By: mrbeans
Rated: K+
Chapter: 1 of 10: Shunned
Marty O'Conner was the editor of The Jump City Chronicle. He sat at his desk with his double mocha, extra chocolate, skim milk in hand. It was just like any other day. But today was not any other day. O'Conner gazed at his final , preprint editor's copy of the day's paper. He had done what he had been payed to do.
A thin man knocked on the door and walked in. He was tall, thin, and gave the impression of someone who felt as if the suit he wore was Kryptonite. His name was Wan-lee.
"Yes?" asked O'Conner, looking up from his draft looking nervous
"The printers need to know if the draft is done. They said the have to print now or they won't make their quota.
"Oh" said Marty, shaking "Here" he handed Wan-Lee the draft.
"Thanks you sir" relied the man "I'll get it to them immediately" He turned and left the room.
O'Conner slumped back into his chair. This was going to be big.
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Across the city, the Teen Titans were perusing their usual activities. Robin was sitting in his study, obsessing over some new criminal; Starfire had gone to the 'mall of shopping' and was now sorting through her numerous purchases; Beast Boy and Cyborg were playing Mace Racer II and Raven was in her room, mediating.
"IT IS DONE!" exclaimed Starfire
"What's done?" asked Cyborg
"I have constructed a small mechanical figure to aid us in battle. I purchased it from the internet for 3 payments of the 19.95!" she said
Beast Boy bent down to examine the thing. "What does it do?"
"I do not know" said Starfire
"Only one way to find out" said Cyborg, turning it on.
The small figure rattled to life and sprouted rocket packs. It flew through the air and crashed through the window, heading for the city.
Robin burst into the room "I heard a crash" he said
Beast Boy, Cyborg, and Starfire pointed to the window, still in shock.
Robin hit the alarm and yelled his trademark battle cry "Titans, GO!" and the group, now joined by Raven. Rushed off into the city to find the robot.
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Back at the Chronicle, O'Connner awaited his money. He sat in a collapsible chair, drinking his mocha. A van screeched around the corner and stopped in front of Marty.
A tall man got out. He wore a one piece jumpsuit, a black one with a blue circle encasing the upper left portion.
"Mr. O'Conner" he said, his voice cool and slithering "Did you do it?"
"Yes" said Marty as plainly as he could
"The package is sent?"
"Yes"
"They've been contacted?"
"Yes"
"And the article is printing?"
"Yes"
"Does anyone else know?"
Marty loosened his tie "No, no-one"
"Good" the man pulled out a silenced hand gun and shot O'Conner twice. He got back into the van and the car sped off.
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The robot whizzed around the mall, chasing shoppers. Robin was first to attack, swinging his staff at it. The tiny robot grabbed the staff, without moving from kinetic force at all, and moved down the staff quickly into inch long segments.
Starfire used a different approach. She flew up into the air and sent her eye beams at it. The small robot whipped off it's tin pants and reflected the energy beams with its highly polished rump.
Before anyone else could do anything, the robot started flying everywhere. Smashing anything that it came in contact with. It then burst through a skylight and could be heard smashing more things in the city.
The Titans were in a panic now. They rushed off after it.
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Four hours later, half the city was destroyed and the robot was smashed.
The Titans went back to the tower. They never expected what they saw. Crowed around their home were a dozen reporters, a crowd and the mayor.
"Teen Titans" said the mayor "I just heard something terrible. I heard that the robot that just destroyed half our city was yours. Tell me this isn't true"
Robin's pride obviously took a hit as he hung his head a little and waited a moment before answering "Yes...its true"
The crowd gasped. The mayor took a deep breath and then said gravely "Then it pains me to say that you are no longer welcome in Jump City."
"But it wasn't are fault, it..." Pleaded Beast Boy before fading away, seeing his pleas were futile.
Without another word the Titans walked gravely to the edge of town, not knowing where to go.
They stopped for a moment to gaze at the tower, silhouetted against the sunset and then continued their walk of shame.
I hope you guys like my first chapter. It's not a very long fic so you're already in the plot. Tell me what you think.
-mrbeans
Trivia
Q: Mace Racer II is a video game from which animated TV show?