TEEN TITANS: Picture Perfect

The front doors of Titans Tower opened as a half-awake Shockwave walked outside, still in his night clothes. He stood there for a good 30 seconds before a newspaper came colliding into the side of his head. Shockwave jumped and looked for who threw it. The Paperboy was riding away to his other stops. "Curse you, Paperboy!" Shockwave yelled at him. He grabbed the paper and went inside. Shockwave and the Paperboy had been having a war ever since he'd gotten to Titans Tower.

Shockwave walked into the living room, past Terra who was cooking eggs in her white bathrobe. "Paperboy hit ya in the head with the newspaper again?" Terra asked. "Uh-huh." Shockwave groaned, "Ok, tomorrow, it's on!" He walked out of the room just as Robin was coming in. "He say he's gonna get the Paperboy tomorrow, again?" Robin asked. Terra nodded. Robin laughed. "He needs to realize, he'll never get the Paperboy."

"Ok Beast Boy, gimme the duck tape" Shockwave asked. Beast Boy handed Shockwave a roll of duck tape. The two started taping a bunch of things together. But the fact was, they didn't have the light on so it was completely dark. Raven happened to be passing by and opened the door. "What're you two doing?" she asked. "We're working on a device to get back at the Paperboy with!" Beat Boy answered. "Wouldn't it help if you had the light on?" Raven asked. She flicked on the light for them. All three Titans stared at the catastrophe that Shockwave and Beast Boy had made. It looked like a bunch of stuff from under Beast Boy's bed, duck taped up into a ball.

"I'm not gonna ask." Raven said and left. "Sweet! We can hit the Paperboy with this tomorrow!" Shockwave exclaimed. They hi-fived each other and ran out of the room. Later on, Shockwave went outside to get the mail. The Paperboy sped by, this time chucking a box. With reflex skills Shockwave has, he didn't notice the box until it his him in the head. He rubbed his head and picked up the box. "I'll get you Paperboy!" he yelled at the Paperboy.

Shockwave walked back inside and into the living room. Cyborg was polishing himself and Starfire was watching her "fungus" show. "Whatcha got there?" Cyborg asked. "A box the Paperboy chucked at my head." Shockwave explained. "But I thought the Boy who throws Paper merely throws the newspaper at you." Stafire said. "Well, apparently he's chucking boxes now." Shockwave answered.

Cyborg had already begun to open the box. It was pretty small. Maybe big enough to fit a small gaming system. Inside the box was about ten photos from the "Trap Dinner" a few weeks ago. "Looks like someone took pictures of all of us." Cyborg stated. "Obviously." Shockwave said sarcastically. The other Titans had walked in and looked at the photos. "Who took these?" Robin asked. "Doesn't say Raven answered, looking at the box. The Titans decided not to question it and put all the photos in a little scrap book.

The doorbell rang. Cyborg rushed down to answer it. He opened the door and found no other than Bumblebee. "Hey Sparky." Bumblebee said. "Bee? What're you doing here?" Cyborg asked. "I was in town and I decided to drop by." Bumblebee explained. Cyborg blushed and invited her in.

Everyone said hi to Bumblebee and introduced her to Shockwave. Bumblebee seemed to hang around Cyborg a lot, making Cyborg turn red every five minutes. "Hey Sparky, Whadda you say me and you do something tonight?" Bumblebee asked Cyborg. "Umm…uhh…sure!" Cyborg stammered. Bumblebee giggled and got up. She passed approached Shockwave. "Thanks for coming." Shockwave said. "No problem, I've been meaning to come anyways." Bumblebee said. "Really?" Shockwave asked. "Yeah, ever since we kicked Brother Blood's butt, Cyborg just seems…different to me." Bumblebee explained. Shockwave laughed and nodded.

Later that night, Cyborg and Bumblebee left while the rest of the Titans stayed and watched TV. "I don't know why you like him Raven." Terra said, "You two are, like, completely opposite." Raven and Terra looked over at Shockwave who was sitting upside down and watching TV. "It's still a mystery to me." Raven replied. She leaned over to her boyfriend. "Isn't all the blood rushing to your head?" Raven asked him. Shockwave looked over. "Probably." He said. Raven rolled her eyes and went back to reading one of her books.

Cyborg and Bumblebee decided to go see a movie. Bee went to go find a seat while Cyborg got food. His head was wet with sweat. "Calm down, man" Cyborg said to himself. He turned around and bumped right into Jinx. Cyborg almost dropped everything but caught it before it hit the ground. "Watch it!" Jinx snapped before getting up. She looked up and her mood changed. "Oh, Cyborg! Its you!" Jinx cried, clinging to his arm, "What're you doing here?" Cyborg was taken back a little and it took a second to respond. "I'm, uh, seeing a movie!" Cyborg replied. "You with anyone?" Jinx asked sweetly. "Actually, yeah so I'd better get going." Cyborg said. He walked back to the theater to find Bumblebee.

