The Captain: Alright, I removed the story originally for some reworking of the first chapter, and to get this chapter up. The first 2 parter. You'll like the second part, as it's got not one, but 2 returning characters. But whom which will they be? And what part will they play with the Titans and their new best friend? Rememeber to read and review!
The Legal Information: All characters present in the Teen Titans outside of Smoke, Clive, Sherri, and all others that are not seen in the show or comic book belong to me. All other characters, such as Starfire, Raven, and Slade, belong to their respective copyright holders. In other words, I do not own the Teen Titans, so anything that I say or have them do in this fanfiction does not reflect the opinions and beliefs of the creators of the Show/Comic or any of it's affiliates.
I'm working really hard at trying to sound smart, aren't I.
Dark Patriot
Getting Aquainted, part 1
The Titans gathered around the table the next morning. They all had huge plates of food in front of them, filled with pancakes, sausage, eggs, toast, hash browns, and potatoes. The Titans looked wide eyed at the tremendous proportions of food that sat there. Sherri came running out to the table with a large bowl of gravy, setting it right beside the potatoes. Afterwards, she took off her apron and set it aside.
Robin: " What's going on?"
Sherri: " What do you mean? I made breakfast."
Terra: " Awesome!"
Beastboy: " You've even made vegetarian for me!"
Starfire: " We humbly thank you for this food."
Sherri: " Well...it's no big deal."
Raven: " So...where's Clive?"
Sherri: " He must still be asleep."
Starfire: " Should we perform the waking ritual?"
Sherri: " Uhhh...yeah, sure. Why don't you go do that Starfire?"
Cyborg: " The waking ritual?"
Robin: " What's that?"
Sherri: " Clive doesn't quite wake up on his own. Either you play his music, or you get the smell of food in the air. Either way, you need to do either one to wake him up at a specific time. He usually get's up more peacably if you just get the smell of food to him though."
Raven: " Right..."
Starfire: " Then I shall go wake him."
Raven: " I'll go with you. I have something I need to ask him."
The pair got up and headed for the elevator. They got in and pressed the button for his floor. As they neared their destination, they could hear music. It was faint, however it was audible. When the doors opened up to his floor however, it was very loud. They stepped out as the songs changed over. Starfire looked around a bit, not sure what was playing.
Starfire: " This music is quite different than that which I have heard from earth."
Raven: " This is old rock and roll. Jimmy Hendrix if I'm not mistaken."
Starfire: " Jimmy Hendrix? He was a musician?"
Raven: " Yes Starfire. Infact, he was very world reknown."
Starfire: " His music is very enjoyable."
Raven: " Well...it's better than what's out now a days."
The pair walked down the hall while Voodoo Child started up. They turned the corner heading for his bedroom when a door opened up from the bathroom near them. Steam and hot air poured out into the hallway, indicating that Clive was showering. He himself stepped out afterwards, wearing only a towel around his waist. He was still soaking wet, as his hair hadn't really been properly dry, as he dripped water on the ground while heading towards them. He was banging his head and playing the air guitar to the deafening music, so he didn't seem to noice the pair. The two girls blushed for a moment, seeing him almost in his birthday suit. He walked by pushing between the 2 while grabbing a piece of sausage from the plate Starfire held.
They watched him walk a few feet past them and disappear into a room close by. Then, they looked at each other, not sure of what to make of it all. Raven tried to say something to Starfire, but Starfire was unable to hear over the music, so Raven walked into Clive's bathroom and turned it off. She stepped out afterwards, shaking a ringing from her ears.
Starfire: " That was...weird."
Raven: " An understatement, but you are right."
Starfire: " What just happened?"
Raven: " It's best not to think about it."
Raven knocked on Clive's door a few moments later. Clive walked out in a pair of boxers and a hawaiian shirt that hung open. He finished the piece of sausage he took and smiled to the 2 female titans.
Clive: " Hello ladies, how can I help you?"
Raven: " We came to get you up. It looks like you were awake already."
Clive: " Oh, you girls are so considerate."
Starfire: " Breakfast is ready downstairs. Sherri has prepared a huge meal for all of us to enjoy before our training."
Clive: " Yeah...training. Well, let's go then."
Raven: " Also, if you have some time later, I want to speak with you in private."
Clive: " Not a problem."
He grabbed another sausage off the plate Starfire was carrying and ate it, then put his arm around the backs of she and Raven, leading them back to the elevator, heading for the table downstairs. When they finally got back, the plate was empty as Clive was licking his lips from his little appitizer.
