TEEN TITANS

'X' MARKS THE TITAN

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The chamber was silent save for the lone sounds of a single young man working frantically before a giant super-computer. He was clad in a purple and white costume with a clunky, electrical helmet covering the upper half of his face. Every so often he would mumble to himself in thought.

“Soon…” he murmured to himself.

Over the past six months the villain known as Prometheus had been working intently on one goal. It had taken a great deal of time and energy, but he was nearing succession.

After he had joined Luthor’s Injustice Squad, Prometheus had been drawn into a battle against the JLA. He had successfully put the hurt on the all-knowing Oracle (though he had failed to kill her. Who knew a cripple could be so damn athletic?) and done a number on many of the other costumed losers. Unfortunately he hadn’t counted on Batman outsmarting him and nearly getting killed by the witch, the Huntress. Then to add insult to injury, the Batman took away and destroyed his precious Cosmic Key. His only access to his pocket dimension ‘the Ghost Zone’.

Since then he had been stuck in the ‘real world’. He would be nothing more than footnote in the history books of villains. Sure, he had caused a bit of mischief, but that didn’t do much when all his advantages had been destroyed and taken away by the blasted Justice League of America.

But that was soon going to change. He had begun to go over his research of the JLA again, and came across information pertaining to Superman’s home planet of Krypton. To be specific: the Phantom Zone generator. Like his cosmic key, the generator could open a tear in space and time in which one could go to alternate dimensions.

Unfortunately the damn alien had destroyed the generator. But there was still the data collected by S.T.A.R. Labs. And so Prometheus began his plan to return to his ‘home’ the Ghost Zone. He first stole the data on the kryptonian generator, before turning his attention to other inter-dimensional devises. The generator’s blueprints were specifically built to go to the phantom zone but only there. Prometheus didn’t want to be stuck with twenty thousand space criminals. Too much competition.

So he decided to mix and match his data. If he could link other portal devises such as the New Genesis Boom-Tube to the generator he could go to the Ghost Zone. After months of stealing the proper technology he was almost there. Soon he would return home and soon he would re-start his campaign to destroy those god-awful heroes.

Pressing a final switch on the keyboard, he moved to where the actual devise sat. It was a surprisingly small devise, roughly the size of a typewriter. There was a long tube that hooked up to a camera-like projector.

“The Ghost Zone Generator,” he whispered to himself.

“Actually, I think that title is already copy written,” interrupted a voice from the shadows. Prometheus spun about to see a lone figure step out of the shadows. Although Prometheus had never met him, he knew this person very well. During his research on Batman, this boy came up many times.

“Robin,” he said with a sinister smirk. “The famed Boy Wonder. Am I supposed to be humbled by your arrival?”

“I don’t give a flying flip about what you think,” Robin growled, as he moved slowly towards the criminal mastermind.

"How did you find me?" Prometheus asked almost conversationally.

Robin shook his head. "You didn't do much to hide your tracks. The Red Kryptonite that you used to power that machine was marked by the DEO. It was simply a matter of following the tracer they embedded in it."

“Blast. I should have anticpated that. So you've found me. What do you plan to do now?” Prometheus asked, though he already knew the answer.

“Oh, you know: just to destroy that machine and kick your sorry ass.”

Prometheus burst into a maniacal fit of laughter. “I can’t believe you said that with a straight face. I once beat the living hell out of your boss, or didn’t he tell you? You actually think that you alone can ‘kick my sorry ass’? Good god, you Bat-Freaks are arrogant.”

“Who said I came here alone?” Robin shot back. “Three words butt-face: TEEN TITANS GO!”

Before the villain could respond the wall behind him exploded with a deafening boom. Spinning about Prometheus could see a handful of teenagers standing and flying in the mouth of the hole they created.

Prometheus didn’t even react. If he could take down the JLA, what chance did these guys have? Lifting his arm, he hit a switch on his gauntlet. “Security measures activate.” An energy field lifted over Prometheus just as several walls open, revealing giant and well-armed robots.

Wonder Girl almost didn’t react to the call of ‘Teen Titans Go’, still reeling from the ‘Buttface’ comment. Seemed like Bart and his cartoons had finally taken an effect on the solemn caped crusader.
Pushing the remote trigger in her hand she had the solid satisfaction of knowing Cyborg’s teachings were working out when the 4 small slabs of semtex detonated, crumbling the wall at its weakest points right on time.

“All right guys and gals!! Lets get this party started!!” Wonder Girl whooped as she flew in, holding formation with the others in the air. “Ok, We take out these 'Bot's, destroy the weapon and get back to the tower so we can do…stuff!!” She loved being second in command.
“Boys on the left! Shin and I on the right! Stay out of Robin’s way; he gets ticked if you do! Watch our flanks and keep an eye out for each oher!! Harm, Be careful. Now MOVE IT!” She yelled, rising to engage her first mechanical adversary.

“Boys on the left! Shin and I on the right! Stay out of Robin’s way; he gets ticked if you do! Watch our flanks and keep an eye out for each oher!! Harm, Be careful. Now MOVE IT!” She yelled, rising to engage her first mechanical adversary.

When he heard the command, Beast Boy went off to the extreme left, and, changing into a tiger, attacked the robots. The 'bots were tough, Gar had to give them that, but he was at least able to keep them at bay.

However, his actions attracted the attention of four of the 'bots and they surrounded him.

"Oh, boy," he said to himself, "this is shaping up to be one of those days."

Since the tiger was limited in a surrounded scenario, Gar changed into a gorilla in order to utilize its bipedal combat.

The 'bot didn't seem to care, they simply fought.

(yes and I finally join a freakin’ RPG)

“Now MOVE IT!”

“Now you’re talkin’, Wondy!” In a heartbeat, literally, Kid Flash was already holding several screws from the ‘bot standing in front of him. The ‘Bot goes bonkers for a minute and then falls to pieces.

Bart smiles and greets himself for reading Wally’s book on mechanics. This was one of the perks of being the only speedster who can memorize everything he reads in super speed.

FWAVOOSH! And a fire ball nearly hits Kid Flash but he dodges at the very last second. “Fwavoosh?” Kid Flash says as he jumps on the should of the ‘Bot.

“Why do you second strings super villains have to make the lamest noises?” Kid Flash then shakes the head of the Robot in Super Speed causing the Robot to short circuit and stop functioning.

