Chapter Fourteen: Titan Rising
Damian and Bluebeetle were in the sparring room going at each other.
Bluebeetle had his maces out swinging them at Damian as he used his agility to avoid each strike.
"Hold still!" Bluebeetle shouted as he continued trying to strike Damian.
Damian leapt over Bluebeetle and then locked his leg under Beetle's swiping him off his feet before slamming his staff into his chest, knocking Bluebeetle onto his back.
Damian smiled.
"I win again."
"I demand a rematch!" .
"Alright good work." Nightwing said as he walked up to them.
Damian helped Bluebeetle up.
"That's enough for now. Next up Starfire and Raven."
Raven and Starfire went up to the sparring pad.
"Go." Nightwing said as the two began sparring and Cyborg stepped up behind him.
"It's good to have you back Nightwing."
"The honeymoon was fun, but it is nice to be back with you guys."
"You get her pregnant yet?"
"Hey, that's none of your business." Nightwing said as Cyborg laughed a little.
"Just an honest question."
"Any luck with finding Red X?"
Cyborg sighed.
"No, but his victims have been drying up, he may have skipped town."
"He'll be back." Nightwing said.
Raven tried to hurl two training debris into Starfire, but she avoided them before hurling a Starbolt into Raven knocking her back.
She flew back up and began glowing black until a back raven formed over her and she tried to fly into Starfire.
Starfire flew over Raven while also blasting her back with a star bolt.
As she did, Starfire reached down in the opening she made and grabbed Raven by her back and then slammed her fist into Raven's back, knocking her out of her own Raven and towards the ground.
Starfire quickly flew down and grabbed Raven by the cloak and held her up.
"I am victorious." She said as Raven looked irritated.
"Great work Starfire."
"Thank you honey." She said blushing a little.
"Is that going to be a regular thing now?" Beastboy asked.
"Probably." Nightwing said as Raven and Starfire continued sparring.
When they finished Starfire was looking more tired than she normally was after sparring.
Nightwing and Raven noticed this.
"Uh Starfire are you ok?" Raven asked.
"I, am fine." She said holding her stomach.
"Just feeling a bit sick." She said as she gave a more sickly expression.
Nightwing came over and helped her stand up straight.
"Uhh, perhaps I caught something from our honeymoon."
"It could be, Kori why don't you get some rest. Cyborg you and Beastboy are up next."
"Awe yeah, you're going down animal boy."
"Oh yeah I've still got my secret weapon." Beastboy said as he transformed into the Indominous rex.
Cyborg cracked his neck.
"I'm not afraid." he said as he charged up his jumpack.
Just before they could start the alert went off.
"Trouble." Nightwing said.
They all rushed to the main area as Nightwing got on the computer.
"Steamroller is causing trouble near the docks."
"Let us go and stop him." Starfire said.
"Uh Kori, are you sure that's a good idea if you're not feeling well." Nightwing said.
"He's got a point starfire, if you're not at a hundred percent it might not be the best idea to be in a fight." Cyborg said.
"I am fine! I can fight!"
Nightwing took a deep breath.
"Alright give em hell." Nightwing said.
In the city docks workers and security guards were running as Steamroller smashed through containers and machinery, growling.
Moments later he turned to see Starfire's fist as it slammed into his face and he was hurled back.
He got up and saw the Titans in front of him.
"You know they say brains beat brawn, but we've got both." Cyborg said.
"Grahhh!" Steamroller shouted as he ran at them with his large arms out.
"Titans go!"
Cyborg charged at Steamroller with his arm charged before he used his jump pack to leap up and smash his fist into Steamroller's arm end.
The two blows knocked both back as Beastboy came in as a charging elephant.
Steamroller smashed his arm into him, knocking Beastboy onto his back.
He transformed back to his normal self rubbing his head.
"Wow that hurt."
Bluebeetle flew in firing his blaster at Steamroller as it forced him back.
Cyborg was doing the same with his Sonic cannon.
The two kept moving closer before they got close enough and tried to strike him.
Steamroller came back and smashed them both with his arms, knocking them back.
"Ghahhh!" He roared as he made his arms together making a steamroller and tried to run over the two.
An explosive disk hit the center of the roller and exploded, making the two ends move apart as Damian sprinted forward acrobatically leaping off his arms before slamming his staff across his face.
He growled before he was hit by a cargo container and knocking onto his back.
He got up to see Raven floating over him.
"Gahh!" He roared as he tried to run forward only to have two more containers hurled into him.
He continued growling before Damian slid under his legs, firing a grappling rope around his legs.
