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"Are we there yet?" Gizmo whined.
"Those years in the palace have made you soft," Mammoth said, snorting derisively. "I had to work for a living."
"I did a lot! Who else could have told Slade of troop movements. And who else could have invented the devices I did? It was hard work."
"To bad you didn't develop a teleporter," Jinx muttered. "This walk is wrecking havoc on my beauty routine."
"Trust me," Gizmo laughed. "It would take a lot more than a 'beauty routine' to make you look even passably pretty."
He was cut short as Jinx jumped up and kicked him. He flew backward landing with a thump. His backpack split open along the seams and inventions came tumbling out.
"How did you fit all of this stuff in such a small bag?" Jinx asked later.
"It fit perfectly, and it would have stayed that way if someone hadn't attacked me."
"What is this?" Mammoth lifted pairs of small boots out of the mud, where they were currently stuck.
"Oh just shoes, that enable you to fly. I changed the design that I gave to Star and now they are full boots, not just added to the shoes. Also, they are solar powered so they last longer," Gizmo said calmly. The two others looked at him menacingly. "What?" he asked confused.
"You mean we could have flown this entire time and you made us walk?" Jinx asked incredulously.
"Well the design isn't perfect yet and...."
Mammoth on the other hand, simply snapped the boots onto his own huge feet. They melded until they were a perfect fit. Shrugging Jinx followed suit. Gizmo was still hesitant, but he was tired of walking too. He slipped on the shoes and grabbed his now full bag. Using a special glue he invented, he glued the backpack shut. He could just always rip it open later anyway.
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"The other assassins are on their way," he spoke calmly to Blackfire.
"Good. They had better work for what I'm paying..."
"They better work for what I'll do to them if they fail." Both villains laughed.
"These past few days have been great! My parents are so upset, it's like I'm already in charge. I already made some key adjustments in the royal guard, when my sister is killed. Now taking control will be a snap."
"I hope you don't forget our agreement," Slade said softly.
"Of course not. I only care about my sister. I'll give you your gold."
"And the boy?" Slade hissed.
"Why should I care what you do to him?" Blackfire snorted. "I'm really a simple girl. Just a throne and I'm happy."
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"This is great!" Star squealed, sliding down again. Robin smiled, seeing her so carefree. They slid down again only to stop early with a rather loud thud.
"Owww," BB groaned. "Dude! What's the deal?"
Star burst out laughing. "I'm not laughing at you, but it's so funny..."
BB and Robin joined her until they were just a bunch of teens laughing at their own stupidity. They were joined by Cyborg who had seen everything.
"BB you should have seen your face!" he laughed. "Wait, that's how you normally look."
BB launched himself at Cyborg and once again they began to fight. Raven floated out of her room.
"Why am I not surprised?" She asked no one in particular looking at BB and Cyborg fighting.
Star and Robin were still sitting on the floor. Eventually, they stopped laughing. Star turned to Robin, who was wiping tears from his eyes. "Robin?"
"Yea?"
"I just want to thank you," Star gave him a small kiss on the check and turned bright red.
'What just happened?' Robin thought stunned. 'Did she...'
"Star, I am glad to help you," he told her quickly, who was staring at him as if she could read his mind.
'Did I...' She thought to herself.
"Star?" Robin asked.
"Yes?" She snapped out of her own thoughts. They were right next to each other. Just before Robin could say anything, there was an interruption.
"So, these are the mighty Teen Titans?" A small, annoying voice spoke from the entrance.
"Who are you?" Robin snapped. He had had the perfect opportunity. He was so close and now...
Gizmo, Jinx, and Mammoth stepped forward. Star flew to Gizmo.
"Gizmo! What are you doing here?" She asked naively.
Gizmo whipped out a small perfume bottle and quickly sprayed Star.
"There I sprayed the Gorish on her. Now we can simply fight and defeat the others and take her back, powerless to Slade."
Star understood immediately. Like Robin had previously, she was quite smart. She quickly pretended to struggling lighting u a starbolt.
"What's going on?" She asked piteously, winking at Robin.
He caught on and played along. "Star is powerless," he said turning to the others. They didn't know about the Gorish but believed him anyway. "Teen Titans Go!" he shouted.
