Episode/Chapter 16 - Teen Titans Era Part 2
"So what do I have to do to get a little attention around here?" Red X asked as the Titans surrounded him.
"Oh, we thought you'd be all about getting attention..." Cyborg scoffed.
"You sure got our attention last night at the bank." Raven said.
"Oh, that? I wasn't even trying." Red X yawned mockingly as he held his arms above his head, "easy crowd, this is."
"This is not the easy crowd! We are very hard, and we will fight!" Starfire said.
"We'll put you down for good this time, Red X." Robin said as he pulled out his bowstaff.
"Will you really?" Red X smirked as he reached for his own bowstaff, "I highly doubt that."
And the fight unfolded just like that.
"Robin! We need a plan!" Nightwing called to Robin.
"But what do we do that we haven't tried before?!" Robin asked as he fought Red X.
"Why did you come here, Red X?" Nightwing yelled.
"Well, that's of no importance to you." Red X scoffed, "why don't you go back to the dimension you belong?"
"This is getting us nowhere, just standing here fighting him!" Cyborg called to Robin.
"So what, we take a dive?" Beast Boy snickered, but Robin just looked at him with a smile, "...I was kidding..."
"Out! Now! See how Mr. Red-Eyes handles water!" Robin ordered. Starfire turned to the window, blasted one of her starbolts at the glass, and smashed a hole in it. She flew out, then followed by Beast Boy, Raven, Cyborg, Aqualad, and Nightwing and Robin followed soon after they took care of Red X.
"See you later, Alligator!" Robin called as he and Nightwing dove out of the tower and they plunged into the water.
"Where did he go?" Beast Boy asked as he turned into a fish.
"I don't see him..." Raven said as she squinted back up at the tower.
"Didn't he follow us?!" Robin asked.
"I wouldn't be so certain about that..." Aqualad said.
"You know, your guys' problem is that you think you're so smart." Red X said as he hovered above them, "but in reality, you're so forgetful, and that ends up getting you in a sticky situation."
As soon as he finished his sentence, he held his hand out towards the water, and he shot the water with his red Sinothium mixture that started to build up around the Titans and even Aqualad, except for Robin and Nightwing.
"Get him before he escapes!" Robin yelled as he swam towards Nightwing.
"Robin, Maneuver 7!" Nightwing ordered.
Robin nodded. He then swam up to Nightwing, who was holding his entwined fingers in front of him, stepped on his hands, and jumped up as Nightwing threw him up and sank down underwater.
"Get back here!!" Robin yelled as he flew towards Red X.
"X marks the spot, kids." Red X smirked, and as soon as Robin laid a hand on Red X, he vanished. Robin gasped and fell into the water. Nightwing gasped for air, and Robin followed.
"Hey, you okay? Everyone okay?" Nightwing called.
"We're all okay here!" Aqualad responded.
"And the tracer?"
"It's on and active." Robin answered Nightwing as he shook a tracking device in the air.
"Good. Where is he now?" Nightwing asked.
"He's..." Robin examined the tracking device, "no way! He's gone!"
"Dangit. Okay, that should be a multi-dimensional tracker. Aqualad, are we getting any readings?" Nightwing swam over to Aqualad, who got out another tracking device.
"He is... Back in our dimension!"
"How's that even possible?! What did he even come for?!" Robin asked angrily.
"I have no idea... We don't even know which dimension he's from yet!" Nightwing groaned, "let's just swim to shore and see what we can do." Everyone agreed and swam back to shore.
"We'll continue investigating this guy, and we'll let you know what his identity is. And if he's not from our dimension, we'll make sure to let you guys know." Nightwing reassured Robin.
"That's good to know. Thanks again." Robin thanked as he shook Nightwing's hand.
"We might see you guys soon." Aqualad said.
"Oh yeah. And we'll definitely look forward to visiting you guys over there!" Cyborg agreed.
"Totally!" Beas Boy smiled.
"Take care." Raven said.
"Tell everybody that I said hello!" Starfire said.
"I will! See you guys!" Nightwing said as they opened the portal that Bart had created, walked through, and were sent to their own dimension.
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"Welcome back, Red X." Vandal Savage welcomed Red X back, "did you get what you needed from your little trip?"
"I did. But imagine my surprise when I ran into Nightwing and Aqualad there." Red X said as he replaced his empty tube of Sinothium with a full tube.
"Along with the Titans? If you go through with your plan, they will most likely follow your... Masked double back to this dimension." Lex Luthor warned Red X.
"And we can take them. Don't worry..." Red X answered, "we can take ALL of them."
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"It looks as if we made it back just in time." Aqualad said as he and Nightwing stepped out of the portal.
"Oh. Great. Better get dressed, then." Nightwing said as they scanned the area. They appeared just outside of Mount Justice, and there were tables and lights set up outside, with food and drinks. It was almost sunset, and there were some people there already, some getting the music and decorations ready, and some were there just for the party that Wally was throwing.
"Nightwing! Dude, you guys made it back just in time!" Wally caught Nightwing. Nightwing turned to see Wally dressed in a suit.
"Wow, very sharp, Wall-man." Nightwing chuckled.
"Thanks. Well? Did you get him?"
"No. He got away before we could figure out what he was doing there in the first place..." Nightwing answered, shaking his head, "what about you? You ready for this?"
"Yeah. About time... Couldn't wait any longer." Wally nodded, loosening up and taking deep breaths.
"Don't worry, Man. You'll do great." Nightwing reassured him as he started walking off, "now if you'll excuse me, I need to go get dressed first."
"Yeah. Wouldn't really seem right to show up in your uniform." Wally chuckled.
After some time, members from the team started arriving. The guys came in dressy suits and the girls came in fancy dresses, skirts, and tops. Some Justice League members showed up too, including Bruce, Clark, Diana, Oliver, Barry, Dinah, and some other people were there too, like Wally's parents, Iris West-Allen and her kids, so and so forth.