"Harm, Be careful. Now MOVE IT!"

Harm couldn't help but to smirk at Cassie's concern. "I'll do my best." Harm said confidently with a wink before twirling his sais blades outward. Normally he wouldn't use the blades just the handles, but since these were robots no point in holding back. Charging towards them, jumping high Harm slashed outwards, literally disarming the robot in front of him. Quickly backflipping backwards, he was able to avoid getting crushed as it fell down in his direction. Seeing a fast moving shadow headed towards him, Harm fought the urge to try to use it as a means of transport, even though he was gradually getting used to not having his powers, some habits died hard. Instead, he simply jumped out of the way of the giant metallic fist and swiftly ran up it's arm delivering the final blow to the center of the machine, leaving it totalled.

For a brief moment Harm thought back to his sister. He'd be lying if he said he didn't worry about her even if she was capable and there was a certain morphing speedster looking out for her. But he was her brother so he still worried, especially after everything that happened recently, but he'd already called Supersonic before they left and they were both doing just fine so it'd be in his best interest to concentrate on the fight at hand. Changing both sais into swords, Harm began to slowly spin them as the robots began to surround him.

Duo nodded, the faintest of movements to Cassie's words. Duo watched without emotion as her team-mates ripped into the metallic shells of the robots, their hardened shells being smashed, ripped, sparks flying as metal scrapped over metal, the sound sharp in her ears. But Duo's eyes hardly flickered, except for the faint violet spark about their fringes...

The rouge energy spears collided viciously with the droids, ripping through there failing limbs...but her mind wasn't on the fight that currently swamped the vicinity...

The rest of the team dodged and barred various attacks flying their way...Duo remained still, her spine rigidly straight but her head bowed, the eyes hollow, dulled...

Duo shook her head a little, trying to clear the thoughts in her mind of recent events...she needed to focus to stay alive...she almost laughed aloud at the irony of that thought…

Robin and Prometheus circled one another silently; sizing the other up, while all around them the Titans battled his security droids. Another handy-dandy artifact that he had stolen from S.T.A.R. Labs. Though they were dangerously over-exagerated. Thats what he got for stealing in bulk...

Prometheus ‘ had cut them off from the others, so that he could do away with the meddling Boy Wonder, before turning his attention to his friends. Robin was the leader of the Titans. That made him the head. And if he were to cut off the head, and the rest of the body would fall.

“You really think you can face off against me, kid?” the villain asked. “I’m a technical genius. I’ve got files on every hero, you included. I infiltrated the Watchtower and put a major hurt on three-fourths of JLA on more than one occasion. I’m telling you, the odd don’t look good.”

“For you,” Robin shot back.

“Did Batman ever tell you about my helmet kid? I’ll admit the old one was better. That was my pride and joy. It allowed me to increase my speed and agility among other things. But sadly your boss took that away from me. I’ve done what I could to rebuild, but it’ll be a while before I can make the helmet what it once was. Still, this one DOES come with a number of special bonus features. For example:” Prometheus’ helmet began to give off flickering bursts of light, and he began to drop his voice from loud and maniacal, to a low and even tone. Robin’s body suddenly relaxed slightly and his body began to sway. “I can use it to hypnotize you with it.”

Waving his hand in front of Robin’s face, the villain smiled cruelly as no reaction came. He sidestepped the Boy Wonder and examined him. “Pathetic. You aren’t even worth a proper beating.” Prometheus turned away from Robin, and looked down at his Ghost Zone Generator and then over at the Titans.

He had to admit he was impressed. These kids certainly weren’t Justice League level heroes, but they were holding their own. Of course, he made the mistake of buying generic super-droids, rather than brand names like Lex Corp or Corbin Labs.

“I’ll just have to deposit the brats into the Ghost Zone. A few millennia there should take the fight out of them.”

“You might want to hold that thought,” replied a voice, and Prometheus turned around in time to get a cross-punch to the face, followed with karate chop to the throat and a knee to the groin and finally an upper-cut. Prometheus dropped slightly, as Robin poised in a fighting stance glared down at him with contempt.

Prometheus had to admit, the boy was better than he thought. Sure, he had seen and fought better, but the kid had actually faked him out and caught him off guard. He hadn’t anticipated that.

“How did you-?”

“Treated mask lenses,” Robin, replied pointing to his domino mask. “They do a lot more than make me look cool. What? You think Batman and the rest of us didn’t learn anything from the last few encounters we had with you, Prometheus? Your mind-trick might have worked on Huntress two years ago, but things change.”

“Too bad for you, something don’t,” the villain shot back while holding up a disk. “If you knew about that part of my helmet, then surely you know what this is."

“A miniature database containing an assortment of the world’s greatest martial artists, among them Batman.” Robin recited, while remembering the de-briefing the Titans had prior to their assault on Prometheus’ base.

“Correct. That gives me their skills and physical prowess, kid. And trust me. Aren’t nearly good enough to handle that.”

“Oh, I’m very well aware of that,” Robin smirked. “That’s why I’m not going to fight you.”

“Huh?"

Robin's smirk grew. "Somehow I doubt those files are up to date considering your past problems. Now, look behind you."

And so Prometheus did just in time to...

A sai came flying in Prometheus' direction and the handle collided with his nose, suprising him. Harm gave Prometheus a confident smirk, he knew some about Prometheus from the information he still had in the Book of Blood. And while he was formidable, he made a mistake that Harm fixed after his ressurection. He only had files on heroes, and Harm hadn't been one for very long, and even if he did have a file on him, Harm's abilities now were drastically different than what had been recorded when he was a villain. While Harm seemed confident it was only because after the beating he'd recently gotten he redoubled his training efforts and his control over his sais. As Harm seemingly waited for Prometheus's reply to the attack Harm positioned his hand so that the sai would hit the back of the villain's head on it's way back to it's owner. After all Prometheus could take a lot of punishment, not reason to be nice.

"Should I take it by that baffled look you haven't the slightest idea who I am?" One thing Harm was especially glad that he'd done was to put in special lenses similar to the ones Robin had that not only kept his eyes looking red but protected him just in case Prometheus tried to use the hypnosis again. But as confident as Harm was, he wouldn't feel quite as comfortable if Prometheus was able to put in that disk, but luckily he was so busy bragging to Robin about it that he hadn't put it in yet and Harm took advantage as he launched his attacks at Prometheus striking him with the handles of the sais, the magic aura he formed around them strengthening the blows.

