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A light haze drifted steadily over Jump City, and off into its bay. The area wasn't prone to this sort of weather, but no one thought anything about it. Not even five super hero's who resided in the center of the mist. Nothing past a quick glance was spared for what was the perfect cover a certain mad man was waiting for.
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"Duuuuuude!" A green skinned changeling bellowed loudly and sank sadly to the floor. His ears twitched every few seconds. "That...that's...the biggest steak...I've...ever-r...blegh" He ran out of the room gagging, stalked by Cyborg's maniacal laughter.
"Yeah! Ain't it AWSOME!" His hands were dripping in barbeque sauce but his eyes misted over in contentment. "It's a WHOLE COW!" The last comment was shouted loud enough for BeastBoy to hear in the bathroom down the hall. He was rewarded with the sounds of the tofu lover losing his lunch and crying sadly.
"That'll teach ya for scratching up my CD's you little monkey!" He laughed again and dug carnivorously into his feast of meaty goodness.
"Do you not think the BeastBoy has learned his lesson? Or shall you be needing this turkey?" Starfire held a huge platter in front of her. The bird was spilling off the edges and juices sloshed around on the deep dishes bottom. Bits of basil and other unidentifiable herbs were sprinkled around it, completing the picture of a perfect Thanksgiving turkey. It was June.
Cyborg stroked his brow in thought and opened his mouth to answer, (which was full of beef, and disgusting) but red lights flashed over head, and a siren blared. "But...awww man!" The half robot rose from the table and pushed his meal aside, grumbling under his breath. "When I catch who ever interrupted my meat time I'll--!" He broke off speaking and just waved his fists in the air.
Foot steps echoed down the hall, heard even over the screech of the alarm. Robin skidded into the room. "Trouble. Titans move out!"
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"Bow to me! For I am the new ruler of this city! I am, the Hornet King!" A fat man in a yellow and black striped costume flew happily around a humungous floating hive. "I shall destroy you all!"
"I don't think so." The five Titans stood before him. "You'll have to get through us first. And we're not afraid of bugs." Robin pulled out his staff and leapt forward, raising it to impact the Hornets head, who swerved out of the way and laughed.
BeastBoy sweat dropped and looked over at the Boy Wonder. "Dude! Don't you remember killer moth? I don't wanna face another batch of mutant bugs!"
The Hornet King chuckled. "I don't need super insects to take you five out. Now my minions, ATTACK!" The top of the hive exploded, and a swarm charged out, overwhelming the team. "Now you will see my true power!"
"Regular hornets huh?" Robin batted them away with his quarter staff and scanned his teammates for any trouble. "That we can HANDLE!" He lunged at the villain again, but was rewarded with the same results as the last time. 'This guy is to fast!' He struck twice more, and was readying for a new assault when he heard a call from behind him. He swerved and his eyes widened when he took in the scene.
"RAVEN!"
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"Now. Send them out."
"You got it!" Slade watched his newest underling press a few buttons on his belt. Another swarm of hornets poured out of the hive. But in this one were a few special worker bees.
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Robin raced toward the black witch, who'd been knocked out off the sky by a particularly vicious attack. 'Please let her be ok.' His mind raced as he reached her, and kneeling down, he smiled. "You ok?" She nodded an assent and stood quickly.
"We need to take this guy down."
"I agree. But there are far to many insects. I keep getting stung!" She swatted one away, and when it just came back she crushed it with her dark magic.
Robin grinned. "Think you can do that to the rest of them?"
"I can try." She levitated a few meters above the ground and took in a deep breath. "Azarath-Metrion-Zinthos!" Black tendrils of magic whipped out and ensnared the swarm, and with a final motion of her wrist, 'swatted' them all.
The Hornet King twitched sadly from his place in the sky. 'Retreat.' A voice spoke quietly into his ear. He nodded stiffly and sped aback into his hive. Where it proceeded to explode. The Titans fell back, but were mostly uninjured.
"What was the point of that?" BeastBoy looked up at the bits of falling debris and shook his head. "Even I'm not stupid enough to bow myself up…Most of the time…"
"Well that's one less villain to worry about. Lets go home."
The team turned and made there way back to the T-Car, sporting varying amounts of stings. But just before Robin closed his door, a single hornet landed on his shoulder, and stung him painfully. "Gah!" He jumped up and smashed it, looking vaguely annoyed. He glanced into the backseat and grimaced. "Hey Raven, you missed one."
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Slade watched through the tiny insects eyes as it landed on its target and injected him with its venom. "Now my dear Robin. The real fun begins."
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Authors Note: Yay! One more Chapter is complete! And I'd like to thank the reviews who helped me along. Thanks guys! I hope you like cliff hangers!
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