[Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titans.
A/N: Noel Collins/Savior is the property of Legend Maker; it is recommended that you read her fic, Black and White, to understand this fic.]
[Downtown Pizza Parlor]
"Number 52, order's ready!" The cashier yelled out over as he placed three pizza trays on the counter. Seconds later, the pizzas were shrouded in black as they floated over
towards their intended table. "Oh man! I asked for NO sausage!" Beast Boy complained as Raven finished placing the pizza's on the table. "Um, no, that ones mine." Cyborg
said, switching the sausage pizza with another one. "Oh, cool, thanks Cy." Beast Boy said, before chomping on his pizza. "I can't believe they actually were able to fill ALL of
your topping choices." Raven said with a hint of distaste, examining Starfire's pizza. It was covered in mint paste, Starburst, M&M's, Gummi Worms, and Skittles, just to name
a few of the bizarre toppings. "Earth is home to many flavors, I am simply exercising my freedom to experience them." Starfire said defensively, sampling a slice of her own pizza
with a smile. Robin, with a little more hesitance, took a slice as well. "I still can't believe that there's a pizza parlor that can cater to your bizarre tastes." Savior said lightly, watching BB
sink his teeth into another slice of tofu cheese pizza before he used the Shimmer to grab a slice of Cyborg's sausage pizza. "Eh, since we've saved them a few times, they owe us." Beast
Boy replied. "Nasty." Was all Robin could think of saying before chomping on his own pizza. "Eh, when you save a pizza parlor a few dozen times, plus getting them a shitload of
publicity, they tend to make allowances." BB said sagely. The others nodded their assent, and then they froze as Robin's communicator rung. "Trouble at the bank, Titans, go!" Robin yelled as they sprang into action.
* * *
They arrived at the bank five minutes later, out of breath. "We need (pant) a Titan (pant) mobile, or something." Beast Boy panted. "I said that a long time ago." Savior said,
though he didn't seem out of breath at all. Beast Boy was the most winded, due to the fact that it had been his turn to carry Cyborg. "I do not mean to interrupt, Beast Boy, but where is
the trouble?" Starfire asked, turning in a full circle, arms spread wide. Indeed, there was nothing to suggest that anything was amiss. Cars driving normally, people walking on the
sidewalks, birds singing, everything was normal. "False alarm?" Cyborg said, moving in front of the reflecting glass windows that made up the front of the Jump City Downtown Bank.
"I'm thinking so, Titans, lets-
BOOM!
Every single pane of glass exploded outward with a rumbling explosion, showering the Titan's with the shimmering shards. "Son of a-" Cyborg cut himself off, remembering when
he had uttered a string of curse words after a particularly nasty defeat at Beast Boy's hands, and Starfire, not knowing their meaning, went around using those exact words in casual
conversation. Cyborg could still recall when the Mayor wanted to thank the Titans for rescuing his kidnapped son and she had used a few of those swears. The Mayor's face was so red
he looked like he had a tomato for a head, but back to the moment. "What the heck just happened?" Beast Boy asked as he transformed into a gorilla, throwing off some rubble. "Hello
Titans, enjoying yourselves?" Came a nasal, annoying, and all too familiar voice. "Mumbo…." Raven grumbled, lifting up the rubble in the air with her Shadow powers. "That's the
amazing Mumbo!" Mumbo yelled, waving his hand. A dozens of robots floated out from the bank, but they weren't exactly Slade-quality. They were shaped more like a garbage can,
with claw-like arms and stupid looking heads. Roughly half of them were depositing bags of money in a large pile. "Like my robot army, you meddling kids? I got them off the internet
from some guy named Jack Spicer." Mumbo said. [A/N: Points to the reader who knows who Jack Spicer is!] "So? Their flying tin cans, Titans, go!" Robin commanded, and the Titans
sprang into action.
* * *
"Robots, attack!" Mumbo yelled, and the robots surged into action, firing lasers and missiles. "Tin can's, meet the better man!" Cyborg crowed, firing his proton cannon in all
directions, causing robots to drop like flies. "Azarath….. Metrion…… Zinthos!" Raven shouted, grabbing a large section of rubble and sending it at more of the robots. "Beast Boy, turn
into an armadillo!" Savior shouted, lashing out with the Shimmer, smashing more and more robots. "An armadillo, why?" Beast Boy replied, ducking under two robots as they crashed
together. "Just do it!" Savior said, and BB grudgingly applied. Savior reached out with the Shimmer and picked him up, then promptly started to swing him around, smashing robots with
every swing. "Curl up!" Savior shouted to Beast Boy, who promptly obeyed. "Fastball!" Savior crowed as he released Beast Boy at an amazingly fast velocity, sending him straight into
the horde of robots. "Strike!" Savior yelled triumphantly as Beast Boy's passage caused most of the remaining robots to explode. "Nononononono! My robot army, I was still making
payments!" Mumbo screamed, before he took out his wand and started chanting some bizarre words. "Not gonna happen Mumbo, unless you're going to dance and change your name
to the amazing Mambo!" Robin said as he swung towards Mumbo. "Nope, but you are!" Mumbo giggled as he shot a blue blast at Robin, whose legs immediately started twitching.
