Disclaimer: I don't own the Teen Titans but I do own The Eight.
It was 7:02 P.M. in Jump City and the sun was finally going down.
It had been a long day.
As darkness slowly engulf the city three different teams prepared for war.
One for money.
One for justice.
One for survival.
Money
Owl had called one last meeting before he called it a day.
He knew that his team wasn't in the best of moods right now, but he felt that he should make it clear what the plan was for the next few days before they all went in their separated rooms.
"Alright," he said as all eight of them crowded in one of their rooms, "just so we're clear. I don't want any of you going after any targets for the next two days."
The Eight nodded their heads.
"If you go out tomorrow and see a target you are to report it, but do not engage. I want you all to keep a low profile. If you go to the movies stay quiet. If you go to a restaurant don't look the waiter in the eye or cause a scene. If you go to a club or bar behave yourselves and don't start a fight. If you just want to walk around the city keep your head low and don't talk to anyone. Are we clear?"
Everyone agreed.
"Good," Owl said with approval, "now are there any questions before we call it a day?"
Wolf raised his hand.
"What is it, Wolf?"
Wolf's robotic face gave off a smile.
"I think it's about time we talk about the pay." He said.
"What do you mean by that?" Owl asked.
"Well," Wolf said, "Twenty billion dollars is a lot of money, how are we going to split that up?"
The rest of the eight's eyes started to go wide.
It was a topic that they never addressed.
"We are a team," Owl said, "so the money will be split evenly. Twenty billion among eight people is 2.5 billion."
Wolf shrugs his shoulders.
"I don't think that's fair." He said bluntly.
Owl's eyes narrowed, "How so?"
Wolf smiled as he pointed to Barracuda, Black Widow, and Boa.
"These three are injured," he said, "they probably won't be able to fight for the rest of the job, while the rest of us will be out there risking our necks."
Barracuda tried to get up "You little sh-"
"Sit down!" Owl said forcefully.
Barracuda glared at Wolf as she sat back down.
"Ok Wolf," Owl said, "How would you split the money?"
Wolf turned to the rest of the Eight with a smile.
"Our employer said one billion per target, so for every kill you get, you get that one billion."
Owl shook his head, "No, that would cause unnecessary competition."
Wolf looks at Owl with a grin, "And what's wrong with a little friendly competition?"
Owl could see that Wolf was trying to manipulate the situation and he wasn't going to fall for it.
"Look," Owl said while looking Wolf in the eye, "we work as a team not as individuals; therefore we will be paid like a team."
Wolf met Owl's glaze, "This coming from someone who has yet to kill a target."
Owl didn't wavier at Wolf's remark, "Neither have you."
Wolf shrugs his shoulders.
"Just wait." He said.
Owl turned his head away from Wolf and looked at the rest of his team.
"Any more questions?" he asked.
"We should put it to a vote." Wolf interrupted.
Owl glared back at Wolf.
"Fine then." He said, "All in favor of splitting the money evenly."
Eel, Steer, Fox, Owl, Boa, and Barracuda raised their hands.
"All in favor of splitting the money by how many targets you kill."
Only Wolf and Black Widow raised their hands.
"Then its settled," Owl said, "we will spit the money evenly. Anything else?"
No one said anything.
As The Eight split up to their rooms Wolf smiled.
He may have lost this battle with Owl but his foot was in the door.
Now all he had to do was to make the opening wider.
Justice
The Titans gathered up in the training room since the living room was still a wreck.
Only Robin and Jinx weren't present.
"Should we not wait for Robin?" Starfire asked as they started to sit down on the chairs that Cyborg brought out.
"Don't worry;" Cyborg said in a calm tone, "he'll come around eventually."
He then turned to Kid Flash.
"So how's Jinx doing?"
Kid Flash let out a sigh, "Give her some time. She's been though a lot."
The Titans nodded as the meeting started.
"Alright," Bumblebee said, "Just so I'm up to speed here, assassins are bumping off villains, and you think that Jinx might be next because she was a villain."
Cyborg nodded.
Bumblebee shook her head, "Great, as if she didn't already have enough on her mind."
"Hey don't worry," Cyborg reassured her, "she's one of us now. And we're not letting those bastards get near her."
"You're damn right we're not." Kid Flash said.
The rest of the Titans nodded in agreement.
"Alright," Cyborg continued, "So here's the plan."
All of the Titans had their eyes on him.
"Patrolling the city is pointless. It's too big with too many places to hide. And these are people who know how to stay out of sight."
Everyone agreed.
