Part 42: Let's Go! Zodiac Xiaolin Showdown!
Pieces of Slade-bots littered the area where the fight had occurred. Nobody was hurt, thankfully, but there was a lot of damage to the area that needed immediate repairs, which was why Shadow had decided to show up after his week long meeting. He surveyed the scene with his red on black eyes and calculated how much the damage would cost to repair. His eyes then went over to his teammates and finally to the other people that had remained. They had obviously helped out to fight off the army of Slade's robotic troops since they seemed exhausted from battle. He also noticed an old man trying to cast a spell to ward off evil spirits. He sighed. This was going to need a report but he wanted details first.
"Alright, what did I miss?"
Copycat had returned to Slade's lair, ready to report. Her armor disappeared off her body just as she leapt out of a conveniently placed mirror necessary for Tartarus' entry into the Mirror Dimension.
"I have come to report, Slade-sama," Copycat said as she lifted up her goggles to reveal her storm blue eyes.
"Go on," Slade said, without moving from his place in front of the monitors. He had seen what had happened but wanted to have some of his apprentice's input.
"It would appear that we may need help. I was able to defeat those monks months ago, but they are now prepared. The J-Team is an unexpected variable as well. They seem to be a mismatched team, but in reality they are in harmony. I do not know much about them; however, they must also feel the same way about me, which is a point in our favor. The J-Team had no experience with fighting me, but they do seem to have experience with fighting a large quantity of opponents. These monks seem to, as well ," she reported.
"Very good, Katherine," Slade complimented, "Your analytical skills have improved."
"Thank you, Slade-sama," Copycat said, bowing in respect. A few months ago, Kat would've dove into battle just for the fun of it without as much as a plan. Now, with Slade's tutelage, she had learnt to be patient and gather information about her opponents. It wasn't her style, but she soon adapted regardless. She could deceive others with her many faces and was an expert of persuasion, however, there was still that little glitch involving her anger management issues. She then asked, "Have Rose and Cathy returned yet?"
"They are still enjoying their day at the park," Slade answered. "Grant is in training with his monster and weapons in the Mirror Dimension." He then turned slightly and queried, "Do you really need the others for this?" Slade asked.
Copycat gave Slade a toothy grin. "Yes," she answered. "And please tell them to bring some of the Wu." Before she was about to leave, she added, "Oh, and are the new androids ready, Slade-sama?"
"They are. Of course, they would've been ready ages ago if a certain someone hadn't had a temper tantrum." Slade glared at her, his eye narrowed.
"I was stressed," Copycat defended.
"In any case, I do hope that you won't be needing their help."
"Nekokage needs the practice. She's old enough to fight now despite her age."
"Are you sure she's ready?" Slade asked. Nekokage was little Cathy's codename. It meant Cat of the Shadows. Cathy is the mutant girl that Copycat had found in a dumpster in Bayville more than two months ago. Slade had adopted the little mutant girl at Copycat's request. Not only does Cathy possess the ability to turn invisible, she also has an accelerated growth rate. One week was equivalent to one year of our time with her, and she was already physically 15 years old. Despite Slade having been accused as being a cold-hearted bastard by both Robin and Terra, he loves the little mutant girl like she was his own. Both Slade and Copycat have been training her and she is making magnificent progress.
"She says she is," Copycat said. Her tone was confident, but she faltered. "But I'm not too sure," Copycat admitted while she shook her head. "I can't risk it. She's not ready no matter how much she says so. And I think she thinks I'm overprotective."
"She's your daughter," Slade said. "You have to be a little overprotective."
"She's one of the only things that reminds me that I'm not totally heartless, Slade-sama; both her and Rosey-chan are precious to me."
"So, you wish for Rose to bring Cathy back here before she joins you, correct?" Slade asked.
"They're at the park, right?" Copycat asked. "I think they'll know where to find me when the attack begins." She then walked off somewhere and said, "I need a shower."
When Kat had disappeared, Slade pressed a button on the console and said, "Aqua, ARMS, return to the lair to pick up your toys." He then added, "The same goes for Nekokage." He then sat down on a chair. He focused on the monitors showing the J-Team and Xiaolin Warriors. They were an unwanted and unexpected variable and if they were a threat to his plans they would need to be eliminated, the usual.
Cinderblock, Atlas, Plasmus and Overload had gone and 'joined' the Brotherhood of Evil, Wintergreen too. However, it was all just a part of Slade's plan. They would spy on the Brotherhood and find out about their plans. Wintergreen, the smartest of them, would hack into the Brotherhood's computers and steal any sort of vital information Slade would need for any future endeavors. He did truly miss Wintergreen, though the others were expendable. That had been several months ago, and now he was reaping the fruit of his labors.
He knew the Brotherhood of Evil was planning to eliminate all the young superheroes in the world, well, at least all the young heroes they were aware of. Jericho/Joey/Scizzors was one of them. Slade sighed sadly. He had so much hope for Joey but his young son had chosen to rebel and decided to use his powers for good. It wasn't much of a loss. Joey didn't have the heart to be evil. He was by far the least corrupted of his children. Grant and Rose wanted to make him proud, Kat wanted power but also a father while Cathy saw her as her grandfather. He had used these and warped them to become soldiers to further his goals.
Slade took out the Cancer Deck Joey had left behind. He had turned his back on Slade and Tartarus and left the deck behind. However, Slade kept it just incase as per request from Kat. She had told him that 'once a Knight, always a Knight' and there was no way Joey could escape his destiny. He would be back to reclaim his deck and Slade would be waiting. Joey wanted his voice back and he knew that too. It just a matter of time until his wayward son would return to him.
The Z-Titans brought their guests to the Tower after a whole lot of questioning and getting to know one another. Uncle still glared at Shadow the whole time but Shadow decided not to question it; he read Uncle's mind and found that the old man was set in his views that ALL demons were evil. It was like Mortuary's hatred for Orphenochs, although that had simmered down, somewhat.
When they had all gone up to the top floor where the common room was, which took several trips since they had so many people coming (The J-Team and Xiaolin Monks), Draco was immediately tackled by a familiar black demonic canine with red demonic runes and horns. The dog was Brimstone and he had grown since the last few months. He was about the size of an adult Doberman but Draco had been told that Kaisers took much longer to grow and were much bigger in their true adult forms. Uncle flipped out at that moment as he jumped on one leg, waved his glowing puffer fish around, and chanted a spell to banish demons. Shadow immediately put a stop to that as he used his telekinesis to snatch Uncle's items away.
"Demons are evil!" Uncle insisted, glaring daggers at the purple cloaked Titan.
"That demon happens to be a pet of a friend of mine, old man," Shadow hissed. "So please do not attempt to banish any demons around here. You are all guests here, so I would like it if you behaved as such."
