AN: Welcome all, to the second chapter of Crisis Central for the Bean Titans!
Beginning here, most of the battles to come will be affiliated with forces that are not common to their Earth... as a matter of fact, a couple of crises will establish themselves somewhere other than Earth. This time, since there is a New 12 now, it will be up to them to prove their worth against these trials and, hopefully, survive them.
With all aspects (text effects and other "adjustments") applied, here is the tenth installment of the BTA series!
~BTA Part 10: An Otherworldly Struggle~
Chapter 1 — A Covert Operation
Current time: August 1st, midnight... at the Acolytes' Citadel.
The Acolytes have advised Wrinkle (and those still alive on his team) to stand clear of the Titans for awhile, so they could strategize against them. Given enough time, they invited Wrinkle's Syndicate to their Citadel, for a presentation on the 100th floor lab. Wrinkle's Syndicate gathered and watched, as the Acolytes had a massive screen displaying the "T" for the Titans.
"As you already should know," began Slade, the leader of the Acolytes, "a new team of 12 has been organized against us in the Bean Titans. Doopliss, show our friends what you have dug up."
A ghostly figure in white sheets under his already white Acolyte robes takes his stand in Slade's place. He also wears red boots and a party hat. He is ranked as the 16th seat in the Acolytes.
"Wrinkle, I think you're gonna like this." said Doopliss, pressing a button in the lab to reveal information about every member of the New 12.
"Wha... how did you get all of this?" exclaimed Wrinkle.
"Don't you know? I am the Acolytes' greatest spy... identity thief, really."
"What did you do? Who did you impersonate?"
"On the first day of their "private" training, I transformed into Gigi, who I found to be in a rut. I told the team that I was monitoring them, when I was really getting detailed information on them. Even though I left after Bongo fireball'd me... I tracked down common info, a few of their techniques, and even profiling on their personal qualities, and they are all displayed here. Feel free to take it all in if you want. Remember, these are the guesstimated results to the week BEFORE they thrashed on you guys. Except for Sly and Ears, I found nothing about their Ascended Legendary forms... if they have them, so don't freak." Doopliss explained.
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The information goes as follows:
Mooch Summers, age 23 (24 today). Leader/Captain of the New 12. Birthday: August 1st. Appearance: mahogany-eyed gibbon (monkey) with short, naturally white hair (similar to the fashion of Toshiro Hitsugaya from Bleach). Powers and abilities: he is a "blade monkey", being able to have his arms, legs and tail acting as swords to either cut opponents or deflect small blasts. He also has a high resistance factor, allowing him to take on more punishment than many others can. He and his brothers share the ability to use the fearsome Kamehameha Wave, but Mooch is the only one who has drastically improved the technique. He is the eldest heir of the Great Hero, Sweet, and is called the "Chosen One". This may be the reason why he possesses Zen no Kyoudoutai, his zanpakutō.
Sly Fox, age 22. Lieutenant of the New 12. Birthday: September 12th. Appearance: ain't it obvious? Check his last name. Anyways, he has blue eyes and short light brown hair in a "bad boy" form. Powers and abilities: like Fox McCloud, he can use the Fire Fox technique at high speeds. Sly is a shinobi, using chakra as his primary energy source. Sly is a Clone Ninja, as he is able to make as many as 2,000 Shadow Clones of himself. Also, he is a great spy, having a gift of adapting even when discovered or attacked. The Rasengan that he (and Team Z) possesses is a lethal technique... but use caution with him, because he is able to use it as a powerful current of energy, not just as a spiraling ball. Last, but certainly not least, is the Kyuubi, the powerful Nine-Tailed Fox spirit that resides within him. Sly is somewhat allied with it, and is able to call upon the Kyuubi's red chakra to not only gain a small protective body barrier, but also increase his power practically exponentially by the number of demonic tails that are shown replacing his normal tail. Currently, he is able to control up to three tails... but the power may overwhelm him if any more appear, and the results can be undeniably chaotic. On the plus side, he was named every girl's "Dreamboat" in high school... but Megan was lucky enough to have the whole cruise.
