Author's Notes: Well I am finally getting to Chapter 2 of this fic xD;, it took me forever to finally get started; but I don't think there is a problem with a little late start, when it gets done it shall be. Either way, I finally found the direction that I was taking with this fic, as far as the pairing and how the two will come together. All I ask of you readers is to give the pairing a slack, it won't be one that fans of the Teen Titans may like; especially with it being a CC. I myself am a fan of many years; both comics and the series. But hey experiments don't hurt right? So give it a chance is all I ask. Welp, let's get started.
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Chapter 2: Encounter at the Golden Gate Bridge
"Mmm, what a wonderful rest." he had slept on the forest ground, finding the coolness very calming to him, it was definitely better than sleeping on the humid ship floor or plate that would serve as his bed. Moonfire found that his life was very much doing better than he had originally thought. It had only been a total of a few days, he took a mini-rest period as he rested on Earth, since he had never taken a break; so a few days in the forest was wonderful.
As he headed out of the wood he thought back, his communication wasn't so bad, his understanding of the animals was quick to understanding, since his hearing range was far wider than human's, the chitter was actual words and languages that he learned to decipher within the few days. He had been given a descent chance and allowed to rest with some of the local animals; trying a variety of different places to sleep on the way.
"I am glad the animals are hospitable, let us hope the humans may at least be able to give me a chance." he looked human enough, he figured not having given a difficult entry would give him some kind of a chance; though he was still weary of the way the animals told him such dark tales of humans. He would keep it under advisement, if only to keep ahead of any actions they might make; well a little paranoia might serve him he figured.
-- A few hours later --
He found himself roaming the streets now, dressed in a hat and an oversized coat he had found in an alleyway, there was no thought to him it was thrown away; but he ignored it and simply was taking in the seemingly mindless walking habits of the people. He was really following anyone in potential moment, he was instead really just taking in the sights of Earth and the strange city he was about in.
"Wow." he had said, looking up at the expanse of large buildings and feeling overwhelmed by the structures that the humans had built; he however was drawn most to the park. It was the serene graces of the woods, but it had a subtly of human design, he knew this was an attempt to try and capture a piece of nature for the safety of the city.
"Humans are strange." he murmured to himself, he wasn't too loud; but he found it odd about them. he knew at one point in their history they lived with the land, yet they had escaped it, only to miss it and to do it the way they have; create industry on their world only to still miss their own wild nature.
"Such a shame they couldn't find the balance." he shook his head, they didn't find their balance between the two, of industry and nature for themselves. His attention was broken, as he heard the sound of an explosion; his eyes quickly turning in the direction. He was soon staring at the structure he had yet to really see, a massive golden bridge.
-- On the Bridge --
If ever there was an event so rare, it would have been the solo act of Starfire, never would one really get used to it; split up in an emergency. Starfire should be fine, she was a veteran member of the Teen Titans and evenly skilled in combat. The thoughts passed through her mind as she flew to the scene of the crime, it was easy to see who it had been. "Mammoth!" She called out the name of the H.I.V.E. graduate, he was acting on his own, lifting up a car when she called.
"Titans already? Doesn't matter, I'm in a foul mood; let's go!" He tossed the car at her, while people ran away screaming; it was a typical scene of combat. The car had easily missed her, but Mammoth was grinning for some kind of reason, there wasn't any mention as to why.
Starfire aimed a starbolt at him, her eyes flaring green with the charged energy in her body; she launched several accurate bolts at his body. Though the next moment stunned her, she noticed Mammoth weave in between them, with this speed that was not his to have.
"Getting a little lousy in aim Starfire?" He teased her, ripping up the ground and tossing a large chunk of concrete at her now; one that he was glad to see her punched through. He murmured to himself on a lower level. "That's right..." his words didn't mean much yet.
'Never have I seen him move with such speed, he must be training.' she was trying to surmise a reason as to why her bolts suddenly missed, she shook her mind of the thought and charged down; her fists glowing with renewed vigor of starbolts, fine then she'd take the fight to him. That was how it would be if that was how he'd play it, all she needed was a few good shots.
The two clashed in a burst of radiating energy, Starfire's fists aimed with intent, there she parried a strong punch from Mammoth and slammed one home in his chin; forcing him to stagger. Though while she moved in, he suddenly moved with great speed, something similar to kid flash; she could hear his voice in her ear.
"Good jab...but your too slow..." his words made her shiver strangely, what was he talking about?
