CHAPTER 2…LEGENDS

RJ entered his home with Theresa to see everyone having catching up and talking.

"Cool house." Theresa said. RJ turned to her and smiled.

"Thanks, its ok I guess. We've only been here for about a month now. I miss our old home already."

"Yea, you didn't seem too happy when I asked you about the new school." He shrugged.

"It's not the best, there's this kid there who keeps picking at me but I can handle him!" He gave a fake smile as Theresa looked concerned.

"Tasha tells me that you and Star argue a lot more now."

"Hmm, I guess Star has been telling her that."

"You saying it's not true?"

"No, it's very true. She says she doesn't hate me, but I find that hard to believe." He scoffed. "Just today she got me in more trouble 'cause she made fun of me for getting beat up."

"You got beat up?!"

"What? Oh, did I say that?" RJ said as if he let something slipped. "I mean, I didn't get hit too bad, it was just by that same kid I told you about, but I gave him a nice right hook!" Theresa stared at him.

"You don't have to try and make yourself look tough RJ, not saying you're not but you've never been the person to want to fight people." RJ looked down. "There's nothing wrong with that. I don't like to fight either."

"Yea but you don't live with a super powered family and NOT have powers."

"Is that what this is about?"

"Star got lucky and got moms strength and blasts and I got stuck with nothing."

"Your dad knows martial arts really well."

"Yea but I suck! He tried teaching me it but I just couldn't do it. I'm just….weak." Theresa looked at him saddened. "You don't know how it feels to not have any skills or powers, you are able to control water and read people's minds, Tasha can grow large and shrink down to an ant size, Tyler can shape shift into anything, and his brother Gary can control plants!" He thought. "Where is Gary?"

"At some friends house, but that doesn't matter right now. Just because you don't have powers doesn't mean you're nothing. My dad always tells me that if you put your heart into something, eventually everything will work out." It was quiet.

"I want to be like Nightwing." Theresa's curiosity peaked.

"Who's that?" RJ looked at her astonished.

"You never heard of Nightwing? He's like a Legend!" She shook her head no. "Well, he hasn't really been active lately, some people say he went into retirement because all the bad guys diminished off, but I know he has to be around somewhere."

"Ok, so who is he?"

"No one knows who he really is, only a few have come close in contact with him. Including my sister and me." Theresa looked at him curiously. "I was 7 and my sister was 8, we had just got out of karate class and at the time we lived in the city. It was dark out so we called our mom to come pick us up…."

FLASHBACK:

"Man, I hate waiting." An 8 year old Star had said. "It's soooo boring!" She looked over to RJ who was doing karate moves while saying "hiyah". "What are you doing?"

"Practicing, I watched this special on TV last night about Nightwing."

"You think you're gona become like Nightwing?" He nodded as she laughed.

"What's so funny?!"

"Not saying you wouldn't be able to but…you wouldn't be able to!"

"Why not?!"

"Ugh, RJ no one can become like Nightwing. It takes a lot to do what he does and I don't think either one of us has that in us." RJ frowned.

"You don't know that."

"Yes I do! The only way we would ever be able to do something like him was if he trained us, and the only way he would train us was if we were his kids and newsflash: we're not."

"We wouldn't have to be his kids…" Just then they heard a scream come from a nearby ally way. "What was that?"

"I don't know but we better go back inside and wait for mom to come get us." Star said afraid.

"What?! No way! This could be our moment to show off what we learned in karate!"

"Are you nuts?! We are little kids dude!" But it was too late; RJ had already run toward the scream. "RJ!" Star ran after him. They turned into the ally way to see trash knocked over and it pitch black. The lights from the street were doing no good. "RJ, I think we should turn around." She whispered. He had a stern face.

"Um…excuse me? But who screamed?" Star glared at him.

"Oh yea, let's just ask and I'm sure they'll tell us." She said sarcastically.

"You don't know!" They heard a moan as they looked down and a hand was on RJs shoes. Both of their hair stuck up. "Star….why is there a hand on my shoe?"

"Ruuuun…" a faint voice came; they followed the arm to see a face of a man severely beaten. Star screamed and blasted him.

"STAR!"

"Sorry, first instinct."

"Are you ok sir? Who did this to you?"

"You must go and get help." He said faintly. "He is nearby; he will hurt you kids too."

"Who?" Just then someone grabbed RJ from behind as he screamed and started wailing. Star turned around to see a tall man with a knife to RJs throat.

"Please, he's my little brother! We were just checking on this man, just let him go! We won't tell I swear!" She pleaded. The man sniffed and looked around, his eyes were bloodshot red. He was on something.

