Hello all, and thank you for the reviews. Sorry it took so long for an update, I was on vacation, and then had many a computer trouble. Have fun with the new chapter….
Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titans, although I do own my nifty Robin bobble head that says something when you push a button. And a Robin plushie. And 3 Robin action figures…and…
On with the show….
The Pendant
Chapter V: When you play with fire, someone may get burnt
Starfire couldn't believe her eyes. The pizza place in Town Square was burning.
"Dude" Beastboy said, eye twitching "NO ONE messes with the pizza"
"I second that" Cyborg said, sonic cannon ready to go
"And I vote that we just stop the fire before it spreads to town hall. Titans Go!" Robin barked as flames crackled around the Titans.
Beastboy flew toward the nearest fire hydrant. Resisting the urge he had that came from having some dog blood in his tangled DNA he opened the nozzle and drank some, promptly turning into elephant form. He squirted flames that circled around the entranceway to the pizza place and watched the dancing flames die down.
Raven used her dark aura and surrounded the flickering flames that covered the top deck of the beloved pizza place. She used her powers to squeeze the flames until the ceased on the top deck.
Robin and Cyborg were working together on extinguishing the flames that had worked themselves inside of the restaurant. Robin used his freeze disks to freeze gobs of the flames and Cyborg attached his sonic cannon to the sink hose, blasting out the remaining flames that had resisted Robin's freeze disks.
Starfire did nothing. Starfire couldn't move. All she could do was watch the flickering flames…
RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRTameran was under attack. The barbarians from the planet Goush'rr were ruthlessly attacking the Palace. They were in no way advanced.
So how did they attack one of the more advanced civilizations?
The killed without mercy. They felt no pain when they killed a foe. So they kept killing while the Tamerainiens watched in horror.
The Palace was burning and the royal children of Tameran were trapped behind a smoldering piece of fallen wallboard.
"Kori, Blackfire, are we gonna die?" Ryan asked, tears rolling down his cheeks
Blackfire wiped a tear from her own eye. She usually cried for no one, not even herself "I…I…"
"No Ryan, if we just believe we will live" Starfire said, looking the flames straight on
"Starfire I know you are trying to keep Ryan's hopes up but we're surrounded by flames. And even if we get past the flames there's a whole slew of those barbarians that would love our heads on a silver platter" Blackfire said
Ryan broke into a fit of tears.
"Shh Ryand'r, do not cry little one" Starfire said, holding the small boy in her arms
"Yeah kid. C'mon kiddies, your big sister is going to show you how to bust out of this mess," Blackfire boasted
"We will work together" Starfire insisted
"Fine, but don't you kiddies start crying if the plan fails," Blackfire said "Now hand me the pipsqueak"
"No I want to stay with Kori!" Ryan insisted
"Fine. But I am the stronger one"
"You are just as strong as a Zornian muck Beatle!" Starfire shouted "But this is not the time for the sisterly bickering that we often partake in. There is a hole in the flames over there. If we get past there…"
"We wind up behind those barbarian freaks and right near an exit way. I saw the same thing. Let's go"
And so Starfire and Blackfire flew above the flames, Ryan in Starfire's arms. Smoke was heavy in the air and it was hard to breathe.
One flaw in the plan: The barbarians saw.
And when the royal children landed the barbarians hiding amidst the flames caught them off guard.
Ryan and Blackfire were knocked into a wall that was not on fire. Starfire, while not being punched as hard, spun back and tripped, her upper arm catching on the flame. Flames closed in all around her, trapping her in a 3 feet prison of flames. Through the flames she saw her parents struggling against the barbarians.
"GO!" they shouted, distracting the barbarians from their children's escape
Blackfire and Ryan ran, and Starfire flew over the flame barrier and out of the castle.
The funeral for the King and Queen of Tameran was held the following day.
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"Starfire, WHAT HAPPENED BACK THERE?" Robin shouted as they entered the tower
"I do not like fire" Starfire simply commented
"Starfire doesn't like fire? Talk about irony" Beastboy said
"Shut up, dude" Cyborg said
"Starfire, you could have HELPED at least," Robin shouted
Starfire spun on her heels and walked upstairs.
"Go talk to her. NOW" Raven said to Robin, glaring at him icily
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Starfire opened the clasp on her silver armband and stared at the burn mark that lay beneath. It was a big blob shape, really, though Ryan had once commented that it strongly looked like a heart. Blackfire argued that it was a simple, pointless blob, one of the few things Starfire agreed with her about.
"Starfire, may I come in?" a voice asked form behind her locked door. It was Robin.
"Sure, I do not see why not" Starfire replied icily, snapping her armband back into place
Robin came in and sat on the chair that faced Starfire's computer.
"We've seen plenty of fire before and it never affected you. Wanna talk about it?" Robin asked
"No, not really" Starfire said
"Well, I do"
No response.
"Something happen in a fire?"
Silence.
"Why don't you want to talk about it?"
"The same reason, Robin, that I do not wish to look at it. It has to do with something I hope you never have to understand"
After that, there was silence.
"You know what Starfire, you're impossible" Robin commented, leaving the room…
To be continued….
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