Chapter 8 – Memories – Hostile Alien Planet

Starfire looked at Robin sadly. He is injured most badly, she thought. Raven was checking her teammates' vital signs, listening to Green Day while doing so. "Raven…"

The mystic turned off her music player, and brought her attention to the Tamaranian. "Yes?" She came over to the bedside. "Do you need anything?"

"Robin…he will be okay, yes?"

You asked that an hour ago, she thought. "Yes, he will be fine, eventually."

"That kiss…it was wondrous…"

"You really do love him, don't you?"

"Yes, I do. I am hopeful that he does, as well."

A warm smile came to Raven's lips. "Judging by his description of the experience, I'd say he does." She looked at a chart that she was levitating at eye-level. "Wow. You should be getting up and about in less than a week. Your healing is ahead of schedule, even with my powers. Must be your alien fortitude."


The Boy Wonder struggled to keep up with the Tamaranian girl. "Starfire, wait up!" No response. "Star, why do you keep running away from me?"

The two came to a chasm, which Starfire leapt across easily. "I am giving you the space. Is that not what you require?" Another bound added distance between her and Robin, who had not long ago denied any romantic relationship between the two.

Robin, again playing catch-up, was utterly befuddled. "You're still thinking about that? Star, we're stranded on a hostile alien planet!"

"I know. Did you hope the perilous space station explosion, followed by our calamitous crash, then combat with a horrible slug creature would make me forget?" She eyed him suspiciously.

He replied sheepishly, "Uh, yes?"

"Humph!" She continued on. "Perhaps we would have more success if you searched the left half of the planet and I searched the right."

Shocked at such a suggestion, Robin stopped in front of the alien princess. "I don't want to split up!"

She folded her arms, and glared accusingly at him. "So you are now prepared to explain why I am neither a girl nor your friend?"

A sudden blast of heated air went off behind him as he tugged at his collar nervously, caught at a loss for words. "I…uh…well…"

"It appears the grifnik has got your tongue," she interrupted.

Robin sighed. "I shoulda let that slug eat me when I had the chance." He followed the girl dejectedly. Behind him, the screeching creature that had attacked the Titans on the station emerged from a pile of rubble, snarling menacingly.


Starfire whispered, "I love you, Robin." Then she went back to sleep.