Jubilee Hall
By: TTFAN
Disclaimer: I don't own any DC characters.
Flashback
"What the hell did you do? You turned my girlfriend into a killing machine." Jason McCulver asked enraged.
"I didn't do nothing kid, side's last time I heard she was single. When I found her she was a broken machine. I just fixed her up a bit." Mitchell Grander said.
"Liar" Jason said before slamming him against a wall. Mitchell started laughing.
"Heh, you're some joke aren't you? You even know what fuels this kid? Anger, she's a loaded gun, right now she's making me thousands and it's all thanks to you." Mitchell said.
"What?" Jason asked.
"You even know how badly you screwed her up, after she saw you making out with the hoe? Saw her at a local gym and I had a proposition. Weird kid, she is…planning on using that money for college, don't see a lot of that. Just a piece of advice, unless you want to keep all your limbs, stay away from her." Mitchell said as a girl walked out of the locker room. She was dressed in a white T-shirt and shorts.
"Hey Mitch, hot water's all out." She said.
"Tara" Jason said walking over to her.
"W-What are you doing here?" She asked him, taking a step back.
"I came to talk…do you mind?" Jason asked Mitchell he walked out of the room.
"There's nothing to talk about." Tara said strapping on her wrist guards.
"I know why you're doing this. You want me to watch you suffer." Jason said. She shot him a questioning look before putting on her sneakers.
"I'm sorry for-"
"Get out." Tara said.
"No." Jason said.
"I'm giving you a final warning, get out." She said menacingly.
"Make me." He said, before she sent a fist towards his face. He grabbed her hand and pinned her to the wall.
"Don't fight me. I know you don't want to…" He whispered in her ear.
"You don't know anything about me." Tara muttered struggling under his grip. He moved closer to her, close enough that their bodies were touching.
"I know everything about you. Running from your problems won't help." Jason said before he moved his lip's over hers, ramming his tongue in her mouth. She was tense at first then melted into his arms. He moved his hands over to her shirt…then felt something hard collide with his jaw.
"Get out. Stay away from me." Tara said tears running down her face.
End Flashback
Jason stopped the car and got out. He sat on the hood of the car opening a bottle of beer. He gulped it down then saw a figure running towards him. He blinked trying to see through the blurred vision from the alcohol.
"What'd you want kid?" Jason slurred, drunk.
"My name is Argent... didn't expect you here so soon." Toni Monetti said.
"Yeah, after they deactivated the security system went back here." Jason muttered guzzling down the beer.
"You have to get back to Jump City-"
"Now why would I want to do that? She made it clear she didn't want to see me." He said.
"This isn't about you, they need your help and unless you're going to sit your drunk ass here and screw yourself over, fine. Just give me your suit and I'll break the force field myself." Toni said folding her arms, he blinked a few times.
"Tara's in trouble?" He asked swirling the liquid in the glass bottle.
"Well technically…yeah, so is Raven." Toni said.
"…What kind of force field they got?" Jason asked.
"The stuff that keeps a few cops out." Toni replied.
"That's it? And I thought this was going to be hard." Jason said as he grabbed a utility belt with an X in the middle.
"Here's the plan, Raven's going to phase through the door and unlock it, that's when we come in and find Tara and the others, we'll split up to cover more ground. Raven you go with Cyborg and Beast boy. Star you're with me." Robin said.
"Oh…quality time eh Robin?" Gar said elbowing him.
"Now, now Beast boy leave Robin alone…with his girlfriend." Cyborg said as they hi-fived.
"Cut it out, both of you." Raven said before phasing into the building and unlocking it, her arms were full of deadly weapons.
"…They were there when I came in." Raven said.
"I can't use this…" Robin said disgusted at sight of the gun. They were used to kill people, that deadly weapon that killed Bruce's parents. What would he say if he ever found out?
"I do not think we will need these weapons of destruction…" Kory said.
"Whoa…looks like someone totally trashed this place." Beast boy said walking in.
"Raven…is that really you?" A voice asked. Raven walked behind an over turned table cautiously.
"See if the Speedy and Aqualad are ok…" Wally muttered before breaking into a coughing fit.
"Who did this?" Robin asked.
"Remember what BB said bout evil clones…Slade did it. Somehow… only they're ten times stronger." Wally said as Kory helped him up.
"They're still breathing, unconscious but breathing."Cyborg said after checking on Roy and Garth
"Can you still walk?" Raven asked.
"Sorry, ankle's busted from that table being thrown at me...guess I wasn't fast enough." Wally replied.
"Hi!" A cheery voice said as they all turned to look at a midget like person. They all got into a fighting stance. Cyborg loaded his cannon, approaching it slowly.
"RICHARD! I'm your number one fan!" The midget said running over. He was a bit tubby, bucktoothed…and nude. Kory blushed covering her eyes, while Raven looked away and started murmuring something about being scarred for life.
"What is that?" Wally asked.
"I'm Nosyarg Kcid." The midget said gleefully.
"F-Friends…m-may you dress the Nosyarg?" Kory said pronouncing his name perfectly clear. Wally took off his shirt and threw it towards him, revealing several bruises and what seemed close to a six-pack.
