Underground Base
"So, Lightning's on our side." the baseball capped figure said not to Red X before him, but to himself.
"You say our side, but you don't exactly have me convinced." X said to the screen floating before him.
"What's wrong, Red X? Still don't trust me?"
"What's the reason I should?"
"I can give you something you want. Anything at all."
Red X stood staring at the screen a minute, thinking. "I'll help you, pal, but before I help you destroy the Titans… there's one in particular I'm taking out before hand."
"Don't worry. I'm willing to help you eliminate Robin and-"
"No, not Robin. I had a life before I became Red X. And I'm taking out the one who wouldn't leave me alone."
There was a glow in the figure's eye. He smiled, glinting white teeth appearing. "I don't think I've told you my name yet. Call me Fischer."
Genetics Lab
"Titans, GO!"
As Robin shouted these words, Blendix turned into a barrage of star bolts from Starfire. The creature was ready, however, as it began to mutate into the Tamaranian's energy. Its now glowing green body fired a rapid blasts back at Starfire. Raven quickly pulled a pillar lose and threw it into the path of the blast. As rubble flew from the destroyed pillar, it collided with Blendix, turning him to marble.
The creature turned to run, but was met by the raptor head butt of Beast Boy. The Overload brain flew from its hand, and was pulled towards Blackhole's vortex. Before it entered, he zipped the gloves and caught it. "Score!"
Before the words could get all the way through his lips, however, he was hit hard in the back by a bolt of lightning. The card flew up, and was caught by the cloud riding Lightning, who wore a smug smile. "Score for me maybe."
(Theme Song Plays)
Genetics Lab
"Friend Lightning, what are you doing?" Starfire questioned with a puzzled look.
"First, I was here to free my teammate."
"Wha- NO!" Cyborg exclaimed as he and the others realized that Blendix had slipped away in the moment of distraction.
"Beast Boy, Cyborg, Starfire, go after Blendix! We'll see what Lightning is talking about." as the others ran off, Robin looked back to the now ex-Titan. "What's going on Lightning?"
"I've decided to have some more fun! After all, being a Titan has been sort of a drag. So, I've sided with Red X and… well, I'm not sure of the head honcho's name, but he's given me the chance to excel!"
"Lightning, don't make us have to hurt you." Raven said apathetically.
"Aw, you're worried about me. But it's lost on me, because you're the ones who need to worry!" with that, the Overload card was sucked into his arm, followed by a sonic boom, that threw the two Titans and Blackhole back. When they regained their footing, the teen standing before them had changed.
Lightning's hair had shot out another few inches, while his pupils had completely been engulfed by electric static. His simple armor had become a spiked affair, jutting from his shoulders, back, and armlets. Also, his yellow tint had become light blue. He smiled, spiked teeth showing.
"What do you think, Titans?" He looked to Blackhole. "Oh, and sorry we couldn't have met under better circumstances. I'm sure we could have had some laughs."
"Laugh at this." the gloves were off in a second, Blackhole's vortex sucking the electricity from Lightning..
"So, you want energy? Well, then… TAKE IT!" the upgraded teen charged his electric aura to full, sending a large surge towards the other. As it hit his hand, he was thrown back, hitting the pillar opposite the one Raven had used earlier. "Fool. Still, I'm running low, so I think I'll head for the power plant. I think I can get in easier than this brain dead energy addict could have. Bye, bye!"
He shot off, rubble from the earlier pillar flying after him. Robin, however, was quick enough to toss a tracer into Lightning's path. Raven kneeled over Blackhole, who was grasping his left hand to his chest. "Are you ok, Blackh-"
"Move!" Blackhole was hardly able to push Raven away before his left hand burst open, the lightning bolts shooting out. He slid his gloves closed quickly and caught Raven before she hit the ground. He helped her back to her feet, saying, "Sorry, I didn't want to get you with that."
"Don't worry about it. We have to go after Lightning."
"Raven's right. And it seems that speed burst of his was just for show. He's still moving pretty quick though. Let's move."
Char City- Max Security Prison
Char City. Home to the largest prison of Meta Humans and the ilk, and every enemy that the Titans had frozen in the Battle with the Brotherhood months before. And unknown to the guards, someone was in the cell of one of its most notorious captives.
"Brother Blood. If I may say, it is quite an honor to meet you. If I'm not mistaken, you almost succeeded in destroying the Teen Titans."
The half form that was Brother Blood looked up from where he was hanging on the wall. Before him stood a boy who looked to be nothing but a teen himself. He wore a baseball cap, golden hoodie, with a red patch in its center, and a pair of golden shorts. "Who are you?"
"I am simple psychopath, who wants to destroy the Teen Titans. My name is Fischer, and I'd like to know if you'd want to join my team."
"Do you think that if the Brotherhood of Evil couldn't destroy the Titans, that you can."
"You want to know the Brotherhood's problem? Their exalted leader, The Brain. He held dominance over the others. He expected every villain to be his lackey. I am looking for specialists, those who've come close to beating the Titans individually. That's their weakness: working alone. You, Brother Blood, surely which to eliminate Cyborg, yes?"
A dark smile curved onto Brother Blood's face, his half robotic brain calculating the young individual before him, who had already resisted his mental assaults. He was an equal. And he wanted to work with an equal.
Power Plant
"The power to control not only lightning, but the electricity all around me as well!" Lightning shrieked with laughter. "I shall become a god like figure!"
"Not on our watch, pal!" Robin shouted, swinging down from a higher beam. He kicked Lightning hard in the jaw, sending him flying away from the generator.
"Azarath, Metrion, Synthos!" Raven exclaimed, a pair of large beams slamming together as Lightning came through their path.
