Teen Titans Fan Fiction

Disclaimer: I do not own Teen Titans, its Production Company, affiliates, and sponsors. Everything is fictional and any similiarities between the characters and any living person are purely coincidental. The theme for this will be "At the beginning..." sung by Richard Marx & Donna Lewis, I also dislaim any part or full ownership of the title as well as theme.

A/N: Typhoon99: Thank you for your honesty. The rating is for protection. You can't have people coughing up blood, feelings transcending, as well as some "dying" without some criticism. Also, some of the romantic elements some people may or may not want to read. As for the plot, you really didn't think I'd be done in a few more chapters, did ya? I hope you continue to enjoy the story, I'm not even done with Part 2 yet :)

Dragontwin: As promised, this and the next chapter are still dedicated to you. I hope you enjoy them. I'm going to be treading some icy waters here and may or may not be flamed for it, but I'm going to write as it fits the story. That being said, let's get it started!!!!

Legend -

Normal Font: Basic read and insight.

Bold: Change of location or time.

Italics: Individual thoughts and recollections.

SACRIFICE

Raven successfully defeats Cinderblock. The next round is about to start. Beast Boy has arrived on the scene, with blue eyes watching over him. Will these eyes help or stall his goal to saving the city?

Chapter 14 - Bridge Battle

Beast Boy, as a raven kept flying deeper towards where the parade was being set up. He was flying up higher in the sky than he normally did, he did not want to give away his position. He was tired of the enemy knowing where he was before he had a chance to act. Far too many times he was removed from the picture of a battle before he could help out. He was all alone this time, though, and could ill afford to have the same thing happen to him again. I'm not gonna screw this up, guys. I promise. The green raven continued to fly deeper. In the distance, he could see the first parade float, a female coordinator of the parade was holding a clipboard and glancing at her watch every so often. It's about to start... Terra suddenly popped into his head, the memories of her he was surpressing started to flow seamlessly. Terra...I'll make sure you you can still have a new beginning ... and a new future ... even if I'm not part of it ... you deserve at least that much.

He remembered a pizza eating contest while she was with the team for a brief period of time. Cyborg and himself were seeing how many pizza's each could eat. Several stacks of 20-30 pizza boxes were behind him. Cyborg had just finished his 48th box. Beast Boy had turned into a cow, they had 4 stomachs so he stuffed as many veggie pizza's as he could. Starfire and Terra were laughing at the silly contest the boys were having. Raven and Robin each sat quietly, they were still on their first box that was shared between the 4 non-competitors. The race was still on. Cyborg continued to eat pizza after pizza. He was up to 63 now, almost a new record for a single Titan in one sitting. Beast Boy desperately tried to keep up, he again transformed, but this time into a gorilla as he stuffed 3 at a time. Saying his stomach felt like it was going to pop was an understatement. Holding back the urge to throw up, the green gorilla had turned back into Beast Boy and he waved up a white flag. Cyborg, having reached the new record of 77 pizza's raised up both arms, a "BOOOO YA!!!!!!!!!!!" echoed as he flexed both biceps. Beast Boy put his arm on Terra and sighed, he tried, but he could only get to 56. The others, excepting Raven, all started to laugh at the now finished contest. Beast Boy hung his head, but in reality he was only able to do so many because she was there.

Beast Boy continued to reminisce, this time to the largest bank in the city. Mad Mod had tried to rob the bank, but the Titans had reached there before he had gotten away. Using his magic, Mad Mod was able to elude the Titan's attempts to stop him and ran out the door. He laughed as Beast Boy and Robin chased after him, but didn't get far. A large boulder came crashing down onto his head. Dizzy, he spun around several times before falling to the ground, unconscious. Beast Boy and Robin took a second to take everything in. Robin shouted, "Yeah!!! Go Terra!" and Beast Boy joined in, "You the Titan!!!" Terra chuckled a bit as she acknowledged what they did. This was a common theme, with Terra on the team, it provided them with a new edge. The bad guys went down faster and the list of the ones that got away shrunk drastically. Everything seemed perfect.

Beast Boy's mind then flashed to the park The Teen Titans were all having another picnic in the park. Cyborg was grilling barbecue ribs, Raven was taking full advantage of the peace and quiet with meditation, and Robin was helping Starfire, he pulled out of a bag one super sized bottle of mustard. Her eyes sparkled as she noticed what he had done for her on the occasion and hugged him. Robin swore he could feel his arms break on that one. This left Beast Boy and Terra alone, and they both took a walk around the park. Beast Boy was telling her about some of the experiences that made life as a Titan, well fun! He told her about the time he had finally beaten Cyborg at a video game. Cyborg's reaction was something he would never forget. It hadn't happened since, so he made sure he remembered that expression. He told her that the next time it happened, he would have a camera ready to preserve that moment of victory for himself. Terra laughed as he told her all sorts of stories. She never once seemed to mind him talking to her and she was one of the first people who ever really listened to him.