Sherri: " You big dummy. What took you so long? And why can't you get dressed to be at the table. Your underwear doesn't quite count!"
Clive: " What are you talking about? I'm dressed. I have a shirt and shorts. That counts enough."
She reached over and smacked him on the head with her spatula.
Sherri: " You've got a pair of boxers and an over shirt on. You could wear something to cover up your chest ands stomach?"
Clive: " What? Cover up the sexy beast that is me?"
Sherri: " God your full of yourself."
Clive: " Better to be full of me than full of..."
Robin: " Hey guys, come on, let's just eat. He's fine the way he is Sherri."
Clive sat down and immediately loaded up his plate, just piling eggs, sausage, potatoes, and vegetables on top. He poured on the syrup and began to chow down on his masterpiece of sorts. The Titan's ignored his estranged eating habits and continued to eat their meal while politely conversing among each other.
Robin: " Wow Sherri, this is a great meal!"
Beastboy: " Yeah! It rocks."
Cyborg: " Even I gotta admit defeat here. But you'll have to try my waffles."
Sherri: " Oh, it's nothing. Just a little something I can whip up."
Starfire: " You make the best meals."
Terra: " Yeah, I know. This is the best man!"
Raven: " It's pretty good. I'm impressed."
Clive finished up his third of fourth helping, then set his plate back sighing.
Clive: " Bang up job as usual sis."
Sherri: " You always say that."
Clive: " Yep."
Robin: " So then, if everyone's done, then how about some of that training."
The Titan's agreed and they all got up, helping Sherri clear the table. She started work on the dishes while the others headed outside to the training grounds. Cyborg began activating all sorts of equipment from his remote control device in his arm. He looked around.
Cyborg: " Alrighty, we're gonna run some fun obstacle course stuff! I've got bola traps, sonic cannons, targets, sticky bombs...you name it, I got it all right here."
Robin: " Alright then, who wants to go first?"
Clive: " Hah! I say you should give me the first crack at it!"
Robin: " I don't know...you're not really trained to do things like this."
Clive: " Whatever. I can overpower anything you can throw at me."
Cyborg: " I don't think that's a good idea man."
Clive: " Hey, don't worry. I've got it all handled. If I really really really need help, I've got my old buddy Black."
Robin: " Alright then, it's settled. Let's get this started. 5...4...3...2...1...GO!"
Clive looked around and saw a track that he must follow. He took off running down it, smiling as it all seemed way to easy. Then, the rocks on each side of him opened up and started firing off bolas. Clive dodged two of them, hopped over a third, ducked under a fourth, but was caught by the fifth and sixth. They wrapped up his arms and legs, knocking him over onto the ground. Clive struggled for a moment, then called on his powers to create the black suit that he traditionally wore. With the extra strength, he broke the binds and continued onward. Clive made a full out run as large orbs burst out for the ground and began to follow him. They closed in on him and blew up, spreading out a very strong glue of sorts. Clive withdrew a few feet as the glue was about to wash over him, then he raised up his arm and a large black arm from his shadow to ward it off. He jumped over the glue that was in his way and continued.
He made his way to the check point marker at the end of the course, then decided to head back. A pair of robots rose from the ground behind Clive as he ran for it, transforming their arms into large sonic cannons. They fired off repeatedly in vain attempts to hit Clive. He turned around and ripped his guitar from the ground, transforming his shadow into it directly. He jumped back at them and dodged one more pair of sonic blasts before smashing them both to pieces with a wide arcing horizontal smash. He continued back to where the sticky bombs shot out, then had to avoid another onslaught of them. This time though, he was able to grab one out of the air and keep it from exploding. He ran as fast as he could to get back to the Titans, when a huge pair of chainguns popped up from the ground. They fired small rubber projectiles at a very high paced rate. Clive couldn't quite dodge them, so he just let them bounce off the hard black suit he wore. Any that made for his face he just deflected with his guitar. He took the sticky bomb he had in his possession and tossed it up in the air, then used his guitar like a baseball bat and knocked it right into the chaingun, causing the sticky bomb to explode and stop the gun from firing. He walked back to the Titans with a huge grin on his face.
Clive: " How was that?"
Cyborg: " Not too bad. Good for a first time."
Starfire: " That was very well done."
Raven: " You could have done better I'm sure."
Clive: " Well, that wasn't too bad. Those little bullets sting though."