"Azarath Metrion Zinthos!"
Steamroller's arm ends were covered in black magic as they were held in place.
Raven then formed the black raven over herself before flying into Steamroller, knocking him back and into the water.
"Nice shot." Damian said as Raven smiled.
Moments later they heard the water shake as Steamroller bust out and leapt back onto the docks.
"He's mine!" Starfire shouted as she hurled star bolts at Steamroller.
Steamroller held his arms up as she got closer and closer.
She was about to punch him, when she felt her stomach and body sickness return. She held her stomach and her flight pattern strayed.
Steamroller slammed his arm across her face, hurling her back.
"Starfire!" Cyborg shouted in fear.
She landed on the deck of a cargo ship as Steamroller climbed on and began rolling his roller at Starfire who was still on the ground.
She was moaning in pain as it got closer.
When Steamroller got close he saw a green Dolphin leap out of the water and onto the deck before transforming into a Triceratops, ramming into him and knocking Steamroller back.
He slowly got up before he saw Cyborg and Bluebeetle unleash their strikes across his face, knocking him out.
"We got him." Bluebeetle said.
"Guys! Starfire!" Beastboy shouted as they rushed onto the deck of the ship and saw she wasn't getting up.
"Oh no." Cyborg said as he started to scan her.
"I think she was hit in the head." Raven said.
"Is she ok?" Robin asked.
"She took a big blow to the head, but I'm not reading any brain damage or skull fracture. Still my scan's only show the basic's. We'll need a real medical professional." Cyborg said.
Starfire was taken back to the tower where she was put in the medical room with Black Canary looking at her.
Nightwing had a terrified/broken look as he held her hand.
The others were watching from outside the glass.
"Geez I can't believe this is happening. She's taken hard blows before." Beastboy said.
"That was to the head, and she was already not feeling well." Cyborg said.
"Tamaranians aren't khryptonians, but they're tough enough. She'll recover." Damian said.
"He's blunt but at least he's optimistic." Bluebeetle said.
"Kori, you can't leave me like this." Dick said as he rubbed the side of her cheek.
"Please Dinah."
"It's alright Dick, I've completed my look. She's just unconscious, she'll make a full recovery."
"Oh thank God." Dick said sounding extremely relieved.
"Dick that's not all I found." She said.
"What?"
"She's been feeling sick lately hasn't she."
"Yes."
"Dick, Kori's pregnant."
Dick's eyes widened so much he was afraid they might fall out.
"Ppppregnant, as in a baby is inside her and will come out in nine months."
"Yes Dick, you're going to be a father." Black Canary said smiling.
Nightwing almost fell over, he had to grab the side of the bed.
"Ok, just breath." He said.
The others saw Nightwing's freaked out expression and thought he worst.
"That doesn't look good." Beastboy said.
Moments later Starfire's eyes slowly opened and she raised her head.
"Or maybe she's fine." Bluebeetle said.
"That's a relief." Cyborg said as he tried to enter the room.
Dick quickly locked the door.
"Huh?"
"What's he doing?" Beastboy asked.
"Dick." Kori said as she saw him.
He turned to her.
"Kori, how are you feeling?"
"My head is in great pain, and I still have a bit of the stomach sickness. But aside from that I am ok."
"Kori, Black Canary looked at you and found there's a reason you're feeling so sick." He said nervously.
"What is wrong with me?"
"Well, it's not wrong I should say. You're pregnant."
Starfire's eyes lit up.
"I am with child." She said.
"Yes, and it looks like you fight with Steamroller didn't harm the baby either. In nine months they'll be born."
Starfire looked more happy than she had ever looked before as she got up and lifted up Dick off the ground while also kissing him.
"Ok what is going on in there?" Bluebeetle said.
Damian began putting the pieces together.
"I think I know what's going on." He whispered to Raven.
"Me too."
Later that night Starfire was in her room with Nightwing.
"This is so exciting, our first child. So soon as well, we only have to wait nine months before they are born." She said as Dick continued to look nervous and unsure.
"Right, just nine months." He said.
Kori saw the uneasiness in Dick's expression.
"Dick, are you ok?"
"I'm uh, fine." He said before Kori walked over to him and put her hands on his shoulder.
"Dick, you are worried. About the baby aren't you."
Dick took a deep breath.
"A baby Kori, that's very scary, and I've faced bloodthirsty mercenaries, giant augmented mutants, and alien cyborgs. This scares me more than any of those."
"But why?"