We both were strangers, Terra, both on a journey. We started on one together, and we never thought what we'd have to go through. Now we're here and I'm standing at another beginning. I never expected what you would do, for us as a member of the Teen Titans, or what you did to my heart. Other people still deserve that opportunity. The chance to laugh, the chance to cry, and the chance to fall in love. Joker's plan will stop that for far too many people. Even if I'm not standing together with you, I'd still like a new beginning, for both of us. Because now, I think I...

The raven shook his head as he reached the parade's starting point. The first float was in full view now, it was one dedicated to the city of Jump City. A smaller version of the city was it's theme, with several people holding sparklers, small fireworks. A young lady with blond hair tied in a bun looked at her watch, then held up her hand and announced, "Everyone!! We start in 30 minutes!! Please stop what you are doing and take your places!! I repeat, we're starting in 30 minutes, please take your places!!!" It was finally starting...

Halfway down the 5 mile long float brigade, Joker was sitting in his chair behind the bar. He seemed bored, the parade seemed to take forever to start. Two large men appeared from underneath the float. Both gave him a thumbs up as he laughed loudly into the setting sun...

High above them all, a young female stood. Blue eyes fixated on them, she was holding a small rock. As she watched Joker laugh in his purple suit. She crushed the entire rock easily in her hand, dust crumbled to the ground beneath her.

Meanwhile, at the bridge, by the amusement park...

The T-Car came to a stop when it reached the beginning of the bridge. The driver's side rear door opened, as Starfire got out first. To her left she noticed Jump City's amusement park. She had not been there since her sister had come for a surprise visit after stealing a Centari Moon diamond. She still smiled, she had been recently at a different amusement park though ... at the start of a new beginning.

The driver's side door as well as front passenger's door also opened. Cyborg and Raven each got out and closed the doors. To Raven's right, was nothing but open water. A tranquility feeling overtook her, it didn't last as she knew what was coming. The calm before the storm. All 3 walked down the bridge, scanning and surveying the area. The sun was starting to set, as it hit the mountains to the east. The parade was about to start, leaving Beast Boy by himself to fend off Joker. If he couldn't stop him, he'd have to stall him long enough so they all could finish and go back and help him. Slade made sure none of them could leave as it was one of his rules.

They continued to walk on the bridge. It wasn't that long, so there wasn't a whole lot of room to fight on. It was considerably less room to work with than the last fight, Raven had all the room to maneuver. If Cyborg had to fight, it was going to make things difficult. If it was Starfire, she could fly up into the air, leaving her still with 360 degrees of freedom of movement. They all stopped about 5 feet from the end of the bridge. They all continued to look around, there wasn't a soul around. They were at the bridge, but they were a bit early. The pier wasn't that far away from the bridge and Slade knew that much in all of his scheming. Great, just great...is Slade going to wait the full 30 minutes before one of us has to fight? Man this is crazy!! Let's just get it started already!!! Cyborg made a fist as he thought. Raven also caught on, but remained silent about it. She hovered up in the air.

"He's probably not going to start for another 15 minutes, Cyborg. Why don't you check up on Beast Boy?" Raven had suggested. She began chanting, "Azerath, Metrion, Zinthos... Azerath, Metrion, Zinthos..." her eyes closed now, she hovered in a meditative state.

Cyborg, after hearing her suggestion, put up his left forearm. He was about to speak before his arm was covered in a purplish blob. He looked up and his face took another direct hit. He fell backwards and landed on his back. Starfire shouted, "EEEEPPP!!!" and started to dodge the oncoming onslaught of purple, gooey and smelly blobs. Plasmus was waiting below the deck and had slimed his way up the cracks. Raven had awoken from her meditative state earlier than she expected, but some of Plasmus's nasty smelling gunk was now on her cloak. Disgusting...not even a pair of Beast Boy's week old underwear smelled this bad.

Plasmus reformed himself and laughed. Their second opponent had arrived. Behind him, several dozen electronic devices were flying right behind him. Each had a small red light, Slade's newest form of surveillance was a flying camera, probably controlled remotely somehow. They each shot out in seperate directions simultaneously before stopping at certain vantage points. Slade's familiar voice echoed throughout the bridge.

"Now, now, did I say you could phone a friend at any point of this game? If you want to check up on your friend, do it after you've fought a battle, not getting ready for one. How I despise people who don't show a little common courtesy." Slade's voice boomed through to all of them.

