Happy Harbor

July 18, 2010

Naruto's motorcycle roared as he sped down a backroad with no destination in mind. His head had been filled with thoughts regarding a conversation with a nine-tailed fox. He shook his head as he brought his bike to a stop. Thinking about his... tenant for a lack of better term made him both angry and confused. The Kyuubi as it was called was a being Naruto couldn't even fathom.

After all how many people could say that they had a giant fox living in their gut?

Naruto popped a cigarette into his mouth with a hum as he climbed a nearby hill. Quickly lighting it, Naruto took a drag and let his thoughts drift back to the offer Kyuubi had given him.

(Flashback)

"So I've driven the great loudmouth into silence! My greatest accomplishment!" The towering fox laughed with a grin.

"What... What is going on." Naruto said as his body began to shake. This can't be real. This was a dream. No, a nightmare. "I need to wake up."

"There is no waking up from this brat." The creature stated as it brought its head down to Naruto's level. The only thing preventing it from snapping at Naruto was the massive bars blocking its way. Naruto got a good look at its enormous fangs and piercing red eyes. So very familiar as well.

"I know you from so where..."

"I should hope so. I've only been stuck in this hell since you were born!" The Kyuubi roared as it bared its fangs at Naruto. Naruto's claws burst from his hands in case he needed them. "Hmph. At least you still have some nerve in you."

"What are you!?" Naruto demanded with claws raised.

"Is that any way to talk to an old friend?" The fox asked with a chuckle.

"Still figuring out what friends are. Most of the time they act like foes." Naruto returned not dropping his claws.

"Even after I helped you?"

That got Naruto to stop and lower his claws. The strange power he had wielded at Cadmus. Running faster and creating clones. Abilities he had never had until Kyuubi had begun to communicate with him.

"What do you know about it?"

"Perhaps I do know about it..." The Fox said with a smirk. "But why would I tell you anything?"

"Hey were stuck together remember. The more we get along, the better off we'll be." Naruto replied as the fox seemed to mull his words over.

"I'll give you some answers... Some other time." Kyuubi finally said. "Just remember. Learning about your past and your abilities are two very dangerous roads."

"Hold on wait!" Naruto yelled out.

"Begone!" The massive fox roared as Naruto was forced out of his mind.

(End Flashback)

Since that night, Naruto hadn't heard a wink out of the strange being that resided in his gut. Weeks spent waiting to hear back from the fox and it was driving Naruto crazy. His newest lead was toying with him and there was nothing that Naruto could do about it. The Kyuubi had knowledge that Naruto desperately wanted.

By now his cigarette was just about at its end. Naruto spat it out of his mouth and snuffed it out under his boot. Riding his bike usually helped clear his head but it wasn't enough today. When he was living in Gotham he would have gone out looking for a fight but there wasn't anything like that in Happy Harbor. It was a quiet little town for the most part and why the Justice League ever needed to set up shop here was a mystery to the blonde.

What he needed was a mission. Batman had been just as silent as the fox that was living in his gut though and being cooped up for so long was getting boring. There was however an upside to his new place of residence. The shapely green martian girl that slept down the hallway for one. Miss Martian, or Megan as she liked to be called was his one source of social interaction lately and Naruto was happy to say that she was quickly growing to be one of his best friends. The bubbly girl was eager to make friends and seeing as Superboy was still rather antisocial, Naruto was her only option.

The blonde and the martian girl talked about everything. There likes and dislikes and why they joined the team. It was nice to have someone to talk to again, though Naruto had left certain liberties about his past out of there conversations. Even though he enjoyed talking to Megan there were times he missed the talks he would have with Jason who never held back and talked crudely for a kid. Or Ted who he talked about fighting styles with. And a certain blonde beauty that would enter his thoughts from time to time. He knew he needed to talk to them, but that was easier said than done. Disappearing in the middle the night had a way of pissing people off.

"I need to stop being such a brooder. It doesn't do me any good." Naruto joked to himself as he watched several vehicles fly by on the road below. One vehicle, in particular, caught his eye. It was a large RV that was on its way into Happy Harbor. Most of the time Naruto wouldn't have paid any attention, but this time his eyes followed it as it drove past. A young girl was sitting in the back watching the world go by from her window. She noticed Naruto standing next to his bike and cheerfully waved to him. Naruto returned the wave with his bright smile.

