…. Gizamon, the Wolf of Faith! Once again in my armored form, I fly back to the top of the tower for my chance at payback. Expecting her to blast me the second I reveal myself I pick up ascending speed, and I was correct. A third star bolt just barely missed my tail as I flew over it. I circle around and hover over the rooftop in case I get shot down. The enraged Tamaranian's eyes burned a light green, and her power surged through her hands, preparing for another attack. She then ascends so that she can meet me face-to-face.
"You have the nerve of Earth's mule of jacks for you to have come here", said the Tamaranian in a surprisingly straight voice.
"Very good, Princess. That almost sounded like an actual insult", I said sarcastically as I clapped my paws together.
"You are most unwelcome here! Leave this place at once!"
"You nearly destroy my home as a child, and when I meet you again years later, you kickoff our reunion by blasting me before I can even get a word in. Not to mention the fact that last time I checked your people were called "Tamaranians" for a reason. If anything, I should be asking you to leave."
"How dare you blame me for the destruction of your home? It was your own manipulative ways that led to your town's downfall, and sent my sister down a path of darkness that you influenced on her."
"Oh, yes, Blackfire. I remember her quite well."
"Then you must also remember that she changed that day because of you."
"Really? And what pre-tell was it that I did?"
"Do not play coy with me, Dark Prince! I was only a child at the time, but I remember full well what you did to her! You filled her head with dreams that ended up being lies! You manipulated her mind and poisoned her soul! You sent her down a violent path that my people look down upon and now the sister I knew is gone, all because she was burned by the blackness in your heart! That is to assume you have one at all!"
"My princess, the problem with your little theory is that it happened six years ago. We were all mere children back then. We all have made dumb mistakes between then and now, and based on the fact that not only do you have yet to control your impulsive behavior, but you've also held this grudge and resentment for me all of these years over this little misunderstanding, makes it quite clear to me that you haven't changed at all since your childhood, so forgive me if I find it hard to believe that one squabble with me corrupted your sister for life. And I say to you now like I did back then, I didn't do a thing to your sister, and even if I did, it doesn't justify the rogue actions you took when you decided to burn my entire school district to the ground."
"As I recall I am not responsible for the destruction of your blackened hills."
"And as I recall, I wasn't anywhere near your sister for the past six years, which is interesting considering I apparently corrupted her all this time."
"I cannot undo what you have done to my sister, but I can honor her memory by ridding this planet of your darkness", she said as her power started to radiate all over her body as if it was an aura.
"Just try it." I immediately followed my threat with a roar. The Tamaranian screamed as she fired another star bolt. In response, I cloaked my right wing with my dark energy and used it in a matter similar to that of a baseball glove and caught the blast. Her stunned look was priceless. "Batter up", I said as I hurled it back at her. She dodged it with ease, fortunately I anticipated that. Shadow Ball! I concentrated my darkness into my own kind of star bolt and blasted her with it. While she was stunned I tackled her and pinned her to the ground. Her eyes glowed brighter as she tried to zap me with them, but I prevented her from doing so using my aura to conceal hers. She wiggled in discomfort under my paws, trying desperately to free herself.
"Do you not wish to end my existence here and now", she asked sarcastically as if she was in any position to be so bold. I had a comeback waiting for her before I was interrupted by another voice.
"Titans, go", he shouted. I look up to see who the voice belonged to when a green ram headbutted my left flank. I'm tossed back a few feet before I pick myself off the ground. The ram came at me again with another attack, so I quickly rose to my hind legs and grabbed it by the horns. It struggled to free itself but couldn't, nor could it out-muscle me. I had it pinned, but then the craziest thing happened. It morphed itself into a green kangaroo and kicked me square in the jaw. It then retreated to the Tamaranian's side before I could retaliate. I had to admit, it was a well-thought out counterattack. I complimented my green opponent in a way it could understand no matter what animal it morphed into.
"Huh, nice one." The kangaroo paused for a moment to look back at me to make sure it heard me right. It was at that moment I heard the hum of a weapon. Then it fired, and the blue blast of energy it created was rushing at me. Confusion, I thought to myself as I used my psychic powers to sent the blast back to where it came from. Its source, which turned out to be half-man and half-machine screamed as it flew back a few feet crashing into the doorway. It was then that the mystery voice spoke again.
"Who are you, and what are you doing here?" The top half of his uniform was red with green sleeves, green gloves, and a yellow letter "R" on the left side of his chest. He had one hand by his yellow utility belt, prepped for attack, and his pants were green to match his sleeves and gloves. He wore a black masquerade-like mask with white-out eye holes, and on his back was a cape that was black on top and yellow on the bottom. I recognized immediately who it was that was speaking to me, the infamous boy wonder known only as Robin.
"He's a werewolf, who doubles as both this dark prince and apparently Starfire's childhood rival", said the cloaked girl in a monotoned voice. In all the chaos, I forgot she was standing there.
