Wow, thanks for all the wonderful comments everyone!

XxtearsxofxbloodxandxhatexX: Thanks! That's a great guess, but all will be revealed in time ;)

Estel-rules: blushes I'm flattered that this story is among your favorites. Yeah, Silkie wasn't even in the story when I originally planned it, but that little larva wiggled his way in. Thanks a lot!

DarkKnight92: Thanks, I'm glad you like my story. Yeah, I have a habit over analyzing characters and I always end up spending a lot of time trying to flesh them out in the context of the plot line. Silkie is a great character to write for, I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Chapter 3

It was incredible how boring the life of a teenage superhero could get. Sure, fighting villains intent on destroying the city was anything but dull, but the general public never saw what went on after the raging battle was over. They didn't see the mounds of paperwork that piled high on the Boy Wonder's desk; the police statements, damage reports, and various invoices that needed to be signed and filed. Robin could easily say that he would rather face Cinderblock, Overload, and Plasmus on his own if it would get him out of doing the post battle paperwork.

Starfire, bless her heart, was always willing to help him with the reports. Unfortunately, the confusing formalities were too much for her to truly process. Unable to help out with the papers she would help in any other way, be it making him a sandwich or keeping the others, namely Beast Boy, out of his hair. Robin knew she probably didn't realize how much he appreciated her efforts. Anytime in the day where she was even just in the same room as he was did amazing things to his mood.

The grumbling of his stomach brought him back to reality. Looking up at the clock he let out a sigh. It was almost one o'clock.

"No wonder I'm so hungry, I've been at it for nearly five hours," Robin said to himself. He stood up and stretched, wincing as a few joints and vertebrae cracked in his upper body. His pile of work had decreased drastically, just a few police reports to read through. Leaving his room he walked down the hall, but stopped as he passed by Starfire's room. He was about to knock, but stopped before his fist reached the door. If the girls had returned, Starfire would have come to find him immediately. Whenever she went out, the Tamaranian would bring back little gifts for the Titans who remained behind.

Sighing as his stomach rumbled again Robin turned and continued down the hallway. Entering the common room he let out another sigh. Cyborg and Beast Boy were still on the couch, intensely concentrating on their game of Super Turbo Racer 2. Cyborg's custom blue and white space racer was currently in the lead, but BB's green and purple racer was close behind.

"Have you two even moved since I left?" Robin asked, leaning on the back of the couch.

"Yeah," Cyborg answered shortly, his eyes never leaving the television screen.

"Had to get up to change the game," Beast Boy added, letting out a low growl as Cyborg blocked him, not letting him pass.

"I'm sorry I asked," Robin groaned. He walked over the fridge and opened it. They had gotten better at keeping food fresh, but the Titans definitely needed to work on their organization skills. Tofu, soymilk, and various vegetables littered the front of the shelves. Beast Boy had obviously been the last one to use the refrigerator. As Robin began searching for something to eat his communicator went off.

"Robin here," He answered and was delighted to see Starfire's face smiling back at him.

"Greetings Robin," she said cheerfully. "Raven and I have finished our shopping and were wondering if you, Cyborg, and Beast Boy require sustenance from court of food?"

Robin couldn't help but smile at her use of the English language. He had to admit that her speech had dramatically improved since she first came to earth, but there were certain phrases that she just couldn't seem to get out of her system. Court of food, mall of shopping, and lot of parking were a few examples and of course there were a few slang words that she still did not grasp.

"Hey, Raven and Star want to know if we want anything from the food court!" Robin said to the other Titan boys. The game was paused and Robin found himself nearly being knocked over as Cyborg and Beast Boy launched themselves over the couch, grabbing for his communicator.

"I've been craving a super deluxe triple cheeseburger from Burger Hut!" Cyborg said, his mouth visibly watering.

"Ooh! Ooh! I want tofu dogs from Tofu World!" Beast Boy yelled, trying to wrestle the communicator from Cyborg.

"Please friends, we will get your desired food of choice," Robin heard Starfire say. "But could you first repeat what you said?"

Cyborg and Beast Boy gave their orders to Starfire and threw the communicator back to Robin before diving back onto the couch. Robin shook his head and looked down at the comm. Screen. Starfire was smiling up at him.

"What would you like Robin?" she asked sweetly. A few non-food related things immediately flashed across his mind, but he pushed them to the back of his mind. He distinctly heard Raven cough, obviously covering up laughter. Color rushed to his cheeks.

'Damn empaths,' he cursed in his mind as Starfire asked Raven if she was all right. Luckily the blush had receded when Starfire returned.

"Um, just grab me a burger or something," he said.

"Okay, we will return home soon," Starfire said cheerfully.

Robin was about to reply when the alarms in the tower went off. Red flashing lights appeared and the television screen changed from the game to a view of the sky. A large spacecraft had entered the planet's orbit. Without hesitation the Boy Wonder rushed over to the computer and began typing quickly. After a few calculations he had the landing point.

"Star, we've got an unidentified spaceship heading towards your area. I've projected the landing point to be in the old warehouses just west of the mall. You and Raven head over there and we'll meet you," He said quickly, sending the coordinates to their communicators.

"Right," Starfire said before signing off.

"Lets go," Robin said, standing up. The boys ran to the elevator. Once in the garage Robin and Cyborg started up their respective vehicles while Beast Boy took on the form of a hawk. With the roar of two powerful engines the three Titans headed to the city.

A bit more play, but that's it for now…I promise. The real action begins in the next chapter where, hopefully, some questions will be answered.