In this chapter...well, we're going to feature Mumbo. But we're also going to feature Hex and Charmcaster. I figured I would feature Mumbo in this chapter since like Hex and Charmcaster he's related to magic...his magic is rather different from them though.
People actually seemed to like the idea of Raven shapeshifting. Of course, people didn't seem to mind Starfire getting her hands on an Omnitrix of her own.
Chapter 11: Hexed
As usual, Mumbo was up to no good. He was stealing money.
His robbery had not gone unnoticed.
"What criminal nutcase is robbing me this time?" asked the bank owner.
He heard an evil laugh.
"It's some sort of magician..." noted the man. Unfortunately, he was making his MONEY disappear.
What was he going to do with the money? Perhaps he was going to use it to host a magic show. That wouldn't surprise anyone.
"This is too easy!" exclaimed Mumbo.
So far, the Teen Titans hadn't showed up yet, so it looked like the robbery was going well.
However, he knew that could change, so he decided he should steal the money quickly. He was a bit worried about trying to take on all five of the Teen Titans alone.
He could try swallowing them in his hat and trapping them in his magical dimension where he reigned supreme...but they would know what to watch out for. It probably wouldn't work.
Naturally, the Teen Titans were called.
"Hello?" asked Robin.
"Can you help me out? I'm being robbed by a magician with a criminal record bigger than a stage theater." asked the man on the phone.
"Does he happen to wear an eye mask like I wear?" asked Robin.
"Yes, he does. Why do you ask?" inquired the victim.
"Then I think I know who it is." answered the boy. Now that he thought of it...why did they wear the same mask? They weren't even friends!
The five of them got ready to fight.
"Mumbo again? We've fought this guy several times." noted Raven. She had kind of lost count as to just how many times that they had fought him, in fact.
Now that she thought of it, Mumbo reminded her a bit of Zombozo. They both seemed to have a love for theatrics.
However, Mumbo wasn't exactly as scary as the monster clown was. It was probably preferable to fight Mumbo than it was Zombozo, even if he was decent at using magic.
If there was anyone that could take him down, it was them.
"Are you ready?" asked Robin.
Everyone else nodded.
"Good. We need to find Mumbo before he escapes with the money." said Robin. If there was anything magicians were good at, it was disappearing. And if he escaped, he could hurt innocents later on.
Starfire nodded.
Raven had to admit, Mumbo's voice sounded rather goofy. It reminded her of Spongebob Squarepants. She wasn't fond of the show though Beast Boy sure was.
Still, it would be best if they took him seriously. His magic tricks were no joke. They weren't magical in the sense of her powers, but one could consider them magical nonetheless.
"Teen Titans, go!" shouted Robin.
Fortunately, it wasn't hard to find him. They already knew where the Go City Bank was.
"You again?" asked Mumbo.
Immediately, the Teen Titans began to attack Mumbo.
"Careful not to get sucked into his hat." warned Cyborg. He would be a lot harder to deal with if he managed to capture them inside that magical top hat of his.
Granted, they had escaped once before...but there was no point in taking unnecessary risks. Besides, he didn't want to be turned into a Bear again. That would be unbearable.
Fortunately, he didn't seem to be using it against them at the moment.
Mumbo retaliated by tossing cards at them.
These cards happened to be rather sharp.
"Ow!" shouted Beast Boy. One of them had hit him in the left arm.
Curious, he decided to examine the cards.
"Woohoo! I got a royal flush!" exclaimed the boy.
"Do you need to use the restroom?" asked Starfire.
"Huh?" inquired Beast Boy.
Fortunately, though being hit by those cards was painful, he would be alright.
Mumbo then followed by pulling a bomb out of a hat.
"Would you look at that, it's a bomb! I'm feeling awfully generous today. I think I'll give it to someone else." said Mumbo.
"Huh?" asked Cyborg.
The magician handed the bomb to the teenager.
Cyborg's eyes widened in shock.
"This isn't going to end well." noted Cyborg.
Shortly afterwards, the bomb exploded, covering Cyborg in soot.
"Oh man!" exclaimed Cyborg.
Mumbo laughed at Cyborg's expense, pointing in his direction. That was priceless.
However, not everyone shared his same sense of humor.
Beast Boy glared at Mumbo.
