BIG MOUNTAIN
MATRIX TITAN CHAPTER TWELVE: VICTORY MONDAY
Coming back after being carved apart from the barbed lectures of the dark knight, has left him emotionally put out to a lesser extent. The T-Sub have already done its job at demoralizing him before Batmans knife wielding words have stab what's left of his empty carcass. What appears to be indefinite hours of going back to the living room by elevator, was about to become a breaking point for one certain teammate. Hell, not even the gross distraction of Beast Boy sniffing at his own ear wax, was not enough to disparaged of what he's about to do to the elevator. Planting a few explosives here and there to the air lock doors by the scull look of the boy wonder just to be on his way, would be an expectation on his part. However it was not Robins heated attempt that he was afraid of. It was Starfire's.
Her cheerful mood that she normally rained out in the open, has been flipped towards the place of evil. Brewed with dark fury that even surpassed the hellish moods then that of Raven. Which the half demon herself took notice after pressing herself against the wall. Her sharp rigid armor, was now pressed against Cyborg's large stature, just to wench herself away from Starfire's dangerous soul-stirring odor. Much to his annoyance.
"Say uh, what now?" Beast Boy the first to break the emotional glass barrier.
"For now, we do exactly what he said." Robin controlling his dark mood from going any darker, once the elevator came to a full stop. Leaving him, and everyone within the elevator with a dry look of what they were seeing after the doors have open.
Being introduce by array of pink declaration of a Victorian tea party set with Sarah, setting on a high-quality custom-made pink leather chair. The built-in computer table, was now draped over with pink diamond embedded table cloth, with fresh biscuits ready to be consume, while Silkie, sitting comfortably from the other end on a miniature baby stool. Gracefully, they were accustomed to deal with abnormal occurrence, at least to Cyborgs point of view. But to his personal disturbance, this was at a different league in terms of weird.
"Would you like more tea Mr. Hitchens?" She kindly offers to the grinning larvae. "Is that a yes? And who are you smiling at?" She seldomly grins in etiquette, before her grin quickly falters like a plate being shatter against the floor by the coffin looks of the titans, minus Starfire, whose practically was glowing with excitement. "Oh! You came back." She simply said. Leering herself back to Silkie with a form of regret behind her vapid smile. "I'm sorry Mr. Hitchens, but it looks like we have to cut our tea time short."
"Oh, please don't!" Starfire exclaimed. "You must allow the continued of the tea ceremony! Here, allow me to bring the Zorkaberries to such occasion." She cheerfully flew from the living room.
"Well, by basic logic, according to your facial appearance, it would seem that all of you have seen the better days." Sarah, mostly addressing to Robin's murderous look.
"It depends what better days your referring to. Cause at this point, I can't till the difference. " Cyborg glooms after mopping his way out of the elevator with a blink look.
"Okay wow, again that was more depressing than what I was about to say. "Raven trying to hide her entire face from all that damn pink before plowing herself down at the far end of the couch without much care in the world.
"Give me a second guys. Need to do something I haven't done in a long time…... like using the restroom. Oh yeah, Sarah, just to be on the save side, be careful with Starfire's Zorkaberries. That stuff is known to cause a lot of funny-side effect after being consumed." He cautiously warns as he shuts the restroom doors.
"Say Raven, uh how's things went with Batman? Because Star looks pretty upset back there. Did something happen between her and him? "Beast Boy wonders, before being caved to his timid episodes by Sarah's dreary grin.
"Oh that, yeah it's a lot to take in for her, but we been given a verbal recommendation to join with the justice league. Mainly because of Starfire on how she conducts herself in battles, and my presence of intimidation." Raven mutely said. Her hollow smirk, grew to a knowing grin after Cyborgs profanity have boomed through the rest room doors.
"Sup with him?" Beast Boy quarks.
"Oh nothing, nothing at all. Oh yeah, you guys are more welcome to join as well. "Raven said to the ecstasy look of the changeling.
"So, any interesting development that I have miss during my absence?" Sarah drab her misty words to Raven, causing Robin to release his unrelating frustration by tossing his communicator across the kitchen counter. Giving Beast Boy a simple okay shrug of allowing the bashful changeling to help himself to a biscuit.
"Sarah, you didn't miss much." Robin bitterly chafe through his brooding tirade.
"Don't take it personally." Raven citing the boy wonders foul mood. "We just been suspended by the justice league from taking any part of the case, that involves with the Decepticons." The dark sorceress said. Curing her unrelenting annoyance, by igniting the European cookie in flames, after Beast Boy repeatedly shoved a biscuit against her cheek.
Starfire through her wide grin, flew back to the living room with a large ceramic made pot full of plump and juicy looking berries. "Sarah, your more than welcome to help yourself to my Tamaranean special delicacy." Starfire brightly smiled.
The doctor with no hesitation to bare, pluck one from the bowl. Closely observing a very tasty looking berry with Starfire already feeding a couple to herself, and to her little Bumgorf. "Thank you Starfire, and don't mind if I do. "Sarah sways at the delicious looking berry before consuming it whole with one bite." Oh my, this is delicious!" The doctor kindly expressed at maintaining her hidden addiction.
"I'm so glad you like it! Please, have more." Starfire proudly offers.
"Well I just can't spurn myself now can I." Sarah with hunger driven within her eyes, swipes a couple, and then a few more." That is disappointing to hear." She mumbles through her mouth full of Zorkaberries before instantly being crushed in one gulped." Whew, excuse me, while you guys where away, I have managed to crack deeper into Silas files. And what I've found is quite rather disturbing. And yet at the same time, very interesting...…." Sarah mitigated herself from continuing her discussion after felting a violent rumbling, that kept on swirling within her lower abdomen." Excuse me." Sarah quickly jumps from her seat before rushing towards the restroom. Using her untold strength once more in desperation as she opens the lock door, where Cyborg was still occupied.
"Sarah!? what the hell! Can't you read the damn sign!" Cyborg yelped in alarmed. Luckily for him, was just washing his hands after he just got through with his business.
