AN: My sincerest apologies for my impromptu hiatus. A lot of things have been going on in my life the past few years; getting my college degree, relationships, bringing home bacon, learning how to be a better writer, and, most unfortunately, losing a whole bunch of my writing data. But the good news is I am back and ready to pop out some chapters for you readers! Enjoy to your heart's content!
Now this is one of if not THE most ambitious of my projects. This is going to be a fusion of the Naruto, Marvel, and DC universes. Because of this, there may be some details that I miss, so please don't get too angry with me.
Disclaimer: This author does not own the properties of Naruto, Marvel Comics, and DC Comics (unfortunately). This work is made for nonprofit entertainment purposes only.
"Hello there!": Speech.
'What a drag': Thoughts.
[I am Iron Man!]: Mechanical Speech
The Earth is Mine!: Monster/Demon Speech
Let'sgetiton!
Chapter 1
Teen Titans Go!
Location: Space Sector 2814, Solaris System, near Planet Terra (Earth)
In the vast blackness of space, near a small blue and green planet, a large and menacing spacecraft moves towards its destination. It's an orange-red vessel with multiple sharp appendages and a red circle lens in the front.
Inside the vessel, high-pitched screams of frustration and rage echo through the ship. Two of the ship's crew walk through some mechanical doors towards the source of the scream, passing by multiple beings from other worlds that are trapped in holding cells. The crewmates are large blue and green lizard-men with red eyes and wings on their backs. They are proud warriors of the Gordanian Empire. They carry bladed staffs with lasers at the end to deal with dangerous situations, like the one they're in now.
The screams are soon joined by the sound of pounding on metal as the two approach a reinforced door with a small viewing window. They join two others that are guarding the door, ready to stop whatever is in the cell from escaping.
"The door will hold?" One of them asks.
"It must!" another responds as the pounding continues. "The alien WILL be delivered on schedule. Lord Trogaar commands it!"
The door becomes weaker and less stable with each hit.
"And if this THING gets loose?" A guard asks nervously.
Another guard steels himself. "Then Zorg help us all."
A more powerful blow hits the door, breaking the glass window. A pair of glowing enraged eyes is seen through the glass. A final scream, followed by a final strike, and the door shoots off its hinges and lands in front of the now weary guards.
The prisoner steps out of the dark cell and into the light. It is a humanoid girl with orange skin, scarlet-red hair, and glowing green eyes. She's wearing a black and silver battle suit with a small black skirt and a metal headpiece that frames her face. This is Koriand'r, princess of Planet Tamaran. Her hands are bound by metal cuffs, but that won't stop her righteous fury.
"Zengtha ru maka! Kek zengtha ror!"
(Insert Theme Song: Teen Titans Theme)
Koriand'r charges at the guards. She swings her manacled hands and knocks a guard into the wall.
"Zengtha ru maka! Kek zengtha ror!"
Another swing, and two more hit the opposing side of the ship. The fourth one swings his staff at the prisoner, who blocks with the manacles. She uses them to break his staff, then jump kicks him to the wall, making him hit a red button on the side. Red lights and alarms fill the ship, which gain the girl's attention.
"Heska vo," she says with determination.
A side of the ship explodes outward, and Koriand'r escapes, heading towards the nearby planet.
Location: Jump City
The city is relatively quiet tonight. The people below continue their business as usual, without the threat of strong evildoers hanging over their heads. This is not to say that they don't happen. Much like other cities such as Gotham, Metropolis, and New York, Jump gets its fair share of villains. However, the city has its own superpowered hero who stops the villains and protects the people.
That hero is currently working in a large skyscraper with the word STARK on the side in big shining letters. He is in a laboratory surrounded by computers, machines, and lots of scrap metal. Sparks fly as he diligently works on a robotic gauntlet. Black Sabbath's War Pigs plays in the background.
Suddenly, alarms go off through the lab, and a computerized voice speaks up. [Sir, an unidentified flying object is about to land in the downtown area].
A computer screen pulls up a live video of a glowing green object streaking across the sky before landing in the city with a large green mushroom cloud. The figure takes off his welder's helmet and strokes his chin as he watches the video. Another screen pulls up some schematics for a suit of armor.
[The Mark 7 is fully operational and ready for the field, sir.] the voice says, gaining a grin from the figure.
"Suit me up, Jarvis."
Location: Downtown
People gather around the smoking green crater and take pictures with their cameras. The smoke clears, revealing the alien girl.
"Slopforn ivortmat! Slopforn! Ond gunshik zerrole!" She yells as she jumps out of the crater and forces the humans away from her. One citizen takes a picture, and the flash blinds the girl. Enraged, she swings wildly at the people, who run away in fear. She then smashes everything around her; cars, payphones, benches, streetlights. Some people are watching the destruction from the top of the Pizza Plaza nearby. Koriand'r struggles to get the manacles off her hands, with no success. She then eyes the support beam for the Pizza Plaza and swings her arms at it, damaging it and shaking the building full of people.
"Zop!" WHAM! "Yark!" WHAM! "Mesnef!" WHAM! Each strike brings the building closer to collapse. She lifts her arms for another swing-
-only for a bird-shaped projectile to hit her headpiece. She turns and glares at her attacker, who is standing on top of a car. He's a teenage boy with spikey black hair, wearing a red, yellow, and green acrobat suit, along with a yellow and black cape and a domino mask. This is Robin the Boy Wonder, former sidekick of the legendary Batman of Gotham City.
"Who are you?" he orders the girl. Her response is to swing her arms at her attacker, with him jumping out of the way and letting the car take the hit for him. She keeps swinging to hit him, and he keeps jumping and dodging out of the way. Watching this from an alleyway is a blue-hooded figure with indigo eyes.
