Just to let you know, season 5 didn't happen. To be truthfully honest, that season was kind of pointless(Young Napoleon22 thinks so as well.). :P


Chapter 2


Jump City. A city on the coast full of fun times as well as eccentric people and places. It's also home to five teen superheroes who protect this city: the Teen Titans.

It was morning and the sun was coming up on the horizon, the early rays of sunlight illuminating the glass skyscrapers and the vast ocean. But there's one structure building in the city that outshines them all. In the centerpiece of the city, which was on a rocky island on a river that separates the city, was the grand Titan's Tower, where the Teen Titans reside.

In fact, as soon as sunlight peeked through windows in the early morning, one female Titan began to stir in her bed; the dark heroine known as Raven. The light streamed in the dark room as the rays hit Raven's face, her closed eyelids fidgeting a little. When she slowly opened her violet eyes, her eyes adjust to the light. She then sat up on her bed and stretched, adjusting her neck in the process. Once she's done with that, she sat there to get her bearings together. For a moment in silence, she let the thoughts come back to her as she thought over past events...

Eventually, she breathed out a small frustrated sigh, shaking her head as if to clear her mind of these thoughts that plague her.

'Is there a reason why I'm still stuck on this?' Raven thought.

Still sitting there on her bed, she tucked a lock of purple hair behind her right ear.

It's been a month since the mission in Tokyo. During their time there, Robin and Starfire finally hooked up, establishing themselves that they're now a couple.

It was bound to happen. Cyborg knew it. Beast Boy knew it. Even she knew it. They all looked on at the happy couple, smiling at their newly formed love for each other, their new step to their relationship.

So why does the Tower's resident female dark bird feel so...odd about all of this? Why does she feel so confused and lost whenever she sees them together?

She frowned. Glancing at the alarm clock, it read 6:00 AM.

Taking a deep sigh, she tossed her covers out of the way, exposing her black pajama shorts and a dark blue sleeveless shirt. She let her legs hang over the edge of her circular bed as she sat there in deep thought...

Growling in annoyance, she got up from her mattress, going over to her closet to get one of her leotards for the day. As soon as she flipped the switch in her closet, she looked at herself in the walk-in mirror.

She gazed at her shapely figure in the reflection and looked at herself...

...She likes to think she looks attractive.

'Wait, what am I...?' Raven grunted irritably, "Enough of this," she muttered to herself as she got one of her black leotards for the day. Changing into one of them, she grabbed her signature dark blue cloak from her gothic looking coat tree and wrapped it around her; pulling her hood up. She walked over to her door and exited out of her room, which the door made a soft whooshing sound when it opens and closed behind her.

As she made her way to the living room, Raven was coming up to Robin's room while she walked...

She stopped next to it and glanced at Robin's door for a second...and kept on walking. Once she made it to the living area, she entered through the sliding mechanical doors as they emit a loud whoosh. Raven entered the living/den/kitchen area, the doors closing behind her.

"Hey, Raven," said a young man's voice.

Raven, a little surprised to hear the voice, turned to it to see that Robin is sitting at the kitchen counter, reading the paper, with a mug of coffee in front of him.

"You're up a little later than usual," Robin lowered the paper to glance at Raven with a smile.

She stood there for a moment as she said in her monotone, "I decided to get some more shut-eye since that fight with Adonis lasted until late at night."

Robin chuckled, "Yeah. Adonis apparently doesn't care about beauty sleep enough that he had to go and try to steal a prized gem."

Raven smirked slightly, "For a gem that runs on solar power, did he had to steal it at night? Why not daytime when it's it's more powerful or something?"

"Nah. That would be using his brains rather than his brawn," Robin joked.

She softly chuckled.

"You know, you're getting better at that," Robin said with a grin.

Raven blinked, "At what?"

"At showing your emotions a lot more," Robin said.

She gave him a small smile, "Yeah...thanks to you guys."

Robin smiled back, "Anytime, Rae."

