Chapter 3
It was an average day in the Titans Tower. Cyborg was arguing with Beast Boy about breakfast and why bacon should always be included. Robin and Starfire just recently became lovers(Meh, we all saw that coming a mile away) so they were just sitting and talking about fighting styles and subjects about her home planet. Raven was sitting peacefully trying her hardest to concentrate and master control over her emotions. She had gotten much better at it since banishing her father the Demon Lord Trigon back to his dimension. (Long story, just know that it was difficult and she came out stronger for it) now she could express a small amount of her emotions without fear of having Trigon take over.
Amidst the bickering the Titans alarm went off. It looked like The Amazing Mumbo was on the move again. "Titans Go!!!" yelled Robin to gather the others. Beast boy immediately turned into a hawk and Robin grabbed Star and got on his motorcycle. Cyborg jumped into the T-Car and Raven was content with just flying there. They arrived at what looked like an old military style laboratory. "Beast Boy, do some reconnaissance and let me know if you see anything. Raven, do a scan for any strong emotions in the area. I want to know if anyone is aware we are here and watching. Starfire with me. We're gonna go around the back when Raven and Beast Boy are done." Robin declared. "We gotta make sure he doesn't escape. Raven and Cyborg take the front. You two have the best shot and stopping him in his tracks. Titans move out!" Robin whispered to the group.
"We're all clear in the area Robin." Beast Boy declared into the communicator
"I can sense Mumbo, but he doesn't seem to notice we are here. There's an ominous feeling coming from inside that building. I can't imagine what could conjure up such a dark feeling. It reminds me of Trigon. Dark and mysterious and without limits. We should be careful, if he grabs a good of whatever's in there, we might not be able to stop him." Raven said
"Okay, so stop the weird magic mumbo jumbo thingy and we should be good right?" said Beast Boy "Ha! Mumbo Jumbo I crack myself up."
"Beast Boy!" Raven growled. "This is serious!"
"I agree with Raven" said Robin "Jokes aside, we need to be quick about this. Beast Boy, Starfire were going through the back. Titans, let's do this"
"Right!" everyone said in a collective breath.
As they all moved into their positions Robin, Starfire and Beast Boy went through the back entrance and made their way through the vents. They probably crawled for about 10 minutes with Beast Boy complaining about it being cramped
"Can't you just make yourself into a smaller animal?" asked Starfire
"Yeah you're right!" said a happy Beast Boy before he turned himself into a guinea pig
Robin rolled his eyes at Beast Boys antics and Starfire just giggled and said that she liked the small hairy critter he turned into. They found themselves at an opening and they climbed down after Robin said it was clear. They wandered around the stark white room. There were tables situated neatly next to each other, a desk, and what looked like green tubes filled with a moving liquid. Starfire flew around the room inspecting everything but making sure not to touch the liquid that was as green as her eyes. Robin had to pull Beast Boy away from a table that had scalpels covered with the substance. Robin had a bad feeling about this place and he didn't want to know why. They moved away from the room and found themselves walking down a long corridor, as white as the last room. Everything was remarkably clean for a laboratory that seemingly was no longer in use. They all started checking rooms and searching around for Mumbo when they finally found him two floors down in the basement floor. He had a weird orb in hand with a broken safe in front of him and he was laughing hysterically. Robin pushed a button on his communicator to let Raven and Cyborg know that they found Mumbo. Robin signaled for Starfire to take his right and for Beast Boy to take the left. Robin would take him head on and hopefully stop him from using whatever that orb was in his hand. Just before they got into position however, Mumbo stared directly into the orb and said
"You five can't stop me. Not anymore. I had power before, but what I have now is unimaginable. The government agents who ran test on this couldn't hope to harness it's true power. With this, I'll be unstoppable. Aahhahahahahaha!" Mumbo laughed uncontrollably.
"That's what you think Mumbo! Titans, Go!" Robin yelled as they all closed in on Mumbo. He turned around and waved his wand and froze them all in place just to knock them back into the wall. Starfire was the first to get back up and he captured her into his hat and then teleported her away. Beast Boy yelled and ran at him and a similar tactic was used against him except the orb glowed a weird reddish-green and before the hat swallowed Beast Boy seemingly out of existence
"NO!" Robin cried out. He just lost his girlfriend and his friend. "What did you do to them?" He demanded.
"Worry not Boy Wonder. I didn't kill them, just sent them somewhere that I don't have to worry about." Mumbo laughed. "I'm gonna go take care of your other friends at the entrance. Ta-ta!"
"Wait!" yelled Robin but it was too late. He started his way back up the basement floors in hopes that he'll make it top ground in time.
Back with Cyborg and Raven
"Think we should go in after them?" Raven asked in a concerned voice. She had been feeling unsettled since the arrived here and she didn't want anything to happen to her friends. Yes, even Beast Boy.
"They should be fine Raven." Cyborg said as soon as his and Raven's communicators went off. "See, they found him. They'll call us for more back up if they need it." about two minutes later he heard Robins voice.
"Cyborg, Raven, be careful!!! Mumbo has some red-green orb that can amplify his powers. He used his hat to teleport Starfire and Beast Boy away from here. I don't know where they are and they aren't answering their communicators!!!"
"Gotcha, weird red-green orb, Starfire and Beast Boy missing. Stay away." Cyborg said. "Get here fast Robin. We'll need you up here with us."
"Too late! Laughed Mumbo.
"No!!" screamed Robin but it was too late. Mumbo levitated Cyborgs communicator out of his hands and crushed it. Then he used his hat and sent Cyborg away as well before he could even react.
"Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos!!!" Yelled Raven. She struck him hard with a piles of rubble and objects around her. He flew up and dodged out of the way and sent it back at her. Raven yelled in pain and then got angry. She saw red and threw everything she had at him and he seemed to deflect it, or absorb it into his hat. She couldn't touch him at all!
