Well, here goes chapter 4. Enjoy.
The Titans where exhausted. They had just finished a fight with Slade. All of them had taken a few hits and were ready for a good night's sleep. They walked together, not saying a word, until there was a split in the hallway. Robin's room was one way, and the others' rooms was the other. "G'night," Robin said yawning. "Good night, Robin!" Starfire said smiling. Nobody else seemed to want to answer, so they just kept walking down the hallway. Robin was walking away, too, until he heard Cyborg say, "Yo, what are you...aaaahhhh!!!" There was a loud thud a split second later, the kind of thud you here when something big hits a wall.
Robin rushed around the corner to find Cyborg unconscious, and Blaze fighting against Starfire, Beast Boy, and Raven. Robin was in pure disbelief. What the hell was going on?
Beast Boy was the next to go. He charged at Blaze in the form of a ram, but was blasted by a pink beam that emerged from a gadget on Blaze's arm. Beast Boy returned to human form and hit hard against the wall. He, too, was now unconscious.
Raven muttered, "Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos!" And surrounded Blaze with a black aura. Blaze strained very, very hard, and finally broke free of the telekinetic grasp. He then fired the pink beam at the mentally exhausted Raven, which hit her and slammed her into the wall. And, you guessed it, she, too, was unconscious.
Robin charged down the hallway at Blaze. Blaze fired a few beams at Robin, which almost made contact with him every time. Robin fly kicked into Blaze, sending him quite a few feet back. Starfire blasted him with some starbolts, and Robin came at him again, pounding him with a bunch of kicks and punches. Then, he punched hard into Blaze's stomach, and he doubled over. Robin ripped off the device that fired the pink beam and tossed it aside. Blaze stood up, with his teeth clenched in anger. "Why are you doing this?!" asked Robin. Blaze pushed a button attached to his belt. Cyborg, Raven, and Beast Boy all awoke and stood up, their eyes glowing red. Robin was horrified. "What have you done to our friends?!" asked Starfire, her eyes glowing green with anger. Just then, Beast Boy shifted into the form of an ape, and punched Starfire down the hall. She skidded to a stop, not moving. "Starfire!" Robin screamed. Just then, Robin heard, "Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos!" A black aura squeezed tightly around Robin as Raven's eyes glowed white. Cyborg charged up his arm cannon and blasted Robin down the hall. He landed next to Starfire. He tried to get up, but he just couldn't. After a few seconds, the Boy Wonder blacked out.
Robin awoke, only to find everyone except him and Starfire gone. He looked over at the still knocked out Starfire. He felt so weak, but he stood up. Then, he spotted the device he ripped off of Blaze earlier. He made his way over to it, stumbling. He picked up and took a closer look at, and found a familiar gold "S" shape on the back of the device. "Slade," Robin mumbled to himself with pure hatred. The device was badly damaged now. Robin crushed it under his foot anyway. He got back to Starfire, picked her up in her arms, and carried her to her room. He laid her down in her bed, tucked her in, and walked out. He would need a good night's sleep if he planned to get his friends back. He didn't know how he was going to do it, but where there's a will, there's a way.
Robin had been awake almost 2 hours now. He couldn't sleep. Anxiety was getting the best of him. A few minutes later, he heard someone crying. He knew who it was and why they were crying. "I might as well go try to calm her down...it's not like I'll be getting to sleep any time soon." He walked out of his room and towards Starfire's.
He opened the door to find Starfire balled up on her bed, her head on her pillow, tears streaming down her eyes. Robin sat down next to her. Starfire didn't even look at him. He put his hand on her shoulder. "I know it's tough, Star, but we'll get them back." "How?" she asked, her voice quivering. "Honestly," I don't know. We're greatly outnumbered, and Blaze's device that turned our friends evil had Slade's symbol on it..." Robin said, frowning. Starfire was still crying, and said, "We must try to get them back, Robin! Even though the odds are against us, we must not give up!" Starfire looked up and Robin, and Robin looked at her. Her emerald eyes were sparkling even more than usual with tears in her eyes. She was truly the most beautiful girl Robin had seen. Ever.
Starfire looked away from Robin for a while, staring off into space. She sat up, and looked at Robin. Her eyes were still sparkling from tears. "Robin, I have an idea. As much as you may dislike this idea, we have no other choice." Robin was still starring at the beauty before him. He then realized that Starfire had just said something to him. "What is it, Star?" "We must revive Terra. Is that Ok?" "Oh, god," Robin thought to himself. Robin had developed a solution that could have revived Terra a few weeks ago. They were going to use it, but Robin was hesitant knowing that Terra had already betrayed them once. But, seeing as she sacrificed herself in the end to save her friends and Jump City, and knowing that she would be a powerful ally, Robin decided to revive her. Plus, how could he say no to Starfire? She had just lost 3 of her friends to the hands of Slade, and she was so innocent. "Yeah, that's fine," Robin said, looking into her eyes. "Good," said Starfire. "And one other thing..." "Is it another ally?" inquired Robin. She replied with, "Hopefully, he will help us. He is Red X."
What an idea! Red X was an incredible fighter, and had worked with Robin before. Not only that, but Robin would be interested to see Red X and Slade battle. "Great idea, Star. We'll round them up and head out in the morning." Starfire dried her tears with her arm, and gave Robin a warm hug. Robin shocked at first, but hugged her back. "Good night, Starfire," Robin said quietly, and kissed her cheek. "Good night, friend Robin," Starfire said softly, and returned Robin's kiss on the cheek with one from her. Starfire turned around to go lay down when Robin decided to tell her. "Starfire, I haven't told you this before, but...uh...I've always thought of you as more than a friend..." He started trailing off. Starfire just stood there, with her back still turned to Robin. "Do you love me, Robin?"
Robin was shaking from nervousness. "I can't believe I just told her that," he thought to himself. He was incredibly surprised from how trying to cheer her up lead to him having to answer the one of the biggest questions of his life. Starfire broke the silence. "I'm sorry," she said. "I shouldn't have asked such a -" "No, it's fine," Robin interrupted. "I...do." Starfire smiled. "Robin, I too wish to confess my love for you."
Did Robin just here her correctly?! She loves him back?! Woah! This is so awesome! Ok, time to keep it cool... "Great. Now all we have to do is hook up Raven and Beast Boy!" said Robin cheerfully. "Forgive me, but what is this 'Hook Up? This is not a term that I have heard before..." "Oh, well, it's when we get 2 people to date, and like each other a lot. Or, in other words, love each other." "So if I understand this correctly, then...you and I are hooked up?" Robin laughed and said, "I guess you could look at it that way. But any ways, I'm gonna go get some sleep. Tomorrow is gonna be a big day. Good night!" "Sleep well, Robin!" she responded.
Robin finally got to his room and went inside. As soon as the door shut, took a deep breathe. It was funny how one of the worst events of your life can happen, like having your friends turn against you, then one of the best events of your life can happen within only a matter of hours. He laid down, and so many thoughts rushed through his head that it hurt. He felt anxious for the next day, love for Starfire, hatred for Slade, and worry for his friends. All of his thoughts and emotions exhausted him, and he eventually fell asleep.
That was a fun one to write! I hoped you enjoyed that chapter as much as I liked writing it. Anyways, peace out 'till chapter 5. It'll come in a few days. R/R btw...