BLUE

A fanfiction by Random-Crazyness

Chapter Twosomeone new

" TITANS EAST! MOVE OUT!"

So their battle cry wasn't as powerful as "GO!", but so what? The Titans East could hold their own.

The Teen Titans: Eastern Division, or The Titans east, as they preferred to be called, were born of necessity. The Teen Titans couldn't handle the entire country, no matter how hard Robin tried. Some hardcore Teen Titans fans called the Titans east posers, but in all fairness, The Titans East were probably stronger.

The appointed leader and only female member of the group was Karen Beecher, or "Bumblebee" as her monacre claimed. She was the first of the gropu that Aqualad met. She claimed to have information on a school known as 'THE H.I.V.E.' and volunteered to infiltrate its walls. For such a newbie, she had great spunk and intuition. Perhaps thats why she became leader.

Speedy was the second of the group that the Atlantean met. Roy Harper was a very interesting case. He was fresh out of his mentors' home, and was desperate to break out into the superhero scene. Aqualad had made the mistake of calling him a 'Robin Clone', and was greeted with the business end of an arrow. But truth be told, the resemblances were uncanny. Neither of them had powers, both were orphaned and were taken in by reclusive millionaires, both wore masks... However, Speedy was less mature than Robin, and often got lost in his way. The relationship between him and Aqualad was that of a younger brother asking advice from an older brother. Aqualad liked to think that he had matured faster than most other teens, and was glad to dole out a kind word.

The last member, or members, as it were, the 3 of them discovered while investigating crimes in Mexico City. A string of unexplained minor burglaries occured througout the city, and the only evidence was ongoing skidmarks. Thats when the thieves were caught. Little Marcos and Emmanuel Rodriguez. The twins were only anout 11 at the time, and were stealing simply fr their families' sustenance. The Titans East offered them a steady job, using their lightspeed powers. However, the twins had a hindrance. Mas y Menos, as they were dubbed, could only run while touching. So in effect, instead of gaining two members, they gained only one.

Apparently, the fact that they only had FOUR FULL members was quite attractive to the villains of Jump city, as they were pouring into the city in droves. Todays' expat villain was Cinderblock. Aqualad sighed as he saw the stone behemoth growing on the horizon. Why did they always get the throwaways?

" Oh, this one looks tough." Speedy said, though his voice was brimming with confidence.

" Don't be so sure," Bumblebee replied, seeing through Speedys' sarcasm. " You can never tell with these expat villains."

Speedy lunged towards the creature.

" He never listens."

As if taking their cue from Speedys bum rush, the other Titans jumped in. Mas y Menos rand rapid circles around the monster, while volleys of arrows and great torrents approached from either side. Short, intense burst of electricity targeted Cinderblocks' eyes, no doubt a clever tactic thought up by the teams' leader. The stone golem fell back, and curiosity overcame the 2 eldest members of the Titans East. Aqualad and Bumblebee edged closer to the pile of rubble that was once a villain.

" Is he out?" Aqualad asked, his hands resting on his hips. At this piont, the Atlantean learned never to question the status of a seemingly comatose cinderblock. A large, rock hand roundhouse punched both Aqualad and Bumblebee. Falling unconscious, the last thing Aqualad heard was the flutter of wings.

" Es Aqualad muerto?"

" No se, Empujelo con un ramita."

Aqualad awoke, his head reeling. After his vision cleared, the only thing he could see was Mas and Menos, each brandishing long, pointy sticks. Hiding he twigs behind their backs, Aqualad could see that they hid behind Bumblebees' long, black leather boots. He turned his head to catch of who else was there. Speedys blinding yellow gogo boots..Bumblebees' Leather...Mas and Menos' midsections...and...Aqualad couldn't recognize the last pair of shoes. Bright pink converse, with black, ripped, very fashion forward jeans.

" Here, let me help you up." The new girl reached out her hand.

" Thanks." Aqualad graciously accepted. " So, who are you again?"

" I'm Zam!" The new girl exclaimed enthusiastically. Aqualad stepped back to get a better idea of who this girl was. At first glance, she appeared to be your average, ordinary, punk sort of girl. But there was something different. Wings. The girl had wings.Bright, red bat wings.

" Are you gonna explain your wings?" Aqualad asked.

" She's a vampire." Speedy replied , a little ice in his voice.

" Oh. well," the Atlantean ran his hand through his hair. " nice to meet you. I'm Aq..."

" The rest of the team told me. You're Aqualad." Zam reached out her hand in a welcoming gesture. Aqualad accepted.

" Umm." Zam scratched the back of her head. " I still dont know your name. You are?.." The vampire pointed at the redhead teen.

" My name...err...it's Speedy. My name is Speedy."

" So," Bumblebee interrupted. " Hows' about we go back to the tower? You can come too, Zam."

Bee ushered the new girl towards the tower, Mas y Menos treading along in their wake. Aqualad was left with his "littlle brother".

" So, Speedy, " Aqualad elbowed the younger teen in the ribs. " Hows' she look to you?"

" What?" Speedy answered, although it was clear he heard what the older teen had said.

" Come on now. I saw how nervous you were when you were telling her your name."

" I was not nervous."

" Yeah, right. Listen, ifyou don't want her, then maybe I'll scoop her up."

" Go ahead. I'm sure Raven will love it. Maybe you can go on a double date." Speedy trudged onward, leaving Aqualad to think. Great. Just what I needed.