anyway. Of course, she sucked with secrets so nobody ever shared any with her. Just because she accidentally revealed that Raven had that rash… Honestly she had thought it had gone away by then! It really wasn't fair. One mistake (okay, three or four) and she was branded for life. She started peeling some of the things off the window. Damn it, they were easier to put on then they were to take off.
Garage
Shade grumbled. When he asked to help with the Halloween decorations, this wasn't what he had in mind. He was stuck helping Cyborg build some of the more sophisticated decorations. Why they didn't just use the ones from last year, Shade didn't know. He also didn't know why they didn't just let HIM do it. He could do it! Raven SAID he could do it, but nobody listens. Then they go and ask HER to do it. One of these days he was going to strangle somebody. Probably Beast Boy.
Cyborg: Yo, hand me the blow torch.
Shade groaned, leaning against the wall.
Shade: You got one in your damn FINGER!
Cyborg: …so?
Shade wondered if it was possible to strangle Cyborg. He grabbed the blow torch and put it into Cyborg's outstretched hand.
Shade: This is a waste of time. I could turn this place into a horror show in seconds and you all insist with these stupid little decorations.
Cyborg sighed, working on his…whatever it was. Shade wasn't sure yet.
Cyborg: We'd kind of like to SURVIVE Halloween.
Shade: You'd live! You think I can't control my own shadows?
Cyborg stared at him for a moment. Shade sighed.
Shade: Okay, there was that one time.
More staring.
Shade: …alright, alright. I get it. The point is, I was under stress at those times. I'd be more relaxed doing this.
Cyborg: Ain't happening, man. Forget it. You want to help, convince Raven to fix up the tower.
Shade hit his head on the wall. Again with this crap.
Shade: She doesn't want to do it! Why can't you get that through your heads, man?! Sheesh.
Cyborg: C'mon. You know it would be sweet.
Shade: Last time we almost got killed! I don't care what Robin says, those things she created were probably dangerous.
Cyborg snickered.
Cyborg: You're just chicken.
Shade: I'm not chicken! Are you nuts? Chicken?! ME?!
Cyborg: Methinks he doth protest too much.
Shade tilted his head.
Shade: Methinks who what?
Cyborg: …nothing.
Raven's Room
Raven lay out on her bed. She wished Halloween would hurry up and get here. Better yet, she wished it would hurry up and PASS. Nobody would leave her alone. How could she enjoy a book if nobody left her alone? Was Raven going to have to choke somebody? Suddenly there was a knock on her door.
Raven: If you want to ask me to decorate the tower, then I might I suggest a location to insert that question.
Robin: (outside) Actually, I was wondering if you wanted to come with me to get the candy and drinks for the party.
Raven thought for a minute. Getting out of tower did seem like a good idea about then.
Raven: …you won't ask me to use my powers on the tower in anyway while we're out?
Robin: Nope.
Raven: Fine…but I'm flying over. Last time I clung onto the bike with you, Shade thought I was cheating on him because of the smell.
Grocery Store: Sometime Later
Raven picked up a bag of bite sized candy and tossed it into the basket.
Raven: Why'd you ask me to come along anyway? Why not Starfire?
Robin put some of the ever so disgusting candy corn into the basket.
Robin: You seem so uptight. I figured you could use a break from the tower for a while.
Raven: …well…thanks.
Robin: And she was busy.
Raven sweatdropped. Well, that didn't do much for her self-esteem.
Robin: You really don't like Halloween, do you?
Raven: Nope. Is that really so surprising?
Robin: A little. Do you like ANY holiday?
Raven thought for a moment. Should she be serious or sarcastic here? …sarcastic.
Raven: Well, I'm quite partial to Arbor Day.
Robin: (smirking) I bet you don't even know what it's about.
Raven shrugged. She picked up some punch mix and tossed it into the basket.
Raven: So long as I'm not bugged by people wanting me to decorate, I'm fine with it.
Robin: Arbor Day isn't a real holiday anyway. It's only a national Holiday.
Raven: You never specified.
Robin shrugged.
Robin: Now I am.
