Disillusioned
How would the world of Teen Titans change if the Apprentice series ended differently? What if Slade was indeed right, and the remaining Titans had no clue of the probes in their bodies and the rift betwen Robin and the group continued to grow? Ten years into the future... what has become of them all. Robin or Apprentice, has been given the responsibility of leading Slade's Arsenal, his army so to speak. Slade sees ill and has been weakening over the past ten years.
The Titans have recovered partially with a couple new full time members such as Bumblebee, Aqualad and Speedy. Enjoy
"Je voudrais retrouver l'innocence mais rien na de sens, et rien ne va."
"I would like to find innocence again, but nothing makes sense and nothing goes right."
Chapter 2: Hearts of Glass
I remember facing him still. How my heart shattered over and over again. How I still feel this hollow void within my chest where my heart used to be. I was never the same again. My closest friend... I loved him.... He betrayed us.
Me.
For years on end all I could think was.. What did I do? Was I not good enough? Was I not open enough? Persistent or understanding?
But for all my questions I found yet more... What lead him to deflect from us, his friends... his comrades in arms?
I sit on the roof, gazing over the city... I no longer have any faith in this planet and its people if it can so easily... causes such betrayal. Such pointless... heartless, cruel betrayal. Why do I stay?
Perhaps to continue a dream once shared with him. Or to hold a virtue he held. But no longer for myself. I am nothing. I have lost all I believed in. I believed in him. Sigh. I am but a warrior in an army... an army against injustice. And if he should stand for that, I shall stand against him...
She entered the tower, looking like she had faced hell ten times over. The soft and gentle features of an innocent outsider... now like stone, firm and sharp. She's withdrawn into herself,clinging to the original remaining members of the Titans. She looks around with pale jade eyes, no longer warm glowing emeralds. She spots Raven's room to her right and stops, placing a hand on the door and closing her eyes. "Yes?" Raven's monotone voice could be heard. Starfire sighed. "Just checking..." she murmured. "I'm fine." Raven replied cooly. She left the door and walked into the commercial area. Bumble and Cyborg were in the garage, spending quality time. Hm. She looked over to the coach where sat Aqualad and Speedy. the tension was heavy when she came in. She frowned and looked down. "I won't break... it's been ten years."
Exactly today. "Star," whispered Aqualad, stepping toward her and resting a hand on her shoulder. She trembled but maintained her strong facade. He touched her chin and turned her face toward him. "You were closest to him..."
She closed her eyes and rested her head against his cheek. "Then why did he betray us?" she whispered into his shoulder. His arms came around her and she sighed softly, inhaling his salty scent that had become so familiar now. Starfire had sought comfort in his arms many times over in the past ten years. Perhaps because he was outside of the loop, outside of the effected circle? She just felt a connection with him, specifically. But never the same connection as the one she held with Robin. that... was so severely intimate that to sever ties... nearly killed her. Never again would she allow that pain to come in. Speedy sighed, standing up and approaching them was a raised brow. "Love the soft touchy feely moments, guy, but every ... 'anniversary', The Arsenal and Slade get real quiet... I can assume if I turn in early, I won't be woken?" he asked softly. Star didn't turn back, flushed. Aqualad nodded. "Go rest my friend..." he offered softly and Speedy went off to his quarters, glancing back at Raven's momentarily before entering. When finally alone, Aquallad stepped back and held Starfire's face, frowning. "Star..." he whispered. "Why do you let it to continue hurting you?"
"Because it's as if ... it was nothing... like all we had was nothing." He frowned and gave a cold look.
"Perhaps to him it was..." She winced and looked away. He sighed and frowned. "Star, Robin isn't who he used to be. That Robin is dead... let him-"
She pushed him away and turned her back on him, clenching her fist. "I know! Damn it I know! I told you, Im ok! I just wanted to be held! Is that so much?"
He frowned, reaching to her. "I'm s-"
She jerked away and faced him with sharp eyes. "I didn't break... I may have been fractured but I am not broken..."
I am not glass. And she stormed away. Aqualad cursed and stomped his foot, watching her go with great pain.
