Welcome back to our crossover.
On my behalf, I say the same!
Now without further ado, let's begin.
(Chapter Begin)
(Scene Change: Castlevania)
The sun rises upon Castlevania, waking its inhabitants from their slumber.
On the rooftop of the tallest tower, a certain white-haired male stifled a yawn.
"Morning: sunshine that won't let me sleep in for another ten minutes." grumbled Jusen, before he washed his face with a Poseidon Cannon bubble, as he got in a sugar rush cheerfulness.
"Alright! Time for my suicide jump!"
He then dashed and took off, bracing himself to completely absurd speeds.
The only thing that could be heard was a shout of:
"WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!" going on and on and on...
Meanwhile Gabriel was reading the local newspaper until he heard...
"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE..."
Looking out a window he saw Jusen fall by.
"Always the random one." Gabriel thought aloud before a maid entered his dining room.
"I beg your pardon master, but the Teen Titans have requested an audience with you." she said with a bow.
"Ah good, I was expecting them. Tell them I'll be down shortly." he said, making the maid leave the room.
(Scene Change: Grand Hall)
The Titans waited for Gabriel as he appeared at the end of the hall.
"Welcome friends, to Castlevania. To what do I owe the pleasure of your visit?" Gabriel asked.
"Well we would like to ask you some questions." Robin started.
"Very well, but first; Starfire, someone has been waiting to see you." Gabriel added.
Before she could respond, Starfire was tackle- hugged by a blond blur that shouted "AUNTIE!"
As she recomposed herself, Starfire looked at Naruto who had a giant grin on his face, before she smiled too.
"Hello, my little Bumgorf, did you sleep well?"
"I sure did auntie Star." Naruto chirped.
Looking towards Raven he shyly asked "Are you auntie's friend?"
The mage looked at Naruto and nodded, saying "Yes I am; my name's Raven."
As she said this, they heard a shout:
"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEE..."
"Incoming." Gabriel said aloud as Jusen hit the floor and effectively created a Jusen shaped crater.
"DADDY!" Naruto shouted in horror as he rushed towards the crater.
"Are you okay daddy?" the boy asked.
The Jusen stood up in the crater unharmed only to be hug-tackled by Naruto.
"I thought you got hurt." he whimpered.
"I'm sorry, Naruto, I was a little messed up. Please, forgive this crazy dad of yours." Jusen apologized.
A door opened from the left to reveal the goddesses, whose general question was "Hello! What did we miss?"
"Hey there!" exclaimed Jusen as he got out of the crater before kissing each of them. "Slept well?" he asked, to which, they nodded.
He then turned to the group, more to Gabriel, and said:
"I'm taking Naruto with me, so we'll meet you in an hour, ok?"
"Actually..." Gabriel started as he led Jusen back into the room.
"You'll be coming with me for a while, Naruto will be hanging out with Starfire and Raven, and your Goddesses' will answer some questions from the rest of the Titans." he added as he gave Naruto to Starfire.
Jusen just grimaced.
"Fine..."
Taking Naruto, Starfire turned to Raven and asked "Maybe we can have a picnic together friend Raven?"
"Sure, why not?" Raven said with a shrug before leaving with Naruto and Starfire.
Turning to the goddesses Gabriel said "Now if you ladies could answer some of the titans questions while I talk to Jusen for a while I would appreciate it." before leading Jusen out of the room.
After a few seconds of silence, Viridi broke the ice:
"Alright, so what do you wanna know?"
"Well, first of all, who are you?" Beast Boy asked.
The blue haired young woman fiddled a bit with her suit, leaving the boys blushing, before replying cheerfully.
"Well, I'm Pandora, the Goddess of Calamity! Just in case, have any of you seen my box?"
The Titans were surprised.
The pale skinned woman brushed her raven black hair, messing a bit with her only red hair stripe, before answering:
"My name is Medusa, as in, yes, the "Crazy Snake Lady" (mind you) that can turn you into stone just from my stare, although I'm the Leader Goddess of the Underworld."
Shock Phase.
The violet eyed teenage looking woman got forward, a smirk on her face:
"I am Phosphora, the Goddess of Lightning, meaning I can make a mean barbecue of you, thanks to my clouds just with a snap of my fingers."
Eyes Wide.
The other blonde replied:
"My name is Viridi, the Goddess of Nature. This planet could be destroyed simply with an earthquake if it's in reach of my hatred."
