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Obscure Thrills
Firefly cackled insanely, diving between the skyscrapers of Gotham City,New Jersey. His jetpack enabled him flight, and he wielded an M-2 Flamethrower,which he used in his crimes as a thrill seeking arsonist.
Around him,Roxanne Sutton,also known as Roxy Rocket, rode her trademark rocket, and dived beside him. Diving right in front of a train, then between two automobiles,her thrill seeking nature was almost satisfied. However,it would always hunger for more.
Below,Orca, a scientist who experimented on herself and gained the characteristics of an orca, was robbing stores below. She was accompanied by the Shark,a tiger shark that mutated due to unstable nuclear waste,and ran afoul of Green Lantern and Batman.
Former Joker henchmen Punch and Judy used their clown technology to rob many banks,and simply create chaos as well. Mr. Zsasz, a serial killer who made a tally on his body with his knife for every person he killed, eagerly rampaged, adding fourteen more tallies to his body by the end of the day.
Killer Moth had mutated in a horrific monster after his encounters with the Teen Titans,and called himself Charaxes. His acidic spit tore through the pavements of Gotham.
Chaos like this was abundant now,after a mysterious force broke free almost every villain in Gotham. Penguin,Deadshot,KGBeast,Hush,Mad Hatter,Anarky,Clock King,and Plastique had mysteriously vanished,although rumors had it that Lex Luthor had villains recruiting for the Legion of Doom in Gotham.
The Batwing flew through the air,hitting foes with missiles and batarangs. Sportsmaster from below hurled a fastball at Batman,although the sports-loving villain really had a bomb in the baseball. The Batwing's right wing came off,and the jet descended. Batman ejected,frowning. Who could have released all of these villains?
Landing,he immediately noticed Electrocutioner,Captain Stingaree,and Kite Man. Electrocutioner charged forward,the brute landing a punch. The punch released an electric charge,forcing Batman to stumble.
I'm getting older,he thought to himself. Kicking Electrocutioner's hip,he distracted the villain. Chopping his neck,he forced the brute to gag. Finally, Batman did a roundhouse kick,taking him down.
"Watchtower to Batman,"Mr. Terrific's voice came on.
"A little busy right now,"Batman said, using his extendable glider to catch up with Kite Man.
"Do you want reinforcements?"Terrific asked.
"It would be helpful,"Batman reluctantly answered,dodging a kite bomb from the villain he was pursuing.
"Understood. Red Tornado, Aquaman,Plastic Man,Green Arrow,and a new member named Blue Beetle are on their way,"Terrific said.
Batman didn't like asking for JLU assistance,because if superheroes appeared in his cities,villains would surely follow. Therefore,he kept a low appearance,Robin and Batgirl did the same.
Batman descended,arriving next to Green Arrow,who took down Captain Stingaree with his signature arrow. The boxing glove arrow. It was a little corny,he had to admit,but it got the job done. He described it as 'punching someone from fifty feet'
"What's the situation?"Ollie asked, firing an explosive arrow which impacted near Orca,who was brawling with Aquaman.
"Almost sixty supervillains were freed from Stonegate Penitentiary and Arkham Asylum. Me,Robin,and Batgirl were trying to contain them,"Batman stated, firing his grappling hook,which grabbed onto Roxy Rocket's rocket.
"Why hello,Batman! Here for some Roxy time?"she asked, in a ferocious tone.
"Sorry,"he said brusquely,handcuffing her. Jumping off,he was caught in a trampoline made by the rookie Blue Beetle. Jaime Reyes had discovered an alien scarab that gave him the ability to produce almost any brand of technology. He was basically a living Swiss army knife,only with even more options.
Jaime dropped them off by the police station. The SCU had arrived from Metropolis.
"You with the League?"Maggie Sawyer asked, firing her gun at an escaped human prisoner,hitting him in the leg. Two police officers captured him in two arm-clamps.
"Yeah. New recruit,"Blue Beetle answered.
