Initiation... [Open to all]

[Tim Drake]

{{{Violet and Blaze post first, after that try to keep in post order, starting with me}}}

It was a cool, breezy evening, a lazy, boring Thursday night was pending, the streets where slowly emptying of the late afternoon rush, stores, shops and other establishments turning on the blinking lights and glowing sighs that indicated that they where still open and ready for anything the members of Jump Society could throw at them...

And despite the current social and economic climate, the people of Jump where out, and while not in force, they where out in numbers that suggested that maybe things wouldn't get much worse, if given the chance to recover.


But what happened next wasn't thanks to any member of Jump City, and it wasn't going to be very helpful at all...


A loud crashing sound was what tipped off everyone that something was amiss, and for the few at ground zero, the sight was incredible, a whole section of the street was blown up and out, almost like a door forced off its hinges, and deep in the cavernous underground of Jump, hundreds of tiny dull white eyes glowed in the darkness...


For some of the unlucky few that saw this, it was the last thing they saw before being sent through oblivion into the afterlife by a shower of bright red laser bursts, the man sized commando bots leaping out onto the tarmac as the larger hulks and enforcer robots slowly hovered up and out of the hole in the street, then joined in the indiscriminate destruction that was unfolding in the street as wave after wave of Slade bots poured out into the street, backed by the bigger enforcers, and the massive hulk bots, each armed to the teeth with weapons, both cutting edge and primitive.

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Meanwhile back at Titans Tower...


Robin sat in the common room at one of the stools in the kitchen area, a sandwich, soda and laptop set before him, as he absentmindedly punched away at the file he was updating for Darkbrand, and the new dossier he was building for Blaze, or William as his given name went, but Tim had to admit, Blaze had a ring to it, and even if it wasn't the most original name on earth, it wasn't one you where likely to forget either...

Suddenly the lights flashed red and a buzzer sounded, the master alarm sounding and the massive window slash big screen TV changed from its normal view to a map of the city, a JPD code at the bottom right told him that there was some problem that the police wanted help with.

Which was obvious when a bone chillingly calm and even voice sounded, a video picture linked to it opening up and showing a masked, one eyed man with a faint British accent...

"Hello Robin... It's been some time hasn't it? Did you miss me as much as I missed you?"


Robin grit his teeth and glared at the screen as he stood, his fists clenched as he hissed out; "Slade..."

[Violet Schultz]

"Isn't he supposed to be dead?" Violet asked, stepping into the doorway.

She had been watching TV when she'd felt the explosion. Racing to Robin's control room, she'd heard the message, along with Robin's angry whisper. She'd been briefed on the past villains, and from what she gathered, Slade was something of a personal nemesis of Robin's. She'd also been told that he was dead, which apparently wasn't true. Dear God. Slade back on the loose when the Titans were spread all over the planet. That did not bode well for the citizens of Jump City. What an interesting way for Will to be broken in.

"I'll let Blaze know and we'll be ready in less than five," she said. "There are explosions downtown, and we've gotta get moving."

She hurried down the hallway to where she could sense Blaze's inner fire, and knocked once before speaking loudly enough to be heard through the closed door. She could sense by the vitality of the fire that he was awake.

"We've got a situation," she said. "Be ready to go as soon as possible."

She continued down the hall into her room and suited up, wearing the custom suit that Robin had made for her. It was form-fitting but not sensual, hugging her curves but lose enough to give her the maximum range of motion. As soon as she was ready, she hurried back to Robin's control room. It had been three minutes.

[William Talbot]

"We've got a situation... Be ready to go as soon as possible."


He had been reading, and staring out the window off and on when he got the alarm, his sharp senses picking up on something strange in the city, but before he could go and inquire about it, Violet had called him, so he grabbed the missing pieces to his suit, since he had been lounging in just the bottoms to his brand new suit, he grabbed his top, and his boots and pulled them on as he dashed down the hall into the common room, the last sound he made was a tiny zip as he tugged the zipper on his top up to just below his neck.

His suit was simple, a form fitting jumpsuit that not just showed off his wide shoulders and strong arms and legs, but allowed him freedom of movement but was also tough, and quiet, and looked good, being a faded two tone navy and slate blue, and as a bonus, it could expand with his body size and mass when he transformed, much like Beast Boy's suit, only fire proof...


"What took you so long?" he asked Darkbrand with a smirk and a wink as she ran into the room a minute behind him, as Robin typed on the keyboard during his convosation with Slade.

