Phantom Titans 2: The Wrath of Slade

Back to Jump City

"I'm beat, literally and figuratively. School was brutal, as were Dash's punches." I said as I went to get an ice pack. "Hey Danny. What happened?!" Jazz exclaimed. "The usual. Dash wailing on me for no reason." I said. "Did you talk to Mr. Lancer about it?" she asked. "Are you serious? The guy plays favorites, I wouldn't get it through to him even if he actually listened, which he doesn't." Suddenly there was a knock at the door. I went to open it only to find my twin brother standing there. "What's up, Evan?" I asked. "Why don't you ask him?" He turned the device in his hand to face me. There on the screen was a familiar looking spiky haired face. "Robin? Is that you? What's up?" I asked. "We need you and the others to come to Jump City. It's an emergency. Details will be mentioned later." he said. I nodded. "I'll tell them. See you later." I said as the transmission cut. "So what is this about?" Jazz asked. "You know the Teen Titans?" I asked. "Superhero team with a website? Yeah, I know them. Why?" she asked. "I was temporary leader a year ago, Robin was healing from an accident and they called me in. Suddenly there was a knock at the door. I opened it to find two people standing there. "Hey bro. We came over as soon as we got the message." James said. "You got Robin's message?" I asked.  "We're honorary Titans, of course we did. Anyway, the others will meet us there. They got it as well. So what are we waiting for? We have some hero business." So we all transformed and flew to Jump City.

"Titans Tower, dead ahead." I said. We all stopped and floated down to the front door. I rang the doorbell. Stepping out to greet us was Robin. "Glad you made it. The others are inside." he said, leading us inside. The other 4 Titans, plus Terra, were sitting on the couch when they saw us. "Alright, Danny's here...and no food." Beast Boy said. "Still thinking with your stomach, Beast Boy? Probably, because that brain of yours has more cobwebs than an attic." I said. We all laughed at Beast Boy's expense. "Ha ha, very funny. If you'd excuse me I have some tofu to eat." he said, going to the kitchen. "Friends, I am glad you answered friend Robin's call!" Starfire said. "No problem, Star." Evan said. I knew he had a huge crush on her. He was blushing, and trying very poorly to hide it. "So Robin, we have anything on this emergency?" I asked. "Yes, one of our old foes, Slade, is back. We're going to need some help to stop whatever he's planning. Luckily, we have--" Robin was interrupted by the sound of glass shattering followed by a thud. "Danny! Get back! Don't you know a wild animal when you see one?" Robin said, warning me of the wolf on the floor. "This is no wild animal. It's my brother, Lyle." I said. As soon as I said that, he transformed back to human. "Ugh! What the hell happened? Erin? You alright?" Lyle asked. "NO! Help!" she screamed. Erin was dangling from the destroyed section of the tower, close to falling. Lyle transformed into Burst and flew out and saved her just as she lost her grip. He flew her back inside and made sure she was alright. "What brings you to Jump City?" Robin asked. "It wasn't our original intention to be here. We were surfing out on the coast when a ghost interrupted our fun. Of course it wasn't a minor one, nor any I'd faced before. It could control land and sea and of course it was tough to beat. But what I'm saying is, Jump City has ghost problems." he said. "And the wolf?" Robin asked. "One of my many animal forms. I'd explain more, but it's a bit boring." I said. Danny accepted that his brother and his girlfriend were here since they'd need the extra help. "You're here, so you might as well explain now." Danny said. "Okay, but if I get any suspicion from you, it's not my fault." I said as I began my story. "Starting about 10 years ago at the age of 5, I was used by a government agency known as the Guys in White for experiments. I was kept there until I was 15, by which time my parents and a doctor working with them helped plan my escape. I was fine, at least on the surface as it turned out the experiments messed with my DNA, as they used animal DNA and ectoplasm in their experiments, granting me ghost powers and spectral animal forms called Ecto-forms. I was soon taken in by Danny and his family, who adopted me and allowed me to live my life." I finished and Robin seemed intrigued. "So that wolf we saw was you?" he asked. "Yes." I said. "I also have extra powers that allow me to control the elements. When using them I go by the name Burst." I said

"And you have proof of these powers?" Raven asked. "Sure, if you can lead me to a sink." I said. Robin showed me the sink. I turned it on and froze the water. I showed them it was solid before returning the water back to its liquid state. "Okay, I'm still not impressed, I was doing that when I was a baby. Does anyone smell something burning?" Raven asked. Looking down she saw her cloak was on fire. "AAH! Put it out now!" she screamed. I immediately stopped the flames and let them dissipate. "Still not impressed, Queen Spooky?" I asked. "It's Raven, and that's just 2 out of 4." she said. "Did I hear that you wanted the other two at the same time? Beast Boy, come over here. You might want to transformed into something strong and heavy." I said. "Why? Woah!" he exclaimed as a strong wind loosened a rock, almost hitting him as he turned into an elephant, grabbed the rock, and tossed it aside as the wind died down. "Dude, seriously?! Why me?" BB asked. "According to the website, you've been live bait and or a guinea pig a lot. Can't use Robin because of last year, and Raven, Starfire and Cyborg would just blast it, making a huge mess. Plus, I thought Raven would have fun watching that." I smirked as BB walked up to me. "You wanna say something, Tofu Titan?" I asked. "Yes I do! Where do you get o--OW!" BB exclaimed as a pebble hit him. "I can do pebbles, boulders, and whatever else. Don't test me. Because I can also blast you to Jersey. " I said, my eyes glowing. BB backed away. "That's right." I said. "I got you all wrong, Lyle. You're pretty cool." Raven said. I smiled. Suddenly Robin called us over. "What's up, Robin?" I asked. "The H5 are downtown." he said. "You mean Gizmo, Jinx, and the other weirdos? That H5?" Evan asked. "Exactly! Titans Go!"

H5= HIVE 5