Time for another chapter of this newly developed story. This is a little bit of a short chapter, but it took long to get it out of the way. And since I'm busy with finals in the semester, I had to get everything together. But at least I had a chance getting this one out of the way. And with the fact that summer is approaching, I have all the time I need. On the last chapter, got two reviews from Kyrogue28 saying that he likes my story. He even asked if I would make Brief fight with power gloves like the ones in a DeviantArt picture he showed me. That seems very tempting Kyrogue, but I don't know if I want to do it. See that picture does belong to PMSA and it's quite possible that it's the artist's property and not mine. If I want to add that to this story, I would ask for the artist's permission. Trust me, I did a little something for an interactive story arc I was doing for a website and messed up on one of the characters cause I didn't ask for an artist's permission. I've learned that lesson really well. Still, I don't know if I want to add that. Maybe I could do it if I do another Panty & Stocking story in the near future. Until then, Brief is still a stuttering nerdy boy with a love interest in Panty. Now the Hit counter is pretty strong, 34 hits is a good enough marking for one chapter. Let's see where this one goes. Now we get to the third chapter of Panty and Stocking with LM. This one is going to be a little actiony so that way you won't get bored. This is where LM takes on the H.I.V.E. Five and discovers something he didn't expect. What he found out, really shocking.

Chapter Notes

This chapter is doing to be similar to the mall fight in the Mother Mae Eye episode only with LM taking on the H.I.V.E. Five. I know it seems a little much, but I had to bring this story somewhere. Plus it gives LM insights of what is happening in the city. A minor fix for the episode. Also, I added one more thing to keep the plot going for this fanfiction. You will see it while reading and I'll let you know about it in a later chapter.

Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titans or Panty and Stocking


Chapter Three: Mall Beatdown

In the Jump City mall, there were people screaming out of the shopping center cause of a crime that was being committed. Inside the mall, the H.I.V.E. Five was taking their hands on anything they see fit. In Macy's a female store clerk was cowering under the reception desk and waited for one of the crooks to finish. That person was none other then Jinx as she used her power to remove clothing line after clothing line, trying to make her decision.

Jinx: "No not that… Nope… Too small… To exotic… To conservative… Too bright… Too dark… Man, it's hard to find some good fashions these days."

She then approached the store clerk and showed her two pieces of teenage dresses. One is a spaghetti string stripped dress with a variety of purple colors while the other is sleeveless sequin Ruched halter.

Jinx: "Tell me, which one suits me? This one or the other?"

The store clerk was a little hesitant and didn't know what to do. So she nervously said to her in an innocent voice.

Store Clerk: "Um… I would prefer the one on the left."

Jinx smiled and was glad she got some help.

Jinx: "Thank you for the assistance."

Just then, she heard a familiar voice.

Mammoth: "Hey Jinx! Are you going to help us with these jewels, or are you looking for fashion tips?"

She then turned around and saw her classmates, Mammoth, SeeMore, and Kid Wicked, grabbing some jewels at Key Jewelers. She then rolled her eyes and explained why she was doing her version of steeling.

Jinx: "Please… I don't steal random things for no reason. I just steal something that fits my style."

Mammoth sighed and smashed through the glass.

Mammoth: "Yeah, yeah… Whatever… You certainly have some strange tastes."

Rummaging through the display case, he took out a customized necklace with red ruby gems all over it. He then turned to SeeMore and showed it to him with the necklace close to his neck.

Mammoth: "Hey SeeMore, be honest with me. Does this necklace make me look fat?"

SeeMore turned to Mammoth and take a look at the necklace. Looking at it, he simply shook his head.

SeeMore: "Naw Mammoth. It doesn't make you look fat. It makes you look rich!"

He then gave him the thumbs up while the one eye visor had a dollar sign imprinted on it. He then turned to see Kid Wicked starring at a 10k Black Hills Gold Claddagh Ring on a display case with all the less expensive jewelry around it. So then he set his eye to heat vision and asked his friend if he could break it.

SeeMore: "Hey Kid, you need an eye to help you break the case open."

Kid Wicked peeked back at SeeMore and shook his head. He then lifted his hand up and a small black portal appeared on the glass surface. The moment he sticked his hand into the portal, his hand came out of the other side and took the ring out of the display case without breaking it. SeeMore squinted his one eye and grunted to himself and dismay.

SeeMore: "Hmph… Show off."

Suddenly, there was a sudden roar through the Mall's hallway. With all four of them turning their heads to the direction of the sound, they saw Private Hive with his shield in the back, riding a yellow Suzuki GSX-R600 motorcycle. He then took off his helmet and saluted his fellow classmates.

