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Chapter Six

Taken Away

"I'll sleep on the floor," he said giving up his bed. They were both half disappointed and half relieved by this. Robin didn't mean anything by it, simply that his professional side had begun to take over. He set up his sleeping bag at the foot of his bed and climbed in. Once he was settled he rubbed his forehead and closed his eyes, struggling to fall back asleep. Starfire meanwhile lay in his bed thinking to herself; she wasn't quite sure why, but at that moment she felt as if she could literally take flight and soar through the air.


EARLY NEXT MORNING………………….

A thin fog surrounded the peak of Titans Tower, where on the edge of the roof stood two resolute figures. Robin had chosen this spot for Starfire's final test because it somewhat symbolized rising upward toward the horizon. It had taken him a while to finally nod off to sleep the night before but he was glad that Starfire got a restful slumber out of what was left in the evening. They stood facing each other; Robin with his staff and Starfire with her own two hands. He had offered her the option of using a staff but she preferred to go without it. Starfire watched Robin with slight apprehension; there was no telling when he would launch his attack, though a real enemy was not bound to wait until she was ready. With one last sigh of readiness she looked him square in the eyes as he charged forward.

"YAAAAA!" He let out a battle cry and swung at her from all directions, thought careful to not actually inflict any damage. She dodged and blocked a number of his attacks and upon blocking a sideswipe she used his staff for support and kicked him in the chest. He staggered backward and stood still for a moment during which Starfire wondered if she had used too much force. Then he looked back up and smirked at her resourcefulness. Recovering from her counter attack he dashed forward once again. From the stairway door Cyborg, Raven, and Beast Boy watched the battle as if spectators at a baseball game. Raven sat observing the two in their fight when she heard Beast Boy and Cyborg talking behind her.

"Okay, I'll put in ten," said Beast Boy. "Eight for Robin and two for Starfire."

"I dunno, I'm thinking more eight for Starfire and two for Robin," replied Cyborg.

"You two are betting on a final exam," Raven half asked half scolded. "Your maturity far out does my own in ways unmeasured," she said turning back to the fight scene. She was noticed out of the corner of her eye that Cyborg and Beast Boy were giving her inviting grins. She finally shook her head and had her final say. "Fine put me down for twenty, ten for each of them."

"Okay, but I'm telling you Star's gonna win," warned Cyborg.

"What makes you so sure," snipped Beast Boy.

"Rob's too good of a teacher."

"YA!" Robin brought his staff forward on a downward hack which Starfire back flipped to avoid. He stepped forward and threw a smoke grenade on the ground. At once Starfire's view was obscured and she saw only one foot in front of her. She closed her eyes and concentrated. 'Do not rely on your eyes,' she told herself. She soon became vaguely aware of something coming at her from behind. She quickly ducked down low, grabbed hold of her attacker's arm and flipped him over her head. The smoke cleared and Robin stood back up. When he did he noticed that he was without his staff. He looked around and saw Starfire twirling it in her hand; she took it from him when she flipped him over. Now taking the offensive Starfire leapt forward and thrust the long stick towards her opponent. Robin moved aside and Starfire quickly swung around for a sideswipe, Robin caught it under the arm and immediately knew he was done. He looked up and saw a sorry but triumphant smile on her face. She twirled the staff upwards causing him to loose his balance and begin to fall off the edge of the roof. He never fell however because Starfire held the staff out for him to grab hold of. Smiling broadly Cyborg held his hands out on either side of him to collect his winnings, which Raven and Beast Boy reluctantly coughed up.

"Nice job Star!" Said Robin through the strain over holding onto the staff.

"Thank you Robin, hold on I will help you up." She began to pull the staff up when Robin suddenly lost his grip and began to fall once again. "ROBIN!" She threw the staff aside and leapt off after him. The other Titans quickly ran up to the edge where Raven prepared to bring them back. Starfire quickly caught up to Robin as they fell and tightly held onto him. As the ground came hurriedly closer another vague memory clicked on in Starfire's mind; she saw herself soaring like a rocket over a grassy landscape. He world acme back and she speedily pulled up out of their nose dive and zoomed over the water making a sizable wake behind her. Back at the tower Raven stopped chanting in disbelief though she still had her hands raised. Cyborg stuffed a chili dog e had been munching on into his wallet and took a bite out of his acquired money. Beast Boy almost fell off the roof himself in utter shock. Starfire slowed down to a steady cruise and Robin looked up at her surprised and happy.

"Star, I believe you can fly."


LATER THAT DAY…………………...

