It has been 3 months since the events of Tokyo. The Titans just got back from checking in on the other 3 Titans HQ's (North, South, and East). Two days after their return, we find them atop of Titans Tower. It is mid-morning, a clear day, and the Titians just finished breakfast. A friendly game of 2-on-2 basketball is going on (Half court rules[1]). Cyborg & Beast Boy vs Robin & Starfire. And Raven is, well . . . Meditating as usual, with no interest of joining the other four. She is off to the side facing the wide open ocean, focusing and calming her mind.
Cyborg is at the point with the ball, robin guarding him on defense. Starfire is a few feet off the ground, guarding Beast Boy by the basket. She is still unfamiliar with the games rules and concept, but its Starfire so nobody really corrects her. Cyborg than begins to taunt Robin;
-Cyborg:Oh, you think you can stop me, little man?!
-Robin:Try to make a move, and we will just have to find out!
-Cyborg:Yo B, lets run 'Blue fire skyline!'
-Beast Boy:Got It!
-Starfire:What does that mean?
Cyborg than fakes left, than right, but Robin is having none of it. Robin tries to steal the ball. Cyborg rolls it along the back of his shoulders. Meanwhile, Beast Boy turns into a fly, confusing Starfire. Cyborg, after preventing Robin from stealing the ball, tosses it to the side of the net and clearly missing the basket. Robin calls Cyborg out on his shot. "Haha, nice shot! It's waaay off! Starfire, get the rebound" Before she can react, Beast Boy transforms into a giraffe, bumping the ball with is head and making the shot.
Robin and Starfire are both dumbfounded, but quickly recover. They start back behind the 3-point line, with Robin at point. Robin fakes Left, than right, than back left before tossing the ball high over Cyborg and sliding under his legs. Robin than grabs the ball behind Cyborg. Beast Boy then turns into a gorilla than charges at robin. He yells out, "Starfire!" before tossing the ball high and toward the direction of the basket. She than grabs it with her aggressive green eyes glowing, and slams it into the basket, shattering the glass and snapping the rim in two. Beast Boy, Robin, and Cyborg all stare at her, bewildered and in amazement as nobody was expecting that.
Raven, while still meditating, senses something. She opens one of her eyes to see what it is. She then notices something plummeting toward Earth, falling from the sky. Raven than speaks up. "Guys, you should probably take a look at this." The other four members look over the ocean and spot the same thing. They are only able to see it for a brief second before it crashes into the ocean, hard.
Cyborg speaks up first. "We should check it out." Robin calls out, "Titans! GO!" The 5 titans head over to see what just fell from the sky. Beast Boy jumps in first, Turning into a marlin to try to get to the crash scene first. Everyone else uses the submarine[2] to follow Beast Boy to the crash scene.
Once they arrive, the spot Beast Boy, hovering right next to it. They rest of the Titans show up, quickly after. Although it was only 30-40 feet deep, it was still hard to see what it was. Cyborg sheds some light on it using the submarine. Robin speaks up first;
-Robin:Wow. It was 'something' that fell from the sky, it 'someone.' But who is it?
-Raven:The real question is, 'is he still alive?'
-Cyborg:We will have to take him back so I can run some tests.
-Robin:Maybe even get an answer. Beast Boy, grab him and take him to the surface, Quick!
*Beast Boy nods in agreement*
The 'human-like' man they found, was beaten and bloody[3] all over. His clothes looked old and had been ripped and torn all over. The piece covering his torso was torn off, only exposing half of his chest. Although he did look human, the Titans ruled it out due to the fact he fell from the sky, which implemented that he came from somewhere in space. Once Beast Boy lifted him up, you were able to see his hair was thick, and scruffy. He looked like he just got out of bed with the worst case of 'bad hair day' as ever imagined. Once they lifted him out of the water, most of his hair flattened due to being wet, and it went all the way down to the middle of his back. Some of it covered the top half of his face, while Beast Boy air lifted his unconscious body back to the tower. His skin tone was a pinch tanner than Robin, but nothing to noticeable unless they were standing side-by-side.
They take him back the Tower and place him in the Titans medical room. After clearing out his lungs of water, they hear him cough up whatever is left. Cyborg keeps him hooked up to the machines, running tests on his condition. They also have him strapped down. The Titans do not want to take any risks with this 'visitor' until they know who he is and where he came from:
-Starfire:Will he be, alright?