"Kori fighting bad guys is simple, you stop them and throw them in jail. A baby is constant, they need attention all day, they cry until your ears fall off, all the messes and dirty diapers and."
"Dick, you're saying the most clique excuses I've ever heard for fear of babies. I'm not falling for it."
Dick took a deep breath before he turned to Kori.
"What are you really afraid of?"
"I'm afraid of being a bad father, of screwing up my child."
"What?"
"My parents died when I was young, my entire childhood I spent training with Batman. Then my teenage years on the team, then running the team, now running the Titans. I have no experience raising a baby. I'm not a father figure, and I never will be."
Dick said as he looked out the window again.
Kori gave a sincere expression as she turned him around again with her hands on his shoulder.
"Dick, you can't say that. You don't know you'll be a bad father."
"Kori, look at me. Do I seem like father material."
"You are father material, even if you think you haven't had experience. You forged this team, you take care of this team, you mentor us and guide us. Plus even if you don't believe that's the sign of father-ship, you're a fast learner. I love you and I know you'll be a great father." She said as his expression changed slightly.
"Besides, you won't be doing this alone. We're in this together, and we'll love this child like no parents have ever loved a child." She said as Dick slowly smiled.
He moved in and kissed her with his arms around her as she did the same.
"You see, we'll be fine."
"Actually Kori, there was something I wanted to talk to you about involving you on the team."
"What?"
"I think until the baby is born, you shouldn't go out there anymore."
"What?"
"Kori, you're carrying a child inside you. We were lucky today that the baby wasn't hurt, but what if something had happened and it wasn't just you that was hurt."
"I, I know the risk whoever I stand up for the innocent. I'm not hiding from them to keep myself safe."
"But it's not just your safety anymore." Dick said as he touched her stomach.
Kori felt her stomach as well, she took a deep breath.
"Maybe you're right."
"You can still train with the others and help me manage the team."
"I suppose I could, I could also prepare for the baby."
"Yeah, that's a good idea. I could fill in for you on the team until then."
"Alright." She said as her expression changed again.
"Dick, I just realized that when I get further into the pregnancy my stomach will engage and got swollen. Will you still find me attractive?"
Dick smiled as he moved his hand onto her rear end.
"Well, why don't I prove it to you every night until the baby's born."
She smiled seductively again.
"That will work." She said before the two kissed and removed each other's clothing, making their way over to their bed and under the sheets.
By the following morning, the rest of the team were aware of Starfire's pregnancy.
"I can't believe Grayson got her pregnant already." Damian said.
"I can." Cyborg said smiling thinking about what he said the last day.
Moments later Nightwing and Starfire came in.
"Listen up!" Nightwing said as the Titans assembled.
"Our friend brother blood is working on building a new weapon in the desert just outside of the city. He's got a battalion of men with him. This won't be easy, Starfire won't be joining you on missions anymore. Until then I'll be with you." Nightwing said.
"What kind of weapon is Blood building?" Cyborg asked.
"I don't know, that's what we need to find out."
"Alright team, let's gear up." Cyborg said.
"Good luck team, I wish I could come." Starfire said.
After twenty minutes, the Titans were outside the city in the desert.
Bluebeetle, Beastboy, and Raven were flying in the air looking for signs of the Light.
"Nothing yet Nightwing." Bluebeetle said.
"Keep looking they're around here somewhere." Nightwing said as he drove across the rocky desert floor on his motorcycle.
Cyborg was in the T car with Damian.
"You're just like my dad, you never let me drive."
"This car is my baby, no one but Cyborg drives this car." Cyborg said.
As Bluebeetle continued flying his scanners noticed movement beneath them.
"Hold on, I've got something here." He said as he looked closer.
Finally he saw two men in black come out and fire a rocket launcher at him.
"Oh shit! Incoming!"
He avoided the rocket and fired back with his blaster, hitting the two and knocking them to the ground.
"Contact Light soldiers!"
Holes started appearing in the ground as Light soldiers came out in front of the Titans on the ground.
"Rack em up!" Nightwing shouted as he activated his Cycle's non legal weapons and shields.
The soldiers began firing as the bike's shields absorbed the ballistic rounds and avoided the explosive ones.
"My turn." Nightwing said before he fired back with the non legal rounds, knocking out several of the soldiers.
Bluebeetle was also in the air firing at the soldiers and avoiding rockets as bullets bounced off his armor.
"That tickles" The scarab said.
Raven was using her magic to keep the bullets away from her as well as stripping guns away from soldiers and hurling them into rock formations.
