A half man half robot, a girl wearing a blue cloak, and a boy with a mask stepped in. Starfire looked at them, confused. "Who are you?''


Cyborg looked confused. Beast Boy was shocked. Raven was surprised. And Robin was heartbroken. "Wha-what do you mean who we are?" he stammered. "We're your friends! We're the Teen Titans!"

"I'm sorry," said Starfire. "I cannot seem to be thinking straightly at the moment, but you can come back and visit me tomorrow if you like. What were your names again?"

"Beast Boy."

"Cyborg."

"Raven."

The three of them turned to Robin. He sighed and muttered, "Robin." They then all stepped out of the hospital door into the dark night of white stars.

"How could this happen? Ugh, this is horrible!" Robin muttered, angrily kicking rocks on the sidewalks.

"Look man, I know it's bad, but she'll be fine," said Beast Boy. "You cant recover from something like that after a second, she'll be better and know our names by tomorrow!"

"Yeah, let's go to the tower and get some rest," said Cyborg.

"Race ya!" said Beast Boy. The two of them raced down the sidewalks.

"Don't worry about it so much," Raven said quietly from behind him. "She'll be okay." She put her hood up and flew into the sky, leaving Robin to slowly walk home alone.


Robin hated the nights. It was always too dark, too quiet. No battles to fight. No time for feeling like a hero. It was weird, sometimes he even felt like he was sleeping on the job, and he'd have to remind himself there was no crime at the moment to be fought off. Now tonight he thought and worried of none of those things. It was Starfire he was worrying about. He wondered why he was fretting. Yes, she was his friend, and she did lose her memory, but it usually only stays that way for a short amount of time. Why did he keep getting nervous that she'd think her best friend was Aqualand and the leader of the team was Speedy? He really was concerning too much.

Starfire was just a friend though right? He thought. Only a friend. Her pretty hair. Those gorgeous eyes. And lovely personality. Stuff only a friend has… right? He failed to add to the list about the spark she gave him, something that more than friends usually felt.


She felt much better now. At last, she felt the feeling of regaining conscience. She remembered. She got hit in the head with a metal desk. How? By saving Robin. Why? She giggled at that silly question a little. He was her friend that was why! Lately though, she was beginning to think differently though. She felt it when he was near her. When he'd save her from harm. When he spoke to her. She'd feel that spark.

She wasn't sure if that was what earthlings called love though. She'd heard and read from people complaining to their friends at shops that love was a harsh thing. One minute friends, next second love, next thing heartbroken. Those were the things that happened with unlucky people. Starfire always thought of herself as lucky, and she couldn't imagine that happening if she and Robin were to… well hang out more often than regular friends would. She didn't remember what it was called, a certain word when you made reservations for someplace and hung out with a significant other? She blushed at that thought.

The door slowly creaked open. Starfire lay still, getting worried for a minute it was an intruder. "Hello?" she said uneasily.

"Hello, Starfire," said a voice. She squealed and jumped up this time. The lights turned on and a woman with a white coat and clipboard stepped in.

"We ran your blood test and you're perfectly fine. You seem to be gaining memory back. Unfortunately, you received parts of it through a scanner that we have to unplug for another patient, since the rest are taken. You'll only be a bit dazed for a few minutes, then we'll bring it right back."

"Alright," she said a little uneasily. What could possibly happen? She wouldn't feel pain at least. The woman unplugged it carefully and brought it out of the room.

Afterwards, Starfire did feel dazed. Her mind seemed to be swimming with thoughts she couldn't quite place. The door opened for the second time that night.

"I'm feeling a bit dizzy, but I'm sure I will feel finer after," she said. "I cannot wait to come back to the life of my own, and be a fighting Titan once again!"

"Oh no," said a deep voice. "You don't want to do that."

She gasped. This time it wasn't one of the hospital workers. "Please, who are you and what is your intention?"

"Don't worry Star, I am your friend. Best friend."

"What's your name?"

The person speaking ignored that question. "Let me play back your life and everything that has happened then." He pulled out a silver tape marked 200. He put it in the small TV that was at the side of the room. He wheeled Starfire's bed in front of it and pressed the PLAY button.

Tape:

"Oh why why!" cried out Starfire. "My life is absolutely horrid on this Earth! I'm just a lonely sad desperate person with no friends. The people I had been friends with have left or betrayed me!" She was scribbling in a notepad. She looked depressed and very sad.

A picture of a half robot half man appeared on the screen. "This man, Phil, had convinced me he was a good person, if not slightly insecure like I am. But it was false! He was a criminal that wanted nothing more than to manipulate me into stealing, something I didn't know was wrong on this planet!" she yelled.

A picture of a green boy came next, followed by pictures of a green bird, green cheetah, and green dog. "This shape shifting beast said he'd help me through my confusion and teach me the tricks here, and then he tried to eat me when I asked what thing he was! I hurt him, this sensitive thing!" Starfire sniffed.

A girl with a cloak and dark expression showed next. "Oh her! She bullied me and taunted me for my sadness, and said I was a no good insolent person! I don't know what I had done wrong."

The last picture showed a boy with spiky black hair and a mask. "My first and last boyfriend! He was ever so kind to me, but he left me for- for- her!" She began sobbing. "I am writing a letter to my people saying I am too dangerous here and I deserve to be in chains back at Tamaran! Philip, Wile, Veil, and Johnny, I never understood them. But they were the only people I met here, and I want to thank them for having me understand how horrible I am. Goodbye." The camera shut off.

"But- but no! That's not true. I know no one by those names, they're fake, they're names and identities are actually-" All the thinking was hurting her brain. Soon memories got foggy again.

"Don't think," said the voice. "It's fine. Rest. You'll need it. After you tripped over the carpet when you filmed that, you hit your head on metal. Heal soon." It slipped away.

The next morning, Starfire was by now normal. No longer was anything a haze. However, after last night's thoughts, she couldn't grasp anything. Except for what the voice had told her. For now, it'll have to do. Starfire realized she didn't want to take any more tests on her mind. She didn't want to go back to the way things were. Those people that were mentioned. She didn't want to face them again.

"Miss Starfire, five people are here to see you," said the nurse, stepping in. "You're fine now, and free of charge from the hospital."

"No," she said coldly. "I do not wish to go back. I want to remain here."

The nurse looked surprised. "Well, that's new. If that's the case, we'll have to transport you somewhere else. To the home where paitents stay. It's usually for the retired."

"I have retired! I have retired from the Earth! I want to stay away from all the cruel society!" she shouted.

"On second thought, maybe she isn't okay," muttered the nurse. "Very well then. I shall tell the guests you don't wish to see them and have you transported by an hour."