Jinx flamed. "He's here…with SOMEBODY ELSE!" Jinx thought. She decided to follow Cyborg, despite him being with somebody else. Cyborg found Bumblebee waiting for him. "I'm back." Cyborg said. "So I see." Bumblebee giggled as she relieved Cyborg of some of the snacks. Jinx took a seat a few rows back. Far enough they wouldn't notice her but close enough so she could see them. She looked closer and saw Bumblebee next to Cyborg. Jinx's face went red. "HE'S GOING OUT WITH THAT STUPID TRAITOR!" Jinx screamed in her head.

The movie was starting and Cyborg and Bumblebee settled in. Jinx, a few rows back, put her feet up on the seat in front of her and angrily watched the two Titans. The movie had been on for about ten minutes when Cyborg tried to make a move. He decided to put his hand over Bee's. Cyborg did and waited for her reaction. Bumblebee looked over in his direction a little bit and smiled. This relieved Cyobrg a little. "At least she doesn't think I'm a dork." Cyborg thought.

Back at the Tower, it was getting late. Starfire was lying on her bed, flipping though the scrapbook they'd put the pictures they'd received in. She spied a picture of her and Robin were dancing. Starfire blushed and kept flipping. Eventually, she fell asleep. The scrapbook slipped out of her hands and made a light thud as it hit the ground. The book opened itself to a group shot of all seven Titans. Suddenly, the photo glowed a dark purple. A shadowed hand reached out of it and began to pull itself out.

Back in the living room, Robin was going over crime files on his laptop, while Beast Boy and Shockwave (who was still sitting upside down) played Gamestation. Raven sat next to her boyfriend, reading yet another book. Terra was in the kitchen, grabbing a soda and reading a magazine at the same time. A scream broke out. The Titans all jumped up to go find out where the scream had come from.

Robin traced it from Starfire's room. They swung the door open and their eyes went wide. Holding down Stafire were the Titans. Not exactally the Titans. These Titans were all black. "Who are you?" Robin yelled at the Shadow Titans. They all turned to look at their counterparts. Sparrow, the Shadow Robin spoke. "We're you." He said. "Oh crap!" Shockwave yelled, "I've seen in the movies! Some scientist makes clones of us and makes them do bad stuff to make us look bad! Then, the clones will take over the world!" Raven sighed. "You've been watching way too much TV."

Chart of the Shadow Titans

Robin – Sparrow

Starfire – Darkfire

Beast Boy – Razor Claw

Terra – Geo

Raven – Blackbird

Shockwave – Bolter

Cyborg – Ratchet

Sparrow let go of Starfire and left her to Ratchet and Bolter. "Let her go!" Robin yelled. Sparrow walked over. He stared Robin in the face as Robin did the same. The shadow swung and hit Robin square in the face, knocking him into the other Titans. There was a loud crash. The Titans unscrambled themselves and looked. The Shadow Titans had blasted a hole in the ground and dropped down to the floor below.

"Um, what just happened?" Terra asked. Beast Boy shrugged, as he was just as clueless as he was. "Apparently Slade made shadowed copies of us." Raven noted. "Now, why would he take up his valuable time doing that?" Shockwave asked. The Titans looked at each other then back to Shockwave. "Yeah, now that I heard that out loud, it does kind of seem like something he'd do." Shockwave said. The Titans paused for a second and realized what they were supposed to be doing.

The Titans followed the Shadow Titans down into the basement. Beats Boy flipped the light switch but the light wouldn't come on. "They must've taken out the power." Robin said. "Lemme try!" Shockwave said. He put his hands over the switch and started to spark it. A blast of electricity jolted out of the switch and blasted Shockwave up against the wall. Bolter laughed from above. He was holding the wire that led to the light switch.

Blackbird, Geo and Darkfire grabbed Raven and Terra and tried pulling them down. Raven blasted Blackbird in the head with a shock. Terra forced the floor up on Darkfire and Geo, slamming them into the ceiling of the basement.

Sparrow and Razor Claw took on their counterparts. Razor Claw transformed his arms into giant eagle wings. He hopped up and dashed at Beast Boy. The green Titans transformed into a mouse just in time to get away. Razor Claw morphed back to his regular form and looked around for Beast Boy. Sparrow took out his staff and began whacking away at Robin. Robin took a few steps back and jumped onto a pile of boxes. He kicked a few onto Sparrow before jumping into the rafters. Shockwave was trying to fend off Ratchet and Bolter by himself.

