Zanotronxl: Learn how to actually speak. Use proper sentence struction and have your sentences make sense so I know what you're asking me
Skull Flame: DADDY DICK MODE!
B.E.A.T.N: Maybe
Yo-yo-yo: Current arc. And thank you.
IMBADATNAMES: Ben WOULD probably call his Kryptonian form "UltraBen" but yeah, those names are stupid
Shooting Star Dragon 3000: Thanks man
Here are a few reviews answered by Ghost:
IMBADATNAMES chapter 25 Jul 20 Review 1: James has a bit stronger constitution than that. Also, yes.
IMBADATNAMES chapter 25 Jul 20 Review 2: Yeah...Ben's broken as hell.
Yo-yo-yo: Yes, it's called foreshadowing.
B.E.A.T.N: Wait and see what happens.
Skull Flame: Well, crap's gonna hit the fan.
Mr. unknow: That's an understatement.
Co-Writter: GhostKaiser23
Artist: GhostKaiser23, he goes by Hangman12 on Deviantart. Either look him up, or go to my profile to see links to all of his official work for this story
Disclaimer: Cartoon Network owns Ben 10 or Teen Titans
AUTHORS NOTE
Thank you all for those kind words. And understanding I needed the time.
... now for some fun again!
... with a deep character based mini-arc that Ghost and I accidentally made slightly depressing!
YAY!
... *facepalms* Me and my luck
James' Harem 2
Chapter 25: Legend of Shiva Part 1 Meeting Mother
The sun was shining on a new day. The New Teen Titans were waking up to start their morning routines and ablutions.
We start with the leader, Argent, as she gets out of bed. She was dressed in just a black and red see-through Teddie. She walked into the bathroom, stripping her small bit of clothing as she went, and got right into the shower. She nearly shrieked at the cold water but bit her lip, the cold water waking her up and the water soon turning to the correct temperature
'Stupid heater.' She thought, until the temperature was just right. "Ah~." She grabbed the shampoo bottle and lathered it in her hands before applying it to her hair. She stayed under the water for several minutes, washing her hair and body, before she got out and dried herself. She applied a deodorant and some other similar products before she sat at her make up table and got herself ready
"Much better." She commented and began to apply it all. She soon finished and pulled out her costume from her wardrobe. Her iconic black costume with her tri-colour stripes in her leg. She smiled, the black and silver outfit clinging to her body nicely
"Good morning, Tower." She smiled hopefully as she got up.
*with Aqualad*
He awoke from his bed and looked out to the window, wearing only a pair of black and blue shorts before he leapt out of the window and dove into the ocean.
He dove down, taking off like a torpedo
SPLASH!
Gar splashed loudly as he swam deep into the waters and saw the fish and creatures of the deep near the shoals of the tower.
He smiled, nodding lightly at himself
*with Rose*
Rose grumbled and moaned as she awakens. She was a bit of a sweaty mess, having had a lucid and luscious dream about James...on par for a Wednesday. She got out of bed, groaning at how messed up her bedsheets where once again. She grabbed the sheets and threw them to the dirty wash-pile and walked to the bathroom.
"Just great." she mumbled, going into the water
She turned on the taps and hoped there was enough hot water for a shower. She grinned, using some simple body wash to remove the sweat from last night
"Phew...thank goodness." She whispered and dried off, grabbing her eyepatch so she didn't have her eye exposed. She ran her hand over the wound, looking at herself sadly in the mirror. Sighing heavily, she felt herself a little ugly. Since she thought 'He wouldn't want to be with someone like me.'
She ran her fingers across the scar; she thought she remembered how it happened.
She hated that Blood manipulated her mind so much. That she let him.
There was nearly an entire YEAR of her mind that she was a mental slave with two different lives in her head from the years before. And a third 'timeline' from when Blood tried to break the original Titans
She placed her head against her reflection of the mirror and sighed heavily, still trying to recall it but knew that whatever Blood did to her was near-permanent. Her mind... Her life... She felt like an alien in it.
