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An [[Alternate Universe Fic]], it diverges from canon when Raven is banished to Earth not as a teenager trained in her powers, but as a child who has only just come into her powers and has next to no control over them. Treated with disdain by humanity and forced to live on the streets, she eventually catches the interest of Slade, who takes her in and raises her as his daughter and apprentice. Years later, the newly formed Teen Titans find themselves facing the threat of the mysterious villainess known as Midnight...

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* [[Affably Evil]]: Guerra is a pretty friendly person when he's not hired to fight you, and even then he's rather polite, complimenting people who he views as putting up a good fight.

** Midnight, meanwhile, is debatably either this or [[Faux Affably Evil]] -- she can be cruel and vindictive, but at the same time can be quite polite and kind (and she's like this around her minions too, so it's not just an act).

* [[Author Appeal]]: Raven is shown to admire the Japanese historical figure Hideyoshi Toyotomi. The author happens to be quite the fan of Japanese history and culture.

* [[Badass Abnormal]]: Guerra's mutation grants him strength well beyond that of a normal person, but that's all the power he has. And he puts it to good use -- at one point, he pulls an [[Atlas Pose]] while holding up the crumbling remains of a ''parking complex''.

* [[Badass Normal]]: Robin, of course.

** Raven's bodyguard Donald, who appears to be completely human, but is willing and able to go toe-to-toe with Cyborg if necessary.

* [[Badass Spaniard]]: Guerra, again, of the Mexican variety.

* [[Batman Gambit]]: Midnight, after studying the Titans extensively, knows exactly how to manipulate them so she can {{spoiler|capture Robin}}. Of course, this is followed by the Titans carrying out a rather literal one of these -- {{spoiler|they figure Midnight is as afraid of Batman as every other villain, so during the fight in her lair, Beast Boy turns into a gorilla, puts on a copy cape and cowl, and attacks Midnight from the shadows with some spare batarangs Robin had}}. This works well enough to distract Midnight from the Titans real purpose {{spoiler|of saving Robin}}.

* [[The Berserker]]: Starfire becomes one when she enters an [[Unstoppable Rage]].

** Don't forget Mammoth, and arguably Susano, to an extent.

* [[But for Me It Was Tuesday]]: Inverted. Midnight remembers killing Cyborg's father, describing it as the only life she regrets taking, and a key moment in her life.

* [[Cassandra Truth]]: A flashback shows that Amanda Waller was highly distrustful of Stephen Wilson (Slade's public persona), but her superiors wouldn't let her investigate him, because they viewed his business as a more trustful ally then the Justice League.

* [[Chekhov's Gunman]]: A very mild example -- during Guerra's raid on the prison to free Plasmus, it's offhandedly mentioned that he freed Mumbo as well as part of the riot. A few chapters later, Mumbo shows up and releases the [[Eldritch Abomination]] that causes trouble for the rest of the chapter.

* [[Go-Karting with Bowser]]: Raven and Cyborg's car races; of course, as [[Friendly Enemy]] above shows, only one side is aware of it.

* [[Government Conspiracy]]: Mad Mod was originally the head of the British Institute for the Prevention of Metahuman Crisis, a secret agency dedicated to "[[Brainwashing for the Greater Good|rehabilitating]]" Meta- and Super-criminals in order to prevent them from threatening British society. Then his peers found out he was planning on doing the same to key members of the government in order to take over the country, forcing him to go on the run.

* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Jinx had one at some point prior to the series, allowing her to take Raven's place as the fifth Titan.

* [[Heroic BSOD]]: Cyborg completely freezes up when he realizes that Midnight is the same girl who killed his father when they were both children.

* [[Karma Houdini]]: {{spoiler|Unlike canon, Mad Mod isn't captured by the Titans when they escape his "school", instead escaping and promising to return.}}

* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: Jinx gets what may be one of the funniest examples of lampshade hanging ever when, after a string of failed attempts to find of method of flight, she utters this gem:

** While explaining to Ai how she intends to turn the Titans [[Divided We Fall|against each other]], Midnight points out how heroes normally use the same tactic [[Enemy Civil War|against villains]].

** Beast Boy lampshades the [[Collapsing Lair]] trope when Midnight's lair begins to self-destruct:

** Same chapter, Robin explains why he thinks Midnight survived:

** When Terra expresses surprise that Jump City has a diamond mine, Cyborg states that the city has a lot of stuff, and that he sometimes still gets surprised. This most likely is in reference to the fact that the city's layout on the show often seemed to change depending on the needs of each episode.

* [[Lethal Chef]]: Starfire, as per canon. But so is Jinx, as shown in the [[Day in the Life]] chapter. Incidentally, they're also the only ones who enjoy each other's cooking.

** Something happened between Jinx and Beast Boy that he refers to only as "the plushie incident".

** For a more serious example, there's Razor's mysterious past -- all we know for certain is that the Brain apparently experimented on her, and that the Martian Manhunter's attempts to help her is somehow connected to her lack of sentience.

** These two also both get an example during the lair fight; Starfire head butts Razor only for it to do more damage to her than Razor, while Midnight effortlessly blocks a strike from Beast Boy (in the form of a grizzly bear) with ''one arm.''

** Guerra has a tendency to No Sell attacks, due to his body mass and super strength.

** During a flashback to one of Raven and Slade's training scenes, he teaches her to read body language so as to never be deceived by your opponent. The whole thing is very similar to a scene between Arya and Syrio in ''[[Game of Thrones]]''<ref> and by extension, [[A Song of Ice and Fire]]</ref>.

** See [[My Name Is Inigo Montoya]] above. All Cyborg was missing from that was "Hello" and "[[Prepare to Die]]" (and Midnight lampshaded it asking if that's what he was going to say next).

** When the T-Car is stolen in its premiere chapter, Beast Boy asks Cyborg "[[Dude, Where's My Car?|Dude, where's your car?]]"

** During one of the [[World Building]] chapters, we see the President talking with his advisors. One of the things they discuss is the case of a Metahuman girl with spider-like abilities, who is the daughter of a Congressman. The Congressman's name? [[Spider-Man|Parker.]]

** The title of the chapter where Mad Mod first appears contains a reference to ''[[A Clockwork Orange (film)|A Clockwork Orange]]'', which was the [[Star-Making Role]] for Mod's voice actor [[Malcolm McDowell]].

{{spoiler|"No," Midnight shook her head, smiling.}} }}

* [[The Starscream]]: {{spoiler|Ai, as it turns out, is working for Trigon, and has been plotting behind Midnight's back for awhile. This finally culminates in her leading the Titans to her lair, and cutting off any chance of backup.}}

* [[Whip It Good]]: Midnight [[Dual Wield|Dual Wields]] a pair of metal whips that she channels her power through. They're alluded to a couple of times during the story, but are only actually used during the fight in her lair {{spoiler|until Jinx blows them up}}.

** Beast Boy actually lampshades what an unusual weapon choice this is.

* [[Wicked Cultured]]: Midnight takes the time, before initiating her master plan, to toast it with her minions.

** In a flashback, Raven is shown attending a production of "[[Faust]]" and reading "[[The Count of Monte Cristo]]" while waiting for it to start.

 

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