"What can you do?"Maggie asked, firing at the Planet Master. However,he switched to the speed of Mercury,and dodged the bullets. He rushed Maggie,but a shot from Blue Beetle's energy cannons knocked him backwards. However, the strength of Jupiter enabled him to grasp the ground,regaining his composure.
"I'm basically the Swiss Army Knife of superheroes,"Jaime replied.
"Anyone with you?"Maggie asked.
"Batman,with his sidekicks. Green Arrow,Red Tornado,Aquaman,and Plastic Man,"he responded.
"OK. And they sent you with them?"Maggie shook her head. The SCU followed. They took down thirty three of the escaped costumed criminals,and forty-two of the regular criminals.
Red Tornado blasted Kite Man out of the sky,taking him down. Planet Master had chosen a challenge,and had attacked Green Arrow and Aquaman,who had taken down Shark and Orca.
The Emerald Archer and the King of Atlantis combined their assaults. Aquaman's hook failed to pierce Planet Master,as the speed of Mercury helped him dodge it. He then used the winds of Neptune to trap the duo against the wall.
"Not good,fish face,"Green Arrow grunted,as he hoped the window behind him wouldn't break.
Thankfully, the winds started turning against Planet Master, sending the rogue sprawling. Red Tornado descended from the sky.
"Thanks,Tornado,"Arrow panted, as he got up from the ground.
"Planet Master is arguably the strongest of Gotham's villains. He's a mutant who can harness the powers of the planets,"Maggie Sawyer explained,walking up with the Special Crimes Unit following her.
"Makes sense,"Plastic Man said, with Abbatoir,Punch and Judy,and King Tut all in a bag extending from his back. Atomic Man fired an optical blast at him from behind,but a hole opened in the elastic hero's body,so it passed right through him. Plastic Man slapped Atomic Man,taking him down.
"Hey,what's with the light show by the astronomer on steroids?"Green Arrow asked,pointing an electrifying arrow at Planet Master.
Suddenly,Planet Master jetted off,his body lighting up like a comet. Going as fast as one himself, he was not surprised at all to find his body being teleported to Latveria. He was one of the villains Luthor was recruiting.
"Well,that sucks,"Jaime said, with Egghead,Ten Eyed Man,and Firefly in his claws. The SCU worked fast to get them in restraints. However,Firefly disappeared, as did Electrocutioner,Charaxes,and Zsasz.
"Dammit,"Green Arrow hissed.
"Thanks for the help,"Batman said bluntly. Robin and Batgirl stood behind him.
"No problem,Bats. Hey,we sure were Brave and the Bold back there!"Plastic Man said, maintaining a strong, heroic form,with fists on his hips,and an oversized chin,as well as a hairstyle similar to Superman.
"Can it with the cheesy lines,stretch,"Green Arrow snorted. "Watchtower,beam us up,"
WATCHTOWER LOUNGE ROOM
In the Watchtower lounge room,there was a table with a Rock 'Em Sock 'Em robots game, as well as arcade games featuring PacMan,Mario Bros,and Donkey Kong,etc. Four plasma screen televisions, plus fourteen of the newest computers, and a shelf filled with the newest laptops.
Four pool tables, two air hockey games,and two soda machines,for Coke and Pepsi respectively. Ben Tennyson,Gwen Tennyson,and Kevin Levin were sitting with Victor Stone aka Cyborg and Karen Beecher aka Bumblebee at a hovering table, which could be adjusted. During the Prank Wars,Flash had sent many heroes careening all around the Watchtower with the help of Ted Kord,an inventor who helped out the League sometimes.
"So, then Control Freak says 'I will destroy you all!'. And I say 'How about you destroy your B.O.?"Cyborg snickered,getting laughs from all five around him.
"Ben Tennyson,please report to the Monitor Womb immediately,"Martian Manhunter's voice came on the intercom.
Reverting to Jetray,Ben flew to the meeting room,which was referred to as the Monitor Womb.
"Sup,J'onn. What's the mission?,"Ben asked.
"Two of the X-Men were kidnapped by Sentinels. We're worried they may be experimented on for their biological nature,"J'onn explained.
"But they're mutants. Don't they all share the X-Gene?"Ben wondered.
