Chapter 2 - The Nulifier

"Beast Boy here."
"Green One."
"Hey there, Thunder. Need a help?"
"We could use a hand. A man called for help saying a bunch of bad guys he got cornered in a fort started striking back and striking hard."
"Where are you?"
"Kerveria."
"Raven's the one closest to your location. I'll contact her."
"Thanks."
"I'll call you back as soon as I got her answer. Gotta go, bye!"
And as soon as he did, he was almost struck by a jolt of light, but he was able to dodge it by turning to a ferret and running.
"What's wrong? Afraid of some light?"
He turned into a snake and hissed before going to the villain, whom screamed like a little girl before using a flash that left Beast Boy blind and then ran away from him.
"Ouch... better call Raven."
And he got his communicator.
"Raven."
"Raven, it's BB."
"Like I can't see you through the screen."
"Hey! Thunder and Lightning asked for help to take down some bad guys more cornered than badgermoles back in Kerveria. Seems they's lashing out worse than a-"
"Not gonna happen."
"What? Why not?"
"I'm one of the bad guys. We were rescuing Private Hive when they came. And Mammoth is here as well, long story..."
"Oh. Well, contact Thunder. Maybe you can clear it out with him and - whoa! Seems like you're having trouble there!"
"You think? Call me back after you've got that nasty man."

"Well? Are we getting help?"
"Thunder and Lightning were called here. But to take us down. Can you two hold those soldiers back while I make a call?"
"I'll do what I can."
"Here, then." Mammoth said and left Private Hive down next to Raven.
"Goddammit, I hate this! There's a battle out there calling for me, yet I can't do squat!"
"I think there will be a lot of battles like this before we're done. This is Raven. Do you copy?"
"Hey, Raven. Think you can lend us a help here?"
"Not really. You got it all wrong. I'm at the fort and I came here to rescue him." she said and pointed to Private Hive, that didn't know what to do, so he just waved and gave a half smile.
"Isn't he a bad guy?"
"Not really. Now I'm the proud owner of Hive Corps, there for all you mercenary needs!"
"That guy's for real?"
"Strangely, yes. He was hired by a Prince Randall to attack and take his usurper uncle out of the throne."
"But we heard that your guy was the usurper! What the hell is- "
But then they heard a gunshot and communications were lost.
"Thunder? Thunder, do you copy?"
"Well, that's bad."
"Tell me about it."
"So, what now?"
"We try to take these men out as fast as we can. Seems its not just your guys that are on the line anymore."
"What about your friend? Y'know, the chick that's on her way?"
"Thunder's communicator's out and it seems mine is now jammed. She'll have to fend for herself."
And then the wall in front of them was broke and Mammoth was thrown through the hole, hitting the wall behind them.
"They brought reinforcements!"
"Seems like we've been out of action long enough."
"So, got the doctor's clean bill of health?"
"Not quite, but I think that if we don't act, there'll be no doctor able to heal us when they're done."
"Well, what are we doing here?" Private Hive said, got up and prepared his shield "let's do this!"

"Finally! I could use some help here!" Jinx said as she went ahead and threw another pink wave that broke a tank, but that got her distracted and an energy shot threw her back.
"Gotcha!" Mammoth said, grabbing her before she hit the fort's wall.
"Get your hands off my girl!" someone said and Kid Flash was all over Mammoth.
"Wait! He's an ally!"
"What?"
"He also came to help Private Hive. So, we're teaming up for now."
"Whaat?!"
"You heard me? What are you doing here, anyway?"
"I knew you'd come and help him anyway! And here I find you, teaming up with a bad guy to save another one!"
"Nice logic, 'xcept Private's not that bad anymore."
"What, he's a hero now?"
"God, no!" he said, appearing beside them and getting his shield back "but I'm no villain either!"
"Then what is he?"
"He's a sellsword. Nice catching up, but can't we do that after we deal with those guys?"
"Hey, fleety-foot? You helping us or not?"
"Huh, when life gives you lemons..." he said and started running, throwing two guys up with a couple of punches and going through their troops striking faster than the eyes could see.
"Well, now I definitely think we've got a shot!"
"He can't destroy those tanks alone."
"Then let me at them!" Mammoth said and charged, breaking the first tank before it could shoot him.
"Azarath Metrion Zinthos!" Raven said and took a tank with her telekinesis, throwing it against another tank and they both exploded.
"Good one."
"BRING FORTH THE NULIFIER!" this troops commander said.
"Nulifier?"
"Sounds like something that will mess with our powers! Careful now!"
"CHARGE!" he yelled and a jolt of that thing went forward, almost hitting Jinx, that used one of her sommersaults to dodge.
"That's a big blast!"
Raven tried something for a moment, but gave it up right after.
"I can't dismount that thing. Seems like it's immune to my powers."
"We'll have to break it the old-fashioned way, then! Take down the soldiers! Mammoth and I will deal with the machine."
"Sounds like a plan."
"Charge!"

