Chapter Two: Jump City

Disclaimer: I don't own Static or the Titans-again…I only wish that I owned Starfire!

It had been two days since the unexpected visit from Robin and Starfire. And, except for the other bang babies running around Dakota City at that point in time, Virgil had virtually no real trouble. I should thank Robin and-what's her face?-Starfire, Virgil thought happily. No sign of that monster anywhere! I wonder if Ebon and Hotstreak finally split up. If they did, they're twice as dangerous and twice as--

Knock! Knock!

"Can I come in?"

"Daisy?"

"The one and only!"

Virgil's room door opened with a start and a tall, pretty Black girl walked in.

"So, how are you?"

"Uh, fine, just fine. Listen,I haven't talked to you in a while, Daisy...and I feel that there's somethingI need to tell you."

"I know. You're Static, right?"

Virgil gasped in disbelief. "You knew!"

"Yes," Daisy replied, walking over to sit down on the bed. "I've known for quite some time now. It wasn't really that hard to figure out. Whenever you and Richie disappear, Static and Gear show up and vice versa. I think it's cool, though, knowing that my best friend is an ass-kicking super hero!"

Your best friend! Virgil thought gleefully. I'm her best friend? Well, we have grown rather close over the past few months...

"So, what's it like?" Daisy asked curiously.

"Well...it can be very difficult at times, battling all those bang babies and stuff..."

"It must be awesome to fly around on that disk!"

Virgil smiled. "Yeah. That's the best part. Want to try it?"

"Really? Me--flying around the city with you? Great! Let get my coat!"

Moments later, the two friends were flying around on the elecromagnetically charged flying disk that had become the young hero's trademark. Virgil and Daisy, however, were oblivious to the watchful eyes of Ebon and Hotstreak, who had since separated from each other.The extra dose of big bang gas, however, had somehow given Ebon the power to change from human to shadow form at will. Hotstreak had become even more powerful and was now able to transform into a novalike fire being, almost like Goku going Super Saiyan 4 in Dragon Ball GT.Together, the two were a nearly unstoppable fighting force. It would only be a matter of time before Static would meet his doom at their next meeting. Only a matter of time...

Nearly three hours later, Virgil dropped Daisy off at home. It was now 4:00, and Virgil had to home by 7. Before he could fly off, however, Daisy called him over to say goodbye. Then, without warning, Daisy impulsively threw her arms around him and kissed him!

SMOOOOOCHH!

"Daisy! What the hell was that! You just--" Virgil found himself unable to talk as Daisy's tongue shot into his mouth."Mmf! Mmf! Mgrlrfhf!"He pulled away with a start. "Damnit! What do you call that, huh? There was no need for that!" he exclaimed, wiping the lipstick smears from his mouth and cheeks.

"Just a goodbye kiss. See you later, Virgil," Daisy said with a laugh in her voice as she walked over to her door. "Don't yell so loud, you'll attract attention!"

As he flew off into the sunset, Virgil was lost in thought. Damn! If she was on me a second longer, I don't know what I would have done! Half of me wanted to grip her ass, while the other half wanted to pull away. I'm glad I chose the latter, though! Hot tamale dog! I have a girlfriend! Just then, Virgil noticed the Frederick Douglass bridge to his left. I could visit the Teen Titans, he thought. Yeah! Now I can meet the rest of them! A tower made to look like a huge letter "T" on a small island was now coming into view. This must be the place! Virgil thought. He landed on the soft green grass and proceeded towards the door. Then, before he could ring the doorbell, the one called Starfire appeared.

"Oh, new friend! I could see you coming a mile away! Please come in and meet the others!" she said in her high-pitched,friendly voice. "Come!"She grabbed his arm in a viselike grip and basically dragged him into the living room. As he entered, he saw Robin, a green furry kid with a black and purple spandex costume, a goth-looking girl in a blue cloak, and some sort of robot-man thing.

"Friends! This is the "Static" thatRobin and I have told you so much about! Static, this is Raven-"

The goth spoke in a low, monotonous voice. "Hi."

"The one over here is Beast Boy-"

"What's up?"

"And, last but not least, this is Cyborg!"

"Hey, man," the robot guy walked over to shake his hand. "It's a pleasure to meet you. Good to have another brother in the house!"

"I hear you," Static replied, smiling.

So,Static and theTitans had met. In JumpCity, however, ther was a lso someone watching him closely. A man known only as Slade was viewing Static's every move on a monitor screen. "You shall serve my purposes nicely," he said with a smirk in his voice. You shall be under my control... it is only a matter of time...a matter of time...

TO BE CONTINUED...