AN: Oops Did I leave a mean cliffy? Okay okay I'm here to update and fix the cliff hanger so you at least know what happened.. END AN:
"Robin, no!" Starfire gasped in horror.
"I won't if you won't." Robin promised.
"I shall not."
"Let's go to bed Star," Robin smiled nervously.
"You should regain your strength. I shall give you space and remain here begging for assistance from other worlds." Starfire turned to head back to the screen when Robin pulled her back into him.
"I'm the night owl, you are the sun girl. If anyone should be staying up it's me." Robin smirked.
"You would like to handle delegations with the Renocks from the Teklor region?" Starfire's eyes lit with delight.
"Uh…perhaps we should both regain our energy," Robin grinned as he slid his hand into hers and pulled her towards the door.
"The bed is large so you will not have to fear." She whispered into his hear causing him to laugh as they bumped into Batman's back.
"I'm telling you they left for the night." Batman snarled at two men dressed in black.
"Ah how nice of you to join us warrior from earth and princess of Tameran. You have made our search much easier. Now you die." The man snarled.
"Get back inside!" Batman snapped placing himself between the two men and the Titans.
"Batman you will need assistance!" Starfire cried out calling on her Starbolts but felt nothing when the cuff of Xau'l kept her powers at bay. Robin felt very exposed having no weapons, his uniform, or the ability to fight. Batman pushed Starfire back knocking her into Robin as he launched himself at the first of the men. He was surprised to find they were well trained and prepared to fight him.
"Robin I cannot help Batman without my powers. I do not even have my strength," Starfire groaned.
"If we leave and get ambushed we can't defend ourselves Star. Where are any of your guards?" Robin grumbled aching to join in on the fight. Starfire looked around her quickly before a giggle escaped her lips. Robin stared at her afraid she had lost her mind as he made sure to keep both men in his direct line of sight.
"Batman perhaps now it is time to play your game of the hide and seek?" Starfire asked as Robin's jaw dropped wide open. The girl had lost her mind.
"Make it quick," Batman snapped narrowly dogging a knife aimed for his throat. Starfire grabbed Robin's hand and turned to head back into the communication center but found Robin had not moved.
"Robin we must move quickly I cannot pull you without my strength. The cuff absorbs all of my powers I could not lift you if I tried." Starfire explained pulling him to follow her.
"I do not run," Robin darkly replied ripping his arm back into his body. What he didn't realize was that Starfire was holding on as tight as she could and with her light body frame Robin accidentally threw her in-between Batman and their attackers.
"Starfire!" Robin shouted as Starfire rolled out of the way of the first attack made on her. She rolled left missing the man's fist that collided with the floor cracking it beneath his bruised knuckles. Batman drop kicked the guy he had been dealing with and ran towards Starfire as she latched her legs around the man's feet quickly pulling them together causing the man to fall on top of her. Robin had almost reached her with the man Batman drop kicked threw a disc that exploded around Robin leaving him in firm, sticky, goo that would not allow him to move. Batman raced past him trying to reach Starfire as she crawled out from under the man and sat on the man's back wrapping her legs around his torso and her hands around his eyes.
"Robin!" Starfire shouted struggling to hold on as her attacker tried to rip her off. Batman whipped around to see the man he thought was unconscious was now running head strong towards the trapped boy. Batman turned on a dime racing for Robin and threw a disc at the man freezing his feet on the floor. Batman quickly threw four ice discs around Robin waiting a few seconds on until they froze completely before placing a small bomb on the bottom of the ice.
"Down!" Batman ordered wrapping his cape around him and his young ward as the bomb exploded leaving only frozen pieces stuck to Robin's shoes.
"AHHHHH!" Starfire screamed as the man ripped her off of his back and threw her into a wall. Starfire's body crumpled into the ground.
"Get her and take get her into the room. Tell her to activate hide and seek!" Batman demanded as he launched his grappling hook around her attacker and braced himself but was not match for the man's strength as Batman was pulled across the room his boots screeching in protest.
Robin raced for the beautiful red head and knelt down by her body which to him had never seemed more fragile. He pushed her hair out of her face checking to see if she was conscious and was greeted by her pained face, her teeth biting her lip while she held her ankle.
"I am not able to make it move," Starfire forced out obviously biting back pain. Robin nodded as he pulled her into his arms being careful not to move the ankle too much and moved quickly for the communication room.
"Batman wants you to activate hide and seek," Robin said slipping past the man who was angrily chopping at his frozen feet.