Uncle crossed his arms and muttered, "I sense dark magic within you."
"Dark isn't always evil," Shadow countered with a hiss. "You best remember that, old man." Though Shadow was taught to respect his elders, Uncle was really starting to get on his nerves. Luckily for the old man, Jackie was around to calm things down.
"Uncle, he is right," Jackie said, "We are guests here and we must behave as…"
"Wow! Look at this place!" Jade exclaimed as she saw the interior of the Common Room. She even saw the large TV screen. "Aw man….why can't OUR TV be that big?!"
"Jade, behave yourself," Jackie scolded.
Uncle wasn't the only one giving Shadow the evil eye. Omi was staring, eyes narrowed, at Shadow, too. He had seen and been evil and would never be that again. Therefore, anyone with even an ounce of darkness in them was untrustworthy. His eyes, however, wandered over to Draco, who was petting his demonic dog. How could a Knight like that except a demon, even just as a pet? It just didn't make sense to the young monk.
"Please, make yourselves at home," Shadow said to their guests. They all sat, or stood, around as they didn't have much seating space.
Jinx looked at Draco and Kimiko. Apparently, the two were childhood friends and hadn't seen each other in years. Kimiko must've recognized Draco through his auburn hair and green eyes. The hex mistress' eyes narrowed. Was she jealous? She knew Draco loved her; there was more than enough evidence to support that, but she couldn't help but feel threatened by Kimiko's presence.
"He's so cute," Kimiko said as she pet Brimstone on the head. The hellhound looked scary and was furless but his skin was so soft. Kimiko found this out after stroking the smooth skin. "How did you find it, Ryu-kun?"
"Let's just say that's a very long story, Kimi-chan," Draco answered with a smile.
"Like how you became a Knight and Titan?" Kimiko asked.
"Yes, but if I tell you my story promise me that you will tell me what you've been up to as well."
"That's a deal."
The two friends chatted with each other. Jinx's eyes wandered to the Brazilian boy who was also glaring, but not at Kimiko. His eyes were on the red haired Dragon Knight who was talking to the Japanese girl. Did he have a crush on her, and was the girl unaware of it? This bore looking into.
Shadow took his place, acting as the current leader of the Titans while the core team was away. He took charge of the situation. He wanted, no, demanded answers and he would get them.
"First," Shadow began, "I would like to welcome you all to Titans Tower and thank you for your help."
"It was our honor, Senor…" El Toro said.
"Shadow," Shadow answered, "I am called Shadow, Mr. El Toro Fuerte. And please, there is no need to be formal."
Jackie then said, "We did not intend for that to happen. We were all just stopping for lunch when those robots attacked."
"And we kicked their tinhorns," Clay added, with a grin. Shadow sighed.
"Those robots belong to an enemy of ours," Shadow said. He turned to the computer, "T.I.T.A.N., please pull up the file for Slade."
"Who is he talking to?" Omi asked curiously. Immediately, a yellow smiley face with a black T on it and blue eyes appeared. This was the face of T.I.T.A.N.
"Affirmative," T.I.T.A.N. replied as the file on Slade was pulled up for all to see. It showed Slade's masked face, his profile, and the list of his crimes. Kimiko, being a techno freak, was amazed by the sophistication of the technology. Jackie, after helping Section 13 so many times, was also impressed despite seeing all the hi-tech gadgets Section 13 developed. Jade was astounded too.
"This is Slade," Shadow explained, "Out of all the city's criminals, this man has managed to elude us time and again. He is a dangerous individual and would not hesitate to do anything to further his goals. He wishes to take over the city, and then the world. Thankfully, we have been able to stop his plans. Slade also wished for an apprentice which he finally received."
"An apprentice?" Paco asked.
"Someone to follow in his footsteps," Terra answered, still feeling guilty from the memory. "He'll do anything to find an apprentice and he always gets what he wants." She shuddered, thinking of what she had done as Slade's apprentice.
This hit a sore spot in both Omi and Raimundo. They had been swayed towards evil before and never wanted to again. It had taken a very long time for them to redeem themselves. However, the pain of betrayal was still there. It would linger in their hearts, reminding them of the mistakes they'd made, and would never make again.
Shadow then looked at the J-Team and Xiaolin Warriors. He said, "Now, tell me, why would Slade want to attack you all?"
"Um, Shadow," Pluto said, raising a finger. "What makes you so sure that they were the targets?"
Shadow said to T.I.T.A.N., "Surveillance footage, please." It was done. It showed the Slade-Bots suddenly showing up and attacking Chinatown. Based on the attack pattern, it showed that they were heading for the J-Team. The J-Team fought back and the Xiaolon Warriors arrived as well to help in the fight. "Does that answer your question, Pluto?" he directed this towards Pluto. Pluto nodded. Shadow then questioned, "The two questions here are why Slade would want to target you people, and also why you're here in the first place. Care to enlighten us on either of these points, ladies and gentlemen?"
Jackie answered on behalf of the J-Team. He knew he would be breaking some rules, but he believed the Z-Titans could be trusted with this information. "Several months ago, a mysterious person who assumed Captain Black's form infiltrated Section 13 and stole some very dangerous artifacts."
'Assuming someone's form? Masaka…' Draco thought. He knew only one person who could do that.
Raimundo, as Shoku Warrior, answered on behalf of his team, "The same thing happened at the Xiaolin Temple. Some crazy cat-girl just broke in and took all our Wu."
"Wu?" Blackfire questioned.
"The Shen Gong Wu," Omi clarified. "Sacred mystical power objects with incredible power. In the wrong hands they could prove devastating. This cat girl, who was not Katnappe, broke in and stole all of the Shen Gong Wu from the vault. We went to fight her but…"
"She could copy your moves, right?" Draco asked.
"How did you know?" Kimiko asked.
"Because I think I know who you're talking about," Draco said. 'I just hope I'm wrong.'
Shadow didn't want to believe this, but if Draco's assumption was right then they were in a whole lot of trouble. "I told you before that Slade had found an apprentice." Another file was pulled up, this time showing a very familiar face to everyone present.
"THAT'S HER!" The Xiaolin Warriors and J-Team exclaimed.
"I was afraid of that," Shadow said grimly.
Copycat, ARMS and Rose stood in their armors within Slade's lair. Slade had called for them to tell them the next phase in his plan. Actually, it was Copycat's plan while Slade had done some fine tuning for her. With the three Knights of Tartarus (their new team name) was a girl with chin length black hair and dressed in a tight black ninja uniform. She also wore a black bow in her hair and a black mask over the upper half of her face with holes for her eyes. She also wore a belt that bore Slade's symbol on the buckle. Her ears were pointed and she had a long black tail swaying behind her. She looked about 14-15 years of age.
