105 CHAPTER 99
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[David Lance POV]
The ride on Miss Martian's ship began like on the show, at least from what I could now remember, with the ride coming to a stop when Red Tornado contacted us to tell us something was happening at Red Harbor, that something being unbeknownst to everyone, Mr. Twister.
"What do you think caused the alert?" Miss Martian asked as we neared Red Harbor.
"I think I know what," Superboy replied, as out of nowhere, a whirlwind appeared, knocking the ship out of camouflage mode. Thankfully, however, M'gann quickly managed to stabilize the ship, landing in the parking lot of the Happy Harbor electric plant.
"Robin, are tornados common in New England?" Aqualad asked as we exited the ship.
Not all.
"No," Robin replied.
I nodded, turning to the team. ~M'gann, can you link everyone telepathically?~
"Yes," M'gann nodded.
"Superboy, I know you have bad experiences with everything psychic-related, but I will need you to push aside that for now. Can you do it?" I asked, turning to face Superboy.
Superboy, at this, tensed up visibly, like never before, in a mix of fear and anger, but after a few moments of internal deliberation, he nodded.
~M'gann, do it,~ I said, turning back to M'gann, who nodded before doing as I asked, linking everyone in the team telepathically.
-Kid Flash, Raven, you two are in damage control. Evacuate everyone out of the building,- I said through the telepathic link. While ideally, I would prefer fighting with Raven by my side, as our synergy is near perfect in the field, I had need of her skills to evacuate everyone out of the building.
Her portals would make the entire evacuation easy. The same applied to Kid Flash, at least to some extent, because while we didn't see eye to eye, and our synergy was non-existent, his superspeed, alongside Raven's portals, would ensure the optimal result.
-Got it,- Kid Flash acknowledged after a moment before he and Raven took off in opposite directions, with Raven not saying a single word.
-The rest of us are going to take down Mr. Twister,- I said before dashing to the factory with the rest of the team following me close behind.
-What is our plan?- Aqualad asked as we neared the Factory.
-First, we need to get him out of the electric plant,- I replied, fearing the plant would explode, killing hundreds, maybe more. -Robin, can you turn the plant off?-
Robin, at this, tensed visibly, as if he hadn't expected me to include him in the plans. After a moment, however, he nodded. -I would just need to reach the control room.-
Good. That would save us some problems, not all of them, but at least some of the biggest ones.
-Go then, and regroup as soon as the plant is off,- I said before Robin parted ways with us, dashing off in a different direction, leading to the control room of the plant.
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A few seconds later, I entered the plant with M'gann, Aqualad, and Superboy, finding the robotic menace known as Mr. Twister destroying the plant. -Aqualad with me, Superboy, Miss Martian, you two flank him.-
The team nodded, with Aqualad and I dashing towards Mr. Twister while Superboy and M'gann flanked him from the sides.
"Who are you supposed to be?" Mr. Twister said as he turned, his robotic eyes glancing at Aqualad before noticing me. "Now, you... you, I know."
Completely disregarding Aqualad, Mr. Twister aimed at me with his arms, throwing me across the room with little to no effort with a gust of wind that, while it did no real damage, still managed to push me back.
Aqualad, seeing this, attacked Mr. Twister using water beams, which did little more than wet the robotic villain.
"I'm afraid to inform you that I'm waterproof," Mr. Twister said as he created a gust of wind, throwing Aqualad across the room.
At this, Superboy and M'gann attacked, with Superboy using his super strength to try and take down Mr. Twister while M'gann used her telekinesis in an attempt to control him. However, despite their best efforts, their attacks were clunky, and so they were both quickly thrown back against the wall with a gust of wind as well.
Mr. Twister then turned his attention back to me. "You are the only threat here. If I kill you, they stand no chance. Rejoice, you die at the hands of Mr. Twister."
Well, ain't that flattering.
-Team, see those tubes on his back?- I said, ignoring Mr. Twister.
-Yes,- Aqualad replied.
