Hey I'm back! sorry I haven't updated in a while, been real busy with school lately. anywhoooo lets continue with the story!

Previously...

"New apprentice?!" they all said in unison

"Yes meet my new apprentice...Electra" a girl with red hair stepped out from behind him and grinned evilly until she caught sight of Phoenix and then her face dropped.

"Felicia?!" said the red headed girl stepping closer

"Jenny...?!"

"What the hell are you doing with this Slade guy?!" yelled Phoenix. She couldn't believe it was Jenny, it almost made her cry seeing her friend again.

"If you weren't listening, he said I was his new apprentice! and we came here to cause some trouble obviously." Jenny then rolled her eyes like her explanation was clearly obvious to everyone.

"But Jenny this isn't you! your nice and kind and funny..."

"NO! not anymore! after what those scientist did to me...to you, I ran home looking for help and found none,...Fi I thought you were dead, I thought you died from the fire and that I'd never see you again." a tear rolled down her face as the dreadful memory came back to her. Phoenix tried walking towards her friend but was stopped when a bolt of electricity landed before her feet.

"Stay away Felicia, I'm a monster and monsters like me are only good for causing destruction and pain, and Slade here has offered to help me control my powers if I joined him, so I did and my powers are even better now, watch!" she grinned as she lifted her hands into the air and Felicia gasped as the lights from the nearby stores started to flicker and then go out, then a giant bolt of electricity came out of the buildings and formed around her hands. She shot the bolt into the sky and watched it as it struck a flock of birds as they all plummeted to the ground below. Beast boy stared in horror at what the teenage threat had just done. "How could anyone kill innocent creatures for fun?" he thought as he watched the birds continue to fall.

"Jenny! I can't believe you! you were my best friend but this, this Electra chick is NOT my best friend she's just some monster that took my best friend away from me and turned her against my new friends." Phoenix then turned her back on her now ex-best friend and started to cry a little. Jenny stared at her ex-friend utterly shocked. That was her best friend heck, her sister just turning her back on her just like everyone else had done since she got these accursed powers.

"FINE! If you wanted the monster you've found her!" Phoenix turned around just in time to see Electra hurl a giant ball of electricity at her. She quickly created a fire shield blocking the sudden attack. She then sent a fire ball her way knocking her too the ground. Slade helped his apprentice off the ground and started shooting his laser pistol at her fire shield making her back away. He then commanded his robots to attack the Titans.

"Titans, GO!" shouted Robin as the Titans then came to Phoenix's aid as they all together tried to take out Slade, Electra and his army of robots. Cyborg, Beast boy, Raven and Starfire were dealing with the robots while Phoenix and Robin went after Slade and Electra. As Phoenix was fighting Electra, she kept wondering what had happened to her friend that she cared about so dearly. Jenny was never a dark spirit, she always cared about people and she loved to have fun. Fun and excitement was the center of anything Jenny ever did, if she was going to any sport it had to be either fun or exciting it was just the way she was but this didn't make any sense. How could a person so full of life and happiness turn to a life of crime and destruction within a matter of three days? Her thoughts were interrupted when Electra started coming for her, her hands charged and full of electricity. Phoenix then made fire daggers from her hands and started shooting the daggers at the electrically charged girl. Electra was doing a decent job of dodging them until one caught her shoulder and she screamed in pain as she fell back. The scream was so loud that the whole city could have heard her if they all listened closely. As Robin looked to see where the scream had come from, Slade saw his opening and delivered a swift kick sending Robin flying a few feet away. Slade then ran over to his apprentice and looked at her, she had a second degree burn on her right shoulder, nothing that couldn't be healed in a couple of days. He saw the Titans starting to come close to them. he grinned evilly and turned to Robin who was a couple of yards away still a little wounded from being kicked.

"Well it seems that this little battle of ours will have to continue at a later date, so long for now Titans" and with that Slade threw a smoke bomb and him and Electra disappeared. The Titans looked around and noticed that the robots had shut down as soon as they left. Phoenix looked at all the Titans and noticed their tired and confused faces while Robin's face held anger, not towards her exactly but towards Slade and Electra but she couldn't say that she wasn't feeling the same way. Her day was just starting to get better and now all of this happened.

"So who the heck was that?" asked Cyborg as him and the others were walking to were Robin and Phoenix were standing

"That was Jen-, er Electra, she was my friend that got experimented on the same day that I did, we both got our powers the same day but I thought she had died in the fire." answered Phoenix sadly, she was trying really hard to hold back the tears that threatened to fall down her cheek.