"The best way to beat these guys is to make them come to us. That way it will be on our turf under our terms. In order to do that were going to have to bring all of the villains that are left here, in Titans Tower."
"WHAT!" Beast Boy yelled, "ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?"
"That's just what I said." Speedy said as he raised his hands up.
Cyborg stared at Beast Boy, "Look I know it sounds crazy, but it's the only way to lure them here. Besides we can't just let someone get killed just because we don't like 'em."
Beast Boy leans back in his wheelchair, "Fine…but I'm not sharing a room, ok?"
Cyborg then turned to Raven and Starfire, "What do you two think?"
"Our job is to protect." Starfire said, "I am for this plan and unlike Beast Boy I am willing to share my room."
Raven stared at the floor for a second before answering.
"Every time we have fought," she finally said, "I can feel what emotions our opponents are feeling. It's mostly greed or hatred, but yesterday at the mall when we fought those two…I felt joy. They enjoy killing people. They have to be stopped."
Cyborg nodded, "So we're all agreed on the plan?"
No one objected.
"Good," he said, "now comes the hard part, gathering all the villains. Any ideas?"
"I'm pretty sure Jinx could get ahold of some of them." Kid Flash said, "But now wouldn't be a good time to ask her."
Mas Y Menos raised their hands, "Nos encontramos con los villanos."
"What did they say?" Beast Boy asked.
"They'll go find them for us." Aqualad said.
"You speak Spanish?"
Aqualad smiled, "I live with them. You have any idea how hard it would be if I didn't?"
Cyborg grinned, "Perfect, those two are fast enough to cover the entire city in less than a day."
Kid Flash raised his hand, "Hey what about me?"
"Oh put your hand down." Bumblebee groaned, "You can't even walk straight."
"Hey, give me a day or two and I'll run circles around those guys."
"You're forgetting one thing." A voice came from the back.
They all turn and saw Robin standing at the doorway.
"We're going to have to beef up the security system in the tower. Their leader was able to easily sneak in and out without leaving a trace. And if they find out that we're protecting their targets then you can bet they're going to try to bash in here like a battering ram." He said as he walked in.
"Glad you could join us." Cyborg said.
Robin turned to Raven, Starfire, and Beast Boy.
"Look…sorry I've been such…"
"Jerk, asshole, TV wrecker?" Beast Boy said.
"How about all of the above?" Robin said, "None of you deserve me as your leader."
Starfire got up and hugged him.
"Oh Robin, I forgive you." She said.
Raven got up and managed to stop herself form hugging Robin as well, instead she held out her hand.
"Don't worry about it. Were all under a lot stress right now." She said as she shook his hand.
Beast Boy sat still with his arms folded, "The TV's still broke."
Robin smiled at him. "Yeah, I guess that means we'll have to get a new one. How about one of those new 3D HDTV ones?"
Beast Boy eyes glowed, "Seriously?"
Robin nodded.
"Well why didn't you say so?" he said as he rolled up to him, "Apology accepted."
Cyborg smiled, "Well now that that's over with we need to-"
ALERT! ALERT! ALERT! The security system on the tower went off.
"What's going on?'
"Someone's on the island that's not a Titan."
Survival
"This is hands down the dumbest idea you have ever come up with." See More said as the four of them landed on the island.
"Shut up idiot!" Gizmo said as he turns to Mammoth, "Make sure you hold that flag up high."
"Why do I have to be the one to carry this?" Mammoth said as he held up a white flag.
"Because you're the tallest, nitwit."
"Explain to me again why we're here." Privet Hive said to Gizmo.
Gizmo let out a deep breath.
"Because I'm sure that one of the Titans hired The Eight and I'm pretty sure that the rest of them have no clue about it. Now once we're in act like their friends. Once we find out which one it is we kill him or her and make a break for it."
"What if they're all in on it? Didn't you ever think of that? Or is your head so far up your ass for you to even remotely have that thought in you 'genius' brain of yours?" See More snapped.
Gizmo lost his temper and tackled See More to the ground.
"Say that again asshole!" Gizmo yelled as he punches See More in the face.
As Private Hive and Mammoth pulled the two apart the main door to the tower open.
The Titans stared at them as Mammoth held up the flag.
"Um…can we bunk with you?" he nervously asked.
Aqualad let out a laugh.
"Well that was easy." He said.
As the Titans led the villains into the tower Gizmo glanced at all of them.
"One of them has to be the employer." He thought, "But which one."
Gizmo knew this wasn't going to be easy, but it was still better than facing The Eight alone.
And who knows, if they're lucky maybe a titan or two would get caught in the crossfire.