A Series of Cruel Discoveries.

The girls notice more radical changes in the cityscape as they where hauled off to the jail. The most noticeable was a tower in the heart of the city. It was so tall it rose above the clouds. This place was dark, dead, and decaying. It gave a whole new meaning to doom and gloom. This place was a living Hell!

"Look girls, I may like it in the demon world more than you two. But this is serious wrong. I keep feeling all this over whelming tidal wave of pain and sorrow and the person in the most pain is in that tower. So got any plans?" said a scared Raven

"No nothing I'm a genius and I've got nothing. The best I can do is that maybe we should just let this play out and wait for more information." Said Nakida

"Wait? Nakida, Raven look around you and tell me we should not be doing something! People are in pain and the world has been in gulfed in a blanket of darkness and evil! We need to take action not sit around doing nothing!" Starfire stated angrily.

Before they could get another word in edge wise the unit stopped. They forced them to give blood, fingerprint, and retina identification. Then each was thrown into a diffrent kind of cell. Raven's cell was a stone room with no light or sound. Nakida's was a glass box. Starfire was put in a room with blinding white lights. She was sitting in a stone chair with her arms and legs cuffed. And a neck brace held her face straight.

Each girl was then tortured in different ways by Violet Gold. She was Lt. Gold's little sister. These prisoners frustrated her so much.

"I've grown weary of this! You've got a lot of guts for withstanding all this pain. You must be tired. I like to make you a deal. You tell me who you and your girlfriends really are and I'll let you sleep. Lie and I'll put hot embers in your shoes. Now tell me Red. Who are you?" questioned Violet

"I've already told you! I'm Starfire! The other two are Raven and Nakida. Please stop hurting me. Its not very nice!" she pleaded as tears welled up in her emerald eyes.

"LIAR! I WON'T HEAR ANYMORE OF IT. STARFIRE IS DEAD! NOW TELL ME THE TRUTH! YOU HAVE TO THE COUNT OF THREE. 1.... 2...21/2 ..." she raised a knife and grabbed a strand of hair and was ready to cut it when the door slammed open and Francesca came in with a large white envelope "Stop sister. The test results are in and you must see them." She said sly

She opened the folder and went over the papers and gasped! "Are you positive? The DNA test weren't tampered with. There's not a chance that their robots, clones? I mean we never had their bodies because the particle beam destroyed them comptley. But how is it possible that it THEM? It's got to be a trick or something! It's impossible!" She stammers in disbelief

"It may seem impossible. But it them and I have no idea how. We ran the test 4 times to be sure. I think we should call the Prince. He really would like this." Lt. Gold went to use the speed dial on her wrist com. But when her finger was inches from the button Violet stopped her. "Violet get your grubby hands off me." She said angrily. She looked into her sister scared eyes.

"Please, Franchises don't call him. You know how he feels about this particular subject."

"We be called traitors if we don't tell him. I know that kid scares me too. But we got to do it." She stated plainly. Pressing the button she completed her call and waited.

The call went to the Tower. In the Grand Dinning Hall under a gold and crystal chandler was a young man dressed in black. He was about to eat cream calmior or cream octopus. He had real silver untenles, crystal goblets and gold plates!

He was just about to eat his first bite when a view screen popped up in front of him. "Damm it! Can't I dine in peace anymore! I mean really! Yes who is it?!" asked the young man

Lt.Gold's face appeared and she was smiling most wickedly. "A 1000 apologized my Prince. But I think I found something you would find most intriguing."

"You could have wait till I was done eating!" he snapped, "Now what news to you bring?"

"Today we caught three teenage girls who weren't following the dress code. They broke 6 more laws before they were apprehended. We've been interrogating them for the last hour. But to no avail." She started to say before the Prince interrupted and said anger clearly in his voice.

"They could be with the Rebellion. Anyway's why should three street trash girls interested me? I have more important business to think about."

"Because their DNA test positively ids them as Starfire, Raven, and Nakida." She replied matter of fact.

The mineral water he been drink soon was sprayed all over the screen he start to cough. "Are you sure it it its her? " he asked desperately as he fingered a gold locket around his neck.

"Yes it is her! Here's a picture." Gold said. She held up the prisoner photo to the viewscreen.

He gazed at her and whispered "Starfire" He then turned and said, "I'll be there in a heartbeat!"

He raced to his privet elevator and screamed at his driver to take him to the jail in five minuets.

