'Draco' then answered to the Titans, pointing to himself, to the sky and making a slashing motion with his hand, "I am the man that shall slash a path to find his destiny with the blade of his sword." This Zen-like philosophy confused Starfire, Beast Boy and Cyborg, but not Raven and Robin. Of course, it didn't answer Robin's question. He then said, "If you want your questions answered, follow the path of your own destiny." He then got on his bike, pulled the goggles over his eyes, put on his helmet and sped away, but not before saying to the Titans, "Ja ne!"
Robin narrowed his eyes and said, "Let's follow him, Titans." Robin went to his R-Cycle while the others hopped into the T-Car. With the mysterious teen who had called himself Draco still in his sights, Robin led the Titans to follow after him.
Episode 2: Café La Salle
The Titans and the mysterious teen on the motorcycle did not have to go too far. When the teen had stopped, the Titans stopped their pursuit. He wasn't even trying to get away. Pulling his bike up in front of a building, he got off, removed his helmet and walked in.
Robin removed his helmet and got off his R-Cycle while the others exited the T-Car. The building they had pulled up to was a restaurant that had the sign that said "CAFÉ LA SALLE" over the door. Now why would the teen have gone into this place? This further fueled Robin's suspicions of the teen's true nature.
"So, are we going in or what?" Beast Boy asked. Before Robin could answer, Cyborg cut in.
"Let's go in. I'm starving and we missed lunch," was Cyborg's answer as he pushed through the double doors. Robin, with a sigh, went in after him followed by the team
The place was almost full of dining customers. There was also a bar in the place. So far, it looked like a perfectly harmless looking cafe. The atmosphere was strangely comforting. A waiter and waitress were taking orders
"I like this place already," was Raven's comment, not at all filled with her usual sarcasm.
"We should find a place to sit," Beast Boy suggested.
"But where? I do not see an empty spot anywhere," Starfire said as she looked around.
Robin's eyes looked around for the mysterious teen they had followed into the place. Suddenly, he felt a tap on his shoulder. Turning, his masked eyes met with a pair of emerald green eyes.
"Would you like a place to sit?" he asked. Robin was speechless. It was Draco!
"Um…Well…you see…" Robin tried to speak.
"Let me lead you to a table," he said, smiling sincerely, "Please follow me."
"Now what?" Raven asked.
"Follow him?" Robin was unsure.
The teen led them to 5 stools that were standing in front of a bar. "Please, take a seat," he said. Robin and the Titans did so. Draco then moved behind the bar and put on an apron. He then handed the Titans a menu each. "Hello," he greeted, "My name is Leo and may I take your order?" He continued, "We have a fine selection of sandwiches, pasta, cake, pie…" This caused Beast Boy's ears to perk up, "…chicken, beef…" He now had Cyborg's attention, "And assorted hot and cold beverages."
"Do you have herbal tea?" Raven asked.
"It's not on our menu, but we can accommodate you," was Leo's answer. A girl with long black hair and blue eyes who was also wearing an apron and a bow in her hair went over to Leo. Leo smiled at her, "Konichiwa, onee-chan."
"You're late, otouto-chan," she said to him, "Again. We need you in the kitchen right now."
"Hai, onee-chan," Leo smiled. He turned to the Titans, "Are you ready to order?"
Robin and the Titans looked at each other and tried to act normal. Robin ordered, "I'll have the spaghetti and meatballs with a soda."
Beast Boy ordered, "Tossed salad with a slice of apple pie and orange soda please."
Cyborg ordered, "I'd like the Salisbury steak with a side of potato wedges and a coke."
Raven, "Herbal tea," was Raven's simple order, "And a chicken sandwich, please."
"What do you recommend, friend Leo?" was Starfire's curious query, "For the selection of food is various and quite good."
"The Fish and Chips is our No.1 dish, ojousan," Leo said to her. "I should know; I made it."
"Oh, then I shall have that with mustard," Starfire said perkily.
"Mustard?" both Kat and Leo questioned.
Robin waved it off, "Don't ask."
"Right then," Leo jotted everything down on the notepad, "I'm going in the kitchen, now, onee-chan."
