A/N: I kind of switched things around a bit as far as how the Titans go down. I don't own the Teen Titans. Whenever Jericho or Gnaark speak, I have italics since they use sign language. Raven is the only other person besides Kole who knows sign language at this point. Enjoy!
"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."
Return of the H.I.V.E Part Six
Weeks passed and there was no sign of the H.I.V.E. Some of the Titans were beginning to wonder if the H.I.V.E had even truly escaped. Robin and his team frequently patrolled the city in search of the students until one cloudy day the Titans got a break. Gizmo, Mammoth, Private H.I.V.E, See-More, Angel, and Instigator had been spotted in the city causing trouble. Robin, his team, the Titans East, Blackfire, Jinx, Kid Flash, Wonder Girl, Thunder, Lightning, Argent, and Hot Spot went to stop them. The rest of the Titans stayed at the tower.
"Hey, check it out," Gizmo sneered once the Titans arrived. "The crud-sniffing Titans decided to show up."
The H.I.V.E noticed that there were a few unfamiliar faces. "And it looks like they brought company," See-More smirked.
"Titans, go!" shouted Robin, and the Titans attacked.
One Titan stood in front of Gizmo with an evil look in their eyes. "Who are you?" asked Gizmo with fear.
"Your worst nightmare," replied Blackfire callously. She drew her fist ready for a punch.
At the tower, the remaining Titans waited for the battle to be over. Half an hour into the battle, the alarms sounded; the remaining H.I.V.E escapees were attacking another part of Jump City. Kole immediately called Robin.
"Robin, more members of the H.I.V.E are attacking another area of Jump City," she reported. "What should we do?"
"Take the rest of the Titans and stop them," ordered Robin. "Tell Bobby, Melvin, Timmy Tantrum, and Teether to stay at the tower so they will be safe."
Kole nodded and turned to the group. "Robin has ordered us to take down the H.I.V.E while Bobby and the kids stay here." The others nodded in agreement. "Titans, go!"
Bobby and the children waved good bye to their fellow Titans. Then the children found ways to occupy themselves while they waited for the Titans to return. The enormous teddy-bear watched over them silently like a guardian angel. Suddenly, an elderly man and a young woman appeared in the room. Bobby growled as he braced himself to fight. The children hid behind their guardian and trembled with fear.
"You handle the bear, I'll handle the kids," said Shimmer.
Psimon nodded silently and started to attack Bobby. Melvin, Timmy, and Teether ran for cover. Shimmer chased after them. She went after Teether fist since he was the youngest. He hid under the table and grabbed a mouthful of the leg that held it up. After he chewed it for a minute, he spat the pieces at Shimmer like bullets. Shimmer quickly turned them into ice and dodged them as they flew passed her. They shattered upon contact with the wall. Once she had grabbed him and tied him up, Melvin and Timmy jumped on her and started to hit her. She threw them off her back and glared at them.
"You're next," Shimmer sneered to Timmy.
Meanwhile, the aged super villain hovered in the air as he threw punch after punch at the giant teddy-bear. Bobby tried his best to strike the villain and avoid his blows, but to no avail. He let out angry roars as he swung his paws at the villain; Psimon dodged each attack. It wasn't long before Bobby started to get exhausted. As he raised his paw for another attack, Psimon floated in mid-air unalarmed. The bear slashed his paw at the villain, and fell forward. He hit the wall and was knocked unconscious.
Timmy Tantrum saw Bobby fall and knew he had to do something. He turned around and to scream, "NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO!"
As Timmy screamed, the sonic waves of his voice threw Shimmer backward as she rolled over the couch. She landed on the floor and just missed a bad collision with the coffee-table. Shimmer groaned as she rubbed her head from the impact. Then she let out a growl as she got up and continued to chase the five-year-old.
"You're going to pay for that, you little brat!" she warned.
Timmy ran from Shimmer. "Melvin, call Raven! Hurry!" he screamed as he raced across the room.
Melvin frantically pulled out her communicator. "Raven, help us!" she cried.
"Melvin," Raven exclaimed with worry. She floated in the air, away from the fight. Before she could say another word, Mammoth lunged at her. He grabbed her waist and allowed gravity to do the rest. Raven dropped her communicator as they fell. They landed on the hard ground with Mammoth on top of Raven and he pinned her down with her triceps. Raven watched in horror as her communicator smashed against the pavement.
