Teen Titans Season 6

Episode 6: Victor Stone

The Wayne Enterprise science labs are at the edge of the city. A junior class is touring them. The teacher and their tour guide stop and begin talking about a special suit in front of them. To the children the suit looks a combination of STRIPE and Rocket Red and is adult size. To the left is a dark red Helmet, also with yellow lines going across the sides. In front of everyone, Mike Dugan looks at them, admiringly.

"To my right is the Cyber Mask. The same mask once worn by a super villain Dr. Cyber. It is a project that this extension of Wayne Enterprises is studying on.," The guide began.

"The goal of the mask," the teacher picked up, "Is to make the wearer smarter, but the knowledge is limited depending on the wearers brain storage. It also said it gives the wearer a robotic suit."

"Yes, Ms. Bertinelli, that is the goal. However, much like the HERO (Hyper Engineered Robotic Overlord) suit, it's still in testing." The guide's science side rose up. He straightened his glasses.

"Yes, which brings us to the HERO suit," she gestured toward the right.

The guide continued, "Indeed it does. This HERO suit is the most elaborate thing we've ever created. Mr. Bruce Wayne himself designed it. It has flight capabilities, large variety of weapons, built in 'super strength'…,"

A student cut in. "So, basically, its an Iron Man suit?" The class laughed.

"Okay, ha-ha. Break it up."

"Yes," The guide spoke up. "Yes, it is very much like an Iron Man suit. Not exactly, but…yes. It is." He seemed lost in thought. Mike than puts his hand up. "Yes?"

"I thought Bruce Wayne dislike weapons, so why did he built this?", Mike asks.

"That's true, but Bruce Wayne built this suit for one of the Justice League member.", the guide said.

"Well, that's enough for the testing lab. Come on guys, we'll be leaving soon," Ms. Bertinelli started taking them to the door.

Mike stayed for a little bit longer. He wanted to look at the HERO suit a bit closer. Gerta and two of her friends saw him.

"Watch this…" He grinned at his friends.

"Watcha doin', Mike?" Gerta turned him around.

"'Sigh…' What now, Gerta?" Mike didn't want any trouble from the bully, although he could easily take her down.

"You tell me, smarty pants. You wanna fly? Wanna be a hero? Well maybe I can be the bad guy for you, Mike."

She walked over to the table that held the Cyber Mask. She put it on.

"Ooo…Look at me! I'm Dr. Cyber!" She went over to Mike and started pushing him. And then shoving him.

"You should put that back, Gerta. That's a super villain equipment. Who knows what could happen?" Mike looked at the mask nervously.

"Well if you're not in the suit and I'm wearing this mask, you'd be pretty scared, wouldn't you?" She said.

Just then Cinderblock breaks in. Mike crashes onto a laser equipment, which then fires on Gerta. Gerta scream in pain as suddenly the mask activates. Electricity filled the air. Gerta's friends ran out of the lab, screaming. But not as loud as Gerta. The electricity sparked around her for a while, then the lab exploded.

Teen Titans theme song!

Cinderblock completely unharmed from the explosion continues walking through the lab in search of something of great value for his client.

"Hold it right there, Cinderblock!", Robin orders as the Titans arrive.

Cinderblock as usual charge straight towards them. Back in the lab Mike emerges out of the suit.

"Thank goodness I jumped into the suit, before this place explode.", Mike said in relief. "Where's Gerta?"

Mike turns as he hears grunting. Gerta emerges out of the rubble, but to his shock her clothing are that of Dr. Cyber.

"Such power! I never felt such power!", Gerta screams in joy as magnetic bolt fires out of her palms. She then flies out of the building.

"That's not good.", Mike said as Cinderblock is thrown out of the building. The supports holding the building together was about to give up.

"Cyborg, deal with Cinderblock. The rest of us will get the people out and try to keep the building from falling.", Robin orders as Raven uses her magic to keep the pillars from breaking. Cyborg runs out of the building as Cinderblock gets back up. Cyborg throws a punch, but Cinderblock catches it and rips his arm out. Cinderblock laughs mockingly.

"Laugh it up, ya concrete creep. I meant to do that!", Cyborg said as his ripped arm's cables extend out and wraps Cinderblock up. "Now, if i could just have that back!" Cyborg grabs his arm and yanks it pulling Cinderblock to the ground. The cops arrive to arrest Cinderblock as Cyborg reattach his arm.

"Thanks, Cyborg! We'll take it from here.", the chief said as they use a crane to lift the downed villain. A kid shows up carrying a paper.

"Dude! That was some suh-weet action adventure! Could I get your autograph?", the fan asks. Cyborg signs his signature. He then sees a mother and a daughter.

"And what about you, little lady? Would you like an autograph, too?", Cyborg asks the two, but gets a bad reaction.

"Mommy! Don't let the scary metal man get me!", the daughter cries in fear hurting Cyborg.

"Scary...?", Cyborg said.