"That's not funny! And believe me, I know funny!" shouted Beast Boy.
"Sure you do." answered Raven.
"Like you can do any better." remarked the magician.
Beast Boy transformed into a monkey.
"Ooh ooh aah aah!" exclaimed Beast Boy.
Shortly afterwards, Mumbo tripped over a banana peel.
"Aah!" exclaimed the magician.
"See? Now that was funny!" exclaimed Beast Boy.
Mumbo glared at Beast Boy.
He pulled out some more cards and threw them at the boy.
Beast Boy ducked underneath them.
Raven noted that Beast Boy could use some help.
Mumbo then followed by tossing a doll of himself at Beast Boy.
He was rather confused.
"What's so dangerous about a doll?" asked Beast Boy.
Suddenly, the doll transformed into a whirlwind, sending Beast Boy flying.
"That explains it." remarked Starfire. it was surprising what their villains could use as a weapon.
Raven considered transforming into a dragon. That would intimidate Mumbo for sure.
However, transforming into a dragon would use up a lot of her magic. And she might need to fight another supervillain later.
Perhaps she should try transforming into something less powerful.
She settled on a basilisk. While it wasn't nearly as powerful as a dragon, it was still capable of inducing fear in others.
Fortunately, her teammates didn't kick the bucket when they looked at her, which she was worried would happen.
However, it seemed that they were rather frightened. Basilisks were very frightening creatures. Perhaps not as frightening as dragons, but still frightening.
Raven reassured them she was on their side...even if her father had been a demonic overlord.
The other four sighed in relief.
Luckily, Mumbo was frightened as well. They could see sweat coming down his face.
"Easy there!" exclaimed Mumbo.
Raven approached Mumbo.
Mumbo slowly backed away from Raven.
However, she continued to walk towards him.
Eventually, he began to beg on his knees.
"Aah! I surrender! Just don't hurt me, please!" exclaimed Mumbo.
The magician raised his hands in the air.
Robin stuck handcuffs on Mumbo's wrists.
"I think it's time we closed the curtain on this magician." said Raven.
"How long did it take for you to come up with that one?" inquired Mumbo.
Raven shrugged.
Starfire nodded. It was time for him to be locked away.
He was then loaded into a van.
"Why does this happen every time I fight the Teen Titans?" questioned Mumbo.
They probably hadn't seen the last of him, but at least he was off the streets for the time being. The less time he was on the streets, the better.
However, they got the feeling that they would be facing more magicians soon.
They weren't quite sure why.
Meanwhile...
"Interesting..." said Hex.
Apparently, there was a mystical artifact buried underneath the Titans Tower.
If Hex would obtain it, he could obtain loads of magical power.
It seemed rather promising.
Still, what were the chances it was buried underneath the tower?
Well, the Teen Titans were inevitably going to try to stop him, so perhaps he should ask for help.
Although, the only person he could think of was Charmcaster.
He wasn't sure if he should ask for her help again.
Last time, he got backstabbed.
He would need to keep a closer eye on her this time. There was no point in letting Charmcaster betray him again, was there?
He decided to send her a summoning request.
"You want my help again, uncle?" asked Charmcaster.
"Yes...there's something that can benefit both of us." answered Hex.
"Very well." stated the silver-haired teenager.
Personally she was hoping to get the chance to fight Gwen again. It seemed like she hadn't faced her in a while.
Rumor had it that she was getting good at using those magical powers of hers.
If so, she might be a challenge to beat.
And she happened to like challenges.
Meanwhile...
"Well, it looks like we've seen the last of Mumbo...for a while." said Robin.
Knowing him he would probably throw a smoke bomb or two in order to escape the bombs. He wasn't quite sure where he would get a smoke bomb while he was locked away along with all the other villains they had faced over what seemed to be forever...but something told him that he would enjoy doing that.
Strangely enough, Starfire didn't need to use her Omnitrix against her. It was probably because Raven had tested out her new powers for the first time.
"That guy's a lunatic." remarked Beast Boy. It was a good thing that they had apprehended him.
Cyborg nodded.
Personally he wondered why Mumbo decided to turn to evil.
Did people not appreciate his magic tricks?
Well, until another evildoer showed up, they could relax.
Little did they know that another evildoer would be showing up shortly.
