I forgot to thank the reviewers last chapter, sorry!
StarfireLover: The wait is over!!!
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Since it's been awhile since I updated, I'm going to turn what was designed to be one BIG chapter into a three-part special!
Chapter 12: Recovery, Part 1
The ride to the hospital was filled with a deadly silence. Cyborg broke the silence to call the hospital.
"We need your best doctors ready right away. Starfire's...severely injured." he said. The person received the call could tell from Cyborg's pause that 'severely injured' was being used to replace the truth.
Doctors were ready as soon as the T-Car arrived. They quickly placed Starfire on a stretcher, being careful not to further her injuries. They took her into the back room (I don't know what to call it), and Robin was about to follow when Raven put up a barrier in front of the door.
"Going back there won't help anyone. You could only get in the way," said Raven.
"But..." started Robin. He stopped, knowing that Raven was right.
"I know you want to help, but you have to admit to the fact that you can't. None of us can. The only people who can are the doctors here." said Raven.
"What do you suggest I do then?" asked Robin.
"Do something to take your mind off of Starfire." She responded. Raven looked around to see that many people who were waiting to see loved ones were staring at the superheroes. One little boy walked up to Raven.
"What happened to your friend?" he asked innocently.
"She got...hurt." Raven said. The boy's mother then took his hand and walked back to see a loved one. An elderly man then walked up to Raven.
"Excuse me, miss, but could you please go into more detail? If you don't want to, its fine." he asked.
Robin's eyes had begun to water, so he ran at full speed out of the hospital.
"Yo, Robin, where are you goin'?" asked Cyborg, who quickly followed. Beast Boy turned into a cheetah and ran after Cyborg, leaving Raven alone with a group of elderly people who seemed eager to hear a story of heroism.
"All right, now where to begin? Oh yes, it started.." started Raven.
Outside...
Robin ran into a dark alley before he stopped. Cyborg and Beast Boy caught up to him soon after.
"Dude, why are you doing this to yourself?" asked Beast Boy.
"don't you understand!" Robin yelled. "If I hadn't become obsessed with Slade, Star never would have gotten hurt!"
"How's she supposed to feel if she wakes up and the only Titan there waiting for her is Raven? She already thinks we hate her, so what would she assume then? That only Raven cared at all about her! Think about how much that would hurt her!" yelled Cyborg.
Robin was completely silent. He slowly turned around. After what seemed like hours, he finally spoke.
"You're right... Let's go." He said. Cyborg, Beast Boy, and Robin slowly walked back to the hospital
By the time they returned, Raven just finished her story. She quickly took notice to the other Titans' return. She also wondered if they realized that they had been gone for over an hour. Her thoughts were interrupted when a doctor came through the doors
"Titans. Starfire is able to see you now." The doctor smiled.
The doctor also gave Raven a clipboard with a few papers on it. By the time the doctor explained to Raven what was on all the papers, the male titans were already on their way to Starfire's room.
They stopped when they entered her room. They couldn't believe what they were seeing. Starfire had about ten IV's attached to her. By the time they broke out of the trance, Raven and the doctor were next to them.
"Those are all painkillers. With the condition her body is in, she needs every one of them.," explained the doctor. "I'll leave you five alone now."
Robin barely registered what the doctor had said. His complete focus was on Starfire. He slowly pulled a chair over so he could sit by her side.
The only sounds in the room were those of the machine hooked up to Starfire beeping, and Raven "hmm"-ing as she read the papers she had received.
"What's it say?" asked Beast Boy.
Raven was silent for a moment. "This is a list of injuries Starfire has."
Robin, who was completely focused on watching Starfire, quickly turned his head when Raven said this.
"How many pages is that?"
"Three..." There was another long silence.
Robin turned back to face Starfire. 'Starfire, I wish I could tell you how sorry I am...."
Cyborg and Beast Boy slowly inched towards the door. "Listen, we'll go get you something to eat, Robin. You coming Raven?"
"No, I'll stay here in case Starfire wakes up."
There was another silence after Beast Boy and Cyborg left.
"Why are you staying here, Raven?" asked Robin.
"Starfire needs to know that there is more than just one person who cares about her. Besides, I'm also trying to get inside her mind to talk to her."
Raven closed her eyes, determined to get inside Starfire's mind as soon as possible. She opened one eye to look at Robin. She had never seen him so worried.
"If I get to talk to her, is there anything you want me to say for you?" asked Raven.
Robin sighed. "I think you already know what I want to say to her."