"What's the story on this guy anyways?" he asked her as Robin glared at the screen. He had yet to be fully briefed on all the past villains the Titans had faced

[Tim Drake]

"As I'm sure you now know thanks to Jump city's finest, I have a full regiment of my robots in the city as we speak and three battalion's on the way, now if you can find the lead commando, and stop him within the next ten minuets, you stand a chance of cutting the reserves in half but... As you well know and expect, there is but one guarantee, and that is more robots are heading your way... Of course to make this interesting and to bring back all the old memories or our little games, I'm also activating a Cobalt triggered Quantum flux Plasma bomb somewhere in the city, and you have just one hour to find it before it vaporizes half the city... Welcome to the game newcomers... Tick-tock Titans, time isn't on your side..."


The image of Slade as well as his voice vanished as Robin slammed his fist down on the console and gave a low growl of frustration, and the map changed to a live feed of commandos wrecking the city and terrorizing the populace...

Spinning on his heel, Robin's eyes narrowed the blank white lenses of his mask and his cape flared out behind him, the brand new red, black and gold trimmed armored suit tight on his lean yet strong body as he stormed off shouldering between the only other two heroes he could contact at the time, and they where both Pyro's, and while that wasn't a bad thing, he would have gladly had any of his old friends and teammates here and now, because they had handled Slade and his robot commandos before, But, while he had great faith in both Darkbrand and Blaze's powers, and he knew that her fighting skill almost matched his own, Blaze was an untested factor, other than his impressive physical powers, and his known fire powers, there where many unanswered questions about how well he'd do in a fight, and with the commandos, it was a fight to the death...


"We have very little time, so listen good; this is a fight to the death, the robots have only one command protocol, and that is to do as much damage to whatever is in front of them, be it a building or you, and they won't stop until they are shut down, and we like to do that the old fashioned way, so hit hard, hit fast, and don't hold still longer than you have too, oh and Darkbrand, this fight will require endurance, so don't expend all your energies at once, I'll need the back up as I get closer to the bomb... you and Blaze will work on the bots, I'll work on the bomb."

He led them to the elevator and then took them to the garage, where he got on his brand new R cycle, and then opened the door with the remote that was built in; "Lets go save the City..."

[Violet Schultz]

Violet nodded in understanding and followed him to the vehicle room. While it was true that she could fly for a limited time, sustained flight required a lot more energy than she was willing to expend before going into battle. Instead, she straddled the motorcycle that Robin had given her, pulling on the helmet. She didn't exactly have a license, but she was great with motorcycles. They were the easiest vehicles to acquire on the streets since their anti-theft devices were the most easily circumvented. This little number was a beauty, sleek but powerful. As a bonus, Robin had even gotten one with purple accents. She loved it, and she'd already gotten around to making a few modifications to it.

She followed at Robin's flank, getting a sense of the situation through her powers. There were numerous explosions, and by concentrating, she could feel all of the matter inside the flames, giving her a rough picture of what was happening. She cringed mentally whenever a human became visible through that medium. It meant that they were being engulfed in flames. No normal human could handle that without injury. People were getting hurt.

This was her first major battle with Robin. In this battle, he would probably learn whether or not she belonged to the Titans. More importantly, she would find out.

[William Talbot]

Blaze nodded in understanding as Robin explained the situation to him, and to honest, this suited him just fine, based on what he could remember and the tests and training he and the others had done on the obstacle course, it seemed that he was born for combat, his fire powers while not quiet as refined in the control or finesse area as Violets, where on par with hers as far as brute force and output, and it seemed he had a slight edge in distance, projected at least if not sensed, and his physical prowess was at the moment unmatched by anyone currently in Titans tower, in speed, brute strength and endurance, although in the first and final areas, Violet was scary close...


The Lacking of a vehicle didn't stop him from keeping pace with his teammates, not at all, his simply transformed into his timber wolf form and ran trail behind Darkbrand on Robin's other side, since...

Well, while the sight of Violet's shapely backside was nice, it would not serve to be so distracted when they got to the fight, her likely adverse reaction and Robin's chastisement of him for it, notwithstanding.


Dashing along at speed felt good, a chance to stretch his legs and get the blood flowing always seemed to feel good, and just before a fight it was a great help to be "warmed up" as it where, never mind that his normal body temperature was a "pleasantly" hot 150 degrees Fahrenheit...


On and on they raced, across the bridge, and into the city, the main streets clogged with people trying to either get out or help those still trapped by the chaos that was happening.

"We're close!" he yelled as he picked up speed as they neared a corner, his feet gripping the street hard as he cut in tight and took the lead, his steely blue eyes narrowing at the two biggest robots, as they fired on a JPD squad car and the officers who where trapped behind it.

