By Krabby Patties
Rated T
Action/Adventure/Romance
A Robin and Starfire fic
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Disclaimer: Umm. I wish I owned an Ipod Mini. But I don't. I wish I owned a SpongeBob CD player. But I don't. I wish I owned a laptop with wireless Internet connection. But I don't. I wish I owned Teen Titans. But I don't. I wish I had $4,000,002,730.00 (four billion, two thousand, seven hundred thirty dollars, for those who are impaired) so I could buy all those things. But I don't.
Dedication: To Mike Jones because 'I'm Mike Jones' too.
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A/N: Well. Here's the next chapter. Yay. Read and reread.
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Chapter 14: Sleeping Gas
Slade was sitting in front of his computer playing with some puppets. One puppet that looked like a wolf was smashing his head into the other puppet that looked like a little boy.
"I'm gonna eat your head!" Slade was yelling in a growling voice. The phone suddenly rang and Slade answered the cordless that was sitting on the computer desk. "Hello?……Nothing. I'm just playing Nintendo……" Slade's face, although it was covered with a gold and black mask, scrunched up in shock. "No!…No! Dr. Curly!…" Slade started crying. "Dr. Curly's dead!"
Slade hung up the phone and rushed to the supermarket. He ran to the deli section all while crying yelling out for Dr. Curly. He picked up luncheon ham package and smelled it. "Dr. Curly!" He picked up another one and smelled it. "Dr. Curly! Dr. Curly!" He picked up another and another. "Dr. Curly?" Slade said after he smelled a last package. He smelled it again and started ripping it open. "Dr. Curly, I'm so sorry!" He held the open package to his chest while crying uncontrollably.
Slade stood in a cemetery with a cardboard box sitting at his feet. "Let us bow our heads and remember the good times we've had with Dr. Curly." Slade bowed his head.
-Flashback One-
Slade was swinging on the swings at the park with gleeful face on. He looked over to the piece of luncheon ham sitting on the swing next to him.
Slade slid down the slide with his arms waving around in the air. He put Dr. curly at the top of the slide around motioned for the piece of ham to slide down to him. When the ham didn't move stuck a finger in the air. He took out a can of PAM and sprayed it all over the slide. Dr. Curly started moving slowly down the slide while Slade jumped up and down in happiness.
-Flashback Two-
Slade was back in his bedroom with Dr. Curly in hand. He ran slowly down the room towards the wall with a look of pure frustration on. He threw the piece of ham up in the air and it landed and stuck to the wall very close to the ceiling. Slade jumped up and down whooping for joy.
-Flashback Three-
It was dark and Slade was under the covers in his bed. Dr. Curly was lying on the pillow next to his head with a tiny blue nightcap on. Slade pulled the blankets up so they covered the piece of ham halfway. Slade kissed Dr. Curly goodnight, which probably just looked like he slammed his masked face down on the piece of luncheon meat.
-Flashback Four-
Dr. Curly was lying in some luscious green grass. Slade stood above him pouring apple juice upon the piece of ham.
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The next morning Raven woke up second. She headed down to the living room and made herself a cup of tea. Batman was already in front of the giant computer/window/TV typing away. She sat in her usual seat around the yellow dining table. She was silently imagining ways to kill Beast Boy. But something really confused her. After almost kissing Beast Boy, she realized that loved him. But she thought she couldn't feel love. She thought that if she really could everything would just blow up. Yet, nothing did. Even though all she thought about was loving Beast Boy nothing shattered or exploded. This was an entirely new feeling.
So Raven had gone to go speak to her emotions. And right there shining brighter then another emotion was Love. Love just sat there with hearts in her eyes mumbling Beast Boy's name over and over. All of the other emotions seemed very happy about Love. Love seemed to brighten all the emotions up. Even Hate. Although Hate kept saying, "Hate will prevail! Hate will consume you" she seemed to be saying it in a slightly happier way.
