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tamingthemuseTitle: Time is a Thief (Drabble)
Fandom: BtVS
Prompt: 432 - Kamikaze
Words: 1111
Warnings: Some dialogue from Teen Titans 2.01 - How Long is Forever
X sat in the shadows of the rafters of the Jump City Science Museum and surveyed the exhibition hall. The guards would pass through from the East Wing in the next few minutes, but after they passed he would have a solid twenty until they looped around again. Plenty of time to liberate a few things carefully enough to avoid alarms. His objective sat directly beneath him. The Clock of Eternity was on loan from the British Museum and the 400 year old timepiece was the most expensive part of the interactive exhibit on timekeeping throughout human history. X wasn't much for antiques but he was bored and overdue for a confrontation with the Teen Titans. Not to mention that the clock would be worth a pretty penny to private collectors.
The guards arrived right on time, however someone arrived with them. Just as the regular patrol entered from the far side of the hall there was a flash of light and a gaping black portal opened on the ground floor beneath X. A gold armored man stepped out and immediately drew the attention of the museum guards.
"Hey! Stop!"
"Stop yourselves." With a wave of his hand the unknown stranger froze the guards solid and approached the glass case. "I didn't journey back in time one hundred years to squabble. I came to steal. The Clock of Eternity, valuable in the past, priceless in the future."
A well aimed birdarang flew down from the balcony, ricochetting off of his reaching hand and knocking the self-proclaimed time traveller backwards. "But for the present you'll keep your filthy hands off it."
The Titans were just on time, it seemed that X's anonymous tip off to the JCPD had worked. The only flaw being that he was supposed to be the only thief that they encountered here tonight. He settled back to watch the action and analyze the new threat.
"The Teen Titans. This IS a treat. I've read all about you in the historical archives, and now you're all history!" Shoulder mounted lasers emerged from the man's armor and destroyed the balcony as the Titans scattered. The volley of laser blasts followed Robin's graceful flip to the ground floor and his bo staff was shattered as the kid was knocked back with a surprisingly precise shot. X had heard of shooting from the hip, but someone aiming with their shoulders was new.
As Beast Boy leapt for the thief in lion form, an hourglass shaped device emerged from the time criminal's wrist and quickly powered up with a chirp. Just before the mean, green, king of cats made contact his whole body contorted and seized in mid air as he was electrocuted by the wrist mounted taser.
Raven sent magically reenforced cabinets at the man but he batted them out of the air as if they were nothing. He countered with a force beam from the blue gem set into the helmet of his armor, knocking Raven out of the sky.
Cyborg took the opportunity to give the guy a facefull of sonic canon but when the smoke cleared a glowing blue dome of shielding electricity became visible. Cyborg didn't even have a chance to dodge as the man threw what looked like a fancy egg timer that stuck to the teen's chest plate and electrocuted him, draining his power cells.
"You cannot defeat Warp. I am from the future." He threw an bladed disk at Robin and Starfire as they charged him. Robin countered with several detonation disks of his own but Warp's cut through them with ridiculous ease, forcing the Titans to dive to safety to avoid the resultant explosions. "…and you relics are one hundred years out of date!"
"They told me I was a fool. That I would damage history. With this I will prove them wrong." Warp's hand phased right through the glass as he grabbed the Clock of Eternity.
By X's estimation, he had revealed all of his tricks, each of the mounted weapons on his shoulders, helm and wrists was accounted for. All except the glowing white arc-reactor built into his chest. X grinned to himself. This wasn't a comic book or a Marvel movie and although he had the goatee, this man definitely wasn't Tony Stark. Hopefully, the device in Warp's chest wasn't something as devastating as an Unibeam, because with Warp's hands on the Clock he could reactivate the portal at any minute and X's prize would be lost. He'd have to take his chances.
"You cannot damage history, for history cannot be changed it has already been written. I came back in time to steal the Clock because history said that it disappeared and history said it disappeared because I came back and stole it. Past. Present. Future. Unchanging."
"Or did history declare it missing because I came to steal it for a private collector who will never let it near the public view again." X dropped down next to Warp. "In that case, you're disproving your own theory by interfering."
"Who are you?" The blue shield flickered to life between them. "Nevermind. You weren't even important enough to be remembered by history."
"A nameless thief is one who was never caught. A famous thief is one behind bars." X retorted as he shot x-lasers from his gloves that cut easily through the forcefield, causing it to sputter and die. He lunged for the Clock, but dodged at the last moment as Warp's taser charged arm swung out at him.
He wasn't quite fast enough as the overpowered charge arced from Warp's gauntlet into his armor and blasted him back. He skidded across the floor with a groan.
Warp activated the device on his chest and it created a time portal for his escape. "Ta-ta, Titans. I have enjoyed our time together, but I have a very bright future ahead of me."
X regained his feet just in time to see Robin make one last leap for the time villain, but Warp managed a glancing blow on the brave little hero with the same weapon that had frozen the guards. His left side froze solid and Robin lost control of his jump. X watched in horror as the immobilized boy wonder hurtled towards the open portal.
He didn't set out to sacrifice himself, but as Robin's frozen body neared the open hole in reality, X acted instinctively. He quickly activated his suit's teleportation and shoved the boy wonder out of the way. He saw the surprised realization of his sacrifice in Robin's eyes and heard him cry out as X toppled backwards knocking himself and Warp into the open portal.
