I am deeply sorry for the lack of updates. I'm usually much quicker than this. But fanfiction went insane, and started to go into read only mode for like a couple days at a time. This was originally to be posted a week earlier, but that damn mode was activated. Craving reviews, I skipped out on the writing of a chapter. I was gone on the holiday, so I never got a chance to write. This was supposed to be posted yesterday, but I had a problem at school. I'm not exactly in the best of moods. Troubles with... someone who I love have been messing with me. I screwed up with her, and it had got me rather depressed. But I refuse to just stop writing completely. Thanks to my new found late nights, I have time to do this. Enjoy the chapter, hope you remember what's going on after weeks without seeing anything new...

I do not own Teen Titans.

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Chapter 10: Wake Up

Robin's View

He rushed forward as quickly as possible. Sai had climbed onto Taen and placed his hands around his throat. He cast a quick glance back at Starfire and saw her still on the ground, looking as peaceful as ever. Robin was temporarily lost in her beauty, but a strangled cry from Taen alerted him to the current issue. He got closer and closer, and then jumped into the air when he was only a few feet away. He kicked his leg out, connecting with Sai's back and sending him sprawling against the ground. Robin straightened himself out and looked down at Taen, who was massaging his neck. Robin held his hand out to help him up.

"You're a life saver, you know that?" Taen said as he grasped Robin's hand and stood up. The Boy Wonder nodded as he helped his friend up. "You can thank me later," He said. They turned to face Sai, who had flown into the air and began to charge at them. "Die!" Sai yelled and fired two red blasts from his hands. Taen shoved Robin sideways and jumped out of the way himself. Robin landed harshly on the ground, and was thrown further as the explosion hit. He let out a yell as his body rolled over sharp rocks. Coughing through the dust, he looked over to see Taen and Sai at it again. He quickly grabbed his bo staff and charged into battle.

"Real fair fight!" Sai yelled as Robin jumped in. The Boy Wonder punched first, causing Sai to dodge it, but he was met by Taen's kick. Sai was sent reeling back wards. Taen and Robin both ran towards him, and their enemy took off, almost tripping as he reached down to grab his weapons from the ground. Robin whipped a bird-a-rang at him, and Sai knocked it away with his weapons, then fired an energy blast back at them. Robin jumped over it as Taen teleported ahead of him.

Taen teleported again, this time getting in front of Sai. He elbowed Sai in the chest, and he stumbled back into Robin, who kicked him back towards Taen. He quickly teleported out of the way of Taen's fist, appearing in the air and kicking him in the back of the head. Taen fell to the ground, and Robin followed up the attack. He threw out a disc, creating a wall of dust. Then he jumped through it staff first. The metal connected with Sai's stomach, and then Robin flipped his staff up, smashing Sai in the face. He fell back again, and Robin continued the assault, giving him everything he had. He needed to pay for trying to take Starfire from him.

"You really are good," Sai said as he used one arm to block Robin's next attack. "Better than you know!" Robin yelled as he shoved Sai away. He ran forward, dropping down as Sai punched at him. He quickly uppercutted hard, and sent Sai up wards. Then he jumped up, flipping around and kicking Sai with his heel. Sai's body bent inwards as he smashed into the ground, bouncing slightly. Robin watched as he got up slowly. 'Doesn't give up' Robin thought as Sai walked forward.

"I can't be beaten, not by you alone. It's going to take more than one of you to finish me," Sai said with a cocky grin. "That's why I'm here!" Taen yelled. Robin looked up, shocked to see that Taen was flying down feet first. His shoes slammed into Sai's chest at an angle, sending him through the ground into some sort of cave. Robin jumped down after them quickly. He couldn't really see much... it was too dark. He could hear them fighting though, grunts and groans eachoing throughout the room. Suddenly, a bright light lit up the area, and Taen came into sight, being pushed back by an energy blast.

"Not good!" He yelled to Robin. The Boy Wonder looked over to see Sai walking forward, using one hand to blast Taen. He quickly took out a flash disc and threw it for Sai's head. 'Bullseye!' The disc had exploded right in front of Sai's face, and his hands shot to his eyes, the energy blast shooting upward and knocking out part of the ceiling. Robin smiled, but his look turned to horror as he saw Starfire falling through the hole. "I got her!" Taen yelled, teleporting under Starfire and catching her. He flew her back out of the cave.

"That means you're all mine pretty boy!" Robin turned back to see Sai flying at him. He jumped into the air, doing the splits and dodging him. Sai spun around and floated in the air, an angry looked on his face. Robin put away his staff and went into a fighting pose, ready to try and take down Sai all by himself if he had to. He held up his hand, motioning for Sai to come forward. Sai smiled at him. "You are going to die Robin... again!" He yelled and charged down at the Boy Wonder.

Robin dodged to the side and kicked out. He nailed Sai in the chest, and sent the alein crashing into the wall. Sai fell to the ground and rolled over to dodge Robin's boot, then flipped up into the air. He shot two punches toward Robin. The Boy Wonder dodged the first, and grabbed Sai's arm on the other one. He chopped down on Sai's elbow, a slight crack going off. Sai howled loudly and stepped back, holding onto his arm. Robin smiled as he twisted it roughly to the right. It snapped. "Nothing I can't handle," Sai said, this time motioning for Robin to do the next attack.

