Clash of Races Author Psykorabbit2000 Scene 1 Patrol In Space BUCKY O’HARE and JENNY are sitting in the cockpit of the Valkyrie. It is a quiet patrol and Bucky looks like he is about to fall asleep. Jenny is half watching the sensors. Down below, DEAD EYE is dozing in the gunnery chair and BRUISER is snoring while sitting on the floor. BLINKY is powered down in a corner and MIKE is trying to stay awake by tinkering with a little gizmo. Bucky (yawning) “Jen, is there anything on the scanners?” Jenny (looking at the sensors) ”Nothing. Our patrol is almost over, thankfully.” Bucky nodded and yawned again. Suddenly, there is a blip on the sensors. Jenny looked at it ad her eyes widen with interest. Bucky looked over, half heartedly. Jenny (intrigued) ”Unusual power readings ahead. Should we looking into it?” She looked over and saw Bucky setting a course. On Genus, an unknown time later CHAIRMAN FRITZ WARNER is sitting at his desk. Standing before him is Dead Eye and Mike. Chairman Warner (Concerned) “I read the reports, but I want to hear it from you.” Mike (quiet) ”We’re not sure. We picked up an unusual reading. We went to check it out and we found some sort of energy cloud floating around. When we got near it to get a reading, a bolt of energy leaped off of it and struck the frigate.” Dead Eye (picking up) ”That’s when we heard the screams from the cockpit. When we got up there, Bucky and Jenny were missing. We found traces of burnt fur on their seats.” Chairman Warner (stroking his chin) ”Strange energy clouds and arcing energy bolts?” Mike (looking up) “It isn’t strange for energy to arc, but technically energy isn’t suppose to exist like a cloud, like that.” Chairman Warner (nodding) ”True, that does bring up a point. I think I know someone who can help.” Scene 2 Kinjite’s House, Atlantis KINJITE is asleep on a bean bag in the living room. He is sprawled out and his head is hanging over the end. As he sleeps, a grey tendril reaches up and sinks into the ceiling. A few seconds later, another one crawls up the wall, hooking by the first one. Silently, YOUNGER ALLURA slides up the wall and hovers above her dad. She smiles with a wicked grin, as he snores below her. She carefully maneuvers above him, quietly using the tendrils to adjust herself. AYAMI walks in and sees this. She covers her mouth and stops herself from yelling, as Allura lets go of the ceiling. Just as Kinjite snores in, Allura slams into his stomach. Kinjite (stunned) “OOOOOOFFFFFFF!!!!” He folds up around her and Allura laughs out loud. Ayami walks up and pulls her off, as Kinjite rolls over and drops off the bean bag. Younger Allura (teasingly) ”I told you I would get you!” Kinjite (gasping) ”Yes… you did.” He slowly sits up on the floor, rubbing his stomach. Ayami looked at Allura with a stern look and Allura quickly ran off. Ayami (sitting on a nearby couch) ”She seems to have so much energy. She needs some way to release it, other than attacking you.” (she looks at Kinjite) “Oh, I just heard from Genus. Warner needs to talk with you about something.” Kinjite’s ears perked up at that. Kinjite (curious) “Warner?” Ayami nodded and Kinjite stood up. Kinjite (quietly) ”When and where?” Ayami (looking up at him) ”He’s coming here.” (in a much quieter tone, with fear) ”Something happened to Bucky and Jenny. They need your help with finding them or what happened to them.” Kinjite just stands there stunned at the news. Kinjite (quietly) ”Bucky and Jenny?” A few hours later in the training room Kinjite looks up as the door open. Warner stepped in and shut the door. Kinjite set the staff aside and looked at him. Kinjite (crossing his arms) ”Any word?” Warner (shaking his head) ”Straight to the point. All right. No we haven’t found anything about them yet. All we know is that the energy signatures don’t match up with our dimension. We are guessing that they were pulled through, but don’t know where. There is some others who want to speak with you about it as well.” Kinjite nodded and Warner stepped back to the door. He opened it and nodded. QUEEN KATRINA and TOMMY stepped through the door. Queen Katrina has a worried look on her face and Tommy has a determined look. Tommy stepped forward and in front of Kinjite. Tommy (firmly) ”We already discussed it with Warner and we come to the conclusion that they were pulled through to another location. Can you find them?” Kinjite looked at Tommy and then at Queen Katrina. She