Part 24: Ambush
"CLOCK OVER!" was exclaimed by the SB-Watch before Shadowcobra slowed down to normal.
Shadowcobra was done with the monster and was ready to leave the Mirror Dimension, when suddenly his trusty 6th sense warned him of an impending attack. He turned his head to the side in tine to see a missile rocketing towards him. With his amazing reflexes, he jumped out of the way before the missile struck him. The tree behind him, however, wasn't so lucky, as it exploded from the missiles impact and combusted, sending flaming wooden splinters flying. Shadow rolled on the ground and got on one knee. Who had shot him? With a hiss, he got back to his feet and got out his scepter.
He looked straight ahead and focused his eyes from behind his visor. The dust cloud and smoke cleared away to reveal who had shot him. The shooter was clad in silver and green armor, nearly robotic in design. He was holding a very large rocket/missile launcher that had to be at least 10 feet in length. The shooter was at least 6 feet tall. He was male, based on his armor's design and had a pair of fold horns on his helmet. Around his waist was a belt similar to Shadowcobra's. It held a green crystal orb that held the power of Taurus within. Attached to the right side of his belt was a sub-machine gun.
"Remember me, snake boy?" the green clad Zodiac Knight asked, aiming his launcher.
"I could never forget the face of the person I dropped in the water," Shadow replied with a hint of humor in his voice. Beast Boy must be rubbing off on him. How could he forget about ARMS?
ARMS, enraged, opened fire. Shadow created a shadow shield and blocked the shot the best he could. The missile exploded and shattered his shield, throwing him into a wall and causing it to break. He then got up, drew a card and slid it into his scepter. "Sword Vent!" His Snake Coil Saber appeared in his hand. He activated another card, "Nasty Vent!" Genosnaker appeared and spat out its venom and acid at ARMS. ARMS held up his launcher and the corrosive substance hit it, melting it in the processed. Unarmed, he then drew his gun and shot at Shadow. The Snake Knight used the yellow blade of his spiral sword to deflect the bullets as he ran towards ARMS. He ran fast and was now close enough to ARMS to engage in melee combat. ARMS attempted a punch to his face, but Shadow leaned back and avoided the swing. He went back to position and stabbed the tip of his sword into ARMS' chestplate. ARMS staggered back and kicked out his leg. Shadow blocked it with his arm and then trapped it with his hands before giving a twist, causing ARMS to fall flat on his face. Shadow then swung down his blade.
"Guard Vent!" A shield materialized and ARMS turned around to catch it and block Shadow's sword swing. Caught by surprise, Shadow almost didn't avoid the leg sweep under him. He jumped up and landed a few feet away before ARMS flipped back to his own feet. ARMS shot at Shadow repeatedly with his SMG. Shadow, even though he didn't like it, had to make an evasive retreat, using the sword to deflect the bullets. He ran deeper into the forest, ARMS, following close behind.
Shadow then dropped his sword and drew out a new card. He slid it into his scepter. "Add Vent!" With a grunt and a roar, Metalceros was summoned and charged towards ARMS and rammed into him, smashing ARMS against a tree. ARMS was pinned against the tree, but still had his arms free. He slammed his fists onto the monster's head repeatedly to make it let him go and, with a grunt, kicked Metalceros away with all his might. ARMS slowly drew out a card slid it into his gun.
"Add Vent!" Gigataurus appeared and aimed its cannon, shooting Metalceros away. The rhino monster roared and went to engage battle with the robotic minotaur, who obliged. The two monsters wrestled. ARMS cracked his neck and went to chase after Shadow. He activated another card, "Shoot Vent!" The two shoulder mounted cannons, the Giga Cannons, appeared and he fired. Shadow barely avoided the shots of energy that came at him. ARMS followed after him, shooting and blasting as he went. Some more trees were hit as well as some boulders, which blew up into when the blasts hit.
Shadow, using his invisibility, caught ARMS off guard and slammed him in the back using the Metal Strike Horn mounted on his right arm. ARMS turned and swung his fist, but Shadow caught it in his left hand. ARMS then fired with his cannons, throwing Shadow into a large stone wall. Shadow looked up and raised up his hand, firing a shadow blast. ARMS barely dodged and the blast hit his cannons, destroying them. ARMS ran at Shadow and drew his gun. He aimed his gun at Shadow's face, but Shadow slammed the weapon away with his own.
