The Titans were getting their butts kicked, to put it bluntly. Beast boy was on the ground with intense internal bleeding. Starfire was coughing up blood. barely standing up Cyborg was in pieces. Raven was out cold. And Mammoth was holding Robin In a choke hold. "So, Barf Brains" Gizmo said giddily, "What's it like to finally get whipped by the Hive Five?"
Robin struggled to get the words out "The … same … feeling … you'll … get … when … we…"
" Okay, enough talk" Jinx said "Mammoth, get rid of that thing in your hand"
At Jink's command Mammoth chucked the boy wonder into a nearby building. The team immediately started bickering about whether or not to finish off their archenemies.
Robin was sent crashing through a window, then a wall, then another wall as he laid in the alleyway on the other side of the perforated building, a figure in a red robe appeared. His costume appeared to be a hodgepodge of various halloween costumes, the robe from a red mage, a Ringwraith mask, some kind of Power Ranger knock off belt, he was either a villain or a superhero wannabe.
"Hold on, I think I can help" the stranger replied.
The next thing Robin knew he was being enveloped by some kind of white light, the pain in his body was lessening rapidly and his limbs were set right again. Within seconds he was back in fighting condition.
"Okay, that works" the hooded figure said "If you can distract the bad guys, I can heal your teammates."
"Deal." The boy wonder replied as he lept through the hole in the wall.
The new combatant scanned the battlefield for casualties and quickly found Cyclops about to kill Raven. The mystery fighter few energy blasts at the green villain, all of which missed. Robin threw a birdarang which deterred the one-eyed bad guy for just enough time to heal Raven. "If you're supposed to be a good guy, you should really rethink the hood" the Titan replied. "So, you got a codename or something?"
"Just call me Mark for now" the healer replied.
Mark for now turned and saw Beast Boy lying on the ground. Gizmo saw the new combatant. "Mammoth, deal with the medic before he heals all the Titans." Mammoth started towards the hooded figure. He backs into Starfire, heals her and asks "can you cover me while I try to help the last two?"
The alien looks at him oddly "You are already wearing a big coat."
"Throw those green glowey things at the bad guys and get the attention away from me!"
"Oh, sorry" Starfire attacks Mammoth.
Mark goes over and heals Beast Boy when he hears a voice behind him
"Hey Billy, I didn't know magic ran on batteries!" Mark checks a hidden pocket the battery pack was gone.
"Nice work Billy" the same voice said "Now Billy, could you finish off the new guy."
"Always glad to help, Billy" Mark and Beast Boy are surrounded by an army of the same guy.
"Don't you have a fifth guy?" Mark said
"Yo, down here!" Both look down and see Cyborg's head on the ground.
"Where's your torso, and gun arm?"
"Some of the Billys have my parts"
"AHEM" The Billys said in unison "we gonna have a fight or what?"
"I need my battery pack, I'm disarmed without it."
"Why do you need batteries to do magic?"
"Long story" Mark tries to engage one of the Billys but he easily defeats the new hero.
"Some advice from wise 'ol Billy"
"If your power don't help much in a fight"
"Then you need the fight'n skills ta compensate"
Mark removed his glove and placed it on Cyborg's head, oriented so that the face pointed up. The next thing everyone knew, a fully assembled Cyborg was lying on his back.
Cyborg was just as curious about the new guy as everyone else, but proceeded to finish the fight with hive five.
After the battle was Beast Boy asked "if you're the hive five, how come…"
"At one point you got a sixth member, so we thought we needed one too, he proved himself useful. " Jinx replied, "by the way what happened to that rock girl?"
Beast Boy shot her a look, "Okay, probably shouldn't have asked that question." The police hauled the team away.
The Titans turned their attention to Mark. "You can shoot healing beams and energy bursts, but only if you have this battery pack?" Robin asked "Also, instant repair?"
"My abilities work by skin contact."
"And your 'abilities' are…"
"Kinda hard to describe, on inanimate objects, specifically toy weapons, it will work like the real deal, on living people, they get healed of injury and sickness, but only if I close my eyes while touching."
"So why did you rush into the fight with only a suped-up LARP robe?"
"I was working on a sword go with the robe, but saw my opportunity when they attacked here. However my apartment is right… there." The Titans turned and saw tilted 45° and leaning on the next building. "I would like to join you guys, however I kinda need some help with my marksmanship, and fighting skills. Until I'm up to par with you, I can serve as a medic."
The Titans turned to one another. "Raven don't you already have healing abilities?" Robin asked.
"Empathic healing. I take the pain unto myself, if I tried what he accomplished, I'd be dead"
"Okay one concern out of the way," Robin said. "I think I can train him. From what I can tell, he doesn't have bad habits, he just lacks good ones."
"And if his power works like he said it does, I know just the weapons to give him" Beast Boy added. "Just don't give him Terra's room."
"Okay, Starfire, Cyborg, what do you think?" Robin asked.
"He has helped us greatly tonight, but I think he must reconsider his uniform, that mask does not look heroic" Starfire said. "Though this is doubtless an easy change to make."
"No problems here" said Cyborg "We got plenty of spare rooms in the Tower"
The team turned to their new member "well, Mark, looks like you're in," Robin said, "but you need to think of a codename."
Mark looks at his cloak "How about Red Robe?"
"Red Robe" Robin hands him a communicator "Welcome to the Teen Titans"