Plot: Based on The Incredibles It's been a long time since being a superhero has become illegal. Robin, now Dick Grayson, is eager to return to the glory days. Robin/Starfire
Authors Note: I usually write one shot fluff fics, but I got inspired to do this one. This story is based on The Incredibles, but not everything is the same. Otherwise there would be no point in writing this. For the people who are worried that this story will have too much Robin and Starfire's children, don't worry. The story doesn't focus on them too much. Most of the story will focus on the Titans, particularly Robin and Starfire. Anyways this has been a long enough author's note, and I highly doubt any of you bothered to read it, so on with the story.
Young children rode their bikes over the grassy hills among the numerous trees. Some were tossing Frisbees to their dogs, while others shared private jokes, bending close to each other and giggling. In the normal, average neighborhood, the gargantuan mansion stood out, but what was taking place inside wasn't exactly foreign.
Two kids sprinted along the narrow staircase. The girl, who really wasn't a kid anymore, kicked off the ground and flew neatly into the air. She lifted her hands and let out purple eyebolts along with her starbolts. The younger of the two, a mischievous sparkling blue eyed boy, with hair a color that matched his name, immediately ducked.
"No fair, Nightstar! I can't fly nor do I have my eyebolts yet," he complained. Nightstar simply tossed her black hair and grinned at her younger brother.
"Well, Firewing, you do have your starbolts, you know?" she smirked, but floated back down towards her younger brother. Just as quickly as the conflict begun, it was resolved. Until, a furious looking Kory stormed into the room, her eyes glowing a brilliant emerald green, her auburn hair swishing behind her back as she moved. Not much could get her this angry. The only things were a villain threatening her husband, children, and her friends, or catching her children playing with their powers again.
"Nightstar, Firewing! What did I tell you about carelessly using your powers?" she scolded. Both of them hung their heads in shame.
"We're sorry mom," they apologized in unison, their eyes still downcast. Kory softened immediately. It wasn't that she didn't want her children to recognize their Tamaranian heritage, but she was afraid what harm would come to them, if the public ever found out. Aliens were still allowed to live among humans, but she couldn't squash the concern that something would happen to her children if word got out that their parents were once superheroes, key members of the Teen Titans. By law, superpowers were allowed, as long as they were not used for saving the world. Kory sighed again, and let her children return to their activities, while she went to look for her husband, Dick.
Hearing the grunts and strains in the training room, Dick was exactly where she thought he would be. Every morning, he could be found in the gym. He would practice his combat movements or workout until it was time to resume his work in the Jump City detective agency, where he was the head detective. Since this was a Saturday, Kory could expect he would train for at least five hours. When Dick noticed his wife standing at the door, he released the punching bag, and enveloped her in a sweaty hug. Kory nuzzled his face and ran her fingers through his damp ebony hair. Dick wasn't good with public displays of affection, but when they were alone, it was a completely different story.
"Good morning, Starfire," he greeted, before sealing her mouth with a kiss.
"Morning Robin, my mustard," she giggled, while Dick shook his head laughing. Only Kory would call him that. In fact the rest of the world didn't even call him Robin, only his family and friends did. Everyone else knew him as Richard Grayson or Dick for short. Starfire was known as Kory, with Anders being known as her maiden name. Koriand'r was actually her real Tamaranian name, but they formed a human name out of it.
"Get a room," joked Garfield, as he entered the training room. Kory and Dick jumped away from each other, blushing furiously. After being a superhero had become illegal, Bruce Wayne presented the pad to Dick. Of course, he resisted at first, but by using a persuasive speech about how it was part of his inheritance in accord with numerous threats and hard work, he got Dick to accept it. He was still determined his father back, even though Wayne told him not to. Dick then offered their friends to stay in the mansion with him and his wife, Kory. At first the Titans were worried about invading his privacy, but also eventually gave in. Now since the mansion was gigantic with about ten floors, each Titan technically had two floor to themselves, but they didn't divide up the space.
"Beastboy you little grass stain! What did you do to my toothpaste?" yelled Victor, running into the room, spitting repeatedly. He stuck a finger in his mouth rubbing his tongue, as if to try to rid himself of a disgusting taste. Garfield chuckled nervously, getting a head start. Victor began chasing his green friend around the room. Again, no one called Garfield, Beastboy, but his closest friends.
"You are so immature," complained Raven, monotonously. She had to go to work because the library was open on Saturday, but only for half the day. Garfield slowed down to a halt, when he saw Victor panting with his hands on his knees. Sarah, Victor's wife, watched the amusing duet, also rolling her eyes.
"Damn, I'm out of shape," Victor complained, panting.
Dick bounced Starwing, their youngest child, up and down on the couch. Kory stood at the counter mixing the baby formula. After all these years, Dick still couldn't keep himself from gawking at her. The years only seemed to make her even more beautiful. Her curves were filled out, legs long and willowy, and her perfect face held all that compassion and loving she felt for him. Kory noticed him staring at her, and her cheeks were tinted pink, but she obviously enjoyed the attention.
"What are we going to do today?" asked Garfield, sprawling out on the couch. He was engrossed in the comic section of the newspaper, and did not bother to face who he was speaking to. Garfield spent his retired years as a zoo manager. It was the perfect job for him, he was around animals all day long. Victor had half the newspaper and was reading about the newest type of robots. He, on the other hand, was working for a prestigious tech company.
"Well, I have some research to do, but I can hold that of, and we could go bowling or something," Dick offered.
"Yeah, bowling would be awesome, Dad," cried Firewing jumping up and down, as if trying to fly. Nightstar snickered at her younger brother's attempts.