"Sorry no time, OUT!" The doctor grabbing Cyborg by the collar before he was yanked out from the door.
"Dammit woman! I told you to be careful!" He shouted to the closed door, only to hear Sarah barf from the other side. Clearing himself in making room for Beast boy, as he barged himself against the occupied restroom.
"Sarah! Are you okay!? "Beast Boy pleaded, till his plea was answered by her jagged hacking.
"Does she not like my Zorkaberries?" Starfire sadly looking at Cyborg.
"Goddamn those two. "Cyborg mumbles. "No Star, she definitely loves them. So damn much her stomach couldn't handle all the love. Just next time, keep them away from everyone, or else it would not be enough left for Silkie.
"I'm glad to hear that, and I'll heed your advice friend Cyborg. "She gently smiles after Sarah made her way out with a handkerchief in hand.
"Now, where was I? Ah yes. As I stated earlier, I've finally was able to break through one of his many security files, and according to his notes, it would seem that this was not his first stint at coming into contact with one of the Decepticon's. One of whom is by the named of Scrap metal, and it would appear that he went through numerous experimental studies by Silas personally. But the funny thing is, it's all been recorded long before Star labs came to existence. How long? That I am not sure, however for the sake of going off track here, I want all of you to take a close look at this. "Sarah enlarging the image within her laptop of the machines anatomy.
"So many words." Beast Boy daze at the advance diagram within the monitor.
"Yes, it's quite highly detail, but the primary focus is his hands, and fingers." The doctor pointed.
"Yeah what about them?" Cyborg narrowly looking at the screen with hardly no interest.
"Those hands, and fingers are more than what they appear. Embedded within them, is a near indestructible servo, called load intake data censors. According to this, every Decepticon are equip with them. Mainly being use to gather, and download any information, before proceeding with their mission by a simple touch that is electronic. I'm showing you this just to shine the light in how they discovered your secret identity, and amongst other personal information."
"Shit, I believe it. Makes a lot of sense as to why we got our asses so easily handed to us. "Cyborg not all that surprise said." Yo Robin, do you think Superman was part of their plan in taking him out?"
"Not going to be shocked if it leads to that." Robin said. "Sarah, by any chance did you come across a more efficient way in stopping them?"
"To a certain extent, yes. Deep within their core chassis, lays a life force called the spark. It's basically their heart, as well as their soul. However, upon further reading into his notes, it's much more complicated than that. Because the spark itself is not truly destroyed, but rather the life force itself, instantly returns to the true source. Still, all the same, if you were to take out their spark, then they will most likely cease to function.
"Don't suppose you know the name of the source, and where its located?" Robin ready to process Sarah's information deep into his memory bank.
"This is all I got for now I'm afraid. In order for me to understand the spark, and its source, I have to crack deeper into his files, and even then, it's not guarantee if I were to find the right information, as it remains fifty, fifty at best. As I said some time ago, the vital information is most likely being kept to himself."
"Its alright Sarah, if you found something interesting, please let us know." Robin said before firmly addressing the team." Guys listen up. This case is too big for the league to handle, and I'm not saying it out of a simple hunch, I'm saying this, because I refuse to sat oddly by when they have no idea what their facing. And I'm not asking any one of you to follow me, while I break some superior rules."
"That's a dumbass thing to say Robin, do you really think we let your big fat ego and selfish narrow ass gets to hog all the action?" Cyborg said. "And we might as well anyway. With all the shit we've been doing, we pretty much broke every law we can imagine. And housing a wanted fugitive just proves my point."
"Right." Robin feeling an unnatural vibe of getting his head shot off by the dangerous grin of Cyborg over that last remark." The thing is, I'm looking for any suggestion as we continued to find any fresh leads…" Robin trails, realizing all the lights within the tower began to flicker on and off. Narrowing his enhance sight after the eventual shut down of the T-tower.
"Uh, who turn off the lights? Beast Boy said, till the lights flickered back on to red, with the alarms sounding off.
Cyborg scanning through the main computer for any possible intruders, after carefully removing the tea sets. The natural rays of sun light that beams through the towers windows, was now cut down by the security shutters.
"Found something?" Robin question at the confused look of Cyborg.
"Well that's the weird part, I'm not finding anything." Cyborg unsure of himself yelled over to the high ringing alarms. Grasping his hardballer and scalping to the known surroundings in caution, after the alarms itself descended down to a dull echo screech. Readjusting his footing from slipping, due to the strong occurring rift within the living room." Shit! Is everyone okay?" Cyborg said at lifting Robin back up. Flailing himself back to the computer. Searching for the exact cause of this chaotic hell. Completely immersed of being freaked out after the desk computer suddenly recedes itself back to the ground. Freely cussing himself out loud within the dark, due to the tower's interior lights have once again shut itself down. His fuel of panic, all been tanked due to Sarah's nightmarish treatment, have left him aggravated. Of course, it did not help having his right arm squeezed tight. Not surprise at all, since it has to be Beast Boy who was shaking in fear. He understood where he was coming from, but he must realize in order for him to do his job, he's gonna need both his arms." B B, I know your scared shitless man. I can relate, but it's no good when my arm is about to get squeezed out!"
"Um, Icky."
His fractured intuition, were drawn to the shy smile of Sarah. The cursed doctor, tenderly patting Beast Boy in his great dane form. The good for nothing changeling, cowering in fear as he hugged around the doctors waist for dear life, after the room have started to lit itself back to dark red... "Wait just a damn minute?" Cyborg mind quickly popped back in place after sensing something was off." Then if it's not you, then who the hel…...oh never mind." Cyborg monotone at staring down at the four-red eyed hell spawn. "Raven, da-fuck man? "He calmly clamored at wagging his right arm from Ravens tight grasp but to no avail.
"I sense great evil. Great pure evil." The half demon husk after the lights within the room change from red to dark violet hue.
"Okay, is this what's helps you at keeping your damn emotions in check, then by all means do your thing." Cyborg liquidating his primary arm over to Ravens debauchery, while his vigilance went on red once the overhead monitor motion itself down from the ceiling. With static being displayed from the flat screen, till a deep voice of a rugged middle-aged man broke clear through the monitor speakers.
"Greeting Titans, and pardon my profound intrusions."
"Who are you, and what do you want!" Robin bellows.
"Dad."
Everyone snapping their heads to the lone absence minded voice of Cyborg.
"What?!" The boy wonder screech.
"Victor." The man spoke coldly to Cyborgs name. "It's been a long time. And I see you have forgone the Cybernetics that I have personally bestowed upon, for other means, with a new addition of Black Energon. No mistaking that Sarah has a hand in this." Cyborg looking as if he was being discipline like a child, as Silas continued. "No matter. And yes, you may not see me, but I can see all of you very clear, however, allow me to get to the point, for I'm not the one in favor of long conversation. With that said, it would appear my warnings have not been warranted, exactly the reason why I made this direct contact."
"What are you talking about?" Robin about ready to decommission the monitor with his birdarangs.
"Victor, you're above this. "Silas ignoring the boy wonder and his harsh questions. "You know exactly what I'm saying. And Sarah, I'm more than willing to look passed your actions, if you were to fully cooperate by coming with me."
"That's very kind of you. And while I did swear that I will willing to do anything. However, I have never once said that I will do everything for you." Sarah kindly rejecting his offer.
"It was you." Cyborg whisper as if he just been punch right at the midsection.
"Cyborg?" Robin looking at the person who seemingly lost all meaning of life, with Cyborg stood there in complete emotional wrack.
"The Decepticons, the mines, Atlantis…...and the damn shut down sequence. All of it! You're the one who put down both Superman and Flash out of commission." Cyborg through his acid fury said." Not even gonna guess that you're also the one who been using the old prototype beam cannon."
"What! That can't be. Why?"
"To send us a message Robin." Cyborg answering Silas neglective question to Robin. "He won't hesitate to get his hands dirty, but that's not the point. He's directly telling us not to get in his way."
"Well, too bad for him, he should've known better what were all about. "Robin looking at the monitor in sheer disgust.
"As expected from the adopted son of Bruce. And it's a shame. I've been kind enough to warn all of you, but it looks like I have no other choice, but to take another approach. You know what to do Trypticon. And do what it is necessary to cut them off from outside contact. As for you three, you could do as you please with the others, but I want Victor, and Sarah brought to me alive. That is all." Silas anonymously instruct till the static monitor went blank.
"Tell me? does anyone know what's a Trypticon? Eeep!" Starfire losing her balance as the tower begun to violently rifts once again. Everyone, bracing themselves after the whole room was shrouded by the heat emitted steam being blasted from the tower's circulation vents.
"Guys, keep calm and be ready for anything." Robin clapping his ears to the deep explosive voice that came busting through the living room.
"Yes my lord. Activating alternate mode one, nine, eight three, two, zero, seven. Actuator unit; twenty percent capacity, Magna fuses sur-charges; sixteen percent capacity, Asynchronous transfer adapter; twenty one percent capacity. Titans! Be prepared to be annihilated. " Trypticon holler.
"I cannot sense were it is." Raven checking the known surroundings throughout the tower with her dark magic.
"It's the tower itself." Sarah through her serene disbelief said. Looking through the old blue prints of the T-tower by her laptop. "I'm afraid all exits have been blocked, were officially trap."
What! You mean our tower is the Decepticon!?" Beast Boy yelps at pulling his hair in dire distress.
This is all my fault guys." I've should've known better that those special made parts that I sent over to Icky, were made by Silas himself.
"Shit." Robin hiss. Quickly shifting his hissful glare over to the stun look of Cyborg. "Cyborg? Cyborg!... Raven!"
Raven on cue, slapped the cybernetic titan across his face, as hard as she can.
"Ouch! Uh wha? Oh, uh, thanks." Cyborg rubbing his cheek after gaining back his sense of moral.
"Cyborg, I need you to stay focus here since you are more familiar with the tower than any one of us. "Robin said." Quick, is there another escape route?"
"Just one, and that's the emergency escape hatch beneath the towers roof." Cyborg with assertion of hope, started to rose from within him, till that hope wither away after looking down at the ground, where the computer used to be.
"Your escape is inevitable! Accept your pathetic lives, and parish!" Trypticon roar.
"Well that sucks. In order to unlock the damn hatch, I have to gain access through the main computer just to input the password. Hey!? Don't put this on me! It was Robin who kept on screwing with the damn hatch just to make it more secure!" Cyborg angrily pointed at the nervous look of the boy wonder. Saving himself from getting his head choked right off by both Beast Boy, and Raven." Okay, new route. Yo Sarah, is there a way to delay its alternation mode?"
"Yes, and that is the deactivation of a certain component called the T-Cog. Currently located at the communication room on the upper top floor, from the far left of the tower. Disabled that, and you will take away the machine ability to convert to his final form. Giving us enough time to escape before the T-Cog restores itself. However, there is another way, but you are not going to like it. And that is the decommission of the spark. But be cautious if you decide to do so, due to the size of the spark, the chain reaction alone have enough devastating impact that of a mini nuke." Sarah warns.
"Where's it located?" Robin quickly questions.
"Should be located at the garage." The doctor said.
"Right." Robin laying his driven focus upon the second in command." Cyborg, I let you take the lead since you know the tower more than I do."
"Yeah, alright. And I do have a plan by the way, but in order for it to work, we have to split up just in case either one of us don't succeed in taking out either the T-Cog, or the spark. That's right, were going to disassemble the bastard at both ends! Me, and Beast Boy will take care of the T-Cog, Starfire will stay here and guard Sarah. And Robin, you and Raven will take care of that spark."
"Alright guys, you all heard him. Also, I want everyone to keep all communications open, and Sarah." Robin, handing Sarah an extra communicator from his belt." Contact us if anything happens."
"No problem, but just remember, we have less than thirty minutes before Trypticon completes his Transformation." Sarah advise.
"We been through worse. Titans, Go!" Everyone through Robins orders, bolted from the main living room. Leaving Sarah, and Starfire at conducting their own means at staying alert within the solitary confinement.
Say, I cannot help but to sense something is missing. Where exactly is Silky?" Sarah taking note of the insect who was not present in the room.
"Yes, while I do worry about my little Bumgorf. He is none the less, quite resourceful when danger is occurring." Starfire assures through her compose smile.
"I could see why. After all, he does have the physical capacity and sense of awareness at taking care of himself." Sarah dotting down her mental notes over Silky, before the gentle bell ring coming from the main door have jolted her conjuncture. "May I advise of not answering that door?" Sarah suggested.
"I intend not to." Starfire gesturing Sarah to be on guard before the secured doors where blown off. Their senses being deaf by the uncontrol adrenaline at hearing the familiar sound of the R-cycle engine roaming behind the thick fumes of smoke.
"Robin?" Starfire said in hesitation after the R-cycle motions itself before transforming into a seven-foot-tall machine.
"Not quite." The machine said at converting his right arm to a Neutron assault weapon. Turning the bleak living room into a hail of shooting stars after firing.
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"Alright, the path you guys are both taking, should led you straight down to the garage where the spark is located. My first advice, do not take the elevator." Cyborg coughing heavily over to the communicator. Removing the last stench of smoke out of his throat with Beast Boy, tumbling right next to him.
"And just out of curiosity, why?" Raven through her perceive tone of not giving a damn said.
"Because me, and Beast Boy almost got our asses burned right off by that damn elevator after it have transformed into a Cydraulic valve pumps. And don't even bother to ask in how I know this stuff!"
"Good to know Cyborg. And Raven….Stay away from that elevator. "Robin order. "Will take the stairs instead. Keep us inform, Robin out.
"Dude, seriously, how do you know all of this?" Beast Boy dragging himself back to his feet from nearly being burned alive. Taking a short deep breath before following Cyborg down the dark path of the hallway.
"Had no clue. I just suddenly came in-depth of his anatomy just by a simple touch, within the snap. Need to informed this with Sarah once we get through with this mess." Cyborg plainly said.
"Well that's cool, I guess? "Beast Boy said." Say Cy, have you ever notice that everything around us is not getting smaller, but bigger?
Yeah I see what you're saying." Cyborg noticing the hallway itself was starting to shift from platinum white, to a mix of violet and black.
"So does that mean were not going to be crush then?"
"By the looks of it? Probably not. Call it room for errors on my part. But even then, we still have to stop this thing from potentially rampaging the city."
"Yeah good point." Beast Boy slapping the thought-provoking fear of a T-tower devastatingly stumping on Jump city, before his pointed ears spike up. Hearing numerous hollowing clicks within the walls. Cyborg hearing the exact same thing as he swipes out his Hardballer.
"Pathetic flesh bags, do you really think I' m that naive of your plans? I could see what you fools are doing. Do not underestimate me! I will have you all burn before I pursue my vengeance upon Megatron! "The hellish machine roar in fury.
"Dude, you can get your vengeance if you let us out before transforming. Ain't that right Cy!"
"BB as logical as it may sound, I don't think he can hear you." Cyborg said before being raved up, as the side panels of the walls began to open. Unveiling a multiple of double barrel chain guns.
Both of them, doing a cowboy rodeo dance around the armored piercing brass. Cyborg, firing his gun for the first time. Incoherently shooting one of the assault weapons off the hedges. Both of them, jumping for cover behind a small pile of their own luggage. The same luggage that was teleported by Raven, sometime ago prior of their space trip.
"Dude seriously? You shoot like a drunk drive by!" Beast Boy exclaimed after a bullet zip right through his hair. Cowering deeper as their belongings were being ripped apart."
"Man whatever! At least I shot up the damn house!" Cyborg returning a few shots, and missing every single one of them by the blinding flare of the endless ammunition being flung against them.
"You... WHAT!?"
"Nothing! Long time ago. Listen, I have an idea. You just have to shift into something kind of big, and durable, in order for you to help me lead the way towards that restroom. It's the only path that leads up to the T-Cog. Don't worry, I got you covered with this." Cyborg handing Beast Boy a black and blue item, that looks like a high-ranking diamond shape badge.
"Dude, what is this?" Beast Boy baffling at the weird looking device. "It looks like an ice cream sandwich."
"It's called an over-shield. "Cyborg said at connecting a heavy looking FMP adaptor with his hard baller before converting into a shot gun looking blaster, wipeout.
"Uh, how do you use this thing?" Beast Boy said.
Like this!" Cyborg smashing the device with both his hand. Being shrouded with a blue hexagon looking webbing, before Beast Boy did the same.
"Huh? Feel no different." Beast Boy looking down at the hexagon coating being reflected with each body motion.
"Then that means its working. And with this thing being active, should help us from getting shredded by direct fire, but only for a moment till this thing drained itself out by each hit of fire. So, you're ready to get shot like hell!?" Cyborg exposing his complete lunacy over to the frightful look of Beast Boy.
"No!"
"Me neither! Now GO DAMMIT, GO! Cyborg shouted at shoving Beast Boy to the hell of gunfire, after the changeling quickly shifted into a rhino. Felting no more than a small tickle as the changeling led Cyborg down the halls. The former Cybernetic titan returning fire till reaching the front door of the female restroom.
"Alright just give me a moment." Cyborg desperately trying to override the security door panel. Damned that boy wonder, and his fetish for security upgrades.
"Uh Cy, can you get the door open, like right now!?" Beast Boy sweating in panic.
"Why, what's going on?" Cyborg occupying himself at smashing in the right codes. His frustration brewing towards madness, after being denied twice.
"That!" Beast Boy pointing at the oncoming wall of liquid blue flames roaming towards them." Dude hurry!"
"I'm hurrying!" Cyborg now banging against the panel after failing for the third time before a sudden idea popped into his head. Laying his palm against the control panel till a few sparks came flying, causing the door to slid itself open." Hey, I did it! Cyborg ensued before his face was smack against the toilet after being rammed into the restroom by Beast Boy in his goat form.
"Whew, that was close. Dude, check out the smoke coming from the door." Beast Boy chuckles.
"Whatever. "Cyborg soothing his romp and casting a dirty look at the changeling. "At least were safe for now, and it looks like the restroom is the only place that has not change." Cyborg hopping on the top of the sink counter. Unraveling the vent from the ceiling. Coughing once more by the incursion of dust build up before pulling down the ladder." Okay, now all we have to do is to climb up the emergency escape ladder, and should lead us straight to the communication room no problem. Must warn you though, it's going to take a little bit longer than usual, due to this damn thing converting itself." Cyborg said in taking a peek up at the darkness from above. Casting a rancid look upon the subdue silence of the changeling.
"Don't worry about Sarah, I know her for a long time that she's more than capable at taking care of herself without the company of Starfire. Trust me, I know better. And, have I known you like her so damn much; I would've left you with her instead of Starfire." Cyborg tease at the heavily blush look of Beast Boy.
"I got dibs." Beast Boy brash at forcing Cyborg to hop off the counter. Climbing his way up at a caution pace with Cyborg right behind.
"So, how does it feel?" Beast Boy said in keeping his head up from looking down, while keeping a tight grip from slipping due to the ongoing rifts coming from the building.
"Feel about what exactly?"
"You know, back to yourself." Beast Boy clarified.
"Feels great." Cyborg sneeze." Way better in terms of having more flex ability. Plus, I can move faster compare to my cybernetics. The only thing that's kind of a real bother is what's going on around my groin. I swear man, I don't know how you and Robin deal with it, when these spandex briefs kept on grinding against my…."
"Whoow dude! Too much information." Beast Boy disrupts from Cyborgs complaints.
"Just saying. "Cyborg giving Beast Boy a bewilder chisel look after hearing the changeling bumps his head onto something.
" Ouch. Wait, is this it?" Beast Boy confusingly squint at rubbing his soar head.
"Yeah, it looks like we finally reach the escape hatch." Think you could get it open?" Cyborg said to Beast Boy who was struggling at getting the round handle to twist itself open. "Dammit I forgot. Robin install a backup security code on that thing as well."
"Do you know the code?"
"Nope! Completely forgot." Cyborg resignedly said. "But I do have these." Waving a black clay looking brick, being held together by two nylon cable with a digital timer at the center." Here, attach this to that latch. And don't worry, the combustor bomb cable ties are coated with magnetic alloy, so it should stick with ease. Also I suggest you use this too." Cyborg handing Beast Boy an over -shield once activating the bomb. "And brace yourself."
"Wha?" Beast Boy, didn't catch the last words of Cyborg before the bomb ignite itself with a powerful rippling blast, enough to blew the hatch right off the hinges. The changeling not so lucky, was blown back before being caught around the waist by Cyborg's right fore arm.
"You alright?"
"Come on Cy, you know stupid cannot be killed." Beast Boy said through his cheesy grin.
"Yeah, you got a point."
"I'm mostly referring to you bro."
"Kiss my ass." Cyborg gravel at wasting no time of climbing up to the targeted area." Well, it should be here somewhere." Cyborg looking around the maze of the computer processing units. Scratching his head of not seeing anything that resemble the thing they were supposed to destroy, despite not knowing what the hell it looks like.
"Uh Cy . . ."
"What's up BB?" Cyborg, looking up where Beast Boy was pointing, only to see an oval shaped red sphere, being hung right above them by an axle looking drive line from each end. Eighteen-foot-long, and weigh about an estimated pain in the ass! To the ever-broken opinion of Cyborg. "Okay, no doubt that has to be it."
"What now?" Beast Boy said to Cyborg who was just as lost.
"Have no idea. And there's no telling what could happen if we dismantle it the wrong way. Dammit, no doubt this thing here is being run on Energon, mix with highly flammable lubricates. So, it's very important that we carefully plan things out towards...…"
"Or we could just blow it the fuck up." Beast Boy simply suggest.
"Or we could just blow it the fuck up!" Cyborg mimic in monotone." Man, it's a good thing I have a few combustor bombs stashed around." Cyborg pulling out a black plastic garbage bag between the software units"
"Bro, why do you even have those? And why have all these computer units been stall near the roof top?" Beast Boy said while looking around the advance units.
"Well, I was supposed to convert these bombs to a firework display as part of our first anniversary of being together as a team, before I forgot about them entirely. As for the processor units being installed near the roof? Better reception quality." Cyborg said at making the final bomb count. "Alright since I know its vital points, I'll go head and plant these babies onto the T-Cog. Think you can watch my back if something where to happen?" Getting a simple thumbs up from the changeling before making his climb to the T-cog by ladder.
Resting both his hands behind his head as he waltz himself around for a bit. Casually whistling to himself, through the expense of Cyborgs impeded profanities as he tussles between the tingle cable lines. Unintentionally causing a great scare to Beast Boy after making a heavy-footed landing right behind him.
" Dude seriously!"
"My bad BB." Cyborg apologetically waved. "Got the bombs connected and ready to be lit up by the press of a button." Cyborg showing off a simple gray looking remote with a red button at the center.
"Ooooh, me wants to press the big shiny button." Beast Boy caught within his own trance of addiction.
"You want to press the big shiny button? "Cyborg gleefully grin before handed the remote to Beast Boy. "Be my guess. But hold up for a sec. Got to make a quick call. Yo Star, how's things between you and Sarah?" Cyborg patching through the communicator while Beast Boy started to wonder off a bit after noticing something have flicker from the far end within the dark." Starfire, Sarah? anybody?" Cyborg repeatedly said with small amount of urgency after hearing a loud blast that nearly broke the audio.
