"I already posted this in a meme on DeviantArt, but it does count as something I've written recently. I've had a lot of fun figuring out my character Duplicate's powers and this is one of the many drawbacks that he has to deal with." -Casey
Dark grey clouds hung over Titans Tower, but there still wasn’t a drop of rain to be seen. Down near the base of the tower stood Duplicate, his leather jacket tossed aside on a nearby bench while he stood determinedly on the basketball court. He weighed the rubber ball in his hands for a moment more and then darted across the concert. He dribbled the ball and then threw it for a 2 point shot.
The ball bounced off the rim of the basket and then came hurtling back towards the boy. It smacked him in the face before bouncing across the floor in front of him.
Duplicate rubbed his forehead as he glared down at the basketball. He’d been at this for nearly an hour and he still hadn’t sunk a single shot.
“Kind of a gloomy day for a game,” shouted Cyborg from across the court. The teenager was carrying a basketball under his arm as he approached with a confident smile on his face. The armored Titan darted forward and made a perfect basket from half court.
Duplicate watched in admiration and then shook his head warily. “Oh, great,” he joked. “Do you have to be good at everything?”
“If you can’t take the competition, get off the court!” Cyborg whooped as he pumped his fist excitedly.
“There really isn’t much competition,” Duplicate mused as he tossed his ball over his shoulder. The shot was nothing but net. “Unless you can figure out a way to shut off my powers.”
“I don’t mind you copying my mad skills,” Cyborg assured him. “It’ll finally give me an even match!”
“Actually, I think we’d better go inside,” Duplicate shrugged. “It could start pouring any moment.”
Duplicate walked past his friend and headed back towards the tower. He would have loved to play a little one on one with Cyborg, but every sport and game always he ever played ended the same way. They’d go back and forth between his skills being as great and his opponent’s and then to having no skills of his own at all. He’d come out ahead of the rain in the hopes of practicing on his own, but that hadn’t improved his skills much anyway.
Cyborg grabbed Duplicate by the shoulder and then wrapped a piece of cloth around his eyes like a blindfold. “Hey! What are you doing?” the boy asked as he peeked out from underneath it.
“There! Can’t see me, can’t copy me,” Cyborg nodded. “Now let’s shoot some hoops!”
“Is it even legal to play while blindfolded?” he asked dubiously.
“Maybe not, but I can at least teach you the basics,” the Titan replied. “You in?” Duplicate smiled and then made sure the cloth was secure over his eyes. “I’m in,” he nodded.
Teen Titans (C) DC Comics, Warner Brothers, and Cartoon Network
Duplicate (C) SuperheroGeek13
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