Like she didn't know who she was.
... Once again she drew this thought line to James.
She knew the crush she had with him, the relationship they had been building, in the 'third mind' wasn't real... But it was the only positive she could clearly remember and 'hold on to'. According to her father she had a brother and a mother, she had a normal childhood, but both mother and brother where missing and she could barely remember them. She had no good memories about her father, outside of what she THOUGHT where Blood's thoughts. That she was obsessed in following her father's footsteps and cut her own eye out to be like him
But James was... He was a constant, confident, KIND aspect she could remember and was still there.
She didn't want to admit it... But he was all she had
'Okay. Today. I...I have to talk to him. Today.' She told herself, motivating herself to do it 'At least I hope so.'
*with Bart*
Bart was sleeping heavily in his bed, his arm sticking out over his quilt and quietly snoring. He was jolted away from his alarm, groaning and finding his bedding tented again "Ohh...I lost my dream!" He grumbled, getting up and removed his quilt and pyjamas to the bathroom. As he went there he grabbed his fleshlight, cursing this aspect of his powers. The others didn't notice but he was growing faster than them 'Dang it, dang it, dang it! S-so good!' He thought as he came in the flashlight and calmed down.
For the third time in a few seconds. He needed to work out all his lust as fast as early as possible every day. He didn't want any... Awkward moments around his team mates.
Especially Batgirl
'Cass~.' He thought happily, still pumping the fleshlight while imagining her. How pretty she was. How cute she was. How much she expressed herself with her body language because of her limited vocal ability 'Oh, FUCK!' He moaned and climaxed into the fleshlight, much more than he did previously. He panted as he went limp for a few moments, his body not moving as he finished his morning session.
Which took half a minute.
He held himself up as much as he could, regaining his breath. "Phew. That. Was great." It always was when thinking about her.
Sure she was rough and tough and hard to talk to at times but...
He honestly, truly, liked her
'How do I talk to you?' He thought nervously. He really wanted to ask her on a date. A real, proper date. The New Teen Titans had been a team for nearly five months now. They'd gotten to know each other a lot and her birthday was apparently coming up from what he'd heard from her parents. He wanted to prove himself to her, make her like him, but he kept... Making jokes and being him, stuff he did when he was nervous and the past week...he HAD gotten close to her. Even if it was just a little. 'I think... I think I can do this.'
*with Jason*
Jason was sitting up in bed, having not gotten enough sleep, because he was unsure what to say and do around Cass. So he spent the entire night training. He had just finished up doing some kickboxing on his punching bag to toughen his legs up "I'm still nowhere near as good as her." He admitted and sat down on his chair. He felt like he couldn't improve, no matter what he did. Being in Dick's shadow, being overshadowed by Bart in liking Cass...he felt like there was nothing he COULD do. He sighed... And a call came through his computer "Hello?" he asked
"Robin." the voice of his mentor replied "... What's wrong?" he asked, instantly changing subjects when he saw Jason's face
"I... I just feel worthless sometimes." he muttered "I'm not the best detective. Best fighter. Best with tech. Best acrobat. Best leader... I am on everyone's shadow."
"Jason. You care for people. That is your strength." Bruce urged "It is true you aren't the best in the aspects you've listed... But you are good at all of them. A jack of all trades. Finding yourself takes time. But you will be amazing."
"Thanks dad." he nodded "So, why did you call?"
"To warn you. Lady Shiva has been spotted in your area. She is powerful and dangerous so be careful." Bruce instructed "She is an assassin, undefeated in battle. The deadliest woman to ever live."
"Right." Jason nodded
"Also... Keep an eye on Cassandra. Keep her safe." Batman added
"Why?"
...
"She's Cassandra's birth mother."
*with Cass*
The lights in the near fifteen year olds room was off, leaving it blanketed in darkness. In her giant bed the Asian girl slept... In a massive cocoon of black quilts that had yellow bat symbols on it. It felt safe, warm and quiet, until the radio clicked on, the classical music station filled the room and woke her up. She growled and buried her head into her pillows and pulled her quilt tighter around herself, trying to block out the music and sleep more. It lasted for about a minute before it switched off, leaving Cass in silence once again when suddenly her computer started making loud noises. Cass grumbled as she got out of her bed and turned the computer on, Barbara appearing on screen
"Hey sleepy head." the red head greeted and smiled over the video call
Cass blinked and rubbed her eyes, the brightness of the screen was ONE way of getting her up. "Hi." She waved tiredly.
"Cassandra. You know that if I didn't call you'd sleep until three in the afternoon." Barbara frowned
"Sleepy." was Cass' only comment making Barbara face palm slightly
"Cass, you can't just sleep the day away." Barbara answered. "How've you been feeling?"
"Good mama."
"That's great to hear. Have you made friends within the team? Dick says you're making friends."
The mostly mute girl hummed, nodding with a small smile
"Oh, Cass. I'm proud of you." Barbara responded "And your birthday is next Sunday, I have a big party planned!"
"Birthday?" Cass whispered in shock and tucked under her quilt again, almost jumping under it
"Yes, your birthday." Barbara giggled "Did you forget?"
"Hm!" She hummed under her quilt, not wanting another birthday.
"What's wrong?" Barbara asked with worry "Cassie. Please come out."
"Birthdays. Bad." Cass mumbled.
"Why? Why're birthdays bad?" Barbara asked in concern
"Not home." Cassandra said from her cocoon
"Cass." Barbara sighed as she saw her cocooning herself into a bundle with her quilt.
BANG BANG BANG
Cass got up and grabbed her nearby batarang that she kept in a drawer while also quickly getting dressed
"Cass? You up yet?" Rose's voice called through
...
"Yes." Cassandra nodded, waving good bye to Barbara before she ended the call
"Well come on, it's time for breakfast." Rose followed up as Cass walked out of her bedroom, clad in her suit from head to toe "Wow, already dressed." Rose blinked, to which Cass nodded simply. "Alright."
The two went to the living room, seeing everyone by Jason there 'Jason?' She wondered in confusion.
"Morning everyone." Gar waved to them.
"Hi."
"Who's hungry? Before Bart eats everything." Argent asked with a smirk
"Hey!" Bart huffed
"True. He DOES have a fast appetite." Rose agreed, adding to the joke.
Bart huffed louder, glaring lightly
"I'm sure they're just joking, Bart." Gar answered
Cassandra sat next to him and patted Bart's arm
"Thanks, Cass." He answered, wanting to hold her hand in response but he did hug her slightly. Unfortunately, it was caught by Jason who was standing in one of the corridors
"Grr." Jason growled softly, looking away
"Huh? Oh, Jason. You're up." Argent noticed him through the dark corridor.
"Hey." he said casually and walked inside
"Sleep well? We-...You look exhausted." Argent asked before seeing him.
"I'm fine."
"Well, alright. Cereal?" She offered, holding a bowl.
"Please. I got a call from Batman." Jason nodded
Each of them froze as they heard that. "Granpa?" Cass asked
"Wh-what did he want? Did we do something wrong?" Bart gulped
"No... He wanted us to keep an eye out for, and take down, someone called Lady Shiva." Jason lied
CLATTER!
Rose had dropped her butter knife, hearing that name. She heard it a few times from her father "He wants us to stop WHO?!"
"Lady Shiva." Jason answered
"Who's this 'Lady Shiva'?" Gar asked
"Only THE deadliest woman on the planet!" Rose snapped. "And one of THE deadliest assassins!"
"Oh?" Cassandra blinked
"Then...what do we do?" Gar asked
"And what's the assassin ranking?" Bart asked
"Dad is the second and Lady Shiva is the first." Rose said simply "But even then they are very close."