"You do that," Kat said to him. Leo escaped into the back doors. She then turned to the Titans. "Superheroes, huh? Congratulations, you're the first superhero customers we ever had."
"Thanks, I guess," Robin said to her.
"Okay, out with it," Kat glared at him, "What are you doing here, really? I doubt it's for the food."
Robin looked to the other Titans who then looked to him to say something. Sighting, he answered, "We just want to ask Leo a few questions."
"Oh, Kami, what did the idiot do this time?" Kat groaned.
"Robin, we should at least introduce ourselves," Starfire said. She smiled at Kat, "I am Starfire of Tamaran."
"Hey," Kat greeted, "I'm Neko Katherine Hasuma, but my friends call me Kat."
"Cyborg."
"Beast Boy."
"Raven."
"Robin."
"Good," Kat nodded. "Now that I know who you are, can I know why you want my otouto-chan…really?"
"Well, you see," Robin began, "He didn't do anything wrong. He sorta…helped us."
"He did, did he?" Kat raised an eyebrow. She smirked. "My otouto-chan does that a lot, y'know?"
"Well, he-" Robin paused abruptly, "Wait a minute, you know?"
"Sure I do," Kat said offhandedly, "It's a twin thing."
"TWINS?" Cyborg and Beast Boy called out.
"Fraternal twins," Kat clarified. "Leo took after our papa while I took after mama."
She then served the Titans their drinks and handed Starfire her mustard. Smiling happily, Starfire took off the top of the mustard bottle and used a straw to drink it. Kat stared.
"For some weird reason, that shouldn't be right," Kat said.
"She's an alien," Raven said to her, drinking her tea.
"Still," Kat was not convinced.
"Order up!" Leo said as he came out of the kitchen with trays of the Titans' orders. He went to the bar counter and placed them in front of each Titan. "Itadakimasu!"
Seeing the confused faces of the Titans, minus Starfire, Kat said, "He basically said bon appetite. Please, enjoy the food." She bowed.
Robin, seeing Leo disappear into the kitchen, asked, "What is this place?" he asked.
"Just my aunt's café," Kat answered, "Well, it used to be a café but now it's more like a small restaurant. We didn't change the name or sign though. Our aunt loves it too much. Of course, since me and my otouto-chan arrived, the menu has been updated to include stuff like Fish and Chips and Salisbury steak. We're helping her run it while she's out on vacation."
"I see." Robin then asked, "Wait, since you and your brother arrived? When?"
Kat winked, "Sorry, it's a secret. Let's just say that since we came, the business has been booming. Then again, nothing can beat my otouto-chan's cooking."
The Titans' eyes widened. "He cooked this?" Cyborg asked. Kat nodded.
"Like it?"
"I hate to admit it, girl, but your bro is one fine cook!"
"I'll tell him that. He's a good cook, way better than I'll ever be."
"Please, friend Kat, do not look down on yourself," Starfire said softly as she enjoyer her meal.
"It's true," Kat said. "I can't cook to save my life!"
Beast Boy ate the apple pie. He sighed sadly. It reminded him of Terra somehow. Kat saw this and asked, "What's the matter, greenie?"
"Nothing," Beast Boy shook his head.
"Would anyone like dessert?" Leo asked as he came back out of the kitchen.
"Do you have the cream of ice?" Starfire asked hopefully.
"I'll see what I can do, ojousan," Leo said to her before going back into the kitchen.
Robin began, "So, when can we talk to your brother?"
"When it's his break," she said to him. "Actually, he can take his break whenever he wants since he and I are in charge, for now. The assistant manager runs things too, but he's out now."
"Can we talk to him now?" Robin asked permission, "It's kinda urgent."
"I'll tell him," Kat went into the kitchen. Then, Leo was pushed out.
"Okay, you don't have to shove me," Leo grumbled as he fixed his apron. He then stood in front of the Titans. "Yo."
"So, can we talk now?" Robin asked. The other Titans looked at him.
"Hai, sure," Leo said.
"What was that thing and how did you know how to beat it?" Robin asked.