The Titans prepared a huge dinner and desert that evening to celebrate Starfire's accomplishment and for saving Robin from pushing up daisies. They ordered two large pizzas, fired chicken, and three layer cake, though most of it was downed by Cyborg. Despite the fact that Beast Boy was more than slightly miffed at the sight of such a carnivorous supper, he still managed to act happy for Starfire's sake. After they had dinner and had a few slices of cake Beast Boy decided they needed more fun.

"Dudes we should play a game!"

"What game," asked Cyborg. Beast Boy rubbed his hands together and dashed over to the closet. He rummaged around inside throwing out books, bird-a-rangs, video games and other various objects until he re emerged. He held up the square box and smiled broadly.

"Twwwister!" Raven took one look at the game and snapped her fingers. The box covered up in black energy and then disappeared. "Hey! What have you done with twister! Where is it?"

"Floating aimlessly in another dimension where it belongs," deadpanned Raven.

"Oh, I would have liked to have experienced the twister," said Starfire. Robin tried not to think about the picture of the tow of them with their bodies entangled and bent in weird fashions.

"Ahh don't worry Star we'll get another one," said Robin.

"So friends what shall we do next for our supper of celebration?"

"Glad you asked Star," said Cyborg. They sat her down on the couch and seated themselves opposite from her. Robin then looked to his friends for one final note of approval before turning back to Star.

"We have a little surprise for you." He brought out a small square box covered in green wrapping paper. Starfire looked down at the box in wonder. "It's from all of us, we really hope you'll except it." Starfire smiled at each of them and picked up the small package. She then proceeded to carefully undo the tapped corners and sides of the wrapping.

"Star, what are you doing," asked Beast Boy watching her hands.

"I'm removing the outing layer so it may be reused again," she stated plainly.

"Star that's not the point," corrected Cyborg. Starfire looked at him curiously. "Your supposed to rip it to shreds so you can open it," he said with fervor. She shrugged and began to violently rip apart the wrapping paper. When she was done the floor was littered with small pieces of paper.

"Looks like we didn't need to get confetti after all," said Beast Boy and earning a rolling of the eyes from Raven. She opened the box; her mouth dropped and her eyes widened. She pulled out a Titans communicator and looked back up at them.

"Since you first came here, we've been talking about you possibly joining the team," said Robin. "Starfire we invite you to become a Teen Titan, we invite you to call this place 'Home'." Starfire felt irresistible tears of happiness breach her and she flew forward and embraced each of them.

"I'll take that as a yes," said Raven with a small smile. Starfire broke off from Robin and looked at her communicator.

"Oh thank you friends! This is a most joyous gift. I gladly and most happily accept your invitation."

"Then welcome to the team, Titan." Even Raven had to smile at the amount of happiness on Starfire's face.

"Alright yall, time for all five of us Titans to get some shut eye," said Cyborg. He switched on the tower security and headed for his room. Beast Boy congratulated Starfire once more and did the same.

"Good night Robin, good night Raven. I will see you in the morning." She hugged them both and floated off to her room. Robin yawned and was about to hit the sack when Raven held him back.

"Robin, I need to show you something." He noted the urgency in her tone.

"Sure Raven, what's up?" She led him over to the large monitor and inserted the crystal they had found earlier.

"Remember the storage device that we found on Starfire?" Robin nodded. "I was finally able to decipher it and I think you'll find this a little startling." She displayed her findings on the screen. Robin found himself looking at an array of complex formulas and DNA sequencing.

"What is all this?"

"A laboratory created virus." Robin tore his gaze away form the screen and turned to Raven utter surprised. "I'd have to study it some more to find out where exactly it came from, but just looking at it………it has to be the most horrific fate I have ever seen. And I've seen some pretty bad things."

"Why would Starfire be carrying information like this," asked Robin looking over the complex material.

"Who knows, but I'm sure that whoever is after her has a good idea what this whole thing is about." Robin scratched the back of his head in dread. He really wanted everything to just right, but this virus just couldn't be pushed aside.

"We'll keep a look out for anything suspicious, in the mean time I'd suggest we not tell Starfire about this." Raven nodded and after giving Robin the crystal went off to bed.

Starfire was busy making down her bed and getting ready for sleep when she heard a knock at her door. "Enter." Robin stepped inside her room and took a look around. "Hello Robin, is there something you require of me?"

"Uh no, no I just came to ask something." She tilted her head.

"Really, what?" Robin hesitated somewhat.

"I was wondering if you'd like to take a walk with me, by the docks." He added finished quickly and looked down at the floor. Starfire set her pillow down on her bed and looked up at the clock.

