I'd like to thank whoever e-mailed me the ideas for future Bean Brigade stories (I believe their handle was Terras#1fan). You know who you are.

The Bean Brigade #5

Quote the Raven

Secret Mountain HQ

Control Freak strode through the halls of the Bean Brigade's headquarters, and he was steaming.

"Curse those Teen Titans!" he shouted "yet again, they ruined another one of my brilliant plots!"

Just then, Ember materialized in front of him, "what are you complaining about now?" she asked.

"Don't do that!" CF said, "you almost gave me a heart attack!"

"Yeah, I'll give you a heart attack, not all the mounds of food you eat" Ember replied, "now what were you whining about?"

"The Teen Titans, my sworn enemies" CF explained "I had a brilliant plan this time; use an army of sophisticated robots, like the ones found on Battlestar Wars, to destroy them. But they again ruined my plans and set me back several robots! Oh, how I hate them."

"These Titans sound pretty tough" Ember replied, "but of course, they wouldn't be a match for me. Maybe I should take them on for ya."

Suddenly, Control Freak got an idea "Of course!" he exclaimed "the reason why I've failed to defeat the Titans in the past is because I work alone. What I need is a group, a sort of 'anti-Titans', if you will. And it just so happens I already have one."

"Who? A bunch of your zit faced nerd pals?" Ember asked.

"No, the Bean Brigade" CF explained "with our combined powers, we can crush the Titans!"

"I would like to see these Titans you're always whining about" Ember said "but I'm not sure boss bean will go for it."

"Oh he'll go for it" CF said, "just let me talk to him. I'm sure I can persuade him."

Later that day, all of the members of the Bean Brigade gathered in their meeting room.

"If there's no new business, we can begin today's meeting" Hannibal said.

"Actually sir, I have something I wanted to say" CF began "for months now, I have suffered defeat after humiliating defeat at the hands of the Teen Titans. But I've realized that if I were to have a group supporting me for example, you guys, then I would finally be able to dispose of my arch-enemies once and for all!"

"You make an intriguing point" Hannibal said "rarely has our group worked together to eliminate the common enemy of one of it's members."

"Does that mean you'll help me take care of the Tick?" Herring asked.

"Maybe another time" Hannibal replied "alright Control Freak, the Bean Brigade will help you take care of the Teen Titans. From what I've heard, they're quite the popular superheroes. Taking them out will make our reputation, and establish us as a force ta be reckoned with."

"Thank you, oh thank you!" CF said, bowing down "you won't regret this!"

"Get up boy, you're starting to act like that idiot Spicer" Hannibal replied.

"Hey! What's wrong with bootlicking?" Jack asked.

"Nothing, if yer doing it" Hannibal replied, "now then, let's book ourselves a flight ta Jump City."

Jump City

Meanwhile, the Teen Titans had no clue of the evil they were soon to face. And they also had no clue that this would soon be one battle they'd never forget. In Titans Tower, everyone was just casually hanging around. Except for Beast Boy, that is. "Robin!" Beast Boy exclaimed, running up to his leader.

"What is it Beast Boy?" Robin asked.

"Well, you how there's a bunch of new Titans?"

"Of course, I was there when we fought the Brotherhood of Evil, what's your point?" Robin asked.

"Well, I figured since they can't all live in Jump City, and since Titans East was such a big success, that we should establish a Titans North & South."

Out of nowhere he pulled a chalkboard labeled with pictures of other Titans and various notes.

"See, Titans North, will consist of Wonder Girl, Herald, Wildebeest, Hotspot, Pantha, and Jericho. Titans South would be Kid Flash, Jinx, Red Star, Bushido, Argent, Kole, & Gnarrk. So, whatta think?"

"And where exactly would these teams be based?" Robin asked.

Beast Boy's face fell flat, "well, I really didn't think about location" he said "I just made up the rosters. Oh, and t-shirts."

He grabbed a box labeled "Titan team shirts" and pulled out one labeled "Titans North" written over a large T-logo.

He forced Robin into the shirt, "what do you think, pretty comfy huh?"

Robin struggled out of the shirt and tossed it away, "I appreciate all the work you've done Beast Boy, but those other Titans are going to work out of their respective homes. We can't just force them into teams."

"You're right" Beast Boy said "I was just thinking that we needed a way to distribute all our new members."

"Well, I appreciate the effort, but I'm sure the others would prefer to work solo" Robin replied.

"Aww man! Now what am I going to do with all these T-shirts?" Beast Boy whined. Quickly he sidled over ot Raven, "hey Raven, you want a T-shirt?" he asked "I made them myself."

"Go away" Raven said.

"Come on!" Beast Boy pleaded "I had a bunch of these printed up and now I have nobody to give them to!"

"I'm not going to tell you again" Raven replied.

Beast Boy knew she wasn't to be trifled with and quietly slipped away.

"Maybe Cy will want one" he said "or if not, at least we can use them for stankball."

The Next Day

Things were pretty quiet in Jump City, at least, until the Titans alarm rang.

"What is it this time?" Cyborg asked, making his way towards their computer. The viewscreen showed Control Freak, blasting buildings with some kind of laser gun.

"Control Freak again?" Beast Boy exclaimed, astonished "didn't we just whoop his nerdy butt yesterday?"

"I guess he didn't get the message" Robin said "Titans, go!"

And soon, the Titans made their way to the site of Control Freak's rampage.

"Playtime's over Control Freak" Robin said, dismounting the R-Cycle, "time for you to enjoy a nice trip to prison."

"Ahh, the Titans, I was hoping you would show up" CF began "I have a little surprise for you."

"It's not more of those lame robots is it?" Beast Boy asked "cause you should know that won't work on us."

"Actually, I've learned from that mistake. And from all of my mistakes. I've thought a long time about why I never succeed in defeating you, and do you know what I've figured out my flaw is?"

"That you're fat?" Beast Boy asked.

"No"

"That you're obsessed with pop culture?" Cyborg guessed.

"No."

"That you have the acne?" Starfire suggested.

"No! It's that I always choose to battle you alone. For if comics and science fiction have taught me nothing, it's that only a team can beat a team. So let me introduce you to my new team, the Adolescent Adversaries."

"First off, my counterpart to Cyborg, the mysterious speed villain Gearhead."

Upon mention of his name, the yellow and black clad villain appeared.

"Next, to deal with the transformation powers of Beast Boy, I give you, Hannibal Bean! To counteract the mystic powers of Raven, that supernatural singing sensation, Ember McLane. And last, but certainly not least, to face off against the always lovely Starfire, the maniacal mistress of weather herself, Weather Vane!"

Soon the four aforementioned villains stood next to Control Freak, ready for the attack.

"What comic book did you dig these rejects out of?" Cyborg asked.

"Yeah, you really think we can't handle these guys?" Beast Boy.

"We'll soon find out" CF said, "Adversaries, attack!"

"Titans, go!" Robin shouted, and they were on their way.

Will the Titans be a match for these new foes? Read the next chapter and find out.