It's 4am. Beast Boy awakes to noises coming from the Titans Living Room area. He walks in and sees a shadowy figure over in the kitchen. Its looks like the figure is eating. Barely awake, he tries to get its attention. "Hello?" he mutters. Figure finishes eating whatever it had in its hand, drops the bowl and takes off, flying through the front window. Beast Boy finally turns on the light to see the kitchen area, and all of the coverts and cabinets torn apart. Whatever is left of their food is gone, and nothing but dishes, dirty boxes, and cans were piled up. The only thing they had left was Beast Boys Tofu, which looks like it was spit up all over the floor.
Starfire was up to use the bathroom, when she heard Beast Boy, and some of the noises that woke him up;
-Starfire:Beast Boy, what happened?
-Beast Boy:*Yawns* I don't know, Star. I heard some noises and went to check it out. Before I could turn on the lights, he went and flew through that window
Robin and Raven walk in soon after *
-Raven:Wow. Good thing it's not my week to do the dishes.
-Beast Boy:Yea, Cyborg is going to be upset tomorrow. *Yawns again* Awhh well, that's his problem. We'll tell him tomorrow. *Big yawn*
-Robin:What happened?!
-Starfire:Beast Boy and I heard some noises coming from in here. He said who, or whatever did this, flew through 'that' window.
Everyone looks at the huge hole in the window.
-Robin:Beast Boy! Were you able to see what it was?
-Beast Boy:Na, it left before I turned the lights on.
-Raven:You don t think…?
-Robin:The medical room!
The 4 of them scurry over to the medical room, where they are met by Cyborg who is blankly starring into the room;
-Cyborg:He's gone.
-Robin:Cyborg, what do you mean he's gone.
-Cyborg:He's gone. He must've fully recovered, and just left.
-Starfire:He did not even thank us, or even say goodbye.
-Robin:He didn't know us, Star. We didn't know him. If he was a threat, and all he did was eat all of our food, than maybe it's better if we don't ask or even search for him.
-Raven:We still have to keep an eye out. We don't know who he is, or what he's capable of. It could be nothing, just someone from space who knows how to fly. Or he could be threat to all existence. We can't take the chance on waiting to find out.
-Robin:As much as hate to be as skeptical as raven, she's right. We have to go out and find him to see if we can trust him to be around or if we have to get rid of him ourselves.
-Cyborg:Than it's settled, what's the plan?
-Robin:Everyone get ready and meet outside in 10 minutes.
-Beast Boy:10 minutes? Ahh come on! Can't it be like 15 minutes, or 3 more hours when the SUN is up?!
-Robin:Beast Boy, you're allowed to make your own decisions. But if something happens and you're not their helping us out, it's going to be on your shoulders.
-Beast Boy:Fine by me. *yawns* See ya when you get back!
Raven than grabs him by his collar and drags him across the floor to his room. She throws him in and says, with ager on her face and fire in her eyes, "You have 5 minutes!" Beast Boy replies, "But, Robin said 10." "I'M SAYING 5!"
The team meets outside, it's early in the morning and the sun hasn't even peaked over the horizon yet. Beast Boy falls asleep while standing up as soon as he gets outside. Raven smacks him in the back of his head to wake him up. Robin takes command and sets the orders. "Alright, everyone split up. Once you find him, do not engage. Radio for help and the rest of us will meet on your location." Everyone agrees and they all head out. Beast Boy turns into a hawk than begins to fly away and falls right into a boulder from exhaustion. That happens to wake him up enough to begin his part of the search.
After spending hours searching, the Titans come up short. They looked all over, tearing up the city[1] and the areas surrounding it to find him. Just past 12 noon, Robin radios in to the rest of the team for an update. After everyone responds, they meet back at the Pizza shop where they normally hang out. Once they all find out the search has gotten them nowhere, they all head back to the tower to see if they can use the cities cameras to track him down.
When they get back, before they even walk through the front door, Beast Boy and Cyborg start to complain about how hungry they were:
-Beast Boy:Uggh, I'm sooo hungry.
-Robin:We have to keep searching! Who knows where-
-Cyborg:I'm with Beast on this one. Maybe we should take a break for lunch. Look, if he was going to do something bad, or dangerous, don't you think he would have done it already? Let's just take a few to regather ourselves and reenergize.
