A/N thanks for thee review mysti-eyed! I own you one. Anyway, this fanfic's plot is still into consideration. There will probably be some unexpected twists and turns in this. Oh, and P.S. there might be a part where HotSpot shows his face evil grin… On with Chapter 3 this will be part one, merged with another chapter later on!

Ch 3: Curiosity

Ember silently followed Speedy to the tower, keeping silent the whole time, letting him do all the talking. He told her about the tower, their job fighting crime, the original Teen Titans, and the team- BumbleBee, Aqualad, and Mas y Menos.

'He sure does talk a lot…' she thought, smirking slightly. Sighing, she raised an eyebrow when the T-Tower finally came into view. 'Wow, that's big…'

Speedy quickly walked up to metal entry doorway, placing his hand on a small screen. "Scanning… Identification: Speedy. Handprint accepted." buzzed the computer, the steel door sliding open suddenly.

"C'mon in, Ember." he said, motioning her to follow. Ember sighed yet again, and then hesitantly tagged along. Looking back, Speedy's smile faded, at the look of her hesitant face. "Don't worry," he assured, "My teammates don't bite."

"Really." she replied, a slight hint of sarcasm in her tone of voice.

"Positive." Speedy quickly opened another steel door, though this one was protected by an identification system. As it slid open, he walked in, his teammates staring at him. "Hi guys…" the young hero alleged, nodding to them.

Greeting him, they all turned their attention to the rough-looking feminine figure standing behind him.

"Speedy, didn't we tell you not to bring anonymous people, especially girls, into the tower unannounced?" commented their leader, BumbleBee, strolling up cautiously to the girl.

"But-" Speedy began, shrugging slightly.

"But nothing." said another figure, apparently fitting the description of Aqualad, "Who is this girl anyway?"

"She's someone I-"

"Your new girlfriend?" he interrupted with a chuckle.

"No way!"

"Then who is she?"

Speedy sighed in frustration. "Her name is Ember! She has fire power-literally."

"Disparar?" Fire? murmured Mas y Menos to each other, staring at Ember. BumbleBee studied her for a moment, before looking back to Speedy.

"I can patch up her arm!" volunteered Aqualad, grasping her good, arm, and pulling her into the infirmary.

After they were gone, the leader thought for a moment. "First, we have to see what she can do…" she informed him. He was surprised, very surprised that BumbleBee was this… persistent.

"See what she can do?"

"Ah!" shouted Ember as she dodged a target missile. Avoiding its string of shots, she jumped up, sending an array of fireballs at the machinery, blasting it into pieces.

BumbleBee, Aqualad, Speedy, and Mas y Menos watched from a deck, housing the control panels for the obstacle course. "She is doing really well, considering this to be her first training simulation." BumbleBee nodded her approval. Speedy gave a half smile before returning his gaze back to Ember, as she kicked and punched her way to a harder obstacle, "It appears she has trained before; in Martial Arts that is."

"Obviously." agreed the sea boy, watching with much entertainment. Speedy just shrugged, not replying.

She eyed him for a minute before looking back to the controls, deciding to go a level higher.

Ember gasped when she saw several towers with more target missiles, only this time they were larger. "Great…" she muttered, before she had to dodge a missile's assault. "Take that!" she shouted, as she kicked it out of her way, racing to the finish line. Just as she was about to cross, a missile jabbed her injured arm. Grimacing, Ember let it fall to her side, using her good hand to sizzle it with her flames.

"Uh no! Las senorita Ember lacerar!" Uh no! Ember is hurt! exclaimed Mas and his brother Menos, running around in lightning-speed circles with worry.

"Don't worry guys. She made it across safe and, well, almost sound." half smiled BumbleBee, signaling towards the girl crossing the finish line with ease, still her expression painful.

Speedy however, was stricken in concern, scampering down to Ember's side. "Are you okay?" he asked quickly, his face only inches from her surprised one.

"Chill, Speedy, I only took a small beating by one of those androids." she murmured, backing up slightly, shrugging nervously.

"You sure?"

"Speedy! Calm yourself! What's with you?" Ember stared at him, an eyebrow raised in confusion. The young hero realized what he was doing, turning his back to her suddenly, trying to his blush.

"Er… Nothing's wrong! Just, uh, making sure you're happy with your time you got in the obstacle course..."

"Whatever…" she replied, trying to conceal her laughter.

A/N Ooooo… Speedy's having those wittle moments, isn't he? giggle Please R&R!