"And Batman wants us to FIGHT this woman?!" Bart asked in worry
"We have Cass." Jason pointed out
Cass pointed to herself, almost shocked to hear that Jason was praising her.
"Cass you have NEVER lost a fight! You can read ANYONE! You can kick her ass before she even knows which foot she will kick with first! Plus we have the numbers on her! Rose is as good as her dad! Garth is super strong! Argent has those constructs! And I'm here to back you up! We can beat her!" Jason urged
"Noted you didn't mention ME, Jason." Bart grumbled lightly.
Cass blushed at Jason's praise, true she COULD do all that...but was she ready for this level of villain? She'd never heard of this woman before but... No. They had confidence in her
And they were right, she never lost a fight before. In fact she beat Rose in every spar they'd had before without much trouble
"Okay." Cass nodded confidently.
The others nodded, all of them determined. They wouldn't fail
GRUMBLE...
"...Breakfast THEN Shiva." Jason mumbled
*elsewhere*
Somewhere in Jump City, we find the corpses of many people lying dead, with only two people left standing.
CRACK!
THUD!
Sorry. ONE person left standing.
The woman was tall and of Asian descent, standing in the dark alley and from what one could see, she was wearing black. But only on her legs. She turned on her hell and walked, as if they whatever she had done were as casual and pointless as buying a hot dog
'Nothing. These weaklings were nothing.' She thought to herself as she emerged from the alley, revealing herself to the world
This was Lady Shiva.
Black haired, Asian features, wearing a dark red leotard that covered her arms and torso but left a diamond-shaped breast-window for her cleavage, black armoured trousers with a cloth-cover at the front and a curved sword that was left undrawn. Not that it NEEDED to be at this point. She almost never needed this weapon, her mastery of hand to hand was so on point that there were rarely opponents that required it. She even carried a gun hidden behind her back, but in the past year she had only used it once and that was because she had thought of a joke when killing a royal after slaughtering his entire staff
She needed a challenge. A REAL challenge. She had heard about these 'Titans' and hoped that THEY could give her what she wanted
But only if they crossed her path. The protégé of Batman, alien princesses, a powerful sorceress, a shape changer, a luck manipulator, a mainly mechanical man, a human who was tens of aliens in one and several others... Those young adults may finally be the challenge that she had always wanted.
The ones which would fulfil what she'd desired for many years
For now she had a job to do
'Now. Where to go.' She thought as she looked at a burner phone.
*with the Teen Titans*
"Okay, so...ANY idea where to find her?" Argent asked as the group travelled the city
"Well, I don't know." Jason answered
"If my dad told me ANYTHING about Shiva it was this: she ALWAYS has a contract when traveling. Meaning she's here to kill someone." Rose answered "Or she's bored and going around killing people because she's to meet someone, doing the killing on the way."
Cassandra shuddered at that, disgusted at the idea someone could kill so casually. Especially someone as skilled as this Shiva
"You okay, Cass?" Bart asked in concern.
Cass shook her head, after hearing about Shiva. Considering how she read people's bodies as a real language in and of itself, seeing people die was the most hideous and horrifying thing she could ever see. So this situation, this foe, disgusted her like she'd never known
"We'll stop her before she kills her target." Jason answered as he felt slightly guilty but determined
*flashback*
"She's what?!" Jason yelled
"She's Cass' biological mother." Batman stated clearly.
"Cassandra... Cassandra's mother?" Jason muttered in shock and horror
"I know this is a lot to take in, but please, be careful." Batman answered "We don't know why Shiva wasn't involved with Davis Cain while he raised Cassandra. We don't know if she payed attention to Cassandra as she grew up. Or even what Shiva wants. Avoid her at all costs."
"...Okay. We'll avoid her. But...where IS she right now?" Jason asked
"In Jump City. My sources suggest she is after a man called Clinton Browl, a prominent shareholder in SkyDrill Oil." Bruce instructed
"Anything on him? Like...He's taking bribes from the mafia? Cutting corners in his company? Jaywalking?" Jason asked
"Just a generic playboy." Batman stated simply "Probably wanted out of the way so someone else could seize control."
"Okay, good to know." Jason answered, nodding his head as ideas began to pass through his head
*end flashback*
"Hey, Jason. You there?" Rose asked, shaking him out of his flashback
"Yeah, I'm fine." he nodded
"I'm gonna scout ahead for anything. Okay?" Bart asked He kissed Cass' cheek and ran off
Jason grumbled as he saw that, though Cass didn't seem to mind. He actually saw her cheeks twist lightly, like she smiled
"So what's the plan? I doubt we're just going to go in guns blazing." Rose asked
"Hard to tell." Argent commented "After all, we don't know her target or where she might be. Hard to strategies like that."
"...I err. I MIGHT know." Jason answered. "I got a lead from Batman."
"And you didn't tell us yet, why?" Garth asked with a raised eyebrow
"I. Didn't have a plan yet." He answered, trying to think of a convincing lie...but went with the truth.
Argent rolled her eyes and looked at him. "That's what a TEAM is for."
"Sorry."
"Look, we can't do anything about it NOW, let's plan when Bart-" Rose began to speak
"I'm back. And...Th-there's corpses. hurp!" Bart zoomed back and held back his vomit; though he DID go to a trash-bin before coming here...the sight was gruesome though. Sure some were killed and didn't have any visible damage. Others... Not so much
"How many?" Rose asked
"Didn't count." He responded, falling to his knees, clutching his stomach. "Oh I don't think I'll be able to eat for the rest of the day." and that was a STATEENT for a speedster to say
Cassandra sat next to him and patted his back
"Thanks." He gulped, trying to calm down.
"Okay, now the plan." Jason spoke as he revealed Lady Shiva's target
*elsewhere*
Lady Shiva was scouting her target, seeing the rich man going to a black car, one of a dime a dozen around the city. She followed, killing some security guards who tried to stop her with a few strong punches that stopped their internal organs
'Too easy.' She thought with a frown.
The driver of the car seemed to speed up as Shiva came into view of the mirrors. She frowned, drawing her sword and throwing it. The driver was stabbed from behind, his head falling against the wheel and the car crashing
The man inside crashed forward into his seat, smacking his head on the front seat and bruised.
Shiva walked up to the wreck and almost ripped open the door to reveal the whimpering rich man. Some people were almost dead by this, others would be clinging to life; THIS one was a whimpering mess. "Pathetic. Die with some dignity." She sneered with disgust, raising her arm back to preform one simple strike and end this... When she jumped and back flipped, dodging a blast of water that would have sent her flying. She landed where she jumped from and span on her foot, no wasted movement with her position barley shifting, to see the Teen Titans behind her "The children?" she asked with a raised eyebrow
"We prefer 'New Teen Titans'." Garth answered
"Titans, Go!" Argent ordered
Rose and Jason rushed forward, going in a pincer movement to catch Shiva off guard. Shiva moved to the left slightly, dodging a slash from Rose and striking to hit Jason. Her fist hit Jason's ribs, cracking them and sending him crashing to the floor
"Robin!" Rose gasped before she tried stabbing with her blade. Shiva replied with simply grasping it by her hand and twisting them, basically throwing Rose using her own momentum
Bart rushed forward, ready to strike Shiva at super speed... And landed a hit across her jaw thanks to his sheer speed. Shiva was silent and froze for a moment, reaching up and rubbing her jaw "A drop of blood. Impressive." she nodded
Bart was ready to try and hit again, never thinking that he'd get a hit in. He'd have to try and get another in. He started running as fast as he could, running circles around her
Argent raised her arms into the air and started throw her constructs at Shiva
Shiva tried her best, blocking and deflecting the constructs while becoming light-headed from Bart sucking the air out of her. She threw her arm out suddenly... And hit Bart in the throat.
