To be honest this whole thing got started when I started looking for images of Starfire done in the Young Justice art style. I found some interesting images, a few good ones of Raven, but mostly a few Starfire and Robin images. I, like many YJ fans, watched Teen Titians first, and likely enjoyed it. Now I did think the show was a bit too comical at times, and should have gone on one more season, but I though Starfire and Robin were cute. I am a sucker for fluff sometimes I admit it, happy now? Anyway after thinking about those crossover pics this came to me. Starfire's unique speech patterns remain intact because I like them, in the comics she is slow on slang but otherwise sounds pretty normal. Since this is the first time writing to either show the plot is not ubber complicated here, it's more character driven.
The time frame, for those who care, would be after 'Trouble in Tokyo' for Starfire, and before Wally finds out who Robin is for everyone else. Now I have never seen in show when Wally was told all of this, however I would assume roughly half way through the series, or after 'Frontline'. I have the comic scan and it shows Robin removing his mask and shocking the Hell out of KF in a flashback/vision like scene. For those of you who have never seen the TT movie it means Robin and Starfire are a new couple, though they have been dancing around each other for a while. Hope that puts everything straight in your heads.
WarNinGs: Somewhat OOC, Slightly AU, Crossover with Teen Titian's Starfire, Not a StarfireXRobin fic.
Disclaimer: I own neither Teen Titians or Young Justice, if I did I would be much richer, and Young Justice would go on to at least a season was typed up for my own amusement, and shared in the hopes it would amuse others.
Aishi Say
"I looked into your eyes
And my world came tumbling down…"
The first two lines of Madonna's 'Beautiful Stranger', it will make sense by the end, promise.
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Starfire lowered her arm, blinking away the aftereffects of the strange flash that had momentarily blinded her. Looking around as her vision cleared she frowned not recognizing the area she was hovering over. Spotting a Ferris Wheel the young alien landed with a sad sigh, chin in her hands, thoughts drifting to Robin. She could use some of his softly spoken encouragement and one of his gentle reassuring smiles just then. Her thoughts were nosily interrupted by numerous explosions nearby, the ground below was dotted with them. Crying out the alien drove from the seat, watching the flaming wheel cave in on itself as it fell and burned. The sounds of battle drew her attention from the destroyed ride, taking off to join the fight on instinct. Unknown, mostly red humanoid machines littered the ground in various sized pieces of smoking debris, a handful still engaged in battle. An almost familiar bladed disk hit one before more followed, the remaining machines falling to the ground in sparking pieces. Landing slowly green eyes squinted so see through the smoke, looking for more robots or those who had destroyed them. Catching sight of a figure she watched it kneel down to examine one of the mostly intact machines. Walking forward slowly she blinked pausing, recognizing the silhouette in the clearing smoke, "Robin?"
The red and black look was new but she knew it was Robin, she would always know him. She could tell from his expression he was confused, the cord attaching his glove to the fallen robot forgotten. Relived he was all right, if not confused by his sudden change of attire, she smiled. Opening her mouth to greet him properly she cried out when he cried out in pain and surprise as he jumped away from the machine, too late to avoid the shock entirely. Darting forward she steadied her friend knowing full well electricity hurt, even those as mighty Superman were not immune. Robin sighed collapsing against her, not sure who she was, but not the lest bit afraid of her. Starfire took Robin in her arms, biting her lip for a moment as she closed her eyes. Tightening her grip slightly she reminded herself he would be all right, he was always all right.
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Superboy turned his head, glaring at the cry of pain he had come to learn too well for his liking, "Robin?" With a savage growl of anger and frustration he brought his fists down on the offending machine he had been fighting. -M'gann?-
-Robin, I know.- M'gann answered, while her hearing was not nearly as good as Superboy's her mental powers made up for it in this case.
-Can you see him?- Superboy continued not surprised her powers alerted her to her friend's pain, they were close, but so was he and Robin. Kid Flash flirted but he had come to accept it as not threatening, Robin was just being friendly to her as he was with all the others.
-There's too much smoke blowing around.- M'gann answered sounding a little worried, hovering she wished her human friends were not so fragile of body.
-Ow. Why do we let him go off all alone again?- Kid Flash asked as he pulled his goggles from his face and looked around, they sure had made a mess with someone's expensive new toys.