In order of placement (third seat to twelfth seat):
Hoppity Shizune, age 21 (last name is pronounced she-zoo-nay). Birthday: April 3rd. Appearance: magenta-eyed (not contacts) pink bunny with hot pink hair. Yeah, there is a lot of pink, except for her usually blue short shorts. Power and abilities: Hoppity is very versatile. She has invisibility, ghostly phasing, total psychic ability (includes flight and telekinesis), Black Magic skills, and Wizardry. As a side bonus, her kicks can be very painful for some reason. Needless to say, Hoppity is extremely attractive and sexy. Ears, her boyfriend, is a lucky guy. She even can use her quirks as a way to mesmerize anyone she chooses, and she can get away with it. Why? She's like that. As another bonus, she's half-Canadian and half-Asian. To sum it up, she's virtually untouchable... except by Ears.
Ewey Stratus, age 21. Birthday: March 1st. Appearance: like Fleece, a blue-eyed and long blonde-haired lamb. They are not to be mistaken as twins. Powers and abilities: she is the New 12's White Mage (healer). Ewey possesses the Heavenbow, allowing her to either attack with "special light" arrows or detach the bow itself into two short sabers. She also knows how to use a couple of wind-based techniques. She may be a lot younger than Fleece, but Ewey is still her step-sister, making her also able to connect with the heavens and the voice of nature... and because of that, she may be able to ascend to Angel Mode as Fleece has done before. However, her mannerism is different from Fleece's pure and serene qualities; Ewey tends to be headstrong and maybe a little blunt. Roam seems to be taken with her, and she can't wait until he finally proposes to her.
Slowpoke Summers, age 23. Birthday: May 20th. Appearance: three-toed sloth. His eyes are black and his hairstyle is similar to [Kid] Gohan's from Dragonball Z (before fighting Vegeta). He has the physique of a football player. Powers and abilities: super-strength, earth element user and wielder of the optical laser. Like his brother Bongo, he recently learned his powers. Despite tossing most of his teenaged cockiness aside, Slowpoke still comes off as a "bad boy" to others, being macho and promoting a little bit of gossip. He is said to possess a "secret power" within his laser technique.
Bongo Summers, age 21. Birthday: August 17th. Appearance: light brown spider monkey. His eye color is black and his brown hair is "rounded" (in the fashion of Jet from Avatar: the Last Airbender). Powers and abilities: he mainly holds skills using the fire element. Do not take this for granted, because his technical Kung Fu fighting style gives a great boost to his fire techniques. All his life, Bongo has been the crazy one of his brothers, always acting like a daredevil and a risk-taker. Who knows? Maybe that craziness will come around to hit him.
Ears Briggs, age 21. Birthday: April 18th. Appearance: brown bunny with golden hair (fashioned just like Tidus's from Final Fantasy X). He has blue eyes. Powers and abilities: he is the Xiaolin "Rabbit" of Water, able to utilize/bend water in all of its forms—solid, liquid or gas. He also is chosen to possess Shen Gong Wu, unique mystical tools that grant the user special abilities. His main Wu are the Orb of Tornami, the Shimo Staff, and the Kajin Charm, which boosts the power of anything water related. And if that's not enough, his Wudai form (Ascended Legendary) takes him to the next level. Ears has a strong Australian accent, and sometimes speaks like an Aussie as well. He does not have a "survivor" factor like Mooch or Slowpoke, but Ears is still a pretty tough fighter. Remember, even though wrestling entertainment is totally different from the hero's world, he holds the 2+ year undefeated streak.
Felix Walker, age 13. Birthday: June 3rd. Appearance: spotted leopard with amber eyes and golden hair styled like Sasuke's arsenic hair. Powers and abilities: he inherits Canyon's thunder element skills. A unique thing about Felix is that he finds a way to train hard everyday, pushing every limit he has. Certain Titans believe that there is a massive, untapped potential within him and Bonnie. After the induction, Felix wanted to believe that he could have easily been the leader of the New 12 based on what he is capable of doing. We shall see what he and the Titans mean by this.