Raven had asked Wisdom why nothing was exploding when she thought about Beast Boy, why her powers weren't running haywire. Wisdom said that Love was the antidote; Love keeps all of her emotions in check. Raven still had questions but just left them unsaid. The moment Raven had appeared back in her room she screamed for joy, silently. She assumed she could now feel any emotion she wanted. Raven promised herself that the next moment she saw Beast Boy she would kiss him. And then she was like, "Naah…" So when she told Beast Boy last night that she could feel emotion, she wasn't kidding.
Now after that stupid fight over nothing last night, Raven hated him more then she ever had. But she could still feel Love sitting in her brain, mumbling about Beast Boy. And she could feel Hate screaming in anguish about Beast Boy and stabbing a little Beast Boy plushie. What the hell was going on in the world! She loved and hated Beast Boy!
Beast Boy walked into the living room and poured himself a glass of soymilk. The moment Beast Boy and Raven locked eyes, Love took over. She made Raven smile brightly and wave. Best Boy just stared at her like she was crazy and looked away. Raven growled and Hate took over. On the floor, Raven spotted a rubber band. She picked it up, aimed, and fired.
"OW!" Beast Boy screamed. He spun around, holding his head, and saw Raven smiling at him evilly. "What the hell was that for!"
Love took over and Raven blew a kiss at him.
"Is it that time of month again, Ravie-do?" Raven growled loudly and Beast Boy looked very smug with himself as he put some tofu waffles in the toaster. "Moody much?"
Raven held herself back from literally biting Beast Boy's head off. Steam came out of her nose as she picked up her half full mug of tea and walked to where Beast Boy was waiting for his waffles to pop up. She threw her mug on the ground and floated out of the room.
Batman who had strained his neck enough this morning by spinning around quickly to see what all the noise from behind him was coming from. When he was heard the mug crash and saw Raven floating out of the room with steam blowing out of her ears and nose, he was more confused then he had ever been in his whole life. He decided that it wouldn't be a good time to say that he got a lock on Robin.
For the rest of the day Beast Boy and Raven ignored each other. When one walked into the room, the other walked out. They made dirty looks at each other. Cyborg wondered what was going on but said nothing.
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After Starfire won eleven games of Palace, they decided to play hide-and-seek tag. They felt like little kids.
"Do Enie-meanie-miney-moe," Starfire suggested as they were deciding who would be It.
Robin pointed to himself first. "Enie, meanie, miney, moe. Catch a tiger by the toe. If it hollers let it go. Enie, meanie, miney, moe. Batman said to pick the very best one and the very best one is N-O-T Y-O-U." He landed on Starfire making himself It.
Starfire floated up into the air and was about to fly off when Robin stopped her. "No powers."
Starfire groaned like a disappointed little girl, "Aaaw." Then she ran off through the woods.
Robin leaned his forehead on a tree. "One, Gotham City. Two, Gotham City. Three, Gotham City. Four, Gotham City. Five, Gotham City…" and so on to fifty.
Starfire stopped, not too far away from Robin, and climbed up a tree. She heard Robin yell, "Ready or not! Here I come!" and before she could stop herself she yelled back, "I am ready!"
Robin laughed at Starfire's mistake and quickly found the area he heard her from. He looked up through the treetops and saw a bright flash of red. He quickly bolted up the tree as fast as the squirrels he killed last chapter. When Starfire spotted Robin she 'eeped' and scurried up the tree with Robin very close behind. Robin finally tagged her upper back and they stopped climbing up the tree. They sat down on a strong limb and admired the view from up top their tree.
Robin looked down through the branches and started calculating things in his mind. When he had finished, he stood up and grabbed a branch above him. Starfire looked at him wondering what he was doing.
"Do you trust me?" Robin asked holding out his hand.
"Yes. More than anyone in the world." She took his hand and carefully stood up she cuddled close into Robin as he wrapped the arm not holding onto the branch around her waist. "But why are you asking me this?" When Robin didn't answer she followed his blue-eyed gaze to the forest floor and gasped. "Oh! Please do not tell me you are going to ju—"
"Hold on tight." Robin smiled down at her. He let go of the branch and stood for three seconds perfectly balanced. His grip on Starfire grew tighter as did Starfire's around his neck. He took one last check making sure everything was okay with his eyes and dived down to the forest floor.
