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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).

** 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.

** There are several references to [[Grant Morrison's Batman|Grant Morrison's run on Batman]].

** 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]].

{{quote|{{spoiler|"It used to be a backstabbing friend of mine. I think it's put to better use here," Midnight remarked, extinguishing the aura and stepping back to turn and face both Titans.}}

{{spoiler|"You mean it used to belong to a friend of yours?" Jinx asked.}}