Chp.8: You have much to learn, grasshopper
A/N: I'm SOOOOOOOOO sorry this took so long... I had writer's block, and I felt really guilty... Please forgive me. Please?!
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The four split and left the dance hall except for Robin. It was his job to get Starfire.
She was sitting and watching Lyss and her father talk. "I do not understand... Father does not care either way about what I think," She said, her cheeks resting in her hands.
"Is there any other way to get a queen?"
"No... not that I know of... unless the royal family is born male and becomes king without a wife... They marry later to whoever they want."
"Why can't your father continue to rule the throne?"
"He may not look it, but he has fallen ill..."
"Really? He seems fine to me. An ill person should never be at a party."
"He wouldn't lie about something like that..."
"Unless he was threatened by someone more powerful than him to give up the throne."
Starfire flung around and looked at the one who had been talking to her. It was that short gaurd from before. "How could you talk about my father that way!?" She yelled at him.
"I didn't say anything about your father. It's your little fiancee over there that is behind this. He wants the throne, doesn't he?"
"Oh... but..."
"You can trust my opinion."
"-but, who are you?" Starfire asked.
"I said my name is half-pint..." He looked around to make sure no one was watching. He reached into his armor top. "-but you can call me-" He pulled out his mask. "Robin."
"Robin?!"
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"So, how are we gonna keep these people busy?" Beast Boy asked.
"What do you mean?" Cyborg blinked.
"Well, aren't they gonna notice that the princess is gone?"
"Not if they're busy talking with the other princess," Cyborg looked over at Raven/Blackfire.
"No," Raven said staring blankly.
"-but there's no other way to keep them-"
"Occupied? What am I supposed to do? I don't know any stories."
"Of course you do!" Beast Boy chimed. "All you gotta do is tell them about our battles on our planet and switch around names and locations and stuff. It's simple!"
"Suuuuuure," Raven said boredly.
"Just use your imagination!" Beast Boy cheered.
"Uh-huh, right."
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"Robin!" Starfire hugged him.
"Starfire," He whispered fiercely. "Not here, not now!"
She let go of him and stared at him innocently. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing, it just that... He might see us," Robin said putting his mask away.
"Is that what your eyes look like?" Starfire asked. Robin began telling her about the plan, but as soon as he started, she spoke again. "They're beautiful." He paused in speaking and blushed.
"Er-um-thank you," He said grabbing her hand. "Let's get out of here... We can't get out of the castle NOW, but I think we can help you out still..." He pulled her towards the exit of the dance hall.
One of the guards stood in the way. "Where are you going with the princess?"
"I'm escorting her to the bathroom, sir," Robin saluted to him. "We don't want her being taken away from us again, now do we?"
The guard moved and let them passed. They snickered slightly as they walked away. If only that stupid guard knew. It was funny.
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"There's Robin!" Beast Boy pointed.
"Beast Boy, be quiet!" Cyborg yelled.
"No, you be quiet!" Beast Boy yelled. They both growled and lightning seemed to shoot at each other from their eyes.
"Stop," Raven said flatly.
They knew better than to not listen to Raven, so they both crossed their arms and looked away.
"What happened to you all? Your looks have altered very much. Raven, you look like my sister!" Starfire said.
"It's Raven's mirror that did it! It does all kinds of cool stuff!" Beast Boy said grinning.
"Well, you guys should get started," Robin said.
"Right," Beast Boy and Cyborg said.
"I'll go look for an outfit," Robin said.
"I guess I will distract them... Oh, goodie..." Raven said in her usual dead-pan voice.
"I--I do not understand..." Starfire said.
"Don't worry," Beast Boy said putting an arm around her, "You will."
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Robin sat in the floor of Starfire's room, looking for an outfit that would look from Earth. It was irritating because there was nothing but long dresses and gowns. He opened the top right drawer and blushed. It was Starfire's underwear drawer. He put his hand up to his nose to keep it from bleeding, his hand getting covered in red. He shut the drawer quickly and looked away whistling and wiping his bloody hand on his cape.