Her face became a little warm when he called her by her nickname, 'Huh...why do I feel that way when Robin says that name to me?'

Deciding to ignore this feeling she has in her belly, she went to get her teapot to fix her herbal tea.

As she was preparing to brew her tea, Robin kept reading the paper...

"Hm..." Robin hummed in interest, "The World Medicine Conference is coming to Jump City just two days from now," Robin explained.

Raven turned to Robin and raised a brow, "Uh...yeah, and...?"

Robin lowered the paper to look at Raven with a serious expression. "Some of these medicines are more than likely going to contain lethal chemicals that have dangerous properties which affect the body."

Raven looked at him curiously, "Uh...how do you know?"

Robin smirked, "Did some research. There are some medicines that are just basic, but..." his smirk turned into a frown, "there's one that interests me."

"And that would be...?"

"A medicine called TN-1. It was developed in Gotham..."

Her eyes widened, "Your home city?"

"Yeah..." Robin expression looks distant for a slight moment, and Raven could feel certain emotions, something akin to...elation, but with a hint of sadness and...regret?

Robin, however, continued talking, "It's made by a pharmaceutical company called Simtech. I looked it up and hacked into some files, and TN-1 is basically a less powerful drug that helps strengthen the muscle fibers. It says here in the paper that it helps with people that have early sarcopenia, or just suffer from severe muscle tissue loss."

'I wonder what brought this on,' Raven mused in her head, "Less powerful? What was it originally for?"

"Apparently the drug was supposed to be a top secret project from the government to make a super soldier serum. The drug, which was originally named TITAN, would be strong enough to even withstand bullets to the body."

"Wow..." Raven then raised a brow, "TITAN, huh? I'm guessing they didn't name it after us," Raven commented.

"Heh, nope," Robin smirked.

Raven crossed her arms below her chest, "Well, you sound like you've been pretty busy. And I really don't know if you should be hacking into anything that's government related."

"Hey, I wasn't caught," Robin defended himself with a shrug.

"Either way, it would be nice for you to tell us all about this," Raven said with an accusing look.

"I was going to tell you all early on today," Robin said with a sheepish smile.

"And you're telling me now, because...?"

"Well, you wanted to know," Robin said, his smile turned into a teasing one.

Raven rolled her eyes, "I have a feeling you're going to tell us more than just that."

"Maybe. Who knows? I'm a man full of secrets," Robin joked.

"Riiight," Raven then went back on subject. "So, why did this TITAN drug fail?"

"Well, the serum was just...unstable," Robin's facial expression then turned grave, "...They tested on an inmate from Arkham Asylum in Gotham."

Raven's eyes widened once more in shock, "That's...supposed to be a place full of the most dangerous criminals, right?"

"Yeah...they tried it on one inmate...he goes by Bane."

"Bane...he's one of your villains, right?" Raven asked.

"Well, he's more of Bat..." he paused, "...either way, he's like Adonis, only more clever and conniving. He uses his own serum known as Venom to make his body grow stronger."

Raven noticed that Robin didn't mention his mentor's name. "Hm..."

'Should I ask him? He never really talks about his mentor Batman that much...'

Deciding she'll ask about it later, she asked, "What made the TITAN drug so unstable?"

"Basically, from what I heard in the reports, it just made Bane act more savage, like an animal. Not only does it affect the body, but it also affects the mind as well. Before it got too extreme, they used an antidote on him, making him go back to his original form. They had a struggle, but they contained him nonetheless."

"Sounds pretty dangerous indeed," Raven commented.

"Yeah...so the head R&D decided to make something worthwhile with what she got, so she made a lesser civilian-type medicine."

"Hmm..." it was then the teapot was whistling. She turned to the teapot and started to pout her tea into her favorite teacup. "Does this lesser type of the drug still have certain side-effects?"

"I read that it may give out a little bit of discomfort, but so far so good," Robin told her.

"Hm..." with her teacup in her hands, she sipped her hot beverage. Once she was done with her sip, she turned back to Robin, "Is...there a reason why you've researched all of this?"