Private Hive: "Sir, yes sir! Check out this sweet ride that I found in the showroom. Normally, this bike would cost $11,599. But thanks to Private Hive, it's all free!"

He then revved the engines and continued speeding through the halls. As he drove away, Gizmo, the team's personal insane genius strolled through the scene with his four metallic spider legs. In his hands he was carrying boxes filled with gaming consoles from the X Box 360, PS3, Nintendo Wii, DS, and the PSP Vista. Looking at his large collection of video games, he smirked and was enjoying this little shopping spree.

Gizmo: "Nice going gang. We've stolen everything imaginable. And with those snot munching Titans out of the picture, nothing can stop us!"

The groups laughed it up with the exception of Kid Wicked, who's always the quiet one. But just as they were celebrating, they heard a voice from a distance.

LM: "You know… As a hardcore gamer, I think you need to get one game console. Two of each console incase the first one breaks down."

The group turned to the direction of where the voice came from. When they turned to one of the entrances of the mall, they all dropped what they're doing and were shocked by what they saw.

Jinx: "No… Way…"

Out at the entrance to the mall, there was a lone Titan in a black trench coat suit with his P229 pistol in his hand. That person was of course LM, looking and feeling as cocky as ever.

LM: "Sorry to interrupt your little fun kids. But this little shopping spree of yours is officially over. It's a good thing my little trip in Steel City is over because facing your guys would be a real breeze."

He then pointed his pistol at the group and cocked it ready to fight. The group then got to their positions and was ready for a fight. But just as they were going to duke it out, the rebel started to blink and looked around, realizing that something it missing.

LM: "Uh… Shouldn't my friends be here by now kicking you asses?"

Gizmo was a little confused and turned to his classmates to help clear this mess.

Gizmo: "Hey, does this gun tooting moron knows of what happened to the Titans?"

Jinx looked on too and smiled very viciously.

Jinx: "Doesn't look like it. This would make our job a whole lot easier. All right H.I.V.E. Five, attack pattern Gamma!"

Almost immediately, Mammoth jumped right in and landed on the ground with his fists pounding it. Almost instantly, there was a ripple effect as a shockwave came up through the ground and headed straight to the Titan. LM immediately jumped up high in the air avoiding that ripple attack, landing on the second floor of the mall. When he got on that floor, he ran like the dickens and prepared his weapon.

LM: "Son of a bitch! What the hell is wrong with this picture? Where are my friends? They should've been here by now. Doesn't matter though. I'm going to take them on no matter what."

He then came out of cover while running and started to shoot away. Normally, he would've had bullets in them. But since he's with the Titans, he had to use either wooden or rubber bullets on his enemies, which they were still effective. The only time he would get real bullets is under emergencies incase of firefights or ambushes and such. But still, he had to follow protocol and it would be hard for him to take the crooks down. While he was shooting, the group took cover behind the carts and benches to protect themselves form the incoming firepower. What he didn't know was the Private Hive was still on his street bike and sped to the renegade's position. He then headed straight to the escalator and used it as a ramp to fly high into the air. In fact, LM didn't know this until he heard the engine roaring from the distance. Turning his head to the right, he saw the bike heading towards him with the H.I.V.E. soldier on the bike. Immediately, the H.I.V.E. student jumps off the bike and let it land on the floor and skidded towards the rebel. LM positioned himself and jumped up and over the skidded bike and avoided it while the bike crashed into the wall, smashing to pieces. The moment he got up, he saw Private Hive in a stance with his shield at the ready.

Private Hive: "Well now, what do we have here? A Titan that wants to go lone wolf on us? You've made the biggest mistake of your life."

LM got us and went to a stance, ready to fight.

LM: "Really? Well, I like to fight alone. Now bring it on you Captain America wannabe!"

That got the Private reeling as he charged in and started to fight him head on. He started it off with a couple of punches to LM's face. But the rebel ducked down low and went into a boxing stance to protect his face. Once he got an opening, he gave off a few punches to the gut and was successful with a couple of shots. But then, Private Hive used his shield with the H.I.V.E. insignia and blocked the rest of the punches. LM felt the shields hardness and backed up trying to get the pain out of his hands. Seeing him moving away, Private Hive found an opportunity and threw his shield at the Titan. LM watched on and could tell he was pulling something serious and decided take care of this. He started to focus and used his ability to dodge the projectile while the shield itself went past him with a wave coming out of it. The moment it passed him, he bended back up and time sped up. He then looked at the H.I.V.E. soldier and smirked.

