"Ah, yes, this will be perfect," Sister Blood said darkly, watching a white screen. "Our good friend Cybornetta's tracker will appear on screen soon. It is all under control." Suddenly, the screen blacked out, leaving nothing behind but static. Sister Blood growled. "But it appears we haven't got it all under control," She glared at her robot workers, who were dressed in flowy, purple hoods. "But no matter, because we've got something else that will help."
"Why do you keep using her and not me?!" someone screamed from nearby. "I'm the leader! I have the most gadgets! I made her a person!"
"Silence!" Sister Blood yelled at the someone, who was being held by the hooded robots. "Foolish boy. You do not understand your friend. There is more to her than we realized. She is just what we need."
"She's not my friend! She's my acquaintance!" the someone protested, clenching his fists. "I don't care about her!" his voice cracked with every word. "But you can't take my team member away from me!"
"I decide what is right, boy!" Sister Blood spat back, her shadow looming onto his pale shape. "With her, I can get everything I need! This will be the start of my new school. I need her. You, however, will have to find someone else."
"You know what?" the someone bellowed. "Take her, then! I'll go solo! And I'll be so much better without that quiet loser nagging my butt every ten seconds!" He gritted his teeth. The robots took him away.
"Foolish boy," sighed Sister Blood. She faced her robots, her eyes hard. "Work on that connection. Keep in contact. We mustn't lose anything. All must go to plan," a grin spread on her face. "And I am sure it will."
"When there's trouble you know who to call," Cybornetta hummed. "Cybornetta! She'll save you from the bad guys, yeah that's Cybornetta! Doo doo oh doo, somethin' like that. Da da ah da, big fluffy cat," She stopped singing when she eyed the building in front of her. "Oh man, that's gonna take some work." Her car changed to flight mode. She flew over to the building which was on an island. She parked in front, gazing at the rustic tower.
It was like her own tower, except much more shabby. The windows were a moldy blue. A few strange green plants grew up the sides. Things were out of place and scratches were all over the tower. Cybornetta banged her knuckles on the door; it fell off its hinges. Her eyes widened.
"Alright then…" she mumbled, placing the door back on its hinges, then entering. From above she could hear arguing, which made her raise her brow in concern.
"WHY DID YOU BUY FISH TACOS?!" Aquagirl demanded, frowning at a fast food bag. "Those were probably friends of mine!"
"Calm down, fish girl," another girl chuckled. She wears a sleeveless red t-shirt, which connects to a flowy red skirt. A line of gold is across her chest, and she has a golden, box-shaped quiver on her back. She wears golden boots and a golden belt. Her hair is a pale orange, wavy and reaches just past her shoulders. Her name is Speedy, and she's a friend of the Titans. "I got lunch. That's what you wanted, ain't it?"
"I'm from the ocean, and you get seafood?!" Aquagirl cried, waving her hands. "You're so freakin' stupid!"
"¡Si mucho!" two high-pitched voices cried in harmony. Two little girls raced out, touching fingers. They're much shorter than the other teenagers, and probably not even teens themselves. They have bushy, red hair poking from their helmets and cute little eyelashes. They wear white bodysuits with black stripes and red circles. One girl has the addition symbol on her circles; the other has the minus sign. Their names are Más y Menos.
They chowed down on the fish tacos, as well as Speedy, much to Aquagirl's dismay. She was so revolted that she leaped into a pool of water, which was underneath where the group was standing.
"Ugh, girls," a boy's voice grumbled. It belonged to Wasp, who was flying around, trying to fix the lighting. "Can you lot stop lying around and help me out?" However, instead Speedy was taking the remaining fish tacos for herself, and Más y Menos were not pleased about it.
"CAN YOU JUST GET RID OF THAT STINKING TACO BAG ALREADY?!" a grouchy Aquagirl yelled at her team.
"What're you doing down there? Come up and help me!" Wasp shouted back. Aquagirl did come up, but it was to yell at the other girls. Wasp rubbed his temples. "OH COME OONNNN!"
"Uh… hello?" Cybornetta said apprehensively, while the Titans East began bickering. Cybornetta sighed. "ALRIGHT! THAT'S ENOUGH!" Her voice caught the attention of everyone. They gazed at her.
"Hey, Cybornetta." Aquagirl said, giving her a wave. Speedy did likewise.
"Oh, hey, Sparky," Wasp greeted, flipping a wrench in his fist. "As you can see, we're having loads of fun."
"Yeah! Everyone is driving me nuts!" Speedy complained, glaring at the others.
"Speak for yourself, Speedster." Aquagirl mumbled. Más y Menos started a rant in Spanish.
