NS: Heylo again! Another fic! But this is a sequel so it shouldn't really count...okay, here's the full summary:

Summary: Trigon has lost half of his power, and he'll search every dimension to find it...When he discovers it is on earth, he travels there to retrieve it, only to find it has fallen into the hands of the Teen Titans, and his daughter, Raven...

NS: Also, be fore-warned; there is some humor, though mostly dry humor, in this fic. The reason: every serious TT episode, except for maybe Apprentice, had some humor in it to lighten the mood. There will be less in the more intense chaps, but I felt I should tell you ahead of time so you don't harp on me for not putting it as a humor genre. Anyway, on with the disclaimer:

Disclaimer: I own not the Teen Titans or it's characters, etc, however, the idea of this fic and Winner Take What's Left belongs solely to me, and if you steal it, I get to chop off your head, sell it on ebay, kidnap your mother and sue your 5th cousin twice removed. Any questions? Good, on with the fic!

The Tell-Tale Heart

Ch.1:

The Loser with Nothing to Gain

The Teen Titans, now all returned from the clutches of the Master of Games, sat and chatted with Speedy and Aqualad, who'd decided to pay a visit.

"...And then I broke her illusion and defeated her." Raven finished her story in her usual monotone, giving it less flare than it deserved: it was a rather interesting battle, but she undermined it dramatically.

"Yes, the manipulator of nightmares was quite skilled; she was able to resurrect creatures that much resembled those of the scary television programs that Beast Boy watches." Starfire added with a shiver.

"Dude, she created zombies" Beast Boy shouted, at which Starfire nodded. "Wicked..."

"In the end, was she a friend? Her and her sister, Reverie, was it? Could be valuable allies to us." Robin asked.

"She was okay in the end, I guess. She seemed to not hold any grudges." Raven answered as a knock came to the large, metal doors.

"I got it" Cyborg said, jumping up to answer it. The doors slid open to reveal a girl. "Who are"

"No time: our planet is in danger." The girl said, brushing past him.

Cyborg did not like her answer, retorting"Say what! Who in the world do you think you"

"Nightmare" Raven said with the slightest hint of surpirise in her voice. "What's wrong? Why are you here"

Nightmare held out her hand, revealing it's contents to be a large ruby shard.

"Hey, wait a second, isn't that" Cyborg was once again cut short.

"The Master of Games' ruby...what happened? Where did you find it" Robin interrogated roughly, not giving her a chance to answer one question at a time.

"I'm not sure...but I don't think the entirity of the last batch made it out." Nightmare replied nonchalantly.

"What do you mean 'the last batch'" Speedy asked, joining the conversation.

"I think they were villains, but I can't be sure." She said in a serious tone, gazing at the jewel as if to unlock it's secrets with a mere thought.

"That would explain the powerful demonic aura around it...may I" Raven asked, holding out her hand. Nightmare nodded and held it out for her to take. As she touched the jewel she gasped, retracting her hand and backing away. "Trigon"

"You speak of the demon father I projected an image of during the final tournament round, do you not" Nightmare asked, Raven nodded in response.

"Woah, hold the phone...I thought we beat that guy already" Cyborg yelled, waving his arms around.

"Yeah, he was the big red creepy dude in your head" Beast Boy added, equally surprised.

"That was only his influence, his physical form still exists outside this world...and he is much stronger than anyone can imagine..." Raven trailed off, musing about her evil father.

"Even if she wishes not to accept it, Raven's father's blood is coursing through her veins, and as long as that is so, he has a chance at existence." Nightmare said to the other Titans, who nodded.

"Funny, you seem to know alot about me for someone I just met..." Raven said suspiciously, eyeing her warily.

"The first thing I do when I meet someone is to assess their fears. That tells me alot about them. Exactly half the structure of their personality; the dark half, naturally." Nightmare replied, remaining standing as most of the other Titans took a seat.

"What do I fear" Speedy asked in an overly-suave tone, wagging his eyebrows.

"I suggest you fear me taking one of those arrows and doing something rather impaling upon you." Nightmare answered dangerously, at which the agile archer backed away slowly.

"Oh, just what we need: a battle-thirsty 'kirau' with a sadistic personality." Raven replied with dry humor, gaining a slightly amused look from the girl she'd just insulted.

"Watch yourself, sorceress, this 'battle-thirsty kirau' has a bad side." Was her amused reply: no anger was evident in her tone.