>>Er.....I guess I've lost my opening, so I'll juset adlib a new one.<<

BAtgirl, who had been watching the proceeding fight from the shadows steped out as Prometheus, in a surge of anger, threw a punch at Harm.

Her hand caught it instantly before it ever landed.

"Sorry I'm....late."

Duo only narrowly missed an attack aimed at her face, she hit the deck and rolled out of the way, gritting her teeth as she did so to prevent herself whimpering in pain. Her back was still incredibly tender from recent events, she felt her spine throbbing in protest as she flipped herself to her feet, barely escaping another attack.

She dodged from side to side, her feet skidding on the floor as she sharply turned, all the time she was gaining ground towards the offending robot that seemed determined to finish her off. She launched herself forward, her booted feet connecting squarely with the robot's chest, toppling him backwards as she drilled her fist into it's head, her curled fingers breaching the metal hull to rip out the cables and circuits within. Sparks flew from the ripped metal, illuminating her face, shadows curving about her eyes. She was glad that she had come along on the mission, it had taken a bit of persuading to convince her friends, namely the mothering Cassie and worried but attempting to hide it Will, who seemed to have been trying to keep a constant yet discreet eye on her...worried that...

Duo plunged another fist into the Droid's head, it had stopped struggling ages ago but she was venting, she hated them constantly minding her, she supposed it was sweet that they cared but...it angered her as well and was doing little to help her over all! And the fact that they were fighting droids allowed her to completely let loose, she was decimating everything she touched. She smashed a final fist to completely wreck to droid and then she proceeded to destroy the next.

As a gorilla, Gar Logan was dropping the robots.

Robots were robots. When were supervillains going to learn that superheroes could stop robots with only a marginal amount of difficulty.

Gar was able to smash one of the more aggressive robots into one of its companions, and they both crashed and sparked.

Gaining a few seconds of clarity, Beast Boy watched as Batgirl arrived to help Robin with Prometheus. Well, two bat-people was better than one.

Beast Boy went back to fighting the robots.

Cassie flew on, screaming orders to the others that she doubted were even being heard let alone hope they were being partially followed.
She was keeping one eye on Harm and Robin who were fighting the bad guy, (Who's name escaped her for the moment. She should have paid more attention to the briefing instead of trying to catch Will's eye and play footsie under the planning table.) And the other watching over on Shinigami who she still wasn't sure should be out on a mission after the whole...ordeal. In truth this would mean she was technically blind to the others and the fight that proceded arpund her but tell that to the carnage that fell behind her.

As a master tactician, Prometheus prided himself on his ability to plan for the un-expected. It was what led him to kicking the JLA's butt. Only problem was, he didn't plan on this! On one side stood Harm, the demonic former-villain, whom had once been an opponent of Young Justice. Prometheus had never considered the idea of preparing himself against fellow villain, even after Catwoman had attacked him.

His skills were completely unknown for him. There weren't many files on Harm to begin with, and all that the villain knew for certain was that he no longer had the powers that were documented.

And then on his left there was the vigilante Batgirl. At first, Prometheus had considered Batgirl to be a minor annoyance. After all, she was just a child. But apparently the rumors about her fighting skills were NOT exaggerated. She was far better than he would have thought, even with the skills of 30 some martial artists pumping into his brain. Every punch he threw was blocked and every kick was deflected. How was it possible that she could get around his tech like that?

The others meanwhile were going through the villain's like they were nothing more than tinker toys. Even Duo, who's power had been cut and altered after losing her wings, was holding her own with amazing skill. Although Robin was very concerned about her mental stability. After what had happened... But the others claimed she was fit for active duty. He could only hope that was true.

Harm, Kid Flash, Beast Boy and Wonder Girl were working like pros, and it was obvious that the droids would soon be completely out of commision soon.

Robin had called in Batgirl to help with Prometheus, since her skills would prove more adapt at battling Prometheus. Her working with Harm against him would give them a much needed boost of power.

As Harm and Batgirl traded blows against the villain, Robin had turned his attention back to the devise that Prometheus had spent the last six months building. It was rather impressive all considered. There was a very good chance that it would indeed create the portal to the Ghost Zone, though Robin was NOT interested in seeing the details.

As Prometheus was struck hard by Harm, he caught sight of Robin moving towards his devise. His precious devise taht would lead to the power that he needed to kill the JLA.

Raising his hand out, he activated the magnetic devise in his glove. An unusual sort of giant batton flew off a distant work bench, and landed in his hands. "Enough of this," he snarled, before the batton began to glow with sonic-energy. He plummeted the weapon hard against the ground, thus creating a explosion, as the earth infront of him errupted, knocking both Batgirl and Harm back from him.

"Get away from my machine!" he howled, as Robin was about to pick up the devise. The villain raised his gauntlet and a blast of energy shot forth, striking Robin hard in the back and sending him crashing into a computer system causing the montior screen to explode with shattered glass. The Boy Wonder crumpled to the ground in time to see Prometheus picking up the devise.

"Maybe its time I showed you children, just what the Ghost Zone is REALLY like..."

Duo swiftly evaded another attack, her speed unhindered by wind resistance since she donned a skin tight, red, all in one, covering her entire body save her hands, feet and head. It was made from a hard wearing material, an attempt to prevent her from the numerous more wounds, bumps and bruises she was likely to attain since she was now without her wings. The only defining features was a black arm band about her upper right arm that contained her T-terminal and the two, black, gun holsters strapped about her thighs sporting the two guns that Raido had given her after their vicious encounter with his demonic father, she had sworn to always carry them with her as a means of protection, and she took that promise very seriously.

Duo side stepping with speed whilst curling her hand about the base of the attacking droid's artificial neck, tipping it forward and redirecting it's momentum so it was drilled into the ground near her booted feet. As of yet she was doing exceptionally well holding her own, she had never realised how dependant upon her wings she had been in battle, her spar with Supersonic after first loosing them revealed that all too well, angered her even but also taught her humility. So she had spent much time out of the last few weeks in the training rooms at titans Tower, both venting her pent up anger and fear whilst trying to learn to be lethal without her wings. She'd always been athletic but not being able to launch herself into the sky at the first sign of trouble and launched Arial attacks over a grounded enemy had been a brutal wakeup call, she now was the grounded enemy.

