Chapter 1: Home Sick
The T-Ship is going through space and Starfire is the only one inside. The main screen glowed and Robin's appearance came on it.
Robin began to talk in a concerned voice, "Starfire, are you sure you want to go on this trip. I know you're upset but you should have at least has someone go with you. Traveling by yourself in space isn't safe."
"I am fine Robin. I have been longing a break. I will not bring you along like last year just because I feel home sick. If there is trouble, you will need all the help you can get, so I didn't take anyone," Starfire said calmly.
After that short conversation, Starfire turned off the monitor and the ship continued its path through space.
Later on, a blast goes past the T-ship just missing impact. Starfire looked behind and saw two large, silver space ships looking like a cross between a bat and a sting ray. They began to shoot more and Starfire steered the ship in different directions to dodge the blasts. Starfire was approaching a meteor field, and it was the only way to lose them so she entered. She zigged and zagged to evade the meteors. She came close to a meteor and abruptly zoomed upward, making sure not to touch the meteor. Because of this, the two ships crashed into the meteor because their reaction timing was slow.
After leaving the meteor field Starfire pondered why Locrix ships would have been in the Tamaranian Galaxy. She questioned this until she had finally arrived at Tamaran.
It was no longer peaceful and beautiful as she last saw it. Buildings were destroyed, the once beautiful pinkish, purplish sky was now ruby red, and most of all the Tamaranian Castle had a large flag at the top of the largest tower. The flag had a symbol on it: The Gordanian symbol!
Starfire walked through the doors and was not greeted by the happy, smiling face of her Knorfka, Galfore. Just last year, she appointed him as the Ruler of Tamaran because she had turn down the offer. She passed many rooms, such as the kitchen and the ball room, all of which were destroyed and seemed that many things had been taken out of the rooms. She walked into the throne room and found Gordanians transporting items from the castle to their ship. There he was, Galfore, tied to his chair with his crown off and a cloth around his mouth so he could not speak. Starfire flew to him and untied the cloth and waited for an explanation for what happened, but he only stared at her wide-eyed. No, he was not staring at her, but behind her which stood none other than Blackfire!
"Hello sister. Long time, no see," Blackfire said in her usual triumphant voice.
Just like Tamaran, Blackfire did not look like the same as the last time they were together. She dressed like a Gordanian, in black and yellow, and on her head sat the large, yellow Gordanian crown with a beautiful green jewel in the middle.
Starfire readied her starbolts and asked in an enraged voice, "Why have you done this to Galfore and why are you dressed in that ridiculous outfit?"
Blackfire replied by saying, "Well, after you banished me from Tamaran, things got extremely boring, so since I could not hurt you by controlling your friends and family, I decided to hurt you by controlling your enemies. I went to Citadel and took over the Gordanian's precious planet and look at me now, their queen! Anyway I was feeling a little homesick, so I decided to come back and take some valuables and bring them back to Citadel with me. Of course I asked Galfore politely but, when he refused, I had no other choice but to take them by force."
Starfire became even more angry at this and attacked Blackfire by charging at her. Still on the ground, Black fire readied her red starbolts.
"Oh, you will pay for that sister," Blackfire said while hurling a dozen starbolts directly at Starfire.
Starfire quickly dodged and began to fly sideways while dodging and throwing starbolts. Blackfire was hit in the chest by one starbolt, and the Gordanians finally decided to help out their queen, so they drew there blaster guns and began to try and shoot down Starfire. Starfire tried to fight back by throwing millions of starbolts in an angry rush, but it was no use. One hit her in the leg and a second in the arm. She slowy dropped from the sky. Once on the ground, two Gordanians came up to her and seized her by the arms. Another two grabbed Galfore.
"Take these last two away and out of my sight," commanded Blackfire. At this, the four Gordanians took Starfire and Galfore to the prison tubes room.
Starfire noticed all the other Tamaranians where locked up in their prison tubes. She saw for the first time that all the tubes were taken up and none of them were filled with strange creatures the Tamarian hunters had captured in the wild. The room was just filled with Tamarans. They opened the clear blue door and pushed Starfire and Galfore in a tube that was occupied by only one person, Ph'yzzon. He was the man who had presented Glgrdsklechhh, the disgusting green alien whom Starfire was supposed to wed. He had long thick red hair and he wore all purple, just like all Tamaranians did.
As soon as the guards left them alone in the cell, Galfore told Starfire, "I grabbed your old warrior armor before the Gordanians tied my up. Before all the army men and women were imprisoned, the Battle Commander, Ph'yzzon, and I devised a plan to chase the Gordanians and your sister away and regain our valuables, but we need your help. Will you put on your battle armor just once more, in order to save Tamaran?"
Starfire was skeptical at first, but then she realized that this time she must save her home again, and she would not be tricked by her Knorfka. She humbly agreed and put on her battle armor. It was so beautiful with lovely colors and jewels, that it was hard to recognize it as armor. It was similar to her regular clothing, but more glamorous. She had a sword in a sheath on her left side.
