Teen Titans Fan Fiction ❯ Don't Forget Me (Revamped) ❯ "Remember" ( Chapter 1 )
[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]
By: Kyhan 
The first chapter re-vamp.
Red X strikes on the eve of Raven's 18th birthday, opening old wounds from Raven's past, and a fear of Trigon's return.
Meanwhile, a mysterious man appears to be watching Raven. Who is he, and what are his intentions?
Well, if you've read the old version, you know, but it's far better than the old first chapter.
Non Anime: Teen Titans Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Action / Romance / Supernatural | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 07.01.2007 | Pages: 4 | Words: 3.2K | Visits: 313 | Status: Completed
The first chapter re-vamp.
Red X strikes on the eve of Raven's 18th birthday, opening old wounds from Raven's past, and a fear of Trigon's return.
Meanwhile, a mysterious man appears to be watching Raven. Who is he, and what are his intentions?
Well, if you've read the old version, you know, but it's far better than the old first chapter.
Non Anime: Teen Titans Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Action / Romance / Supernatural | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 07.01.2007 | Pages: 4 | Words: 3.2K | Visits: 313 | Status: Completed
Well, here I am again. I'm re-writing my favorite story. Many of you may be wondering, “Why are you re-writing this story? I thought you liked it!” Well, I did. But as many of you may not know, this was the story that got me into writing. I feel, it is only right to make it the best I can, as a last honor to the fic. The old version can still be found on “Media Miner dot Org” (the site won't keep the link in the stories; I've tried). Well, here you go: The epic re-write of “Don't Forget Me!”
Chapter 1
“Remember”
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Disclaimer: I do not own the Teen Titans, or anyone else who appears in the television show. Everyone else belongs to me, and me alone, ho-bag!
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“Thunder… Lightning… rain… Grrreeeaaat.” Raven groans, creating a blanket over her head with her powers. She sighs, and looks over at her friends, just as wet as she is. She sighs, and extends the shield to cover them.
“Gee, thanks birthday girl. We really didn't need that when we were DRY!” an agitated Beast Boy whines, as Cyborg's hand comes smacking down on his head.
“Jeez, BB, leave her alone. She's not in the best mood this time of the year,” Cyborgh stated. This was true. Just 729 days ago, Slade returned to the living, and brought on what seemed like the apocalypse when Trigon, her father, returned to earth with him. Just as all hope was lost, he was knocked back into hell. The earth was safe… but how long can the peace last? That's why Raven's birthday still bothered her; she's still unsure if everything is truly over… two years is a short time if you look at it in the grand scheme of things.
“GUYS! STOP MESSING AROUND!” Robin screamed, as he and Starfire turned the corner a block ahead of them. They had wasted time reminiscing on what happened that they forgot about the robbery.
“Ooh, come friends! We must stop the crime in progress, and then stop for the nuts of dough!” Starfire cooed from down the street. Raven nods, as Beast Boy turns into a stallion, stampeding to the destination.
As Cybrog rants something to himself about doughnuts, a large crash echoes throughout the street. Red X stands slinging a moneybag over his shoulder. “Score. I hit the jackpot!” his voice changer scrambles as the words leave his lips below his mask.
“Red X…” Robin growls as he slides to a halt down the wet pavement.
“Ah, Robin—Titans, what a clichéd surprise! I'd love to stay and exchange witty banter, but this isn't some bad fanfic where the villain has multiple flashbacks and confessions before the battle.” He salutes Robin, turning, “So I'll just see ya' around!“
“Get over here!” Beast Boy says, shifting into a squid. His tentacles lunge at the elusive villain, as he disappears in a puff of smoke.
“X, you'll never get away from this!” Robin screams, as he draws his staff, striking the air. Red X appears, his ankle right where the staff struck.
He takes a fall into a puddle, scrambling to his feet. Xenothium leaks from his belt as he runs making him unable to teleport. He quickly realizes this, and looks back at the heroes. “You,” he gasps for air, clearly fatigued, “take life… too seriously, man!”
Robin draws a sword, lunging onto X and slashing him across his back. He falls, drawing an X and clashing with Robin's weapon.
“We've gone through this X,” Raven says, rising from behind him. She uses her powers to wrap Robin; forming armor, as Beast Boy turns into a charging rhinoceros and Cybrog charges a sonic blast.
“Well then… I guess it'll have to go like always,” He sighs, as he kicks Robin off, and jumps, causing Beast Boy to charge into Cyborg. He lands, and blocks a slash from Robin.
Raven pauses. Suddenly she feels cold. Something is watching her. She turns, and sees only a cape pulling into an alley. “Who is that?”
Suddenly her powers clamp down on Robin, and she gasps, releasing him from the armor. Red X used that as a chance to escape, making a mad dash fro the same alley.
“Not so fast! Azarath Metrion Zinthos!” Raven screams, grabbing him by the back of the neck with her powers.
“Shit…” He whimpers as he is thrown into the wall behind them. He makes another mad dash, looking back in fear. His mask is cracking, as he throws an X at Robin. It collides with a Disc, blasting him back slightly.
“D-damn…” The voice changer begins to fade out, revealing a higher pitched voice. “OH SHIT! MY VOICE!!!” He begins to panic, “I'VE GOTTA JE—“ his belt is broken, and he squeals as it crumbles to pieces. He turns, and his face slams right into Starfire's chest.
