Chapter V: Negotiations
Starfire felt cold in Slade's prison. Batman was sitting on a stone bench in the shadows, silently saying words that Robin had said were not very good. Starfire stood by the electric bars, realizing how close to death this.
When she was dead, Starfire was...nothing. She seemed to go through everything, couldn't hear anything, and couldn't say anything back. While she could still use her powers, they were useless. She had watched Robin for four days, just sitting there, looking at their old picture book.
Then Fayrii had come, and she had not idea what he had said, except he had gathered all the Titans on his ship. Curious, Starfire flew after him. The world they entered surprised her as well as her friends (except for Fayrii). She watched them go to two buildings, and then something had taken over her.
If had forced her to fight her friends. One by one she had beaten them all. Until there was only Robin. Then she heard the only she had since she died, "I'm sorry!" Then the thing had left her. And Robin saw her. He brushed her cheek, saying, "It's alright." Then she had had to go.
Then she had watched herself come back to life. When Robin touched her hand, right before she returned to her body, she felt...like something had been added to her that wasn't there before. Later Fayrii had told both of them.
Being reminded of death was not something Starfire enjoyed. Robin right now was probably close to it, now that she wasn't near him. But she remembered what Robin had told her earlier, "If anyone tries to split us up, they'll fail, I promise."
Starfire was brought back to reality by Fayrii. He was sleeping, and just woken up. He yawned, looked around, sat up (like an animal would). Then he laid his legs in a V, and pulled himself in a circular motion with his hands. In other words, Fayrii was dragging his butt in a circle.
He did this for seven hours straight. Finally, Starfire asked, "Dark, why do you do that?"
A cold voice answered for Dark, "He entertains himself a lot." Just as soon as Slade said this, Fayrii stopped, a leaking noise came, and Fayrii trotted off, leaving a puddle. Starfire giggled.
"Unfortunately, he isn't house-trained," Slade mumbled, and walked over his prisoners.
"What do you want with us?" Batman demanded.
"What I've always wanted...and more," Slade taunted. He walked back to his computer, leaving two worried captives. He worked with it, and accessed the Titans' screen.
Robin was sitting on the couch, staring into nothing. He couldn't sense her for some reason. He could feel what she was feeling. He knew she wasn't dead; his heart told him that much.
Slade's face appeared on the screen. Robin's face turned into black hate.
"Good day, Robin," Slade greeted as usual.
"Let them go, Slade," Robin demanded.
"You have the manners of your to-be former master, Robin."
"What do you want?"
"Have your friends and yourself meet me where we did last. Maybe we can talk then." Slade's image left and Robin stood up, making a fist. Raven, Beast Boy, and Cyborg walked in.
"Dude, what's wrong?" Beast Boy asked.
"Slade wants us to meet him, where we did before," Robin answered, not turning.
"Then what are we waitin' for?" Cyborg asked. Robin led the three down through the streets.
Starfire and Batman were handcuffed, and then taken by Fayrii and Slade. Fayrii's eyes were red. Starfire knew they weren't going to talk. They were going to fight.
Silently, like Robin had showed her, she prayed for him.
Starfire felt cold in Slade's prison. Batman was sitting on a stone bench in the shadows, silently saying words that Robin had said were not very good. Starfire stood by the electric bars, realizing how close to death this.
When she was dead, Starfire was...nothing. She seemed to go through everything, couldn't hear anything, and couldn't say anything back. While she could still use her powers, they were useless. She had watched Robin for four days, just sitting there, looking at their old picture book.
Then Fayrii had come, and she had not idea what he had said, except he had gathered all the Titans on his ship. Curious, Starfire flew after him. The world they entered surprised her as well as her friends (except for Fayrii). She watched them go to two buildings, and then something had taken over her.
If had forced her to fight her friends. One by one she had beaten them all. Until there was only Robin. Then she heard the only she had since she died, "I'm sorry!" Then the thing had left her. And Robin saw her. He brushed her cheek, saying, "It's alright." Then she had had to go.
Then she had watched herself come back to life. When Robin touched her hand, right before she returned to her body, she felt...like something had been added to her that wasn't there before. Later Fayrii had told both of them.
Being reminded of death was not something Starfire enjoyed. Robin right now was probably close to it, now that she wasn't near him. But she remembered what Robin had told her earlier, "If anyone tries to split us up, they'll fail, I promise."
Starfire was brought back to reality by Fayrii. He was sleeping, and just woken up. He yawned, looked around, sat up (like an animal would). Then he laid his legs in a V, and pulled himself in a circular motion with his hands. In other words, Fayrii was dragging his butt in a circle.
He did this for seven hours straight. Finally, Starfire asked, "Dark, why do you do that?"
A cold voice answered for Dark, "He entertains himself a lot." Just as soon as Slade said this, Fayrii stopped, a leaking noise came, and Fayrii trotted off, leaving a puddle. Starfire giggled.
"Unfortunately, he isn't house-trained," Slade mumbled, and walked over his prisoners.
"What do you want with us?" Batman demanded.
"What I've always wanted...and more," Slade taunted. He walked back to his computer, leaving two worried captives. He worked with it, and accessed the Titans' screen.
Robin was sitting on the couch, staring into nothing. He couldn't sense her for some reason. He could feel what she was feeling. He knew she wasn't dead; his heart told him that much.
Slade's face appeared on the screen. Robin's face turned into black hate.
"Good day, Robin," Slade greeted as usual.
"Let them go, Slade," Robin demanded.
"You have the manners of your to-be former master, Robin."
"What do you want?"
"Have your friends and yourself meet me where we did last. Maybe we can talk then." Slade's image left and Robin stood up, making a fist. Raven, Beast Boy, and Cyborg walked in.
"Dude, what's wrong?" Beast Boy asked.
"Slade wants us to meet him, where we did before," Robin answered, not turning.
"Then what are we waitin' for?" Cyborg asked. Robin led the three down through the streets.
Starfire and Batman were handcuffed, and then taken by Fayrii and Slade. Fayrii's eyes were red. Starfire knew they weren't going to talk. They were going to fight.
Silently, like Robin had showed her, she prayed for him.