"That thing was a Beast Spirit," Leo said. "And let's just say I've been trained to handle Beast Spirits."
"So, what's with that belt buckle and cards?" Raven asked next. Leo reached into his pocket and pulled out the silver and blue device he had used before and the card he had used with it. He placed them on the bar countertop.
"You mean these?" he pointed at the device and card. The card held the image of a blue dragon. Not only that, on the top left corner and bottom right corner were the symbol of Spades and an A. It looked like it was modeled after the Ace of Spades, but what was the writing under the picture? It looked like some sort of ancient language. Above to the picture were the words "CHANGE SEIRYU" written in English.
"Yes, what are these?" Robin asked.
"My Seiryu Buckle and Category Ace Rouge Card. The Seiryu Beast Spirit is sealed inside. With these, I can transform into The Knight of Seiryu-Draco."
"Knight…of Seiryu?" Starfire blinked.
"Hai, my other form," Leo said to her fondly.
"How long have you've been doing this?" Robin asked.
"Long enough," Leo replied. "Lost count. I was living in Tokyo until a few months ago."
"Well, we were there a few weeks ago," Beast Boy said.
"I know. Saw you on the news. I knew that Commander Daizo and his Troopers were too good to be true," Leo said. "You guys saved Tokyo, you know that?"
The Titans nodded.
Leo bowed, "Domo Arigatou."
Robin then said to Leo, "Who gave you these things?" Robin asked, pointing at the buckle and card.
Leo shook his head, "Gomen, I cannot tell you that."
Robin leered at him suspiciously, "Can't or won't?"
"Both."
There was uneasy silence shared between Robin and Leo. Suddenly, Leo's cell phone rang. He took it out and stared at the screen. "There's another one detected. Two in the same day? That's odd." He took off his apron and called to his sister in the kitchen, "Onee-chan, I need to go!"
His sister, Kat, called out, "Come back immediately after, okay?"
"Hai!" he grabbed the Seiryu Buckle and his card before running out of Café La Salle.
Robin said, "Titans, let's go!" he and the Titans followed after Leo, who was already on his bike and putting on his helmet. "Let us help."
"Sorry, but this is my job." He kicked off the stand and sped away.
The Beast Spirit was in the park and attacking innocent people. People were running away screaming as it went on its rampage. It was insect-like in appearance with wings and antennae. To be more specific, it looked like a humanoid locust. Its lower legs were that of a locust. It sprung into the air as police fired on it. It then dropped down onto the cops, crushing their ribs.
Leo arrived at the scene. He removed his helmet, put the buckle on to allow the belt to wrap around him and said to the Locust Beast Spirit, "I am the warrior that will repel all evil with the slash of his blade." He looked to all the unlucky victims who were badly injured or worse. He glared at the Beast Spirit. "With my blade, you will be punished!" he slid the card into his buckle. "Henshin!" "CHANGE SEIRYU!" he ran towards the Beast Spirit and into the energy field to transform. He drew his sword and did a horizontal slash, but it leapt away. "A good jumper," he assessed. Suddenly, to his surprise, the Locust Beast Spirit was blasted down by green energy blasts. He looked behind him to see the Titans.
"TITANS! GO!" Robin shouted.
"Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos!" Raven shouted as she uprooted several trees and smashed them into the flying Locust Beast Spirit, causing it to fall to the ground. Cyborg grabbed it by the legs and began to hammer it into the ground, over and over, before letting it fly. Starfire let out a powerful battle cry and nosedived the monster into the ground, yelling, "You have done much evil, creature, and you must be punished!" She flew away and Beast Boy, as a sparrow, flew down, before morphing into an elephant and slamming down upon the Locust Beast Spirit. The force of the impact caused the ground to shake from the tremor.
"You didn't have to come," Draco said to Robin as he sheathed his Seiryu Blade. "My Dragon Fang and I could have easily dealt with it."
"Yeah, true," Robin then said, "But a little help couldn't hurt, could it?"
"True," Draco nodded.
Suddenly Beast Boy, still as an elephant, was propelled away by a kick from the Locust Beast Spirit. It got out of the hole, unharmed.