"Mama," the girl said to Copycat, "How much longer must we wait?
"Patience, Nekokage," Copycat said to her adopted daughter. Yes, this was Cathy and she had grown to the age of a teenager after all those months. Her growth spurt had reached its maximum and she had gone through puberty. Her X-Gene given power, invisibility, had also been perfected as were her cat-like abilities. Both Copycat and Slade had a hand in training her and today was the day of her first mission. "And control that tail of yours."
"I've tried, mama," Nekokage said apologetically. "It is only that I am far too excited. The Titans will soon fall and the city will be ours." Apparently, she had been warped towards evil but still remained loyal to her adopted parents (Kat and Slade).
"You're not the only one excited, kid," ARMS said in agreement. "With these toys that Kat got for us, we can't lose."
"Don't be too excited, Grant," Aqua/Rose said to her eldest brother. "I've seen into the future and this battle could go both ways."
ARMS snorted. "Yeah right."
"Pride cometh before the fall, Grant. You would do best to remember that," Slade said as he appeared before them. Nekokage had to fight the urge to run over and embrace her adopted grandfather. She instead grinned while her tail waved uncontrollably.
"So, what do we do now, Slade-sama?" Copycat asked after she bowed.
"I recently contacted a few people who can help us with our problem. They've dealt with both the J-Team and the Xiaolin Warriors, so I thought that their assistance might just come in handy.
Copycat grinned. Her and Slade's plan was coming into play very, very soon. Soon, she'd have her brother's head on a silver platter and she would finally prove herself as the better warrior.
Shadow began his explanation, "This person, who you say stole your items, is known by the codename Copycat. As her name states, she has the ability to copy any powers and abilities from anyone she sees for a certain period of time. The time frame in which she is allowed to keep the powers is undetermined, but it is limited. The longest she has kept some powers was a month, but she may have improved on her power storage ability. This is an unfortunate talent she has developed over the last few years. She is one of our most lethal enemies, and is in fact right at the top of our list."
"This person must be brought to justice and forced to return our Shen Gong Wu," Omi said firmly.
"And the Talismans, don't forget," Jade added.
"What are these Talismans, may I ask?" Draco questioned.
Being the most knowledgeable, Uncle began telling Draco what he knew. "The Talismans are the source of power for a powerful and evil demon sorcerer known as Shendu. He is the demon of fire, taking the form of fearsome dragons. The Talismans which he draws his power from are derived from the 12 animals of the Chinese Zodiac, and each Talisman possesses a unique power." Uncle paused. "However, his powers were separated from his body and scattered to the four winds in order to subdue him. Only recently had he arisen. Even then, he was defeated yet again."
"Shendu, I've heard of him," Shadow said.
"The 12 animals of the Chinese Zodiac…" Draco muttered. "Just like us."
"It is unknown how Shendu possessed such power, but there is a legend that might explain it." Uncle gave Draco a look before continuing. Draco silently urged him on. Uncle said, "This legend states that Shendu might have been… a Zodiac Knight."
The Z-Titans shouted, "WHAT?" Draco paled. This wasn't going to be something he wanted to hear. If Shendu was a Zodiac Knight and being a dragon demon, the most likely position for him to have held would have been…
"He was one of the ones who held the power and armor of the Dragon Zodiac Knight."
The people Slade had contacted had arrived and they were as just as powerful, if not as evil, as Slade himself. They had a bone to pick with the J-Team and Xiaolin Warriors.
Valmont, former leader of the Dark Hand. He wanted revenge on Chan for foiling his operations and making him broke. Slade had liberated him from prison, and now he was cleaned and clothed. With him were his Enforcers:
Finn was a red haired skinny man who looked like he belonged in the 70's.
Ratso was a large man who was slightly hunched over.
Chow was a Chinese man in a black jacket and yellow shades.
Finally, his most powerful Enforcer was Hak Foo. He had a muscular built with spiky red hair and moustache. He was the most capable fighter of the Enforcers despite his habit of shouting out his attacks.
Time and again they had been recruited by various villains and time and again were defeated by Chan. They were now free and wanted revenge.
Next up were the enemies of the Xiaolin, the Heylin.
Jack Spicer is a goth boy and self proclaimed evil boy genius. However, he is also very incompetent.
Chase Young was once a warrior for good but gave up his soul for eternal youth. He is really far older than he looks and can change into a dragon/human hybrid. The soup that allowed him to keep his youth is made from dragons.
Wuya was once an all powerful sorceress but was defeated by Grand Master Dashi before being sealed into a magical puzzle box and cursed into a spirit form. Jack freed her once before, but she was sealed again only to be released once more. The last time she was back in her human form she nearly caused the End of the World. However, she only had her human form and no longer with all of her power thanks to Chase Young.
Hannibal Roy Bean was one of the most evil creatures in the entire universe. Considered worst than End of the World Evil, he was the one responsible for turning Chase Young evil before being betrayed and trapped in the Yin Yang world. Now free, he wishes to take over the universe. Despite his size he is very dangerous plus he has a suit of armor that he can call when he wants to fight. Right now he appeared in his suit of frighteningly impressive armor.
Slade smirked. With these people fighting aside him there was no way the Titans could win. Plus with the Shen Gong Wu, Emperor Belts, the Talismans and an army of robot soldiers at his command, it would only be a matter of time before the Titans fell and the city brought to its knees.
"Sumimasen," Draco said, feeling slightly uneasy. "I…I need to go…to the roof. I need fresh air." Draco excused himself and quickly went to the roof via teleportation. He disappeared in a vortex of fire, much to Kimiko's amazement.
"Sugoi…" Kimiko said.
The Z-Titans' eyes fell on Uncle. They knew Draco was worried about turning evil, and that tale had scared Draco. Draco would only think that he would become, which was somewhat understandable since one of the Dragon Knights before him had become evil.
"I'll go keep him company," Jinx offered as she rushed towards the roof with Brimstone following closely by. Right now Draco needed her for comfort and someone to lean on.
Shadow decided to ease the tension and said, "Now, before we continue, you all must be hungry. I think Draco had prepared something for you all. Please, help yourselves."
"Are you okay?" Jinx asked as she saw Draco standing on the roof, looking at the ocean. It was a stupid question since she knew he wasn't alright, but she asked it anyway out of love and worry. She was very concerned for him, to say the least. Draco turned to look at her, his green eyes showing sorrow.
"Is that my destiny?" he asked her. She didn't question him; she knew what he had meant. "Is it my destiny to become evil like Shendu? Am I going to fall into the darkness? Is that who I will become?" His voice rose and became panicked as he finished his questions, his desperation easily heard in his tone.
"No!" Jinx protested as she approached him. She looked him in the eye but he turned away. She made him look at her by holding his chin. "You're not evil, baby, and you never will be."