LM: "Smooth move buddy. You've missed."

Private Hive snickered and responded back.

Private Hive: "Oh, I never missed."

Almost like that, the shield acted as a boomerang and did a 360 back to the soldier. LM didn't know about it until he turned around and saw the shield heading to him in blinding speed. With out a second thought, he focused again and bended back with much flexibility. Private Hive didn't know that would happen and was hit by his own shield and was completely knocked out. LM approached him and shrugged his shoulders.

LM: "You know… For a soldier, you a really so dumb."

Almost immediately, he was getting bombarded by red laser fire. He looked up and saw Gizmo flying towards him with his wing jetpack on and laser cannons at the ready. The young brat then continue to fire away, hoping to get rid of this hero. LM immediately ran for it and avoided all the shots with his agility and focusing ability. Finding an opening, he took his pistol out and aimed carefully, opening fire on to desire target. With two shots, he hit the two laser cannons and disabled them completely. Gizmo looked at both of his cannons and was shocked at what happened. He then looked at LM and had his pistol aiming to him with a sly smile on his face.

LM: "You know Gizmo, for a young inventor your talents are limited. I mean come on! Robotic spider legs, a bat wing jet pack, and two laser cannons? Is that all you can come up with? You really need to rework the formula down."

Gizmo just smiled and responded back to the rebel's threat.

Gizmo: "Oh I have you clueless weirdo. Check out my latest feature."

He then pressed a button on his small handheld controller. Instantly, the circular G backpack behind his back transformed and covered his entire body. Once it was finished, LM couldn't believe what he was seeing. He had on some kind of green body armor with rocket booster boots, small metallic wings, and a football shaped helmet with green goggle visors, an antennae sticking out of the right side of his head, and a G icon on his forehead. LM looked on and couldn't believe it all.

LM: "Wow! You've certainly upgraded."

Gizmo then pointed his fists to the renegade and two laser guns came out of the gloves while at the same time, a pair of mini missiles launchers came out of his back. The Titan kept watching and was now scared.

LM: "Crap…"

The young genius fired his lasers and missiles at the Titan, hoping this time the shots will count. LM immediately ran for his life and avoided any known projectile imaginable. But he needed to get out of there quick or he would be nothing but a burnt pile of ash. So his only decision would be to get off the second floor and find cover ASAP. Running to the guardrails of the floor, he focused, jump off it, and did a flip. While at the same time, he took his Mac 11 out and shot a few rounds at the H.I.V.E. student. The bullets only hit the body armor, but it was enough to short circuit the armor and gave him time to find cover. He then landed on the floor and was ready to take the others on. As if on cue, he ducked down and voided a pink hex coming straight towards them. Looking up, he saw Jinx using her powers of bad luck to hurt him. The Titan flipped and somersaulted to the side to avoid the attacks and used the side pillar as a jumping platform to place his foot on it and trusting forwards to her. Once he got to her, he used his hand-to-hand combat to get close to her and knock her out. But her style of defense, which is mostly ballerina and dark magic, avoided every punch imaginable as she has luck on her side. She then backed away and was behind a shopping stand for shoppers to get something cheep and seen on TV. Thinking that this was a good enough opening for him, he positioned himself and gave the sorceress a high and swift roundhouse kick. But as he did that, Jinx side stepped away from the kick and avoided it by inches while LM's pants leg gets caught on the top part of the shopping stand. The rebel tried his best to get out of it, but he wouldn't budge as his pants leg was caught on the corner side pretty good. Jinx on the other hand looked on and smiled evilly.

Jinx: "It would seem your luck has run out boy. Hope you have a nice trip."

Just as she said that, she waved her hand down at the breaks that hold the cart's wheels and let it detach itself. She then kicked the car and let it sailing with LM riding on it. He was wailing his arms about while the cart was sailing to a shop. He knows he had to get out of that mess and fast before things could get worse for him. So using his upper strength, the rebel did an emergency sit up and quickly unhinged himself from the cart. Once he was free, he jumped off the cart and somersaulted back down to the ground. Just in time for the cart to crash into a nearby shoe store and crash into it with shoes flying all over the place. Looking on, he lowered his upper body and sighed to himself.

LM: "Phew… That was way too close for comfort."

Just as he said that, a big yellow eyeball came directly too him and hit him with a huge explosion. He was sent flying and caught him completely off guard. Thankfully, he survived the blast and flipped right side, landing and skidding on the floor feet first. Making a complete stop, he looked up only to see SeeMore with his eye visor set to yellow.

