Chapter One
The day after taking care of Dr Light, the other Titans began to gradually disperse until only the original Titans, Jinx and Kid Flash were left.
Kid Flash came into the living room to find Beast Boy and Cyborg playing video games, Raven reading, Robin looking at criminal records and Starfire telling a half asleep Jinx about one of the many festivals of Tameran.
He whizzed over to the kitchen to make a sandwich for himself, but ended up taking orders from everyone after Beast Boy shouted over his shoulder for a tofu sandwich.
"Couldn't have just made one in secret," muttered Kid Flash under his breath as he got the tofu out of the fridge.
"Hey, Flash?"
Kid Flash looked up to see the boy wonder leaning on the tabletop. "Hey Robin," he grinned, "come to change your order?"
"No," said Robin, "It's just that, well, we were wondering – "
"If I could run faster than the speed of light?" Interrupted Kid Flash, grinning cockily.
"No," smiled Robin, "We were wondering how long you and Jinx were going to stay, I mean," he said, shifting uncomfortably, "your even joining in our combat practice. Cyborg is trying to design a course that has lasers that shoot as fast as you move!"
"Gee, are we that annoying?" asked Kid Flash with a grin.
Robin began to protest when suddenly the alarm went off, flooding the tower in red light.
"Trouble!"
Lunch (and herbal tea in Raven's case), was instantly abandoned as the seven teens ran out of the tower.
At the scene, all that was left was a couple of overturned cars and a few smashed windows.
Starfire tapped a scared-looking middle aged man on the shoulder, "Please," she asked, "what happened?"
"She – it – f-f-f-fingers!" Stammered the man, pointing upwards.
The Titans followed his gaze. Siluetted against the skyline was a female figure. It moved out of sight as Robin shouted, "Titans GO!"
Raven created a disk of energy and gave a ride to everyone except Beast Boy Robin and Starfire, who were flying on their own (or being carried in Robin's case).
On the roof of the office block, a girl was waiting for them.
She had vibrant red hair which was tied up in a high ponytail with a strand falling over her left eye. She was wearing a scruffy black t-shirt and black material flaring trousers that came in loose folds to her shins. Her feet were bare, and in good need of a wash. She looked to be about 14 or 15 years old.
"Who are you?" Yelled Robin.
"And what do you want?" Shouted Cyborg.
She bared her teeth and hissed like an animal.
Raven turned to Robin, "Good luck getting her to talk," she said dryly.
The girl looked at them, narrowing her blue-grey eyes. She suddenly spread her arms wide out and above her head. The first three fingers on each hand began to grow, and dark skin stretched between them, blocking out the sun. An inhuman shriek, some sort of cross between a pterydactle and an ancient eagle, filled their brains, filling their ears and flooding them with the urge to flee from an unnamed terror.
The Titans clenched their teeth and Beast Boy clutched his extra sensitive ears in pain.
As the sensation faded, the girl turned her back and leapt off the building, flying into the distance, leaving a menacing whisper in their minds; "Vampira... Vampiiirraaa…"
"Vampira," muttered Robin under his breath. He turned to his team, "We'll bring her down!" he announced assuredly, "We will bring her down!"