The New TEEN TITANS! (IC)

Nova was sitting on the side of the bed, but not as one might usually. Rather, she was leaning as if on a table or a wall with only partially sitting on the wall. Her left hand was on the bed and her right hand on her chest, over her heart. She felt it pounding-- unusually. Slower then usual-- faster than most Humans but slower then her usual heart-rate. She took a breath and felt a warmness about her, unlike the overwhelming heat that always flowed through her skin. Usually, the fire in her kept her angry and on edge. Now, this cold sensation that passed over her seemed relaxing to her usual fire. She felt more at peace then ever before.

Nova looked back at Snow with a half smile as she woke up and her hand moved over Snow's cheek to pet it. The look on her face made Nova want more, but such things shouldn't be taken in great amount. She didn't know what to do. She wanted to say something, but words couldn't fit what she felt.

Snow found Nova near her and she smiled. Brighter then she usually ever does. It was a beautiful smile and one might wonder why she never did it. When Nova touched her face her eyes closed and she leans into that warm palm before she slides over and gently wraps her arms around Novas body, embracing her in a gentle, cold, grip. But it wasnt as cold as normal. Thank you. Was all Snow said. She let Nova go and slowly stood up before she slowly undressed to nothing and gathered new cloths to wear. Once dressed she looked back to Nova with that same bright smile that she decided would be for Nova only. Time to be heroes. She looked around her room. It barley had any ice upon the walls and the frost was gone completely. She didnt seem to mind with Nova being the reason. She looked to the 'Melted' ice door and with a wave of her hand the ice shot up quicker then ever to recreate it. Her hand slowly came down and the ice door shattered to thousands of peices but froze in mid air, a few peices moving to the sides as if to open the way. She looked back to Nova and nodded for them to get going. She was sure.. more like hoping.. that something would happen today that required the Heroes. She felt like she could take on the world. As soon as Nova and Snow exited her room the Shattered pieces of ice slapped back together to make the door. Was it confidence that empowered Snow at the moment? Or a true sense of Belonging?

They enter a residential area with nice houses, it wouldn't surprise anyone that a Scientist for Star Labs would a nice house. "Well it's kinda like a day off today, the alarm hasn't sounded at least," Matt said. The alarm was program to go off if it detected major crimes and if powers were being used, it would be too much for them to react to every little pick pocket that happened but it didn't mean they couldn't if they were out patrolling the city. "Mask are pretty cool I'm thinking of making one or maybe a cool scanner or something..." The car slows to a stop in front of the house that he had dropped Ollie last night, Tech took out a com from his jacket and presses some buttons so only Ollie's com would react. "Hey bro is it cool if me in a buddy swing by?" Matt says thinking maybe he should've asked before they came.

While Snow lead the way, Nova followed her out of the room. Nova was dressed, rather in her training gear, in her usual outfit except her jacket was thrown over her shoulder.

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The Warning System suddenly goes off to warn the Titan's that there is a problem in the city.

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Nova's ears twitch and she suddenly springs to life, having been somewhat tired from before. She caught Snow's wrist as she passed and hurried along the way to the main hall to meet at the super computer. If anyone was still at the tower, that's where they would regroup. Nova walked up to the computer and looked at it. She still didn't know anything about how to work it except maybe a single button. Without a second thought, she poked the button and a light map warped across the screen. The map lights up in a three dimensional pattern and shows a mark on the map of the city where trouble is going on. It appears to be...

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A man is thrown into the screen door of a store. The door cracked. As the man looked up, he saw the face of a wolf growling in his face. Blood ran out from the wolfs mouth, it was ready to kill. The wolf was joined by a teenage boy who crouched to look the man in his face.

"What do you do for a living?" The boy said with a sadistic and angry look on his face. The man hesitated, but finally replied.

"I-I grade pape--" The man spoke with a stutter from fear, but before he could even finish his sentence...

"A TEACHER!?" The teenager grabbed the man by the face. His nails appeared longer and sharper, like that of a wolves. He pulled the man from the ground and threw him through the air into the ground. "Your kind is the most despicable! You do nothing when we cry out for help! You're pathetic!"

Fang turned and punched the glass door, shattering it. He turned viciously and glared off at the scene behind him. His pet wolves were attacking the civilians that ran away. Others were guarding those that didn't run but were frozen in fear. The mall was a perfect place to take out all of his rage. The people who ruined his life, those students and teachers that couldn't accept what he became, they'd all be here. He would make them suffer.

