Here's another chapter. A slightly broken up chapter cause of a few different plot points but enjoy anyhow. :) Please R and R. Will probably upload the next chapter before tuesday.

Chapter 3

The following morning...

Victor rose from his bed to the sound of typing in his main room, and headed to see who was there. Victor came down stairs to find Dick in full Robin gear sat at the crime computer typing away. "Tad obsessive aren't you buddy," Victor said as he reached Dick, "I mean you're going to have to sleep sometime."

"The girl, the one who appeared from the sky last night, she's no longer showing up on our sensors," Dick said turning to Victor. Victor sat down next to Dick and began typing on the computer.

"It could be that she's no longer within range of our sensors, they only cover the city, the bay and some of the surrounding area." Victor said without looking up from the screen, "I could modify the system to try and increase the range to close to state wide if you'd like, but that'll take me a couple of days."

"It could prove useful to have a greater search range," Dick said as Victor got up and went over to the kitchen.

"I'm doing breakfast for me and the old man, you hungry?" Victor asked as he removed some bacon from the fridge. Dick smiled and nodded before returning to work on the computer.

Raven was making her herbal tea ready for the new day when Garfield passed by, wearing a black suit like uniform and carrying a back pack. He stopped to grab a banana, smiled at her before heading towards the door. "Off to shoot a film are we Garfield," Raven queried disinterested but Garfield just laughed.

"No, school." He said as he left shutting the door behind him. Raven finished making her tea and headed for the couch, her mug in one hand and a book in the other. She sat down and began to quietly flick through the pages.

Dick had returned to his room after his breakfast and began looking through the files Batman had given him on both the local crime figures and the political hierarchy. He kept searching but he couldn't find anyone matching the description of the girl he encountered yesterday. "Not a villain here then," he thought to himself, "Unless your new of course." It was then that he saw that the mayor was hosting a ball later in the day. "Hmmmm," Dick mused, "it could be useful to meet up with the local top dogs."

Dick took out his phone and speed dialled number 1, "Hey Bruce, I could use a favour."

Garfield slouched lazily at his desk and gazed around the room looking for something interesting. He spotted a large blonde boy sat next to him and leant over, "Hey Joey, I hear your pa's finally back in town, got a medal too." Garfield whispered loudly. Joey looked over and grinned.

"Yeah he's back," Joey whispered in response, "hey you want to go get lunch once this is over."

"Garfield Logan, Joseph Wilson will you both be..." their teacher yelled before being interrupted by the ringing of the bell and a sudden exodus of students. Garfield burst out of the classroom with Joey in tow and the pair marched off towards the schools cafeteria.

"I hear you've returned to hero work Garfield, don't you think that your putting your life at risk," Joey asked concerned for his friends welfare. Garfield simply shrugged.

"It wasn't like I wanted this life, it's just all I've ever known really," Garfield said as they queued up for lunch. "Plus it's fun I suppose, there's me, Victor, the crazy guy from the floor above and my creepy roommate." Joey laughed before Garfield continued, "All good and fun until I have to kill somebody, again. But anyway we could use your help buddy."

"No thank you, if I can get through my life without ever having to use my powers again I'll die a happy man," Joey responded calmly as Garfield reached the front of the queue.

"Tofu burgers please," Garfield said with a smile as the lunch lady stared back blankly.

Dick stood outside city hall suited and booted in a tuxedo. He strode up the steps and moved purposefully through the door flashing his pass to the guard as he did so. The main hall was occupied by about a hundred people that Dick scythed his way through. He spied the mayor speaking with a man in military uniform and weaved his way towards them.

"Ah Mr Grayson, Mr Wayne informed me you would be meeting with us," the mayor said extending his hand as he spotted Dick approaching. "I assume you know General Wilson." The mayor beckoned towards a tall man, with greying hair and distinctive pair of blue eyes. The General extended his hand and Dick shook it.

"Call me Slade," the General smiled.

"I believe you were recently decorated," Dick said in an attempt to open conversation, "and promoted."

Slade chuckled before responding, "Ah they're just trying to force me into a desk job," he said before musing, "My wife's not complaining, she always complaining I'll come back short of a leg or an eye or something like that."

Dick smirked before looking at the mayor who, after scanning the people around him, leant close to Dick and whispered, "You have to understand Mr Grayson that the level of corruption in this city and in this state is like nothing you've ever seen. I'm certain half the city's police forces are being paid off and the rest of them are too scared to do anything about it. Crime has been spiralling out of control for a decade so any of the aid Mr Wayne suggests you can provide would be much appreciated."

General Wilson leant closer and began, "We want to avoid enforcing marshal law if at all possible, but if we can't turn the tide of this crime wave then we'll be left with no choice."