nodded and a tear began rolling down her cheek. Kinjite stepped up and took her hand. Kinjite (quietly) ”I’m going to need help. I can’t teleport through dimensional barriers.” Queen Katrina (nodding) ”I will help you, myself. When can you leave?” Kinjite (smiling) ”As soon as you are ready. Just tell me what I need to do.” Queen Katrina (wiping her eyes) ”You need to have the strongest memory of either of them you have.” Kinjite nodded and stepped back. Queen Katrina nodded and began chanting. Her spell gem begins glowing and the spell increased. Kinjite closed his eye and pulled his memory of Jenny kissing him at Older Allura’s wedding to mind. The spell reached a pitch a bolt shot out and struck Kinjite. In a flash, he vanished and all that was left was the smell of burnt fur. Scene 3 An Alley, Jump City Kinjite slowly opened his eye and looked around. He saw a cluttered alley with dumpsters and debris lying around. Kinjite (thinking) He slowly walked down the alley and stopped at the end of it, looking around at the new sights. He saw full size humans walking around. They tower over him by a few feet at least. Kinjite (thinking) A car came around the corner and its headlights shined on Kinjite. He quickly dove into the nearby alley, behind a dumpster. The car stopped and a man and woman got out. Woman (looking around) ”Did you see that? What was it?” Man (shrugging) ”Looked like a cat. Kind of like that one white one we saw.” They got into the car and drove off. Kinjite crawled out from behind the dumpster. He tapped the universal translator. Kinjite (thinking) (he looked around the city again) StarFire smiled as he began to purr. StarFire (smiling) ”I am guessing it likes that. Shall we take him home and try to find a way to communicate with it, perhaps.” Robin shrugged and the group turned to walk away. Scene 4 Titan Headquarters Kinjite looked around as StarFire carried him through the halls. Kinjite (thinking) StarFire walked through a door and into a room. She walked over and pulled a large plush pillow off of a couch. She set it down and placed Kinjite on it, scratching his ears. StarFire (cheerfully) “There you go, Kitty. That should be nice and comfortable for you to sleep on. Wait here and I will get you some food.” She stood up and turned away. She walked across the room and up to a panel. Kinjite sat up and looked around. Kinjite (stunned) ”Sleep? Here on a pillow? Give me a break! Pillows like this are used for something that ends up with you falling asleep!” StarFire turned around and walked over with a tray in her hands. She set it down beside the pillow and Kinjite looked at it. Sitting on it was a bowl of milk and a bowl of soft cat food. Kinjite’s eye widen in shock and anger. Kinjite (standing up) ”What is this?! It looks like kitten food!” StarFire (not understanding him) ”Does it not look good? It is good for you.” Kinjite (looking at her) “You can’t understand a frelling word I am saying, can you? It looks like some one ate a steak and puked it on the plate! Yes, milk is good, but I would rather drink a bottle of orange juice, lady! Do I look like a kitten?!” StarFire (smiling at him) ”You are so energetic! That is good. It means you have a healthy diet.” (she flicks off some dust from Kinjite’s ear) ”You are dirty. You need a bath.” Kinjite’s eye widen and he shook his head quickly. Kinjite (backing away) ”Oh hell no! You are not taking my clothing off!” With that, Kinjite bolted for the door. Caught off guard, StarFire quickly spun around and watched as Kinjite slammed into the door, knocking it open. Kinjite raced out into the hall. He darted under Raven’s legs and past her. Raven (spinning around) “What the hell?!” StarFire raced out the door and collided with Raven, knocking them both down. StarFire looked up and saw Kinjite running down the hall. StarFire (scrambling to her feet) ”Kitty! Come back!” Kinjite (as he ran) ”My frelling name is Kinjite!” He raced around the corner and slammed into Cyborg. Cyborg picked him up with one hand and held him at arm’s length. He taps a piece by his ear. Cyborg (curious) ”So, where are you off to?” Kinjite (growling) ”I have friends to help and I am not interested in being called a kitty by a red headed woman who treats me like a frelling kitten!” Cyborg (nodding) ”I see. You have to cut StarFire a little slack. She’s from a different planet and she has a soft spot for what she calls cute.” Kinjite stops squirming