SeeMore: "I SEE you!"

He then pressed a button as the side of his head and fired more yellow eyeballs. Now more alert, he jumped and dodged any known projectile imaginable, trying to find a way to get through this one. While at the same time, taking out his pistols and shot the big eyeballs down with sheer accuracy. So far, it wasn't easy trying to reach the one eye student, as his shots were getting more and more frequent. Almost out of ammo, the renegade tossed a flash bang in mid air and it exploded in a bright light, temporarily blinding SeeMore. This gave LM the time to take cover and reloaded his pistols. He needed to think of a way to stop this guy or get himself a complete eyesore. Looking around, he saw a shopping booth that's stocked with sunglasses of different designs. Smiling, he was ready to pull this off. At the same time, SeeMore was able to get his vision back and noticed that his target was missing. But that didn't bother him at all.

SeeMore: "Trying to hide from me boy? Sorry, but my eye see all."

He turned the knob on his eye visor and switched it to his X-Ray vision, which is black. Doing that he saw the Titan hiding behind the bench trying to protect himself from the enemy. He smiled and found out where he was.

SeeMore: "Gotcha now!"

He then set his visor to blue and fired it on the LM. The Titan heard that and looked up to see the blue eye heading towards him. He quickly evaded the attack seconds before it hit him. He quickly looked back and notice that the bench and floating within the eye, like it was a huge blue balloon. He should've guessed that he had other options on the enemy's visor, but at least he knows what he's up against. So he hurried to the cart as fast as his legs could take him and used his guns to shoot the blue eyeballs. SeeMore kept on shooting as much as he could and was getting a little aggravated at the moment.

SeeMore: "Hold still so I could shoot you ya no good punk!"

LM saw this and knew this was the right time to strike. Jumping up to the air, he went upside down and slowed down time to accurately shoot down the blue eyeball that would trap him. Once he approached the sunglasses cart, he used all of his force and kicked it strong enough to let it fly in the air. SeeMore saw this and switched his visor to yellow just to blow it up. With one quick shot, he blew up the glasses stand and it went to pieces with sunglasses raining down all over him. As it was raining, a pair of glasses landed on top of his head of over his one eye. Taking it off his head, he looked at the glasses to see what it is. What they were are white glasses with lines on the lenses. Looking at this, he was completely disgusted by this.

SeeMore: "Kanye West sunglasses? Aw now that's just tacky."

But just as he said that, LM came out of nowhere and kicked the H.I.V.E. student right in the face, slamming him to the wall and knocking him out completely with an anime swirl on his eye. LM landed on the ground after somersaulting from the kick and landed on the ground. With a confident smile on his face, he started joke about it.

LM: "Sorry SeeMore. Imma let you finish, but I had pulled off one of the best diversions of all time."

But the moment he said that, a black portal appeared and a lone figure came out of it. LM felt that coming and sidestepped while avoiding the torpedo kick by inches. With the being on the ground, LM got a good look and knew who it was. None other then the H.I.V.E.'s own Goth student, Kid Wicked with a lower stance and he had his fingers on the floor. LM got to a stance and was prepared for this.

LM: "So we got another one to take care of? This day keeps on getting better and better."

Wicked smiled and knew he was unaware at what he going to do. Just then, he engulfed in a black energy and disappeared in a swirl. LM just watches on in completely confusion and didn't know what happened.

LM: "Huh… That's odd. Where did he-"

But before he could finish with what he was going to say, a black swirl appeared next to him and Kid Wicked materialized and gave him a roundhouse kick with the back of his heel. The rebel was caught off guard by that and was knocked in a loop. Backing away he looked around to see where his target was. But then, Kid Wicked appeared in the back and gave him a punch to the back before he disappeared again. Again, LM got into position and looked for him. Unfortunate for him, Kid Wicked appeared once more and did a side kick to his right knee. For a few minutes, the Titan continued to get bombarded by all these surprise attack by this Goth student. Every punch and kick was felt as the renegade had very little time to defend himself. Backing off to the pillar, multiple portals appeared and Wicked use all this assets to kick and punch him in many directions while LM lifted his arms up to block them. With the portals gone, LM looked up and was getting a little pissed by this.

LM: "That's it! I have had it up to here with you!"