"Unarmed, ARMS?" there was a pun there and Shadow knew it. He laughed to himself as he crushed ARMS' hand in his. ARMS, however, was not entirely defenseless. ARMS kicked Shadow as hard as he could and the Snake Knight was thrown into several large rocks with a loud smash. He hissed in pain. He swore a bone had been broken or something; or at least sprained.
ARMS retrieved his gun and drew a card before sliding it into his weapon. "Trap Vent!" A greenish force field bubble erected itself around Shadow, trapping him. He was unable to phase through. This was ARMS' Force Bubble Trap Vent.
"This isn't good," Shadow muttered.
"No, it isn't," ARMS responded, drawing his card. It was his Final Vent. Shadow saw this and drew out his own card. ARMS slid the card into his card reader and Shadow did the same.
"Final Vent!"
Gigataurus rose up in front of ARMS and the green Knight of Taurus placed the barrel of his gun into the back of his monster, he pulled the trigger. He was about to execute his 'End of the World' Final Vent.
"Medusa Vent!"
However, nothing happened as Gigatuarus was paralyzed and was as stiff as stone due to the effects of Shadow's Medusa Vent card. ARMS was bewildered and shocked, "What? What's going on? Why isn't this working? Damn it!" He kicked the back of his monster's legs in frustration, totally ignoring Shadow.
Shadow then drew another card and slid it into his staff. "Confine Vent!" He was now free of the force field bubble as the Confine Vent card had cancelled it out for him. He drew his Final Vent and activated it. "Final Vent!" Stingdiver flew in and Shadow jumped aboard the stingray, riding it like a flying surfboard or to be more precise a hover-board.
"STINGRAY SURF!" Shadow and Stingdiver rammed hard, right into ARMS. But the mercenary held up his shield to defend himself. He was thrown into a few bushes. Shadow jumped off Stingdiver and landed on his feet. ARMS staggered to his feet.
"Not done yet, I see," Shadow hissed. ARMS, with a yell of rage, aimed his gun and fired at Shadow. Shadow, however, went intangible, allowing the bullets to fly harmlessly through him. He drew a card and slid it into his scepter. "Final Vent!"
Genosnaker slithered into the scene as Shadow ran towards ARMS. The giant king cobra hissed as it slithered after its Knight. Shadow then leapt up and did a back flip before Genosnaker catapulted him towards his target in a stream of venom and acid. Shadow kicked his legs wildly, "GENOCIDE CRASH!" The kicks smashed into ARMS at an incredible force, pushing him back. Each kick felt like a burning shot from a gun but intensified. The final smash of Shadow's legs slammed ARMS out of the Mirror Dimension.
ARMS was violently thrown out of the Mirror Dimension and rolled down a hill, his armor shattering off and disappearing. When he rolled to a stop, Ichijyo appeared in front of him, wearing a cocky smirk. Ichijyo dusted off his clothes.
"Looks like I win," Ichijyo said proudly. Grant got up and threw a punch at Ichijyo. However, his fist never connected. Why?
"I knew I'd find you!" Kat hissed. She was tugging Grant by the ear, "Let's go!"
"Kat! Ouch! Hey! I was only! Ouch! Stop pulling my ear!" Grant yelped as he was being dragged by the Cat Knight by the ear.
Kat looked over her shoulder and said to Ichijyo, "I'm sorry about Grant. He's still obsessed about beating you since you threw him into the water. I'll try to keep this moron out of your hair and on a leash."
Ichijyo was confused, "Thanks…I think…" He then decided to return to the campsite. Tim and the others needed to hear about this.
Grant shouted at Kat angrily, "What was that about? I almost had him!"
"It didn't look like it from where I was standing," Kat retorted, not looking back at him. Her back was facing him as they made their way back to their campsite. Kat's steps were a bit wobbly as she staggered while walking, looking ready to trip and fall, and she looked like she was limping. Grant noticed this.
"Are you okay?" he asked. She hissed at him.
"I'm fine!" Of course, she wasn't fine. Once again, Draco had defeated her. He even dishonored her by rescuing her and taking her out of the Mirror Dimension before she died due to vaporization. Even though she was thankful to be alive, she would rather prefer going down fighting. It was the honorable thing to do. She winced a bit, holding her stomach. That stun shot had hurt. Pain at least reminded her that she was still alive and in this case it was a good thing. She had a few cuts and bruises and her skin was a little singed from Pluto's lightning shock. Grant did not question her. He did offer to help, but she insisted she was fine, snapping at him as she did. He just let her be, rolling his eyes.
