Cybornetta blinked at the harsh spotlights above her head. Was she dead? She blinked again. Metal walls faded in around her. In horror she realized that her body was strapped to an operating bench, surrounded by tools.
Cybornetta gulped, "Okay, so maybe I'm at a hospital."
"Not quite, my dear," a voice said smoothly. Footsteps approached Cybornetta, shadows covering their owner. "You see, this is more of a, ah, dissecting process."
"What?!" Cybornetta breathed, her eyes widening.
"Cybornetta." the voice increased in volume suddenly. Sister Blood stepped into the light. Her face was half-red cybernetics and her robotic body was set up like Cybornetta's, except for the red colour scheme. She waved her metallic, sharp fingers, her new, red, robotic eye glowing.
"What… what did you do?!" Cybornetta demanded in shock.
"Don't tell me you're disgusted at the very technology that keeps you alive, my dear," Sister Blood hissed, showing off her pearly-white teeth. Her eyes glowed red. "Tell me everything about your little plan. Your team."
"I'LL NEVER TELL YOU!" Cybornetta screamed. Sister Blood gritted her teeth.
"THAT'S EXACTLY IT!" she roared. "HOW ARE YOU ABLE TO DEFY ME, CYBORNETTA?!" She picked up a screwdriver. "Let's find out, shall we?" Cybornetta's brow turned to precipitation as Sister Blood raised her tool.
"My friends will stop you!" Cybornetta said valiantly, though she felt it was only her optimism speaking. Sister Blood let out a dark chuckle.
"Oh? Will they?" she snorted. "All your friends are with me. As for the Teen Titans… well, you abandoned them, Cybornetta. You abandoned them for this team."
"I didn't!" Cybornetta spat. "Where would you get that idea from?!"
"We've blocked them out," Sister Blood answered with a cruel smile. "We've blocked all communications. You'll never seem them again, Cybornetta. Welcome to my new school." Then all was black.
"Why won't she answer?" Beast Babe pestered Robyn. The four Teen Titans stood by the main screen.
"I don't know," Robyn replied, giving Beast Babe an annoyed glance. "She's probably busy."
"But we've been calling for ten minutes!" Beast Babe cried. "And the communicator is on her freaking arm! There's something going on!"
"Perhaps Beast Babe is correct," Sunfire agreed, standing up. "Perhaps something has happened to our friend."
"And besides," Draven added. "We need Cybornetta back."
Robyn gazed at her teammates. "Well, I guess it can't hurt to investigate."
"And if she's fine, we can go 'YAHOO!' and go out for pizza. If not, then… well, who knows." Beast Babe said with a smile. Robyn sighed and shook her head. Then the team exited the building.
"Say hello to your new students." Sister Blood whispered into Cybornetta's ear. She wheeled the captive half-robot to a dark room. The rest of the Titans East were chained up like Cybornetta was, their eyes glowing red. Tables of mechanics also surrounded them.
"You're a psychopath!" Cybornetta spat at Sister Blood. "What'd you do to them?!" The villain let out a cruel laugh.
"I made them my students, of course!" she answered. "And soon, they will all be like you!" She gestured to the table of mechanics.
"No… no… Stop this, Sister Blood!" Cybornetta begged. "You can't do this to them!"
"Really? Watch me!" Sister Blood retorted. Groups of cloaked robots came forward and picked up the machinery. They advanced towards the trapped heroes.
"NO!" Cybornetta bellowed in desperation. Sister Blood ignored her and waved her hands, signalling for the robots to continue.
"Uh… please don't." a soft voice spoke up. It belonged to Cantrix, who was watching in the corner.
"You." Cybornetta growled, through clenched teeth. Cantrix was the last person she wanted to see. She had brought everyone into this mess and had betrayed Cybornetta many times. All she offered was danger. She was an Amarythian. A villain. A bloodthirsty villain.
"This is the plan, my dear Cantrix," Sister Blood assured the Amarythian. "It will be fine." Cantrix bit her lip and gazed cautiously at Cybornetta, who was giving her a piercing glare. Cybornetta wondered where Dave was. The two never seemed to be together anymore, which was strange, since previously they were inseparable. Brother and sister, almost. In fact, Cybornetta had not seen Dave since the carnival incident.
"Let my friends go." Cybornetta demanded Sister Blood again, shaking off her thoughts.
"Don't bother asking," the villain snorted. "I'm not going to listen to you." She waved her hand; the process begun.
"You may not listen to her but you may want to listen to us." a voice growled from above. Sister Blood turned around and saw the Teen Titans, standing in the shadows. Her jaw clenched.
"How did you get here?!" she demanded, making a fist. "I blocked all connections!"
"Ever heard of investigating?" Beast Babe asked sarcastically. "Yeah, Cy wasn't answering, so we decided to do some of that."