"I'm more powerful than you could hope to imagine! See ya later!" he sent more objects at her and a giant rock ended up hitting her unconscious as soon as Robin made it to the front entrance. "Raven!" he yelled but it was too late. He already sent her into his hat and made her disappear as well.
"Bye Boy Wonder. Without your team, you can't hope to beat me. Mumbo for the win!" Mumbo disappeared after and left Robin mourning his team. The team he couldn't save. He got up and decided that he was gonna pour all his energy into finding his other teammates. But first, he'd have to call in for some extra help.
Back with Danny and Raven
Raven woke up with the biggest headache she has ever had the pleasure to waking up to. And she lives with Beast Boy and Cyborg arguing so that should say something. She couldn't think straight. She tried to think about what happened before she woke up and that's when she remembered everything. She clenched her teeth and cursed Mumbo for playing around with her and her friends. She had to get back and help. Hopefully Robin is safe. Poor Robin. He saw all his friends disappear and he doesn't even know if they were alive. She had to get out of here. "Where is here by the way?" She wondered before she looked around to soak in her environment. She heard a beeping sound and immediately tensed. "I loathehospitals. How did I even get here?" she wondered to herself.
"Looks like you're awake. Good. I'm glad to see that you're up and about." said a cheerful voice. It had a slight echo to it. Like it was same voice being over-lapped at different times. She turned to the origin of the voice and found a floating boy with crisp, snow white hair and glowing green eyes that's seemingly pierced her soul. She shivered. Not many beings in this world could do that to her. She looked closer and realized that he had a slight tan and he had a white glow around him. It was a calming glow, washed right over her and made her feel like she did when she had finally conquered Trigon. Relief passed all over her body. She shouldn't have been this comfortable around a stranger but she didn't really mind. Warily she asked
"Where am I?"
"No hello or thanks for saving you?" the boy questioned.
"Save me?" Raven questioned
"Yeah. Save you." echoed the boy "You fell from the sky and I caught you before you became new paint for the concrete."
"Thanks I guess. But where I am?"
"You're in Amity Park, Illinois. I'm Danny Phantom. After you fell I brought you to the hospital and the doctor said you just needed some rest. How do you feel?"
"I have a headache. Amity Park you said? That's far from Jump City. I'm Raven by the way."
"Raven? Pleasure to meet you" Danny stuck his hand out.
"Yeah, sure. I got to go. Thanks for bringing me to the hospital Danny but I have to go help my friends. They are in trouble and I have to-" She grabbed his hand and gasped and immediately "Save them" she shuddered. She felt so much power inside of him. He wasn't normal. He was a ghost. And not just ghost. He had so much raw potential it scared her.
"What's wrong?" Danny asked in a concerned voice
"What are you? And why are you here?" Raven said somewhat forcefully
"Uh, what?" Danny asked nervously
"You aren't normal. You're a ghost. Why are you here in Amity Park? What is your purpose?" Raven demanded. There's no way she's gonna leave this being wandering around unchecked
"I live in this town. It's where I grew up. There's been an influx of supernatural ghosts flying around and causing trouble so I gather them up and put them back into the Ghost Zone. O don't like your tone of voice Raven. You sound as though you're interrogating me when I should be interrogating you for plopping into my town out of no where." Danny said in a clipped voice.
He's right. That was out of line and uncharacteristically paranoid of me. "Look, Danny right? I'm sorry. You just have so much raw untouched power within you that it made me feel uneasy. I haven't met someone as powerful as you in a long time. I'm a mystic arts user. Magic. And I can communicate with the dead and do all sorts of other things with my power. I knew immediately you weren't like the other ghosts I've met." Raven apologized.
Danny just laughed. She was kind of cute when she wasn't all up in his face. "It's okay. We started off on a bad foot. How about you tell me everything that's happened and maybe I can help you out? I'm not currently busy with anything at the moment."
Raven explained everything that happened and talked about the orb and how Mumbo whisked her friends away. It seemed as though they were sent to random places so that he could continue planning out whatever plans he had. Danny was a good listener. Didn't interrupt much and only when he found out she was a Teen Titan. What was nice is that he didn't fanboy over it, just surprised that he actually got to meet a member. He nodded at how she had fought Mumbo and how he deflected all her attacks back at her and how she was knocked unconscious and that was the last thing she remembered. Danny talked to her about how he has been protecting the town from ghost attacks almost everyday and how he can understand that some days are just not gonna go the way you planned it. Raven actually liked talking to Danny. He had such a calming aura around him and she enjoyed his company. After they talked she decided that she'd teleport back to Titans Tower and that if she ever needed help, she'd call Danny up. He asked how and she handed him her communicator.
"You're an honorary Titan. You helped me when I needed it so thanks for that. I can always grab another one at the tower. Good luck wuth your ghost problem."
"Good luck with your Mumbo Jumbo." He laughed. Raven rolled her eyes and felt a little said at the joke. Beast Boy made that same joke before they went into the building. She hoped all the Titans could reunite soon. As annoying as Beast Boy is, it wouldn't be the same. "Good bye Ghost Boy." And with that she disappeared into a dark portal and teleported back to the Titans Tower. Danny just smirked and decided it'dbe best just to go home. It was a long day and he couldn't miss curfew again.
Author's Note
Sorry if Mumbo seemed a bit to OOC. I always thought that if given the chance, he could do some real damage. Thanks for the reviews and I'm just gonna say this, the storyis gonna be way more complex than you think so be ready. Shout out to all my followers thanks for being here and I hope you're satisfied with this chapter. I'm gonna try my hardest to release a chapter every week so be patient.