"But I might become evil, Jinxy-chan," he said, with intense self-revulsion. He placed his hand to his chest. "There's something inside me, Jinxy-chan, something evil. Ever since I became an Orphenoch, I have fought to suppress it. I can't get rid of it, Jinxy-chan, it's still there. And it wants me to kill…" He hung his head low. "I don't want that to happen, but I'm just so scared."
Jinx wrapped her arms around him, holding him to her. He rested his head on her shoulder as she embraced him comfortingly. "It's okay…" she said gently. "I'm here for you, we all are, and we won't let that happen."
"Jinxy-chan, can you promise me something?" he asked.
"Anything," she said soothingly.
"If I ever turn to evil and if there is no other way to bring me back," he said before pausing. He then said, "I want you to kill me."
Jinx pulled away, eyes wide with shock and horror. "Wh-What?"
"I want you to promise, no, I want you to swear that if I ever turn evil that you will do everything in your power to destroy me."
"I can't do that!" she shouted back, eyes brimming with tears. "I won't!"
"But you have to," he said, sighing sadly. "I'm going to die anyway, Jinxy-chan and if I turn evil that is what I want."
"I don't want you to die!"
"Neither do I, but what choice do I have?" Draco took in a deep breath of air. "Every night I have nightmares, and with my Power of Pisces, Clairvoyance, they could be visions. I see myself causing destruction and death. I don't want that to happen. Please, Jinx, promise me this one thing."
"No!" she shouted at him, eyes filled with tears. "I won't…"
Draco then realized what he had done. "Baka…" he scolded himself before slowly pulling Jinx into a hug. She cried against him. "Gomenasai, Jinxy-chan."
"Please, don't talk like that anymore," she pleaded.
"I promise, Jinxy-chan," he said.
Kimiko arrived on the roof, "Hey, Ryu-kun!" she shouted and then noticed the scene in front of her. "Oh, am I interrupting anything?"
Jinx and Draco pulled away from each other before the Dragon Knight wiped Jinx's tears away with his scarf.
Dojo was riding on Kimiko's shoulder and saw the Dragon Knight's expression. He decided to say something, "Hey, kid." Draco turned to look at the diminutive green dragon. "Forget what the old man said. I see you and I know you won't become evil."
"How did you-" Draco began but was interrupted.
"When you've lived over 1500 years you learn to pick up on stuff like that," Dojo replied. He then continued, "We all have our own fair share of demons, kid, but you can't let them eat you up from the inside. Shendu was always evil and when he won the tournament he wished for all the Chinese Zodiac powers. He was stopped in the end. When I see you, I don't see Shendu, all I see is a kid trying to do good and with friends always by his side who care about him."
"That was really insightful, Dojo," Kimiko said, impressed.
"When you hang out with old Master Fung you learn a thing or two, kid," the dragon replied. He then said to Draco, "Kid, do you know who was the Dragon Knight before Shendu?" Draco shook his head. "My old pal Dashi! " Dojo answered proudly. "Grand Master Dashi to be exact."
"Dashi was a Zodiac Knight?" Kimiko asked with shock.
"How do you think he defeated Wuya the first time? I was his Zodiac Beast. Back then the armor was green." He then directed the next statement to Draco, "So kid, remember that it's not the armor, but the person using the armor. Shendu was evil but Dashi was good. It's all a matter of how you use that power."
Draco nodded, "Arigato, Dojo-sama."
"Dojo-sama," Dojo smiled. "I like the sound of that, kid." He then saw the way Brimstone was looking at him and the way the dog was licking his teeth and lips. "But I don't like the way your dog is looking at me."
"Be nice, Brimstone," Draco said to his pet and the demon dog complied. He licked his master's hand. Suddenly, Shadow appeared from the shadows. Dojo shivered. He didn't like dark magic at all.
"We've got trouble," Shadow said.
The city was under attack. Jack's Jack-bots were doing damage at the same time as Slade's robot army. Hannibal was in his suit of armor and with him were the other members of the side of Heylin. Valmont's enforcers were also following him loyally. They were all armed with Shen Gong Wu.
With them were Copycat, ARMS, Ravager and Nekokage. Around Nekokage's waist was a familiar looking hi-tech belt with what looked like a phone attached to the buckle. It also had a stylized looking 'A' on the surface.
"THORN OF THUNDERBOLT!" Chow commanded and a bolt of lightning blew up a car.
"Watch this!" Finn laughed, "FIST OF TEBIGONG!" he punched a hole in an abandoned bus.
"Check this out, guys," Ratso said as he shouted out, "EYE OF DASHI!" a blast of lightning blew another car up.
"Gentlemen, please restrain yourselves," Valmont said. He was using the Monkey Staff as a cane. Hak Foo was wearing the Two-ton Tunic as a fashion accessory.
Chase rolled his eyes. He, of course, didn't need any Shen Gong Wu. He was already a very powerful martial artist. These fools were merely playing with them like toys. His eyes wandered over to Copycat who was wearing the Golden Tiger Claws. She seemed to be capable of using the item more as a weapon than an escape device. Her cohorts were armed with Wu as well. ARMS was wearing the Jetbootsu and Aqua was holding the Orb of Tornami. Strapped to Nekokage's back was the Sweet Baby Among Us.
Chase remembered that Dashi was once a Zodiac Knight. The fool did not know the power he had then and now the power was being used again for good. He had heard that a new Dragon Knight had been chosen, but he was too busy trying to recruit Omi to ever encounter Draco. However, he had heard of the young Knight's endeavors. Following closely behind Chase were his army of tigers, lions, leopards, panthers and cheetahs. Once noble warriors, they were turned into Chase's minions.
Wuya, a witch, had very limited magic but was able to conjure up her rock warriors nevertheless. They were stupid and slow, but they made up for it with their sheer brute strength. Her Wu was the Ruby of Ramses.
Jack Spicer was wearing the Shroud of Shadows as a cape. Hannibal had the Moby Morpher, but would not use it yet. He was in his armor and would use it only as a backup.
The villains were causing havoc and people ran panicking. This would prove to be something very difficult for our heroes to deal with.
Copycat knew that sooner or later her brother would arrive and…
Well, speak of the devil.
The Knights were already clad in their Zodiac Armors and the girls, except for Renia, were clad in their Inzecter suits, still in Strong Mode. With the Z-Titans were the J-Team (Jade and Paco were left behind because this was too dangerous. Uncle was too old to fight so he was left at the Tower too). The Xiaolin Warriors were present, too, and were wielding their Wudai Weapons with Raimundo in front. Shadowcobra was leading the Titans. The heroes looked at the army behind the villains and gulped.
Copycat's red eyepieces were immediately concealed by a grilled red visor. Draco's eyepieces were glowing under his faceplate.