Also, much to her horror, without the power of her wings, a gift from heaven laced with good energy, she had been finding it more and more difficult and tediously tiring to control her ability to create and assault with the energy spears that Vittorio's essence had empowered her with. Overall...her abilities had pretty much been severed all together!

Duo span to see a horde of roughly 10 or more droid's circling in about her, breaching forward to enclose her within their grasps. Their metal crafted beings now becoming shoulder to shoulder as they closed any gaps between themselves that could have allowed her to escape!

The flesh of her nose ruffled gently as her eyebrows dipped forming a faint frown as a pair or ebony eyes scanned the situation, the slowly developing spark of anticipation in their depths was lost to the darkness of the orbs as she analysed her options and formulated a plan.

Duo straighten her spine from her crouched fighting position, refraining from sighing as the pressure from her hurt back was slightly relieved with the gesture. A smirk formed on her pale lips and she tilted her head slightly to the side, "I hope you enjoy silicon heaven!" She said cockily as she drew both guns in a single motion, holding them out at her sides she fired a single bullet from each gun, embedding them into the chest's of two of the droids on different sides of the circle. Suddenly the robots began jerking erratically as sparks began to fly, an electric current clearly flowing through it's frame, frying it's circuits, but it didn't stop with those two, the fact that each droid was connected to the next meant the flow of electricity at it's dangerously high level soared through them all, effectively causing each and ever one of them to be fried internally, their circuit boards melting.

Duo ran full speed towards one of the failing droids and jumping into the air she used it's head as a spring board to get her out of the circle, the rubber sole of her boots preventing her from being electrocuted and she landed gracefully outside of the circle and ran an extra few metres to avoid the blast as the horde of droids exploded in perfect unison.

Duo smiled, Raido hadn't exactly left her with much ammunition for the two guns she was now sporting so she had asked Cyborg if he could custom make some for her, along the way he had even gone as far as to enhance and modify a series of bullets so that they could emits a magnetic field, effectively messing up the droids so that the power supply of stored energy and electricity would vent out all at once effectively frying them.

"Get away from my machine!"

Duo turned, her braided hair whipping to the side with the movement as she turned just in time t see an explosion that cause Robin to crumple to the ground along with a thousand shards of glass.

"ROBIN!" She yelled as she raced forward, seemingly taking forever on foot, she had seen enough of her friends being hurt; grant it came with the territory but that did little to help ease the panic! She skidded to a halt next to him, the glass crunching noisily beneath her feet and screeching on the floor. She tentatively placed a hand on his shoulder, not wanting to aggravate any wounds of lesions of the skin he may have acquired. "Robin, are you alright?"

"Maybe its time I showed you children, just what the Ghost Zone is REALLY like..."

"Errrrrrr, Robin, that really doesn't sound good!" Duo said urgently.

"Sorry I'm....late."

Harm's eyes were wide in suprise from both the punch and the hand that appeared out of nowhere catching it. Looking to the side he saw that it was Batgirl, his only experience with her being the brief appearance at the barbeque. From what he'd studied about Batgirl she could probably take on Prometheus by herself, downloaded fighting skills or not, but Harm figured he'd stay and help out. "You bats always have to make an entrance don't you?" Harm quipped with a smirk as he resumed to help Batgirl lay into Prometheus who, despite the capabilities of both the teenagers was still holding his own.

He added more energy to the auras of his sais which strengthened the blows that he was able to get in between Batgirl's which wasn't nearly as easy as he thought it'd be. He'd seen Kid Flash move slower than this girl at times, but he was still able to get in a good bit of offense before Prometheus pulled out the batton and used it, causing a shockwave throwing both of his attackers back. With a few flips, Harm was able to regain his balance in time to see Prometheus attack Robin and get his hands on the machine. "I knew things were going too well!" Harm grumbled as he wondered if they'd be fast enough to stop him.

>>Yay! thanks guys :) .<<

As the wave of energy sent Harm and Batgirl flying back, Cassandra ducked and pulled into a Judo fall, rolling over before landing ultimately into a crouch.

She looked up in time to see as Robin landed into the computers and crashed to the Ground, Shinigami quickly running over to check the team leader for injuries.


Batgirl turned and looked at Prometheus with pure anger. He had hurt her friend. That didn't bode well for him.

"Maybe its time I showed you children, just what the Ghost Zone is REALLY like..."

"NO!" The former mute demanded and launched herself at the Villian. Despite her anger, her head was clear though. While most launched attacks kept the assailant from having much defense, she kept a perfect or pretty near form. It would be hard for someone to pierce through it........

Robin let out a pained groan, as he struggled to collect himself. He could feel small shards of glass embedded in parts of his exposed skin from where the computer screen had broken. His head was spinning like he had just gotten off the merry-go-round from hell.

"Robin, are you alright?" Duo asked worriedly.

Robin nodded weakly. "I won't be playing the piano anytime soon, but I'll be fine," he grunted.

Prometheus meanwhile held up in Ghost Zone Generator with a meniacal smirk."Maybe its time I showed you children, just what the Ghost Zone is REALLY like..."

"Errrrrrr, Robin, that really doesn't sound good!" Duo said urgently.

"It isn't. We can't let him activate that devise."
"NO!" they head Batgirl shout, as she dove at Prometheus with the intent of stopping him. Her attacks were fluent and as perfect as could be, Prometheus attempted to block the attack and return some of his own, while simutaniously holding the generator. Unfortunantly that was proving to be extremely moot under the circumstances.

"You little B#t@h!" the villain snarled, before holding up his batton again and striking the ground. As expected his attack missed the nimble vigilante, but it did draw her back enough for him to take aim with the generator. Pressing the trigger on the devise, an orange colored energy began to eminate from the weapon and his smile grew.

"I'll be sure to give your mentors a fond farewall for you, when I go and kill them," he sneered as he took aim at the first victims he saw, Robin and Shinigami. Pressing the trigger, a wave of blue energy shot forth.

"Duo! Look out!" Robin cried, as he shoved the girl away while throwing a batarang at Prometheus. Robin was struck with the energy blinding blast of energy and when the light cleared, he was gone.

"Who's next?" Prometheus sneered, just as the low hissing sound was heard and he got struck in the back of the head with Robin's batarang. Out of suprise the villain dropped his generator, which once again began to hum loudly.

