(Author's Note: Hi there everyone and welcome to another new story of mine. This is one of the two stories that I promised two authors that I would write and so I am. Hope you enjoy it :)
Disclaimer: I own nothing
Chapter One: A New Arrival
Jump City. A large and, mostly, peaceful metropolis. Yes, "mostly" being the appropriate term. Over a month ago, a group appeared in the city. This group had arrived to save the city in its darkest hour and had earned the trust of its inhabitants. This group, comprised of five young heroes, called themselves the "Teen Titans" and had been a dominant reason in the decreased crime in the metropolis during this month.
This…is not the story of one of those heroes. Our primary focus is instead on the young man walking along through the streets of Jump City with his hands in his pockets. He was a teenager, no older than sixteen, with grown out pitch black hair that reached his shoulders. He had light brown skin and bright looking blue eyes. He wore a dark green shirt with a black jacket over it and a gold chain around his neck. He wore blue jeans and sneakers and he seemed to be looking for something. Or someone.
"Come on," the young man grumbled, "Where are you?" He continued his trek for another ten minutes and his frustrations were only growing as each moment passed.
Just then, however, he saw who he was looking for. A tall African-American guy, who had a body that was mostly blue metal.
"Found you. Hey! Victor!" The man in question, Victor, turned around and looked at the one who called his name with one dark blue eye and one red robot eye. The young man couldn't help but notice the angry expression that was on his face.
His human eye widened, "Leo?"
The man, Leo, smirked, "Hey there, cuz. Certainly has been a while."
The angry look on Victor's face disappeared and was replaced with one that was pretty happy, "Yeah, it has been a while. And the name's Cyborg now."
Leo put up his hands in a, rather, mocking gesture, "Oh please excuse my ignorance, oh mighty Cyborg."
The metal teen smirked, "I always have."
"That's not funny."
"Depends on how you look at it." The two stared at one another before they let out a laugh together.
"Anyway man, it's good to see you again, "Leo said, after they calmed down, "But, what was with that look on your face earlier? You looked like you were angry at the world."
An annoyed look found itself to Cyborg's face, "It's nothing. Just, in a little disagreement with one of my teammates."
"The titans?" Cyborg nodded, "Wat happened?"
"It really isn't anything you need to worry about."
Leo smirked at the taller teen, "Come on man, I want to help. You're my cousin and you're upset, so it is my business. Talk to me. Let's go get something to eat and you can tell me what happened?"
Cyborg thought for a moment before sighing, "Fine."
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The two cousins had driven in Cyborg's car (what he called the "T-Car") and were now eating pizza at the local restaurant. Because they both had large appetites, they had ordered quite a few slices and were scarfing them down.
"So cuz, what's bothering you?"
Cyborg then told Leo the story. How he and the other titans had gone to the prison because they got a transmission that a large rock creature named Cinderblock had broken in. They had intercepted and fought the creature inside of the prison, but it proved to be stronger than they had originally thought. Then he and Robin (the leader of the team) had decided to take down Cinderblock using a team attack that they had been working on called the "Sonic Boom". But…they messed it up embarrassingly and in an, almost, cartoon-like fashion. They had a pretty major fight and this led to Cyborg simply quitting the team all together.
Cyborg looked at his cousins "Well? I haven't known you to be so quiet Leo."
"Well, I think that you overreacted."
That certainly got a rise out of Cyborg, "OVERREACTED!?" Upon the citizens and employees there staring at them with confusion and a little fear in their eyes, Leo shushed his cousin. "Overreacted? How did I overreact?"
"Come on. Any kind of team or unit is going to have problems working with one another, but you have to learn how to deal with it and find common grounds. You, on the other hand, up and quit the team all together after you and leader boy have your first disagreement. Can't you just be the bigger man in this situation?"
"How you seen that little spiky haired known-it-all? I am the bigger man."
Leo glared at his cousin, "You know that isn't what I meant. How long has it been since you quit?"
Cyborg sighed, "I don't know. Probably nearly twenty-four hours by now."
"Well, then leader boy should have calmed down by now. You two can't stay mad at each other forever because you messed up one fancy move and let a criminal get away. Besides, he and the others probably really miss you."
Cyborg sighed, rubbed his head, and just sat there in silence for a few moments. Before he could answer, however, his arm began beeping rapidly.
"That thing isn't gonna explode, is it?" Leo asked, a little worried.
"No, it's my built in crime alert and, according to this, it looks like the freak Cinderblock is back. Sorry to cut our meeting short Leo, but I gotta take this." Cyborg ran down and got into his car, only for Leo to get right into the passenger seat. "Um, what do think you're doing?"
Leo smirked, "We're going to go and stop that Cinderblock guy."
"And which "we" are you referring to? Cause it sure as hell ain't us."
"Come on Cy-."
