No way back
He stood at the edge of the cliff, which separated the two worlds, the water-world and the dry-world, and was looking out on the ocean. The waves smashed up on the rock and cast drops of water up on his face, but he didn't move.
Why hadn't he told her about it? What was he so afraid of? Deep inside he knew the truth. He didn't wanted to lose her, but now he had. He had seen it in her eyes. He had hurt her.
He hit out after in the tree beside him.
"She needs time."
He looked up and recognized the voice's owner.
"Airmid!"
She smiled.
"Yeah, it's me."
"But you are…"
She looked younger, that the last time he had seen her. She looked to be around the same age as he was.
"Younger? Well, I tried out a new rejuvenation treatment."
She laughed at her own joke, but soon she became very serious.
"Robin, I need your help!"
"Okay, I just get the others, then we can go."
He was about to activate his communicator, when she stopped him.
"Not the other, only you."
"What?"
"There isn't time to tell you, but you have to trust me. Do you trust me?"
He didn't answered.
"Please, you need to help us!"
"Us?"
She blushed.
"Yeah, but there isn't time! You have to come! There is someone, who needs your help. You are his only chance!"
Her eyes won him over him.
"Okay…"
She waved with her hand and a black hole in the air suddenly appeared.
"What is that?"
"It's a portal, but there isn't time to explain. He is coming."
She pulled him over to the portal.
"Don't trust anybody on the other side. It is not like here. I will meet you outside."
"What? Aren't you coming with me?"
She shook her head.
"I travel in another way, but I will be there. Just get outside!"
She pushed him into the portal.
-
"Starfire?"
Sam gentle knocked on the door. Then she heard the door being unlock and soon after it got opened. She could see the surprise in Starfire's eyes as she saw her.
"What do you want?"
"We need to talk!"
The tears came up in Starfire's eyes.
"Why? You have already won."
"What?"
"Robin! I saw you kiss each other that day in St. Johns."
"But… then you also saw him push me away."
"What?"
"He turned me down, because of you…"
She took the letter from her pocket.
"…Could you please give him this from me, when he comes back?"
Starfire hesitated.
"You can read it, if you want."
"Are you leaving?"
Sam nodded.
"But why don't you just wait until he comes back?"
"Because I love him!"
-
He step out of the portal and walked into a room. It looked like some kind of laboratory, but were was he? He quickly searched around for clues, but there were nothing, which could help him. Then he remembered, what Airmid had told him. She was waiting outside. He didn't understood anything of what just had happened, but he knew he had to find her. He walked over to a door and opened it a little. An alarm went off.
"Shit!"
He opened the door more and saw there was a hallway on the other side of it. They had probably the door connected with the alarm system, so they knew already were he was. Then it was just a matter of time before they came, but how should he get out of there.
Footsteps! They came from the other end of the hallway. He was trapped! He quickly closed the door again and looked around in the laboratory, which was nearly too tidy and sterile. There was nothing, which could help him.
The footsteps were now almost at the door. He needed to get out of there, but…He began to think. If he couldn't use the door, then he had to go up. He looked up and saw the big skylight. He smiled. There was his way out. He cast a Bird-a-rang up with a wire and began to climb up.
He was almost halfway up, when he heard the door being opened and shoots began to fly in the air. There must really be something important in that laboratory, since they were so hostile. He quickly climbed the rest of the way, and soon he stood on the roof.
He was standing on the roof of a skyscraper. The sun had begun to go down and created long shadows on the roof with the other skyscrapers. He looked out on the city, but couldn't recognize anything. He was certainly not in Jump City anymore, but where was he then?
"You aren't particularly wise. Breaking into MY building!"
There was something familiar with that voice!
Quickly he turned around and went into an attack mode, but then he recognized the other person. How could it be? It couldn't! I couldn't be him!
He was looking at himself!
