AN* I do not own Teen Titans
Insanity
Once Shinku discovered that it was Cinderblock causing the alarm to go off Shinku told the five of them to sit back and let him blow off some steam. Walking in front of the stone monster he flexed his left hand and muttered "Inferno Black Dragon." As he braced his left arm with the right so that the dragon took off with frightening speed that sent Cinderblock flying into the nearby building. Once he was on his feet again Shinku cracked his neck and then said "Blaze." Unleashing the flames, but they emanated a purity that they had never before. Moving with such speed that there was only a black blur around Cinderblock, Shinku pummeled the villain until he could barely stand. Slowing down enough to make sure the next attack hit, and imitating one of the previous grand masters he channeled the flames to form claws at the second knuckle on each of his right hands fingers, smashing them into the foe, and knocking it unconscious.
"Remind me to never make him angry." BB whispered to Cyborg who was trying to slow down the combat to see exactly what had been done to Cinderblock.
"Dude, I've slowed this down to one, one billionth of a second and it is still blurry."
"It's called Dragon Flight. I use the magic to temporarily increase my speed, though it's only good for short times. If you want to see exactly what happened you would need it a one, one trillionth of a second." Shinku explained as he walked away from the unconscious rock.
"And what was that other attack?" Robin asked as he cuffed Cinderblock.
"Dragon Claw. A very straightforward attack." Shinku shrugged.
Once they returned to the tower Cyborg went straight to the computer to try and slow the footage down, and see exactly what had been done to Cinderblock while Shinku and Raven started making something to eat.
"Got it!" Cyborg shouted as the footage came on the screen. It showed Shinku moving at a normal speed but Cinderblocks reactions were so slow it was like nothing was happening.
"That is most impressive." Starfire said.
"It's kinda creepy watching this." Shinku noted. Just then BB walked into the room with an odd look on his face.
"Guys, I need some help." He began.
"What's wrong Beast Boy?" Robin asked.
"I just got a message from my former team, they need my help."
"The Doom Patrol contacted you?" Shinku asked.
"Yeah. Hey! How did you know that I used to be a member or the Doom Patrol?"
"The outfit for one. Second, the wheel often had my predecessor working with you."
"You mean Konpeki worked for the wheel?"
"Yeah, he was my mentor." Shinku shrugged.
"So do you want us to help you Beast Boy?" Cyborg asked.
"Yeah. If they are in trouble then I doubt I can handle it by myself." BB sighed. With that they headed for the T-Ship with Shinku sharing the compartment with Raven.
"I bet you're happy to be this close to me." He whispered before she put the headset on.
"Quiet you or you ride with Beast Boy." She grinned as he shuddered. They then flew off towards the last location the Doom Patrol had been. Once they landed and found the Doom Patrols ship, Shinku placed his left hand on the ground and let out a pulse of energy.
"There is nothing human within a mile radius."
"Then we keep looking." BB snapped as he took off into the Amazon jungle.
"New ability?" Robin asked as they ran to catch up with Beast Boy.
"Yeah. It's called Dragon Pulse. I can use it to find things within a one mile radius. Useful for search missions like this." He explained.
"So this patrol of doom, why have you not mentioned them before?" Starfire asked
"Yeah, they are practically legends, you've got to have some good stories." Cyborg noted.
"It was something I didn't want to talk about. I'm a Titan now. You're moving to slow!" he shouted as transformed into a falcon and flew off.
"He's acting strange. Even for Beast Boy." Raven remarked.
"I think he's just worried. The Doom Patrol raised him, they're like his family." Robin explained.
"NOOO!" Beast Boy shouted. Running over they saw Beast Boy standing in front of a bronze robot held in the air by vines, with a sign reading "Trespassers Beware,"
"Robotman! Come on! Wake up! It's me, Beast Boy!" he cried out shaking the leg that was in reach "Cyborg you have to fix him."
"I'll do everything I can." He nodded as he went to work. Once he opened the main core he did the repairs and said how he was basically a prototype of him.
"Cross your fingers." Cyborg said as he reactivated Robotman.
