In the highest floor of the Cyberwear International skyscraper, just beneath the state-of-the-art satellite dish, Michael Holt finished adjusting the controls before pulling the final switch. About 50 feet to his right, Cyborg was strapped to a chair with his head plugged into a supercomputer, which in turn was connected directly to the satellite dish. A health bar of sorts appeared on the screen in front of Michael, and the text above it read, "Consciousness Transfer". The bar quickly filled from 0 to 100 percent, and upon completion, all the lights turned off, and Cyborg was released from his high-tech computer chair.

"So, how goes the war?" asked Michael.

"Oh, it's gotten pretty standard at this point," replied Cyborg, speaking in a tone that was much more gruff and serious than the way he usually talked.

"Still, can you really risk a 24-hour absence?" asked Michael, pointing to the timer that had started on the screen.

"This is the most important day in Robin's life," replied Cyborg. "Nothing in the universe is going to stop me from missing it."

/

Starfire stared into the mirror of her dressing room, not minding her Tamaranean maids as they put on the finishing touches to her traditional wedding dress. She had always seen this as being the happiest day of her life, but she felt noting but nervousness.

"You look gorgeous!" exclaimed Donna Troy, walking in wearing her Bridesmaid garments. "Olympus itself couldn't craft a holier sight!"

"Donna, am I doing the right thing?" Starfire asked earnestly.

"What? Of course, you are!" encouraged Donna. "You are marrying the man you are in love with! That is the rightest thing anyone could do!"

"Yes, but is this what is best? Since my people have started working for Mr. Holt, things have been peaceful between us, but there are those who still wish to distrust us simply because we are different. No matter what good things we do, there are still those who use the not nice words about us. And Robin has forgotten all about wanting to be normal, only wanting to be a hero and congratulating me for being a good queen. But heroes do not have the good romance, and queens of Tamaran do not marry for love. Will this … not work out?"

"Hey, no crying until after the ceremony!" answered Donna, taking out a makeup kit to wipe away the tears that had started to run down Starfire's cheeks. "Things have been all topsy-turvy for the past few months, but if your love truly is genuine, and I know it is, then you will work something out. It's going to be difficult, but that's part of being an adult, no matter what responsibilities we have. So, follow your heart and…"

"But friend Donna, I do not know if I am following my heart! The sooner this wedding becomes, the more I question if I am doing all of this because I want to or because I have to."

"Well, certainly you have to, but wouldn't you be doing all this even without all the inter-species politics going on? Remember how happy you were when Robin proposed? Doesn't he make you feel a certain way that nobody else ever does?"

"Is that not how you and great champion Supergirl felt? And did she not feel the same way for our friend Barbara once as well?"

"Yes, that's true."

"On Tamaran, grimgorfs are grimgorfs for life," continued Starfire, "but here it may only be for a certain amount of time. I am worried that Robin and I will not be forever, and I have already thought of chasing the heart of someone else."

"What? Who?"

"It's Barbara," Starfire confessed. "I enjoy spending our time off together, but the more I am with her, the more I like in her what I like about Robin and I feel that I am attracted the same way. And last week when we were at the swimming pool, I put on sunglasses in hopes that she wouldn't notice me staring at her fit, shiny body covered in the one-piece. But then when I went swimming, I got out of the pool in hopes that she would stare at me, and felt disappointed when she quickly looked away and…"

Starfire held back tears in shame.

"Even as queen of my people, all I want is a normal life, but I know Robin will never allow that. He has to keep moving, keep fighting, keep rescuing, and never stop being a hero, because that's who he is! Barbara is the same, but she can do that and stay safe, so we both can worry less!"

Donna put a hand on each of Starfire's cheeks and turned her head so that they were looking eye-to-eye.

"Kory, Robin may have broken hearts before, but he is also a man who learns from his mistakes. He never gives up what he starts, and if he intends to start a life with you, than he will finish it! Remember when he said that he'd break both his legs if it meant the only way he could stay with you? Robin hails from the Bat, and no student of the Bat would ever say something they never meant! So, instead of worrying about a possible future, focu on today, the happiest day of your..."

Before Donna could finish, they were both startled by a loud bang from behind. They turned around to see that Raven (in a gothic-inspired Maid of Honor dress) had knocked over a hatstand and was pressing one hand against the wall and the other against her chest, breathing heavily in pain. Starfire quickly rushed over and gently put her hand on her friend's shoulder.

"Raven, what is wrong?"

"It's … just a little headache!" answered Raven.

"Is that all? You have been acting strange since you agreed to be my Maid of Honor. You seemed happy, but ever since you have been running away from me and making strange sounds from your room."

"Don't worry, it's just … nervousness. This is the happiest day of your life, and I don't want to mess it up!"

"Oh, but you are my friend! You could never mess this up, and if you did, then we would just send the video to that Funniest Home Recordings show and make everyone laugh!"

Raven then started to breathe normally, stood up straight and smiled. "You're right. As your friend, I want nothing best the best for you!" Then she unexpectedly hugged Starfire, who blushed at first, but then happily hugged back.

Then Starfire could feel her phone vibrating. She pulled it out from between her breasts and answered it.