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The communicator, completely abandoned beneath the half-destroyed sofa within the dimmed area of the living room. A dismal series of fire projectiles and other flammable contents, vivid the reflection coming from the protective pixie glass cover of the communicator. Quickly being snatched from total devastation by a black coated residue hand of the doctor. "Sorry Icky, were in a bit of a bend here, hold on for a sec." Sarah tending the daze look of Starfire after becoming a human bullet after being ricochet from the steel shutter.
"Don't take this the wrong way, my personal grudge is not aim directly at you. It just really irks me to no end when I have to fight alongside with this idiot." The Decepticon malice at refering to Trypticon, while keeping his aim of his Path Blaster at both Sarah, and Starfire." Ugh, I know this planet have a deep reputation of being stupid, but coming across you guy's, now I know you can't be this stupid." He dryly said." Look, I don't want to waste any more time as it is, but if you just simply surrender the doctor to me, then I have no problem to convince Trypticon here to leave this planet in one peace. And don't worry, it's not hard at all to convince this fool here from other wise. And also, I go by the name of Sideways. "
"And I truly do believe what you said; however, I cannot tolerate of seeing my friends being sacrifice at the exchange of the overall safety for the city." Starfire regaining her stance once her body begun to woven in green energy. Quickly dodging the fire of the path blaster. Planning to using her powerful attack through the use of her broad sword, till the whole planned was shattered less than a second, as her glowing green eyes were locked with the pale green optics of Sideways after he effortlessly smack the deadly blade right off her hand. Her bodily movement, ceased to function once being thrown to the ground by the immense strength of the Decepticon.
"See? You're just proving my point in what I just said." Sideways looking at Starfire with share boredom. His path blaster, drawn close to her face. "And don't be too shocked, you're not being deceive by your own strength. Where were from, our overall diction in terms of might, and dominance greatly exceeds that of yours. I'm telling you in basic terminology that even a rock can understand. Don't fight against a force you cannot win. You're only putting yourself in further harm as it is."
"I couldn't agree more." Sarah gesturing her complete surrender. Grieving her apologetic look over to the fearful look of Starfire." I'm sorry Starfire, but this is the only way." She softly said. Her chill eyes, remain latched to Sideways. "I'll go with you quietly, but on the condition that you let them live."
" That's the very thing I would like to hear. Here, put these on. Called it a reliability." Sideways tossing a thick pair of handcuffs to Sarah." See how easy it is when you simply do as you were told." Sideways, through his relax tone, watch Sarah placed the cuff's around her wrist. Her muted gaze burned so brightly at the condescending look of the Decepticon. "As I said earlier, I'll hold my word from Trypticon from laying harm on anybody. But I cannot say the same for what Crasher, and Ransack is about to do." He said through his crooked grin, till that grin turned to confusion after hearing a light buzzing sound swirling around his head. Looking at a seemingly harmless looking mechanical dragon fly on his right arm, and another being parch onto his left shoulder. Trying to swiped them away in one swoosh at the elusive mechanical flies before to his share horror, was seeing his entire left arm being seared apart by the heat emitted laser coming from the insect's arthropod eyes.
"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry, it's the only way." Sarah ramble repeatedly to the disheveled look of Sideways. Abandoning the mission protocols in favor of escaping the destructive duress, despite knowing all along the forlorn notion was absurd after Sarah's quiet mumbling grew to a light laughter. Starfire, as if watching a horror movie, was crawling away from the pool of Energon that was violently being sprout from the pleading cries of the Decepticon." I'm so, so sorry. It's the only way. It's the only way….to possessed your precious spark!" Sarah with pure madness being displayed from her eyes, made a hazardous approach over to the small pile of scrap at what used to be Sideways. Gently grasping the protective chamber of the spark to her cold unwelcome hands. Fondly being tugged around her protective arms as if holding a new born.
Starfire dare not to ruined the odd motherly bondage between the doctor and the spark, by quietly patching through the buzzing communicator."
"Starfire, we heard what's going on. Just hang on as long as you can. Me, and Raven will do what we can at returning to the living room. Asap." Robin said.
"It's okay Robin, me and Sarah are just fine for the moment." Starfire assured to the doubtful vibe coming from Robin.
"Pardon us for not answering sooner due to the ruckus, but I'm afraid Icky is right, you must continue the course of deactivating the spark, in case something goes wrong from either end." The doctor encourages to the boy wonder.
"Sarah's right Robin. Those two will be fine." Cyborg said from another line while over hearing a delightful squeal coming from Beast Boy.
"Dude! can't believe it! You actually have the heart to rebuilt the Tidwell two-thousand. Cy, I love you man!"
"It's because I didn't….BB, back away from that Tidwell."
"Come on Cy it's just a moped…wait, why the moped is getting taller?" Beast Boy questions. Everyone within the line of communication, listen intently to both Cyborg and Beast Boy screaming for their lives around the sound of gun fire.
"Dammit BB! Did you just press the button!?"
"You said I could!" Beast Boy desperately shouted back.
"Yeah, from a safe distance!" Cyborg holler before roaring his feministic scream till the length was completely cut off after being engulf by a loud explosion.
"Icky?" Sarah quickly getting to her feet after the explosion from the communication room rifts through the living room. Looking at Starfire with an odd expression after a few minutes of chaotic silence. Hearing a few rough coughs coming from Cyborg.
"Goddammit, Yea, me and BB are okay. And we have managed to blow the living hell out of the T-Cog. And Silkie is here with us. Don't know how this little guy crawl his way up here, but he did us a big favor in distracting that thing called Ransack before we were able to put him out of his misery. But yo, just a heads up, we have a problem. It's still converting.
"Hold on icky." Sarah making haste over to the laptop. Defile rained across her face at the blue prints she was reading." Of course, it makes sense, damn him. Icky, I have bad news. Due to his large mass, you only just destroyed the support cog. His actual T-cog is located at the other side of the tower."
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"Damn, Yo Robin you heard that? The plan stays the same, Me and BB will do everything we can in going after the main T-Cog, but it looks like you, and Raven are going to have to be the end game before this damned thing fully converts."