and looked at him. Kinjite (stunned) ”You can understand me?” Cyborg (nodding) ”Now that I inserted what little you said at the alley, into my hard drive and analyzed it.” StarFire ran around the corner and stopped before hitting Cyborg. She snatched Kinjite away from him and into a tight hug. StarFire (relaxing) ”There you are! You should not run away like that. You need to be cleaned up and brushed out so you don’t get knots in your fur.” Kinjite (squirming) ”Lady, you are starting to freak me out! I’m married and you are not bathing me!” Cyborg laughed as he listened. Starfire looked at him, curious. StarFire (curious) ”What do you find funny, friend Cyborg?” Cyborg (chuckling) ”He doesn’t want to be bathed, Star. He says you’re beginning to freak him out. Come with me. I have something for you.” A few minutes later Cyborg walked into a lab and over to a table. StarFire walked in, still carrying Kinjite. StarFire (looking around) ”What is it you want to show us, Cyborg?” Cyborg picked up a small bracelet and ear piece. He turned and put the ear piece in StarFire’s ear. He put the bracelet on her wrist. Cyborg (stepping back) ”There, that should take care of this small problem.” StarFire (looking at the bracelet) ”What does this do?” Kinjite (still squirming) ”Will you put me down already!” StarFire looked at him in shock and dropped him. Kinjite landed in a sitting position and yowled as he smashed his tail into the ground. StarFire (stunned) ”I can understand you?” Cyborg (nodding) “That’s right. I deciphered this cat’s language and built that translator I put in your ear. The bracelet is a power source.” Kinjite slowly stood up an stretched his tail out, tenderly. He looked up at the two of them. Kinjite (growling) “I have a name and I happen to be a male, so quit referring to me as it!” StarFire and Cyborg looked down at him. Cyborg (smirking) ”And a mouth to match an attitude.” StarFire (kneeling down in front of Kinjite) ”What is your name then?” Kinjite (calming down) ”My name is Kinjite.” Starfire looked confused as Kinjite was translated incorrectly and it came across as “Kitty” again. StarFire (smiling) ”So I was calling you by the right name. You are named Kitty after all!” Kinjite staggered back and fell over. He laid there and stared at the ceiling. Kinjite (thinking) Scene 5 Titan Headquarters, later that evening All of the Titans are sitting in a room, with Kinjite sitting on the edge of a table, looking at them. Robin (sitting in his chair calmly) ”So why are you here exactly?” Kinjite (checking his claws) ”Like I said, two of my friends were pulled through into this dimension and I came to find them. A green hare and a snow white female cat with pink hair.” Beast Boy (smirking) ”So can the female be easily told apart from a male?” Kinjite (sighing in anger) ”Yes, her chest isn’t all muscle! Are you that frelling stupid!?” He glared at Beast Boy, who was laughing and leaning back in his chair. StarFire (petting Kinjite on the head) ”There is no need to get angry, friend Kitty.” Kinjite (yelling) ”My name is Kinjite!” (glares at Cyborg) ”Your machine isn’t working right!” Cyborg shrugged and looked at the group. Raven (flatly) ”Let us try by asking what does your name mean?” Kinjite (shoulders drooping) ”My name s a title. It means Forbidden.” StarFire (confused) ”How can Kitty mean forbidden? Kitties are cute and cuddly.” Kinjite spun around and punched Cyborg in the chest. Cyborg fell over backward in his chair. Kinjite turned around and sat back down. Kinjite (grumbling) ”I hate machines.” Cyborg slowly stood up and sat back down, rubbing his chest. Beast Boy (raising an eyebrow) ”Pretty strong. So how exactly do we find these other two?” Robin nodded and looked around the room. Kinjite looked around as well. Cyborg (after a moment) ”Well, we could try a wide scan of the area to try and locate any other traces of the same dimensional signatures as this fur ball here.” Kinjite glared at him and crossed his arms. Robin (nodding) ”How long?” Cyborg (after a moment of thinking) ”Probably a day at the earliest.” Raven (shrugging) ”Can the cat put up with being around StarFire for a whole day?” Kinjite quickly looked at Raven with a shocked look. Kinjite (quickly) ”Or I could just perform a spell of location. Takes about two minutes.” Robin (nodding) ”Good idea. Do it.” (looks at Cyborg) “Get to work on that scanner, in case the spell doesn’t work.” Cyborg nodded