Beastboy was on the ground as a Utahraptor, avoiding gunshots and knocking Light soldiers into the ground before transforming into a Gorilla and slamming them across the desert ground.
Cyborg was using his cars weapons while also firing his sonic cannon out the window.
Robin was on top of the car hurling explosives into groups of Light soldiers.
"You fools better not dent my car." Cyborg said as he continued to drive.
Elsewhere in a hidden location, Brotherblood and deathstroke were watching the fight from a terminal.
"How did they find us?" Blood said.
"I assume Nightwing had something to do with it. He's a good detective" Deathstroke said.
"Dam you're right, he's back."
"Our outer defenses aren't holding." Deathstroke said.
"No they'll break through within minutes, we cannot let them destroy our new weapon's factory"
"I think it's time we show them our new weapon."
Blood smiled.
"I believe you're right." He pressed a red button.
Meanwhile Beastboy continued knocking down soldiers as a pouncing lion when he felt the ground shake.
"What's happening?" Cyborg said before they saw three large portions of the ground open and glowing red eyes appear.
Nightwing's eyes widened as he saw three massive black mechanical Scorpions bigger than tanks crawl out.
"OK that's different." Bluebeetle said.
"That must be their secret weapons." Cyborg said.
The scorpions' backs opened up with various weapons and began firing.
"Incoming!" Cyborg shouted as he swerved the T car away.
Bluebottle tried to shoot down any missile or rocket coming at him.
Raven used her magic to divert them but there were also blasts of lasers coming at her.
Bluebeetle flew down firing at one, but his blasts were only scratching the surface.
"Geez that's tough armor." He said before he was hit by a rocket and hurled away.
It continued firing at Nightwing who did his best to avoid the blasts on his motorcycle and fire back, but the Scorpion's armor was tough.
Cyborg and Robin were also doing the same with no luck.
Raven flew down hurling rocks with her powers , but they had little effect.
Cyborg blasted away incoming missiles as a laster blast flew through the air and hit Raven.
"Rachel!" Robin shouted as he saw her fall from the sky.
He fired a grappling hook around a rock as he flew through the air and caught Rachel in his arms before they landed on the rock formation.
"Rachel." He said as she moaned.
"That's gonna hurt in the morning." She said.
Damian then saw the Scorpion get closer with it's back weapons preparing to fire.
Just then he saw several rockets fly and hit the scorpion's weapons, disabling several.
"Aww yeah that has an effect." Cyborg said as he fired his sonic cannon and the car's weapons at the Scorpion's weapons, destroying several.
Beastboy was an elephant and was hit by the laser blast of the third scorpion, hurling him back.
He transformed again into a Cheetah but was hurled back and over an edge with the scorpion following him.
"Beastboy!" Nightwing shouted before he saw the middle Scorpion come after him.
He rode away avoiding incoming blasts as Bluebeetle got up and shook his head.
"We will destroy that infernal machine." The Scarab said.
As Nightwing continued to drive he looked back and noticed that the armor on the outside of the Scorpion's hull was not on the inside of its legs.
"Huh?" He said smiling before he slowed down quickly and went right under the Scorpion.
"Let's try this." He said as he hurled an explosive Nighterang onto the inside of each leg.
As they went off they tore the legs apart, causing the Scorpion to fall onto its stomach.
Its tail, however, kept trying to strike at Nightwing, who soon noticed gaps in the armor plates.
He hurled two more explosives into the gaps, disabling the tail.
"Now is our chance"
Bluebeetle flew down and used his saws to cut the tail clean off before grabbing it in his arms.
He flew down and used it like a spear, stabbing it through the Scorpion's head, disabling it.
"We got one!"
Elsewhere Cyborg kept blasting at the other Scorpion's weapons as it moved closer to Robin and Raven.
"Its hard on the outside, maybe its not on the inside." Robin said as Raven got up.
"Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos!" She shouted as she used her magic to force the scorpion's mouth open wide.
Robin hurled an explosive disk inside the large opening into the interior.
When the explosion went off there was a rupture inside the machine causing it to crash into the ground.
"Alright we got him!" Cyborg shouted.
"Uh where are the others?" Raven asked as the three realized they had become completely separated from the others.
At the same time Bluebeetle and Nightwing saw they to were separated.
"Guys where are you?" He said over the com link.
"We're fine. What about you?"
"Bluebeetle and I are, but where's Beastboy?"
Beastboy tried to fly away from the last Scorpion as a bird, but was hit by a blast and forced to the ground.
He struggled to get up and tried to transform into a Cheetah but was hurled back by an explosion.