I hear you Cyborg. And don't worry, me and Raven will get things done from our end. Besides, were already here." Robin mellow at looking at the complete unrecognizable place that used to be the garage. Spotting what used to be a compact generator, now a dark purple oversize power station where the Spark resides.
"Wow, so that must be it huh?" Raven with a hint of hidden amazement said." Hey, is it just me? Because it seems like the whole place is going upwards quite a bit." The dark sorceress keening her violet sight to the ground, as the entire garage floor have started to lift itself at a slow pace.
" Then he must be reaching his final stage in converting. After all, your probably are now at the center of his midsection core as we speak."
"Right, keep us posted Sarah." Robin stowing away the communicator, and looking at the source of the oppressive wave of heat being disburse from the spark.
"So, how do we do this? She can't possibly expect us to disconnect the server lines in a short amount of time, right? "Raven noting the large and durable looking cables being scatter from the spark chamber to the towers power outlet's. Aware of her magic being useless in this situation. Concluding that her dominator would hardly get the job done if she were to cut down the cumbersome cables with her brute strength.
"Then we have no other choice, but to follow Cyborg and Beast Boy's approach." Robin not all that please said.
"And that is?" Raven not liking the tone of defeat being expose from the boy wonder as Robin was giving Raven a vacant look.
"By bombing the living fuck out of it." The boy wonder firmly cuts.
"Of course." Raven slumps at her own disposition with Robin approaching over to Cyborg's freezer size tool cabinet. Splitting the flimsy looking shad doors wide open with a single switch from the side panel. Unveiling a gray and black looking beehive of an object, which the dark sorceress recognize right away. "Wait, is that what I think it is?"
"Yeah." Robin grim at Slade's chronotron detonator. " I have Cyborg modified the detonator shortly after removing the nanites from our bodies, at what he calls the sonic detonator. It's been altar just in case something like this occur." Robin activating the machine with a few clicks. The scorch air being absorb through numerous hidden valve intakes, follow by a faint of blue light being sled between the ridges once the machine came to life.
"Okay, once this is over width, we need to discuss about the issue of trust Robin." Raven surgically splice to Robins earlobes through her serene tone.
"Will talk about it later Raven." Robin focusing of completing the final sequence to the bomb. "Alright, I've already set the timer, and it should have enough power to destroy the spark. Think you can teleport us back to the living room?" Robin getting a single confirmed nod from Raven. However her concentration of removing themselves from the garage was interrupted by a loud roar of a high performing engine that was roaming closer from behind. Quickly shielding themselves from the eye burning light of the high beams after the unidentified vehicle came to a halting stop. "Ugh! what is that?!"
"It's the T-car." Raven grits at the white, and blue transparent vehicle once the high beam lit itself off.
"I can't let you do that." The T-car spoke in the most seductive voice, before the vehicle slowly converts itself into a slim, yet highly durable looking figure. Stretching out her front bumper that is now her primary armor protective chest. The indistinguishable shine of the twenty-four-inch wheels, was now firmly locked at each side of her waistline, while the other two were locked behind her ankles, as spurs. Casting her red optics over to the titans, and casually shifting her sight at the bomb with her white, and blue ranger looking helm, that match her overall platinum steel face. Her thick blue lips began to grow to a grin when speaking. "Hmm, I see you set the timer where it cannot be reverse." The Decepticon said as she sways her curvy hips. Wave of carnage being reflected from her smooth approach upon both Robin and Raven.
"That's the idea." Robin said with the black hornet in hand. Settling his internal dispute once and for all, by dishonoring the bat code for the time being, due to facing a dire situation up close.
"My, how gutsy of you. And please, I do go by the name of Decepticon Crasher, thank you. Of course, I do possess the ability at reversing the timer. Here, allow me to demonstrate." Crasher converting her right armed to a twin rotating assault weapon, Scrapmaker.
Robin avoiding the deadly fire after Raven have dissipated herself into the dark portal. His dire prediction holds true when holding on his own from Crashers double bladed axe, after their use of their primary weapons was hardly effective prior of going complete melee on Crashers end. Complete respect for the use of his over shield, as he endures Crasher spin kick, before being knock back against the spark chamber. Trying to regain his clear vision from the murky haze, with Crasher instinctively caught Raven's dominator with her axe, once the dark sorceress made her reappearance from the dark void. Sending the dark sorceress back into the dark portal after delivering an explosive punch to her abdomen.
"Pity, I have great deal of expectation at facing a formidable foe's like yourselves. But I guess that's just my over hyped imagination." Crasher muses at taking a closer look at the bomb before the sonic detonator was pulled back by Raven's telepathy.
"Don't forget, it was also I who helped Cyborg at rebuilding you back together." Raven hiss after reappearing next to Robin.
"No, you must be mistaken for another, I was only here for a month after scanning Cyborg's precious T- car before being exposed. Yes, we been keeping a close watch over you guys for quite some time, under direct orders from central command. Mainly to prevent you from intervening our plans at retrieving the spare Energon from the excavation site, before being put on standby once Blitzwing have everything taking care of. But I certainly do appreciate that you keep me tuned up, though did a terrible job to a certain extent." Crasher throwing Raven a cold shade from her slick tone, with her alluring expression turned obsessive after the thought of Cyborg came to her mind." But it was him, who put the finishing touches around my body that made me squeal in pleasure, if you know what I mean." She dreamily arouses." I could never get enough on the way he touched me. The way he firmly grasps my rear bumper, and playfully tanker my rotors, while sensually kept on calling me his baby. But that was not the special moment in what led to reach my full lubricated climax. No, it's when he wraps his rough hands around my…."
"Whoa time out!" Raven force to jump back in disgust. "T.M.I. Not really in the mood in hearing that….ever."
"Oooh, what's the matter dear? Feel neglected in not receiving a personal high maintenance check from my Cyborg? "She playfully cooed." You know he and I are very much compatible of conceiving our child. Yes, we made not look like it, but be assured, were not machines at all."
"Yeah eew. And excuse me!?"Raven keeping herself from gagging at the words she was hearing.