Next Chapter: It's the ten year anniversary of Robin's Betrayal. There's eerie silence on the criminal's behalf and a tension creeping through out the tower. Starfire and Aqualad suffer through the pains of the past. How have the others changed? And why is Raven so withdrawn? A/N Bumblebee is a Titan form the original comic books, she has recently made an appearance on the cartoon series. To learn more visit:
How would the world of Teen Titans change if the Apprentice series ended differently? What if Slade was indeed right, and the remaining Titans had no clue of the probes in their bodies and the rift betwen Robin and the group continued to grow? Ten years into the future... what has become of them all. Robin or Apprentice, has been given the responsibility of leading Slade's Arsenal, his army so to speak. Slade sees ill and has been weakening over the past ten years.
The Titans have recovered partially with a couple new full time members such as Bumblebee, Aqualad and Speedy. Enjoy
"Je voudrais retrouver l'innocence mais rien na de sens, et rien ne va."
"I would like to find innocence again, but nothing makes sense and nothing goes right."
Chapter 2: Hearts of Glass
I remember facing him still. How my heart shattered over and over again. How I still feel this hollow void within my chest where my heart used to be. I was never the same again. My closest friend... I loved him.... He betrayed us.
Me.
For years on end all I could think was.. What did I do? Was I not good enough? Was I not open enough? Persistent or understanding?
But for all my questions I found yet more... What lead him to deflect from us, his friends... his comrades in arms?
I sit on the roof, gazing over the city... I no longer have any faith in this planet and its people if it can so easily... causes such betrayal. Such pointless... heartless, cruel betrayal. Why do I stay?
Perhaps to continue a dream once shared with him. Or to hold a virtue he held. But no longer for myself. I am nothing. I have lost all I believed in. I believed in him. Sigh. I am but a warrior in an army... an army against injustice. And if he should stand for that, I shall stand against him...
She entered the tower, looking like she had faced hell ten times over. The soft and gentle features of an innocent outsider... now like stone, firm and sharp. She's withdrawn into herself,clinging to the original remaining members of the Titans. She looks around with pale jade eyes, no longer warm glowing emeralds. She spots Raven's room to her right and stops, placing a hand on the door and closing her eyes. "Yes?" Raven's monotone voice could be heard. Starfire sighed. "Just checking..." she murmured. "I'm fine." Raven replied cooly. She left the door and walked into the commercial area. Bumble and Cyborg were in the garage, spending quality time. Hm. She looked over to the coach where sat Aqualad and Speedy. the tension was heavy when she came in. She frowned and looked down. "I won't break... it's been ten years."
Exactly today. "Star," whispered Aqualad, stepping toward her and resting a hand on her shoulder. She trembled but maintained her strong facade. He touched her chin and turned her face toward him. "You were closest to him..."
She closed her eyes and rested her head against his cheek. "Then why did he betray us?" she whispered into his shoulder. His arms came around her and she sighed softly, inhaling his salty scent that had become so familiar now. Starfire had sought comfort in his arms many times over in the past ten years. Perhaps because he was outside of the loop, outside of the effected circle? She just felt a connection with him, specifically. But never the same connection as the one she held with Robin. that... was so severely intimate that to sever ties... nearly killed her. Never again would she allow that pain to come in. Speedy sighed, standing up and approaching them was a raised brow. "Love the soft touchy feely moments, guy, but every ... 'anniversary', The Arsenal and Slade get real quiet... I can assume if I turn in early, I won't be woken?" he asked softly. Star didn't turn back, flushed. Aqualad nodded. "Go rest my friend..." he offered softly and Speedy went off to his quarters, glancing back at Raven's momentarily before entering. When finally alone, Aquallad stepped back and held Starfire's face, frowning. "Star..." he whispered. "Why do you let it to continue hurting you?"
"Because it's as if ... it was nothing... like all we had was nothing." He frowned and gave a cold look.
"Perhaps to him it was..." She winced and looked away. He sighed and frowned. "Star, Robin isn't who he used to be. That Robin is dead... let him-"
She pushed him away and turned her back on him, clenching her fist. "I know! Damn it I know! I told you, Im ok! I just wanted to be held! Is that so much?"
He frowned, reaching to her. "I'm s-"
She jerked away and faced him with sharp eyes. "I didn't break... I may have been fractured but I am not broken..."
I am not glass. And she stormed away. Aqualad cursed and stomped his foot, watching her go with great pain.
Next Chapter: It's the ten year anniversary of Robin's Betrayal. There's eerie silence on the criminal's behalf and a tension creeping through out the tower. Starfire and Aqualad suffer through the pains of the past. How have the others changed? And why is Raven so withdrawn? A/N Bumblebee is a Titan form the original comic books, she has recently made an appearance on the cartoon series. To learn more visit: