Yep that's right…Robin has made up his mind. It's time to settle things once and for all. But umm…things don't go well. What appears to be the starting point for an all out war turns out to be…… Oh yes, Robin's mentor Batman is back. Its seems that he's ready for anything now after thinking about his mistake. WAS IT A MISTAKE? But he has regrets for his decision to help these kids. (Emphasis on kids). See for yourself what takes place.
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CHAPTER 7
"ROUND-UP"
Robin picks up the phone and calls Titans East; having a serious look on his face of course. To his surprise, Más y Menos answer the phone.
Speaking at the same time:
"Sí"
"……..put Bumblebee on the phone."
" Lo siento Señor. No hablo ingles."
"It's ME ROBIN!!"
"... (Rumble in the background)
"Hello."
Bumblebee finally answers the phone and says a quick greeting before Robin starts to pummel her with words. (Going on and on about the past few days. starting with the doorbell incident) But after managing to calm down, he tells her the situation again….slowly… that he and his friends are in "peril"; and offers the request for their help. But she simply answers…
"No."
"………."
"Look….me and my team have a day off…and I'm not gonna ruin it just to fight some clown that rang your doorbell."
"He's assembling an army!!"
"Of tinker toys?...Bye Robin."
"Wait….can't you just..."
"……."
"Hello?"
At that moment the door bell rings.
Titans East residence
Aqualad and Speedy walk in to find Bumblebee walking up and down thinking deeply. She hardly notices their presence and starts to stare at the phone for awhile. Not caring at all, Aqualad heads to his room while Speedy stands there trying to make sense of the situation. Of course, Más y Menos barge into the room speaking at the top of their lungs…But after shutting them up, Speedy takes the initiative to ask a simple question.
"Did someone call?"
No reply.
"What's with you?"
"Nothing……and yes, Robin called. He was asking for our help.
"If his team needs our help, then it must be serious. We should—
"There so called enemy is a clown Speedy. A clown. Why should we travel so far to there Tower to help them with that!!"
"Obliviously they can't do it alone."
"Robin claims that this guy is creating an army. Which villain do you know on their side of town would side with something like that...Argh!!"
"I don't know Robin as a person who lies. We really should just check it out."
(The whole time Bumblebee hasn't stopped moving across the room)
"Oh and by the way….Have you been……….drinking?" asked Speedy.
Back at the Tower
"Are you serious?! He's ringing our doorbell again? said Robin
"Dude….you answer it." said Beast Boy.
"If Titans East can not help us, then…." Starfire is cut short when the front door is broken down and smoke bomb goes off. The only thing visible was a silhouette of a tall pointy ear figure…
"Am I late or something?"
"………….Batman?" said Raven.
"Sorry about the door." Robin now stands in front of Batman without saying a word... and the two just stand there staring at each other.
"It's…. been…. A long time." said Robin.
"No small talk kid…..let's stick with business.Where's your computer?
"…………."
"What?"
"You….umm……you hungry?"
"(Sighs)….I guess taking a short break won't hurt?" The whole time, Beast Boy and Cyborg are so impressed at this "caped crusader" that they stopped everything that they were doing.
"Dude." said Cyborg. "How did you...—
"Stealth Jet."
"That is totally wicked!!" yelled Beast Boy.
"Well I'm not impressed." said Raven. "Why are you here?"
"To help of course."
"I thought you quit?
"I did….but you guys don't deserve to go through this madness. So I'm helping."
The whole team and their guest all decide to order pizza to eat. While eating they discuss all that has happened these past few days. Batman is informed about 'The J Team".
The J Team's lair
"And you are?" said the Joker.
I'm Dr. Light…and…umm…I fight with sound. Umm….you wanna see? Never mind...uhh…..I'd like to be a member of the—
"NEXT!!"
"Hello mates it is I Mad Mod!!"
"NEXT!!
Hello folks….I'm Billy numerous!!
"You make copies of yourself?"
"Yep."
A few minutes later.
"……there you go.1000 copies!!
"NEXT!!"
"My name is…"
"Starfire?'
"It's Blackfire!!"
"Ok….ok your hired"
"Umm….yeah...Uh"
"Cool….gadgets" said Control Freak
"As I was saying…my name is Gizmo and this is my companion Mammoth. And…….where's Jinx?"
"Dude…..you don't have to say anymore. The two of you should be fine." Said Control Freak (The Joker steps out to take a coffee break,)
"Hello…..I hear you've been fighting Robin and that nasty girlfriend of his!!!... I'm sorry. Anyway, can I join your team?"
"…….your in."
The Joker and Control Freak spent hours trying to assemble their army. After countless auditions and frustration….They managed to obtain only four members…Gizmo, Mammoth, Blackfire, and……Kitten. Yes, that was all they wanted. Auditions were candled and The Joker had immediately begun preparations for their training sessions, even though nobody wanted to listen to him. All had agreed to help him under one condition. …..After the Titans were taken care of, he would have to leave the city. Without hesitance, however, the Joker agreed to this.
Meanwhile, however, Batman and his team were already making their preparations…….they were eating pizza.
"So…umm…what's the plan" asked Cyborg
"Get the Joker and kill everybody else." said Batman
"Dude…….." said Beast Boy. 'What city are you from again?"
"Why don't we just…turn them over to the police" said Starfire. "That would be a little nicer, wouldn't it?"
"Alright…so how are we gonna do this anyway." asked Cyborg. "We obviously can't take him head on."
"Hey guys!!" (Beast Boy raises his hand, only to be ignored.)
"How big to you think his army will be?" asked Raven
"I'm sure he'll definitely try to macth us up in number."
"YOU GUYS!!"
"What Beast Boy?"
"I have a plan."
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That's it for this chapter. Wasn't much… I know. I love to drag out the story until its Climax. But anyway. REVIEW PLEASE
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