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"MEEP! MEEP!" A tall, muscular teenage boy's eyes shot open as he woke with a start. Groaning, he shut them again for a moment. "LINK! GET YOUR LAZY BEHIND OUT OF BED THIS INSTANT!" Link sighed and, opening his eyes again, yelled "I'M COMING, UNCLE GEORGE!" Sighing again, he dragged himself out of bed. His room was unimpressive for the most part, except for the European broadsword sitting in a rack above the dresser. It wasn't a toy, nor was it decorative. It was as real and deadly as the swords used by the medieval Knights, and Link was a master with it.
Heading over to his closet, he selected his clothes for the day. "Hmm… Green t-shirt, green cargo shorts, green hat; this should do…" he said, grinning. Almost all the clothes he had were green, and besides, his hat was a cone of green cloth that fell down to the middle of his back, making him look anything but normal.
His grin faded. He would never be looked upon as normal, no matter what he wore. His long, pointed ears had already made sure of that. Almost everyone at his old school had called him "Elf". He also had a black birthmark shaped like three triangles on the back of his left hand. The image of them was so sharp that, to the casual observer, the birthmark looked like a tattoo.
Putting on the Clothes he had selected, he quickly ran a comb through his blonde hair and left his room. Heading downstairs, he saw his uncle yelling at someone on the phone, and he knew it was probably Mafia "business". However, the phone call wasn't important enough for Link to get away quietly. "What are you doing? Get to school!" "Uh, what about breakfast?" "YOU DON'T HAVE TIME! Now get going!" Link scurried out the door, leaving his uncle to his "business".
Outside, Link headed into the garage. Slipping on his motorcycle helmet, he hopped onto the vehicle and reached into his pocket and pressed a button on the garage door opener he always carried. As soon as the garage door opened he sped out, not bothering to close it.
During the ride he reflected on his life. 'Why must I have the jump city mafia as relatives? I'm physically capable of sending my uncle to the hospital, yet I can't because he's, well, my uncle.' He sighed as he arrived at his destination.
"The new H.I.V.E. Academy. It looks as though the rumors are true." He said, looking at the building, which looked like a warehouse from the outside. 'That's probably to keep the Titans from finding it.' He thought.
Heading inside, he glanced around. "HELLO?" Suddenly the floor gave way, sending him down a short, vertical shaft. Hitting bottom, he said "Oof! I forgot how that felt, it's been so long since that's happened." He got up and looked around. The first thing he noticed was that the walls, ceiling and floor were all made up of yellow, hexagon shaped tiles. The second thing he noticed was that he wasn't alone. Partway up the wall there was a balcony with quite a few people on it and in the center of the room there were three differently sized pillars.
On top of each pillar stood a teenager. The first was a bald midget that was wearing a dark green jumpsuit and what seemed to be a metal backpack, as well as goggles. The second was a rather skinny girl with pink hair that was shaped like horns and the third was a really big and hairy guy that wore what seemed to be a wrestling outfit. Without having to think about it, he knew who they were. He was in a room with the H.I.V.E.'s top students, Gizmo, Jinx and Mammoth.
A man on the balcony who looked about fifty broke the silence. "Who are you?" "My name's Link." The man raised an eyebrow. "Our newest student?" He looked Link over carefully, then, finally relaxing, he said, "Welcome to the H.I.V.E. Academy. I'm the headmaster. I'm sure you'll feel right at home." Link sighed. "I hope not, and if you knew what my family life is like, you would hope so to." "Your uncle told me about your skills and… ability's. Here you can train and hone them to perfection." Link was silent for a moment, thinking, 'How did my uncle find out?' Aloud he said, "By 'abilities' do you mean 'superpowers'?" The headmaster paused for a moment, and then spoke. "I prefer not to use the same terms as the masses in these matters, but yes, that's what I mean. Gizmo, take him to the training room so we can see exactly what he is capable of." The bottom of the midget's backpack shot a stream of flames. Using it like a jetpack, he flew down off the pillar and landed on the floor, saying, "Follow me, 'Elf-boy'!" and left the room, Link following.
"BACON AND EGGS!" "TOFU!" At Titan Tower, Beastboy and Cyborg were arguing over what to have for breakfast while the others, minus Raven, watched, as usual. However, Raven suddenly entered the room, cutting their "debate" short. "Friend Raven, what has kept you for so long?" Starfire asked. Beastboy nodded his head in agreement. "Yeah, we thought we might have to come get ya, Rae." Raven glared at him, and then said in the monotone voice she was known for, "Don't call me that, and to answer your question, Star, I recently found a book that should let me bring back Terra."
Beast boy's face lit up. "Really! You're not joking, are you!" "I don't joke. I probably can bring back Terra, but it's an extremely hard spell. I'm going over it one hundred times just to be sure I get it right." Robin decided to enter the conversation at that point. "What all can go wrong, Raven?" "There's too many possibilities to mention, but one is that if her spirit… passed on when she petrified herself, then we'd be left with a corpse." With that, she left to go meditate.