-Cyborg:I don't know. The amount of damage he has taken, I mean, … aside from the crash, and all that time spent underwater, whatever happened to him … he shouldn't even be alive.
-Robin:Well, we won't know anything until he wakes up, whenever that may be.
-Cyborg:The only thing I can figure out from this, is that he was in some kind of fight before he landed here. And based on what I can see, he got beat … Bad!
-Beast Boy:Man, he got beat worse than Cy did last night in that fighting game.
-Cyborg:THAT WAS FLUKE AND YOU KNOW IT! THE BATTERIES IN MY CONTROLLER DIED AND YOU COULDN'T WAIT FOR ME TO CHANGE THEM!
-Robin:HEY! STOP IT YOU 2! This isn't the time for that!
-Starfire:Yes friends. Please stop the fighting.
-Raven:Only thing we can do now is wait. Since we don't know where he came from, we can only wait to see what he happens when, or if, he recovers.
The 5 titans leave the medical room, allowing there new 'guest' to rest. They lock the door behind them and head for the living room area. As Cyborg and Beast Boy sit down on the couch, the 'crime alert' goes off. Beast Boy out of frustration;
-Beast Boy:What is it NOW?
-Robin:Looks like the H.I.V.E. are back at it again!
-Raven:What are those idiots doing now?
-Cyborg:Without Jinx, this shouldn't take long anyway.
-Robin:True, but we shouldn't take them so lightly anyway.
-Starfire:Has anyone heard from Jinx since she has left the H.I.V.E.?
-Robin:She's with the Titans East, same with Kid Flash and the others. But we aren't worried about that right now. Our current mission is to stop the H.I.V.E. Titans, GO!
The Titans scurry out of the tower and head toward the docks in Jump City. The H.I.V.E. are trying to steal a few crates of computer parts, and other essentials to improve the H.I.V.E's Tower.
The sun starts to set, as the Day becomes night. Gizmo starts attacking the guards and other dock workers, stunning them with some type of electrical ray gun. The others attack as well, knocking out as many as they can to try and make this a quick and easy steal.
-Gizmo:See-More, you and Kyd Wykkyd watch the perimeter while the rest of us open these crates up.
Mammoth breaks the lock to open the doors to the 1st crate. To no surprise from Gizmo, this crate had all the computer parts and pieces they wanted. They do the same with 2 more crates, finding the other parts needed for construction to expand and improve their tower. Gizmo gives the command for Billy and Mammoth to grab the 3 crates and load them onto a nearby flatbed. They confirm the order given, but before Billy can multiply and Mammoth can grab one, Kyd, who is hiding a top of one of the highest placed crates, see something. He jumps down, nudges See-More, and points to top of one of the many stacked crates[4]. A few seconds later, The Titans show up;
-Robin:Hope you had a crate time, because you're about to get locked up! Titans…
-Beast Boy:Wait a minute! 1…2…3…4…5. Oh look, they still have 5 members.
-Raven:What are you mumbling about?!
-Beast Boy:With Jinx on our team now, I only thought they would only have 4 members. But they have 5.
-Cyborg:Soo, what's your point?
-Beast Boy:My point is …
-Robin:WHY Are we arguing about this now?!
-Raven:I'm with Robin. Shouldn't we be, I don't know, trying to STOP something? Isn't that why we're here?!
-Starfire:Oh look, are they supposed to be driving away like that?
-Robin:What?! … Oh, see what you did Beast Boy? Now they are getting away. As I was saying before … *clears throat* Titans, GO!
While the Titans were arguing, the H.I.V.E was able to load up the 3 crates on the flat bed. Once that was finished, Billy gathered himself back up (literally) and began to drive the flatbed truck away.
-Gizmo:HAHAHA! Those idiots arguing over something so stupid, and that's allowed us to …
-See-More:Uh, guys, we have company incoming.
Gizmo sticks his head out of the window and looks back. After seeing Starfire, who is carrying Robin, and Beast Boy who is carrying Cyborg, with Raven flying close behind them, Gizmo than lets out a loud, "EEEeeeeek!"