-Good, now tell me, Aqualad, how much electric power can you control?- I replied, dodging a gust of wind Mr. Twister had thrown at me.
-A lot,- Aqualad replied after a moment.
-Perfect,- I said before dashing toward Mr. Twister. -Superboy, with me. Miss Martian, your mission now is to assist Aqualad in getting access to those tubes that Mr. Twister has on his back; I have reasons to believe they conduct electricity. If I'm right, you know what to do with that power.-
-I do,- Aqualad replied.
-Good, now wait until I give the signal,- I replied, weaving under Mr. Twister's assault.
"You might have defeated Amazo, but you won't defeat me," Mr. Twister boasted, throwing gust after gust at me.
Please, Mr. Twister, you are the Amazo we have at home.
"Shut up!" Superboy growled, jumping at him. Unfortunately, Mr. Twister heard him and, as expected, turned towards him, creating a gust of wind that sent Superboy flying back into a wall.
-Superboy, don't announce your attacks,- I said, dodging another gust of wind, before finally closing the distance between us, landing a hard punch on Mr. Twisters' face, putting my entire weight into it.
The blow knocked Mr. Twister back, and I followed that up with a flurry of hits, with the last strike denting his face.
"You will play for that," Mr. Twister said, aiming at me.
Having gotten his full and undivided attention, I ran to the exit, ducking and weaving under his attacks as he chased after me.
-Superboy, follow us, and wait for my signal,- I said as I exited the plant, hurling a few explosives at Mr. Twister to keep him focused.
"This is getting old," Mr. Twister said, shooting a lightning bolt at me that I managed to dodge by rolling out of the way.
-Now, Superboy,- I said, selecting an explosive knife from my belt before hurling it at Mr. Twister.
Taking my cue, Superboy leaped at him from behind as my knife collided with Mr. Twister blinding him and giving Superboy the opening to slam him to the ground.
-Miss Martian, Aqualad, you have the floor. Proceed with caution,- I said as Mr. Twister stood up, blasting Superboy off him, who until now had been punching him on the ground berserker style.
-Understood,- Aqualad replied.
-Will do,- Miss Martian replied.
-We finished the evacuation,- Kid Flash said, joining the conversation.
-How's the situation?- Raven asked.
-Right now, I'm doing damage control. The area Mr. Twister picked to start this fight is, unfortunately, one I can't use my powers in confidence,- I replied, hurling knife after knife at Mr. Twister as I closed the distance between us.
While I did this, Superboy rushed at him from the side, landing a few hits before Mr. Twister simply backhanded him, sending him flying out of the way.
"You're weak," Mr. Twister said, looking at Superboy with disgust. "All of you are weak, save for you, Black Bolt."
With that, he turned his attention back to me and raised his hand, shooting a lightning bolt at me.
I jumped, avoiding the blast, before hurling a tasing Batarang at him, which he dodged by stepping out of the way.
"Enough," Mr. Twister said, his voice booming around the place.
I smiled, hurling a few knives at him as the Batarang I had thrown circled around to strike him on the back, delivering a powerful electric jolt at the robot, and forcing the robot into a spasming attack.
There was a reason why Batman called them Batarangs, and I wonder why all villains forget that.
-Now Aqualad,- I said, as Aqualad jumped at him from the back, with Miss Martian pushing Mr. Twister to the ground with her telekinesis, allowing Aqualad easy access to the tubes on Mr. Twister's back.
From there, it was all a matter of Aqualad using Mr. Twister's own power to defeat him by absorbing his electric power.
"You will not win!" Mr. Twister roared, trying to get up and succeeding until Raven appeared, forcing him back, aiding Miss Martian in keeping him down.
"Is time to end this," Aqualad said, ripping the tubes off Mr. Twister's back, absorbing the electricity they were shooting before redirecting it at Mr. Twister, frying him from the inside out.
A few seconds later, Mr. Twister's robotic body fell to the ground, Aqualad standing above him with labored breaths.
I smiled. Not bad for a first mission together.
