Well, I'm back. Sorry about the long delay, but there were two things that caused this update to be postponed. One, I've been writing these long chapters for Doomed Titans, which I got to tell you is real frustrating. And two, the administration removed Doomed Titans from my profile and suspended me for a week. They said that my story is breaking most of the guidelines, which let me remind you I never broke any rules. They state that I'm using a script format, that my story is interactive, I have a real person in it, and I'm placing comments between my stories. Just to let the administration know that I'm not making any mistake what so ever. Like LM, my character on Doomed Titans, Alexander Kelly, was a person I made up and not a real person. My story was never interactive to begin with. And the way I write my story with the names of characters next to the sentence and those little parenthesis between the name of the characters and the sentence is because it is much quicker, easier, and the people will understand it better then the quote marks and paragraphs other authors always writing. I've been doing this type of writing for over a year and no one haven't remove any of my stories and now this happens? And at one of my most popular stories yet? I AM OUTRAGED! But that's all in the past right now. I revamped my story and made a few improvements to make it a little more story oriented. Let's hope that the Administrators don't remove it this time. Now on to the story, I've got two reviews from T.v-aholic and LimpBizkit3030 and they said that they like my story and told me to update it as soon as possible. Well for your viewing pleasure, here's chapter 12. The Titan Kids have grown a little older and now they were beginning their training by their parents. But for Nightfire, she wants to do her combat training from the very teacher Robin had in his Titan days, The True Master.
Chapter Notes
Chui-Hui from the Teen Titan episode, "The Quest" will make an appearance, including the monks from Teen Titans Go comic, Issue 22.
Titans Ages
Starfire-27
Cyborg-29
Raven-26
Beast Boy/Changeling-25
Terra-25
LM-29
Nightfire-8
Angel-7
Beast Girl-6
Terri-6
Disclaimer: I don't own the Teen Titans
Chapter Twelve: Nightfire's Path
Three years later the Titan's children all have different powers and abilities, including Beast Girl and Terri. Like her father, Beast Girl can change into many animals, but she can also change into mythical creatures that only existed in fairy tales and inanimate objects to blend right in to the environment and get closer to the enemy. Terri's power is that he can move the earth in many ways just like his mother. But he also gained a new ability, the power to control water. Once he gets close to a river, beach, or a sink, he can use power to raise the water and then shape it in many forms to take down the criminals. When the kids grew older, it was time for the parents to begin their training. Changeling and Terra were teaching the twins on how to control their powers, especially Terri. Raven and LM were teaching their daughter on controlling her emotions, learning telekinesis, and martial arts lessons. And Nightfire was learning two different things from two different teachers, Starfire on flying and star bolt practice, and her grandfather on earth, Bruce Wayne A.K.A. Batman, on the fields of martial arts. Then one day, she heard about The True Master and was told that her father visited her to finish his training. Since she wants to follow her family's footsteps, she decided to head toward the ancient land and journey to the top of the mountain to find this master. Her mother protested the idea since Robin left her to start his training, but she had no choice since her daughter's beginning to act like her father. So she told her daughter to be safe and Nightfire began her quest to seek and train with the True Master. Which brings us to this part of the story.
On top of the highest mountain in a sacred land, lay a Japanese temple that was far away from human contact. This temple belonged to an old teacher with sheer wisdom, the True Master. Inside the temple a young girl was in the middle of a darkened room with lanterns hanging from above her and leaving only a small amount of light illuminating the area. She was in a karate stance with her wooden staff gripped between her two hands and a blindfold covering her eyes. By the look of her orange skin and jet black, ponytail hair, this girl was a young Nightfire. After all the hardships she went through in her journey, and long walk on the mountains without flying up, the battle against the Bear, Snake, and Monkey Guardians, she had finally made it to where she would meet the True Master and began her training. She had spent almost a month practicing and perfecting all her moves and skills and as each day pass by, the lessons grow tougher and tougher. Right now, she's doing a test to not trust her eyes or ears, but to trust her senses entirely. Suddenly, she felt a presence nearby as she tightened her staff for the attack. Out from the shadows, a monk came from behind her holding a kendo stick. He was about to swing it to the left of Night's waist but she jumped up and over him with acrobatic skills and landed right in front of him. The monk turned around and charged at her with an attempted swing to the head. Nightfire was able to block it off in a kneeling stance and use her leg to side sweep the monk's own legs. He saw it coming as he jumped up and away from the sweep and landed a few feet away from her. Nightfire then smiled as she lunged herself at the monk with her staff as support height and kicked him straight in the chest. He was sent flying to a wall the same time Night landed on floor. She thought that its over but she's wrong. From out of the shadows to the right, another monk came rushing in with two Sais in each hand. He spun them around his wrists and made a few strikes in many directions. Nightfire turned to the right and twisted her staff left to right to avoid