Author's notes: Hello my loves! It happened! Someone requested a story! The amazing retro mania requested that I rewrite the Teen Titans episode "Titanimals or How to Make a Bunny Raven Disappear." I had so much fun coming up with this idea, so big shout out to you, retro mania. No personal updates y'all should worry about. Stories… I think I'm going to add a chapter to Don't you think I've tried. Maybe. An idea came to me that I want to explore before I make any decisions. Still Family will have a third chapter. Leverage fic will eventually happen. Also I have this idea of Matt and Jania crossing over with the Flarrowverse. Maybe. Possibly. I have to outline. (I hate fucking outlines)
There's going to be swearing in here. There's not really another way to say it. Will avoid the F-bomb as much as possible. Everything else is fair game.
Jump City glows as the sun shines overhead. It's people hussle and bussle in the warm weather. Children shrieking with laughter and young couples falling in and out of love. The city moves, breathes, and lives. Every second seems to build upon the next. Many civilians, in the few moments they may take to pull their minds away from their lives, will look to the tower in the middle of the bay. The T radiates power and pride. A simple message that all of them feel. No one will mess with their city.
None of them want to be here. Heroes coming to a city that isn't theirs is a pretty big deal, but they would all gladly never travel again if it meant never sitting through this boring ass meeting. Robin hates it more than any of them as he has to go through all of it. He assumes they understand not to reveal their secret identities and what not to put online. But as his mentor use to say, you can't assume to know anything about anyone. He can actually feel their hatred as he explains documenting all their training for progress.
His friends feel a little bad for him. They know he couldn't give less of a shit, but rather than emailing all this out, he had them come and listen to him drone. Kid Flash moves his leg up and down, wondering where he could run before anyone noticed he was gone. Aqualad and Bumblebee keep exchanging looks at each other, wondering when the boy wonder was going to wrap up. Poor Starfire doesn't understand half of what Robin's saying, as the many platforms of social media confuse her. Nevertheless she still listens intently. Cyborg has checked out, surfing the web in his mind. Raven and Tara quietly talk at the other end of the table, both occasionally looking at Beast Boy. Mas y menos speak to each other in rapid fire Spanish. Wonder girl watches Speedy tweak one of his arrows.
"Robin," Bumblebee interrupts him," I'm sorry but can you possibly stop for a few minutes?"
"Yeah," Robin sits," Look I know this is boring-"
"Dude, watching grass is more interesting than this," Kid Flash says," And believe me I've tried that before."
"Si, es muy aburrdio," Mas says
"Es tan aburrido como-" Aqualad cuts Menos off.
"Guys, two things. One we talked about speaking in English around other people. Second, I think he gets it." He says.
"I personally do not understand why I must be here. Athena herself could not have designed something more confusing." Wonder Girl tosses the pages about social media usage on the table. Paradise Island doesn't have access to most of the world. Donna definitely prefers this when it comes to technology and many of outside world's values.
"Come on, guys," Terra scolds," He doesn't want to be here as much as the rest of us."
"Oh thank god," Speedy mumbles as the alarms go off," I thought I was gonna have to slit my wrists."
"What is it?" Starfire asks Cyborg. She has to tap his shoulder to get his attention. He pulls up the alarms.
"Mumbo. He's robbing the Bank of Perez." Cyborg informs them. Raven feels a twinge of annoyance at the mention of this villain. She'd seen what he could do, which compared to her were parlor tricks. He caused pain and mischief, cackling as he did so. She worked her ass off to keep her powers in line.
"Who's going?" All the heroes were itching for a fight. However there's an unspoken etiquette. If it isn't your city, you wait for orders. That being said, Kid Flash has never really been one to follow orders. Cyborg pulls up a live feed from the bank. About twenty or so henchmen, all dressed like magicians, are breaking into the safe. Robin looks around the room at his fellow heroes. They're all itching for a fight.
"We're all going," It's probably massive overkill, but Mumbo has proven to be a massive pain especially with his powers. Most of the heroes are moving to the door before he can say anything else. Raven hasn't moved yet," You coming?"
"With as many people as we have? I think me being there is a bit of overkill," She really has no patience for dealing with all these people plus Mumbo. Robin puts a hand on her shoulder.
"You're our best shot against someone like Mumbo. You know more about magic than just about anyone I know. We need you," Raven finds some comfort in her friend's pep talk. She doesn't like showing other heroes her powers. It doesn't end well for her. She nods. Robin gives her his half cocky grin," Let's go."
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Mumbo Jumbo feel like the king of the world. With his minions robbing the vault, he can't help but taunt some of the poor suckers that were here during his heist.
"Sorry about this, toots," He says to the female teller. She struggles against her bonds," Guess I can bank on you not giving me your number?"
He laughs at his own awful joke. The front doors burst open. Two streaks, one yellow and the other white, fly through the room. The teller along with all the other hostages vanish. Kid Flash and Mas y Menos stand at the entrance, their friends not far behind. Robin has his bo staff out.
"It's over, Mumbo." He shouts.
"Get them!" Mumbo yells at his minions. As a few of the hench men run at them, Terra jumps in front. Her eyes and hands begin to glow. The ground raises with her hands, making a wall. She yells, punching the air. The wall flies back, taking out a few henchmen. The others jump into action. Wonder Girl uses her lasso to throw a man into others. Speedy fires as many arrows as he can, causing a general panic. Aqualad, being a little limited, helps Cyborg fight the men still holding bags of money. Bumblebee and Starfire fly above all of them, firing at the henchmen. Between the twelve of them, the fight should go fast. But no matter what they hit the bastards, they keep getting up. Raven sees Mumbo trying to escape.
"What's the matter?" She asks, appearing from the shadows," Don't want anyone to see what a big phoney you are?"
"Phoney?!" He exclaims," Kid, my magic is just as real as yours."
"I doubt that." Her friends are starting to win. She can feel their emotions as they near the end of the battle.
"Perhaps you need a more hands on experience," Mumbo says, pulling his hat off. He aims it at her," MUMBO JUMBO!"
The air pressure changes. Everyone in the room stops as they feel it. Raven is being pulled forward into the hat! She turns, trying to get away. She trips. Robin, who'd been closest, makes a jump to grab her hand. Raven holds on for dear life. Robin feels himself being pulled with her. Everyone runs over, grabbing each other to keep from being pulled in.
"Raven!" Robin yells.
"Robin!" Starfire shouts.
"Starfire!" Cyborg yells.
"DUDES!" Beast Boy changes into an elephant, hoping to anchor them down. No avail. The heroes fly into the hat. All of them still clinging to each other. Robin feels Raven's hand slipping.
"Hold on!" He tells her.
"I can't!" She yells before her fingers slip from his. As she falls, all she can think is this isn't real. This isn't real. This isn't real.
Is it?
Author's note: That doesn't seem too awful (waits for reviews anxiously). Anyway. I have some other stories coming out here in the week or so. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