“Oh god… I'm so-“ he says, looking up at the agitated tamaranian, as she knees him in the balls. “Shit…” He realizes she wasn't present during the battle, as he falls to the ground, out like a light.
“The police will be here shortly…” Robin says, tying him up to a lamppost, upside down.
“Can we go home?” a dazed Beast Boy asks, as Robin looks in raven's direction. She's staring at the alley down the street; drawn to it. Something is there, and she wants to know what.
“But we NEED Pizza!” Cyborg says, as raven continues to stare. She hadn't ever felt like that before… only one person from Azarath could have a stare that could do that, and she knew it. She grasped her chest lightly, as her hood fell to her back. Her face glistened from the rain, as the mood shone from the parting storm.
“To the pizza we shall go, my friends!” Starfire laughs, grabbing raven on the shoulder. Suddenly Raven is brought back to the present, and looks at the other Titans.
“Pizza,” she still isn't completely there as she says it, “sure.”
From the rooftop, a man stares down at Raven, the moon behind him. He wears a fedora hat, and is no older than nineteen. As the Titans leave, he sighs. He wears a suit, very similar to Raven's but in dark gray and no hood. His underclothes are also two-pieced, with long pants rather than a leotard.
“Very soon, my dear Raven,” he says, his eye as dark as the night above him, “but I am flattered you remember my gaze.”
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“Finally!” Beast Boy says, falling on the couch, “I think I have a concussion…”
“You feel bad?! I had your rhino horn in my butt!” Cybord turns around, revealing a large, horn-shaped hole in his ass plate. Robin laughs as he and Starfire sit beside Beast Boy.
“Well, now you have an anus… welcome to… the club—Raven, What's wrong?” Beast Boy says, suddenly healthy again.
Raven has her cloak closed and hood up, as she stares out the window. The storm has started up again. She stares at each drop, wondering about earlier. “N-nothing. I'm just used to being alone in my room on my birthday, even when I don't have anything to worry about. I just like being alone.”
“Well, don't worry, because—“ Robin is interrupted
“We've got a movie!” Beast Boy holds up a DVD of Godzilla: Final Ward.
“We've got a movie!” Beast Boy holds up a DVD of Godzilla: Final Ward.
“I think I speak for everyone when I say that all the monsters of Godzilla were bad enough when they were in their individual movies,” Raven groans, “No thanks.” She steps into the kitchen and grabs an apple.
(Author's note: I am a Godzilla enthusiast.)
“The rain looks beautiful…” Raven says, gazing out the window, `If only… No… It couldn't have been him… He probably forgot by now…' She thinks to herself.
The clock strikes twelve. She feels the exact second, and it feels like an eternity. She's eighteen, but feels the same. Twenty hours… Twenty hours and she will have left Azarath for exactly eight years, the same hour when she said goodbye to everything she knew; her family, her friends, and most importantly, him.
She tries to avoid the guilt of having abandoned him. How she left the family and went on the path that would lead her to meeting the other Titans. Without her stepfather harassing her to her breaking point, she never would have left, and the bruises wouldn't have healed, and the scars would be larger.
But more importantly, she would be with him. Maybe dating, maybe just skipping stones across the river—she wouldn't care. She'd just feel more protected than she does alone, even when she was among the Titans. None of them understand her like he did.
Crash. A single bolt of lightning strikes beside the tower sending Beast Boy flying off the couch in shock. A man stands in front of the tower, his cape flowing in the powerful winds. “What?” Raven asks herself aloud, confused.
“Raven's what is it?” Robin asks, concerned.
Suddenly Raven is hit with flashes of death, blood, her name, and a noose. She, almost in a trance, phases out of the tower. She opens her eyes, on the tower. He is across from her, on the other side. The pouring rain falls; each big drop hits her head with force, making it hard to stand. “Who are you?!”
He merely smiles, his face hidden. He solutes, and drops, as a bolt of lightning strikes between them, hitting the T. She leaps across the new hole, the screams of the other titans falling on deaf ears. She runs to the edge, and looks at the ground. Below. Nothing. She closes her eyes, feeling feint, and is caught by Robin before falling to her death.
“Robin?”
“Raven, you look ill. Come on, we need to get you inside.” Robin says, as Beast Boy helps him carry her.
“Crow…” She says, closing her eyes, as Robin hands her to Cyborg and Beast Boy.
“You need rest my friend. You are hallucinating,” Starfire whispers into her ear, “There were no crows outside.”
“You're… right, Starfire. There were no birds…” She sighs, as they rest her down in her bed.
She closes her eyes, and the door closes. Feint murmurs die as the others leave the hall. She sits up, and sighs, pulling dry clothes on. “No birds.”
“Azarath Metreon Zenthos,”she starts to chant, “Azarath Metreon Zenthos. Azarath Metreon Zenthos. Azarath Metreon Zenth- no… Zenthos… Zenthos… not that… only he could do that…” she finishes as her pendant begins flashing.
She flings herself to her feet, and steps into the main room.
“What's wrong?”
“Nothing. Go back to bed.” Robin says.
“No. What's wrong?”
“It's…” Robin starts.
Raven's eyes widen at the next word.
“Trigon.”