The tower loomed before them. It certainly looked big enough to support all of these people. Yet still, as Starfire walked beside Robin towards it, she felt her heart fall. The only reason that she came to Earth was to get away from Blackfire.
Star looked up. She saw a window that was dirtier than the other ones. Would she have to wash that window? She doubted if there was ever a ladder to reach it. Star looked beside her.
Robin walked on, his cheeks becoming redder by the minute. He did not know if it was because of the cold or being next to Star, but he was pretty sure it was the latter.
Raven felt uneasy. She could tell that Star was happy, but this place was, if possible, more dismal than Tamerin. She wondered if she would become darker.
Beast Boy looked at the door of the Tower, and wondered if Robin and CY had gone food shopping yet. He was hungry.
The door opened, and a rush of warm air blasted in their faces. CY looked up from the television. He rolled his eyes. Would Beastel ever stop bringing home women? And then he saw that Robin had his arm slightly around one. It looked like Robin had chosen the one girl out of the million that fell over when he walked past. But this one looked like she hadn't even flinched.
CY went up to ask about the girl and Beastel told him the entire story. At the end of it, he welcomed everyone into the room. The girls were amazed. It was so unlike Tamerin.
Robin was the first to speak. "You girls go ahead and pick out a room. Er, two rooms. One each, I mean." He gave a shaky smile. The girls walked slowly upstairs, admiring the glass walls. Starfire left, but not without a quick hug to Robin, and a meaningful look on the way up.
CY looked out at the crashed spaceship and left thinking to himself, I'll bet I can make a car and one of those motorcycles that Robin has been asking for outta that piece of metal.
Star chose the room with a dirty window. She looked (or at least tried to look) outside. She saw a lot of figures crossing the street, and she noticed a particularly shiny one stop in front of the tower. Starfire could understand why; the tower was so huge.
But then she saw it throw something. And that something was smoking—fast! In an instant, Star realized what it was. She ran downstairs, calling Raven as she left. She found Beast Boy and CY in the large room, wrestling (on the video games). She screamed.
"Where is Robin!" Star screamed. She raced around. "Where is he!"
Beast Boy turned around. "He went upstairs. Why?"
Star heard sizzling coming from outside. "Leave! Go into a bomb shelter! Hurry!" and then, because she saw the looks on their faces: "I'm serious!"
She raced upstairs, repeating her question and message to Raven as they passed. She looked around. There was a flash of orange in the corner. She turned, and saw a sign that said "Rob's Room". She kicked the door down, and rubbed her sore foot. Robin lay on the bed, his mouth gagged. He was tied up, and on the floor was a bottle, and it was half full. There was a damp rag next to it. Chloroform. There would be no point in waking Robin up.
The sizzling stopped. There were screams, followed by booms, from below. Star hoped that no one was hurt.
She crossed over to Robin. As she held him in her arms, he went limp. Star knew that he was still alive, though. She started towards the door, and then turned to the window. She would have to jump, otherwise go into the bomb ruins. She raced towards the glass. Star leaped—
A hand reached around her neck, and a knife jabbed into her arm. Before she could scream, a damp rag went over her face, and Starfire got sleepy. Very sleepy.
