Chapter 5 – Memories – The Ferris Wheel
Note: The sections in italics for the next few chapters are flashbacks…Enjoy.
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As Robin lay there, he tried to turn his head to look at the fragile alien who lay sleeping on the adjacent bed. It hurt to move his head like that, almost as if his body was punishing him for not having taken better care of her. Dang it, he thought. She's hurt, and it's all my fault.
He paused for a moment, and thought back…the times he had shared with her…
The fireworks exploded in a series of sharp reports and a vast array of colors. Starfire inquired curiously, "Tell me again what they are called."
"Fireworks," said Robin, looking into her eyes.
Her face quickly turned to concern. "On my planet, such lights would mean that the Gordanians were attacking. You are certain Earth is not under attack?"
Robin's face showed a warm smile. "Positive. Cotton candy?"
Bewildered, Starfire responded, "The last time I ate cotton, it was white. And it did not taste very—"
He cut her off. "This is different." Robin took a small piece and put it in his mouth.
Cautiously, she did the same. "Mmmm…" When it dissolved in her mouth, she gasped, "It vanished!"
Robin, finding this rather amusing, chuckled. "Yeah. 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—"
Robin interrupted her again. "Here comes the finale!" His words would soon ring true as a spectacular arrangement of explosions went off, filling the sky with wondrous colors. "Whoo-hoo-hoo! Amazing!"
The Tamaranian finished her sentence. "Earth is full of amazing things, too."
"Best planet I've ever been to." Suddenly, a black and magenta missile with trailing tentacles grabbed the alien girl and carried the girl screaming into the night sky.
