A/N: For those of you who asked, Starfire and Raven are NOT going to die. I
mean, that would make this story too short, plus it ruin the ending I have
planned.
Chapter IV: Flight of Tears
The figures continued to creep closer. Starfire moved closer to the window, holding a numb Raven. She turned, and smashed into it. It barely cracked. Robin had built these a bit too strong. Gritting her teeth, Starfire shot a starbolt at the cracked glass, breaking. She grabbed Raven by the wrist, and flew through the hole. She stopped fifty feet from the tower in the air, and looked at them. The figures were crowding around the hole. Then they morphed into birds, with razor sharp teeth.
"Raven, I require your assistance, please!" Starfire shouted, before flying off. Raven was mumbling, he isn't dead, he isn't dead, he isn't dead...
Starfire continued to fly, the figures chasing her. "RAVEN!" Starfire yelled. Raven snapped out of her delirious state, and started to fly on her own. The two flew lower, and dived into the water. The figures stopped, watched the water for a while, and flew back to the tower. Five minutes later, Raven and Starfire walked out of the tower. Night had fallen. Now that they weren't being chased, Starfire remembered why they were chased. Tears streamed down her cheeks, as she remembered their dead friends. She heard a noise behind her.
Starfire turned and saw Raven sobbing for everything she had. "Raven, are you okay?" Starfire asked. Raven didn't answer. She simply hid her face and tried to stop crying, but to no avail.
Everything was turning out like her dream. Suddenly Starfire remembered how Raven had died. She began crying worse that Raven. Raven suddenly stopped and watched wide-eyed as Starfire hugged her.
"Raven, do not be sad! If you do, you will die like in my dream and I will be all alone and that evil man is going to get me and we will not live happily and we will never see our friends again!" Starfire got out between sobs. She had said it all in one breath. Raven stood for a while, and she thought. She held Starfire by the shoulders at arm's length.
"You mean all this has happened in one of your dreams?" Raven asked. Starfire nodded slowly and sadly.
"Then, maybe it was a warning..." Raven muttered to herself. Unfortunately, Starfire heard it, and began to cry again.
"Then it is my fault our friends are dead, because I did not tell anyone!" Starfire bawled.
"It isn't your fault. You didn't know, and no one else would have believed it, including me," Raven said. Starfire wiped away her tears and smiled.
Noise in the bush next to them caught their attention. The girls readied for a fight, and a dark figure limped out of the bush. It looked like the ones from the tower. Starfire and Raven faces darkened extremely, and they prepared to fight.
The figure spoke in a raspy voice, "Starfire...Raven...do not hurt me." The voice didn't sound like anyone they knew.
"Why should we not hurt you when you killed our friends?" Starfire demanded, and the two shot their strength at them. It smashed the figure, but it continued to approach. Starfire and Raven took off flying.
The figure called from behind them, "Starfire...Raven...do not go." Starfire and Raven ignored it and continued to fly. They were among the clouds when they heard the voice again, "You cannot leave me like that."
They looked behind them, and the figure was flying after them. Startled, the girls shot at it. The figure fell towards the ground.
"Friend Raven, where are we to go?" Starfire asked. Raven thought for a while.
"Follow me, we are taking a flight to Japan," Raven said, and she flew off. Starfire followed. The two flew through the air for three hours (a plane flight is actually 14), and they spotted the small main island, Honshu. They landed in Tokyo, and walked through the streets, keeping themselves away from others. Japanese people were either already asleep, or going to their homes. Raven and Starfire continued their trek, until they flew again. Raven led Star to Lake Yamanaka, next to Mt. Fuji. They rested near the lake, far from any town or city.
Morning was particularly cruel this time, and the girls silently cried to themselves. Starfire felt in two, now that her link with Robin had died along with him. Raven's entire morning was devoted to not destroying anything.
Starfire stood by the lake's shallow spot, looking across the surface, when she saw the same figure flying barely over the lake's surface.
"Make my life easier, won't you, and do not fly away this time," the figure said in its raspy tone. Starfire squealed, and shot starbolts at it. Raven saw the figure, and psychically threw it in the water. The two flew up again.
"Friend Raven we are not safe anywhere," Starfire whispered in a sad voice.
"We'll have to leave earth," Raven answered in her monotone, but her eyes betrayed her emotions.
"Perhaps we can go to my planet, Tamaran?" Star asked. Raven sighed, remembering what her room was like and wondering what the planet was like. Finally, she agreed.
Slowly and reluctantly, the girls soared into space and to Tamaran.
