These Colors Don't Run (Hotwire!)

While Flux was busy swinging around, Hotwire was busy... working.

And by working, we mean getting slammed into a wall. A man in a cowboy hat riding a strange large reptilian mount sneered as his large lizard held hotwires head into the wall.

"Lovely sauros you got there." He mumbled through smushed cheeks. This guy had stolen some fossils in Houston texas, fled westwards, stole some nice pieces of encoder technology in silicon valley, and finally made it all come together when he stole from star labs. Unfortunately for hotwire, there were some small velociraptors and protoceratops around him. Think miniature t rexes and triceratops. He choose these because they were easier to transport, and easier to control. Like obedient attack dogs.

Hotwire began to survey his surroundings for tech... but he couldn't see the tech at this point, and therefore... couldn't mess with it.

The large lizard dropped hotwire to the ground looking to it's master, who was knocked off his high horse... er... lizard. Hotwire landed and rubbed his jaw, preparing to get at his tech. Before he could however, a little dino hopped at him, trying to bit his arm. His computer sparked a little as it sunk its teeth in.

"He watch it!" He said, before one of the little protoceratops headbutted his legs, knocking him down. The larger dino got close to him and roared right in his face, as hotwire shook of the velociraptor.

"Phenomenal." He deadpanned.

Hotwire had a hard time seeing who was helping him for two reasons. First of all... it was sort of hard to concentrate when being attacked by a bunch of dinos. Second of all... whoever it was didn't have any detailing. Just a shape. But then that shape rebounded and knocked the dino into a bag of trash, that spilled some tech for him to use. It was some sort of girl apparently, who before he could react, grabbed him and shot hm to safety. It appeared this girl was ready to help.

"I... uh... thanks." Hotwire said, still confused by this girls sudden appearance. Then another one lunged at him. Hotwire was prepared this time. "Eat silicon." He said, an old computer flying at it, which broke apart and left a long bit of circuit-board. The velociraptor would find the thing he bit less fleshy, more... circuity. It hung in midair, suspended before a swift motion from hotwire sent it shooting into the head of one of the little dinosaurs, knocking both out for the count.

Now for that cretaceous-cowboy. At this point, he had gotten to his feet, and realized he had been all but beaten. He pulled out a high tech looking rifle from his back. This was what he had used to bring those dinos back, but it functioned just fine as an energy weapon. A long beam of energy continuously steamed at hotwire, only for him to duck, and roll. Analyzing the weapon, he then made it disassemble in his hand. The stream of part shot up, uppercutting him and knocking that little cowpoke of his feet. Hotwire stood as the parts, and a few others from the computer bag flew over to him.

"Think you can restrain him? I'll take care of containing the dinos." Hotwire said, the parts whirring around his arm, starting to form something.

"Way ahead of you." Hotwire said, the parts flying into place around his arms. It needed some more juice though and a correct rate of spin for some of the reversal frequencies. He saw vacuum cleaner being throwin out in the dumpster, and so it floated towards him and disassembled. The cord attacked to it and shot out to a wall socket. The whole thing powered up, and hotwire fired a spinning blast that pulsated as it went forward. It hit the velociraptor and it began to shrink as it's biomass began peeling away. Soon all that was left was a claw. He then did the same for the protoceratops, leaving a couple of spines and a beak. He then walked over to the larger beastie that slowly looked up at him

"Sorry poor guy. But some things are meant to stay extinct. This won't hurt a bit."

With another flash, it was gone, leaving a skull in it's place.

Geez. This girl did not mess around. She appeared to be some sort of slime being. This one could look like a regular human, so presumably not alien. Hotwire had dealt with enough aliens at this point."Name's Hotwire. You must be new to the city." Hotwire stated. It was true. The titans were well known, and everybody knew their names. He shook her hand awkwardly, expecting to get goo'd. Oddly enough, she could make herself solid.

She traded grips with him, apparently solid as anything, her eyes flashing with bright joy and excitement - she didn't look like someone who had nearly got herself laserbeam'd - she looked like someone having the time of her life, who was doing exactly what she wanted to be doing. Because she was! The name didn't seem to mean anything to her though, but she nodded.

"Cool! Nah, I just moved here like a week ago. Hotwire... huh, I've heard that name before..." she said, perplexed more than anything else as she glanced at the cowboy, making sure he was still bound up properly. She looked back to him, and teased a strand of blue-black hair from her eyes. "You like... part of a team or something?

Hotwire laughed a little. At least she had heard the name.

"Indeed I am." Hotwire said pulling out his communicator. "I'm a Teen Titan. We're kind of celebrities around these parts." He explained matter of factly. This girl had some real skill. Her powers were pretty... unique. The definitely didn't have anything like her on the titans.

Flux blinked. Then, she blinked again. "Pwuh, hurgmuffwaffen?" she suggested, and remembered that to speak english she needed to use things like... syllables and consonates and vowels! This guy was... was a Teen Titan! Holy moly! THATS where she'd seen him! On the national news!!! She shook her head as if dis-lodging a fly.

"Holy cow. I'm sorry - I didn't even know - I... wow, rock on, man." she said, and blushed brilliantly - it wasn't an anatomical reaction... only, well, it was - kinda.

Hotwire tilted his head as she realized who he was. He didn't know he was such a big deal.

"I-uh-it's fine." Hotwire said, as the police started to show up. "So those are some powers you have there."