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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...

** Though we don't see it, Mad Mod somehow infiltrates the Tower in order to capture the Titans when they're off guard. Afterwards, Robin swears to upgrade the security with Batman's help.

* [[Alternate Continuity]]: Diverges from canon well in the [[Backstory]], though so far the plot has followed a mostly similar path.

* [[Animal Motifs]]: [[Doctor Fate]] has a vision of the future at the beginning of the second arc, which begins with a cat and a bird fighting in the shadow of a tiger. [[Word of God]] has confirmed that they represent Terra, Midnight, and Slade, respectfully.

* [[Arch Enemy]]: Midnight has taken Slade's place in this universe as Robin's archenemy.

** This gets a [[Call Back]] in the first chapter of the second arc, when the mine they're fighting in starts to collapse from Terra's power overload, and Beast Boy complains about them not having even beaten her yet (of course, Midnight's quick to point out that it's not her doing).

* [[Combined Energy Attack]]: The Titans finish Midnight off in their climatic fight by hitting her with a combination of all their ranged attacks (Beast Boy complains about not being in on it).

* [[The Conspiracy]]: {{spoiler|The White Glove group that Jinx is working for, who have also managed to infiltrate the Justice League.}}

** This group is so far-reaching that {{spoiler|its leader can walk in and out of the Watchtower whenever he wants.}}

* [[Dark and Troubled Past]]: We get a glimpse of Jinx's in the "Fear" chapter; apparently, she fell in with a gang that tried to sell her talents to some villain group, and when it failed the gang leader cut her eye out for messing up his reputation.

* [[Dark Fic]]: Not quite yet, but well on its way to becoming one.

* [[The Dragon]]: Raven/Midnight to Slade.

** And Guerra, being a mercenary, is an on-and-off Dragon for Midnight.

* [[Gadgeteer Genius]]: Cyborg, naturally. And Midnight, of the [[Evil Genius]] variety.

* [[Green-Eyed Monster]]: This is setting up to be a major source of conflict between Mindnight and Terra.

* [[Hannibal Lecture]]: Midnight gives a brief one to Robin that basically boils down to how classic-style heroes are really just doing good deeds for their own self-fulfillment, and how Robin is a failure for trying to be like them and not like Batman.

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

{{quote| "[[Never Found the Body|No body, no death]], in our line of work."}}

** 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.

* [[Literally Shattered Lives]]: A variant occurs when {{spoiler|Slade kills Ai for her betrayal; after he stabs her with Excalibur, its holy power exorcises Trigon's essence, which causes Ai to blow apart, leaving only her head.}}

* [[Lzherusskie]]: In-universe: part of Raven's public identity is that she's an orphan from "one of the former communist states" that Slade adopted.

* [[Mook Promotion]]: Ai started out as one of Midnight's robot duplicates, but developed sentience and was promoted to somewhere between [[Mook Lieutenant]] and [[The Dragon]].

* [[My Greatest Failure]]: Apparently, the [[Martian Manhunter]] feels this way towards Razor; no details have been given yet, but it seems he was involved in whatever incident reduced her to a mindless beast.

* [[My Name Is Inigo Montoya]]: Cyborg introduces himself this way to Midnight just before the climatic fight in her lair, using his real name.

* [[Mythology Gag]]: When the Titans first meet Guerra, he and Beast Boy get into an argument over the necessity of needing a secret identity when you don't look human. During this argument, Cyborg brings up how Beast Boy wore a mask when he first met the Titans, as shown in the canonical show's origin episode.

* [[Physical God]]: Susano, who claims to be descended from the actual Japanese storm god.

* [[Platonic Life Partners]]: Jinx and Beast Boy (thought there are plenty of [[Ship Tease]] moments between the two).

* [[Public Domain Artifact]]: It's strongly implied that Slade's sword is actually {{spoiler|Excalibur}}.

* [[Punch Clock Villain]]: Guerra only fights the Titans because Midnight pays him to. As soon as their contract expires, he loses all interest in them (except [[Worthy Opponent|Cyborg]])

* [[Self-Made Orphan]]: It seems Terra accidentally killed her family when her powers emerged, in response to her stepfather's abuse.

* [[She Is Not My Girlfriend]]: Beast Boy's reaction when Robotman refers to Jinx as his girlfriend.

** At one point, the Titans attend a costume party (for League members and affiliates) dressed as the gang from [[Scooby Doo]].

** 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).

** 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.]]

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

{{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.}}<br />

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

* [[Visionary Villain]]: Unlike canon, where his motives were never made entirely clear, this story makes Slade into one. As he lectures to Raven at one point, he firmly believes that mounting tensions between the [[Justice League]], the villain organizations, and the governments of the world are going to lead to a [[World War III|war that will devastate the world]], and that the only true victors will be those who have managed to gather enough influence to stay independent of the power struggle.

* [[Villain Cred]]: Midnight's whole motivation in the first arc for destroying the Titans is to prove herself as a true villain, and establish a reputation for herself.

* [[We Will Meet Again]]: {{spoiler|Slade subtly promises this to the Titans on behalf of himself and Midnight at the end of the Jump City Arc.}}

** When {{spoiler|Mad Mod}} escapes from the Titans in his first appearance, he leaves behind a message for Robin, mocking him and promising to return.