Robin's eyes widen as the alien casually kicks up a car and sends it his way. He ducks low to the ground to avoid the car, which flies into a building with an explosion.
He sees the damage. "Hm. Stronger than she looks." His attention goes back to the girl, just in time to take a hit that sends him tumbling away. He gets up and jumps away right as she hits the ground where he was. Robin then takes out a metal cylinder that extends into a combat staff. He swings at the girl and hits her into a parked car, wrecking it. He then prepares to hit her again, but the staff breaks in his hands.
Koriand'r pries herself off the car, cracks her neck, and smirks. "Zota." She jumps and swings at the caped hero-
-but a green ram knocks her out of the way. The ram transforms into another teenage boy with green skin and pointed ears. He's wearing a purple, black, and silver jumpsuit with a matching mask. This is-
"Ex-Doom Patrol member Beast Boy, sir! How can I assist-" The now named Beast Boy's eyes widen in shock. "Wowzers! You're Robin, aren't you sir?"
"Well, you can start by not calling me 'sir'," Robin responded to the star-struck green boy, who was beyond listening at this point.
"Well let me just that it's a great honor to meet-"
"Beast Boy, was it?"
"Yes sir?"
Robin just pointed at the alien girl, who had a bus ready to throw at the boys. She hurls it at them, who jump out of the way. Just before it hits the ground, a large figure catches the bus and tosses it to the side. The figure is a large African American teen with a glowing red eye and wearing a grey hoody that covers his features. This is Victor Stone, a runaway teen from Star City who's been living on the streets of Jump for some time now.
"Yo! Who's here messing up my neighborhood?!" he yells.
"She started it!" Beast Boy points at Koriand'r, who takes a swing at the ground beneath her. A shockwave unbalances the guys for a moment. The manacles finally come off the girl's hands, revealing another set of cuffs around her wrists. Her now free hands start to glow green, and she points them at the heroes. They brace for an attack-
-but a whistling sound draws everyone's attention. They look up and see a missile flying towards their position. It lands in the concrete in between the two sides. Everyone prepares themselves for what the missile would do. However, they are all unprepared for large speakers to pop out of it.
(Start Music: Shoot to Thrill, ACDC)
The girl covers her ears at the sound of the loud music that fills the street. The guys meanwhile are confused as to what the heck is going on. They then hear rockets behind them and turn around. The source is a man-sized flying object heading for them fast. The object fires an energy beam at the girl, knocking her back to the ground several feet away. It then lands in a crouch position in front of the boys. The girl gets back on her feet and joins her opponents in sporting shocked looks on their faces.
The object stands up and reveals itself to be a metal robotic suit of armor. Its color is mostly hot-rod red with gold yellow on the face, underarms, and thighs. The face plate has openings in the eyes and mouth, giving the suit a permanent scowl. The eyes glow blue, as does a triangular area around the heart and the circular globes at the palms of the hands.
This is the guardian and chief benefactor of Jump City.
This is Iron Man.
(End Music)
[Really? A neighborhood brawl and you guys didn't even bother to invite me? I am seriously disappointed with you all.] The synthesized voice has a tone of fake displeasure to it.
Beast Boy recovers first and gains an even more star-struck look on his face. "Holy smokes! Dudes! It's Iron Man! For real! It's a huge honor to meet you sir!"
[A nickel for every time I heard that,] Iron Man mutters. [I'll sign your mask later, kid. Right now, I've got a job to do.]
Koriand'r growls again, before raising her glowing hands again. Iron Man raises his hands in response, making the sound of something powering up. Green orbs of light shoot off the alien's hands. Blue repulsor beams shoot out of Iron Man's gauntlets. Green meets blue in the middle, creating a shockwave that makes the other guys cover their eyes. As the two superpowers fight for dominance, the alien's fatigue from her escape and the earlier fighting begins to show, while Iron Man is still fresh and fully charged for battle. Blue eventually overpowers green. The repulsors hit the girl, causing a dust cloud to form. When the dust clears, Koriand'r is seen on her knees in exhaustion.
The other three boys approach behind Iron Man. "That was so awesome, sir! I've always wanted to see Iron Man in action! You were all like 'Fshwoom shwoom!'" Beast Boy cries out in excitement.
[Thanks. I also do Bar Mitzvahs and Spring Break parties.]
"All that aside, we need to stop her before she destroys the city," Robin declares.
Iron Man shrugs. [Hey, I've pretty much got this wrapped up already. But if you guys want to keep fighting, be my guest.]
The other boys move to do just that, when a large black ethereal bird separates them from the girl. "Maybe fighting isn't the answer," another girl's voice suggests. The guys turn to see the hooded figure from the alley, who is revealed to be a pale-skinned girl in a dark leotard with a blue cloak around her form. This is Raven, who's just arrived in Jump City. She turns away shyly at their looks.
As the spectral bird disappears, Robin finally notices the cuffs around the alien's wrists. "Stand down'" he orders.
"Hey, you think you're the boss of me or something?!" Victor demands.
"Just give me a chance." Robin approaches the panting alien girl.
Koriand'r stands up and raises her glowing hands again, making Robin back away. "Go'ta!"
"Easy. My name is Robin. I don't want to hurt you. I just want to help." He reaches for his utility belt.
"Go'ta! Go'ta bu ogda!"
"It's okay, look," Robin says, revealing a lockpick. The girl stares at Robin for a moment before allowing the glow to leave her hands and eyes, revealing her eyes to be emerald green colored in all parts. Robin picks at the locks of her cuffs. The cuffs soon fall off her wrists.