"So what happened to her?" asked Raven

"I wish I knew." said Phoenix putting her head down. "I'm going...back to the tower...see you guys when you get back." she then turned into a phoenix and flew back to the tower. The others looked toward Robin and back at each other confused.

"what happened to Phoenix boyfriend Robin?" asked Starfire worried about her friend

"Yea she seemed pretty upset about Slade and Electra getting away." replied Beast boy

"She's not upset about them getting away, she's upset about who Electra is." answered Robin

"I don't understand isn't Electra the new apprentice of Slade?" asked Starfire still confused

"Yes, if you remember when we first got here, Electra called Phoenix by her real name, and Phoenix responded by calling Electra by her real name which happens to be Jennifer or Jenny for short, and Jenny is Phoenix's old friend." replied Robin. The Titans then put the pieces together, why she was all upset and leaving the battlefield so soon and why she almost cried trying to explain to them who she was.

When the Titans got back to the tower, it was unusually quiet as they tried to choose who would search for the fire girl. They all wanted to help her feel better but what do you say to a girl who just found out that the best friend that was practically like a sister to you, and has practically been through everything with you that you thought was dead, has now resurfaced and you find out that she has decided to team up with the most ruthless assassin on the west coast.

"Soo who wants to go find Phoenix?" asked Robin

"I'll go talk to her." said Raven walking towards the door.

"I'll come with you Rae she may need some cheering up." said Beast boy as he walked up beside her and then following her down the hallway to find Phoenix.

"So what'd we do now Rob? we lost Slade." asked Cyborg. Robin had been thinking about what to do about Slade since they got back home, and then it hit him.

"Cyborg, I want you to try and find any traces of Slade in and outside the city, me and Star will go on patrol tomorrow night and try and spot anything suspicious that could or might involve Slade."

"What about friends Beast boy and Raven?" asked Starfire

"They can go on patrol tonight with Phoenix after they're done talking to her, Slade has to be found, now that we know who his new apprentice is and how she is connected to Phoenix, we should be able to stop them."

"Ok, I feel real bad for her man, that must have been rough trying to fight your best friend." said Cyborg feeling bad for Phoenix. "I wish I could have gone to talk to her..." thought Cyborg as he was busy looking for clues of Slade.

Beast boy and Raven had been searching for Phoenix for a good couple of minutes. They had started at her room, when they checked inside and didn't see her they instantly knew it would now be a little harder trying to find her since the only places she's really familiar too are the common room, the simulation room, the backyard, the training room, Raven's room, and the roof. "The roof..." thought Raven as they were now walking down a hallway in the tower heading towards the bathroom.

"Of course." said Raven aloud making Beast boy look at her with a confused look.

"What?"

"Beast boy, she's on the roof." stated Raven with a relieved look on her face. In truth, Raven had been a tad worried for the girl, she didn't know why but ever since that first training session with Phoenix, Raven has felt a small connection between her and the young firebreather.

"How'd you figure that?"

"Because one, its the only other place we haven't been and two, its the place where we all think." he nodded in understanding and then the two of them made their way to the roof.

When they reached the roof and opened the door, they found Phoenix sitting on the edge just looking out towards the city. it was only like 4' o clock so it wasn't to late. They walked over to her and both took opposite sides of the girl. She was startled at first but then seeing who it was she relaxed a little and kept looking towards the city, tears slowly coming down her face.

"Hey are you ok?" asked Raven in her soft tone that she only used on her 'children' when they were upset or scared.

"How could she do this to me." Phoenix had her head in her hands trying not to show her tears.

"I don't think she meant to hurt you, she just didn't look for help the same way you did and made a wrong turn."

"No, she didn't just make a wrong turn, she made a wrong turn and stayed on the same stupid path and didn't even try to find me! I could have helped her! she was now full of rage and sadness at the thought that her own friend couldn't even think to seek her out first before turning to a life of crime.

"Well Phoenix, you have to remember she did think you were dead."

Phoenix just sat there still fuming, Raven could feel it.

"Look, when we find Slade we'll rescue Elect- er, Jenny and then you and her can talk it out." said Beast boy trying to make her feel better.

"No, me and her are over...I never wanna see that slimy, two-timing eel ever again." as she said this Raven saw a small fire burn in her eyes, the fire of her rage.

