Here's my next instalment of 'Titan Tales'. Enjoy! StarRob!
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'The Runaway Princess'
"Hee hee hee!" Beast Boy snickered to himself as he snuck into Starfire's room and placed the piece of paper on her bed.
"C'mon BB! Hurry up!" Cyborg whispered to the green teen. Beast Boy tiptoed out the room.
"Now for Robin…" he said mysteriously.
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That night, when Robin went to his room, he was very surprised to find some pieces of paper folded neatly on his bed. Curious, he picked them up and began to read…
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"Once upon a time, in the land of Tamaran, there was a beautiful princess named Starfire. It had been foretold that she would marry a poor peasant. Enraged, King Galfore locked her away in a glittering white tower. He only let her down for 2 hours everyday for some fresh air with a supervisor. The only people allowed to see her were princes, Lords, Dukes and Kings, and only for a few hours at the most. Four guards stayed outside her door. Two watched the door during the day, while the other two slept. When night came, they would swap over.
In the village, just outside the palace, there was a peasant boy named Robin. He lived with his uncle, Bruce Wayne, and slept in an attic where his only company were the bats. Bruce and Robin worked on a farm. Every harvest, Robin and Bruce would wheel their cart of produce to the market, where they would attempt to sell it.
However, one Harvest, Bruce was too ill to go to the market. He told Robin to go on his own, but he had better get a good price for the produce. So, Robin wheeled the cart to the market by him self and set it up, waiting for people to come by and buy his goods.
On this day, he happened to see to guards. They wore purple tunics and both had the Tamaranian crest of arms on their backs, sewn in golden thread. Robin knew at once that these were guards from the palace, so what were they doing in the market?
"What did she say she wanted?" one of the guards asked. He was large and very muscular. His skin was very dark and he had no hair. His companion was green. His skin was green, his hair was green and his eyes were green.
"Zorkaberries?" the green one replied, unsure himself.
"You sure?"
"Positive."
"Well then, let's go get some zorkaberries!"
'Zorkaberries?' Robin thought, 'Wait, don't I have some?' Robin called at the top of his voice:
"ZORKABERRIES FRESHLY PICKED! GET THEM WHILE THEY'RE CHEAP!"
The two guards heard and looked over. Yes! Robin thought when he saw them coming over.
"We'd like some Zorkaberries!" the big one said.
"How much?"
"Err…" the green one trailed off.
"Here," Robin said helpfully, "How about I give you a medium bag. If you want some more, I'll be right here! Now, that's 3 silver pieces." Robin handed them a medium sized paper bag of purple berries. The big guard handed him three silver pieces.
"Thanks! Let's BB, before the king realises we're not their!" the two turned to go back but Robin interrupted them.
"The king?" he asked.
"Yeah, we're meant to be guarding his daughter." the green guard admitted, scratching his neck.
"But she asked us to go and get some zorkaberries because she was hungry." The big guard added.
"Why do you have to guard the Princess?" Robin asked.
"Some prophecy about a peasant marrying her. I don't know, we were just told to 'Guard her with your lives'." BB said, imitating the King for the last part.
"Okay, I won't keep you any longer."
The two guards went on their way back to the tower. They went up the stairs, through the corridors and turned left. There was a magnificent mahogany door, decorated with gold and enamel. To the left was a smaller door where the other two guards, Speedy and Aqualad, slept during the day. The two guards went through the mahogany door. Inside was a large room. The walls were painted lilac; in the centre was a large, round bed with a pink covers. The nightstands were full of various bits of paper, most letters from princes and others of high status to the Princess. However, the one thing the room was missing was the Princess herself. The guards looked at each other with worried looks.
"Uh oh."
Meanwhile…
A girl was walking down the road. She was hearing a large coarse brown cloak with a hood. Underneath this hood she had fiery red hair and large green eyes. She wore a purple dress and purple shoes. This girl was the Princess Starfire in disguise. With the large cloak, most people took no notice of her, thinking she was a beggar.
"Sorry…excuse me… my apologies." were phrases she had to say frequently to people as they pushed past her. She heard a noise so she looked to see what it was. There was a farmer with a flock of sheep which were grazing in a field near by. Sheep, she had never seen them before with being locked in a tower all her life. She was so caught up in looking at the sheep; she didn't notice a cart riding along behind her until…
CRASH!
"Sorry!" a boy apologised, holding out a hand to help her up. Starfire looked up and saw a kind looking boy with spiky black hair and blue eyes. He was holding out a hand to help her up. She took it and he pulled her to her feet.
"Sorry about that. Didn't see you! My name's Robin."
"I am-"
Whatever she was going to say next was cut off by a loud voice saying;
"OI, MOVE IT!" the owner of the voice was a large man with greasy orange hair.
"My apologies, we were just moving." Starfire said as she moved to the pavement.
