Team: TITAN, Class of 2004

[Karl Green]

Central City, 2:11pm, Oct 30th 2004

As the students are starting to assemble back by the vans, two more plain white vans with tinted windows arrive. Four D.O.E. agents and two medical personal from the TITAN campus quickly step out of them. The first one speaks quickly to Nightwing, and then comes to introduce herself to the students. She is an attractive woman in her late 20's or early 30's, of Native American descent "Hello there folks, this is not the way I wanted to introduce myself to you but my name is Special Agent Dakota Jamison, D.O.E. liaison in charge at the campus. I want to personal apologize to you about this. We never imagined that these terrorist would attack in such a public place. While we don't know the reason for this attack or how they were able to move so many fully armed terrorist into the mall without calling attention to themselves, I want to promise you that we will get to the bottom of this. The U.S. government will not tolerate terrorisms and we are going to come down hard on this group… this H.I.V.E. I believe they were called. We will find them and we will shut them down hard. Now I have some medical staff members with me and let them treat any immediate needs that you have and then we will get back to the campus. I want you to check in at the campus's Infirmary also, o.k.? Good lets get moving"

The ride back to the campus is quite, not to many of the students feel very chatty. When they finally arrive back Raven, Cat's Eye, Batgirl, Terra, Beast Boy and Robin are taken to the Medical Facility. The resident doctor on call is a young dark haired woman by the name of Dr. Laura Miller.

Nightwing comes down with the team and says "They will probably want us all to see psychologists tomorrow and in the days to come, to help you overcome any trauma that we might suffer from. I want you all to consider speaking freely with them… after all that has happened today it might not be a bad idea."

"Also, I am afraid that we are all going too be restricted to the campus for the next 24 hours until we can sort some of this out. Please no… patrolling tonight" he says as he glances over at Arsenal, Hawk and Dove. He gives them a slight smile and then says "Try and get some rest today and tomorrow. No matter what else happens you all did a good job today. If any of you had not perform with such high regards for others, the death toll might very well been into the hundreds."

"Raven, when you are free, would you come by the Administration building and talk with Red Tornado and myself. No one else will be there, but I think we might need to talk a bit."

 

[Karl Green]

New York City, Hell's Kitchen, 11:31pm Oct 30th, 2004

///cut scene... later that night... on a dark and rainy night in New York City...////

Crashing into a pile of overfull garbage pails, the young girl cries in pain and shock as she falls in among the trash "Damn it… to much noise…" Quickly rising to her feet she looks around, back the way she came, down both side streets even up… fear reflecting in her eyes. "Maybe I have lost them…" she says softy and then starts running down another ally, sticking to the shadows and trying not to cry out loud in fear.

Her hand ideally reaching into one of her shoulder bag, stroking the golden mask hidden within "Got to get to somewhere safe… got to hide from them… keep it safe… don't let them get it…" she mutters quietly to herself, not even aware that she is taking out loud.

After a few block the young girl leans against a wall, panting with exhaustion. Her street cloths more soiled then normal and barely protecting her from the night as the temperature has dropped to just above freezing. The streets and buildings are wet from the rain that has just stopped and it might very well snow tonight before morning. Not a good night to be out, but she is to afraid to go to any of the homeless shelters, it is far to likely that 'they' would be waiting for her to do just that… 'they' would be watching all of them and she could not chance it… they must not get the mask…

Just then the young homeless girl notices what she is leaning against, the window of a local pawn-shop, and through the gated-glass she notices most of the TV inside are all broadcasting special reports about a terrorist attack in Central City at a local mall that involved the newly created TITAN team. A group of teenage sponsored metahumans with the sole propose of training them on how to use their abilities. Many of the reports are questioning just what the government is thinking placing children in danger like this, or talking about the death toll of at least 47 people confirmed dead, 287 wounded, and 34 missing. Also some 50 terrorist are under arrest (most of them at local hospitals).

The young homeless girl hears none of the facts or numbers, they are irrelevant… these… Titans… they could help her, keep her safe "They could protect us both…" she says softly to herself, or maybe the mask, as she slowly rubs its golden surface. Then the picture of a young man appears a number of the screens, recorded earlier from the scene of the terrorist attack, one of the Titans it seems… Her hand softly touches the glass as she mutters "I…I know… you… we are connected… you are the one…"

"Kleines Mädchen… where are you? Comes out and play…" a voice echoes through an ally a few streets back. Instantly the young girl curses herself for being weak and stopping for to long… they had found her, she had to run… and run she did… "Sssss'eek, findsss her. Do not letsssss it esssscape. Le Maître demandsssss itsss"

The hunt is on, the prey running through the concrete jungle with the pack of predators on the trail… a trail leading west towards Central City

 

[Dark Nemesis]

Raven did what she could to help, healing as many people as she could. The activity helped to keep her mind off of the encounter with Psimon and the man in scarlet robes. She knew that she would have to think on it, but did not want to do so too soon.

