Chapter 3: "Trouble's a-brewin"
It was a hot evening out on the town for Robin and Starfire, enjoying each other's company. Starfire wore a sparkling red dress while Robin wore his usual crime fighting costume. Robin parked the Red Bird cycle outside the restaurant they were having dinner at.
"This food menu is quite interesting, Robin. We have not had any of this food at the Tower." Starfire realized.
"Yeah, Star, this is gourmet dishes." Robin explained.
"What is the gourmet?" Starfire wondered.
"It's a type of food that's… high quality." Robin tried to explain
Little did they know that they were being stalked by a face that blends with the crowd. Kitten sat at a table alone on a spy mission.
"Fang, you're the most noticeable of the team. If you came along, Robin and Starbitch would know I'm spying on them." Kitten spoke into her cell phone. "Just be ready to catch her. Buh-bye!" Kitten hung up.
At last, with Starfire out of the way, Robin will be mine, Kitten thought to herself. Her plan was simple. Distract Robin and kidnap Starfire. Keeping Starfire would be one thing altogether, luckily, Kitten knew Starfire's weakness. Robin and Starfire seemed to be almost done with their meal. Her plan was about to commence. Kitten dialed a number on her phone.
"Do it!" She simply said and hung up.
Outside the restaurant, Sammy and Cash started working. They ran out of the shadows and to Robin's Red Bird Cycle, ready to pounce on the stellar example of vehicular perfection.
"Psh, a motorcycle… This will be easier than the T-Car." Sammy said to his partner.
"Oh yeah, man, like taking candy from a baby." Cash laughed.
Robin and Starfire walked out of the restaurant together. Just as they did, Sammy and Cash sped off on Robin's Red Bird Cycle laughing. Anger suddenly struck Robin's face, while Starfire looked confused.
"Those are the Sammy and Cash?" Starfire asked.
"Yes, and they jacked my bike! Star, stay here! I can handle these two guys." Robin ordered.
"But, Robin, are you sure you can catch up?" Starfire wondered.
"Yeah, Star, I still have my glider. Besides, I don't want you to mess up your beautiful dress." Robin smiled. Starfire blushed. Robin shot off a grappling hook, swung off into the night, and activated his glider.
On a nearby rooftop, a dark figure stood, staring down at the street below.
"This plan is pointless…" the figure said, before disappearing.
Starfire stood alone, wondering what to do now. Suddenly, a familiar creature nuzzled Starfire's ankles. Starfire looked do and suddenly her eyes widened. "AHHH! SILKIE!" Starfire screamed loudly. She disturbed everyone within a block. Car alarms went off.
Starfire picked Silkie up, but almost immediately, Starfire noticed that this was not Silkie. This larva mutant looked slightly confused. Starfire took a big whiff of the larva. "You look like Silkie, but you are not. You must be another one of the Killer Moth's larva creatures…" The larva appeared to be trembling. "Aw, do not fear little one! Starfire is here." She said to calm the mutant larva while snuggling it lightly, different from her hug for more sturdy humanoid creatures. Starfire noticed another larva. She went up to it and picked it up. But then, she noticed another larva.
Robin had caught up to Sammy and Cash, and had them tied up with a line. They sat behind him while he called the other Titans.
"Robin to Cyborg. Those car thieve just tried to steal my cycle." Robin informed.
"Yeah, man. Those dummies just don't get it. So, are you going to turn them into the police?" Cyborg asked.
"I don't know. They are more of an annoyance than law breakers, but then again, maybe a night in the jail will teach them a lesson."
"Whatever, man. It's your call. Just don't turn your back to them for too long."
Robin realized his mistake. He quickly turned around to find just his Red Bird Cycle there. "Damn it, they got away!"
"Toldja so. Those two are slippery little bastards. But, just forget it for now. SO, HOW'D THE DATE GO!" Cyborg yelled in his loud excited tone.
"The date? Star! Oh man, I left her waiting at the restaurant to catch these guys." Robin slapped himself in the forehead.
"Don't worry, man, this is Starfire. Where is she going to go?"
"But still, I don't want anything to happen to her. Robin out." Robin jumped onto his Red Bird Cycle and sped off.
Robin arrived back at the scene to find Starfire missing. The Red Bird Cycle screeched to a halt. Robin quickly jumped off to investigate the scene. He found a note on the ground where he left Starfire. He quickly read it and pulled out his communicator.
"Robin to Titans, come in!" Robin called.
"What's wrong?" Raven immediately asked.
"Starfire's missing." Robin announced.
"And she's not answering her communicator, either." Cyborg reported.
"Dude, where is she?" Beastboy asked.
"She's been kidnapped." Robin answered.
"By who?" Raven, Cyborg, and Beastboy asked at once.
"Kitten…" Robin frowned.
"Oh no…" Raven sighed.
"Not her again." Cyborg mumbled.
"Does she take a hint!" Beastboy screamed.
Minutes later, Raven, Cyborg, and Beastboy arrived in the T-Car to investigate the scene. Raven hovered above the ground in meditation. Cyborg scanned the area with his sensors. Beastboy, in blood hound form, sniffed the ground.
"I should have been here. Kitten must have resorted to something desperate to capture Starfire." Robin blamed himself.
"Don't blame, yourself man. You can't be everywhere" Cyborg said, trying to comfort his friend.
"The Trouble Makers where obviously planning this. Sammy and Cash were just distracting me. So, Kitten and Fang must have been the ones to capture Star." Robin deuced. "You guys, find anything?" Robin asked the other Titans.
"The feelings in this area… usual Starfire perkiness. I got nothing." Raven concluded.
"No signs of a fight, man." Cyborg reported.
Beastboy, still in hound form, walked over to Robin and transformed back into human form. "I think I have something."
"What did you find, Beastboy!" Robin asked with excitement.
"I could smell Starfire and Silkie. But, we left Silkie back at the Tower." Beastboy reasoned.
The Titans thought on it for a few seconds. Beastboy pulled out a chalk board to explain his theory. Suddenly, shadows covered the chalk board and it flew away. "I don't think so." Raven said, stopping Beastboy from sharing his crackpot theories. Robin's eyes lit up.
"The larva creatures are still at the Moth household, right?" Robin asked the others.
"Yeah, not transformed into those metal munching moths, they are harmless. So I conceived the police to let Mrs. Moth keep them. Why?" Beastboy remembered.
"If Kitten has access to the larva then…" Raven started to say.
"… she used them as a trap for Starfire." Cyborg finished.
"Exactly!" Robin agreed.
"Hey, why didn't I think of that?" Beastboy wondered aloud.
"Because, you spend too much time trying to be funny." Raven spat.
"So, where would Kitten be keeping Star?" Cyborg thought. No one came up with an answer right then. After a short silence, a mysterious voice spoke up from the shadows.
"In her basement."
Everyone was startled by the piercing voice. The Titans jerked around trying to find the source of the voice. Gothic Bob walk from the shadows and into the light.
"Gothic Bob!" The Titans shouted in unison.
"Why are you helping us? Aren't you one of them?" Beastboy asked.
"Those kids are pointless. Their plans are pointless." The Goth answered. Raven's eyes sparkled as Gothic Bob spoke.
"Thanks for the info, Gothic Bob. Titans GO!" Robin yelled.