By Krabby Patties
Rated T
Action/Adventure/Romance
A Robin and Starfire fic
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Disclaimer: Guess what! I own the Teen Titans! Well, actually I'm borrowing it from my good friend, the producer. But don't worry! I'll return them soon! You know, after I exploit them and use them to gain WORLD DOMINATION! HOORAH FOR ME, THE RULER OF THE EARTH!
Dedication: To Steve from Lakeside for creating such a cool word! SWAMPY!
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A/N: Sorry if Batman is OOC in this chapter and the last and every single one that will have him in it. I don't know every single detail on how he acts.
Also I kind of fussed with Raven's prophecy and all that good stuff. I'm not saying that the episodes "Birthmark," "The Prophecy," and "The End: Part whatevers" never happened. Well maybe I am. But it's all a little different. Just read and you'll see.
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Chapter 10: A Deal with the Devil
They were seated around the dining table. Raven made sure she sat next to Beast Boy so she could kick him if he tried to say anything stupid. Batman had just finished his search through Robin and Starfire's room and walked into the living room. He had motioned for them to sit.
"Have you tried contacting Robin?" Batman asked.
"Yeah," Cyborg answered. "We tried calling their communicators but they were offline meaning that they—"
Batman interrupted, "I know. What else?"
"Raven sent him an email," Beast Boy said pointing a thumb at Raven.
Batman stood up. "Raven. Show me."
Raven stood up and turned on the computer. She brought up her email program and opened the Sent folder. She double clicked on the email and it opened up. She got out of her seat to let Batman sit.
He quickly read it and asked, "Did he answer it?"
"No."
"Typical." He stood up and opened up a cigar box he placed on the counter. He took out a tube half full with a red liquid.
Cyborg stood up and walked over, amazed. "That's Xynothium!"
"Yes but why was it in Robin's room in a safe under a loose floorboard?"
Beast Boy joined in. "That must mean that time on the News wasn't the first time Robin and Starfire stole that stuff!"
"We have no idea why Robin has that," Cyborg said answering for everyone.
"Alright. I need some quiet. Go get some pizza or something. Don't come back for at least a couple hours. And I might have to search your rooms."
Raven, Cyborg, and Beast Boy headed to the door.
"Beast Boy," Batman called. Beast Boy turned as the others kept walking. "I want a word with you. You can catch up with your friends in a minute."
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After a long day of driving, Robin and Starfire finally settled down at the hotel Best Eastern in Arkansas. They rented a room similar to the last room they rented.
Robin and Starfire were seated on Robin's bed in their PJs eating pizza. As they ate, Starfire spoke non-stop about some nonsense. Robin just sat there eating his pizza and nodding occasionally. But he wasn't really listening. He was off in his own little world, thinking. Certain aspects he was thinking about might disturb others and other people might think they would be perfect in an action movie.
Robin was knocked out of his thoughts when Starfire started calling.
"Robin? Robin!"
"Uh...what?"
"Am I correct?"
"Uh...sure? But listen, Starfire. I've been thinking and—"
"I have noticed."
"And well, if you really think about it, you'd say that there are more bad people in the world then good, right?"
Starfire thought for a moment. "Yes."
"Well, one day evil will prevail. I mean with more people they can overpower the good easily."
"I do not understand what your point is," Starfire said in non-mean way.
"One day the earth will be ran by an evil and powerful tyrant. One day all children that are born will be born evil. One day when you don't like someone, it isn't wrong to kill them."
Starfire had a look on her face asking why he was telling her this.
"Starfire, I've been having dreams—"
Starfire laughed loudly.
"Wha— No! Not those kind of dreams! They're visions!" Starfire silenced. "I have been having the same dream for the past week. Yet, everyday the beginning of the dream changes a little. There's this part where the sun keeps rising and setting. On my first dream there was ten sunsets. Then the next day there was nine. Then there was eight. And so on. It's saying how many days until the dream actually happens. I swear that it's a message!"
"How many sun sets were there last night?" Starfire asked.
Robin thought for a moment the said, "Four."
"That means that tonight there will be three and Thursday is the day!" ((A/N: The day is currently Monday in the storie.))
"You're right!"