Mouth Hanging.
The green haired woman gave them a kind smile, before introducing herself:
"I am Palutena, the Goddess of Light. My realms are the heavens, and yes, there exist angels, and yes, I command them."
*THUD*.
Seeing them out cold on the floor, Pandora asked innocently:
"Did we overdo it?"
Viridi smirked and lied in a sweet tone "Noooooo! They just fell asleep!"
(Meanwhile in Dracula's throne room)
"I believe you remember the conversation we had the other night?" Gabriel asked.
Jusen got into a serious stance, instantly.
"Of course."
With a snap of Gabriel's fingers; Death appeared holding a bluish-white orb.
Jusen froze, with eyes wide, before he gulped:
"Is she... really there?"
"Indeed it is boy but she is weak. It will take time for her to heal, afterwards she needs to be tethered to a safe object." The cloaked skeleton answered.
"What do you mean?" asked the white-haired male concerned, "Will she recover soon?"
"When a soul is pulled out from the beyond, it needs time to reform and stabilize. While the process varies from soul to soul, the average time it takes is usually around two lunar cycles." Death explained.
Jusen sighed, before he noticed something on his pocket.
He took it out revealing a green jewel.
"Did that belong to her?" Gabriel asked.
"I don't know," replied Jusen confused, "This is the first time I saw it!"
As he moved towards death the jewel started to glow brightly.
The soul began glowing with the same intensity as Jusen approached.
Moving Jusen back with a bony finger, the Jewel and the soul stopped their glowing.
"Well whether or not you knew of the jewel's existence is irrelevant. The point is that her soul is responding to its presence alone. Perhaps she'll even be healed sooner than expected." Death said.
Jusen took a concentrated breath before he regained control of his emotions.
"I really hope so. I don't want lose Solya again. Not at this time."
"Don't worry, a soul with a strong bond with something in the living realm is guaranteed to stabilize than a soul with none." Gabriel explained, placing a calming hand on Jusen's shoulder.
Jusen just sighed, a bit happy at hearing the message.
"Come on; let's see how the goddesses are doing." Gabriel said as he led Jusen out of the room.
Making their way back to the main hall Gabriel and Jusen saw the Titans had passed out.
"What did you do?" Gabriel asked with a sigh as he pinched the bridge of his nose.
"Me?" Jusen fake gasped, "I'm innocent!"
"Not YOU, THEM." Gabriel clarified as he pointed at the goddesses.
Phosphora took a fake breath of shock, as she put a hand on her chest "What? We didn't do anything!"
"Right." the vampire said, unconvinced.
"Oh! You don't believe us!" Pandora said in faux shock, pretending to faint
Jusen then stepped up and said "Hey! Palutena! Medusa! Viridi! Pandora! Phosphora! Can you stop for a bit and listen to me?"
They stopped all their actions, before he added "I have something for you in my room."
"And while you do that, I'll try to answer their questions." Gabriel said.
"Okay." Jusen told him, before they vanished in a flash.
Snapping his fingers Gabriel summoned a torrent of water that woke up the titans.
"What? Who? When? Where?" reached the scrambled response from the Titans, as they got up from the water.
"I believe you have unanswered questions?" Gabriel asked as he sat in one of the chairs he summoned for them.
The Titan males sat down on their chairs, and looked at him.
"So, what would you like to know?" Gabriel asked as he crossed his fingers.
"Are you sure those ladies weren't insane?" asked Cyborg.
"They weren't insane; they just wanted to mess with your heads." Gabriel explained.
"Really..." said Robin sarcastically.
"Most likely. What did they tell you?" Gabriel asked.
"Dude, they just told us they were GODDESSES, and not only on the looks side, but their powers!" shouted Beast Boy, before he and the other Titans realized what he said and respectfully blushed.
*Chuckle*"Well they ARE goddesses, such beauty is only natural." Gabriel said.
"... Yeah, that's obvious," Robin had the decency to look embarrassed…
Before he looked in shock at Gabriel.
"Wait, THEY'RE REAL GODDESSES?"
"Yes." Gabriel confirmed with a nod.
"Okay, this just blew my mind," stated Cyborg.
"It's the truth." Gabriel said with a shrug.
Then a maid entered and asked "Would you care for some tea master?"
"Yes" he started before asking the titans "Would you like a drink?"