"There, now maybe we can be - MMPH!" Robin gets cut off as Koriand'r pulls him close and kisses him. The others gain shocked looks on their faces. The kiss lasts for only a moment before she pushes him away from her, her eyes now glowing again.
"If you wish not to be destroyed, you will leave me alone!" She then flies away from the wreckage, leaving five strangers in the thick of it.
[Well, this has been fun guys, really, but I've got a cute flying juggernaut to catch. So yeah, thanks for the help, and have a nice life.] And with that, Iron Man flies off to catch the alien girl, leaving just four strangers now in a wrecked downtown.
Beast Boy turns to the group. "Sooo, I'm Beast Boy. Who are you guys?"
Location: Above Jump City, Business District
Finally free from her shackles, the alien girl flies across the city, passing by several skyscrapers along the way. She idly notices the tallest one having the word STARK on the side in glowing letters, but only for a moment. Her focus is on survival and escape. First, she needs to feed herself. Her captors were less than willing to give her the sustenance she needed. Afterwards, she needs to find a place to hide until Trogaar and his minions leave the area. Then she will find her way back to her home.
A stray thought enters her mind, however. 'The behavior of the native peoples was very peculiar,' Koriand'r thinks to herself. 'The boy wearing the bright clothing was especially strange. First, he attacked me when I was trying to free myself, then he helped me out of my restraints. Although, I hate to admit this, but I am thankful for him freeing me. He was an attractive young man, too. A tad short, but-'
Her thoughts are interrupted by the sound of rockets behind her. She turns her head and her eyes widen at what she sees. The "Iron Man" has ignored her warning and is pursuing her! She grits her teeth. This is not what she needs right now. Koriand'r picks up her pace and zooms between the skyscrapers around her. She flies past every building, street, and gap she can find, trying to escape her pursuer. Unfortunately, he matches her at every turn, making her grow even more frustrated.
Iron Man, meanwhile, is enjoying himself right now. He's always believed that his flight technology was the best part of being Iron Man. How many people can say that they fly around in a walking tank on a regular basis? He hasn't really been able to fully test the flight capabilities of the Mark 7, and this girl just gave him a good excuse. So far, it seems to be holding up just fine, even with how good a flier she is. Luckily, Iron Man knows his city like the back of his hand, so maneuvering around isn't too hard. It also doesn't hurt that he hacked the city's security cameras about a year ago.
Eventually, Koriand'r looks behind her, and notices that her pursuer isn't following her anymore. She sighs in relief, turns forward-
-and practically screeches to a halt in mid-air as Iron Man hovers nonchalantly in front of her. She growls and readies her starbolts, but he puts a hand up to stop her.
[Let's take this downstairs,] Iron Man suggests before landing on the rooftop right below him. Reluctantly, she joins him on the roof.
"I told you to leave me alone!"
[Yeah, well somebody wrecked part of my city, and I sure as hell ain't paying for the damages.]
"You have no idea of what you are dealing with."
[Um...Shakespeare in the Park?]
"..."
[Doth thou father know thou flieth around in such a short skirt?]
"You are becoming very annoying."
[Okay, okay, fine. Look, let's just start over, okay? My name is-]
"I. Do not. Care!" The green glowing intensifies.
[Hey! Take it easy, I'm trying to be the nice one here.]
"Nice? We do not have this word on my planet. Closest is 'rutha'. Weak!"
[Yeah, well welcome to Planet Earth, where "nice" means "nice". And if you want me to keep being nice, you're gonna tell me what you're doing here. And why you were in those cuffs. Were you a prisoner or something?]
The green glowing dies down as her angry expression turns into one of depression. "Not prisoner. I am...prize. The Gordanians are to deliver me to the Citadel, to live out my days as their servant."
[And the Citadel are?]
"Not. Nice."
Iron Man thinks things over for a moment, takes in the condition of the girl in front of him, then sighs in his helmet. [Well, in that case, I better make sure that they don't find you.]
The alien girl's eyes widen at this. "You would...assist me?"
[Yep.]
"I do not understand. I have caused so much destruction, and yet-"
[Look, according to my awesome detective skills,] Iron Man casually closes the distance between them, [you were taken from your home against your will, imprisoned, and transported light years away. You escaped, wound up on an unfamiliar world with unfamiliar peoples, and you defended yourself accordingly. Am I right?]
She sadly nods at his analysis.
[Believe me when I say this, if I were in your shoes, I'd have done something similar. Well, maybe not as destructive, but still, I understand that being in that type of situation can be a bit much to take. Besides, I can sense that you're a good person deep inside, and I'm usually right about my senses.]
Koriand'r gains a curious look on her face. "You are...quite strange. I have attacked you and threatened you with violence, and yet you wish to be...'nice' to me."
Iron Man chuckles at this. [Yeah, well that happens more often than you think.] This puts a smile on the girl's face. He rubs the back of his head sheepishly. [You know, in all the excitement, I never really got your name.]
"It is Koriand'r. In your language, it would be... 'Star Fire'."
Iron Man extends his hand out. [Well, I may have said this already, but welcome to Planet Earth, Starfire.]
Starfire examines the hand for a moment before eagerly clasping it with her own. "I am thankful for your welcoming, Man of Iron!"
[Actually, you can call me-]
Their conversation is interrupted by a large shadow being cast over them. They look up and see the alien ship that brought Starfire to Earth. The large ship, about half the size of Jump City, hovers over the skyscrapers as it makes its way across the city.
[Let me guess: Gordanians?]
"Indeed," Starfire growls.
The ship stops over an island in Jump City Bay. A cylindrical-shaped object detaches itself from the main body and lands on the island. A hologram projection comes from the top, revealing a Gordanian, only bulkier and wearing a spiky crown on its head.
