Teen Titans: The Other Video Game (AU)

Robin wasn't overly surprised by what Beastboy had to say either, but he may have had a point in there somewhere. He wasn't sure where exactly, but since none of them could remember anything prior it wouldn't be completely ruled out as a possibility. It may have just been... behind a "hundred or so" more logical possibilities. Robin was quiet for a moment as he went over what they could do. Starfire was right, there wasn't much in the way of places to look. They didn't seem to be restricted by a "game barrier" as Beastboy would say, but the fact they were physically guided here made him think it would be pointless to explore. If there was something else, it was beyond what they could see. And the human eye can see pretty dang far mind you.

But before he could respond, their mysterious host began speaking again. "Power sleeps within you. What is the source of your power?" The voice asked in a way that implied they weren't going to get an intelligent answer from it. After it was finished speaking, three altars appeared on one side of the platform before the heroes. Floating a few inches or so above them were some kind of colored symbols. A red, blue, and green symbol whose meaning were mostly lost on Robin. At a glance, they just looked like a series of swirls and lines. But on closer inspection, Robin noticed that each symbol had a junction that matched one of the other symbols as if all three of them could join together. "And if we refuse to choose?" Robin spoke out to the voice and just as he suspected, silence was the only answer he got. He really did not like being led by the nose.

"I don't like this... but it looks like none of us have a choice but to play along with this," Robin sighed with frustration. He walked up to the altars and content that none of them exploded when he reached them, examined the three symbols more closely. Someone REALLY spent time working on these... whatever they were. He could actually see things between the lines that he couldn't totally make out. But if this WAS a game as Beastboy believed, then he would guess those to be skills or abilities. When he examined them closely, some text appeared before his eyes.

"Red: The overwhelming strength of a strong spirit, forged through trials and hardships."

"Blue: Inner Strength that comes from experience, forged through the application of wisdom."

"Green: Unbreakable courage against overwhelming odds, willing to do what must be done."

Robin decided regardless of what he thought about this place, that for now he should treat it as a video game. So with that in mind, Robin concluded that this was where they chose a class. Robin had played a game or two before when he wasn't training or doing some side work. The red one sounded alot like what would be considered a "warrior" class. The blue one then sounded alot like a spellcaster, and the third one... well from what he understood of rpg styled games, they typically followed a Strength, Magic, and "Skill" formula. Skill in this case could be stealth or agility as far as he could tell.

"So I guess we choose our classes here. Look here-" Robin said pausing to point at one of the ends of the symbols. "It looks like these are connected. I guess that means we can branch out to other classes if we choose to," Robin stated as he went back to thinking. The last one definitely sounded like him, but what if he wanted to try something... different? If this WAS a video game, what harm was there to picking one of the other two? Well, there may or may not be extra lives or a respawn. THAT was the harm. So he chose what he knew and went with "courage."

The symbol let off a pleasant chime and glowed brightly for several seconds as Robin was enveloped in green light. When it faded, Robin mostly looked unchanged- apart from the fact he didn't look like a walking traffic light any more. He still had the cape which now had a hood, and he was wearing what looked like red leather armor and black cloth. He even still had the R emblazoned on one side of his chest. This was just getting even weirder by the moment...

BB grins, confident that he'd happened upon sheer wisdom.But,ignored cept for Starfire,said grin slip off, rattling as it clangs into the ground. ......Not again... He quickly picks his mouth up,slapping it back onto his face and nodding as Raven suggests looking around."Right!!!Some games need examining before you can progress,dudes!!" Then the voice speaks out. Choose? What did this guy mean...Wait!!!!.He watches eagerly, hopping from foot to foot, and then the altars appear."I KNEW IT!!!!" Robin selects the green, and then his uniform changes.".....Duuuude...." he runs, flipping above the red and tapping the symbol. As the Titan lands, enveloped in red light, he poses in a stereotypical hero pose.The light flakes off, and its revealed his uniform had changed as well. It had become tattered purple shorts, with some sort of animal skin wrapped around and secured by a red shash, trough which was thrust a scimitar like sword. The only thing he was wearing on his torso was leather bracers and a leather pauldron, and tribal tattoos decorated his other shoulder and the side of his neck. Cloth strips wrapped around his feet.BB examines his new gear, and grins at Cyborg, his newly long hair tied back in a rough ponytail, a feather stuck through the binding."Jealous, dude?"