and stood up. He walked by the table and flicked Kinjite on the ear. Kinjite jumps up to his feet on the table. Kinjite (snapping) ”Hey rustbucket! Keep it up and I will tear you a new circuit!” Cyborg (walking out the door) ”Oh, I’m so scared.” The door slid shut and Kinjite glared at it. He dropped back down on the edge of the table. Kinjite (grumbling) ”Even in a different dimension, cyborgs are smart asses.” Robin looked at Starfire and Raven. Robin (standing) ”I want you two to take care of this cat until we find his friends. Raven, help him with the spell.” Kinjite looked at the two ladies and then at Robin. Robin looked at him. Robin ”I want you to perform your spell and let me know what you find. As soon as you get something.” Robin turned and walked through the door. Kinjite turns to the two ladies. Kinjite (quietly) ”Well, then let’s go.” Raven nodded and stood up and walked out the door. Kinjite hopped off the table and followed her. StarFire fell in step behind him. In a quiet room, later Kinjite is sitting in a cross legged position. His eye is closed and he is in deep meditation. The shadows slowly weave around him. A short distance away is StarFire and Raven. As Kinjite meditates, tendrils shoot out and disappear into the shadows. After a second, they return. After a couple of minutes, his eye opens and he looks at Raven and StarFire. Kinjite (tiredly) ”Found them.” Back at the meeting room Beast Boy is sitting in a chair and looking at Robin and Cyborg. Beast Boy (smirking) ”It seems that cat is pretty tough and has a quick temper. What’s your opinions?” Cyborg (looks at the small dent in his chest) ”Not sure about the temper. After all, Star has been kind of suffocating him. I do know he is pretty tough though. Haven’t been hit like that for awhile now. Even Cinderblock didn’t hit that hard.” Robin (nodding) ”I noticed. Makes me wonder if the other two are as strong as he is.” All three look over as the door slides open. StarFire walked in and the door shut behind her. Robin (standing up) ”Where’s the cat at?” Starfire (quietly) ”Recovering from the spell. Raven is watching him.” Robin (nodding) ”Did he find them?” Starfire swallowed a little bit. StarFIre (quietly) ”He found them. They are being held by Dr. Chan, at his laboratory.” Cyborg (standing up) ”Then let’s go trash the place and get them out.” StarFire (looking up) ”Kitty says that his female friend’s power is being used to shield the place. He needs time to recover so he can get through the barrier.” All three look around. Cyborg (confused) ”What, doesn’t he think we can?” Raven (coming through the door) ”IT turns out that his friend’s magic is designed to destroy machines and it isn’t very friendly to cyborgs either.” Cyborg stopped and looked at her. Cyborg “Then what am I suppose to do?” Robin (looking at Raven) ”Where is he right now?” Raven (flatly) ”Sleeping. His magic is weird. I have never seen any like that before.” Robin (nodding) ”Alright then. Let him sleep and we will do things how he says. He knows the energy better than us” Everyone nods and walks out of the room. StarFire’s room, a little later StarFire steps through the door and looks at the pillow. She sees it is empty and looks around quickly. Kinjite is crashed on the bed, sprawled out. Starfire smiles at the sight and walks up to the bed. She gently sits on the bed and pokes him in the side gently. Kinjite (muttering in his sleep) “It isn’t morning Ayami. The Aniverse can wait.” He rolled over and curled up a little. StarFire smiled at the sight. StarFIre (quietly) ”Ayami sounds like a pretty name. IS she your wife?” She gently lies down beside Kinjite and quickly fell asleep. Scene 6 A Laboratory outside of town Bucky slowly opens his eyes and sees Jenny strapped to a table. Standing above her is a tall human male wearing a lab coat and goggles. There are several straps on Jenny’s arms and legs, plus around her head. There are several wires leading to the straps, from several machines. Man (rubbing his hends together) ”Absolutely amazing! Such an output of power for a living creature.” Jenny moaned slightly as her head rolled to the side. Her eyes opened and Bucky could see her eyes were unfocused. BUcky (weakly) ”Stop it! You’re going to kill her!” The man turned around and looked at Bucky. Man (walking over) ”I see the one without power has woke up finally.” (he knelt down and studied Bucky’s fce) ”Absolutely amazing. You seem