Leaping, Blaze morphed back into his human form and dropped down onto the back of one and punched in in the back of the head, sparks and bits of plastic and metal flying about as he blew a gout of flame into it from his mouth, roasting the circuits within...

[ferus]

Ferus dropped from the building, Judicium and Salus gleaming in between strikes. They moved like synchronized snakes, cleaving the robots with merciless efficiency. He was moving too swiftly for the robots to process, utilizing both the speed of the cheetah and the endurance of the wolf to do his part against the killer army. His face was fierce, and more than once, a savage snarl proceded the strikes. Hearing something unusual over the carnage, he made his way through to see the newcomers, one of the twin words in each hand.

"Robin," he said, nodding in greeting. "I'm glad you've come."

His swords slashed through the air almost imperceptably to the naked eye, and the robot behind him fell to the ground, absent it's head and part of its left shoulder. The cuts were perfectly straight, from the neck to the mid bicep and a parallel cut just below it. A quiet shick was the only sound that came from the encounter. His face showed no change despite the swift display of skill.

"There's just too many for me to take out on my own."

[Lillith Tiller]

There she was, just sitting on the second floor of the pizza place in downtown, sipping a cup of water. The small individual pizza she'd ordered was finished, and at the moment, Shiro was deciding what to do next. Last night and the night before, she had stayed inside a cave near the coast. As she looked around the city, she found that there was nothing there that stood out to her. There was nothing special, nothing about the place that made her want to stay. But that was how she liked it. It was easier to leave then.

I shouldn't stay much longer than this, Shiro thought to herself. I don't want to be recognized.

Then there was a deep rumbling, and, like many of the people in the pizza parlor, Shiro stood. She looked down at her feet, ready to dodge or jump away if she needed to. But there was no need, because the crash that sounded seconds later was further away from the parlor; further away, but close enough that Shiro saw what happened next.

A portion of the street in front of her began to crack, and large, gaping holes formed in the asphalt. As Shiro watched, the whole street began to come undone, almost like it was peeled forward by the sheer force of whatever explosion had just occured underground. Shiro put one hand on the chair she had been sitting on, ready to transform it if she needed to.

Hundreds of white lights shone from the depths of where the asphalt used to be, and they were shaped like eyes. Shiro's eyes narrowed, and she said nothing, exclaimed nothing as hundreds of robots and artillery began to crawl and roll out of the holes, immediately attacking people nearby.

Shiro was suddenly aware of the fact that she had just watched dozens of people die.

And with that knowledge, she wanted to run.

She didn't want to die.

But then she heard people screaming, running away in their helplessness, and Shiro knew she couldn't just abandon them. Her policy was to always look after herself, but she couldn't let people die. Sighing, Shiro transformed the chair into a little parachute and jumped off the balcony, landing fifty feet away from the approaching robots.

Shiro dashed off to the side, hiding in the alleyways as she waited for the robots to walk by. Inwardly, she was a little irritated. She had been planning on leaving, but in the morning, not now. Besides, she was tired, and this would force her to leave. After all, she couldn't stay after showing everyone what she could do. People would be after her.

After the first 10 lines of robots passed her hidden in the alleyway, Shiro attacked. She touched a robot, turning it into talc. Talc was a brittle rock, easily crushed by even the lightest touch. The instant Shiro touched the robot, it was talc in her hands, and she crushed the rock, rendering the robot into crushed metal when it returned to its original state.

And so it continued. The robots and the guns were no threat once she could touch them, so all she had to do was be careful not to get hit. And these masses of robots? Well, they weren't human; couldn't change minds, or want revenge.

For one of the many times in her life, Shiro was struck by the power that was in her hands. She could destroy things just with a touch in only a second, even two at a time. She was destroying roughly sixty robots per minute. She could change the very makeup of inanimate things...

[virgil]

Cruising along the massive power-lines that ran from the main parts of the City into the outlaying suburbs, back into the city, a glowing figure in a dark trench coat moved swiftly towards the massive noise, and rising pillars of smoke, sparks and arcs of electricity trailing him his wake...


"Oh no! It the killer robot invasion of doom!" a male teenaged voiced boomed from the sky as what looked like bolts of lightening began to fall, striking groups of the commandos, frying sensors and blowing out weapons systems, the the wave of frenzied electric energy having a face and a name, and yes, even a logo.


Dropping in near Robin, a hot dark haired chick, some slightly wild eyed looking blue fire dude and a wilderness swordsman, Static landed lightly, hoping off his disk and pulling it into his hand with a flick of his wrist, the immediate area clear of robots.

"Hey Robin, long time no see. Who's the rookies?" he asked as he gestured to the other three, then shot a wink a the girl, and took a step forward; "Hi, names Static, Static Shock, I'm sure you've heard of , or Robin's told you about me."

