Chapter Twelve
"Starfire, I . . . I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to . . . I mean . . ." he tried to make complete sentences. Starfire placed one of her fingers on his lips. Robin's heart began to race.
"Robin, you need not to explain. I know it was not you that was hurting me, but Slade." She took her finger back and Robin's heart seemed to be skipping beats. He leaned over and kissed her. Everyone witnessed there first kiss. It may not have happened in a great surrounding, but it was very romantic . . . in some strange way, and Cyborg had recorded it. (Good idea Cyborg!)
Meanwhile, as everyone was getting back on there feet, Light Storm was in another room with Slade. She was still fighting to keep him from squishing her like a bug.
"Slade . . . you can't do this!" She said as she tried lifting his foot off of her.
"Watch me." He smiled and pressed harder. She closed her eyes tight and all that power she sucked up from earlier began to show itself once more. Her shield flickered around her and she gathered up enough strength to push Slade away. Naturally, Slade was getting nervous. She got up from her position and levitated a few inches above the ground.
"What!" Slade stumbled.
"You killed my parents, killed my friends, and tried to kill me!" Her shield stretched around them so that no one could get in or out. He tried to find a way out, but it was no use. Light Storm had engulfed them both with her shield. "Slade, it's your turn to pay!" She told him as she held up her hands and started her attacks. Slade dodged most of them, but couldn't dodge them all. He got in a few hits, but it didn't seem to do much, she continued zapping him, and finally Slade was losing. She poured her anger, fustration, sadness and hatred into her powers and gave him a final shock. As she did so, the Titans ran in. Robin and Starfire came in holding hands, making sure to keep the other at each of their sides. They saw through the shield what was going on. Light Storm was crying.
"What is that?" Speedy asked, rubbing his cheek from Robin's punch.
"Arya." Robin flat out said.
"On a first-name bases with her now are you?" Cyborg smiled weakly. Obviously it wasn't the time nor the place because Robin gave him a look that would have pierced right through him if he had that kind of power. Cyborg backed away.
After achieving her objective Light Storm's shield flickered and she fell to the ground, across from her was Slade. He too was on the ground and just as still as she was. The last thing Light Storm heard, was people walking around her asking if she was going to be ok, she didn't respond, but instead closed her eyes and drifted away.
Three days later Arya woke up to the sound of her mother and father talking to each other. Her first thoughts were either she was dreaming, or in Heaven. But instead they were each in a chair next to her infermary bed, which was inside the Titan's Tower. Her eyes flickered open and her mom jumped up with joy, almost giving her father a heart attack.
"Oh my poor sweet child! Arya, are you ok dear?" she asked, giving her a hug that was both warm and painful.
"Mom? Dad?" She sat up and looked around. "But how? I thought..."
"You're friends saved us." her mom told her.
"Where am I?" she asked, looking around.
"You're in the--" her father paused. Looking around, "Titans Tower." he said, almost unsure if he had gotten the name right. Beast Boy laughed at his facial expression.
"Mom, Dad, I'm so glad you're ok." Arya gestured towards the both of them to give her a group hug. They acknowledged it and gave her one. "Mom, Dad, can you send the Titans in here please. I want to talk to them privately for a few minutes."
"Sure thing dear." her father said. He walked out of the room and the titans poored in.
After the door closed and all the Titans were inside, before anyone had a chance to say anything Arya looked up and started talking.
"I just wanted to say, I'm sorry." She started, and Cyborg was about to interupt her, but she held up one hand and continued, "I'm sorry about the things I did to you guys, well, some of you, but I am still sorry all the same. And thank you for saving my family and friends. I know you took a big chance when you trusted me. I know for awhile there, you thought I was evil, that I wanted to hurt you guys, but that was all Slade. He wanted me to...kill you. I couldn't do that, so I modified everything to only seem like that's what I was doing. Thank you again for giving me my life back, and for taking care of me for the past night."
"Actually," Robin smiled, everyone else seemed to be smiling too, "It's been three days."
"WHAT!" Arya shouted as loud as she could, which wasn't very loud, but still had the same affects.
"You've been in a comma like state for three days and four nights. We were afraid you wouldn't wake up." Raven spoke up.
"Wow." she tried smiling, but was still shocked.
"No problem." Cyborg told her.
"I just have to ask you guys a couple of questions." She looked up at them.
"And what's that?" Speedy asked.
"Well, first off, what happened to Slade? Is he in jail? Who are all of you and what are your powers?" she laughed at her last question.
"Unfortunatly, he got away." Robin told her as he tried to contain his anger. Starfire put one of her hands on his shoulder and he started to relax again. Light Storm was getting ready to get up, but was stopped by Aqualad.
"You shouldn't get up. You need to rest some more." he told her. At first she was going to push him away, but she decided that he was right.
"To answer your other question. You already know who I am. I don't have any special powers, but I do know many martial arts and I'm known for making my own weapons." Robin told her.
"I'm Aqualad. I can breath underwater and can communicate with fish." Aqualad said.
"My names Beast Boy." he made a funny face and Arya giggled. "I can morph into any animal." he told her and changed into a puppy and sat on her lap and allowed her to pet him. He didn't bother changing back.
"I'm Raven. My powers are telekenisis, I have others, but those I keep to myself." she said in her usual monotone.
"Names Speedy. I'm quick with my bow and arrows of different types." He bowed.
"I'm Cyborg, I'm half human and half machine. You probably already know what I can do."
"Estamos más y menos. Vamos realmente rápidos, pero solamente al tocar. Hablamos solamente español y no tenemos gusto de ser seperated" Mas and Menos told her.
"What did they say?" Arya asked the other Titans.
"Not a clue." Aqualad told her.
"I'm Bumble Bee, I can shrink to a bee's size and I have two 'B' shaped stingers."
"And I am Starfire. I can fly and throw starbolts from my hands and eyes." Robin looked at her and smiled as he put his arm around her.
"And that's both The Titans and The Titans East." Robin said. They all laughed.
"So, who are you?" Speedy asked.
"Well, as you know my name is Light Storm, but my real name is Arya. I come from Hawaii and --" she was cut off by her mom and dad who had walked in.
"Arya dear, it's time to take you home." her mom said.
"Ok." Arya turned towards her heros, "Thank you all so much, I will be sure to write, e-mail or call you, if you allow it." she smiled. Robin looked at all of the titans and pulled out a Titan communicator.
"We'll allow more than that. Here is a communicator. You're an official Honarary Titan." Robin smiled as he handed it to her.
For a moment it seemed as she wasn't going to take it, but she slowly took it from him and smiled, tears running down her face.
"Wow! I . . . I don't know what to say." she looked up at them.
"Well, you can say thank you and let us help you get home." Cyborg told her.
"Thank you!" she said with happiness.
And with all that said and done, they helped her get into the T-Sub and took her and her family home. From then on Arya's life got straightened out.
Robin and Starfire got together and were hanging around each other more than ever. Of course Cyborg would play there first kiss every chance he got. And to get back at Cyborg, Robin and Beast Boy hooked Cyborg and Bumble Bee up, but that's another story all its own.
The End. (or is it?)