she temporarily rejoins the team, under the suggestion of cyborg so that they may combine forces to defeat the brotherhood of evil. after the teen titans and doom patrol defeat the brotherhood of evil, she decides to rejoin the team permanently. when she goes to tell robin of her decision, she discovers his secretive and unsuccessful attempts to bring back superboy. though obsessed with having conner back, cassie reacts in horror and in an attempt to quell robin's anger at cassie, the two kiss. for a while the two refused to talk about the incident beyond coming to the agreement that it was a mistake, but they both have discussed it with others. with her life in disarray, cassie has been having difficulty with her personal life, often having major confrontations with her mother. cassie has gained a new friendship with the recently returned supergirl, kara zor-el, who has shared with her in mourning the loss of superboy and paradise island.