Jump City. That was where he told her to go. The man. The.. bat man. He told her the thing she was searching for was in Jump City.

He said she was called Lux, but that was not her real name.

She believed him. She believed everything he said without question. Why shouldn't she? He had given her no reason to disbelieve him. He had helped and healed her. She was indebted to him.

"Is this what you want?" She turned her back to him, as he stood on the balcony. She had taken refuge in an abandoned manor. The tattered silk curtains billowed around him, dancing with his darker-than-midnight cape. The moonlight poured in from the opening. She could feel its energy, and it enhanced her own senses. She could feel him, every pulse, ever breath he took.

"This is what you need." That raspy voice of his..

"Edge City needs me." she countered, softly.

"Not for long."

She wasn't sure what he meant by that, but she believed him. Was someone coming to take her place as the She?

"Am I being replaced?" She verbalized her thoughts.

"Yes."

"What if I don't want to go?"

"It's your choice."

"What am I going to find in Jump City?"

"Pieces of you."

"I see.." She turned to look at him, the black sari wrapped around her head, shielding her face, draped over her shoulders, "Will it be hard?"

"It won't be easy." He turned to leave

"Nothing ever is.."

"You won't be alone." He said, unexpectedly. She frowned, taking a step toward him.

"But you're going back to Gotham."

"I'm needed there."

"But I need you." She had never admitted to needing his assistance. The truth was.. she was afraid of being on her own. Since waking up in his lair, after days of slipping in and out of consciousness, he had always been there. They traveled together to Edge City, where he set her loose, spreading panic and fear amongst the criminals.

Although she lived alone in the manor, he periodically dropped in to make sure she was still kicking. But she knew now he would be going back to Gotham permanently. She wasn't sure how she knew it, it was just a feeling she had. He told her to trust her feelings.

"You'll find a familiar face in Jump City."

"If you say so.."

"When you get there, look for the Teen Titans." She blinked. He was always so mysterious and everything he said seemed to be riddles and puzzles for her to solve. It wasn't often he gave her direct information without a cryptic message.

"The Teen Titans.." She repeated.

"Their leader was once my.. understudy, Robin."

"He was your sidekick? What happened?" He never talked about his personal life. He never took off his mask, or spoke about anything other than what she must do to help herself.

"It was time for him to branch out on his own. He couldn't stay under my wing forever.. He's a good kid. He'll help you." She tilted her head, thoughtfully. What was she supposed to tell this Robin when she saw him? That his previous master sent her? That he was supposed to help her?

"Why are you telling me this?"

"If I didn't, you'd blindly search the city for some kind of lead. I'm making it a little easier."

"Without actually telling me anything useful.."

"This is something you need to learn on your own."

"What about Davis Burke?" She asked, suddenly.

"What about him?" He seemed a little surprise. He didn't sound nearly as surpised as she felt. How was she supposed to ask if she could tell a man she never spoke to face-to-face goodbye without sounding like an utter fool? She became used to a certain routine: follow the crooks, surprise them, leave the bad guys for Burke.

"Nevermind.." He gazed at her for a moment. It appeared as though he was going to say something, but decided against it and stepped out on the balcony.

"I'll show you the highway that'll take you to Jump City."

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