CHAPTER 2
The Half Metal Boy
Rubble and cement flew everywhere as the team looked blindly into the dust cloud which was shrouding their vision. Lightning fast beams shot out of at them from every direction, missing the teenagers by only a few centimeters. Raven carefully covered her teammates in a dark veil as a stray beam hurdled itself right towards them. The laser was put out like an old sparkler as soon as it hit the mysterious black field. As the dust settled from the battle ground, a single pitiful looking man stood on top of the heap of dirt and crumbled road. Cyborg, though low on steam, both literal and emotional, started to shoot his own sonic gun at their attacker, but to his dismay, was averted by another light ray and fizzled to nothing.
"Why can't we just get this over with!" screamed the little green Beast Boy, into Raven's ear. As another laser shot towards them, the two of them tumbled out of the way. Though Dr. Light was probably the easiest villain the Titians have ever faced, his new laser gun was creating a whole new obstacle for them. The entire team was covered in dirt and sweat as they tried, so many times to advance on their light footed foe, who kept throwing a few more laser beams whenever they got close. "Raven, why don't you scare him again with your creepy black magic stuff?! He always surrenders when he's afraid of the dark." Beast Boy screamed at her as their other two teammates, Robin and Starfire started in for an aerial attack.
"It won't work unless we get close, but that obviously isn't an option for us right now!" she yelled monotone back at the silly looking kid. Another laser bounded at them, Raven threw her cloak around Beast Boy and in a swift movement disappeared into the earth, only to pop up again on the opposite side of the street. Robin and Starfire crashed to their feet as a failed result to their aerial pursuit. Cyborg soon joined them, his bionic body smoking from a recent laser impact.
"We can't keep going unless we get that cannon away from him!" Cyborg yelled over the crashing of cement blocks.
"If we can't go straight for him, we will need to get him by surprise." Robin said to them as his mind already working on many possibilities for their next move. "Starfire, Beast Boy, Cyborg, you three go in for a straight shot attack. Keep him occupied and make sure he is confused," he commanded. The three kids just nodded their heads without a word. "Raven, you take me around to the back and we can come up from below him, taking him by surprise." Everybody looked around at each other's battle worn faces. Dirt covered their skin and dusted their hair, and each one had a couple of open scratches on their arms and knees which stung with the windy night air. But their eyes were lit up at the ready, filled with adrenaline for one more attack. "Teen Titians!... GO!" screamed Robin at the top of his lungs.
"Let's hit this light!" laughed Beast Boy before he turned into a small green barn owl.
As the team ran towards Dr. Light, and as his energy beam warmed up for another round of shots, deep red sparks started to fly in all directions between them, silencing any motion for attack. A heavy, threatening, wind swirled around the intersection picking up all of the rubble into a small dust devil. Everyone in the square froze in their places looking around cautiously at the growing red tornado. Street lights flickered and burst into small electric fireworks spraying the Titians with embers. Raven took them all under her cloak, as she did before, and faded into the air, leaving Dr. Light paralyzed in fear as the red lightning grew. A split second after the teenagers left, the red ball blew into a thunderous explosion, grasping Dr. Light in its arms. The asphalt was ripped up and all of the glass windows were blasted out of their frames, raining to the ground in smithereens. The shock wave was felt from miles throughout the city as a giant mushroom cloud cultivated in the street. When the bomb slowed to a halt, a shallow crater was left in the middle of the four-way which was all but destroyed. A dark cloud of black mist returned to the battle field and dropped the five Titians back on the rubble covered earth. They all gazed around at the result of the spontaneous explosion. Dr. Light, who was flown into the air from the red lightning, crashed down in front of them, still holding his laser cannon, which was now a crumpled pile of scrap metal. Beast Boy gave a small victorious chuckle and elbowed Robin in the ribs. "We could go through with your plan, Robin, or we could just do that!" Robin gave a muffled grumble.
"But what was that?" Starfire asked the little green Yoda.
"I think it might have been him," Raven said twenty feet in the air. Her hand was pointing down towards the shallow crater. The four others climbed over a monstrous pile of rubble to get a better look at the depression. Inside, lying prone on the ground was a small blond haired boy.