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Raven and Beast Boy had done their search with little success. They had however found a little hole in a window. They were on their way back to meet up with the others, when they heard a load explosion.

"Dude, that was so not cool! What was that?"

"I don't know, but we better hurry up and find the others, come on!"

They ran as fast as they could into the living room, where they found Cyborg still keying away at the computer.

"Cy man, tell me you can get us back online!"

Cyborg looked at his friends and they could tell by just looking at him that it was not going to be good news.

"We're shut out guys. Whoever it is has shut down all communications and has changes all the access codes. There is nothing we can do. We have to find whoever is doing this, and soon too, cause that boom I just heard sounded like a bomb to me."

"How long has it been?" Beast Boy asked.

"Way more than 15 minutes. Star and Robin should be here by now. Where are they?"

As Cyborg finished his sentence, Raven sat and meditated. She rose several inches off the ground and BB and Cy knew it was quite time.

"They're on the second floor, trapped. The explosion blocked the stairs. They're ok though…but…"

"Raven but what?"

Raven looked at Beast Boy, a scared look on her face.

"They're not alone!"


"Whose there? Show yourself!"

Robin and Star looked for where the voice had come from. They saw only darkness that filled up the hallway. Starfire hands started to glow a green, which shed a little light, giving the hallway an eerie look. Finally a man stepped forward. Robin didn't recognize him right away, but he had a feeling he knew him nonetheless.

"Finally, we meet face to face. The Teen Titans, well two of them anyways, you have no idea how long I have waited for this day. You see it's a glorious day, a day of reckoning. Today my revenge will be complete. Starting with you two!"

Robin put himself in between Starfire and the man. He could tell in the man's eyes that he had not come here to just talk. He was here for blood, and if he wanted Starfire's he would have to get through Robin first.

"Please mister, if we have offended you in some way, we wish to apologize. Let it not be a day of reckoning, but a day of glory!"

"Oh it will be a day of glory, as soon as all the Teen Titans are dead! You took everything from me! My wife, my daughter, my family! It's all your fault! Oh you will pay all right! You will pay with your lives!"

With that the man pulled a small pistol put of his pocket, and fired on Robin and Starfire. The shot went high and missed the teens. Robin took the opportunity and jumped at the man. The man was faster then he looked and blocked Robin's attack, causing Robin to stumble and fall. Starfire, her eyes and hands glowing green was going about to fire, but was afraid she would miss and hit Robin by mistake. Then she saw the man pull another pistol out. Robin was on the ground near by, recovering from his fall, when the man took careful aim.

"ROBIN!"

Starfire flew as fast as she could and grabbed Robin's outstretched hand. Together they flew down the hallway and around the corner. They jumped into the nearest room.

"I wish for this to stop now please! What did we do to him Robin?"

"Star, I think I saw him on TV. His name is Cole, he is the husband and father of the people that died in Slade's explosion!"

"But then why is he after us? We did not cause the explosion! We tried to stop it!"

"But we failed Star, and he's holding us responsible for that. SHHH! I hear him coming!"

Robin grabbed Star and together they ran farther into the room. They ducked behind a box of evidence from an old case. Robin and Star were very close together. Robin could actually feel her breath on his skin. He could feel the slight trembles that coursed through her body. God he really did love her. He had been so stupid to think it was safer to be apart. Now it might be to late to tell her.

Cole opened the door. He knew they were in here. It was just the matter of finding them.

"They trusted you to save them. My daughter loved the Teen Titans. She looked up to you, especially you Starfire! You were her favorite, and you failed them! YOU FAILED THEM!"

Robin could tell from his voice where he was. He knew if he could get him to move a little more to the left, Starfire could make a move towards the door.

Robin got as close as he could to Star's ear and whispered, "Star I'm going to distract him, run and don't stop!"

"But Robin…"

Before she could argue with him, Robin pulled her to him and kissed her. It wasn't very long, but Starfire had never felt anything so glorious in all her life. She had wanted this for so long and so bad, then it was over. And Robin was running away from the door, luring Cole away. Star had an opening, but she couldn't take it. How could she leave Robin?

"Star! GOOOO!"

"No!"

Cole and Robin were fighting. Robin threw a punch and Cole countered with a kick. The Cole grabbed a metal rod that was lying against a wall, and hit Robin with it. Robin was thrown half way across the room.

"THAT WAS NOT VERY NICE!"

And with that Starfire threw herself at Cole. He was caught a little bit by surprised, but he recovered quickly. He grabbed her hands and twisted them behind her back. He pushed her against the wall.

"It was your fault, your fault, your fault, your fault."

Cole had lost the last bit of sanity he had left, and Starfire could tell when she looked into his eyes that she was very likely going to die, and that was not a glorious thought at all.