Beast Boy drops Cyborg off on top of the crates that are stacked 'pyramid' style[5]. Starfire drops robin off on the roof of the truck. Billy Numerous than begins to drive the truck left to right, swerving all over the place. Cyborg and Robin are trying to hold on. Robin is holding on with only his hands, while his feet dangle and flop around in the wind. His hands slip off, sending him flying back toward Cyborg, who is able to reach out and grab him, pulling him in and placing Robin next to him on the top crate. Raven begins to cast a spell to try and stop the truck. Before she can finish with her patented phrase, Kyd teleports behind her and engulfs her with his cape. He then transports her to the other side of the docks.
Mammoth than climbs out and sets his sights on Cyborg. Beast Boy swoops in, switches to a gorilla, then tackles Mammoth knocking them both off the truck. They now begin to fight. Beast Boy doing everything he can to out muscle and knock down Mammoth. Mammoth is able to pick up a lamp post and other objects to use against Beast Boy. He actually picks up a forklift than throws it toward Beast Boy. He's overcome with pure shock and surprise, but he quickly counters by becoming a Brachiosaurus (Long Neck Dinosaur), and smacks the forklift out toward the ocean with his tail. Beast Boy then turns into a T-Rex and chases after Mammoth. Mammoth begins running and tries to zig zag between the crates to lose the pursuing Beats Boy.
Back on the road, Billy does keep control of the truck. At this point, he now hits an onramp heading onto the highway with tremendous speed[6]. Robin is able to climb back onto the roof of the cab (Front part where the other Hive members are located) and quickly jumps into the back-side window. He then grabs See-More before anyone can react. Robin kicks the door down, where he initially came in from, and throws See-More out. Starfire flying next to the truck grabs him and gently places him on the ground (highway). See-More lands on his feet, than begins to use his Eye to shoot at Starfire. She is not a big fan at being shot at, especially after 'saving' someone. She stops flying after the truck and heads back to fight See-More.
Meanwhile, Gizmo and Robin are trying to fight in the back seat of the truck while Billy is still trying to drive. Billy then makes 2 copies of himself to go and help Gizmo. He then creates another 3 to go take care of Cyborg, still on top of the crates. Immediately, Cyborg blasts one straight off the truck. Then, he begins to fight the other 2.
Robin sticks the 2 Billy's he is fighting with his 'Freezing' Ammunition Discs. Once they freeze, Robin ties them up and kicks them out. While this is going on, Gizmo jumps out of the other window and instantly opens his mechanical wings to try and get away. As he is about to fly away, he notices Cyborg finishing off the last 2 Billy's. His frustration and hatred for Cyborg builds, and he heads to the truck bed to take care of cyborg himself.
Robin radios in to Cyborg using the Communicator, "Cyborg, cut the straps now before we get to far from the docks!" Cyborg replies, "I'm on it!" Gizmo intervenes, "Oh no you're not, you greased up trash can!" Cyborg than begins to blast at Gizmo, missing every shot due to the quickness Gizmo has with his gear.
Meanwhile, back at the docks, Kyd Wykkyd and Raven are fighting on the far side of the docks, away from where they initially loaded the truck. Raven is primarily blocking Kyd's moves with her magic. She keeps trying to get far enough away to activate her stronger spells but he's staying in close with his hand-to-hand combat. Without warning, he sweeps her feet, knocking her down for a bit. Then he jumps back and teleports into the night. She than begins to meditate to try and sense his presence. Before she can get out her phrase, Kyd appears behind her and gives her a hard kick in the center of her back, knocking the wind out of her. This stuns her long enough for Kyd to get away.
Back on the highway, Starfire and See-More are battling it out. They are firing constantly at each other. Although, it does not seem like they are getting anywhere with the fight. See-More keeps shooting small bubbles to block the Starbolts while Star's quick speed is able to dodge See-More's Laser Beams.
Back on the truck, Robin is fighting 10 copies of Billy Numerous, in the back seat of the cab[7]. This blocks the focus of Billy (the driver and 'original'), which causes him to swerve the truck back and forth on the road. Once the smoke and dust clears enough so Billy can see again, the truck is already heading toward the side rails. Before he has time to correct it, he regathers himself. Robin and Billy both begin to scream as the truck heads over the edge to a 100+ foot drop to the trees and some houses, waiting below.