"Where's your good side, by the way" Raven asked.

"Yes, where is the dream-manipulator? Her powers...intrigue me" Starfire looked around for odd glances, and when she saw none, assumed she used the correct Earthly term.

"On a date with some preppy surfer-guy...I don't know why she insists on dating at such a young age...it irks me...she has to beg me not to interrogate them using torture methods..." A fanged, wicked grin spread across Nightmare's pallid lips. "She never lets me have any fun anymore...except for when they break up with her...then they're fair game."

"But if she has powers like you say she has, why wouldn't she do it herself" Aqualad asked nosily.

"She's kinda...erm...what's the least degrading way to say this...cautious? She isn't exactly a fan of her own powers: she likes to use them in small doses." Nightmare replied.

"Well honestly, I don't think it would kill you to tone yours down a bit." Raven retorted icily.

"If it weren't for my...how do some put it...rash actions, she'd be 6 feet under and I'd be in a matchbox burning in Hell." Nightmare replied. "Now, onto the matter of Trigon..."

Before she could finish, a tremor shook the ground, startling the Titans. Robin checked his scanner and located the source. Tension filled the air; everyone knew what was coming...Trigon. He was here...it had to be...

"Titans, go" He shouted, leading them out the door.

"I guess we should tag along." Aqualad said to Speedy, who nodded.

"Ditto." Nightmare replied, following them out the door.

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NS: Now would be a great time for me to leave you, but there was so much useless banter in this chap that I shall continue a bit.

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The Titans, expecting to see a massive crimson demon shouting things like 'Rage shall consume you.' were rather relieved, for lack of a better word, to see it was Cinderblock, robbing a bank.

"You're telling me that a giant rock wants over 50,000 dollars worth of bonds and gold...for what, may I ask? Plaster?" Nightmare mocked as they arrived at the scene.

"He works for Slade...meaning the money is probably going to fund a massively destructive weapon." Robin retorted, clearly annoyed at how this girl treated villains; with insults and over-confidence.

"Oh, in that case, I guess we should stop him. You guys are in charge around here, so, start barking orders or I'll just stand by and watch." Nightmare practically commanded, crossing her arms over her chest.

"Fine" Robin barked. "Star, Beast Boy, get the money"

The two addressed Titans nodded, flying into the air. Starfire charged her starbolts and fired directly at the chest of the massive mutant, knocking him back and causing him to drop the large bags of gold and bonds he was carrying. Morphing into a Pteradactyl, Beast Boy swooped down and grabbed the bags within his long beak. He flew in the other direction, dropping the bags nearly on top of Nightmare; she had to move slightly to the left to avoid being smushed.

"Hey! I'm not the villain here" She shouted at the changling, who gave her a lop-sided grin.

"Then prove it and show a little effort to help, would you" Robin snapped; he was clearly in a very hissy, riled up mood.

"Well, jeez! All you had to do was ask" Nightmare huffed, walking strait in front of Cinderblock, who had just regained his balance and was staring around stupidly for the money. "This ought to hold you" She threw her arms up into the air, and as if pulled up by invisible wire, giant black, thorny roots spewed out of the pavement and wrapped tightly around the large villain. He writhed and struggled against the binds, but that only worsened his predicament, causing peices of rock to crack and chip away frow his body.

The Titans stared, wide-eyed, for a few seconds, amazed at how quickly and easily she had restrained the beast.

"There, happy" She said scathingly, walking past them. "You may want to call the police, those vines won't hold him for very long. I'm off to find my sister." She took off, jogging down the street in pursuit of the movie theatre.

"Hey, guys! Need my help" Terra asked, floating over on a large boulder to join the battle, only to discover it was already over. "I guess not...Who did that"

"A girl. Named Nightmare, but we have more important things to worry about." Raven replied shortly, levitating into the air. "We have to get back to the tower and prepare for Trigon."

With that, all the Titans headed back to their home to get ready for the unspeakable evil that was about to arrive on their planet...

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NS: Yes, this was a pretty weak chapter, but hey, it was like an introduction. Just wait to see what I have in store for the Trigon battles! And don't you just hate Nightmare? She's really powerful, so I had to give her a downside: she has the personality of a viper, and not in the good sense. Robin hates her, as you can see, and Raven has difficulty not lashing out at her. But anyway, the story is about to unfold, so stick around!