[IC] Teen Titans: New Heroes

[knighthawk]

"Thanks Tohi. I didn't fancy a round 2 with the pots."

"Tohi, none for me? Lucky for you, I already have one. So, playing Cat-sanova with these two lovely ladies?"

"You and your punny ways Tori. Now that your here, he has to entertain all 3 of us ladies. That'll be fun!"

"Someone's having hormonal surges. Hay Tohi, is one of your enemies Anonymous? I hear they are the sworn enemies of furries"

"Is blue upsetting? No, thank you, appetite is...not exactly a concern. By all means, Light, take more. Or you may have them, Tohi. What is a Catstanova? Do you mean Koran?"

Now he had the attention of three women(and bat-mite), he'd had dreams (and nightmaes) that started or ended like this. Remember that scene in inside out where the boy's head is going defcon 2 with GIRL! GIRL! GIRL! alarm? He's not that bad off, but he has been stepped up to in his flirtation...Twice!

"Thankfully, Toony, I've been blessed with a quick mind as well as body so I can keep pace with all three of you fairly. I saw you get one when I went through the room, so I knew you were already covered. But if you are hungry for something with more substance, let me know. If your of the lantern corps, blue is hope. And if I get the attention of an international hacker organization, then i'm League material for sure."

Then the alarm went off for a bank robbery with the address. Being the fastest of the group, his function was obvious. He leaped up to the second floor where his gear was kept. Slapping on the holster belt and boots before pouncing down with a bounce.

"Imp! With me, lets go do the recon while they catch up."

[Archmage MC]

"One moment Nova. Can't see a thing." Light said as Nova was cheerfully offering something he had apparently made while Light was struggling to pull the crock pot off her head. After a few moments of stumbling around, she managed to get it off, her head in the shape of the pot, at least until she shook her head back to normal. Looking at what Nova was offering gave her pause, but before she could refuse him, the alarm went off again. With a sigh of relief, Light pulled out her communicator to see what the problem was.

"I guess its time to play Cops and Robbers!" Light said as she saw it was a bank robbery. At first she thought about pulling out one of her portable holes. She was halfway into pulling one out of her dress when Jasper asked the room about their travel plans, reminding Light that he didn't have any powers. Thinking better about it, Light put the hole away and said. "Well, I can't really 'fly'... Want me to go with you?" Light said moving next to Jasper. It would be interesting to know how he got around, Light just hoped that today wasn't an Anvil day.

At any rate, she didn't really wanna run with Tohi today. Some days he was nice, some days though he went a little overboard. And anyways Light didn't know much about Jasper anyway. Maybe she could get him to be a bit more social like the rest of the team? Or so Light figured as she gave Jasper a large toothy grin while giving him a brief one armed hug.

[Weird Tales]

Bat Mite heard the alarms go off and he made another comment, "What's it this time? Baking cookies in your room?"

The response that Nova gave to the alarm was not exactly what Jr had expected when it came to seeing action, a robbery didn't seem very worthy of his skills as an Imp and maybe it would be overkill to have all of them go, but Jr really wanted to do something with his powers. Tohi said to him that they should go and do some recon of the situation. It made sense they were some of the faster members of the team. Jr smiled at Tohi and was ready to go.

"What ever you say kitty. Let's get going" and with those words, Bat Mite Jr exited the Titans' headquarters and took off into the sky heading towards the bank that was being robbed. He hoped that Tohi was as quick as he claimed to be and got hear soon. Assessing dangerous situations seemed to be a job better suited for more mature heroes than him and he had screwed up on a few occasions doing hero work by himself thanks to not doing proper recon.

"I bet that these robbers are probably going to have hostages and make threats. I'm getting a very silver age feeling about this" Jr said to himself as floated almost half a block away from the bank so he didn't draw any attention to himself. He at least was going to wait for the team and not try to be the lone wolf and do something stupid.

[Double]

As the kitchen and dining room grew ever more crowded, Al sighed to himself. Ignored, he was, the others too attentive to their own conversations. T'was an odd feeling for the magician, as he was very much accustomed to being on the center stage and having the world's undivided attention whilst he dazzled them all with his - to toot his own horn - amazing talents. Even Kor, the resident alien and usually the one who would at least humor Al's self-centered ways, instead was busy insisting that everyone try his cake batter. That, Al immediately decided, had bad idea written all over it. Too many times did the others, himself included, make the mistake of trying Kor's cooking only to end up paying for it in the bathroom later on.

