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Chapter 12: In the End.

"Robin, should we maybe try to contact them?" Starfire asks for what seems like the millionth time. "No Star, I told you, Zelda left her communicator on the T-ship," I tell her. "We just have to wait," I add. Star sighs and nods, slowly walking toward the couch where she slumps down heavily.

As patient as I may have seemed to her I'm running on a slim rope here. I tap my fingers on the counter anxiously. But it also must've seemed annoying to Raven, she wrapped some dark energy around my hand and lifted it from the counter. I smile at her awkwardly, "Sorry," I say and she smiles too. I'm glad to see she's feeling better since being captured and tortured by Droid. "It's ok, I'm anxious too," She replies.

"Oh?"

"Yeah, I wanna know why she's got powers like me, and how," Raven pulls her hood up, hiding half her face, and sits down on the stool next to mine. "I know what you mean," I say back sighing with impatience. Suddenly the elevator door slides open and in walks Matrix. We all look to him, Zelda timidly walks in from behind him her eyes lowered.

"Welcome back Zelda," Shiloh says with a smile. Starfire jumps up from her spot on the couch and joyfully flies to Zelda arms outstretched for one of her crushing hugs. "We have missed you friend!" She exclaims in her high-pitched girly voice. I can't help but chuckle. Starfire's known for getting attached to people, and things. I note Raven gets up and walks a little closer.

"You-have?" Zelda asked and it sounds to me like she's surprised to be cared about. "Yes!" Starfire screeches and finally let's go of the shocked girl. "Why did you leave like that?" Shiloh asks sounding a little demanding. "I-well, long ago I was-exiled from my world because of my power, so I thought I'd be exiled from this world too," Zelda answers rubbing her arm shyly.

I notice The Matrix is gone. Taking a quick glance around I spot him standing by Raven silently. The two are so much alike. Quiet, keeps to themselves, dark, mysterious.

"Why would we ever exile you?!" Merella demands shocked. "You're our leader and we love you, it doesn't matter if you're, say, a demon we still wouldn't kick you out of earth!" She goes on. "Don't ever think we wouldn't accept you because of some power, we've accepted you for you," She says. Cyborg puts a hand on Zelda's shoulder. "So will you stay?" He asks. Zelda hesitates before answering. I see her glance at Matrix and he nods with-a smile? He doesn't smile, first time I've seen it anyways.

"Yes!" Zelda announces happily. Everyone, almost everyone, goes in for a group hug around her. Raven, Matrix, Shiloh and I stand by and watch with smiles on our faces. When everyone finally stops hugging, Raven sneaks over and asks Zelda about her power.

"Oh, well, it's a long and somewhat boring story," She answers with a slight laugh. "I've got time," Raven says in her regular flat-note tone. "Ok," Zelda says and follows Raven to the couch. I am curious so I follow them to listen.

"Well, my power, um, where to start?" Zelda has the 'thinking hard' look as she tries to sort this out. "The beginning would be nice," Raven says plainly. "Alright, beginning, I was born in a place called Azarath-" Raven doesn't even let her finish. After hearing the word 'Azarath' her eyes go big and she almost yells her next words, "You were born on Azarath?!" When Zelda nods she goes on. "So was I!" She says. A smile creeps onto Zelda's face. "Continue," Raven says in a calmer tone. I've never seen her so excited.

Zelda laughs and goes on, "I was born on Azarath, as was my father, Sulman, but my mother, Lo-anna, was from another planet called Scananndavia, when I was four we moved back to my mothers home planet and that's where my sisters and I grew up, I have 7 siblings, one brother the rest sisters," Zelda goes on with her life story and we listen carefully taking it all in.