Watching the light shine as he resumed function he stood and shouted "Mento! I'm on my way!" as he ran through the forest, tearing down the trees in his path. Drawing the Magus Sword the Titans chased after Robotman following him to a building that he tore down the doors of.
"Mento! Elasti-girl!" he shouted as he looked about the building.
"Cliff! What's going on?!" Beast Boy shouted.
"An ambush, came out of nowhere! Negative Man! They can't have gotten far." He rambled.
"Robotman! I had to reset your internal chronometer when I repaired you. You've been offline…" Cyborg began.
"How long?" Robotman asked looking at the six of them "I said, how long!"
"Five months." Beast Boy said, looking miserable.
"FIVE MONTHS!" he roared as he smashed a wall "I've been shut down for five months! Why'd they have to build me with an off switch!"
"Don't be so hard on yourself. By the looks of things you really took a pounding." Cyborg said, trying to comfort him.
"We should have been able to handle it. We always do." He grumbled "This is your new group? It's just a bunch of kids."
"Nice to see you to Cliff." BB remarked as Shinku placed the tip of the sword at his throat.
"This 'kid' has more power in a single finger than you do in your entire body." Shinku growled.
"What you say?!" he growled taking a look at his wardrobe "Why are you dressed like one of the wheels warriors?"
"Because I was one. Konpeki was my mentor." Shinku retorted.
"I'm sorry sparky." Robotman said looking back at BB "They got us good. We thought we had them."
"It's not too late Cliff. We can still find them." Beast Boy said.
"You better believe we will. I'm gonna squash that Brain if it's the last thing I do." Robotman vowed.
"I think he was talking about finding the Doom Patrol." Raven pointed out.
"Right, right." Robotman muttered. Suddenly trees in the distance began shaking sending the birds into an uproar.
"Take cover. We don't know what we are up against." Robin ordered.
"You might want to tell that to him." Cyborg pointed out as Robotman started running towards the disturbance.
"You sure he has a brain in there?" Raven asked as they watched for a brief moment.
"Titans Go!" BB shouted as he took off after his former teammate.
"You heard him. GO!" Robin said as they followed. Once they caught up to Robotman they saw the giant robot and began the attack. Shinku leapt into the air and released the sword into LV.2 roaring "Third strike: Grand Cross!" as the giant X smashed into the mech, delaying it long enough for Robotman to run up one of the claws and rip off the head, if you could call it that, and destroyed the inner workings of the robot.
"That was most, daring." Starfire said as she floated towards them.
"I was going to say unnecessary." Raven remarked.
"You would be singing a different tune if I did that." Shinku muttered.
"Yeah, I'd be yelling at you to never do that again." She pointed out as he returned the sword back to its standard form.
"Robotman, I know you want revenge, but destroying everything that moves won't help us." Robin said as Robotman walked out of the wreckage.
"If he builds it I'll break it. That's the way we do things in the Doom Patrol." He countered.
"Well in case you haven't noticed, this isn't the Doom Patrol." Beast Boy remarked as Robotman and the Titans stared each other down "Robotman, this is the way it has to be, at least until we find Mento."
"This isn't kid stuff Beast Boy. You think you can handle it?" he asked as he walked off.
"You have no idea what we can handle." BB muttered as they followed.
As Shinku walked he suddenly felt faint, and before he realized what was happening the Magus Sword shone with a red aura that was trying to engulf Shinku.
"Shinku!" Raven cried out as she saw the aura.
"Stay back!" he roared as he tried to sheathe the demonic blade. After several minutes of fighting the sword he finally managed to sheathe the blade, and stop the red aura from enveloping him.
"What happened, friend Shinku?" Starfire asked.
"I don't know. Suddenly the Magus Sword started acting up, as if I didn't have the demon magic anymore." He muttered. Focusing his magic he tried to create a weapon with magic but nothing happened.
"Something wrong?" Raven asked.
"My magic is gone." He said in disbelief.
"What? It can't be gone." Raven retorted.
"It is. I can't feel the magic in me anymore. It's as if something took it away."
"My father?"