As if being saved by divine intervention, the alarms went off, this time for an actual emergency. With a great weight lifted from his shoulders, Al stood to his feet and, able to retain his encouraging attitude toward Kor, said with a frown, "Well, damn it all. Looks like we'll have to try that cake another time." he even patted Kor's shoulder to really sell his sympathetic act, "But, duty calls, and who am I to deny my audience the wonder and splendor of my magnificence?"

With that, Al gave a wave of his wand and spoke an incantation he had recently invented for himself, "Emitwohs s'ti, pu tius!" with his backward proclamation, his clothes gave a bright glow that suddenly completely enveloped the mage. Once faded, Al was now in his magical attire, his previous outfit now adorning the mannequin in his room, since his spell had essentially swapped the outfits. A rather convenient spell it was, too, since Al no longer had to worry about taking the time to painstakingly adorn his suit, which was quite a meticulous task since manually putting on a suit like Al's required one to be very careful not to induce a wrinkle somewhere since such a mistake would blemish an otherwise handsome attire.

"Let the opening act begin!" said Al, even taking off his hat briefly to make a bow like a performer coming out on stage.

[Scarifar]

"Heh, slow down there," Tori said to Tohi before shoving the last of her donut into her mouth. It was definitely still a good donut. Tori then looked over to Spectra and smiled at her confusion. "Don't worry, Spectra, it's not important," Tori explained. Nova was also already on the way to create another "cake", which made Tori both amused and just a little bit concerned, but before the creation could cause another disaster, an alarm blared, this time signaling a real disaster outside the headquarters. She would've loved to chat some more, but she supposed that it would have to come at another time.

"Looks like it's time to do some crime fighting," Tori said calmly as she took off her glasses. Tori concentrated a little, and a white suit began to appear on Tori's person. Simple white pants, an open jacket with a buttoned shirt and red bowtie, a short white cape, and a top hat to finish the costume. Tori had also created a fancier set of glasses, a short black wig, and a cane to add to it. In just moments her disguise was complete. It was fortunate that she was wearing light clothing, otherwise it would have been hotter than she liked in that clothing.

Jasper had appeared as well, all geared up for the occasion. "Hey Jasper," Tori greeted the archer. "You offering a ride? I could use one, thanks." Sadly, unlike many others in the group, Tori had no physical superhuman abilities. Still, it wasn't like that was going to stop Tori from coming along.

[Wisp]

Jasper Simmons

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"Well, I can't really 'fly'... Want me to go with you?" Light said moving next to Jasper.

"If you need a ride," Jasper responded honestly, doing his best not to shift away when Light moved closer to him and gave him a one-armed hug. He definitely wasn't comfortable with the contact, but accepted it politely, not wanting to upset his teammate.

Looking around the room, he mentally picked out those in the team who had powers - everyone, his mind supplied, being little help - and tried to narrows down those who can transport themselves. He wasn't sure how Light's portable holes worked, though he was pretty sure she had to be able to see where she was going to use them, Korand'r could fly, Junior had already taken off, and Tohi was getting ready to run. That left him, Tori, Al, Spectra, and Pascal, as far as who was in the room. And Pascal's partner, though he wasn't sure how that worked. Mentally calculating the space in the compact SUV, he figured they'd all fit - even if someone had to go in the trunk. Maybe Light, seeing as she was more durable than the others on the team.

"Hey Jasper," Tori greeted the archer. "You offering a ride? I could use one, thanks."

"Yeah, we'll take the SUV. My bike can't carry more than two people," Jasper said with a shrug.

Motioning for his teammates to follow him and hoping that anyone who hadn't spoken up that needed a ride would follow, Jasper led the way down to the garage, a sub-floor of the tower. He cast a longing glance at his motorcycle, the gleaming blue vehicle practically begging him to ride it, but grabbed the keys for the compact SUV instead. It wouldn't be comfortable to drive, given the quiver on his back and the bow that would have to go in his lap, but he'd offered and he was going to keep his word. He slid into the driver's seat, moving it back so he wasn't cramped against the steering wheel, and waited for his teammates to get in and buckle up. His bow leaned against the driver's door, between his legs, and he hoped it wouldn't knock around too much. The SUV was nice, and the last thing he needed was to scratch the window up with his bow.