"Ha! As if we care what you despise..." Cyborg punched his left hand with his right. "So, Slade, when do we get this party started?"

"When I say so, Cyborg, until then, feel free to converse amongst the three of you." A familiar red clock flew high up into the air. 15 minutes popped up on it and started to count down.

"When the timer goes off, Plasmus will strike. You can choose to do so at any time, Cyborg, though I can't guarantee Robin will be alive when you reach the cronaton detonator." Slade spoke. They were playing by his rules, in his game. There wasn't a lot of time left before the parade started. Thousands of people's lives were at stake. On the outside of Cyborg's eye, he saw Starfire. Don't worry, Star, as soon as he's safe, we'll pound him into next year...

Starfire hovered down to where Cyborg and Raven were. They were both surprised she had managed to keep relatively cool through the ordeal up until now. 14:35 flashed as Raven took the opportunity to speak, while they still had time. Plasmus stood there, his eyes had found a light and was glaring at it for some reason knowing only to himself. "Starfire, are you feeling ok?" Raven questioned.

"Yes, friend Raven. Everything is wonderful..."Starfire smiled, but it was a fake smile. "Everything is not wonderful. I worry about the other inhabitants of our home as well as Beast Boy. I am worried about Slade's plans to keep us away, but even more, I am worried about Robin." She finished speaking, both hands were holding each other. Starfire hit the nail with the hammer. She had a reason to worry, they were being forced to playing a game with Slade's rules while the city faced another oncoming threat. For some reason, Starfire's fight would be the last one. Raven's eyebrow went up for a second. Could that be part of Slade's plan as well? Having Cyborg and myself fight before she did, allowing anxiety and worry further into her mind? Having Starfire fight last, she probably would see Robin constantly in the last location. Robin was going to be a distraction, Slade really did think this through.

"Don't worry, Star, B.B. knows what the score is as well. We're down one Titan and trying to stop not just one, but two threats to our city. Beast Boy seemed to have some sort of plan when I told him what was going down. Have some faith in him, Star, I'm worried too, but Beast Boy can probably hold off the float, if nothing else, long enough for the rest of us to get back there." Cyborg put his hand on Starfire's shoulder as he spoke. His reassurance was fulfilling, but not entirely. She still worried though, after all, she let all of her emotions out for everyone to see. It was who she was, and that made all the Titans love her. She was indeed the glue that held everyone together.

Plasmus was now the one being anxious. He roared several times and fired another large goop at the Titans. Surprising all 3 of them, it only hit one. Starfire had taken it in the chest and she flew backwards. Hitting the T-Car's windshield first with her back, her head flew backwards and hit the top, knocking her unconscious. "Star!!!" Cyborg started running over to her. Before he could take several steps, the bridge exploded. It seperated himself from Starfire, her body was still covered in the nasty substance that was Plasmus. Raven took off and flew towards Starfire. Cyborg turned around, the clock was now at 00:00. "You'll pay for that, you disgusting piece of garbage!!!" Cyborg's arm turned into a sonic cannon and started firing at Plasmus.

Starfire woke up to nothing but white light all around here. There wasn't anything around here. It was empty. There wasn't a sky, grass, or even the smell of anything or anybody. "Hello! Friend Cyborg, friend Raven, please respond!!" Starfire still looked around. Everything around her was white. Nobody answered her, there wasn't even a bug around. Starfire's heart started aching, hard. She pressed her hand to it and fell to her knees. This pain, it's the same as the time Robin was taken away. Her breathing was erratic, she was having a hard time. Ohhhh...why must my heart feel this way now? Another figure emerged in the same location, but very far from her. Wearing a mask, a red short sleeved T shirt, green tights, and a black cape, he looked around, then also found his chest pounding, aching. What the hell...? Why now? Wait a minute... The young man stood up, took a very deep breath and shouted with all his might, "STARFIRE!!!!!"

Starfire's heart suddenly skipped several beats. It couldn't be... "Robin!!!" She stood up and looked frantically around. "Robin!!! It is I, Starfire, please respond!!!" Robin's shout of Starfire echoed once more. "Robin!!! Where are you?" Starfire started to run. She couldn't see him, but she could hear him. Where are you? Where are you? She started flying. She flew as fast as she could, stopping only to answer the shouts of Starfire with "I am here!!!" or "Robin!!". She couldn't find him, but she kept looking. She was close, closer than she had felt in what felt like an eternity. Where? She looked down, and saw something. A familiar figure was running, shouting out, "Starfire!!! Where are you?" Her eyes widened as she started to descend, "Robin!!! I am up here!!"