Robin: " Impressive."
Clive: " Well, it was nothing. Want Black to run the course?"
Robin: " Would he?"
Clive: " Let me ask. How about it Black?"
Clives shadow shook it's head, then motioned around with it's body.
Clive: " What? Shut the hell up. Why not?"
Again, Black just motioned around and swung it's head.
Clive: " Oh yeah?"
Black gave Clive the finger after cursing him in their conversation. Too bad the others couldn't hear them.
Clive: " I don't care who the hell you think you are. Your gonna do this."
The two quarreled for a few more minutes before Clive smirked and crossed his arms in some kind of triumph.
Cyborg: " Is he gonna do it?"
Clive: " Oh yeah."
Robin: " Well...lets reset the course."
Cyborg clicked on a couple of things in his arm mounted keyboard. Everything folded around and made itself look normal again.
Robin: " Looks like we're ready when you are."
Clive: " Cool. Alright you, get out here and show off your stuff."
In an all too familiar fashion, Clive's body was overtaken by his shadow, forming into the sharp dreaded monster. Standing well over all of the Titans, it unwrapped it's tail and glanced around for a moment, taking in the bright scenary.
Black: " Let us do this quickly. I do not enjoy being out in the direct sunlight."
Robin: " Well, just run over to that pole and come back. Handle anything along the way as you normally would."
Black: " Fine."
Black walked slowly towards his destination. It was obvious that he was in no real hurry, but his long strides were like that of a trot for just a normal human. His tail began to swing around wildly as the first obstacle appeared. Bola's fired out from five directions, one aimed for his neck, two for his legs, and two for his arms. Black didn't pay any heed to the bolas and let them hit him, wrapping around his neck repeatedly. The bola's aimed for his arms successfully wrapped around his arms. Each of them though, so they weren't even teathered to his body. The same resulted for the legs, and so, they were a waste.
Black continued his little stroll, coming up on the sticky bombs. Four the the round projectiles approached him from his back. They came up on him fast, but 3 of them were caught by a sudden black spike that burst out from the ground. Cyborg checked a brief replay of it with his high tech video monitering systems and saw that the spikes were created by the shadows that the small orbs cast. The final one was about to hit Black and explode, but Blacks hair came to life, whipping around and knocking the small object around in the air. It finished it off by stabbing straight through it in a few different places, tossing down to the ground while it oozed out the sticky liquid within it.
Black finished his stroll to the end of the course, turning around and taking a much more brisk walk back. As he turned back though, four of those robots armed with the sonic cannons rose from out of the ground, well hidden and dispersed to end up behind him. The robots set themselves to attack his seemingly well armed back, which is usually where one is at their weakest. Blacks tail whipped around quickly though, stretching out long enough to smash one of the robots in half. It swung around, wrapping the next in line around it's waist and slammed it against the third, causing the pair to break apart. The last one left was then wrapped up fully by the swinging appendage, being squeezed tightly until the metal cracked and the joints broke apart. The robot was crushed completely in it's bindings, then let go to litter the ground with it's body.
Black passed by as the large chainguns popped back up again. However, as much as they fired, they couldn't hit Black. Or rather, they were just passing through his body. In an unexplainable event, even by Cyborg, the bullets were passing through the hulking beast. When Black was right up against the rotating guns, he brought his huge hand up into the air. The claws on each of his fingers seemed to grow out just a little bit, and he held his arm up in a very suspense filled pose. Bringing it down, his claws slashed right through the device. He kicked the debris away, then stopped once he reached the Titans, ripping the bola's off of him.
Black: " Well?"
Cyborg: " Well what? That took forever! You just walked the whole thing."
Black: " So?"
Robin: " Well, you did it without a scratch it seems."
Black: " I've fought the denziens of this world and the next world many times over...this isn't even mere childsplay to myself. More of a waste of time."
Starfire: " That was very good though. Even though you took as long as you did, you were able to shrug off such attacks and were ever elusive! A wonderous display of power!"
Black: " Only the tip of the iceberg dear girl. Merely just a taste. I would only use my real potentials against a real adversary or foe. Perhaps one such as you, since you can generate and control a source of light."
Black began to walk off, stopping when he reached Raven and looked down at the young woman.
Black: " You."
Raven: " What?"
Black: "We shall talk later."
Raven: " Why?"
Black: " That's what you wanted of Clive, and that's what I want of you."
Raven: " Oh...alright then."