There was an unsteady silence as the two groups faced one another. The Jack-Bots, Slade-Bots, rock monsters and big cats stood ready for their masters' commands.
Then, all hell broke loose in a figurative sense.
"JACK-BOTS, ATTACK!" Jack shouted out.
"SLADE-BOTS, ATTACK!" Copycat ordered
"RIP THEM TO SHREDS!" Chase commanded.
"CRUSH THEM!" Wuya shouted.
"TITANS! CHARGE!" Shadow shouted out.
At this point, all hell broke loose in a far more literal sense.
The Z-Titans, J-Team and Xiaolin Warriors were taking down the armies of robots, rock monsters and cats effortlessly while trying to fight the individual villains.
Copycat looked at Draco, who stared back at her in turn. They both bowed to one another before assuming their individual battle stances.
"I wish for you to return what you have taken, oneechan," Draco said to his sister.
"Sorry, little brother," she said, "Stole them fair and square."
"If you refuse to return them, then I shall take them from you."
"Very well."
The 'Fang Claws' of Draco's Dragauntlet extended and he rushed at his sister and nemesis. Copycat rushed at him as well. They swung their weapons. The Golden Tiger Claws and Dragclaws struck one another, causing sparks to fly.
Nekokage glared at the Z-Titans. She looked to Renia who glared back at her. She grinned and revealed the Sweet Baby Among Us. Renia laughed, "What's that for?"
Nekokage only answered, "SWEET BABY AMONG US!" causing the babyish looking Wu to grow to giant size. Renia's eyes widened.
"Oh crap."
Nekokage also revealed another nifty trick. She took the phone out of the buckle, flipped it open, and dialed in a code.
"Standby," the phone replied.
"Henshin," Nekokage said before slamming the phone into the belt.
"Activate!" the phone said again. Blue energy lines raced up her body and in a blue flash she was clad in a set of blue armor with triangular shoulder-guards, a jetpack with blue wings and a blue A on her chest. The helmet had an inverted 'A' on it to make the helmet look more insectoid with the legs of the 'A' acting as antenna. Cold purple eyes looked at the Alchemist that was throwing crystal spikes at the Sweet Baby Among Us.
Shadow was watching this while he was using his shadow powers and martial arts skills against the robots. He narrowed his eyes. The ALPHA suit had been awakened. He then saw ARMS coming at him and kicking him. Shadow leaned to the side and did a back flip to avoid ARMS' attack. The green Knight then took out his gun and fired at Shadow only for the Snake Knight to deflect the shots with his staff.
Mammoth was using his brute strength against the many robots when he heard someone yelling, "BEAR STRIKES APE!" he turned around and found hands grabbing his shoulders. He looked to see Hak Foo. Mammoth's eyes narrowed.
"Who you calling an ape?" he pulled away and struck at Hak Foo.
"TWO-TON TUNIC!" Hak Foo shouted, activating the Wu he was wearing and Mammoth recoiled in pain.
"ARROW SPARROW!"
"BLADE OF THER NEBULA!"
"BIG BANG METEORANG!"
"SHIMO STAFF!"
The Xiaolins were kicking robo-butt and shattering rock monsters to pieces. Wuya watched this with interest.
Pluto, not liking cats, was fighting with Chase Young's big cat army. He shot lightning bolts at them, stunning them. Gizmo helped out too by firing his missiles at them, sending them flying.
Jackie was facing off with Valmont, and the criminal was using the powers of the Monkey Staff.
"ORB OF TORNAMI!" Aqua shouted out as she sent a wave of water at the Inzecter girls (Terra, Jinx and Blackfire). The girls ran away to avoid the blast and countered with their powers. Jinx sent a hex-wave, Blackfire shot a blackbolts and Terra flung a few rocks and fired a few shots from her shoulder cannons. Aqua avoided them easily and used the Orb of Tornami to blast them back.
The remaining Enforcers were going up against the J-Team. Viper flipped and jumped over Chow's lightning blasts from the Thorn of Thunderbolt while she moved in and snatched the Wu from his hands.
El Toro was going up against Finn and despite the power of the Fist of Tebigong, Finn was unable to hit the more skilled Lucha Libra fighter. A fist in his face caused Finn to go unconscious and lose his Wu.
Ratso looked up to see Tohru glaring down at him. He tried to activate the Eye of Dashi but Tohru put that idea to rest as he grabbed Ratso's arm and wrenched the Wu out of his hands.
Jack ran, actually flew, for the hills when his robot army was defeated. Such a coward. He even left the Shroud of Shadow behind.
Chase Young and Pluto fought one another. Pluto stabbed and slashed with his sword while Chase expertly dodged and blocked before jabbing Pluto in the chest and sending him back. He also sent a flurry of punches into the Dog Knight's chest and then gave him a right hook in the face. Chase smirked.
"They must not make heroes like they used to," he said before he jumped away as a blackbolt came hurtling towards him. Blackfire was in her Speed Mode armor and looked mad. Suddenly, laser blasts shot at her. It was Nekokage in her ALPHA suit and she looked ready to kill Blackfire.
Raimundo commanded, "Guys, now!" The other Xiaolin Warriors nodded.
"WUDAI ORION FORMATION!" the Xiaolin Warriors shouted in unison. They were now fully charged and became black silhouettes outlined by their respective colors.
Draco and Copycat were still going at it. Draco might have had 5 Zodiac Powers, but Copycat outmatched him by virtue of the Talismans on her armor. She had used the Rabbit, Snake and Ox Talismans to knock her brother around causing cracks in his armor. She had used the Rooster Talisman to throw anything at him. She had also used the Pig and Dragon Talismans to blast him with eyebeams and fire balls. Draco was sent flying and smashed into a building.
"BABY!" Jinx shouted but was blocked by Hannibal Roy Bean. He shook his finger in front of her.
"Now, now, girly," he said, in mock scolding. "You're fighting me."
She growled and threw a hex at him. The armor blew up, forcing Hannibal to jump out of the suit.
"MOBY MORPHER!" he shouted and grew to human size. His tendrils struck at Jinx and sent her back. She reached down to her Inzecter.
"Cast off!" she commanded.
"CAST OFF!" The Inzecter responded. Her armor exploded off her. "CHANGE SCARAB!"
Terra was in her Speed Mode after earlier Casting Off. She was fighting with Aqua who had ditched the Orb of Tornami to fight with Terra close up. Terra was using her Cutter Katanas while Rose was using her metal fans.
The battle was chaotic. The city had turned into a battlefield for the eternal struggle between good and evil. Was there no end to this?
Suddenly, the Orb of Tornami rolled between Copycat and Draco. They both accidentally touched it when they fell after hitting each other hard. The Wu glowed. Draco had to act fast.