He sighed and looked around the room a little bit longer. Nothing...
"Hey, Robin! I found her an outfit outside!" Beast Boy ran in.
"Outside?" Robin cocked an eyebrow.
"Yep," Beast Boy snickered, holding up an outfit.
"Ooooh, no... Beast Boy..."
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"Okay, I gotta teach you the moves," Cyborg said.
"Are you going to teach me... the-Ro-bot?" Starfire asked, remembering Beast Boy commenting on such during her sister's visit.
Cyborg's face flattened. He inhaled and spoke. "Well, let's see... Stand up straight."
Starfire stood up so straight that she looked like a piece of wood.
"Um... loosen up a little bit..." Cyborg muttered.
Starfire stood normally.
"Oi... This is going to be harder than I thought," Cyborg muttered.
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Raven sat, surrounded by lots of people all asking questions at different times. It was driving her insane, especially since she was the kind of person who loathed lots of noise. She was having trouble answering all the questions at once.
'Now I understand why Blackfire left,' she thought. 'They'd better hurry up and finish or my powers are going to blow these people back.'
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"Okay, now, repeat after me," Beast Boy said. "Hey, dudes, wassuuuuuup? I'm just chillin', man, and I'm feelin' awesome."
"Okay..." Starfire said. She took a deep breath. "Hayyyeee, doods, what is up? I am just chilling, man, and I am feeling owesum?"
"Uh... very good... Um... Let's try it again. Hey, how's it goin', guys? You guys hangin' out? Can I hang with you too? C'mon, dudes and chickies, let's chill!" Beast Boy did a thumbs up and played with his eyebrows.
"How is it going, guys? Are you guys... hanging out? Can I hang with you too? Come on, doods and chickens, let us all chill!" Starfire put her hands together and smiled. Beast Boy fell over.
"This is impoooosssssibbbbllleeee..." He moaned.
A/N: I'm SOOOOOOOOO sorry this took so long... I had writer's block, and I felt really guilty... Please forgive me. Please?!
-
The four split and left the dance hall except for Robin. It was his job to get Starfire.
She was sitting and watching Lyss and her father talk. "I do not understand... Father does not care either way about what I think," She said, her cheeks resting in her hands.
"Is there any other way to get a queen?"
"No... not that I know of... unless the royal family is born male and becomes king without a wife... They marry later to whoever they want."
"Why can't your father continue to rule the throne?"
"He may not look it, but he has fallen ill..."
"Really? He seems fine to me. An ill person should never be at a party."
"He wouldn't lie about something like that..."
"Unless he was threatened by someone more powerful than him to give up the throne."
Starfire flung around and looked at the one who had been talking to her. It was that short gaurd from before. "How could you talk about my father that way!?" She yelled at him.
"I didn't say anything about your father. It's your little fiancee over there that is behind this. He wants the throne, doesn't he?"
"Oh... but..."
"You can trust my opinion."
"-but, who are you?" Starfire asked.
"I said my name is half-pint..." He looked around to make sure no one was watching. He reached into his armor top. "-but you can call me-" He pulled out his mask. "Robin."
"Robin?!"
-
"So, how are we gonna keep these people busy?" Beast Boy asked.
"What do you mean?" Cyborg blinked.
"Well, aren't they gonna notice that the princess is gone?"
"Not if they're busy talking with the other princess," Cyborg looked over at Raven/Blackfire.
"No," Raven said staring blankly.
"-but there's no other way to keep them-"
"Occupied? What am I supposed to do? I don't know any stories."
"Of course you do!" Beast Boy chimed. "All you gotta do is tell them about our battles on our planet and switch around names and locations and stuff. It's simple!"
"Suuuuuure," Raven said boredly.
"Just use your imagination!" Beast Boy cheered.
"Uh-huh, right."
-
"Robin!" Starfire hugged him.