"And now, you're out of here!" Blackhole's gloves were open, the right hand pulling the two pillars towards him. He swung his hand up as they approached, rotating them upward, before switching opened hands. His reverse vortex sent the pillars through the ceiling and high into the sky. "Boom!"
"I think not!" Lightning shouted, an electric surge turning the pillars to dust. He summoned a cloud, standing atop it as lightning bolts shot from the lower side. Blackhole slid out from the new hole in the ceiling as the bolts hit.
"This happen often?"
"More than you can count." Raven replied to the would be Titan's question.
"Great."
Genetics Lab
"Come out, Blendix!" Cyborg shouted, scanners running over every foot of the large room before them. Beast Boy, in wolf form, was trying to sniff their foe out. Starfire was floating, her hands and eyes glowing, prepared to attack.
"I fear that the Blendix may have slipped past us." Star stated, even though they stood guarding the only exit from the room.
"No, I can smell him, but he's-" BB was silenced as a fist shot up from the ground, sending him flying back, colliding into Starfire. Cyborg fired a blast, which disintegrated the rubble around Blendix. The metamorphic creature jumped up, dodging a continuous beam from Cyborg.
"Come on, buddy! Let's see you get away no-" Cy was cut of as a metal boot slammed into his human face, sending him to the ground. Red X stood above him, looking towards Blendix on the ceiling.
"Fischer doesn't like you messing around. It's time you got back to base. Your mission objective is complete. Go home." Blendix stared at him a moment, before shuddering, disappearing with the help of some Synovium that had been injected into his system.
Red X looked now to the recovered Titans. "I'd really like give you one last chance, Titans. Leave Jump City to those best able to control it."
"You want us to stand aside while you take over the city!" Beast Boy exclaimed. "You're out of your mind!"
X sighed. "Oh, well, it's your choice. But, you know I've warned you. Oh, and you may want to hurry and see if your friends are ok." In a wisp, Red X was gone.
Underground Base
Red X reappeared in front of Fischer, who, for the first time, wasn't on screen. This actually surprised the skull masked loner. "Hello, X."
"Fischer."
"I see you've delivered the message. Blendix is stewing it over in the gymnasium." a large crash emanated from somewhere to the west of the base. "I hope you didn't like the gym."
"Hadn't been there yet. Plus, I have a place to train."
"That's good. Anyway, you wouldn't mind doing me a favor would you?"
"What would that be?"
"Brother Blood is in the next room. He needs a tune up, and I figured you'd be the best for the job. I mean, I'd do it, but the last robot I tried to build blew up my room."
"Are you sure you're an evil genius."
"I hate that word: evil. Do you consider yourself such? The way I think of it, we're antiheroes. We're just trying to do what we think is right, against what the majority says isn't. In the end though, we can change the status quo. And if we have to take out the Titans to do it… so be it."
Power Plant
Lightning chuckled maniacally, sending another flurry of bolts at the three Titans, who were having trouble continuously dodging. "You can't defeat me, Titans, I am-"
"Beaten!" as Cyborg let loose a blast, catching the uber teen off guard. He hit the ground hard, his electric aura disappearing for a moment. Beast Boy, having flown across the room as a mosquito, grew into an ape, punching the ex-Titan's face hard into the ground. He jumped back as Starfire let loose a flurry of blasts herself.
"Cyborg, BB, Starfire!" Robin shouted excitedly. He came out from his hiding place, followed by Raven and Blackhole. "Glad you're here! Did you get Blendix?"
"Naw, man. Red X showed up and helped him escape."
"Like I'm doing know." the Titans' attention was drawn back to Lightning, who was now in the arms of Fischer. He had returned to normal, the Overload brain in the hat wearing villain's hand. "Good to meet you, Teen Titans."
"You!" Blackhole exclaimed, pushing out front of the Titans. For the first time, the carefree look disappeared from the new teen's face.
"Oh, hello. I kind of hoped you would go to Titans East. I guess I can't mope about it though. So, we'll be seeing a lot more of each other. How fun."
"You traitor!" Blackhole began to unzip, but Fischer suddenly had a large fishing pole out, the lure skimming out and wrapping around the teen's wrists. Fischer quickly turned on his heel, pulling a 360 as he launched Blackhole into the wall.
"Such a temper on that one, huh?" the self proclaimed antihero chuckled. "Can't help it though. Folly of youth."
"Who are you?" Robin questioned.
"You're very straight to business, eh? Alright, Robin, I'll tell you. I'm an antihero. The one who's going to truly take out the Teen Titans."
"What did you say?"
"That statement came out bad. Oh, well." Fischer threw the line of the fishing pole up, ripping it through the air. It caught after five feet of ripping, a large vortex appearing. "Bye, bye, Titans." he chuckled, jumping through the vortex, which disappeared behind him.
Titans' Tower
Blackhole sighed, throwing another piece of gravel from the roof of the Tower. He didn't avert his eyes from the sunset ahead of him as Raven stepped onto the roof. "Look, I can leave, I just need to get some-"
"You can stay."
Blackhole's eyes widened. He jumped up, turning to face the purple haired Titan. She had a very rare, very small smile on her face. "I can?"
"We might not be able to trust you yet, but everyone deserves a chance."
A huge smile appeared on his face. He ran up and grabbed Raven in a hug. "THANK YOU!"
"Just don't get used to hugging me." Raven said with a huff, but Blackhole didn't care, he was finally accepted.
Underground Base
"And so, the players are all here. The downfall of the Titans is near. And so is your downfall, little Blackhole. My dear brother."
Next Episode: Training Day