Even though he didn't have a visable mouth until he opened it, Black smirked inside, then faded in the daylight, leaving Clive kneeling down on the ground, back to his usual self. He got up, shook his head, then straightened out his hawaiian shirt, looking around to see Blacks path of damage.
Clive: " Wow. He sure was in a mood."
Terra: " That guy rocks. I'm glad we don't have to fight that anymore."
Beastboy: " I'll say. I just can't believe we had to fight that thing."
Raven: " I'm more than sure now that it went easy on us then."
Cyborg: " You're probably right. Good to have that kind of force on the team."
Clive cleared his throat, seeing that they had already forgotten about him. Starfire laughed first, seeing his embarassment.
Starfire: " Everything is fine Clive. We have not forgotten what you have done for the team as well. We appreciate you being here as much as Black."
Smiling, Clive shrugged and cracked his knuckles.
Clive: " That's alright. You're still on my side atleast. Maybe I shouldn't include them on my little surprise for later."
Raven: " Surprise?"
Terra: " What do you got planned dude?"
Clive: " Oh, you'll find out!"
Starfire: " Is this perhaps some form of Earth custom?"
Clive: " Not really. Just something I wanna do for you guys, now that we're all team mates."
Robin: " Well, let's finish up the training and then we can talk about it at lunch."
The Titans continued to train for the next few hours. Clive continued to do quite well against anything thrown at him, and impressed everyone with his amazing skills and abilities. Afterwards, they all gathered in the living room before lunch.
Clive: " Well, that was great. I like this combat training. Reminds me of the good old days when me and my brother used to do work outs in the morning."
Sherri: " I remember that. You guys would always go out running and such."
Clive: " Yeah. Fun stuff. Well, I'm gonna hit the showers."
Sherri: " You should...cause you stink."
Clive laughed and ran off as Sherri prepared sandwiches and drinks for everyone. Cyborg and Beastboy settled down into a video game while Starfire and Terra watched. Raven took out a book of hers and started to read some while Robin checked the radio waves to see if the police had any kind of need. Clive would come down about a half hour later dressed in up in that same shirt with an actual matching pair of shorts. He even wore a shirt underneath, so that his abdomen wasn't exposed either. He walked out into the living room, hopping the couch and taking a seat beside Starfire.
Clive: " Hey team. What's this?"
Cyborg: " A whoopin. Low Score Lad here's getting his butt kicked."
Clive: " Well that's obvious."
Beastboy: " Oh whatever. I'm just having a bad day."
Starfire: " Perhaps that sonic blast that hit you in your rear is still bothering you?"
Beastboy: " Uhhh...no Starfire."
Sherri: " Hey guys! Lunch is ready!"
Clive: " That's my cue."
The Titans made a run for the table, sitting down and loading up all kinds of sandwiches Sherri had prepared. From ham and cheese, turkey, and roastbeef to tofu, vegetarian, and egg salad. Clive of course loaded up with about seven, eating at them in his usual no mercy fashion.
Starfire: " So what is the surprise you wanted to tell us about?"
He murmered something with a mouth full of food. No one could understand it though, so he finished his sandwich and swallowed up the food he did have.
Clive: " Well, there's a big party going down in the old warehouse district. A big one from what I gather. Anyways, I've got some primo seats if you're all interested."
Beastboy: " Oh yeah! I'm a party animal!"
Cyborg: " I'm so there."
Clive: " How about the rest of you? Raven? Terra? Starfire? There's going to be live music there?"
Terra: " Well, I'm sold."
Starfire: " It sounds like it will be wonderous."
Raven: " I don't think so."
Clive: " Oh come on Raven, don't be a party pooper."
Raven: " It's not really my scene..."
Clive: " Creepy old warehouses not your scene? How's this, if you don't go, you'll never know what privacy is, nor will you ever get a nice moment of silence. Black and I shall stalk you in the shadows where ever you go, and we'll always be looming just over your shoulder, till the day you die...Mwa ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"
Clive continued his evil laughter much to the dismay of the team.
Raven: "...."
Clive: " Go ahead and call my bluff. See what it gets you."
Raven: "...fine."
Clive: " Heh heh heh."
Robin: " Well, sure. If everyone else is. It sounds like fun."
Clive: " Well of course it is."
Sherri: " Can I come?"
Clive: " Well...if you behave, sure."
Sherri: " ME BEHAVE? You've got a much worse track record than I do."