[People of Earth, I am Trogaar, Lord of the Gordanians. We come to your planet hunting an escaped prisoner. A very dangerous prisoner. Do not interfere, and we will leave your city with only minimal damage. But if you attempt to assist her, your destruction will be absolute.]
The hologram shuts off, its threatening message delivered. The probe opens, revealing an army of Gordanians. They take to the skies with their wings and head straight for the city.
Iron Man scoffs at the sight. [Minimal damages, my ass.]
"I do not wish to be held captive by these creatures again, Friend. We should be leaving the city," Starfire suggests.
Iron Man shakes his head. [It won't help. Trogaar's gonna flip the whole planet upside-down to find you, with little to no thought of civilian casualties. And since the League and SHIELD are God-knows-where, it's up to us to stop him.]
"Trogaar has an army. We are only two," Starfire points out.
Iron Man smirks in his helmet. [I've handled worse.]
UUUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRGLGLGLGLGLGL
Both of them are surprised by the sudden unholy noise. Starfire holds her stomach in embarrassment. "Um…excuse me," she says shyly.
[How about we get some food first? Can't beat bad guys on an empty stomach.] Iron Man fires up his boots. [C'mon, I know a good place.] He takes off into the heart of the city, a very hungry alien following him.
Location: Kishimoto's Ramen
The only living things prowling the streets of Jump City are large, flying lizardmen from space. They turn over garbage cans, break into buildings, and blast away cars trying to find their target. Watching over all of this is a middle-aged Asian couple and their teenage son in their local restaurant. They hide behind the counter and watch as the aliens tear up the city. Seeing no sign of the Tamaranean, the Gordanians leave the street. The family breathes a sigh of relief, which leaves their bodies immediately after two people land in front of their restaurant. It's Iron Man, in the flesh so-to-speak, along with a strangely-dressed orange teenage girl.
[Konbanwa, citizens! Um, lovely evening we're having, huh?]
Silence.
[So, I was just hoping, if it's not too much trouble, if my lovely friend here could enjoy a bowl of your Shoyu Pork Ramen, please.]
More silence.
[…I have money.]
"T-Three minutes, sir!" the teenage son stutters out.
Three minutes later:
A large, steaming bowl of noodles in shoyu broth with all the fixings is placed in front of a now seated Starfire. She takes a big whiff of the dish in front of her, and stars appear in her eyes.
Iron Man is seated in the booth next to her and watches with the family as Starfire prepares to eat. He chuckles at her behavior. [Alright then, now to eat this, you need to take those two sticks next to you and-] Iron Man is cut off as Starfire takes the bowl and straight-up pours the contents of the bowl into her gaping mouth. All four humans sweat-drop at the sight of two bulging cheeks full of noodles and soup. […Or you can just do that. That works too.]
Starfire tests the flavor in her mouth for a moment before swallowing the whole thing. An angelic aura appears around her as she gains a heavenly look on her face. She then presents her bowl to the ramen chefs. "More, please!"
Iron Man sighs contently at this before putting his hands in a prayer position. [And another wandering soul sees the light.]
The lady chef turns to the armored hero and asks, "Would you like something, sir?"
[Nah, I already had a couple of bowls before I left the office.] He then reaches into a compartment and pulls out a hundred-dollar bill. [Here.]
The lady looks at the bill in surprise. "I-I think this is too much."
[No it isn't.]
Eight bowls later:
All three chefs have their jaws on the ground at the tall stack of empty ramen bowls. [Told you so,] Iron Man comments as he takes in the sight of a happy teenage alien patting her now full stomach in content.
"BUUUUUUUUUUUURP! …excuse me." She turns to her new friend. "I am most appreciative for the food, Friend Iron Man, but there is still the matter of the Gordanians."
[Don't worry, backup just arrived.]
"What backup?"
Iron Man points behind her. [That backup.] Starfire turns around and sees the four teenagers that she met and fought earlier. She prepares her star-bolts to fight again, but Iron Man stops her. [Relax. They're on our side.] He turns to the group. [Right, guys?]
Nervously, Beast Boy confirms, "Yeah, we figured after we saw those scary lizard guys that you might be the good alien."
Starfire powers down at this. Iron Man rises from his seat. [Right then, introductions. Guys, this is Starfire, the superpowered girl who's a bit far from her home. Starfire, this is Robin, acrobat and combat specialist, who's also pretty far from home, if I may say so myself.] Robin turns his head away at this. [Then there's Beast Boy, a shapeshifter apparently.] Beast Boy turns into a beagle, then back into a human. [Then there's…] he trails off at the large teen in the hoodie.
Said teen pulls back his hood, revealing a head devoid of hair and mostly covered in white and blue machinery, leaving the mouth and right side of his head flesh. His left eye glows a ruby red. "Just call me Cyborg, for obvious reasons."
[Right. Which leaves…] Iron Man's attention is on the teenage girl in the blue cloak.
"Raven. I'm…complicated."
[Noted.]
Robin approaches Starfire. "So, you're not an escaped prisoner, are you?"
Starfire looks downcast. "No. Trogaar wishes to take me to the Citadel to be their slave."
Robin gains a determined look. "Well, I won't let that happen, Starfire."
Beast Boy interjects, "Uh, don't you mean w-"
[INCOMING!] Iron Man shouts. Everyone jumps away as an explosion hits the area where they stood. The group recovers and sees a squad of Gordanians land in front of them.
One of the Gordanians speaks up, "Surrender the prisoner, humans, and we will not blast you into oblivion."
Iron Man levels his eyes at this alien. [Better idea; fly back to your ship and leave our planet, and I won't beat you to a bloody pulp for trashing my city.]
The Gordanian growls at this as his comrades prepare their laser-lances. "A very unwise choice, Earthling."
