Well, I'm back. After a two-week trip from France, I'm ready to start another chapter. Since I was away for a while, I've been getting some great reviews from many different people. I got to say I'm real impressed. Although one person, Goddess of Heroes, said I need to do some Terra bashing in this story. Well don't consider it a threat or an insult GH, but I can't do any Terra bashing. I have many stories in my head that's got Terra involved and I can't kill her. And ask for your idea for a Raven/Beast Boy pairing, I think a Terra and Beast Boy make a great couple. Besides, I have someone who can pair with Raven and that's my OC, LM ; - ). O.K., on to chapter three. Now that Nightfire arrived at the scene, she tells the Titans about her past, and the murder of her father. But there seems to be keeping something from the team, and Robin wants to know what.

Chapter Notes

Nightfire story is sort of dramatic. Plus she's going to give the name of the murder. Let's see if you can guess who the murderer is.

Disclaimer: I don't own the Teen Titans.

Chapter 3: Keeping Secrets

The Jump City Police came to the disposable waste yard to contain the threat. The sleeping man who used to be Plasmus was sealed up in a huge chronogenic tube to keep him asleep and was put in a truck that'll take him back to prison. After it was taken care of, one of the officers approached the Titans with the exception of Nightfire to congratulate them on a job well done.

Police Officer: "Nice work Titans for handling the creep. We'll take it from here."

Robin: "Thanks, but we're just doing our jobs. You can take him away now."

The officer nodded and headed to one of the police cars. As soon as the police and the truck left, Nightfire slowly walked away from the team and stretched her arms.

Nightfire: "I can't believe that the officer said that you stopped Plasmus. I was the one that took him down by myself."

She then turned around to look at the team.

Nightfire: "Don't I get all the credit?"

Robin approached the strange girl and offered her a handshake.

Robin: "Don't worry, he thought you were new to the team. Speaking of which, I haven't made the introductions earlier. I'm-"

Nightfire: "I know who you are. You're Robin, Cyborg, Raven, Starfire, Beast Boy, Terra, and LM. You're the Teen Titans. It's an honor to meet you guys."

Cyborg: "Yo hold up! You know about us?"

Nightfire: "Well duh. I read about you in the history books."

Raven: "History books? Then that means that you're-"

Nightfire: "From the future? That's right. Took you guys long enough to know where or when I come from. I mean I even told you about me battling Plasmus in my time."

Beast Boy: "Wait a sec. You mean to tell us that you're a crime fighter yourself?"

Nightfire: "Yup. Protecting the streets and keeping them safe from baddies."

Beast Boy: "That's so co-"

Starfire quickly approached Nightfire, shoving Beast Boy down before he can finish his sentence.

Starfire: "Oh how delightful it is to have someone from a different time to come and visit us. Please tell me. What year are you from? How did you get here? What's your favorite color? Do you wish to be my friend?"

Nightfire: "Uh… 2022, time travel, blue, and sure, why not."

Starfire gave a happily gasp and gave Nightfire one of her traditional bone crushing hugs.

Starfire: "Hello new friend!"

Nightfire: "Bones crushing… can't breath…"

Starfire let go of her hug as Nightfire breathed heavily after the hug.

Starfire: "My apologize, sometimes my strength is unquestionable."

Nightfire: "No need. I never thought that you were that strong on this time."

Starfire gave a generous smile as Terra came in with a quick question.

Terra: "So what's a futuristic girl like you doing in a groovy time like this?"

Nightfire: "Oh just on an important mission. I thought maybe you guys could help me out on it."

Robin: "Of course we can help you out. What's this mission of yours?"

Nightfire: "We'll talk about it later. Right now, I feel tired. Do you mind if I crash in your place? I don't have any money to go to a hotel and I don't want to sleep on a bench."

LM: "Of course you can stay with us. Mi casa es su casa right?"

Beast Boy: "Yeah, and I can make you laugh. I am quite a comedian."

When Terra heard that comment, she went behind Beast Boy and smacked him upside his head.

Beast Boy: "Ow! What was that for?"

Nightfire: "Great! What are we waiting for? Let's get going while the getting' is good."

They all then headed to their vehicles as Robin and Starfire walked behind them.

