Hiya! It's me again. Kind of obvious really. Well Anywho, welcome to another exciting, (coughcoughboringcough) chapter of after all these years. For a special surprise I've invited a very special guest to come and say the disclaimer and dedication. I ACTUALLY HAVE SOMEONE TO DEDICATE IT TO! WHOOO! Seeing as we are not allowed to do script form, actions are in italic, speaking is in bold. You might be able to tell whose speaking you may not. Well anyways, everyone say a big welcome to Cyborg!

No one comes out.

I said welcome to CYBORG!

Oh, that's me

Clapping machine is activated.

So, Cyborg, how would you feel about saying the D&D?

Am I being paid?

I'm buying you a video game, isn't that enough?

Oh, yeah. Pauses for a moment. What game are you getting?

Tekkan 5

Cool. Guess I'll say the disclaimer. IlUvBiLlIeJoEaRmStRoNg does not own us, but her mom has said that one day she will rule the world and then she will be given us buy the guys who own us. And this chapter is dedicated to imfromjupiter, who was her very first reviewer.

Imfromjupiter comes in.

Thank you imfromjupiter

Clapping machine activated again.

Imfromjupiter bows.

Thank you Cyborg.

No, thank you IlUvBiLlIeJoEaRmStRoNg, for keeping boredom at bay. Now then, where's this game?

Guards!

Guards come in with game and lead Cyborg to a games console in another room.

On with the fic.

Chapter 5 – powers.

Previously on/in After all these years:

We had played several games and were just playing the tiebreaker when a whistling noise was heard. And a shadow covered the roof of the tower.

Back to the new chapter!

We all looked up into the sky. What we saw made Beast Boy scream like a little girl. A comet was heading towards Titans tower. (a/n: you know where the comets with the flames on the end are always the comets in cartoons. Well this is one)

"No time to act. SCATTER!"

We all ran for our lives. Not that it helped. Anyway, that's all I can remember. I woke up in the infirmary five days later. After talking to Cyborg, he said that the comet was only a small one, so I survived. He also said that we'd all ran away, and it seemed to be following me. According to him, the comet was man-made, and being controlled by a remote control, or was heat seeking. I put this idea out of his head by saying that it would have gone after the others, not just me.

For three days Cyborg and Robin wouldn't let me out of the infirmary, even after I insisted I was fine. And then when I was finally allowed out, they made me come and live with them. I did. It's not like my foster parents would care if I just left. They don't care about me. They never have. When I was at Titans tower, they didn't even know I was missing. They only foster to get money. And they're rich. But they don't spend a dime on me. Never have.

So anyway, I'm getting off task. I went home and packed my stuff, told them I was leaving, not that they cared. They just told me to leave. They've been going on at me for years. Well anyway I'm, getting off task. Again. Cyborg was waiting in the T-car outside. I threw my battered suitcases into the trunk of the car and got in the front and we drove off into the sunset.

It wasn't until a week after the comet that we found out the side affects. Things started bursting into flame around me. Then three days after that, I could create fireballs when I clicked my fingers. The first time I did that, I accidentally burnt off Beast Boy's newly grown back eyebrows. Then I could burn things like my hair, and it wouldn't even burn. I could only do that with people who I liked. They took me along on one of their crime-fighting things. I burnt up Thunder and Lightning. As soon as they get out of hospital, they have to go to jail. Which should be in about a month.

After seeing what my powers could do, they started training me. Robin training me up in martial arts, even though he didn't need to, because I learnt that at school. Cyborg began teaching me robotics, and I'm still learning that now. Raven taught me to control things with my mind, Beast Boy taught me how to have fun and Starfire taught me how to use my powers to fly. It's confusing, but I'm getting there. Basically, I could make my powers carry me to anywhere I want. Fire sort of becomes solid and carries me. Weird I know. Robin also told me to come up with a nickname, because of what villains would do if they found out who I am. I came up with Phoenix. Phoenixes are firebirds. They burn themselves when it's time to die, and are reborn in the ashes. Cute. Anyway, they took me in, even though I haven't known them for long. And I'd like to thank them. Especially Robin and Beast Boy. Beast Boy is already my best friend. From the group anyway.

" Friend Phoenix, do you want to come to the mall of shopping with me? I haven't known you for that long, and I would like to get to know you"

" Sure Starfire, I'm coming."

Well I gotta go. I'll write again soon. Luv Phoenix

In case you didn't know, phoenix was writing in a diary. For the last chapter anyway. I'm not sure about the others. Well that is the last chapter of this story. I'm working on a sequel. GOOOOOOOOOOO ME. Anyway please R&R. If not I won't write a sequel. And I mean it!

Again thank you to imfromjupiter for being my first reviewer. Hopefully, you will continue to read the series. Buh-bye.

Me.