Okay, I don't like to have chapters about the same characters so close together but I had a plot bunny and I couldn't help it. I already have another, more serious, chapter written but it needs some revision so I am going to post this instead.
Warnings: Some Language.
Disclaimer: I wish…
An is Chesire.

The Brotherhood and Hank had never seen eye to eye, not that he ever talked with the ringleaders aside from the time they recruited him. It didn't bother him that he didn't know the command well; he had grown up with that. His planet was one big military and the Brotherhood reminded him a little bit of it, it was nostalgic or something like that. But their way of getting their goals was whacked, seriously.

Sometimes, outrageous plans that would never ever work worked surprisingly well. Implausible things did happen after all, they happened everyday. Especially on Earth. But he didn't see how, even on the planet of absolute dumb luck, the Brotherhood's whole 'gather all the villains together to freeze the Titans' plan would have ever gone according to the Brain's plot. It was hella dumb.

And they did it in Paris too, so the Hive kids had spent the two weeks more or less drunk the entire time before the final battle. It was pretty much one big party.

But whatever, shit happens, and predictably they were defeated. But with a crappy strategic plan like that it couldn't have gone differently, seriously. So he wasn't too bummed out about the losing thing and he wasn't that peeved about how he had gotten the crap beaten out of him. Hank always did have a problem with authority, which was odd given his dictatorial planet, and he hadn't tried to hard fighting. He liked the battle part, fighting was fun, but he didn't really fight for the sake of the Brotherhood and all things villainous. And it wasn't like the outcome was too terrible.

Because he hadn't been caught.

Seriously, how dumb could the Titans be?! Granted, he wasn't a big time villain. He didn't use his powers to steal much. Instead, he participated in good old shoplifting. There wasn't a concept like shoplifting on his planet so he had fun experimenting with it. (For the sake of research, of course) It was kind of annoying though, that he hadn't been recognized even though he was standing right in the ranks of Titans, groaning at Beast Boy's bad joke. He had been testing them a little to see if they would notice.

They hadn't.

So he waited at the base afterwards and unfroze the people he liked.

Angel had come out first, her eyes cloudy with an emotion he couldn't name, or didn't want to name, and asked him if he was all right. Hank was better than all right, the battle had him hyper and pumped for more fun. She looked like she wanted to ask something else, but Hank hadn't wanted to get into it so he quickly went over to the machine. They unfroze the pile of Hive members.

Baron looked confused, but no worse for wear. He was in a bit of a bad mood though so Angel had to stop him from smashing the first thing he saw, which would have been the freezing machine. They needed that. He sat on the ground breathing heavily, glaring at the ground as if it was the floor's fault that… Hank didn't want to think about it.

He tried to get Angel to refreeze Billy because Hank and he were in another fight. Hank wasn't sure exactly what the fight was about, something about a hooker, fifty bucks, and a pack of beer. Whatever it was, Hank was sure Billy was wrong and deserved to be frozen. Angel immediately began to scold Hank which came as a bit of a relief. Things were going back to normal.

Billy just smirked and said he already had a clone out and didn't need any help. The asshole.

Mikron promptly began to mutter unsavory words under his breath. And then separated himself from the group with the excuse of "fixing the gear those gunk-munchers broke". Angel looked worried about him but was distracted by Elliot. Whatever. Mikron could do his own thing.

Elliot looked about in confusion and sent a doleful expression Angel's way which had her gathering him up in her arms speaking as many condolences as she could get out before breathing. She dragged Seymour, who looked just as downtrodden as Elliot, over as well and they huddled there, leaving Hank to decide to who release.

And Billy, but Billy didn't count anymore, seriously.

"So do we release the princess?" Hank sent over to him warily, fingers moving towards the button that would free Kitten. He wasn't sure if the fight involved he and Billy not talking. Some of their fights did, others didn't, and it was hard to distinguish between them.

"Course, just ditch the giant moth would'ja? And Fang too." He added looked perturbed at the thought of Kitten's boyfriend being out and about.

"What, scared that he'll find out what happened when you two were drunk?" Hank smirked slightly.

"Nah, not scared. Just don' want it to happen that's all."

Hank shook his head in amazement. Billy must have forgotten about their argument already. The guy's memory seriously sucked. Oh well, he would take the ceasefire. As Kitten was gathering herself together Hank sent a look of annoyance towards Angel, Elliot, and Seymour. He didn't want to think about what they were so sad about so they should stop thinking about it too, seriously.

Unfreezing the others went semi-quickly after that. An was annoyed at how easily they had been taken out. That kind of surprised Hank, he wasn't aware she was so into the Brotherhood ideal. He said as much and she looked at him oddly; mask crooked and half off of her face.

Johnny Rancid was annoyed too, but for different reasons. Apparently someone had tampered with his precious bike.

"-take me so long to get it fixed. It's quality workmanship too! You can't steal awesome shit like that." He griped as soon as he got his bearings.

"Shut up, no one cares about yer bike." Billy sent him a peeved look.

Rancid scowled. "You're just pissed because you wanted to inherit it or some weird thing like that. I know you're upset about losing a potential fine set of wheels."

"You'd never let me have it." Billy snorted.

"Too true."

They conveniently 'forgot' to release Adonis because he was obnoxious.

The Hive kids debated a while on unfreezing their headmistress but eventually decided against it. They had thought, once the mind control wore off, that she had left them because Brother Blood hypnotized and/or eliminated her. Clearly she was fine and dandy the entire time they were being controlled. Plus, Hank hadn't like her in the first place.

Kitten looked over at her boyfriend thoughtfully before telling them not to unfreeze him because they were officially broken up (again).

Finally they unfroze Bailey who looked around him once in bewilderment before sending a pointed look towards Elliot. The teleporter tossed him a joint.

Angel sent him a glare. "What kind of example is that to set? Smoking marijuana yourself, it's no wonder that Elliot does!"

Bailey sent her a lazy smirk; he was much more relaxed when they weren't in a battle situation. If he was fighting, however, he became a soldier right down to the definition. He was seriously annoying in soldier mode which was why Hank never went on heists with him if the alien could help it.

"He would do it anyway; I'm just showing him the ropes. Wouldn't you rather he is experienced if he was going to do it?" He responded placidly.

She fired back another round of accusations which he returned just as mildly. They had very different points of view of how to 'raise' the kids of the Hive and as a result clashed often. Baron came over, having gotten rid of all of his anger, and broke up the fight. They were the three adults of the Hive…sort of.

Hank felt a rush of relief; at least something hadn't changed even though she had left. Maybe it would all be okay.