All the Titans immediately stared at Batgirl, uncertain of what to say next.

"Um," Batgirl said, as shocked as they were. "I'll just go outside for a minute." She turned and left, immediately starting to tap her ear piece.

"He can't just stick a member into the Titans!" Cyborg exclaimed as soon as the door closed.

"I don't know, I kinda like her," Beastboy said.

"That's not the point!" Cyborg continued. "I like her too, but who does he think he is, just sticking her on our team like that!"

"Superman," Raven said flatly. "Leader of the Justice League, which basically has authority over all superheroes."

"Thanks for the positive input," Cyborg grumbled. Raven glared at him.

"Perhaps she would make a positive addition to the team," Starfire suggested, friendly as always.

"Like our last addition to the team?" Raven asked, still calm as ever. The immediate silence in the room verified that she had struck the real reason no one wanted to get a new member. Terra was still too fresh in their minds.

"I think we take a vote," Cyborg said. "Who thinks we don't need—" Cyborg, Starfire and Beastboy had all started to raise their hands.

"Superman put her on the Titans," Raven reminded them unhappily, but then again she never really sounded happy. They lowered their hands.

"Robin, would you say something already?" Cyborg snapped, annoyed by this apparent dead end. "You're our leader, you should be pissed!"

"Calm down Cy," Robin said. "I'm not thrilled, believe me, but Superman's not really someone you want to mess with. Anyway, if the Brotherhood of Evil really is after us, we could use some help." Beastboy and Cyborg both seemed scandalized.

"Robin, we are not letting her on the team just because you have a crush on her!" Cyborg yelled.

"I DO NOT," Robin yelled. "I haven't for a couple years now, ALRIGHT?"

"I agree that this is a bad idea," Starfire said, having tensed as soon as Cyborg mentioned Robin's old crush.

"Yeah, we barely know her—" Robin cut Beastboy off.

"SHE IS NOT TERRA!" he yelled. "She knows what she's doing, I've known her for years, and SHE'S A MEMBER OF THE JUSTICE LEAGUE!" Robin calmed himself down, while the rest of his team stared at him uncertainly. "I trust her completely, okay?" Everyone look uncertainly at him for a while.

"Robin, this doesn't change that it's not fair that Superman can just stick someone on our team without us having a say about it," Cyborg said, more subdued than last time.

"I know," Robin replied. "But if I know Batgirl, she's just as mad at Superman right now as we are. So we shouldn't take our anger out on her." The rest of the Titans looked at each other.

"Okay then," Cyborg consented.

"Hey, we can learn more embarrassing secrets from your past!" Beastboy exclaimed excitedly. Robin blanched, Raven glared at him disapprovingly. Starfire walked over and opened the door.

"I'm really sorry guys," Batgirl said, walking into the room. "I just appealed to everyone I could think of and got nowhere. I guess you're—" She was cut off by a giant hug from Starfire.

"Friend Batgirl, welcome to our team!" she exclaimed excitedly. Batgirl looked quite surprised.

"Er," she said. "Thanks Starfire." When Starfire still didn't release her, she choked out, "Can't breathe." Immediately she let go.

"So, you guys are okay with this?" Batgirl asked uncertainly.

"Well," Cyborg said, "we're pretty mad at Superman, but Robin pointed out that we can't blame you."

"Thanks," she said, smiling.

"I will prepare a traditional welcoming feast!" Starfire exclaimed, still excited.

"Why don't we order takeout pizza," Raven suggested. The rest of the Titans quickly agreed, since none of them wanted to eat Starfire's cooking.

~8~

All six of them were sitting around the table, having just finished their pizza.

"So what are we going to do to combat the Brotherhood of Evil?" Beastboy asked, looking at Robin.

"We don't really even know what they want yet," Robin said. "So, I guess we…" He looked at Batgirl. She just shrugged.

"I think we're going to have to figure out what they're trying to do first," she said.

"So for now we just need to be ready," Robin said. "I call a combat training session tomorrow."

~8~

The next day found the Titans and Batgirl standing outside of Titan Tower.

"So, where's Robin?" Beastboy asked. "I could still be sleeping now!"

"Yeah, he could at least show up…" Cyborg started, but was interrupted when several lasers went off. Cyborg and Beastboy were thrown backwards, Raven disappeared into the ground, Starfire swooped away, and Batgirl flipped out of the way, jumping off a rock. She caught their attacker by the neck, shoving him to the ground.

"Ouch, Babs, let go," Robin grumbled from the ground.

"Sorry," she said, helping him up. Starfire swooped back down, Raven appeared once more, while Cyborg and Beastboy got back up and walked over.

"Good reaction time," he said, dusting himself off.

"You spiky-haired little," Cyborg grumbled. "You shot lasers at us?"

"You should be prepared for a sneak attack just in case," Robin said. "Cyborg, Beastboy, you need to work on your reactions."

"You need to stop shooting lasers at us!" Beastboy exclaimed. "We can't all phase through the earth and stuff!"

"Um," Batgirl started. "You know that I don't have powers, right?" Beastboy just looked at her uncertainly, trying to figure out a response. He was saved the trouble when everyone began blinking.

"Trouble," Robin exclaimed, turning and racing back to the Tower with the rest of the Titans.

"Trouble?" Batgirl muttered as she followed. Soon they reached the main room, where the screen had a flashing 'H' on it.

"Hive five, down town," Robin said, before turning and leading the Titans back downstairs.