They shrugged, and said "Yeah."
"Very well, bring some drinks for myself and my guests." Gabriel told the maid.
"Yes master." She said with a bow before she left.
"So, Gabriel," started Robin, "What are you exactly doing here?"
"Well after being destroyed for being what you are on multiple occasions, you need a change of scenery. So I moved from my own dimension to yours." Gabriel explained.
"And what about the others?" questioned the masked titan once more.
"I met Jusen and the Goddesses in the process of hopping dimensions and offered a trip and they accepted." Gabriel explained.
"Your tea master." The maid said as she entered the room with a plate of tea.
"Thank you." Gabriel said as he took a cup and allowed the maid to pour him tea.
The Titans also held their cups, and replied: "Thank you", as the maid served their tea.
"Would you like anything else master?" she asked.
"Yes, could you send a mini-devil to check on Naruto?" he asked.
"At once master." she said with a bow before leaving the room.
Moments later a pair of mini-devils appeared in front of the maid.
"You called?" the first one, Lily, asked.
"Master Dracula wants you two to check up on Naruto, he should be in a park with his other aunts." The maid replied.
"Understood!" said the second one, Mimi.
Taking off, the mini-devils flew off towards Jump City Park.
After stopping at a tree they looked around until they saw Naruto, Raven, and Starfire eating some sandwiches.
They flew off silently, until they sat on a branch of a tree, the one where Starfire, Raven and Naruto's picnic were under.
When the three entered the park they began their picnic and even played a few games.
By now Naruto was eating a sandwich, Starfire was drinking mustard, and Raven was reading a book.
When the two mini-devils had sat on the branch, Raven looked up from her book and said "It looks like we have company", prompting Starfire and Naruto to look up and see the two.
As Mimi and Lily were seen, they waved at them:
"Hey there!"
And jumped to the ground.
"Why hello there." Starfire greeted, letting Mimi shake her finger.
"Why are you here?" Raven asked.
"Well we were told to check up on Naruto." Lily answered.
"Why?" Naruto asked.
"Your uncle was worried about you and wanted to make sure you were okay." Mimi answered.
"Well as long as you're here, would you like to share some sandwiches?" Starfire asked, to which the mini-devils nodded and took half a sandwich each.
(Scene Change: Castlevania)
"I believe that's all the information I have to offer. Do you need a refresher?" Gabriel said as he set down his cup.
Although Beastboy and Cyborg were speechless, Robin said "Just tell me if I get anything wrong. Each of you are from you own dimensions, those women are real goddesses, and you traded some of your power to get rid of your vampire weaknesses?"
"All correct." Gabriel confirmed.
"And you have no intentions to harm the city?" the boy wonder asked.
"None at all." Gabriel confirmed again.
"Good." Robin said before visibly relaxing.
Suddenly, one of the doors opened, and from it arrived five goddesses which were limping and basking on some afterglow, with blushes and very satisfied smiles on their faces, while Jusen arrived behind them, with a blush on his face.
"Satisfied?" Gabriel asked with a humored chuckle.
The goddesses just giggled perversely, while Jusen grumbled.
"That was really funny, Gabriel."
"Right. Now then, I believe you boys have asked all of your questions?" Gabriel asked the Titans, making them nod "Good, now in about Five minutes your friends will be back and you can go on with the rest of your day."
Naruto entered the room, followed by Starfire and Raven.
Pandora saw him and hugged him.
"Hello, Naruto! Did you have a good day?" she asked.
Naruto just nodded.
"Yeah! Auntie Starfire and Raven are awesome!" he added.
"Thank you Naruto." Starfire said with a smile, even Raven's mouth twitched upwards at his praise.
"I'm glad you had a great picnic, son!" exclaimed Jusen, grinning.
"Maybe we go on a picnic sometime, the whole team." Beastboy offered.
"That sounds like a good idea", replied Jusen before he gasped.
"Hmm? What is it Jusen? Surely a green bean with a good idea isn't that shocking?" Gabriel asked with humor.
"Hey!" Beastboy said indignantly.
"Are you sure this isn't the Apocalypse?" asked Jusen. "Since when does Beastboy have good ideas?"
"I HAVE GOOD IDEAS SOMETIMES! I just don't talk about them often." Beastboy said finishing with a pout.
"Heh, doesn't seem like it." Cyborg added.