"RED X!"
Fandom: BtVS
Prompt: 432 - Kamikaze
Words: 1111
Warnings: Some dialogue from Teen Titans 2.01 - How Long is Forever
X sat in the shadows of the rafters of the Jump City Science Museum and surveyed the exhibition hall. The guards would pass through from the East Wing in the next few minutes, but after they passed he would have a solid twenty until they looped around again. Plenty of time to liberate a few things carefully enough to avoid alarms. His objective sat directly beneath him. The Clock of Eternity was on loan from the British Museum and the 400 year old timepiece was the most expensive part of the interactive exhibit on timekeeping throughout human history. X wasn't much for antiques but he was bored and overdue for a confrontation with the Teen Titans. Not to mention that the clock would be worth a pretty penny to private collectors.
The guards arrived right on time, however someone arrived with them. Just as the regular patrol entered from the far side of the hall there was a flash of light and a gaping black portal opened on the ground floor beneath X. A gold armored man stepped out and immediately drew the attention of the museum guards.
"Hey! Stop!"
"Stop yourselves." With a wave of his hand the unknown stranger froze the guards solid and approached the glass case. "I didn't journey back in time one hundred years to squabble. I came to steal. The Clock of Eternity, valuable in the past, priceless in the future."
A well aimed birdarang flew down from the balcony, ricochetting off of his reaching hand and knocking the self-proclaimed time traveller backwards. "But for the present you'll keep your filthy hands off it."
The Titans were just on time, it seemed that X's anonymous tip off to the JCPD had worked. The only flaw being that he was supposed to be the only thief that they encountered here tonight. He settled back to watch the action and analyze the new threat.
"The Teen Titans. This IS a treat. I've read all about you in the historical archives, and now you're all history!" Shoulder mounted lasers emerged from the man's armor and destroyed the balcony as the Titans scattered. The volley of laser blasts followed Robin's graceful flip to the ground floor and his bo staff was shattered as the kid was knocked back with a surprisingly precise shot. X had heard of shooting from the hip, but someone aiming with their shoulders was new.
As Beast Boy leapt for the thief in lion form, an hourglass shaped device emerged from the time criminal's wrist and quickly powered up with a chirp. Just before the mean, green, king of cats made contact his whole body contorted and seized in mid air as he was electrocuted by the wrist mounted taser.
Raven sent magically reenforced cabinets at the man but he batted them out of the air as if they were nothing. He countered with a force beam from the blue gem set into the helmet of his armor, knocking Raven out of the sky.
Cyborg took the opportunity to give the guy a facefull of sonic canon but when the smoke cleared a glowing blue dome of shielding electricity became visible. Cyborg didn't even have a chance to dodge as the man threw what looked like a fancy egg timer that stuck to the teen's chest plate and electrocuted him, draining his power cells.
"You cannot defeat Warp. I am from the future." He threw an bladed disk at Robin and Starfire as they charged him. Robin countered with several detonation disks of his own but Warp's cut through them with ridiculous ease, forcing the Titans to dive to safety to avoid the resultant explosions. "…and you relics are one hundred years out of date!"
"They told me I was a fool. That I would damage history. With this I will prove them wrong." Warp's hand phased right through the glass as he grabbed the Clock of Eternity.
By X's estimation, he had revealed all of his tricks, each of the mounted weapons on his shoulders, helm and wrists was accounted for. All except the glowing white arc-reactor built into his chest. X grinned to himself. This wasn't a comic book or a Marvel movie and although he had the goatee, this man definitely wasn't Tony Stark. Hopefully, the device in Warp's chest wasn't something as devastating as an Unibeam, because with Warp's hands on the Clock he could reactivate the portal at any minute and X's prize would be lost. He'd have to take his chances.
"You cannot damage history, for history cannot be changed it has already been written. I came back in time to steal the Clock because history said that it disappeared and history said it disappeared because I came back and stole it. Past. Present. Future. Unchanging."
"Or did history declare it missing because I came to steal it for a private collector who will never let it near the public view again." X dropped down next to Warp. "In that case, you're disproving your own theory by interfering."
"Who are you?" The blue shield flickered to life between them. "Nevermind. You weren't even important enough to be remembered by history."
"A nameless thief is one who was never caught. A famous thief is one behind bars." X retorted as he shot x-lasers from his gloves that cut easily through the forcefield, causing it to sputter and die. He lunged for the Clock, but dodged at the last moment as Warp's taser charged arm swung out at him.
He wasn't quite fast enough as the overpowered charge arced from Warp's gauntlet into his armor and blasted him back. He skidded across the floor with a groan.
Warp activated the device on his chest and it created a time portal for his escape. "Ta-ta, Titans. I have enjoyed our time together, but I have a very bright future ahead of me."
X regained his feet just in time to see Robin make one last leap for the time villain, but Warp managed a glancing blow on the brave little hero with the same weapon that had frozen the guards. His left side froze solid and Robin lost control of his jump. X watched in horror as the immobilized boy wonder hurtled towards the open portal.
He didn't set out to sacrifice himself, but as Robin's frozen body neared the open hole in reality, X acted instinctively. He quickly activated his suit's teleportation and shoved the boy wonder out of the way. He saw the surprised realization of his sacrifice in Robin's eyes and heard him cry out as X toppled backwards knocking himself and Warp into the open portal.
"RED X!"