As he transformed again his vision got blurry as he looked up and saw the Scorpion getting closer.
"No, it can't end like this." he said before he closed his eyes.
"Mgann, mom. I'm sorry."
He then heard something else, the rocks above him shift.
He looked up to see the entire rock formation shifting and falling onto of the scorpion until it was buried.
"What the?" He said before he saw some else step in front of him.
She was a young woman with light skin, long blonde hair and blue eyes. She wore a grey shirt with a lighter grey undershirt and two brown gloves.
"Are you ok?" She asked.
Beastboy blushed a little when he saw the girl, then grunted as he struggled to get up, the young woman extended her hand down and helped him get onto his feet.
"You're a Titan aren't you. That's so cool, I saved a titan." She said as Beastboy continued to blush.
"Uh yeah, my names Garfiel, I mean Beastboy."
"Right the one who turns into animals. Would you mind if I saw that." She asked.
"Uh sure." He said before he turned into a green horse.
"Wow that's so cool." She said.
Beastboy blushed again, whinnying.
He turned back into his normal self.
"Who are you?"
"Oh I'm sorry, my name is Terra."
"You said you saved me? So you were responsible for those rocks?"
Terra smiled as her eyes and hands glowed yellow and several pieces of rocks were lifted up.
"Woah." Beastboy said.
"I can control rocks like an Earthbender." She said.
"That's awesome." Beastboy said.
"Thanks." Terra said.
"So what are you doing all the way out here?" Beastboy asked.
"I live out here?"
"What?"
"It's a bit of a long story, but I'm here to try and better understand my powers and abilities. What are you doing here?"
"I came here with my team to stop those things."
"So the other Titans are here too, cool." Terra said.
"I actually need to uh find them." He said.
"Well I know this desert pretty well, I could help you find them." Beastboy blushed again.
"Thanks."
The two continued down the path as they tried to find the other Titans.
Meanwhile Bluebeetle was flying overhead looking for signs of the others.
"Geez where is everyone? How did we get so separated?".
"That fight was extensive. But we need to regroup." Nightwing said.
"Still no word from BB." Cyborg said sounding concerned.
"Maybe his communicator's damaged." Robin said.
"What about the Scorpion, he's all alone."Bluebeetle said sounding concerned.
"We have to be optimistic, he's fine I know he is." Nightwing said.
Moments later Bluebeetle saw Raven below him.
"Ahh there you are. " He said before he flew down to them.
"Alright that's everyone but Beastboy." Robin said.
Nightwing gave a troubled look.
That was when he heard a patchy signal.
"Hellbzzt combzzt in."
"Beastboy can you read me?"
"Cozzt that headizz to target."
"Whew. Looks like he's ok let's head over to the weapons factory and destroy it." Nightwing said.
Brotherblood and Deathstroke continued to watch them.
"Dam those brats, our experimental weapons destroyed."
"Those Scorpions were expensive, making indestructible armor isn't cheap. Lex Luthor won't be happy if his investment is gone." Deathstroke said.
"Then we have to protect his place."
"We will, we just need to use project W.E.N.D.I.G.O." Deathstroke said.
"What!? Are you inside that could easily turn against us."
"I don't care." Deathstroke said as he walked off.
"He's insane, but may be right." Blood said.
Beastboy and Terra continued to walk together through the desert.
"So I'll bet you guys have done a lot of cool things."
"Well it's more than just being cool, it's about protecting the innocent and being a soldier of Justice. But yeah, it is pretty cool."
"It must be nice being part of a team of people with extraordinary abilities. It can get really lonely out here, but it's the only place I can learn more about my powers without being shunned by others."
Beastboy tried to give a since look.
"Why would anyone shun you, you're awesome." He said.
"Thanks, but people don't seem to accept someone who's different than them. Unless they're a super hero." She said.
"Well sometime's being a hero isn't all it's cracked up to be."
Moments later Beastboy heard something with his animal senses.
"Hold up." He said stopping her.
He quickly tackled Terra to the ground as bullets hit the ground where they were standing.
On the rocky ridges above them were Light soldiers firing down at them.
"Keep up the fire!" One shouted.
"Uhh more of these jerks." Terra said.
"You've seen them before?"
"Yeah sometimes when I train out here."
"They're Light sol. Ehh no time to explain, we need to take them out. I can draw them out, can you do your earth power thing when they come out."
Terra looked a bit nervous.
"Uh well."
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing! I can do it!" She said.