Clive ignored his sisters scolding and continued to devour his sandwiches. When the Titans finished, they helped out with the dishes again, then continued about a nice and peaceful day with no need for their services, waiting out until it was time to head out to the party.
The Legal Information: All characters present in the Teen Titans outside of Smoke, Clive, Sherri, and all others that are not seen in the show or comic book belong to me. All other characters, such as Starfire, Raven, and Slade, belong to their respective copyright holders. In other words, I do not own the Teen Titans, so anything that I say or have them do in this fanfiction does not reflect the opinions and beliefs of the creators of the Show/Comic or any of it's affiliates.
I'm working really hard at trying to sound smart, aren't I.
Dark Patriot
Getting Aquainted, part 1
The Titans gathered around the table the next morning. They all had huge plates of food in front of them, filled with pancakes, sausage, eggs, toast, hash browns, and potatoes. The Titans looked wide eyed at the tremendous proportions of food that sat there. Sherri came running out to the table with a large bowl of gravy, setting it right beside the potatoes. Afterwards, she took off her apron and set it aside.
Robin: " What's going on?"
Sherri: " What do you mean? I made breakfast."
Terra: " Awesome!"
Beastboy: " You've even made vegetarian for me!"
Starfire: " We humbly thank you for this food."
Sherri: " Well...it's no big deal."
Raven: " So...where's Clive?"
Sherri: " He must still be asleep."
Starfire: " Should we perform the waking ritual?"
Sherri: " Uhhh...yeah, sure. Why don't you go do that Starfire?"
Cyborg: " The waking ritual?"
Robin: " What's that?"
Sherri: " Clive doesn't quite wake up on his own. Either you play his music, or you get the smell of food in the air. Either way, you need to do either one to wake him up at a specific time. He usually get's up more peacably if you just get the smell of food to him though."
Raven: " Right..."
Starfire: " Then I shall go wake him."
Raven: " I'll go with you. I have something I need to ask him."
The pair got up and headed for the elevator. They got in and pressed the button for his floor. As they neared their destination, they could hear music. It was faint, however it was audible. When the doors opened up to his floor however, it was very loud. They stepped out as the songs changed over. Starfire looked around a bit, not sure what was playing.
Starfire: " This music is quite different than that which I have heard from earth."
Raven: " This is old rock and roll. Jimmy Hendrix if I'm not mistaken."
Starfire: " Jimmy Hendrix? He was a musician?"
Raven: " Yes Starfire. Infact, he was very world reknown."
Starfire: " His music is very enjoyable."
Raven: " Well...it's better than what's out now a days."
The pair walked down the hall while Voodoo Child started up. They turned the corner heading for his bedroom when a door opened up from the bathroom near them. Steam and hot air poured out into the hallway, indicating that Clive was showering. He himself stepped out afterwards, wearing only a towel around his waist. He was still soaking wet, as his hair hadn't really been properly dry, as he dripped water on the ground while heading towards them. He was banging his head and playing the air guitar to the deafening music, so he didn't seem to noice the pair. The two girls blushed for a moment, seeing him almost in his birthday suit. He walked by pushing between the 2 while grabbing a piece of sausage from the plate Starfire held.
They watched him walk a few feet past them and disappear into a room close by. Then, they looked at each other, not sure of what to make of it all. Raven tried to say something to Starfire, but Starfire was unable to hear over the music, so Raven walked into Clive's bathroom and turned it off. She stepped out afterwards, shaking a ringing from her ears.
Starfire: " That was...weird."
Raven: " An understatement, but you are right."
Starfire: " What just happened?"
Raven: " It's best not to think about it."
Raven knocked on Clive's door a few moments later. Clive walked out in a pair of boxers and a hawaiian shirt that hung open. He finished the piece of sausage he took and smiled to the 2 female titans.
Clive: " Hello ladies, how can I help you?"
Raven: " We came to get you up. It looks like you were awake already."
Clive: " Oh, you girls are so considerate."
Starfire: " Breakfast is ready downstairs. Sherri has prepared a huge meal for all of us to enjoy before our training."
Clive: " Yeah...training. Well, let's go then."
Raven: " Also, if you have some time later, I want to speak with you in private."
Clive: " Not a problem."
He grabbed another sausage off the plate Starfire was carrying and ate it, then put his arm around the backs of she and Raven, leading them back to the elevator, heading for the table downstairs. When they finally got back, the plate was empty as Clive was licking his lips from his little appitizer.