to be a perfectly healthy hare, but you are bipedal. I wonder where you two came from.” Bucky (growling weakly) ”IF you harm her anymore, I will kill you!” Man (shrugging) ”Don’t understand your language, little bunny. Anyways, I should let the cat lady rest. IT seems her energy is beginning to lower.” He stood up and walked over. He flipped a switch and the machines attached to Jenny powered down. The man turned and walked out of the room. Jenny slowly opened her eyes and looked at Bucky. Jenny (weakly) ”Bucky….where are we?” Bucky (looking around) ”I don’t know Jen. What do you remember?” Jenny (quietly) ”The energy cloud. Then an arc of energy. Everything is too hazy after that.” Bucky (nodding) ”That’s all I remember as well.” Jenny (looking at Bucky) ”How are we going to get out of this one?” Bucky (looking at her) ”Im not sure, Jen.” At Titan Headquarters in the morning Kinjite slowly opened his eye and the first thing he saw was StarFire looking at him laying on the bed beside him. Kinjite immediately sat up and looked around. Kinjite (confused) ”Ayami?” StarFire (sitting up) ”Is she your wife?” Kinjite (calming down) ”Yes. Where am I?” StarFire (standing up) ”My room. Are you hungry?” Kinjite looked down as his stomach growled. Starfire (laughing) ”I see you are like Cyborg and Beast Boy. Food is very high on their list. Follow me and I will get you food at the kitchen.” KInjie nodded and hopped off the bed. He followed her as she walked down the hall. They walk into the dining area and see the others eating. StarFIre sits down and pulls a chair up for Kinjite. He climbs up into it and sits facing the table. Cyborg laughs as the only thing that is above the table is Kinjite’s ears. Kinjite (growling) ”Give me a frelling break! Is everything in this dimension so damn tall!” A blob of shadows appear under him and swell up, raising him above the table. Raven watched with an interest. Beast Boy looked over at Kinjite and StarFire. Best Boy (smiling) ”Hungry?” StarFire and Kinjite both nodded. Plates were set in front of them containing eggs and sausage. Kinjite (sighing with relief) ”Finally something that is the same.” He flipped the fork up and caught it. He took a large chunk of sausage. Cyborg suddenly leaned forward, just as Kinjite popped it into his mouth. Kinjite’s eye widen and he quickly spat the sausage out, nailing Cyborg in the face. Kinjite (gagging) ”What is this frelling stuff?! It isn’t sausage!” He grabbed a glass of milk to rinse the taste out of his mouth. He took a large swallow and spit it out as well. Cyborg managed to duck under the milk spray. Kinjite (still gagging) ”GAAAH! What is this?! A new form of torture!” Raven handed him a glass of water, which he chugged down quickly. Beast Boy (glaring at him) ”What is wrong with tofu sausage and soybean milk?” Kinjite (looking at the plate) ”I don’t know what this is, but it isn’t meat!” Beast Boy (defensively) ”Dude, I shape shift into animals! DO you think I want to eat meat from an animal I have been!?” Kinjite (looking at Beast Boy) ”Look! I have a bull that is a friend, a doe that is a friend and a frelling dolphin that I talk with! I still eat beef, venison and fish! As a matter of fact, the doe is a real good cook! What is this poison that you call food?!” CYborg (chucklilng as he wipes his face off) ”Finally someone agrees with me.” Beast Boy glares at the two of them. Beast Boy (sighing) ”I cook and this is what I get?” Kinjite (hopping off the chair) ”If it is suppose to look like meat, then it needs to be meat! IF it is suppose to be milk, then it should be milk! Not what ever this tofu is or this soybean.” Cyborg (standing up) ”Right on little cat! A burger sounds great right now. How about a big mac?” Kinjite stooped and looked at Cyborg. Kinjite (firmly) ”I need to find my friends. I located them last night and i need to rescue them.” Robin (standing up) ”We know the location they are at. We need to check on it, before we charge in. That and you need to tell us about your friend’s magic.” Raven (nodding) ”Yes, some information would be helpful. WE can grab a bite on the way.” Beast Boy looked at them as they walked out. Beast Boy (glumly) ”Cannibals!” Scene 7 Outside the town a while later The group is standing by a car, looking at a large building. There are a couple of empty Big Mac boxes sitting on the hood. Cyborg has a Big Mac in one hand. Robin finished chewing what he was eating and