Raven closed her eyes again. 'Come on Raven, you need to at least be able to get inside Star's mind. She found the strength to drain SEER's energy and use it to defeat Daemon, so you should be able to communicate with her.' Raven felt herself finally break slightly into Starfire's mind. 'Finally.'
Meanwhile, in the mind of Starfire...
Darkness once again surrounded the young tamaranian girl. She was sitting down, sobbing into her knees. She stopped crying for a second.
"What have I done? Any hope I had of having friends is gone." She broke down again in tears.
(Eliminate meanwhile now)
Starfire stopped crying when she heard a familiar voice.
"Starfire? Is that you?"
Starfire stood up and turned around to see Raven.
"Raven? Why are you here?" Starfire flew to when Raven was standing.
"Starfire, we need to talk."
"What is it that troubles you?" Starfire sat down, prepared to listen to Raven.
Raven sat down too, and first looked into Starfire's eyes. Her normally green eyes were bloodshot, but an important detail stood out in Starfire's voice. There was no happiness. All Raven felt in Starfire's question was sorrow.
"We don't hate you, Starfire. In fact, we're all worried sick about you."
"I am sorry."
"For what, Starfire? If you hadn't drained SEER's energy, we'd all be dead now." Raven sounded harsh, but she realized this when it was too late.
Starfire fell to her knees, and began crying feverishly once again. "I should have known that you do not care about me."
Raven sat down. "Listen Starfire, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to sound angry. It's just that we're all worried about you. If you could see the condition your body is in, you would understand. We don't hate you Starfire. If you want me to leave you, I will."
"No, please." Starfire was still crying, so Raven was barely able to make out what Starfire was saying. "Do not leave me alone. Please stay..."
"Listen, Star." You aren't alone. We're all waiting for you. Just focus on recovering. Everything will be fine."
Raven began to fade away.
"RAVEN! DO NOT LEAVE ME ALONE!!"
"Something's interrupting my link. I need to leave. Don't worry. You need to stay calm. See you when you wake up." And with that said, Raven disappeared.
How'd you like it? I'd rather just make this one big chapter, but I ended up writing a hundred words and then reached a fork in the road, so I guess this is best. Please read and review. I hope to have part two up by Saturday night!
StarfireLover: The wait is over!!!
Ishizu-Ishtar123: Interesting good....
ChRsTiNe17: Is this soon enough?
RougeSummersLover: I noticed what had happened, and I think its fixed now.
StArRy1233: Here's the update you asked for!
StarfireLover: (Insert thank you comment here)
SereneDolphin: I may feel like making you cry a bit more...
Since it's been awhile since I updated, I'm going to turn what was designed to be one BIG chapter into a three-part special!
Chapter 12: Recovery, Part 1
The ride to the hospital was filled with a deadly silence. Cyborg broke the silence to call the hospital.
"We need your best doctors ready right away. Starfire's...severely injured." he said. The person received the call could tell from Cyborg's pause that 'severely injured' was being used to replace the truth.
Doctors were ready as soon as the T-Car arrived. They quickly placed Starfire on a stretcher, being careful not to further her injuries. They took her into the back room (I don't know what to call it), and Robin was about to follow when Raven put up a barrier in front of the door.
"Going back there won't help anyone. You could only get in the way," said Raven.
"But..." started Robin. He stopped, knowing that Raven was right.
"I know you want to help, but you have to admit to the fact that you can't. None of us can. The only people who can are the doctors here." said Raven.
"What do you suggest I do then?" asked Robin.
"Do something to take your mind off of Starfire." She responded. Raven looked around to see that many people who were waiting to see loved ones were staring at the superheroes. One little boy walked up to Raven.
"What happened to your friend?" he asked innocently.
"She got...hurt." Raven said. The boy's mother then took his hand and walked back to see a loved one. An elderly man then walked up to Raven.
"Excuse me, miss, but could you please go into more detail? If you don't want to, its fine." he asked.
Robin's eyes had begun to water, so he ran at full speed out of the hospital.
"Yo, Robin, where are you goin'?" asked Cyborg, who quickly followed. Beast Boy turned into a cheetah and ran after Cyborg, leaving Raven alone with a group of elderly people who seemed eager to hear a story of heroism.
"All right, now where to begin? Oh yes, it started.." started Raven.
Outside...
Robin ran into a dark alley before he stopped. Cyborg and Beast Boy caught up to him soon after.
"Dude, why are you doing this to yourself?" asked Beast Boy.
"don't you understand!" Robin yelled. "If I hadn't become obsessed with Slade, Star never would have gotten hurt!"