"Starfire," He whispered fiercely. "Not here, not now!"
She let go of him and stared at him innocently. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing, it just that... He might see us," Robin said putting his mask away.
"Is that what your eyes look like?" Starfire asked. Robin began telling her about the plan, but as soon as he started, she spoke again. "They're beautiful." He paused in speaking and blushed.
"Er-um-thank you," He said grabbing her hand. "Let's get out of here... We can't get out of the castle NOW, but I think we can help you out still..." He pulled her towards the exit of the dance hall.
One of the guards stood in the way. "Where are you going with the princess?"
"I'm escorting her to the bathroom, sir," Robin saluted to him. "We don't want her being taken away from us again, now do we?"
The guard moved and let them passed. They snickered slightly as they walked away. If only that stupid guard knew. It was funny.
-
"There's Robin!" Beast Boy pointed.
"Beast Boy, be quiet!" Cyborg yelled.
"No, you be quiet!" Beast Boy yelled. They both growled and lightning seemed to shoot at each other from their eyes.
"Stop," Raven said flatly.
They knew better than to not listen to Raven, so they both crossed their arms and looked away.
"What happened to you all? Your looks have altered very much. Raven, you look like my sister!" Starfire said.
"It's Raven's mirror that did it! It does all kinds of cool stuff!" Beast Boy said grinning.
"Well, you guys should get started," Robin said.
"Right," Beast Boy and Cyborg said.
"I'll go look for an outfit," Robin said.
"I guess I will distract them... Oh, goodie..." Raven said in her usual dead-pan voice.
"I--I do not understand..." Starfire said.
"Don't worry," Beast Boy said putting an arm around her, "You will."
-
Robin sat in the floor of Starfire's room, looking for an outfit that would look from Earth. It was irritating because there was nothing but long dresses and gowns. He opened the top right drawer and blushed. It was Starfire's underwear drawer. He put his hand up to his nose to keep it from bleeding, his hand getting covered in red. He shut the drawer quickly and looked away whistling and wiping his bloody hand on his cape.
He sighed and looked around the room a little bit longer. Nothing...
"Hey, Robin! I found her an outfit outside!" Beast Boy ran in.
"Outside?" Robin cocked an eyebrow.
"Yep," Beast Boy snickered, holding up an outfit.
"Ooooh, no... Beast Boy..."
-
"Okay, I gotta teach you the moves," Cyborg said.
"Are you going to teach me... the-Ro-bot?" Starfire asked, remembering Beast Boy commenting on such during her sister's visit.
Cyborg's face flattened. He inhaled and spoke. "Well, let's see... Stand up straight."
Starfire stood up so straight that she looked like a piece of wood.
"Um... loosen up a little bit..." Cyborg muttered.
Starfire stood normally.
"Oi... This is going to be harder than I thought," Cyborg muttered.
-
Raven sat, surrounded by lots of people all asking questions at different times. It was driving her insane, especially since she was the kind of person who loathed lots of noise. She was having trouble answering all the questions at once.
'Now I understand why Blackfire left,' she thought. 'They'd better hurry up and finish or my powers are going to blow these people back.'
-
"Okay, now, repeat after me," Beast Boy said. "Hey, dudes, wassuuuuuup? I'm just chillin', man, and I'm feelin' awesome."
"Okay..." Starfire said. She took a deep breath. "Hayyyeee, doods, what is up? I am just chilling, man, and I am feeling owesum?"
"Uh... very good... Um... Let's try it again. Hey, how's it goin', guys? You guys hangin' out? Can I hang with you too? C'mon, dudes and chickies, let's chill!" Beast Boy did a thumbs up and played with his eyebrows.
"How is it going, guys? Are you guys... hanging out? Can I hang with you too? Come on, doods and chickens, let us all chill!" Starfire put her hands together and smiled. Beast Boy fell over.
"This is impoooosssssibbbbllleeee..." He moaned.