Chapter 7
"Titans, we have to rescue Beast Boy!"
Jeff interrupted quickly with, "Hold on, Robin. Chill for a second."
"What?! Why?"
"Let's speculate why Rampage took Beast Boy."
"Obviously not for his jokes." Raven muttered.
"C'mon y'all, we're should be out saving BB!" Cyborg cried.
"Jeff's right," sighed Robin, "we need to first understand why Rampage took him. We'll be better prepared."
"Besides, he who had taken the Beast Boy, our friend, will surely lead us to whoever it is that is behind this whole scheme." Starfire innocently concluded.
"What do you think, Jeff?"
Jeff paused, having an 'I'm-thinking' look on his face.
"Rampage took the key from Robin, took Beast Boy... I think it's fair to say that Beast Boy is the second key."
"Where'd you come up with that, man?" Cyborg said, confusied.
"It all makes sense. Or, at least, some of it makes sense," Robin added.
"How could Rampage get Beast Boy to be some kind of key?" Raven asked.
"Yeah, Beast Boy won't listen to just anybody... there has to be a Moped involved." Cyborg chuckled
"What about the time Beast Boy was hypnotized, y'know, by Mad Mod?" Robin asked.
"Yeah, but Beast Boy was drooling then... he was more of a 'sit still' zombie than a 'go-for-this' zombie," Raven answered.
"I am so lost. Are you talking about past experiences?" Jeff said.
"Yeah."
"Well, anyway. Is there any way that Beast Boy could unleash another side of himself, a more evil side?"
"There was this one time." Raven shut her eyes from the pain.
"How often has it happened?"
"Just once."
"Do you have some kind of antidote?"
"Yes."
"Good. Bring it. Cyborg, can you track Beast Boy?"
"Aw yeah baby!"
"Excellent. We leave in one hour."
Robin was upset that Jeff was assuming leadership. "What are you going to do?"
Jeff turned back to him and muttered, "I'm going to get ready."
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Raven followed Jeff into the library behind the chapel.
"Don't be mad. Robin's just used to being the leader. Once he left Batman..."
"Forget it, Raven. Anger is pointless."
Jeff slightly pulled a book out of a shelf. A part of the floor opened.
"What's this?" Raven wondered.
"You'll see."
They walked down the stony steps into a torch-lit basement. Down there, were weapons from all times. Swords. Spears. Maces. Axes. Guns. Bazookas. Jeff pulled closet curtains to reveal a manequin covered in battle armor. Each piece of the battle armor was a rectangle, silver.
First Jeff put on a long sleave shirt of kelvar. Then he began to take the rectangular pieces of armor and place them on each of the specific places.
Breastplate. Stomach. Shoulders. Biceps. Thighs. Knees. Shins.
Raven watched in amazement. "No powers, huh?"
"None. But I have to hold my own, don't I?"
"Sure. But where is it all from?"
"Some of it is passed down, some of it is state of the art. When I was an infant, I was promised to carry out a mission. I agreed to it. I am a monster hunter."
Jeff then opened a cabinet to reveal a jetpack. He strapped it on.
"There was an organization," he explained carefully, "called the Knights of the Kingdom of God. Throughout history, they have been there to save a world from an evil, various evils, that mankind has no idea even exists. We are the last defense against it. Actually, I am the last. I hope to pass on the legacy someday, though."
Raven didn't blink.
Jeff then put on two gadget-filled arm straps, they when up to each elbow, covering the forearms.
"What are those?"
Jeff smiled. "These are secondary arsenal. The right wrist launches combustibles, such as wrist rockets and a flamethrower."
"And the other?"
"Launches projectiles. These are darts and whipcord with hook on the end."
Jeff next put on a belt, with various flaps, something of a utility belt, and gun holster.
He bent down, opened a drawer, and pulled out a crate. In it were two twin pistols that looked like silver western revolvers.
"You plan to fight with those?"
He holstered the dual pistols.
"Looks can be deceiving. These actually emit a red blast of energy, in short bursts, or as many times as I can pull the trigger. The blasts expel any evil spirits in an evil being, to ordinary humans, it simply subdues them. For who we're going to face, they won't be powerful enough."
Lastly, Jeff uncovered a mask, like the Jason Hockey Mask.
Raven became frightened. "Few things in the world can scare me... and that is one of them!"
Jeff put it on. "In this mask, I have no fear."
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When they had returned to the Tower, the Titans were shocked to see Jeff.
"Guess there's more to you than meets the eye." Cyborg mumbled
"One question, Jeff. How did you pull that little trick of yours, y'know, the one where you froze the fake Rampage." Robin inquired
"A little science lesson: Because you didn't winterize your pipes, excess cold built up in it. Nitrogen commonly flows through household pipes. Here comes the fun part. If temperature increases, pressure increases. Liquid Nitrogen had built up, and I guesstimated that the distance I stood from Rampage would be enough to work. It did. By making a spark, the temperature of my area rapidly increased, and so did the pressure. When too much pressure builds up, it pops. The instant heat was just enough to make the pressure build up so much that it travelled the distance from me to Rampage. When there, the pipe exploded, and the Liquid Nitrogen sprayed out."
"Whoah."
"I do not understand." Starfire said mildly
A computer beeped.
"We have BB's position!" Cyborg shouted with triumph.
