The Teen Titans' Gift

The morning sunlight streamed obliquely through the towering tempered glass, casting its rays onto the T-shaped building.

The base of the Teen Titans.

Conner (Superboy) is lifting a barbell far exceeding the normal weight in the weight room, sweat dripping down his strong jawline.

Megan (the Martian Girl) floated in mid-air, practicing more refined mental control with her eyes closed, while several training metal balls danced lightly around her.

Wally (Kid Flash) was like a red whirlwind, running at high speed on the treadmill.

The Raven meditated in a quiet room.

Meanwhile, Garfield (Beast Boy) and Jaime Reyes (Blue Beetle) are ganging up on Dick Grayson (Nightwing).

Beast Boy transformed into a massive, muscular green gorilla, his thick arms slamming down with a whooshing sound, attempting to use sheer force to suppress Nightwing's maneuverability.

Blue Beetle lagged slightly behind, the scarab behind him shimmering with a ghostly blue light, and the energy cannons on his hands were slightly raised, continuously firing precise but less powerful energy pulses.

However, the two were clearly not very coordinated, and even a bit awkward.

Dick seized the opportunity and knocked Beast Boy unconscious with a blow, then slammed him onto Blue Beetle with an over-the-shoulder throw.

"Get up, Garfield, you're dead heavy."

"I haven't complained about your stiffness yet."

The two were arguing loudly.

Training is over.

"Glug glug!"

After finishing a bottle of mineral water, the Beast Boy asked curiously.

"Dick, are you even a normal human being? I just weighed 860 pounds, and you just threw me over your shoulder."

The others watched curiously.

Nightwing has indeed become much stronger since his return.

Nightwing nodded in agreement.

"I was injected with Enhancement Potion due to an accident."

Beyond the increase in strength and speed, it's a comprehensive leap in reaction time, perception, and body control. Even stamina can be recovered quickly, so theoretically I can maintain peak combat condition for an extended period.

"Cool, you're so lucky."

"Beast Boy said."

Nightwing gave a bitter laugh.

"This isn't cool at all; it's the worst luck I've ever had."

The others' curiosity was piqued. Who was that guy? The one who gave Dick the potion?

Was the person who gave you the medicine a bad person?

"I asked the Martian Girl."

"He's not bad, he just has a really wicked sense of humor. I hope you never run into him."

Just as Dick finished speaking, another voice rang out.

"Look what I've heard! Someone's talking about me."

Everyone turned to look, and a strange man appeared inside the base.

"No matter how you got in?"

"Surrender now."

The Martian Girl took flight, green energy appearing in her hands.

The base's security system was installed by Batman, and now it's been hacked.

"..."

Nightwing's expression changed, and he was about to say something when he realized he couldn't make a sound.

What if I say no?

The stranger said with a half-smile.

"Then you'd better prepare for some trouble."

Superboy charged at Kino like a cannonball, raising his fist to punch Kino in the chest.

"Since it's our first meeting, I'd like to give you a gift."

The next second, a green necklace appeared around Superboy's neck, radiating a green light.

Superboy instantly lost all his strength, his legs buckled, and he rushed past the stranger, crashing headfirst into the wall.

"It's... Kryptonite. This guy came prepared."

The others rushed forward as well.

Everyone received a gift.

"What's going on? Let me out!"

Kid Flash is locked in a hamster cage with a bomb in front of him that has only one second left to explode; if he's not quick enough, it will explode.

"Raven, could you move that a bit?"

"... I'll try my best."

The Martian Girl and Raven were tied together face to face. Normally, this wouldn't be a problem, but after Raven was turned into a man by Kino, both of them looked very embarrassed.

"Help, I surrender!"

Beast Boy is being chased all over the place by a group of animals in heat.

"Hey! You two, stop it! This is my body!"

Another scarab appeared on the Blue Beetle, and their weapons kept changing as they fought each other.

Nightwing never made a move; making a move would only add to the opponent's amusement, so he simply raised his hands and surrendered.

"You're the only one left, you little bird who talks bad about me."

What kind of gift would you like?

Seeing the miserable state of his teammates, Nightwing said helplessly, "Can I not take the gift, Uncle?"

The address of "uncle" also attracted the attention of others; Nightwing recognized the guy.

"Of course... no."

"But since you've been so honest this time, I'll let your teammates off the hook if you sing this song once."

Kino handed over a lyric sheet.

Nightwing looked at the lyrics sheet handed to him, his relaxed expression instantly freezing, as if he had been frozen in place.

His Adam's apple bobbed laboriously, and his eyes twitched uncontrollably.

"Uncle..."

Nightwing's voice trembled slightly, almost imperceptibly.

"Isn't this... a bit...?"

"What's up?"

Kino raised an eyebrow, his smile deepening on his handsome face, which was full of mockery.

"This is a hymn I carefully composed, specially to praise your dear uncle."

Hurry up, little bird, your teammates are waiting.

Kid Flash Wally, was sweating profusely in his hamster cage. The bomb countdown in front of him was flashing a blinding red light, with only 0.5 seconds left!

"Dick! Sing! Sing it, whatever it is!!!"

Megan and the male Raven were tightly bound face-to-face by invisible mental ropes, in an extremely awkward and embarrassing position.

Megan's cheeks flushed, while Mr. Raven closed his eyes tightly and frowned, trying to concentrate on freeing himself from the restraints, but clearly with little success.

Beast Boy Garfield has transformed into a panicked green rabbit, desperately hopping around the edge of the training field as he is frantically chased by a pack of large dogs, wild boars, rhinos, and tigers with hearts in their eyes and drooling.

"Boss Dick! Sing already! They're about to lick me! Eek--!"

The two scarabs on Blue Beetle Jaime's body were still fiercely "fighting" amongst themselves. One arm transformed into an energy cannon aimed at himself, while the other arm turned into a sharp blade. His whole body spun around in place like an out-of-control top, with alarms beeping inside his armor.

"Dick! For the sake of the scarab beetle! Do something!"

Superboy Conner collapsed in the Kryptonite glow, breathing heavily and tugging at the Kryptonite necklace around his neck.

While you won't completely lose your mobility like Superman, wearing it all the time is still quite uncomfortable.

Nightwing took a deep breath, closed his eyes resignedly, and when he opened them again, he had a tragic air about to go to the execution ground.

He cleared his throat and began his "performance" in a completely emotionless, monotone tone.

Music, seemingly from nowhere, started playing.