And then she started an assault
Bart flipped over, clasping his throat and tried to breathe. Argent was shocked, seeing Bart flipped and Jason out of the fight. But Bart wasn't finished with. Shiva pulled him up by his hair and gave a series of rapid strikes. A series of quick punches and chops to his chest and shoulders before she kicked his thigh and flicked his head
He fell to the floor, some blood dripping from his mouth
Rose charged in with a roar, giving a series of fast and powerful slashes with her sword while Garth joined her with blasts of water and his own brute strength and resilient atlantian body
Cassandra, meanwhile? She was frozen in fear.
She could read people, know what they were about to do before they did... And with Shiva...
It was almost the opposite. It's like Shiva knew what the others were doing and so her mind WAS faster than her body. Striking with skill and knowledge and power.
Cass... She knew she'd loose
She felt...fear.
Frozen completely in fear.
She finally met someone who she couldn't beat.
Rose fell to the floor, her eyes rolled up into her hair from a palm strike to her head. Garth went flying and crashed into a car, unconscious
"As I thought. A distraction...barely passable." Shiva rolled her arm gently and grabbed Jason by his hair. She threw him into the air and gave a spin kick
CRACK!
Jason's leg sounded like it was broken...at least. He HOPED it was his leg or a limb of some kind. Cass saw Jason being kicked like a ragdoll by this expert...this murderer. She had to go down there. Shiva looked at the car and saw the man had escaped, using the other door, while all the commotion was happening... And Cass charged, giving a leaping kick that hit Shiva in the back of her head
Shiva gasped, feeling pain right in the back of her head as she slammed into the car's frame, leaving a cut on her forehead and a bruise on the back. She stood there for a few moments... And smirked, pulling herself up. She turned around, looking at the girl in black who was in a fighting stance "You got me." She commented as she looked at her. "Almost no-one gets me, not the first time at least."
Batgirl was silent, staying in her battle stance as she read Shiva's body movements... And shifted to the side, dodging the expert assassins punch
"Impressive." Shiva commented before she continued to throw blows. She and Cassandra kept up at this, Cassandra noticing how Shiva seemed to be able to do... The exact same thing she could. And Shiva noticed the same
'She's... Like me?' Cassandra thought, striking at Shiva's stomach to disorientate her but her attack was blocked
"You had a killer blow right in front of you and you didn't take it. Why?" Shiva frowned, knowing Cassandra could read her body like she could
Cassandra didn't respond, she tried to fight back, to attack Shiva's joints to paralyse her... And then Shiva actually tried
She struck right in Cass' body, feeling the young girl's bones crack and her stomach push backwards. Kicking Cassandra away. The kick ripping the bottom of Cassandra's mask, revealing half of her face and Cass coughing up blood, her teeth stained red from it and she was flung back and onto the concrete floor. Shiva turned silent as she looked at Cassandra, walking towards her almost menacingly. Her heels clicked as she walked, kneeling in front of her. She grasped the girl's hair and pulled her face up, her eyes widening a bit as she got a good look at it... and she recognised it. She pulled off the mask and examined Cass' face...and saw something reflect in her eyes. She recognised how she fought. It explained how she knew how to read the body, how to fig-
"Hey away from them!" Argent snapped, having been frozen in fear but forced herself to act when Cassandra was unmasked
...
"You need to get those four to the hospital. The two humans and speedster have an hour at most before their internal bleeding is fatal and irreversible." she ordered, standing tall and picking Cassandra up. She held her in one arm, turning to Argent "If you try and stop me you'll be just like them. No one will save them. Your choice." she stated before walked away
Argent looked at Shiva and tried to choose the right decision...so she grabbed her communicator, letting Shiva take Cassandra away. "Argent...Argent to Titans. Need. Medic. Help."