"Mama!" Cathy called out as she ran towards Kat. Despite her pain, Kat grabbed the little mutant girl and hugged her, carrying her in her arms. Cathy's tail was wrapped around Kat's waist. Grant smiled. Despite her rough edges, Kat could be a nice and loving person…but only to a certain select few and that circle was very small. Then Kat realized if she did die, she would be leaving Rose and Cathy. That thought her hurt more than any wound or injury.
"You're back," Rose said as she stood up. When Kat got closer to the light of the fire, Rose gasped. "Kat, you're hurt!"
Kat snickered, but even that hurt, and assured Rose, "I'm fine. These wounds are just superficial." However, Kat's shaky stance proved otherwise. Rose took Cathy from Kat and put her down.
"You should sit down and rest," Rose said to her. Kat complied as she never could say no to Rose. Rose checked Kat and found bruises on Kat's body. There were also some cuts and singed skin. "We better get those cleaned before they get infected.
"Okay…" Kat sighed.
((By the way, what happened?)) Joey asked.
"We…got or butts kicked," Grant admitted. His eyes narrowed with hatred as he remembered the snake's cocky grin. He punched his open palm.
"The Titans are becoming too strong now," Kat said as she winced while Rose applied some antiseptic on her wounds. "We have to take them out before they can get any stronger."
"How mama?" Cathy asked as she handed Kat a bottle of water. Kat ruffled her daughter's hair and took a swig of water.
"We wait till tonight," Kat grinned evilly, "And strike!" she pounded her fist on her knee and winced in pain. "Itai…"
"But only after you get better," Rose said to her.
"Yes dear."
Grant snickered, making a 'ker-whish' sound while waving his hand, "Whipped." Kat glared at him dangerously. He gulped. "Uh…" Joey chuckled silently as he prepared dinner after sending a report to Slade via e-mail.
Cathy's POV:
I was scared when Mama was fighting the bad person. They fought so fierce…much more angry and want-hurt then when Mama fights with Uncle Joey and Uncle Grant and Aunty Rose. Mama fought with the mean person even fiercer than she did with Papa Slade's metal human-thingies, but the mean person didn't fly apart and shatter like they do when Mama fights them.
The mean person hurt Mama. I know coz when I was happy hugging Mama, she wriggled around me kinda funny like she does after she fights a lot of Papa Slade's metal human-thingies all at once. She told me not to squeeze her too tight after fights like that, but sometimes I forget and squeeze her anyway. Then she wriggles around and uses a funny kinda pained voice to tell me to stop squeezing.
She didn't talk when I was hugging her that time, so I didn't hear her pain-voice. But when she wriggled, I remembered to stop squeezing so hard and she stopped wriggling so it was ok.
Anyway, when Aunty Rosie was taking care of Mama, I saw the same purpley patches on Mama's skin that only happen when she fights and gets hurt. So I know the mean person was hurting Mama.
When I grow up, I'm gonna help Mama and hurt the mean person back. That'll teach him to hurt my Mama. Mama was nice to me and brought me to this place with Auntie Rose and Uncle Joey and Uncle Grant though Mama usually fights a lot with Uncle Grant and calls him a lot of other names.
But they were all real nice to me and even Papa Slade was nice. At first I thought he was a little scary but Mama likes him and he never yells at me or says any nasty things. So I guess he's ok.
Mama says she and her friends are gonna go after the mean people later coz they're getting too strong or something like that. I hope she'll be ok. If the mean people hurt her and my aunty and uncles again, I'll really hurt them when I grow up.
I wish I could grow up right now so I can help Mama and all her friends. I'd fight so hard, the mean people would all die. WHAM! Just like that. Then they wouldn't hurt Mama and her friends anymore and Mama would be happy and proud of me.
Kat's POV:
Damn…Damn…DAMNIT!!!!
Damn my stupid brother and that blasted conscience of his!! I can't believe I lost to him!! I can't believe he beat me!!! Grrrrr….I oughtta have torn him apart at birth.
Curse that idiot for a moralistic fool of a weakling! He should have just left me in the Mirror Dimension to die. What'll it take to get the message across to him?! I'm trying to kill him for Kami sake! Or at least seriously injure and/or maim him to the point of insensibility. Is he masochistic or something? He's just begging for punishment by allowing me to live.