Olli had dozed off playing his video game and a pretty bloody "GAME OVER" was flashing across the screen when he woke up to a strange tune he didn't recognize. He slowly got up and his head jerked towards the talbe the com device was on when he heard someone speaking through it.

He tumbled out of his full-sized bed as he rushed to the device and rapidly pressed the two buttons on the device as he breathlessly repeated "Hello!"

"It's totally fine with me, Matt," he said as he was trying to catch his breath and sound cool at the same time. "I was just playing a few video games. But yeah, you can swing by. There's not much to do, though." He was frantically looking around his room for some cool clothes to put on. He didn't know what to do.

He never expected the Titans to contact him so he was grossely unprepared for this. "Just let me know when you guys are outside and I'll make my way to the door as fast as I can on this leg."

He looked around his room one last time and cursed under his breath that he left his other crutch downstairs on the couch. Now he would have to hobble and balance himself all over the house before Matt and his friend got there.

He wiped a drool smear off the corner of his mouth as he "raced" to the bathroom to wash up. He also kept the com device in his hand. Just in case Matt called again while he was in the bathroom.

Athena was in the training room still just finishing up when the alarm sounded and quickly flew to the super computer where Nova and Snow were already waiting. Athena quickly looked over the screen just then her communicator sounded with a little tune, "Don't worry we got it," she said ending the connection before Tech could say anything. She looks at the other two ladies, "Just the three of us again," the psychic says before flying out the window.

Matt stares at the black screen feeling a bit empty, "okay...so they don't need us." Tech then process to pick the lock to Oliver's door with a gadget. The door swings open, "Hey Oliver don't worry about us will be down stairs when your ready!" Matt shouts so he could only be charged with breaking but not entering.

Athena made it to the mall and just in time to save a fleeing civilian from the fangs of a raging wolf sending the attacking wolf into a wall where it laid silently, the woman who it was chasing didn't stop. Athena looked around for more civilians that were in danger but stayed near waiting for her team, she didn't know what she was up against and it would be foolish to walk blindly into danger alone.

Again.... Nova thinks as she watches their so called leader leap out the window not half a second after seeing where their objective was. Nova began making a mental list of all the faults in this last movement. She glanced at Snow with the look of annoyance on her face; annoyance at Athena that Nova wondered about Snow sharing. "No strategy," She speaks, now going on with her list. "No Game Plan, No Communication, No Flight Path, No Offer of help." Nova growls and slams her fist into the console as she has done before. Fire bursts from her knuckle and fries the console. A gift for Athena's brother. "Not even a means of cooperation! Just get up and do it!"

This wasn't the first time that Athena did something like this and, although this brought her great displeasure, Nova knew it wouldn't be the last time. Not without a little nudge anyways.

Nova turned back to face Snow with a curious look on her face. It seemed as if she were planning something, though the extent of what she was planning was unknown to anyone other then herself. Until she spoke of course...

"How much trouble do you think there would be if we let Athena handle this one alone for a few minutes?"

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Fang snarled and chucked yet another civilian across the air. People were getting hurt all around him, though as true to the sight, nobody is yet dead. The sound of glass breaking as he slams other people into the windows and doors, both to cause them pain and cause pointless destruction. "What are you!?" He growls.

The male he held up says nothing, for fear of what would happen.

Fang slams him through the window with a press on his neck before letting out a loud growl.

Snow reached over to Nova after her outburst and gently stroked her cheek with a cool touch. It would possibly be Just to allow Athena to do this on her own. She smiled to Nova. But would it be Just if innocent lives were in danger because we were not there to help? Her fingers went down Novas face and off her chin before she turned to the open window. We are Titans. And we must do what we can to save lives. The ground began to frost over as she spoke. Wether or not the one leading us knows exactly what she is doing.. Her legs began to turn to ice, clear as a sapphire.. Or wether she just forgets to give out specific orders.. Her entire body turns to ice. Beautiful like a Saphire and as she turns to look back at Nova her hair spikes around her and her eyes are a glowing bright white. As she speaks a white glow emites from her mouth. We do what we must. She leapt out of the window, her small platforms forming beneath her feet as she quickly followed after the incredibly fast Athena.

Athena could not hold out any longer, she could hear people screaming for help from were she stood, there was no choice but to go in alone. Athena flew to the sounds of terror and spotted the scene if chaos and a boy that seemed to be her age was in the middle of it letting out a feral growl. Athena quickly reacted and pushed the teen wolf away from the civilians calling for his full attention, she didn't say a word when she unleashed another invisible wave of psychic pressure that pulsed around her with all the people on the ground it would only hit the wolves, this would not slay the beast but would get their attention as well, her main goal was to get the civilians to safety and that's all that mattered at this stage.