"Ok, I'm not sure if you are clones or not." Shockwave said, "But I'm gonna kick your butt all the same!" Shockwave shot a blast of lightning and shocked his and Cyborg's copy. A bolt of lightning escaped from Ratchet's body and shot onto the wire Shockwave had been messing with earlier. The lights immediately turned on and shone over all the Titans. The Shadow Titans started yelling in pain. They all jumped into the nearest wall and disappeared. "Wow!" Beast Boy said, "And I thought only Raven could do that!"

Starfire fell from the ceiling, landing in Robins arms. "Starfire! Are you ok?" Robin asked. "I am fine Robin but we must capture those copies before they escape!" Stafire said. Robin nodded to the Titans and headed back upstairs.

The movie was over and everyone was leaving. Cyborg and Bee had decided to get ice cream and go for a walk around Jump City. "Thanks for taking me out tonight, Sparky." Bumblebee laughed. Cyborg was about to say something about her making the "Sparky" joke again but decided not to ruin the moment. Jinx wasn't too far behind them. She was still flaming over the two Titans. She wanted Cyoborg for herself. Jinx looked around and got an idea. She shot a small Jinx-Wave at a corner of a building. The corner exploded into pieces and began to fall.

Bumblebee was a few steps ahead of Cyborg. She didn't seem to notice the broken building pieces plummeting towards her but Cyborg did. He jumped and pushed Bee out of the way just as the rocks hit the ground. Cyborg and Bumblebee landed a few feet from where the rocks fell. "Thank you!" Bumblebee gasped. She hugged Cyborg tightly around the neck. Cyborg blushed bright red but Bee didn't seem to notice.

The Shadow Titans fazed up into the living room, where they were safe from light. Blackbird was the first to sense the Titans coming. "Bolter! Take out the power." Sparrow demanded. Bolters red eyes glowed as he smiled. He looked up and took aim at the lights. "I wouldn't do that if I were you." Shockwave said, "And I am you." Bolter looked behind and saw Shockwave with his hand to the back of his head.

The Shadow Titans looked around and noticed they were already surrounded. They all backed into each other. "I think it's time you guys went back where you came from!" Terra yelled as she forced the two wall sides into where the Shadow Titans were standing. They all jumped up just to get hit by a Starfire and Raven blast. The shadows fell to the ground and got hit by a charging green rhino. Robin threw and explosion disc and hit the Shadow Titans.

They shadowed copies were sitting weakly on their knees. "Their weak! Shockwave now!" Robin yelled. Shockwave shot an electrical shock into the light, turning them on. The lights filled the room. The Shadow Titans screamed in pain but were to weak to run away. Their bodies started deteriorating. Raven used her powers and brought the scrapbook into the living room and the shadows got sucked back into their photo.

The real Titans looked around the living room. It was a mess. Outside, Cyborg and Bee were walking up the driveway to the front door. "I had a great time tonight." Bumblebee said. "Me too!" Cyborg said, a little over excitingly. Bee giggled. "I have to get back to Titans East but before I go…" Bumblebee said. She hovered a little and kissed Cyborg on the mouth. Cyborg's face went really red this time. Bee let go and giggled again. "You got my number. C'ya!" Bumblebee said as she flew off. Cyborg waved good bye and went into the Tower.

Cyborg entered the living room and saw the mess. "What happened here?" he asked. Nobody spoke so Shockwave decided to make something up. "Nothing! Just…uh, doing some renovations!" he said as he blasted out another part of the wall. "At midnight?" Cyborg asked. "Um…yes." Shockwave replied, blasting out another part of the wall. "Oook, you have fun with that." Cyborg said, "I'm going to bed. Night y'all." The Titans sighed and decided to go to bed as well.

The next morning, Shockwave, Beast Boy and Cyborg were up bright and early, waiting for the Paperboy. They spotted him coming around the corner. "Ok, when he comes around the corner, we have Cyborg launch a pund of Beast Boy dirty laundry at him!" Shockwave explained. Cyborg and Beast Boy nodded and got ready. The heard the bike. "FIRE!" Shockwave yelled. Cyborg fired the wad of dirty clothes and hit Jinx (who was walking towards Titans tower with flowers) in the face. She quickly wiped off the smelly clothes and looked at who had fired at her. The Paperboy was about ten feet behind her, making faces at them. Cyborg, Beast Boy and Shockwave stood in the bush, wondering what to do next.

Jinx started stomping towards the three Titans "All in favor for running away like sissy little girls, speak now." Shockwave said. "I'm with that." Cyborg replied. "Me too." Beast Boy added. The three Titans ran down the street with Jinx blasting them in the butts.