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Bats in Jump City Chapter 4

Raven pressed her forehead against the window of the T-Car and asked why she had to be the one riding in a tin can with Cyborg and Beast Boy, who (though not drooling any more) is still pretty damn annoying. She replayed the garage scene in her mind.

Garage of Titans Tower (five minutes ago):

Starfire had flown in with Cyborg and Beast Boy to find Batgirl getting ready to hop on the R-Cycle with Robin. She flew over quickly and stepped between the two, squishing onto the motorcycle and leaving Batgirl to retreat two steps and laugh nervously. "Uh, hi, Starfire, the weather's nice today, isn't it?"

"Actually, I think it's going to be particularly stormy today, FRIEND Batgirl," Starfire said through clenched teeth. Batgirl took another two steps back and glanced at the bright blue, cloudless sky.

"I'm just going to, uh, be going now, I can make it to the lab by building hopping," Batgirl said, her palms semi-raised in surrender

"Hey, just make sure you don't miss out on the fight! You're going to love bringing down this jerk." Robin smiled at Batgirl once before going back to setting something in the R-Cycle's computer. Starfire glowered at her but stopped when Cyborg and Beast Boy to a break from wrestling over the T-Car's keys just to see Starfire obviously giving Batgirl The Look (the one that practically says "die, vermin, DIE!!!").

Raven flew in just then with Tim (dressed in a costume identical to Robin's). Batgirl was slowly walking backwards out of the garage, Starfire was trying to appear innocent (not quite working), Cyborg was holding the T-Car's keys at arm's length and pushing Beast Boy away by grabbing his head while Beast Boy's legs and arms kept flailing… and Robin wasn't paying attention to any of this as he listened intently to a police report coming in on his computer.

Tim and Raven sighed simultaneously.

"You live with this everyday?" Tim asked as Starfire "accidentally" shot starbolts out of her eyes and singed Batgirl's cape. It goes without saying that Batgirl automatically sped up her retreat.

"I try…" Raven muttered as Beast Boy tackled Cyborg to the ground in an effort to gain control of the car keys.

"Alright, you stay with BB and Cyborg in the T-Car to make sure that they reach the lab before next week -" Tim started.

"And you follow Batgirl 'cause she's your crush," Raven finished with a smirk.

"Right and remind Dick to actually start the motorcycle and not sit there all day listening to reports," Tim said grinning.

Back in the T-Car (and the present):

Raven sighed once more. Please let there be some sanity left in me by the time I turn twenty… Funny, though, since I just turned seventeen…

Cyborg slammed down hard on the brakes suddenly in front of a laboratory with alarms blaring. As Beast Boy and Raven, sitting in the back seat, lurched forward in their seats, Cyborg pointed out the window at Robin and Red X [sorry, Red X outnumbered Slade and Killer Moth had no support at all… fighting with Starfire hovering uncertainly with starbolts on each hand.

"Titans, ATTACK!" Robin said catching sight of the T-Car but the moment Robin looked away Red X kicked him in the chest and knocked him into a lamp post. Starfire was ready to fire but Batgirl jumped down from a rooftop and continued on where Robin had left off, leaving the Titans unable to do anything in case of hitting her (Starfire was just barely holding back).

Tim landed softly next to Raven and lounged back against the T-Car.

"Does she always do this?" Raven said taking the opportunity to meditate a little.

"Let's just say Babs isn't much of a team person." Tim replied smiling.

Taking a glance at the Titans, Red X noticed Tim. "Robin… You look a little shorter than when I just kicked your ass… two seconds ago. God, you must be shrinking." Red X seemed extremely amused (okay, as amused as you can look with a skull painted on your face) at his extremely witty joke (not really) and Batgirl renewed her attack, launched kick after kick, aiming for his head. After an especially hard kick that, sadly, missed, Red X side-stepped Batgirl and slashed a deep gash into her arm with X-shaped blades that had slid out from his gloves. Dropping to her knees with a gasp, Batgirl left the field open for others to attack. Beast Boy went ape and charged… but Red X jumped up over the green shape shifter and pushed off his shoulders so that Beast Boy tumbled over into Cyborg who accidentally fired his sonic cannon at Starfire who then accidentally shot Raven who then dropped a lamp post on top of Tim's head. Red X stood back and admired his work with a computerized chuckle.

"Nice one," Batgirl said and punched him in the face, breaking his nose. She then kicked him as hard as she could in the stomach until Red X was gasping against the wall of the building. "Do you have any idea how many costumes I go through every month?" she demanded rubbing her arm.

In a swift movement, Red X had Batgirl pinned against the wall. "You know, cutie, the only crime here is that you and I couldn't-"

Both Robins appeared suddenly out of nowhere and teamed up on Red X. Beast Boy then joined the Robins and was soon after followed by Cyborg.

The ever-arrogant Red X smirks, "Does anyone else think it's pathetic that it takes four of you – two bird-brains, a green guy, and a walking computer - to take on little old me?"

