Note: This chapter is a little shorter. Enjoy!

Chapter 8: Fight and Flight

"Raven!" yelled Kaytie in relief as the Titans crashed in.

"My, my" said Slade, "how smart we are". "Teen Titans" said Robin "Go!" Robin, Cyborg, and Starfire went after Slade while Beast Boy and Raven tried to free the girls.

"You've been very clever finding my cannon", said Slade, "but I'm afraid you're too late. The sequence is already beginning. In two minutes, your city will be gone".

And he was right. The star children's shackles were glowing, and so were their bodies.

Crying and screaming, the girls were slowly being drained of their energy and their lifeforce.

"RAVEN!" screamed Kaytie, "HELP US!"

Raven flew to the cannon, trying to disable it. (Beast Boy had gone to help the others.) The minute she touched it, though, it shocked her.

Starfire flew over to help. "I have an idea!" she shouted, and flew to Tori, and, using her starbolts and alien strength, grabbed first at her feet shackles, getting shocked, but undaunted. Straining, Starfire finally smashed the feet shackles, and followed suit on the hands, and caught the little girl as she fell.

Tori lay limp in her arms in frightened tears. Her hair had gone white. She was weak. Star soothingly told her, "Weep not, small one. Wait here". She lay her in the middle of the floor and went to Kali.

By now, the girls were getting weaker and weaker. "If we remove the power source" Star said to Raven, "We can destroy the cannon!"

Raven first flew to the Indian girl, Carlisimichu (Carlie) and freed her with her powers. She put her down and got Preciosa just as Star was putting down Kali and Christy. There was only one left (if you count them): Kaytie.

Her energy was almost completely gone now. While Starfire stayed with the weak, half-conscious, white-haired girls, Raven freed her friend. Kaytie fell weakly into Raven's arms. Her hair, like the others, was white.

Raven took her to the others. "Kaytie" she said, "Are you all right?"

Meanwhile, the boys were beating Slade. Once Slade saw what happened to his cannon, he pushed a detonator he was holding; it was the self-destruct button.

The place started to fall apart. "Another day, Titans" said Slade as he disappeared. The boys ran to the girls.

"Everybody get somebody!" shouted Robin as he picked up Tori. Cyborg took Kali and Carlie, Beast Boy took Christy, Starfire took Preciosa, and Raven took her friend, Kaytie.

They got out just before the place collapsed. Those who could flew; the others rode home in the T-Car.

No one looked back; mission accomplished.

Yay! They saved her! What do you think of all those other kids? Are they cute or what? Review, please!