the pointy ends of the Sais. The monk then used his Sais to strike the half-breed's shoulders at the same time. Night avoided the attack and used her staff to block both Sais and lift them out of his hands. She then tossed her staff in the air and uppercut him on the chin. He lay on the ground as Nightfire grabbed her staff, spun, and pointed at his face. She thought she was finished with the lesson, but she was foolish. From out of the blue, the third monk appeared from the left and air kicked her to her side. She was flown halfway to the room, dropping her wooden staff, handstand with one hand, and flipped back to the ground. She positioned herself in a well bend karate stance and waited for the monks to charge in and attack with hand-to-hand combat. And so they did. Two monks came to both sides, one with a sidekick and the other with a back kick. Night simply sweep blocked them both and proceeded to jump up and double kick them in both directions. The third monk came in and performed a jump kick, but the half-breed swiftly grab the monk in mid kick and lift flip him to the other side. The monk on the left made some high low punches in every direction, which Nightfire blocked them all in many ways. She then blocked the final punch, moved her arms as a snake block, jabbed him below the arm, and took him down to the side. While the girl was distracted, the monk on the right immediately made a double punch. Though being blindfolded, Nightfire sensed it coming so she turned around and double outside block the two punches. Immediately she grabbed the monk, tripped him to the ground, and punched him in the chest while he was on the floor. The third monk that landed behind her ran up to her and did a roundhouse front kick to the back of her head. However, Night jump flipped over the monk, landed on her hands, and somersaulted over to the wooden staff to grab it. She landed on her feet the same time the monk charged in with a series of punches and kicks. She blocked half of them with her staff and avoided the other half. He then did another roundhouse, only it was in back kick form, and sent his foot straight into Night's cranium. But she quickly ducked down, giving her the opening she needs. She stretched her staff to trip the back, or front now, of the monk's foot, sending him falling to the floor face first. He rolled on his back and was about to get up only to be introduced by the front end of Nightfire's wooden staff. Just as the battle was finished, there were a few claps echoing in the room.
Chui-Hui: "That's enough."
The walls slowly opened, revealing papered windows illuminating some of the sunlight outside. All three monks stopped, got up from the floor, and bowed to the person that was coming out. Nightfire lowered her staff and removed the blindfold over her blue eyes. She turned her head to the right and saw a small elderly woman walking to her with a cane in her hands. This woman is known as Chui-Hui, A.K.A. The True Master. Though she does look old, she is very wise and confident. She looked up at her student with a gleaming smile.
Chui-Hui: "Very good my dear. You're skills have improved so well."
Nightfire smiled at her success, but Chui smile turned into a frown.
Chui-Hui: "But you were getting cocky during your battle and you got your guard down."
Nightfire soon frowned and hung her head down. She then lifted her head up and tried to reason with her teacher.
Kid Nightfire: "But I was able to come back up and continue the fight right?"
Chui-Hui: "Yes, but you must be alert at all times. A fighter mustn't let their guard down in the middle of a battle and you should know that better then anyone else in this dojo."
Kid Nightfire: "I'm sorry True Master, it will never happen again."
Chui-Hui: "Pray it won't deary. I think it's time that you and I have a little talk. Come, this way."
Nightfire sighed as she realized that this is going to be another one of those talks about honor and trust, blah, blah, blah… She gave her staff to one of the monks and proceeded to Chui's office.
Inside the office, Night was kneeling at the short table with a cup of tea sitting in front of her. Chui-Hui was standing outside the balcony area outside the office, looking at the view of the mountains. The calm winds blowing on the wind chimes making the room peaceful at times as the indoor fountain filled with stones made the room calm when the bamboo lever made a clank noise every time the water in the tube is filled to the brink. Nightfire kept looking at the True Master then back at the cup of tea a couple of times, waiting to hear her speak. She then picked up the cup and began sipping, only to hear Chui speak to her.
Chui-Hui: "When you first came here, I expected many great things in you. You were brave, determine, and able to keep fighting and never give up. It sort of reminds me of your father on his visit."
Nightfire placed her cup down and looked at the True Master that was still gazing at the view.
Kid Nightfire: "Gee, thanks Master. I guess I have most of my dad's genes."
Chui-Hui: "However, there's a difference between you and him."
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Kid Nightfire: "What do you mean?"
Chui turned around to look at her student and walked directly towards the table.
Chui-Hui: "For one reason, even though you focused on you're opponent, you seem to have been distracted."
Kid Nightfire: "What? Me? Distracted? How can you tell that I was distracted in a middle of a fight?"
Chui sat down on the opposite end of the table and continued the conversation with Nightfire.
Chui-Hui: "I can tell that because of the way you move your body, all the reactions you performed, and the emotions deep inside you. So tell me, what is it that's distracting you?"
Kid Nightfire: "It's nothing really master, I'm a little preoccupied that's all."
Chui-Hui: "You don't seem preoccupied. Are you feeling a little homesick? Getting a little frustrated of all the tests I give you? Or is it that it has something to do with your mother?"
