Sacrifice for Justice?
"Starfire....help.....me......"
Starfire watched in confusion and fear as Robin staggered slowly, weakly towards her. She could tell that he was in genuine pain and barely had the strength to hold himself up.
"Starfire...please...."
His voice sounded faint, as if he were miles away when shockingly he was only a few feet in front of her. It faded away as he began to fall towards the hard gravel pavement. In her eyes the moments played out in slow motion and time seemed to freeze. All around her, everything stoppped. Her friends stopped fighting, the people stopped screaming, everything ceased.
Robin took a final unbalanced step toward her and then began to fall. Starfire gasped in unbelief. As an act of impulse she flew over
and caught him just before hit the ground.
"Robin..."
She gingerly lifted his head and turned his face towards hers. Apprehensively she lifted him
by the shoulders and she hesistantly let go off his head. It fell back limply; just as she feared. Her pupils shook. She tried to hold back the tears as the other Teen Titans came running over.
"Slade got away," Cyborb said glumly.
Starfire shook her head slowly, not really paying attention.
"He didn't get what he was after though," Raven replied. "I made sure of that."
"No. Friends, you are wrong." Starfire hugged Robin's still body close to her. "I have a feeling that he got exactly what he was after."