Starfire walked down the sidewalk, taking long strides. School was over and she was headed home. The thing was, she wasn't sure how to get there. She crossed the street. A dark ally was coming up ahead. Starfire continued. A figure stepped out of the ally, nearly knocking Starfire over.
"Sorry," the figure muttered. Starfire looked at him. He looked about her age. He had short green hair, large green eyes, and green skin.
"Who are you?" asked Starfire.
"People call me Beast Boy," he answered.
"Wonderful! I am Starfire!" exclaimed Starfire.
"I've never seen you here. You new?" asked Beast Boy. Starfire nodded.
"Oh. Cool. Maybe we can hang out some time. Catch you later," said Beast Boy.
"Glorious! I shall see you in the near future!" said Starfire. She waved and skipped merrily down the sidewalk.
This planet seems nice. Starfire thought.
She heard a crash. Starfire stopped. A scream was soon heard afterwards. Starfire ran toward the noise. She was running farther and farther onto a deserted street. There was trash everywhere. All the stores were empty. It was very creepy.
"Ah!"
Starfire heard the scream again. It was from around the corner. Starfire turned and saw - a monster!
The monster was a long, skeletal creature with a hole for a nose. It was wearing a long overcoat and a hat. Clutched in it's hand was a long rope. A monster of a dog was standing beside it.
The monster flung it's rope at a girl with long, jet black hair. It caught around her waist. The monster started pulling her in. Starfire gasped. It was Hay Lin!
"No!" another girl with brown hair started running towards Hay Lin. It was Irma!
Irma was wearing a strange choice of clothing. She was wearing a violet mini skirt with matching violet shoes. She also wore blue and green tights and a turquoise belly shirt. It was different then the jeans and t-shirt she had worn to school.
Irma rose into the air - she was flying! Hay Lin, too, was wearing a strange outfit. Irma flung out her hands and water shot at the rope. It was not strong enough. Starfire hid behind a trash can. She wanted to help her friends, she really did! But she couldn't expose her powers.
But my friends have powers as well. Thought Starfire.
She rose up and started toward her friends.
"Starfire!" screamed Will. Starfire nodded and ran flew up into the air.
"Argghh!" yelled Starfire. Starbolts shot out of her hands, blasting the monster.
Starfire continued to throw energy blasts with everything she had. The monster staggered back. Hay Lin was set free of the rope. She joined in and created a blast of wind that knocked the beast down. The monster roared and ran away. Starfire, Hay Lin, and Irma returned to the ground. They stared at each other for a long time.
"Friends, what was that creature? Why did it wish to attack you? How did you acquire such powers?" asked Starfire, her eyes wide.
"Well..." started Irma. Her eyes were also wide.
"It all started when Will arrived, I guess," said Hay Lin. Two figures came from out of the shadows. They were Taranee and Cornelia. Starfire noticed their strange choice of apparel, also.
"We found this thing called the Heart of Candracar. It could transform us into the guardians of the veil," said Irma. Will started speaking.
"Yeah. I'm the Keeper of the Heart. We each have powers. I control energy..." she said.
"I control fire," said Taranee.
"I have control over earth," stated Cornelia.
"I do wind," said Hay Lin.
"And me water," finished Irma. Starfire stared at them.
"Wow! My dear friends! I cannot believe I am not the only one!" exclaimed Starfire. She hugged each guardian tightly.
"Can't - breathe..." choked Hay Lin. Starfire let go.
"This is so glorious! But I am sure you wish to know about my abilities, correct?" asked Starfire. The others nodded.
"Yeah, how can you throw such awesome blasts like that?" asked Will eagerly. Starfire beamed.
"You see, my friends, I am from planet Tameran. On this planet, we have such abilities," explained Starfire. The others gaped at her.
"You're an alien!" exclaimed Taranee. Starfire nodded happily.
"Oh, my gosh! That is so cool!" said Hay Lin, doing figure eights in the air. Cornelia scowled at her.
"Don't lose control again, air girl!" she said. Hay Lin floated back down.
"I can't believe this..." said Will in amazement. Starfire nodded in agreement.
"Yes, this is quite a startling discovery."
The six new friends sat down in Math class. Starfire was taking notes, fascinated by the new subject. Will was struggling to concentrate. She couldn't take her mind off what had happened the day before. Cornelia was cleaning her nails with a toothpick. Taranee was staring fixedly at the teacher. Irma and Hay Lin were joking around in the back.
"This is wonderful! I never knew this "math class" would be so fascinating!" exclaimed Starfire, scribbling something down in the purple notebook Taranee got her.
Starfire looked up after completing her note and noticed that Robin was looking at her. She waved at him and his cheeks turned pink for a split second. He smiled at her and went back to his work. The bell rang.
"Okay class! Finish what you started in class. Due tomorrow!" yelled the teacher as the class filed out of the classroom. Will, Irma, Taranee, Cornelia, Hay Lin, and Starfire started toward their lockers.
"Hey, everyone. Have you heard about Stacey's party this Saturday?" asked Cornelia. Everyone nodded except Starfire. She just looked confused.
"What is this 'party' of which you speak of?" she asked. Cornelia looked at her strangely.
"It's a place where people get together and dance and have fun," explained Cornelia, taking her books out of her locker. Starfire blushed and looked down.
"I am sorry, friend Cornelia. We do not call them 'parties' on my planet," she said. Cornelia felt a bit sorry for her all of a sudden. She had forgotten that Starfire was from another planet.
Suddenly, the school started to shake. Students clung to the walls. Books started falling out of the open lockers.
"Earthquake!" one student shouted. Everyone started screaming and running around, completely ignoring the teachers.
"Let's go, I don't think it's an earthquake. And believe me, I know how an earthquake fells like," said Cornelia. The others nodded and started running in the direction of the exit.
Once they were outside, Will held a strange looking medallion in the air. Starfire supposed it was the Heart of Candracar.
"Guardians, unite!"yelled Will. A blinding light streaked through the sky. The guardians rose into the air. Starfire shielded her eyes from the light. When she opened her eyes, the guardians had transformed into the same outfits they were in yesterday.
"Lets go!" shouted Irma. They ran across the lawn, searching for the source of all the havoc. At the back of the school, they saw a giant monster shaking the school. The six prepared to fight. But before they could attack, someone did it for them.
A figure lunged at the monster. It punched the beast and it fell backwards. It threw an object at the monster, which exploded at the monster's feet. The monster staggered and ran away. The figure stood up. Starfire gasped. The others gawked. It was Robin!
Robin, who had not noticed the girls, ran back into the school. It took them awhile to get over the shock.
"Robin...?" said Starfire in confusion.
"Does he have powers too?" asked Irma. Will shook her head.
"I didn't see him use any powers. He just... fought it," she said. The others stood still for a few ore minutes.
"Come on. We better get inside before anyone notices we're gone," said Taranee. The others nodded and followed her in.