"Oh no..."

Cassie slightly raised her eyebrow as Will and the bondage applicant went toe to toe with Prometheus, Not because of jealousy or anything so petty, their relationship was stronger than that. She just questioned the logics of fighting with a full-face mask, seemed the job was hard enough without making it harder to breathe.

As she continued to fight the pointless droids that seemed to just continue forever from the opened doors like a matchbox mini-car factory she saw Duo pull her guns. While wondering if anyone else would realise the significance as Duo actually fought for life, Cassie tore out a large piece of machinery and hurled it at the doors, closing the production line of ‘bots. Now they only had to deal with those in the room.

She sighed as she saw the scuffle with the evil overlord type guy.
“Stop messing about and will someone please destroy that life destroying, possibly detrimental machine?!!”

Of course by then it was already too late, Batgirl had tried and failed to stop the bad guy. Robin, in turn, had performed an equally reckless manuvere, although it had been to save Shinigami, thus he'd possibly gotten vaporised, or transported like these devises had an annoying tendency to do.
As the device was dropped to the floor it seemed it had been a wasted piece of valiant effort as it began to glow...

"Duo! Look out!"

Duo yelped as she was pushed harshly away from the stream of blue light, she fell backwards, skidding across the glass-covered floor, the shards of glass attempting to embed themselves in her back. The new costume she donned pulled through in its job, protecting her back from the jagged fragments that would have loved to sink their beings into her.

Her breath came out in a harsh hiss as her back was ignited in pain from the hard collision with the more than solid floor. Her injured back, from her severed wings, screamed in protest, but it was shoved to the back of her mind as her ebony eyes flared wide as Robin was encased in blue light!

"ROBIN!" Duo screamed as the beam dispersed and the frame of her friend was no longer visible, seemingly having been erased. She pushed herself up from the floor, her eyes frantically searching the air before her where he had been but seconds before. Anger boiled in her stomach, anger that he had put his life on the line to save her...she wasn't worth saving!

Duo turned her blazing eyes upon Prometheus, rational thought leaving her as pure emotion took its hold. She was in too fragile a state of mind to run through morals and consequences, as she raised one of her guns, aiming at Prometheus's face. <Perhaps I should have listened...perhaps I'm not ready for action yet...> she thought, a fleeting concept as she began to apply pressure to the trigger...

Harm's first instinct after seeing Batgirl dash after Prometheus, was to help her but on looking the second time it seemed like she had things in hand. Then he couldn't help but to smile as he saw Cassie block off the rest of the robots from coming through so it was a set number. But the smile left his face as soon as he saw Prometheus hit Robin with the machine and he was gone.

"ROBIN!"

Harm quickly turned to Duo who was pointing her guns at Prometheus and slowly pulling the trigger. He could totally see where she was coming from, but since he was the closest one to her it'd probably be best if he was the one to try to stop her. While he was one of the people keeping an eye on her because he thought it might have been too soon for her to be out, he couldn't really say too much considering the price he paid for not being ready for his power. "Duo..." Will started making gradual steps to her. "I know this is where I'm supposed to say 'You don't want to do this.' but I'm feeling honest. You do want to do it and for a good reason. If anyone understands the temptation to pull that trigger I do. I just want to say two things first, one, Prometheus said Ghost Zone so we might be able to get him back, and two, if you remember...that night before...I left you to make your own choice and I stood by what you chose."

Will knew Duo would remember their previous altercation with Vittorio where he left her to fight him alone knowing how it'd turn out. "I'm not going to stop you. Just make sure you make the right choice." Harm said as he waited for her to make the decision. Of course his mind was also on the device, one thing he'd learned from the body switching orbs is that when weapons like that break or crack, it's usually not a good thing...

When Gar saw Robin disappear, he was surprised to say the least.

"That wasn't part of the plan." he said.

He stopped with the robot he was fighting and he rushed for device when Prometheus dropped it.

He almost picked it up, but when it started humming again, he stopped. "Hey, guys," he called, "I don't like the sound of this sound."

Then, the green changeling turned to Prometheus, totally oblivious to everyone else for the moment, "Hey, buddy, stop this thing from humming, or I'll turn into something big and crush you. And while you're at it, bring Robin back."

Prometheus was swearing random insults towards the missing Boy Wonder, as he knelt down to examine the devise. The girl with the guns was of no concern to him, considering his costume was re-enfoced with kevlar, and his helmet would protect him from any bullets to the head. But as expected those 'heroes' were so concerned about 'stopping her form making a mistake', that they had more or less forgotten about him.

"Idiots..." he grumbled.

Examining the devise, Prometheus grimace. The devise was having an energy build up. Unless he used the devise, the entire thing would blow up and taken them all with him. Before he could decide which he wanted, a voice came at spoke from behind him.

"Hey, buddy, stop this thing from humming, or I'll turn into something big and crush you. And while you're at it, bring Robin back."

Prometheus glared up with an unreadable expression. "You said that with a straight face. You should be proud of yourself. But I've taken down bigger fish then you animal-boy, so why don't you go the way of the Boy Wonder and die."

Raising the weapon, Prometheus prepared to blast away Beast Boy.

Raven suddenly appeared through the floor.Making her entrance.

"Any thing i can do to help?". Raven said

She was back and hoped she could help on destroying the device and dismantleling the Droids that belonged to Prometheus. She waited for any comand that would be said by Cassie or Robin. Planning to find a weakness in Prometheus and hopefully figure a way to get out of there if the device were activated.

Raven began with her Mind manipulation destroying the Droids farther away so that they wouldn't get to the others. She Made them destroy themselves controling them with each thought.

She didn't know if Prometheus had a file on her, But it wouldn't matter. Her powers were getting stronger and her knew abilities would surely catch him off guard. Raven didn't know if her darker side would take over from previous events, she knew it was still inside her and she didn't want to hurt anyone.............anyone thats is offcourse Prometheus.

"Any thing i can do to help?"

“Jeeze--” Kid Flash. “--Raven, you scared the crap outta me! You’re worse than Robin, you know!” Kid Flash dogdes some pieces of the droids that were flying away due to all of the destruction.

“Anyone needs help with Dummy, over there?” Kid Flash moves in superspeed, and all everyone can see is a red and yellow bluer. “Do you know that you can’t breath in the eye of a hurricane, Mr-Crappy-Super-Villain-With-An-Atitude.”