Elsewhere...
"One of the Teen Titan's adversaries is a rogue magician?" questioned Ben as he read the newspaper.
"Haven't we faced wizards?" asked Gwen.
"True..." nodded the boy. He seemed to recall facing a wizard by the name of Hex.
He got the feeling that he was plotting something evil as they spoke, though he wasn't quite sure what. Was he going to kick a puppy?
Now that he thought of it, he also faced off against a hypnotist once or twice.
How many enemies did the Teen Titans have, anyway?
They seemed to come in all shapes and sizes. One of them was a robot, for example.
In other news, he heard that Vilgax's army had been joined by a spellcaster. Why was today so magical?
He didn't know much about her...but based on what he did know...she happened to be psychotic. Vilgax wasn't the type of villain to let out evil laughs, as evil as he was. But she on the other hand was willing to do so.
Though she was part of the army, he also got the feeling that perhaps she didn't have any true loyalty to anyone. Other than herself of course. Perhaps she had joined Vilgax's army partly for her amusement.
Meanwhile...
"Did you hear about Albedo attempting to create his own Omnitrix?" asked one of Azmuth's Grey Matter assistants.
"He did? When will he learn? I never intended for the Omnitrix to be a weapon!" exclaimed Azmuth. He wanted to make peace, not war.
Unfortunately, now that he did had it, he could potentially use it to cause destruction.
"Fortunately, it seems that Vilgax attempted to take the Omnitrix...and it got lost in space." noted the alien.
"So...neither of them got their hands on it?" inquired the inventor of the Omnitrix.
"No." answered the assistant.
"Good." said Azmuth. He didn't want either to get their hands on it...though it would actually be preferable for Albedo have a duplicate Omnitrix than it would for Vilgax to have the watch.
However, shortly after his assistant left, another assistant came in.
"Yes?" asked the inventor.
"Did you hear about the duplicate Omnitrix?" inquired the assistant.
Azmuth nodded.
"Well, somebody found it!" exclaimed Grey Matter.
"Was it Vilgax?!" shouted the genius inventor.
"No, fortunately. But it was an alien...strangely enough she seems to be residing on Earth instead of her home planet." said the assistant.
"That's peculiar...anything else you know?" asked the alien.
"Believe it or not, she wants peace throughout the galaxies!" exclaimed the apprentice of Grey Matter.
"She does?!" shouted Azmuth. It seemed almost good to be true. Admittedly, Ben did have the galactic universe's best interests in heart, and by extension his home planet...but he wasn't exactly without flaws. It might have been preferable if Gwen got her hands on the Omnitrix instead. Strangely enough, this Omnitrix wielder WAS female.
"Yeah...she's using it to enforce peace in a city...she doesn't seem to traverse the cosmos much, but that seems like a pretty good start, don't you think?" asked the assistant.
Azmuth pinched himself to see if he was there. He was. Did he just win the intergalactic lottery?
Well, he wasn't quite sure yet...but it seemed like this person was exactly the kind of person who he wanted to have the Omnitrix...in other words, the exact opposite of Vilgax.
However, perhaps not everything was well in the galaxy, even if he did find his personal ideal wielder of the Omnitrix. Rumor had it that Vilgax had an extremely powerful new ally. She didn't use machinery like he did...but boy did she know her way around dark magic. Apparently she had developed an obsession with the galaxies' worst enemy.
If the rumors regarding this were true, the cosmos could be in trouble.
Well, hopefully this new wielder would expand her efforts someday.
At least she was doing good in the world with the Omnitrix. Regardless of whether she was evil or not, she could cause a lot of trouble if she used the Omnitrix irresponsibly.
But strangely enough, she didn't seem to be doing that at all.
Well, it looked like today was a good day for him.
He resumed building new inventions...but now he was more motivated.
What would he think of next?
So did you like Mumbo's appearance in this fanfic? Now seemed like a good time as any to use him.
He wasn't the main villain, of course...but he still put up a fight regardless.
I figured now was a good time to demonstrate Raven's shapeshifting abilities and how they can benefit against her foes. I tried not to make her basilisk form too OP...besides, the Teen Titans are kind of pacifistic. They would rather imprison villains rather than do something messy.
I figured I would include Azmuth as well...I guess I kind of felt like it.