"Need to get a move on. Wonder if Megan made anything to eat?" Naruto said to himself as he climbed back onto his bike. Starting it up Naruto roared the bike to life and took off down the road. He came to a stop and prepared to go right when several honking horns filled the air followed by a loud explosion that echoed from the down the road.

"What the hell..." Naruto muttered to himself as he turned to see a cloud of black smoke filling the air. "Oh no." Speeding his bike down the road he came to a sight that caused his eyes to widen in shock.

The RV from before was in front of him only this time it was on its side and under several train cars. Naruto took in the rest of the surroundings. A train was also on its side and fire was everywhere. Several workers were helping a couple out of the wrecked RV. The couple was hacking up smoke and desperately trying to catch their breaths. Naruto's eyes narrowed as he sped down there. The couple consisted of a tall middle-aged dark-skinned man with short hair wearing a blue button-shirt and khakis while the woman was around the same age with long red hair

"Erica..." The woman that was pulled out of the RV muttered weakly as realization took over her features. "Where's Erica!?" She shouted as the man looked to the RV.

"She's still inside!" The man ran towards the wreckage but was forced back by an explosion. Naruto brought his bike to a halt. Quickly getting off Naruto stepped towards the wreck.

"Wait! You can't go in there!" One of the workers said trying to stop Naruto.

"Don't worry about me," Naruto said pushing past the worker and popping his claws out causing everyone to look on in shock. Naruto ran through the flames and cut a hole into the RV.

He hated fire. Naruto had no idea why he would but a gut feeling told him he had a bad relationship with flames.

"Where are you kid," Naruto said trying to see through the smoke. Smoke began to fill his lungs and could already feel his skin burning yet he ignored it. He had to find the girl and if he had to push through some discomfort to find her then so be it. "Kid!"

"Here..." Naruto heard a whisper. Pushing past debris he found the same young girl from before huddled within the wreckage of the RV. "Help me..." She muttered.

"Let's get you out here," Naruto said with a kind smile as he picked her up and began to race out of the RV.

Naruto could smell it coming. The whole place was about to go up and Naruto didn't think he was fast enough. He could smell the gas, enough to cause an explosion that would wipe out the kid and really hurt him.

"Maybe..." Naruto said with a smirk as he thought about the energy Kyuubi had told him about. He just had to draw on it right. Remembering how that overgrown furball had worded it, Naruto began to channel the familiar energy into his legs. Naruto let loose a grin as he moved much faster out of the wreckage. "Hang on kid!" Naruto warned as they made it out. Naruto bent his knees and jumped out of the way as the RV and train went up in flames.

Naruto had never felt so good. The jump he had made must have been more than thirty feet. He could feel the flames burning him across his back yet he didn't care. This feeling of power coursing through him as he and Erica finally began to plummet down was damn near intoxicating.

"We're falling!" Erica cried out with panic in her voice. Naruto narrowed his eyes and maneuvered them so that he would hit the ground first.

"This is gonna hurt," Naruto said dryly as they finally slammed into the ground. If he thought the burns on his back were bad before they were only worsened. A hiss of pain escaped his mouth as Erica slowly got off him.

"Mommy?" Erica said as she looked around before eyes finally settled on his mom and dad.

"Erica!" The mother rushed forward and embraced her daughter. The father came over and helped Naruto to his feet. The burns on his back were already healing and closing causing the man's eyes to widen.

"You saved my daughter..." The man said gratefully with a smile.

"Yeah, that was a close one," Naruto said with a chuckle. The man looked at Naruto before hugging him. Naruto's eyes widened in shock.

"Thank you."

"Hey don't mention it," Naruto replied with an awkward pat on the man's back. "Now go be with your kid. She looks like she could use her dad." The man nodded and went over and embraced his wife and daughter. Naruto smiled at the scene.

'I could get used to this hero stuff.' Naruto thought with a smile as walked over to his motorcycle. His job was done and now he was really hungry.

"Wait!" Naruto stopped and turned to see the family. "You saved our daughter's life. There has to be something we can-"

"Gonna stop you right there. Didn't do it for a reward. Just please don't mention this to anyone. Secret identity and all that!" Naruto said as he started up the motorcycle. He really didn't care if anyone knew he had powers, but he did have people that could be at risk if someone knew where he was.

Maybe he didn't need that dumb fox after all.

"At least give us your name." The man tried one last time. "My name is Randy and this is my wife Abagail."

"And I'm Erica!" Erica shouted with a grin.

