A/N: First of all, forgive me, but I believe there are thirteen H.I.V.E students instead of twelve. I made a mistake when I didn't include the wrestler guy. My bad! The H.I.V.E doesn't know about Blackfire since they haven't seen her yet. They do know that every Titan in the world knows that they've escaped. I decided to add another villain after somebody asked me if I would. I don't own the Teen Titans. Enjoy!
"Alright, team," said Robin. "We need to keep training so that we'll be ready when the H.I.V.E attacks." All the other Titans nodded in agreement.
Return of the H.I.V.E Part Five
"Man, I can't stand Shimmer!" exclaimed XL Terrestrial. "Mammoth, how can you put up with her?"
Mammoth glared down at him, but knew that he had a point. "She just… She just wants us to be able to beat the Titans. There are more of them than there are of us," he told them.
"So what if there's more of them?" snapped Gizmo, "When it was just you, Jinx, and me, we took down all five of those cruddy Titans!"
"But now there's eleven of us, and like… twenty-nine of them," said See-More.
"Like I said, so what?" Gizmo snapped again.
"That was three to five," remarked Angel. "This is twelve to thirty. That's eighteen more, smart one." Gizmo glared at her coldly.
Billy Numerous snickered. "Smart one, that's a good one," he chuckled.
"You're one to talk, you half-brained dirt ball!" growled Gizmo. "So when's Shimmer coming back? She's been gone for two freaking days!"
"She said she had some business to take care of," said Mammoth. "She told us to keep training until she got back."
"Why should we?" asked Gizmo frustrated. "We're tired! And do you remember some of those cruddy Titans? Three of them were little kids!"
"So? You're a little kid," smirked Angel.
Gizmo fumed. "Say that again, and I'll rip your freaking wings off!" he shouted.
Kid Wykkyd stepped between Angel and Gizmo. He glared at Gizmo as if to say "I'd like to see you try." Gizmo stared angrily at the ground as he folded his arms and muttered to himself.
"Come on, guys," Mammoth insisted. "I know we're tired, but we need to keep training."
"I agree with Mammoth," said See-More. "We should just do as Shimmer said and keep training."
"But what kind of leader is she?" asked Gizmo.
"A hot one," replied Billy Numerous with a cackle.
Gizmo ignored Billy's comment. "I mean, what kind of leader leaves their team for two days?"
"One with a plan," said Shimmer in an icy tone. She came out from the shadows of the hallway as everyone cringed with fear. "There's someone I'd like you to meet," she said as she turned towards the shadowy hallway; the mysterious figure emerged. It was Psimon. "H.I.V.E, you remember Psimon," said the matter trans-muter. The H.I.V.E gasped in shock.
"Psimon?! What the crud is he doing here?" asked Gizmo.
"He's here to help us defeat the Titans," said Shimmer with her arms folded an icy tone laced in her voice.
"It is good to see you too, Gizmo," said Psimon sarcastically.
Psimon had been a teacher at H.I.V.E Academy, but retired before Cyborg had infiltrated it. He had also been Shimmer, Mammoth, Gizmo, and Jinx's mentor. When Shimmer dropped out, Psimon continued to train his remaining students until his retirement. Once he heard that the Brotherhood of Evil was rounding up all the villains to defeat the Titans, he accepted the invitation. However, he was disappointed that his former students were not honorary Brotherhood of Evil members; and decided to let them fend for themselves.
"Okay, everybody, gather around," Shimmer ordered. Everyone did as they were told. "I have a plan." She pulled out a hand-drawn map of Jump City. "You all know about those three little kids and their giant teddy-bear, right? Well, Psimon and I are going to attack them at the tower and kidnap them. Six of you are going to lure some of the Titans into the city; the rest of you are going to attack and kidnap the other Titans. We're going to hold the Titans we captured as hostages and force the remaining Titans to surrender."
"Are you sure this is going to work?" asked Angel skeptically.
"Of course I'm sure," said Shimmer.
"So, what are we going to do if Jinx is one of the Titans we capture?" asked Mammoth.
Shimmer gave him an evil grin. "We'll teach her what happens when you mess with the H.I.V.E." All of Jinx's old teammates, except See-More, grinned with delight when they heard this. They all had a bone to pick with their former teammate.
"And what about Bumble Bee?" asked the enormous teenager.
"We'll rip her wings off and show her what happens to spies at H.I.V.E Academy!" she exclaimed. The others cheered.
"So, Shimmer, when this is over, how 'bout you and I go on a date?" asked Billy.
"Dream on, loser," replied Shimmer as she walked away.
"Okay then, how 'bout a kiss?" he asked.
Shimmer turned around and glared at him. "Keep making those comments, and I'll have Psimon teleport you to a jail cell far… far… away. Got it?"
Billy Numerous trembled and gave a solute, "Yes, ma'am."
"Good," she growled. "Now, everyone, listen up," she demanded. "I'm going to put you into two teams. One is going to lure the Titans into the city to get them away from Titans Tower and our captives. The other is going to capture the other Titans while Psimon and I take care of the kids."
"How come you and Psimon get the easy job?" asked the wrestler.
"Because I said so," Shimmer replied. "Now, Gizmo, Private H.I.V.E, Mammoth, Angel, See-More, and Instigator, you're team one. XL Terrestrial, Steamroller, Kid Wykkyd, "Wrestler Guy," and Billy Numerous, you're team two. Am I understood?" Everyone nodded a yes. "Good. Now get some sleep. Tomorrow, we start training with our teams.
To be continued…
The H.I.V.E has a new team member and a plan to defeat the Titans! Will it work? You'll just have to wait and see. Special thanks to my beta readers and the people who have reviewed my story. Special thanks also go to ComxFan1224 for giving me the idea of how the H.I.V.E is going to attack the Titans and for helping me decide whether or not to reveal the plan now or later. Thanks for all your help and support!