Chapter 1: How did i get here?!

I do not own the Teen Titans, nor shall i ever own them.

"Speaking"

"Thoughts"

"Speaking with effects"

Pain.

That was the first thing Mathew felt. A head splitting headache so monumental it would probably pass as the eight world wonder.

The second thing he registered was the hard and dusty ground he was laying on...

His green eyes shot open and darted around taking in everything around him. Wich wasn't that much, rocky ground and a few dry plants, nothing more. The next thing was checking himself, his shoulder length dark brown hair was dirty and his pale skin slightly burned by the sun. The clothes he was wearing, consisting of worn jeans, a black T-shirt, leather jacket and durable boots were a little dusty.

"So I am fine and all my clothes are still with me... and hey even my backpack is here. So how the hell did I manage to land in the middle of nowhere?!"

He tried hard to remember what happened before he woke up dumped somewhere in the middle of nowhere. And slowly he started to remember.

Flashback

Mathew had a good day. He was over the weekend on a little field day "exploring" some old ruins a few kilometers outside of San Francisco. (the city in which he lived in a small apartment)

And by "exploring" he meant searching the place for everything valuable wich he could sell later to get some money to better his not to great (but not bad) living standard.

And now we are getting to the reason why Mathew was having such a good day. While "exploring" the broken stone buildings, he stepped by accident on an pretty old and insatiable stone plate wich of course gave in. But after cursing and examining the "Death Trap" his mood did pretty much a one eighty because of the gold coins and jewelry under the plate. While packing the valuables inside his backpack one pice catches his eye. It was a small crystal fixed to a thin silver chain. What was remarkable about the necklace was that it seemed to glow in a light green from the inside.

"Hm, this looks very interesting, i think i will keep it." Mathew thought while fixing it around his neck.

A few hours later he was back from his raid... *ahem* "exploration" and lying on a bed in the motel he was staying wile out here. His laptop opened up and showing a episode of his favorite dc cartoon show. The Teen Titans. (even if he was nearly 16 he still was a big fan of comics and cartoons, and more fascinating reading old books. Some would even call him a nerd even if he dosen´t really looked like one)

Not completely awake he though one last thing before drifting to sleep.

"Hm, having powers like.. like magic and living in such a world with superheros and the possibility of being one yourself, that would be pretty nice"

Flashback end

After remembering that, he checked his backpack finding everything how he put it in there the day? before. "So, they definitely haven´t mugged me, because everything is still there."

While pulling out his black and yellow GPS device , his look fell on the crystal dangling from his neck. Finding it grey, dark and cracked.

"Well thats definitely not suspicious" deadpanned Mathew.

But he was fast ripped out of his train of thought when the GPS came to life and started showing his coordinates on the map.

"That cannot be right, I am only a few kilometers away from San Francisco." But after restarting the device it still showed the same results. So having no other option he started his walk in the direction of his home city. "Na, its not to bad. Only a few hours of walking"

While making his way towards his destination, Mathew started to notice some wired things. First of all after the headache finally vanished, he felt better than ever in his life. Like he was pumped full with energy. And when he concentrated he could feel a warm prickling sensation in his body, as if energy was circulating through it.

But it only got weirder.

After being aggregated by an especially annoying fly, wich seems to have the holy mission to annoy him to oblivion through landing on his nose again and again, he at some point glared especially vicious at the fly only to have it pop like popcorn. Wich bei all means freaked him out pretty much.

But all got topped when he dropped the GPS device. In the moment he was about to grab it it flew straight up into his hand. Only to short out a second later in a rain of sparks and a puff of smoke. In his shock he grew it away.

"Ok, that was definitely NOT normal!" He yelled "Electronics may short out but they DO NOT fly in your hand when you are about to grab them!"

Looking around a little bit paranoid he picked it up and pocketed the now useless device and started to walk even faster. "thank god that its not far anymore and i do want to get back to civilization"

"FINALLY! Civilization! I can't wait to get to my apartment for a nice and long shower to get rid of all the grime." yelled Mathew when he neared the outskirts of the City.

But something wash´t right and the unsettling feeling only grew stronger the nearer he got to the city. He stoppet a moment and tried to pinpoint what was wrong but couldn't get it. He shook his head and started walking again.

His feet burned and he felt dirty. Now walking even faster and muttering some not really understandable curses.

But all of the dirt, pain and cursing was forgotten when his eyes fell on the classic welcome sign wich every city seemed to have. All he could do was stare after reading the sign.

