Chapter ten – Titans go!
Starfire opened the door carefully.
"Hey." For the second time that evening, she jumped.
"Robin!" her surprise turned to anxiousness as she saw him sitting at his desk, scribbling away. "You should not be up at this hour of the morning!" she scolded. Robin smiled.
"I can't sleep." He replied simply. "Besides, this is much more important than sleeping." Starfire sighed. Robin and his work. She folded her arms and mimicked a TV mother.
"By the time I get out of the bathroom, I am expecting you to be asleep in bed. Is that clear?" Robin laughed.
"Yes mum," he got and climbed into bed, kissing her on the cheek on his way past.
"Good." Starfire closed the bathroom door behind her.
Phew!
That was close. She pulled the small stick from her slipper. Good thing she'd hidden it earlier. She and Robin had talked about having a baby, but not much. What if she WAS...? Starfire twiddled the stick to the instructions on the back. Well, they'd soon find out…
Starfire emerged from the bathroom, face pale and dizzy. Robin glanced up.
"Star?" she climbed on to the bed and took his hands.
"Robin, I-"
BEEP!
"Trouble!" Robin glanced at Starfire. "Can this wait?" Starfire chewed her lip. Of course it couldn't wait.
"Yes." she said quietly. Robin climbed out of bed and, noticing Starfire's reluctance, held out his hand for her to take. Starfire took it and he smiled reassuringly at her. She smiled back.
"Don't worry, after we kick this guy's butt, we'll go somewhere nice for breakfast and you can tell me then, ok?" Starfire nodded.
BEEP!
Raven, Beast Boy and Terra glanced up guiltily. On their way to Robin and Starfire's room, there had been a slight detour. The kitchen. Beast Boy dropped his sandwich and Raven quickly floated the mug she was drinking from into the dishwasher. Terra, however, continued to eat as the other residents of the Tower appeared in the night-clothes.
"Terra!" they all cried in surprise. Terra hurriedly finished her mouthful.
"Hey guys. BB and Rae where just showing me round the Tower and I mentioned that I was hungry." She laughed, "I guess we got a little sidetracked…" Robin glanced at Raven and Beast Boy, as if asking for confirmation. They both nodded.
"Okay then. Cyborg, where's the trouble?" Cyborg glanced and his arm.
"The City Bank." There was a general groan from everyone.
"Are they TRYING to make this as easy for us as possible?" Terra asked, raising an eyebrow. Bumblebee snorted.
"Obviously."
"You up for the fight, Terra?" Robin asked. Terra rubbed her hands together.
"I think so. I haven't given a good butt-kicking in a while." She grinned.
"Alright then. Cyborg, the clothes thingy?"
Cyborg grinned, pressing a button on his arm. Everyone in the room appeared in uniform; even Terra was wearing a new updated suit.
"Wow!" She turned around, peering at it. She was now wearing a short-sleeved black T-shirt with a big yellow 'T' on it. The t-shirt was short and showed her stomach. In the place of her old yellow shorts was a pair of long baggy brown trousers. She was wearing a belt, and instead of a buckle there was her communicator.
"I designed it last night," Cyborg said proudly. "And those aren't your usual trainers there, they are specially designed to stick to rock, makin' it harder for you to fall off when ridin' one, and even possible to scale cliffs."
"Cool!" Terra cried happily. "I can't wait to try them out!"
"Come on then," Robin called, "Titans GO!"