Teen Titans; Foxes Upon Foxes – Snippets and Magical Galore
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HOW TO BOP A BOT – VIRTUAL REALITY SUCKS!!
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Dick Grayson was lounging on his day off, a cup of coffee on the table in front of his, his feet perched up and slippers equipped for a day of doing nothing. Save for reading his tablet of the Daily Planet and Gotham Gazette.
And the San Francisco times –
"ARGH!" He threw back his head with a great big groan. Who was he kidding? This was turning out to be a boring summer with Aiden away at college, Raku in London with John, Ava in her world as a delegate to become queen of the snowy Barrens and Ami fighting getting through prep school –
Heck, he needed to get out if his head. An idea popped up as Dick reached for his tablet, this time switching to a video chat app while it buffered to life before his lazy bird boy eyes.
Upon them, he spied the first to answer. Gar was a teacher and mentor to the new recruits of the Titans' current generation. He gave a great big grin and laughed at the timing. Dick was in his robe and to his animal instincts, needed to be shown a good time on his day off to wear those cozy Jammies.
~ My dude! You never call this early, what's up? Wanna swing by fir a tour –
"I can't…well, I'm here off duty for a few days. I mean, what could be the harm, right? Kori is at her shoot; the kids are practically adults…"
~ THAT'S the spirit, wing ding! We can expect you in a few hours then? Cy has some amazing new gear to test out and we'd love if you could help with the demo fir the new kids on our team. ~
" How many are we talking? Did you get permission-
~ You worry too much, but dude, Bruh. ~
The new "dude" of their generation, Dick internally groaned. "Sure, I guess I'm off the clock until they buzz me. Ok." He stood up quickly, a pinch in his back there as age even for a partly enhanced ass like himself, was no picnic in Jump's city park.
"Expect me there, in two hours."
~ Taking the train or…~
"Part way. Get my cycle ready and I'll have it autopilot to get me to the tower. I miss that stupid bike." He sighed, a smile of the wind blowing through his once princess length raven hair. Now, it was short because of his career option.
~ You got it! ~ Gar grinned at reliving the past in this moment. ~ See you soon, and bring your whole outfit. The kids have a bunch if fan questions for the Wing. ~
"Joy, oh Joy." Dick chuckled and rubbed his neck bashful a bit. "Can't wait to check that off their bucket lists."
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Train first, then the cycle. God, he wondered if his oversized ass would fit into that seat at all. Dick pinched at his waist as a few women in the back of him blinked and weren't as reluctant to agree; the man had abs and overworked his ego way too often than naught. The serum made sure of it, but thankfully, not everyone was going to beat him for trusting the mercenary's kind service those years ago. As long as Bb just treated him like a celebrity and not a science experiment for Cy to poke holes into.
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Dick's last stop was the station in Jump San Fran as he ascending the steps after offline his worrisome flutes all that time - for two hours, wondering if the Nightwing Suit would tear as he slipped into it.
The last thing he needed was to stop drinking mocha – latte and to put the crullers down. Absolutely not his style. Kori might know, he watched the street corner as a single hum radiated to seem familiar.
"AH – Incoming!"
He ran out to stop the bike, his old updated about ex number of years ago, cycle. That was when he'd swapped the panties for a leotard made of lycra and glute - power(we are going with this fir the fun part only now )
"Whoa, ok…"
The bike now had AI tech and a dash that…even spoke. ~ Welcome back. Allow me to take you to your allotted destination. ~
He could never get used to that. Cy was going to explain, Dick huffed and mounted the bike. The seat though, was that cooling his ass??
"Son of a –
"Washington!!"
The man was whisked off on autopilot to the Titans underwater entrance as the gap opened to let him through. Dick remembered that getting into the tower was always a messy job as the bike bucked him off like some bronco with a bone to pick. At his eye level, face on the floor, were there feet of Bb and his old team. Save for Kori. Mal was even present as he waved from the doorway beside Djinn and Damian. Dami however, gave his tutor and ally a wise look. Dick would have to talk to Bruce about that.
"Where did you learn to dismount a horse, Grayson?" Sniffed the young adult beside a gasping Djinn . ~ Is he alright?
Djinn and he were close, hopefully.
