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-Darknessgurlz

Nightingale bent down to look at the broken pieces of glass lying on the ground.

"Hello, little girl..." said a deep masculine voice behind her, as a figure from the shadow stepped out revealing a man in a brown and black mask, wearing a black suit with a letter 'S' on the top right of his suit.

Nightingale turned too quickly and fell back. "W-who are y-you?" she stuttered, backing away as he moved forward.

"I'm Slade" he said, stretching out his hand to pull her up.

She took it and said thanks. "What do you want, Mr. Slade?" She asked suspiciously.

"It is not what I want that matters, it is what you want..." He said calmly.

"And how would you know what I want?" She asked testily.

"I know many things, young girl, and I also happen to know that you are dying to know the truth, aren't you?" He said smartly.

"Yes..." She said slowly, her fear of the man dissolved quickly.

"I'm Nightingale!" She said, extending her hand.

"I know" Slade said, not taking it.

Nightingale put her hand down after awhile and asked, "If you know so much, do you also know what my mother is hiding?"

"I thought you would never ask. Come with me, If you want to know the truth, of course..." He said, walking back into the shadow, with nightingale following closely behind. Phase 1 is complete, he smile wickedly to himself.

"Want something to drink?" Slade asked politely after they were in Slade's hideout.

"No thanks..." nightingale answered. Neat place, she thought, as she observed the warehouse carefully.

"Okay then, let get down to business..." Slade said, pulling out a chair for Nightingale. "Your mother, Raven, was once the most...erm...powerful... superhero that ever existed. Until this particular group of villains, the teen titans, came and defeated her, they captured her, starved her, and tortured her for 4 months, until at last she managed to teleport out one night." Her eyes widened as she heard the story. "So, I should say she...feared...them and that was why she did not attack...that should have answered a lot of question and I think that is all you need to know...for now..." He said.

The room was silent for awhile.

"Where are they?" She spoke up at last.

"You see that large 'T' in that small island there? That's where they are." Slade said pointing to the titan tower.

"I want revenge..."She said quietly.

"Now, now, are you sure, you mommy would not be very happy..." He said in a deep melodic voice.

"Yes..." Nightingale said firmly, her eyes were filled with hate and anger.

"Good. I can train you, if you wish..." he said in a persuasive voice. Brilliant... he thought.

"That would be nice, but no thanks, I can handle it from here..." She said as she teleported out of the warehouse before Slade could object.

Damn! So close, he thought angrily, oh well, I guess I'll just have to use plan B, he smiled slyly...

For days and nights she trained, even Raven realize ho much her daughter was working out.

"Sweetheart, can I come in?" Raven asked, knocking on the door.

"Sure" Nightingale said as she stopped meditating.

"Are you okay, sweetheart? You seemed a little tensed lately?" Raven asked, concernedly, walking in and sitting down beside her.

"I'm fine, mum." She answered in a monotonous voice.

"Are you sure? Is it because of the accident? Because I can assure you I am perfectly fine now." Raven said.

"I said I'm fine mum!" Nightingale shouted as her eyes flickered menacingly.

"Okay, whatever you say..." Raven gave up, stood up, walked to the door and turned around, "Feel free to talk to me anytime you want, okay?" she said as she closed the door.

Yea mum, like I'll ever get anything out of you...she thought bitterly.

She stood up and went to the window and stared out at the large 'T' in the middle of the city, "I'm ready, just you wait, teen titans, I will get my hand s on you..." She said softly to herself.

So what do you think?

Getting the story now?

-DArknessgurlz