looked at the building. Robin (calmly) ”Dr. Chan. He is known for making new weapons and trying new technology. He has an army of personal servants at his call. Not exactly the place you would like to be an alien at.” He looks at Kinjite, who is holding a Big Mac with both hands and looking at it. The sandwich is easily twice the size of his mouth and he has a puzzled look on his face. Robin (hiding a smile) ”What’s wrong? Don’t like it?” Kinjite (looking up) ”Trying to figure out how the hell I am going to open my mouth that big.” (tips his head towards Cyborg) ”Apparently he doesn’t have a problem doing that.” Cyborg (wiping his mouth off) ”What’s wrong, to much sandwich for you? Too much of a challenge?” Kinjite (with a shrug) ”When encountering a new opponent, you use new tactics.” Two tendrils snake out of his arms and wrap around the sandwich. They squeeze the sandwich and make it smaller. Kinjiet smiles and happily takes a bite of it. Raven actually smiled at that and shook her head. Raven (calmly) ”That is a new use for magic.” Kinjite quickly eats the sandwich and looks at the others. Kinjite (nodding) ”Alright, so this Chan character is in there and that is where I sensed Jenny and Bucky. So what do you suffest?” StarFIre (sitting beside Kinjite) ”Well Kitty, you said you’re friend’s magic would hurt Cyborg. What do you suggest?” Kinjite (holding back his anger) ”I don’t sense the magic, but that doesn’t mean the field can’t be put up quickly. So you folks want to know what I say?” Everyone looks at him and Robin nods. Kinjiet (points his thumb at the car over his shoulder) ”I’ll drive!” Inside the Laboratory Chan is standing over Jenny again. Chan (holding a syringe) ”A simple draw of your blood should give me more than enough information to clone you. Then I can use each of the clones for an endless amount of energy.” Jenny gasped in pain as the needle was inserted in her arm. She watched as the bail was filled with her blood. Chan pulled the needle out and smiled. Suddenly the proximity alarms went off, just as the wall on the far side exploded inward. The front end of the Titan’s car appeared in a cloud of dust. The front windshield was shattered and a black ball of fur leaped out of the driver seat. It flipped through the air and landed, standing over Jenny. Jenny opened her eyes and saw Kinjite standing there. Chan gasped and stepped back. Chan (stunned) ”Who the hell are you?!” Kinjite leaped up and spun around, landing a solid kick in Chan’s chest, sending him flying through a door. The Titans quickly climbed out of the car. CYborg (yelling) ”Dude! DO you know how long it took me to build that car!? She was my baby!” Kinjite (to CYborg) ”Then build another one!” (Kneels down by Jenny) ”Hey Jenny. Sorry it took me so long.” He grabbed the restraining straps and ripped them upward, releasing her. Jenny immediately sat up and hugged him. Kinjite saw the blood on her arm and rage swelled up in him. Kinjite (growling as he pointed) ”What happened?!” Jenny (quickly) ”He drew blood, claiming something about making clones for an endless source of power! He has the vial with him!” Kinjite stood and turned at the same time. Kinjite (looking at Jenny over his shoulder) ”Get Bucky out!” Bucky (yelling from his table) ”What re you doing now!?”” Kinjite (eye narrowing and glinting) ”Hunting!” He dove from the table and several people stepped through several doors. Kinjite (looking around) ”Are they living?!” Robin (drawing his staff) ”No, Chan builds robots to serve him!” Kinjite lunged forward and smashed his fist into the chest of one robot. The back of the robot exploded and it shot across the room. The other Titans leaped into the battle. Raven quickly helped Jenny free Bucky. Elsewhere in the Laboratory Chan ran down a hall and to a door. He punched in a code and the door slid open. Chan (muttering as he entered the room) ”Blasted Titans! Them and that other cat! Well, I have something for them this time!” He flicked a switch and the room shook with power. In the main room Kinjite flipped a robot around and shoved it head first down on a steel rod. He looked around and saw the room was a clutter of busted robots. He saw Jenny and Bucky standing off to the side, protected by Raven and Beast Boy. Kinjite (growling) ”Where is Chan!?” Just then, the wall exploded and everyone was thrown outside the building, through a large window. Kinjite rolled across the ground and to