"How lame! It's just the freaky robot dude. Not like you got Robin's autograph. He's the cute one! Even the short green kid is cooler.", the fan's friend said out loud in disappointment.

"Shh! He might hear you!", the fan whispers in concern.

"Oh, like machines have feelings...", the friend said hurting Cyborg even more. Cyborg looks down sadly thinking back on his past and walks away sadly.

Right after Cyborg leaves to deal with Cinderblock the rest of the Titans help evacuate the people and try their best to keep the building stable. "Dude, why do we have to keep this building up?", Beast Boy asks as he turns into an octopus and use his tentacles to keep the pillars stable as Starfire seals the cracks with her starbolts.

"This is a Wayne Tech building. There are high chances that there are dangerous material in here like chemicals. If this building falls the chemicals could spread all around the city.", Robin explains as he helps a mother trapped in rubble. Unknown to Robin a piece of ceiling breaks and falls onto Robin, but before it could land it was blown to bits. Robin looks up and sees a robot retracting a rocket launcher on its shoulder.

"You alright?", Mike asks as he helps stabilize the last pillar and seals the cracks with a plasma flamethrower. After the evacuation and preventing the building from falling the four titans meet with Mike. Robin shakes Mike's hand.

"Thanks for the help, Mr. ...", Robin said, but stops when he realize that he didn't get the name.

"I'm Mike Dugan.", Mike said as he jumps out of the suit. Robin widen his eyes as he hears the last name.

"Mike Dugan, as in the son of Pat Dugan? One of the best scientists in the world and also the superhero STRIPE?", Robin said with excitement as Mike blushes. Everyone stares at Robin at shock. "I love robots when I was a kid."

"Look, I love to talk more, but I need help. My high school bully have the mask of Dr. Cyber and escaped with it.", Mike said urgently.

"Dr. Cyber, but she's one of Wonder Woman's deadliest enemies.", Beast Boy said in panic.

"That was the previous Dr. Cyber. She died of cancer when she was just a second of killing Wonder Woman, but something's strange. The Mask can only be used by someone possessing the same DNA as her. Like a daughter.", Robin deduce. "Do you know where she might go?"

"Me best estimate would be our high school. She hates the place.", Mike replies.

"Why not let her?", Beast Boy asks only to get angry glares. "Or not."

"Where's Cyborg?", Starfire asks as she notices that Cyborg is nowhere in sight.

"Don't know, but we can't wait for him Today's a school day, so we have to stop the new Dr Cyber before she hurts anybody.", Robin said as the titans and Mike heads for the school.

Cyborg walks through a baseball park still depressed. Just then a baseball hits him on the head. One of the player comes to Cyborg to retrieve the ball.

"Whoa. Hey, mister, aren't you...?", the boy asks.

"Yep, that's me. But don't be scared. I don't bite.", Cyborg said assuringly as he returns the ball. Another player shows up.

"What's the holdup, Marvin? Everyone's waiting for you...", the player asks.

"Georgie! Look, it's Cyborg from the Teen Titans!", Marvin said in excitement.

"Whoa! It really is him!", Georgie also said excitingly.

"The children the shows their artificial limbs. "Look, mister Cyborg... We're just like you!", they said, while Cyborg was having a strange sense of Deja Vu.

"Hey, boys... Are we still playing baseball here or what?". Cyborg turns to the voice and widen his eyes at who he sees.

"Sarah?", Cyborg said in shock. Sarah widen her eyes when she recognize the voice.

"Victor?", Sarah said softly.

At the high school Gerta was firing magnetic bolts to the school causing massive damage. Students and staffs all run for their lives as Gerta with her magnetic powers lifts a bus and slams it to the ground. Just as she was about to do it again this time full of children and bird-a-rang hits her arm and explodes.

Because the arm was armored it cause little damage, but it still hurts. Starfire tackles Gerta to the ground as Raven uses her powers to wrap Gerta with steel pipes.

"That takes care of that.", Beast Boy said proudly, but Gerta with the magnetic powers easily breaks free.

"Should have seen that coming.", Raven mutters as she catches Beast Boy as he was blown away.

Robin fires his grapple and ties Gerta. Gerta grabs the cable, pulls Robin towards her and punches him to the face.

Starfire retaliates by firing a barrage of Starbolts. Gerta fires lasers out of her wrist stopping the bolts with ease.

Robin stands back up and confronts Gerta. "Why are you doing this?"

"I suppose it's best that you know who I really am. My full name is Gerta Von Gunther daughter of Paula Von Gunther aka Baroness and Dr. Polaris." Gerta said proudly as she takes to the air.

"But, Baroness is a nazi officer in WWII. There's no way she could bear a child with Polaris.", Robin states.

"That's true, but you see my mother made a time machine to go to the future and learn from it to change it, but Wonder Woman shows up and destroys it right after my mother fell inside. She met my father after living in the street for some time and the two wed thus resulting in my birth. My parents are right now in prison, but I decide to live up to their legacy.", Gerta explain. "I already have the capabilities to be a villain, but i received a bonus; Dr. Cyber's mask. You may now call me Cyber, since I'm not a doctor yet."

