Prologue
A few years ago….
"Daddy, are you sure this will work?"
"Of course it will, Sweetheart. My friend is very trustworthy. If he believes it'll work, so will I."
"Daddy?"
"Yes?"
"You're sure my friends will still like me? They'll still want to play hopscotch with me?"
"If they are true friends, they will. They won't leave you, no matter what, if they are really your friends. Now, Sweetheart, you love your Daddy, right?"
"Mhm!"
"You trust Daddy?"
"More than anyone!"
"Good. I'm glad. Now, if Daddy's friend is right, this will help you very much. You'll be very successful. You'll have a very wonderful life. Do you understand?"
"Yep! I understand!"
"Good. Are you ready?"
"I've been ready, Daddy!"
"Alright, here it goes.."
"….."
"AAAAAHHHH! DADDY!"
"Sweetheart!"
"Daddy, HELP ME!"
"SWEETHEART!"
Chapter 1
A Run in with a Ram
Present day: Jump City Airport
Ugh… I am definitely not getting on another plane again, she told herself as she headed to baggage claim. She had been hoping that, after the incident, she wouldn't have a fear of being in an airplane. She was, sadly, mistaken.
She had long brunette hair. Her hair went right to her rear-end and was currently in a long braid. She had deep green eyes and she had lightly tanned-skin.
Still slightly shaky after the flight, she looked for her suitcase. She had her iPod on her, in the right front pocket of her blue jeans. The wire of the headset went underneath her shirt and came out at the collar of the dark blue t-shirt.
Her cellphone vibrated in her left pocket. She pulled it out and looked at who it was that was calling. The word FATHER was shown on the screen along with a moving phone, showing that he was calling. Her eyes narrowed at seeing the caller and she pressed CANCEL. She stuffed the phone into her pocket and continued to look for her suitcase.
She finally found her suitcase, a small grey suitcase with 2 small wheels on the bottom for it to move around and a long handle for it to be pulled, and headed for the doorway to lead outside. While waiting for her suitcase, she had gotten some cash at an ATM to get a taxi and get a ride to her soon-to-be apartment.
Having flagged down a taxi, she sat in the back, looking out the door window. She hoped she would be able to make a good life in Jump City. She recalled what her friend had told her about the city.
"It's really exciting! You should definitely live here! Besides, we still have an opening here for-"
She interrupted her friend, "I told you I quit that. Jump City… It sounds familiar. Do you really think I would like it there?"
"Of course! This city is very interesting," she said, giggling.
She sighed. "Alright. I'll look to see if there are any cheap apartments. Thanks, Chelsea."
"No problem! Talk to you soon!"
With that, they had hung up the phone. She sighed and forced a smile. She needed to be hopeful about moving. She needed to get away from them.
She had needed to get away from him.
"DUDE! You SO Cheated!" BeastBoy, a green-haired, green-eyed, green-skinned, teenage boy, said. He was playing a game in the main room with Cyborg, a part man-part robot with glowing blue mechanical parts and a left red eye.
"No, I just stopped you from passing me!" Cyborg grinned wickedly, still intently watching the TV screen.
"Yeah, by slammin' me into the WALL!" BeastBoy argued.
Starfire, an orange-skinned, red-haired, green-eyed, teenage alien girl, was in the kitchen, making one of her Tamaranian dishes. It was in a big, cylinder pot. Purple goop bubbled at the top and slightly ran down the side.
"Oh, it is a most beautiful day!" She smiled wide, looking out the windows to see the blue sky and the sun shining.
"It is a pretty good day, isn't it?" Robin said. He had black, spiky hair and light tan skin. He sat on a stool across from Starfire. He smiled at Starfire, but he gave a hesitant glance at Starfire's dish. He hoped he wouldn't have to taste it.
Raven, a pale gray-skinned, violet-blue-haired, and violet-blue-eyed girl, was sitting at the kitchen table, reading a book. She was trying to ignore Cyborg and BeastBoy, who were still arguing, but was visible that it was hard since her eyebrow slightly twitched in agitation.