"Not Rex and Circe. They are amnesiac superhumans who's powers come from nanites in their bloodstream. They are products of Cadmus Labs. They likely wish to reclaim old experiments,"J'onn stated.
"They took Galatea's body,the Ultimen,and even Volcana. A villain named Mr. Twister was released in the prison break of Gotham earlier today, and he was another of their creations. X-23 of the X-Men was also taken,even though she was made by Hydra,"
"So,you want me to go solo?"Ben asked incredulously. "Against all those guys? Sorry,but I can't do that,even with master control,"
"You'll have help. Titans Boston will be assisting you, and I have a reservist named Danny Phantom helping you,"J'onn answered plainly. "Now,I have to send backup to Fire,Vibe,and Bivalvan in Denver,Colorado,"
Ben and Danny arrived in Boston. The four members of Titans Boston emerged.
Cody Driscoll, codename Risk. His senses,speed,and strength were six times as strong as a regular human's. He also knew martial arts,due to personal training with Nightwing,who sometimes helped out the new Titan recruits.
Deborah Morgna,codename Sun Girl. She could harness the power of the sun,and project it into fire and heat. Her flames had been able to make Superman wince in a training fight between Superman and Titans Boston.
Malcolm Duncan, also known as Herald. His Horn of Gabriel enabled him to open interdimensional portals, and project sonic blasts. He also had martial arts knowledge from his training with Shazam,who had created the Horn of Gabriel.
Rosabelle Mendez, also known as Pantha. She was the product of Cadmus Labs, and they had been attacked by Sentinels. Fortunately, the team had fended them off. She had human/panther physiology,enabling her with the panther's capabilities.
"So,you guys are Titans Boston,"Ben said.
"Yeah,we are,"Herald said,outstretching his right hand. Ben shook it,pleased to meet fellow teenage heroes.
"So,we gotta go to Cadmus Labs. They officially disbanded after the Apokoliptan invasion,but they reformed secretly. They kidnapped some metahumans, and we have to save them,"Ben explained.
"I know those bastards. They turned me into this,"Pantha hissed, pointing at her furry skin and her tail.
"Don't worry,Rosa. We'll show them what happens when you mess with the Titans,"Sun Girl said,a flame lighting in her hand.
CADMUS LABS
"Alright. Herald,Risk,you're with me. Danny,you take Sun Girl and Pantha. Danny's team will distract Cadmus,while we find the detainment areas, and free whoever is being held captive,"Ben instructed.
"Alright,let's go,"Cody Driscoll said,eager for combat.
Danny took to the sky,blasting down ectoplasmic bursts,causing many explosions. A heavy punch from below sent him flying.
Three Galatea clones burst at him. Danny smirked,and multiplied to three clones himself. His two duplicates attacked Galatea.
Danny 1 decked Galatea in the face,but a burst of heat vision sent him sprawling backwards. Danny 1 recovered,and unleashed several ectoplasmic bursts. Galatea dodged them all,and dived forward. The half ghost turned intangible, and sent her flying into the carbonadium wall,knocking her out.
The other Danny's defeated Galatea with a combo of ice powers and ghost rays,as Danny called his ectoplasmic bursts. The three Galatea's awoke from their trance.
"Ugh,what happened?"one of them asked.
"You were mind controlled,"Sun Girl explained. She had been taken down by a Galatea clone,as was Pantha
"All right. No one messes with the Stepford Cuckoos,"the first one growled.
"So what can you guys do?"Danny asked.
"We're clones of the original Galatea. Only we have massive telepathic abilities on a widespread scale,rivaling Charles Xavier or the Martian,"the second one explained.
"By the way,I'm Irma,this is Phoebe,and Celeste,"the third one,Celeste explained.
"OK,guys,let's go!"Danny ordered,his lower body becoming an ectoplasmic tail. He took to the sky. Sun Girl and Pantha used anti-gravity devices invented by Cyborg to fly with Danny and the Cuckoos.
