Metamorphosis: Chapter 2
In the Titans living room an emergency meeting was being held on whether they were actually going to consider letting a crazy powerful albino named "Skin" join them. Cyborg and Raven were against the idea from the outset. Cyborg, because Skin had demolished most of his home defense system and as every Titan knew Cyborg was partial to his creations. Raven, the usually level headed one was against it because she had added a scan of Skins mindscape to the usual Physical, Strip Search, and Cavity Searching that accompanied any non- Titans entrance into the Tower. Her findings had completely unnerved her.
She had withdrawn from Skin's mindscape babbling about "fish- balloons" and "Evil Laughing" and required a thorough dousing in cold water before she could focus on saying anything other than "Delirium… Destiny… Dream… Desire… Destruction…Death… Despair" Over and Over again. Skin was currently residing in the re-enforced holding cell that the Titans used to house prisoners. He had allowed himself to be hand- cuffed and led into the Tower flanked by Cyborg and Robin. He had remained completely silent throughout the searching process and had still not said a word when Beast Boy had activated the stasis field around his cell. There he now sat quiet and still on the big screen TV monitor that was being scrutinized by the Titans.
"Look I'm not saying that we shouldn't let the kid join…" said Beast Boy but was cut short by a murderous look from Raven. "…All I'm saying is lets just wait and see what he can do first." He finished. "So you mean that we should offer him a trial membership?" asked Robin from his position on the couch. He had his hands bunched together and his two index fingers met in a pyramidal formation. "Exactly!" exclaimed Beast Boy whirling around to face Robin so that he would not have to meet the two sets of eyes that clearly wished him a protracted and agonizing death. "Then I guess that's settled." Robin said standing up. "Skin can stay for a week and if we like what we see then he can join as a junior Titan." Robin turned to face Cyborg "Now lets give the kid a test drive to see what he can do."
"Are you sure this is necessary?" Skin asked tentatively "Quite." Said Robin "now put em' up." Skin and the Titans were currently in the combat room that the Titans used to spar with each other. Currently the entire Titan team was in the room so they could mercilessly beat… I mean "test" Skin. Skin shifted his feet into a position reminiscent of Neo from the Matrix Movies.
"Titan's Go!" roared Robin as he jumped forward bo staff extended… and was sent flying backwards, all the breath knocked out of him, by an invisible fist that collided with his abdomen. As Robin hit the wall hard enough to dent it he saw as he slid down that the other Titans were faring no better. Even as he watched Cyborg attempted to punch Skin while Starfire charged a Starbolt behind him. This was a simple technique that would almost always render a foe unconscious. However Skin was ready for Cyborg. Faster than thought Skins fist collided with Cyborgs jaw and sent the robotic teen stumbling backwards. Using this temporary moment of weakness Skin grabbed Cyborgs head, vaulted to his shoulders, and used the back of his head to kick off. This clever maneuver knocked Cyborg face first into the concrete floor and landed Skin directly behind Starfire who did not have enough time to turn around before Skin drove an elbow, hard, into her left kidney.
Her scream of pain snapped Robin out of his torpor and got him up and moving. However what he didn't notice was that Starfires Starbolt was coming right at him and, once again, he was sent flying backwards. Then a pitch black aura wrapped around skin from neck to toes. However Skin was prepared even for this. Two blades of light shot through Ravens aura and sliced it into so many black ribbons. Appalled raven tried again, and again, and again. But each time her aura was cut away by the twin blades of light that had replaced Skins hands from the wrist up. He jumped forward and almost instantly the swords changed to hammers.
Raven only had a second to stare before she was knocked aside by a large green something that took the blow for her. Beast Boy, in elephant form, was knocked flying by the force of the blow and got knocked unconscious. Only Raven and Robin were still conscious and Raven was looking as though she would be the next one to be sent to the dreamland reserved for those who fought very powerful albino super… albino.
"That's it" Robin thought he reached into his belt and removed a flash bang. He pulled the pin and lobbed it towards Skins back. As Skin turned to face the incoming object it exploded in a flash of bright light. Skin howled and clutched his eyes, clearly in an immense amount of pain. Robin silenced him with a swift jab to the back of the ear. Skin slumped forward and began to snore. Now that he had seen what skin could do Robin knew that this kid would end up on the team. "But whether or not were able to control him…" thought Robin as he trooped up to the medical bay with his unconscious teammates bodies flanked by med drones "… that's a different story altogether."
Notes: Hello again! I hope that you enjoyed chapter two and that you will continue to support my efforts by reviewing my stories. For those who don't know Albinos are extremely susceptible to light because their eyes aren't as strong when it comes to the filtration of light. Therefore a stun grenade would seem a perfect weakness to give Skin. Read and Review. Your ardent and eager slave: Psychokinetic15