"Let me handle this," Draco said as he took out his Seiryu Blade, his Dragon Fang as he called it, and spread out his cards. Choosing a card, he slashed it through his blade. "TACKLE!" With a shout, he ran at the Beast Spirit, but it hopped high into the air. "Good jumper, but so am I." he then jumped up, using the wind as a spring to catapult him high into the air. He picked another card and slashed it through his sword. "SLASH!" the card was absorbed and charged up his blade. He slashed with it, but the Locust Beast Spirit kicked him away. He fell to the ground and made a crater on impact.
"Are you uninjured?" Starfire asked as she floated down to check on him.
"Thank Kami for the armor," he got up.
"Booyah!" Cyborg shouted as he fired heat seekers at the Beast Spirit. It leapt away, but was then knocked back to the ground by a bench covered in dark energy. The missiles hit and blew up.
"Stay down," Raven said, eyes glowing white. The Locust Beast Spirit chattered as it got up. Suddenly, a red arrow of energy shot it from behind.
"What the…?" Robin questioned as he turned to look at where the arrow came from. Out of the corner of his eye, behind some trees, he saw the figure of someone clad in black and red. Suddenly, in a blink of his eye, the figure vanished.
The Locust Beast Spirit was not yet beaten. Looking to the Titans, Draco said, "Maybe a little help wouldn't hurt."
Robin took out several explosive discs, "Took the words right out of my mouth." He then ordered, "TITANS! NOW!"
A blue sonic beam, some venom from a large green cobra, green starbolts, a black energy blast, and several explosive discs were thrown at the Locust Beast Spirit. Draco then finished off by picking a card and slashing it through his sword. "BEAT!" he ran at the Beast Spirit and rammed a fist, laced with his own electricity and charged by the card, into its chest. It was sent flying and then fell to the ground defeated.
Taking out a card, Draco said, "With this card, in the name of the Dragon, I seal you!" he threw the card and the Locust Beast Spirit was sealed into it. It flew back to Draco and he stared at the card now holding the image of a kicking locust. It was now the 5 of Spades: Kick Locust. He then said, pointing to the sky with his sword, "I shall be the one to slash a path into his destiny with his blade." He did a slashing motion with his Seiryu Blade. He put the card into his sword and ejected the card from the buckle, undoing the transformation. Leo walked to the Titans, now out of his armor, and said, "Domo Arigatou, thank you so much for your help." He bowed.
"We were just doing our job," Robin said, "You did great too."
"I also was just doing my job," Leo said. He then looked at his watch, "Kuso! I'm late!" he ran towards his bike. "Drop by the café anytime, guys. I gotta go. Let's do lunch!"
"Catch!" Robin shouted to Leo and threw something. Leo caught it and stared at it: a Teen Titans communicator.
"What…is this?" Leo asked.
"Consider yourself an honorary Titan. You've earned it," Robin said.
"I…I don't know what to say," Leo said, feeling honored.
"Just if you need any help, don't hesitate to call."
"Hai, I won't," Leo nodded. "Domo Arigatou, Robin-san." He then put on his helmet before speeding away.
"You sure that was a good idea?" Raven asked. "He could be hiding something. We can't trust him with a communicator like that."
"But he's already proved himself. Like us, he's trying to help people," Robin said.
"We should invite him to the Tower!" Cyborg suggested.
"Yeah!" Beast Boy agreed.
"It would be marvelous to have our new friend to come see our home!" Starfire agreed wholeheartedly.
Raven rolled her eyes, "Whatever."
Robin suddenly remembered, "Crap, we forgot to pay for our meal!" He ordered, "Titans! Back to Café La Salle!"
A/N: So how was that for the second chap? Love it? Hate it? Tell me, okay? If you got any complaints, be sure to tell me. Please, read and review.
Preview of the next chap: The Titans invite Leo to the Tower to get to know him better and he accepts the invitation. His sister, Kat, comes along and is then revealed to have power over fire and ice. Not only that, a Beast Spirit is attacking innocent people at the beach and Leo can't beat it alone. Presenting the Knight of Suzaku-Mimic.