Bonnie Harrington, age 12. Birthday: January 18th. Appearance: a half-black, half-tan Doberman dog with the eyes and hair similar to that of Orihime Inoue from Bleach. Powers and abilities: aside from inheriting her "cosmic" light abilities (like Solaris Cannon and Solar Flare) from her mother, she learned how to use electric moves from Felix, who happens to be her boyfriend now. Bonnie has an Austrailian-English accent in her voice, which is a mix of the two. She is the youngest Bean Titan in the New 12... but be warned, because she is also the smartest Bean Titan, period. Do not let her cute and innocent face fool you, she is tougher than you think. On leisure time, she is the most playful of the team, with Felix as her primary playmate.
Lucy Cantínis Summers, age 23. Birthday: March 29th. Appearance: a Canadian goose with hazel eyes and long crimson hair in either a long braid or all loose and wavy. Powers and abilities: she is the only Bean Titan that is able to use both the light and dark elements. She is able to speak with a French accent, like Kuku, her mother. Lucy can be considered the avian version of Psylocke, as she wields her psionic powers and abilities as well. Lucy is not too much of a talker, but she is loyal to those she values. She is a tactician, being adept at planning her way through the courses of battle. She likes to be an early bird, going to sleep before the rest of the New 12 so she can wake the earliest. And yes, she and Mooch are married.
Christina Fox, age 19. Birthday: February 13th. Appearance: a skunk with "aggressive" black clothing, purple eyes and short spiky hair of a similar shading (as explained in BTA Part 2A). Powers and abilities: she is not as good of a spy as her brother, but her powers make up for it. Aside from using her most powerful move, Solarbeam, Christina is a Saboteur (a "Gray Mage" as she calls it), someone who excels at weakening their opponent(s) before bringing them down. Christina transformed her look because of growing depression over the years. Luckily, she has had happier days, now that Scaly is away from her and replaced by Slowpoke. Regardless, she is keeping this look.
Megan Charlotte Fox, age 21. Birthday: January 21st. Appearance: red squirrel with dark gray eyes and long brown hair. Her main three outfits have been requested from watching her favorite anime, Naruto... Sakura's (both parts) and Kurenai's (her favorite). She also watches Bleach, as she dons Yoruichi's non-Captain clothes as well. Powers and abilities: as a Blue Mage (or Copy Ninja) she possesses the Sharingan that allows her to analyze her opponent(s) styles and techniques and maybe even use similar styles and techniques against them. Megan is also able to manifest her Mangekyo Sharingan, which not only greatly improves her perception, but also allows her to crack down her targets with powerful and nearly fatal Genjutsu. Megan, despite being the last seat in the New 12, is a formidable ally to the Titans. Within the New 12, however, she is somewhat the most static in her composure than the rest of the team, as long as the fact that her honeymoon with Sly remains a secret for some reason. Who knows? I don't.
Wrinkle and his followers took in as much of this information as possible.
"I appreciate that you've done this, Doopliss. But... where did you Acolytes go these past couple of years?" Wrinkle asked.
"We only continued on our master plan, Wrinkle." Slade responded. "This is where we hope to end the Titans, now that we are alleged with another world dominator."
"Another...? What do you mean?"
"You'll know in due time. First thing's first... weaken this New 12. When one of you are ready, go forth and try to lure out the lieutenant." Slade said.
"Why Sly?" Snort asked.
"Because if I shut him down, their leader is gonna want revenge." answered Sceptilius, seeming eager to handle this job. "And without the leader, which will be a given with our forces alone, what can the other ten of them do?"
"Excellent thinking, Sceptilius. Go forth and make this plan work." Slade commanded. The reptile quickly moved out. "Titans X is insignificant. And Team Z? We will deal with them later. We will have the Bean Titans at our knees in less than a month... I assure you of that."
"Sounds good to me." Wrinkle replied.
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Whatever is going through the minds of these villains cannot bode well for the Bean Titans.
Be careful, heroes...