The shape-shifter merely drooped his head in defeat.
"Titans the city bridge is being attacked!" Robin called out as he put away his communicator.
"Then what are you waiting for?!" Gabriel asked/shouted before making a portal leading to Jump City.
"Get going!" he commanded as he pointed to the portal.
Wasting no time, the Titans ran through portal and towards their destination.
Meanwhile back in the castle Rachel walked up beside Gabriel and looked at him.
"You believe there is something more at hand?" he asked to which she nodded.
"I thought as much... Would you mind scouting for me then?" He asked, his answer being her running through the portal in a flash of blue before it closed.
Jusen just blinked his eyes, before jumping like an excited kid.
"Can I go too?"
"Alright, alright. I'll let you go, jut promise that you'll stay out of trouble." Gabriel replied.
"YAY!"
And in a flash of white he leapt through the portal before a second flash went off revealing Jusen standing halfway out of the portal where he asked "Err... Naruto, get in the portal, now."
Naruto clung onto his dad just before Jusen stepped back in, making the portal vanish.
Gabriel face-palmed at what Jusen had done.
"Why can't things ever be simple?" he asked in aggravation.
(Scene Change: The Bridge)
Once they arrived to the bridge, the group looked at the destruction. Trucks upside down, burning cars, complete chunks of the bridge missing.
The Titans then saw two males; one was skinny, with yellow skin, spiky blonde hair, and orange samurai armor, while the other was larger, had blue skin, a blue helmet and blue samurai armor.
The yellow one then spoke "This is amusing! We, Lightning and Thunder, can do what as we please and no one can say otherwise!"
He then clapped his hands, and shot a lightning bolt to the wires.
Sparks started to rain, causing him to laugh again:
"Hahahaha, look brother, sparkling lights, most amusing."
Thunder smirked and replied "I second that, brother." Before he clasped his knuckles, causing a white light cupola to surround the bridge, making most cars' lights go berserk.
"Truly, most amusing." he added
The party however was over, when a voice shouted: "I hate to break it to you, but you guys have a lousy sense of humor!
Turning to look behind them, the elemental duo turned to see five teens.
"Dudes this is so not funny." Beastboy said to the two as he looked at the destruction they caused.
"As far as they go, only quicksand is their level!" exclaimed Jusen who appeared next to Beastboy.
"Jusen, what are you doing here?" Robin asked.
"Just joining the party," Jusen said as Naruto peaked over his shoulder, "After all, I already played UMVC3, why not have some exercise?"
"Your words anger and confuse me. If you attempt to stand in our way, you shall be removed." the yellow teen said before firing a bolt of lightning at Jusen who held out his hand and caught it resulting in a burst of smoke.
"JUSEN!" Starfire shouted in horror and concern.
"As you can see" Lightning said "We, Thunder and Lightning, shall not be denied!"
"I already heard your names." Jusen's voice said through the smoke.
"WHAT?!" Lightning said in disbelief.
The smoke cleared, showing Jusen with a giant copper tube with yellow sides, and blue extremities, crackling in yellow and blue lightning crackling around it. He had his eyes narrowed, and set into a battle stance.
"While I didn't like it, your lightning almost hurt my son," he growled quietly through clenched teeth, "so let's dance."
He jumped off, revealing Naruto on the floor.
"Gladly." Lightning replied before he blasted of at Jusen.
The resulting impact caused the two to bounce off each other before they took off again.
Thunder on the other hand readied himself to fight if he needed.
Naruto, seeing Thunder, went towards him.
Thunder didn't notice anything until he felt a small tug, causing him to look down at Naruto.
"Mister?" he asked. "Why are you doing this?"
"Why? ... We do this for our amusement." Thunder replied.
"Because it's fun?" he asked once again, and tilted his head, before he pointed to two people in a car, that were terrified and anything but amused. "They don't look like they're having fun."
Thunder looked at the terrified couple in one of the cars left on the bridge, and for a moment he had some doubt before he shook his head and said "That is because they don't know what 'having fun' is" he replied before crossing his arms.
Beastboy jumped over to them, and started to speak:
"Dude, 'having fun' is okay and all, but did you really want to hurt people?" Beastboy asked.
"My brother and I just wanted to have a good time; I never knew we were hurting others." Thunder replied feeling remorse for his actions.
But before Beastboy could reply, a bolt of lightning struck him and sent him back; hitting a car that Jusen had landed in.
