When the rest of the titans woke up Robin told them to meet in the commons room. When Beast Boy finally managed to crawl out of his room Robin showed the note to Raven.
"Can you read that?" Robin asked.
Raven nodded.
"What's it say?" Cyborg asked and smacked the snoring Beast Boy in the back of the head.
"'After your failed attempt to capture the Dark Alliance soldiers, I took it upon myself to defeat them for you. Seeing that the five of you were out cold I also brought you back to your tower. I helped myself to a cup of herbal tea and borrowed a book. Hope you don't mind. ADB.' I'll make him think he's a high school cheer leader for that." Raven finished and crumpled the note. Robin took it again and smoothed it out.
"Who's ADB?" Starfire asked.
"I don't know," Robin said. "Raven, does the crest look familiar?"
"Yes. It's the crest of the Black Blade Brigade. More specifically, the member that uses two swords."
"Black Blade Brigade?" Cyborg said.
"Back in Azarath, they were an elite group of warriors that used strictly swords and daggers. They could use magic to an impressive level but usually stuck with hand-to-hand combat. The members were always twenty five to thirty seven. But the only survivors from Azarath would be teen agers now."
"So, who ever did this is impersonating the Black Blade Brigade?" Robin asked pushing the sleeping Beast Boy off the table.
Raven nodded. "The person who did this is skilled enough with two swords that he fancies himself part of the Black Blade Brigade."
"Is that a good thing?" Starfire asked.
"More or less, the brigade usually operate at their own leisure. They fight only those they see skilled enough to waste their energy." Raven took the note again and read it. "Excuse me. I have to check something." Raven left the room and floated to her bedroom and scanned her book shelves. She looked to see that Edgar Allan Poe was missing. 'That was one of my favorite books... Wait, he always liked that book.' Raven looked at the note she still had in her hand. 'ADB, no he could only do one. It's probably someone else.' Raven took the Book of Azar down and sat on her bed to read.
Around nine-o-clock the titans decided to go to a dance club, Raven was forced. The titans were wearing civilian clothing. Raven wore a dark blue tight turtle neck shirt, a dark blue hoody, and blue jeans. Robin had a red button up shirt with green pants and sunglasses that completely covered his eyes. Starfire was in a purple halter top, purple skirt slightly longer than her uniform's, and purple shoes. Cyborg and Beast Boy were wearing the holorings from the Deception episode. Cyborg had a white jacket with a gray shirt under it and white and black pants. Beast Boy had a black shirt with a purple stripe down the center of his back and front and purple shorts that went beyond his knees.
The club was named DDR Max after the video game and held tournaments on Saturdays. When the titans entered Raven went to the bar and sat down next to a teen around seventeen in what Raven thought looked like a black hoody. He had spiked hair, but because of the light she didn't see the color. His eyes were closed and his head was bobbing to the music. He had a cup of what smelled like tea. She ordered an herbal tea and drank it slowly. The teen took notice to her.
"Hey," He said.
"Hi," Raven answered and sipped her tea.
"You look familiar, do you go to the bookstore down the street?"
"Yes."
"What your name?"
"None of our business."
"Okay, 'none of your business' you don't have to snap." He took a drink "You look like that girl from the paper. What's her name? Raven that's it. You know her?"
"Yes." 'I should.'
"Really?" He sounded interested. "Can you tell me about her, I haven't lived here long."
"She likes to keep to herself and hates it when people annoy her."
"Hint hint, right?" He looked into her eyes. "I get it, I'll stop talking, Rae."
"What?"
"Hup, gotta go," The teen said and slipped into the crowd as another song started. Dance, Dance by Fall Out Boys was beginning. Raven sat there for a few seconds then followed him in. 'Something about him seems familiar.' She wandered in the crowd for a little bit before finding the teen on a DDR arcade game. He was playing with both pads and had a 94 hit combo going. She stood there and waited until he finished with a flawless score.
"How'd you know my name?" Raven asked as he got off the game.
"lucky guess?" He said.
"I don't think so," Raven said.
"Okay, lets just say I have a knack for names and faces," He said. Raven sighed and walked back through the dance floor heading back to the bar.
"Hey, gorgeous," a man said and blocked her way. "Want to dance?"
"Uh, no." Raven tried to walk around him but he stepped back in front of her.
"'Well I don't care. Your dancing with me." The man grabbed her wrist. 'Dang it.' Raven thought to herself. 'I can't blow cover and I can't do anything without my powers.'
"Hey, leave her alone." Raven recognized the teen's voice
"And what will you do if I don't?" The man's grip tightened. There was a blur of black as the teen charge punched the man in the chest. The man let out a grunt of pain and let go of Raven's wrist. The man threw a punch at the teen. He dodged to the side and looked like he was moving to the music. The man tried again but this time the teen shoved the man in the chest, pushing him back about four feet. The teen flipped to a handstand and grabbed the man's head with his feet. He pushed off the ground and spun so that he was behind the man but still had him in the lock, then flipped back so he slammed the man's head into the ground. The teen flipped back and was standing next to Raven.
"Don't you ever," He paused as to remember something, "treat someone like that again." Raven looked up to the teen. He stood about three inches taller than her but it was hard to tell with his style hair.
"Thanks," Raven said.
"No need I..." He paused again. "I just don't like people who treat others like property." The teen walked away and Raven lost sight of him.
The teen walked out of the club and over to his navy blue motorcycle. The color of his hoody was also navy blue not black. He lifted the helmet from the seat to show a small dark purple cat deep in the middle of a nap. "I found her Sirus." The cat woke from its nap and looked at him. "I found her." The teen repeated. The cat sat up and it's tail twitched. "Yes, we do have to meet her again. I just hope it won't be like the last few times." He put the helmet on and sat down on the seat. Sirus jumped over his shoulder and on his lap and laid down again. The teen started the engine and revved out of the parking lot. 'Maybe next time she'll recognize me.'
