A/N: I usually don't write Robstar, let alone straight ships, but I'm doing this for a friend who is writing me a Stormpilot fanfic (*screams*). Robstar is like my childhood ship so I'm actually really excited for this. Hope you guys enjoy it and updates won't be longer than two weeks.
X Marks the Spot
Beastboy had just ordered pizza for the team, dragging the titans away from their rooms and into the main foyer. The young heroes were sitting on the couch ready to eat, but refused to touch the meal, except for Beastboy.
Cyborg asked, "C'mon guys! Who told Beastboy he could order the pizza again?!"
"What? There's nothing wrong with it." Beastboy protested.
Cyborg huffed and replied, "Nothing wrong with it? Nothing wrong with it?! I don't see any sausage, pork, or bacon! There isn't even pepperoni!"
"It's not exactly appetizing," Raven added.
"You guys know I can't eat meat. I'm a vegetarian. I turn into like half of those animals every day!" the green titan cried in his young cracking voice.
"Okay, but I need my red meat, Beastboy! I can't eat this tofu-"
"I'm sure we can find some sort of compromise," Robin interrupted before they would start wrestling on the floor like last time.
As Starfire picked up a second slice she said, "I actually find the pizza with the tofu very satisfying!"
Raven asked skeptically, "Do you even know what tofu is?"
"No, not exactly," Starfire had a quizzical look on her face "but on Tamaran there was a dish very similar in taste and texture."
As she reached for another slice all Robin could think about was how open-minded she was. He never found another person who was so caring and gentle. She always tried to make sure her teammates were okay and tried to cheer them up if they weren't. Robin even found himself letting his cold demeanor down and putting his determined mind aside whenever he was around Starfire.
Cyborg interrupted his thoughts and stated, "Well, I'm not eating this. Who wants Chinese?" Everyone raised their hands except for the vegetarian.
"Starfire?" Beastboy cried.
With her hand raised she explained, "I apologize, Beastboy, but I must admit. The Chinese food Cyborg orders provide much more taste than your tofu." Everyone started laughing, expect for Beastboy who was scowling with his arms crossed over his chest.
Cutting off the laughter, insistent alarms began blaring through the Titan Tower, alerting there was a crime in process.
Cyborg jumped to the monitors and read, "34th and 12th street! There's been a break in at the storage unit on the corner!"
Preparing his friends for action Robin yelled, "Titans, go!"
…..
When they arrived to the building, the lights were off and there seemed to be no guards present. Robin signaled for Raven and Starfire to fly up to the roof, while the rest went through the bottom floor windows. Once inside, they stepped lightly and followed rows of open storage units. Beastboy turned into a blood hound, sniffing for any scent of the criminal. There was a slight crash of metal, which made the boy raise one ear up, telling Robin the intruder was near. They turned the corner, looking down the hallway and saw Raven and Star fire at the other end. There was one storage unit open with faint noises leaking out into the hallway and Robin thought of one thing only: the criminal.
Before any of them could act, the criminal slid out with something under his arm. In his deep digital voice he said to Robin, "Hey, kid. Haven't seen you in a while."
"Red X" Robin narrowed his eyes and yelled, "what are you doing here?"
The criminal chuckled and replied, "Just doing a little grocery shopping."
Robin could hear the smirk across the dirt bag's face, which made him want to hit the guy even more. Red X pulled out a smoke bomb, but as the gas was being released Robin jump kicked the other man into the force field Raven created, knocking him down on the ground. Before Robin could get in another hit, the thief whipped out one of X's and sent Robin, Beastboy and Cyborg flying back into the wall.
He turned to the women and said, "I'm actually glad to see you two, again."
Ignoring his comment, Raven encircled herself with her black magic and began to chant, "Azarath Metrion Zin-AHH" She landed hard on the floor and the sticky, red, goop growing out of the black sphere Red X threw at her was gluing her to the ground.
He ran past her and headed towards the windows until he heard, "Stop it right there!" Red X turned and saw Starfire floating in the air with her hands above her head, ready to fire her star bolts.
"You know, Sweetheart, I missed seeing you the most, especially those long legs of yours."
