All of them didn't take their eyes off of the young man the whole time back to the tower. He didn't notice because his gaze would look out of the window of the T-Jet and back to the time travel remote.
"Is it just me, or does he look familiar?" BB asked Terra.
"You're right, he does." Terra said while looking back at the young man.
They all got out after the T-Jet landed. The mysterious youth was the last one off as he followed them inside.
"We're here. So, who are you?" Nightwing asked as they walked in the main room.
"I'll tell you Nightwing, then you can tell the others should be told to them. If that's okay with the rest of you."
They nodded in agreement and watched as he and Nightwing walked to the far end of the room. Beast Boy moved behind the others and transformed into a bloodhound so he could hear their private conversation. "What's so special about Nightwing that gives him the right to know everything and not us?" He thought.
"Well, now it's just you an me. I wanna know everything starting with who you are."
"My name is Talon."
"Talon huh? Catcy, real catchy." Nightwing said with a smile. "Okay. What your real name?"
"Conner Stone."
"Stone. Stone. Why does that name sound so familiar?"
"It should sound familiar, because Victor Stone is my father. You call him Cyborg."
Nightwing's was in shock when he heard that the young man in front him was his best friend's son. So was Beast Boy. He looked up at Cy in complete awe.
"What?" Cy asked when he saw BB looking at him
"Nothing dude." BB said and went back to listening to what they were saying.
"I came here from 20 years in the future." Talon said as he turned towards the window to look at the city.
"Whoa. Why?" Nightwing asked as he did the same thing.
"I came to save my father's life."
"What?! Cy dies?! How?! When?!"
"I'll get to that, but the Titans were never the same again after his death. You disbanded the group. You and Starfire went to the Justice League, Terra and BB went solo, and Raven. Well, she was never the same again."
"Yeah, Cyborg and Raven were always close."
"They were closer than you think, because Raven is my mother."
Nightwing stumbled back a few steps before gaining composure. BB nearly swallowed his tongue when he heard the news. He looked at Cy and Rae, then shook his head in disbelief.
"Now that you mention it. I can see that Raven is your mother. The thought did cross my mind since your skin tone is lighter than your father's." He said as Talon gave a small smile, but soon faded.
"Anyway, two days from now, you and the other Titans will be in a fight against Overload. My father will save my mother's life. After the battle and you guys are back at the tower, my mom will be in her room thinking about all the times that they had been there for each other. My father went into her room to check on her, and well they weren't seen until the morning."
"Oh okay. That's when-"Nightwing trailed off.
"Yes. However, three months after that night, you all were in another battle in a construction site against the Hive. My father died when he pushed Terra from under a bunch of steel beams. They crushed him to death. My mother cried for days after it because she lost him and because she never did get to tell him that he was going to be a father."
"I'm sorry."
"Me too, but I'm giving my father another chance to live. Plus my mom is drifting away from me."
"What do you mean?"
"After my dad died, she would to go into her mirror to remember the times that they had together, but now she's going in more and more; and spending less and less time in the real world. That's why I need your help. I came here to tell you this so you could prevent his death. You trained me and I trust no one more than you."
"I promise that I won't let you down."
"Thank you. I knew I could count on you." Talon said as he pulled out the remote so he could go back to his own time. He pressed the appropriate buttons that would send him back to his time, but when he pressed the button to activate the portal, it never came.
"Crap!"
"What's wrong?"
"My time travel device isn't working. Damn!" He said as he hit the remote a few times. "It's still experimental." Dr. Lee's words rang inside of Talon's head.
"Great. Just great. I guess I'm stuck here until I can fix this thing." He said as he put up the remote.
"By the way, how did you get hold of the ability to travel through time?"
"S.T.A.R. labs was experimenting on it. So when I heard about it, I took the chance. I just hope that the others can handle things while I'm gone." Talon sighed as he turned his head and looked out the window again.
"Others?" Nightwing as with one eyebrow raised.
"The other Titans."
"I thought you said I disbanded the Titans."
"You did, but I made a new team. So I went out and searched for young heroes to help me. The new team consists of me, you and Starfire's daughter Phoenix, Skid-mark who is the son of Kid Flash, Bulls-eye who is the daughter of Speedy, Chameleon who is the son of BB and Terra."
"Sounds like you've got a winning team." Nightwing said with a smile.
"Yeah, we are a great team."
"One thing I've been wondering is how you did those awesome moves. I mean they defy all the laws of physics."
"Well as you know, Raven is my mom so I have her powers, but they're not as strong as hers. My powers I can use at free will. I use my powers to hold my opponent in place long enough to deliver a stronger attack. That's why when you saw me fight, how those guys stayed floating in the air instead of falling to the ground. Even though I have her powers, your training, and utility belt, I felt that something was missing. So I decided to follow in my father's footsteps. I underwent the same type of technological changes that my father went through, but I use nanotechnology. That's why I still look human, it mixes in with my body. And also why I was able to do you patented Sonic Boom by myself."
"Yeah, I wondered how you knew to do that move."
"Well since I'm going to stay here, I might as well introduce myself to the team. Just remember to tell them only the essentials and nothing more."
"You just remember to watch out for your mom since she can read minds."
"I know."
BB changed back into his human form as they were walking closer to the others. Nightwing introduced Talon to everyone. He told them everything that he could, however BB knew everything but didn't tell the others either. Talon looked at his mother, but quickly looked away when she looked at him. She sensed something familiar about him, but blew it off thinking that he was from the future so he would know her.
"I'm hungry. Got any waffles?" Talon asked.
"Waffles?! You are a man after my own taste!" Cy said running to the fridge.
"Like father like son." BB said quietly to Nightwing.
"What?! How do you know that?!"
"I turned into a bloodhound and overheard everything." BB said sheepishly.
"Don't tell them okay. Especially Cyborg and Raven."
"You got it dude."
The others gathered around the table and ate. Cyborg and Talon were sitting next to each other and eating like one another. BB and Nightwing were shaking their heads seeing Cy's son next to him and he didn't even notice the resemblance between them.
End Of Chapter 2.