-We let him do nothing, we were all separate.- Aqualad reminded his well meaning but not always fully thinking teammate, while reminding himself despite Robin's lack of powers he was still formidable.
-Kaldur's right, besides it is what he does.- M'gann was thankful for Kaldur and his calm logic, it helped balance some of the more impulsive reaction of the team.
-Probably got shocked playing hacker.- Kid Flash joked hoping the fact M'gann was so calm was because Rodin was all right, he did not like the thought of his best friend being anything but.
-He is unconscious so that is likely.- M'gann agreed, spotting Kid Flash as he replaced his goggles which likely they had needed cleaned.
-M'gann, you and Superboy go retrieve our friend, Kid Flash and I will make sure the last of these machines are all down.- Kaldur instructed as he swept some dirt off his chest, the team needed to move out, even more so if Robin had been hurt.
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M'gann spotted an orange skinned red head holding Robin, why she was unsure. The familiar battle cry of Superboy drew her attention from the other female the same moment it drew the stranger's to him. Green eyes glowed for a moment before twin beams shot out, hitting Superboy square in the chest with enough force to send him to the ground. Feeling some of what Superboy often did when his friends were threatened she blasted her back, momentarily forgetting about her fallen friend. She watched Robin fall when he was dropped, the strange female knocked back by her impulsive attack. Green eyes burned with energy as she looked up at her, teeth bared reminding her of Superboy. -Conner?-
-She's tougher then she looks.- Superboy commented getting to his feet, eying the female, she did not look happy but she also did not look hurt.
-Agreed, thoughts?- Normally she would ask Robin but that was impossible right now, and she was sure Kaldur would order them to retrieve Robin once again.
Superboy smirked at the prospect of a good fight, he was not sure if she had hurt his friend or not but it didn't matter to him just then. -Take her down, get our friend, and sort it all out later.-
M'gann frowned, thinking that over as Superboy slowly got back to his feet ready for a fight, green stare focused back on him. -It might be our only choice.-
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Starfire narrowed her glowing eyes at the strange man who had charged her, his normal clothing adding to his oddness. Robin lay where she had dropped him, ignored by the male whose dark eyes were focused on her with their own glare. Eyes blazing she charged her hands as well, ready for a fight and seeing the male wanted to give her nothing less. She did not care who these strangers were, they would not lay a hand on her friend. Blasting the male away again she turned meeting red with green, righteous furry she had in spades.
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Kid Flash paused listening to blasts confused for a moment, had they missed that many? Frowning he blinked when he 'heard' M'gann call for help, not freaking out but still in need. Taking off again he froze with a blink at cratered earth, not made by the machines in any way. A strange purple clad red head hovered above one of them, turning to face him he noted the glowing green eyes and orange tinted skin. "Um…hi?" A little wave was met with a questioning look and a tilt of her head, she did not look all that threatening staring at him. Crying out when red hit her causing her to fall at his feet and stay there, looking up at M'gann he was confused by the aggressive move, "Dude?"
"She hurt Robin," Superboy muttered as he walked up to the trio of red heads, Robin's limp form in his large arms.
"We can't be sure of that," M'gann reminded her fellow alien rubbing her right arm, the green eyed female did not go down easy.
"Alright, she was kidnapping Robin," Superboy corrected as if it mattered what she had been doing to their friend really.
"Well…that she might have been doing," M'gann allowed, she had been found holding him so she had either been planning to take him somewhere, or something that could have ended much worst.
"Might have?" Superboy asked, clearly annoyed with M'gann's need to be so precise about their defeated foe.
"Look guys fight about it later huh? We gotta go," Kid Flash reminded them taking Robin from Superboy, getting a blink from the clone. Looking down at his injured friend he shook his head at him 'So reckless, you aren't Superboy you know?'
"Did we get them all?" M'gann asked not hearing any more fighting, or any calls from Kaldur indicating he was in trouble.
"Yep," Kid Flash answered since he had only come after them once he was sure Kaldur would not need him. "M'gann why don't you grab your fellow inhumanly colored red haired beauty and we can jet?"
M'gann smiled at her friend's teasing, ignoring Superboy's slight frown, Wally's flirting was not always so forward. "Go on, we'll be right behind you."