When he landed, Robin immediately started doing the Mambo with a half-destroyed robot. "Thanks for the tip, Harry Potter- I mean, Book of Evil Spells." Mumbo hazily amended.
"You will stop making Robin dance crazily!" Starfire said as she flew towards Mumbo with Starbolt-charged hands. "Sorry dearie, that's just not in the cards." Mumbo said, and with a
flick of his wrists, he sent cards flying straight at Starfire. "You try to delay me with these playing cards?" Starfire said, confused. "Let's just say I'm played with a loaded deck."
Mumbo said, and with a snap of his fingers, the cards exploded. Starfire was thrown backwards in a solid brick wall, and then she slid to the ground, unconscious. "Now that the pesky
brat is out of my way, I can turn my attention to the- eeep!" Mumbo gasped as he turned, finding the remainder of the Titans standing before him, bruised and scraped, but alive, and
none of them looked very happy. Mumbo didn't seem too shocked, however, as a wicked smile slid over his face. "I foresaw this happening, therefore, I planned ahead. Look towards
your friend Starfire." Mumbo said. They did, and they gasped as one body, for one of Mumbo's robots was standing over her, laser cannon aimed right at her face. "I'll be going now."
Mumbo said, as he magicked the cash into a single bag, which he picked up and started to walk away. "No dice, deuchbag." Came a voice from an adjoining alley, and a figure leapt
out at Mumbo. Before any of them could blink, he kicked the wand out of Mumbo's hands and spiraling into the air, and with a quick spin, kicked away the bag. "What the-" Mumbo
said before he realized just what was happening. "Robot, attack!" Mumbo screamed right before he got nailed in the face by a strong uppercut, knocking him out. The Titans then
realized what he meant; the robot would be able to shoot Starfire before they could reach them. "No!" Savior shouted, lashing out with a Shimmer strand. Robin and Cyborg also
fired/threw their own projectiles but even as they attacked the robot, they knew in their hearts they wouldn't be able to make it in time.
* * *
Suddenly, hope arrived in form of a spear-like strand of metal that flew faster than all of their attacks combined and speared the robot straight through laser cannon, causing it to
overload and explode. "And another one bites the dust." Came a voice, nearly causing them to jump. It was the person that had stopped Mumbo and saved Starfire. He was clad rather
unremarkably for a hero; he wore sneakers, blue jeans, and a baggy gray hooded sweatshirt. His face was hidden by a black balaclava. One hand was outstretched, the silvery-metal
protruding from the center of his black-gloved palm. He jerked his hand backwards, as if retrieving a yo-yo, and the strand retreated into his palm. "THANK YOU SO MUCH!"
Starfire squealed as she practically tackled him, enwrapping him in a bone-crushing hug. The guy managed to gag out something, which was remarkable because he didn't look like he
had much breathing room. "Star, I don't think he can breathe." Robin said, gently unwrapping Starfire's arms from her savior. "Thank you." The guy gasped. "So, what's your name?"
Cyborg said, stepping up to the newcomer. "Uh….. don't have one, a superhero name that is. My real name is Soren." Came the surprising reply. "Really? That's a cool name, Soren.
Sounds like a biker. Chilling on the edge of the law..." Beast Boy would have gone on if Soren hadn't put his palm flat across Beast Boy's mouth. "You're done." He said. Beast Boy
jumped backwards in surprise. "Your hands are freezing!" Beast Boy shouted. "Comes from having metal hands." Soren replied, holding his hands up. The Titans collectively inhaled as
his hands glinted in the light. "Wow…." Starfire marveled, tracing her fingertips along the chilled steel. "So…. Soren, what is it you can do." Raven asked. "This." And with that, Soren
flexed his fingers, like a pro hacker preparing to crack a tough firewall. Suddenly, the fingers on his right hand seemed to lengthen slightly, before they each became an immensely long
thread of steel, and then they twisted around one another and suddenly melded into a curved blade. "I can change my hands into weapons, but it takes a great load of concentration."
Soren explained as his hand snapped back to its original form, and then he turned his other hand into an axe. "Cool!" Beast Boy said, examining Soren's Axe-hand closer. "He's a
walking Swiss Army Knife!" Cyborg exclaimed. "Army Knife? I think we have a name for you, friend Soren. What is the word Raven, that knife that springs open?" Starfire
wondered. "Switchblade." Raven said. "Then Soren, your new superhero name is Switchblade. Costume will be worked on later." Robin said. "Wait, you're giving me a superhero
name? Does that mean-"Soren asked anxiously. "We'll see, let's head back to the Tower." Robin said, and the various group members nodded and headed that way. "You know what
that means, right Noel?" Cyborg muttered to the white-haired teen. Savior rolled his eyes as he and Cyborg finished with the exact same word, "Hazing."
[To Be Continued]