Ben,Herald,and Risk engaged in combat with the Ultimen,a team of super-beings created by Cadmus Labs a year and a half ago to engage the League in warfare. Long Shadow,one of their members,had left them for the League. Unfortunately,his cellular degeneration left him dying with two months to live. Thankfully,Doctor Fate and Doctor Strange managed to temporarily save his life with the aid of magic. He would live for thirty more years until death.
"OCTOSTRIKE!"Ben shouted,morphing into a Chimera Sui Genesis. He had scanned the form of Vilgax six years ago on his summer vacation. He could morph into Vilgax,as well as many of his allies and enemies he had encountered.
Wind Dragon blasted down at Ben with a wind burst. Octostrike clapped his hands, creating a shockwave. Wind Dragon was knocked down off his wind gust, and crashed into Juice, who was engaging Herald.
Risk attacked Shifter,who turned into a cheetah. Downpour assisted, turning into a water being. Downpour lashed out with water whips, while the cheetah slashed at Risk. Risk kicked Shifter in the face,sending her sprawling,making her revert to human form.
Downpour growled in anger. Suddenly, she felt herself be controlled by an unknown source. She soon found out. Ben,in the form of Water Hazard was controlling her. She reverted back to Downpour and surrendered.
"So,the Ultimen,huh? Wonder who the others ran into,"Risk mused. However,before they could talk to any of the Ultimen,their bodies started to disintegrate, leaving charred skeletons and remnants of spandex costumes.
"My god,"Herald gasped.
"Come on. We gotta find Rex,Circe,and the villains,"Ben said. Herald used the Horn of Gabriel to transport the trio to the location of the other team.
After explaining the deaths of the Ultimen and the arrival of the Stepford Cuckoos,the team set off. They arrived at the detainment areas, but six enormous brutes soon met them. Growling like wild berserkers,they charged at the teenage heroes.
The Cuckoos took three brutes in combat,while Ben morphed into Fourarms and charged at one,despite being shorter by three feet. Danny engaged another,while Titans Boston engaged another.
Phoebe brawled with a brute,outmatching it in pure strength and speed. Also,telepathic assault severely limited the brute's fighting style. Celeste and Irma used the same route to the defeat their brutes.
Ben decided Fourarms wasn't the best to challenge his brute and morphed into Armodrillo. The Talpaedan form charged. Being punched by one of Armodrillo's species was like being punched a hundred times. When Ben punched the brute, his fist pounded into it like a jackhammer,creating the feeling of a hundred punches.
Danny used ghost rays to blind his foe,then dove down, and used superhuman strength to send his brute backwards,right into an electric cell wall,shocking it to death. Unlike the others before him,he used strategy to defeat his opponent.
Herald created a portal to the Sun with his Horn of Gabriel. It emitted heated flames, incinerating the brutish berserker. Sun Girl was also powered up by the onslaught.
Ben morphed into Ampfibian and unlocked all of the cells.
"Why thank you. I'm sure the Legion of Doom was getting worried,"Volcana cackled. Mr. Twister had no idea where to go,but he knew he shouldn't go with the heroes. He had encountered the Titans many times before. He followed Volcana to Latveria.
"Thanks,guys. Sorry about the whole thing you guys had to go through to save us,"Rex apologized. Circe nodded her head in agreement.
"S'ok. Hey,who are the guys over there?"Ben asked,gesturing to a variety of freakish monsters.
"Those are EVO's. Four years ago,Cadmus was experimenting with prototype nanites. They created all of us. Meet Sqwydd,Cricket,Tuck,Breach,Skalamander,Quarry,No Face,and Biowulf,all EVO's like me and Circe,"Rex said,widening his arms to show his fellow EVO's.
"Experimentation on humans. Might be enough to shut Cadmus down,"Ben said.
"But,it's great to meet you guys. Anyone here want to join the Titans or the Justice League?"Herald asked.
Sqwydd,Cricket,and Tuck all agreed to join the Titans. Skalamander and No Face simply walked away. Biowulf,No Face,and Breach decided to join the JLU.
WATCHTOWER
"Daddy!"the Stepford Cuckoos squealed,hugging Superman.
"Someone want to give me an explanation?"Superman groaned.