"So did you come here to seek revenge", asked Robin. I admired his straight-to-the-point attitude despite everything that had happened up to that point.
"Please, I didn't even know who lived here, let alone that Starfire lived here."
"Then why did you come?"
"You might say I'm new to town, sort of "dropped in". What town is this anyway? I highly doubt this is Gotham City."
"You're in Jump City. California."
"Not too far from home I suppose. And what brings you here, Robin?"
"Funny, I was about to ask you the same thing."
"I had a little mishap with a villain back home and wound up just off the coast. I came here because….", I hesitated as I looked at the cloaked girl from the corner of my eye. She had hardly said a word or moved at all since Starfire's squabble with me. Though I had no reason to believe she wanted our meeting to be secret, I somehow felt obligated to keep the real reason for my unexpected visit to myself, at least for the moment. "….because I needed to get my bearings. I washed up on this island believing it to be the mainland. When I found out it wasn't I climbed up here for a better look, and wound up running into these two ladies."
"More like corrupting my friend, just as you did my sister!"
"Starfire, I only met you the once and had no idea that I would run into you here of all places. In fact the only reason I ran into you at all was because of a little mishap with my powers", I said as I pointed to the damage me and the cloaked girl's magic caused. The cyborg was the next to speak.
"My hoops! Look what you did to my hoops", he shouted as his right arm turned into a cannon, which I assumed was what he had tried to blast me with earlier. "Oh, it's on now!" I growl softly in response to this.
"Hold on a minute", said Robin as he waved off his metal friend. "What exactly happened up here?"
"His dark powers are active, but weakened", said the cloaked girl, now rejoining her friends across from me. "By the way, you boys certainly took your sweet time, didn't you?"
"We would've gotten here faster if somebody hadn't tampered with the alarm systems earlier", shouted the metal man as he scolded the kangaroo. The green animal morphed into its true form.
"I was just trying to find out if there was a snooze button, that's all", said the green boy with fangs, pointed ears, and an all purple attire complete with shoes that had designs of animal pawprints underneath.
"It's an alarm system, not an alarm clock! What were you thinking in that empty, green head of yours?"
"I was thinking that maybe the alarm system could be a bit quieter! Is that a problem?"
"A problem? Quieter?" This argument went on for a few minutes before the cloaked girl intervened.
"Azarath Metrion Zinthos", she shouted as her powers gained temporary control of their hands as they levitated upwards to slap themselves. The two combatants were awkwardly stunned upon realizing what had just happened. "Much better", she said returning back to her monotoned voice. Robin began again.
"What caused your powers to fail you?" I could've told them that it was the result of my dark powers mixing with their teammate's dark powers, but as I said before, I was keeping that to myself for now. Besides, seeing as how he had technically already damaged my powers prior to that incident, I found it easier to blame it on my last opponent.
"Some boob who calls himself Doctor Light."
"Doctor Light sent you here?"
"You all know him?" The cyborg spoke again.
"He's been causing trouble around here for quite some time."
"How long are we talking here?"
"Well let's see, today's Thursday, so um, always", said the green boy with a cheeky grin.
"Actually, it's more like Friday", said the cyborg as he checked what I assumed was a clock he was looking at on his arm.
"Dude, whatever", replied the green boy in response to his metal friend being a smart aleck.
"What happened", asked Robin pulling us back on topic.
"He tried stealing my powers in the hopes of converting them into an energy source in order to power himself up. Me and an associate of mine defeated him, at least I hope we did", I said hesitantly as I had just realized that I didn't know what happened to either Taiyo or Doctor Light. I continued, "his suit reacted to my powers and exploded. My theory is that we unintentionally opened a wormhole, which brought me here."
"That much exposure to raw energy should've killed you. You okay", asked the metal man.
"I'll be fine. It won't be long now until my powers are back up to par, and until then I might as well enjoy the sunny beaches of Cali for a bit", I said as I stretched out my wings preparing for my departure. I flapped my wings enough to hover in the air above the rooftop. "It was ever so lovely to see you again, Starfire." Starfire huffed in annoyance. "And it was a pleasure to meet you all as well, Robin, Cyborg, Beast, and you as well Raven." Especially you, I said telepathically to her as I winked "goodbye" before flying away. I heard of little of their comments before I was out of earshot.
"Huh, "Beast". I kinda like it, what do you think, Cy?"
"What do I think? I'm thinking I wanna know how he knows us."
"Well he already met Star, everybody knows Robin, and dude, I hate to break this to you, but you're a cyborg."
"No, you really think so?"
"Don't start, you two. It's too early", said Robin in a scolding manner as the sun began to rise. The inevitable argument started as expected, but I managed to overhear Raven mumbling to herself just before I had flown too far away to hear.
"But if that's true, then how did he know my name? I mean I would've sensed it if he read my mind. Who is he?"