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Although the last fic didn't get the numbers of reviews as I would have liked (the hits numbers were quite enjoyable and thrilled the attention whore in me) I have decided to try my hand at another RobStar. This time around the fic will have more interaction with the rest of the crew, and another favorite villain present. And as always fluff and drama. This time a lot more RobStar DRAMA!
So sit back, relax and get ready for what could be a longer story! I own nothing! Oh baby!
It had been such a good day; Robin remembered looking back on the day so far. They had been allowed to relax a little. In the early afternoon, after some pleading and the use of the secret weapon- puppy dog eyes from Starfire- he had given the ok for the team to spend some greatly needed down time on the beach.
Little did he or anyone of them know that their day of fun in the sun would go from good to complicated.
The team spent several minutes splashing in the water. Soon a splash war was called and the battle lines were drawn. For Beast Boy, turning from one marine animal into another was a big advantage, and he was enjoying getting his friends drenched as they tried in vain to splash him back.
Cyborg was getting mad; from time to time he would mutter something about wanting to sushi Beast Boy. Raven levitated above the splash zone, simply content to watch the battle after getting her fill of being splashed. Starfire on the other hand was laughing loudly even though she was losing the slashing war. Her hair was completely wet, and no matter how many star bolts she sent into the water, Beat Boy was still much better at controlling the splash level than she was.
As time went on, she couldn't help but feel a little lonely. Even with her other friends there playing with her, there was a missing part of the team.
Glancing over to the shore she caught a glimpse at 'mother hen' as Cyborg had called him. Robin did not look like he was enjoying the day of sun and sand. Nor did he look like a hen… she was still not sure what Cyborg meant by his comment.
Quietly she slipped out of the water war, as Beast Boy and Cyborg took the splashing to the next level, and swam closer to the shore line. Floating out of the water when it got too shallow, Starfire returned to Robin's side.
"Will you not be joining in the Battle of the Splashes?" She asked as she sat on the towel next to his.
Sitting under the umbrella, clad in his green colored swimming trunks and his ever present mask, he typed on his computer.
"Not till I get this report done." He grunted finally acknowledging her presence. The last encounter with Red X and that crazy scientist with the laser was still fresh in his mind, even if it was three days ago. Other cases had come up, but when Star peeked at the screen, she knew he was not working on those, but with his other current obsession.
"The villains are vanquished and it is now the time of relaxation." She smiled. "Can you not splash with us for a time? Together, I think we can beat Beast Boy."
"Star… I…" He stopped looking up from his computer. Robin caught a glimpse of the alien girl in her wet swimsuit. Water still dripped down her skin from her drenched hair. Robin tried not to blush.
It was not so much the revealing factor of the light blue tankini, but the proximity of the two that caused his mind to go blank.
"Perhaps you do not enjoy the splashes. Then we can use the donuts that are not for eating and float in the water. We could even enjoy the event of the sand forts!" Her eyes sparkled thinking of all the fun things they could do on the beach.
"Sand Castles." He corrected her as his mind snapped back into normal functioning mode. He looked at her again and sweat dropped. In her hands she held the many beach activity tools and her eyes shown with a great hope he would step away from the computer.
"I'm really sorry Star. But I have to get this done."
"Can it not wait five minutes?" She asked again holding on to hope.
Her answer came when he returned to typing on his computer. With a sigh, Starfire took a bucket and shovel and walked to the shore line.
Robin felt bad seeing her slowly pick up some shells as she walked away from him down along the water's edge. But it couldn't be helped, right? He wondered.
They were heroes first, right? Why was he the only one to understand that? Why couldn't she understand that? It was not that he didn't want to play with her, heaven only knew how badly he wanted to be close to her… it just couldn't happen… it was for the best, he told himself feeling his heart ache a little as she didn't look back for some time.
The group enjoyed a few hours of free time away from the tower never knowing they were being watched from afar.
The peace was not to last and soon the Titan's communicators rang its little tune. Robin was on his feet in seconds. The team assembled and the fun at the beach was but a memory as they dried off and were on the road or in the air in mere minutes.
The abandoned warehouse near the run down portion of the Jump City Docks seemed to be a good place for any criminal mind to have a headquarters.
A little bit obvious, but it suited the criminal's taste of dark, mystery, secrecy and evil perfectly.
Robin was aware of this tendency and thankful for it in a way, abandoned also meant that civilians would not be bothered if a large scale battle raged.
And today's battle was becoming rather destructive on the surrounding warehouse complexes.
The Titans has arrived to be greeted with a large problem.
Some idiot had thought a cloning machine to be a good idea… not when someone sinister got a hold of it.
Soon they found themselves up against several Cinderblocks. Each one was nearly identical to the original one, only differing with coloring and strength. While a hoard of Cinderblocks ran towards them, a new and unfamiliar criminal chuckled at the opposite end of the dark and dank building.
