Summary: There's a new villain in Jump City who goes by the name of Nightmare. What happens when his next victim is a certain red-head?


"Good morning friends!"

Starfire walked into the common room as bright and cheery as ever. She did a quick scan of the room and noticed all her friends were present. Robin was sitting down reading the newspaper. Raven was drinking her herbal tea and meditating. Cyborg and Beast Boy were busy playing video games. Starfire poured herself a glass of mustard and slid into the seat next to Robin.

"Greetings friend Robin!" Starfire said. Robin looked up from his newspaper and greeted back, "Hey Star." and continued to read. She admired the way his hair was gelled but a few strands fell over his mask. Starfire had the strong urge to brush them back, but decided against it. He smelled of coffee and cologne. Her eyes fell onto his lips and she wondered if they were as soft as they looked.

Stop it Starfire. She mentally scolded herself for thinking such things. Robin was a teammate, she couldn't think about him that way. There's the thing, Robin wasn't just her teammate. He was her bestfriend and one day she hoped he could be more. Starfire dreams of telling him how she feels, but for fear of rejection, she decided to keep these feelings to herself.

"Is there something on my face?" Robin's voice broke her train of thought and she was snapped back into reality. Her cheeks developed a pink tint when she realized that she was probably staring at Robin for a while.

"N-no! I was just uh...trying to uh...read the newspaper as well!" Starfire snatched the paper from his hands and pretended to quickly look through it. "Nothing interesting here!" and nervously giggled before flying out of the room.

"Huh?" Robin wondered. He chuckled at the sight of her all flustered and grabbed the newspaper.

Raven rolled her eyes at the scene and continued to drink her tea. Suddenly, all the rooms in the tower flashed bright red as the alarm blared.

"Titans, trouble!" and Robin was the first one over by the keyboard. No shit. Cyborg thought, setting down his controller. The large screen that showed two ninjas racing in cars was now replaced by a map of the city. The four titans were quickly joined by Starfire who was now staring at the map.

"A disturbance by the video store, let's move." Robin commanded and left. He was soon followed by Raven.

"Sweet! Maybe we can pick up a movie? The new Mutant Monkey 5 just came out!" Beast Boy said. Starfire happily clapped her hands together.

"Wonderful idea Beast Boy!" They high-fived each other and were soon being dragged out by Cyborg.


The five teens stood in a line staring at the villain. The man before them stood tall. He wore a dark cloak with strange symbols on it. They couldn't see his face, but by the look of his hands, he was very pale. There was a strange aura coming from him.

Beast Boy chuckled. "I think Raven and him shop at the same store." As the words flew out of his mouth, Raven glared at him and instantly, the ground behind him exploded and he shrieked.

"Guys, focus!" Robin yelled, Raven still glaring. About a minute or so passed and they were still in the same position.

The green changeling sighed and muttered, "Boring."

"What do you want?" Robin finally spoke. The mystery man removed his hood to reveal a bald head. His eyes looked like Starfire's with no whites or pupils, but instead of a brilliant green color, his were pitch black. His lips were chapped and his teeth were sharp and jagged, like a shark's. Cyborg thought he kind of looked like a demon, one that you would see in the movies.

"My name is Nightmare." the man stated.

"Creative." Raven commented sarcastically. He payed no attention to her.

"Can anybody guess what I do?" He smirked evilly.

Starfire slightly raised her hand being naïve and not realizing that this man was a threat. "Give nightmares?" she volunteered. All the titans stared at her. Nightmare turned to look at her.

"Pretty and smart. I like it." Robin stepped up. He didn't like the way Nightmare was looking at her.

"That still doesn't explain why you're here." Cyborg spoke.

"Well you see Titans, my specialty is torture. It's a hobby." Nightmare chuckled darkly. Robin's face formed into a scowl. "Lately I've been a little bored, so I thought, why not have some fun with you guys?" He pulled out a long sword from a belt under his cloak. Cyborg brought out his cannon, Starfire charged her starbolts, Raven sent magic to her hands, Beast Boy turned into a rhino, and Robin whipped out his bo-staff.

"Titans, GO!"

Robin's bo-staff and Nightmare's sword clashed together over and over again. Raven grabbed a lamp post and flung it towards Nightmare. He turned around and ducked before it hit him. Ropes shot out of his finger tips and they swerved around Raven, wrapping her up. A rhino next charged at Nightmare and he was thrown into the air. A sonic blast hit him in mid-air and he crashed into the concrete.

"You'll pay for that." he said, standing up. The ropes slid out of his finger tips and tied around Beast Boy's legs. He shifted into a mouse but the ropes shrunk with him. Nightmare pulled out his sword and slid it across some of Cyborg's circuits. He lost the blue glow and turned black before hitting the ground.

"Cyborg!" Starfire yelled. She threw starbolts at Nightmare while Robin attacked from the bottom. With one hand Nightmare held the sword and with the other he once again shot his ropes at Starfire's legs. He gave a hard tug bringing Starfire down. Robin swiped Nightmare at his feet, but he jumped just in time. He swung his foot and kicked at Robin sending him flying. Nightmare returned to Starfire and picked her up by her arms.

"Guess it's just you and me now." Nightmare smirked.

"You will leave me and my friends alone." Starfire spat. Her eyes started to glow green. He raised the sword to her neck.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you. I can slice your head off in a heart beat." Her eyes dimmed. She stared deep into his black emotionless eyes and soon fear overcame her.

"W-what do y-you want?" Starfire's eyes were wide and her bottom lip trembled.

"I have some friends and they want you gone, so I'm here to make sure that happens." Nightmare said. He lowered the sword and sliced at her stomach. Starfire gasped in pain and he dropped her. "My job is done for today." and he disappeared.


A/N: Hope you all enjoyed that! This will probably be about four-five chapters. Not sure yet. /: Next chapter will be up soon! Don't be afraid to review! (: