Teen Titans Season 6

Episode 6: Guardian

In Steel city Speedy was out having a walk, just to get out. "It's finally nice to relax after that whole incident with Prototype DEATH.", Speedy said to himself as he thought back on when the Titans returned to the Amazons to contain DEATH only to find him gone. "He wasn't called the ultimate weapon for nothing."

Speedy looks up when he hears a whistling sound. He looks up and sees a rocket heading towards him. Speedy grabs his bow and fires destroying the rocket. Speedy looks up and sees the gunner at the top of the building. The gunner fires a cable and slides down in front of Speedy. Speedy notices that there's something familiar about the villain, but before he could think the villain throws ten knives.

Speedy does a backflip avoiding the knives and fires three exploding arrows. The villain draws out his shield and blocks it with ease. "Who are you?", Speedy demands readying another arrow.

"You can call me, Colonel HIVE.", the villains said as he draws out two machine guns and fires. Speedy takes cover behind a statue. Speedy eventually realize who that man is.

"Private HIVE? What happened to you?", Speedy asks noticing that HIVE is an adult instead of a teen.

"I'm not telling you anything other that I'm hired to kill you.", HIVE said as he pulls out a small capsule and throws it to the ground. The capsule explodes and reveal a wrecking ball half his size. HIVE grab the back end of the chain and begins swinging the weapon towards Speedy.

"Ah, crap.", Speedy mutters as he jumps off the statue as the ball wrecks it. HIVE draws out his pistol and fires. One bullet slightly graze Speedy's cheek as he lands safely to the ground. Speedy then notice that HIVE threw the ball straight towards him. Speedy jumps, lands on the ball and runs on the chain. HIVE release the chain and draws out an army knife. Speedy kicks the knife out of HIVE's hand and went hand-to-hand combat.

Unfortunately, HIVE possess more strength, skills, and speed than Speedy easily overpowering him. HIVE punches Speedy to the ground and pulls out a spear. Just before he could make the finishing strike someone jumps in and kicks HIVE to the chest. HIVE catches her leg when suddenly the attacker pulls out a sprayer and sprays some liquid at HIVE's face. She then fire ten tranquilizer darts towards HIVE's chest putting him to sleep. Speedy saw the whole thing before he eventually blacks out.

Speedy wakes up and finds himself in an infirmary. Just as he was about to get up he feels a hand on his shoulder. Speedy turns and sees a familiar person. "Guardian?"

"I suppose that's what I am, since I'm wearing the costume.", the figure said.

Speedy widen his eyes when he notices that the voice was female. With a proper glimpse Speedy sees a teenage girl about his age wearing a Guardian uniform. The girl removes her helmet and Speedy notices some similarities between him and her. "Who are you?"

"I'm Gwen Harper, daughter of Jim Harper also known as the Guardian.", the girl answers.

"You sound awfully sweet for a clone.", Speedy said.

"How'd you know I'm a clone?", Gwen asks.

"Back when I was Green Arrow's ex-si.. partner we broke into Cadmus after hearing rumors that they were cloning an ancestor of mine, the original Jim Harper. We found out they also took my DNA just to stabilize the cloning, since they were cloning a dead man. They made their clone successfully.", Speedy explains. "The clone then took the job as Guardian till he eventually found out he was a clone and quits. I'm surprised they still have enough DNA to make you."

"To tell you the truth, I'm actually a clone of the clone along with my brother HIVE.", Gwen said. This surprise Speedy.

"Does Jim knows about this?", Speedy asks.

"Cadmus did try to tell him, but he took it as a lie.", Gwen said sadly. "I wanted to go myself, but I'm just too afraid to face him."

"What about your brother? Why did he became a criminal?", Speedy asks.

"Originally he wasn't meant to.", Gwen said sadly. "I was too young to know any of this."

"Which is why I'll tell you the whole story." Speedy turns and sees the head of Cadmus.

"Amanda Waller.", Speedy said.

"I'm surprised that you still remember me, but I'm surprised most of you Titans left your mentors.", Amanda said walking in.

"Things change.", Speedy said bitterly.

"Yes well anyway. There is a reason I brought you here.", Waller said turning on a screen revealing HIVE and Gwen in tubes.

Note: Waller- Narration

After Jim left Cadmus, the higher ups decided to make to a replacement by using the clone's DNA. The difference was that they make him more of a weapon than a person. I was against the idea stating that he'll go out of control, but they never listen. I was able to persuade them to let me and Hamilton to take custody of Gwen.

One day Intergang broke into Cadmus and stolen HIVE right before we could make him an adult, but we were able to keep Gwen out of their reach, but I feared that with Intergang possess the weapon we could be in danger.

The president fired the high ups and put me in charge of Cadmus. We then decide to continue working on Gwen. The only difference was that we treat her like a person than a weapon. When we aged her to the age of eight we released her to see the outside world, teach her love and many more to teach her to be human. The experiment was a success.

"And eventually Intergang found a way grew HIVE to an adult.", Speedy finishes. Just then the alarm rings. Waller runs to the console.

"This is Waller, what is going on?", Waller demands.

