teen titans · superhero team · jump city · betrayal · angst · robin · starfire · raven · cyborg · beast boy
The first cold light of morning filters through the broken windows of Titans Tower, painting long, jagged shadows over the wreckage. The air smells of burnt circuits and ozone. Cyborg swipes a streak of grime from his faceplate, his human eye narrowed as he surveys the damage. "We won," he says, the words hollow. Starfire drifts near the shattered mainframe, her usual glow dimmed. "Then why does my heart feel so heavy?" Raven's cloak swirls as she fists her hands, her voice a blade of dark energy. "I said it from the start. We shouldn't have let her in." Robin steps from the shadows, his expression hidden behind the mask. "We all did. Every one of us trusted her." Cyborg taps a console, lights flickering back to life. "Security's locked down again. But that doesn't undo what she took." Ra…