"Sorry." Robin apologised as he pushed his cart over to one side.
"It is fine Robin. My name is Starfire."
"Starfire? Isn't that the Princess's name?"
Starfire seemed a bit perplexed by this.
"Err…"
"THERE SHE IS!" a loud voice shouted from behind Robin.
"Huh?" Robin asked as the two guards from that morning came running over. They ran to Starfire.
"We've been looking all over for you!" the large one, Cyborg, said, looking annoyed.
"Yeah, we've been looking for you for so long that my feet hurt!" Beast Boy complained, clutching his right foot.
"But we've only been looking for her for ten minutes."
"I have very sensitive feet."
"What's going on here?" Robin asked, annoyed.
"Sorry, but we're going to have to arrest you." Cyborg said, turning to Robin.
"What for?"
"The King said that any peasant seen with the Princess has to be arrested under suspicion of kidnapping her. There's nothing we can do." Cyborg explained.
"Yeah. Sorry dude." Beast Boy added. Cyborg grabbed Robins arm and dragged him along behind Beast Boy who was guiding Starfire back to the palace.
"What? But I didn't to anything wrong! I didn't even know she was the princess! You can't do this!" Robin was trying to make the guards see reason.
So, the guards threw Robin in jail and left him there. The princess was sent back to the tower and was put under even heavier protection. The guards were not allowed to leave under any condition. Starfire didn't eat and hardly ever slept. Even though she had only known Robin for a few minutes, she missed him. Robin was feeling the same way bout Starfire. Bumblebee and Raven, Starfire's ladies in waiting, noticed her decrease in eating. She was getting very skinny now and looked in need of a good meal.
So, one day they decided to visit her. They found her sitting on her bed, hugging her knees to her chest.
"What's wrong Star?" Raven asked, stepping towards the miserable princess.
"Oh, nothing friend Raven!" she answered with fake cheerfulness. She gave them a forced smile that didn't quite reach her eyes.
"Starfire, you know you can tell us." Bee tried to get Starfire to tell them. Eventually, she caved and told them everything from how she got the guards to leave for a few minutes to meeting Robin and finally about him being thrown in jail.
"-and now I miss him so very much though I do not know why." Starfire finished.
Bee and Raven glanced at each other, thinking. They whispered something to each other before nodding.
"Star, we think you're in love with this guy." Bee finally told her friend.
"But I have only just met him!" Starfire countered, shocked.
"Maybe it's one of those 'Love at first sight' things." Raven suggested in her usual monotone. Starfire seemed to consider this for some time before sighing.
"Perhaps that is what it is, But I to wish to see him again."
Bee bit her lip and sighed. She said something to Raven who seemed to think about it before nodding.
"C'mon Star, you need to get some fresh air." Bee told the princess, leading her out of the room. They told the guards they were taking Starfire for a walk and went down to the gardens. When no-one was looking, they ran down the path that led to the jail, where Robin was held prisoner.
When they arrived, they told the Jailor that 'Princess Starfire wishes to speak with her kidnapper'. They got suspicious looks in return but where allowed through. They walked through the passage ways until they finally reached Robin's cell. Bee and Raven walked back out of the door they had just gone through to give Starfire some alone time with Robin. Robin was sitting in the corner, glaring at the wall opposite. He looked up when he heard people approaching.
"Princess Starfire!" he exclaimed, getting to his feet.
"Please, it is just Starfire."
"Okay, Starfire."
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2 hours later…
King Galfore was on his way to Starfire's room. When he got there, he found that the guards where gone. Confused, he opened Starfire's door and looked inside. She was no-where to be seen. On her bed was a folded up piece of paper. He picked it up.
"To my dear Knorfka Galfore,
As you have noticed, I am no longer in the tower. I have sprinted away with my love of truth. He is a peasant boy who goes by the name of Robin. I will probably never gaze upon you again.
Goodbye,
Starfire
S of the P, the guards have been relieved of their duties and have fled, as have my ladies of waiting to save them from any punishments you may wish to inflict upon them."
Galfore growled as he read the letter. The prophecy had come true after all."
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Beast Boy and Cyborg were standing by the wall in between Robin and Starfire's doors. After a few minutes they heard a masculine voice shout…
"BEAST BOY!"
Beast Boy and Cyborg ran off, not wishing to be found by the fuming boy wonder anytime soon.
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Meanwhile…
Starfire walked into her room and was very confused when she found some paper on her bed. She picked them up and began to read…
"Once upon a time…"
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That was the second chapter of Titan Tales. This one was based off of 'the tinderbox' and 'Aladdin'.
The first one, The Sad Princess, was based off of the golden goose.
Next I'll do a CyBee so if you have any suggestions then I would appreciate them greatly! Likewise, if you have ideas for a KidflashxJinx or a Jerikole then I would like to know! Thanks!
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