[Tim Drake]

Robin had, along with Blaze and Darkbrand, taken out a good dozen robots, when others appeared, but rather than Slade's promised reinforcements, they where other young heroes, and while he still would have preferred his old teammates and close friends, he couldn't complain; Ferus had been doing good work around Jump and Static was a known teen hero with impressive powers, who he had worked with before.


Robin stuck his hand out and gloved hand met gloved hand in greeting; "Static, it's good to see you, meet the newest members of the Titans, Darkbrand and Blaze." he gestured to Violet and Will in turn then looked to Ferus and nodded; "And this is Ferus, Ferus this is Static Shock, and by the way, its good to see you too, now then I suggest we do something about the rest of these commando bots, shall we?"

This was encouraging on many levels, and it was also something to give the people hope, and that was something that everyone could use a little of about now...


{{{Please stay in the proper order!}}}

[Violet Schultz]

"We've got to finish this quickly," Violet reminded Robin quietly.

Turning her attention back to the robots, she ignited her fists. Her eyes blazed with the anticipation that proceded battle. Racing into the fight, she dispatched two with nothing but simple martial arts, knowing that she would probably want to conserve her strength for later. She moved with smooth efficiency, using her training and experience to use as little energy as necessary to get the job done. Careful not to get caught in a corner, she reflected on how much easier the battle was than ones she had been in during the past.

In the past, there had been fewer combatants, but she had to be careful to avoid killing anyone. No such worries here. They were robots, and robots couldn't die. They could just be destroyed.

[William Talbot]

Blaze nodded a greeting to the new comers, then turned and deep fried a commando that had come closer, a smirk on his face as he looked over his shoulder and nodded, saying; "That's five for me, first to a hundred gets a free pizza from the others!"

He then ran off and shoulder tackled a larger enforcer, smashing it open so he could blast its unprotected innards with searing hot blue flames before he dashed off after the next robot, his fist obliterating its head, as twin beams of fire and light shot from his eyes and cut a line of destruction across another group of commandos that arrived...

[ferus]

"I'm up to seventeen," Ferus commented. "Doesn't that mean I've gotten an unfair start?"

He took off again, the only sign of his presence the occassionally metallic shick of sword on robot. His movements were smooth enough that they seemed almost choreographed, though in truth it was the result of perception and judgement that was far faster than possible for the average human. He knew that smooth movement took less energy and time, and that made it more efficient. The robots fired upon him, but his acrobatics made him a difficult target at best, an impossible target pessimistically speaking. Or optimistically, depending on your point of view...

Something nagged at the back of his mind. Why would a robot army randomly attack Jump City? There was obviously more to this than he knew, and something told him that the Titans knew what. Why would they have to finish quickly otherwise?

A smile spread across his face as he recognized someone in the crowd.

"Shiro!" he said, making his way over. "Glad you could join us!"

[Lillith Tiller]

Shiro was rather proud of her powers. Every time she could prove to herself and the world that she could use her abilities for good, it made her happy; like she actually had her powers for a good reason. The one lasting impression Shiro had about her powers was that it had broken her mother and father apart. When she could do things like this, saving people, defeating robots in seconds, she felt justified. Whole. Like everything could be all right.

And everything would be all right with Shiro, physically, anyway. The robots couldn't touch her; she'd get to them first, and crush them into bits. The bullets, too, were no use. She could simply be aware that they were coming toward her, turn on her power, and the bullet turned into a piece of paper. She wasn't invulnerable; there were still bombs and poison. But she was pretty damn close.

She heard someone call out her name, and she didn't recognize it at first. But given that the person was shouting her name... or her pseudonym, it had to be either Ferus, Robin, that green kid she'd met, or maybe some of the few people she'd given her fake name. That was, in retrospect, a lot of people. Shiro turned.

Ferus. She couldn't help but smile. She actually liked him; he wasn't pushy and he had helped her without assuming that he get anything in return. "Hey," she called out. "What's going on?"

She continued killing the robots, of course, an average of one per second. She had practiced things like this in Asia, this rapid change-and-crush.

[virgil]

"Good to meet you." Static said with a nod and smile before the suggestion to go and smash more bots was voiced, and with that, Virgil rose back into the air and laughed at the new guy's bet; "I'll take some of that action! Be ready to pay up!"

Almost instantly he started zapping robots left and right as they popped up, the streets now full of them once more, which while a challenge to dodge the laser blasts, also made them easier targets, so it was a trade off for both sides, that Static could exploit much better than the straightforward micro processors the robots used...