Chapter four.
Task Complete
Starfire flew over the forest, past the clouds, under the hot sun. She wasn't nervous, even though something inside her told her this was wrong. She ignored that feeling. Jadis didn't force her to do this, it was all her choice.
She approached the tower with caution, and flew into the partially open window. Robin never let her in this room, he never let any of the titans. She didn't understand why.
She turned on the light. All sorts of maps, diagrams, tools, pictures, and weapons were in the room. There was a map of the tower and a diagram, an instruction map of the training court, a truck full of weapons, and many other diagrams, and maps.
Then she saw it. A weapon put at the very end of the room. It had a metal covering over, but with her shades, she could see through it. She went over to it, pushed the button, and picked it up.
"Starfire..." A gentle voice said.
She turned. It was Robin. He was standing in the doorway, looking at her. She flew back to the window.
"Starfire please don't go!" Robin cried.
The other titans heard this and rushed in. "Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos!"
A black aurora surrounded Starfire, but her suit made her slip out. Raven was shocked. Beast Boy turned into a panda, and kept her from flying, but he got zapped.
"Yipes!"
Cyborg caught her foot, but a large green beam was sent from her eyes. It hit him in the back. Then she headed for the window. Robin stood in front of it. "Starfire, we just want to talk." He pleaded.
But she just pushed him aside, and flew out the window.
Her first task was complete.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Back at the House~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ "Very good, I knew you could do it." Jadis said happily.
Starfire handed her the weapon, but didn't look pleased.
"Is something troubling you?" Jadis said.
Starfire looked up at her. "I can't fight my friends, you can't make me."
"I didn't make you fight your friends." Jadis said.
Starfire looked shocked, Jadis was right.
"They rejected you. They don't want you back." Jadis sneered. "But I can help you overcome your trouble. You have met a bump in the road, I can help you get around it, I can help."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Back at the Tower*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ "She slipped out of my powers."
"She shocked me."
"She tried to stop me."
"She pushed me aside."
The titans were confused. Why did Starfire, the happy, cheerful Starfire reject her friends. They knew they had to stop whatever was going on.
"We have to stop moping around and do something." Raven finally said.
"Like what?" Cyborg said.
"A plan, we need a plan." Robin said. "We don't have a plan!" Beast Boy cried.
"I think I do." Robin said. "We will meet up with her wherever she is, and take her back even if it is against her will."
"How? My powers won't work, and we can't touch her." Raven said.
"I think..." Beast Boy started "She is being taken over by the outer space brain bugs, that chew on your brain till you forget everything, and there is nothing you can do about it! It is awful!"
"Uh huh, that's it Beast Boy." Cyborg said sarcastically.
"We have to get to her head with words. We have to help her turn back." Robin said.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~In the Training Factory*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"We will start on level one, are you ready?" Jadis asked.
Starfire was in a simulation room. She saw it before. It was the white one. Jadis was in a control room off to the side.
"Yes I am ready to begin." Starfire said.
Then the ground shook. A huge robot appeared in front of her. It tried to smash her. She moved out of the way.
"Now listen to every word I say." Jadis said. "Fly around him, slightly out of reach, and charge up you starbolts."
Starfire did as she was told. Two green starbolts formed around her hands. She swerved around the robot.
"Now shoot at his back with your eyes!"
Starfire did this, and the robot stumbled, shook, and turned around.
"Fire your starbolts at his eyes!"
Starfire sent the two starbolts flying at his eyes. He put his hands to his face, and then fell to the ground. He disappeared.
Starfire fluttered back down to the ground. She was sweating and panting.
"Good, lets move on to level two."
"I don't even get a break?" Starfire gasped out.
"No! We must train all day!" Jadis snapped. "Then you will be ready."
Task Complete
Starfire flew over the forest, past the clouds, under the hot sun. She wasn't nervous, even though something inside her told her this was wrong. She ignored that feeling. Jadis didn't force her to do this, it was all her choice.
She approached the tower with caution, and flew into the partially open window. Robin never let her in this room, he never let any of the titans. She didn't understand why.
She turned on the light. All sorts of maps, diagrams, tools, pictures, and weapons were in the room. There was a map of the tower and a diagram, an instruction map of the training court, a truck full of weapons, and many other diagrams, and maps.
Then she saw it. A weapon put at the very end of the room. It had a metal covering over, but with her shades, she could see through it. She went over to it, pushed the button, and picked it up.
"Starfire..." A gentle voice said.
She turned. It was Robin. He was standing in the doorway, looking at her. She flew back to the window.
"Starfire please don't go!" Robin cried.
The other titans heard this and rushed in. "Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos!"
A black aurora surrounded Starfire, but her suit made her slip out. Raven was shocked. Beast Boy turned into a panda, and kept her from flying, but he got zapped.
"Yipes!"
Cyborg caught her foot, but a large green beam was sent from her eyes. It hit him in the back. Then she headed for the window. Robin stood in front of it. "Starfire, we just want to talk." He pleaded.
But she just pushed him aside, and flew out the window.
Her first task was complete.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Back at the House~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ "Very good, I knew you could do it." Jadis said happily.
Starfire handed her the weapon, but didn't look pleased.
"Is something troubling you?" Jadis said.
Starfire looked up at her. "I can't fight my friends, you can't make me."
"I didn't make you fight your friends." Jadis said.
Starfire looked shocked, Jadis was right.
"They rejected you. They don't want you back." Jadis sneered. "But I can help you overcome your trouble. You have met a bump in the road, I can help you get around it, I can help."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Back at the Tower*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ "She slipped out of my powers."
"She shocked me."
"She tried to stop me."
"She pushed me aside."
The titans were confused. Why did Starfire, the happy, cheerful Starfire reject her friends. They knew they had to stop whatever was going on.
"We have to stop moping around and do something." Raven finally said.
"Like what?" Cyborg said.
"A plan, we need a plan." Robin said. "We don't have a plan!" Beast Boy cried.
"I think I do." Robin said. "We will meet up with her wherever she is, and take her back even if it is against her will."
"How? My powers won't work, and we can't touch her." Raven said.
"I think..." Beast Boy started "She is being taken over by the outer space brain bugs, that chew on your brain till you forget everything, and there is nothing you can do about it! It is awful!"
"Uh huh, that's it Beast Boy." Cyborg said sarcastically.
"We have to get to her head with words. We have to help her turn back." Robin said.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~In the Training Factory*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"We will start on level one, are you ready?" Jadis asked.
Starfire was in a simulation room. She saw it before. It was the white one. Jadis was in a control room off to the side.
"Yes I am ready to begin." Starfire said.
Then the ground shook. A huge robot appeared in front of her. It tried to smash her. She moved out of the way.
"Now listen to every word I say." Jadis said. "Fly around him, slightly out of reach, and charge up you starbolts."
Starfire did as she was told. Two green starbolts formed around her hands. She swerved around the robot.
"Now shoot at his back with your eyes!"
Starfire did this, and the robot stumbled, shook, and turned around.
"Fire your starbolts at his eyes!"
Starfire sent the two starbolts flying at his eyes. He put his hands to his face, and then fell to the ground. He disappeared.
Starfire fluttered back down to the ground. She was sweating and panting.
"Good, lets move on to level two."
"I don't even get a break?" Starfire gasped out.
"No! We must train all day!" Jadis snapped. "Then you will be ready."