"No Leo. There is no way that I'm gonna let my civilian cousin go with me to stop a giant man made out of rock." The two glared at one another for a few seconds before Leo's turned into a smirk as he held out his hand. As Cyborg looked at him in confusion, a bright orange flame materialized right in front of him and cause Cyborg's eyes to widen. "HOW THE HELL DID YOU DO THAT?!"
Leo smirked as he put out the flame, "Let's just say that things have changed a lot since the last time we saw each other. Still don't think I can help you against this guy?"
Cyborg sat there and growled because he knew that Leo was right. He didn't want to put his cousin in danger, but it would be helpful for him to have someone backing him up. "Fine, just try not to get yourself killed."
The smirk didn't leave Leo's face as he leaned back in the chair, "I'll try."
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The "cousin duo" was driving hastily toward Cinderblock's last known location and Cyborg was anxious. Not about Cinderblock, but about Leo. While somehow his cousin was a meta-human, he was still worried. Was he strong enough to beat Cinderblock, the same guy who kicked the asses of the entire titan team?
Leo, on the other hand, was pretty excited. He and his cousin were about to go and bring in a giant rock creature, hopefully after thoroughly kicking its ass. The two stopped in front of a warehouse a little while later.
"Here we are," Cyborg commented as he turned off the car, "Now, just follow my lead when we get in there. Don't do anything stupid."
Leo looked at him with a frustrating smirk on his face, "But Cyborg, I thought you wanted me to follow your lead."
Cyborg glared at his cousin, "Cute." The two then got out of the car and walked into the warehouse. It was pitch black, so Cyborg lighted their way by using a flashlight embedded in his shoulder. Cyborg had enhanced the mechanical hearing in his ears to ensure that there won't be any surprises to expect.
The two stopped as they heard a loud thumping sound coming from in front of them. The sound continued until a figure stepped into their field of vision and revealed itself to be Cinderblock.
He was a tall creature (easily twice the height of Cyborg) who was completely made of stone. He had "patterns" along its waist, chest, arms, and the sides of its head. He also had a strange yellow rifle looking weapon. He glared at the two teens with its red eyes before pointing the weapon.
"LOOK OUT!" Cyborg pushed Leo out of the way as a red beam of energy fired from the gun and tore through the wall of the warehouse, eradicating it completely. Cyborg retaliated by turning his right arm into a cannon and firing a blue beam of energy and Leo joined him by throwing multiple fireballs at the rock creature. Cinderblock simply lifted up his arm and blocked both of the attacks. He then prepared to fire the rifle again, but Leo was quick to react by suddenly teleporting in front of Cinderblock and launching a stream of red hot flames directly in the monster's face.
Cinderblock roared as the sudden attack had actually pushed him back because he didn't expect it. Cyborg was shocked to, but quickly got over it and decided that he would ask Leo about his powers later. He then ran, jumped into the air, and delivered a strong punch directly to Cinderblock's face. The force of the attack had caused Cinderblock to drop his rifle.
Cyborg and Leo then piled on their energy blasts and fireball attacks in order to keep the rock monster off balance and give themselves an advantage. Cinderblock, unfortunately, wouldn't let them have that advantage. It grabbed a machine that was bolted to the floor and tossed it at the two teens, which caused them to leap out of the way and away from each other.
Seeing Leo as the weaker link, Cinderblock ran after him with fury burning in his red eyes. Leo simultaneously leaped out of the way and threw another fireball aimed at Cinderblock's head. The beast merely shrugged it off as if it were a fly and continued his pursuit. He lifted his fist and slammed it down, but Cyborg came in and caught it just in time.
Leo then morphed into a large gorilla with midnight black fur on the spot. He beat his chest before letting out a loud roar and jumped on Cinderblock's face. He began punching the monster rapidly and was actually causing it pain. Cyborg then punched Cinderblock in the leg and caused it to fall to its knees. The monster than backhanded Cyborg into a wall and knocked him out cold. He then grabbed Leo and threw him away. The teen turned gorilla turned to see his cousin's unconscious form lying on the floor and anger flared through him. He turned to Cinderblock and growled menacingly before changing again. His new form shocked the rock creature immensely.
Leo was now a 50 foot tall dragon straight out of myth. On his back were two large wings, both of which were much wider than his enormous body. He had a long tail with a spike on the end and spikes lining down on his back. He had razor sharp fangs and claws and the scales that covered his body were midnight black as well as his last form along with a very long neck. He opened his eyes, which were a glowing lime green color, and glared at Cinderblock before letting out an eardrum shattering roar.
Cinderblock tried to fight and ran over to punch it, but Leo easily caught him in his hand and threw him aside like a pest. He then swung his tail and knocked Cinderblock into a far wall. The overwhelming amount of strength had knocked Cinderblock out immediately. Green light began to glow from Leo's mouth and he was about to open it when-.