Raven: Hmm. I guess I don't like any holiday.
Robin: Christmas?
Raven: Too commercial. And nobody ever likes my presents anyway.
That was true. Of course, the fact that she got people occult items nobody ever heard of or could possibly want probably had something to do with it.
Robin: You got Terra a vial of graveyard dust.
Raven: It was a pendant…and it was graveyard MIST, not dust. It's supposed to ward off evil spirits that come and take a year of your life away.
Robin stared at her for a moment.
Robin: You just wanted to see if she'd believe you and wear it.
Raven: No, I'm serious.
Robin: What about the doll you gave Starfire?
Raven: What about it?
Robin: Raven, it tried to strangle her in her sleep.
Raven frowned.
Raven: It did? Nobody ever told me that. What happened to it?
Robin: Starfire locked it in a trunk in her closet.
Raven: Oh. Well, problem solved.
Robin sighed. He was beginning to think Raven was sincerely trying to give the best gift possible. …that was scary. What did she give people when she WASN'T trying to be nice? A vial of the Black Plague?
Titan Tower: Main Room, That Evening
Beast Boy stood in front of his friends. On the table in front of the TV was row after row of movie boxes.
Beast Boy: Okay dudes and duddetes…and Shade…
Shade flipped him off. Beast Boy ignored him.
Beast Boy: It's time once again for the horror movie pick of the night!
Reaching under the table, Beast Boy pressed the button on a hand held recording device. It played applause and cheers.
Cyborg: Now that's just sad.
Starfire: I must agree.
Beast Boy stuck out his tongue at them.
Beast Boy: Just pick a movie.
Before they could do that, the alarm went off.
Beast Boy: Aaah, MAN! Every time!
Robin typed some stuff into the computer.
Robin: …Mumbo.
Raven: Great. My favorite punching bag.
Greg Gregor's Museum of Art
Mumbo went around the museum with his magic wand. With a flick of his wrist and a wave of the wand, he shrank the painting and sculptures down so he could fit them easily into his pockets. He was getting ready to shrink down a Greek vase when a voice rang out behind him with the usual…less then witty banter.
Robin: Hope you're ready for your next trick. It's where you disappear from here and reappear in a jail cell for a few years.
Starfire: Robin, please do not do that again. We ask you this every time.
Mumbo: The only one disappearing around here is YOU!
Mumbo waved his wand. Several antique models of medieval armor came to life, weapons drawn.
Robin: Titans, GO!
Cyborg pulled his fist back and got ready to smash one of the living suits of armor.
Robin: Cyborg, NO! These things are priceless! We can't just SMASH them!
Cyborg: Say what?!
The armor he was ready to hit slammed its mace into Cyborg's shoulder. Not that it really hurt or anything…but it did dent up the mace along with his shoulder. Cyborg suddenly had an idea and yanked the armor's helmet off. As soon as he did, the armor collapsed. Mumbo gulped. Well, that didn't work like he planned. Raven chanted her words and all of the enchanted armor lost their heads, literally.
Robin: Give it up, Mumbo.
Mumbo: Not yet. I've got one last trick up my sleeve.
Shade: You usually have more.
Beast Boy: He needs longer sleeves.
Mumbo waved his wand just as Robin threw a birdarang. It cleaved the wand in half, but not before the spell hit them. Usually once the wand was broken, the spells he cast were too, but not this spell. There was a bright flash that blinded all of the Titans. When the light faded…they noticed they had all undergone certain…changes. Namely they were all wearing the costumes they had picked for Halloween. At least it looked that way at first. Then, after their eyes completely recovered, they realized it was a bit more serious then that.
Starfire: Oh no! I am hideous!
Starfire felt her long pointed nose and whined, nearly in tears. Her skin had turned a disgusting green and she had a wart on the end of her long nose. Her body was wrinkled and old, despite her still prominent red hair. Her clothes had changed (thankfully) to a long black…thing…which thankfully covered EVERYTHING but her head and hands. Her voice remained youthful, looking odd coming out of her now ancient frame.
Terra: Well…truly this is not much of a change…yet mayhap I have spoken too early.
