A small chuckle came from Slade as he stared at the Titans. He was anxious to meet his young opponents. Five long years has passed without any action from him, and he's ready to fight. His body craved for excitement. His lone eye looked at each of the titans. He took a large notice of their body changes. They were bigger and stronger. Nightwing and Changeling were no longer scrawny teens that he could easily throw with one hand. Slade accepted the fact that he now has a much harder fight, but five years is a long time to train.

"You Titans have really grown."

Nightwing took out his bo-staff, ready to fight. "Go back to where you came from because we're taking you down! Titans, go!"

The team dispersed; each trying to hit Slade with an attack. Starfire threw her green starbolts at Slade. Her bolts were bigger and faster. They held more power with each hit. Slade noticed this and began to dodge the bolts. He seemed to have struggle at first but after a short while, he adjusted to her rhythm.

Slade swiftly ducked to the ground when Starfire fired her eye beams at him. Her powerful blast was an inch away from making contact with his body. Slade reached into his belt and brought out a small chip. He got to his feet and ran towards Starfire. He saw a blue blast coming his way and knew that he couldn't make it to Starfire without getting hit by Cyborg. Instead of placing the chip on the Tameranean, Slade threw it at her instead. She didn't notice the small piece that easily attached to the leg of her pants. In 3 seconds, a small explosion erupted on her body. Starfire was knocked unconscious instantly. Her slim frame fell from the sky at a high speed. She would have faced serious injuries if Nightwing didn't catch her.

"C'mon Slade, show me what you got!" Cyborg continued to blast his cannon at Slade. "You think you're a tough guy? You're just running away!"

Slade's short temper ran low on the adult. "Trust me, boy. You will not want to see what I have."

Cyborg laughed, which made Slade even more angry, but his demeanor stayed nonchalant. "I ain't afraid of you!"

Cyborg turned and noticed a large, wooden crate behind him. He grabbed the cart with ease and threw it at Slade. He smiled behind his mask when he saw the crate flying his way. He ran towards it and punched the crate with all his might. The crate was destroyed from the impact. Sharp pieces of wood went flying in all directions. Cyborg covered his face to protect himself, but it was a large mistake. Once Cyborg brought his arm down, Slade connected a hard kick to the side of his head.

Cyborg landed on the ground with a large thud. Slade could see trickles of blood coming from his temple. "Still not afraid?"

Cyborg sprung up from the ground in wobbily manor and attempted to give Slade a punch, but he caught his fist easily and twisted it to an abnormal curve. Cyborg screamed in pain. Slade then took a strong hold on Cyborg and threw him far into the lake. Cyborg's screams were heard in the air until he reached the waters with a large splash.

Changeling stared at the episode that happened in front of him with amazement. "Wow...when did you get so strong?"

Slade glared at Changeling. "You're next."

Changeling turned into a rhino and charged towards Slade with his horn down. Slade was too slow to dodge the attack and was hit straight into his abdomen. He went flying back into a small warehouse. The sound of breaking walls were heard throughout the docks. Changeling changed back to his normal form with pride. "Heh, you thought you were gonna beat me."

Moments later, Slade walked out of the warehouse with no scrapes or bruises. Changeling's prideful smirk quickly fell and turned to slight fear and amazement. Changeling turned into the beast, ready for Slade's attack. Slade threw three small disk from his heavy belt and threw at Changeling. Changeling transformed into a hummingbird, swiftly avoiding the heavy metals.

Slade was getting tired and frustrated with his fight with Changeling. He wanted to focus mainly on a certain person. Slade ran toward Changeling, which the beast followed. Instead of sparring with the animal, Slade attached a small taser on his hairy chest before ducking and sliding through the beast's legs. The beast tried to take off the device, but it was too late; the timer went off.. Large watts of electricity shocked Changeling's large form. He fell to the ground in pain.

Slade looked back at Changeling still writhing in pain. "Five years of missing this."

Slade was knocked forcefully back with a large blow to the head of a silver staff. Slade fell to the ground with a large thud and a throbbing pain to his head. Nightwing smirked in satisfaction after hitting Slade.

