A/N: Okay, here it is finally. I have been having major trouble posting the last week, but I found a way! This chapter is still focusing on the Static Shock side of the story, but has more TMNT than the last one. For those of you who do not know Static Shock, Static is Virgil and Gear is Richie. I switch back and forth between the superhero names and their civilian ones. Oh and there is some very slight Virgil/Richie slash in this chapter, nothing graphic, just mentioned, so sorry (but not really) if you don't like that sort of thing. Enough with the drabble, on with the story!

Chapter 2

Gear was thrown through the air and collided with Static. The two heroes fell to the ground with a loud thud. Static was okay except for a bruised shoulder from the landing. He quickly checked on his partner only to find that Gear was out cold.

"You'll pay for that Onyx" Static yelled at the rogue criminal at the same time let fly a large electric discharge. It hit the delinquent square in the chest leaving him down for the count. "Nobody messes with MY partner."

Static left Onyx in the capable hands of the Bang Baby Recovery Team, scooping up Gear and flying him to the privacy of the old abandoned gas station of solitude they used as their headquarters. Once there, Virgil removed his mask and set Richie on the coach, removing his helmet and making him as comfortable as the old, junkyard rescued coach would allow.

Virgil looked down upon his friends face, "Come on sleeping beauty, wake up,"

he whispered, brushing a tuft of Richie's hair off his face. Virgil leaned in, closed his eyes…

Beep Beep Beep

Richie woke with a jump. "Why did I have to wake up just when it was getting good?' Then he took in his surroundings, wondering where he was. His brain quickly gave him the realization that he was still at headquarters. "That's right I remember, last night I was working and I must've fallen asleep. That's just great." He mumbled to himself as he rubbed the sleep from his eyes and adjusted his glasses.

Richie glanced at the clock. 8:32 AM. No wonder Backpack woke him up. Virgil was due home early that afternoon, but his parents insisted he spent some time at home. They thought that Virgil was taking too much of their sons time, his father especially.

While he thought Richie was into drugs and gangs, that couldn't be farther from the truth. Besides being partners in crime fighting, Virgil and Richie were also partners outside of crime fighting, as in together, romantically, and had been for the past six months. Virgil was, in fact, the one who came out first, beating Richie to the punch. If Richie's father ever found out his son was gay, he would totally freak out and probably disown Richie. But Richie had no qualms, he got all the support he needed from Virgil and his family.

Richie quickly grabbed Backpack and put him in his bag along with his costume and headed for home, intent on returning and giving Virgil a proper welcome home greeting when he got back from Gotham.

IIIIIIIIII

Somewhere between Gotham and Dakota, 9AM…

Static was sailing through the air with a huge grin on his face. He always enjoyed his team-ups with Batman and Robin, but man did this venture leave him drained. Once again his powers had given him the label of 'living battery'. Well this battery needed a recharge to make it home. So he landed by a small towns' power plant, only intending to take enough energy to make it home where he could crash and recharge the natural way, by sleeping.

Static sat down and leaned against a wall, he was exhausted. He decided it wouldn't hurt if he rested his eyes for just a few minutes, so he closed his eyes and instantly dozed off.

IIIIIIIIII

"Are you sure you have his location?" Karai asked Hun.

"Yes Karai, that punk Hotstreak successfully planted the bug we gave him when they fought." Hun handed the tracking device to Karai.

"Good. The time has come to obtain our quarry and deliver him to our master."

IIIIIIIIII

A noise in the vicinity caused him to wake up in a panic, but he saw no one around. One look at his watch had him groaning, "Man I'm gonna be late, Richie is gonna kill me, not to mention pops." It was nearly noon. He should have been home by now.

Static stood up and was stretching when he heard someone come up behind him. He turned around, but again there was no one there. "Huh, must still be tired, I'm hearing things."

"You were correct in your assumption that you were not alone"

Static whirled to face the person who spoke. There she stood, a beautiful Asian women and beside her was the biggest guy Virgil has ever seen, he was even bigger than Onyx. He was totally ripped, the guy was all muscle and had a strange purple tattoo that sort of resembled a dragon wrapping its way around the guys arm.

"And who are you?" Static inquired of the new arrivals.

"That is of no concern to you. Seize him." Commanded the woman.

The big guy started towards Static. 'This ain't good' He thought. "Whoa, hold up. What do you want?"

"You will find out soon enough." Said the big guy as he cracked his knuckles.

"You are coming with us whether you want to or not." Again the woman spoke.

"What for?" Static asked trying to by some time, he did not like where this was going and didn't have the energy to hold them off for long.

"We have uses for your…special talents."

Her tone led him to believe that these people were dangerous and not to go anywhere with. He didn't know what they wanted him for but he could bet it wasn't for anything good. He gulped. He needed a recharge, but he figured he had enough power left for one blast and that if he could get them both in that one blast, that it would buy him enough time to recharge. Static mustered all his remaining power,

"You WILL come with us" The woman demanded.