Fang lets out a harsh snarl while he skids back across the ground. The wolves all turn their attention onto the girl and hold their position. Fang shouts into the air after the girl. "So what are you?!"

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While Fang's attention is turned from the civilians, they begin to run. A few remain trapped by his wolves but it seems the majority escape without incident.

Snow suddenly lands, with a shockwave of intense cold, on the other side of Fang, a wolf that was very close freezing solid. Her hands change from hands of ice to curved blades. We are Titans. Her soft words in response to Fangs question. Ask us what we do. It may be the fact her entire body seems to be ice, but she seems even more emotionless then before now that she is apart from Nova.

Fang lets out a loud snarl and turns, throwing his arms apart with a scowling glare on the ice woman. "Now that I know who you are," He shouts. "I have a reason to hate you too! You're trying to ruin my revenge!" Fang calls out and signals for his friends to attack. The wolves split off into packs. There are a group of wolves around him, roughly four or five with him as the pack leader. Another group of about six wolves rush toward the ice girl with a vicious growl. The closest one needn't rush and takes the opportunity to sink its fangs into her leg. It would be trying to hold her down while causing her damage to her leg muscle.

Another pack of wolves rushes out toward the psychic girl as Fang whistles to signal them. Their mouths appear dripping with blood, already having a taste for it, they're ready to tear Athena to pieces.

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A few minutes previous...

Nova remains back at the tower, looking out the window for a few minutes. Her arms were held around herself, as if she were feeling cold. Rather, she feels hot again but yerns for that cold embrace to calm this rage that burns inside her. She was conflicted. Nova hated Athena, she was the furthest thing from a leader. She didn't think, she didn't command, if she did have a plan, she kept it to herself. She was fully content with letting Athena go and end up hurt; She reasoned that it would teach her a lesson. She wasn't able to save Snow though, her one regret about not going. Going would be following an order given by Athena, which she strongly wanted to ignore. But not going meant leaving Snow to deal with it. That's something she didn't want. Still.. This feeling was new to her. Nova did the only thing that came to her mind. She closed her eyes. Leaned forward. She felt the embrace of wind against her cheeks.

Ignition...

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Fang's wolves didn't seem to gain much ground, but neither did the Titans. The wolves were different then normal animals, it was as if they were modified. While Snow was able to freeze them, the other wolves would dig them out with claws that seemed sharper then steel. Their minds weren't well organized to be read and it wasn't a familiar ability to read the minds of animals.

Fang shouted at the wolves to attack again; "What are you waiting for!? Eat them, tear them to pieces!" Fang turned, looking at Snow, then at Athena, then back to his wolves. What was taking so long? Did he need more wolves? There's no way these jerks should be able to beat my friends, Fang thought.

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"I hate regret," Nova says with a whisper.

A strong flame tore across the malls floor as what appeared as a large fireball slid across it and rammed into a wolf, almost tackling it, and knocking it into a few other members of the pack. This pushed some of the wolves away from Snow, giving her some wiggle room. Before the boy could make another poorly thought word come out, Nova's foot rose from the flames and kicked a burst of flame out that slammed into the boys chest and sent him flying back from his dominating position. Nova then turned to face Athena's position with a downward chop-- her hand was swung down until her fingertips met the floor. What seemed like an air-blade of fire was launched across the ground toward Athena. Nova did this was the assumption that Athena would dodge, but regardless of what she did the wave of flame swept across the mutts in her path and knocked the ones between the two elementalists and the psychic away. This gave room for the titans to regroup.

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Fang was struck by the flames and thrown back across the ground, unable to recuperate fast enough. He was never struck by something like that, at most a fist by a bully but nothing so powerful and hot. He was shaking, holding his chest, while he tried to get back up.

The wolves leadership was temporarily crippled and their line was full of holes.

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Nova's eyes glare at Athena as she raised her hands. She took a combat stance, ready to battle anything that came at her. Her eyes glanced around to take careful note of their enemies. "If you can't come up with a half decent plan with what I just gave you..." Nova remarks with an irritated grunt, before glancing once more at Athena. "Then I'm putting you in private lessons.."