"As I was attempting to get you to assist me with before," Starfire reminded him. "Without my flight I do not have the height needed to release the switch. You will need to aid me in releasing it." Robin nodded, racing as he carried her into the room. "Leave the door open for Batman," she ordered pointing towards a blank white wall the team had been sleeping against. Robin ran for it gently setting her on her good leg upon reaching it letting her use his shoulder for balance and slipping his hand around her waist for support while she felt along the wall.
"What are you looking for?" Robin asked hearing Batman's grunts as he struggled with the man.
"There should be a hitch in…the…I have found it!" Starfire said sticking her fingers into a small piece of the wall that seemed paper thin. She pulled it open, twisting the switch inside. Robin's head snapped up as he saw a red button flip down out of the ceiling.
"Stay here," Robin ordered waiting until she had braced herself against the wall before taking his arm off her waist. Robin raced for the opposing wall running up it a few steps before back flipping backwards into the wall parallel of the first. He kicked off it and flipped forward as he reached forward and slamming his fist into the button.
"BATMAN HIDE!" Starfire shouted as Robin landed gracefully on the ground. "Robin I require assistance we only have twenty seconds," Starfire pleaded as Robin raced for her. Starfire placed her hand back into wall and twisted the switch the opposite way making a small part of the wall pop open next to her. "Get inside," she said sitting on her butt and lifting her injured foot before sliding into the hole. Robin quickly slid into the small space next to her.
"Robin shut us in" Starfire gasped, as the man with ice crystals clinging to his feet stumbled in. Robin reached for the hatch door when Batman bounced in landing on the man's back and flipping towards where Robin and Starfire were hiding and shut them inside before they heard him twist the switch and the wall behind Starfire shake and heard Batman slide in and shut himself in.
"Four seconds," Starfire breathed. She and Robin were pressed closely together for the space was small and her injured ankle was lying on top of Robin's calf. Robin made sure not to make any sudden movements as they heard the man outside stumbling towards their hiding spot.
"3, 2, 1, 0" Starfire whispered clinging tight to Robin as vibrating sound echoed into the room and a machine began to hum.
"It will take a few minutes for the room to clear the smoke entering the room knocks all inside unconscious and their body paralyzed for two hours. We are safe inside these nooks. Batman built them when he first came to our world insisting they one day might be necessary. They have only been used a few times since then but each time we were grateful to have them at our disposal. They are built to avoid detection from computers, heat sensors, outgoing sound. We can hear what's going on through the speaker in the door hatch and the air is recycled through the back of our hiding spot outside. " Starfire explained wincing as she adjusted her ankle.
"Let it rest on my leg I don't mind. I'm sorry for not following you." Robin apologized sheepishly.
"It is my fault; please do not feel the guilt. You are a strong warrior and I should have known you would not be willing to hide from danger. If I had explained it was to assist us you would have followed." She sighed laying her ankle back on Robin's calf.
"I should have trusted you it's not your fault Star." Robin apologized.
"Yes you should have," Batman's voice came through the wall causing Robin to blush. He was hoping Batman would not have been able to hear them. "Damage report." He snapped.
"Robin appears undamaged excluding his pride," Starfire giggled.
"Starfire has a cut on her forehead a bruise in the middle of her back, her ankle sprained, the way her eyes look and how she hit the wall- a possible concussion, and a sore elbow based on how she is holding it." Robin stated as Starfire's head popped up and stared at him in amazement.
"I'll exit first and make sure everything is clear, you two stay inside until I come back for you with reinforcements just in case. Starfire stay awake, Robin don't let her fall asleep," Batman ordered.
"How did you see all those injuries with what little time we had?" Starfire asked, gently rubbing her elbow. They paused as they heard Batman open his door and slide out.
"It's who Robin is. I make sure I know exactly what's going on everywhere so nothing can surprise me," Robin smirked. "How's your elbow? Just sore?"
"I simply landed on it awkwardly when I fell to the floor, it has no serious damage."
"So who were those guys?"
"I am not positive but my suspicion would be either they are from the Citadel or assassins they hired. Robin…" she sighed falling silent.
"Yeah Star?" He asked pushing a stray strand of hair behind her ear.
"I apologize you now have to handle all of this. I…On my planet sorrow, guilt, fear; those are emotions only the weak feel. Robin I do not want you to become injured because of me. I feel the guilt. I am afraid they will enslave me again and possibly you or kill you. I don't know what to do," Starfire whispered shakily. "I simply want you and all of the Titans to leave Tameran and never look back." Robin's heart broke as a tear rolled down her cheek. He pulled her gently against his chest, being watchful of her ankle, and held her.