Naruto chuckled at the family's determination to know him. "My name is Naruto and it was a pleasure to meet you." And with one final wave of his hand, he was off.

Mount Justice

M'gann M'orzz or Megan Morse as she was choosing to call herself while she lived on earth, was having a pleasant enough day as she started to stir cookie batter in a bowl. Cooking was one of her favorite hobbies and she figured it would be nice to share a treat with teammates. Her first roommate/teammate was off training which didn't surprise her as Superboy could be rather... unapproachable. He wasn't mean by any means, but the young teen went out of his way to avoid people.

Her other roommate was out riding his motorcycle or in his own words 'Having a bit of fun before tall, dark, and brooding sends us out on a mission.'. Naruto was an enigma to her. He looked like a wild animal, yet was the most kind and welcoming of the team. He was also the one with an unknown past and rather interesting abilities. He was also her unofficial taste tester for everything she cooked.

The roar of a motorcycle broke her out of her thoughts and alerted her to her approaching teammate. Putting the bowl down on the counter, she quickly ran to Mount Justice's entrance.

Megan got there to see Naruto shutting off his bike and his appearance was startling. The grey t-shirt he was wearing was in burnt tatters and was barely hanging onto his frame and showed off his well built upper torso and he smelled like he had been rolling around in a bonfire.

"Oh my god, what happened to you?!" Megan asked she began to check Naruto over for any injuries.

"Hey Megs!" Naruto greeted with a smile that soon turned into a laugh, "I'm fine, I swear. I just ran into a little accident while I was out riding."

"What kind of accident has you coming home and looking like this?"

"The one that requires my kind of abilities," Naruto said with shrug. "Now what is that wonderful smell coming from the kitchen..." Naruto made his way into the kitchen with Megan following. "And what do we have here. Cookie batter and chocolate chip from what my nose is telling me." He tried to steal a little bit of the delicious treat, but Megan smacked his hand.

"Don't even think about mister. These cookies are for the team, not just you."

"Okay, okay!" Naruto said with his foxy grin that never ceased to make her blush. "I take it kid mouth and boy wonder are coming over to meet Red Tornado." Naruto had almost forgotten that the android was coming to today with all the excitement from earlier.

"Yep! We're hoping Red Tornado will have a mission for us." Megan said cheerfully.

"Well here's to hoping we get a mission. I was getting a little stir crazy." Naruto admitted as he began to walk away. "I'm gonna go grab a shower, let me know when Red Tornado shows up."

"Sure thing Naruto." The Martian girl said as Naruto stepped out of the kitchen and moved toward his room. He ripped what was left of his shirt off and threw it into a trash can.

Naruto heard a ringing coming from his pocket and pulled out his phone. Surprised to see it still working, Naruto answered the phone as he entered his room and sat in a nearby chair.

"Hello?"

"Hey, Naruto!" Naruto recognized the voice on the other end.

"Heather! And here I thought my favorite nerd girl had forgotten about little old me." Naruto said with a smile.

"You? Never." Heather replied with a giggle. "So how's this new team treating you?"

"I'm still on the fence on whether this is a good idea," Naruto answered as his smile turned into a slight frown. It wasn't that Naruto didn't like his teammates. They were, in fact, some of the closest things he had to friends. They had worked together to escape Cadmus together. The problem was that he was unsure if he was hero material.

"You were telling me you had gotten close to some of them. The Martian one."

"Miss M," Naruto answered not giving away her real name. "She's a cool chick. Very sweet. And Kaldur and I get along awesome. But do you really think I'm cut out for this hero gig?"

"You know I think you are," Heather answered with confidence. The Canadian scientist had been his biggest source of encouragement and Naruto was always looking to her for advice. "Just give it a trial period. If things don't work out well then you always have a place up here with me and James."

"How is Jimmy?" Naruto asked glad to change the subject.

"He has a new assignment! He's heading out later this week to try out a new invention of his. Can't get too into details..."

"Yep, I already know the drill." He finished for her with a chuckle.

"Recognize B-01: Robin. Recognize B-03, Kid Flash." The teleported announced as Kid Flash and Robin appeared in a burst of light and stepped into the Cave. Miss Martian, Superboy, and Aqualad were gathered around a large monitor, and Kid and Robin joyed their teammates.

"Did you ask him?" Robin asked excitedly. Him being Red Tornado, the team's new watcher. The wind controlling android had volunteered to be the den-mother to the team and was supposed to arrive today.

