Chapter 2
A mysterious man
Starfire went over to the spring to fill the water jug, when she heard a bush rustle. She turned around to see it anything was there. But there was nothing. So she went back to filling the jug. But then she heard the noise again.
"If this is a joke, it is not funny." She said, and closed the jug.
She started to walk away from the spring, when she heard footsteps. She looked back behind her. When she saw nothing, again, she turned around and a figure leaped out of the bushes. She screamed.
"Starfire!" Robin shouted and stood up.
"What happened?" Raven said, as she made her way over.
"Starfire screamed." Robin said.
"We'll let's go!" Terra said, and the titans ran over to the spring.
It was a man. He was standing right in front of Starfire. Robin ran up. The titans were confused, why did Starfire scream. The man turned to the other titans.
"I'm looking for the leader of the titans." He said in a deep husky voice.
Robin stepped forward, Starfire went to his side.
"So you are Robin?" The man asked.
He nodded. The man handed him a paper. The titans all looked at it. Robin read aloud.
"Hello titans. You have worked so hard to save your town, and you deserve a vacation. So we have arranged a free stay at the castle of the sky. In the morning, there will be competitions. Are you up for the challenge? I am waiting for you. At the bottom there is a map." Robin looked at it strange. He looked up.
The man was gone. The titans exchanged glances.
"Are we going to go?" Cyborg asked.
"I don't know, lets talk about it." Robin said, and went back to the tower.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Three days later*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"All right! My bags are all packed!" Beast Boy said running through the tower.
"Calm down man, it's only a week." Cyborg said.
"A week in paradise! I mean, come on!" Beast Boy jumped up and down.
Terra giggled. "Beast Boy! Will you help me with my luggage?"
Beast Boy ran up a grabbed all her bags. Raven entered the room. Beast Boy rocketed down the stairs.
"He seems...cheerful." She said blankly, and levitated her small bag. Cyborg picked his up, and Terra walked with no luggage at all. After the car was loaded, Cyborg went up to get Starfire, and Robin.
He opened the door, and saw Robin, and Starfire kissing.
"Aw man! Get a room!" He said, and ran out. Starfire giggled.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Three hours into the trip~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Ooooooooooo were off to see the wizard the wonderful wizard of Ozz!" Beast Boy and Terra were singing.
"How many songs have you gone through now?" Cyborg asked.
"Enough." Raven said putting on her headphones, and pressing the play buttons.
"One hundred and twenty five songs." Terra said.
Raven rolled her eyes, and Starfire was resting on Robin's shoulder. Cyborg looked at the map.
"Hey look guys! It's right behind the corner!" Everyone stopped what they were doing, and glanced through the window. The car rounded the corner. Sure enough, there was a castle there. Beast Boy's eyes widened.
"Well that doesn't look hard to miss." Terra said. The car slowed to a stop, and everyone got out.
"Robin? Why is it called a castle of the sky if it isn't even in the air?" Starfire asked.
"I don't know." He said, and walked up to the door. It had a strange writing on it. "It's in a completely different language, I can't read it."
Raven stepped up. "Starfire and I aren't from earth. We might be able to read it." Raven said, and motion Starfire to come. Starfire squeezed Robin's hand, and then she stepped up to the large golden doors. Raven and Starfire then translated it, and read aloud:
"Welcome to my mansion of delight. It is not flying but it will take flight. Read this warning aloud, and the doors will open, freed of the sound. When otherworldly planets collide, they leave behind castles in the sky. I warn you now, enter if you dare, but I tell you that you might not return..."
Starfire's eyes glowed green, and Raven's white, their bodies lifted off the ground, and the huge doors opened.
A mysterious man
Starfire went over to the spring to fill the water jug, when she heard a bush rustle. She turned around to see it anything was there. But there was nothing. So she went back to filling the jug. But then she heard the noise again.
"If this is a joke, it is not funny." She said, and closed the jug.
She started to walk away from the spring, when she heard footsteps. She looked back behind her. When she saw nothing, again, she turned around and a figure leaped out of the bushes. She screamed.
"Starfire!" Robin shouted and stood up.
"What happened?" Raven said, as she made her way over.
"Starfire screamed." Robin said.
"We'll let's go!" Terra said, and the titans ran over to the spring.
It was a man. He was standing right in front of Starfire. Robin ran up. The titans were confused, why did Starfire scream. The man turned to the other titans.
"I'm looking for the leader of the titans." He said in a deep husky voice.
Robin stepped forward, Starfire went to his side.
"So you are Robin?" The man asked.
He nodded. The man handed him a paper. The titans all looked at it. Robin read aloud.
"Hello titans. You have worked so hard to save your town, and you deserve a vacation. So we have arranged a free stay at the castle of the sky. In the morning, there will be competitions. Are you up for the challenge? I am waiting for you. At the bottom there is a map." Robin looked at it strange. He looked up.
The man was gone. The titans exchanged glances.
"Are we going to go?" Cyborg asked.
"I don't know, lets talk about it." Robin said, and went back to the tower.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Three days later*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"All right! My bags are all packed!" Beast Boy said running through the tower.
"Calm down man, it's only a week." Cyborg said.
"A week in paradise! I mean, come on!" Beast Boy jumped up and down.
Terra giggled. "Beast Boy! Will you help me with my luggage?"
Beast Boy ran up a grabbed all her bags. Raven entered the room. Beast Boy rocketed down the stairs.
"He seems...cheerful." She said blankly, and levitated her small bag. Cyborg picked his up, and Terra walked with no luggage at all. After the car was loaded, Cyborg went up to get Starfire, and Robin.
He opened the door, and saw Robin, and Starfire kissing.
"Aw man! Get a room!" He said, and ran out. Starfire giggled.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Three hours into the trip~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Ooooooooooo were off to see the wizard the wonderful wizard of Ozz!" Beast Boy and Terra were singing.
"How many songs have you gone through now?" Cyborg asked.
"Enough." Raven said putting on her headphones, and pressing the play buttons.
"One hundred and twenty five songs." Terra said.
Raven rolled her eyes, and Starfire was resting on Robin's shoulder. Cyborg looked at the map.
"Hey look guys! It's right behind the corner!" Everyone stopped what they were doing, and glanced through the window. The car rounded the corner. Sure enough, there was a castle there. Beast Boy's eyes widened.
"Well that doesn't look hard to miss." Terra said. The car slowed to a stop, and everyone got out.
"Robin? Why is it called a castle of the sky if it isn't even in the air?" Starfire asked.
"I don't know." He said, and walked up to the door. It had a strange writing on it. "It's in a completely different language, I can't read it."
Raven stepped up. "Starfire and I aren't from earth. We might be able to read it." Raven said, and motion Starfire to come. Starfire squeezed Robin's hand, and then she stepped up to the large golden doors. Raven and Starfire then translated it, and read aloud:
"Welcome to my mansion of delight. It is not flying but it will take flight. Read this warning aloud, and the doors will open, freed of the sound. When otherworldly planets collide, they leave behind castles in the sky. I warn you now, enter if you dare, but I tell you that you might not return..."
Starfire's eyes glowed green, and Raven's white, their bodies lifted off the ground, and the huge doors opened.