Decided to get the 3rd chapter up a bit early, hope you guys enjoy it!
I do not own Teen Titans or other DC references made in this story
It had been 2 months since Cyborg took Raven to see Robin's grave. Although Raven was still in mourning she was steadily getting better and talking to the team more. All of the Titans would help out whenever they could.
"Hey Raven! Me and Star are gonna go see a movie, wanna join us?" Speedy asked.
"No thanks, I-" Raven was cut off by the blaring of the towers alarm system. Cyborg brought up the situation on their main screen.
"We got two armed robberies, one at the bank and one at the museum. Speedy, you Bee and Star head to the bank. Me, Rae, BB and Terra will head to the museum." With that they split up and headed to their objectives. Once Cyborgs team arrived at the museum they entered only to find thugs knocked out on the ground with their weapons disabled.
"What the heck happened here?" BB asked no one in particular.
Suddenly they all heard gunfire and yelling on the second floor closer to the back of the museum. Cyborg quickly told BB and Terra to head around to the back door to cut off any escape route while Raven and himself will approach through the building.
"Be careful guys, we don't know what's going on here and who knocked all those guys out so stay on your toes."
BB and Terra quickly got into position and radioed Cyborg that they were good. He and Raven got on the second floor and headed towards the sound of fighting as quietly as they could, and what they saw surprised them. The thugs were getting torn apart by a hooded individual carrying a katana across their lower back that remained sheathed for the moment. The man's cloak was dark grey with a subtle silver lining, he wore ninja armguards that went up to his elbows and had some light armor such as shoulder guards, a breastplate and plated combat boots. He also wore a two piece mask that covered his lower face and eyes, the overall color scheme of the guys outfit was grey and silver with some hints of blue. When the last thug fell Cyborg quickly pointed his sonic cannon at the guy.
"Don't move! Tell us who you are and why you're here!" The man simply looked at them before dropping a smoke bomb. Cyborg quickly shot at him only to hit smoke and air, they saw him leaving through a window on the roof. "BB! You've got company on the roof!"
Shortly after the vigilante got on the roof he was assaulted by flying rocks and a green rhino. He weaved through the rocks effortlessly and sidestepped the charging rhino. BB quickly changed into a tiger and attempted to pounce on the mysterious man, but instead received a strong kick to the gut, knocking the wind out of him.
"Beast Boy!" Terra shouted worriedly as BB transformed back to his human form whilst slumping over. She then turned to the masked man with anger in her eyes. She renewed her onslaught on the man who continued to dodge the projectiles with a bit of difficulty. Cyborg and Raven then joined in the fight, Cyborg was aligning a shot with his sonic cannon while Raven was trying to trap the man with her spells. The figure noticed the additions and quickly threw a smoke bomb towards Terra and dashed forwards. Terra saw an item being thrown and attempted to intercept it with a small rock which proved to be a mistake as it exploded into a smokescreen right in front of her which the masked vigilante took full advantage of. He quickly leapt through the smoke and kicked Terra in the stomach, sending her flying into an air conditioner and knocking her out. He then leapt off the side of the building while Raven and the recently recovered BB went to check on Terra and Cyborg called the other Titans.
"We encountered a masked vigilante who took out the guys at the museum, we're gonna need you guys over here to play clean up and take Terra back to the tower to recover. Raven will stay here with her until you guys arrive and then she will join me and BB in catching this guy, Cy out." He turned to the other 2 conscious titans, "BB, me and you are going to go after this guy, Rae keep an eye on Terra until Speedy and the others get here and then come and assist us okay?"
"You guys might want to hurry. He already has a headstart." She commented while pointing to the figure hopping across the rooftops at an impressive pace.
"Alright BB, let's move."
-an hour later-
The masked vigilante slowed down, he had another objective and he hoped he could get it done tonight. He wished that the Titans hadn't gotten involved, for he did not want to fight them and he hoped that they had given up their search by now. 'I already put a lot of distance between us, hopefully they will cease pursuit'
"Hey you!" BB shouted as they grew closer to their target.
'Spoke too soon.' He thought as he turned around. 'I need to end this nonsense now.'
"So you finally stopped running?"
Cyborg looked at BB disapprovingly before addressing the masked man "We need you to come with us."
"I am on a mission for the reformed order of St. Dumas. I ask that you leave me to finish this mission or else I will be forced to subdue the both of you and I would rather not fight you anymore."
"Sounds to me like you're scared!" BB taunted. "C'mon Cy! Let's take him!"
"I warned you." He lead with a jab that turned into a flying knee into BB's chin which sent him reeling. Cyborg took a boxer's stance and attempted a jab-straight-uppercut combo but this man saw through it and avoided it. He then dropped to the ground and tripped the metal man with a sweep, but Cyborg caught himself and bounced back with a side kick straight to the chest. His armor absorbed most of the kick and he let it push him back for some space, he took a stance and waited for the Titan to attack, only to knock aside his left-right combo and land 2 stomach shots and an elbow to his jaw. However, before he could follow up his combo BB landed a double kick to his side as a kangaroo which sent him a couple feet back.
"He's stronger than he looks…" Cyborg mumbled while rubbing his jaw.
"You okay Cy?" BB asked as he returned to normal.
"Yeah, let's get him." BB turned into a sasquatch and they both charged at the man, but he slid under the young changeling's legs before jumping up and landing a devastating kick to his lower back. Cyborg went on the offensive, throwing jabs, hooks, and straights while the masked man focused on dodging and blocking. Finally, Cyborg saw an opening and he shifted his right hand into his trusty sonic cannon and landed a harsh uppercut to the man's stomach before firing his cannon point blank.
"Booyah." Cyborg said with a smirk. However it was replaced with a look of astonishment as the man grabbed his arm and threw him across the roof. Before Cyborg could get his bearings the man had his katana pointed to his throat.
"Yield."
At this point BB had gotten up from the previous blow with a wince, but he ignored his pain as soon as he saw the weapon pointed at his surrogate brother. He shifted into a T-rex and attempted to stomp on the masked vigilante, it was at this time that Raven was approaching the scene just in time to see BB about to crush this man. She was about to try to stop him, but her, Cyborg, and BB did not expect what happened next and shared the same thought.
'He caught it?!'
The man still stood over Cyborg, but he now had one hand holding the clawed foot in place. Taking advantage of their shock he pulled the foot forward, throwing the shape shifter off balance and causing him to fall on top of Cyborg before hitting his head on the edge of the building, successfully dazing him.
"Azeroth Metrion Zint-" The man took notice of Raven's chanting and threw a smoke bomb at her before she could finish her incantation. When the smoke cleared he was already gone.
