Title: In Your Dreams

Author: Blair Lebeau, SocialButterfli

Summary: The memory of her is still clear in his mind. He'll never forget how his heart stopped when she turned her back to him and flew away, never to return. But when they find each other again, will their destined love finally become reality? Or can they only be together in his dreams? RobStar

Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titans, but if anyone wants to buy it for me, feel free!


Chapter 17

"The entire planet of Tamaran versus the Teen Titans," Kendrick proclaimed, and Starfire's mouth dropped open.

"Surely you do not believe that it is a fair fight!" she exclaimed.

"Do you think I care if it is a fair fight, my dear?" Kendrick asked, glowering.

"They will defeat you."

"In that case, I suppose I should get rid of such a threat altogether, hmm?" Before Starfire could react, Kendrick was aiming the laser at the orange ship. At the very last second she pushed him which threw off the beam. It missed by only a few inches. Kendrick cursed in Tamaranean, but before he could readjust the laser to his target again, Starfire recovered and knocked him over once more. The second shot was sent randomly into space, missing the orange spaceship by a long shot. Kendrick let out a growl of frustration and grabbed the unsuspecting Starfire, sending her flying across the room. She hit the ground, hard. Before she could get back up, Kendrick crouched next to her and took her face in his hand.

"Please release me," she said, but he ignored her request.

"Your friends will never survive this," he hissed. "And once my position as Grand Ruler of Tamaran is secure, neither will you. Unless, of course, we have a deal."

"I am not fond of your deals," Starfire said, uneasily. "The last time we had a deal, you tricked me." Kendrick thought for a moment. He hadn't expected the normally naive girl to be wary. Perhaps she had grown more than he thought. But the devious man was not easily put off, and he quickly thought of a response that would comfort her.

"Who is to say your people will even agree to help me, Princess? The planet is in a state of uproar. Few will come to my aid. I am not even an important figure to them." Convinced, Starfire agreed. She had no doubt that her friends would come out victorious.

Of course, the poor girl never even considered that Kendrick would tell vicious lies to turn the citizens of Tamaran against her. And the Teen Titans, super powers or no super powers, were no match for an entire planet.


In one of the few towns that survived the Tamaranean rebellion, a little Tamaranean girl named Jenica clung to her mother's arm as she listened with confusion and curiosity to the strange man making a seemingly important announcement from the balcony of the royal palace. The man was speaking in English, so Jenica only understood a few words of what he was saying, being too young to have started learning a language other than Tamaranean yet. She only knew that this man's words were having an angering effect on the gathered civilians.

"I thank you all for coming here today," the man said in the strange tongue. "I know that we have not been united as of late, but today I believe that will change. We of Tamaran must band together to protect our honor and our lives from outward influence."

"What do you mean?" a voice called out from the crowd. "What was so important that we all had to congregate here?"

"I assume that you all remember the princess Koriand'r, heir to the throne, should it ever be reestablished."

There were murmurs throughout the masses; of course they knew her. She was their favorite of the royal family.

"Sadly, our beautiful princess has fallen prey to the evils of Earth, which she was . . . visiting to learn of other cultures."

There were more murmurs, angrier this time. What evils of Earth? What had happened to the princess?

"While Princess Koriand'r was visiting Earth, she came across a group of humans whom she believed to be her friends. She stayed with them during her time on Earth, and began to trust them completely. As I am sure most of you recall, she returned here once with that group of humans, and fought her own sister for the integrity of our planet. The crown was hers, and Tamaran would have had the greatest ruler of all." Kendrick lowered his voice as he continued his epic story. "But Princess Koriand'r gave up the crown and handed it over to her nanny, the incompetent Galfore."

There was a roar that erupted from the crowd at the name of their last emperor, who, in their eyes, hadn't deserved the throne. They had trusted Koriand'r's judgement because they were loyal to her, but when she left, their opinions soon changed. Non-royal blood didn't belong on the throne.

"I believe that you all are pondering the same question as I. Why would our beautiful and brilliant princess abandon us like that? Leave us in the hands of Galfore? Leave Tamaran for Earth? I pondered and pondered and pondered that, and only today did the princess provide me with the answer."

"Tell us!" shouted a voice. Kendrick smiled. The assembled Tamaraneans were becoming angrier and angrier with every word he spoke; they were putty in his hands.

"When I retrieved our princess, along with her brother, the prince Ryand'r, from Earth, my intentions were to save her. But she fought me; apparently she did not believe that she needed saving. Obviously, these so-called friends of hers had made her forget all about our beautiful planet Tamaran. And that's when I came to the conclusion that this group of humans had brainwashed her."

There was an uproar. Everyone believed Kendrick's story, because why else would their princess turn against them like that?

"Who are they?" another voice called out. Kendrick's smile widened, but only for a moment, because he had a show to put on. He tightened his mouth into a grim line.