"I see you have been training."

Nightwing lifted his leg up and went to kick Slade in the face, but only kicked dirt when Slade rolled to the side. Nightwing followed the man who began to create distance between the two of them.

"Why are you here?" Nightwing hollered.

Slade gave Nightwing a strong glare. "I can't stop by for a visit?"

The two kept their guards up as they continued to talk. "All this time without your presence, and now you're here? What are your motives? What are you up to?"

"So many questions, dear Robin...or shall I say Nightwing? My, you all have grown."

Nightwing fumed. He ran up to Slade with his staff ready. The two sparred for a while longer. The sound of metal clashing, punches, kicks and grunts were the noises heard. Raven watched them fight from afar.

Her mind raced with thoughts. She stared at Slade and took notice of his fighting skills. He was faster and slicker than before. Fear gripped the pit of her stomach. She began to rethink years ago, the time of her prophecy and her interaction with Slade, but she shewed it away. Now is not the time to get trapped in her thoughts and fear. She had to act fast. Raven closed her eyes and silently repeated her mantra to calm her nerves. The last person that should see her fear was Slade. Slade should not scare her like this; he shouldn't scare her at all.

"Azarath Metrion Zinthos!"

Raven's black power went straight for Slade. Her magic hit Slade square in the chest, distracting him from his spar with Nightwing. Slade fell to the ground with pain. He was not expecting an attack from the quiet sorceress. He turned to the dark woman. Slade knew that he was being outnumbered by two powerful titans and was not ready to succumb to defeat. Without warning, he threw a smoke bomb on the ground. Nightwing and Raven covered their eyes from the thick gas.

Raven looked around and couldn't find Nightwing anywhere. She went to the sky, above the cloud. There was nothing in view. Raven was about to fly down when she felt a strong pain in the small of her back. She lost her concentration and fell to the ground. Her body ached with pain as she tried to get back on her feet, but she was forcefully sent back to the ground by a heavy foot. She turned her head and saw the mask of Slade. He stared directly at her with his lone eye and his tall figure towering over her. A big barrel that was sitting behind Slade was engulfed with a black casing then sent flying to Slade's back. He was pushed away from the surprise attack, giving Raven a chance to create distance. She got up from the ground, but Slade was fast. He saw her plan and dove for her. His last minute action resulted in him falling heavily on top of Raven.

Raven felt her breath escape her lungs when Slade's large body fell on top of her. She tried to pry the man off her body with her magic but she couldn't focus. She stopped when a large hand gripped her wrists and brought them over her head. She looked up to see Slade looking down on her. Her heart skipped a beat as she stared into the eye of her enemy. She gave an angry stare back at the man, hiding her concern.

"I almost forgot about you, birthday girl."

Flashbacks from the past were beginning to come back. Anxiety and anger was pumping through her body. Her heart was beginning to beat even faster. "Stay calm, keep your cool."

"Azarath, Metrion Zin-" Slade quickly clamped his free hand over Raven's small mouth. From the intense of the pain, she could tell that there would be bruises around that area in a few.

"You've gotten stronger." Slade said to the woman. "Your father's blood runs through you like fire." Raven couldn't concentrate on her powers to pry the large man off of her. She didn't notice how close he was to her until she felt his hot breath on her face and heard his heavy breathing beneath the mask. "I never knew how powerful you were Raven until I met your father. He was quite generous with giving me those powers and another chance at life. It felt good to have that strong power coursing through my body. To think, I focused only on Robin, when the true jewel was right in front of me."

Slade smirked underneath his masked when he saw a small blush appear on her face. He could tell the blush wasn't from his compliment but out of embarrassment. He knew her. He knows about her origin, family and powers. He knows more about her than her own friends.

Slade started to get off her body, alleviating his heavy weight on her. Before Raven could trap him with her magic, Slade swiftly gave a quick but forceful punch to Raven's face. She fell back to the ground, and her body went limp.

"We'll be in touch."

Here's chapter two! Don't forget to leave a review!