after a disastrous mission to another dimension in order to rescue raven, the titans are torn asunder. miss martian is rendered comatose, static is left temporarily depowered, and aquagirl and bombshell are missing and presumed dead at sea. despite her pleas for static to stay, wonder girl is ultimately left with a roster consisting of only herself, superboy, kid flash, raven, and beast boy. a short time after this, the titans rescue bombshell and aquagirl, who are both removed from the team by wonder girl. when asked about this decision (as well as the subsequent choice to invite the unstable rose wilson back into the team), wonder girl states that kid devil's death has forced her to realize that inexperienced teen heroes have no place on the team. at the same time, she admits to conner that she is having trouble reconciling her knowledge as a leader with her fear of losing him again.