"It's almost time," Slade's cool voice had said. "Time to see what her powers could really do. I won't give her something that hard, of course. It's just a test. If she passes, she will be a good asset. If she fails, she will need some training. Either way, she's mine." Slade had said, mainly to himself. "It's been so long since I have seen her last…" Slade said at last, as he sat down and waited…

"Did you see me, Mushi! I took down those guys in a heart beat!" Jade was jumping around in joy. Mushi said something that Jade understood as, "So, you're Jade Green now?"

Jade blushed. "It just… fit. I can just be called Jade. I can fight the bad guys! Like… nevermind." Like Richard and Bruce did, was what she wanted to say. This is the fastest way to find him. It was nearly noon. Jade took out her red bag and they both started to eat some red berries from Alkia. In reality, Jade was craving for some pizza. She remembered the melted cheese and warm bread. She could almost taste it, but then she remembered it was berries.

Jade began to meditate not soon after. Throughout the years, she had learned that the Avatar's powers runs on memories and the past. In fact, her powers form the Hudingo Flowers ran on feeling and strong memories as well. "It seems that I will have almost no powers if I don't meditate and bring up a memory everyday," she said and vowed to wake up morning and do a little meditation and memory remembrance. "It's interesting how I, a girl with a horrid past, is the one that basically runs on past memories. Even the bad ones." She thought it ironic.

After meditation, a thought came to mind. One of her favorite warm ups or training strategies on Alkia was the sword dance. She materialized two wonderfully made Alkian swords. They were not very long, but perfect to keep in her utility belt. She then closed her eyes and started to hum. The tune was of that of the sword dance, she called it. She then did calm, smooth movements. Knowing exactly where her arms and the swords should be at all times. She would move around, picking up her feet at times, as if dancing. But, no one would dance with a girl with swords. This relaxed her. In Alkia, this was done every morning in the wheat fields. There, the wheat was high, and consumed her. Her motions were graceful but purposeful. As if she was still in training. She did this for hours. She could have gone on, but Mushi interrupted her.

"What, Mushi?"

"Let's go into town," Mushi said in the language Jade understood. Never will anyone else understand Mushi but Jade.

"As you wish," Jade said as she put on a black cape. She was getting a little cold now that the sun was soon about to set.

As Jade was walking with Mushi, they passed by many stores, but one caught her eye. "Pizza," Jade said. It was a Pizzeria. I wonder if pizza has changed since I was here last. Not too long after that, she heard people yelling and screaming and running. Jade and Mushi also heard loud footsteps. "Is this why you wanted to bring me here, Mushi?" Jade asked. Mushi nodded and ran away. He would catch-up with her later. Then there, right in front of her was a giant, metal spider looking creature. It was crushing cars and causing chaos. Jade knew she had to protect the people from it. She flew in front of it and threw some fireballs at it to get its attention.

"Hey you! Yeah, I'm talking to you! If you want trouble, well, here it is! Come and get it!" Jade yelled and started to fly a certain direction; away from the city. Above all, I must protect the city. Lead it far enough, then I can destroy it. She flew and kept hitting the mechanical monster with everything she had. At the same time, she was dodging the giant spider's legs and web it shot out.

Finally, she got far enough from the city. She was just in a desert looking wasteland, still in view of the ocean and Jump City's buildings. Now is the time. She stopped flying and immediately started to climb on the mechanical spider's back. At the same time, the spider took its legs and started to pounce on Jade, while she was on his back. She was looking for an off switch, but none was found. So, she took a small but powerful bomb out of her utility belt. Building my weapons on Alkia was useful after all… She put it on his back and set it off. It would detonate in 10 seconds. She flew off the monster's back when she saw the five figures once more. The tall metal guy, the small green boy, the girl with the green eyes and orange hair, the girl in the dark cloak and the boy with the mask and cape. Who are these people?

Her mind then told her that the bomb would explode in 4 seconds. She quickly looked at the people and put a protective shield around them. She was too concentrated on their shield she forgot to get far enough from the bomb itself. 3, 2, 1, 0…

A huge explosion erupted and Jade was immediately thrown back ¼ of a mile. The shield was taken off, but the Titans were unscratched. Jade lay somewhat unconscious.

"Titans! A giant mechanical spider is attacking the town and it's moving fast. Let's go!" Robin yelled. Then followed the spider's location and saw it being lead by someone. Jade Green. "It's her! She's leading it away from the cit. Smart gal," Cyborg said. They just watched from the sidelines, but close enough to help if they were needed. They just watched Jade hit the spider, entangle the spider so it couldn't move and climb on its back. They then saw her put a tiny bomb on him. She flew off, but then stopped. They had caught her eye. After a few seconds she did some motions with her hands and a shield was put around them. "She's just filled with surprises," Cyborg said.

