Chapter 3: Kori….Starfire

Recap:

Starfire focused her gaze and gasped. Raven took notice. "What? What is it?"

"It isn't Slade."

"But Robin said it is and witnesses say they saw his costume colors, who else can it be, unless he has a new apprentice?" Starfire trembled at the thought of the person she was seeing, be Slade's apprentice. But her eyes didn't deceive her. It was him. She responded with one name.

"Kevin"

Starfire shivered slightly, a thousand thoughts came into her mind about all the good times when she was small and that she had with Kevinand'r. She knew him from childhood and he was always nice with her. They were best friends. But know… 'No there has to be a reason' she thought. But then her thoughts were interrupted by Raven. "Who's Kevin?" Starfire snapped back into reality and shook her head. "He's my…" she had to think about what to say next but she already knew. "Friend." He was. He was her best friend, but is he still now? She kept thinking but she stopped, because again she interrupted, "Friend? Starfire you so called friend could be Slade's new apprentice. Are you sure-" "STOP IT! He is a good person! HE is NOT Slade's apprentice! And HE IS my friend! MY BEST FRIEND!" Raven was shocked. Starfire never got angry. Raven tried to calm her down. "Chill Starfire. Didn't know. But if he is-" "He isn't" Starfire put in. Raven was getting annoyed at her anger and childish behavior. "Well IF he is then your going to have to put your feelings for him aside." Starfire began to shed tears. "I am sorry Raven." Raven sighed. Every time Star apologized it made her feel guilty. "It's all right Starfire. Now we have to contact Robin and the others"

And as if right on cue Robin came up on the communicator.

The girls were still in the air so they keep a good eye on their target. Although Starfire didn't see him as a target.

"Is everything ok? Before you closed out on me I heard Starfire say she saw something. Is it him?" "No Robin, Starfire saw someone else, I think he might be working for Slade but Starfire doesn't agree, and I think you should get over here."

Robin nodded. "I'm tracking you now but in the meantime you think you could get some information out of this person and if he is working for Slade then hit him with all you got. Okay?"

Raven looked over at Starfire and saw her teary eyes looking at the target below. "Robin…" "Yea…" " I don't think Starfire is willing to fight?" Robin got worried. "What do you mean is she alright?" "She's fine but I think she may know more about out target then we do." "I'm almost there." With that said Raven shut the communicator and looked back at the target. He was just standing there holding something. Waiting. But for what? There was a silence but finally Raven broke it, and this was awkward for Raven because she was not very well known to break silences. "What do you think he's waiting for?" Starfire didn't respond. So Raven took the chance to seep into her mind. Starfire was to deep in thought to take notice of Raven taking a peek into her thoughts.

Flashback:

Raven saw flashes of two children one with red hair that was pinned with colored clips and the other child had hair that was black blended with blond and was long enough to make the shape of mushroom on his head. (You know those cute mushroom head haircuts.) They were laughing and running/flying through fields of purple plants of a foreign planet. Then another flashed of the same 2 children fighting playfully with wooden spears. The boy pinned the redhead to the ground and he said something of their planet native tongue that Raven did not understand. As she continued watching in confusion the girl flipped back over and was now on top of him holding the spear to his throat pinning him down. They looked like they were only 4 maybe 5 but Raven couldn't really tell. But when she saw the little girls face it reminded her of Starfire. She did stride a striking resemblance to the alien girl that she had grown to befriend. The girl shouted a victorious battle cry and released the boy. The boy bowed downed to her and the girl did the same to him.

Another Flash:

Raven was in some type of throne room. There was a very tall man and a woman. They both held crowns above their heads and it seemed as if the woman was holding something behind her. Protecting it from something. Then the doors to the room flew opened and Raven jumped. Raven was confused but then concluded that the couple wearing the crowns were Starfire's mother and father. For Raven remembered Starfire being a princess. Through the doors came 3 ugly monsters and a weird alien like creature that had a very long neck. The 3 monsters looked like barbarians with clubs, whips, and salvia drooling from there mouths. They had an evil smile on their lips and approached the king and queen. The woman clutched something behind her even tighter and Raven saw tiny hands holding onto the hem of the woman's dress. The little hands were shaking wildly. Raven heard footsteps behind her so she turned to see a boy. The boy of course could not see her for she was like a ghost, he looked just like the little boy that was fighting with the redhead that was probably Starfire. He looked afraid but he still gazed onto where the monsters, alien, and couple were standing. Raven looked back and understood what the Alien was saying for it seemed to know English and was speaking it to the man.

"You know the deal Emperor Myand'r"

"There must be another way."

"NO! The girl or your pathetic planet. Now which do you choose!" One of the monsters yelled in anger, probably not having a lot of patience. But before the monster could say anything else the long neck alien moved his hand up to silence the monster and so he did.

"Emperor now we both know very well what Princess Koriand'r can do and we can't just let that kind of power fall in the hands on this planet Tamaran. Besides you'll still have your other daughter Komand'r and your beautiful son Ryand'r. Don't worry about your daughter. She'll serve us very well. For we are in need of a new slave."

The woman gasped and what the alien said and grabbed the hand behind her protectively.

"How did you find out about the girls powers?" The emperor asked. Raven was confused. What powers? Don't all Tamereaneans shoot starbolts have super strength and fly?

The monsters and alien chuckled.

"No need to worry about that. We'll make sure she uses these powers to good use. Or no use at all."

The woman was crying out to her husband now.

"Please! No there has to be another way!"

"Your precious daughter is the sacrifice now do you accept the deal or not!" The alien now to was getting impatient.

The emperor turned to his wife and looked down at a little girl about the age of seven or maybe eight. He saw the tears in both their eyes and so did Raven. She was about to start crying her self.

"Sorry" Was all the man said before he snatched the little girl from behind her mother and handed her to the alien. Raven gasped to see that the little girl was Starfire. Now she was begging to get emotional too. She wanted to save Starfire or get out of the memories but she had to know. She had to know why this boy was so important to her.

The little girl screamed for her mother and father as she was put in chains and lifted to the spacecraft. Starfire kicked and screamed until one of the monsters whipped her in the back and she fell crying and stopped her struggling. Raven winced at the sight of it.

Her mother screamed as she saw them whip her daughter she ran to stop them but her husband grabbed her in a tight hug as she saw the last of her precious daughter. Raven couldn't stand looking anymore. She turned her head to side and saw the boy. His legs were trembling and his gold eyes were glazed with tears.

As the spacecraft was being lifted the boy ran to the outside right when it was about to leave. He screamed for her and Raven saw two green eyes look out the window and look down at the boy. The boy then fell to his knees and began to sob, as he let out one more scream for her.
" KORI!"

Raven was more confused and shocked than ever. "Starfire…"

Sorry for not updating sooner but I have to go on a trip soon so I won't be updating for a few days. This chapter is all on Raven entering Starfire's past. The next chapter is the same thing.

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