[knighthawk]

Upside to being a speedster: Everything!
Downside to being a speedster: Forever alone.

~A..now let's be fair, you always got me by your side.~

Upside to being possessed: Being a speedster.
Downside to being possessed: Having a monkey on your back for all of eternity.

~Not eternity, just three hundred and thirty years. When you go to hell, you're free of me. Then you're some Balor's butt buddy from then on. Then again, if you let me drive sometime, maybe i'll put in some good words for you with a succubus I know.~

~I don't think so. We made a quick deal, no time for negotiations. I'm in charge and I'm staying in charge for the whole ride. I know you're tainting me. I used to hate being that chain guy in steel knuckles, but now I use him all the time.~

~So what? He's got reach and sweet combo juggling-er I mean... Damnit, fine. Might as well get used to it, that guy is like an imp compared to what you get to look forward to in a couple hundred-~

*DONG!*

And there goes the church-bell, deafening the demon in his head for a moment's peace as he passed through the Shinto shrine. As fast as a car was, it was limited to the streets. He not only had the super speed, but the agility to free-run his way through alleys and up over buildings as well to cover the distance.

Sooner than expected, he was within earshot of the bank when he slowed and took cover behind a van, reaching into his toolbelt he took out a mini-camera and set it up on a lamp post to give the rest of the team a view of the bank front doors.

"Chi-tah, camera 1 in position. Moving to back of the bank. Mite, pull out your recording gear and get us a shot of the roof. Use your small size to our advantage and hide. No crawling in the air vents."

[Saarebas]

Central City Titans Tower, 11:47 AM

It is hard to describe the level of excitement that filled Korand'r whenever he and his team were given the single that the city needed them to take on some form of danger and save the day. Besides sheer fact that it had been his dream to be pulling off such heroics since he was a child it was practically a Tamaranean natural instinct to seek out action and to jump into the thick of it. The thought alone of having a chance being able to test himself in the heat of battle against just a few of the villains Earth had to offer made Korand'r's heart race with excitement. It took every ounce of willpower the young alien had to be able to refocus on the task at hand, getting his team over to the actual battle. Luckily for the more than a bit easily distracted lad Jasper had taken the initiative and had found a solution to get the team's members who weren't able to speedily transport themselves to the scene of the crime in the form of the team's SUV. Longer than he should admit Korand'r pondered riding along with his teammates to the robbery, but the orange colored hero push the thought out of his head as he knew that quickly making his way over to the incident weighted more heavily than riding along with his friends. After Tohi and Jr. announced their early departures and bolted out of the tower Korand'r turned and smiled to his reaming teammates before exclaiming joyfully. "I shall see you on the scene of crime friends!" And with that Korand'r launched himself out of the room and the tower, a brilliant green light following behind him.

Central City National Bank, 11:47 AM

As the formidable team of Teen Titans sorted out their transportation needs the robbery that held their interest was still underway and it was going a bit... rocky. Luckily for the dozens of citizens that were currently being held hostage inside of the bank the ever dutiful Central City police force was arriving on the scene to save the day, unluckily for them their captives were not about to let that happen.

"Oi, I said no bloody coppas!" The heavily accented voice of the notorious street tough Punk Rocket roared from the entrance of the bank as the rough looking lad stepped out to the view of the freshly arrived law enforcement. The so called punk brandished a sneer right alongside his iconic guitar. "Sod off!" Rocket growled before he gave a sharp stroke of his guitar strings, sending a powerful shockwave of sound out that sent half a dozen cop cars along with their officers tumbling away down the street.

The cops that weren't blasted away by Punk Rocket's little tune were about to open fire on the young villain, but were stopped as a pack of robotic hounds seemingly sprang out of nowhere and began to attack them. Over the sound cops screaming and running away in terror and mechanical howls was the booming laughter of no other than Johnny Rancid "That's right bois! Eat up!!" The mad mechanic laughed sinisterly as he cheered on his robotic creations.

"Hey losers, how about you pipe down out there?!" The obnoxious voice of the self proclaimed perfect Adonis called out from inside the bank. The towering mech suit totting villain turned his attention back to the mind bogglingly large vault door that was in front of him. "Now where was I?" He asked himself allowed before in one fluid motion Adonis ripped into the door and pulled it off of it hinges, revealing the treasures that he sought. "Jackpot!" The robo jock exclaimed with a large, almost impossibly cocky, grin on his face.