"What did he say?" Kid Flash followed up as Aqualad smiled at his friends.

"He's arriving now." He informed the two as they shared identical smirks.

"Then what are we waiting for!" Kid Flash said as he and Robin took off. Aqualad walked after his friends calmly, with Superboy and Miss Martin following.

"Where's Naruto?" Superboy asked with a raised brow as they continued after their teammates.

"He got into some trouble this morning helping some people. He was uninjured thankfully but came back a looking a bit...Rough to say the least." Miss Martian answered.

The entrance to the Cave opened and the gathered teens saw a figure hovering above them with a scarlet tornado keeping him afloat. Red Tornado was a tall humanoid android that was covered in red with a yellow t symbol on its chest and a blue cape.

"Red Tornado!" Kid Flash called out with a wave catching the android's attention. Red Tornado descended and touched the ground in front of the teens.

"Greetings." Red Tornado replied. "Is there a reason you intercepted me outside the cave?"

"We were wondering if you had a mission for us," Aqualad said stepping forward. Even as calm as he was on the outside, he still was eager to get a mission.

"Mission assignments are the Batman's responsibility." Red Tornado informed.

"But it's been more than a week-" Robin said before being cut off.

"You will be tested soon enough." Red Tornado said ending any more conversations about missions. "For the time being, simply enjoy each other's company."

"This team is not a social club," Aqualad stated with a frown.

"True, but I am told that social interaction is good for teenagers." Red Tornado replied. "Please keep busy. Use this time as a team-building exercise and familiarize yourself with the cave." With that Red Tornado walked into the Cave leaving the teens to stew in disappointment.

"Keep busy." Kid Flash scowled as he nudged Robin.

"Does he think we're falling for this?" Robin asked aloud

Megan shot him a smile. "I'll find out." She began to concentrate on Red Tornado before shaking her head in defeat. "I'm sorry, I forgot he's a machine, in-organic. I can't read his mind."

"That's a shame... You know what I'm thinking right now?" Kid Flash flirted with a smirk.

"Everyone know's what your thinking," Robin said to his friend as he elbowed him.

"And now we tour the clubhouse, "Aqualad said

"Superboy, Naruto, and I live here. We can play tour guide." Miss Martian offered.

"Don't look at me," Superboy said quickly as Kid Flash and Robin turned to look at him. The man-made Kryptonian was still getting used to being social with others.

"I won't. Besides a private tour sounds much more fun." Kid Flash said as he looked to Megan.

"I thought I smelled desperation." Naruto's voice called out. The blonde was wearing an orange t-shirt, jeans, and white and blue shoes. His hair was still slightly wet from the shower and a teasing grin was on his face. "Turns out its just KF." He turned to Aqualad with his fist out for him to bump it. The Atlantean smirked before making his own fist and bumping against his.

Most would have found it strange that the two had become friends so quickly. Aqualad was a well trained disciplined soldier of Atlantis, while Naruto was a hot-headed teen with a lot of issues. The two were different plain and simple, and yet they quickly became friends.

"Dude!" Kid Flash said as Robin and Aqualad laughed. Miss Martian let out a giggle and even Superboy chuckled.

"She never actually said a private tour," Robin said to Kid Flash.

"And beside Tornado is right. This could be a chance for us to start to know each other." Naruto said agreeing with the android. Naruto didn't really know why but he liked the crimson robot. Maybe because they both were created in a lab or maybe it was because Red Tornado was one of the few leaguers to not question Naruto. Either way, the android was right. They had just become a team. The best thing to do right now was to start acting like one.

"C'mon we'll show you around," Naruto said as he and Miss Martian led the team in.

"This is the Cave's front entrance."

"And the back way is straight back there," Naruto said pointing to the end of the cave as he began to look around. The Cave was massive and more than large enough to house the three of them. With a gym, training area, kitchen, living area, hanger, and numerous rooms.

"So why did the League ditch this base?" Superboy asked

"The base's location was compromised." Aqualad answered, "The Joker found out and launched a massive attack on the Justice League. Most of the cave was destroyed and it forced the League to move to a new headquarters."

Superboy frowned, "So they traded it in for a tourist trap?" Naruto smirked at the wording the Kryptonian clone used. When he had first heard of the Hall of Justice a similar thought had crossed his mind. Why have their bases be so open to the public and the answer was simple.

They wouldn't.