his feet. A large black robot stomped through the wall and towards them. It had a vaguely insectiod appearance with split toed feet. CYborg lunged forward, only to be slammed aside by the robot. Beast Boy turned into a rhino and charged the robot. It caught him and flung him aside, like he weighed nothing. Robin leaped forward and was caught in mid air. StarFIre flew in, firing bolts of green energy. The robot’s empty hand slapped her down and she slammed into the ground. Its foot came down on her and pinned her to the ground. Raven flew up, but the robot caught her before she was able to use her magic. Jenny and BUcky ran up to Kinjite and the robot faced them. Chan’s Voice (over speakers) ”Well, now I have the Titans where I want them and all three of you!” Kinjite looked at Jenny and Bucky. Kinjite (quickly) ”Run! I’ll meet up with you in a moment!” BUcky opened his mouth, but Jenny pulled him along. Jenny (as they ran) ”Think about it Bucky! We don’t have any weapons!” Bucky (while running) ”What about your magic?” Jenny (sliding behind a large chunk of rock) ”Think about it BUcky! He’s been studying it!” Bucky nodded and crouched beside her. Scene 8 Outside the Laboratory Kinjite stood before the large robot. Chan (over the speakers) ”You’re just postponing me catching them! I have the knowledge of their signature and can find it easily and the Titans can’t stop me this time!” The robot pushed down with its foot and StarFire screamed as she was crushed into the ground. Kinjite (eye glowing) ”You forgot one person.” (energy crackling all over his body) ”You forgot about me!” His body suddenly just seem to explode into flames. In the flames his body twisted and contorted as it expanded. when the flames died down, there was a skeletal feliniod shape standing there, the same height as the robot. Kinjite (roaring) ”IT”S CLOBBERING TIME!!” The feliniod lunged forward and smashed its clawed hand into the robot, sending it backward. Robin and Raven fell out of the robot’s hands. Raven quickly caught Robin and they landed near StarFIre, who was getting up. CYborg and Beast Boy ran up and stood beside them. Cyborg (stunned) ”I guess that cat isn’t’ so little after all!” The feliniod shapes smashed the robot into the ground. IT grabbed the robot’s feet and lifted up in a swinging arc. It threw the robot into the side of the building. The robot stood up and lunged for the feliniod. The feliniod caught its arm and twisted it around. A quick yank and a screech of tearing steel, the arm fell to the ground with a clang. The feliniod spun around and ripped the chest open with it’s claws on its foot. The robot fell back into the building and didn’t get up before the Feliniod pounced on it, driving it further into the building. A few beams were bent to anchor the robot down and the feliniod smiled a large tooth\y grin. It shrank back into Kinjite, who was sitting on the edge of the hole in the chest. HE looked down and saw Chan sitting in a pilot chair. Kinjite hopped down and plucked the vial of blood out of his lab coat. KInjie (smiling) ”Thanks.” He hopped out of the hole and landed on the edge. He turned and looked at Chan. Kinjite (smiling still) ”I know you can’t understand me, but I figured I would give you a warning. I can tell you used Jenny’s magic to power this suit. For your reference, when her and my magic come in contact with each other, they explode with an extremely devastating effect. There is a shadow tendril crawling towards your power core right now. I would say you have thirty seconds before it reaches it.” With that, Kinjite hopped off the robot and bolted across the ground. HE hopped up and Starfire caught him in her arms. Kinjite (quickly) ”We are out of here!” Suddenly they were wrapped in a black void that sank into the ground. BUcky and Jenny were likewise wrapped and pulled into the ground, just as the place exploded. Scene 9 Titan Headquarters, that evening Jenny was sitting in a chair with BUcky. They were both bandaged and drinking some juice. Robin and Beast Boy were sitting at the table with Raven. Cyborg was sitting off to the side, grumbling about his car. StarFire was sitting beside Jenny in another chair. Kinjite was sitting on the table again. Robin (amazed) ”So you are saying that the robot was destroyed and that was the explosion the news is talking about?” Kinjite (nodding) ”Yeah, Jenny and I use two different types of magic. Unfortunately, when they