Not that I want to die though. Not with Rosie-chan and little Cathy-chan around. I've got a responsibility to that little furball and Rosie would probably kill me if I dared die on her.
But still, why does my stupid little brother have to be such an idealist? Wake up little bro! Twenty first century here, shining knights in armor rescuing damsels in distress are extinct, in case you never noticed.
I'll take great pleasure in crushing his ideals to dust. I'll beat him so bad, he'll wonder how he could even have thought of saving me. No, wait. I'll beat him, but before that, I'll kill his girlfriend. That'll wake him up. He'll fight all the harder later to avenge his sweetheart, and I'll take that much more satisfaction in beating him.
I think I'll go train now. Gotta be in good shape for when we crush the Titans later. All that stuff I stole for Slade-sama should give us an extra edge, and I'm pretty sure Slade-sama's upgraded his robots again so their numbers won't mean anything when we've got an entire army on our side. We'll whip 'em so bad, they'll be begging for mercy.
Not that we'll give it to them. And my own crap-cursed honor be damned, I am not gonna go easy on them just coz I owe my bro my life. Slade-sama says it's about time for me to get rid of the thing anyway. He was pretty disappointed in me when I listened to it and went and saved him from Raven's dad.
This time, I'll show no mercy, and this time, I'll show my brother who the better fighter really is!
Rose's POV:
I hope Kitty Kat is ok. She was pretty badly hurt by the Titans and though the wounds are nowhere near life-threatening and I know she heals really quickly, she must be suffering intense emotional pain right now.
Her brother beat her, and for her, that must be humiliating. Even worse, after he beat her, he saved her from death. Poor Kitty Kat's heart must feel like it's being marinated in salt right now.
Still, I'm glad he did save her. If he hadn't, and Kitty Kat had died…I'd have avenged her...
Unfortunately, saving her was almost as bad. She absolutely hates owing her enemies anything. Till she evens the score by saving her brother, or at least sparing his life, she'll be hell to live with. She'll get sulky and short-tempered, and she'll train like a maniac till her body collapses.
Knowing her, she probably won't even realize how grumpy she's getting and she'll reason that she's only training so she can beat her brother in our next battle with the Titans and not because she needs to vent.
I really hope she doesn't do herself too much damage. Maybe I'll go see if I can make her feel better later after she's finished abusing her body. Anyway, she'll need fresh bandages and if I know her at all, I know she'll "forget" to get them herself if she's left with a choice.
Grant's POV:
Damn snake! I'll enjoy wiping that smug smirk off his face. Right before I break it.
I've gotta get stronger. There's no way I'll lose to that fucking reptile next time. I'll blast him to kingdom come then get him reincarnated so I can blast him again. I'll fill his body with so much lead, he'll sink when I toss him into the ocean for shark bait. He'll be so full of holes folks'll think he's a fishing net!
I can't wait till we attack the Titans again. This time, I'll be ready. Father has probably upgraded his robots again, so they oughtta be at least a little help in the fight. At the very least, I can use their fuel cells for ammo if I run out.
I just hope that that crazy psycho bitch Kat doesn't destroy 'em all in practice before we even go up against the Titans.
Fat chance.
She got her butt kicked by that Draco guy that she hates so much. Something to do with sibling rivalry I guess. She's gonna be in a lousy mood for the next few days/weeks. I remember the last time she got that cranky; Father had to repair half the mansion after her rampage.
All I did was call her an insane psychopath after she almost stabbed me right through the heart during a training session. A fella's got a right to be upset about something like that, right? I mean, come on! She ripped apart something like a hundred or more of Father's robots, then tried to spear me coz as she said, I was "in the way".
I only survived coz I saw her coming and managed to dodge by a hairbreadth. Then, when I yelled at her, she went crazy and started tearing up the place while trying to seriously kill me!
And all coz I said one simple, well-justified remark.
Pah. Females. No telling what goes on in their heads and Kat is nuttier than most.
Think I might wanna stay out of her way a while. No telling what'll set her off. This is gonna be like living with a walking nuclear bomb that isn't part of my arsenal.
Normal POV:
"Who were those guys?" Craig asked Ryuki as they made their way back to the campsite.
"I'll explain later, Craig. Right now we should get back. Then, you can get your answers," Ryuki assured him.