He then took out a stun grenade and pulled the pin, waiting for the culprit to come out. When he saw the swirl in front of him, he smiled and found the student. Quickly, he tossed the grenade as it flew straight to the swirl. The moment it exploded, Kid Wicked materialized and fell to the floor in a loud thud, knocking him out in seconds. LM saw this a smiled in accomplishment.

LM: "Well, that's one less problem to worry about."

But suddenly, he heard a voice in the distance.

Mammoth: "But you got one more heading towards ya!"

LM turned to the right to hear the voice that was nearby. But just like that, he got punched hard right in the face and was flying to other end of the mall. He quickly readjusted himself and landed on the ground feet first, sliding to a complete stop. As he wiped the blood out of his mouth, he saw Mammoth in front of him, ready to take him on full force. LM blinked a bit and was a little confused by this part. So he started counting.

LM: "One, two, three, four, five, six… Hey! Wait a second! How come you guys are called the H.I.V.E. Five when there are six of you? That's not fair!"

Mammoth then cracked his knuckles and smirked so sinisterly.

Mammoth: "Oh yeah? Well your friends started off as five members until they added more. So I believe this is fair. At least to us anyways. You on the other hand, are so screwed!"

He then charged in and started to get right into the fight. LM got himself to a stance and ready to take him on in close combat. Mammoth used all of his heavy swings to knock the rebel out. But he avoided half the swings and blocking the rest just to protect himself and find an opening. But the H.I.V.E. student moved too fast and it was hard to take him out. He needed help and fast. With no other option left, he took out his cell phone while dodging the punches. Quickly dialing the Tower's phone number, he waited for a response while dodging some high hits. But once again, he heard the answering machine and Cyborg's voice.

Cyborg: "Yo! This is Cyborg and you have reached Titans Tower. Sorry we can't reach your call. We could either be in the gym, hanging out, playing video games, or kicking bad guy butt. Please leave a message after the beep and we'll get back to you as soon as possible."

As the answering machine was playing, LM jumped back after Mammoth tried to punch him, but miss and hit the ground instead. He then somersaulted backwards with one hand on the ground while the other hand was on the phone by his ear. Once he got back up, he heard the beep on the answering machine and tried to send the message while at the same time Mammoth ran to him and continued to beat him. He continued to block and dodge every punch while talking on the phone with each block stronger and each word completely louder.

LM: "Hello? Titans! Where are you guys? This is LM! I'm at Jump City's National Mall fighting off the H.I.V.E. and I'm completely outnumbered! I need some backup! Get your asses over here and- help- me- out- RIGHT- NOW!"

The moment he said that last part, Mammoth sticked his hand out and grabbed the cell phone out of the Titan's hand. LM looked on and was completely surprised by this. The huge muscled student held the cell phone in front of the Titan's face and crushed it with a single bare hand. Once it was crushed completely, Mammoth smiled very evilly and liked where this was going.

Mammoth: "Sorry. But your call is officially disconnected. And soon, you will be!"

He then grabbed LM by the collar of his leather jacket and used all of his strength to lift him off the ground and spin him around a dozen times. The rebel was caught off guard by the velocity and couldn't withstand the spins. After a few seconds, Mammoth then tossed LM in the air and he landed at the bottom of the shaft, smashing through the glass by the impact. Mammoth then wiped his hands and was glad by his accomplishment. Jinx then came next to him and watched the whole thing go down. She then look up and saw the elevator above the Titan's head and had a smirk on her face.

Jinx: "Going down?"

She then waved her hands and threw some hexes at the elevator. The elevator started to sparkle and plummet down to the ground where LM was standing. The rebel slowly got up and shook the effects from the impact. But as he looked up, he saw the elevator heading down towards him. Feeling more alert, he took out two of his Mac 11s and started to shoot the floor part of the elevator from above. Multiple bullet holes pierced through the floor and were close to being ripped apart. When the elevator reached to his level, he ducked down and put his hands over his head to prepare for impact. In a matter of seconds, the elevator smashed to the ground and was destroyed with glass shattering everywhere. But LM saved himself as he broke through the bullet infested floor and he went through the hole. With the dust and destruction settled, the rebel got up and surveyed the place. All around him, the elevator was in complete shambles and there was nothing closely related to a lift of any kind. But the Titan sighed in relief as he was in one piece. Dusting himself up, he took a breather and glad he was out of that mess.

LM: "Phew… That was way too close for comfort."

Just then a ding was heard and the metal doors slowly starts to creak open. Turning to the doors, he looked on to see a way out. But when the doors opened fully, he saw Gizmo with his new battle suit at the ready with all of his weapons aiming at the Titan. LM was completely shocked and terrified while Gizmo had a deviant smile on his face.

