The Games We Play
Part II
By Alexander L. Harris III
"Dude, what just happened?" Beast Boy said, still in a state of confusion. "I think we just got duped." Cyborg said, climbing up onto the stage. "Anyone mind telling us who that was?" Alex said, speaking for both him and Dustin. "That was Gizmo, an annoying little cyber punk who's always trying to prove that his technology is superior to our own, more specifically, mine." Cyborg said, "Anyways, he's usually trying to make a mockery out of us Titans or steal the newest technology or something like that, leave to him to kidnap the creator of a game Beast Boy just happens to be world champion of…" Cyborg finished sarcastically.
"What're we standing around here for? We gotta go after him!" Beast Boy said impatiently. "Yeah, considering we have no clue where he is!" Cyborg yelled back. "That what he thinks." said a familiar voice from the audience. "Robin! When'd you get here? And how do you know where he is?" Beast Boy said in surprise. "I came as soon as I located Gizmo, and that was pretty easy considering I was warned about the crime. So all I had to do was slip a tracking device on the real Mr. Yoong, and voila! Instant location." Robin said as he got on the stage as well. "But who warned you?" Both Cyborg and Beast Boy said confused.
"That would be me." Alex said, flipping a secret panel on his wheel chair and pressing the button under it. Suddenly, his wheel chair started to convert into some sort of liquid metal, melting down and molding around his legs. Once the metal seemed to finish its metamorphosis, he stood up from off the ground and threw the liquid metal he had seemed to pull from the chair on the top of his head, it forming into a sort of biker helmet that only covered everything above his lips. "Let me introduce myself" he said after the transformation was complete, "I'm Alex Meyer, otherwise known as The Ax of Justice!"
"Wait, wait, wait! You're who?" Beast Boy said, even more confused. "I've heard about you, the hero of the mid-west. So it was you who messaged me two days ago." Robin said matter-of-factly, "But what brings you to Jump City?" "Well, the premiere party of course!" Ax replied, "But once I discovered a conspiracy to kidnap Mr. Yoong, the creator, I realized my vacation would be cut short, so I contacted Robin anonymously and told him about it, and now we're all here!"
"Alright, now that all the introductions and back stories are finished, let's go find that Gizmo and kick some butt! To the T-car!" Cyborg said jumping off the stage, and running through the crowd. "What he said!" Beast Boy said, changing into a hawk and following him off the stage. "Right!" Robin said, launching a bird-a-rang into the rafters and swinging through the crowd after them. "Catch you later Dustin!" Ax said as he jumped off the stage, following the path Cyborg had made.
Cyborg, Beast Boy, and Ax piled into the T-car, Beast Boy shotgun, Ax in the back, and Cyborg driving (as always). Robin lead the way on his Motorcycle, because that's where he had the tracker installed. "Estimated Arrival Time is 2 hours, guys, so you might as well relax for now." Robin said though a communications link in his helmet. "2 hours! Why so long?" Beast Boy said, "Where exactly is he?" "Well, according to my tracker, he's way out in the middle of the desert, so as you can guess, it'll take a while to get there. I'm gonna tell the girls we won't be back for a while. Robin out." He said as there was a sharp click in the intercom.
"Well, since we have some time, why don't you give us your story Ax?" Cyborg said, breaking the silence that had fallen for the last hour. "My story?" Ax said slowly, as if hindered, neither Cyborg nor Beast Boy took notice to it. "Yeah, like what are your powers and abilities, dude?" Beast Boy asked. "Oh, my powers, yeah, no problem." Alex said, "Well, as you know my wheel chair shape shifts into a machine which covers my legs and connects to my brain, allowing me to walk as if I were any other person, the metal can also grow spikes, to add a little punch to my otherwise average human kicks." Ax said. "So, dude, were you born without the ability to walk?" Beast Boy inquired. "No, that was a result of my powers, in exchange for the disuse of everything below my waist, everything above my waist gets a serious power boost, meaning I have an I.Q. of 250, and I can bust through walls with my bare hands. And that pretty much sums up my powers." "Cool powers man, here take this." Cyborg said, handing him a plain colored box, "Open it." He said as Ax looked at it puzzled. "Okay" Ax said as he carefully opened it, inside was a Titans communicator. "From this day forward, wherever you are, you're a member of the Teen Titans!" Beast Boy said with glee, "You've shown the three traits every Titans needs, a good heart, special abilities, and superiority at video games!" "Hey B.B., I think you're making up that last one, both Raven and Starfire don't have any skill in video games. But you're still in, Ax!" Cyborg commented. "Wow guys, I don't know what to say…"
"Whatever it is, save it, we're here, and from the looks of it, we'll be here a while." Robin said over the intercom.
What Robin meant was soon seen by the other Titans, for over the horizon rose a building over fifty stories high "What the heck?" Beast Boy said, confused once again.
To Be Continued