"Uh… who are you two?" Cybornetta asked, gazing down at the two girls.
"¡Más y Menos, sí podemos!" they answered. Cybornetta raised her brow.
"That's Más y Menos," Aquagirl answered. "They move really fast, but only when they're touching. Oh, and they only speak Spanish."
"I see," Cybornetta said, scratching her head. She gazed at the corner. "Who's that?"
"Oh!" Wasp laughed, waving his wrench innocently. A person was sitting in the corner, wearing a black hoodie and blue jeans. Their face was covered. They briefly glanced up at Cybornetta. "Right. That guy. We don't know their name, so we just call 'em Mystery."
"Well, nice to meet you, Mystery!" Cybornetta said, holding out her hand. Mystery slunk back to the wall. Cybornetta raised her brow.
"Yeah…" Wasp sighed. "Mystery's a bit… distant. We found them at the tower when we first came here, and they seemed lonely and helpless. So we let them hang out with us, but they're not part of the team. Though they actually helped out a lot with building the tower. Originally some of these walls weren't standing without Mystery. And they fixed some other things, but those idiots-" he gestured at the team. "Ruined them."
"What?!" Speedy spat, getting to her feet. "Me?! That was you! And the other three!"
"Stop lying, you friend-eating monster!" Aquagirl retorted, folding her arms.
"No hicimos nada ¡Lo hicieron!" Más y Menos cried.
"Guys, c'mon!" Wasp protested. Another argument started. Cybornetta couldn't see Mystery's expression, but if she could, she imagined it would be a cringe.
"ALRIGHT!" Cybornetta commanded, clenching her fists. "NO MORE ARGUING!" Finally everyone stopped bickering. "The problem isn't your tower - it's your team. You're messing up Mystery's work because of it," She faced Mystery. "Uh... Mystery, they said you helped build the tower. Can you help some more?" Mystery got to their feet. Suddenly the tower flashed red.
"Well, at least that works." Wasp grumbled, although giving a friendly smile at Mystery. It seemed he trusted Mystery enough.
"Your first mission as a team," Cybornetta said, standing up. "C'mon, let's go."
"Pero ¿qué pasa con el Misterio?" the twins asked. All of the teens stared at Mystery (despite not understanding what the twins said).
"You wanna stay here, Mystery?" Wasp questioned. Mystery nodded, their head bobbing up and down. Wasp nodded at the team. "Let's go." They raced out the door to deal with the catastrophe. Once they were gone, Mystery flipped open a little phone.
"Come in, Sister Blood." Mystery said, holding the phone to their mouth.
"Well well well," Sister Blood replied, her voice making the phone vibrate. "Cybornetta's there at last. Do you have their trust?"
"Yes, Sister Blood," Mystery answered. "Well, maybe except Cybornetta's, but everyone else is on my side."
"Very good," Sister Blood said, letting out a short exhale. "Very good indeed. And you know how to hack into the security codes?"
"Yeah… I'm pretty sure," Mystery answered, shivering. "I guess…"
"Don't guess, my dear, do!" Sister Blood laughed. "Besides, there won't be too much hacking, will there? We'll be able to sneak attack them easily. They're going to love the surprise when they come home…"
"Of course…" Mystery stammered, biting their lip.
"So go, my dear, hack that code," Sister Blood ordered, tapping her fingers on the phone. "This tower will be ours soon."
"GET OUT OF MY WAY, YOU TWO!" Aquagirl snapped at Más y Menos. They blew raspberries at her. She lost control of the water she was holding and launched it everywhere.
"Hey!" Speedy yelled, water dripping in her hair. "I'm trying to aim here!" Too late. She let the arrow go. It hit Wasp. He sailed down from the sky.
"What're you doing?!" he screeched. "I'm trying to shock her!" He was referring to Steamroller, who is a large, bulky woman, wearing thick, yellow armour. An obvious antagonist. Her eyes were glowing red underneath her hard hat. Her brown hair shimmered. She grabbed Wasp by the leg and smashed him onto the wall.
"I'm going again!" Speedy cried, aiming at Steamroller. However, Aquagirl, surfing on a stream of water got in her way. "HEY! MOVE OUT OF THE WAY, FISH-BREATH!"
"Shut up! I'm trying to focus!" Aquagirl shot back. Speedy, through clenched teeth, let the arrow fly anyway. It hit Aquagirl. Both girls cursed in who-knows how many languages.
"Idiotas!" Más y Menos cried, wagging their fingers. "Lo estas haciendo mal!"