Starfire screamed but the air rushing by their ears canceled it out. Robin moved their bodies left and right, narrowly avoiding many branches. One particularly sharp branch scraped his cheek, leaving a three inch long red scratch. At least ten feet from the ground, their bodies were wrenched into an upright position as Robin grabbed the branch he had planned on grabbing from way up the top of the tree. He slowly let go of the branch and landed on their feet. Starfire lost her balance and pushed Robin to the ground landing on top of him. Both of their cheeks were red because of the wind whipping against them.
"Don't ever do that again!" Starfire said with her eyes wide.
Robin sat up on his elbows smiling, his uncovered blue eyes twinkling. "Come on. You know it was fun."
Starfire couldn't help but smile. "Maybe just a little but I would not attempt that with anyone else but you." Starfire playfully hit his chest.
"Good. Because I would've killed the guy you agreed to do that—"
"Are we interrupting something?" Starfire rolled off Robin and they saw that Raven, Cyborg, and Batman were floating to the ground on a black platform created by Raven.
Like a military move, Robin whipped on his mask, once again covering his eyes. His eyes traveled from Batman's, to Raven's to Cyborg's. Then he accounted that something was missing.
"Robin, what the hell are you doing out here?" Batman spoke again.
Robin stood up and pulled Starfire up as fast as he could. He ignored Batman and said to Starfire, "Beast Boy's back at the camp! He's searching for the goblet!"
Starfire grabbed Robin's underarms and flew like a rocket towards their campsite. Batman ran after them and threw out the Batline trying to get Robin's ankle but missed as Starfire avoided it. Raven created a force field in front of them, stopping them for the moment. Starfire let go of Robin and he threw one of two Birdarangs he had in his pocket at Raven throwing her backwards and demolishing the force field. Starfire grabbed Robin and flew away.
Cyborg caught the falling Raven and set her down. He charged up both Sonic Cannons and shot them out towards Robin and Starfire hoping not to hurt them but make them fall. Starfire avoided all of them finally reached the campsite. She threw Robin at Beast Boy who was holding the silver goblet up in the air. Robin grabbed the goblet and roll-landed behind him. Batman thrust the Batcable to a tree behind Robin and slid along it. As he flew overhead he grabbed the goblet from Robin's hands. Robin took out his Birdarang and threw it. It knocked the goblet out of Batman's hands and Starfire caught it. Starfire flew high into the air.
"Starfire get out of here!" Robin yelled thrusting his arm around to express the point.
"To where?" Starfire called as she ducked beneath black daggers of magic Raven threw out.
"Anywhere! Just get out of here!"
Starfire flew away and Beast Boy asked Batman if he should go after her. Batman said no. Robin kicked Cyborg in the chest and Cyborg was just pushed back a little. As Cyborg's torso was almost parallel to the ground Robin took two steps on his chest and jumped up at Raven who was half way through muttering the usual incantation. Robin pulled her hood down to her chin and threw her down, a move he had used when he was Slade's apprentice.
Batman yelled something to Raven that Robin couldn't hear. But Raven did. She formed a ball of black energy around herself, Batman, Beast Boy, and Cyborg just before Batman threw down a bomb containing sleeping gas. When the green smoke cleared, Raven took down the force field and they found Robin that had collapsed on the ground.
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Starfire flew above the city hoping Robin was okay. She was wondering how Robin would know how to find her and decided that he would probably call her on her new cell phone. As Starfire passed over the mall, she decided to stay there and see if there were any new stores.
She landed in the parking lot and walked to the front door. Before she pulled it open, she took an elastic from her wrist and tied her hair up in a high ponytail leaving the two strands of hair on the side of her face to disguise herself partially. When she walked into the store, the people she walked by started whispering. She knew exactly what they were whispering about. She thought she looked like Starfire.
The moment she spotted a sunglasses stall, Starfire walked toward it. She looked through all the sunglasses and found a nice, mysterious pair.
"How much are these?" Starfire asked a dirty, fat man that sat on a stool behind a tiny desk.
