Disclaimer: I don't own the Teen Titans but I do own The Eight.
Brother Blood lay on his bed unable to stare at the ceiling.
He was unable to see the ceiling because his eyes were covered.
And he was unable to get up because he didn't have any arms or legs.
All he could rely on was his sense of hearing.
Life hadn't been easy for him since his defeat at the hands of Cyborg.
His gambit on having his arms and legs replaced with cybernetic ones had backfired horribly.
Now here he was. In a special hospital prison for criminals with special needs.
This was humiliating.
Over the sound of his TV he heard the door open.
"Brother Blood, you have a visitor." The guard said.
He heard a set of footsteps enter the room.
"Alright, just so we're clear on the rules. Do not touch the bed, do not mess with the TV, and under no circumstances are you to remove the blindfold. Are we clear?"
"Crystal." A voice said.
Brother Blood knew that voice, but he couldn't remember who it was to.
Titan's tower
Gizmo, Mammoth, Privet Hive, and See More were sitting in the training room.
They didn't say anything.
They weren't stupid. They knew the Titans were listening.
Outside the room the Titans stood at the doorway.
"So what do you think?" Cyborg asked Robin.
"I think they're up to something." He said.
Cyborg nodded his head. Something about this wasn't right.
"Hey come on this is good news," Aqualad said, "we wanted to gather up the villains and four show up on our doorstep. I call that convenient."
"Well I call it suspicious." Bumblebee said.
"Raven, you said you can feel what other people are feeling." Robin said, "So what are they feeling right now?"
Raven took a deep breath.
"They're feeling many things…but the strongest one is fear." She answered.
"So they're scared." Speedy said.
"Scared enough to turn desperate and ally themselves with us." Cyborg said.
"Well that makes me feel better." Beast Boy groaned.
"Well, is there not a saying here on Earth that the enemy of my enemy is my friend?" Starfire asked.
"Friend is a bit of a stretch." Beast Boy said.
"Ok look." Robin said as he turns to all of them, "I know we all have a history with them. But right now it's our job to make sure they're safe. So we're all going to go in there and ask them a few questions. I want you all to be polite and if you feel like punching them in the face then leave the room. We don't need any unnecessary fighting right now. Agreed?"
The Titans nodded.
"Ok," he said, "any last question before we go in."
Kid Flash raised his hand. "Should I tell Jinx they're here?"
"Sure," Robin said, "She deserves to know."
Kid Flash nodded and started to limp towards the room that Jinx was in.
"Ready?"
"Let's do this."
Robin opens the door and the Titans slowly walked in.
"Hey can I get something to eat around here? I haven't had anything since breakfast." See More asked.
"Sure," Robin answered, "Just let us ask a few questions first."
Gizmo rolled his eyes.
"Really? You want to ask questions at a time like this?"
Robin calmly looks at Gizmo in the eye.
"Just want to make sure we're all on the same page here."
Gizmo grunted, "Fine…what do want know?"
Robin was about to ask his first question when all of the sudden a loud voice came from the hallway.
"WHAT!"
You could hear footsteps running towards the door.
The door then quickly slams open as Jinx came in.
For a brief second the four villains look at their former teammate.
"Long time no see." Gizmo said.
What happen next caught everyone, especially Gizmo, off guard.
Jinx ran across the room at speeds that would have made Kid Flash proud and punch Gizmo in the face.
"IT WAS YOU WASN'T IT YOU SON OF A BITCH! YOU ALWAYS DID BRAG ON HOW YOU COULD HACK THE SECURITY WITH YOUR EYES CLOSED!" She yelled as Bumblebee, Cyborg, Speedy, and Aqualad pulled her off of Gizmo.
"Jinx! JINX!" Bumblebee yelled at her, "Listen to me! It couldn't have been him. The one in the video was too tall."
"WHAT THE HELL?" Gizmo said as he spat out blood.
It took a few minutes for Jinx to calm down.
"So I guess you saw it huh?" Gizmo finally said.
Jinx just stared at him.
"You seriously think I did it? You know me better than that." He said.
"Why didn't you tell me?" Jinx asked with anger in her voice.
"Well we haven't been exactly on speaking terms since you changed sides."
"Not good enough of a reason."
"Fine! You want the truth? I was scared! Happy?"
Tears started to fill Jinx's eyes.
"You have no idea how relieved I was when I saw that you four weren't in there." She said.
Mammoth smiled, "That means a lot."
"Yeah, yeah, whatever." Gizmo said as he started to wipe the blood from his mouth with a towel that Robin gave him. "Can we get back to business here?"
Robin nodded and continued.
"Why are you here?" he asked.
"For protection." Gizmo said.
"From the assassins?"
Gizmo let out a laugh, "Calling The Eight assassins is like calling the Grand Canyon a big hole."
"The who?" Beast Boy asked.
"The Eight." Gizmo said as he saw the blank faces of the titans, "You're telling me you've never heard of The Eight?"
The Titans shook their heads.
Gizmo turns to Jinx.
"You never told them?" he said.
The Titans turn to Jinx who had a shocked look on her face.
"Are you sure it's them?" she asked.
"Positive." Gizmo said.
"Oh my God." Jinx said as she sat down in a corner, "We're dead."
"Wait a minute, who the hell are The Eight?" Kid Flash asked.
Jinx let out a deep breath and began.
"About five years ago, right about the time I joined HIVE, the head mistress hired some assassins to help train the students in some combat scenarios. During the lesson one student was accidently killed by one of them. When the head mistress refused to pay them because of it they…got a little upset."
Gizmo let out laugh, "A LITTLE upset?"
Jinx ignored him and continued, "Thirteen students, seven teachers, and the head mistress were killed before they left. When the new head mistress vowed revenge thirty more students were killed looking for them."
The Titans mouths dropped.
"So you see why we're a little scared?" Gizmo said.
Robin shook his head, "They can be beaten. We were able to take on two at the mall yesterday."
Gizmo's eyes perk up, "Did one of them have a sniper rifle and a sword?"
Robin shook his head.
"You idiot, you fought just two underlings. Their leader is a whole new ballgame."
The Prison
The visitor left the room and calmly walked outside.
It would be hours before they would realize that Brother Blood was dead.
There was a reason Brother Blood was not on the list.
The employer wanted to have the pleasure of being the one who finish him off.