Though they seemed like a unlikely team it seemed the trio of Adonis, Johnny Rancid, and Punk Rocket was proving to be quite effective in their goals.

[Weird Tales]

Jr was starting to get a little bored and then he heard Tohi's instructions. He wanted to get into kicking some butt, but first he would have to wait and follow his teammate's instructions. Taking out some surveillance gear, Jr began to sneak a bit closer to the bank and take pictures of the scene going on in there.

"I hope that my surveillance is good, because I'm dying to kick some criminal butt" he said to Tohi over the communicator.

"Also I hope the rest of the team gets their butts over here soon, there will be no robbers to stop if they keep taking so long" Jr said annoyed. Patients was not one of his virtues and waiting when there was a chance to do some hero work was something he didn't like doing. This was what he didn't like about teams, having to wait and think outside of your own skills and experiences.

[Wisp]

Jasper Simmons

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Fortunately for Jasper, his bow did not scratch up the window of the SUV. His teammates at clambered in quickly enough, and they were racing through the streets of Central City in no time. Sure enough, it was uncomfortable to drive with his quiver digging into his back, but he compartmentalized and did his best to ignore the discomfort. The ride was pretty quiet, their communicators the only noise, and the dark haired teen pulled up the video feeds from Tohi and Junior on the holoscreen in the SUV's dashboard. Though he wasn't watching it himself, he was getting the audio, and that was enough for him. Figures that the villains would team up - they weren't likely to do all that well on their own, given the size of the Titans' team. But together? They were more formidable, and Jasper was looking forward to teaching them a lesson. Whether or not the team would do well together, however, was up in the air.

With stealth in mind, Jasper parked the SUV a couple of blocks from the bank, making sure the keys were secured to his belt before exiting the vehicle. Surveying the buildings in his line of sight, he tried to figure out if he'd do better from a vantage point or if being on the ground would be better. The team didn't really have a leader to defer to - they hadn't known each other long enough to establish it - so asking his teammates seemed out of the question. Gripping his bow, he spoke into the communicator.

"I'm going to get up high, see if I can't take out that guitar," he told the team, already walking the distance.

Letting himself into a building across from the bank, he ignored the confused civilians, taking the elevator for himself. Though he would've liked to assuage their fears, he didn't have time to talk. The elevator would only travel so fast, and he wanted to help his team out any way he could. Taking advantage of his long range to try and stop Johnny seemed to be his best bet. Sound waves could only do so much, and if he caught Punk Rocket off-guard then his arrow wouldn't explode before it hit its target. First, though, he had to get to the roof. Strategizing with himself would only get him so far until he could actually do something. Hopping out of the elevator, he took the stairwell up to the roof, frowning when he felt the wind. Great, that was going to throw off his aim.

[Archmage MC]

Sadly the car ride wasn't all that eventful. Light was hoping everyone would socialize a little on the way there, but no one really had anything to say, or rather, anyone but Light as the rest of the team was focused on the robbery, making her feel akward soon after. Once the group had gotten close to the robbery, Jasper enacted a stealth plan, telling everyone he was going to snipe from the rooftop.

"Okies. I'll take out the robot doggies then." Light said to the rest of the group, rummaging inside of her dress for a bit before pulling out a paper thin black circle that she called her portable hole. Looking at the bank where Tohi and Jr. were already engaging some of the baddies, Light threw the hole on the ground and jumped in it, appearing almost instantly out of another hole that appeared in the middle of the commotion. The battle paused for a slight moment as Light popped out of a black circle that appeared on the ground seemingly out of nowhere, then went on as normal soon after.

Making her way to the cops that were being attacked by the robot dogs, Light yanked a few of them to her, holding them within the crux of her arms tightly, throwing one at the villain who was barking orders saying. "Hey, you! Catch!