Thunder turned to see Lightning with his hand outstretched forward.
"Come brother, let us enjoy ourselves elsewhere." Lightning said before he turned and walked away.
"Yes." Thunder replied before taking one last glance at Beastboy before leaving.
"The coward... What's his purpose?" Jusen said as he pulled himself out of the car he crashed in.
"I don't know, but they can't continue this." Robin said.
"I think they really believe they're having fun, they don't really know what kind of harm they can cause." Beastboy said.
"Anyways, why did you bring Naruto here, Jusen?" Robin asked.
"Personal reasons," Jusen answered, "I can't tell you now."
"Normally I'd press further, but right now we have a situation on our hands." Robin said before turning towards the others.
"Titans, if we want to find these two we need to split up. Cyborg and I will scope out the west side while Starfire and Beastboy search the east. Raven and Jusen, you two make your way from north to south. Titans Move!" and with that battle-cry four titans left leaving Jusen and Naruto with Raven.
Jusen looked at Raven and the both of them nodded, before they jumped off, taking Naruto with them.
"YAAAAY!" Naruto squealed.
(Scene Change: Over Jump City)
Raven and Jusen had been flying for a few minutes before Raven asked "So why DID you bring your son along?"
"You saw Lightning attacking us when Naruto was only coming, right?" The white-haired male asked the mage, who nodded.
"If it wasn't for me, my son would end up badly."
"I know, that's why Robin wondered why you brought him along." Raven said.
Jusen shook his head "Maybe, but I found some place where I can train Naruto."
"That's nice." Raven said before shifting to allow Naruto to climb on to her back.
He nodded, before he closed his eyes.
(Scene Change: With Starfire and Beastboy)
"Come on Star, I said I was sorry." Beastboy pleaded.
The tamaranian had been ignoring the shape-shifter throughout the entire evening and Starfire merely huffed at Beastboy's latest plea.
"Do I have to do the face?" asked Beast Boy, before grinning to himself, "You know you can't resist the face!"
Starfire gave Beastboy a blank stare, prompting him to shape shift into a small adorable cat with big eyes.
She only stared at him, before huffing again and kept on walking, simply ignoring him.
Shifting back Beastboy said in shock "She resisted the face."
Running up to her side he went down to his knees and begged again "Just talk to me Star, come on, this is no fun."
"Wrong again, green one!" responded a familiar voice.
The two titans looked up to see Thunder and Lightning before they began shooting at them.
Starfire and Beast Boy dodged the attacks, before splitting up, leading them to follow each.
Thunder chased Starfire to a wall and just as about he was going to shoot at her she back flipped off it, making him miss, and shot at him which he barely avoided.
Lightning just started to shoot against the many transformations of Beastboy, until the later changed into a mouse and started to run against the former.
The blonde just laughed:
"Hahahaha! Your animal forms can't protect you foreve-UGH!"
Before being cut off and rammed by a green buffalo, courtesy of Beastboy.
Starfire and Thunder had engaged in a battle of energy beams, of which Starfire was the victor.
Thunder slammed into a rock and just as he got back up he was confronted by Beastboy as a bear.
The tamaranian then engaged Lightning in a energy battle, when Beastboy bashed Thunder against the wall.
He then gripped the electric user by his collar and said "I don't wanna hurt you, and I don't think you wanna hurt me."
"Pain does not amuse us." Thunder replied.
"You could've fooled me! But keep playing it rough and innocent people will get really hurt, pal." Beast boy said
It was then that an old man appeared in a puff of smoke, unseen by the others.
He held a contraption in front of him and began turning the crank like a jack in the box.
The contraption, suspiciously looking like a camera, had a lens that started to glow red, before shooting a GINORMOUS crimson beam of energy that burst through the stone plates.
And although Lightning wasn't in the way Starfire wasn't as lucky as not only was she hit, she was also buried underneath the stone plates.
"STAR!" screamed Beastboy.
Lightning wasn't so concerned about the tamaranian.
"Who commanded such power? Show yourself!" He demanded
"As you wish." The man said as the debris cleared.
"I am but a humble old man, whose power is drawn from nature, like yourselves." he explained, no one noticing the device hidden in the rubble.
"Come with me and you may sow as much destruction as you please." the old man offered.
This, of course, brought Lightning to a glee akin to childish.
"Oh great! So much fun!"