"I am not leaving, do you hear me Star? I am not leaving. If you make me you'll break my heart. If you try to handle the Citadel on your own and anything happens to you our team won't survive. The team needs you Star, I need you." Robin whispered causing her to look up and meet his mask with her deep green eyes. Robin wasn't thinking anymore. She was there close and in his arms. She was scared and he wanted to make her feel safe he leaned downed and kissed her gently on the lips. Her warm lips froze for a brief second before they kissed him back. The kiss lasted only a moment and when the separated they both had a deep crimson blush covering their cheeks.
"Robin,"
"Star I…I don't know where this leaves us and I…I."
"Do not have the worries Robin it will leave us the same. We are team mates and friends and slowly maybe we will become more. But I do not know how to feel either."
"I care about you Star."
"As do I Robin."
"Yo Rob, Star! You guys alive in there?" Cyborg screamed as he began beating on the wall.
"I sense them here." Raven stated calmly.
"Dudes come out it's safe. Superman, Batman, and Galfore are taking those guys to the dungeon. I didn't even know there was one here! Can I see it? Is it as dark and scary as the movies?" Beastboy asked.
"Do you base everything off movies?" Batgirl asked annoyed.
"You have no idea," Raven rolled her eyes.
Robin pushed open their door causing Batgirl to step back and lean into Cyborg unconsciously.
"Take Star first, careful she's injured." Robin warned.
"Batman has informed me her healing abilities and durability are very small when she has that cuff of Xau'l on. I will see to her." Raven insisted as she and Beastboy helped slide Starfire gently out of the small hole. Robin was cradling her ankle in his hands as she fully slid out and Raven began to work.
"Ready oh Kingy?" Cyborg joked as he and Batgirl pulled Robin free.
"We need to get you a crown, it'll make your outfit look so much better." Batgirl joked elbowing Robin. "She okay?" she whispered quietly in his ear.
"I think so just shaken up…a lot. Those assassins were good." Robin whispered back.
"Batman said he couldn't have stopped them alone."
"Without these and that paralyzing smoke we would have been in deep trouble."
"How ya feelin' little lady?" Cyborg asked leaving the duo to whisper in the corner.
""I am well friend. Do not feel concerned. Two more days and I will not be such a bother any longer." Starfire smiled as Raven moved to her ankle. Raven had finished fixing the small concussion she had, the bruise on her back, her elbow, and the cut on her forehead.
"Your ankle looks pretty bad Star," Beastboy announced as he pointed at it, he was closer than he thought and poked it accidentally causing her to gasp softly and gain Robin's attention.
"Beastboy are you trying to make it worse?" Robin snapped.
"Please Robin do not be upset, he merely was doing the mood lightening. Thank you Beastboy for lifting my spirits." Starfire smiled trying to cut Beastboy a break.
"Thanks," he whispered in return ducking to the other side of Raven.
"I'm sorry Star I need a moment to rest if I am to fix your ankle properly. I'm exhausted and moving from different injuries so quickly is making me dizzy." Raven said seriously.
"Do not cause yourself to become unwell. I thank you friend Raven for what you have done. I am certain I will be able to walk on it." Starfire smiled standing up before anyone could protest and quickly falling in pain with the first step. Cyborg reached out and caught her being only a step away.
"Let me escort you back to our room little lady. Raven can work on your ankle when she feels a little stronger," Cyborg insisted picking Starfire up in his arms. Beastboy helped Raven to stand and use him for balance as he slid his arm around her waist.
"Batman thought it wise if we all slept in the same room for a few days." Batgirl informed Robin and Starfire who hadn't heard yet of the changes.
"Good plan," Robin sighed wishing he could carry even one of his weapons. He would sleep better with even a small birdarang under his pillow.
"Star am I allowed to touch you?" Cyborg asked nervously as they headed for the door.
"Oh I am sorry no you are not. I am not thinking clearly. I shall do the hopping on one foot. Thank you friend Cyborg." Starfire stated as he set her down.
"Here I've gottcha," Robin smiled swooping her up into his arms. "This is allowed, right?"
"As future King of Tameran you have more power than I do. You could make laws if you so deemed it necessary and the court agreed on their acceptance. This will be deemed as acceptable."
"Then here I'll escort you," Cyborg smiled as he slipped his hand into Batgirls and took the rear for protections letting Beastboy help Raven towards the door first and Robin carrying Starfire second. The team stepped out of the communications room they were met by dozens upon dozens of guards.
"Tameran appears to be on high alert." Starfire informed the team.
"That would have been nice about twenty minutes ago," Robin shook his head.