"Hey Star! It's Barbara. I'm sorry I couldn't make it today; I have a special appointment about the baby."

"Do not worry, sweet Babs! When shall you finally give birth to your little child?"

"Oh, not for another three to four weeks. Say, do you know where you're going to honeymoon?"

"Well, Beast Boy proposed that we should bring scores of beehives onto New Tamaran to pollinate our flowers and make alien honey, but that did not sound romantic," Starfire answered, not realizing the obvious joke.

"OK. Well, there's something about the baby I'd like you to know."

/

"You're putting your baby up for adoption?" asked a shocked Robin, wearing a tuxedo over his Nightwing costume.

"Yup, already got the paperwork taken care of."

"But you'd make a great mom!"

"You're probably right. But I'm in no shape to be raising a kid right now. Besides, adoption worked out great for you and Donna. But don't worry; Bruce is definitely not gonna get the kid!"

Robin chucked at that. "Well, I wish your child the best life."

"And I wish the same for you and Starfire!"

"Thanks. Take care, Babs!"

"You too, Dick!"

Barbara hung up and rolled her wheelchair over to her dresser. She opened the top drawer and reached underneath her old Batgirl costume to pull out a diary with a pink cover and a sparkly red valentine heart on the cover. This was her precious Love Journal that she had started back in middle school, and started skimming through it, reading numerous entries it to commemorate her true love on this day.

"Today I met a new student in IT class – Dick Grayson. He's cute, and a fast learner. Turns out, we're the only students in all the honor classes, and we both take martial arts as extracurriculars. Oh, and he attends my self-defense class. I think this is a sign."

"Super excited to go over to Dick's house for a study date. Super shocked to learn that he was adopted by Bruce Wayne!"

"OK Diary, this is between you and me, OK? Turns out, Dick and Bruce are the Caped Crusaders, and they're letting me join! I'm gonna be a crime-fighter!"

Several pages were full of girlish drawings of writing out her name with Dick's, and practicing writing out her name as Barbara Grayson. Then things started to get serious.

"My dad decided to give me 'the talk' today. I honestly don't remember much, but I do remember how it ended: "Barbara sweety, there are only two things you can lose and never get back - your life and your virginity. If you're going to lose either, it better be for someone worth it". Dick is that someone."

"Today Dick and I rode our motorbikes into the Batcave after a long fight with Penguin and his goons. We stripped down in front of the other, helped bandage the other up, touched each other and …. I gave him my first kiss and my virginity. It was wonderful. The incredible, heavenly warmth of Dick holding me against him in his arms – I hope he never lets go."

She sighed as she flied to some entry two years after that.

"Why, Dick? Why did you have to break my heart?" The rest of the page was covered in dried-up tear stains, while the next dozen pages were filled with angry scribblings about how much she hated her ex-boyfriend for breaking up with her.

"Kara flew all the way from Metropolis to comfort me. I never realized just how great a friend she is, and just now am I seeing how beautiful she is."

"Well, I'm officially a lesbian. I never thought Kara could both be so gentle! I feel so much better knowing that I have her to protect me!"

"Today was ... one bad day."

"Kara came to see, in tears while apologizing that she wasn't there to protect me. Robin also came, and he remembered that orchids are my favorite flower, and encouraged by saying that I didn't need my legs to fight crime. He said that what he always loved about me was my brain, and that's all I needed. He did is best not to cry at the sight of me, and as he pressed my hand against his cheek, I realized that I never stopped loving him."

"I overheard Dick and Bruce arguing in the hallway. Dick says he's had enough of Bruce, of Gotham, and is leaving for good. It's about time. I don't want him ending up like Bruce."

"Well, now Dick and I have something in common. I broke Kara's heart, and Donna's heart, so I'm twice the monster that he is. I'm truly sorry, but I can't be another pawn for another lunatic trying to hurt someone I love."

"Dick is doing well for himself in Jump City. Got to be the new leader of a team called the Teen Titans. From the looks of it, he's turning out to be a more likeable version of Bruce."

"Dick has talked an awful lot about a fellow teammate, an alien chick named Starfire. It's clear from the way he talks about her that he likes her, since it's the same way he used to talk about me. I hope he's grown smarter since our break-up."

"I saw the photos from Tokyo today. It seems Dick and Starfire are officially a couple. I feel nothing but happiness for Dick. In fact, the more I listen to how he brags about her, and the more I stare at her in photographs, the more I find myself attracted to her too. He's a lucky man."

"Dick is finally gonna propose to Starfire. After they wed, he says that the city is gonna be clean of freaks so that they can finally a normal life. This is exactly what I wanted, and ironically what Bruce also wanted."

"Still, I can't ignore the chance the Dick will break her heart like he did mine. I won't let that happen. I'm moving to Jump City for the rest of my plan. Donna's gonna be keeping me company. Things didn't work out with her and Kara, and now she's seeing a college grad student named Terry. It's great to have her back as a friend."

"Starfire came over today. She is a great friend, and has the loveliest body that I have ever seen. Had she not fallen for Dick, I would risk asking her out. But she is the one Dick has fallen for, and I must make sure they stay together, no matter the cost."