"Stop thinking about your own needs, Grayson. We have work to do." Dami huffed and went away with Djinn clinging around her boyfriend, down the later hall. Dick groaned and Raven had no choice but to nudge the others to help him up. "I'm not gonna ask how you liked the new upgrade. Cause you're gonna get to ride it again! Well?" Cy frowned and for once, it was best to let this dog lie a bit longer.
"If anyone asks, it's got… a perfect cushion." Dick got up, dusting off his arms and shrugging with a cocky grin at the team. "I promised to help if you let me in on the demonstration. Wouldn't mind showing the new kids how we do things around here."
"Don't. "Bb threw a hand to his face. "One thing you gotta know…"
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The one person that fell onto Dick's radar was a girl with blue and green streaks in her hair with a VR headset around her neck to resemble goggles. She had more of a bleached white skin tone as if her games were the only thing that mattered and she wore a ton of eyeliner. He thought she looked very similar to Argent, yet decided against asking if they were related.
"This is Sydney." Bb bit his lip as Dami sat off to the side and observed the observer's reaction.
"VR Girl. The rest of them call me, Sid." She reached out to shake his hand as she took it. Not a smile graver her face, so different from his own kids as the new Kid Flash shook his head beside Impulse. "Ah…so I also like wanna know…. are we gonna see what you built this time, teach??"
"Impulse ya know, and Sydney is…the daughter of -
The hyper - activity came from his DNA as Impulse as he blew a raspberry. "We'll introduce during our off time, teach. No big It!" It was mode so a clone of the Flash from the future could mystically never die? Or just as an offspring of Wally to that end. No one could care to tell as Damian yawned into his palm. "I'd love to see what contraption you've cooked up to test on this much fresh blood in one place." He sounded more like Talia and Bruce each decade. Damn, Dick was an old fart amount the grasshoppers. Compared to Bb, he probably never got too old to forget the latest key words that appealed to these whipper snappers.
"He said blood. That is, odd, ain't it?" A boy in a pair of white shorts and a prep school top out of a London academy background happened to be the youngest. He had large round glasses and red strawberry colored hair with freckles. The one thing his appearance did miss to tell the gang's guest, was that he had a dad that was… still in prison.
"That, is Rudy Redfield. He'd the great grandchild of…Mad Mod."
"Rudy. Moddy…." Dick's eye twitched. "OK... "
"That was an interesting story; you, fighting a man whose who personally was as an upstanding brit? Please, that can't be the entire lesson!"
"This is so, true." Vr girl monotonously answered.
"He said " lesson." Dick froze. That gave him goosebumps.
The kid was in a rant just about- until Dick put up a hand and changed the topic. " Ahh….so, you wanted to show us the simulator or something?"
"RIGHT this way!" The giddy techie senior whistled down the hall to their state-of-the-art lab. Everyone followed, Blue Beetle trying to keep his scarab from addressing thoughts on world domination.
"This, is my masterpiece of the summer!" Cy opened the door as inside, the tech was expanded compared to Dick's days as Nightwing or Robin in his golden years. "I got my best tech on this one. It's-
"Bleeding right then, mate! What does it do??"
"It simulates images with a VR projecting lens that makes it so you can fight, well, anywhere! Nothing but you, cause the furniture can't break. If you gotta train at the gym or in a boxing ring, you get yourself a virtual guy to swing at. And it actually feels –
"I…don't know…"
"I designed it. I know it's good." VR girl raised her hand. "You should be the first to manifest an opponent Mr. Nightwing."
"I could, or…. why don't we just use the other –
"Why are you bugging fir?" Cy put his hands to his hips. "I got this things all ready to try on, and it's a belt, no headpiece required. If you wanna just judge it now…or , wait…"
"Dick, is old man style conspiracy- hating??" Gar gawked. "He doesn't like future tech –
"I WAS IN THERE!" Dick exclaimed. "It…isn't a good time for this, Cy. Really. It needs more tests –
"And we got it covered. Are you gonna bow us up with your mind? Rave abd Mal were banned from playing with regular VR devices, but you got no powers. I think you can handle it."
"MAKE HIM TRY." Vr girl was eyeing the device as she slipped out to pluck up a belt. "I cant6do it because if anything goes buggy, I need to fix it and be in the real world."
"I'd like a go, then."
