Zatrion presents…

Of Ninjas, Titans, and Specters

I don't own the Teen Titans, the Ninja Turtles, or Mortal Kombat. I own Nekros, Tek-NOS, Talleon, Tim, and Zatrion.

Note: "Talking", Thinking,"Mind Speech"

Chapter 2: Meet the Brothers

Jump City Streets – 9:00 AM

The Turtles look at these two… well; you couldn't call them men, they were just too unlike any men that they encountered before. One seemed to speak with authority, while the other was extremely defiant. The one with authority seemed to be made entirely out of mechanical components. The machine person retained the basic shape of a muscular human, save for being well over 7 feet tall. The defiant one shouldn't even exist, since he is basically a corpse with varying levels of decay around his body. His face is unrecognizable due to the lower half being extremely bloody and decayed and the upper half being covered in bandages.

"Donny did you…" Replied Leonardo, the de facto leader of the Turtles.

"The call's been sent." Said Donatello, the tech guru of the Turtles.

"Come on, what're we waiting for? We could take them now, Leo!" Cries Raphael, the hothead of the Turtles.

"We don't know what they are fully capable of, Raph, so calm down." Leonardo says.

"Does anyone else get a bad feeling from this, or is it just me?" Michelangelo asks. He realizes that this is no time for jokes.

"I got the same feeling, Mikey, so be on guard." Replies Donatello.

"From where did you freaks crawl out?" The living corpse asks, his finger pointing at the Turtles.

"We could ask you the same thing, Ugly!" Raphael yells out.

"You are one to talk, freak!" Spittle flies out of the mouth of the living corpse.

"Say that again, ugly. I dare you to." Raphael now points one of his Shadow Sais at the corpse-man.

"Deaf and dumb, huh? Not a wise combination. Do you know who I am? Do you?"

"Should we, you decaying sack of trash?" Raphael readies both of his Shadow Sais.

"You ignorant weaklings! I am Nekros, master of the dark arts!" Saying his name, black electricity emanates from the arm that is pointed at the Turtles.

"And now, you freaks, you will feel true pain."

In the Netherrealm…

Noob looks into his realm viewer crystals (a spoil from one of the many Oni that he has slain,) and observes Nekros beginning to attack these odd creatures.

So, that one is called Nekros. Who is the other one?

"His name is Tek-NOS." We see Talleon entering Noob's Dorfen (aka his living quarters).

"Stop reading my mind, old man." Noob says.

"Of course." Talleon sits in the Lotus position, his blood-red eyes observing his successor's actions. After a period of time he says "There is something troubling you, isn't there?"

Noob turns and says, "I seek to gain control of this cursed realm, but I have been constantly thwarted."

"So, the great Noob Saibot is asking for help?" We see a small smirk on Talleon's face.

"Only for slaying the current ruler of this realm. I know that in my weakened state, he could have me killed by the very group that I brought to notoriety."

"So, you want me to slay this realm's ruler? Very well." Talleon stands up, facing away from Noob and towards the exit. "May I ask his name?"

"Shinnok. His name is Shinnok."

Talleon tenses for the briefest of moments, but Noob sees the act.

"Reconsidering your word, master?" Noob asks.

"No, just the opposite. Although, I would rather let you administer the killing blow."

"Why is that?" Noob asks, one eyebrow raised up.

"So you would gain his power and earn your right to rule this realm."

"Do you know who Shinnok is?"

"Of course I do, you ignorant fool!" Talleon suddenly turns, his finger pointing to his successor. "What you do not know is that even Elder Gods perish, and Shinnok is at his weakest as we speak." As he speaks, a fierce red aura explodes from him.

"Perhaps, but he still has legions of devoted followers. With one word, he could have us killed." Despite his stone-faced exterior, Noob is in awe of Talleon's power.

"With one word, I can slay them all."

"I doubt that very much, Talleon." While he may awe me, Noob thinks, I sincerely doubt he holds such power.

"O ye of little faith, why does thou doubt me? Have I not given you the tools to set you free?" Talleon then chuckles. "I shall give you my word, Noob. By week's end on Earthrealm, you will have conquered Shinnok and taken control. By that time, you will have the power to escape."

"Until then?" asks Noob.

"Save your strength, and enjoy the show."

Jump City Streets – 9:10 AM

"Brother, we have tarried for too long! We must leave now!" yells out Tek-NOS. "Your vendetta against these creatures has cost us valuable time. Leave them be and grab the child!"

"Your words fall on deaf ears, Tek-NOS. These monsters must pay in blood!" Nekros is holding Leonardo by the throat with one hand. The other Turtles are in serious pain, with Raphael being the worst of them. Michelangelo, meanwhile, begins to sit up, since he is the least hurt.

Alright, what to do that will give us more time, and won't piss off Big and Corpsey. Jokes? Maybe not. Insults? God, no! Mikey mulls through his options, (half of which are jokes) until he picks one that seems to be the best-case scenario.