"That one is twenty-five." The man smiled showing a mouthful of black rotten teeth. "But because you're pretty you can have it for fifteen."
Starfire smiled a fake smile back and dug through her jean pockets. She couldn't find any money and looked back up at the man. She stuck out her lip and sashayed toward the fat hunk of blubber.
"I forgot my money at home," Starfire said in a pouty voice. "But I really want these glasses." She put them on. "Don't they make me look…pretty?" Starfire put her elbows on the desk and leaned her chin on her palms. The collar of the tang top hanged low showing a good amount of her chest. The obese man started sweating but kept staring. "So can I please keep them for free? I'll tell all my friends to come here and buy sunglasses."
The man nodded his head, never removing his eyes. Starfire brushed her hand along his cheek. "I'll also tell them about how handsome you are." She walked away with her new sunglasses on. She looked back only a couple times and found the fat man staring after her.
Starfire found a new store called Shoe Kingdom. Making sure the goblet's base was still in her pocket, she squeaked and walked in admiring all the selections of shoes.
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Robin lay in the infirmary at the Tower. The sleeping gas wore off and his eyes fluttered open. The moment he tried to move his body he found he was bound to the bed with leather straps like a long time ago. He struggled but found himself a little weak. He stopped struggling and saw a flash of dark green.
Moments later, Batman walked into the infirmary. Robin glared at him as he sat in a chair next to the bed.
"Richard." Batman simply said.
"Bruce."
"Richard…why did you do it?"
"Do what?" Robin snapped.
"I know all about the Xynothium. I know you've been taking it as a drug."
Robin was taken back. "W-well… It doesn't concern you!"
"Yes it does. Richard, you are my son."
"But you're not my father," Robin said through gritted teeth.
Bruce spoke with sincerity. "I may not be your biological father but I care for you like one."
"Whatever." Robin turned his head away.
There was silence between them. Neither knew what to say next. Robin looked down at his bindings.
"If you care for me like a father, why did you tie me up?"
"Because I know what you're capable of. The moment you woke up you would have fought harshly to get to Starfire. We would not have been able to stop you."
Robin turned his head back sharply. "So you tied me up like cowards? To keep me from killing you?"
"No. To talk to you."
"Well, I'm listening. It's not like I have anything better to do," Robin sighed.
Batman pulled off his mask leaving his neck and face bare. "I can help you with this addiction. I can—"
"No you can't. There is nothing you or anyone else can do."
"Richard, I don't think you realize how serious this is." Bruce waited for a smart remark from Robin but none came. "Six and a half months is the longest survival while taking Xynothium. I'd say you've been on it for, what, three or four months?"
"I started late February," Robin said. "So yeah. That's about four months."
"So you have about three months to live. Not good odds." Batman smiled but Robin didn't even realize it was supposed to be funny. He continued, "I have a team of the best doctors and scientists working on an antidote for you. They've told me that they're progress is slow because the chemical make up is highly complex."
Robin opened his mouth to say something but shook it off.
"If you stay with the team, Richard, I can get you some Xynothium without having to steal it. Cyborg has even agreed to allow you to become leader again."
"Yeah right. They hate me. Why would they want me back on the team?"
"They don't hate you."
"Well I don't feel so kindly about them."
"Let's put that off for now. Tell me. What were you doing at the museum yesterday?"
Robin said shortly, "Nothing."
"Why was the only thing stolen a silver goblet from the 17th century? What do you need that for?"
Once again, Robin said shortly, "Nothing."
Bruce rubbed his temples. Richard was being as stubborn as ever. "You need to tell me these things so I can go back to Gotham."
"Well, that's not my problem."
Bruce stood up and paced the room. This was much harder then he thought. Robin started humming the tune to 'Sugar, We're Going Down' by Fall Out Boy just to piss Bruce off even more. Ten minutes later, Bruce sat back down in his seat.
"Could you remove these damned leather straps?" Robin asked. "I need to call Starfire. She's probably worried sick."
"Alright." Bruce removed the top strap. "Only this one though."
Robin sat up and searched his pockets for his cell phone. "Okay, where did you put it?"
