Chap. 8 Dimmed By A Candle
Starcat awoke and gasped. The candle was almost out! There was only a spark on it. A wind spiral blew into it to make it last longer. It turned back into a flame. She sighed under the X. Red X burst through the door. Starcat jumped. "Long enough." Red X walked over to the flame and grabbed the wick. It was put out. The only thing that glowed in the room now were Starcat's eyes, Red X's eyes and X's, and the X's on his outfit. He shut and locked the door. She heard him walk over to her. He gently pulled the X off her mouth. It wasn't like anybody would hear her scream but X. Nobody can hear what is going on in the inside of the cubby from the outside. She didn't bother anyway. She did try to squirm off the cot but then a huge X covered her stomach holding her down. "Ah, Ah, Ah. Tisk, Tisk, Tisk." She could see X's head shake. She knew she would probably die or whatever. Then she thought about her friends and Tye. All the glorious moments they had together. A tear ran down her cheek as she thought. I will never see the oceans beauty, the light of the sun, the earths green, Tye, my dear friends, anything… ever aga- She awoke from her daydreams by a kiss. X held on to her forever it seemed like. He never broke away from her, not for a pinch of air! He finally let go and arose. "Your awfully quiet this evening. I'll be back for you in 15 min. Then your training shall begin." He took the X off her and took off her bandanna, chocker, and belt. He replaced them with a tighter belt, bandanna, and chocker. They were all black with a red X on them. But the chocker had Slade's red symbol. He put an X on her again then left.
Robin searched Slade's old lairs. Nothing there but dust and old hateful memories. Beast Boy searched the forest; he remembered Slade first haunted Robin there when they thought
Robin was going insane. Or the time Robin first fought him there when they met Thunder and Lightning. Raven searched the internet while Cyborg checked the maps online with her. Terra searched the old mine shafts were she first met the dark, threatening man. And Starfire asked people with Tye if they had seen Starcat around. Robin showed up on everybody's communicator, "Everybody meet me in central park."
They all met. "Nothing…" They all said with a sigh. They were all down, especially Tye. He threw a fist into a tree. An alarm went off in the jewelry store across the street. The manager and employees were X'd to the ceiling while Red X was stuffing jewelry and diamonds into his bag. "I wonder which one will impress her more. Oh well, I am sure she will still love me." Robin tapped his shoulder. "Huh?" Red X was thrown and pined into the wall. "Talk! Why are you here?" "None of your business, kid." Robin cocked an eyebrow. Tye came in between and hissed in his face. "Our friend, Starcat has disappeared. Seen her around?" He glared. "Nope." Tye moved out of the way and Robin let go of him. "But at my place." "What?" They all yelled. Tye jumped for him, but X touched the button on his new belt and disappeared. Tye screamed as he hit the wall. He banged his fists on the hard marble floor, cracking it.
