This is my first work. It is to be considered the first episode of Season 6, directly following Trouble in Tokyo

Reviews are welcome.

Prologue

Titans Tower never looked so good. The repairs on it were still underway after the attack before the Titans went on their "vacation", but it still was a sweet sight to see.

Robin keyed in the access codes to the Tower, watching the doors open with a bit of satisfaction and relief. They were home.

"It is so wonderful to be at our home again!" Starfire beamed, spinning around, taking in the sight of the entrance hallway.

Robin could only smile. Seeing Starfire so happy always made him feel warm. Especially after their trip to Tokyo.

Cyborg put both hands on Robin's shoulders, bringing him out of his revery. "Well, the place looks like it's still in one piece. Guess they were able to handle things without us."

"Speaking of which," Robin said. "Where are they? I wasn't expecting a parade, but I thought at least one of them would be down here."

Cyborg tapped the sensor on his arm "According to this, they're all in the operations room."

Curious about their lack of a reception, the three Titans took the elevator to the operations room. Why wasn't anyone contacting them?

They soon got their answer.

As soon as they stepped out, they were bombarded with a thunderous "Surprise!" from the Titans who were keeping the place warm for them.

Aqualad, Speedy, Kid Flash, and Jinx were all smiling broadly at the three original members. The only one not taking part in the welcome was Argent, who looked ruefully at the "Welcome Home" banner the rest had hung up for them.

Their "substitutes" were no slouches, though they weren't very familiar with the city. Aqualad, wearing his usual black and blue wetsuit, seemed far more at home in the water than he did in either of the TItans Towers.

Speedy wore his red tunic, wearing the yellow strap for his bows, as if he were about to go into battle. As absurd as that looked, Robin could certainly understand it.

Robin could only imagine what it had to have been like to deal with Kid Flash for the time they were gone. Even while they were all talking, he just seemed like a red and yellow blur.

He quickly noted just how they were able to deal with it. Every time he got too restless, he'd get a strong scolding of sorts from Jinx, which he genuinely seemed to enjoy.

She was a real enigma to Robin. Jinx had been a member of the H.I.V.E., and then the Hive Five, but somehow Kid Flash helped convince her to turn her back on them, and she was one of the newest members of the Titans.

Robin had come to dread seeing that pink-haired sorceress, but now, she was a powerful ally. Still, she was amusing to watch, no matter what side she was on. Something a of a cross between a goth and Pippy Longstocking.

Argent filled out the ranks, sitting in a corner, being greeted by Starfire of all people. The two had an off friendship, having been forged by Starfire's recruitment of her.

She seemed like a more outgoing version of Raven, a goth with and amusingly cute victorian style dress, along with black and magenta streaked hair. Her accent, which sounded British, told some about her, but she wasn't telling anything else.

Aqualad was the first to approach them. "Welcome home," he said, eyeing the team. "Did they not let the rest of your team back?"

Robin laughed. "Of course they did. Beast Boy's monitoring the Brotherhood of Evil, and Raven's visiting the Junior Titans."

Robin heard Argent laugh softly from the kitchen table. "Didn't take her for the mother type," she said dryly.

Robin then immediately heard a muffled scream as Starfire rushed over, giving Argent a fierce, and not totally welcome hug.

"She's not really," Cyborg said. "But she does love those kids."

"Wait a minute," Jinx said, obviously confused. "Why is Beast Boy keeping an eye on the Brotherhood? Didn't we pretty much put them all in prison?"

"We did," Robin said. "But that doesn't mean we don't have to worry about them anymore. It's just a routine assignment. We do it once a month."

"Plus, BB wanted to use it to extend his vacation," Cyborg said, leaning in toward her conspiratorially.

"There's nothing wrong with that," Kid Flash said. "What guy wouldn't like to take an extra few days to scope the scene, see the sights, see the ladies-"

Jinx interrupted him with a swift elbow to the ribs. "Do I have to put a leash on you?"

"Don't tease me like that."

"Well, if you don't mind," Cyborg said, rubbing the flesh on the right side of his face. "I'd like to get off my feet for a while."

Robin nodded. "Sure, Cyborg."

He started to follow him to the couch when Aqualad took him aside. "Before you join him, there was a message sent specifically for you."

Robin raised an eyebrow. "Oh? Who sent it?"

He shook his head. "I don't know. It was encrypted, responding only to your personal access codes."

That was odd. There weren't that many people outside of the Titans who would or even could send a message like that. But Robin had an idea of who could.

"Do you know where it was sent from?"

Aqualad nodded. "We do know that."

"And?"

"It was from Gotham City."