Trying to keep her anger under control, she strongly stated, "Excuse you, sir, but my friends call me, Starfire, and you are not my friend, so. Please. Remain. Silent!" Angry, neon, green burst of light shot through her hands, sending Red X back against the wall, which left a dent in the concrete when he fell back onto the ground.
He coughed out a weak chuckle as he got back up to his feet and said, "We should wrestle more, Cutie. It would be close to this, but I was thinking a little less cloth-" Star bolts came right for his chest until he cartwheeled to the side, avoiding more of Starfire's bolts.
She kept firing away and aimed right for his head until he ducked and flipped into the air, sending two of his X's right for her ankles and wrists. Her back hit the wall hard and she felt her hands and feet stuck against the concrete. She tried to fight against the rubber X's but they were too sturdy even for her strength.
Red X put his hand next to her head and said, "That's what I've always liked about your beloved Robin. When he made this suit he made sure to have something special for each one of his friends, so fighting you all isn't all that hard."
As Starfire tried to fight out of her restraints, she protested "I will admit that Robin is intelligent, which only means he will defeat you!"
Red X leaned in closer and she could feel his hot breath on her cheek as he continued, "I can tell why Robin likes you. Not only are you…" he traced his fingers from her cheek and down her neck, sending unwanted ice cold shivers down her spine, "attractive, but you give him such loyalty and praise. Too bad Robin doesn't feel the same way" Feeling anger and frustration built up inside her.
She yelled at him, "Robin is a dear friend of mine, he would never-"
"Then why does he always put a mission ahead of you and you're worthless friends? That is why he created this suit in the first place, right?"
His hand was going lower and just past her collar bone when she heard, "Don't touch her!" A mix of red, green, and black flashed before her. Robin had slammed him down on the floor and punched him brutally left and right.
Robin had heard every word. After he got out of the trap, he sent Cyborg and Beastboy around the side to get multiple attacking points, but when he reached the entrance of the long hallway, he saw how close he was to her. How he was touching her. Robin had felt red hot rage in his stomach for letting anyone other than him touch her like that. Only he could do that. And to hear how flirty he was with her when she clearly was not enjoying it made Robin's anger grow even larger.
Before getting another punch to the face the criminal grabbed his fist and asked in his raspy digital voice, "You don't mind if I barrow your girlfriend for a minute, do you?" Robin gritted his teeth as anger spread across his face. His punches started getting sloppy and desperate.
"I'll take that as a no." Red X kicked him in his stomach, sending Robin flying away from him.
Luckily, as planned Beastboy stampeded towards him as a Rhino, while Cyborg cut Raven out. Red X kept using his belt to disappear and reappear, making it hard for Beastboy to adapt.
As the intruder disappeared again, he teased, "Catch me if you can, kid." Beastboy then accidently ran into the pole that was behind Red X before he faded away.
Once he reappeared Raven came flying in and sent Cyborg in the air, letting his arm canon loose onto the criminal. After sending another black ball of goop into his canon, Cyborg fell, but Raven trapped him in her force field.
Raven warned, "Don't move, X."
"Too late, Baby"
He disappeared from the black mass, catching her off guard, then reappeared running down the hall. The team ran after him, but Starfire got to him first, furious about his comments and actions from minutes before. She tackled him and sent him through a wall into the next room.
Starfire yelled at him, "You were not very nice from before and you are not very nice to my friends!" Star bolts blasted off one after another sending explosions in a straight line leading up to the thief.
The rest of her team caught up to them, but stayed behind the hole in the wall. They were waiting for the smoke to clear until they heard Red X pick up the item he came for and said, "I'd love to stay and chat, but I really need to get going."
He threw three X metal boomerangs at Starfire and vanished. She exploded two with her star bolts, but the third got her in the chest, breaking the green orb on her silver collar. Pain shot throughout her body, sending pin needles to the tip of her fingers emanating from her burning insides. She found herself asking why everything felt so empty as the agony ripped through her body. Soon, blackness clouded her vision and she felt the coolness of the floor on her skin, but not the physicality of it against her body. The last thing she heard was her screams and the worried voice of Robin.