"No. He wouldn't be able to take away the magic from me. Once he gave it to me, it became my own. No, this is something different, as if something has drained it out of me."
"What's the holdup?!" Robotman shouted.
"A problem." Shinku growled "My magic is gone. That takes out almost my entire arsenal of attacks. I can't even use the sword."
"Sounds like the Brain." He grumbled "When Kopeki worked with us the Brain was always trying to find a way to stop his magic. He must have something that can do that now." With that they started off again until they found another of those robots.
"The Brain built those things to scavenge all raw materials in the area. The forest is crawling with them." Robotman explained.
"So if we follow one it will lead us right to the Brain." Robin said.
"Well aren't you the clever one." Robotman mocked. Leaping down from the ledge where they had watched they followed the robot to the base, which was situated in between two canyon walls.
"I think we found it." Robin muttered.
"Any idea what it is?" Raven asked. Once they were close enough Robin gave the orders.
"Alright. Cyborg and Shinku, you take the front. Starfire and Raven, take out those guard towers. Beast Boy you have to get that security door open." Suddenly five of the scavenger robots came charging out of the forest.
"And what about these guys? Now can I destroy them?" Robotman asked.
"Titans Go!" Robin ordered. Moving about Shinku realized that without his magic he was just about powerless. After being knocked into the forest he sat and decided to do something that both Kopeki and the wheel had told him to never attempt. He was going to communicate with the sword. Plunging his soul into the blade he stood before her terrifying glory. The spirit was a tall fair skinned woman with pitch black hair, shining green eyes, a small nose and mouth, and average size breasts. She wore ancient armor made of orichalcum and was rumored to look exactly like the demoness that had created her. What made her terrifying was the killer intent that she emanated.
"Well, well, well. What brings you to my realm Shinku?" she asked.
"I need to make a deal with you. Somehow the Brain is sealing my magic, which means I can't do battle at my full strength."
"So you want to strike a deal with me. What do you have in mind?"
"I want you to lend me your power, if only the standard form, so that I can fight."
"Who are your foes this time?"
"The Brotherhood of Evil."
"Really? Well for now I will accept, to show my appreciation of your mastery of me. However, it will be as if I were in my final form. Deal?" she asked with her right hand extended.
"Deal." He nodded as he shook her hand. With that he was returned to his body and ran back to the battle field to see that they had already entered the base. Entering the hole that they had made in the wall he saw that the battle had started and that the Doom Patrol was free. Leaping down with the sword unsheathed he felt the red aura envelop him, trying to draw out his demon nature.
"First strike: Crescent Draw!" he shouted, taking out a large group of soldiers. As the battle progressed he felt the eyes of the demon opening and saw that the base was coming down, with the Titans, and the Doom patrol trapped. As Beast Boy tried to decide what to do Shinku made a move towards the Brain.
"Well it looks like another fool wants to play." The computerized voice of the Brain said.
"How are you blocking my magic?" he rasped as he felt the time elapsing.
"That is a secret." He replied as Monsieur Mallah blocked him and countered to send him flying. Once they boarded the rocket BB and he destroyed the shield that was holding their friends captive. Once they were out of the base that was being destroyed did BB face his former team for deifying orders.
"I got everyone out safe." He pointed out.
"But you let the Brain get away. How could you be so foolish?" Mento reprimanded.
"Mento." Elasti-girl said looking at the leader of the Doom Patrol.
"He saved our lives. Doesn't that mean anything to you?" Robin asked as they approached Beast Boy.
"No. He's only delayed our destruction." Mento retorted.
"You'll keep looking for him, just like you always did. Sir." Beast Boy snapped.
"You don't understand. I read the Brains mind Beast Boy. He has a new quantum generator, and it works. The most devastating power in the cosmos is now in the hands of a madman, because you couldn't follow orders." Mento explained his anger showing.
"And being dead helps that how?" Shinku asked "I took a whack at those two and I was stopped. Besides, even if Beast Boy had succeeded they would try again. Better to let them win a battle than losing the war."
"You have no right to speak." Mento snapped.