"Hey, Wall-Man!" Bart, wearing a black suit and red tie, called as he and Christine, wearing a black and red dress, approached him.
"Uh, ha-ha, did you two do this on purpose?" Wally chuckled as he gestured to what the two speedsters were wearing.
"Yeah..." Christine giggled a little.
"Perfect couple, you two." a female voice said from behind them.
"Max! So glad you guys could make it!" Wally smiled at the Flock who had just arrived.
"Hey, wouldn't miss it for the world, Wally!" Nudge smiled.
"Hey, I heard the pizza rolls here are bomb..." Gazzy whispered to Iggy.
"Ooh, I'm so there." Iggy smirked as Gazzy led him to the refreshments table.
"Hey there, Boy Wonder." Dick turned to see Barbara wheel up to him wearing a blue satin dress.
"Hey, Babs." Dick smiled as he adjusted his black suit and blue tie. He leaned down and have her a kiss.
"Glad to see you here in one piece." Barbara laughed, "and that matters more to me than seeing Red X behind bars."
"Seeing you safe from harm is all I could ask for." Dick smiled as he held her hand and kissed it.
"Tim, late as usual..." Conner smirked as he, M'gann, Stephanie, Kara, and Jaime turned to see Tim running up to them, still trying to tie his red tie.
"Well, sorry I don't have superpowers, Superboy..." Tim rolled his eyes.
"Where were you?" Stephanie asked.
"I had to take care of a favor for a friend. No big." Tim answered as he adjusted his crooked tie.
"Who's this party for, exactly?" Jaime asked.
"I thought this was just a fun little cave semi-formal..." Kara said.
"Artemis!" They heard Wally say as Artemis walked up to him. She wore a green dress that went up to her knees and a black leather jacket.
"Wally! Am I late?! Why is everyone here already?!" Artemis laughed as she gave Wally a kiss.
"Nope. It's only proper that the guest of honor gets here last!" Wally smiled, "happy birthday, Arty. I love you."
"I love you too, Wally." Artemis kissed him again, "thank you so much, all this looks amazing!"
"Hey, here she is! Happy birthday Artemis!" M'gann beamed as she ran up to Artemis and gave her a hug.
"M'gann! Oh, Zatanna!" Artemis smiled when she saw the magician behind her.
"Happy birthday!" Zatanna gave Artems a hug.
Artemis went and visited with everyone as each person wished her a happy birthday. It was almost midnight, and everyone was socializing and dancing as the full moon rise overhead.
"Okay, one more slow dance..." Artemis laughed as Wally dragged her into the dance floor to dance with her. But then before the song could end, he brought her out away from the dance floor and closer to the water.
"Oh, what is he doing?" Barbara asked Dick, "did you know about this?"
"This is the moment..." Dick smiled as he took Barbara's hand.
"Really?!" M'gann smiled as Conner wrapped his arm around her.
"Oh my gosh..." Max gasped as she and Fang turned from the slow-dance and saw Wally drag Artemis away.
"Are they... Is he...?!" Jaime asked, a tad speechless.
"Artemis Lian Crock..." Wally took both her hands into his, "you have been the love of my life for the past five plus years. And I've wanted to do this even before I was disintegrated by the MFD. So, Arty..."
"Wally..." Artemis gasped, tears stinging her eyes as he knelt down on one knee, held out a red velvet box, opened it, and revealed a diamond ring.
"I love you so very much. So... will you marry me?"
"Oh my gosh, yes!! I love you so much!!" Artemis cried as Wally slipped the engagement ring onto Artemis' finger. She jumped into Wally's arms and kissed him as squeals, applause, and cheers erupted from the crowd. Wally spun Artemis around happily, now an engaged couple.
"Oh my gosh..." Barbara smiled as she and Dick approached Artemis and Wally, "I'm so proud of you two!!"
"Thank you so much Barbara!" Artemis thanked as she hugged her.
"Congratulations, Artemis!" Dick smiled as he gave her a hug.
"You helped Wally with this, didn't you?" Artemis chuckled.
"Actually, this is all on him!" Dick gestured to Wally.
"Of course. That's the Wally I know." Artemis laughed as she thanked the rest of their fellow teammates.
"Dude... You were right." Wally smiled as he held out his fist to Dick.
"I knew you could do it, Man." Dick fist-bumped him.
"But hey, you're next." Wally winked and gestured to Barbara.
"Haha, you're hilarious, my friend." Dick rolled his eyes and laughed, then turned to Barbara, "but I promise you... Some day."
"Oh don't worry, I can wait patiently." Barbara laughed and winked.
"But we can't forget about Red X." Dick sighed.
"Hey, let's just enjoy the party! Enough work for the next hour or two, okay? For me?" Barbara smiled.
"Ha. For you, of course." Dick chuckled. But soon after, someone pulled him aside.
"Hey, I need your help." Tim whispered.
"A personal mission?" Dick asked.
"Actually, yeah. But this time, it coincides with your team mission." Tim said.
"Wait, you mean...?" Dick asked, and Tim nodded,
"I have a major lead on Red X."
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Hey guys!
Hope you enjoyed this!!! I sure enjoyed writing that ending! That was great! I'm so happy for them!!! XD
Anyways, watch for the next episode/chapter 17 - Cave Raid 2.0, where we come across an old villain that I'm sure you all missed!
(Cough cough our little Lord of Chaos? Cough cough hint hint? XD)
Anyways, don't forget to comment and criticize and TELL YOUR FRIENDS!!!!
(Wow, this part was 2000 words long, and they're usually only less than 1000! Haha, wow! Time flies when you're celebrating an engagement, am I right? XD)
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