"Wait, the bomb!" Robin yelled. Jade did not hear. The bomb exploded and all the Teen Titans saw was a flash of red and orange light and Jade flying backwards. The shield had come off. "Cyborg! Where is she?" Robin asked frantically.

"Over that way, on the ground," Beast Boy pointed. He turned into a cheetah, Cyborg and Robin ran, and the girls flew over to her. Jade wasn't moving. Robin crouched down to her and nudged her shoulder. She moved and turned over.

Open your eyes. Jade obeyed herself to see the quite handsome guy with the mask, offering his hand.

"Are you okay?" he asked. Jade did not answer. She stood up by herself. She was injured very little. How stupid of I! Why did I leave myself unprotected?

"Dude, that was awesome! Uh, who are you?" Beast Boy asked. Jade did not answer but inspected all of them separately.

"Uh, thanks for protecting us," Cyborg asked.

Surprisingly, Jade answered. "Anytime." She turned slowly and began to run. To her surprise and delight, Robin followed her. "Wait!" he yelled. He was a fast runner, Jade observed. Jade decided to go easy on him. She slowed down for him, but was still ahead. The sun had already set. She was running now towards the dark city. She leaped and flowed down to the city below her. She kept on running, with the boy close behind. Why did I decide to protect them instead of myself? It's something about them… Robin was getting closer now. Jade decided to make the chase more interesting. She suddenly turned into an alley. She ran until the end and did one summersault and jumped. She jumped onto the building. She was on the roof. She landed gracefully and did not wait for the boy. Of course, Robin was close behind. He used his gaveling hook to get on top. And continued to follow her, yelling small things like "Wait! I just want to talk!" and "Please, I won't hurt you." Jade knew the boy did not wan to hurt her. She sensed a good soul running behind her. She jumped over to the next building; leaping over the road far below her. Robin did the same.

Suddenly, over the fifth building jump, a rope rapped around her feet. Jade had barely made it over to the next building top when she fell over and rolled. She held still. She was not hurt but there was still some pain. The boy came up behind her and said, "I'm sorry. I just wanted to talk to you," he said as he let Jade go. She got up.

"Well, it's the least I could do for keeping up with me," Jade answered smiling. They both stood up and looked at each other.

He held out his hand, "Hi. I'm Robin." She took his hand and shook it. "Robin. I like that name. My name is Jade Green, but you can just me Jade." They stood there shaking each other's hand for a while. Jade noticed that he didn't let go and so she pulled away. Robin blushed.

"That was smart what you did out there; leading the spider out of the city before destroying it."

"It was nothing really," Jade said. "I was just at the right place at the right time."

"Your powers, they are really quite extraordinary. Where did you get them?"

"Well, some I've had for my whole life, I just didn't know about them. Others I got from a Hudingo Flower," she answered. Why am I telling him this? I don't even know him.

"And where is this Hudingo Flower found?" Robin asked.

"A planet called 'Alkia'," she replied.

"And you've been on Alkia for a long time?"

"Yes, four years actually. I just got here yesterday," Jade said. There was silence. Jade finally said, "Well enough about me, who are you? Who are your friends?"

"Oh, them? They are a part of my team: the Teen Titans. We are the heroes of this city." The Teen Titans. I have heard of them…

"Have I met you before? You seem sort of familiar," Jade asked.

"No! I mean, no. We have never met before. There are many people that look like me." Robin said and Jade took it as it was.

"Well, Robin. It seems like you're doing a great job with the team. Everybody knows of you, and your friends seem quite enjoyable."

"Yes, would you like to meet them?" Robin asked. They heard some sounds. Cyborg was yelling, "Hey Robin! Where are you?" The others were with him too. Jade looked down from the building. She saw the other four Titans.

"Your friends are looking for you… I should go," Jade said, turning. Robin reached out and took her hand.

"No, wait. They want to meet you. Please, you can stay with us. We live in that Tower over there. There is plenty of room and with your powers and some practice, you can do great things on our team," Robin said. Jade was considering this for a moment. She looked into Robin's great eyes. She had to think about it. It wasn't possible.

"You don't know a thing about me or what I have done. If you knew, you might reconsider."

"I know that you can fight and that you are on our side. I want you, Jade."

"Thanks, but let me think about it. I have to find someone. I old friend of mine I've been dying to see again. I promise, Robin, we will meet again," Jade said, smiling, as she let herself go from Robin's grasp and turned around. She did a little run and jumped. She was flying now and turned invisible. Robin was just looking after her. It's her, it's Sam. She's back. She's finally back. Robin was smiling. He couldn't help it. After all this time, she was on another planet. But now, she's back to stay. I won't let her slip away again. The world seemed somewhat normal again.