"Copycat, I challenge you to a Xiaolin Showdown!" Draco challenged. Copycat cursed herself. Now her brother could name the terms of the battle. All the fighting ceased. They watched in wonder.
"Okay, what's the game?" she asked.
'Dojo-sama told me everything he knew about a Showdown. Let's see if it works,' Draco thought. He then said, "I call a Shen Yi Bu All In!" Copycat blinked.
"A what?"
Shadowcobra asked Dojo, "Please explain, Dojo."
Dojo read from the rule book. "In a normal Showdown only one Shen Gong Wu is wagered each. However, a Shen Yi Bu Dare allows for two Shen Gong Wu to be wagered each. A Shen Yi Bu All In is a bigger form of that in which even more Shen Gong Wu and whatever the challenger wants is wagered."
"I see," Shadowcobra nodded. He knew what Draco was planning.
"I wager all the Shen Gong Wu we hold on our side with the Inzecters for all the Shen Gong Wu you hold on your side including the Talismans!" Draco said. Copycat grinned. So, that was his game. He was smarter than she thought. "The game is 'Rock, Paper, Scissors'. Best two out of three wins!"
"WHAT!?" Copycat screamed. "ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS!?" Was he joking? "Oh all the things, you chose that stupid game!? You're leaving this all to chance!?" She seethed, "Couldn't you think of something else? A test of skill? A fight? A challenge of some sort? Picking acorns or something? Anything besides THAT?" He was wagering everything on a stupid game of chance?
"Well..." Draco hesitated and admitted, "That's all I could think of actually." Her words hurt and made him feel stupid for choosing such a challenge. He could've picked something else more appropriate but it was the first thing that popped into his mind.
"You're an idealistic and uncreative idiot, little brother," Copycat snorted. "Baka."
Draco didn't like feeling insulted but maybe he could use her own weapon against her. Deep down, he knew how to get his sister to agree to his challenge, "But, if you're scared, maybe..."
"I accept!" Copycat yelled out. Nobody called her a coward and got away with it. "Let's get this game over and done with so I can go back to kicking your ass!" Draco smirked in triumph. He knew using insults and her pride against her would work.
"LET'S GO, XIAOLIN SHOWDOWN!" both twins shouted out.
The area warped around them much to the surprise of those who had never seen, or participated in, this showdown. Rock platforms rose up and separated the twins. They both had their eyes trained on one another.
The good guys and bad guys watched the competition unfold. Rose and Nekokage were cheering for Copycat while Jinx and the rest of the Z-Titans were cheering too. Suddenly, Paco and Jade showed up.
"What's going on, Jackie?" the little Chinese girl asked her uncle.
"Jade, I thought I told Uncle to keep an eye on you," he said.
"He is," Jade pointed behind her to reveal Uncle had followed them. He looked really out of breath.
"Ai yah!" he fainted.
"Sensei!" Tohru rushed over to him.
"GONG YI TANPAI!" Copycat and Draco yelled, now ready for the challenge.
(Round One)
Draco and Copycat stared at each other, their hands behind their backs. They counted together, "1…2…" and then shouted out, exposing their hands. "3! ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS!"
Copycat had out 'Scissors' much to her horror as Draco had 'Rock' as his fingers were curled into a fist.
"Rock beats Scissors!" he shouted out in triumph. Suddenly, a fist of rock rose up and smashed into the platform Copycat was on, taking out a huge chunk of it. She stood her ground.
"Kuso!" she cursed angrily. There were two more rounds, though. No reason to lose her cool just yet.
(Round Two)
"1…2…" they shouted out again, "3! ROCK, PAPER SCISSORS!"
This time Draco was not so lucky. He had out 'Paper', his hand spread out flat, while Copycat had out 'Scissors' with her index and middle fingers out while the rest were curled up.
"Hah! Scissors cuts paper!" A large pair of scissors made of stone cut the platform was on in half. Draco still maintained his balance, barely. Despite the absurdity of the game, Copycat found herself enjoying it. If she won, he'd feel totally humiliated.
Just one last round left.
(Round 3, the deciding one)
Copycat and Draco stared at each other, their allies cheering them on or egging them on. Hey then counted.
"1…2…3! ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS!"
They threw out their hands and everything went deafly silent.
Copycat had 'Rock', her fist gripped tightly, out and was ready to claim victory. However, much was not so…
Her brother had out…'PAPER'!
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!" Copycat shouted.
Draco proclaimed, "I WIN! PAPER WRAPS AROUND ROCK!"
"I'LL GET YOU BACK FOR THIS!!" Copycat shouted, enraged "I SWEAR!!" Suddenly waves of earth rose up and came down on Copycat, burying her. She had lost the Showdown.
Everything went back to normal.
The Knights and the Inzecter Girls powered down.
Draco was congratulated as the villains disappeared. Shadow knew they would be back soon and they would be waiting.
Suddenly, Shadowcobra's communicator, as did the others, shorted out. This could not be good.
A dark shadow portal appeared and out came the Z-Titans. Shadow was in front, leading them, and said something from where Raven left off, "And lesson 4: When you think you've gotten all of us, think again!"
Beast Boy smiled and shouted in a commanding voice, "TITANS, TOGETHER!"
It was on, and boy was it chaotic.
The Brotherhood of Evil didn't stand a chance as Jinx, Gizmo and Mammoth went and pummeled their former HIVE Academy schoolmates. Shouts like, "Traitors!" escaped the villainous former students and they were paid back with Mammoth socking Private HIVE in the jaw, Gizmo firing lasers at See-More and Jinx saying, "Nothing personal," as she threw a hex wave at Angel, Billy Numerous and Kyd Wykkyd, sending them all flying from the explosion.
The Brain was not amused as Shadow flew up, an angel wing and demon wing out, flying in front of him. Shadow said, smirking, "If you're as smart as you seem, Brain, you know you've lost."
Madame Rouge attacked the Snake Knight by stretching out her arm to punch him but the Vampangel turned invisible at the last second and then struck the red clad French woman in the back of her head and causing her to fall.
General Immortus commanded a legion of robotic Brotherhood robots to dog-pile Terra who was busy flinging rocks. She was unable to escape from the robots tackling her to the ground and dog-piling her. Beast Boy, seeing this, rushed to help her as an elephant but when the words, "HENSHIN!" followed by "CAST OFF!" rang out, the robot soldiers were flung away in all directions together with pieces of Terra's Strong Mode armor. The force of the 'Cast Off' also destroyed a good number of robots. Beast Boy looked at her standing in her green leafcutter ant based armor and grinned.
"CHANGE LEAFCUTTER ANT!"
"Cool," Beast Boy said, whistling. Terra just rubbed the back of her neck nervously, blushing under her helmet. She had told Beast Boy about this new armor, but this was the first time he ever saw it in action. She removed her Cutter Katana and went on the attack.