Beastboy transformed into Peregrine Falcon, the fastest bird in the world and flew out around the ridges as the Light soldiers revealed themselves as they fired at him.
Terra took a deep breath.
"Ok, you can do this." She said as concentrated and tried to use her powers.
Her hands and eyes began to glow yellow as she shifted the rocks around.
The Light soldiers saw this before several were hit and hurled aside by the flying rocks and shifting formations.
Unfortunately several of the rocks were moving extraneously, some nearly hitting Beastboy.
Despite this he flew low and transformed into a Lion, pouncing on multiple of the remaining soldiers.
Several of the rocks nearly hit him as well.
When all of the soldiers were down Terra gave a nervous look while Beastboy landed next to her.
He didn't want to say anything to her about what happened, but he was a bit concerned, then again she had never worked on a team before and probably didn't know about coordination.
"We should keep moving."
"Right." Terra said relived Beastboy wasn't pressing the matter.
Elsewhere Nightwing and the others were outside the hidden entrance to the base.
"So how do we get in?" Robin asked.
"If we can get to a terminal I can hack it." Cyborg said.
"Try to get a layout of the base too. We need to destroy it and any weapons they already made."
"What if Deathstroke and Blood are here?" Robin asked.
"I can handle one of them, not both. Not to mention they've probably got more weapons in their than an army base. This is stealth, sabotage the weapons, the base power source, production lines, then we get out."
"And if they see us?" Raven asked.
"Regroup, we'll need to be together if we'll have any chance of getting out."
"What about Beastboy?"
"Beastboy come in?"
"Bzzt I'm bzzt near entrance"
"Get in when you can, use stealth"
Four Light soldiers were standing outside the entrance when Nightwing made his way down using stealth.
He cracked his neck as he took out his sticks.
Within five seconds all four men were on the ground unconscious as Cyborg hacked into the terminal.
"And hacking the security feed now." Cyborg said as the other titans joined them.
"Let's get in there." Robin said as the door opened.
"Remember stealth." Nightwing said.
"Don't look at us." Robin said as he and Raven looked at Cyborg and Blue beetle.
"What? We can be stealthy if we want to?" Cyborg said as the other three looked at them.
""Sigh" Alright we'll be careful."
The Titans moved in moving carefully through the base.
"I can't believe we got stuck here dealing with the Justice league brats instead of the league itself. We're above this." A soldier said as he walked past Robin and Raven who were behind some machines.
"Big talk considering we ain't even dealt with them yet."
"I don't see why we don't launch an all out attack yet."
"The league with the UN's militaries, we'd be wiped out. We don't have the numbers."
"We might have the weapons soon."
"I've uploaded a map of the base to everyone."
"You each have your assignment, Cyborg you and Beetle take out the base's power core. Raven, you and Robin destroy their assembly line, BB take out their completed models. I'm going after the base controls, I'm going to upload a worm into their system. Good luck everyone."
Robin and Raven carefully made their way through the base avoiding Light soldiers or using Stealth or stealth take downs on Light soldiers.
Finally they reached the main assembly line where they saw various weapons being assembled.
"So how do we dismantle this with stealth?" Raven asked before she saw Robin had already made his way up to the control room and knocked out the man running it.
"Simple, deactivating security in this room and locking all the doors."
"Now we can be as noisy as we want." Robin said as he began controlling the machinery and crashing assembly arms into the lines.
"What the?" A soldier said before his gun was stripped away from him by dark magic.
Raven flew up and over the walkway where eight soldiers were standing.
"Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos!"
The walkway was torn apart and the men fell down onto the destroyed assembly line.
Five more began firing at her only to have Robin leap in and amongst them, knocking them out one by one as Raven hurled the last few into the walls with her magic.
"We're clear." Raven said.
"Alright let's make sure this place can't be used." Robin said as he hurled several explosives into what was left of the assembly lines.
Raven also used her magic to tear them apart, leaving the entire assembly line a pile of wrecked metal.
In another room Cyborg locked the door behind them and deactivated the security in the room.
"We're clear." He said.
"Bueno." Bluebeetle said as he flew down firing his blaster into several Light soldier guards, hurling them back.
Cyborg quickly joined the fray, blasts the others with his Sonic cannon.
Bluebeetle flew down with maces now on his hands as he beat four more guards off the walkway over the power generator.
Cyborg leapt up with his jump pack and unleashed several furious strikes with his fists across the last few guards.
"Alright let's tear this thing apart." Beetle said.
"Give me a second and I'll overload the power."
"Wait a minute won't the power go off and they know we're here?"