Robin just smiled, "I might as well fess up, huh?"

"...What exactly are you fessing up?"

"Well, I was gonna wait until everyone is here, but since you talked me into telling you, I'll just go out and say it; the director of the Conference gave me a call and wanted us to guard some of the researchers and products that they're advertising. And guess which one is most likely to be guarded at all times?"

"TN-1 and this...woman who made it?" Raven answered, certain that Robin told her that the R&D was a 'she'.

Robin nodded, "Exactly. The woman is named Dr. Penelope Young, and she told the director to give us a call. She's worried that some maniac would try to use the TN-1's original formula for his or her own needs."

"Huh...so we're going to be at the Conference two days from now and be on our guard from any potential thieves and criminals who will try to steal this TN-1?"

"Yep," Robin nodded again, "I got the call before we faced Adonis. I would've told you guys sooner, but we were all pretty beat."

Raven smirked, "Understandable. And I guess I should be flattered you would tell me first."

Robin chuckled, "Hey, we got a bond, remember?"

Her smirk slightly dropped, "...Yeah,"

The Boy Wonder gave her another smile and glanced at his coffee on the counter, "Need to heat this backup." he said absentmindedly as he lets the paper rest on the counter and grabbed his coffee mug. He walked around the counter to the microwave and placed the caffeinated drink inside it, heating it up in the process.

Raven glanced at her leader and thought it was a good time to ask about his past...however, she went a different approach, "Do you ever miss it there?"

Robin turned his head to Raven while his coffee was heating up, "What now?"

"Do you ever miss it there?" Raven repeated, "…Gotham?"

Robin was silent for a moment, as he seemed to be actually thinking about it. Raven took this time to read his emotions, and one that she can make out more felt like...regret again.

It was then the Boy Wonder said, "At times. Don't miss the villains there, though."

"Like Bane?" Raven asked.

"Yeah...but mostly The Joker."

"Joker...is he that clown guy?"

"Yeah...he's the worst of the bunch."

"...Clowns can be scary at times." Raven semi-joked.

Robin chuckled, and soon his coffee was done. He opened the microwave door, got his mug out, and closed its door, all the while saying, "I'll tell you one thing, Beastboy is way funnier than him."

Raven blinked, "...Wow. He must be evil if his jokes are worse than Beastboy's."

Now the Boy Wonder laughed slightly a bit. Raven liked how he laughed...

Once his laughter dies down, "You know what? You're funnier than both of them combined."

Her face grew warm just a bit. 'There it is again...' "Wow, thanks. I guess I should try to be a stand-up comedian than being a super-heroine then."

Robin shook his head as he chuckled, "I'd go see it."

Rolling her eyes, Raven said, "Bring Starfire and the rest with you. I'll probably even school Beastboy."

He laughed, and even Raven gave out a chuckle. They stood there in comfortable silence for a moment...

'Well, it's now or never...' thought Raven.

"...Robin?"

Robin, who took a sip of his coffee looked at Raven, "Yeah?"

"...Why do you never talk about your mentor?"

She couldn't tell, but his eyes might've widened a bit. "My mentor?"

"You know...Batman."

More silence lingered on a bit...Robin glanced down at the warm coffee, not saying anything at the moment.

Raven frowned, feeling like she might've said too much, "I'm...I'm sorry. I was just-"

"No, i-it's okay..." Robin interrupted her, "I guess...I haven't really told the others about me and my days with...Batman. Especially Starfire...mostly because I want to keep it all to myself..."

Raven remained silent.

"I mean...he's basically the reason I became my own hero, actually..." Robin frowned, "...I left him on bad terms, though."

"...What...happened, if you don't mind me asking?" Raven asked her leader warily.

"...We exchange some stupid words...and...I just never looked back after that..."

Raven felt another emotion laced with regret. This felt like...pure sorrow.

