-1"Hit-Girl?" Starfire and Hit-Girl were both crouched behind the front desk of the bank. A massive firefight had started, and while Kick-Ass and Robin were helping to escort hostages to safety Hit-Girl, Starfire, Raven and Beast Boy were returning fire.

"Yeah?" She replied.

"How in the world do you work one of these?" Starfire had managed to take an AK-47 from one of the robbers. Hit-Girl smiled and took the weapon for a moment as she cocked and re-loaded it.

"There. Hold it like this," Hit-Girl instructed as she placed Starfire's hands on the gun. Then she sighed. "Actually, on second thought, let me show you a trick," She said. Taking the gun from the alien, she proceeded to hold just the gun up above the counter and began to blindly fire. Hearing several cries of pain, she smirked in satisfaction. "Here," She said as she gave the weapon back to Starfire.

"Ah. This is not dissimilar to the sorbant," Starfire said as she looked down to her hands.

"The what?"

"Nevermind," The alien replied. With that, she rolled out from behind the desk and, with the skill that could only come from years of using such a weapon began to fire critically-aimed shots. Hit-Girl watched in curiosity as Starfire's targets began to fall, either dead or disabled.

"Damn. Well, my turn," Hit-Girl said to herself. Flipping over the desk with her staff in hand, she began to cut through the men with ease.

"Okay, fuck this," Robin muttered. He was tired of dodging bullets, and there had just been too many near misses. He took out several freeze discs and wound up to throw them.

"What the hell are those?" Kick-Ass asked him?

"Watch and learn," Robin said with a smirk. Leaping in the air, he let fly with the weapons, launching them every which way. As they hit the ground, the discs exploded and covered the floor with ice.

"Holy shiiiiitttt!" Hit-Girl yelled as she began to do a mad slip-and-slide dance. And it wasn't just her; all of them, both good and bad were slipping, sliding and falling all over the place. When she finally regained her footing, she quickly realized that she had been the first to do so. "Cool little gadget, Boy Wonder!" She called across the room. With that, she began to use the ice to skate around the room, the momentum putting a bigger punch behind her blades than before.

"Thanks!" Robin called back. Shots whizzed through the air and through people's heads, and soon enough the lobby was cleared.

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"Holy shit!" Terra cried as she emerged from the elevator. The only people that were alive were her friends and the new duo. She barely kept her footing across the ice as she made her way towards Robin, Cyborg hot on her tail.

"What the hell happened?!" Cyborg asked as he looked around. Blood and lead were strewn everywhere. "And why the FUCK is Starfire holding that thing?!" He yelped as he saw the weapon in his friend's hands. "You just let this happen, huh Robin? Flat out murder of what, twenty guys? What the fuck, man?" He yelled, towering over the Boy Wonder.

"It was defense, you dumb fuck," Hit-Girl replied as she slung her bloodied staff across her back. Starfire seemed to agree with the pint-sized powerhouse, and the other weapon-wielding Titans had looks of shame on their faces.

"She is right, Cyborg. We were able to stop the criminals we used to fight because we fought their superpowers with our own. Now our city is plagued by a new group of criminals and we must continue to match them, even if it means turning to combating their lethal fighting style with our own," Starfire said solemnly. Everyone stared; it wasn't often that Starfire's hardened warrior princess personality showed through, but when it did it was always extreme.

"Finally, someone talking some sense around here," Hit-Girl commented. "Look, if you're too squeamish to draw blood or, God forbid, kill someone, I suggest that you find another town to save. We're coming all the way from fuckin' New York to track down an…well, we'll just say enemy and leave it at that. He's the one sending all of these dudes out to rob your banks and shit, and he's the one bringing the 'new wave' of crime."

"Fine. It's your bad guy, our city. We can help you-" Robin was cut short by Kick-Ass.

"No. Unless you're ready to play by our rules, you'll be a liability. Simple as that. If you're not ready for the big leagues, just stay out of the way," The masked hero told them.

"And what'll you do if we don't?" Cyborg challenged.

"Let's just say that you're either with us or against us," Hit-Girl answered. "Having said that, where do you stand?" She asked.

"Really? You're gonna threaten us in our own city? We can do this anywhere, any time girl," Cyborg growled.

"No shit. Bring it," Terra agreed.

"Gotta go with them on this. You don't just come barging in here and tell us to back off without paying the price," Raven said.

"Nevermind, she said what I was gonna say," Beast Boy added. Then a voice sounded out.

"I, for one, am with you."

If they hadn't seen her lips move or seen her walk to stand beside the two new kids, the Titans would not have believed that Starfire had just said what she did. Every Titan stared in disbelief.

"You… you're agreeing with them?" Robin asked. He was trying to remain calm, but inside he was in full panic mode. He loved Kori, and would do anything for her. But he agreed entirely with the rest of his team. What was he supposed to do?

"Yes, Richard. We Titans took a vow to do and give anything and everything for our city. If that means letting go to perfect morality in favor of enabling us to fight, I will do so as I have before on Tamaran," She said firmly.

"So. This is how it's gonna work, huh? You guys would rather lose a member of your team than let go of the ideal heroism attitude?" Hit-Girl shook her head. "Nice. Alright, fine. Starfire, if you want to help you can stay with us. We've got the tools that Titans Tower doesn't to get this place cleaned up," She said.

"My apologies, friends, but if you are unwilling to do what needs to be done I cannot continue to fight alongside you," The princess said. With that, the new threesome exited the bank without another word, climbing into a red car and speeding off leaving the Titans gaping.