Chapter 10
Battle Blitz
A shrill of laughter flls the air around the street. "So, you csme! I thought you would have backed out!" Joker says. Crowds of villains startgathering around rooftops and Joker walks up from an alleyway. Starfire gets off the bike and walks towards him. "Let us get this over with!" She growls. Joker chuckels. "Fine." He says walking ways from her. "Do you want to do a battle to the death? Or just the regular knock 'em out?" Joker challanges. Starfire frowns. "One on One battle," Batman tells them, "No help from any team mates!" He finishes. Suddenly, Joker pulls out a funny gun and points it straight at Starfire! She, slightly, moves her hand and a giant fly trap shoots up behind Joker! It closes it's jaw around him and tries to swallow. However, Joker pulls the triger of the gun and the plant explodes! Joker throws some poison darts towards her, but she makes a sheild of ice infront of her. then, she makes it shatter and sends the shards zooming at him. He knocks them off course, but Starfire makes them turn back and, this time, there on fire! They hit Joker in the back and he falls to his knees. He struggels to stay upright and then falls forwards! Starfire puts her hand over her mouth and runs over to him. She tries to check his heart beat. However, he jumps up suddenly and grab her by the throat! He lifts her off the ground and she tries to brek free of hisgrip. She clasps his hands and tries to pull them away, but this just makes his grip tighten! Robin runs forward, but is stopped by the other titans. "Go now, and she'll lose her powers forever!" Raven tells him. He looks at Starfire and she, slowly, moves her head to him. He nods at her and she nods back. Robin 'accidently' drops his bo-starff and kicks it over to her. She makes a vine grip it and bring it up behind her back. Joker hasn't noticed. "God, don;t your people ever die!" He asks, frustrated. "Sorry to dissapoint," She struggels to say, making the staff expand so she can use it, "But I don't plan to die tonight!" She finishes. The she brings her leg up and kicks him in the jaw! He releases his grip and Starfire falls to the floor. She spins the bo-staff in her hand and gets into a fighting stance,. She runs fowards and then vaults over him! Before she lands, however, she brings the staff off the ground and hits Joker round the head with it! "Did you know she could do that?" Beast boy whispers to Cyborg and Robin. They both shake their heads, not taking their eyes off her, in amazment. Starfire collapses the staff as Joker hits a wall and then falls to the floor, for good this time. The Titans, and Batman and Batgirl, run over to her. "You did it Star!" Robin congratulates. She hugs him and then, suddenly, lets go. Her chest starts to glow purple and rays shoot ou! Then a green ray comes from Joker and hits her chest! She falls backwards, but Robin catches her before she can hit the floor. "You ok?" Batgirl asks. Starfire nods in reply and stands up. She curls up her hand into a fist and a greeen glow appears, slwoly,around it. Starfire's eyes grow wide and she smiles in excitment. "My starbolts are back!" She sqeuls, jumping in joy. She realises that, from her last jump, she hasn't hit the floor, she's flying. She twirls in the air and hugs Robin again. "Well, looks like everything back to normal." Raven says. However Starfire pauses. The villains are still glaring at her, on the rooftops. She makes her eyes glow green and everyone else gets in a fighting stace. However, they turns around and walk out of sight. Everyone relaxses. "Oh, Robin, here is your staff back." She says, giving the, small, peice of metal to Robin. Suddenly, Robin'scommunicator sounds. "Control freaks in the electrical store!" Robin tells the Titans. "Well you better go and sto him then." Batman says. "It was nice seeing you again, Batman." Robin says. Batman nods and starts to walk away. "Wait, so... thats it?" Batgirl asks. Starfire fly's over to Batgirl and hugs her. Batgirl looks shocked at the sudden desicion, but hugs her anyway. "I will keep in contact," Starfire starts, "After all you are my family now!" She finishes, holding Robin's hand. Batgirl looks at the rinds on their fingers and smiles. "We'll plan another wedding, Yeah? One that won't be crashed by villains. "Batgirl suggests. Starfire smiles. "I would like that." She replies. "Batgril, you coming?" Batman asks. Batgirl waves goodbye to the Titans and jumps into the Batcar. After it's got swollowed by the night, Robin turns to Starfire. "You flying?" He asks. She smiles. "I have a better idea." She tells him.
The Titans are in/on thir veichles and Starfire is sitting infront of Robin, on the R-cycle, her legs swung over the side. She rests her head on his shoulder and looks up at him. Neither of themhave their helmets on. The motor cycle gets caught in trffic. Starfire seizes the chance and leans towards Robin. Their lips touch and they get cheers and wolf whistels from surrounding cars. The two laugh and rest their foreheads on each others. "I love you Star." Robin says. "I love you too, Robin." She replies.