Iron Man punches his palm. [Yeah. For you.]
"Iron Man, wait!" Robin exclaims, "We need a plan of attack!"
[I have a plan;] Iron Man powers up his hand repulsors. [Attack!]
VRIIIIIIIII-SHOOOOM!
Twin blue blasts send the lead Gordanian through the wall of the building behind him. Iron Man capitalizes on the aliens' shock and fires up his boot jets. He charges into the group, knocking away several Gordanians. He then hovers in the middle of the group and raises both of his arms out from his sides. From his right gauntlet, his signature repulsor-blaster powers up for a large attack. From his left gauntlet, a compartment opens to reveal small gun loaded with explosive rounds. Non-lethal, but extremely painful. Iron Man then spins himself in a circle, the combination of a single repulsor beam and multiple small explosions taking out a good number of aliens.
Once he stops spinning and lands in a crouch, he turns to his new companions. [Let's not all jump in at once, alright?], he quips as he launches himself higher into the air.
The other heroes take this as their cue to jump in, though Starfire gets a bit confused due to her lack of understanding sarcasm. Readying their weapons and powers, the young heroes join their armored ally in the Gordanian mosh-pit.
Cyborg hammer-strikes the closest alien, then clotheslines another two. Beast Boy shifts into a rhinoceros and charges right into a group of Gordanians with the force of a truck. Starfire takes out a clump of them with a flying fist, then spin kicks several others away from her. Robin pulls out his spare metal staff and takes out the physically stronger Gordanians with his years of martial-arts training. He also throws in some grenades for good measure. Raven uses her dark magic to throw the aliens around her all over the street. Iron Man takes the fight to the air, throwing some rocket-powered fists and feet at his enemies.
Starfire joins him in the air, using her starbolts to take out her captors. Two of the aliens dodge her blasts and fly up to meet her. One of them throws a punch at Starfire, but she dodges the punch and throws her own, sending her attacker to the ground. The last one gets in her guard, though, and strikes her down to the street, leaving a crater where she landed. She struggles to get up, leaving herself open for the last Gordanian to blast her with its staff.
Or at least, that would have happened. Fortunately, Robin sees her plight and gives her some help. He uses his staff to send a Gordanian flying in her direction, making it crash right into its ally. Starfire turns to her human companion and gives him a grateful smile.
Cyborg, meanwhile, is having problems of his own, grappling with a Gordanian for its staff. The alien wins the struggle by tripping the hero with its tail. Cyborg rolls and flips out of the way to avoid being blasted by the staff. Unfortunately, several manage to hit him, ruining his outfit and exposing the mechanical armor that covers his entire body. Cyborg retaliates by destroying the alien's staff with a single punch. He then lifts the alien off the ground and throughs it at some of its allies in the air.
A few other flyers shoot at Cyborg with their staffs, but a green Pteranodon swoops in and rescues the metal hero. Raven then uses her magic on a lamppost and swings it at the group, sending them to the ground. One Gordanian gets behind her in the air and nearly crushes her with its fists, but Iron Man crashes into the alien, scraping it on the asphalt below.
The armored avenger then picks up the alien by its throat and readies his fist to knock its brains out. He pauses, however, when he notices the smirk on the alien's face. Iron Man glances over his shoulder and sees Gordanian reinforcements flying to their position.
Iron Man sighs at this. [I just can't get a break tonight, can I?] A compartment opens on Iron Man's back, and a single missile with the word JERICHO written on the side launches at the alien horde. All eyes are on the flying object, wondering how a single missile can take out a dozen aliens. The answer comes when the single missile splits into twelve smaller missiles, each one aimed at a single alien, resulting in a multitude of explosions that mix into one big blast. Iron Man just keeps his eyes locked on his Gordanian captive as the shockwave washes over the battlefield, while everyone else takes cover from the high-velocity winds.
When the dust settles, all the Gordanians are on the ground in severe pain. Iron Man's focus is on the one in his grip, who quivers at his glare. [Scram.] He throws the alien at its comrades, who all fly away back to ship to lick their wounds. Iron Man scoffs at this. [Tourists.] He then joins his new allies as they recover from the fight.
"Thank you," Starfire says hesitantly to the other heroes.
"Aw man, my suit!" Cyborg whines as he sees his shredded hoodie and jeans.
Beast Boy gives a thumbs-up to his new friend. "So what? You look way cooler without it."
"Like I'll take fashion advice from a guy wearing a goofy mask," Cyborg retorts.
Beast Boy gains an offended look on his face. "Goofy? My mask is cool, right guys?" he asks the rest of the group.
[You're not gonna like any of our answers, string-bean,] Iron Man states bluntly.
"B-but what about my secret identity?"
"You're green. What secret identity?" Raven asks.
Beast Boy tries to give a response to this but fails. He then reluctantly takes off his mask, revealing his face and his darker-green hair.
Iron Man turns his attention to his fellow mechanical hero. [I recognize that tech. S.T.A.R. Labs, right?]
Cyborg's eyes widen at the question. "How'd you know?"
[I've been negotiating with S.T.A.R. Labs for a while about a joint cybernetics project. And on that note, you wouldn't happen to be-]
"Hate to interrupt," Robin cuts in, "but this isn't over. Now that we've interfered-"
"Trogaar will strike harder," Starfire interjects. "It is only a matter of-"
[Fools!] The hologram of Trogaar reappears. [The Earth scum were warned; your insolence will be punished! Your city shall be destroyed!] The hologram disappears again as the large cannon at the front of the alien points itself at the city below and begins to charge.
All six heroes have their eyes on the Gordanian weapon.
"Great," Raven grumbles.