Grabbing his brother's shoulder, Thunder asked "Will we hurt anyone?
The blond frowned in annoyance, and retorted:
"What are you saying, brother? The foolish green one has surely poisoned your mind."
Ignoring that comment, Thunder asked "This destruction, will it harm anyone?"
The answer came from the old man:
"Would it matter if you did? You are unique, gifted, superior. Why should it matter to interfere in you enjoyment?"
He started to walk away, saying: "Follow... if you wish."
Of course, Lightning went after him:
"Come brother, and leave you foolish thoughts behind."
Thunder began following Lightning and the old man after glancing back at the rubble one last time.
Once they were gone a green spider crawled out of the cracks before turning into beast boy.
"Star? Starfire?" He called. "Where are you? Gimme a sign!"
He frantically started to remove the rubble from the place:
"Come on, it was just a joke, back at the Tower, and I'm... I'm sorry."
He got on his knees:
"I didn't say it, but I am really sorry. It was supposed to be funny, but you were hurt, and... I'm a total clorgbag."
A shadow then covered Beastboy who turned to see Starfire unharmed and smiling at him.
"Starfire!"
With a small hop, and the tamaranian was hugging the small cat form of Beastboy.
"I am glad you are unharmed as well." She said with a giggle.
Beastboy just leaped backwards, transforming back into his normal form, standing on his knees and begging:
"I'm sooo sorry. Please forgive me..."
"I already have. But now those evil brothers must apologize." Starfire said helping Beastboy up.
He then had a slightly tense look.
"I don't think they're evil, Star. I think... they're just like me."
(Scene Change: Jump City outskirts.)
The old man had led the elemental duo out to a field with targets made of...
"Sticks and leaves? Is this a joke?! There is no fun in blasting such frail targets." Lightning shouted.
"Why don't you try it, then? You may like what you see..." the old man replied.
With that cryptic answer, Lightning was easily swayed to shoot small blasts at the targets, which resulted in a grand explosion, much to the surprise and glee of the blonde.
"DANCING LIGHTS?! Pleasing." Lightning said with a childish grin.
"Let Thunder try his hand." the other brother said before blasting another target.
Said target exploded like a flurry of fireworks.
"Wondrous noise!" exclaimed Thunder.
"See, brother? There's no harm in our fun!" replied Lightning.
"And there is so much fun to be had." The old man said which caused the two brothers to look at each other with matching grins.
They then proceeded to destroy the targets in a montage-like manner.
When there were no more targets left Lightning said "More targets old one."
"Yes, please. Give us more." Thunder added.
"That won't be necessary. It was quite enough."
The response confused the two, before the old man picked a small talisman out of his robes, and threw it to the skies.
Then bolts of lightning shot the still burning targets which caused a beam of light to link each target from one to another.
The old man then held his staff up and shouted "RISE!"
And, as if on command, a large fire monster rose from the ground.
Said hulking fire giant then stood up and reeled its face to the old man:
"Burn, Fire! BURN IT ALL!"
The beast then turned towards the city, but before it could start walking it was temporarily stopped by Jusen and the Teen Titans who were standing in its way. Although Rachel had picked up Naruto and took him back to the castle sometime before they found where thunder and lightning where.
"Hey, you big piece of charcoal!" shouted Jusen. "The lighters aren't to burn yourself!"
The giant simply swiped his arm, incinerating everything in its path.
The Titans jumped down into brief safety, securing themselves for a moment.
The beast continued to ignore the Titans and began making its way towards the city.
Seeing what had happened the old man said "Good, very good."
"What have we done?" Thunder asked guiltily as the fire monster continued to lumber towards the town before Raven began to move trees out of the way.
"Flames can't spread if there is nothing to burn," she said, before chanting her spell:
"Azarath Metrion ZINTHOS!"
Causing more tress to be ripped off the ground, as the burning giant continued his path.
"Good idea, Raven!" exclaimed Robin, "Beastboy! Starfire! Help her out!"
Beastboy turned into an ox, and rammed into several trees, making them fall, while Starfire threw several bolts of energy, with the same result as the shape shifter.
However, Cyborg jumped and punched the ground, making a giant cloud of dust and debris cover the flaming giant.
After a few moments, the green Titan asked: "Is he out?"
The flame monster flared up again and blasted a fire wave towards the heroes.