Terra's outfit had changed to one of ancient Greece. Her costume had been of a Greek goddess. She was going as the statue of one. Her usually unmovable hairstyle had shortened, but other then that she looked the same. She wasn't even any taller. Her speech patterns, obviously, had changed in accordance with her new appearance.
Terra: Zounds, Garfield. Thou hast received the larger punishment by far.
Beast Boy's werewolf costume was a pretty cheap one made up of a mask, gloves, and special shoes. The point of it was to resemble the old Wolfman from the movies, with the shirt and pants. The spell, however, was not so particular. He was in the shirt and pants alright, but they tore in several places due to his hulking form…which oddly enough was still green. He let out a confused yelp as he realized he couldn't speak…and he was pretty sure he had fleas. Robin was regretting his costume choice as well. Had he known this was going to happen, he wouldn't have been a pirate. At least he didn't have a peg leg…but the hook hand sure was inconvenient.
Robin: D'arr…this be an unfortunate turn of events. …did I just say "arr"?
Parrot: Did I just say ARRRR? SQUAWK!
Robin jumped. The once stuffed parrot on the costume's shoulder was now very much alive. He was pretty sure he didn't want to take his patch off either. There was a loud cracking sound as Cyborg tried to move. Have you ever seen a skeleton that was half metal, half bone? The Titans hadn't either until today. His jaw creaked as he spoke.
Cyborg: …okay, this is pretty screwed up right here.
Raven: Well, this is going to ruin my image.
Raven had chosen to go as a homicidal maniac. She wore rather plain clothes, a blue t-shirt and black pants with white sneakers. Over her clothes she had a blood stained smock. Loosely gripped in her right hand was a cleaver. It looked…well used.
Raven: I don't exactly look the superhero right now, do I? I mean…Shade, stop that!
Shade was licking the blood off the blade in her hand.
Shade: I can't help it, I'm a friggin' vampire.
Terra: Ne'er have I seen a vampire as offensive to mine eyes as thou, Shade.
Shade: I don't agree with the old Dracula movies, okay?
Shade was not wearing a cape and fancy type suit. Rather he was wearing dirty rags that barely covered him. His face was gaunt. His nails had turned black and his skin was whiter then Raven's…if that was possible. Raven pulled her cleaver away from him, suddenly filled with a need to protect it.
Shade: (whining) Come on! I'm thirsty!
Raven: No! Go feed on a cow or something.
Cyborg: Just a thought, guys…but maybe we should get out of here before somebody sees us?
Robin: Aye, there be a good idea.
Terra: Ugh. Why canst thou be more similar to the pirates of the motion pictures of recent days? They are most pleasing to mine eyes.
Beast Boy made a noise that sounded a lot like "HUH?!" and stared at her. Terra shrugged and let out an "eep" as her toga started sliding down. She quickly fixed it before anything overly embarrassing happened.
Terra: Gadzooks! Why didst mine garb not turn to stone as well?
Starfire: May we PLEASE return to the tower now? I do not wish to be photographed in this condition.
Robin: One second lass. This scurvy dog has a question to be answering now.
Robin picked the now powerless Mumbo up, his hook held up to the old man's face.
Robin: Why is your magic still working, old man?
Mumbo: That wasn't a spell, it was a curse.
Raven: Where'd a hack magician like you learn a curse?
Mumbo: Comic book.
Beast Boy stuck his tongue out at Raven. He told her comics were important. She held up her cleaver.
Raven: Keep sticking that thing out. See what I do.
The tongue went back into his mouth pretty quick.
Shade: Can I bite him?
Cyborg: Would you chill?
Shade: I'm hungry! I'll only take a little! I swear!
Robin looked like he was considering it. Mumbo gulped.
Mumbo: Look, I can't fix it because you broke my wand, but it will wear off just after midnight on Halloween!
Starfire: …do you mean on Halloween or November 1st?
Mumbo: Huh?
Starfire: Technically, 12:01, three minutes after 11:59 on Halloween night is November 1st. So which is it?
Mumbo: …November 1st.
Starfire: (calmly) Ah…I see.
END PART ONE