-Starfire:Robin, it may be best if we took a short break, so we may be rested and full of the energy for searching.
-Robin:Raven?
-Raven:I could eat.
-Robin:Fine, but make it-
The Titans end up walking into the Titans main living room area, to see the top of someone's head peaking over the top of the couch. The stranger notices the Titans walking in:
-?:Huh?!
-Robin:Who is there? Titans-
-?:STOP! *Jumps up and stands behind the couch, facing the Titans in their fighting pose, ready to strike*
I am not here to fight. Actually, I've been waiting for everyone. It took you a good while to return.
-Robin:Who are you?! What do you want?! Where did you come from?! Why are you-
-?:Calm down. As I said before, I'm not here to fight. If I wanted to attack anyone or destroy anything, it would've been done before. My name is Matthaios Constancetine Vul Ta'Aurc[2]. I'm from a planet that was known as Razbionic Lupsoldato.
-Beast Boy:Duh, what now?
-Robin:Wait! You're from another planet, and you speak English?
-Matthaios: I guess. If that's what you call it here? We don't have a name for it back on my planet. I also speak some Latlingua. I guess it was just called Latin when our ancestors settled here amongst you humans. If you would all like to sit down, I can explain everything needed to help put your minds at ease.
-Robin:We're ok over here, for now at least until we can know more about you!
-Raven:Wait you can speak Latin?
-Matthaios: Some. We didn't use it much. It was mainly used amongst the 'weak warriors' on Razbionic.
-Robin:Wait a minute, back up here! Start over from the begging.
-Starfire:So you are from another planet, like me?
* Cyborg checks the fridge with beast boy, than the cabinets *
-Cyborg:What powers do you have, or is eating everything in sight and flying it? Oh, and where did you get the new threads. Last we saw, your clothes were torn apart.
-Beast Boy:Yea, what gives?
-Raven:You keep mentioning your 'planet' and 'people' in the past tense. Did something happen?
-Matthaios: Uhh, well, backing up a bit … To answer the Tamaranean girl's question, I am from a different planet, as I have mentioned, but it's nothing like yours. To the big blue metal man, I do have abilities other than flying, but this isn't the place to really show you. And I'm assuming you mean the new fabrics I've 'found' to replace my old ones, which is used to cover myself and is worn to fit ones comfort.
* Flashback to the clothes store. *
Matthaiostakes a few new dark t-shirts, a vest strapped with plenty of pouches, and a few pairs of cargo pants
-Store Clerk:HEY, are you going to pay for that?!
-Matthaios: Oh, right. Here… *Tosses the cleark a small wod of cash*
-Store Clerk:Wow! As much as I want to, this is way too much for what you are taking. Her, take your change!
-Matthaios: That's alright, you keep it. Thanks Earth man!
* While this is happening, Matthaios is explaining it to the Titans. *
-Matthaios: … and my apologies for consuming your 'cibalamente' which I guess would mean 'food' on your planet. Now to answer the 'demon' girl's question, my planet was destroyed when I was only a kid. As far as I know I am the last remaining survivor of my 'race.'
* Raven's face fills with her demonic rage and anger for being called 'demon girl' as she rises up preparing to attack *
-Robin:RAVEN, Calm down! He doesn't know any better!
-Beast Boy:Clearly.
-Robin:You're not helping.
* Raven begins to descend back to the floor, looking down with her hood still up *
-Matthaios: Umm, ok? So this dimension doesn't get ripped into pieces, how about introducing yourselves so I don't make THAT mistake again?!
-Robin:Right, we probably should've done that in the beginning. I'm Robin.
* Robin points to the rest of the team *
Than you have Starfire, Beast Boy, Cyborg and-
-Raven:My name is Raven! Call me anything different and it will NOT end well for you…!
-Matthaios: Right, sorry about that.
-Robin:Wait! How did you know she was half demon, and Starfire was a Tamaranean?
-Matthaios: You Tamaranean's aren't a hidden secret outside of this 'system[3].' Her people are well known all over. Depending on where you go, it could be a good or bad thing. But that's best saved for a 'rainy day.' As for RRR-Raven is it? I have sense 'strength levels' in those who possess any type of power. Also, those I come in contact with, if I memorize it, I can sense theirs as well. Distances I can sense are based on the power they possess. Raven and Starfire, I can probably sense from this planets Moon. Robin, for example, I could probably sense no further than 500 chiliometrorum away.
-Cyborg:What's chiliometrorum?
-Raven:It's Latin for kilometers.
-Matthaios: I guess. Like I said, I have little knowledge of it. Just what my mother knew.
-Robin:So what else can you tell us?
-Starfire:Oh yes, please tell us more. Oh, it is so good to meet someone else, also not from here! Welcome to Earth, friend!
-Raven:Calm down Starfire, he's not our friend. We don't know enough about him or if we can even trust him.
-Matthaios: Earth? What a weird name for a planet…Wait, If Raven knows about 'Latin,' that must mean…
* Breaks out laughing *
Oh man! That is to funny!
-Beast Boy:Soo, does someone want to fill me in on what's happening here?
-Cyborg:I'm confused myself.
-Robin:Matthaios, care to elaborate on what is so funny?!
* Matthaios wipes a tear from his eye, caused by laughing so hard *
-Matthaios: Oh man, wow!
* Take a deep breath *
Ok so, get this…Actually, I will have to give you a brief history lesson on my people. On my planet, my people can be considered to be 'primitve' and we survived strictly through fighting. That's basically all we knew. Every 4 months[4a] there would be this huge tournament held. Based on where you finished is how you got paid. If you won, you didn't have to fight for a while. This was beneficial in a way that, you could rest up longer giving you the advantage when you fought again. Now, just because you won doesn't mean you weren't able to fight the next week, or even multiple months. But anyway, fighting this way is all we knew about and is all we wanted to do. Our species thrived on proving who was the strongest. Growing up on my planet, it was natural to begin fighting as soon as you were able to stand, even if you couldn't walk. You could enter at any age if you felt up to the challenge. Anyway, although it wasn't allowed in this style of tournament fighting, once every 17-18 years[4b], we would be able to fight in a tournament using our full power. This was different to the normal tournament because that was hand-to-hand combat with a set list of rules. This on the other hand, was set with no rules other than; Don't destroy anything, and you weren't able to kill. If you killed someone you were not only disqualified, you were banned from both tournaments for life. The way we were allowed fought in these tournaments, differed that of the 'normal' tournaments. Everyone was taught and knew how to control their 'energy' to be used in combat. This is learned easily amongst most of us. We then have to spend MANY years learning to control and use it to our full potential.
-Robin:So your powers are 'energy' control?
-Matthaios: Yes, to an extent. I can only control how mine is used. The more I use, the stronger I am. But there's a cath. I may bet stronger based on how much I use, but I have to use less of it than 'normal' so we don't fatigue as fast. It comes with a true balance of knowing what to use and when. Once we are taught the basics, everything else is up to use to control it.
-Cyborg:Anyway you can show us what you got, sometime?!
-Matthaios: I don't know if you can handle it.
* Matthaios pops out a huge and cheesy grin *
-Raven:What does this have to do with us and Earth?
-Matthaios: Oh, right! So, even though a High 90 percentile of us could use this with ease, those who couldn't were cast out and banned from our planet. My race was a race of warriors who could not be held back by the weakest of the groups. In times of war, EVEYBody must be able to get up and fight, even the women and children if they were capable. Those who wouldn't be able to fight using their own energy, were considered weak and unfit to protect us from even the weakest of invasions or species. I was even told they couldn't even sense the power of anything or anyone, even if they were standing right in front of them. Once they were casted out, where they went was up to them. Our leaders did not care where they went nor what they did. This has been happening since the first records were recorded a lonnngg time ago. Legend has it the 1st 'outcasts' wondered around space finding a somewhere new to settle. Eventually, they settled here on Earth. They ended up changing their names around and began what you know now as, 'The Roman Empire!'
The whole team just stared at him in astonishment with wide, blank eyes and their jaws on the floor. They shake it off than Robin asks Matthaios if he is interested in a sparring match to show off his powers to the Titans. Without hesitation, Matthaios accepts.
-Raven:It's a little late in the day, plus some of us tired and annoyed from searching for you all day, so it will have to wait for tomorrow.
-Robin:Agreed.
* Random noises appear, sounding like lion roars. The sound happens to be coming from each of the Titans. *
-Beast Boy:So what are we gonna do about food? Sir 'eats-a-lot' devoured everything we have.
-Starfire:Except for Beast Boy's tofu which was in a puddle on the floor, that night we saw him in the kitchen eating everything.
-Matthaios: Yea, I don't know what that was or where it came from, but that isn't something that should be digested. Since it was my fault, how about we go out to eat? My treat!
-Cyborg:Boo-yah! That's what I like to hear! Ill, drive!
-Starfire:But wait, Cyborg's car only have room for 5.
-Matthaios: I'll just follow behind you.
-Robin:No. We still need to keep an eye on you until we know we can fully trust you. Starfire you can fly with Matthaios to keep an eye on him.
-Raven:Robin, I'll do it.
-Robin:Fine. You 2 follow us.
Raven walks up next to Matthaios and whispers "1 false move and I'll send you to a dimension so dark, no light can pass through." He gets bit frightened, but shakes it off. Matthaios agrees and begins to follow the car while raven follows him.
They meet up at some burger joint, where Matthaios orders them more food than anyone knows what to do with. And of course, he gets Beast Boy a stack of his own vegie burger. All 5 Titans stare at it all with amazement, like it was a 'gift from the heavens.' Matthaios is standing off to the side watching them grossly devour everything in sight. Everyone sitting down, trying to relax now, with tummies enlarged from the overdose of food they just ate.
-Matthaios: How was all of that?
* Everyone grunts and moans in satisfaction *
-Beast Boy:Ohh, soo goood.
-Cyborg:I didn't think I could ever eat 'too much!' But it was sooo worth it.
-Beast Boy:Totally!
-Starfire:Every one of my 9 stomachs could not be happier!
* Matthaios sits down and joins them at the table *
-Robin:How come you didn't eat?
-Matthaios: I may be able to eat 10 times the normal consumption of Starfire's people, but that also allows me to go longer times without needing to eat. Eating helps build our energy levels back up, close to peak performance.
-Robin:Also, how were you able to afford all of this?
-Matthaios: I had some currency from my home planet, as well as some of the other planets I visited. I took some of that and exchanged it here for Earth's currency.
-Cyborg:How did you come up with that much?!
-Matthaios: If you're trying to implement the fact that I 'stole' it than you put your mind at ease, because I didn't. The universal economy uses different currency worth different values. That's all depending on where you go. Earth has one of the cheapest economy levels on the universal scale so anything I bring here with will be worth a lot to your people, aside from other plants where it's worth less than, let's say moon dust.
-Raven:Wait, I've been thinking. If your planet was destroyed, how are you still alive?
-Beast Boy:Yea! Care to explain tha- … oww. Nope! Too full…Can't carry on.
* Falls asleep and begins snoring softly as a small booger bubble begins to form from his nose *
-Raven:Even when he's a sleep, he's gross and annoying.
-Robin:Back to Raven's point … umm … from earlier…not about Beast Boy's napping hygiene. How did you make it out alive?
-Matthaios: When I was a kid at 104 years old, I woke up to my mother panicking as our small home was collapsing above us. Without warning the planet began to crumble and fall apart.
-Cyborg:Wait. A. Minute…!
-Robin:Did you just say, "104, Years…Old?!"
-Matthaios: Correct. But that's the age I was on my planet. I don't know how it translates to Earth time. I will have to look into that. Anyway, at the age of 125, kids who were unable to tap into their own energy were casted out. They were placed in a force field bubbled ship, and sent into the darkness of space to fend for themselves. Luckily for me, my mother was able to snag one up during the riots, prior to my birth. She kept it hidden until now. She than placed me inside, with what money we had left, and a note. Than with all her strength she tossed me up toward the sky. As any kid was, I was scared and calling out for her and for her help. We were all blinded by a white light, followed by a fast approaching darkness of pitch black. She said faintly, "I love you!" Her reaching out to me was the last I saw of her before she was swallowed by the impending darkness. The blast was so great in power, that it sent my ship into to a chaotic frenzy. I then passed out from everything that was happening. After that, I can't remember anything after that till I woke up, starring into the darkness of space and starving well beyond what I have ever experienced before, even to this day. The ship was still spinning but slowly. It eventually faced me toward some plant where I was taken in, and lived for a few years before I left.
-Robin:So than why did you leave?
