Chapter 9: Expansion
Plasmus was running rampant. Of course, it was a Star Wars convention, so there were plenty of people that could easily get hurt. He was trying to destroy a full-scale replica of the Millennium Falcon when the Titans showed up.
"Step away from the Millennium Falcon, Plasmus," shouted J.T., "or you're going to be moving at light speed to jail!"
Plasmus roared and spit acid at the Titans.
"Titans, go," Robin shouted as everyone evaded Plasmus' acid spit.
"I think it's time to heat things up," said J.T. He formed a ball of fire in his hands. "Pyrulen…TORCH!" J.T. solidified Plasmus in his own goop. "Well, that was way too easy," he said. Just then, Plasmus broke loose and slammed J.T. into a large display of Darth Vader.
Then, Shockwave flew at Plasmus from behind. Unfortunately, Plasmus grabbed him. "This may come as a shock to you," said Shockwave, "but I think you'll get a charge out of this!" Robin stuck a large metal rod in Plasmus and Shockwave magnetized it! Plasmus suddenly began to stick to the ceiling! "Well, he's not going anywhere." Or so everyone thought. Plasmus melted off the pole and fell off the ceiling. He spat acid at Shockwave and melted his clothes! Shockwave zapped himself into a light bulb ran into the bathroom.
Starfire, Terra and Raven began either throwing or firing things at Plasmus off his left side (Terra was using her powers at Plasmus, Starfire was throwing starbolts at the villain and Raven was controlling numerous plastic lightsabers and bashing Plasmus with them) while Cyborg was blasting Plasmus from the right. J.T. shot out of the display he was slammed into and started pummeling Plasmus with fireballs and Shockwave was hammering him with a steady stream of electricity, which he fired from a light socket he was hiding in to prevent the Titans from seeing him in his underwear. Beast Boy turned into an eagle and carried Robin over Plasmus, where Robin fired several freeze discs at Plasmus. However, Plasmus survived all that!
"Man, what's up with him! It's like he's made of some new slime," said Cyborg.
"If he can get stronger, so can we," shouted J.T. "Terra, Raven, you rememberShockwave said our powers were expanding?" said J.T.
"Yeah, so?" replied Terra.
"Well that's how we beat that living pile of mud! We hit him with everything we got and then some," J.T. shouted.
J.T. flamed up as much as his powers would allow him, and then he did more! The fire on his head grew longer and longer, the hair on his arms ignited and his arms glowed with an orange/yellow glow. He suddenly formed a ball of fire in his hands. "Heh heh, time to fry, Plasmus," he shouted. "Pyrum…INCINERATION!" J.T. set off an explosion only around Plasmus, then drew his sword and slashed him too many times to be seen by the human eye. Not even Cyborg's robotic eye could detect how many times J.T. slashed Plasmus.
"All right, my turn," said Shockwave. He took command of all the electrical objects in the convention center and turned the lights on Plasmus. Plasmus shielded his eyes as Shockwave blasted Plasmus with a long stream of electricity.
"Should I go next or you?" asked Terra.
"If you don't mind, I'd like to go next," said Raven. "Is that okay?" she asked.
"Be my guest," replied Terra.
"Azarath...Metrion...Zinthos," Raven shouted as she took command of the replica of the Millennium Falcon and slammed it into Plasmus's head! Terra made the earth form stalactites on the ceiling. Only thing is, she materialized them from the metal ceiling! Then, she made stalagmites skewer Plasmus from the ground and dropped the stalactites on Plasmus's head!
"Terra, put him in a pit! I've got an idea on how to stop him," shouted J.T.
Robin, Cyborg, Beast Boy and Starfire watched in awe as the four pummeled Plasmus with all their might. Terra dropped the floor under Plasmus's feet and forced him to trip. Then, J.T. flew above the pit Plasmus was in and formed fire from his hands. "Magma…FLOOD," J.T. shouted as the pit began to fill with magma! Plasmus was quickly overwhelmed and went down. A pair of slits seemed to appear from his palms and J.T. absorbed the magma. Plasmus was unconscious at the bottom of the pit. The police came in and took Plasmus into custody and the Titans headed back to the tower.
-Back at the Tower-
Back at the tower, J.T., Terra, Raven and Shockwave had to describe what it felt like to do what they did to Plasmus.
"I don't know, it was like I took power from a magma stream itself and just fired it at Plasmus," said J.T.
"Hey, something's really been bugging me, J.T.," said Shockwave, "how is it you can fly?"
"I alter the temperature around me to the point where I'm off the ground," replied J.T.
"Enough about that. Shockwave, was this what you were talking about earlier? About how you guys' powers were expanding?" asked Robin.
"I guess it is. I mean, that's pretty much what happened. We went beyond the limits of our powers and royally whomped Plasmus," Shockwave replied.
"This is what you were talking about. We were strengthening our powers with these outbursts of power we had and we just had to embrace them to regain control over them," said Raven.
"That makes about as much sense as anything else," said Terra.
"Well whatever. To me it just means that we've got even more power than ever, and that's all the more reason to not go around messing with the Teen Titans," said J.T.
"That reminds me. Shockwave, I think you've proved your worth. Want to join the team?" asked Robin.
"I'm sorry, but no. I've already got a group of friends just like this elsewhere. Speaking of which, they're probably worried about me! I've got to go," said Shockwave.
"Well then, take this. If you need us, give us a shout," said J.T. as he handed Shockwave a communicator. "You need help; you know how to find us."
"I'll remember that. It's been great hanging out with you guys. Later," said Shockwave. Shockwave headed out and the Titans went about their business, but J.T., Terra and Raven would not forget how their powers went haywire and how they faced this problem head-on and conquered it.
The End
For Now, Anyway!