Kid Flash starts running, circling Prometheus in super speed creating a small hurricane around in, due the winds Prometheus were hanging in the air. Bart’s plan was actually working, but he didn’t thought the whole thing through since his friends were also suffering the effects of the hurricanes.

Cassie yelled out, she knew it, when the device went off in the bad guys hands in the after effects of Barts little whirl wind, it looked from his face like it was unintentional, halfway between direction and accidental. The blinding light swept over all the titans, from the newly arrived Raven to the guarded Duo, the bemused Harm, the hyperactive Imp..Kid Flash and the protective Beast boy.

The first thing that shot to Cassie’s mind was why is it always a blinding light? Is it just for dramatic affect or was it essential to the innermost workings of devices owned by B-movie villains, or any villain for that matter.

Maybe they were going to find Robin? It was about time, she thought, they changed scene and got into the actual storyline.

Then it occurred to her that she might not be around much longer to have anything occur to her, so she might make the best of what time she had. She used it to think of a certain guy…..

The pressure on the triggers eased slightly as Duo's focus shifted to Harm who approached her cautiously, his tentative attitude making her feel uneasy.

Everyone was treating her as though she was made of china, the flaws and cracks of age distinct on it's surface threatening to shatter completely. It just made her more frustrated that she couldn't keep it together! The only person who seemed to think she was even slightly stable was Marxy...maybe because he was putting just as much effort into convincing everyone that he was fine as well.

She lowered her guns and gave Will a faint smile. "Cheap shot Will, cheap..." suddenly a massive surge of light illuminated the vicinity, sweeping over her so white was all she could see!

Raven Quickly thought how she could help her and the Titans escape, from the device that was now activated. She didn't want any one hurt so she thought hard and quick, watching the light soon covering everyone as it grew brighter and larger. Just then Raven hid everyone in her mind, even prometheus so that he wouldn't be able to do what he wanted.

"Everyone stay calm hopefully, this blast won't be the last one i see. Your in my mind now until i can be sure that this won't hurt anyone."Raven said as it echoed through into her head.

Her mind was packed with other minds she heard all of them and well this would sure test how long her mind could last under pressure. She covered herself with her cloak but even under her cloak the light was blinding and the force was great.

Just as Prometheus was about to blast Beast Boy with the Phantom Zone Generator, only to get caught up in Kid Flash's sudden hurricane. As a result the villain lost his grip on the generator which was only moments away from reaching critical.

'Stupid children...' he thought darkly, as he flew around faster and faster.

“Do you know that you can’t breath in the eye of a hurricane, Mr-Crappy-Super-Villain-With-An-Atitude.” Kid Flash said.

"You'd be amazed at what I can do, squirt!" Prometheus shot back. His hands reached out to snag the generator only to have it slip further away. The humming from the machine now reached to a deafening level, and the energy from it began to glow even brighter.

At that moment Raven released her Soul-Self, in order to guard the Titans and even Prometheus from the coming blast. As she did so, Prometheus could feel her trying to break into his mind with her empathic powers. Of course, she would fail.

His helmet was made to guard against telepathy and that included empathy. And then there was the fact that he had trained with in the mystical kingdom of Shamballa, where he learned a great deal of his abilities. He could withstand the power of Wonder Woman's golden lasso of truth, a gift from the Greek Gods. The Daughter of Trigon would be no different.

Yes, he had files on Raven as well. She had been one person he hadn't forgotten. Her history as a hero and villian were very well documented and truthfully Prometheus had thought to perhaps use her for his own means, but frankly this girl was tiresome.

"Everyone stay calm hopefully, this blast won't be the last one i see. Your in my mind now until i can be sure that this won't hurt anyone." Raven said as it echoed through into her head.

Gripping his sonic-baton tightly in his hand, Prometheus fired out a blast of sonic-energy that struck Raven's physical body and released them all. The hit had come with such force and pain that it actually sent her flying head first into Harm who fell forward into Shinigami.

"Sorry little girl," Prometheus snarled. "But you shouldn't write a check your ass can't cash." He had once heard his father use that saying. He never really understood what it meant, but what the hell, right?

Spinning around, Prometheus raced towards the generator, the energy glowing from it now a blinding orange color. But before he could make it half-way across the room the energy from the devise blast forth, and covering everyone and everything within a 10 yard radius.

"Oh Sh*t. Well, there goes my weekend..."

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The City of New York had seen a lot of things over the years. Mutant attacks, Sentiel Robots, an alien invasion, and that was only from the last two years. But nothing could really prepare it for what was coming next.

As always, things were busy in Times Squard. People of every race, sex and ethnicity raced back and forth going about their own business. But any sort of normalcy vanished, as a bright light appeared in the very middle of the Square. The light warped in shape taking on the appearance of a human being. For a moment that was all there was, until the light began to began to collect mass and shape. The light slowly died away and in its place stood Robin the Boy Wonder, down on one knee with his left arm extended, as if he had just thrown something.

Dropping his arm to his side and standing up, Robin looked around with a somewhat shocked expression. "Well this wasn't exactly what I was expecting..." he said to himself, glancing around. One moment he was getting shot with Prometheus' Ghost Zone Generator and the next he was in New York? Apparently Prometheus needed to go back to the Drawing Board on this one.

Before Robin could say anything there another flash of light only much bigger than before. From the light there appeared what seemed to be the corner walls of a large sci-fi-ish computer room which looked as if it had been literally cut out of a building. Standing in the gerneral vacinity of the 'room' was the Teen Titans and Prometheus.

"Nice of you all to join me," Robin quipped, before turning to glare at a frantic Prometheus.

"What the hell?" cried the purple clad villian. "This can't be... I did everything according to plan! This should have work!"

But just as the Titans prepared to beat the living hell out of Prometheus, they were interupted by...

"OH MY GAWD! DID YOU SEE THAT?"

"APPEARED JUST OUT OF THIN AIR THEY DID!"

"THEY'RE MUTIES I TELLS YA!"

"CALL THE COPS!"

"Muties?" Robin asked with a raised eyebrow.

As bedlam broke out over Times Square, no one took notice of the lone middle-aged man, dressed in a high class suit and black trenchcoat watching from in front of Virgin Records.