"What are they, your dreams, about?"
"They say that you and I, we will start the reign of evil."
"What!"
"I am serious! You have to believe me Starfire!" Robin took her hands into his own.
"Robin, I am just confused. We are supposed to be good!"
"We aren't really good anymore. We stole Starfire. The line between good and evil is supposed to be clear." Robin looked away from Starfire to out the open window. "But it always isn't. Evil is supposed to stay on one side and good on the other but it doesn't always work like that." Robin finally stood up and walked to the window. He stared outside silently with Starfire watching him. "For example, a married police man with children looks onto other women with lust although he fights against serious things like that. And Catwoman… She's both good and evil. She steals things yet she helps Batman sometimes."
Starfire spoke after a long silence. "And deep down…" Robin turned to her to listen. "Good is a little bit of evil. And deep down evil is a little bit good. We all think mean things about each other—but Robin! Please don't think that I have thought one mean thing about you! I have not!"
Robin chuckled. "I don't doubt that! You probably haven't thought one mean thing about anyone!"
"Oh but I have. I dream extremely mean things about my sister!" She smiled. "I am pure evil!"
Robin laughed. "You're nowhere near! But back to the point, Starfire. Let me tell you about my dreams—" Starfire laughed. "I mean my visions…"
It was a dark day. For some reason the sun wasn't showing. It was covered be dark, thick clouds. It looked like it was going to storm but it didn't. It was just windy.
Robin and Starfire walked along a path through a thick forest. They both wore expressionless faces. They said nothing to each other as they passed by an old, run-down sign stating:
Welcome to Diable
Home of the banished Devil worshipers
Do not enter
Haunted
A long time ago ((A/N: In a galaxy far, far away… LOL)) there was a black temple inside Jump Village now called Jump City. Everyday Devil, in specific Trigon, worshippers, villagers called them "The Archfiends," would visit the temple with offerings to the Devil. These people murdered, raped, and did other horrible things claiming that Trigon told them to. Soon the villagers got angry and banished these Devil worshippers into a near by abandoned village. They called the village Diable, meaning devil in French, and set up many signs around the village warning travelers to stay away. The destroyed the black temple. But The Archfiends built a new black temple in Diable.
In anger, The Archfiends attacked the village and burned down many important buildings. Not being able to attack because of short notice, the villagers let The Archfiends go without harm. Then silently a few nights later, a group of villagers sneaked into Diable and stabbed the people in their sleep. The Archfiends died on contact.
Diable was left abandoned again. No one entered it for fear of the spirits of The Archfiends. Those who did never returned or came back seriously injured claiming that Diable was haunted and ghosts attacked them.
To this day, the skeletons of The Archfiends still lay in their beds and the black temple still stands.
As they walked down the path a little father down from the sign, the trees started clearing up and small huts showed. They silently walked to the center of the village and stood as if the where waiting for something. The wind suddenly blew colder. Starfire shivered. Robin saw but couldn't do anything.
The ground shook and broke. From the ground rose the black temple. Facing Robin and Starfire was a large, heavy black door. On the door frames there were skulls and other deathly objects carved into it. Robin walked forward and placed his hand on the door to open it. He suddenly pulled it back when a raspy voice spoke.
"The way is shut. It was made by those who are dead. And the dead keep it. The way…is shut."
((A/N: I'm sorry. I really couldn't resist!))
"Let us in! We are here to speak to Trigon!" Robin yelled out.
A ghost became visible next to Robin. He wore a long black cloak with the hood up. His face was a deathly pale and around his eyes was black. His lips were a purpley-black. There was a deep stab wound in his chest with a dark red bloodstain around it. He did have a see-through green tint to him showing he was a ghost.
The same raspy voice spoke again but now from the ghost. "What are your names?"
"Robin and Starfire," Robin answered.
"And how was the Mighty One contacted you?"
"Through visions. Let us in! We don't have much time!"
"Enter…" The ghost motioned to the door and the door swung open.
Inside it was pitch black dark. The only light came from a bright red flame in the center of the temple. The flame came from the ground and looked to have no fuel keeping it going. Above the flame four red eyes opened and stared at the newcomers. The ghost bowed his head and put his hand out telling Robin and Starfire to walk to the flame.