Sherri: " You big dummy. What took you so long? And why can't you get dressed to be at the table. Your underwear doesn't quite count!"
Clive: " What are you talking about? I'm dressed. I have a shirt and shorts. That counts enough."
She reached over and smacked him on the head with her spatula.
Sherri: " You've got a pair of boxers and an over shirt on. You could wear something to cover up your chest ands stomach?"
Clive: " What? Cover up the sexy beast that is me?"
Sherri: " God your full of yourself."
Clive: " Better to be full of me than full of..."
Robin: " Hey guys, come on, let's just eat. He's fine the way he is Sherri."
Clive sat down and immediately loaded up his plate, just piling eggs, sausage, potatoes, and vegetables on top. He poured on the syrup and began to chow down on his masterpiece of sorts. The Titan's ignored his estranged eating habits and continued to eat their meal while politely conversing among each other.
Robin: " Wow Sherri, this is a great meal!"
Beastboy: " Yeah! It rocks."
Cyborg: " Even I gotta admit defeat here. But you'll have to try my waffles."
Sherri: " Oh, it's nothing. Just a little something I can whip up."
Starfire: " You make the best meals."
Terra: " Yeah, I know. This is the best man!"
Raven: " It's pretty good. I'm impressed."
Clive finished up his third of fourth helping, then set his plate back sighing.
Clive: " Bang up job as usual sis."
Sherri: " You always say that."
Clive: " Yep."
Robin: " So then, if everyone's done, then how about some of that training."
The Titan's agreed and they all got up, helping Sherri clear the table. She started work on the dishes while the others headed outside to the training grounds. Cyborg began activating all sorts of equipment from his remote control device in his arm. He looked around.
Cyborg: " Alrighty, we're gonna run some fun obstacle course stuff! I've got bola traps, sonic cannons, targets, sticky bombs...you name it, I got it all right here."
Robin: " Alright then, who wants to go first?"
Clive: " Hah! I say you should give me the first crack at it!"
Robin: " I don't know...you're not really trained to do things like this."
Clive: " Whatever. I can overpower anything you can throw at me."
Cyborg: " I don't think that's a good idea man."
Clive: " Hey, don't worry. I've got it all handled. If I really really really need help, I've got my old buddy Black."
Robin: " Alright then, it's settled. Let's get this started. 5...4...3...2...1...GO!"
Clive looked around and saw a track that he must follow. He took off running down it, smiling as it all seemed way to easy. Then, the rocks on each side of him opened up and started firing off bolas. Clive dodged two of them, hopped over a third, ducked under a fourth, but was caught by the fifth and sixth. They wrapped up his arms and legs, knocking him over onto the ground. Clive struggled for a moment, then called on his powers to create the black suit that he traditionally wore. With the extra strength, he broke the binds and continued onward. Clive made a full out run as large orbs burst out for the ground and began to follow him. They closed in on him and blew up, spreading out a very strong glue of sorts. Clive withdrew a few feet as the glue was about to wash over him, then he raised up his arm and a large black arm from his shadow to ward it off. He jumped over the glue that was in his way and continued.
He made his way to the check point marker at the end of the course, then decided to head back. A pair of robots rose from the ground behind Clive as he ran for it, transforming their arms into large sonic cannons. They fired off repeatedly in vain attempts to hit Clive. He turned around and ripped his guitar from the ground, transforming his shadow into it directly. He jumped back at them and dodged one more pair of sonic blasts before smashing them both to pieces with a wide arcing horizontal smash. He continued back to where the sticky bombs shot out, then had to avoid another onslaught of them. This time though, he was able to grab one out of the air and keep it from exploding. He ran as fast as he could to get back to the Titans, when a huge pair of chainguns popped up from the ground. They fired small rubber projectiles at a very high paced rate. Clive couldn't quite dodge them, so he just let them bounce off the hard black suit he wore. Any that made for his face he just deflected with his guitar. He took the sticky bomb he had in his possession and tossed it up in the air, then used his guitar like a baseball bat and knocked it right into the chaingun, causing the sticky bomb to explode and stop the gun from firing. He walked back to the Titans with a huge grin on his face.
Clive: " How was that?"
Cyborg: " Not too bad. Good for a first time."
Starfire: " That was very well done."
Raven: " You could have done better I'm sure."
Clive: " Well, that wasn't too bad. Those little bullets sting though."
Robin: " Impressive."
Clive: " Well, it was nothing. Want Black to run the course?"
Robin: " Would he?"