Robin's eyes looked up, he found her. She was almost crying as she was flying down to her. He reached up with his right arm. Take my hand... She also reached out to his with her own right hand. I accept... Their hands were getting closer. Both were smiling. Soon he could tell her everything that was going through his head. He could tell her he was sorry for putting her in that position back at Slade's old headquarters. He could tell her how much she meant to him. He could tell her...

Starfire's face filled with a different happiness and joy she had not felt. She extended her right arm further. She was getting close. Soon she could tell him everything. That they had never stopped searching, that the city needed them. That she never stopped believing, in him or herself. She could tell him she was sorry for not being of any assistance in their last battle with Slade. She could tell him how much she missed him. She could finally say...

"Robin..." Starfire's hand was now within mere inches. "Starfire..." Robin's hand opened up, inviting her...

Blinding white light soon consumed the entire area, Starfire closed her eyes, shouting out Robin's name one more time before...

Starfire opened her eyes, gasping the name, "Robin!!" and looked frantically around for him. Raven took a step backwards, surprised at what Starfire was doing. Starfire still looked around furiously for Robin. She had heard him, she had seen him. Oh...where are you? She was now free of all of Plasmus's stinky material and flew upward. She was now back at the bridge. Back with the other Titans. She saw Cyborg, his leg was covered and he was stuck in Plasmus's material. She looked over at Raven, who's startled look now came at ease.

"Starfire, are you ok?" Raven tilted her head slightly as she asked. Observing, she watched Starfire carefully as she spoke.

Starfire, regaining her composure and realizing the situation, finally spoke, "Yes, friend Raven, I am undamaged." She was smiling now. "I saw Robin, he was too, undamaged. We are starting a new beginning, together." Her cheeks turned a dark pinkish color as she turned to see the fight with Cyborg and Plasmus.

Raven took in all of her words. That marks the 2nd time that I know of, where she was dreaming and saw Robin. In the last one, she led us to the submarine, which helped us put some of the pieces together. Now it's happened again, too much of a coincidence, what could it all mean?

Raven gasped and took a step backwards, it went un-noticed by Starfire. Impossible. Transcendence?! It's only a myth. How can that even be possible?

Meanwhile, in the final location...

Slade turned off his electic cattle prod. Robin's body was limp now, passed out from all the torture. I kenw you wouldn't make this easy on me, but I am surprised you've lasted this long, Robin. Robin was asleep. His body torn, his limbs covered in burns and scratches. Slade was trying to break him. He thought he was finally starting to make some progress before...

Slade remembered just minutes after Robin woke up again. Robin was smiling, but he had no reason to be. He didn't even bother looking at Slade before speaking the name, "Starfire..." and grinned. Slade had smacked him across the face, as if to awaken him from his state of mind.

"You can't break me, Slade. All of your efforts are useless now!" Robin tried to lunge at Slade, but the chains stopped him. Slade reached into his utility belt once more and pulled out his bo staff. It was modified from an earlier version. At the end, it was pointed to look like a spear. He tossed it up so he could throw it. He stepped back several yards. Turning around, he hurled it at Robin. It pierced his right shoulder. Blood started dripping down from the spear. Robin cried out in agony, his cries going unheard to deaf ears. He passed out from the pain once more, something was different now.

Slade wondered where he had gotten the sudden strength to face him. He did enjoy tormenting Robin's mind, but his body was entirely something else. He was finding out just how strong Robin's mind truly was. Truly, a formidable opponent. Slade was just starting to make progress, it made no sense that he would have that kind of strength left.

Something's changed. Something's...different. I wonder if you'll find another way to fight, Robin.

Behind Slade, another figure in the shadows stood, it asked him, "How much longer are you going to torment that boy?" in an eastern European accent. It was a woman's voice and she took a small step into the light. A black boot extending all the way up to her thigh came into view. "I must admit, your methods are vicious, cruel and dishonorable. I like it..."

Slade continued to stand and watch as the spear that pierced Robin dripped another blood drop into a small pool. He reached into his utility belt, pulled out an electric cattle prod, and turned it on. Thinking for a moment, he then turned it off. "What do you say, my dear? Take a dinner break and watch as the Titans struggle?"

The woman's dark face barely illuminated. Only her mouth could be seen now, it smiled at the suggestion.

As the battle rages on with Cyborg and Plasmus, Raven seems disturbed by something. What could it mean? As the Teen Titans are faced with another perilous situation, hope rages on, with blue eyes watching over Beast Boy.

Next time: Chapter 15 - Transcendence

Cyborg's battle is a desperate one for his own survival. Raven explains a possible scenario, as Beast Boy finally confronts the Joker. You won't wanna miss it.

A/N: This is what I consider to be the end of Part 2. I hope you'll stay and read on, as Part 3 continues.