During the ride home, she stared at the window, barely aware of the buildings as they flew past. The mall was a mess. So many people had been injured or killed. Had they attack for the sole reason of capturing her? First Azarath, now this.

She was aware of a deep pain in her chest, and she felt something warm and wet escape her eye and slide slowly down her cheek. This… emotion was unfamiliar to her, and she quickly banished it, like all the others.

"Raven, when you are free, would you come by the Administration building and talk with Red Tornado and myself. No one else will be there, but I think we might need to talk a bit."

”Of course,” she replied quietly. She allowed herself to be examined by the doctors, but by now most of her wounds had probably vanished. Then, after being released by the medics, she made her way to the administration building.

 

[Karl Green]

Cali, Brazil, 12:13am local time, Oct 31st, 2004

///cut scene… plantation manor in a pristine forest ///

A large semi-light audios room where a huge man sitting on a throne like chair stares down as a another man lying beaten and bleeding on the floor.

<//translated from Spanish> "Now then Hector, you were begging for your family's life, having already forfeited your own. I am feeling generous this day. Go to your death knowing that I am merciful even to those who have betrayed me… I will only kill your wife and son. I will make it quick and attend to them personally. I will take your daughter into my service and my bed camber. If she… performs well she will live and may one day even join my personal guard. You should count yourself blessed. Now take this 'dog' out of my sight and feed him to my pigs. They are hungry."

Two armed men come forward and drag the pleading man away. Another man, dressed in white, approaches the man in the shadows and bows "Leader, there is something you might wish to see. A report from America… about one of your errant personal 'assistants'" he waves another man forward who wheels a large TV to the front. On the screen is the scene of the terrorist attack in Central City, talking about the death toll and the young heroes and of course the Titans. Many of the faces appear on the scene. When one focuses on a young girl, the man in white freezes the picture. The man in the shadows leans forward in his chair and it groans under his massive weight.

"Excellent Mr. White. Contact our people in the U.S. D.E.A. for all information on this TITAN program of theirs. I want it in 3 days. Once this mess with Hector's little 'revolution' is cleaned up… we may just have to take a little trip to America… can't have my best girl running around without proper guidance can we now…"

 

[Karl Green]

Kampong Thum province, Cambodia, 10:08am local time, Nov 2nd, 2004

///cut scene… a small village in a mountainous jungle region… burning and destroyed… a small boy is crying over the dead body of his mother…///

The man sits in the comfortable wooden chair, stretching like a cat. He twists his neck to work out the kinks and pours himself another glass of Château Cos d'Estournel 2001 St. Estephe "Ah the only thing the French have ever done right" the man says. Gunshots still ring through the village, but the man seems to ignore that along with the crying of a nearby child.

A well dressed man, looking something like a cross between a butler and a big game safari hunter, comes forward glancing at the near by crying child. Shaking his head sadly the man says "Well sir beautiful mess you have made here"

The man on the chair smiles and says "And I was well paid for it, remember that dear fellow and you will not go prematurely gray… sorry old chum" he laughs at a private joke between the two.

"I thought you might wish to see a paper from the states. It just arrived this morning, I thought you would find the picture here on page 4 particularly interesting" the older man stays as he hands over a paper.

Of course it is about the terrorist attack in the central of America's heartland. The death toll and of course a large write up on the TITAN metahumans on page four, including publicly released photos from many. One catches the sitting man's attention, causing him to throw back his head laughing heartily. After he recovers, he reads over the rest of the article, and about the strange terrorist organization believed to be responsible.