"Rudy?"
"Count me in, dudes!" Gar slapped on a belt abd gave a thumbs up to his teammates. "Don't be such a chicken. We're right here. Just show us what you wanna spar against."
"I…. would love to fight a villain from your generation. Why not try fir that, then? All in favor?"
"I…I CAN SPAR A ROBOT squadron, THEN!" Dami slapped on a belt as Dick's eyes blinked out, seeing the image he wanted.
Slade bots.
Oh no.
Dami pulled away as the Pixel creatures' cane to near tangible life. Dick covered his eyes as two Slade bots held layers and throwing stars. "You got them here?? It reads thoughts, Cy??"
Yipped Gar, as he dodged a lazer from a very angry hornet.
"They're designs are positively lackluster. Who are they build by?" Rudy brought out a cane that didn't look too unfamiliar. He used to his ability the old item while their VR experience was started up to level three. "Just, pretend you have to get rid of um?" Cy swallowed. "This is cool. I know why he's afraid." VR gal hinted as she really was like her snotty old man.
"You guys had a supervillain you fought in dad's time – Slade right?"
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In the heat of battle, Anna had to stay extremely quiet as Slade taught her the most important lesson of all.
"You've worked a sniper, correct? Astarte is war….war…" He held his nose down and let his nostrils flare under the mask as he turned away. "Not….again – a… choo!!"
Anna jumped. Just target practice. And wait a ssc…Slade's couldn't get sick!
"Wait it….are you –
He turned his head and wiped off the damn cloth mask. "Ugh, same as before. Ann? Have you heard of a superstitious believe in Japan where if someone talks about you behind your back –
"Yes." Any moped. "My twin is a fan if bombarding my phone with useless info. Why?" She asked. "The person did something, jinxed you u-
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A bot threw its best punch as Dami countered, his eyes glaring at Grayson. "No more secrets, you fought Deathstroke in this city. How do we beat the simulation, then??"
"We…they are like horror movie bots!!" Gar yelled out hysterically. "When Terra attacked the tower, they never stopped coming!"
Rudy threw a face palm to his freckled face. "Well, this is a right predicament, ain't it?? Students getting mauled by thee inner demons of the teacher's worst nightmares…mine are far less pointed, by the way."
"HOW DO WE BEAT THE DAMNED LEVEL" Dami stared at Cy, who was caught in the kid's crossfire eyes. "You. Tell Vr girl… – it is to fix this, or I will have Grayson CALL Wilson to stop them in one attack. Now."
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Slade dropped to his knees and left his post as he fished out a damned handkerchief just in time. "So, you can't confront who's doing this?? Literally, not a witch you can give a stern talking to?? How do you break it? You're obviously –
" AAACHOO!!"
" Cursed, and I might need to call Ami during her class to get us back on track."
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In Osaka, during a class of systematic exorcism techniques.
"Breadth is far more important to expel, the breadth we breathe cannot be –
Ami took a deep meditative pause, that was, until her nose itched. Haru saw this and put a tall to her nose immediately. "Miss, Tsukuyomi."
(She took on Yumi's fake last name.)
The girl could see her tail, but the teacher and students thankfully, were blind to her extra ears and fluffy fox tail. "Ye- yes?"
"Care to show the class how a proper breadth should be expelled?"
Ami twitched her nose again as the sweat drops on Haru's face got a few leagues bigger. "Ah…yes, the slight amount of time held to properly expel a withheld-
Ami finally had a kitten like sneeze as the fixes fur stood up.
"Miss…Takahara?"
Ami blinked back and put down her arm. "Ah, sorry! Let me go clean that up…must be someone talking about me. I'm alright! Very sorry!"
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Anna grumbled and contacted the next best asshole for the job with a single, dial tone.
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Shoji Takahara saw the speed dial on his device as he swung his head back and groaned. "Christmas all over again." ( arc where Slade declared insanity due to thinking the superstitious belief was not phony. At least his ears weren't burning too!)
"Oh, ah…Ayane?" He called her into his office as she rolled her eyes, hand to a hip. "What happened this time? Counter spell again, Shoji – san?"
"Yep. Anna, this time."
~ SLADE. IS CURSED TO KEEP SNEEZING IF SOMEONE GOSSIPS . FIND THEM AND THEN GET IT TO STOP !!~
Another call rang through.