The eyes grew a darker red as a deep, threatening voice spoke. "Ah. Robin and Starfire. You have come at last."
"Get to the point, Trigon. What do you want from us?" Robin's fists clenched.
"Patience, Robin. We have all the time in the world. Well…we will." A dark laugh rang through the temple. "Robin, in your eyes, I can see your lust for power. That is why you did not make a good sidekick with Batman. Am I correct?"
"Sure."
"You will not be able to hide from your mentor and your friends for long. My daughter, she will contact you some how. I know she will find the power to do so. And Batman, the World's Greatest Detective, I think that speaks for itself. You have had a long journey. Take a seat."
Two stone chairs rose from the ground and Robin and Starfire sat upon them.
"Starfire." The eyes turned to her. "You will do anything for Robin. Whatever he does, you would do also. I hope that is the case." Starfire nodded. "All I want is to get out of the place Raven trapped me in. You understand Starfire? Similar to how you felt when you were a slave?"
Starfire's eyes widened. "How-how did you know?"
"I know many things. My mind can be in many places at once. But we can make a deal. I can give you power. You can rule the earth. You can have anything you want." He turned to Robin. "The other Titans. They don't trust you. Punish them. Make them work for you." He turned to Starfire. "Your sister, you may not know it, but she is on earth. She escaped from prison and returned, plotting revenge on you. I can make you stronger than her. She tried to steal Robin from you twice. Now you repay her for all the wrong she's done. You can kill her.
"I will give you unimaginable powers. I can make you immortal. You will rule the earth forever. And all I want in return is to be free. Get me the things I want and I'll do the same."
"Raven trapped you…in Hell?" Robin asked.
"Yes, she did. She did it because of a prophecy."
"Tell me the prophecy."
"It basically says that she was born to be the portal. A witch told me that there was a prophecy she heard a long time ago. She said that she thought the gem in the prophecy would be my child. She told me to help a native of Azarath conceive a child ((A/N: Does that make sense? Sorry if it doesn't. But what I'm trying to say is that Trigon made some lady pregnant. Got it!)) and the child would be a portal, an entrance into the earth. So I believed her. I seduced the most beautiful Azarathian woman I could find into loving me. Once the child was born, I told her the prophecy the witch told me. 'The Gem was born of evil's fire. The Gem will be the portal. He comes to claim. He comes desire. ((A/N: I have no idea what that part is. Cuz I didn't get it.)) The end of all things mortal.' As Raven grew up people told her the prophecy over and over again. People knew her as the Gem.
"On her sixteenth birthday she was supposed to become the portal. Instead she made me weak. She took my strength and basically threw it all away. Without my power I couldn't leave the Underworld to get to the portal. So the prophecy failed. Either that witch was a liar or there is a different child of mine that is the portal."
"So you want us to get another Azarathian for you to make out with," Robin said with a smirk.
"No. I do not enjoy your humor. But I have found an easier way. All I need is to regain my power but also gain an extra ability. An ability that allows me to leave without a portal. Are you agreeing to my terms? Will you help me?"
Robin looked at Starfire and back to the eyes. "Power sounds good."
"Good… Because I wouldn't have taken no for an answer."
"So how do we do this?"
Trigon spoke with a deeper more forceful voice. "JUST bring me a large silver goblet from the 17th century. No questions asked. Bring it to me and I will not take your lives. Then I will tell you your next task. DO NOT come back to this temple empty handed."╔▒▓╗
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A/N: This was a shorter chapter. But there was a ton of good info in here and you know it. I hoped you liked it. And I had to make it short because I felt I should have given two chapters because of the wait so I didn't have time to make this long. In turn, that gives me a question for you:
Would you rather have nice long chapters but less often or short chapters about this long more frequently?
Please answer! All of you who read this retarded storie need to review and choose an answer! PLEASE! Seriously…
I cannot wait until "The End: Part 3!" Can you! "Who-who are you?" I laughed so hard at that part in Part 2!
This chapter was 6 pages long on Microsoft Word.
Later days! Until next chapter, when I give you more crap that makes your lives worse and worse,
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