AN: The Bean Titans Adventures continue on with this—the seventh episode of action-packed thrills!

Allow me to explain what will become of this Team Z. First off, they are comprised initially of seven Bean Titans. Secondly (to the point at hand), they will soon become a separate division of the Titans, still remaining allies of the main organization. Finally, "Z" is a part of their title not only because it is the last letter of the alphabet, but primarily on the fact that they used, and will use, every last line of defense to defeat even the most powerful of foes and survive together—as one unit.

This episode begins their storyline, nearly two years after Scaly defects from the Bean Titans.

Enjoy!

~BTA Part 7: The Rise of Team Z~

Chapter 1 — The Capture, Part I

Current time: 5:00 PM at Titans Tower (Home Base)—the Mission Room.

Sweet called the rest of the Legendary 12 in for a conference, to talk about current issues.

"What's the deal today, Sweet?" Mac asked.

"The Acolytes." the orangutan replied. "Not only are they in league with Wrinkle, but it feels as though they give him and his followers more power than necessary to destroy us."

"I feel that too." Mystic said.

"It's a good thing that they haven't attacked us since the tour." Dotty said.

Canyon jumped. Hippity gave him a confused look. "What's with you?" the bunny asked.

"The Acolytes have some sort of plan, right?" Canyon pitched.

"That's the reason why we're assembled here—to figure out just what they want." Sweet said.

"I heard Sylvester say that they're after Durango and Tina. I don't know exactly what the reason is... but it scares me that 'destroying the Titans' is not their main plan."

"Well, I think that's logical because Wrinkle already has dibs on that plan." Kuku stated.

Fleece thought on it for a moment. "Maybe... they want to destroy the family." she guessed.

"What do you mean?" Floppity questioned.

"Remember Vanessa? She was the one who encountered the Acolytes in the first place. Until "Doomsday" in San Francisco, she was pushing death by their hands. Once she was dead, they probably sought to finish off the rest—i.e. Durango and Tina."

She made a valid point. Maybe the Acolytes have some form of vendetta on Vanessa's family.

"That's possible... but we can't be too sure of it just yet. Still, it's our best lead." Sweet said.

"Where are Durango and Tina now?" Fancy asked.

Mystic mentally scouted around the Tower. "They're on the roof right now, with Fortress, Mina and Thunderbolt."

"Dep's not with them?" Aurora questioned, recalling that Dep and Fortress are inseparable now.

"Dep decided to put himself in intensive training for a while." Spunky answered.

"Conference dismissed, Legendary 12. Mac and Mystic—you two come with me to check on them." Sweet announced.

The twelve elite Titans split up, ending the meeting.

Meanwhile, Durango and Thunderbolt (both 21) were consulting about the future with the Oracle Twins (Mina and Tina-both 20)—their future wives. The girls were pregnant (Mina to Durango, and Tina to Thunderbolt, of course) and were expecting to give birth in about a week. Collectively, the four of them questioned parenthood. Fortress (age 20) was out of the question, as she was not ready for that big step yet; she and Dep are not even betrothed yet.

"We're almost dads, dude." Durango said the Thunderbolt.

"I know. I'm nervous, man."

"Yeah, me too... but we gotta start somewhere."

"What should we do first, then?" Thunderbolt asked.

The air around them suddenly moved, and the two of them sensed an enemy nearby. It was Scurry, using Flash Step to get behind Durango.

"Blood Fang Slash!" the beetle announced, prepared to slice the horse in half. Durango used Flash Step to evade Scurry just in time; Thunderbolt followed him while Fortress assembled with the both of them, since Mina and Tina were in no position to fight.

"Scurry." Durango identified the enemy.

"In the flesh. I'd watch myself if I were any of you... you don't stand a chance against me. I'd kill you in a heartbeat, but my intentions are my own." Scurry said.

"Still taking orders from Wrinkle? Maybe you should make your own decisions." Fortress said.

"Watch your Scottish tongue, girl..." Scurry retorted.

"I'm IRISH!"

"What difference does it make? They sound the same to me."

"You're an idiot, dude." Thunderbolt added to the mix.

"Oh? Need I remind you again, that you five are the idiots? You're standing within twenty feet of someone that can kill you without second thoughts!"

"Then why are you still talking? Prove it, beetle." Durango implored.

The elevator opened, and Sweet, Mystic and Mac emerged from it, immediately seeing Wrinkle's assassin.

"Hey, stop!" Sweet demanded, before attempting to join the fight with Mac and Mystic.

"Not this time... Swords of Revealing Light!" Scurry responded, trapping the three elite Bean Titans and the Oracle Twins inside of a field of golden light swords for three minutes. He turned back to the horses and thought: "I'd better make this quick..."

"What now?" Fortress questioned.

"Fortress, see if you can do anything about the Swords. If you can't, protect Mina and Tina." Durango told her.

"So I guess that means we're fighting Scurry." Thunderbolt said, as Fortress separated from the two horses.

"Yeah. One more thing, T-Bolt..." Durango said, prompting the brown horse to listen. "I know that Scurry's tough, but let's not fight at full strength right now."

"JUST WHAT ARE YOU PLANNING?" Scurry questioned the horses, who immediately jumped at the beetle with their Legendary strength.

"None of your business!" Durango shouted at him. He and Thunderbolt attempted to knock the beetle out with punches.