"They go by the name of the Teen Titans," he said, his voice dark. "And they are coming here to take back Princess Koriand'r and . . . destroy Tamaran."

Kendrick had his army. His lies had united Tamaran with rage, and all were eager to battle the Teen Titans and save their poor princess. Little Jenica looked up at her furious mother and began to feel scared.

"Mama," she cried in Tamaranean. "Mama, what is going on?" Her mother looked down at her, surprised. She had obviously forgotten that her little one was with her.

"Not now, Jenica," she replied, her tone harsh.

"Join me!" Kendrick called out, and Jenica's mother redirecting her attention, cheering along with the rest of Tamaran. "We must save our princess and our planet! Join me in the battle for our integrity, our lives!" The cheering got louder, and Jenica covered her ears and began to cry. Her mother looked down on her, obviously impatient.

"Jenica, hush now," she demanded.

"I do not understand, what is going on?" The few words she had picked up from Kendrick's announcement scared her. Save Princess . . . destroy Tamaran . . . battle . . .what was a Teen Titan?

"It is none of your concern," her mother replied, and turned back to Kendrick. Jenica tugged on her mother's arm, but she ignored her. Kendrick spoke again.

"Hide your children in your houses," he directed. "Instruct them not to leave, close your windows and lock your doors. Then, join me in the palace while we wait for the Teen Titans to come after Princess Koriand'r . . . and then we will be victorious! For Tamaran!"

"For Tamaran!"

Jenica's mother grabbed her by the hand and dragged her back to their house along with the other Tamaraneans who did the same. Once there, she told Jenica to hide under the bed and not to come out for anything. Then, she began to talk to her husband in English so Jenica couldn't understand what they were saying. But she understood more than they expected.

"Are you ready to do battle?" Jenica's father asked.

Battle? Jenica wondered. Were her parents going to battle these Teen Titans?

"No one threatens Tamaran and our princess and gets away with it."

Threaten Tamaran . . . she wasn't sure what it meant, but she knew it wasn't good.

"That is why the Teen Titans must be killed."

Kill? Jenica was not sure she had heard right. She thought that kill meant to end life, to destroy, but that couldn't be right. Her parents weren't murderers. Were they?

"Kill?" she asked, crawling out from under the bed. "Did you say kill? Kill?" Her parents looked alarmed. Jenica could tell by the looks on their faces that she was not wrong. Kill meant what she thought it meant, and her parents had said it. She began to cry.

"Sweetheart, do not cry," her father begged.

"Kill? You kill?" she asked. Her parents looked at each other.

"Does she know what that means?" her father asked her mother.

"She cannot. She does not know English." Her father stroked her hair.

"There, there, it is alright. Do not cry. We have to go, now, but we will be back."

"Go back under the bed, darling," her mother instructed as Kendrick had said. "And do not come out for anything." They both kissed her and then left her there, staring after them in disbelief.

Battle . . . kill . . . the words didn't add up to anything good. Her parents said they were coming back. But would they? What if they were . . . killed?

Instead of going back under the bed, Jenica went to the window and gazed out. The last few Tamaraneans were walking into the palace, and then the streets were deserted. Everyone who wasn't battling was hiding in their houses like they were supposed to.

And then, the streets weren't deserted. Jenica caught sight of a black-haired boy in strange clothing wandering around, looking up at the palace. Craning her neck, she was able to see in the distance three other strangely clothed people and a bright orange space ship.

Jenica was young, but she was smarter than most her age. She knew who the four strangers were. They were the Teen Titans.


Sorry, sorry, sorry! I finally get over my sickness . . . just in time for exams. So in the midst of the sneezing, studying, and test-taking, there wasn't time to update. But now it's FINALLY over and since I'm snowed in I'll have lots of time to write and I'll be updating normally now, thankfully.

AND NOW FOR THE MOST EXCITING NEWSEVER!!!! There has been confirmation that there will be a FIFTH Teen Titans season!!! NO ENDING! YAAAY! Go to the site listed on my last chapter and click on "episodes" to read about it. Apparently there will be a lot of focus on Teen Titans East (which I have mixed feelings about because while I think Mas Y Menos are the most adorable characters ever, my heart belongs to the original Titans and I'm not sure I like the whole shared glory thing) and there will be a lot of guest appearances by other DC comic characters. However, the last three episodes of season 4 are STILL labeled The End parts 1, 2, and 3, so I don't know what's up with that. I'm hoping that season 4 won't be the end of the original Teen Titans team and that season 5 will be only focused on Teen Titans East, because what will I do with Robin, Star, Rae, BB, and Cy? I wish I knew more, grr. But at least there's hope.

And now I'm going to go write some more. Reviewslife. You know what to do.

Blair