"We got you cornered now, Doctor Light! Surrender!"
"Oh, you're not very bright, kid!" he said and when Robin went ahead to strike with his bo staff, the man merely threw a light beam that stroke the Titan and made him roll back.
"Come on! Sound trumps light anytime!" Cyborg said and used his sonic beam, but Doctor Light merely dodged it before throwing a light ball that made the Titan lose balance and fall.
"Don't you get tired of saying that and being wrong? I know I would."
"Come on. Let me turn you off!" Beast Boy said and charged as a rhino, but the man threw a concentrated light beam strong enough to stop the rhino and then another that threw him far back.
"A frontal assault? You'll need more than that to take me down."
"You think so? Because it went pretty much as planned."
"What the hell are you... the Horn! Where is it?"
"Cyborg was right" Herald said, showing up behind Doctor Light "Sound beats light anytime."
And played the Horn, creating a portal that sucked Doctor Light's armor and left him defenceless.
"Now tell us how to deactivate the force field!"
"Uh... you can't."
"Raven's not the only one that can scare you." Cyborg said, snapping his fingers.
"I-I mean it! The device that controls it was in my armor! And now that it's far from our reach, it'll last until its batteries run out."
"How long are we talking here?"
"A couple of months, I think..."
"We'll need a plan. Herald, take Cyborg out of here. He'll try and find a way to break the force field from outside. Beast Boy, go with him to the land where he sent the armor and retrieve it."
"If I help... do I still have to go to prison?"
Robin just gave him a bad look.
"Oh. I thought as so."
"I'll stay here and keep an eye on Doctor Light so he doesn't do anything funny and try to contact Raven or Star. Good luck."
"To you too."
And the three left.
"Hey... where's your scary friend?"
"Raven? In the middle of a war. A war we could be helping her with if you didn't came to distract us."
"Where?"
"Kerveria. Not that you care."
"I may do so. And I may have some info that could shed some light on the matter."
"Do you now? And what does Doctor Light gain out of this deal?"
"Five minutes headstart?" he asked, hopeful.

"You're nagging behind! Come on!"
"I'm going as fast as I can, sir!" Private Hive replied and saw that no soldiers had actually any chance of getting near them with the girls and that quick dude's interference.
And then he reached Mammoth, that stopped because the Nulifier was pointed right at him.
"Say goodbye to your powers, idiot."
And shot. Private Hive did not know why he did that, but he pulled Mammoth back and was hit by the beam himself.
"NO!"
"PRIVATE!"
When the beam was done, the man they went to rescue was on the floor, fuming.
Which made it more surprising when he got up and smiled like nothing had ever happened.
"There are no powers for you to take here, mate!"
And threw his shield against the Nulifier, breaking the lens that shot the beam.
"NO! YOU BASTARD!"
"Watch your manners, soldier!" he said and punched the man "we've got ladies here!"
"You're not getting away with-" another began, charging, but Private Hive attacked with his shield.
"Drop and give me twenty!"
"That sounds familiar. Never though I'd not hate to hear it, though."
Then a third one shot him with an energy gun and we was knocked back against a tree.
"You talk too much."
"No, you did not!" Mammoth said and punched with such strength that the man lost his breath.
"Private!" Jinx yelled and ran to him.
"Don't worry... I just need a breath."
"Thing you won't have" the commander said and slapped Jinx, getting her away, but before he could shoot, someone caught him.
"No one messes with my girl!" Kid Flash said and left the passed out commander atop a tree.
"That was the last of them."
"Seems the locator's working again, even if the rest is not. Starfire's coming from northeast. We should meet her."
"Let's get to it, then."