Blackfire was blasting blackbolts left and right as her sister, Starfire, blasted with her green starbolts. Angel flew up to attack but a green necrobolt struck her in the back. "Thank you," Starfire said to Mortuary who just gave her a salute.
Pantha was wrestling against the HIVE wrestler in a standstill before Mammoth tackled him in the side. The orange haired brute grunted, "I never really liked him." He then saw Pantha and blushed. "Um…"
"Pantha thanks you," the female Luchador said before rushing into battle again and kicking the crap out of the HIVE Wrestler. Mammoth shook his head and went back to fighting.
Mas and Menos were at the controls. They didn't know how to work the unfreezing process. However, they didn't need to.
"Need help?" Draco offered, hands blazing with fire. The Spanish speedsters looked towards the Dragon Knight and nodded. "Take cover, things are about to get hot!" Draco fired a concentrated stream of fire at the frozen heroes and soon they were freed. Starfire flew up to grab the now unfrozen Robin and kissed him on the lips, grateful that her love was okay.
Argent flung her red plasma as Thunder and Lightning created storm together, sending several villain flying. Renia was throwing crystal spikes at and around Mad Mod, imprisoning him. Liz the Pink Painter and Dilia the Enchantress were using their powers to beat back some villains, sending them running.
Kid Flash, formerly Impulse, ran in. "Sorry I'm late. I had to pick up a friend," he said. Right next to him was none other than Wonder Girl. The teenage Amazon took out her lasso and lassoed a few robot soldiers before tightening the noose and crushing them.
Moon and Venus were in the battle, too. They had evaded their pursuers, due to Moon always keeping a compact mirror. They had come here through the Mirror Dimension and were ready to kick butt. They were clad in their armors. With them was Ekelo and he was using his shadows to scare the pants off villains and kick butt.
Mortuary was standing opposite of the martial artist villain Katarou. They charged at each other and were deflecting each others attacks flawlessly. Even Mortuary's bone crushing kicks were being deflected.
Katarou was studying Mort's technique, "Hmm, Muay Thai. It seems you even studied the killing moves for that technique and you are ruthless enough to attack me with them. I applaud you young one. You would have been an excellent villain."
Mortuary smirked, "Well, the thought of all the power was tempting, but I want to die a hero. It just looks better that way."
"Such a pity; let us finish this!" Katarou said as he leapt into the air to perform a devastating kick. Mortuary did the same and after their kicks connected they landed on opposite ends with their backs turned to each other.
Katarou fell to his knees and said, "It seems as if you've hit the right pressure points, a very worthy opponent. Thank you." Katarou then went out cold.
Mortuary began coughing out blood and necroplasm "Not so bad yourself." Mortuary was still able to fight, though, and he went to join the others. He transformed into his Zodiac Armor to conceal his face. When he faced Billy Numerous, the duplicitous villain attempted to multiply himself to beat down Mortuary but the Zodiac Knight of Aries duplicated himself as well and beat the Billies up easy.
Terra sliced a few robots apart with her Cutter Katanas and when she was forced back-to-back with Bushido. The young Samurai acknowledged her as they went in and cut both Atlas and Cinderblock in half. Terra used her geokinesis to fling both top and lower halves of Cinderblock onto a few robots, crushing them as a result.
Jinx was standing in front of Madame Rouge. "Back in the HIVE Academy I used to admire you, Madame Rouge. I wanted to be like you."
"Highly unlikely," Madame Rouge scoffed, ready to slap Jinx around. Suddenly a robotic Scarab beetle flew in and scratched Rouge's left cheek. Rouge held the scratched spot and saw Jinx catch the beetle.
"But I've realized now that I'm better than you. Henshin!" Jinx attached the Scarab Inzecter onto her belt. "HENSHIN!" the Scarab Inzecter echoed as armor covered over her body. Madame Rouge, undeterred, attacked with her hands becoming sharp blades. She pinned the armored hex mistress to the floor. Madame Rouge laughed.
"Even with your fancy armor, you cannot defeat me!" The red clad French sociopath spat on Jinx's helmeted face. Jinx only grinned under her helmet. She was gonna prove this bitch wrong. She reached for her Inzecter and pressed the thorax button. "Cast off," Jinx said simply.
"Cast off?" Rouge questioned.
"CAST OFF!" the Scarab Inzecter roared and Madame Rouge was flung back by pieces of armor.
"CHANGE SCARAB BEETLE!" Jinx's Speed Mode activated. Rouge, in her rage, attacked Jinx again and Jinx's eyepieces glowed as the floor underneath Rouge trembled. Jinx got one punch in Rouge's face.
Mortuary and Renia were surrounded by Brotherhood robots and were being closed in on; they were soon back to back. Mortuary and Renia were shooting necrobolts and crystal spikes, hitting the robots directly. More of them were starting to get closer; it wasn't looking good.
"So any ideas, Mort?" Renia asked nervously.
"Just one; remember that move we've been working on?" Mortuary asked with a smirk.
Renia simply answered with a nod. Renia was able to back up enough to get running distance. While she ran Mortuary did a handstand and Renia leaped onto Mort's feet. Mort pushed Ren up with his legs, launching her over the robots. She fired crystal harpoons upon them, carefully missing Mort. When the young Alchemist landed she made a crystal sword and began cutting the robots to pieces. Mortuary was on the attack with a deadly storm of necro powered kicks. All the robots were annihilated.
Mortuary ruffled Renia's hair and smiled. "Looks like you may surpass me one day, kiddo."
Renia couldn't help but blush, "Thanks, Mort."
Mas and Menos, with Gizmo and Pluto's help, already got the machine working. Fallen villains were brought to the conveyer belt by a speedy Kid Flash and flash frozen, by the twins. Mas and Menos actually whistled and impressed by Kid Flash's speed. Draco, who had changed into his armor, just scoffed. Kid Flash, once known as Impulse, was still a flirt and he didn't like it that when they had first met and the speedster tried to flirt with Jinx.
The Brain and Monsieur Mallah watched this in apprehension. The Brain spoke, "Let us put a stop to this nonsense, once and for all." And soon, more robot soldiers came in.
"HENSHIN!"
"CAST OFF!"
"CHANGE FIREFLY!"
Blackfire was in her Inzecter armor, Speed Mode, and flung blackbolts into XL-Terrestrial's face. At the same time an empowered Tramm with big ass muscles flung himself into the super-sized alien's stomach. The Tamaranian girl then threw her fist and knocked the giant unconscious. Pluto sliced down with his sword and Mumbo was now powerlessly holding the two halves of his wand.
Aqualad was throwing water everywhere as he commanded a wave to flush out the villains.