"Sorry it's got a few stains…would've ripped off anyway…" Wally said. Raven stared at him for a while.
"Like what you see?" Wally asked raising an eyebrow. Raven looked away as Nosyarg put on the oversized shirt.
"What did you mean it would've ripped off you?" Gar asked.
"I don't know…I've been getting faster, remember I said I was losing my uniform's last week? They just sort of… shredded off, when I was running." Wally said shrugging.
"What are you doing here? Did Slade send you?" Robin asked.
"No…I'm your DNA buddy!" Nosyarg said.
"Is this how your kids are going to look?" Cyborg asked.
"Shut up." Robin grumbled.
"Yeah, nice to meet you, Nosey… Nuzzy uh...uh, maybe we should just call you Larry." Gar said after several failed attempts to pronounce his name. Larry started floating then bouncing around the room.
"My name is Larry now. YAY! Hey Larry. Hi. How you doing, Larry? Larry!" Larry said repeatedly before Raven used her powers to wrap the oversized T-shirt around him, causing him to eventually fall to the ground.
"What are you?" Raven asked.
"I'M LARRY!" He said, before she wrapped the shirt tighter around him.
"Can't breath" Larry said his cheek's turning a slight pink.
"Friend Raven, he is only a child." Kory said placing a hand on her shoulder.
"I've met children whom were sent to kill. Now I'll ask you a question and you'll answer it. Where did you come from?" Raven asked.
"The funny machine thingy" Larry said gasping for air.
"Raven, just let it go." Wally said as she glared at him. Her eyes reverted back to the normal violet color.
"Thanks guys." Larry said.
"Now where were you recently, small amusing doppelganger?" Kory asked.
"Hehe, you talk funny. I came from the failed experiment room." Larry said.
"So…he is your clone." Gar said as Robin groaned.
"Why aren't you trying to kill us?" Cyborg asked.
"Because Richard's my hero, I want to be just like him. BAM POW Fighting off the bad guys." Larry said.
"So…you can fly?" Wally asked.
"Yup and lots of other things too." Larry said before they huddled.
"He is a child." Kory said empathizing the word.
"Dude, he's one of Slade's clones." Gar said.
"But he's a failed experiment, not just physically but mentally." Cyborg said.
"We can't trust him." Raven said.
"I can't believe that I had a bootlegged clone." Robin said. Everyone, excluding Kory, glared at him.
"What?" Robin asked. They broke from the huddle, as Larry stopped picking his nose and stuck his finger behind his back.
"You…stay here. It's too dangerous." Robin said as they walked towards another room, Larry followed.
"I thought I told you to stay-"
"Na-uh, you didn't tell me where. Besides you guys need my help." Larry said.
"How could you possibly help, dude you're like shorter than three feet." Gar said getting annoyed by Larry's hyper attitude and Raven was getting annoyed…no one, with the exception of Cyborg and Wally was to annoy Raven. That was his job.
"Okay…I just thought since I knew this building well I could help… The other clones didn't want me to help them… I guess you wouldn't want me to either." Larry said sadly walking away. Kory gave Robin a pleading look.
"Fine… Hey Larry, maybe we could use your help… can you tell us where the others are?" Robin asked.
"Sure anything for you Richard! YAY I CAN HELP!" Larry yelled.
'One of these days if I'm not dead, I'm going to jump off a bridge for never saying no to that girl.' Robin thought.
Tara wiped the cold sweat off her forehead. She had already gotten the bottom part of her suit off after rapidly stabbing it since…she needed to use the bathroom.
"So close…" She told herself, placing the dagger at the narrow gap between her chest and the suit. She shoved the dagger in.
"AHHHH" She screamed from the pain, going from the inside and cutting her way towards her shoulder, surprisingly the suit peeled off. She stared in horror at all the needles under the suit attached to her body. She quickly ripped the suit off. As soon as the needles were removed, she felt a wave of exhaustion wash over her. She walked over to the bed and wrapped the sheet around her shivering form.
"So tired…" She said dropping her head on the pillow. No, she should be getting up, tracking the others and devising a plan…not to mention put some clothes on. Her entire body was aching from the removal of the suit. She was glad she didn't have to do surgery, even though it would've been safer, she hated asking others for help.
"Just a quick nap…" She said before drifting off into a deep sleep.
"What's wrong babe?" A green skinned boy asked walking over to a blonde with a lab coat.
"Other than the fact, all we're wearing is this…" The girl said.
"Can't be that bad at least we're out of that thing. One more second and I would've exploded. Thanks Rachael…we really owe you one." A boy with black hair said.
"Who were those three people…and why would that boy…Wallace call me Raven?" Rachael asked, running her fingers through her lavender hair.
"So…Stone you find anything?" The green one asked.
"Not yet, Animal Man. It's weird… we know who all these people are…no events though." Stone said. He had dark skin and a ring on each middle finger. He connected the rings as his human body parts changed into stone. He flexed his muscles before turning back.
"This person…Cyborg they call him. Half metal, half machine, seems easy enough to take down. What do you think about this Robin guy, Dick?" Stone asked.