"Shut up. And never use that cheesy come-on again," Batgirl said standing up next to Raven.

"Ever," Raven confirmed healing Batgirl's arm.

"Especially since you have already used it on me," Starfire said with her hands on her hips.

"Can't blame a guy for trying," Red X shrugged (or tried to) while both Robins put a pair of handcuffs on him, for safe-keeping.

"Actually…" Raven began as her eyes began to glow red.

"We can," Starfire said as her hands lit up.

"And we will," Batgirl said flicking open an extremely sharp-looking batarang.

As the boys handed Red X over to the police, the girls stood uncomfortably for a moment before bursting into uncontrollable laughter. And, yeah, I make it look like Starfire is willing to throw Batgirl into a pit of steaming lava, but for now the girls have a truce. You know, one of those if-you've-ever-been-hit-on-by-a-villainous-loser-with-tacky-pick-up-lines kinds of truces. So, for now, at least, they're all friends.

Cyborg got back into the T-Car with a 'boo-ya!' and high-fived Beast Boy. Tim slid into the back seat and joined in for the debate Cyborg and BB were having on none other than… videogames.

Robin hopped onto the R-Cycle and drove off after the police car and Starfire was left without a ride, so she decided to fly along with Raven, who didn't feel like contributing to the highly sophisticated and intelligent conversation going on in the T-Car. Batgirl shot a grappling hook out and jumped from roof to roof, slowly making her way to Titans Tower.

"Sooo… What are your stories?" Batgirl asked politely as Raven and Starfire flew alongside her.

"Oh, there's not much to say. My dad's just an evil demon who tried to destroy the world." Raven said nonchalantly.

"I'm a princess of Tamaran, raised by Galfore who is like my adoptive father. My sister hates me and regularly tires to kill/marry me off to giant slug-like aliens." Starfire replied in a similar tone.

"Oh, I guess my life isn't that bad then," Batgirl said with a grin, "my parents died when I was little so I was adopted by my uncle, except I've just recently found out that my uncle may or may not have been doing unnamed activities with my mom so… I don't know if he's really my uncle or my dad. Do you think that's why we became super-heroines? Because our family lives suck so much?"

"Yes, I suppose it would have to be something along that those terms." Starfire replied thoughtfully.

At that moment, they reached the tower and found a note stuck to the door.

Sorry, girls, Red X had mysteriously escaped from his jail cell (the moment they strapped him in!) and I'm having the guys do a search of the city for him. You can relax at home; you've deserved it.

Robin

"Figures," Batgirl said blowing a strand of hair away from her face.

"I'm going upstairs to meditate," Raven said already floating away. "I think you two should talk. Oh, yeah and when I say 'talk' I don't mean fight over Robin."

Both girls blushed and sat awkwardly on the couches until Starfire asked the obvious question. "Why are you trying to steal my Robin?"

Batgirl sighed and pried her mask off. "Starfire, I'd really love to be your friend. I respect you and I respect your relationship with Robin. I'm not going to break up your relationship… even though I may or may not have certain feelings for him… not saying that I did…"

"Then why are you here?" Starfire asked softly. Should I blast her into oblivion for admitting she likes my boyfriend or…or what?

"Robin has been a friend of mine for a very long time. I would never give up his friendship even if you threatened to- to, I don't know, throw me into a pit of steaming lava." Batgirl said in a low, firm voice.

"We can be… friends," Starfire said the word with difficulty. After a moments though, Starfire grabbed Batgirl and gave her a Starfire trademark, bone-crushing hug. "We can do many things together. We will do the painting of nails and gossiping about boys, and other things that Raven refuses to do, like shopping!" Starfire said with enthusiasm. Batgirl made a sound that Starfire took for laughing. "Yes! We will do many fun, friendly things together!" Starfire said with glee.

"Starfire, I wasn't laughing; I'm CHOKING! I GOING TO NEED AIR SOON…" Batgirl rasped. Starfire laughed and let go.

When the boys came back an hour later (without Red X), they saw a surprising sight: Barbara and Starfire were sitting in front of a stack of magazines, a pile of shopping bags clustered around them, their nails were painted… and they looked like they were having the time of their lives, laughing their heads off.

"Have we crossed over into another dimension?" Tim whispered to Dick.

Author's Note:

Aww, the girls are friends now. Isn't that so cute? Okay, I know what you're thinking. Is it something along the lines of "That idiot of a writer, JaxWin, just obliterated her whole plot. What's she going to do if Starfire doesn't hate Batgirl?" Well, for your information, imaginary reader, a story isn't all about cat fights and drama! Okay, this one is about drama but there are other dramatic things to be dealt with. Like Robin's complete and utter idiocy in not noticing Batgirl's obvious distress. Stay tuned for the next chapter which I will not be telling you anything about (cough, Titans East, cough). REVIEW!

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