Chapter 6. Saving Me

Suddenly, another 'thing', came for us while we were distracted! Before Robin could get out a weapon, the beast hit him hard into a big pond of black boiling goop.

"No!" he screamed as his utility belt sunk into it, and disappeared.

As I ran to him to assist him, I felt a tug on my hair. The beast held me up by it. "Oww! MMPH! Let go now, please. I do not wish to hurt one so big and much stronger than I. But I must if you do not insist!" My eyes grew brighter than they usually do as I was aiming to fire. But soon stopped, in shock, I was punched hard in the ribs. The monster jumped off with me. He jumped above the trees.

"Star!" Robin reached up to me, goop holding him down.

Raven meditated for hours, still no connection! She tried spells, magic, everything.

She banged her fists on the floor of her room and knocked over a cup of blue sand. There was a knock at her door and the candles dimmed down from her anger. Beast Boy came in, but Raven turned away quickly so that he would not see her crying.

"Raven?" He put a hand on her shoulder. "Don't try hiding the tears, I can tell your upset."

"I know… I tried everything though! Nothing works! They're stuck forever! Trapped! It's my entire fault…"

"Hey, calm down…" He rubbed her back. "Cyborg is working his butt off on some things too. Don't worry; we're in this together… I promise we'll get them back." He smiled into her dark and lonesome eyes as he swiped a tear off her cheek. She jumped and hugged him tight. She pulled her head back to stare at him again then pulled in close together for a kiss. Her powers were overwhelmed and a lamp exploded. But they never broke their lips apart.

In the cave…

The thing chained my wrists and hands to a rocky wall. He stabbed a ring that was cut in half around my neck and through the rock; plus my feet so I could not move. It faced me; it soon took off its hogged mask to reveal that it was and old woman.

"Please, explain to me on why you have captured me?" I asked. The woman spoke up, "I thought you would be a tasty treat for my bat." My eyes grew wide, in a cage next to me was an animal with a dragons body, a dogs head, blind, and huge bat wings. It was enormous! I soon thought, This woman is not a nice woman, and for that she is not even human! She is a witch! I tried to struggle but it hurt the bruise on my stomach. She got out a cauldron on a fire and started to boil the water. Oh no…

In the other cave…

Robin wiped himself down fast with his cape. Darn it! No weapons! And I've got to save Starfire! He took off his shirt and ran out to the maze.

He grabbed vines and tied them into whips. He carefully plucked the thorns on the roses and glued them to the whips. ((The blood from them was sticky like glue)) He broke a strong branch off a tree for a bow-staff. The tree screamed. He also took 2 more branches and tied vines two both of them to make them like nun-chucks. He scooped up ash and covered himself with it for camouflage. He was ready. He followed the tracks to the other cave.

(Again)

In the first cave… lol

The pot was ready. I gulped as I saw the witch pull out a jagged fire shaped blade. She walked closer to my. "Eeep!" I squeaked as she quickly sliced my 'tummy' a little. She tasted the blood on the blade then let her "bat" taste. "Perfect…" She laughed.

Nobody noticed but Robin was on the ceiling watching. The ash worked perfectly for the camouflage. He pulled off the whip that was attached to his pants.

"How many of you things are there!" He yelled as he dropped. He whipped the blade out of her hand; it fell under the cauldron into the fire.

I wondered who this new person was. I certainly did not recognize him, or his voice. Was he good or evil?

"Many…" The witch smirked. "I see you have joined us for dinner, I shall feed you to my pet too!" Magic blasted from her hands.

Robin flipped over them and stopped in front of Starfire. He put a thumb to his chest as his eyes glared sharply, "The girl's mine!" He snatched the nun-chucks off his pants and ran towards the witch. The witch blasted at him more. He spun the nun-chucks blocking every blast. He grabbed his bow-staff and knocked her down. He held it at her neck. "Go, now…" He took it away. She got up, but started to run towards the cauldron to reach for the blade. He got his whip again and whipped it at her. The vines wrapped around her waist. He lifted her up and threw her, but in the wrong direction. She flew through the cage and right into her pet's mouth. Blindly, and stupidly, Bat swallowed her alive.

The ashy boy walked towards me and unchained me. I thought about him for a while as he walked me out, and then punched him in the face. He flew back into the ashy ground.

"I will not go with you! I do not wish to be kidnapped again! I wish to go back with my friend, Robin; and go back home!" I yelled at him as I crouched over him and pointed a finger. It started to rain lightly.

She's so cute when she's angry sometimes, He thought. He grabbed my wrists got up to his knees and pulled me down to mine.

"Please let go." I said in an upset tone. He let go of one wrist, and I punched his cheek harder.

"Oww!" He yelped. Robin let go finally. It started to rain harder, and the ash faded away.

I gasped, "Robin! I did not know. Please forgive me."

He smiled at me, and I knew it was a sign of forgiveness. I put a hand on his sore cheek to make it feel better. Not exactly better, but to make him feel supported.

Robin grabbed my hand and took it away, he still grasped it though. He came in closer to my face, I shrunk back a little. He suddenly let go and held my back, pulling me close to him. He rested his tendering lips on mine. I blinked for a moment then shut my eyes slowly. I took my hands and held the sides of his head. He opened his lips a little more making me open mine. There we were, slouched down in muddy ash, "kissing" in the rain…