Chapter 7- The Battle
Dove and Blackfire raced toward the titan boys. Blackfire told Dove, "I'll take care of the bird, you get the beast." Dove nodded in agreement. Blackfire raced towards Robin, he was just standing there. "Ha ha ha!" She laughed. But before she could rampage him, he moved far to the side. Blackfire kept on moving forward! But, with her flying powers, she did a sharp turn and flew back towards him. Robin quickly drew out his bo-staff. Blackfire landed and tried to get the bo-staff away from him.
Dove flew towards Beast Boy. Beast Boy turned into an elephant and grabbed Dove with his trunk! "Let...go...of me!" Dove protested. "No way," Beast Boy replied. "I'd never let you go. But you know, you are kinda cute." Dove lowered her eyes. "Necronome Hezberak Mortyxz!" She screamed. The trunk unraveled itself but then flew backwards, causing Beast Boy to go with it.
Blackfire finally got the bo-staff out of Robin's hands. "Let's try a little hand-to-hand combat," Blackfire said. Robin brought his fists up. "No problem," he replied. She flew at him with a punch, but he jumped to the side, grabbed her leg and flipped her over onto solid concrete. Blackfire winced in pain. She quickly squatted like a monkey, and brought one of her legs around, tripping Robin. Then, she grabbed him by the wrist and threw him onto solid concrete. The back of Robin's head was bleeding, but so was Blackfire's.
Starfire still struggled to be free. "Blackfire thinks of everything," she thought. She continued watching the battles. Both the boys weren't doing so good. Beast Boy couldn't lay a hand on the force field Dove surrounded herself with and Robin was getting his butt kicked. "I must help my Robin," she thought. Robin had a black eye, one of his arms was cut badly, his head was bleeding, his shoe torn off and he stepped on broken pieces of glass, but he still fought! Starfire adored Robin for this. But she knew in her heart, this could be the end for them. She hated Blackfire with all her heart. She had tried to take her place as a titan, tried to make her marry a hideous creature, and now, she was trying to kill all the titans with the help of her new friend. Rage consumed Starfire right now, and her eyes glew green. All of a sudden, the starbolts zoomed out of her eyes aiming for Blackfire. Blackfire noticed this though and she put Robin in the way of the starbolt. "NO!" Starfire screamed. It hit Robin with a great force that sent him to the ground...not breathing. Starfire gasped and tears covered up her whole face. Her once emerald eyes were now puffy and red.
Beast Boy gasped. Was Robin dead? As he was distracted, Dove punched him in the face. Then stomped on him. Beast Boy winced in pain. He couldn't fight much longer. But then he saw Raven...his Raven. Just being stuck to a wall with chains. But she looked peaceful like, "I can die now, and be fine with it." kind of look. She almost looked like she was sleeping. Beast Boy just wanted to wrap his arms around her and tell her everything was going to be okay. That soon, they would all be back at the tower playing video games and eating pizza together. Another punch in the face sent him flying backwards. "Thinking about my little sister won't help you win this fight," Dove said. "Oh yeah?"
"Yeah."
"We'll just have to see about that!"
Beast Boy kicked her hard in the chest. Dove then did a flip and landed on her feet. Then, a pink starbolt hit Beast Boy, knocking him hard into toxic chemicals. "That should get rid of him," Blackfire said. She took Starfire's chin in her hand. "And thanks to you, the boy blunder is dead. I would've never thought it was in you, Starry. Killing your own boyfriend." Starfire didn't speak. Just continued to cry her heart out. Her broken and bruised heart. "Get over it!" Blackfire exclaimed. "You hit him and he died, nothing more, nothing less. Love is just a pitiful emotion that should have never existed. All you do is love someone only to have your heart broken."
"That is not true," Starfire began, "love is a beautiful emotion that people share with one another because their hearts are the guidance that gets them through the day. Nothing can interfere with love. It is the greatest source of power imaginable."
"Yeah right!" Blackfire scoffed. "You wouldn't know what love was if it hit you in the back of the head! You had a crush on the boy blunder, but by the time you're 22, you're going to fall in love with another guy! And it will keep happening over and over again."
"I doubt that, older sister. What I feel for Robin is everlasting. Since the day I met him, I knew this was the man I wanted to spend the rest of my life with. And as being a titan progressed, I realized it more and more." Starfire remembered all the times with Robin.
"Beautiful," Starfire said, "tell me again what they are called."
"Fireworks," Robin replied. "On my home planet, such explosions would mean the Gordanians were attacking. You are certain Earth is not under attack?" Starfire asked.
"Positive," Robin answered, "cotton candy?"
"The last time I ate a ball of cotton it was white," Starfire began, "and it did not taste very..."
"This is different." Robin stuck some in his mouth. Starfire smiled and tried it. "Mmmm. Oh! It vanished!" She exclaimed. "Yeah," Robin laughed, "it'll do that."
Starfire sighed, "When I first came to this planet, I did not think I would ever fit in. Earth was full of strange things. But now I see that..." The fireworks they were watching gave off the finale. "Here comes the finale!" Robin exclaimed. "Whoo-hoo! Amazing!" Starfire's eyes were shining. "Earth is full of amazing things, too," she said.
