"This tower is amazing!" Jade yelled when she got back to the common room. "There's a room for combat practice, and a video game room, and room full of computers..."

"That would be my room," Cyborg said.

'It's all very cool," Jade said.

"Hope you can remember it all. Trust me, if you don't know what's behind a door, knock. I've had some bad experiences with Raven's room. I now know not to enter under any circumstances," Beast Boy said.

Jade laughed. "I already know the whole tower. I mean, let's just say I have a good memory and maybe some optical powers to see through the door. It's all kinda charted on a map in my head, ya know?"

"You know this whole Tower by heart already?"

"Well, she is smarter than you, BB," Cyborg said, laughing. Starfire yawned.

"Look, it's late. We should all get some rest. Good night, Titans. Jade, do you mind sleeping on the couch tonight?"

"Not at all."

"Okay, then I'll be right back." The other Titans said their goodnights and left to their rooms. Robin came back with some pillows and a blanket. He set it out for Jade on the couch and joined Jade by the window, where she was looking over the city.

"I hope you will find your stay here enjoyable. Tomorrow we'll do some combat practices. Are you up to it?" Robin asked, looking at Jade.

"Yeah," Jade said softly, looking down. "Oh! I just remembered. Oh, I was so close…"

"What?"

"I had a laptop. It broke, but it would have been really useful. What I have doing with my time with Slade is getting some files. The laptop had just finished downloading and I didn't have anytime to read any of it. I'm so sorry. We could have figured out his next few plans…"

"You did that without Slade knowing? Your smarter than I thought you were." Jade was still looking sad.

"Hey look. Don't worry about what happened tonight. You didn't have a choice. Slade was keeping you against your will. Forget about what he said. You will never be evil. I won't let him get to you, I promise. I know you have a good heart," Robin said.

"And how do you know that I'm not lying to you? That I won't just go back to Slade tomorrow and be his apprentice again?"

"Because I feel like I've known you for a long time and I know you wouldn't do anything to hurt us," he replied. There was a few moments of silence.

"You know, I really like it here. Alkia never had anything special there. I missed a good friend of mine. Do you think you can help me find him?"

"… sure. Let's just get you settled here first."

"Thank…ya know, this is a really great view. Here, I feel like I can think clearly. Examine life; the world around me… Thanks for everything, Robin."

"But I haven't done anything yet."
"But I know you will," she replied, looking at Robin in the eyes. After a few moments, Robin said, "Well, good night, Jade."

"Sweet dreams, Robin," she said. Robin got up and went to his room, knowing that Jade will make a fine Teen Titan.

Jade stayed by the window, looking at the dark city for a few more minutes. She had to remember Richard. I don't think he would mind if I stayed with the Teen Titans. He would want me to be happy. And, if I do well, everyone would know about the new Teen Titan, Jade. Richard will come for me…

Robin was thinking about everything that was going on. He closed his eyes and saw Jade, with her long dark silky hair and her mysterious green eyes. Then, he saw Slade coming up and taking her away. I won't let her do that. He then thought how close he was to knowing who Slade really is and what his next plans were. He felt bad. He didn't like almost having victory, but he knew Jade would help him win the war against Slade.