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As Robin and Victor paddled back to the mainland, neither talked much. This was due to two things. The first was that there was a lot on their minds. The second was that Starfire was constantly bombarding them with questions about earth as she floated through the air above the raft. After seeing flight before in other heroes, Robin was not quite as stunned as Victor was. So he was the one who did most of the answering. Earlier back on the island, he'd actually had a relatively easy time explaining what they were doing.
FLASHBACK
"Why is it that are out on this island?" Starfire asked. "I do not see any dwellings common to this planet."
"We decided we wanted to use this island for our headquarters" explained Robin. "We were just coming here to check out the area before we built anything." Starfire looked at him. "Headquarters? For what?" Robin thought for a moment on how to explain this. "Well, you see, all of us have abilities that most people don't. We've decided that we're going to use them to protect ordinary people from those who do wrong." Starfire looked a little confused. "But does this planet not have a guard, or law enforcement?"
Robin nodded. "It does, but you see, our abilities make it easier for us to do the job. Also, unfortunately, there are people with special abilities who choose to use them for their own personal gain and not for what is right. Normal law enforcement usually can't handle those people, so we do."
"Oh!" Starfire smiled as she understood. "So you are heroes, like the Green lanterns." Robin was taken aback for a moment before he remembered that Green lantern was a galactic organization. "Yes." He replied. "Actually, now that you mention it, there is a human Green lantern."
"There is?" she asked. "Is this who you wish for me to talk to?" Robin shook his head. "No, actually a different hero. But we'll get to that later. I think we'd better head back now." "Okay!" yelled Garfield, immediately changing back into a seal. "That is truly amazing!" exclaimed Starfire. "You can turn into different things?" Garfield shifted back to a human with a huge grin. "Yep! Anything real!"
"Show off" Muttered Robin. But Starfire wasn't listening, because Garfield had suddenly turned into the kitten with huge eyes. "Ohhhhhh!" she scooped him up. "You are adorable!" The small green kitten rubbed it's head against her arm before quickly looking at Robin and sticking out his tongue. Robin was speechless for two reasons. The first, because Garfield was having more luck with the attractive young girl, and second, because he didn't know why it bothered him that Garfield was having more luck with the girl than he was. Finnaly he just rolled his eyes and said "lets go. Not much else we need to do here.
PRESENT
"So" she asked, hovering above the raft as it moved. "Who is it you wish for me to speak to? Some one important?" Robin nodded. "Yeah. He's actually my mentor. For quite a while I was his side kick, but recently he asked me to stay and monitor this city. I probably would have had quite a hard time on my own anyway." "Really?" she said with a smile. "So this mentor of yours, he is a hero as well?" Robin nodded again. "Yeah, he goes by the name Batman. He's fairly well known around the world, though he mostly keeps an eye on the eastern edge of this continent." Starfire looked confused. "Batman. So, is that his name, or does he resemble something called a bat?" "Well, you see" Robin explained. "Most heroes on this planet have a masked identity. We do this to keep our real selves known from the rest of the world for two reasons. The first and most important is so that people we know aren't put in danger just because we know them. The second is that every now and then, we like to have a somewhat normal life. Being a hero all the time is a lot of work. In any case, my mentor's masked identity resembles a creature from this planet called a bat."
"Are these bats fierce creatures?" she asked. Robin shrugged. "Not really, but they are dark and mysterious, and for some reason a lot of people are afraid of them. His fighting style compliments his image. I don't know anyone else who can hide themselves and appear out of no where as well as he can." She nodded. "I see. So, does that mean your real name isn't Robin?" He nodded. "yeah, this is just my mask identity." The raft bumped up against the shore. "Any way. We'd best get moving. It's going to be dawn soon, and it's a whole lot harder to get into my place without being noticed when it's light out."
Okay. I know, these are kinda filler chapters, but ya have to remember. Starfire has almost no idea what's going on, so there's going to be a lot more explaining. In any case, the next few chapters should be just a bit more interesting.