Bruce reached over and grabbed the black cell he handed it to Starfire. Robin pressed a couple buttons and held the phone to his ear.
"Tell Starfire to the Tower," Bruce said.
"I know. I'm not—hey Star. It's me… No. No. I'm at the Tower… Yes. Titans Tower…Ye—… Yes! I'm okay! Just come down here… No. I haven't told them… Yeah… Okay. See you in a few." Robin hung up the phone and put it his pocket.
"Is she coming?" Bruce asked.
"Yeah."
"Now tell me. What was the goblet for? Why do you need it?"
"I can't tell you." Robin lay back down on the bed.
"Richard, what is going on? I just don't understand." Batman walked over and unhooked the rest of the straps, knowing Robin would not run away and maybe to soften him up a bit.
"But you're Batman." Robin smiled. "The World's Greatest Detective. And you can't even figure this one out?"
"I don't have any leads or clues. All I have figured out is that you're working for someone. Whether it is for money or for your life, I do not know." Batman said that like he knew more but didn't want to say anything. Robin noticed this and felt almost scared. If Batman found out about Trigon, he would try to help Robin and then be annihilated. They stood no chance against Trigon and the fact that he is the incarnation of evil doesn't help at all. If Robin hadn't accepted helping Trigon, he would've been annihilated too. Like he said in those dreams, "Good… Because I wouldn't have taken no for an answer."
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Starfire sped through the skies and landed upon the giant T. She sped down the stairs and threw open the door to the living room. She found Raven, Beast Boy, and Cyborg sitting on the couch doing something she didn't even bother to find out. She muttered a quick Hi and rushed through the hallways to the Infirmary. She didn't even know why she was running. Robin told her he was okay but she knew how Robin is. He's so stubborn he wouldn't even admit he was dying.
As Starfire passed by her room she ran in and grabbed the first handbag she could find. She stuffed the goblet that was sticking out of her pocket into it, just incase Batman was with Robin in the Infirmary.
Starfire ran into the Infirmary and stopped just inside. She hung her head, panting. Robin bolted straight up and Batman quickly put his mask back on. ((A/N: Because you see in this storie the Titans, besides Robin, don't know that Batman is Bruce Wayne and they don't know that Robin is Richard Grayson.)) The moment Starfire saw Robin, she rushed over and started kissing him, oblivious to the Caped Crusader sitting in the room. And there was no reason to kiss him either. Robin blushed and pulled away. When he saw Starfire's hurt face he jerked a thumb in Batman's direction. Starfire blushed a deep red.
There were a couple minutes of uncomfortable silence. But Batman broke it. "Tonight I want you two to have fun with your friends. I have instructed them not to ask you any questions. The rest of tonight we will discuss later." He stood up. "Let's go to the living room." Starfire and Robin followed but stayed a distance behind.
"Robin," Starfire whispered, "What have you told him?"
"Nothing. He knows about the Xynothium—" Starfire gasped. "—And he knows we are working for someone."
"But he doesn't know who?" Starfire asked.
"No," Robin said as Batman stopped at the living room door and turned.
"Here." Batman handed a tube of Xynothium to Robin. "I am going to pick up your stuff back in the woods." He walked closer to the door behind him, opening it.
Before Batman could walk through Robin stopped him. "Can't I go with you?" Robin asked as he held out his hand.
Starfire took his hand into her own and answered for Batman, "No." And she led him into the living room.
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A/N: Listen to this:
I want ice, pickles, extra pickley pickles for my pickles, cheese, bunseeeds, no bunseeds; I don't like bunseeds, cheese, pickles. How much? And cheese.
Anybody know what that's from? It's from a skit the comedian Dane Cook did about how he used to work at a Burger King and people used to talk really soft at the drive through window. I think it's hilarious!
Did anybody get the new comic from DC Comics called 'All Star Batman and Robin, the Boy Wonder?' Well I did. If you did too, what did you think of it? I think it's pretty cool but too short. The next issue is on sale September 14 if you wanted to know.
This chapter was long on Microsoft Word.
Later days! Until next chapter,
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