"Look underneath the underneath..." A memory flashed through his mind and Naruto shook it off. Now was not the time for

"Wait, if the bad guys know where we are then we must be on constant alert!" Miss Martian said with wide eyes.

"The bad guys don't know that we know about them knowing the location of the cave." Robin laughed and Miss Martian looked at him in confusion.

"He means to say we're hiding in plain sight." Kid Flash explained with a grin.

"Oh." Cute. That was how Naruto would describe the Martian girl. "That makes sense."

"Hey, what's that smell?" Superboy cut in as he sniffed the air.

"OH, my cookies!" Miss Martian cried as she flew down the hallway to the kitchen with the team following.

Miss Martian stopped mid-air in surprise. Standing in the middle of the kitchen, holding a tray of cookies was another Naruto.

"Naruto! I told you to stay out of the cookies!"

"I couldn't help it. Hey, boss!" The Naruto standing with the team said with a wave. In a puff of smoke, the Naruto was gone

"Dude that is seriously weird." Kid Flash voiced his thoughts as the Naruto holding the tray smirked and bit into a cookie.

"Damn Megs that is a delicious cookie," Naruto said as he placed the tray in front of the team.

"Thank you, Naruto." Miss Martian blushed, "I was just trying out Grammie Jone's recipe from episode... You know what nevermind."

"Well, they taste great!" Kid Flash said with a mouthful of cookie.

"I'll guess I'll have to make more." Miss Martian said with a smile.

"It was sweet of you to make any," Aqualad said as he ate a cookie.

"Thanks, Aqualad."

"We're off duty. Call me Kaldurahm. In fact, my friends call me Kaldur."

"My name is Wally." Wally leaned forward with a grin, "See how I trust you with my secret I.D unlike Mr. Dark Shades over there. Batman has forbidden him from giving out his name." Robin sent a small glare aimed at his friend.

"Well, my name is no secret. Its M'gann M'orzz. But you can call me Megan. That's an earth name and I'm on earth now."

Superboy turned away from the conversation and began to walk away. 'Don't worry Superboy. We'll find you an Earth name too.' Superboy stopped in his tracks, eyes winding in shock.

"Get out of my head!" Superboy yelled catching everyone off guard.

'What's wrong? Back on Mars, everyone talked telepathically.'

"Megan stop!" Kaldur ordered, "That's an invasion of privacy here on Earth."

"Guys chill out," Naruto said as he bit into another cookie. The only calm one out of the assembled teens. "You're freaking out on her for using her powers. And for a reason, she didn't even know." Naruto got why Superboy wouldn't want anyone voicing their thoughts inside his head especially with what the assholes at Cadmus had put him through. That still didn't excuse him from being a jerk. Superboy shot him a glare that he returned not backing down.

"Both of you calm down," Kaldur said cutting in and forcing the two to look elsewhere. Superboy aimed his glare at Megan.

"Just stay out of my head." The clone growled before stomping over to a nearby couch.

Megan looked around sadly and Naruto placed a hand on her shoulder.

"Don't mind him. Cadmus's G-nomes left a nasty little psychic taste on his brain." Naruto explained to her. She nodded in understanding before a grin broke out on her face.

"Hello, Megan! I know what we can do." The Martian girl exclaimed. She flew through the air and towards the hanger with all the teens following except Naruto and Superboy.

"You coming?" Naruto asked the other teen who looked down. "Sulking in the dark is Batman's thing. Come on. Let's see what she has to show us."

Superboy sighed in annoyance then stood up and moved to follow the blonde. Naruto let out a chuckle as they moved through the hallway. Superboy couldn't figure the blonde out. One minute he was ready to defend the Martian girl and the next he was trying to get Superboy more involved. He was strange, but not in a bad way. Just in a way the was suited to Naruto. The Kryptonian clone nodded and followed Naruto out.

They found the team gathered around a red egg-like object. Miss Martian giggle at Naruto's confused face.

"This is my Martian bio-ship. Its how I arrived on Earth. Pretty neat huh?" She asked with a small blush.

"You said its a ship right? So why does it look so... round I guess?"

"It's in its dormant state silly. I just need to wake it up." Megan waved her hand and the bio-ship began to change. It became more aerodynamic and built for flight.

"Okay, that was sweet." Naruto said with a grin, "Now we just need to test it out!"

"Dude I am totally in." Wally agreed with an equally large grin.

"It would be a good team bonding." Robin finished as Aqualad sighed and shook his head.

'Why am I the most mature one here.' The Atlantean thought to himself.