Robin ran forward and punched high. Sai ducked under and did a sweep with his leg across the floor. Robin jumped over it and landed as Sai stood back up. He jumped into the air and kicked. Sai knocked his leg aside and threw a punch, causing Robin to knock Sai's arm away. He settled himself back down, only to have Sai do a round house kick. Robin ducked, then kicked his leg up quickly, pounding Sai in the stomach and sending him stumbling back again. He stepped back as Sai regained his balance, using the time to gather some much needed air in his lungs.

Sai was looking pissed off. He was losing. Big time. Robin knew it was only a matter of time until he began to fight dirty. He silently wondered what Taen was doing to try and wake Starfire up, as that was what Robin figured he had gone to do. He had no time to do any more thinking though. Sai was ready to fight again. Robin pulled his arms back and cracked them, the did the same for his knuckles. 'Gotta be loosened up for this' He thought. Then Robin ran forward, Sai doing the same.

He started strong, grasping his hands together into one large fist and smashing Sai in the chest. Then he ducked under Sai's kick, grabbing his leg and throwing him to the ground. He jumped into the air, coming back down quickly to try and smash Sai into the ground. But the alien moved quickly, sliding out of the way and kicking Robin into the wall. Robin used that wall to propel himself forward, rolling under Sai's wave of energy and punching him in the stomach. "Stop moving!" Sai yelled and fired another blast. Robin dodged it and kicked high, hitting Sai's chin and sending him into the air, where he stayed.

"That's it! Enough play!" Sai yelled. He raised his hands above his head, a large red energy ball growing there. Robin's memory kicked in, remembering when Sinister had attempted to destroy them all with one very similar. Robin whipped out his grappling hook as Sai tossed down the energy. He fired it off, the hook wrapping around a jagged rock barely above ground. It pulled him into the air as the ball hit, an explosion of rock and energy going off. Robin looked back down to see the ground gone, nothing but a whole remaining. He grabbed onto the solid ground above him.

"This is where you fall," A cruel voice whispered. He looked up and saw Sai standing above him, grinning evily as he raised his foot above Robin's hand. He brought it down slowly, stepping on Robin's fingers, then shifting his weight onto them. Robin gritted his teeth, trying not to let out a scream. It hurt like hell, but he wouldn't let that show. 'I won't die, not again!' He thought. But it wasn't in his hands. Sai continued to crush Robin's hand, before raising his own and holding it above the Boy Wonder. "This may hurt," Sai said with a laugh. Robin stared in horror as his hand began to glow red once again.

Bam! Sai was suddenly gone with a bang. Robin only saw the flash of something crash into him, and then he was gone. He used his other hand to get a grip, and then he slowly climbed up onto the ground. A crumbling alerted him, and he quickly rolled over, the spot where he had just been laying caving in. He stared over the edge of the hole, glad he had got out. Robin looked up. He could see Taen and Sai duking it out, Taen now doing much better. He turned around and looked back. There was Starfire. She was on the ground, alone. And she was still alseep. He rushed over to her quickly.

"Starfire!" He yelled. Robin practically pounced on top of her, picking her up and holding her close. Why wouldn't she wake up? It was her own damn head, it should have been easy. He rocked her back and forth gently. "C'mon... please Star. You have to get up," He whispered to her. No reply. He could feel tears coming to his eyes. What if she couldn't wake up? What is she never did? Robin didn't want to think of it. He would kill Slade if it came to that.

"This can't be happening. No, it can't. I died... and you brought me back... Surely I can just wake you up, right Star?" Robin said to her. There was still no answer. He let out a sob. She was everything to him. Always had been, and always will be. It couldn't end this way. They were meant to go further than this, he just knew it. Him and Starfire were meant to do great things together. He looked down at her pretty face, moving a strand of hair away from her eyes. He let out a deep breath.

Robin grabbed onto her shoulders and shook her. Lightly at first, but then violently. Nothing, still. He made an angry noise, frustration starting to overtake him. He knew there was a way to do it, but how? Robin awkwardly began to tickle her, wondering if laughter was the key. She didn't move though. This was no Mad Mod trick. Remembering a certain movie, he leaned down and lightly kissed her. That didn't work either. Robin laid her back down and turned his back on her. He was losing it.

"You can't stay like this Starfire, I love you too much," He said. Robin began to think of all their moments. Their first kiss, their first date, that time on the roof... Everything that had ever happened between them flashed through his mind. "Please... just wake up. You have to. We're supposed to be together, and then get married, and have kids, and spend the rest of our lives together... It's what I wanted since the first time I ever saw you. Please don't leave me, I love you Starfire," He said quietly. "I love you too, Robin."