Starfire looked surprised when she saw Robin's and Beast Boy's clothes change, she would suddenly smile and hurry over to the symbols, looking between the red and green one before she would touch the green symbol. She would suddenly be given armour, a sword and shield, the armour was pretty heavy but her alien strength allowed her to still be able to move around in it easily. The armour would be coloured the same as her regular outfit and she would look like a typical warrior. She would then look to Raven who didn't seem to be having any of it "join us Raven! The blue one seems like it will suit you" she said excitedly as she would join Beast Boy and Robin while holding her sword and shield.

Cyborg heard a voice in his head, the others were probably hearing this too, telling them that power slept within them and that they had to choose. Cyborg had an idea of where this was going, and his suspicions were proved by the rising of three altars with different symbols on them. This place already had RPG written all over it, and then the symbols came. Robin became a rogue class, Beast Boy and Starfire became warriors and Raven refused to do it at all.

Cyborg shrugged, if Raven wasn't taking part then he'd have to be a mage, his technology would be like magic in a fantasy setting anyway. He touched the blue symbol and took on what looked to be a mages cloak decorated in the bright circuitry that could be seen on his cybernetic parts. Beast Boy asked if Cyborg was jealous, Cyborg just grinned Are you kidding? I look great!

Robin watched as the others picked their "classes" one by one, all except Raven. While he agreed with her not wanting to play someone's game, there was also the issue with getting out of here. Logically, their only choice was to play along. Atleast until they could figure out more what exactly was going on. "I understand how you feel Raven, but I don't think we have a choice here. Whoever set this up probably has it set up so we HAVE to play along or we'll be stuck here in this place forever," Robin said grimly. Taking another look around them at the seemingly infinite abyss. Human eyes were amazing things. They could see the stars which were light years away- so it was alittle disconcerting to see nothing but blackness in all directions around them.

( Nodded Bb's  gear to make it more 'warriorey')

Beastboy blinks as Raven refuses to take part, and stands beside Starfire, nodding."Yeah!! Join us, before the heartless show up!!" Then Cyborg chooses, and Beastboy's jaw drops."Duuuuuuude....."Robin weighs in, and BB darts around him, putting up signs that said Robin's no birdbrain.

Starfire would squeak with glee and rush over to hug Raven, glad that she would be joining in with them before she looked to Robin and smiled at him "a wonderful adventure awaits us my friends!" she said excitedly before waiting to see what would happen next.

((Breaking order to advance the plot!))

As soon as Raven had begrudgingly chosen her class, the altars vanished into a flicker of light. "Good. Keep that strength close. It will keep you safe in this world," the voice continued almost immediately, still cryptic and failing to assure them of anything. It was then that light started to cascade from the infinite void above, little by little at first. It looked like radiant water was falling down, pooling together until it looked like a waterfall was falling all around their platform. "You'll find many familiar faces," the voice continued on.

Robin wasn't sure he liked the sound of that for a number of reasons. Did that mean their friends had also been trapped here? Or did that mean villains they encountered would be waiting for them? The light had become actual light now, blinding him as it enveloped the platform. For a moment, he was disorientated again before feeling warmth take over. He could hear a bird chirp in the distance, along with rustling of leaves as he blinked several times to refocus his vision. Now the only blinding source of light was... the sun.

Robin quickly surveyed his surroundings, seeing the others still by his side as he continued to check around them. They appeared to be in the middle of a vast forest, standing on a dirt path that ran through the lines of trees. If this was some kind of illusion, it was a good one. He could hear things clear as a bell, see everything as normal, and feel the warmth of the sun shining down on him. Did all of this just happen NOW? Or was this always here before and they had just been moved to it? Questions and questions continued to pile up in his mind. "How is everyone?" Robin asked wanting to make sure everyone was still okay.

Beast boy blinks as Raven chooses her skill, uniform changing."Duuuuuuuuude....sweet look!!!" Then they disappear. The titan listens to the familiar dialogue, grinning, or at least he thought so....When sight returns he makes a grand gesture."welcome to the Island!!!!!" He examines the surroundings a little more closely.".........Dude....where's the palm trees...." BB looks at Robin, clearing his throat."Er....I'm fine!!!Welcome to the forest!!!" 

Starfire would join in with BB's excitement as she looked around to where they were "I feel fine friend Robin, if we are to conquer this new menace we must stick together, soon we will find where he is and smite him!" she said, trying to keep everyone's spirits up as usual, despite their predicament.