"GET THEM, MY STUDENTS!" Sister Blood roared. The Titans East arose from their beds and ascended towards the Teen Titans.
"Titans, go!" Robyn ordered, making a fist.
"Wait," Cybornetta said, holding up a hand at the Teen Titans. "They're still my friends, so go easy on them." The Titans nodded, then the battle begun.
"Pathetic little…" Sister Blood muttered, as she came towards Cantrix at the exit. "Cantrix, as my new top student, I need you to destroy them."
"Um… okay." Cantrix said quietly. She pulled out her lasers and crept over to the fight. Cybornetta didn't look too happy to see her.
"Impulsive Titans," Sister Blood scowled. "Once they are defeated I will finally run my school!" She walked a little distance away to grimace at the fight.
"Sorry kid, but I ain't gonna be merciful to you," Cybornetta growled at Cantrix, bringing out her canons. "Trust me, the last time I did that with a former friend, it did not end well." Cantrix didn't say anything. She shot a small laser at Cybornetta, which the superhero dodged. A bolt of blue energy hit Cantrix in the chest as a counter, sending her into the wall. A mountain of water poured onto Cybornetta's head from Aquagirl. The two quickly arose in combat.
Cantrix shuffled to her feet, scanning her gun. Truthfully, she didn't want to fight. She didn't like this whole 'new school' plan. She just wanted to start a vegan restaurant and look after sick animals, and possibly find Dave. She hadn't seen him since he yelled at her, then stormed off. Oh well. He never supported her vegan plans.
But ever since the carnival incident, Sister Blood had been showing a lot more interest in her, even calling Cantrix her 'top student'. The girl didn't know why, but succumbed to what the headmistress ordered regardless, like a good student. That's when she and Dave became more separated. She still was confused why.
And now, she was fighting who was once her friend. Truthfully, she did enjoy the friendly company of Cybornetta, even though it was brief. But then again, she had abused their friendship by betraying Cybornetta and working against her. Perhaps Sister Blood was right. Maybe she really was a villain.
The Teen Titans were actually managing against the Titans East, until the cloaked robots came in. They were everywhere like a gang of pesky mosquitoes. Sister Blood continued calling more and more until the Titans couldn't deal with them anymore. Cantrix watched with guilt, but held it in with a gulp. The robots were able to stop the Titans, which was a very unpleasant experience for the heroes, especially with the villain cackling in the background.
Soon the Teen Titans were tied up. Sister Blood glared at them all.
"Now you will ALL be my students!" she cackled. She gazed at her cloaked robots. "You will undo them. Make them mine." She ignored the Titans' protests as she walked gracefully backwards. Cantrix watched in the shadows, fiddling with a strand of her hair. She felt so bad for Cybornetta. She didn't want to see her and her team suffer, or the Titans East, who were so nice to her.
Cantrix slammed an emergency button on the wall. The entire building lit up red.
"What now?" Sister Blood exasperated. She groaned at the alarm. "I will turn that off. I will be back shortly." She raced off to deal with the alarm. While she did that, Cantrix speedily freed the Titans. Soon everyone was free.
"Why'd you just free us?" Cybornetta asked Cantrix. "Aren't you my enemy?"
"I was your friend once," Cantrix replied. "I… I didn't want to see you or your friends hurt." Cybornetta couldn't help but smile.
"Thanks, kid," she said. She turned to the others. "We'll need to un-hypnotise the Titans East. And for now, escape."
Cantrix led the teenagers out of the location, using a secret passageway. They came onto the roof, which was nearby the Titans East tower.
"Thanks for the help," Cybornetta thanked Cantrix. She turned to the others. "We need to figure out how to stop Sister Blood." The other Teen Titans nodded. They gently placed the Titans East on the ground.
"And how to un-hypnotise these guys." Beast Babe added, gazing at the red-eyed Titans East. The Teen Titans (save Cybornetta) faced Robyn.
"What should we do next, Robyn?" Sunfire asked Robyn with pleading eyes. Cybornetta mumbled something under her breath. After all, she was the most involved with Sister Blood.
"Actually…" Robyn replied, holding up her hands. "I think Cybornetta should lead this mission. She has the most experience with Sister Blood, after all."
Cybornetta gasped, "Really, Robyn?" she grinned. "Thanks! You're the best!"
"Ha, no problem," Robyn said, with a smug smirk. "Now, what should we do first?"
Cybornetta tapped her chin, "Alright. BB and Sun, you look after the Titans East. Everyone else, we're going after Blood."
"What about me?" Cantrix asked, raising her brow. Cybornetta bit her lip.
"Do what you like," she finally answered. "It's your choice in the end." Cantrix nodded.