"Ahh!" Her body was stunned back into reality, as a charged bolt of energy struck her back from his fist; it shot her forward into the asphalt of the ground, despite digging into it, she proved to be very ready as she pushed herself up in a front handspring. She was suddenly glad that Robin had been teaching her some martial arts, it only helped her; but again to be stunned since Mammoth was already there.
"A little slow don't you think?" He punched her again before she could react, another charged pulse of energy coming from his fist, he laughed; man this device worked wonderfully. 'Gizmo was right, the Teen punks don't stand a chance!' he laughed as his body whipped into a blur of speed, rivaling that of the kid flash.
He watched Starfire's body flying through the air, but had no chance to act, a powerful kick struck his face and shot him back into a tour bus's side, immediately causing it to explode from the sheer force of the impact. Mammoth was downed, and Starfire could only give a soft breath while centering herself.
"Who..?" she murmured gently, feeling the strong arms holding her; she shook her head softly to get her vision back; Mammoth did pack a punch.
"Are you okay?" Moonfire's voice came in a calm set, he was hovering some feet off of the ground, holding her. "You are a Tamaranean, yeah your fine." He gave a little smile, watching her recover.
"Thank you, as they say here my fellow countryman." she had been watching some older history documentaries on T.V., she found that as the best way to identify one from her planet. This was a shock to her since in the past years she had found no one else aside from sister who came. Who was this stranger? She did notice that he was a little thinner, his hair a dull moon blue as it looked; it made her frown; what happened to him?
"Allow me." He said as he had looked down at Mammoth, flying down after the villainous H.I.V.E. graduate with some annoyance; he had come across this dishonorable act of not only using a device to make one stronger, but bragging about it. "I'll fix you for your dishonor." Moonfire made it clear he was talking to Mammoth.
"Yeah sure." was all that Mammoth said as he disappeared in a blur of speed, knowing this stranger was low enough, Mammoth wasted little time as he ran to Moonfire from his blindside; aiming a punch for his hip.
Though by this time, Mammoth's punch was evaded, merely by the show of skill Moonfire had; a honed sixth sense in a way. He turned his foot back and slammed it into Mammoth's face while kicking him back, though there was no one way that it was over so quickly. Moonfire fired several powerful Starbolts after Mammoth as he flew back.
"Like that's gonna hi-huh? Gah!" he had only a moment to feel two hands pushing him forward into the starbolts, there the blast emitting a strange field while Mammoth was ejected from the field of light, as if he were some kind of a slingshot had hit him and sent him further off. Mammoth had yet to figure it out, even after he was digging up the turf of the ground with his back; all he knew is that he was in some pain now.
"That's enough out of you, you shall not harm another person." having already used his assimilation skills to copy the language, he spoke the words he believed to be the most perfect for the moment; something he heard in his mind as heroic. It was best time now to finish this, he wouldn't was another moment, he watched Mammoth rising and darted at him quickly, he'd use his other powers and expose him to the full strength of his repulsor energy; that would defeat him he imagined.
It was of simple focus that made something that easy to follow on point, just one more sign of the wave, after throwing several normal starbolts; he launched himself directly to the side where he fired the Repulsor wave into Mammoth's back, the shot; even if blocked still repulsed someone's being and in Mammoth's case shot him into the powerful starbolts. It was a simple matter of moments before that battle had ended, in favor against the H.I.V.E. graduate, it left him with very little favor if any at all; he was being carted off to jail.
Now this only left the moment that Starfire with asking the stranger who he was, what he was doing on earth, amongst many questions; there was a lot to bring up. The only question was, could her guest very well give her the answers she was looking for? Things were pretty rough amongst the Titans now, since they'd been doing more split up work, she figured that she could handle a simple Q and A with a fellow from her planet; while she was weary of her sister, this stranger seemed pretty open.
"You must have a ton of questions for me, I can answer them, but I would like to return to the woods; I find myself quite hungry." he made that mention, some of those oak leaves were looking really good; but he wanted to feel more comfortable in what he considered a personal area for him, that was definitely an area he felt free in.
For now it was just a matter of Starfire accepting his conditions and flying with him to the nearby woods, at least she'd be able to get some answers out of him that she was looking for.
(End Chapter)
Sorry all of my readers, who had to wait the eternity to get me to come back into the center of writing XD, but campus life is new and it took me a while to finish all my school crap. I'm back in the saddle, though loads of school work may stop me.