"Well, I don't see why not..." Megan replied as she sent another thought to the ship, causing it to open. The teens walked into the ship and took seats with Megan sitting in the middle. Two lights appeared in front of her and she gripped them as if they were handles. "Red Tornado, please open the hangar doors." Megan requested as the ship raised itself up and flew out of the cave.

"Whoa!" Naruto said as the ship flew through the air. Excitement filled him as they flew through the clouds. Flying on a plane was one thing but this was so much better.

"This is incredible," Robin said with a grin of his own.

"She sure is," Wally said without realizing it. The others turned to look at Wally whose eyes widened comically. "The ship! The ship is incredible. Because all ships are shes." He said trying to cover his slip up.

"Smooth Kid Mouth. Real smooth." Naruto said with a laugh that Robin shared.

"Dude!" Wally called out with an embarrassed look on his face.

Kaldur was sitting in the back of the ship nxt to Superboy who seemed to still be sulking. A look of uncertainty was on his face.

"I know what your thinking..." The Atlantean whispered to the Kryptonian clone. "You over-reacted and now you don't how to apologize. Just say you're sorry." Superboy still looked unsure of himself as he turned to look at Megan who was chatting with Naruto.

"Don't worry about him." The blonde said to the Martian girl. Naruto knew for a fact that the red-headed martian girl wanted friends. "Our friend back there is a stubborn teme but he'll come around."

"You know he can hear you right?" Wally asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Yep!" Naruto answered with a grin. "So Megan you can shift right?" Megan smiled before standing up and turning into a female version of Robin. "That is so cool!" Next, she turned into a female version of Wally.

"Is it wrong that I think I'm hot?" Wally asked as Naruto and Robin turned to the speedster.

"Yes." Both said in a deadpan voice at the same time causing Wally to pout.

"You guys suck."

"Anyway. As cool as this is you know these won't fool anyone right?" Robin informed

"Mimicking boys is a lot harder," Megan said sheepishly with a small blush.

"And your clothes?" Kaldur asked.

"They're organic! Just like the ship, they respond to my mental commands." As soon as Superboy heard those words leave Megan's mouth, she had his attention.

"As long as they're the only ones..." The clone said with a snort. Megan looked away sadly.

"Zip in jerk," Naruto growled with narrowed eyes causing Superboy to glare at him challengingly. The clone's attitude was grating on the blonde's nerves.

"What about that ghosting thing that your uncle does?" Wally asked breaking the tension in the ship. Naruto and Superboy were to damn alike. Both were hotheaded idiots that weren't afraid to but heads.

"Phasing? That's an advanced level Martian technique and I haven't quite got the hang of it yet." Megan answered with a disappointed frown.

"That's okay. The whole point to this team is to learn how to improve!" Naruto said reassuringly. "We'll help you get stronger!"

"He's right. And besides KF can't vibrate through walls yet. Every time he tries he gets a nosebleed."

"Dude!" Wally cried out as Naruto grinned at him.

"Man you are to easy Wally. Hehe."

"Oh yeah, what's your name mean again? Fishcake!" It was KF's turn to laugh as Naruto slouched in his seat and growled.

"It means maelstrom you-"

"Red Tornado to team." The android spoke through the radio. "An alarm went off at the Happy Harbor Power Plant. I suggest you investigate... Covertly."

"You got it Tornado were on our way," Naruto replied as the ship flew to the Power Plant. "Heh, maybe we'll see some action finally." Excitement filled him at the prospect of a fight.

"Doubt it Nar," Robin said to his teammate.

"You never know. A simple investigation at Cadmus led you to find our favorite Kryptonian." Naruto said with his thumb pointed behind him at Superboy.

"Good point."

"I wonder what caused the alarm to go off?" Megan asked as Superboy looked out the window with widened eyes.

"I'm guessing it was that!" The clone answered as a tornado engulfed the ship. The ship tossed about and everyone held onto something as Megan was forced to land the ship.

"I'm gonna be sick." Naruto shook himself loose as a sharp grin took over his face. They dropped out if the ship and landed the ground and watched as the tornado tore across a parking lot.

"Robin... Are tornados common in New England?" Kadur asked his friend only to notice that he was gone. "Robin?"

"Boy wonder went that way. Let's go join him." Naruto said as the team ran after there missing member. The wind picked up, even more, causing the windows of the Plant to blow out narrowly missing the teens as they ran into the building just to see Robin get blown into a pillar and drop to the floor.

