Introduction

In a darkened room a group of people sit in silence around a small table. Slowly a glowing green light emerges to illuminate the faces of the people present.

"What are we to do?" The bearer of the light questioned urgently. Her childlike face looked worried, green eyes aglow with anticipation. Her black outfit contrasted sharply with her red hair, caught in a long braid, falling past her waist.

"We need to move now!" A large, muscular man spoke up. The metal components of his body glinted in the light, his circuits sizzling with blue lights. His single red eye darting around the table to rest on each of the members in turn, "Nightwing, come on man. We have to act now. If we don't, it might be too late."

"But we haven't tested it. We don't know if it's safe." A cloaked figure spoke up. Her white cloak hid her eyes in shadow, her body concealed beneath it's folds.

"I am willing to take the risk." The red-head spoke up once again. "In order to prevent Slade's take-over we must act soon. We have to give them some time to prepare."

"I don't know..." The man sitting to the red-head's left rubbed his hand over his face. His dark outfit was accented by the light blue figure of a bird, emblazoned on the front. His dark hair covered his face as he shook his head.

"I have traveled through time before." She protested quietly, "I am the only we know for sure that will not age in the time warp. To send anyone else at this point would be foolish."

"We don't have much of a choice." The final member of the group spoke up, "If we don't send Star now it will be too late to send her later." He shifted slightly, his muscles straining against the fabric of his skin-tight outfit.

"I am going." She told Nightwing quietly, "I realize I could be putting myself at risk, but would it not be worse to allow this future to be created from mistakes that could have been prevented?"

He set a gentle hand on her shoulder. "I know you're right Star. I just don't want to lose you."

They exchanged a gentle hug before standing.

"How soon can the 'T' Machine we prepared?" Nightwing asked.

"A five minutes or so, give or take a couple. And that's assuming Slade doesn't figure out what we're doing." Cyborg responded. Nightwing nodded in understanding.

"Raven and BB will hold off any intruders Slade might send to try and stop us. Send Star back to the past as quickly as possible. She needs all the time she can get. Good luck Cy." Cyborg nodded.

"Where are you going?" Nightwing watched Star for a moment before responding to her question.

"I'm going to make sure Slade doesn't interfere." She stepped forward and gave him a long kiss before releasing him.

"Be safe."

"I will." He whispered, gently squeezing her before turning to Cyborg, "Don't forget to give her the teleporter. She's got to be able to get back in case this goes wrong."

"Everything is going to be fine." Cyborg gave Nightwing a quick clap on the shoulder before he exited.

"We'll go out and make sure no one interrupts." Raven murmured quietly. Slowly, she glided over and gave Star her a hug, Then, probably embarrassed at the act of emotion she added gruffly, "Don't screw this up, we're counting on you." Then in a barely audible voice she added, "Come back safe."

Squeezing her friend gently in return Star laughed quietly, "With friends like you, how could I fail?"

Raven released her abruptly and glided to the exit, wiping her eyes roughly, standing by the doorway with her back turned, waiting for Beast Boy to join her.

Beast Boy held out his hand and Star clasped her hand in his, "Good luck Star."

"I will do my best to succeed." She said, wishing she could offer a more definite response.

"I know you will." He released her hand and walked over to where Raven waited. Taking her hand, they both left the room, melting into the darkness outside.

"Star?" Cyborg said, gently tapping her shoulder, "It's ready." She took a deep breath and turned to face the machine.

A large circle of metallic substance greeted her, crackling electricity racing along it's surface. Slowly, the two conjoining pieces of metal inside began to spin, forming a blur of cracking light.

"It's ready." Cyborg told her, typing something in on a keypad near him, "It's set back to the exact day. You only have a few hours to convince them."

Starfire nodded and stepped forward to enter the ball of energy.

"Star?" Cyborg stopped her with a hand on her arm, "I know you and I are the only ones that know, but think about this for a moment, you can never come back to our time. You'll be stuck there forever. I know we told the others you could come back, but I could tell them I can't get the machine running, and we could wait until-"

"I understand the risks Cyborg. Thank you for being my friend one final time, caring enough to release me from this. But you all are counting on me. To save you all I would do anything. Just... Tell Nightwing how much I care about him, and tell Raven and Beast Boy I'm sorry I didn't ever tell them how much they mean to me... And Cyborg?"

"Yes?" He whispered, looking at the ground.

"Whatever you may think about this mission, know that it was my choice. Mine. Thank you for being my friend." Gently placing a quick kiss on the top of his head, she released his hand, a tear falling to the round as she did so. Without hesitation she stepped into the swirling ball and disappeared.

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Authors Note: I feel I should probably respond to a few of the reviews I've been getting.My last story (Nightmare) was a complete fabrication. Every fear the Titans experianced came directly from my mind, although in order to decide on the fears they experianced, I picked up peices of information I already knew about them. Killing off my characters would have probably been a bad idea, because, then what would I do? I think that answers the major questions, please continue reviewing!

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