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Robin looked out over the glassy and still ocean towards the sunset. Star loves the sunset, thought Robin sadly as the orange flameful colors engulfed everything it touched, including Robin's heart. It warmed him through his bones and veins to see something so beautiful. It's the same thing he felt whenever he saw Starfire.

Robin turned around slowly to meet the gazes of the other three titans, and nodded to each sympathetic stare. "It's almost time to go, everyone ready?"

"Meditated all day for extra power in my magic." stated Raven.

"Charged up my battery to 110 man, nothing can stop me tonight." confirmed Cyborg.

"Dude, I've been practicing different animals all day, even that alien creature from Tamaran!" said an excited Beast Boy.

Robin nodded to each reply with satisfaction and turned back to the windows. Without looking at his team, Robin said, "Remember, no matter what happens or what the cost, Slade is walking out of there in our custody, understand?" The titans nodded in unison.

Robin continued to stare out of the window, a red glow plagued the horizon and waves began to dance in the ocean. "It's time." He declared. And with that, Raven melted into a dark shadow and soared through the ceiling and into the ink black sky. Beast Boy sprinted outside and morphed into a hawk and took flight with Raven. Cyborg ran to his T-car and roared the engine before racing out of sight. And lastly, Robin grabbed his helmet and jabbed it onto his head after straddling the R-cycle. He started the engine and revved it up before taking off to the warehouse, silently whispering into the wind, "No matter what, you will pay."

WAREHOUSE

Starfire's eyes opened weakly as she felt pain again, but in a different place. "Rise and shine little princess." said a chilling voice that made her shiver. Starfire looked into the masked face and wanted to scream and hit the villain, but found that her hands were tied behind her back and that her mouth was gagged shut. She wiggled and squirmed all she could, but was still weak. She looked down at a new bruise on her right arm and looked curiously at Slade. "Sorry dear child, but we couldn't have the first shot wearing off now could we?" he replied as he wrapped his armored arms around her and carried her out of the dungeon and into the warehouse. Starfire cringed and flinched at the touch of Slade and prayed that he would walk faster so she could get out of his grip sooner. Slade carried her to what looked like a glass tube and dropped her carelessly inside and sealed up the hatch. He then attached a gray hose to the top of the tube and walked towards a safe. He dialed in a number and reached inside to pull out a thin silver bottle. Starfire gasped, for it was the bottle that Slade had stolen from the science lab. Slade smiled under his mask and pressed a button on his armor. Starfire was suddenly lifted into the air and hidden in the ceiling while Slade walked into the darkness of the shadows. He then looked at his watch which read 7:57 P.M. and said out loud, "Any minute now…"

The four titans burst into the warehouse, dust and debris settling to the ground. Cyborg stood with his canon, Beast Boy as a Trex, Raven shifting up from the floor, and Robin with his bostaff. They all took in their surroundings and looked for their two main targets.

Slade moved into the light silently and applauded the titans, "Great entrance titans, very well done. But now lets us take a break from the dramatic entrance and look at tonight's agenda."

Robin glared at the man he hated most in his life; the man who killed innocent people and hurt his friends, and most of all, his Star. "Talk." Robin demanded. But before anyone could move, all the titans were disarmed. Cyborg was shocked by a robot and fell to the ground with no battery life. Raven was incased in a dome of solid steel that tightened around her so she couldn't move. Beast Boy was chained to a metal leash that grew with every animal he turned into, no matter how hard he tried to break free.

But Robin was left alone, standing unflinchingly to his surroundings, only focusing on one thing, Slade. Robin glared with hate at him but gave him a stare that said to continue.

"As I said before, tonight you have a very important decision to make."

"And as I said before, I'm going to take you down no matter what."

"Your choices." said Slade as he pushed a button on his armor. A glass like tube lowered smoothly down from the ceiling with an object in it. Robin gasped when he saw it was Starfire on her knees with her hands tied behind her back and a gag over her mouth. He eyes were wide and frightened, dark circles could be seen under them. She looked around frantically for a way to get out but then spotted Robin and calmed down noticeably. Friend Robin will not abandon me, she thought to herself.

Robin looked confusingly from Starfire to Slade. "What do I have to do?" he asked.

"Simple Robin, I am going to count to three and then I am going to run away, you have to catch me. However at the same time, the tube that Starfire is in will rapidly fill up with water till it reaches the top. You see your choice don't you? Catch me and turn me in, or save Starfire. It's just that simple." snickered Slade.

"One."

"Is it just water in the tube?"

"Two."

"How do I know this isn't a trick?"

"…Three…" and with that, Slade began to run. Robin looked at Starfire and her eyes widened in shock when the liquid began to spill onto her head. Hold on Star, I'll be right back. Robin ran towards Slade and fought with all he had. His bostaff made contact with Slade's armor in several places, but Slade got the best of him and knocked him to the ground. Robin quickly spun on the ground and tripped Slade to the floor. He took this to his advantage and began to run towards Starfire when Slade's hand shot out and grabbed him by the foot.

Meanwhile in the tube, Starfire had managed to untie her hands and wipe the gag off her mouth. She stood up on her weak legs and tried to break the glass with her bare hands, but her alien strength was gone for the moment. The liquid in the tube rose to her knees as she started to panic. She watched the fight, horrified as Robin and Slade fought hand to hand and cheered when Robin tripped Slade. She was saddened however about the fact that Robin chose not to save her. Did he not feel the same way about her the way she felt about him? He heart sank at the thought of the possibility and when she saw that Slade had Robin by the ankle.

The water arrived to her waist when Robin stole a quick glance up toward Starfire. He then continued to fight with all he had. This is for Starfire, he thought as he reached into his belt for the closest weapon. His hand shot out from his waist as he threw a freeze bomb at Slade's feet. Caught off guard, Slade fell to the ground.

The water was now up to Starfire's shoulders and her air supply was shortening. She held on to the glass around her, trying to make a crack big enough for air to seep in, but with no luck. She looked down at Robin and saw that he had Slade down and would soon be coming to her aid.

About to secure Slade down for good, Robin quickly looked around for something to stabilize him while he saved Star. Little did he know, Slade was inching his way out of his cage and suddenly grabbed Robin and held him in an almost impossible position to get out of.

"I'm going to make you watch your precious Starfire die dear Robin. I want you to watch her suffer as she tries to breathe water. Most of all, I want you to suffer."

Robin craned his neck upward and saw that Starfire was running out of time, and there was nothing he could do.

Starfire looked down at Robin, he is not going to save me, she thought sadly. She took one last gulp of air and prayed that Robin would get free, but as she waited, her head and lungs began to ach and long for air. Where are you Robin? she thought. And that's when everything went black…

Robin screamed her name and struggled for what seemed like forever when a burst of black energy broke the glass tube. As soon as that happened, dark power surrounded Slade and held him down.

"Robin, catch her!" screamed Raven as Starfire began falling towards the ground.

Robin quickly got to his feet and lunged for his target, catching her in just the right moment. Because of the force of the fall, the sopping wet Starfire coughed up water and began to breath. She stared weakly at Robin as he pushed her wet hair out of her face. Her face was wet, but Robin could tell she was crying. And right before she blacked out, she whispered faintly, "Where were you Robin? why didn't you save me?"