Chapter 1: Mumbo's Trick
Our story begins in the still, serene, and most of all, peaceful Jump City... yeah right.
"You've been a wonderful audience!" came the voice of the city's occurring villain, Mumbo Jumbo.
He stood beside the main vault in the Jump City Bank. The vault door was blown off its hinges and a considerable number of bags full of money and people's most prized possessions had spilled out onto the floor. Opposite of the vault was an immense opening blown into the wall, due to the fact that it's where Mumbo made his entrance and was planning to make his exit. His so called 'audience' involved four innocent bankers that were tied up and sitting on the floor, luckily, out of harm's way.
"For my final act, I shall make all this useless money disappear!"
"Not today, Mumbo."
The villain glanced over to witness the Teen Titans hindering his exit. Robin stood front and center, three freeze disks at hand. To his right, Beast Boy, ready to pounce, and to his left, Cyborg, sonic cannon aimed and ready to fire. Hovering above them was Starfire, the gorgeous alien powerhouse, and Raven, the beautiful mistress of magic. Starfire's fists were lit with starbolts and her eyes glowing with green fury. Floating behind Raven were a few cinder blocks encased in her black aura.
Mumbo turned back to his audience, "Change of plans: I shall make all this money and myself, the Amazing Mumbo, disappear!"
And at the flick of his wand, the room was filled with smoke. The Titans coughed and tried to wave the smoke away from their faces. But once it finally did clear, they were exposed to an empty vault and no sign of the insane Mumbo Jumbo.
"Raven, Starfire, untie those people," ordered Robin.
He scanned the room as Starfire used her alien strength to rupture the ropes binding the blameless people. There was only one way out, and it was right behind them. Mumbo couldn't have sneaked past them, could he?
Robin turned and darted out onto the street. He looked down it one way, and then the other. There was Mumbo, scurrying away from the scene, triumphantly clicking his heals together after every few steps. Robin glanced back to see that the Titans had followed suit and were waiting for his signal.
"Titans, go!" he yelled.
Robin darted off before the words even left his mouth. Starfire and Raven were quick to follow by flying after him. Cyborg's arm assembled into his sonic cannon, so he would be ready to shoot Mumbo down when they caught up with him, then he too, took off after the villain. Beast Boy morphed into a cheetah and, before they knew it, he had exceeded them all.
Mumbo looked back to find the Titans in hot pursuit. Beast Boy was so close that he could just sink his teeth into the villain's cape.
"Aah!" Mumbo yelped when seeing the ferocious beast. "Abracadabra!" He said with a flick of his wand.
There was a small poof of smoke, and Beast Boy found himself imprisoned in a metal cage.
"If you can't tame the beast, put him in a cage, I always say."
Mumbo snickered as the cage clanked to the ground, then he turned back to—
"Aah!" He yelped, once again, only this time he stumbled backwards.
"Ah, the pretty girl." Mumbo addressed Starfire as he regained his balance. She was currently blocking his path so he had no where to go.
Starfire's feet lifted off the ground and her hands raised above her head. A starbolt flickered around her wrists and her eyes lit up with green fury. The starbolt shot straight at Mumbo, hitting him right on the chest. The force sent him hurling backwards. He landed on the pavement with a thump.
Mumbo rubbed his head and groaned from the hard impact. He looked up to see Raven glaring down at him.
"So, what, I'm the ugly girl?"
She levitated up into the air.
"Azarath Metrion Zinthos!"
Two cars, one on the left side of the street and one on the right, were encased in her black aura and they floated up beside her.
"Huh!" Raven thrust the cars at Mumbo.
Lucky for him, he managed to dodge them both, but was immediately afterward bombarded with starbolts and blue sonic blasts.
The whole time this was going on, Beast Boy had escaped from his cage by simply reforming into a T-rex. The dinosaur was too big to be held in the cage, and caused its metal bars to break, no longer holding the green changeling captive. Thus he rejoined his friends in the fight.
Mumbo was ducking and dodging starbolts and sonic blasts from left and right. Cyborg gave his sonic cannon one last powerful discharge. It hit Mumbo and sent him crashing into a nearby building.
"Ugh," Mumbo grumbled.
He looked up to find Robin, bo staff in hand.
"Give up yet, Mumbo?"
"Never," The villain said, pulling out his wand. He gave it a flick. "Hocus-pocus!"
There was a poof of smoke and Robin looked down to find himself holding a bouquet of flowers. He was too perplexed to notice Mumbo slip right past him.
Starfire landed beside Robin, confused as well.
"Uh, here, Star." Robin said handing her the flowers.
Starfire accepted them and Robin ran off. She was happy to receive the flowers from Robin but knew this battle was more important than her feelings.
"This has gone on too long," she muttered, tossing the bouquet aside.
Starfire turned to see Mumbo, once again, running from the Titans. She flew hastily after the villain. Quickly surpassing her friends, the alien girl flew right into Mumbo's path. He skidded to a stop. Starfire placed her hands on her hips. Mumbo looked for a way to escape the alien's fury, but he was surrounded. A titan to his left, right, and two behind him.
"It's over, Mumbo," Robin acknowledged.
"Well, if you say so." Mumbo, again, pulled out his wand. "Alakazam!"
There was a vast poof of smoke, blinding the Titans.
"No!" Robin yelled.
"I can't see!" Beast Boy squealed.
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