"Friend of yours?" Superboy asked as he ran over and helped Robin up.

"Nope, but he sure does play rough," Robin answered with a frown as they looked at the culprit. It was a tall red robot wearing a brown scarf around its neck.

Snikt! Naruto's claws popped out of his hands. The metallic claws caught the robot's attention who let out a chuckle.

"Forgive me for my rudeness. You can call me Twister. Mr. Twister." The android said as he raised his hand and sent another tornado at the team.

"Move!" Naruto shouted as he pushed Megan and Superboy out of the way, taking the full force of the hit. Superboy charged at the android with a snarl only to be blown away as well.

"This is boring." The villain said as Kid Flash ran at him with super speed. He did a flip through the air and went to kick Twister only to be blown away as well. "I wanted to be challenged by a real hero. Not by some...children." Megan flew at him as Kaldur charged. "Futile." Again he blocked them with tornados which forced them away.

"Would you shut up already!" Naruto shouted with claws at the ready. "For a robot your awfully lippy."

"I suppose it's your turn to charge in and get blown away." Twister taunted.

"No, I'm gonna claw right through you," Naruto growled as he lunged at Twister who launched another tornado. Naruto stuck his claws into the ground as the fierce wind blew around him. With a growl, he pushed off the ground, flipped through the air, and came down with his claws at the ready. Twister stepped back as Naruto brought his claw down creating a slash down Twister's chest.

"You pest!" Twister roared as Naruto jabbed his other claw into Twister's shoulder. Wind picked up around Twister's legs and he flew through the air with Naruto still attached to him. "Let's see how you like it up here!" The robot spun through the air trying to dislodge the blonde, but Naruto hung on for dear life.

"Your gonna have to do better than that." Naruto taunted. Twister raised his hand and channeled electricity into it then shoved its hand onto Naruto. The clawed teenager lit up like a light bulb and broke his concentration. He fell and he fell hard.

"How was that?" The android asked as Naruto fell back to the ground in a heap.

"Ow... Okay, that was painfully better." Naruto moaned as he got to his feet. "Note to self. Electricity hurts a lot. And I can hear you laughing you shithead!"

"Come on that was hilarious. You just went bzzzt! So god damn funny." The fox howled as Naruto growled in annoyance. He jumped through the air at Twister who was still hovering mid-air. With a raise of his, hand Twister sent Naruto right back down.

"I can do this all day boy." The android said as Naruto fell.

"Shit. Shit. SHIIT!" Naruto said in a panic as he fell headfirst towards the ground. only to stop right before he hit the ground. With a turn of his head, he saw Megan and the others approaching him.

"I got you Naruto," Megan reassured as she placed Naruto down.

"Whew, thanks Megs," Naruto said as he glared at the hovering Twister. "Anyone got any ideas."

"Megan read his mind," Kaldur ordered as Megan looked at him in shock.

"But you said that was a bad thing," Megan said with wide eyes.

"Not when it's the bad guys!" Robin exclaimed. With a nod, Megan concentrated on Twister, trying to feel any thoughts going through only to realize that it wasn't working.

"Nothing! I'm getting nothing." Megan said as she realized what Twister was. "Hello, Megan! He's inorganic and he generates tornados! He's Red Tornado in disguise!"

"That's not Tornado," Naruto said as he continued to glare. "Smells completely off. Red Tornado is a mix of scents while this guy smells like he just came out of the lab."

"Oh..." Megan said dejectedly.

"Easy mistake Megan," Naruto reassured with a grin that caused Megan to blush. "But my nose doesn't lie and besides Red Tornado never had a mouth like this asshole..."

"None of our attacks can get through. Every time we try he just sends us flying!" Wally said frustrated.

'That's because we're close combat fighters. He's a long distanced fighter." Wind was perfect for long distanced attacks and tornados were hard to get through.

"You could cut through it." The Kyuubi advised.

"What do you mean?"

"Channel your chakra into your claws and you can disrupt the flow of the machine's tornado."

"That could work but I'll need some force behind me..." A crazy idea came to Naruto. He began to channel chakra through his body not just his claws. A bright blue aura of energy surrounded Naruto causing his teammates to step away as a wild grin took over his face.

"Wow! Now that's something." Naruto said energized. Power flowed through him like nothing he had felt before. Or at least that he could remember.

