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Robin stood there. With a gigantic rage of hate. Why had Slade done this? Why? "Slade, if you had to pick any of us titans...why me? Why Starfire?"
"Because Robin, you and I were raised alike."
"What?"
"I was once the young apprentice of Batman. Not YOUR batman. Mine. And my brother's. You see Batman had us both as an apprentice. When the time came, he picked my brother over me. Leaving me to be the apprentice for up to another ten years. You see, I couldn't take it. That's why I turned against Batman. That's why I chose you."
"But what about Starfire?"
"You should know that Robin. We all know you...love her. Without her you would never be here right now. Now that I think about it, she may have been more of a loss than I thought. Oh, well..." Slade chuckled. Robin felt disgusted. It was an honor to be any affiliate of Batman, nevertheless his sidekick! And NOW he mourned Starfire's loss. Too late. Too late to save her... his life was...over...
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Starfire stood there. Not knowing what to do. Where to turn. There was one choice. Only Tamaranians had this choice, but she had to use it. Starfire put her hands to her heart. She closed her eyes and said the sacred hymn. Her dress twisted and rippled. It slowly turned white and tighter fitting. It started at her ankles and went up. Her gloves disappeared and her ponytail fell out. She was now wearing a tighter-fitting white dress with long, rippled sleeves. Her hair was down and her eyes turned a dark gold. Her starbolts were now at the most powerful and when she lit them, they looked like golden dust. For she had used, the Centauri Moon Power.
Starfire pushed open the door and stepped out. She looked around...
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Robin couldn't take it he tried to punch Slade. Slade grabbed his arm and twisted. He grabbed Robin's other arm and, 'crack,' dislocated the shoulder. Robin tried to kick him and Slade kicked him in the shin leaving a temporary unable to walk bruise. Robin fell to the ground. Slade's fury was maximum.
"Would you like to join your girlfriend?!"
"No he would not!"
"What!!" Slade and Robin both screamed. Starfire's eyes glowed gold and her fists glowed a strong gold, "Leave Robin and deal with me!" Slade turned to Starfire, "Fine! You didn't die before! I figured that. It was nothing but water! Water, yes, water, Robin! I wanted you to think you killed her! But now, now you WILL die, are you ready?!" Slade rammed into Starfire. She shot a barrage of starbolts at him. He fell back in pain and screamed. He covered his eyes from her awesome light.
"No! Stay! Stay, back! Go, please go!" Slade pleaded. Starfire's eyes still lit up, "Oh, no! You will pay for the pain you have caused!" Starfire held her fist in front of Slade's face as he winced in fear. Starfire almost released a starbolt when she heard a cry, not Slade's though, "Starfire, no. He's too pathetic. Leave him. Let's go." It was Robin.
"But Robin, I..." She ran to Robin and helped her up, "are you...o.k.?"
Robin brushed himself off, "Yeah, just a few cuts and bruises. Nothing too serious. Are you o.k.?" Starfire's eyes wet. She looked away for a moment, and mumbled, "I am...fine...for the moment...please...I, I wish to leave."
They walked away in disgust. Halfway through the tunnel Starfire collapsed to her knees.
"Starfire! What's wrong!?"
Robin knelt beside Starfire, she breathed stiffly, "I used the Centauri Moon Power. The power only Tamaranians have. But..."
"Wait, isn't that the kind of necklace your sister got you when she came to visit? What did she do to..."
"No. Not my sister. We all have that power. But once we used it we, we...," Starfire's eyes released the hot tears that stung her cheeks like hot acids, "we die..."
Robin stepped back in sadness and disgust, "No, no. No! You can't die! Not after, not after all we've been through this past week! No! Starfire, you can't leave me!" Robin pulled out a knife from his belt and held it to his throat, "If you die, I die."
Starfire burst into tears and wrapped her arms around Robin's neck, "I don't want to die Robin! I just, had to save you! If you die, my dying will be meaningless!" Starfire kissed Robin on the lips, "I do not want to leave you..."
Robin knelt down beside Starfire and held her hands, "Starfire, if you live through this I, Robin, will dedicate my life to protecting you from any harm ever." Starfire smiled and they leaned forward to kiss again when Starfire passed out on Robin.
"Starfire! No! You, you, can't die! No! Wake, wake, up!" Robin's voice quavered. He couldn't lose her! No! Not after he lost his parents too! He had always thought Starfire could fill the spot of his lost parents. Now, if she died...he feared he may die too. He had never cried before...but, this was different... Robin's eyes cried. They cried steady, healthy, round, tears. And they landed on Starfire's face. He held her hand to his heart and prayed to God she would not die.
Don't die. Don't die. Please, don't die. Don't die, Robin chanted in his mind. He frequently put his head on her chest to make sure she was still breathing. One last time. He put his head on her chest. No heartbeat. No heartbeat! No! How could this be! Starfire was dead. For good. No revivers this time. Nothing. Robin had lost her because of hitting Slade. HE had killed her. Robin let her body lay on the floor and stood up. He wiped the tears from his eyes and walked away.
"Robin...no...I'm not..."
Robin ran to Starfire as fast as he could, "Star why are you..."
"On our home planet we were told if you stay on another planet you will lose the Centauri Moon effects. I must have just lost them..." Robin hugged Starfire and helped her up. He held her hand and smiled.
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The other titans were halfway through the tunnel when they saw two figures coming. They got battle-ready. Cyborg counted, "Ready, one...two...thr-"
"Stop! It's, it's..." Raven interrupted.
"Dude! It's Robin and Star!" Beastboy yelled as he ran to the weary titans. Robin and Cyborg looked at each other, shrugged, and ran off.