Clive: " Let me ask. How about it Black?"
Clives shadow shook it's head, then motioned around with it's body.
Clive: " What? Shut the hell up. Why not?"
Again, Black just motioned around and swung it's head.
Clive: " Oh yeah?"
Black gave Clive the finger after cursing him in their conversation. Too bad the others couldn't hear them.
Clive: " I don't care who the hell you think you are. Your gonna do this."
The two quarreled for a few more minutes before Clive smirked and crossed his arms in some kind of triumph.
Cyborg: " Is he gonna do it?"
Clive: " Oh yeah."
Robin: " Well...lets reset the course."
Cyborg clicked on a couple of things in his arm mounted keyboard. Everything folded around and made itself look normal again.
Robin: " Looks like we're ready when you are."
Clive: " Cool. Alright you, get out here and show off your stuff."
In an all too familiar fashion, Clive's body was overtaken by his shadow, forming into the sharp dreaded monster. Standing well over all of the Titans, it unwrapped it's tail and glanced around for a moment, taking in the bright scenary.
Black: " Let us do this quickly. I do not enjoy being out in the direct sunlight."
Robin: " Well, just run over to that pole and come back. Handle anything along the way as you normally would."
Black: " Fine."
Black walked slowly towards his destination. It was obvious that he was in no real hurry, but his long strides were like that of a trot for just a normal human. His tail began to swing around wildly as the first obstacle appeared. Bola's fired out from five directions, one aimed for his neck, two for his legs, and two for his arms. Black didn't pay any heed to the bolas and let them hit him, wrapping around his neck repeatedly. The bola's aimed for his arms successfully wrapped around his arms. Each of them though, so they weren't even teathered to his body. The same resulted for the legs, and so, they were a waste.
Black continued his little stroll, coming up on the sticky bombs. Four the the round projectiles approached him from his back. They came up on him fast, but 3 of them were caught by a sudden black spike that burst out from the ground. Cyborg checked a brief replay of it with his high tech video monitering systems and saw that the spikes were created by the shadows that the small orbs cast. The final one was about to hit Black and explode, but Blacks hair came to life, whipping around and knocking the small object around in the air. It finished it off by stabbing straight through it in a few different places, tossing down to the ground while it oozed out the sticky liquid within it.
Black finished his stroll to the end of the course, turning around and taking a much more brisk walk back. As he turned back though, four of those robots armed with the sonic cannons rose from out of the ground, well hidden and dispersed to end up behind him. The robots set themselves to attack his seemingly well armed back, which is usually where one is at their weakest. Blacks tail whipped around quickly though, stretching out long enough to smash one of the robots in half. It swung around, wrapping the next in line around it's waist and slammed it against the third, causing the pair to break apart. The last one left was then wrapped up fully by the swinging appendage, being squeezed tightly until the metal cracked and the joints broke apart. The robot was crushed completely in it's bindings, then let go to litter the ground with it's body.
Black passed by as the large chainguns popped back up again. However, as much as they fired, they couldn't hit Black. Or rather, they were just passing through his body. In an unexplainable event, even by Cyborg, the bullets were passing through the hulking beast. When Black was right up against the rotating guns, he brought his huge hand up into the air. The claws on each of his fingers seemed to grow out just a little bit, and he held his arm up in a very suspense filled pose. Bringing it down, his claws slashed right through the device. He kicked the debris away, then stopped once he reached the Titans, ripping the bola's off of him.
Black: " Well?"
Cyborg: " Well what? That took forever! You just walked the whole thing."
Black: " So?"
Robin: " Well, you did it without a scratch it seems."
Black: " I've fought the denziens of this world and the next world many times over...this isn't even mere childsplay to myself. More of a waste of time."
Starfire: " That was very good though. Even though you took as long as you did, you were able to shrug off such attacks and were ever elusive! A wonderous display of power!"
Black: " Only the tip of the iceberg dear girl. Merely just a taste. I would only use my real potentials against a real adversary or foe. Perhaps one such as you, since you can generate and control a source of light."
Black began to walk off, stopping when he reached Raven and looked down at the young woman.
Black: " You."
Raven: " What?"
Black: "We shall talk later."
Raven: " Why?"
Black: " That's what you wanted of Clive, and that's what I want of you."
Raven: " Oh...alright then."
Even though he didn't have a visable mouth until he opened it, Black smirked inside, then faded in the daylight, leaving Clive kneeling down on the ground, back to his usual self. He got up, shook his head, then straightened out his hawaiian shirt, looking around to see Blacks path of damage.