Athena was about to answer the boy when she felt the temperature drop and nearly grin with pride when Snow spoke. The two girls fought off the wolves but Athena held back not wanting to hurt the creatures, they were obviously being controlled by the boy named Fang. The psychic noticed the temperature change again then the fire hit the boy and dodged Nova's attack as it hit the k-9s. With out replying Athena shot both of her arms out focusing on only the wolves she pushed them all against the wall taking advantage of the opening Nova gave them. "Snow freeze them against the wall!" Athena said. She held the entire pack still felt them fighting her and it took everything to keep them from breaking free. "Nova take him down," Athena ordered. Nova and Athena might have their differences put she knew she could rely on the firebrand when it counted.

Racing around as fast as he could with an injured leg,Olli didn't hear Matthew come in or announce himself. He was tossing clothes all over his room tying to find something to put on that made him appear relaxed but cool all at the same time.Finally settling on a black v-neck, short sleeved shirt and a pair of blue jeans, Olli grabbed his crutch and headed towards the stairs.

As he neared the bottom of the steps, he heard what sounded like people rambling around. He immediately froze where he stood. He'd lived in this neighborhood since he was a little kid and couldn't remember a single story about someone's home being broken into.He crepted up against the wall that was nearest the living room and tried to remain calm. But then he thought about his power. It only activated when he was scared. So why not stay scared he thought to himself.

He closed his eyes and let his imagination wander to wild thoughts of who could be in his house and what they wanted or were going to do. He imagined a big, burly, masked man holding a gun up to his head. He listened for any stranger noises other than what the intruder was already making.

With his heart racing, his eyes shut, and his mind in a morbid place, Olli turned the corner and flicked his hands out in front of himself. The rambling was silenced immediately and the quiet was deafening. He hadn't realized he wasn't breathing until he let out a sigh of relief. He was still too terrified to be excited that he used his power willingly and opened his eyes. He saw both Matthew and the guy with the skull mask, frozen in the middle of his front room.

The relief he felt almost made him vomit. As soon as he plopped down in the nearest chair, the two Titans unfroze. Olli was getting better at mentally counting the seconds it took for something to unfreeze after he worked his mojo. This time, the Titans stayed frozen for the maximum 11 seconds he was able to freeze. Seeing as they were frozen when he entered the room, Olli knew Matthew and Skull Guy wouldn't see him regaining his composure behind them. And after that, he surprise the hell out of them for almost giving him a heart attack.

Snow faught off the Wolves as they attacked and when one got through her minor defense and bit into her leg it immedietly yelped and jumped back. Her leg, which was covered in Ice, held small nicks from the wolfs teeth but seemed to not do much damage. She pulled her leg back and kicked at the wolf, her foot draggign the ground. As her foot left the ground ice spiked from the ground making the wolves in that direction retreat for the moment. She was about to go on the offensive when Nova blasted onto the Scene. For a moment snow became distracted and a few wolves jumped upon her, Claws raking against her Ice armor, until Athena threw them all up and against the wall. She was angry now and she raised her arms up above her head, her ice armor fading from her feet and up until all the power that kept that armor on was within her hands. She then threw it against the wolves upon the wall flash freezing them in a large block that held to the wall. Her armor gone she took a staggered step back and let out a large breath.

Matt was standing in the middle of the living room looking around the house, it was nice and normal feeling of the decor made him feel out of place and nervous, he made a mental note not to touch anything. Suddenly from nowhere Oliver was behind them, Matthew gasped then dropped the bags of snacks he was holding then spun around expecting a fire breathing Nova dragon lady, his hands sparked with electricity and his nano bots began to cover his body. Seeing that it was only Ollie he relaxed his body and the bots crawled back into his clothes, "Damn dude you you might be even a better stalker then Snow, I didn't hear you sneak up on us at all." He said patting his chest.

Matt picked up his bags and set it down on a coffee table in the middle of the room. "Nice place you have here, your pops must make the big bucks at Star, huh?" Matt didn't wait for Ollie to say anything, instead he took off his back pack and took out a large cd case filled with games some not even released yet "Hey you have the Game Station Inferno?" He asked if he didn't he had the extra Game Station parts to make one out of a toaster if he had to.

Fang's eyes became wide. The team began working together to fight effectively. He knew that if he did nothing, he'd be done for. Fang turned quickly to look at one of his wolf packs to give orders but as he turned to face them, an enraged flame skids across his line of sight.
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Nova slid just a few feet out in front of Fang with her body radiating with heat. "You're my problem now.." Nova whispers with her eyes intensely glaring on the wolf boy.
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Without a second thought, Fang stepped forward to engage the firebrand with melee. Nova's body tilted back. Fang's arm swung at her, like a claw-- Nova leaned further back to dodge the swing. The fiery girl swung her leg up to kick the caninemancer. Her kick connected with the boys jaw; "Aah!" He cried out in a pained howl. Fang stumbled to regain his balance and held his bloody mouth. The girl flipped backward with the use of the kicks force. She smirked. "Round Two..?" Nova teased the thought.