"We are to escort you all to the resting quarters of Warrior Robin and Princess Koriand'r." The guard informed them as his team surrounded them.
"Nod to them and tell them to continue and lead on," Starfire whispered into Robin's ear as she lay her head on his shoulder.
"Continue and lead on," Robin repeated nodding.
"Major please see that one of your men fetch food and beverages. I have informed the head chief what it is the Warriors of Earth prefer to eat and drink; see to it he prepares a small meal in case they desire substance." Starfire ordered as the man ordered one of his guards to follow through on the command.
"As you are future King I must not speak my mind on decisions unless you first have issued any command you desire to have fulfilled. But since you are not yet King I am still in charge of delegations and all matters concerning Tameran." Starfire explained to Robin.
"I'm glad you know all this or I'd be lost." Robin laughed quietly as they followed the guards.
"They take that into account to and allow me to help you," Starfire giggled.
"So Rae, why did you get so dizzy? I've seen you heal us a bunch of times." Beastboy asked.
"Don't call me Rae, and because I haven't slept since the night before Starfire's fake kidnapping. If I'm exhausted I can't use my powers at full strength."
"Oh I understand. Well I don't want you to heal Star's ankle tonight." Beastboy stated seriously which took Raven by surprise.
"And why is that?"
"Because Robin is looking out for Starfire, Cyborg is making sure Batgirl doesn't go crazy and no one is making sure you don't use all your powers up. So I've decided that's my job." He beamed proudly.
"I know my limits Beastboy." She stated kindly trying to hold back the smirk she could feel tugging at the corner of her mouth.
"I know but I know you, kind of. Just wait until the morning. Please."
"Alright until the morning," Raven agreed as the small smirk broke through for a split second before she composed herself again.
"So tomorrow I've decided you are going to stick with me," Batgirl told Cyborg seriously.
"Oh, and why is that?" He asked confused.
"Because you keep me sane and with this entire situation happening I'm not sure exactly what we are supposed to be doing other than keep those two safe and try to stop a galactic species from destroying two worlds."
"Truth is I don't know what we are supposed to do either. I'm just glad we have these translators or we'd be in big trouble."
"I know what you mean. I over-heard Batman talking to that big man, Galfore is it? He was saying the Citadel has stopped their advance because they have heard Starfire has returned to Tameran and is gathering an army and allies to take the out. They are worried about our numbers apparently."
"So we are tricking them into thinking we have more numbers on our side than we do." Cyborg reasoned.
"I guess so, the way Robin and Starfire make it sound so far the communications between planets is just that-communications. The planets aren't willing to fully commit yet." She stated.
"Well looks like we'll have to keep an eye on their backs," Cyborg moved his eyes to Robin and Starfire, "and I'll watch yours."
"I've got yours tin man," Babs smiled.
"We have arrived your majesty and warrior," the guard bowed at the door of Robin and Starfire's room.
"Your men are to be dispursed," Starfire ordered as Beastboy and Raven walked inside.
"Your majesty we cannot allow you to fall to the hands of our enemies we will," the guard argued.
"You will do as you are commanded by your Princess." She snapped her emerald eyes angry.
"Yes your highness," The guard grumbled as he and his men walked away. The Titans all slipped inside shutting the door.
"Star, usually more guards are a good thing." Robin stated setting her gently on the large bed.
"In most cases yes they are beneficial. But alas not all of Tameran shares our joy at our union. Rumors have been heard that attempts on your life, while you are unable to defend yourself, shall develop from within our own city." Starfire told Robin.
"Two more days," Robin sighed slumping on the bed next to Star.
"Friends you will find that the wall has beds that fold out. You merely need to touch the wall and say the Tameran word for bed."
"And the word is?" Cyborg asked.
"Turn off your translators or my words will merely become English to you." The team nodded as they turned it off. Starfire waited until everyone was ready before she spoke.
"Taryo." The titans turned their translators back on and headed towards the wall Starfire was pointing at.
"Taryo," and Raven, Babs, and Cyborg's beds folded down gently.
"I said Tarkeyos!" Beastboy shouted for the third time. Raven walked over and put her hand next to his.
"Taryo," she whispered as his bed folded out.
"Thanks Rae," Beastboy grinned hoping into it. Raven rolled her eyes as she walked back to her bed and the team settled in for the night.
AN: I added some Rae/BB and a little Cy/Bab fluff for ya. Hope ya liked it. I'm going to say I have to have 5 reviews before I update again. I have a lot of people just on story alert and no one reviewing so I'm going to wait. Thanks for reading!
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