Once Raven had thanked Beast Boy and Cyborg, she hung up all of her new clothes. She then felt very bored yet overwhelmed with sadness. She needed to get out and clear her head, so she grabbed a red sweatshirt and told them she was going out. Little did she know someone followed her.
Robin stared at his communicator trying to track Raven. He then found her at the pier. She sat there like a little girl, with her arms hugging her knees. Robin walked over and sat next to her. He saw her quickly wipe away a few tears. "What? You need a new slut to satisfy your desires? Or did you just get sick of Starfire?" she said.
"No, I wanted to apologize."
"Sure, you did," Raven said sarcastically, standing up.
"Raven, just listen please?" Robin said standing up as well.
Raven turned around. "Just save it Robin. You and Star look great together. It's all freaking fairytales. She the beautiful queen, and you're her knight in shining armor, come to rescue her. And you'll live happily ever after. You'll marry her and have tons of children. And I'll be the girl who doesn't matter,standing and watching you, wishing I could be there. Nothing can or will change that."
Robin looked at the sadness on her face. The wind blew her hair around, making her look even prettier. "Yes it will, because there's something that makes you different from Star to me" Robin said.
"What, I wear more clothing, or I speak better English?" She said confused. He walked over toward her, only to have her walk away faster. There was a good distance between them, but Raven still heard what Robin said, and she froze dead in her tracks.
"BECAUSE I LOVE YOU, RAVEN!" he shouted.
She whipped around, and stared at him; her usual emotionless eyes looking very frantic. "What?" she said barely audible.
He ran over to her. Taking her hands in his, he gazed into her eyes."I love you, Raven Roth, and nothing will ever change that." he said.
"Are- is this some kind of joke?" she squeaked.
"Why would I joke around about my own feelings?" he asked, shocked she didn't believe him.
"You're serious?"
"Yes, I am." he said grinning, before he picked her up bridal style and spun her around. He then slipped and she went flying, but she, which surprised him very much, burst out laughing. They then laid on the beach together, eventually falling asleep.
Raven's communicator woke her with a start. "Hello?" she said disgruntled.
"RAVEN, WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU?"
"On the beach, and yes, I'm fine, and Robin is here with me."
"What did he do to you?" Cyborg said angrily.
"Nothing. Is there a reason why you called?" she said.
"Yeah, we need you down by the Jump City civic area."
She nodded and closed her communicator. She turned, and shook robin. "Get up," she said softly. his eyes popped open.
"We gotta go," she said slipped her sandals on. He sat up. "We have to get down to the civic Area." she said pulling him up. They then walked off, unaware to the doom that awaited them.
Jump City Civic Area
Once Raven and Robin got there, Star, Cyborg and Beast Boy stood outside. "What's going on?" Robin said.
"Jinx, Gizmo, Cinderblock, and I guess Blackfire are in there." Cyborg said, seeing Starfire get angry at the mention of her sister.
"Well, we need to go inside, guys." Robin pulling his bo staff, and charging in. 'There's got to be an alternative motive. Those four wouldn't all get together to do something. Jinx and Gizmo, I guess, but not with Cinderblock and Blackfire. Something's up.' Raven thought as she followed orders by running in. When they got in there, the four stood there in a line, not doing anything.
Robin said, "Titans, take hand-to-hand, since they aren't doing anything." Star took her sister, Cyborg took Gizmo, Beast Boy went to fight Jinx and Robin took Cinderblock. Raven stood there watching. She backed up, until she backed up into something. A cloth was shoved onto her mouth. She tried not to breathe in, but she couldn't help it, and soon fell victim to the effects of the chloroform. She fell helplessly to the ground with a soft thud. The battle went on with no notice of the missing titan. It finally ended. Robin's t-shirt was ripped, and he had a large cut on his cheek. Cyborg was fine but worn out. Star had many burns, and Beast Boy was fine as well.
"You know what doesn't make sense to me is why 4 people obsessed with wealth would attack some thing without money. There's got to be another reason." Robin said quizzically.
"Very good Robin." a familiar voice said. Slade walked out of a puff of smoke.
"What—how did you know we were here?" Robin said.
"A little "Star" showed me the way." Robin turned to star.
"Did... you tell him we were going to be here?" Star turned her head quickly away from Robin. Robin stormed over to her. He grabbed her by the shoulders. "Did you tell him?"
"Yes," she said.
"Why?" Robin said amazed.
"I told him to come here, and then I called Jinx, Gizmo, Blackfire, and Cinderblock, and I asked them to come down here and pretend to fight if I paid them $400 each."
"How could you? Why?" Robin said.
"I asked him to do me a favor. He said he would do it if it benefited him, which it would."
"What is going to benefit him?" Robin said, shaking her very hard.
Star took a deep breath. "He'd be able to take over the city easier because there would be one less titan."
Robin's eyes popped open. "YOU DID WHAT?" he said angrily.
"I'm sorry,"
"Starfire, sorry doesn't even put it into words. You told our enemy to...kidnap...one...of... us. Oh no, you didn't," he said worried. Cyborg and Beast boy stood there confused; Slade stood there with his usual expression.
"I did Robin, and I have no regrets."
"Starfire, only one thing can be said to you right now... I HATE YOU! YOU ARE A LOUSY EXCUSE FOR A PERSON! I NEVER SHOULD HAVE TRUSTED YOU AFTER WHAT HAPPENED THE OTHER DAY! I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU'D DO THAT. YOU ARE A BITCH AND A LOSER!"
Robin then turned toward Slade. "Where is she?"
"Whoever are you talking about, Robin?"
"You know who the hell I'm talking about. Where's Raven?" Cyborg and Beast Boy then figured out.
"STAR? You told Slade to kidnap Raven?" they said shocked. She nodded bashfully.
Slade then walked over and picked up the fragile girl. "Such a beautiful girl, don't you agree? She's got an unearthly beauty no one else could ever possess." Slade said stroking her cheek. It drove Robin out of his skin. Slade thn threw a tiny capsule onto the ground. A black circle surrounded the floor around Slade and Raven. They were then sucked into the darkness.
"NO!" Robin shouted. The image that stuck in his mind was the painful expression on Raven's unconscious face. He turned around and stalked toward Star. "I don't want to know why you did it. I am just telling you that you are under what I call house arrest until I say. If you refuse, I take you to the police. Got it?" Robin then stormed out. Beast boy looked at Star with a scowl on his face.
Cyborg turned, and said, "How could you?" It then hit Starfire. Making Raven out of Robin's reach made him hate Starfire more. She was going to have to get her back. Starfire then walked out, finally realizing the monster she had become.