"I don't think so." He shot out a blast of electricity, but they dodged it at the last moment. They moved with lightning speed and agility. "Who are you people?" He was totally spent and sagged but remained on his feet with a great deal of effort.

"Grab him" As soon as she said that invisible hands grabbed his arms and restrained him.

"What the…" Static struggled against his captors but to no avail, they were too strong and worse yet, when he tried to marshal more power, only little sparks escaped his finger tips. The big guy chuckled, "Guess you're all out of juice. This is disappointing. I was hoping for more of a fight." He proceeded to punch Static in the gut. Static collapsed in his invisible captors grasp, gasping for air.

The woman came up to him with a needle in her hand. Static's eyes went wide with fear, "No…wait" he pleaded, but it was spoken on deaf ears. The needle was plunged in his arm, "This should keep you manageable until you are delivered to the Shredder" and his world dimmed until it went completely dark.

Karai looked down at the boy. It was no challenge to apprehend him. The Foot Tech Ninja holding him disabled their cloaking devise and dragged the unconscious hero to an awaiting van. They threw him in unceremoniously, hands tied behind his back for good measure, ready for delivery to the Shredder. He will be pleased.

IIIIIIIIII

Back at the lair, New York…

Raphael was just getting home after a fun filled evening with Casey beating the crap out of local thugs.

"Yo Leo, I found out somethin' you should hear." He called to his brother.

"What is it Raph?" The blue wearing turtle asked. Raphs announcement had attracted the attention of his other brothers too and they joined Leo and Raph.

"Well, Casey 'n I were out and…"

"You were looking for a fight weren't you?" Leo asked accusingly.

"Spare me the lecture Leo, this is important."

"What's wrong Raph?" Donatello asked.

"Well as I was sayin'" Raph glared at Leo, "Casey and I were out when we came across some Purple Dragon scum. We over heard 'em talkin' about how Hun has made an emergency trip to some place called Dakota 'bout three days ago and…" Raph paused here, knowing he was stepping on a touchy subject with his sword wielding brother.

"And what?" Mikey asked eager to hear the news.

"And Karai went with 'im," he finished.

Mikey and Donnie both let out a silent 'Oh' in comprehension at Raph's hesitation.

Leo just stood there for a few moments. Finally he broke the silence, "I knew the Shredder was up to something, but what could he want in Dakota? We need a way to find out what he is up to. Raph, call April and Casey. Ask them if they could come over." Raph nodded and left for the phone. "Don in the mean time get on your computer and see what you can find out about Dakota."

"Right, on it Leo"

"I'll go grab us some pizza." Mikey added and left before Leo could say anything.

Fifteen minutes later April, Casey, Splinter and the four turtles were sitting at the kitchen table discussing the situation.

"What did you find Donnie?" Leo asked.

"Well, Dakota is about 70 miles south of here, but it's far from your average city."

"Why?" Mikey piped up, speaking around the bite of pizza in his mouth. Donnie rolled his eyes at his brothers lack table manners and explained what he had found.

"About a year ago all the local gangs meet at the docks for a major show down. When the police showed up to stop them, a big explosion resulted and caused some hazardous material to spread over the area in a gaseous form. This gas had a mutagenic effect on those that inhaled it. They refer to this explosion as "The Big Bang'."

"Whoa, wait, did you say mutagenic? As in stuff that changed us?" Raph asked.

"Not exactly, but similar yes. This gas changed the molecular structure of those that inhaled it giving them enhanced capabilities."

"You mean super powers? Cool" Mikey beamed at everyone with his signature smile.

"Not cool Mikey" Donnie informed his over-excited brother. "All of these kids where bad news before the Big Bang, real delinquents, but now they are even worse. They use their powers for their own gains and enjoyment. Often at the expense of innocent people. No single 'Bang Baby' as they're called, has the same ability. I read of one who can make and control fire, and another who is like a living shadow and can manipulate those shadows to his will. More are revealed everyday. It's only with the aid of a Bang Baby who is using his abilities to try and stop the others that the local authorities can keep up."

Casey was quiet. All this science talk had him feeling unimportant and not needed. Just give him someone who needed some sense knocked into him and he would be happy. So he just sat there, waiting until his special skills would be needed.

"What ability does this person possess?" Splinter asked the question, speaking for the first time since Leonardo called the meeting.

"He manipulates and controls electricity, and they call him Static Shock. From what I've found out, he is one of the most powerful. During one of his fights, he blacked out over half the city."

"If the Shredder ever got a hold of someone with that amount of power…" Aprils' comment went unfinished but everyone got the meaning behind it. The Shredder would be virtually unstoppable in conquering the entire planet.

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