The six-year-old gasped as she saw the static. Her team's hope for backup had just been discontinued. Before she could call another Titan for help, she sensed that someone was behind her, and she turned around. She gasped as she stared up at Shimmer.
"Awe, is your nanny unable to come save you?" she asked in a soft tone. "Well, too bad!"
Melvin gasped and saw that Timmy had been tied up and gagged. She ran as fast as she could. Shimmer chased after Melvin as she sprinted down the halls. The six-year-old gasped for breath as she ran from the villain. Alas, she too was captured. Shimmer brought her into the main room where Psimon had Timmy and Teether.
"Let's get out of here," snapped Shimmer, and Psimon prepared to teleport them.
Suddenly, Bobby woke up and let out a groan. He saw Shimmer and Psimon with Melvin, Timmy Tantrum, and Teether and roared angrily. As the two villains disappeared with the children, Bobby chased after them; he smashed into the window of the main room and fell onto the ground below. Bobby got up and looked around frantically, but saw no one. He let out a roar of anger, sadness, and defeat and sat on the island in misery. While all of this took place, the Titans vigorously continued to fight with the H.I.V.E. Bumble Bee chased Angel into the sky, where they had an exchange of blows and unkind words. Then Angel opened her wings and engulfed the Titan just as she had in their last one-on-one combat. As Bumble Bee fell from the sky, See-More captured her in an eye-bubble.
"Bee!" shouted Cyborg and he raced to free his girlfriend. Gizmo got in his way and the two started to fight.
Jinx saw the H.I.V.E kidnap Bumble Bee, and she turned to See-More. The two started to brawl. "See-More, why are you doing this?" asked Jinx desperately.
See-More didn't respond as he pushed her down and pulled out his communicator. "Kid Wykkyd, you're on," he spoke darkly. Within minutes, Kid Wykkyd teleported himself and grabbed the bubble with Bumble Bee inside.
"No!" cried Cyborg and Jinx, and they lunged at the dark villain. But as soon as Kid Wykkyd appeared, he vanished.
Jinx's eyes filled with rage as did Cyborg's. She lunged at See-More and started to attack him. Cyborg took out his anger on Gizmo. Mas and Menos charged at See-More for taking their leader, but See-More managed to trap them as well. As soon as he broke free of Jinx's grip, he called Kid Wykkyd again to teleport them. Once again the silent scoundrel came and took the captives away.
Gizmo's communicator sounded, and he answered it. Shimmer's face appeared on the screen. "Fall back," she ordered. The kid-genius nodded and signaled to the others to retreat. Private H.I.V.E threw a smoke bomb and the H.I.V.E made a clean get-away. Once the smoke cleared, the Titans searched for any sign of them, but they had completely vanished. Raven knew that the H.I.V.E was gone, so she headed for Titans Tower. She had a gut feeling that something was wrong.
As Raven flew over the lake, a million thoughts ran through her mind. She came into clear sight of the tower and gasped in horror. The main room's window was shattered and Bobby was sitting on the shore of the island. He looked severely distraught. She landed in front of the enormous bear and stared up at him with determined eyes. "Bobby, where are the kids?" Bobby put his paws to his eyes and shook his head as he let out a sad moan. Raven immediately knew that something terribly was wrong. She quickly flew up to the shattered window with the same determined look on her face. Once she entered the room, she gasped at the wreckage of the battle that had taken place. Raven searched the room desperately. "Melvin? Timmy? Teether?" she called. There was no answer. When she realized what had happened, she dropped to the ground. She fell on her knees and wrapped her arms around her stomach.
Once the other Titans caught up with Raven, they found her kneeled down on the floor in the middle of the room. She looked like she was ready to cry. Aqualad knelt down beside her and did his best to comfort her. Suddenly, Jericho, Pantha, and Gnaark came through the doors with panic-stricken looks on their faces. Jericho ran up to Raven and signed to her.
"Kole is gone! Kole, Herald, Kilowatt, Wildebeest, Red Star, and Bushido are gone! Pantha, Gnaark, and I are the only ones left," exclaimed Jericho frantically.
Raven nodded in understanding. "Bumble Bee, Mas, Menos, Melvin, Timmy, and Teether were taken also," she said.
To be continued…
Sorry this chapter took so long to post. A lot of stuff has been going on lately. Special thanks to ELIE101, ComixFan1224, and Green Gallant for beta reading this chapter.