"My father gave me the dark energy powers, he said they were a gift, but shortly after he left us, he became evil and a criminal, just before he left us for good he cursed me, he said I'd have to wander the universe and that I'd have no place to ever call my home, he said I'd be rejected by every planet I tried to live on, he showed my power to my mother, she was afraid of me, she wanted me to leave immediately, she said I had to go with my father but I didn't want to go with that man, in my eyes he was a demon, he was my enemy, so I left Scananndavia my sister Xenops came with me, she said she disagreed with mother and thought I should be allowed to stay, so in rebellion she came with, I wanted to go back to Azarath but I couldn't, I traveled to various worlds and each one, just as my father said, I was kicked out nobody wanted me, when my sister and I found earth I thought I had a chance to finally be accepted and the curse would be broken, but I couldn't keep my secret powers from you all, I had to use them and I thought I'd be kicked out so I ran, that's, it," She finishes. Raven just sits a moment.

"Wow," She says at last. "I don't have a father either," Raven tells her. "Oh?" I get up and leave the conversation to themselves.

Walking to the kitchen, I intend to see what the others are talking about. But just as I enter the room where most everyone stands they all erupt into laughter. Beastboy stands in the middle his face covered in pie. "Alright who's idea was this?" The green changeling demands. Cyborg is laughing especially hard and I suspect it was him who pied Beastboy.

"Come on BB," Cyborg says still laughing. "You have to admit, it was pretty funny," He encourages. I laugh a little to myself. Beastboy doesn't like pranks, when they're on him, he's the one who usually pranks everyone else. "Dude!" He goes off and you can literally see the steam radiating off his body. "It was you!" He pointed an accusing finger to Cyborg who was quick to say it wasn't him, but it was funny.

"Dude I know it was you," Beastboy says still angry. "Come on man! I told you it wasn't me!" Maybe it wasn't Cyborg, but then who would've done that? "Merella?" Beastboy turns to her, I think he thinks cause her face is red from holding in laughter that she's guilty, but it wasn't her.

"I promise!" She says holding one hand to her heart and holding up two fingers on the other hand. "Shiloh wouldn't do that, would you?" Beastboy continues searching for the culprit of this corny prank.

"No, that's stupid and pointless," She replies in a bored tone. It's obvious she didn't laugh when Beastboy was pied in the face.

"Well then who was it?!" Beastboy yells still angry. "Hey, no need to get upset," I say not wanting to cause a fight among teammates. "This isn't at all funny," Beastboy announced and stalked to the sink to wash his face. "I will find out who did this and I will get back at you, mark my words!" He says before dunking his head in the running water.

I turn around and right there, standing behind me, out of Beastboy's sight was The Matrix. He's smiling mischievously. A devilish grin creeps onto my features as I realize, it was him. No one would suspect it. No one.

I nod at him indicating that he's genus and walk away.

"I've got some questions for some of Droid's crew, I'll be back," I say as I head toward the exit. "You mean Fleo, don't you?" Merella questions just before I reach the elevator. I freeze unsure wether or not I should answer.

"Yes," I mumble. "I'm coming," She says and is immediately by my side. "I don't think that's a good idea Merella," I tell her sternly. "No, I'm coming you can't stop me," She argues. I sigh. Fleo's the one who killed her brother, that hatred for him might cause her to do something-drastic. Which is why I should probably stay at her side and not let her do anything. "Alright, let's go," I say and stand aside to let her in the elevator first.

...

"Cell 17c," The guard at the entrance tells us. "Thank you," I say and walk down the hall. The prisoners here look awful, they're dirty and just sit back and stare as we walk by. I just keep a strait face until I reach my target. Fleo Dunby.

Without even looking up he chuckles in obvious mock. "So you've come to see where they're keeping your lowlife ex partner," He says and laughs some more. "I've got questions and you're gonna give me answers," I say to him with a strait demanding tone. "Oh am I?" He challenges. "You are," I say trying to sound threatening. He pretends to shiver in fear only to laugh again. "Right," He says.

"First question; why did you betray your team for Droid? He was gonna destroy the world and everything in it, why would you want to be a part of that?" I ask confusedly. "Ha! I joined Droid in his plans because he said once we destroyed earth we were gonna rebuild it, and he said we would conquer other worlds and rule the universe, we would be gods," He gives a lame excuse, I wonder if he might be telling the truth or lying. "Is that the only reason?" I ask. "Yes," Fleo retorts flatly. Merella has kept unusually quiet this whole time. I glance at her before returning my gaze to Fleo. She's staring at him. Hard. I can see the resentment written all across her face. She hates him so much.