"M'gann?" Superboy asked not sure if she wanted to talk, or possibly hide the fact she had been hurt as well.
"I'll be just fine but thanks for worrying," M'gann smiled as she kissed his cheek careful of her fellow red head. "Come on, we could all use some sleep after last week."
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Batman frowned at the monitor he had been using, "Hurt how?" Black Canary was in charge of training and he knew his adopted son's skill. If he had been hurt it would have to have been during a mission, a downside to having no actual superpowers.
"Power overload," Black Canary answered calmly, the League were use to Batman so it was not easy to be intimidated when he simply frowned in thought, unlike the masses.
"hmm…," Batman responded as his mind went over various ways such a thing could happen.
"He's fine, just sleeping," Black Canary assured her friend, knowing as a father and as a mentor he had to be worrying about Robin. "The girl they brought back is in rougher shape though."
"Girl?" Batman could not help a little of his surprise showing through his calm mask, Robin was too young to be bringing home girls.
Black Canary choose to outwardly ignore the little slip, parents always worried so when their kids grew up. "Orange tinted skin, red hair, green energy attacks. J'onn might know her race, or Shayera, but she's a little busy right now."
The description did not sound familiar to him so he ignored it for the moment, "Why did they bring her back with them? Was she injured as well?"
"Not exactly," Back Canary answered wishing she had more answers for him. "It seems she had Robin when Superboy and M'gann engaged her. Since his glove was damaged it was likely damaged by one of the robots and not her."
"Logical," Batman agreed, laser damage was not easily confused with a blow out due to a power overload with energy attacks.
"I try," Black Canary said with a little smirk. "Superboy and M'gann are a little banged up but alright really. Aqualad and Kid Flash did not engage her in combat."
"I see," Batman said with an absent nod, Superboy still needed some work on his temper where his friends were involved.
"I am sure you will want to handle the interrogations," No one could run an interrogation like their Batman.
"Yes," Batman said since Black Canary's comment had not sounded like a question.
"Well, they'll all be asleep until mourning so I see no reason to rush on over," Between the training and the fighting the kids were understandably worn out. She had to admit they were getting pretty good, and Superboy was learning to curb his temper until something hurt a friend.
Batman considered that for a moment before nodding, she was not in charge of their training for nothing, "Thank you."
Black Canary smiled at those words, very few outside of the League were likely to hear them spoken so honestly, he was a businessman after all. "Don't worry Bruce he'll be just fine. He's got loyal friends and a good head on his shoulders, just like his old man."
Bruce allowed himself a slight smirk at the teasing before he returned his neutral expression, "I'll be there before dawn."
Black Canary mockingly sighed as she flicked her hair, "Of course you will. I'll see you soon then."
"Yes, you will," Batman agreed before terminating the link, it was time to get to work.
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Bruce frowned at the damaged glove, it was not like Dick to be so careless. He assumed the strange girl had distracted him but still, she would hardly be the first alien he had met. Setting the damaged glove back down he turned to its owner. Robin was peacefully still, undamaged glove and utility belt had been removed before he had been tucked in. Black Canary really was a softie under her Punk demeanor, as many of the good ones were once you got to know them. Stroking Robin's cheek he smiled fondly at his adopted son. In his line of work a normal family was out of the question, but he had still taken the boy in. A natural it had not taken long to realize the boy would do great things, the hard part was standing back and letting him. He had never excepted to be challenged but Robin had proven correct, these kids could do great things on their own, though he still worried for his ward. When Robin sighed softly he removed his gloved hand not wishing to disturb his sleep. "Knew you could be a sap if no one was watching," Black Canary cooed from the doorway with a smug grin.
Batman turned with a half heart glare, "It happens now and then."
"We can't all be living machines," The blonde teased before letting him off the hook, "You going to work on the glove?"
"He needs his rest, and I do not care to," Batman answered turning back to Robin as he did so, their talking had not disturbed him.
Black Canary nodded even though he could not see her, "Well, I'll leave you to it."
"The others?" Batman asked stopping the blonde's departure for a moment longer.
"All tucked in. The computers are already running scans on our guest, just to make sure she isn't carrying anything." Black Canary answered an unasked question with the asked one knowing her fellow black wearing bad ass.
"That would be…inconvenient," Batman agreed, not really wanting to think about alien bugs or intentional biological attacks just then.