"I get what he was trying to do, though...he was trying to protect me from any danger that I could stir up...but...again, I wanted to be my own hero. I didn't want to be recognized as his sidekick anymore...I wanted to be like him. And...he basically said I couldn't."

"...Why would he say that?"

"Heh, number of reasons...I know what he meant though. He wasn't saying I can never be like him fighting-wise...he was just saying that I can't be like him."

Raven tilted her head in question.

Robin smiled. "Batman went through a lot...he doesn't want me to be like him due to his crime-fighting lifestyle. He was looking out for me as a father would look out for his son...I didn't listen, though."

Raven felt obliged to ask, "Why didn't you?"

"...It's not because I wanted fame or glory...I just wanted to find myself, really...to see if I can live up to this. To be a hero and save innocent lives as best as I can..." he looked up at Raven, "And really...I'm glad I made the right choice. Cause I wouldn't be able to find you guys and form this team."

Raven smiled as well, "You know...if I was Batman...I would think he would be proud of you."

Robin looked surprised by that statement, but his smile turned appreciative, "Thanks, Rae."

Before that odd feeling could come up again, they heard the same loud whoosh sound as the others came into the living area.

"Morning, y'all!" came the upbeat voice of Cyborg.

Robin and Raven turned to the open doors to see their three other teammates, Cyborg, Beast Boy, and Starfire, coming into the living area.

"What's happening, dudes?" Beast Boy said jovially.

"Good morning, friends!" Starfire greeted Robin and Raven with a bright smile.

"Hey, guys! Hey Star," Robin greeted them individually with a smile.

Starfire blushed and went next to Robin, which she grabbed his left arm and gave it a squeeze, kissing him on the cheek as she did, which made Robin flush and chuckle a little bashfully.

Raven for some reason felt...a little negative towards that.

"Ugh! Come on already! Are you two still going to keep greeting each other like this every morning? It was cute before, but now it's just getting old," Beastboy said with a grimace.

"Aww, come on, BB, don't harass the couple," Cyborg scolded the green boy, "I think it's really sweet. Don't you agree, Raven?" he asked the other female resident.

All eyes were on Raven, and she just looked at each of them. "...Yeah, it's sweet, but I think it does get kind of redundant after a while."

"See!? Even Raven agrees with me! ...Wait, did you just agreed with me?" Beastboy asked Raven in shock.

Raven gave him a dull look. "Hell no. I said it was sweet, but now it's getting kind of redundant."

"Actually, that's exactly what Beastboy just said, only in a different way," Cyborg noted, only for Raven to cast a glare at him.

"Oh my gosh! Everyone! Let this day be the day that Raven actually agreed with me!" Beastboy said with a happy grin.

"I'll admit that when Hell actually freezes over. And I've been there; it doesn't look like it'll freeze over anytime soon." Raven said with a defiant frown.

Robin chuckled, "Okay, that's enough, guys," he then turned to Starfire, "And no offense Star, but, even though I do like the attention, let's think about our friends for the time being."

Starfire blinked, but understood as she smiled sweetly, "I guess it would be rather..." she tried to find the right word, "...uncomfortable for our friends to witness our blooming relationship in front of them!" she let go of Robin's arm and said clasped her hands together as if she was pleading, "I am so sorry friends! I am very much new to Earth relationships and I couldn't help but express my love towards Robin."

Raven suddenly felt...annoyed? She looked at the floor for a second in thought.

'Why am I feeling this way?'

"Aww, don't be sorry, Star. We know you couldn't help yourself!" Cyborg smiled.

"Yeah! I mean, you guys are a couple now! You can get mushy whenever you want...just...you know, don't do it in front of us," Beastboy advised awkwardly.

Robin chortled with a smile, "Duly noted."

"Oh yes! We will mostly be in a more private setting when we get...'physical' as they would say?"

"Whoa! Lalalalaaaa" exclaimed a wide-eyed Beastboy as he put his fingers in his ears, "I'm not listening!"

Cyborg blinked while Raven frowned.