It read: "Welcome to Jump City!"

It hit him like a ton of bricks as he realized what was wrong with the city, this wash´t San Francisco, his home, now he noticed the different buildings and landmarks. They now stood out like a sore thumb for Mathew. But than came second ton of bricks when he realized what this name meant.

"THIS SHULD NOT BE POSSIBLE!" was all he got out before he hyperventilated and fainted.

After waking up, a near nervous breakdown and every reality check he could think of, he sat on the walkway while it was slowly starting to get dark.

"Ok, what do i know? For all i know this is real, if i am not lying somewhere while hallucinating. But how can this be real, not that i think it is bad. Living in such a world... wait a second." He looked down and gripped the now dead crystal necklace he was still wearing. "Why do i get the feeling that this has something to do with it? Glows mysteriously and after some wisch before sleeping I am waking up here and that thing is cold and dead? No that is so not suspicious! That would also explain the weird things that happened to me if it gave me some kind of power. Gah, but I can think later about such things now i have to see how i am going to survive here. I schuld first look through the city and probably cash the gold in while i am on my way."

So he started walking into the City, passing many places he had seen before but also many wich were never shown.

"Wow this is really a dream come true. I am walking through Jump City in the DC universe. Only to think about that, and who i could meet, incredible."

Passing a jeweler which seemed to be okay he made the decision that now were a good moment to cash in his goods.

Walking into the shop a bell rang and a few moments later a elderly man came out of the back of the shop.

"What can I do for you?" the man asked.

"Might as well add a little tragic, that works most of the time" Mathew thought.

"We... Well I have to sell these here" he stuttered while laying the coins and the jewelry on the counter.

"The coins were from my father and the jewelry from my mother. But they... they died in an accident and now i need.. I need to sell their stuff so I have the money to finish school and pay all their old debts." Mathew said stuttering harder and even managing it to press a few tears out of his eyes.

"Well not a complete lie but also not the truth, I think he will buy it" Mentally he was giving himself the Oscar for best actor.

"Na na, son, let me check these and i will see what i can do for you." Said the man wit a reassuring smile.

"Th... Thank you."

"Its all right son. Please wait here a few minutes, okay?"

"Y... Yes, sir"

Ten minutes later the shop owner walked back to the counter.

"So, I have checked everything and this is what I could give you. You schuld be happy that you came to me because most other jewelers are to small to pay you for all."

After seeing all the zeros he nearly fainted. "Th.. Thank you sir" Now stuttering for real, he hat to do all to hold the shiteating grin out of his face as he took the money.

A now very smug looking Mathew walked through the streets of Jump ending up at the cost of the bay. But now he realized something.

"There is not Tower on the island." Pointing out the obvious.

"That means that the Teen Titans aren't even founded yet, wonder how long it will be until it happens?"

Now realizing how late it was Mathew made his way to the next slightly better looking Hotel.

After checking in, a LONG shower and some food he was now lying on the bed thinking abut his future way of actions.

"Hm, this magic stone or what that was, which brought me most likely here is broken, so there is no way back. But even if possible i don´t think I would want to go back. Living in a world with superpowerd Heroes ist far more interesting than living alone it that apartment set up by my legal guardian. Oh, and while i was thinking about superpowers." He sat up on his bed and fixed his eyes on his hand. "I have an idea what has caused this weird things"

He concentrated on his hand, slowly a warm and prickling feeling spread through the appendage wich started to glow in a light whitish blue right before the lamp next to his bed exploded.

"HA! It glows and blows up technic! It has to be magic." He lauded.

"But how i am going to learn to use and control these powers. There isn't really anyone near wich can help me and I don't think i can simply walk into the Tower of Fate and ask Dr. Fate if he would help me."

"Wait how does raven learns new magic she has also no teacher here? Ah, yes she has all the books, if I remember right most of them were found in or brought to Bookstores. Well i think that is the best way to get help and also some extra money, the money i have now is not going to buoy me up forever." And so he decided what he was going to do.

"I am going to open... A Bookstore!" He says while hitting with his fist in his other hand.

Aaaand CUT!

Well, hello to the super awesome ending of the prolog of my first fan fiction. Fair and onset reviews are always welcome but please have some leniency with me if there are any fatal spell or grammar failures. I am not a native english speaker nor writer so there could be some, even if I searched all the day. I hope you liked it, have a nice day and BEWARE!