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Meanwhile on the outskirts of Salem Center, Westchester Count there lay a very special private school. In the headmaster's office of this school, a middle-aged bald man was seated in a motorized wheelchair gazed out of the giant victorian window and across the grounds of his school.

Turning his chair back to his his desk, Professor Charles Xavier prepared himself to go over the latest batch of term-papers from his student. But just as he reached down to pick up the first paper, he paused and looked out in space for a long moment. His lips tightened into a thin line and his eyes narrowed.

He mouth never open, but suddenly the grounds of the Xavier Institute for Gifted Youngster was filled with his 'voice.'

'Attention my X-Men. We have a situation...'

Warren Worthington the third gazed at the pool he thought about going in, but his huge mutant wings might get soggy and heavy.Warren stay still until in his head the professor called
'Attention my X-Men. We have a situation...'
Angel looked at the mansion as he walked inside making his way to the office of Professor Charles Xavier and trying not to fly for once...

"Cheap shot Will, cheap..."

Harm smirked slightly as Duo lowered the gun. "Yeah, I know. I can be sneaky sometimes." The smirk faded as his attention was drawn to the white light shining over them. "Great. Just great. You know, this is the second time this has happened, why can't villains be more careful with weapons like this!? I never had this problem when I was evil!" But Will's complaints were broken as Raven went flying into him and him into Duo. Before they knew what was going on they were in what looked like New York. Harm slowly got off of Duo, looking at both her and Raven. "You two alright?"

He then heard the people yelling at them, while he wasn't sure what a mutie was, it wasn't a good sign that they were going to call the cops on them because of it.

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Wolvering was laying in his bed when he heard the psychic message in his head. 'Attention my X-Men. We have a situation...' "Great." He said to himself as he left his room to see Jean passing him and giving him a slight glance before going to the Proffessor as well.

Duo refrained from groaning in pain as Will picked himself off of her, as if her back wasn't in enough pain!

She braced her palms against the concrete ground, pushing herself into a standing position.

"You two alright?"

Duo looked around at the new surroundings with open interest and noticed the gawking eyes staring at them. "Don't worry Will, we're fine." She assured him with a faint smile, although she was unsure about the situation they were currently in. The word "Muties" seemed to filter through the air from more than one direction, and Duo could sense that the word was smeared with distrust and vulgarity. It made her more than uneasy, and the fact that they were all currently donned in costume and many of them were openly sporting weapons...it wasn't surprising that the gathering crowd's faces were less than welcoming.


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Rogue had been hanging in her room, lounging on her bed, the bed spread was a crumpled mass near the head board where she had kicked it away. She laid on her stomach, her head propped on her left hand as her right carefully turned the pages of the Rock Magazine she was currently reading. She was in the middle of reading an interesting article about one of her favourite bands when the Professor's soundless speech echoed in her mind.

"Aw Dammit!" She cursed as she flicked the magazine shut; it had just been getting to the good bit as well. She rose from her bed and left her room, intent on finding out what the hell was so urgent!

“What the heck?” Kid Flash says. “We usually get a much better reception from the people.” Then Kid Flash starts to look around visibly bothered. There’s something in the air. He can tell something is wrong, his eyes go wide when he realizes what it is. “Guys, I don’t think we’re in Kansas anymore!”

He notices his friends looking at him and before they can ask anything he already says. “I can’t feel the speed force around me. Something is severely wrong!” The young speedsters continue. “I think we oughta get out of the open, Rob.”

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'Attention my X-Men. We have a situation...'

Bobby Drake, aka Iceman, is playing video game when he hears Prof. X. “Oh, man! Why can’t things stay calm?” He slowly gets up, thinks for a minute about creating a ice slide tot ake him to get to the Professor, but he knew what was going to happen to him if he did that in the house again. Bobby starts to walk, leaving the video game on pause.

"Yeah I'm fine too, thanks for the concern" Wonder Girl said under her breath half way across the floor from Harm and her two friends. It wasn’t that she wasn't happy Will was helping them up...its just she wanted him to be helping her up from where she'd landed in an undignified heap. A girl wants to feel special, even in a life or death situation.

"Muties?" She repeated, walking and standing beside Robin. "Do you suppose its another word for Metahuman? Where are we anyway, I have plans this evening, no way can I tell my mom I’m in a different state!! She'll flip out! She won’t understand…"

*****

"what a pity you don't understand.
You take me by the heart when you take me by the hand.
Oh Mickey
you're so pretty
can't you understand.
It's guys like you Mickey!!
ooh what you do Mickey!!"

Kitty Pride was dancing around her room, her pink mini iPod in her hand. Although she’d started miming the words at the request of her team-mates, it had gotten to the point where she was carried away. Due to her headphones she gasped when the professors voice came across clear in her mind. Leaving the stylish device on her bed, she quickly went to join the team.

Raven got up out from under Harm. "Yeah I'm fine". Raven looked at they strange state and its people, while dusting herself off.

Trying to figure out what "Muties" meant, the people didn't look to happy.
"Aren't heroes supposed be liked." Raven muttered as she walked next to Duo.
Well they didn't actually fit in, but it did feel as if you were getting picked on. Which never feels good.

Raven began to think of all the words that began with "Mut" to try and diciffer, what they were being thought of as.

Raven thought in her head....."Mutilate, Mutiny, Muticious,Mute, Mutant....?"

Raven whispered to Duo. "Do you think there calling us Mutants?"

Xavier sat alone in his office, as he awaited his students, his fingers were steepled together thoughtfully. Turning his gaze to the door, he smiled slightly. "Come in students," he said, just as one of them was about to knocked."

The door opened, and the X-Men made their way in. As always his prized studetns Cyclops and Jean Grey were the first inside, followed by the rest of the student body. The telepathic mutant knew that several of the children weren't entirely thrilled at having their afternoon interupted, but they knew this sort of thing was expected.

Raising an eyebrow Xavier turned to his students. "Does anyone know-" The Professor was cut off by a loud compression of air that sounded like 'BAMF' followed by an explosion of gold and black smoke. When the smoke cleared a black furred demonic creature stepped forth.

"Am I late?" Kurt 'Nightcrawler' Wagner asked with a sheepish grin.