Gizmo: "Peek-a-Boo…"

The genius of the H.I.V.E. Academy then fired all weapons and sent the rebel flying out of the destroyed shaft and in the air. As he was soaring, Private Hive came in and went into his possession just to take him out. Once he was close by, he readied his shield and smirked.

Private Hive: "All right boy… Drop and give me twenty!"

He then swung his shield like a baseball bat and sent the rebel flying to the other end. He was about to hit a wall, but then a black portal came to the wall and let him phase through it. Once that portal disappeared, another portal came up from the ground and spat him out. He then flew to the other wall and was smashed hard while he gagged in pain and bits of blood spat out from his mouth. He was about to recover from all the pain until suddenly, little green eyeballs came out of the blue and got a hold of him from the arms and legs, liquefying and hardening and trapping him completely. LM tired to get out of it, but it was too much for him. Looking up, he saw the H.I.V.E. Five gathering together, looking at their defenseless prey.

Gizmo: "Ha! This is too easy!"

Seemore: "Tell me about it? Who would've thought that taking down this one guy could be a breeze?"

Private Hive: "Yeah. This rookie got a lot to learn when taking on the big guns."

Jinx then approached the Titan and bended to his position.

Jinx: "Looks like you're luck has just ran out boy. A shame that your friends aren't here to save you. But it doesn't matter now, soon you won't live to see today."

She then backed up as the group decided to give off the final blow. With their gadgets, weapons, and powers at the ready, all LM would do is to look up and knew this would end this way. But then he looked up and noticed and artistic chandelier hanging above their heads. That's when he had to opening he needed. But with his hands trapped thanks to Seemore's eyeballs, he isn't getting out of this. So he started to focus hard and used his strength to let go of one of his hands. He continued to push and push more and more but it still wouldn't budge. Mammoth looked at this and couldn't help but to laugh about it.

Mammoth: "Ha, ha, ha! Look at him struggling to get out!"

Seemore saw this and chuckled as well.

Seemore: "Sorry boy, but you can't get out. Those green eyeballs are actually green cement that can harden the moment it's contacted. No one can escape it, not even you."

But LM didn't listen as he tried valiantly to escape. Yet still, he couldn't get out of it one bit. But that won't stop him as he continued to push himself more and more. Almost immediately, he was reaching to the limit of his focusing ability and budged even harder. Almost immediately, his right hand started to pull as cracks came out of the green cement. After one scream, he broke through the cement and the hand was completely free. The group watched on in disbelief and didn't know what to say. With his hand free, he took out one of his Mac 11s from his holster and aimed it up in the air. Pulling the trigger, the bullets kept on flying and hit the ceiling around the chandelier until the gun clicked empty. The group ducked their heads and hope for the best. But when the bullets were gone, they looked up and see the renegade with his Mac 11 up in the air. All of them looked at each other and was confused. But then they started burst out in complete laughter and found it to be hysterical.

Jinx: "Seriously, that's it? That was your last ditch effort in stopping us? Shooting high in the air? You missed by a long shot."

With that said, LM simply smirked and chuckled within his breath. The sorceress raised an eyebrow and was a little confused by his reaction.

Jinx: "What's so funny?"

That was when he said something to them.

LM: "Who said I was aiming for you?"

Jinx was now more confused then ever as to what he meant by that. But then, a few pebbles rain down on her shoulders. Looking down at the sprinkling dust, she immediately looks up and wondered where they were coming from. The others looked up as well as they too saw pebbles and dust all over them. When they did that, they saw cracks coming around the chandelier and it looks as though that they were getting wider. Just then, the ceiling was started to slant, as it couldn't take the chandeliers weight. The group had anime like shocked expressions and couldn't believe what they were seeing. In a matter of seconds, the chandelier lost its grip and it plummeted to the floor where the H.I.V.E. Five was standing. The group tried to escape it, but it was all too late as the chandelier landed on top of them and crashed on impact, leaving nothing but dust and shattered glass. LM quickly used the rest of his focusing ability to slam his Mac 11 to the green cement, breaking free form it. Once he was out of the grips, he approached the cloud and pluming dust to see what has happened. When the dust settles, he saw nothing but a shattered chandelier with the H.I.V.E. all buried underneath it, completely unconscious. LM just looked at this mess and smiled on.

LM: "You know, for a bunch of students, you guys always fall for the oldest tricks in the book."