Starfire sighed on the roof of the dancing place. "Perhaps I do not belong here after all," she said. "Of course you don't," Robin came up on the roof, "you belong down there having fun with the rest of us. What's wrong?" He sat down next to her. "Nothing is wrong," Starfire replied, "everything is wonderful. The pounding music and blinding lights are quite enjoyable." Robin's mask lowered in concern. "Everything is not wonderful," Starfire began, "I am happy to see her, but Blackfire rules the video games, and she is able to share very depressing poems, and she knows the cool moves, and she always knows when people are not talking about shovels. Sigh. And I am nothing like her." Robin placed his hand on her shoulder. "No, you're not." he said, "and I think..." What did he think? Starfire thought. She never got to find out because at that moment, Blackfire dragged Robin away.
Starfire was about to run away from the titans for good. "She will be a better titan then I ever was," she said. Then, Robin came to stop her. "Were you just going to leave without saying goodbye?" He asked. Starfire hugged herself and flew down towards him. "Robin, I..." But then, she got kidnaped.
But at the end, she was watching the sunset and he sat down next to her. "Hey," he said, "how are you doing?"
"I am...sad for my sister." Starfire replied. "And for yourself?" Robin asked.
"I am just glad that the truth was discovered before I was replaced."
"What are you talking about?"
"Well, you...everyone was having such fun with her, and then Cyborg said..."
"Look, your sister was interesting, but she could never take your place. No one could ever take your place." They smiled at each other and watched the sunrise.
Robin was locked away in his room when Starfire opened the door. "Robin," she began, "I am wondering if you might wish to..."
"No," Robin said. Starfire looked very sad as Robin walked over to her. "Thanks, but I need to figure out why Slade wanted that chip."
"Agreed," Starfire began as she blushed, "and perhaps if you were to take a break the answer would be easier to..."
"I can't," Robin replied, "you almost got hurt. Next time, it could be worse. He's planning something. I have to find out what."
"But, Robin..." he slammed the door on her.
The titans just found out that their own leader was the master thief Red X. He was locked in his room as Starfire walked in. "You wanna yell at me, too?" He asked, "everyone else has. And I can't blame them."
"I do not wish to yell, merely to understand. Robin why did you not tell us the truth?"
"I needed to fool Slade. If you guys knew it was me under that mask, you would've held back. Doesn't matter, anyway. Slade figured it out. And I still haven't learned anything about him."
"That is not true. Whoever Slade is, you and he are...similar. Slade did not trust you...and you did not trust us."
Robin was now Slade's apprentice. He had just fought his friends and was about to get away when Starfire shouted, "Stop!" Slade came in through the ear thing. "I thought I told you to use that blaster. Attack! Now!" Slowly, Robin started the blaster up. Starfire's eyes were saddened. "Robin," she began, "you are my best friend. I cannot be in a world where we must fight. If you are truly evil then go ahead. Do what you must." She willingly was giving up her life for him. She'd rather die then fight him.
At the end of it all, Robin realized Star was alone on the couch. He sat down next to her. "Everything okay?" He asked. "I am...sorry." She replied. "You're sorry? For what?"
"When things were bad, there was a moment where I truly believed that you were...like Slade. I doubted you. And for that, I am sorry."
"I doubted myself, Star. Focused, serious, determined. As much as I hate to admit it..he and I are kind of alike. But there's one big difference between me and Slade. He doesn't have any friends."
Starfire smiled at him.
Robin just figured out to save the city, he had to go out on a date with a monster. "This prom is some matter of duel, yes?" Starfire asked, slapping the girl. "Robin eagerly accepts."
"It's not a duel, Star," he said, "it's a date." Starfire gasped. "He does not accept! Do you hear? Robin does not accept!"
At the prom, Robin pulled his shirt collar. "Really hoping she doesn't show." Then, someone tapped him on the shoulder. He turned around and in a beautiful pink dress was Starfire. "Starfire?" He asked. "On such occasions, I believe it is customary to wear a dead plant?" She placed a flower on his tux. "Star, you're supposed to be helping the others track down Killer Moth!"
"You're orders were to investigate the girl. I intend to investigate her throughly. Besides, you may require saving. This "Kitten" is perhaps some sort of ooze monster in disguise. She certainly is ugly like a monster, yes?"
At the end of the prom, "And now," said the announcer guy, "the moment you've all been waiting for, the king and queen of this years prom are...ROBIN AND STARFIRE!" Robin smiled and held out his hand. "I guess one more dance wouldn't kill me." And they walked off to dance.
Starfire was on the balcony of Tamaran, thinking. All of a sudden, she heard a familiar voice call her name. "Starfire! Starfire!"
"Robin! Thank X'hal you...uh...that is...I trust you are enjoying your stay?"
"Come on. We're getting out of here."
"Oh, Robin. I am sorry. I cannot."
"Starfire, you don't want to marry him."
"Marrying him will bring peace to my planet. It is good for everyone."
"It's not good for you."
"Robin, if you cannot be happy for me...then perhaps you should not attend my wedding."
"Starfire..." Robin was then taken away by the tamaranian guards.
"I'm glad you'll be staying with the titans for a long time and..." Robin said, "not getting married."
"Yes," Starfire said, "the next time, I shall choose my own husband. Who is to know? Perhaps there is a groom for me on Earth."
"ROBIN!" Starfire happily exclaimed, rushing up and hugging him. "YOU ARE UNWRINKLED!"
"I love him," she thought, "and I killed him." She looked over at Robin on the floor and Beast Boy in the chemicals. "Sister..." she said, her eyes glowing green, "I do not believe this battle is over!"
To be continued...
Author's note: How do you like it? Poor Robin. :( Well, you'll find out what happens next in chapter 8!