"So, you seem to be the leader of this rabble." replies Nekros, pulling the injured Turtle closer to him. "Call them off, or I will begin to tear you limb from limb."

Leonardo continues to struggle, despite his massive injuries. "If you kill me, my brothers will go after you with greater determination. So go ahead, do it. I'm not afraid to die."

"Good. But let me tell you something, freak; Death fears me!" Nekros grabs one of Leonardo's arms and begins to pull. Despite the pain, Leonardo refuses to scream. Seeing this, Nekros begins to pull harder, hearing the bones break, until…

"Wait!" Michelangelo calls out. Turning to see who spoke, Nekros throws Leonardo to a brick wall. The Turtle hits the wall and goes unconscious.

"So, you want to die first. How very noble. How very foolish!" Nekros raises his right hand and points his index finger at the shaking creature.

"I just wanted to ask some questions, that's all. First off, why are you pointing at me?" the now-serious jokester asks.

"If you make so much as one step towards me, I will blow your head clean off your body!" The black electricity begins to gather at his fingertip.

The turtle's eyes widen. "Fair enough. I have to ask, why this kid? There are thousands of other ones in the city, so why this one?" Nekros mulls it over, lowers his finger and…

"Brother, he wants to know what we know. Don't tell him anything!" Tek-NOS calls out.

"We might as well tell them, since they're going to die anyways." Nekros says, the arrogance in his voice obvious.

"Brother, listen to me. We must…"

"NO! I have followed your word for years, and for what? You grew more powerful, while I got left behind! No more! From now on, I call the shots!" Nekros points his finger at Tek-NOS. "My first edict is for you to bow to me!"

"Brother, this is nonsense. Think!" Tek-NOS begins to walk towards his brother, when Nekros shoots his bean of dark electricity. It whizzes past the right side of his brothers' head, hitting a vehicle behind him. The vehicle explodes with tremendous force, causing Tek-NOS to stumble.

"You idiot! You nearly killed the child!" Tek-NOS is shocked by his brothers' actions. "You're putting our employer's freedom on the line, and that's unacceptable!"

"I don't care anymore! I am sick of being treated like trash by the likes of him. Now, I control my destiny." We see the dark electricity gathering back at Nekros' fingertip.

"You just do not get it, do you? Our Lord brought you back from death and made you general of his grand army. For such great power, he has shown infinite patience for your… disdain of the rules he set forth. Our employer will not be so forgiving. So let this senseless violence cease, let us reacquire the child, and return from whence we came." With each word, Tek-NOS walks closer to Nekros, trying to sooth the obvious sociopath.

Nekros lowers his arm, the black electricity dissipating. "If you still wish to serve under his thumb, so be it. As for me…" A dark portal appears behind Nekros. "I will rule this world."

"Brother, stop!" Tek-NOS rushes towards him, but is too late. Nekros has entered the portal and vanished. "My Master will not be pleased."

"Well, I think your master might be without any minions soon." Tek-NOS turns to see who spoke the words and found 5 strange young adults. Since he was able to hack into the Police database, he knew who they were.

Great, just what I wanted to avoid. "Hello, Teen Titans."

"How do you know of us, since we do not know who you are?" asks Starfire.

"How rude of me. I am Tek-NOS, master of technology, and I learned of you by hacking into the database at the Police station."

"Uh-Uh, no way! I designed that database. It would take 5 super computers from the Pentagon 20 years just to crack into arrest records, and our files can't be cracked at all!" yells out Cyborg.

"You said it was uncrackable. I say it was a great use of 2 minutes."

Cyborg looks at him, his face in absolute shock. Seeing this, Tek-NOS allows himself to chuckle. "Don't feel so superior now, do you?"

"Beast Boy, check on the Turtles." Robin looks at the green teen.

"On it." Turning into his gorilla form, he bounds to check on the severely injured Ninja Turtles.

"You have to forgive my brother's actions, he hates to be insulted." Tek-NOS watches Beast Boy head out with him holding the Turtles. "I never wanted this to occur." His head drops.

"So, what did you want?" This time, Raven speaks.

"I only wanted to follow the instructions of my employer, that's all."

"Why the boy?"

"… I am not at liberty to say why; just that he is the only target." Tek-NOS raises his head up and stares once again at the teenage heroes before him.

"I'm afraid that can't be done. He has to return home." Robin finally speaks to Tek-NOS. By this time, Beast Boy has returned.

"He no longer has a home."

"Oh, really?"

"His mother's been dead for years, and my foolish brother just killed his father. With me, he can have a purpose." He looks behind him, seeing that the boy remains still. I hope that you can forgive me, child.

"How do we know that you aren't lying?"

"I created myself so that I could not lie." In this, he his telling the truth.

"I guess there is only one way to check that."

"By capturing me, right?" By now, Tek-NOS realizes, They have made their choice, so I must do the same.

"Right."

"No." Tek-NOS entered into Hapkido style, waiting for their attack.

That's another four pages done. Over 5,000 words total.

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