Next Morning
When the Titans come to, Robin puts his hand to his head and asks, "What the heck happened?"
"Hey, where's Starfire?" asks Cyborg.
"I don't know, she would have fallen right there," said Beast Boy pointing to where Starfire had been sitting before they all fell asleep.
All of a sudden their large screen TV buzzed on, and who should appear but Slade.
"Good morning Titans. Sleeping in late, are we? But what's this? It appears you are missing one. I wonder where she could be."
"What have you done with Starfire!" Robin yells.
"Oh, you're little friend is right here," says Slade moving aside. Starfire is struggling against the bonds that hold her to a chair inside a large tube. (Like the ones in "X" that Dr.Chang uses)
"What do you want with her?" snarls Robin.
"It's not what I want from her Robin, it's what I want from all of you."
"What?"
"You see, Robin, she is merely my hostage. If you ever wish to see her alive again, you will do as I say."
"Never," says Robin.
"If you don't, I press this button, and your friend's prison fills with water, and she'll drown," replied Slade.
"What is it that you want?" asks Robin in frustrated way.
"You allow me to come in and take over the city without trying to stop me. If you put up a resistance, I press the button. You have one day to decide." And then the screen zapped off.
Robin slams his fist on the table.
"Dude, it's ok, we'll find her," said Cyborg reassuringly.
"But if anything happens to her it's my fault," said Robin dismally.
"What do we do?" asked Cyborg.
"Figure out a way to save Star and not let Slade take over the city," replies Robin.
"But how do we rescue Star, we don't even know where she is!" exclaimed Beastboy.
"Actually, Starfire is at the old wood mill on the outskirts of town," said Raven.
She played back the tape they had recorded and zoomed in on a slice of wood laying on its side, which read "Charleston Wood Mill" in bright red spray paint.
"Dude, Slade needs to watch out, he's given away his position like that before," said Beastboy.
"He probably doesn't do it by accident. Slade is too smart to make an error like that more than once. He wants us to find her. Which means we will need a plan," said Robin.
At Slade's Lair"Robin will never give up the city to you," as Slade ends his talk with the Titans.
"Oh, no, I think you are quite mistaken," said Slade, "For you see, Robin likes you."
"Of course he does, Robin is my Best Friend," said Starfire.
"He feels affection for you."
"What do you mean?" asked Starfire.
"You naïve girl. For some time now I have been watching Robin, and I have noticed that he is attracted to you."
"Attracted to me?"
"You two are always blushing around each other. Robin's heart rate goes up when you walk into a room, and I believe you keep a diary. 'Oh, how I wish I could tell Robin how I feel about him'. How touching," said Slade.
"So as you can see, Robin WILL give up his precious little city to me, all because of a little crush."
"Robin would give up the city for any of his friends," said Starfire.
"You refuse to see what is right in front of your nose. Robin will either give up the city immediately, or you will die when he tries to rescue you; and being so depressed he will give up, and the Titans will split up. Leaving me to take over," Slade continued, dismissing Starfire's comment.
"Robin will never let you take over the city, even if I DO die," said Starfire.
All of a sudden an explosion occurs. Slade remains calm and merely says, "Perfect timing."
Slade then pushes a button on the consul in front of him, and the walls open up to reveal hundreds of robots.
The Titans immediately jump into action battling Slade's robots.
Robin just defeats a robot when Starfire yells, "Robin!"
Robin looks up to see Slade's boot coming down at him. Direct hit. Robin flies across the room and slams against the wall.
"Let her go!" he yells.
"Too late Robin," says Slade as he pushes the button, which was located on his arm. The tank encasing Starfire swiftly began to fill with water.
"Eeep!" Starfire screams.
"Hold on, Starfire!" yells Robin.
A fight then breaks out between Robin and Slade, while the other Titans are still battling the robots.
The water is up to Starfire's knees.
Robin and Slade take their battle to the rafters. The battle continues between the Titans and Slade's robot army on the ground.
"This is unbelievable, they just keep coming!" says Cyborg.
"Help!" screams Starfire as the water reaches her waist.
Robin and Slade are still battling it out. Suddenly, Robin gets punched hard, and he slips. He grabs a rafter just in time, and is dangling off of the rafters with one hand.
"Now, Robin, you didn't actually think that you would win. Observe your friends, one is drowning, and the others are fighting a fight they can't win. And it's all your fault," Slade says all of this while he steps on Robin's fingers one by one.
The water is up to Starfire's neck and she sees Robin dangling out of the corner of her eye.
"Robin," she whispers.
Oooooooh! Another cliffie! Thanks for the awesome reviews everyone. xXxPrincess of DreamsxXx, I hope that this chapter had more detail in it than the last! Thank you for the constructive criticism! Thanks to every one that put me on their favs list! The next chapter will be up very soon, I promise!