-Matthaios: Because I have learned everything they could teach me. I spent my whole life jumping from one planet to another, learning new moves, tactics, and abilities. Even to control and use my Energy more efficiently and with confidence. Once I max out my skills and become too strong, I had to leave. I could not get any stronger when I have no competition to train, or fight with. So I've been traveling, helping others fight and trying to better myself, as well as find fighter worthy of my time who could give me a challenge.
-Robin:Well, tomorrow we can see what you can do. Wake up beast boy so we can head out. Starfire, you can follow Matthaios back to the tower. Someone wake up Beast Boy and let's get out of here.
Raven pushes him off the bench seat onto the ground, waking him up. Everyone piles into the car with the exception of Matthaios and Starfire, who follow close behind. They head back thorough town where they can see Titans Tower in the distance, and a clear sunset as the backdrop.
When they get back, the sun is almost under the horizon, and most of the sky is covered by the clear night. Robin finds Raven on the roof, starring out into the ocean, watching the last of the sunset:
-Robin:Hey, Raven, are you ok? We're all going to watch a movie together.
-Raven:I know I ask this about everyone new we meet, but are you sure we can trust him? If he's as strong as he says, he can be a danger to more than just the city.
-Robin:Faith. You gotta have faith, Raven. How strong he is, it's irrelevant. Take Starfire for example. She can lift the heaviest of objects with ease, yet she's the most caring and gentle person we know. With YOUR powers, and will to fight on, you were able to take down Trigon. He was probably the strongest IN the universe, across all realms. It doesn't matter how strong they seem to be, or what powers they wield. It matters how they use them. As long as he's done nothing wrong we can't hold him accountable to anything. Tomorrow, we'll see what he can do and how much of threat he is, or he can be.
* Raven turns around and starts to head back to the roof entrance *
-Raven:Even though I don't trust him, or his intentions, whatever that may be. I trust you, so I hope your right and this doesn't end up backfiring on us like it has in the past…
They both head inside to join the others watching the movie. Once the movie is over, everyone gets up and heads to their respected rooms to prepare for bed. Matthaios thanks them for a good, relaxing night and heads out. Before he leaves, Robin goes to stop him:
-Robin:Matthaios, wait! … Since your planning on training with us tomorrow, how about you spend the night in one of the vacant rooms?
-Matthaios: Thanks for the offer, Robin, but I'll be alright.
-Robin:But we want you fully rested for tomorrow.
-Matthaios: Oh, I will be. My people didn't need to sleep that much. If it weren't for the tournaments, they would be able to stay up more than they normally did. You and your friends have a good night and I'll see everyone tomorrow.
-Robin:6am, SHARP!
-Matthaios: Ok, Ill be up all night trying to figure out the time difference so I can understand somethings a little better, Like 'what 6am is.'
Matthaios flies into the dark of the night, out toward the city. The Titans continue preparing for a full night of sleep, with the exception of Raven who sits in front of her window meditating. After eavesdropping on the conversation between Robin and Matthaios, she begins to build suspicion in her mind. She wants to chase after him, but knowing he can sense her presence, she tries something different. She takes of her cloak and gets into her meditative pose. "Azarath. Metrion. Zzinnnthooosse." She becomes her 'Soul Self' and goes out to search for Matthaios. She has to act quickly to find him. She only is allowed in this form for exactly 5 minutes, to prevent hard stress to her mind.
After a minute or so of searching, she finally finds him breaking into a computer and electronics store. Once he's in, she flies down to peak into the window to see what he's doing. All she can see is what looks to be Matthaios trying to hook up and turn on one of the computers. He then acknowledges Raven without even turning around to see her. "Hey Raven. That's a cool trick you got there." *He Smirks* "I can still sense you, regardless of what form you take." She quickly flies back to her body at the Tower. Once she is reunited with her body, she ends up taking a huge breath than begins panting trying to gather herself back up . . .
*** NOTE ***
1. Not literally speaking.
2. (Math-ā-Oh-Se) (Con-Stance-Teen) (Vull-Tull-Arc)
3. Solar system - aka the Milky Way.
4a. 4 months is the equivalent to 1 week on Earth.
4b. 17.3 years (208 weeks) is equal to 1 year on Earth. (Matthaios is 277yrs old [16 on Earth])