Sorry for the wait everybody, but here it is, the fight between two generations of Titans.

Chap. 29

Rumble in the Jungle

For a moment, there was utter silence as the New Titans stared ahead. Their parents, the people who had raised them from birth, were gone. In their place were the costumed legends of which they had heard tales that boggled the mind. And now, they were supposed to battle the beings that were both legend and parent….

"Hey, good one Dad." Manimal said with a smile, as he walked over to Beast Boy and put his hand on his father's shoulder in an embrace. "I really thought we were gonna fight you."

"And why would you think that?" Beast Boy asked his son, in the same warm tone.

"Just those crazy teachers of mine." Manimal replied, gesturing to Brett and the other Knights. "Winner-take-all…. Oh that's good."

But Beast Boy just shook his head. "Bart, I meant why did you think it was a joke?"

"Because it is?" Manimal replied, with some uncertainty in his voice.

"Sorry Bart, but this is going to happen." Beast Boy said, as he gently removed his son's hand from his shoulder.

As realization finally dawned on Manimal's face, the other New Titans finally broke their paralysis and began to explode in a plethora of questions.

"Whose crazy idea…"

"How can you expect us to…"

"What are you thinking?"

This continued for about five minutes until Robin, using the same trick he had in the old days, stuck two fingers in his mouth and let out a loud, sharp whistle that silenced the chatter. As the New Titans turned to face him, Robin quickly began to explain what was going on.

"Listen guys, Eddie and Terra came up with this a way to 'graduate' you from the training program (this was followed by dark looks at the dog and his daughter, who both shrugged) and we thought it was a good idea. But we're not going to fight the way you think we are."

At that, Eddie walked up with a box of what looked like pendants. Taking one, he handed it to Robin. Holding it up, the former Titan leader said, "We're all going to be wearing these pendants, and the object is to get them off the opposing team to eliminate them. We are going to fight in order to do that, but it isn't going to be a to-the-death brawl."

"Well, I guess that's better." Sunblaze said. "But I still don't know about fighting you Dad."

"What, think you can't beat your old man?" Robin said with a grin.

"No it isn't that…." Sunblaze began, then stopped when he realized what he was saying.

"Um dude, I think we have to do this now." Metallix said. "You pretty much threw down the gauntlet."

"Oh lucky me." Sunblaze muttered, as both the Titans and Knights laughed.

"Come on guys, let's just get this started." Brett said, as he motioned to Eddie, who passed out the rest of the pendants. Turning to Sara, that bat whispered, "Never thought I'd live to see this day." Sara simply replied, "I'm more amazed that the old costumes still fit."

"Used-to-be Teen Titans, ready?" Brett asked a few moments later, as the two teams of Titans organized themselves on opposing sides. Robin and the others nodded.

"New Titans, ready?" This was met by more then a few nervous nods from the New Titans and a thumbs-up from Terra.

"Then…" the bat paused for dramatic effect, then with a long drawl, said, "LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLEEEEEEEEETS GET READY TO RUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMBLE!"

"TITANS GO!" Robin yelled, as the old Titans leapt into the fray.

"Come on guys!" Kestrel yelled as she and Terra ran out to meet them. The other New Titans looked at each other, then they followed.

Kestrel instantly went after Robin, who met her cutting talons with his staff, as he effectively blocked each of her strikes. "Come on, you were taught better then this!" Robin said mockingly as he dropped his staff, caught her arm, and threw her over him. But Kestrel rode the motion and as she was pulled back, she managed to flip in air, and land on her feet with her father's arm twisted around in a hammerlock. "Yes I was." Kestrel said, as she held Robin and began to reach for his pendant.

But before she could even come close to him, Kestrel felt something wrap around her waist and pull her away from Robin. Turning, she realized that the trunk of a huge green elephant was holding her. "Let me go!" she cried out, as she struggled against Beast Boy's grip. And then suddenly, he did. Kestrel felt herself fall to the ground as the trunk and elephant suddenly vanished. Landing on her feet once again, Kestrel began to look around, wondering where Beast Boy was now. But then, she got her answer as something began to run around inside her costume, tickling her to no end. Trying as best she could to suppress her laughter, Kestrel began to dance around, hoping to shake whatever animal Beast Boy was out of her tunic. Then she felt an arm wrap around her chest, and something pull off the pendant on her neck. "Sorry honey, but you're out." Robin said, as he released his daughter and a green rat leapt out of her shirtsleeve. Kestrel stumbled for a moment, then turned back to look at her father and Beast Boy with such a look of anger that Robin wondered if she had already forgotten her training. But Kestrel merely muttered something and walked off. "Good girl." Robin said under his breath.

"Hey Rob." Beast Boy said suddenly. "What is it, that ain't exactly water, and it ain't exactly earth?"