Fang let out a loud howl and wolves began to spread all around. The wolves not engaging the other two Titans moves to intercept Nova while Fang held his bleeding mouth. Nova didn't even entertain the thought of playing with the wolves and she began to spin. As the canine creatures rushed her, flames began spitting from her skin. Rapid kicks against the air, Nova tapped into her latent fire abilities to produce a tornado of pure flames. The wolves cry out in pain as they tried to get past it.

"You can't win a fight with just defense!" Fang muttered in a loud cry under his hand. The wolves growl, but rather then pursuing an attack on Nova, they ready to counter.

"Defense..? What's that..." A soft laughter echoed from the flaming tornado. Suddenly, it expanded out and spread as though an explosion had just sprung to life from beneath the waves of flame. The waves of fire crashed into the wolves and sent them flying. The smell of burnt fur quickly filled the air. Collateral damage was no longer something that could be avoided.

The malls floor was now covered in builds of fire. Fang had his arms crossed in front of his face to shield himself from the flames. As he raised his head to look on, he saw the sight of the girl again. Her body was radiating with flames, such a sight it was. Her body was practically a living fire. She began walking toward Fang; but he did not do the same. In fact, he began backing away. Either in fear or tactic.

Snow watched as Nova 'Burned it up' and Fang yelled at her about not winning with Defense. It hit her then and her eyes went wide. She put her arms together and threw them out, knocking back what wolves were near her. She stomped her foot and a pillar of ice rose from beneath her. Fang would be distracted by the Fire Tornado that was Nova and he sure as hell wouldnt see Snow coming but she had to act fast or Nova would kill the poor boy, extra crispy. She lept forward, ice platforms forming so she walked over them all and then jumped down to where Fang stood. She pulled ice claws from her hands and feet and shot them into the Fiery inferno creating an instant cloud of white steam, obscuring vision for a moment. She kept falling and landed upon Fangs back, her arms going around his torso and arms and her legs around his waist. Be happy. I am saving your life. Her arms and legs frosted over like an ice lock so he couldnt pull her off. Her eyes began to glow brightly and the temperature, despite the raging flames, dropped. Snows body quickly accumulated ice and formed into a ball and grew until she and Fang were encased inside a giant ball of Ice. Nova would recognize this as Snows ultimate Defense. It rendered her, and at the moment, Fang, unable to move but it also was near impossible to break into or melt as Nova herself found out. By doing this she saved the boys life from Novas fire and incapacitaed him at the same time. It would be up to the others how to get him out without him resuming his spree. Through the ice they would see a tiny flicker of movement. Snow had kept a pocket of Air inside the ball so that Fang would not suffocate. Snow however, with her eyes closed, seemed to be in her Ice State again. Unmoving.

Nova's fiery tornado came to a close with her body coming to a sudden skidding stop. Her body at first seemed loose as it tried to turn again -- letting her arms sway. When Nova stopped her offensive, the wolves caught in the twisting flow of fire and wind were released from the gale of fire and dropped to the ground, badly burned. Nothing was dead, it seemed that Nova's attack had been strong and incapacitated many of them. Yet it was controlled. The only thing that truly still suffered was the area, burned to pieces around them. Nova said nothing as she watched Snow. Her eyes glanced back to Athena, than Snow again. "Fun", Nova said under her breath.
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Fang was stuck in this frozen prison. Though he could not move, his eyes were still free. He looked left, right, all around him to try and find a way out. His eyes were wide, as if he were terrified. Titans, Titans, Titans! his mind repeated. He looked to his friends -- all on the ground, not moving. He couldn't feel their heartbeats while encased in the ice. He feared the worse.

Athena looked around the mall and it would seem that Nova double the damage of Fang and would have to explain to the authorities if what happened, it was her burden as leader. She looked at the block of ice with the boy trapped inside, he looked scared she also looked at the burnt wolves that would most likely be put down. "What a waste," she said just loud enough for Nova to hear. The psychic moved closer to the block of ice and raised her hand to the boy trapped in ice, he would feel a new pressure on his body, the thought of crushing the ignorant boy for putting so many lives at risk but she was the hero not the executioner. "I got him from here Snow and the police should be here soon."