Just then as Lil Cyber finish a missile hits her to the back knocking her to the ground. Cyber looks up and sees Mike in his suit.

Both Sarah and Cyborg sits on a bench as they watch the kids play baseball.

"So this is why you refuse to see me?", Sarah asks looking at Cyborg's body. Cyborg looks down sadly looking at his hands. "What happened?"

"I suppose you have every right to know.", Cyborg said thinking back.

Note: Cyborg Sarah

You remember back in school I was a star football player?

I remember. I was a cheerleader back in the day.

Back then I always wanted to approve of me, but he was more interested in super humans. He never showed up in any of my games.

Before the day the Justice League was form during the attack of the Appellaxian. I finally confronted my dad.

Silas Stone, T.O. Morrow, and Sarah Charles study an energy capsule that the Flash brought.

"Dr. Stone, your son is here.", one of the scientist said as Victor walks in.

"I don't have time right now.", Silas said examining the results and gets no reading. "Do it again."

"Make time.", Victor demands.

"Victor, I'm in some very important work.", Silas said sternly.

"You mean more important that me.", Victor argues.

"That's not what I said.", Silas said as he walks somewhere private to talk with his son.

"There were scouts there today, dad. They offered me a full ride, all of them.", Victor said to his father.

"I told you I'll pay for college. You don't need to be sniffing after a scholarship.", Silas said.

"That's not the point.", Victor shouts. "They think I can hold my own with the best of the best. Why don't you?"

"Open your eyes, son.", Silas said. "Look at the world we live in today. We are witnessing the birth of a new race of super-humans. Beings who can fly, tear through buildings, and outrun race cars. They will make what you can do obsolete. In their world, throwing a football is a joke."

Hearing what my father said hurt me greatly. He sees my accomplishment a joke to those like Superman, Batman, or Wonder Woman. It may be the reason why we have so many villains. Most of them were kids having many dreams only to be crushed when there parents were more focused on the superheroes than them.

What makes you say that?

I did some research on a villain named Psychopath. It turns out he was never an orphan in the first place. He was a boy who had potential, having great dreams. They were all crushed when his parents ignored his accomplishments stating they're nowhere near that of a super-human. When he declares his hatred on them his parents kicked him out fueling his hatred on them even more.

That's so sad.

I know. I question what the other villain stories are.

"You're never gonna come to one of my games, are you?", Victor said sadly.

"No.", Silas said as he returns to his research.

You pretty much know the rest.

The capsule in the lab explodes and you were caught in it. The energy hits a sample of mercury creating the Mercury Monster. In public I thought you were dead, but in reality...

I was turned into this. I thought that maybe I could be a superhero, but I was seen as a freak of nature just by looks. Its kinda like when Raven was rejected getting help from the League due to her father. The Titans were different. We accept anybody who fights for good, whether they were former assassins, demon spawns, and so on.

Mike was thrown to the ground by Cyber. "Even with my magnetic coating shielding me from her powers she still packs a punch with her strength."

Beast Boy turns into a whale and falls on Cyber. Cyber creates a metal net and catches Beast Boy. She throws him aside as Raven throws stone debris. Cyber blasts the debris as Starfire blasts her to the back. Robin fires his grapple to her leg and pulls her to the ground. Mike fires six missiles. The missiles lands around her and fires a electric shock knocking her out.

Cyber is later taken to custody as they were unable to remove the mask as it was stuck to her face.

"Thanks for your help, Mike. We could stopped Cyber without your help. You got a spirit of a hero and because of that we make you a honorary titan.", Robin said giving Mike the communicator.

"Sweet. I'm finally a hero. Wait till my family hears about this.", Mike said with excitement.

"You should have a hero name first.", Beast Boy suggests.

"Already have, HERO.", Mike said as he takes off.

Cyborg puts her hand on Cyborg's shoulder.

"Cyborg, I don't about your appearance. What important about yourself is what's inside you and that will never change. It's true people sees some of the super beings as being simply through their appearance, but they never knew their real selves.", Sarah said kissing Cyborg to the cheek.

"Thanks, Sarah I needed that.", Cyborg said happily.

Elsewhere in a hidden base. A dark figures walks toward six teens standing in line.

"Is that all you can find, Psychopath?", the figure asks as Psychopath change from crab to man.

"I was lucky to get six. With the Justice League doing patrols and having a space station it was difficult not to get spotted. I'm surprised no one knows about the watchtower.", Psychopath said.

"All too true, but it will no longer be a problem once it goes public. The crowd will believe the League are spying on them, but enough of that.", the figure said. "Tell me children. Do you know why you are here?"

"Our parents neglect us.", they answer.

"And who is responsible to this?", the figure said.

"The heroes!", they answer. The figure smiles sinisterly.

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