Chapter 1: The Nightstar

"B01: Nightwing, B31: Starfire, B42: Nightstar" The robotic voice announced.

Nightwing and Starfire stood facing the Zeta tube as their black haired, golden skinned daughter followed them through. The thirteen year old hybrid stepped into the watchtower in wonder. Her father had always promised that he would take her to see it when she was old enough and mature enough and now here she is.

"Is it what you expected Mar'i?" Her father asked with a smile.

Mar'i began to soar into the air and span herself around, "No... It's even better!" she beamed. Koriand'r let out a giggle as she saw her daughter soar around the open entrance.

"Our little princess is excited," she said to her husband. Dick smiled to Koriand'r in agreement. Dick placed his hands on each side of his mouth and shouted towards his flying daughter, "You better land before Gramps see's you!" he joked, Batman was still as stern as ever.

The little Tamaran princess landed softly in front of her parents with a gleeful smile, "So when can I meet the others?" she asked. Dick and Kori shared glances and then smirked to eachother, Dick stepped towards Mar'i and knelt down in front of her "You can meet them now if you want to."

Mar'i nervously nodded, her smile remained plastered across her face. Dick stood back up and walked past her. Mar'i's eyes met her mothers and then both shared an excited look, "Go on ahead Princess, I'll be right behind you" her mother encouraged.

So that's what Mar'i did, she followed her father through some hallways and doors until finally she was stood in what seemed to be a living area but it's decor wasn't like the rest of the Watchtower. There was art painted onto the walls, posters placed everywhere around the walls and a bunch of films and food wrappings dumped around the living area. The living area had a bunch of couches facing a large T.V screen, a Snooker table and a Foosball table placed near eachother and two staircases placed on each side of the room. Inbetween the staircases was a large mechanical doorway with "Kitchen Area" written on to it and above the stairs was a series of rooms which Mar'i assumed is where everybody slept.

"Wow..." She said surprised.

"Pretty cool right?" Dick encouraged.

"Yeah..." The daughter replied, "...But where is everyone?" she asked dissappointed. Dick looked down to his daughter beside him and ruffled her long black hair, "They must be in the kitchen or in their rooms, It is the evening on Earth after all," he smiled.

"Me and your mother need to go and speak to some of the Older members, Do you think you'll be alright by yourself?" He caringly asked.

Mar'i looked behind her towards her beautiful mother, silently asking for encouragement. Kori noticed this and gave her daughter a loving smile, "Go on Mar'i, They are lovely people. Go say hi!" she smiled, nodding her head towards the kitchen.

Mar'i wasn't one for backing down and she managed to obtain both her fathers and her mothers confidence so she wasn't that worried about meeting the other young members, "Okay,-" she answered, "-If you see Gramps tell him I'm enjoying myself!"

Dick laughed at the request, Bruce tries to pretend he is all stoic and emotionless but Dick knew he loved his 'Grandchildren'. "I will Mar'i-" he promised "-If you're lucky you might even see Uncle Tim later," he continued. Mar'i nodded, she was told that 'Uncle Tim' would be looking after her now that she has joined the young team but she was more excited to see her cousin. In excitement Mar'i didn't say goodbye to her parents she instead hurried along towards the kitchen area to meet some of her new teammates.

"Tsk...Oh please, nobody would be able to eat that much," A brash voice spoke

"I could eat more than that, Don." A second voice boasted.

"You forget that my dad beat yours in a burger eating contest," A deep voice retaliated.

Their voices came to a halt when the door slid open and Mar'i stood before them. The three boys that were stood around the round metallic table turned around as if they got caught doing something they shouldn't. Mar'i looked at the blonde haired boy sat down with his mouth full of food, he was dressed in a purple version of 'The Flash" suit. To his right was a black haired boy dressed in red and blue, much like Superman except his cape was half Superman's cape's length and he had red running from the bottom of his 'S' emblem all the way over his shoulders. The last boy had his arms crossed and an unimpressed look on his face, she knew who this boy was, Gramps' only real son but she didn't feel like she was related to him at all, not like how she felt with Uncle Tim and Auntie Babs. Mar'i and Damian have never been close but that's because Damian never had 'time' to spend with her. Since he is older than her he would complain about "Associating with a child" when he could be training. 'The Demon' is what she liked to call him. He enjoyed the name, however he told her that she was unable to call him that now that she had joined 'his' team, she was instead to call him "Robin" and show him some respect.

"Uh... Hi?" The Superboy greeted.

"Hey!" Mar'i giggled.

"Hmhythghre." The blonde haired boy attempted.

"Swallow your food Don," Robin uttered. The blonde swallowed his mouthful in one go and raised his hand, waving it towards Mar'i, "Hey there," he spoke.

"Jon, Don, this is Nightstar. She's joining the team today," Robin informed. Jon looked to his friend, he knew Robin's relation to Nightstar and he found it rather funny. Jon walked over to Mar'i and put his hand out for her to shake, "My name is Jon... or Superboy, Whichever you prefer is fine." he smiled. The Tamaran princess took his hand and shook it.

"You three aren't bullying her are you?" A voice spoke from behind the golden skinned girl.

Mar'i turned around to see a black haired girl with short hair a few steps behind her. The girl was dressed in a red with a black arrow running down her torso and a hood draping down behind her head, falling to the side of her quiver.

"Of course we aren't Lian," Jon answered dismissvely. "If anyone would it's you, Red." Damian added. Don grabbed another burger and began to bite down on it, he always found these little arguments entertaining.

"Coming from 'Mr Angsty Pants'," Lian joked, trying to get under her friends skin.

"Don't worry, I'm okay," Mar'i innocently reassured the red archer behind her. Lian ruffled Mar'is hair a little, "If these boys give you any trouble let me know," She smirked.

"I will Lian," Mar'i replied. Lian had a 'big sister' vibe around her and Mar'i felt like she was trustworthy, "Are you Red Arrow?" Mar'i guessed.

Lian let out a short laugh, "Not quite, That was my dad. I'm 'Red Hood' in the field." she informed. Mar'i nodded, it was a catchy and simple name.

Lian then looked towards Robin, posing to ask a question, "Who hasn't she met yet?" she asked.

Robin thought for a moment and then answered, "Just Batgirl and Dawn."

Lian then tapped Mar'i's shoulder and gave her a caring smile, "You'll get on with those two," she promised.