"Don't I?!" he snapped showing him the tattoo "I am Shinku, former warrior of the Wheel of Fate. I have the knowledge of thousands of generations, and I don't have the right to speak? I may be young, but at least I am not pompous enough to believe that my death will bring about a greater victory!" Turning away he walked to the edge of the cliff letting his anger billow away.
"Are you ok?" Raven asked as she walked over.
"Not really. The magic in the sword almost swallowed me down there. If I hadn't sheathed it when I did I would have gone berserk." He sighed as she pulled him to follow them.
"How were you able to use the sword?" she asked.
"I made a deal. I can use the sword but only for two minutes a day, and only in its standard form." Shinku explained as the storm clouds began gathering.
"How did you make a deal?"
"All demon made weapons have a soul in them. It makes them stronger than your average weapon. I broke the promise I made to my mentor and the wheel to gain enough power to help." He explained as they marched through the forest. Once it started raining the set up a tarp to keep them dry while Cyborg and Mento used a probe to search for the mountain where the Brotherhood of Evil was located. Once they found it Mento said that only the Doom Patrol would be going, and offered Beast Boy back his mask. This got both teams arguing except Negative Man, Raven and Shinku who were staying out of a pointless argument.
"I said I'll go!" BB shouted to get them to stop arguing.
"Beast Boy, you don't have to do this." Robin said.
"Actually I do." He said as he donned the mask.
"Doom Patrol, move out!" Mento ordered as they ran into the jungle.
"Don't worry guys. I'll be fine." Beast Boy said before he ran after the rest of the Doom Patrol.
"Robin, we must do something. We cannot just leave." Starfire said.
"That's the last thing we are going to do Starfire." Robin said "We are going to follow them. But we stay far enough back that they won't know we are coming." With that they waited for an hour before moving into the jungle after the team of heroes.
Tracking them proved easier than Shinku had hoped, seeing as how Mento had cleared a path for them. Treading carefully, they came upon the soon to be destroyed Robotman. Cyborg acted quickly with missiles flying out and destroying the head before it could move. Once they were finished ripping the giant robot to pieces they looked at Robotman who seemed annoyed.
"What are you doing here?" he asked.
"Saving you for starters." Raven muttered.
"I thought you would like to avoid death if at all possible." Shinku grinned "No way we are letting you guys die this easily."
"You kids are fools, but I like it. Let's go." Robotman laughed as they followed the remaining Doom patrol members.
By mid-afternoon they reached the dessert and saw the wreckage that they had left. Running they soon reached the remains of the battlefield and followed the trail into the mountain. Once there they came upon Negative Man's body.
"Your turn Raven." Shinku remarked as Raven used her magic to bring Negative Man to his body. Once he regained himself they found the rubble where they could see Elasti-girl's legs. It took all of them to sift through the rubble to find she wasn't breathing.
"Allow me." Shinku muttered as he checked for a pulse. Seeing that she had one, he instructed Robin to monitor it while he tried to get her lungs to start working again. After breathing into her mouth several times she started coughing, as Robin's communicator went off.
"Titans come in. Titans."
"Beast Boy where are you?" Robin asked as the signal went dead.
"That can't be good." Negative Man noted. Taking off at a run they found the trail that the two had left and followed it to the base, reaching it well after night fall. Running towards the destroyed doors they quickly navigated their way to the center of the base to destroying the wall in a grand entrance.
"I should have told you, we are not so great at doing what we are told." Robin said as the nine of them entered.
"I'll let it slide." Mento replied "Now let's do this." With that they all attacked, making quick work of the robot guards in the room while Beast Boy dealt with the quantum generator.
"Did we win?" Negative man asked once they finished.
"On the contrary Negative Man. But I would like to congratulate you all. Breaching this strong hold is feat." The Brain said as Monsieur Mallah dropped Beast Boy, With Elasti-girl catching him in her extended hand "And now that you are here, I believe a demonstration is in order." The Brain continued as the tank he was in started to glow "Any place I choose is mine to destroy. Perhaps this one." As a giant screen came up showing Titans Tower.
"He's targeting the tower." Cyborg said in disbelief.
"Not just the tower. He's targeting the whole city." Raven said pointing at the target screen.
"Now you see why I have such a problem with this guy." Mento remarked.
"Titans, GO!" Robin shouted.
"Doom Patrol attack!" Mento shouted as the two teams attacked the emerging robot army, while the generator powered up. Shinku could already feel the tug of the sword but it became worse once the Brain said General Immortus's name.
"Everyone, get away from me." Shinku gasped as his demon eyes opened and demonic energy poured out.
"What's happening?!" Mento shouted.
"He going demon. He lost control!" Raven explained as her demon nature began to stir.
"Limit release." He rasped as the sword transformed. Charging forward he began destroying the robots like they were nothing, his fighting style chaotic, while he laughed like he was mad.
"MORE! MORE FOES TO CUT!" Shinku shouted his voice raspy as his two blades cut through more robots.
"General Immortus, what is that boy fighting with?" The Brain asked.
"It looks like the Magus Sword. I have not seen that weapon in hundreds of years, not since my youth when a young man stole it from me." The old man said.
"I see." The Brain replied as Beast Boy landed and changed the coordinates.
"Beast Boy, you changed the coordinates to this location!" Mento shouted as he joined them.
"Well yeah. And unless you want to see what the inside of a black hole looks like you might want to get going." BB replied.
"Kids got a point." Robotman said as he tossed another foe away.
"What about Shinku?" Raven asked looking at the crazed fighter.
"Warp him out, but keep him restrained until we can figure out how to help him." Robin ordered as they began to retreat. Using her magic she teleported him outside with the rest of them.
"NO! I STILL WANT TO FIGHT!" Shinku roared as he turned to them his demonic nature drawing out hers to the point where she could barely move.
"Friend Shinku, it is us." Starfire said, trying to approach but a quick slash sent her away.
"Allow me." Mento said as he entered Shinku's mind. Once he was inside he saw the forests ablaze and a figure in black with four eyes laughing.
"Fool, you've given me control all for the sake of protecting these miserable creatures. Don't worry though, soon we will awaken our demoness and then we can kill all we like!" the man laughed as Mento started to surpress him.
"You aren't getting him that easily." Mento said as the fires began dying out. Once he left the mind he also felt a great power returning to him, greater than anything he had felt before. Once Shinku was undemonfied Mento saw that the base was being sucked into the black hole.
"Ugh. What happened?" Shinku asked as he regained consciousness.
"You went full demon on us." Robin said.
"I had to go into your inner mind to repress it, but there might be some unpleasant side effects." Mento explained.
"I doubt that. You did exactly what was needed. Almost all of the wheels warriors are half demon's, so we are all trained how to repress an inner demon." Shinku replied as they headed back to their ships.
"You kids… you Titans did ok." Mento said.
"You're welcome." Raven replied.
"So what's next? The Brotherhood of Evil got away." Robin asked.
"They'll crawl back to their hole like they always do. I'm sure the Brain already has a new plan." Negative Man muttered.
"And we'll be waiting. But next time we won't be alone." Mento replied looking back at the Titans.
"Count on it." Cyborg nodded.
"We are all very proud of you Garfield." Elasti-girl said as she hugged him "Take care."
The four members then boarded the jet and took off.
"Garfield?" Cyborg muttered in disbelief.
"Ohh, I'm gonna get a lot of mileage out of this one." Raven grinned evilly. Once the six of them boarded the T-Ship Shinku suddenly felt the wheel pulse with a warning. The visions flashed before his eyes of heroes being killed one by one.
"Robin. We have a problem." Shinku said once the visions stopped.
"What?" Robin asked looking confused.
"The wheel just sent me a warning. We have just turned down a dangerous path. The Brotherhood of Evil plans to take out our entire generation of heroes." He explained.
"That's not good. If this is true then we need to take things to the next level. Shinku, I want you to head out and start recruiting Titans, we five will stick together for a little while and then separate." Robin ordered.
"Understood. Contact me if you need my help." Shinku nodded as he opened a dark pathway and began his world adventure.