"Hmph... Maybe you're not as hopeless as I thought you were." The Fox muttered as Naruto bolted forward in an incredible burst of speed. This was child play compared to what they used to be capable of, but it was the right track as far he was concerned.

"He's fast,"Superboy stated as Naruto charged at Twister who tried to stop the blonde with tornados.

"He's not that fast..." Wally mumbled as Naruto dove through the air and spun with one arm forward. Chakra swirled around him.

"DRILL CLAW/DRILL CLAW!" Naruto and his inner demon roared together as they cut through the wind like a hot knife through butter. Naruto felt his claws pierce into the metal body of Twister and an explosion engulfed the two.

"NARUTO!" Megan screamed and the team ran forward.

"We have to hurry an explosion like that-" Robin shouted.

"Would have killed a normal person," Naruto said as he stepped through the smoke. His clothes were burnt in several places and Naruto patted them out as burns on his face healed. "Now that had style wouldn't you say?"

"How in the hell did you do that?" Wally asked in shock. They had all thought that his claws and his accelerated healing were his abilities. Now the blonde could pop out clones and move at speeds comparable to a speedster.

"Honestly... I have no freakin idea." Naruto answered with a shrug of his shoulders causing the others to stare at him in disbelief. "What?"

"You continue to surprise me, my friend," Kaldur said with a smile as Naruto tossed something in the air like a ball.

"Look what I got off of Mr. Roboto." It was the robotic eyeball of Twister.

"Sweet!" Wally said as he zoomed forward and snatched it out of the air. "First team trophy! A nice little souvenir." Wally said before a look of disgust crossed his face. "Dude you smell like a burning car."

"I just drilled through a robot!" Naruto snapped as he to sniffed the air. "Damn it I just got the smell of smoke off me!"

"This Mr. Twister is cause for concern." Red Tornado said as he looked over what was left of Mister Twister.

"You think someone is looking for you? I mean this guy could pass for your double." Naruto replied.

"It does seem to be built to replace you," Kaldur said in agreement.

"Indeed. I will look further into this. This Twister was searching for me." Red Tornado said.

"But what if whoever built Twister comes looking for you again?" Megan asked worriedly.

"Consider this matter closed. This is my battle. Not yours." Red Tornado answered as he began to walk away.

"Batman or Flash would have taken a more active approach with us," Wally said to Robin who nodded.

"Well if we have to have a babysitter a heartless machine is probably the best for the job." Robin returned.

"That's harsh, man."

"And also untrue. I do have a heart. Carbon steel alloy in fact. I also have excellent hearing. " Red Tornado said as Robin and Wally looked sheepishly at the android.

"Busted," Naruto teased with a grin as Robin shot him a sharp look that caused Naruto to laugh.

"I'll strive to be more accurate." The partner to the Batman said with a sheepish smile.

"And more considerate." Kaldur finished for his teammate. Tornado nodded at the teens before walking away.

"Well, that was an exciting day. Anyone else hungry?" Naruto asked aloud.

"I'm thinking pizza!" Wally said with a grin.

"That is the best thing you've said all day."

"God damn it. I'm really hating this sewer." Naruto mumbled as he found himself once again in front of a massive cell. After a night of bonding and celebrating with the team after defeating Twister, all Naruto wanted to do was sleep.

"This is your mind brat. What the hell did you expect it to look like." Kyuubi chuckled as he laid out in front of Naruto. His massive head was propped up on his human-like hand and he gazed with a rather bored look at the blonde. "So why are you here now brat?"

"You helped me before," Naruto stated as he looked down at his hands. "That technique felt... familiar. Why?"

"It felt familiar because you created it years ago."

"So I've always had these claws..."

"No." The fox answered.

"What?!" Confusion filled Naruto.

"If I recall correctly you've had those claws for roughly two years. Those damn bastards gave them to you. To make you a better weapon or something along those lines." Kyuubi answered bluntly. "Now chakra you've had for your entire life."

"What in the hell is chakra?" Naruto questioned. This was crazy. Having a giant fox in you was crazy. But so was becoming a superhero. Naruto had finally just accepted that his life was nuts.

"If you're finally ready to learn." The giant fox began with a sharp grin. "Then let us began."

Hey, guys back at it again with a new chapter. I hope everyone is being safe out there. This pandemic is nuts right now and everyone just needs to stay indoors and write new fics. My advice to you guys.

Drill Claw is an actual move that Wolverine uses in Marvel Vs Capcom.

Till next time dudes