The hover limo pulled up in about two mins. The jail was about 20 minuets away but the diver didn't want to anger the Prince. He was well known for his fiery temper. And if the Prince was angry it was nothing compared to his father's wrath. He walked with a graceful stride. The two sisters were waiting for him outside of Starfire room. "Welcome Prince, she in there waiting for you." Said Gold.

He ordered them to dim the lights to a normal level and he took a quick peek into his locket. Taking a deep breath he walked in.

Starfire's head snapped into place as she looked at the newcomer. He was about 6'2 with long jet-black hair and well tone body. He wore a leather black suit with a blood red bird crest. Two red skulls clips held a long cape to his shoulder. His mask remind her of Robin's but it sinisterly curled and instead of white-eye holes they where glowing blood red. He looked maybe 20 or 21.

"Who are you? If you're the one responsible for all this unmanageable suffering I swear I'll hurt you." said Starfire weakly. She hadn't had any food or water since being brought here.

"So beautiful and exquisite. Just as feisty as ever." He said as he ran his fingers through her long red hair. She jerked violently away.

"Do not touch me you, you kazquer!" she screamed at him

He laughed and asked what she had called him. "In my language kazquer means the same as what you call "Bitch." Now tell me who are you?" she demanded

"How about a deal I 'll tell you my name if you answer my questions okay?" he said playfully

Seeing that she had no other choice she agreed. She was very scared. She really wished Robin could be here. He would wrap her in his sheltered embraces and tell her in his warm voice everything would be all right. Right now she had to be strong.

"First question, what did Robin offer you when you two where on the Ferris wheel looking at the fireworks?" he asked as he drummed his fingers.

"Cotton Candy, It was pink and vanished when I ate it." She replied. She glanced at him suspiciously. Why did he want to know that?

"2. What did Killer Moth force Robin to do?" he questioned her. He was staring his demon like eyes into her emerald ones.

"He asked Robin to take his spoiled rotten daughter Kitten to her prom. I went and Robin and I beat the bad guys and were crowned King and Queen of the prom." She hated the thought of anyone trying to steal her boy!

"What did you say to Robin when he was forced to be Slade 's apprentice?"

She blinked at him. Why did he want to know that? True only Robin was able to hear her that night. And just thinking about that experience was bringing back painful feelings to the surface. She looked at him and asked, "May I not answer that one please?"

He stared at her and grabbed her by the neck and shook her and said as she tried to breathe again "NO!! ANSWER IT NOW!"

She took a deep breath and said the same words she said that night. "Robin, you are my best friend. I cannot be in a world where we must fight if you are truly evil then go ahead do what you must." A small tear ran down her face as she remembered that night. It was the worst night of her life. She had doubted Robin and that was wrong.

"One last question. What did Robin give you the day you died as a symbol of his love?" This questioned seemed to be very important to the masked stranger.

"A gold ring. Here it is" she held up her right ring finger.

He looked at it and then broke into tears and laughter.

"What is wrong sir?"

"Star you don't know how much I've missed you. The pain has been unbearable. Come you must come to my penthouse." He said happily. Genuine happiness could be heard in his voice not faked.

"I don't know you and you feel as cold as ice. "said Starfire

"Starfire it me! Robin! Or now Prince Black Robin" said Robin

"ROBIN?! YOU HAVE CHANGED! WHAT'S HAPPEN TO THE CITY? WHERE ARE CYBORG AND BEAST BOY? WHAT HAPPEN TO THE TOWER?" she exclaimed

"All in good time Starfire come lets go home." He unlocked her. "Release the other two into my custody now." he order the Golds

"But sir they broke the law. They must be punished!" said Lt. Gold

"Are you questioning my authority Lt.?" Robin asked glaring. Before she reply he attacked. Flashes of red light and black leather moved. In about a minuet she was a bloody mess on the floor. "Don't ever question me Gold. Be glad I let you live! Now get Raven and Nakida!" he said in a snake like voice.

He drove them to a clothing boutique. He explained to them that only the aristocrats could wear color. Soon Nakida was wearing an off the shoulder red dress. Raven a midnight blue gown and Starfire a lilac strapless dress. Then they arrived and the tower, which Robin called home.

"I will explain over dinner all that happen to the whole world in the past five years," he said as he led them to the penthouse on the top floor.

Soon a fabulous dinner was laid before them and he began his tale.