"Phoenix we have to help her, what if the tables were turned, wouldn't you want her to rescue you?" asked Raven. Phoenix looked up at the dark sorceress and then thought about her question for a moment. What if it was Jenny who had come to seek the Titan's help and she was the one who was working for Slade? Would she want her to come rescue her? Or would she be like how Phoenix is reacting now and totally leave her practically in the hands of the devil himself? Phoenix already knew what Jenny would do. Jenny would go and rescue her herself without any of the Titans consent and without even thinking twice, because she loved her. Phoenix started crying for the second time that day, she was upset that she would almost give up on her best friend just because she didn't tell you that she was ok? Really? How selfish can she be.

"I just don't want to loose her Raven, she's like my sister, I love her and right now she's the only family I have left."

"No she's not, we're your family now and we won't let anything happen to you or her." stated Beast boy placing a hand on her shoulder.

"Thanks you guys, can I tell you guys something?" Phoenix was now wiping the tears off of her face and smiling a little which in turn made the other two Titans smile.

"Sure."

"Shoot."

She got up and headed for the door leaving the two Titans standing there a little perplexed. Just before opening the door, she turned around and smirked at them.

"One day you guys would make great parents." and with that she went down the stairs to the common room while Beast boy and Raven looked at each other and blushed madly. Beast boy then grabbed her hand and then the two of them followed Phoenix down to the common room.

Once there, they saw everyone sitting on the couch and Robin standing in front of the monitor. He motioned for them to take a seat and they followed. Robin was not a happy looking guy at the moment. When Phoenix had come from the roof, he had asked her briefly on what Electra's abilities were. She told him that Jenny had been a gymnast like her and was very good with weapons since her dad used to be an army general and taught her how to shoot a rifle at age five and a machine gun at age twelve. That made Robin a little nervous but not nervous enough to make him back down from Slade and his so called "new apprentice". Phoenix was a little upset that Robin was calling Jenny a criminal but he had a point, she had attacked her and some helpless birds, plus she is working with Slade. Her thoughts were interrupted when Robin started speaking.

"Alright team, we have two new criminals that we need to capture."

"Umm, can we only arrest one of them?" asked Phoenix. Robin, Starfire and Cyborg looked at her confused while Beast boy and Raven exchanged nervous glances.

"What do you mean friend Phoenix?" asked Starfire

"Do we have to arrest Electra? I mean can't we bring her back here and try to help her." asked Phoenix receiving a small glare from Robin.

"Of course we have to arrest her! she works with Slade now, she is officially a criminal." said Robin making it clear that nobody was getting off the hook.

"Why? she's just an innocent girl who didn't know how to control her powers, she didn't know Slade was evil! we need to go save her!" said Phoenix as she got up out of her seat and was now face to face with Robin.

"She knew he was evil Phoenix!, You saw the way she looked at us, at you...she's a criminal and we are going to take her and Slade down whether you like it or not!" shouted Robin. Phoenix then glared at him at which he glared back, from the looks of things nobody was going to back down. But Phoenix did reluctantly back down seeing that the fearless Titan leader had learned from experience not to back down first. As the Titans watched the heated match, two of them noticed that Phoenix's fingers flickered with heat and that her hair tips were slightly singed but returned back to normal once she backed down. She then stormed out of the room, rage fueling her fire within as she had a secret plan to get revenge on Slade for tricking and kidnapping her friend.

"Nobody brainwashes my friend into thinking that a life a crime is the only way to go." She was thinking of the perfect way to get her friend back she first had to get things from the training room and then she was out of here.

After two hours and a quick briefing of how to track and locate Slade and Electra, Robin and the rest of the Titans were hanging out but one thing came to mind as he thought of different ways to capture Slade. Where is Felicia? He knew that yelling at her was a little extreme but it usually takes about twenty minutes to cool of not two hours. He was starting to worry a little.

"Hey guys where's Phoenix?" asked Robin slightly worried

"She should be in her room doing the 'cooling off', I will check on her!" said Starfire as she quickly flew out of the room. She came back about five minutes later with a worried look on her face. The Titans looked at her confused but slightly worried.

"Star, what's wrong?" asked Cyborg who was probably the most worried

"Friends, she is not here."

*GASP!* well that's the end of chapter 8! I'll try to update as soon as possible but for now toodle loo!

P.S- I still appreciate reviews ;)