"Titans Go!" Robin yelled as they went head on against the original and clones.
Each Titan seemed to have their own clone or two to deal with.
Making quick work of her enemies, Starfire blasted the clones rushing towards her with a barrage of star bolts and eye beams.
Noticing more clones were coming out of the machine, she decided to try and stop the device.
Charging at the machine with all the force she could muster, she aimed and let go of a rush of energy.
A blinding explosion occurred and swiftly knocked everyone to the ground for a few seconds. The building shuddered and parts of the old ceiling fell to the ground. Raven quickly put a shield around her friends that were close to her.
The criminal who had introduced himself as The Cloner, was down as well.
Starfire looked satisfied as her attack had stopped the multiplication of the Cinderblock doppelgangers. Looking down at the criminal near her feet Star was about to fly down and apprehend him when a roar caught her attention.
Finding his partner down, the original Cinderblock growled in annoyance. This was to be his big break. They had an unstoppable plan to overwhelm the Titans with clones and over take the city. That was now out of the question and jail looked to be his next stop… again.
Wanting to do something really evil before he was locked up, Cinderblock charged for the alien girl who had ruined his plans. With a roar he caught her off guard and saw his chance.
The force of the impact between the villain and herself was so great that Starfire went flying into the wall and into a completely separate building.
"Starfire!" Robin screamed. Before he could go to her aid several of the surviving clones surged at the Titans.
Starfire groaned as she came to a hard stop in a pile of bricks and rubble. Shaking her head to clear it, she felt a little dizzy. Before she could defend herself, let alone fly away, Cinderblock rushed her. Slamming her into another wall, the powerful villain chuckled as she closed her eyes and groaned again.
Starfire forced her eyes to open after the impact, and summoned a star bolt to help defend herself. But before she could volley it at him, the creature grabbed her by the neck and raised her in the air, her legs dangling as she kicked at him. It would do no good, since he only tightened his grip with each kick that chipped away at his legs and body.
"You ruined my plans! You little bitch!" Cinderblock growled at her tightening his grip on her neck.
"My apologies... but... someone had... to." She replied still struggling against his grip. She hated to admit this, but the situation looked rather bad. Her bolts were doing very little to damage him enough to free herself. And it was getting harder and harder to breathe.
Her struggling increased as his free arm formed a fist. A direct hit to the head with that would be fatal.
"If I am going to jail, I'll send you to hell first."
Starfire refused to give up and continued to fight against his rock solid grip as much as she could.
Her eyes closed on instinct as she anticipated the blow to come, but instead she felt the creature that held her convulse and his grip loosen.
Suddenly she was being lifted away and flown through the air. Opening her eyes she saw Cinderblock crumbled on the floor from a height near the ceiling.
Strong arms encircled her and she clung to her savior, enjoying the warmth of his body.
Turning to see the person who saved her, she smiled knowing who it would most likely be…
"Robin…" She said and then stopped. A small gasp escaped her lips.
"You are not Robin." She corrected herself unsure of what to feel or do at the moment.
"You got it there cutie." The voice replied. "You should remember the name, it's not that hard."
"What are you doing here Red X?" She asked her eyes narrowing a bit.
"Saving you of course. What does it look like?" He chuckled as she began to squirm in his grip. She was a bit surprised to find he was quite powerful.
Landing on a walkway near the ceiling Starfire distanced herself from the man who had saved her.
"What are your intentions?" Starfire asked with a dangerous tone in her voice. She had remembered their latest encounter with the ex-persona of Robin. He had confused her some what with the stealing and then saving Robin… and the city… was this person, who ever it was, a friend or enemy?
"Just helping you. What else would you call what I did?" He asked giving her a very Robin-like tone and mask expression.
Starfire looked down at Cinderblock and then back at X. Her star bolts died down and she relaxed her stance some.
"I thank you for the much needed assistance." She said still eying him carefully as if she could figure out if this was a trap by looking at him.
"You are most welcome. Couldn't have such a pretty face being damaged now could we?"
"You are truly not after something then?" She asked again wanting to confirm that she didn't have to fight him.
"Oh, I'm after something all right, but nothing illegal this time." X said in his modified voice. At times it sounded a lot like an older Robin, but now was not the time to think of such things she scolded herself.
The sound of Robin and the team calling out for her and then coming closer made X tense.
"I guess we will have to continue this another time cutie. I look forward to seeing you again… you too kid! Take care." X chuckled, he took off as Robin saw him and sent a birdarang flying to the area the two were.
"X get back here!" Robin yelled, but it was too late, the masked man vanished.
A/N: Anyway, chapter one is complete!
Ah, X, I love his character. And the way he gets under Robin's skin all the time. Now add that to the attraction X seems to have on Starfire… I think that means big DRAMA and FLUFF opportunities in the future… do you smell the teenage angst, jealousy, drama and fluff? I do!
Let's get this fic off to a good start! Review please!