Clive: " Wow. He sure was in a mood."
Terra: " That guy rocks. I'm glad we don't have to fight that anymore."
Beastboy: " I'll say. I just can't believe we had to fight that thing."
Raven: " I'm more than sure now that it went easy on us then."
Cyborg: " You're probably right. Good to have that kind of force on the team."
Clive cleared his throat, seeing that they had already forgotten about him. Starfire laughed first, seeing his embarassment.
Starfire: " Everything is fine Clive. We have not forgotten what you have done for the team as well. We appreciate you being here as much as Black."
Smiling, Clive shrugged and cracked his knuckles.
Clive: " That's alright. You're still on my side atleast. Maybe I shouldn't include them on my little surprise for later."
Raven: " Surprise?"
Terra: " What do you got planned dude?"
Clive: " Oh, you'll find out!"
Starfire: " Is this perhaps some form of Earth custom?"
Clive: " Not really. Just something I wanna do for you guys, now that we're all team mates."
Robin: " Well, let's finish up the training and then we can talk about it at lunch."
The Titans continued to train for the next few hours. Clive continued to do quite well against anything thrown at him, and impressed everyone with his amazing skills and abilities. Afterwards, they all gathered in the living room before lunch.
Clive: " Well, that was great. I like this combat training. Reminds me of the good old days when me and my brother used to do work outs in the morning."
Sherri: " I remember that. You guys would always go out running and such."
Clive: " Yeah. Fun stuff. Well, I'm gonna hit the showers."
Sherri: " You should...cause you stink."
Clive laughed and ran off as Sherri prepared sandwiches and drinks for everyone. Cyborg and Beastboy settled down into a video game while Starfire and Terra watched. Raven took out a book of hers and started to read some while Robin checked the radio waves to see if the police had any kind of need. Clive would come down about a half hour later dressed in up in that same shirt with an actual matching pair of shorts. He even wore a shirt underneath, so that his abdomen wasn't exposed either. He walked out into the living room, hopping the couch and taking a seat beside Starfire.
Clive: " Hey team. What's this?"
Cyborg: " A whoopin. Low Score Lad here's getting his butt kicked."
Clive: " Well that's obvious."
Beastboy: " Oh whatever. I'm just having a bad day."
Starfire: " Perhaps that sonic blast that hit you in your rear is still bothering you?"
Beastboy: " Uhhh...no Starfire."
Sherri: " Hey guys! Lunch is ready!"
Clive: " That's my cue."
The Titans made a run for the table, sitting down and loading up all kinds of sandwiches Sherri had prepared. From ham and cheese, turkey, and roastbeef to tofu, vegetarian, and egg salad. Clive of course loaded up with about seven, eating at them in his usual no mercy fashion.
Starfire: " So what is the surprise you wanted to tell us about?"
He murmered something with a mouth full of food. No one could understand it though, so he finished his sandwich and swallowed up the food he did have.
Clive: " Well, there's a big party going down in the old warehouse district. A big one from what I gather. Anyways, I've got some primo seats if you're all interested."
Beastboy: " Oh yeah! I'm a party animal!"
Cyborg: " I'm so there."
Clive: " How about the rest of you? Raven? Terra? Starfire? There's going to be live music there?"
Terra: " Well, I'm sold."
Starfire: " It sounds like it will be wonderous."
Raven: " I don't think so."
Clive: " Oh come on Raven, don't be a party pooper."
Raven: " It's not really my scene..."
Clive: " Creepy old warehouses not your scene? How's this, if you don't go, you'll never know what privacy is, nor will you ever get a nice moment of silence. Black and I shall stalk you in the shadows where ever you go, and we'll always be looming just over your shoulder, till the day you die...Mwa ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"
Clive continued his evil laughter much to the dismay of the team.
Raven: "...."
Clive: " Go ahead and call my bluff. See what it gets you."
Raven: "...fine."
Clive: " Heh heh heh."
Robin: " Well, sure. If everyone else is. It sounds like fun."
Clive: " Well of course it is."
Sherri: " Can I come?"
Clive: " Well...if you behave, sure."
Sherri: " ME BEHAVE? You've got a much worse track record than I do."
Clive ignored his sisters scolding and continued to devour his sandwiches. When the Titans finished, they helped out with the dishes again, then continued about a nice and peaceful day with no need for their services, waiting out until it was time to head out to the party.