"Star! No, we're not getting p-physical!" Robin said with an embarrassed blush.

Starfire looked confused. "We're not? But do couples tend to touch each other when they kiss?"

"Uh..." Robin blushed harder.

"You know, how about we get something to eat? Robin has something to tell us all that I think needs our attention for the next two days." Raven said, hoping this awkward moment will pass.

"Great idea, Rae! How about I cook up some of my famous flapjacks?" Cyborg said with a grin.

"Uh, yeah, sounds great Cy," Robin said with a grateful smile.

"Oh yes! The flappy-jacks would be most wonderful to eat!" Starfire said joyfully.

Upon hearing that, Beastboy let his fingers out of his ears and said, "Flapjacks!? Nuh-uh! You made those last time! It's my turn; I'm making us some healthy tofu-cakes!"

Cyborg looked at him with a monotone stare. "All in favor for my famous flapjacks, raise your hands."

Raven instantly rose her hand up, as well as Robin. Starfire was the last to raise her hand with an apologetic look on her face.

"What!? Star, I thought you liked them!" Beastboy said in disbelief.

"Well...I do actually, but...Cyborg's flappy-jacks are more...fluffier, and," Starfire said a little sheepish, rubbing the back of her neck, "Well...I would like a fluffy flappy-jack right now."

"B-But, you already have one yesterday morning!" Beastboy exclaimed.

"Look, green-bean, how about I make flapjacks and your disgusting tofu-cakes for breakfast?" Cyborg suggested.

Beastboy pouted and glared at Cyborg, but relented and said, "Okay, fine. Make your egg massacre flapjacks and my superior tofu-cakes. But one day, you will know the error of your ways!"

Cyborg raised his human brow, "Sure," he turned to Robin, "But what was Raven saying about telling us something?"

"I'll tell you all during breakfast," Robin said, "It has to do with a future mission."

"Future mission?" Starfire questioned.

"Yeah. I already told Raven about it, but not to you guys yet," Robin stated.

"You told Raven first?" Starfire queried.

Robin looked at her with a slightly raised brow, "Yeah, we're the only ones that wake up early in the morning."

A small emotion appeared inside of Starfire, Raven noticed. It was very small, but...it felt like...jealousy?

Raven blinked, 'Jealousy? Why would Starfire be jealous? I mean...'

"Oh, well...yes, I-I suppose that is true..." she was quiet after that.

"Well, you can tell us all about this mission when we all get settled and ready to eat! Y'all sit down and I'll get to making those flapjacks!" Cyborg announced with a smile.

"A-hem..." Beastboy said with his fists on his hips and a scowl.

"Oh right," Cyborg rolled his human eye, "Don't worry, grass-stain, I'll make your stanky tofu-cakes as well."

"Hmph! Thank you."

A soon as Beastboy, Starfire, Robin, and Raven went to the table to wait on their food, Raven couldn't get the thought out of her head about Starfire's sudden brief jealousy that she felt.

'That was odd...does she think Robin and I...no, that can't be. Why would she think that? Robin and I don't have a thing...do we?' Raven's eyes widened in shock at that train of thought. She shook her head and silently chanted her mantra.

"Hey, Rae. You alright?" said Robin's voice.

Raven turned to Robin as he was next to her at his left, while Starfire was at his right. Beastboy was conversing with Starfire on why she would lie about liking his tofu-cakes, while the alien princess tried to defend herself.

Robin looked at the dark heroine in concern, "You looked like you were bothered by something."

"Oh, um...sorry, I'm a little hungry," Raven lied.

'Wait...why would I lie?'

Robin smiled at her, "Well, no worries, cause any moment now, we're gonna indulge in pancake Heaven."

"You mean flapjacks," Raven smirked.

Robin chuckled, "Of course. My bad."

She smiled as well and decided to talk to the Boy Wonder while they wait for their food.

'Everything is good...everything is good right now.' Raven thought.


"I can't believe this! We should have been here hours ago, but oh, nooooo! You just had to look around at that antique shop!" cried an unhappy Joker as he drove into the city limits of Jump City.