[Double]

As soon as they reached the scene, Al already knew exactly the role he intended to play. Many of the Titans fared better when stealth and the element of surprise were on their side. That often meant that someone had to take center stage and keep the bad guys' attention squarely on them for the first few moments of an encounter. And who better to play this role than the magician who already thrived in the spotlight? As the SUV parked and other members of the team went to work, Al simply straightened his hat and took the direct route to the scene of the attack. Wand in hand, Al used a quick spell to summon a harmless smokescreen in front of the bank for him to appear to the others in, while also charming nearby speakers to start playing a dazzling stage song to serve as his entrance theme.

"A dazzling light that pierces the darkness! A magician who brings hope to where there is none!" Al made sure he sounded as loud and confident as possible, while also being careful to sound more cool rather than arrogant. Putting oneself at the center of attention like this required a surprising amount of balance so one could sound cool and inspiring while not sounding arrogant or annoying to the audience, "Villains beware, for your opponent today is the GREAT and POWERFUL Kazam!" by that point the smokescreen started to clear, Al even giving his cloak a dramatic wave from the front to behind him, simultaneously taking off his hat for an introductory bow before putting on.

"Now, who wants to be my first volunteer? You sir!" he gestured his wand toward Adonis, without even giving the jock wannabe a chance to answer, "Lrig a ekil maercs!" Al spoke the incantation. If all went well, the would-be team of villains would pay more attention to Al than the other members who hadn't made a move yet, plus Adonis would find himself with a very high-pitch feminine voice, something Al knew would really get under his skin.

[knighthawk]

Chi-tah did not like the odds. Adonis in melee, Rocket with long range as well as surround sound, and rancid with robots in the middle. When the peal of a riff tore up six cars, he had to cover his ears to their own safety. He did not want to be in direct path of that blast, and, as much as he lauded his speed, he could not outrun a sound wave as his top speed was only half of mach 1 with a straight away and his boots. Then agin, destructive blasts tend to move slower with more force than noise as they tore through things.

When things kicked off by the others arrival, it was indeed distracting between the magician's appearance and the toon playing catch with the junkyard dogs. An opportunity to not be missed as he angled his approach from the alley between the bank and a bakery. Drawing an electrified baton with one hand, he kept the other free for grasping and manipulation as he came in as fast as a Lamborghini and as silent as a leopard as he tried to take rocket out from behind or at least stun him long enough to get that guitar away from him.

[Weird Tales]

Jr glared at the bank robbers, they were just a bunch of fake characters who had been created for TV and were not comic book originals. what a bunch of fakers! he thought to himself and took off to get into the action. Who should go after first? It seemed like Punk Rocket and this Johnny guy was were being dealt with by other teammates, the one named Adonis seemed like a good target. Jr flew down towards the robotic villain just as Al was performing his backwards magic on the villain.

"Hay metal boy! A big robot like you should be scared of my Bat Bolts, here have a taste!" he shouted and fired off bolts of electricity from his hands directed right at the robotic bad guy. These fakers would be easy to take down, after all they weren't proper comic characters and the show they came from wasn't even close to being as good as Young Justice and that was the truth in Jr's mind.

He wondered what the rest of his team was going to do with the other villains, he hoped that they would give these dirtbags a nice beating and lesson in behaving better as citizens of the United States.

[Scarifar]

The ride to the crime was rather quiet, but that was okay. Tori was a little too excited to ruin the atmosphere by speaking. A pun or joke would do that, after all. Tohi and Jr. was doing surveillance, informing the rest of the team about the situation. Tori listened to everything, trying to take in every little bit of information she could get. 3 villians were there: Punk Rocket with his overly loud noise, Johnny Rancid and his pack of robo-hounds, and Adonis in his mech suit. Tori thought this an incredibly odd team up of villains, but the that they were there was enough to convince her to help stop them.

When they eventually did get to the crime, Tori, unlike the others, did not focus on engaging the trio of villains. Instead, she decided to sneak her way into the bank. Sneaking her way to the back entrance of the bank, Tori opened the door. Fortunately for her, it was unlocked. As she was about to enter, she heard a voice call out, "Oh thank god, help is here!" Tori turned around to see a man peeking his head out of a dumpster. "Please save everyone! I just came out for a smoke, and then this happened!" Tori merely gave the man a thumbs up and a smile before entering the bank.

It seemed like Adonis was distracted with other things, letting Tori focus on saving the hostages. "Don't worry everyone, the Teen Titans are here!" Tori whispered to them as she created a knife to cut through their bonds. It would take a while, but they would soon be free and Tori would lead them out the back entrance.