The man stands, his chainmail vest as silent as the wind. "Contact our agent in San Francisco. I have a strong sneaking suspicion that our old friends in H.I.V.E. will be looking for some additional 'specialist'. I will give them a 10% break off my usual rates. This should be… entertaining to say the least. I wonder how my young… apprentice has been doing this last year. I will enjoy finding out"

 

[Radiant]

Cassandra (Batgirl)

As the students are starting to assemble back by the vans, two more plain white vans with tinted windows arrive. Four D.O.E. agents and two medical personal from the TITAN campus quickly step out of them. The first one speaks quickly to Nightwing, and then comes to introduce herself to the students. She is an attractive woman in her late 20's or early 30's, of Native American descent "Hello there folks, this is not the way I wanted to introduce myself to you but my name is Special Agent Dakota Jamison, D.O.E. liaison in charge at the campus. I want to personal apologize to you about this. We never imagined that these terrorist would attack in such a public place. While we don't know the reason for this attack or how they were able to move so many fully armed terrorist into the mall without calling attention to themselves, I want to promise you that we will get to the bottom of this. The U.S. government will not tolerate terrorisms and we are going to come down hard on this group… this H.I.V.E. I believe they were called. We will find them and we will shut them down hard. Now I have some medical staff members with me and let them treat any immediate needs that you have and then we will get back to the campus. I want you to check in at the campus's Infirmary also, o.k.? Good lets get moving"

The ride back to the campus is quite, not to many of the students feel very chatty. When they finally arrive back Raven, Cat's Eye, Batgirl, Terra, Beast Boy and Robin are taken to the Medical Facility. The resident doctor on call is a young dark haired woman by the name of Dr. Laura Miller.

Knowing her limited medical knowledge Cassandra allows the guys from the med-team to do their work on her.
On the way home she shows no interst on her soroundings. She does look up once to see how bad Robin is injured and a bit curious what happened to him but once she sees that it's not bad she sinks back into her apathy.

Nightwing comes down with the team and says "They will probably want us all to see psychologists tomorrow and in the days to come, to help you overcome any trauma that we might suffer from."

Cassandra is allready on her way out again but stops and gives Nightwing a very confused look.
"Why?"
She genuinly has no idea why anyone could need psychological help after this incident. On of the bright sides of allready being a totaly screwed up case of a human being... .

 

[Elfy]

Wonder Girl

Cassie, who is sitting down beside Kitty with her back against the van, leaves the public relations to Nightwing and Red Tornado as well. She puts her hand caringly on Kitty’s shoulder and replies with warmth and concern in both her tone and expression, "Today was all...crazy-scary. I’ve never seen so many...callous killers...all at once." She pauses a moment, recalling images of Kitty decapitating the one paramilitary killer, but feeling that now isn’t the time to talk about that, she moves her hand up from Kitty’s shoulder and uses it to gently wipe away the tears staining Kitty’s cheeks while she continues with solicitude in her voice, "How...how is your leg doing? We should get it cleaned up and bandaged." Conveniently enough, Cassandra just then drops off the first aid kit. She pushes some of her hair out of her face so as to better see Cassandra and says to her, "Thanks...Cassandra."

She takes the kit and starts cleaning Kitty’s wound. She replies to Nightwing when he speaks to them, "After I help Kitty with her wound." She cleans and dresses Kitty’s wound as best she can, although she doesn’t have Cassandra’s degree of skill at it, and then goes alongside Kitty into the van. She puts her arm over Kitty’s shoulders, letting her lean against her as they sit together in the seats, and provides her with emotional support and comfort during the trip back to the campus.

Once back to the campus, she sees Kitty off to the Infirmary to have her wound properly treated by a professional. She then goes to her room, grabs some fresh clothing, and heads to the shower room where she proceeds to take a shower and put some clean clothing on. After she freshens up, she heads back to her room.

 

[Karl Green]

Team TITAN Campus, 6:16pm, Oct 30th 2004, the Residency

When Cassie retruns from the shower to her room, she finds Argent in her bed already. She looks to have been crying but she tries to quickly covers it by wiping her eyes and smiling at Cassie.

 

[Karl Green]

Team TITAN Campus, 4:41am, Oct 30th 2004, the Infirmary

Cassandra is allready on her way out again but stops and gives Nightwing a very confused look.
"Why?"
She genuinly has no idea why anyone could need psychological help after this incident. On of the bright sides of allready being a totaly screwed up case of a human being... .

Nightwing smiles at Batgirl, although it seems a bit sad for some reason "I will try and explain it to you as best I can, but later Cassandra. For now, why don't you head back to your room and get some rest."

 

[Elfy]

Wonder Girl

Cassie gives a slight returning smile to Toni as she sees her. She stops by her bed, leaning down and putting a comforting hand gently down on her shoulder, and asks her with caring concern, "How...are you doing, Toni? Do you need anything?" She sits down beside her, hand still on her shoulder, and continues, "Want to talk about it?"