Starfire is able to distract See-More with her Starbolts, than quickly she uses her Eye Lasers to shoot at his feet, causing him to lose balance and fall over the edge, landing in the water below. He recovers quickly and swims to one of the pillars holding up the bridge to regain his breath. Starfire than looks over and spots the truck heading toward the edge. She quickly flies toward it to help out.
The truck flies over the edge and Cyborg is launched over the top of it. Starfire swoops in to grab him before he hits anything. The truck hits a few trees and then comes to a dead stop before in lands on the house. Billy and Robin, who were bracing for impact, noticed it stopped;
-Billy:Is Billy still alive?
-Robin:I'm not sure, but I think we both are.
They both open there eyes and see raven just outside, quietly chanting her spell over and over again, trying to focus to keep control of the truck. She is than able to place it back onto the highway without any major damage done. Robin then quickly ties up Billy before he tries to get away.
After placing Cyborg down next to everyone, she chases down Gizmo. She catches him before he gets too far away where it would be harder to find him, especially being how dark it has become outside. She shoots his Mechanical backpack, which disables his wings. Gizmo starts to fall out of the sky, but Starfire swoops by and grabs him. She heads back to the truck where the other titans are located. Beast Boy arrives shortly after holding a wounded Mammoth and a tiered out See-More.
"Wait, where's Kyd Wykkyd?" Robin asks. Raven than opens a portal to an unnamed dimension where she pulls out Kyd all tied up, with the face of disappointment from his defeat and capture.
-Gizmo:Agghhh! Why can't you just leave us alone?!
-Robin:Why can't you stop breaking the law?
-Billy:'Cause we want nice things and it's a lot more fun stealin' 'em than it is workin' for 'em.
-Gizmo:This isn't going to stop us! We will get you crud-munchers back one day!
-Robin:Don't worry Gizmo, we'll be waiting … IF you even get out of jail this time!
-Cyborg:Hey, as long as you want to keep getting your butt kicked, we will always be there to do so for ya! Boo-YA!
-Raven:Oh good. I was just thinking I didn't have enough things to do. I'm glad my schedule has now been filled up. … Thanks.
After taking the 5 to jail, they head back home to the tower. Robin and Raven double check on their 'guest' whose been recovering in the Titans medical room;
-Raven:So, what do we do when he wakes up?
-Robin:I don't know yet. We just have to be on our guard when he does. We don't know who he is or where he's from. If he's willing to cooperate, we can ask him when he wakes up.
-Raven:I don't know, I just he doesn't make us regret helping him.
It'll be fine, we just have to give him time to sleep and recover.
-Cyborg:He's still 'out of it' I see.
-Robin:Yea. We should all get some sleep. It's been a long day.
Cyborg relocks the door. The Titans all return to their rooms, tired and ready for a good night of sleep…
*** NOTE ***
1. Basically, the teams play only using half of a basketball court. If some ones shoots the ball and it hits the rim or the backboard, and the other team gets the rebound, they have to take it back past the 3-point line before they can shoot the ball. Based on where you play or who you play with, some instances will allow 'air balls' to be fair game. Meaning, if a team shots, and misses everything altogether, the other team can get the ball and shoot without taking it back.
1a. the 'point' is the Point guard position, normally. It can also refer to the player who will start the play.
2. It's the same thing they use for air/space travel. I was 1st used when they met Aqua Lad.
3. He just had some "red" marks on his arms, and parts of his torso where his clothes where ripped and torn. Also, 1 or 2 spots on his face plus some leaking out of the corner of his mouth.
4. In most loading docks, they have crates stacked up, sometimes 4 or 5 high, depending on size of the crates and the size of the dock. They could also have them stacked rows upon rows deep.
5. They have 2 crates side-by-side, with the 3rd on top of the 2, line up right down the middle.
6. The truck is doing about 80-90mph at this point. This is the max speed of the truck. Realistically, with all that weight the truck would be lucky to get higher than 60-70mph.
7. All you can see is the outside of the cab, with 'cartoon' fighting smoke and dust filling and pouring out of the cab. This is used in cartoons to simulate brawls and fights with a number of people fighting at once. Also used for small comedic purposes. Since I have NO artistic talent, I can't draw out the scene to give you a better visual.