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Nightfire's heart skipped a beep as she lowered her head. She hasn't seen her mother since she left the Tower and began the journey to see the True Master. Chui saw Night's expression and continued talking to her.
Chui-Hui: "I see. Guess you've been missing your mother for a while and you want to see her again. Perhaps you should talk to me about your mother since you never said anything about her."
Nightfire didn't want to talk about her family but she had no choice since she's talking to the True Master. She looked up and started her talk about her mother.
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Kid Nightfire: "Well, once my mother was once a nice kind woman when I was little. But now that I'm growing up, she is being strict at me, telling me what to do, not leaving without her by my side. In fact, before I left the Tower to go on this quest to meet you, my mother protested on me leaving and told me to stay home to continue my training."
Chui-Hui: "How so?"
Kid Nightfire: "She told me that when my father, Robin, left she was worried sick about him being with you for how long. She also said that she and her friends dressed up as Robin and made complete idiots of themselves. A little hilarious if I do say so myself. But the real reason why she wants me to stay is because she's afraid of loosing me just like dad."
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Kid Nightfire: "You see Master, my father was gone before I was born and he went to Heaven, never to come back again. And because of it, only my mother and I are the only two people left in the Anders family. We were always happy together and I look up to her like a good friend more then a mom. But I can tell that deep down inside, she feels so sad. Every time I talked about dad, she would cry silently to herself so my aunts and uncles wouldn't notice. But I too feel sad that dad's not here as well. If he were here, then he would've seen me take my first steps or speak my first words. He should be training me to fight instead of Grandpa Bruce and mommy would've been happy and she would never feel upset."
A tear came down Night's right cheek as she turned her head to the side to hide it.
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Chui could tell that her student is sad yet angry at the same time, so she thought it was time to give her a little word of wisdom.
Chui-Hui: "Tori, will you do anything to see your father?"
Night looked straight at the True Master and was a little dumbfounded.
Kid Nightfire: "Huh?"
Chui-Hui: "Answer the question Tori. Will you do anything to see your father?"
Kid Nightfire: "Uh… Yeah, I guess so. Why did you ask?"
Chui-Hui: "Because you're not the only one on this planet. In my lifetime, there are many people, mostly my students, that will do anything in their power to get back what was rightfully lost. Sometimes they would sacrifice a small thing or their very lives to bring back a certain object or the very person they missed for so long. I can tell that they want to see someone by looking at their eyes and you my dear, match that description. Those eyes tell me that you're determined, strong minded, and the kind of person that would risk everything dear to her to see someone she never knew existed. You said that you want to see your father for the first time. You also said that your mother didn't want you to journey and to train here with me, but you went anyways. What you're doing is walking your own path."
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Chui-Hui: "You see my student, there are many paths many people make. Some paths more darker then others, but other paths lead people to bigger and better things in life, doing something good, or they are destined to be what they want to be. The path your taking is the one that can bring you father back to your world."
Kid Nightfire: "Really? Gee, I didn't know about that. But please tell me, what's going to happen? How am I going to bring my dad back?"
The True Master simply stood up from the table and walked towards Nightfire still kneeling.
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Chui-Hui: "Unfortunately my dear child, I can't tell you how to bring your dad back. It is your choice to take this path and your decision on what part of the path you take. Stand up my child."
Kid Nightfire did that just as the same time Chui placed her cane on top of the half-breed's shoulder.
Chui-Hui: "This is your path Nightfire, your choice, your destiny. Whatever you do, don't let go of that path you're walking on. If you do that, then you'll never get a chance to see your father for the first time. You must remain on that path and never turn your back against it."
Kid Nightfire: "But, how can bring my dad back if I don't know when or where it will happen?"
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Chui-Hui: "You'll know in time student. But now, in order to continue down the path you must train."
Nightfire's curious and naïve expression has turned into both shock and surprise.
Kid Nightfire: "Train! But I thought-"
Chui-Hui: "Now Nightfire, just because you and I had a little talk doesn't mean that your training would end this early. River Guardian!"
Suddenly a wall on the other end of the balcony burst open which gave a young Night jump. What she saw made her stare in disbelief. There was a big brown bear around the ruin wall wearing Japanese battle armor and was standing up on its two hind legs.
River Guardian: "Yes True Master."
Chui-Hui: "I think it's time to teach this student a little lesson on physical fighting. Don't you worry about office damage, I'm kind of interested on this event the people outside this temple call, a street fight."
River Guardian: "As you wish."
The River Guardian cracked its claw knuckles and positioned itself ready for a real battle. Nightfire, on the other hand stood there completely scared out of her wits as she positioned herself ready for the fight of her life.
Kid Nightfire: "Ah man… I wish I should've listened to my mom when I had the chance."
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End of chapter twelve. Man, that chapter had a little words of wisdom from the True Master. I know it doesn't mean much, but you'll know in later chapters. Now on the next chapter, Both Starfire and Nightfire go on a trip to Tamaran and there are more secrets that Nightfire doesn't know about. Please Review.