He then shrugged his arms and stretched a little, trying to get the pain out of his system. As he was stretching, he noticed someone peeking out at the shop's door. A young woman no older then nineteen saw the whole thing and was shaken up a bit. The rebel looked at her oddly and cleared his throat, slowly approaching her.

LM: "It's all right. You can come out now. All the baddies have been taken care of. Nothing to be afraid of."

But just as he was getting closer to her, she panicked and immediately closed the door, locking it up completely. LM just starred at the door and was a little blank by her reaction.

LM: "Or… You could just remain in there until you feel like it. Man, what is it with the girl? Acted like she never seen a Titan before."

He then looked up at the sign over the shop and noticed that it said, 'Spells R Us'. Blinking a few times, and rubbed his chin and find the name to be pretty confusing.

LM: "Spells R Us huh? Never heard of that store before. Wonder what it sells?"

Just as he was thinking about it, he heard sirens from the distance. Turning his head back, he knew what that meant.

LM: "Sounds like the cops have arrived. Late as usual…"

He then walked away from the shop and approached the cops just to talk to them. The moment he left, the door opened again and the young woman took a breather and was glad he wasn't around anymore.

Spells R Us Clerk: "That was too close for call. If he ever found out on what happened to his friends, I don't know what he would do to me."

She then closed the door again and locked it, hoping that he would leave.


Fifteen minutes later, the police were on the scene with ambulances around them. One by one, each H.I.V.E. student was taken to the ambulances with straps on the gurneys and handcuffs on their arms and legs. With then being escorted away, the commissioner in charge discuss to the rebel about this.

Chief: "Excellent work in taking care of the H.I.V.E. Five LM. Though I would've appreciate it if you didn't destroy part of the mall to do so."

The Titan chuckled a bit and did an I don't know stance.

LM: "Sorry about that. But being these guys have given me quite a beating, I had no choice."

The chief of police and sighed and was at least thankful, but stern at the same time.

Chief: "Well at least you're lucky they didn't get killed. If so, then there would be a few problems to deal with. Still, there was no choice in the matter. Ever since these individuals wreaked havoc for the past three days, it was a nightmare for all of us."

Now that got LM's attention as he blinked in total and utter surprise.

LM: "Wait. These H.I.V.E. students have been wreaking havoc for three days? What happened to my friends? Why didn't they stop them?"

The chief looked at the rebel and was shocked about this.

Chief: "Are you serious? Where were you?"

LM: "I was on assignment with the Titans East last week. I wasn't fully aware of this until just now."

The commissioner sighed to himself and explained everything to him.

Chief: "It's hard to tell. Last week, this city was in complete and utter chaos. We're talking about crime rising in the streets, villains destroying property, monsters wreaking havoc, it's a complete and utter nightmare. We tried to contact the Titans many times but they wouldn't respond to our calls. We keep on getting their answering machine and hope they would respond. But still nothing. We tried to stop the crooks and the League did assist us on some of the monsters. Still, we need the Titans to handle all of this mess. If not, then the League would ultimately have to repair the damage and demand why the Titans were absent. Or worse, they might shut down all Titan operation, possibly disbanding them."

LM listened to all of this and couldn't believe any of it. His friends are not only responding to his calls, but any calls from the authorities or the League. To make matters worse, they weren't protecting this city and criminals, villains, and monsters are causing so much anarchy everywhere. None of this isn't right. How could this happen in one week? There's got to be a connection. That's when he heard an officer from nearby.

Police Officer: "Hey, this one is coming too."

He turned to the left where he heard that voice and saw a police officer and a medical aid taking care of Private Hive who was still dazed from the impact. With a very stern look on his face, he approached the student with his gun in hand. The Chief of the Police looked at this and tried to stop him, but the rebel was in a zone of his own. As he approached the student, both the police officer and the doctor saw him approaching with the gun in his hand and backed away. The student shook from the after effects and didn't know what happened. But then, he spotted the renegade with the gun in his hand and was ready to go a-wall. Looking down at him, he had a dark look on his face and he talked in the darkest to tones.

LM: "You got one chance to give me answers. Answer wrong and it would take one bullet away to take you to a funeral. Where are my friends?"

The student was confused by this and was in a complete blank state.

Private Hive: "What are you talking about soldier?"

That did it as LM grabbed him and dragged him off his gurney and slamming his body to the ambulance van. He then pointed the gun to the Private's chin and asked again.

LM: "Don't play dumb with me boy! I ask you a question! Where are they? What have you done with them? ANSWER ME!"