"Seems like a wuss, from what his memories tell me, he's got a slight infatuation with Koriand'r's counterpart." Dick said moving over to a red head and draping his arm around her.
"Piece of cake huh guys? You want to grab a pizza after we kick their asses?" Dick asked.
"Didn't Deathstroke run everyone out of town?" The blonde asked nervously rubbing her arm.
"Come on, Terra, we could just dig around or…find something fun to do." Animal Man said pointing over to a bedroom, she stared at the floor and blushed.
"What if…what if we can't beat them?" Terra asked softly, Animal Man rolled his eyes.
"Can you honestly say someone can beat this?" He asked taking his shirt off and flexing his muscles.
"As much as I'd like to agree with him Terra could be right…we have to find some way to make sure they stay dead." Stone said cracking his knuckles, then looking back at the computer.
"Its unbelievable how all this stuff can be in this room, you would've thought someone lived here. I mean there's a kitchen and everything…too bad not any clothing besides these." Koriand'r said.
"I don't know Kor… I don't have a problem with it." Dick said with a grin.
"Get a room, you guys are making me sick." Rachael said.
"We'll jack a car, drive round Bludhaven and see if we can get you a decent date." Animal Man said.
"Screw off, I think its Stone that needs help." Rachael said as they peered over the computer…online dating.
"How much longer do we have to wait Dick?" Koriand'r asked.
"A few more hours, then let's paint the room red." Dick said as Rachael tossed him a pistol.
"Cool, I've always wanted to use one of these…" He said with a grin.
"And then I remember Richard kicking that Slade guy's butt. He was like-"
"Ok Larry we get it." Robin said rubbing his temples. Larry was starting to even get on Wally's nerves. Meanwhile Kory loved the little guy like a brother. They both shared the same interest in a different way, Robin or Richard.
"So…what are we looking for?" Larry asked.
"Just looking for anyone that's a Titan…that's what we call the alliance." Cyborg said.
"Oh…ok…Can I be a Titan? Huh? Can I Richard?" Larry asked.
"Fine, ok, whatever, just-"
Kory shot him a look of disapproval as he sighed.
"Just call me Robin." He said.
"Does this help?" Larry asked pointing to a room. Engraved on the door was a name: TARA.
"Yeah…that helps a lot. Dude you totally rock." Gar said, knocking on the door, no answer. The door slid open revealing an unlit room.
"Is anyone here?" Robin asked the only response was a snoring sound. Kory flicked the light switch on.
"Jeez can't a girl get some-shit." Tara muttered opening her eyes. Cyborg examined the metal and the dagger on the floor.
"Looks like a suit that has a neural interface that can combine with your nervous system. Something like…a control suit. Is that a knife?" Cyborg asked.
"It was the only way." Tara said
"You could've just waited until we reached you." Raven said bluntly.
"I'm not some sad little girl that needs saving, I can do things on my own… who's the kid?" Tara asked staring at Larry.
"I'm Larry." He said with a broad smile.
"…Right." She said cocking an eyebrow. Gar ran over and gave her a hug. She made a slight hissing noise.
"You ok?" He asked letting go.
"Skin still burns after removing that suit and…" She paused for a moment.
"I'm not wearing any clothes underneath this blanket." Tara said.
THUMP
"What just happened?" Wally asked.
"Friend Beast boy had a brief loss of consciousness after engaging in the embrace with Friend Tara." Kory said.
"Can you guy's leave? I need to well…" Tara said looking at the drawer. Raven picked Gar up by the legs and dragged him out of the room…accidentally having his head hit a few objects on the way out. Tara opened her drawer to find undergarments, a black long sleeved shirt, black pants, and several metallic armor parts.
"Eh, close enough." She said placing the clothing on, the burning feeling in her skin fading slowly.
"So, you guys find anyone else?" Tara said stepping out of the room while placing the last of the armor on her shoulder.
"Aqualad and Speedy were unconscious we found Wonder Girl and Hot spot later on and left them in their care." Raven said.
"What'd I miss?" Tara said yawning.
"Well…rampaging clones after us and our team consists of a hoodlum, pessimist, naïve kid, idiot, metallic teen, a speedster with a limp, a failed experiment and a leader who's clueless." Raven said.
"Hey I'm not clueless. As a matter of fact I've already figured this thing out." Robin said.
"If you have any bright ideas Rob, we'd like to hear them." Cyborg said.
"They've all got weaknesses. All we have to do is-"
"Uh…dudes…something's wrong with the ceiling." Gar said as a few pieces of paint and concrete fell over their heads…
BOOM
A.N. Start of a new semester with the same evil english teacher doesn't help... Sorry if I confused most of you with the names of the clones. I actually got the idea of calling BB's clone Animal Man since that was his name in the 'Titans Tomorrow series, eh I know to many comic references... For their personalities I'll try to make them act exactly opposite of their originals. First I have to find out how to do that with Rachael...I'm open for any ideas, BTW Larry is not in love with Robin, he's just a crazy fan boy.
Clones-Originals
Animal Man- Gar/Beast boy
Dick- Robin/Richard
Stone- Cyborg
Rachael- Raven
Koriand'r- Kory
Terra- Tara