The Gordanian superweapon has its sight set on the team as Beast Boy complains, "So, after trashing a pizza place, several streets, and a number of buildings, we've managed to make a humongous space gecko mad enough to vaporize our entire town?!"
"Go team," Cyborg deadpans.
"ALL THE FAULT IS YOURS!" Starfire yells at the group. "YOU CONTINUE TO INSIST ON BEING NICE!"
"OUR FAULT?!" Robin yells back. "YOU'RE THE ONE WHO TRASHED THE CITY AND BROUGHT THESE ALIENS TO OUR PLANET!"
"I can't believe you dragged me into this mess!" Beast Boy complains to Cyborg.
"Me?! You're the one who got me into this!" Cyborg yells back.
All this arguing is witnessed by the armored avenger and the dark sorceress, who both have neutral looks on their faces (one behind a helmet).
[Maybe this is a sign that we'll all be the bestest friends who ever lived someday.]
"Or that this is the worst team-up ever and we're all going to die."
[That too.]
"You mind if I…?"
[Please do.]
Raven approaches the squabbling quartet and takes in a big lungful of air. "QUIET!" All arguments stop. Raven gains a sheepish look at all the attention she's now getting. "Hi."
Iron Man claps his hands together. [Well, now that we've got all that out of our systems, let's get back to saving Jump City, shall we?]
Robin glares at Iron Man for his comment, before turning back to the group. "He's right. It doesn't matter how we got into this mess. We're in it, and we'll get out of it together."
The heroes all have confident looks on their faces at Robin's words.
Iron Man pumps his fist. [Alright team. Let's give Trogaar a proper Jump City welcome.]
Location: Gordanian Ship, hallway
A large black bubble of energy appears in an empty corridor, before splitting open and revealing the six heroes, who were transported on-board the ship using Raven's magic.
Iron Man scans the hallway. [Nothing in the immediate vicinity. I'll scan for the firing controls.]
Beast Boy gives a visible shudder. "That dark energy stuff gives me the-" Raven's glare cuts his comment off and makes him do a complete reversal. "Uh, I mean, it's cool!"
Iron Man, meanwhile, has been scanning Raven's energy for a while to confirm a theory of his. The readings on his screen make him groan internally. 'I knew that energy was familiar. This'll be troublesome'. An alert on his screen catches his eye. [Found the controls.]
Robin, who had been scouting ahead, turns back to the group. "All clear. There isn't much time."
[Follow me.] Iron Man leads the group through the ship as stealthily as possible. Raven straggles behind the team. Beast Boy notices this but continues following the group. Raven sulks at this.
"Mind telling me why you're always by yourself?" Raven is startled as she sees Cyborg next to her.
"You heard the kid. I don't exactly fit in."
Cyborg gives the sorceress a comforting hand on her shoulder. "He's green, half of me is metal, and she's from space. Add in the rich boy in the metal suit and the walking traffic-light, and I say you fit in just fine." His comment puts a small smile on the girl's face.
Up ahead, Iron Man and Robin take the lead scouting ahead, with Starfire right behind them.
"I bring you…an apology…for our fight when I landed." Her words cause the two heroes to turn back to her.
"Don't worry about it. We didn't know the whole story." Robin reassured her.
Starfire smiles at this. "And again, you are all…nice. On my world, only my k'norfka has shown me such kindness."
[Well, like I said earlier, things are different here.] Iron Man comments. His attention is then pulled forwards. [Looks like they know we're here.]
The group sees an entire squad of Gordanians charging their front. A screeching turns their attention behind them as another squad charges their rear.
Iron Man powers up his repulsors. [Two hundred bucks says I take down more lizards then you guys.]
Location: Gordanian Ship, bridge
The sound of button-mashing and beeping computers fills the multi-level bridge. The Gordanians work overtime to prepare their ultimate weapon for complete annihilation. At the center of the room is Lord Trogaar himself, watching over the scene with a sadistic gleam in his eyes. What's about to happen may lose him a partnership with the Citadel, but it'll be worth it to destroy the pests that cost him his prize.
One of his subordinates in charge of the laser cannon turns to him. "Lord Trogaar! The weapon is fully charged."
"Then begin the firing sequence," Trogaar orders. His men activate a countdown sequence on the main monitors. Rings on the cannon itself begin to light up, starting from the base and moving down the chamber.
Trogaar stands from his throne, a wicked grin on his face. "The Earth scum shall learn; it takes more than six juvenile heroes to defy the mighty Lord Trogaar!"
VRIIIIIIIII-SHOOOOM!
An explosion behind Trogaar knocks him out of his gloating. All Gordanians turn their heads to the gaping, smoking hole where their entryway used to be.
And the six previously mentioned heroes standing before them.
[First of all, I find the word 'juvenile' extremely offensive,] Iron Man states. [Second of all-]
"We're not six heroes. We're one team," Robin finishes.
Iron Man begins the assault, propelling himself into the air and firing his repulsors at the enemy aliens below. One of the Gordanians flies up to meet him and takes a swipe, but Iron Man dodges the attack and slams the lizard down hard to the floor. He then uses those same fists to uppercut another alien in the air.
Robin follows suit by charging in and taking a Gordanian down with a flying kick. He then leaps towards another one and launches a fist into a scaly face. Another two aliens are taken out with a swing from a metal staff.
Cyborg uses his robotic strength and slams both of his fists to the ground, with the resulting shockwave taking out a group of aliens. He then works through the rest of the surrounding enemies one by one with a series of punches and tackles.
Starfire flies right into the thick of the battle, eager to remove the obstacles in the way of her freedom. She uppercuts her first enemy, then sends a volley of starbolts at the remaining lizards in her vicinity. She takes care of the remaining Gordanian with a punch strong enough to send teeth flying.