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Robin stood there. With a gigantic rage of hate. Why had Slade done this? Why? "Slade, if you had to pick any of us titans...why me? Why Starfire?"
"Because Robin, you and I were raised alike."
"What?"
"I was once the young apprentice of Batman. Not YOUR batman. Mine. And my brother's. You see Batman had us both as an apprentice. When the time came, he picked my brother over me. Leaving me to be the apprentice for up to another ten years. You see, I couldn't take it. That's why I turned against Batman. That's why I chose you."
"But what about Starfire?"
"You should know that Robin. We all know you...love her. Without her you would never be here right now. Now that I think about it, she may have been more of a loss than I thought. Oh, well..." Slade chuckled. Robin felt disgusted. It was an honor to be any affiliate of Batman, nevertheless his sidekick! And NOW he mourned Starfire's loss. Too late. Too late to save her... his life was...over...
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Starfire stood there. Not knowing what to do. Where to turn. There was one choice. Only Tamaranians had this choice, but she had to use it. Starfire put her hands to her heart. She closed her eyes and said the sacred hymn. Her dress twisted and rippled. It slowly turned white and tighter fitting. It started at her ankles and went up. Her gloves disappeared and her ponytail fell out. She was now wearing a tighter-fitting white dress with long, rippled sleeves. Her hair was down and her eyes turned a dark gold. Her starbolts were now at the most powerful and when she lit them, they looked like golden dust. For she had used, the Centauri Moon Power.
Starfire pushed open the door and stepped out. She looked around...
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Robin couldn't take it he tried to punch Slade. Slade grabbed his arm and twisted. He grabbed Robin's other arm and, 'crack,' dislocated the shoulder. Robin tried to kick him and Slade kicked him in the shin leaving a temporary unable to walk bruise. Robin fell to the ground. Slade's fury was maximum.
"Would you like to join your girlfriend?!"
"No he would not!"
"What!!" Slade and Robin both screamed. Starfire's eyes glowed gold and her fists glowed a strong gold, "Leave Robin and deal with me!" Slade turned to Starfire, "Fine! You didn't die before! I figured that. It was nothing but water! Water, yes, water, Robin! I wanted you to think you killed her! But now, now you WILL die, are you ready?!" Slade rammed into Starfire. She shot a barrage of starbolts at him. He fell back in pain and screamed. He covered his eyes from her awesome light.
"No! Stay! Stay, back! Go, please go!" Slade pleaded. Starfire's eyes still lit up, "Oh, no! You will pay for the pain you have caused!" Starfire held her fist in front of Slade's face as he winced in fear. Starfire almost released a starbolt when she heard a cry, not Slade's though, "Starfire, no. He's too pathetic. Leave him. Let's go." It was Robin.
"But Robin, I..." She ran to Robin and helped her up, "are you...o.k.?"
Robin brushed himself off, "Yeah, just a few cuts and bruises. Nothing too serious. Are you o.k.?" Starfire's eyes wet. She looked away for a moment, and mumbled, "I am...fine...for the moment...please...I, I wish to leave."
They walked away in disgust. Halfway through the tunnel Starfire collapsed to her knees.
"Starfire! What's wrong!?"
Robin knelt beside Starfire, she breathed stiffly, "I used the Centauri Moon Power. The power only Tamaranians have. But..."
"Wait, isn't that the kind of necklace your sister got you when she came to visit? What did she do to..."
"No. Not my sister. We all have that power. But once we used it we, we...," Starfire's eyes released the hot tears that stung her cheeks like hot acids, "we die..."
Robin stepped back in sadness and disgust, "No, no. No! You can't die! Not after, not after all we've been through this past week! No! Starfire, you can't leave me!" Robin pulled out a knife from his belt and held it to his throat, "If you die, I die."
Starfire burst into tears and wrapped her arms around Robin's neck, "I don't want to die Robin! I just, had to save you! If you die, my dying will be meaningless!" Starfire kissed Robin on the lips, "I do not want to leave you..."
Robin knelt down beside Starfire and held her hands, "Starfire, if you live through this I, Robin, will dedicate my life to protecting you from any harm ever." Starfire smiled and they leaned forward to kiss again when Starfire passed out on Robin.
"Starfire! No! You, you, can't die! No! Wake, wake, up!" Robin's voice quavered. He couldn't lose her! No! Not after he lost his parents too! He had always thought Starfire could fill the spot of his lost parents. Now, if she died...he feared he may die too. He had never cried before...but, this was different... Robin's eyes cried. They cried steady, healthy, round, tears. And they landed on Starfire's face. He held her hand to his heart and prayed to God she would not die.
Don't die. Don't die. Please, don't die. Don't die, Robin chanted in his mind. He frequently put his head on her chest to make sure she was still breathing. One last time. He put his head on her chest. No heartbeat. No heartbeat! No! How could this be! Starfire was dead. For good. No revivers this time. Nothing. Robin had lost her because of hitting Slade. HE had killed her. Robin let her body lay on the floor and stood up. He wiped the tears from his eyes and walked away.
"Robin...no...I'm not..."
Robin ran to Starfire as fast as he could, "Star why are you..."
"On our home planet we were told if you stay on another planet you will lose the Centauri Moon effects. I must have just lost them..." Robin hugged Starfire and helped her up. He held her hand and smiled.
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The other titans were halfway through the tunnel when they saw two figures coming. They got battle-ready. Cyborg counted, "Ready, one...two...thr-"
"Stop! It's, it's..." Raven interrupted.
"Dude! It's Robin and Star!" Beastboy yelled as he ran to the weary titans. Robin and Cyborg looked at each other, shrugged, and ran off.
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