Chapter 5

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Location: Mt. Justice - Jabori Personal Quarters -

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Finishing up his notes, Jabori shut off his Nano-computer, the hologram screen disappearing into black sand that flowed into his beaded bracelet. Groaning, he stood from his chair, stretching his limbs out. Suddenly, he jumped at the sudden sound of beeping coming from his fanged necklace. Grumbling, he took off out of the room after grabbing and sliding his Beaded Bracelet onto his wrist.

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Location: Happy Harbor

Event: An hour earlier

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Riding in Megan's Martian ship, the teens take in their surroundings, only to be interrupted by a call from Red Tornado

RT: Red Tornado to Miss Martian: An emergency alert has been triggered at the Happy Harbor Power Plant. I suggest you investigate covertly. I'm sending the coordinates now

Everyone on the ship tenses a bit as the ship dings

M'gann: Received. Adjusting course

Robin scoffs at RT's orders

Robin: Tornadoes keeping us busy again, maybe I should have stayed with Jabori

KD: And take the chance of hanging with him alone after what you did? Yeah, right

Robin: Hey! I said sorry!

Aqualad: Robin, Kid Flash, focus!

Aqualad called them back to the situation at hand

M'gann: Well, a simple fire lead you to Superboy, we should find out what caused the alert

She takes the ship down, hovering a few feet above the parking lot surface. Superboy looks out the side window, noticing something

Superboy: And I think I know why

Glancing to where Superboy is looking, the group spots a tornado heading right for them. M'gann tries to change their direction so they're not swept up in it, but she was unsuccessful. The bioship glitches out of camouflage mode as they're forced to spin with the tornado. Trapped inside said twister, and everyone holds on for dear life. M'gann manages to get the ship out, and to the parking lot where everyone hurries out through the newly opened exit on the floor

Aqualad: Robin, are tornadoes common in New England?

Looking to where Boy Wonder stood, Aqualad found the spot empty

Aqualad: Robin?

Robin's laughter echoes, but he was nowhere to be seen, Aqualad growled in annoyance

Miss Martian: H-he was just here!

Turning, they see notice action in the power plant, rushing into the situation. Rushing into the building, they spot Robin getting his ass kicked by a red with black stripe exo-suit. Superboy lands by him, preparing to charge the machine.

Superboy: Who's your new friend?

Robin: Didn't catch his name, but he plays kinda rough

?: My apologies, you may address me as Mister Twister!

Announcing itself, the exo-suit releases twin twisters from his hands, holding them under his palms

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Announcing itself, the exo-suit releases twin twisters from his hands, holding them under his palms. Superboy tries to push through but is inevitably picked up into the twister. Spinning him around before sending him flying, crashing into a wall. Dropping to the ground with a thud, Superboy groans in pain. Wally puts his goggles on as Robin gets to his feet with a grunt

Aqualad and Megan nod to each other, before turning to the enemy before them. With a silent command, they charge. Wally speeds to the robotic figure, flipping onto his hands, launching off the floor, and kicking it. Unfortunately, Wally doesn't even get close enough to land a solid hit, as Twister sends him flying out of the building

Aqualad and Miss M charge the machine, before being blown back by a twister, crashing to the ground.

Mister Twister: I was prepared to be challenged by a Superhero... I was not, however, expecting children

Robin repairs a birdarang as the wind manipulator finishes his sentence.

Robin: We're not children!

Robin throws a bomb, then a birdarang, as MT creates a wind field using twisters. The bomb disperses the winds as the birdarang indent into the suit

MT: Objectively, you are...

It brushes the birdarang away as it explodes a few feet away

MT: Have you no adult supervision? I find your presence here quite... disturbing

Robin: Well, we hate to see you disturbed...

MT looks back to Robin, finding Aqualad, Superboy, and Miss Martian standing by his side.

Robin: Let's see if your more turbed once we kick your can!

As if on queue, Miss M uses her telekinetic powers to make a large pipe explode above the exo-suit, releasing enough steam to briefly obscure a normal person's vision. With a roar, Superboy leaps into the air, his fists raised over his head. Sadly, he's blown into Megan as Twister raised its hands. Aqualad and Robin charge the exo-suit, trying to get close. With few hand movements, Mister Twister catches the two in a pair of twisters, slamming them together before throwing them away

Twister: Indeed, that was quite turbing, thank you

The machine spoke as he flew out of the building, leaving the downed team to lick their wounds. Outside, Wally gives chase to the machine after recovering. Stopping the machine from leaving, Wally speaks up, his voice carrying a hint of anger

KF: What have you done with my team?!

Mister Twister: Embarrassed them, largely

He answered before sending a tornado at the teen. With a cry, Wallies is sucked up into the twister and sent spiraling away. As the tornado is forcibly dispersed, Wallies revealed to be suspended in the air

MM: I got you, Wally

Megan's voice called through the smoke, walking into view with the rest of the team present. Wally was placed on his feet

KF: Woah! Thanks

MT: I would have thought you all had learned your limitations by now

Aqualad: WHAT DO YOU WANT?

MT: Isn't it obvious?

Mr. Twister spoke as it rose into the air

MT: I'm waiting for a real hero

Aqualad: Read his mind, find a weakness

MM: Uhh, I thought I wasn't supposed to do that?

Robin: It's okay with the bad guys!

The midget spoke with authority at the martian. Taking heed, she raised her hand to her head, focusing as she tried to read Twister's mind.

MM: Nothing... I'm getting nothing... hello Megan! Mr. Twister is Red Tornado in disguise! He's inorganic, an android, and how many androids do you know can generate tornadoes?

Aqualad: Red Tornado sent us here...

Robin: After saying we'd be tested soon enough? This is his test! Something to keep us busy!

They picked up off each other, eating up what she put down

KF: Speedy called it, we're a joke

Aqualad slammed his fist in his palm in frustration, before approaching the floating android, his team backing him up.

KF: This game? So over!

(Story aint done, just know I'm working on it and school is currently kicking my ass, Algebra 2 sucks ass)

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