"HOLY-!" shouted Jusen, before grabbing Beastboy and Robin, jumping out of the way. Cyborg leaped away from the fire, while Starfire and Raven simply dodged it in the air.
"Did you have to ask, idiot?" deadpanned the white-haired boy, before he looked at the old man.
He glanced at Robin, who did the same, before nodding.
(Meanwhile)
The old man grinned:
"Well, young masters? Are you going to let them ruin your fun? They have no right doing so!"
"Yes! We must fight!" Lightning agreed.
"But Brother-" "Do not annoy me with your foolish concerns, come!"
Thunder reluctantly followed lightning as he rocketed into battle.
As soon as they were gone the old man smirked and turned to laugh.
"HYAH"
Only to be interrupted by Robin.
The old man's scepter flew off his hand with a precise kick.
As Robin landed, he was surprised seeing the scepter flying towards the old man, as if with free will.
"Robin! We meet at last..."
"Who are you?"
"No one... HAAAAAAAAAH!"
With that he rushed towards the Titan, who ran towards him in response.
"HYAAAAAH!"
Meanwhile
"Azarath Metrion ZINTHOS!"
Raven's spell shot towards the flame giant, which dissipated the fire a few moments, before it lit up again.
It then released a blast of fire that knocked down Raven and Cyborg.
Starfire landed in order to help them up, but before she could they were all blasted back by a burst of lightning.
Lightning had landed and made his way to the three while Thunder held his charge ready as he stood in front of Beastboy.
As the shape shifter and the electric wielder stared at each other, a mental confrontation was happening between them.
(Mindscape)
The silhouettes of a tiger and an armored warrior could be seen.
"Stand aside, green one. I do not wish to harm you."
"And let you ruin homes and people's lives?"
"The old one said that my brother and I are unique, gifted."
"Being gifted doesn't mean you're better, just different! It's how you use your gift that counts!"
Thunder paused before looking at the shape-shifter in acknowledgement. He knew what he needed to do.
(Back in the real world.)
Lightning had walked over to the downed Starfire and said "Your power has its limits, but mine has none." as he charged another attack.
This was suddenly interrupted when a blue bolt hit him in the side.
"ARGH!"
At that moment, Thunder surged through some of the burnt trees.
Lightning was surprised and furious as he stood up.
"You betrayed me?!" he accused.
"We have done wrong, my brother. We must stop."
This only angered the blonde even more:
"No one commands Lightning, not even Thunder!"
An electric burst was shot from his hands, into his brother's direction, which hit and sent Thunder flying.
(Meanwhile, at Robin and the old man's location)
Robin was having a hard time dodging and blocking all of the old man's attacks, until he got his back against a tree.
The old man raised his scepter, ready to deal the final blow, when:
"SLAAAM DUUUUNK!"
*Ka-BOOOOM!*
The smoke covered the entire area for a few moments, forcing the old man to leap backwards into safety.
As the smoke cleared up, an all too familiar white-haired boy wearing a blue sleeveless shirt and black jeans was standing in front of the masked Titan holding an ancient looking katana with a silver blade marked with crimson kanji.
"I should have joined the party sooner... Robin, you okay?"
"I'm alright." Robin said as he stood back up "He had me on the ropes though."
Jusen nodded.
"Then we know what to do."
The old man approached again:
"I must confess, I'm surprised in seeing anyone else here. And that sword... Tell me, who are you?"
Jusen just grinned and flicked his nose.
"Heh, no one..."
Suddenly, he lifted his arm, making the old man widen his eyes, as he narrowly dodged a heel drop from Robin.
"So that's how you want to do this, hmm? Very well..." the old man said.
"Bring it on." Robin said entering another stance, prompting Jusen to enter one as well.
"As you wish..." replied the old man, entering his own stance as well.
A single unburned leaf's descent and landing, and it began.
(Insert Kid Icarus: Uprising OST - Dark Pit's Theme)
The old man rushed towards Jusen, and swung his scepter into his side, to which the white-haired boy blocked with his blade before spinning in the opposite direction, aiming at his torso.
Jusen's attack was easily countered with a spinning kick to the head, yet responded to when Jusen buried his blade in the ground, and made a handstand on the grip, blocking the old man's leg with his own.
Robin attacked from behind, a haymaker directed to the old man's torso, and yet the old man sensed him, and parried his fist with his scepter, forcing him to DO A BARREL ROLL to the left, when he took a sweep kick to his right leg.