"I better."
The two reached the campsite where Takada and Ichijyo had already just returned. Takada was still a little sore despite his invulnerability and Ichijyo was meditating. Tim, Vic and Gar had been waiting for them.
"Glad to see you two back," Tim said. "We were worried."
Ryuki and Craig sat down. Ichijyo cracked and eye opened and then opened both eyes. Now that they were all here, he could explain to Craig more about what being a Zodiac Knight really meant as well as the identity of their adversaries.
"Good, now I know you have questions Craig," Ichijyo said to the necroplasmic powered teen.
"You bet I do. I mean, who were those guys. They were Zodiac Knights, I know that, but why were they trying to kill us and how come I was starting to fizzle out in that Mirror Dimension?" Craig asked.
Ichijyo explained, "I shall answer your last question first. The reason you started to fizzle out, as you put it, in the Mirror Dimension was because of the atmosphere. The atmosphere of the Mirror Dimension is quite harmful to those who do not originate in that world and prolonged exposure would kill us via vaporization. The Zodiac Armor allows us to both enter the Mirror Dimension as well as protects us from the harsh atmosphere. However, this has a time limit and the time limit varies."
"What do you mean it varies?" Craig asked.
"I mean that it depends on how much power we have left. The armor draws its power from the Zodiac Crystal. It's powerful, but not unlimited and needs to recharge from time to time. This power is what allows us to travel to the Mirror Dimension and survive there. When the power gets weaker, our armor starts to vaporize, telling us to quickly exit from the Mirror Dimension."
"I see…" Craig nodded in understanding.
"I had to learn that too when I first started since I had no one to guide me at first," Ryuki added.
Ichijyo continued, "As to the identities of the Zodiac Knights we fought…they are known as Tartarus; a fitting name as Tartarus is the name of the underworld prison where the Titans of Greek Mythology were imprisoned. They were originally known as Team Tartarus, but they had dropped the word 'Team' from the title."
"But, who are they?" Craig asked. "And why were they trying to kill us?"
"They are our enemies and they work for a man called Slade," Ichijyo answered. Tim fidgeted a bit as Slade's name was mentioned and his eyes narrowed. Ryuki also had a somber expression, as did the others.
"Slade? Who's Slade?" Craig asked.
Tim answered, "Slade, also known as Deathstroke the Terminator, is our arch nemesis. He is a madman who seeks to control the city and maybe the world. He is also looking for an apprentice, which he already has in Copycat."
"That girl in the cat armor is his apprentice? Wow. She's vicious."
"And there's more…" Tim glanced at Ryuki. "She's also Leo's twin sister."
"SAY WHAT?" Craig exclaimed, looking wide eyed at Ryuki. Ryuki nodded. Craig still couldn't believe it.
"It's true. My oneechan is Slade's apprentice. I was also Slade's apprentice for a short time during my…" he couldn't finish. The memory of himself losing himself to his Orphenoch side was still painful. The things he had done while under Slade.
"And she's totally evil," Takada finished.
"That's not true!" Ryuki protested.
"Leo," Vic said to Ryuki, "You gotta admit that your sister is evil."
"But she saved that little girl from the fire, remember?" Ryuki reminded. "So she's not all bad." He turned to Gar, "Gar, you agree with me, right?"
Gar smiled, "Sure dude." He had to admit that he knew how Ryuki felt. When Terra had been evil and Slade's apprentice, he never gave up on her. Now, she was back for good and he was never happier. He believed that there was still hope for Kat. However…
"One act of goodness doesn't change the fact that someone's evil," Tim concluded. Slade had helped them to defeat Trigon and so did Tartarus, but they knew that had only been a mere temporary alliance and they would be enemies again.
Ryuki narrowed his eyes at Tim, "So what about me? I killed 5 people. 5! Does that still make me good or am I evil?" Craig eyes widened. He knew Ryuki had killed as an Orphenoch, but to hear him say it again…
"But that's different! You were out of control and-" Tim got cut off.
"I WAS AWARE OF EVERYTHING I DID!" Ryuki exploded, the fire rose up as it reacted to his anger. "WHEN I KILLED BLOOD AND RANCID, I SAW IT ALL! I SAW MYSELF DO IT AND COULDN'T STOP MYSELF! I SAW IT! I DID IT! I FELT IT!" Ryuki breathed. "I…enjoyed it…"
"Calm down, Leo," Vic patted him on the back as he handed the Dragon Knight a bottle of water. Ryuki chugged the whole bottle down. "Just relax…"
"It's just that…she's still my sister. She's still family…" Ryuki said slowly. The others were silent at this.