Xaiver didn't reply to him, instead turning to the entire class. Well... ALMOST the entire class. Ororo 'Storm' Monroe was not currently amongst her fellow X-Men, as she was currently on a well deserved break. After the death of her boyfriend, the Beast, she had fallen into a deep depression. Xavier decide that she needed some time to recover and asked the his ex-wife Moria MacTaggart to take Storm for a bit.

"There has been an unusual... occurance that took place several minutes ago in Times Square. Unfortunantly I find myself unable to decifer what said occurance is. Something there has disrupted my telepathy in that area. Now I am certain you are all aware of the situation with Magneto's escape, and I would rather we not take any chances. I need you to suit up and investigate the situation. Report back on whatever you find."

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Robin shook his head slightly. He didn't need to have Raven's empathic abilities to see what was going on. After being Robinfor the last four years, living through a Quake, a Plague, and a half-a-dozen full out Gang Wars, he knew an angry mob forming when he saw one. Something about this wasn't right.

Not by a long shot.

Meta-humans were often looked upon with unease by normal humans and teams such as the Teen Titans were never treated with this sort of hostility by the public. Especially when they had such prominent junior-heroes like Wonder Girl and Kid Flash in their midst.

"I don't know what happened," Prometheus snarled, before reaching for his baton. "But I do know that I'm gong to make you second-rate heroes pay for getting in my way!" He turned a nearly hidden nob on the weapon to full, before striking it down on the ground hard. A sonic wave errupted, causing the entire street to quake and explode. People forgot their animosity towards the Titans as they got knocked off their feet and collapsed to the ground before scream in fear.

Prometheus followed that attack, by throwing his baton towards Toys R' Us, in which it struck the building, cause all the windows to shatter and the building to start to break about right down the middle.

"Titans restain him!" Robin shouted, snapping his bo-staff ready.

"Restrain this Boy Wonder," Prometheus shouted, lifting up his gaunlet hand, and making a tight fist, he fired a small missle straight towards Wonder Girl. "Let's see if blondie is as fast with those braclet's as her teachers are!"

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(Sorry about the rushing the X-Men gang, but we need to get them to Times Square before the fight between the Titans and Prometheus is finsihed. Now if we can just get the rest of our X-Men involved in the story... :ouchy: )

Warren Worthington the third opened Xavier's window.
"I'll scout ahead sir.See what we're up against.I'll report what I find." Just as the final words came out of his mouth Warren in tracksuit pants flew towards Times Square.Half-way there he heard the some kind of fight.Warren thought to himself 'Best go back to the mansion for help' as he flew back towards the school

<<Sorry I haven't posted in a while, but I the craziest things have happened to me the last few days.>>

Gar stood up from where he had been at the bottom of a heroes pile. "My head," he said as he straightened himself out.

He looked around, "Okay, how did we back to New York?"

He was about to turn back to Prometheus to get some answers, but a bottle knocked him in the head. "HEY!"

It was then that he noticed the angry looking mob surrounding them.

"Guys, I haven't seen a crowd this angry since I said Space Trek 2022 was better than Starkiller at that convention a few years back." Then he got hit with another bottle.

"TAKE THAT, MUTIE!"

"Whatever happened to throwing tomatoes and lettuce."

Finally, a rock came at the green teen and hit its mark. Beast Boy took the hit in the nose, and was out like a light, falling to the ground with a thud.



Peter ran into the Professor's office only to see Kurt bamf into the area.

"There has been an unusual... occurance that took place several minutes ago in Times Square. Unfortunantly I find myself unable to decifer what said occurance is. Something there has disrupted my telepathy in that area."

Peter knew that the people of New York did not like unusual occurances in their city, especially in Times Square.

He wondered if this was the manifestation of a new mutants powers. If it was, then he felt they needed to hurry.

"Professor, how long do you think we have?"

"Let's see if blondie is as fast with those braclet's as her teachers are!"

As soon as Harm saw the missle going towards Cassie he immediately sent on of his sais to intercept it. While he was pretty sure that Wonder Girl could have avoided the missle after recent events he wasn't going to take that chance. While he tried to keep his inner blame secret, he was attacked first by the demon known as Vicious. If he'd been able to take him down Cassie wouldn't have been attacked next. While he'd noticed that he'd become watchful over Duo, he'd become just as protective over Cassie. Willing the flying sai's magic aura to come forth, the weapon blew up the missle before it could get her her.

Without a word the sai was drawn back to Harm's hands as he turned to Prometheus after briefly checking to make sure Cassie was okay. "Boy did you attack the wrong Titan." He growled before making his way towards the villain. Even though Prometheus had unknowingly struck a nerve with Harm, he was able to keep his cool enough to maintain his control over the white magics he had at his disposal as he charged towards Prometheus. "It must really suck to know that us 'second rate heroes' are giving you such a hard time." Harm taunted as he went to strike Prometheus with the handles of the sai.

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"There has been an unusual... occurance that took place several minutes ago in Times Square. Unfortunantly I find myself unable to decifer what said occurance is. Something there has disrupted my telepathy in that area. Now I am certain you are all aware of the situation with Magneto's escape, and I would rather we not take any chances. I need you to suit up and investigate the situation. Report back on whatever you find."


Logan nodded as the Professor gave the orders and Angel went to scout ahead. Getting up and leaving, Wolverine quickly went back into his quarters and changed into his costume. While he'd seemingly patched things up with the Xmen for the most part he still felt like an outsider, not that it was any different from normal. As he saw the other X-men starting to leave he got on his motorcycle (He does have a motorcycle right? He's got to have a motorcycle, Wolvy not having a motorcycle is crazy talk! Crazy talk I tell you!) and headed out to Times Square.

(Yes, Wolvie still has his motorcycle. Well actually its Cyclops' motorcycle, but lets not split hairs. But I hope Logan is aware that its an hour drive from Westchester to NY city and there is that little problem of the immense traffic problems. It ain't pretty... lol.

But am I the only one noticing a lack of X-Men? Where are our CYCLOPS, MARVEL GIRL and GAMBIT?)

Duo sighed in relief as Will prevented Cassie being hurt, the whole team were really looking out for one another, going that extra mile to ensure one another's safety.

Duo's eyes flared faintly violet, she didn't want to draw her guns in the middle of the populated street, for out of most weapons guns were the armament that is feared the most.

She let loose a stream of small, exceptionally pointed spears near Prometheus feet, hoping that it would distract him enough for the others to restrain him as Robin had ordered.