Robin: "Damn, Nightfire sure has some spunk in her."

Starfire: "Indeed she is quite energetic, but there's something odd about our new friend."

Robin turned his head to Star with a questionable look on his face.

Robin: "What do you mean Star?"

Starfire: "Well, by the way she looks, she's a Tamaranean but her eyes are blue."

Robin: "So?"

Starfire: "I've been on Tamaran most of my life and I never see anyone with blue eyes before."

Robin's eyes were looking serious as he realized that something is not right.

At Titans Tower, everyone was just resting in the living room. Well everybody except Nightfire. She was excited about the place.

Nightfire: "Wow, this place is amazing! I can tell that's the kitchen and the dining table at the other end. And this must be the main area with the wrap around couch and the wide screen TV that acts like a window. And look at the view of the city, it's amazing!"

Everyone was trying to ignore it, especially Raven, who was reading. She then looked at Terra who sat next to her.

Raven: "And I thought you were comfortable the first time you were here."

Terra: "Well at least I don't sound like an obsessed fan. God she's so annoying."

Nightfire continued to look around the place when she spotted a gaming council and four wireless controllers on top of the round table.

Nightfire: "Is that a Gamestation? I heard about it but I never saw it at a game store from where I'm from."

Beast Boy: "Really? What do you have at your time?"

Nightfire: "At my time we have a Gamestation 4, XBOX VR, PSX, and Nintendo Sphere."

Beast Boy: "Sweet! Do you have any of them?"

Nightfire: "Maybe. But if you can teach me how to play the original Gamestation, I can show you one of my systems."

Beast Boy: "Done and done."

The Boy Wonder deicide to start asking questions about Nightfire, now that she's feeling comfortable in all her surroundings.

Robin: "Nightfire, It's great to know that you're enjoying living the tower. But maybe you can tell us about yourself."

Nightfire: "What are you talking about?"

Robin: "I'm talking about your past, your life in the future. For instance, Starfire told me that you're a Tamaranean, but your eyes are blue."

Starfire: "Indeed. I never had seen anyone on my planet that has eye color like yours. Tell us where did you get that color?"

Nightfire: "My eye color belonged to my father once. He always had such beautiful eyes; at least that's what mom said to me once."

Robin: "Is your family from Tamaran?"

Nightfire: "Actually, my mother's from Tamaran and my father's from Earth."

Raven: "Then that makes you a half-breed?"

Nightfire: "Don't be surprised Raven. You're a half-breed too you know."

Cyborg: "Wait a sec. You mean to tell us that your family's from different planets? How did that happen?"

Night sat down on the wrap around sofa and started telling her story.

Nightfire: "Well, my parents meet by luck. You see, they were brave heroes, risking their lives to save others. The two became friends the first day they met but soon their friendship deepened and their love began to blossom. Even though they were from different worlds, they realized that they are more then just friends and couldn't contain their love for each other. They expressed their feelings for one another and sealed their relationships good. Soon after that, I was born and was gifted with their strengths, powers, and agility."

She then tightens her fist and it started to glow bright blue. She looked at it and continued her story.

Nightfire: "As I grew so did my powers. I trained long and hard to be like my mom and dad, to follow their footsteps and continue their obligations for protecting the innocent."

Everyone was amazed about Nightfire's story and give her their grates.

Starfire: "Oh what a wonderful story friend Nightfire! I am impressed."

LM: "Yeah, who would've thought that your parents were heroes like us?"

Robin: "Tell me about it. I bet your family must be proud of you, especially your father."

Nightfire heard the word "father" and let go of her star bolt and had a tear coming down her cheek. The team noticed it and could tell that something had happened to her in her past.

Nightfire: "I don't have a father. My dad died before I was born. In fact, it happened before my mom and dad knew they were going to have a baby."

Everyone was shocked at what they heard.

Terra: "That's terrible! What happened to your dad?"

Nightfire: "He was murdered."

Robin: "Murdered by whom?"

Nightfire: "Johnny Rancid."

The Teen Titans: "Johnny Rancid?"

Cyborg: "Are you sure he's responsible for what happened to your father? I mean it could've been Slade or Blood that can do something like that. But Johnny?"