Harley, who sat in the passenger seat, turned to look at the crazy clown and said, "But Puddin', look at the nice little lamp I found for our new home," she said with a wave to the backseat of the car. "I would've gotten more stuff but you were rushing me back into the car!"

Joker didn't even bother to look at the lamp; instead. he mumbled rude curses under his breath and continued to direct his stolen automobile through the slightly empty streets of Jump's less populated slums. As the car moved Joker's gleaming, red eyes scanned left to right searching for a place he and Harley could set up shop. Trouble is, there didn't seem to be anywhere big enough.

"And you're saying that you can't believe me! I still can't believe you left my poor babies at home with some incompetent henchmen!" Harley said as she pouted.

"Pfft! Oh please, Harley." Joker said as he was looking around for a place, "Those two fleabags will be fed enough through the next few days! And if they run out of food, well, then the henchmen are smart enough to improvise on what to feed them…you can even say that they could lend Bud and Lou a hand!" Joker grinned and chuckled at the thought of Bud and Lou ripping his henchmen apart for food.

"Ewww…" Harley said, kind of disgusted by that. "I don't know too much about that. I'm trying to feed my babies nutrition, and those knuckleheads are probably too fat for my darlings! Way too much cholesterol."

Joker drowned her out, still looking for a potential building. Just as the Clown Prince of Crime was getting ready to turn the car around and search a different area, he stopped, and while ignoring his passenger's annoying complaints, he looked upon the magnificent structure that sat before him...it was perfect.

It was an old, abandon theater; the kind one would go and see a play in. However, unlike the theaters in Gotham, this one was only two stories tall. A testament to how little the arts mattered to the citizens of Jump. The building was made up of plastered walls, their once forest-green paint job having been aged to a near inky black, and there was a ticket window that sat between the two revolving doors. Even in its day, one could tell with the buildings lack of elegant archways and size, it wasn't much of a masterpiece.

Which made it all the more perfect as a base of operation as far as Joker was concerned.

'Don't want anyone finding me too soon and ruining all my fun,' he thought to himself as he pulled the car up to one of the broken parking meters. Looking over to his passenger Joker said, "Harley, we're home! Hahahaha!"

It didn't long to take the pasty-faced family of two to unpack, and once inside, they learned that what the building lacked in height it made up for in internal size. Most likely to make room for the stage and the concessions in the lobby.

"Oooh, I've always wanted to be part of a theater troupe, and have my five minutes of fame on stage," Harley squeaked in delight as she twirled passed the usher stands. The Joker just mumbled to himself about how her terrible singing was.

'That's a weapon of mass destruction even I wouldn't subject people too,' Joker thought as he followed the young woman towards the back.

When Joker finally pushed through the double doors that lead to the actual theater Harley was already up on stage and doing a botched job of 'Give My Regards To Broadway'.

"Harley! Enough daydreaming! Help me set up shop around here!" Joker exclaimed.

However, as soon as Harley snapped out of her moment of imaginary fame, another voice called out from above.

"UGH! Who's the cludge-head that just woke me up from my nap!?"

Immediately the two clowns turned their eyes skyward, towards the upper-deck seating, and were surprised to see a young boy sitting along the railing. He was a shorty, probably only coming up to Joker's knee, and looked like the cue ball of a pool table with his bald head. The youngster was dressed in a green jumper like one would find on a city worker and a pair of gloves and boots that covered his hands and feet respectively.

Once the bald kid finished rubbing the sleep from his eyes he turned the beady pupils towards the stage...

"You better have a good reason for waking me-" As soon as the boy saw the Joker and Harley, his eyes then inflated three times their size and his mouth dropped when he got a look at who he'd just yelled at.

"Wha-wha...h-holy mother of sludge! Y-You...and h-her...you-you're..." shaking his head, he yelled, "GUYS, GET IN HERE!"