"NO!" Cybornetta thundered, standing up. "You're not working together!" The teens turned towards her. "You need to work together!" She faced Speedy and Wasp. "You two, lead her over there," Speedy and Wasp nodded. They used their weapons to lure Steamroller nearby some molten lava. "Double M, heat him up!" Más y Menos pressed their fingers together, using their speed, drenched Steamroller in the red-hot liquid. "Aquagirl, cool her down!" Aquagirl stood up straight and waved her hands. Streams of water poured onto Steamroller, turning the lava on her to stone.
"We… actually did it," Wasp gasped. "We worked as a team."
"Good job, guys!" Cybornetta congratulated, feeling like a proud mother. "You just need a responsible leader."
"I think you did a pretty good job of doing that, Cybornetta." Aquagirl said. Speedy nodded.
"Heh, it was nothing," Cybornetta chuckled. "I already have my own team, but hanging with you guys is pretty cool."
"Speaking of team, we should head back to the tower and fix it up," Wasp said, with a grin. "Mystery's a good builder but I don't think they can build the entire thing on their own."
"Seriously though, what's up with Mystery?" Cybornetta asked, with a curious frown. "I mean… did they just appear on your doorstep or something?"
"No," Wasp answered, digging his hand in his pocket. "They kinda already lived on the island. So we met them when we came and they kindly offered to help us - in a soundless way - and in return we let them stick around. Admittedly, they're a bit weird - we don't even know their gender. So that's why they're called Mystery."
"I don't trust them, to be honest," Aquagirl admitted, in her normal, sensible tone. "They seem a bit… suspicious."
"That's why they're called Mystery, dofus," Wasp sighed, shaking his head. "C'mon, let's go home. They'll be wondering where we are."
"I guess Mystery already polished some of the windows," Speedy observed as they approached the tower. "Weird but helpful. If they start talking maybe we should let them join the team."
Cybornetta sighed, "Let's just get into the tower." She opened the door (which actually was on its hinges), and let them inside. And then all Hell went loose.
Gazillions of cloaked robots launched straight for them, blasting out energy. The Titans were so unprepared that they were easily knocked back. However, they quickly got back to their feet and started using their weapons against the robots.
"Who are y'all?" Cybornetta growled, shooting more away. Another returned the blast, which looked a lot like her weapon.
"I think it's time we found out!" Wasp replied, ripping the purple hood off a robot. It ended up being a clone of Cybornetta, except yellow and missing the human parts. Everyone gasped. Wasp breathed, "It's you…"
"I don't believe it…" Cybornetta mumbled, shaking her head. "How can it be me?"
"Y donde es misterio?" Más y Menos asked, as they leaped over a robot.
"I don't know what they said, but where's Mystery?" Speedy asked, getting a groan from the two girls.
"No idea," Aquagirl replied, drenching more robots in water. "The robots must've done something to them."
"Then we've gotta rescue them!" Wasp cried, shooting lasers at the robots. "Who knows what Sister Blood is doing to them?"
"Or they could still be here," Cybornetta pointed out. "I'll go upstairs and check. You guys keep these replicas distracted." The team nodded. Cybornetta exited the main hall, shoving a few robots out of the way. She ran down a few hallways, arriving in Ops. How'd these guys get in? she wondered. The flashing of the security button caught her eye, and she realized that someone had hacked it.
But who?
"Mystery?" Cybornetta called out, scanning the area for the mysterious person. "Where are you?"
"Mystery is right here," someone cackled, their footsteps beating on the ground. They walked into the room, the shadowy Mystery by their side. The person themself was also wearing a blood red hood, which was lined with silver.
"Who are you? And what're you doing?!" Cybornetta demanded, forming a fist. The red-caped one laughed.
"Oh Cybornetta. You don't recognize your own teacher?" they took off their hood, revealing Sister Blood. "That's one thing you definitely need to know."
"Oh yeah? Then who's that?" Cybornetta asked, pointing at Mystery, though fear made her voice squeak.
"Hm, you two know each other very well." Sister Blood said, with a sly smile. Mystery gulped and took their hood off. Cybornetta gaped - it was Cantrix, her blue eyes shimmering.
"Cantrix?!" Cybornetta breathed, her eyes widened.
"Yes," Sister Blood replied, smiling. "I don't know why you're so surprised. Cantrix has always been loyal to me. It took us weeks, and lots of trial and error, but we tracked down your pathetic Titans East team. We just needed someone more to give us information. A perfect spy." She patted Cantrix on the shoulder.
Cybornetta bared her teeth, "Well, you won't get away with this, no matter what you do!"
"Oh, what a shame, my dear Cybornetta," Sister Blood cackled. She held up a weapon. "Because I already have."
Then all went black.