"Hey kid, I don't wana hurt your bro." He twitched as he talked. "I just can't let you two go though, you'll tell man, you'll tell. I gotta have some more stuff." Star looked at him confused.

"St…stuff?"

"Yea, that man has my stuff." He said getting angered.

"He's confused me with a drug dealer, you must run away little girl." The beaten man said.

"Where's the goods man?! I'll cut this boy!" He pressed the knife closer to his neck.

"Star! Help!" RJ screamed.

"I…uh…I….AHHH!" She started to panic and blasted the guys face. RJ jumped out of his arms and grabbed Star as they ran away. They ran as fast as they could panting but the guy chased them. RJ turned his head to see him close behind.

"Hey Star, can you like fly or something?!"

"I can't! I'm too stressed out!" The man grabbed the both of them.

"Gotcha you little twerps!" He was getting ready to stab them when something came out of nowhere and hit the knife out of his hand. "What the-" But before he could finish, he was kicked in the face. Star and RJ were knocked out of his arms and onto the ground. When they looked up they saw a tall figure wearing all black and blue with long black hair standing there with his back facing them. "Who the crap just kicked me into this wall?!" The nut job asked, "Well, whoever you are, I'm taking you out!" He charged at the man but he quickly threw out a grappling rope that tangled him up and put him on the ground, unable to move. RJ and Star were amazed. The man walked toward the nut job and handcuffed him.

"Who are you?" RJ asked. He turned toward them as they gasped. "Nightwing." Nightwing kneeled down to them.

"Don't you have a mother you're supposed to be with?" They nodded their heads.

"We heard a scream and wanted to help."

"He wanted to help." Star retaliated. Nightwing looked at both of them as the cops were arriving. "We're not getting in trouble are we?" He shook his head.

"Come on, I'm taking you to your mother, she must be very worried."

"She's probably in front of the karate center waiting for us!" When they got there, Starfire ran and hugged them.

"I'm so glad you two are safe! I can't believe you ran off like that!"

"But mom! Nightwing took care of us!" RJ exclaimed. Starfire looked up to see him and smiled.

"Thank you Nightwing, you're a real hero." He nodded and was about to leave when RJ yelled out,

"What about that man that was hurt? Is he gona be ok?"

"He's been taken to the hospital, he should be fine." RJ thought.

"I want to be just like you Nightwing." This caught him off guard. He smiled and rubbed RJs head.

"I'm sure you'll grow up to do great things." The wind blew as he turned and jumped from roof to roof…

END OF FLASHBACK

…and I swear, before he left I saw a tear escape from his eye." RJ finished, Theresa stood there amazed.

"That's really something RJ!" He nodded.

"Now you know why it's so important to me to be good at something, I have to be."

"It sure is getting bad out there!" Bumblebee said. "They already called off the schools for tomorrow." RJ and Theresa looked at each other excited.

"Well I be!" Cyborg exclaimed. "How bout we break in this new house and just stay the night?"

"Yea, why not? You don't mind do ya Dick?" Aqualad asked. He shook his head.

"I'm off work tomorrow, it'd be nice to catch up with everyone." Everyone cheered.

It was night time when all the kids were on the couch chatting, all the parents already in bed.

"For the last time Tyler, I'm not going to go out with you!" Star yelled.

"You know you want this." He said as she rolled her eyes.

"C'mon Star, just give him a chance." RJ said.

"Shut your mouth! You have nowhere to talk." She glanced at Theresa.

"Oh, pfft, shh, i…i…I don't know what you're talking about!"

"Sure."

"Look guys! I'm flying!" Theresa said. She never flew before.

"Wow! You finally learned!" Tasha said excitedly.

"Too bad RJ can't join you up there." Star said.

"Leave me alone!" He retaliated.

"Ohhh, did I hit a nerve?"

"C'mon Star! Just leave him alone!" Theresa said. Star glared at her.

"Why?! What's he going to do?"

"I'll hit you!" He said.

"Hit me?! You can't even touch me, you have nothing!" That ticked him off.

"I'll show you! I'll show all of you! I'll become something great!"

"I'd like to see that day." He cringed at her.

"You know what Star?! You are one stuck up BITCH!" He then turned and ran out the front doors leaving everyone astonished.

"RJ! I was just teasing!"

"Should we go after him?" Tasha asked. Star scoffed.

"Pah! Let him do what he wants!" They all looked at each other as Star has second thoughts and looked out the doors to see the snow coming down hard.