The old man had no choice but to let Jusen escape before he leaped backwards.
"Impressive, you two have quite the potential." The old man said before righting himself.
"Eh, we do what we do: Kick ass, take names and eat cake." replied Jusen, before he pulled something out of his pocket.
It was ... a pastel de Belem.
He happily started to munch it, not caring much for the situation.
"Indeed." The old man replied before looking upwards to see that it began to rain.
"It seems that my plan is going to fail. I must be going now, but don't worry you two, we will meet again." he said before disappearing in a puff of smoke.
After a few moments, Robin sighed when he felt the rain drops landing on his nose.
"Looks like he escaped." he said.
"Well, at least the overgrown torch problem's solved now." He replied, before taking another pastry.
"Here, take this one."
Robin looked at him and shrugged, before taking a bite. His eyes widened slightly.
"Wow... This is good!"
Taking another bite the boy wonder asked "Where did you get these?"
"Palutena and Viridi made these for me, as a memory of my home..." said Jusen, a sad smile reaching his lips.
Robin nodded and gave Jusen a small pat on the back.
"Come on, It looks like the others are just about finished." he said motioning towards the others who were talking to Thunder and lightning.
The white-haired boy nodded, and they walked up to them.
"I am sorry for all the trouble we have caused." Thunder bowed in apology.
Lightning was frowning, until he was nudged in the back by his brother.
"Fine... I am... also sorry..." The blonde mimicked his actions.
"Don't thank me, thank my teacher." Beastboy said motioning towards Starfire.
The tamaranian approached the electric duo, causing them to bow once more.
Starfire bowed to them as well:
"And thank you for helping us defeat the flame monster."
Robin and Jusen approached, which made Lightning turn into the white-haired boy's direction, and bow yet again.
"I am very sorry for trying to hurt your son, white one."
Jusen just smiled, also bowing.
"There was no harm done, Lightning, and that is in the past."
He brought up his hand, and the electric user shook it, a small smile etched on his face.
(Scene Change: Hillside)
After the elemental duo had left the group looked over the town they saved. Robin, who had looked over the ground where he fought the old man, handed a stylized S, similar to the one they found before when the fought the hive, to Cyborg.
The half-machine asked:
"So, Slade is back to destroy the city... The question is: Why?"
"I don't know why, but I will find out. He won't get away with this." Robin replied.
"That reminds me." Jusen joined them. "What did he exactly mean with the whole "You have potential" thingy?"
"If it's all the same, I'd rather catch him before we find out." Robin said crossing his arms for a moment.
"At any rate you really helped out back there." Robin added as he turned to Jusen and uncrossed his arms.
"Don't make such a big deal of that." the white haired boy smiled sheepishly. "I just did what I could."
"Don't sell yourself short man, you were pretty cool." Cyborg said.
"Yeah. I mean, did you even see the moves you pulled off." Beast boy added.
Jusen just scratched the back of his head nervously, while blushing from the praise.
"Well, I'm sure anybody could do that, if they wanted. I mean, you too would have helped Robin if you were there. I just did what anyone would do."
"Being humble is fine, but not many can fight on Robin's level. The fact that you did shows how much time you put into training." Raven said in approving monotone, Starfire nodding behind her.
"... Thanks." Jusen replied, a smile on his lips as he was still blushing.
"Jusen, how would you like to be a titan?" Robin asked making the other titans wait for Jusen's response.
The question shocked the white-haired boy.
Eyes wide, he looked at the Titans, staring back at him expectantly.
"Well, I would like it, but..."
"But what?" Beast boy asked.
"Wouldn't I be a liability to the team?"
"What do you mean?" Cyborg asked.
"Well, you all fight as a team, I think I would throw that out the window joining the crew." Jusen explained his reason.
"Well that's what you think. But in actuality we fight on our own and help each-other when we need to." Raven explained.
"Oh!" exclaimed Jusen, before he closed his eyes, thinking.
After two or so minutes, he opened them again, a smile plastered on his lips:
"Count me in!"
"Come on, we'll get you a communicator at the base." Robin said as he led the way back to Titans Tower.
(Chapter End)
Well we've reached the end of this chapter.
Whew! That was something!
And now Jusen is a part of the Titans.
And that means intense action coming up next chapter!
So until then enjoy what you have read.
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