Chapter 9

Jay's POV

I stood impatiently in the main room of the Titans' Tower. We were still waiting for four people. The only heroes who had arrived so far were Eli, Emmie, Kori, and me. We were still waiting for a girl named Iris, a boy named Joe, a girl named Vic, and a boy named Kirby. Suddenly, A group of people zoomed in. It was Kid Flash, Jinx, and two other heroes I didn't recognize. There was a girl wearing an outfit similar to Kid Flash's, only instead of being yellow and red, it was purple and pink. Her hair was bright pink, and was tied up in a ponytail. There was also a boy wearing a black suit and a red cape. He had messy red hair, and his eyes were glowing an eerie red.

"Hey there! Name's Flicker, but most people call me 's yours?" she asked.

"Hi. My name is Nightfire, this is Starwing, that is Animalia, and this is Crow. But we're all better known as Jay, Kori, Emmie, and Eli," I said, gesturing to each of them in turn.

"Cool. And this is my brother, Hex. Better known as Joe," Iris said.

"Nice to meet you," I said. Iris and Joe started talking with some of the other heroes. I started to pace. There were still two heroes we were waiting for. Then, after what seemed like ages, the last few heroes walked in. There was Cyborg, Bumblebee, a female cyborg, and an… android? He was yellow and black, and his eyes glowed gold.

"Hello, my name is Nightfire, otherwise known as Jay Grayson. What is your name?" I asked to the female cyborg.

"My name is Miss Cyborg. But my real name is Victoria Simms-Stone. But call me Vic," she said.

"I'm Nanosting. But my name is actually Kirby. Kirby Stone," the android said.

"Nice to meet you," I said. I then introduced them to all the other heroes.

"Is everyone here, Nightfire?" my Dad asked.

"Yes Dad- I mean, Nightwing," I said.

"Good. Now-" a loud alarm interrupted his sentence.

"Well, I guess that this is your first field test. Titans, go!" my Dad said. Everyone leaped into action. Crow turned into a pterodactyl, Animalia hitched a ride on Crow, Flicker used her superspeed, Hex used his magic to fly, Nanosting used his metallic wings, Miss Cyborg activated her jet boots, Starwing used her powers of flight, and so did I.

"Alright team," said my Dad through the comm systems.

"There is a bank robbery on 5th Avenue. You should be able to handle it. Good luck," he said.

"On our way!" I said.

"One more thing, I am officially appointing Nightfire as the new Titans leader. But, if things get rough, I'll step in," he said.

"Congrats!" said Starwing.

"Yeah, good job bro," Crow said.

"Thanks, but let's just focus on the mission, alright?" I said. We soon arrived at the bank. There was a hole in the wall, probably caused by explosives, and there seemed to be chaos inside.

"Flicker, can you get these people out of here? Starwing, you help Flicker. Everyone else, let's catch some criminals," I said. Starwing and Flicker started rushing people out of the building. The rest of us confronted the criminals. Scratch that, criminal. There was only one. I didn't get to see much of him, because the I tried to attack, something slammed into my chest and pinned me to the wall. I was stuck in some sort of goo. I tried to struggle against it, but the more I struggled, the tighter it seemed to become. I looked around at my team. They too were trapped as well. The only ones still fighting were Miss Cyborg, Flicker, Starwing, and Hex. The man they were fighting wore all black, and had a red X symbol on his chest and mask. I had to get free and help my team! I focused and used my laser bolts. The goo exploded, and I was free! I flew straight for the man. I fired a flurry of laser bolts at him, but he dodged every bolt.

"You must be the son of Nightwing and Starfire. I'm a little underwhelmed," the man said. I drew in all my energy, and fired a huge starbolt at him, but he dodged it with surprising speed.

"Pathetic. Just like your father," the man said, firing a gun at me. Suddenly I was thrown backwards, pain blooming across my chest. I hit the ground, my vision becoming blurry. I saw the vague images of my sister and Miss Cyborg looking down at me. They were trying to talk to me, but I only heard garbled chatter. My friends faces' soon faded to black, and the world around me did too.

A/N: Heyyo! I'm back! I'm so sorry I haven't posted in FOREVER. I just got soooooo busy all of a sudden, and I couldn't post anything. And yeah, this is a teeny cliffhanger… okay, more of a really big cliffhanger… sorry about that (not really). Anywho, I have recently started writing on Wattpad! Please feel free to look me up, my name is HannahTheStoryTeller. Anyway, please review/follow/favorite! Thanks and I'll talk to you all soon! Bye! ~Hannah :)