"Sorry, Ryuki…" Tim started. "I didn't…"
"That's okay, Tim. You have every right to feel that way about Slade and my oneechan after all they did to us. I just feel that there's still some goodness left in her."
"Unfortunately," Ichijyo interjected, "Her evil side clouds whatever goodness she has left. She will only commit good deeds if they benefit her in a way."
"She will also do good deeds once she's given an opportunity. She still has honor, Ichijyo."
"And that honor is what's driving her to kill us, if you've forgotten," Takada noted.
Silence.
"Enough talk," Vic grinned. "LET'S EAT!" He had prepared dinner. Of course, there was some tofu and Tim had to stop the dreaded 'Meat VS Tofu' argument before it even began. They were having shish kebabs. The beef, chicken, pork and vegetables were skewered on metal sticks with some vegetables. The ones for Beast Boy had vegetables and (to Vic's disgust) tofu cubes. Well, at least they had some BBQ and soy sauce to make the meal bearable.
Kat carried Cathy into the RV and placed her in bed. She tucked her daughter in and kissed her forehead. "Goodnight my little Cat of the Shadows." Kat whispered lovingly in Japanese. Cathy purred a bit, hugging a black cat doll Kat had given her. Kat then gave one last tender look at Cathy before walking out the RV and locking the door. She drew a card and summoned her monster. "Psycho-Rogue! Come forth!" The card was thrown and then expanded, morphing into the psychopathic, yet loyal, monster known as Psycho-Rogue. Kat ordered, "Guard this place while we're away." The beast bowed loyally. Kat wouldn't be able to use her Psycho Spiral Final Vent with Psycho-Rogue here, but she could still use some of the other Vent cards she had, as well as a few others.
"Are we set?" Kat asked her team, who had put on their masks. Tartarus was already clad in their uniforms. They all gave her nods and thumbs up. They pocketed their decks and checked their weapons. Rose had her machete sheathed on her back as well as her blowpipe on her belt with the various darts on it. Grant had his two Desert Eagles in holsters on his belt. Joey didn't have weapons; he didn't need them. "Let's go."
The Titans would not know what hit them…or would they? A large shadow shaped like a bat flew overhead, undetected by Tartarus.
Slade's POV:
I had received a report from Joey during their camping trip. Tartarus' most recent encounter with the Titans was…disappointing. I agree with my apprentice's assessment. They are getting far too strong and numerous for my taste. And with the addition of this new Zodiac Knight to their team…
Still, perhaps I can take advantage of this. My sources tell me their newest member has an incredible hatred of Orphenochs. I might be able to use that to manipulate him. He could be a valuable asset to our group. Nowhere near the level of my apprentice of course, but with the proper training…
I will give that more thought in the future. For now, I must focus on our current problem and how to deal with it. My robots have been upgraded but I have not yet created enough of these prototypes for them to be a successful threat to the Teen Titans.
I fear that might take a while as Katherine will undoubtedly destroy more than a hundred of them by the end of this week during her "training" practices. No, I take that back. She would destroy more than a hundred of them by the end of this week if she was being her normal self.
After being defeated by her brother though, she will likely wish to vent. I believe that perhaps two hundred or more of my robots will be irreparably damaged by the time she's through.
It is most frustrating to build and upgrade robots to be used on the Titans, only to have your overzealous apprentice destroy them all during "training". I cannot even discipline her for it as I myself told her to train and get strong.
I simply wish she would not destroy all my robots while doing so.
I believe I'll get Wintergreen to send the blueprints of the upgraded robots to an associate of mine who owns a factory in China. He should be able to build the army for me, and Katherine will not be there to destroy five for every one created.
I am pleased with her progress and the progress of my children however. They are steadily improving their fighting skills, and with their most recent defeat, they should be even more eager to strengthen themselves.
Note to self: Have them practice with the items Katherine stole. They have already trained fairly hard to increase their natural strength, speed and agility. It is time those attributes were augmented and they will likely require time to get used to their heightened abilities.
With their power, and the help of my robotic army, we will crush the Teen Titans, once and for all. Then the world will finally be mine.
To Be Continued…