(Titan's Tower)
Tim paced around the room, looking back at the computer periodically. "This can't be right… Our enemies spreading to different cities… We'll need help," he kept thinking aloud.
"Man, we're pretty small… Only five of us," Victor commented.
Raven, who had been sitting on the couch quietly, suddenly said "Why don't you just recruit more?"
Tim froze. "… That's a good idea," he replied intrigued. "Only thing is that we're the only superheroes in this part of Manhattan…"
Beast Boy piped up. "Then let's put advertisements around the cities!"
Tim raised an eyebrow suspiciously.
"You know, like, flyers, the kind of things people put when they lose their dog - "
"I know, Beast Boy," Tim interrupted. "It's just how could we attract superheroes that way when they have secret identities? Individual lives, dual roles?"
"He has a point," Victor added. "A lot of the kind of people we'd recruit may still be connected to school or something… We've gotta find a way to recruit without interfering," he noted.
"I have some ideas…" Tim said as he started to walk to his room.
(Times Square)
"Man, I can't believe this!" Johnny said, laughing as he beheld the flyer that read "JOIN THE TEEN TITANS!".
"It looks suspicious…" Kurt said shyly.
"Think about it," Johnny replied, "It says here they'll take care of everything… We'll have a place, food, the basics, and no school!!! How can it get more awesome?!?"
"It could certainly have more responsibility to it…" Bobby added in suspicion, stroking his chin hesitantly as he examined the flyer.
"What the heck do you mean? There's enough responsibility in being superheroes the way we already are!"
"No, I mean… It's like they're just pulling us out of the blue," said Bobby. "There's no kind of trial period or something where they like get us ready, it says they'll take us on the spot, and that would totally change our living conditions… I mean, think about it Johnny, if Peter wanted to join this thing how would he explain it to his aunt? How would he tell his teachers? Or even you, Johnny, what would you tell the group?"
Johnny shrugged. "It's better than being pushed around by Susie, Rocky and Captain Elastic up at the Baxter Building…"
Kurt sighed sheepishly. "A transition from the X-Mansion would be hard for me…"
Johnny shook his head doubtfully and gestured to the flyer. "C'mon, guys, they're desperate!!! It says right here that they REALLY need us!!!"
"No way, Johnny, it's too risky," Bobby said sternly. "I just can't say goodbye to all those great people who know us better -"
"You know what? SCREW the X-Mansion!!!" Johnny barked in frustration. "This is run by teens!!! T-E-E-N-S!!! Like us! You've seen how cool they are - "
"Calm down, Johnny," Bobby interrupted. Johnny looked away and ripped the flyer off the post when he saw Peter walking by. "Yo, Pete!!! Come have a look at this!!!"
"Damn it, just shut up, Johnny!" Kurt retorted.
Peter barely looked at the flyer and shoved away Johnny's hand.
"What the hell?!?"
"Sorry, Johnny, I'm in a hurry," he said, pointing to Times Square which was just ahead. "J.J.'s got a big job for me - "
"You know what, Pete? You work too damn hard!!! Take a load off, come with your friends!!!"
"But - "
"Damn it, Pete, when's the only time you ever see us? SCHOOL!!! And when we patrol, but when do we get to have fun? When do we get to relax, like go to a movie or something?"
Peter sighed and walked off. Johnny stood there gaping, before groaning in frustration and holding his forehead.
"Settle down, can't we talk about this later?" Bobby asked.
Peter shoved his way through the crowd and started taking pictures of Wilson Fisk and Tony Stark, who were both up on the stage, just now shaking hands. The crowd cheered after Fisk declared something in the microphone Peter couldn't make out. He took more pictures as Fisk smiled at them all before J.J. shoved him aside, catching Peter by surprise.
"What the hell are you doing?!?"
"Taking pictures, like you told me…"
"Damn it, Peter, it's been going on for twenty minutes!!! I needed you here the whole time, I don't care if you walked here, I mean it when I say pronto!!!"
"Maybe you should've brought a camera," Peter remarked under his breath.
Soon after, Peter rejoined the trio of friends who were arguing about the flyer.
"Yo, Pete! Change your mind?" Johnny asked cheerily.
"What is that thing anyways?"
Johnny handed him the flyer, and Peter studied it carefully. "… It sounds like a scam."
"Damn it, all of you are against me!!!" Johnny cried. "Can't we just check it out before saying no?"
"You know, it's worth a look," Peter said suddenly. "It's away from this place…" He said in reference to the Daily Bugle.
"Great! Let's go!" Johnny said as he walked off. The rest of them stood there, watching him, before Peter looked back at his friends and asked "You do have free time, don't you?"
(Later...)
"I respect your decision to leave the X-Mansion," Professor X said through the laptop Bobby was communicating to him with.
"Thanks, Professor," Bobby replied.
"Just remember that you are welcome back any time. And please, if you can before permanently staying there, drop by to say farewell to your friends."
Bobby smiled and nodded "We will, professor…" he closed the laptop and looked back to Kurt, then to Peter before shrugging and saying "I guess we'll do it…"
"Good. The only hard part about this is learning how to explain this to my aunt…"
Soon in their usual band of crimefighting, Spider-Man, Human Torch, Iceman and Nightcrawler took off, heading for the Titans Tower.