come in contact with each other, they explode with a great magnitude.” Jenny set her cup down and nodded. Beast Boy (confused) ”Why?” Jenny (smiling) ”We’re of two different races.” Cyborg (looking up) ”But you’re both cats.” Kinjiet (nodding) ”Yes, but I am an Atlantean and she is an Aldebaran. Two different worlds.” StarFire (nodding) ”Just like I am from a different world.” Kinjite nodded again and looked at Bucky and Jenny. BUcky looked up and set his glass down. Bucky (quietly) ”This is great, but I think we need to return. I’m sure there are people worried about us.” Kinjite nodded and hopped off the table> Kinjite (walking towards them) ”I can’t open a magical porthole straight into the Aniverse from here. What I can do is open a porthole into the World of Darkness and have one open to Aldebaran. From there you should be able to get to where you need to go.” Jenny nodded and Kinjite closed his eye. A small swirling vortex slowly opened near him. He opened his eye and nodded. Kinjite (looking at BUcky and Jenny) ”Go ahead. I’ll catch up.” They both nod and wave bye to the Titans as they go through. Kinjite slowly turned to the others and lowered his head. Kinjite (quietly) ”I never got the chance to thank you for helping me. “ Robin stood up and shrugged. Robin ”It’s what we do. Don’t worry about it.” HE turned and walked from the room. Cyborg and Best Boy followed him. Raven stood up and walked over by Kinjite. Raven (quietly) ”You’re quite interesting, cat. Hope we see you around again.” She patted him on the shoulder and walked out as well. Kinjite looked up and saw StarFIre sitting there, wiping her eyes. Kinjite (walking up to her) ”What’s wrong?” Starfire (looking down at him) ”You’re leaving and I am going to miss you. I know I made you mad several times and was hoping to make things right between us.” Kinjite hopped up and landed on her lap. Kinjite (smiling) ”You don’t have anything to make right. I’m sorry I acted like I did. Thanks, Star.” He patted her on the shoulder and she sniffed gently. Kinjite looked at her, waiting to hear her call him Kitty again. Starfire (quietly) ”You should go.” Kinjite (smiling playfully) ”It is rude to not say bye without using our names or nicknames.” StarFIre (quietly) ”I can’t say your real name. I don’t know it and you get mad at what I call you.” Kinjite hugged her and rubbed his nose against her, purring gently. StarFIre (happily) ”OH Kitty! I’m going to miss you!” She hugged him tightly and he felt the tears on his neck. HE pulled back and looked at her. Kinjite (quietly) ”Don’t tell anyone I let you get away with calling me that. It is just between you and me, alright?” StarFIre nodded and let go of him. Kinjite hopped down and walked over to the vortex. He stopped and looked at her. He reached into a pocket and pulled out a black gem. He tossed it to her and StarFIre caught it. Star Fire (curious) ”What is this for?” Kinjite (smiling) ”Focus on it and you can talk with me telepathically. I’m sure Raven could teach you.” Star Fire nodded happily. Kinjite waved to her and stepped through the vortex. Starfire stood up and ran out the door. StarFIre (as she ran) ”Raven! I have a question for you!” Scene 10 Atlantis, the next day Kinjiet was sitting on the porch of his house and watching the sunset. He looked up as Ayami walked out and sat beside him. Ayami (leaning against him) ”What are you thinking about?” Kinjite (putting an arm around her) ”Just wondering about some stuff.” Ayami (smiling) ”Jenny told me about StarFire. DO you miss her?” Kinjite (smiling still) ”A little, but I wasn’t thinking about her as much as what she showed me.” Ayami (curious) ”What’s that?” Kinjite (looking at her) ”Just how much innocence this war has taken away from me and those I love. It never occurred to me, until I met her. TO see her innocence reminded me of Younger Allura’s, when she was still small enough to need help. Made me realize just how much I missed those days.” Ayami smiled and snuggled up against him. Ayami (quietly in his ear) ”Younger Allura asked me a question that surprised me.” Kinjite (curious) ”What was that?” Ayami (smiling mischievously) ”If she is going to have a younger sibling.” Kinjite stopped and looked at her. Ayami (continuing) ”What do you think?” Kinjite stood up and gently took her paws, pulling her up. Kinjite (smiling) ”We can work on that problem.” They linked arms and walked into the house together. THE END