Private Hive was in a complete panic and didn't know what to say. So he babbles as much as he could.

Private Hive: "I don't know! We've just heard that the Titans weren't protecting the city. So we had the opportunity of stealing what we can until they return. We don't really know what happened to them and we sure as Hell didn't take them. I swear! That's all I know! Please don't shoot me! A soldier like me doesn't have to die like this!"

LM remained quiet for a moment and didn't know if he would believe him or not. That's when the chief came in and tried to stop him.

Chief: "Wait LM! Stop this! He's telling the truth."

The rebel turned back to him and asked him why.

LM: "And why would I do that? Do you have some kind of proof?"

Chief: "You could say that. Of the criminals we've been apprehending for the past week, we asked if they either took the Titans or if they had anything to do with the Titans. They all said they had nothing to do with their disappearance or absence. We did a lie detector test and everything to see if they are telling the truth and they passed in flying colors. Obvious they were crooks that took the opportunity to bring chaos in the city under the team's absence. The H.I.V.E. Five seems to be doing the same thing too until the Titans return. They have nothing to do with the Titans in anyways. Now please put him down before you start going all trigger happy."

The Titan listened to the commissioner and understood what he meant. Since Private Hive was telling the truth, LM let him go and backed away from the student. Putting his gun away, he looked at the chief of police and asked him one more thing.

LM: "Tell me something commish, if the crooks or monsters didn't had anything to do with the team, was it an inside job. Was Slade or Brother Blood had anything to do with it, or worse yet, the Brotherhood?"

Chief: "I highly doubt it. If any of those guys were responsible for the team's absence, they would've turned them in apprentices, brainwashing them, or creating threats of any kind. So there's no way they have anything to do with this."

LM: "Anything else you know about my friends? Like where they are and if they're safe."

The chief of police shrugged his shoulders and responded in a confused voice.

Chief: "Nothing much. However, we do know the last time people saw the Titans was when Cyborg was in the mall and left carrying a pie of some kind. After that, nothing else."

LM thought about this for a second and wondered if this happened after he left. He remembered that Cyborg left to get groceries before he headed to Steel City. Could it be connected to their absence? Feeling a little more confident, he headed to his GTO and decided to see for himself. The Chief of police turned to him and wondered what he's doing.

Chief: "Hey! And where do you think you're going?"

LM gave him an answer while walking away.

LM: "Isn't it obvious? I'm heading back to Titans Tower and get some answers myself."

That's when the chief felt hesitant and decided to stop him.

Chief: "I don't think that's a good idea LM. See, a lot has changed since you left and the Tower isn't the same…"

But he got cut off as LM responded back to him.

LM: "I don't care! I'm going straight to the Tower and I'm going to find out about all this myself!"

He then left the mall and headed to his GTO he parked in the front. Once he got in, he put the car to neutral and left the mall in blinding speed. As he was leaving, a group of people watched on and couldn't help but to feel a little concerned with what happened at the mall. Two of the people were girls wearing a fancy red dress and a loli Goth outfit respectively. Those two girls are none other then Panty and Stocking. The two surveyed the area and could tell that it has gotten worse.

Panty: "Hmph… So the fucking afro priest was right. This city is in total anarchy."

Stocking nodded on what her sister said.

Stocking: "Tell me about. I heard there's a sweet café within that mall and now I can no longer go in cause of this. This really pisses me off!"

Panty shrugged her shoulders and decided to move on.

Panty: "Oh well, let's just go around town and gather up some clues. I'm pretty sure the mall will open once the police clear it up. Who knows, I might as well meet up some guys to warm me up before my interaction with Brief."

Stocking rolled her eyes around and sighed to herself.

Stocking: "You just don't give up do ya Panty?"

Panty: "Oh come on now Stocking. You know I need to get myself ready for my boyfriend. And what better way to do that then to fuck a few hot guys before the main event."

Stocking groaned as the two walked away from the scene.

Stocking: "You are really sick Panty. I don't understand why you never get tired of constant sex all day."

Panty: "Come now Stocking. It's all in the wrist. Perhaps I should teach you some moves so that way you can get a boyfriend of your own."

There was a bit of silence between the two until Stocking spoke up in a glaring yet disturbed voice.

Stocking: "Um… No…"


And that's that. Chapter three has been taken care of. A little long due to how many days I've been writing, but at least I got it out of the way. So the others would be easy to take care of until the next action sequence. On the next chapter, LM headed to Titans Tower and found some answers he was looking for. Bottom line, he just doesn't like it in the weirdest of ways. Please Review.