"Is it not time for sleeping?"

"Yeah, I just thought we could take a walk and talk for a while. But if you'd rather get some rest then I understand perfectly. You know what, I'll just leave and maybe we can do it some other time." He began to walk out of the room.

"I'd love to." Robin stopped and turned.

"Do it another time?" She smiled and shook her head.

"No, I'd love to walk with you now." Robin smiled back at her and nodded.

"Cool, uhh, we should go now or it might get too late." They quietly made their way down the halls and toward the exit. As they left Himora and the girl watched them leave.

"This will work to our advantage," he said.

Back in the tower Beast Boy made his way up to Robin's door. He knocked and yawned. "Robin, you got any toothpaste I can borrow? Robin?" He knocked on the door once more. "Robinnnn? Hello you in there?" He opened the unlocked door and found his room to be empty. Puzzled he wondered where Robin could be when a hand fell on his shoulder. "YOW! Robin don't scare me like th"- He stopped when he turned around and was grabbed by the shirt and thrown into the wall outside the room. Beast Boy looked up and saw Himora standing over him. "You!" Beast Boy quickly reached up and hit the alarm. It went off for a few seconds before a kunai flew into it abruptly shutting it off.

"I believe you people have something of mine." Himora flashed his katana, which he undoubtedly scored from the training room. He stepped closer to Beast Boy when he saw Cyborg and Raven coming down the hall.

"Don't know how you go in here, but your going to wish you hadn't!" Cyborg fired his cannon but Himora dodged it. Beast Boy morphed into a gorilla and jumped up at the assassin. He punched Himora against the wall and would have kept up the attack except a strong purple blast came out of nowhere and knocked him out cold. Another few blasts hit Cyborg in various places and he too was out like a light. Raven stared ahead as the one who fired the blasts stepped into the light.

"Starfire?"

"No, but I'll admit we do look a lot alike don't we," replied the dark haired girl. "I'm here for my sister, now where is she?" Unwilling and also unable to answer the question Raven pulled out the summoned the crystal from Robin's room.

"This virus, what is it? What do you plan to do with it!" Himora hit her hard in the back of the neck and Raven fell to the floor. She saw the dark haired girl stand over her and charge her fist.

"It is the end, for all of you." Raven then saw purple light and everything went black.


ON THE DOCKS……………..

Robin and Starfire walked silently along the calm cool docks of Jump city. The silence was somewhat awkward while also very enjoyable. Every now and then one would glance at the other just as he or she had looked away.

"It is very calm tonight," said Starfire leaning on the railing and looking out over the water.

"Yeah, I really like night's like this," said Robin. A slightly chilling breeze blew by and Starfire began rubbing her arms until she felt a cape drape around her shoulders and warming her, inside and out. She smiled sweetly and leaned up against him. Robin felt as if he were about to take a plunge into the water below them. Looking down his reflection gave him a mad glare for even thinking of fleeing the scene. Robin put and arm around her and she automatically rested her head on his shoulder.

"Thank you Robin, for everything." She felt her eye lids getting heavy and she just wanted to drift off right there, knowing everything was simply perfect.

"I just might cry." Robin and Starfire snapped out of their thoughts and spun around to see Himora and the girl standing behind them. "Seriously, I haven't been so chocked up since I accidentally swallowed a chicken bone," mocked Himora. Robin moved Starfire behind him and Himora pointed to the boy wonder. "You and me, here and now." Robin wasted no time in taking out his staff and darting toward his enemy. Starfire meanwhile focused on the girl standing before her.

"Long time no see little sister." Starfire's mouth dropped. She had a sister. Whoever she was she had charged forward and she threw Starfire through the window of a warehouse. Groaning from the small amount of pain Starfire got to her feet just as her 'sister' flew in through the broken window.

"Who are you?"

"Awww don't tell me you don't recognize me Koriand'r." There was that name again, the name she heard so often in her dreams. "I am Kornand'r, your sister and we go wayyyyy back."

"I do not remember you."

"It doesn't matter, there's someone who'd like a word with you and this time I'm not going back empty handed." Unsure of what she was talking about Starfire could only take flight and try to get away before she was brought down by a powerful blast. She hit the floor and made out a blurry image of Kornand'r. "Your defeat was inevitable and assured, you and the boy now belong to them." Starfire saw her bend down and take hold of her and everything went black.


Sorry about stopping there. Next part is on it's way real soon. Hope your liking it. Thanks for reading so far. Laters!