"They got away," Sister Blood growled, pacing around. She glared at her robots. "And Cantrix went with them. Why didn't you stop them?!" The robots, being robots, didn't reply. Sister Blood bared her teeth. "Fools. But knowing that pathetic team, they'll be back for revenge," She checked a security camera, which flashed 'disturbance'. "And just in time, too." Her red eye zoomed in on the screen. She grinned, seeing three Titans sneaking around. She stopped grinning when she noticed her robot army wasn't attacking them.
"Nice little invisibility trick, Cybornetta," Robyn whispered to Cybornetta. They made it past the robots. "Now, where next?"
"We're planning a frontal assault," Cybornetta answered. "We need to go to Blood's headquarters."
"And according to this map, it's down the hall." Draven said, eyeing a digital map on the wall.
"Thanks, Drave," Cybornetta replied, with a grin. "Alright, who's ready to kick some Sister Blood-butt?" Sister Blood tapped her metal fingers together as she repeated the scene over and over, her eyes scanning every fragment of the computer.
"Let's prepare for our guests." she said darkly.
The three Titans burst into Sister Blood's headquarters, which is a dark, metal headquarters, underneath the Titans East tower. Immediately, they were surrounded by aggressive, cloaked robots, who started firing at them. The Titans fought back, using their weapons.
"Tell us where your leader is!" Cybornetta demanded the robots. They continued to blast at her with their canons.
"I don't think they're gonna tell us." Draven grumbled, flinging bolts of black magic at the robots.
"They'll have to tell us something." Robyn replied, smashing her staff onto a robot.
"I'll give you the next best thing," a voice cackled, belonging to Sister Blood. She stepped forward and slyly smirked at the Titans. "I knew you would come back. You're falling straight into my plans. Soon, my robots will deal with your other friends, and I will be unstoppable!"
"No!" Cybornetta shouted, racing towards Sister Blood. "We're gonna stop you!" Sister Blood just laughed and waved her hand. The robots surrounded Draven and Robyn, giving them no escape. The teenagers continued fighting, but the amount of robots was too much. A door opened by the side. The Titans East and the other Teen Titans were brought in.
"Oh, I don't think you're going to stop me, my dear," Sister Blood said evilly to Cybornetta, her red eye flashing. The villain launched a punch straight into Cybornetta's chest. Cybornetta was knocked onto the ground. "Look at your friends, you repulsive little girl! You're doomed! It's over!" Cybornetta gazed over at the Teen Titans and the Titans East, who were now trapped by the robots.
"No…" Cybornetta breathed. Sister Blood continued to laugh. She raised her hands, covering Cybornetta in strange, red magic.
"Now it's your turn." she hissed. Slowly, she began ripping Cybornetta apart; taking off her arms and legs, sending cybernetic waste everywhere. The Titans protested, but Sister Blood ignored them, the robots clutching to them tighter.
"Stop it..." Cybornetta faulty ordered Sister Blood, as she continued taking her apart. "Please.."
"Never!" Sister Blood spat, throwing her cybernetic waste everywhere like she was a savage animal trying to reach her prey. "I must find out what makes you resist me! What makes you tick, Cybornetta?!" The villain paused, her chest heaving as she panted for a few moments, though a fierce scowl was still plastered on her face.
Cybornetta suddenly gasped. "It isn't my machinery that blocks me from your spell," she grinned. "It's my spirit." Then, the red magic around her changed to Cybornetta's iconic shade of blue, and her body began rebuilding itself. The Teen Titans watched in awe as Cybornetta placed her newly-built feet on the ground, her body showing off a blue aura. She glowered down at Sister Blood, whose eyes were wide with surprise. However, Sister Blood soon recovered her surprise, reared her fist back, and launched it at Cybornetta.
The glowing half-robot caught her fist and held it with her palm. Then, Sister Blood's body began breaking apart, like if you were to smash a mirror. She fell backwards, her body melting into shards as she crashed on the ground, turning into nothingness.
"Thanks for saving us!" Aquagirl thanked the Teen Titans, especially Cybornetta.
"Yeah, you did good." Speedy agreed with a grin.
"Not bad, Sparky." Wasp added.
"Sí, nos salvó a todos!" Más y Menos cried. Cybornetta smiled at all of her friends.
"Thanks, guys," she said. "You're the best."
"Hey," Wasp asked, stepping forward. "Maybe… do you wanna stay and be our leader? We could really use someone like you."
Cybornetta bit her lip. The offer was awfully tempting, and she would've loved to take it. After all, it was her own team. Then, she gazed back at the Teen Titans, and felt a longing for home.
"Sorry, Wasp, but I already have a home," She headed over to the Teen Titans, who welcomed her with open arms. But she did grin at Wasp. "However, I'm sure you'll make a great leader for the Titans East." Wasp nodded in thanks.
"Now c'mon, dudes and dudettes," Beast Babe cried, with a smirk. "Who wants to go out for pizza?" A variety of cheers were her answer. They headed to Jump City to enjoy the peaceful night with a slice of pizza.