Don't have much 2 say except: ON WITH THE FANFICTION!

Robin's-hope: well I kinda thought that the dress would be a nice touch. I dunno. Robin had a different costume in the 'Apprentice's so ya. And why can't Slade have a car? The titans do.

Other reviews: Thankyou!

@@@^^^@@@^^^@@@

Slade held Starfire in his arms. She was slowly slipping unconscious. She coughed and a light spray of blood spurted from her mouth. Robin couldn't stand to see her this way. He would do anything let her live. If she died... what about all those dreams he had had of getting married with her, and having kids, and growing old? Starfire was the only one that cared about him because she liked him, not because he was a super hero, or that he had good looks. She can't die. She just can't.

"Slade! Stop! If for some reason you need to kill someone...take me...instead..."

"Why Robin how very generous. But YOU are my apprentice. Why would I want to kill you?"

"Please. I'll do ANYTHING! Just let her go!"

Slade looked like he might accept the offer for a moment, but then his face hardened, "Sorry, maybe her death will teach you to obey me. Now come Robin. She's unconscious. She won't even know she's dying..."

Slade slightly turned on the wristbands sending a small shock up Robin's arms. Robin followed. Slade pressed his hand on a wall. It slowly rolled away. A room appeared. In the middle was a solid diamond block. A window was at the ceiling was letting just enough light down to light the block. The block was big enough to be a bed. Slade laid Starfire on it. Her dress which she was still in cascaded down from the sides. Her hands lay eerily still at her sides. Her face was lighter than usual. She looked like...death. Slade turned around and faced Robin.

"I will give you five minutes. Five minutes is set on this bomb. When you walk in the bomb starts ticking. When you leave it stops. If you stay in here for any longer than five minutes the room will explode. Be careful young apprentice." Slade fastened a bomb to the wall. Slade left and it started ticking. Robin couldn't even stand to look at her. He followed Slade out. He wanted the five minutes to last forever.

@@@^^^@@@^^^@@@^^^

The titans sat around trying to figure something out. Beastboy suddenly sat up.

"I know! Let's throw a bomb at Slade's hideout! Slade will die, the hideout will explode and..."

"And Star and Robin will die." Cyborg said sternly, "Why don't we just take Slade captive. He'll go to jail and we can get them out."

"Wrong. You think Slade never set traps or anything?" Raven complained.

"You're right. Let's get Slade, send Beastboy, after he dies all the traps will be gone and we can go right in!" Cyborg joked.

"Hey! That's not funny!" Beastboy groaned.

"SHUT-UP! This is no time for fighting, do you hear? No time. We need to rescue Robin and Starfire, without them the team will..." Raven was cut off by her own words. She couldn't cry. It was just too much.

"The team will...break-up, right?" Beastboy asked.

"Yes. Now we need to find Starfire and Robin. Let's get working on a plan." Cyborg said sternly.

@@@^^^@@@^^^@@@^^^

"Robin. Why didn't you see her?" Slade asked.

"I, I, just don't want to watch her..."

"Die? That's too bad..."

"What do you mean? You're not going to make me watch her die, are you?!" Robin cried.

"On the contrary. You're going to be the one to MAKE her die."

"What?! How!? Why?!" Robin was almost to tears. How could he kill her? How?

Slade held out a syringe, full of clear liquid. He turned on the wrist bands and Robin's hand was forced to take it. Once it was in his hand he dropped it. A shock went through him, now even harder and Slade now dragged Robin behind him. Slade carried the syringe. Slade's hand was wrapped tight around Robin's wrist. Robin felt like his heart would explode. He was sweaty, grossly sweaty. Slade threw Robin across the room. Slade approached Robin. He looked so big now, like he could do ANYTHING and there was no stopping him. It was awful. Slade held the syringe and forced Robin to take it.

"Inject her or you both will suffer!" Robin's hand was shaky. He took the syringe and pressed it to Starfire's cool skin. He closed his eyes as he felt the needle plunge through her skin. He took the other hand and injected the drug. He pulled the syringe out. There it was done. He looked at Starfire. She was wheezing. Robin looked at the bomb. 3:21. That's how much time he had to spend with her. Her wheezing stopped. Slade took a sheet and covered her. There it was done. He had killed Starfire. How could he go on with himself. He vowed he would kill himself before he turned 30.

Slade came and shook his hand, "Great job my young apprentice. You will someday see what you did was right."

@@@^^^@@@^^^@@@^^^

Starfire wanted to wake up. But she couldn't. Did Robin want her dead? What had he injected into her? Didn't he love... Would Robin ever know how Starfire felt? Would she ever know how HE felt? She wanted so badly to get up, she was just too weak. She feared the poison would kill her. She thought of Robin, of them kissing and she suddenly had the strength to wake up. Her eyes opened and she arose. She looked around. Where was she? Where was Robin? She saw a huge door. She thought to herself, 'I must get out.'

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

How'd you like it? Plz!!!!!!!!! Read and Review!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!