"Just a bit, happy hunting," She said as she turned and walked off, no questions or comments stopping her this time.
Batman took the damage glove with a determined frown, "Always."
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Robin moaned, right hand moving to cover his face, "Ow.'
"Yeah, you OK?" Kid Flash asked frowning at the slight red marks on Robin's arm left from the burned out glove.
Robin turned his head at the familiar voice more then the question, green eyes looked a little worried but his friend did worry about his friends, "Stiff but not too bad. The others?'
Kid Flash was not surprised but he was relived to hear his friend's voice, tried but not stressed with pain, "A few bruises and the like. Did she hurt you?" He did not specify which she he meant, it really did not have to be said. The hot inhumanly colored red head they knew, or the hot inhumanly colored red head they did not.
"She, no…why?" Robin was still not entirely awake, but he could guess where this conversation was going.
Kid Flash knew that superstitious look, wishing he was so good at reading people, even first thing in the morning, "Oh, no reason."
"KF?" Robin asked tone a bit of a snap, everything hurt just enough to be annoying and so his humor was not as light as usual.
Kid Flash sighed softly but did not take the snap personally, his friend had to be smarting a little, "Well, Superboy kindda made a few craters with her."
Robin blinked, a few was more then any normal human would be able to take, "Is she all right?"
"She's fine…I think," Kid Flash answered not surprised Robin was concerned for the stranger who had not hurt him, at least not then.
Robin sat up slowly before stretching, he was just stiff enough to make everything annoying but he had woken up in worst shape, "You worried?"
Kid Flash relaxed when Robin flashed him a slightly impish smile as he teased him gently about waking up to find him playing vigil. "Just a little. Boy Wonder or not you are lacking in the superpower department."
Robin shrugged, not concerned with that limitation, "Never stopped Batman."
"This is true," Kid Flash agreed with a nod as he stood, "But you are still a kid man, don't go trying to grow up too fast." To emphasize his point he gently ruffled soft black hair, smiling at the soft chuckle, nothing made his day like getting a laugh from a friend.
Robin smiled up at this taller friend, as aloof as he could come off now and then he knew Wally was a true friend, "Like you'd let me."
"Never ever," Kid Flash assured him, meaning it even if he was grinning as he said it, "So wanna go say Hi to the new orange skinned lady?" Knowing his friend was alright his curiosity about her was peaking again, and he knew Robin was almost as bad as he was, he was just way better about not getting caught snooping.
Robin thought about the question for a moment before shrugging, "Couldn't hurt."
"It might if she doesn't speak Earthling," Kid Flash reminded him, so far they had not had that problem, but it was bound to come up at least once in their line of work.
Robin curled his fingers near his chin for a moment before looking up grinning, "Only one way to find out."
Kid Flash returned his grin, hands on is shoulders, "Have I told you I love the way you think today?"
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Starfire sat up, rubbing the back of her neck as she looked around the cell she found herself in. She remembered catching Robin before being attacked by two strangers, clearly she had lost. Their intentions had not been clear but she would not be surprised if Robin woke up in a cell as well. Looking down she inspected that state of her clothing since her body was sore but not badly damaged. A tear had been made in her shirt but it showed little, her skirt and boosts were mostly intact, her arm guards as well. Fingering the tear she wonder how Robin would react to it. He had always been a gentleman towards her, but he was still a teenage male, and he did care for her. Green stare looked up when she heard voices coming closer, not surprised since she was in a cell after all. The alien princess remained seated with her legs folded on the cot, blinking when she saw it was Kid Flash and Robin. Relieved her friends had appeared to be all right she got to her feet, still unsure what was going on. Surely if the strangers were another Titan team, or the like, they would release her soon as well. Kid Flash gestured at her and she just stared at Robin, confused by his lack of recognition. She knew his expressions so well and he was curious rather then relieved his friend was all right, or assuring her she would be free soon. Frowning slightly she rubbed her sore arm, confused and feeling so very much alone.
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And so ends Chapter 1, Chapter 2 will be picking up right after this scene, yeah for Robin and Starfire fans. Now that being said this Robin and Starfire will not be hooking up, though they do grow close. Dick does seem to bond quickly with teammates in this series, remember how protective he was of Superboy when the League showed up?