"I think I know what we can do." Dick whispered in response.

Victor sat eating his lunch whilst flicking through the TV channels searching for something interesting. He was interrupted however when the crime computer began screeching. Victor rushed over to see what the alert was and quickly took out his communicator.

"Dick we have a serious problem," Victor yelled the second Dick answered, "You need to get down to China town as soon as possible and I'll meet you there." Victor burst out of his room and ran across the hall to Garfield's room, "Raven get out here we got to go," he yelled slamming his fist against the door. Inside he could hear her sigh before putting a book down before she suddenly phased though the door, much to his surprise.

Victor ran down the hallway with a silent Raven in tow and launched himself into the lift. She entered after him and he franticly pushed the button for the bottom floor. Victor opened his communicator before calling Garfield. Garfield's face appeared on the communicator's screen.

"Cy I'm in school, you know you can't call me when I'm in school," Garfield responded.

"Damn it Garfield we need you in China town now," Victor yelled back, Garfield was about to respond when the sound of his teacher yelling interrupted him. Garfield quickly turned to the boy next to him.

"Joey you got to bail me out man," Garfield said to the boy, who practically face palmed.

"You owe me Garfield," Joey said before turning to stare into the onrushing teacher's eyes. Joey vanished from his seat and the teacher stopped moving. In the teacher's body he faced Garfield, "Go Garfield."

"Thanks Joey," was all Garfield yelled as he ran out of the room.

Victor closed his communicator just as the lift hit the bottom floor, and he and Raven headed out of the exit, after a few seconds Victor realised his feet were no longer touching the ground. He looked up to see Raven carrying him as she flew through the sky. "Booyah."

Garfield was running and changing out of his uniform at the same time. He stuffed the uniform into his bag which he slung over his back and transformed into a cheetah. He ran towards the incident. He turned the corner and spotted Dick in a tuxedo and his mask taking cover by a wall. Garfield switched to human form and slid over to Dick.

"What is it Robin?" Garfield asked as he reached Robin's position. Raven and Cyborg lowered down behind him. Robin looked round the corner again as though he was convincing himself of what he was seeing before he turned to face Beast Boy.

"The Girl I saw last night, she's here." Robin said, Beast Boy simply smiled and shook his head.

"So wait I'm being called out of school so we can help you pull," Beast Boy said mockingly, "I mean I'll take any excuse to get out of school but this is pushing it just a little bit..." Beast Boy stopped as Cyborg dragged him over so he could see what was happening in the street. To Beast Boy it was almost a dream come true as he bared witness to the tall girl Robin had encountered engaged in a battle royal with two dozen heavily armed bipedal Lizard Men.

"Tell me we're siding with the Lizard Men they're so cool," Beast Boy said ecstatic but Robin shook his head.

"We help the girl," Robin said as Beast Boy pulled a face.

"I suppose she's prettier than they are," Beast Boy retorted but Robin ignored him as he signalled for the team to attack. Beast Boy switched back into a cheetah and charged straight towards the Lizard Men whilst Raven carried Cyborg towards the battle. Robin flanked them heading towards the girl.

Cyborg began shooting towards the Lizard army who took a few casualties before scattering and returning fire. Beast Boy crashed head long into the first Lizard Man clawing his throat before switching it his gorilla form and pouncing onto a pair of retreating Lizard Men. Raven was on constant alert, using her powers to block oncoming fire.

Robin reached the surprised looking girl just as his friends started their attack. "Don't suppose you speak English by any chance," Robin said as he reached her. The girl looked at him with a face of both recognition and confusion.

"I learned your planet's language from you a planetary cycle ago, or is your memory not sufficiently able to handle this information." The girl responded with a smile before tapping his head. Robin was in world of confusion before he realised that she must somehow have learned English by kissing him.

He was about the respond when a Lizard Man leapt in front of them with is rifle trailing on the girl. Robin was about to launch a smoke grenade when a large crack shattered the air and the Lizard Man slumped over. General Wilson then stepped into view and looked down at Robin before talking, "Like I said Mr Grayson, I genuinely want to help you clean up this city."

He then fired several shots towards the remaining members of the Lizard army. The last survivor ran past Robin and the girl but it was set upon by a giant green gorilla in a purple uniform who still had a back pack on his back. Beast Boy grabbed the Lizard Man by his neck and twisted with a single sharp motion, snapping it.

Beast Boy then switched back into human form and headed towards Robin, the girl and General Wilson. "Good to see you Mr Wilson," Beast Boy said to the General, who nodded in acknowledgement, before querying the girl, "So what's your name?"

The girl stood up looking slightly nervous as Cyborg and Raven landed. "I believe the most accurate translation of my name would be Starfire."