He turned around in an instant and looked down. Starfire's eyes were open, tears coming from her big green eyes as she smiled at him. She sat up, and he threw his arms around her before she could say a word, giving her a hug that even Starfire couldn't match. He backed away and stared at her face, wiping tears away. "I missed you," He said. "And I missed you," She told him. Starfire inched closer and kissed him on the lips gently, and Robin felt happiness fill him. They were going to get out of this. There was no way they would lose now. Robin smiled at Starfire one more time, before turning serious again.

"Surely you can do better!" Robin heard Taen yell. He turned to look over at his friend, who was messing around with Sai, easily dodging his blast one by one. Taen has turned the tables on Sai, and was beginning to overpower him. Seeing them, Sai fired a blast. "Heads up!" Taen yelled and teleported in the way. He knocked the energy blast aside with his hand. "Glad to see you awake," He said with a wink towards Starfire. Robin and her both stood up. "Let's finish this," Robin said. Taen nodded and flew back into battle.

Taen flew straight past Sai, punching him in the face. Sai fell back and turned around, only to find Taen doing the exact same thing. Taen shot back and forth, hitting Sai each time that he passed him. He finally stopped, then landed on the ground in front of his now weary and tired adversary. Sai wiped his mouth off, then spit blood onto the ground in front of Taen. Robin could see it but it wasn't possible. It was... silver? Something was up here, and Robin wasn't sure exactly what.

"Th- that's Stek. How are you bleeding Stek?" Taen asked in a scared tone. Sai smiled. "That tends to happen with every injection. You know Taen, Stek can stabilize a lot of things... How do you think we learned yo preserve Sinister's powers?" Sai asked and began to laugh. Robin stared at him. Sai had gone completely insane it seemed. He looked back at Taen, who grabbed him by the shirt. "You're finished," Taen said and threw him back. Robin ran forward, kicking him another direction. "Ah!" Starfire let out a yell of fury as she blasted him down to the ground with her eyes beams.

Sai sat up weakly and stared at them all. "This isn't over," He said before disappearing. The world began to spin around them in a mass of colors. Pink, purple, black, and brown all mixed together to form nothing but a blur. Robin grabbed onto Starfire's hands and closed his eyes, and suddenly, as quickly as it had began, they were back. Robin could tell. He opened his eyes slowly, and saw he was sitting up next to Taen, Starfire on the ground in front of them. "Starfire?" He questioned nervously. She opened her eyes. "Yes!" She yelled and jumped up into Robin's arms.

Taen walked over to the window slowly. Just before Sai escaped, he sensed something. He had let his defenses down. Sai had a back up plan, and it involved one of the Titans already fighting Slade. He stared out towards where the desert was, quietly talking to himself as he tried to figure out Sai's next move. Taen turned back towards Robin and Starfire, and smiled briefly. They were back, and now their chances had improved. If only he knew how things were going with the others...

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Sai opened his eyes, his body jolting. He spit again, his silver blood landing on the ground in front of him. He sat up slowly, trying to remember where he was. The room was small, and very dark. He could see a light under what must be a door. His memory kicked in, and he opened the sliding door quickly, staring around at what greeted him. It was an interesting sight indeed, and one that he wasn't sure whether he would see or not. Sai walked forward to his master, who was busy.

"You failed, am I right?" Slade asked. Sai nodded. "They ganged up in the end, I had no chance," He answered. Slade let out a disappointed tsk, never moving his eyes from the rows of screens showing each and every camera. The other Titans were fighting. Cinderblock and Cyborg were in a tough close range battle. Beast Boy was busy trying to avoid Plasmus's acid spit. And Raven was... easily beating Overload. Which was strange, because Overload had been getting stronger.

"Do you want me to go now?" Sai asked Slade. His master did not answer. He was too busy focusing on the battle. Slade finally walked over to the table, where several yellow wires with sharp tips were placed. He grabbed two of them, one with a red line on it, the other with a blue line on it. He walked back over to Sai and handed him the blue lined wire, then grabbed onto the back of Sai's neck roughly. Slade quickly jabbed one end of the wire into his neck, then put the other end into his upper back.

"Get it just like that, and you will have full control," Slade told him. Sai smiled. Taen was not going to like the surprise that he had in store. Slade had concocted another brilliant plan, and made an equally brilliant invention out of the Stek metal and gold. It was an interesting idea, and had proven to work already. He stared back at the screens and focused on the one with Raven. He smiled at the sight of her battle, then walked away. "I'll start now," He said quietly as he left.

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How was it? A lot of fighting, as you probably noticed. It gets hard to think of that stuff. I had a bit of a block on what to do for a while, even though I wrote this story out in my head long before now. This only took me an hour and a half to write, which is about sixty percent of what I usually do. I guess I must have brain stormed or something. I need to sleep soon. It's nearing two a.m. and I have to go to school this time. Oh well, I suppose I'll be fine. Everybody else deals with it, and so can I. And to that person that is probably a little upset because of stuff I said, I'm sorry. You don't have to forgive me or even talk to me, I'll understand. Well... you read it, now please review it. Away!

Next Chapter: Cyborg, Beast Boy, and Raven each fight their own battles against Slade's greatest henchmen. But Sai has his eye on Raven. What for though?

"Where is my mind?"

-SinFire