Once she had gotten used to the suit, Galfore said, "There are only two keys that open all the tube's doors. The first was compensated by Blackfire, because she knew I would have one. The second was made just recently so she would never know that the second key was given to Ph'yzzon! He will open all the tubes and he will come back into this one. All the army men's and women's tubes will be open and they will remain inside with the door shut, so it looks like they are still locked. The regular citizens will be locked up until the battle for their own safety. Ph'yzzon will return here and predend out tube is locked as well and once Blackfire and her Gordanian pets come in, we will ambush them!"
Ph'yzzon did everything exactly by plan and once Blackfire came in accompanied by Gordanians and said, "Well now it is time to let you birds out of your cages. Actually it would be much better for the galaxy if I was to leave you here, so good-bye and have fun in your prison tubes."
At the end of Blackfire's statement, just as planned, the Tameraneans attacked. Lead by Galfore, Ph'yzzon, and Starfire, starbolts were fired everywhere. People drew weapons and Gordanians used much of their alien technology based weopans. There were blaster guns, electric surge staffs, and a bunch of different weird weopans. Some of the male army members of Tamaran drew swords and some even drew blaster guns as well. The ones who have been knocked out had their weapons taken by their teammates or their enemies. So, before long Tamaranians were wielding Gordanian weapons, and Gordanians were wielding Tamaranian weapons. Blackfire was trying to lead the Gordanians and throw starbolts at the same time, which didn't work out to well.
Once Galfor and Ph'yzzon went to fight the army leaders of the Gordanians, it was Starfire's job to defeat the queen. She charged Blackfire, who dodged by flying downwards in a sideway movement.
"You will not be victorious," Starfire shouted angrily as she sent eye beams down at Blackfire
Blackfire dodged them, she was out of breath, she had been hit by starbolts already and she did not know how much more she could take. She dropped to the ground and stole a Gordanian's electric-surge staff. She aimed it at Starfire and an electrical current zapped at her. She fell to the ground and came back up.
"It seems I bwill/b be the one who is victorious, sister," Blackfire said triumphantly.
"No you will not," Starfire said while unsheathing her sword.
Then the swordfight began. They clashed and Blackfire sometimes send electrical currents at her, but Starfire would deflect them with her sword. Starfire was very experienced when it came to sword fighting because she used to be a warrior on Tamaran before she came to Earth. Occasionally, starbolts were thrown by each other. After a long time of sword fighting, Starfire and Blackfire were both out of breath. Blackfire had a rips in her armor all over her arms and a large rip on her legs. Starfire had a cut on her cheek and her stomach armor was blown off, so her armor looked even more like her original costume. Blackfire sent three starbolts at Starfire, who not easily, dodged them and threw three of her own. Blackfire, being to weak and worn out, was unable to dodge so she was hit to the ground. Noticing their defeat, the Gordanians fled while bringing their queen with them. They left without all the valuables they were hoping to steal.
The last thing Blackfire said before leaving was, "You know you cannot escape me sister, next time I won't be so nice to give up everything."
After the battle, everyone cheered and Ph'yzzon and Galfore released all the Tamaranian citizens. After was a great party as a celebration of their recent victory. Most of the time they eat the feast that was full of weird foods of which they devoured most barbarically.
After the feast, Starfire was noticed missing from the ball dancing part of the party. Alarmed, Galfore began to search for her. He found her alone on the balcony staring out into space. He sat down next to her.
"I see you have changed out of your battle armor," Galfore asked her.
"It just was not any use wearing it after the battle had already been won. Anyway, I have made a hole in it because I was to slow to block," Starfire said looking upset.
"What troubles you my Bumgorf? You fought valiantly today and you should be celebrating your victory, if it wasn't for you, Blackfire would have never been defeated," Galfore said, "I was actually wondering if you would like to stay on Tamaran and lead the army with Ph'yzzon."
Starfire looked even more upset this time, "You know I cannot stay on this planet anymore. My home is on Earth, my home is with the people who need me, my home is where my friends are. I would love to stay but the people on Earth need me. This was just a small trip back to my old home, but Blackfire has made sure to ruin my time."
Galfore said, "No she hasn't you are the one ruining your time because you are not inside enjoying the fun you longed for when you began to feel home sick. Now are you coming inside with me or will I have to stay inside sulking because I know my Bumgorf is not having fun on her little vacation away from home."
At this little speech, Starfire smiled and followed Galfore inside where everyone was waiting inside for her and cheered once she had entered. After the cheer and the toast to thank Starfire and Ph'yzzon, everyone else went to dancing.
Starfire was sitting and watching everyone dance until Ph'yzzon came up to her and said, "May I have this dance?"
Starfire was puzzled at first at the fact of whether or not she should accept, until he reached out his hand and she took it. They danced until the party ended.
Starfire had saved her planet again and after saying good-bye to all her friends and family she returned back home to the Titans.