1Son of the Devil
It all started with a single alarm. The event that would change the Titans lives forever. The alarm sounded just after dusk, when all the Titans were in the common room.
"What is it Robin?" Starfire asked as he typed on the super computer.
"That's odd," he half said to himself, "We're being called for backup but it doesn't say why." Cyborg leaned over the leader's shoulder.
"Whatever it is, it's in the residential sector." With that, everyone pilled into the T-car and drove to a little street where all the houses looked the same. The only difference was the few dozen police cruisers outside one of them. As they stepped out of the car, the CO, Commanding Officer, greeted them.
"We've got a homicide inside," the grey haired captain explained. "A teenaged male by the name of Cyrus apparently killed his foster-father, a Mr. Andrews. It's a real mess in there."
"And you called us because..." Raven asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Because the kid is huddled in the corner and the last officer who tried to touch him, well, see for yourself." A man came by on the stretcher was screaming, half insane from the pain, his arm hanging dead to his side like it wasn't attached.
"DON'T TOUCH HIM!" the man screamed for all the world to hear, "HE ALMOST KILLED ME! DON'T TOUCH HIM!"
"Dude!" Beast boy said hiding behind Raven, "What happened?"
"Cyrus ripped his arm out," the captain said almost uncaringly, "We need to go in there and bring him out without him hurting anyone else."
"Does he have a weapon?" Robin asked looking toward the house.
"Not currently. Andrews had a large puncture wound that suggests a sharpened pole or something similar but when we got here it wasn't there. He's not a normal kid, he could really be a threat if you're not careful."
"Have you tried a negotiator?" Cyborg asked, the captain just pointed back to the screaming man. "Ah,"
"I'll go in first to see if I can coax him out peacefully. If I need help, I'll give call for you." Robin explained before going into the house.
It truly was a mess. Pictures on the walls were hanging just barely and most of them had broken glass. The banister on the stairs was splintered and all sorts of furniture was destroyed.
Robin found Cyrus in the living room, and, almost ironically, the late Mr. Andrews. The body was lying in it's own blood with a hole the size of a baseball in his chest. It sickened him to look at it.
Cyrus was in the corner of the room as promised, huddled in a ball and rocking back and forth while muttering to himself. Robin moved around the body and cautiously moved closer to the delirious teen.
"Cyrus?" the boy jumped, just noticing that Robin was there, "My name is Robin. I'm a Teen Titan. Can you tell me what happened?"
"He..." Cyrus began shaking, "He c...came after m...me. He t...tried to...I'm sorry! I didn't mean to kill him!"
"Cyrus," Robin began, trying to bring the teen under control, "What did he try to do?"
"He hurt me." he said half crying, but a darkness crept into his voice. "He beat me and he tried to r...r...rape me."
"Cyrus, I need you to calm down, can you do that?" a nod, "Okay, now we need to get up and go outside."
"NO!" he screamed trying to move further into the wall, "They'll take me away! I don't want to go to jail!"
"Cyrus listen to me! I'll take care of the police. I'll help you."
"Promise?" the teen was looking right into Robin's eyes, despite the mask.
"Promise. I'm going to help you up okay?" Cyrus nodded, probably too tired to do it himself. Robin walked them to the door of the house, willing himself not to look back at the corpse.
As they left, officers converged on them but Robin made them stay back.
"The Titans will take care of Cyrus until he has returned to a healthy mental state. I'll be sending a report on his condition and his side of what happened tonight tomorrow. Please make way!"
As he made it through the crowd, the two found the other four Titans, all waiting for an explanation.
"I'll tell you back at the Tower. Help me get him into the car."
It was an awkward ride home from the scene. Cyborg kept glancing back and forth from the road to the teen in the backseat, who was now asleep. Robin was staring out the window like it was Slade himself. Raven was watching the boy like he would attack any second. Beast boy and Starfire had chosen to fly instead of ride.
'Just as well,' Robin thought, 'Cyrus can have his space and sleep easier.'
"It's not supposed to be this hard." the leader whispered just load enough for the others to hear. "There is good and there is evil. Black and white. There is a line between the two and that line isn't supposed to be blurred."
"What happened in there Robin?" Cyborg asked as they turned the corner.
"Self defense." he replied not looking away from the window. "Just self defense. He didn't mean to kill."
"Robin," Raven began in all seriousness, "He has a dark energy around him. One like mine."
"Another half-demon?" the boy wonder questioned.
"Maybe. There is another side as well. A wild side. He might be part changeling as well."
"How come he's not pale like you or green like the grass stain?" Cy asked.
"I'm not sure. I'd have to know more about him and his past." she replied as they came to a stop in the garage.
"Well let's get him set up for the night then get some sleep." Robin suggested stepping out of the car. "Me and Cyborg will fill Beast boy and Starfire in on the situation."
"And let me guess," Raven said in her monotone, "I'll be moving the kid."
"You're the only one who can move him without touching him and I don't feel like reattaching my arm right now." Cyborg explained.
"Just find him an empty room," Robin said as he turned to Beast boy and Starfire.
"Opening the door, Raven covered the sleeping teen in her dark aura and moved them both into a portal. On the other end was a white room with a bed and a window. Placing the slumbering boy onto the bed, she caught a quick flash of his thoughts. It was more like an assault with a horrible face with four, red eyes leaping at her.
"Trigon!" she whispered in shock. Outside, in the hall, a light exploded and Cyrus shifted in his sleep. Gaining some control, she left the room, intent on telling the others.
"He's what?!" Beast boy yelled jumping up from the couch and waving his hands frantically.
"He's my brother from another mother." Raven explained simply for him.
"Must. Not. Laugh." Cyborg said holding his breath. "Too. Serious. Damn." The metal man then began to laugh very loudly.
"How do you know?" Robin asked ignoring his teammate rolling on the floor.
"Yes, are you certain he is?" Starfire asked in her good-natured way.
"I'm certain. I got a psychic back-lash in the way of Trigon's face jumping out at me." she explained thinking back to it. "The only ones who receive a demon's mental protection are direct descendants. Oh stand up Cyborg it wasn't that funny."
"Ah, sorry." the tin man replied getting up, "Since he's your brother, do we have to worry about him becoming a portal for Big Red?"
"That's kind of a first born thing. There's no way he could become a portal. Though his being half changeling may make his demon rage more physical than what I go through."
"You mean more than growing a second set of glowing, red, eyes?" the green teen asked like he couldn't think of a more physical way.
"Yes, Garfield!" she only called him that when she was extremely annoyed with him.
"Enough," Robin interrupted, "He didn't seem to be demonic late time I talked to him. We'll question him tomorrow. Raven, since he's your half-brother, I expect you to show him around. Since I brought him here, I'll get him used to the training and chores schedule."
"Whatever, I'm going to bed." she said floating away from the group.
"We all should," Cyborg said turning away as well.
"Good night friends!" Starfire said.