LM: "Well Cy, Slade's way of taking us down would be to torture us, while Blood hypnotizes people and making them his students. Rancid is sort of like a rebel that hates society and will do anything to cause chaos, even killing someone."

Robin: "All right guys, let's let Nightfire do the talking."

He then looked at Nightfire for an explanation.

Robin: "Now how did you know that Johnny was responsible for killing your father?"

Nightfire: "My mother witnessed it; she saw the incident with her own eyes and was depressed by it. Soon, her sadness turned to anger; as she wants vengeance and killed Johnny with her own powers. But killing him wouldn't bring dad back and she knows it. Through out the years of my life I never had a father that can love me, to go out with, to play with."

She then started to cry when she was telling her story.

Nightfire: "You can imagine how it feels to have a mother and not a father. Everyday, I wish my dad would come back, now I'll have a chance."

She quickly stopped crying and then stood up to look at the team.

Nightfire: "That's why I'm here Titans. I'm here in this time to find and take out the person responsible for my father's murder. I hope I can take him out before he has the chance to do so. But I'm going to need your help."

Cyborg: "And how are we going to help you on your mission?"

Nightfire: "You have connections with criminals, plus you've encountered with Johnny a couple of times. I know it's a bit much but you guys know how to handle situations like this. If its too much trouble then I guess I could find help somewhere else. I'm pretty sure the Titans East can help me with my situation."

She started to walk away and headed for the exit. But just as she was about to leave, a gentle hand was placed on her shoulder. Nightfire turned around and saw Starfire with the others behind her.

Starfire: "Friend Nightfire, we've made a decision and we'll help you on your mission."

Nightfire: "You can help? Really?"

Starfire: "Of course. With a vicious criminal like Johnny running amuck, you can't battle him alone."

Cyborg: "Star's right. Plus you don't know where he is. We will gladly help ya on whatever you need."

Nightfire's face brightened as she gave the team an embracing hug almost similar to Starfire's.

Nightfire: "Oh thank you thank you! I don't know what to say or do!"

Beast Boy: "Well first, you can let go of us now…"

Nightfire opened her eyes and noticed that their faces were turning blue. She quickly let go of the hug as the team breathed heavily.

Nightfire: "Sorry, guess I was a little excited, I didn't noticed anything."

Terra took a quick look at Starfire and remembered her time getting squeezed to death by her.

Terra: "And I thought your hugs were gruesome."

Cyborg: "Yeah well since we got that out of the way, we should get right to business. I'll go check the criminal records on the Titan Mainframe, see if Rancid did any crimes as of late."

LM: "Good idea. I'll call every team on Zion to be on alert for Johnny Rancid or any news on him in the Matrix. I'm pretty sure they have connections to the underground community."

Everyone was talking about their plan, but Robin stayed behind the team as she looked at Nightfire with a suspicious face. There's something about her that isn't right. It's like she's keeping secrets or something. He quickly shook it off and went to his team, pretending that he heard them.

Robin: "Those are great ideas guys, but it will have to wait. Right now, it's getting late and I think we should get some sleep. Nightfire should sleep in one of our guest rooms."

Raven: "Sounds good to me but there's one problem. It doesn't look like she brought any luggage."

Nightfire: "Don't worry, I got my luggage."

Nightfire put her hand into her utility belt and took out a small pill with a button on top of it. She pushed the button and dropped the pill to the floor. A puff of smoke appeared after the pill hit the floor and it blinded the team for the moment. When the smoke cleared, the Titans opened their eyes and were surprised in disbelief. Next to Nightfire were five luggages.

Nightfire: "I always pack light."

The team continued to stare at the luggage as they realized that they have to carry it. Quickly, each team member made an excuse.

Starfire: "Oh, look at the time flying. I have to go and feed Silkie."

Cyborg: "Gotta go polish up my baby."

Robin: "Going to do some late night training."

Raven: "I have to meditate."

LM: "Shooting practice."

Terra: "It's way past my bedtime."

Everyone just left the room, leaving Beast Boy behind.

Beast Boy: "Oh I uh… You see… I…"

Beast Boy didn't know what to say as Nightfire gives him a wicked smirk. Beast Boy's face went completely white as he gave out a large gulp.