"I thought about that. I'm going to activate auxiliary power, that will keep the base on for a little longer before it is all used up."
"Good idea." Bluebeetle said.
Cyborg began working.
Meanwhile in the storage room, Terra was sneaking up behind guards with several large rocks she had brought with her.
She hurled them into the guards' backs as she did so.
Beastboy had transformed into a small mouse and moved inside the crates as well as inside the mechanized scorpions, chewing out their cpu wires.
As he crawled out of the last crate he saw Terra move one of the rocks too quickly and banged against a crate.
"What the?" A soldier said when they saw Terra.
"Open fire!"
They began firing at her as she took cover and hurled several rocks back, knocking a few out.
Beastboy transformed again into Rhino, rushing forward and knocking the last few out.
Beastboy transformed again and he saw Terra with a shameful look.
"Terra is everything alright?"
"Yeah, I guess I just messed up a little." She said.
"Terra is there something going on?"
She sighed.
"Alright I haven't been completely honest with you Beastboy, there's a reason I'm out here alone in the desert. My powers, I can't completely control them." She said.
"What?"
" I loose control of them from time to time, it's why I almost hit you and hit that crate."
"Terra, that's nothing to be ashamed of. It just means you need more practice." He said before he blushed a little.
"You know, if you wanted, you could come with us."
"What?"
"We could train you, help you understand your powers better." He said.
"Be a Titan? I don't know, I mean I think I might cause you guys more trouble than help."
"Just think about it." Beastboy said nervously.
Inside the control room five Light technicians were running the computers, not noticing Nightwing come up behind them.
Within moments they were all unconscious.
"Alright let's get to work." Nightwing said as he started hacking into the computer.
"Geez with lex Luthor funding them they'd have a better security system." Nightwing said as he uploaded the worm.
"Click, click, and click." Nightwing said before he heard footsteps behind him.
He looked up to see Brotherblood and Deathstroke standing there.
"Well if it isn't Nightwing, and without his adorable little children."
Nightwing drew his sticks and got in a fighting stance.
"You ready for another round Deathstroke."
"As amusing as that would be I want to see how our new experiment, project W.E.N.D.I.G.O will perform."
"Project W.E.N.D.I.G.O?"
The ground began to shake as Nightwing's eyes widened.
He saw twelve foot tall giant man with sterioided out muscles and metal armor over portions of his body.
"Meet project W.E.N.D.I.G.O. The first in a new line of Light soldiers." Blood said.
"Destroy him." Blood said as the massive creature leapt down and crashed into the ground in front of Nightwing.
"Guys I need some help in the control room!" Nightwing shouted over the com link.
W.E.N.D.I.G.O kept smashing the ground around him and firing rockets from his armor.
Nightwing could do nothing but hurl Nighterangs at the missile's and avoid his strikes.
"God where's Superboy when you need him." He said as he narrowly avoided another strike.
Seeing an opportunity he ran onto his arm and up to his head before hurling to electric Nighterangs into his neck, making W.E.N.D.I.G.O squirm before he slammed both his sticks across his face.
Nightwing landed to see W.E.N.D.I.G.O turn around and face him.
"Well that didn't work." Moments later two blue blasts hit W.E.N.D.I.G.O.
Nightwing turned to see Bluebeetle and Cyborg rushed in.
"Alright we're here to, help." Bluebeetle said as his eyes widened when he saw W.E.N.D.I.G.O.
"Ok that's a big guy." Cyborg said.
"Excellent more victims for W.E.N.D.I.G.O to destroy." Blood said.
W.E.N.D.I.G.O roared as he fired several rockets at the two.
Cyborg and Bluebeetle avoided them before Bluebeetle flew up at W.E.N.D.I.G.O's face and Cyborg leapt up with his jump pack.
They tried to smash his face, but W.E.N.D.I.G.O swatted them away with his massive arms.
The two crashed into the walls.
"Ouch." Bluebeetle said.
"Ok direct attacks might not work." Cyborg said.
"Moments later large pieces of the wall were broken off by dark magic and wrapped around W.E.N.D.I.G.O's arms, pinning them to his body.
Raven and Robin rushed in as W.E.N.D.I.G.O ripped his arms free of the metal.
Robin's eyes widened as he saw the massive super weapon in front of them.
W.E.N.D.I.G.O roared as he fired more rockets at them before swiping his hands down.
Raven and Robin tried to avoid the attacks but were eventually both hit and knocked aside.
Raven shook her head as she got up.
"Are you sure this guy isn't one of Superman's villains." Robin said.