Meanwhile, Beast Boy makes liberal use of his many animal forms. Two lizards get a kangaroo double kick right in their guts. Two others get crushed by the fists of an enraged gorilla. The kangaroo returns with a vengeance to kick a Gordanian away before swinging a heavy tail at another.
Before the onslaught can continue, Trogaar decides to intervene. Growling at the damage his forces are taking, he leaps into the fray and slams his fists into the ground. The shockwave sends Beast Boy flying into a wall. Trogaar approaches the shapeshifter to finish him off, but Raven appears from a portal and throws up a black shield around herself and her new teammate. Trogaar punches with all his might at the barrier, each strike putting strain on the sorceress. Eventually, he breaks through the shield and prepares to destroy both heroes.
His plans are foiled when a repulsor blast knocks him across the throne room. Trogaar raises himself up to fight the metal hero in front of him, but Robin comes up behind him and sends a left jab at the lizard lord's face, followed by a kick that sends the lord back to Iron Man. A violent tennis match ensues between the Boy Wonder and the Armored Avenger, with Trogaar as the ball. Trogaar finally ends it by grabbing Robin and sending him crashing into Iron Man. This messes with Iron Man's flying and both heroes end up crashing into the far wall.
Starfire gasps as she sees what happened to her new friends. Her eyes glow green in rage and she launches herself at Trogaar. She throws starbolt after starbolt at her archenemy, creating a smokescreen to go around his form. Surprisingly, Trogaar jumps out of the smoke unscathed and grabs Starfire in a chokehold, slamming her into the ground. Struggling to break free, Starfire finally knocks Trogaar away with a starbolt punch.
Meanwhile, both Iron Man and Robin recover from their crash. "This fight's getting us nowhere," Robin says, "We need to disable the cannon."
[Leave that to me.] Iron Man flies off to the control panel, leaving Robin behind the debris. Iron Man's spot is soon taken by Cyborg, who gets flung into the corner by his opponents. During the landing, the panels on his right arm pop up, revealing the circuitry inside.
Robin notices this. "Can you rewire that into some sort of weapon?" he asks his metal partner.
Cyborg looks at his arm. "I can try."
Iron Man meanwhile arrives at the control panel for the laser cannon. [Alright. Time to work my magic.] He starts hacking into the computer system, which was more complex than most Earth systems. Luckily, Iron Man is used to working with complex machinery.
Trogaar, meanwhile, has Starfire in his grasp again. He cocks his fist back to drive right into the Tamaranean's face. He's distracted, however, when he notices the red and gold Earthling messing with his cannon. Trogaar throws the alien girl away and stomps towards the armored one.
[Just…about…] Iron Man murmurs as he types furiously at the monitor in front of him. Finally, he sees the countdown reverse itself back to start before shutting off. The lights on the cannon recede back to the base. For Iron Man, this was time to celebrate. [HELL YEAH! WOO! WHO'S THE NUMBER ONE HACKER IN THE GALAXY?! THAT'S RIGHT! HIS NAME IS TO-] His celebration is interrupted by the growling of an extremely furious alien warlord right next to him. […howdy.]
"You insolent little maggot!" Trogaar snarls, "This changes nothing. I will personally crush every last one of you heroes until you're nothing but worm food. And then I will turn your entire planet into a smoldering-"
[Sorry, I really hate to cut you off midstream,] Iron Man interjects sarcastically, [but it just occurred to me that I never gave you a proper Jump City welcome. So, with that in mind…]
A powering-up sound draws Trogaar's attention to the light coming from Iron Man's chest, which glows brighter than before. The lizard lord has no time to prepare as a huge repulsor beam shoots out of Iron Man's chest and burns right into the alien, leaving a blinding light and a ton of smoke. When the light dims and the smoke clears, everyone not Iron Man is shocked to see a large burn trail leading to a smoldering (but surprisingly still breathing) Trogaar. All of the witnesses turn their attention to the armored hero who caused the damage.
Iron Man just tilts his head. [What? He's still alive, isn't he?]
The other Gordanians still conscious become enraged at the defeat of their mighty lord. They charge at Iron Man to exact revenge. Their efforts are thwarted by Raven, who appears in a portal between them and their target with a cold fury in her eyes.
"Get away from my friends! Azarath Metrion Zinthos!" The sorceress expels her energy all around her, destroying most of the bridge and knocking out her enemies. This causes the ship to spiral out of control and crash land into Jump City Bay next to the lonely island.
The six heroes slowly recover from the crash and check themselves for injuries. They notice that the ship is slightly sunk into the water but is surprisingly less damaged than expected.
Iron Man turns to the girl that saved his hide. [So…you're complicated.]
"Pretty much," Raven says with a smirk.
[I can work with that.] Iron Man says with some mirth in his voice. The two teens hear movement next to them. They turn to see a Gordanian soldier still conscious and ready to eviscerate them both. [Oh, give me a break,] Iron Man grumbles. Their demise is stopped by a blue-and-white beam that knocks out the Gordanian. Everyone's eyes are on Cyborg, who's right arm has now become a sonic cannon.
"Alright, I'm only gonna say this once. Booyah!"
Time skip: The next morning.
Location: Island, Jump City Bay
The sun is just peeking over the horizon, casting an angelic light over Jump City. Iron Man, Robin, Cyborg, Beast Boy, and Raven take in the scene in front of them on the island shore, ignoring the smoldering ruins of the Gordanian ship.
"That's quite a view," Raven comments.
"Someone should think about building a house out here," Cyborg adds.
"Yeah, if you like sunshine and the beach," Beast Boy jokes as he nudges Raven, getting a surprising giggle from the goth girl. This makes the Green Bean's smile widen as he turns to Iron Man. "What about you? Ever thought about making a vacation home here?"