At one of the hallways, Cyborg and LM were walking down it to get to their rooms.

LM: "To think that girl wants us to carry her luggage to the guest room. She's crazy!"

Cyborg: "Tell me about it. I might be strong, but I can't carry all her stuff. Did you see how big they are?"

LM: "Yeah and judging by the weight, I don't want any of that on my back."

Cyborg: "You and me both man."

They then stopped as they saw Robin standing in front of them.

LM: "Robin, what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be on a late night exercise?"

Robin: "I just made that as an excuse; don't want to carry Nightfire's baggage around. Listen, I need you two to do me a favor."

Cyborg: "Sure thing Rob. What do you want?"

Robin: "It's about Nightfire. Something's not right about her."

Cyborg: "What are you talking about?"

Robin: "Did you hear her story, she sounded a little hesitant and she didn't say her parent's names."

LM: "It's called family bonding Robin. Kids that are attached to their families always called them "mom" and "dad" every now and then."

Robin: "Yeah but there's more to that. Did you see the buckle on her belt? That's Warp's time vortex regulator."

Cyborg and LM: "So?"

Robin: "So when Starfire told us that after Warp's defeat, he was turned into a baby."

Cyborg: "Maybe Nightfire or her parents defeated Warp before he headed to our time. I mean he was a time traveling thief you know."

Robin: "Then why would she turn to us for help when she knows that the cops or the League can help her on murder?"

LM: "O.K. Rob, you're losing us here. What do you mean by all this?"

Robin: "I'm saying that there's more to Nightfire then we thought. She's keeping secrets from us that we don't know. I have to find out what and I'm going to need your help on it."

Cyborg: "And how can we help?"

Robin: "I'll see if Nightfire wants to do some combat practice with me and Star. If she agrees, I want you, Cyborg, to record her moves on your spy cam."

Cyborg: "Got it!"

LM: "Wait, what about me?"

Robin: "You will find out about her roots. Get as many DNA samples as you can. I don't care if you have to get strands of hair, blood, or saliva; we have to find out a little more about her family connections."

LM: "Consider it done. What about you?"

Robin: "I'll see if I can ask some questions to her. Get an idea on where she came from."

Robin then left his two teammates behind. As soon as he's gone, LM looked at Cyborg with a confused face.

LM: "Why is it that Robin gets to do the Q & A's while we do all the hard shit?"

Cyborg: "That's Robin man. He's always complicated."

At the other end of the Tower, Nightfire was getting ready for bed. Her room was pleasant as it had a vanity mirror with a work desk over it, a flat screen television, a dresser, a private bathroom, and a single bed next to a window. She was wearing a dark blue nightgown and black bird slippers on her feet. She undid her ponytail as her jet-black hair went down to her lower back and combed her hair a couple of times to make her hair straight.

Nightfire: "That will be all for now."

She put her comb away and stood up off from her chair. She then approached her bed and laid down on it, looking at the view of the city.

Nightfire: "How beautiful Jump City is. I can't believe that the city in the past look so wonderful at night. But sadly, I got a job to do."

Nightfire then took something out of her backpack that was next to her bed. It was a locket with the picture of Tamaran and a black bird with a blue N on top of it. Encrusted around the picture were blue jewels that shine like her eyes. It opened like doubled doors and shows three pictures. The middle picture showed Nightfire smiling with the background of a futuristic city, a bridge, and the ocean. Between her picture were two other pictures on the back of the opened doors, showing her mom and dad. It's hard to see the faces because a dark shadow was covering half the pictures. When she opened the locket, she listened to the soft sounds of a Tamaranean song she heard when she was an infant, the kind that soothed her to sleep. Staring at it brings her such great memories of her childhood. Nightfire quickly snapped back to reality as she talked to her locket.

Nightfire: "Don't worry mom. When I get dad back, we'll be complete family. I promise."

She closed her locket and placed it on her nightstand. She placed her head on the pillow and went to sleep, to be ready for tomorrow.

That's chapter 3. I know that you guys were wondering why I didn't pick Slade as the murderer. Well I got something for him in later stories, you just have to wait and find out. In the meantime, please review.