Disclaimer: I don't own the teen titans, obvious isn't it

Disclaimer: I don't own the teen titans, obvious isn't it? I mean do I really have to say that every time I write a chapter?

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-Normal pov.-

Robin had been pacing back and forth furiously for the past half hour.

"Robin. Robin! ROBIN!!" Raven shouted, waving her hand in his face. "Pacing there is not going to help Starfire. I know you're thinking that this is all your fault but we should at least get moving."

"Yeah dude, they were nice enough to tell us where she is, so let's take advantage of their mistake!" Robin shook his head at Beast Boy.

"We can't trust them. The fact that they told us where she is means that they're confident we can't get by anything they have. Don't forget, Joy was with us, she fought with us."

"I agree with you Robin, I do, but it can't hurt to get a little closer. Besides, right now they know where we are, we're completely vulnerable if they decide to attack us." Cyborg placed one large, metal hand on Robin's shoulder in comfort.

"You're right," Robin sighed, "it can't hurt to at least find some cover, then we can plan what to do from there." The titans set off towards the mountain as the light faded around them.

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-With Starfire-

Starfire looked around at her new surroundings desperately. She was in a large, beautiful room with a huge canopy bed and soft rugs covering the floor. The walls were painted in lavender that faded from light to dark with stars sprinkled across them. The ceiling was black and twinkling star lights hung from it. Starfire couldn't help but gasp at the sheer beauty of the room.

"I take it you like your new room?" Starfire turned in surprise to find Joy smiling at her. Starfire found it hard to believe that this girl could possibly be so cruel.

"I am...amazed at its beauty, but please, I wish to see my friends and leave." Joy put on a sad face. Sighing as she stepped into the beautiful room.

"That, Starfire, I am afraid I can not give you, but there is much I can. You see Starfire, we are not evil people, merely desperate. My orders were to take you and kill your friends, but it goes against my nature. We wouldn't do any of this if we didn't need you so badly." She allowed a few tears to slip down her cheeks.

"But I do not understand. From what I have seen you do not need me at all. You did not need me in the battles we fought at home, what could you need me for now?"

"Starfire, I did not want you fighting there because you might have gotten hurt. As for why I need you, you may not realize yet, but you have a tremendous power inside you. This power would allow us to protect out people once and for all from the invading warriors. They have devastated our lands and killed many of our people. We need your help to defeat them." Starfire looked at her in shock.

"But, why did you not just tell me of this. I would have very gladly helped you!"

"Alas, we could not. Only through pain could this power of yours be awakened. I am ashamed to say that I hurt you to awaken it." Joy passed a finger beneath her eye as though to stop herself from crying, "I am afraid I can tell you no more at this time. Please make yourself comfortable Starfire." She turned to leave but Starfire stopped her.

"Please, may I at least see my friends? I am sure they would be worried if I..."

"I'm very sorry Starfire, you could see them, but...they have...they've left, you see. They seemed to think...you were not worth coming after." Joy watched as Starfire's face filled with pain, "I am so sorry to have to tell you this Starfire, but you deserve to know the truth." Joy then turned and quietly left the room.

Starfire couldn't manage to fly back to her bed, her heart was broken. Instead she slumped to the floor and allowed herself to do the one thing Tameranians truly looked down upon, she allowed herself to cry.

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-With the rest of the titans-

The titans had finally reached the woods at the base of the mountain and they prepared to make camp.

"Robin, we've got a serious problem." Cyborg came over to him looking grim. "I've searched this whole place, and none of these plants look edible. We don't have any food or water; we aren't going to last long."

"NO FOOD! AW MAN, WE'RE GOING TO DIE OUT HERE!" B.B ran around in terror, his arms waving in the air hysterically.

"Beast Boy. Beast Boy! WILL YOU SHUT UP?!" Beast Boy fell silent, staring at Raven as she seethed in annoyance. "We will find food. We will find water. We will find Starfire. So shut up before you attract something dangerous!"

"Too late." Robin whispered, staring out into the forest where a pair of eyes now looked back, glowing in the darkness.

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-With Starfire-

Starfire hadn't moved from her place on the ground. She sat huddled up, feeling empty inside. She was roused from her pain by a small hand on her arm. Slowly she looked up. There beside her was a little boy with a small round face, short silver hair, and large, bright blue eyes.

"Kobasia! Greetings! I am Riley; I will be taking care of you." He had a sweet little smile and Starfire felt herself smile in response.

"Greetings Riley, I am Koriand'r, but I was also called Starfire." Riley wrinkled up his nose for a second as though he was thinking really hard about something. Then he looked back up at her and smiled.

"Those are really long names, so I will call you Kori!" Starfire smiled at him.

"If that pleases you little one." Riley wrinkled his nose again.

"I'm not little! I'm seven and that makes me almost an adult in our culture!" Starfire looked at him in shock.

"Surely not! Even on my home planet of Tameran we did not become adults until we had gone through the transformation!"

"Well it is different here. I will be an adult in a few months, and then I will be old enough to join the army and help to protect my home. Until then, I will be here to protect you!" He smiled at her and Starfire felt her heart warm. Perhaps staying here would not be as bad as she had thought.

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A/N: Okay, really short. But it's 1:59 in the morning and I'm tired as hell. I just got inspiration though, so now I know where I'm taking this story and what will happen. YAY! NO MORE WRITER'S BLOCK!! I know it's been a long time, but please review. I need some feedback on how the story is going. Thank you!