Scurry stopped their fists. "Big mistake. Crimson Tornado!" The beetle clenched their fists while he began to spin around rapidly, causing a red whorl to swallow the horses inside of a cyclone of energy blades.

After the wind settled, Durango and Thunderbolt were nowhere in sight.

"No..." Tina murmured, worried about the outcome.

Scurry crossed his arms repeatedly. "Just like that..." he said, claiming that they are dead.

"Psionic Beam!" uttered Durango's voice from above, firing the light blast upon Scurry.

"What?" said a startled Scurry, who quickly used Flash Step to avoid the blast. He was in the air now, but then he heard the sound of electricity growing in volume. He gasped softly, before seeing Thunderbolt dropping down on Scurry with his elemental version of the Rasengan—the Pharos Amp. The electric orb connected, sending Scurry down to the roof of the Tower inside of a surging electric pod.

When Scurry crashed on the ground, the other Titans assumed that Thunderbolt got the job done.

"Blind Blood." Scurry whispered, causing an energy blade to cut Durango's back instantly. Durango fell down towards the southern coast of Titans Island. When this happened, Tina fainted unexpectedly.

"Tina? What happened to her?" Mina cried.

"You didn't know?" questioned Mina's mental conscience. "Scurry used a speed technique other than Flash Step to hit Tina with a tranquilizer—eventually putting her mind to rest, temporarily."

"Well, sorry—I'm not as psychic as you." Mina replied.

"You ass!" Fortress yelled, rushing toward the beetle as he got up.

"Blood Fang Slash." Scurry said, attempting to slice the unicorn in half.

"Aquatic Illusion!" Fortress reacted, summoning five to six rising pillars of water to surround Scurry and enshroud Fortress; basically, it was the water form of the "Double Team" Pokemon move.

Scurry scoffed. "You won't get away from me... Crimson Diffusion!" The beetle generated great energy into his arms and then stomped the ground, while extending his arms and releasing that energy. A swift and "sharpened" burst wave expanded from Scurry abruptly, dispelling Fortress's illusion and knocking both her and Thunderbolt unconscious. This move took a lot out of Scurry (now exhausted), but he was left to carry out his mission.

"If you will, I'll be taking Tina now." he then said.

The Swords of Revealing Light vanished, freeing all the Bean Titans who were trapped in them. They were anticipant on finishing Scurry off, until a new power awakened near them... from the southern coast. As they felt the power, they looked towards the coast to see a pillar of fire suddenly rise and soon disperse, revealing a presence inside of it. Durango immediately flew back over the Tower at the full strength that he did not intend to use in this battle: his Ascended Legendary level, Ultimate Mode. In this form, much of his long silver hair was no longer rested on his back. The top half of his hair stood up in two "waves" (like Legendary Super Saiyan Broly); the other half detached from his spine. Also, his wrists and ankles were shrouded by a ring of fire, which grew more intense in proportion to the amount of power he exhibited. Statistically, his power and speed are greatly increased from his ordinary Legendary status.

"Stop. He's mine." Durango told the others boldly. They heeded him, standing down.

"Are you sure you wanna do that?" Scurry asked, still thinking that he will win. He started off towards Durango.

"I haven't really practiced my Ultimate form as the others have... so I can only sustain this form for about a minute. That's all I'll need." Durango thought. "I should be asking YOU that!" Durango then bursted towards Scurry at a high speed, with his fire Rasengan—the Dragon Bomb. He hit Scurry right in the chest with the flaming orb of energy, with an explosion of fire upon impact.

Scurry hit the roof harder this time, and he did not get up after landing. Durango beat him; the other Bean Titans were impressed.

"You're not laying a finger on me or Tina..." Durango stated.

"Galick Gun!" Wrinkle said, catching Durango off-guard and instantly shutting him down.

"No..." Durango murmured weakly, landing on the roof with Scurry.

"Scurry, Scurry..." Wrinkle said, a little disappointed in his comrade. "You could've had the fight won if you used the Sonido to your advantage."

"Sonido?" Sweet interrogated.

"I will demonstrate it for you, but..." Wrinkle started to say, before putting Durango, Tina and Scurry in a pile near the west edge of the roof within a few of seconds almost completely undetected, "you couldn't see it if you tried to."

Mystic was the first to see that Wrinkle had already stolen Durango and Tina. "How did he...?" she thought, shaken by his speed.

"Stop!" Sweet demanded, rushing in to stop his nemesis.

"Sorry to upset you... but our job here is done." Wrinkle then warped far away from Titans Tower, with Scurry and the two captive horses.

Sweet now thought that Durango's and Tina's chances of survival are zero, thinking that Wrinkle would deliver them to the Acolytes. "Damn it!" he muttered, falling to his knees.

"Where's Durango?" Thunderbolt asked, after he and Fortress were revived by Mac and Mystic.

Fortress looked around and assumed the worst. "Don't tell me that—" she started.

"Wrinkle took Durango and Tina... and I hope he doesn't give them to the Acolytes." Mina said.

Sweet began to sound hopeless. "That's just who he's going to give them to. And if we did something about it, we wouldn't live to see the next day. We're out of their league, so we might as well—"

Mac warped to Sweet and covered his mouth. "Don't you dare finish that sentence... remember who you are, Sweet, and think about your team." Mac said, removing his wing.

"Yeah, you're right. Thanks." The orangutan sighed. "We have to think about how we can get them back somehow. Let's go inside."

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Just what is the Acolytes' evil plan on Durango and Tina?

Find out in the next chapter.