"Oh, come now dear, clearly you met my data intel at being the most quietest member among the team. Though terrible at keeping your emotions in check whenever my max gauged is being filled with his rough, and powerful compassion, being pumped extremely hard into me. Really dear, there's no need to hide the truth from my sensors. I've believed what they have called in earth terms is …. Jealous much, bitch?" Crasher taunts with Raven releasing her long, and deep heated sigh.
"Robin, just be quiet and trust me on this." Raven said as Robin felt a few of his sonic disk being vanish within his belt. The dark sorceress, keeping a steady focus upon Crasher, through her phantom white eyes. "First and foremost, no, just no. Second, I usually hate solving problems through the use of violence. Not good for the mind and body. Which is a huge reason why I've became a titan, because they are the only people who's not afraid to keep me in check from causing a mess. With that said, I am very much going to enjoy at ripping you apart." The dark sorceress speed dash at the Decepticon. Vanishing within the dark void at the last moment, and reappearing on the left side of Crasher with the dark shadow appearance of the dominator in hand. Narrowly missing of cutting the prime target in half after Crasher made a three sixty turn before firing her already converted Scatter Blaster.
Raven, deflecting the hellish rounds with Cyborg's tool shed, and disappearing within the void once again. Swaying her blaster away from the dark sorceress after being blinded by Robins flash bomb for a brief moment, once she have so easily have caught the Dominator being wielded by the boy wonder with one hand.
"Excuse me dear? But do you really think your little trick is going to stop me?" Crasher tease.
"No, not mine, but hers." Robin smirks as he was being pulled away by Ravens telekinesis and into towards the dark void. Leaving the very much confuse Crasher with the Dominator still clung to her hand.
The high pinch screeching sound coming from the sword, disburse her hearing sensors, before seeing multiple explosives of Robins discs being firmly attached to the blade." Her optics brighten at the exact match of the burning light after being engulf within the incineration.
"Is she gone?" Robin, cautiously drifting through the dense smoke with Raven, reappearing from the black portal before hearing something being drag within the dense fumes.
"Yeah, hold that thought." Raven summoning her smoke infested sword back to her rough grasp. Vanishing within the dark portal, and reappearing right in front of the disheveled look of Crasher. Looking down with dark intents roaming through her white misty eyes to the mock grin of the Decepticon.
"Why the delay dear?" She softly teases. "It matters not what you do. Because at the end, you cannot deny the truth of the special bond that he, and I shared. The sweet nectar of his words being purred all over my body, that you so often hear. Oh yes, I'll always, and will forever be, his baby. She whispers after her red hue that was glowing from her optics shortly dimmed from the shadows of the Dominator being rained down towards her head.
"You have no idea of how many times, that I have nearly gag over Cyborg's affection, after he have so soothingly kept on calling you his baby! A car of all things!" Raven shouted while continued to hack the rest of the Decepticon to an unrecognizable heap of scraps." And no, I'm not jealous at all. It just freaks me out at the amount of affection that I have to deal with between the two of you. Seriously, no other living person deserve of ever seeing….. THIS!" The dark sorceress tugging her Dominator from the ravaged state of Crasher before turning to Robins faint cough." Robin, shut up. I wish you could see the look on Starfire's face in how you seductively address your R-cycle."
" It's not just a R-cycle." Robin mutter at the inferno look of Raven." Anyway, how's the bomb? Is it safe?" Robin got the answer after the sonic detonator started to appear from the shadows by Raven. Placing the deadly bomb right next to the Spark chamber. "Alright good, we have about less than thirty seconds before this thing detonates."
"Say no more, I got this." Raven without a second thought, have begun to teleport themselves away from the garage, and back to the living room a second later." Well, its looks like Starfire and Sarah are not here."
"Don't worry, I just got a message from Cyborg that the two of them made it out of the building. And don't worry, this building was design at taking on a blast of three nukes. Still, brace yourself." Robin quickly said before covering both his ears from the booming cries of Trypticon.
"Finally, I'm about one cycle away of devastation upon all of you, and my vengeance upon Megatron will commence!" Trypticon howl in laughter, until his laughter turned to a wail of agony. Robin as well as Raven, felt the effects of Trypticon's pain after losing their balance before hitting the ground once the effects of the bomb went off.
"You alright?" Raven, helping Robin back to his feet.
"Just grateful were not in that garage." The boy wonder tugging out the communicator." Cyborg, you copy?"
"Yeah, I hear ya, and I see everything is a success, with that big ass explosion that we all just felt. You guys doing alright yourself?"
"Were fine Cyborg, what's the status on everyone?" Robin said.
"Everybody is okay, but I'm not sure you got the message from Sarah. She wants us to meet her and Starfire outside the tower, asap."
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Is that really our Tower? Robin gap to complete altering form of their current home, that has been converted into a metallic reptilian looking creature.
"Yeah, still can't believe our home is now a eight-hundred-foot fucking monster!" Cyborg, taking a long deep breath at calming himself down from the long weeping rant of their current home." Well, at least we could rebuild the exterior back to where it was. Yo Sarah, how long do you think it would take at reconfiguring the tower back to normal condition?"
"Shouldn't take long, with everything still attached. I would say…. "Sarah words evaporated from the enraged heat coming from Trypticon's massive frame, after it had begun to glow brighter than the sun itself, before seeing themselves being blown away from the small island.
"I WOULD SAY ABOUT NEVER!" Sarah shouted over within the protective tight embrace of the ever-screaming Cyborg, till their faces were plowed hard against the ocean's surface.
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Red X/ Redhood/ Jason Peter Todd. First appearance. Batman Issue 375. March 1983: Technical Data
Strength:=======7
Intelligence:========8
Speed:=======7
Endurance:=======7
Rank:==========10
Courage:==========10
Fire blast:=====5
Skill:=========9
Decepticon Crasher. First appearance. Challenge of the Gobots. 1983. Technical Data
Strength:========8
Intelligence:=====5
Speed:=========9
Endurance:=========9
Rank:===3
Courage:======6
Fire blast:=======7
Skill:=====5