"HIVE has escaped!", the guard said as they put out the fire he made.

Waller turns on the screen and sees HIVE leaving the building. "Follow him, he's most likely heading for Intergang." Waller turns and find Speedy and Gwen gone. "How do they keep on doing that?"

HIVE walks to an abandoned warehouse. Four guards guard the gate and sees HIVE coming towards them.

"Hey, its the weapon.", one of the guards said.

"Looks like he completed his mission.", the other guard said.

The laughs, but then stop then they notice HIVE pointing his gun at them. He then pulls the trigger.

Speedy and Gwen hurries to the warehouse and finds the guards on the ground. Speedy checks their pulses and shakes his head sadly. Gwen covers her mouth in shock. The two broke out of their trance when they hear gunfire.

The two hurry into the building and finds most of the members guarding the outside dead. "I think Cadmus and Intergang made him too good.", Speedy said they see a member thrown out of the window. Gwen catches the man and punches him in the face as he was a criminal. The two then hurry inside.

A group of gang members fire their weapons from machine guns, pistols, RPGs, and grenade launchers at the door where HIVE was suppose the come through. HIVE however is on the balcony above them and throws several grenade. The gang screams and make a run for it, but the bombs explode. HIVE jumps off the balcony, draws out two knives and stabs the wall. He climbs the wall and reach the roof top.

Two guards guarding the roof stops him, but the throws his knives to their chest.

HIVE pulls out some plastique and place it on the roof. The bomb explodes making a hole. HIVE jumps into the whole and confronts Intergang executive officer, Morgan Edge.

"You? What are you doing here?", Morgan said in hear as his guards draw their guns, but HIVE easily shot them in the head with quick reflexes.

"I'm here for answers. You told me that I was abandoned by my father, but in Cadmus I learned that I'm just a clone of a clone. I've been living in a lie and I want the truth!", HIVE shouts as he grabs Morgan to the neck and aims his pistol to the forehead.

"I don't know anything, honest. I wasn't part of the higher ups back when we took you.", Morgan said in fear.

"Then you're worthless.", HIVE said as he drags Morgan to the window and throws him out. Before Morgan hits the ground Speedy fires his foam arrow and softens Morgan's fall. The foam then solidifies trapping Morgan.

HIVE jumps out of the window draws out his knife and attempts to stab Morgan, but Gwen jumps in and blocks the knife with her shield. "You manage to take me out with that knockout gas before little sister, but I won't fall for it the second time.", HIVE said pulls out a combination of a chainsaw and sword.

"Oh boy.", Gwen said as she makes several backflips avoiding HIVE's strikes. Speedy fires an electric arrow towards the chain-sword short-circuiting it. HIVE toss his chain-sword aside put on electric gauntlets. HIVE throws in several punches which Speedy avoids. HIVE grabs Speedy to the head and throws him to the wall.

"And I thought Dinah was bad enough to give me pain.", Speedy groaned. HIVE throws his shield, which possess bladed edges. Gwen jumps in grabs Speedy and jumps to safety.

"I forgot to warn you, but Cadmus installed fighting techniques of the greatest martial artist from Wildcat, Batman, Black Canary, and several more. However they can only be activated when he enters adult age.", Gwen said sheepishly.

"Geez, that would be helpful if you told me that earlier!", Speedy shouts in annoyance just as a grenade lands in front of them. Speedy grabs it and throws it inside the warehouse. "Hey, how come you don't have any of that?"

"Intergang destroyed most of the work. HIVE is the only one that achieve perfection. I pretty much learned on my own.", Gwen explains as the two took cover behind a car.

"In other words; we're gonna die.", Speedy said grimly.

"Yep.", Gwen said when the explosion stops. The two looks out and find HIVE gone. They head to Morgan and found him alive to their relief. Speedy turns and found an open suitcase. After getting Morgan to talk they learn that inside the suitcase was a list of executives and locations of Intergang.

Cadmus arrives and takes any Intergang members alive to custody. Waller walks to Speedy and Gwen. "HIVE destroyed everything inside the building from weapons cache to the Guardian cloning project. He did very good too."

"What will you do now?", Speedy asks.

"From the look of things like would appear HIVE is beyond reformation let alone become a hero. The president orders the project to be scrapped. In other words Gwen is no longer under our custody.", Waller said.

"Wait, but that would mean that...", Speedy said until Waller interrupts.

"Until Jim is found, you have full responsibility over her.", Waller said giving Speedy the adoption papers.

"Wait, what?!", Speedy shouts and before he could protest he finds Waller gone. Gwen jumps around like a little girl.

"Yippee, I get to be with the Titans. I finally get to be a super hero.", Gwen squeals happily.

"What could go wrong? She's got skills.", Speedy said to himself. "Well, Gwen since you're going to be part of the Titans you may need a hero name."

"I like Guardian.", Gwen answers.

"Like your predecessor?", Speedy asks.

"Its a family name.", Gwen answers as the two walk to Titans East Tower. Unknown to the two of them HIVE was watching in a distance.

"A family name indeed.", HIVE said with a smirk, jumps onto his motorcycle and rides off.

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