It really was a beautiful day outside. The sky was clear of clouds, showing a beautiful blue sky. The ocean around the island was a crystal blue color. The sunshine glimmered on the ocean, making it look even more like liquid crystal. Everything seemed peaceful. But, of course, there always seems to be trouble.
A red glow flashed on and off in the tower while a siren blared, catching the Titans' attentions. They knew what this meant. There was trouble.
"Titans, trouble!" Robin said, hopping off the stool. He ran to the door, followed by Starfire, who flew right behind him. Raven followed, flying as well, having set her book down. BeastBoy hopped over the couch and ran, following, while Cyborg followed as well.
"Over and over and over again she cries, don't fa~ll awa~y," she muttered, singing to herself. Her earbuds were in as she listened to Hemorrhage by Fuel on her iPod.
"And leave me to myself. Don't fa~ll awa~y," she continued. The taxi driver wasn't paying her any mind. Even though she swore she would never sing again, she couldn't help but mutter the lyrics.
She looked at the sky and slightly smiled, thinking it was a good day to start a new life. She thought that she might actually be happy here.
The taxi pulled to a sudden stop. The guy told her that the address was just across the street. She paid the taxi and got out, getting her suitcase from the trunk. The taxi did a U-turn at the light up ahead and sped off.
She looked around at where she was. There were a few buildings and a couple skyscrapers. She was pretty far from downtown, at least from what she saw on the online map it was. The area was kind of abandoned. She didn't see anyone on the streets and she didn't see any cars.
Good, she thought, I'm in a quiet part of town.
WOOOOSH!
Her eyes went wide as she saw a car fly by. It was like the car was just thrown.
"What the…?" she said aloud, seeing the upside-down car with the, now, broken windows, not finishing her question. A huge shadow came over her and she looked up to see a pink gooey monster with green bubbles.
Her eyes widened. "What is that!"
PEW, PEW!
She saw balls of green light come down and hit the glob monster.
Boom, Boom!
"RAAAAGH!" the monster thing cried out.
She said this place was interesting, not homicidal! she thought.
"Titans, attack!" she heard someone say. She looked around, wondering what to do. She was just glad that the purple goop guy had its back to her.
Suddenly, a hole formed in the middle of its belly and a pair of curved, green horns went right through. She saw that the horns were attached to a ram's body as it headed right at her.
"GAH!" BeastBoy said, morphing into his human form right before he hit the girl's belly with his head and collapsed onto her. He heard a grunt and then silence as he sat up beside the girl, rubbing his head.
Plasmus roared again at the Teen Titans as Starfire used her starbolts on him, Raven sent a motorcycle at him, which got lodged into belly, and Robin used his roped birdarang and wrapped Plasmus in it.
"Yo, glob!" Cyborg said on a small building's roof. Plasmus turned toward him. His arm, which was now in the form of a cannon, was pointed at Plasmus. "Looks like someone needs a lullaby." He used his sonic cannon and a large blue ray came out and hit Plasmus. It hit and went through, hitting a building behind it. Starfire used more powerful starbolts on Plasmus and Robin sent out four explosive discs, knocking Plasmus down on the building behind him.
"Azarath Metrion Zinthos!" Raven said, her eyes glowing white. Plasmus glowed black and then exploded, globs of him going everywhere. In the middle of the glob mess was a skinny man in black underwear, unconscious.
"Eww..," Cyborg said, taking a glob off his head. "I'm going to have to clean my circuitry for a week." He looked down at himself, making a face at seeing pink glob all over himself.
"Where is BeastBoy?" Starfire said, looking around. Everyone realized that he hadn't been fighting after he went through Plasmus. Cyborg was helped down by Starfire while Raven headed towards where she had last seen BeastBoy.
"Uh, guys?" BeastBoy called. Raven peered over a large clump of pink and saw an unconscious girl on the ground, BeastBoy sitting beside her. Everyone went towards the voice and saw him and the knocked out girl. "We kinda have a problem.."