"How's she supposed to feel if she wakes up and the only Titan there waiting for her is Raven? She already thinks we hate her, so what would she assume then? That only Raven cared at all about her! Think about how much that would hurt her!" yelled Cyborg.
Robin was completely silent. He slowly turned around. After what seemed like hours, he finally spoke.
"You're right... Let's go." He said. Cyborg, Beast Boy, and Robin slowly walked back to the hospital
By the time they returned, Raven just finished her story. She quickly took notice to the other Titans' return. She also wondered if they realized that they had been gone for over an hour. Her thoughts were interrupted when a doctor came through the doors
"Titans. Starfire is able to see you now." The doctor smiled.
The doctor also gave Raven a clipboard with a few papers on it. By the time the doctor explained to Raven what was on all the papers, the male titans were already on their way to Starfire's room.
They stopped when they entered her room. They couldn't believe what they were seeing. Starfire had about ten IV's attached to her. By the time they broke out of the trance, Raven and the doctor were next to them.
"Those are all painkillers. With the condition her body is in, she needs every one of them.," explained the doctor. "I'll leave you five alone now."
Robin barely registered what the doctor had said. His complete focus was on Starfire. He slowly pulled a chair over so he could sit by her side.
The only sounds in the room were those of the machine hooked up to Starfire beeping, and Raven "hmm"-ing as she read the papers she had received.
"What's it say?" asked Beast Boy.
Raven was silent for a moment. "This is a list of injuries Starfire has."
Robin, who was completely focused on watching Starfire, quickly turned his head when Raven said this.
"How many pages is that?"
"Three..." There was another long silence.
Robin turned back to face Starfire. 'Starfire, I wish I could tell you how sorry I am...."
Cyborg and Beast Boy slowly inched towards the door. "Listen, we'll go get you something to eat, Robin. You coming Raven?"
"No, I'll stay here in case Starfire wakes up."
There was another silence after Beast Boy and Cyborg left.
"Why are you staying here, Raven?" asked Robin.
"Starfire needs to know that there is more than just one person who cares about her. Besides, I'm also trying to get inside her mind to talk to her."
Raven closed her eyes, determined to get inside Starfire's mind as soon as possible. She opened one eye to look at Robin. She had never seen him so worried.
"If I get to talk to her, is there anything you want me to say for you?" asked Raven.
Robin sighed. "I think you already know what I want to say to her."
Raven closed her eyes again. 'Come on Raven, you need to at least be able to get inside Star's mind. She found the strength to drain SEER's energy and use it to defeat Daemon, so you should be able to communicate with her.' Raven felt herself finally break slightly into Starfire's mind. 'Finally.'
Meanwhile, in the mind of Starfire...
Darkness once again surrounded the young tamaranian girl. She was sitting down, sobbing into her knees. She stopped crying for a second.
"What have I done? Any hope I had of having friends is gone." She broke down again in tears.
(Eliminate meanwhile now)
Starfire stopped crying when she heard a familiar voice.
"Starfire? Is that you?"
Starfire stood up and turned around to see Raven.
"Raven? Why are you here?" Starfire flew to when Raven was standing.
"Starfire, we need to talk."
"What is it that troubles you?" Starfire sat down, prepared to listen to Raven.
Raven sat down too, and first looked into Starfire's eyes. Her normally green eyes were bloodshot, but an important detail stood out in Starfire's voice. There was no happiness. All Raven felt in Starfire's question was sorrow.
"We don't hate you, Starfire. In fact, we're all worried sick about you."
"I am sorry."
"For what, Starfire? If you hadn't drained SEER's energy, we'd all be dead now." Raven sounded harsh, but she realized this when it was too late.
Starfire fell to her knees, and began crying feverishly once again. "I should have known that you do not care about me."
Raven sat down. "Listen Starfire, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to sound angry. It's just that we're all worried about you. If you could see the condition your body is in, you would understand. We don't hate you Starfire. If you want me to leave you, I will."
"No, please." Starfire was still crying, so Raven was barely able to make out what Starfire was saying. "Do not leave me alone. Please stay..."
"Listen, Star." You aren't alone. We're all waiting for you. Just focus on recovering. Everything will be fine."
Raven began to fade away.
"RAVEN! DO NOT LEAVE ME ALONE!!"
"Something's interrupting my link. I need to leave. Don't worry. You need to stay calm. See you when you wake up." And with that said, Raven disappeared.
How'd you like it? I'd rather just make this one big chapter, but I ended up writing a hundred words and then reached a fork in the road, so I guess this is best. Please read and review. I hope to have part two up by Saturday night!