"Bowling sounds great," announced Garfield. "And I'll call Raven to tell her to meet us there when she's down with her shift." Kory also nodded her head enthusiastically; she loved Saturday outings with her friends and family.
"Bowling it is, then I guess," Dick concluded, putting Starwing on the couch.
The Titans arrived at the bowling alley in a traditional manner, no flying, just in a normal car, not even the T car. Firewing ran out first, trotting towards the counter. He eagerly picked out a pair of neon orange bowling shoes. Nightstar grabbed a pair of purple ones, and joined the Titans at a bowling lane.
Kory furrowed her adorable Tamaranian eyebrows, and Dick resisted the urge to just yank her into his lap right then and there. She was never too good at bowling, and was studying the bowling balls. Tilting his head up towards at T.V, he noticed an old movie was playing. It featured actors portraying Batman and Robin, and the young actor was saying something along the lines of "Holy bananas, Batman." Usually, he would be embarrassed, but he couldn't even feel that now. Dick sighed, depressed, leaning back on his revolving chair. He really missed being a real superhero. It was amusing to him how being a superhero was illegal, yet people drank up movies revealing the glory days. With his job as one of the greatest detectives, he was doing good for the community and he did get the chance to use his martial arts when he got lucky, but it was still nothing like working as a fulltime superhero. At night, sometimes, he would sneak out, but they were never big crimes. He stopped petty thefts, and that was it. No longer was he Robin, he was just Richard Grayson. Dick got up and shook his head clear of his thoughts, right now he needed to concentrate. While bowling was a fun outing, there was no way he was losing to anyone. The green man took a running start and released his ball.
"Oh man," wailed Garfield, as his bowling ball titled to the side, resulting in a gutter ball. Kory patted his back sympathetically. She wound her arm up a few times before letting go.
"Ohsmsf Glordak," cried Kory. Her ball went wild, but missed every pin. Nightstar and Firewing were pretty skilled and got a few strikes. Nightstar inherited her father's competitiveness and fought for each shot.
"You are victorious," announced Kory, squeezing Dick, after two hours of vigorous play. Nightstar came in second, with Firewing in third. All of the Titans stood drenched in sweat from the workout.
"Seems like your family are great bowlers, well except you," teased Victor. Kory glared at him playfully. Raven joined them, but was reading the latest novel from the library. Kory took of her neon green shoes and picked up Starwing.
"Where do we wish to go next? Do we wish to retire back home?" she asked. All of the sweaty titans nodded in unison, eager to take a shower to rid themselves of the stickiness.
In the car, Kory curled up and fell asleep, "accidentally" sleeping on Dick. Nightstar and Firewing tried not to roll their eyes watching their parents get romantic with each other. Upon entering their home, the Titans did get to have their shower, except for Dick, who let Kory go first in their bathroom. Dick lay on their purple armchair. He heard some horrible, shrieking in the bathroom. Usually it would startle him, and make him jump into action, but he knew this was just Kory singing Tamaranian songs. Instead he sipped some ice water, leaning a bit forward, so his sweaty bangs dropped covering the top part of his forehead. He was a far cry from his teenage self. Although both were blessed with good looks, Dick wore his ebony locks in a long mullet. He was also taller, although still a few centimeters shorter than Kory, but it was barely noticeable. His muscles were firm and shaped like they were carved by a master sculptor. Out of all his children, personality wise Nightstar was the most like him. Firewing was more like Kory, although they weren't very similar. Dick smiled remembering his training sessions with his children. At first Kory, was a little hesitant, but he reassured her that it was better for her children to be able to defend themselves. In fact, Kory even let him teach her some moves. Nightstar was always a pleasure for him to teach. Never would she give up. Her flying skills were impeccable and she was deadly with a bo staff as well. Whenever Dick set up target practices, Nightstar would demolish each one. He didn't favor any of his children above the other though, he loved them all equally.
'When was the last time we were the Titans?' he thought wistfully. It was all that fateful day, when it happened. He rescued a young man who didn't want to be rescued. The man jumped into the bay, and wanting to play the big hero, Dick jumped in after him. Lawsuits were filed and, everything fell down like a card tower after that. Dick paused his thoughts when he saw his wife wrapped in a simple, pure white towel. She pointed towards the shower. 'How can she be so innocently seductive?' he wondered. Not taking his eyes of her, Dick managed to stumble to the bathroom.
The moonlight reflected of Dick's hair, as he gripped his bo staff in hand. Kory was fast asleep, along with everyone else in the house. Victor knew of his activities, and sometimes even joined him. They solemnly swore to never tell a soul. Late at night, Dick would become Robin again prowling the streets, tackling crime. He did this all secretly, and was perfect at avoiding all security cameras or destroying them. It wasn't the same as being a Titan, but it was better than nothing at all. He crouched on the rooftop of Wayne's Enterprise, watching for movement. It was a popular robbery stop because of all the expensive electronics, and Dick was determined to protect it. The office also belonged to Bruce Wayne. In all truth, Wayne would be perfectly capable of defending his own factories, but this was the one in Jump City. Wayne was in Gotham City. Dick was in alert mode, and he swore there was a tiny movement in the shadows.
"Who's there?" he barked. Standing up, he bended his knees in a battle ready stance. A masked man with a gun crept out. Dick immediately jumped into action. The man fired, but as agile as ever, Dick ducked every shot.
"Who the heck are you?" yelled the thief. Dick didn't answer, but swung his staff onto the man's head, knocking him out of consciousness. He swung the man over his shoulder and secretly carried the man to the police station, running off into the night. What he didn't know was there was someone watching him, analyzing his every move.
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