"LEO!" The changeling turned and glared at Cyborg, who had regained conscious enough to see his cousin's display of power. "Calm down, dude. Cinderblock is beaten, it's done. Now stop with the glowing eyes and show me that annoying smirking face that you love to put on." Leo continued to glare and snarl at Cyborg, before his eyes widen and he seemed to regain some of his sense. Leo then began to shrink until he had reverted back to his human form.
Cyborg ran up to help his cousin before he fell over, "Thanks, Cy."
"No problem. Since when could you do that?"
"About a year. Sorry about any hostility, it's just difficult to control myself in my dragon form. That's why I only use it in emergencies, or it can come out involuntarily when I get extremely mad."
"Yeah alright, let's wrap this creep up."
"Sure thing cuz," Leo said as he smiled weakly.
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After handing Cinderblock over to the authorities, Cyborg and Leo had let to help the other titans with Plasmus who was the criminal/creature that Cinderblock had freed from prison. They had arrived just in time to help them knock him out and call the authorities.
"Hey. Sorry about, well you know," said a fair skinned teen with spiky black hair, a black and yellow outlined cape, red suit, an "R" on his chest, green pants, grey boots, and a white mask said to Cyborg.
"No problem," he replied.
"So, we good?"
Cyborg smirked and placed out his fist, "Frosty." The teen smirked and they fist bumped.
"Oh glorious," said a cheerful teen girl with orange skin, long red hair, green eyes, a purple suit that didn't cover her stomach, and purple gloves and boots. "I wish to initiate a group hug."
"Pass," said a pale skinned girl with short purple hair, purple eyes, and a red diamond on her forehead while wearing a blue cloak.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah warm fuzzies all around. But we've still gotta stop Cinderblock," said a short green skinned teen with fangs, pointy ears, a purple suit and boots, and a grey belt.
"No we don't," Cyborg said nonchalantly, "In case you were still mad, Leo helped me pick out a present for you." He motioned to Cinderblock being taken away by the police, wrapped in his own rifle. Leo and Cyborg laughed at this.
"Thanks, but there is still one things that bothers me," the fair skinned teen said and the other titans paled, "Breaking into jail, using Plasmus to distract us? The whole thing just seems a little too smart for Cinderblock."
"I was thinking the same thing," Cyborg agreed and the others breathed in relief.
"Someone must have been pulling the strings, but who?"
"Well, whoever they are, they'll be no match for the Teen Titans," as the others smiled, Cyborg remembered something, "Oh yeah guys, this is my cousin Leo."
Leo gave a peace sign, "Sup."
"He helped me catch Cinderblock. Actually, he's the one who beat him." The others were shocked by this.
"How?" The green skinned one was the most shocked.
"He's a pyrokinetic, a teleporter, and a shape shifter. And those are only the powers that I know he has."
The fair skinned teen turned, "Nice to meet you Leo, I'm Robin."
"I'm Beast Boy," the green skinned one said with a smile, excited by the appearance of another shape shifter.
"Raven," was all the pale skinned girl said. The red headed one, however, flew right in his face.
"Hello cousin of Cyborg, I am Starfire. Tell me where do you come from, how did you get here, what is your favorite color, and do you wish to be my friend?"
"Um, Earth. Walked, though mostly flew. Midnight black. And, y-yeah alright," Leo actually found his face begin to heat up at the beautiful girl's close proximity.
Starfire then grabbed him in a bone crushing hug, "Oh, hello new friend!"
"Sup," Leo said in a strained voice.
"You know Leo," Robin voiced after Starfire put him down, "We could use someone with your abilities. What do you say about joining the team?"
Leo put a hand to his chin and pretended to think, but only to make them wait, "Sure," an arrogant grin appeared on his face, "You guys look like you can use all of the help you can get." Robin, Raven, and Cyborg rolled their eyes, but Starfire and Beast Boy seemed happy to have a new teammate. Soon after, the six teens piled into Cyborg's car and drove off back to their home of Titans Tower.
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A metal fist came down and caused a teacup to fall to the floor and break. An old man in white cleaned it up and poured a new one to the person sitting in the chair. A man wearing a grey and black metal suit with a mask that was half orange and half pitch black. The man in question glared as he looked at the image of Cinderblock and Plasmus being arrested.
"Next time my plans will succeed, and the titans will pay."
(Author's Note: And there ends the first chapter. Hope you enjoyed it. Yesterday, I saw the new Kong movie so I really enjoyed writing the gorilla scene. Sorry if Leo might have acted a little peculiar, I honestly just wrote him without having a specific personality in mind so I hope he came out okay. A little bit of an announcement, I'm thinking of doing a special schedule when updating my stories. I'll post one chapter for each one in a pattern and then start back. I have no clue if this schedule will work or how long it'll last but I'm trying to figure out how to manage four stories at once. So yeah, I'm gonna try this schedule and we'll see if it works. Review, favorite, follow, and I'll see you guys next time! :)