Cyborg immediately whipped out hi laser and tried to blast at Gizmo. "You're that scrawny, inventor," he said.
"And you're that bad, stupid inventor," Gizmo said back. Gizmo's mechanical legs quickly helped him hop over Cyborg.
"My systems!" Cyborg said as he shut down.
The rest of the team wasn't having much luck either. Jinx had imprisoned Raven, whose concentration was becoming very weak. Mammoth and BB were in a wrestling match, neither one having an edge since BB was in a Mammoth shape.
Robin quickly pressed a button on Cyborg which enabled the systems to start up again. Star snuck over to Raven and helped her out. Jinx and Gizmo were both too enthralled in the wrestling to notice. Robin grabbed Star and pulled her up the stairs with Raven and Cyborg following.
BB saw what they were doing and quickly became a small bird. He darted up the stairs with an enraged Mammoth following.
The two teams were on the roof. Quickly, Gizmo, Jinx, and Mammoth started their boots. They became suspended in mid-air, trying to catch the small bird that was BB.
"You'd think they could smell a trap," Raven commented softly.
"Their loss," Cyborg told her. He was looking at their shoes, then smiled. "Raven, those shoes are solar powered. That's why they didn't use them in the cavern. Can you block the sun?"
Raven nodded and quickly made a black screen over the three intruders. They dropped, the shoes useless.
"Tell Slade that I quit," Robin said, giving them a final kick.
Star began to fly, her eyes and hands blazing an ominous green. "Who are you working for?" she asked threateningly.
"Your sister," Gizmo smirked, happy he knew something she didn't.
"My sister?" Star looked stunned.
"And how can you fly and use starbolts. I sprayed Gorish on you!" Gizmo seemed dazed that his plan didn't work.
For an answer, Star shot starbolts at all of them, making them lose their grip and fall into the forest below. "I guess you're not the only one who doesn't know that the royal family is immune to Gorish. Slade really needs to train his assassins better."
She turned away and ran down the stairs.
"Boo-yah! Wait, why is she running away?" BB asked giving a high-five to Cyborg.
"Did you just miss the part where Gizmo told her her sister was trying to kill her?" Raven asked.
Robin didn't wait for BB's answer. He ran down the stairs trying to find Star.
"Star?" He called. He heard sobs coming from her room. Knocking on the door, he called out to her. "Star, It's me Robin. Can I come in?"
"I am fine, I do not wish to see anyone now please." Stars words were jumbled together.
Robin pressed a hidden button which opened the door. He knew all of the secrets of their new home.
"Star, I'm so sorry," he told her. "I wish I had found out sooner."
"Why did she do such a thing? I left so she could rule, why does she want to hurt me as well? What happened to family?" Star cried into Robin's shirt.
Robin's shirt became increasingly damp by the minute. Tameranians experience strong emotions. When they are happy, they are very happy, and when they are sad, the are very sad. "Star don't worry. I'm protecting you. She cant hurt you."
Star sniffed and looked up at Robin. "But why does she wish to hurt me at all?"
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"You ... failed?" Slade asked the three teens, his voice dripping with poison.
"It's not our fault! There was nothing we could do!" Gizmo tried to protest.
"I told you failure was unacceptable. You will have to pay the price." Slade gestured to a robotic guard who escorted the teens out of the room.
"What's the price?" Gizmo asked the others.
"I have a feeling we're about to find out," Jinx replied, looking scared for the first time.
Back in his room, Slade got Blackfire on the screen. "The assassins have failed," he told her quickly.
"My sister is more resourceful than I thought. Our agreement still stands, Slade. You have one more chance."
"I will go to them personally," Slade told her. "I have a matter to settle with one of them, myself."
The Video screens lit up, showing various pictures of Robin fighting. Slade had attached cameras to Gizmo, Jinx, and Mammoth. He fast-forwarded to the part where Robin spoke.
"Tell Slade I quit," Robin's voice echoed throughout the room.
"No one quits Slade. I will make an apprentice out of you, Robin." Slade began to laugh maniacally. He pressed a button and the room became pitch-dark.
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