Shadow was in his cobra armor and with Raven. Working together, they sent their soul selves at Plasmus and blew him up. They turned to each other and smirked. When Psimon tried to attack them with his psychic powers, Melvin's giant teddy bear, Bobby, punched him to the ground. Timmy Tantrum then wailed as loud as he could and caused the glass covering Psimon's brain to crack. He got knocked out in an instant. Shadow gave the kids a thumb's up and they smiled. Moon was doing what Kid Flash was doing and carried the unconscious villain to be frozen.
Ding Dong Daddy charged with his hotrod but Draco had called forth his ZX-Jet Slinger while Shadowcobra had called forth his ZX-Shadow Basher. The villainous racer was soon defeated as missiles shot at the vehicle and threw DDD into the air before the claw of Shadowcobra's robotic motorbike grabbed him and threw him over to be frozen. The witch known as Mother Mae-Eye charged but Draco rammed into her too and shot her with his photon cannon.
Warp was trying to use his time manipulation powers given to him by his suit. He attempted to freeze the heroes in time but a spell from Dilia caused him to freeze himself instead. Phobia got a kick in the face courtesy of Mortuary.
Red Star flew about kicking butt while Cheshire tried to scratch Bumbleebee in the back but an arrow struck her and released a net, trapping her. The assassin's masked eyes glared at Speedy. He just smirked roguishly. Fang and Killer Moth were fighting side by side but they were no match for Ekelo and Liz as the shadow manipulating half demon and the magical artiste quickly brought them to submission. Kitten wanted to run but a fist in her face courtesy of Starfire quickly put a stop to that plan.
The Titans, seeing that they were winning, fought harder and harder. Renia commented, "Is it just me or is this getting easier?" She watched as Killowat drained Overload and Kardiak being flung around by Mammoth.
"Here's a hint," Mortuary said, in his Aries armor, "It's not just you."
The villains' numbers were reducing and The Brain knew that he was losing. Energy blasts were flying every where and the Brotherhood of Evil's HQ was turning into a big mess.
"A wise man once said, Master, that those who fight and run away live to fight another day," Mallah quoted. The intelligent gorilla had a point.
"An excellent choice of words, Monsieur Mallah," The Brain said, "but first, a parting gift." He detached his brain container from his mechanical pedestal and it opened up. Mallah grabbed The Brain's brain and climbed away to escape. Beast Boy and Robin saw this.
"I'll get the monkey," Beast Boy said to Robin, "you go get The Brain." Robin nodded and they both went after the Brain. Villains tried to get in their way only to be intercepted by several heroes like Red Star, Pantha, Thunder, Argent and…well…nearly everybody.
"Cool trick," Renia complimented as Kole turned herself back from crystal.
"Thanks," Kole said. She then saw Jericho possessing Control Freak and causing the fat guy to knock himself out. Jericho was handsome. "Wow, who's that?" Gnarkk grunted in annoyance. Was he jealous?
"My boyfriend," Venus, in her white swan armor, said as she stabbed a nearby robot with her rapier. Next to her was Moon, also in her armor, as she helped Kid Flash by putting the fallen villains onto the conveyer belt so that the twins could freeze them. Steamroller was headed for them but was quickly covered in crystal and subdued thanks to Renia.
Cyborg, Gizmo and Pluto examined the 'present' The Brain had left behind. The geniuses gasped.
"It's a fusion device!" Pluto shouted out.
"No kidding, dog-brain!" Gizmo snapped.
"We have to disarm it but it's counting down fast!" Cyborg warned. "We need a miracle."
"Or a friend," Starfire said before she flew off and flew back with Herald.
"Any requests?" Herald asked with his horn ready to play.
"Far, far away would be nice," Cyborg said. The Herald used his instrument to create a portal into space and Pluto telekinetically threw the bomb into it. It blew up harmlessly in outer space.
The Brain and Mallah were trying to escape, but were not getting very far. Beast Boy flew up as a pteranadon and then changed into a gorilla to grapple with Mallah. The evil primate dropped the Brain. "Master!" Mallah shouted in horror before Beast Boy lifted him up and flung him down. Draco used his ice beam to freeze him and Moon and Kid Flash quickly placed him on the shelf with the rest of the villains.
It was over and the heroes had won.
"Hey!" Beast Boy called out, holding The Brain. "Check it out!" He threw The Brain into the machine to be frozen and he laughed out before yelling, "BRAIN FREEZE!"
The heroes all groaned, except for Terra. She was the only one who liked Beast Boy's jokes. Draco, however, decided to use his DRA-Cam to commemorate this moment for posterity sake. Besides, he also had his mother's habit of videotaping stuff. 'Villains on Ice' he could call it.
They were all back in the Tower, in Jump City. The villains were all frozen and would not be bothering them for a long, long, time.
"It's good to be back," Cyborg said. Pluto stood next to him.
"Yeah, home," Robin said with Starfire next to him.
"Yep, we missed you guys," Pluto said. Kid Flash suddenly zipped behind them.
"Awesome digs," Kid Flash complimented. Cyborg and Pluto turned to see the other young heroes mingling with each other. It was like a party.
"Hello," Argent said flirtatiously towards Shadow. The vampangel turned to look at the white skinned girl. "And who might you be?"
"Shadowcobra," he said.
"And are you seeing anyone?" Argent said, sultrily. She felt a tap on her shoulder and turned to see Raven glaring at her.
"Yeah, me," Raven said. Argent gulped and walked away.
"I missed you, luv," Shadow said, kissing her forehead.
"Me too, Shadow," she said, hugging him. Melvin and Timmy turned away, eyes shut, sticking their tongues out in disgust. Teether was munching on the kitchen counter.
Kid Flash was flirting with Jinx and Draco glared at the speedster while at the same time Liz flirted with Draco and in turn caused Jinx to glare at the Pink Painter. Mammoth was talking to Pantha while Gizmo rolled his eyes. The young genius didn't have anyone to talk to until he saw Wonder Girl. He grinned and approached the Amazon teen-warrior.
Mortuary watched as Kole and Renia talked about their very similar yet different powers. He smiled. He then looked to see Terra and Beast Boy missing. He knew where they were; in Beast Boy's or her room, most likely making out. They hadn't seen each other in months and they missed each other.
Suddenly the alarm blared. T.I.T.A.N., the Tower's AI, reported, "Doctor Light is robbing the bank!"
The core Titans team stood at the top of a building overlooking the city.
"Now what?" Beast Boy asked.
"We do what we always do," Robin replied.
"We kick the butt," Starfire added.
"Just like old times," Cyborg continued.
"He is so gonna freak," Raven finished.
With them were the other young heroes. It was like an army. Raven was right; Doctor Light was gonna freak.
"TITANS! GO!"
To Be Continued…
Edited by Jazzpha, an incredible writer in his own right