"Huh?" Robin said, as he turned to give Beast Boy a puzzled look. But a he turned, Robin realized that something was holding his feet down. Looking at his feet, Robin realized the answer to Beast Boy's question, though too late to get himself or Beast Boy out; "QUICKSAND!"

The two Titans quickly tried to pull themselves out, only to hear a familiar voice say, "Don't struggle, that just makes it worth." Both turned, to see Terra standing behind them. "Cool trick, huh?" the young Earth-mover said, as she looked at the two Titans. "I always wanted to try it."

Beast Boy started to make a comeback, but then he felt something cold and metal slide up his neck. There was a dual snick, and then both BB and Robin saw their pendants fall into the quicksand.
"So that makes it two to one, right?" Metallix said, as he walked out from behind the two Titans. As his scissor hands reformed, the young boy smiled and said, "That was a good plan Terra."

"Why couldn't your mom have super-speed or something?" Manimal panted, as he and Sunblaze ran from the airborne attack of Starfire.

"If she did, you'd want her to fly." Sunblaze panted back. "I don't suppose you have a plan other then running?"

"Actually, I might if you're willing to throw something at Mommy." Manimal said. Sunblaze nodded, and then he suddenly found himself holding a slimy, cold jellyfish. "I hate you." He muttered at Manimal, but he already grasped the plan. Suddenly, the young boy halted his run, then shot up into the sky. Starfire instantly came to a halt, as she watched her son fly over her.

"What is he doing?" she wondered, as Sunblaze sped over and away from her. But then she got an answer, as something slimy dropped onto her face. Crying out in surprise, Starfire tried to pull whatever it was off, but as she did so, she felt a hand wrap around the cord on her neck. Realizing what was going on, she quickly reached back and finding what she was looking for, pulled as hard as she could. For a second, the two forces were equal, and then there were two snaps and a backlash that sent both flying bodies backwards. The jellyfish lost its grip on Star's face, but changed into a hawk and managed to fly down to the ground. Looking up, Manimal saw both Starfire and Sunblaze come to a halt, then look down and realize they each held a pendant. Then they each realized that so did the other person.

"Well, that wasn't part of the plan." Manimal said as he watched both of them fly off the field.

"And neither was this." Said a voice from behind. Manimal whipped around, just in time to be struck by a bolt of pink energy. He didn't feel any pain, but a second later, there was a clank as the pendant fell to the ground.

"Aw man, bad luck." Manimal cried out.

"That's kind of the idea." Jinx answered. "Don't feel bad, I've had a lot of practice sneaking up on people like this."

But as Jinx said that, there was another snick, and another voice saying, "So have I Mom."

"NICE." Manimal said, as Jinx shook her head in amazement at her son.

Meanwhile, Owl dodged another blast of sound from Cyborg's sonic cannon.

"Come on, it's only set for stun." Cy called out teasingly, as he looked for the girl.

Yeah that's encouragement. Owl thought, as she tried to plan her next move. But before she could even start, she felt something cold wrap around her hands and feet. Before she could even start to figure out what it was, Owl suddenly felt herself being pulled upwards in the air and twirled around so she hung upside down in the air. Cyborg turned around then, and seeing her in such a state, laughed and said, "Nice move Raven."

"It always was one of my favorites." Said the empath, who suddenly rose up from a black portal in the ground. Owl then realized that what was holding her were four black energy orbs, covering her hands and feet.

"Well, let's get it off her." Cyborg said, as he reached for the pendant on Owl's neck. But before he could, the black orbs suddenly spread out over Owl's body and vanished, taking her with them. Starting in surprise, Cyborg asked, "Rae, did you…"

"Nope." Raven said, as she looked around, wondering where her daughter had disappeared to. But then she got her answer, as both she and Cyborg felt something cold cover their bodies, and then flip them over in the air. As they hung there, their bodies covered in black energy, a pair of hands suddenly rose up from the ground, and grabbing their pendants, removed them. The black energy vanished, and the two former Titans fell to the ground.
"Great landing." Raven muttered, as Owl rose up from the ground.

"Sorry Mom." Owl replied sheepishly, as she helped Raven and Cyborg to their feet.

"Well, that was faster then I expected." Brett said a few minutes later, as both teams stood assembled in front of him. "But it doesn't matter. Ladies and gentlemen, the winners, The New Titans!"

There was cheering and applause from both sides at that announcement, then Sara said, "OK enough self-congratulations. Let's get going!"

"Wait, we don't have anything to wear." Katie said suddenly.

"Don't worry. Brett mentioned this whole thing to us a while back. We packed your everybody's suits into the T-Car before you left this morning." Raven said with a smile. "Go and have a good time."

"Yes mam!" Bart said with a grin, as he and the others headed to the garage to the T-Car. As the Titans watched their children walk off, they smiled, knowing that their children were finally ready to take on Slade. What they didn't know was that they wouldn't be around to see it.