Joker and Harley listened as a set of thundering footsteps came their way. The criminal clown stepped aside as a large male in a yellow and black uniform, followed by a young girl with pink hair, strolled through the doors.

The girl with pink hair cried out, "What, Gizmo!? I was in the middle of planning our next job, so this better be good."

The boy known as Gizmo's only response was to point, wide-eyed, in the direction of the pair of pale-faced villains. The girl and the large guy, who hadn't noticed Joker when they walked in, turned their eyes to where the tech genius was pointing...and felt their jaws drop.

The Joker looked at them oddly, and it was soon Harley spoke up with clear agitation in her voice, "Mr. J, I thought you said you'd reserved this place just for the both of us. What's with these pipsqueaks?"

This seemed to shake the trio from their reverie as the girl shook her head to clear her thoughts. She grinned, obviously star-struck as she stepped forward and shook the Joker's gloved hand, "Oh my gosh! W-we're so sorry if us being here was unexpected! Wow! It is an absolute pleasure, no, an honor for you to come here to our home, Mr. Joker!"

"Your home?" Joker questioned after forcefully pulling his hand away, "What are a bunch of brats doing skulking around in an abandoned theater? Who the heck are you kids?"

Gizmo by this time had made his way down towards his fellow team-mates and the three posed together as the girl announced, "We're the HIVE Trio, Jump City's most dangerous super-villain team!"

"Jinx!" the girl announced

"Mammoth!" the big guy announced as well.

"And Gizmo!" the short boy known as Gizmo said.

"Hooooo-hah!" the trio did another set of poses, looking quite silly while doing so.

…A long, awkward, silence followed...

Joker stared at the three teens in dumbfounded disbelief for a moment. Even Harley muttered with a cringe, "Sheesh..."

Once the shock had worn off, Joker shook his head and looked at them peculiarly saying, "Uuuuh...doesn't ring a bell."

The three teenage villains postures deflated and slumped as their faces expressed extreme dejection.

However, Joker just had an idea, his mind racing at that moment.

'Wait a minute. Hmm...if these three delinquents live in this city, then they might have faced Robin's little team of do-gooders before. I could use that to my advantage and learn a little bit about the boy blunder's new team. I actually do need all the help I can get. In fact, maybe I could get even more help from the villains of this city.'

And when he obtains the TITAN formula...

Joker smiled wickedly, 'Yes...I will be able to have excellent test subjects by then!'

Once he directed his attention to this HIVE Trio, who were arguing over how they should've tried a different technique to 'wow' the Joker and Harley, the Clown Prince of Crime got their attention with clearing his throat and saying, "Excuse me."

Once the teenagers stopped their bickering, they turned to the evil clown.

He smiled deviously, "Thank you. Now, you said you're this city's most notorious villain group, am I correct?"

The girl, named Jinx, smiled big and nodded, "Yes sir, Mr. Joker! We've learned years of experience at the HIVE Institute! It's a secret school for achieving super-villains and whatnot!"

"Oooh, interesting! And if what you three said is true, then I may just have some use for you…if you're up to it, that is?" Joker asked them with a smirk.

The trio perked up and simultaneously smiled widely.

"Are you kidding? I waited all my life to be in the big leagues such as you, Mr. Joker!" Mammoth said.

"Totally!" Gizmo exclaimed.

"Oh, absolutely!" said Jinx beaming, "And you and Harley are more than welcome to use our home as you see fit! It'd be our pleasure and honor to aid a villain as infamous and legendary such as you!"

Joker chuckled evilly. "Well, aren't you a charmer? Splendid!" He clapped his hands together and rubbed them. He then asked them with an equally evil grin. "Now, let's cut to the chase, shall we? What do you three know about these Teen Titans?"


[NEW AUTHOR'S NOTE]

Okay! This is the second chapter! I made a lot of changes this time around, and I hope they're all really good! Tell me how I did in a review! And if you like, give me a fave and a follow! :D

Thank you all for reading and keep on rocking everybody! ^_^

-TSP