Dating.

Beast Boy and Raven made a bet. If Beast Boy could get Cyborg and Jinx, plus Robin and Starfire on a date within twenty four hours, then Raven would have to go on a date with him. If he could not, he had to eat a ninety six ounce steak, with no seasoning or drink. Beast Boy didn't want to eat that steak so he had to get them together. He didn't want to have them get dates together here in the tower, he figured a place a little more open and more date related things to do would help tip the scales in his favor.

"Who's up to go to the park and hang out?" asked Beast Boy, and the others were open to doing it. While at the park, the temperature of the day seemed to skyrocket. The titans found themselves desperate to cool off. Jinx spotted an ice cream vendor at the end of the park, a dollar for every cup or cone. She had two dollars handy, and an idea struck,

"Hey Cyborg," she said, "Wanna get some ice cream?"

"I'm down with that," he said, as the pair got up to get the frozen treat. Jinx ordered rainbow Sherbet while Cyborg ordered Cookie Dough. They sat down in the shade while eating the ice cream. They even shared it a little bit.

Robin saw a nearby pond with lots of rocks good for skipping.

"Hey Starfire," said Robin, "Have you ever skipped rocks before?"

"I never knew some rocks weren't good enough to look at," she said.

"I mean make them bounce across the surface of the water." Said Robin

"I haven't," said Starfire,

"Come on," said Robin, "I will teach you."

It was rather funny to see Starfire's many attempts, and it was all Robin could do not to laugh hysterically. Her first try resulted in a massive splash. For such a small rock, that was a huge feat. Her second attempt had the rock not even grazing the water, it crumbled once it left her hand, and therefor fell to the bank at her feet. Her last try was by far the funniest, as she lost her balance in the buildup and grabbed something to prevent falling. She grabbed Robin's arm, but that didn't stop the fall, it only dragged Robin in with her.

Anyone who was there wouldn't be able to suppress laughter. Robin couldn't breathe; he was laughing too hard.

Raven looked to Cyborg and Jinx. They were finishing their ice cream and taking a walk around the park. She looked toward Robin and Starfire. They were still laughing over having tumbled in the water, while sitting in the sun to dry off. Raven couldn't believe it: Beast Boy won the bet. She swallowed her pride, and faced the green shape shifter.

"Okay," she said, "you win. What will we do?" Beast Boy looked around.

"Why don't we just under the oak tree and talk?" he suggested. Raven agreed, relieved that it wasn't someplace like the theme park.

"So what do you want to talk about?" she asked,

"Well," said Beast Boy, "how about a plan for keeping Jinx safe, now that she is one of us, she's probably got a bounty on her head." Raven thought it was a sensible discussion, and was surprised that Dude was not uttered. So as they talked about possible solutions for Jinx, Robin came and announced that it was time to head back to the tower and train.

Robin boxed with a dummy meant to act like it was fighting back. Cyborg lifted weights. Beast Boy destroyed targets posing as criminals as a certain animal. Raven used her powers to wreck targets as well. Starfire shot clay disks shot for her to practice targeting. Jinx even trained by using her gymnastics to flip around robots and fight them with hand to hand combat, occasionally casting her bad luck on them. The training was rigorous, but each Titan made it through their session.

After the harsh training session, the six of them settled down and had some pizza. Later, as Jinx was getting ready to sleep, a figure appeared in her room. She couldn't see the face due to a hood covering it, but she knew she had met this person before.

"You are a disgrace to what used to be your being," it said, shame in its voice, "and I believe you need to be taught a lesson." Jinx decided to play along,

"No," said Jinx, "now that I have done good things for good people, I have learned that my mistake was joining HIVE in the first place. I have made new friends, and feel overall better about myself."

"Big words," said the figure, "but a punishment is in order." Jinx felt herself unable to move, as the figure exposed a hand and began to charge energy. The world seemed to go in slow motion. Jinx squeezed her eyes shut and awaited a painful end. She heard a scream, and she looked. She could move again, and the figure was laughing. She must have left her door open. Cyborg had run in and thrown himself in front of the blast. He lay bleeding, his machine half was on the fritz, sparking and flashing on and off.

"Your Romeo has taken your punishment," the figure said, and Jinx just knew this person was no stranger, "it will be a miracle if he survives the night." The figure disappeared. The others ran is, as Jinx held Cyborg's blood soaked body and cried, as boiling specks rolled down her cheeks. The Titans set to work, trying frantically to heal their friend. Jinx was also helping, but she could not escape the feeling that this was her fault.

WILL CYBORG SURVIVE? IS THIS THE END OF OUR HALF-METAL FRIEND? AND WHO WAS THAT FIGURE? STAY TUNED TO FIND OUT.