~ UNCLE SHOJI… UMM…. I THINK WE HAVE A PROBLEM…. ~
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Dick finally got his escrima into the bot's chest as it went down. The VR program awarding him points as Rudy hopped off of the chest of one he had whacked onto its back. Dami was already burning his energy out as he panted from the workout. "So…. we beat the game?" Gar inched over to Sidney who shrugged and fiddled with the device controlling her latest project. "Yeah. Sure. I'm gonna go post this now. Bye."
The goth kid walked away as Rudy shrugged and walked up to Cyborg to tug his arm. "Is it done then? Just as I'd pictured. All of us could do lethal damage if we stick together long enough. Eh, Robin-
"THIS…." Dami cleared his throat. "Was doable. It didn't need a chamber to perform in high resolution. I'd love to see what Roth's demons have to spare in our sparring –
"NO!" Gar, Dick and Victor all shouted at once. " Not going to happen."
The heroes turned around to see Raven, a book in hand as she shut it. "Shoji called. A bad luck curse got loose and was never fixed last season. I just cut off its fuel. What is wrong with your…faces?" She frowned as the others pretended to be completely put of knowing WHAT had gone wrong with Cy's class on VR demonstrations.
"Nuthin." Gar whistled and went off to scurry like the rat he now was into the kitchen for lunch. "Anyone hungry?"
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Shoji put down the cell as the thing magically 'rang' again. "Yes, A –
~ Takahara, dog. If you EVER have one of your own tries to ruin a shot….I swear… don't let it happen. Again. ~
The dial tone was not very Slade. He must have been getting grouchy as- Shoji cut his thoughts off with a spell. "Not now."
~ Why the heel not?" Snickered his counterpart, Verra. ~ We had fun pushing them to madness in the past. Keeps people alert and Bushy tailed, ya know? ~
"Snipers don't go off without a steady hand, Vee." The ceo warned his aspect. Its tall ears lightly tilted to the side, considering changing its thought on being a mischievous devil. ~ Yes, but…what about the real reason for the sneeze curse? ~
"Let it go, Vee." Shoji got out his keyboard and started to type up a new schedule for Ayane. "I'm putting her vacation on full since, well. She pulled through. Think that's too –
~ Just ask her, already! ~ Groaned the pup. ~ Didn't the curse start BECAUSE you wouldn't say shit to her in public? You're her guardian. She some damned back bone. Lori would call you chicken. ~
"Lori already knows, plenty." Grumbled Shoji as he hit the send key. "There. She needs a break, and it's time for supper, pup."
~ IZA – KAYA!!" The dog howled out. ~ Get me that pint or bust! ~
Shoji rolled his eyes and shut down the screens. "Sorry, but I meant for the overtime at the office. Tonight." The ceo grinned as he pulled out his phone to make a call for take-out. "Friday, and you and I can rot until dawn. For throwing my bad luck around like that, this will be remedial for my dark side." The ceo grinned.
~ Look who's talking now?? Monster! I'm gonna miss my series. You so owe me for this! ~
Also, Verra is like a disrespect snot, so yeah.
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So, I gave the superstitious curse of someone installing about you when you sneeze to Shoji for causing it by accident. As Verra said, he likes and always has loved Loralei Ainsley, yet Sakurano Ayane is her reincarnation so he feels it improper to come out and tell her. Even if she knows about her old soul and the part about being its vessel, of the Verra is her boss which she dies know plenty. But Ayane is very traditional and hates trying to come out of her professional appearance for any sort of love. Even if they do sleep together or have a relationship, Shoji thinks he has cd feet in asking her to be more because of the work they do. He's her boss abd it leaked out as rumor – magic if you will. In a few one shots ago, Slade ended up catching a cold that did set because it was formulated to hurt him by an enemy, and Ami went on a wonderland adventure to save Jackie, but of course they threw wise cracks at Slade and he sneezed. Thinking someone was out to get him! The humor in this is that Slade got the idea that bad luck and black dogs or cats was related so two and two had him figure out that later. Ami also, since she always around Shoji in Japan.
Was it really his fault? Find out!
Next one shot…when half Tamaranean teens go through
…dun dun…puberty!!