[Well, now that you mention it-]
Iron Man is interrupted by the presence of the final member of the group. Everyone turns to look at Starfire, who has changed her outfit since last night. The headpiece is gone, along with most of the armor. She now wears a purple sleeveless top, a purple miniskirt, and purple boots. The only armor left on her is her metal gauntlets and her belt.
"Please," she asks nervously, "I look…nice?"
"Absolutely," Robin says immediately, gaining knowing looks from his other colleagues.
Starfire's smile widens. "I wish to ask permission to remain here, where the people are most strange, but also most kind."
"You don't need our permission," Raven states.
"But if you want our friendship, you've got it," Robin adds.
"I gotta say, we make a pretty good team," Beast Boy points out.
[I couldn't agree more, Beast Machine,] Iron Man says, gaining a grin from Beast Boy for the nickname, [In fact, I was wondering if you guys would be up for making this a more permanent thing.]
Everyone's attention is on him now. "Seriously?" Raven asks speculatively, "I'm not exactly the hero type."
[I respectfully disagree,] Iron Man responds. [You, me, all of us did amazing work last night. Sure, there were a few bumps when we first met, but we pulled ourselves together and saved millions of people. Just imagine what we can do for this city on a regular basis. And hey, I can take all that scrap behind me and make a base for us in no time.
Robin's eyebrow raised through this mask. "I didn't think you were a team-player."
[Oh, you've got a long way to go before figuring me out, Boy Wonder.] Robin's eyes narrow at this, but Iron Man ignores it. [Besides, this will be a new experience for all of us. So, what do you guys think? You with me?]
"Absolutely!" Yes from Beast Boy.
"Totally." Yes from Cyborg.
"Glorious!" Yes from Starfire.
"… I've got nothing better to do, anyway." Okay from Raven.
All heads turn to Robin, who has a contemplative look on his face. He finally gives in. "Alright, I'll try it out," he says with a smile, getting cheers from those around him.
"This will be awesome! Partners with Iron Man!" Beast Boy exclaims.
[Please, Iron Man is just my stage name.] Latches and hisses can be heard from Iron Man's neck area. The Armored Avenger then reaches up and pulls off his helmet. What's underneath the helmet gets a star-struck look from Beast Boy and blushes on the two girls' faces. The scowling metal head is replaced by a tanned smiling face with spikey sun-blond hair, sapphire-blue eyes, and three whisker marks on each cheek.
"My real name is Anthony Edward Stark," The teenager introduces himself with a grin, "Call me Tony."
[Insert End Theme: Teen Titans End Credits]
AN: And cut! There you have it folks! Jump City is saved, the Teen Titans have assembled, and Tony Stark… has blond hair? Obviously, canon has been ejected out of the plane on this one. Just what changes have been made here? And how much of an impact will they have on the residents of three universes. Find out on later episodes of Iron Man: Titanic Adventures!
Anyways, now that I'm back, I'll be hard at work not only with continuing my past stories, but also with introducing new ones.
As for my old stories, losing my notes on them means it'll take a while redoing them in order to get back on track. This isn't really a problem for Spectrum Master and Shinobi of Jump City since I was honestly winging it for those two, but it is a problem for Pacific Rim: New Generation. I put a lot of work designing the Jaegers, Kaiju, character team-ups, and so on, and to have all that work gone was seriously heartbreaking. So I'll be continuing those stories, but it will take me a while to redo the designs and such.
In the meantime, I'll also be popping out some new stories that came to me these past few years. I'll also be offering some challenges for you fellow writers based on some ideas that I know I won't be able to get to.
Which brings me to this next topic: PLEASE HELP ME!
Let me explain; I have an idea for an Anime Cinematic Universe. This means that I'll have multiple anime shows occurring in one reality. One Earth. I'll be making many tweaks and changes, of course, but "generally", the anime and plotlines involved will be recognizable. And it would all culminate into an elite team of heroes defending the world from evil, which I'm gonna call "Justice Force".
I would have called them "Jump Force", but it's already taken (lol).
The problem, however, is that I'm undecided how to structure the whole thing. Here's my three options:
Option A: Take a regular old Earth and add in a whole bunch of anime. For example, Naruto takes place in an uncharted landmass in the Dragon's Triangle near Japan, Akame Ga Kill takes place in a small country in Europe, and so on. And they all interact together in many storylines, eventually leading to the creation of "Justice Force". Completely from scratch.
Option B: Same as Option A, but instead of a regular Earth, use a DC world as the base. I'm thinking of using Young Justice as the base. Not as original as Option A, but it would be easier to work with given that there are many supernatural elements and storylines already in existence in a DC World. They would just have a few anime additions.
Option C: This option is different from the other two, in that instead of adding a whole bunch of anime worlds into a single Earth, I take a whole bunch of OCs from a regular Earth, drop them into random worlds using mystical portals, and then have them return with incredible powers, abilities, and skills. I got the idea from watching a lesser-known anime called Aesthetic of a Rogue Hero. I wasn't a fan of the show itself due to the large amount of fanservice, but the whole premise of people leaving and coming back with powers definitely interested me. Some of those people will return as villains, some will be heroes, some will be somewhere in between. There'll be an international agency that monitors and governs these interdimensional portals and the people that return from them called the P.R.D. (Portal Response Division) or something like that. And, of course, there'll be a "Justice Force".
So, those are my three options for my Anime World story. I'll be going on vacation for the next twelve days or so, during which I'll do some story work. Hopefully, when I get back, there'll be plenty of suggestions from you guys on how to move forward with this project. Please decide which of the ideas I should go for so I can have some peace of mind! Thank you!
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