"Beautiful, they're powerless against him." Blood said.
"We need more Muscle to take this guy down." Nightwing said before the ground began to shake again.
Everyone including Blood and Deathstroke turned to see a massive green Indominus Rex sprinting into the room roaring.
"Beastboy!" Bluebeetle said.
"Woohoo!" They heard.
Robin and Raven then noticed a blood girl ridding on Beastboy's back.
"Who is that?"
Beastboy crashed into W.E.N.D.I.G.O with his massive body, making the weapon stumble backwards.
W.E.N.D.I.G.O roared as he fired several rockets at Beastboy.
"I got this." Terra said as her eyes and hands glowed yellow and she hurled a dozen rocks into the rockets.
Deathstroke watched Terra with particular interest as she moved the rocks.
With the rockets destroyed, W.E.N.D.I.G.O tried to charge at Beastboy only to be knocked back by a swipe of his massive tail.
Beastboy roared again before he charged forward with his head lowered, knocking W.E.N.D.I.G.O onto his back.
Terra stood up and used all of her power to cause a massive rock break through the ceiling and onto W.E.N.D.I.G.O's head, cracking the rock in two pieces as W.E.N.D.I.G.O moaned.
Nightwing walked over his head with a Nitherang in hand.
"Night night." he said as he stepped in W.E.N.D.I.G.O's eye making his mouth open before he dropped the Nighterang in and filled W.E.N.D.I.G.O with electricity, finishing him off into unconsciousness.
"I do believe a strategic retreat is in order." Blood said.
Deathstroke kept staring at Terra.
"For now." Deathstroke said before they left the room.
Beastboy transformed back into his normal self as the other Titans surrounded him and Terra.
"You chose a good time to show up." Bluebeetle said.
"Who is this girl?" Robin asked.
"This is Terra, she has powers too."
"We can see that." Nightwing said as he walked up to Terra who looked nervous.
"Hello, I'm Nightwing I'm in charge of the Titans. This is Cyborg the team leader, Raven, Bluebeetle, Robin, and you already know Beastboy."
"Hi." Terra said.
"I was thinking, maybe since Terra has powers, she could join the Titans." Beastboy said with a hint of excitement.
"Well you clearly do have impressive abilities. I am in charge of this team and I decide who comes in, and I think you have the potential to join if you wanted."
"Yeah well, the thing is, it would probably be best if I stayed out here alone."
"Why?" Cyborg said.
"I told Beastboy, I don't exactly have complete control over my powers all the time. Sometimes things go wrong, and I end up hurting people."
"Terra I don't think you could ask for a better opportunity than joining the team, you think half of us understood our abilities before joining the Team." Bluebeetle said.
"I told you Terra, we can help you." Beastboy said.
"Well I." Terra said rubbing the back of her neck.
"I never shy away from another teammate, it would be nice having some new blood on the team." Cyborg said.
"Why not." Robin said.
"She could help." Raven said.
"Come on Terra, I think you belong with me, us!" Beastboy said blushing as he desperately corrected himself.
"Well, ok. If you'll have me, I'll join the Titans."
"Yes!" Beastboy said.
Elsewhere Blood and Deathstroke were watching the feed of the battle from earlier.
"The base and weapons were destroyed, but at least they never discovered what we were really working on there. The council will be pleased to know that the tests were a success Deathstroke, Deathstroke?" He said as he saw his partner stare at Terra.
"What? Do you have a thing for little girls all of a sudden?" Blood started before Deathstroke punched him in the face.
"Ouch!"
"Shut up, this girl. She's not like the others, she could have possibilities." He said with great interest.
Back at the Tower, Terra met Starfire, who was also happy to see another member of the team.
"So you're Nightwing's wife?"
"I am, and since I'll be out of the field until I give birth, I can spend most of my time helping to train you and help you control your powers."
Nightwing walked in with a small round communicator.
"Alright Terra here's your communicator, use it to get in contact with the other Titans."
"Thanks Nightwing." Terra said as she took it.
"It's getting late, everyone should get some rest, especially you Terra, you've got a long day of training tomorrow." Nightwing said.
"I look forward to it." Starfire said as she walked off with Nightwing.
"I'll show you to your room." Beastboy said.
He lead Terra to her room and walked inside with her.
"If you need anything, just let me know." he started before Terra hugged him.
"Thank's Beastboy, for giving me a home." She said as Beastboy blushed.
"Uh no problem, I'm glad you're in the team." He said.
"Goodnight." Terra said before Beastboy left the room.
His face stayed red as he walked away.