(A/N: You know, this maybe my shortest story, but it's the strongest one. Happy I didn't kill them? Not like I would anyway.)
Chapter IV: Flight of Tears
The figures continued to creep closer. Starfire moved closer to the window, holding a numb Raven. She turned, and smashed into it. It barely cracked. Robin had built these a bit too strong. Gritting her teeth, Starfire shot a starbolt at the cracked glass, breaking. She grabbed Raven by the wrist, and flew through the hole. She stopped fifty feet from the tower in the air, and looked at them. The figures were crowding around the hole. Then they morphed into birds, with razor sharp teeth.
"Raven, I require your assistance, please!" Starfire shouted, before flying off. Raven was mumbling, he isn't dead, he isn't dead, he isn't dead...
Starfire continued to fly, the figures chasing her. "RAVEN!" Starfire yelled. Raven snapped out of her delirious state, and started to fly on her own. The two flew lower, and dived into the water. The figures stopped, watched the water for a while, and flew back to the tower. Five minutes later, Raven and Starfire walked out of the tower. Night had fallen. Now that they weren't being chased, Starfire remembered why they were chased. Tears streamed down her cheeks, as she remembered their dead friends. She heard a noise behind her.
Starfire turned and saw Raven sobbing for everything she had. "Raven, are you okay?" Starfire asked. Raven didn't answer. She simply hid her face and tried to stop crying, but to no avail.
Everything was turning out like her dream. Suddenly Starfire remembered how Raven had died. She began crying worse that Raven. Raven suddenly stopped and watched wide-eyed as Starfire hugged her.
"Raven, do not be sad! If you do, you will die like in my dream and I will be all alone and that evil man is going to get me and we will not live happily and we will never see our friends again!" Starfire got out between sobs. She had said it all in one breath. Raven stood for a while, and she thought. She held Starfire by the shoulders at arm's length.
"You mean all this has happened in one of your dreams?" Raven asked. Starfire nodded slowly and sadly.
"Then, maybe it was a warning..." Raven muttered to herself. Unfortunately, Starfire heard it, and began to cry again.
"Then it is my fault our friends are dead, because I did not tell anyone!" Starfire bawled.
"It isn't your fault. You didn't know, and no one else would have believed it, including me," Raven said. Starfire wiped away her tears and smiled.
Noise in the bush next to them caught their attention. The girls readied for a fight, and a dark figure limped out of the bush. It looked like the ones from the tower. Starfire and Raven faces darkened extremely, and they prepared to fight.
The figure spoke in a raspy voice, "Starfire...Raven...do not hurt me." The voice didn't sound like anyone they knew.
"Why should we not hurt you when you killed our friends?" Starfire demanded, and the two shot their strength at them. It smashed the figure, but it continued to approach. Starfire and Raven took off flying.
The figure called from behind them, "Starfire...Raven...do not go." Starfire and Raven ignored it and continued to fly. They were among the clouds when they heard the voice again, "You cannot leave me like that."
They looked behind them, and the figure was flying after them. Startled, the girls shot at it. The figure fell towards the ground.
"Friend Raven, where are we to go?" Starfire asked. Raven thought for a while.
"Follow me, we are taking a flight to Japan," Raven said, and she flew off. Starfire followed. The two flew through the air for three hours (a plane flight is actually 14), and they spotted the small main island, Honshu. They landed in Tokyo, and walked through the streets, keeping themselves away from others. Japanese people were either already asleep, or going to their homes. Raven and Starfire continued their trek, until they flew again. Raven led Star to Lake Yamanaka, next to Mt. Fuji. They rested near the lake, far from any town or city.
Morning was particularly cruel this time, and the girls silently cried to themselves. Starfire felt in two, now that her link with Robin had died along with him. Raven's entire morning was devoted to not destroying anything.
Starfire stood by the lake's shallow spot, looking across the surface, when she saw the same figure flying barely over the lake's surface.
"Make my life easier, won't you, and do not fly away this time," the figure said in its raspy tone. Starfire squealed, and shot starbolts at it. Raven saw the figure, and psychically threw it in the water. The two flew up again.
"Friend Raven we are not safe anywhere," Starfire whispered in a sad voice.
"We'll have to leave earth," Raven answered in her monotone, but her eyes betrayed her emotions.
"Perhaps we can go to my planet, Tamaran?" Star asked. Raven sighed, remembering what her room was like and wondering what the planet was like. Finally, she agreed.
Slowly and reluctantly, the girls soared into space and to Tamaran.
(A/N: You know, this maybe my shortest story, but it's the strongest one. Happy I didn't kill them? Not like I would anyway.)