"Alright, one more question," I say and my heart rate increases rapidly. "Ah, fine, go ahead," Fleo says waving an arm in defeat. "It's not like I have anything better to do," He says and tugs the cuffs around his wrists. I take a deep breath prepared for whatever answer he has for me.

"Why did you give me that stuff to make my mind go nuts, and didn't give it to anyone else? It would've made their defeat much easier," There's just the slightest hesitation before he answers. "Because you had it all," He says. "What?" I ask furrowing my brow in confusion. "You are the perfect leader, everyone loves you, there's something about me naturally that drives people away, I was born that way," He says bowing his head in shame. "Not to mention you had Sarfire," He adds. "What does Starfire have to do with this?" I ask almost immediately. "You really are an idiot," Fleo says with a laugh. "You don't even realize what you've got," He says and I haven't the slightest idea what he means. "You really have no idea she cares so much about you?" He asked me like I'm stupid. "We all care about each other, it's part of being friends and teammates," I state the obvious. "Different kind of caring you idiot, she loves you, she's perfect and beautiful and you don't even seem to notice how much she loves you," I take in a sharp breath. I hadn't expected that. Starfire loves me? I-I don't even know what to-"Lets face it, she's probably given up hope that you'll ever love her, that my friend is why I made you crazy, I wanted someone to care about me that much, I was so jealous of you, I hated Starfire for liking you so much and disliking me so much, so I made her suffer, the agonizing nights when she'd sit there at your bedside watching you toss and turn going mad, the long days when you'd ramble on and on about strange things that made no sense whatsoever, that was certainly entertaining," I'm disgusted. Purely disgusted. This guy is a lunatic, a mad man, driven by insanity. How could he do that to Sarfire? How could I do that to her? She cares so much and I-I have to leave this place. I have to talk to Star-

"You killed my brother!" Merella steps forward and reaches through the bars grabbing hold of Fleo's shirt collar and slamming him against the jail door. "How could you do that to me? To Max? You were friends, we were friends, and you killed him!" She yells as tears swell in her eyes. I grab her shoulder. "Let him go, he's paying his price," I tell her as calmly as I can.

"No! He needs to die!" Merella rages in fury. "No! Merella that's not how we do things!" I say alarmed at once. "I don't care! I lost my only family left, he needs to die too!" She says. I grab her chin and force her to look at me. "No, that's not the way we play," I say sternly. The tears fade and she slowly releases her grip on his collar. "I'm sorry," She whispers. "I just miss Max so-AUGH!" She suddenly clutches her left side, the one facing the cell, and she leans over.

"What's-" Before I can even ask what's wrong she pulls her hand back revealing blood. My eyes go big and I look at Fleo. He's smiling evilly and holds in his hand a broken half bar from the window that's been sharpened to resemble a knife. "Tisk tisk," He says shaking a finger at us. "Should've known I'd try to kill the one girl I hate most," He rambles on crazily.

I quickly bend down to Merella who lies on the floor gasping for air and clutching her bleeding side, fear written all over her face. "Oh my god it's ok, it's ok, uh, you're fine!" I try to calm her (and myself) but only succeed in growing more panicked. A couple of guards who'd witnessed the scene call an ambulance and quickly take care of Fleo's window bar-knife.

"Ro-obin," Merella says in a shaky voice. "I'm here what?" I say quickly. She grabs my shoulder quivering in fear and pain. "I-I'm not gonna-make it," She says. "No, you will!" I tell her fearfully. She shakes her head weakly. "No, but don't worry, I'll be with Max now," She says and a smile creeps to her face. "I'll be ok," She says. "No no, an ambulance is on its way, we're gonna get you to a hospital and you'll live," I say trying desperately to keep her alive.

She smiles at me still. Her arm drops from my shoulder and her eyes gently close, she breathes outward heavily and I know, she's gone.