Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Robin run up. "NO!" he yelled, too late to do anything.
As the bullet cracked open, I saw the gas coming. It was thick and dark orange. All I could do was yelp and try to block my face with my arms.
I squeezed my eyes shut, felt a flash of heat, and opened them again. All I saw was a bright light. "Ah, crud. I'm dead," I thought, grumpily. "Wait, why can I still see everyone?" The light dimmed a little and I could see Red X looking dumbfounded and Robin looking equally surprised.
I looked around at myself. I was on fire, but it wasn't hurting me. And it looked like the fire was disappearing into me, as if I was absorbing it.
When the fire was gone, I heard Raven, who had just appeared behind me, ask, "Um, what just happened." No one was capable of answering her.
My hands felt like they were still burning. I looked at them and realized they were still balled into fists. I unclenched them quickly.
A huge pillar of fire shot up out of my hand. "WOAH!" I exclaimed as I tightened my fists again. The fire retreated back into my hand.
The world around me melted away for a minute as I studied my hands. I was no longer worried about Red X or the Teen Titans. I stared at my hands and gently outstretched the right one.
The fire appeared, slower and less threatening this time. When it was about the size of an eyeball, it separated itself from my hand. I examined it as it flickered for a while then extended my arm. The fireball floated about a yard away. I raised my hand above my head quickly and the fireball shot up over me. I withdrew my arm and the fire returned to me and disappeared as I closed my fist.
The world suddenly hit me again when I heard a loud ticking. I looked a disc flying at me. I squinted and read a number written on it, "0:01".
"Oh, crap," I thought, gasping as it exploded and sent me flying until I hit a wall a few yards away. "Well, that hurt," I groaned rubbing my neck. The footsteps approaching me felt like repetitive earthquakes. The low chuckle sounded like thunder. "Man this is a huge headache," I thought.
"Odd," Red X muttered, circling me. I staggered into an upright position and glared at him.
"How did you learn to do that?" Cyborg asked.
"Do what?" I asked hoarsely.
"Change so quickly!" he answered sounding like he was absolutely in awe.
I looked down at myself and was startled to see wasn't in my school uniform anymore. I was in a black body suit and cape, both with fire graphics on the edges. My hair felt short and shaggy and I noticed it was up in pigtails. I grabbed a handful of hair and pulled it to where I could see it. "Whoa!" I gasped. My hair had gone from brown to vibrant red.
"Um, I have no idea," I answered dazed.
"Cool!" I turned to see Beast Boy recovering from his blow. "Well, I guess I should say hot." He started laughing and I could tell he was waiting for others to laugh, but all he got was a giggle from me.
"Not for long," Red X said, pointing the Fire Pistol at me again. "You may have survived one shot, but you won't be so lucky the second time."
He pulled the trigger and the Explogas-bullet flew at me. I died exactly what I did last time, except I kept my eyes open to see what happened.
The E-bullet cracked and the Explogas hit the suit, caught fire and ricocheted off. I also have to add that my cape fluttered dramatically, like a movie or something. I laughed as the fire flew towards Red X, whose eyes widened as he dodged it.
"Teen Titans! Go!" Robin commanded. I watched as the Titans, who had all recovered and reappeared, lunge at Red X.
I stood back and watched the punching, kicking, and flying weapons. I look around for my camera. "Darn it! It must have melted in the fire," I thought. I yelped and jumped to the side as a green rhino came flying at me. It turned back into Beast Boy, who flipped to an upright position and skidded on the street as he landed.
He looked at me smiling through his sweat. "You do know you can help, right?" he asked.
My eyes bulged out of my head. "I can!" I cried. He and returned to battle as an ox.
I looked at my hands and smiled. I stared running towards the fight, but fire suddenly shot out of my feet and I flew around like an unbalanced rocket. I was scared half to death, but it was so fun that I couldn't help screaming, "Wahoo!"
When I finally gained some control (I still couldn't control my speed), I scanned the ground, trying to find the scuffle. It was pretty hard going faster than an airplane. When I saw it, I realized Red X was separated from the Titans. "Perfect," I thought as I turned a sharp angle and came crashing down on him.
I jumped out of the crater I had created and smiled at Robin as he walked towards a moaning Red X.
"Red X, you're-" he started, but Red X threw a ball on the ground and it exploded into a huge puff of smoke.
I rocketed up, still with limited control, as Robin retreated, coughing his lungs out. I looked around the ground, even circling that part of the city. After about a minute, I returned to the Titans.
"I couldn't find him," I mumbled, clenching my fists angrily. They started burning, so I slowly relaxed them.
"That's fine," Robin, whose coughing fit had ended, answered. "He's gone and we're not really focused on him right now." I cocked my head slightly as they all exchanged glances.
"Kodi," Cyborg said. "How would you like to be a Teen Titan?" He held out a communicator.
I was about to answer, but I suddenly lost all my energy and fainted.