The morning after Slade's arrest was not one of good fortune.

No birds were chirping in the early sunshine, no smiles adorned the five teen's faces, and Raven hadn't even come down to make her herbal tea.
Actually, the day was quite dreary. Dark, forlorn clouds lingered above the city, denying it the joy of natural light. They threatened to spill over and drench the inhabitants of Jump.
The water surrounding Titan's tower lapped at the islands rocks, and the only sound to be heard was that of someone ferociously punching a training bag.
Downstairs, one of the heroes stood staring in awe at the beauty before him. He was practically drooling but no one needed to know that.
Cyborg had opted to work on his baby. Not that she needed much work, she was perfect after all. He grinned, tracing the exterior of the lovely car. Nope, it was decided, he could never get tired of looking at his masterpiece. Not even BB could- hmm, he stopped his mesmerized thoughts for a second, where was BB? He hadn't been downstairs that morning to have their daily "tofu vs meat" fight. Come to think of it, Cyborg hadn't even played video games with the green bean that day.
So, wiping the grease and the slight drool off of his face, the mechanical man made his way up to his best friends room and casually knocked on the metal door.
He heard a groan.
"Yo BB, are you still sleeping?"
No reply
"Get your green butt up so I can beat you at video games again!" He taunted, soft footfalls could be heard from the other side of the door. Beast Boy permitted it to slide open an inch, allowing Cyborg to see how tired the changeling looked.
"Cy, I'm not really feeling up to doing anything today," he muttered, rubbing his eyes, "I'll beat you tomorrow...or someth'n" he turned letting the door close behind his retreating figure before he fell back onto his bed.
Cyborg shrugged, Beast Boy probably just had a cold or something. He decided he would go back later and check him into the med bay, just in case.
Cyborg had only just begun to realize the erie silence that hung over the tower.
BAM. silence... BAM. silence...BAM.
Dumb punching bag, he made a mental note to soundproof the training room.
It seemed like the only other person awake was Robin, but there was no way he was going in there to talk to him after yesterday. Knowing him, he was probably contemplating the meaning of life since Slade was no longer a threat.
It was also probable that the spiky haired guy still felt that Slade posed a threat.
The cybernetic man sighed, yeah, there was no way he was gonna go hang out with Robin at the moment if he actually wanted to do something fun. He briskly walked past the empath's room, not even stopping to think about hanging out with her. With the mood she had been in lately... He shuddered just thinking about the possibilities.
"Hey Raven, wanna go play video games?" Boooom! The whole tower would explode!
Okay so probably not, but it had gotten to a point were he wasn't sure how far she would go if he irritated her.
He would leave that for Beast Boy to figure out.

As he made his way to the last member of the team's room he heard silent muffles from inside. Gingerly placing his ear against her door he tried to hear what was happening. He could only make out a few words, a mans voice:
"Koriand'r sal, - opta cup'r-fin -" sniffle, "borq nor vaator." more sniffles...and they didn't sound as if they could have come from the man speaking.
Was she crying?
He knocked on the door twice before the girl opened it for him. Her eyes were puffy and red.
"Cyborg?"
"Star, are you okay? I heard-" he trailed off, not sure if he should confront her about it. Maybe it was something she would prefer not to talk about. It could also be something she just didn't feel like talking to him about, Robin was normally the one to comfort her when she felt down.
"I-oh Cyborg," she mustered, "I fear Tamaran may be under attack! I am unsure whether Galfore's forces will be able to handle the atrocities they are facing." a whimper escaped her lips as she looked down at the floor.
"Were you just watching a transmission?" She nodded "Can you bring it to the ops room? We need to see what we're up against If we're gonna be going to Tamaran." He said with a faint smile, she lifted her gaze from the floor.
"Truly? You wouldn't mind journeying all the way-"
"No way little lady, you risk your life protecting this planet everyday, the least we can do is help protect yours."


The team gathered in the main room: Beast Boy trying painfully hard to keep his eyes open and in doing so managing to look half dead; Raven, sitting next to Starfire on the couch with her hood pulled up watching Cyborg as he programmed the mainframe to play the transmission in English; Robin pacing back and forth, most likely strategizing their moves once they arrived on Tamaran, and occasionally darting his eyes towards a certain alien as she stared blankly out the window.
The sound of Galfore's voice broke the uncomfortable atmosphere like a cough during a moment of silence.

"My dear Princess Starfire, I-" he paused glancing behind him as a guard shouted in the background, "I fear that Tamaran has been exposed to a great evil... my child I beseech you, do not return home in these dire circumstances! Your kind heart urges you to do so but for your own protection, stay within the confines of Earth until the issue has been resolved. Do not worry princess, I will make sure that this threat is dealt with. It shall not take-" Galfore's voice was replaced with static. The look of pure horror on his face in the last second of the transmission flooded each of the Titans minds.
Starfire let out a quiet sob, fearful of what had become of her father figure.
In that instant Robin forgot all about the strange occurrences on earth, their weakened villains no longer a prominent issue in his mind. His best friend needed help, and he would do anything in his power to make sure her planet and people were safe.
Throwing Galfore's warning out the window, the Titans prepared to go to Tamaran.


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